If it was the past, it was late at night, but today it was the Lantern Festival, not only was there no curfew, but even the four gates of Chang'an City were not closed, the city was still lively at this moment, and from time to time you could see the drunken men wandering around along the street, the business of the song gallery wine shop was thriving at the moment, and Chang'an was full of jubilation in the festival, singing and laughing constantly, but all this had nothing to do with Li Zhen, Li Zhen, who was dressed in civilian clothes, led several guards to ride the horse, his face was full of murderous intentions, without him, The storm is coming.

The brothers sent assassins to pretend to be the people of the eldest grandson family was not at all unexpected by Li Zhen, in fact, it would be strange if they didn't do it, but Li Zhen didn't care, without him, how many people the brothers had in their hands Li Zhen already knew in his heart, after the battle tonight, presumably the brothers should recruit troops on a large scale again, and when the time comes, it will be a quick thing for Li Zhen to mix some people into it, the only thing that makes Li Zhen uneasy is the team that doesn't know where to come, fierce and fierce, "Eagle Group" Half of the lost manpower is the masterpiece of this series of people, and Li Zhen can't rest assured if he doesn't know the origin of this group of people, but it's a pity that he couldn't come up with a reason for thinking all the way - the dragon and the crouching tiger in Chang'an City, calm on the surface, but in fact the dark tide is surging, this Li Zhen has already understood, and also arranged the "Rising Sun" as much as possible to monitor the major families, unfortunately there are too many big families, and the manpower of the "Rising Sun" alone can't be taken care of, and it can only focus on monitoring those big households, obviously, This mysterious team of people and horses is by no means from those big families, who sent it and what purpose it is, which makes Li Zhen very sad.

Well? What's going on? Li Zhen just arrived outside his palace, only to turn the wall in front of the house, before he got off the horse, he found a large sedan chair stopped in front of the summer gate, and the side was full of people holding lanterns, generals and the like, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, secretly speculating in his heart who was still from a house at such a time to visit, was thinking, but saw the porter Liu Dade hurriedly running from the front of the house with a lantern in his hand, holding Li Zhen's horse and saying: "Your Royal Highness, His Royal Highness King Wu has been waiting in the ear room for a long time. ”

Third? This kid is coming? Ha,, it's a call for help! Li Zhen's eyes rolled and she guessed Li Ke's intention to come to see her at this time, smiled evilly, but didn't say anything, turned over and dismounted, instructed Liu Dade to take care of Xuelong Ma, and strode into the mansion by himself.

"Yo, third brother, you're here, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, alas, if you have something to do, even if you send someone to give an order, the younger brother will come to your house to visit, alas, and let you run in the middle of the night, the little brother is guilty." As soon as Li Zhen turned into the ear room, she immediately said with a sad face.

Don't look at Li Zhen's sincerity, but there is a mystery hidden in that sentence - you always have a fart, you don't have to hide it, we know that your kid came because of something, this is the first thing, the second meaning, that is, it's the middle of the night, you are running around in the middle of the night, and you are not like a weasel, and it must be no good to come to the door. Li Ke was originally a sober person, so he naturally understood Li Zhen's words, although he was choked uncomfortably, but the city was deep, and he didn't bring it to his face, he laughed, got up, and said with a smile: "The eighth brother is a busy man, how dare my brother send it casually, hehe, I had to come to the door by myself, what?" I came back so late, shouldn't I be reluctant to linger with Miss Yan'er, hahaha......"

Emissary? You are a dog, and you kid is also worthy of making Lao Tzu! Li Zhen naturally also heard the meaning of Li Ke's words, but the first was to insinuate that Li Zhen offended the eldest grandson family for love, and was really carried away by love, and secondly, that is, he Li Ke was qualified to send Li Zhen, and it could be regarded as a counterattack through Li Zhen's words.

"Hehe, Master Ziyun: I don't know what to eat, and I don't hear it: what is love, it makes life and death promise each other, and the younger brother is just acting according to the will of the saint, what's so strange, what do you say, third brother?" Li Zhenxie smiled and said.

