Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 466: Stirring up the storm (end of words!!)

Chang Wenjun was sent to Shouchun, probably because of King Qin's signal, in order to help Fusu gain strength. Today's prince Fusu is almost reaching adulthood. If we give part of the credit for stealing the country to Lord Changwen at this time, he will definitely be grateful to Lord Lingyin. Changwen Jun is the uncle of Prince Fusu. Building a relationship with him is equivalent to deepening the relationship with Prince Fusu. After all, Lord Ling Yin is a foreign minister. If he wants to continue to maintain his glory and wealth after the destruction of Chu State, he must be on good terms with the ministers in the Qin State's court.

Mr. Ziyou has a saying that is very good. The icing on the cake is never as good as the icing on the cake, which is more memorable than the icing on the cake. Now we give the credit to Chang Wenjun. The king can be said to be half of the dragon. After returning to the Qin State, Lord Changwen will inevitably be activated again, and then Lord Yin's glory and wealth will be even more solid. "Mr. Song said.

"Sir, I can understand what you said, but let's give the credit to Lord Chang Wen. How can Lord Chang Wen help us get rid of the Chu clan and old dignitaries? He came to Shouchun this time with only a hundred guards." Li Yuan said .

"Ju Yang, sir, don't forget that Ju Yang has the elite Qin army stationed there. As long as the Qin army's elite moves, do you think Caicheng's army dares to move? As long as Caicheng's army doesn't move, secretly let Chen Wei lead the army to Shouguang. In the spring, the imperial guards and Chen Wei's army will cooperate internally and externally to eliminate all the stumbling blocks in one fell swoop," Mr. Song said.

"Okay, although we gave up part of the credit, making friends with Mr. Chang Wen also increased our confidence that we can do it." Li Yuan then asked, "How should I tell Cheng Wenjing about this?"

He couldn't just go to Chang Wenjun and tell him that he wanted to cooperate with him to steal the country and make Fusu the king of Chu, right? Then Chang Wenjun would definitely think that he was testing him.

"We don't need to do anything. We just need to hint to Chang Wenjun that the Chu clan and old dignitaries are threatening us. Chang Wenjun will naturally understand and tell him that we want to use Qin's Juyang army to scare Caicheng's army." That’s it.” Mr. Song said.

"Li Yuan really admires Mr. Li's talent. I am truly lucky to have Mr. help me." Li Yuan said gratefully.

"In my position and my position, if you treat me with courtesy, I will definitely serve the king." Mr. Song said with cupped hands.

"Okay, I will contact Chang Wenjun and prepare to invite him to visit the house for a chat." Li Yuan said.

"The rest is up to you." Mr. Song smiled and saluted and left.

Li Yuan sent people to prepare the banquet and invited Chang Wenjun.

After Mr. Song left Li Yuan's study, he left Ling Yin's Mansion directly. When he was sure that no one was following him, he quickly turned into a courtyard. A young man in Confucian robes was waiting for him in the courtyard.

"Brother, you have fulfilled your mission. I finally convinced Li Yuan to take action directly." Mr. Song said while sitting on the stone bench.

"Thank you for your hard work, second brother. This Li Yuan is not only greedy but also cautious. He actually wants to monopolize this huge credit for stealing the country. He doesn't take action before he is completely sure. It really wastes a lot of our time." Mr. Song's eldest brother said.

"What did your family say?" Mr. Song asked.

"The only thing my family has to say about you now is praise. Our Song family has finally reached its peak." Mr. Song's eldest brother said.

The Song family they refer to is exactly the Song family, a branch of Taoism. They have repeatedly tried to get the Taoists to recognize their family's doctrines, but the Taoists have always believed that they are small Taoists, and neither the Human Sect nor the Tian Sect recognizes them. And they are not like the Yin Yang family who can directly divide into sects and form a large sect of their own, so these years they have been thinking of ways to get Taoism to recognize them or to accumulate strength to strengthen the family and spread their own doctrines.

Now the situation in Chu State just gives them an opportunity. Taoism does not want to recognize them, so they want to climb up to Qin State. As long as they climb up to Qin State, then Taoism will not recognize them, they can also use Qin State The power is to truly open up the family, rather than regard itself as a family.

