Da Wei Chun

Chapter 575
"Haha, are you really a rare visitor?"

Cui Guang looked at the several gifts on the case: a glazed pen holder, overflowing with light and colorful lights.

One side of the crystal inkstone is bright and bright without any flaws.Through the inkstone, which is about an inch thick, you can still see the lines on the wooden table clearly.

On the other side is a green jade paperweight, carved with a male lion, which is crystal clear and moist, and also glows with a trace of fluorescence, it is by no means an ordinary beautiful jade.

Of these three items, each one is rare in the world and priceless.Especially the paperweight, if he guessed correctly, it should be carved by Xuanli Baoyu.

Cui Guang took a deep breath: "Such a treasure is the same, and it can be invaluable. But you want to give all three of these to the old man? If you want to ask someone, you should give it first. Let's talk, how do you want to plot against this old man?"

Listen to these words, why are they so harsh?
Li Chengzhi pretended to be desolate: "I am in great trouble, why should Shang Shugong make fun of me? I just know that the time is coming, and I think that instead of being ransacked, I should choose a few things to give to Shang Shu. It’s also a thought.”

"Nowadays, you, a little thief, live the most carefree life in the court. Why do you say that a catastrophe is imminent?"

Cui Guang's face was full of contempt, "Don't tell me that you mean Gao Zhao to participate in your matter?"

Li Chengzhi raised his eyebrows slightly: "Gao Sikong's four performances in two months, either participated in my privately raised trilogy, conspired against the law, or participated in my secret communication with foreign races, and had the heart of disobedience. Which one is not a serious crime of rebellion? not enough?"

"Ha ha ha ha ha!"

Cui Guang squinted his eyes, as if saying: You pretend, you keep pretending!
Gao Zhao really participated in this way, so he almost pointed at Li Chengzhi's nose and said that he would rebel.

But the problem is, the whole article is full of conjectures, without half a point of argument, how can it convince the public?

The imperial court was in a hurry, and asked Li Shao, who was already the governor of Liangzhou, to verify whether it was true what Gao Zhao said, and the so-called Xihai Relics were private soldiers raised by Li Chengzhi.

But Li Shao said that this is nonsense, which can be called extremely absurd.It is also known that when Rouran retreated, he seemed to vent his hatred. He even violated the two counties and four counties in Hexi, and even Jiuquan County was almost captured.Biaoshi County was even robbed and taken away. The West Sea has long been a deserted land, so what remains of the West Sea?
Gao Zhao also said that Li Shao had long been a member of Li Chengzhi's party, so he covered up for Li Chengzhi in every possible way, so his words were not credible.

This time, even the Queen Mother couldn't sit still.

It doesn't matter if Li Chengzhi is framed, after all, it was Li Chengzhi who framed it first, so Gao Zhao's retaliation is understandable.But if it is said that Li Shao also has the heart of disobedience, it is not just one or two who are implicated by him.

Li Shao is the head of the Li clan, doesn't that mean that the Li clan in Longxi is going to rebel?
This is not a cat or a dog, but one of the five surnames, who holds an important position in Beijing, or has so many children of important ministers such as Muzhou and other counties?

Not to mention the other four families who are directly related by marriage.

This can be regarded as stabbing a hornet's nest, participating in Gao Zhao's gossip to confuse the public, and the memorials to frame Zhongliang are like snowflakes, and there are more than ten copies every day.

Later, Gao Ying had to come forward to accuse Gao Zhao of unscrupulous words, and fined him three months' salary as punishment.

As an official in the same palace, Cui Guang is not unfamiliar with Gao Zhao's disposition and methods.When did you see Gao Sikong fall so badly?

He always felt that Gao Zhao was retreating to make progress, and he even suspected that he was trying to excuse Li Chengzhi.

If it weren't for knowing that Li's family's house was closed, and Li Chengzhi hadn't stepped out of the house for several months, he would almost have thought that the two of them had already been in collusion.

Although Li Chengzhi was young, he was resourceful, cunning and cunning, so Cui Guang didn't believe that he couldn't see this, and he definitely didn't come here for this today.

Cui Guang pointed to the three important gifts with a half-smile, "Since such a treasure has been delivered to the door, the old man is naturally disrespectful. So you should be happy, and let the old man think about it, how can I accept this gift?" You can't be calculated by you little thief!"

Li Chengzhi didn't care about being ridiculed like this: "Today, when Yuan Yuan came to visit, when he talked about the excitement, he called out 'Gao Zhao must rebel'?"

