Chapter 546

When Pang Fei asked Qin mubai what he wanted to know, Qin mubai immediately asked -

"is there any definite information about the king of Wu?"

"No Pang Fei shook his head in embarrassment, and his answer disappointed Qin mubai.

Qin Mu Bai twisted his brow and said, "is King Wu really assassinated?"

Pang Fei replied: "after hearing about this, I immediately sent my confidants to investigate the crime in Jingzhou secretly. As a result, Jingzhou government blocked the information very tightly. I only know that the court sent Chu suiliang to investigate the case personally. In addition, there is a survivor with the king of Wu, that is, the commander of the Dian army in the king of Wu's mansion, Yin Yang

"Yin Yang?" Qin mubai was a little surprised by the news. He said, "I know him very well. At first, Yuwen Hongtai and I worked together in the house of King Wu. We had a good friendship. Where is he now? "

"I don't know." Pang Fei shook his head. "Maybe he still stayed in Jingzhou, or he went back to Chang'an with Chu suiliang. The people I sent to Jingzhou made great efforts to inquire, but it was difficult to find out any valuable information. It's even more impossible to get in touch with those who know the facts of the case

Qin mubai felt his chin and fell into a deep meditation. After a long time, he said, "has Chang'an sent someone?"

"Yes, I have. I haven't come back yet." Pang Fei looked embarrassed and lowered his voice. "After the King Wu case happened. On all the passageways leading to Guanxi pass, vigilance was strengthened and pedestrians were closely checked. In particular, it is very difficult for all the officials and generals under the governor's office of Lanzhou to go to the pass, and they have to be examined at all levels, just like supervising prisoners. So I guess. The people I sent to Chang'an for information didn't come back so soon. "

"What do they mean by that?" Qin mubai could not help but be a little annoyed, "did you take our Guanxi army and the governor's office of Lanzhou as thieves?"

Pang Fei sighed and said, "there's one more thing that if I tell my teacher, he will be more angry..."

"Say it

"I have several colleagues who came from Baiqi together, and my mentor knows them. They work in Longzhou, Jingzhou and Qizhou military offices in western Xinjiang. We have letters from time to time, and we are very friendly Pang Fei said, "shortly after the King Wu case, they had a secret letter telling me that the imperial court had issued a decree to summon most of the soldiers from the Junfu in Guanzhong to Chang'an to strengthen the garrison. Besides In the west of Xinjiang, there are more sentries in the Ming Dynasty and more surveillances in the dark, which vaguely means to guard against our Guanxi army! "

Hearing Pang Fei's words, Qin Mu Bai's heart was cold.

However, Pang Fei also said that all this is "vague", which is not enough to prove. Qin mubai has always been calm and did not attack, but said faintly: "the heart of defending people is indispensable. We are not afraid of shadow slanting, let them go! ——However, since the imperial court has made such a response, I feel that the current situation of King Wu is not optimistic. Either it has been assassinated and killed, but the imperial court has strictly blocked the news and kept it secret; or it is the imperial court itself that has made such an emergency response in order to prevent the turmoil in Kyoto. "

"Kyoto turmoil?" Pang Fei blinked his eyes and said, "in fact, rumors stop at the wise. As long as the emperor is still the mainstay in the court, there will be no confusion. What's more, even if King Wu really has an accident, as long as he finds out the truth, catches the murderer, gives an account to the people in the world, and then pacifies all parties, there will be no big trouble. Although we don't have the exact news of Chang'an yet, I have an ominous premonition when I look at the area from Xijiang to Guannei, which is full of fear and fear. "

"Do you think something happened to the emperor?" Qin Mu's eyes are shining.

"That's the business!" Pang Fei was surprised and said in a low voice, "unless something happened to the emperor, the court would be so nervous and chaotic if it lost its owner!"

Qin Mu Bai twisted his eyebrows, and his face became colder. He nodded and said in a deep voice: "if it is true Then my country in Tang Dynasty will be in chaos! "

Seeing Qin Mu Bai's face, Pang Fei took a deep breath! ——Looking at his situation, he is not only preparing to respond to these actions of the imperial court, but also making a little "response" of emergency self-help!

