Chapter 167: Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao

When Li An heard that Shi Congrong was arrested by Ou Zanghua for such a weird reason, he couldn't help but smash the cloisonné teacup in his hand.

"Is he a pig?!"

"Let him burn the boats, he'll burn himself in them! Has he no brains?"

Liu Fang and the Fatal Scholar lowered their heads. Is it even necessary to ask this question?

Obviously no brains!
Liu Fang even began to consider who he should join next. He heard that Prince Ning valued talents, so why not go to Prince Ning!

Anyway, it’s close, so he doesn’t even have to change his house.

There are too many useless teammates on Li An's side, and he feels like he can't lead them at all.

If this continues, I might even get myself into trouble.

It’s better to get off the boat early to ensure safety!
After his outburst, Li An calmed down a bit. He returned to his seat and wanted to drink some water, but found that he had smashed the cup.
He took a deep breath, then looked at Liu Fang, forced a smile and asked, "Yangzheng, in your opinion, what should we do next?"

"Hmm." Liu Fang lowered his head and thought. The reason why he encouraged Shi Congrong to burn the boats was to create chaos and muddy the water in Poyang County.

The purpose of creating confusion here is not to block Ou Zanghua's sight, but to prevent the court from correctly distinguishing the situation here, and to create a situation where "each person has his own reasons".

You said that I embezzled military funds and deceived my superiors and subordinates, and I said that you framed me and burned military supplies.

If everyone has stains, it means that no one has stains.

Of course, all this is based on the premise that Li An’s memorial can be successfully delivered to the emperor.

Li An patted his chest and said that his memorial would definitely be delivered to His Majesty, because Zhang Yong had accepted his surrender a few months ago.

So at this critical moment, Zhang Yong will definitely help him, otherwise who will respect Zhang Yong in the future?
They also guessed that Ou Zanghua would write a memorial, but they did not expect that Zuo Lengchan and Feng Buping could be so quick and deliver Ou Zanghua's memorial to the emperor three days ahead of their people.

The two of them didn't even know that their first step was a failure.
Seeing this, the Deadly Scholar suggested, "I have observed for a while and found that Ou Zanghua cares a lot about his reputation. In this case, why don't we spread the word in Nanchang Prefecture that Ou Zanghua framed the eunuch? In this way, can we use the public opinion to make Ou Zanghua have some concerns?"

Li An's eyes lit up, he looked at Liu Fang and asked, "What do you think of Yang Zheng?"

"I think you guys are dreaming! If the news of Dong Weng's bad deeds gets out, the whole Nanchang Prefecture will be overjoyed." Liu Fang's mind was full of complaints, but she couldn't say it out loud, otherwise she would be killed.

He thought for a moment before speaking: "Dong Weng, if you do this, the effect may be beyond your imagination, so it is better to be cautious."

Li An secretly sighed. He could hear the meaning behind Liu Fang's words, so he said, "Then suppress it first!"

"I have another plan, which may require Dong Weng to make some sacrifices." Liu Fang looked at Li An and said seriously, "That is to drive the tiger to devour the wolf and pull His Royal Highness Prince Ning in!"

"I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Ning is interested in the ancient zither, and Mr. Dong just happened to have a Tang Dynasty ancient zither, Duyou."

After hearing this, Li An began to weigh the pros and cons in his mind. Although Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao was willful and reckless, he seemed much more handsome than Ou Zanghua, who was constantly doing outrageous things.

However, he had gone through great pains to obtain the Duyou guqin from a juren in Huguang. If he gave it away directly, he would feel a little regretful.

So, Li An looked at Liu Fang and said calmly: "My identity is special, and it would be very troublesome for me to contact the prince. But Your Highness loves Qin, so I am willing to make an exchange."

"I understand. Please rest assured, Mr. Dong." Liu Fang smiled and cupped her hands, looking confident.

Li An smiled with satisfaction. It was easy to talk to smart people.

After letting the two subordinates leave, Li An called his stepson, who was his brother's son and adopted by him as his son. "Benyi, your father has prepared a house for you in Yingtian Prefecture. There is a cellar under the bedroom. The things in it are enough for you to use for three generations."

Li An looked at the sky outside, and said with a bit of twilight in his tone: "Change your clothes tonight and leave through the side door. Come back after Dad has dealt with this."

