Chapter 613: The Poor Dagger (I)
If it is not soft or hard, Wang Cheng has nothing to say.
The words are very clear, Li Su gave him two ways, to be arrogant or reasonable.
In terms of playing, Li Ji's Bingzhou soldiers and horses are thirty miles away from the Wang family's ancestral house, and all the Wang family can be locked up and down in prison with an order, and the Jin land is the ancestral business of the Wang family, but in the final analysis, this world is the Li family's country.
To be reasonable, there are all human and material evidence, and all the evidence points to the Wang family, and every piece of evidence tells the Wang family a very cruel truth: "Your family has rebelled."
The rehabilitation of the imperial court has been a matter of course since ancient times, the thousand-year-old gate valve rebelled, the imperial court should be destroyed and destroyed, and you will not be let go because your family is powerful, you are a threat to the imperial power, what else is there to be polite to you? Don't you believe that I will lead an army to destroy you? If you don't believe me, you can try.
Wang Cheng didn't dare to try.
The Wang family is flourishing, extending for thousands of years, the clansmen are all over the Tang Dynasty, as the head of the family, a slight decision is wrong, it is a disaster for the Wang family, the more behemoths, the more dare not act rashly, the responsibility is too heavy, and the morale is consumed.
Wronged is wronged, but this wronged has no place to complain, and in front of Li Shimin in Chang'an City, Wang Cheng has no argument, and this matter is unreasonable.
Reasoning doesn't make sense, even if you bring a group of Confucian scholars and celebrities over, it's useless, no matter how loud your voice is, it can't be more than a "reason" word. If he is arrogant, Li Su is even more horizontal than him, and more than 10,000 soldiers and horses are still patrolling in front of the Wang family's ancestral house at the moment, eyeing the Wang family at any time.
It was only at this moment that Wang Cheng really began to face the young county marquis in front of him.
Li Su's name, Wang Cheng has known for a long time, some of his deeds, including the little gossip with Princess Dongyang, Wang Cheng knows that as the patriarch of a big family, any disturbance in Chang'an City must be in his eyes and ears. In his previous impression, Li Su's rise can only be regarded as "fortunate progress", well, it is probably to make the emperor happy, His Majesty the Emperor laughed and casually made an official, this kind of favored and courtier character, there are all dynasties, it is not surprising.
It wasn't until today that he met with Li Su, and after the two exchanged a few words, Wang Cheng deeply realized that Li Su was not simple, and it was certain that this guy was young in his early twenties and was both a provincial and a marquis.
I haven't seen how much real ability I have, but after meeting, in a few words, Li Su forced the entire Wang family into a corner and couldn't advance or retreat, based on this alone, this guy is by no means a simple person.
Wang Cheng's expression showed a solemn expression for the first time, and at this moment, he really regarded Li Su as an opponent who could talk to him on an equal footing.
As for Li Zhi, the little kid who jumped up and down to brush his sense of existence, well, Wang Cheng decisively ignored it.
Looking at the green tendons on Wang Cheng's forehead that gradually erupted again, Li Su was a little worried that the old gentleman would explode, so he had to arch his hand and try to calm his tone as much as possible.
"The master of the Wang family, Jinyang is the ancestral inheritance of the Wang family, the Wang family has been operating for thousands of years, it can be described as extremely famous, when my ancestor Emperor Jinyang raised troops, and also showed the kindness of the Wang family to help each other, the Wang family and the heavenly family should be one and the same, why do you make mistakes?"
Wang Cheng glared at him and said angrily: "Why do you say 'self-error'? The Wang family is innocent, and they are all falsely accused by you! ”
Li Su smiled faintly: "Okay, the lower officials will say a hypothesis, well, hypothesis, for example, the Wang family is indeed innocent, and the person behind the chaos in Jinyang is actually another gatekeeper, because there is a deal with the Wang family...... I won't say what the specific deal is, in short, the Wang family is willing to pretend to be deaf and dumb and let the door valve jump up and down, when the snow disaster is coming, the Wang family may be lucky, thinking that inciting hundreds of thousands of disaster victims to make a rebellion, but the sun and the moon can be taught to change the sky, and the Wang family may be able to profit from it. But now that the snow disaster has stopped, the food for the imperial court disaster relief is endless, and the soldiers and horses of the state have arrived in Jinyang, and at the same time, we already know that the victims who were used are hiding in the valley and mountain belly near the left of Jinyang, whether it is Wen or Wu, we are all ready, this time is not the same as in the past, dare to ask the master of the Wang family, do you think that gate valve still has a chance to win? Can they still count their transactions with you? If something happens to that family, how much better can the Wang family be? Why did the Wang family bother to go all the way to the dark with that door valve? Is the Wang family's resentment against the imperial court really so uncommon? ”
Wang Cheng's face was blue and red, his eyes widened but he was speechless for a long time.