"As you said, no matter how the king of Wu died or how rumors spread, as long as his majesty is still in charge of the court, there will be no danger and no worry." Qin mubai said with a serious look, "but if the emperor falls down, he will ignore political affairs. The great power of the imperial court must fall into the hands of the king of Wei and changsun Wuji Such a situation will be very disadvantageous to us! "

Pang Fei's face also tightened, and then said: "coupled with the rumors about the teacher, I'm worried that someone in the imperial court will take advantage of it and attack us sooner or later! Because if the king of Wu is gone, the future Prince and Emperor will be the king of Wei. Well, the first stumbling block to be removed is our mentor, these people from the Guanxi army! "

"But what if the king of Wu didn't die?" Qin mubai asked.

Pang Fei was stunned and didn't know how to reply. He hesitated: "that's another situation. But look at the current situation, even if the king of Wu was not dead, he must have hidden away from Chang'an, or he was kidnapped and lost his freedom! Otherwise, why is Chang'an so desperate to guard against Guanxi? ""Smart!" Qin Mu Bai nodded and praised, "Pang Fei, you are more and more energetic now. The analysis is very reasonable. That's right. If the king of Wu didn't die in spite of the fall, then there's no need to block the news so tightly in Jingzhou. As a result, Chang'an will not be a scene of panic. There are only two possibilities. First, the king of Wu is dead; second, the king of Wu is not dead. Also missing! Even the people in the court, including the emperor, don't know where the king of Wu is! "

"Yes, that's a reasonable explanation." Pang Fei said, "if the king of Wu has any advantages and disadvantages, it's easy for people to think of what kind of response his teacher will make. So the imperial court took strict precautions against our Guanxi army! "

Qin Mu Bai's eyes narrowed. In the crack of the eye, a touch of murderous Qi faintly overflowed.

"Be on guard?" Qin mubai said, "I, Qin, who was loyal to the Tang Dynasty, when did I become a bandit?"

"Ah..." Pang Fei sighed helplessly and said. "My mentor, hundreds of thousands of officers and men in the Western Shaanxi army, including all the officials and people in Lanzhou, are loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Over the years, we have gone through life and death here in Lanzhou. How many brothers have been buried in the battlefield, and how many people have fought to support our army. Do you give your husband and son everything? When we overcame the strong enemy after suffering, and opened up territory for the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court defended us like bandits It's really chilling! "

Qin mubai closed his eyes and breathed a long sigh, "forget it This is politics! "

"Teacher, what should we do now?" Pang Fei asked.

"I'll leave two things to you." Qin mubai said. "First, continue to send capable people to investigate the whereabouts of King Wu in the pass and find out the wind direction of the imperial court; second, Zhang Bang showed the people and told all the military and civilian people under the rule of Dadu governor's office in Lanzhou. Qin mubai has conquered the western regions and returned triumphantly! Then, a celebration meeting was held in the capital of Lanzhou, where all the officials above seven grades under the jurisdiction of the capital were invited to participate with the representatives of the officials, gentry and common people. Let me think about the rest. "

"Well, the students will do it right away." Pang Fei answered the promise. Although he was anxious in his heart, since Qin mubai had come back, Lanzhou had the backbone, and he had the bottom in his heart, and he was no longer at a loss. He knew that Qin mubai did not like to show off, so this time he held a "celebration party" specially. It is to show the loyalty to the court to the people from all walks of life in Lanzhou, smash the rumors among the market, and stabilize the morale of the people and the army.

As long as there is no chaos in Lanzhou, Pang Fei believes that Qin mubai can solve all the external problems.

After learning something from Pang Fei and ordering several events, Qin mubai was ready to leave the barracks. When I left. He went out of his way to look around the barracks and felt it was good. He left Lanzhou for a long time and handed over the power of General Administration to Pang Fei. The boy seems to be working very hard. Seventy percent of the 100000 troops remaining in Lanzhou are new soldiers. After this period of training, they have already reached a high level of strength and vitality. They have well inherited the passion and courage of the Kansai army.

