Han Shizu

Chapter 531 The Storm in the River East (3)

Li Shaoyou pondered for a while, looking calm and calm, suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at Zheng Gong, and said quietly: "Judge Zheng, as I remember well, before the ancestors raised their troops, you were the assistant of Liu Chong. For many years, Liu Chong trusts you quite a bit, and you are appointed by Judge Jiedu as your arm!"

Hearing what Li Shaoyou said, Zheng Gong's face changed slightly, but he quickly expressed his loyalty, saying: "Master Gong Mingjian, the king of Taiyuan certainly treats his subordinates kindly. Forget, Hedong is the territory of the great Han Dynasty, and the officials are also the subjects of His Majesty. Loyalty to the Son of Heaven and respect to the imperial court are due righteousness, how dare you disobey the imperial court?"

Paying attention to his expression, Li Shaoyou stroked his hand and said with a light smile: "If your majesty knows that you are so loyal and understands righteousness, you will be very happy!"

"Still relying on the Duke of the county to speak up!" Zheng Gong accompanied him with a smiling face.

"That Li Xiang is still somewhat loyal to the imperial court!" Li Shaoyou said again.

Facing Li Shaoyou's gaze, Zheng Gong replied: "In the eyes of the lower officials, Li Xiang is insightful, but he has an aloof personality, knows current affairs but doesn't know how to advance or retreat, and thinks he is loyal and respectful. The king of Taiyuan was furious."

"There is also the judge Zhao Hua who is also opposed to the Taiyuan King's idea of ​​fighting against the court. When the inner court secretly discussed, he also tried to dissuade him, but the Taiyuan King refused to listen!"

Hearing what he said, Li Shaoyou sighed, with a mocking tone: "It seems that there are many talented people in Hedong. You all know how to advance and retreat, and understand the strength and weakness. Our Uncle Liu Huang, why don't you understand?"

"Mr. Jun! The lower officials looked at the King of Taiyuan. Although they were helpless, the voice in their words showed that they had already used their swords to resist the imperial edict, and forced the imperial court to seal him with Yongzhen Hedong!" Zheng Gong's expression gradually became serious.

"It's simply whimsical!" Li Shaoyou immediately said in disdain: "Your Majesty is so wise, how could he be threatened by him!"

"Of course the king of Taiyuan takes it for granted, but as he said, if he is really allowed to hook up with Xiazhou and use it in the southwest while the court is fighting, I'm afraid it will really bring huge troubles to the court." Zheng Gong said to Li Shaoyou: " There are [-] soldiers in Hedong, not aggressive enough, but more than defensive. The officials are even worried that Taiyuan is willing to unite with the party members, so it may not be afraid to contact Khitan for foreign aid. If Khitan people get involved, the situation in Hedong is bound to be in danger!"

"If that's the case, then Liu Chong should exterminate himself in the ancestral temple!" Li Shaoyou's expression became serious, and he said: "You have thought well, you have to guard against it, otherwise, the situation in Hedong may be difficult to deal with!"

Paying attention to Li Shaoyou's expression, Zheng Gong couldn't help but tentatively said: "Dare to ask the county magistrate, how do you plan to solve it?"

"You just need to do your part!" Li Shaoyou gave him a cold look.

"Yes!" Zheng Gong was taken aback by his eyes.

"You continue to be by Liu Chong's side, as your post, and keep informed of his movements and intentions at any time!" Li Shaoyou ordered.

"The subordinate understands!"

Li Shaoyou waved his hands and said, "I'm leaving now. Thank you for the tea! Oh, the tea is good! No gift!"

"Respectfully send off the Duke!" From behind, Zheng Gong stopped the pace of sending him off in person, and bowed.

It wasn't until his back disappeared into the atrium that Zheng Gong turned his head towards the direction of the left-behind mansion, and murmured: "Your Majesty, it's just that the situation is such that you are not loyal, and hitting a stone with an egg is the way to die!"

As a person in the game, Zheng Gong has deeply realized the imperial court's infiltration of Hedong. Not to mention other things, how many people among the upper and lower officials in Hedong, like Zheng Gong, who secretly approached the imperial court? It is unimaginable, but one thing is certain, there are definitely not many.

And Liu Chong only stared at the imperial edict, Fan Zhi, and Zhao Kuangyin, but he didn't know that there was a poisonous snake lurking in Jinyang City, ready to launch a fatal blow at any time.

Li Shaoyou got out of Zheng's mansion, got into a carriage, drove around the streets, and turned into Yifang. He observed the situation in Jinyang City along the way, and looked at the familiar scenes. Apart from being strong, nothing has changed!"

At the same time, I noticed that so far, there is not much tension in Jinyang City.The market place is as noisy and hustle and bustle as it used to be.
In an ordinary house, under the calm appearance, there is strict security, with alternating light and dark whistles, and three men are already waiting in the hall.Li Shaoyou entered, stared directly at one person and asked, "How is the Jinyang garrison? Is there any change?"

