Chapter 721 Li Ke started to make trouble as soon as he arrived in Yingzhou

Although Li Ke left in a hurry, for Wang Ping'an, he finally left. And once Li Ke left, all the responsibilities were transferred from him to Changsun Wuji. Li Ke wanted to do whatever he wanted, and Changsun Wuji wanted to repair him, and he didn't care about his own affairs!

If this matter is complicated, it will be really all aspects, involving the struggles in the court, the dispute between the prince and the king of Wu, the dispute between the uncle and the nephew, and even the foreign country of Goguryeo. But if it is simpler, it will be simpler, that is, who will become the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the future and who will ascend to the throne in the Chang'an Palace.

After that, it has been very quiet. In and outside the city of Qingzhou, preparations have begun to be made for spring plowing. The weather has gradually warmed up and the south wind has begun to blow.

At noon that day, Che Sitong came to find Wang Ping'an. Seeing that Wang Ping'an was working in the hall, he stepped forward and said, "Prince, the ice and snow have melted recently. Although our Qingzhou is located in the north and cannot be as early as the spring in the south, according to the Qingzhou solar term, it will be almost open to the river tomorrow, which is a good day to eat river fish!"

Wang Ping'an said: "Kaihe? I have heard of eating Kaijiang fish. Well, yes, this place is called Xiaolianghe, of course it is Kaijiang. If you see clearly, the ice surface will be able to open tomorrow?"

Che Sitong smiled and said, "It's almost done. There is a crack on the river surface, and there is a constant crackling sound. I guess the ice raft will collapse tomorrow. The ice raft will be cracked for half a day. The ice raft flows along the water, and you can just take the fish pocket to catch fish. The river fish is so fresh. It's just this once a year, so you can't miss it!"

Wang Ping'an clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's go to the river to see what it is like to break the ice on the river. By the way, the water in spring is big, will it break the dam?"

As soon as I asked, I knew I was stupid. The characteristic of the Big and Small Liang River is that the bank is high and the water is low. The river embankment is natural and there is no need to increase the height and reinforce it, and the water cannot rise!

The four passages of the car: "It's not possible to break the dam, but the river water will indeed rise, and it will also bring the ice ferry down from the upstream. Therefore, the water trucks by the river must be paid attention to the ice ferry. If it is broken, it will be troublesome and it will have to be repaired, which will delay the irrigation time."

Wang Ping'an said: "These are all small things, you can do it. I will not stay in Qingzhou for too long. You can do things well. When I leave, I will recommend you to the court as the governor. So you have to pay more attention to the matter of the water wheel, and you will be responsible for it in the future."

After hearing this, Che Sitong was almost so happy that he fainted. He had long thought about the position of Gyeongju Governor, but Wang Ping'an had never expressed his opinion. He was embarrassed to ask, and he was so embarrassed to ask. He dragged on this matter so much. Unexpectedly, Wang Ping'an agreed in person today that he would recommend him to the court!

With a plop, Che Sitong knelt down to Wang Ping'an and choked and said, "Prince, I really don't know how to repay you for your cultivation of your subordinates. You are the subordinates' mentor, benefactor..."

Wang Ping'an didn't even help him, and waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, hurry up and go there. If you only know how to say these flatteries, then I won't recommend you. What the court wants is a clerk who can do things and do good things, not a flatterer!"

"Yes, the official will do business now, and then do business now!" Che Sitong couldn't hide his joy, so he jumped up and ran out to do business.

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "Some people love power, some people love money, and this Che Sitong is a person who loves power. But fortunately, at least you know how to work hard and use it in exchange for power. It will be much stronger than not knowing how to do anything. For example, Li Ke's tossing ghost."

He put away the official documents on the table and went to the backyard. He wanted to ask his parents if he wanted to go to see the ice steak tomorrow. He had been holding it at home for a winter and it was time to go out to relax. If he held it in, he would almost have problems.

When he arrived at the back house, Wang Ping'an saw Yang holding Xiao Taiping and kept coaxing him. He smiled and said, "Mom, how are Xiao Taiping doing today? How many times have you changed her diapers?"

Yang said: "It's been twice, but fortunately she was very happy today. Look, she laughed again when she saw you!"

Wang Ping'an clapped his hands and said, "Good daughter, do you miss your father?" He took Xiao Taiping over and kissed two loud guys, and Xiao Taiping laughed.

Wang Youcai asked, "Ping An, you are not dealing with official duties in front of you at this time. Why do you come back to the back house? You should just go to the main business first. It's not too late to come here at night."

