The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 83 The world is about to change

Jiedufu.

Zhu Xiu's buttocks were burning and hurting, and she lay on the couch groaning.

Ma San was feeling distressed and anxious at the same time. He glanced at Shi Kuangwei resentfully, blaming him for being careless and almost beating the little official's ass to pieces.
Seeing Shi Kuangwei entering the room with a dark face, Zhu Xiu waved his hands weakly: "Ma San, you go out first."

Ma San responded and did not salute when he passed by Shi Kuangwei. He hummed slightly to express his dissatisfaction.

"Damn it, this guy knows how to protect the Lord, and he dares to look down on me!" Shi Kuangwei cursed and sat down aside.

Zhu Xiu snorted: "Who asked you to slap my ass in public? If you weren't Da Lang's father, I would have let him beat you!"

Shi Kuangwei glared and said, "You killed Li Guangbo and caused big trouble for me. What's wrong with me beating you up?"

Zhu Xiu retorted speechlessly and muttered: "That short-lived ghost was fed mercury. What does it have to do with me?"

Shi Kuangwei said angrily: "You kidnapped this person, and you sent someone to guard him. How can he have nothing to do with his death in your hands? Only a ghost can believe it! If Li Yiyin comes to your door, how will you explain to him like this? Look at him Will I split you in half with one knife?"

Zhu Xiu was immediately discouraged, lying on the couch and sighing bitterly: "What should I do? I heard that the Li family of the Dingnan Army are all as brave as tigers, and Tuoba Party Xiang kills people without blinking an eye. What should I do if I hold a grudge in the future?"

"You know you're afraid now?" Shi Kuangwei snorted coldly, and slapped Zhu Xiu on the buttocks again, causing him to cry out in pain.

Ma San poked his head at the door of the house, glaring at Shi Kuangwei with a face full of sorrow and anger.

Shi Kuangwei took two steps and said in a deep voice: "Is it true that Li Guangbo was poisoned to death by someone sent by the Xue family?"

Zhu Xiu groaned: "Li Guangbo died suddenly. The Xue family seems to be the victim, but in fact it is the most advantageous. It can help the Xue family win the support of the disaster army! This matter was a trap from the beginning, leading to the Dongshan Township Poison Salt Case , the purpose is to lure me to Liangyuan and then frame Li Guangbo’s death on me.”

Shi Kuangwei's dark face was solemn, he nodded, and then sighed: "So what if you can guess the cause and effect? ​​Now everyone thinks that Li Guangbo died in your hands!
This matter cannot be concealed, and you must be dealt with to calm everyone's minds and to give an explanation to the Dingnan Army.I also want to write a handwritten letter to explain the reasons to Li Yiyin. "

Shi Kuangwei rubbed his beard habitually and said: "I will declare to the public that you will cease your duties as secretary. Recently, you should go out less often to avoid attracting criticism."

"I know." Zhu Xiu replied weakly. Lao Shi did this to protect him to the maximum extent.

"Li Yiyin is brave and good at fighting, and has an arrogant temperament. He has a strong army and horses, and he also controls the five states. He has always been feared by the Central Plains dynasty, but he has to win over him. The Li family regards itself as the king of the northwest, but it is the head of Guanlong. It’s a big mountain. It’s not easy to deal with these gangsters~~~”

Shi Kuangwei shook his head. He had dealt with the Dingnan Army a lot and knew that the Dingnan Li family were a group of ferocious and cunning wild wolves.

Zhu Xiu sneered and said: "The power of salt has touched the foundation of the Xue family, so he made a desperate move to poison Li Guangbo in an attempt to pull the troops to put pressure on Zhangyi Town. The day of showdown with the Xue family is not far away, and we need to prepare early." That’s right. Money and food are two key things. We have the salt factory in hand, and we can stabilize our financial resources just by waiting for Bi Zhenhai to open the salt road."

Shi Kuangwei then said: "The most important thing right now is to ensure the food supply of the Ya army. You brought back [-] stones of food from the salt warehouse before, and combined with the Jiedu Mansion's warehouse, it should be enough to feed the three thousand soldiers and horses for half a month. Judge Song Shen also held two thousand shi of military rations in his hand. These rations must be controlled by Jiedu Mansion.

Song Shen was a sour person, and on the surface he was kind to everyone, but in fact he knew how to protect himself wisely, so it would not be easy for him to hand over the food easily.I can't do anything with him. You try to contact him and try your best to win over him. If it doesn't work, I can only use force!You have to grab these grains! "

Shi Kuangwei's face was so fierce that even Zhu Xiu was frightened.

