In the first year of Qianyou, at the end of February, Wang Jingchong, the Fengxiang inspection envoy, sent people to escort the Shu army sergeants captured in the Battle of Meridian Valley to finally enter Beijing. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Liu Chengyou ordered Prime Minister Su Fengji to preside over the prisoner sacrifice ceremony, and then released him with the grace of heaven and gave him food and clothing.

At the beginning of March, for the first time since Liu Chengyou ascended the throne, he officially sat in the Guangzheng Hall to accept the worship of the ministers, in order to show his nominal pro-government. The emperor ordered his subordinate Dou Zhengu to be the envoy of the mountain mausoleum, and ordered him to cooperate with Liu Xin, the envoy of the Xuzhou Festival, to be sure to bury the first emperor as soon as possible within the year; He also awarded Li Shouzhen the title of Taifu of Hezhong Jiedu, and was promoted to the title of Duke - even if the imperial court asked for a report on his work in Beijing at the beginning of the year, Li Shouzhen ignored it at all......

However, Li Shouzhen did not seem to be satisfied with being a public servant, and as soon as the imperial court issued an order, Haozhou and Shaanzhou reported urgently, saying that Li Shouzhen was stuck in the Kunhan Road, blockading Tongguan, and obviously plotting rebellion.

In the past few days, the various rooms under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council have sorted out the military and political information issued by the states, and they have to prepare the instructions of the inner court as appropriate documents and transfer them to the Zhongshu Province, so that the Zhongshu Sheren can record them after "accepting the decree", which is called "Xuandi is registered".

"Privy Council officers really can't always pretend to be ministers......"

Since the pacification of Du Chongwei, until now Li Shouzhen's disobedience, seeing the anxiety of the imperial court for several days, Guo Wei has repeatedly expressed such feelings.

In the past few days, Hou Yi, the new governor of Kaifeng Mansion, in addition to dealing with the complicated affairs of Kaifeng Mansion, has also had an additional task, that is, to submit a letter to the Privy Council and report in detail on the situation in the northwest in the past year.

"Last year, Zhao Kuangzan sent an envoy to the puppet Shu in October, and met on the tenth day of December, with the puppet Shu Zhongshu Zhang Qianzhao as the envoy of the northern camp, and 30,000 out of the pass, and the puppet Shu capital waited for Li Tingqi, and 20,000 out of the meridian to attack Chang'an."

The treacherous Hou Yi threw the responsibility for triggering the Battle of Meridian Valley on the head of the former Chang'an Jingzhao Yin Zhao Kuangzan (Zhao Kuangzan's father was the famous Zhao Yanshou - the husband of Princess Changxing of Tang Mingzong), and took himself out, he knew that it was impossible for the Privy Council to investigate his responsibility deeply, after all, if Guo Wei wanted to save Liu Yanseng from Li Ye, he must first fish him out of the black organ of Wu Desi, and then transfer him to Hou Yi's Kaifeng Mansion to be imprisoned.

"Kuang Zan fell into the north first, afraid of the first emperor to be suspicious, so the lord of Shu is to seek to avoid the ear, and the right scene is to be worshipped, then he is determined to return to the Han Dynasty, and now to Junyi, there should be no doubt."

Hou Yi knew that Zhao Kuangzan had already arrived in Beijing, so he still had to "black" Zhao Kuangzan first, and then "wash". And for Wang Jingchong, who is far away in Longxi, he must "go dark to the end".

This can be regarded as a "long-distance and close attack" in the officialdom, after all, Wang Jingchong almost slaughtered himself at the beginning.

Regarding whether it is possible for Wang Jingchong, who is mainly anti-guest in Fengxiang, to rebel after Li Shouzhen's rebellion, Hou Yi ruthlessly made a judgment of "will".

"Lord, the matter of San Lang's marriage after entering Beijing is almost over, this is a gift list." The Hou family's servant interrupted Hou Yi.

"Huh? Have your in-laws arrived in Beijing? Invite them to come to me......"

After a while, Hou Yi's beloved son, San Lang Hou Renbao, came, and of course his father-in-law Zhao Zhen, and his three sons.

