Chapter 54 Seeing the absurd without saying a word
Except for Li Fengan, the most eloquent person, who could make the emperor make such a ridiculous decision.
Liang Zhen read that memorial, and everyone thought it was ridiculous.
How could the emperor allow it?
"The emperor is too ridiculous." Liang Zhen threw the wine glass on the table.
People at the wine table put down their wine glasses. They didn't know how to answer this sentence. They scolded Li Fengan for being easy to talk, scolded the emperor...or they should pretend not to hear.
"Li Fengan is dead, and I can't defeat him." Liang Zhen's face was full of frustration.
Wu Ya'er poured wine for him: "Sir, how could he have done it without you? This time he bowed his head and begged you."
Liang Zhen looked at the refilled wine: "He was plotting against me, not begging me. Why did he send such a ridiculous memorial to me? Because people who are close to him will never be contaminated by such ridiculous things, and only
My enemy."
For the enemy, the more ridiculous and ridiculous the opponent, the more advantageous it is. It is not a trouble but an opportunity.
So even though he knew it was a provocation, Liang Zhen still accepted it without hesitation.
"My confidence is the emperor." He picked up the wine glass and said, "How can a child with a yellow mouth sit in a position of authority? The person who made this suggestion is crazy, and the person who agreed to this suggestion is also crazy."
He didn't drink, he raised the glass and poured it on his head.
"The little Jiedushi, the ten Jiedushi of Great Xia have become a joke from now on."
People around him hurriedly stood up to try to dissuade him. Some grabbed the wine glasses and some wiped their faces with their sleeves.
Liang Zhen waved his sleeves and pointed to the sky: "What a shame." He then pointed to the ground and said, "Li Fengan, when you die, I want everyone to die with you, and Daxia will also die with you. You were a wicked person in life, and after death
He is an evil ghost and you will not have a good death."
Li Fengan is already dead, and there is no other way to die a good death.
"The boss is drunk." Wu Ya'er helped Liang Zhen and scolded Li Feng'an that it was okay. If he continued scolding, he should scold the emperor. This would not be good.
It’s not that the emperor can’t scold him. In the past, when courtiers pointed at the emperor’s nose and scolded him, the emperor just smiled. But as Liang Zhen said, now the emperor is very ridiculous.
It is difficult to predict an absurd emperor.
The Liang family members did not dare to let Liang Zhen drink here anymore, so together with Wu Ya'er, they took Liang Zhen, who refused to leave, back to the bedroom.
The banquet dispersed before it was over.
Liang Zhen's descendants wanted to accompany Wu Ya'er and others to continue drinking: "It's not easy for you to come here once."
The guards were not allowed to leave without orders. They sneaked all the way from Mobei. The difficulty was not only the long distance.
Wu Ya'er declined: "This incident has caused a great shock, you should go ahead and get busy."
Liang Zhen's descendants were very satisfied with Wu Ya'er's response. Liang Zhen valued Wu Ya'er particularly, and promoted him from an ordinary soldier in the Zhenwu Army. In addition to being brave and good at fighting, his quick thinking and knowing how to advance and retreat was also very important.
It's just a pity that after being promoted to a certain level, it's not just about military merit, but also about family background. This Wu Ya'er's life experience is unknown and he seems to be an orphan.
No matter how much Liang Zhen loved and cherished his talents, there was nothing he could do. He himself had to retire before his achievements were accomplished.
I hope this Wu Ya'er will have a chance to turn around in the future.
Liang Zhen's descendants placed the remaining banquet in the guest room and asked Wu Ya'er and the others to continue as a midnight snack. Wu Ya'er did not refuse.
The master of the Liang family left, and the servants were politely sent away by Wu Ya'er and others. The few of them could talk as they pleased.
A man put a piece of meat into his mouth, chewed it, and said, "This Li Fengan is really awesome."
"This is my first son-in-law military governor in Great Xia." Another man laughed, "I have to say, Mr. Liang is really no match for Li Fengan."
They were joking and commenting, but Wu Ya'er remained silent until someone asked him. He raised his head when asked: "Li Fengan? He has always been very powerful. He doesn't need this incident to prove it, but..."
He frowned slightly, making his eyes look longer and more delicate.
"But what?" asked my companion, sighing with regret, "But it's really a pity. I originally wanted to take advantage of Li Fengan's death to see if I could get a piece of Jiannan Road's pie, but I didn't expect that even though Li Fengan was dead, he got there first."