"That's it?"

Cui Guang's eyes showed a look of ridicule, "No matter how blind you are, you must know that Yuan Jia has been implicated by Yuan Yuan and has no choice but to resign from the position of Taiwei. According to the will of the late emperor, Gao Zhao must be the successor.

However, nine out of ten clan members of the Yuan clan all regard Gao Zhao as an enemy, how can they make him fulfill his wish?Therefore, wherever Gao Zhao can be criticized, it will be used by him.In this way, if you secretly tell the Queen Mother that you want to rebel, you will naturally bring up the old matter again.

Someone even suggested that you should be called to Shigan Hall to confront Gao Zhao.But she was rejected by the Queen Mother, saying that you have never presented such a close performance.Seeing this, all the clan knew that the Queen Mother wanted to protect you, so no one mentioned it again! "

Is the queen mother protecting herself?
Nonsense.

It is clear that Gao Ying was only hinted at at the beginning. It was this woman who was suspicious and could not control her words, so everyone knew about it.Gao Ying was even more aware that even if he called him into the palace, he would never admit that he had said this, so he gave up.

Li Chengzhi pondered for a while, and said again: "I know that Yuanyuan must have given the intention of King Guangyang and King Rencheng to provoke me to enter the court and fight Gao Zhao. Yuanyuan didn't hide it, and his intention was obvious.

But after he left the mansion, I realized later: Yuan Yuan's trip should have been a test, as if he wanted to know why I concluded that Gao Zhao would rebel, and what proofs do I have.But because I got angry for a while, I falsely claimed that if the Taiwei and the first assistant continue to push each other hard, I will definitely settle down with Gao Sikong.Just this sentence, Yuan Yuan walked away..."

Afterwards, I thought about it, and secretly thought that with the wisdom of Ren Chengwang, I would never aim at nothing.Therefore, I speculated whether the first assistant noticed something different, or coveted some clues, so he sent Yuan Yuan to me to verify.But I don't want to, being bluffed by me, Yuan Yuan was not sure for a while, so he didn't dare to ask?That's why I came to ask Shangshu, during this period of time, did any major or strange things happen in the court or in the prefectures? "

"Credentials?"

Cui Guang stared, seemingly in disbelief, "You actually have evidence that Gao Zhao wants to rebel?"

Co-author, I have been so earnest and sincere to you these past few months, have I been talking to you?

Li Chengzhi's face was darkened: "Shang Shugong has forgotten that the queen mother is not only surnamed Gao, but also Gao Sikong's daughter? If there is no proof, I dare to hint to the queen mother many times. Could it be that I think my life is too long?"

Cui Guang was stunned: "How can I not know what evidence?"

"How do you not know? In the middle of summer, you gave the Queen Mother the intention to come to me, what did I say?"

Li Chengzhi sneered, "It's the kerosene from Jinming County. If I don't expect it, in the past few months, Gao Meng has produced tens of thousands of catties of oil, which can make thousands of mines. If it's brewing rockets, it can be as few as dozens Ten thousand, as many as one million.

However, Yuanhui was too stupid to be played around by Gao Meng.After several months of secret investigations, hundreds of spies are still circling the lake..."

In fact, Li Chengzhi's greatest proof is the letter from Gao Zhao urging him to revolt.

Because the timing was perfect.

If Chang Yizhi can be repelled, Li Chengzhi and Gao Zhaobing can occupy Guanzhong without bloodshed.In this way, not only can the sword be pointed at the capital, but also the connection between Luoyang and the states north of the Yellow River can be cut off.

Then unite with those army leaders in Beizhen, one south and one north, outflanking and attacking, it will definitely cause chaos in the north.

It doesn't matter if you can't beat Chang Yizhi, you just need to preserve your strength and sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.When the time is right, reap the benefits of the fisherman.

But Li Chengzhi has no way to confirm that this letter has anything to do with Gao Zhao, so it is better not to say...

"I always thought that you were framing words!"

Cui Guang stroked his beard, his face full of suspicion, "But since Yuan Hui's investigation has no evidence, we can only believe it is true. Moreover, the court is in such a chaotic state. Whenever there is no more than a moment's discussion on business matters on the day of attending the court, there will be a lot of quarrels. Where can Yuan Cheng and Yuan Jia get a glimpse of Gao Zhao's rebellion?"

Li Chengzhi glanced at Cui Guang, not knowing what to say.

When it comes to matters, Cui Guang can be called a contemporary master.With Liu Fang and You Zhao, the three of them were brilliant for a while, and it was difficult to distinguish between them.

