I have to say that Li You still has a clear understanding of himself. But his character is like this, he can slander himself, but in front of outsiders, he will never admit that he can't. Since the other party was so sincere and complimentary, he was cheeky and accepted it.

Especially Yin Hongzhi, others don't know about affection, he knows. Because this is part of his deal with someone, this rebellion, if he does not get the promise of help from this person, even if he is eager for revenge, he will definitely not dare to act rashly.

At this time, Li You asked, "I heard that you are from Nanyang, and you are a subordinate of the bearded guest. Ben Wang ...... Well, I've been a bearded guest for a long time, I don't know where he is now, when will he meet me? ”

"Your Majesty, the bearded guest is now the co-owner of the seventy-two islands in the South Seas, our leading big brother. Although the Nanyang Islands cannot be compared with the Central Plains, they also have a population of 200,000 or 300,000 and 10,000 elite soldiers. If you come by boat, you have to have 100 boats. In addition, grain, grass, ordnance and other things, the turnover is complicated, and there must be a big brother in charge, so let me come first and report to Your Majesty, within half a month, people and horses can arrive one after another. ”

"Really?" King Qi and the three kings around him were very excited, and the bearded guest was famous in the rivers and lakes, like thunder. Li You grew up listening to the legendary stories of the bearded man since he was a child, and he has a lot of treasures about him. The ability of the bearded guest, after word of mouth, has already had a tendency to deify. Not only is he recognized as the first in martial arts, but also in terms of the art of war, he is also the rumored first. Because he has a brother named Li Jing, legend has it that Li Jing's art of war was taught by the bearded guest. Now Li Jing is the god of the Tang Dynasty, winning a hundred battles and being invincible. He's so powerful, can the person who taught him the art of war be powerful?

Li You and the three kings were originally pessimistic about the prospects of this rebellion, but when they heard that there was a bearded guest who had helped, some glimmers of hope rose in an instant.

Lord Yang followed up and said: "There are many righteous people in various places, and they are still waiting. Since Your Majesty is the emperor, why bother to be in a corner, once you leave Qizhou, the world will shake, and your Majesty must know the prestige of my eldest brother. With the help of my eldest brother, there will be righteous people from all over the world. As long as Your Majesty can be courteous and virtuous, righteous people from all over the country will go one after another, and when the time comes, why can't you gather a million soldiers in Your Majesty's hands? ”

When Li You heard it, it made sense! Immediately said happily: "It was my mistake, I originally thought that I would gather enough soldiers and horses in Qizhou and raise enough grain and grass before I could move westward, but I forgot the truth of feeding the war with war." Yang Zhuangshi...... Yang Qing's words made me suddenly! Lord Yang listened to the seal - by the way, what's your name? ”

"Subordinate Yang Hua!"

"Yang Qing is loyal and very relieved. Today, Yang Baiye is the pioneer general of our Great Qi Kingdom, and he is on par with the six Shangshu. ”

Lord Yang smiled imperceptibly, but even if he stopped, after all, the play still had to be played, and he thanked him repeatedly, and for a while the monarch and the ministers were harmonious and happy.

When everyone returned to the Qi Palace, Li You naturally wanted to hold a grand reception banquet. A steward came to report, Jiang Zhen came, waited for a while and left. Li You didn't care. In his heart, Jiang Zhen had never entered their inner circle, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't get together the official positions of the three provinces and six ministries when he was employing people, he would have been excluded a long time ago, and if he really wanted to use people, he didn't intend to trust him.

After the banquet, the king of Qi gave a mansion to Yang Hua, these days in order to raise military funds, looking for charges to deal with a lot of gentry, there are vacant mansions. When Yang Qianye was sent away, Li You was enthusiastic and pulled the three kings and Yin Hongzhi to study the plan to send troops to Hedong Province in half a month.

Yes, Li You has already decided to postpone the big battle for half a month, and he has no intention of informing Li Mu......

……

At this time, Li Mu was having dinner.

The place where he met Cuilian was the 'rich area' of Qizhou City. Of course, Cuilian didn't live there, so she took Li Mu around and came to a neighborhood. There are not many households here, and the houses are dilapidated, but there are also benefits, and the people who live here are poor people, and they will not think about robbing here. Most of the residents are relatives who move around frequently, and if it weren't for the unrest in the city at this stage, this area can really be called a place where the door is not closed at night and the road is not forgotten.

