Just after crossing the Yellow River, the sky became dark and overcast again, and on the second day there were snowflakes. Although it was not heavy and the sky was sometimes cloudy and sunny, the trip was still delayed a lot. After seven days of traveling, we finally arrived.
After traveling five hundred miles, the general entered Shangdang County.
It is often said that a person who has traveled thousands of miles to become an official is only for wealth. Although this statement is a bit biased, it is not unreasonable. Throughout history, there are dynasties with longer longevity, such as the Han, Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties. They can be neither greedy nor ignorant, and dare to say
There are only one or two generations of officials who can govern the Qingming Festival. Not to mention the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was almost rotten to the core?
It is normal for people to greet and send officials off. Li Chengzhi is the Duke of the country, a relative of the emperor, and a new noble. He has traveled thousands of miles to be granted a title. Regardless of whether the officials are familiar with him or not, he knows them or not, he must treat them emotionally and rationally.
Pay a visit and give me a copy of the ceremony.
But Li Chengzhi did the opposite. No matter how big or small your official position is, whether you have a title or not, how glorious your ancestors are, and how high-ranking your fathers are, I will never see you.
He set off at dawn every day and entered the inn as soon as it got dark. All foreign affairs and entertainment were handed over to Shi Yuantianmu, the governor of the country. He also emphasized that it was up to him to decide who he saw and who he did not see. He decided whether to accept gifts or not.
How much is up to him, but he can’t miss the trip.
This person is from the Tuoba clan, but he has been separated from the current emperor by more than ten generations, so he has no title to inherit. His father was just a guerrilla general during his lifetime.
However, Yuan Tianmu was very handsome, good at riding and shooting, and was quite famous in the capital. He also made good friends with Yuan Hui, Yuan Zhao and other brothers, and then attached himself to Gao Zhao.
Foreign minister.
Gao Zhao originally wanted him to be appointed as Taiwei's governor and in charge of the affairs of the Taiwei's palace. However, for some unknown reason, he was given the post of chief historian by Li Chengzhi.
It seems that Yuan Tianmu has been taken as a confidant by Gao Zhao and sent to monitor him. Although they only got along with each other for a few days, Li Chengzhi could roughly tell that this man acted in a measured way and never overstepped his bounds. No matter how big or small he was, he would adhere to it.
Yu Li Chengzhi.
Chang Shi only handled government affairs, while military affairs were under the control of Sima. The imperial court assigned a famous figure to Li Chengzhi: Gu Kai.
This is a cruel official who is as famous as Li Daoyuan. His life can be summed up in eight words: he hates evil as much as he hates it, and he is ruthless.
However, being famous is only for Li Chengzhi. Today, Gu Kai is only slightly famous, and still has a bad reputation.
This person relied on his martial arts skills to fight against injustice and show off his courage. If his brother Gu Ying had not become friendly with Gao Zhao, he would have been sent to the military town long ago.
Just from the identities of these two feudal officials, we can see the intentions of the Queen Mother and the court: checks and balances.
Li Chengzhi doesn’t know how to comment other than calling him a fool.
He wanted to see what the Empress Dowager, Yuan Cheng and others would look like on the day when Gao Zhao suddenly raised his flag of rebellion.
It's ironic just thinking about it...
As he was lying in the car gloating over his misfortune, he heard Li Cong reporting from outside the car: "Mr. Yuan, please see me!"
Li Chengzhi asked lazily: "What's the matter?"
"A fast horse claiming to be exploring the road has come to report that it has been snowing heavily in Huguan County for several days, but it will be fine today. However, many parts of the road have turned into mud, and I am afraid that large vehicles will not be able to move. Therefore, I ask you to tell me whether you can rest in Shangdang for two days.
Day, let’s wait until the road dries out before setting off?”
Want to rest for two days?
It is estimated that with this delay, 99% of the confidants sent by Gao Zhao to question him will catch up.
Come on, come on, what if Gao Zhao comes and asks in person?
Just don’t admit it...
Li Chengzhi wanted to laugh when he thought of Gao Zhao's expression after hearing the news that millions of grains of grain were burned to the ground, the oil lake was burned, and tens of thousands of corpses were blown up.
If the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you think I'm a sick cat?
"Then I'll give Shangdang a rest for two days and wait until the weather clears before setting off again!"
Li Chengzhi confessed and then asked in a low voice: "After entering the inn, you will wake up. I guess Li Feng's urgent report should have arrived!"
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, when he arrived at Guancheng (Zhengzhou), he received an urgent report from Li Feng, saying that the day of action would be the evening of the first lunar month. Today was the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and even if there was rain and snow blocking the road, there should be news.
Come.
Li Chengzhi is also very confident. He believes that this time he is sure of success and 99% of the time he has succeeded...
"No!"
Li Cong responded in a low voice, then turned around to give Yuan Tianci his life. Not long after, he heard the officials shouting orders everywhere, and the motorcade moved much faster.
Since Yuan Tianci sent officials in advance to contact the Shangdang Yamen, about two hours later, when the sky was getting dark, the motorcade entered the county without any hindrance. In addition to the Li family members, dozens of state officials accompanied them.
