Chapter 5 Sacrifice Two Days Later and Liu Shilong's Demeanor
(It seems I forgot to mention it in the previous chapters——
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Wang Wei and Gao Junya wanted to kill Li Yuan. This matter can only be described in history books as a short paragraph. But in the actual historical scene at that time, the two people must have discussed it many times in private.
To be honest, it is understandable that Wang Wei and Gao Junya want to kill Li Yuan. Both of them are Yang Guang's confidants. When they came to work in Taiyuan, they were specially ordered by Yang Guang to supervise.
If Li Yuan really rebels, both of them are guilty of negligence, and turning their heads is a minor crime.
As for Tian joining the army, it is recorded in history books that he was actually aware of current affairs and later even sneaked into Li Yuan's general's palace.
Wu Ma then looked at Tian Deping in front of him, and it was obvious that he was involved in something very deep.
"Many things are inconsistent with official history, so the endings of Wang Wei and Gao Junya may not be what the history books say. I can never take it for granted and think that my life is definitely not in danger."
Thinking of this, Maima's slightly calm mentality became more tense because the rain festival was finally ruined in the official history.
The voices of the three people in the main hall were not loud to begin with, and the dancing horses were far away. They sounded vague and indistinct, and they barely uttered a few words.
He thought for a moment, then steered the gray snake towards the direction of the three of them. The pulling force behind him became tighter and tighter, as if a spring came out of his own body in the secret room behind and grabbed the gray snake.
"No...you must listen to what they are saying."
After walking forward for seven or eight meters, it was difficult to move an inch.
Fortunately, at this distance, the voices of the three people talking gradually became clearer.
He listened closely, and it was probably Wang Wei who praised Tian Deping's blood sacrifice for his merits, and guessed that Li Yuan must have counter-intentions. He also said that he would definitely ask the sage for credit.
After a while, the three people discussed the rain prayer meeting and sacrifice.
The time is set in two days, which is really a reminder.
There are two locations selected, one is Jinci Temple and the other is the altar in Jinyang Township.
Gao Junya insisted on praying for rain at the Jinci Temple. The reason was that the Jinci Temple was connected to the Qi channel, and God could hear the cries of the people, so the prayer for rain was more likely to succeed.
Wang Wei preferred Jinyang Township because the director of Jinci Temple was close to Li Yuan and would be easily exposed if he wanted to take action.
Wang Wei pointed at Gao Junya's nose and cursed for a long time——
"Are you out of your mind?"
"Pray for rain? We want to kill Li Yuan!"
Gao Junya was also stubborn. He only said that killing innocent people indiscriminately was not what a loyal person did. If Li Yuan hadn't already established a general trend, he would not have agreed to do such a dirty thing in the first place.
Finally, he also told Tian Deping that when offering sacrifices, he must give the sacrifice a happy life and ensure that his soul can rest in peace and not become a lonely ghost.
The two people were arguing, and Wu Ma was thinking: The historical rain prayer meeting was not completed. Otherwise, the emperor Li Yuan would not be able to do it.
As for the reason why it didn't happen, it was because there was a traitor on Wang Wei and Gao Junya's side, an official smaller than Sesame—Liu Shilong, the head of Jinyang Township in Jinyang County.
Thinking of this, Wu Ma perked up: Yes, since Liu Shilong is a traitor, he must be walking around the county magistrate's house often.
"If you want to survive, you must find a way to find him."
As soon as the thought came to my mind, a message came from outside the door:
Liu Shilong came to visit - it turned out that Wang Wei had already made up his mind to do business in Jinyang Township, and invited Liu Shilong over for discussion.
Gao Junya suddenly became furious, "What if the person named Liu is Li Yuan? Wouldn't it kill someone?"
Tian Deping said: "We might as well test it out first and see what happens."
The three of them finally reached an agreement and invited Liu Shilong to come in.
Not long after the guard went out to report, a middle-aged man in a green robe slowly walked in from the door, wearing an official hat with two wings on his head. The tips of both wings were pointed upward, which looked a bit funny.
His eyes are not big, but his eyes are very alert. He looked around before entering the door.
The dancing horse moved forward while observing Liu Shilong. Seeing his clever appearance, he felt a little reassured.
Now that Liu Shilong is here, it can be seen that history is probably still on track. I just wonder if he can get the news out of Wang Wei.
Dancing Horse did not dare to take it lightly, and steered the gray snake hard to move towards Liu Shilong, just in case things changed.
When Liu Shilong entered the hall, Wang Wei welcomed him with a smile, offered him a seat at the end, and introduced the two people in the hall to him one by one.
Liu Shilong was polite and said: "I don't know what the commander-in-chief has to do when he summons his subordinates."
