Flying Pigeon Biography.

Liu Zhenglong, who was far away in Guangzhou, was silent for a long time after seeing the flying pigeon biography, at this time, he understood that his preparation for so many years was in vain, there were many generals, and the troops had also come up, but there was a lack of civilian officials who could be used, and a commander who could take charge alone. Of course, this is not the core, the most important thing is that there is still no way to self-contain, and after an edict from the imperial court, it will either rebel or disintegrate.

Now the Great Song Dynasty is a scene of singing and dancing, the country and the people are peaceful, if there is a rebellion, it is doomed, and there is absolutely no way to subvert the Great Song Dynasty. Moreover, now that the foreign invasion is imminent, once there is a rebellion and the Great Song Dynasty is in civil strife, then the Jin army will definitely drive south for a long time, and it will really be destroyed.

What's the problem? Liu Zhenglong couldn't understand why, overnight, the civil officials in the entire capital were in opposition to him, even Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng, Xiang Jia, and the Zheng family were also in opposition to themselves, and the prince and King Yun were collectively silent, what happened in the middle.

Even the meritorious family that looked forward to the four major families has become obscure, who has so much energy? Maybe the official family can, but is it necessary for the official family to use this method, the official family only needs a holy decree to do things, there is no need to be so complicated. At this moment, Liu Zhenglong is really in an unprecedented predicament. However, he didn't know that the trouble had just begun.

Zeng Qi, the governor of Guangzhou Prefecture, received a holy decree that he would no longer be restrained by overseas propaganda envoys in the future, and at the same time, he also received a letter from his mentor Cai Jing, who wanted to contain overseas propaganda envoys.

Zeng Qi originally saw that Liu Zhenglong was not pleasing to the eye, but now that he had the opportunity, he instructed his master to do this.

Master Li Mu is a local, this guy is extremely insidious and cunning, the family's dock was requisitioned by the overseas Xuanfu embassy, expanded into a super large coastal dock, and the sea ships were also requisitioned. Originally, there was nothing to do, after all, compensation was paid, but now the problem comes.

Li Mu returned to Xufu and met the head of the family, Li Hang, this old man is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion who has returned to his hometown, his family is rich, and he is one of the richest people in Guangzhou, and he has a decisive energy in the local area, and he is also the suzerain of the Li family, and can influence tens of thousands of Li families.

Li Hang saw that his grandson Li Mu was coming, so he smiled and said, "Why do you have time to come to see the old man today, is there something going on in the government that needs grandpa to come forward?" ”

"Grandpa, the prefect wants me to find a way to find trouble with the Xuanfu envoy's yamen, it seems that it has been authorized by the important ministers of the court, can we take the opportunity to take back the coastal wharf."

Li Hang shook his head and said: "It's not that simple, there is indeed a 'downing Liu' wind blowing in the DPRK, but when will this wind blow to Guangzhou is still in the air, too anxious to be a pioneer, it will not be able to sink into the sand, that overseas propaganda makes Liu Zhenglong not so simple, the energy is so huge that the imperial court is afraid of it, how can a small Guangzhou prefect be overthrown." ”

"Grandpa, what do you mean?" Li Mu has no ambitions, he didn't think about any great future, he just wanted to live comfortably and make a little money.

"The gods fight, we can watch from the sidelines, we can also participate in the war, the problem is betting on that side, so let's do it, at night, your uncle Li Ji will come back, look at what he means, I'm old, I can't stand the toss, no matter how I stand in line, I can't turn back, once I join the war, I will either win or fall into the abyss of no return."

Others may not know, but Li Hang, who is nearly eighty years old, has seen everything through, unless it is instructed by the official family, otherwise, the small Guangzhou prefect will definitely be a dead end against the overseas propaganda envoy Yamen. He carefully studied the history of Liu Zhenglong's family, and finally came to a conclusion that this person will either soar into the sky and eventually reign in the world, or he will sink into the sand, die without a place to be buried, and will definitely not be able to go to the point of entering the cabinet to worship the prime minister. After all, this is the Great Song Dynasty, and the more troops you control, the farther away from the political hall. If you can't enter the political hall, then once you are suppressed, it will definitely be a thunderous momentum and you can't resist it.

