Chapter 24: Actions are smooth and there are twists and turns
Although Li Zhiyun is afraid of these people and even wants to deal with and suppress them, Li Zhiyun does not want to kill these people. Both Wei Yunqi and Ren Gui are useful talents.
Ren Gui has been guarding Xuzhou for many years and has rich experience. He has dealt with Wang Shichong, Li Zitong, Du Fuwei and others, and has considerable combat experience.
Needless to say, Wei Yunqi, in the early years of the Sui Dynasty, went to the Turks alone, borrowed 20,000 troops from Qimin Khan, and defeated the Khitans in one fell swoop. Such a record is quite rare in the entire history of war. of.
Therefore, Li Zhiyun wanted to take these people for his own use. Ren Gui and Deng Hao could be dismissed, but Wei Yunqi really wanted to take them under his command.
Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun told Wei Siqi: "When you go to Suizhou, you must persuade Wei Yunqi well."
"I understand, Your Highness, don't worry."
No need for Li Zhiyun to say more, Wei Siqi will try his best to persuade Wei Yunqi to return to the court. With the great success of Ten Thousand Years of Change, Wei Siqi knows very well that he has stood at a key node in the rise of the family. As long as he can continue to make contributions, Jingzhao Weishi It will surely rise again.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun said: "Wang Gui and others should go to Bashu with you. They are exiled in Yizhou. You can order someone to pass on the king's handwriting and ask the local governor not to treat them lightly."
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Xue Shou asked: "Your Highness, what should Xue Deyin do?"
Very few people know that Xue Deyin is an undercover agent, and Li Zhiyun has not disclosed Xue Deyin's identity, so so far, no one knows that Xue Deyin is their comrade on the secret front.
They only knew that Xue Shou and Xue Deyin were brothers.
The reason why Li Zhiyun did not disclose Xue Deyin's identity was mainly for Xue Deyin's sake. After all, the ancients were most taboo about the second and fifth generation.
"Xue Deyin...this man is talented, but his crime cannot be evaded. Let him resign and order him to return home."
Hearing this, everyone secretly thought that the punishment was so light because it was for Xue Shou's sake.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Xue Shou cupped his hands.
He also knew that he could not expose what his younger brother had done, otherwise many things would change. It would even affect His Highness's personal image. Therefore, the undercover matter could only be buried in his heart forever and eventually taken to the grave.
After being busy with court affairs, Li Zhiyun finally had some free time.
While eating in Princess Chu's courtyard, the lady told him about Princess Qin.
"It's so thin that it makes people feel distressed. Fortunately, there is still a daughter alive. Otherwise, she would definitely not be able to survive."
Li Zhiyun put the rice into his daughter's mouth and wiped the rice off Bao Niang's chin. The little girl was very noisy. She and her brother Cheng Zhao were indeed siblings. Neither of the two little guys was quiet.
"Well, luckily there is still one alive."
If there were no surviving heirs, the second sister-in-law would definitely follow the second brother. Although Li Lizhi was a little girl, she was born to the second sister-in-law in her ten-month pregnancy, so she would not worry about leaving Li Lizhi to die.
"The second sister-in-law knew the murderer who killed the second brother, did she say anything?" Li Zhiyun asked.
He has been very busy recently, busy killing the disobedient ministers and the remnants of the East Palace, and has no time to pay attention to his second sister-in-law.
Fortunately, my wife is very sensible and often visits my second sister-in-law.
Princess Chu sighed: "I didn't say anything, just as dull as ever."
Didn't say anything?
Li Zhiyun secretly thought about it, after all, the Empress Changsun in history grew up very fast, and now she is very wary of the outside world.
"When we have free time in the future, we will pay more attention to our second sister-in-law and four brothers. Alas..."
Seeing that her husband was a little sad, Princess Chu didn't want to continue this topic. Looking back on March, she still felt frightened. If her husband hadn't won in the end, the Prince of Chu's Palace would have been the same as the Palace of Prince Qin now.
"Yeah, yeah, eat it." Bao Niang said obediently.
Li Zhiyun touched his daughter's little head and said with a smile: "Okay, yeah, let's eat it now."
In May, news of the Ten Thousand Years Palace Change gradually spread throughout the world. With the issuance of the imperial edict, governors everywhere knew about the failed rebellion of the Crown Prince and the King of Qi.
