The warm south wind kept blowing, making the whole earth moist, Li Xiu helped Yang Nong to slowly sit down on a tree stump by the river, and at the same time complained: "Yang Shangshu, you are so old, some things can be left to us young people, why do you have to do everything yourself?" ”

It's no wonder that Li Xiu complained, after the corn was sown, the next thing was irrigation, it was just a trivial matter, and only a few small officials needed to be sent to inspect it, but Yang Nong wanted to come in person, and the field after irrigation was too slippery, almost making the old man fall, fortunately, Li Xiu didn't worry about coming with him, so he helped him, otherwise with Yang Nong's old bones, he would have to fall out of the matter. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"I'm old, I'm really old, I think when I was a magistrate, I dared to carry a lantern to the river embankment in the middle of the night to inspect the water situation, but now I almost fell down in the field, I really don't accept old age!" Yang Nong also pounded his thigh at this time and sighed, his feet slipped just now, although he was supported by Li Xiu and did not fall, but he pulled the tendons, and he has not eased up yet.

"You know that when you are old, we will go back to drink tea after resting, anyway, it is just irrigation, these tenants are more attentive than us, after all, they still point to the harvest in the field to support their families!" Li Xiu spoke again, and after saying that, he also moved a stone from the river and sat down.

"By the way, have you heard about the assassination of King Qin?" But at this moment, I suddenly saw Yang Nong ask.

"Of course I've heard about such a big thing." Li Xiu opened his mouth without raising his head, in fact, he didn't want to discuss this matter much, because he didn't want to be involved in the battle in the court again.

"Yes, the entire Datang was shaken by this incident, fortunately, King Qin was only slightly injured, otherwise my Datang would be in danger!" I saw Yang Nong sigh again at this time, and when he said the end, his face also showed a little scared.

"Huh? Yang Shangshu, you used to refuse to go to court because you were dissatisfied with King Qin, why are you concerned about King Qin's safety now? Li Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard this.

The news of Li Shimin's assassination just arrived in Chang'an yesterday, it is said that it was three days ago, Li Shimin hurried overnight, hoping to arrive in Chang'an as soon as possible, but was suddenly attacked by a group of assassins who were ambushed on the side of the road, although Li Shimin had a large number of guards around him, but he was still killed by this group of assassins who were not afraid of death, and even Li Shimin had to personally protect himself, as a result, in the melee, Li Shimin's arm was stabbed with a sword, fortunately the injury was not serious, it is estimated that he will arrive in Chang'an in the next two days.

"I am indeed very dissatisfied with what King Qin has done, even now, I still think that he is not in the right position!" Hearing Li Xiu's words, Yang Nong suddenly said angrily at this time, but then he sighed again, and said with a helpless expression, "But now that things have happened, it is impossible for the prince to be resurrected, and the only one who has the ability to make the Tang Dynasty settle down is the King of Qin, so for the sake of the whole world, the King of Qin must not have any more accidents, otherwise the Tang Dynasty will have to be in civil strife!" ”

Yang Nong's words also represent the thoughts of a considerable number of people, which is also the reason why Li Shimin must kill Li Jiancheng, because as long as Li Jiancheng dies, others have no other choice, as for Li Chengdao, after all, he is too young and his appeal is limited, but in order to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, Li Shimin is still determined to get rid of him, fortunately, Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang saved him.

"But when it comes to the assassination of King Qin, it's also very strange, especially those assassins, all of them are dead soldiers, King Qin didn't even catch a single one alive, it seems that the person who sent these dead soldiers must not be a simple person!" Yang Nong spoke again at this time, and when he talked about those assassins, there was also a suspicious expression on his face, and he still didn't understand who wanted to assassinate Li Shimin?

"This shouldn't be difficult to guess, King Qin killed the crown prince, but the prince's original power did not completely disappear, and even among those who had to take refuge in King Qin, there must be many people who are dissatisfied, and there are not many people who can afford to raise the dead, just need to check these people, it should be easy to find the murderer!" Li Xiu also said at this time, being able to assassinate Li Shimin at this time, I think it must be someone who was loyal to Li Jiancheng before.

"Hehe, not necessarily!" What Li Xiu never expected was that Yang Nong shook his head with a chuckle at this time.

"Oh? Could it be someone else? Li Xiu also asked in surprise at this time.

"Li Xianjiu, why did you forget, last time in order to raise grain and grass, you and the eldest grandson Wuji offended a lot of people!" Yang Nong reminded with a smile again at this time.

