Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Li Gu's eyes fell asleep, and Sun Zhou took a few steps forward, raised his hand to tell the doorman who came in not to move forward, and told him the matter in a low voice.

After hearing this, Sun Zhou shook his head, "Cao Cao Cao Cao is here..."

Chapter 57, The historical trajectory that may change

Sun Zhou was about to reject the shameless younger Shi family as usual, but was told by the concierge that he was not the only one who came this time.

Shi Congyun also brought a little girl, who he said was a descendant of Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying's descendants!

Sun Zhou was surprised. He had followed Li Gu for decades, and he naturally knew who Zhao Ying was. Later, the prime minister of Jin had taken care of the head of the family, Li Gu.

He couldn't make a decision immediately, so he went to ask Li Gu.

.......

Shi Congyun and Zhao Shijian waited for a long time, but there was still no movement.

"It won't be rejected this time. It seems that your grandfather doesn't work either." Shi Congyun said.

Zhao Shijian was dissatisfied, turned his head and ignored him, leaving only a good-looking profile.

After waiting for a while, the door finally creaked open, "The owner let you in."

Hearing these words in Shi Congyun's ears, it was like the sound of heaven!

He came to Li's house many times, and every time it was the cold and ruthless "the owner of the house is not there" from the concierge.

Now that they are allowed in, it seems that Zhao Ying's kindness really works.

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I saw Li Gu in the main hall of the mansion, very formal.

The two people sat down, and someone served tea. At this time, the tea was tea with spices, diced meat, pepper powder, oil and other messy things added. Pastries and fruits were served. The attitude was completely different from the cold reception before.

After a while, Li Gu came out in formal attire in a green-grey round-neck robe.

Before they got up to say hello, he raised his hand to let them sit down, then looked at Zhao Shijian, "Are you a descendant of Duke Zhao?"

Zhao Shijian stood up and nodded in salute.

"What's your name and who is your father?" Li Gu went on to ask some detailed questions, completely ignoring Shi Congyun who was beside him.

"Zhao Shijian, my father Zhao Yicong." Zhao Shijian replied obediently.

Li Gu thought for a moment, then nodded and sighed: "This is a trance, the descendants of Engong have grown up so much, the old man travels all year round, and he doesn't know your family's affairs. I sent a batch of money to your father, I don't know if he received it or not."

Zhao Shijian nodded, "I received it. If it weren't for Xianjun (Guo Wei) and the princes, it would have been difficult for the family to continue. I will keep it in my heart and dare not forget it."

"Well, knowledgeable and sensible, generous and worthy of being a descendant of Duke Zhao."

"In the Jin Dynasty, I was still a privy direct scholar, and I was squeezed out by treacherous officials such as Feng Yu and Li Yantao. If it weren't for Mr. Zhao's protection, I would not be where I am today..." Li Gu sighed, as if recalling the hard times in the past, with an old expression on his face. It's all sad.

"Where do you live and how are you doing?"

Zhao Shijian glanced at Shi Congyun and whispered: "I am in General Shi's mansion, staying with my aunt. General Shi and Brother Yun are very good to me."

Shi Congyun also laughed along with him. This is the line that he and Zhao Xiaoniang made together.

Li Gu looked back and forth on the faces of the two, Shi Congyun was very nervous, he was afraid that Zhao Shijian would sell him.

After watching for a while, Li Gu said to Zhao Shijian: "If you don't like the Shi family, come to the mansion. The old man of Zhao Gong's kindness always remembers that he will treat you like a righteous daughter, take good care of you, and find a good family for you."

Hearing this, Shi Congyun's heart almost jumped out.

Depend on!He was careless. He didn't expect that the old guy Li Gu, who didn't talk about martial arts, would suddenly come to such a trick.

Maybe with his old-fashioned eyes, he could already see that there was something different in what Zhao Shijian said, and he doubted Zhao Shijian's treatment in the Shi family.

He was a little panicked, and quickly looked at Zhao Shijian, what if the little girl betrayed the revolution?

Li Gu really gave too much, if it was he, I'm afraid he couldn't wait to agree.

Zhao Shijian's expression didn't change, he just answered politely: "Thank you, Xianggong Li, for your love. I have a good life in the Shi family, and my sister-in-law is also doing well. The mistress and the head of the family treat me very well, and I don't dare to turn my back."

Li Gu nodded and smiled, "Okay, then, if you have anything in the future, you can come to the old man's mansion to find me. The old man will always remember Zhao Gong's kindness and never forget it."

Zhao Shijian nodded gracefully, and thanked him again. He dealt with it appropriately, and was very educated. He didn't panic in the face of a character like Li Gu.

