Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 357

The imperial servant is one of the nine ministers, in charge of the chariots and stables, the general chariot, the dian stables, the dianmu, the chariot offices and the supervisors and pastors.

Although the Liang Kingdom had servants, Li Yue had always been frugal, riding horses when he came in and out, and rarely used chariots and chariots, so Cui Qian had always been at ease.

But leisure also has the advantages of leisure. You can practice calligraphy, travel, and make friends with famous people, which is also suitable for Cui Qian's temperament.

"It has been agreed over there that as long as my family takes action, there will be a Yanzhou Mu." His younger brother Cui Zhan's face was red.

Yanzhou is the essence of the Liang Kingdom, and the Mu of Yanzhou granted the entire Yanzhou to the Cui family.

Coupled with the counties of Qinghe and Pingyuan in Hebei, the Cui family can rise to become a prince in one fell swoop.

After the Eight Kings Rebellion, the Cui family had been restless. Cui Ao, who was the governor of Pingzhou and the captain of Dongyi, was married to Wang Jun of Youzhou and wanted to separate Liaodong. He secretly lobbied Yuwen, Duan, and Goguryeo to jointly attack Murong Xin.

But unexpectedly, Murong Xin used a plan to alienate her.

Cui Ao was so frightened that he led dozens of cavalry to flee to Goguryeo.

"Hong'er, what do you think?" Cui Qian did not raise his head, but fluttered on a piece of slightly yellowed Saeki paper.

"I thought it was absolutely impossible." Cui Hong handed over his hand.

"But why? With the power of my Cui family, combined with the powerful Bohai people, and the cooperation inside and outside, although they can't defeat the king of Liang, they are enough to separate Jidong, and they can also take advantage of the situation to capture Qingzhou. What happened today is not that my Cui family is unkind, but The king of Liang is treacherous."

Cui Zhan has been a white man so far. This year's imperial examination, he thought that he could easily pass the exam based on Cui's reputation, but reality gave him a slap in the face and he lost his name. Therefore, Cui Zhan was the most dissatisfied with Liang Guo in the Cui family.

"The King of Liang is a wise man. He has been on guard against my family for a long time. If we don't take action, we can live in peace. Once he takes action, the Cui family may be destroyed. The King of Liang has a hundred thousand black cloud elites in his hands. How can our family be a rival?" Cui Hong's forehead oozed a few drops of blood. Drops of cold sweat.

I have been staying with Li Yue for more than a year, and my understanding of Li Yue has become deeper and deeper.

"You have a knife on your neck, how can you still live in peace?"

"Prince Liang is by no means a man who doesn't miss his old love. Cui is still useful to him and won't be too harsh." Cui Hong really didn't want the swordsmen to meet.

Things haven't reached that point yet.

"Do you know what we will lose if we take a step back?" Cui Zhan's eyes widened.

"It's nothing more than land and servants. Instead of waiting for the King of Liang to come, it's better to donate part of it. My uncle should take a longer-term view. The Cui family is closely connected with Liang, and future glory and wealth will be indispensable."

There was a soft "pop" sound, and the pen in Cui Qian's hand was pinched.

Cui Hong was startled, fearing that his father would take risks, but Cui Qian just laughed and said, "Yes, you should take a longer view. Don't forget, Yan Si is now your mother-in-law, and she is already pregnant with flesh and blood. If you can live up to your expectations, for Your Highness has given birth to an heir. Do you still care about these fields and servants? You have to give up, and you will get something if you give up. Why fight for the short-term advantage? The King of Liang wants to crack down on the powerful and clean up the country's affairs. We, the Cui family, need to cooperate. King Liang will be better soon By unifying the world, our Cui family will soon become the leader of the world’s noble families!”

The Liang Kingdom has not yet established a heir apparent, isn't it just waiting for the child in Cui Yansi's belly?
"Having said that, I really can't swallow this breath." What Cui Zhan cares about is not Tianhe people, but not being able to serve as an official in the court.

Naturally, his thoughts cannot be hidden from Cui Qian.

