Chapter 727: My brother is really capable of great things!
"You have been taken care of along the way, and I can't thank you enough!"
"Mrs. Li, you are polite. Since we are relatives, why should we be separated?"
Mrs. Wang took her son Li Hao and daughter Li Qingzhao to express her gratitude to Lin Yuanjing and Mr. Li, and Mr. Li took them to the back house.
After Lin Yuanjing settled them down, he returned to the main hall of the mansion and saw Li Yan talking with Xu Ning to learn about the situation in Daming Mansion.
Lin Yuanjing sat down, and Li Yan turned his eyes: "Prefect Li Qingchen, Chief of Military and Horses Yang Zongzhen, and Supervisor of Military and Horses Wang Jiying, are these three in power in the Daming Mansion now?"
There was no need to hide anything between father and son. Lin Yuanjing said directly: "Li Qingchen and Wang Jiying hold real power. Manager Yang only holds a temporary position and does not handle actual military affairs."
Li Yan raised his eyebrows slightly: "In other words, the military power in the Daming Mansion is basically in the hands of Wang Jiying. No wonder the power of the Wang family is really determined. What is on the surface now is just a military commander, and he does have a hidden identity.
way."
He paused and asked: "When these two parties fight, what is the main point of conflict?"
Lin Yuanjing was startled: "The dispute between civil and military forces has always existed. I'm afraid there is no specific conflict, right?"
Li Yan analyzed: "Warriors have to make money and literati get names. They have to be profitable so that they can live in peace. Nowadays, the status of literati is needless to say. If the warriors really don't get any benefits, they will have turned against each other long ago.
That’s why Taizu wanted to marry royal ladies to military generals’ families in order to win them over.”
"The Zhending Wang family is deeply rooted in Hebei. Logically speaking, they should have reached a tacit understanding with all the previous famous magistrates. However, the relationship with Li Qingchen is so tense now. There must be a reason for it, and it is not just the difference between civil and military affairs."
Lin Yuanjing was a little apologetic: "I never thought about this, I just felt that the two sides were fighting overtly and covertly..."
Li Yan was not surprised and continued to ask: "Wang Jiying also has an older brother named Wang Jizhong. What is his official position?"
Lin Yuanjing said: "This man was originally under the jurisdiction of Chanzhou, specializing in the official affairs of soldiers, thieves, and thieves. Later, because his brothers were in high positions in Hebei, he resigned after being impeached. However, he still has a lot of influence in the army.
Influence has also caused difficulties for us before."
It is indeed taboo for brothers to serve as officials in the same court. Cai Bian and Cai Jing were found to be impeached by Zeng Bu because they lived in high positions together, and the more capable Cai Jing was removed.
In comparison, the position of supervisor in Chanzhou, which was responsible for the official affairs of soldiers, armor, thieves and thieves, was definitely not as critical as the supervisor of the army and horses in Daming Prefecture. Wang Jizhong's retreat could be considered as a favor for his younger brother.
Li Yan continued to ask: "How is the cult stronghold doing?"
Lin Yuanjing sighed: "I frightened the snake and ran away..."
Xu Ning added: "After Uncle Lin came to Daming Mansion, he proposed to Magistrate Li and Manager Yang that if they didn't move, they would stop, and if they moved, they would sweep away the thieves with a thunderous force. However, he was opposed by the Wang family. Since then, he has been restricted and made it difficult to move forward.
After this incident, we discovered that General Manager Yang didn’t have any say, and the one who really speaks out in the Northern Army is the Zhen Ding Wang family, a family of military generals!"
Li Yan smiled: "But even if they say the truth, they still have a lot of scruples. I encountered Wang Jiying's massacre of Baishawu bandits on the road. Apparently my father stopped the killing of good people and took credit for their merits, forcing them to kill the bandits and avoiding a whole village of innocent people."
of people were killed!”
Lin Yuanjing smiled bitterly and said: "Now I can only give you this comfort..."
Li Yanzhengse: "How can we comfort ourselves by saying the right words and doing the right things? What we want to fight for are people with conscience. Those soldiers and bandits who specifically raise the butcher knife against the common people and do not allow others to question them are the ones who want to win. To remove the harm, why should we care about their feelings?"
Lin Yuanjing frowned: "That's what I said, but the situation of the Northern Army is really too bad. I used to guard the army in Beijing, and I heard that the elite soldiers of the Song Dynasty are only concentrated in the Western Army. I didn't know until I came here. How shocking it is that soldiers and bandits make up the majority, and there are only a few warriors with conscience..."
Li Yan was unwavering: "That can't cater to the majority. We still need to be like-minded and prefer to lack rather than overdo it!"
If someone else said these eight words, it would be too idealistic, but when he said it categorically, Lin Yuanjing and Xu Ning couldn't help but feel a shiver in their hearts, and nodded subconsciously.
Li Yan always clears his goals when doing things. He will never compromise with bad people just because Bei County is corrupt. But as Lin Yuanjing said, there are too few warriors with conscience, so he must focus on reality next: " Has father ever had any contact with Yuan Lu?"
Lu Junyi had been living in the Lin family when he was in Bianjing. Lin Yuanjing naturally knew that he was the son of Yuan Lu. However, although he was a salty person, he rarely asked others for help: "I am in a bad situation. If I interact with him, I might drag down the Lu family." …”
Li Yan smiled and said: "My father is upright and kind-hearted, and his considerations are not unreasonable. However, the two families should move around more in the future. Not to mention business alliances, just the relationship between Junyi and I is destined to have certain things. The Lu family It can’t be avoided.”
