Chapter 409: Pursuing While Victory (Part II)

The three elders looked at each other for a while, and then Li Musenran asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Yang Zhen met their angry gaze without fear: "How can you not guess the meaning of the next sentence with the knowledge of the three of you?" But since you asked, I might as well tell you that this time you helped me get rid of Liu Yingji, and by the way, you have greatly offended Feng Bao. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info and with its style of acting, once he knows about it, will he not retaliate? ”

"Hey, this is really calculated, and the three of us will be dragged into the water without moving. Do you want to use our power to deal with Feng Bao? Zhong Qianshan asked with a sneer.

"Exactly, I don't know what the three of you think?" Yang Zhen had no need to hide it at this time, so he generously admitted.

"Why are you doing this?" Liu Changqing squinted at Yang Zhen and asked. He was very strange in his heart, it stands to reason that Yang Zhen, who is a Jinyi Wei Qianhu, should be Feng Bao's subordinate, why is he thinking about dealing with him instead?

"This is a long story, in fact, just looking at that Song Qianhu's performance, you should also understand, not only I have to deal with him, is he not thinking about me?"

This time, the eyes of the three of them looked at him changed a little, and they found that they still underestimated this young man, who could ask Feng Bao to target him so much, but he couldn't easily get rid of it, and he had to use some means, it must be very unusual. And he used to think that he was just an ordinary brocade guard, but now that he thinks about it, it is not wronged to be used by him again and again.

But even so, the three elders were still very angry in their hearts. They have always been the ones who have supported others to charge into battle, and they have not encountered the current situation in decades, which is really difficult for them to accept. After a while, Li Mucai said: "You should know very well that although the three of us have a certain foundation in Shanxi, our strength in the DPRK is limited. It is also necessary to deal with officials like Liu Yingji, but Feng Bao is not so easy to deal with, we have neither the ability nor the courage to be an enemy of him. ”

"I understand that I can't force the three of them to clash with him head-on, and I don't have that idea." Yang Zhen nodded understandingly.

"And how do you let us help you deal with him?" The three of them were a little confused.

"I just need your idea of power in the court to bring him and Liu Yingji close enough, and keep bringing up the point of collusion between courtiers and local officials. I guess it's not too difficult to do this with your ability, right? ”

"Huh?" Li Mu only frowned slightly, and he already understood Yang Zhen's intentions. It is really a ruthless method, in any era, the most taboo thing for the Son of Heaven to collude with inside and outside, especially if there is collusion between a person with a very high status and great power in the DPRK and a border officer with a heavy army, it is even more taboo. And when this big man is still the most powerful eunuch around the emperor, the situation is even more delicate.

Yang Zhen wanted to use this kind of taboo in the DPRK to make Feng Bao suspicious of the emperor, so as to weaken his power from the root, which has to be said to be indeed a clever move to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle. What's even better is that this matter was not reported by Yang Zhen himself, but was participated in by the officials of the DPRK and China after they became aware of it, so that the credibility of this matter was higher, and it was even more difficult for Feng Bao to parry.

When Li Mu, who figured out the key to it, looked at Yang Zhen again, it was already like looking at a terrifying monster: "He looks at his twenties, how can he be so old and gloomy?" If this person cannot be eliminated, then he must not be an enemy, otherwise it will only bring endless disasters! He was jealous, but he was obviously moved.

Although the other two were not as deep as he thought, they also clearly felt the threat, both from Feng Bao who was far away in Beijing, and from Yang Zhen in front of him. This made the three elders shake their hearts, and they considered whether they should believe Yang Zhen again.

Yang Zhen, who was good at observing words and feelings, had already seen some clues from their eyebrows and eyes, so he continued to increase his weight: "Do you know why he is targeting me like this? It's just because the Son of Heaven trusts me. This greatly threatens Feng Bao's current position. ”

When the three elders heard this, their expressions changed again. Although Yang Zhen's words sounded like bragging, the three people who had fought with him several times knew that he would not lie about it. Once they believed that what he said was true, they were more inclined to help him deal with Feng Bao together.

After a while, Li Mu and the three of them exchanged glances and said, "We can help you do this, but you also have to have a certain amount of reward." ”

"Of course." Yang Zhen has also had some experience in the officialdom, so he naturally understands the truth of cooperation and compromise, so he said with a smile: "After the matter is completed, the situation in Shanxi will not change much, and I can also return it to you." But before that, I also have one condition. ”

"You say."

