When Fang Jie heard the name Cui Zhongzhen, he suddenly felt sad. In his mind, he recalled Cui Lueshang's desolate back when he left Chang'an. Because the answer to the test question was definitely not true, he completed his trip to Chang'an ahead of schedule.
Although even without that answer, he might not be able to enter the martial arts academy.
But this kind of sadness can only be felt by Fang Jie.
??Zhongzhen, pick yourself up again. The sadness and will in this name are even more touching.
Fang Jie immediately changed his clothes and went out quickly. Cui Zhongzhen was already waiting for him in the living room. When Fang Jie entered the door, he couldn't help but be startled, because the dark-faced man with a strong body in front of him was not the same person at all as the elegant scholar who laughed and talked about romance in his impression.
"What are you"
Fang Jie paused in his steps, not knowing how to say the following words.
"Cui Zhongzhen, a humble official, has met the imperial envoy!"
Cui Zhongzhen saluted solemnly and meticulously.
Fang Jie quickly stepped forward and helped him up: "Brother Cui, where did you come from?"
Cui Zhongzhen looked at the people around Fang Jie. Fang Jie immediately understood what he meant. He turned to Hei Xiaozi and others and said, "Brother Cui and I are old friends. You can go out first."
Chen Xiaoru and others left. Fang Jie took Cui Zhongzhen's hand and sat down on the chair: "It's been a long time since we last met. You seem to be a different person."
He could feel that the person in front of him now was much stronger than the Cui Lueshang in his impression. Not only has his body become stronger, but the perseverance on his face cannot be faked. Only those who have experienced ups and downs can have this kind of qualitative change.
"After I returned from Chang'an, I was disheartened. I wanted to just study and write and find a place to be a teacher for the rest of my life. But I was scolded severely by my father. This scolding woke me up like an enlightenment. Seeing that I had come out of decadence, my father asked someone to change my name in the household registration, and then sent tens of thousands of taels of silver to Li Yuanshan's army in the northwest, and made me a school captain. "
Hearing these words, Fang Jie's expression suddenly changed.
Cui Zhongzhen knew that he had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "It turned out that not long after arriving in the northwest, Li Yuanshan rebelled before he could make any military exploits. Li Xiaozong and I led the troops to fight out of You Xiaowei and rescued Xujun. The king and the Minister of War fled all the way to Langru Mountain, and then gathered the remaining troops to fight with the Meng Yuan Tatars and the rebels. Recently, we have organized tens of thousands of troops and launched successive attacks to disrupt the rear of the rebels. It's a complete mess But after all, our troops are limited, so Prince Xu sent me to Yongzhou. Who would have thought that I would see you here!"
Fang Jie still felt a little unhappy when he heard the name Li Xiaozong. It sounded like this man did not follow Li Yuanshan in rebellion but instead became a powerful general under Prince Xujun. With Li Xiaozong's strength and attainments in the art of war, it was not difficult to get ahead. Fang Jie only said that he did not expect that this person would choose to stand on the opposite side of Li Yuanshan.
Seeing that Fang Jie's expression softened, Cui Zhongzhen continued: "The prince has sent people to report to the imperial capital. As soon as the imperial army's counter-rebellion army arrives, our people will cooperate with the army inside and outside, and the counter-rebellion will be just around the corner. But the prince also knows that the imperial court's mobilization of troops will not happen all at once. Not long ago, Li Yuanshan sent heavy troops to try to encircle and suppress us, so the prince asked me to come to Yongzhou to ask for help. It is closer to the northwest than to the imperial capital. If I can get General Luo to send troops, even if it is just Chen Bing in Huangyang Road, it can be relieved. Our pressure.¡±
"Have you already gone to see Luo Yao?"
Fang Jie asked.
"not yet"
Cui Zhongzhen smiled and said: "Before I entered the city, I heard that the imperial court sent an imperial envoy to Yongzhou. After I entered the city, I inquired and found out it was you! I asked my men to find a place to settle, and then I hurried away Come to you."
Fang Jie knew that Cui Zhongzhen really regarded him as a friend, so he was very excited: "I never thought that you would go to the northwest to join the army, let alone see you in Yongzhou. Don't look for a place to stay either. We have a place, live here, and after you settle down, I will go with you to see Luo Yao"
When Fang Jie said this, his heart suddenly tightened: "Does Luo Yao know that you are entering the city?"
"Before I come, I will send someone to find out about General Luo's residence and other matters. After all, it would be rude to come to the door presumptuously, so I plan to start with the manager of his house. My people should be still shopping at this moment. Gift, looking for an inn to stay.¡±
"Don't let Luo Yao know first."
Fang Jie said urgently, looked outside and pulled Cui Zhongzhen up: "Let's go inside and talk."
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When they reached the inner hall, Cui Zhongzhen asked, "What's wrong?"
Fang Jie poured a cup of tea for Cui Zhongzhen, sat down, and briefly explained his visit to Yongzhou this time: "Your Majesty is worried that Luo Yao is unwilling to send troops to go north, and Luo Yao is still pretending not to know about the Northwest Army. If he was willing to send troops, he would have already made a promise to lead troops to quell the rebellion. If you come to him so rashly, I'm afraid he will"
"Kill and silence?"
Cui Zhongzhen¡¯s expression changed.
"I can't tell either."
Fang Jie shook his head.
Cui Zhongzhen understood what Fang Jie meant. If Luo Yao really had no intention of sending troops, then he would rush to find him. In order to cover up his thoughts, there was no guarantee that Luo Yao would not kill anyone and silence him. Even if the imperial court is victorious and Prince Xu returns to Chang'an and asks again, Luo Yao can just say that he has never seen him before. And if Luo Yao admits that he has seen him, the court will naturally investigate his refusal to send troops.
