Li Zhi sent away the eunuchs in the palace, and Han Jinxin walked in behind.
"Is there anything gained from the surveillance in each city?"
"My lord, Prince Zhu Youshu of De has met with Zhan Kejian, the prefect of Jinan, four times and You Yipeng, the leader of the 'Wen Society' five times in the past ten days, which is very suspicious. Moreover, Zhan Kejian and You Yipeng have appeared every time they entered Prince De's palace.
He entered through the back door, sneaking around, thinking he was secretive and clever."
Wenshe is a literary society that has emerged in Shandong in recent years. It was founded by You Yipeng, a famous civil servant in Jinan Prefecture. At first, Wenshe only talked about imperial examinations and exchanged articles and articles. But gradually, as the scale of Wenshe expanded, its connections became more and more
Guangzhou News Society gradually began to discuss current affairs, criticize current ills, and even tried to influence the administration of officials.
After Li Zhi took control of Shandong, the News Society was very active for a time and vigorously criticized Li Zhi's actions in controlling Shandong. However, after the "Three Kings Daily" was wiped out by Li Zhi in a purge, the members of the News Society seemed to be frightened and did not dare to make it public anymore.
Criticize Li Zhi.
Li Zhi frowned when he heard that King De and Han Yipeng, the leader of Wenshe, had close contacts.
After the "Three Kings Daily" that King Deok and two other vassal kings had run in name was taken away by Li Zhi, King Deok remained silent for a long time. Li Zhi heard that King Deok was not an easy talker, and Jinan officials were usually very afraid of King Deok.
. Logically speaking, King De should not have been so silent. He should have sent several memorials to the emperor to impeach Li Zhi.
However, Zhu Youshu did not, and Zhu Youshu remained silent.
At this time, the silent De Wang, You Yipeng, and Zhan Kejian got together, which made Li Zhi suspicious. They met four or five times in ten days, and they must be discussing important matters.
Zhan Kejian and You Yipeng always entered Prince De's Mansion through the back door with few pedestrians, thinking that they were careful to avoid other people's eyes and ears. But they didn't know that there were high-powered telescopes on the city wall watching his every move. They sneaked in and out, but they were trying to cover up their every move.
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Li Zhi nodded and said, "Send more manpower to monitor You Yipeng."
Han Jinxin said: "My lord, I started monitoring You Yipeng three days ago. Now You Yipeng and his family are under the surveillance of telescopes whenever they go out."
Li Zhi nodded and said no more.
Five days later, Li Zhi was practicing calligraphy in Jinan's yard when Han Jinxin trotted into Li Zhi's cabin.
"My lord! It's been found out!"
Li Zhi was delighted when he heard this and asked, "What did you find out?"
Han Jinxin took a breath and said: "After You Yipeng left Prince De's Mansion yesterday, he went directly to Liujia Village, five miles outside the city, and entered a blacksmith shop. He turned east and west outside the city and made several turns.
I entered Liujia Village thinking that no one was following me, but I didn't know that his whereabouts were clearly visible through the telescope."
"After he came out of the blacksmith shop, the blacksmith in the blacksmith shop pushed a cart of goods into Jinan City to enter Prince De's Mansion. I deliberately arranged for two secret guards to check the cart under the city gate and found the iron pot
There is a Rumi gun hidden under the iron basin."
Li Zhi asked: "Did the secret guards confiscate Rumi's gun?"
Han Jinxin shook his head and said: "The secret guard pretended to be careless and did not see Lumi Gun and put the blacksmith into Prince De's palace."
"Well done!" Li Zhi took a breath and said: "It turns out that King De wants to kill me. There are a few rats who are cooperating!"
Han Jinxin said: "You Yipeng, the leader of Wenshe, must have taken in a fugitive craftsman who knew how to make Rumi guns a few years ago. King De bribed the dead men, and Zhan Kejian, the prefect of Jinan, provided intelligence and convenience for the two of them. The three of them conspired to assassinate them.
Lord. They think they are doing things secretly and cannot be found out, but they don’t know that our telescopes have been set over their heads for a long time.”
Han Jinxin chuckled and said, "Master Guo, what are we going to do now? Break into Prince De's palace and take someone away?"
Li Zhi said: "The status of Prince De's Palace is too noble. Although I know that he wants to assassinate me, I can't easily rush into Prince De's Palace to take someone without evidence."
After thinking about it, Li Zhi said: "Well, you send a message to You Yipeng, saying that on May 23rd, I am going to Qianfo Mountain in the southern suburbs of Jinan to worship Buddha. When I go to Qianfo Mountain, I have to leave the city. Since these three people are determined to kill me
, I will definitely not miss such a good opportunity.”
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In a secret room in Prince De's palace, Zhu Youshu withdrew and discussed behind closed doors with Zhan Kejian and You Yipeng.
You Yipeng looked a little excited and said: "Your Highness, I heard the news about Li Zhi going to Qianfo Mountain this time from Li Zhi's personal guard. It is strictly confidential. The personal guard went to a restaurant to drink and got drunk.
I accidentally leaked this information because I was drunk. I happened to be in the next room and overheard such news."
Zhan Kejian, the prefect of Jinan, his eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "Li Zhi was always careful after we missed last time. He never expected that we would catch such a good opportunity."
You Yipeng laughed loudly, with a rather proud look on his face, and said: "When you leave the city from the south gate of Jinan, Qianfo Mountain will definitely pass by a forest. The trees there are densely covered with decades-old branches, and our assassins are hiding in the trees.
, it’s impossible for Li Zhi’s personal guards to climb up tree branches one by one to check if anyone is there?”
"After firing the cannon a hundred steps away, the five gunmen jumped off the tree and took a boat on the river to leave. Even Li Zhi's men couldn't catch up."
Zhu Youshu looked at the young and energetic You Yipeng and pondered for a moment without saying anything.
You Yipeng didn't notice Zhu Youshu's look, and lowered his voice and said: "Since Li Zhi entered Shandong, the number of students who used to gather under my disciples has become less and less. Many people say that Shandong is going to change. From now on, Li Zhi
Instead of talking about the humble words of saints, talk about Legalists. There are fewer and fewer people who listen carefully to what I, You Yipeng, say."
"Some people say that my family's 500 hectares of fertile land will have to pay land taxes in the future, and the unscrupulous people who donated the land will leave, saying that I will lose everything. Even some businessmen who do business dare not take me seriously."
"On the 23rd, Li Zhi looked down. Let me see what these people's expressions will be like when they see me again."
You Yipeng laughed, raised his hands and said to Zhu Youshu: "Your Highness, Li Zhi doesn't take you seriously and openly massacres the staff of "Three Kings Daily". Moreover, once Li Zhi equalizes the land tax, Your Highness, your farm will be gone.
Income. Killing Li Zhi this time can be said to have settled the matter once and for all."
Zhu Youshu said slowly: "Think about it again, is there anything wrong? This time we don't have any dead soldiers who are willing to commit suicide by taking poison."
You Yipeng smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't think about it. After Li Zhi was assassinated by us last time, he reported it to the emperor. The emperor is still in the capital camp to find out how the Rumi gun leaked out! How could they expect to get our Rumi gun?
Did you build it yourself?”
"I have been careful these days, but I found that Li Zhi did not monitor our movements at all. Li Zhi did not suspect us at all. We will definitely succeed this time!"
Zhan Kejian looked at You Yipeng and said with a smile: "Li Zhi did not spy on us. The so-called good general who saves the country can only play tricks like this."
Zhu Youshu thought for a long time and finally said: "Okay, it's settled, this time we will get rid of this national traitor in Shandong!"
