Chapter 14 Maple Leaf

The pine wood carriage brought back from Shanzhou was rampant in the streets and alleys. The sound of wheels turning, the noise of carriages shaking, and the sound of ticking horse hooves covered the words inside and were not heard outside.

It's a good occasion to talk about things in the carriage.

Sanniang said: Just as the city gate was opened this morning, someone from the Cui family left the city. I sent someone to follow me for a while. The people who left the city were Cui Riyong's two sons and a daughter. Cui Riyong himself was still in Chang'an.

Wang Changling immediately asked: Is there nothing else except this?For example, are there anyone from other places entering and leaving Cui Mansion?

Sanniang shook her head and said: I didn’t find this, but I can’t guarantee that because I didn’t have enough staff, I just stared at their two doors.

Wang Changling pondered: Send children out of Beijing?Looking at this situation, I'm afraid that someone has contacted Cui Riyong. What are their conspiracies... Mr. Cui is timid, but he acts cautiously. This move must be done by his wife Jia. It's really a woman's opinion, and then there are clues.

Xue Chongxun nodded, picked up a corner of the car curtain and looked outside and sighed: It was true that: The more important the matter is, the more attention should be paid to the details... From this point of view, I am afraid that Li Sanlang, who had been hiding in the grass for two years, wanted to seize the opportunity to make a comeback.Cui Riyong is a small character, so don’t worry about him for the time being to avoid alarming the enemy. Li Sanlang is the biggest cause of disaster.

There are also the people who ran away with him, and the criminal Liu Youqiu and others, who were eager to take advantage of the east wind to turn things around. At this critical moment, their group of people did not make any difference, and they really missed the opportunity.

Wang Changling also said.

Xue Chongxun asked: I think the suggestion of the Jincheng County Lord I mentioned just now makes sense. Why doesn’t Shao Bo agree?

Wang Changling pondered for a while and said: Two things, the first thing I fully agree with the alliance with Queen Gao. In today's situation, it is the only way to gain a foothold in the name of the emperor.

Xue Chongxun nodded. His current identity cannot be directly overturned by Li Tang and proclaimed himself emperor, right?Isn’t that ridicule the masses and become enemies of the whole world?

Wang Changling continued: But I don’t agree with the second thing I got the authorization of the imperial guards from His Highness.I admire the wisdom of the lord Jincheng County. Perhaps she did not understand the situation of the lord in Shanzhou and thought that no one was available. As a result, she had no choice but to let you ask the suggestion that you capture the imperial guards and the military power was better than nothing.In fact, the lord has a better choice, that is, the Shence Army (Shuyun Army). This army was formed by the lord. The generals and officers above the lord came from the old subordinates of the Flying Tiger Regiment. Regardless of the combat power, their loyalty is far greater than that of the imperial guards....Although the imperial guards were the emperor's personal soldiers, they only obeyed the current emperor in name, but the soldiers inside were in the capital for a long time, and their relationships were mixed, and their attitudes towards the Supreme Emperor and Li Sanlang were irresponsible. Now, they never care about court affairs and had no contact with the imperial guards, so they really couldn't be the same as soldiers.At that time, Li Sanlang came forward to incite, or used some strategy, it would be impossible for the imperial guard to turn against him at the last minute.

Xue Chongxun nodded and said: What Shao Bo said is extremely true. Learning from history can tell the rise and fall. It is also used in extraordinary times.For example, when Empress Wei was in the dynasty, the commanders of the four military commanders of the Imperial Guards were all Empress Wei's confidants, and another 60,000 southern Yamen soldiers were stationed in the capital, and they were also controlled by his followers. What was the result?

Wang Changling said: So I have two advices to my lord: First, we should always concentrate all our strength, transfer Duke Yuwen and General Zhang (Zhang Wulang) back to the capital, and transfer Shen Ce army into the capital to guard the capital.The former is not a big problem. If you transfer two local officials, the lord only needs to ask the prime minister in the court to issue official documents. The latter must be in charge of the imperial system when transferring troops, and the lord must try to convince His Highness;

Second, strive for the support of Cheng Xianggong and Zhang Xianggong (Cheng Qianli and Zhang said).

The purpose of winning over Cheng Xianggong was to fight for the Long March. Currently, the athletes stationed in important places in the capital were more reliable than the imperial guards. Cheng Xianggong had a high prestige among the athletes. He defeated Tubo not long ago and had many former generals in the Western Regions in the army. He fought for Zhang Xianggong in the South Yamen. Zhang Xianggong had been the Minister of War for many years, and was the Minister of War for the former. He had a wide range of old officials in the South Yamen military department. He could get the support of Zhang Xianggong, and at least the army guarding several gates in Chang'an would be more reliable.

The advice I have to give to my lord is these two. As long as I do it, the chances of winning will be several times greater.

After hearing this, Xue Chongxun praised and thought to himself: People say that strategists are the most relaxed, just move their mouths, but their mouths are not so easy to move.

In today's chaotic situation, Wang Changling can quickly sort out various joints and propose effective methods. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth a thousand gold.

Without further ado, I will go and explore Cheng Qianli's mouth first.

Xue Chongxun made a quick decision and immediately knocked on the carriage and shouted, Pang Er, go to Cheng Mansion.Shanfang in the south of the city, I went back to have a hot-cooked banquet. Do you still remember it?

Pang Er responded and continued to catch the train.

