Faced with Li Hao's question, Wu Han replied in a perfunctory manner: "I heard that there were mobs in the city intending to rebel, so I sent troops into the city in advance to maintain law and order. It's nothing important." After speaking, he took the initiative to change the topic: " It's you, you have been attacking the city all the way and your achievements have been outstanding these days, which is really impressive. I think that when you return to the capital this time, you will be able to be in the imperial court. When the time comes, you and I will be ministers in the same palace, and we will have to support each other. That's good." The chief of the three princes will support each other with you. It would be fine if Yuan Pei were here instead. Li Hao asked himself that he was not capable, so he could only reply: "Da Sima's words are embarrassing me, you are The leader of the three princes, how can we talk about mutual support? Moreover, it is your majesty’s right and responsibility to reward your ministers. Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness. As long as we serve your majesty wholeheartedly, we will never go wrong. It’s just that in my case It seems that your majesty should hope for peace in Shu at this time. I wonder if you, Sima, think so too." Wu Han did not speak after hearing this, but his eyes gradually turned cold when he looked at Li Hao, and Li Hao was naturally not to be outdone. , after the two looked at each other for a few seconds.
I just heard a voice coming from outside the door: "You must not be rude. Da Sima will naturally act according to His Majesty's wishes. There is no need for you to comment." After saying this, Lai She walked in. Li Hao was quietly relieved when he saw this. , although Li Hao is not afraid of Wu Han, but if Wu Han insists on going his own way, with Li Hao's current status, there is really nothing he can do against him.
Lai She and Wu Han had the same status, and they had been friends for many years. With Lai She's persuasion, Wu Han probably wouldn't have done anything outrageous.
So he followed Lai She's tone and apologized to Wu Han: "You just made a rude statement, please ask Da Sima Haihan." Wu Han didn't say anything when he saw this, he just nodded slightly to show that he understood, and then Lai She let him go. Li Hao withdrew and stayed alone to talk. It seemed that there were some things that were difficult to say in front of Li Hao.
However, after exiting, Li Hao did not leave too far. Instead, he waited in the distance for Lai She to come out, hoping to understand the situation as soon as possible.
They waited for almost an hour before Lai She came out, so Li Hao hurriedly greeted him, but before he could ask any questions, he just heard Lai She say: "I guessed that you haven't left, and you just happened to be walking with me." Let's talk as we walk." It seemed that She's tone gave Li Hao a premonition of something bad. When She ordered the guards around him to stay away, he understood even more that some of his words were not suitable for other people to hear. Then the guards were also mobilized.
After there was no one else around the two of them, Lai She said: "I have just discussed with Da Sima. His main purpose this time is to avenge General Cen and destroy the Gongsun Shu and Yancen families. Try not to There are other people involved.”
"General, do you believe this? Gongsun Shu is dead, and Yancen's troops were confiscated after his surrender. If Da Sima only wanted to target them, there are already enough troops in the city, so why bother sending troops into the city? And even if we have to deal with them, it is up to His Majesty to decide whether or not they should be dealt with. How can we let Da Sima make the decision on his own?" Li Hao replied after hearing this.
Lai She did not answer Li Hao's question directly, but instead talked about the current situation with Li Hao: "Since Yancen surrendered, the center of Shu has been peaceful in name, but the actual situation is unknown just in Chengdu city. How many people have ulterior motives. As for the nine counties of Yizhou, except for the six counties of Hanzhong, Wudu, Guanghan, Shujun, Bajun, and Qianwei in the north, they were conquered by us, so they are relatively stable. Yizhou in the south, The three counties of Yuexun and Zangke have surrendered in name only, but in fact they are still guarding the passes to block us. So do you think these people with ulterior motives in Chengdu have any connection with the three southern counties. Now that our army is here, it is still like this. After the army retreats, what will happen in Shu?" How could there be no connection between this? Chengdu has always been the center of Shu, where the famous families of Shu gather together. When Lai She said this, Li Hao understood what he meant.
Obviously, he did not convince Wu Han, but was persuaded by Wu Han. This made Li Hao speechless. With these few words, this guy forgot his original intention of staying.
Seeing that Li Hao didn't speak, Lai She continued: "In the past few days, Da Sima has not been idle. He is constantly screening the major families in Chengdu. He will try his best to control the situation. This is not just for personal grudges. It's also for the court and for His Majesty." For His Majesty's sake, I don't know what Emperor Wen's expression would be like if he knew that Emperor Wen was here and knew that Wu Han was going to use this method to do his best.
As for what Lai She said that Wu Han would control the situation, Li Hao didn't believe a word of it. After all, Li Hao was not a stupid boy just starting out.
Even if it is the kind of organized and planned large-scale killing, there is a high probability that the soldiers will become red-blooded, and they will not be able to control it, let alone this kind of massacre that cannot be ignored.
