In the fifth year of Taihe, Ding Si in September, the beginning of Hai.

Chengdu Mansion, Jiande Fang.

The urgent orchestra is complicated, and the smoke is a long street. Li Deyu and Zhang Yi were both dressed in civilian clothes, and there were no guards around them, chatting and walking in Jiandefang after the silence and curfew.

How long they've been walking like this, neither of them can remember. Zhang Yijun only remembered that when he came out of the mansion gate, it was still hazy at night and the clouds were entangled. Now, due to the west wind of the autumn night, it has become a thick moonlit night.

Most of the administrative organs in Jiande Fang, among which the Shuai Mansion occupies half of the Fang, and the Yacheng Prison is located on the west side of the Shuai Mansion. There are also many shops and small shops in Houqu, but they have long been closed after the curfew, except for the shop lanterns in front of the porch, which are taken down at the hour to light the way for passers-by.

Last night, after taking a long bath, Zhang Yijun returned to the staff house on the east side of the inner hall of the Shuaifu, which had been absent for more than a year, and found that the interior furnishings were the same as before, and the dust was not clean, presumably because Li Deyu regularly sent people to clean carefully. Zhang Yijun wanted to thank Li Deyu in person, but remembered that more than 300 people were surrendering outside Yacheng, so he gave up. The fatigue of many days made him fall asleep, and he only felt groggy and dark in his sleep, and this sleep actually slept directly until the beginning of Shenchu today, or Li Deyu was afraid that Zhang Yijun would die and came to wake him up in person.

The two have their own hearts and minds, walking side by side, and there seems to be a subtle tacit understanding. After a long silence, but not embarrassed, the two who left the Shuai Mansion are more like friends who have known each other for a long time at this moment.

Li Deyu looked at Zhang Yijun's side face, took the lead in breaking the silence, and asked: "Yijun has always been reluctant to be an official, is it really just because of the family motto?" ”

Zhang Yijun looked back at Li Deyu, and he sighed for a long time, "Family motto, ......"

"They always say that Yi Jun is selling his reputation and reputation, seeking opportunities, and accumulating contacts so that he can become an official in the future and be in a high position." When Zhang Yijun said this, he couldn't help but smile, looked up at the bright moon in the silent sky, and stood with his hands in his hands, "However, they don't know that the ancestor of Yijun's family became an official, a very popular minister, and assisted Emperor Dezong to cut down the feudal town, but he died in the Jingyuan army. And Yi Jun ...... Chose a different path......"

Then Zhang Yijun paused, and said softly: "What Yijun wants in his heart is to change the fate of the common people. ”

Li Deyu, like Zhang Yijun, looked at the night sky together.

"Do you really think ...... If you don't enter the world, you can return the world to a clean world with only your own strength? ”

"Why did Yi Jun volunteer to go to Victoria to do a dark pile?" Zhang Yijun's voice was like ice, and he smiled faintly, "If you can't even change the fate of the five thousand people in Victoria, how can you change the fate of the common people?"

"The fate of the common people ......" Li Deyu repeated very softly, his eyes were deep, and he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy. I suddenly felt that I had been exiled for nearly ten years. Zhu Yan resigned from the mirror, and he also changed from the original ambition and desire to show his strength, to the later perseverance, in order to maintain his original intention.

Two years ago, Li Deyu served as the envoy of the Yicheng Army Festival in Henan. When he met Zhang Yijun for the first time, Li Deyu never thought that in this young Yingwang staff, Li Deyu would vaguely let Li Deyu see himself when he was young.

However, Zhang Yijun's path, as he said, will eventually be different from his grandfather and himself.

"Today is right," Li Deyu said, "I have sent someone to the court to play Victorian affairs, and I may be able to arrive in Chang'an tomorrow to listen to the heavens." Now that Xi Tan is plotting to surrender, Yu Zangjian and Yang Zong have also led the army to occupy Victoria, so far the dust will surely settle......"

Zhang Yijun just said "um" and nodded.

Li Deyu continued: "Of course, the surrender of Victoria is just the beginning. I also mentioned in the song that I hope to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the armies of South Tubo Province to go out of Victoria and capture Bazhou, so as to recover Xishan and Xichuan, and the detailed plan for the march has already been entrusted to Li Huaishen, and it is also attached with the recital. ”

"Can it really be as Li Gong wishes?"

