Great Han Empire

Chapter 269 The situation changes suddenly
"If Li Hong is killed, what will be the consequences?" Wang Fen paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, as if he was talking to himself or asking everyone in the room.

Xu You sighed: "It's easy to kill Li Hong, but if your majesty thinks that Jizhou is too chaotic and unsafe, and won't go back to the hometown of Hejian State in Jizhou to worship the ancestors, what should we do? Death, doesn't it just give them a reason to object?"

"In addition, Li Hong died in Jizhou. Your Excellency cannot absolve himself of the blame. His Majesty may punish you if you are furious. If your Excellency is dismissed or imprisoned, how can you do this? Do you still want to do it? Li Hong's subordinates They are all a group of savages, a group of savages who don’t understand anything, they are very loyal to Li Hong, if Li Hong is killed, they lose control in anger and launch crazy revenge on us, then what should we do?”

Xu You looked at Wang Fen, and said cautiously: "In my opinion, it's better not to kill him, lest a single hair will affect the whole body, and the result will fall short."

Zhou Jing retorted: "Ziyuan, you have too many worries. I think Li Hong's coming to Jizhou is too much of a threat to us, so we should kill him as soon as possible. Li Hong's corruption in Xiliang has offended all parties in the DPRK and China. , There are too many people who want to kill him. If we find a decent reason to kill him, not only will no one be held accountable by the court, but maybe we will make meritorious service? Although Your Majesty is very kind to Li Hong, but everyone is dead. What else can he do? As long as we have sufficient reasons to kill him, even if His Majesty wants to punish us, he can't find any charges."

"My lord, it's better to kill me." Tao Gao said, "With the help of that Song Wen, Li Hong will definitely be able to grasp the evidence that my lord framed and confiscated 27 families of Dahao. My lord, this is a capital crime. If you don't kill him, he will kill him." Yours. Also, the ancestral temple of His Majesty’s hometown has not been repaired, and the temporary palace has not been built. This matter cannot be concealed. Once Li Hong finds out, how will my lord deal with it? Li Hong just wrote a letter of impeachment, my lord It is the crime of deceiving the king."

Wang Fen was silent, hesitating.

"My lord, let's just say that he was revenged by the ants and assassinated to death by an assassin." Zhou Jing laughed, "In this way, we can shirk all responsibility."

"My lord, kill him. There are too many troubles and great variables. It is hard to predict what the consequences will be. Therefore, it is safer not to kill him." Xu You said, "My lord, we can bribe him with money and bribe him." He. Li Hong can't buy it, so we can buy his subordinates."

"Brother Yuanshan, we urgently need that batch of military funds, so let Ziyuan run away first." Chen Yi pondered for a long time, and said, "Over the years, I haven't seen any disrespectful bureaucrats."

Wang Fen nodded and said, "Okay, let Ziyuan go for a run first."

He glanced at Zhou Jing and Tao Gao, and said: "If you want to kill Li Hong, you have to kill him together with his three thousand black panthers, otherwise it will be difficult to control the development of the matter, so this matter needs to be discussed carefully and carefully. Planning, don’t rush it.”

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The next day, Xu You went to the Xiangyushan barracks and directly found Li Wei, Sima Zuojun.

Li Wei was very enthusiastic and welcomed him into the army tent, and they talked happily with each other.The two chatted for a while, then Xu You explained the purpose of coming and handed over the gift list.Li Wei took it and glanced at it briefly, then put it on the table casually, and said with a smile: "Master Wang gave you such a generous gift." He deliberately emphasized the word "thick".

"Song Wen, a disciple of Mr. Jiang in Bohai, said that you recently confiscated the property of 27 wealthy families in Jizhou, with a total of [-] million yuan. Now this money..." Li Wei did not continue, but deliberately dragged out his tone, squinting his eyes Look at Xu You and observe his reaction.

Xu You repeatedly shook his head and laughed, "That's a lunatic, you can't take your words seriously."

Li Wei smiled slightly, and slowly pushed the gift list on the case table in front of Xu You, and said, "Master Xu, you should be very clear about who my lord is. I dare not do this kind of thing, and I dare not make up my own mind to represent him. Accepting this great gift, I want to keep the eating thing on my neck, so you don't have to worry about Brother Ziyuan."

Xu You slowly pushed the gift list back, and said with a smile: "This little gift, Zhong Yuan, should be accepted, lest I go back and cannot explain it. Zhong Yuan's meaning, I will definitely bring it to Lord Inspector, I believe Lord Inspector It will definitely satisfy you."

Li Wei nodded and smiled when he heard the words: "Brother Ziyuan, go back and tell Mr. Wang that if he wants to take away the military funds, he must do something to show Mr. Li to make Mr. Li happy. Otherwise, how much money will you give?" It is useless to bribe me, you must know that I have just joined Mr. Li's account, so my words have no weight."

Xu You happily clasped his hands and asked, "Zhong Yuan, can you give me some pointers."

Li Wei smiled and said: "Although you know that the army is very important to ensure the safety of your majesty, you don't pay attention to the soldiers of the army at all. The army in Jizhou Prefecture has been established for some time, and the imperial court also allocated part of the military funds in the early stage. But not only did you not have all the armor and weapons, but you didn’t even provide for the food and clothing of the soldiers. How can Master Li allocate the [-] million yuan of military funds to you with confidence? You have violated the taboo of adults by doing this, you know? "

Xu You suddenly realized, "Thank you Zhong Yuan for reminding me, I will report to your lord as soon as I get back, and I will settle this matter tomorrow."

