Li Shaoyou pondered for a while, with a light and breezy appearance, suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at Zheng Heng, and said quietly: "Judge Zheng, as I remember well, before Emperor Gao raised his army, you were Liu Chongmuzuo. Over the years, Liu Chong has trusted you a lot, and he has been appointed by the judge of the festival, relying on him as an arm! ”

Hearing Li Shaoyou say this, Zheng Heng's face changed slightly, but quickly, he expressed his loyalty and sincerity, and said: "The county prince Mingjian, the king of Taiyuan treats the lower officials well, although the lower officials remember their kindness, but they dare not forget each other at any time, Hedong is the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the lower officials are also His Majesty's courtiers. Loyalty to the Son of Heaven and obedience to the court is the proper duty, how dare you rebel against the court? ”

Paying attention to his expression, Li Shaoyou stroked his hand and chuckled: "Your Majesty will be very happy if you know that you are so loyal and know the righteousness!" ”

"I still rely on the county princess!" Zheng Heng accompanied the smiling face.

"That Li Xiang is still a little loyal to the imperial court!" Li Shaoyou said again.

Facing Li Shaoyou's gaze, Zheng Heng replied: "In the eyes of the lower officials, Li Xiang is insightful, but he has an arrogant personality, he knows the current affairs but does not know how to advance and retreat, he thinks he is loyal and respectful, and he does not want the king of Taiyuan to take trouble on himself, but it makes the king of Taiyuan angry. ”

"There is also an observation judge Zhao Hua, who also opposes the idea of the king of Taiyuan to fight against the imperial court, and when the inner government is secretly discussing, he also dissuades him, but the king of Taiyuan does not listen!"

Listening to his words, Li Shaoyou sighed, with mockery in his tone: "It seems that there is no shortage of capable people in Hedong, you all know the advance and retreat, know the strength and weakness, why don't we understand?" ”

"The Princess! The lower officials looked at the king of Taiyuan, although he was helpless, but the voice in the words was that he had already moved his sword to resist the imperial court's edict, persecuted the imperial court, and sealed it with Yongzhen Hedong! Zheng Heng's expression gradually became serious.

"It's just whimsical!" Li Shaoyou immediately said disdainfully: "Your Majesty is so holy, how can you be threatened by it!" ”

"Of course, the king of Taiyuan takes it for granted, but as he said, if he really lets him hook up with Xiazhou, take advantage of the war in the imperial court, and use things in the southwest, I am afraid that it will really bring great trouble to the imperial court." Zheng Heng said to Li Shaoyou: "There are 40,000 soldiers up and down Hedong, and they are not enterprising, but they are more than well garrisoned. The lower officials are even worried that Taiyuan can move the hearts of the people of the United Party, and may not dare to contact the Khitan for foreign aid, if the Khitan people are involved, the situation in Hedong will inevitably be dangerous! ”

"If that's the case, then Liu Chong should cut himself off from the Zongmiao!" Li Shaoyou's expression also became solemn, and said: "You have thought about it well, you have to guard against it, otherwise, the situation in Hedong will be difficult to clean up!" ”

Paying attention to Li Shaoyou's expression, Zheng Heng couldn't help but cautiously and tentatively said, "Dare to ask the county prince, how do you plan to solve it?" ”

"You just have to do your part!" Li Shaoyou glanced at him coldly.

"Yes!" Zheng Heng was startled by his eyes.

"You continue to be by Liu Chong's side, and when you are in office, you will report his movements and intentions at any time!" Li Shaoyou commanded.

"Xia Guan understands!"

got up and walked slowly towards the outside of the hall, Li Shaoyou waved his hand and said, "My father is leaving, thank you for your hospitality!" Oh, and the tea is good! I don't send it! ”

"Congratulations to the county lord!" In the back, Zheng Heng stopped his footsteps and bowed down.

It wasn't until his back disappeared into the atrium that Zheng Heng turned his head in the direction of the left-behind mansion and muttered: "O king, the non-minister is disloyal, but the situation is like this, hitting the stone with an egg, the way to die!" ”

As a person in the bureau, Zheng Heng has deeply experienced the infiltration of the imperial court into Hedong, not to mention others, among the officials in Hedong, how many people, like him Zheng Heng, secretly close to the imperial court, how many, he himself can not imagine, but one thing can be sure, there are definitely a lot.

And Liu Chong only stared at the edict of the imperial court, stared at Fan Qian, and stared at Zhao Kuangyin, but he didn't know that there was already a poisonous snake lurking in Jinyang City, ready to launch a fatal blow at any time.

Li Shaoyou went out of the Zheng Mansion, got into the carriage, walked around the streets and alleys, turned into a square, observed the situation in Jinyang City along the way, looked at those familiar scenes, and couldn't help but sigh: "This Jinyang City, except that the city is more solid, there is no change!" ”

At the same time, it was noted that so far, there has not been much tension in Jinyang City. The market, as in the past, is noisy and noisy......

