Haishi Zhengpai, if it were in the past, it would have been late at night, but today is the Lantern Festival night. Not only is there no curfew, even the four gates of Chang'an City are ordered to be open. The whole city is still very lively even now, and you can see it from time to time.
Drunk men were wandering around along the street. The business of the singing gallery and wine shop was very prosperous at the moment. Chang'an was filled with festive joy, singing and laughing, but all of this had nothing to do with Li Zhen. Li Zhen, who was dressed in plain clothes, led several guards
The horse was riding forward with a look of solemnity on his face. Without him, a storm was coming.
It was not unexpected by Li Zhen at all that the brothers sent assassins to pretend to be members of the Changsun family. In fact, it would be strange if they didn't do this. However, Li Zhen didn't care about how many men the brothers had.
Li Zhen had already known it. After tonight's battle, the brothers must have recruited a large number of troops again. It would be a happy thing for Li Zhen to get some people in. The only thing that made Li Zhen uneasy was that
This group of people with unknown origins is extremely ferocious. Half of the people lost by the "Eagle Group" were the work of this group of people. Li Zhen couldn't rest assured if he didn't understand the origin of this group of people. Unfortunately, he couldn't figure it out even after thinking about it.
The reason for this is that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Chang'an City. On the surface, it is calm, but in fact, there is a turbulent undercurrent. Li Zhen has already understood this, and has arranged "Rising Sun" to monitor the major families as much as possible. Unfortunately, there are too many major families, and the light
With the manpower of "Xu Ri", it can't take care of it at all, so it can only focus on monitoring those big households. Obviously, this mysterious force is definitely not from those big households. Who sent it and what purpose it is, it is up to Li.
Zhen was completely troubled.
Huh? What's going on? Li Zhen just arrived outside his palace and turned around the screen wall in front of the palace. Before he reached the dismounting stone, he saw a large sedan stopped in front of the Daoxia Gate, surrounded by servants holding lanterns.
, the family general and the like were stunned for a moment, secretly wondering who was visiting the house at this time. While thinking about it, he saw Liu Dade, the concierge, hurriedly running from the front door of the house holding a lantern.
He came over, took the reins of Li Zhen's horse and said, "Your Majesty, His Majesty the King of Wu has been waiting in the penthouse for a long time."
The third child? This kid is here? Ha, damn, he must be here to ask for help! Li Zhen guessed Li Ke's intention of coming to see him at this moment with a turn of his eyes, and smiled evilly, but also
Without saying anything else, he got off his horse, told Liu Dade to take care of the snow dragon horse, and strode into the mansion gate.
"Hey, third brother, you're here. Sorry, sorry, oh, if you have something to do, just send someone to tell me. I will come to your house to visit you. Wow, I asked you to make a trip in the middle of the night. It's a big sin for me.
Yan." As soon as Li Zhen turned into the ear room, she immediately said with a heartbroken face.
Although Li Zhen's words were sincere, there was a mystery hidden in them - you can fart whenever you want, there is no need to hide it, we know that you came here because of something, this is the first and second meaning.
Well, it’s the middle of the night now. You’re always scurrying around in the middle of the night, and you’re not like a weasel. It’s definitely not good for you to come to your door. Li Ke is an alert person, so he naturally understands what Li Zhen said. Although he was
He was choked uncomfortably, but the city was so deep that he didn't bring it to his face. He laughed, stood up, and said with a smile: "Eighth brother is a very busy man, how can I dare to do anything casually? Haha, I had to come to the door myself, what's the matter?
If you come back so late, you must be lingering with Miss Yan'er, hahaha..."
Emissary? You bastard, you are worthy of being an emissary! Li Zhen naturally understood the meaning of Li Ke's words. It was just a hint that Li Zhen offended the eldest son's family because of love, but was actually overwhelmed by love.
I lost my mind. Secondly, it means that he, Li Ke, is qualified to send Li Zhen a favor, and he can also use Li Zhen's words to counterattack.
"Haha, the Master said: Food and sex are the nature of food. Don't forget: What is love? It is a matter of life and death. I am just following the wishes of the sage. What's so strange about it? Third brother, what do you think?"
Li Zhenxie smiled and said.
