Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 367 Suspicious Clouds
The more it looks like it was done by the Cui family, the less it looks like it was done by the Cui family.

If the Cui family ends up, it will not be on this scale. With their influence, half of Jizhou will be shaken.

It is unlikely that Jiang Qian, Miao Song, and Liu Yi will be the surviving ministers of Ran Wei. To a certain extent, Liu Qun and Shen Zhong can be regarded as members of their faction, and they are both the surviving ministers of Ran Wei. The strength of the faction was greatly reduced.

"How about you find out the mastermind behind the scenes?" Li Yue changed his mind.

The other party is very deliberate and it is difficult for the government to get it. Now is the critical time for innovation and there is no energy to spend on it.

Li Yue also considered using this incident to create a prison and purge a group of people who did not support the reform.

However, the scope of the attack is too large, injuring the enemy one thousand, and damaging oneself eight hundred. Those who do not support the innovation are not enemies, and many of them can still be won over.

Once it arouses the resentment and resistance of the entire noble clan, this innovation will not be implemented. They still have considerable strength.

If the Cui, Zheng, Liu and other great gentry clans united, it would be a protracted civil war.

The Liang Kingdom is on the rise. If it falls into war again, it will greatly defeat the original intention of the reform.

On the other hand, Liang Guo was bleeding profusely after only two or three years of establishing the country, which was a very bad start.

Just like Sima Yi's Gaopingling Incident, throughout the Jin Dynasty, you sang and I came on stage, and the powerful officials came one after another.

Innovation requires political wisdom, not blind massacre. Massacre is the last resort, and the time has not yet come.

It seems that the intention of the person behind the scenes is also this. If you want to put the butcher knife away, it will not be easy, and it will also cast a shadow on the innovation.

Cui Hong was stunned, but soon understood Li Yue's intentions, "I accept your order!"

Li Yue's expression became gentle, "Your sister has been worried about you a lot recently. Let's have dinner together today so that you can catch up on old times."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Liu Qun and Shen Zhong were assassinated, which greatly slowed down the progress of withdrawing counties and creating prefectures.

Chang Wei rushed from Xuchang at high speed, and it didn't take a day or two to get started.

But it’s okay to keep a low profile for a while and see what other ghosts and monsters pop up.

During this period, Li Yue strengthened the security of the officials at Shangshutai and deployed [-] black cloud troops to guard them day and night, including their families.

He also wrote to Wang Meng, asking him to pay attention to his safety.

The monarch and his ministers, one inside and one outside, echo each other.

Less than a month later, the enemy's second method came.

Sun Yuan, who had fled into Mount Tai before, took a breath in the mountain and began to harass Qingyan and Qingzhou, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil.

Qi's powerful people followed suit and responded with great momentum. They claimed to have an army of [-] and claimed to be the Great General Anbei of the Jin Dynasty and the commander-in-chief of the military forces in Qingyan and Qingzhou.

Jiangdong spared no effort to anyone who could disgust Liang Guo, and even issued an edict to recognize Sun Yuan as General Anbei.

As soon as Jiang Dong admitted it, the powerful men in the three states of Yan Xu Qing became excited and flirted with Sun Yuan.

However, this also proves the innocence of the Cui family.

If the rebellion occurred in Hebei, it would definitely have something to do with the Cui family.

The rebellion occurred in Taishan, and it was probably related to some big figures in Qingzhou and Yanzhou. In the late Han Dynasty, the Taishan bandits such as Zang Ba and Sun Guan were so tyrannical that even Cao Cao had to coax them and compromise between the two sides before they could get along.

there is always a solution to a problem.

We are not afraid that the enemy will not take action, but we are afraid that they will always be lurking and then strike a fatal blow at the critical moment...

The Taishan bandits have been a problem for a long time, and it is naturally impossible for Li Yue to let them grow to the scale of Zang Ba and Sun Guan.

Mount Tai is surrounded by the heartland of Liang State.

Then he ordered Gao Yun to be the chief general and Su Quan to be the deputy, and led [-] Heiyun troops to conquer.

By the way, bring along Liu Laozhi, He Qian, Zhuge Kan, Gao Heng, Liu Gui and other people from Shandong and give them a chance to stand out.However, the Heiyun army moved here, and Jiangdong bitten like flies over there. Xun Xian and Yuan Zhen sent an army of [-] to besiege Shouchun.

It is naturally impossible for 2 people to attack Shouchun. The main purpose is to echo Sun Yuan, give him a strong reputation, and at the same time mobilize the powerful people in the Central Plains and the people who want to advance to the imperial court.

Li Yue didn't even bother to look at them seriously.

If the Jiangbei Expedition succeeds, sows will climb trees.

These methods are already very difficult to work, and Li Yue hopes that more powerful people will come forward.

"I found out that Liu Lingjun did not die of sudden illness." Within ten days, Cui Hong had gained something.

It is unreasonable that Liu Qun looked normal one day, but died of a sudden illness the next day.

The key is still at this time.

"If he didn't die of a sudden illness, then someone had murdered him?" Li Yue's eyes were full of murderous intent.

Shangshu Ling was equivalent to half a prime minister. He died unexpectedly in the capital. How could Liang Guo lose his face?
Cui Hong shook his head, "Liu Lingjun went on a hunger strike for three days and committed suicide..."

"Hunger strike?" Li Yue was stunned. No wonder Liu Qun's face looked wrong in those days.

If you hang yourself or take poison, you may be forced by others, but a hunger strike is a long process that requires a lot of willpower and is difficult to be forced by outsiders.

But bigger doubts followed.

Why did Liu Qun go on hunger strike?
Oppose innovation and risk your life to show your ambition?

If this was the case, he would not have followed Shen Zhong in the court that day, and Liu Qun was not the kind of person who obeyed and disobeyed.

"Liu Lingjun died on a hunger strike, but the people of the Liu family concealed it. There is something fishy about it!" Cui Hong's eyes flashed with a light, as if a wild wolf had seen its prey.

"You mean..." Li Yue also had a premonition of something.

"I didn't say anything, but you might as well follow the clues and you will always find something." Cui Hong's mind is indeed different from ordinary people, and he made a major discovery so quickly.

"What else was found?" Li Yue felt that the matter had already been revealed. Following this clue, he could dig out a lot of things.

"Before Taiwei Shen got into trouble, according to his son Shen Yin, he went to see someone."

"See who?"

"This is all I found..." Cui Hong felt embarrassed.

Li Yue rationalized his thoughts. As Shen Zhong, there were not many people who took the initiative to meet him. Jiang Qian and Miao Song were not qualified.

Could it be Dong Run?
Dong Run was once the general of Ran Wei. After he was captured, his military power was taken away, and Guangzong's begging army was also moved to Qingxu. It is inevitable that he would not hold a grudge.

However, this suspicion is meaningless and requires real evidence.

"Continue to investigate and ask the school affairs office to cooperate with you." It is already a major gain to find out that Liu Qun died on hunger strike.

Although it was confusing, it also aroused Li Yue's interest.

It seems that the person behind the scenes is not simple, and he was able to let Liu Qun commit suicide without anyone noticing.

"The thief's base is in the dark, and the minister is also in the dark. If the school affairs office gets involved, his whereabouts will be exposed." Cui Hong cupped his hands and said.

"That makes sense." Li Yue nodded.

The school affairs office is no longer a secret in the Liang Kingdom.

Since the mastermind behind the scenes dared to act, he must have been prepared.

Cui Hong investigates secretly. Although it is slower, the chance of success is greatly increased. Now that he has found the way, the results will be available soon.

(End of this chapter)