Fu Xie suddenly laughed, "It's still your kid who has the guts, although we didn't dare to do it, we just pulled you into the water." Now we're in the same boat, and we can't do it if we want to. ”

Li Hong saw that he suddenly turned angry into joy, and also smiled: "What are you afraid of? He is a corrupt official, I dare to beat, dare to kill, dare to raid his house according to the law, I copy out hundreds of millions of dollars, see who dares to speak? Whoever says it will be checked. ”

Fu Xie stood up, patted him on the shoulder, groaned slightly, and said, "Did your subordinates ask something?" ”

Li Hong's face darkened, and he said a little weakly: "It's fighting, it's estimated that it's going to be soon." ”

Fu Xie glanced at him and said, "You can't beat him to death." If he is killed, the opportunity to rectify the corruption of the Xiliang officials will be lost. Besides, he's dead, what should you do with that Zuo Sima? You can't even kill him to cover up the evidence, can you? ”

Li Hong asked modestly: "Master Fu has been in officialdom for a long time, and he is familiar with Xiliang, but what is the best plan?" ”

Fu Xie nodded and said, "Now that everyone is tied together by you, of course we have to work together." ”

"In order to denounce corrupt officials and expose the corruption of Xiliang officials, we Xiliang scholars have gone through hardships and collected a lot of evidence. Many people took this evidence to expose and complain, although they were all framed and killed, but everyone was not afraid, still unyielding, and did this for more than ten years. Bian Zhang was lucky, because he was amnesty and chose a life. ”

"What about the evidence?" Li Hong hurriedly asked.

"All this evidence is in Bian Zhang's hands, including what we have collected in recent years, is in his hands."

Li Hong smiled in surprise: "It turns out that you have premeditated, and Bian Zhang still has these good things in his hands." Have you seen that? ”

Fu Xie glanced at him and said solemnly: "If this matter is abandoned halfway, or you are escorted to Beijing for trial, you swear, you must not say anything about this matter." ”

Li Hong immediately raised his hand and said a poisonous oath.

"Before Lao Bian and Wen Yue raised troops to rebel, we had a gathering in Jincheng. That time, Lao Bian showed me a small number of statistics on the family property of the corrupt officials in Xiliang, including Cheng Qiu's family property and hiding place. Fu Xie said slowly.

"Really?" Li Hong jumped up excitedly.

Fu Xie said excitedly, "I don't believe it, this cangtian is really blind." ”

"Bring a pen."

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She Yingtong and Lou Lu were called up in the middle of the night, and the two hurriedly ran to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Li Hong handed them a volume of documents and said cautiously: "The two of you take two thousand iron horsemen, immediately rush back to the Pingxiang camp, hand over this volume of documents to Lord Zheng and Zuo Sima, and then stay in the camp to wait for Lord Zheng's dispatch." ”

The two hurriedly bowed down and agreed.

"In addition, tell Master Zheng to be fast, to be ruthless, and to kill anyone who stands in the way."

"Yes!" The two turned and hurried away.

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"Lord Gai has worked hard all the way." Sang Yang and Tao Qian bowed and saluted.

"Boxin, Gongzu, don't come unharmed." Gai Xun returned the salute and said with a smile, "Although Bian Zhang's rebels have fled the Yellow River, General Dong's troops are still surrounded in Wangyuan, why is Fengyun Iron Cavalry not in Hanyang, but in Fufeng, what are you running around in Jingzhao?" ”

"Could it be that the adults are seeing the wounded soldiers of the Huaili battalion?" Tao Qian hurriedly continued, "Li Zhonglang's troops have been stationed in the Shooting Tiger Valley, and there is no sign of mobilization. ”

Sang Yang also smiled: "Those Karasuma people, Xianbei people can't calm down, and their bodies are just a little better, so they ride horses and wander around." ”

Gai Xun smiled and said, "I don't look like wounded soldiers, as long as I smell them, I know that they came down from the battlefield." Li Zhonglang has a tiger talisman with him, and the transfer of troops is also within the scope of his authority, but he should have notified the Taiwei Mansion in advance. He looked at the Sang Yang and Tao Qian who were accompanying him on his left and right and said, "Go back and send someone to ask." ”

The two agreed in unison.

Zhang Wen stood outside the door of the study and personally took Gai Xun in.

"Yuan Gu, do you have good news?"