Some of them didn't care much and continued to do their jobs, some were secretly worried about their future, and some were secretly happy.
Xuzhou.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Xuzhou occupied a very large area because it was adjacent to the Yangtze River in the south. It was an important town between the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River in the Central Plains.
Ren Gui, the general manager of Xuzhou, was Lao Li's old friend. When Jinyang raised troops, Ren Gui was serving the Li Tang Dynasty. Later, when the Tang Dynasty was established, Lao Li appointed him as the pacification ambassador of Henan Province. He was first the governor of Guzhou and the governor of the country.
Later, after Li Mi was overthrown, he moved to Xuzhou to be the general manager and took charge of the Central Plains.
During his tenure, he defeated Du Fuwei and Li Zitong many times and consolidated the peace of the Eastern Region of the Tang Dynasty.
The land of Xuzhou is very important. Li Zhiyun must recall Ren Gui to the court. Otherwise, not only Li Zhiyun will feel uneasy, but the staff of Shence Mansion will also feel inappropriate.
Inside the hall.
Ren Gui, who has reached middle age, carefully kowtows to an unmarked tablet.
"After saying goodbye to Chang'an, I didn't expect that Gei and His Highness would be separated forever."
He closed his eyes slightly, feeling extremely melancholy. He had already received the report of the prince's rebellion, and he didn't bother to worry about whether it was true or false.
In the early years of Wude, the imperial court changed the county into a state, and the prefect became the governor. In the border towns and areas around the border, a general administration office was set up to lead the army.
As the general manager of Xuzhou and a high-ranking official in a border area, Ren Gui is not someone who knows nothing. Rather than saying that the prince's rebellion failed, it is better to say that the prince's coup failed.
No difference.
At this moment, he didn't know whether he should feel sorry for the prince or sigh. In short, he felt very complicated and uncomfortable.
At this moment, a young general with red lips and white teeth walked to the door.
"Uncle, the imperial envoy has arrived in Xuzhou."
"So soon?" Ren Gui stood up and turned to look at the young general, "Zhengze, have you sent someone to settle them?"
The young general's name was Liu Rengui, because Ren Gui's wife Liu and Liu Rengui were both born in the Liu family of the Wei family, so Liu Rengui and Ren Gui were related to each other.
Ren Gui also appreciated Liu Rengui's talents, so he promoted him to join the army under his command.
"A driver has been sent to receive him."
Ren Gui thought: "Hongshen is a cautious person, so there is no harm in sending him there."
Liu Rengui took a step forward and said, "Uncle, the imperial court is sending people to Xuzhou this time. I'm worried that their intentions are against my uncle."
"I know." Ren Gui smiled bitterly: "In the eyes of that King of Chu, I am the one who deposed the crown prince, and he will not trust me."
"But my uncle has always been loyal to the Tang Dynasty."
Loyal?
Ren Gui looked at Liu Rengui and said seriously: "Zhengzhen, when you become an official in the future, you must remember that if your boss is virtuous, you will be a good minister. If your boss is not virtuous, you must understand that sometimes, the superiors will
Whoever is targeted does not depend on whether he is loyal to the Tang Dynasty."
Liu Rengui's face turned slightly ugly, "Does the King of Chu want to kill my uncle?"
"I don't know." Ren Gui sighed: "However, as the general manager of Xuzhou, I should have done this."
"If my uncle wants to go to Chang'an, I am willing to accompany him." Liu Rengui said loudly.
He suffered from the wars in the late Sui Dynasty since his childhood. If he hadn't been promoted and cultivated by Ren Gui, he still doesn't know where he would be.
Ren Gui was slightly relieved and said comfortingly: "You don't have to be nervous. As long as I don't rebel, the King of Chu will at most depose me and not kill me."
"Why does my uncle trust the King of Chu?" Liu Rengui asked.
Ren Guidao said: "Although I am not acquainted with the King of Chu, he has always been kind and virtuous. When the King of Qin conquered Luoyang for four years, the King of Chu was in charge of Luoyang. I also saw that his character was not as murderous as the King of Qi.
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Rather than saying this to comfort Liu Rengui, it is better to say that it is to comfort himself.