Chapter 751: Not Contending is Contending

"Boom—!"

"Boom—!"

The mountain-blasting progress here in Liaodong is already nearing its end.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and everyone knows that if they don't take advantage of these few days to blast this mountain open, they fear that once the heavy snow seals the mountains in a few days, they won't be able to blast it even if they want to. Therefore, these past few days, everyone has been working overtime without the slightest complaint.

"Quick, quick, quick, here!"

"Over here, is it buried yet?"

"Done, it's done!"

At night, it is still busy here; with lamps lit, they are still blasting the mountain.

Liu Zheng watches all of this quietly.

The brothers have had it too rough these past few days; the impact of the Little Ice Age is truly too great. Working in such harsh climatic conditions, their hands and feet have all cracked from the cold. But despite this, they are still persisting. This mountain has become the final hurdle in the plan for Liaodong, a difficult nut to crack, and everyone is holding their breath inside.

Do it!

Finish the last bit, and go to Liaodong for the New Year!

In reality...

Liu Zheng gives a bitter smile and takes a sip of wine.

Once they reach Liaodong, can they really spend the New Year there?

Liu Zheng has long known that this Qiao Yuan will absolutely not easily give up his position as the Liaodong Jiedushi. And in his hands, he currently still has three hundred thousand troops... These three hundred thousand alone are enough to give Liu Zheng a headache, not to mention that it is very likely that by then, the remnants of the Great Tang will also get involved...

A headache.

Liaodong is a headache.

The Western Regions are equally a headache.

Liu Zheng's "not contending" has still caused a huge uproar in the Longyan Dynasty.

For the usually hardline Vice Minister Liu, to actually hand over the Governor of the Western Regions on a silver platter? This is not his style at all.

Many people are discussing it.

What is the reason for Vice Minister Liu's concession this time? To show loyalty to Xie Tianyao? However, on the other hand, he has just conquered Central Asia, and such a meritorious service is unparalleled; even if he were to insist on keeping the Western Regions, one would believe that Xie Tianyao, in view of his outstanding achievements, would not be too disrespectful.

Then what is it for?

To reconcile with the Scholar-Official Group?

This time, the Prince of Qin put forward a newcomer to the officialdom, which seems to be a way to let him gain exposure, without any genuine intention to participate in the competition.

Then, the person with the most hope and qualifications to serve as the Governor of the Western Regions is the Ministry of Personnel Vice Minister of the scholar-officials, Cheng Dequan.

Thus, some began to discuss that Vice Minister Liu has finally begun to mature.

He understands the way of weighing pros and cons.

He gave up the Western Regions in order to further develop Liaodong. The power of the Scholar-Official Group in Longyan has always been something no one dares to ignore. Liu Zheng must have encountered resistance in the process of developing Liaodong. Therefore, doing this is to gain the help of the scholar-officials.

"There is news from the Capital again..."

Liu Zheng is thinking about things when Prince Yong walks over quietly.

Liu Zheng doesn't even turn his head and laughs, "Are they proposing to disband the Western Regions Construction Corps on the spot?"

Prince Yong is startled: "You knew already?"

Liu Zheng smiles bitterly, walks back to the tent, starts warming himself by the stove, and laughs: "Even a fool knows that if you want to run this Governor's Office, you must disband the three hundred thousand troops, otherwise who could sit securely?"

"Then we..."

Prince Yong is anxious.

Liu Zheng lowers his eyes, looking at the pale blue flame in the stove, places the wine pot—which had become much colder after being outside for a moment—on top of it to heat, and says softly: "Zhu Zhen proposed it?"

Prince Yong nods: "This old thief has immense ambition!"

Liu Zheng says: "If it were me, I would do the same. After all, the Western Regions are so fat right now. It's just that this old fox is still a bit too impatient..."

Prince Yong is startled: "You mean..."

Liu Zheng laughs: "I know the personality of that guy Ling Chen too well... Does Prince Yong believe it? If the news of the disbandment reaches Central Asia, he might dare to rebel against Longyan on the spot and start leading these three hundred thousand troops to commit atrocities and wreak havoc in Central Asia!"

"This..."

Prince Yong is taken aback.

Liu Zheng laughs: "There's a good show to watch. Sometimes, not contending is contending."

"Boom—!"

Just at this moment, the sound of explosives rises again in the front, and suddenly a commotion breaks out.

Liu Zheng and Prince Yong exchange a look.

What happened?

The two walk over quickly, but nothing happened in the front, and no one died. It is just strange that a group of Liangzhou soldiers are now tightly huddled together, blocking many people who came to watch the excitement.

"Young Master, Young Master, something big has happened!"

Pei Qianyun runs over.

"What's going on?"

Liu Zheng's brows twitch.

"Some things were discovered, it seems to be a very large tomb!"

Pei Qianyun says in a low voice.

"What?"

Liu Zheng's expression changes drastically.

Ling Chen is furious.

It is just as the Prince of Yong said.

The imperial court continued to delve deeper into the research of the Western Regions Governor's Office, and the Scholar-Official Group, represented by Zhu Zhen, proposed the disbandment of the three hundred thousand-strong army of the Western Regions Construction Corps!

Once this news broke, the entire Longyan was in an uproar once again.

What on earth is this Zhu Zhen thinking?

Challenging the bottom line of Vice Minister Liu time and time again?

Has he truly become arrogant?

Or does he think that Vice Minister Liu can no longer wield a blade?

Giving the position of Governor to you was one thing, but now the army must be disbanded too?

This is simply pulling the firewood from under the cauldron! Are you not leaving even a shred of foundation for Vice Minister Liu?

Shangshu Mansion.

"Today, no one ask me why..."

Facing the questioning from a group of scholar-officials, Zhu Zhen said indifferently: "This is an excellent opportunity for us scholar-officials to win back a round, do you understand?"

"There is only this one chance!"

"Only one!"

His voice grew increasingly agitated.

The wrinkles all over his face were trembling at this moment.

Everyone remained silent.

Isn't that so?

Ever since this Vice Minister Liu appeared as a Transcendent, he has been stepping by step suppressing the Noble class and their scholar-official class.

Squeezing their living space bit by bit!

What do the scholar-officials rely on?

The prosperous lands of Jiangnan, as well as the maritime trade in the coastal areas—strictly speaking, it is smuggling!

However...

This Liaodong strategy of Vice Minister Liu is intended to block their path of smuggling as well! One must know, just from smuggling alone, how much profit their Scholar-Official Group makes every year!

Just as they were suffering from a headache over the Liaodong strategy.

Suddenly, the Western Regions submitted.

How is this not a great opportunity to turn the tide and pull the firewood from under the cauldron?

Without maritime trade!

They can go and control the Silk Road!

It is likewise a lucrative path!

"Therefore, even if we offend him severely this time, we must seize this position of Governor; this concerns the life and death of our Scholar-Official Group! Do you understand?"

"Yes! My Lord!"

The group of people perked up, no longer hesitating.

"Vice Minister Liu... Vice Minister Liu..."

Zhu Zhen smiled gloomily.

"This time, let's see if you can still sit still!"

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