"This sudden change is like piercing a dark carbuncle under the muscle. Only when it is broken can it stand up. There have been changes in the governors (provincial governors) of Guanzhong, Hedong, Henan, Hebei, Hexi, Yan, Jin, Huai, Yang and other places.
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Li Chengzhi smiled.
It's ridiculous that Gao Zhao used a tiger skin as a banner to make himself mistakenly think that he can now cover the sky with one hand. It turns out that it was not just Xi Kangsheng, Yang Jun and Li Shao from Guanzhong who moved to other places, but dozens of people from Yuan and Wei Dynasties who were transferred to other places.
Prefecture, almost half of the governors were replaced.
Didn’t you see that even Gao Meng was transferred back to Beijing and took up the post of leader?
If you think about it carefully, it seems more like the imperial court is trying to draw fuel from under the cauldron: Whether you are high-minded and want to rebel, or you, Li Chengzhi, want to be disobedient, I will cut off your escape first, and then it will not be too late to find out slowly.
"Whose idea?"
It is impossible for Gao Ying to be so courageous. Regardless of the rest, she has only been in charge for a year, and she has probably just memorized all the names of governors in each state. She does not know anything about her personality, conduct, official reputation, political achievements, or faction. How could she
Adjust?
"King Ren Cheng first proposed it, Gao Zhao didn't say anything, and we all seconded it."
"I granted Pingzhou a real seal and appointed General Pingdong. Who built it?"
Cui Guang paused for a moment: "King of Ren City!"
It’s not Gao Zhao?
Li Chengzhi changed his mind for a moment and thought of the joint: Although there was no real evidence, it was groundless and definitely not unreasonable. It was out of this mentality that Yuan Cheng did what he did. He recalled Gao Meng to the capital and was promoted to Wei
Wei Qing, the purpose of leading an army is always the same: whether he is a wolf or a tiger, he must be put in a cage first.
Pingzhou is the Qinhuangdao of later generations, facing the sea on both sides in the southeast, six towns in the north, and the famous general Cui Tingbo in the west. Yan Shuzhou is not a desperate place, but better than a desperate place. Wanting to rebel in this place is undoubtedly a fool's dream.
Li Chengzhi was noncommittal and asked: "Where is the position of Situ?"
"Pending!"
Cui Guang replied, "The Queen Mother's intention is to appoint Gao Zhao to succeed him in accordance with the late emperor's decree. However, the clans believed that King Ren Cheng would be the chief assistant and supervise all officials in the world, so they should not let the military power fall to others, lest they
There are many constraints. But for some reason, Gao Zhao did not argue..."
Gao Zhao does not fight?
It's not that he doesn't fight, but he is suspicious, fearing that the prophecy of "If you climb the stage, you will die without a burial place" will come true.
But if we put aside whether Gao Zhao will rebel, and honestly speaking, for the purpose of balance, it is most appropriate for him to take over as Taiwei.
In this way, the court was composed of three pillars: the clan, the relatives, and the Hu and Han clans. The three parties checked and balanced each other, at least not making any one family dominant. This is why Di Yuanke left such a legacy before his death.
The reason.
"In addition, after Xi Kangsheng entered the capital, he should be the Minister of the Fifth Army (Ministry of War). For this reason, Gao Meng was able to lead the Weifu and Yulin armies alone. Gao Zhao was granted the title of Taibao, and also headed the Selections Department (Libu).
In the Ministry of Civil Affairs (Ministry of Households), Cui Liangqian was the leader of the Central Army and led Huben and the New Army. Li Xianqian was the Minister of Duzhi, and Sizhou Mu was also led by Yuan Qin, the great minister."
Haha... Li Chengzhi almost laughed out loud.
"How can he agree?"
Cui Guang asked: "Yuanjia is like this. If he succeeds as Taiwei, why can't he agree?"
Li Chengzhi smiled and said nothing.
The military system of the Wei Dynasty: 30,000 Yulin and 10,000 Huben, combined into 40,000 as the Forbidden Army.
