Cao Yuanxin's prediction was good. Zhang Yan would not let Liu Shaoji return to Quanzhou in a short time.
It's not that the Qingyuan Army, a small separatist regime in two states and thirteen counties, has to use tactics, but Zhang Yan is ready to officially accept Liu Congxiao as the jurisdiction of the imperial court.
Zhang Zhang was going to announce in front of the Southern Tang and Wuyue envoys that Liu Shaoji had come to pay tribute and was appointed as a court official soon.
The root of all this is Champa rice.
Liu Congxiao took the initiative to undertake the preliminary work of Chamcheng Rice with such intention, which undoubtedly greatly reduced Zhang's burden and shortened the promotion time.
Therefore, Zhang Gao did not dare to bet, just in case Li Jing lost his mind at some point and felt that Liu Congxiao had slapped him in the face, and took advantage of Zhang Gao to send troops outside the Great Wall or to attack Quanzhou at any time.
Even if they couldn't break through, if the rebels accidentally destroyed Zhang Gao's rice fields in the city, the losses would be huge.
It is better to make the matter public now and ask Li Jing by name not to act rashly.
Now that the decision had been made, there was no need to block the envoys of the Southern Tang and Wu Yue from the city. Zhang Yan immediately asked the accompanying officials from the Ministry of Rites to notify the envoys of the two countries to enter the city.
However, the first person Zhang Gao summoned was not the Southern Tang envoy Li Jingda, but the Wu Yue envoy Pei Jian and others.
The reason is that Wu Yueguo has been really outrageous in recent years.
Pei Jian, the last time he came to Tokyo for an audience, was to pray for the canonization of King Qian Zuo of Wu Yue. But this time it was only a year later. In addition to coming to Liangzhou to celebrate Zhang Yan's birthday, he also had the task of coming to Liangzhou to congratulate the new king of Wu Yue. Qian Hongchu please seal it.
In just one year, Qian Zuo was offline in his prime. What was outrageous was that between Qian Zuo and Qian Hongchu, there was Qian Hongli.
The reason is also very simple. When his father, Qian Yuanguan, the second king of Wuyue Kingdom, died, Qian Zuo was only thirteen years old. He was promoted to the position of King of Wuyue by a group of powerful Wuyue officials.
Correspondingly, the domestic power of Wu and Yue was in the hands of the powerful officials who supported him at that time, such as Prime Minister Cao Zhongda, Internal Supervisor Zhang De'an, Shangtong Army Envoy Kan Fan, Right Superintendent Li Wenqing, Right Army Envoy Hu Jinsi and others.
Later, when he got older, Qian Zuo naturally began to want to regain the power that was divided by a group of powerful officials.
If this were an ordinary monarch, he would have been forced to abdicate or be deposed long ago, but Qian Zuo was a very capable monarch. At the age of sixteen, he took advantage of the conflicts among the powerful officials and killed the internal supervisor who had expelled Zhang De'an. Make Du Zhaoda.
After that, he got out of hand. He used internal and external factors such as aiding Wang Min to almost kill all the powerful officials at home and abroad.
For a time, the country of Wuyue was greatly frightened. The power controlled by Qian Zuo far exceeded that of his father Qian Yuanguan and was close to that of his grandfather Qian Liu.
It seems that the situation is very good, and Qian Zuo is also very wise, but in fact, what he does is putting the cart before the horse.
Because the real powerful officials in Wuyue were not the people he killed who jumped onto the stage, but Hu Jinsi.
Hu Jinsi was born in the twelfth year of Emperor Xuanzong's reign in the Tang Dynasty, that is, 858 AD. He is ninety years old this year and is still very strong. He is a super old man at this time.
How outrageous is this age? Zhang Yan's great-grandfather Zhang Yichao was once named the Commander of the Youshenwu Army, and Hu Jinsi also served as the shadow officer of the Youshenwu Guards.
In other words, Hu Jinsi was once in the establishment and nominally under Zhang Yichao.
He is older than Zhang Huaiding's grandfather, Zhang Huaiding. He can be said to be a figure of the same era as Zhang Yichao, Li Keyong and Zhu Wen.