Li Su said leisurely: "The time is also, the situation is also, judge and act." Even though that gate valve has a solid foundation and a deep thousand-year heritage, it is a little arrogant to take advantage of the catastrophe to make a mess and repeat the original Gaozu Emperor Jinyang's army and occupy the Li family's country, right? The head of the Wang family is also the commander of a family who has lived for most of his life, and he has more and more experience than us yellow-haired boys, may I ask the master of the Wang family, do you really have confidence in them? ”
Wang Cheng finally showed hesitation, Li Su looked at it coldly and smiled appreciatively.
In fact, what he appreciates is not Wang Cheng's knowledge of current affairs, in fact, Li Su does not feel that his words can make him make different choices, everything is because of the trend of profit.
Li Su is sure that since the moment when Li Ji's troops and horses formed an encirclement of the Wang family, Wang Cheng had already made a decision, he brought a group of Confucian scholars to Jinyang City in a hurry, this move itself is a kind of implicit submission, bowing to the court and admitting that he was wrong, otherwise, with the respect of the head of the Wang family, where would he dare to enter Jinyang City when he knew that the court had suspected him? He dared to come, proving that he had realized that the danger of the Wang family was imminent, and the imperial court did not scare him by putting soldiers and horses at his doorstep.
What Li Su appreciates is Wang Cheng's acting skills.
Obviously, he has softened, but he still has to make an unwilling appearance in front of him and Li Zhi, as if the Wang family has more and better choices, and I will give you face and something like giving you face if I am soft today.
The basic skills of politicians, acting skills must be exquisite, crying when you cry, laughing when you laugh, soaring acting skills if you don't agree with each other, touching and funny or urging people to pee, it all depends on how the script was arranged at that time.
Wang Cheng's acting skills at the moment are very good, at least Li Su feels that his heat can't be so perfect.
After a long time, Wang Cheng raised his head and glared at Li Su, hehe sneered: "The old man can see it, Li Xianhou, you are leading the trouble, everyone knows in their hearts that the Wang family has nothing to do with this matter, but you put this rebellious hat on the head of the Wang family, if the Wang family wants to defend themselves, they can only mobilize the power of the Wang family and find out the person behind the scenes to prove their innocence, and the court can completely watch from the wall, Li Xianhou is young, but his mind is ruthless and thoughtful, since ancient times, the hero came out of the youth, and the old man finally believed this sentence. ”
Li Suzheng said: "The head of the family is wrong, since he has to say it thoroughly, the lower official dares to ask, is the Wang family really innocent?" is innocent, everyone tacitly is, now that the situation is clear, even if the lower officials don't tell you this today, dare to ask the head of the family how to decide? Or are you willing to carry it all the way with them? ”
Li Zhi interjected at this time: "Grandpa Wang, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, did Emperor Gaozu and his father treat the Wang family at all?" If so, please ask Grandpa Wang to speak bluntly, the boy will go back to play his father, and his father will introspect himself and give an explanation to the Wang family. ”
As soon as he sang and sang, Wang Cheng's expression became more and more hesitant.
At this time, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the county office, and Fang Lao Wu's figure appeared in the courtyard, sweating profusely and saluting with his fists, and said, "Lord Hou, there are chaotic people attacking the city outside the city!" ”
Li Zhi and Wang Cheng were shocked when they heard this, but Li Su didn't see any surprise, but just raised his eyebrows calmly.
"How many people are in rebellion? What about ordnance? Have the gates ever been closed? Li Su asked calmly.
