Yanzhou.
It’s March and everything is growing.
The imperial envoy Liu Jing looked out from a high building. The east wind came slowly, but Liu Jing felt a slight chill in his heart...
He had been in Yanzhou for some time, and when he left the capital, he knew that this matter was quite difficult: Yanzhou was an important place, and no matter how stupid the monarch was, he would think twice about the choice of the commanders of the Yanzhou army. For example, Lu Haozhi, who left without warning this time, was born in a poor family, and his ancestors had been farm laborers for generations. Even so, the Holy Emperor specifically asked about the candidates for Yanzhou Daxingtai.
The previous Daxingtai was Jingcheng Hou Weiqi, and his relationship with Lu Haozhi was average.
This is not to say that there is any rift between the two, it is all because Wei Qi recognized the look and knew that the Holy One had given him the power to control the 200,000 Yanzhou Army in name only, so that he would ensure that Lu Haozhi did not make any changes. . Besides...he doesn't have to worry about the Yanzhou Army. Even the relationship with Lu Haozhi doesn't have to be very close.
Otherwise, the Sacred Heart would be suspicious... Although the sect successfully separated itself from the sect a hundred years ago, it was not yet strong enough to call itself the Imperial Guard.
After Wei Qi was forced to return to Fengzhou and serve as an official by Wei Huan, Empress Gu and Concubine Deng fought over the accidental disfigurement of the eldest daughter of the Song family, the soon-to-be crown prince. The emperor was so entangled that he even forgot to ask Yanzhou Daxing. The matter of Taiwan vacancy. Therefore, the nobles who controlled the government discussed and appointed Zhang Lesui, a descendant of the Zhang family in Gyeonggi Province, to succeed Yanzhou Daxingtai.
Zhang Lesui was an elegant person who loved to talk and socialize. He had always been very popular among the gentry. But when it comes to actual talent... he is much worse than Wei Qi. It's just that the main task of Yanzhou Daxingtai is to keep the Yanzhou army from causing trouble, and there are usually no urgent matters. The Zhang family arranged two smart aides for Zhang Lesui, and everyone thought that he could handle this task. of.
Now that the Holy One has grown older, his vigor is gradually losing, but his suspicions are getting worse. The nobles did not want to overly irritate the elderly supreme leader, so they chose Zhang Lesui because after all, the Zhang family in Gyeonggi was just an aristocratic family, and Zhang Lesui was not very capable and would never be able to usurp the Yanzhou Army. Even if this candidate is not in the Holy Spirit's favor, it is expected that if the Holy Spirit discovers it later, he will not think that it is an arrangement with evil intentions by the nobles.
But who would have thought that the Yanzhou civil uprising was intensified because of Zhang Lesui's wide acquaintances-Zhang Lesui's wide acquaintances were all among the gentry. Knowing that Wei Qingxiao, the second master of Wei in our hall, is certainly not without friendship with Zhang Lesui. Not only were they friends, but Wei Qingxiao, although not very fond of people, was good at drinking tea and had the same interests as Zhang Lesui. When they were both in the imperial capital, they would meet up every once in a while to make tea and discuss the mysteries.
Therefore, as the Daxingtai of Yanzhou, he was the first to know that the Qin family had gathered villagers to go to the imperial capital to seek an explanation from the Wei family about Qin Lian'er and Qin Hu, and he immediately felt that he should let go of the matter for his friends.
This son of a rich and romantic family who was divided between scholars and common people directly called Yan Governor Shi to him and told him in an understated manner to send troops to arrest the Qin family: "How can we allow these mobs to mess around in the important land of Yanzhou? What a shame! Go quickly, arrest them all, and lock them in state prison, so as to deter those unworthy people!"
Chang Shi wiped cold sweat and reported: "But Qin Hu is General Lu's adoptive father!"
"Lu Haozhi's adoptive father?" Zhang Lesui was even more dissatisfied after hearing this. Unlike his predecessor Wei Qi who deliberately did not get too close to Lu Haozhi, Zhang Lesui was with Lu Haozhi from the bottom of his heart. Hao Zhi couldn't get together. This is not surprising. Zhang Lesui grew up in Jinxiudui, and all his life he likes are the things of the gentry. Lu Haozhi was born in a poor family and did not have enough to eat when he was a child. How can he find the mood to imitate those "mess" in the eyes of warriors? s things
Zhang Lesui is a fun-loving person. Because he is not the Daxingtai of Yanzhou like Wei Qi, he has been in the imperial capital. He only sent his subordinates to Yanzhou to watch Lu Haozhi on his behalf. However, he took up the post in person before arriving. When he was in Yanzhou, he thought he was putting down his dignity and invited Lu Haozhi to a banquet.
