A table full of people can be considered a family, and we feel uncomfortable eating and drinking.
Although government affairs were also discussed during the dinner, they were mostly just jokes. Unknowingly, it was late at night, and everyone was full and went away to clean up. Chang Yu and Wang Zhengnan, Li Muchian and Su Jing were left behind, and they lit candles in the hall to invite the three of them.
Discussing business over tea.
Li Muxian is his close aide, and Wang Zhengnan is his important training target. Why should Su Jing be left to discuss anything? Even Su Jing was a little surprised: "I can't do anything else, but I can kill people."
"I like your straightforwardness." Chang Yu chuckled and poured tea for her personally: "After much thought, you are the most suitable, but I am worried about your injuries..."
"It's just a little skin injury. If you are really worried, you can donate a bowl of blood to me. Your blood is a great source of life-saving medicine." Sujing rolled her eyes, and Chang Yu chuckled: "I might as well buy you one.
"The tortoise is stewed and nourished".
"Tell me, who to kill?" Su Jing didn't bother to talk to him and asked directly.
Chang Yu did not reply to her directly, but looked at Li Muxian: "The situation in Wuchang is basically finalized now, but you have to hit the snake seven inches to avoid future troubles." Li Muxian's eyes narrowed: "Could it be that what the governor said was Zuo Meng?
Geng!”
Next to him, Wang Zhengnan secretly admired him. This man was usually as good as a liar, but his mind was beyond his own. With just a look or a word from the eunuch, he could understand the most important points.
"Kill Zuo Mengeng?" Su Jing frowned: "That's really not easy." Then she added: "The imperial court just made him a general, and then he turned around and killed him. Wouldn't it cause chaos?"
Chang Yu smiled and said: "Even you know that killing him will cause chaos, how can I kill him?"
Su Jing snorted coldly: "If you beat around the bush, if you have something to say, just say it directly. What's the point of showing off your cleverness to me?"
But Chang Yu didn't rush and said, he didn't want to show off in front of Su Jing, and looked at Wang Zhengnan: "In your opinion, who do I want to kill, and why do I want to kill him?"
Wang Zhengnan glanced at Li Muchian and saw that he smiled slightly but turned around to drink the tea. Knowing that this Taoist had understood in his heart, he racked his brains to think about it while admiring him: "Zuo Liangyu was arrogant and domineering during his lifetime, resisting the imperial decree and disobeying the imperial court.
He was very dissatisfied. Although he has died of illness, the influence is still there. Although his son Zuo Menggeng has little qualifications, Zuo Liangyu has left a deep foundation... Could it be that the Governor wants to kill him because he wants to cut off his left and right arms?"
"Of course!" Chang Yu nodded.
Wang Zhengnan frowned and thought again: "There are many civil and military officials around Zuo Liangyu, but the people are not unified and were divided by the court a while ago. There are not many loyal to Zuo Mengeng now, but at this juncture, the generals who lead the troops are
If it can't be moved, then Wen must be moved, and many of Wen's staff have official positions, so... my subordinates really can't guess it."
Chang Yu showed admiration: "Conquering the South like this is already extraordinary."
Wang Zhengnan couldn't hide his joy at being praised by him, and he quickly raised his hands and said: "Please clarify the confusion of the shopkeeper."
"It's better to listen to Daochang Li." Chang Yu looked at Li Muchian.
Putting down the tea cup, Li Muchian breathed out: "Zuo Liangyu has many generals, but the literary generals are not as good as Huang Shu and Liu Jingting (one is Xu Jingting). The poor man guessed that the shopkeeper wanted to kill Huang Shu."
"What's the reason?" Chang Yu smiled.
"First of all, Huang Shu has an official position, and Liu Jingting is just a wild fox. He and many of his disciples are obviously more important than Liu. Secondly, Huang Shu deserves to die. As the censor of Huguang, his duty is to supervise Zuo Liangyu, but he secretly communicates with him.
payment!"
Chang Yu extended his thumb, and when Wang Zhengnan saw this, he fell to the ground in admiration, but frowned: "There are so many fans and Jinyiwei in Wuchang, wouldn't it be better for them to do it?"
