King Jian guaranteed that everyone in the Western Army actually believed it, and then obeyed the order unconditionally and set off to prepare for various battlefields.
What does this mean?
Do you think it is easy to gain the trust of the Western Army?
My brother Zhang Zhifu went to Weizhou and held a high position. It took him a full year or two to convince the arrogant generals of the Western Army and command them properly, so that the Battle of Pingxia City was possible.
A great victory.
In just one month after King Jian went to Weizhou, he established incredible trust in the Western Army, and was able to make the soldiers obey their orders and obey unconditionally.
This method, this resourcefulness, Li Bangzhi, can't you still notice it?
Brother Bangzhi, if you continue like this, you will be miserable once King Jian succeeds to the throne. King Jian is much more resolute and more ruthless than the officials.
Zhang Dun stared at Li Qingchen and said in a calm tone: "Prime Minister Li, you don't have to worry about the money. King Jian has already given the officials a good idea. There are as many as 100 officials involved in seven major cases including smuggling and Baiyuan.
Two to three hundred people. King Jian advised the officials that the property of these criminal officials, as well as the main criminals Zhang Yong, Wang Jiu and Fan Si, would be confiscated."
"The family property has been confiscated!" Li Qingchen screamed, as if he had been bitten in the heart by a poisonous snake. He sat on the chair and trembled all over, his hands were cold.
After a long time, he muttered: "Why is King Jian so vicious and cruel? This is because he does not leave a way for those criminal officials to survive, nor for their families! If this continues, where is the dignity of officials? Where is the dignity of scholars and Confucian scholars?"
Having said this, Li Qingchen raised his head, his eyes showing despair.
"Mr. Zhang, we can't go on like this. First we killed civil servants and Jinshi, and now they confiscated their property. The ancestral law of favoring scholar-bureaucrats has been destroyed. As the Prime Minister, you and I must speak up and bring order to the chaos! I, Prime Minister, immediately
Go back and write the memorial."
Zhang Dun stood up silently, walked to Li Qingchen, and held his shoulders.
"Brother Bangzhi, don't panic, stay calm and don't be impatient!"
"How can I not panic! The situation has already been drained from the bottom of the cauldron. If we don't take action, we Confucian scholars and scholars will be like those warriors and let others bully us!"
Zhang Dun was tall and straight, looking down at the sitting Li Qingchen, and asked in a cold voice: "We are ministers in the same palace, what is the difference between us and those warriors?"
Li Qingchen's eyes flashed with a cold gaze, and he calmed down for a moment.
"Zihou, what kind of ecstasy soup did King Jian Zhao Shisan pour into the officials?"
"Bangzhi, since the official took office, we have held the power, implemented reforms, denounced dissidents, and become a little complacent. As a king, how can you allow a single person and a party under your rank to become powerful? Neither you nor I have seen it, King Jian,
He saw it. This is the ecstasy he poured into the officials."
"Support the weak, suppress the strong, and balance the forces." Li Qingchen said word by word with his eyes twitching.
"Also, use civil society to defend against military force, use military force to control civil society, and use civil and military forces to balance." Zhang Dun added coldly.
Li Qingchen was silent, his eyes were like cat eyes in the dark night, shining with a strange light.
"This Zhao Shisan is so brave! Does he want to be the Duke of Zhou? Don't become Uncle Guan or Uncle Cai."
Regarding Li Qingchen's full of resentment, Zhang Dun did not answer, but took a few steps back, turned around and looked at a picture hanging in the hall, with a poem written on it.
"There are several plum trees in the corner, and Ling Han is blooming alone. I know it's not snow from a distance because there is a faint fragrance."
The signature is the owner of Banshan Garden.
Looking at this poem inscribed by Wang Jinggong to him, Zhang Dun couldn't help but think of the time when he devoted himself to Xining's reform with his bloody courage.
After years of ups and downs, I have gritted my teeth and persevered until now. Everything seems to have been changed, and it seems that nothing has changed.