"If Lord Wang can solve this matter in time, the matter will be much simpler." Li Wei said, then he remembered something and asked, "I heard that Master Xiangkai from Pingyuan County is teaching the Fa in Yecheng?"

Xu You said with a smile: "Why, Zhong Yuan is also interested in Huang Lao's way and the art of immortals?"

Li Wei said: "It's not that I'm interested, it's Master Li who is interested." He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Master Li said that if it's convenient, he would like to visit the city for a few days."

Xu You hurriedly said: "There is no need to visit. If your lord enters the city, the common people will definitely flock to watch again. It is difficult to guarantee your safety. In my opinion, let the master come to visit lord Li."

"Master Xiangkai is highly respected, it's too rude to do this." Li Wei shook his head and said, "If you annoy the master and leave the master so angry, wouldn't it be bad?"

"Master Wang and Master Xiangkai have a very good relationship. I will report this matter to your lord immediately after I go back, and he will come forward to invite Master Xiangkai to visit Master Li in the barracks." Xu You said with a smile, "Don't worry, Zhong Yuan, Master is humble. , won’t be so impotent.”

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Li Hong ordered Yan Liang and Wen Chou to lead the army temporarily.

After Yan Liang and Wen Chou carefully checked the troops, they immediately reported to Li Hong and asked for the establishment of a guard battalion and a soldier battalion.There are many soldiers who are injured or frostbitten in the army, but because there is no doctor in the army, no one treats them.

"My lord, I think these soldiers are temporarily drawn from various departments of the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army. The organizational system is rather chaotic, as if they belong to different commanders, and some departments have conflicts with each other." Yan Liang said, "So many The messy parts must be led by someone with authority in the dark."

Li Hong looked up at Yan Liang and asked, "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Yan Liang said, "Zhang Xiao Zhang Bochou is a soldier who is young and has no experience in leading troops, let alone any military exploits. Who would listen to him? Governor Wang Fen is not in the barracks at all. He is a gentry bureaucrat. , doesn’t even know martial arts, and the bandits from the Yellow Turban Army won’t even pay him any attention?”

"If there wasn't a big man in charge of the barracks to command and dispatch, would this gang of Yellow Turbans stay in the barracks so obediently?" Wen Chou laughed, "The [-] soldiers don't have enough food or clothing to keep them warm, so I'm afraid they would have started robbing them long ago. I think that Lin Xun, Pan Ta, Liao Lei, and Ding Bo are all thugs who have fought in battle, and their martial arts are not bad. Their status in the Yellow Turban Army will not be too low. There is no Yellow Turban Army general who has a higher status than them. camp, who will control them?"

Li Hong thought for a while and said: "Zishan, Zijun, you send people to watch these four people secretly. If you find this leader of the Yellow Turban Army who is hiding in the dark and commanding, don't arrest him for now, let alone kill him. It still works."

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Xu You hurried back to the city to report the situation to the governor Wang Fen.

"Although this Li Zhongyuan is young, he is very greedy, and 1000 million yuan can't satisfy him." Xu You said disdainfully, "He repeatedly mentioned that we confiscated [-] million yuan of wealth, obviously he is blackmailing us, he wants to blackmail us. Zhu Jun was clean and honest all his life, but he never expected to teach such a shameless person, it really insulted Mr. Zhu's reputation."

"That's right. If everyone is like that barbarian Li Hong, how can we accomplish great things?" Wang Fen said with a smile, "Tomorrow, you will give him another 2000 million yuan. Li Wei's idea is good, we ignored it earlier. This savage also has the habit of loving soldiers like sons."

He looked at Xiang Kai and asked, "Master, should we also send some of the armor and weapons over?"

"No, just give me some food and clothing." Xiang Kai shook his head resolutely and said, "If these 2 people are equipped with armor and weapons now, who knows what they will do? Of course, the bitter chieftain's subordinates will obey the bitter chieftain. But what about Lin Xun? There are Panta and others, will they listen to the chief? If someone suddenly attacks Li Hong and his subordinates, all our schemes will be exposed immediately. We cannot take this risk."

Wang Fen nodded, and said to Xu You: "Ziyuan, let's send some food and winter clothes first. Send more meat, let the soldiers eat meat, and make that barbarian happy. Give us the military funds as soon as possible. .”

"tomorrow?"

"Yes, tomorrow. We are in a hurry to use the money." Wang Fen said with a wry smile, "There are many things to do now, so we are waiting for the money for emergency."

"Master, will you go to the barracks tomorrow?" Xu You asked Xiangkai.

"Yes, I'll meet him." Xiang Kai said with a smile, "It's surprising that Lord Leopard is interested in Huang Lao's techniques."

He looked at Wang Fen and said, "If I can convince him, it will be a big deal."

Wang Fen snorted and sneered: "Does he understand? He will kill people. It's nothing to pretend to be elegant."

Xu You looked at Xiang Kai in disbelief, cupped his hands and said, "Master, if you can convince him, you must be a living god."

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(End of this chapter)