The first thousand three hundred and ninety-two chapters of the founder of gossip
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actually not.
At least the people and officials of Shenglong Mansion are not like this. They are still worried because they cannot know what Li Qi is thinking in his heart. Although Li Qi kept his promise today, no one died and no one was robbed.
Li Mi didn't even disturb any of the people, and he kept showing kindness to them.
But who can guarantee that the future will be the same as it is today.
Therefore, in a short period of time, it is impossible for the people of Jiaozhi to completely open their arms and accept the Song Dynasty. This is a necessary process, and it is also a long process. Only time can allow them to completely open their arms.
Zhang Boyu, Liu Qingtan, and Yang Ying'er were in a state of exhaustion after the banquet. This was all because their nerves were too tight. But just when they returned home and were about to rest, bad news suddenly came. Not only that, Li Qi's
Summons also came one after another.
The three of them are also experienced people. When they heard the news of Li Quansheng's suicide, their hearts almost jumped out of their chests. They quickly put on their clothes again and hurried to the palace.
Li Qi was sitting in the Emperor's study room in Jiaozhi, looking at Zhang Boyu and the three of them with a gloomy face. He suddenly slammed the table and angrily said: "This is unreasonable. You are so abominable. I have kept my promise, but
But you are playing tricks under my nose, do you think I am a fool? Maybe you still don’t know, what I hate most is others playing tricks behind my back. If you want to play, I will accompany you to the end."
He adopts a gentle policy towards the people, but he is not so polite to the officials in Jiaozhi. Now they have a relationship between subordinates and superiors. There is no reason for a superior to please his subordinates. This relationship must be
figure out.
Zhang Boyu had cursed Li Quansheng 1.8 million times at this time and hurriedly explained: "Privy Councilor Mingjian, we have just learned about this matter. I dare to swear to God that Li Quansheng was the one who caused the obstruction and has nothing to do with us.
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"Mingjian?"
Li Qi sneered and said: "This fact is here, if you were me, would you believe this? Before we entered the city, you three were the chief assistants of Shenglong Mansion. Now tell me, this
It would be ridiculous if you didn’t know anything about it.”
Yang Ying'er was about to cry, and was so wronged that he almost died, and said: "We really didn't know anything about this, and we didn't hide it from the Privy Council. When we sued for peace, Li Quansheng strongly opposed surrender to the Song Dynasty. It was the three of us who persuaded us with our sincere words.
We also persuaded the old Queen Mother to talk to him, and he agreed. However, we were still afraid that he would cause trouble when the Privy Council entered the city, so we demoted him and asked him to lead the soldiers to station outside the city. How could we collude with him?
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"That's what Taifu said." Liu Qingtan said: "If we want to interfere with it, we will not choose such a stupid method. Isn't this a joke on our own heads? If this is the case, we might as well not agree to surrender in the first place."
The anger on Li Qi's face softened a bit. He was so shrewd. How could he not guess that this matter had nothing to do with the three of them? But he had to give them enough pressure to scare them, otherwise how could he establish his authority?
The second Li Quansheng will appear soon. He said in a deep voice: "This matter really has nothing to do with you?"
Zhang Boyu kept nodding his head and said: "Really, please ask the Privy Council to find out everything."
Liu and Yang also nodded in succession.
"Okay, I'll trust you for now, but don't let me find out any clues about you, otherwise, don't blame me for turning my back on you." Li Qi glanced at him and scolded: "This
You old man, you should have killed him with one blow on the Furian River."
Yes, you should kill that old man early, and it will save us a lot of trouble. Liu Qingtan muttered to himself, and then said: "Privy Councilor, this Li Quansheng was highly respected in Shenglong Mansion. His death will not affect the matter of surrender."
It’s extremely bad.”
"I know that." Li Qi nodded depressedly and said, "What I'm worried about now is not what the people think, but the military, especially those in the south."
"Hoo yo."
Yang Ying'er suddenly exclaimed and said: "Privy Envoy, the situation may not be good."
Li Qi frowned and said, "How do you say this?"
Yang Ying'er said: "The Privy Council does not know that we have fought with the Champa Kingdom in the south for several years in the past, and that war was started by Li Quansheng's grandfather Li Changjie, because our relationship with the Champa Kingdom has not been established in these years.
It has been improved very well, so there are always heavy troops stationed there, and those generals are all Li Quansheng's disciples. If they learn about Li Quansheng's suicide, they will inevitably not think otherwise."
Li Qi frowned when he heard this. He really didn't want to have another setback, and the soldiers didn't necessarily want to continue fighting. However, if the current situation is not handled well, big chaos will definitely occur after the Song army retreats.
He thought for a long time and suddenly said: "Xueshi Liu."
"The official is here."
Li Qidao: "Immediately draft a few letters in the name of the Privy Council and the old Queen Mother and send them to the generals in the south. Tell them all about the surrender and ask them to return to Shenglong Mansion immediately."
Liu Qingtan was stunned for a moment and said, "I wonder what the privy envoy meant by this?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Cut the knot with a sharp knife. I don't want to delay it any longer. Either surrender or die."