During the war, Hu Jinsi moved his family to Huzhou in Jiangnan East Road, and immediately became a local wealthy family, because the Hu family originally moved from Huzhou to Chang'an because of his official career, and now they just returned to their native place.
After that, Qian Miao rose up, and Hu Jinsi quickly became an important minister around Qian Liu. He ranked second in the Hall of Meritorious Officials built by Qian Liu, was named a general, and was given special swords and shoes to go to the hall.
It can be said that Hu Jinsi was the benchmark for powerful officials in Wuyue. Qian Zuo killed a large number of so-called powerful officials, especially three supervisors within two years. His methods were ruthless, but he did not move or did not dare to touch Hu Jinsi. , is digging your own grave.
When Qian Zuo committed the murder, Hu Jinsi was very cooperative and even secretly made suggestions for Qian Zuo. He seemed loyal, but in fact he was dragging Qian Zuo to the volcano to roast him.
When Qian Zuo once again used ruthless means to execute the Internal Supervisor Cheng Zhaoyue, who was not guilty of any serious crime, everyone in Wuyue, whether they were powerful officials or not, felt extremely frightened.
Because they don't know if Qian Zuo will kill him next, because after all, the lower limit of the power minister's knowledge is constantly being refreshed by Qian Zuo himself.
Originally, the prime minister might have been the powerful minister, but now an army with many soldiers and horses could be the one.
Although using murder as the main solution to the problem is convenient and can indeed solve the problem, the accumulated conflicts and panic are also spreading rapidly.
Hu Jinsi saw the opportunity and raised his arms, and the entire Wuyue Kingdom responded. Three months after Qian Zuo killed Cheng Zhaoyue, he summoned soldiers to rush into the Wuyue Palace, killed Qian Zuo directly, and then supported Qian Zuo's younger brother Qian Hong. He is the king.
Qian Zuo was only twenty years old when he was killed. He claimed to have died of illness.
Qian Hongzhu naturally knew that his brother did not die of illness, so he was not grateful to Hu Jinsi and others who supported him in power. Instead, he was deeply jealous. He tried several times to find people who were dissatisfied with Hu Jinsi and conspired to kill Hu Jinsi.
An old fox like Hu Jinsi naturally pays attention to Qian Hongzhi's movements all the time. After discovering that Qian Hongzhi intends to kill him, he decides to strike first.
Therefore, less than six months after proposing Qian Hongzhu, Hu Jinsi incited Wu and Yue to rebel, imprisoned Qian Hongzhu in the Yiheyuan of the palace, and announced that Qian Hongzhu had suffered a stroke and was unable to govern.
This is really a joke. You must know that Qian Hongzhi was only eighteen years old at this time. Even if he was the only one in ten thousand who suffered a stroke at the age of eighteen, it would not be such a coincidence. At the moment when he was about to kill Hu Jinsi, he had a stroke. Stroke.
This is simply exposing his behavior to the world, and of course it is also a demonstration.
After imprisoning Qian Hongchu, Hu Jinsi and others supported Qian Hongchu's younger brother Qian Hongchu to succeed him.
Sure enough, Qian Hongchu saw what happened to his two brothers and that internal and external power was in the hands of Hu Jinsi and his associates, and he did not dare to have any other ideas.
At the same time, Hu Jinsi killed and imprisoned two kings within a year, and he really did not dare to continue harming Qian Hongchu. If he continued, he would have no other choice but to ascend the throne himself.
However, Hu Jinsi was already ninety years old, and all the disciples were mediocre people. There was no one in the world who could still rebel and ascend the throne at the age of ninety, so Wu Yue Kingdom fell into a strange calm.
Pei Jian came here this time, firstly to congratulate Zhang Yan on his birthday, and secondly to seek a title for Qian Hongchu.
As long as Zhang Zhang is willing to make Qian Hongchu the King of Wuyue, it means that he has approved Hu Jinsi's two offenses.
Well, it should be said that it is not an approval, but that it will not be pursued any further. Anyway, as long as the canonization is obtained, Hu Jinsi's affairs can be covered up.
Zhang Yan originally didn't understand Wu Yue's series of changes. After finding out the whole story, Zhang Shengren's face was so black that ink dripped from it.
He respected loyalty and righteousness in the Central Plains and rewarded loyal ministers and righteous men. This Hu Jinsi is good, squatting in Wuyue and quietly pretending to be Dong Zhuo, right?
