webnovelfull Chapter 351: The Attitudes of the Major Governors during the Xiazhou Rebellion
Chapter 351: The Attitudes of the Major Governors during the Xiazhou Rebellion
"Li Yunlong!"
"To!"
"Take people to clean up Ma Changfang and Qu Guowei's guards, so as to prevent the news from spreading and causing trouble in Beilong City and disturbing the people."
"understand!"
Less than an hour after the meeting, Li Yunlong had successfully eliminated the guards that Qu Guowei and Ma Changfang had brought to Beilong City. They had not even received the news that their master was in trouble, and before they could cause any trouble, they had already suffered a devastating disaster.
Beilong City, the Li family mansion. In fact, Li Yukun was originally from Beilong City, and the Li family is also a wealthy family passed down from the Shuiqing Empire to the present. Their ancestors started out as salt merchants, and there were even people in the family who served as officials in the court with high ranks. Therefore, the Li family mansion is also a two-entry courtyard with a total area of more than 2,000 square meters, and it even has its own back garden. The overall look is full of carved beams and painted buildings, and it has an ancient charm.
At this time, Li Yukun frowned and sat on a recliner in the back garden. After thinking for a moment, he instructed his confidant: "Xiao Chang, send a telegram to Kuanzhou and ask Xia Jin to lead 3,000 people to station outside Beilong City immediately and do his best to protect our safety."
"Yes, Governor."
The fate of Ma Changfang and Qu Guowei is still vivid in people's minds. Li Yukun, who attended Ma Changfang's banquet, now has a sense of crisis. If the president's faction is preparing to take action against him, he will not feel safe with the few people around him now.
Of course, Li Yukun also knew that even if he mobilized a force of 3,000 men within the Beilong City, if the president wanted to touch him, his hope of resistance would be slim. But it was better than doing nothing, and mobilizing some men would give him some psychological comfort.
Just when Li Yukun was feeling restless, a woman wearing a floral cheongsam, with an enchanting figure and extraordinary appearance, came over with a pot of ginger tea.
"Master, the weather is not warm yet. It's cold outside. You are sitting alone in the garden. Be careful not to catch a cold. This is the ginger tea I made for you. Drink a pot to warm yourself up."
Li Yukun looked at the woman in front of him with a smile on his face. The woman in front of him was called Du Juan. She was the one that Ma Changfang and others mentioned at the banquet, the beauty that Li Yukun had married not long ago.
Of course, this beauty actually has another identity, that is, a senior intelligence elite of the Northwest Intelligence Bureau.
Li Yukun's original wife had passed away seven years ago. During these seven years, although there had always been women around Li Yukun, none of them had ever been able to truly capture his heart and make him pay attention to her.
Du Juan is different. She is Li Yukun's second wife. The reason why Li Yukun attaches great importance to her is that Du Juan is not only beautiful, gentle and considerate, but more importantly, she is not just a vase with nothing but beauty.
According to Du Juan's own words, she was born into a scholarly family in Lingnan. Because her family fell into poverty, she had to come to Kuanzhou to seek refuge with her relatives. Unexpectedly, her relatives had already moved away with their family. Du Juan, a beautiful woman, was homeless and harassed by local hooligans. She was met by Li Yukun who was out of the house. He acted like a hero saving a beauty and fell in love with this beauty at first sight. The two of them were in love and after only a month together, Li Yukun, who was over 50 years old, decided to marry Du Juan as his wife.
Du Juan is not only beautiful, but also extremely talented. She can compose a poem in seven steps, is well-educated and has her own unique understanding of the current domestic situation. She has helped Li Yukun deal with many problems.
"Alright, alright, go back and rest. This is really a headache."
"Oh? Master, what troubles have you encountered? Why don't you tell me? Maybe I can suggest some solutions."
After hesitating for a moment, Li Yukun recounted to Du Juan what had happened at today's congress meeting.
Du Juan frowned, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "Master, are you worried about being implicated by Ma Changfang and Qu Guowei?"
Li Yukun nodded and said, "It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime! I'm afraid that Su Zhengyang will take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents and leave us old people no chance to live."
"I think you are worrying too much, sir."
"Su Zhengyang seems to be decisive and ruthless, but in fact, he is an extremely smart person. If this matter ends here, it will not only deter the governors of various provinces, but also give him an advantage in momentum. However, if we continue to pursue it and wantonly accuse other governors of joining forces with the Ma faction, it will be too much and will force you to unite and resist Su Zhengyang. Su Zhengyang will never act this way."
"Master just needs to wait and see. In this special period, don't argue, don't fight, don't argue, don't grab. He, Su Zhengyang, won't make things too ugly."
Li Yukun pondered for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "After listening to Madam's words, I suddenly realized that it is a great fortune for me, Li Yukun, to have a female Zhuge Liang by my side. But according to Madam, what should we do if Su Zhengyang wants to take the risk of the world's disapproval and attack us?"
Du Juan said calmly, "This is unlikely. If Su Zhengyang really dares to act in this way, the newly stabilized Northern Frontier will inevitably be at war again. Su Zhengyang cannot bear the blame for provoking a civil war. Since Su Zhengyang dared to attack Ma Changfang directly at the congress meeting, he must have had a way to deal with the Ma faction. Next, let's see if there will be chaos in Xiazhou. If Xiazhou still cannot pose any threat to Northern Frontier even after Ma Changfang dies in Beilong City, then Su Zhengyang is too terrible."
Two days later, Ma Changfang died in Beilong City, and the news of Qu Guowei's detention reached Xiazhou. Ma Jingze, who was the commander of the Sixth Army of the First Army of Xiazhou at the time, immediately invited Pang Hai over. Pang Hai is now not only the chief of staff of the Sixth Army, but also the chief of staff whom Ma Jingze trusts very much.
After the two of them sat down, Ma Jingze said excitedly, "It is just as you said, sir. Ma Changfang went to Beilong City and never came back. He lost his life. Please teach me what to do next."
Pang Hai nodded and said, "Ma Changfang has always been against Congressman Su's succession to the presidency. He has been jumping up and down like a clown, trying to unite various forces to block the general trend. Judging from the current situation, it is a foregone conclusion that Congressman Su will become the next president. Ma Changfang also did the foolish thing of taking in Asano Wenliang, which gave Congressman Su the handle. If Congressman Su does not take advantage of the situation to deal with him, it will be puzzling."
Ma Jingze showed a thoughtful look: "Councilman Su's methods are really terrifying. Even I didn't know that the old thief Ma Changfang took in Qianye Wenliang. Councilman Su actually knew it so clearly and even had solid evidence. It's unbelievable."
"What Commander Ma has to do now is to take advantage of the situation and lead his troops back to Suiye City to control the capital of Xiazhou. I previously asked Commander Ma to win over the commander of the guard division next to Ma Changfang. I wonder how it went?"
Ma Jingze sneered, "Wen Jingzhong is an old man who refuses to accept my offer. I have offered him many benefits, but he refused them all. I had his only son kidnapped. Now his legitimate son's life is in my hands. He has to do whatever I tell him to do. There is no room for bargaining."