Li Qingchen was still there shouting angrily.
"I understand, Zhao Shisan is really good at scheming! As soon as he entered the northwest, he first used the excuse of several major cases to kill so many people in one breath. It can not only cut off dissidents and eliminate noise, but also establish authority and intimidate all directions.
Prefectures and counties.”
"Haha, does he think it's foolproof?"
At the end of the story, Li Qingchen's handsome and elegant face, with his eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth all twisted together, looked particularly ferocious.
Zhang Dun, who had his back turned, raised a thick black brow, turned around, opened his triangular eyes, and said solemnly: "Bangzhi, are you going to do something that will hurt your relatives and make your enemies happy?"
Li Qingchen did not dare to look at each other, and replied with twinkling eyes: "What's the use of winning a battle by chance? Can you destroy the Xia Kingdom? Can you recover the old land of Lingwu? Opening up the territory sounds good, but it's nothing more than remoteness and bitter cold.
The land is barren in yield, and we have to subsidize it, which is worse than useless. What is the use of such territory?"
The more Li Qingchen talked, the more righteous he felt.
He stood up, waved his hands, and scolded Baji. His face regained its elegance, looking upright and awe-inspiring.
"Let His Royal Highness King Jian learn a lesson and stop acting recklessly in the future. From now on, the government will be upright and the country will be at peace and the people will be at peace! I am doing this for the country and the people! Act upright and brightly!"
Seeing Li Qingchen's righteous and awe-inspiring look, Zhang Dun was as silent as water.
Of course, Li Qingchen had connections in Yanbianwu Road. He was a disciple and an old official. He chose a reliable and clever one and secretly wrote a letter to him, instructing him to leak some military planes.
The Song Army's battle against the Xia Army was already very difficult. If the military information was leaked and the opportunity was lost, the battle would definitely be defeated.
In this way, Zhao Si will change from a meritorious minister to a criminal minister that everyone wants to beat. In Li Qingchen's opinion, without this treacherous villain making slanderous remarks, the officials should be able to listen to the heartfelt words of their upright gentlemen.
Zhang Dun looked at his old friend and suddenly asked.
"Bangzhi, have you read "Haoran Zhengbao"?"
Li Qingchen frowned and replied disdainfully: "I never look at the mouthpieces of Yuanyou's elders. It's the most powerful thing to cultivate a noble spirit. Let's use the words of the sages in Mencius to promote their private goods."
Zhang Dun stroked his beard, knowing that he couldn't continue the conversation.
We have different paths and cannot work together. Old friends, I never imagined that we would travel further and further apart.
After Li Qingchen left, Zhang Dun called Zhang Yuan next door.
"Shiro, you heard everything."
"My lord, my son has heard it. Prime Minister Li also worked hard."
"A lot of hard work? Shiro, have you read the magazine "Half Moon Miscellany"?"
"Your Majesty, this magazine is devoted to discussing current affairs. The words are witty, sharp and lively."
"The most terrifying thing in the world is a person who is both stupid and diligent. Because this kind of person doesn't know right from wrong, but insists on moving forward. The more he goes, the more he goes wrong, and he still doesn't know how to repent. The position is wrong, and the greater the ability, the greater the harm. Exquisite
Egoists stand on the high ground of truth and justice and denounce dissidents. Have you read these words?"
"Sir, my son has read it. There are great talents in the editorial department of Ban Yue Za Tan."
"Silang, nine out of ten of these popular magazines and newspapers on the market have the shadow of Prince Jian's Mansion behind the scenes. Can you tell anything from every detail?"
Zhang Yuan thought for a while and said in shock: "Could it be that these popular magazines and newspapers have revealed the truest thoughts hidden deep in King Jian's mind?"
"Silang, I am old and unable to do what I do. I won't be able to hold this position for long. But you still have to stand in this court and think hard!"
"My son remembers it."