Seeing Zhang Yan's expression, Pei Jian knelt on the ground with several envoys from Wu Yue Kingdom and did not dare to say a word.
After Zhang Hao slowly walked around for a few times, he still couldn't make up his mind.
Hu Jinsi and others now have all the power in Wu Yue. If they want to attack them, it will be tantamount to going to war with Wu Yue.
Not to mention that there is Nantang in the middle. It would not be beautiful if Nantang and Wu Yue came together because of this incident.
Zhang Yan also finally knew that in history, Qian Hongchu so happily presented the Wuyue household registration album and surrendered to the Northern Song Dynasty without using any weapons. He was a semi-puppet in the Wuyue Kingdom!
The atmosphere was extremely solemn, and several Wu and Yue envoys felt at this time that meeting a great pilgrim like Zhang Yan was completely different from meeting Qian Hongjie and Qian Hongchu.
This kind of majesty accumulated by the emperors of the Central Plains for thousands of years was something they had never seen before.
But Pei Jian understood that his time had come, and took advantage of the opportunity when other Wu and Yue envoys did not dare to raise their heads.
Zhang Yan noticed him immediately because Pei Yuan wrote a secret note from Tokyo and mentioned this Pei Jian as someone who could inquire about important matters.
So Zhang Yan immediately took the opportunity to get angry, stripped the envoys of Wu Yue Kingdom from their official uniforms, and sent them to Yongxun Palace where they usually kept the palace servants and palace servants in solitary confinement.
The others were imprisoned immediately and were frightened out of their wits. However, as soon as Pei Jian entered the place of detention, the next second he was picked up from behind by the eunuch next to Zhang Zhang with orders.
Zhang Hao looked at Minister Wu Yue who had just disappeared for three to five minutes and then reappeared in front of him, and asked lightly: "Are you from Hedong?"
Pei Jian raised his hands and said: "Back to the saint, I am not only from Hedong, but also went out with Zhao Guogong to hear about the Pei family.
The great-grandfather of the minister, Pei Gong of Zhengping County, was the minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty. He presented it to the governor of Yangzhou and was the great-grandson of the Duke. "
Okay! Zhang Yan knew why Pei Yuan wanted to continue the genealogy with Pei Jian in front of him. Although Pei Yuan's family was said to be the Pei family of Hedong, their status was actually very low. They only had the surname Pei and nothing else.
But the Pei Jian in front of him is the true successor of the Pei family of Wenxi in Hedong. The seventh-generation ancestor who he mentioned was the Minister of Rites, the Governor of Yangzhou, and the Duke of Wenxi, and the posthumous title of Xian was none other than the famous general during the Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Su Dingfang's A closed disciple, Pei Xingjian, a strategist, politician and great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty.
This is a complete family tree. The ancestor is a close branch of the Wenxi Pei family.
Pei Yuan is now rich, and if he wants to improve his family's background, he naturally has to ask Pei Jian to endorse him.
And Pei Jian also wanted to climb a high branch, so he was naturally willing to get close to Pei Yuan.
Zhang Hao nodded, and then asked: "How many days ago did Duke Zhao Guo report on his secret report that you intend to serve the imperial court?"
It looks like you are going to accept it, right? But this is actually a proposition.
For Zhang Yan, the Wuyue Kingdom was not a country that could only be defeated by internal support, because their strength was destined to be unable to compete with the Central Plains.
In fact, the Wuyue Kingdom never thought about fighting against the Central Plains since its founding king Qian Liu.
Among the ten countries in the world, only the Meng Shu, Southern Tang and Southern Han Dynasties have really thought about fighting against the Central Plains.
The former has dangerous mountains and rivers, and the 50,000 armored soldiers are the elite of the Central Plains and have the strength to fight.
The one in the middle covers an area of thousands of miles, occupies a rich land, has a population of millions, and carries more than a hundred thousand armor. He also considers himself orthodox, so he is determined to compete.
The latter heavyweight is because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so he wants to imitate Zhao Tuo and become emperor behind closed doors.
The other countries actually have no strength and no idea to confront the Central Plains Dynasty.