When it comes to government affairs, he is naturally familiar with the road and can easily grasp it with his hands.

But when it comes to military affairs, this old man doesn't even talk about leading the army, he has never served as an assistant official of the state or county, he has been an official for half his life, and he has been around the emperor all his life.So even if the military situation was in front of him, his eyes were darkened.

After pondering for a while, Li Chengzhi had an idea: "Because the court is in such a mess, I wondered: Gao Sikong is on the stage, why bother to make more troubles, argue endlessly with the ministers, and insist on deciding who is superior?" ?

It's hard to guarantee that it's not trying to cover up the situation and fish in troubled waters.Therefore, I would like to ask Shang Shugong to treat it with caution, and think carefully about whether the prefecture has submitted any military affairs-related memorials in the past few months! "

Cui Guang paused, and after careful consideration, he felt that Li Chengzhi's words seemed to have some truth.

Regardless of the rest, the reason why the court was so chaotic in the past few months was inseparable from Gao Zhao.

He recalled it carefully: "If it is related to the military affairs of prefectures, there are so many memorials. What is more important is that rebels have risen one after another in Lingzhou, Yanzhou, Yingzhou, and Dingzhou. But all of them are scabies. Ringworm is nothing to worry about."

Since the beginning of the founding of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, there have been constant rebellions.In the Yuanke Dynasty, there were one after another, and there was an endless stream.On average, there are dozens of large and small cases every year.If there are suddenly fewer years, the emperor and courtiers think it is a strange thing.

Indeed, as Cui Guang said, this kind of rebellion started and then disappeared, and nothing happened.

But Li Chengzhi always felt that something was wrong.

With a slight movement of the thought, a map of the whole territory of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties appeared in his mind.Li Chengzhi took out a pencil from his sleeve, pulled a piece of rice paper from the case, and quickly scratched it.

With just a few strokes, the several states mentioned by Cui Guang were outlined.Cui Guang was amazed: "You actually have such abilities?"

I have more skills to go.

Li Chengzhi didn't respond either, he just bit his pen and stared at the map to diverge his thoughts.

Today's Lingzhou is Bogulu Town where the incident happened before.After the rebellion was put down, all the assistants suggested that Chile had been attached to the palace for many years and was quite obedient.

Gao Ying followed the example of kindness, so he withdrew the two towns of Bugulu and Gaoping, and established the two prefectures of Lingyuan.

In addition to the original townspeople, most of the relocated state residents were the Southern Army captured by Li Chengzhi during the Battle of Chencang.

The ancestors have been used to boats, fishing, and paddy fields for generations.As soon as he was sent to the northern land where the wind and sand filled the sky all day long to graze and plow the fields, he was not used to it.

This is understandable, but it should never be done. The court should not have moved the tens of thousands of southern troops to these two prefectures, and placed them in a centralized manner.

This is tantamount to creating an opportunity for these captive soldiers to rebel. As long as there is a slight turmoil, those who respond will definitely follow suit.

The rebellion of the six towns in history has been suppressed repeatedly, which is just like this.Every time it was pacified, the imperial court moved the rebels and rebels to another place, but ruled them without dividing them.As a result, within two months, he rebelled again.

Now it is just staged history in advance, Li Chengzhi had expected it.

What about the three prefectures of Yan, Ying and Ding, and why did they rebel?
"Similar to last year's rebellion in Jingzhou, these three prefectures were all rebelled by the monks and the people. The cause was that the prefectures and counties were exploited too much, and the poor people had no food to survive the winter.

However, with Cui Yanbo sitting in Dingzhou and governor Yanying several states, it is easy to put down the rebellion! "

Ok?
Li Chengzhi frowned: "If you know that the government has exploited too much, why did the court let it go? Besides, I still remember that you mentioned in midsummer that this year's weather is good and the harvests in the states are good. That's it, even if the tax is heavy, you don't have to worry about it." As for keeping households without food for the winter?"

Cui Guang sighed sadly: "It is true that the harvests in each prefecture are quite rich, but only two battles in Guanzhong and Beizhen, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians from the prefectures and counties were recruited. How huge is the food consumption?

Because of you, all the state troops and civilian husbands were dispatched. Guanzhong had already resumed farming before Lixia, and now it is still self-sufficient.However, hundreds of thousands of hectares of fertile land in the six towns have been abandoned for a whole year.

