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Chapter 615: Trap (200 monthly tickets plus more)

After hearing what Pu Wenying said, Wu Yong asked, "Pu Jianzheng, I wonder who proposed the marriage proposal?"

"It was proposed by me and Left Prime Minister Lou Minzhong." Pu Wenying replied.

"Lou Minzhong?" Wu Yong asked.

Pu Wenying replied, "The left prime minister was originally a teacher in Qingxi County, and he had a lot of knowledge. He made a lot of contributions to the Shenggong's uprising. I was observing the sky and saw the stars shining in the Qi and Lu regions, so I told Prime Minister Lou. The prime minister sighed with me and mentioned the husband. The prime minister asked me to use the stars to make a proposal for marriage in the court, and the prime minister later met with me, and then it was settled. If you really want to talk about it, Prime Minister Lou was actually the matchmaker for the husband."

After hearing this, Wu Yong secretly groaned and gave Zhao Zhen a wink.

When Zhao Zhen saw this, he pretended to change his clothes and ended the banquet.

After a while, Wu Yong secretly returned. Zhao Zhen saw him and asked, "Xuejiu, why are you avoiding Pu Jianzheng? Aren't you trying to win over this guy?"

Wu Yong hurriedly said, "Sir, I miscalculated."

Zhao Zhen was puzzled and asked, "What does Xuejiao mean?"

Wu Yong said: "Sir, we have fallen into a trap."

"Fell into a trap?"

Wu Yong said, "If it was only Pu Jianzheng who proposed it, it would be fine. But since it was proposed by Left Prime Minister Lou Minzhong, he will definitely not abide by the agreement and only secretly marry to leave a way out. This guy will definitely publicize it with great fanfare. In this way, the two armies of the court will definitely become suspicious. Taking this opportunity, Fang La will definitely fight back. Regardless of victory or defeat, we will have no peace here."

"The imperial court has always been on guard against us. Not to mention the most elite imperial guards, palace guards, and palace guards in Bianjing, the four armies of Pengri, Tianwu, Longwei, and Shenwei have long been mobilized to the east of Bianjing. If they hear that my husband is marrying Fang La, I'm afraid the army will leave the capital and come to attack us."

Zhao Zhen asked, "Aren't we also doing business with Wang Qing?"

Wu Yong said, "Sir, you are not the only one doing business with Wang Qing and Fang La. I don't know how many people in the court are doing the same. They just don't dare to sell armor and weapons in large quantities like us. But this marriage is different. It means we want to rebel against the court."

Zhao Zhen was shocked when he heard this and asked quickly, "What should we do?"

Wu Yong said: "Fortunately, it is still possible to save the situation. I have two plans for you to choose from."

"Speak quickly, pedant."

After a slight hesitation, Wu Yong said, "Is this the best strategy? Sir, make up your mind and send Princess Jinzhi and her servant, as well as Pu Wenying, to the court to show your true feelings. This is the simplest way."

Zhao Zhen listened and shook his head, saying, "A day of marriage brings a hundred days of grace. In the end, Jin Zhi is just a victim. Let the scholar tell us the next best thing."

Wu Yong said: "The best plan is to take advantage of the fact that Brother Li Jun has not yet rushed to Hangzhou. Sir, write a letter, one to the Privy Councilor's army, and one to the court, and present the pattern of the [Flying Thunder]."

"When they sent it to the court, they said that the husband was seriously injured and wanted to marry a noble girl to bring good luck. It happened that Fang La came to collude with them, so they simply took advantage of the situation and married Fang La's daughter. First, it was to bring good luck to the husband, and second, it was to confuse Fang La by forming an alliance, so that the front line could prepare and ambush Fang La for a while."

"I sent a letter to Secretary Tong, firstly to ask him to make preparations early, and secondly to ask him to speak in unison with the Prime Minister, saying that they had learned of Fang La's plan and conspired with the Prime Minister to seize the opportunity to attack Huzhou."

Zhao Zhen asked: "My father-in-law is afraid..."

