Chapter 21: The Dispute between King and Lee, and the Contest between the Two Sides

After Li Hao returned to the house, he immediately went to Chengdu with a few servants of the palace to call his two henchmen and subordinates, and this tone had to come out.

After the people came, Li Hao immediately asked them to study to discuss important matters.

"Li Xiang, why did you call us here this time?" The two officials beside him asked.

Li Hao told the story, "It's not for the impeachment of Wang Ba!" This morning, I think you should have heard about the fire in the armory, and then His Majesty summoned me into the palace, and held me accountable, and then said that the ruins found the token given to me to enter and exit the palace, but the old man has never been to the armory, but the strange thing is that the token actually appeared in the armory, I can't figure out this matter, if it weren't for my contribution to the Shu State, at this moment His Majesty would have dismissed my official position, I thought about it, and expected that this matter must be done by Wang Zhaoyuan, if this guy is in the middle of the court for a day, I can't be a civil official. ”

After speaking, Li Hao slapped the table.

Li Yan is a student of Li Hao and his distant relative, and he has no scruples when he speaks, he blurted out: "What my uncle said is very true, this guy was just relying on himself to be a person next to His Majesty, and he also boasted of Zhuge Kongming, I, if Zhuge Wuhou was like him, I am afraid that Shu would have died a long time ago." After speaking, Li Yan slapped the table indignantly.

"Li Yan, pay attention to your words, what Shu Kingdom has long since died, if your majesty hears what you say, it will not be too much to punish your nine clans." Ma Ji glared at Li Yan and motioned for him to pay attention to his words.

Li Yan hurriedly covered his mouth, then looked left and right, and then looked out the window again, to make sure that there was no one, fortunately Li Hao was his uncle, and he had just recovered from his nervousness.

"Don't worry, it's safe here!" Li Hao reminded in a whisper.

Ma Ji asked: "Li Xiang, now that we have used the impeachment, I don't know what Li Xiang's plan is next." ”

Li Yan suddenly spoke: "Now that Wang Zhaoyuan holds military power, it is indeed difficult to deal with, but there is always Wang Zhaoyuan's nemesis on this shìjiè, and it is impossible for him to walk steadily at every step." As the saying goes: When people walk by the river, how can they not get their shoes wet. Uncle, Wang Zhaoyuan's biggest weakness is conceit and lack of talent, and only by prescribing the right medicine can he break it. ”

"What do you mean by this?" Li Hao asked.

"Now that the Great Song Dynasty has pacified Jingxiang, my nephew expects that the Great Song Dynasty will attack Shu next, my Shu Kingdom will definitely go to war at that time, Your Majesty will definitely send troops, and Wang Zhaoyuan of the Privy Council will bear the brunt, this person is conceited, he will definitely send troops in person, if he is defeated, even if His Majesty wants to spare his life, the ministers in the court will not tolerate the traitor and spare his life." Li Yandao.

Li Hao and Ma Ji asked: "Is this good, after all, defeat is the great plan of Shu, if it is defeated, my Shu country will be dishonored." ”

Li Yan said with a heartfelt remark, "Uncle, if Wang Zhaoyuan leads the troops of my Shu Kingdom, it will inevitably be defeated, and there will be no big war at all, but Your Majesty has handed over the military power to him, and my Shu Kingdom will be defeated in the hands of this person sooner or later." ”

Li Hao had a doubt in his heart, but there was no good way now, he said: "This is really good, but the price is too great, not good." ”

Li Yan said: "Uncle, Ma Tuanlian." Is there any other way, Wang Zhaoyuan is a celebrity in front of His Majesty, and some time ago he offered the apprentice of Fuyaozi, which can be said to be very prosperous, peaceful, and stable last time, my uncle was about to sacrifice his life, but I didn't expect to bring down Wang Zhaoyuan. ”

Li Hao listened to Li Yan's words, gritted his teeth, he failed to bring him down last time, but this time he almost paid for his life. He got up from his seat, then walked to the window, his eyes staring into the distance for a moment.

Then he turned around, and then said earnestly, "Okay, I've decided, so let's do it." ”

"Congratulations to my uncle for bringing down Wang Zhaoyuan as soon as possible." Li Yandao.

Immediately the three of them came out of the secret room, Li Hao had already ordered someone to find some concubines in the house, and there was a sheng song and dance in the prime minister's house.

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At this moment, in Wang Zhaoyuan's mansion, Li Jin, the squire of the military department, entered the mansion, and there was a businessman-like person next to him who entered the mansion, he was dressed in the service of a businessman, and then followed Li Jin into the mansion. Then the man looked left and right, as if looking for something.

"Zhang Ri*jun, this is the palace of the king's privy envoy, and when you see the king's privy envoy later, don't say anything." Li Jin reminded him.

"Yes, follow the teachings of your lords." The businessman named Zhang Ri Jun nodded.

Wang Zhaoyuan is in the house, he is teasing his dog, this dog is called the Tibetan mastiff, the size is huge, the character is fierce, the black body is pure black without miscellaneous hair, there can be a little white spot under the neck and chest, but the eyes are fierce, the people in the house are very frightened, it is said that this Tibetan mastiff has bitten to death several servants in the house more than once, and the last time Wang Zhaoyuan took it out, it also harmed many people, and the people dared to be angry and dare not speak. Wang Zhaoyuan also called him a great general.