In Prince Jian's Mansion, Yu Huatian was respectfully reporting information to Princess Zeng.
Before leaving, Zhao Si told him that Yu Huatian would report to Madam Zeng, and Cao Duo would report to the eldest grandson, Moli.
Yu Huatian didn't take it seriously at first. He was a little petty and didn't want Mrs. Zeng to see through it. He even pinched it a few times, which frightened Yu Huatian into not being cautious anymore.
"I would like to report to you, the princess, that the newspapers and magazines under the Huaxia News Agency and Chuanshi Publishing House all reported His Highness's achievements on the front or second page..."
"News came from the palace that His Royal Highness had a cough and fever last night. In addition to several imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital, the officials and the Queen's wife also invited the famous doctor Mr. Qian Yi to diagnose his pulse. Mr. Qian Yi said that he was fine and would take a few more
It will be fine."
Yu Huatian's waist became even more bent. "I followed my wife's instructions and found out Qian Yi's true diagnosis and treatment of the prince through human hands. Mr. Qian Yi said that the officials' bodies were weak and they had been careless in recent years, which caused injuries."
Origin. So it is difficult to have heirs. Although a princess and a prince are born, they are born with defects and it is difficult to be comprehensive."
"Huatian, His Highness entrusts you with this important task because he trusts you. You must keep an eye on every move in the palace. Especially those around Liang Congzheng, Lady Liu, and Lady Xiang."
"I understand, little one."
"Well, go ahead."
"Madam," Yu Huatian was about to continue, when suddenly an anxious voice came from the door.
"Madam, there is an urgent report from the northwest."
"Pass it in."
Yu Huatian took it, glanced at it, and his face suddenly changed. It's just that he was already pale, and he couldn't tell if he turned white again.
"Madam," Yu Huatian said with a trembling voice, "something big happened in the northwest."
"explain!"
"On September 11, Wang Shi, Wang Zhen, and Li Zhongxiao's troops captured Qingtang, Linjin, Maoniu and other cities, and their troops reached the West Sea. Liu Fa, Wang Gan, and Gao Shi's Xuan Division captured Xi Ge, Fugong, and others.
City. Guo Cheng and Zhang Cunyi's troops captured Ba Jin and Dang and other cities. The great leaders of the Xisiluo Kingdom, Mingsizai, Mu Zheng, and Xibawen and his son, all led their troops to surrender..."
Yu Huatian's voice became more and more trembling, Zeng Shuhua listened quietly without changing her expression.
"On September 19th, the tribes of the Susiluo Kingdom suddenly mutinied, and tens of thousands of tribes rose up in rebellion. On the 20th, a Xia army went south along the Kalo River, crossed the Six Ridges, and occupied the Jingyuguan Pass.
, cutting off the access routes between Lanzhou and Huangzhong, Xihai and other places. On the 21st, 200,000 Xia troops crossed the six ridges and, with the cooperation of the rebellious Tibetan tribes, fought towards Huangzhong. Due to the cutoff of access routes, Huangzhong
The situation of the 40,000-strong army is currently unknown!”
"Where is Your Highness?" Zeng Shuhua asked.
"According to the last military report, His Highness is in Lanzhou."
Zeng Shuhua breathed a long sigh of relief. As long as Thirteenth Lang is okay.
"My dear princess, now 40,000 soldiers and horses are trapped in the desert, surrounded by 200,000 Xia troops. The access road has been cut off again, and reinforcements are coming up again in a short while. If these 40,000 soldiers and horses are completely wiped out, those in the government and the opposition will probably gather together.
Attack His Highness."
"You don't have to wait until then. As soon as this news comes out, you see, many people will be unable to restrain themselves and jump out." Zeng Shuhua said coldly.
The sun shone into the house through the window lattice, drawing grids on the ground, like a cage. The sun was shining brightly outside, but Yu Huatian felt cold on his back for some unknown reason. This chapter has been completed!
