Chapter 114 Those who want to achieve great things should not be soft-hearted
Chapter 114 Those who want to achieve great things must not be merciful
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Chapter 114 Those who want to achieve great things must not be merciful
After passing through the dangerous pass road of hundreds of miles of mountains, Qin Wei and his five thousand soldiers arrived at Xinningfu City.
Xinning Mansion is located at the easternmost end of Shuzhou. It is the only place to pass from Tianzhou to Shuzhou. It is also the most important city on the tea and salt road between Shuzhou and Tianzhou.
Although Xinning Mansion is located in the mountains, it is a very prosperous city. Caravans and passers-by will rest in Xinning Mansion City.
After arriving at Xinningfu City, Luan Ping, the prefect of Xinning, came out of the city to greet him.
Luan Ping was wearing an official robe. He looked to be in his forties, with a resolute face and an unsmiling look.
"Your Highness, please!"
He led Qin Wei to a rather exquisite courtyard.
The reason why it is said to be relatively exquisite is because there are many dilapidated places in this courtyard. Although it has been repaired, the traces of repair are obvious.
Entering the main hall, Qin Wei looked around casually and asked: "Master Luan, you should have heard about Chang Pinghou."
Luan Ping lowered his head slightly and said, "The official has already heard about it."
"Then what do you think?" Qin Wei sat on the chair and asked casually.
"Your Majesty has already written a statement of self-defense, and I would like to ask Your Highness to read it." Luan Ping took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Qin Wei.
Qin Wei opened it and glanced at it casually, "You mean you have nothing to do with Chang Pinghou?"
"Xiaguan and Marquis Changping have never crossed paths." Luan Ping said affirmatively.
Qin Wei smiled slightly, "I believe in you! Lord Luan!"
When Luan Ping heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your trust."
"Go and do your work first!" Qin Wei said.
"I'm resigning!"
After Luan Ping left, Qin Wei handed the memorial in his hand to Li Ru.
“There is a saying that goes well, you know people, you know faces, but you don’t know hearts!”
"Haha~~"
He chuckled.
Li Ru took the memorial, glanced at it, and handed it to Wang An.
"Your Highness, why don't you capture him directly?" Wang An asked doubtfully.
He was referring to Luan Ping.
Luan Ping is not as simple as he appears.
He is one of Chang Pinghou's most loyal lackeys in Shuzhou.
The reason why Qin Wei and others knew this was because the Holy Cult manufactured large quantities of crossbow armor in Xinning Mansion. This information came from Xiao Wu of Baiyin Valley.
In order to verify this information, Wang An specially sent some Tianzhou spies to enter Xinning Mansion in advance to investigate. Needless to say, the results were.
Luan Ping colluded with the Holy Cult and learned about crossbows and armor in a valley thirty miles north of Xinning Mansion.
The iron ore required was provided by Luan Ping.
"Taking him down will only frighten the enemy." Qin Wei shook his head and said.
The situation in Shuzhou is complicated, and Qin Wei cannot act rashly until the specific situation is fully understood.
Especially now that he does not have the help of the Imperial City Secretary, he is acting very passively.
Only when you know yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.
When he was in Tianzhou, with the help of the Imperial City Secretary, he could understand all the situations in Tianzhou, from the sect forces to the Sansi Yamen, even to various prefectures, counties, and many gangs that were not on the stage, Wang An could
He checked everything clearly in a short period of time.
Therefore, he could accurately grasp the situation in Tianzhou, but in Shuzhou, the Imperial City Division became the opponent's tool.
I'm afraid their every move is in each other's eyes.
Sitting on the chair, Qin Wei tapped the armrest of the chair.
"What do you think we should do next?"
He asked Li Ru.
Li Ru said thoughtfully: "We need someone who truly understands Shuzhou's officialdom."
"It's difficult!" Qin Wei sighed.
It is not difficult to find someone who understands Shuzhou's officialdom. The rare thing is whether this person can be trusted.
If you trust someone rashly, you may fall into the other person's tricks.
"Baiyin Valley!" Li Ru said.
Qin Wei's eyes lit up, "This is a good choice."
The problem between Changping Marquis and Shengjiao was caused by Xiao Wu of Baiyin Valley, which is enough to show that there is no problem in Baiyin Valley.
Although Baiyin Valley is not in the officialdom, they are local snakes in Shuzhou after all, and they definitely know more about Shuzhou than Qin Wei and others.
"Baiyin Valley alone is not enough, we also need the help of Dusi Yamen!" Li Ru said.
Qin Wei frowned slightly, "It's hard to tell the difference between the officials in Dusi Yamen."
Dusi Yamen controls the military power of Shuzhou. Although the number of troops stationed in Shuzhou is far less than that of Tianzhou, there are still 150,000 soldiers. If all these soldiers follow the Changping Marquis and rebel, the consequences will be needless to say.
"Liu Yuanrang should be fine, but his time in Shuzhou is still short, and he may not have control of Dusi Yamen yet." Li Ru also had a headache.
Li Zhengkun had been in Tianzhou for several years and was almost ignored by those sect forces, not to mention that Liu Yuanrang had only been in Shuzhou for more than three months.