"It's not the key that Li Fengan's son got there first." Wu Ya'er looked at everyone, "The key to this matter is Li Fengan's arrangement or someone else's."
Everyone sat up straight and put down their hands and drinks. Who else could it be if it wasn't Li Fengan?
"That memorial was written by Miss Li, Li Fengan's daughter." Wu Ya'er said.
The people from Jiannan Road called and said it was their eldest lady, but wasn't it just in name?
"Li Fengan died very quickly and in a hurry. If he wanted to request a title for his son, wouldn't it be more appropriate when he had just died? Why did he wait so long?" Wu Ya'er looked at everyone.
Yes, when the news of death came, the emperor was most sympathetic. Now that more than half a year has passed, the emperor's feelings are also the easiest to dissipate.
"If it was really his arrangement, it would be fine. Jiezu was just one step ahead. He is already dead after all. He can arrange for his son to guard Jiannan Road, but he can't arrange whether he can guard it or not." Wu Ya'er pinched his hand.
Spinning the chopsticks slowly, "But if this matter was not arranged by him but by this eldest lady, it shows that Li Fengan's children have the talent to be successful, and it will not be easy for us to get a share of the pie."
Everyone understands.
"Miss Li is still a child, right? Can she really arrange this?"
"Have you tricked Mr. Liang?"
"I heard that I have been engaged to my nephew from Xiangnan in Longyou."
"The Xiang family of Jiannan Road has already occupied half of it."
Everyone tried to discuss this Miss Li, but Li Fengan's children have always been as high as gods, and it was difficult for mortals to get a glimpse of them. They knew very little about it, and nothing could be discussed.
Wu Ya'er waved his hand: "Let's stop Jiannan Road. We were just taking a look. Jiannan Road is too far away for us."
A bearded man hesitated: "Do you still want to tell the boss about An's abnormal behavior? He turned Pinglu into Fan Yang."
Pinglu and Fan Yang were both Jiedu envoys, but now Pinglu Jiedu envoy was forced to stay in Fan Yang, and he did not know whether he was alive or dead. Fan Yang's soldiers and horses from Ankang Mountain had already occupied Pinglu.
This is their biggest purpose here.
"No more talking," Wu Ya'er said, "Winter is coming soon and the border is uneasy. He can be said to have joined forces for joint defense. This is not the first time."
But he was more naked and unscrupulous than the first time, and he always took bigger steps step by step.
"This time is different from before. Ankang Mountain not only occupies Pinglu, but is also expanding and has reached east of the river." The bearded man whispered.
Hedong is the emperor's barrier.
Wu Ya'er was silent: "The emperor is no longer the same as before."
Ankang Shan has always been domineering and domineering. People often accuse Ankang Shan of impeaching him. Every time Ankang Shan has a reason to explain and is protected by the imperial concubine, he pretends to be crazy and cries.
"In the past, the emperor scolded and questioned, even though it was a mild punishment." Wu Ya'er clicked his chopsticks on the table, "This time we came to the capital to see with our own eyes and hear with our own ears. Now the emperor has not been involved in government affairs for a long time.
Now, Concubine Luo is more prosperous than ever."
This was actually expected, but it did not stop him from trekking to the capital, just like Liang Zhen, who knew he was going to provoke the generals but still entered the palace with Miss Li's memorial because he still had hope for the emperor.
But what do they see now?
"Li Fengan is dead, and the emperor can grant his son the title of military envoy. If Ankangshan is still alive, it doesn't matter if he turns Pinglu into Fan Yang."
Is it absurd? Ridiculous things are no longer absurd.
"Pack your things, we'll leave early tomorrow morning." Wu Ya'er threw away his chopsticks.
The bearded man opposite raised his hand to catch it. At the same time, other people also threw chopsticks over. The man reached out to catch all the chopsticks with his hands. This was their usual little game, with a handful of chopsticks on the table.
, several people stood up with a smile, returning home like an arrow.
No matter how good the capital is, it is not where they feel at ease.
Wu Ya'er, who was walking towards the door, suddenly stopped and frowned slightly.
"What's wrong?" people behind him asked hurriedly.
Wu Yaer put her hand on her heart: "My heart seems to be sad because I didn't follow the original plan."
Feeling a little sad? What does this mean?
"Crow, you are a rough guy, don't act like a young lady." The bearded man patted him on the shoulder, "Say we can understand."
Wu Ya'er laughed and punched his heart twice, crushing the inexplicable discomfort. His chest made a powerful thumping sound: "Sleep, eat, kill the enemy."
