Chapter five hundred and sixty-six demon words to confuse the public
Regardless of whether Li Chong was angry or angry, Han Qian said that he would send a warship to seek justice. Several of Li Xiu's subordinates at the western foot of Dasi Mountain rushed over to report the news. Not long after, the Bijia Mountain camp was set up on the main peak.
At about the same time, the lookout post and the sentinel ship sent downstream discovered six galleys loaded with soldiers, heading towards the camp.
Everyone's faces were ashen. They didn't expect Han Qian to be so bold as to threaten him directly with force!
Under such circumstances, Li Pu was so courageous that he did not dare to cross the river to the south bank with just a few small boats.
If he was seized by a warship from Xuzhou Shuiying in the middle of the river, who would he go to to complain?
Although the rumor was spread by Li Chong after he returned to Shuzhou, Han Qian named him because it was Changguo's government who was causing trouble. He named him and went to Li Pu to demand justice. Li Pu could still argue that the matter had nothing to do with him.
Doesn't matter?
Li Zhigao, Yang En and others frowned. They did not expect Han Qian to react so violently to the rumors spread by Li Chong after arriving in Shuzhou.
Yao Xishui and Deng Tai took a deep breath, feeling that this matter was extremely difficult. They did not expect that the situation would suddenly become so serious. Is Han Qian going to openly break with them?
Or maybe Han Qian really just wants justice?
It's just that there's no justice in this rumor. If Li Chong changes his mind and admits his mistake, will Han Qian feel that he's getting justice?
Or is it possible that they will hand over Li Pu and Li Chong, who are destined to be sacrificed, who have failed to accomplish enough and have failed more than they should, to settle the matter?
However, Li Pu was the Duke of Chang State, the Deputy Privy Envoy, and the current head of state. Together with the other Deputy Privy Envoy Zhou Bingwu and the Minister of War Du Chongtao, they can be said to be the three highest-ranking military officials in Dachu.
Emperor Yanyou didn't even issue an order to hold him responsible for the loss of his army, so why did they detain him and hand him over to Han Qian?
If you really want to do that, will there be any dignity left in the court, and will the officials in the court not rise up to attack it?
"Should I go to Dasi Mountain to meet Han Qian?" Yang En said with a frown.
"Let's wait and see who the Marquis of Qianyang will come to seek justice first..." Li Zhigao didn't think that Yang En rushing over to see Han Qian at this time would be of any use, but his eyes stared at You hesitantly and sharply, looking furious.
Li Chong.
During this period, he had to reorganize defenses on the Lujiang and Bijia Mountain front lines, and strengthen the control of various troops. He rushed non-stop to Shuzhou, Songyang, Lujiang, Tongling and other places. Li Chong fled back to Shuzhou and also
I only met twice briefly and didn't have the chance to ask about many details.
Li Chong was so eager to spread these rumors that he couldn't help but think of some things.
"Brother, why are you staring at me?"
When Li Chong saw Li Zhigao staring at him with sinister eyes, he felt an indescribable irritation in his heart and said angrily,
"Han Qian wants to seek justice. Can't he seek justice for the tens of thousands of generals who died tragically at Hongzepu and Zhongli City? In Wuling City, Wen Ruilin was the first to find Han Qian after he was captured, saying that he could lower his rank
Long, to open the way for the attack on Tanzhou. At that time, not only did she cherish the water, but Chun Shisanniang was present, and Zhang Ping, the young eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was also present to witness it with her own eyes. I was surprised at the time that Han Qian didn't even want such a big contribution.
Only then did we realize that this man had harbored evil intentions for a long time. And various signs indicate that when the navy attacked Hongzepu, Han Qian was most likely in Jinling. I'm afraid that both Your Majesty and the Queen Mother were kept in the dark about what he was thinking!"
"Have you said enough?" Li Zhigao asked in a deep voice.
"I also know that at this time, we should ignore the past grudges and fight against the Liang invaders together. However, the generals below are not angry with the traitors and want to seek justice for the tens of thousands of generals who died tragically in Hongzepu and Zhongli. How can I cover their mouths?
