after being kidnapped by the general

The governor of Jingzhou once vacillated between Yuanli and Chen Wang, and finally chose to join Chen Wang because of the distance.Because he had a suspicion with King Chen, he planned to kill the lobbyists Xiang Hongyun and Wang Qianzhi sent by Yuanli to please King Chen, and even killed Wang Qianzhi's entire family.

If it weren't for Xiang Hongyun and Wang Qianzhi's sharp wit, they would be dead now without a place to bury them.

Yuan Li remembers this incident clearly, he has no time to argue with Jiang Bing now, but it doesn't mean Yuan Li will let Jiang Bing go easily.

He hasn't vented his anger on his subordinates yet.

Yuanli ordered the fleet to stop at the shore, but neither he nor the emperor disembarked.Instead, he sent many soldiers to Xiang Hongyun to contact Jiang Cai.

The governor of Yizhou put on such a humble attitude, but it was not Wen Gong and the emperor who were waiting, but just a small counselor.Yuan Li could see clearly from the boat that Jiang Cai's face was darkened, and he clearly wanted to wave his sleeves away, but in order not to offend him, he still resisted the humiliation and said this kindly to Xiang Hongyun, and his every move was like a joke. Respectfully.

Xiang Hongyun on the shore looked at Jiang Cai like this, and indeed felt some subtle interest.

He knew in his heart that the lord's behavior was to support him, even if Xiang Hongyun didn't care about these things, he still felt warm in his heart.

But the lord was willing to back him up and vent his anger, but Xiang Hongyun couldn't be so capricious. He knew that the lord's great cause must not have any problems now that it was at a critical moment.

Although a governor of Jingzhou can't shake the lord, he is still a governor of a state after all, and the villain is hard to guard against. He must not completely tear his face at this time and make an ugly mess with Jiang Cai.

Therefore, Xiang Hongyun was also polite, and Jiang Cai at least didn't lose face.

After Xiang Hongyun came back, the fleet left in a hurry.

At the beginning of June, Yuanli finally returned to Youzhou.

They disembarked from the boat and changed to a carriage.The emperor looked out curiously, amazed from time to time, and naively said to Guo Mao: "Although this Youzhou is not as prosperous as Yangzhou, it is also very good. I see that the people are all well-fed and clothed. The tragic situation in the book does not match. It can be seen that rumors cannot be believed, and those who say that people’s livelihood is suffering are not necessarily real suffering, Guo Qing, the starvation you said is not really starving.”

Guo Mao's smile faded, "The emperor misunderstood that I am a native of Youzhou, and I can guarantee you with my life. The people of Youzhou used to have a miserable life. Now they can eat enough, and the fields can be full of flowers." The food is all thanks to Mr. Wen, but there is only one Mr. Wen, but there are thirteen prefectures in the world. Outside of Youzhou, there are countless people living without enough food and clothing, and those who are hungry eat mud. It is common to eat grass and trees, and even change children to eat."

The emperor exclaimed, disgusted and curious at the same time, "How can mud be eaten?"

Guo Mao dismissed the past with a few words.

Yuan Li and Chu Hechao were also resting in the carriage. They were traveling all the way to Ji County when the team suddenly stopped.

Yuan Li opened his eyes, raised the curtains of the car and looked out, and was about to ask what's wrong, when he heard an old and familiar voice resounding forcefully, full of pain and determination.

"Minister Zhang Liangdong paid a visit to the Son of Heaven and begged the Son of Heaven to take back the Zen position! How could the Qin family have been in the world for 300 years in the Great Zhou Dynasty, how could it be given to others! I beg the Son of Heaven to take it back!"

Zhang Liangdong tried his best, his voice was trembling, and the veteran's dedication to the king and the country was clearly heard.

Yuanli could also hear it clearly.

He maintained the posture of raising the curtain, his eyes were lowered, and his expression remained unchanged.

Zhang Liangdong shouted again: "Minister Zhang Liangdong pays homage to the Son of Heaven, begs the Son of Heaven..."

The soldiers walked over quickly, and said in a low voice: "My lord, it was Zhang Liangdong and his disciples who knelt in front of him and blocked the way. We sent people to persuade him, but Mr. Zhang insisted on kneeling until the Son of Heaven summoned him."

Yuan Li pulled his lips and smiled, unable to distinguish between happiness and anger, "He's still kneeling at the road and blocking the way."

A cold light flashed across Chu Hechao's eyes, "Did Zhang Liangdong come from Bingzhou?"

"Yes," said the soldier, "as soon as he heard that the emperor was coming to Youzhou, he came from Bingzhou."

Yuan Li restrained his expression, "Since he wants to see the Son of Heaven, then go and ask the Son of Heaven if he would like to see him. If not, Zhang Daru is old, and kneeling for a long time will hinder his body, just pull him up forcibly .”

The soldiers should be respectful.

After he left, Yuan Li put down the car curtain.

Chu Hechao hugged him from behind, and patted his arm reassuringly, "Zhang Liangdong has always been foolish and loyal. Given his loyalty to Bei Zhou, it's not surprising that he would be like this."

