No wonder Changsun Wuji was suspicious. He knew that he had planned everything and gave the people sent to Jiangnan the right to make decisions on the fly. After Qiu Yingqi assassinated Fang Jun, he would kill him. If Qiu Yingqi failed to assassinate Fang Jun,
, so he helped from the side and made sure that Fang Jun died.
In short, not only Fang Jun is going to die, but Qiu Yingqi is going to die too.
But now Qiu Yingqi seems to have suddenly disappeared without a trace. Where will the people sent to Jiangnan go to find Qiu Yingqi? If Qiu Yingqi cannot be found, will they simply launch an assassination attempt on Fang Jun?
The most important point of his order is that Fang Jun must die, and the people sent to Jiangnan also have the right to make decisions on the fly. If Qiu Ying fails to find him again, and there is a good opportunity to assassinate Fang Jun, he will not be able to do it.
So he decided to act boldly and leave Qiu Ying aside to launch the assassination.
This is very possible...
Of course, he has absolute confidence in the people he sent to Jiangnan. Regardless of success or failure, he will never reveal the slightest trace of his relationship with the Guanlong nobles, so there is absolutely no chance that anyone will follow the clues and find him.
So in the final analysis, what puzzled him the most was...where did Qiu Yingqi go?
When I was distracted, my servant came to report that it was His Highness the King of Jin who wanted to see me.
Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and frowned irritably. He knew that this must be the reason that King Jin was not going well in the Ministry of War, so he came to him for help.
But no matter how irritated I am, I can't help but see him.
He stood up and went to the door in person. He welcomed Li Zhi into the hall and sat at the main seat. He accompanied him on the side and asked with a smile: "His Royal Highness has now joined the Ministry of War. His demeanor is even better than before. The civil and military officials of the whole court have praised him. This veteran is very pleased."
,Ha ha!"
Li Zhi said with a bitter face: "It's just some flatterers who are full of flattery. This military department is managed by Fang Jun as if they are monolithic. Although I am determined to overcome all difficulties and forge ahead, I really have no way to defeat the enemy. Please ask my uncle
Taught me."
Changsun Wuji sighed and said: "Originally Gao Jifu was the perfect candidate to assist His Highness, who would have thought...sigh."
It is really hard to find a candidate who can assist Li Zhi in attacking the Ministry of War. He must be both capable and trustworthy. It was not easy to find such a person, but he was assassinated inexplicably.
Now even if Changsun Wuji chooses another person to assist Li Zhi, no one would dare to go...
Li Zhi was filled with bitterness and sighed: "My uncle doesn't know something. The people in the Ministry of War don't take me seriously at all. I said in front of you that you should be informed about everything and ask questions about everything, and then I will give you the answer."
The king has caused a lot of trouble. Now I am in a difficult situation in the Ministry of War. If I cannot handle it properly, I am afraid that my prestige will be ruined. Uncle, you have to help me."
Changsun Wuji did not take the people in the Ministry of War seriously. That is to say, Li Zhi lacked experience and was not familiar with practical matters. He could be troubled by those people. If it were someone with more experience, he would not be pushed against the wall so easily.
Can't get down.
"You and I are monarchs and ministers, but we also feel like nephews and uncles. To help you is to help myself, so it is of course my duty to help you. Your Highness might as well tell you what kind of trouble those cunning people have done. I will bear the responsibility for Your Highness!"
Although there are many difficulties, he must cultivate Li Zhi's self-confidence. What if this is an assassination and a difficult one, and scares his highness to shrink his head and dare not fight for the throne?
Not to mention that all his plans will come to nothing, and the day when the Changsun family will be revived will be far away.
For this purpose, no matter how much you pay, you must face the difficulties. As long as Li Zhi can compete for the reserve position, all the efforts will be rewarded a thousand times.
Furthermore, the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War is not small, but what can be said to be difficult is nothing more than money and food. The eldest son's family is so rich that it can rival the country, and money and food are just a trivial matter...
Li Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this: "My uncle is actually my son-in-law!"
Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and smiled, thinking that after all he was a young man with no worldly experience. No matter how smart he was, he would inevitably be limited by his experience. He would become angry and angry when encountering the smallest things. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip slowly, and said warmly: "
How dare I, an old minister, deserve such praise? Your Highness, please tell me, what kind of difficult problems did those cunning people give?"
Li Zhi stretched out his hand, raised a finger, and said: "First, the foundry bureau lacks iron and copper materials for forging firearms. The output of the imperial iron factory is far from enough. If you buy it from the private sector, you will need at least 600,000 yuan.
."
"puff!"
