Recently, Lishan has to recruit a lot of people. Taking advantage of the autumn season in Guanzhong, Lishan has built many houses outside the city. Most of these houses are along the railway line.
In one day alone, Lishan recruited a thousand strong men, and most of these people went to build the railway.
Three more days later, Lishan had recruited more than 2,000 people.
Food and accommodation are provided, as well as a place for children to attend classes.
Just when the newly established college was still laying a solid foundation, Lishan began to exploit the loopholes of the court again.
In the province under my command, a general named Liu Lan came to Chang'an City today. It turned out that this general had meritorious service in blocking Jieli Khan and was later granted the title of Duke.
This man guards Xiazhou, that is, Shuofang area. He is over forty years old and has a bad reputation.
Liu Lan listened to the discussion of several officials and said angrily: "Lishan is so brave. He dares to recruit so many strong laborers and dare to resist the decree! He really wants to rebel!"
He was the general who led the northern expedition against the Turks. This Liu Lan was so vicious that no one dared to provoke him.
Ma Zhou, who was sitting opposite Liu Lan, looked calm, "Lishan needs to build a technical institute, and the recruitment of strong labor is also allowed by the decree."
"Who are you!" Liu Lan pointed at the officials here and said angrily.
"The lower officials will supervise the censor Ma Zhou."
"Supervisory censor?" Liu Lan snorted coldly: "What is a supervisory censor? Have you ever fought in a war? Have you ever killed anyone?"
Ma Zhou looked directly at Liu Lan.
"Haha, what else do you censors do besides talking?"
"The lower officials are less talented and less knowledgeable, so naturally they cannot compare with the power of the general."
Liu Lan said angrily again: "Lishan is resisting the imperial decree, and he still has to recruit so many strong laborers, but he still hasn't impeached Lishan!"
Ma Zhou shook his head silently. He had nothing to say to this naughty prince, so he left the provincial government office.
"what are you going to do!"
Liu Lan pointed at Ma Zhou and said, "What are you going to do? Did a certain family let you go?"
He ignored this person, and other clerks left in twos and threes.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Lan reached out and grabbed a younger civil servant and said angrily: "Is there no one in this court? Let several civil servants take charge of the Duhu Mansion, and let Lishan be so presumptuous! Write to me
Impeachment memorial!”
The civil servant struggled to escape, but was tightly held by Liu Lan. He could only sit down and write the memorial as required.
Beside the Taiye Pond, Li Shimin was drinking warm wine and listening to Cen Wenwen's report, "So, Lishan Mountain is for the construction of railways."
Cen Wenwen explained: "Actually, five days ago, Lishan told me about my future plans. This time, I submitted a memorial yesterday about what Lishan did."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "I saw it."
"Your Majesty, Lishan will build houses along the railway line. In order to cope with the cold in winter, strong laborers can live there, so that food and accommodation will not be a problem."
Cen Wenwen went on to explain: "While this technical institute has not yet been built, Lishan has already started teaching skills. It is said that each master has fifty students, a total of eight masters. When the construction is completed, these people will move in
Institute of Technology.”
"Lishan did repair the railway under the guise of the Repair Technical Institute, but the railway casting was also for the completion of the technical institute. Lishan used the guise of building a technical college to recruit people."
Having said this, he raised his eyes and glanced at His Majesty, and then said: "This is what Your Majesty has decreed and agreed to. The court will be blameless for the time being."
Facing His Majesty, Cen Wenwen would not be confident in his understanding of His Majesty, so as to gain insight into His Majesty's bottom line and true intentions towards Lishan.
A minister has the duty of a minister, and Cen Wenwen just told what he knew, including Lishan's various actions.
Li Shimin was silent for a long time without speaking. Instead, he looked at Taiye Pond without speaking for a long time.
Cen Wenwen stood aside and remained silent.
A eunuch came with a memorial, "Your Majesty, this is a memorial from Menxia Province, impeaching Lishan for forcibly recruiting civilians."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Let it go."
"Here." The eunuch put the memorial aside and said, "Your Majesty, General Liu forced Yan Guan to write this memorial, and Yan Guan resigned out of fear."
Li Shimin then thought that Liu Lan had returned to Chang'an City, and held his forehead in pain, "Cen Wenwen."
"I'm here."
"You can handle this for me."
"Here." Cen Wenwen bowed and saluted, and quickly left Taiye Pond.
General Liu Lan was drinking wine with a few friends in Pingkangfang of Chang'an City, "Hahaha! A certain family has not been to Chang'an City for a long time. I didn't know that things have changed in the pass. I didn't expect such a monster to appear in Chang'an City.
It’s really interesting.”
On the other side, after hearing these words, Yuan Gongyu was about to rush forward.
Li Yifu stopped him and whispered: "Gong Yu, don't be impulsive."