"Oh, that's it, that's it, haha, my eighth brother left early today. I didn't know that you won the first place in today's poetry competition. This title of the best poet has been worn on my head. I'm very happy and congratulated.
, It is really the pride of my heavenly family, no, my brother hurriedly came to the door to congratulate me." Li Ke had something on his mind at this time, and really didn't want to continue to argue with Li Zhen, so he hurriedly changed the subject.
Tsk, damn, this is too lame an excuse. Damn, who can you deceive with your intention to come? Well, let’s just tease you and see what price you can afford. Li Zhenxin
He thought about it, but his face was still full of smiles. He stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, and said with a smile: "Third brother, you are too complimentary. The little brother's few moments are really nothing. Haha, let's go and sit in the room."
, Third brother, please come inside."
"Eighth brother, please." This was what Li Ke wanted to hear most at this moment. When he saw Li Zhen saying please, he naturally stopped being polite and waved his hands with a smile.
The two brothers walked into the hall side by side, chatting and laughing. The servants served freshly brewed fragrant tea, each holding a tea bowl and taking a sip. As the master, Li Zhen spoke first:
"Third brother, you are the only one who is here today. I am so brilliant. Haha, I am not very good at poetry. It is just nonsense. In fact, it is not true. It makes third brother laugh." Li Zhen
They chatted happily, but never asked Li Ke's reason for coming, as if Li Ke's visit in the middle of the night was really just for He Shikui.
"My eighth brother's poems are really good. Well, my brother especially likes "The Wine Will Come in". Ha, the five-flowered horse and the golden fur will bring out the wine. I will sell the eternal sorrow with you. Good, good poem
Ah, there is a burst of heroism, it is fascinating to see, what a poem!" Although Li Ke was anxious, he couldn't just tell everything straight away, so he just said the poem with a smile.
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Hehe, you are here to put a tight spell on us. Damn it, how heroic? Shit, I won’t share the eternal sorrow with you. You just have to worry about it on your own. As soon as Li Zhen heard Li Ke talk about this "Journey into the Wine", she
Knowing that Li Ke was going to stir up the topic, he didn't intend to continue like this. He turned away with a smile and said: "The third brother is wrong, haha, a poet is a small way, but he is not the way to govern the world. I am not a talented person to govern the world."
, it’s just some trivial tricks, haha, it’s not true, it’s not true, but the third brother is capable. The article "On Morality" is amazing to me, haha, I’ll be honest with you, third brother, I can recite it.
Smooth. The story of a saint ruling the world with virtue is..."
Li Zhen recited the full text of Li Ke's "Ethics" written by Li Ke in the past. While reciting it, he did not forget to comment on the good points. He was happy to recite it, but Li Ke choked so much.
, after all, Li Ke has to come in advance today, so how can he have time to write a letter to Li Zhen? Besides, Li Ke has long been aware of Li Zhen’s photographic memory, so how could he really think that
Li Zhen spent a lot of effort to study this article, but it was difficult to interrupt Li Zhen. She immediately became anxious and the smile on her face stiffened. Finally, when Li Zhen finished reciting the article, Li Zhen
Ke's forehead was covered with sweat, and he hurriedly said: "Eighth brother is laughing at me, my brother's article is just ordinary. Oh, today the prince said that the case in the arsenal has been solved, but eighth brother is here?"
Ha, you can't hold it in so quickly? Hey, that's interesting! Li Zhen felt funny when she saw Li Ke eagerly opening up the topic. However, Li Zhen was not in a hurry, at least until he figured out Li Ke's trump card.
Zhen would not talk about these things with Li Ke. When Li Ke said this, Li Zhen immediately responded with a smile: "That's right, haha, the prince brother is very proud this time, ha, let's not talk about him,
Let's continue talking about the text. The third brother's "On Moral Theory" is certainly good, but I think the third brother's "Legal Theory" is better. I also memorize the entire text. Please listen to what I have memorized.
So for the law..."
Well, seeing that Li Zhen was about to be carried on his back again, Li Ke became really angry and could no longer hold his airs. He quickly interrupted: "Eighth brother, I came here today and wanted to go with my eighth brother."
