Chapter 755 Cause and Effect
That's right, although Cui Youbo is thousands of miles away, many plans in Beijing are inextricably linked with him, and some of them were even formulated by him personally, and secretly ordered people to implement them.

Let's turn the time back to more than two months ago——

On that day, Uncle Cui received news from his eyeliner that Wang Wendu had a very close relationship with a certain nobleman in Beijing, and he often kept in touch with that person during the march.

The eyeliner also said that Wang Wendu's actions in the past few days were a bit strange. He clearly ordered his subordinates to deliver food and grass frequently, even though the front line did not have so much demand for food and grass. A group of bandits intercepted all the food and grass.

One time can be said to be an accident, two, three or even N times are like this, and to say it is an "accident" is a bit insulting to everyone's IQ.

However, this Wang Wendu was shrewd and cunning. After several activities, he insisted that he did not leave any grounds. Even if Cheng Zhijie, the chief manager, thought there was something wrong, there was no conclusive evidence. Put some hands on him.

Cui Youbo had heard about this for a long time, but because he didn't have much information, he couldn't make an accurate judgment.

With the news of his eyeliner reporting back this time, Cui Youbo finally locked his suspicious eyes on Wang Wendu - no way, besides being the governor of Shanzhou, he also has a more important person in him, and that is to monitor the local officials.

Among them are the generals and school lieutenants of the Duhu Mansion and Zhechong Mansion. Now that there is a war, there are several more generals from the Pingxi Army under his surveillance targets.

Once he finds anything abnormal about these people, Cui Youbo will report to the emperor in secret.

As for why they paid more attention to Wang Wendu, it was purely accidental.

To tell the truth, Cui Youbo's eyeliner was initially placed to catch Guo Jizu, but Guo Jizu had a good relationship with Wang Wendu before his death. In order to get more evidence of Guo Jizu's crime, Cui Youbo sent another person to monitor Wang Wendu by the way.

It was this "by the way" that made Cui Youbo discover a secret. Since Wang Wendu entered the Northwest, he started the business of furs, cattle and horses as part of his official business, and his partners happened to be Princess Baling and Mrs. Chai Lingwu.

What's more coincident is that at that time, he knew from Xiao Nan's letter that Ashina Yan went to the capital to 'negotiate' with a dignitary in the capital, and he also saw with his own eyes a secret letter that the dignitary brought to He Lu. Learned that Chai Lingwu was in collusion with He Lu.

After receiving the news, Cui Youbo immediately wrote a secret letter and sent it back to Tai Chi Palace.Afterwards, the Chai family ransacked their homes, and Princess Baling and his wife were demoted to common people.

It's a pity that Wang Wendu's negotiations with the Chai family were not deep, at least there was no evidence on the surface that he was also involved, so the saint did not send him off, but asked Cui Youbo to continue to strictly monitor him.

This is an imperial decree, Cui Youbo must strictly implement it.Immediately, two more eyeliners were placed to monitor Wang Wendu.

With the addition of manpower, the efficiency is fast, and the results are available within two days. The surveillance eyeliner once again reported to Uncle Cui, saying that Wang Wendu's mood has changed a lot in recent days, and he seems to be hesitant about some important matter.

Cui Youbo felt that this situation could not be ignored, so he secretly ordered people to increase the intensity of surveillance, and intercepted the kite used by Wang Wendu to deliver the letter.

Having said that, Uncle Cui once again thanked his capable lady. Now the capital, oh no, the entire Tang Dynasty, the best quality kites are all produced by Cui's Yaofang, and the one used by Wang Wendu happened to be the same as the kite. The nobleman in Beijing he befriended bought it from Cui's Yaofang at a high price and gave it to him.

Since it is a kite produced by himself, it is really not difficult for Cui Youbo to intercept it: just throw Xue Niangzi out, no matter how strong the kite is, it will fly back with it obediently.

In this way, Cui Youbo easily obtained the letters between him and the nobles in the capital without harming the lives of the Yaozi of the Wang family.

As for how to open the sealed letterbox, it is even simpler. Everyone remembers that Cui Youbo also has a "special force" composed of strange people and strange men.

In this army, in addition to the gold captain who can dig holes, the thousand-faced fox fairy who can change his face, and the master thief who is good at picking locks.