However, after a conversation between him and Lu Haozhi at the banquet, either Lu Haozhi was confused by what he said, or Lu Haozhi was interested and he thought it was not worthy of the stage. After such a meal, Zhang Lesui thought that Lu Haozhi was vulgar and that he was just a commoner and was not worthy of being on his threshold. Lu Haozhi was secretly angry and felt that Zhang Lesui was simply relying on his family background and specifically asked him to come over. Shame on you and give yourself a show of strength!
The two of them never met again unless necessary.
So after Zhang Lesui heard what Chang Shi said about the relationship between the Qin family and Lu Haozhi, he never thought about giving Lu Haozhi any face. He said contemptuously: "I still wonder how the Qin family can be so bold. It turns out that It's because of Lu Haozhi! He, Lu Haozhi, was originally just a commoner, but he was humble enough to be honored by the emperor. Now he is in charge of an army in a state, but he doesn't want to repay the emperor. Instead, he indulges in trivial matters! My dear, how ungrateful!”
Zhang Lesui scolded Lu Haozhi, and then he said, "In this case, you don't have to go. Out of consideration for my colleagues, I will give Lu Haozhi one last chance and let him take care of the Qin family's affairs." stop!"
... Lu Haozhi was born and raised in Yanzhou, and had held heavy troops for many years. He had eyes and ears all over the city. Chang Shi's words had already reached his ears before he even walked out.
Thinking that Qin Hu was as kind to Lu Hao as his reborn parents, who would be willing to attack such a great benefactor unless he was a very ungrateful person? But if he doesn't take action, according to Zhang Lesui's intention, all the responsibility for the Qin family's troubles will be placed on Lu Hao!
Lu Haozhi was filled with grief and anger. Although he did not lead the Yanzhou army to rebel, he still came and left without saying goodbye. Out of resentment towards Zhang Lesui, he mobilized troops and horses from the warehouse. All the necessary gold seals and tiger charms were taken away, and they are still missing...
Liu Jing put his hands in his sleeves and touched half of the tiger talisman in his sleeve that was delivered to him by Sikong Song Yuwang before leaving. He slowly walked downstairs with a heavy heart: "Lu Hao's origin is from Yanzhou. After he commanded the Yanzhou army, , He took good care of his neighbors. There were many people in the state who benefited from him, and he repeatedly requested that the imperial court increase taxes, making Yanzhou's taxes lower than those in the surrounding areas. This alone is like a favor. It may not be possible for all the people in the state to rebel with him, but many people are willing to hide his traces... Although Zhang Lesui has been in Yanzhou for several years, he has only interacted with the gentry. As soon as Hao Zhi hid with the common people, he was at a loss what to do... The gold seal was fine, the worst he could do was to recast it... "
In fact, the tiger talisman is a dead thing, and people are alive. Without the complete tiger talisman, it is impossible for the Yanzhou Army to be free from the control of the imperial court. In the final analysis, it still depends on the person. Lu Haozhi has been in charge of the Yanzhou Army for decades and has deep-rooted prestige in the army. He left without telling him. Firstly, he was forced by Zhang Lesui. Secondly, he could not bear to embarrass the Qin family. The former was unfair. , the latter emphasizes meaning.
In the eyes of a nobleman like Zhang Lesui, he was ignorant, but how could his subordinates not feel angry for him? Like Lu Haozhi, these people did not dare to rebel directly, but they could do it by following the rules and not daring to move without seeing the whole tiger talisman.
What's more, where is the Yanzhou Army's refusal? Liu Jing could imagine that even if he got the whole tiger talisman, these people would inevitably say that they didn't know how to act without a commander-in-chief. If Liu Jing gives them a temporary commander-in-chief, they will definitely continue to find various reasons... and drag it on anyway.
The problem is that the people of the Qin family are said to have gathered thousands of villagers and relatives at this moment, in great numbers...
When Liu Jingcai arrived in Yanzhou, he actually had the idea of going to the village where the Qin family was located to appease him personally. Although he was born in the Liu family of Donghu and was a descendant of his clan, he was not like Zhang Lesui who relied on his gentry and looked down upon all common people. Although Wei Qingxiao defended what happened to the Qin family in a serious manner, only a fool would believe that the Qin family rushed all the way to the imperial capital to seek medical treatment, and that Qin Hu would go to the Wei family to steal before he recovered... Yu Qin is in love with Qin. The anger of the family is actually justified. Wei Qingxiao really bullied people too much.
According to Liu Jing's calculations, although the Qin family was in trouble and had the identity of Lu Haozhi, they still could not be the opponent of the imperial court. As long as the Qin family is not stupid, they can understand this. The order they received when they left the capital was that as long as the civil uprising was put down, they could do it easily, so there were no restrictions on the method. He was a peaceful person and did not care much about the status of the nobles. He felt that although he could not provide complete justice to the Qin family, he could appease them and give them a step to step down when they were angry and staged a civil uprising.