It's easy to talk about thesis, but now the Arsenal case is a little strange. My brother thought it might not be that simple, so he asked the eighth brother to discuss one, two, what does the eighth brother think? "
What do you think? What the heck! It’s none of my business. Just go and do it yourself. If you want us to help you, hey, take out the things. If you have enough money, it’s more or less the same. Otherwise, you’d better go and cool off! Li Zhen, please
There was no rush, he smiled and said: "Brother Prince is wise and is a role model for us brothers. I have always admired him. Could it be that the third brother thinks there is something wrong with Brother Prince?"
Li Ke saw that Li Zhen never mentioned the arsenal case, but instead talked nonsense about the wiseness of the prince. He was obviously pretending to be ignorant, and he was immediately very angry. However, he also knew that Li Zhen's ability to evade was the best among the brothers.
Yes, the old man can't do anything to Li Zhen. He knows that if he doesn't show his trump card, Li Zhen will really be able to push three, four, five, and pretend to be stupid for you to the end. He has no choice but to suppress the resentment in his heart and laugh along with it.
Said: "Eighth brother, you and I admire the prince's wisdom very much, but the people who work below may not be reliable. Eighth brother, do you know that the matter has now reached the father's side, and some people want to do something to your family?"
Brother has done something evil!"
Tsk, what’s so surprising about this? Aren’t you the one the boss wants to deal with? Li Zhen secretly smiled in her heart, but her face was full of surprise as she said, “No? How could such a thing happen?”
Li Ke nodded with a sad face and said: "Eighth brother, you are still keeping it in the dark. Alas, brother has got reliable information. Someone has done something evil to the sixth brother!"
What? To the sixth child? Huh? What's going on? Li Zhen was busy protecting his sweetheart, and then mobilized the "Xu Sun" manpower to strengthen the protection. He never paid attention to what was going on at the other end of the arsenal. It's true.
I don't know how far things have progressed on that end. At this time, I was really surprised to hear that the boss was only targeting Lao Liu. However, after thinking about it, I understood the key to the matter - Lao Liu, Lao Liu.
Five and the third brother are all one body. If something happens to the sixth brother, the other two will not be able to escape. Among the three brothers, the sixth brother is the worse. He is a brainless guy and is much easier to deal with. Besides, this one
Shi Lao Liu was recruiting troops, and the number of private soldiers had already far exceeded the prince's limit of 1,200 personal soldiers. This was obviously a pigtail that had been pulled out, and if the arsenal case broke out, Lao Liu would surely fall.
Undoubtedly, it will only be a matter of time before the sixth child falls and the fifth child follows in his footsteps. The remaining third child, even if he does not fall, will be of little use!
Damn, what a good plan, what a good plan, hey, I'm afraid the boss is not capable of such tricks. I'm afraid there are some experts here to give advice. If the third brother and his gang fall, they will fall. It's none of my business.
Damn it, as long as you can knock something out of the hands of the third child, there is nothing wrong with keeping the third child alone. Li Zhen's mind was moving very quickly, and in addition, she had already discussed the matter with the two great advisers in private, so she had already
He had already made up his mind. Although he looked confused on his face, he was very determined in his heart. He just looked at Li Ke silently, but never asked.
"Eighth brother, you must know that if you can harm your sixth brother today, it may be your turn or my brother's turn in the future. You must be on guard. My brother is not talented, but he will never sit back and wait for death. I hope that eighth brother can help him!"
Seeing that Li Zhen had not spoken for a long time, Li Ke mistakenly thought that Li Zhen was afraid and hurriedly encouraged him.
The cold lips and teeth are just for you, and they have nothing to do with us! Li Zhen didn’t want to express her position on this, so she pondered for a while and said: "Third brother, what exactly is going on? Please explain it clearly."
When Li Ke heard this, he thought that Li Zhen was moved, and hurriedly said: "Eighth brother, just after my father returned to the palace after the poetry meeting today, Li Chenxing, the Minister of Punishment, entered the palace and said that he was here.
Nianzhuang seized the letters exchanged between the bandit and the sixth brother, and said that they were all secret letters. This was simply a blatant frame-up. The sixth brother and the eighth brother should have known that it was true that he had a bad temper, but he
There is absolutely no handing over to the gangsters, and there is certainly no case of stealing the arsenal. Brothers and I should look after the sixth brother, what do you think, eighth brother?"