Li Ji is the general judge of the Guangzhou government, that is, the third-in-command, in charge of justice, prison, public security, etc. This guy is a serious 800 Jinshi background, speaking of which is the same year as Liu Zhenglong, but unfortunately in order to take care of his elderly father, he used a lot of connections to return to Guangzhou. The prefect Zeng Qi above is a disciple of Taishi Cai Jing, and Tongzhi Wang Chong is the nephew of Shi Yong's family, the king of Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, Li Ji was crushed to death by the two, no matter how hard he tried, there was no possibility of going up. Of course, if you are transferred, when you are the same as the governor, it is still possible for the prefect, but this filial son is unwilling to leave.

If you don't have a chance to go up, it doesn't mean that you don't have ambitions, the Li family is the largest family in the local area, and the rich party is the first party, how can Li Ji, who is the son of the Li family, live in the back of the world for a long time?

is the same year as Liu Zhenglong, but it doesn't mean that he has anything to do with the other party, on the contrary, Li Ji really didn't have any dealings with this same year, after all, the overseas propaganda envoy is high, and the yamen itself is a good servant, and there is an army, and there are almost no places where this general judgment can be used. Besides, Li Ji has his own pride, and he is unwilling to meet this same year who has never dealt with him.

Li Ji came home and saw that Li Mu, a nephew who was several years older than himself, was also there, so he smiled and said, "Didn't you follow the prefect, what are you going to do when you go home now." Our wharf has been taken out by your prefect and contributed to the overseas propaganda envoy Yamen, I'm afraid it was your idea. ”

"Uncle, oh no, Lord Tongju." Li Mu is just the illegitimate son of the Li family's concubine, to put it bluntly, he has no status in the family, otherwise how could he, who thinks he is rich and rich, and only eight buckets, be a master for others, instead of gaining fame and becoming an official? Maybe it's inferiority, maybe it's the soldier's false humility, anyway, every time in front of Li Ji, Li Mu can't raise his head, and no one knows what he thinks in his heart.

The old man Li Hang waved his hand and said, "Don't be embarrassed for him, it's just a little master, how can you influence the prefect's decision?" Now the prefect Zeng Qi seems to have received some order to restrain overseas propaganda envoys. Will you be kicked out that same year? ”

If the prefect does this, it must be that there is a decree from above that clearly stipulates that the Guangzhou Mansion will not be controlled by the overseas propaganda envoy, otherwise he will lend Zeng Qi a hundred guts, and he will not dare to provoke Liu Zhenglong! Others don't know Liu Zhenglong's strength, but Li Ji is very clear that among his batch of the same year, only the champion Wang Ang mixed a positive fourth grade, and most of the rest are seventh and eighth grades.

Li Ji also seemed to hear some rumors, but this guy was very scheming, he didn't want to get involved, and now that his father asked, he couldn't help but answer.

Li Ji pondered for a long time and said, "Immortals, the small people have suffered. This battle should be a battle between the civil official group and the meritorious family, Zeng Qi, that idiot joins the fight, no matter what the final result is, he will eventually be kicked out, you know, once the meritorious family is more energetic, no one can stop it, whoever is the vanguard is destined to be suppressed. ”

"You mean, you don't join the warband?" Li Hang doesn't care, after all, he is old and unwilling to take risks.

"No, I want to kick Zeng Qi out, of course I want to kick Wang Chong's idiot out." Li Ji's eyes revealed a trace of ruthlessness. He gritted his teeth and said, "These two idiots have been pressing on my head for too long, and it's time to clean them out." ”

"Lord Tongju, do you want to help Liu Zhenglong?" Li Mu hides it very deeply, this guy's inner thoughts will never be told to anyone, it may have something to do with his background, he doesn't believe in anyone, only himself.

