In the Bachuan Villa, Zhou Jun first walked with Yin Yu, and then went to the study to do some work. On the way, he saw Kong You waiting outside the door early, and knew that the latter had something to report.
The two entered the study and closed the door again.
Kong You raised his hand to Zhou Jun and said, "My lord, at the meeting yesterday, Li Linfu cleared the air and put all the blame for the rebellion in Longyou on Wang Xian."
Zhou Jun: "Sure enough, this is exactly what we expected... Wang Xian was able to take charge of Daqi Trading Road thanks to Li Linfu's recommendation. The two were not only allies in the government, but also in terms of interests.
Partner. Now that a big disaster has happened in Longyou, Li Linfu actually puts all the blame on Wang Zhi alone, and the latter will probably become angry from shame."
Kong You: "That's right... However, I'm afraid Wang Xian won't realize it for a while. He has the leverage of the right prime minister in his hand, but the current situation is extremely dangerous."
After Zhou Jun heard this, he first sighed and then said: "Li Linfu is a man who uses ruthless tactics and often kills people. At that time, Wei Jian, Pei Dunfu, Li Yong and others were demoted because they offended the right prime minister.
After leaving the capital, Li Linfu sent Luo Xixi to pursue him in order to avoid future troubles; after that, Li Shizhi resigned, and Li Linfu was worried that his majesty would retain him, so he forced him to drink poison; also, Yang Shenjin, Zhao Fengzhang and others, with their words and deeds, collided with each other.
Li Linfu made the latter go to great lengths to take their lives."
Kong You said: "Li Linfu has a thorough plan and a meticulous mind. When it comes to strategy, few people in the government and the public can compare with him. However, this person's greatest strength is also his greatest weakness."
"When planning a plan, yin and yang complement each other, and kindness and power go hand in hand. Like Li Linfu, who blindly believes in killing enemies in his strategy will only backfire on him in the end and ruin the overall situation. Take this Daqi Trade Route
In terms of chaos, if someone first informs Wang He of the right Prime Minister's shirk of responsibility in the court, and then falsely accuses Li Linfu of trying to harm Wang He because of the leverage. Even if he is an ally with Li Linfu, he knows that Li Linfu is an ally.
As a human being, the king must be frightened and convinced, and in order to protect himself, he will do everything possible to survive."
Zhou Jun: "What Bo Hong said is that if it were someone else who said he wanted to harm Wang He, Wang He would naturally not believe it; but if he said that it was Li Linfu who wanted to harm him, Wang He would most likely believe it. This is
It’s also because Li Linfu’s past tactics and excessive killings caused the allies to lose the most basic mutual trust.”
Kong You: "Master, since Li Linfu has passed the blame to Wang Xian, we can start to implement the next step of the plan."
Zhou Jun nodded: "In Dunhuang City, the people who lurked around Wang Xie earlier can now come in handy. First, tell Wang Xie what happened in the court yesterday, and then tell him the interests and dangers, and persuade him to deal with Li Linfu's illegal activities.
Please tell the whole story to the palace."
Kong You: "If Wang Xie believes it, he will definitely act as he says, but if he persists, we will have to implement another plan as a backup."
Zhou Jun smiled and said: "Wang Xian will believe it."
More than half a month later, the ten years of Tianbao have finally passed, and the Lantern Festival will soon come again.
The Shangyuan Festival in the eleventh year of Tianbao was still held at Huaxianhui Tower. Since Yin Yu was in labor and could not attend the banquet, Zhou Jun could only go alone.
Sitting on the second floor, Zhou Jun, who had just returned from the ritual ceremony, was holding a wine glass, listening to the laughter and laughter in his ears, and looking out the window at the sea of lanterns. He couldn't help but be lost in thought, thinking about the war disaster three years later.
"Tuesu Lang."
Hearing the call, Zhou Jun turned around and found Gao Lishi standing in front of him. He quickly stood up and saluted with his hands raised, and praised the general again.
Gao Lishi smiled and said: "We call him a general, but in the final analysis he is just a slave. As a consort, Zhou Erlang does not need to be polite."
Zhou Jun also smiled and replied: "When a general encounters a problem, he is neutral without leaning on him, wins the king without being arrogant, is obedient without flattery, and remonstrates without committing offense. Jun admires him endlessly."
Hearing this, Gao Lishi didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and finally sighed: "Zui Lang's statement is really embarrassing to our family. I really feel ashamed..."
Zhou Jun secretly thought in his heart, this comment is the conclusion that future generations will give you.
Gao Lishi calmed down and said to Zhou Jun: "I almost forgot about business. The saint is admiring lanterns in the back garden. I invite Zhou Lang to go with him. Come with me quickly."
Zhou Jun said yes, followed Gao Lishi, and entered the back garden. He saw Li Longji standing among the palace lanterns with his hands behind his hands, looking at the night sky above his head.
Hearing the waiter's cry, Li Longji turned around, looked at Zhou Jun and waved: "Come here."
Zhou Jun bowed forward, bowed his head and shouted, "Long live."
Li Longji: "There is no one else here, so you can avoid these customs. If you have nothing to do, you can accompany me for a walk."
Zhou Jun stood up, bowed his head and said yes.
Li Longji walked in front, and Zhou Jun followed suit behind.
I only heard the former say: "I am the guardian of the text, I have experienced hardships and dangers, and with the help of virtuous ministers, I have opened up the prosperous age of Yuan Tianbao... I thought I would work hard for half a life, and now I can finally rest for a while, but unexpectedly, Tianbao has been plagued by disasters for ten years.
No breathing."
Zhou Jun knew that the saint had something to say, so he remained silent.
