Chapter 188: The Old Minister of Guanlong

Zhu Li must be him. After the Tai Chi Palace Incident, he disappeared. He actually presented his sister to Yang Qi, hiding in Shu County. After less than a year, he showed his hideous face. Only he had his father Zhu Xicai's old subordinates, who could kill Yang Qi's family. After understanding this, all the questions were solved.

With Zhu Li's nature, how could he sit and wait for death? Shu County will be in chaos. It seems that the Tang Dynasty is about to enter a troublesome situation. Does that mean that his opportunity is coming?

Countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Huan's mind. Pei Jun next to him saw his strange expression and asked in surprise: "What did the son-in-law think of?"

Zhang Huan captured his mind and smiled and said, "I was wondering, if it was really what Zhu Wu did, how could he surrender? If this matter is not handled well, something might happen to Shu County."

"It's Cui Yuan's business in Shu County, and he will solve it." Pei Jun did not take this matter to heart. He pondered for a moment and said, "The key is the position of cabinet assistant minister who was vacant after Yang Qi's death. Cui Yuan wanted Cui Qinggong to enter the cabinet, but I advocated letting the Lingnan Jiedushi Li Mian take over. On this point, we have a big difference."

Pei Jun walked to the window with his hands behind his back, letting Weifeng wake up his somewhat chaotic thoughts. After a long time, he sighed slightly and said, "I didn't expect that the amendment to the Menyin case would bring such a big impact. At the beginning of the year, 77 people were shaded, and 22 people were shaded again in March. In May, the 5th and 6th rank officials were too strong to have to add 37 people. But in this way, the 24 people, who were already very few from the Jinshi, were compressed to 12 people, and even the quota for officials for next year was already full. Not only did the public objection sound high, but it even aroused strong dissatisfaction from the royal family. So I proposed to let Li Mian enter the cabinet to appease the royal family, but Cui Yuan ignored it at all and insisted on Cui Qinggong entering the cabinet. Cui Yuan did a little too much in this matter."

Zhang Huan didn't say anything. If it were just what Pei Jun said, things would be a bit too far-fetched. Originally, Cui and Pei maintained a balance of power in the cabinet. Cui Yuan controlled Wang and Yang; Pei Jun controlled Chu and Lu, and then Wei Yan was neutral. Now that Yang Qi is dead, Cui Yuan should be recommended by Cui Yuan, but Pei Jun wants to break this balance now. How could Cui Yuan agree?

The more Zhang Huan thought about it, the more he felt that things would not be that simple. Perhaps there was something hidden. Perhaps Pei Jun did not tell him the truth. At this time, Pei Mingkai, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said: "Maybe I don't know how to get rid of the disease! Wei Qing, the son of Wei Yan, had secretly engaged to Cui Yu's eldest daughter twenty days ago."

In this sentence, Zhang Huan's face changed drastically. Marriage was just an external appearance. Behind the marriage was Wei Er, who finally turned to Cui Yuan. The power balance of the cabinet was unbalanced. No wonder Pei Jun was eager to pull himself into the royal family in the cabinet. Now Cui Yuan's actions have pushed him to the opposite of the royal family. The entry of the royal family means that Cui Yuan has just gained an advantage and will be reversed. Pei Jun's real purpose is not as glorious as he said. What comforts the royal family, after all, is all based on his own interests.

He sneered in his heart, without expressing his opinion. He wanted to hear Pei Jun's explanation to him.

Pei Jun glared at his son fiercely, and repeatedly told him that this matter could not be circulated, but he still said it, something that was ignorant of the importance of the matter would ruin his major affairs.

Pei Jun came to see Zhang Huan to calm Zhang Huan before this incident spread and did not allow him to act rashly. He knew that Zhang Huan was a very opinionated person, especially when this incident involved his personal interests. Telling him too early would arouse his rebound and make many moves he could not get out of. Therefore, he planned to lead Zhang Huan to his own thinking first, and then slowly discuss with him how to resolve the consequences of this matter.

But his son's recklessness disrupted his layout on Zhang Huan. Pei Jun smiled awkwardly: "This is my purpose for you. I hope you can see things more thoroughly. Although Wei Yan has formed an alliance with Cui Yuan, this does not mean that he will become the second Wang Ang. After all, there have been too many feuds between them. It is impossible for them to eliminate their suspicion within a year or two, so don't act rashly. I will still fully support you to strengthen your strength. The most urgent task now is how to get Li Mian into the cabinet. I want to hear your opinions."

Although Bae Jun said that Choi and Wei's alliance was underestimated, Zhang Huan still had an intuition that the motivation for Choi Yuan and Wei'er to form an alliance was because of himself. It was very likely that Choi and Wei saw the threat at the battle in West Fort.

If this is true, then there is no such thing as Pei Jun said between them. They have suspicions. They have a common enemy. Cui Yuan is impatient to attack him. This is what Wei Ye wants to do. Without the worries of Fengxiang Army, Wei Ye, who has the advantage in military strength, will never let him grow and grow. At this moment, Zhang Huan already felt that a crisis was slowly coming to him.

After a long silence, Zhang Huan said slowly: "My opinion is only one word about filling the gaps in the cabinet: 'Drag!'. If I guess correctly, there will be a major change in Shuzhong soon."

Speaking of this, he suddenly sneered, "I think Cui Yuan should have thought of who Zhu Wu is. If he didn't expect it, then there would be a problem with his Shandong army."

