At the beginning of April of the first year of Qianyou, the summer season was getting closer and closer, and the news of the Yongxing Army's rebellion against the theft of Chang'an finally reached the central government. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At the same time, Li Shouzhen in the river knew that the imperial court had removed all his titles, so he simply proclaimed himself the king of Qin, and even sent someone to make a seal token, preparing to seal Zhao Sijuan of Chang'an as the envoy of the Yongxing Army. [Note 1] The imperial court had to seriously consider it and prepared to organize a counterinsurgency. On this day, Liu Chengyou convened his ministers in the Chongyuan Hall to discuss future plans.

"Today's court meeting is here, and I still want to discuss some important military and political affairs with you, and the secretaries can speak freely."

The emperor is on the throne, in fact, he has been hiding the excitement in his heart. He thought that as soon as there was chaos in the northwest, he could temporarily cut off Guo Wei's real power in the DPRK, and then send him to set up a camp and wave his army north to quell the rebellion, so that he would not be oppressed by this person in the DPRK for the time being, and he could live freely.

At that time, even if Guo Wei still retained the title of privy envoy or Tongping Zhangshi when he went on the expedition, it was just a fictitious position called "envoy", not a substantive dispatch.

Seeing that everyone was still silent, Su Fengji spoke first.

"Guo Shumi," Su Fengji asked Guo Wei directly, he was a Gu life, so he didn't have to say to Jun Xianming when he spoke in the court, "Whether it is protecting the saint, serving the country, or Xingjie, all the forbidden soldiers are the most obedient to you, and now that the country is in trouble, you still have to carry more of this heavy burden." ”

Guo Wei nodded: "This is natural, but all the armies of Mabu were originally willing to do their best to be loyal to the imperial court, and they also hoped that Prime Minister Su would be cautious and not convince anyone again, or disobey anyone." ”

Liu Chengyou secretly sneered on the throne: Okay, you are loyal to the court and try your best to serve the death!

The emperor exhaled and nodded again: "Guo Qing has always been the most responsible person in the court, and this statement really wins my heart." ”

He knew that the few forbidden army numbers picked out by Su Fengji were also the most loyal to the Guo family, and it was best to let these troops go to the front line, so as not to feed them around him all day long and watch them around. Second, it's best to let them and Li Shouzhen lose both, and it's best to fight cleanly. The other armies continued to guard the emperor's side, and when the time came, they would expand again, and they would no longer have to live a life of fear.

Guo Wei didn't answer, but squinted his eyes slightly and glanced at Shi Hongzhao.

"Li Shouzhen is nothing to be afraid of," Shi Hongzhao, who also took care of his life, also interjected, "This person doesn't know soldiers, he was just in Heyang back then, and he was just a pawn department to receive people, what big thing can he do?" ”

Su Fengji knew that Guo Wei had always asked Shi Hongzhao to shoot the first shot in the court, and it was impossible to force Guo Wei to comply. "However, Tongguan is not in my hands! Wang Jixun is a powerful general under Li Shouzhen, and with him guarded, the court must be deeply concerned! ”

"Tongguan?" Shi Hongzhao smiled slightly, as if he was waiting for his words, "This morning, I received a report from the Privy Council, and Wang Yu, the capital supervisor of Shaanzhou, took advantage of Wang Jixun's cleaning of the periphery and the emptiness of the pass to successfully attack at night, and Tongguan has now been restored!" ”

Everyone in the court couldn't help but sigh, and they all rejoiced.

At this time, seeing Guo Wei and Su Fengji sneering lightly, Liu Chengyou was really angry in his heart, but when he heard that Tongguan was no longer in the hands of the rebels, he knew that the deployment of the imperial court for Yongxing further west was possible, and the emperor was still relieved after all......

Seeing that everyone's buzzing whispers slowly subsided, Guo Wei coughed lightly and said: "Master Shi, although Li Shouzhen is not as good as you in military affairs, this thief has always been able to treat heroes well, and he has some tricks to buy people's hearts. When the Khitan entered the Kou, he went out of Lanzhou to grab the Yellow River crossing, and it was because of the heroic generation's desperate help that the captives of the pioneer were defeated and retreated by flooding. ”

Liu Chengyou was surprised for a while, he couldn't understand why he refuted Shi Hongzhao again, did he really listen to the discussion between himself and Su Fengji, and wanted to lead the troops to go out in person when the situation was uncertain?

