Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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Yu Kui always felt that this matter was not as simple as Liang Shidao said, and asked, "Lord Inspector, will the officer follow the order and go to visit His Royal Highness the King of Shu five days later as the captain of Shuzhou Zhechong?" ?”

"Go! Why don't you go?"

Liang Shidao pointed at Yu Kui with his finger, and said in an orderly tone: "Not only are you going, but you write a book for the governor of Bazhou Zhechong Duwei Zhang Duwei, Fan Duwei of Zhenzhou, and Xu Duwei of Yongzhou." Lieutenant, Du Duwei from Duanzhou, and four other people. You tell them that you must obey the order of the King of Shu at that time, and come to the meeting as scheduled to pay a visit to our governor of Shuzhou."

"what?"

Now, Yu Kui was even more puzzled, and asked very confusedly: "Master Inspector, why is this? Doesn't this increase the prestige of His Highness the King of Shu even more? Why don't you just pretend that you haven't received it?" Forget about this order letter, ignore it and don’t go to anyone.”

Liang Shidao shook his head and said: "No, I still have to go. After all, he is nominally the governor who controls the military affairs of Kyushu. If he doesn't go, he will leave a tongue in his mouth. If he goes to the court with an excuse, it will only annoy us. Please come."

Speaking of this, Liang Shidao reminded with a sinister smile: "Going to see him doesn't mean that he will do whatever he says, understand?"

A look of sudden realization appeared on Yu Kui's face, and he let out a long voice, and said, "I understand the meaning of Lord Inspector. The big guys are going to hug him and treat him with respect. Is that what you mean?"

Liang Shidao looked at him with satisfaction in the eyes of a child, but said in his mouth reservedly: "Captain Yu, you can't talk nonsense. The king of Shu came here for the order of Shuzhou. Because of Ku's lack of silver, he couldn't build the governor's mansion of Shuzhou for him. I already feel guilty. In the future, you prepare 500 taels of silver for the governor and send it to His Royal Highness the King of Shu. Let’s show some kindness. At any rate, the nine Zhechong captains are called to attend the meeting. There must be wine, meat, and singing and dancing at the King of Shu’s place, right? It can’t be too shabby, can it?”

500 taels of silver?

Yu Kui's expression remained unchanged, but he almost scolded Liang Shidao's 500th generation ancestors in his heart. Grandma, thank you for giving it away. The majestic royal prince will be in Shuzhou, and you will send [-] to someone. two silver?You are a miserable person, Liang Shidao!

Seeing that Yu Kui didn't answer, Liang Shidao added: "Hehe, 500 taels of silver is a little short, but for me, the governor of Shuzhou, it is not easy to get 500 taels. Alas, the whole The treasury is empty, what can I do, what can I do~~"

Yu Kui had no choice but to agree with a smile: "Yes, yes, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and it is not easy for you, Mr. Governor. I think His Highness King Shu should be able to understand. I will leave this matter to the subordinate officials."

"it is good!"

Liang Shidao, who was sitting on the recliner, moved closer slowly, and lay down on the chair again, leisurely rocked the chair, waved his hand and said, "Okay, there is nothing else, you go down first. King of Shu Summoning you guys, you should know what to say and what not to say, right?"

Yu Kui nodded, and responded cautiously: "Lord Inspector, don't worry, we know the seriousness."

But after speaking, Yu Kui seemed to have no intention of leaving.

Seeing this, Liang Shidao asked curiously, "What's the matter? Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Yu Kui scratched his face and cheeks in embarrassment, and said with a wry smile: "Lord Inspector, I'm a little worried, and I always feel uneasy."

Liang Shidao put his hands on the armrests of the recliner, stopped shaking and asked, "What are you worried about? What's the matter?"

Yu Kui said in a low voice: "You said that this time His Royal Highness the King of Shu will be a fiefdom, and there are dozens of states and counties in the middle of Shu to choose from, but His Majesty just let him be a feudal vassal in the county town of Shuzhou, controlling the other eight surrounding states. Military affairs. Tell me, did your majesty receive any rumors that he was coming towards our canyon at the foot of Manglong Mountain in Shuzhou?"

"To shut up!"

Suddenly, Liang Shidao's face was as pale as a sheet of paper, and his nerves tensed up. He sat up from the reclining chair again, and shouted with a fierce look in his eyes: "What are you talking about? I think you are taking too long "Yu Kui, let me tell you, if you want to live a good life, you'd better let me take care of your bad mouth."

"My lord, calm down, calm down!"

Yu Kui was also terrified by Liang Shidao's scolding, and he repeatedly assured in a low voice: "Your Excellency and I are in the same boat, how can you talk nonsense? I'm just worried about us..."

"Get out, get out!"

Seeing that Yu Kui was still chattering, Liang Shidao smashed the cattail fan in his hand on his face without saying a word, stood up and waved his hand to chase away the guests, saying, "If you talk nonsense again, be careful not to lose your head."

"Ah? My lord, the lower officials are just..."

"Still talking? Get out, get out!"

"Oh……"

Yu Kui was so frightened that the back of his neck felt chills, he retreated resentfully, and hurried out of the governor's mansion in a panic.