The left and right guards each have 20,000, totaling 40,000. The Sizhou guards have 20,000, and the other five soldiers are different, cavalry (tiger cavalry), capital, left outer soldiers, right outer soldiers, etc., each has 10,000, totaling 150,000, collectively called Chinese Army.
You must know that the former Gao Zhao was the Minister of the Seventh Army. In addition to the five soldiers, he also had the right to mobilize the left and right guards. Not to mention the 40,000 new troops who were trained by him personally and were originally used to conquer Shu.
Based on this calculation, Gao Zhao can directly mobilize more than 100,000 troops from the capital, making rebellion a piece of cake. But now it is like the imperial court has used the false title of a Taibao to strip away all his military power. How could Gao Zhao be willing to do so? /p>
What's more, Li Xian, who attached the party to him, was moved from Sizhou Mu to Duzhi Shangshu, which made matters worse.
Although Gao Meng was appointed as the Wei Qing, and was in charge of the left and right Wei Mansion and Yu Lin, one can still imagine that with Yuan Cheng’s nature, how could he not be so diligent in mixing sand? In a short period of time, Gao Zhao was no different from a polished commander.< /p>
So, how do you calculate it? Why is Gao Zhao not cost-effective?
The more Li Chengzhi thought about it, the more he felt that Gao Zhao was even more unlucky than him...
"Can you still laugh?"
Cui Guang glanced at him, "Let me ask you, is the Xihai Relics really your Li family's tribe?"
"Shang Shugong is also confused. How can you believe what Yuanying said? I have told you many times that Gao Zhao has great ambitions. Why don't the Queen Mother and other princes believe it?"
Cui Guang sneered and said: "Don't talk about him. If the Queen Mother and the princes didn't believe what you said, how could things be like this?"
Li Chengzhi was stunned and speechless.
The state shepherds are all officials of the border areas, not to mention that the Yuan and Wei dynasties still have military and political integration, but as governors, they have the military power of a state. So how can they be transferred at any time and changed at any time?
What’s more, today is an even more troubled time, with wars raging everywhere and affecting the whole body. If it is not planned and then acted upon, how can the imperial court dare to replace the governors and generals of more than ten states in a row?
I am afraid that during the Qingming Dynasty, when Li Chengzhi and Gao Zhaofang turned against each other and hinted that the Queen Mother Gao Zhao had disobedient intentions, the court had already started planning.
Now I just took this opportunity to launch it with thunderous force.
If we think more deeply, it is hard to guarantee that Gao Zhao was ordered to lead the northern expedition because the imperial court was pushing the boat with the tide and diverting the tiger away from the mountain. As for whether he had to suffer hardships and seek perfection or to press himself step by step, it would undoubtedly deceive others and attract Gao Zhao and his followers in the Central Committee. Means of attention.
The more he thought about it, the more horrified he became. Li Chengzhi was stunned as if he had been struck by lightning.
No wonder Gao Zhaohui fought against Rouran honestly, not even daring to take advantage of the victory to start a brazen uprising in the six towns, but returned to Beijing in a hurry?
I'm afraid he's already aware of it and is in a hurry to return to Beijing to make amends.
He has never been able to figure out why Gao Zhao didn't take advantage of his plan and let Yuan Ying kill him in order to get rid of this thorn in his side. Instead, it was an unnecessary move. He planned to let Yuan Ying assassinate him first, and then pretend to save him again. In the end, not only did he not miss the mark
Favors made me hate him even more?
Just because Gao Zhao seems to be riding a tiger with difficulty now, and it seems even more difficult to protect himself. He must find an opportunity to cause chaos in the court first, and then seize chestnuts from the fire.
This opportunity is to force myself to rebel one step ahead of him. Compared with this, the living Li Chengzhi is the most useful to Gao Zhao.
Shall I fuck your uncle?
Now that I think about it, compared with these old foxes, his modest behavior is just like playing house?
If you are close to being fooled...
