Chapter 059 Jingkou Conspiracy

I was summoned to Jiankang by Huan Xuan from Jingkou with Huan Xiu, but when Huan Xuan ordered Huan Xiu to return to Jingkou, he left me in Jiankang.

At first, I was a little worried that Huan Xuan intended to put me under house arrest in Jiankang. Later, Wang Mi told me that Huan Xuan just hoped that I could have more opportunities to get close to those scribes and soldiers in Jingzhou. In the future, once something happens in the north, it is possible that I will lead not only the Beifu soldiers, but also some Jingzhou soldiers. But my opinion on this matter is not as optimistic as Wang Mi.

Since I know exactly from Wang Mi that Huan Xuan did not mean to put me under house arrest in Jiankang, I can find a reason to return to Beijing in due course.

I need to go back to Beijing to recover from the wounds left over the war, and I also want to reunite with my family.

Huan Xuan originally wanted the imperial doctor to recuperate for me, but considering that I have been from Jingkou to Jiankang for a long time, and the two junior generals Huan Xiu and Huan Hong also needed me to assist in guarding Jingkou, Guangling and managing the Beifu army. Therefore, Huan Xuan agreed to my request, gave me a lot of rewards, gave me a building ship and sent 100 escorts to send me back to Beijing.

Before I left for returning to Jingkou, Huan Xuan also summoned me alone.

He said to me in private: "Deyu is currently in power and leads the army as a general, and as an assassin to govern the state and county. Once meritorious service is established in the future, it will inevitably make you start a government. Among the many generals of the State of Chu, only you have a far-sighted talent. If you can sharpen your position as the governor of the state, the future will be immeasurable. Do it yourself and live up to my expectations of you."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that after returning to Beijing, you must remember your majesty's teachings!"

Huan Xuan's words seem to have high expectations for me, but in my opinion, he has always been afraid of the Beifu army.

The powerful figures in Beifu were killed one by one by his name. The reason why I can become one of the current leaders of Beifu is that I have no reputation in the Beifu army. If I really build meritorious deeds in the future, not to mention the high expectations of governing the government, the worry of life is the first thing to consider.

Before I left, I wrote a letter to Liu Daolian, who was on a business trip abroad, saying that I would go back to Jingkou to recover and asked him to help me bring some medicinal herbs from Jiankang when I had the opportunity to visit Jingkou.

In fact, the original intention of my letter is to imply that Liu Daolian: I'm going back to Beijing to prepare for the uprising. You should find an opportunity to come to Beijing as soon as possible. Don't miss our big event.

On the day of the return, many officials went to the ferry to see them off. Huan Xuan sent Bian Fanzhi to serve me on his behalf. It took more than a long time before arching the boat to everyone.

Along with him, there is also He Wuji, who came to Jiankang to meet Tong Houzhi, Wang Yuande and other righteous people in the name of welcoming me.

Hu Dao'an, the beautiful girl given by Huan Xuan, was left by me in a private house bought by Jiankang a few days ago. As for the reason why I returned to Jingkou and left my concubine in Jiankang, my explanation to Hu Dao'an and outsiders is that I need to go back to Jingkou to negotiate with my mother and wife before I can get married. The actual reason is that Hu Dao'an is a beautiful girl given by Huan Xuan, and he must not put a eye and ears in his home.

The trip was very relaxed, like a bound eagle breaking free from the cage.

As soon as I returned to Jingkou, I called Liu Daogui to the house for a secret talk.

After Daogui entered the house, He Wuji will give me the list he showed me during Jiankang. This list lists the names of more than a dozen insurgents. In addition to me, He Wuji and Liu Daogui, they also include: Liu Yi from Peijun, Meng Chang from Pingchang, Wei Yongzhi from Rencheng, Tan Pingzhi from Gaoping, Zhuge Changmin, Wang Yuande brothers from Taiyuan, Xin Huxing from Longxi, Tonghouzhi from Dongguan, etc.

Except Zhuge Changmin, I will visit other people in the past few months. I decided to have another interview with a righteous man in Beijing.

The next day, I hosted a banquet for Huan Xiu and other local officials and Beifu generals in my general's mansion. After that, he took the opportunity to invite the righteous on the list into the inner house to finally determine everyone's aspirations.

A few days later, I found another opportunity to gather all the righteous people together for discussion. After the righteous people's ambition was affirmed, the most discussed were the timing, number of people, march route, etc.

The most difficult thing is soldiers, and then weapons, armor sticks, boats, food and salaries, etc. All generals, officials, can and Zuojun participated with sincerity, so they can naturally share joys and sorrows. However, recruitment is not a day's work. Previously, He Wuji and Liu Daogui had contacted some righteous men in the army in Jingkou and Guangling. But the number is far from enough.

At this time, the long knife camp I built will become the main force of soldiers, but Wei Yongzhi and Keen need to go with me to the camp to declare righteousness and persuade the soldiers to participate in the uprising.

Although the military pay, ordnance, etc. are funded by everyone, after all, the supply is limited. In the end, Meng Chang solved this problem by himself.

This Meng Chang is the cousin of my Sima Meng Huaiyu and the fierce general Meng Longfu.

With enough military service, I am in a much better mood. In front of everyone, I praised: "Meng Chang is not only rich and talented in grain management, but also has Lu Zi respect."

Lu Zijing is Lu Su of the State of Wu in the Wei Dynasty. When Zhou Yu led the army for the first time, he begged the rich Lu Su for help due to lack of food. Lu Su had two tons of grain in his family, and Lu Su generously gave one of them to Zhou Yu.

Meng Chang suddenly blushed when he heard my praise. He said, "I really don't dare. To tell you the truth, these funds are not raised by me, but by my family.

