The next day, Zhu Xiu and Li Chongjin held a banquet to calm Li Gu's shock and also to apologize.

"Mr. Li, you have been wronged these days, please drink this cup to the full!"

Zhu Xiu raised his wine glass and saluted.

Li Gu nodded slightly but said nothing. He raised his glass in a toast and drank from it.

Zhu Xiu stretched out her legs and kicked Li Chongjin under the big round table, winking and winking.

Li Chongjin then put down the chopsticks, picked up the wine glass and said: "Wei Zhengong, all the mistakes are my fault, Li Chongjin's. I was wrong to confine you to the east courtyard. I did it unethically. This cup

Jiu apologizes to you! You don't remember the faults of villains, don't be like me! You are still the commander of the Zhenhuai Army. I don't know how long I can be the commander. Anyway, I beg you to forgive me! I did it, you can do whatever you want!

~"

Li Chongjin tilted his neck and drank a glass of wine. Perhaps he felt that it was not sincere enough, so he poured three more glasses in a row.

Li Gu smiled slightly and drank the first glass of wine offered by Li Chongjin.

"Mr. Wei Zhen, to be honest, I, Li Chongjin, did not treat you harshly during the period when you were locked up in the east courtyard! I served you with good wine and delicious food every day, and I also found a bed-warming girl for you and sent it to your old house.

The yard was blasted out because you didn't want it, right?

I will also call you for the popular fans in Suzhou City, so that they can serve you well. You are always a very particular person, so don’t do it!

If you want to read and write, I will provide you with pens, inks, paper and inkstones. If you want to listen to music, I will provide you with Liyuan children from the south of the Yangtze River. If you want to wield swords and guns, I will arrange for my subordinates to accompany you to fight.

Hehe~ I, Li Chongjin, have never served anyone in my life. Even my father has never enjoyed this kind of treatment!

Mr. Wei Zhen, I am really good to you, please don’t bear any grudge against me in the future!”

Li Chongjin spoke carelessly, while Li Gu's face trembled slightly, and he twisted his beard with a dark face and remained silent.

Zhu Xiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she kicked the guy and gave him a fierce look.

Li Chongjin all muttered: "That's right, Mr. Wei Zhen, please be fair, I'm not talking nonsense, right?

You never know that Zhai Shouxun, the Northern Han spy, tried to persuade me to kill you, but I gave up after my strong opposition!

From this aspect, I am your old savior! Hehe~"

Li Gu snorted loudly, faced north and cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, Duke Li, I will truthfully report everything you did in Suzhou to the officials, and let the officials make the decision on everything!"

Li Chongjin came up to Li Gu with a glass of wine, put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Mr. Wei Zhen, you and I are old acquaintances, so don't be so serious! Let's make a joke at the wine table to liven up the atmosphere!"

"Hmph!~" Li Gu picked up the wine glass and touched it with him. Judging from his face, he wasn't really angry.

Zhu Xiu quickly continued to persuade him to drink. After changing glasses, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

It seems that Li Chongjin's nonsense just now has really paid off. Li Gu is by no means the kind of sour scholar who only knows how to study. Compared with his background as a Jinshi, he is actually more like a general, with the style of a Confucian general.

Li Chongjin's jokes may seem vulgar, but in fact they coincide with the military atmosphere and can quickly ease the atmosphere and bring the relationship closer.

It is quite effective when used on Li Gu.

Halfway through the banquet, Li Gu was also drinking and his face was red. He said with a smile: "Mr. Li, you imprisoned me in the east courtyard. Do you really think you can sit back and relax? What are the generals of the two foreign soldiers stationed in Qixian and Fuli?

Have you ever thought about the reason why I didn’t come to see you?”

Li Chongjin was stunned, wiped the wine stains from his mouth, and asked suspiciously: "Aren't those two generals trying to shirk the recent banditry and want to stay in the area to suppress the bandits?"

Li Gu twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Where do bandits come from?"

Li Chongjin was stunned for a long time, then slammed the table and said angrily: "You old fox! That band of horse bandits entrenched in Dangshan Mountain turns out to be yours!"

"Hahaha~ Duke Li knows now, but it's not too late!"

Li Gu said with a smile: "If Duke Li insists on going his own way and tries to lead the Huai army to rebel, two troops from outside the town plus an elite horse army will be enough to contain you in Suzhou and buy the court time to mobilize troops!"

Li Chongjin was trembling all over, angry and scared.

He originally thought that he had the Huai Suppression Army under complete control, but he never expected that Li Gu's back-up force was hidden right under his nose!

Li Guren was imprisoned in the East Courtyard of Fuya, but his trusted generals had already deployed heavy troops outside Suzhou City, waiting for Li Chongjin to raise his troops to cause chaos and cooperate with the imperial troops to strangle him in Suzhou!

Zhu Xiu was surprised and said: "When did Mr. Li make these arrangements?"

Li Gu smiled and said: "Gong Li is also in charge of Sizhou's defense envoy. Logically speaking, he is only a remote leader. There is no need to arrive in person. Moreover, he also carries family documents. There are many loopholes in that decree, so I have to be careful."

Li Gu paused, "But after all, Duke Li is the nephew of an official, a relative of the emperor, and I can't afford to offend him. How can I dare to turn him away? I can only welcome him into the city with courtesy first."

