Chapter 186: Li Hao enters Shu
No matter how detailed the matter is, Zhu Neiguan can't give an answer.
So with a hint of doubt, Li Hao entered the palace with Zhu Neiguan.
At this time, in the vertical arch hall, Zhao Zhen was still waiting inside.
Outside the palace, Zhu Neiguan went in first to report, explained the reason for coming back late, and pleaded guilty.
It's just that Zhao Zhen said after hearing this: "I summoned Li Hao into the palace today, it was a temporary intention, you didn't find anyone for a while, what's the problem.
Go and call Li Hao in, I have something to say to him."
Hearing this, Zhu Neiguan calmed down, although he didn't think that Zhao Zhen's benevolence would punish him for this matter.
But when it comes to the obvious place, it is always more reassuring, and then Zhu Neiguan went to the outside of the hall to bring Li Hao in.
When Li Hao came in this time, he obviously felt as if Zhao Zhen's eyes were looking at him that something was wrong, and he suddenly became vigilant.
However, Zhao Zhen's first manifestation was concern, and he only heard Zhao Zhen say, "Your lady has been pregnant for more than five months, how is this body lately?"
Hearing this, Li Hao was really a little surprised, and he didn't understand why Zhao Zhen had come to this topic.
But he still replied honestly, "Uchiko is still in good health now, and there is no problem with the imperial doctor taking care of her from time to time."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said, "That's fine, otherwise the British Duke will go out on an expedition, and he can't let him worry about his family.
But speaking of the British duke, since he left Beijing, there have been letters back."
This is strange, my father-in-law has only been out of Beijing for more than a month, and it is estimated that he has just arrived in the northwest at this time.
Now it is estimated that there are a lot of complicated things waiting to be dealt with, and if you want to send a letter to Bianjing, it will take a while.
And if he really sent the letter back, how could he send the report back to the court at the same time, it is impossible for Zhao Zhen not to know.
Li Hao was really confused, so he could only reply: "I haven't received this, the British public has a heavy responsibility on this trip, maybe he wants to stabilize the situation first, and then send news to Bianjing."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he nodded in agreement and said, "The British government has always been calm, and it is indeed the most suitable person to be in charge of the Northwest Military.
It's just that the British Duke is old after all, and now his only daughter is still pregnant, so I feel a little sorry for him to leave Beijing at this time."
At this time, Li Hao naturally hurriedly answered, after all, the emperor was polite, and he couldn't listen to it but was indifferent.
"The official's words are wrong, the minister and the British duke are both ministers of the official family, and it is a matter of course to serve the country, and the official family does not need to worry about it.
After all, a man's seven-foot body is already a country, and it will be difficult to promise a family, and the British Duke believes that he must think the same way."
Originally, Li Hao just wanted to make a statement to himself and his father-in-law, and had no other meaning.
didn't expect this, but it fell into Zhao Zhen's arms, and then Zhao Zhen said: "The Qing family's words are good, and Xu Guo will be difficult for the Xu family.
Indeed, the British Duke volunteered to leave behind his family affairs and directly took over this errand for the imperial court, and he deserves to be the minister of the pillar country."
Having said that, everything is quite normal, but then Zhao Zhen sighed again:
"I just don't know how many people in this court can do this, except for the British Duke."
Li Hao just wanted to highlight himself and his father-in-law when he said this, but he didn't want to make the blow so big.
So he could only answer: "Officials, please rest assured, this Manchu Dynasty is a loyal and good general, especially the two great ministers.
I think that as long as the court is in need, everyone will take the initiative to share the worries of the officials."
As soon as the words fell, Zhao Zhen said, "Oh, do these people also include the Qing family?"
Li Hao replied, "The minister is naturally one of them,
As long as the court needs it, the ministers should do their best."
Seeing that Li Hao had said all these words, Zhao Zhen began to say his true intentions.
"The Qing family is indeed brave and loyal, so that I can rest assured that I will hand over the task of counterinsurgency to you."
The original bad premonition suddenly became a reality, and Li Hao was really stunned for a while after hearing it, how could he hand over the task of counterinsurgency to me.
There are so many people who want to lead troops to Shudi, why do they have to let themselves go, Li Hao doesn't understand.
And now that his daughter-in-law is pregnant, if Li Hao really goes on this trip, he will definitely not see the child when he is born, what a pity.
In addition, when he left Bianjing at this time, everything that Li Hao had arranged was useless.
It doesn't matter if you don't care about the salt and iron divisions, it's a big deal to stop first and start later.
But what to do in the palace, what if something happens in the palace during the time Li Hao left.
Especially when Empress Cao took action, Li Hao was really worried about her brain, worried that she would complicate things.
