Chapter 6 Jinse (five times) "Who?" Hearing the noise outside, Li Yuan's first reaction was to yell angrily. He is usually very kind to others, but he is also extremely rigorous in his work. He discussed confidential topics with a few absolute confidants.
At that time, senior staff such as the warrior Xun were not allowed to participate, and ordinary people were strictly prohibited from approaching within twenty steps of the meeting hall. Therefore, outsiders had no chance to eavesdrop on all the secret discussions of the Tang Palace, let alone
It's said that there was a mistake in which the utensils were broken due to fright.
No one responded outside the meeting hall. Only the howling wind blew through the curtains in April, which was warm and then cold at first. The direction of the wind was somewhat erratic, sometimes south and sometimes north, just like the future of the family at this moment.
"Whoever is outside, come in!" Li Yuan was really angry. He quickly pressed his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist. His martial arts skills were not outstanding, but he could not handle the siege of five or six guards. If someone
I'm really tired of living tonight. Li Yuan doesn't care about showing off his power.
Chen Yanshou, Changsun Shunde and Ma Yuangui each took a few steps back and formed a triangle in front of Li Yuan. They were considered to be children of wealthy families. Although they were wearing civilian clothes, they were all well trained in fighting. When Li Yuan gave an order, the three of them
Then they rushed out in formation and captured the people outside the door directly.
"Reporting to Mr. Tang, it's Miss Fourth and Cui'er!" Just when the people in the room were about to go crazy, the guards on duty outside the door ran forward and responded loudly. After saying that, the door was gently pushed open, and two guards held it.
A girl who turned pale with fright walked in
"Going back to Mr. Tang, I just saw Miss Fourth and Cui'er coming to deliver food to the adults, so I didn't stop them. I didn't expect that they would disturb Mr. Tang. I know my crime and please punish Mr. Tang!"
The guard raised his hands to his forehead and begged for forgiveness with an apologetic face.
Tang Gong's own family members are not included in the list of people who are strictly prohibited from approaching the meeting hall, so there is nothing inappropriate about his actions tonight. "You did nothing wrong!" Li Yuan waved his hand, ordered the guards to retreat and then calmed down.
Stepping closer to the maid who was so frightened that she was about to cry, she asked in a gentle tone: "It's Cui'er. How long have you and Qi'er been here? What have you heard?"
"Replying to the master, slave, no, the Fourth Miss saw that the lights were still on in the meeting hall so late, so she and the slave went to the kitchen to bring some ginseng soup!" The girl who was called Cui'er was very timid.
Holding back the tears in his eyes, he answered with a trembling voice
"Slave, the fourth lady and the slave just arrived here, and then the fourth lady took the ginseng soup from the slave's finger, and was about to go in personally. Then, the slave saw the tray, and the tray fell from the fourth lady's hand to the ground, and then, then the fourth lady
Just run away crying!" Cui'er's voice was broken, but like a needle, it made several grown men feel ashamed.
Two years ago, they considered using Zhen'er to marry Li Xu instead of Wan'er. It was out of family interests. There was nothing wrong with it. Today, two years later, they considered giving up this arrangement that might bring disaster to the Li family and arranging another marriage for Zhen'er.
There is nothing wrong with a marriage. Everyone is thinking about the future of the Li family. Everyone is doing everything for the Li family. But who has ever treated her as a human being? Who has truly put herself in her shoes?
feeling!
In an instant, all the anger on Li Yuan's face disappeared, leaving only deep tiredness. He waved his hand and ordered in a low voice: "Go down and stay with Miss Fourth. If, if she is unhappy, you, you find a way to comfort her."
Coax her!"
"Yes!" Cui'er squatted slightly and walked out backwards. She was a maid born in the family. The only sky she had ever seen since she was a child was the area between the four corners of the wall of the Li Mansion. She didn't know how fierce the wind and rain outside was.
I just feel that what happened to my young lady is very wronged and unfair.
"She is Tang Gong's daughter!" Cui'er thought as she closed the door in front of her, "Although she is not born to Mrs. Dou, she is of Tang Gong's blood after all. How can everyone treat her like this, as if she is..."