"I know," Yuan Li leaned on him with a calm expression, "Ever since I confirmed my ambition to become emperor, I've expected this day to come."

It was a surprise that his master Ouyang Ting was able to support him, and it was expected that Zhang Liangdong would object, but Yuanli did not expect that Zhang Liangdong would stand up so quickly and kneel down to block the way, which would be so misleading The method also wanted to persuade the emperor to change his mind.

He ate the food from Yuanli's land and received the salary from Yuanli, and he was an official in name.

But this official, chose to betray Yuanli in broad daylight.

Yuan Li was not angry, nor was he angry.If he had any emotions, it would only be disappointment.

If this matter gets out, with Zhang Liangdong's reputation, it may only increase the waves.

Yuan Li closed his eyes and rubbed Chu Hechao's neck, thinking that Zhang Liangdong was no longer suitable to be the governor of Bingzhou...

On the other side, the Son of Heaven was guarded behind Yuanli's carriage, and did not hear Zhang Liangdong's shouting.

When asked if he wanted to meet Zhang Liangdong, he didn't remember who Zhang Liangdong was at all, and shook his head without interest and said, "I don't see you."

The soldiers told Zhang Liangdong exactly what they said.

Zhang Liangdong was extremely disappointed, and asked tentatively: "Is it true that the emperor doesn't want to see me?"

The soldiers immediately turned cold, "Could it be that other people stopped the emperor from seeing you? Master Zhang, the emperor is exhausted after traveling all the way here, and he is in a hurry to go to Jixian County to rest. Please get up quickly and don't let him see you again." blocking the way."

No matter how unwilling Zhang Liangdong was, he was only supported by his disciples to stand up.

The convoy returned to Jixian successfully.

As soon as Yuan Li got off the carriage, he saw his subordinates lined up, with a red light on their faces and a slightly excited look, and they saluted him and the emperor firmly.

The emperor felt guilty when he saw so many people, and soon followed his servants under the pretext of taking a rest.

When only Yuan Li and Chu Hechao were left, these subordinates who seemed to have been stimulant finally calmed down, and they all saluted Yuan Li and apologized.

Liu Jixin was extremely guilty and afraid, "It's all because of my negligence that Zhang Liangdong blocked the way of the emperor, my lord, I am willing to be punished."

"He didn't say anything just because he was afraid that you would stop him," Yuan Li said calmly, "As long as he wants to do it, you can't stop him from doing such a thing."

Before the masters and ministers spoke a few words, a servant came to report, and Zhang Liangdong came to see Yuanli.

Yuan Li paused.

Everyone in the room had different expressions, but it was obvious that they did not welcome Zhang Liangdong.

Zhan Shaoning's expression was even more troubled, he frowned the deepest, and he didn't want Zhang Liangdong to come to Yuanli again and say something inexplicable.

Zhang Liangdong didn't want Yuanli to become emperor, but except Zhang Liangdong, everyone here including him wanted Yuanli to become emperor as soon as possible.

If Bei Zhou could really be replaced by Yuan Li, Zhan Shaoning would even be so happy to drink all night to comfort his father and brother in heaven!

Yuan Li saw everyone's expressions clearly, rubbed his brows, and said, "Let him in."

Zhang Liangdong walked in with a complicated expression, saluted Yuanli in a proper manner, and spoke politely, deliberately alienating: "Minister Zhang Liangdong pays homage to the Lord of Knowledge."

Yuan Li paused, smiled faintly, and said slowly: "Why did Governor Zhang come to find Gusuo?"

This was also the first time Yuanli talked to Zhang Liangdong like this, Zhang Liangdong really felt uncomfortable, he hardened his heart: "I want to meet the emperor, please allow me."

Yuan Li raised his eyebrows, "Your words seem to prevent you from seeing the emperor."

Zhang Liangdong was silent for a moment, then said again: "Mr. Wen, the rumors about you and the Son of Heaven have become more and more serious in recent days. Dare I ask you if you know about it?"

Yuan Li picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and if he didn't speak, he agreed.

Zhang Liangdong was completely disappointed.

He has always firmly believed that Yuanli is a rare loyal minister nowadays, and a famous minister through the ages who can assist the emperor to calm the world.But the facts completely deviated from his expectations. How could Yuanli be a traitor?How can he!

This world belongs to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Zhang Liangdong has been from the Northern Zhou Dynasty for four generations. The Northern Zhou Qin Clan’s world has been deeply rooted in his heart. In Zhang Liangdong’s eyes, all those who want to seize the world are national thieves!How optimistic he was about Yuanli before, how disappointed he is now.

Zhang Liangdong couldn't believe it when the matter first appeared.

He expected Yuanli to become Wen Gong, because he wanted Yuanli to compete with King Chen and divide Chu Hechao's power so that it could be used by the emperor to remove obstacles for the emperor and stabilize the Northern Zhou Dynasty.The result now?