"This time, because of Liu Yingji's selfishness, many soldiers died in vain at the foot of Baishan Mountain, as far as I know, in addition to him and Song Xueqiao, there was another person involved in this matter. I hope you will hand him over, so that I can give an account to the dead soldiers and those who survived. Yang Zhen said, and his eyes fell on Li Mu's body.

In fact, it was not only him, but the other two elders also turned their eyes to Li Mu after hearing his words, which had the intention of letting him quickly agree.

Li Mu was looked at by the three of them like this, and his body was shocked. Of course, he knew that the culprit who caused Bai Mountain's incident was Li Jue, but it was too difficult for him to hand over his son and nephew to Yang Zhen for disposal. But under the eyes of the three of them, it was difficult for him, or he didn't dare to refuse this request.

Because this is only a matter of his Li family's face, when everything else has been negotiated, how can the other two families clash with Yang Zhen for the sake of his family? It is even very likely that for the sake of their own safety, these two families will stand firmly on Yang Zhen's side and help persuade them to hand over their people.

At this moment, Li Mu felt regretful. Knowing that this was the result, he shouldn't have dragged the other two families in the first place, this is really shooting himself in the foot.

Seeing that he was silent, Yang Zhen was not in a hurry, he just looked at him with a smile, and sometimes glanced at the two of them with his spare eyes to see what their expressions were. Among them, Liu Changqing was quite stable and didn't show anything, but Zhong Qianshan was a little anxious. Seeing that Li Mu had not spoken, he said: "Lao Li, it's time for you, don't protect that kid anymore." If it weren't for his recklessness, how would you be where you are now, and how could we have fallen to the point where we are now. ”

As soon as he spoke, Liu Changqing was no longer just watching from the wall, so he also said: "Yes, Lao Li, the matter is bad for Li Jue, and your Li family should also set an example, otherwise our two families will suffer." When he said the words "we are two families", he also emphasized the tone.

Li Mu couldn't hear the threat in his words, he was annoyed and regretful in his heart, but everything could not be changed, so he could only say with a dark face: "Okay, the fault is indeed my Li family, and when I go back, I will definitely give Yang Qianhu you a satisfactory answer." ”

Yang Zhen saw that he had relented and had no intention of persecuting anymore, so he nodded with a smile: "Old Li, you can understand the righteousness so well, it is really a blessing for everyone, and I am deeply admired!" ”

"Hmph......" Li Mu was unhappy, and could only vent his dissatisfaction with a low hum. Immediately, after glancing at the old friend who threatened him at the two critical moments, he threw his hand at Yang Zhen: "I have been working hard for days and worrying, the old man is really a little tired." If there are no other instructions, the old man will not accompany him. ”

"Elder Li, please take care of yourself. I only hope that you can do what you promised as soon as possible, and you are waiting here! After clasping his fists in return, Yang Zhen also saluted the other two: "If the two of you have nothing to do, you can go back to rest, after today, there should be no more turmoil in this Datong City, and you must be safe." ”

The three old men did feel sleepy, after all, they were not young anymore, and they had to work hard to deal with Yang Zhen, and after negotiating things at this moment and settling down, they did feel tired, so they threw their hands at him and left.

Watching the three elders leave, Yang Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief, and finally pushed everything in the most ideal direction. Don't look at him this time he has the upper hand and plays all his opponents in the palm of his hand, but in fact, only he understands in his heart how difficult and dangerous it is. As long as there is a link that fails to grasp and goes wrong, his situation will be very bad, not to mention a big victory like this, even if he wants to leave Datong safely, it may just be a luxury.

But now it seems that all this is worth it, not only did he get rid of Liu Yingji in one fell swoop, but also took advantage of the victory to pursue, and used the power of the three families as a means to deal with Feng Bao, presumably Feng Gonggong, who was in the capital, would not have thought that he would be attacked by such a strange attack.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhen's face showed a smug smile again, judging from the ending, all the previous efforts were worth it.

Now that Shanxi is in his hands, the only trouble is the rebels who have escaped into the mountains and have never been able to pacify. But he believed that with the right methods used, it would not be difficult to quell the rebellion.

And this matter, Yang Zhen will not do it himself, he will leave it to the real Qincha Zhong Yu to do. For this good official who still has a conscience, Yang Zhen doesn't want him to be depressed, so he really resigns. Whether it is the court or the world, there is still a need for good officials like him.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhen set his eyes on the high wall on the side, right there, across the wall, was where Zhong Yu was under house arrest. Now, it's time to get him out!