Cui'er couldn't think of a suitable word to describe it, saying that it was obviously inappropriate for the master to treat the Fourth Miss as a slave. Although Li Hao's status in the mansion was not as high as Miss Wan'er and Mr. Shimin, it was compared to slaves like them.
Come on, there is still a difference between heaven and earth
Suddenly, she saw the wooden spade that the gardener had placed in the corner. Tang Gong didn't like darkness, so every night, lanterns and torches were hung everywhere in the house. At this time, the things that no one cares about during the day were piled in the corner.
On the contrary, it is easier to attract everyone's attention. "It's like a wooden shovel. After you use it, you put it in the corner!" Cui'er, Li Hao's personal maid, thought angrily, feeling desolate in her heart.
"I didn't think well and let Mr. Tang suffer!" Hearing the footsteps outside the door and walking away, Chen Yanshou and others made a slight bow and said apologetically that he felt that his mentality was a bit old. Who is the result of today?
No one wants to see it, but there is nothing we can do
"It's okay. Zhen'er is a smart child. She will figure it out. After all, she is my daughter, Li Yuan!" Li Yuan sighed longly and answered that there are no parents in the world who do not love their children, but in the face of the chaotic current situation,
He could not fulfill his daughter's wish. "Xier, if you blame it, blame the ruthless nature." Li Yuan smiled bitterly and silently apologized to his daughter in his heart. Troubled times have come, and even His Majesty the Emperor cannot do whatever he wants. All he can do is
Taking care of the overall situation
After all, he is a person who has experienced many ups and downs. After sighing, his reason quickly returned to him. Now is not the time to pay attention to whether a girl has a smile on her face every day. There are many imminent things that need to be calmed down to deal with.
, for example, the situation faced after taking office in Hedong is an urgent issue that needs to be discussed
"Shunde, have you sent someone to inquire? How will the situation in the counties in Hedong be like after the spring of this year? After we get there, what troubles will we have to deal with first?" After taking his mind away from family affairs, Li Yuan turned his attention to his eldest grandson, Shunde.
ask solemnly
Chen Yanshou is good at strategizing and has a long-term vision. Ma Yuangui has clear ideas and acts decisively. He never hesitates when making decisions. Sun Shunde's talents are between Chen Yanshou and Ma Yuangui, but he comes from a good family and has extensive contacts, so he has always been entrusted with the important task of collecting intelligence by Li Yuan.
This old staff member who has been working in the Li Mansion for many years has indeed lived up to Li Yuan's trust. After a brief pause, he described the situation of the counties in Hedong as a treasure. "In recent years, due to the imperial court's repeated forbearance, most of the Dingxiang County has been
Falling into the hands of the Turks, north of Yanmen County and outside the Great Wall, horse thieves were rampant. Several large groups of horse thieves were like a gust of wind and a half-sky cloud. They ignored government orders and refused to obey the jurisdiction of the Turks. They gathered tens of thousands of people everywhere.
"Looting, but" Changsun Wuji paused, and his tone suddenly changed to a relaxed tone, "According to the responsibilities of the imperial court, these troubles are all handled by Wang Rengong stationed in Mayi County and his Zuowuwei officers. Therefore, Wang Rengong is the one who has the headache."
We don’t need to worry about adults’ matters!”
The atmosphere in the room was originally very dull, but Changsun Wuji stirred up the atmosphere in such a weird way. A little smile appeared on everyone's face immediately. "Wang Rengong is no longer the same Wang Rengong!" Ma Yuangui gave a bitter smile and commented, "Wang Rengong is no longer the same Wang Rengong!"
If he comes to guard our north, he probably won’t be very reliable!”
"General Wang was once a great hero, but the actions of the imperial court after the failure of the first expedition to Liao really chilled his heart!" Chen Yanshou understood the reason for General Wang Rengong's decadence and sighed to defend him.
At that time, Wang Rengong succeeded Mai Tiezhang and led the elite Zuowuwei of the Sui Dynasty. He also achieved some glory. However, as he conquered the Liao Dynasty again and again without success, Wang Rengong's whole person sank like the national destiny of the Sui Dynasty.
