choke element

Chapter 832 Glory

Lin'an.

Since Guo Ning defeated the Kaifeng court of the Jin Kingdom, the large-scale war in the north has ceased, but the political tide triggered in the south is not so easy to calm down.There are countless people who are afraid and frightened, and there are countless people who are overly confident. They also have fierce conflicts of opinion with each other, constantly stirring up wind and rain.

Shi Miyuan himself knew that his position was the result of political compromise and betrayal, and his foundation was not stable. The huge power in his hands had long been coveted by many people, but there was no opportunity to take advantage of it before.

Now that the situation in the north is changing rapidly, if our side does not intervene at all, it is inevitable that we will be scolded all over the body now, but after intervening, so many people will not know what to do and want to gain more benefits.If someone with ulterior motives instigates like this again, there is no guarantee that there will be any disturbance.

He himself was the beneficiary of the last big political tide, and single-handedly led the coup against Han Tuozhou. He didn't want to repeat the same mistakes, so he was extremely vigilant about it, and tried his best to find the driving force behind the political tide from the very beginning.

Because of Li Yun's prompt, he quickly found the pushing hand, but what can he do?

This matter involves the heir of King Yi, and behind the heir of King Yi is vaguely the current official family.Even if Shi Miyuan is the chief minister of the imperial court, he cannot make a big move.A few polite words had been circulated in Chengtianmen a while ago, meaning, Shi Aiqing, that's almost it!
That being the case, Shi Miyuan soon announced that my old man was also ill, very seriously ill.I can't go to court, and the officials don't care about things. If you want to make troubles, you can make troubles yourself.

This posture of retreating into advance is commonly used by Shi Miyuan.Unfortunately, within a few days he actually fell ill.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m eating something wrong or because I’m too anxious?He had diarrhea for several days, and his normally broad-faced and majestic face was completely shaved off. His face turned sallow and his chin looked a bit pointed.

Shi Miyuan didn't like his weak posture very much, so he persisted in the first two days, discussing official affairs with his cronies and subordinates as usual, after all, he was at the top of power, and looking around, he was either unpredictable subordinates or malicious Enemy, how can not relax.

But a few days later, he not only suffered from diarrhea, but also suffered from dizziness. The symptom was that he could not stand up suddenly or stand for a long time, otherwise he would spin around and fall to the ground.This time, I couldn't hold on any longer. Not only did I have to lie down and rest, I also had to call in a famous doctor from the city for diagnosis and treatment.

Some doctors say that Xiangye has hyperactivity of liver yang, some say that Qi and blood are deficient, and some say that phlegm dampness is blocked.There was another one, most of whom were quack doctors, who actually said that Shi Miyuan was a sign of insufficient kidney essence, but Shi Miyuan was really not enthusiastic about matters between men and women, so he was furious and kicked him out.

The rest of the doctors discussed for a long time, but they did not prescribe a prescription that would cure the disease. On the contrary, the bureaucrats of the prime minister's mansion caught the doctors one by one to threaten and lure them, and they were not allowed to leak the news.

When the officials were in a hurry, Shi Miyuan called Shi Kuanzhi over.

Li Yun's hands were heavy, and Shi Kuanzhi's face was still swollen, covered with medicine, and a cotton cloth was placed on the inside of the gums because of loose teeth.Hearing his father's call, he came regardless of his hard work and asked for his instructions.

Shi Miyuan looked at his eldest son, sighed, and said after a while, "I'm not in good health today, so I can't go to the outer courtyard. Although you look like a mess, you are young after all, so work harder and go for me!"

Shi Miyuan began to cultivate his son in the past two years.In the beginning, Shi Kuanzhi was helped by Jia She and his son, and his work was always beneficial, and he was praised by his father, but in the end, Li Yun claimed his identity, and waited to set off Shi Kuanzhi as a fool.Although Shi Miyuan didn't know how to blame him, he was always worried as a son.

At this moment, Shi Miyuan suddenly called and asked Shi Kuanzhi to participate in government affairs on his behalf, which shows that trust is still there...

