Jue was in front of Wuyuan County and County, Gao accepted the decree and read the order in public. Yang Guang appointed him as the Inner Historian and the Ministry of Litai, and ordered him to go to Beijing immediately to serve. For Gao, he had to accept this order.
, unless he does not recognize his Sui minister.
Gao bid farewell to everyone, followed the official to the imperial edict and embarked on the road to return to the south.
In the room, Yang Yuanqing stared out the window with his hands behind his back, his heart full of helplessness and frustration. He finally realized that he had made a mistake. He took Gao out too early. With Gao's reputation, how could he not arouse Yang Guang's jealousy?
Although high-level candidates can attract the attention of scholars all over the world, this is to pay the price of losing high in the later stage. One gain and one loss are obviously greater than gain. If he takes highs in the later stage of the hegemony, he will gain political advantages.
It is hard to match any party, but now Yang Yuanqing sighed softly.
Du Ruhui carefully advised him, "Master, although Gaoge Lao was recalled to the court, after all, the world already knew that Gaoge Lao supported him and would let many people follow Gaoge Lao. In the future, Gaoge Lao's influence will appear. Besides,
With Mr. Gao’s current age, he may not be able to support him until then. It may not be a mistake to let him be the chief examiner now."
Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Missue is a mistake. The chief minister doesn't need to comfort me anymore. The key is to learn from the lessons of this mistake."
Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing asked him again: "What lesson should I learn from the Chief Secretary?"
Du Ruhui lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said slowly: "I think the manager has been doing too well during this period."
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "You said it right. I have been very smooth in the past few months. I have successfully seized military power, consolidated military power, and successfully obtained everyone's support. The power has expanded south smoothly. It has made me a little forgetful.
I was stunned and even pushed Gao to be the chief examiner, but I forgot that Gao's fate was not in my hands, Yang Yuanqing, nor in his own hands, but in Yang Guang's hands. He recalled him with an imperial edict.
Those who underestimate the enemy will be defeated. This lesson I have learned is painful!”
Du Ruhui smiled slightly and said, "Actually, I think Gao left is a good thing."
Yang Yuanqing looked back at Du Ruhui and asked in confusion: "What do you mean by Changshi?"
"The general manager can't always rely on others. Without high altitude, will the general manager lose politically? Without high altitude, the general manager can only rely on himself, do every little thing well, treat the wise and the people well, and accumulate strengths.
The reputation accumulated in this way is not a high reputation, but a reputation of the general manager. People no longer come to surrender because of the general manager's reputation, but because of the general manager's reputation. Gao's departure is actually moving to Dashi, the general manager's dependence on.
·There is no harm in Baili."
These words were suppressed in Du Ruhui's heart for a long time, and they would not be happy. Du Ruhui's words made Yang Yuanqing's heart light up slowly. He nodded silently. He felt that his heart had become quiet. The depression and pressure caused by high departure were also
It disappeared at this moment.
Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "No matter what, this incident has taught me a lesson. We cannot forget it because of success. We should still act in a low-key manner. As long as the court does not violate our interests, we should not do anything to slander him anymore.
The king is to accumulate food and save money."
Time gradually enters December, which is the coldest season of the year. The entire Guanlong area is covered with heavy snow, the fields are empty and difficult to find, and there is a snowy world everywhere.
About forty miles north of Heshui County, Honghua County, there is another small county town. This small county town is called Honghua County. The county town is very small, with a circumference of only eight miles and a population of more than 500 households. If it were not for the city wall,
This is a town.
Dozens of huge warehouses are built on the Maling River, two miles north of Honghua County. This is a warehouse built by the Yuan family during the rebellion. It stores a large amount of strategic materials. Most of the wealth stored by the Yuan family is
After quelling the Yuan family's rebellion, most of the supplies were transported to Chang'an and most warehouses were destroyed, but a lot of supplies were still left behind and guarded by a battalion of soldiers.
That morning, a middle-aged man came to Ping'an Inn in Honghua County. The man's surname is Zhao and named Zhao Sanbao. He is a famous local snake in Honghua County. He is thin and dry. His eyes are extremely flexible. He is a local.
He has a broad hand and eye contact, and has a wide relationship. He has a way of both black and white. Even the slave thief Bai Yusa can be found, and he specially matches people and collects commissions.
Zhao Sanbao walked into the inn, and the thief asked, "Old shopkeeper, where is the person who is looking for me?"
The shopkeeper pointed to the back yard unhappily, "The first yard is.
Zhao Sanbao slipped into the first yard like a weasel. Today someone told him that a big businessman wanted to do business with him.
He walked into the yard and saw two followers standing in the yard. He quickly bowed and said, "I'm going to Zhao Sanbao, is anyone looking for me?"
A follower glanced at him, "Follow me!"
The follower took Zhao Sanbao into a room and saw a middle-aged man sitting in the room, with a kind face, wearing a black se silk robe, an octagonal hat, and a typical businessman dressed.
"Master Li Dong, he is here."
This Li Dongzhu was dressed up by Li Jing. He pretended to be a businessman to come to Honghua County to do a business under Yang Yuanqing's order.
Li Jing smiled and said, "Are you Zhao Sanbao, who has a wide range of contacts?"
Zhao Sanbao patted the xiongkong and said, "There is nothing I can't do in Honghua County and Heshui County. As long as you offer the starting price, I can do anything. Even if you want to marry the daughter of the county magistrate, I have a way.
.”
Li Jing smiled and waved his hand, "Please sit down!"
