Thief Emperor

Chapter 336 The long whale is gradually falling!

This question stumped Du Qian. He asked in astonishment, "What is Master Fei talking about?"

Fei Xuan glanced at Du Qian and said unhappily, "What else could it be? Of course it's the unrest in the three states of Jiangdong!"

Fei Xuan snorted, "Without any communication, three states were in turmoil at the same time? There must be someone behind this, or even directing it. The biggest suspect is none other than that Li Zhao!"

Fei Xuan's suspicion is still reasonable.

Although Li Yun has now taken office as the Recruiting and Suppressing Envoy, and has also spread the reputation of the so-called Recruiting and Suppressing Envoy's Office, he does not actually control many prefectures and counties. However, as long as the prefectures and counties can be in chaos.

Wherever Li Yun's troops go, the place is actually controlled by the Recruiting Envoy's Office. If all the prefectures and counties in Jiangdong are in chaos, Li Yun will be able to control many prefectures and counties quickly.

Fei Xuan was a criminal lawyer, so from the perspective of being the biggest beneficiary, the biggest suspect in this matter was naturally Li Yun.

Du Qian suddenly realized something. He vaguely remembered that when he first arrived in Jiangdong, he seemed to have asked Li Yun a similar question, but Li Yun denied it at that time.

And now, is the answer still no?

Envoy Du thought about it seriously, then looked up at Fei Xuan, shook his head slightly and said, "Master Fei, the prefectures and counties in the Central Plains have been in chaos for a long time. Could it be the local government's fault? The Great Zhou Dynasty is strong in branches and weak in trunk. Now the battle in Tongguan has become like this. There has been no large-scale rebellion in various places, only some sporadic unrest, which is already very rare."

"I don't have any evidence for what Master Fei said, but at least in my opinion."

"Envoy Li would not do such a thing."

"Innocent!"

Fei Xuan sneered.

"As soon as I arrived in Jiangdong, I saw that the man surnamed Li has become a military leader!"

"Now, if there is chaos in Jiangdong, he, as the commander-in-chief, will have a reason to march into various states and counties in the name of suppressing rebellion. This will benefit him the most."

"Out of ten, eight or nine out of ten times, he did it!"

Seeing Du Qian remained silent, Fei Xuan looked at him and sighed: "I know your family is in Jiangdong, and you can't tell the truth. Well, I won't embarrass you."

The Lord Fei took a deep breath and whispered, "Shengyi, while Li Zhao is away, there is one thing you must help me with."

Du Qian was also thinking at this moment, and only came back to his senses after hearing this, and said, "That's what Master Fei said."

"I can't stay in Jinling forever. I must leave Jinling as soon as possible."

"If I stay in Jinling, I can only eat and drink here, and I can't accomplish anything."

Du Qian shook his head slightly and sighed: "Master Fei, you are naive. Where can you go after leaving Jinling? To the south of Jiangdong?"

Fei Xuan stared: "Can't I go?"

Du Qian shook his head slightly: "Master Fei, I am in Jinling, and Envoy Li is in Jinling. Jinling City still recognizes you as the Jiangdong Surveillance Commissioner. You can go south. You can't stay in Wujun or Qiantang. You can only go south of Wuzhou."

"But the court is in such a state now. When you get there, will the local government still recognize you as the governor of Jiangdong?"

Du Qian shook his head slightly: "No one likes a boss who appears out of nowhere."

Fei Xuan choked for a moment.

He was actually a professional talent, and had quite some skills in trying and judging cases, but because he had almost no experience as a local official, he didn't really understand the power struggles at the local level.

He did not understand that the reason why Li Yun could be a military leader in Jiangnan was not because Li Yun was a traitor, but because the imperial court was no longer effective.

Although Li Yun is indeed a traitor.

But this is just an isolated case.

The root cause of this result was the failure of the imperial court.

In this environment, it means that not only Li Yun does not take him seriously, but also people outside the area under Li Yun's actual control in Jiangdong will not take him as an observer seriously.

At most, you can just treat it as a Bodhisattva and worship it. Do you want to give orders?
How many camps do you have?

"Let's take a step back and say that even if Master Fei can control those places, what does Master Fei want to do? Raise an army of his own? Not to mention whether he can raise an army, and whether he has the money to do so."

"Take a step back and tell me."

"Master Fei really raised an army and defeated all the troops under Li Shijun, helping the court to retake Jiangdong. At that time, Master Fei and the current Li Shijun..."

"What's the difference?"

Fei Xuan stood there in a daze.

After a long while, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Du Shiyi, Du Shiyi, you really are..."