Wang Changling looked like acclaim when he saw this. He knew that some people had a lot of ideas, but they were not able to act and worked very slowly. For example, Wang Changling himself thought he was that kind of person; and he still needed to be decisive and decisive.

Four horses walked south with felt chariots and walked for a long time before they arrived at Tongshanfang. Even in the same city, the distance was not close.

Chang'an is incomparable to the area of ​​modern cities, but in this era there were no buses and subways, it occupied too wide.

A million people live here, which does not seem crowded, and it is even very desolate in the south of the city. Even in the north of the city, the yards of wealthy families in high-gate families are built like parks. Like Yu Wenxiao's family, they can still grow vegetables, which shows the wide living environment.

When he arrived in front of Cheng's house, he learned that Cheng Qianli was still working in Chaoli and had not come back.

The doorman received a famous letter, and the people inside saw that it was the King of Hedong who was visiting him in person, so they did not dare to neglect them. The housekeeper asked someone to open the door to greet him and went out to invite Xue Chongxun to the mansion for a while.

Thinking that it was not good for Xue Chongxun to park his carriage at the gate of a prime minister, he walked out of the car and asked Pang Er to drive the car elsewhere, and then asked the slaves to wait outside the door.

There are few people in the south of the city, and even the servants of the public are lazy. The street in front of the Cheng Mansion is full of sycamore leaves and maple leaves. I don’t know how many days I can sweep it back. The long street of fallen leaves looks particularly desolate.

However, if you look up, the red and yellow maple leaves that have not fallen from the trees are a different scenery, and it is a gorgeous scenery in the depressed autumn.

After Xue Chongxun got out of the car, the guards next to him were extremely alert and silently paid attention to the movements around him.

Sometimes when they are forced to force themselves, there are also things that can be used to buy murder and assassinate in the officialdom. However, the people in the market don’t know. If an official died of a powerful person, the news that everyone gets either died of a violent illness or jumped off the building and committed suicide due to depression. In short, it is unlikely that they know the truth.

He followed the butler of Cheng's mansion into the living room in the row of the upside-down room in the front yard and drank tea. The butler stood by and talked, while Sanniang and others could only stand at the door.

On weekdays, Xue Chongxun does not have a leftist who is around him. Sometimes when he meets the people he eats, he asks Pei Niang, Sanniang and others to sit at a table to eat the usual meals and treats them like friends.

But it’s not possible outside, you have to have a superior and inferior position, otherwise outsiders will think that you are a prince who is too licentious and has no rules.

The drum sounds at the time of the city gate report have been beaten. It has passed the You hour. The sunset in the west sprinkles into the room from the side of the living room, making the living room look bright outside and dark inside.

Xue Chongxun drank tea for a while, and finally arrived at Cheng Qianli.

Cheng Qianli, wearing a purple robe, stepped into the threshold and clasped his fists and said: The King of Hedong is here to visit, he is late to come back, so I am really sorry.

Xue Chongxun stood up from the chair and replied with a smile: I just came here for a while, and I didn’t know Mr. Cheng beforehand, it was my presumptuous thing.

Cheng Qian said with a constant smile inside: We are old friends, so it’s better to save this politeness. Please sit down and talk.

Xue Chongxun said softly: I wonder if it is convenient to speak here?

Cheng Qianli quietly glanced at behind him, and there were a few people brought by Xue Chongxun standing outside. He said: It’s okay to be here, but it’s open and upright. We won’t say anything shameful, right?

That's that's that.Xue Chongxun then sat down.

Cheng Qianli did not sit on the chair opposite, and sat next to the coffee table on Xue Chongxun. The two of them were separated by a few tables, so they didn't have to speak so loudly.

Cheng Qianli picked up the teacup and blew it, and took a big sip. It was obvious that he had just returned home and had not even changed his official robe.

After a while of the cold, no one spoke, as if they were thinking about something.At this time, many things are clear in everyone's mind, and there is no need to talk too much nonsense.

Xue Chongxun didn't even mention it. He believed that Cheng Qianli could understand why he came to visit alone at this moment.Thinking of this, the two of them had a clear understanding and tacit understanding.

Xue Chongxun didn't say anything, but Cheng Qianli didn't say a word. They just sat together silently, picking up the teacup from time to time, and could only hear the crisp sound of the jingle when the lid and the cup gently collided.

Xue Chongxun originally wanted to seize Cheng Qianli's psychological shadow and persuade him, because the ancestors of the Cheng family stood in the wrong camp when they were in the Wu Zetian Dynasty. They did not do anything bad, but they were still implicated and their family was destroyed...

Inaction does not necessarily mean that one can protect oneself, Cheng Qianli understands it.

But Xue Chongxun didn't say it. He thought that in this silent silence, Cheng Qianli thought of everything. At this time, silence is better than sound. This is probably the reason.

At that time, Cheng Wuying, a famous general in the Cheng family, was very good at fighting wars and was one of the rare military talents in the Tang Dynasty court. However, because he had a marriage relationship with Xu Jingye, Xu Jingye rebelled. Their Cheng family was not a bad match, and they were loyal to the court, but they also finished the game...

As the saying goes, once you are bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of straw ropes for ten years.

Cheng Qianli is very similar to his ancestors now. His niece is in the Hedong Palace and is deeply favored by Xue Chongxun.

If the Taiping Party is finished, Cheng Qianli will not be able to clear the situation even if he jumps into the Yellow River. Who the hell is telling you the truth in the power field?