Gongsun Yuan wants to rebel?!
Guanqiu Jian was startled, but immediately sneered: "You Gongsun clan have all gone insane!"
"First, your grandfather Gongsun Du, with the help of Dong Zhuo, usurped the Liaodong region and imprisoned and killed countless scholars."
"Later, it was your father Gongsun Kang who took advantage of the strategic location, privately granted things, disregarded the imperial edicts, and intended to establish his own regime."
"Your uncle Gongsun Gong is a reasonable man, but he was imprisoned by your brother Gongsun Yuan." Guanqiu Jian glanced at Gongsun Huang and said, "Now there is another person who denounced his own brother!"
"Is it possible that the Wei Dynasty is currently busy with the war in Longyou? Lord Liu and I will certainly ask Your Majesty for troops and take back all of Liaodong!"
Even when Guanqiu Jian insulted his father and grandfather to his face, Gongsun Huang just bowed his hands and begged for mercy repeatedly without showing any aggressive expression.
When Gongsun Huang heard that Guanqiu Jian wanted to attack Liaodong, he bowed and said, "I will do whatever Captain Guanqiu says, but my brother Gongsun Yuan has had the ambition to establish his own regime since he was young. He has been raising assassins since he was a teenager. He is not someone you can easily deal with."
"After my uncle is imprisoned by him and he takes control of Liaodong, Gongsun Yuan will definitely rebel! He has been saying this for many years!"
"Oh?" Guanqiu Jian glanced at Gongsun Huang: "So you have no real evidence? Instead, you are using old lies to accuse him of treason?"
Gongsun Huang's figure began to tremble a little: "This, this, I really have no solid evidence."
"But my brother Gongsun Yuan is such a person!"
Guanqiu Jian rolled his eyes at Gongsun Huang, then turned to look at the soldiers at the gate of the Sili Xiaowei Mansion and said, "Leaders and subordinates, chase this man away! Don't let him come to look for me in the future!"
"As ordered!"
Two soldiers with swords on their waists stepped forward and said, "Doctor, please leave and don't cause any trouble."
Gongsun Huang looked as if he had lost his soul. He bowed slightly and then stumbled back.
Guanqiu Jian, standing inside the gate and watching Gongsun Huang's departing figure, snorted coldly and shook his head slightly. Then he went out, got on the carriage, and headed towards the Shangshu Tai.
……
The Secretariat is located in the Fuzheng Pavilion.
"Did Zhong Gong drive Gongsun Huang away just like that?"
After listening to Guanqiu Jian's complete retelling, Wei Zhen put down the document he was reviewing and looked at Guanqiu Jian.
Although it was a questioning tone, it also contained a hint of questioning.
Guanqiu Jian bowed and replied, "You don't know, Lord Wei. In the past, Lord Liu and I went to Liaodong with the imperial seal. When we were inspecting Xuantu County with Gongsun Gong, we were surrounded by the cavalry sent by Gongsun Yuan."
"First, we surrendered our weapons in public, and then we were placed under house arrest in Xiangping Inn. After more than half a month, they sent people to escort us out of Liaodong."
As Guanqiu Jian spoke, his expression became more and more agitated: "Duke Wei, I have never suffered such humiliation in my life! I am restraining myself by not beating Gongsun Huang three times today."
Wei Zhen shook his head helplessly.
The appointment of Liu Ye as the new governor of Youzhou was signed by him personally. How could he not know what happened to Liu and Guanqiu in Liaodong?
However, what Wei Zhen was asking about at this time was Gongsun Huang's surrender.
"He said Gongsun Yuan wanted to rebel." Wei Zhen looked at Guanqiu Jian calmly: "Zhong Gong, you have personally met Gongsun Gong and Gongsun Yuan, uncle and nephew, what do you think of this matter?"
Guanqiu Jian cupped his hands and said, "It would be strange if Gongsun Yuan did not rebel! However, he has just taken charge of Liaodong. If he really wants to rebel, it will take at least one or two years."
Wei Zhen nodded: "Your Majesty sent Liu Ziyang to Youzhou, probably to deal with this person."
"But Zhonggong's words seemed to insult the Gongsun clan? Why?"
Wei Zhen certainly knew that Guanqiu Jian was trusted by the emperor, but given his status, he did not need to worry about this.
Although Wei Zhen did not want to meet Gongsun Huang, the instigator of the rebellion, he still had to ask him questions.
Guanqiu Jian sighed softly, "I have only one thing to say. Does Lord Wei recognize Doctor Li Xin?"
"Li Xin? I have no impression." Wei Zhen frowned.
Guanqiu Jian said, "It is Li Xin, Li Hongzhi, the son of Li Min, the former governor of Henei, who was recommended by the Minister of Works as a Lang."
Seeing that Wei Zhen hadn't remembered yet, he said, "It was Li Xin who wore mourning clothes all day, was scolded by the prime minister, and became famous in Luozhong because of this."
"It's this person!" Wei Zhen narrowed his eyes and said, "I remembered him."
Guanqiu Jian sighed and said, "This man is dead. He died last month. He committed suicide."
Wei Zhen did not say anything, but just signaled Guanqiu Jian to continue with his eyes.
"Li Xin's father, Li Min, was from Xiangping, Liaodong. In the early years of Jian'an, Li Min was the governor of Henei. He promoted Confucianism and education. Many scholars from the surrounding counties had listened to Li Min's lectures."
"Sikong, who was born in Henei County, my father in Hedong County, and Pei Gong, the governor of Jingzhou, have all received his guidance."
Wei Zhen realized that the old story Guanqiu Jian was talking about involved a secret relationship from the past, so he did not interrupt.
