Chapter 535: Rebellion(1/2)
Wei Zheng returned to the mansion every day and was always drunk.
Of course, his drunken look became clear again when he arrived at his dormitory.
Then, Chen Aihe came in carefully, and he could always see Wei Zheng picking up his pen at this time, radiating his ink marks with radiance.
This line of words records some of the names of people I saw today.
Then, some of these names were directly removed based on Wei Zheng's impression of him. Generally, those who were removed were all people who Wei Zheng thought were completely useless.
There are also some people who, if they are extremely important, draw a circle on their names.
There are some, he will make some notes below.
This is an extremely hard work, and everyone you see must remember it once or twice a day. Many people have met many times. Their personalities and their words and deeds must be remembered in their minds while drinking.
Observation is one aspect and judgment on the other.
Only by making accurate judgments about everyone is the most important thing.
Because any slight neglect can lead to unpredictable results.
Therefore, in addition to staring at these countless names, Wei Zheng often closed his eyes and seemed to be meditating. Countless pictures seemed to pass through his mind like a lantern. He occasionally opened his eyes, as if he had discovered something, staring at a certain name in a daze, as if he suddenly thought of this person... having something to do with and something.
"Duke Wei, is it useful for suppressing rebellion every day?"
"It's very useful." Wei Zheng looked up at Chen Aihe, and said very surely.
While getting along, Wei Zheng found that Chen Aihe was a good person. He was hard-working and acted steadily. Although he looked like a rough man, he actually had a meticulous side.
Of course, this is inseparable from Chen Aihe's growth experience. In the past, he was a relative of the Chen family. He lived a good life and studied books. He was meticulous in his heart. Later, he was sent to dig coal, so the qualities of hard work appeared on him.
No matter what, Wei Zheng likes such people, most of the aristocratic children like to talk big. If they are more humble, they are often very cunning, but these Chen family members perfectly avoid these.
Seeing him raise a question, Wei Zheng smiled and said patiently: "This is of great use. Why is the world in chaos? The reason why the world is in chaos is that people's hearts are first confused. I have been a minister of the Sui Dynasty, a subordinate of Li Mi, a subordinate of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande. Since then, I have been a subordinate of the prince of Yin Li Jiancheng, and now I have been loyal to Your Majesty and my mentor."
Wei Zheng paused and continued: "Based on my years of experience, I found that anyone who wants to rebel, the first thing he has to do is to win people's hearts. But people's hearts are separated by their belly. The civil and military officials inside and outside Taiyuan City have different temperaments. Some are devoted to Li You and the Yin family. Some are just perfunctory. Some have no idea at all, but they are drunk today. Some are ambitious and hopeful.
You can get a good advantage in chaos. Only by being familiar with their temperament can you tell the reaction after Li You rebelled. Who can contact, who can win over, who can bribe, and who... It is necessary to eradicate it when rebelling. But to eradicate, who should be used, and whether there are people around him who are dissatisfied with him. Only by sorting out all these things clearly, once Li You rebels, they can be curbed immediately."
Chen Aihe was confused when she heard this, but couldn't help but say: "So it's so complicated."
Wei Zheng smiled and stood up and said, "Let me teach you in detail! Let's talk about today's banquet. I had wine with seven or eight civil and military officials from Taiyuan. This is their list. No matter the others, this person named Zhao Ye... I remember, do you know why? When he persuaded him to drink, he saw someone stumble when drinking, and he became angry. It can be seen that this person's character is like a fire. This person served as a captain in the Jin Wangwei. He is a person who is good at drinking but impatient. I heard that he made great contributions when he founded the country."
Chen Aihe nodded subconsciously: "Oh, just...Is it related to this person?"
"It's a big relationship." Wei Zheng smiled and said, "Since he was a hero of the founding country, he was still just a small lieutenant. It was obviously related to his temperament. This shows that this person's temperament was not liked by the superiors and subordinates around him, and he was not tolerated by his superiors. His ability to make contributions means that he is a capable person, but he has not become a general in Taiyuan. It can be seen that King Jin and Yin Hongzhi must be on guard against him and despise him very much."