That "strange man" who was born as a small thief held a bunch of ancestral lockpicking tools and tossed and rattled for a long time before he finally opened the letter box that could not be broken by a knife or an axe.

On this day, Cui Youbo received a letter from the kite "Lightning" he sent to Zhao Liu. In the letter, Zhao Liu reported in detail the latest intelligence intercepted by the special forces under his leadership.

"What a villain who acts recklessly!" After reading the letter, Cui Youbo was furious and beat the table with his fist.

Because in the letter, Zhao Liuhui reported, "Wechsler wanted to cause chaos in the capital, and in order to disperse the troops and create chaos, he instructed Wang to look for opportunities to frame the army that went to the grassland!"

The matter is very important, Wang Wendu can't make up his mind for a while, he is still hesitating at the moment, so he has no more detailed plan, Zhao Liu and others have no way to find out, but who is Cui Youbo? I made a guess.

In fact, this is not difficult. Wang Wendu is the deputy director in charge of military supplies. The only things he can do are food, horses, equipment, etc. As long as he pays more attention to these issues, he can find clues to the plan.

Thinking of Wang Wendu disregarding the lives of tens of thousands of troops and even hundreds of thousands of border people because of his own selfishness, Uncle Cui felt his teeth itch with hatred.

After finally calming down his anger, Cui Youbo immediately picked up a pen and wrote a secret letter, and asked Xue Niangzi to send it to the capital overnight.

The emperor was also taken aback when he received Cui Youbo's secret letter. After all, the matter reported in the secret letter was too big. Even if he trusted Cui Youbo, he couldn't help hesitating.

Cui Youbo received the emperor's instructions and acted immediately, because Wang Wendu had already started to attack. He had to catch his criminal evidence and stabilize the situation to the maximum extent before the other party caused huge losses.

At the same time, Cui Youbo ordered several eyeliners to continue monitoring.

These people did not disappoint him, and soon found Wang Wendu's target - grain and grass.

"Want to cut off the food of the army?"

When Cui Youbo received the news, he sneered again and again: You probably don't know the surname Wang, but if it was another military supply, it would make you feel a bit embarrassed, but food?Hehe, the potatoes we tried to plant in Shanzhou this year have a bumper harvest, and these are extra harvests. These alone are enough to deal with the few days when the army runs out of food.

And a few days later, Cui Youbo had obtained evidence of Wang Wendu's collusion with the enemy, and the emperor had already secretly ordered Dadu to protect Li Qubing to rush to help Su Dingfang.The potatoes sent by Cui Youbo had just been consumed.

Cui Youbo calculated and rehearsed over and over again, deliberating every detail of the plan several times, and after confirming that there were no loopholes, he quietly called Cheng Hong.

Cui Youbo had long promised Cheng Hong that he would be given the opportunity to make meritorious service, and now that the opportunity has come, he will certainly not treat his family badly.

Su Dingfang led the army deep into the grasslands to search for He Lu's headquarters, and Wang Wendu transferred all the remaining food and grass from Shanzhou to Xizhou again under the pretext of "delivery".

Not surprisingly, as soon as the last batch of grain and grass arrived in Xizhou, they encountered horse thieves again, and even the cart and grain and grass were robbed.

However, when Wang Wendu was secretly proud of the smooth progress of his plan, Cheng Hong took his soldiers from the Zhechong Mansion and hundreds of farmers temporarily conscripted, and escorted carts of potatoes and salt. After leaving the grassland, following the route given to him by Cui Youbo, he chased after Su Dingfang's army all the way.

In this way, the plans of the two sides were launched separately. Wang Wendu counted the time and estimated the day when the army would run out of food.

Not long after, Su Ding conveniently sent a message to the base camp, informing the army that there was not much food and grass and urgent supplies were needed.Of course, in order to allow the food and grass to arrive smoothly, he also clearly informed the army's current resting location and the approximate route forward in the message.

When the most important news came, Wang Wendu did not delay. On the one hand, he said helplessly to General Manager Cheng, "There is not much surplus food in the army, but don't worry, the old man, the humble official has already ordered people to raise food quickly, I believe it will not take long The next batch of food and grass will arrive soon." On the other hand, he used the kite that Webster specially gave him to communicate with He Lu, and told He Lu the location and marching route of Su Dingfang's army.