"He dares to talk about the Marquis of Lishan County like this."
"Hmph." Li Yifu nodded and said: "Of course someone will deal with someone like him. Anyone who dares to touch Lishan is already dead. It doesn't matter if he is killed again."
"Hahaha!" Liu Lan's laughter came again, "A certain family must go to Lishan to behead Zhang Yang and present it to His Majesty."
A group of people below were echoing.
Li Yifu closed the door of the guest room.
Yuan Gongyu asked anxiously: "Did Li Shaoqing hear what he said?"
Li Yifu straightened his clothes, "Even if Lishan resists the decree, His Majesty doesn't care. Why should he? Does he want the head of the Marquis of Lishan County? Let's talk about it if he can break into Lishan."
There is no shortage of people seeking death in this world, and Li Yifu feels that people like him will die sooner or later.
Where is Lishan? It is the important place of the country.
Li Yifu said in a low voice: "You go to Pei Xingjian tomorrow morning. As long as he dares to set foot on Lishan Mountain, he will be captured by the Longwu Army. At that time, he will be impeached for plotting Lishan Firearms and treason."
Yuan Gongyu's eyes were sinister, and he saw Liu Lan still laughing wildly through the crack in the door.
After autumn entered Guanzhong, the autumn rain came intermittently.
This morning, there was another autumn rain in Chang'an City. Until the autumn rain stopped, Liu Lan asked someone to write an impeachment memorial, but has not yet received a reply.
This Liu Lan lived in a house in the west city of Chang'an City. He said to several attendants: "I am working hard to guard Shuofang! Hahaha! I didn't expect that all the old people in Chang'an City have become rich."
The general's laughter was wild, "Wow, wow! If you get rich, don't take a certain family to have fun."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Another servant came to report, "General, the morning session is over."
"Huh?" Liu Lan asked: "But someone mentioned my impeachment memorial?"
The servant seemed to have a lump in his throat and could not speak at all.
He suddenly stood up, picked up the servant's clothes, and shouted angrily: "Say!"
"No one mentioned it, and His Majesty didn't mention it either."
"Hahaha..." Liu Lan snorted coldly: "Lishan is the richest place in Guanzhong. Why are they so rich? They have bribed the officials in the DPRK."
The servant knelt on the ground and trembled.
"Come here! Prepare your sword and horse for me, summon a certain army of five hundred soldiers, capture Lishan Mountain, and present it to Your Majesty!"
"General!" The servant hugged Liu Lan's legs and urged, "No, no."
Liu Lan raised her foot and kicked him to the ground. The man was rolling in the mud on the ground, "Noisy!"
The servant crawled over again and hugged Liu Lan's thigh again, "No! If the general really goes, your majesty will not let the general go, even if he is thinking of the merits of the Northern Expedition."
"The Marquis of Lishan County is so powerful that the general cannot afford to offend him."
"Shut up, grandpa." Liu Lan was so angry that he kicked the servant again and again, cursing angrily, "Grandpa kills people like this who cover the sky with his hands, and what he wants is people like him.
Life, he is a monster, I am doing harm to the people, don’t stop me anymore!"
The servant was kicked to the ground and did not dare to stop him.
Until the general walked out of the house, the servant who had just been kicked stood up in embarrassment despite the pain all over his body, with a slight smile on his face.
He limped out of the backyard and saw a ranger wearing a bamboo hat.
"He left?" the ranger asked in a low voice.
"Let's go, I've done everything you asked me to do."
"Hmph." The ranger snorted coldly: "The more you say that, the more he will go. You are his servant, do you really want him to die?"
The servant's pale face was bloodless. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "People like him will not die well."
The ranger handed him a piece of silver cake, "You find a place to recuperate and leave Guanzhong."
"Thank you." The servant put away the silver cake and said in a low voice.
The whispers outside the corner of the backyard ended, and the servant staggered down the busy street, muttering to himself: "You kill my whole family, and I want you to die a good death."
In Chang'an City, Cen Wenwen met a man who was an aide to Wei You Wenzhi of Huiyun County.
Listening to this man's explanation, Cen Wenwen's expression became more solemn, and he whispered to himself: "A golden sword? Will Liu be the king?"
The man lay down on the ground and said: "General Liu Lan has a heavy army. Huiyun County Wei You Wenzhi said that the emperor will come from the north of the sea. I have received the kindness of the great ancestor, so that my wife and children have a place to live. I don't dare to follow Liu Lan in the north."
The land is plotting rebellion, please let the Prime Minister investigate clearly."
While he was talking, the official from outside the door came quickly and said, "Zhongcheng, Pei Fuyin is here. It's about General Liu Lan."
Originally we knew that Liu Lan had a bad reputation, but as the investigation continued and what Liu Lan did, the problem became more complicated.