Thinking of this, Cui Zhongzhen broke into a cold sweat.
"If you hadn't reminded me, I might have visited him early tomorrow morning."
Fang Jie thought for a while and said: "Prince Xu was very kind to me in Chang'an, and Master Mou was also kind to me. And since I have accepted this job, I will not do nothing. You and your people are here first When I live here, if anyone asks me, I will tell you that you guys came to see me from Chang'an. I have a shop in Chang'an City, so I can hide it. You can decide whether to see him or not after I test Luo Yao's tone. ¡±
"What if he refuses to send troops?"
Cui Zhongzhen asked.
Fang Jie pondered for a while and said: "If he refuses to send troops, I will summon the left vanguard general Heping Shangdao officials as an imperial envoy and ask him face to face. If he is determined to rebel"
Cui Zhongzhen said: "You and I will both die!"
Fang Jie sighed: "Don't be impatient. I'll go visit Luo Yao tomorrow. Just stay here with me first and wait for me to find out any news tomorrow."
He paused for a moment, but couldn't help but ask: "Li Xiaozong is Li Yuanshan's nephew, why did he not follow Li Yuanshan but follow Prince Xu?"
Cui Zhongzhen said: "When I arrived at the Northwest Youxiao Guard, I served as a personal military commander for Li Xiaozong. Later, when Li Yuanshan rebelled and led the Meng Yuan cavalry to sneak into the imperial army, I originally wanted to escape by myself, but I didn't expect Li Yuanshan to escape. However, Xiaozong found me, discussed with me, and then led his followers to kill him together. We also burned Li Yuanshan's supply camp. We fled westward, and met the besieged Prince Xu and Lord Mou, Li Xiaozong on the way. Someone tied a branch to the horse's tail and bluffed away the Mengyuan people, and rescued Prince Xu."
"Perhapshe just feels that Li Yuanshan's rebellion will not succeed."
Cui Zhongzhen glanced at Fang Jie and couldn't help but asked: "Why did you ask about him?"
Fang Jie sneered and said: "This man and Li Yuanshan are carrying a debt of three thousand lives. I will get it back sooner or later. Although you are familiar with him now, I have no intention of hiding it from you." . The imperial court has found out that the more than 800 Fan Gu border troops and more than 2,000 civilians were massacred by Li Yuanshan and his troops, but they reported to the imperial court that they were killed by the Mongolian people. "
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Cui Zhongzhen said in surprise: "Why is that!"
Fang Jie told the story of Li Yuanshan¡¯s massacre of the city in order to kill Wu Peisheng. Cui Zhongzhen¡¯s face turned as ugly as paper: ¡°You mean, Li Xiaozong already knew that Li Yuanshan was going to rebel a long time ago?¡±
Fang Jie nodded.
Cui Zhongzhen's eyes flashed with panic: "If he had known that Li Yuanshan was going to rebel, why did he have to wait until Li Yuanshan's rebellion had become a fact before leaving? If he was really just trying to protect himself, then exposing Li Yuanshan in advance would be far better than doing it later. It¡¯s better to risk being killed and escape. If he had told Prince Xu and Lord Mou about this in advance, the entire army of 700,000 in the expedition to the west might not have been wiped out!¡±
Fang Jie understood what Cui Zhongzhen meant.
"no."
Cui Zhongzhen stood up and said anxiously: "If you go by what you said, then there is no guarantee that Li Xiaozong did not have some dirty intentions when he followed King Xu. After King Xu gathered all the remnants of the expedition to the west, he would then hook up with Li Yuanshan to send troops If this is the case, Prince Xu and Lord Mou will be in danger. I have to send people back immediately. Before I came, Prince Xu was planning to attack Li Yuanshan's rear area. "
"Okay, you send someone back first."
Fang Jie stood up, patted Cui Zhongzhen on the shoulder and said, "Don't be too impatient. Li Xiaozong has not colluded with Li Yuanshan to harm Prince Xu for more than a year. Maybe I guessed wrong."
"No matter what, this is a hidden danger."
After Cui Zhongzhen said something, he hurriedly said goodbye and left. Fang Jie looked at his back and murmured: "Li Xiaozongif you really colluded with Li Yuanshan and waited until Prince Xu had gathered the remaining soldiers before taking action, then the evil you would have done would be worse than the massacre of Fan How can we allow you to continue to live if the people are still strong?"
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After Cui Zhongzhen left, Fang Jie couldn't calm down. After he wrote the secret letter, he sent someone to secretly deliver it to Jubaozhai's shop, asking the people from Jubaozhai to send it to Chang'an City as soon as possible. Before he could sort out his own affairs, Cui Zhongzhen arrived, which made Fang Jie become more and more impatient.
When his subordinates came back and said that the people from Jubaozhai had sent the secret message, he breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that he had to change his strategy. If he continued to pretend to live in Yongzhou as before, the war in the northwest would probably become even worse. But when he came, the emperor didn't ask him to urge Luo Yao to send troops. If he did it rashly put aside whether Luo Yao sent troops or not, the emperor would also be annoyed because he made his own decision.
This seemingly easy job is becoming more and more difficult.
The problems that Fang Jie encountered now have made Fang Jie¡¯s initial plan of traveling for a few months completely come to nothing.
"Do you care about the northwest affairs or don't care?"
Fang Jie asked himself.
If he really wears the uniform of an imperial envoy and summons all the officials and generals of Ping Shangdao and Zuo Qianwei to question Luo Yao in front of them, is there any way out for him?
He was lost in thought, his brows twisted into two ridges.