Chapter 14: The Tiger Fights the Sheep
Zhang Lu seems to have noticed something, Li Yan has been the chief manager for four terms, although he has not had much contact with him, but he still has some understanding of his personality, this person is calm and resolute, full of strategy, and does things strategically before acting, if he is not sure, he will not openly let himself not come to the stage in front of everyone, not to mention that Zhang Yan has been brought to Suzhou by him, which is enough to show that Li Yan is prepared,
It's strange, the son who has always been ignorant of the sky and the earth, but at this time he seems to be submissive, his eyes are constantly avoiding himself, Zhang Yi didn't know when he privately mobilized the sailor to pursue Li Yan, and he didn't take it to heart afterwards, after all, this kind of thing is not the first time it has happened, Zhang Lu is exhausted and slightly numb to the nonsense of his only son Zhang Yan,
When Li Yan broke this matter, Zhang Lu was extremely shocked in his heart, with many years of experience honed in the officialdom, Zhang Lu has vaguely sniffed out that this matter is not an accidental incident, although he is the patriarch of the Baoli Society, but never the party is not a group, a month ago, the former chief manager Li Chen's cronies, his old friend Liang Shikuan secretly visited, Liang Shikuan and a group of people loyal to Li Chen made a small gang, ready to make trouble at the Suzhou faceless meeting, while Li Yan was not stable, he was knocked off the stage,
Liang Shikuan wanted to pull himself in, but was pushed away by Zhang Luwan, Liang Shikuan told him in a warning tone: "If you don't listen to my kind words and persuasion, you will regret it in the future." Zhang Lu was very disapproving, he not only hid a shrewd abacus in his heart to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, but also vented his anger for his long-term ambition: You just toss, toss all the family wealth of the Baoli Society, and everyone will scatter in the hall.
"What is this called the way of the world, lying at home will also be shot." Zhang Lu thought indignantly, he couldn't regret it, his heart was full of remorse, shame and grievances, and when he saw Zhang Yan's submissive expression again, he was even more angry: "Beast, aren't you very capable on weekdays, what are you pretending to be to Lao Tzu at this juncture." ”
Zhang Lu pushed Zhang Yan hard, since the second son died in battle, Zhang Lu pinned all his hopes on his young son Zhang Yan, but unfortunately the expectation eventually turned into disappointment, Zhang Yan in addition to mixing in the Qinglou Music Fang to write a few strong words, is to fight with people all day long, these three or four years, the life of the injured in his hands has been no less than ten, which time I saw him instigated,
What happened in this that made my son seem to be a different person?
"Dad, my son has already confessed, and you have confessed too."
Zhang Lu's headless words were like sprinkling a handful of salt on Zhang Lu's blood-dripping wound, Zhang Lu looked at his son in astonishment, if he wanted to say that his submissiveness was caused by coercion, then this sentence bluntly told Zhang Lu that this was a conspiracy designed by Li Yan to rectify him,
"Brute, I'll kill you brute."
Zhang Lu, who was confused, took off his hard-soled cloth shoes to chase Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu dodged out in a hurry, but several halberders pressed Zhang Lu to the ground.
"I'm not guilty, I'm not guilty, someone planted me ......"
Before Zhang Lu's words were finished, his heart was kicked hard by the pointed copper leather boots of the halberd, and the pain was heartbreaking.
Wang Zhe took out a note, showed it around, and said loudly: "This is the troop transfer warrant found from Zhang Yi's body, you can see clearly, who is the handwriting on it." This is a warrant for the transfer of troops to pursue Li Yan, which reads: "Quickly adjust ten ships, pursue Chang'an, kill them, don't make a mistake." "Chang'an is Li Yan's code name, although the handwriting of this warrant is sloppy, there are still many people who testify that this handwriting is indeed Zhang Lu's,
The halberd dragged Zhang Lu out, the human and material evidence is complete, and the second half of his life will be spent in a dark prison, no one dares to intercede for the rebels, and the silence in the hall is suffocating.
"Liang Shikuan."
"The subordinates are here."
Liang Shikuan is the host of the Suzhou faceless meeting, from the second grade of the sword,
"You are convicted."
"Please let the chief know."
"A month ago, you went to Yangzhou to meet Zhang Lu secretly, what do you want?"
"Subordinate......" Liang Shikuan saw sweat on his forehead,
"The sword does not go out of Beijing", this is the rule set when the assassin horse camp was founded, the sword must hold the holy decree in his hand when he goes out of Beijing, or hold the golden order of the chief administrator, Liang Shikuan has neither two, he neither dares to be pretentious, nor dare to lie that there is a golden order in his hand when he goes out of Beijing, and the use of the golden order has a detailed record, the record book is called the "gold and silver book", the "gold and silver book" is controlled by the emperor's cronies and eunuchs, even the chief administrator has no right to check it without authorization,
"According to the regulations, you can't beat me......" Liang Shikuan admitted defeat without fighting,
As a rule, the guilty of wearing a sword will be personally interrogated by the emperor, and until convicted, he shall not be detained and sentenced.
