The county seat of Suozao is not big, patrolling and walking around the city, and there is not much to find, Li Congjing saw that it was getting late, so he gave up the idea of going to the township and found a place to rest in the city with everyone. This place is not an inn, but a stronghold of the military intelligence department in Suozao County.

After eating, Li Congjing went back to the room to rest, although he was out of the house, he ordered Meng Songbai to carry books, and he didn't feel bored when he read at night.

Not long after, Mo Li came over and knocked on the door and had something to say.

"There's news in Luoyang." Mo Li entered the room and sat down, and said before he could take a sip of tea.

"How's it going?" Li Congjing put down the books in his hand, and with the respect of a prince, he still poured tea for Mo Li in person. Mo deviated from the meaning of these words, naturally there was progress in dealing with An Chongzhi arranged before leaving, because he was quite expectant.

Mo Li picked up the teacup, took a small peck, and said: "A few days ago, Concubine Wang De made a statement to Your Majesty, intending to marry An Chongxue's daughter for King Zhao. Concubine Wang De's kindness was treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, and she ended up being not a human being inside and out, she was very unhappy, and it was said that she was extremely bitter in her heart. ”

The next day, Kong Xun asked someone to send a letter to Concubine Wang De, expressing his willingness to marry his daughter to King Zhao, which was regarded as saving some face for Concubine Wang De, and Concubine Wang Defei readily agreed. At this time, An Chongzhi entered the palace to face the saint and wanted to transfer Kong Xun to serve as the envoy of the festival. Although His Majesty was dissatisfied, he could not bear to be resolute and reluctantly agreed—the matter had already been discussed by the court, and the official document would be issued in a few days. It's just that the matter of the daughter of King Na Kongxun of Zhao as a concubine has been decided, and An Chongzhi cannot be reversed. ”

As a result, An Chongzhu first lost the closeness of Wang Defei, and then lost the powerful arm of Kong Xun, although it did not cause everyone to rebel and leave, but there were many people among the courtiers who were alienated from him. In addition, Ren Yuan and Li Qi have formed another faction, and today, for An Chongzhi, both his prestige and power have been greatly weakened, and he no longer has the demeanor of the original leader and ministers. ”

Li Congjing hey, although he had expected this result because of his trust in Mo Li's strategy, Li Congjing was still sincerely happy that it really happened. In any case, in the future, there will only be ministers in the court, and there will be no right to minister An again.

It just so happened that Wang Pu also came to visit at this time, and he originally intended to talk about learning and current affairs with Li Congjing, and after listening to Mo Li's recounting of An Chongzhi's encounter, he couldn't help but be surprised. Unlike Li Congjing, Wang Pu knew very little about the cause and effect of this matter, so he couldn't help but be curious, so he sighed: "Duke An is also an important minister, although he had a gap with my Qin Wangfu because of the recommendation of the prime minister before, I never thought that I would only leave Beijing for a few days, and he ended up like this, which is really strange and strange!" ”

Mo Li smiled: "What's so surprising about this? ”

"Why not be surprised?" Wang Pu asked rhetorically, "Originally, I was still thinking that it would take a lot of effort to bring down this powerful minister, but I didn't know that he would fall by himself!" ”

Mo Li almost squirted out the tea he had just drunk, pointed at Wang Pu, and shook his head helplessly, "How can there be such a good thing in this world, if you don't fight the opponent, the opponent will knock himself down?" ”

Wang Pu was even more surprised, and finally reacted, "Okay, you Mo Shenji, it turns out that you are doing it, but you can tell me, how did you do this difficult thing?" ”

"What's so hard about that?" Mo Li put down the tea bowl and picked up the folding fan, "First of all, An Chongzhi suffered a loss in the matter of recommending the prime minister, and this matter will inevitably lead to two consequences. ”

"What are the two consequences?"

"First, An Chongzhi sought an opportunity to counterattack the Qin Palace; Second, when Concubine Wang De heard that Duke An was frustrated, whether it was out of affection or out of interest, she would help. ”

"How, and what?"

"First, if An Chongzhi wants to deal with King Qin, what will he do?"

"How?"

"An Chongzhu is a courtier, a minister, if he fights with the King of Qin by himself, not only is the chance of winning not great, but it is too ugly, and it can also make His Majesty dislike. Of course, the most important thing is that once King Qin succeeds to the throne in the future, not to mention that he has no place to bury him, he will definitely fall out of favor and be degraded! ”

"In this way, An Chongzhi really shouldn't fight with King Qin." Wang Pu said first.

"But I can't help but fight with King Qin. If he doesn't fight, he'll lose power now. Mo Li shook the folding fan.

"How's that okay?" Wang Pu put himself in the shoes of An Chongzhu.

"This has a strategy of killing three birds with one stone, although it is a little difficult, do you say that An Zhong chooses to choose or not?" Mo Li asked with a smile.

"There is no easy thing in the world, if you can kill three birds with one stone, why not be afraid of difficulties!" Wang Pu affirmed that he was very involved in the role of An Chongzhu.

"This strategy is to assist another prince to fight with King Qin." Don't deviate.

"Good strategy!" Wang Pu exclaimed, "But which prince to choose?" ”

"Who to choose? King Zhao is the most suitable! "Don't deviate.

