Han ride

Chapter 160 Conspiracy
The ice and snow in the desert quickly covered everything in the desert, hiding all the evils in the world, and nothing in Longfu Palace was spread out, or in other words, no one cared about these things at all.While Li Xin is rectifying his troops and preparing for the next year's war, on the one hand he is enjoying the life of being hugged left and right.

Jingshi, Beijing.

"Has the emperor sent people to Jiangnan?" In Zhou Yanru's mansion, Zhou Yanru's face was thin and unrestrained, and he did not look old. At this moment, he is still the chief minister of the cabinet, holding important power.

"Returning to the master, the news from the palace is to let the country's uncle Tian Yunxiu go." Zhou Steward did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly told the news he had inquired about.

"Haha, good, good." Zhou Yanru burst out laughing when he heard that.

"My lord, what's so good about it? The emperor actually sent his family on such an errand." The old butler asked curiously.

"What do you know?" Zhou Yanru snorted coldly: "The emperor only shows his selflessness by sending his own people to pick up Dong Xiaowan. Didn't you hear the excuse? It was Tian Niangniang's own decree. Since it was Tian Niangniang's own idea , Naturally, I want to send my family members there. I just didn’t expect it to be Tian Yunxiu. It’s really interesting.”

"My lord, this Tian Yunxiu is not a good thing by nature." The butler showed a trace of disgust on his face. In the capital, the head of the state Tian Hongyu and the uncle Tian Yunxiu are well-known bullies, as long as a woman with a little bit of beauty , he tried every means to get it.He was despised by all Chinese and military officials in Beijing.

"If he's not lecherous, master's game of chess is really hard to play!" Zhou Yanru put down the Yunzi in his hand with a smile, and said to the old housekeeper: "Go, go to the street and spread the news that the guerrilla general Li Xin The unmarried wife was extremely beautiful, known by the country's uncle Tian Yunxiu, and wanted to take it into the house. Secretly, they sent people to spread some news, saying that the court was afraid of Li Xin's army and wanted to call Li Xin into the capital, but was afraid that Li Xin would not be willing. So I invite Dong Xiaowan to come to the capital first."

"Master, these two pieces of news?" The butler was confused now, but seeing Zhou Yanru wave his hand, in desperation, he had no choice but to back down and ordered people to spread the news without mentioning it.

"Hmph, Li Xin, the old man wants to see, you will enter the Central Plains now, as long as you enter the Central Plains, it will be your death. Hmph, if I can get rid of you so easily, I, Zhou Yanru, will be able to sit firmly in the head The position of assistant." Zhou Yanru proudly tossed the cloud in his hand.

Sure enough, two days later, there were messages everywhere in Beijing and China, all of which were well-spoken, and spread all over the streets and alleys. In any imperial court, Chinese people like to be lively.For a time, such messages expanded rapidly.

"Do you know? General Li Xin's unmarried wife has been spotted by Uncle Guo, and she is going to grab her by force!"

"You're wrong. The emperor has taken a fancy to it. Uncle Guo is going to pick up Dong Xiaowan and give it to the emperor!",

.........

For a while, all kinds of messages in Beijing were scattered, and they spread more and more.

"Master Wen, this kind of message is really interesting. It's so outrageous that the emperor has taken a fancy to Dong Xiaowan. The emperor is rich all over the world. He can't ask for any kind of woman. He has to be the wife of his ministers. What a joke." Wen Tiren's house, but saw Wen Tiren was sitting on the grand teacher's chair, while on the other side was his fellow countryman, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Min Hongxue
"No, that's not certain." Wen Tiren looked at Min Hongxue with a smile, shook his head, and said, "Do you know where these words come from?"

"Oh! Could it be over there?" Min Hongxue thought for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes and pointed to the other side, which was where Zhou Yanru lived.

"That's right, that's where the rumors came from. Our Chief Assistant is getting bolder." Wen Tiren shook his head and said.

"Why did he do this? Isn't he afraid of the emperor's wrath?" Min Hongxue asked in surprise.

"There is a reason for him to do this. Jiang is still old and hot!" Wen Tiren shook his head and said, "He also did this for the court. Hong Xue, do you know Li Xin?"

"Of course I know, how can you not know when you are the champion of the court?" Min Hongxue said without thinking: "And I also know that he has a rift with Mr. Shoufu."

"Our guerrilla general is not easy. He now has nearly a hundred thousand troops, but do you know how he made his fortune?" Wen Tiren took out a memorial from the side, threw it to Min Hongxue, and said, "This guy is really His team was hundreds of cavalry trained in Liaodong, and this cavalry could not be established without the help of Qiu Hejia, but because of his dead father-in-law, that is, Dong Xiaowan's father. Dong Xiaowan's father dragged his sick body for him After going to Liaodong, he gave Li Xin all the 10 taels of silver he had accumulated over the years. With this money, Li Xin was able to achieve what he is today. However, Dong Fusheng died of illness in Shanhaiguan because of his unacceptable condition. Dong Xiaowan and Her righteous brother, Zhao Guang, Li Xin's subordinate, escorted Dong Fusheng's body to the south for burial. To this day, Dong Xiaowan is taking care of the Dong family's silk shop while keeping a filial piety. Hong Xue, tell me, once Li Xin knows the news After that, what will he do?"