"Those families! Do they really dare to assassinate King Qin? Li Xiu couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, he really didn't think about the family before, after all, in his eyes, although the influence of the family is great, they mainly extend their tentacles to officialdom and business, so as to control all aspects of Datang, but it is really hard to believe that they did this kind of assassination trick.

"Hehe, Li Xijiu, don't underestimate the family, they used to fully support the prince, but the prince was killed by King Qin, and their previous investment was all in vain, plus the eldest grandson Wuji forcibly requisitioned their food, although these grains are not worth mentioning in the eyes of the family, but they make them feel threatened, so it is not surprising that they use this kind of revenge." Yang Nong smiled again and said, for the methods of the family, he, an old man who was also a member of the family, naturally had more right to speak.

"But even if they kill King Qin, what benefit can they get, do they still want to support another prince?" Li Xiu was still a little puzzled when he heard this, if it was just for revenge, it didn't seem necessary for the family to use such drastic means?

"Li Xijiu, you still know too little about the family, there was a great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the heroes rose together, but you see behind those heroes, which one does not have the support of the family? And I can also tell you frankly, in order to protect themselves, the family generally has a large number of private soldiers, although after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, these private soldiers were nominally disbanded, but in fact they are still the tenants of the family, servants, etc., that is to say, the family still has a lot of private soldiers, if the King of Qin dies, the Tang Dynasty is in chaos again, these families are likely to take advantage of the chaos, maybe a certain family today, in the future, will be like the current royal Li family, enter the Taiji Palace, establish a new dynasty! ”

When he said this, he saw Yang Nong pause for a moment and then said: "Of course, the possibility above is relatively small, although the family has force, it may not dare to really rebel, so in my opinion, if it is really the family who did it this time, then their purpose may not really want to kill King Qin, but to give King Qin a warning!" ”

"A warning?" After listening to Yang Nong's analysis, Li Xiu couldn't help but whisper to himself at the moment, and his face also showed a little shocked, originally in his mind, even if the family is powerful, there should still be a certain awe of the imperial power, but from Yang Nong's words, it is revealed that the family has put itself in an equal position with the royal family, even more than the imperial power, if this is true, then it is no wonder that Li Shimin and Wu Zetian in history have to deal with the family.

"Do these families really think that they can fight against the imperial power?" After a long while, Li Xiu suddenly raised his head and asked, if it was really Li Shimin who was assassinated by the family, with his understanding of Li Shimin, he would definitely retaliate against the family next, and then maybe there would be another bloody storm.

"Hehe, the relationship between the family and the imperial power is not only described by the word confrontation, they are both cooperative and confrontational, and you should have heard the phrase 'thousand-year-old family', in the eyes of the family, no matter how the imperial power changes, the family will always exist, which also makes them in awe of the imperial power and contempt at the same time, especially now that this kind of country has just been established, the imperial power is still unstable, the family does not have much awe of the imperial power!" Yang Nong smiled again and explained, as a declining family, their Yang family simply knew the mentality of the family.

"I see, but this mentality of the family can already be called arrogant, and sooner or later they will suffer because of this mentality!" Li Xiu nodded first, and then said with great certainty, maybe Li Shimin is not capable of what to do with the family now, but when he stabilizes the power in his hands, these families will definitely be included in the list of his attacks, and it will only be these families who will suffer at that time.

"Maybe, but if King Qin really wants to deal with the family, I'm afraid it won't be easy!" Yang Nong also sighed with emotion at this time, governing the country is never an easy task, and Yang Guang was because he believed too much in the imperial power in his hands, which led to the end of his death and the destruction of the country.

At the same time, on an official road in the far north, a group of cavalry rushed in the direction of Chang'an, a carriage was sandwiched in the middle of the team, closely protected by the surrounding knights, and no one was allowed to approach, and in the carriage, Li Shimin was half lying there with a pale face, his naked chest was wrapped in thick gauze, and a faint trace of blood oozed from it.

In fact, Li Shimin's injury was far more serious than the rumored news, just in order not to affect the stability of Datang, so he deliberately spread the news that he was only injured in the arm, but the fact was that he was shot with an arrow in the chest, and there was poison on the arrow, and finally a large piece of flesh from the wound was dug up, and the doctor in the army also learned Li Xiu's treatment of external injuries, which saved his life.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard a knock on the car door outside, which also made Li Shimin open his eyes immediately, and then only heard a calm voice report: "Your Highness, the matter has been found out!" (To be continued.) )