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Volume 4 Hu Han Cang Qiong Chapter 317 Tokyo Coup 2

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    The one who jumped out to object was Xiao Miansi.  ()

    Shu Luping said angrily: "Why not!"

    Xiao Miansi shouted: "If it doesn't work, it won't work!"

    "You are bold!" Shu Luping said angrily: "Li Hu is the son of the Emperor of Heaven and the younger brother of the current emperor. He has a distinguished status and is unparalleled. He can't do it. How can you do it?"

    Xiao Mian thought: "Of course I can't do it, but even if I can't do it, Li Hu can't do it even more! No one in the world knows what Li Hu thinks about the throne. Let him be the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.  In charge of the military power of the world, where will the Queen Mother place the Emperor and where will the Prince be placed?"

    Speaking of which, Xiao Miansi and Shuluping are from the same clan. The Khitan Xiao family was originally the Chinese surname of the Shulu family, but Xiao Miansi is the uncle of the current prince Yelujing. Although they are both descendants, they are only separated by  At this level, both sides have the same potential as water and fire.

    Shu Luping was shocked by him and said angrily: "Miansi! How brave are you! If you haven't used the sword for a long time, do you think the Ai family really can't kill people?"

    Xiao Mian thought: "Even if you want to kill me! It's not possible!"

    Shu Luping shouted angrily: "Come on, drag Xiao Miansi down and kill him if he has evil intentions and plots of rebellion!"

    Then a warrior came up and wanted to drag Xiao Miansi down. The officials would not think that Shu Luping was just showing off - she really dared to kill someone!  When Emperor Tian died, in order to help Yelu Deguang ascend to the throne, Shulu Ping beheaded several important officials in front of her husband's coffin. Now it doesn't matter if he kills Xiao Miansi again!

    Yelu¡¯s hostage and others hurriedly came forward to dissuade him, but Shulu Ping shouted: ¡°If you dare to intercede for him, you will be punished as an accomplice!¡±

    Seeing that the warriors were about to drag Xiao Miansi down, Yelu Shuogu saw that the situation could no longer be reversed and stepped forward and said: "Queen Mother, I would like to obey the orders of the general of the world's soldiers and horses."

    Shuluping saw Yelu Shuogu compromise on the spot.  His expression softened slightly, and Yelu Shuogu added: "Although Xiao Miansi has offended the Queen Mother, he has worked hard in the past few years and made great contributions to the country. Please forgive him for his death penalty."

    ??Shu Luping was determined to help Yelu Lihu ascend to power, and he was among the officials.  Xiao Miansi was an obstacle that he couldn't get around. He wanted to take the opportunity to attack him and kill him, but Yelu Shuogu compromised first and then begged for mercy. He had to consider his face. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Forget it, send him his life."  Let¡¯s go to the sky prison and see the effects!¡±

    With Yelu Wuzhi sighing and Han Yanhui trembling, a coup that is not yet a coup has come to an end.

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    However, the atmosphere in Liaoyang Mansion became tense from that day on. Yelu Lihu was domineering, cruel and easy to kill, but Shuluping believed that this was the proper nature of Khitan people and had no restrictions on his actions.  , the day he became the general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, the southern ministers knew that their lives would be difficult.

    After the meeting.  Han Yanhui returned to his house, trembling constantly.

    Since the Qidan moved eastward.  The Southern faction became more and more powerful, and Han Yanhui's voice in the court became increasingly important. The prince also invited him to be his master, which gave him hope. However, if Yelu and Li were allowed to rise up, Han Yanhui would not see a way out.

    It doesn¡¯t matter that the emperor is a Khitan.  Regardless of Shatuo or Han Chinese, as long as he is still a rational person, Han Yanhui feels that he has a place to be useful.  But who is Yelu Lihu?  Sexual violence is like a tiger, sexual doubt is like a fox.  He is moody and unreasonable. For him to be the emperor, not to mention his dignity and wealth, even his life is like being placed in the hands of a drunkard with a butcher knife.

    The day after the court meeting, Yelu Lihu opened a government office and built a mansion to gather military power. The mansion was prepared for him by Shuluping early in the morning, but it was just an empty shell with nothing in it. Yelu Lihu was very dissatisfied.  At this time, Yelucha gave him an idea. Li Hu was overjoyed when he heard about the plan, so he announced that in order to conquer the Tang Dynasty, he asked La Duokuo to go to Liaojin to collect supplies. The method was to borrow the "national debt" of the Tang army from Tiance and use a piece of paper to collect supplies.  Use the white slip of paper in exchange for gold and silver goods from Liaojin merchants!