"Try your best to help Zeng Qi's idiot, as long as you report it before." Li Ji said coldly: "I don't participate in the immortal fight, but I will tell Liu Zhenglong the news, as for how he makes a move, I don't care." ”

"Okay, let's not talk about it, let's skip dinner for now." Li Hang immediately understood what his son meant, and there were many things that people like Li Mu couldn't know.

Late at night, in the secret room, there were only Li Hang, Li step-father and son.

Li Hang said: "What is your choice, just say it directly, no matter what decision you make, our entire family will support it." ”

"Liu Zhenglong wants to rebel."

After Li Ji finished speaking, his heart was much more relaxed, and he said very solemnly: "We are the same year, although we have no communication, but I have been studying this person, everything he does is in the layout, this game of chess is very large, almost no one can understand." Unconsciously, this person already has the strength to fight against the imperial court, and if he wants to be the king, he can tear the earth and seal the king at any time. ”

"But why didn't he do that?"

"Because, he doesn't want to bear the notoriety of a rebellious minister and thief, after all, the official family is so kind to him that he is not forced to do so, Liu Zhenglong will definitely not rebel."

At this moment, Li Hang couldn't keep up with the train of thought, he said: "Since Liu Zhenglong doesn't want to rebel, why do you want to expand such a big force? You must know that to a certain extent, he will either be executed or rebel, and he will not understand this truth. ”

"Before, I couldn't figure it out, but now I do." Li Ji said: "Liu Zhenglong is waiting for the drastic change, he is constantly accumulating strength, as long as the great change comes, then he is the savior, raise his arms and shout, the whole country will correspond, no need to rebel, you can be the emperor." ”

"A sea change? What upheaval? ”

"The Jin army in the north is heading south, and the imperial court is powerless to resist, which will eventually cause great changes. The world needs a savior, and Liu Zhenglong is the savior. Li Ji paused for a moment and then said: "Why is the imperial court suddenly targeting Liu Zhenglong, it must be someone operating below, and this person is the Jin State, then it can be sure that the Jin army is ready to invade the Great Song Dynasty, and now it is necessary to get rid of Liu Zhenglong, the last military force of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

After all, Li Hang is old and doesn't know a lot of things, but after all, the old man has been in the center, and his thinking is still very quick. He said: "The remnants of Fang La's army were co-opted, and the delay in annihilating Wang Qing and the remnants of Song Jiang were all intentional by Liu Zhenglong, and he was arranged. In fact, he wanted to destroy Wang Qing and Song Jiang, it was only a matter of a moment. ”

After all, Li Ji saw that he was farther than the old man, and he said: "One of my was in Yanshan Mansion in the same year, and he sent a carrier pigeon, saying that Zhang Jue defeated Yan Yanmu that time, but it was actually Liu Zhenglong's men who blew up the mountain pass, otherwise Zhang Jue's army should be wiped out if it defeated the Jin army, and there was absolutely no possibility of victory." ”

The father and son finally spoke, and finally Li Ji said: "The Jin State forced the imperial court to kill Liu Zhenglong to take into account that it was a bad move, Liu Zhenglong has never found a reason to break the soil and seal the king, and now if the imperial court does this, he will definitely break with the imperial court in order to protect himself or for the sake of the common people in the world, in a word, he will definitely break with the imperial court, and now it is not clear what time and what kind of way to break with the imperial court, after all, his family is still in the capital." ”

"Do you want to bet on Liu Zhenglong?"

"Yes, I want to be the minister of the dragon, Liu Zhenglong is huge, but there is a fly in the ointment and a lack of civil officials, especially the lack of civil officials who can take charge of themselves, the child wants to gamble, but he is afraid of worrying about affecting the family, so he has not made up his mind for a long time."

"Child, don't worry, for your father's full support for you, the strength of our Li family is far beyond your imagination, even if you take 10,000 steps back, Liu Zhenglong will be defeated in the end, and our Li family will still stand still."

At this time, Li Hang told his son a very old story, which involved the Southern Tang Dynasty. These suppressed Li Ji, and he was even more convinced that he would bet on Liu Zhenglong.