And precisely because they do not have this idea, there are a large number of people in their country who are loyal to the imperial court and support unification, such as Sun Guangxian of Nanping, Ma Chu, Zhang Shaodi, Yuan Heng, etc.
Correspondingly, there are many people in Wuyue, so even if Zhang Yan needs internal support, there are plenty of people to choose from.
Historically, Qian Hongchu was deceived into Tokyo by his ministers who were interested in the great dynasty and emphasized great unification. After that, he could not leave and could only pay tribute to him.
Therefore, Zhang Gao's question to Pei Jian was very meaningful.
Nowadays, I, Saint Zhang, value loyalty. It is impossible for Saint Zhang to accept someone like Pei Jian without any high-sounding reasons, lest his reputation be tarnished.
No matter how obedient Wu Yue is, it is still a separatist land. In the final analysis, Pei Jian is not a minister of Zhou, but a minister of Wu Yue.
If he couldn't give Zhang Yan a reasonable reason to seek refuge, Zhang Yan would definitely not accept him.
And if you can't even figure this out, you probably are a mediocre person. Using mediocre people as internal agents often results in more losses than gains.
Fortunately, Pei Jian was not a mediocre person. Historically, he was the prime minister of Wu Yue who received the posthumous title Wen Xian in the later Zhou Dynasty.
So after just thinking for a moment, he understood the intention of Zhang Yan's question, and after considering his tone, he spoke slowly.
"I am from the east of Hedong, and my ancestors lived in the west of Zhejiang Province before they could survive. Both my father and son were favored by the Qian family and became officials. In terms of loyalty, I should die for the Qian family.
It's a pity that since King Wenmu's landslide, the Qian family has been restless. There have been internal conflicts between emperors and ministers, and continuous wars and disasters externally. Three masters have been changed in one year, and the world has turned their attention to it.
Now Hu Jinsi and others are holding the young master hostage, and the Neiya soldiers are not obeying orders. Compared with the towns in Weibo in the past, they might as well make more concessions.
I am deeply afraid that they will harm my lord and I am unable to protect him, but if I want the Holy Emperor to rule the world with loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, I will never see Wu Yue establish the four masters in two years.
If King Chu of the Qian family is a loyal person, he naturally knows that it is the right way to return the land to the country.
What I want is to wake up King Qian and bring him back to the right path. I also want to use the power of the Holy Emperor to frighten Hu Jinsi and others so that they will not dare to make mistakes again. "
It was well said, Zhang Yan almost wanted to applaud, and what he wanted was this realization. As for the reason, he was not that concerned about it, not to mention that the reason Pei Jian found was quite good.
Apart from anything else, just like what Pei Jian said, if Qian Hongchu was deposed by Hu Jinsi and others when he, Sage Zhang, vigorously promoted loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and justice, especially loyalty and righteousness, and four kings were replaced in Wuyue in two years, Isn't this a slap in the face of a saint?
As soon as Pei Jian finished speaking, he knew that he had guessed Zhang Yan's thoughts correctly, because Zhang Yan had already helped him up with his own hands, his attitude was very kind, and he was obviously ready to accept him.
Pei Jian couldn't help but pinch his thigh. The pain instantly made him sober up, and he kept warning in his heart not to regard the founding heroes like Shao Tianzi as kings like Qian Yuanguan and Qian Zuo.
"How is Hu Jinsi? But... uh, he is a powerful minister like Director Wang and Huan Wen?"
Zhang Zhang just wanted to say Cao Cao, but suddenly he remembered that Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty, was the nominal ancestor of the queen's family, so he quickly changed the comparison to the less accurate Wang Dao and Huan Wen.
Pei Jian hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "Although Hu Jinsi behaves domineeringly, he is not the type of director Wang or Huan Wen.
He followed King Wu Su in his early years and had considerable military exploits. Later, he had two masters and held real power, but he did not have any disobedience and just wanted to keep the family's wealth.
Moreover, the Wuyue Kingdom was different from the Great Dynasty. The Great Dynasty was established by a saint, and the other famous ministers and generals were just followers.
However, Wu Yue started from the Eight Capitals of Hangzhou, and King Zhongsu was elected to the throne at that time. Later, he also relied on the power of the powerful powers in eastern Zhejiang and western Zhejiang.