    After the order was issued, businessmen in Liaojin became enthusiastic. The reason why Tiance's "treasury bonds" could be successfully implemented and accepted by merchants was that all the issuances of national bonds were able to recover their capital or even make a profit. They were proven to be creditworthy, and in addition to  The first "national debt" was raised partly through fraud and partly through coercion, but later national debt was basically voluntary.

    ¡°But Yelu Lihu¡¯s national debt has bullshit credit?  And it is completely mandatory, which makes businessmen big and small in Liaojin intolerable.

    But under Bai Huahua¡¯s butcher¡¯s knife, who dares to say no?

    At the same time, Yelu Lihu adopted the suggestion of Cha Fei and levied additional taxes on the rural areas of southern Liaoning. After gaining a foothold in Liaodong over the years, the Han people in Liaodong have indeed gradually improved their lives.  Fortunately, this aroused jealousy and dissatisfaction among the lower classes of Khitan. People in the northern faction believed that the reason why the Han people became powerful was because of the sinicization party.Very good.  Imposing additional taxes on rural areas in southern Liaoning can not only raise money and food, but also appease the lower class of Khitan.

    As soon as these two things came out, there was a wave of resistance on the ground in Liaodong. After Xiao Miansi learned about it, he planned to restore power. While he was in prison, his family and old officials were all over Liaoyang Mansion. Unexpectedly, the police had already placed strict controls on him.  Under surveillance, he was noticed before anything happened. Yelu Chage informed Li Hu, followed the clues and pulled out more than ten important officials in Tokyo, implicated more than 80 families, and ransacked their homes for treason - these were all officials of the southern faction.  , through overseas trade, their family has become extremely wealthy even though it has only been a few years.  The northern generals had lived in the bitter cold land of Hun Tongjiang for a long time, and they had always been jealous and resentful of these people, so they were extremely excited to raid their homes.

    For a time, Liaoyang Mansion fell into an atmosphere of terror.

    Yelu¡¯s house hostage tried to persuade him several times but to no avail. Han Yanhui also stepped forward, but Yelu Lihu gave him a sideways look and said, ¡°I¡¯m talking to the enemy, why are you talking so much as a Han slave here? Get down!¡±

    Han Yanhui was trembling all over, and his face seemed to have been ripped off by the word "Han slave" Yelu Lihu!

    Back home, Han Yanhui was still in a state of disbelief. Although he did not participate in Xiao Miansi's plot, they were both Southern sects, so what was the difficulty in implicating him?  Now whether Yelu Lihu kills him or not is just a matter of thought.

    When Han Deshu saw his father like this, he couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Dad, Daliao is no longer what it used to be. How about let's take another road?"

    Han Yanhui was stunned for a moment, and then he knew what Han Deshu was going to say.

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    Yelu Lihu reused Yelucha, and through the Liaojin national debt, Liaonan tax increase, and Liaoyang property raids, the three actions not only silenced all those who opposed Yelu Lihu, but also raised a large amount of supplies.  In the originally empty mansion of the Generalissimo of the Army of the World, gold and silver treasures have piled up like mountains!  The newly collected taxes in Liaonan are enough to support an army of one million people for a year!

    Seeing that he had soldiers and food, and some people had money, Yelu Lihu couldn't help laughing at Yelu Chage and said: "With this money and food, even if we raise an army of 300,000, it will be enough to fight for five or six years. Now we still have  What are you afraid of Zhang Mai? What are you afraid of Yang Yi? What are you afraid of Ying Yang Khan Blood Cavalry and Mo Dao Battle Ax Formation!"

    Yelucha smiled and said: "Actually, that little old man Han Yanhui is quite capable. In just a few years, he helped us raise the Han family's sheep so fat. But no matter how fat the sheep are, they are still sheep.  When slaughtering, it should be treated as slaughtering. The biggest mistake of the southern faction is to forget the roots of our ancestors and treat these bastards in the south as human beings."

    Yelu Li hummed: "These bastards in the south are rich! The annual income of the national treasury is not half of what it is here! They have so many good things! And they dare to keep saying that they are loyal to Daliao!"