The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. Liu Zhenglong, who was in the whirlpool, was puzzled, and Li Ji's arrival revealed the mystery at once.

Liu Zhenglong said to Li Ji: "Today, let's have a good drink, we have a meal in the same year, and we haven't had a meal or a drink together." ”

"My lord is wrong, we drank wine at the Jinmingchi Imperial Banquet."

"Call me big brother from now on, and then call me an adult." Liu Zhenglong took Li Ji's hand and said, "If the prefect of Guangzhou Prefecture is a virtuous brother, it may be better." ”

Drinking, perhaps only when drinking, can the two of them talk completely.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Li Ji was completely released, he picked up the wine jug and poured it for Liu Zhenglong and said: "Big brother, this time the Jin Kingdom wants to get rid of you as a big confidant through the hands of the imperial court, and the civil official group acts as an urgent vanguard, I am afraid that there is more or less the shadow of the official family here, otherwise it will not compress the authority of the overseas propaganda envoy." If you don't, you'll have to guard against your army. ”

"Brother Xian, you don't have to worry about this, since Brother Fool can come this far, he knows that there will be such a day. It's not a big deal if the soldiers come to the future, and the water comes to cover the earth, but before the Jin army goes south, I won't rebel against the imperial court, and it's a big deal to lose the official position of this overseas propaganda envoy, which is nothing to me. ”

Liu Zhenglong was really a little flustered before, after knowing that the mastermind behind the scenes was Jin Guo, he suddenly became clear, and he quickly made up his mind, seeing that Li Ji smelled it, he said with a smile: "The biggest characteristic of the official family is that he is vacillating, suspicious and suspicious, but he is not a fool, he knows what the consequences will be once he pushes me urgently, and he can only weaken my military power step by step, but even so, he will give appropriate compensation, after all, the situation in Hebei is critical, except for me, no one can save the situation, The officials know this best. However, with this incident, I have enough reasons to lay out the layout in a fair and bright way, and to put it bluntly, it is the officials who have lifted me to the point of no return. ”

Li Ji obviously didn't understand, but he didn't bother to ask. The guy cautiously asked, "Then how to deal with the problem of the Guangzhou prefect?" ”

"Then it depends on whether you are interested, brother Xian." Liu Zhenglong said unabashedly: "Come overseas to serve as the deputy envoy or as the prefect of Guangzhou, after you choose well, the foolish brother will operate." ”

Li Ji knew that the other party was not joking with him at this time, and after pondering for a long time, he said: "It's still the prefect of Guangzhou, so that you can take care of your brother." ”

The pattern is too small, Liu Zhenglong was a little disappointed in Li Ji but didn't name him, he said with a smile: "Then get Zeng Qi and Wang Chong down first, of course, your Li family also has to use the relationship, not only the prefect at once, but also the same knowledge, and the court is not easy to explain, as for how to do it, your old man will understand." Recently, you have contacted those who have been in the same year to see who is willing to go overseas to proclaim the appointment of the embassy, and I will not treat them badly. ”

"Understood."

Li Ji knows that the prefect and Tongzhi collapsed at the same time, which is quite a troublesome thing in the political hall, and it is indeed not easy to push himself up at this time, the Li family should contribute, but does the Li family really have the strength to operate this matter?

The next day, Li Ji told his father Li Hang about the concerns in his heart, and also said that he bet on Liu Zhenglong and would go all the way.

Li Hang was silent for a long time and then said: "The prefect, the same knowledge and the two must be taken down, so you can't use conspiracy and trickery, only by using yang schemes, the political hall can't find faults." The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, Liu Zhenglong's meaning is very clear, our Li family is the head snake of Guangzhou Mansion, we will dig a pit and let Zeng Qi and Wang Chong jump, he will finish the end and ensure that the official hat of the prefect falls on your head, since Liu Zhenglong is so sure, then we will add fuel to the fire. The prefect wanted to rectify the overseas propaganda envoy yamen, and pushed Li Mu to the forefront. This creates the possibility for us, as long as we make a fuss about it, then everything will fall into place. You tell Li Mou that it is best to use the problem of the coastal wharf to organize people to make trouble, go to the capital to petition, make the momentum bigger, and make the city stormy. ”

Li Ji didn't figure out what his father meant, but he still decided to do it, anyway, if he didn't do it himself, he would eventually make a mess, since this was the case, then make things bigger according to his father's intentions.

