Liu Wenwen thought that after he killed the Quartet, Guan Long's power would settle down, but he underestimated the ambition of the world.

Compared with those people who rebelled, the powerful places were strong, and they saw the general trend of the day more clearly, which made some people who wanted to be emperors gradually unable to suppress their ambitions.

In Longxi, in addition to Xue Ju, there is another figure that Liu Wen ignores, that is, Li Rail of Wuwei.

Wuwei County is located in the northwest of Jincheng and Longxi.

And Guzang, where Li Liang's family is located, is the seat of Wuwei County.

Guzang is located in the south of the Tengger Desert in later generations, adjacent to the Great Wall in the north and the Macheng River in the west, and is in the only place leading to the Silk Road to the Western Regions.

The special geographical location makes Guzang an important trade hub connecting the north and the south, east and west.

And the Guzang Li clan also took advantage of the geographical convenience to accumulate a lot of wealth through trade, so that their family's assets were enough to dominate the border county.

It is said that Li Shimin's ancestors are inextricably linked to Guzang Li's family. It is likely that it is the dilapidated settlement after the decline of its branches.

For such a family, the head of the family should be prestigious.

But the truth is quite the opposite.

Gu Zang Li's contemporary family lives in Li Rail, not to mention Li Yuan's father and son, even compared to Xue Ju in Longxi, they are much more low-key.

This Li Rail didn't like to read since he was a child, but he was very eloquent, and he liked to do good deeds, outsiders may not have heard of his reputation, but the people of Wuwei County and the Hu people all knew that this Li Rail was a well-known good man and a good man.

Of course, in addition to doing good deeds, this Li Liang also wants to be an official.

For others, it may be difficult to become an official.

But for Li Rail, it is very simple.

Although he didn't dare to say that he was rich enough to rival the country, the enemy county was no problem.

So he spent a little money to tie up the relationship between the DPRK and China, and soon filled a vacancy and was appointed as Sima of Yingyang Mansion in Weijun, which was one of the heads of several soldiers under Taishou.

With this identity, Li Liang began to organize his family's troops into the county soldiers.

In this era, the government military system was implemented, and Li Liang's approach was understandable.

Although the number of personnel in the hands of each level of military officials is different, the Taishou of Wuwei County has no ability, because he is afraid that the Western Turks and Qiang people will disturb him, so he indulges Li Liang Hulai, and likes to make up as many as he likes.

In this Taishou's opinion, this Li Rail is the richest and richest man in Wuwei County, and most of the most profitable industries in the county are his, so if Li Rail wants to protect his own property, he has to protect Wuwei from being attacked by foreign enemies.

It just so happens that the imperial court does not issue money to raise soldiers, and this Li Liang is willing to raise soldiers for the imperial court, so let him come.

So, without everyone knowing, Li Liang gradually became the climate.

Within two years, Xue Ju was taken away by Lin Feng, and the war even spread to Wuwei County.

This made Li Liang see an opportunity, and after discussing with a few henchmen, he set up a banquet in the mansion and invited Guan Jin, Liang Shuo, Li Yun, Cao Zhen, An Xiuren and other Wuwei Taishou officials.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Li Liang stood up with a cup and said to everyone with emotion:

"Ladies and gentlemen, Xue Ju's father and son are brutal and abnormal, and our Taishou is too timid and cowardly. Even the Zhonglang generals sent by the imperial court to defend against foreign tribes only knew how to accept bribes, but did not know how to defend the land and the people. ”

"Don't dare to say anything else, I dare to conclude that as soon as Xue Ju's army arrives, our Taishou, as well as the Zhonglang general, will definitely raise troops and surrender. At that time, not only will we be harmed by Xue Ju, but even our wives and family members will be insulted by Xue Ju's subordinates. ”

After Li Liang said this, the faces of nearly half of the people changed.

But no one argued.

Apparently agrees with him.

Just listen to Li Liang continue:

"So I think that instead of pinning our hopes on Taishou, it is better for us to raise troops first, occupy the counties of Hexi, and wait for the world to change. If Xue Ju can really achieve great things, we will take people and territory to join him, and we will not lose our high position. If Xue Ju can't do it, we will cooperate with the court and beat the water dogs! ”

After Li Liang finished speaking, it immediately sparked a discussion among everyone.

"Li Sima is right, I think this should be done!"

"What is the difference between us doing this and rebellion?"

"You know what! That Taishou and Zhonglang will be outsiders, and the family will be sent away early. Naturally, we don't think about us, we have to think of a way out now......"

Just when everyone was talking, someone suddenly shouted: "The snake can't be headless, since we want to achieve great things, we must choose a leader!" Before the words fell, more than half of the people immediately agreed.

Li Liang saw that the time had come, and hurriedly glanced at Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen immediately got up and shouted loudly: "Everyone be quiet, please listen to me first!" ”

When the people saw him like this, they all stopped their voices, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Cao Zhen said slowly: "I think in this world, the emperor is unkind and abuses the people's power, so that the lives are ruined and thieves are swarming. On the court hall, there are mostly some tablets with the merits of the ancestors; Among the government officials, there are traitors who bring disaster to the country and the people. Around the emperor, there are either wolf-hearted dogs or servile people. How can such a court last long? ”

"And in the state and county, the military heroes of all sides are already ready to move. Now Xue Ju's rebellion is a sign, as long as Xue Ju can succeed, it will be a group of eagles, the Quartet is disturbed, and the artifact is easy to open! ”

When Cao Zhen said this, there was an uproar at the banquet.

Some people are secretly frightened.

Some people were instigated by him because they drank alcohol, and they only felt their blood boiling, and they really wanted to rebel now.

Cao Zhen saw that the opportunity had arrived, and hurriedly said: "I remember that when Emperor Wen was alive, there was a very famous proverb, that is: Ji has no head, the sea is boundless, and sooner or later the world will be under his control." ”

"Some people say that Ji Wutou is Li, and Hai Wubian is a person with water in his name. For this proverb, Emperor Wen killed Li Hun. Later, some people said that it should be on Li Yuan, but Li Yuan was killed by Liu Wen. It can be seen that these two people do not have the destiny of the Son of Heaven. ”

"I've often thought about it lately, the boundless sea just has no track, is this proverb Li Rail?" Cao Zhen explained so forcefully, and everyone followed his gaze and looked at Li Liang together.

I only heard Cao Zhen continue: "Li Liang's virtuous ability, everyone knows in their hearts, his reputation for benevolence and righteousness, not to mention me to say more. Therefore, I think that only by respecting Li Liang as the king is the best way to save the people from fire and water in accordance with the will of heaven when the time is good. ”

After Cao Zhen said this, those who had already been bought by Li Liang all got up and left the table, and some of them suddenly made a sparse noise because they touched the dishes, chopsticks, cups and saucers.

Then, the group of people all knelt down towards Li Liang, meaning to honor him as the master.

As soon as the rest of the people saw this posture, if they didn't hurry up to express their position, they might be divided by these fanatics, and they had no choice, so they all knelt down towards Li Liang one after another.