Chang'an, General Wei's Mansion.

In the main hall, the atmosphere is solemn.

The great Sima Li Dao sat on the main seat, and there were four people sitting on both sides of the hall, in order of Dian Wufang and Li Ru on the left, and Li Xuan and Tie Tuo on the right.

"Yuan Zhong, what are you discussing today, actually inviting all the flawless to Chang'an?" After a little greeting, Li Wei asked casually with a smile on his face.

Li Xuan's face sank like water, faintly revealing a little sorrow, and there were still bloodshots in his eyes that had not slept all night. At this moment, he lowered his head, as if he was thinking about a major event that was difficult to choose, and he seemed to be in a daze, looking like he was preoccupied and unwilling.

"Yuan Zhong, Yuan Zhong, what are you thinking?" Seeing that Li Xuan actually ignored his question, the smile on Li Xuan's face instantly froze, and a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

After a moment, he smiled again, his eyes slid over Li Ru and Dian Wuflawless, and asked suspiciously: "What's wrong with you today, why are you so upset as soon as you sit down to discuss the matter, is something wrong?" ”

Hearing a little displeasure in Li Dao's voice, Dian Wufang raised his head suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle really doesn't know anything? ”

"Ugh! Flawless, why do you say this, I don't know anything? Li Wei was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Dian Wufang suspiciously, but saw that her eyes were full of tears, and she looked sad and wanted to cry without tears.

Suddenly, Li Wei's expression changed greatly, his suspicion suddenly rose, and he faintly felt that something big must have happened, otherwise Dian Wufang would not have appeared here, let alone be so sad. But he couldn't think of what had happened in Xiliang recently, and it seemed that there was nothing special.

Just as Li Wei was secretly speculating, Li Xuan took a deep breath and calmed down. He said in a deep voice: "Great Sima, yesterday evening, the General's Mansion received a message from General Li Zhi Feiying that something happened to the lord!" ”

"Ahh What do you say, something happened to Wenchang? Li Wei was shocked when he heard this, got up suddenly, walked quickly to Li Xuan under the hall, and asked urgently.

"Da Sima heard it right, the lord is indeed in trouble!" Li Xuan nodded with a sad expression and said slowly: "Li Zhi said in the letter that the lord went south to Jingyang Erzhou this time. As soon as he walked out of Si Li, he was discovered by the two brothers Xiahoudun and Xiahou Yuan under the tent of Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and followed them until the night of the thunderstorm four days ago, when the Xiahou brothers led more than 300 dead soldiers of the family to assassinate the lord. The two sides fought for most of the night, and then Huan Fei hit Xiahou Yuan hard. Li Zhi defeated Xiahou and killed most of the Xiahou family's dead. However、、、 just as the lord crossed the bridge to chase and kill Xiahoudun. But he mistakenly fell into the trap that the Xiahou brothers had already set. The gangsters cut the rope and destroyed the bridge, and the thief Xiahoudun did not hesitate to hold the lord alive and fell into the huge torrent、、、、、、"

"Ah———h Immediately, the expression on his face changed dramatically, and the look of horror gradually faded, and then he showed a gloomy color of grief. After a moment, there was a subtle look of relief in his eyes. He then paced back and forth in the hall, looking restless and grief-stricken. In fact, the corner of his eye was paying attention to the changes in the expressions of Li Xuan, Li Ru and Dian Wufang.

After pacing for a long time, Li Wei slowly walked back to the main seat and sat down, his expression was extremely sad, his cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were full of bloodshots. Then he gritted his teeth and said sharply: "Yanzhou Cao Cao dares to kill Wenchang, I must let him pay for his blood debts, punish him all over the house, and crush the Xiahou family to ashes!" ”

"What my uncle said is exactly what my nephew and daughter-in-law want!" Dian Wuflaw said in response.

Then, just as she was about to say the decision she had discussed with Li Xin and others, she saw Li Xuan's left hand on the case swinging slightly, signaling her not to say much.

Suddenly, Dian Wufang became vigilant, looked at Li Xuan suspiciously, and then raised his eyes to look at Li Wei on the main seat, and said nothing.

At this time, Li Xuan said with a solemn expression: "In the battle on a rainy night, the two Xiahou brothers were killed and seriously injured, and more than 300 family dead soldiers were killed and wounded. In addition, Li Zhixin also mentioned an incident that after the lord fell into the water, he also threw the Jinqi war knife, a portable weapon, to the shore. ”

"What does Yuan Zhong mean by this?" Li Wei asked in a puzzled voice.

Li Xuan responded: "Da Sima is a little restless. Mrs. Flawless, there is something unknown to her subordinates, and she wants to ask Mrs. for advice. ”

"Yuan Zhong is okay, I must know everything." Dian Wufang nodded lightly and said.

