Yi Song

Chapter 128 Use extraordinary tactics to kill Liu Erlang

Cai Chi, who came back from seeing someone off, had a bad look on his face and couldn't wait to ask: "Dad, what does Tan Douzhi mean by this? Is he trying to persuade dad to retire as soon as possible?"

"Do you think my father doesn't want to retreat? It's just that in this situation, if my father retreats, a pack of wolves will swarm up and tear our Cai family to pieces!"

"But if Tan Duzhi brought it today, what does the official mean?"

"What the official said today is a slap in the face of being a father."

"Knock Daddy?"

"For Han Shangxian's family to self-immolate, Liu Erlang must have handed the memorial directly to the official court. He is sending Tan Zhen here now to tell me that this matter is over, and not to cause more trouble to affect Liu Erlang's continued dredging of the Bianhe River.

In his mind, Han Shangxian must have followed my path to become so arrogant, forcing Liu Erlang to take heavy action against him. This person, once he sits on one side, his mind will also be on the other side. "

Having said this, Cai Jing leaned back in his chair and sighed.

Cai Wei understood his father's words and said bitterly: "This Liu Erlang, in less than a month, he has coaxed the officials into running around, and their trust is beyond belief. Dad, we must act as soon as possible, otherwise there may be a big disaster."

"We can coax the officials into running around, and so can others. Those scholars can't lose face. They are unwilling to kneel down and fawn over, but they want to get the maximum benefit. How is that possible!

Liu Erlang is not a scholar, so he naturally doesn't have so many scruples. But this person is extremely talented, very smart, and can see through people's hearts. You are right, we must act as soon as possible, otherwise Liu Erlang will kill our family sooner or later. "

Cai Jing glanced at Cai Ji with helplessness in his eyes.

"Well, I'm old and have low energy. When there are too many memorials, I get confused and get caught. If I don't add insult to injury at this time, it won't be Wang Fu and Bai Shizhong. Maybe your eldest brother is among them.

They stared at the position under their father's buttocks, their eyes almost bleeding. The officials also resented the fact that their father was old and could no longer work for him.

Chamber pot? Liu Erlang once told Gao Qiu the story of a chamber pot. My father laughed it off at that time. But he never imagined that his father would one day become the chamber pot of an official family. "

Listening to his old father's sad words, Cai Ji's eyes flickered.

He knew in his heart that if the fourth brother were here, this would never happen.

The fourth brother is young, has a good brain, and is full of energy. He can handle all matters in the political hall very comprehensively, satisfying the officials and the ministries of the three provinces. It also gives dad the energy to think about political opponents and Liu Erlang.

But the fourth brother died, and it was difficult for him to share the important responsibilities. Dad was deeply involved in these complicated political affairs. When you are old and have low energy, you can easily lose control and be caught by political opponents.

It's okay once or twice, but if it happens too often, once the official family dislikes his father, the Cai family will be in real danger.

Cai Jing seemed to have read Cai Sui's thoughts, and comforted him: "Fifth brother, it's okay. As long as my father is here, the sky will not fall. You should contact Zhu Meng and his son and ask them to act according to the plan. Also, Haosheng urged Fang Tianbao and told him to act as soon as possible!"

"Dad, what did you ask Fang Tianbao to do?"

Cai Jing waved his hand, "Come here."

Cai Ji put his ear to Cai Jing's mouth, and his expression changed after listening.

"Instigating Tian Wenbao to rebel and attack Liu Erlang? This...Daddy, this is too risky."

Cai Jing squinted his eyes, feeling a little disappointed.

"As a father, I have been thinking hard, why is this Liu Erlang so difficult to deal with? The case of Han Shangxian made me suddenly understand that it is difficult for us to kill this guy under the existing rules.

This bastard seems to have jumped out of the Three Realms and is not among the Five Elements. All the methods used to deal with political opponents in the past have no effect on him. Such an extraordinary person can only resort to extraordinary means!

Fifth brother, if he doesn’t die, our Cai family may not have a burial place. "

Cai Jing stared at the flickering candlelight and murmured.

Cai Ji has never seen his father so nervous in his whole life. Could it be that the intuition developed through decades of ups and downs in the officialdom made him smell some danger?

But the consequences of using this method to deal with Liu Erlang would be too serious.

If he doesn't die, the Cai family will die.

"Dad, he colluded with gangsters, rebelled and killed officials. This is too much of a trick and will cause endless troubles."

"Who colluded with the Zang religion to rebel? You or me?" Cai Jing turned his head and asked viciously.

Cai Wei thought of Fang Tianbao's face, and felt uneasy in his heart.

This person is not a good person. If everything fails, will he betray the Cai family? And Liu Erlang, so cunning, will he fight back?

Will what Fengcheng masters really fall into his hands? If it really falls into his hands, with his temperament and methods, the power will be doubled!

Cai Ji couldn't help but shudder.

"Dad, what if the bandit army spreads and the situation becomes irremediable?"

"My father has never been involved in military matters. There is a privy council, three government offices, and hundreds of thousands of imperial troops in Bianjing City. If it really becomes corrupt, we will transfer Tong Guan and his victorious army. He can fight very hard, and he is eager to do so. One more point of military merit.”

