In front of more than two hundred people, Wei Lin staged a scene of hoeing at noon.
This matter became popular in Jiangling City in a short period of time and became a joke after dinner.
Tang Fuyao talked about Jiangling's situation with a playful look on his face.
"Princess Chang has the best face. After losing face, she was so angry that she slapped Wei Lin in the face, and then went to the palace to cry to his brother. The exact result is currently unknown, but one thing is certain, Wei Lin
It’s a fight to the death with Li Jingwei this time.”
He said happily, Wei Lin is extremely greedy.
I have been dealing with him for five years and have given him many gifts during these five years.
This guy is not satisfied yet and is thinking of ways to defraud himself of money.
If the Southern Tang Dynasty had not cut off contact with the Central Plains, and news about the Southern Tang Dynasty had to go to Jiangling to reach the Central Plains, he would no longer be in Jiangling.
Now that I see him suffering, I feel particularly happy.
Tang Fuyao originally wanted to make Zhao Pu happy too, but he saw that there was no joy on his face, but a frown on his face, and he was worried.
"What's wrong? Mr. Zhao, is there something wrong?"
Tang Fuyao couldn't help but feel a little heavy in his heart.
Zhao Pu said in a deep voice: "Li Jingwei's response is too abnormal, too intense, and a bit unjustifiable."
Regarding how to provoke the conflict between Wei Lin and Li Jingwei, Zhao Pu and Tang Fuyao discussed in detail and made some simulations.
From the gift-giving at the beginning to the arrest later, everything was planned.
Some insignificant variables can be ignored.
But Li Jingwei's reaction was not in their calculations.
They have arranged many back-ups, such as Li Jingwei who passed the news to Princess Nanping and asked Princess Nanping to come and catch the traitor.
They would ask the steward in the mansion to notify Wei Lin to leave in advance.
In this way, Princess Nanping would be in trouble if she missed the opportunity, and she would be in trouble with Li Jingwei. And Wei Lin would also "accidentally" know all Li Jingwei's little moves.
They will also be at odds with each other.
No matter what means Li Jingwei uses to catch the traitor, they all have ways to make each other hostile.
But Li Jingwei chose the most drastic and stupid way.
He forcibly led 200 people to catch the rapist in public, directly bursting the hornet's nest.
This not only offended Wei Lin to death, but also trampled the face of Princess Nanping under her feet. It even affected the face of Nanping Kingdom and directly blamed Gao Baorong for the matter.
Tang Fuyao was surprised and said: "It is indeed a bit strange to say this sir. I have known Wei Lin for five years, and I know his character very well. It is completely reasonable for him to fall into the trap. Li Jingwei has less contact, so it can be judged from the wind
From the looks of it, this person still has some ability and should not be a reckless person."
Zhao Pu said: "I think so. After all, Li Jingwei is the son of the Prime Minister of Nanping, his mother's family is also from a famous family in Jiangling, and he is in a high position. No matter what, he would not be so indifferent to offend people to death."
Tang Fuyao hurriedly asked: "Then, do we want to continue next?"
Zhao Pu closed his eyes and thought for a moment and said: "Sir, you have arrived in Xiangzhou, which is just across the river from Jiangling. I will go to Xiangzhou in person to explore and report to him about the situation here. Many things are not clearly written on the paper. If they are written
Too many are difficult to carry and easy for others to notice.”
Zhao Pu has not yet obtained the corresponding status, and his self-confidence is slightly insufficient. At this critical moment, he does not dare to make the decision himself.
Tang Fuyao also said: "That's fine."
At the same time, a bloody drama involving crying, making trouble, and hanging was staged in the palace in Nanping.
Although Princess Nanping was angry at her husband for not living up to expectations, he was a waste of thought.
But a husband is a husband after all, and he can take care of himself behind closed doors.
Where would it be an outsider's turn to bully someone in this way?
How could the couple stay in Jiangling?
He directly found his brother Gao Baorong, King of Nanping, and asked him to punish Li Jingwei severely, crying and making trouble.
Gao Baorong made a big fuss over his sister, and secretly hated Li Jingwei for not knowing how to appreciate others.
Li Jingwei's move not only hurt Wei Lin, but also the face of Nanping Kingdom.
Just when Gao Baorong was about to send someone to take Li Jingwei to the palace to plead guilty, he heard the news that Li Yanwei and his son came to plead guilty.
"Your Majesty, I have failed to teach my son well, so I brought my son to apologize and come here to resign."
Li Yanwei burst into tears and knelt on the ground.
Gao Baorong also felt a little compassion in his heart.
This Li Yanwei's ancestor is the Li family of Zhao County, and he is also a descendant of the fifth surname. The glory of the fifth surname family is no longer there, but the family heritage is still there. Li Yanwei has read all the treasures in his family, and is very knowledgeable in classics and history. He is a rare scholar in these troubled times.
Due to the turmoil in the Central Plains, Li Yanwei fled to Jiangling. He originally planned to go south to the Southern Tang Dynasty. However, he was stopped by Gao Congjie, the new king of Nanping, who paid a lot of money to serve as an official in Nanping.
Li Yanwei relied on the golden name of the Confucian scholar to have a prosperous official career in Nanping and even married the daughter of the Cen family of Jiangling, a well-known local family. He established himself in Jiangling and finally became the prime minister.
Speaking of which, is he still his own minister?
Gao Baorong was thinking in his heart, even though he conspired with his younger brother Gao Baoxu to deprive Li Yanwei of his power after he came to the throne and made him a famous prime minister, he still stayed in the position for nine years without any regrets?
