In mid-August, it was originally the day when King Wu Sansi of Liang gave the Su Yue army under the command of the acting king to return to the dynasty. However, a few days ago, Wan Guojun and Liu Guangye, the envoys sent by the imperial court to investigate the rebellion of the Liuren in the Lingnan case, were successively sniped to death by the strongmen on the way to the southern foot of Songshan Mountain, which made things change again.

His Majesty the Holy Emperor was naturally extremely angry about this, and Yu Chaotang stated that he must strictly investigate to the end.

Wu Sansi naturally suspected that this was a means used by the acting king who did not want to return to the capital, and at the same time expressed this suspicion through the party members, and wrote a letter to impeach the acting king for his false deeds, and the five thousand strong brigades had been patrolling for a long time without success, and still inevitably indulged in evil deeds, and proposed that the acting king return to the capital to be tried, and another envoy should be sent to take charge of the Suyue army.

But of course, this proposal was opposed by many courtiers, and the Suyue army itself was a special task, and its main task was to eliminate bandits from Shendu to Songshan and the surrounding foothills of Songshan. And the place where Wan Guojun and the other two were killed has already exceeded this range, and the Su Yue army must not rashly cross the border to patrol.

Secondly, compared with pursuing the responsibility of the acting king, it seems that the county where the crime occurred is more worthy of investigation. Because not long before that, the relevant states and counties also successively played the realm of peace, and there were no bandits, and proposed that the imperial court recall the Suyue army, and then this evil thing happened.

It is also common for local officials to make false statements and whitewash the peace in order to ensure political performance or for other reasons. It is precisely for this reason that the imperial court has to send envoys from all walks of life to investigate the true situation in the states every once in a while.

After a slight weighing, His Majesty the Holy Emperor accepted the latter, mainly held the local authorities accountable, and asked the Suyue army to expand the scope of its inspection, and it was necessary to eliminate the bandits in the vicinity of Songshan.

At the same time, His Majesty the Holy Emperor sent an envoy to continue southward, and sent the Suyue army to protect it and send it out of the Heluo range.

After such a toss, the time soon came to September, and the conscription in Hebei was basically completed, although there was still a certain gap from the original 60,000 troops, but the date of sending troops had arrived, and the army could only march north according to the deadline.

Of course, the Wu kings' plan to recruit the Suyue army into the army was in vain.

In the face of this variable, Wu Sansi was naturally in a bad mood, and depriving the acting king of military power was an important part of his targeting of the acting king.

Today's acting king is no longer a lonely person who was weak in the early years, and if he wants to target him, he can only step by step, first creating the illusion that the acting king is about to lose power, so as to shake the heart of his party members, and then further promote it.

Not to mention that Wu Sansi was still thinking about how to deal with the acting king, after the official dispatch of the Daibei Provincial Army, Li Zhaode, the prime minister who was participated in by the courtiers, was finally deposed as the prime minister and served as the lieutenant of Nan'an County, Quanzhou. Wang Xiaojie, the protector of Anxi, was also dismissed from the governor's office.

At the same time, Zhang Xi, the heavenly official waiter, was the Fengge waiter, Du Jingjian, the criminal Shaoqing, was the Qiuguan waiter, and Zhou Yunyuan, the right Taichung, worshiped the prime minister together.

Of course, this round of adjustment is not the final result, just look at the original ministry of the three ministers, or pawn, or punishment, or impeachment, which shows that His Majesty the Holy Emperor wants to carry out a more thorough dispatch and purge of the court through the political hall, and the original intention should be to continue to pave the way for the canonization ceremony.

With such an adjustment, people in the current situation will inevitably have joys and sorrows. Some people who want to take advantage of this to worship the prime minister are inevitably disappointed, but others are inevitably more high-spirited, every time the situation is adjusted, it is a crisis and an opportunity coexist, and the final result depends on their respective means and creation.

In the court, there may be mixed blessings and sorrows, but the only thing left is loneliness.

In mid-September, Li Zhaode was ushered back to Shendu, and Zhou Yunyuan, the right Taichung, was responsible for receiving him, and did not even allow him to go to the imperial city, but carried out the delivery of the relevant files in the Luozhou Tuyuan. In addition, there was almost no one in the Divine Capital City who came forward.

Although Li Zhaode is arrogant, he has also been up and down in officialdom for many years, and he has also experienced similar warmth and coldness, so he doesn't feel too much about it. He did not stay in the divine capital for long, and delusionally thought that the divine will had been reversed, and immediately after the settlement was completed, he set off for Luonan.

The day's travel was not far, and the group stayed in the pavilion thirty miles away from the city that day, and was only placed in the hall and not into the official hall. Li Zhaode's attachés were a little dissatisfied with this, and they were ready to teach a lesson to the post guards who looked down on people, but they were stopped by Li Zhaode.

Since he knew that he had offended many people and given few favors, he had not given much favor, especially the heir of King Wu of Wei out of the court, and now he suddenly lost his position, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be chased and beaten by others.

In particular, the Wangchengyi murder case set a bad precedent for the struggle between the government and the opposition, and before he left the Heluo range, his basic personal safety could not be guaranteed, and he was really in no mood to care about the treatment on the way at this moment.

The accommodation provided by the inn is already quite rudimentary, and the food is even rougher, making it difficult to swallow. The post guards may have received instructions to make things difficult for Li Zhaode, but they themselves did not dare to humiliate the former prime minister too much, so they still found an excuse to be a little perfunctory: "The Suyue army is about to cross the border, and the historical materials of the Pavilion Post must be kept in advance, not intentionally snubbing Li Fujun." ”

"The acting king is about to return to the capital?"