"Oh, that's, that's, hehe, the eighth brother left early today, I didn't know that you won the first prize in today's poetry meeting, the name of this poetry is on the head of the eighth brother, congratulations, it is really the pride of my heavenly family, no, my brother hurried to the door to congratulate." Li Ke had something to worry about at this time, and he really didn't want to go on with Li Zhen anymore, so he hurriedly changed the topic.

Cut, damn, this excuse is too bad, damn, who can you fool with your kid's intentions, yes, let's tease you to have fun, see what price your kid can afford. Li Zhen's heart was racing, but her face was still full of smiles, she stretched out her hand, made a gesture of please, and said with a smile: "The third brother is too famous, the younger brother is really nothing, hehe, go, sit in the house, third brother, please inside." ”

"Eighth brother, please." What Li Ke wanted to hear most at this time was this sentence, and when he saw Li Zhen say please, he naturally stopped being polite, and waved his hand with a smile.

The two brothers walked side by side, talking and laughing into the hall, and their own subordinates served freshly brewed fragrant tea, each holding a tea bowl, and groaned a little, Li Zhen, as the master, spoke first: "Third brother, you can come today, the little brother is full of brilliance, hehe, the little brother is actually not very good at poetry, the left and right are just blind, in fact, it can't be taken seriously, but the third brother laughs." Li Zhen said with a smile, but never asked Li Ke's intention, as if Li Ke came to visit in the middle of the night and really came for He Shikui.

"The eighth brother's poem is really well written, well, the poem "Will Enter the Wine", my brother especially likes it, ha, five-flowered horses, daughter-in-gold, Hu'er will exchange for fine wine, and sell eternal sorrow with you. Good, good poetry, a lot of pride, it's fascinating to watch, good poetry! Although Li Ke was anxious, it was not good to pour out everything as soon as he came up, so he wrote a poem and said with a smile.

Hehe, put a spell on us, damn it, arrogant? Fart, Lao Tzu won't share the eternal sorrow with you, you kid should be worried by yourself. As soon as Li Zhen heard Li Ke talk about this song "Will Enter the Wine", she knew that Li Ke was going to provoke the topic, and she didn't plan to continue like this, so she turned away with a smile: "The third brother is a fallacious award, hehe, the poet, the path is also, it is not the way to govern the world, the younger brother is not a talent for governing the world, that is, just play some carving insect skills, haha, it can't be true, it can't be true, or the third brother has the ability, that "Moral Theory", but it makes the little brother breathtaking, hehe, don't hide it from the third brother, the little brother can memorize it smoothly." The saint rules the world with virtue, and the story has ......"

Li Zhen memorized the full text of the "Moral Theory" made by Li Ke in the past, and while memorizing it, he didn't forget to comment on what was good, he was happy to memorize it, but he choked Li Ke enough, after all, Li Ke is going to come again, how can he have the time to talk to Li Zhen about it, besides, Li Zhen's ability to never forget Li Ke has long known it, how could he really think that Li Zhen had spent a lot of effort to study this article, but it was not good to interrupt Li Zhen's words, and he was immediately a little anxious, The smile on his face couldn't help but stiffen, and finally waited until Li Zhen finished reciting the text, Li Ke was sweating on his forehead, and hurriedly said: "Eighth brother smiled, my brother's text is really average, oh, today the prince's brother said that the arsenal case has been solved, but the eighth brother is present?" ”

Ha, can't hold it back so soon? Hey, interesting! Li Zhen saw that Li Ke was anxious to pick up the topic, and his heart was suddenly funny, but Li Zhen was not in a hurry, at least before he figured out Li Ke's hole cards, Li Zhen would not go to talk to Li Ke about these things, as soon as he heard Li Ke say this, Li Zhen immediately responded with a smile: "That's right, hehe, the prince's brother is angry this time, ha, don't talk about him, let's continue to talk about the text, the third brother's "Moral Theory" is good, but the younger brother thinks that the third brother's "Legal Debate" is better, and the younger brother also memorizes the whole text, and listens to the younger brother's recitation, The reason why law is the ...... of law"