Hou Yijie's in-laws are not prominent, the old man is from Heshuo, he has been a Xiangzhou Sima from Wupin, and now he has retired, his family has lived in Luoyang, the western capital, and Hou Yi, the Duke of Lu, is also a big family in Luoyang, and the Zhao family can get close to such a wealthy family, it is really time to run. Hou Yi returned to Beijing this time, in order not to show swagger on the surface, so he only dared to bribe Yang Wei and Shi Hongzhao in secret, so as to avoid being held accountable for the suspicion of Tongshu when Fengxiang was at the beginning. Therefore, officialdom said: Zhao Zhen, his in-laws, in fact, also have the meaning of being a low-key person.

"Helan has also settled down? You're still used to living there, right? ”

Zhao Zhen hurriedly put on a happy smile: "Get used to it!" Being able to get married at the feet of the Son of Heaven in Kaifeng is a blessing for the little girl. ”

Hou Yi smiled, didn't talk about it again, and suddenly remembered something: "The most intelligent and virtuous Zhao family in the in-laws is still in Fengxiang, and it is a great pity that I returned to Beijing in a hurry and couldn't bring it back." ”

Hou Yi looked at Zhao Zhen, the eldest brother of the Zhao family in front of him, looking dumbfounded, he was born by the same person, and he was so much worse than the boss.

Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "This is indeed a pity, but my family Dalang was originally the governor of Longzhou, and it is thanks to the previous promotion of Hou Gong that he has to officially settle in the Fengxiang Shogunate." ”

"You're welcome, Xianlang is capable in Longzhou, and if you change someone else, you will be a close relative of my family, and you can't do it." Hou Yi smiled and nodded, "This time, I was calculated by Wang Jingchong before returning to Beijing, but I was afraid that Xianlang would be wronged under him, so I had to recommend him to Chang'an Jingzhao to join the Yongxing Army, and then return to the capital when I have the opportunity in the future." ”

"Yongxing Army?" Zhao Zhen was slightly worried: "Isn't that closer to Li Shouzhen in the river?" ”

Hou Yi also knew that Chang'an would be closer to Li Shouzhen than Fengxiang Jie Du to make the jurisdiction easterly.

However, Wang Jingchong was in Fengxiang, next to the Great Scattered Pass. Whoever is stationed in this place will use his vantage point to quietly settle with Meng Shu in order to raise his worth, including Hou Yi himself half a year ago.

In this case, as long as Li Shouzhen rebels, Wang Jingchong will not be spared, and he will definitely rebel, and the Zhao family Dalang was sent to the Yongxing Army by himself, which is actually safer than staying with Wang Jingchong.

These considerations are all important matters of military affairs, and of course Hou Yi cannot express his judgment with an irrelevant person, even if that person is a father-in-law. He had no choice but to perfunctorily:

"It's okay, Li Shouzhen is nested in the middle of the river, surrounded by the towns of the imperial court on three sides, not to mention that there is also the emperor's uncle Liu Chongjian in the north pointing at his back, and the chaos in the river can be calmed down in less than a month."

Zhao Zhen knew that his father-in-law had always had great powers, otherwise why was he appointed to the position of the supreme governor of Gyeonggi not long after he hurriedly returned to Beijing? Therefore, I am much more relieved to hear this.

"By the way, my eldest brother's name is...... What is it? The prospective groom's official Hou Renbao smiled embarrassedly, "Helan always mentions him, but it's all "my brother and my brother", so he forgot about it a little. ”

"Zhao Pu!" The old in-laws replied proudly, "The dog's name is Zhao Pu, and the cursive word Zeping." ”

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At this time, Chang'an has been quietly sandwiched between the two major sources of rebellion in the river and Fengxiang, but the people have no special reaction, the rich families are still singing and dancing and drunk and dreaming of death, and the craftsmen are busy with the construction of weapons and leather goods organized by the various capitals and generals of the tooth city, and they do not worry about food and clothing for the time being, and the poor families continue to struggle, living a hungry and full life.

War has always been like this, everyone is indifferent at first, as if it has nothing to do with them; Then they were mobilized and the crowd was excited; When the soldiers finally came to the city, they realized that they had fallen into the real hell......

On the official road more than 100 miles outside the city, a young official with a slightly dark complexion rode on a gray donkey. In front of him was a group of soldiers.

