The refugees have changed and have begun to cause trouble outside Wuyang City. The soldiers guarding the city relied on their official power to stop them several times, but they only temporarily retreated. A large number of refugees still gathered outside Wuyang City and might actually rush in at any time.
Enter the city.
The 50,000 Red Dragon troops stationed outside the city have been transferred there, ready to stop the refugees who are filled with resentment.
Li Danqing was very talented when he entered the palace.
As soon as he entered the Xiangfeng Hall, he saw hundreds of civil and military officials arriving in the hall.
Li Danqing's arrival made everyone in the palace turn to look at Prince Li.
"Li Danqing! Look at the good things you have done!" Before Li Danqing could say anything, Lu Chenji took the lead and scolded Li Danqing angrily.
Li Danqing frowned and looked at the Master of Guiyu Mansion in astonishment, blinked his eyes, and asked: "Where did Master Lu get so angry? Why did he start shouting when we met?
Wouldn't it be insulting to spread the word?"
"It's an insult to gentlemen! At this point, do you think I still care about this!?" Lu Chenji said angrily.
"Which juncture does this juncture refer to?" Li Danqing asked in confusion.
Seeing Li Danqing pretending to be confused, Lu Chenji became more and more angry. He said: "Li Danqing! Outside Wuyang City, the refugees are causing trouble. This matter has become a big deal. Don't tell me. Regarding this matter, you
Don’t know anything!”
"Oh?" When Li Danqing heard this, he raised his eyebrows and immediately looked at the other party and said, "So this is what Palace Master Lu was talking about!"
As he said this, he changed the subject and immediately asked: "But what does this matter have to do with me, Li Danqing?"
"Li Danqing! You are very forgetful!" Lu Chenji sneered at that time and said: "Who in this court vowed to lead troops to meet the enemy and fight to the death with the Liao people?"
"After all this, half a month has passed. Where is the enemy that Prince Li is facing?"
"You're still wandering around in Wuyang City. What's wrong? Are you timid? Don't you dare to go?"
When Master Ji on the high platform heard these words, she frowned and almost stood up to say something for Li Danqing, but at this moment Li Danqing stretched out his hand to stop Master Ji who was about to get up, and then looked at Lu Chen
Ji said: "I don't care whether what the old palace master said is right or wrong. I just want to ask the old palace master, what does these things have to do with the refugee rebellion outside Wuyang City at the moment?"
"What does it matter? The prince is pretending to be confused again!" At this time, Xiang Luowen stepped forward and said: "Where do these refugees come from? They are just from the three counties of Xizhou, Wangshan and Qionglai. They have suffered
I hate the Liao people so much because of the calamity caused by the Liao people. I originally expected the imperial army to help them solve their problems and regain their lost territory!"
"But Prince Li has still been living in Wuyang City for such a long time. How can these refugees not feel resentful and make trouble!?"
"I know you two want to kill me, but do you believe such rhetoric?" Li Danqing felt funny when he saw the two singing in harmony.
"Rhetoric! Isn't this the truth?" Lu Chenji was exposed by Li Danqing in person, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed on his face. He said in a deep voice: "Li Danqing, I advise you not to rely on the eldest princess's love to push you too far, thinking that this
No one in the court can do anything to you! Since today’s talk is about this, you should explain to me why Gu Quan died? Why did you remove a large number of generals from the White Armor Army and the Red Dragon Army from their official positions!"
"Their official positions are all conferred by the imperial court. Without the imperial court's permission, what is your position and how can you seize their official titles!"
"What's the matter? The Crown Prince is not satisfied in front of you, but the Crown Prince still wants greater authority?"
Li Danqing smiled even more when he heard this, and said: "I'm still surprised."
"I killed one of your dogs, and drove out all the bastards you planted around me. You haven't done anything for so long, and I thought you were wise. You have been making trouble for so long, but you are here to plot against me.
"
Li Danqing's words could be said to show no mercy to everyone. In the past, Lu Chenji and Xiang Luowen would have been furious, but now they obviously have a better memory. Although they looked at Li Danqing with unkind eyes, they
He endured it and did not have an attack.
Li Danqing didn't care, and continued: "It is true that there are refugees outside the city, but who among you dares to say that these refugees are caused by my son?"
After Li Danqing said this, he did not give anyone a chance to refute. He turned to look at Ji Yuzhi and Ji Yao who were standing in the corner among the crowd.
Nowadays, the eldest princess supervises the country, and the heir to the nominal throne has not yet been decided. Ji Quan, Ji Fei, and Ji Yao Yuzhi naturally have the right to supervise the country in theory.
Therefore, in these days, Ji Yuzhi and Ji Yao were present at every court meeting to listen to the government affairs.
It's just that this scene is a bit of a burden to the two siblings.
After all, it was somewhat difficult for Little Elk to understand a large group of people standing together chattering incessantly. In her opinion, instead of wasting time like this, it would be more practical for everyone to sit together and eat and drink.
As for Ji Yuzhi, these quarrels were too boring, and he couldn't say anything due to his status, so it was very boring.
