Chapter II. 283. The soldiers are divided into three ways

Of course, Liu Zhi also understands this truth, but even those with vast supernatural powers such as heavenly spirit veins do not have the ability to incarnate outside the body; And if he didn't have a definite solution, he naturally wouldn't mention this matter in front of Yan Tian.

"According to the shallow opinion of the minions, now we should divide our troops into three ways and act separately. This is all the way, that is, my Imperial Horse Supervisor continues to keep an eye on all the movements of the people in the Shen Mansion, whether it is the second prince or Shen Gui himself, and he will not be merciful when he finds the opportunity to kill with one blow. The minions didn't believe that the old man of the Heavenly Spirit Vein could follow them every step of the way; This second way is that Your Majesty should secretly send a confidant to personally go to the capital city of the Great Wilderness and Qingshan Second Road. Before you succeed to the throne, find out the exact attitude of Pei Ya and Li Zilin, and by the way, you can also see what went wrong with your business in the Great Wilderness City, and why Nadi listened to people without saying goodbye; Third, it is necessary to send an envoy to Yanjing City to inquire about the intentions of the Northern Yan Dynasty. The minions always felt that after those Beiyan people were beaten away by us, it was not normal for them to settle down.

Yan Tian hadn't heard such 'golden words' for many days. Since he completely purged those capable officials that Li Deng had personally raised, the entire Youbei Dynasty had been replaced by himself with a class of useless 'waste'. These corpses and vegetarian dogs, in addition to meeting the wind and rudder, are left with only the struggle for power and profit, and the party is the same and different. If you talk to them about national affairs, it is really no less than asking for fish and asking for blindness.

Don't look at Liu Zhi, the acting supervisor of the Imperial Horse Prison, who is a eunuch who has not studied for a few days; But as far as the response he proposed is concerned, it can really be called a proper priority and a clear priority. It was originally a messy and complicated situation, but he arranged it like this, and he actually sorted out some clues. It's a pity that he's just a eunuch, if not......

Although the idea is a good idea and has a high degree of feasibility to implement, the only pity is that Liu Zhi and Yan Day's master and servant started to implement it a little late; Before Shen returned to the Great Wilderness City, he had completely cut off all the external channels of Guanbei Road. In other words, today's Youbei Third Road, in fact, only the ancestral business of the Yan family, Guanbei Road, is still in Yan Tian's grasp.

In order to cut off the connection between the three roads in the north and all the layouts before Shen Gui, it seems that they are all 'idle chess' with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, and there is no connection between them; But in fact, as long as Yan Tian's 'Nankang ally' listens to the withdrawal of the 'guy', all idle chess will be instantly connected to the city.

For example, the official post station used to transmit official documents to and from the imperial court has always been under the management of the Ministry of Rites. But now Lord Wang Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites in Youbei, and the light of his son Wang Zhi 'spreading rumors and reflecting the royal family', are being locked in the prison of the clan mansion, and the entire Ministry of Rites is naturally in a state of 'freezing', and there are very few officials of the Ministry of Rites who have recently even arrived at the point of appointment; In addition, Wan Changning, who was actually in charge of the household department, was also recuperating in the Prime Minister's Mansion at this time, and the inner treasury and the national treasury were also empty, and he couldn't even take out a copper plate. In this case, the post guards in the entire Youbei have not been paid for many days, and even those stagecoaches are starving to the bones, how can they continue to deliver the official documents of the imperial court?

As for Zhongshan Road, it is also because their governor Pei Yapei does not know where to go, and it has completely fallen into a state of stagnation. Originally, those veterans of the Zhongshan Governor's Army, except for the descendants of the old prince Guo Yunsong, did not recognize their relatives at all, so how could they take him, the governor of the 'ready-made', seriously? Therefore, today's Zhongshan Road has basically become a 'vacuum zone' of rights: there is neither the imperial court law, nor His Majesty the Emperor, and all the affairs of Zhongshan Road are all discussed by those old generals who have soldiers in their hands. Moreover, in the eyes of the old general Hong Nianhong, who is known as the 'five-flowered fierce horse', if it weren't for the fact that they didn't have enough military salaries in their hands, they would have directly raised the 'Guo' character banner of the King of Zhongshan, and turned against the Yan family!

And the Great Wilderness City, the capital of Dongyou Road, has been the base camp of the Li family for many years, and the so-called 'Governor of Dongyou Road' is just a decoration, just a little face for the Yan family. In addition to being able to decide what to eat for three meals a day, the governor has to act according to the eyes of the Li family in all matters of the East Hidden Road. Don't look at the 'soil emperor' Li Gao has now fallen, and the Li family has also fallen into a civil strife; But Li Zilin, the prefect of the Great Wilderness City who had been weak and incompetent for half his life, suddenly used thunderous means, relying on the 40,000 'family members' in his hands, and was taking turns to clean up those 'disobedient' relatives of the Li family. At this time when the limelight is tight, not to mention the 'Edict of Divine Decree' promulgated by Yan Day, even if there is the Huang Mount's decree of the Heavenly King Laozi, the puppet governor of the Great Wilderness City does not dare to step out of the mansion for half a step.