The moment before Cui Guang came to the future, Li Chengzhi was still secretly angry: The worst is that if you don't do the same thing, I won't play with you anymore.
It's not that he can't keep his composure, but that the situation forces him.
Now Yuan Zhi is the general of Dunhuang, and Yuan Chen is the governor of Liangzhou. From this, it is clear that the imperial court has half-believed that the Xihai relics are the Li family's tribe.
As expected, after the beginning of spring, these two units will patrol the West Sea like plowing through the courtyards and sweeping holes. The white-armored soldiers can no longer hide.
And moving Li Chengzhi to the post of General Pingdong and enfeoffing Pingzhou was like removing fuel from the bottom of a cauldron, imprisoning a dragon on dry land and trapping a tiger in a cage.
No matter how capable Li Chengzhi is, he cannot make waves in Pingzhou, which is facing the sea and has heavy troops on three sides. As long as the charges Yuan Ying questioned him are verified, that's when Li Chengzhi will surrender.
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Therefore, he had to fight back...
But now, after being reminded by Cui Guang, Li Chengzhi suddenly realized: It seems that things have turned around, and things are bright and clear?
Just recalling Gao Meng to the capital and taking away many of his military powers would undoubtedly kill half of Gao Zhao's life. As expected, the court had already begun to govern and pacify Beizhen, leaving Gao Zhao with little time left.
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No, it should be shorter than me.
No matter how unbearable I am, I can at least give the West Sea tens of thousands of people, nearly twenty battalions of soldiers, countless cattle, sheep, and horses, and no worries about food, grass, and armor.
And what does Gao Zhao have?
Gao Meng and Gao Zhi can only manage Xia Shuo Erzhou for a few years?
What's more, seeing it will become yesterday's flower...
And if he misses this opportunity, he will only be able to take up the position of Taiwei in name only, and then waste a few years and die sadly.
However, Gao Zhao firmly believed in those prophecies. If nothing unexpected happened, he would have started trouble soon.
But the premise is that you must fire the first shot first to attract enough firepower for him.
So Gao Zhao came here specifically to put pressure on him, so that Li Chengzhi thought that he had an arrow on the bow and had to take action.
In just an instant, Li Chengzhi broke into a cold sweat.
I am afraid that since the Xihai Relic Tribe came out of nowhere and wiped out the Durun Tribe, the imperial court has already begun to make arrangements. This was to prepare for a rainy day, just in case he was too weak and became the second best in Gao Zhao. However, he did not want to kill the rabbit with straw.
Did you scare the venomous snake Gao Zhao out?
Gao Zhao is not an easy man either. He knows it is a trick, but he follows it and insists on pulling his teeth out of the tiger's mouth...
Li Chengzhi thought that he had grown a lot, and even if he was not an opponent, he could at least be able to control his skills for a few rounds. But now when he looked at him, he realized that compared with these insidious and cunning foxes, he was as good as a little white rabbit.
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Looking at Yuan Ying's decisiveness, looking at Yuan Cheng's scheming, and looking at Gao Zhao's insidiousness, we know that the courtiers are by no means a loser. On the contrary, the cunning ones are almost perfect.
Including Cui Guang, who seemed to hate him and was furious many times, but he was probably 70% true and 30% fake, just pretending to show Gao Zhao.
Even Gao Ying is by no means as stupid and kind-hearted as he seems...
What the hell!
Apart from using harsh words, Li Chengzhi really didn’t know how to express his feelings.
Seeing that he seemed frightened and confused, Cui Guang rolled his eyes suspiciously: "Is it really your Li family?"
"Is it a bird feather?"
Li Chengzhi gritted his teeth and sneered, "If it is really my Li family, how can I expose it to the world? I just need to hide in the West Sea, rest and recuperate, and wait until the world becomes more chaotic, wouldn't it be better to fish in troubled waters?"
"Not the best! For this reason, the Queen Mother, Yuan Cheng, and we are all half-believers and half-doubts. Because I helped you when I gave it to Beizhen, you were able to destroy Du Lun and capture Dou Ling, so the court discussed it.