Wang Ping'an said: "There is nothing important. They were all planned before. Now it's done by the subordinates. By the way, I heard from Che Sitong that tomorrow, the big and small Lianghe River will open to see the ice steak and eat the river fish. I heard that it's fresh. Should we go and have a look together?"

Yang said: "Look at the ice steak? That's fine, but you can't carry the child, she's afraid of catching a cold!"

Wang Ping'an smiled and said, "It's only been half a day. You have been taking care of her these days, so it's time to take a break. It's okay to leave it to the wet nurse for a day. Is there any less effort?"

Wang Youcai also said: "Yes, go out and relax. This child is so slim. It's better to let the wet nurse take care of him for a long time. Just look at the wet nurse's ability to take care of the child!"

Seeing that her husband and son said this, Yang agreed. She was so tired of being in the house during this period and wanted to go out for a walk and see what was going on.

Wang Ping'an called the wet nurse and told her about tomorrow. The wet nurse was overjoyed and finally had the opportunity to show her ability to take care of the children. Since she entered the governor's mansion, she really had no work except breastfeeding Xiao Taiping. Everything about Xiao Taiping was handled by Yang and Wang Youcai. She simply couldn't get involved and couldn't show herself. This time she finally had a chance.

The next morning, Wang Ping'an took Di Renjie to Daliang River first, while Yang and Wang Youcai arranged for Xiao Taiping's affairs, and then took a bus to see the ice platoons on the river.

When Wang Ping'an arrived by the river, he saw that the bank of the river was full of people, all of whom were looking for the river. This was a big mess. The people had been doing all winter and they all had the same idea to come out and see the fun.

There are also many straw huts by the river. The straw huts are chefs from various restaurants in Qingzhou. This is a small business opportunity. When you catch the river fish, kill them and cook them immediately and eat them fresh. Many people will have a good taste.

When the people saw the governor coming, they all cheered. Many well-known people rushed over to flatter him and shouted: "Sir, you come to preside over the opening of the river in person. This river is waiting for you to come, so it will open!"

Wang Ping'an laughed, was there any mistake? If the river is open, why should I do me? Actually, I am also watching the fun. He looked at the river and asked, "There are a lot of ice holes cracking, but it doesn't seem like I can open ice today, right?"

A Su Lao came over and replied, "If you go back to the governor, it will not take until noon. At that time, there will be a lot of ice rows rushing down from the upper reaches and hit the nearby river. The ice on the river surface suddenly opened, rumbling, and that scene is spectacular!"

"I need to see this." Wang Ping'an and Di Renjie found a higher place and waited to see the river. Soon after, Wang Youcai and Yang also arrived.

Waiting to see the river open, suddenly, a horse was running from afar. The knight was wearing a military uniform of the Guardian. He was an officer. He fought hard and rushed over. It seemed that there was an urgent matter. Seeing that the officer was running urgently, the people on both sides made a pass and let the officer run to Wang Ping'an.

Wang Ping'an and Di Renjie were both puzzled. What happened? This officer doesn't seem to be a native of Qingzhou. Where would it be? From Chang'an?

The officer rushed to the river and shouted, "Who is the governor Wang? I will ask for an urgent matter to meet the governor Wang!" His accent was filled with Liaodong flavor, and it seemed that he was from a foreigner.

Wang Ping'an was shocked. When he heard this accent, he knew that something was happening outside the pass. Could it be that Li Ke had a demon's son? But in terms of date, he had not been to Yingzhou for long!

Wang Ping'an waved and shouted: "I am here, please come here quickly, but something happened to Yingzhou?"

When the officer saw him, he quickly dismounted and ran over, shouting: "There is an emergency military information in Yingzhou. I will send it to the governor of Wang!" He ran to Wang Ping'an, knelt on one knee, and submitted a letter.

Wang Ping'an took the letter and said, "What happened in Yingzhou? But the King of Wu... But the Goguryeo people crossed the border? Why did they report the army to me?"

The officer said, "The last general sent a letter to the governor of Youzhou. After an accident in Yingzhou, my governor urgently reported to Chang'an, but he received an anonymous letter that night saying that he would tell the governor of the matter, because it was rumored that Governor Wang, you are a native of Goguryeo... and that man's nemesis!"

"Nevil? Why did I become a nemesis? Who wrote an anonymous letter?" Wang Ping'an opened the letter and began to read it. The letter was very long. Di Renjie also turned around and read it with him.

After a while, he read the letter. Wang Ping'an frowned and said, "It's too anxious. It's too much to make such a struggle."