Shi Kuanzhi thought again, maybe it was because he had received this punch that his father felt guilty?

For a moment, he was pleasantly surprised and felt that his face didn't hurt anymore.He immediately bowed and said, "Father, don't worry, I'll go right away. If Father has anything to say, I'll definitely bring it with you, and there will be no mistakes."

Shi Miyuan waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "There is nothing important these days. There is only one thing. You didn't know about it before, but you have to know now."

"Please tell me something, father."

"On Yuan Shao's side, he found hundreds of city foxes and rats and repeatedly harassed the Prince of Yi's Mansion. The Prince of Yi's heirs sent a companion from the Prince's Mansion to go out and beat them up for days. There was quite a lot of discussion outside about this matter, and they felt that Yuan Shao was causing trouble for nothing. , the heir of King Yi also missed the challenge, right?"

"Yes. To be honest with my father, I also think that this matter is like a child's fight, which is absurd."

"Two of the companions sent by Prince Yi's mansion are ours. Because of the powerful beatings, they have already won the favor of Prince Yi's heirs."

"This……"

"As long as you know, don't say too much. After a few days, Yuan Shao will send people to make a fuss and stage a bitter trick, and the future of the two people will become brighter. Don't mention it when you are talking to everyone these days. Don't stop Yuan Shao on this matter, just pretend you don't know."

"My son obeys!"

Shi Kuanzhi was full of admiration and responded respectfully.

However, he did not exit the door immediately. He hesitated for a moment and then said, "Father is so far-sighted. Doesn't he have any plans for Yangzhou?"

"Yangzhou? What's going on in Yangzhou?"

Shi Kuanzhi gritted his teeth, and said, "Then Li Yun is Zhou Guogong's envoy, we can't move it. But Jia She, who is clearly colluding with Ding Haijun to deceive the court, should we let him go?"

Shi Miyuan chuckled twice: "If you don't let me go, what do you think we should do?"

"Boy, I've thought about it carefully during this time. Recently, the government and the public have criticized us a lot, saying that we are not tough enough in competing for interests with the North, and suspect that we have betrayed the interests of Song Dynasty."

Shi Kuanzhi looked at his father's expression, and continued: "Actually, how do these fools know about state affairs? What they see is nothing more than a point in front of them. Then, why don't we use Jia She as a knife to shake our prestige? Ren has a deep relationship with Ding Haijun, so let’s take him down and find a reason to punish him severely, just to play up our tough tactics in the government and the public! Shut up their mouths!”

It was obvious that Shi Kuanzhi couldn't swallow his breath, and he couldn't let it out on Li Yun, so he had to seek Jia She's bad luck.This is also human nature.

Shi Miyuan smiled, and said in a low voice: "Jia She is just a lucky person after all, so it's okay to take it down. But I heard that most of the civil and military people in Huaidong's military states have accepted his money and bribes, and they will replace them." He tipped off the news. You want to plan him, but it's not easy."

"Cough cough..."

Shi Kuanzhi coughed twice, and Shi Miyuan's eyes suddenly narrowed: "What did you do?"

Shi Kuanzhi bowed his head deeply, and reported: "Father, I have asked Yang You, the commander of the loyal army in Zhenzhou, to find a way. Yang You is from the north, and he and his subordinates have no connections in Huainan. The news leaked. However, this kind of thing can never get around Li Jue, the governor of Jianghuai, and Ying Chunzhi, the appeasement envoy of Huaidong Economic Strategy. If my father agrees, I would like to ask someone to pass me a message..."

After hearing these words, Shi Miyuan's expression changed slightly.

It was true that he asked Shi Kuanzhi to prepare a new army, but he never thought that the eldest son had such strong control over the new army that he could actually drive them to set up a trap to capture and kill the imperial officials.He has spent half his life struggling in officialdom and has an extraordinary desire for power. He really cannot tolerate anyone in his camp doing this, not even his eldest son.

Thinking so, he quickly concealed his expression and chuckled twice: "It doesn't matter, you can let Xuan Zhen pass the message. However, I have an idea, you can pass it on to Xuan Zhen."

