Chapter 152: Not Opposed? Force him to rebel! (Above)
As one order after another was issued from Jiedu Mansion, the entire Beiping Army, the "Yinyuan" intelligence station of the Ministry of Intelligence, and even the intelligence sub-stations of the Ministry of Intelligence all the way from the Beiping Army to the capital city of Kaifeng immediately took action to prepare for the upcoming major operation that had a bearing on the future fate of the Beiping Army and its various affiliated organizations. As the deepest member of the Beiping Army beside Zhao Kuangyin, Xu Xinsheng naturally received his own task - once Zhang Yongde was quickly expelled from the capital to take up his post in Lanzhou, he tried his best to persuade Zhao Kuangyin to "fight the snake and not die, but suffer from it", fabricate a charge of rebellion for Zhang Yongdeluo, and send a large army to exterminate it, so that the Beiping Army can make solid preparations for going south before the arrival of the ninth year of Xiande.
Although no one in the capital can say clearly until now whether this "Shijie Wei" and folk nursery rhymes are really a warning from heaven, or someone did it in the name of God, although he only knew about it after the relevant news spread in the capital, and he was not able to hear a little rumor from Zhao Pu, Zhao Kuangyi and other core members of the Zhao Group in advance, but with Xu Xinsheng's understanding of Zhao Kuangyin and the core members of the Zhao Group, this matter can almost be 100% certain that they did it- Even now, he does not have any evidence in his hand that can accuse Zhao Kuangyin and others of being the masterminds behind this incident. But just as the first reaction of the crossing team after getting the news was that this matter was done by Zhao Kuangyin, and did not hesitate to discuss and arrange the next work arrangement of the crossing team based on this judgment, Xu Xinsheng was also convinced of his judgment.
Because of this, after the incident broke out, the committee quickly assigned tasks to itself, which was expected by Xu Xinsheng. The only thing that puzzled Xu Xinsheng was the content of the task assigned to him by the committee. Originally, according to Xu Xinsheng's own ideas, the task assigned to him by the committee at this time should be to try his best to encourage Zhao Kuangyin to raise troops as soon as possible, seize power, and do the "great work" of plotting the dynasty to usurp the throne and "adding a yellow robe" as soon as possible. However, to Xu Xin's expectations, the task given to him by the committee was to try his best to persuade Zhao Kuangyin to exterminate this political enemy under the pretext that the other party was dissatisfied with the deprivation of his military post and intended to raise troops to rebel, so as to completely eradicate this unstable factor that threatened the great achievements of the Zhao clique, so as to gain about a month of preparation time for the Beiping army to move south.
Although he was a little dismissive of the committee's caution, he felt that with the current strength of the Beiping Army, no matter whether the Beiping Army's own series of internal adjustments were completely completed or not, they were absolutely sure that the Zhou court and the Zhao group would be completely defeated. But Xu Xinsheng still does not have any doubts or contradictions to the committee's order.
So, after receiving the task, Xu Xinsheng always paid attention to Zhang Yongde's movements, and failed to play an effective role in the other countermeasures of the crossing team, Zhang Yongde was urged by the imperial court again and again, and finally had to take the family to Kaifeng with resentment, resentment, unwillingness, frustration, and helplessness. Begin to carry out a series of foreshadowing and preparations.
During the several secret meetings held within the Zhao clique on "doing great things," Xu Xinsheng proposed one after another that Zhang Yongde must be pursued and beaten fiercely, and that he must not be satisfied with just depriving him of his military post and driving him out of the capital, so that when his own side takes action in the future, Zhang Yongde, who is in other places, will make trouble for his side. At the secret meeting, Xu Xinsheng kept emphasizing that although Zhang Yongde had lost his military position as the former secretary of the palace, he was still the envoy of the control party, and he still had soldiers and generals in his hands. Once there is any change in the capital, it is entirely possible that he will show the face of a loyal minister and bring troops to Jingjing in the name of King Qin. Although Zhang Yongde's Liliang could not pose any serious threat to the side that controlled the palace front division and even the entire forbidden army in the capital, if he issued a letter in the name of King Qin, inviting other Jiedu envoys who were familiar with him to send troops to come together, it would be a big trouble for his side.