Guo Wei said again: "What's more, there is Zhao Siwan in Chang'an, he led Zhao Kuangzan to praise the most elite people, many of whom are good at acting. This group of people is not far behind the head of the forbidden army. As long as it is slightly expanded, it will not be a problem to produce two or three more people. Although it is not enough for these people to invade other places, they still think it is okay to hold on to Chang'an City. ”

Seeing that Guo Wei told the danger of the front line clearly, but still had no plans to go out in person, Liu Chengyou was a little anxious. Seeing Feng Dao's eyes slightly closed on the side, as if he was napping, he couldn't help asking:

"Master Feng, I also hope that you will have some opinions and share your worries for me."

Feng Dao raised his head with a spirit, and hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "The old minister Qi Sheng, the old minister heard: Recently, there was a report from the scout that Wang Jingchong was ordered to crusade against the thief army in Yongxing in Fengxiang Ming, but the old minister thought: He sent a lone army to advance eastward so quickly, obviously not to attack Chang'an, but to send a rapid march to save Zhao Siwan! ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Chengyou was taken aback!

Feng ...... What Master Feng said...... Really? ”

Guo Wei heard that this thoughtful old fox still pointed out this mystery, and couldn't help but snort softly on the side.

Feng Dao continued: "The most dangerous place in the northwest today is that the rebellious feudal towns may join forces with the Shu army at any time, and now the three feudal clans are afraid that they will not be reliable, if the Shu army has the possibility of leaving the Qinling Mountains again, then the imperial court must have enough troops in Yongxing to help." ”

Originally, Liu Chengyou felt that although there was chaos in the river, it was not difficult to calm down, so he thought of killing people with a knife, even if Li Shouzhen only cut off Guo Wei's skin and two pieces of meat. However, hearing Guo and Feng's analysis, he suddenly began to want to rely on Guo Wei......

Guo ...... Guo Aiqing, don't you want to share your worries for me......"

Guo Wei was stunned, he knew that Feng Dao had not only thought through these things, but also had something to say. Instead of shirking it here, it is better to use Feng Dao's mouth to explain things clearly. So he saluted the emperor and said:

"Your Majesty, please continue to listen to Master Feng."

Liu Chengyou turned his head and looked at Feng Dao with a begging face, Feng Dao knew that Guo Wei would not let himself "slip away" after all, so he had to sigh and say:

"Your Majesty, now that the summer harvest has not arrived, the local green and yellow are not accepted, and I am afraid of the expedition of the army...... I'm afraid that the logistics will be difficult to help, so it's better to ...... It is better to first set up a camp with the local state armies, and wait for changes for the time being, and on the other hand, defend Tongguan to prevent danger in the pass. Then, at the beginning of July, when most of the summer grain was released into the imperial court and the autumn grain was about to be collected, the army could be mobilized at this time. ”

Liu Chengyou said in his heart: "Fortunately, it was saved at the beginning"

He sighed: "What Taishi Feng said is indeed reasonable, but I am afraid that there will not be enough time to release it into the treasury during the summer harvest, and the household department must have a capable helper to do a good job of turnover and help Wang Renyu well." ”

"The minister thinks that the quality of the Chinese scholar is up to the task." Guo Wei hurriedly followed this sentence......

"The minister seconded the proposal." Wang Zhang, the third envoy on the side, followed.

"Accurate!"

The emperor waved his hand, and the analysis of Guo and Feng just now had already made him slightly panicked. After all, Liu Chengyou is only a twenty-year-old young man, and as long as things are found, it is difficult to have a firm mind full of confidence.

Feng Dao glanced at Guo Wei slyly: "What's more, in the past month, Dengzhou has carried Nanjing, and a lot of materials have been allocated for the construction of the temple, but now the commander of the Weisheng Army, plus the history of Dengzhou, is still held by Wu Desi, and the ministers are afraid that they will only be in a hurry...... I'm afraid it's hard to find a suitable replacement......"

