Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven Conspiracy
Zhao Guangyi, who is far away in Bianliang, knows everything that happened in Longyou, Hexi. Yang Hao succeeded in several plots. If Zhao Guangyi could be aware of it in advance, he would be able to nip it in the bud. Zhao Guangyi's failure was largely not because of Yang Hao's brilliance, but because the court did not pay enough attention to Hexi. Inequal access to information.After learning from the pain, Zhao Guangyi has ordered the Imperial City Secretary to invest enough scouts and scouts to strengthen the collection of intelligence on Hexi. As for Longyou, ever since he knew that the Chuanguo Yuxi was obtained from Shang Boqian, he also strengthened his control over Longyou.Now, he knows every move of Xixia. He is very satisfied with Yang Hao's contentment with the status quo, the intrigues among the various tribes after the founding of the country, and the open and secret struggles between the generals and ministers; Zhao Guangyi was even more satisfied with recruiting troops and buying horses, dividing Shang Boqian's power, and Luo Dan, another very charismatic leader of Tubo, restraining Shang Boqian in almost all aspects. It seemed that everything was moving in a good direction, but he didn't notice that under his nose, the dispute between the two prime ministers, Lu Duoxun and Zhang Ji, had gradually become angry, but many people You can see everything that is happening far away, but you are ignorant of what is happening around you. The so-called "darkness under the lights" is just like this. Zhang Ji contributed to Xixia's begging to surrender, and since then has been reused by Zhao Guangyi. After that, Luo Kedi sent troops into Shu, the Bashu rebels were uncertain, and the old and young hid in the mountains. After paying a heavy price, they fled into the Qinling Mountains and left their base. Moreover, they did not have as many dangerous mountains as cover in Bashu. Now Zhang Ji's power is below two people and over ten thousand people, except for Lu Duoxun, no one else can be above him.The two prime ministers, Xue Juzheng and Lu Yuqing, also have to be inferior. Zhang Ji's rapid promotion has aroused Lu Duoxun's fear. He is firmly in control of many government affairs, and sometimes he is so busy that he only sleeps for two hours a day, and he will never share these matters with Zhang Ji. Zhang Ji feels that Lu Duoxun's hostility towards him, he understands that Lu Duoxun has become a stumbling block to his success at this moment, but even though he has been reused by the government, he is still far from being able to bring down Lu Duoxun. Lu Duoxun is tactful, good at figuring out what he wants, and he has many wings in the past few years. If there is no major fault that Zhao Guangyi cannot tolerate, he is not something that he, the deputy prime minister who has just taken over, can bring down. On the contrary, it is even more detrimental to him, so Zhang Ji is more careful. Every time he sees Lu Duoxun, he is respectful and follows the rules, as if he has no ambition at all, so as to dispel his warning. "Alas! I have reached the position of deputy prime minister, but I am more careful than before. It is true... But Lu Duoxun has many wings and is deeply rooted in the court. He cannot be easily moved. Especially when Luo Gongming resigned from office, The third envoy has also changed his person, and I don't know how long I will have to endure it, Lu Duoxun is about the same age as me, if he keeps making no big mistakes, wouldn't I have no chance?" Hearing the beautiful singing and graceful dance of Xue Ruobo, in front of him was the exquisite delicacies carefully prepared by Baiweifang, but Zhang Jie didn't know the taste of the food, and his mind was in a trance. Ever since Xueruoan introduced the secret envoy of Western Xia to him, making him the first to take over with Yang Hao, insisting on fulfilling the important task of appeasement, he came to Yixiaolou more often, everyone knows that Qianjin Yixiaolou Liu Duo'er is forbidden by the official family, and Miss Xue Ruoyan is Zhang Xiang's good friend. Both the emperor and the prime minister linger in Yixiaolou, and the rich and powerful people are flocking to Yixiaolou. Qianjin Yixiaolou spends money not just for pleasure, but as a status symbol. "Zhang Xiang, I'm out of breath from dancing, but you are so absent-minded, it's really frustrating." Xue Ruobo stopped singing and dancing, came to his side, and said coquettishly. "Huh? Ah, hehe..." Zhang Ji came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "It's the old man's fault, the court is busy with government affairs, and it's rare to take time off, but I still can't let it go, haha, come on, come on, With this glass of wine, the old man has the right to make amends to the beauty." Xue Ruoan took the cup in his hand, smiled at him, parted his vermilion lips lightly, took half a sip of the wine, but leaned towards his lips, Zhang Jie put his arms around the beauty's slender waist with a smile, took the leather cup, and She put a sip of