"The next step is for me to contact Chang Wenjun. As long as Chang Wenjun knows about the efforts of our Song family behind the scenes, when Prince Fusu becomes King of Chu and merges Chu State into Qin State, that will be the day when my Song family will take the lead. "Mr. Song said.

"Okay, I will continue to send people from his family to keep an eye on the Chu clan. As long as they make any moves, I will tell you immediately."

"it is good."

Mr. Song stood up and left the yard, and began to think about how to meet Chang Wenjun, so as to tell him all the efforts of the Song family behind the scenes.

On the other side, Chang Wenjun, after learning that Li Yuan invited him, hesitated again and again, and decided to go to Li Yuan's house for the banquet. At the same time, he also secretly prepared all the back-up plans, as long as there was anything wrong with him, Everyone in their mission will leave Shouchun immediately and seek help from the Qin army in Dangyang City.

After Chang Wenjun arrived at Li Yuan's house, Li Yuan repeatedly urged Chang Wenjun to drink, and then vomited his bitterness.

"Mr. Changwen doesn't know something. My situation in Chu is not as good as yours in Qin!" Li Yuan said.

"Lord Ling Yin is joking. Who doesn't know that you hold a high position in Chu State? You are now in Chu State just like Yi Yin was to Taijia!" Changwen Jun said with a smile.

Hearing that Chang Wenjun compared himself to Yi Yin, no matter how thick-skinned Li Yuan was, he was inevitably a little ashamed and his face felt a little hot. Chang Wenjun did not notice the change in Li Yuan, but thought that the blush on Li Yuan's face was caused by being drunk.

"You are really joking. How can I compare to Yi Yin? If I had one ten thousandth of Yi Yin's talent, I wouldn't be in the predicament I am in today." Li Yuan waved his hand and said.

Seeing Li Yuan repeatedly talking about his predicament, Chang Wenjun was also curious. Li Yuan's status and power in Chu State were really like Yi Yin's back then. He could appoint kings and expel his own kings at will. It's just that Yi Yin did it to teach Taijia, while Li Yuan did it just for his own power.

"You may not know that the king's health has no chance of getting better," Li Yuan said.

Nonsense, Xiong Huai's body is starting to stink, how can it possibly get better? Chang Wenjun said in his heart.

"Nowadays, there are some rumors in Shouchun City, saying that the king has died of illness long ago, and I, Li Yuan, have taken control of the Chu Palace for my own power, not allowing anyone to leak the news about the king, and seizing the king's body, so as to maintain my own power. Power." Li Yuan's voice recorded helplessness and anger, and even a hint of grievance.

Chang Wenjun will naturally not be fooled by Li Yuan's acting skills. After all, he is the one who knows that King Chu is dead. But now that Li Yuan mentioned this to him, Chang Wenjun became cautious.

"Lord Ling Yin turned the tide and saved Chu State when it was in trouble many times. How could he murder his own king? These rumors must have been deliberately spread by others to slander you." Chang Wenjun followed Li Yuan's words and said.

Li Yuan smashed the wine cup in his hand onto the table and said angrily

"That's right, these words were deliberately spread by the clan and old dignitaries. They thought that the king's health was no longer good, so they had other ideas about the position of King Chu, so they wanted to ruin my reputation and make me have no one. Help me to seize my position and establish the king they want!"

Chang Wenjun looked at Li Yuan in surprise, but Li Yuan didn't care about Chang Wenjun's surprise and continued.

"It really makes me heartbroken to think that Yin, the commander of our country, has been driven into despair by these people. I feel heartbroken that I have no military power in my hands!"

Seeing Li Yuan crying, Chang Wenjun's brain was running wildly. Combined with what Li Yuan had done before, a bold idea came to Chang Wenjun's mind.

"Lord Lingyi, you are joking. Who doesn't know that the elite army of Chu State is all under your control? How can the clan and old dignitaries have military power?" Chang Wenjun began to speak more openly, and wanted to take advantage of this. Come test Li Yuan.

