Chapter 336 Those who obey me prosper, those who oppose me perish
Chapter 336: Those who obey me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish.
"But... if we kill him like this, we will relieve our anger. Then won't the mastermind behind the scenes never be found again?"
"From the perspective of subordinates, Wang Ping and Yang Yi are at the bottom, Fei Yi is above them, and Qiao Zhou is above Fei Yi. Wang Ping and Yang Yi don't know who is above Fei Yi, and Fei Yi doesn't know who Qiao Zhou is.
Who is the person above? In that case, why not leave Qiao Yi alive for the time being to lure the snake out of the hole."
"Well, what you said seems to make sense." Ma Di nodded, "But Qiao Zhou is obviously willing to risk everything now. The credibility of his confession is extremely low."
Ma Su really didn't want his intelligence to be insulted again by Qiao Zhou, a guy with a thousand thoughts.
This is also a problem... Qu Shang frowned and thought, and followed Ma Su out of the prison. When he was about to get in the car and leave, his eyes suddenly lit up, "General, I have it."
"Yang Yi was once the chief historian of the prime minister's office, Fei Yi was the minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Qiao Zhou was the leader of Shu Han literati and a close minister of the emperor. The people behind the scenes must meet three conditions, one is an official of Shu, and two
His status must be higher than that of these people, and secondly, he has been in the court for a long time and has a huge network of contacts, otherwise he will definitely not be able to drive these people to his use."
Hearing this, Ma Di glanced at Qu Shang angrily, "Are you questioning my general's intelligence?"
How could Ma Su not know such a simple objective condition?
The truth is that after analysis and analysis, there is no one left.
Let's just say that the only Shu officials who meet the last two conditions are Xiang Lang, Zhuge Liang, and him, the general.
The relationship between Xiang Lang and his predecessor Ma Su is better than that between him and Zhuge Liang. This is a pure person and cannot be the mastermind behind the scenes, let alone Xiang Lang's son Xiang Chong, who holds the position of Tingwei.
A little brother who points out where to hit.
Zhuge Liang is even less likely.
Could it be that I am the murderer behind the scenes?
Ma Su looked at Qu Shang with an unkind expression, wondering if it was time to replace him with a dog-headed military advisor. The latter, who claimed to be Jiang Ziya, Guo Jia, and Zhuge Liang in one, was really a bit stupid.
This kind of look startled Qu Shang, and he immediately did not dare to be too pretentious, and went straight to the point: "General, what I mean is that it is possible that he was in a high position before, and now he has retired to the second line, but he is still in the government.
A Shu official with great influence."
Damn it!
I didn't expect this.
Qu Shang's words were like a bolt of lightning across the night sky, instantly dispelling Ma Su's confusion.
That’s right, there are really two such candidates!
Li Yan and Liu Yan!
Let’s talk about Li Yan first. Since the first year of Jianxing (223), Li Yan has been as famous as Zhuge Liang. During the third Northern Expedition of the Shu army, Li Yan fell into Sima Yi’s counterintuitive plan and advised Liu Chan, so Zhuge Liang had to retreat.
, interrupted the Northern Expedition. During the Fifth Northern Expedition, he was convicted of poor transportation of grain and was eventually deposed as a civilian.
After Li Yan was dismissed from office, Zhuge Liang appointed Li Feng as the governor of Jiangzhou and served as an official in the court, ranking under Jiang Wan. After the Shu Han unified the world, all officials were promoted. Li Feng was also moved to Jing Zhaoyin, in charge of all affairs of Chang'an Prefecture.
, his father Li Yan accompanied him.
Let’s talk about Liu Yan. Liu Yan has been following Liu Bei since he was in Yuzhou (200 AD). He is an old minister who is even more senior than Zhuge Liang. After Liu Bei acquired Yizhou, Liu Yan was appointed as the prefect of Guling County. His successor Liu Chan succeeded to the throne.
Liu Yan was granted the title of Marquis of Duxiang, promoted to general and concurrently served as a guard, central military advisor, and then promoted to general of chariots and cavalry, becoming the third most important figure in the Shu Han after Zhuge Liang and Li Yan.
Liu Yan was a famous scholar, good at talking, and was favored by Liu Bei. He held a high position but did not participate in political affairs. He only led a thousand soldiers and horses as supervisors and followed Zhuge Liang in the Northern Expedition. Liu Yan was paranoid and aggressive, and eventually offended Wei Yan at Wuzhangyuan.
, but was reprimanded by Zhuge Liang in person and sent back to Chengdu, but his official position remained unchanged.
However, after Liu Yan was reprimanded, he remained suspicious and behaved abnormally. Soon after, Liu Chan dismissed him from the post of General of Chariots and Cavalry.
In this way, Liu Yan was lucky enough to avoid the fatal disaster.
[In the twelfth year of Jianxing (234) in the original time and space, Liu Yan suspected that his wife Hu, who was congratulating the Queen Mother on the New Year after entering the palace for more than a month, was having an affair with the empress Liu Chan, so he lynched his wife and drove her out of the house. Hu therefore filed a lawsuit
Liu Yan, Liu Yan was imprisoned and abandoned the market to die.]
Because of this, Liu Yan is now living well. After Ji Han unified the world (in 235), Liu Chan granted amnesty to the world and re-appointed many old officials. Liu Yan was also re-appointed as Taichang, that is, the official responsible for sacrifices.
