Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 399
When he returned to the mansion, he saw Wang Ping, Zhu Yu, Ning Caichen and other scholars who had been borrowed by the mansion gathered in the lobby, as if they were waiting for Li Xiuyuan's arrival.

"Brother Li, we have heard about Li Liangjin's rebellion."

"Yeah, I really didn't expect that Li Liangjin would gather a crowd to rebel. I'm really ashamed of being loyal to his ancestors."

"Brother Li, I heard that you went to the Yamen. What did Mr. Fu, the servant of the Ministry of War, say? When are you going to lead the troops to quell the chaos?"

These scholars said anxiously, it can be said that they are very concerned about the national affairs in front of their homes.

However, Li Xiuyuan roughly explained what happened in the yamen before, but it shocked everyone.

"What? Mr. Fu has no right to mobilize troops, and he still needs to report to the court. This trip will take more than a month, let alone two or three months. By then, Li Liangjin will not know where he will lead his troops."

"The military camp outside the city claims to have 20 troops stationed there, which can rule all the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, but the 20 thieves and bandits currently have no confidence. Now, the [-] tigers in the place where the imperial court founded the country have been eaten away by those corrupt officials. Really? It’s really not even tens of thousands of soldiers.”

"Brother Li, you and I should go to the capital to sue the imperial court. It is bound to expose the corruption in Yangzhou and let His Majesty severely punish these corrupt officials."

Wang Ping, Zhu Yu and the others were filled with righteous indignation and indignation, hating those extremely corrupt officials.

Jiangshan Sheji was corrupted by these people.

Li Xiuyuan said: "It's too late for the imperial court to send troops to quell the chaos. I have a way, and I need everyone's help."

"Brother Li, what can I do?" Zhu Yu asked.

Li Xiuyuan said: "My Li family has money and food, and I can also recruit Xiangyong to form an army, but I lack the position of a guerrilla general. If I can get this position, I may be able to save the country and calm the chaos by myself."

"Brother Li wants to give up his pen and join the army?" Wang Ping was taken aback for a moment.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Shouldn't it be right in the face of a national crisis? Am I the kind of person who is greedy for fame and fortune? It's just that I asked Fu Tianchou for the position of guerrilla general before. He rejected me on the grounds that he didn't use power for personal gain. I don’t want to persuade you too much, after all, Mr. Fu is correct in insisting on his ideas.”

Everyone was in awe when they heard this.

Scholars who have reached this point seem to be able to become famous immediately, and who is willing to abandon their pen and join the army and ruin their own future.

Zhu Yu seemed to be stimulated at this moment. He stood up and saluted Li Xiuyuan first, and then said seriously: "Brother Li, I admire your ideals and ambitions. Brother Li is willing to spend all his wealth to recruit brave men from the countryside to save the country and the people. I, Zhu Yu Why do Yu cherish this body, please give me 3 taels of silver, brother Li, I know a family uncle who is an official in the capital, if the money is enough, he can buy some idle official positions, the position of a guerrilla general is definitely not a problem."

"Is this true?" Li Xiuyuan stood up and said.

"There is absolutely no falsehood," Zhu Yu said.

When he went to buy an official in the capital, he was bound to curry favor with some officials in the capital. As for him, he was just a scholar, so he had a bad reputation. Even if he passed the examination, he would not be reused by the court.

So when Zhu Yu said that he would not spare this body, he was not talking empty words.

Li Xiuyuan said: "I will give you 5 taels of silver, make sure that this matter is safe, and please brother Zhu to make sure it is done."

"Brother Li, please rest assured." Zhu Yu said.

"When are you leaving?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

Zhu Yu said, "The sooner the better, today is enough."

"In that case, let's set off today, Ma Dong." Li Xiuyuan shouted.

"Young Master." A man appeared outside the door and clapped his hands.

Li Xiuyuan said: "You, Niu Er, and Wu Fei brought 5 taels of silver to escort Zhu Yu to the capital for a trip. We must ensure Zhu Yu's safety on the way. We will set off today, go and return quickly."

"Yes, young master." Ma Dong replied, and immediately went to prepare the horses.

"Brother Li, please wait for my good news." Zhu Yu said.

The matter was really urgent, and about half an hour later, Ma Dong, Niu Er, and Wu Fei took the [-] banknotes, protected Zhu Yu, and hurriedly left Jinling City, heading towards the capital.

"The sword-wielding ghost king brought some yin soldiers to escort him all the way."

