The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 120 You, Li Shouzhen, are destined to offend Tai Sui
Early the next morning, Li Shouzhen summoned Bi Zhenhai in the side hall, asked him a few words, comforted him, and asked him to leave.

Seeing Fu Jinzhan's arrival, Li Shouzhen put down the tea cup, gestured for her to sit down, and said with a kind face: "After discussing with Master Zonglun overnight, I decided to intercede for Zhang Yijun."

Fu Jinzhan hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Thank you so much, Grand Master!"

Li Shouzhen said with a smile: "Shi Kuangwei and I have known each other for many years. His secretary Zhu Xiu also helped you in Cangzhou last year. If nothing else, you came to me to intercede for this matter in person. I will consider it as appropriate."

"Thank you, Grand Master, for your kindness!" Fu Jinzhan said gratefully, but he felt a little suspicious in his heart.

Li Shouzhen was usually quite polite to her, but his faint sense of indifference and alienation was very obvious.

Why do you suddenly show affection in your words today?
Originally, Fu Jinzhan didn't care much about Li Shouzhen's usual indifference. After all, she had the same attitude towards the Li family and his son.

Her marriage to Li Chongxun was only for family marriage, and there was no conjugal affection at all.

Over the years, she has tried to accept Li Chongxun and accept her identity as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Li family. However, Li Chongxun kept away from her. Apart from maintaining the nominal relationship between husband and wife, they were strangers in daily life.

Over time, Fu Jinzhan no longer had hope for Li Chongxun, and was even ready to spend his life like this.

Li Shouzhen criticized the relationship between their husband and wife, especially Fu Jinzhan, who had been married for many years and had nothing to do. Li Shouzhen had always been worried about this.

But instead of looking for problems with Li Chongxun, he occasionally complained about Fu Jinzhan.

Fu Jinzhan asked herself that she had done nothing to apologize to Mrs. Li, and with her temperament, she didn't even bother to explain.

Li Chongxun's life after marriage was not happy, and he thought about divorcing his wife or getting divorced. When Li Shouzhen found out, he scolded him viciously, and said that if he dared to think about it again, he would break his three legs.

In order to marry Fu Jinzhan for his son, Li Shouzhen almost broke the door of the Fu family. Fu Yanqing saw that he was sincere and that Li Chongxun, an honest boy, had a good appearance and an honest personality, so he reluctantly agreed to marry her.

The fact that Li Shouzhen could marry Fu Yanqing would greatly enhance his reputation, connections, and status.

Li Shouzhen made her fortune when Shi Jingtang, the founder of the Jin Dynasty, was guarding Heyang, and the Fu family, since Fu Yanqing and his father Fu Cunshen followed the Jin king Li Keyong, has been a powerful family of generals in the Central Plains.

Fu Cunshen was not only brave in fighting, but also very fierce in giving birth to sons. According to historical records, there are no less than nine named men. In private, even Fu Cunshen himself cannot tell how many there are.

Most of the sons of the old Fu family were very successful and either served as officials in the court or were sent to other places to serve as governors or military governors.

More than 50 years have passed, and the Central Plains Dynasty has had four surnames and twelve emperors. The old Fu family has spread and become more deeply rooted.

Fu Yanqing was the best-successful member of the Fu family, and he was also the head of the Fu family. Li Shouzhen was secretly happy for how long he was able to marry his eldest daughter to Li Chongxun.

Nowadays, Li Shouzhen is also considered a veteran of the imperial court. He has old friends and generals all over Guanzhong and Hedong, and the Hezhong Army is the leading powerful vassal in Guanzhong.

Li Shouzhen was arrogant, but he also knew that he couldn't afford to offend the Fu family. If something happened in the future, he would still count on Fu Yanqing to help him at a critical moment.

Fu Jinzhan couldn't guess what Li Shouzhen was thinking, but he just felt that her father-in-law seemed to have something else for her today?
"This letter was written by me. You give it to the envoy of Zhangyi Army and ask him to take it back to Shi Kuangwei. I will write to the court to exonerate Zhangyi Army. I will also write to Wang Jun and Jiao Jixun to intercede. .