Guanqiu Jian continued: "Later, Lord Li resigned and returned to his hometown. After arriving in Liaodong, he was forcibly recruited by Gongsun Du. He refused to obey and fled to the sea with his people."
"But Gongsun Du dug up the grave of Lord Li's father, opened the coffin and burned the body, and killed his clan members." Wei Zhen sighed: "How did Li Xin die?"
"Li Xin mourned for his father for 20 years and refused to marry. Later, he was persuaded by his fellow townsman Xu Shangshu and gave birth to a son four years ago."
"Is it the Minister of Justice Xu Miao?" Wei Zhen asked.
"That's right." Guanqiu Jian said, "Before I went on a diplomatic mission to Liaodong last year, Li Xin asked me to go to Liaodong to visit his father and clan members."
"It's been twenty years, how can there be any trace of him?" Guanqiu Jian said with a wry smile: "I returned to Luoyang from Youzhou last month and told Li Xin the truth. He committed suicide three days later."
"Now his young son is still staying at my house."
Wei Zhen sighed, "Let's not talk about these old stories. Li Xin is indeed a filial son, and the court should also provide him with some relief. What is the name of Li Xin's youngest son? Is his mother still alive?"
Guanqiu Jian's expression became even more embarrassed: "The youngest son is called Li Yin. But his mother divorced Li Xin and remarried two years ago."
Wei Zhen was speechless. Just as he was about to continue asking about Gongsun Huang, Guanqiu Jian continued, "She remarried to General Zhenxi Qian Zhao."
"What is going on!" Wei Zhen cursed, stood up and walked to the door, and Guanqiu Jian followed him.
Wei Zhen did not mention these trivial matters, but continued to ask: "So, the reputation of the Gongsun family has become infamous in Luozhong?"
Guanqiu Jian nodded and said, "Sikong, Pei Gong, my father and others have all received favors from Li Min, so how could they have any good feelings towards Gongsun?"
"The more Li Xin's reputation for filial piety grows, the worse the reputation of the Gongsun family grows." Guanqiu Jian sighed, "Besides, Li Xin is also my friend, so it is even harder for me to hide my dislike for them."
Wei Zhen was silent for a moment, standing outside the Regent Pavilion, looking down at the busy officials coming and going in the Secretariat.
The Shangshutai was the real center of the Wei Dynasty. After the establishment of the six ministries, the concentration of power became more obvious. In the past, the four regents gathered in the Fuzheng Pavilion, but now only Wei Zhen is in charge.
After a while, Wei Zhen sighed again and turned to look at Guanqiu Jian.
"Zhong Gong, according to common sense, Gongsun Huang's accusation that his brother Gongsun Yuan was planning to rebel is absurd and useless."
"But it is a case of treason after all. Zhong Gong, you have not had time to report to His Majesty in person since you returned from Liaodong, right?"
Guanqiu Jian roughly knew what Wei Zhen meant: "After returning, he stayed in Luoyang. Because he was worried about the military situation at the front, he did not report the situation in detail, but only submitted a short memorial."
Wei Zhen nodded gently: "In that case, Zhong Gong, go to Qinzhou! Report to His Majesty in person what you have said to me and what you have found out in Youbing and Liaodong."
"Of course, there is also the matter of Gongsun Huang."
Guanqiu Jian was also willing to serve in the army, but he just hadn't found the opportunity before.
It is in front of the army and also in front of the king.
Guanqiu Jian did not hesitate at all, but directly bowed and said: "I will obey the order of Duke Wei!"
"I wonder if Lord Wei has anything to say that you would like me to pass on to Your Majesty?"
Wei Zhen turned and walked inside: "I have told His Majesty all the political and military affairs that need to be reported every three days."
"The emperor should stay in Luoyang and not stay outside the capital for long. Once the situation is stable, please return as soon as possible."
Guanqiu Jian bowed from behind and said, "I understand."
……
After Jiang Wei returned to the camp in Xiabian, he reported all his conversations with Zhuge Liang in the Shu army camp to the emperor and other important ministers.
Cao Zhen asked curiously, "Bo Yue, why didn't Zhuge Liang refute you? I have always heard that Zhuge Liang was a powerful ruler in Shu, but I didn't know he had such a good temper."
Sima Yi interjected, "Whether it is good or bad, it is just a private matter, but it has no impact on public affairs."
"I tried to persuade him with kind words, but he refused to listen. He had to wait for the great Wei to use its national strength and momentum to put pressure on him before he could reflect on himself."
"It is indeed the remnants of Liu Bei, so stubborn."
Cao Rui ignored the two's words, but played with the jade pendant handed to him by Jiang Wei, and asked, "What kind of person does Bo Yue think Zhuge Liang is?"
Jiang Wei was stunned for a few moments, but thinking that His Majesty was not the kind of person who envied talented people, he gathered his thoughts and calmly responded with a bow:
"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, Zhuge Liang is truly a great man!"
"If I were an ordinary person, how could I be so sad because of your Majesty's governance?"
"So, Boyao admires this man very much?" Cao Rui raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a hint of amusement.
Jiang Wei answered matter-of-factly, "It's not admiration, but a strong enemy of Wei."
Cao Rui held out the jade pendant from Zhuge Liang that he was playing with in his hand. He said, "Zhuge Liang said in the letter that this was a jade pendant given to him by Sima Decao when he was in Jingzhou. He wanted to give it to Bo Yue, but was afraid that you would not accept it."
"I agree, Bo Yue please accept it."
Jiang Wei replied sternly: "Although this man is a talented person, he is actually a strong enemy of our Wei! I am unwilling to accept the gift from the enemy's prime minister!"
"I hope Your Majesty will help me." (End of this chapter)