    Yelucha said: "Exactly. Exactly." He asked again: "Now that the situation has been decided, it's time for the other side of the palace to mourn."

    "It's almost done." Yelu Lihu said expressionlessly: "Although the second son's body has been pickled with salt, look at the weather is getting hotter and the room where the morgue is now getting more and more smelly. If there is no mourning, then  The stench will float out of the palace walls."

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    When the Liaoyang Prefecture completed the "transfer of power," Yanjing's election of the spokesperson also came to an end.  Although Cao Yuanzhong tried to connect with each other, Zheng Wei also worked hard secretly.  But in the end, it was still impossible to recommend a figure who could compete with Feng Dao. Feng Dao united the gentry group in the Central Plains. With this group's own seats on the correction platform, plus the seats it could influence, Feng Dao got nearly three  One-third of the correction review censor's support.

    Cao Yuanzhong introduced a censor of the Murong family, and the Nai family of the Zheng family also introduced a spokesperson of their own.  But it is far from comparable to Feng Dao in terms of momentum and prestige.  In the end, a large number of neutrals and fence-sitters turned to Feng Dao, causing Feng Dao to receive more than 60% of the support rate and was successfully elected, becoming the second major spokesperson after Yang Dingguo.

    Although Guo Fen doesn¡¯t like Feng Dao very much.  But this great spokesperson was elected, and she could not overturn it, so she had to hand over the "Seal of Words for All People".

    After taking over the antique bronze seal from Guo Fen, Feng Dao's face bloomed for the first time with a look he had never seen since returning to the Tang Dynasty. From this moment on, he, as the representative of the people, could see that the emperor was not  When worshiping, standing sideways when offering sacrifices to heaven, there are two sentences on the Liangzhou Correctional Commentary Platform: "Heaven's heart is the people's heart, and the public opinion is God's will!" Now it is also engraved on the Yanjing Correctional Commentary Platform!  That is to say, theoretically speaking, mastering the "Seal of Words for All People" can even represent the will of Heaven and check and balance the Emperor!  What a noble position this is!

    Seeing Feng Dao being elected, the gentry and old bureaucrats in the Central Plains felt elated for a while. Even Fan Zhi and Li Bo came to congratulate him publicly.  The Feng Family Courtyard, which was originally becoming increasingly deserted, soon became lively, with countless people coming in every day.Seeking for an audience, the waiting crowd formed a long queue outside the mansion. Such a scene has never been seen since the founding of Tiance.

    But the business community was worried about this change. The political views expressed by Feng Dao in that court meeting were probably detrimental to businessmen, and the military community was also wary. The Central Plains scribes had never concealed their intention to use culture to control military force.  , the two factions who fought independently in this election began to consider whether to unite to fight against the increasingly powerful gentry alliance.

    On this day, Cao Yuanzhong suddenly came to visit Zheng Wei. Zheng Wei met him and said: "The privy minister in charge of the military came to see the prime minister in charge of the government. Aren't you afraid of attracting rumors?"

    Cao Yuanzhong sneered: "Although I didn't make any big fanfare, I came here openly. Besides, the leaders in your government can go to see the big spokesperson, why can't I come to see you?"

    Zheng Wei smiled, welcomed him in, and said, "If you have anything to do, go to the Three Treasures Hall. Let's talk straight to the point."

    Cao Yuanzhong said: "The position of spokesperson was taken away by Feng Dao, so you're not worried?"

    Zheng Wei said: "There are supervisors below the rectification and commentating platform, but their supervisory role is mainly reflected at the grassroots level. Although the Constitutional Forum is noble, it only has the power to establish and amend laws and cannot affect my specific administration. I'm afraid where he will come from!"

    Cao Yuanzhong said: "You are in power now, so of course it has no influence, but what about the next one? Don't forget that the emperor has the right to appoint prime ministers. But it must be stamped with a big seal of endorsement to be legal. With this restriction, in the future,  It¡¯s hard to say what will happen next! Although you are still young, your qualifications are even lighter. It is impossible for a prime minister to occupy you for another ten or twenty years! At that time, he will take advantage of the situation, and the government and public opinion will become their world.  Oh! If they try to elect a civilian official to control the Privy Council at that time, hey, I'm afraid even the emperor will be sidelined!"

    "Them?" Zheng Wei frowned: "Feng Dao is actually a man of good moral integrity, and Fan Zhi is also a gentleman. It seems that they have formed a clique."