"But I have a question..." Wei Zheng pondered: "Since this person is a thorn in his eyes, why don't he just cut him off? So, I deliberately drank with him. After the banquet was dispersed, I kept paying attention to him, but found that when he returned to the barracks, he was riding on a horse, with only an old man next to him as a guard. Have you seen something?"
Chen Aihe touched her head and said in confusion: "I didn't find it."
Obviously Wei Zheng did not plan to give an answer, and then said, "I carried an old man with him, which means that this man does not like to be honest. Moreover, this man must be someone he trusts and takes good care of this man. Not bringing many personal soldiers means that he is very likely to be sympathetic to his soldiers and does not want the soldiers to suffer with him. Then... my judgment should be that although this man is not tolerant of Yin Hongzhi and is regarded as a thorn in his side, this man must be deeply loved by the soldiers in Wei's guidance, because this is a man who loves soldiers as much as his son. Such a person... Although the King of Jin and the Yin family are disgusted, they will not be easily sacked and removed because... they are afraid that the soldiers will be heartbroken and cause unnecessary trouble."
After Wei Zheng's careful analysis, Chen Aihe suddenly realized: "So that's it, so... what should we do next?"
Wei Zheng obviously had an idea, so he said, "Tomorrow you will send a five thousand-ton IOU to Zhao Ye. If he refuses to accept it, then... in a few days, I will visit him in person."
"What if I take it?" Chen Aihe said suspiciously.
"I don't think he will accept it." Wei Zheng said confidently, and then he said: "Actually, there are dozens or hundreds of these people. These are useful people. Each of them has different temperaments. For example, yesterday, didn't I ask you to give 30,000 guan to a general? This person is greedy for money, so it's okay to use money to tempt him. And Zhao Ye... he is not good at wealth... but he can win over with loyalty."
Wei Zheng paused and said, "Go to bed earlier. There are still many things to do tomorrow. I have a premonition from the Yin family... this rebellion is approaching. The King of Jin and the Yin family are already impatient, so... the time left for us... is not much."
Chen Aihe saluted, he felt that he had gained a lot of knowledge, and... it was very interesting to follow Wei Zheng: "Here."
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The next day, Chen Aihe did take the money to meet Zhao Ye, and Zhao Ye directly beat Chen Aihe out.
A few days later, Wei Zheng visited Zhao Ye and sat at his house for more than an hour before he came out.
Chen Aihe was waiting outside. When Wei Zheng entered the carriage, Chen Aihe also slipped in and whispered: "How?"
Wei Zheng said calmly: "Nothing is there."
"Don't you go and win him over?"
"There is no need to win over such people." Wei Zheng smiled and said, "I just went to say some common things to him. When it was really time for rebellion, he naturally knew what to do."
Chen Aihe looked confused and said for a long time: "Is there still a banquet today?"
"Yes, I'm at the Yin family tonight, so... prepare a gift of 50,000 yuan. I want to go to the Yin family to see his grandson who has just been full of the month. In addition, there is a military general named Liu Xinyi, and you can give him 30,000 yuan."
"So much?" Chen Aihe was a little reluctant.
Wei Zheng looked at Chen Aihe with a strange look: "Is this a lot? This is just a meeting gift."
Chen Aihe: "..."
Chen Aihe began to feel sad again.
It’s great to give away money, but... it’s all the money from the Chen family.
For many days, Wei Zheng was like this, eating, drinking, returning home, visiting, giving money, and occasionally allocating some food to Taiyuan.
It was only more than two months, one million yuan, and it was a very simple matter of everything.
Wei Zheng was still fine, but Chen Aihe couldn't stand it anymore.
But Wei Zheng was very calm and looked indifferent. Until one day, Wei Zheng came back and saw Chen Aihe's first sentence: "The rebellion is about to begin."