So don't say that he Liu Zhi plans to divide the troops into three routes, even if the soldiers are divided into three hundred routes, it is just a waste of time. At present, Guanbei Road has already been turned into an "isolated island" where "the government decree does not leave Guanbei Road" under the joint conspiration of Li Deng and Shen Guiweng's son-in-law.

As for lurking around the Shen Mansion and waiting for an opportunity, it is even more impossible to succeed. Not to mention that the current Shen Mansion is already empty, just to say that with Shen Gui's current skills and extraordinary vigilance, it is no longer something that the 'eunuchs' of the Imperial Horse Prison can handle at will. Even if there is a 'janitor old man' with the identity of a Heavenly Spirit Vein in the mansion, for Shen Gui, it is just a little troublesome to send these secret killers.

At this moment, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the three people sitting in Wan Changning's side room were still calculating how to deal with Yan Tian's 'donkey rolling' debt.

"If we look at this number of 3.8 million taels alone, our Li family will not be able to gather the full number until at least this time next year; Moreover, the official salaries of officials and officials in Youbei have not been allocated for three months, and this money cannot be delayed no matter what. There is also the silver for repairing the tomb of the Yan family, the silver for the people affected by the disaster in Guanbei, and the silver for cleaning up the Youhe River, all of which are urgent money that is not waiting for anyone! And I just roughly calculated, if the debt is repaid by this time next year, then the amount will have to be turned over at least 'one and a half'. In other words, the total amount of this debt next year will be about 8 million taels to 10 million taels of silver...... As for the exact number, I'll have to look at the original to be able to calculate it accurately. ”

Wan Changning frowned, and said this astronomical amount that Yan Tian couldn't afford no matter what. After listening to this, Li Deng, who was sitting on the side, also frowned, and asked Wan Changning as if he had made up his mind:

"If the title deeds of all my Li family's real estate on Youbei Third Road are sold for cash, this debt should be completely resolved in a short period of time, right?"

Wan Changning shook his head and replied in a gloomy tone:

"Those people with foreign surnames on Guanbei Road have been desperately squeezed by the Li family's relatives for many years, how can they still have rich money to buy houses and land? And your industrial shop in Fengjingcheng, if you sell it when the year is good, it will naturally be okay to sell this amount; But now that the war between the two norths has just passed, the Northern Yan side has not yet made any response. In the case of all industries withering and hanging a sharp sword, who would take out such a large sum of money to buy an industry in Fengjing? Even if you are ruthless enough to scatter all the ancestral business of the Li family, you will not be able to find a suitable buyer in a short time. Moreover, even if you sell it at a discount, it is not something that can be done in a short time. ”

When Shen Gui heard this, he was a little dissatisfied with his father-in-law's prime minister, who had cleaned up the mess for the Yan family for many years.

"You're thinking too far! Now our top priority is to never let Yan Tian continue to plague the three roads in the north! Father-in-law, if you want to spend all your family wealth to pay off your nephew's debts, your own choice, my surname Shen has no right to ask; But you only have this family as the ancestral business, if you sell it all this time, you will plug the big hole for Yan Day; When he comes up with something else, what can you sell? ”

Li Deng also seemed a little hesitant when he asked this question. After getting along for so many days, he clearly knew that Shen Gui was an unswerving 'second prince' faction, but there was no problem with Yu Yuli and standing on the side of his nephew and sister. And he has always believed that even if Yan Qinghong is better than Yan Tian, it is just because of the different personality differences of each person. However, since the war between the two norths, the prince, who was originally virtuous and intelligent, has turned into a mediocre person who makes mistakes and makes stupid mistakes. Li Deng saw it in his eyes and understood in his heart that this was Yan Tian's true appearance inadvertently exposed, but he was just ignored by himself because of that layer of blood relatives on weekdays.

It can be abolished and grown, and it has been the way to take trouble since ancient times; Now that the Youbei Third Road has just stabilized, will it inevitably fall into a storm of the prince's succession?

Lee Deng's face was gloomy, and at this time he was carefully weighing the pros and cons of the 'abolished matter.' And Shen Gui also saw the entanglement in his heart, and said in a low voice:

"Actually, my father-in-law doesn't need to think about it too complicated. I know the blood relationship between you and Yan Day, and I have no intention of letting you meet each other. As long as you and Brother Changning continue to recuperate in the mansion, and wait for the day when Yan Qinghong justifiably steps into the Qinzheng Palace, your old man will be able to regain his palm.

When Li Deng heard this, he glanced at Shen Gui with strange eyes, and asked with confusion:

"It's as simple as that?"

"It's that simple!"

After listening to Shen Gui's unwavering answer, Li Deng and Wan Changning's master and apprentice fell silent without saying a word. Of course, although this is a trivial matter for Shen Gui, for Li Deng, it is a major matter related to his family and his reputation!

Shen Gui saw that the two of them did not say a word for a long time, sighed and added:

"If Yan Tian really succeeds in succeeding to the throne, although with the ability of his father-in-law, it is not difficult to save his life, and even to save the entire Dongyou Li family; But at the same time, don't think about doing anything in the future......"

Shen Gui's words really hit the depths of Li Deng and Wan Changning's hearts.