Taiping Inn

Only a very few people knew about the Empress Dowager Xie Zhi's secret visit to Zhongnan Mountain. Apart from Li Xuandu, it was Qin Su and Xu Jiu, so it was the first time that Qin Daoyuan and Zhao Zheng heard about this, and it was Li Xuandu who said it personally, which was shocked.

The two were silent for a moment, and Zhao Zheng said, "I didn't expect the Empress Dowager to be so impatient!" But Qin Daoyuan asked, "Did Zifu agree?"

Li Xuan didn't say anything, Qin Su said, "Uncle Second asked this too much. If Zifu agreed, how could he come to Liaodong? How could he mention this to you two?"

Qin Daoyuan knew that he was fucking as soon as he spoke. Since Li Xuandu had told him about this, he would not agree to Empress Dowager Xie's peace talks. If he asked this more, he would seem to distrust Li Xuandu. , so Qin Daoyuan hurriedly said, "I don't mean that. I want to ask Zifu how to answer Xie Zhi?"

Li Xuandu then said, "Of course it's a vain and a slander, just treat it as a delaying strategy. Of course, Xie Zhi may not really want to discuss peace. I think there are two possibilities. One is to test my attitude, and the other is Use a slow-back strategy. "

Zhao Zheng said: "It seems that Zifu has already made some plans."

Li Xuandu said: "Xie Zhi took the initiative to propose peace talks. I didn't ask what he was thinking about. I did not give a positive answer, but this gave me an excellent reason to go to Beijing. As for what I am going to Beijing, of course it is not. It is a big kill, but it is intended to try to differentiate the power of the imperial capital so that the imperial party and the Hou party cannot be united in the external world. As for the revenge that Zheng Gong said was not in conflict with what I did, but instead it is the same destination. I just need to do it with the right path. .”

This was answered without answering. Zhao Zheng nodded and said, "By the way, I have heard that the "disruption" often happen in the imperial capital. There are also rumors that the Zifu is the leader behind the "disruption" Is it true or false? ”

Li Xuan smiled, "This matter is indeed related to me, but I am not the leader behind the scenes, Su Su is."

The two were greatly surprised.

Li Xuan didn't hide it. He briefly mentioned the story of his inn that year. Li Xuan was the shopkeeper of the inn, and Qin Su was the owner of the inn. To be serious, she was the leader of the inn.

Qin Su waved his hands repeatedly and said, "My boss is just a Bodhisattva in the temple. He just pretends to be the one who is in charge of the matter. The person who is the host of Zi Mansion is the abbot."

Qin Daoyuan and Zhao Zheng heard the metaphor of the Bodhisattva and the abbot, and immediately realized that Qin Su was just the leader of the inn on the surface. The person who actually controlled the inn was Li Xuandu, but the husband and wife were one, and whoever made the decision and who didn't make the decision was all husband and wife. There is no big difference between private matters.

The two of them also knew the importance. Li Xuan was both an allies rather than a member of the Liaodong system. Naturally, he would not ask about other situations of the inn. It would be enough to know that the inn was under the control of Li Xuandu.

In fact, Qin Daoyuan knew more. After all, he was the manager of the Qin family. All the money under the Qin family had to be handed over. Last year, there was a sum of money that was as huge as a million yuan. By Qin Qing personally inquired about it, but the specific purpose is unknown. Now, when the money was released, Li Xuan had not yet taken over as the leader of Taiping Sect, so he could match it in time. No wonder Li Xuan said that Qin Su was the boss.

After knowing Li Xuandu's intention and determination to go to Beijing, Zhao Zheng stopped saying anything more. Although Li Xuan is his junior in terms of age, his status is not inferior to him. Li Xuan makes his own decisions, so there is no need to point fingers too much at the other person.

As Li Xuandu and Qin Su said yesterday, Zhao Zheng is mainly responsible for the military and political affairs of Liaodong. When the Liaodong army will not go south to enter the pass, it will be difficult for him to help Li Xuandu. The key is to fall in Qin Qing. of the body.

However, Li Xuandu came to see Zhao Zheng today and did not gain any results.

Li Xuan knew that he would send people to the imperial capital. After so many years of Liaodong, he would not be completely unprepared. Since Li Xuan has admitted that he is the person behind the inn, Zhao Zheng has not hidden his own privately. The Liaodong Governor's Office has a secret yamen established by imitating the Qingluanwei Governor's Office, named "Qingyi Duwei Mansion". The word "Qingyi" originated from the predecessor of Qingluanwei, "Qingyi" since Emperor Taizu merged with "Qingyi Secretary". "After the "Yiluansi", the Qingyisi Department was gone, but unexpectedly it was re-established by Liaodong.

The Qingyi Duwei's mansion is divided into two towns and peace departments in the north and south, among which the North and the Fufu Department is responsible for sending spies to the outside world, inquiring about information, or assassination. The Nanzhen Fushi is responsible for internal investigation, reviewing internal members, arresting spies, pursuing laws and regulations, etc.

"Si" is a general term, and it is also the most common yamen in the court. The six central departments are divided into departments and each department is called the "Xianglisi" respectively. The Ministry of Personnel has four Qing officials, the Ministry of Revenue has nineteen Qing officials, the Ministry of Rites has four Qing officials, the Ministry of War has four Qing officials, the Ministry of Justice has nineteen Qing officials, and the Ministry of Works has four Qing officials. Officials and Secretary. The chiefs of each department are called "Dragon" and the deputy position is "Jinwailang", and they are all civil officials. The Qingluan Guard Governor's Mansion is the Zhenfu Department, Yiluan Guard Department, Gongwei Department, etc., and the chief officials are all military officers. The Gunpowder Department that Li Xuandu met before was also under the name of the Qingyi Duwei Mansion.

