Chapter 587: Pre-War Illusion and Puzzle
In order not to startle the snake, Liu Yu did not rush to do it, nor did he contact the garrison troops around Chang'an City. Soon, news also came from the Zhao Su clan.
After the Zhao Su clan returned to Chang'an City, they immediately went to find the Shu king, who was the most powerful among the vassal kings. After the old King of Shu was convicted and killed by the court, Su Xiao, the eldest son of the King of Shu, inherited the throne of the King of Shu, although this Su Xiao showed a righteous and loyal appearance to the court in front of Liu Yu, but he had hatred for the court in his heart, and this rebellion between the vassal king and the feudal lord was also Su Xiaolai responsible for contact.
Although Zhao Su looks delicate and weak, she always uses her body's capital to seduce Liu Yu, but she still has her own set of things to do. Zhao Su first expressed her hatred for Liu Yu in order to gain Su Xiao's trust, and then took the opportunity to join the side of the rebellion.
In the past, the king of Hejian County was inexplicably injured, and although many people suspected that Liu Yu did it, there was no evidence at that time. But after Huo Yi established himself with a short gun on the grassland, and the short gun was no longer a secret in the army, many people thought that it was Liu Yu who attacked the king of Hejian with a short gun. Liu Yu has a grudge against Zhao Su for killing his father.
In addition, the news of Liu Yu's return to Chang'an City has not yet been announced, and others will not think that the Zhaosu clan turned out to be Liu Yu's fine work in the camp of the vassal king.
After Zhao Su returned to Chang'an City, she became more cautious, and she also knew that Lu Dao was now being watched by Liu Yu and the vassal king, and Su Xiao still had some suspicions about her, and did not put her heart into it, but just asked her to go back and wait. As for when Su Xiao would tell her the detailed plan, she didn't know what to do. And before there is no exact news. She didn't dare to make too many moves. provoked the squeeze of Liu Yu and the vassal king.
It's hard to survive in the cracks. It is a portrayal of the current environment of the Zhaosu clan.
For two days in a row, Liu Yu did not move, and he did not even contact some people in the city, which made some people under his command feel too angry. Now Liu Yu occupies the absolute initiative, if you want to get rid of these vassal kings and vassal lords, you don't need the so-called "evidence", they don't understand why Liu Yu didn't launch a thunderbolt operation. This rebellion will be completely nipped in the bud.
Only the calm Liu Yu knew the key behind this rebellion. Liu Yue knew that these feudal kings and feudal lords who seemed to have gone away, if there was no external support, they would not dare to act rashly, there must be someone behind them to support them, and thinking about it, Liu Yu could only think of Su Zhe, which was the last big trouble in his heart.
Liu Yu originally wanted to contact Sui Yi, Li Mi and Han Sheng in the city, but these three people could still help him. But he also thought of the three people who were now in charge of the military and political affairs in the city. They must be closely watched by the enemy's forces, and if they make an unusual move out of the city or move around, they will definitely attract the attention of the enemy.
So Liu Yu settled down and stayed outside the city to wait for news as if he had nothing to do.
In addition to Liu Yu standing still, several people in the city are also inquiring about the news. Among them, there are Qu Shu's gangs, Qu Zhu's military details, and Liu Liniang's intelligence organization, all three of whom are secretly investigating the news related to this rebellion, and everything seems to be calm as usual, without any action. Although the news of Liu Yu's return to Chang'an City is absolutely confidential and only a few people in the army know about it, some rumors still spread to Chang'an City.
There is no impermeable wall in the world, Liu Yu did not show up in Luoyang City for many days, but it was the newly rising Liao Mingsheng who was receiving officials. Although according to Liao Mingsheng, King Lin was injured when he went south to quell the rebellion, and he had to rest for a few days after a tiring journey, and some people heard Liu Yu's voice, but after all, no one had seen Liu Yu's face. This may not seem like much to others, but it doesn't matter to them where Liu Yu is anyway. But in the eyes of the group of people who are about to rebel in Chang'an City, Liu Yu's every move needs to be paid attention to, and now Liu Yu says that he is not sick, which may be a precursor to a crisis.
Two days later, news also came from the Zhao Su clan, saying that Su Xiao's side didn't seem to trust her very much, and he didn't contact her for two days, so the Zhao Su clan also asked Liu Yu if he wanted to go to the house in person to investigate.
Although Liu Yu was also very anxious, after thinking about it, it was still not appropriate for the Zhao Su clan to make too radical moves.
First of all, as a woman who has an enmity with Liu Yue, it stands to reason that the Zhao Su clan only has a fire of hatred in her heart, and she shouldn't know that there is about to take action on the side of the King of the Dao Domain. And Zhao Su went to visit Su Xiao before, but she only tactfully expressed her hatred for Liu Yu, and Su Xiao did not say anything special to her.
If the Zhao Su clan went to Su Xiao again at this time, Su Xiao would definitely think about what news she had received, and if even a woman who was widowed at the gate of Chang'an City knew about their news, this was enough to arouse their vigilance. Therefore, it is not appropriate for the Zhaosu clan to go to the Shu Palace.