Changsun Wuji almost spit out the tea in his mouth. If he sprayed it on Li Zhi, it would be a big disrespect. He swallowed it quickly, choking and coughing, and tears came out.
Li Zhi was startled and quickly asked with concern: "Uncle, please be slower."
Changsun Wuji finally got along with his anger, why did he say: "I know a thing or two about the foundry bureau. Although it is urgent to forge a large number of firearms during the Eastern Expedition, which requires a lot of money, the number of 600,000 guns may not be an exaggeration.
But the problem is that the Foundry Bureau was founded by Fang Jun, and he is the most valued by Fang Jun. He has never heard of a lack of funds. Although Fang Jun is currently suspended from his job and is at home, the Foundry Bureau should logically have a balance.
How could there be such a big gap all of a sudden? Maybe Cui Dunli and others deliberately made things difficult, so why didn’t His Highness ask Liu Shi to find out the inside story? After all, he is His Highness’s wife’s uncle and is considered a family member, so maybe he can give His Highness the full details.”
Li Zhi spread his hands and said helplessly: "This matter was brought up by Liu Shi. He also said that the foundry bureau has run out of iron materials. If it cannot be purchased in time, it will delay the forging of firearms, which will affect the equipment of the Liaodong army.
"
Changsun Wuji frowned and was speechless.
Deep down in his heart, he was somewhat convinced of Fang Jun. This guy seemed to be a hard-charging guy, but his ability to control his subordinates was truly extraordinary. Anyone who had ever served under him was very loyal and never said anything even after he left.
The first half of the sentence is bad.
Even Li Zhi's in-laws like Liu Shi were able to be subdued by Fang Jun. Even if Fang Jun was suspended from his job, he was still loyal and behaved wholeheartedly.
When Li Zhi saw Changsun Wuji frowning and saying nothing, he immediately said anxiously: "Uncle, you have to help me! Besides, this is also an opportunity for my uncle. In the past, the foundry bureau was single-handedly controlled by Fang Jun, and all the iron needed was exhausted.
They are all purchased from the Fang Family Iron Works, which is an astronomical figure every year, bringing huge wealth to the Fang Family! If I can win him over, I will ensure that all the iron materials needed in the future are purchased from the Changsun Family Iron Works, so
Isn’t it wonderful to kill two birds with one stone?”
Changsun Wuji's gray eyebrows twitched, and he was so angry that he wanted to curse.
How beautiful! I don’t believe you don’t know that because Fangjia Iron Factory adopted new iron smelting laws, the cost has been greatly reduced and the quality has been improved. If the price given by Fangjia Iron Factory to the Foundry Bureau was followed, the Sun family would be at a loss...
I felt angry and angry.
The so-called nine sons born from a dragon are all different, but if you look at His Majesty Li Er's sons, none of them is a fuel-efficient lamp. Especially His Highness the King of Jin, who looks green and innocent, with eyes that are ignorant and harmless to humans and animals, but
From such words alone, we can see that character has nothing to do with the word "pure and good".
That look that looked like he was sighing but made people feel that it was just an understatement made him speak big words without warning. It was not that he didn't want to help, but that he could neither afford 600,000 yuan nor be willing to do so.
Fangjia Iron Factory supplies iron materials to the Foundry Bureau...
This guy is very cunning and a thief.
Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and thought hard. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't find any perfect solution, so he had to ask: "Your Highness, what do you mean, this is not the only problem?"
Li Zhi sighed and said: "Of course it's not just this. The other thing is how to transport a batch of equipment repaired and forged by the Ministry of War to Liaodong as soon as possible."
Changsun Wuji's face turned dark again.
As a Taiwei, even though he was only nominally the highest official position in the imperial military, he was very familiar with the military of the Tang Dynasty. He didn't need to lift his fingers to know that this batch of ordnance and equipment must be an astronomical figure.
"In the bitterly cold land of Liaodong, Guanzhong has become colder day by day. It is estimated that it will freeze over in Liaodong. Once it snows heavily and the roads are blocked, no food, ammunition or weapons can be transported there, so we must speed up, otherwise
If it affects the army's preparations for war, Your Majesty will kill people."
Li Zhi frowned: "Who says it's not the case? But the problem is that originally such a group of ordnance divisions had to be transported to Liaodong by water on navy warships... Now that I have become the Minister of the Ministry of War, everyone knows that I want to get involved in the Ministry of War.
The entire Navy is under the control of Fang Jun, how can we readily agree to transport this batch of ordnance? Besides, even if he is willing to send a ship, how can I be so shameless as to beg him?"
Changsun Wuji's eyebrows were almost knotted, and he was extremely worried.
If the previous matter can be solved by just giving up money, then this matter will be really difficult...