Fenghou

Zheng Danian was reprimanding him again, but Zheng Tongquan stopped him and asked anxiously, "What good thing?"

Zheng Feng took out the newspaper from his arms and handed it to Zheng Tongquan, "Today's newspaper!"

Xiaoshan County was also covered by the Beijing News, only an hour later than Lin'an City.

Zheng Tongquan saw the headlines at a glance and trembled all over. He was so moved that tears flowed down his face. He didn't expect King Yong to save himself in this way.

"Brother, what's the matter?" Zheng Danian asked anxiously next to him.

Zheng Tongquan wiped away his tears with his sleeve, raised his head and shouted, "Pack up your things, let's go back to Lin'an!"

……

At Liuweiju Tea House, Hu Yun smiled at Wang Mu, "I heard that Qin Hui was furious today and tore up Yushitai's investigation report on Zheng Tongquan on the spot, scolding Yushitai for disrespecting the holy will and acting recklessly!"

Wang Mu picked up the teacup and said calmly: "This is pretending to separate the relationship! Didn't I let you know? The investigation of Zheng Tongquan has nothing to do with him, it is Yu Shitai's arbitrariness!"

"I didn't expect King Yong to frighten these court officials half to death with a statement. I guess he would never dare to take advantage of Zheng Tongquan's property."

Wang Mu nodded, "The key is that King Yong threatened to use assassins and destroy his family. This deterrence is very strong. If it is said that after the fall, many people are not afraid, but assassins are different. They really want to kill people." , who among these court officials is not afraid of death?"

At this time, Wang Mu took out a letter and handed it to Wang Mu, "This is the content of another pigeon letter from King Yong. It's a task for you. Take a look!"

Wang Mu quickly took the letter and opened it. He actually asked him to prevent Li Gang from being appointed as the envoy of the two lakes. Wang Mu frowned, "This should be a task for you! How can I stop it?"

Hu Yun said slowly: "Brother Shaofu, this is the first task that King Yong has given you. King Yong attaches great importance to it. I hope you can find a way. If necessary, I can cooperate with you."

Wang Mu pondered for a long time and said, "I need more articles or poems written by Li Gang. The more the better, can I get them?"

"It should be possible. I seem to have seen a collection of his essays somewhere. I'll look for it."

After a pause, Hu Yun asked again with a smile: "What do you need his poems for?"

Wang Mu dipped his fingers in the tea and wrote the words 'Borrowing a knife to divorce' on the table. Hu Yun thought for a while, then suddenly came to his senses, and clapped his fists together and praised: "Sure enough, do you need my help?"

Wang Mu nodded, "I need you to deliver the news for me."

"Don't worry! We have someone who is the most suitable."

Speaking of this, Hu Yun stood up and said with a smile: "I'll find an anthology for you now, and I hope the results will be available tomorrow."

Wang Mu smiled slightly and said, "Let's talk about it two days later, if you're too hasty, there will be traces!"

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That afternoon, Hu Yun came to the newspaper office. He sent Wang Mu a collection of Li Gang's poems and some handwritten poems.

"These handwritten poems are all poems he wrote in the last year, and they haven't had time to be included in the collection of poems."

What Wang Mu wanted was Li Gang's recent poems. He took the handwritten scroll and looked through it. There were about a dozen or so poems. When he saw the penultimate poem, Wang Mu's eyes lit up and he smiled and said, "That's it!"

Hu Yun probed and looked, it was "Water Dragon Song Taizong Linwei", he couldn't help laughing and said: "Actually, I think the latter song "Water Dragon Song Guangwu Battle Kunyang" is more interesting, Nanyang is in the Central Plains! "

Wang Mu looked carefully again, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment and said, "You're right, the traces of countermeasures in "Water Dragon Song·Taizong Linwei" are too obvious, it's more tactful to use Guangwu to fight Kunyang, and Qin Hui will definitely Finding "Shuilongyin·Taizong Linwei" does not require us to work hard."

Hu Yun said cautiously again: "I think it's best not to publish it on the "Beijing News", let other newspapers publish it, what do you think?"

Wang Mu smiled slightly and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter. There are quite a few students of Li Gang. Who knows who contributed the manuscript? Besides, Li Gang is still halfway, how would we know that Li Gang will be the envoy of the two lakes? This is an important secret of the imperial court. .”

"Alright, but the time is very tight. He will be in trouble when he enters Lin'an. Why don't we fix it the day after tomorrow?"

Wang Mu nodded, "It will be the day after tomorrow!"

……

Two days later, a new poem by Li Gang was published in the literature column of The Beijing News.