After Zhao Xiaoniang finished speaking, Li Gu finally looked at Shi Congyun, and the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, "This old man will not go around with you, you are a shrewd boy, so trying to meet the old man must be something you want.

In the past, the old man wouldn't even give you a chance to speak.

It's not that I look down on you or hate you, it's just that the old man is old and doesn't want to be tired or involved in too many worldly troubles, you understand. "

"Understood, Li Xianggong is a real person who is famous for his fame and fortune, and ignores honor and profit." Shi Congyun said quickly.

Be obedient and listen to the sound, the words of greeting are not the key point, the key point of Li Gu's words is the four words "must ask for something".

If ordinary people are afraid that they will be busy catering to them after listening to it, Shi Congyun heard the main point, so without Li Gu speaking, he has already continued: "A certain person is here today to ask for something, and the officials are going to adjust the strength of the two military divisions. , click Elite Soldiers to purge the forbidden army.

The palace commander Zhang Yongde strongly recommended Zhao Kuangyin, but his father was upright, never formed a party for personal gain, and was loyal to the official family. This should be done by my father. Shi Congyun said one by one, it is obviously unwise to lie in front of people like Li Gu.

"That's what your father meant."

"Ahem, I mean..."

Li Gu glanced at it, stroked his beard and thought for a while.

He slowly took a sip from the teacup, and finally let go after putting it down lightly, "Looking at the face behind the old man, the old man promised you that this time, you can speak, but I can't guarantee whether it will succeed or not."

.......

Success or failure is not guaranteed, this is Li Gu's original words.

But Shi Congyun has always understood that there is never a [-]% guarantee of success in the world, and every effort only increases the probability of success!

Once Li Gu spoke for him, the success rate went from zero to fifty percent!

This was a huge success and a breakthrough. After leaving the Li residence, he was so happy that he picked up the little girl and turned around twice.

Zhao Shijian's performance today also made him very satisfied. In the face of Li Gu's generous temptation, she did not waver at all!This made Shi Congyun unexpected.

When Li Gu opened his mouth, Shi Yanchao had a chance.

If Shi Yanchao can replace Zhao Kuangyin in rectifying the forbidden army, then history will really be rewritten!

It was the first time that Shi Congyun felt that he was stirring up the world.

Even if he is the only one who knows about this situation, only he understands the significance of this matter.

If Dad came to adjust the forbidden army, he would be able to use Dad to take the opportunity to bring all the brothers in the Long Jie Army into his own hands.

At the same time, all the elite soldiers and generals of Long Jie's army can be replaced by the front division of the palace, and Wang Zhong, Shao Ji, Dong Zunhui and others can be properly led.

The most important thing is that the remaining and newly recruited soldiers of the Imperial Army will be grateful for Shi Yanchao's kindness.

Many generals of the Imperial Army will definitely try their best to get along with the old man, and then he can show off his skills!

There are only three reasons for the official family to purge the imperial army. One is to cultivate and strengthen his own confidant, the front division, and weaken the former emperor’s bodyguard division;

The second is that some of the forbidden troops in the Battle of Gaoping performed too stretched their hips;

The third is to prepare for the next spring to fight the kingdom of Shu, and to prepare for the subsequent sweeping of the world.

But he definitely didn't want to thoroughly understand the negative effects or potential effects of doing so, otherwise he would have personally presided over this matter.

Chapter 58, Guo Rong's decision

After seeing Li Gu, Shi Congyun had little left to do.

The efforts after that are completely meaningless. It is nothing more than that he stabilizes, does not go out in sensitive times, and does not cause trouble for his father.

In the following days, he stayed at home every day, but from time to time he inquired about the above news through some channels.

At this time, there are only two ways, one is Pan Mei, and the other is Zhang Yongde, who has been drinking together once.

But the two are worlds apart.

Zhang Yongde has very little relationship with him, and he is at most a friend of wine and meat.

And the gap between the two's identities and statuses is like a gap between them; it means that it is impossible for him to go to Zhang Yongde directly, only Zhang Yongde is in a good mood, and he will take the initiative to tell him a few words when he comes to the inner hall by chance.

Shi Congyun still has a good grasp of the relationship between people. He can't be called cunning and cunning.

Although Zhang Yongde had drunk with him and bragged together, the difference in identity meant that he must not take the initiative to find Zhang Yongde. The friendship between them could only be that Zhang Yongde took the initiative to see him, not mutual.

If one day he, Shi Congyun, somehow finds a relationship with Zhang Yongde, then in all likelihood, this friendship will come to an end.

Pan Mei is different.

Pan Mei and he are now close acquaintances. The relationship between the two of them is that they can talk about everything on an equal footing and speak less scruples.