After all, an organized and planned attack on aristocratic families is obviously more likely to touch the nerves of some people than a massacre of a city by soldiers.
Because the former will make people speculate about the purpose behind this action. Even if they know in their hearts that this matter will not affect them, they will still wonder in their minds whether this is a signal that the emperor wants to take action against the aristocratic family, which will then make other aristocratic families think of it. When it comes to himself, the latter is just pure cruelty. This is a problem of Wu Hande's personal quality.
Therefore, I believe that when Wu Han took action, except for a few necessary people, no one else would say hello at all. He would only wait for the damned people to be almost dead before coming out to clean up the mess.
And in this uncontrolled gap, a large number of unrelated people will inevitably be implicated, causing disaster to innocent people.
Li Hao really felt that such behavior was inappropriate, so he argued again: "But most of the people in the city are innocent. We came here just to punish the people and punish them. If we harm the people because of this, how can we bear it? Why don't we Think of other ways." However, Laishe obviously did not want Li Hao to participate, and said directly: "After you go back today, prepare your troops and horses, and go to Yuexun County early tomorrow morning to take over the place. Chengdu's affairs You should stop interfering. I will stay and watch and find a way to restrain him." Well, Laishe's move was quite good, as he kept Li Hao far away, out of sight.
And Li Hao had to be grateful to him, because this could at least keep Li Hao away from this basin of dirty water, so as not to ruin his reputation.
In the end, Li Hao agreed to Lai She. After all, the two largest officials in Shu had unified their opinions. Li Hao had no choice but to hope that Lai She would keep his word.
Early the next morning, Li Hao led his troops to Yuexun County. On the same day, many other troops stationed near Chengdu also left for different reasons.
It was not until half a month later that Li Hao heard about the subsequent development of the Chengdu incident in Yuexun County. Gongsun Shu and Yancen's entire family were wiped out, and then a military rebellion broke out in Chengdu Prefecture and swept the whole city.
After the chaos subsided, everyone in the city suffered heavy losses, and Shu was shaken. In order to calm the turmoil, Zhang Kan, the new governor of Shu County, sent a messenger eight hundred miles away to summon Emperor Wen urgently, asking him to severely punish Wu Han.
At the same time, You Lai She came forward to temporarily guard Wu Han in the mansion, and transferred Li Hao and others back to Chengdu to control the soldiers and horses who had cholera in Chengdu during this incident.
Of course, such a move did not satisfy the people in Shu. Everyone was waiting for news from the capital to see how Emperor Wen would handle the matter.
Then Emperor Wen's decree came, and he severely reprimanded Wu Han for his inability to control the troops and horses, which caused the military disaster in Chengdu, and took away the official position of Wu Han's Grand Sima. In addition, Wu Han's deputy general Liu Shang was also punished, which can be regarded as a gift to Shu. An explanation.
In addition, they gave appeasement and rewards to the remaining aristocratic families and surrendered ministers and generals in Shu, and began to recruit people from Shu to serve as officials.
After this show of power and kindness, except for the three counties of Yizhou, Yuexun and Zangke, other places were basically stable.
In the next year, except for some soldiers and horses who were transferred to Longyou, the other soldiers and horses withdrew one after another after taking back the three counties of Yizhou, Yuexun and Zangke.
Unfortunately, although Li Hao, Wan Songbai, and Cheng Shi were all in Shu, they did not meet until they encircled Chengdu because they belonged to the north and south routes.
As a result, because of Wu Han's military expedition, they were sent away by each other without even saying a few words. Then when Li Hao returned to Chengdu, Wan Songbai and Cheng Shi were directly sent to support Longyou. No effort.
I just don’t know if Cheng Shi will meet Ling Buyi in Longyou. There is only one year left before the plot officially begins, and I don’t know if they are still destined to be Weng’s son-in-law.
After leaving Shu this time, it was naturally impossible for the soldiers and horses from Shu that Li Hao had surrendered to follow. Except for some who were retained as county soldiers, the rest were dismissed as civilians.
However, these people all have generous money rewarded by Li Hao, and their lives are much more comfortable than those of others.
Especially after Wu Han strangled a large number of aristocratic families in Chengdu, a large number of vacant lands appeared in Shu that could be bought and sold. Li Hao went out of his way to help them purchase a lot of land and property as a reward for their loyalty. For this reason, Li Hao also let Li Hao's reputation in Shu County is extremely good.
The remaining soldiers and horses that Li Hao brought out from Yuzhou need to return to the establishment because they no longer need to fight. Therefore, instead of returning directly to the capital, Li Hao needs to bring the soldiers and horses back to Yuzhou first.
For this reason, Li Hao did not leave Shu from Hanzhong this time, but took the route of the South Route Army into Shu, from the Yangtze River waterway to Jingzhou, and then from Jingzhou to Yuzhou.