At this moment, he is no longer the famous general who was waving iron caltrops and shouting to rush into battle four years ago. Instead, he has become a bad old man who is greedy for money and afraid of death. General Wang Rengong wants to commit suicide. Many people have seen his behavior.
Everyone said so, but the imperial court trusted such a general the most, and even handed over the defense of the most important section of the northern border to this person.
However, Wang Rengong's timidity also saved the court a lot of trouble. Although the Turkic pastures had now crossed Dingxiang County and extended to the edge of the Great Wall, under the leadership of General Wang, the frontier defenders and Ashi
That family is fine
"Tang Gong's duty when he goes to Hedong is to inspect and eliminate officials, arrest thieves, and fight against rogue bandits. Matters on the border are not under Tang Gong's jurisdiction!" Changsun Shunde shook his head and continued that the imperial court did not have the guts to take the initiative to go to war with the Turks, so the Turks were against the Turks.
It is logical that the encroachment on the Sui border was intensifying. Compared with the tolerance towards the Turks, the imperial court had a completely different attitude towards rebels from various places. "Your Majesty asked Duke Tang to kill those who dared to rebel without mercy after arriving in Hedong, and those who colluded with the rebellion."
Bandits can confiscate their homes on their own without having to ask the court for permission!"
"I'm afraid, those who can copy it can no longer be copied by Tang Gong." Chen Yanshou sneered and added that the copying order was issued the winter before last. With this order, officials from all over the country quickly found a shortcut to make a fortune. They dealt with those who had no power under their rule.
The common people plundered the area wildly, and anyone who disobeyed was arrested and imprisoned on charges of being a bandit. In this way, the local gentry either had to compromise or directly rebelled. Apart from these two paths, there were almost no other options.
"But after Tang Gong takes office, he can transfer the power of identifying bandits to the pacifying ambassador's house. On the one hand, it can prevent officials from continuing to disturb the people, and it can also take the opportunity to win people's hearts!" Ma Yuangui thought for a while and suggested
"What Yuan Gui said is absolutely true. If you want to reduce banditry, you must first prevent officials from pushing the people too hastily!" Li Yuan nodded, stroking his beard and agreed that in most cases, he would still care about the staff in front of him.
I am very satisfied, although everyone has gradually formed factions, and sometimes they are even suspected of forming cliques for personal gain.
"As for the bandits, they have not yet become a big force in the counties of Hedong. There is the bandit Mu Duan'er near Longmen, who is said to have tens of thousands of people. In addition, Wang Xuba and Wei Dao'er from Shanggu County, Hebei occasionally
They will also rush into Hedong to loot, but they dare not take the initiative to attack the area between Taihang and Wangwu Mountains in the south of the county..."
At this point, Changsun Shunde's words were suddenly interrupted by his mastermind: "Shunde, please stop for a moment. Are you saying that Wang Xuba and Wei Daoer from Shanggu are the two thieves who call themselves King Mantian and Li Shanfei?"
"Li Yuan frowned and asked loudly
"Returning to Mr. Tang, it is these two bandits!" Changsun Shunde didn't understand why Li Yuan suddenly became concerned about the bandits in Hebei. He was slightly stunned, and then answered cautiously.
"Shunde, do you know whether these two thieves have ever invaded Yixian County?" Li Yuan nodded and continued to ask.
"Although they both claim to have hundreds of thousands of people and loot everywhere, they don't have the ability of Dou Jiande and Zhang Jincheng, and they have never captured a larger county town!" Changsun Shunde thought for a while and suddenly smiled.
His face was full of words, "Is Mr. Tang afraid that he will attack the uncle's house in Chou County? Should we send some troops there to prevent Zhong Jian's family from having any accidents?"
"Yan Shou, early tomorrow morning, you asked Jiulong to select twenty good men in the mansion and tell everyone clearly that he wants them to guard Zhongjian's mansion just like they guard my mansion. If the situation is urgent, they will protect Mr. Li and Mrs. Li.