"Yes." Gai Xun said with a smile, "The Son of Heaven gave me an edict a few days ago, and His Majesty has agreed with our opinion, first appease, and then ****." ”

Zhang Wen was overjoyed, and Sang Yang, Tao Qian congratulated each other.

"How could Your Majesty agree? Did Yuan Gu put some effort into persuasion again? Zhang Wen asked with a smile.

Gai Xun smiled bitterly and said, "What advice is there in this. The army has no salary, no rations, what kind of war is there to fight? There is only this way to leave money left. How is General Zhou's injuries? ”

"I heard that it was serious, but there was no fear of life. I have already ordered General Zhou to withdraw as soon as possible. Zhang Wen replied, "When will the decree come?" ”

Gai Xun shook his head and said, "It's coming, just these days." However, now the situation in Xiliang is very good, and with the efforts of the soldiers, the rebels have been completely defeated, and the goal of the adults to hit the rebels hard has been achieved. Under such conditions, it should not be too difficult to appease Bian Zhang and Han Sui. ”

Zhang Wen said with a smile: "That's true, the matter of Xiliang's rebellion has come to an end. His Majesty will be very happy after receiving the news of General Zhou's victory at Xiaoniu Mountain. ”

Gai Xun smiled slightly and said, "My lord, if the rebels of Bian Zhang are appeased in July or August, the troops will not be able to withdraw gradually until at least September. What about the military pay and food for these months? Military pay can be in arrears, but food ......"

Zhang Wen frowned slightly, and said: "I have recently negotiated with Lord Situ Cui, Lord Sikong Xu, and General He many times, and the food problem has been basically resolved, and they will urgently transfer a batch from Yanzhou, Jingzhou, and Yizhou to solve our urgent needs. But we need to spend too much money to solve the problem by simply relying on arrears of military salaries. For example, the bereavement pension of the fallen soldiers, if this money is not distributed immediately, it will greatly damage the morale of the soldiers, and a little must be given anyway. There is also the severance pay for disabled soldiers, which is also a huge expense. If the rebels agree to be appeased, these tens of thousands of captives will be dismissed, and what will happen to this money? The soldiers of the Northern Army returned to Luoyang, and the Jizhou army returned to Jizhou, what should I do with the money for this return trip? ”

Sang Yang sighed softly and said, "My lord has worked hard and slept all night for these things. We're at a loss. ”

Tao Qian sneered and said, "If Your Majesty doesn't solve such a big matter, who can solve it?" ”

Zhang Wen glanced at Gai Xun, who was calm and relaxed, and asked tentatively, "Yuan Gu, what can you do?" ”

Gai Xun smiled: "Your Majesty has an idea. ”

"Oh." Zhang Wen and Sang Yang, Tao Qian glanced at each other, their faces full of surprise.

"Tell me about it, sir." Sang Yang asked eagerly, "What is Your Majesty's will?" ”

"At least half of the wealth of my Han Dynasty has been filled by corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and the money in the treasury has become their private money. The country is poor and the corrupt officials are rich. His Majesty also knew about this, so he always said that the treasury had no money, but he couldn't borrow it anymore, and then he opened his mouth to borrow from those princes and nobles, and the rich men and lords, not only lost face, but the more he borrowed, the more he couldn't pay it back, and the more he borrowed, the more corrupt he became. ”

Tao Qian muttered dissatisfiedly: "Your Majesty is the richest, and none of the middle servants around him is not a family fortune of hundreds of millions." If you borrow, you are greedy, and if you don't borrow, you are greedy, and it's not all the same. ”

Gai Xun looked at Tao Qian and continued: "Your Majesty said that now that the treasury is empty, the imperial court has nothing to do, but it is not always a way for Xiliang to quell the rebel army without money. In order to quell the rebellion in Xiliang, the imperial court has borrowed money from the princes and nobles in Beijing, and the wealthy men and lords in Beijing have been forced to donate a few times, and it is difficult to squeeze out any oil and water now. His Majesty thinks that it should be the turn of the Xiliang people to pay for it themselves. ”

"Xiliang people pay their own money?" Zhang Wen asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty said that?" ”

Gaehoon nodded.

Sang Yang said disappointedly: "Is this what Your Majesty thinks?" The adult is from Xiliang, of course he knows where the Xiliang people are rich......"