"Water Dragon Song: Guangwu Battle of Kunyang"

The Yan Yun of the Han family is in the slightest, and the rest of the position is divided by the order of intercalation.Nanyang has its own, the real person writes the calendar, the dragon flies and the tiger walks.From the beginning of Kuncheng, driving Wuhe in a circle, it was the way.Thinking of Mang's army of millions and thousands of miles of banners, he should answer the truth and search for it.

Open-minded Liu Lang is generous.Fearless against rival, An Tian.Raising soldiers to attack, the sound is loud and bad, and Lei Feng borrows it.The tigers and leopards howled mournfully, swayed to the ground, and took a break for a while.Recover old things early, clean up the atmosphere, and become the master of ZTE.

In the eyes of ordinary people, there is nothing to delve into in this poem. It is describing a famous battle of Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiuzhong to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.

But from the perspective of Li Gang's political opponents, there is a different interpretation hidden in this poem.

In the afternoon, Jia Yingfang, Wang Bo's aide, hurried back to the county government with a newspaper, and went directly to the magistrate Wang Bo.

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Wang Boru found the treasure, turned around and ran away, Jia Yingfang grabbed him and told him: "The county lord, don't forget what I just said."

"I know! I know! Although I was reminded by you, I have been paying attention to the "Beijing News". This is a fact."

"The main reason is that Mr. Qin is suspicious. I'm afraid he will suspect that I have ulterior motives."

Wang Bo smiled and said, "Don't worry! I know it well, and I will say that I arranged it."

Wang Bo got on his horse and ran towards Xiangguo's mansion with two attendants. He knew that his uncle had a bad stomach and would go home for lunch, so he must be in the mansion at this time.

Sure enough, Qin Hui was in the mansion. He heard that his nephew was in a hurry to find him, so he asked the housekeeper to wait outside his study with Wang Bo.

Ever since Wang Bo handled the assassination of Zhou Kuan properly, Qin Hui has taken a new look at Wang Bo. In addition, his wife blows the pillow every day, so that he can support his nephew more. Qin Hui also feels that Wang Bo may start to change his sex, unlike before So ridiculous.

Not long after, Qin Hui came to the study, and Wang Bo quickly stood up and saluted respectfully, "My nephew sees my uncle!"

Qin Hui smiled gently and said, "What's urgent?"

"Today's "Beijing News", my nephew thinks there is something strange in it!"

Qin Hui was slightly taken aback, he also looked through tonight's "Beijing News" and found nothing strange!

"Go into the study and talk!"

Qin Hui walked into the study and sat down, his wife Wang Shi also came in and sat aside, Qin Hui was used to it, his wife likes to do politics, and she would give him advice on many things.

Wang Bo also greeted his aunt, and handed the newspaper to Qin Hui, "Report to Uncle, it's in the literature column!"

Qin Hui was a little surprised, his nephew has always been ignorant, when did he care about literature?After thinking about it, he suddenly thought of novels, and he knew in his heart that this child might like to read serial novels in the literature column.

The first thing most people in Lin'an get when they get the "Beijing News" is to quickly browse the current political news. If there is no content that interests them, they immediately turn to the literature category and read serial novels, even the emperor Zhao Gou is like this .

Qin Hui turned to the literature column of the third edition, browsed through it, and found nothing strange!

"Uncle, take a look at the new works of celebrities. It's Li Gang's new words."

Hearing the name Li Gang, Qin Hui's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately took a closer look.

It's "Water Dragon Song Guangwu Fighting Kunyang". After reading this poem, Qin Hui gasped. What does this Li Gang want to do? Is he advocating that Chen Qing is the master of ZTE?

Now that Chen Qing is about to launch the Central Plains War, Li Gang suddenly published new words about Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu's war against the Central Plains. This is a typical insinuation!

Literati in the Tang and Song dynasties would not speak directly when criticizing the government, but used the past to illustrate the present. Therefore, when reading a work, one must always analyze the background of the times to understand the author's intentions. Those in power are not fools, so officials in the Tang and Song dynasties often Because literary works are degraded, in fact, it is not wronged at all.

Qin Hui glanced at his nephew suspiciously. He knew that Wang Bo was a playboy, ignorant of learning and skills. With his level, how could he see the strangeness of this poem.

"Did you really discover this?" Qin Hui asked.

Wang Bo had been prepared for a long time. He knew that he couldn't hide it from his uncle, so he hurriedly said: "Since my uncle told my nephew to keep an eye on the "Beijing News", my nephew has been paying attention to the content of "Beijing News" every day, and my nephew also knows that his talents are limited. , so I specially asked a few subordinates to keep an eye out for me, this time it was discovered by one of my staff."

