After Chen Ling finished reading the letter, even if someone had mentioned him in advance and made some psychological preparations, he still felt the corners of his eyes twitch, and he couldn't hide his horror: "Who is this person, who wants to put Shangshu to death?" ”

In a word, it reassured Master Xie that now in Guzang City, people's trust relationship has dropped to the freezing point, if Chen Ling had read the letter in advance or colluded with others, then it must not be such a reaction.

Master Xie raised his wine glass, poured down a sip of wine, wiped his mouth with his hand, and sighed: "In this unpredictable place, how can you talk about life and death?" ”

Chen Ling has been in the shogunate for a few years, he is a native of Wuwei, a serious native of Liangzhou, and Li Rail and others are considered fellow villagers, no family background, in the early years he served as a small official in the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion, Liangzhou was in turmoil, and Xie Tongshi and others were captured together, Li Rail pardoned them.

Xie Tongshi saw that he was knowledgeable and resourceful, so he included him in the mansion as a curtain, almost the clerk beside him, who usually copied and wrote, gave Xie Tongshi ideas or something, and also managed the account room in the mansion, teaching Xie Tongshi's nephews and nephews, which was almost equivalent to the chief housekeeper of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War.

is very similar to Wang Qi who stayed in the Han Palace, if it weren't for the coincidental circumstances, he wouldn't be able to talk to the master for a few words, but in fact, he was not as good as Wang Qi, his class was almost solidified, there was no room for growth, and he had to rely on Master Xie to survive.

It's just that because he has been following Master Xie for a long time, as soon as he heard Master Xie's words, he was extremely surprised to find that this master was actually moved? It can be seen that the person who spoke to him in advance did not reveal much to him.

He looked at the letter in his hand again, and admired the person who submitted the book, just by words, he can move people's hearts, this is the ultimate goal of a person who reads.

He knew that Master Xie had a close relationship with An Xiuren and others in the past few years, and had always promised to be a good alliance, and now just a letter could make him change his ways, which was really unimaginable......

But even if he understood Master Xie's intentions, he felt that his talent and vision were insufficient, so he could only say cautiously: "Shangshu might as well have someone go back to Wei Shangshu, discuss it, and then decide on it?" ”

And Master Xie obviously didn't expect to hear anything useful from his mouth, as long as Chen Ling didn't immediately persuade him to act according to the letter, or send the letter to An Xiuren, he was already very satisfied, otherwise he couldn't say it, he could only kill this person with a knife, he had thought about the rhetoric outside, and killed people when he was drunk.

Master Xie was silent, Chen Ling didn't realize that he had already walked around on the edge of life and death, and said, "Who is this letter from?" It's an old friend, but an old man in Chang'an? If you can find him, why don't you invite him to come to Fuzhong? ”

Master Xie was upset, and said casually: "Okay, don't be suspicious, let me think about it carefully and then say, remember, you can't leak the slightest rumor to go out, and everything in the house is as usual, there are people who come in and out, and those who behave sneakily, take it down, go, call the little beast in, I have something to say." ”

Chen Ling answered, went out to call someone, and when his son came in, Master Xie beckoned him to come to his side, and said in a low voice: "You take people to the prince's mansion in the past two days, and quietly see who is coming in and out, so that no one can notice, otherwise I will pick your skin when I come back." ”

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Master Xie is very pitiful here, and he doesn't even owe anyone to consult, and if the military department in other places knows, they will definitely be full of surprise and watch.

But in a place like the Northwest, there is really nothing strange, there are few people who have read books, and those who are good at strategy are even rarer.

In stark contrast to Master Xie is the current residence of An Xiuren, the head of the household, which is an extremely large complex of buildings, except for the Imperial Palace.

In fact, the place where An Xiuren lived was really not big, but the tribal generals and officials who were attached to him all found a place to live around, almost connected, and this was also the place where the Hu people lived in Guzang City earlier.

Every night, no matter whether An Xiuren, the master, is there or not, between the halls in his front yard, there must be bright lights, wine and meat are fragrant, bewitching girls dancing in front of the hall, and rough men calling friends, drinking and eating meat.

Both the architecture and the atmosphere are exotic.

And today, when An Xinggui returned and Emperor Li Liang of Daliang was sick and bedridden again, the Hu people in Guzang City were all excited, and the leaders of various tribes came here in an endless stream to offer their loyalty to the big leader.

The unscrupulousness of the Hu people is in stark contrast to the walking on thin ice of Li Yun and others and the hesitation and helplessness of Master Xie.

Fan Wenjin guessed correctly, once the Hu people gained power, the atmosphere was extremely restless and dangerous, they gathered together to drink wine, as if they were drinking the blood of the enemy, eating meat, like gnawing the bones of interests.

The tribes are full of conflicts and vendettas, but when a piece of fat dripping with oil is placed in front of their eyes, they will involuntarily cooperate and rush up to bite it.