    Cao Yuanzhong sneered: "Didn't they form a party? If they didn't form a party, where did the majority of the support come from!"

    Zheng Wei was silent. He had not considered the concerns raised by Cao Yuanzhong.

    Cao Yuanzhong said: "Since Yutai can make and revise laws, we must be careful that they slowly change the laws to only benefit them! When it comes to studying, we are not as good as them. But when it comes to doing things, how can these people succeed! Now let's  It¡¯s okay for them to point fingers from the public platform, but if they really want the whole world to fall into their hands, they have to ruin national affairs.¡±

    Zheng Wei sneered and said, "You also worry about national affairs? Are you worried about the glory and power of your Cao family?"

    Cao Yuanzhong didn't even blush: "So what! It's both public and private. Besides, they don't necessarily have much public interest!" At this point, he suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Even if you are a marshal,  Is he really selfless over there? He has created so many interlocking institutions. When he comes to his place, there are few things to do but great power. If he really wants to be willful, who can control him! The government, military, government, and government seem to be  Everyone has been let go, but no one can get involved in the core numbers of the army! Although he has not yet ascended the throne, he has already ruled the world. We will fight here. The prerequisite is that we cannot offend him. If anyone does offend him, he will  If you shoot it with one hand, everyone will be wiped out."

    Zheng Wei smiled lightly and said: "I don't want to discuss the marshal's matter. But if Feng Dao is really allowed to become more powerful, it's not what I want. Tell me, what are you going to do?"

    Cao Yuanzhong said: "Feng Dao's ideas are contrary to ours, but you and I can complement each other quite well. Although the big endorsement has been taken away by him now, he still has the seat in the Constitution Hall and the chief of the Twenty-Fourth Hall.  But we still have to continue to fight to make my voice heard on the correction platform, and not let the correction platform become their mouthpiece."

    Zheng Wei said very cautiously: "As the head of the government, I should not have gotten involved in this election. This time I secretly passed the message, which is actually a bit over the line. If I collude with you again"

    "Don't speak so harshly, what collusion! Just join forces!" Cao Yuanzhong said: "When competing in the capital, don't be so hypocritical sometimes. Let's be honest. You have been in power in the northwest for more than ten years now. Since ancient times,  So far, Zhongzai has rarely worked for so long. After the successful merger of the two privy councils, your contribution will be even greater. Yang Yi conquered Mobei and destroyed the Khitan, and he received so much suspicion! And your contribution will be greater than that of Yang  Yi Xiao? Think about the founding of the Western Han Dynasty, Xiao He's ranking is still higher than Han Xin! I think after the marshal comes to the west, I'm afraid it will be the time when you leave office."

    Zheng Wei was shocked when he heard this. He had a distant nature and originally didn't like this kind of heavy government affairs. However, after more than ten years in power, it had become a habit for him. Suddenly, he felt awkward when he suddenly heard Cao Yuanzhong say that he might step down from office in the near future.  Even though I'm not used to it, Cao Yuanzhong's analysis doesn't sound unreasonable.

    Cao Yuanzhong added: "When Feng Dao turns to the correction platform, the road ahead isNow that he is healthy, at his age, as long as his body can hold up, he may be able to work for ten years. In ten years, he will be able to train a large group of disciples and confidants.  What about your side?  If you resign, do you really plan to retire altogether?  Even if it doesn't matter to you, what about your family?  The Zheng family's business is so big, if there is no one at the highest level to protect it, this big ship will be dismantled in less than three years!  "

    Zheng Wei said calmly: "Are you asking me to quickly install cronies in the government before I step down?"

    "Is it me who said such stupid things?" Cao Yuanzhong sneered: "The current government, except for you, naturally respects Fan Zhi, and Zhang Yi can't compare to him. Look at how low-key Fan Zhi has been recently?  You are not afraid of not doing things, you are just afraid of doing them wrong. He is just waiting for you to come down, and he will naturally take over."

    "Then what do you mean"

    "What I mean is, if you want to retreat, then retreat on your own, and it is better to leave early than to leave late! It is better to wait until someone catches you to retreat than to find a reason to retreat in glory."

    Zheng Weizheng was wondering why Cao Yuanzhong spoke inconsistently, so he heard Cao Yuanzhong say: "But you can retreat without retreating!"

