Chapter 36: The Genius Li Si When Tuohuan Timur was young, he saw his mother being poisoned by someone sent by the powerful minister Yan Tiemuer.
When he was young, he was always on guard against the powerful minister Boyan plotting against him, so he had a very feminine character.
After talking with the Qi family, the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people were decided.
Of course, such a matter of deliberately sending people to die could not be discussed openly in court.
Therefore, the next day, Tuohuan Timur ordered people to announce the right Prime Minister Tuotuo into the palace.
In the Daming Hall, he carefully stated his fantastic ideas to the other party.
Although Tuotuo, Youcheng of Zhongshu, is known as a disciple of Confucianism, he highly advocates the principle of "kindness does not control soldiers".
After listening to Timur's edict, he responded loudly without thinking: "Your Majesty's method is very clever for military strategists.
The reason why I dared not take action before was because I was afraid of sending troops rashly. , in case of any damage, not only Increasing the ambition of the ant thief will also cause unnecessary criticism in the court.
This time, even if it increases, it will only increase.
There are no big waves that people can’t break out of.”
When Tuohuan Timur heard this, he immediately understood that Tuotuo was taking the opportunity to remind himself not to deny his credit later, but instead use the pretext of "losing his teacher and humiliating the country" to once again reduce his power as prime minister.
Then he smiled and responded very grandly, "My dear, just go ahead and do it, don't have any worries.
I am a close friend of you, how can I not trust you?"
"How dare I not do my best to gain your majesty's trust?"
Tuotuo, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu, put his hand on his chest, leaned over and gave a traditional Mongolian salute, and then continued, "I heard about the salt from Lianghuai River.
They have a reputation of being good at fighting.
They once killed the bandits and fled away when they saw the banner of salt transportation.
They are from the south and are used to the damp weather in Xuzhou, so it is better to transfer them nearby and attack them."
"It's very good."
Before You Cheng Tuotuo finished speaking, Tuohuan Timur laughed and clapped.
The two Huai saltmen gathered together and caused trouble just about the year before last because the government owed them firewood for making salt.
Although it was suppressed in time, it was still a hidden danger.
It is extremely clever to send them to fight to the death with Sesame Li, killing two birds with one stone.
Tuotuo laughed a few times with Tuohuan Timur, then thought for a moment, and continued to play, "As for the general who leads the army, Lang Lu, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, once served as the honest envoy of Shanbei Province.
He not only knows the soldiers, but is also good at predicting the people.
He was sent to lead the saltmen to collect sesame plums.
After the victory, he happened to stay in Xuzhou to appease the place."
"Lu Zeng" Tuohuan Timur thought for a while, with a bit of hesitation on his face.
Lu Lu was once a Jinshi in 1329, the second year of the Tianli calendar.
He was a Han nationality.
He was prolific in writing and had a reputation for being upright in his daily life.
But this man was a civil servant who was loyal to the court, and he didn't know when he offended Tuotuo, who actually asked him to die.
"Lu Lu was once a talented man, and most Han officials in the DPRK only followed his lead."
Tuo Tuo's next sentence made Tuohuan Timur immediately make up his mind.
Han officials were raised by the imperial court to appease the scholars in the world.
How could they be allowed to join forces?
Since that Lu Lu once sought death himself, well, I might as well grant him a favor.
Thinking of this, Tuohuan Timur nodded and said with a sneer: "I remember that the last Huainan ambassador seemed to have died in the hands of the traitor Monk Peng.
Let Lu Zeng take over him.
You can draw up a decree for me and let him Lu Qing immediately stood up and took up his post."
"Your Majesty, I obey the order," Tuotuo immediately bowed again and responded loudly.
"You, why are you so formal?"
Tuohuan Timur smiled and shook his head, blaming his right prime minister Tuotuo for always being so serious.
"My brother, Timur came back first and I haven't seen him for several days.
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I'll wait for another day."
He comes to the palace and does carpentry with me."
"I, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness on behalf of my younger brother."
