Chapter 62: Storytelling
In Chang'an City, the story of scandalizing Li Zheng has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and has been spread through the mouths of storytellers all over the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, causing all the people to discuss.
But the Six Gates then struck hard, cracking down on rumor-mongers and hiring storytellers to tell the truth to the people.
Di Qing made arrangements and waited for the battle, and after the spies spied many times, they learned that Li Hao's army had retreated ten miles and was stationed at Qingfeng Slope, which was forty miles away from Chang'an City.
Li Hao is a treacherous person, and any small move has to be magnified and analyzed.
However, on how to deal with the envoys of the three countries, different voices appeared in the DPRK and China.
The conservatives, led by Bai Muliang, believed that the envoys should be released in order to find cooperation with the Three Kingdoms.
And Wei Xiaobao believes that people can't let go for the time being, not to threaten the Three Kingdoms with those three people, but to protect them.
Once the envoys of the Three Kingdoms died tragically on the territory of Great Wei, it would inevitably provoke a terrible war.
Li Zheng's heart was so confused that he couldn't sleep at night, as long as he closed his eyes, he could see the picture of Li Hao leading the army to break through Chang'an City.
After the fake Li Hao was killed, the palace naturally became the Dongchang Yamen again.
Wei Xiaobao selected one hundred little eunuchs under the age of sixteen in the palace and distributed one hundred small pills to them.
Wei Xiaobao asked Wei Qi to replace himself and teach these little eunuchs the swordsmanship of warding off evil spirits.
If Dongchang wants to become strong, it needs masters, and it needs a large number of masters.
In the past few days, these little eunuchs have made great progress, and some have even reached the second floor.
The effectiveness of Xiao Huandan is outstanding.
Li Zheng stayed up for several days, but he couldn't stand it anymore, so he summoned Wei Xiaobao and others into the palace again.
Li Hao has always stood still, which is not normal.
The spies sent by Di Qing were paying close attention, but everything was normal in Li Hao's military camp, and there was nothing abnormal.
Li Zheng glanced at Bai Muliang and asked in a cold voice, "Elder Bai Ge, what do you say Li Hao is waiting for?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, Li Hao's thoughts, the old minister can't guess." Bai Muliang shook his head.
Wei Xiaobao interjected: "Could it be that Li Hao still has reinforcements?" ”
"It's impossible." Di Qing denied it.
How many soldiers and horses Li Hao has in hand, and Di Qing has a clear grasp of the movements of these soldiers and horses.
If Li Hao still has a large army in the dark, no matter how concealed it is, it is impossible to be airtight due to the huge scale of the march.
Li Zheng slapped the table and said angrily, "No, we can't continue to wait." ”
"Your Majesty wants to take the initiative?" Di Qing frowned and asked.
Relying on the high wall of Chang'an, as long as there is a war, Li Hao will definitely be defeated.
But if they go out of the city to attack, the victory or defeat can only be five or five points, which is not cost-effective.
Just look at Li Zheng's state, if he continues to stalemate, he will collapse sooner or later.
Li Zheng also knew that it was the safest way to stick to Chang'an City, but he still asked, "Is it feasible?" ”
Di Qing sighed and replied, "Your Majesty, the old minister will send more spies to find out the details of Li Hao, and then formulate a detailed battle plan." ”
Li Zheng nodded slightly, without urging how much time it would take.
Fighting a war is no child's play.
In this regard, Di Qing is definitely an expert.
Di Qing and Bai Muliang left one after another.
Wei Xiaobao was about to leave, but was stopped by Li Zheng.
"Xiaobao, I always feel very uneasy in my heart." Li Zheng panicked in his heart.
If Li Hao led the troops to attack the city, Li Zheng felt down-to-earth.
The more strange Li Hao's behavior was, the more flustered Li Zheng's heart became.
Wei Xiaobao thought for a while and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you want to go out of the palace to play?" ”
"Out of the palace?" Li Zheng's eyes lit up.