In addition, the Zhangyi Army is short of food, so I sent an army to send [-] shi of grain to Jingzhou first, so that the Zhangyi Army can deliver the salt promised to the river as soon as possible.You stay in Chang'an and are responsible for raising another [-] shi of grain. If the Changyi Army can send salt, the remaining [-] shi of grain will be sent to them. "

Li Shouzhen fiddled with the tureen and spoke slowly and pleasantly.

Fu Jinzhan remembered every word in his mind and hesitated: "It's a matter of military affairs in the river. Why doesn't the Grand Master handle it personally?"

Li Shouzhen glanced at her and smiled lightly: "No one knows about my coming to Chang'an. I will rush back to the river in three days at most. From now on, Chongxun and you will be fully responsible for the handover with Zhangyi Army. Of course. , you also know Chongxun’s temperament, these things will make you suffer, so please take care of me.”

Fu Jinzhan hesitated for a moment and responded: "Jinzhan will definitely live up to the grand master's trust!"

Li Shouzhen smiled again: "The military affairs in Hezhong are heavy, and we can't spare manpower. Let the general of the Fu family next to you do the food transportation. Zhao Siwan, the governor of the Yongxing Army, will send someone to contact you, and he will send two Thousands of grain soldiers will be given to you."

The more Fu Jinzhan listened, the more questions he had in his mind. He didn't dare to ask more questions, so he could only nod and accept the order.

Zhao Siwan was guarding Huazhou, how could he send troops to Chang'an?
They are both Guanzhong Jiedu envoys, one is in Huazhou and the other is in Puzhou. Do they have contact in private?
If Pan Mei leaves, she will only have some Fu family guards left by her side.

"In addition, you might as well write to Zhu Xiu and say that our Hezhong Army is also very interested in him. If you are free, you might as well ask him to come to Chang'an to meet me in person. If he can make a black fire thunder for me, , I, Li Shouzhen, will definitely treat him as a distinguished guest." Li Shouzhen said with a smile.

Fu Jinzhan was surprised that Li Shouzhen seemed to know Black Huolei quite well.

After a few more words, Fu Jinzhan withdrew.

Monk Zong Lun walked out from behind the screen, watched Fu Jinzhan's figure disappear outside the hall from a distance, and said calmly: "Why did the Grand Master remove the generals around Mrs. Fu?"

Li Shouzhen sneered and said: "She and our Li family have never been of the same mind. Something is about to happen, so we must be on guard." Zong Lun nodded slightly and reminded: "The Grand Master still needs to send his trusted followers to Jingzhou to see the salt place with his own eyes." factory, is it worth it for the Grand Master to come forward?"

Li Shouzhen said: "You might as well send someone to take a look. 30 kilograms of salt is worth at least [-] guan, which is quite a lot. If Shi Kuangwei is really sincere, if things come true in the future, it will be inevitable to make him a hereditary and irreplaceable Duke. Baoyi Army Isn't it because I am so rich that I rely on Jiezhou's salt profits? Humph~ I will grab this piece of fat sooner or later!"

"By the way, Master, how is the development of Black Fire Thunder?"

Monk Zong Lun frowned in a rare way, shook his head and said, "This thing is far more complicated and exquisite than we imagined. The poor monk secretly recruited Chang'an craftsmen to develop it for several months, and the progress is really limited."

Li Shouzhen paced with his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice: "According to the information obtained by Fei Yao, when this object explodes, it is as loud as thunder. Although it is difficult to hurt people from a distance of several feet, the loud noise alone is enough to scare the enemy. Last year, the explosion of black fire thunder outside Cangzhou City scared off the Khitan people. It is said that as soon as Emperor Yeluwu of Liao Dynasty arrived in Jixian, he ordered craftsmen to try their best to imitate the black fire thunder.

Most of the remaining black fire thunders in Cangzhou were in the hands of the Tianxiong Army. The young emperor Liu Chengyou ordered them to be handed over, and Chai Rong did not dare not listen.The little emperor asked his uncle Li Ye to be responsible for the imitation. I heard that the explosion killed several weapons supervisors and only produced some semi-finished products. This shows that this thing is really difficult to make."

Li Shouzhen frowned. He tried his best to get three original Cangzhou black fire mines. One of them was secretly detonated in the river to test its performance.

Li Shouzhen still feels frightened when thinking about that movement.

After many years of fighting on the battlefield, Li Shouzhen knew that this new type of firearm would have miraculous effects if it appeared on the battlefield.

