Chapter 37 Chapter Seven Bright Future

The Second Part of Xiaoqiang Rebellion Chapter Seven Bright Future Xia Jinyi begged repeatedly, and explained the matter clearly to his senior brother. Zhang Jinxiong calmed down and said, "Well, it seems that Guan Zhonglian must be dealt with first, but although I am the prince's chief guard, I still can't deal with Guan Zhonglian. Unless the crown prince comes forward, how can he let the crown prince take care of this trivial matter?" Xia Jinyi looked at his brother anxiously, Zhang Jinxiong looked at him, got angry again, and finally sighed: "You are also a talented person originally. , even if you can't be outstanding, and you won't be much worse than others, just for a woman, you give up on yourself, alas." Xia Jinyi's expression became paler, and he sat in the corner of the room without making a sound, with a blank expression.

At this time, a guard suddenly said: "Boss, don't worry, let's check what brother Xia said just now. If there is really a problem, let's report to the prince. If brother Xia makes such great achievements, the boss and the prince Your Highness begs for mercy, this matter is easy to solve, and the Yong Palace is actually not a big problem, as long as Brother Xia reconciles with Guan Zhonglian, will they still meddle in their own business? Then it will be fine for Brother Xia to ask for another crime gone." Zhang Jinxiong's expression changed, and he said: "I almost forgot, okay, Jin Yi, let's see if you have this luck."

Xia Jinyi looked blankly and said: "What's the matter, senior brother, what contribution did the younger brother make?" Zhang Jinxiong smiled and said, "Come on, it's a long story, and you'll understand when the time comes." His Royal Highness still has a strong control over the inside and outside of Chang'an, but in one night, Li An got detailed information in front of him. Looking at his confidant and think tank, Young Fu Lu Jingzhong, Li An asked: "Master Lu, what do you think Gu should do?" deal with it." Lu Jingzhong twirled his beard, and said slowly: "Your Highness, the situation is very clear. The Splendid League is a remnant of the Kingdom of Shu. In the past, their activities were mainly in Central Shu and Southern Chu, so we Dayong also kept an open eye on their affairs. Turning a blind eye, the current situation in Southern Chu is in chaos, they took the opportunity to speed up their activities in Dayong, according to their subordinates, they can't really make a big deal, they only know about assassination, persecution of the poor, and human trafficking, Originally, the crown prince didn’t need to rush to deal with them, maybe he could still use them. After all, it was King Yong who destroyed the Kingdom of Shu, but since they are not satisfied with tossing about in Southern Chu, sooner or later they will also make trouble in Dayong. What I mean is that it will be New Year's Day offering sacrifices to the heavens soon. Isn't the prince trying to offer sacrifices to the Taimiao on behalf of the emperor? Say a few more good words in your ear, and the prince's wish will surely come true."

Li An was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Young Fu is really Gu's think tank, this matter must be done quickly, we can't let King Yong know, it's an advantage, if Gu can sacrifice to the Taimiao for the emperor, then who would dare It is said that Gu's storage position is unstable." Lu Jingzhong smiled and said: "Then I will congratulate Your Highness first." Li An laughed loudly and said, "Li Zhi, Li Zhi, if you leveled Southern Chu, so what if you become Marshal Tiance, as long as you secure your position, you are just a courtier after all." At the end of the speech, Li An already gritted his teeth.

Lu Jingzhong looked at His Royal Highness who lost his composure, and a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes. Under Lu Jingzhong's careful arrangement, after three days, the Jinxiu League's sub-helm in Chang'an was wiped out, almost all the personnel were captured, and some lower-level officials were implicated. This was a successful encirclement and suppression.After interrogation, it was learned that in order to obtain further benefits from the chaotic Southern Chu and realize the goal of restoring the country, the Splendid League had no plan to deal with Dayong in the short term, but Lu Jingzhong ordered severe torture to extract a confession, and soon got what the Splendid League wanted. Launched on the occasion of the New Year, the assassination of the children of the Dayong royal family and the confessions of civil and military officials, of course, in order to achieve the goal, Lu Jingzhong carefully prepared a detailed assassination plan for the Jinxiu League, and in a short time, the Jinxiu League was eradicated. The rebellion of the remnants of the country is uproarious, which adds some bloody glory to the grand occasion before the New Year. Regardless of the reactions of various forces, I will take the opportunity to let Han Wuji, the old acquaintance who once threatened him and another Splendid League General Alliance An envoy was sent to take him in. As far as I know, this envoy is the confidant of Huo Jicheng, the leader of the Splendid League. Through him, I can establish a relationship with the Splendid League. According to the information I collected, Huo Jicheng was originally the son of an important minister of the Shu Kingdom. He is ruthless and resourceful by nature, but he is somewhat arrogant, narrow-minded, and lacks military skills. Otherwise, Jinxiu League would not be thriving in Da Yong, but it would be difficult in Southern Chu.Originally, I didn't want to ask about the Fairview League, but Roulan is already my daughter, and I don't want her to take revenge desperately in the future, so let me do it.