So even if you want to shirk it, and you don't need to find a reason, it's all ready-made anyway.
It's just that when Li Hao talked about his own situation and was ready to play the emotional card.
Zhao Zhen said: "What the Qing family just said, the seven-foot body is already a country, and it will be difficult to allow the family, this is done by the British public, doesn't the Qing family plan to learn from their father-in-law."
Moreover, the Qing family just said that they are willing to share their worries for me, so what they just said was intentionally deceived by me."
Zhao Zhen's words completely blocked Li Hao's mouth, so that he couldn't use his own wife as a reason.
I had to continue to talk about the matter of the Salt and Iron Division, under the pretext that I couldn't leave it for the time being.
But Zhao Zhen was so easy to fool, and said, "The reform of the salt tax can't be completed overnight, and the people you sent happen to be in Shudi.
This time, you just happened to go over and see for yourself to understand the actual situation."
As for the weapon manufacturing that Li Hao said later, Zhao Zhen didn't think it was very important from the bottom of his heart, so he didn't specifically mention it, and brought it over with a word, without even giving Li Hao a chance to explain.
So at this time, Li Hao was quite helpless, and since he couldn't resist, he could only accept it happily.
And seeing Li Hao agree, Zhao Zhen was also very happy, so he said: "This time I went south to Shudi, and the person in charge of the government has been selected, it is Zhao Luan, the direct bachelor of Longtu Pavilion and the transfer envoy of Hebei.
I have appointed him as the envoy of Sichuan, and the decree will soon be issued from the political affairs hall, ordering him to go to Shu as soon as he receives the decree.
And you plan to appoint you as the deputy envoy of Sichuan to pacify the system, lead the soldiers and horses to Shu, and deal with the chaos in Shu with Zhao Luan.
But this time, after all, you have to guard against Western Xia, and you can only send two armies to the four armies this time, of course, you can also choose two more armies from the other forbidden armies, a total of four armies to Shudi."
Hearing this configuration, Li Hao felt that it was enough, after all, Shudi was just a sprout, and it didn't really make trouble.
As long as he has 10,000 soldiers and horses in place, Li Hao really doesn't think they can set off any waves.
After the matter was decided, Zhao Zhen sent Li Hao away, like a tool man.
And Li Hao, who left the palace, really didn't know what to say when he went back, especially Wei's side, he was afraid that he would be able to pull out his skin after listening to it.
Thinking of this, Li Hao planned to go back later, and try to avoid direct contact with Wei's first.
First of all, we must win over Li Jian and Zhang Guifen, so that I should be able to save this little life.
In addition, Li Hao still can't understand the reason why Zhao Zhen chose himself.
However, according to what Zhu Neiguan said earlier, Zhao Zhen should have come to find himself after discussing with Han Qi and Ouyang Xiu.
The reason for choosing yourself should be in that conversation.
So Li Hao went directly to Ouyang Xiuna, intending to ask for clarification first.
When he saw Ouyang Xiu again, Li Hao was direct as soon as he met
He complained, "Uncle, you have hurt me today."
As soon as these words came out, Ouyang Xiu was puzzled, and said suspiciously, "Why did I hurt you today, you can make it clear."
Li Hao replied: "Today, the official family summoned me to the palace and asked me to lead the troops to Shudi.
If you say that at other times, I can have this opportunity to make meritorious contributions, then I am quite happy.
But now that my lady is pregnant, do you think it's appropriate for you to let me go to Shudi?"
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu replied, "What does this matter have to do with me, I have never mentioned it to the official family......
As he was talking, Ouyang Xiu suddenly thought of Han Qi's deliberate actions today, and then thought of Li Hao's trip to Beijing this time, it seemed that all of this could be connected.
And Li Hao looked at Ouyang Xiu's state and asked, "Uncle, did you remember something?"
Ouyang Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "In the Vertical Arch Hall today, when talking about the leader of the army.
Han Daxianggong specifically mentioned that in this quelling of the rebellion, the soldiers and horses are more expensive than the many, that is, the experience of leading the troops does not need to be too high.
Then he mentioned that it should be equivalent to the rank of the person in charge, and you are only one order away from Zhao Chen, which is also appropriate.
In addition, Han Daxianggong also specifically mentioned that the leader of the army this time needs to be in charge of the soldiers and horses of Shu, so the most important thing is loyalty.
Your name is not mentioned in this statement, but you are all in the right place.
And like you just said, your lady is pregnant with Liujia, which is your concern in Bianjing, and it is also your advantage."
Hearing this, Li Hao really couldn't accept it for a while, and why did Han Qi transfer himself.