Wang Wei then said that Liu Shilong had outstanding political achievements in Jinyang Township and was well-known by everyone. He intended to recommend Liu Shilong to the Holy Lord for his important use.
Liu Shilong kept his expression and spoke modestly.
Wang Wei nodded in praise and said that he had recommended Liu Shilong to Mr. Tang a long time ago, but Mr. Tang said that although he had outstanding abilities, his qualifications were very limited and he still needed some experience.
After listening to Wang Wei's words, Wu Ma immediately understood - Li Yuan was hereditary Duke of Tang and was the top leader in Taiyuan. Naturally, the Duke of Tang was referring to Li Yuan.
And the twists and turns in Wang Wei's belly do have some tricks.
He arranged Li Yuan's words in a way that was both complimentary and derogatory, which was reasonable and not like deliberately slandering, and was more realistic.
Since ancient times, destroying people's futures is like blocking people's wealth, taking away people's wives, and cannibalizing people's flesh and blood.
If Liu Shilong had not boarded Li Yuan's ship long ago, he would probably hate Li Yuan to death.
After listening to Wang Wei's words, Liu Shilong showed the qualities that a rural cadre with many years of experience at the grassroots level and a founding hero of the Tang Dynasty should have -
He was stunned for a moment, then turned red and said:
"Old thief Li Yuan goes too far! It's all in vain that I usually treat him with respect, but he treats me like this... I'm really..."
As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and looked resentful. The dancing horse secretly applauded him.
Wang Wei glanced in the direction of Duke Tang's Mansion, "Chief Liu, please be careful what you say..."
"Fuck grandma,"
Liu Shilong stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of Li Yuan's mansion,
"He, Li Yuan, is deeply favored by the Holy One, but this thief may not be loyal to the Holy One. I have heard people talk about it recently, saying that Li Yuan recruited troops on a large scale, which seems to be very counter-intuitive. Why don't the Prime Minister go to the court and read his book?
He has ulterior motives and intends to rebel!"
"Oh? Do you have any proof?"
"Just give me some time..."
Wang Wei was about to say something.
However, Tian Deping hit the table angrily and said angrily: "A mere township official dares to slander Duke Tang. If you don't want to live, don't implicate us and others."
"this……"
Wang Wei was stunned for a moment, "Why should Tian Canjun be so harsh? Chief Liu... is just complaining."
Tian Deping said: "This person is talking nonsense. Just because Tang Gong refused to support him, he took revenge and slandered important officials of the court. This shows that he is morally corrupt, has bad character, and cannot be used in a big way."
Just saying this, Wang Wei and Liu Shilong were confused.
The dancing horse in the distance figured it out. Tian Deping must have seen something wrong.
This is not a good sign.
"I can't sit still and wait for death!"
After some movement, the dancing horse was only two or three meters away from Liu Shilong, and the huge pulling force behind him kept pulling him. He was about to faint from the pain, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted.
Seeing that Liu Shilong was getting closer and closer, he thought about how to tell Liu Shilong the message——
Others could only hear the first two words of what he said. This was far from enough. There was too much information that needed to be revealed.
Suddenly I heard Liu Shilong pointing at Tian Deping and glaring angrily:
"Jun Cheng, don't listen to this man's nonsense. If Tang Gong really has any objections, he will join the army as a small soldier, and the boat will be easy to turn around. Jun Cheng, you have a high position and authority..."
"presumptuous!"
Tian Deping stood up and held hands with Wang Wei, "Please forgive me for being humble and rude, but I will take him down now and see where he borrowed his courage from."
"you dare……"
"That's all." Wang Wei seemed to have noticed the hidden meaning in Tian Deping's words. He rolled his eyes and pretended to be a peacemaker.
"We are both serving as officials in Jinyang, so why should we make such an unpleasant scene? For that matter, Shilong will go back first and please wait for my good news."
Liu Shilong glanced angrily at Tian Deping, opened his mouth several times, but finally stood up, handed over his hands, and planned to leave.
At this time, Wu Ma Kankan moved an inch behind Liu Shilong's head, jerked forward, and penetrated into his head in one breath.
Resisting the state of almost fainting, Wu Ma shouted:
"Kill Li Yuan! Wang Wei... wants to kill Li Yuan!"
After saying that, he could no longer withstand the strong pull and retracted like a spring. He rolled up the gray snake's body and rolled and fell into the corner behind the screen.
Looking at Liu Shilong again, he had finished saying goodbye, but he did not leave. His eyes were glancing around, and he probably heard what Wu Ma said.
That's right, after Wu Ma thought about it again and again, he decided to start with "Kill Li"——
Whether it's praying for rain, suppressing rebellion, offering sacrifices, secret rooms, or Li Yuan, these prompts will only make Liu Shilong confused.
