Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 292 Don't Intervene

Li Hang just came out of Pingkangfang.

As an envoy year after year, running month after month and day by day, he didn't feel tired at all.

He is a very responsible person, and he knows where his strengths lie: he is courageous, he can read words and emotions, and he can speak eloquently, but he is not very good at other things.

In today's world, it is not easy to find a well-paid and decent job, and he cherishes it very much.

Pingkang Square has really been undercurrents recently.

A few days ago, I met the Jinzuo officer from Heyang Town at the wine shop. After a few drinks, the two became brothers.

Heyang Town has no enmity with Dingnan Army in the first place, and Hezhong Town is separated in the middle, so there is no need to be so outspoken about some things.

Heyang's current status is rather embarrassing.The territory was occupied by Zhu Quanzhong, and his subordinate Ding Hui led the army to stay behind.However, Li Hanzhi is still the Jiedu envoy on the bright side, and Li Hanzhi is the governor of Zezhou appointed by Li Keyong, who hides in Jincheng and "leads" Heyang Jiedu envoy.

The entrance officer didn't know who to listen to.It's nothing to do with it. Whoever pays the money will do what he wants. The problem is that no one pays the money, which makes it difficult.

The officer also talked about how Meng Fangli's general Xi Zhongxin led an army of [-] to attack Liaozhou, but was killed and defeated, and Xi Zhongxin was also captured and sent to Jinyang.Between the words, it is estimated that Li Keyong is still optimistic and wants to listen to Li Hanzhi.

Later, I drank flower wine with the Jinzuo officer from West Zhejiang (Zhenhai) and chatted about the war between Qian Liu and Zhang Xiong in Suzhou.

In fact, there is nothing to talk about, Li Hang is not very interested in these.He just inquired for news habitually, and when he went back to report to the commander-in-chief, he just wanted to reflect his own value.

"Liu Gongjian, I haven't seen you for a long time, but I want to congratulate you for being promoted." In an inconspicuous private house, Li Hang congratulated the eunuch Liu Jishu who was sitting inside.

"Li Biejia, please sit down quickly." Liu Jishu got up quickly and greeted him with a smile.

Liu Jishu was originally an imperial food envoy, and he was always in front of the emperor.Recently, he was promoted to serve as the war envoy of the Youshence Army and to be in charge of military discipline. It can be said that he has real power.

"Liu Gongjian, I want to inquire about something today. Recently there have been rumors spreading among the towns and theaters that the saint has been bedridden for many days. Is this true?" Li Hang asked directly after sitting down, without wasting any time.

"It's true." Liu Jishu nodded and said, "Sometimes I get up and walk around, so I won't stay in bed all day."

Liu Jishu was the imperial food envoy before, so of course he knew the emperor's situation clearly.

"Why is this?" Li Hang asked.

Liu Jishu was a little embarrassed, so he could only say vaguely, "I was frightened."

Li Hang stroked his beard, pondered for a while, and asked, "But that time in Zhaoyang Palace?"

Liu Jishu nodded silently.

Li Hang frowned, feeling a little annoyed in his heart. The mess made by these middle officials could not spoil the great affairs of King Lingwu.

"The reserve has not yet been established..." Li Hang said again, staring at Liu Jishu's face at the same time, as if he wanted to see something.

"It's not true."

"Liu Gongjian, it's already time, don't play charades."

"Auspicious Wangbao, long and virtuous, the ministers are expected." Liu Jishu had no choice but to reveal.

Li Hang understood immediately.

Li Bao, king of Ji, was older and had a reputation of being a virtuous man, so he was very much appreciated by all the officials in the Nanya government.

But the opinion of Nanya officials is useless, on the contrary, it will cause bad things!At the moment when the dispute between the Nan Ya and the Bei Si is intensifying, if the Nan Ya wants to establish a king of auspiciousness, then the Bei Si will appoint someone else, such as Shou Wang Li Jie, to oppose the Nan Ya.

"Thank you Liu Gongjian for revealing the truth. I will tell the truth to the King of Lingwu County. I will remember your benefits." Li Hang cupped his hands and said.

Liu Jishu immediately smiled and said, "It's a trivial matter, it's just a trivial matter."

"That's right." Just as Li Hang was about to get up and leave, he turned back to Liu Jishu and said, "Yesterday Prime Minister Zhang Jun came to ask for a request, and I have already agreed. This month's suburban festival, Beisi Sigui should not wear the prime minister's court clothes. The official’s uniform is enough. The Ximen palace supervisor has agreed to this matter. I don’t want to run away again, but I happened to meet you today, so let me tell Lieutenant Luo on my behalf, there is no such case in the country.”

Liu Jishu hesitated, obviously he didn't know the news yet.

"Liu Gongjian!" Li Hang raised his voice.

"I will report it to Lieutenant Luo." Liu Jishu replied in a panic.

Li Hang nodded, feeling a little complacent.

These eunuchs are tough and not soft, and sometimes they have to scare them.The feeling of a fox pretending to be a tiger is really good!
After leaving this temporary meeting place, Li Hang made seven turns and eight turns, and returned to the Dingnan Army Jinzouyuan.

The official Zhao Guangyin, after passing the Jinshi examination, didn't even bother to be a court official, so he was directly appointed as an official by Shao Shude. He just took office this month, replacing his predecessor who resigned from old age.

"Officer Zhao, I found Liu Jishu today and learned that the sage is indeed ill. King Ji's character is virtuous, and he is highly regarded by the people in the southern government, but it is doomed that he has no hope of becoming a great treasure. The officials of the Northern Division, it is very likely Lishou Wang Jie is the emperor's younger brother. This is an important matter and we must continue to pay attention to it." Li Hang said while sitting in front of the stove.

