When Li Quan saw that he was about to embark on a rebellion again, he was very excited and turned around to select people.
As dusk approached that day, Li Quan led 700 capable soldiers and suddenly rushed towards Zhizhi Si Yamen. Zhizhi Si Yamen was completely unprepared and was killed by them.
Li Quan's men killed everyone on sight and went straight to the backyard of Xu State. For a time, chaos broke out in the Yamen, and hundreds of subordinate officials and soldiers were killed. Blood splattered everywhere, and it was terrible to see.
Xu Guo was playing with his concubine at this time. Suddenly he heard shouting and killing, and he was frightened and panicked. He couldn't care less and ran towards the back door of the production department.
"Husband, please wait for me,"
The doting concubine behind her was frightened to death by the rebels, and kept calling out to Xu Guo, but how could Xu Guo wait for her at this time? Soon, the concubine was caught up by Li Quan's rebel soldiers, and she was carried away by the waist.
"Hurry up, hurry up."
Behind him were Li Quan's soldiers who were closely pursuing him. Xu Guo was frightened.
But at this time, Li Quan's army had taken the opportunity to enter the city, and their figures were everywhere. Xu Guo had nowhere to go, and he was afraid of falling into Li Quan's hands and suffering all kinds of mistreatment, so he saw a well and closed his eyes.
Jumped down.
"Here, here."
When Li Quan's soldiers saw him jumping into the well, they became furious. They would rather die than give them a chance to make meritorious deeds. The rebel soldiers were so angry that they threw a few stones into the well to teach him a lesson.
When Xu Guo was finally fished out, Xu Guo was already dead with a bloody head.
Li Quan, Yang Miaozhen and his wife took control of Chuzhou City and began to deploy troops to guard against the troops and horses belonging to the Infantry Division of the Ma Army Division.
However, Huaidong Zhizhisi was completely killed. These soldiers and horses had no superior command, so they dared to fight Li Quan. After Li Quan's army broke out of Chuzhou City, they fled directly one by one, even the shadows
Can't see one.
"Madam, what should we do now? My husband plans to continue to conquer cities and expand the territory. When our troops and horses are strong, we don't have to look at the court's face. If good luck comes, maybe we can establish a dynasty and become emperor ourselves."
In the past, Yang Miaozhen's brother, Yang An'er, rebelled in the Kingdom of Jin. When the power was strong, he established his own reign and became emperor. Li Quan was very excited to see this.
At this time, he had fallen out with the Song Dynasty court anyway, so Li Quan simply went to the end, and maybe he could even start a business.
Yang Miaozhen objected, she said: "Husband, the Song Dynasty court has been orthodox for hundreds of years. At this time, there is a truce between the Song and Jin Dynasties, and the Song Dynasty court has nothing to do. If we fight with the court to death, we will probably die in the end.
What I want from my concubine is not to surrender to the imperial court on the surface and let the imperial court have a platform, so that the imperial court does not care about us and we can do whatever we want in Chuzhou. What is the difference between us and the emperor? What do you think, husband?"
Li Quan was moved, but he remembered that Xu Guo was dead and Huaidong Zhizhisi Yamen had been killed and looted. He said: "But Xu Guo is dead and Zhizhisi Yamen was burned down. We just want to bring trouble to the imperial court."
, then there is no such step.”
Yang Miaozhen said with a smile: "What's so difficult about this? We just need to say that Xu Guo conspired to defect to the Jin State. We discovered his conspiracy in time and killed him on behalf of the imperial court. Not only were we right, but we also made meritorious deeds."
"Is this possible?" Li Quan wondered.
Yang Miaozhen looked confident and said, "What the court wants is just a fig leaf. As for whether the fig leaf is dirty or not, who cares? Don't worry, husband."
"Okay, I'll do whatever you want." Li Quan agreed.
Soon, a fast horse came out of the city and hurried away with the letter Li Quan had sent to the court.
February 5, the first year of Hengsheng, Lin'an, Imperial Palace, Chui Gong Hall.
Today at the court meeting, hundreds of officials gathered, each holding a ceremonial wat, standing respectfully in two groups. Everyone looked serious and uneasy, as if their hearts were being weighed down by a huge boulder.
Zhao Yun was sitting on the dragon chair, watching all the civil and military officials in silence. Zhao Yun was displeased and said: "Why, a small problem occurred in the local area, and the whole Song Dynasty was shocked and speechless."
Already?"
Yes, news about Li Quan has reached Lin'an, but there are two messages, and they have completely opposite meanings.
One was reported by local officials, saying that Li Quan had conspired to rebel, killed Xu Guo, slaughtered the Zhiji Si Yamen, and occupied the capital of Chuzhou, which was a heinous crime.
The other was sent by Li Quan's people. Li Quan said that Xu Guo was planning to rebel and collude with the Jin State, but he discovered it in time, stopped it in time, and killed Xu Guo, thus successfully resolving a major turmoil.
The truth of the matter is clear at a glance. It was Li Quan who conspired and launched a rebellion, but the important thing is that after Li Quan recruited troops, his strength may have reached 100,000!
Moreover, Chuzhou is only a thousand miles away from Lin'an. Once Li Quan is desperate and marches his army southward along the river, he will soon reach Lin'an. At that time, it will be a major event that overthrows the dynasty. Who dares to talk nonsense?
Faced with Zhao Yun's gaze and inquiry, all the officials subconsciously looked at Cui Yu, the prime minister on the right, Zheng Qingzhi, the prime minister on the left, and Han Hong, the privy envoy. They did not speak. Who dared to speak first? One person could not say,
You have to take the blame.
Zheng Qingzhi felt heavy. He knew what would happen if Li Quan's army rushed straight to Lin'an regardless of the consequences.
Zheng Qingzhi knows the consequences, so he doesn't fight, appeases, and solves the problem through other means in the future. This is the best way to deal with it at present.
But Zheng Qingzhi knows better what Zhao Yun is thinking at this moment. With Zhao Yun's character, can he tolerate Li Quan's rebellion?
This is obviously impossible.
While insisting on what he had seen and standing by Zhao Yun's side, Zheng Qingzhi understood that only by closely following Zhao Yun's pace could he gain a firm foothold in the court and replace Cui Yu and dominate the political hall.
Thinking of this, Zheng Qingzhi turned his head slightly unconsciously and looked at Cui Yu, and saw that Cui Yu had a serious face at this time.
Zheng Qingzhi knew that Cui Yu was mature and prudent and had a stable character. He would never be swayed by his emotions. Given the current situation, he must take comfort measures.
"If he comforts him, I will even more say beat him. Otherwise, how can I please the officials?"
Having made up his mind, Zheng Qingzhi took the first step forward, raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that Li Quan's rebellion should be quickly dispatched to quell the rebellion, in order to nip it in the bud as soon as possible and stabilize the situation."
A smile appeared at the corner of Zhao Yun's mouth, feeling that this Zheng Qingzhi was really a roundworm in his stomach, and he could satisfy his appetite in everything.
After Zheng Qingzhi finished speaking, Qiao Xingjian, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was surprised. He didn't know why Zheng Qingzhi would say this, so he couldn't help but stand up and object.
Qiao Xingjian said: "Your Majesty, Li Quan's ministers suggest that he should be temporarily appeased by making him the envoy of the Huaidong Road system and the magistrate of Chuzhou. In this way, Li Quan will definitely surrender and the war will be eliminated. Then we can make plans.