"Kill Li" couldn't be more clear.
In Taiyuan, Li Yuan is the biggest Li.
The only people who want to kill Li Yuan are Wang Wei and Gao Junya.
All Liu Shilong needed to know was that Wang Wei wanted to kill Li Yuan.
Then, Mayor Liu can follow the established trajectory in history and complete the greatest mission of his life——
Reported to Li Yuan, opened the floodgates of Jinyang to raise troops, and poured down, creating this mighty river in the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty.
The dancing horse looked towards Liu Shilong.
At this moment, Liu Shilong showed a contradictory state - confused and alert.
He clearly heard Wu Ma's words, but he still hadn't realized what they meant.
He just stood there, his eyes rolling, hoping that the person who had just sent the message would say something more.
Tian Deping sneered: "Is Mr. Liu waiting for a meal?"
Liu Shilong looked at Tian Deping with wandering eyes. Suddenly, he covered his chest and collapsed on the ground.
"Help...help...life!"
The three people in the hall quickly stood up and surrounded him.
The dancing horse couldn't help but want to shout "Great job" - of course Liu Shilong was pretending.
If he fainted here, Wang Wei would definitely leave him at his house to recuperate, and then ask a doctor to treat him.
As long as Liu Shilong stays here, Wu Ma will still have the opportunity to reveal more information. The mayor's mind is really spinning fast.
Gao Junya seemed to be proficient in medical skills. After some investigation, he said, "I'm afraid that Mr. Liu has a heavy workload and doesn't get enough rest. He may have a stroke, but he may not be alive for a while."
"That's how it is,"
Wang Wei's worries subsided a little. He thought that the sacrifice was right in front of him. This was really unlucky, so he had better heal the person and send him away as soon as possible.
"Someone will help me go to the back hall to rest, and then I'll send a doctor to take a look."
Tian Deping leaned into his ear and whispered: "No, absolutely not."
"what happened again."
Tian Deping and Wang Wei winked and pursed their lips towards Liu Shilong, "It's better to ask someone to take Mr. Liu to the medical center for treatment quickly. Otherwise, it will be a waste of time to go back and forth, which is not good."
Gao Junya said: "Chang Liu has fainted so much, how can he withstand the bumps on the road?"
Tian Deping said: "Mr. Liu has fainted so much, how can he withstand a moment's delay?"
Finally, Wang Wei understood what Tian Deping meant, and said, "Then please ask a few strong sedan bearers to carry Mayor Liu to the hospital, and tell him to be careful on the road and avoid bumps."
Gao Junya wanted to say something else, but Wang Wei waved his hand to stop him.
The dancing horse was lying on the corner, and he could only let out a long sigh. He thought to himself that Tian Deping was a character with a delicate mind.
As soon as Liu Shilong was carried out, Tian Deping said: "You two stayed behind, but you forgot that there is something shady in the back hall."
Gao Junya said: "He is already like this, what else is there to worry about?"
Tian Deping said: "Even if he dies now, it would be better than me waiting to cause him misery."
Gao Junya said: "Isn't it because the county magistrate summoned Liu Shilong here that he can be used by me?"
Wang Wei said: "I did think so before..." As he said that, he looked at Tian Deping.
"This head Liu seems to be loyal,"
Tian Deping looked at the stretcher outside the door and narrowed his eyes.
"But I guess he has voted for Li Yuan a long time ago - if not, why didn't he feel a little bit happy when the county magistrate promised to take credit for him? I'm afraid Li Yuan had already promised him the title of marquis and general."
Gao Junya said: "Perhaps this person is very deep in the city, and his emotions and anger are invisible. Or maybe he really cares about the people and doesn't pay much attention to his official career."
"Everyone in the world is motivated by profit. This has been the case from ancient times to the present. How can there be someone who doesn't want fame, profit, and doesn't want to be an official?"
Tian Deping said: "If he is willing to be the head of the township, he is willing to be the county magistrate; if he is willing to be the county magistrate, he dares to be the governor; if he dares to be the governor, he dares to be an extremely popular minister; if he dares to be an extremely popular minister, he may not even be able to get the throne.
Xiao thought about it, wasn't this how the founding saint of this dynasty established the foundation of the Sui Dynasty?"
"As for the city?"
Tian Deping said:
"There are indeed some people like this, but it's just a shallow pit. Look at the pretentious gestures that the county magistrate just talked about Li Yuan, and the mayor Liu. I don't know what relationship he has with the county magistrate. It's just the first time we met you and I. It's far away.
Why don't you show your heart to yourself like this?
If you are so eager to take sides, you may be a fool.
Either he has colluded with Li Yuan a long time ago and wants to deceive us and others for his hard work!"
Well, the dancing horse reluctantly applauded Tian Deping...