Teacher is too tough

In the Imperial Study Room of Zhengyang Palace, the old emperor took the medicine bottle presented by Li Hong, poured out a elixir to check the color, and said with a satisfied smile: "Thanks for your hard work."

Li Hong respectfully said: "This is the duty of a minister."

The old emperor said: "Is Yao'er still secretly investigating you?"

Li Hong said: "I have comforted the princess and dispelled her doubts."

The old emperor nodded, and said: "Without her watching, it would be easier for you to come to me, but if you are on an errand for me, you have to deceive others. I have wronged you."

Li Hong said: "This is my honor."

At this time, a eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Bai is here."

The old emperor raised his hand: "Tell him to come in."

After a while, Liu Bai, the chief of Zhenwu Division, came in from outside, his face was paralyzed and expressionless, and the eyes of the dead fish were not squinting, as if he didn't notice the existence of Concubine Li.

The old emperor asked: "How is the errand done?"

Liu Bai bowed and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the master of Laojun's temple, Wang Xuanyi, and his five younger brothers, neither admit to having been to the capital, and no one on Laojun Mountain can prove that they have ever descended the mountain."

The old emperor snorted: "Of course they won't admit it. Didn't I tell you that I want to make a fuss about the identity of that evil beast Laojunshan's disciple."

Liu Bai said: "I did it according to His Majesty's order, but when Wang Xuan said that His Royal Highness descended from the mountain, he removed His Highness from Laojun Mountain. I went to investigate, and he did not lie."

After a pause, he continued: "Wang Xuanyi said that he had earnestly persuaded His Highness not to go down the mountain, because he was afraid that His Highness would come to the capital to cause any trouble and would implicate Lao Junshan, but His Highness refused to listen, Wang Xuanyi just wanted to be on the safe side. One, directly remove His Highness from Laojun Mountain."

The old emperor was annoyed when he heard His Highness shouting, and frowned, "What Your Highness? I don't have such unworthy descendants!"

Liu Bai bowed his head and said, "Yes."

The old emperor said: "Wang Xuanyi is very clever, but how can I let him go so easily? He is disgusting me, thinking that if I can't catch him, I can't do anything about him? It's just presumptuous! "

He looked at Liu Bai and said, "Go! Immediately arrest those six old Taoist priests! If you don't punish them severely, those quack warriors will think I'm weak and can be bullied!"

Liu Bai said: "Your Majesty, appease your anger, and I can't swallow this breath. Originally, I also wanted to directly arrest those six old Taoists back to the Zhenwu Division, but after thinking about it, I still have to focus on the overall situation. After all, there is no evidence. The strength of Laojun Mountain itself should not be underestimated, and secondly, Laojun Mountain is quite famous in Jianghu, ranking first among the three mountains, five mountains and twelve caves, if it attracts dissatisfaction in Jianghu, I am afraid that the loss outweighs the gain."

Li Hong glanced at Liu Bai calmly, thinking that he was speaking for Laojunshan. Could it be that Zhenwusi had some unknown connection with Laojunshan?

The old emperor patted the imperial case, and said angrily: "You bastard! What do you do as a martial arts officer? Do you have to look forward and backward when you want to deal with a few people in the Jianghu? Could it be that they dare to come to the Zhengyang Palace to kill me? Hmph! If so, let them come and try!"

Liu Bai said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. With Zhen Wusi here, even if they have ten guts, they would not dare to trouble His Majesty. This is not what I am worried about."

The old emperor squinted at him: "Then who are you worried about?"

Liu Bai said: "In recent years, there have been frequent natural disasters, countless victims, and many rebels. I am worried that if they arouse public anger in the world, they will secretly join the ranks of rebels. It will be a force that cannot be ignored. worry, but there are not so many people to protect all officials, if they go all out to assassinate these local officials, it will definitely cause unpredictable chaos, and it may shake the foundation of the country.”

These words hit the old emperor's sore spot, making his face a bit gloomy.

In recent years, people's rebellion happened one after another, and the imperial court was gradually overwhelmed. It had already cost countless money, but fortunately, none of them succeeded, and the old emperor didn't take it seriously.