"Given a sharp tongue."

Du Qian said calmly: "Teacher Fei is speechless, not because I have a sharp tongue, but because everything I said is true."

He smiled and said, "But if Master Fei wants to leave Jinling and try his luck in the south, just tell me and I will be there to take you out anytime."

He paused, then continued, "It's the same whether Envoy Li is here or not."

Fei Xuan suddenly came to his senses. He looked up at Du Qian: "Du Shiyi, you..." Du Qian looked calm, bowed his head slightly and said: "If it weren't for me calling him Master Fei, even if Mr. Fei would not have died in Jinling, I'm afraid he would never have been able to leave."

Fei Xuan stood there in a daze, not saying anything for a long while. After a long while, he finally exhaled and murmured, "You, the Jingzhao Du family, have been blessed by the country for generations..."

Du Qian's face was calm: "Master Fei, nothing I did was against the court, and nothing was detrimental to the court. The court is in this situation now..."

"Could it be that it was caused by what I, Du Qian, did in Jiangnan?"

"instead…"

Du Qian sighed and said, "I am cleaning up the mess in Jiangnan on behalf of the court."

At this time, the cold winter wind blew, making the two of them shiver. Du Qian put his hands in his sleeves, looked up at Fei Xuan, and sighed: "Master Fei, the country is in such a state of decline, I can't save the court."

"Master Fei, you may want to save the court, but Minister Min did not give you this opportunity."

"The long whale is falling."

Du Qian closed his eyes and said silently: "Let's each go our own way."

Du Qian is a very contradictory person.
When he was young, he clearly saw the corruption and depravity of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he had already concluded at that time that the country was only one trigger away from collapse.

He can't save her, and no one will give him the chance to save her.

On the other hand, although he was deeply aware of the corruption of the court, Du Qian and his family were indeed the vested interest groups of the old dynasty. Therefore, he never wanted to resist or destroy the court.

He just... watched quietly as this huge dynasty gradually died.

At the same time, I noticed another new sprout.

Even though this new sprout may not grow up, Du Shouyi may not be able to predict the future and make the right bet.

But as a child of a noble family, he still had to place the bet.

Anyway, the Du family is so big, and there is more than one descendant of him. If the world really gets into chaos in the future, other members of the Du family might take a fancy to other new talents.

Even if the imperial court finally survived, restored its rule, and even completed the revival, the one who caused chaos in Jiangnan was only Du Qian, and the ones who died in the end were only his small family of five or six people.

To the huge Du family, Du Qian's family can only be said to be a relatively sturdy fruit on the prosperous tree.

When death is really imminent, the Du family will send people to kill their own relatives for the sake of justice. The crime of exterminating three clans has never fallen on the heads of these big families.

This is also one of the survival philosophies of these aristocratic families.

Fei Xuan was silent for a long time. After a while, he looked at Du Qian and said silently: "If I stay in Jinling for a while, can you guarantee that I can leave the city at any time?"

Du Qian smiled.

"If anyone objects, I will personally escort Master Fei out of the city."

Fei Xuan looked a little depressed. He sighed and said, "Then I will stay in Jinling for a while."

Du Qian nodded and said with a smile: "Then let's go back to the table?"

Fei Xuan nodded first, then suddenly looked up at Du Qian and asked, "Du Shiyi, do you think the capital city... will fall?"

"If the capital falls..."

Fei Xuan was very confused: "The court, what should we do?"

"This is something that your majesty and the prime ministers should worry about."

Du Qian pulled Fei Xuan's sleeve and said calmly: "If the court wants you and me to be prime ministers, we should think about this matter, otherwise..."

"It's no use thinking about it."

"For now, it's better to think about Jiangdong's affairs."

Du Qian pulled Fei Xuan to the table and said seriously, "Even though spring is about to begin, whether the spring sowing in the prefectures and counties of Jiangdong can proceed smoothly this year is the most important thing we need to consider."

Fei Xuan frowned and lowered his head to drink.

After taking several sips of wine, he still had a gloomy face and kept muttering to himself.

"The Great Zhou Dynasty, which lasted for more than 200 years, the Great Zhou Dynasty, which lasted for more than 200 years..."

…………

Changzhou.

Li Yun, fully armored, successfully arrived at the capital of Changzhou.

The unrest in Changzhou was so severe that the city had been occupied by the rebels.

Li Yun, fully armored, looked at the provincial capital in front of him. He thought for a while, then waved his hand fiercely with an expressionless face, his voice low and powerful.

"Siege!"

(End of this chapter)