In the secret room of the Governor's Mansion, An Lushan paced with his right hand on his belly, and next to him stood his confidant Yan Zhuang and his confidant Sun Xiaozhe.

Sun Xiaozhe's mother is quite attractive and has had an affair with An Lushan for a long time, for this reason, An Lushan treats Sun Xiaozhe like his own son, and Sun Xiaozhe's ruthless and decisive style makes An Lushan quite appreciative and regards him as a confidant.

"Youzhou Festival Envoy, do you think that the Governor of Pontus can really sit on the Youzhou Festival Envoy this time?"

Sun Xiaozhe touched the scar on his cheek, and said: "Du Du, since that person gave a promise, there must be no fake, last time we got rid of Li Wu and a few people, a few months later, Du Du was promoted." ”

"Mr. Yan, what do you think?"

Yan Zhuang looked a little dignified, frowned and said: "Governor, this matter needs to be cautious, after all, Li Shizhi is the envoy of Youzhou Jiedu, the official position is above the governor, and it is a royal family, this is not comparable to Li Wu and others, impeaching Li Shizhi is too risky." ”

Hearing this, An Lushan nodded thoughtfully, in order to keep abreast of the movements of the imperial court, he secretly installed his cronies in the capital, but he did not expect that soon a mysterious person found his cronies and asked to cooperate with him.

Li Wu and other generals of the Pinglu Army were not very obedient thorns in the eyes of An Lushan, and An Lushan naturally had no reason to refuse to cooperate, and afterwards, An Lushan became the governor of Yingzhou as he wished.

And this time, the cronies in the capital sent back the news, saying that the heavy snowstorm in Hebei Province that had not been encountered in a hundred years was caused by the Youzhou Jiedu that made Li Shizhi wantonly dig mountains and open mines, offending God, and asked An Lushan to collect all kinds of evidence and impeach Li Shizhi with his cronies, and once Li Shi stepped down, An Lushan could be elected to the throne.

An Lushan is naturally very greedy for the position of envoy of Youzhou Jiedu, but he is not a fool, he knows that finding a way to get rid of Li Wu and others is just a trivial matter, which can be completed without knowing it, and impeaching Li Shizhi is a big deal, which makes him have to be cautious.

"Governor, my subordinates heard that Li Shizhi is an honest official, and he is deeply loved by the people, and he is a big celebrity next to His Majesty today, and digging mountains and mining is a move for the benefit of the country and the people, and it should have nothing to do with the snow disaster." Yan Zhuang added.

"Mr. Yan, who is behind that mysterious person, have you found out?"

Yan Zhuang rolled his eyes and said busily: "Back to the governor, there is no yet, but his subordinates have found out that when Li Wu and the others were in the capital to take the martial arts examination, they had a close relationship with the current prince, and they have been in contact since then. ”

"Oh, they are all the prince's men, so someone wants to use the hands of the governor of Pontus to cut off the prince's henchmen." An Lushan felt suddenly enlightened.

Yan Zhuang smiled slyly, stepped forward and said: "Dudu, now in this court, there are only a few people who have the ability to confront the prince. ”

"Go on."

"Governor, Li Xiangguo once strongly supported King Shou as the crown prince, and later supported King Qing, and the prince can be said to be incompatible, King Qing is the eldest son of His Majesty, but he was not made the prince, how can there be no complaints in his heart, there are other princes, if they are not together, there are people who covet the position of the prince, and they all have enough reasons to oppose the prince."

An Lushan grinned: "Mr. Yan, then which one do you think wants to use the hand of the governor of Bendu to deal with the crown prince." ”

"Li Xiangguo, King Qing, and the princes are all possible, and their subordinates are not easy to talk about, but this person not only wants to win over the governor, but also hides his head and refuses to expose himself, and his thoughtfulness makes his subordinates admire."

An Lushan showed a trace of anger, he was completely passive at the moment, after all, the other party knew everything about him, but he didn't know who the other party was at all.

If things go well, then both families are happy, just like the last time they got rid of Li Wu and others, but if it doesn't go well, An Lushan will get into big trouble, and the other party will be wiped out, that is to say, the risk is completely borne by An Lushan alone, and the other party is always invincible.

"Despicable villain, how can I, An Lushan, be so easy to be taken advantage of." An Lushan touched his belly, revealing resentment.

Yan Zhuang hurriedly said: "The governor doesn't have to be angry, just refuse politely, it's like two families talking about business, and if the negotiation is done, the transaction will be dealing, if the negotiation is not appropriate, it is also the business that is not affectionate, and if there is a suitable business in the future, you can also cooperate, the governor is not a subordinate of that person, there is no need to obey." ”

Yan Zhuang's intention was very obvious, and he suggested that An Lushan should be a faction of his own, and he did not have to be attached to any force, but could cooperate with any force, so that he could grab the maximum benefits more easily.

"What Mr. Yan said is good, it is exactly what the governor of Bendu wants, Sun Xiaozhe." An Lushan winked.

"Yes, Governor, my subordinates understand."