Later, She led the troops from Guanzhong to return along the original route, so this time the person traveling with Li Hao was Wu Han, who commanded the South Route Army.
Speaking of Wu Han, Li Hao had to think of Emperor Wen's cunning manipulation. Didn't he remove Wu Han from the post of Grand Sima? Unexpectedly, Emperor Wen later directly abolished the official position of Grand Sima and changed it to Tai Sima. Lieutenant.
Then as expected, Wu Han was re-appointed as Taiwei a year later. Even this time when his troops returned to the court, Emperor Wen specifically allowed Wu Han to take a detour and return to his hometown in Nanyang to worship his ancestors. Obviously, he was not affected by Wu Han's stay in Chengdu. Everything he did made him disgusted.
And this also made Li Hao understand more clearly that whether it was from the perspective of public interests or personal relationships, Emperor Wen's tolerance in some aspects was still relatively broad. He could not be given a fixed impression just because of the content in the TV series. That would sooner or later You will suffer a loss.
Originally, Li Hao thought that walking with Wu Han would not be easy. After all, he had contradicted him in Chengdu.
To Li Hao's surprise, Wu Han didn't seem to have any grudge against Li Hao's initial confrontation. He took the initiative to talk to Li Hao several times along the way, and expressed his appreciation in many words, especially for Li Hao's quick response. The ability to win kills and maintain considerable combat power is of great interest.
Li Hao didn't pretend to be reserved. After all, the sacred scrolls of Wu and Han were strong and he was in a high position. After he went to the capital, he would inevitably have to deal with him. If he settled the relationship with him, it would be very helpful for him to gain a foothold in the court. it works.
As for matters in Chengdu, since Emperor Wen, the lord of the world, didn't take it seriously, there was no need for him to meddle in other people's affairs.
Therefore, when faced with Wu Han's questions, Li Hao spoke out his thoughts very generously. Anyway, there should be no such large-scale wars in the future. Even if there were, he would have to go to the grasslands to fight the aliens. This skill is basically useless. What a use.
And despite the simplicity of the operation, Li Hao was able to view money so broadly because of his two lifetimes of vision. Others may not be able to do it. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be the saying that people die for money and birds die for food. .
Under Li Hao's deliberate approach, the two became more and more congenial as they chatted. When they were about to part ways when they arrived at Dongting Lake, Wu Han made an appointment with Li Hao to wait until they arrived in the capital to have a drink and talk.
Li Hao naturally agreed wholeheartedly. This was also Li Hao's goal. Next, Wu Han went directly north to Nanyang, while Li Hao continued along the Yangtze River to Jiangxia, then went north, and spent another ten days entering Runan County.
However, Li Hao did not stay, but led his troops to Qiao County and handed over the troops to Liang Wuji. At this point, Li Hao's purpose was achieved.
That night, Liang Wuji pulled Li Hao to talk and asked about Li Hao's affairs in the army in the past few years. Before that, Liang Wuji had never thought that Li Hao would be away for nearly four years, let alone that Li Hao could stand up Such a great achievement.
You must know that at the beginning, he only thought that Li Hao would follow the army to capture Longyou and return to Yuzhou soon. As a result, he had to fight for nearly three years in Longyou alone, and then Li Hao was assassinated and seriously injured in the middle, which almost left him unable to do anything. Explain to the Yuan family.
From Liang Wuji's words, Li Hao also learned about the current situation of the Yuan family. Yuan Pei was still the same as before, working well as his state pastor in Xuzhou.
But there were changes in Yuan Shen and the Liang family. First, Yuan Shen fought on behalf of his teacher at the debate conference in the capital, overwhelming all the Confucian scholars, and he became completely famous.
After being recommended by Huang Fuyi, he officially entered the court as an official. Of course, his official rank was not high. He was just a doctor on the Jingtai with a rank of three hundred stones. He also had no real power in his hands. Compared with the Tingwei Shilang in the plot, But it's far from enough.
Of course, Li Hao also understood the reason why Yuan Shen was so anxious to become an official. He knew that he would probably have to blame himself for this matter.
If he didn't have himself, then Yuan Shunda could slowly accumulate reputation and find a suitable time to enter the court and find a position of real power as in his original trajectory.
But now the situation is different. There are three fathers and sons in the Yuan family. The father is the state pastor of a state, and the younger brother also sees that he has made great achievements and will be reused after returning to the court. It is very likely that he will enter a powerful yamen.
By that time, if Yuan Shen wanted to become an official again, he would face too much resistance, because Emperor Wen originally had a repressive attitude towards the gentry.
Therefore, it is better to take advantage of the opportunity before Li Hao comes back and join the official position first, and then find a way to be promoted based on merit later, at least to cross the threshold first.
