Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 247
In the glazed lamp, the candle flame flickered.

Fu Shi glanced at it, probably knew where the wind was coming from, got up and closed the window smaller, leaving only a gap, and there was still a charcoal fire burning in the hall, so he didn't dare to close it tightly.

The decoration of the Long Live Hall is relatively simple. After the founding of the dynasty, it hasn't changed much. The war has almost never stopped, so many things, big and small, are too late to pay attention to. The official family is not a pleasure emperor.

Fan Zhi was still kneeling there, stubbornly refusing to get up, it had been almost half an hour.

The official didn't say a word, and didn't give him any answer. I don't know if it was because he was weak and didn't think about things, or he couldn't make a decision.

But she always knew that if the officials opened their mouths, a huge matter would be decided, which might shake the earth and change the color of the world.

Empress Fu's heart was agitated, she was full of thoughts, and her hand movements were slow. After regaining her senses, she inadvertently pulled hard, and the sound of "pa" was very clear in the empty hall.

Fan Zhi, who had been kneeling on the ground for a long time, looked over and began to hesitate.

When she returned to the bedside of the official's house again, Fan Zhi looked up at her uneasily, as if he thought he was deliberately making noise to warn him just now.

Fu Hou also realized at this time that his actions just now were very suggestive. It was already late at night, and he closed the door to see off the guests, and the closing of the window "intentionally" made such a big noise, in the eyes of others, it was a hint .

Even she herself didn't expect that an unintentional move would have such a subtle effect.

Fan Zhi, who was kneeling on the ground, was no longer stubborn: "The old minister is rude, Your Majesty is not in good health, the night is getting dark, you should cultivate well, the old minister should not disturb, so I will leave."

The official still didn't speak, Empress Fu took a careful look at the official, then nodded on his behalf.

Probably due to kneeling for a long time and being old, Fan Zhi couldn't stand up for a while, Empress Fu asked the eunuch waiting outside to come in and help him out.

Fan Zhi finally left, allowing Empress Fu to breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that tonight's affairs were finally over, but she was still uneasy about what would happen afterwards.

At this moment, the official suddenly said: "Finally left."

Empress Fu was taken aback, and even leaned up to care and asked, "Is the official feeling better?"

The official said weakly: "It's not that I can't listen to people, I can't speak, give me a pillow"

Fu Houlian followed what the official said, and raised him up at the back of his head, and the official also breathed a sigh of relief, "Fan Zhi was too tight just now, I won't say anything."

Only then did she understand that just now, the official family was not too weak to think about things, but that they didn't want to pay attention to Fan Zhi at all, and their minds were still clear.

Officials have always been assertive and arbitrary, and they don't like being influenced by ministers.At the beginning of the Gaoping War, [-]% of the ministers in the DPRK and China opposed the imperial conquest, and the officials still went in person.Later, Wei Renpu became the prime minister, but Shi Congyun had no one to support him, and the officials still insisted on going his own way.

The officials also taught Zhang Yongde a lesson, saying that he was too independent and easily influenced by those around him.

Fu Hou immediately understood what was going on.

"He wants to force me to have a grudge against Shi Congyun;
I, I know it in my heart." The official said intermittently in a low voice.

Fu Hou also remembered that Fan Zhi took the lead in participating in Shi Congyun every time, saying that Shi Congyun raped other people's concubines in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Shi Congyun accepted bribes from ministers, etc. Fan Zhi took the lead in participating in the performance, so that the two Relationships are bad.

Empress Fu suddenly realized, and then connected with the official's words and continued, "So, he is afraid of Shi Congyun's revenge.

The concubine didn't have that kind of insight, she only knew how to think along his will, plus he was kneeling there all the time, doing something frightening, lost his mind, almost fell for his tricks, or the officials knew well and made good decisions Assertive. "

Her words obviously satisfied the official, who nodded slightly, then continued weakly, "I know what they, the courtiers, are thinking."

After finishing speaking, he began to close his eyes and meditate. It took him a long time to recover, and then he opened his mouth and said, "What do you think of what he said?"

Empress Fu became nervous again in an instant. The officials were still thinking clearly, which made her even more nervous. Could it be a temptation?
She thought so in her heart, and said euphemistically: "These important matters are decided by the officials."

"you say."

Empress Fu's thoughts changed, and she said cautiously: "I don't understand too many important national affairs, but I think what he said is reasonable, but it's biased. It's all official words to remind my concubine, which makes me think more clearly. .”

The official looked at her slightly sideways and squinted his eyes, but didn't speak, as if waiting for the next sentence.

She went on to say: "What Fan Zhi said is reasonable is that those high-ranking military generals are really hard to control, and the crown prince is young, if there are no officials in charge, I'm afraid they will bully the lord.

The courtiers and concubines are also very worried about this point. Since the official's ascension to the throne, there has been a battle of Gaoping. If the official has not resisted, the consequences will be disastrous. After that, Li Yun and others will be rebellious, and the Khitan will disturb the border. , They are all officials who support the sky, if there is any chance, these people are not easy to control and tame. "

She said these words in order not to arouse the suspicion of the officials, at least she wanted the officials to understand that she was thinking about things in her own shoes
However, Empress Fu quickly changed the subject, "However, after being awakened by the officials, the concubine also found something wrong with Fan Zhi's words. Gao Huaide from the bodyguard department, Si Chao from the navy leader, etc., are all high-ranking and powerful. They have won many victories in recent years, and they should be very prestigious in the army.

