First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 505 Li Yi plots against Youzhou
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After hearing Zhao Cihao's words, Zhao Chiman was shocked.

Although Zhao Chiman is only 15 years old, he has received strict education since he was a child, and his mind is precocious. He is not an ignorant naughty boy. In his cognition, the monarch and minister, father and son, and officials in the world should all obey the emperor's will.

He knew that the soldiers in Anding City belonged to the Anding Military Mansion, and the biggest general in the military mansion was the Tongjun, so he simply thought that if the Yanjun Palace dared to overstep the control, then the officers and soldiers should arrest him for questioning, but he didn't expect that the Anding Commander It was actually Li Yi's subordinate.

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Zhao Cihao looked at the astonished Zhao Chiman and said slowly: "My son, don't just look at the surface of things, what is on the surface may not be true.

This Jingzhou is located in an important place in Gyeonggi, and there are seven military mansions in total, two of which are Li Yi's old troops in Youzhou, and there are also old men who served as school lieutenants in other military mansions, which is why he defected to Datang Where the confidence lies."

Zhao Chiman had a bitter face, "Then what should we do now, this general is a member of King Yanjun, so we can't punish him?"

"Of course there is a way," Zhao Cihao said with a light smile, "The world is set, and Li Yi can't turn the tide."

"What way?" Zhao Chiman's eyes lit up, and he leaned over and asked curiously.

"Okay, let's stop here." Zhao Cihao's complexion changed, and he said in a deep voice: "I will send you back to study ethnicity early tomorrow morning, so don't worry about it, don't make a fuss about it."

Zhao Chiman's face turned pale, and he said hastily: "I won't go back, I will capture the king of Yanjun, and I will make meritorious service."

"What are you doing with a 15-year-old child?" Zhao Cihao immediately scolded sullenly.

"After this winter, I will be sixteen."

Zhao Chi got up and said indignantly: "I heard that Duke Shan joined the army at the age of 14, and the present prince and the Duke of Bohai County also joined the army at the age of 16. Why can't I, the whole family, who has more strength than me, how can I be inferior to others?" .

Zhao Cihao paused, and raised his eyes to look at the burly Zhao Chiman, this time he didn't get angry, but began to think seriously.

Zhao Chiman is about to turn 16 years old, he is not young, and he has a precocious mind. This time, he also found out that the governor's mansion privately made the queen's gown, so Zhao Chiman took this trip to make meritorious service.

As a thousand-year-old family, the Zhao family in Tianshui has now declined a little, far from the glory of the Han and Jin Dynasties.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Gongfu, the son of Dai Wang Zhao Jia, settled in Tianshui, and he was the ancestor of the Tianshui Zhao family. Later, the Tianshui Zhao family successively appeared in the Han Dynasty. Kuang, Zhao Junyou, governor of Yunzhong, Zhao Ziren, governor of Dunhuang, Zhao Ang, governor of Yizhou, and other senior officials.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Zhao family came out in large numbers, and there were ministers such as Shangshu Zuopushe Zhao Qian, Zhongshuling Zhao Yi, etc. In addition, Zhao Gui, the Duke of Chu, one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms of the Western Wei Dynasty, also came from the Tianshui Zhao family, and the Tianshui Zhao family became prominent for a while. .

There is another reason why Zhao Cihao is worried now, and that is his clan brother Zhao Hongzhi.

Zhao Hongzhi was Li Jiancheng's heir to the prince. After Yang Wen's incident, it was Zhao Hongzhi who persuaded Li Jiancheng to wear coarse clothes and shoes, and walk to the Palace of Renzhi to plead guilty.

After Li Jiancheng was deposed, Li Shimin forgave everyone and did not pursue the crimes. However, Zhao Hongzhi, a close friend of the prince, should not expect an official position and be dismissed directly.