"The inner and outer horse infantry all guarded their camps, but the stay-at-home mansion ordered that all the tooth soldiers and horse infantry armies be put under martial law, take a rest and go out, and all the officers and soldiers will be called back. In addition, the tooth general Li Ting not long ago ordered two thousand soldiers. , went south from the camp!"

"Well, how is the morale of the army?"

"All the soldiers have doubts!" ​​The inspector replied: "According to the investigation, there are rumors in the Jinyang horse infantry that the imperial court wants to kill all the soldiers, and the morale of the army has become unstable!"

Hearing this report, Li Shaoyou frowned: "It seems that our Uncle Liu is not completely ignorant, and he also knows how to deceive the army!"

"Jun Gong!" The subordinate said: "Looking at the recent actions of the king of Taiyuan, the heart of disobedience is clearly revealed. We should report it to Tokyo as soon as possible, so that the court can take precautions early, so as not to be too late to deal with it!"

"How to deal with it?" Li Shaoyou squinted at him.

"Naturally mobilize troops and horses to respond!"

"What do you think His Majesty sent my father-in-law to Jinyang for?" Li Shaoyou scolded: "If you want to use swords, why do you need us to run around like this. If it really caused a mutiny and chaos, we will return the crime!
To tell you the truth, His Majesty sent us here just to eliminate possible disturbances in a silent manner.If this is done, we will all have great merit, otherwise, it will be a great crime! "

"But, just by waiting, how can we turn the situation back into chaos?"

"That is, I need to think about it! You just need to follow orders!" Li Shaoyou said lightly.

"Yes!"

"Then subordinates, how should we deal with it?"

Li Shaoyou thought about it for a while, and raised his finger: "Let the people in the army also release the rumors, saying that the imperial court thinks of the hard work of the soldiers in the east of the river, and wants to select meritorious officials and reward them. In addition, it is said that Liu Chong, the king of Taiyuan, wants to refuse the imperial court to treat the soldiers. grace.
Uncle Huang wants to confuse the army, but we can't let him succeed! "

"Send me someone to keep a close eye on the movement in the army. In the final analysis, this matter is still a problem with the army. As long as the army doesn't follow him to make trouble, the King of Taiyuan will not be worried!" Li Shaoyou said calmly: "Especially the generals of the military academy, Zhang Yuanhui, Chen Guangyu and other generals in charge of the army, let me keep an eye on them!"

"Capture the thief first and capture the king!" After a long time, Li Shaoyou said again: "Originally, I wanted to slow down the plan, but now, I have to adjust, so I have to make a plan!"

Sitting on the desk, Li Shaoyou wrote three letters in a row, sealed them, called three subordinates, and ordered: "These three letters should be sent to Prime Minister Fan Zhi, Daizhou Yang Ye, and Duke Zhao Kuangyin respectively. Deliver it by hand! This letter must not be lost, remember, it is better to destroy it than to lose it!"

"As ordered!"

In Fenzhou, he had just returned to the place where he was staying from the Defense Mansion, and he received the gracious hospitality from the Defense Envoy Liu Chengjun.The night was dark, and Fan Zhi's eyebrows were full of exhaustion.

"Master, there are more sneaky people outside the posthouse!" The Ouchi guard in charge of the prime minister's guard reported to Fan Zhi.

"Hmm!" Fan Zhi was not surprised at all: "Here, after all, it is Fenzhou. We have deposed many officials in the prefectures and counties of Hedong along the way, which has already aroused the dissatisfaction and fear of Taiyuan Prince and his son!"

"In addition, the general discovered that the garrison in Fenzhou is already on alert!"

Hearing the news, Fan Zhi's expression turned serious, and he took a deep breath: "It's come this far?"

"Xianggong!" The accompanying officials also reported to Fan Zhi with a solemn expression: "It is heard that the officials who were dealt with in Fenzhou were secretly released by the defense envoy Liu Chengjun! There is something wrong with the wind direction in the east of the river. It's gone!"

Fan Zhiku sat for a while, thinking for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "It's too hasty! It's too hasty!"

In fact, Fan Zhi was well aware that the emperor wanted to take over the power of Hedong.According to his thinking, this matter should be done slowly, and the power of governance, financial power, and military power should be gradually stripped away, and with the current situation facing the court, it is not appropriate to advance quickly. If it can be delayed, things will be much easier, and the court will also will be much more relaxed.Such a multi-pronged approach, intending to plow the court and sweep it, will inevitably cause a backlash. Now, in Fan Zhi's view, there are signs of backlash, and he can't help but sigh.

However, the emperor was too anxious, and Huainan's big victory made the emperor a little overconfident.Before leaving Beijing to say goodbye, Fan Zhi had hinted to the emperor, but unfortunately, he couldn't listen to it.

After thinking about it, I got a report. Someone from the Wu De Department asked to see him, and sent a handwritten letter from Wu De envoy Li Shaoyou.

After reading the letter, Fan Zhi's expression was both doubtful and relaxed.Those who are doubtful are Liu Chong's wishes and Jinyang's changes. What is relaxing is that, obviously, the emperor is prepared.

(End of this chapter)