"Don't worry, sir. Privy Councilor Tong will certainly cooperate. In his letter, sir said that in order to stabilize the people coming from Jiangnan, he agreed on his own initiative without any discussion. Firstly, if sir colludes with Fang La, his position as Privy Councilor will be in jeopardy. Secondly, if the opportunity can be taken to capture Huzhou, why not for the Privy Councilor to do so. It's also a good opportunity for Madam Tong to send a letter home saying something bad about Madam Jinzhi." At that moment, Zhao Zhen wrote the letter himself and used the seal as Wu Yong said.

The letter to Huzhou, together with Tong Jiaoxiu's family letter, was sent by [the Divine Horse] Ma Ling, while the letter to Bian Jing was sent by [the Divine Speed ​​​​Guardian] Dai Zong.

The two men received the order and did not dare to delay. One of them used his magical skills and the other tied up his armored horse, and they rushed out of Liangshan to report the news.

However, Dai Zong waited in Bian Jing for a day, and then delivered the official document to the Ministry of Public Security. The day after that, Ma Ling also brought Tong Guan's official document to the Ministry of Public Security, and also sent a private letter to the residence of Grand Tutor Cai.

After delivering the official documents, the two men returned to Liangshan immediately without asking for any further information.

After listening to what the two said, Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Wu Yong expected, Tong Guan was furious after reading Zhao Zhen's letter and scolded Zhao Zhen for being blinded by lust. But he turned his anger into joy because of the strategy Zhao Zhen mentioned in the letter.

Before leaving, he also told Ma Ling that the newly prepared wood, rare flowers and woods, strange stones, antiques, furs and embroidery had been loaded onto the ship and would be sent to Liangshan soon.

In the city of Bianjing, official documents from Zhao Zhen and Tong Guan were received one after another, and the emperor summoned Cai Jing and Gao Qiu to ask for advice.

Cai Jing had received Tong Guan's letter a long time ago, so he was not surprised. He said, "Your Majesty, if we only had the official document from Liangshan, we couldn't make a definite decision. Now that we have the official document from Tong, I think it is undoubtedly the plan of the father-in-law and son-in-law."

Gao Qiu heard this and said, "Your Majesty, although this is beneficial to the war in Jiangnan, these two are too bold. They dared to make a plan without telling the court. If the plan succeeds, it will be fine. If the plan fails, it will shake the army. Moreover, this Zhao Zhen actually married Fang La's daughter."

Cai Jing said: "This guy is ignorant. He really thinks he can turn things around by getting married."

Gao Qiu listened and laughed, "He originally came from a humble background, so the Grand Master still expected him to have some knowledge. But what about this Fang Jinzhi?"

After listening to the two people's words, the emperor said, "Didn't this guy say that he had added Fang Jinzhi's name to the imperial edict, and now she is the imperial concubine canonized by the court?"

After hearing this, Gao Qiu opened his mouth and then closed it again.

This blank imperial edict was originally proposed by him, and was originally used to humiliate Zhao Ze of Liangshan and ruin his reputation. Now everyone in Bianjing knows that Zhao Ze is a lecher.

But now he was slapped in the face by Zhao Ze.

In this case, it would be difficult to deal with Fang Jinzhi easily.

The only way is to pretend not to know.

Fang Hu and Bao Daoyi returned to Yangzhou, unloaded all the armor and other items on the boat, and sent them to Qingxi, Muzhou, under the escort of the soldiers. They left Li Jun and his party on the river, but did not allow them to enter the city to spy on the situation. They sent people to buy all the food, clothing and daily necessities and sent them on board.

Fang La was overjoyed when he heard that Zhao Zhen was indeed attracted by Fang Jinzhi's beauty, married Princess Jinzhi, and even sent a lot of armor and weapons.

At that moment, the Left Prime Minister Lou Minzhong stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the rumors in the martial arts world are true. Zhao Zhen is indeed greedy for women. Now that he has married Princess Jinzhi, we are here to spread the word in front of the battlefield. As soon as the court troops hear that Liangshan has revolted and is attacking Bianjing, there will be chaos. After all, his family is in Bianjing."

(End of this chapter)