"Although the Xichuan Shu soldiers are unbearable, they still need training. However, the northern soldiers have recruited more than 10,000 people, and the first soldiers are fully prepared......"

......Seeing that Li Deyu was talking about his future achievements and achievements, Zhang Yijun hurriedly interrupted, couldn't help but bring up the old things, and said in a cold voice: "With such a plan, has Li Gong ever thought about how the Niu Party will react?" ”

Li Deyu put away his smile, stopped, and looked grim, "I said last night that Niu Siyan and a certain are just a little bit of political disagreement, and besides, I Tang opened up the territory and expanded the territory, which is beneficial and harmless to his Niu Party......"

"That's what Gong Li thinks." Zhang Yijun said coldly: "Above the temple, in Chang'an City, who doesn't know that Niu Xiang and Li Gong have made a feud since Lingzun? ”

Xu was because Zhang Yijun once again mentioned that the two of them had been arguing for a long time last night, Li Deyu was a little displeased, and this time Zhang Yijun had already expected this.

"Li Gong, you are just evading ......" Zhang Yijun raised his voice and said without hesitation: "Li Sheng, the king of Xiping County, Ping Zhu Zhu's rebellion; Wang Weigao of Nankang County, broke Tubo in Victoria; Gao Chongwen, the king of Nanping County, exterminated Liu Pi in Xichuan, Li Gong will not know, what position did they hold in the end? ”

Li Deyu knew what Zhang Yijun meant, and these three people later had a common identity: Pingzhangshi (Prime Minister) under the Tongzhong Shumen.

"Therefore...... The Niu Party will never sit idly by and watch Li Gong take credit for this and restore Xichuan. Moreover, now, the hidden piles in the Shuai Mansion will not be traced for the time being, but the Chengdu Fuzhong Niu Party has definitely taken action......"

Zhang Yijun recalled all the things that happened yesterday, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the surrender of Victoria was still far from the dust settled, and it was far from the stage where he could be safe and worry-free.

"So what do you say?"

Zhang Yijun faced Li Deyu and bowed solemnly, "The army has been dispatched, and there is no reason to withdraw." Yi Jun pleaded so earnestly...... I just want Li Gong to make more preparations. ”

Li Deyu turned his back and stood with his hands in his hands, his face slightly sideways.

"I told you, if you are demoted because of the reconquest of lost land, you will have no regrets."

Zhang Yijun slowly walked in front of the envoy of Jiedu, and said in his mouth: "Since ancient times, heroes have been tactful, and Ling Zun has become an official and a prime minister. Yi Jun knows Li Gong, and what you want to do is not just a hero. ”

After Zhang Yijun finished speaking, he stared at the eyes of the envoy for a long time, and his tone was like frost.

"This is Jiande Fang, there is no one around, and all the shops in the back song are closed, why doesn't Gong Li tell Yi Jun sincerely?"

Seeing Zhang Yijun's solemn expression, Li Deyu's eyes flickered, and his face returned to his former calmness. He looked at the night sky in the northeast and sighed loudly: "Youyou Smoke Pavilion, who is on Danqing?" “

“…… Since you have chosen the official career, who doesn't want to sit in the position of Zaifu? ”

After saying this, the two looked at each other calmly, and Zhang Yi smiled knowingly.

Yi Jun knew that Li Gong was actually gambling...... Bet that Niu Si Di will continue his policy of appeasement in Heshuo Domain, and also sit back and watch Li Gong regain the lost territory, and he will take ...... credit" Zhang Yijun saw that Li Deyu was calm, so he continued: "But Li Gong don't forget, your relationship with the Niu Party is extraordinary. What if the Bull Party is not even willing to be compatible with Li Gong's recovery of Victoria? There are many Xichuan Niu parties, and the Shuai Mansion is suspected of burying hidden stakes, and they will not know the details of the Victorian conspiracy, but they have not taken action this year, is it not because they are waiting for the right time to collect evidence and impeach in one fell swoop? ”

Li Deyu was stunned, especially after Zhang Yijun said the word "impeachment", his face was shocked.

"I have lived in Xichuan for more than a year, raising troops and guarding the city, repairing the city defense, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, how can I do it?"