"The sword is out of Beijing without authorization, and the staff is one hundred and twenty military sticks, and the law is clear, why can't I beat you." Li Yan didn't let it go at all,
Liang Shikuan suddenly slumped, the practice and the law do not matter which is stronger or weaker, mainly depends on which one the law enforcer tends towards, Liang Shikuan paid himself that he could not stand a hundred and twenty sticks, he pinned his only hope on the small circle that he had painstakingly managed, hoping that they could stand up at this moment and say something for themselves, but to his disappointment, when he cast his eyes for help to the crowd, everyone actually bowed their heads to avoid his gaze, Liang Shikuan's heart suddenly cooled,
"Hahaha...... If you want to add sin, there is no excuse. ”
Liang Shikuan felt that Zhang Lu was too restrained, and even if he died, he would make a little noise, so he patted the back of his head and posed for a single portrait: "Liang's head is here, and there is a kind of hope to greet him." ”
The two halberds dragged a stool, pulled off Liang Shikuan's pants, and pressed it firmly, two four-edged water and fire sticks, and greeted him firmly on his white buttocks. ”
Twenty sticks down, his skin cracked, his face was full of sweat in pain, but at this moment he could still grit his teeth and stand up, when he hit fifty sticks, Liang Shikuan only had the gas left to go out, just full of sixty sticks, Liang Shikuan was already gone,
The halberd stopped the stick, probed his snort with his hand, opened his eyelids and checked it again, and reported to Li Yan: "The prisoner Liang Shikuan has died of exhaustion, whether the rest of the stick is finished." ”
Li Yan said coldly: "After the fight, not a single stick is missing." ”
Some people are full of sorrow, some people have tears in their eyes, some people shake their heads and sigh, and some people are indifferent, but no one has spoken out to intercede.
After the one hundred and fifty sticks, Liang Shiqiu's buttocks were already blurred with flesh and blood, and the minced human flesh was splashed everywhere under the hammering of the water and fire sticks, and no one dared to make a move, and there were some minced human flesh on his face and hands, even Yang Hao, who was standing at the door, was not spared, a drop was splashed on his cheek, and he was sick and cold.
Even if you want to raise your sword and stand up for power, it's just enough to kill Zhang Lu, why do you want to kill Liang Shikuan with a cane in public, this is too much, especially beating the corpse, this practice is simply outrageous, Yang Hao didn't expect that Li Yan, who seemed to be bright and sunny, was so ruthless in his heart, thinking that he would inevitably have to work with him in the future, Yang Hao couldn't help but shudder,
A cold air suddenly wrapped his whole body, and penetrated into his internal organs from the pores, freezing his heart and lungs, and it didn't take long for Yang Hao's boiling blood to begin to freeze, and there was no more heat in the whole person from the inside out.
Liang Shikuan's body was dragged out, because the ground was covered with carpets, and the blood stains could not be cleaned in time, and a few halberders took a few straw bags to cover the blood, and everyone watched all this in horror, no one knew who would be next.
"Yang Hao."
Li Yan called softly, but to Yang Hao's ears, it sounded like thunder, and his ear drums buzzed,
"The subordinates are here."
Yang Hao took a few steps forward, his pace was quite steady, and it was those straw bags where he landed, thinking of Liang Shikuan's beaten buttocks, Yang Hao felt a wave of nausea,
The silence in the hall was extremely quiet, and everyone stared at Yang Hao with a sympathetic gaze, not knowing what fate would be for this young man.
"Yang Hao since the ninth year of Dahe served in Fengzhou, training the army, building factories, rectifying the government, revitalizing agriculture and commerce, remarkable achievements, in the first year of Kaicheng, he and Meng Bochang defeated the central part of the forest, from the Uighurs to recover the lost territory south of the Yin Mountain; In the same year, he skillfully retreated to the righteous army and relieved the people of Fengzhou from hanging upside down; This year, he made three expeditions to the Tiande army to protect the territory of our Tang Dynasty from the barbarians; Defeat the wolf army, raise the prestige of the Tang Dynasty in the north, oh, this seat also forgot a little, he also married the princess of the Muwei Manhei Department, so that the five barbarian black departments and my Tang Dynasty turned the war into jade silk, so that the people in the border areas were free from the suffering of war, before the former chief manager left office, he had instructed to reward him, to give him a heavier burden, this seat deeply sympathizes, such a young talent, if not promoted and reused, when can the plan of Zhongxing be completed, therefore, this seat not only to Yang Hao to be promoted, but also to him to be promoted, let him hold the power to serve the country. ”
Li Yan paused slightly, swept over everyone with cold eyes, and dodged gazes, but most of them had already begun to look at the new chief manager with eager eyes, and he brought fresh air that was completely different from his predecessor.
"Holy Word." Li Yan said solemnly, hula lala knelt down in the hall,
"I check Yang Haozhi's loyalty and purity, only to be available, since Fengzhou, there have been many meritorious achievements, now Li Yan is invited, promoted to be from the second grade of the sword, still stationed in Fengzhou, I hope that he will focus on state affairs, be conscientious, and do not lose hope." ,
The sound of long live resounded in the night sky, and different people heard different meanings from the edict, but there were a few points that were roughly the same: first, Yang Hao can be promoted exceptionally, in addition to his own merits, mainly because of Li Yan's strong recommendation, which can be derived from the sentence "Li Yan is invited to be promoted to ......", second, Yang Hao jumped from the five-grade horizontal sword to the second-grade sword, which is extremely rare, which shows that Li Yan is now in holy favor, otherwise with Li Ang's indecisive character, On the other hand, Li Yan is also conveying a message to the outside world: as long as he is loyal to him, he can not blame the past, and as long as he does things honestly, he can be appreciated and reused.
Coupled with the ruthless attack on the neutral Zhang Lu and the opposition Liang Shikuan, Li Yan showed his attitude to everyone with practical actions: those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me die, honesty returns, the past is not to blame, the implementation of affairs, and the reward is not stingy,