    "Oh? Why not retreat without retreating?"

    Cao Yuanzhong smiled and said: "After Ding Guo Lao retired from the military, no one was afraid of him. Why, because he lost military power. If you retire in glory, wouldn't you also become Guo Lao? At that time  No one is afraid of you anymore, because you have no power. You can do whatever you want by then. With your qualifications, you are indispensable in the Constitution Hall. What you say will have to be weighed even by Feng Dao, a big spokesperson.  point."

    Zheng Wei laughed loudly: "You mean, you want me to leave the prime minister's job and go to Lunxian Hall to take care of my old age, and help you check and balance Feng Dao by the way?"

    Cao Yuanzhong said: "Just having a seat in Lunxiantang is not enough. But there is a position. I think if you step down, you can just take charge."

    "Which location?"

    Cao Yuanzhong said: "It's the position where Feng Dao retreated."

    Zheng Wei was stunned again: "You mean a bachelor?"

    "Yes! Grand Bachelor! Grand Bachelor of the Academy!" Cao Yuanzhong said: "Now that the Commerce Bachelor is vacant, so is the Grand Bachelor of the Academy. If you enter the Imperial Academy, who can compete with you for the position of the Academy of Sciences?  Besides, the position of bachelor can be very leisurely or very powerful, it just depends on the relationship with the emperor. Feng Dao is not a close confidant of the Tian family, so this position is just a false title for him, but if it were you,  I'm afraid that both the marshal and his wife will listen to what you say, right? In this way, although you are not the prime minister, you can check and balance the prime minister at critical moments. You are not the privy envoy, but you can listen to the military aircraft. And you are no longer in phase, so you can speak more clearly.  There are no taboos. If you have a seat in the constitution discussion hall, then you can also check and balance the big endorsements on the correction stage. In this way, although you retreat, you can not retreat. The power of Mingli is small, and the power of invisible is,  Maybe it¡¯s actually bigger. I feel more at ease between advancing and retreating.¡±

    Zheng Wei smiled and said: "What's even better is that if I don't want to, I can just wave my hand and go sightseeing."

    Cao Yuanzhong smiled and said: "Exactly!"

    Zheng Wei smiled and said, "When you say that, it seems like I should resign right now."

    Seeing that the other party was about to be persuaded by him, Cao Yuanzhong was proud of himself, but Zheng Weihu said again: "It's a pity"

    "pity?"

    Zheng Wei said seriously: "It's a pity that now is not the time!"

    "Not the time?"

    "Of course it's not the right time!" Zheng Wei said: "If the world has been settled, it would be okay to hand over my title of Prime Minister to Fan Zhi. But now that Michael is patrolling the west, Chang'an and Taiyuan are unstable, the Southern Kingdom is watching, and the Khitan is ready to make a move. This situation  , I¡¯m afraid Fan Zhi can¡¯t handle it yet. So even if I want to retreat, I¡¯ll wait until everything is resolved.¡±

    Hearing this, Cao Yuanzhong suddenly looked a little gloomy. Zheng Wei actually did not reject him with his words. The main reason why he felt gloomy was because of the word "My Brother" in Zheng Wei's tone!

    Since the Tang Cavalry of Tiance annexed the Central Plains, there have been countless good ministers and famous generals under their command. However, there are still only a few people who can naturally call out the three words "Mai Geer" in private!  Zheng Wei is one of them, and he, Cao Yuanzhong, can never be one of them.  Anyone who can call out the three words "Mai Geer", no matter what position he is in, has an interest in Zhang Mai, while those who have no connection with these three words, no matter how much they jump around, are still outsiders.

    Therefore, Zheng Wei can be in the Government Affairs Council, the Hanlin Academy, or the Constitutional Hall. For him, it is just a matter of moving his seat. He does not really need to be like Cao Yuanzhong who exhausts calculations and trembles in order to stabilize his position of power.  .

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    However, this relationship with Cao YuanzhongZheng Wei was greatly inspired by the conversation. He went to Xishan the next day, had a detailed talk with Guo Fen, and wrote two long letters, one to Zhang Mai and one to Guo Fen.  Gave it to Yang Yi.  Two days later, he wrote another letter and sent it to Guo Luo.

    Just after the letter to Guo Luo was sent, news came out from the east that Emperor Yelu Deguang of the Liao Kingdom, whose Han name was Liu Dejin, had passed away!  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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