Li Yuan was very happy when he received the seal from the crown prince. Although he insisted on making the eldest son the crown prince, Li An's mediocrity still made him a little dissatisfied. Prime Minister Wei Guan said: "Wei Aiqing, it seems that the prince is still capable, but he didn't have much chance to show it before." Wei Guan bowed and said, "Your Majesty is right." Li Yuan smiled and said, "Ai Qing, many courtiers have asked for the crown prince to follow me to sacrifice to the Taimiao this time, what do you think?" Wei Guanzheng said: "The crown prince has been established as the heir for many years. He has inherited the destiny of heaven and is attached to the ancestors of the country. He should follow the emperor to worship the heaven and the earth, and the ministers should do the same. Now King Yong is appointed Marshal Tiance, and he is favored. It's too late, Your Majesty should also stabilize the position of the crown prince to avoid chaos."

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Qing's opinion is very pertinent, how about this time, let the crown prince go to the Taimiao to pray for me this time, and then accept the worship of all officials in the Wenhua Hall, this is to draw up an order for me." After King Yong and Li Zhi learned of this decree, his face sank like water, and he went straight to the cold garden on the west side of the palace. Jiang Zhe thought that Qi Fengxuan was too gorgeous, so he went around the outer palace of the palace, and chose the most remote garden. After tidying up and living in, approaching the garden, Li Zhi saw the guards hiding in the dark and nodded with satisfaction. He specially ordered the guards here to be strengthened.Walking into the gate of the garden, Li Zhi nodded in satisfaction when he saw that the garden, which was originally cluttered with weeds and flowers and trees, had been tidied up quite elegantly.This garden was originally a guest house, but because of its remote location, no one paid attention to it except the two or three servants who took care of the garden and the night guards, so the garden gradually fell into disrepair. After arriving here, Manager Chang was very ashamed at first, and was responsible for taking care of the servants here, but Jiang Zhe politely dissuaded him. Jiang Zhe liked the cleanliness of this place, so he stayed here.He has a gentle temperament and is content as long as there are not too many people walking around.Li Zhi was very careful, and specially asked the manager to ask Li Shun Jiang Zhe's preferences so that Jiang Zhe could live comfortably.So although Li Zhi was anxious, he still smiled slightly when he saw the elegant environment and well-trained servants.

Walking into Jiang Zhe's living room, Li Zhi saw Jiang Zhe watching the chess game in front of the chess table. Jiang Zhe's temperament was laid-back. This rather spacious living room has a front hall and a back sleeper layout, separated by a screen. You can vaguely see elegant beds and tents at the back. The small hall in front is not too big, but there are chess tables, piano tables, soft couches, bookshelves, and book cases. They are very comfortable and elegant, with a strong bookish atmosphere. Seeing Li Zhi come in, Xiao Shunzi, who was playing chess with me, stood up and bowed to salute, but I was racking my brains thinking about the next move. Alas, I was the one who taught him how to play chess, but now I am playing chess with him. When he plays chess, he loses more than he wins.At this time, I heard Xiao Shunzi say: "My lord, Your Highness is here."

I raised my head and saw Li Zhi's sad face, and said in surprise, "Your Highness, what happened?" Li Zhi sat across from me, and said bitterly: "Father, the emperor issued an edict to ask the crown prince to offer sacrifices to the Taimiao on his behalf this year. In this way, the crown prince's position will be secure. Sir, what do you think this king should do? Alas, sir, Jinxiu League The power in Chang'an was eradicated by the crown prince, it would have been better if we acted earlier." I laughed and said, "Your Highness, why have you forgotten? Didn't we originally want to show weakness? Now that the crown prince's position is stable, it just makes him happy. If you want to take it, give it first. Isn't that a good idea? Your Highness, don't worry. Send Mr. Shi to protect the crown prince to Youzhou, so that the emperor and others will think that the highness is planning for the future, so that the crown prince will let go and persecute the highness, and the emperor will appreciate the contribution of the highness, and start to protect the highness. Come, Your Highness is safe and sound, but the Prince's endurance will decrease, and he will even develop resentment towards the Emperor."