Li Yuan also caught this, and then said with tears in his eyes

"You may not know that our Chu State has been divided for many years. Xiong Qi, a rebellious minister and traitor, not only betrayed the Qin State, but also divided our Chu State. He also sent troops to attack many times and wanted to kill our king. If it weren't for the Qin State, Our country of Chu is a country of allies and brothers, and the two countries have been in-laws for many years. Let Yang Duan and General be stationed at Zengxi to serve as a barrier for our country of Chu, blocking the two rebels Xiong Qi and Xiang Yan. attack, otherwise our country of Chu would have been devastated by these two traitors. But the country of Chu is so big that it can only be protected by two cities. In order to ensure the safety of the people of our country of Chu, I will send our elite All the army was sent to Xiling to stop the rebel attack. Now Qin finally wants to conquer the two rebels Xiong Qi and Xiang Yan, so I handed over the army in Xiling to Mo Ao of Chu, the prince of Qin Fusu. Mr. Fusu asked Yang Duanhe to lead an army to conquer the two rebels. I also agreed with both hands. I want to destroy Xiong Qi and Xiang Yan, so as to reunite our Chu country.

However, my heart for boxing was actually used by the clan and the old dignitaries. While the army in my hands was conquering, they used my army in Caicheng and Quyang to launch a coup, kill the king, kill me, and establish a The King of Chu they wanted. "

Listening to Li Yuan's words, Chang Wenjun already understood something in his heart, and he was thinking about whether to conspire with Li Yuan. Li Yuan looked at Chang Wenjun who was deep in thought and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he cried quietly and waited for Chang Wenjun's reply.

After Chang Wenjun thought about it again and again, he had made a decision in his heart.

"It's unreasonable that they would do this to Lord Ling Yin and the Chu State! As an ally of the Chu State, I, the Qin State, absolutely cannot see such unscrupulous people acting against the Chu State!" Chang Wenjun slapped the table and said, but then he felt helpless. said

"It's just that I don't have more than a hundred personal guards around me now, and I'm not much of an expert. I need to help Lord Ling Yin during the plane crash."

"No, what Chang Wenjun said is wrong. It does not require Chang Wenjun to personally take part in the danger. As long as Chang Wenjun helps me hold back Caicheng's army, Quyang's Chen Wei has already been used by me. As long as the Qin State's Juyang defenders make Caicheng's army will definitely not dare to move rashly as it moves south, and I will be able to clean up the internal affairs of Chu by then. If the king really dies unfortunately at that time, I will have time to support a new king," Li Yuan said.

"Okay, if the Chu State is in trouble, we, the Qin State, cannot ignore it. I will write a letter to let the king know Lord Ling Yin's heart. I believe that the king will definitely help Lord Ling Yin." Chang Wenjun said.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Changwen." Li Yuan said happily.

"It's all for the people of the world!" Chang Wenjun said with a smile.

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment and then came to his senses and said with a smile.

"It's all for the people of the world!"

After being drunk, Chang Wenjun refused Li Yuan's invitation to stay overnight, and returned to the Qin embassy after his own escort arrived.

After entering the embassy, ​​Chang Wenjun, who was drunk, suddenly sobered up. After confirming the situation in Chu State, he wrote two letters again and sent them to Xiling and Xianyang.

The next day, Shouchun was as calm as ever, but little did he know that there was an undercurrent surging beneath the calm surface.

After Fusu received two letters from Chang Wenjun in succession, he called Meng Yi and Xiao He to discuss countermeasures. After reading the information from Chang Wenjun, the two began to sort out their thoughts.

"It seems that Li Yuan's position is very clear, and the reason why he made many inconsistent actions is to confuse the Chu clan and the old dignitaries. What Chang Wenjun said is reasonable, but there is only one thing that makes I'm a little worried." Xiao He said first.

"Where?" Fusu asked.

"That is Chen Wei from Quyang. As far as I know, Chen Wei's family is one of the old dignitaries of Chu State. The Chen family was originally a prominent family in Pengcheng. I also heard of their reputation when I was in Peixian County. After Pengcheng was occupied by our Qin State, the Chen family moved their whole family and came to Quyang. How could Chen Wei, a family so loyal to the Chu State, defect to Li Yuan and be used by Li Yuan?" Xiao He said.

"You mean that Chen Wei was deliberately released by the old dignitaries to confuse Li Yuan, in order to lower Li Yuan's vigilance and give Li Yuan a fatal blow at the critical moment!" Fusu said slightly surprised.