Looking at the big military garrison in front of him, Qin mubai thought to himself that there are 100000 troops in Lanzhou, plus 300000 troops from Xue Rengui and Yuwen Hongtai in the rear. Lanzhou will soon have 400000 troops, and it will be an elite army after hundreds of battles!

From another angle, if you are an emperor, you are a courtier. After Li Ke's accident, it was really impossible to turn a blind eye to the 400000 troops in Kansai. As we all know, in recent years, there have been many wars around the Tang Dynasty. Most of the soldiers and horses from the mainland have been transferred to the frontier battlefield. Now there is no space in the pass. All the soldiers and horses together are only half of the number of the troops in the west of the pass!

What's more. Apart from the elite recruiters of some imperial guards, even if there are a large number of idle soldiers, how can they be compared with the army of the west of Shaanxi which has experienced bloody battles?

If Guanxi really wants to revolt, Chang'an may not be able to resist!

Just thinking of this, Qin Mu's white eyebrows twisted, and his heart became suspicious. He said in secret: with Li Shimin's wisdom. Since we know that there is such a huge gap between the forces of Chang'an and guanxi, why should we put on a "anti thief" posture to stimulate me? Isn't it easier to break my heart and push me against it? Although I will not naively think that Li Shimin is a saint and will never be afraid of his subordinates' high achievements, with his usual skill and style, he was the first to appease and praise me when I became a senior official. Then, it is the best policy to call me, a great meritorious official, to come to Beijing to "take good care of the king".

But why, at this critical time, did the emperor play such a stupid stinky chess?

"That's unreasonable!" In Qin mubai's heart, he raised such a surprised question and continued to think, "it's not like the emperor's usual skill. I guess there are two possibilities. First, Li Shimin suddenly fell ill and even died, and the power of the imperial court fell into the hands of Chang sun Wuji and Li Tai. They must have been afraid that I would take revenge for Li Ke, so they set up a defensive formation to be ready. According to such an analysis, it is very likely that Li Ke has really died, and that he died at the hands of these two people. The second possibility is that The emperor is testing me in a very dangerous and mean wayThinking of this, Qin Mu Bai's heart was like a flash of lightning. He was surprised and bright. He raised his eyebrows and said to himself, "if it's the first possibility, I don't have to say. The Tang Dynasty is going to be a mess. Even if someone in Qin Dynasty doesn't set up an army to ask for a crime, changsun Wuji and Li Tai can't hold down the feudal officials and generals in other places. The world will be in chaos, and even end up like the late Sui Dynasty. If so, I'm not afraid. The four hundred thousand tigers and wolves in Guanxi are in command, and the ten thousand li territory of the western regions is the backing. In addition, Li Ji in Mobei and Li daozong in Liaodong have a lot to do with me. Who can help me? If it's the second possibility So! "

"Then Li Ke is not dead!"

"Li Shimin is testing my loyalty to the Tang Empire and my bottom line! He wants to take advantage of the chaos to cut off some resistance, and then establish Li Ke as a reserve, and in the future let me become Li Ke's prime minister and the mainstay leader of the military in the Tang Dynasty! "

Qin mubai closed his sore eyes, raised his head, breathed deeply, and murmured to himself, "just like Li Shimin treated Li Ji in history. After Li Zhi, a cowardly son, was made the crown prince, Li Shimin found a minor charge and demoted Li Ji, the military leader at that time, and gave up his military power. Then, after the crown prince ascended the post, he entrusted Li Jiguan with a heavy task to restore his position, so that the new king could be kind to Li Ji and control him. At the same time, it is also testing Li Ji's loyalty and bottom line. At that critical juncture, if Li Ji, who was wronged and demoted, can't hold his breath and complain, or do something special, it means that Xinjun will not be able to control him in the future, and Li Ji will be dead! Li Shimin is sure to get rid of it quickly and cut off future troubles for the new king in the future! "

"Is this the so-called heaven's great duty to the people?" Qin mubai sighed deeply and murmured, "is all this just the emperor's mental skill?"

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