Thinking of this, Gao Baorong stepped forward quickly, helped Li Yanwei up, and said: "Prime Minister, you don't have to be like this. You have always done your best for Nanping, how could I not know? The matter has not yet been decided, and Prime Minister does not need to take everything into his own hands.
He helped Li Yanwei up, looked at Li Jingwei who was kneeling beside him, and said, "Commander Li? What's going on? You don't want to get involved in your private holiday with the commander, but your methods are so despicable, not just one or two people were injured."
, even Gu feels that he has lost face."
Li Jingwei cried mournfully, kowtowed three times, his forehead started to bleed, and said: "Your Majesty, I deserve death for my crime. I learned that a group of people from Wuping sneaked into the city to cause trouble, so they gathered in the Junma's house. Is this the case?
I went to catch the thief, how did I know it was a Junma? If I really knew it was a Junma, I wouldn't have dared to do this even if I had the courage to do so! I don't deny that I had a quarrel with the Junma, but I'm far from the point of compensating myself.
.”
Gao Baorong looked at Li Jingwei solemnly and asked: "Is the Wuxi bandit you mentioned related to this?"
Li Yanwei bowed his head and said: "However, this matter has happened, and I have also received corresponding news. I still don't know if it has anything to do with Wu Ping."
Gao Baorong put his hand on his forehead, his heart was in a mess.
Now that Gao Baoxu is no longer around, he has not been involved in military affairs for nine years, and he is gradually unable to cope with this situation.
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Jiangling is connected by water and land in all directions and is known as the thoroughfare of seven provinces.
Nanping and Zhou Dynasty were in a subordinate relationship, and there was no defense between the two places. Zhao Pu went north along the Xiangshui River, and it took only half a day to reach Xiangzhou.
I met my boss in a mansion in Xiangzhou.
"Meet sir!"
Zhao Pu was very excited, and it felt like not seeing him for one day was like three autumns.
Luo Youdu secretly laughed in his heart, thinking about the history that Zhao Pu served Zhao Hongyin day and night and became Zhao Hongyin's "son" for more than a month. Fortunately, this guy's own skills were very good. If his level was even lower, he would most likely be classified as a sycophant.
pass.
"Okay, tell me carefully about Jiangling."
Zhao Pu was about to design Li Jingwei and Wei Lin and elaborated on their situation, especially Li Jingwei's abnormality, in great detail, and also expressed his suspicions at the same time.
Luo Youdu listened very carefully and did not interrupt. Instead, he let him finish before asking about a few details.
"Your suspicion is very reasonable. Not only you, I also have the same idea. This Li Jingwei must be evil and have other plans."
Luo Youdu gave Zhao Pu a positive answer.
Zhao Pu said hurriedly: "I am extremely honored to be able to think about this with you."
Luo Youdu felt a little reminded of the situation between himself and Guo Rong. He was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "It seems that we are not the only ones plotting Nanping, but there are others who have the same idea. It seems that Taiping can cover up all hidden dangers. This is
Under the protection of the Zhou Dynasty, Nanping lived in peace for nine years. This is not because their system is good or brilliant, but because there are people standing in front of it. Now that the protection umbrella is lost, various internal and external troubles will naturally appear one by one."
Luo Youdu held up the tea cup, blew on the tea soup, looked at the golden ripples, and said, "Guess who is the person behind this?"
Zhao Pu thought for a while, bowed and said, "I can't guess it."
Luo Youdu smiled and asked: "Are you going to rebel?"
Zhao Pu's face instantly turned pale. He was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and said tremblingly: "Sir, first of all, these words..."
Seeing Zhao Pu's reaction, Luo Youdu laughed and said, "I won't joke with you anymore."
Zhao Pu touched the sweat on his forehead and said, "Sir, this is really not a joke."
Luo Youdu said: "The plan remains unchanged. Help me make an appointment with Sun Guangxian. Also, keep an eye on Gao Congyi and Li Yanwei to see if there is any contact between them."
Zhao Pu was surprised and asked: "Sir, do you doubt Gao Congyi?"
Gao Congyi was Gao Baorong's cousin and was responsible for commanding the Nanping Forbidden Army.
Luo Youdu smiled and said nothing.
Zhao Pu knew the answer, said goodbye and left.
Luo Youdu watched Zhao Pu walk out of the house and said to Zhang Qiong on the side: "Brother Zhang, do you think that when Emperor Taizong Li Shimin first conquered the world, did he intend to compete with his brother for the crown prince?"
Zhang Qiong looked confused.
Luo Youdu smiled again.
He personally thinks there is no such thing.
When Li Shimin was conquering the world for the Tang Dynasty, what kind of character did he have? The little Qin King was as fierce as fire, and he defied the heavens, the earth, and the air. He had no political means at all.
The ministers in the temple and the harem of his father Li Yuan offended him many times.
This minister and that minister are suing Li Shimin, saying that he will rebel.
Empress Changsun has been wiping her husband's butt from behind.
He really wanted to steal the crown prince, why would he act so randomly?
How could Li Shimin not have the political means of the city government?
I just don’t have that ambition, and I don’t want to run it.
It wasn't until the Battle of Hulao, when he captured two kings in one battle and was granted the title of General Tiance, ranking above all the kings, that Li Shimin looked around and realized that the world was so close to him, so he became ambitious and managed his own power.
No one is born anti-embryonic.
When most people have reached that point and mastered that power, their ambitions will naturally grow.
Luo Youdu felt deeply about this.
By the same token, who in small Nanping has the environment to breed ambition?