fine wine into her own mouth and swallowed it, and Xue Ruoan stuck to his arms, playing with his beard, and said softly: "Hexi has fallen, Bashu rebels have fled into Guanzhong, they will be destroyed soon, and the world will be peaceful Now, is there anything else that Zhang Xiang needs to worry about? Ah! By the way, I heard that a few days ago Zhang Xiang made a statement saying that for the Khitan of the Northern Dynasty, they should gather troops in the valley and divide them into frontier fortresses. If you go, don’t chase after him, and you have been praised by the officials.” Zhang Ji said with a smile: "Hehe, your news is well-informed..." He raised his cup and said, "As a prime minister, what do you care about only about military affairs? Besides, even if it's only about military affairs, the world is not peaceful now. Bashu rebels have entered Guanzhong. Although they are far from their base, they are easy to destroy. However, Guanzhong is barren and has not been the focus of the imperial court's management for a long time. If there is a drought and flood disaster there this year, and the people have no livelihood, maybe the disaster will become bigger and bigger. Many things have to be considered, and you can't just face the chaos. Cure." Xue Ruo's eyes turned, Nahan said: "The government sent King Qi to sit in Chang'an, and with King Qi guarding him, can't these bandits be wiped out? Are these bandits really so powerful?" Zhang Ji laughed, pressed the tip of her nose, and said with a smile: "Don't underestimate these mobs, they can also become elite soldiers in a hundred battles. Most of the country's destruction and establishment start with these mobs." Xue Ruobo wrinkled his nose and said: "I don't understand the important affairs of the country. These things are the things that you adults worry about. Um..., as I said, His Royal Highness Qi Wang is also so cautious about things, and even makes people go Visiting Prime Minister Zhao is like asking Prime Minister Zhao for advice." "Haha, of course, if you also understand the important affairs of the country, what do you want us to do after ten years of poverty... huh? Zhao Xiang, which Zhao Xiang?" Xue Ruoyan smiled, covered his mouth and said: "Why is Zhang Xiang so confused? Which Zhao Xiang is there, of course it is Zhao Pu and Prime Minister Zhao." A strange light flashed in Zhang Ji's eyes, he turned around, held up the chopsticks with his sleeves to cover up his strange expression, and smiled: "Hehe, how could the King of Qi send someone to visit Zhao Xiang, so he would make a big show of it. You can also know about this?" Xue Ruoyan twitched her cherry lips, and flaunted proudly: "It is in front of you, Zhang Xiang, that people have to be careful to please you. Even if the people around are respectful with gold jewels and jewels, whether I want to see him or not depends on how tall he is." I'm not happy. A literati wants to see me, so he tries his best to show off his talents and learning, and a gentleman, a public official, naturally wants to show off his identity." "Oh, although Zhao Xiang is old, he is old enough to seek the country, or to manage the military and government, and to deal with the central government. Speaking of it, we are far behind. But... King Qi sent someone to visit Zhao Xiang to ask for advice on how to calm the chaos. thing, this...was also your guest who told you?" Xue Ruoan smiled and said: "That's not true. No matter what, he wouldn't say everything. But... His Royal Highness King Qi is an extremely human minister, and his official salary is still higher than that of the prime minister. If it wasn't for this matter, What else is there for him, a prince, to curry favor with a prime minister who has long since left the center? Now the Bashu rebels are fleeing into Guanzhong, presumably because of this reason." "Haha, Miss Snow is really Bingxue smart, Bingxue is smart..." Zhang Ji suddenly laughed, with an indescribably happy expression. "King Qi stayed in Chang'an, and he was basically relegated. What is his intention in befriending Zhao Pu? No, I have to investigate this matter. If it is true, I have to report it to the officials immediately." The small sedan chair was leisurely, and Zhang Ji, who had left from Yixiao Building, sat in the sedan chair, thinking nervously. "Boom! Boom, boom!" Hearing the sound of the opening gong in front of him, the sedan chair suddenly stopped at the side of the road. Zhang Ji frowned slightly, and opened the curtain of the car to look out. He saw the gong and the opening flag, and behind him was a guard of honor. It was Prime Minister Ludoxon who passed by on the official road. Zhang Ji's eyes suddenly turned gloomy, and when the ceremonial guard passed, his sedan chair returned to the main road again. Zhang Ji put down the curtain of the sedan chair, twisted his beard and pondered for a while, and when he was approaching the gate of the mansion, a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart, and he suddenly came up with an idea. A brilliant plan that kills two birds with one stone...