"Of course the people of Xiliang are rich." Tao Qian retorted, "If Your Majesty has a holy decree, we can at least take out billions of money from the corrupt officials in Xiliang." ”

Zhang Wen and the mulberry sheep changed color at the same time.

"Gongzu, you're crazy. If this is done, Xiliang will immediately be in chaos, and once this matter begins, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to control its development, and the resulting power struggle will be extremely fierce. Corruption and perversion of the law, to the end, are all disputes for rights. The lesson of the disaster of the party, Gongzu, have you forgotten? Sang Yang said excitedly.

"This is Your Majesty's will, what can the eunuch do with us?" Tao Qian glared and said, "As long as Your Majesty supports us, none of the corrupt officials in Xiliang will be able to escape." ”

Sang Yang shook his head desperately, and said with a nervous expression: "The matter of Xiliang has been accumulating for a long time, and it will affect the whole body, and the involvement is too big, once the matter starts, no one can predict what the consequences will be." This hornet's nest can't be poked. Who has ever interfered in Xiliang's affairs for decades? Who mentioned Xiliang? His Majesty didn't know about Xiliang, and he wouldn't have thought of how much shock it would be between the government and the opposition after stirring the muddy waters of Xiliang. Even Lord Situ Cui said that he would simply give up Xiliang, do you think Lord Cui is really talking nonsense? ”

"Nowadays, the Great Han Kingdom is in an eventful autumn, and when the wind and rain are drifting, it is really not easy to do this kind of thing that may cause social shocks. What's more, what the Holy One said casually should not be true. ”

Tao Qian's expression was solemn and he stopped making a sound. He probably also thought that the power struggle between the officials and eunuchs of the Han Dynasty had a long history, and its bloody and cruel was really chilling.

"Yuan Gu, do you think the same way?" Zhang Wen frowned and asked softly.

Gai Xun smiled incomprehensibly and said: "Doing this, as Boxin said, the consequences are unpredictable, so how to do it skillfully, how to meet Your Majesty's requirements and let the Xiliang people pay for themselves, and how to satisfy all forces, it depends on what kind of method we use." I have come here today to discuss this matter with you. ”

"Now, Xiliang is quelling the rebellion at the most critical time, we have no money, and the treasury has no money, but His Majesty said that the people of Xiliang have money and asked us to solve it ourselves. So let's think about it, how to deal with this. In short, the matter of Xiliang's rebellion cannot be delayed again and again, and if it drags on any longer, His Majesty is obviously not satisfied. ”

Tao Qian hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty just said that?" ”

Gai Xun smiled, he looked at Tao Qian and said, "Of course, do you want Your Majesty to tell us what we should do?" So what do you want us ministers to do? ”

Zhang Wen stood up with a sad face, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly around the room.

Mulberry sheep bowed his head in contemplation.

"Will Your Majesty say a few more words in the holy decree?" Tao Qian still didn't give up, and asked, "Attacking the corrupt officials in Xiliang is too big, if there is His Majesty's support, then we ......."

"Your Majesty, of course, will not publicly express your support." Gai Xun smiled, "I won't make an order for this matter." If His Majesty decrees specifically for this matter, what difference does this make and His Majesty publicly expresses his support. The affairs above the court are complicated, Your Majesty has no roots, how can it be good to directly say that there are corrupt officials in Xiliang, and the corrupt officials in Xiliang are rich. He can only tell the Captain through me that there is such a solution that can be solved. Speaking of which, Your Majesty can be regarded as understanding the difficulties of Lord Taiwei. ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of yellow silk from his arms, stood up, handed it to Zhang Wen respectfully, and said, "This is the edict given to me by His Majesty, please look at it Your Excellency." ”

Zhang Wen hurriedly bowed and received it, looked at it respectfully, and immediately returned it to Gai Xun.

"Yuan Gu, you have been an official in Xiliang for decades, you know a lot of inside information, and you are familiar with the situation in Xiliang, you must have a way." Zhang Wen said, "At this time, we still put national affairs first, and everyone works together, one is to share the worries of His Majesty, and the other is also for the people of Xiliang." Yuangu, do you have an idea? ”

Gai Xun pondered for a moment and said solemnly: "My lord, then I'll say it directly." ”

Zhang Wen waved his hand and told him to hurry up.

