No wonder Changsun Wuji was suspicious. He knew that he had planned everything and gave the people sent to Jiangnan the right to make decisions on the fly. After Qiu Yingqi assassinated Fang Jun, he would kill him. If Qiu Yingqi failed to assassinate Fang Jun, , then help from the side to ensure that Fang Jun must die.
In short, not only Fang Jun is going to die, but Qiu Yingqi is going to die too.
But now Qiu Yingqi seems to have suddenly disappeared without a trace. Where will the people sent to Jiangnan go to find Qiu Yingqi? If Qiu Yingqi cannot be found, will he simply launch an assassination attempt on Fang Jun?
The most important point of his order is that Fang Jun must die, and the people sent to Jiangnan also have the right to make decisions on the fly. If Qiu Ying fails to find him again, and there is a good opportunity to assassinate Fang Jun, he will not be able to do it. So he acted boldly and left Qiu Ying aside to launch the assassination.
This is very possible...
Of course, he has absolute confidence in the people he sent to Jiangnan. No matter whether he succeeds or fails, he will never reveal the slightest trace of his relationship with the Guanlong nobles, so there is absolutely no chance that anyone will follow the clues and find him.
So in the final analysis, what puzzled him the most was...where did Qiu Yingqi go?
When he was distracted, his servant came to report that it was His Highness the King of Jin who wanted to see him.
Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and frowned irritably. He knew that this must be the reason that King Jin was not going well in the Ministry of War, so he came to him for help.
But no matter how irritated I am, I can’t ignore it.
He stood up and went to the door in person. He welcomed Li Zhi into the hall and sat in the main seat. He accompanied him on the side and asked with a smile: "His Royal Highness has now joined the Ministry of War. His demeanor is even better than before. The civil and military officials of the whole court have praised him. This veteran is very pleased." ,Ha ha!"
Li Zhi said with a bitter face: "It's just some flattery and flattery. This military department is managed by Fang Jun like a monolith. Although I am determined to overcome all difficulties and forge ahead, I really have no way to defeat the enemy. Please ask my uncle Taught me."
Changsun Wuji sighed and said: "Originally Gao Jifu was the perfect candidate to assist His Highness, who would have thought...sigh."
It was really hard to find someone who could assist Li Zhi in conquering the Ministry of War. He had to be both capable and trustworthy. It was not easy to find such a person, but he was assassinated inexplicably.
Now even if Changsun Wuji chooses another person to assist Li Zhi, no one would dare to go...
Li Zhi felt bitter and sighed: "Uncle, I don't know something. The people in the Ministry of War don't take me seriously at all. I said in front of me that I should inform and ask questions about everything, so I gave him the backfoot." The king has caused a lot of trouble. Now I am in a difficult situation in the Ministry of War. If I can't handle it properly, I'm afraid my prestige will be ruined. Uncle, you have to help me."
Changsun Wuji did not take the people in the Ministry of War seriously. That is to say, Li Zhi lacked experience and was not familiar with practical matters. He could be made difficult by those people. If it were someone with more experience, he would not be pushed against the wall so easily. Can't get off.
"You and I are monarchs and ministers, but we also feel like nephews and uncles. To help you is to help myself, so it is of course my duty to help you. Your Highness might as well tell you what kind of trouble those cunning people have done. I will bear the responsibility for Your Highness!"
Although there were many difficulties, he had to cultivate Li Zhi's self-confidence. What if this was an assassination attempt and a difficult one, so that His Highness shrank his head and did not dare to fight for the throne?
Not to mention that all his plans will come to nothing, and the day when the eldest grandson family will be revived will be far away.
For this purpose, no matter how much you pay, you must face the difficulties. As long as Li Zhi can compete for the reserve position, all the efforts will be rewarded a thousand times.
Furthermore, the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War is not small, but what can be said to be difficult is nothing more than money and food. The eldest grandson's family is so rich that it can rival the country, and money and food are just a trivial matter...
Li Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this: "My uncle is actually my son-in-law!"
Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and smiled, thinking that after all he was a young man with no worldly experience. No matter how smart he was, he would inevitably be limited by his experience. He would become happy and angry when encountering the smallest things. He picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, and said warmly: " How dare the veteran deserve such praise? Your Highness, tell me, what kind of difficult problems did those cunning people give?"
Li Zhi stretched out his hand, raised a finger, and said: "First, the Foundry Bureau lacks iron and copper materials for forging firearms. The output of the imperial iron factory is far from enough. If you buy it from the private sector, you will need at least 600,000 yuan. .”
"puff!"
