As the saying goes: "Outside the Golden Horse Gate, all the sages are gathered, and the copper camel is a young man." ”

Tongtuo Street extends from the upper west gate to the south gate of Luoyang City - Xuanyang Gate, which is the location of the north-south axis of Luoyang City at that time. At each end of the alley, there is a beautifully cast bronze camel, with its head held high, as if examining the vicissitudes of the world. It is bordered by Luoshui in the south, the Xihe River in the west, the peach and plum lanes, the weeping willows are in rows, the red bricks and blue tiles are contrasting with each other. Whenever the twilight is boundless, the smoke curls from the cooking of every house, like mist and rain, and the sunset is raised one after another.

Tongtuo Street is a main and two auxiliary 3 parallel roads, a total width of about 40 meters, north of the palace, south of the city, symmetrical arrangement on both sides of the government office and temples, etc., is the most prosperous avenue in Luoyang, every inch of land is gold, and there is no street can compare with its brilliance.

Tongtuo Street is the soul of Luoyang, which records the joyful songs of Luoyang at its most glorious time and the sorrow at its bleakest time. And the pair of huge bronze camels stood at the end of the street, silently staring south.

He Jin's General's Mansion is one of the mansions on Tongtuo Street. The people living on this copper camel street are all royal relatives and clan members. And on the two auxiliary roads, they are all wealthy families like Yuan Kui, who are in high positions.

In the main hall of thousands of square meters, He Jin sat high in the south, with disdain in his eyes, and said impatiently: "You are Tian Feng, what does your father-in-law say?" ”

If it weren't for Li Yi's status at this time, if it weren't for the introduction of the upstart Zongzheng Liu Yu, Tian Feng would never have been able to enter the General's Mansion.

"The general doesn't know, my lord came to admire the general, just because there is no time to clone the battle ahead. Today, I heard that the general was happy to add a noble son, and sent Tian Feng to congratulate him. ”

Tian Feng's back was piled up with more than ten boxes of congratulatory gifts, he turned around and opened a box, and the room was bright for a while.

Although Li Yi said that he would not give a penny to those important ministers, it was because those people were already on the opposite side of him, and Li Yi naturally would not bow his head to these people who showed hostility to him.

Anyway, everyone will tear their face in the end, so why should they send money to them?

But for some allies who can be won, Li Yi is not stingy with money. For example, this lowly general. And the money-hungry son in the palace.

Li Yi, who owns the Li Family Chamber of Commerce, is actually not short of money. In the past six months, with Li Yi's monstrous feats on the battlefield in Hebei one after another, the business of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce has also quickly opened up, and it has developed to the Sili and Yuyan Qingxu regions, and even the Jingyang area in the south can see the traces of the caravan belonging to the Li Family Chamber of Commerce. Whether it is the snow salt of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce or the spirits, they are definitely sought-after goods and luxury goods in this era. This makes the Li Family Chamber of Commerce now earn money every day, and after half a year, I don't know how much wealth it has accumulated.

The reason why Li Yi was blocked by several important ministers of the DPRK and China was not only because he made great achievements in the Hebei battlefield and his general promotion path posed a major threat to these important ministers of the DPRK and China, but also because the business of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce was prosperous and damaged the business of these big families.

These clans of the Eastern Han Dynasty looked down on the merchants on the surface, but in fact they all supported some merchants' families behind their backs. This is the main source of money that these large families need. Now that the Li Family Chamber of Commerce has almost monopolized the two major markets of high-end salt and wine, it will definitely cause the interests of these families to be damaged, and it is normal for them to fight back.

Li Yi ostensibly let Tian Feng enter Beijing empty-handed, but in fact, he had secretly ordered the people of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce in Luoyang, the capital division, to prepare a generous gift for Tian Feng. Make a dotted relationship.

The two objects that Li Yi mainly wants to win are very easy to handle, whether it is the general He Jin or the Son of Heaven, the favorite is shiny gold. And now Li Yi has not much else in his hands. The only thing that is not lacking is gold.

The guards on the left and right couldn't help but gasp when they saw it, a whole box of gold, and more than ten boxes. That's a lot of money!

He Jin was slightly moved, but thinking of the recent attitude of several important ministers in the DPRK and China towards Li Yi, and thinking of the reality that he was in opposition to the eunuchs and was trying to win the support of the important ministers in the DPRK, He Jin sat down again with his raised buttocks, and said very reluctantly: "You ...... You went back and told Li Yi that he should fight bravely to kill the enemy and quell the rebellion for the imperial court, and these customs rites would be waived. ”

Although Tian Feng has a straightforward personality, he is not a stupid person, and his ability to observe words and emotions is very strong, remembering the instructions of the lord when he came, he took the opportunity to say: "General, my lord has a word, let a certain must say it to the general." ”

He Jin was stunned for a moment and said, "Oh? What does Li Yi say? ”

Tian Feng bowed down and said: "My lord has a saying, if there is something to Shi Hou in the future, my lord will definitely do his best to assist the general to succeed." ”

He Jin was stunned when he heard this, Shi Hou? Isn't it my nephew! What's the matter?

The Shi Hou that Tian Feng said was the prince Liu Bian. Before Liu Bi was born, Emperor Ling's sons had all died, so Huang Zibi was not raised in the palace after he was born, but in the home of the Taoist Shi Ziyi, and he didn't dare to call his Liu Bi by his real name, calling him "Shi Hou". Because Shi Daoren has Taoist skills, He wants to protect the prince with his Taoist skills.