Fang Lao Wu said: "The rebels came from outside the city on the east and west sides, the villain looked at it roughly, about seventy or eighty thousand people, the rioters were not wearing armor, most of the weapons were iron hoes, bamboo poles, firewood knives and the like, there were few people with Tang Dynasty weapons, General Fu felt that something was wrong when he saw a black pressure coming out of the city in the distance, and immediately ordered the people to be relocated into the city, closed the city gates on all sides, and waited strictly. ”
Li Su nodded, then blinked, and looked at Wang Cheng suspiciously: "Master Wang, this shouldn't be your handiwork, right?" Several times in Jindi, only the Wang family has the courage and bearing......"
Wang Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then he was furious: "An dare to spew blood!" How could the Wang family do such a rebellious thing! ”
Unable to defend himself, Wang Cheng suddenly lowered his head as he spoke, and the gloomy and resentful color on his face flashed.
A smile flashed in Li Su's eyes, he knew that this gloomy and resentful color was not aimed at him, and it was just a matter of helping them carry the black cauldron, but he took advantage of the fact that the head of the Wang family entered Jinyang City and blatantly instigated the victims to attack the city, which not only directly caused the rebellion of the imperial court, but also put Wang Cheng in danger, obviously saving a pot of killing thoughts.
The relationship broke down, the transaction was invalidated, Li Su was sure that Wang Cheng was definitely like an innocent girl abandoned by the negative Bo Xinglang, from love to hate, from pink to black. At this moment, what he was thinking about must be how to unload that gate valve.
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Everyone in the courtyard was silent, outside the courtyard of the county government, a group of Confucian scholars brought by Wang Cheng were in a panic, and many Confucian scholars wearing green shirts and scarves wanted to enter the courtyard to persuade the head of the family to escape, but after seeing Wang Chengtieqing's gloomy face, the Confucian scholars retreated outside the courtyard very interestingly, anxiously waiting for the decision of the head of the family.
Rumble!
Suddenly there was a loud noise outside the city, and then the tsunami-like shouts of killing came from afar, and everyone's faces changed inside and outside the courtyard.
Sure enough, it was the disaster victims! Sure enough, it was a real flag-raising rebellion, and things finally got out of control!
"Master Wang, it's time for you to tell the truth! Do you really plan to let the entire royal family bury those thieves? Today, the enemy outside the city may not be able to retreat, but it is easy to kill you and sacrifice the majesty of the flag! Regardless of whether you are innocent or not, the Wang family is the mastermind of this siege of the city, and the soldiers and horses of the court will kill the Wang family without leaving a chicken and dog! Li Su suddenly shouted.
Wang Cheng suddenly stirred, looked up at Li Su's awe-inspiring and murderous face, Wang Cheng gritted his teeth and stomped his feet vigorously.
"What a Lu family! If you dare to fall into the well, the Taiyuan Wang family will never die with you! ”
Li Su's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "The Lu family? Fan Yang Lu's family? It turned out to be them? ”
Wang Cheng glanced at him, snorted angrily, and ignored him.
Li Su didn't care, and lost no time in asking: "The ancestral business of the Fanyang Lu family is in the area of Youzhou and Yizhou in Hebei Province, why did they go to Jinyang to incite rebellion?" ”
Wang Cheng said angrily: "There are many side branches in the world, all over the world, who said that the Lu family can only operate in Fanyang?" My Wang family also has a side branch in Youzhou, how? Which royal law says that it is not allowed? ”
Li Su smiled, this old man, since he shook the Lu family out just now, he held back a fire in his heart, well, forget it, don't worry about the old man......
"Which branch of the Lu family is in Jinyang? Where do they live? ”
"Forty miles north of Jinyang City, Shifo Village ......" Wang Cheng seemed to have lost all his strength, and he was weak and weak.
"Wang Zhu, Fifth Uncle Fang!" Li Su raised his voice and shouted.
"In!" The two clasped their fists.
"The Lu family of Shifo Village, take people! No matter how much the master and servant are all locked! ”
"Yes!"
Seeing the two of them taking the order, Wang Cheng was stunned for a moment and said: "At this time, the chaotic people are attacking the city, Jinyang is besieged, you ...... How to get people out of the city? ”
Li Su suddenly smiled and winked at him: "Perhaps...... The rebels outside the city suddenly found out in their conscience and automatically consciously made way for us? (To be continued.) )