?" Li Chong said angrily.
As long as the imperial court does not issue an edict to investigate the crime, his father will be the Duke of Chang Guo, the deputy privy envoy. His rank is still above Li Zhigao. Together with the other deputy privy envoy Zhou Bingwu and the Minister of War Du Chongtao, he can be said to be the highest-ranking military officer in Dachu.
He was also the dignified deputy commander of the You Shenwu Army, and he didn't believe that Li Zhigao could do anything to him.
"Okay, since you said that these rumors are spread by your generals and have nothing to do with you - come here, I will detain these rogue soldiers who are deceiving the public with their lies!" Li Zhigao said mercilessly.
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At this time, even if the Empress Dowager pursues Li Pu and Li Chong for the defeat of the army, they must first be recalled to Jinling, and the Privy Council, Yushitai, and Dali Temple will come forward to try them.
Li Zhigao didn't want the morale of the army to be disturbed again, so he had nothing to do with Li Chong for the time being. However, Li Chong blamed the spreading of rumors on the soldiers who had returned from fleeing together, but Li Zhigao did not need to be polite and directly ordered these people to be detained for telling lies.
"Zhigao, what do you mean?" Li Pu asked in a deep voice.
Since the Qin and Han dynasties, it has been a serious crime to provoke the public by lying, criticizing, and making evil remarks.
At the earliest, Qin Shihuang killed more than 400 Confucian scholars as a crime of monstrous speech. In the past dynasties, there were many cases of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan. When the Chu State was founded in Jinling, monstrous speech and falsehood were also serious crimes. Emperor Yanyou established the Jinyun Division as a crime.
His duty is to observe and listen to false opinions on government affairs and to mislead the public with his monstrous words.
Li Zhigao may have taken advantage of Li Pu, and Li Chong had no choice but to detain the soldiers who fled to Shuzhou with Li Chong, so he still had to keep his word.
Faced with Li Pu's question, Li Zhigao did not respond with a sullen face. He just turned his head, stared sternly at Deng Tai, who looked hesitant, and said word by word: "Liang Jun is coming fiercely, and the Marquis of Qianyang is here."
In the Qiancheng of the country, a lone army is guarding Tangyi, guarding the gates of Chu. These soldiers do not think about the merits of the Marquis of Qianyang, but criticize his mistakes, disrupt the morale of our army, and are heinous..."
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It was Han Qian who openly used force to coerce him, and he should also recruit the people from the former Xinchang Hou Mansion for his own use. Deng Tai did not understand that Li Zhigao succumbed to Han Qian's coercion, but in turn attacked the soldiers around Li Chong, but
He had been working under Li Zhigao's orders for these years. Seeing Li Zhigao's unbelievable expression, he immediately took the initiative and led his guards like tigers and wolves to rush out and kill the dozen or so soldiers around Li Chong who were preparing to cross the river and return to Jinling together.
Seized.
"Father..." Li Chong did not expect that Li Zhigao would directly arrest him, so he shouted to Li Pu in a panic.
"Father, if you are not busy crossing the river, go back to the camp and rest first." Li Zhigao ignored Li Chong's reaction and said directly to Li Pu.
"Humph!" Li Pu snorted coldly, swung his sleeves and walked along the stone path towards the Bijia Mountain camp.
Li Chong didn't want to leave, nor did he stay. He was like a trapped animal in a cage, walking around for a few steps. Looking at Li Zhigao's face ashen, he seemed to have made up his mind to hand over the soldier as an explanation, and there seemed to be no room for accommodation.
He could only chase his father back to the camp first.
Li Qi, who originally planned to wait for two or three days to wait for all the generals to gather before crossing the river back to Jinling, had the courage to surpass the three armies, but he did not know how to deal with the situation in front of him.
His father and second brother left in anger, but he and Li Xiu could not ignore the more than a thousand subordinates detained by Han Qian's order.