"What?"
Although he had been mentally prepared, Chen Aihe's heart still skipped a beat, and then he said in surprise: "Should we go back to Chang'an immediately? Once the rebellion begins, in Taiyuan City... God knows what the scene will be! Yes, we should go to Chang'an immediately... and ask the court to send troops."
Wei Zheng couldn't see any panic, and said calmly: "Don't be afraid, I also have millions of soldiers here."
So Chen Aihe hurriedly said, "Where is the heroic soldier?"
"In my heart." Wei Zheng replied very seriously.
Chen Aihe's heart was cold.
He really wanted to say, you can take your heroic soldiers to see where you want.
Of course... he knew that this was the so-called modifier that literati liked to use the most.
Seeing Chen Aihe frowning, Wei Zheng smiled and said, "Tomorrow, His Highness King Jin will summon everyone to the palace for a banquet. At that time, you will pretend to be my servant and go with me. Don't worry, this matter is extremely important and there will be no danger."
"What if I happened to encounter these 10 or 10?" Chen Aihe couldn't help but say, very worried.
Wei Zheng sighed and said, "That would be very unfortunate."
Chen Aihe: "..."
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The next morning, Wei Zheng had already set off with Chen Aihe.
The two of them got on a four-wheeled carriage and then arrived outside the King's Mansion. Outside the King's Mansion, there were already carriages and horses, with lights and colors in front of the mansion, as if there was a big happy event.
Wei Zheng got out of the car and looked up at the towering walls of the royal palace. Although there were lights and decorations, laughter could occasionally be heard, but Wei Zheng seemed to be able to see the aura of swords and weapons.
But... he sighed, but walked to the gate of the palace. An eunuch came up with a smile, looking very attentive to Wei Zheng: "Mr. Zhang came early today, hehe..."
Obviously, Wei Zheng also used a lot of money on him, and Wei Zheng only smiled at him, and the eunuch diligently led Wei Zheng and Chen Aihe in.
After walking around, he finally arrived at a hall. The two of them entered. However, although Wei Zheng had a close relationship with the Yin family, even His Highness King Jin had heard of him, he was just a merchant after all, and he could only be the last place, while Chen Aihe could only stand on his side respectfully.
Many guests had arrived, Taiyuan governors and others... arrived one after another, and all the civil and military officials sat down.
In the deepest part of the hall, there was a young man wearing the prince's robe, not moving at all, and there was no expression on his face.
Yin Hongzhi sat on one side of him, whispering something to the young King of Jin. The King of Jin nodded slightly, looking unanimous.
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Inside Taiyuan City.
A secret residence.
A man hurried in and shouted: "What happened, something happened, King Wei of Jin led... to move frequently... something happened."
Immediately, an old man came out and said, "What did you say?"
"Mr. Li, King Jin has an abnormal movement..."
The old man shivered: "Is there any other movement?"
"The King of Jin happened to have a big banquet for guests today and invited all the civil and military officials from inside and outside Taiyuan. I heard from the people led by King of Jin that they had received a strange order today. At noon, they would immediately close the city gate... and control the governor's mansion."
"Governor's Mansion..." The old man was shocked and hurriedly said, "Where is the governor? Go and report the news to the governor."
"The governor has gone to the Jin Palace."
"It's over." The old man couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect... Di Renjie's child said seriously... Hurry, hurry up, let's go out of the city immediately and go to Chang'an... No, I'm old and afraid I can't get out of it. Go... Go quickly, you must report Chang'an as soon as possible... Alas... This Taiyuan City is over, it's over..."
The person who came did not hesitate anymore and said goodbye to the old man, he left in a hurry.
The old man was obviously crying. He had already thought of the most terrible consequences. At this time, he returned to the lobby of the mansion step by step. He looked in pain and ordered his servants to say, "Look for...Let's find a white silk...Let's find..."
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At this time, music had already started in the Jin Palace.
To be continued...