"What to do? The front is on alert, and you can't pass for the time being. ”

"Commanders of the military," the officer got down from the donkey first, and then made a gesture, "I have a recommendation from the former Longyou general, and I am going to Yongxing Military Yacheng to ask for a transfer, so please give way." ”

"Give me the paperwork."

The officer was obviously drunk, and he was about to tear the paint open. Although the official was angry, after all, it was not good to suffer the immediate loss, so he could only see that the man opened his recommendation.

"Zhao Pu......"

The officer laughed, stabbed and tore the paper in half.

This official is Zhao Pu, the governor of Longzhou, after Hou Yi left the northwest, Zhao Pu did not immediately take the letter of recommendation and set off to defect to the Chang'an Yongxing Army. He was a proud man and wanted to show some of his skills in front of Wang Jingchong later, but Wang Jingchong, who occupied Fengxiang, humiliated him because he hated Hou Yi. In desperation, Zhao Pu had to switch to the Yongxing Army.

At this time, he suppressed his anger, and was afraid that the other party would really tear up the document completely, so he took out a small silver collar and handed it to the soldier with a smile.

"Sir, take this, let's have a few drinks with the brothers, although this document is torn in half, it can still be used."

The officer took the silver collar, stared at it for a long time, and then rubbed his thumb with the dense air holes behind the silver collar. Haha laughed and said: "Sons, this kid is here to send money, come and come, let's all take it!" ”

Several soldiers next to him all "brushed Lala" and pulled out their swords, it turned out that these guys were not small officials after all, if the soldiers were bad, they would not eat bribes, they would simply want their lives and money.

Zhao Pu sank his face, and also took out the long sword he carried from his waist, although he was not an expert in martial arts, he could not wait to be killed.

Suddenly, a dense sound of horses' hooves gradually approached, and the faces of several soldiers changed slightly, and the officer at the head suddenly swung his sword against his neck, screamed, and killed himself.

"What are you guys doing?"

A hoarse broken gong sounded, and it was the first person who came to say.

The rest of the soldiers who had plundered Zhao Pu were in panic, and most of them also raised their swords and shouted to kill themselves. Only two timid ones remained, crying and kneeling and begging for mercy.

"Dutou...... Spare your life...... Spare your life......"

"Hahaha......" the man on the horse laughed.

"They're smart," the man drew his sword, pointing at the corpse-strewn soldiers, and then at the remaining two, "you two are stupid." ”

Zhao Pu was shocked in his heart, knowing that these two soldiers who had not cut themselves were about to be even more unlucky.

"It is Lu Changxing who accepts bribes (Changxing is a military officer), and it has nothing to do with us, we all spare our lives......" A soldier clenched his fists and begged for mercy, almost crying into tears.

"Oh, yes...... That is to say, he is the one who receives the money, and it is not your ......."

The man beckoned a few more entourages around him: "Go, find Lu Sanxi's corpse, and cut off both arms." ”

The left and right screams were ordered, and after a while, Lu Changxing's two arms were held over.

"Hmm...... Then cut off the right arms of these two straight thieves, find twine, and sew them the two arms just now, so that you can take the silver with "your own hands", ha...... Haha......"

"All heads spare their lives, all heads spare their lives......" The two soldiers only hated that they had not cut themselves just now, but unfortunately it was too late to say anything now.

"Sew up your arms, and then cut this piece in half, find a wood, and hang it on a tree for me above my body and below my buttocks." He smiled again and stretched out his hand and pinched the tearful face of one of the pawns, "After doing this, don't forget to ask me for the reward." ”

Left and right took orders, pulled the two soldiers over, heard their pig-like screams, Zhao Pu hurriedly turned his head, he couldn't bear to look directly, only felt a shudder in his heart.

Nadu Tou slowly rode over, and used the blade of the sword to string up the paperwork on the ground in half, Zhao Pu saw that Nadu Tou had words on his face, what was it, but he couldn't see it clearly because it was dark.

Du tilted his head slightly, frowned and said:

Zhao ...... General? ”

He glanced at Zhao Pu again: "I don't know a lot of words...... Right? ”

Without waiting for the other party to answer, the man laughed and finally tore the paper to shreds......