Di Renjie took the letter, passed it again, and said, "Brother, according to my brother's estimate, something happened to Goguryeo, so he was so anxious."

Wang Ping'an nodded and said, "Just forget to eat the river fish, let's go back to the mansion first. Brother, please follow us into the city and explain the incident clearly."

He turned his head and said to the Wang couple: "My son has something urgent to deal with, so he won't be here. When he catches the river fish, he will take one back to me. Let's make fish soup."

Seeing that Wang Ping'an was not very panicked, Wang Youcai and Yang thought it was not a big deal, so they didn't take it back. Yang said, "Sure, you go first, remember to go back and see the child first."

Wang Ping'an agreed and took the people back to the governor's mansion first.

As soon as he entered the governor's mansion, Wang Ping'an immediately took the officer to the study and asked, "What's going on? Have you sent this military newspaper to Chang'an?"

The officer said: "If you go back to the governor of the king, of course you will send it to Chang'an first, and it will be earlier than your delivery, but Chang'an is farther than Qingzhou, so it will probably not arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Di Renjie asked: "What did King Wu do when he arrived in Yingzhou? But he replaced a large number of officials in Yingzhou?"

If you want to control Yingzhou, of course you have to replace all the disobedient officials. Under normal circumstances, no Tang official would be in gangs with Li Ke and collude with the Goguryeo people. That would be a serious crime to destroy the nine clans. Who would do such a thing?

The officer said: "When I say this, when the emperor came to Yingzhou, the King of Wu did deal with a group of local officials first and sent them home, but he did not mention the removal of his post. For example, Bie Jia and the Chief Secretary had no right to remove him, so he could only let them go home and rest for a few days."

Wang Ping'an frowned and said, "It's not because of this kind of thing. This is not enough to be in the military newspaper. At most, the new official will take office and remediate his subordinates and make his subordinates obedient."

The officer said with a bitter face: "This is the first fire, it's nothing, but the second fire is dead. The King of Wu began to recruit county soldiers, but in just three or four days, he recruited more than 2,000 people. Just before the last general set out, it reached 3,000, and it was still increasing. This is impossible no matter what. Yingzhou is a place of long-term warfare, and the people are already scarce. Ding Zhuang of Hezhou is afraid that there are not more than 3,000 people. How could he recruit so many?"

Di Renjie said: "Is it because he raised these county soldiers effortlessly? And he is still recruiting them continuously? Where does the food, grass and military pay come from?"

Wang Ping'an said: "When your governor learned about this, he must have sent someone to investigate. He found that there were many Goguryeo people in the newly recruited county soldiers, right?"

The officer nodded immediately and said, "The two lords are right. Among the county soldiers recruited by King Wu, all of them are Goguryeo. There are so many Goguryeo people suddenly emerged from somewhere, and there is no gap in food and salary. The King of Wu did not ask for help from Youzhou and did not ask for food and grass. Maybe it was not too late, but it was strange that there was no food and grass in Yingzhou that could raise so many county soldiers?"

Wang Ping'an and Di Renjie looked at each other, thinking in their hearts: "Are the Goguryeo people so impatient? If we were to do such a thing, at least we would have to wait until the old emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne before they would have to start a sudden attack. At that time, the Chang'an dynasty was unstable and the foreign vassal rebelled, so that we could get the greatest benefit. Why bother to be in a hurry!"

Wang Ping'an asked, "How to deal with this?"

Di Renjie felt sweat on his head and said, "I have to wait and see what's going on."

Wang Ping'an sighed and said, "I will write a letter to Lord Changsun of Chang'an, ask about the situation!" He wrote two letters, one of which was returned to the governor of Youzhou, and the other one of which was for Changsun Wuji, and they were sent separately.

Chang'an. Changsun Wuji was also reading the letter, but it was neither the letter from Youzhou nor the letter from Wang Ping'an, but the memorial for help from Silla.

Goguryeo launched a war and invaded Silla. The King of Silla asked for help from the Tang Empire, the sect leader!

Changsun Wuji looked at the memorial and thought to himself: "In this way, the situation is clear. Why did the Goguryeo support Li Ke? It was because they wanted to annex Silla, but were afraid that Silla would seek help from the Tang Dynasty, so they made Li Ke. They wanted to cause some trouble for the Tang Dynasty, but they didn't care about them. Hey, this plan is still a good match, but it's a pity that they are too anxious and started too early!"

He took the memorial and entered the palace, intending to report the matter to Emperor Li Shimin.
Chapter completed!