Since we are from the same clan when we come to Taiyuan, our family cannot just watch our relatives being harassed by thieves!"
"If Zhong Jian knew about this in the future, he would definitely live up to Tang Gong's protective duty!" Chen Yanshou handed over his hand and praised that although the Li family today is far less powerful than it was then, in terms of discovering talents and attracting talents, the Li family is worse than other families. A prosperous wealthy family does much better. In the eyes of outsiders, Li Yuan's behavior may not be strong enough, but at least his family has never been objectionable.
"Shunde, please continue talking, is there any trouble at the junction of Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain?" After laying out a precise chess piece, Li Yuan easily brought the topic back to the original point as if he had not made any decision. "Then
Aren't we already close to Dongdu? Why are there still things happening in Hedong?"
"Tang Gong's prediction is absolutely correct. The trouble does come from the south of the Yellow River!" Changsun Shunde first flattered the head of the family, and then continued, "The trouble mainly comes from Hanoi County, which borders Ji County in Hebei. At present, Ji County except
Outside the government office and Liyangcang, almost all other areas have become the sphere of influence of the Wagang Army!"
"The power of the Wagang Army has expanded so fast? Didn't our people report that the Wagang Army was accustomed to hiding its capabilities and biding its time?" When he heard the news about the Wagang Army again, Li Yuan's eyes visibly focused.
bundle, full of anxiety and worry
"At that time, the Wagang Army was mainly controlled by its leader Zhai Rang and military advisor Xu Maogong. But now, more than 20 bandits in the surrounding area are under the orders of Wagang. The strength of the Wagang Army has increased five times, and its core figures have also changed from
Zhai Rang and Xu Maogong became Li Mi and Fang Yanzao." Mentioning the changes in the Wagang Army, Changsun Shunde's answer was filled with regret. For Xu Dayan, whom Li Xu once mentioned, he, Chen Yanshou and others admired his vision.
Hecai Cai. Back then, the Wagang Army was in the hands of Xu Dayan and Zhai Rang. Although it was not as powerful as it is now, it seemed to be able to do something. Now, the size of the Wagang Army has indeed expanded rapidly, but other
The good and the bad are mixed, and military discipline and combat effectiveness are no longer the same as before.
"So that's it!" After listening to Changsun Shunde's report, Li Yuan shook his head with regret, "Those thieves are also stupid. Are they stupid that Li Mi stole their power so easily? Or does Li Mi really have some extraordinary strengths?"
"
"As Mr. Tang said, Li Mi has no other merits except his ability to talk big words, but his surname is Li!" The expression on Changsun Shunde's face suddenly became solemn, he took half a step back, cupped his hands, and answered
Before Li Yuan could understand the meaning of the other party's words, Chen Yanshou, the first counselor of the Tang Dynasty, also stood beside Changsun Shunde and said solemnly: "Everyone in the world believes that the one who will lose the Sui Dynasty must be the Li family. There are also nursery rhymes sung among the people, so although Li Mi himself has no
Anyone who follows the crowd, but because of his surname is Li, is considered by the gang to be the king who can end the troubled times!"
"It's a joke, Li Mi is not the only one with the surname Li in the world!" Li Yuan snorted coldly from his nostrils and said contemptuously. Suddenly, he realized that his two confidants were acting strangely today, and he was so frightened that he took half a step back, leaning on his back for support.
The huge red-painted pillar on the roof asked in a trembling voice, "What do you mean? What do you mean? The reason why Li Mi is supported by everyone is just because his surname is Li?"
His voice was low and nervous, and could hardly be heard clearly. However, the answers of the three staff were extremely decisive, without any hesitation.
"Yes, please Tang Gong to make a decision as soon as possible!" Changsun Shunde, Ma Yuangui and Chen Yanshou stood in a row, their eyes full of expectation.
Drunkard's note: This chapter involves too many story backgrounds, so it cannot be described from Li Xu's perspective. Besides, everyone will be tired of fighting and killing all day long, right? Canvassing votes again! Everyone's support is the motivation for my update.