Especially Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde, they also have a lot of military exploits, and they have a high prestige in the army, and they are originally blood relatives of Xianjun.
There are many people who have to worry, and Shi Congyun is just one of them, and there are others who have more to worry about than Shi Congyun, but Fan Zhi and Shi Congyun have a grudge, so they only pick him to attack.

Fortunately, his little selfishness could not be hidden in front of the officials, and the officials saw through it at a glance, and the concubines were almost bewitched by him. "

Speaking of this, Queen Fu paused to see the official's reaction.

The official said softly, "Go ahead."

Fu Hou nodded, "As ordered, my concubine has some ideas that I don't know if they make sense, and I just tell the officials. If I am wrong, I ask the officials to forgive me and correct me.

The concubine thought that she could not follow what Fan Zhi wanted, and should think about it the other way around.

Historians and his sons are better here, at least someone can weigh Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde and other powerful people, that should be better for the prince, the fear is not that there are many capable people in the court, Qin Huang, Han Wu, Tang Zong's subordinates, which one is not a fierce general Like the cloud, there are a lot of talents.

What I am most afraid of is that one family will dominate and it is difficult to check and balance, such as the story of the two Jin Dynasties, it will be a disaster at that time.

Now Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde, Shi Congyun, Shi Yanchao, Zhao Kuangyin, Gao Huaide, Wang Shenqi, Si Chao, Shao Ji, Wang Zhong, Murong Yanzhao, Li Jixun, etc. under the government are all good generals. Come to the fruit of business.

The concubine said something that I don't know if it is right or wrong, Zhang Yongde and Zhao Kuangyin have a very good relationship in the court, the last time I went to Hebei, Zhang Yongde sent a letter from a long distance to ask the official for Zhao Kuangyin's assistance.Li Chongjin is in charge of the bodyguard department again. If no one can fight against them in the future, the prince will be in danger
They're still royals."

She didn't go on.

Empress Fu's words separated Fan Zhi's misfortune against Shi Congyun at once, and at the same time led it to the other side.

She has a wealth of experience, is also smart, and understands a lot of truths in speaking skills. Things like this, the more anxious they are to clean up Shi Congyun, the more suspicious they will be.

People are suspicious, it's just a matter of severity, as long as others say it, whether they believe it or not, it will leave traces in their hearts.It's like a piece of the whitest cloth in the world, if someone pours a basin of dirty water on it, no matter how clean it is afterward, it will never return to its original state.

The same is true for doubts, so in many cases, the best way is not to argue, but to disperse as much as possible, and the effect will be better.

The official nodded slightly after hearing this, and didn't say any more about it.

Outside the Long Live Palace, a large number of maids and eunuchs guarded the palace all night long, and Empress Fu also asked people to move a bed, and rested next to the official house to take care of it.

But she knew in her heart that this matter was not over, and the next step would depend on Shi Congyun's performance. She wished she could fly thousands of miles away to the north and tell her brother-in-law what to do, but there was nothing she could do at this time , can only look at Shi Congyun's own ability and understanding.

Of course there could be worse results.
Although she said so to the officials, they actually had different dreams in the same bed.She has close contacts with the Shi family, and because of her younger sister, she would invite Lao Liu and Shi Congyun's family members to the Wei Palace to gather from time to time.

The more she talked, the more Empress Fu realized how powerful Shi Congyun was. He was different from ordinary warriors, almost all the generals in the army had a good relationship with him, and she also knew that Shi Congyun's favorite woman was the Empress Li Guyen.

Shi Congyun has a good relationship with Li Gu, and Li Gu is Wang Pu's rare best friend.

The privy envoy Wei Renpu also had a good relationship with Shi Congyun, and the prime minister Wang Pu was a person who liked poetry and ink. Because Shi Congyun's poems were well written, they had a lot of exchanges.

And Shi Congyun has a good relationship with Tao Gu, Minister of the Ministry of War, Lu Duoxun, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, Zan Jurun, Chengzhi of the Privy Council, etc.
This is very rare, he is a military general who is used to fighting, he gets along well with the generals, and also has a good relationship with most civil officials in the court, almost everyone except Fan Zhi gets along well.

In this way, he is very different from Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde, Shi Yanchao, Wang Shenqi and other generals.

And Shi Congyun is her brother-in-law.
It's just that Queen Fu didn't dare to say anything. In contrast, if the officials were in danger, she was even more afraid of Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde, and Shi Congyun being "one of my own" anyway.

The atmosphere in the palace was tense, even thousands of miles away, Shi Congyun was shocked when he received Li Gu's letter.

But he was very smart, he didn't make any noise or act strangely, the government's imperial decree hadn't arrived, he knew it beforehand, and he would show his flaws.