What his subordinates found for him was pretty much the same. How could Wang Bo have such a level, but Wang Bo could remember his account and keep vigilant all the time, which is very good and made Qin Hui very satisfied.

Be an official!It is not necessary to do everything by yourself, being able to make good use of your subordinates is also a skill.

"I see. You have done a good job this time and have made great progress. I hope to hear good news from you next time."

Wang Bo excitedly said: "Nephew will definitely work hard and won't let uncle down!"

Even Mrs. Wang could tell that her husband was sincerely praising her, so she couldn't help but smile, but when Wang Bo left, Mrs. Wang said, "Master, now Bo'er has a bright future."

"I can't say I'm promising, but I have made progress. I know how to listen to the advice of my subordinates. Unlike before, I don't understand anything, but I am self-righteous. He has matured."

"Master, did Bo'er find something meaningful this time?"

"significance?"

Qin Hui sneered and said: "Let me tell you, this time Li Gang is finished, no matter whether he is unintentional or not, the emperor will not use him again. Originally, the emperor didn't like him, so Xu Xiantu insisted on recommending him. Last time Zheng Tongquan Xu Xiantu beat me until I vomited blood, this time I will pay him back."

"Could this poem be deliberately arranged by the Beijing News?"

Qin Hui thought for a while and said: "This possibility is not ruled out, but it is more likely that Li Gang's disciples learned of his comeback and threw poems to the newspaper to congratulate them. The atmosphere of the words used is fine, but they should use Jingxiang's words instead of You should use Nanyang's words."

Mrs. Wang hesitated, "What if Xu Xiantu explained that Nanyang belonged to Jingzhou in the Han Dynasty? It doesn't make sense either. After Chen Qing's rebellion was eliminated, the Great Song Dynasty was rejuvenated."

Qin Hui walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and he had to admit that his wife had some truths in what he said. This song "Water Dragon Song·Guangwu Fights Kunyang" is a bit ambiguous. It can be said to be Chen Qing's Battle of the Central Plains, or Li Gang's In order to prove Li Gang's crimes, he had to find circumstantial evidence.

Qin Hui said coldly: "I'll arrange someone to look for what he wrote, and I don't believe I can't find a clue!"

……

Several of Qin Hui's staff were very capable, and within an hour they found key circumstantial evidence for Qin Hui. Li Gang wrote a poem last year, "Water Dragon Song Taizong Linwei", which was written around October last year. Yes, it happened to be the moment when Chen Qing's army attacked Datong Mansion. Even if this poem did not allude to Chen Qing, it was still very suspicious.

This time Qin Hui didn't specifically explain anything to the emperor Zhao Gou, so he put the "Beijing News" and the found poem in a box and presented it to the emperor.

That night, Ouchi sent out a decree, appointing Li Gang as the person who knew Zhangzhou affairs, and ordered him to take up the post immediately.

Xu Xiantu was astonished and didn't know what happened. He asked the emperor the next morning, but Zhao Gou didn't say the reason. He just said that Li Gang was too old to lead the army and needed to consider another suitable candidate.

This result made Xu Xiantu very depressed. Originally, Li Gang had been farming in the Dongting Lake area for five years and had a high popularity. The appointment of him as Xuanfu envoy was the most suitable for competing with Chen Qing for popular support. Unexpectedly, the emperor rejected it.

Xu Xiantu was really not reconciled, and he still wanted to fight for it.

"Your Majesty, if we compete with Chen Qing for South Jingnan Road, unless the two sides are completely hostile, we will not resort to force easily. In the final analysis, it is a battle of people's hearts. If we follow the orthodoxy, Chen Qing will not be able to compete with us. That's why I recommend Li Gang, Li Gang has served as the village ambassador in the Dongting Lake area for five years, and he has won the hearts of the people, so he is the most suitable."

Zhao Gou looked out of the window with his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "At the beginning, you also recommended Orihiko to me. You said that he was loyal to his family and country and would never betray him. What happened?"

"Your Majesty, Li Gang and Orihiko..."

Zhao Gou waved his hand and interrupted him, "You don't need to persuade me anymore. I have decided to appoint Zuo Xiangguo Zhu Shengfei as the envoy of Jinghu and Jinghu two roads. He will sit in Ezhou and command Jingxiang's army to retake Jingnan South Road for me."

"Zhu Shengfei?"

Xu Xiantu was stunned, before he could speak again, the Emperor Zhao Gou had already turned around and left, "Show me back to the palace!"

