Shanxi Taiyuan Mansion, Li family.

Just four years ago, the former head of the family, Li Mu, finally passed away in old age, and with the merits and prestige of the previous establishment, Li Heng among the three candidates finally stood out and became the new head of the Li family. Of course, during this period, he and Li Cong and others also had a lot of open and secret battles, and it took too much effort to finally completely subdue these restless guys and completely control all the power of the Li family.

After several years of internal and external struggles, Li Heng is much more introverted and deeper than he was at the beginning, generally speaking, no matter how big the difficulties are in front of him, others don't want to see any changes from his face.

However, in the past two months, Li Heng's expression has always been with a hint of unease, just because the Mongolian people suddenly posed a big threat to the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty, and there was bad news that Datong was besieged by the Mongolian people and was about to be breached.

Although he was convinced that with the strength of Datong City, even the fierce attack of the Mongols would be enough to be as stable as Mount Tai, he still felt a strong sense of uneasiness after the bad news continued to come - such as the fact that all the fortresses outside the city had been uprooted by the Mongols.

You must know that once Datong is attacked by the Mongols, the entire territory of Shanxi will be completely exposed to their iron hooves. Among them, as the richest and most famous city in Shanxi, Taiyuan is bound to become the target of the other party, and the life of the Li family will be completely difficult at that time.

Fortunately, soon, news came that the Datong defenders were enough to deal with the invasion of the Mongols, and then there was a request from the Jinyi guards...... In this way, the worry in Li Heng's heart has not only not decreased, but has become heavier, although the external enemy has been eliminated, the threat of internal trouble has become more serious.

However, because Yang Zhen had a lot of evidence of the Li family in his hands, and even someone in his hands, Li Heng had to cooperate with him. Thinking that the dignified Li family actually had to obey the dispatch of Yang Zhen, the leader of the brocade guard, Li Heng was not a taste for a while, but he was helpless. And he knew that after this incident, he was afraid that the Li family would be more under the control of Jinyiwei, and it would be difficult to be as detached from the court as before.

His judgment was obviously correct, because just now, another letter came from Datong, which wrote about the recent changes there. The Mongol army had been repulsed, and at the same time, on the day of the enemy's defeat, Zhou Zechuan, the governor of Datong, joined forces with the people of Jinyiwei to take down the general soldier Guo Rong and convict him of all kinds of crimes.

For such a result, Li Heng had expected it. What is the Datong governor and Jinyi Wei teaming up, this is just the official's words, the fact is that under the planning of the Jinyi Wei Yang Dududu, they took down Guo Rong.

However, Li Heng didn't take this too seriously, when he promised Yang Zhen to help, and sent people to Datong to appease the generals in the army, he knew that this would be the result. What surprised him was the words that followed, and what was really the intention of the letter.

After carefully reading the contents of the letter and pondering for a long time, Li Heng couldn't help but stand up and slowly hide in the study: "This Yang Zhen really dares to think and dare to do, no one has dared to do something since Emperor Chengzu, and he actually brought it up again." ”

Just as Li Heng was pondering the truth of this, there was a knock on the door of the study from outside. Hearing the movement, he paused and said, "Come in." ”

When the door opened, a scholar in his forties with beautiful eyebrows came in. This is Li Heng's closest subordinate, and he is also the staff member who helped him sit firmly in the position of the head of the Li family before, and now he is hired by him as the west seat of the family, surnamed Deng Mingyu.

"The head of the house came to me, I don't know what to order?" Deng Yu asked very respectfully.

Li Heng didn't see it, and immediately handed over the letter in his hand: "Mr. Deng, let's take a look at the contents of this letter first, how do you think I should deal with this matter?" ”

Deng Yu took the letter with both hands, and quickly read it at a glance, and knew what was the matter of making his own proprietor so undecided: "This Yang Dudu really has some ideas, and he actually came up with such a clever plan to deal with the Tartars." ”

"Do you think this is possible?" Li Heng, who heard the meaning of his words, glanced at the other party unconsciously, looking thoughtful.

Deng Yu was stunned for a moment, and then said solemnly: "This method was actually proposed by the border general a few years ago. However, because they were not familiar with the terrain on the grassland, and the Mongolian tribes were always indefinite, it was difficult to find their location accurately, so they had to be put aside for the time being. ”

As he spoke, he paused and then said: "But this is indeed a clever move for our Ming Dynasty to be able to oppose the guest-oriented, if it is implemented properly, it will definitely cause great damage to the Tartar tribes, and even make them completely decline." Moreover, this Yang Dudu has also found the right person, our Li Liuzhong family has always had business dealings with various departments of the grassland, if our people show the way, then many problems will no longer be a problem. ”

Li Heng nodded thoughtfully: "What you said is right, I have also thought of these." But have you thought about it, what is the benefit of doing this to our Li family? ”

Deng Yu understood what the other party was embarrassed about, so he finally became solemn, first pondered, and then said: "The proprietor, in fact, it seems that we are actually helping ourselves by helping him do this." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Li Heng heard this, and he didn't feel a little refreshed.