"That's true, King Song is too young." Wang Pu nodded, thought about it, and felt that it was inappropriate, "If An Chongzhu can't think of this plan, then what?" ”

"It doesn't matter." Mo Li smiled and said, "Just let the people around him help him think about it." ”

"The people around An Gong? Kong Xun? Wang Pu shook his head, feeling incredible, "How can Kong Xun speak for me?" ”

"It's not easy for Kong Xun to speak for us, but wouldn't it be much easier to let the people around Kong Xun speak for us?" Mo Li shook the folding fan slightly, "Besides, this is a good thing, not a bad thing, it is even easier to find this person to speak." ”

"Mo Shenji is really high!" Wang Pu exclaimed.

"But there's a problem here." Mo Li continued, "An Chongzhu's assistance to King Zhao for no reason is too abrupt, and it will inevitably make people suspicious, thinking that he has other plans, so it is best to have a reason to get close to King Zhao to gain King Zhao's trust." ”

"That's true." Wang Pu agreed, "Then what kind of reason should we find?" ”

This brings us to the second question. Concubine Wang De wanted to share the worries of An Gong. Mo Li deepened the analysis step by step.

"How do you share your worries?" Wang Pu asked.

"Let An remarry a daughter to the emperor's family, and naturally all worries can be solved." Mo Li replied.

"This plan is a good plan, I'm afraid that Concubine Wang De may not be able to think of it, right?" Wang Pu was a little skeptical.

"It's okay, have you forgotten how we are prepared, and An Chongzhi can't think of the idea of befriending and assisting other princes?" Mo Li took a sip of tea.

"Let people tell this idea to Concubine Wang De?" Wang Pu exclaimed again, "It's worthy of Mo Shenji!" After thinking about it, he felt that it was inappropriate, "However, the person who dares to say this directly must be someone who is extremely close to Concubine Wang De, what if these people are unwilling to speak for us?" ”

"There's no need to say the idea directly, just a little reminder. Concubine Wang De is a smart person, which can be seen from her life in the world. Mo Li answered for him.

"In this way, it will be easier to find such people!" Wang Pu admired, "An Chongzhi has a reason to befriend King Zhao, it stands to reason that this matter is very beneficial to An Chongxue, how could the situation take a turn for the worse later?" ”

"Because some people don't want to see An Chongzhi too proud, and they don't want An Chongzhu to be too powerful, and they want to compete with him for power and profit." Don't leave the leisurely road.

"Kong Xun?" Wang Pu shouted.

Mo Li nodded, "Kong Xun, this person, the Military Intelligence Department has learned in detail. This person is scheming, likes to play with power, is keen on fame and fortune, and is unwilling to be subservient. Most importantly, this man has a despicable temperament and is a complete villain. Previously, when Zhu Wen wanted to stand on his own, he asked whether he should continue to use the name of the Tang Dynasty or use a new number, and Kong Xun said: "The fortune of the Tang Dynasty has declined, so it is better to create a new number." Later, His Majesty moved to Bianzhou, but it happened that Zhuangzong also wanted to go to Bianzhou, when Kong Xun was the governor of Bianzhou, he prepared two sets of flags, opened the north gate to welcome His Majesty, opened the west gate to welcome Zhuangzong, and said to the left and right 'the first to enter'. Someone reproached him and said, 'The Lord has the grace not to kill the Lord, so why do you want to be in charge?' Kong Xun didn't care at all. Duke An was in power, and Kong Xun had to take him as the head of the horse, but he often made other plans, and he had already secretly married Wang Defei and wanted to rely on it for help. Otherwise, after An Chong's resignation and thanksgiving for marriage, why did Kong Xun express his willingness to marry a daughter, and Concubine Wang De agreed? ”

At this point, Mo Li put away the folding fan, "The rest of the matter will be smoothly completed, I guess I don't need to say more." ”

"I see!" Wang Pu was speechless, only full of admiration, "Mr. Mo is really scheming!" ”

Of course, in order to strengthen the heart of Kong Xun and An Zhengjiao, it is necessary for someone to fan the flames and persuade them. Such people are not easy to find, but things gather like people in groups, and there is no shortage of such people around Kong Xun, who are also found by us. Speaking of this, Mo Li turned around and bowed his hand to Li Congjing, "This person wants to recommend it to His Highness, as for whether to use it or not, it is not good to say, His Highness is in his own district." ”

Wang Pu was still reminiscing about the whole process of Mo Li's layout, sometimes groaning and sometimes exclaiming, Li Congjing listened to Mo Li's words and said with a smile: "What kind of person makes Mo Ge'er so uncertain?" ”

"This person is really hard to handle." Mo Li shook his head helplessly, "I found this person when I was looking for the person around Kong Xun and completed the above layout for us." Originally, I just wanted to give some benefits, but who knew that this person actually deduced our entire layout with just a few words, although it was not completely accurate, but it was generally not bad, and he was really talented. In addition, this person is determined not to benefit from us, and only wants to follow His Highness! ”

"He even deduced the identities of you and me?" Rao is Li Congjing was also a little surprised, and then smiled: "In this way, this person is really talented, so he can naturally be used." ”

The folding fan in his hand slapped his palm, and Mo Li said: "The identity is not inferred, it is guessed!" After a pause, "Although this person is talented, he is very weird, and I don't know if he is too distracted, and he always feels that this person's heart is not right." ”

Li Congjing pondered slightly, "The way of employing people, the ancients had a cloud of 'using talents in troubled times, governing the world with virtue'." Although Lone doesn't agree with it, he doesn't have a background, as long as he can be useful in the community, why not stick to one pattern? By the way, what is this person's last name? ”

Mo Li thought for a moment and said, "Sang Weihan." ”

Li Congjing's jaw dropped suddenly.