So he left the remaining two black fire thunders, one in the river, and summoned craftsmen to imitate it with all their strength, and asked Zong Lun to bring the other to Chang'an, hoping to successfully imitate it with the help of craftsmen in the land of Jingzhao.

Unfortunately, so far, there is not much progress.

"Zhu Xiu, Zhu Xiu, if I can't get away, I really want to meet this guy. If he is really a talent, wouldn't it be a pity to stay under Shi Kuangwei?" Li Shouzhen shook his head.

Zong Lun smiled lightly and said: "Fantastic skills and ingenuity are heresies after all. The grand master has a destiny to belong to, and his prestige is famous all over the world. The soldiers of the three armies will follow their orders. In the future, they will make troubles, conquer Guanzhong, and send troops out of Luoyang. They will surely succeed in one fell swoop!"

Li Shouzhen was elated and laughed proudly: "How did Liu Chengyou, a mere coward, become the master of the world? Looking at the current imperial court, only Guo Wei can compare with me in terms of military achievements! Once we capture Guanzhong and Hedong, even if we can't defeat Kaifeng , I can also divide the world with the Liu family."

"In these troubled times, a heroic leader should emerge to clear up the world and unify the world. The Grand Master is the one destined by heaven!" Zong Lun gave a single-handed salute, bowed and proclaimed the title of Buddha.

Li Shouzhen's laughter became more and more arrogant.

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Fu Jinzhan left the side hall and called Bi Zhenhai to the courtyard where he lived.

"The Grand Master has agreed to assist Zhang Yi's army. You should return immediately and tell Zhu Xiu the news."

Fu Jinzhan explained the conditions of Li Shouzhen's promise.

Bi Zhenhai was ecstatic and kowtowed: "Thank you Madam Fu for interceding, Zhang Yi's army is saved!"

"No need to be polite, please get up quickly!" Fu Jinzhan motioned to Pan Mei to help him up.

Bi Zhenhai was so excited that he had tears in his eyes. Li Shouzhen sent food and promised to intercede with the court. It was finally worth the long journey for the four of them, and they could pay homage to Shao Langjun when they returned.

Pan Mei said: "I went to Jingzhou to deliver food. Isn't it true that the lady has no one to protect her?"

Fu Jinzhan smiled and said: "I will be in charge of liaising with the Zhangyi Army in Chang'an. There will be no danger. You can go without worry. When you see Zhu Xiu, ask him for me why he didn't go to Haozhou instead. He went to Jingzhou quietly."

Pan Mei kaka pinched her finger bones and said with a sinister smile: "Don't worry, big lady, it's been a long time, I'll definitely greet that brat well!"

Fu Jinzhan pursed his lips and smiled softly, but Bi Zhenhai stopped talking.

Thinking of Zhu Xiu having Shi Lingyan and Shi Xiangwen by her side, if Pan Mei is not careful, she might end up miserable
Bi Zhenhai suddenly remembered something and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "By the way, when I came here, Young Master asked me to tell Madam Fu that if there is a chance, Madam Fu should find an excuse to leave Hezhong as soon as possible within half a year and return to Kaifeng or go to Luoyang." Okay, in any case, we must find a way to stay away from the Hezhong Army!"

Fu Jinzhan was startled, his beautiful face full of surprise: "Why is this?"

Bi Zhenhai scratched his head and whispered: "Young Master didn't go into details. He just said that Taishi Li was guilty of Tai Sui this year. He was afraid that it would cause trouble for the eldest lady, so she could find an excuse to go back to her parents' home for a while."

Fu Jinzhan frowned when he heard this and fell into deep thought.

Pan Mei swallowed her saliva. If it had been in the past, he would have ridiculed her unscrupulously and cursed a few times as a "magic stick".

But Pan Mei had witnessed with her own eyes in Cangzhou that Zhu Xiu successfully predicted the sudden death of Emperor Yelu Deguang of Liao Dynasty, and she had long believed in Zhu Xiuneng's horoscope predictions.

"Madam, Mr. Zhu is very evil. You must believe what he says~~~" Pan Mei reminded in a low voice.

Fu Jinzhan was silent. Thinking of Li Shouzhen's recent sneaky behavior, she suddenly felt that Zhu Xiu's words meant something else.

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