But in the past two years, the rebel army in Qiongzhou has been persistent for a long time, and now it has occupied the land of the three states. This is a thorn in the old emperor's heart, and it finally made him feel a sense of crisis.

Liu Bai said again: "Unless Your Majesty allocates more money to the Zhenwu Division and allows the minister to expand the Zhenwu Division, in this way, even if those Jianghu forces secretly help those rebels, I have the confidence to make them accomplish nothing!"

These words hit the old emperor's sore spot again, making his face even more gloomy. Everyone in the capital knew that the court was short of money.

The old emperor said coldly: "They are all a bunch of trash! Qiongzhou is just a bunch of mobs, and they have been allowed to dance for so long. Can I raise a bunch of idiots?!"

No one spoke.

The old emperor glanced at Liu Bai again, and said, "You mean, let me hold back?"

Liu Bai bowed and said, "I don't dare. If Your Majesty really wants to arrest those six old Taoist priests to the capital, I will do it right away."

The old emperor's face was ugly, and he didn't speak for a while.

Of course he wanted to kill the six old things on Laojun Mountain to show the emperor's prestige, but he was worried that what Liu Bai said would really happen, but if he just let it go, his face would be too ugly, and he was really in a dilemma.

Li Hong turned his mind and said, "Your Majesty, I have an idea."

The old emperor's eyes lit up: "Tell me about it."

Li Hongdao: "Although I haven't been around the rivers and lakes for a long time, I still have some friends and are familiar with the ways of the rivers and lakes. It is better to let the ministers contact the forces in the rivers and lakes to besiege Laojun Mountain. Wang Xuanyi is so cunning and treacherous that the court can't find any evidence. There is nothing to do with him. , Waiting for the minister to contact the forces of the rivers and lakes to destroy the Laojun Mountain, it has nothing to do with the court on the surface, but secretly let the people know, this is His Majesty's handwriting, so it can be regarded as repaying him in his own way."

The clouds on the old emperor's face disappeared, he put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "Wonderful! This is a wonderful plan! Let's do it like this!"

He patted Li Hong on the shoulder and said, "As expected of Mr. Li, who is extremely talented."

Li Hong panicked and said, "I dare not be a minister."

He was originally trying to win over the forces in the Jianghu secretly, but now he is acting according to the order, and he is no longer afraid of others finding out.

Li Hong glanced at Liu Bai, and said: "It's just that I'm going to handle this matter, and I'm afraid there will be many places that need the help of Zhen Wusi."

The old emperor said: "I have long said that the two of you are my right-hand men, and you must unite with sincerity. Liu Bai, you must not refuse whatever Li Hong needs."

Still without any expression on Liu Bai's face, he replied, "Yes."

……

Li Qingshi finally arrived in Qiongzhou.

The three states occupied by this rebel army are Qiongzhou, Ningzhou, and Yaozhou, which are located in the southernmost part of the dynasty and are connected together.

Among the three prefectures, Qiongzhou is the northernmost and borders Xingzhou, and the rebel forces are stationed at the border between Qiongzhou and Xingzhou.

Many refugees who could not survive also came to join the rebel army, but the rebellion was not for charity, and the old, weak, sick and disabled were not accepted, so many people were turned away every day.

The place where the army was stationed was called Gougouying, and there was a river about four or five miles away. At this moment, dozens of refugees were bathing in the river.

The body that has been weak for a long time cannot be changed for a while, at least you have to clean yourself up neatly, maybe you can pass the test.

The recruitment of soldiers for this rebel army is really not strict. Li Qingshi is thin and his face doesn't look like a ruthless person who can fight, but just because of his good looks and energy, he easily passed the inspection and let him go to the back registration information.

The registration information is more like a formality. After all, no one does a background check, and no one cares about whether they are lying or not. All they ask are the most basic questions, such as...

"Name?"

"Li Qingshi."

"age?"

The clerk in charge of registration suddenly raised his head after asking this sentence, and said with a strange expression: "Wait, what did you say is your name?" (End of this chapter)