Everyone also beat their chests with their hands, slept well, ate well, and killed the enemy well.
This was the truth and life they understood. Several people returned to their respective residences along the corridor to sleep, and night enveloped the Liang Mansion.
The capital is a city that never sleeps, but tonight is a bit gloomy. The singing and dancing banquets in many houses have stopped. This is of course not because the emperor has returned to the palace. The emperor and his concubine like banquets, singing and dancing the most, and not long after returning to the palace, they announced that they will hold a palace banquet tomorrow night.
But this time no one discussed the palace banquet tomorrow night. Everyone was more concerned about the emperor's imperial edict today.
This year, Li Fengan's name spread throughout the capital for the second time. The first time was the news of his death.
Prime Minister Cui Zheng was also talking about Li Fengan.
"I didn't expect to hear his name again. Death is like a lamp going out. High-ranking officials and powerful people, even princes and nobles, will turn into dust after death and will be scattered when the wind blows."
Cui Zheng is fifty-eight years old this year. Time has not made him older, but has made him more elegant. He pointed his finger at Li Fengan's name on the imperial edict and sighed: "I don't dare to think about this after I die."
There were three middle-aged men sitting in the hall, wearing casual clothes that could not hide their official authority.
"Your Majesty is a sentimental and nostalgic person." A man with a reddish face said, "Li Fengan once again sacrificed his life for the country."
The other person disagreed with his words and snorted: "Your Majesty has become more sentimental in recent years, but he is not nostalgic. How many meritorious ministers have been suppressed by the Luo family. What did the emperor say?"
These matters are not what we need to discuss today, and the last person ignored them: "This is not the emperor's decision, it is ridiculous and unnecessary."
The other two people's thoughts were pulled back.
"The wealth of soldiers and horses in Jiannan Road is indeed coveted, but to His Majesty, the whole world belongs to him, and it doesn't matter whoever takes over as the Jiedushi of Jiannan Road." The square-faced man said, "Prime Minister, Your Majesty originally agreed with us.
Recommended by Han Xu.”
"Now that the military governor has been captured by Li Fengan's ten-year-old son, Han Xu has become the governor of Yizhou." Another man shook hands and leaned forward, "Han Xu will still be in charge of Jiannan Road."
"But without the banner, the forty-year-old Han Xu would be suppressed by a ten-year-old child." Another person sneered, "This has no impact on the emperor, but it has a great impact on us."
"Whoever controls that kid will control Jiannan Road. The emperor doesn't care, because everyone belongs to him, but it's different for people other than the emperor." The square-faced man frowned.
Cui Zheng interrupted their discussion: "No need to guess, Quan Hai did this. The emperor did not see the Li family's entourage today. It was Quan Hai who summoned them."
Nowadays, apart from Concubine Luo, the only person who can make the emperor make ridiculous decisions is Quan Hai. The three people in the hall were silent.
"Luo Shi has disrupted the palace, and now Quan Hai has extended his hand to the government, and the court is in danger." The square-faced man said bitterly.
"Jiannan Road is not under Quan Hai's control." Another man said coldly, "We have Han Xu, separated by the Ten Thousand Mountains, and the prime minister is here. He is a eunuch in the inner palace, and he can't stretch his hands so long.
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"His hand relies on the emperor." Cui Zheng said, "The emperor also needs to rely on others if he wants to reach out to the world. Don't panic, we have to take a long-term view on this matter."
The long term is too far, what should they do with their original plan now? The three of them looked at each other.
"The Luo family has agreed to help Wu Zhang." The square-faced man whispered, "When will he be allowed to come to Beijing?"
Cui Zheng shook his head: "He doesn't need to come."
Don’t want to come? They have everything ready and all they need is Dongfeng. Wu Zhang is this Dongfeng. If Wu Zhang doesn’t come, how will things be done?
Is it because Quanhai now has Jiannan Road and will not be interested in Wu Zhang?
"The whole sea will not resent the large number of people." The square-faced man argued, "Jiannan Road is far away. Wu Zhang's leadership of the army and power at the feet of the emperor quenched the near thirst of the whole sea."
"Quan Hai already knows that the prime minister wants to get rid of him. Don't leave the palace now, and don't leave His Majesty's side even in the imperial city." Another man whispered, "Wu Zhang is a member of the Luo family, and Quan Hai is close to Luo family.
If we share weal and woe, the whole sea will trust Wu Zhang, and we will be able to cooperate internally and externally."
If the east wind does not come, everything will be in vain.