But after spring begins, envoys will be sent westward to give various rewards to the remaining troops.
If nothing else, at least the Ministry of Relics will be granted the title of a state within a state, and the leader will be given the title of a king with a different surname... This will also clear you of suspicion, so that you can be entrusted with important responsibilities."
Cui Guang stared at Li Chengzhi and sighed again, "Even if it is, it doesn't matter. The Queen Mother and all the princes say that they do extraordinary things in extraordinary times. You only want to save the country from fire and water, and you will not hesitate to expose it to the world.
There is no merit but no fault. All you need to do is surrender to the imperial court...
In addition, you are allowed to establish a kingdom in Pingzhou and temporarily become a big country (feudal level). You can have 10,000 households and 3,000 troops. But now you are only two decades old. If time comes, you may not be able to go further.
Being crowned king with a different surname..."
Gao Zhao said that one day, he might not be able to make him a king with a different surname. But not long after he left, Cui Guang said, given time, he would be made a king again. And he didn't have to raise his head to rebel, which sounded so tempting!
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao first granted the title of Duke of Wei and then the King of Wei, gradually coveting the Liu family's kingdom.
Counting further back, Yang Jian in the Sui Dynasty and Li Yuan in the Tang Dynasty were all like this.
But at this time and that time, these three princes were already well-established, and they were able to cover the sky with one hand, both in court and in the field.
But he, Li Chengzhi, was regarded as a bandit at this time, and he was on guard at all times. The two were incompatible.
Li Chengzhi didn't know what Cui Guang was thinking, and besides, he was just a messenger. But Yuan Cheng, and perhaps Gao Ying, and Li Chengzhi were well aware of the plans of these two people: comfort them first and take care of them later.
Gao Zhao, or when the country is settled, it will be time to liquidate Li Chengzhi.
Just like Liu Bang treated Han Xin in the early Han Dynasty.
Of course, it is also possible that Li Chengzhi was cautious in judging the true nature of a gentleman, and Yuan Cheng and Gao Ying thought that he was loyal to Yuan Ke, had great achievements and hard work, and cherished his talents, so they used a net to keep him open.
But there is no turning back when the bow is fired, and it is even less likely that Li Chengzhi will place his wealth and life on the character of politicians.
He finally understood that there are no dirtier people in the world than these bastards...
Li Chengzhi shook his head decisively: "Shang Shu's words are serious, and the Taigong and the King of Rencheng also think too highly of me, Li. I started my business in Jingzhou, and it was less than a year since the Yibu appeared in the fertile wilderness. How can I, Li, be so strong in physical strength and virtue?"
In August and September, hundreds of retainers turned into tens of thousands of civilians, nearly ten battalions of soldiers, and an invincible and invincible fighting force?
Even if there is a censor in our dynasty who hears about the incident and the imperial emissary corrects the illegal cases, Li does not need to defend himself. The pure will become clear by itself, and the turbid will become turbid. Just investigate..."
Well, why is it different from what was expected?
Cui Guang stroked his beard and pondered for a moment: "Then, do you have any complaints about sealing Pingzhou?"
"Don't worry, Minister, Li will be happy to take office. When the court tells me to set off, I will set off at that time!"
Li Chengzhi bared his teeth and smiled, "A first-class Duke was assassinated in the street, but it was only a battalion general who did it? Such a weird thing, the court can openly pretend to be deaf and dumb. If Li doesn't know what is good, isn't he asking for trouble?"
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"How can it be as unbearable as you say? First, there is no cure for the death, and there is no solid evidence. Second,... King Zhongshan was loyal to the country and worked tirelessly throughout his life. We cannot let him bear a lifetime of infamy after his death..."
Cui Guang sighed leisurely, "Furthermore, the court did not investigate your killing of officials, and the iron contract is still available..."
Haha, does this mean that Li Rui and others died in vain?
But don’t rush, there will always be someone who will cry before you, and then we will take it easy and worry about it.