My son is a child prodigy, and I will not be too far behind. Cui Qian showed the majesty of the head of the family, "Huh, swallow it even if you can't. Don't think that someone doesn't know that you are secretly colluding with Yan Guoxin to spread the rumors. Tomorrow you will go back to Dongwu behind closed doors." You are not allowed to go out to study, and you do not need to participate in this year’s Qiu Wei.”

"Brother...obey the order..." Cui Zhan didn't dare to disobey...

Cui Hong breathed a sigh of relief, said goodbye to Cui Qian, and returned to Tongque Terrace.

Unexpectedly, he was blocked by the palace staff, "His Royal Highness is discussing important matters with Captain Yang. Cui Langjun will wait a moment."

"Captain Yang?" Cui Hong was shocked.

Only Yang Lue, the leader of the school affairs office, could meet the King of Liang alone as a school captain.

He must have come back without anyone noticing to investigate the rumors in Yecheng.

Cui Hong felt a cold sweat in his heart... In the palace.

"You mean Yan Guoxinzuo and the Cui family are behind this rumor?" Li Yue was not too surprised.

Yan Guoxinzuo would not have such great energy to find Jia Jian accurately.

"The specifics are still being verified. The school officials have traced Cui's disciples." Yang Lue was dressed in regular clothes and had a short beard. Perhaps he was in an important position and had a good temper.

Nowadays, no one in the Liang Kingdom dares to underestimate this man who lost his left wrist.

"The Cui family is here, go to Yanzhou to assist Wang Meng." Li Yue said calmly.

It's not that I don't dare to check, but I do it step by step.

It is not difficult to deal with powerful people, and they are only local forces at best, but noble families like the Cui family are deeply entangled in the court.

It needs to be figured out slowly.

At the very least, we have to wait until Wang Meng settles Yanzhou.

Behind the Cui family there are other powerful families such as the Zheng family, the Liu family, and the Lu family. They cannot all be killed with one blow, and a strategy is needed.

Liang Guo generally remained calm, largely because Liu Qun did not publicly sing the opposite.

Liu Qun is the son of Liu Kun, the leader of the scholars in Hebei, and has a great reputation in Guandong. Fortunately, he and Liu Qi are not from the same group, otherwise Li Yue would have spent more effort.

"Take the order!" Yang Lue didn't say a word nonsense, and his expression was calm at all. Seeing that Li Yue had nothing else to do, he bowed and retreated.

As soon as Yang Lue left, Cui Hong went out to see him.

Li Yue waved his hand, "I'm tired today, so I won't see any guests for the time being."

Although the Cui family will not be moved for the time being, they still have to be beaten. With Cui Hong's wisdom, he will naturally know how powerful it is.

Cui Hong was not seen, but Liu Qun wanted to see him.

If Liu Qun supports it, then internal resistance will be of no concern.

This innovation can also be implemented.

Suppressing the powerful is only the first step, and there are second and third steps behind it.

Liu Qun is very different from Liu Qi. Although he was born in the Liu family of Zhongshan, the Liu family has long since declined.

In the early years, Liu Kun was killed because of Duan Pixi's fear. Lu Chen and Liu Qun attached themselves to another Duan clan, Xianbei Duan Mobo, and they were displaced. When Shi Hu destroyed Duan Liao, Liu Qun, Lu Chen, and Cui Yue were captured, and Shi The tigers all treated him with courtesy, and Liu Qun was appointed as the Zhongshu Ling.

Now Cui Qian, the head of the Cui family, is his cousin, and the Lu family and Zheng family are his descendants.

After changing his clothes and wearing soft armor, he took Zhang Shengye and a dozen personal guards with him and rushed to the Liu Mansion.

The people of the Liu family were not too surprised by the sudden visit. They greeted him respectfully and led him to Liu Qun's bedside.

I saw Liu Qun closing his eyes, as if he was asleep.

Li Yue carefully checked his complexion, which was quite rosy, and said in a low voice: "Your illness is not in your body, but in your heart. Gu Cha has a prescription that can cure this illness."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Qun's eyes moved.

Regardless of whether everyone in the house agreed or not, Li Yue wrote a word on the paper, put it on the desk, pressed it down with a paperweight, and then said goodbye.

(End of this chapter)