"One of them is naturally to befriend this celebrity in the court now, and I believe that after this incident, his Yang Zhen's status in the court will only be higher. If we can help him at this time, our Li family's status in Shanxi will at least improve. And, after all, this is for the country, and fame alone is enough to make us gain a lot.

Second, the Li family's power in Shanxi has weakened a lot in recent years due to internal disputes, and if they don't show something at this time, they are afraid that they will be suppressed by the Liu Zhong family. The proprietor, you should be able to think that since Yang Zhen is looking for us to help, he must also discuss with the Zhong Liu family......"

Li Heng nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, we must not fall behind his two families in this matter." "Although the three major families have always advanced and retreated together, and the relationship is also very good, competition behind the scenes is still inevitable. The Li family has been firmly holding the upper hand for hundreds of years, and naturally does not want to be surpassed by the other two families one day.

But then, Li Heng frowned again, and said with some disbelief: "But in this way, the relationship between us and the Mongolian ministries will have big problems." Especially once Yang Zhen's strategy is really successful, the Mongol tribes will inevitably be very weak, and it will be too difficult for us to have trade contacts with them as before. ”

"That's the third point I'm going to make." Deng Yu smiled, stretched out three fingers and said: "Actually, the proprietor, you don't have to feel embarrassed about this at all, if Yang Dudu can really do this, it will only be more beneficial to us." ”

"This ...... But what do you say? ”

"Although our Li family has business dealings with various departments on the grassland, they have always relied on fast horses and scimitars to constantly suppress our prices. Aren't you always dissatisfied with this, proprietor? Then this time, we can use the power of the official army to weaken them fiercely, as long as these Tartars are scared, then they will be much more respectful to my Ming caravan in the future, and business will be much easier. Deng Yue hurriedly explained.

Hearing him say this, Li Heng's mind was really much more lively: "Yes, why didn't I think of this layer? ”

"Moreover, whether it is silk, tea, salt and iron, etc., which we sell to the grassland, it is in short supply in all parts of the Mongolian people, but it cannot be produced by itself. Even if they knew that this matter was related to us at that time, they could only swallow their anger. Deng Yue continued his analysis, which also made Li Heng's interest a little heavier.

"So, it's good for us to do no good, and it's enough to do?" Finally, Li Heng asked the most critical question.

Deng Yu immediately nodded: "Of course." And if it is not bad as expected, the Liu Zhong family will definitely agree to Yang Zhen's request, so the proprietor, we must reply as soon as possible and give enough support. ”

"Okay, then do as you wish. I will send Li Zhao and Li Hao to Datong, both of them have had contacts with various Tartar departments in the past ten years, and with them to guide the way, they will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort. Li Heng made up his mind.

Deng Yue hurriedly praised: "The proprietor is wise, these two people are indeed the most suitable candidates, and they can also show our sincerity to Yang Dudu." ”

Li Heng had already guessed the other party's thoughts at this time: "It seems that Mr. Deng, you also seem to have the intention of befriending Yang Dudu?" ”

"This ......" Deng Yue saw that Li Heng actually saw through his careful thoughts, and he didn't feel that his face was red, but it was difficult to deny it.

Li Heng sighed: "In this way, Mr. Deng, you can take Li Zhao and the two to Datong, so that you can have a better relationship with them." ”

"Yes, I am determined to do my best to establish a good relationship between the Li family and Yang Dudu." Deng Yue hurriedly said.

At the same time that the Li family made up their minds, the Zhong and Liu families, who also received Yang Zhen's letter, quickly reacted similarly.

In fact, everyone knows that after Guo Rong is taken down, Datong will inevitably change, and it is always good to be close to Yang Zhen at this time. As for the business with the Mongolian people, it can be put aside for now.

So two days later, several great families sent the capable people who had been managing the grassland business at home to Datong to listen to Yang Zhen's dispatch. When he knew this, Deng Yu didn't feel any pressure because of this: "So what? In addition to being able to do Yang Dudu a great favor, I also have some other things to say to him, and then I can show my face in front of him. The scholar who had never been able to pass the exam smiled and knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived.

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