"Thank you, Madame Immaculate." Li Xuan bowed his hand and said, "Madame has been with the lord all the year round, I don't know how the lord is watery?" ”

"Huh?" Dian Wufang was shocked when he heard this, and then said with a happy face: "If Yuan Zhong hadn't mentioned this matter, I would have almost forgotten that my husband has excellent water nature!" Last summer, when his husband was inspecting the Wei River floods, he happened to encounter a farmer's house swept away by the floodwater, and he immediately jumped into the water to rescue the three people, and then the flood swept away several miles away, and finally rescued the farmer ashore. ”

"Well, that's fine!" Li Xuan's face slowly nodded heavily, and said: "Judging from the situation revealed in Li Zhixin, the Bufu where the lord and his party stayed that night was on the bank of the river. And although this river is big, it is not a big river, it is still a river after all. Although there was a thunderstorm that night, the river swelled, and the flood broke out, but it was not impossible for the lord to survive after falling into the water. In my opinion, whether the lord has encountered an accident or not, it is still five or five, and it is not appropriate to draw conclusions too early. ”

"Yes, Yuan Zhong is right." Li Ru continued: "At present, the life and death of the lord are unknown, and we must not speculate, let alone act rashly. Three days ago, I have sent an additional 3,000 fine workers to infiltrate Yangzhou to inquire about the whereabouts of the lord, and I believe that there will be news of the lord soon. ”

Li Ru's voice fell, and Li Xuan immediately spoke: "In the early hours of this morning, Jin Yiwei's 15,000 iron cavalry has arrived at Tongguan, and in two days, they will arrive at Xu Rong's camp, and Chen Bing will be on the border of Nanyang. Once the news comes back, if the lord is safe and sound, if the lord encounters an accident, the Anyi battalion and Xu Rong's battalion 80,000 soldiers and horses, plus Jin Yiwei Tiecai and Gao Shun's troops fell into the camp, about 100,000 troops with Teng Xiao as the main general, Xu Rong as the deputy general, Jia Xu as the left army division, Guo Jia as the right army division, and waved troops to attack Yanzhou. In addition, the Longxiang battalion and the Flying Bear heavy armored iron cavalry were requisitioned to the Sili front line for reinforcements, so that our army had about 100,000 iron cavalry, 50,000 infantry troops, and a total of 150,000 troops swept through Yanzhou, vowing to destroy Cao Cao! ”

"It's good 、、、." Seeing that Li Xuan and Li Ru sang and harmonized, and the plan to send troops was determined in a few words, Li Dao's cheeks suddenly turned red with anger. Breathing heavily, I had to bite the bullet and echo it.

At this moment, Li Dao can be regarded as completely understood. The reason why Li Xuan and Li Ru invited themselves to General Wei's Mansion today was not to let themselves have an idea, but to inform themselves of the plan they had already discussed, and that's it. In fact, the power of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Xiliang army is in their hands, and their nominal supreme commander of Xiliang is actually just an ornament. If the nephew Li Li is here, these people are respectful and courteous to themselves, and now Li Li is more auspicious. They will be able to take advantage of the situation to grasp the military power of Xiliang.

At this moment, Li Dao was very breathless in his heart, feeling that he was very cowardly. At the same time, he also deeply realized that his nephew Li Li was really impeccable to him before, and he was respectful and courteous everywhere. I will never embarrass myself, let alone suffer such a cold reception as I do today. Now there is no Li Li to support him. He suddenly found that he had almost no say in the Xiliang Army. There is not even the right to mobilize a single soldier.

And the reason why Li Xuan and Li Ru dared to act like this was because once Li Li encountered an accident, then his six children would be the lord of Xiliang, and the most likely person to ascend the throne was Li Xuan's nephew, the son of Li Xin, Li Li's main family. As long as they can get the support of Major General Li Xian, Dunhuang Garrison Fan Yong, and Long Xiang Battalion Commander Ma Chao, the situation in Xiliang will not be chaotic. Because these three are Li Li's sworn brothers and in-laws. The commanders of the remaining battalions are Li Li's cronies, so they will naturally support Li Li's son to inherit the throne.

After quickly combing through the situation in the Xiliang army, Li Dao inexplicably felt a burst of fear, feeling as if he was being excluded by these people. You could lose your life at any time. If Li Li is really killed this time, then he Li Wei will be a stumbling block in front of these people, not only will he not be able to maintain his current position of power, but he will also be very likely to be killed by these people and get rid of himself in one fell swoop.

In an instant, Li Dao really realized his nephew Li Li's respect and filial piety to him. If Li Li was safe and sound, these people would dare to be so presumptuous in front of him!

As soon as he thought of this, Li Wei got up abruptly and said in a deep voice: "Since Yuan Zhong and Wen You have made up their minds, then I will entrust it to you." If Wenchang is safe and sound, then wait for Wenchang to come back. If Wenchang encounters an accident and is killed by Cao Cao's thieves, I, as Wenchang's uncle, will avenge him no matter what. Once I decide to go to war, I will try to raise food, grass and ordnance for the army, and as a last resort, I will start with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and if I collect all the money and food in their names, it will be enough to supply the army for half a year! ”

After speaking, Li Dao strode to the door, and said as he walked: "But if there is news from Wenchang, inform me immediately, and you can make your own decisions about everything else." I still have something to do, so I'll go first. ”

"Congratulations to Da Sima!" Li Xuan, Li Ru, Dian Wuflawless and Tie Tuo immediately stood up to send each other off and said in unison.