Li Zhi is also a smart person, so he immediately understood, and said: "It turns out that the master has already grasped these things, but the king is too anxious. Sir, has the person you mentioned already been arranged?" I said lightly: "Your Highness, please remember that we have never arranged anyone? Your Highness is a minister, and the crown prince is a king. How could a courtier place spies beside the crown prince?" Li Zhi smiled knowingly, and said: "Sir, in the new year, my father will definitely have a big banquet for all the ministers. Sir is already the Sima of the commander-in-chief Tiance's mansion, a fourth-rank official, and can already meet the king, and my father mentioned that he wants to meet you, I don't know How would you like it sir?"

I wasn't interested at first, but I thought it would be very useful for me to meet the prince and the officials, so I nodded and said: "I also want to meet the civil and military heroes in the court." In a secret room of a private house in the city, two middle-aged men with gloomy faces were sitting and lying on the other, looking gloomy. The middle-aged man who was sitting looked at the dim oil lamp, and suddenly said: "Boss Gong, that friend of yours really Is it reliable?" The lying middle-aged man smiled and said: "Boss Liu, don't worry, the surname Han used to be a secret spy in the army, a murderous assassin, although I don't know how he got rich, but you see, without him Report, without this secret room, we would have entered Dayong's prison long ago." The middle-aged man who was sitting sighed and said: "Although that is the case, but you see, we are in danger now, but he is a rich man. I am always worried about his enthusiasm." Boss Gong was about to refute, when the door of the secret room opened, and a clear voice said: "Commander Liu, your suspicions are still not small, Han is now a rich man, if he didn't think he was also a subject of the Shu Kingdom, Who will meddle in your business, do you know that if the master finds out, Han's life will be safe, and I'm afraid he will shed a layer of skin." Commander Liu hurriedly stood up and said, "It's my younger brother who made a slip of the tongue. I'm sorry. I don't know who is brother Han's boss?" Han Wuji smiled and said: "It's not a secret, Han is now the manager of Tianji Pavilion, our pavilion master has no other hobbies, but gold, silver and treasure, so no matter where, no matter who, as long as there is money to earn, There is our shadow." Commander Liu's eyes lit up and he said: "It turned out to be Tianji Pavilion. Who doesn't know the potential power of Tianji Pavilion in Southern Chu? I'm afraid that three or four out of ten big businessmen in Southern Chu are members of Tianji Guild. Unexpectedly, Brother Han is in Tianji Pavilion." Such a noble status, I really admire, admire." Han Wuji said indifferently: "It's nothing. To be honest, there is a lot of fog in the Tianji Pavilion. Although I am the manager, I am actually just a person who comes out to do things. The real power is not in my hands. I don't care about money. The younger brother can be a bit of a master, in fact, the younger brother has the heart to do business with Guimeng." Commander Liu's expression changed, and he said, "Brother Han, please tell me, as long as it is beneficial to our Splendid League, I will try my best to make it happen when I go back." Han Wuji looked a little secretive, and said: "Your League wants to rebel, and I'm afraid it's urgently in need of weapons and food. If my younger brother can help, what do you say?" Commander Liu was shocked and said: "What, you can really help. If so, our leader will definitely thank you a lot. If we achieve great things, we will benefit from Brother Han in the future." Han Wuji smiled and said: "You also know that our Tianji Pavilion's power in Southern Chu, the ministers of Southern Chu have recently appointed Zhao Long, the third son of the king, as the lord, and he will ascend the throne early next year. The army has been raging for nearly half a year, and they have plundered Jianye. To put it bluntly, the treasury will be emptied, and the military supplies will suffer heavy losses, and there is no way to replenish them. However, Southern Chu is a land of fish and rice after all, and the grain output this year is still very good. Now Southern Chu is short of money, and Dayong is victorious and has a lot of spoils, but Dayong is a bit dry this year, so there is a lack of food, if you have the courage, go through the door, steal armaments and horses from Dayong, and then go to Southern Chu to exchange Selling grain and cotton cloth back to Dayong will not only meet your own needs, but also make a lot of money." Commander Liu frowned and said, "I'm afraid it won't be easy. Now that we have just suffered a loss in Dayong, I'm afraid we don't have the ability." Cambrian