Li Longji stopped in the courtyard of the palace and said to Zhou Jun: "The Tubo invaded, the border people deserted, Shazhou, Beiting, and Anxi were in trouble. The Daqi trade route, which had been rebuilt with great effort, was even interrupted."
Zhou Jun: "The reason for the current chaos is just the word 'profit'." Li Longji was stunned, turned around and asked: "Profit?"
Zhou Jun: "The Daqi trade route was reopened, and all the noble families wanted to profit from it. The families formed a group and squeezed out the foreigners, which made Hu merchants and border people alienate, and then they had the idea of rebellion. As for Tubo, the original plateau trade route was
After the Daqi trade, taxes were reduced and mutual trade was depressed, which naturally led to the idea of aggression. The two parties hit it off immediately and each got what they needed. In addition, Wang Xie failed to coordinate the conflicts between the many parties, which led to the current state of Shazhou.
The situation. As for Anxi and Beiting, their situations are very different from Shazhou and cannot be compared."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Longji nodded repeatedly and asked: "The situation is already like this, how should we solve it now?"
Zhou Jun: "Fight it, appease it, and defend it. Several strategies should be carried out in parallel. The three places are different."
Li Longji was puzzled: "What's the explanation?"
Zhou Jun: "The Shazhou Rebellion, the Beiting Rebellion, and the Anxi Rebellion are all different. Let's talk about Shazhou first. The Shazhou Rebellion was an invasion by Tibet, and there were internal assistance. This was an enemy invasion of the border area, and we should
Use thunderous means to deal with it, leaving no trace of future troubles."
Li Longji: "What about Beiting and Anxi?"
Zhou Jun: "Let's talk about Beiting. The current areas of rebellion include Luntai, Jinman, Gaochang, and Yiwu. Compared with Shazhou, the rebellion situation in these places is not serious. Most of the main forces causing rebellion are those who are dissatisfied with the trade route policy.
Rich families and those with high surnames need to treat these people with kindness and power, and how to appease them is the most important."
Zhou Jun: "Finally, let's talk about Anxi. The current situation in Anxi is the most complex and troublesome. There are several main reasons for the instability in Anxi: First, the destruction of the Shi Kingdom. Gao Xianzhi destroyed the Shi Kingdom last year and looted property again.
The unknown division caused panic in the Anxi countries and everyone was in danger; secondly, the defeat of Talos. The Anxi army lost in this battle, which made the Anxi countries tend to the Great Eclipse, hoping to use the help of the Great Eclipse to complete the centralization of regional power.
The balance; third, the demise of the Shi Kingdom with the nine surnames of Zhaowu, coupled with the rebellion on the Daqi Trade Road, made the Sogdians hostile to the Tang Dynasty. Jun guessed that this group of people was behind the Tubo invasion."
Li Longji: "I have heard about what Gao Xianzhi did. He wrote a letter before and wanted to recruit troops to fight against Dashi again. What does Zhou Lang think?"
Zhou Jun: "I believe that in dealing with the Great Eclipse, we should fight with each other instead of fighting."
Li Longji: "Why?"
Zhou Jun: "Dashi is far away, there are frequent civil strife in the country, and there is a long-term war with the west. If you rush eastward, the gains outweigh the losses. It is better for the Tang Dynasty to negotiate with them and stop fighting for the time being. As for the biggest enemies at the moment, the only ones are the Tubo... family.
"
Speaking of the enemies of the Tang Dynasty, Zhou Jun swallowed the word "Hebei" hard.
Li Longji nodded and said softly: "What Zhou Langji said makes sense."
While the monarch and his ministers were talking, they left the back garden and came to the atrium unknowingly.
After taking a few steps forward, Li Long was about to ask Zhou Jun something else, when suddenly there was a burst of people's voices in front of him.
A chamberlain shouted: "That man is acting suspiciously, stop him!"
After Li Longji heard the commotion, he said to Gao Lishi: "Go to the front and see what is going on?"
Not long after, the chamberlains escorted a man over and pushed the latter to the ground.
Gao Lishi came to Li Longji and said softly: "Your Majesty, you just walked out of the back garden. This man suddenly undressed and opened his arms, and rushed towards the Holy Driver. The guards were worried that he had evil intentions, so they stopped him."
At this moment, the man on the ground suddenly shouted in a mournful voice: "Your Majesty, my father's life is at stake, and I have something to report to you!"
Hearing this, Li Longji felt strange and asked, "Raise your head."
The man raised his head as he was told. Li Longji was startled when he saw it and said, "I have seen you before. You are Wang Zhun, the son of Wang Zhen."
Wang Zhun burst into tears: "Your Majesty, my father's life is hanging by a thread, so I wrote a letter to my family asking Zhun to go to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit during the Lantern Festival in order to defend himself."
Li Longji snorted: "Wang is extremely corrupt and deserves what he deserves."
Seeing Li Longji turn around and want to leave, Wang Zhun quickly shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! My father had no choice but to make money, and most of the money he earned was given to others! There is evidence on Wei Chen's body!"
Hearing this, Li Longji stopped and showed hesitation.
Zhou Jun, who was on the side, understood clearly and deliberately said to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, why don't you listen to Wang Zhun's explanation?"
Li Longji nodded slightly, turned around and came to Wang Zhun again, and asked: "Where is the evidence?"
Wang Zhun tried his best to straighten his body, lowered his head and shouted: "The silk robe on Wei Chen's body has an inner layer. Use a sharp weapon to cut it open, and you can find the pages hidden in it. These are the account books that my father keeps in his daily business!"
When Li Longji heard this, he opened his eyes wide and took a deep breath.
