The sky outside the house is getting dark, and the lights in the hall are brightly lit.
There was silence in the room, except for the "rustling" sound of the pen tip falling on the silk.
Li Chengzhi wrote very quickly and finished the first two letters in a short time. One was sent to Gao Meng and the other to Li Shao.
Li Shao was the commander-in-chief of the left, so he was undoubtedly Li Chengzhi's general. And because Li Chengzhi held the title of emperor, he could be the commander-in-chief of the surrounding military affairs of "Yong, Qi, Jing, and Xia", so Gao Meng also had to be controlled by him.
Therefore, the wording of these two letters is very simple, just a brief explanation of the circumstances, and most of them are military orders.
But this letter to Luo Jian cannot be so perfunctory.
From a certain point of view: no matter how chaotic the six towns are, it will not be Li Chengzhi's turn to intervene. His trip is no different from an idle man who goes to other people's homes to cause trouble and acts like a hooligan...
But when it comes to Yuan Yi's life and death, Luo Jian will never take it lightly. In all likelihood, he will send troops. It's just a matter of more troops and fewer troops.
To take a step back, as long as the arrangements are properly arranged and the attack is launched first, the problem may have been solved before Luo Jian arrives.
Yuanhuan, Lu Yan, or Luo Jian, who could have imagined that there were two thousand cavalry hidden in Wuyuan County, less than a hundred miles away from Woye by the river?
Of course, this is the worst plan...
Yang Jun has regained some composure, and the more he thinks about it, the more he becomes afraid of it.
It's not that he's afraid of Luo Jian, but he's worried that he won't be able to handle this problem, and he's even more afraid of making things worse.
Li Chengzhi's tone was very relaxed: "Don't panic... I don't believe it. He can ignore Yuan Yi and refuse to save him?"
Regardless of the rest, Yuan Yi is the biological father of the young emperor. Although the young emperor has inherited Yuan Ke, he is still old enough to remember. As long as Yuan Yi does not die, he will always be regarded as the closest person.
As a member of the uncle's clan, Luo's family will naturally rise with the tide...
It is also based on this that Li Chengzhi firmly believes that even if all five towns rebel, Luo Jian's Huaishuo Town will not rebel...
There were hundreds of words written. Li Chengzhi reviewed it and found that the wording was appropriate and there were no omissions, so he dried the ink and put it in a silk bag. The outer layer was sealed with a leather bag, covered with fire paint, and then handed over to Yang
Jun's hand.
"Because of the urgency, I dare not delay even a little bit, so I have to help Brother Jisun to go on the road overnight. Regardless of whether Luo Jian believes it or not, or whether he will send troops, I ask Brother Jisun to inform me as soon as possible, so that I can make an early decision.
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Although the road is not far, only more than three hundred miles, the sky is covered with heavy snow and there are no stars or moon. My brother has ordered Liu Han to send the most experienced postman to lead the way, so that there is no risk of missing the deadline..."
How could it be missed?
There are side walls from Gaoque Pass (now the Langshan Pass in Inner Mongolia, also known as Shoujiang City, the border between the Northern Wei Dynasty and Rouran) to Yuyi Town (one of the northern towns, east of Huaihuang Town, in today's Chicheng, Hebei Province).
Great Wall).
Moreover, the big river (Yellow River) runs through the six towns, and no matter how heavy the snow is, it cannot block these two places. No matter which place you follow, you can touch Huaishuo Town.
Yang Jun took the envelope and said solemnly: "You should also take care of yourself!"
"Don't worry...as long as the army doesn't arrive, I will definitely not show up..."
Yang Jun just thought he was telling the truth and said nothing more. He hid the letter close to his body, solemnly clasped his fists and left the guest house.
Yuan Jian and Yuan Yan had already set off. As soon as Yang Jun left, only Li Chengzhi and Li Liang were left in the house.
Watching Yang Jun leave the guest house, Li Chengzhi fell into deep thought.
Is this really a trick of fate?
The six-town rebellion in history was caused by Yang Jun, Yu Jing, and Yuan Huan.
At that time, Yu Jing was the general of Woye Town. Because the townspeople were short of food, Yu Jing submitted a petition to the court to request relief. The court did not approve it, so he was asked to solve it on his own.
The imperial edict was sent to the town government, but I don't know who leaked it. At that time, the Xiongnu chief who was attached to the Northern Wei Dynasty and placed in Woye Town broke the Liuhan Baling Mausoleum and angrily raised his troops. He first killed the garrison leader of Gaoque and then the town general Jing, and set fire to it.
The first beacon of smoke in the Six Towns Rebellion.
At that time, Yang Jun served as the general of Huaishuo Town and the military commander of Xisan Town, just like Luo Jian today.
According to unofficial records, it was because Yang Jun and Yu Jing were at odds at that time, so Yang Jun watched with cold eyes and watched the chaos in Fertile Field.