When Li Zhaode heard this, his eyes couldn't help but flash slightly, and he asked through his mouth.

The post guard only used this as a perfunctory excuse to talk casually, and he did not know in detail or need to explain it to Li Zhaode in detail, so he took his leave after a few words.

The simple meal was really hard to swallow, and Li Zhaode finally went to bed on an empty stomach. The night tossed and turned, and in addition to hunger, there was also a cold night wind blowing against the broken windows, crackling, and disturbing dreams.

Through the gap in the broken window, Li Zhaode looked at the few flickering cold stars in the sky, and sighed suddenly: "It's a pity." ”

It is a pity that he did not survive until the return of the king to the capital, if he was attacked by the courtiers, the king was in the capital, then he might not be able to be degraded by exile.

Li Zhaode knew that he and the acting king might not be able to converge in the overall situation, but they could echo in small ways, especially in terms of balancing the kings of the Wu clan. Now that he has been demoted out of the capital, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the king to support him in the current situation.

How the Holy Favor fights with politics are two concepts, and if the Acting King is just content to be a rich and idle king, no one can harm him by virtue of the Holy Favor he enjoys at the moment. But if the king wants to do a good job in the current situation, the more he does, the greater the possibility of being attacked.

Liang Wang Wu Sansi has already paid homage to the prime minister, if the acting king cannot guarantee enough influence in the political hall, then he is in an absolutely passive situation, he can only defend, and there is no way to fight back.

Li Zhaode is a thorn in the side of the kings of the Wu family, and now he has been squeezed out of the court by the courtiers, and the pressure on the next king will only increase. Although Prime Minister Yang Zaisi seems to have a relatively harmonious relationship with the acting king, Yang Zaisi does not have the courage to stand side by side with the acting king at all.

The current situation is extremely unfavorable to the acting king. If you want to maintain your influence in the current situation, you must hold a seat in the government hall, but if you want to get a seat in the government hall, you will definitely have a direct conflict with the incumbent prime ministers.

Under the circumstance that King Wu Sansi of Liang had already entered the political hall first, and several prime ministers were worried about their positions, it was almost an impossible task for the acting king to arrange for someone close enough to him to enter the political hall, unless His Majesty the Holy Emperor directly intervened and openly expressed his unsparing support for the acting king.

But with Li Zhaode's understanding of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, this may be even smaller than the acting king alone winning the position of prime minister.

The Acting King is now in charge of the Northern Palace, and his followers are deeply involved in matters related to the national economy, and if His Majesty the Holy Emperor still wants to give the Acting King a prime minister's seat in such a situation, it will lose the meaning and position of balancing all parties.

Spoiling the acting king too much will bring more profound turmoil to the current situation, perhaps even more than the dispute between the king of Wei and the imperial heir. His Majesty the Holy Emperor will definitely not, and there is no need to tie the stability and trend of the current situation too deeply to the Acting King.

In terms of dealing with the kings of the Wu clan, Li Zhaode can be said to be as prosperous as the acting king. Now that he has been belittled, the acting king will soon be dealt a blow.

Of course, the situation of the acting king is much calmer than that of Li Zhaode. There are not too many enemies of the acting king, as long as direct conflict with the reigning prime minister is avoided, there is no need for the prime ministers to exert pressure and rejection on the acting king together with the king of Liang.

Of course, the premise of wanting His Majesty the Holy Emperor to intervene is that the acting king must give up all the things at the moment. No matter how bad it is, it will not fall to Li Zhaode, who has been demoted from prime minister to a county lieutenant in Xiaxian County.

Li Zhaode admired the acting king in his heart, and he was also more curious about what the acting king would make in the face of such a situation. If the next development of events is according to Li Zhaode's prediction, then he should be able to hear the news on the way.

The night's sleep was extremely poor, and in the early morning, Li Zhaode's spirit could not help but languish. Although the food provided by the inn was still difficult to swallow, I ate some of it to ensure that I had the stamina to continue on the road. The time set by the imperial court for him to degrade the journey was very strict, and he could not tolerate any delays on the way, and he could only keep moving forward to ensure that he would not be overdue.

If he went on for a few more days, he was already hundreds of miles away from the capital of God. In the evening, the group was hurrying to get to the next station before dark.

But suddenly a group of people appeared in the grass field ahead, all of them with big shoulders and round waists, and their mounts under their hips were also tall and powerful.

Seeing that the other party was gradually approaching, the attachés protected Li Zhaode in it, and Li Zhaode also grabbed the sword hanging on the side of the saddle, ready to draw it at any time.

"Xiaomin Su Sanyou, on the orders of the nobles in the capital, please ask Li Xianggong to suspend the trip and return to the capital with a certain group."

Su Sanyou, who led the team, was not surprised to see that the other party was so vigilant, these years there have been endless mountain bandits and road tyrants, and those who are in the line must have the power of self-protection to go on the road.

"I have traveled far away, and the King of Wei still refuses to forgive! Come on, Li has a sword in his hand, but he can cut the world viciously! ”

After Li Zhaode heard this, he drew his sword and said in a condensed voice.

"King Wei?"

When Su Sanyou heard this, he couldn't help but be a little dazed, and motioned to follow the crowd to pause, and he stepped forward, took out a sealed bamboo tube and threw it to the opposite side: "Xiaomin is ordered, and there are others." The noble man has a book here, please Li Xianggong read it himself! ”