"The traces are too heavy." Before Chang Yu could say anything, Li Muchian rushed to answer.
"They are too professional, and it is because they are so professional that it is obvious to interested people. But if he dies at this time, it will definitely attract the attention of many interested people, so it is better to be more casual about this matter." Chang Yu smiled and refused.
Sujing snorted, stood up and left. She walked to the door and turned around with a look of disdain: "Professional? I am the most professional!"
Phew, the three people in the hall sprayed water together.
Li Muxian and Wang Zhengnan were stunned. This nun is too ungrateful. Even if the eunuch is broad-minded, you are too rude.
"You're not big or small, but you're talking about me with such gangsterism." Chang Yu wiped the tea from his mouth, looked at the two people next to him and laughed a few times, then changed the subject: "There are a few things that I didn't want to affect the atmosphere when we were eating just now.
He didn't say anything, and let them ignore the commotion inside. Li Chuang sent Tian Jianxiu to send troops, and they were near the Yellow River. This was also one of the reasons. Second, the blacksmith in Xi'an actually sent someone to contact Li secretly.
It’s rocky”.
Ah, Li Muxian was startled, and then laughed: "What's the shopkeeper's plan? Should he follow the trend or dig a hole on the spot?"
Chang Yu shook his head: "No, because I have a new plan."
"Oh, let me let this poor man know something."
"We'll talk about it later. Let's talk about the third one first." Chang Yu looked at Wang Zhengnan: "The head of the Dong Sect that you captured in Shandong was kidnapped on the way back to Beijing!"
Ah! How could it be possible? Wang Zhengnan was horrified.
Li Muxian sighed: "Even the secret escorts were robbed, which shows that the roots of Shence are huge and pervasive."
"After several years or even more than ten years of operation, how can it be ordinary?" Chang Yu sighed and said: "One more thing, Zhang Xianzhong really sent someone to contact Li Chuang."
Li Muxian raised his eyebrows: "Didn't that person go to Tongguan before the negotiation between Tongguan and Li Chuang about this matter?"
Chang Yu shook his head: "What I'm talking about is that recently, Li Chuang sent people there before he surrendered, and recently sent people to Jingzhou. With such frequent actions, Zhang Xianzhong must have begun to beat his heart."
"Then...the shopkeeper wants to...have to be on guard at this time, not to mention Li Chuang, but just to be more careful here in Jingzhou."
Chang Yu nodded: "Crisis is also an opportunity. I am preparing to play a big game of chess. It depends on whether the thief understands the situation or not!"
"Shopkeeper, please stop being a manager." Li Muchian smacked his lips and said, "Could it be related to the blacksmith from before?"
Yes, Chang Yu smiled and looked at Wang Zhengnan: "Do you know where Wang An lives?"
"We are not far from each other," Wang Zhengnan said quickly.
"Go and call him, and we'll talk when he comes."
Wang Zhengnan got up and left.
Of course, Li Muxian knew that Chang Yu would not send Wang Zhengnan away on purpose, but he couldn't hold it any longer. He stood up and made tea for Chang Yu: "Shopkeeper, please let me know first." Chang Yu smiled and put tea on the table with his fingers.
He drew a circle and nodded a few dots inside the circle: "Do you know what this means?"
Li Muxian nodded: "Rebellious officials and traitors."
Chang Yu flicked a few water droplets out of the circle with a flick of his finger: "Do you understand?"
Li Muchian frowned and nodded: "I understand, but it may not be possible, or they may not be willing."
Chang Yu smiled: "If you were Li Chuang or Zhang Xianzhong, and the court wanted to surrender by making you a king, would you surrender?"
"Naturally, what is the reason for the uprising? Is it really to save the common people? Bullshit, all the people who have rebelled in the past dynasties have shouted this slogan, but after the event is completed, only a few people will enjoy the glory and wealth. How can the common people be poor or what?
Poverty is no matter how hard it is. So, since you can carve out a land and become a king, and enjoy the glory and wealth, what's the point of dissatisfaction? Who wants to worry about fighting and killing, when the world is so easy to win."
"You have seen it thoroughly." Chang Yu chuckled: "However, you are still in the dark."