Changsun Wuji almost spit out the tea in his mouth. If he sprayed it on Li Zhi, it would be a big disrespect. He swallowed it quickly, choking and coughing, and tears came out.
Li Zhi was startled and asked with concern: "Uncle, please be slower."
Changsun Wuji finally got over it, why: "I also know a thing or two about the foundry bureau. Although it is urgent to forge a large number of firearms during the Eastern Expedition, which requires a lot of money, the number of 600,000 guns may not be an exaggeration. But the problem is that the Foundry Bureau was founded by Fang Jun, and he is the most valued by Fang Jun. He has never heard of a lack of funds. Although Fang Jun is currently suspended and idle at home, the Foundry Bureau should logically have a balance. How could such a big gap appear all of a sudden? Maybe Cui Dunli and others deliberately made things difficult. Why didn't His Highness ask Liu Shi to find out the inside story? After all, he is His Highness's wife's uncle and is considered a member of his family, so he might be able to give His Highness the full details."
Li Zhi spread his hands and said helplessly: "This matter was brought up by Liu Shi. He also said that the foundry bureau has run out of iron materials. If it cannot be purchased in time, it will delay the forging of firearms, which will affect the equipment of the Liaodong army. "
Changsun Wuji frowned and was speechless.
He was also somewhat convinced of Fang Jun in his heart. This guy seemed to be a rough-and-tumble man, but his skills in commanding his subordinates were truly extraordinary. Anyone who had served under him was so loyal that he never said anything even after he left. The first half of the sentence is bad.
Even Li Zhi's in-laws like Liu Shi were able to be subdued by Fang Jun. Even if Fang Jun was suspended from his job, he was still loyal and honest.
When Li Zhi saw Changsun Wuji frowning and saying nothing, he immediately said anxiously: "Uncle, you have to help me! Besides, this is also an opportunity for my uncle. In the past, the foundry bureau was single-handedly controlled by Fang Jun, and all the iron needed was exhausted. They are all purchased from the Fang Family Iron Works, which is an astronomical figure every year, bringing huge wealth to the Fang Family! If I can win him over, I can ensure that all the iron materials needed in the future are purchased from the Changsun Family Iron Works, so Isn’t it wonderful to kill two birds with one stone?”
Changsun Wuji's gray eyebrows twitched, and he was so angry that he wanted to curse.
What a beautiful fart! I don’t believe you don’t know that due to the new iron smelting law adopted by Fangjia Iron Factory, the cost has been greatly reduced and the quality has been improved. If the price given by Fangjia Iron Factory to the Foundry Bureau was followed, the Sun family would be at a loss...
I felt angry and angry.
It is said that a dragon gives birth to nine sons, all of whom are different. But if you look at the sons of His Majesty Li Er, none of them is a fuel-efficient lamp. Especially His Highness the Prince of Jin, who looked innocent with a green face and innocent eyes, but just from these words, it can be seen that character has nothing to do with the word "pure and good".
That look that looked like he was sighing but made people feel that it was just an understatement made him speak big words without warning. It was not that he didn't want to help, but that he could neither afford 600,000 yuan, nor was he willing to do so. Fangjia Iron Factory supplies iron materials to the Foundry Bureau...
This guy is very sneaky and thief.
Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and thought hard. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't find any perfect solution, so he had to ask: "Your Highness, what do you mean, this is not the only problem?"
Li Zhi sighed: "Of course it's not just this. The other thing is how to transport a batch of equipment repaired and forged by the Ministry of War to Liaodong as soon as possible."
Changsun Wuji's face turned dark again.
As a Taiwei, although he was only nominally the highest official position in the imperial military, he was very familiar with the military of the Tang Dynasty. He didn't need to lift his fingers to know that this batch of ordnance and equipment must be an astronomical figure.
"In the bitterly cold land of Liaodong, Guanzhong has become colder day by day. It is estimated that it will freeze over in Liaodong. Once it snows heavily and the roads are blocked, no food, ammunition or weapons can be transported there, so we must speed up, otherwise If it affects the army's preparation for war, Your Majesty will kill people."
Li Zhi frowned: "Who says it's not the case? But the problem is that originally such a group of ordnance divisions had to be transported to Liaodong by water on navy warships... Now that I have become the Minister of the Ministry of War, everyone knows that I want to get involved in the Ministry of War. The entire navy is under the control of Fang Jun, how can we readily agree to transport this batch of ordnance? Besides, even if he is willing to send a ship, how can I, the king, be so shameless as to beg him?"
Changsun Wuji's eyebrows were almost knotted, and he was extremely worried.
If the previous matter can be solved by just giving up money, then this matter will be really difficult...
