The voice suddenly became louder and he said excitedly:
"I mean he had a plan from the day he entered Liangzhou!"
The listener still had a faint tone:
"I think he had already made a plan before he entered Liangzhou. How many families had secret contacts with Longyou Hanzhong back then?"
Maybe from that time on, King Feng Gui had already been planning how to divide Liangzhou.
Isn't this, only a few years ago?
Not to mention those who stood by and watched, even the Qiang Hu, who had never been able to withstand agitation, had no movement now.
Occasionally, I was tempted. Once I learned that there were armored cavalry, I immediately turned against me on the spot, put sacks on the people sent to lobby, and sent them to the government.
The sack, which is euphemistically called "catching the traitor and putting it on the traitor's head", is from Nanxiang!
Who are you going to talk to?
People's hearts are shattered. There is no longer the lively atmosphere that was the same as before.
Back then, Duke Zhang, even after he became the ruler of Wei State, was unwilling to leave Liangzhou for any reason.
And now?
The Zhang family is determined to become the lackeys of the Han Kingdom.
"This court is holding a butcher's knife in one hand and a ticket in the other, forcing everyone to stand in line! There are many who want to take the ticket, but few who dare to take the butcher's knife!"
This nonsense made the people next to me roll their eyes.
If it weren't for the children in my family, I would be willing to take the ticket...
If there were no bloody examples before, maybe someone would still be willing to give it a try.
But now, seeing that the government dared to be ruthless and massacre two clans, they didn't even care about the possible unrest in Liangzhou.
Even before the butcher's knife was raised to his head, someone was already beating a drum in his heart.
When it comes to the last moment, I wonder how many people present have the courage to drag the entire clan to bury a few unscrupulous members of the clan?
"The Zhang family told us to send the person out within a month. One month means that the government is not afraid of the person running away, let alone that we will..."
The last word was not spoken, but everyone knew what he was going to say.
No matter whether you want to rebel or do something righteous, if you have the ability, just stand in the way.
This is the attitude of the government.
You simply don’t take Liangzhou’s century-old chaos into consideration, and you’re going too far!
Compared with Zhao Guang, who caused a bloody storm in Liangzhou, Li Yi seems to be much more low-key.
After the death of the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister's Mansion naturally ceased to exist. Li Yi, who joined the army as the Prime Minister's Mansion, transferred to the Shangshutai as a Shang Shulang.
It's just that Shangshu ordered Jiang Wan to have his own team when he stayed in Jincheng.
Now, of course, they have all been brought to Hanzhong.
In addition, Shangshutai officially took over the Prime Minister's Office and had just assumed the responsibility of handling all government affairs. The various households had not yet stabilized, and it was quite chaotic for a while.
Li Yi was transferred from the Prime Minister's Mansion again, and he was actually a little idle these days.
Unexpectedly, one day, Shangshutai suddenly received a letter from General Zhendong sent from Guanzhong.
He said he hoped to send Li Yi to Jincheng to coordinate the issue of Dongfeng Express's transshipment of grain and grass.
Every time there was a war, the Xinghan Association would assist the imperial court in moving part of the food supply. This was already a common practice.
In addition, Feng Zhendong is the leader of the Xinghan Society and is now on the front line, commanding the army.
As a minister, he personally asked Li Yi to go, so there was no reason for Jiang Wan to stop him.
"Guanzhong is where the old capital of the Han Dynasty is located, so the matter of food and fodder for the army is a top priority. Shangshu Lang must not neglect it when he arrives in Jincheng."
Before leaving, Jiang Wan also gave some earnest instructions.
Although the war has subsided for half a year, the Wei thieves are eyeing the east and must be careful.
Jiang Wan knew that Li Yi's status in the Xinghan Society was not low, so he sent him to Jincheng to coordinate. He believed that he was the most suitable candidate.
After Li Yi agreed, he returned to his mansion, packed some luggage, said goodbye to his wife and children, and headed for Jincheng.
He seemed relaxed on the surface, but after leaving Hanzhong, he suddenly accelerated his pace, hurrying and walking slowly all the way. In less than ten days, he arrived at Jincheng.
"Wenxuan, we meet again!"
Outside Jincheng, there were already carriages and horses waiting.
Seeing the somewhat dusty Li Yi, someone from a distance smiled and shouted loudly.
Li Yi saw the person he was greeting clearly, and immediately walked a few steps quickly to greet him:
"Weizhe, how did you know that I arrived in Jincheng today?"
"I've been sending people out front to get information these days, just because I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up."
Deng Liang, who had been guarding the entrance of Jincheng Hall of Xinghan Hui, smiled and held hands with Li Yi:
"When I see you, my heart almost drops."
Over the years, every time there was a war in the imperial court, Li Yi was either sent by the Prime Minister to Liangzhou in Longyou to contact Feng Junhou, or he was sent to Jincheng to coordinate the movement of grain and grass.
Therefore, this is not the first time that Li Yi and Deng Liang have collaborated, and they are very familiar with each other.