Historically, until the middle period of Zhenguan, Zhao Hongzhi was recommended by others, Li Shimin then appointed him, and moved to the Huangmen servant. After Li Shimin passed away, Zhao Hongzhi took the lead completely. Zaifu, Hongwenguan students and Tai students all listened carefully, and the world was full of peaches and plums.

Zhao Hongzhi's father was Zhao Gui, the former general manager of Shouzhou in the Sui Dynasty. He came from the direct line of the Zhao family in Tianshui.

Thinking of this, Zhao Cihao made up his mind, stared at Zhao Chiman and said in a deep voice: "Since my son wants to share the country's worries, there is no reason for my father to stop it.

In this way, for the sake of my father's friendship with Yang Ji, the commander of the Liangyuan Military Mansion, Yang Ji is loyal and will not follow Li Yi. Wait for me to write a letter, and you will go out of the city tomorrow as an excuse to play, so go and give the letter to Yang Ji. can you do it "

Zhao Chiman was very excited when he heard the words, and said firmly: "Aye, don't worry, my son will not disgrace his life."

After Zhao Chiman went down, Zhao Cihao quickly edited two letters, and summoned Zhao Chiman with Xiaowu.

"Xiao Wu, I'll give you an errand. You will go out to the city with Chiman tomorrow, and then you don't have to go back to the city," Zhao Cihao ordered in a low voice.

Xiao Wu's face turned pale with fright, but he was astute, and he soon understood that Zhao Cihao didn't intend to kill someone to silence him, and if he wanted to kill him, he didn't need so many reasons.

"Ah Lang, please tell me, Xiao Wu will definitely do it." Xiao Wu immediately expressed his opinion.

Seeing that Xiao Wu is so smart, Zhao Cihao is also very satisfied. This kind of thing needs a smart person to do it, and immediately took a secret letter of sealant on the desk, "After leaving the city, you go straight to Chang'an, and send this letter to the capital At home, can you find it?"

"I can find it, Yongchongfang Zhao Mansion", Xiao Wu nodded straightly.

"Okay, remember, don't lose anything," Zhao Cihao instructed in a deep voice.

He also has other confidant servants who can go to deliver the letter, but that is too eye-catching, he is not sure if Li Yi is monitoring Anding City now, and he dare not act rashly.

Only five years old, he has been serving Zhao Chiman all year round. He is young and inconspicuous.

Governor's Mansion, Houya.

Li Yi was sitting at the main seat, with two men of very similar stature and appearance sitting on the left and the right.

"Your Majesty, turn it back." The man on the right drank the fine wine in his glass, and slapped the desk heavily and shouted: "When the inspector Naoshizi comes and takes over the military power, we can let him Li Shimin handle it."

"Erlang, don't be reckless," the man on the left frowned and reprimanded: "We are not in Youzhou now, your majesty only has one state, if you raise troops in a hurry, how will things be done?"

The slightly calm man on the left is Tang Wanren, the Commander of Anding Mansion, and the anxious man on the right is Bie Jiang Tang Wanyi. The two are blood brothers who have followed Li Yi for many years and are loyal.

Hearing Tang Wanren's words, Li Yi visibly paused.

Li Yi is not a mediocre person, he is well versed in military affairs, he knows very well that it must be wrong to raise troops hastily now, but he has no other choice.

The imperial decree has been issued, and the inspector is coming soon. After the inspector takes over the military power, he will be slaughtered by Li Shimin.

"My lord, what are your plans?" Tang Wanren asked Li Yi after scolding his younger brother.

"Erlang is right." Li Yi gritted his teeth and said without any concealment in front of his two confidants: "I supported the establishment of the crown prince before, and Li Shimin will definitely not let me go. I can be sure that this shit inspector is here for me." of".

Tang Wanren nodded when he heard the words, and sighed: "It's been like this since ancient times to become a king and lose a bandit. If the crown prince is established, the king will be a minister of the dragon. But now that Li Shimin is the crown prince, he will eliminate dissidents. This is also normal. ".

