Dandu Gu asked rhetorically, "Does the lord think this letter is fake?" ”

Qi Ning groaned slightly, shook his head and said, "Since Lang Chadulu has a secret collection, it shouldn't be fake." sighed: "It's just that Lang Chadulu can trust Li Hongxin so easily, I really didn't expect it." ”

Dandu Gu said solemnly: "The Li family has been in Xichuan for many years, and there are a large number of gentry and eunuchs in Xichuan who rely on the existence of the Li family to enjoy the glory and wealth, after Li Hongxin returned to the imperial court, although the imperial court did not kill all these gentry, but the days under the jurisdiction of Chu were far less happy for them than when the Li family was in power. He picked up the wine bowl and took a sip before continuing: "These people have been waiting and watching, the imperial court has been guarding against Li Hongxin's resurgence in Xichuan for many years, and these people also know in their hearts that Li Hongxin can't just bow down like this, maybe Li Hongxin has been waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback." ”

Qi Ning sneered: "So these people are waiting to rebel with Li Hongxin? ”

"The lord is wrong." Dandu shook his head and said: "They are waiting to enjoy the glory and wealth with Li Hongxin, not waiting to rebel with Li Hongxin!" ”

Qi Ning was slightly stunned, but immediately understood what Dandu Gu meant, and said with a faint smile: "What King Da Miao means is that if Li Hongxin rebels, these people will not follow immediately, wait and see the direction of the wind, and only wait for Li Hongxin to have hope of success, will these people follow?" ”

"That's exactly what it means." Dandu Gu said: "There are not a few of these people, and they will wait and see where the wind goes, but once they follow Li Hongxin, they will form a powerful force, and they will be more threatening to the imperial court than they were back then." ”

"More than then?"

"Sir, when the Great Chu was founded, the Li family dominated one side in Xichuan and established itself as the king." Dandu Gu said: "When the Great Chu was founded, several generations of the Li family had ruled in Xichuan for decades, and they had an extremely solid foundation. After a pause, he continued: "The lord should know that when the Chu army was in Shu, the black rock cave in the seventy-two caves of the Miao family contributed to the Chu army, but other than that, the other villages did not move, neither assisting the Chu army nor helping Li Hongxin. ”

Qi Ning nodded slightly, he naturally knew this, when the Chu army attacked Shu, the King of Da Miao ordered the Miao people not to be involved in that war in order to protect the 72 caves of the Miao family, and the Heiyan Cave was rejected by the 72 caves of the Miao family because of his assistance to the Chu army.

"The Miao family was not involved in that war, and I believe that the lord can also understand our hardships." Dandu Gu Zhengse said: "In that war, the strength of the Chu army and the Shu army was actually equal, at that time, no one could judge who could win in the end, if the Miao people were involved, it would definitely bring endless disasters to the Miao family after the war, so the choice of the old Miao King at that time was the most correct choice, if it was me, it would be the same." ”

Qi Ning bowed his head and said, "I can understand. ”

"The Miao family did not follow Li Hongxin, not only to protect themselves, but also because when the Li family ruled Xichuan, they were unkind to the Miao family and did everything they could." King Da Miao's expression was grim: "In fact, if the Li family was kind to the Miao people back then, the Miao family may not help in times of crisis." ”

Qi Ning knew that King Da Miao said this, he was already very honest with himself, picked up the wine bowl, and saluted King Da Miao, both of them drank it all in one gulp, Qi Ning picked up the bamboo tube and poured wine for King Da Miao and himself.

"Back then, not only did the Miao family not help the Li family, but even those gentry families did not fully support the Li family." King Da Miao said: "In order to stabilize the rule of their own family in Xichuan, all important positions are held by their own relatives, and they have also been suppressed in order to guard against the threat posed by the Shi clan to the Li family, so when the Chu army hits Xichuan, the Li family and those who have received the favor of the Li family will resist with all their might, most of the gentry have actually had different intentions, with all due respect, if the Xichuan gentry fully supported the Li family at the beginning, even if the Chu army could still win in the end, but the war would have to be postponed for at least a few years. ”

Qi Ning frowned and said, "Back then, that group of clans was already half-hearted about the Li family, could it be that they still have the heart to support Li Hongxin now?" ”

"After Xichuan became under the rule of Great Chu, the imperial court did appease the Xichuan clan at the beginning and win the hearts of the people, and at that time, Li Hongxin did not have any chance and hope of making a comeback." Da Miao Wang said: "But since then, the Chu State and the Northern Han Dynasty have been fighting for many years, especially the Qinhuai War, the cost of both sides is difficult to calculate, the taxes levied by the imperial court from Xichuan in those years are extremely heavy, and the gentry of Xichuan are full of complaints, and they have been dissatisfied with the imperial court. ”

The dispute between Chu and Han was all in order to be able to dominate the world, and the two sides tried their best to annex each other, and the consumption of both human and financial resources during the period was of course astronomical.

Qi Ning knew that the land of Xichuan was rich, and the dispute between the Chu State and the Han army was about money and grain, and it was of course essential to collect taxes from Xichuan.