In an ordinary house, under the calm appearance, there is a strict guard, alternating light and dark whistles, and in the hall, there are already three men waiting. Li Shaoyou entered, stared directly at one person and asked, "How is the Jinyang garrison?" Is there any abnormality? ”

"The internal and external Mabu armies are all guarding their camps, but the left-behind government ordered that the tooth soldiers and the Mabu armies were all under martial law, and all the officers and soldiers who were out of the country were recalled. In addition, not long ago, the tooth general Li Gang ordered 2,000 soldiers and went south out of the camp! ”

"Well, how is the military spirit?"

"The soldiers are all suspicious!" The detective replied: "According to investigation, there are rumors in the Jinyang Mabu Army, saying that the imperial court wants to do its best to cut soldiers, and the army's morale is already unstable!" ”

Hearing this report, Li Shaoyou frowned: "It seems that our Uncle Liu Huang is not completely ignorant, and he still knows how to bewitch the army!" ”

"The Princess!" The subordinate said: "The king of Guantaiyuan has been acting recently, and the heart of the disobedience is obvious, so he should report to Tokyo as soon as possible, so that the imperial court can take precautions as soon as possible, so as not to be too late to deal with it!" ”

"How to deal with it?" Li Shaoyou glanced at him.

"Naturally mobilize troops and horses!"

"What do you think Your Majesty sent my father-in-law to Jinyang for!" Li Shaoyou reprimanded: "If you want to use swords, why do you need me to work so hard." It really caused a mutiny and war, and we will be guilty of it when we wait for the court!

To tell you the truth, Your Majesty sent us here in order to eliminate possible chaos in silence. If we do this, we will all have a great achievement, otherwise, it will be a great sin! ”

"But how can we save the day from the chaos with us alone?"

"That's what my father needs to think about! You just need to do what you are told! Li Shaoyou said lightly.

"Yes!"

"How should the subordinates deal with it?"

Li Shaoyou thought about it for a while, raised his finger and said: "Let the people in the army also release the rumors, just say that the imperial court remembers the hard work of the soldiers in Hedong, and wants to select meritorious ministers and reward them." In addition, it is said that Liu Chong, the king of Taiyuan, wants to refuse the court's grace to the soldiers......

Uncle Huang wants to bewitch the army, but we can't let it succeed! ”

"Send me someone to keep a close eye on the movements in the army, in the final analysis, this matter is still a problem for the army. As long as the army does not follow it, the king of Taiyuan has nothing to worry about! Li Shaoyou said calmly: "Especially the generals of the military academy, Zhang Yuanhui, Chen Guangyu and other generals who command the army, keep an eye on me!" ”

"Capture the thief and capture the king first!" After a long time, Li Shaoyou said again: "Originally, I wanted to slow down, but now, I have to adjust, and I have to make a good living!" ”

Sitting on the bookcase, Li Shaoyou wrote hard, wrote three letters in a row, sealed them, called three subordinates, and instructed: "These three letters, you delivered them to Prime Minister Fan Zhen, Daizhou Yang Ye and Duyu Marquis Zhao Kuangyin respectively, and delivered them by hand!" This letter must not be lost, remember, it is better to destroy than to lose! ”

"Yes!"

Fenzhou, who had just returned to his accommodation from the Defense Mansion, accepted a warm welcome from Liu Chengjun, the defense envoy. The night was dark, and Fan Zhi's eyebrows were full of exhaustion.

"Xianggong, outside the pavilion, there are more sneaky people!" The Ouchi guard, who was in charge of the prime minister's guard, reported to Fan Zhiyu.

"Hmm!" Fan Zhen was not surprised at all: "Here, after all, it is Fenzhou, we have deposed many officials of the prefectures and counties under Hedong along the way, which has already caused the dissatisfaction and jealousy of the father and son of the king of Taiyuan!" ”

"In addition, the last general found that the garrison in Fenzhou is already on alert!"

Hearing the news, Fan Zhen's expression really became serious, and he took a deep breath: "It's actually come to this point?" ”

"Xianggong!" The accompanying subordinate officials also said to Fan Zhi with a calm face: "It is reported that the officials who were disposed of in Fenzhou were secretly released by Liu Chengjun, the defense envoy!" The wind direction in the east of the river is a little wrong! ”

Fan Shiku sat for a while, thinking for a long time, before he said in a deep voice: "It's too hasty!" What a hurry! ”

In fact, Fan Zhen knew that the Son of Heaven wanted to take over the power of Hedong. According to his thoughts, this matter should be slowly figured out, and the governing power, financial power, and military power should be gradually stripped away, and with the situation that the court is facing now, it should not be rushed, if it can be delayed, things will be much easier to do, and the court will be much calmer. With such a multi-pronged approach, it is intended to plough the court and sweep it away, which will inevitably cause a backlash, and now in Fan Zhen's view, there are signs of backlash, and I can't help but sigh.

However, the Son of Heaven was too anxious, and Huainan's victory made the emperor a little overconfident. Before leaving Beijing, Fan Zhen hinted to the Son of Heaven, but unfortunately, he couldn't listen to it.

After thinking about it, De reported that someone from Wu Desi asked to see him and sent a letter from Wu De envoy Li Shaoyou.

When he finished reading the letter, Fan Zhi's expression was both doubtful and a little relaxed. The doubters are Liu Chong's wishes and the changes in Jinyang, and the relaxation is that it is obvious that the Son of Heaven is prepared.