This huge palace is actually more like a cage, and the people who live in the palace are imprisoned, and they can't see the excitement of the outside world for the rest of their lives.
Wei Xiaobao's proposal made Li Zheng's heart itch, and he wished that he could fly out of the palace immediately.
"If I leave the palace, the movement is too big, I'm afraid it will be ......" Li Zheng was quite worried.
Now Li Hao is stationed outside Chang'an City, and he is afraid that there are many eyes in the dark, staring at Li Zheng's every move.
Wei Xiaobao patted his clothes and said with a smile: "It's just that Dongchang is handling the case, where did the movement come from?" ”
"Good idea." Li Zheng agreed with a smile.
Changing into Xiao An's clothes, Li Zheng followed behind Wei Xiaobao and quietly left the palace.
After stepping out of the palace, Li Zheng's face was full of excitement, looking east and west, like a yellow flower girl who had never left the boudoir.
Wei Xiaobao pulled Li Zheng to a restaurant.
In the restaurant, the guests are full and the wine is fragrant.
At the staircase on the second floor, there is a square platform, on which there is a storyteller, who has just taken the stage and is about to tell a story.
This storyteller is over 50 years old, with a gray beard, a Chinese face, and a righteous face.
He shook the feather fan lightly, patted the ruler, and said loudly: "In the last book, we said that Li Hao, the king of Qin, colluded with the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, with the intention of being unfavorable to His Majesty, and engaged in a big competition in the ring, but fortunately, Wei Xiaobao, the governor of Dongchang, stepped forward and turned the tide, this time we will continue to say, King Qin can't make a plan, and there is a ...... after the move."
Li Zheng was quite interested in this story, but because there was no vacancy in the store, he could only stand at the door and listen to the book.
When the restaurant owner saw them, he ran over and said with a smile: "Two fathers-in-law, please here, please here." ”
On the second floor, there is an empty seat, so you can see not only the storyteller, but also the expressions of all the listeners.
Mr. Storyteller took a sip of tea and continued: "It turns out that the martial arts competition is fake, and the secret crossing of Chen Cang is real, this King of Qin, let the soldiers change into the clothes of our people, and quietly sneak into Chang'an, in a vain attempt to capture the palace and forcibly seize the throne." ”
"Can you talk less nonsense?" There were loud protests.
The storyteller smiled and said: "The wonderful one is coming soon, the King of Qin has a bad move, and our big Wei wolf Shuai Di Qing has his own clever plan, and he will kill all the soldiers of the King of Qin who have mixed into the city." ”
"What about King Qin?" Still the man asked impatiently.
The storyteller said: "King Qin was trapped on the palace gate, and it was difficult to fly, but he suddenly ripped off the human skin mask, and it turned out to be a rakshasa ghost with scars on his face. ”
"Happy." The man laughed and drained the bowl of wine.
The storyteller did not sell Guan Zi, and then said: "This King of Qin intends to rebel, but he is as timid as a mouse, and he claims to be smart, but he is actually as stupid as a pig. ”
"Okay." There are many people who applaud Mr. Storyteller.
Li Zheng clapped his hands even more.
"I heard that King Qin has also hired a lot of storytellers, who are ruining His Majesty's reputation, which is good, and finally returned His Majesty's innocence."
"This King Qin is too hateful, if the court recruits troops now, Lao Tzu will sign up immediately."
The drinkers were all excited to whisper or talk loudly.
Li Zheng saw that Wei Xiaobao did not applaud, and asked in confusion: "Xiaobao, this story is not good?" ”
"It's not well written, which makes Xiao Zhengjian smile." Wei Xiaobao chuckled.
Li Zheng was shocked: "You made it up? ”
"Don't make a fuss, just tell the truth." Wei Xiaobao made a silent gesture.
Li Zheng smiled, now we need such a storyteller to tell the truth to the people.
After eating a few glasses of wine, Li Zheng got up and said, "Xiaobao, I want to go to the Dongchang Yamen to have a look." ”