Seeing Li Dao leave, Dian Wufeng frowned slightly, and asked thoughtfully: "Yuan Zhong, Wen You, is the information you found out before wrong?" Although his uncle has a strong desire for power, he will not be unfavorable to Wenchang, let alone think of wrongdoing. Today, we treat my uncle like this, and when Wenchang returns safely, he will definitely be very angry, and he will probably blame you. Have you thought about any of this? ”

"Be prepared." Li Xuan said in a deep voice: "At an extraordinary time, you should do extraordinary things, and at this critical juncture, it is necessary to test Da Sima." If the lord is safe and sound, it is easy to say, if the lord is killed, then our actions today can be regarded as salutes before soldiers, so as not to plunge Xiliang into chaos again. What's more, some things have been left undecided after all, it is not a long-term solution, it is better to take this opportunity to solve them together, so as not to delay for a long time, the more troublesome it will be. ”

Li Ru nodded lightly and agreed: "I have the same idea as Yuan Zhong. Now that the West Liangxing is very good, it cannot repeat the mistakes of the Chang'an Rebellion in any case, and the situation is more important than a qiē. In the future, if the lord is to blame, I will bear it with Yuan Zhong! ”

"I hope Wenchang can turn the danger into a disaster this time, otherwise the current good situation will be difficult to continue, and sooner or later turmoil will break out again! You stay in Chang'an, I will immediately leave for Xu Rong's camp, so that I can cherish myself. Dian Wufang groaned worriedly. Then she stepped away, and in a moment disappeared from the sight of the three people in the hall.

Then, Li Xuan turned to Tie Tuo and admonished: "General Tie Tuo, the matter of the lord's distress this time must be spread throughout the city later, and the responsibility on your shoulders is heavy!" From now on, you must ensure that the situation in Chang'an is stable, but anyone who takes advantage of the chaos to make trouble, no matter who he is, will be killed! ”

"No, the last general will take the order!" Tie Tuo bowed his hand in response, and then he whispered with a worried face: "My subordinates have heard the lord say that Shangshu Ling knows astronomy and geography, and is especially good at astrological thaumaturgy. I don't know how the lord is doing now? ”

Li Xuan's eyes were deep and he said in a deep voice: "Since the lord went to the Central Plains to travel, the main star corresponding to the lord has been obscure, making it impossible to figure out. However, one thing is certain, that is, the main star that reflects with the lord has not yet fallen, which proves that the lord has not been killed at the moment. Therefore, what we are doing now is to prevent the unexpected, so as not to be caught off guard and thrown into chaos. As for the mobilization of heavy troops to garrison the division, that was something that the lord had ordered before, and now it was just the addition of the Jin Qiwei Iron Cavalry. ”

Then the three of them discussed for a long time, almost all aspects were involved, and they dispersed after the discussion was completed.

After Li Wei left General Wei's mansion, he did not take a carriage to the palace, but rode straight back to the mansion.

Seeing that Li Dao had left the court so early, the old housekeeper Li Tai hurriedly greeted him and said respectfully: "The master is back, and Lord Yang Qi has just come to visit his wife, and he is still talking to his wife in the side hall." ”

"My father-in-law is here, what is he doing here?" Li Dao casually threw the reins to the guards at the door and asked with a displeased expression.

The old butler's expression changed slightly, and he shook his head and said, "The old slave doesn't know the intention of the lord in the waiter, and he doesn't dare to come forward to inquire. However, the old man has been visiting the door a lot in recent years, and he didn't do it before. When the lord was not in charge of the court, the lord would not come in person for a year and a half, at most he would send someone to pass the word. ”

"Humph!" Li Dao snorted coldly with a gloomy face: "I, my father-in-law, pride myself on being from a family of scholars, and I look down on us ordinary people in my heart. Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, and now Wenchang and I are in power, Li Ru is also in the middle of the service, controlling internal affairs, and he, the old servant of the former dynasty, is actually an idle person. If it weren't for the fact that he was my father-in-law, Wenchang would have dismissed him from his post and let him go home to retire. Forget it, don't mention him, I don't want to see him, go straight to the study. ”

While speaking, Li Dao took the old housekeeper Li Tai directly through the front hall and into the study.

After Li Tai closed the door, Li Dao beckoned him to come closer, and ordered in a low voice: "Immediately send someone to invite the two generals Yang Ding and Hu Zhen to come to the mansion to discuss matters, act carefully, and not be discovered." In addition, I will send six powerful cronies to divide into three teams and send them to Guo Yan, the commander of the Qinglong Battalion, Duan Xuan, the deputy commander of the Huben Battalion, and Fan Yong, the commander of the Wuwei Battalion, with my handwritten letters, and they must be handed over to them personally. Lao Tai, have you remembered them all? ”

"No, the old slave must do it properly, please rest assured." The old housekeeper Li Tai bowed in response.

"Well, go ahead." Li Dao waved his hand to signal Li Tai to go out, then closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, and then sat down at the desk to write.

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