It would be best if there is no change from Duke Li. If there is, even if I die, I will still be able to live up to the high expectations of the government in entrusting the defense of Huaibei!"

"Old fox! He really is an old fox~" Li Chongjin muttered, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

Zhu Xiu raised his hands in admiration and said: "Li Gong knew that the enemy was ahead of him and was very thoughtful. I admire him very much!"

Li Gu twisted his beard and smiled: "Fortunately, Duke Li has not taken a step that will lead to catastrophe. Don't worry, I will report the truth to the officials and will never embarrass you!"

Li Chongjin smiled bitterly and sighed, clasping his fists in thanks.

If he had listened to Zhai Shouxun and thought that the absence of the officials and the King of Jin in Kaifeng would be a good opportunity to raise troops, what awaited him now would be death.

Thinking of Dong Waner and the infant Li Yanfu, Li Chongjin looked up to the sky and sighed.

At the end of the banquet, Li Gu said goodbye and left.

The training of the Huai Army and the Navy could not be stopped, and he had to rush back to Hongze Lake to continue the military exercises.

Li Chongjin was tired and not in the mood to drink, so he went back to his back house to rest.

Zhu Xiu rested for a while and took Shi Xiangwen to see Zhai Shouxun.

He was very interested in knowing what made this man so hard to encourage Li Chongjin to rebel.

Zhai Shouxun was imprisoned in the backyard woodshed, with Liu Qingyi on guard.

Zhu Xiu asked him to bring the people out. After Liu Qingyi and others left, Zhu Xiu moved a maza and sat in front of Zhai Shouxun.

Shi Xiangwen was playing with a heavy millstone at the side.

Zhai Shouxun had a bruised nose and swollen face, and his clothes were in tatters. He was sitting cross-legged on the ground, his head was gray and his face was very miserable.

There are many people around Li Chongjin who hate him. In the past, he relied on favors and had a transcendent status. Now Li Chongjin has believed that he is a spy of the Northern Han Dynasty and hates him extremely. Liu Qingyi and others no longer stay behind. They dragged him to the woodshed last night.

A good beating.

If Zhu Xiu hadn't asked them to keep him alive, he probably wouldn't have survived this morning.

Zhai Shouxun had disheveled hair and a pair of hateful eyes fixed on Zhu Xiu: "Is my mother still alive?"

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "Don't worry, your mother is still staying in her hometown in Linxian County. I will leave her a sum of money and hire someone to take care of her. She will enjoy her old age in peace."

"Seriously!?" A hint of surprise flashed in Zhai Shouxun's eyes.

Zhu Xiu said calmly: "Although you have committed a heinous crime, your mother is innocent. There is no need for me to embarrass an old man."

Zhai Shouxun stared at him for a long time, sighed dejectedly, and whispered: "Thank you..."

Zhu Xiu asked curiously: "Why don't you ask me why I framed you as a spy of the Northern Han Dynasty?"

Zhai Shouxun moved his hair and said coldly: "Li Chongjin may seem brave and reckless, but at heart he is an extremely pedantic person! He cares about his loyalty back then and cannot bear to kill me. If he wants me to die, there must be a proper reason, and finally

You can make Li Chongjin have a murderous intention so that he won’t blame you!"

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Zhu Xiu stroked his palm and said, "Mr. Zhai is really smart! His ability to understand people's hearts is also first-rate!"

Zhai Shouxun adjusted his clothes and hair a little, and said calmly: "Let's do it, you don't have to keep me waiting too long."

"Haha, before that, I would like to ask Mr. Zhai, what is your grudge against Da Zhou? Why do you have to instigate Li Chongjin to rebel?" Zhu Xiudao.

Zhai Shouxun's eyes were deep and dark, making people shudder.

"The Great Zhou Dynasty may seem powerful, but it cannot last forever! If Li Chongjin is willing to listen to me, he may have a chance to ascend to the throne!

I consider myself to be extremely knowledgeable and talented, and there is nothing that can prove my talent more than being able to assist Zuo and become emperor!"

Zhai Shouxun growled lowly, his eyes flashing with madness.

Zhu Xiu shook his head. It seemed that this man was indeed a madman, a capable and ambitious madman.

After thinking about it, Zhu Xiu asked strangely: "Why do you say that the national fortune of the Great Zhou Dynasty will not last long?"

Zhai Shouxun breathed heavily and laughed like a ghost: "I look at Chai Rong's face and know that he is not a person with long life! His luck is shallow. Even if he has great talents and great strategies, he will not be able to bear the weight of the country! One day, he will

Completely overwhelmed by my own ambition!"

Zhu Xiu opened his eyes wide in shock and felt a cold air rising from the soles of his feet. He stood up suddenly and stared at the person in front of him!

Are there really people in this world who are proficient in arithmetic?

Can you tell the fate of a country just by looking at its face?

The most outrageous thing is that what he said is completely in line with the original historical trajectory!

Zhu Xiu had chills all over her body, she just felt that Zhai Shouxun was too weird!

Zhai Shouwen sat cross-legged on the ground and looked up at Zhu Xiu: "If Li Chongjin can make up his mind to fight for the throne, and I can help him, he may be able to change the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty!

It's a pity that because of his so-called loyalty and friendship, he will never become a great person!

Once Chai Rong dies, Li Chongjin will hardly end up well! Hahaha~~"
To be continued...