"There is a way, but now, Xiliang is Lord Taiwei's final say, so whether this matter is big or small, the responsibility is Lord Taiwei's, and if Lord Taiwei is responsible for this in the future, he will be dismissed from office......"

Zhang Wen smiled bitterly: "I know, the holy will is difficult to violate." Now, I wear the hat of a lieutenant and lead the army to quell the rebellion in Xiliang, whether it is successful or defeated, of course, the responsibility is mine. ”

"Now, the Xiliang rebellion is at the most critical time, at this time, if the Xiliang rebellion falls short because of lack of money, I naturally have no way to explain to Your Majesty after I return to Beijing, not to mention the resignation of officials, and I will be ridiculed."

"If the counterinsurgency is successful, although it offends a group of traitorous and powerful people, at most, it will go home to retire like Huangfu Song, but it will win back a lifetime of fame." Zhang Wen sighed, his expression was desolate, and he said with a sense of relief, "As long as Your Majesty knows in your heart, and is not framed by treachery and erection, and punishes my nine clans, I will be very content." ”

Gai Xun looked at him sympathetically and comforted: "Your Excellency doesn't need to be so depressed, things are unpredictable, maybe we can get through this safely." ”

"Do you know the long history of the Liangzhou Thorn Mansion Cheng Qiu?"

Zhang Wen and Sang Yang glanced at each other, were shocked, and nodded.

Tao Qian said: "I once heard Lord Huangfu say that he is a huge greedy man in Xiliang, but the backstage is tough, and no one can touch him. Do you want to cut him down? ”

"Yes, you don't have to beat the drums. Cheng Qiu is the key point of Xiliang, and if he hits him, he can deter the entire Xiliang. Lord Taiwei arrested him, interrogated him severely, and threatened him, which would inevitably alarm the Xiliang bureaucrats and the Luoyang magnates. Then Lord Taiwei revealed His Majesty's intentions and talked about the difficulties, it is estimated that the corrupt officials and corrupt officials in Xiliang will be generous for the sake of their lives, and their backstage, those magnates in Luoyang in order to calm things down, I believe that they will not make trouble to the point of turning their faces with Lord Taiwei. ”

"Dealing with Xiliang's affairs should be gentle no matter what, this is not only in line with Your Majesty's thoughts, but also in line with the current situation of the Great Han Kingdom, and for Lord Taiwei, it is also beneficial and harmless."

But, having said that, things don't always go so smoothly. The corrupt officials in Xiliang are all treacherous and cunning, soft and hard, arrogant and arrogant, and many people not only have backstage behind them, but also private soldiers, so it is inevitable to use knives and guns. Once the knife and gun are used, the matter will be big, and it will be difficult for me to predict what will happen later, so ......"

Zhang Wen nodded again and again and said, "Yuan Gu's idea is good. ”

"But we can't catch the ball right now." Sang Yang said disappointedly, "He was kidnapped from the Zixiu Mountain camp a few days ago, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. ”

"What......" Gai Xun's face changed drastically, "The news is accurate?" ”

"Absolutely." Sang Yang said, "It was Lord Geng who came to the book himself. He said that Li Zhonglang sent someone to arrest him. ”

"What's going on?" Gai Xun asked anxiously, "Tell me about it." ”

Tao Qian clapped his hands and laughed, "Okay, good." This kind of person is full of evil, and he is innocent of death. ”

Sang Yang hurriedly told Geng Cong's letter and Li Hong's letter, and then found these two documents.

After reading the paperwork, Gai Xun was so angry that he threw the two bamboo slips to the ground at the same time, and scolded loudly: "Two fools, good things just make a big deal for them." ”

Zhang Wen also realized the seriousness of the matter, and he said to Tao Qian: "Gongzu, immediately order the fast horse to rush to Li Zhonglang's camp and ask him to send people to me." ”

Tao Qian stood up and asked unhurriedly, "My lord, is this order sent to the Pingxiang camp or to the Shooting Tiger Valley?" ”

Zhang Wen thought for a moment and said, "Send it to Yicheng first, and then ask Master Fu to personally go to Shooting Tiger Valley." Li Zhonglang and Master Fu have a good relationship, let Master Fu talk about it, tell him that it is a great relationship, don't be rash. ”

When Gai Xun heard Fu Xie's name, he suddenly thought of something, "Ah......", and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