Cai Jing said nonchalantly, his triangular eyes flashing with a frightening cold light. "Kill Liu Erlang and capture a few more states and counties. It is best to attack Nanjing Yingtian Mansion. Tong Guan's contribution to the recapture is large enough, and the embarrassing deficit of the Ministry of Revenue can be settled. There is also reason to raise taxes. Everyone can share more with the increase in gifts. If you share the money, those white-eyed wolves will stop grinning at their father for the time being.

Everyone is happy, how wonderful! "

Cai Wei looked at Cai Jing blankly, unable to believe that this was coming from his father's mouth.

Perhaps this is why he has never been able to take over from Cai Sui and share his father's worries.

The heart is not black enough.

Seeing the look on Cai Ji's face, Cai Jing was a little disappointed and said harmoniously: "Fifth brother, we have fallen out with Liu Erlang, so we can't be kind to women. He will never let us go. We and him, One must die."

Seeing Cai Ji's submissive look, Cai Jing became even more disappointed, a little uninterested, and waved his hand and said: "Go and do your work."

"Yes, daddy." Cai Ji said goodbye uneasily.

After Cai Sui left, Cai Jing was the only one left in the study.

He looked at the empty room, suddenly filled with sadness, and a few tears rolled down his eyes.

Fang Tianbao left Taishifang, met the anxiously waiting Wang Buddha, got into the mule cart and left in a hurry.

"We will go to Huaibei tomorrow." Fang Tianbao said in a low voice in the car.

"Young Master, why are you going to Huaibei?"

Fang Tianbao whispered in his ear. Buddha Wang looked shocked and said something after a long time.

"This is tantamount to completely breaking up with Liu Erlang and fighting to the death."

"I just received a secret report from Bangyuan Cave the day before yesterday. The people from the secret hall found some clues in Mingzhou and determined that Liu Da has a close relationship with the Mingjiao Buddhists."

"Liu Da is a Buddhist?" Wang Buddha couldn't believe it.

"It's very possible. When we were at Manjintang, Mr. Liu accidentally said something, which made me suspicious. Old thief Lin was very cunning. He knew that we were trying to get rid of the Buddha, so he deliberately They were placed under our noses.”

"Mingzhou is not far from us, but it is the territory of Mingjiao. Master Lin actually placed the Buddha and the future envoy of Mingjiao there. It is really unpredictable. However, Liu Da is already dead."

"Liu Da is dead, but Liu Erlang is still alive! He dares to be Empress Mingda's nephew. Doesn't he dare to be the Buddhist envoy of Mingjiao? If he really becomes the Buddhist envoy, for us, he is Disaster!"

Wang Buddha's face was solemn and he nodded slowly: "Young Master, this thief must be eliminated as soon as possible!"

In Song City, Yingtian Prefecture, Nanjing, Liu Guozhang was discussing matters with his deputy envoy Zhang Cui and the promotion official Chu Linxuan.

"Ask someone to send a message to Lianghuai and Jiangdong and Jiangnan. I will collect grain in Yingtian Mansion, five guans and one stone. I will collect as much as you can!"

Liu Guozhang's words shocked Zhang Xi and Chu Linxuan.

Zhang Cui said: "Zhizong, now the grain supply in Yingtian Mansion is only two hundred and one shi, and the price of grain in Bianjing City is only two and three hundred. When this news spreads, grain merchants from all over the country will flock here.

Disasters hit Gyeonggi and Hebei this year, but there were no major disasters on Jingdong Southeast Road and Huainan East and West Road. A lot of food was stored for the autumn harvest in various places. I'm not worried about the rest.

What if the food from Bianjing also comes? The Bianhe River was cut off from time to time for three or four months, and there was not much food in the granary there. Those grain merchants will go wherever they can make money. When the entire army arrives in Nanjing, Bianjing will be short of food. "

Liu Guozhang comforted him and said, "Don't worry. The section of the Bianhe River from Chenliu to Ningling is divided into Suishui River and the river is blocked. The Suishui River is shallow and cannot carry heavy ships. I will find excuses to block the land route again. Don't worry. Food from Bianjing will be shipped in large quantities."

"That's good. The waterways from Nanjing to Sizhou, Chuzhou and Yangzhou are unimpeded. Food will only come from the east."

Zhang Cie nodded.

Chu Linxuan said hesitantly: "Envoy, deputy envoy, we only have 450,000 guan of money in the warehouse. We can't buy much food for 5 guan and one stone. There are also other expenses, and the remaining money is only 200,000 guan." Fifty thousand guan. After all, we can only buy 50,000 guan for five guan and one dan of grain, and we still won’t be able to hold on for long.”

Liu Guozhang and Zhang Cui looked at each other and smiled.

"The Chu Tui officer is still too honest! After the grain was shipped here, a lot of it was accumulated. We have the final say on the price. Is it possible that those grain dealers can't transport it back again?"

"That's right. The price of grain in Sizhou is always 800 yuan per shi, in Chuzhou it is 600 yuan per shi, and in Yangzhou it is 400 yuan per shi. We charge two grains per shi, and these grain merchants have made enough.

How can a person be so greedy! Five Guan and one stone, I want to eat shit! "

Chu Linxuan looked at the two superiors who were smiling slyly, and felt a little regretful. Is it too rash to transfer him here? I am afraid that his reputation in life will be ruined.

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