You must know that Chang Pinghou's methods are much more powerful than those of the sects in Tianzhou. He is more familiar with the officialdom and understands the character of these officials.
While they were talking, Hong Fei walked into the hall and reported: "Your Highness, there is someone outside the door asking to see you."
"Who?"
"He said he was the bodyguard of Shuzhou Dusi Commander Liu Yuanrang." Hong Fei replied.
Qin Wei and Li Ru looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.
They just mentioned Liu Yuanrang, but unexpectedly someone from the other party came.
"Let him come over!" Qin Wei ordered.
After a while, Hong Fei brought a muscular man to the main hall.
"The villain Liu Jun pays homage to His Highness the County Prince!" Liu Jun glanced at Qin Wei and said hurriedly.
Qin Wei looked him up and down, "Liu Jun! Who are you from Liu Yurangang?"
Liu Jun replied: "The villain is the master's son. He is valued by the master and is adopted as his adopted son."
Family-born children refer to children born to slaves in the master's family. Under normal circumstances, such children will become slaves in the master's family.
Liu Jun is naturally not an ordinary family-born son. His father, Liu Fu, is Liu Yuanrang's most trusted old servant, so he can be valued and cultivated by Liu Yuanrang.
Qin Wei didn't care about this and just asked: "What did Liu Yuanrang ask you to do?"
"The master asked me to give this letter to His Highness!"
Liu Jun took out the letter from his arms. Xiao Shunzi stepped forward to take the letter and checked it first before handing it to Qin Wei.
After reading the letter, Qin Wei frowned and said, "Go down and rest first."
"Xiao Shunzi, arrange a wing room for him and let him live here temporarily."
"Here!" Xiao Shunzi responded.
After Liu Jun retreated, Qin Wei said to Li Ru: "As you guessed, Liu Yuanrang cannot control Dusi Yamen at all."
Li Ru read the letter and said, "Fortunately, Liu Yuanrang is a sensible man and confiscated the military power of the city guards first."
"It's a pity that Liu Yuanrang is unreliable!" Qin Wei said dullly.
Liu Yuanrang should be trustworthy, but Liu Yuanrang's foundation in Shuzhou is still shallow and he cannot play a big role.
Li Ru thought for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said, "Your Highness, maybe we should let Shuzhou become chaotic."
"Let Shuzhou be in chaos?" Qin Wei looked at him doubtfully.
"Yes, only when there is real chaos can we distinguish ourselves from the enemy and bring order to the chaos." Li Ru said confidently.
Qin Wei looked at him, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Tell me what you think."
He knew that Li Ru had an idea.
Li Rudao: "The problem in Shuzhou now is that we can't tell who is the Changping Marquis. If we want to figure this out, it will take a lot of time and energy."
"The longer it takes, the worse it will be for us. It will make me sink deeper and eventually I won't be able to extricate myself."
"Therefore, we must separate the enemy and our forces in Shuzhou officialdom as soon as possible."
Qin Wei nodded, time is very important to them.
"so what?"
"We can directly capture the Anning Guards without entering Shuzhou City."
"As long as we have military power in our hands, we can do whatever we do with ease."
"Then we will use the power of Anning Wei to gradually control other Wei Si yamen."
"Those who are willing to hand over military power are loyal ministers of the court, and those who are unwilling to hand over their military power are traitors."
Li Ru said slowly.
"What if the other party pretends to surrender?" Qin Wei asked.
"Whether it's true or false, as long as they are willing to hand over their military power, they are loyal ministers. Your Highness, as long as they have military power in their hands, Shuzhou is yours." Li Ru's eyes were dancing with a shining light.
Qin Wei looked at him thoughtfully.
This guy not only wants to solve the chaos in Shuzhou, but also wants him to control the military power in Shuzhou.
It is naturally not in line with the rules of the court to hold military power as a county king, but the problem is that the land of Shuzhou is now in chaos, and Qin Wei can act as the situation arises.
Don't forget that Qin Wei still has the power to kill first and then report later.
"Behead first and report later" does not mean to execute the person first and then report to the superiors. It means to act first without asking for instructions and then report to the superiors after the matter is over.
Qin Wei could have taken the military power of Shu State into his own hands first, and then reported it to Emperor Li.
As for how to deal with the military power in Shuzhou after the report was made, that was something Lihuang needed to consider.
Of course, if you have the right to kill first and report later, you can't act recklessly. But if you don't act recklessly, it depends on how Qin Wei explains it and how Emperor Li understands it.
As long as Emperor Li thinks there is no problem, then Qin Wei can do whatever he wants.
"This may plunge the entire Shuzhou into turmoil." Qin Wei said softly.
Li Ru's method is very good, but it has a big shortcoming.
Once they begin to take control of the military, the rebellious ministers hidden in the officialdom will jump over the wall in a hurry.
At that time, there will inevitably be a war in Shuzhou.
When war breaks out, it is the people of Shuzhou who suffer.
"Your Highness, those who want to achieve great things must not be merciful." Li Ru said in a deep voice.
Qin Wei closed his eyes slightly.
During this period of time, he seemed to have forgotten the character of Li Ru.