More than a hundred Li family retainers, the rest, and two thousand Chinese troops were camped outside the city.
However, it was not camping, but local officials borrowed residential houses. And this was the arrangement throughout the trip.
Because the money and food were provided enough, the people who stayed there were very happy to stay. Naturally, the rites collected along the way were not enough, so Li Chengzhi also posted some.
Such actions are truly rare. Naturally, the soldiers and lower-level officials were extremely grateful. As for Yuan Tianci, Gu Kai could only sigh: Li Guogong is indeed very wealthy!
……
After entering the inn, it was still the same as before, all entertainment was handed over to Yuan Tianci. Li Chengzhi washed himself up in a hurry, and was about to have a meal with his two wives and one concubine, when Li Cong came to see him again.
There was another person following behind him, also dressed as a servant. But with just one glance, Li Chengzhi recognized Li Xiaoxian.
When Yu Chao Na County raised troops, Li Xiaoxian was the captain. After Jingzhou was pacified, he followed Li Feng and Huangfu to establish a business in Woye. Later, after Li Chengzhi formed an alliance with Liu Bao, the richest man in the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, Li Chengzhi sent him to Xia
The state built a racecourse to send messages from Xihai via Beizhen to Luoyang.
When Li Chengzhi sent troops to Guanzhong and marched north to Beizhen alone, Li Feng was afraid that he would not have enough manpower, so he specially summoned Li Xiaoxian to Woye.
It was he who led two thousand retainers to protect Li Chengzhi and captured the town of Woye...
This is the confidant of confidants!
"Haha..."
Li Chengzhi laughed loudly and stood up at the same time. Just as he was about to give a bear hug, Li Xiaoxian knelt down first. He called "Lang Jun" and then lowered his head. Tears rolled in his eyes. He called "Lang Jun" and unexpectedly
I choked up again.
"It's like this every time. Is your good mood ruined by you?"
Li Chengzhi sighed helplessly and pulled Li Xiaoxian up, "Don't say I'm still alive and kicking. Even if I was really stabbed to death, it's my fault for my bad luck. What does it have to do with you?"
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"If it weren't for... if it wasn't for my fourth uncle's insistence on going his own way, how could the misfortune that happened to Mr. Lang Jun happen today?"
Li Chengzhi was stunned, but didn't know how to answer.
Li Song is indeed to blame, and the disposal has already been dealt with, and the prevention has been taken. But what I didn't expect was that the effect would appear so quickly?
If he hadn't suddenly realized it, and he was so angry that he couldn't bear it, and he was as calm and decisive as Li Xiaoxian, he would never have said such heart-wrenching words.
I think that after Rouran raided the West Sea and almost wiped out the old nest, the base camp in Hexi, the intelligence system from Hexi to the six towns, and the espionage system in Beijing all came back to their senses.
This is not easy to do. Both Li Song and his father are too self-righteous, too high-minded and arrogant...
Looking at the past six months or so, Li Shixian has changed from his usual ambition, and instead kept silent and kept his promises, and you know that he is probably going to regret it.
From this point of view, it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise...
Li Chengzhi laughed loudly and pinned him behind the case again: "A blessing in disguise?"
Li Xiaoxian had already used up all his courage to say that sentence just now, and he even regretted saying it. At this moment, Li Chengzhi avoided talking about it, and he didn't dare to say anything. Instead, he reported it in a low voice.
The oral narration by the person concerned is much more profound than the experience of reading a secret letter. Li Xiaoxian's narration was straightforward, which seemed to be ordinary. But after hearing that, he took more than ten subordinates to sneak into the Xiazhou camp, and there was no danger.
After setting fire to the granary and haystacks in the camp, Li Chengzhi knew how dangerous it was.
If Li Feng had given up on the situation, he wouldn't even have to rush to camp, he would just have to rescue Li Xiaoxian while he was out.
But the result of the victory was not ordinary: not only millions of stones of grain and countless fodder were turned into ashes, but the entire Xiazhou camp was also burned to the ground.
It is not known how many of the 10,000 guards died, but it is estimated that it is not a few.
But this is only second.
Nowadays, Gao Meng is in dire straits, has no civilians, and no food and grass. How can he build such a large military camp again?
The so-called evil deeds committed by heaven can still be violated, and the evil deeds committed by humans cannot survive. What we are talking about is Gao Zhao and Gao Meng.
Now, I wonder how you can bear it?
Just feeding these more than 40,000 soldiers and horses is a dead move. What's more, seven oil lakes were blown up, which was equivalent to cutting off Gao and Zhao's two escape routes.
And when the news that there are seven oil lakes in Xiazhou and tens of thousands of dead bodies buried outside Jinming City reaches the capital, how should Gao Zhao deal with himself?
Regardless of the former, it's just that there are tens of thousands of dead bodies. Even if Gao Zhao and Gao Meng had a hundred mouths, they couldn't explain it. Gao Ying just protected his shortcomings, and no matter how ignorant the courtiers were, they didn't dare to cover up. So how to determine,
Being too tall is also a capital offense.