He and Fu Xie were both friends of Bian Zhang and Han Sui, and he also knew that Bian Zhang had evidence of corruption and perversion of the law by the Xiliang bureaucrats, and he also helped Bian Zhang collect a lot. But Fu Xie and Bian Zhang are both jealous and hateful people, and both of them often talk about purging Xiliang officials, and even say that they will not hesitate to use violence. If Fu Xie knew that Li Hong had arrested Cheng Qiu, it was very likely that he would incite Li Hong, who had nothing to do, to fight corruption. And Li Hong is in a temperate, has a military talisman in his hand, and has the right to act independently, seeing that the corrupt officials in Xiliang are extremely evil, he is bound to be filled with righteous indignation and take the case. That way, things are out of control.

He rushed from Chang'an to Yongxian, and saw hundreds of horsemen galloping past several times along the way, and that kind of murderous momentum aroused his vigilance at that time. Now it seems that Fu Xie not only succeeded in persuading Li Hong, but also leaked information about corrupt officials. Li Hong now has evidence in hand and is unscrupulously sending troops to raid it.

Cheng Qiu was smart and unharmed for decades in Xiliang, but in the end, he got into trouble with an idiot who didn't know anything, and as a result, he not only lost himself, but also compensated the corrupt officials in Xiliang, and pushed Lord Taiwei into danger, which alarmed all the forces of the Great Han Kingdom.

Now Xiliang is not only in rebellion, but even more chaotic.

Gai Xun sighed, slowly sat down on the seat, and waved his hand at Zhang Wen again and again: "Don't go, don't send someone to go, Li Zhonglang has already done it." ”

"What do you mean, sir?" Sang Yang hurriedly asked, "Have you guessed what Li Zhonglang did?" ”

Tao Qian said excitedly: "Li Zhonglang has already started to make a big fuss about Xiliang, haha......, Xiliang is getting more and more lively, haha......"

Zhang Wen looked at Gai Xun and then at Tao Qian, and asked puzzledly, "Are you two so sure?" ”

Sang Yang suddenly realized, and scolded in disbelief: "This idiot, he has eaten the gall of a leopard, he dares to do this kind of thing." He looked up at Zhang Wen and said loudly, "Lord Gai saw Li Zhonglang's cavalry galloping around Jingzhao Mansion and Fufeng County along the way, and nine times out of ten, he ordered the raid. ”

Zhang Wen looked stunned for a moment, then laughed, he patted the desk lightly, and whispered, "Okay." ”

Tao Qian smiled: "He was originally a leopard, where would he eat leopard gall, I think he ate tiger gall, haha......"

"If I had known this, I should have received his talisman in the first place." Sang Yang said angrily: "Now things are out of control, my lord, your situation is ......"

Zhang Wen smiled faintly, waved his hand, and said, "Don't be nervous. This is all your guess, not necessarily the truth. ”

He paused for a moment and said calmly: "If Li Zhonglang has already made a move, there is no room for recovery in the matter. We are all bound together by him, and neither of us can get out of it. Even if I kill him now, it won't help, but it will be even more self-defeating. No one believed that a little Li Zhonglang would make his own decisions, openly confront Xiliang's government, punish Xiliang's corrupt officials, and use the princes in the palace as eunuchs. ”

"Do you believe it? Gong Zu? ”

Tao Qian laughed, bowed down and said, "My lord, of course no one believes it. When Your Majesty gets the news, he must think that Lord Taiwei is really old and strong, and he dares to show his strength in Xiliang. When the traitors in the palace got the news, they must be so angry that they scolded Lord Taiwei for being confused, and they dared to fight against us, and if they wanted to bring us down, they must be old and confused......"

Zhang Wen laughed, waved at him, and motioned for him to stop talking.

"I'm old, it doesn't matter to me what the situation is, don't be careful of me, or watch out for yourselves." Zhang Wen said with a smile, "This Li Zhonglang is so powerful, we all underestimate him, not only is he very good at fighting, but he is even very comfortable with this kind of thing, and he unknowingly traps us all." ”

Gai Xun smiled bitterly. This kind of thing can only be done by Fu Xie, ruthless, much more ruthless than Lao Bian. Lao Bian and Wen Yue were forced to rebel, and as a result, their fame was lost. What about him? At this time, I guess I was hiding at home alone and laughing. The next time you run into him, break his legs.

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