Yes, seeing that Li Zhen was about to carry it on his back again, Li Ke was really angry, and he could no longer hold the shelf, so he hurriedly interrupted: "Eighth brother, my brother also wanted to have a good life with the eighth brother today, but now the arsenal case is very strange, and the elder brother thinks that he is afraid that it is not so simple, so he asked the eighth brother to discuss the first and second, what does the eighth brother think?" ”

What do you think? Look a fart! What's the matter with Lao Tzu, you are in a hurry, I want us to help you, hey, take out something, if the capital is enough, it is almost the same, otherwise you should go cool! Li Zhen was not in a hurry at all, and smiled and said: "The prince's brother is wise, he is a model for my brothers, and the younger brother has always admired him, could it be that the third brother thinks there is something wrong with the prince's brother?" ”

Li Ke saw that Li Zhen never mentioned the arsenal case, but went to talk nonsense such as the prince Yingming, obviously pretending to be confused, and was immediately angry enough, but he also knew that Li Zhen's ability to push the trust was the best among the brothers, the old man had no way to take Li Zhen, and knew that if he didn't show his hole cards, he was afraid that Li Zhen would really be able to push three, four, or five, and give you a pretend to be stupid to the end, so he had no choice but to suppress the resentment in his heart, and said with a smile: "Eighth brother, the prince's brother is wise, you and my brothers are admired very much, but, The people who do things are not necessarily reliable, eighth brother, do you know that now that the matter has reached the father's place, some people are going to attack their own brothers! ”

Cut, what's so strange about this, isn't it you the one the boss has to deal with? Li Zhen smiled secretly in her heart, but her face was full of surprise and said, "Won't it?" How could such a thing be? ”

Li Ke nodded with a sad face and said, "Eighth brother, you are still hiding it in the dark, alas, my brother has obtained reliable news, and someone has done a black hand to the sixth brother!" ”

What? Is it the sixth oldest? Well? What's going on? Li Zhen was busy protecting his sweetheart in front of his head, and then mobilized the manpower of the "Rising Sun" to strengthen the guard, and never cared about the movement of the arsenal, but he really didn't know how far things had progressed, at this time, when he heard that the boss was just shooting at the sixth, he was really a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he understood the key to the matter - the sixth, fifth, and third are all one, the sixth has an accident, the other two can't escape, and the sixth of the three brothers is relatively poor, It is a brainless carry, it is much easier to deal with, besides, at this time, the sixth is recruiting troops, and the number of private soldiers has long exceeded the prince's rule of 1,200 personal soldiers, which is obviously a pigtail that has been pulled by someone, plus the arsenal case is a trouble, the sixth will undoubtedly fall, the sixth will fall, and the fifth step will only be a matter of time, and the remaining third child, even if it does not fall, it is useless!

Damn, good strategy, good scheming, hey, I'm afraid that the boss can't play such a trick, I'm afraid that there will be another master here, and the third guy will fall down, it's about Lao Tzu's, damn, as long as you can knock something out of the third child's hands, there is nothing wrong with keeping the third person alone. Li Zhen's mind moved quickly, and he had already discussed this matter privately with the two major strategists, so he had already made up his mind, although he looked suspicious on his face, he was very determined in his heart, and he just looked at Li Ke silently, but he never asked a question.

"Eighth brother, you must know the reason that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, if you can harm the sixth brother today, it may be your brother's turn in the future, you must not be unprepared, my brother is not talented, but I am never willing to be killed, I hope that the eighth brother can help my brother!" Seeing that Li Zhen hadn't spoken for a long time, Li Ke mistakenly thought that Li Zhen was afraid, so he hurriedly agitated.

That's for yourself, and you have a fart relationship with us! Li Zhen didn't want to say anything about it, so she muttered for a while and said, "Third brother, what's going on?" Please make it clear. ”

As soon as Li Ke heard this, he thought that Li Zhen was moved, and hurriedly said: "Eighth brother, not long after the end of today's poetry meeting, my father and emperor returned to the palace, Li Chenxing, the servant of the Criminal Department, entered the palace, saying that he had seized the letters exchanged between the bandits and the sixth brother in the village, and said that all of them were secret letters, which was simply a blatant planting, the sixth brother and the eighth brother should know, it is true that he has a bad temperament, but there is no such thing as handing over the bandits, and naturally there is no way to steal the arsenal. Eighth brother, what do you say? ”

"Third brother, I'm afraid that the letter of the sixth brother will not be true? Can you tell the truth from the fake? Li Zhen asked unhurriedly.