Even though it was a rumor, Yang Jun turned a deaf ear to Yu Jing's several requests for help. It is a fact that he ignored it. The chaos in the Six Towns is definitely inseparable from him.
At that time, Yuanhuan was the Xuanfu envoy of the six towns, just like Yuan Yi today. But as soon as he arrived in Guanzhong with money and grain, the rebellion in the six towns completely broke out. He had to go back home, and then Yuan Yuan and his son were ordered to raise troops to conquer.
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At that time, Hu Lujin, He Boyun, Yu Wentai's father Yuwen Hu, etc. were all military leaders under Yang Jun, and they became famous because of the rebellion in the six towns...
As for now...except for Yu Jing who has rebelled, the rest have all become his generals?
At this time, Gao Huan was only fifteen, and Lou Zhaojun was only nine years old, so he must not have married him yet. Therefore, Gao Huan had not yet received the horse that Lou Zhaojun used as a dowry. Therefore, he had not yet joined the army, nor had he become the leader of the team.
, he is still a broken boy...
As for Er Zhurong, he is still raising horses in Mayi. He no longer has the emperor's son-in-law (Yuan Ke's son Yuan Xu married Er Zhurong's daughter), and he no longer has his godfather Liu Teng (in order to cling to Liu Teng, Er Zhu
Rong recognized him as his adopted father), and he did not have his adopted brother Yuan Yi (Er Zhurong also recognized Yuan Ji as his adopted father and Yuan Yi as his adopted brother), so it should be able to calm down a bit...
Thinking about it this way, it seems that history has been messed up by me a long time ago, which is already specious... So, bite the bullet and be reckless!
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After a long silence, Li Chengzhi took a long breath and asked in a low voice: "Are Li Feng and Huangfu Rang here?"
“I have been waiting at the side house for nearly half an hour!”
"Please come in!"
"Yes!"
Inviting these two people here is not just to reminisce about the past, but Li Chengzhi still hopes that there is something wrong, or even a misunderstanding...
After a while, Li Liang left and returned, taking two people into the guest house.
One is of medium build, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. The other is sturdy and sturdy, seven feet tall, like an iron tower.
"Lang...Lang Jun?" Li Feng asked tentatively.
"Haha...I'm used to wearing it, but I forgot to understand it?"
Li Chengzhi picked up the power fence and asked happily, "Li Feng, Huangfu, I haven't seen you for half a year, how are you doing recently?"
They should have been ecstatic, but Li Feng and Huangfu Rang turned a deaf ear to it, as if they were frozen, staring blankly at Li Chengzhi's silver half.
"Why...is this happening?"
In mid-May, when Lang Jun went to Hexi, he was still as black as ink and as bright as satin?
It’s not that we haven’t seen people with gray hair in their youth, but most of them are born like this. Otherwise, there are only serious illnesses or great sorrows...
"What to do if you stay around?"
Li Chengzhi laughed softly and said, "At this moment, it seems that I, Sir, am much calmer?"
The six-foot-tall man had killed countless people and seen a lot of blood. At this moment, he stared at the silver wire and shed tears: "Why is this happening...Li Liang, why?"
How dare Li Liang hide it: "The emperor passed away... Langjun... Langjun vomited blood and fainted... turned gray all night long..."
Anger surged into his forehead, his eyes instantly turned red, and Li Feng turned around and slapped him.
It was too sudden. Even though Li Liang had practiced martial arts for many years, he was still caught off guard. He raised his hand to block his eyes, but Li Feng's slap hit him hard. He felt his left arm shake, and Li Liang was slapped.
趄.
"Nonsense!" Li Chengzhi snorted coldly and paused the tea cup heavily, "What does it have to do with Li Liang?"
"Plop...Plop!"
Like two mountains falling down, the uncle and nephew fell to their knees heavily on the ground.
Including Huangfu Rang, although he was also kneeling down, his face and eyes were full of dissatisfaction.
Whether it matters or not is not up to the husband anymore...
Everyone asked Li Liang not to mention that Li Chengzhi vomited blood and turned gray, no matter what the reason was. Even if it was the wind and cold due to his thin clothes, or his legs and feet were broken due to a slippery road, it was Li Liang's fault.
"Get out of here... If you don't want to learn from me, why don't you learn from Li Song? Your surname is Li, not Kneeling..."
Li Chengzhi scolded him coldly, then pointed at Li Feng and cursed, "Can you calm down? If you can't, get out of here as soon as possible... Go back to Hexi. When it comes to replacing Li, it will be replaced by Li Song..."
"Yes!"
Li Feng answered the words and stood up quickly, his tears still falling like beads.
Li Chengzhi glared at Li Liang again: "Go and prepare wine and meat, let them eat before they leave..."
It is impossible to get out. Even if Li Feng's mood has been completely ruined and he is no longer in the mood to reminisce about the past, Li Chengzhi still has important matters to confess.
The two of them had been restrained by Li Chengzhi, and they no longer dared to ask what the emperor's death had to do with him, a rebellious minister who was determined to rebel, and why he could vomit blood and grow old?