"I am not sure, but according to the background of the Chen family, it is very likely that they will do this. Li Yuan controls the imperial army of the Chu Palace. Although the number is not as large as that of the clan and old dignitaries, its strength and equipment But it is not comparable to them." Xiao He continued.

"If Chen Wei of Quyang was really deliberately persuaded by the Chu clan to seek refuge with Li Yuan, and Li Yuan takes action against the Chu clan and old dignitaries, then Li Yuan will undoubtedly die." Meng Yi said, "But we are not without options. We In addition to the garrison in Juyang, Feiling also has five thousand soldiers that can be mobilized."

"Why did I forget Feiling!" Fusu said, slapping his forehead.

When the water bandits were wiped out in Feiling, Fusu killed the Feiling county lieutenant who had colluded with the water bandits and took control of the Feiling garrison. After the water bandits were wiped out, the Feiling county lieutenant was taken over by a retainer of Li Yuan. Yes, but this matter was too inconspicuous, so Fusu didn't think of it for a while.

Feiling is closer to Shouchun, and will definitely be faster than Chen Wei in Quyang. If Chen Wei is not the best member of the clan, and if Chen Wei really deliberately defected to Li Yuan, then Feiling's army can be at the critical moment. Attack Chen Wei's army from the rear.

"There are still 20,000 elite Qin troops in Xiling. If they are allowed to wear the clothes of the Chu army and go to Feiling, so that they can go north to support my uncle, even if Chen Wei brings out all the defenders, it will be enough for them to come. No reply!" Fusu said immediately.

"No." Meng Yi said quickly, "Chang Wenjun repeatedly emphasized in his letter that the situation in Shouchun is unclear. You cannot go to Shouchun. At the same time, you must strengthen protection to prevent villains from causing trouble. If 20,000 elites from Xiling City are transferred to Shouchun, there is a problem with your safety, His Royal Highness."

"Once the war starts, my uncle's safety will also be in danger. I will not mobilize all the troops, only half. Let these ten thousand people set off in batches, and others will not be aware of it." Fusu shook his head and said.

When Meng Yi wanted to say something more, Xiao He stopped him with his eyes.

"Xiling City is already under control. It is not impossible to mobilize 10,000 people to go north in batches. His Royal Highness also needs to write another letter and send it to Lord Chang Wen, so that Lord Chang Wen can remind Li Yuan that Chen Wei may have changed." Xiao He said.

"I know."

Xiao He and Meng Yi resigned. After the two left the yard, Meng Yi asked

"Brother Xiao, why did you stop me just now? The safety of His Royal Highness is the most important thing."

"Of course I know, but the danger to His Highness the Crown Prince is not only in Chu State, but also in the future. If Lord Chang Wen is unfortunate in this incident, it will be the real danger to His Highness the Crown Prince. Lord Chang Wen is the uncle of His Highness the Crown Prince. He is a relative, even if he is not reused now, he will always be the most loyal supporter and backing of His Royal Highness. If something happens to him, the Chu family relatives will fall apart in a short time. There will also be some scars in the heart of His Highness that are difficult to erase. ." Xiao He said.

Meng Yi stopped talking after hearing this. Yes, Fusu is indeed in the limelight now. The king loves and trusts him, the courtiers support him, and the people support him. But this is only now. No one can guarantee that Fusu will still be the same in the days to come. Like this. Once anything happens, it's a matter of debate whether the ministers gathered around Fusu will still support Fusu, but his wife will not change. Changwenjun is Fusu's uncle. No matter what happens to Fusu, he will definitely support Fusu.

"I didn't think well enough." Meng Yi said.

"It's not that Brother Meng didn't think carefully, but that Brother Meng didn't know what was going on here. Brother Meng was born in the Meng family, and the Meng family's loyalty to Qin naturally goes without saying. That's why you fell into the misunderstanding and thought that everyone Just like you, be loyal to Qin, loyal to the king, and loyal to His Highness the Crown Prince." Xiao He said.

Meng Yi just nodded and said nothing.

After Fusu finished writing the letter, he sent someone to Shouchun quickly. At the same time, he also sent someone to communicate with the county captain in Feiling. The elite Qin army in Xiling City also began to secretly mobilize.

(End of this chapter)