Li Ke smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "Alas, eighth brother, you and I have been brothers for many years, and the big guys are also passable on weekdays, and some correspondence is also commonplace, and who doesn't know whose handwriting is between each other, if you really want to simulate, except for your eighth brother's good handwriting, no one else can imitate it, what is the difficulty of making a fake of other brothers' words?" ”

Well, that's what I'm saying, but well, I'm just afraid that it's a little strange here, after all, no matter how real the simulation is, it won't be true, and it's impossible to deceive the old man, hey, are those letters true, shouldn't the sixth kid really have someone lurking in the mill, or the letter from the sixth and some of his subordinates in the city asked someone to take it away, and then placed it in the milling site, ha, ten ** should be like this, or the third child will not be in a hurry to become this virtue! Li Zhen frowned and thought about it, and vaguely guessed the truth, but he didn't break it, shrugged his shoulders and said: "The third brother and little brother are trustworthy, ah, it's just, oh, that, well, that, haha, the little brother heard that Xingzhou, Chuzhou, and Tangzhou are all good places, haha, I heard that the mountains and rivers are good, not bad, not bad!" ”

Hearing that Li Zhen suddenly changed the topic, Li Ke was stunned at first, but quickly reacted, Li Zhen is opening conditions - these three states are all small states, that is, states with less than 20,000 households, all of which are concentrated in Shannan Province (now Hunan and Hubei), and the history of the state assassins is all Li Ke's people without exception. It can be seen that Li Zhen wants to, but he can't help but feel a little indignant in his heart, without him, no one can be happy if he is robbed by others, right? But in the face of the impending catastrophe, Li Ke had no other choice, so he could only smile and said: "Since the eighth brother said that it is good, then send someone to take care of it, and there may be a chance to take a look in the future, my brother can help talk about it, there is no problem at the end of the official department, hehe, I don't know if the eighth brother has a suitable candidate, or the third brother will help you recommend one or two?" ”

Hey, you kid help me recommend? Damn, that old man is still playing with! Li Zhen wants these three states that are not in the climate naturally have his intentions, as for the candidates for the office, Li Zhen is not lacking in his hands, not to mention that there are many people in the Yan family and the Pei family who are now qualified to be officials, that is, the group of orphans that Li Zhen cultivated privately are now ready to participate in the imperial examination, how can there be a shortage of manpower, at this time, seeing that Li Ke should accept it, he was very proud in his heart, and he did not say anything about his own intentions, and said with a smile: "So thank you to the third brother, haha, the younger brother will be the east another day, and the third brother will definitely be happy." ”

"Okay, then it's settled, but, oh, the matter of the sixth brother ......" Li Ke naturally didn't give a gift for nothing, and seeing that Li Zhen was happy, he immediately introduced the topic.

"Third brother, the younger brother can trust you, as for the sixth brother, well, it depends on what the father says, the younger brother doesn't know what happened in this matter, how will everything be decided when the court discusses?" Li Zhen said with a grin. The meaning of that sentence is that Li Zhen is only willing to guarantee that Li Ke is fine, as for the life and death of the sixth child, he will not care, Li Ke understands this, but he paid the price but did not get the desired result, how Li Ke is willing to do it, what to say, but he found that this matter is really impossible to spread out, and he can't move out all the accurate information about how he should get from the palace, seeing that Li Zhen doesn't want to care about the life and death of the sixth child at all, he hates it so much, but he has no choice but to laugh and say: "Okay, Then the time for the discussion will be set again, and it will be too early, so my brother will leave first. As soon as the words fell, he got up, smiled and arched his hand to Li Zhen, and planned to leave.

"The third brother will go slowly, and the younger brother will send you out." Li Zhen also got up with a smile, accompanied Li Ke out of the gate of the palace, and watched Li Ke's sedan chair go away, then turned around and went into the backyard to discuss with the two major strategists......

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