The emperor took the initiative to say the Zen position in the rumors, but Zhang Liangdong suspected that this was Yuanli's trick to force the emperor to speak like this, so as to obtain the emperor's position openly.

Originally, he still had some expectations for Yuanli, but between the questions and answers with Yuanli, Zhang Liangdong no longer had any hope.

He even suspected that Yuanli didn't let him see the emperor because the emperor had been imprisoned by him.Maybe the Son of Heaven is living in dire straits now...

Zhang Liangdong didn't want to think about Yuanli like this, but as Yuanli's status became higher and more powerful, he also became more mysterious and unpredictable. Zhang Liangdong couldn't believe whether Yuanli was still the same for the country as before. Yuanli for the people.

He looked at Yuan Li's eyes, and even had some precautions that had never been seen before, and said bluntly again: "Please, Mr. Wen, allow the old minister to visit the emperor."

Zhan Shaoning and Zhang Liangdong have a good relationship, he was so anxious that he sweated profusely, and couldn't help saying loudly: "Master Zhang, I think you are tired, you should hurry back and rest!"

Zhang Liangdong was so angry that his hands trembled at this sentence, he turned around and pointed at Zhan Shaoning's nose and scolded: "I think you should go back to rest! The emperor is now in Youzhou, and it is only natural for ministers to visit the emperor. The emperor is the emperor, and the minister It's a courtier! In the 300th year of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Qin family ruled the world, have you forgotten what your ancestors taught you?!"

This is clearly pointing at Sang and scolding Huai!

Guo Mao was furious, "You——!"

Yuan Li raised his hand and interrupted Guo Mao. He looked at Zhang Liangdong quietly, and suddenly smiled, "Gu and Shaoning called your uncle so many times before, but now it seems that they are calling you for nothing. Master Zhang is all about it." It is really admirable to be a king and a country, but it is extremely unpleasant to speculate on this point. He dare not forget the words given to him by Shaoning's ancestor religion, but I think you have forgotten about Shaoning's father. "

Yuan Li got up and walked towards Zhang Liangdong step by step.

He was already taller than Zhan Shaoning at the age of 23, and his figure has always been tall and straight.At this time, he is approaching step by step, his robes are swinging lightly, and his power is rising steadily, making people frightened.

A drop of cold sweat appeared on Zhang Liangdong's head, and he stabilized his mind.

"Have you forgotten about the death of Shaoning's father, Zhan Qibo? All of his family, male, female, young and old, died, and he was the only one who escaped desperately. Don't you know the reason for this?" Yuan Li stared at Zhang Liangdong closely. Anger and disappointment ignited in his eyes, "He regards you as an elder, Zhang Liangdong, when you use these words to accuse Sang and Huai, have you ever thought about how he feels!"

Zhang Liangdong's breathing was a little stagnant, he hurriedly turned his head to see Zhan Shaoning's eyes were red, and he turned his face away with restraint.

Zhang Liangdong turned his head in shame.

Yuan Li's questioning continued, "The late emperor did such a thing, you must be extremely disappointed, so after being dismissed for pleading for Zhan Qibo, he fell into a slump and hid at home to write and paint. You think you can't change the late emperor, so you also give up on yourself , you are unwilling to do anything for the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but now you want to accuse others of being unfaithful to the emperor? You only know how to use your life to consolidate the emperor's power, but you don't use your own ability to really do a few things for the people The affairs of the world. The books you have read, the characters you have learned, and the experience of being an official for decades, do they only tell you the truth of being loyal to the emperor?"

Zhang Liangdong blushed instantly, "Wen Gong!"

Yuan Li bypassed him, walked to Zhan Shaoning's side and patted Zhan Shaoning's shoulder reassuringly, "Zhang Liangdong, I ask you alone, have you ever seen those homeless and starving people on the way to and from Youzhou?"

Zhang Liangdong couldn't help thinking of the tragic scenes he had seen when he fled.

The past few years of comfortable life in Bingzhou almost made him forget the hardships of the people outside, but when he thought about it carefully, the scene was very clear. He took a deep breath, "I remember."

Such a tragic situation, no matter how talented you are, you can't write one or two of them with any poems.

"Thirteen states in the world, such people are all over the thirteen states. If the first emperor had not died, would you still be able to call out loyalty to the emperor in front of those people?" Yuan Li turned his head and looked at Zhang Liangdong. He was disliked by the first emperor, he said sarcastically, "When you are disappointed, hide your head and hide, but don't allow other people to be disloyal to the emperor. If those people are white rice, people who are about to starve to death and don't want to be loyal to the emperor, do you still want them one by one?" To force them to be loyal to the king, to be loyal to the king who starves them to death, and makes them drift away and suffer in troubled times?"

Yuan Li's eyes were burning, as if a sharp arrow had been shot at Zhang Liangdong's body, causing Zhang Liangdong's face to turn pale and his steps to stagger.

"Zhang Liangdong, you are too arrogant. I will tell you that the king you are loyal to is the one you want to be loyal to alone, not the king who the people of the world, this vast Central Plains, really want to be loyal to."