Oh, Li Muxian was startled: "Please ask the shopkeeper to give me some advice."
"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, have there been any kings with different surnames?" Chang Yu asked abruptly. Li Muxian was startled, and then his face darkened: "Yes, but they are all posthumous titles, and there are no living ones."
Chang Yu smiled and said, "If you really count, there is a living king with a different surname."
Li Muxian said oh, thought about it carefully, and shook his head.
"When Chengzu was born, he was also called Xian Tugan. His Han name was Jin Zhong. This person had an unusual identity. He was the sixth generation grandson of Hengyang King Ye Xianbuhua, the Taibao of the Yuan Dynasty. He was talented and brave, but he was born at the wrong time. Later,
He led his wife to deploy and surrender to Cheng Zu, who was named King Zhongyong by Cheng Zu. He is also the only living king with a different surname since the founding of the Ming Dynasty." Chang Yu said and smiled: "But he was just an honorary vassal king who didn't even have a fiefdom."
"In name, that's not really a vassal king with a different surname." Li Muxian touched his beard. What the shopkeeper meant was: "Is Li Chuang still determined to be a thief?"
"It's hard to say whether the traitor will die, but he definitely doesn't want to die, but he also knows that no matter how much trouble is made at home, it will be like this, and he also doesn't know whether the imperial court is really conferring a king with a different surname unprecedented in the Ming Dynasty, or something else.
So now he wants to go out. With money, food and soldiers, there is no place where he can't conquer the world." Chang Yu picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Li Muchian frowned and thought: "It's different from Li Chuang to offer a thief. He may not be willing. After all, not everyone
Willing to leave home."
"So it's necessary to talk to the thief! Some things can only be understood after talking about them, and only after talking about them can you understand." Chang Yu looked at the outside of the hall, and the rain stopped. Wang Zhengnan and Wang An came in carrying lanterns.
Wang An stood at the door and saluted, and Chang Yu motioned to him to find a chair and sit down: "Please tell me more carefully about sending people to Jingzhou."
After listening to Wang An repeat it again, Chang Yu's face was expressionless, Li Muchian kept stroking his beard, Wang Zhengnan frowned, and couldn't help but said: "Li Chuang's surrender is only in the interest of a small number of people above and most of the ordinary soldiers below, but for some thieves.
In the future, I'm afraid... they are still evil-minded. The guards in Jingzhou are Ta Tianbao and Niu Wancai. I don't know if they are direct relatives of Li Chuang."
"It may not necessarily be collusion with Ta Tianbao. Maybe Jingzhou is just the place where Li Chuang and Xian Thief contacted each other. The two parties each sent the news to Jingzhou and then spread it to Sichuan and Xi'an respectively," Li Muchian said lightly.
Chang Yu nodded: "This is most likely the case, but collusion cannot be ruled out."
"Then, what does the shopkeeper mean...to give a shock?" Li Muchian raised his eyebrows: "Should we have a partial fight, knock Li Chuang or give Ta Tianbao a warning?"
"What do you mean?" Chang Yu asked with a smile and then looked at Wang Zhengnan: "What do Zhengnan mean?"
Li Muxian was not in a hurry to speak. Wang Zhengnan thought for a moment: "Going to war just after the peace talks will only affect the situation. If you give a warning, you are afraid of scratching the itch, so it is better to give it a shock."
"I second the proposal." Li Muxian looked at Wang Zhengnan and nodded slightly.
Chang Yu hummed and looked at Wang An: "Go to Jingzhou in person to meet the person who offered the thief. It's best to bring him to see me. If he doesn't come, tell me a few words."
He moved towards Wang An and whispered a few words in his ear.
Afterwards, Wang An left, and Chang Yu walked to the door, clasping his hands behind his back and looking out at the rainy night: "I've been idle for more than a month, it's time to go to work." Then he turned and glanced at Li Muchian: "Should we go there in person or meet in person?"
To Wang Yuncheng?"
"He just dropped a piece of candy, so he has to show off." Li Muchian chuckled: "But if the shopkeeper wants to stretch his muscles, we can go there ourselves."