However, in order to protect the needs of the army of the Northern Expedition, King Qinghe (Yuan Yi) had to implement the tyranny of a fierce tiger, and almost wiped out the land of the six towns.And after Gao Sikong withdrew his troops, there were looming signs of chaos in the six towns.The imperial court had no choice but to requisition grain from Beidi prefectures and counties to make up for the six towns..."

It turned out that it was the disaster caused by tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall?
Guanzhong cooked, the world is full!
This sentence was an iron truth in the Yuan and Wei dynasties.

It coincided with the Guanzhong War, and Li Chengzhi, with compassion, dismissed the state soldiers and civilian husbands as soon as possible to resume farming, but he had already missed the best season, and the harvest was at most half of the previous year.It is not bad that the food in Guanzhong can feed the people in Guanzhong.

And the failure of the huge six towns is even worse.Moreover, the prefectures and counties of Hedong and Qilu also had to support Huai, Yang and other places to defend the army of the Southern Dynasty.The two powers harm each other whichever is less, and the imperial court can only exploit Jindi, Yanying and other states to save the six towns.

It seems that the rebellion in these five states is very reasonable, but Li Chengzhi always feels that something is wrong.

Irrespective of the rest, why were all the states in the North land forced to requisition food, but they were only caught between Beizhen and the rebellion among the monks and the people? Both Gao Meng was the governor of Xiazhou, and Gao Zhi (Gao Zhao's eldest son) was the governor But Shuozhou is calm, and there are no rebellions from hungry people?

Li Chengzhi did not give up: "Dare to ask Shang Shugong, have the two states of Xia and Shuo ever collected grain?"

"Even Hengzhou (Pingcheng, the former capital of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties) is no exception. How can Xia and Shuo be spared?"

Cui Guang stroked his beard again: "However, I remember that after the Northern Expedition army returned to the division, there were rumors in Beijing that during the war, the grain and grass transported to Beizhen from Xia and Shuo Prefectures were all empty. Lieutenant Yushi Li Daoyuan once sent an imperial censor to investigate, but he had no clue, so he had to let it go in the end."

"Ask Yuan Yuan, he is the marching commander, how can he not know the truth?"

Cui Guang glanced at him: "Yuanyuan thinks highly of himself, and has no intention of doing chores. When Fang arrived at Beizhen, he asked for the leader of the army. Gao Zhao readily agreed and appointed him as the vanguard of the Chinese army. Afterwards, whenever the army needed it, all of them were You Sima Yuanchen is in charge, how can I ask?"

Yuan Chen is Gao Zhao's son-in-law, how can I ask Mao?
Li Chengzhi's scalp tingled uncontrollably.

For some reason, he intuited that the rebellion in these states should be caused by Gao Zhao.

Could it be that Yuan Cheng and the others sensed that something was wrong and sent Yuan Yuan to cover his words?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, and Li Chengzhi felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

"Shang Shugong, this junior has something to ask for!"

Cui Guang twitched his eyebrows: "That's right!"

"I also ask Shang Shu to help the younger generation to convey a sentence to King Ren Cheng (Yuan Cheng): Please condescend and honor me, and meet me outside the city!"

"If you want to see him, just visit him like today, why are you sneaking around?"

Li Chengzhi's eyes turned cold, and he laughed fiercely: "Shang Shugong, if I dare to visit King Ren Cheng in an open and aboveboard manner, Gao Zhao will dare to let me die unexpectedly, do you believe it or not?"

Cui Guang was shocked: "Why?"

Why else?

Just because Gao Zhao firmly believed that Li Chengzhi was a man bestowed by heaven, he had already been jealous like a tiger and guarded him in every possible way.

If he is detached from the matter and does not help each other, Gao Zhao would not dare to do anything.But if he dared to show even the slightest intention to make peace with Yuanying and others, Gao Zhao would definitely be suspicious of Dong Chuang's incident, even if he took a risk, he would definitely be put to death.

However, he was negligent today, Yuan Yuanfang had visited him, so he impatiently came to seek advice from Cui Guang, without even hiding anything.If he went to look for Yuan Cheng openly, no matter how slow Gao Zhao reacted, he would doubt whether Li Chengzhi had seen through the secret.

Li Chengzhi got up abruptly, and bowed deeply: "Please Shang Shugong, please tell King Ren Cheng, please treat him with caution!"

Cui Guang hurriedly supported him, and said anxiously: "Why is this so, can you explain it more clearly?"

Li Chengzhi just shook his head.

Wouldn't it harm Cui Guang if he said it?
(End of this chapter)