From the third rank, he was ranked as one of the Nine Qings, and could be regarded as an important minister in the court.
Who is the one?
Ma Su started brainstorming and analyzing.
Obviously, the possibility that the person behind the scenes is Liu Yan is very small. This guy is a flower vase, with no brains, little courage, and no real power in his hands. He does not fit the character of Lao Yincoin at all.
So, using the elimination method, the person behind the scenes is most likely Li Yan, who has a criminal record.
Li Yan has a huge reputation. He has also been the minister of Tuogu for nearly ten years. He has been operating in the court for many years, and his connections are definitely sufficient. In addition, his son Li Feng is still an official in the court, and he has the ability to connect Qiao and Zhou.
Yi’s conditions.
Thinking of this, Ma Su and Qu Shang looked at each other and said two words in unison, "Li Yan!"
Qu Shang rushed to say: "General, Li Yan can't capture him by force."
Li Yan is the former Tuogu Minister with a high reputation, and his son holds the position of Jing Zhaoyin. No matter how powerful the general is, he cannot arbitrarily arrest Li Yan in a prison and torture him without evidence.
of.
However, if you can’t arrest someone directly, why can’t you just go to the door and interrogate him? If the interrogation produces evidence, then you can arrest him.
Thinking of this, Ma Di waved his hand: "Let's go! Go to Li's house!" He led his younger brothers to kill Li's house fiercely.
Li Yan was playing chess with the seventy-year-old Qianguang Luxun Xianglang in his pavilion. Seeing that he was about to win the game, he stroked his beard and laughed and said: "Brother Juda, give in, give in."
Xiang Lang raised his head, looked past Li Yan's body, and saw Ma Su and his group approaching menacingly.
Li Yan noticed something unusual, stood up silently, turned to look at Ma Di, but his voice was unexpectedly calm, "You're here."
"Yes, I'm here."
"I knew you would come."
"I know you knew I was coming."
"Yes, we all know."
Li Yan walked out of the pavilion and walked out the door first, "Let's go...it's time to get to where I should go."
Xiang Lang, who was a lot older, looked at Ma Su with a confused look on his face, then at Li Yan, and said hesitantly: "Zhengfang, did you ask someone to do that?"
Li Yan stopped and said without looking back: "Yes, I asked people to do it. I regret it now, just as I regretted it when I asked your Majesty to recall the prime minister. But what can I do? Things have already happened.
"
"Hey, Zhengfang, you are confused!" Xiang Lang said with a look of hatred that iron cannot become steel.
Ma Su stood outside the pavilion, neither moving nor speaking. He wanted to hear what Li Yan had to say.
"I can not be reconciled……"
"You were unwilling, so you sent someone to assassinate the general?"
"Yes, Kong Ming and I are both independent and important ministers. He has monopolized power, is majestic, enjoys great achievements, and is respected by all people... What about me? I am just a dispensable passerby. Is this fair? Is this reasonable?
?The late Emperor knows what he is doing, can he rest in peace?!" Li Yan became more and more excited as he spoke, and turned around to look directly at Ma Su, with an indignant look on his face.
"You are just a mere general. Thanks to Kong Ming's restraint, you were able to destroy Wei, annex Wu, and become a general. What do you have to be proud of?"
No, I am the one who should be angry now. Ma Su spread his hands and said, "I didn't."
"You have!"
"You are arrogant, and you are making such a big deal!" Li Yan was so angry that his beard stood up, "I, Li Yan, am also the minister of Tuogu appointed by the late emperor. The world is unified, so it makes sense for me to do something, right? But
You actually vetoed the proposal over and over again, so what are you if you don’t speak your mind? What are you if you don’t have a arrogant attitude?”
"So, you just let someone kill me?" Ma Di's face darkened.
Frankly speaking, he really didn't know about Li Yan's rejection of his comeback.
However, if you think about it, you will know that the four auxiliary ministers must have vetoed his proposal. The four of them have become vested interests, and it is impossible to put someone of the same stature as Zhuge Liang in charge. So,
They refused Li Yan on the pretext of the general's objection.
This is how things must have happened.
But there was still a question that Ma Su didn't understand, and that was why Li Yan would ask Qiao Zhou and Fei Yi to pass it on layer by layer. Wouldn't it be better for him to directly contact Wang Ping for a single-line operation?
Relying on Li Feng's relationship with Jing Zhaoyin, wouldn't it be easier and more straightforward to get the Chang'an Prefecture's waist card and sneak into the banquet scene to assassinate him?
Seeing that Ma Su didn't say anything, Li Yan continued: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. There is nothing to say. Let's go. Aren't you going to arrest me?"
When Ma Su heard this, he felt a little angry. He drew out his sword with a clang, which frightened Li Yan's whole body. He thought Ma Su had lost his temper and wanted to kill him on the spot, so he hurriedly shrank back.
Xiang Lang advised: "Youchang, although I am angry about this, he is also the minister appointed by the late emperor, so I can't kill him in vain..."
Ma Su was indeed very angry, but now he is very calm.
Yes, there is nothing much to say about success and failure. Since Li Yan has so frankly admitted that he is the mastermind behind the scenes, the reason and process are no longer important.
The important thing is that blood debt must be paid with blood!