After a while, six galleys and galleys slowly approached the dock.
"Should we go back to the camp first?" Deng Tai said worriedly as he saw the galley filled with soldiers.
Li Zhigao is currently in Shuzhou, focusing on rectifying the military affairs of the Huaixi Forbidden Army and building defense along the Lujiang River and Bijia Mountain. They are squeezing out limited money and food to build docks and naval camps along the mouth of the river at the southern foot of Bijia Mountain. The docks are extremely crude.
There are not many garrison troops and hundreds of small and medium-sized transport and fishing boats, and it is even less possible to compete with the six galleys used by the Xuzhou Water Camp as the main battleships.
Deng Tai had to be prepared for the possibility of Tangyi soldiers launching a surprise attack on them.
However, Li Zhigao remained unmoved. He and Marquis Yang En of Liyang stood on the river pier hand in hand, watching the incoming ships getting closer and closer until they could clearly see the face of Jiangzhou Governor Zhou Fang.
No matter what, it was impossible for Li Zhigao to show weakness in front of his generals. He stared at Zhou Fang and asked in a deep voice: "The governor of Zhou personally led the warships to my Bijiashan camp. What advice can you give me?"
Seeing Liyang Marquis Yang En standing in front of the dock, Zhou Wen bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "Li Hou's words are serious. It has been more than half a year since I led the Jiangzhou soldiers to reinforce Jinling. Logically, I should have returned to Jiangzhou long ago. Qianyang Marquis
Worried about the rampant bandits on the river and the unsafe journey, Zong Jing led a warship to escort me. I saw Yang Houye and Li Hou by the river from a distance, so I came over to say hello..."
It is doubtful that Wen Ruilin could escape from Li Zhigao, but the troops were so ruthless that no one could care to speculate at this time.
However, who could have imagined that at the beginning of the preparation of the Tangyi Army, they fought two tough battles with numerous casualties, but Li Zhigao allowed these rumors to spread within the Huaixi Forbidden Army, and even allowed his generals to ridicule the generals of the Tangyi Army in person.
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If Han Qian still swallows his anger at this time, how will he fight the next attack on Liyang?
Of course, Han Qian could not blatantly use force or directly block the Yangtze River waterway to coerce the Huaixi Forbidden Army to give him an explanation. However, as Lin Jingzong led a water camp to escort Zhou Tan back to Jiangzhou, no one could fault him.
Li Zhigao glanced at Yang En and saw that his expression became serious. He knew in his heart that Yang En understood the significance of Zhou Tan's return to Jiangzhou at this time.
Jiangzhou controls Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River waterway, and its strategic position is equivalent to Yueyang.
Zhou Dan returned to Jiangzhou under the escort of warships. Everyone had to consider how serious the consequences would be if Han Qian used troops to block Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River waterway if he really wanted to break up.
Of course, as Zhou Tan is the governor of Jiangzhou, he could have previously sent the state's Sima or Sibing to join the army or led the state's soldiers to reinforce him. It was just that Zhou Tan wanted to have the opportunity to lead the army in battle, so he came in person. But Zhou Tan's situation
When he returned to Jiangzhou, he did not need to ask for an order, and others could not criticize him.
"I wonder if Mr. Zhou knows why Marquis Qianyang wanted to detain my generals at the mouth of Wushou River?" Li Xiu asked in a loud voice, concerned about the safety of his subordinates.
"The Marquis of Qianyang received a report that the remnants of the You Shenwu Army who had broken out of the siege were infiltrated by enemies. In order to prevent the enemy from following the remnants and fleeing into Dachu territory to spread rumors and disrupt the morale of our army, the Marquis of Qianyang could only
Detain them first. General Li Xiu, please rest assured that Marquis Qianyang will never wrongly accuse any of the Chu generals. It’s just that the review will take time. General Li Xiu, please wait patiently." Zhou Pan said.
Seeing Han Qian using such excuses to detain people, Li Xiu was so angry that her face was livid, but she had nothing to do.