"Father, please give me your instructions."

"In the final analysis, our trip was led by Ding Haijun. There is nothing exciting about getting the Tang and Deng states. Instead, it disturbed Lin'an and made it difficult to deal with it. So far, the real benefits of getting started are only the north-south trade. Money. You should know that in the court of the Song Dynasty, how many people said nice things and seemed naturally willing to obey me, the right prime minister. In fact, what they were looking forward to were real benefits. If there was no benefit, they would immediately bite back. One mouthful...so the money is still very useful to us."

"Father said so."

"So, I won't interfere with how you plan to deal with Jia She, but there is one thing you and Xuan Zhen should remember, that is, the trade at both ends of the sea and land cannot be interrupted! Our money and benefits must not be less! The business that should be controlled by us The road can't be messed up!"

"Father, don't worry!" Shi Kuanzhi bowed deeply again.

After a while, he raised his head and saw that Shi Miyuan was sleepy, so he walked out of the bedroom in small steps.

At this time, his heart was filled with excitement, and he felt that his father had followed his advice and was willing to give him a chance to display the power he possessed. This undoubtedly showed that his father had great trust in him.

Mobilizing Yang You to go to Yangzhou to act, whether it is to vent anger or to assert his own power, as long as it is done, it must be a good thing.Thinking of this, his footsteps couldn't help but become brisk.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped down the steps, he bumped into a person walking by the side of the corridor. With a "bang", both of them staggered.Looking at this man again, it turned out to be Xuan Zang.

Xuan Zang and Shi Kuan's friendship does not need to be polite.He nodded to Shi Kuanzhi and rushed straight into the room.

Shi Kuanzhi thought that his family was going to send Xuan Zang a message, so he stopped and waited in the corridor.

Xuanshou entered the bedroom, turned around and closed the door, walked to the side of the couch: "Master Xiang, something happened in Huaidong!"

Shi Miyuan was shocked: "What's going on?"

"Jianghuai system envoy Li Jue sent an urgent report from Yangzhou, saying that Zhenzhou's loyal army controlled Yang You's rebellion and led the army to attack Yangzhou. Huaidong economic strategy appeasement envoy Ying Chunzhi cooperated with Yang Youli and outside, intending to seize the city. Fortunately, the Jianghuai system The deputy envoy, Jia She, was in danger and summoned the loyal and righteous army in Chuzhou to quell the chaos. After a day of hard work, Yang You was beheaded, and hundreds of rebellious soldiers were beheaded. His rebellious words finally aroused righteous indignation, and he was killed by random knives."

What kind of bullshit is this...

Shi Miyuan took the document and looked at it twice, he was so angry that he lost his mind. Chapter No.11.

Yang You's Loyalty Army has limited strength and relies on the imperial court for money and food, so it is possible that they are fighting for pay, so why did they go so far as to rebel?

Ying Chunzhi was a Jinshi in Jiatai for three years. He came out of the town of Huaidong from the position of Minister of the Ministry of War. Yang You was not even an ant in front of him. Why would he value Yang You?

He also has a prefect of Chuzhou in his title, even if he wants to cooperate with Yang Youli, why does he have to go to Yangzhou to make trouble?

Ying Chunzhi, the prefect of Chuzhou, colluded with Yang You to attack Yangzhou.As a result, the loyal army in Chuzhou knew it in advance, and then traveled hundreds of miles to Yangzhou to fight, killing their own parents and officials?
Taking a step back, Ying Chunzhi is from a famous family, even if Zhu Xi's disciple has some out-of-the-ordinary ideas, no matter how you say it, he must be a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty!How could it be possible to openly utter crazy words on the battlefield?

This matter is so nonsense. This document is not like a document, but rather like a letter of challenge specially sent to humiliate the intelligence of Shi Miyuan and Xuan Zhen!
Shi Miyuan threw away the document.