So Li Hao raised his own question, and Ouyang Xiu replied:
"I just thought about it, the only reason why Han Qi wanted to transfer you out was because of the palace guards.
Other than that, there's no reason for him to transfer you out of Bianjing."
What Ouyang Xiu said did make sense, but this led to a problem.
That is, whether Zeng Chaosheng's identity has been exposed, and whether Han Qi and Zhao Zongquan still think that Zeng Chaosheng is the person they arranged.
But I'm afraid that only they know this answer, and it is impossible for Li Hao to come to the door to ask anyway.
However, since he knew that this matter was Han Qi's idea, Li Hao did not plan to do what he wanted.
Even if you want to discuss with Ouyang Xiu, see what way you can get rid of this errand.
But Ouyang Xiu said at this time, "No, I think it's not a good thing for you to leave Beijing at this time."
As soon as these words came out, Li Hao didn't understand it very much, and even if he wanted to speak.
But Ouyang Xiu didn't give Li Hao a chance, and then said, "You are too deeply involved in the battle for the throne now, so you can take advantage of this opportunity to jump out.
After that, no matter what Queen Cao wants to do, it doesn't matter to you whether she succeeds or not.
On the contrary, no matter which side succeeds, it will win you over."
Ouyang Xiu's words naturally make sense, but he has been laying the groundwork for so long, and now that he has given up like this, Li Hao is always a little unwilling.
But in the end, under Ouyang Xiu's persuasion, Li Hao's reason finally prevailed and decided to go to Shudi.
However, now that he knew that there was Han Qi's calculation in this, Li Hao adjusted the original plan in his heart.
Originally, Li Hao was going to transfer troops from the Japanese army and the Tianwu army, after all, many of them were old departments, which were convenient to use.
But now, Li Hao decided to keep them in Bianjing and be a backhand, maybe when they will be used.
As for the soldiers and horses to be dispatched, Li Hao transferred them from the Divine Guard Army and the Dragon Guard Army, mainly to transfer the teams of the Zhang family to join the army.
If it's all a family, it's easy to use and easier to explain to the outside world.
After chatting about things, Li Hao had dinner at Ouyang Xiu's house before returning to his home.
When he got home, Wei had already returned to his yard, allowing Li Hao to return to the house smoothly.
But looking at Zhang Guifen, Li Hao really didn't know what to say for a while.
It was Zhang Guifen who noticed Li Hao's restless appearance and took the initiative to ask, "Do you have anything to say?"
So Li Hao wanted to take the opportunity to speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he became distracted again.
Then Zhang Guifen joked: "Didn't you fall in love with a girl outside and want me to help you take a concubine."
Hearing this, Li Hao hurriedly said, "What nonsense, I don't have this mind."
After finishing speaking, Li Hao felt a little more relaxed, and then said, "I want to come to Shu to have a chaotic situation, you should have heard about it.
Today, the official family summoned me to the palace and ordered me to lead the army to Shudi, which will take a long time."
At this time, Zhang Guifen slowly lost her smile on her face, after all, who wants to let her husband leave when she is pregnant.
However, growing up in the British government, Zhang Guifen can also understand this.
Immediately said, "This is the official family's letter to the husband, it is a good thing, the husband can go with confidence."
I'll stay in Bianjing City, and with so many maids at home, I'll be fine."
Seeing Zhang Guifen so sympathetic to herself, Li Hao sat down and stretched out his hand to pick Zhang Guifen over.
But just when the atmosphere between the two was harmonious, Zhang Guifen mentioned a question: "How are you going to tell your mother-in-law about this, I'm afraid that my mother-in-law won't have a good time."
Speaking of this, Li Hao was really a little embarrassed, but anyway, Zhang Guifen had already won it, and he would win Li Jian over next.
Then come to attack this mountain of Wei's and solve the problem step by step.
It's just that before Li Hao's foreshadowing was completed, a reward from Zhao Zhen broke in ruined Li Hao's plan.
Although Li Hao's official appointment was not made, it may be to compensate, considering that Zhang Guifen is pregnant with Liujia, but her husband is going to lead the army.
So he specially rewarded a lot of things, a large part of which was given to Zhang Guifen, and some were given to Wei's.
Then Wei knew the situation, and this time he was really angry.
After sending off the eunuch, Wei immediately got into a seizure, and chased Li Hao around the mansion three times with a stick before being stopped by Zhang Guifen.
After some persuasion, Li Hao was spared the fate of being beaten.
As for the court's side, it may indeed be that Zhao Zhen is urging urgently, so the appointment edict came down soon.
Li Hao's original official position has not changed, but he has added the position of deputy envoy to Sichuan to pacify the system, and asked Li Hao to organize the army to the south as soon as possible.
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