smiled and said: "Who doesn't know that the prince's deeds are for King Yong to see. This transaction is ten times or twenty times the profit. As long as you send someone to show your sincerity to the prince, you will say that you are willing to be loyal to the prince and beg the prince. Let the net let you go, as long as the prince doesn't pursue it, who will stare at you, now the household department is the prince's world, and the logistics of Dayong's military can be said to be controlled by the prince. As long as the prince agrees, this business is easy to win Very well, after a while, the crown prince will make up for it with his hands and feet in the household department, and then the crown prince will have millions of taels of snowflake silver in his own pocket, so why would he be dissatisfied." Commander Liu frowned and said, "Dayong is all his, and he will still value this little money." Han Wuji sneered and said: "Who doesn't know, now the prince is watched by the emperor, and the king of Yong is watching him, don't look at his status, the enjoyment is probably not as good as us businessmen, and, doesn't he want to raise some by himself?" The dead man counselor, he has a lot of places to use his money. To be honest, in Southern Chu, we have a lot of solutions, but in Dayong, it depends on you. Don't hide it from me. Although some officials were involved this time, the crown prince did not. With a ruthless hand, your real backer is safe and sound." Commander Liu nodded fiercely and said: "You wait, I will go back and discuss with the leader. Although Liu's status is not high, the leader trusts me very much, but how can I find you?" Han Wuji said: "I'll give you the contact information. As long as our lord gets rich, no matter what the country's major issues are, whether you seek treason or restore the country, as long as it doesn't harm our interests, you can say anything." Commander Liu said: "Brother Han, don't worry, we are not stupid, who doesn't love gold, silver and treasure, not to mention that this way will be more beneficial to us." The two looked at each other and smiled, the laughter was suppressed and mysterious. In the Cold Garden of Prince Yong’s Mansion, I leaned on a soft couch and looked at the papers in my hand. Because I felt that the secret study room in the Palace was too restrictive, so recently I only stayed there for half a day every day, and then stayed in the Cold Garden Planning a plan, Xiao Shunzi saw that I was in a daze, and suddenly said: "My lord, can you let Tianji Pavilion intervene?" When I heard his question, I said lightly: "There is no way, this matter will definitely have problems in the future, if the people of King Yong do it, it will not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the prince, and it will cause trouble to the upper body. You think King Yong can do it." Is it allowed to steal or sell military supplies?" Xiao Shunzi said worriedly: "Young master arranges Tianji Pavilion to contact the merchants of Southern Chu, Jinxiu League to contact the prince of Dayong, and then smuggle food and weapons, so that Tianji Pavilion will not be able to show up in the future. And the relationship between Young Master and Tianji Pavilion is afraid. I can't hide it from King Yong, whether Young Master Biao will be implicated." I chuckled and said, "What are you afraid of? In name, Tianji Pavilion will resell all the shares it owns before the accident. I have already asked them to arrange for these shares to be taken over by the secret camp. Before the expiration of my agreement, the proceeds will still belong to me. After the expiration, these properties will be their own. This will also fulfill my promise to them. Anyway, Tianji Pavilion is just a tool to make money. After this time, I All the property, deducting the part allocated to the disciples of the secret camp, can also have a net worth of millions, and the Tianji Pavilion does not need to exist." Xiao Shunzi said with a smile: "Young master is wise, but he is only smuggling food and weapons, I'm afraid he can't hide it from King Yong." I said lightly: "When King Yong finds out, I will let him bear it. If there is no such reason, why should we abolish the crown prince?" Sitting up, I pushed open the window, looked at the dark sky, and said coldly: "I, Jiang Zhe, use tricks because of the sinister heart. If the crown prince has no selfish intentions and is dedicated to serving the country, my plan will not work, my little one." Shunzi, remember, if a person is overwhelmed, it’s not because the water can’t carry him, but because he has a wrong mind. If the prince is really virtuous and has the bearing of a king of a country, my strategy is useless at all. If he loses the throne because of this, isn’t it? I am ruthless, because he does not have the blessing and generosity to be an emperor."