It seems that the Xue family's poisoning of Li Guangbo and the framing of the crime shocked him greatly. The troublemaking army was really not easy to deal with. Whether it was through pressure from the court or raising troops to investigate the crime, it was not something that the small town of Changyi could bear.

With the life-and-death crisis approaching, Shi Kuangwei could no longer remain calm. Looking at his posture, he even wanted to fight to the death with Xue.

Zhu Xiu quickly dissuaded him and said, "It's better to wait until I talk to Song Shen first. Song Shen has been a judge for many years and is fair in his dealings. He is quite popular among the civil servants of the Changyi Army. If he is rashly convicted, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public." .The Xue family controls the foreign army and secretly raises private soldiers. There are also many town soldiers in each county. Once they completely break up, a war will inevitably break out. Even if the Xue family is eradicated, the Changyi army will be severely weakened and can be defeated without bloodshed. It’s best for Xue to keep it under control.”

Shi Kuangwei suppressed his anxiety and said: "The army is in danger and the war is fierce. Once the swordsmen meet, the people of Zhangyi will never have peace again. But now, in order to fight for power, the Xue family will not hesitate to set up strong enemies for the Zhangyi army. Internal and external troubles can no longer tolerate me." Take half a step back!"

Zhu Xiu looked at him with sympathy. Lao Shi was under greater pressure than he imagined.

If Xue's conspiracy succeeds, Shi Kuangwei will not only lose the foundation of the historian family, but also the lives of thousands of tooth soldiers who followed him.

The Shi family did not have many connections in the court. After losing their military power, even if they could return to Kaifeng alive, they would probably have a hard time in the future.

There was silence in the room for a moment, and Shi Kuangwei sighed: "You should talk to Song Shen and Pei Jin as soon as possible. If you can win over these two people, stabilize the officials below, and get the general's rations, we can deal with it calmly in the future." situation."

Zhu Xiu nodded to express his understanding.

"Wei Hu has passed Qingshi Ridge. He has brought back eight hundred elite Ya soldiers from this trip. With this group of troops, they can contain the Ya foreign soldiers in Zhe'an City." Shi Kuangwei suddenly said in a cold voice, with murderous intent in his tone.

Zhu Xiu smiled bitterly and recalled Wei Hu. It seemed that Lao Shi was ready to fight to the death with the Xue family.

As the Lord of Zhangyi, even if he cares about the people and cannot bear to drag them into the flames of war, he cannot tolerate the loss of power and the loss of his position as Jiedushi.

This was a self-rescue struggle involving cutting out flesh and bones, and bloodshed was inevitable. The only thing Zhu Xiu could do was to minimize the damage to himself while removing the carrion, poison, and blood.

"By the way, is there any news from Kaifeng?" Zhu Xiu asked.

Skuangwei took out a crumpled document from his arms and patted it on him: "Look for yourself."

Zhu Xiuzhan took a few glances and jumped up from the couch, seeming to have forgotten the burning pain in his butt.

"The eldest prince Liu Chengxun died of illness in the middle of the twelfth lunar month. The officials held a large funeral in the Taiping Palace and decreed that he be posthumously named King of Wei!

The official family was in great mourning because of King Wei's death. They had not gone to court or appeared in public for half a month!

The government was managed by important ministers such as Shi Hongzhao, Su Fengji, Wang Zhang, and Guo Wei! "

Seeing Zhu Xiu standing motionless on the couch, Shi Kuangwei curled his lips and said: "I think the official is overly sad and has damaged his mind. After a period of rest, the dragon's body will recover. You don't need it." surprise"

"wrong!"

Zhu Xiu shouted suddenly, jumped off the bed, grabbed Shi Kuangwei, and asked anxiously: "What year and month is it now?"

Lao Shi didn't know why, and said doubtfully: "Of course it's the 25th of the first lunar month of the first year of Emperor Qianyu of the Han Dynasty! Why, your butt hurts and your brain is stupid?"

Zhu Xiu opened his eyes suddenly and exclaimed: "The world is about to change! There will be a big change in Kaifeng!"

"What a big change." Shi Kuangwei didn't come back to his senses, his face full of suspicion.

Zhu Xiu swallowed her saliva: "The official family is about to collapse!"

(End of this chapter)