After Li Ji left, Liu Zhenglong called Zhu Wu, the Divine Machine Military Master, to his room, and he said bluntly: "Now that the Jin Kingdom is operating, forcing the imperial court to get rid of me, what do you think of this matter." ”

Gongsun Sheng went to the capital to do something, and he couldn't come back in a short time, Zhu Wu, the military division of the divine machine, became the only military division, and he also heard a little rumor, and today he understood it, and the truth is more terrible than the rumors.

Zhu Wu pondered for a moment and then said, "If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move." Now the court is only building momentum for the civil official group, and the officials are tempting, if we make a move, the official family will not be tempting, but will not hesitate to do it. Now it depends on whether the lord is ready to break with the court. ”

Liu Zhenglong didn't expect Zhu Wu to ask himself, he said with a smile: "What should I do if I am ready, what if I am not ready, there is news from Yanshan Mansion that the Jin Army is destined to go south this year, and the big war is about to break out, now whether I am ready or not, it depends on what plan you have." ”

At this time, Zhu Wu suddenly realized that he was not in Liangshan now, and the opposite was not the eldest brother Song Jiang, but the lord who intended to reign over the world, and he must not make mistakes in the future.

Zhu Wu said categorically: "If the lord is ready, then it is very simple, you set off immediately, we gather the army in the northwest, use the Western Xia to drag the Western army, we will garrison Yunzhou, as long as the Jin army sends troops to invade the Song Dynasty, then we will attack from west to east, and after taking Taiyuan, we can form a three-legged situation with the Jin State and the Song State, no matter what the final result of the duel between the Jin State and the imperial court, we can clean up the mess." ”

"And what if you're not ready?"

Zhu Wu thought for a while and said, "Break the Liu family army into pieces to avoid the fear of the imperial court." However, the turmoil in the northwest was instigated, so that the imperial court could not immediately forcibly disband the Liu family's army. Immediately after pulling Wang Yin and Li Zhu out, and letting Song Jiang and Wang Qing wreak havoc in Jiangnan, you took the initiative to give up the post of overseas propaganda envoy and took the initiative to return to Beijing to take up a post. ”

"Take the initiative to return to Beijing to take up a post?"

"Yes, you call this retreat as advance, and only in this way can you dispel the concerns of the officials. Then just wait and see, as long as the Jin army goes south, the official family will send you to send troops, and at that time, you will regain control of the army. The history of the yellow robe will be repeated. However, there are several prerequisites before this, first, Li Bangyan must not have anything to do in the northwest, so that the army that firmly believes in the northwest is still loyal to the imperial court, and Li Bangyan can control the situation. Once something happens to Li Bangyan, then the officials will think that the northwest is out of control, then you are in danger. Second, you have to secretly transfer a force to be stationed near the capital to shadow the sudden changes, and third, between the king of Yun and the crown prince, you must bet on one, and it is the kind that the entire meritorious family is all pressed on, so that once something happens, you will assassinate the official family and push your favored person up, so as to control the court. ”

Liu Zhenglong pondered for a moment and said: "The national prince is ready, but he still listens to you to go to the capital to take up a post, of course, the premise is that after solving the problem in Guangzhou, there must be no fire in the backyard." But there is one thing that you are very right, that is, Li Bangyan must not die, which is very important. On the issue of Guangzhou, you can connect with Li Ji, the general judge, and I will start to return to Beijing, and then I will take one step at a time. You remember, I will never be a rebel and thief who plots to usurp the throne, and of course I will not sit idly by and wait for the officials to come and kill the head,"