"Go deep into the Central Plains and snatch back Dong Xiaowan." Min Hongxue blurted out without thinking.

"That's right, Li Xin is not like that. How can he be convinced by the people below and how can the people of the Central Plains support him. More importantly, Li Xin is a man of affection. Otherwise, he would have given Qiu Hejia a fatal blow back then, and he would not have let him go. It's better. It's just that he has come to the Central Plains now, which is a challenge for him." Wen Tiren shook his head and said: "Master Shoufu also took a fancy to this, so he took such measures. If he can kill Li Xin or If you keep Li Xin in the Central Plains, the emperor will be very happy, then, even if Zhou Yanru ruins his reputation, so what? As long as the emperor is happy."

"So that's how it is." Only then did Min Hongxue understand why Zhou Yanru risked his own reputation and used such means. In the final analysis, it was for his own official position.

"My lord, if he succeeds in this matter, the position of Chief Assistant will not be shaken." Min Hongxue looked a little panicked.I think both him and Wen Tiren are thorns in Zhou Yanru's eyes.If Zhou Yanru is not dead, the two of them will be cautious in court.

"Don't worry, if Li Xin was so easy to deal with, he would have been killed by Jiannu long ago and destroyed by Lin Danhan." Wen Tiren waved his hand and said, "What's more, whether Tian Yunxiu can succeed or not is another matter? The old man knows That Zhao Guang is a generation with high martial arts skills, Dong Xiaowan is not so easy to be taken to the capital. If it is not done well, Dong Xiaowan is really caught and brought to the capital, which makes Li Xin angry, and the old man wants to see how Zhou Yanru does ending."

"That's interesting." Min Hongxue also nodded and said with a smile.

"I heard that you have a good relationship with the Wang family in Shanxi Merchants." Wen Tiren asked with a sudden smile. ,

Min Hongxue was taken aback when he heard the words, and soon a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he forced a smile and said, "I know him, but only for a while." He dared not say that Wang Dengku would give him money every year.

"Now the lifeblood of the seven major families of Shanxi merchants is in the hands of Li Xin. Go tell him the news and see how Li Xin will react." Wen Tiren shook his head and said, "Li Xin is now a guerrilla general. According to the rules of the court, His family members must be placed in the capital, which is also the ancestral system. Zhou Yanru's move can be explained, but this Li Xin is different from others. Besides, in these years, you can see that the family of that senior official was placed in the capital. Li Letters don't do that."

"According to what your lord said, Li Xin will either lead his troops to press through, or on the one hand, he will select elite troops and go deep into the Central Plains to take Dong Xiaowan back." Min Hongxue analyzed seriously.

"It must be the latter." Without even thinking about it, Wen Tiren said, "However, no matter what it is, it will reveal Li Xin's wolfish ambition, so we should not underestimate him. He will definitely be the great enemy of the imperial court in the future."

"Then this time?" Min Hongxue was about to speak.

"Not this time." Wen Tiren didn't even think about it, and said: "Zhou Yanru's approach, hum, breaks the rules. If he does this, the generals in the court will be disgusted. This is not advisable. If Everyone is imitating Zhou Yanru, will those warriors seriously fight for the court? We will follow suit, and those warriors will hate to death, and only a brainless person like Zhou Yanru will do this sort of thing."

"Then Zhou Yanru has aroused public outrage this time." Only then did Min Hongxue understand why Wen Tiren didn't support this matter. The reason was not that he didn't want to do it. Perhaps he had thought of this method a long time ago, but he knew the flaws of this matter, that is to offend him. There are many generals.Otherwise, according to Wen Tiren, in order to get promoted, what methods have not been used!It's just that this matter is very important, once it is done, it will offend many generals. The importance of generals has become more and more important in these years, like Zuo Liangyu is just a general who seeks thieves, even Chongzhen can't offend this person too much, yes He turned a blind eye to the corruption of military discipline in his army.Now let alone Li Xin's nearly [-] troops.Perhaps not long after, Li Xin would make a fuss, and Zhou Yanru would be the unlucky one.

"Li Xin is a meritorious minister after all. If it weren't for him, how could Beijiang and Donglu be so peaceful. For such a meritorious minister, the court should take care of them." Wen Tiren glanced at Min Hongxue and said.

"The lower official understands, the lower official understands." Min Hongxue was taken aback for a moment, but soon understood.At present, the most important thing is to get rid of Zhou Yanru. To get rid of Zhou Yanru is to let Chongzhen take action. As long as this matter becomes a big deal and Li Xin leads his troops to knock down the pass, the forced Emperor Chongzhen can drive Zhou Yanru away in a rage .

"Li Xin has been at the border for a long time, and he needs people like us to speak for him. We also need Li Xin as a foreign aid. There will be no mistakes in making friends." Wen Tiren patted Min Hongxue on the shoulder and said, "You go to see Wang Dengku, and he will take this I told Li Xin about it."

"Yes, I'll do it right now." Min Hongxue nodded quickly.He is a fellow of Wen Tiren, and it is because of Wen Tiren that he was able to achieve the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so he has always followed Wen Tiren's lead.

(End of this chapter)