A jug of turbid wine was warming on the stove, and a few dishes of side dishes were placed on the table.

"How does this matter affect my Dingnan army?" Zhao Guangyin is also a smart person, and he directly thought of the most crucial point.

"It will be Shuofang Town in the future." Li Hang said with a smile, "Shuofang Jiedu Envoy and Hexi Observation Envoy, the commander's plan has taken a big step forward."

"The Southern Yamen and the Northern Divisions fought back and forth, and they didn't know what to fight for. Li Biejia's four-two-two-thousand-thousand-jin technique was used very delicately, and he got the job done right away. It's a big deal." Zhao Guangyin told Li Hang A bowl of wine, persuaded.

Li Hang did not refuse, picked up the bowl and took a big sip.

It was just to make the officials of the Beisi give up wearing the prime minister's court clothes for suburban sacrifices. In his opinion, this was a very meaningless thing, but the court officials of the Nanya took it very seriously, as if it was a matter of great importance.Maybe he is not a court official, so he can't understand them.

"The establishment of the crown prince may not be so fast. The middle officials will not be serious until the last moment, lest King Shou become the target of all the officials, or something unexpected happens." Li Hang said: "As for our It's hard to say about the relationship. I don't know about King Shou, so Diguan Zhao should pay more attention to it."

"Someone can save it." Zhao Guangyin replied.

"Zhang Jun, I don't think he is a peaceful person. After talking for an hour yesterday, I let someone see some falsehoods." Li Hang said again: "This person is keen on fame and wealth, he speaks a lot, and his personality is very unruly. There is a lot of resentment towards Wei Zhaodu leading the army into Shu, and someone feels that maybe he should follow suit and lead the army out."

Zhao Guangyin was a little surprised and asked, "Where can he conquer?"

"I don't know, I just see signs of it. This person is extremely passionate about military power. How can he be in charge if he doesn't go to war?" Li Hang shook his head and said: "As long as you don't be stupid and cause trouble in Guanzhong. Others, even if he goes The conquest of Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong has nothing to do with us."

Zhao Guangyin laughed when he heard the words, the court officials should not be so stupid to send troops to conquer big towns like Xuanwu, Hedong, and Dingnan.

After chatting about the business, the two chatted about romantic affairs, drank a pot of dirty wine, and were very happy.

On the second day, Li Hang wandered around Pingkangfang again, mainly visiting brothels.Don't get me wrong, this is for work, not for anything else.

A lot of news about him came from here, and the officials of Gein's towns who entered the theater liked to hold banquets here to entertain the town's envoys.For example, he found out today that Zhu Zhen led an army of [-] troops under Zhu Quanzhong's command to escort Liu Zan, the governor of Chuzhou whom he had appointed, to his post.

Chuzhou, Huainan Town is also a state.Zhu Quanzhong was originally the governor of Huainan, and he had been fighting Qin Zongquan before, so he had no time to take care of Huainan's affairs.Now that the troops have withdrawn, they will send a subordinate official to take up the post to test the waters.

Before Zhu Quanzhong sent the Shogunate Sima Li Fan to Huainan, he was attacked once by Shi Pu, and was stopped again this time. However, Zhu Zhen was well prepared and sent troops to attack, captured two counties and captured more than [-] people.

This Kanto is too messy!

After Li Hang left Pingkangfang, he went to the Datong Horse Shop again, collected some information, and then returned to Xiazhou all the way.

On November 23, Shao Shude, who had just finished holding the Heaven Worship Conference in Yinshan, received Li Hang.

"Shou Wang Li Jie..." Shao Shude started to pace the room again.

Of course he knew that King Shou was Tang Zhaozong of later generations.The pros and cons of King Ji being emperor and the pros and cons of King Shou being emperor must be carefully considered one by one.

What does he need the court most now?
The answer is: Let the court die by itself, which will greatly disappoint people and weaken its strength.

Does this work?
The answer: It is somewhat useful, but it is not enough to completely ruin the court.

What will happen when King Ji comes to power?
The answer was: I don't know, but King Shou has a strong character, is very impulsive, and seems a bit blind to the situation.

Will he set himself on fire and let King Shou target Lingxia?

Answer: Of course, the imperial court must have a reason to attack a feudal town. It will not attack a feudal town for no reason without any reason. At least there must be a powerful foreign town to cooperate.

So, things are clear.When King Ji comes to power, maybe nothing will happen, and the court continues to stand like this half-dead.But when Shou Wang came to power, with his personality, it was very likely that something would happen.After all, Shou Wang has "proven" himself in history.

"Let's not interfere with the establishment of the reserve." Shao Shude finally made up his mind and said.

Interfering with the succession of the throne, as far as foreign towns are concerned, only the Guanzhong Fanzhen, which is close at hand, is possible.If Shao Shude decides not to intervene, then with the current situation of the Nanya and Beisi, it is absolutely impossible for King Ji to ascend the throne.

"Li Biejia has worked hard, the twelfth lunar month is approaching, let's go home and rest first." Shao Shude said with a smile: "The imperial court's order came faster than you."

"The commander-in-chief said..." Li Hang guessed.

"Now a certain is Shuofang Jiedushi, and he is also observing Hexi."

"Congratulations, Marshal." Li Hang got up immediately and congratulated.

"Haha, it's expected. The four towns have merged into one, but now there are three officials missing, Li, Song, and Sun. I don't know why they are slandering me." Shao Shude joked.

"The commander-in-chief can appoint him as a deputy envoy, and he will still be in charge of the three places."

Shao Shude smiled without saying a word, already thinking in his heart: what would Li Keyong and Zhu Quanzhong's reaction be after hearing about it?How will the soldiers and civilians in the town react after hearing this?
Worth watching.

(End of this chapter)