He Jin can be this general, although it is mainly due to the nepotism of his queen sister, but after all, he is also capable. As soon as Qin Feng reminded him of this, he immediately thought of something. That is, the Son of Heaven does not like Liu Wei, but likes Liu Xie, the prince born to Wang Meiren. When the ministers asked Emperor Ling to make the crown prince, the Son of Heaven thought that Liu Wei was frivolous, did not have the prestige of the emperor, and was not suitable to be the emperor, and wanted to make the prince Liu Xie the crown prince, but because Empress He was favored in the palace, and He Jin was a general and held a high position in the court, the matter of establishing the prince was delayed for a long time.

This matter is not too secret in the DPRK, and it is not surprising that Li Yi knows about it. And now what Li Yi asked Tian Feng to say has already shown Li Yi's attitude.

The Son of Heaven has been delayed in appointing the prince as the crown prince, which has always been the heart disease of He Jin and Queen He. He Jin's own family knows the situation of his family, and their He family was just an ordinary family in Nanyang before Queen He was noble, and they were in charge of the profession of butchers in the times. For this reason, don't look at him as a general now, one person is above 10,000 people, but many important ministers from wealthy families in the court secretly look down on him.

Now seeing the two princes growing up day by day, the dispute between the princes is becoming more and more intense. And Li Yi, as a famous general of the army, can be said to be the strongest person in the military, and he is deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven. With his support, he will definitely add a big reinforcement to the prince's bid for the crown prince.

The thought in his heart turned sharply, He Jin quickly made a decision, he nodded to Tian Feng, and said, "Mr. Tian, you go back first." Tell the cavalry general to be loyal to his duties and loyal to the court. ”

"Yes!" Tian Fenglai is a gift, as long as he accepts the gift, the relationship will naturally be in place, he saw that He Jin did not say anything about the return of the gift, and hurriedly bowed and retired.

As soon as Tian Feng left, when He Jin was pondering what Li Yi said, a person walked out of the screen behind him. When He Jin saw it, he hurriedly said, "Kong Zhang, what do you think of Li Yi?" ”

This person is none other than Chen Lin, who frightened Cao Cao with a piece of paper, Chen Lin, a famous literary scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an", and now He Jin's main book, his political views are quite clever.

Chen Lin pondered for a while, and then said: "Although Li Yi was born in a famous family, the Li family declined because of the party ban, and lived in northern Xinjiang for more than ten years. Therefore, Li Yi can be said to have started from the end of the world, but this person is quite talented, and he values love and righteousness. ”

He Jin asked again: "Li Yi's actions are intended to show favor to me, what he said about Shi Hou is quite strange, what do you think?" ”

Chen Lin pondered for a while and said: "General, the Yellow Gate has been serving for a long time, and after they killed the Empress Dowager Dou and her family, they welcomed the Empress Dowager Dong into the palace and committed adultery with her. However, since the death of his mother Wang Meiren, the prince association has been raised by the Empress Dowager Dong, and the Empress Dowager Dong regards it as her own. If one day in the future...... If Empress Dowager Dong and the eunuchs work together to assist the Prince Association, then what Li Yi said will come true nine times out of ten......"

He Jin was shocked when he heard this, his sister was the queen of the dynasty, gave birth to the prince, and regarded him as a foreigner, so he was a noble relative. And the Prince's Association, depending on the Dong family as a foreign family, the Empress Dowager Dong and the Dong family for the sake of power, it is inevitable to assist the Prince's Association in the future.

The fight for the throne has its own strange schemes, and no one will back down, even if there is only a slight chance, they will fight to the end.

He Jin hadn't thought of this before, but at this time, because of the words brought by Li Yi, he began to face up to this matter. He made up his mind that he must expand his power, kill the eunuchs, and assist his nephew in the future. Then he said: "I should consider this matter in the long run, and I must not let the Dong family have a chance." Kong Zhang, what do you think of this Li Yi? ”

Chen Lin said: "The general controls the military power of the country, and he should take charge of the imperial authority and rectify the dynasty." However, if it is necessary to destroy the eunuchs first, then you should recruit wise and resourceful people for your own use. This Li Yi has the name of benevolence and righteousness in the world, and he is also from a famous family, and his ancestor Yingchuan Yuanli is highly respected, although today he is jealous of some small people and secretly calculates. But in a certain opinion, with Li Yi's ability, he will definitely survive this catastrophe smoothly. The icing on the cake is not as good as charcoal in the snow, and the general must not turn it away because of small profits. ”

He Jin nodded from his words and said: "Tomorrow's court meeting, since this Li Yi has this heart, I should have another plan......"

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Just when He Jin was discussing with Chen Lin, Zhang Rang's mansion also welcomed a guest. This person is none other than Zhang Yi, the commander of Quanzhou County.

This Zhang Yi is Zhang Rang's servant, Zhang Rang is destined to be doomed because of his identity, so he likes Zhang Yi's quite clever servant very much, and operated it to the position of Quanzhou County Commander four years ago.

According to Zhang Rang's plan, Zhang Yi will go to gangster qualifications, and then get him a good position. didn't expect Zhang Yi to go to Quanzhou and fall into the wolf's den, and was controlled by Li Yi. In the past few years, he has been repeatedly forced by Li Yi to refuse the promotion opportunity that Zhang Rang gave him.

Now that Li Yi is full-fledged, he feels that the use value of this Zhang Yi has been almost squeezed, and this time he was calculated by several important ministers in the court, so he decided to use this Zhang Yi to help him for the last time, and then let Zhang Yi go free.

Zhang Yi has been taught enough by Li Yi in Quanzhou over the years, and he hates and fears him, and now that he has Li Yi's promise, he naturally agrees without a mouth, and then immediately enters Beijing to help Li Yi get through the relationship between Zhang Rang's side.

Zhang Rang received a lot of benefits from Li Yi from Zhang Yi, and this time Li Yi also performed for Zhang Yi, his most valued nephew, in the recital to the Son of Heaven, he was very happy and decided to help Li Yi speak in the court. (To be continued.) )