Zhao Sanbao sat down, and a follower brought him a cup of hot tea. After the hot tea was eaten, Zhao Sanbao immediately became more and more sensible, "Please tell me, this master! What do you need me to do?"
Li Jing pondered for a while and asked, "Do you go there to the dozen Yuanjia warehouses in the north of the county?"
"How come I haven't been there?"
Zhao Sanbao smiled and waved his hand, "I don't know how much I have had to do with that Captain Ma. I won't make a mistake if I close my eyes."
"Oh? What do ordinary people buy?"
Zhao Sanbao guessed how many points it was. It was estimated that the merchant also came to buy things. He said, "It is mainly to buy food, cloth and tents. Those three valuable things in the warehouses. The others are worthless groceries, no one
want."
"Are there any weapons?" Li Jing asked.
Zhao Sanbao was startled and shook his head hurriedly: "The weapons are not there, they have been transported away, and the pig iron has also been transported away. In fact, most of the money, grain and cloth have been transported back to Chang'an, but there are only 20,000 stones of grain and thousands of cloth left.
And a lot of useless groceries, if you want them, you must hurry up and will be gone next year."
In fact, what Li Jing wanted was those groceries. They received news that the Yuan warehouse in Honghua County was piled with a large amount of raw materials for making bows and arrows, dry, horns, tendons, glue, silk, lacquer, arrow shaft, feathers, etc. The imperial court was in charge of the land.
The materials from the Yuanjia warehouse were transported back to Chang'an one after another. Because winter came, transportation was suspended. By next year, all these materials will go away. These materials for making bows and arrows are strategic materials needed by Fengzhou. In any case, Feng
The state wants to get these supplies.
Li Jing asked again: "What are those groceries?"
"It's all beef tendon, horns, glue, paint, etc. It's probably used to make bows and arrows, and there are also many flags, gongs and drums, which are piled like mountains anyway."
Zhao Sanbao suddenly reacted and asked in a low voice: "Do you want these groceries?"
Li Jing nodded, "You will be beneficial if you find the lieutenant who guards me."
The lieutenant who was in charge of guarding the Yuan family warehouse was surnamed Ma. He was the county soldiers of Honghua County. He led 300 soldiers to guard the warehouse. The so-called backing to eat the mountains, this lieutenant made a fortune by reselling the grain and cloth in the warehouse.
He heard from Zhao Sanbao that someone was actually interested in those groceries, so he asked Ma Sanbao to bring the person to the warehouse.
Captain Ma is black and fat, rude and stupid, but he is actually a very wise man. He knows that the raw materials of groceries are military supplies, and ordinary merchants and civilians will not want to buy them. It is inevitable.
Not an ordinary person, it is very likely that there will be a thief in the Central Plains, Gaojipo or Wagangzhai?
In fact, he doesn't care about who buys these things. What he cares about is the price. Troubled times are coming, and most of the officers at the bottom are considering how to protect themselves. The phenomenon of local military governments stealing weapons and selling military funds is very serious.
Captain Ma bowed to Li Jing, "I heard that this shopkeeper wants to buy those miscellaneous items?"
Li Jing smiled faintly, "Look at the goods first!"
"please!"
Captain Ma took Li Jing to a huge warehouse, "After the New Year, officials will come to liquidate these raw materials and materials. If you want them, buy them as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no chance."
"The captain doesn't seem to be worried about his responsibility."
Captain Ma laughed, "Isn't it enough to just push the slave thief? Isn't this what the Central Plains do?"
The two walked into the warehouse and saw various supplies placed in wooden boxes. Hundreds of large wooden boxes were piled up like a hill. The charcoal pen was written with corner ribs, rubber wire, pole feathers, etc. on the wooden boxes. Li Jing quickly estimated.
These materials have made at least tens of thousands of bows and 300,000 to 500,000 arrows. This is just a warehouse, with a total of more than a dozen warehouses. Although they may not necessarily store the raw materials for bows and arrows, this will never be the only one.
He picked up an arrow-making pole from a wooden box. The pole was more than two feet long and could make a bow and arrow. The pole was straight and had a uniform texture, making it the best birch.
Captain Ma narrowed his eyes and said, "This is made of birch produced in Zhangye, high-quality goods. If you want it, 10,000 taels of silver. I will sell you 30% of the supplies in this warehouse.
”
"I want it all!"
Captain Ma was startled and shook his head repeatedly, "It's impossible to take it all away. I can't explain it. It can only be sold for 30% at most, and it's limited to this warehouse."
Li Jing sneered in his heart and nodded, "Okay! We have made up our minds and I will bring the money tomorrow morning."
At night, dark clouds were drooping and fog was everywhere. The defenders of Yuanshi Warehouse hid in the room, roasting fire to keep warm, gambling and drinking, Captain Ma squinted his eyes and drank a small wine in the room, and he was calculating the ten thousand tomorrow.
Two silver.
At this time, a soldier came out of the room cursing and walked to the corner of the house to pee. Suddenly, he felt something. He walked a few steps and squinted his eyes to the other side of the Maling River. Under the cold moonlight, he saw in the snow.
A dense black dot appeared, getting closer and closer, and it turned out to be a cavalry.
The soldier was so scared that he shouted, "The slave thief is here! The slave thief is here!"
He ran towards the city, and the other soldiers rushed to escape to the city. Thousands of cavalry rushed into the warehouse in an instant, swallowing up the entire Yuan family warehouse.