And Guzang City is actually the piece of fat, but these guys have already gotten into the inside of the fat, and even, between drinks, some Qiang leaders have begun to talk about which woman is more beautiful in the palace, and which palace is inlaid with more gold and silver.

Brother An Xiuren and Brother An Xinggui didn't show up tonight, but the atmosphere was even more intense, as if there was a flame burning in the hearts of Zhong Hu, it was obviously the fire of greed, and in their eyes, it must have to be watered with blood to burn more bewitching.

The sound of chaotic footsteps sounded, and the servants and maids outside the hall fell to the ground in rows, and a group of people surrounded a strong figure and strode forward.

The two dozen or so people who drank with red eyes, and the tribal leaders who were holding the dancing girl in their arms turned their heads to look around, thinking that the master of the house had arrived, and they all stood up one after another, ready to salute this powerful man.

But when his furry peaked hat and the wolf's tail floating on his chest came into everyone's sight, they all shivered in their hearts, and quickly lowered their heads, stroked their chests with their hands, and bent their waists deeper and deeper.

The Western Turkic rebel general Daduque arrived, this is a guy who once called himself Khan in Huiningchuan, the henchman of Luo Khan in the Western Turkic Department, because of the battle with the Khan of Shooting, defeated Liangzhou, and established himself as a khan in Huiningchuan, and was later recruited by Li Liang and named General Zuo Wuwei.

The Turks are undoubtedly at the top of the food chain in today's northwest, and even if they are not as powerful as An Xiuren, they will not bow down to them as if they were facing a great enemy or trembling like others.

The Turks' sphere of influence has always been very large, especially in the Western Regions, their influence is almost everywhere, Yang Guangxi toured Zhangye that day, and was visited by the kings of the Western Regions, in fact, it was the joint effect of the Great Sui subjugating the Western Turks.

The Northwest Hu tribe has always lived in the gap between the Turks and the Central Plains Dynasty, and in contrast, the Turkic people who have always maintained influence in the Western Regions are more deterrent than the Central Plains Dynasty.

In fact, the deeper reason is that the customs and habits of the Turkic people are similar to those of the Northwest Hubu, which makes them feel awe-inspiring and close at the same time, on the other hand, in the Central Plains Dynasty, talented people are always unwilling to waste their talents and years in the barren land of the Northwest, coupled with the limitations of the environment, so the cultural erosion effect is always unsatisfactory.

The hall was quiet all of a sudden, and by the way, an extremely strong sense of prestige was formed, if Li Po saw this scene now, he would definitely laugh off his big teeth, and a Turkic rebel general would scare these people like quails in winter, no wonder for such a long period of time, there was only one Li Yuanhao in the northwest.

Da Duque was not proud of his prestige, in his eyes this is a matter of course, not worth paying attention to, his face was full of anger, and he roared as soon as he entered the hall, "Get out of here." ”

So a group of people scattered, and a few bones with slightly harder bones were dragged away, and after a while, the hall was left in a mess.

Da Duque waved his hand casually to his servant, gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, a group of slaves actually took the master's food, and the gods will not forgive this kind of behavior." ”

The Turks let out a series of curses, unceremoniously occupied the hospitality hall of the Tobe Shangshu Mansion, munched on the case, and urged the servants to call An Xiuren to speak.

At this time, only the Turkic people who lacked heart and eyes dared to do this.

The back house of the Hubu Shangshu Mansion is a different look, An Xiuren is discussing with his henchmen, An Xinggui came back because he went to Xie Mansion for a while, and then joined the discussion while drinking hot tea.

Unlike the sneaky in other places, the atmosphere here is very cheerful, and the An brothers, who are well-chested, feel that they have mastered the situation in Guzang, and the only thing that worries them is not how Guzang is, but what will happen to the leading generals outside when Li Liang dies and everyone changes their flags.

Of course, the An brothers are also very sure of this, the lifeblood of money and food is in hand, and those who are disobedient have only a dead end, their thinking is very clear, and as soon as Li Liang goes, they will rise up and occupy Guzang, it is worth being careful that the chaos must be controlled within a certain range, and the various departments cannot be allowed to act rashly.

And as soon as Qu Tutong's army arrived, everything was decided, and whether it was out of concern for Qu Tutong and their brother's merit, or so as not to leak the news, at this time, they did not give Qu Tutong a letter.

When they got the report, the topic they discussed was very mysterious, because the emperor wanted to go to the Jade Maiden platform and welcome the Jade Maiden to cure Shen Zhen, which made the An brothers extremely happy, the emperor wanted to die quickly, of course, he was also a little worried, the Jade Maiden really came down to earth, wouldn't everyone be dumbfounded?

(Hurry up and hurry up and finally finish the yard, the starting point of the annual meeting, Ah Cao has to wear formal clothes, and Ah Cao, who only wears sportswear all year round, is very helpless, so he has to go shopping.) ）