The war will certainly bring a burden to the people of Xichuan, but of course the imperial court will not make it easy for the gentry of Xichuan.

After the Great Chu pacified Xichuan, Li Hongxin, the king of Shu, had made proper arrangements, and if those gentry clans, the court would naturally not be too embarrassed, but this did not mean that the court would let these wealthy families go, and the court used the war to levy heavy taxes on the Xichuan wealthy clans, although it was to support the war on the front line, but it was also to weaken the strength of the Xichuan wealthy clans, which was a move to kill two birds with one stone.

The wealthy family of Xichuan was dissatisfied with the imperial court under heavy taxes, and that was a matter of course.

Qi Ning understood, and sneered: "They feel that paying taxes is too heavy, so they have the intention of making the Li family make a comeback, but they don't dare to blatantly support Li Hongxin, but once Li Hongxin really makes waves in Xichuan, they will follow Li Hongxin and support it vigorously." ”

King Da Miao said: "That's right, there are many rich people in the gentry of Xichuan, as long as they support Li Hongxin with all their might, there will be no shortage of money, food, soldiers and horses, and the climate will be formed in a short time." Therefore, it seems that Li Hongxin has no power now, but as long as he seizes the opportunity, he can easily form a force and pose a huge threat to the imperial court. ”

Qi Ning pondered, pondered for a moment, and then said: "In this way, it seems that the one who wants Xichuan to fall into turmoil the most is Li Hongxin, as long as Xichuan is in turmoil, he will have a chance." Looking at King Da Miao and said: "He secretly colluded with Lang Cha Dulu, just hoping that Lang Cha Dulu would take the lead in provoking turmoil, so that he would have the opportunity to take advantage of the chaos." ”

"Lang Chadulu knows about Li Hongxin's influence in Xichuan." King Da Miao said: "Lang Chadulu knows that if he can really get Li Hongxin's support, he will get huge benefits, Li Hongxin promised him to be the king of Xichuan, and he believed it." ”

Qi Ning sneered: "Lang Cha Dulu is too underestimated Li Hongxin, Li Hongxin is planning secretly, even if it is done, is it to make wedding clothes for others and hand over the position of the king of Xichuan to Lang Cha Dulu?" ”

"Once the ambition is too high, it is easy to charm the eyes." King Da Miao sighed: "In Lang Cha Dulu's opinion, after he becomes the King of Da Miao, he will be able to control the seventy-two caves of the Miao family, which is hundreds of thousands of people, and he feels that with such strength, he may not be able to become the king of Xichuan." Pointing to the letter, he said: "Actually, Lang Cha Dulu is not too stupid, this letter is actually a token of his alliance with Li Hongxin, if he didn't hold Li Hongxin's handle in his hand, Lang Cha Dulu would not easily believe Li Hongxin." ”

Qi Ning was also relieved: "Li Hongxin personally wrote this letter and handed it to Langchadulu, which is actually a guarantee. Li Hongxin does not have much real power in his hands now, and he can't convince Lang Chadulu with just one mouth, and Lang Chadulu asked him to write this letter as evidence for his day, Li Hongxin in order to use Lang Cha Dulu, although he knew that this letter would be a handle in the hands of Lang Chadulu, but he had no choice but to write this letter and hand it to Lang Cha Dulu. ”

"Only with this letter in Langchadulu can Li Hongxin be trusted, and the two can join forces." King Da Miao said: "Maybe Lang Chadulu is still thinking in his heart that if he succeeds and Li Hongxin breaks his promise, he can use this letter as evidence to make Li Hongxin keep his promise." He smiled coldly and said, "It's just that he doesn't want to think about it, if he really waits for Li Hongxin to become a climate, how can he care about a mere letter, it's just a piece of waste paper." ”

Qi Ning thought for a moment before he said, "King Miao, when did you find this letter?" ”

King Da Miao said: "After that incident, it didn't take long for me to get it. ”

"Why has King Da Miao kept hiding this letter?" Qi Ning frowned slightly: "Li Hongxin is plotting to rebel, you should have told me earlier." ”

King Da Miao's expression was solemn, and he shook his head and said, "If it weren't for what happened tonight, I'm afraid that this letter Lord will never see it." ”

"..... this?" Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, but instantly understood the reason.

King Miao sighed: "Li Hongxin and Lang Cha Dulu colluded, but the plan failed, then Li Hongxin's goal of using Lang Cha Dulu to control the Miao family will be frustrated." When I got this letter, I also thought about whether to report it to the court, but after thinking about it, it is better to hide it. The old Miao King doesn't want the Miao family to get involved in right and wrong, and I also have this in mind, but I won't do anything against the disaster in the seventy-two caves of the Miao family. ”

"Does the Great Witch know about the existence of this letter?"

"The Great Witch does know, but the Great Witch only lets me decide what to do with this matter myself." King Miao's eyes were like torches: "Don't blame me, sir, you have a good saying, in his position, since I have the responsibility of King Miao, I can only consider the interests of my Miao family." His face was slightly cold: "I thought that I would not pursue it any further, but they did not give up, and this time they have threatened the safety of the Great Witch, so I can no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb and turn a deaf ear to this matter." ”