Li Feng and Huangfu Rang were drinking wine while presenting some affairs in Hexi. For example, how many hectares of fields were cultivated, how many miles of canals were built, how much iron was smelted, and how many swords were made.
And whether the trade route from Six Towns to Hexi is smooth, whether anyone has any doubts about Lu Shui Trading Company, whether there are enough grains for winter, etc...
Li Feng answered everything in detail.
Today, there are nearly 20,000 civilians in Xihai, 70% of whom were stolen by Zhang Jingzhi and Li Shixian from the criminals who were originally sent to Dunhuang Town.
The remaining 20% are small tribes such as Lushuihu, Uighur, Gaoche and others who have surrendered nearby.
Nowadays, there are only 5,000 soldiers in Hexi: the main force is still 4,000 white-armored soldiers, and there are another 1,000 Hu tribe who have returned, all of them are cavalry.
All the men among the refugees were used to cultivate fields, build canals, make iron, etc.
The Lushui business names established from Hexi to Guanzhong and six towns used the names attached to the Yuan and Wei dynasties, nomadic in Linsong (now Sunan County, Gansu, adjacent to Biaoshi County), and Lushuihu in the West Sea.
In the name of, so named.
No one will be suspicious at all, as long as you can afford to pay for the road, the tribute will be paid in time.
Especially in the six towns, there are no things that the town army dare not sell, and it doesn't matter whether you are from Rouran or from the Southern Dynasties.
What's even more ridiculous is that senior officers from more than one town asked Li Feng and Huangfu Rang if they needed to send town soldiers to escort them.
Of course, it's not free, you have to pay...
Li Chengzhi looked weird when he heard this.
If he had known that it would be so easy to transport grain, cloth, pottery and other supplies to Hexi, he wouldn't have gone through so much trouble in the first place.
In order to coax Yuan Ke to make fire wine, and to keep the brewery as close as possible to the West Sea so that Li Song could smuggle grain, how many brain cells did Li Chengzhi die?
There is no need for Liu Bao, and he has to transport grain and cloth all the way from Sizhou...
After holding it in for a long time, he asked again: "Is the money enough?"
"Enough!"
At the mention of money, Li Fengya spit out, "A pearl as big as a grape can be exchanged for ten stones of food..."
Ten stones is equivalent to one thousand kilograms, and Hexi's glass production is already large, and the cost of one bead is less than ten kilograms of grain...
"With all the gold and copper I shipped, were they all used for long hair?"
After cursing, Li Chengzhi waved his hand somewhat desolately, "That's all... you can decide for yourself..."
He is afraid that someone will be greedy for money.
But then I thought about it again. With the personalities of Li Song, Li Feng and Huangfu Rang, it would be good if they could endure it without robbing others...
Li Chengzhi put down his wine glass and said solemnly, "Although you two have only been in Sixth Town for half a year, you are rich, good at business, and good at dancing. It is really rare to be able to achieve this situation in only half a year... I guess you must also have good friends in Woye Town.
Generals, they must know a thing or two about who is subordinate to whom, who is close to whom...
Let me think carefully, through whom can we find out whether Yuan Yi is alive or dead now, and even if he is dead, where is he buried?"
The two looked at each other and pondered for a long time, but did not dare to speak.
Since the beginning of Li Chengzhi's army, the secret order for the two of them to keep an eye on the movements of the six towns has been sent to Li Feng. In the past few months, any relationship that can be used has been used.
Just like Yuan Yi, he suddenly disappeared. Li Feng just relied on his intuition and suspected that there must be something wrong, so he hurriedly reported it to Li Chengzhi.
But if they were asked to investigate deeply, it would be a bit overwhelming.
Moreover, it was only half a year, and I kept a low profile at ordinary times. What I did was only food, cloth, etc., which were regarded as a small livelihood by outsiders, so I didn’t need to bribe any big officials. At most, I was only at the level of a garrison leader.
Therefore, it is really difficult to find out the secrets among these secrets...
"I didn't ask you two to come and ask questions immediately. I just picked a good candidate who wouldn't easily cause alarm even if he disappeared for a day or two without any reason. Is it so difficult?"
Li Chengzhi said helplessly, "Although Liu Bao's people are useful, they can't be used much. That's why I called you two to discuss..."
Easy to start?
Disappeared for a day or two for no reason?
The two of them raised their heads in shock and looked at Li Chengzhi blankly.
Li Chengzhi sneered and said: "If the matter is urgent, you must obey the authority. If you wait slowly to inquire and interrogate, the day lily will be cold... Of course, you will be kidnapped and tortured to extract a confession..."
Haha... tied?
Li Feng couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
If you let him use a knife or a gun, it will be easy to catch him. But if you let him use a pen or a brain, it will be more painful than killing him...
Just kidnapping and killing people?
Li Feng pointed at Huangfu Rang: "Think about it...hand it over to me..."