At this point, Liaodong has exceeded the system. With this alone, the court could arrest and dismiss the Governor of Liaodong. However, now the situation in Liaodong is a foregone conclusion, and the court could not do anything to Zhao Zheng. The order to dismiss the Governor of Liaodong was just a slap in the face, so he could only turn a blind eye.

Over the years, Liaodong Qingyi Office, a rising star, has fought several times with the old senior of the Qingluanwei Governor's Office, and it is reasonable that the more he loses, the less he wins. After all, Qingluanwei has a profound background and rich experience. Although due to the weakening of the imperial court, the Qingluan Guard Governor's Office has been declining over the years. However, in the one-acre and three-point land in the imperial capital, no one is a rival to the Qingluan Guard Governor's Office, and even Li Xuandu's inn has eaten After a loss, Li Rushi almost fell into the hands of the Qingluan Guard General's Office.

However, after so many years, the Qingluan Guard General's Office has been intricate and has many disadvantages. The members shirked responsibility, delayed and restricted each other in many matters, resulting in the Qingluan Guard's inefficiency, which still allowed the Qingyi Duwei Mansion to stand firm in the Imperial Capital City. heel. Unlike inns, the target of the inn is the upper class of the court, with both high-ranking officials and powerful people. The target of the Qingyi Duwei Mansion is middle-level officials, with the goal of the ministers, the doctors and chief officials of each department. In the prefectures outside the imperial capital, the target is commander, general, guerrilla and other military officers. The main purpose is To smooth the road to Liaodong’s entry into the pass in the future, this is different from Li Xuandu’s starting point. In this case, the two can join forces to communicate with each other and deal with the common enemy, Qingluan Guard General's Office.

Of course, there will definitely be spies sent by the Qingluan Guard General Office in Liaodong. This is the battle between the two sides and the attack and defense of each other. On the contrary, the inn is extremely special, which makes the Qingluan Guard Governor's Office slow to make achievements. The foundation is that the imperial court or Liaodong have a foundation. The imperial capital and Chaoyang Mansion cannot escape. No matter how the Qingluanwei Governor's Mansion and the Qingyi Duwei Mansion are elusive, as long as you identify these two places , there are always traces to follow. But the special thing about the inn is that it does not have such a big goal. Outsiders don’t know where Jian Xiushan is. They just want to attack, but they have no way to start, so they can only defend passively.

This is the advantage of the inn. A few days ago, Shangguan Wan sent a letter saying that she had begun to develop her power in the Imperial Capital. According to the informant, there were as many as six people who knew about the false immortal worship, all of which were in the realm of the Heavenly Realm. Although There is no immortal immortal among them, but it cannot be underestimated. This is only known, and there are still unknown. Even if Li Xuan has "Imperial Shitian" and rashly fights in the Imperial Capital, he will not be able to get it. What's more, Li Xuan will " "Isai Shitian" stayed in Jianxiu Mountain.

However, if he really starts, Li Xuan is not afraid of anything. He really can't stop the joint siege of Old Man Long and so many great masters of the Heavenly Realm, but it should not be difficult to escape. What's more, Li Xuan is not alone, he can also mobilize the great master of the Heavenly Realm to help.

This time when he entered Beijing, Li Xuan had the idea of ​​killing people with a knife. He planned to enter the imperial capital in the name of peace, and then use the hands of Emperor Tianbao to remove Empress Dowager Xie Zhi, and completely disrupt the situation in the imperial capital.

As for why Li Xuandu was sure to let Emperor Tianbao agree to join forces with him, the reason behind this is not complicated. Although the enemy is outside, the contradiction between the Emperor and the Empress Party has become increasingly irreconcilable as Emperor Tianbao becomes adultery, but both sides are The power is not much different, and the fear of hitting the wolf at both ends. Coupled with the threat from external Liaodong, this barely maintains the peace of face.

Now the future party is headed by the Queen Mother Xie Zhi, as well as many royal families such as King Jin, as well as the new cabinet chief Zhao Lianggeng, and even Princess Xuanzhen, who are all members of the Later party, and they are powerful. In contrast, most members of the Imperial Party are mainly civil officials. Unlike the origin of a border minister like Zhao Lianggeng, the civil officials of the imperial party were mostly central court officials and had no military power. In the second year of Tianbao, the power of central civil officials was greatly affected, and they only rely on Zhao Zheng, Qin Daofang and others. Only by the support of local officials can we barely compete with the royal family. Now that it has become a consensus of the court to prevent Liaodong, the imperial party in the court had to make a cut with Zhao Zheng and Qin Daofang and could no longer compete with the Later party.

However, after Yuxu fought the sword, the Confucian sect behind the civil servants were worried that the Taoist sect and Liaodong joined forces to reach an internal consensus to integrate the court as soon as possible and prompt Emperor Tianbao to take power. Finally, he could not hold back his own and support the imperial party, which made the emperor. The Party has the confidence to compete with the latter party again.

If Li Xuandu joins hands with the Imperial Party in the name of revenge, then the Imperial Party will have the courage to take action against the rear party. Li Xuandu and the people of the Imperial Party work together to put Xie Zhi to death, which has completed the division within the court. Xuandu doesn’t have to put himself in a difficult situation of being an enemy on both sides.

However, this move also has considerable risks. After all, Li Xuan cannot separate himself from Liaodong. If Li Xuan is planning to be loyal to the emperor, no one believes that. The people of the imperial party will definitely be on guard against calculating Li Xuandu. It can be said that he is trying to get a tiger into a skin.