Lian handed over the siege to Wang Quanbin and Wang Shenqi, went back to the big tent, and called Luqiu Zhongqing, who had just gone north for a few days, and Wang Zhong, Shao Ji, and Guo Tingzhi as staff officers.

He didn't delay, and quickly told everyone that the official's family was seriously ill in bed, and he didn't know if he could survive, but Fan Zhishen had something different.

The faces of several people changed after hearing this. The people present were all his confidants, so he dared to speak out.

Wang Zhong was the most irritable, and said directly: "Fan Zhi of the dog day! We are fighting to the death outside, he eats and drinks in Daliang, but he can comfortably hug his wife, that is not all thanks to the commander, he dares to chew his tongue root!

Marshal, in this case we can't wait for death, wait for Liang to make trouble, why don't we just lead the troops back to fight back, the matter has become that you come to be an official, so there is nothing to be afraid of! "

As soon as these words came out, Shi Congyun was shocked, but soon he found that none of the four people present were shocked except him, and they all seemed to think that Wang Zhong's words were reasonable.

Only Luqiu Zhongqing denied it, but his denial was also strange: "No, can all the generals be united? This matter is uncertain. The old man thinks it is too risky, not to mention the army of Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde, and Li Jixun in Dingzhou. Still there, Daliang still has the army led by Han Lingkun.

This move is too dangerous, and the distance is far away, the army food is unsustainable, and the Liangchengcheng is strong. If it fails, we will become a lone army. "

Shi Congyun always felt that the premise of what they said was very strange, but he couldn't tell what was so strange. It seemed that everyone was talking about ordinary things, but it was a bit unusual. It seemed logical, but it was hard to hear the smooth taste .

But Shi Congyun is not concerned about these things the most: "I am afraid that the family members in Daliang City will be in trouble!" Zhao Shijian, Fu Liu, Zhou Xian, Da Niang and Xiao Niang, and two younger sisters are all in Daliang. If something happens, they will all be dead!In that case, he will definitely tear the old thief Fan Zhi into pieces!

He originally thought that the dispute between the two of them was just a petty quarrel, but he didn't expect it to come to such an extent. Fan Zhi wanted his whole family to die!

"Marshal, don't worry too much, Yimou may not believe all the officials, and besides, the army is out, if you dare to touch the Marshal's family at this time, the officials should know the consequences.

What's more, there must be many people speaking for the commander-in-chief. Empress Fu, Zuo Pushe Li Gu, Privy Councilor Wei Renpu, Prime Minister Wang Pu and others must all speak for the commander-in-chief, whether there will be variables in a while.

The minister felt that the best way at this time was to bring the army back to Daliang in order to wait and see the situation, as long as the army was in his hands, he would not be afraid of anything. "Guo Ting said he was much calmer.

"Okay, the official's family is seriously ill, and we can't fight a war. So, withdraw the army immediately and take the army back." Shi Congyun said in a hurry. Compared with the lives of himself, Zhao Shijian and others, Youzhou is not important.

"No!" Guo Tingzhi stopped him again. "Commander, the imperial decree has not yet arrived. Since the news of the serious illness of the officials in the palace needs to be transmitted secretly by Li Gong, it means that the affairs in the palace have not been made public. At this time, the commander-in-chief's sudden withdrawal of troops will be exposed, and it will arouse suspicion. of."

Shi Congyun was also anxious, "Then what can I do?"

Guo Ting said: "The decree to withdraw the troops must be on the way. At this time, the commander-in-chief found an excuse to escort the king of the South Court of Liao Kingdom to Beijing to offer prisoners. He first led thousands of loyal soldiers back to Beijing. After that, the capital will be easy to handle.”

Guo Ting said in a low voice: "From my point of view, if the officials really follow Fan Zhi's intentions, the commander must be decisive, never hand over military power, and quickly control Liang with thousands of elite soldiers. It is best to control the imperial city. It shouldn't be difficult to gain prestige in the army as a commander.

If it is not possible to lead the army to protect ourselves, I will lead the follow-up army to return to the south after receiving the imperial decree.

If the officials don't follow Fan Zhi's wishes, then the commander-in-chief will go to see the officials and say that it is enough to sacrifice the prisoners. "

Without further ado, Shi Congyun said immediately, "Shao Ji, Wang Zhong, take my orders to order troops, call Wang Shenqi, Si Chao, Luo Yanhuan, Dong Zunhui, and all the troops here will be handed over to you." As he spoke, he patted the shoulders of Guo Tingwei and Luqiu Zhongqing.

After finishing speaking, I went to ask the guards to help put on the armor, and hurriedly ordered: "Take all the guards from our family and escort Yelv Talie, the king of the South Court. As for that Xiao Siwen, a waste, you use him to arrest Dong Zun. Huo's mother and her daughter are exchanged, let him go back, if the Liao people choose another Nanjing guard like Yelv Talie, it will be troublesome."

Luqiu Zhongqing hesitated to speak, but then he continued to ask: "Marshal, this time going south, life and death are at stake, remember not to be affectionate."

Shi Congyun nodded, and bowed his hands solemnly to the two of them again: "Please, both of you." After saying that, he turned and left the big tent.
(End of this chapter)