"Oh? It was raised by Mrs. Zun. How do you say that?"

Seeing that everyone looked at him in surprise, Meng Chang had to talk about how he asked his wife to raise money.

Meng Chang's wife, Zhou, comes from the Wang clan and has a prosperous family. Meng Chang was deeply valued by Huan Xuan during Jiankang. Huan Xuan believes that this person has the talent of calligraphy. However, Liu Mai, Huan Xuan's cronin, was at peace with Meng Chang and deliberately slandered Huan Xuan in front of him. Meng Chang was puzzled and returned to Beijing.

Meng Chang borrowed this matter and said to his wife Zhou, "Liu Mai is jealous of my talent and often slanders me in front of Huan Xuan, so that I have never had the opportunity to show my talent in my life. However, I will naturally not succumb to Huan Xuan. Huan Xuan is sinister, and I am determined to resist Huan Xuan with some righteous people. This matter is so dangerous that I hope to be separated from my wife as soon as possible to avoid the disaster. If you seek wealth once something is done in the future, you should welcome your wife again. Achieve a hundred years of good!"

When Zhou saw that Meng Chang insisted on revolting against Huan Xuan, he did not stop him, but said, "My husband and parents are here. If I really want to do a career, I, a woman, am not qualified to do persuasion. No matter what my husband will do in the future, I will do my best to serve his relatives, take care of the family and adopt his son. I will never sit back and watch my husband in danger like a passer-by.

Meng Chang listened to his wife's words and said no. After sitting sadly for a long time, he got up and got out of the room.

Zhou is a smart person. Seeing that Meng Chang's move was a little unusual, he thought about it for a long time before he realized Meng Chang's original intention. So he chased out of the bedroom and said to Meng Chang, "I'm afraid my husband just said something else?"

Meng Chang was asked like this and said quickly, "After all, what I just said is a big deal. I hope you think twice."

"What your husband said is not suitable for us. What I want to ask is whether the money used for the uprising has been raised?

When Meng Chang saw his wife ask about the money for the uprising, he said, "Oh? ...In a hurry, how can you raise everything?"

"I'm afraid that my husband talked to me today is not to break off relations with me, but to raise money for the uprising." Zhou Shi said, picked up her infant daughter from the bed in the bedroom and said to Meng Chang, "In order to help your husband do great things, it is not a pity to sell your daughter. Why do you care about money?"

So Zhou immediately went back to her mother's house to help her husband raise money to support the rebels.

After listening to Meng Chang's narration, everyone sighed. Mrs. Meng and Mrs. Zhou are really an unusual woman. Although she is not a man, her pride is no less than that of us.

Liu Mai, the cronin who had been restraining Meng Chang in front of Huan Xuan, was actually the Liu Mai who said that Huan Xuanwu was not good when he joined the army and angered Huan Xuan, and finally defected to Huan Xuan. Liu Mai, who was also one of the righteous men who revolted together, is Liu Yi's brother.

When Meng Chang talked about the fundraising process, Liu Yi was not present. As the mastermind, Meng and Liu among the righteous men have a gap. I can't stay out of the matter and want to talk to Liu Yi about this matter. Otherwise, if anyone is constrained during the uprising, it will not be good for everyone.

He Wuji told me that he thought Liu Yi's determination to revolt was beyond doubt, because He Wuji had tested Liu Yi when he first found him. I know that he has been plotting for a long time.

At that time, He Wuji deliberately said to Liu Yi, "The Huan family is so strong that it subverts Huan Xuan's unmanpower."

Liu Yi said, "Why did you say this? There are strengths and weaknesses in the world. The strong are weak and the weak are strong. It's just a hero who swings his arms.

He Wuji said, "The world is Xixi, although there are dragons and tigers hidden in the grass, but those who can do great things must be extraordinary people. I don't know where your so-called heroes are."

Liu Yi said, "What I see now is only Liu Xia Pi."

The person Liu Yi said was me, because I was the governor at that time.

From what I know about Liu Yi, this man is a proud man by nature. Although he is a general of Beifu, he does not pay attention to ordinary people. I have read some poems and books, and I yearn for those who are full of literary talent. It surprised me that even this proud man expected me, Liu Yu, to follow him with a wave of his arms.

I asked He Wuji to summon Liu Yi to the house and ask him about Liu Mai: "I heard that uncles are brothers?"

"Exact."

"When I was in the capital, I met my uncle and brothers several times. It seems that Huan Xuan trusts him very much. Liu Yi was also one of the masterminds of the incident. His brother was so close to Huan Xuan that he naturally understood what I meant talking to him.

"Please rest assured about this. The reason why my brother assisted Huan Xuan is that he didn't meet the Ming Lord. Liu Yi then told me about some small knots between Liu Mai and Huan Xuan.

said that Liu Mai had different aspirations for a long time, but he couldn't let go of the heavy power and glory he had received. If he understands that Huan Xuan's domineering day, the power and glory attached to Huan Xuan are just a phantom, and he will certainly support righteousness with all his heart. Liu Yi reassured me: "I will immediately write a letter to my brother and declare my righteousness to him. Strengthen his determination to rise and ask him to be the inner respond of the capital with Wang Yuande and Tong Houzhi when we rise up.

"This is the best. However, it is said that there are some personal feuds between your brother and Meng Chang.

"Oh. I have also heard about this. This is just their personal resentment. As the so-called private public, I should admonish my brother to put business first. There is nothing rude between me and Meng Chang. I think my brother must also know which is more important. In this extraordinary autumn, a little personal resentment should not hinder us from doing great things. Liu Yi explained this.