After Liang Shidao saw Yu Kui leaving, he didn't know why he panicked for no reason, and wondered in his heart, could it be that, as he said, the King of Shu was ordered to feud in Shu Prefecture, and he was really looking for the canyon under Manglong Mountain? Come?

No!

Liang Shidao suddenly ran towards the study room, muttering to himself, just in case, I must write a letter to Xiao Pu and Master Xiao to ask what happened!

But at this moment, under the order of the chief rudder Sun Mingyan, the gang members of the Cao Gang escorted several large mule carts of silver to the shore, and entered Shuzhou County City in a short while.

In just half an hour, several large mule carts loaded with heavy silver taels arrived at the gate of Zhechong Duwei's Mansion in Shuzhou, where King Li Ke of Shu lived temporarily.

Chapter 658 Arrive as promised

As soon as the money from the Cao gang Sun Mingyan arrived, it immediately relieved the urgent need of Li Ke, the king of Shu. Now the money for building the governor's mansion in Shuzhou can be regarded as settled.

This time Guo Ye asked Sun Mingyan to escort a full 10 taels of silver from the Cao Gang, which is more than enough to build a Dudu Mansion.

After the money was delivered, Li Ke asked Hu Cao in the Dudu's Mansion to accept the money, and arranged to recruit manpower as soon as possible to start the construction of the Dudu's Mansion.

Two days later, as soon as the manpower was recruited, Li Ke came down in a hurry to tear down the dilapidated Dudu Mansion, and began rebuilding it on the old site.

With money in his heart, he didn't panic, this kid immediately became like a fresh fish that just came ashore, alive and vigorous.

Naturally, the news that the governor's mansion started to break ground soon reached Liang Shidao's ears, which made Liang Shidao feel unhappy again, and his grudge against Li Ke, the king of Shu, who wanted to take root in the county of Shuzhou for a long time deepened.

Another two days later, the governor's mansion in Shuzhou was in full swing, and Li Ke and Guo Ye chatted freely in the residence of Zhechong Duwei's mansion temporarily.

Of course, besides him and Guo Ye, there were three more people in the hall, one was Qiu Heng from Yizhou Prefecture, the other was Xu Lie from Songzhou, and Zhang Dingjiang from Tengzhou.

Counting the days, it has been five days since a letter of decree from the Governor's Mansion of Shuzhou was sent out, and today is the day when the Zhechong captains from the nine prefectures attended the meeting as scheduled.

Just as Kang Yueshan promised, the captain Zhechong of the three states arrived in Shuzhou early this morning.After the three met with Guo Ye in secret, they came to visit Li Ke, King of Shu under Guo Ye's leadership, and expressed their determination to obey the restraint of the Governor's Mansion of Shu Prefecture in the future.

How can Li Ke be unhappy and not excited to get the command of Lieutenant Zhechong from Sanzhou out of thin air?

When talking with the three Zhechong captains, Li Ke couldn't hide the joy on his brows. He glanced at Guo Ye from time to time and praised in his heart. After a trip to Longxi, how could these three people swear allegiance to the king so much?

When Li Ke listened to Guo Ye chatting with Qiu Heng, Zhang Dingjiang and others, he was thoughtful, and his thoughts seemed to drift to Concubine Yang in the Chang'an Palace.

He couldn't help but sigh again for his mother's concubine's unique vision, and having Guo Ye really made him even more powerful.

This person raised money for himself, and also lobbied for himself the three captains Zhechong who controlled the soldiers of the states, and swept away the thorns and obstacles on the road for him.

Talent, Guo Ye is really a talent, really rare, indispensable talent, this king will definitely not treat him badly.

Immediately, he suddenly smiled brightly, and said to Qiu Heng and the others: "This time, this king is enfeoffed, thanks to Guo Changshi's assistant prime minister. Alas, it is another time to raise money for this king to build the governor's mansion. It is not easy to go to various states to contact the captains for this king, it is really not easy!"

Qiu Heng and Zhang Dingjiang were chatting and laughing at first, but when they heard the King of Shu suddenly express emotion, he praised Guo Ye generously, and immediately fell silent.The three couldn't help but looked at each other a few times, and then they cupped their hands and said to Li Ke:

"Guo Changshi is able to do his best, which also shows that your highness is making good use of your knowledge!"

"Guo Changshi is well-known, and recently because of his heroic feats in Tubo, he has been praised by the common people. As a native of Sichuan, we are honored!"

"According to Qiu, Guo Changshi is a thousand-mile horse, and His Royal Highness the King of Shu is the Bole with insightful eyes. The combination of the two will truly complement each other and bring out the best in each other."

Guo Ye looked at these three middle-aged men who had been fighting in the battlefield anyway, and they were flattering each other, and couldn't help but get goosebumps. Grandma's, isn't the fleshy?

However, he still stood up knowing how to advance and retreat, and said humbly: "His Royal Highness Shu, you have praised the official, and the three captains of Zhechong also admired and praised Guo. This is a matter that should be shared and shouldered. And His Highness the King of Shu has always been wise and wise, and Guo feels that it is a great blessing to be able to assist His Highness."