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clear? Of course I understand!
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, not only Li Ruan understood what Zhao Junchen meant, but also all the civil and military officials present!
Zhao Junchen is throwing a blame on Li Ruan!
Zhao Junchen's official status is as an imperial envoy for disaster relief. Now that there is collusion between government and businessmen in Tianshui Prefecture City to harm refugees and drive up prices, Zhao Junchen naturally has the right to deal with them. That's why Zhao Junchen ordered Li Ruan to kill those who oppressed the people in Tianshui Prefecture City. Officials and merchants are wealthy!
But Zhao Junchen has no right to deal with the people who rebelled and seized the city. Even though Zhao Junchen is now in charge of the military and political affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu, he only has the right to send troops to quell the rebellion, and does not have the right to order them to peace! Because Zhao'an means that the imperial court will not take responsibility for the rebels' crimes of rebellion. This is the right that only Emperor Deqing has!
Now, Zhao Junchen ostensibly lets Li Ru'an take charge of the rebellion in Tianshui City. It is Li Ru'an who has the final say whether the rebels in Tianshui City should be annihilated or imprisoned. However, Zhao Junchen only gave Li Ru'an only thirty guards. , how can such a small number of guards be able to exterminate the chaos? You must know that the rebels in Tianshui City defeated the defenders of Tianshui City!
As a result, Li Ru'an has only one option, and that is to bite the bullet and act on behalf of the emperor - to come forward to calm the chaos in Tianshui City!
This was obviously a taboo. If Zhao Junchen had done it, Emperor Deqing would definitely be worried. However, Li Ruan was an eunuch of the inner court and the Northwest Supervisory Army on behalf of the emperor. If he handled this matter, it would be controversial. It would be much smaller, and Emperor Deqing might not care about it. He might even admire Li Ru'an and think that Li Ru'an is decisive and courageous - but that's just a possibility. Who can guess the emperor's mind?
Therefore, what Zhao Junchen said is to throw a blame on Li Ruan. Once Emperor Deqing is satisfied afterwards, then Zhao Junchen has the skills to know people and can get a lot of credit. But if Emperor Deqing is dissatisfied afterwards, then the main responsibility is also It all belongs to Li Ruan, and Zhao Junchen is jointly and severally liable at most!
After thinking about this, the civil and military officials in the tent looked at Li Ruan with some sympathy.
But to everyone's surprise, after hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Li Ru'an's expression became much more relaxed, without any resistance, and he simply agreed: "In this case, the Tianshui chaos will be left to us." Our family is responsible for handling it, and our family will definitely handle the matter in Tianshui City as soon as possible and never let the Imperial Envoy down!"
Seeing Li Ru'an's obedient performance, Zhao Junchen's expression softened a little and said: "Without further delay, you can leave for Tianshui City now. The sooner this matter is resolved, the better!"
"Follow the order!"
After saying that, Li Ruan turned around and left the handsome account without any hesitation!
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On the other side, after Li Ruan walked out of the tent, he couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his head.
Li Ruan naturally knew that Zhao Junchen had thrown the biggest problem of the Tianshui Rebellion to him. The risk of this matter was extremely high. No one could tell whether Emperor Deqing would be happy or unhappy after knowing about this matter. For Li Ruan, it can be said that It's a big gamble.
But Li Ruan must take over this problem!
Although he is the Northwest Supervisory Army and has the right to refuse Zhao Junchen's request, what Li Ruan is sure of is that once he refuses Zhao Junchen's request, he will definitely die violently in the army within three days! There are many possible causes of death, maybe he fell off his horse, maybe he was suddenly seriously ill, maybe he died from a stray arrow on the battlefield - after his death, Zhao Junchen will definitely mourn him deeply, and even ask Emperor Deqing for credit, but no matter No matter what, Li Ruan will definitely die - Zhao Junchen definitely has the determination and means!
Therefore, Li Ruan didn't dare not agree!
In fact, Li Ru'an knew very well that although Zhao Junchen threw the blame and problems to himself, he also gave himself an opportunity. This opportunity was not only to make up for Zhao Junchen's mistakes, but also to seek wealth for Emperor Deqing in danger! As long as Li Ru'an can properly handle the Tianshui Rebellion, then Zhao Junchen will definitely have a way to make this matter a good thing in the eyes of Emperor Deqing. Li Ru'an himself will also gain greater capital from this matter, and use it in the inner court. A meteoric rise!
Thinking of this, Li Ruan's expression gradually became firm, and he walked quickly towards the distance, planning to rush to Tianshui City overnight!
He has an extreme temperament, but now that he has figured out the pros and cons, he will no longer have any hesitation.
However, Li Ru'an didn't go far when he heard someone calling him from behind: "Supervisor Li, please stay!"
Li Ruan turned around and saw that it was Zhao Junchen's aide Su Xiqing calling him.
Su Xiqing walked quickly to Li Ruan, handed a token to Li Ruan, and said softly: "My master asked me to give it to you. With this token, you can mobilize people around Tianshui City." With the strength of the troops, even Qi Bin's new army must obey orders! My lord asked me to tell you that it would be best if the rebels in Tianshui City can be ordered to peace, but if they are unwilling to accept the order, then Li Jianjun does not have to go too far. If you are entangled, you must not provoke the mob, but only to ensure your own safety. It is not too late to deploy troops to exterminate the mob afterwards!"
After a pause, Su Xiqing said earnestly: "Li Jianjun, don't blame my master for putting this trouble on you! After all, he is a full-time imperial envoy for disaster relief, and his main job is to appease the refugees. He cannot conquer Mongolia. It’s just a bonus! If something goes wrong with the refugees, even if my lord makes great military exploits in the future, I’m afraid it won’t be worth the merit. My lord entrusts this matter to you because he trusts you!”
After hearing what Su Xiqing said, Li Ruan's face was naturally happy and he breathed a sigh of relief again!
Li Ruan knew that because of his obedient behavior in the tent, Zhao Junchen finally stopped expressing his anger at him, so he behaved like this.
So, Li Ru'an quickly took the token and said to Su Xiqing: "I hope Master Su will tell the Imperial Envoy after he returns, saying that our family understands the Imperial Envoy's thoughts. This time we go to Tianshui City, we must focus on Zhao'an, and we will never We will deliberately persecute those desperate people, and we will never dare to affect the reputation of the Imperial Envoy among the people! The people of Tianshui City were forced to rebel this time. After our family severely punished the evil officials and businessmen, we will come forward on behalf of the imperial court to calm them down. , you will definitely not encounter too much trouble, please rest assured, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"
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PS: Now that the war is about to begin and the climax is about to begin, the sudden addition of the plot of civil commotion seems a bit superfluous, but Chongzi also has his own considerations.
On the one hand, this is because Chongzi doesn’t want to portray Zhao Junchen as a character with endless plans and wisdom. If the plot is smooth, it will be no different from ordinary cool novels. The world is complicated and no one can fully control it. Ups and downs are normal, but Chongzi is not good at describing war, so he creates trouble for the protagonist in other aspects; on the other hand, Chongzi believes that Zhao Junchen appoints corrupt officials to do things. Similar situations will happen sooner or later, and they will become more and more difficult. The more bad things happen during the critical period, the more this happens during this period, the more impressive it will be.
Of course, the plot of the civil uprising is just a subplot and does not take up too much content.
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