Tuotuo bowed down again and thanked His Majesty the Emperor for his kindness.
First of all, Timur is his younger brother, who is currently serving as a royal censor.
After taking office, he cracked down on corruption and boosted the atmosphere in both the government and the public.
However, because the method was too drastic, his approach also aroused opposition from some civil servants.
Among them, the one who repeatedly opposed him was Lu Zeng, who had been recommended by Tuotuo to be the scapegoat.
Obviously, Tuohuan Timur knew in his heart that Tuohuan was taking the opportunity to eradicate dissidents, but he deliberately pretended to be confused for the sake of both brothers' hard work and achievements.
Therefore, Tuotuo must take the initiative to admit to the emperor that his brother will be loyal until death after receiving this kindness.
"What kind of kindness is there?
My brother and I have been playmates growing up together.
We still have the wood carvings he made for me in the palace."
It seems as if they really value the affection between each other. , Tuohuan Timur waved his hand and added with a smile.
The monarch and his ministers chatted a few more words about government affairs, and then took off their bows and left.
After leaving the palace, he immediately called his confidant Li Hanqing to his side and ordered in a very low voice, "Xiao Si, the imperial court is about to use troops against Xuzhou.
It has selected Lu Zeng as the main general and will lead two Huai saltmen to suppress it.
You take it with you As a token of my true identity, I will go to Huainan and tell the Daru Huachi there to be careful in selecting their troops."
Li Hanqing rolled his eyes and immediately understood Tuotuo's original intention.
He bowed and responded loudly, "I understand, my subordinates will definitely help Master Lu Zeng prepare the troops in advance."
He was Tuotuo's scholar, fourth grade, and was taken into the residence of Prime Minister Yan Tiemu'er since he was a child.
He served Tuotuo in front of and behind the horse.
He even read books with Tuotuo, and he learned a lot of words because of it.
He was almost listed on the doorstep by Wu Zhifang, Tuotuo's teacher.
Although because of his humble background, this matter never came to fruition.
But he also got the reputation of being a "ghost genius".
Later, Tuotuo saw that he was serious about his work and alert enough.
She might as well let him get rid of his slave status, return his original surname of Li, and follow him around.
So Li Si gave himself a very grand name, Li Hanqing.
Return home and continue to be a slave to Tuotuo.
Outside, he flaunted his reputation as Tuotuo.
As the so-called fourth-grade concierge of the prime minister's family, this book boy who grew up with him must be equivalent to a minister no matter what.
Therefore, when officials with high status saw Li Si, they all called him Brother Hanqing.
Those who have no fame or a slightly lower official position have to call them Mr.
Li, or Mr.
Fourth, to show their noble status.
Mr.
Li Si also dared not forget his roots.
No matter how ostentatious he is outside, he will never frown at anything Tuotuo orders, even if it involves mountains of swords and seas of fire.
As time goes on, Tuotuo will rely more on him.
All matters that Fang Fang did not come forward directly, or that could not see the light of day, would be left to Li Si.
Li Si always did everything perfectly, which made Tuotuo even more satisfied.
This time, it was obviously another shady business.
So Tuo Tuo didn't waste much time talking, raised his hand, combed the top of Li Hanqing's head a few times, and then combed the mane of a horse under his crotch, and continued to say with a smile: "Xiao Si, I am most at ease when I send you to do things.
After Lu Zeng arrives in Huainan, you will also go to Xuzhou with the army.
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Remember, no matter what the outcome of this battle is, you must come back alive and tell me everything you saw in detail."
"Yes, as long as my lord and Xiao Si are alive, I will never let you down."
Li Hanqing stiffened slightly, then straightened his waist and answered loudly.
That night, he took a dozen of his confidants, pretending to be a young master visiting relatives and friends, and rode towards Huainan.
When passing Tengzhou along the way, I still wanted to stop and find an inn to stay, and inquire about the latest trends of the Xuzhou Red Turban Army for Tuotuo.
Tengzhou is only separated from Peixian by a Weishan Lake, and the Wu La Bu Hua massacre last winter made me itch with hatred.