Although Pan Mei would go to the palace from time to time to report the situation of the Inner Palace to the official family, he was also very embarrassed and guilty, but Shi Congyun didn't care at all.

He wished the emperor knew what he had done.

But there is no chance for the emperor to know, let alone him, many officers of his rank, unless they have outstanding performance in battle, who can enter the official family?

But now that there is Pan Mei, the emperor cares about the situation of the inner palace and can know his performance by the way, and Pan Mei feels guilt towards him, which is like killing two birds with one stone.

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In the golden autumn of September, the sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the sky is often clear and cloudless. Almost everyone knows the news about the purge of the two military divisions, and even the people around him start to worry.

In the afternoon, when the inner hall was going straight up, Wang Zhong approached mysteriously and said, "I heard that this time we might go to half of the people in the inner hall..."

"Who did you listen to?" Shao Ji asked.

"I have a former brother who is now on duty in the east and west class. They are by the official's house every day, and they are naturally well informed. They follow the official's house every day. They know a lot. What do you know?"

Dong Zunhui snorted: "It's nonsense, the officials clearly said that only the old and the weak are to be eliminated, and there is no old or weak in our inner hall."

Wang Zhong was originally dissatisfied with Dong Zunhui, and when he saw him refuting him, he replied, "Which ear do you hear from the housekeeper, you can't even hear it from the official family."

"You..." Dong Zunhui's face was livid with anger, "everyone says that at the moment." "I think you are stupid, isn't I Wang a human?"

"Okay, okay, can you two talk about something useful, do you think labor and capital are not annoying enough now?" Shi Congyun said dissatisfiedly, the two glared at each other this time, and then shut up obediently.

"Recently restrain the brothers, there is a big thing to do, the inner hall must not travel on business, if the matter becomes the inner hall no one will leave, if it doesn't, then I can't say for sure, I will bring you all home Raise pigs!"

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, not knowing where Brother Yun's temper came from today, and suddenly they didn't care about bickering, and they all gathered around and laughed at me.

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If Daliang City is the center of the Great Zhou, then the Hanging Palace is the center of half the Great Zhou.

Officials all meet ministers in the Hall of Hanging Arches and discuss important matters in the world. Many decisions are made here, and many major national affairs are finally decided here.

"As early as Gaoping, I already had some ideas. Fan Aineng and He Hui's subordinates were incompetent, and Wangfeng retreated, almost ruining the Dazhou Jiangshan community.

In the battle of Gaoping, tens of thousands of soldiers participated in the battle, and there were more than [-] soldiers in the siege of Taiyuan, but it was a few elites who could decide the victory or defeat.

Hundreds of peasant households cannot support a single soldier, and the redundant army will only increase the burden on the people of the world and make the people miserable.

Therefore, soldiers are more valuable in elites than in large numbers. They should be selected and tested one by one, so that the brave people can be promoted, and the old and weak are cut off. Weary people. "

Guo Rong, wearing a yellow robe and a jade belt on his waist, said word by word in the hall of the vertical arch, his voice echoed in the hall, and everyone could hear it clearly.

The ministers standing below include the prime ministers Li Gu, Wang Pu, and Fan Zhi, as well as the privy envoy Wei Renpu, and Wang Pu, the official of the Kaifeng government.

The warriors include Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde, Shi Yanchao, Xiang Xun and so on.

At this time, many old-fashioned generals who were qualified to participate in such a meeting were in other towns, such as Liu Ci, Wang Yanchao, and Han Tong.

After listening to what the officials said, they all said good-natured things.

In fact, there are unspoken rules for doing things in the officialdom. A monarch who understands the truth will deliberately release some rumors to see how people react before introducing policies that change greatly but are not required to be implemented.

Before the official's action, almost everyone in the Imperial Army knew that it was to give generals and soldiers a buffer time. If you have any comments, you should mention it early. After all, the butler hadn't really spoken at that time, and there was still room.

When things got to this point, the official Jinkou Yuyan said it before jumping out to oppose it, it would be really stupid.

This kind of simple truth, even an old man like Shi Yanchao understands, so he simply doesn't take the initiative to speak, and he says what the husbands say.

Seeing that there was no objection from everyone, Guo Rong nodded in satisfaction, "Therefore, I will set up inspections at the front of the hall and the deputy heads in front of the hall, so that the senior officials of the two military divisions can be equal, and the two military divisions will be adjusted. Soldiers, balance strength.

I intend to appoint one person to handle this matter for me, and to supervise the selection of warriors from all over the world, in order to enrich the strength of the forbidden army.

Who do you think can be in charge? "

After the voice fell for a while, someone stood up.