Xuan Xuan picked up the document and smiled wryly: "Li Jue was also a Jinshi, so he must have been forced to write this thing. If not, he would have drank ten barrels of wine and died of drunkenness, holding the pen with his toes , and can’t write such nonsense.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Shi Miyuan leaning on his forehead and leaning back on the couch, he hurriedly approached to support him, and stretched out his hands to gently massage Shi Miyuan's temples for a while.

Only then did Shi Miyuan come to his senses, and asked in a low voice.

"Other places, such as the local officials in Yangzhou, the garrison, and the naval departments, are there any documents and forms?"

"Nothing at all." Xuan Zang thought for a while: "This is really strange, maybe this military turmoil ended very quickly? Mr. Xiang, in three to five days, there will always be rumors everywhere, and I will investigate carefully at that time."

Shi Miyuan pondered for a long time and shook his head.

After a while, he said in a low voice: "Yang You made a fuss and pulled Li Jue and Ying Chunzhi into the backstage. As a result, Jia She and the loyal army in Chuzhou... I remember, that road soldier Ma, the leader is a woman?"

He has an excellent memory, and when the prelude is right, he can talk eloquently about the local customs and official resumes, as long as the officials mention them.But now that I am sick, my brain will inevitably move slower.

Xuan Zhen responded: "It's a woman named Yang Miaozhen. In Shandong that day, there was a bandit named Si Niangzi."

"In the end, Jia She and the Fourth Lady turned against the guests. The Fourth Lady led the troops into the city first, killed Yang You and Ying Chunzhi in a very short time, and overwhelmed Yang You's subordinates. Jia She took Li Jue hostage and made him He wrote this document and poured all the dirty water on Yang You and Ying Chunzhi."

"The prime minister sees it clearly, and I also think that the situation should be like this."

Xuan Zhen asked: "This document is called a report, but it is actually a threat to us. If our response is not what they want, the trade between the north and south of the canal will be immediately blocked. Maybe the loyal army will turn around and go to Guo Ning... Prime Minister , what do you think we should do?"

Shi Miyuan closed his eyes for a long time, and said in a deep voice:
"Trade is blocked, and both the north and the south will suffer. This is not something that a mere Jia She can decide, so don't worry. In addition, the loyal army who followed Yang Miaozhen to the south are all die-hard soldiers in the Red Coat Army in Shandong. When Guo Ning was overthrown With the foundation of the Red Coat Army, the two families have fought fierce battles and formed blood feuds, they will not easily vote for Guo Ning. Even if they want to vote, there are still many imperial troops along the canal!"

Shi Miyuan took the document back from Xuan Zhen's hand, tore it into pieces and threw them on the ground.

"Don't bother with this document. If anyone reports the situation in Yangzhou in the future, don't bother with it... You have to do three things."

"Please tell me, Master Xiang."

"The first thing is, what should Ying Chun do? Don't listen to outsiders. He died in a foreign job, so he must arrange for a gift official, a shadow, and an edict for burial. We must make a big fanfare and let Li Yun know, and then we can discuss it well. The posthumous title should contain the word 'loyalty'!"

"As ordered."

"The second thing is that you go to Yangzhou to present the rewards with the money and food that you would get for fighting the chaos. You tell the Zhongyi Army that since Yang You is guilty and punished, they have to push another Zhenzhou Loyalty Army to take control. In addition , the imperial court also allowed the Zhongyi Army in Chuzhou to elect a commander, and they will report to the imperial court for approval as soon as possible. After this matter is completed, we will return, ignore Jia She, and ignore Li Jue."

"it is good."

Xuan Zong nodded again and again, and after waiting for a while, Shi Miyuan did not see the third thing.

"Master Xiang, Master Xiang, what about the third thing?"

Shi Miyuan's face darkened: "Did you see Kuanzhi when you came?"

"Yes, I just met the eldest son under the eaves."

"He has a lot of thoughts. He is probably still waiting on the porch at the moment. After you go out, tell him to rest more if he is not in good health. Running around is not conducive to recovery. He doesn't need to worry about the affairs of the outer courtyard."

(End of this chapter)