"Third brother, are you afraid that Sixth Brother's letter is true? How can you tell whether it's true or false just by distinguishing it?" Li Zhen asked unhurriedly.
Li Ke smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "Hey, eighth brother, you and I have been brothers for many years, and we are all pretty good on weekdays. It is common for some of us to exchange letters. No one knows whose handwriting is whose, really.
In terms of imitation, except for your eighth brother’s good calligraphy, which cannot be imitated by others, how difficult is it to fake the other brothers’ calligraphy?”
Hmm, that's true, but I'm afraid there's something fishy here. After all, no matter how realistic the simulation is, it won't be real. It's impossible to deceive the old man. Hey, are those letters real? Isn't it possible?
That guy from Lao Liu really has someone lurking in Nianzhuang. Either Lao Liu and some of his subordinates in the city had their letters taken away and then placed at the site of Nianzhuang. Ha, nine times out of ten, that's what it should be like. Otherwise, Lao Liu
San Ye will not be so impatient! Li Zhen frowned and thought for a while, vaguely guessing the truth, but did not point it out, shrugged his shoulders and said: "The third brother and the younger brother are trustworthy, ah, it's just
, Oh, that, um, that, haha, I heard that Xingzhou, Chuzhou, and Tangzhou are all good places, haha, I heard that the mountains and rivers are good, not bad, not bad!"
Upon hearing that Li Zhen suddenly changed the topic, Li Ke was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that Li Zhen was making a condition - these three states are all small states, that is, states with less than 20,000 households.
, all concentrated in Shannan Road (today's Hunan and Hubei areas), and the governors of the state were all Li Ke's people without exception. Of course, at this time, the so-called "familiar with Huguang, enough in the world" was not even mentioned. This time
The two lakes in Er are actually a semi-barbaric land. Li Ke himself does not attach much importance to these three states. It can be seen that Li Zhenyao can't help but feel a little angry in his heart. Without him, he was robbed by others.
No one can be happy, can they? But facing the impending disaster, Li Ke had no other choice. He could only smile and said: "Since the eighth brother has agreed, then send someone to take care of it."
, I might have a chance to go and have a look in the future, brother can help me tell you, there is nothing wrong with the staff department, haha, I wonder if the eighth brother has a suitable candidate, maybe the third brother can help you recommend one or two? "
Hey, you guys recommend it to me? Damn it, I’m still kidding! Li Zhen certainly has his own intentions in wanting these three unattractive states. As for candidates for official positions, Li Zhen has no shortage of candidates, not to mention Yan.
At present, there are many people in the Pei family who are qualified to be officials. Even the orphans who were privately trained by Li Zhen are now ready to take part in the imperial examination. How can they be short of manpower? Seeing that Li Ke agreed, he
He was very proud of himself and did not reveal his intentions. He smiled and said, "Thank you so much to Third Brother. Haha, if I host you someday, I will definitely treat Third Brother to have a good time."
"Okay, then it's settled, but, oh, the matter of the sixth brother..." Li Ke certainly didn't give the gift in vain. Seeing that Li Zhen was happy, he immediately introduced the topic.
"Third brother, I can trust you. As for sixth brother, well, it depends on what the father says. I don't know what happened. How will everything be decided at the court meeting?" Li Zhen said with a smile.
The meaning of those words was that Li Zhen was only willing to ensure that nothing happened to Li Ke. As for the life and death of Lao Liu, he would not care. Li Ke understood this, but he paid the price but did not get the desired result.
How Li Ke was willing to do it, there was still something to say, but he found that the matter really couldn't be discussed in detail. He couldn't bring out all the accurate information about how he got it from the corresponding places in the palace.
Li Zhen didn't want to care about Lao Liu's life and death at all. She was itching with hatred, but she had no choice but to smile and said: "Well, let's make a decision at the court meeting. It's getting late, so my brother will leave first."
." As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up, forced a smile and cupped his hands with Li Zhen, and planned to leave.
"Third brother, let's go slowly. I will take you out." Li Zhen stood up with a smile and accompanied Li Ke out of the palace gate. After watching Li Ke's sedan go away, she turned around and entered the backyard to find the two men.