Guo Wei thought that he was in the court now, but Liu Yanseng's matter was the most headache, and when he heard Feng Dao do this ball, he quickly snatched the conversation and said, "What Feng Gong said is right!" If Dengzhou's materials and working hours are nested, it will be like a bottomless pit! Once this time is too costly, it may be detrimental to the imperial court's westward expedition. ”

He turned his head to look at Feng Dao again, and expected him to follow him, but who knew that Feng Dao, who was known as the "Nine-Tailed Fox", sat down quietly at this time, and resumed the state of "napping" again......

Guo Wei understood that it was useless to call him again, and at this time he couldn't even count on Yang Wei and Shi Hongzhao, so he had to go on his own:

"Your Majesty, the case involved by Liu Yanseng and Hu Luan is not a conspiracy to deceive the king, or the crime of corruption, but only suspected of serious dereliction of duty, because Wu Desi has no right to interfere in this case, it should be transferred to Kaifeng Mansion or the prison of the Criminal Department, and then reviewed by the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, this matter is related to the national system, please also ask the Holy Lord to investigate!"

Liu Chengyou suddenly felt that he had a request for Guo Wei since just now, and the emperor was at the softest time at this time, so he couldn't help but agree to Guo Wei's leniency for Liu Yanseng. Who knew that Su Fengji continued:

"Liu Yanseng not only committed the crime of dereliction of duty, but he also overtook the demon Cheng Kui far away, and indulged him to the Gongyuan Jinshi Ke field to confuse the public, and said that he was disobedient and disrespectful, so it can be seen that Liu Yanseng has rebelled, and this matter is being thoroughly investigated by the uncle, and the saint is also asked to decide!"

Guo Wei knew that he had to completely knock this matter to death before the hesitant emperor had a fixed opinion.

"Your Majesty," Guo Wei finally became a little anxious, "Liu Yanseng just gave the candidates a relief, and it was still only suspected of dereliction of duty." Cheng Kuiyuan was instructed by others, or wrote it on the spot, which can only be confirmed after interrogating Cheng Kuiyuan. Therefore, Wu Desi only has the right to detain Cheng Kuiyuan at this time, if he confesses that he is indeed instructed by Liu Yanseng, Liu Yanseng can be taken away by Wu Desi, but Cheng Kuiyuan still does not know his whereabouts, Liu Yanseng and Hu Luan should of course be transferred to other places, so as to review the cattle slaughter case as soon as possible! ”

Liu Chengyou nodded: "So...... It also makes sense, Li Ye, then you can transfer the two of them out of Wudesi. If Cheng Kuiyuan appears, then Wu Desi can intervene. ”

Guo Wei finally sighed softly......

"Let's do this today,"

When the dynasty was dispersed, Guo Wei saw Feng Dao staggering forward in front, he hurriedly walked a few steps to catch up, took his hand and sighed: "Today's matter, thanks to Feng Taishi's help. ”

"The privy doesn't have to be polite," Feng Dao nodded tremblingly, "In this case, if Li Ye is really allowed to kill Hu Luan, then there will be no catastrophe in heaven!" When I do this, I am also helping the court. ”

Guo Wei sent him out of the inner house, and was just about to turn around and go back to the Privy Council, when suddenly someone patted him lightly behind him, and when he looked back, it was Hou Yi, the Duke of Kaifeng Yin Luguo, who was behind him.

Since this person returned to Beijing from Fengxiang, Guo Wei has been on guard, and he only feels that this person is a little deep.

Hou Yi suddenly put his mouth to Guo Wei's ear:

Guo Shumi...... The secret agent of Kaifeng Mansion under my command reported to me before the newspaper, saying that he had seen the quick execution of a Chengzhi Division last month and brought two people into your mansion. Hou Yi snorted and said, "One of the boys has no bun and looks suspicious......"

Guo Wei was shocked in his heart, could it be that all kinds of major events would be destroyed at the hands of this person?

Note 1: In the Later Tang Dynasty, the name of Chang'an Domain was Jinchang, and in the Later Han Dynasty, it was changed to Yongxing, and when Li Shouzhen was called king, the Jinchang military name was restored, but if it is changed again and again in this book, it looks chaotic, so the Yongxing Army is used uniformly.