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Zhang Huan has left, Pei Jun paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, Cui and Wei formed an alliance; the cabinet made up for the gaps; the chaos in Shu; three things were entangled, which made him feel upset. He wanted to figure it out, but he didn't know where to start. These three things seemed to be incompatible, but in fact they were linked together.

After thinking for a while, Pei Jun finally sighed helplessly. Perhaps Zhang Huan was right. The best way to do these three things is to wait and see. Perhaps while waiting, a solution to them will appear quietly. He stopped and glanced at the eldest son standing at the door, and told him: "Go and tell General Ding, let him prepare, and we will return to Beijing immediately."

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When Zhang Huan left the governor's mansion, he had no intention of visiting Guo Ying, the governor of Jincheng County. Instead, he went to Xin Yunjing's mansion with great worries. Unlike Pei Jun, he did not care about the issue of filling the gaps in the cabinet. That matter had little to do with him. He was concerned about Cui, Wei's alliance and the chaos in Shuzhong. Both of these matters involved his vital interests. The former was a threat and the latter was an opportunity.

How to get rid of threats and seize opportunities is the time to test his wisdom and decision. Opportunities do not appear at all times, but the mystery of a successful person is to firmly grasp the opportunity at the moment when it comes to the forefront.

Thinking of this, Zhang Huan suddenly made up his mind. He jumped off his horse and quickly walked to a shop. He asked the shopkeeper for borrowing paper and pen. He quickly wrote a letter to a personal soldier, and whispered to him: "You go to Chengdu and hand this letter to Zhu Wu, who is in charge of the Yang Mansion, and he said that his old friend is very concerned about him."

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Xin Yunjing's mansion is near the south gate of Jincheng County, about four miles away from the governor's mansion. It is a very large mansion. Xin Yunjing was also a famous general in the middle Tang Dynasty. After the Anshi Rebellion, he served as the governor of Hedong and the residency of Taiyuan. He had a very good relationship with the Zhang family. In the tenth year of Qingzhi, he served as the governor of Hexi and fought against Tubo many times, and had a very high reputation in the Helong army.

Unfortunately, during the Uighur invasion the previous year, his Hexi army was almost wiped out, and he was driven off the stage by Wei Yan and went home to recuperate. Of course, it was just an excuse, but he was really sick after staying at home for a long time.

It happened to be lunch time when Zhang Huan arrived at Xin Yunjing's mansion. When he heard that Zhang Huan had arrived, Xin Yunjing personally welcomed him out of the gate.

Although Zhang Huan heard of his name for a long time, it was the first time he saw Xin Yunjing. He was about sixty years old, with a yellow complexion and tall figure. He strode down the steps and showed great power. He had a great general's aura. Zhang Huan hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Zhang Huan from Hedong has seen Uncle Xin Shi!"

"Good nephew, please give up the gift!"

Xin Yunjing pressed Zhang Huan's shoulder, looked at it carefully, nodded slightly and smiled: "Just as I thought, I am indeed a person who does big things. If you have a descendant like you in the Zhang family, Zhang Ruohao can rest in peace."

"I often hear the people praise you in Hexi. I have wanted to visit you for a long time, but I don't have time. I've been delayed until today. Please don't blame Uncle Shi!"

Xin Yunjing couldn't help but raise his head and laughed, "You killed Lu Sigong, drove Wei Yan's army out of Hexi, and let me vent my anger on my behalf. I'm grateful that you are too late! Why do you blame you? Come! Come! Come! Come and talk to the mansion. I'll introduce you to a few uncles Shi, they all came to see you."

Zhang Huan was a little surprised. He didn't know what uncle he had in Jincheng County. He followed Xin Yunjing into the mansion and came to the living room. He saw that the banquet had already been set up in the living room. Three old men were whispering to each other. When they saw Xin Yunjing leading Zhang Huan in, they stood up one after another and looked at Zhang Huan with a smile.

"These are all retired officials living in Jincheng County."

Xin Yunjing pointed to a powerful and red-faced old man and said, "This is the famous general who fought in Yangma City bloody battle, Li Fei Yuanli."

Zhang Huan was solemn and bowed deeply to him, "Zhang Huan meets with senior!"

Li Fei Yuanli was a Qiang native. During the Anshi Rebellion, he followed Li Guangbi to make great achievements. Li Fei Yuanli squinted his eyes and nodded to Zhang Huan, saying nothing.

Xin Yunjing pointed to another old man with a foot-long beard and graceful temperament and smiled: "This is also a famous general back then, with his surname Bai. Why not guess who he is?"

Zhang Huan pondered for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Can you be the senior Bai Yuanguang, the governor of Shuofang who was frightened by the Tubo people?"

The old man stroked his beard and smiled without saying anything. Bai Yuanguang was a descendant of the Gaochang royal family. He also followed Li Guangbi during the Anshi Rebellion and made many military achievements. After Anshi, he guarded Lingwu County and defeated the Tubo people several times. He was called the nemesis of the Tubo people.

This is the last old man with a kind face and smiled: "I am the veteran Ma Lin, don't be surprised."

These four people are all famous generals of the Tang Dynasty. Although they have retired from the government, they have extremely high prestige in the army. Today, the sudden appearance of the four of them really surprised Zhang Huan.

Xin Yunjing saw Zhang Huan's doubts, and he smiled faintly and said, "Governor Zhang, don't be surprised. Li Mi once told us your true identity. When Prince Yu was the Grand Marshal of the World, we were all his old subordinates, and they were all old ministers who loyally supported him as the emperor."

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Chapter completed!