Therefore, although Qian is a great king, he cannot decide national affairs with just one word. "
Zhang Liu understood that Wu Yueguo was actually a crowdfunding franchise company, and it was Qian Liu who was promoted by everyone.
When Qian Liu was in power, he wanted to use the surrender of Sun Confucius and the surrender of the army and brave men to gain power, but in the end he failed.
The founding king was like this, and customization naturally formed. When his son Qian Yuanguan was in power, he also respected this method, which resulted in domestic stability and economic development.
When Qian Yuanguan's son Qian Zuo succeeded to the throne, he was young, arrogant and a little too impatient in his work.
He regarded these small shareholders in Wuyue as the general managers he hired. If they failed, he would be 'fired' immediately, physically fired.
This aroused the resistance of Wuyue shareholders. Hu Jinsi raised his arms and Qian Zuo died. Qian Hong refused and was immediately deposed.
Pei Jian continued: "Hu Jinsi is actually riding a tiger now, and he still does such a thing at the age of ninety, for fear that his family will not be safe after him.
Nei Yabing participated in the dethronement of the emperor, and his appetite has been whetted, which is quite similar to that of Wei Bo Yabing in the past. To say that he is Director Wang or Huan Wen is to think too highly of him. "
Zhang Gao touched his chin and thought for a moment. Pei Jian could see that Zhang Gao pursued loyalty and would not tolerate what Hu Jinsi and others were doing in Wu Yue Kingdom.
How can an old fox like Hu Jinsi, who dares to stage a coup and kill the king at the age of ninety, know this?
Why didn't he interfere in the selection of envoys in order to deceive him? Instead, he appointed Pei Jian, who had been to the imperial court several times and was likely to be bribed by the imperial court, as the official envoy?
However, Zhang Yan did not show his doubts, but continued to ask Pei Jian, "Since Hu Jinsi is roasting on the fire and is not Director Wang or Huan Wen, what does Tingshi think?"
Tingshi was Pei Jian's name. When he heard that the emperor could directly call him by his name, Pei Jian felt a chill in his heart. He seemed to have a premonition of something, but he could only continue speaking.
"Sage, at this time, the top and bottom of the Wuyue Kingdom are all entangled together. The troubles are like threads intertwined with each other, and it is difficult to untie them. If we want to break the situation, we can only use external forces.
Although Hu Jinsi and others have committed serious crimes, if the saint wants to conquer them, he will unite these troublemakers.
Although he can't resist the heavenly soldiers, if the war continues, the people of Wuyue will live in dire straits. A Wuyue that is almost in ruins is definitely not what the saint wants.
If the saint can be magnanimous, spare Hu Jinsi and others, and solve this problem for him, not only can he avoid a war, but he can also win their hearts. "
Um! Zhang Hao nodded, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at him with a look that made Pei Jian's hair grow cold.
I asked why Hu Jinsi asked Pei Jian to come. It turned out that the two of them had been connected for a long time.
By the way, Pei Jian seems to be from Huzhou too, and the two may be related.
"You must have said these words specifically to me after discussing with Hu Jinsi!"
Pei Jian was struck by lightning. He really didn't expect that Zhang Hao would find the core of the problem so quickly. After his whole body was numb for a while, Pei Jian knelt down on the ground and punched the ground with his head.
"A saint can see everything even though he is thousands of miles away, he is truly a saint!
Even if I die, I dare not hide it from the saint. Hu Jinsi did have a discussion with me before setting off, but the predicament that Hu Jinsi and others are in is also true.
They are indeed not Director Wang or Huan Wen, nor are they qualified to be Director Wang or Huan Wen. They just want the saint to forgive their sins so that they can serve the saint in the future. "
Pei Jian's heart was filled with chills. This Emperor Shao Tian was so powerful that he saw through Hu Jinsi's tricks. Now he must not trust him even more, as a minister of Wu and Yue who had just taken refuge, and a disaster was imminent.
Thinking of this, Pei Jian became even more frightened, and his body, which was kneeling on the ground, began to tremble slightly.
Is Zhang Hao angry? He wasn't angry at all. There were only a few capable and selfless ministers like Zhuge Kongming in the world.
Pei Jian had just decided to take refuge, and he would not be a pure minister. His first consideration was naturally his own interests. Anyone who could help the court solve problems while preserving his own interests was considered a useful person.