In this way, the trouble can be settled without any blood.
Moreover, he is a descendant of the Liu family. The Liu family's children are constantly fighting with the Rong people in Donghu. Yanzhou, as the rear of Donghu, is also the most important transportation point for baggage. If something goes wrong, the Liu family will be in disaster!
Therefore, Liu Jing planned that even if he was angered by the Qin family, he would accept it and as long as the matter was settled as soon as possible, it would not affect the war situation in Donghu.
As a result, Zhang Lesui was tricked again at the critical moment - Zhang Lesui heard that he wanted to go to Qinjiacun in person to appease the Qin family. He looked incredulous and persuaded him for more than an hour, so that he didn't have to worry about it. A few common people are suffering like this.
Finally, seeing that Liu Jing couldn't help him, Zhang Lesui seemed to give in and offered to send someone to escort him.
Then this delivery lasted for three to five days before stopping. When they arrived at the place, Liu Jing got off the carriage and took a look, but he saw a newly built courtyard. There were two pretty and young maids waiting outside the courtyard. It was quiet and peaceful inside and outside. There is no trace of the rumored uprising taking place there.
When Liu Jing was stunned, he saw Zhang Lesui, who was wearing a golden dress and wearing a golden crown, came out of the gate with a smile. He smiled slyly at him and said, "Brother Liu, please look at this house, stupid brother. If you are interested, you can stay here for a long time." , Let Yudi do whatever he wants."
If you still don’t understand that Zhang Lesui’s so-called sending someone to take him to Qinjia Village to appease the Qin family was just a delaying tactic. In order to prevent Liu Jing from doing this, he sent his guide to lead Liu Jing, who was not familiar with Yanzhou, in Yanzhou. There were so many twists and turns outside the city, but he came by car and waited in this courtyard first - Liu Jing was really stupid!
But after understanding this, Liu Jing just wanted to kick this man to death!
With a livid face, he drew his sword and forced the coachman to send him back to Yanzhou City as quickly as possible, regardless of Zhang Lesui's attempts to stay and apologize. Then he found other people to inquire about the situation. As expected: after he was killed by Zhang Lesui When Sui was tricked out of the city, Zhang Lesui had already sent Yan Governor Shi to lead troops to Qinjiacun to suppress...
The most important thing is that Yan Governor Shi returned in defeat!
Not many of the 800 state warriors he brought with him died in the battle, but most of them fled - after all, most of these state warriors were locals, and many of them had family connections with the Qin family and asked Lu Haozhi to come forward. Help them beg for a bite of food in the yamen.
Who among the fellow villagers is willing to kill him? Let’s attack our benefactor! But they were afraid of being questioned when they returned to the state, so these people simply went home without being beaten.
Faced with such a situation, Zhang Lesui actually still spoke eloquently: "Brother Liu, what is your status? The Qin family is just a commoner, how can we expect you, Brother Liu, to go and apologize in person? Brother Liu, I also saw that you are so stubborn that I had no choice but to take this step. !”
Liu Jing was so angry that he didn't care about anything else and asked his followers to put Zhang Lesui under house arrest and not allow him to interfere in any matters anymore!
But it's too late now...
The Qin family no longer believed in the court's appeasement. Liu Jing rushed to Qinjia Village twice in succession, but was refused entry. The second time, he even had his hat shot off by a young man.
"The civil uprising led by the Qin family has grown stronger due to the defeat of Zhou Yong led by Chang Shi. In the past few years, the court has been increasing taxes, and it is often said that the people of the country cannot bear the pressure. This civil uprising is obviously also caused by It's been taken advantage of... Now it will be difficult to calm down without the intervention of the Yanzhou Army." Liu Jing sighed deeply, "But the Yanzhou Army has repeatedly refused. Although I am an imperial envoy, I am weak and weak. Even if he kills several people in public, it may not be enough to deter the soldiers, and may even lead to suspicion among the soldiers... After all, Lu Haozhi was once the commander-in-chief of the Yanzhou Army! If the soldiers are worried about being implicated by Lu Haozhi, then... "
Liu Jing stretched out his fingers and pressed his aching forehead. He remembered that he would meet with Wei Liu who had arrived in Yanzhou after noon, and he had a glimmer of hope. "There is no false scholar under the great reputation. Although this man is young, he is recognized by the imperial capital." He is both talented and beautiful. And at least on the surface, this incident is caused by the Wei family. The Wei family only sent him here, so he must have some good ideas?" (To be continued)