"Wu Zhang is the east wind. It's still true now." Cui Zheng knocked on the imperial edict on the table, "It's just that now the west wind suddenly came."
He was referring to Jiannan Road, which suddenly appeared in the capital in front of the whole sea. The three of them understood.
"Of course Quan Hai doesn't mind that there are too many people. Wu Zhang can definitely be used by Quan Hai." Cui Zheng said, "It's just that the kid has to go to Beijing to thank him for the festival. If we take action at this time, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome."
That's really troublesome.
Li Fengan's eldest daughter wrote in the memorial to the emperor the number of soldiers and horses in Jiannan Road. Although they had known that Li Fengan was a wealthy man and had many soldiers in Jiannan Road, the number they heard still surprised them.
"Li...what's that kid's name?" asked the man on the other side, "It's impossible for him to bring all the soldiers and horses when he comes to the capital, and we can say hello to him."
"The whole sea can give them, can't we?" Another man also suggested.
Cui Zheng smiled: "I really can't give him what Quan Hai can give him. What he wants is the Jiedushi of Jiannan Road. Only Quan Hai can convince the emperor of such a ridiculous thing, and the emperor can't do such a ridiculous thing."
Just trust the whole sea."
After saying the last sentence, his smile disappeared and his face became gloomy and ugly.
When it comes to influence on the emperor, Prime Minister Cui Zheng had to admit that he could not compare with Quan Hai, especially in recent years. This was something that the court could not tolerate.
How could eunuchs wield power in the great Xia Dynasty, so the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty were bent on wiping out the whole sea, but the concubines of the Luo family, who were equally domineering and increasingly intolerable, fell behind.
Everything was planned originally. With this adjustment of troops and horses in the important areas of the capital, Wu Zhang, who had already surrendered, brought troops from Henan Province to Beijing and pretended to worship Quan Hai. Quan Hai now controlled the emperor, but he had no military power. For Wu
Zhang's surrender was bound to come without hesitation, and then he took advantage of Zhang's unpreparedness to cooperate with others, and Qing Jun attacked Quanhai from the side.
Everything was ready, but the east wind just waited for an order. As a result, a gust of west wind blew first, overwhelming the east wind.
"It is difficult to provide help in times of trouble, but it is easy to add icing on the cake. The whole sea has already taken the first step. We cannot easily test the Jiannan Road and must take our time." Although Cui Zheng regretted it, he was not discouraged. "This matter is not a trivial matter. If there is anything wrong, we cannot act rashly.
, after all, Quan Hai has been following His Majesty for decades, and His Majesty is closer to Quan Hai than to the Crown Prince."
The man in front of him muttered: "The prince is cowardly."
"If he wasn't cowardly, he wouldn't have been the crown prince." Cui Zheng said, "Look at King Lu and King Zhao, even Daxia can't remember them."
There was a gentle knock on the door. The only one who could approach at this time was one of his own. Cui Zheng said, "Come in."
An attendant came in wearing a late autumn night dew and bowed his head: "Zhao Lin, who went to Fan Yang, wrote a letter back, saying that the An family had no intention of rebellion. Luo Qing framed him because he was jealous that the imperial concubine favored him and sent the prince's three princesses to him.
Xu married his son, Luo Qing also wanted to ask his son to marry the princess." He held up a letter again, "This is the letter from Ankangshan to the prime minister."
Cui Zheng reached out and took it, opened it and took a look.
"What did he say?" the man next to him asked.
Cui Zheng smiled: "It's just some disgusting words. He said that if he is worried, he is willing to come to Beijing to raise horses for His Majesty."
The eyes of the three people in the hall lit up: "Call him."
Cui Zheng shook his head: "Wait a moment, wait until we get rid of Quan Hai, and then get rid of this bastard boy, let him come now, it will be bad if this boy colludes with the Quan Hai Luo family, this boy's troops are no less than those in Jiannan
He said, a west wind is enough, but if a north wind comes, it will be chaotic.
He threw the letter into the incense burner on the desk. The room became hazy with the curling green smoke, and the figures of several people swayed.
The night faded and the sky became slightly brighter. Wu Ya'er and his party had already walked out of the city gate and looked back at the capital city entrenched in the morning mist.
"This trip is in vain." The bearded man sighed.
I was ambitious when I arrived, but felt sad when I faced the reality.
"It's not in vain." Wu Ya'er said, lifting the hat that covered his head and face, "We are fortunate to have the guidance of Governor Li Fengan."
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(It can be seen that no one is interested in this plot... a simple and neat chapter will clear things up.)