And Su Xiao didn't contact the Zhao Su clan and absorbed her to the side of the camp, not because the Zhao Su clan was not sincere enough, but because she was not capable enough and couldn't help much after joining the rebellion. That is to say, the reason why Zhao Su is not treated by Su Xiao now is not because she was tried on or tempted, but because she has no bargaining chips and is considered a woman with empty hatred and no value.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu was about to add some "chips" to the Zhao Su clan.
Liu Yu summoned Qu Zhu and asked, "I heard that Hu Yaotong, the former counselor general of Hedao County, is now serving as a general in the Dongshui Camp of Chang'an City, but is there such a thing?" ”
Qu Zhu, as the person in charge of the intelligence officer, was very familiar with these things, and immediately confirmed that there was indeed such a thing.
Liu Yue was confirmed, and he had an idea in his heart. Liu Yu had investigated some of the situations in Hedao County, especially the Zhao Su clan and the men who had "friendships" with her, including this Hu Yaotong. Now Hu Yaotong is serving as an ordinary general of the Dongshui Battalion, which is only a transfer from the local government to the capital, and the old departments of these vassal kings will not be treated by Liu Yu, and the military department will not take care of them.
Liu Yu immediately picked up his pen and wrote on paper the appointment, dismissal, and promotion of some officials stationed in Chang'an City, and transferred some garrison generals inside and outside Chang'an City.
This kind of transfer is just a kind of ordinary transfer, but several of them have been "exceptional" promotions, and the promotions of several irrelevant people are also completely covering for Hu Yaotong's promotion, Hu Yaotong was promoted from a general to a regular general, and was directly transferred to the third commander of the Dongshui Battalion, gaining real power. And some of Hu Yaotong's veterans also have small floats.
This general's transfer letter was nominally issued by Luoyang City, and then issued to the garrison camps in Chang'an City through the Ministry of War.
Now it is the time when the imperial court is asking for rewards for the meritorious personnel who have made meritorious contributions to pacify Lingnan, and as the "rear battalion" defending Chang'an City, it is common for generals to be transferred. In order to increase the bargaining chips against the Zhaosu clan, Liu Yu also specially praised the vassal kings and feudal lords who stayed in Chang'an City in the name of the emperor to "stabilize the overall situation", and especially mentioned the Zhaosu clan.
In this way, when Hu Yaotong is promoted, he will inevitably go to Chang'an City to visit the Hejian County Palace, which is considered the etiquette of officialdom. At this time, the king of Hejian County is newly mourned, and he goes to condole, and no one will say anything.
Although it seems to be a matter of course, it is an illusion that Liu Yue painstakingly arranged, just to make Su Xiao and others believe that Zhao Su still has contact with Hu Yaotong, so that Su Xiao and others feel that Zhao Su still has her use value.
Hu Yaotong is also an acquaintance, Liu Yu arranged these, he can be regarded as all the orders, when he came back from the military department of Chang'an City to take over the debriefing, he deliberately went to the palace of Hejian County, and this trip can be said to fall in the eyes of everyone. And after he came out, he returned to the Dongshui camp outside Chang'an City as if he had nothing to do, and officially took over his position.
Liu Yue didn't care if Su Xiao would make a move, he first made a move to "scare the snake", because at this time, Liu Yu had returned to Luoyang City for ten days, and if there was no action, people would also be suspicious. Therefore, Liu Yu sent a message to Chang'an City by means of communication from the military department, and set a return date for the Son of Heaven Luan, and the return date was only ten days later on the tenth day of October.
In this way, even if the vassal king and the vassal lord's party are not ready, they must launch this rebellion and quickly control the overall situation, otherwise as soon as Liu Yu returns, their chances will be slim. They also knew that with their skills, they couldn't fight with Liu Yu, the big tiger.
The day after the news reached Chang'an City, on the third day of October, news came from the Zhaosu clan that Su Xiao personally came to the palace to participate in the seventh memorial of the king of Hejian County. After the memorial, Su Xiao had a secret conversation with the Zhao Su clan alone, saying that he was going to "discuss the plan" in the hunting ground in the north of the city one day later, that is, on the fourth day of the first month of October, so that the Zhao Su clan would also attend.
Autumn hunting is also a tradition among the nobles of Chang'an City, and these royal people have the qualifications to hunt in the hunting grounds, which is also a "privilege" for them. And if they have any contact, they will definitely be discovered by the people of the imperial court, so they choose to have an "unexpected encounter" in the hunting ground, and then negotiate a plan, which is indeed a good way not to be suspected by the outside world.
Liu Yu calculated that if the vassal king and the vassal lord launched a rebellion on the fourth day of the tenth month, they would be able to control Tongguan within two days. According to Liu Yu's return date for Tianzi Luan's driving, Tianzi Luan's driving to pass Tongguan is almost the same as from the seventh to the eighth day of October. If these vassal kings and feudal lords did not have the support of the people behind them, they would not have calculated these precisely, then Su Zhe and his party were likely to act together with the rebellion of the feudal lord and the feudal lord.
Getting the exact time for these vassal kings and vassal lords to do so, Liu Yu didn't need to stay any longer, and now when he saw it, he would discuss the timer, whether it would be Su Zhe, the king of Chu, himself, or his cronies would appear. Liu Yu thought to himself, if he could follow this vine and catch Su Zhe out, it would make him feel at ease. (To be continued......)