Sun Xiaozhe clasped his fists and saluted, then turned around and left the secret room.

"Mr. Yan, if the Governor of Pontus is willing to take this risk, what are the chances of being able to sit on the envoy of the Youzhou Festival?"

Yan Zhuang rolled his eyes and said: "At most, it is only one percent, and no matter whether it succeeds or not, the governor and the prince's party have completely broken up, and there will be no way out in the future." ”

An Lu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Oh no, the prince is going to be the emperor in the future, but we have already got rid of Li Wu and the others, if we let the prince know that we did it, won't it be troublesome in the future." ”

"It is inevitable to die in battle with troops, and the governor does not leak, even if the prince is aware of it, he will never get substantial evidence, which is different from tearing his face, in addition, the governor should pay more attention to the movements of the capital, and figure out the mind of the Son of Heaven, as long as he does things according to the wishes of the Son of Heaven, he will definitely be fine." Yan Zhuang smiled faintly.

An Lushan hurriedly held Yan Zhuang's hand: "I, An Lushan, am a rough person, and I have to rely on Mr. more to figure out the mind of the Son of Heaven." ”

"Don't worry, it's incumbent on your subordinates."

In the west courtyard of the ancestral house, Li Kunxiong is seriously building a shed, this kind of simple little work, he can do it alone, but in order to speed up the construction, Li An and Young Ya'er are helping on the side.

"Big brother, I'm back."

"How's it going?" Li An looked back at Li Feiyu.

"Big brother, everything is normal in Liucheng County, there is no notice to arrest us, and there are no officers and soldiers patrolling around."

When Li An heard this, he was greatly surprised, could it be that An Lushan confessed, or he didn't care about his son at all, if not, why didn't he take any action?

"Big brother, it must be Andudu who knows that his son is at fault first, so he didn't order us to be arrested." Li Feiyu guessed.

"Hmph, An Lushan is not as good as you think, maybe what's bad to hold back?" Ang Lee shook his head, put his fist under his nose, and pondered.

Li Feiyu scratched his head: "Big brother, then I'll go to Liucheng County to have a look." ”

"No need, help Kunxiong build a shed!" Ang Lee said as he walked to the front yard.

In the middle of the front yard, there is a main hall, the area of this main hall is really not small, the length and width are more than 20 steps, it is a square house, however, it is not so much a house, but a large pavilion, because there is no courtyard wall around, the house is completely supported by pillars, so that the lighting will be better.

In the main hall, there are several cases, futons, stoves, screens and other facilities, if there are guests at home, you can receive them here, this is the main hall with the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty.

Due to the existence of the main hall, the whole courtyard is a 'Hui' character from a high place, which is still very different from the courtyard houses featuring the 'mouth' character in later generations.

At this time, the main hall had already been cleaned, and Li An knelt on the futon, putting his hands in front of him, feeling the unique culture of Datang.

"Da Lang, is Da Lang at home?"

The door of the front yard was not closed, and Li An turned his head sideways and saw two small heads poking in through the crack in the door.

"Dog, Aoi, come in!" Li An smiled indifferently, got up and walked towards the gate.

"Brother Da Lang."

"Da Lang, where are you?" a woman in her thirties stood outside the gate solemnly.

Li An smiled warmly: "Aunt Bai, come in." ”

The woman walked in with her two children in her arms.

Aunt Bai was originally the cook of Li An's family, and she has been working for more than ten years, and her relationship with Li An's family is very deep.

Li Ang searched his memory and found that when he was a child, he always liked to pester Aunt Bai to tell stories, and Aunt Bai at that time was so young and beautiful, so gentle and kind, but now she is a lot haggard, even compared with a year ago, it is completely like two people.

Gouzi and Xiaokui are the children of Aunt Bai, Gouzi is eleven years old, and Xiaokui is only eight years old, these two children are very obedient and adore Ang Lee.

"Da Lang, the child's father, just passed away a month ago, there is no man in the family, and the child's uncle wants to take back the house." Aunt Bai looked a little embarrassed.

Li An understood what she meant, pointed to the east wing next to him, and said softly: "Aunt Bai, you will still live here in the future, and with you, this family will not be deserted." ”

Aunt Bai's in-laws are in a neighboring village more than ten miles away, and it takes a lot of time to come and go, for this reason, in Li An's house for more than ten years, Aunt Bai lives in the east wing of the front yard most of the time, and the dog and Xiaokui occasionally come to play, and live in another room in the east wing.

"Eh, okay." Aunt Bai looked a little excited, and pushed the two children over, and said, "In the future, you must listen to Brother Lang's words, and you are not allowed to be naughty." ”

"Got it, A-Niang."

"Da Lang, there are two dogs and more than a dozen chickens at home...... Go back and pack it up and bring it all over. Aunt Bai was still excited.

"Aunt Bai, do you want me to help?"

"No, his uncle will help send the child." Aunt Bai said, leaving quickly.

"Two little things, I want to die Brother Lang, let's go, take you to the West Courtyard to play." Li An picked up the dog and Xiaokui one by one, and strode towards the west courtyard.