"Brother, what's the matter with you?" Tang Wanyi stared and said, "Why do you speak for Li Er? He is very powerful, King Qin, but we are not easy to get along with each other."

Tang Er's character is irritable, but his martial arts are extraordinary, Tang Da's character is calm and strategic, and Li Yi knows the temperament of these two brothers very well.

Li Yi didn't care about Tang Wanyi's silly words, but just looked at Tang Wanren.

"What do you think Da Lang should do?" Li Yi frowned, and said very resolutely: "It's not my wish to sit and wait for death."

"It's better for the king to lead the army to the north, and return to Youzhou in Daishuo."

Tang Wanren had already made a plan, "Youzhou Li Yuan recently returned to the court, and I heard that Gao Chong was conducting a joint military exercise in Youzhou. We are familiar with the terrain of Youyan, so we found a secluded place to hide. City, only by occupying the old place of Youzhou can it be possible to survive."

Li Yi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he said regretfully: "It's a pity that Li Yuan is too weak, if he raises troops in Youzhou, it would be the best."

"It's okay, when we arrive in Youzhou, we will raise troops in the name of Prince Jiancheng, and then spread the news that the king of Lujiang is rebelling and disturbing the audience." Tang Wanren said with burning eyes: "Your Majesty, you can also contact the Turks, and you can also contact Dou Jiande and Liu Hei. Only when the old ministries of the government are completely chaotic, and the situation of the princes at the end of the Sui Dynasty reappears, will the king have an opportunity to take advantage of it."

What Li Yi needs most now is this kind of country-seeking talk, and he immediately smiled, "Da Lang continued to talk."

"Your Majesty will gather troops tomorrow, falsely claiming to be on patrol, and then go all the way north, pass through Yuanzhou and go out of the fortress, first vote for Jieli Khan, get his support, and then go to Youzhou," Tang Wanren said in a low voice: "But we have to go this far. There is one more obstacle in front of us."

Li Yi narrowed his eyes, "Zhao Cihao?"

"Exactly, Sima Zhao Cihao is loyal to Li Tang, if he hears about it, he will definitely be suspicious," Tang Wanren nodded.

"What's the problem?" Tang Wanyi immediately bluffed and said, "I will lead the troops to slaughter the Zhao family tonight."

"Are you going to kill the Zhao family with all your might, for fear that others will not know?" Tang Wanren snapped, "If the news leaks out, we will be in the hinterland of Guanzhong, and we will be doomed."

Tang Wanyi was stunned. He was just reckless, not stupid. After thinking about it carefully, he knew the fate of the leaked news. Guanzhong was Li Tang's foundation. Once the news of Li Yi's rebellion spread, all states would attack him. If you can fight, you can never escape from Guanzhong.

"How do you do it?" Li Yi asked eagerly.

"Tomorrow, the king will call Zhao Cihao to see him on the pretext of discussing patrolling matters. When he enters this gate, he will be captured alive with swords and axes." Tang Wanren lowered his voice and said sinisterly: "As for Zhao Cihao, we can only capture him alive. , not to be killed."

Hearing this, Tang Erlang couldn't hold back, and stared directly at him and asked, "Why can't you kill him? I've been upset with that guy for a long time, and Wo shot him into a transparent hole."

With a bang, Tang Wanren slapped him on the table, "Idiot, you said you would act in secret. If you kill Zhao Cihao, wouldn't you expose him immediately? Not only can you not kill him, but the king will treat Zhao Cihao with respect and coerce him to flee to Turkic together." , In this way, even if he has a mouth, he can’t speak clearly, so he has to go with us.”

After finishing speaking, Tang Wanren looked at Li Yi, "Your Majesty, those who achieve great things need to be broad-minded. You can't be like Li Er, who only knows how to deal with dissidents. Zhao Cihao comes from a famous family and is full of talents. If Your Majesty can firmly grasp him, it will be a great success." It's a great talent."