In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Dong Zhuo took advantage of the chaos to go to Beijing, persuaded Lu Bu to surrender, deposed the emperor, and moved the capital to Chang'an. These actions were all due to Li Ru's advice.
He even dared to do such a thing as deposing an emperor, so how could he care about the lives and deaths of ordinary people?
No, it's not that he doesn't care.
When he was in Kyoto, he was even willing to treat the singer of Fenxiang Pavilion kindly, which shows that he still has some kindness in his heart.
It's just that everything has a priority in his heart.
As he said, those who want to achieve great things must not be merciful.
Qin Wei leaned on the back of his chair, his heart turbulent and unable to calm down.
In Kyoto and Tianzhou, countless people died in front of him.
Nowadays, he is not considered a kind person, but those people are noble officials or warriors. He thinks they deserve to die, so he can let them die with peace of mind.
However, once he provoked a war in Shuzhou, the people and soldiers of Shuzhou did not know how many casualties there were, maybe tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands.
Perhaps it was because he was just an ordinary citizen in his previous life, so he was least willing to let ordinary people fall into misery.
"Li Ru, why do you mean the emperor?" he asked softly.
When Li Ru heard this, a smile flashed in his eyes.
Qin Wei's opening meant that he had already made a decision in his heart, but he still needed someone to persuade him to make a decision.
"The emperor is the divine weapon in charge of the country, the ruler of the world, the distribution of goods for hundreds of millions of people, the execution of the orders of the land, the protection of the country's sovereignty, the determination of the direction of development, the benefit of the country and the harm to the country, the love and harm of the people, all in his heart.
"The person who holds this position should have been chosen by Heaven's heart and chosen by the people." Li Rudao.
"Since we want to gain popularity, how can we provoke war?" Qin Wei asked again.
"If chaos is brought to an end, it will be welcomed by the people!" Li Ru said softly: "If the chaos in Shuzhou is not eliminated, the world will be in chaos. How can one state or one place be compared with the world?"
Qin Wei opened his eyes and looked at him helplessly, "Your excuse is really not good."
Li Ru smiled and said: "Then what did Your Highness think of?"
Qin Wei stood up, walked slowly to the door, and looked at the gloomy sky.
"I thought of a saying, the emperor's wrath will kill millions of people and bleed for thousands of miles."
"I have thought of establishing the Zhenwu Division!"
Li Ru was stunned for a moment, with a look of confusion on his face.
What does the establishment of Genzhenwu Division have to do with it?
"His Majesty was angry, so he established the Zhenwu Division. Doesn't he know that the establishment of the Zhenwu Division will cause unrest among the people of Dali?"
"No, he knows, but he still wants to establish the Zhenwu Division."
"This is the wrath of the emperor, with millions of corpses lying dead and blood flowing for thousands of miles."
Qin Wei said slowly.
One million is an exaggeration. Currently, the number of casualties caused by the Zhenwu Division should be only tens of thousands, from Kyoto to Tianzhou, and from Tianzhou to the other twelve states.
Every step Zhenwusi takes will be accompanied by blood and corpses.
Li Ru couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
Obviously he already understood what Qin Wei meant.
"Your Highness is still smart!"
Qin Wei turned around, glanced at him, and said, "Tell me about your next plan."
"Leave the city now and go straight to the Anning Guards." Li Ru said with a serious expression.
"Then what?" Qin Wei asked.
"Lead the soldiers of the Anning Guards to seize Xinningfu City. As long as we can capture Xinningfu City, we can advance and attack, retreat and defend, and we can also mobilize troops from Tianzhou!" Li Ru said.
Qin Wei nodded slightly, Li Ru's plan was perfect.
"Yuwen Chengdu." Qin Wei called.
"The general is here." Yuwen Chengdu, who was standing outside the door, answered as he entered the main hall.
Qin Wei said: "After an hour, you go out of the city to the barracks and lead the soldiers into the city, seal the four city gates, and capture Luan Ping alive!"
The reason for not taking down Luan Ping before was to avoid alerting the enemy, but now he is going to the Ningbo Division. Once he takes control of the Ningbo Division, it will no longer make sense whether he will alert the enemy.
Anning Guards is at the junction of Xinning Prefecture and Xin'an Prefecture, more than two hundred miles away from Xinning Prefecture City. When he went there, he could hurry up, but when he came back, he would lead an army of more than 20,000 people, which would not last more than three or four days.
Time makes it impossible for him to return to Xinningfu City.
And if he gained control of the Anning Guard, he would certainly not be able to hide it. It would probably take less than a day for the news to reach Xinning City.
Therefore, before going to the Anning Guards, he must first obtain control of Xinning Prefecture City.
Otherwise, when they return to Xinningfu City with their army, they are likely to face a city that is heavily defended.
"Remember, no one is allowed to enter the city without seeing this king." Qin Wei ordered.
"You will eventually understand!" Yuwen Chengdu said.
Qin Wei nodded and said, "Let's go!"
Then, they disguised themselves as ordinary people, climbed over the wall and left the courtyard.
In order to avoid being exposed, they didn't even go through the back door.