He Lu was suspicious by nature, even though Webster clearly expressed his willingness to 'cooperate' with him and gave him a big gift, he still didn't believe it.

According to the marching route provided by Wang Wendu, he sent several small groups of soldiers to harass the army. Several tests showed that Webster did have "sincerity" and all the information he provided was accurate.

He Lu didn't hesitate any longer. During this period of time, he was chased and beaten by Su Dingfang, and he was in a mess. Often when he just arrived in a new place, Su Dingfang's army came chasing him before his butt was hot.

He Lu knew Su Dingfang's ability, and also understood that the gap between himself and the opponent's force was too great. In order to prevent the opponent from being completely wiped out, he had no choice but to pack his luggage and continue to lead his troops to flee around.

Now that he finally had a chance for revenge, He Lu decided to go all out, get all the Western Turkic tribes he could muster, gather together, and set up an ambush where Su Dingfang's army was about to advance.

And this advancing place is also thanks to the help of Wang Wendu-Wang Wendu wrote back to Su Dingfang, saying that the food and grass had arrived, and the army could rush there to meet it.

"This time, we must let them come and go!"

He Lu had already learned from Wang Wendu's letter that Su Dingfang's army had run out of food. He calculated with his fingers that the current army had been out of food for many days. Although they outnumbered his own, they were probably too hungry to have any energy.

Facing such an enemy, coupled with setting up an ambush and a surprise attack, Su Dingfang would definitely be beaten to pieces, even if he couldn't wipe them out, he would still be able to destroy their arrogance and drive them out of the grassland.

However, what He Lu didn't expect was that Cheng Hong's grain transportation team had successfully caught up with the army.

Cheng Hong not only brought a large amount of food and grass to Su Dingfang, but also brought the latest news-the He Lu tribe gathered all the troops to set up an ambush in the dense forest one hundred miles ahead.

What Su Dingfang has to do is to take advantage of the situation to counter-ambush, and strive to wipe out the Helu tribe in one fell swoop, and completely put an end to the Western Turkic Rebellion.

At this time, Li Qubing's soldiers and horses were all killed. He and Su Dingfang formulated a battle plan after some discussion based on the information provided by Cui Youbo.

A few days later, He Lu personally led the army to set up an ambush at the predetermined ambush point, quietly waiting for the appearance of the Pingxi army who was about to become starved.

He didn't wait long before he saw a group of haggard and chaotic Tang soldiers coming. Holding back his excitement, He Lu ordered his subordinates not to move rashly, and wait for all the troops to enter the ambush circle before attacking.

What he never expected was that when he suppressed the ecstasy and concentrated on hunting, he and his army were wrapped into big dumplings by the Pingxi army, turning from hunters into prey.

But he knew it soon, because he watched helplessly that the army that was supposed to be staggering from hunger suddenly became extremely vigorous, and rushed towards his soldiers and horses like a beast descending from the mountain.

"What the hell is going on here?" He Lu was stunned as Tang Jun's powerful shouts of killing and the screams of his own soldiers and horses echoed in He Lu's ears. Bloodshot, only one thought in his mind: "Wang Wendu, you should die, you, you lied to me!"

He Lu didn't doubt Wei Shi and the eldest prince, because they had "cooperated" a few times before. Although there were no major interests involved, he felt the sincerity of the other party during the several cooperations.And using common sense to calculate, they have no reason to frame themselves.

After all, the eldest prince is not the emperor, and he has no direct interest in whether the Northwest wins or not.On the contrary, if the Northwest is defeated, the Tang Dynasty will definitely send reinforcements. By then, the Gyeonggi will be empty of troops, which is suitable for the eldest prince to act.

Since it wasn't Webster's intentional deception, then it was Wang Wendu's design that harmed them.

That's right, it must be Wang Wendu, mother, this duplicitous, insidious and cunning rat dog, really deserves to die.

He Lu gritted his teeth and scolded, but Wang Wendu died unjustly. It's a pity that he didn't have time to complain at this time. Cui Youbo had obtained solid evidence, and Su Dingfang, Li Qubing and others were witnesses, so he could be settled directly. Wang Wendu's crime.