No wonder His Majesty is so silent. There is no shortage of lunatics in the Tang Dynasty, especially lunatics like Liu Lan.
Pei Xingjian walked into the government office. He saluted and said, "Zhongcheng, I have something important to ask you."
Cen Wenwen whispered: "Where is Liu Lan?"
"We are gathering troops and horses in Chang'an City. The men and horses of Xiaguan are following us and can stop them at any time. We have also sent people to inform Lishan."
Cen Wenwen said in a deep voice: "If Liu Lan goes to Lishan, you and I still have an hour."
Pei Xingjian added: "This matter was reported by Yuan Gongyu. Last night, he heard in Pingkangfang that Liu Lan and others were going to attack Lishan, so he came to inform me that Lishan is under the jurisdiction of the twelve counties of Chang'an City. Your subordinates cannot turn a blind eye.
, but General Liu Lan is the Duke of the county, and the subordinates dare not make any hasty conclusions. The chief secretary, Shangguan Yi, suggested that the subordinates come to see Zhongcheng."
After understanding the reason, Cen Wenwen called for a clerk and told him, "Go and arrest You Wenyi, and be quick!"
After saying that, he handed over a book of documents and said: "Let's transfer people from Jingzhao Mansion."
"Here."
Pei Xingjian also handed over a badge, "Niu Chao is in Jingzhao Mansion and can mobilize more than a hundred people."
As soon as they left, Sun Fujia, the minister of Dali Temple, also came to the official residence.
Cen Wenwen asked suspiciously: "Why is Sun Siqing here?"
Sun Fujia whispered a memorial and said: "Wei You Wenzhi of Huiyun County sued Shuofang guard Liu Lan with the intention of treason. This person is in Chang'an City. He wants to capture the county prince, so he came here to question him."
"This is strange." Cen Wenwen frowned and said, "Someone just accused You Wenzhi of urging Liu Lan to rebel, and now You Wenzhi accuses Liu Lan of rebelling?"
Pei Xingjian frowned and said, "The situation in Shuofang is unclear. There may be other reasons for this."
Cen Wenwen sighed: "It's such a troubled time."
First someone said that You Wenyi was going to rebel against Liu Lan, and now You Wenyi is suing Liu Lan for treason.
For a moment, I couldn't tell who was the good guy and who was the bad guy.
Lishan will definitely be fine. No matter how fierce Liu Lan is, he is no match for the brave Long Wujun.
"Sun Siqing?"
"The official is here."
Cen Wenwen stood up and said: "I have asked the people of Jingzhao Mansion to capture You Wenyi. I have asked Dali Temple to assist me in capturing this person and the entire Shuofang garrison."
"Come here." Cen Wenwen took out another document and asked General Li Ji to mobilize troops and horses to Shuofang. We must control Shuofang's troops and prevent any chaos."
"Here!"
Cen Wenwen finally looked at Pei Xingjian and ordered: "Get started and take someone!"
"Here!"
Sun Fujia smiled bitterly, "Why do I always feel that there is something wrong with impeaching Lishan for treason these days without any reason, and now something has happened to Liu Lan."
Cen Wenwen sat down again and said, "What Sun Siqing means is..."
Sun Fuga hurriedly said: "Perhaps the official is overthinking. I'm sure no one will want to use Liu Lan's hand to destroy Lishan."
After that, he laughed dryly and said: "I think too much, I must be overthinking."
Seeing his constant denial, Cen Wenwen furrowed his brows and the more he listened, the more sense it made. But why did this matter seem so childish?
Liu Lan is a fool, so it is not surprising that he is being taken advantage of, but if there is someone else behind this, people have to be vigilant.
No matter what happened before, or the fool who rushed to Lishan now, all of these are heading towards Lishan.
Sun Fujia is an expert in solving cases. Don't use your own whims to speculate on a person's expertise accumulated over many years. If he feels that there is something else behind the matter, then there must be it.
Pei Xingjian quickly walked out of the Zhuque Gate, slowly turning from walking quickly to running. He ran all the way and said to the people around him: "Quick! Prepare your horses, rectify your manpower, and go to Lishan Mountain quickly."
Half an hour after Liu Lan's men left Chang'an City, Pei Xingjian came to the Chunming Gate of Chang'an City and got on his horse.
"drive!"
The war horse raised its front hooves and neighed, and the horse's hooves walked through the mud all the way towards Lishan Mountain.
The autumn rain fell again, and the cold rain fell on my face, like thorns.
At this moment, half a mile outside Lishan Village, Liu Lan's soldiers and horses were looking at Lishan.
The scout who went to investigate came over in a hurry, "General, there are soldiers and horses stationed outside Lishan Village."
"Which troops?"
The scout hesitated and said something.
Liu Lan didn't hear clearly and shouted: "Louder!"