However, Li Xiuyuan didn't just let these three people go on the road, he also sent some ghost soldiers with swords to follow them all the way to make sure nothing would go wrong.

There are ghosts and ghosts everywhere in this world, without the escort of the ghost king, he is afraid that Zhu Yu and the others will not be able to reach the capital.

But just a few days later, there was an urgent memorial of [-] miles from Jinling City to the capital, and it was sent to the court.

This is the memorial to the emperor Fu Tianchou, the servant of the Ministry of war, which is about Li Liangjin's rebellion.

At the court meeting on this day, all civil and military officials gathered in the court hall to discuss this matter.

"The son of Marquis Li of Yangzhou, Li Liangjin gathered a crowd to rebel, what do you loves think about this matter?"

In the golden hall, on the dragon chair, a middle-aged man with white face, loose skin and listless sitting on it, he is wearing a dragon robe, without the coercion of an emperor, but has the refined temperament of a literati, just looks energetic , afraid of being addicted to women, the body is not considered healthy.

"Reporting to the official family, Li Liangjin grew up under the watchful eye of a humble official. His character is well known to the humble official. With his temperament, he would never dare to betray the imperial court, let alone rebel. I feel that there must be something strange about this matter, please Your Majesty. Mingjian." An official couldn't help but walked out immediately, and said righteously.

"It's Li Aiqing, remember that you are Li Liangjin's uncle." Zhao Guanjia glanced at him and said slowly.

The official surnamed Li had a trace of cold sweat on his forehead and said: "Back to the official house, although I am Li Liangjin's uncle, I dare to pledge my life to guarantee that Li Liangjin will never dare to turn against him. Please send someone to investigate the reason, and return my nephew. A clean one."

"Reporting to the official family, this matter also feels strange to the lower officials. Didn't Mr. Fu, the servant of the Ministry of War, go to Jinling City to deal with the floods? Now that the floods have subsided, Mr. Fu still stays in Jinling City, and suddenly sent a memorial eight hundred li urgently. Said that Li Liangjin rebelled, and asked the steward to issue an order to supervise the army and lead the army to quell the chaos. The words between the lines seemed too anxious. The officials still need to be cautious. There are 20 troops stationed outside Jinling City. If the official order In a moment, Master Fu is in command of an army of 20 troops." An official stood up and said.

"I agree. I'm afraid that Fu Tianchou has developed a different intention and slandered my nephew for rebellion in order to hide his evil intentions. I think this rebellion is fake. It is true that Fu Tianchou wants to capture 20 troops outside Jinling City. After all, until now So far, the imperial court has not received the slightest memorial about the rebellion,"

Mr. Li said again next time; "I also ask the officials to issue an order to dismiss Fu Tianchou from his official position and escort him back to the capital. When Fu Tianchou arrives in the capital, everything will naturally come to light. If Fu Tianchou does not respect the imperial order, That must be rebellious."

"The minister also agrees."

"The subordinate officer also agrees."

As soon as these words came out, there were many officials who agreed for a while, but no one cared about Li Liangjin's rebellion.

Because they all felt that it was impossible for Li Liangjin to rebel, so they would offend Lord Li if they were certain at this time.

After all, the rebellion is to implicate the nine clans.

"Master, what do you think of this matter?" Zhao Guanjia suddenly asked a benevolent mage next to him.

The sorcerer was like a monk, standing there with his eyes squinted and his hands clasped together, like a sculpture.

"I'm a monk, and I shouldn't be too involved in state affairs. Since Your Majesty has asked, I will boldly say one more thing. There are no adults who don't understand the affairs of the court. Since you have the same opinion, you must be right. Yes." The national teacher clasped his hands together and said with a smile on his face.

Zhao Guanjia nodded: "Let's follow what you love, dismiss Fu Tianchou and send him back to Beijing. If you have nothing else to do, you can leave the court."

A major event of Li Liangjin's rebellion, placed above the court, became a struggle among officials, and national events were not as important as their struggle for power.

After retreating.

When Master Li saw the national teacher who was about to leave, he hurriedly said: "National teacher, please stay."

"Is there anything else Mr. Li needs to do?" The national teacher said with a smile.

"Just now, I would like to thank the National Teacher for your help. I know that the National Teacher has been refining alchemy recently and is short of gold and silver. Later, the lower official will send 2000 taels of gold to the National Teacher's Cihang Hall." Master Li took a bit of flattery. He said with a smile; "I will ask the national teacher to take care of me in the future."

The national teacher clasped his hands together and smiled slightly, but didn't say a word.

(End of this chapter)