"Dad, it hasn't come to this yet, right?" Li Benyi asked nervously after hearing this.

"Just in case, if I don't make it, at least there's someone to burn paper money for me." Li An smiled and his expression became a little calmer.

"I understand." Li Benyi nodded woodenly. He has always been tongue-tied and didn't know how to comfort others.

On the other side, after Liu Fang walked out of Li'an's garden, he chose a street with fewer people, and walked around all the way to the front door of Prince Ning's Mansion. He handed over his business card openly, hoping to meet Prince Ning.

At this moment, Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao was looking at the map of Jiangxi in his mansion with a serious expression.

The Hualin bandits in Ruizhou Prefecture were destroyed, and the Yaoyuan rebels in Fuzhou Prefecture surrendered. Now only the bandits in Damaoshan Township in Tingzhou are still holding out.

However, Zhu Chenhao was very clear that it was only a matter of time before the bandits in Da Mao Mountain were wiped out under the encirclement and suppression by the Left Censor-in-Chief Chen Jin and the Governor of Nan Gan Zhou Nan.

"They are indeed a group of rabble. Jingyou, what do you think?" Zhu Chenhao looked at a thin scholar beside him and asked gently.

This man’s surname is Yang, his given name is Qing, and his courtesy name is Jingyou. He is from Cixi, Zhejiang.

He was originally a student at the Imperial College in Yingtian Prefecture, but was expelled from the college by Liu Jin because he cursed Zhengde too harshly.

He believed that Zhengde was not a wise ruler and was not worthy of his loyalty, so he left in anger.

Later, Prince Ning Zhu Chenhao heard about this talented person, so he spent a large sum of money to invite him to be his aide.

Yang Qing looked at the map and analyzed with a smile: "Your Highness only saw their failure, but did not see the consequences they caused. The Hualin bandits in Ruizhou Prefecture captured a city and killed a fourth-rank official of the imperial court. The Yao Yuan rebels in Fuzhou Prefecture defeated the imperial court's troops three times in a row, and even Chen Jin was beaten badly."

"From this, it can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the various garrisons within the imperial court is only one tenth of what it should be!"

"What we need to guard against are those officials who are good at using troops, such as the former Nanchang prefect Li Chengxun, who is brave and resourceful, Jiangxi Provincial Surveillance Deputy Envoy Ou Zanghua, who is bold but kind-hearted, and Jiangxi Military Defense Deputy Hu Shining, who has first-class city defense capabilities!"

"So, I think it would be good if we could quell the bandits in Da Mao Mountain, Tingzhou as soon as possible. Then, capable officials like Ou Zanghua and Hu Shining would naturally be transferred away. That would be our chance."

After hearing this, Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao couldn't help but sigh and said, "My nephew's grandson is really lucky! When Liu Jin was causing chaos in the court, Li Dongyang backed him up. Now there is a rising star like Ou Zanghua, which really makes me envious!"

Yang Qing immediately comforted him, "Your Highness, there is no need to be like this. Zhengde is cynical and has long lost the support of the people. He is still able to maintain his position now only because of the influence of the late emperor. If he continues to make trouble, it won't be long before the civil officials and military generals will also be alienated."

Zhu Chenhao smiled. He was the most confident prince in Dameng. How could he become depressed just because of a few words?

The reason I said this was just to give Yang Qing a chance to perform and make him feel that he is very useful.

This is called the way to control people!
Not long after, a steward came in with a hunched back, knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Highness, Liu Fang, the eunuch and aide to the Jiangxi garrison, requests to see you!"

Zhu Chenhao directly refused: "Is this little guy worthy of being reported? Let Mr. Wang receive him!"

Yang Qing stopped the steward in time and said to Zhu Chenhao, "Your Highness, I have met Liu Fang twice and collected intelligence about him. He is a man of quick wits and has solved many problems for Li An. Perhaps we can try to win him over."

"Since Jingyou said so, let's meet him!" Zhu Chenhao became interested when he heard that this person had helped Li An solve his problems.

He immediately took Yang Qing to the tea room next door and asked the steward to bring Liu Fang in.
　Sorry, there is only this chapter tonight. I have a lot of things to do today and I can’t finish it. I will make it up when I have time in a few days!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)