Although those Jiedu envoys may not have the courage and loyalty to serve the country and serve the Chai dynasty, they definitely have the "heroic spirit" of taking advantage of the fire to rob and take the sheep by hand. What's more, after experiencing the chaotic situation in the previous decades, everyone has long ignored the so-called orthodoxy, and has always followed the law of "the law of the jungle" in which force prevails and whoever has the biggest fist has the final say. There was Chai Rong, a wise and martial emperor, extraordinary courage, and outstanding military achievements, and these envoys naturally did not dare to act rashly, so as not to become the first bird to be attacked. But now sitting on the Jinluan Hall is only a child less than ten years old, and there is no deterrence or coercion for them. The reason why these festival envoys have been in peace since Chai Rong's death is not because they are afraid of Chai Zongxun's little doll, but because they are afraid of the military might of more than 100,000 forbidden troops in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If something happens to this Liliang, the only person they are afraid of, and the only one they can rely on in the Great Zhou court, and they are no longer loyal to the Lao Chai family, then soon those thoughts that should not have will appear in the minds of those suspicious Jiedu envoys. They may respond to Zhang Yongde's call and follow him to the capital to "Qin Wang Jingnan", in order to follow the dragon's merits or rescue achievements, or they may establish themselves as kings and become a soil emperor in their "one acre and three points of land" behind closed doors, or they may take refuge in the more powerful Shili, in order to keep their "place" after the chaos subsides. In short, leaving an opponent like Zhang Yongde with a special identity, a royal background, meritorious prestige, and ambitious intentions, the Zhao Group wants to realize its "ideals" and "ambitions" and achieve great achievements, it will not be so smooth sailing and natural.
Although Zhao Kuangyin would not be present at every secret meeting, although he knew that he could not be regarded as the core figure of the Zhao Group now, and what he said might not really attract the attention of the group's decision-makers, Xu Xinsheng still faithfully fulfilled his duties as an undercover agent of the Beiping Army within the Zhao Group, tried his best to complete the tasks assigned to him by the Beiping Army, and took the trouble to explain his views over and over again at every secret meeting.
As the saying goes, "a lie told a thousand times becomes a truth", Xu Xinsheng's propaganda that spared no effort finally came to fruition half a month later. His point of view that "Zhang Yongde must be pursued and beaten fiercely, must be put to death, and must be put to death through the hands of the imperial court, so as not to be criticized", through Zhao Kuangyi, who will appear as Zhao Kuangyin's mouthpiece and eyes and ears at every meeting, and the mouth of Zhao Pu, the chief strategist of the Zhao Group, word for word reached the ears of the "big boss" behind the scenes, and attracted the attention of the other party because of the frequent appearance of such arguments in a short period of time.
Originally, in the Jihua of Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Pu and others, the purpose of secretly concocting the "Shijie Wei" and folk nursery rhyme incident was only to pull Zhang Yongde, the biggest obstacle facing him to realize his "grand cause" - Zhang Yongde, from the position of controlling the palace front of the forbidden army and expelling him from the capital, eliminating his fetters and influence on the Zhao group to the peak of power, and he did not intend to kill the other party and took his life. But after listening to Xu Xinsheng's theory of "if you don't die if you fight a snake, you will be bitten by a snake", Zhao Kuangyin and several other core members of the Zhao Group felt that it made some sense, especially that it was important and thoughtful to use the hands of the imperial court to kill it. As a result, Zhao Kuangyin, who originally hoped to seize the dragon chair in a bloodless or very little way, also had doubts about his original idea, and felt that it was impossible to leave Zhang Yongde, a capable, powerful, and ambitious opponent outside, and that it was impossible for him to seize the Chai family in a bloodless way. The only way to do this now is to adopt Xu Xinsheng's suggestion, first use thunder in the name of the imperial court to solve this opponent who is a threat to his own "great cause", and then according to the original Jihua, he can get what he wants without bloodshed. That is, the blood on the Lanzhou side is flowing like a river in exchange for the bloodless soldiers on the capital side.
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