The eunuchs and guards surrounded Zhao Gou and sat on the dragon chariot to return to the palace. Xu Xiantu stood at the door of the imperial study and sighed long.

At this time, Tao Lin, a bachelor on duty, came over and said with a smile, "Xu Xianggong, how about going for a drink together?"

Xu Xiantu nodded, and the two of them got into the carriage and went to the Sanyuan Restaurant on East Street, and went directly to the private room, which was a private room, so it was convenient to talk.

Tao Lin filled a glass of wine for Xu Xiantu and said with a smile, "I know you are annoyed about Li Gang, but you don't know why Li Gang was abandoned by the emperor."

"Why?"

Tao Lin took out a newspaper and handed it to him, "Read it yourself! This is yesterday's newspaper."

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"You mean that this poem made the officials decide to abandon Li Gang?" Xu Xiantu was shocked.

Tao Lin said lightly: "This poem is actually just the cause. Qin Hui told the officials yesterday, and at the same time took another poem, which was also written by Li Gang last year. It seems to be "Water Dragon Song·Taizong Linwei". The emperor was offended, and he was very worried that Li Gang would become Orihiko's second."

Xu Xiantu was speechless. He had read "Water Dragon Song Taizong Linwei", and at that time he felt that this poem was inappropriate. Although he understood Li Gang's original intention, he hoped that the emperor could face the Jurchens like Tang Taizong, but it would indeed make People misunderstood it, especially when it was interpreted by someone like Qin Hui, Li Gang couldn't argue with it.

The key is whether the emperor trusts Li Gang. The emperor trusts him. It is useless for anyone to slander him. If the emperor does not trust him, even a small eunuch can overthrow Li Gang. Unfortunately, Li Gang belongs to the latter.

Xu Xiantu also knew that Li Gang was irretrievable, so he had to turn his mind to his successor.

"However, appointing Zhu Shengfei as Xuan Fu envoy is really letting a scholar lead the army. At least Li Gang has rich experience in leading troops. Zhu Shengfei's performance in Sichuan and Shanxi was obvious to all. The emperor actually asked him to be responsible for seizing Jingnan South Road. It is simply nonsense!"

Tao Lin raised his head and laughed, Xu Xiantu said in displeasure: "Brother Tao, just say it straight, why are you laughing?"

Tao Lin shook his head and said, "You really think that the officials want to take over Jingnan South Road. You think too simply. Even Qin Hui can see through it better than you. He only suppresses Li Gang, but have you seen who he recommended? ?”

"Is there any other reason?"

Tao Lin nodded, and said in a low voice, "Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Peigong. The emperor wants to attack Yue Fei and use Jingnan South Road to make a fuss!"

……

On Bashang, in the big tent of the Chinese Army, the strategic review has already begun. The first group is reported by Yang Zaixing. Yang Zaixing is commanding the Leopard Shadow Army. Will give him a portion of the army, bringing the main force to 8 men.

Today's deliberation is mainly composed of Chen Qing, Guan Shigu, Jiang Yanxian, and Zhang Xiao. It must be passed by the unanimous consent of the four people, but it is easy to say that it is easy to say, and it is not easy to say that it is not easy to get the approval of the four people. The key It depends on whether the general has understood Chen Qing's true intention and whether he has a specific strategy to realize this intention. In the final analysis, it depends on whether you have prepared seriously. As long as you prepare seriously, the probability of passing is high.

Yang Zaixing pointed at the sand table with a wooden pole in his hand and said: "My plan is the main force of this attack. According to His Highness's strategic intention, we will win a section, consolidate a section, and point to the next section. The first section is Luoyang. According to the latest According to the information, [-] troops have entered Xin'an County, and our [-] troops have also entered Mianchi County. Then Xin'an County will be our first battle. I plan to use [-] cavalry to go around Xin'an County and cut off the reinforcements from Luoyang. But let go of the opening in the south and let the enemy flee south, and I will close the net in Luoshui."

"But you didn't say just now that you had arranged an ambush in Luoshui in advance!" Zhang Xiao answered the topic quickly and raised a question directly.

"It's true that the humble officer didn't ambush in advance, but he will send cavalry to pursue it. It's also two cavalry, one in front and one behind to intercept the opponent."

"But what if the other party is also a cavalryman?" Zhang Xiao continued to ask.

Yang Zaixing smiled wryly, "Return to the military commander, the opponent's [-] troops have no cavalry, and even if they have cavalry, they will not have time to build the pontoon bridge. Our pursuers will arrive, and even if the opponent flees along Luoshui River, they will be intercepted by the cavalry deployed behind us." .”