At this moment, Li Danqing suddenly glanced at him. Ji Yuzhi was stunned, a little surprised by Li Danqing's behavior.
After all, in his opinion, although Li Danqing is not very smart, he is not helpless about this matter.
Thinking like this, Li Danqing's voice suddenly came: "Why don't we let our third prince tell us why the refugees changed?"
When these words came out, everyone present was stunned on the spot, looking at Ji Yuzhi with confused expressions.
Ji Yuzhi was not used to being watched by so many people, and he became increasingly confused as to why Li Danqing would push him to the forefront at this time.
Facing his doubtful gaze, Li Danqing just blinked at him.
Ji Yuzhi was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately reacted——
Before Li Danqing got rid of the charge of regicide and took over the army to go to the west, Li Danqing once found Ji Yuzhi.
He said: "If you want to seize the throne, the opportunity is right in front of you."
"From now on, you can participate in government affairs, but remember you can only listen, not speak."
"Until one day, I think the time is right, I will naturally let you play, but you have to remember, you just say what I tell you to say."
Ji Yuzhi frowned, looked at Li Danqing and asked, "You want to hold me hostage and make me a powerful minister?"
At that time, Li Danqing just smiled and did not explain: "Just be obedient."
…
Ji Yuzhi came to his senses.
He calmed down his mind, glanced at Li Danqing, straightened his spine and said: "The number of refugees outside the city has exceeded one million a few days ago, but the disaster relief rice grains distributed by the court have always been in accordance with the regulations.
Calculated based on the number of 200,000 refugees.”
"If this continues, some people will inevitably go hungry, and poverty will lead to change. I am afraid that the chaos among the refugees has nothing to do with whether Prince Li sends troops or not, but just because those refugees can no longer survive..."
This was the first time that all the civil and military officials present heard the remarks of the third prince, who had been almost forgotten before.
Although these words are not too profound inferences, in fact most of the people present understand this truth, but they are surprised that the third prince is only twelve years old after all, and he is calm and calm at this moment.
But it makes people wonder.
Such thoughts just arose, but the other party continued: "Of course, these are superficial things."
"Master Lu and Master Xiang have been in charge of the government for many years. You must know these things better than Yu Zhi, but even so, you still refuse your aunt's proposal to increase disaster relief rice grains at every court meeting on the grounds that Wuyang City's treasury is empty.
.”
"What's the conspiracy behind this? I think you two know better than me."
Originally, the words that Ji Yuzhi had just said and the demeanor he showed had already surprised everyone, but now that these words were spoken, everyone was even more shocked.
"Planning? Third prince! You are still young, and I don't want to argue with you. The affairs of the court are extremely complicated and involve many things. It is a good thing that the prince is willing to share the worries of the eldest princess, but his vision and knowledge still need to be tempered." Xiang
Luowen said Shen Shen at this moment. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, everyone present could hear the unkindness in the Lord's tone.
"Yes, imperial brother, things in the court are very complicated. You are still young and you only see the surface of some things. However, it is a good thing that you have this intention. You can come to my house in the future and I can teach you more.
"The second prince Ji Fei stepped forward and said.
Ji Fei is quick-thinking, and this matter concerns the royal family. Although Ji Yuzhi's identity as a prince is just a decoration in the eyes of most people, but where his name is, naturally it is most appropriate for him to come forward to persuade him.
"It's nothing complicated." But Ji Yuzhi didn't appreciate it. At that time, he frowned and said: "Our Wuyang City's treasury is still full, and we are fully capable of dealing with the refugees outside the city, but Palace Master Xiang and Lu Palace
However, the Lord has repeatedly made things difficult. In the final analysis, it is for selfish desires rather than public interests, and it has nothing to do with the country they keep talking about."
"It's nothing more than waiting for the livelihood of the refugees to change, and then bringing up the matter of moving the capital again, and then throwing the blame on Li Danqing, killing two birds with one stone, and killing two birds with one stone."
Ji Yuzhi's words were spoken without mercy, and only someone of Ji Yuzhi's age and the status of a prince could say such words to make Xiang Luowen and Lu Chenji speechless.
Li Danqing nodded with satisfaction. Not willing to give the two of them time to react, he stretched out his hand and patted it gently.
The clapping of applause resounded throughout the Xiangfeng Palace, and when it fell into the ears of Xiang Luowen and Lu Chenji, it seemed so harsh.
"Prince Yuzhi's analysis is very clear, but I don't know what the two palace masters think about this?" Li Danqing squinted his eyes and asked the two of them.
"Li Danqing! What are your intentions in instigating the prince and slandering us!?" Xiang Luowen came back to his senses, looked at Li Danqing and angrily shouted.
"Prince Yuzhi thought of these words himself, how can he be said to have been instigated by me?" Li Danqing asked aggrievedly after hearing the words. Finally, he changed the topic and suppressed the aggrieved look on his face, and then
He sighed and said: "What's more, isn't Prince Yuzhi telling the truth? This can't be considered slander after all, right?"
these words
At the exit, everyone present was shocked and looked at Li Danqing in astonishment. Of course they knew that Li Danqing represented the power of the eldest princess and could not deal with either the princelings or the second prince's party.