Old man, old man, you are really doing a lot of harm to others. Liu Qingtan cursed Li Quansheng in his heart, lowered his head and closed his eyes and said, "I obey my orders."
Li Qi added: "Oh, one more thing. When you go back, immediately tell your servants to spread some news. Huh, old man, you dare to play such a little trick with me, don't you know that I am
Did you get your start playing this game?"
After Zhang Boyu and the others retreated, Li Qi called Ma Qiao over again and said, "Ma Qiao, you leave the palace immediately and notify those people with a coded signal and ask them to help us spread some rumors."
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This paper could not cover the fire. The news of Li Quansheng's suicide in the military camp reached the city early the next morning, and soon spread throughout the city.
This is undoubtedly another huge stone thrown into the lake that has just calmed down.
People were panicked for a while. After all, Li Quansheng's position was very important, and he was once regarded as the savior and backbone of the people. With his death, the people of Shenglong Mansion seemed to have lost their sense of security.
Why did Li Quansheng commit suicide?
What conspiracy is hidden behind this?
Was he forced to death by the Song Army?
Just thinking about all of this is terrifying.
Not only the common people, but also the petty officials were afraid. They were afraid that the Song army would do one thing on the surface and another secretly.
At the same time, various gossips emerged.
This first theory is naturally that the Song army forced Li Quansheng to death in revenge for Li Changjie's massacre of the people of the Song Dynasty in Yizhou and Qinzhou.
The second theory is that Li Quansheng knew that the Song army would definitely not tolerate him and did not want to be tortured, so he ended it on his own first.
The third theory is that Li Quansheng was unwilling to surrender to the Song Dynasty rather than surrender. He wanted to die to clarify his ambition.
The fourth theory is that Li Quansheng actually took the blame and committed suicide. It was precisely because of his defeat at Furianjiang that directly led to the fall of Shenglong Mansion.
The fifth theory is that Li Quansheng followed the late emperor because he remembered his kindness.
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All in all, gossip is flying all over the sky, and every piece of gossip has a certain truth, which also causes the people to have different opinions and quarrel endlessly, because everyone's personality is different, so the perspective of looking at things is also different.
As the saying goes, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, and each of them thinks that what they insist on is the most correct.
Inside the palace.
"What's the situation outside now?"
Li Qi asked Zhao Jingyan, who had just returned from inquiring about information outside.
"What else can we do? It's all a mess. The father-in-law is right. The mother-in-law is right. The people are arguing about it. At first, they were still afraid. But now they seem to be paying attention.
When it comes to quarreling, you just want to win or lose, and few people really care about Li Quansheng's death. Your trick of confusing the public is really clever!"
Zhao Jingyan smiled and shook her head, and said with emotion: "This Li Quansheng is really unlucky. He met a group of rising stars like Yue Fei during the war, and he met you, the founder, as a prankster. I think he will not be able to rest in peace under the Jiuquan.
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Li Qi snorted: "I don't have time to talk about these nonsense with them now, otherwise, he will ruin Li Quansheng's reputation. But don't worry, this is just the beginning."
Zhao Jingyan said in surprise: "Do you have any other tricks?"
"This is necessary!" Li Qi said with a smile: "Let them make more noise first, so as to save them from having nothing to do and squatting at home all day long. When they have believed those rumors to be true, I will release the news that Li Quansheng
He took the blame and committed suicide, so he should be given the highest standard of burial as a soldier."
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "In this way, those people who were sure that Li Quansheng committed suicide will become more convinced."
Li Qi nodded and said: "The arrogance of these people will be very high by then. When their public opinion overwhelms others and everything seems to be settled, I will send out some news about Li Quansheng's corruption and bribery."
Zhao Jingyan said: "Corruption and bribery?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "There are no cats in this world who are not greedy, especially those at the top. Even if Li Quansheng is not corrupt, I still don't believe that there is not even a trace of stain on his family and his grandfather."
, do you know what will happen after this news is released?"
Zhao Jingyan pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "I understand, when the government releases the news that Li Quansheng committed suicide, and also gives Li Quansheng a generous burial, then people in this group will definitely be complacent and feel that they are right, and they will definitely publicize it.
Li Quansheng's merits suppressed others, but you can't do anything more than this. If you do more, it will be wrong.
Their arrogance will definitely arouse the resentment of others, because they all support Li Quansheng, so during the quarrel, the others will definitely be angry with Li Quansheng. When you release this second news,
These people will definitely use this to smear Li Quansheng to satisfy their own competitiveness. As for the truths that will only be covered up by these quarrels, your serial scheme is really ruthless."
Li Qi said angrily: "Compared to that old man, I am kind. If he hadn't been evil-minded, would I still be so troubled now? You know, I still have a lot of things to deal with now."
"That's true." Zhao Jingyan nodded slightly and said, "Leave it to me to handle the accounting of the treasury and land, and you can concentrate on dealing with the Duan family."
Sweat! I just said that I was a little busy, and I didn’t ask for your help. I also counted the treasury, which is not necessary. Li Qi was stunned for a moment, and said: "Uh... I would like to ask, is your arithmetic good?
Maybe it was also taught by Uncle Zhong, right?" (To be continued...)