Li Yi took it seriously, nodded straightly and said: "Da Lang's words are all from the bottom of his heart, I will definitely listen to them. Although Zhao Cihao repeatedly refuted my face, if he is sensible, I will definitely spare his life and use him again."

Tang Wanren was stunned when he heard the words, with a look of astonishment on his face. He meant to ask Li Yi to be a corporal and treat Zhao Cihao courteously, but Li Yi's words sounded a little strange.

If he is sensible... Zhao Cihao was born in a famous family, and he is a scholar, so how could he willingly follow him? It was precisely with this in mind that Tang Wanren proposed to capture Zhao Cihao alive and tie him to the Turks. Just like Li Ling in the Han Dynasty, it's a pity that Li Yi, who was arrogant and domineering, would not consider this.

Hearing Tang Wanren's words, Li Yi's fearful heart was much more at ease, and he said bluntly: "This king hereby promises that if you achieve a great cause, you will treat the worthy Kunzhong as a king."

"Hahaha, well, when the time comes, the king will be the emperor, and the elder brother will be the king of Yan, and I will be the king of Qin," Tang Wanyi said with a big grin.

Li Yi's expression froze, he just smiled.

"You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about?" Tang Wanren scolded again: "Thunderstorms and rain dews are due to your kindness. Your Majesty will not treat us badly."

King Yan, King Qin... This reckless man really dares to speak.

"It's okay, let's come and have a drink." Li Yi raised his glass and said with a smile: "Everything will go well tomorrow, let's make a great cause together."

Tang Wanren immediately bowed and toasted.

The next day, the east was brightly lit, and the market gradually became more crowded. People who left the city walked towards the city gate in small groups.

At this time, there was a sound of horseshoes, and a heroic young Lang galloped, followed by three or five followers, and pedestrians gave way one after another.

"Whose young master is this, so domineering," a merchant muttered in a low voice.

"You are so courageous", the voice was very low, but the people next to him still heard, "That is the young man of the Zhao family".

"That's right, I heard that Mr. Zhao Xiaolang's arms are amazingly strong, and he is best at cornering. Just looking at it, he is really strong."

Amidst the discussion of pedestrians, Zhao Chiman rode his horse to the city gate, just in time to open the city gate.

"Isn't this the young man of the Zhao family?" The captain of Chengmen stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Where are these crowds going?"

"I'm going hunting outside the city, do I need to report to you?" Zhao Chiman snorted coldly and said with his head raised.

Ever since he knew that the Anding command army was under Li Yi, he didn't have a good impression of the Anding soldiers, thinking that these soldiers were all disloyal.

The school captain of Chengmen paused, his face suddenly became unhappy, "You are so rude", he is actually a dignified captain of the city gate, no matter how bad he is, he is still an official, Zhao Chi is only fifteen or sixteen years old, how dare he be rude to him .

"So what if you are rude?" Zhao Chiman rolled his eyes, "I am a direct descendant of the Zhao family in Tianshui, I am a Sima of Jingzhou, my grandfather is the governor of Shanzhou, and my uncle is the governor of Dezhou. You are a small captain. What do you want?"

The captain of Chengmen's face turned pale when he heard the words, he gritted his teeth and looked at Zhao Chiman, turned around and left, feeling extremely wronged, his family background is so great, it seems really great.

Seeing this, Zhao Chiman rode his horse and rushed out of the city gate, setting off a trail of smoke and dust, which was very majestic.

The school captain of Chengmen cast a stern glance at the surrounding government soldiers, and reprimanded sharply: "You didn't see anything."

Zhao Zhai, after hearing that Zhao Chiman had left the city, Zhao Cihao's heart relaxed, and at this moment, a small official from the governor's mansion came to say: King Yanjun summoned him.

Zhao Cihao's expression changed immediately, and after thinking for a long time, Zhao Cihao called his wife Changsun, dressed in official uniforms, bowed deeply to Changsun, and then resolutely followed the little official to the Governor's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)