At this moment, I heard passers-by ask about the Xuzhou Red Scarf.
The talkative waiter immediately gritted his teeth and said: "Are you asking about Mr.
Li who killed Wu Labu Hua?
That is a well-known good man.
If he hadn't been capable, we would have I don’t know how long it will take to avenge the hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children in the county.”
"Xiao Liuzi, don't talk too much.
Hurry and get hot water for the customers to wash their faces."
The shopkeeper was well-informed and was frightened by the waiter's actions.
He quickly slapped the counter and shouted loudly.
"Just go, just go," the waiter agreed, while continuing to add loudly, "I don't think you are like an ordinary person.
Instead of waiting for the Mongols to chop off your big head, you might as well throw in the sesame plum.
He has that "Bian, I can never lose to a person like you.
I am stupid and stupid, and I don't have much strength.
Otherwise, I would have gone to his old man."
"Xiao Liuzi, do you want to die?
Go die yourself, don't drag me down."
Before he could finish his words, the shopkeeper had already rushed out from behind the counter with a feather duster, and was swiping at him mindlessly.
"Seek death, seek death.
Don't even think about your mother.
If you die, who will she look to in the future?"
After slapping away the talkative waiter, he quickly apologized to Li Si and others, "Master, please don't listen and gossip.
This kid's head was stepped on by a horse when he was a child, and he talks and acts crazy.
The little old man is reading For the sake of the neighbors, I couldn't bear to see him starving to death, so I took him in.
Who would have thought that this kid would have to be sent to jail sooner or later if he refused to change his ways?
Don't listen to his nonsense.
That Sesame Plum is a big traitor.
We all want to eat his flesh and skin him.
"Please, I'll make you a pot of good tea.
Rinse your mouth first and moisten your throat."
"No need."
I originally wanted to imitate the appearance in the opera and investigate in secret.
Who would have thought that I had never deceived the little old man who ran the hotel.
Li Si was irritated, so he dropped a few copper coins and shouted loudly, "You feed the horse with good feed for me, and I'll eat it in a restaurant outside.
Remember, it must be of high quality.
Otherwise, grandpa will not be able to spare you."
"Alas, alas," the shopkeeper agreed repeatedly, and personally took the horses to the stable in the backyard and fed them with early spring grass sprouts.
Li Si, with his hands behind his back, was wandering on the street with his entourage like a young master.
Whenever you encounter a crowded place, you can't help but squeeze in to see the excitement.
Now that the first month has just passed, business in various stores has not yet fully picked up.
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Therefore, the street looks quite deserted.
Let’s talk about a few businesses that seem to be quite prosperous.
They are shops that specialize in purchasing local groceries.
There was a long queue in front of almost every shop.
The porters who came to the city to sell goods were all wiping sweat from their heads, their faces full of excitement, as if their loads were full of priceless treasures.
With his sharp eyesight developed in the two prime ministers' mansions, Li Si could talk nonsense to people and ghosts, and soon he became familiar with the shopkeeper.
Seeing that the other party was spending a lot of money to buy the translucent stones sent by the porters, he pretended to be curious and asked with a smile: "What is this?
Is the market going well recently?"
"This shopkeeper doesn't know something."
The shopkeeper who received the goods had been making money recently.
He smiled and lowered his voice and said: "This thing is called saltpeter.
It was not very valuable at first.
But recently, the market has suddenly increased.
Come up.
If Xiaoshe is interested, I can introduce you to several big cargo owners.
They all have tens of thousands of kilograms.
You can eat it and find a way to transport it to the south of the Yellow River, and you won't lose money."
"South of the Yellow River, who wants this thing south of the Yellow River?"
Li Si was stunned, keenly feeling that this thing might be related to sesame plum, and frowned and asked.
"Then I don't know."
The shopkeeper glanced at him and pretended to be confused with a smile.
"Anyway, I am just a land merchant who receives goods.
I really can't interfere with who the merchants buy the goods and sell them to.
I never ask questions
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