However, the eldest princess’s foundation in the court was still shallow. Apart from some prestige among the people and the support of Zhu Zijia, she had almost no party members. Therefore, most of the time, Li Danqing dealt with both sides, but today he has never been here.
When he was in the prime minister's palace, Li Danqing showed his sharpness uncharacteristically. At this moment, he even pointed the finger at Xiang Luowen and Lu Chenji, as if he really wanted to break up with both parties!
The atmosphere in Xiangfeng Palace became completely tense at this moment.
Xiang Luowen and Lu Chenji also changed their expressions, and for a moment they were not sure what Li Danqing's intentions were.
"Li Danqing, do you know what the crime of slandering an important official of the imperial court is!?" Lu Chenji said this.
"Is it slander? In that case, you two have no plans to move the capital today?" Li Danqing suddenly smiled when he heard this and asked.
As soon as these words came out, Lu Chenji and Xiang Luowen suddenly came to their senses.
It turns out that Li Danqing went around in such a big circle to plot against them.
After being coerced and lured by Li Danqing that day and giving Li Danqing two hundred thousand troops in vain, Xiang Luowen and Lu Chenji came back to their senses and realized that something was wrong.
If the two sides continue to fight like this, there is no doubt that Li Danqing will defeat them one by one in the end. Together, the two met in private several times.
Although neither party could compromise with the other, they decided to deal with Li Danqing first.
Therefore, when they met today, the two sides, who were at odds with each other, had a tacit understanding, in order to make the matter of moving the capital final and suppress Li Danqing as much as possible.
However, they did not want to be harassed by Li Danqing, and at the same time invited the third prince, whom they had never cared about before, forcing the two of them into a dilemma.
For the emperor and the second prince, the biggest trouble now is not the Liao people, but each other. They both want to preserve their strength and deal with each other. As for the Liao people, even at this time, neither side thinks it will be big.
Trouble, at least not as big as the trouble caused by each other.
They can negotiate with the Liao people, they can cede land, and they can pay compensation, but the prerequisite is that they must get the Jiuding position.
Therefore, moving the capital and then fighting to the death are the most important things for them now.
But Li Danqing's attempt to drain the firepower completely disrupted their position.
Xiang Luowen frowned, and Lu Chenji's face darkened.
"What? Why don't you two say anything?" Li Danqing asked with a smile upon seeing this.
Facing Li Danqing's question, Lu Chenji frowned and remained silent for a while. At this moment, he asked in a deep voice: "The Liao people are coming with great force, Li Shizi refused to send troops, and now the refugees outside Wuyang City are even more shouting.
If we want to rebel, if these problems cannot be solved and we don't move the capital and wait for the opportunity to counterattack, are we going to trap Wuyang City and let our century-old foundation of Wuyang be burned down?"
"How can we deal with the mere refugees and the hundreds of thousands of troops in Wuyang City? After we deal with the refugees, as long as you are willing to give money to them, won't the Liao people be able to deal with them? You are just unwilling to do it." Li Danqing said with a smile.
"Refugees? There are over a million refugees. How can the prince deal with them?" Lu Chenji's eyes lit up after hearing this. He thought of something and looked at Li Danqing in a strange way.
"What's so difficult about this?" Li Danqing said firmly.
"Then it's better for Prince Li to step forward and share the worries of the imperial court and the eldest princess!" Xiang Luowen also stepped forward at this time and agreed.
Of course, there is no free lunch in this world, and the two old foxes, Xiang Lianwen and Lu Chenji, are the ones who have tried their best. There are many tricks hidden in this sudden change of attitude.
The refugees are certainly easy to deal with. Although there are many in number, they are just a mob.
But the real trouble is that these refugees cannot be killed.
If he is killed, the people of the world will be chilled, and the situation in Wuyang, which is already precarious, will become even more turbulent. However, if he wants to appease him, but the court is unwilling to give out so much rice, this matter will be a hot spot for the court.
potato, so no one is willing to take this job.
If Li Danqing takes over, it will naturally be a good thing for them.
If Li Danqing suppresses them with blood, they can use this to attack him. If Li Danqing takes over these refugees but cannot provide food, then the anger of the refugees will surely be more raging than last time, and they can use this to attack Li Danqing.
Xiang Luowen and Lu Chenji, who were originally a little embarrassed by Li Danqing and didn't know how to solve the problem, saw that Li Danqing jumped into the pit on his own, so there was no reason to stop them.
"Since Prince Li is so confident, why not let us leave this matter in Prince Li's hands."
"As long as Li Shizi can solve this matter, we will never mention the matter of moving the capital again." At this time, Lu Chenji and Xiang Luowen were afraid that Li Danqing would regret it, and they promised again and again.
Li Danqing grinned when he saw this: "Okay, that's it."
"However, in addition to moving the capital, this prince also has the right to recruit troops! It is urgent to fight against the Liao people. I don't think you will object?"