When Pei Jian said just now that Wu Yue was not Qian's Wu Yue, but a joint-stock company, he was actually saying that he, Pei Jian, and his family were also small shareholders of this joint-stock company.
Naturally, it is impossible to use such people like Zhang Xichong, Yan Jin, Murong Nobunaga, and Pei Yuan, but they cannot be beaten to death directly with a stick.
So Zhang Yan didn't ask anyone to pull Pei Jian down directly. Instead, he asked him to raise his head and asked seriously again: "Are Hu Jinsi and others really available?"
A burst of surprise rushed into Pei Jian's heart. He kowtowed three times and shouted: "It really works!
The monarchs and ministers of Wuyue have long been looking forward to returning to the country. When the minister came, Hu Jinsi once said that as long as the saint could use it, they would be willing to do so even if they lost everything. "
Zhang Gao thought for a moment. At this time, most of the ships heading east to Japan sailed from Mingzhou, later known as Ningbo.
This happens to be the territory of Hu Jinsi and his party members, and the shipbuilding base of Wuyue Kingdom should also be here.
Mingzhou is thousands of miles away from the Central Plains. It is impossible for Zhang Yan to sit in Mingzhou to supervise it, and it is impossible for Murong Nobunaga to stay in charge for a long time.
Therefore, in order to use Mingzhou as one of the main starting points for Murong Nobunaga's navy in his eastward expedition to Japan, it was indeed necessary to rely on local people such as Hu Jinsi.
However, Zhang Yan would not let them go easily. He narrowed his eyes and took the plan into consideration. He looked at Pei Jian and said, "Although Hu Jinsi and others had no choice but to commit rebellion, their crimes are extremely heinous and cannot be forgiven."
Pei Jian is not stupid. If his crime is really unforgivable, the emperor will directly order the troops to kill him. There is no need to say it so clearly. It is natural to say it like this.
Immediately, he continued to kowtow on the ground, only his forehead was black and blue. He didn't say anything else, he just cried out sadly, "Sage, spare your life!"
After Pei Jian kowtowed a few more times, Zhang Hao slowly spoke, "You have no choice but to do so. The death penalty may be forgiven, but the living penalty cannot be escaped!"
Pei Jian was waiting for these words, and immediately stopped kowtowing and said: "But let the saints decide!"
Zhang Gao shook his head, "This is not a matter for me to judge. If you want me to judge, then I can only sentence you to death!"
Pei Jian gritted his teeth, Shao Tianzi wanted to put him in a urn himself! He immediately said cruelly, "I can persuade Hu Jinsi and others to accept the certificate!"
"How to accept it? What is its name?"
"I can ask Hu Jinsi and others to write in their own handwriting how they plotted against King Zhongxian in the past. If they dare to betray King Zhongxian in the future, the saint can tell the world. They will definitely be ruined and the whole family will not be safe."
King Zhongxian was Qian Zuo. Officially, he died of a sudden illness. As long as Hu Jinsi and others wrote this in their own hand, they would indeed have a lot of clues.
Without this excuse, Zhang Yan punished Hu Jinsi and others. The local people must have been dissatisfied and wanted to suppress it. Without five or eight years, the boiling people could not be suppressed, and there was no way to talk about building a naval base in Mingzhou.
But if we have this, it is justified. Qian Liu treats the people of Wuyue well and will not support Hu Jinsi and others.
What a poisonous plan! And it can be seen from this that Pei Jian definitely did not participate in Hu Jinsi's rebellion, and it seems that he is more useful than he thought.
OK! After grasping the handle of Hu Jinsi and others, they can semi-control Wu Yue in front of them, and in the future they can also become the base camp of the navy for the Eastern Expedition against Japan. Not bad!
"Tell Hu Jinsi and others that if anything happens to Qian Hongzhi again, they will wait for the whole family to be buried with him!"
At the end, Saint Zhang gave Pei Jian a harsh warning.
This is the truth. As it is now, Zhang Yan can still try to suppress it. If Qian Hongjun has another accident, Zhang Yan would rather beat Wu Yue to nothing.
Pei Jian was overjoyed and shouted on the ground that he was afraid.
(End of chapter)