Hearing Deng Liang's words, Li Yi also sighed:
"Weizhe and I have the same concerns. I'm just afraid that Weizhe will go to Nanzhong before we get to Jincheng."
In a few words, the two of them saw the pressure underneath the seemingly relaxed look in the other's expression.
"Let's go, let's go back first."
"That's fine."
I got on the carriage and did not enter the city. Instead, I walked around the city wall and went to the Xinghanhui Wharf Warehouse outside Jincheng.
After so many years of construction, it has almost become a satellite city of Jincheng.
Countless goods are loaded onto and unloaded from ships here, or transported to Jincheng, or to Nanzhong, or to Hanzhong, or to Yong'an.
Xinghan Hui Warehouse, named Warehouse, is actually a large market integrating trade, entertainment, food, drink and fun. It is really lively.
The carriage entered the guesthouse dedicated to the Xinghan Club, and the two of them got out of the carriage and walked into an elegant courtyard.
The bustle outside was suddenly isolated from the outside.
The exquisite little house has already prepared wine and food.
Wine is good wine, not only mead, fruit wine, but also peach wine.
Only there is no strong liquor, which no one except the northern barbarians likes to drink.
Everyone still likes to drink some soft wine.
The dishes are even better, prepared for steaming, cooking, stir-frying and frying.
A maid came up with a basin. Li Yi took the soap and washed his hands, then wiped the water away before sitting down.
I poured the wine, ate a few more bites of food, and then breathed out comfortably:
"In the past half month, in order to rush on the road, I haven't eaten hot food many times. Wei Zhe knows me and knows me!"
"Hahaha... Come, drink and win!"
"Okay, please."
After three drinks, Deng Liang asked the servant to go out.
Then he looked at Li Yi, with a slightly worried look on his face, and asked:
"Wenxuan, what happened to my brother this time? How could it be..."
Li Yi was half full after eating, and finally slowed down. He took a mouthful of vegetables, chewed it, and after swallowing it, he replied:
"What did brother tell Zhewei in the letter?"
"You just asked me to check the Nanzhong branch to see if there are any violations of the rules."
Li Yi nodded:
"Brother told me the same thing when he asked me to come to Jincheng."
Although they had already had a premonition, the two of them couldn't help but be a little surprised and even shocked when they confirmed each other.
"Brother, why is this?"
Deng Liang said in a somewhat harsh voice.
Li Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I don't know."
He pointed at himself: "My ancestral home is Nanzhong. It stands to reason that I am more familiar with Nanzhong than you are."
Then he pointed at Deng Liang, "As for this part of Jincheng, you have been staying there for more than ten years. You are more familiar with it than me, but brother..."
But the elder brother just asked the two to switch positions.
Does this mean... you don’t trust them?
Deng Liang hesitated to speak, but Li Yi seemed to understand his thoughts and consoled him:
"Weizhe doesn't have to be like this. Brother's arrangement must have a purpose."
"Oh?" Deng Liang looked at Li Yi, "From Wenxuan's point of view, what does brother mean by this?"
"It should be because we are afraid that we won't be able to take action by then."
Li Yi poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp, his face already turning reddish.
I don’t know whether it was because of the alcohol or the alcohol, Li Yi spit out a breath of alcohol:
"Our Li family can be considered a bit thin-faced in Nanzhong now. Although my lord went to Hanzhong to recuperate in his early years, the majority of the Li family are still in Nanzhong."
"If something really happens over there in Nanzhong, and someone comes to blame me, I'm afraid there will be many uncles and elders."
"I will feel embarrassed by that time..."
He looked at Deng Liang again:
"Weizhe has been staying in Jincheng for more than ten years, right?"
Li Yi stretched out his index finger and drew a circle in the air, "This area of Jincheng has a lot to do with it."
"If something is really found out and someone blames Weizhe, what are you going to do?"
Deng Liang poured himself a glass of wine, took a slow sip, and then said:
"so serious?"
Li Yi smiled and shook his head:
"Weizhe, don't underestimate this matter. You may not know that Zhao Erlang was sent to Liangzhou by his brother as early as a month ago."
If you recognize the most important person in the Xinghan Association, except for the leader, Brother Feng.
Next are Zhao Guang, Li Yi and Deng Liang.
Liangzhou, Jincheng, and Nanzhong each sent one person there, which shows how serious the matter is.
Hearing this, Deng Liang nodded silently.
Seeing his appearance, Li Yi added one more sentence:
"Before I came here, I saw a document at the Chancellor's Desk, which was transferred from Guanzhong."
Deng Liang raised his head and looked at Li Yi.
"Brother transferred three thousand armored cavalry troops to Liangzhou."
"puff!"
Deng Liang suddenly spit out the wine in his mouth and shouted: "Cavalry in armor?!"
There is currently only one armored cavalry in the Han Dynasty, and it is also the most powerful cavalry army in the world. This is the common understanding of the entire Han Dynasty.
It may be an exaggeration to say that one ride is equivalent to a thousand, but to say that one ride is equivalent to ten is to underestimate it.
