Regarding the political affairs in Shu, at this time, if Li Hao disagrees, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the emperor to know the true appearance of Yuzhou.
Whether it's Wang Zhaoyuan, who is all-powerful, or Meng Chang's relatives. Everyone is facing their own interests, and they even have an illusion in their hearts. That is, everyone overestimates their own abilities and forgets that there is actually nothing left in Shuzhong.
You don't have to push the shelf, you just need to randomly adjust one or two of the supports under the shelf, and the whole building will fall down easily. This is the tragedy of Sichuan!
"Master Wang! You were once in charge of the Privy Council in Central Shu. You should be familiar with the military affairs near Yuzhou, right?" Liu Jixing suddenly looked at Wang Zhaoyuan quietly. His eyes seemed to be open and closed, and there was no expression on his face. He didn't know. What's on his mind.
This Wang Zhaoyuan returned to Yiyi with Meng Chang, and Liu Jixing did not show any signs of it after arriving at Prince Xing's Mansion. As a favorite in Shu, Wang Zhaoyuan naturally walks on thin ice with trepidation. Because the winner has always been the king, it is difficult for ministers who return to justice to have a good ending. I don't want to be a successful person, I at least want to live a modest life.
I originally thought that I was just secretly reviving the palace, and if I could keep my family intact, I would be lucky. Unexpectedly, I suddenly received an order to enter the palace today, and Wang Zhaoyuan was naturally uneasy. At this time, he suddenly heard Liu Jixing's name being called, and he was so frightened that he almost sat on the ground.
However, seeing that Liu Jixing made no other moves, he could be regarded as someone who had seen big scenes after all. He sorted out his thoughts for a while, and then bowed his hands in an orderly manner.
Wang Zhaoyuan saluted Liu Jixing, and he looked like he was serving the country and the people. For people who didn't know him, it would be difficult to believe that he was an important minister from Shu who had just returned to justice.
Seeing Liu Jixing smiling slightly, he nodded to Li Hao again, and then said: "From the beginning of spring in Yuzhou to the return of the Manchu Dynasty, if I remember correctly, there were three Privy Council meetings!" Although he didn't know this Things may be good or bad, but I naturally know Liu Jixing's intentions better in my heart.
Because when he was in Shuzhong, he usually understood the emperor's thoughts better than Li Hao. It didn't matter whether he was whitewashing the peace or not. The emperor didn't want to hear unhappy things, that was the most important thing. Now Liu Jixing is a pioneering emperor. Whether he can gain a foothold in Lingnan depends on his performance today.
Of course, Wang Zhaoyuan also knows what he should do, and he cares most about his current prestige in the court. Because now he is not a minister in Shu, he is a subject of Lingnan Guiyi. Although he did not get a title or any position, but with Li Hao's example in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Not to mention what the truth was like in Yuzhou now, naturally no one here goes there. But Lingnan was able to win thousands of miles away, so obviously he received a lot of reports from there every day. When he thought of this, Wang Zhaoyuan couldn't help but rearrange his thoughts.
The official family didn't see any problems with the average sect that was causing a commotion outside Jinguan City. Even those ministers who didn't know the truth probably thought they were just unruly people making trouble. Although he didn't want Li Hao to declare it in front of the emperor alone, he also knew that Li Hao would not be able to do that.
Now that everyone has arrived at Prince Xing's Mansion, he has no choice in the direction of the current situation. Since Liu Jixing knows Li Hao's existence, he cannot be false in the slightest. So Wang Zhaoyuan looked upright and awe-inspiring, and he was obviously on the same page as Li Hao.
Sure enough, Li Hao looked normal and nonchalant, as if he was listening attentively.
Wang Zhaoyuan couldn't help but said seriously: "At that time, on February 16th, there were no court officials in the original Fengdu County. Yuzhou defense envoy Zhao Lang led two thousand infantry and one thousand naval troops to enter Fengdu. Unexpectedly, in Li Three miles outside Fengdu City, one battleship was damaged, dozens of wooden boats were damaged, and more than 300 infantry were missing. The garrison returned without success."
Wang Zhaoyuan prided himself on being bright and resourceful throughout his life, but he still had a very good memory, and his words were clear and well-founded. This was something Meng Chang admired very much at the beginning, but it was a matter that would bring disgrace to the court, and he did not dare to feel confident about it at the beginning. Now even in front of Meng Chang, Wang Zhaoyuan no longer had the respect he had before.
"The loss of so many soldiers is considered a major event in the court!" Liu Jixing just said this, and suddenly thought that Meng Chang was here, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at him.
Sure enough, Meng Chang's face turned red. It was obviously not that he didn't know, but that he probably didn't take it to heart at all. Although Liu Jixing was not emotional, thinking about Meng Chang's failure, perhaps like Li Yu many years later, they were not suitable to be emperors at all.
Maybe Wang Zhaoyuan didn't mean to be sarcastic when he saw that Meng Chang didn't dare to say anything, but when he thought of Meng Chang's actions in recent years, he couldn't help but feel helpless. However, Wang Zhaoyuan did not look at Meng Chang again, and kept reminding himself that he should not remember the things that have passed in his heart.
"Because Fengdu City has always been a forbidden area in the hands of the late emperor of Shu. Later, it followed the emperor's wishes and never interfered with the appointment and dismissal of Fengdu City! That Zhao Lang was really bold. I don't know who asked him to Send troops and go to Fengdu City to cause great trouble!" No one knew what he was thinking, but he, who knew the Privy Council, was telling the truth, because Liu Jixing naturally knew about it.
"According to Mr. Wang's opinion, who might have done this!" Liu Jixing looked at Wang Zhaoyuan with a half-smile, because he had received the information, and everyone in the Shu Kingdom believed it at first. This matter is either Hell Gate’s impudence or the Mean Sect’s boldness. However, in the opinion of the Minister of Shu, the chances of Hell Gate taking advantage of the opportunity to rise are relatively high.
"Your Majesty is aware of it!" Wang Zhaoyuan hesitated for a while, but when he saw Liu Jixing's expression, he couldn't help but have an idea in his mind, and he boldly said: "Because there were vague rumors in Shu last year that there were religious bandits gathering in various places in Shu. Confusing the people, the Ministry of War ordered military levies from various places. General Zhao Lang received an order from the Ministry of War that day, saying that there were members of the Banjing Cult in Yuzhou who were harassing the people everywhere and causing chaos. It was a normal call for the Fuling garrison to send troops to quell the chaos!"
Wang Zhaoyuan then said: "As for why General Zhao Lang chose Fengdu, it must be a temporary military decision. I don't know because I live in Jinguan City! But on February 27th, Zhao Lang led his troops to eliminate Yu. Three groups of bandits in the state, as well as a large number of congregants who deceived the people, planned to kill 843 bandits! This is the second report received by the Privy Council from Yuzhou!"
Wang Zhaoyuan saw that Emperor Liu Jixing did not speak. Knowing that the emperor understood the whole story, Wang Zhaoyuan saluted respectfully and said: "Based on current thinking, it is the Balance Sect that has confused General Zhao Lang!" He may have suddenly thought that this Balance Sect was sent to Shu by Lingnan. Of course, words don't dare to offend.