However, Cui Youbo is very good at being a man. He did not overstep his authority, but directly put the evidence before Cheng Zhijie’s case. At the same time, Su Dingfang and Li Qubing also sent letters to Cheng Zhijie with their own kites. It proves that Wang Wendu collaborated with the enemy.

Cheng Zhijie was careless and careful. Although he was a little concerned that Cui Youbo, Su Dingfang, Li Qubing and others did not notify him as the chief executive before the action, he did not show it on his face. First he tied Wang Wendu up and imprisoned him on the spot in extreme anger, and then he Chatted with Cui Youbo very enthusiastically.

Cheng Zhijie knew very well that Cui Youbo and the others dared to act without telling him that they must have been ordered by the saint, and if he insisted on this matter, wouldn't he be going against the saint?

Also, the saint can entrust such an important matter to Cui Youbo, which shows his trust in him.

You must know that Cui Youbo is the governor, and he is in charge of the local area, he is not a general.But the sage just overstepped him, Cheng Zhijie, the general manager of Pingxi, and Cheng Zhijie knew the deep meaning of it.

Fortunately, my family and the Cui family have always been on good terms. My granddaughter and Mrs. Cui are still best friends. Whether it is from Cheng Hong's side or from Princess Qinghe's side, the two families are related by marriage, so Cui Youbo is trusted and used by the emperor. For the Cheng family, it's not a bad thing.

When Cui Youbo saw Cheng Zhijie's reaction, he was amazed: Cheng Gong's success today is not due to luck, but extraordinary ability.

Cui Youbo has always respected capable people, and he also wanted to make friends with Cheng's family, so he added, "Ah Hong also went to the grassland to deliver food for General Su."

Hearing this, Cheng Zhijie's smile lines deepened. The Cui family boy is indeed smart, okay, okay, he likes to deal with smart people.

Both parties have made good friends, and the next thing will be simpler——

Cheng Zhijie came forward as the commander of the army, took over the remaining affairs, and praised Cui Youbo in his memorial to the emperor.

As for Cui Youbo, in the secret letter to the emperor, he said that he was able to successfully find out the traitor and pacify the main force of the Western Turks this time, thanks to the support of Manager Cheng, and credited Manager Cheng with all the credit for arresting Wang Wendu .

Cui Youbo's secret book was quickly placed in front of the sage, and at this moment, Xiao Nan discovered that there was poison in Tai Chi Palace.

When the emperor was discussing the plan with the eldest princess, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but think: Didn't Wei Shi and the eldest prince want to transfer the troops from the capital and nearby states and counties?

Just like what the eldest princess said, since you want to catch fish, it is better to get a big one. If you can catch all the dangerous elements in the capital in one fell swoop, it will be the real consummation!
Therefore, the emperor clearly received the news of the great victory in the Northwest and He Lu's defeat and capture, but he still instructed Cheng Zhijie to send a memorial for the defeat. The emperor himself also gave full play to his acting skills and moved the cosplay stage to the court. There was a good show in front of me.

What was the fury, what was the imperial conquest, what was the emergency rescue... The emperor acted heartily, watching the people in the front court and the harem believe it, the villain in his heart pinched his waist and laughed proudly.

Afterwards, the plan continued to advance, and [-] reinforcements left the capital. After leaving the capital, they waited on the sidelines to encircle and suppress the tribes raised by Webster and the largest group of spies from the Western Turks who had infiltrated the Central Plains.After annihilating all the incoming enemies, Xiao Siye, the deputy leader of the army, followed the emperor's order and let people spread the false news that the reinforcements were attacked and suffered heavy losses.

Soon, these news were sent back to the capital, which accelerated the pace of action of Webster's family.

After finishing these, Xiao Siye divided the 3 people into dozens of teams and ordered them to sneak back to the capital.

Originally, the sage and the eldest princess thought that Wei Shi and others would fight at Da Ci'en Temple, but unexpectedly they miscalculated. After returning to the palace, the two siblings discussed again and decided to set the battlefield directly at Mount Li.

However, their siblings still missed one point, that is, Li Yi, who was trusted by the emperor, was dragged into the water by Webster, making the Habayashi Army who was originally the most loyal to the emperor a rebel army...

(End of this chapter)

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