It's just... Why do we need to mobilize the armored cavalry to investigate the internal affairs of the Xinghan Association?
"Wenxuan, remember to talk about the most important things first in the future!"
Deng Liang was so excited that he almost overturned the table and looked at Li Yi fiercely.
Looking around to make sure no one heard him, he moved closer to Li Yi, smelling of alcohol but not forgetting to lower his voice:
"Brother, are you really okay?"
"Brother, if something happens, can you mobilize the armored cavalry? It's Liangzhou that should worry."
Li Yi smiled calmly and drank another glass of wine.
Deng Liang breathed a sigh of relief, sat back, and drank a drink too:
"Liangzhou, what happened?"
Others may not know this.
But Li Yi wouldn't know it.
Deng Liang was sure of this.
Sure enough, Li Yi replied:
"Last year, my brother was leading the troops on the front line in Guanzhong, and someone in Liangzhou crossed the line."
Deng Liang frowned, what line had he crossed to actually use the armored cavalry?
It can’t be a rebellion, right?
No matter how powerful the old soldiers in the guild were, they would not be able to use Zhao three thousand and three thousand armored cavalry without crossbows or armor.
Could it be that the Liangzhou branch produced a peerless general who was comparable to his elder brother and led his men to rebel?
"Liangzhou is powerful."
Li Yixi's words were like gold and he spat out four more words.
This time, Deng Liang finally understood. He shook the cup in his hand and nodded: "You deserve to be killed!"
This is to destroy the foundation of the Xinghan Society.
Not killing is not enough to deter future generations.
"Say it."
Deng Liang was stunned: "What?"
"Jincheng Tangkou, do you need to remind me?"
Deng Liang was stunned again, then laughed and pointed at Li Yi:
"You, you."
Then he shook his head and said, "I can't say for sure. I can only guarantee that there won't be any problems with the people in this warehouse."
"After leaving this warehouse, I can't guarantee it. You can check it yourself and do whatever you find. Don't worry about me."
It has been over ten years, and it would be a lie to say that there is no human relationship.
But Deng Liang only dared to say that he could only guarantee the people in the warehouse.
And he didn't want to think that one day, a cavalry force would suddenly arrive outside Jincheng.
At this moment, he finally understood why his brother wanted him and Li Wenxuan to investigate.
It's not that they can't believe it, but it helps them avoid trouble.
The knot in my heart was finally untied.
He drank another drink and said somewhat relaxedly:
"I will leave tomorrow for Nanzhong. What about you, do you have anything to tell me?"
Compared to Li Yi, who had already inherited the title, Deng Liang's eldest son, Deng Zhi, had always been in good health, and had the support of Xing Hanhui and his elder brother.
In order to take care of his old mother who lived in Jincheng nearby, he never entered the official position.
Now, as long as someone takes care of his mother, he can leave as soon as he wants, which is much more convenient than Li Wei who has an official position.
Li Yi also shook his head: "No."
Xinghanhui developed Nanzhong, and as the Li family was a local leader, it was natural that they got involved in many industries.
But for Li Yi, even if something really went wrong over at Nanzhong, it would not be difficult to have a righteous act of annihilation.
After all, he and his younger brother Li Qiu have both become officials. As long as his two brothers are fine, the Li family will not fall.
Besides, it’s not necessarily a good thing if the branches and leaves of trees grow too lush.
With occasional pruning, the trunk may grow better.
In the face of major issues of right and wrong, when it comes to political alignment, do you have the same surname as me?
"The Prime Minister has passed away, and the news should have spread throughout Nanzhong by now. No one can say whether the Yi people have other ideas."
"If something really goes wrong, there are two people who must be trustworthy. One of them is Zhuge Bosong."
When the prime minister passed away, he made a will not to allow his family to go to Guanzhong for funeral, so Zhuge Bosong still stayed in Nanzhong.
Deng Liang listened to Li Yi's instructions, nodded to express his understanding, and then asked: "Is there another one?"
"Meng Huo's daughter, Hua Niangzi."
"oh……"
Understood.
Deng Liang hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but ask:
"What should we do over there in Yuexi?"
"My elder brother has already asked Zushi (i.e. Wang Xun) to be the governor of Liang, and Yizhi (i.e. Huang Chong) to be the prefect of Yuexun."
When Huang Yizhi took office, he would definitely conduct an inventory immediately.
"The court agreed?"
"I agreed, because my brother didn't say who would succeed Nanxiang County Magistrate."
If it is not mentioned, then it is left to the court to arrange.
Exchanging a county magistrate for a prefect to lengthen the history seems to be a huge profit.
But if this county is Nanxiang County, then it is a different matter.
It is estimated that even if Feng Junhou recommends one more border county governor, the court may be willing to do so.
"There's heavy bleeding."
Deng Liang sighed, "Brother has done his best to protect the future of us brothers."
Li Yi nodded in agreement, and then added:
"But it's time for Nanxiang to let go."
The Prime Minister is gone and the world has changed.
