Zhao Yun has made up his mind and cannot change it, but as he said, the imperial court has already prepared to use troops against the Jin Kingdom at this time. Even if the scale is small, the war is unpredictable. Who knows how things will turn out.
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If the fight with the Jin Kingdom over there is hard to get away from, and the army is using troops against Li Quan here, how can the imperial court cope with fighting on two fronts?
Cui and the other four looked at Zhao Yun with great anxiety, hoping that Zhao Yun would still stay rational. Everyone wants to be happy and happy, but reality and imagination are two different worlds!
However, they still underestimated Zhao Yun. They thought that Zhao Yun would directly send troops to destroy Li Quan, but they did not know that Zhao Yun had other plans in mind.
Zhao Yun picked up the pen and said while writing: "I know what you are worried about. Do you think I am a reckless man who does things regardless of the consequences?
When Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, wanted to capture Han Xin, his subordinates and generals thought that a war was inevitable and the outcome was unpredictable. But in the end, Han Xin was captured by a mere warrior."
Cui Yu, Zheng Qingzhi, Han Hong, and Wei Liaoweng were all well-read poetry and books. As soon as Zhao Yun spoke, they knew Zhao Yun's plan. It turned out that Zhao Yun did not intend to send troops, but chose to outwit him.
That's right, as long as the method is right, three or two people can take down Li Quan. Once Li Quan is taken down, who among his troops would dare to mess with it? How could he not think of such a simple truth?
But little did they know that they were admiring Zhao Yun's wit, but Zhao Yun was lamenting in his heart.
A dignified emperor still has to beat around the bush to punish a traitor. This in itself means that the rule is unstable and there are big loopholes in the system.
But now this is the only feasible method. Zhao Yun can only do this. Since Li Quan participated in the Huzhou Rebellion, he must also know about the defeat of the Pan brothers.
If the imperial court makes new appointments to him at this time, or sends officials to his residence, no matter what the excuse is, Li will not feel at ease at all, and it will inevitably trigger his rebellion.
Now, the only way is to keep the personnel and status quo unchanged, and kill him on this basis.
In this way, a letter was sent to Huaidong's envoy Xu Guo.
In the letter, Zhao Yun informed Xu Guoxian that he would pretend not to know what was going on in Huzhou and invite Li Quan to the Zhizhi Yamen on the grounds of reporting on official business or establishing personal relationships, and then capture him and either kill him or deliver him to Lin'an, depending on the situation at the time.
, Zhao Yun gave him the right to act expediently.
In order to embolden Xu Guo and give him confidence, Zhao Yun said that when and how things should be done should be based on the actual situation. Zhao Yun would not rush him, and even if he failed, Zhao Yun would not blame him.
Him, let him act accordingly.
After writing, Zhao Yun stamped the letter and handed it to Gao Shi. Zhao Yun warned: "In order to prevent Li Quan from having spies inside and outside the production department, this letter will be sent to him through the ordinary official court documents."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gao Shi agreed and went down to hand it over to someone for forwarding.
Zhao Yun acted steadily and well-founded. He had a tough attitude and upheld the national law. Cui and others admired him very much. They couldn't help but bow to Zhao Yun sincerely and raise their hands to show the highest respect.
But it was said that Wei Liaoweng returned to his mansion, and as soon as he got off the sedan, a young man came up from the street, bowed in greeting, and said: "I have met Zhou Jingzong, the envoy."
Wei Liaoweng looked at it and didn't recognize him, so he asked: "Who are you?"
Zhou Jingzong replied: "Xiao Ke is the nephew of Xie Zhouqing, the former magistrate of Huzhou. I came here this time in the hope that you can save my uncle's life."
After saying that, Zhou Jingzong lifted up his skirt, knelt on the ground, and knocked his head heavily on the ground.
Wei Liaoweng knew his purpose, and with a serious face, he said: "It has been confirmed that your uncle is a thief, and he is the one who put the yellow robe on Zhao Hong. Officials are unparalleled in their benevolence and righteousness. They only kill your uncle and confiscate the family property without killing the whole family."
, just go back and prepare for his funeral, and don’t think about him again.”
After saying that, Wei Liaowen ignored him, walked around him and walked into the mansion.
Zhou Jingzong quickly turned around, walked forward on his knees, hugged Wei Liaoweng's feet from behind, and cried: "King Ji can survive for his rebellion, why can't my uncle? Does the law become invalid in front of my uncle?"
Wei Liaoweng was furious and shouted: "You are outrageous."
Wei Liaoweng kicked Zhou Jingzong away and cursed: "Zhao Hong is a member of the clan, how can he be compared with the subjects? And at that time, Zhao Hong knew that he was wrong and wanted to escape. He was coerced by Pan's traitor and your uncle before he put on the clothes."
Huangpao, everyone knows this. Nowadays, it is a great benevolence for officials not to punish Lian. You are ungrateful and are still messing around here. If you dare to act recklessly again, don't blame me for ignoring the feelings of my colleagues and being rude to you."
Zhou Jingzong was so frightened that he didn't dare to cry anymore, let alone roll around anymore. He obediently watched Wei Liaoweng enter the house, and finally left in despair.
A few days later, the trial of the Huzhou Rebellion ended. The eight principal criminals, led by Pan Bing, Xie Zhouqing and others, were taken to the execution ground and beheaded in public.
People gathered around to watch. Adults and children didn't seem to be afraid of such punishment. They even put their feet up to watch, and climbed to the roof to watch. It was really a huge crowd of people.
Among the crowd, the most emotional ones were Zhao Hong and his wife. They were dressed simply at this time. Looking at Pan Bing, Xie Zhouqing and others who were about to be beheaded on the stage, they were still frightened in their hearts. At the same time, they were even more grateful to Zhao Yun.
"Execution."
Zhu Zhu, the Minister of Punishment, gave an order, and all eight of them were beheaded.
Since then, the chaos in Huzhou has ended, but the problems caused by this incident are far from over, because there is still Li Quan, who has not yet brought justice.
On the twenty-first day of the first month of the first year of Hengsheng, Huainan East Road, Chuzhou, and Huaidong were established.
At this moment, Xu Guo, the Zhizhi envoy of Huaidong and the magistrate of Chuzhou, was sitting in the backyard of the Zhizhisi Yamen, leisurely watching the troupe play for him.
A sixteen or seventeen-year-old concubine was held tenderly in his arms. Xu Guo was so happy that he moved his hands up and down from time to time, feeling very happy.
At this time, Xu Guo's aide Zhang Mengxian came with a serious expression. Zhang Mengxian whispered in Xu Guo's ear: "Your Majesty, there is a letter from Lin'an."
Xu Guo heard this and didn't care at all, saying: "You can keep it for a while, I will look at it later."
After saying that, Xu Guo ignored it and continued to listen to the music with his arms around the beauty, looking relaxed and happy. Zhang Meng couldn't help but shake his head, sighed in his heart, and said to himself: "Why is it not me but him who is sitting in the position of the envoy? What an unfair fate.
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It was not until dusk that Xu Guo finally ended his enjoyment. He called Zhang Mengxian and asked him to find the letter so that he could read it.
Zhang Meng first handed the letter to Xu Guo with both hands. The seal on it was intact. Xu Guo thought it was an ordinary official letter from the court and didn't take it seriously. But when he opened it, his face changed color immediately and his hands couldn't help it.