"Li Gong thinks that the Niu Party really cares what the people think? Do you care if you're at fault? Zhang Yijun's tone was as cold as the autumn wind: "Now that the Bull Party is in power, if a random impeachment from Xichuan arrives in Chang'an, who do you think Yushitai will favor?" ”

Li Deyu couldn't refute this line, as Zhang Yijun guessed, the surrender from Victoria was finalized, and the reason why he quickly sent troops into Victoria even though he knew that there were still many things unclear was indeed a gambling consideration, so he was not prepared to do so.

Because he didn't expect that someone would be so shameless as to make a big fuss about the Reconquista.

Zhang Yijun didn't seem to let go of Li Deyu, every word was like a knife, "Besides, if the content of the impeachment is heard by heaven, how do you think the saint will decide?" ”

"The saint Yu Chen, he has always trusted him, and he has been ...... The recruitment of northern soldiers is all done by me. ”

"Last year, Xichuan withered, the soldiers broke their courage, and the saints played on the spot, it is likely that the Niu Party was waiting to see Li Gong's jokes, and they were not stopped. At this moment and that time," Zhang Yijun paused, even if the streets and alleys were empty, he deliberately lowered his voice and added: "What if...... The Niu Party was a little more bold and impeached Li Gong for supporting the army and plotting to rebel. Niu Sidian and Li Zongmin are often around the saints, Li Gong thinks that the saints will believe their words and prevent trouble, or do they believe your defense in Xichuan? ”

This last sentence was accompanied by a hint of coldness, which provoked Li Deyu to suddenly ooze beads of sweat. In the first year of Emperor Xianzong's Yuanhe, more than 20 years ago, Liu Pi, the deputy envoy of Xichuan Jiedu, supported the army and seceded the territory, and the open rebellion was still vivid. If it is true as Zhang Yijun said, then the ending is not as simple as degrading officials.

Although Li Deyu is enough to be called the best Xichuan in terms of talent, he himself knows that if he talks about the same party and fights different things and plays with power, he will never be able to compare with Niu Siyan and Li Zongmin, I am afraid that it is precisely for this reason that Li Deyu has been falling behind in the struggle with the Niu Party and has been exiled for nearly ten years.

"That'...... In your opinion, what to do? ”

Zhang Yijun pondered, and his eyes shone brightly.

"Today...... Yi Jun privately thought that Xichuan's impeachment might have already hit the road...... However, it is by no means impossible to do anything at the moment. ”

"Judging by your expression, you must have a countermeasure?"

"Yes, yes," Zhang Yijun smiled, his face was intoxicating, "but you need to borrow the strength of a person, this person may have been despised by Li Gong ......"

“…… The undercurrent of the court is surging, the Niu Party is in power, the power is scorching, and there will be no one to help Nanya; Xichuan is mixed, and things are not strict, and it may be difficult to discuss; The so-called no wind and no waves, Victoria's surrender, is the wind. The Niu Dang is just waiting for something to happen to Xichuan, so as to stir up the clear water into muddy water......" Zhang Yijun said carefully and meaningfully.

"Li Gong might as well fulfill the wish of the Niu Party, and muddy the water a little more, it will be ......"

"What does Yi Jun mean?"

Li Deyu held his breath, as if he saw a path that even he had never thought of.

"The three dynasties sit with each other, and I will see you in the Spring Palace today."

Zhang Yijun smiled mysteriously and chanted poetry. These two poems are from "Giving the King's Privy Secret" written by Sima Wang Jian of Shaanzhou a few years ago. And the king at that time was the eunuch of the Northern Division today, and the hussar general Wang Shoucheng, who supported the son of heaven of the three dynasties!

Li Deyu instantly understood in his heart, and there was no need for Zhang Yijun to say more. What he meant was to pull in the eunuch party forces to counterbalance and deter the bull party. Wang Shoucheng is powerful, and he is definitely capable of doing this. The problem is whether Li Deyu is willing or not, and what to do.

"There is a way," Li Deyu pondered for a long time, and after speaking, his voice was much more relaxed, "If my guess is right, Xichuan now 'coincidentally' has someone who can help." ”

Although Zhang Yijun didn't know who Li Deyu was referring to, he knew that since he had made up his mind, he had to take action.