"We are not familiar with the place here. With the Lu family's local connections, we can move forward quickly whether it is to continue to trace the traces of the cult thieves, to correct the lawlessness, and to bring justice to the people of Hebei."
Lin Yuanjing smiled for the first time: "In that case, I invite Mr. Lu to a banquet tonight, just in time to welcome you!"
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Lin Yuanjing went to arrange the dinner. Li Yan came to his house, took out a compass, injected mana to activate it, then moved his ears and said: "Come in!"
Zhu Wu walked in with an elegant face, two swords hanging at his waist, and a bit of resolute and capable temperament: "Brother!"
Li Yan said happily: "It seems that you also have some subordinates in Daming Mansion."
Zhu Wu said with admiration: "Brother Mingjian, the Taixue fraud case has resulted in the expulsion of many innocent students. I have interacted with them and have initially established some connections, which I can hand over to Brother Qian."
Shi Qian is relatively older among the students, second only to An Daoquan. He contributes a lot on weekdays, and everyone respects him, which is why he is called Brother Qian.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, Li Yan feels that there are specialties in the art, and even the intelligence does not have to be handed over to Shi Qian: "As an imperial student, you have to interact with those scholars. More convenient, no need to transfer it to Shiqian..."
"Brother is really a man who can do great things!"
Zhu Wu suddenly became excited, not only because his abilities were recognized and trusted, but also because on the night of the Shangyuan Festival, senior "Zuoming" decided to personally inspect the candidate for Qianlong proposed by Ding Run.
What he had worried about before was that his brother's will was extremely strong. If he were not willing to change the dynasty, no matter how hard outsiders tried, he would not be able to be shaken. Therefore, this trip to the capital was a good opportunity to see the suffering of the people.
The people in Bianjing are under great pressure, but they can still survive after all. The lives of some states and counties in the world are completely miserable under the oppression of heavy taxes and corrupt officials.
Compared with Zhu Wu's expectations, Li Yanze first wanted to collect what all parties saw: "In your opinion, what is the cause of the current civil-military conflict in Daming Mansion?"
Zhu Wu's investigation was much clearer than Lin Yuanjing's: "With Han Zhongyan returning to the prime minister, the Han family wants to expand its influence abroad, and is more interested in following the Pucheng Zhang family and establishing a large chamber of commerce to seize business opportunities in Hebei."
Li Yan understood: "It's nothing more than these situations. The greedy ones become more greedy and the rich get richer. Then the Wang family really doesn't want to."
Zhu Wudao: "The Northern Army has been corrupted and has been at peace with the Liao Kingdom for a hundred years. There is no hope for military success. Officers at all levels are desperately trying to make money. Facing the expansion of the Han family in Xiangzhou, they are also the first to bear the brunt."
Li Yandao: "If the Han family is really allowed to set up a large chamber of commerce and purge Hebei's commerce, then the interests of these warriors will be cut by half, and they will naturally have to fight hard. However, the situation in the court will always be to suppress force with words. Facing Han
Despite the suppression by the clan and the prefect, even Wang Jiying had to obediently go to suppress the bandits and take credit..."
Zhu Wu suddenly realized: "So Wang Jiying went to suppress bandits? No wonder I can't see him recently!"
Li Yanqi asked: "Isn't Wang Jiying back with his troops yet?"
His convoy was delayed in Baishawu for a night, and later experienced harassment by some bandits. It only arrived at Daming Mansion today. According to the speed, Wang Jiying's army should have returned carrying the corpse to count the merits.
But Zhu Wu said: "I have paid attention to the movements of these important officials in the Daming Palace, but as far as I know there is no such thing."
Li Yan knew something in his mind: "I'm afraid he did something else midway. It seems that the two sides haven't reached the point of becoming tense yet."
Zhu Wu's eyes moved slightly. If it were Wu Yong, he would definitely be ready to stir up trouble at this time, but he thought about it and did not make this suggestion.
Li Yan had a smile in his eyes: "This is a good opportunity to add fuel to the flames and promote the fight between the two sides. Why don't you take advantage of it?"
Zhu Wu saw that his brother was taking the exam and replied: "In my humble opinion, these wealthy families who have really taken root in the local area for decades are all left behind by the waves. They have a steady style and will not fall into the trap of provocation."
"What's more, what we want to see is to punish rape and eradicate evil, and make the world a better place. If it is just pure fighting and turmoil, the people of Hebei will suffer, how can such things be done!"
Li Yan was very pleased: "If there is such a pattern, I will be relieved to leave the Han family in Xiangzhou to you!"
Zhu Wu clasped his fists: "Brother, please wait and see!"
After talking about some more detailed arrangements, Zhu Wu left in high spirits, and the compass on the table also showed new fluctuations, and a light spot wandered outside the house.
Li Yan laughed when he saw it, knowing that Ling Zhen couldn't get in by himself, so he asked him to go out to pick him up.
Nowadays, Shi Qian's martial arts skills are rising. Ling Zhen has not yet joined the army, and he is not proficient in bow and horse. When the second phase of Sui'an is opened, he needs to make up for his shortcomings.
However, with this idea in mind, when he came to pick up someone outside the house, Li Yan's eyes focused and first fell on the Feng Leizi in Ling Zhen's hand.
From this familiar-looking weapon, he felt the threat of thunder and fire.