Wang Zhaoyuan ordered someone to bring a few live chickens, the Tibetan mastiff pounced at once, tore and bited, the chicken was incomplete, Wang Zhaoyuan saw it, hāhā laughed, and then touched the head of the Tibetan mastiff and said: "The general is really mighty, bite that Li Hao's old horseman." ”

At the same time, he said indignantly: "Old man Li Hao, if you fall into my hands one day, I will definitely let you taste the power of the general." hāhāha—"

At this time, the little servant in the house told Wang Zhaoyuan that Li Shangshu had already brought someone to come, saying that he had something important to report.

Wang Zhaoyuan immediately asked the little guy to take the general down, and then locked him in a big cage, this little guy is specially domesticated Tibetan mastiffs, so he is not afraid of Tibetan mastiffs.

When he arrived in the living room, Wang Zhaoyuan saw Li Jin and a stranger sitting and waiting, and when he came, Li Jin and the man got up, bowed down and said, "Xiaguan (Caomin) has seen Wang Shuxiang. ”

Wang Zhaoyuan asked, "Hāhā, Li Shangshu doesn't know what important things to ask to see today." ”

"Prime minister, this person is a merchant of Wu Yueguo, it is said that his owner is a merchant of the Bai family of Wu Yueguo, this time the lower official saw this person in Chengdu, so he specially came to inform Wang Shuxiang. If the prime minister can get the support of the Bai clan of Wuyue Kingdom in Jiangnan, the financial power of this Shu country will gradually be in the hands of the prime minister. ”

"Oh? By the way, what's your name? Wang Zhaoyuan asked the merchant.

"Zhang Ri*jun, a person from the grass people Wu Yueguo, has seen Lord Cardinal." Zhang Ri*jun raised his head, and then looked at Wang Zhaoyuan.

When Wang Zhaoyuan saw this person, he smiled and said, "Xiao Zhang doesn't have to see outside, if you want me to help you with something this time, I will try my best to meet your requirements." ”

Zhang Ri* Jun said: "Don't hide it from Prime Minister Wang, I came here this time because of the lack of weapons and armor in Wu Yue, and I don't know if Shu can meet the needs of my country's weapons and armor." ”

"This ...... Early this morning, the weapons supervisor fired, my Shu country has lost a lot of weapons, armor, but now I don't know how much there is in the treasury of Chengdu, if you want some weapons, armor, I will try to meet you, just this price. ”

"The price is not difficult, my lord came this time for King Wu Yue, since the Song State destroyed the Jingnan Gao clan and the Xianghu Zhou clan, my lord played the king of Wu Yue, hoping to buy weapons and armor from other countries, naturally this price can be in my lord's plan, just do it."

"Hāhā, as for the price, I will suggest it to Your Majesty, and then I will tell you how much you want this amount. If I have more, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to my Great Shu Kingdom. Wang Zhao said from afar.

"Wang Shuxiang rest assured, this number is about this number." Zhang Ri*jun raised his right hand, and then stretched out two fingers.

"Twenty thousand." Wang Zhao said from afar.

"No, two thousand sets will do, and whether it can be delivered at the end of this month, my lord has an urgent need." Zhang Ri* military road.

"Okay, okay, I'll explain this to Your Majesty and deliver it as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Prime Minister Wang." Zhang Ri*jun arched his hand and said, "There is still something to do, so retire first." ”

"Don't send it, go slowly."

After the man left, Li Jin suddenly said, "Prime Minister, how are you thinking about it?" ”

Wang Zhaoyuan said: "Li Hao's old puppet is naturally to deal with, but we don't know where to start now to defeat this person, after all, Li Hao has been in the court for fifty years, and his cronies, protégés, and minions are all over the court, deep-rooted, and it is really difficult to move." ”

Li Jin smiled mysteriously, a fine light burst out of his eyes, and said: "This time the fire in the ordnance prison, the lower officials found out about something in the palace, and after hearing it, the prime minister must be very interested. ”

Li Jin hung his appetite, which made Wang Zhaoyuan's heart itch, he pretended to be angry and said: "Don't sell Guanzi, tell me quickly, what is the matter, is it about the old horseman?" ”

"It's really about the old horseman, early this morning the weapons supervisor fire, some generals found the old horseman from the fire to enter and leave the palace forbidden token, and then His Majesty taught the old horseman Fengtai, it is estimated that the old horseman is going to fall out of favor with Your Majesty, although Your Majesty did not say much, the lower official estimates that the old horseman estimates that this time there is a lot of loss." Li Jindao.

"This is the most gratifying thing I've heard in these days, just in time." Wang Zhaoyuan was extremely excited after hearing this, and then patted Li Jin on the shoulder.

Li Jin was slapped by Wang Zhaoyuan, and his bones almost fell apart, although he was the secretary of the military department, but he was appointed and promoted by Wang Zhaoyuan, and he would only pat himself on the back.

Li Jin also smiled embarrassedly, and then said: "Even if Li Hao doesn't die this time, he will fall badly, now it depends on what the prime minister should plan." ”

Wang Zhaoyuan asked Li Jin to lean his head over, and he said softly: "On this shìjiè, there is no him without me, either he dies or I live, what should we do now......"

"Well, that's it" Li Jin listened to Wang Zhaoyuan's words and nodded.