I'm afraid that Gao Zhao knew that the opportunity was not coming, or even tried to obstruct it in every possible way, Gao Meng would have no choice but to rebel...
Li Chengzhi smiled broadly and patted Li Xiaoxian's shoulder heavily, his excitement almost overflowing.
"By the way, where is Li Feng?"
"That night he led me to escape to the west. After we broke through the wall of Lizi Garden and reached the outside of Lingzhou City, I turned back south, followed the Luoshui River and bypassed Jinming County, and then passed Fenzhou to Shangdang..." No wonder it took seven days to get the news. It turned out to be hundreds of miles longer.
Lingzhou is the town of Bogulu. Today, both the governor and the governor are Li Shao. It is only 600 miles away from Tongwan City. Moreover, there are vast expanses of land along the way. It is not a problem for Li Feng to lead more than a thousand of his old troops to flee to Lingzhou.
of.
Li Chengzhi asked again: "Then why are you here to summon me again?"
Li Xiaoxian pondered for a long time before replying in a low voice: "If you are brave, please stay in front of me and obey your orders!"
Li Chengzhi sighed leisurely.
No wonder he knelt down and kowtowed to himself as soon as he entered the door?
This is not because Li Xiaoxian was bold and adept at making suggestions. In all likelihood, it was Li Feng's instruction. He thought that Li Liang had returned to Hexi, and Li Ruiyu was not the queen, and there was only a young Li Cong around to listen to him, so Li Xiaoxian was ordered to do so.
Sent here.
In fact, there is no need at all.
Li Chengzhi estimated that not to mention reaching Pingzhou directly, he might not even be able to get out of Bingzhou (Taiyuan) where the Shangdang belongs.
Just because as soon as you leave Shangdang, you will reach the land of Jin and Yan. And if you go to Pingzhou, no matter how you go around, you can't get around the four states of Ding, Si, Ying, and You. And these states have been experiencing chaos since last winter.
Now is the time when the fire is in full swing and the momentum is huge.
Because the imperial court was unable to provide assistance for a long time, neither sending troops nor transporting food, even the famous general Cui Yanbo could only retreat in Dingzhou.
If he had to go around, he wouldn't be able to escape. But Li Chengzhi happened to cut off Gao Meng's retreat. As expected, Gao Zhao would have to fight back, and the rebellion in these states would definitely turn into a firestorm, and it would become even more difficult.
Cut off all major roads to the north.
Only when Li Chengzhi was out of his mind would he throw himself into a trap and get into Gao Zhao's arms.
He even felt that the party was not very safe.
Shangdang belongs to Bingzhou, and the current governor of Bingzhou is Wang Xian, a die-hard Gaozhao Party member...
"Then just stay!"
Li Chengzhi replied with a smile, but before he could finish his words, he heard Li Cong calling from outside the door: "Langjun, Yuan Changshi asked to see you, and said that the uncle of Weiguo County is waiting outside the Holy Land!"
"Who?" Li Chengzhi thought he heard wrongly.
"He is the county uncle of Weiguo and the king of Bingzhou, Shijun!"
Li Chengzhi stood up suddenly, his expression changed several times.
I was still talking about Wang Xian just now, but after a few breaths, someone came to my door?
Shangdang belongs to Bingzhou, but the city is more than two hundred miles away. Even if Wang Xian had wings, he wouldn't be able to fly so fast.
I am afraid that the emergency report from Gaozhao was received two or three days ago, so I made a special trip to wait for myself here.
Thinking that because of the incident of burning grain in Xiazhou, Gao Zhao would definitely send his confidants to chase him, either to question him, to make bitter accusations, to threaten him, or to offer him inducements. But he didn’t expect that it would be Wang Xian who came? p>
This old man is already sixty years old and is about to die, so why bother to wade through this muddy water?
Li Chengzhi's eyes turned cold: "Li Cong, send someone to tell Yuan Tianci to tell Mr. Wang Shi that I will be there shortly. Go and make arrangements quickly, inform your wife, and leave the camp immediately. Remember, you need to disguise yourself and don't show your traces!" Li Cong responded urgently, even his voice trembled.
Li Xiaoxian, who was beside him, held the handle of the knife tightly and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Lang, is there something unexpected?"
How can this be explained clearly in one or two sentences?
Li Chengzhi pondered for a moment and sighed sadly: "Wang Xian, I'm afraid he's going to rebel!"
Li Xiaoxian was startled, and after a moment's thought, he made a rough guess.
It should be that Gao Zhao wants to rebel, that is, he is a member of the Gao family, so it is not surprising that Wang Xian rebels.
After further thinking, it should be that Gao Zhao received Gao Meng's urgent report and knew about the changes in Xiazhou, so he sent Wang Xian to come here, but he didn't know what he wanted to do.
"Mr. Lang, I am here with more than 500 troops and several firearms. Please tell me how to deal with this..."
Li Chengzhi was stunned.
Good guy!
There are only so many steps in Xiazhou, why don’t you bring all the thousand?
Regardless of the rest, it was more than a thousand miles from Lingzhou to here, passing through several states and dozens of counties. How did Li Xiaoxian make these five hundred men invisible and cause no trace?