Because they are all members of the same family, they are basically a small circle of their own.

The dishes are very simple, two wild vegetables, one stew and one sauce, and the other two dishes are a chicken, a fat fish, and a pot of folk brewed wild wine. This is already the best food that Cuilian can get here, it took more than 200 yuan, and when Li Mu went to the toilet, he was just in time to deliver the vegetables, and overheard.

But when Cuilian reported to him just now, it was one or two pieces of silver. Li Mu felt funny in his heart, but he didn't poke her either.

The dish is not very rich, but unexpectedly, Cuilian's craftsmanship is not bad. Li Muzi entered Chang'an City, and what he ate and used was the best. I am used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and suddenly eating some 'coarse tea and light rice' also has some different flavors. Especially the pickles that Cuilian had already made, they really served very well. Li Mu ate two bowls of rice with pickles.

Cuilian saw that he was eating happily, and her hanging heart was put down. She actually knew that she had overreported to Li Mu for Li Mu. It's just that Li Mu didn't mention it, so she naturally won't expose her shortcomings. Now seeing that Li Mu is happy to eat, he didn't mean to mention it, so he was a little relieved, it seems that this benefactor has a rather generous personality. As long as you wait for the evening and coax out more money, it shouldn't be a problem.

If you can hook up with this little boy, then-

Cuilian's heart moved, and by the light of the oil lamp, she peeked at Li Mu. I have to say that Li Mu's appearance, after the unity of the spirit and soul, has improved a lot. Although at first glance, it is not so obviously handsome, but the more I look at it, the more I feel attractive, and the deer in Miss Cuilian's heart collides.

She picked up the wine jug, came closely, rubbed it next to Li Mu's arm, filled the wine glass for him, and said in a greasy voice: "Seeing that the son is not very old, why did he go out alone?" Came to find a slave again - didn't you have an awkward quarrel with your wife at home, and you can't come out to hide quietly? ”

This is an obvious temptation. If Li Mu followed the words, he would naturally know if he already had a wife at home.

Those who do this business are not afraid that the benefactor will have a wife. It's easy to have a wife, men are the same, there is a serious one at home, so I want to change my taste, and I have an unserious one outside. And Cuilian is also self-aware, her background in the past, she is destined to not be a young grandmother of a big family, she can only entertain people with sex and be an outer house. Therefore it is good for them who have wives. And if you don't have a wife, you don't have anything to do.

How do you answer that?

Li Mu's heart moved, sighed, and said: "You are really good eyesight, I can't hide it, I am also from a big family." It's just because the family arranged a world friend daughter who has never met before, and I didn't want to, so I ran out. I went to inquire today, and the girl was very mediocre, and I didn't like it. But it's okay, it's arranged at home, you have to accept it."

has not yet married, but has already been married. It's not very advantageous, but it's not out of the question. Cuilian set up stalls in the 'rich area', and she still knows a little about the affairs of these rich children, and most of them can't help themselves to marry wives. It must be in the interests of the family, which is the most basic condition. However, it is also very easy for them to take concubines, so there is a saying that they marry a wife and marry virtue, and take a concubine. Most of the sons of the family will also accept this "compromise" condition.

If he can hook up with this little boy and become a favored concubine before he got married, and keep him outside, so that even if he becomes a relative, he will not be able to do good.

Thinking of this, Cuilian smiled all over her face, squeezed tighter, and said: "The son still focuses on family affairs, people say that marrying a wife and marrying virtue is only a slight end." Even if it's a little worse, as long as the virtue is good, isn't it? Something else—" Cuilian said meaningfully, "Isn't there still a concubine?" ”

"Concubines-" Li Mu thought of his concubines, saying that they really have their own merits, each one is different, he was happy when he thought about it, and said casually: "I also found a few concubines, but it still didn't work!" ”

Cuilian's heart suddenly changed, how many concubines have she also searched? It seems that the pressure of competition is not small, she secretly glanced at Li Mu, she looks quite strong, and she doesn't know if she can withstand it: "Why can't it be done?" Why, it's also mediocre? ”

Li Mu said: "That's not it, it's just that those girls are only twelve or thirteen years old, and their bodies haven't grown yet, what's the smell?" I don't like it! ”

Cuilian was a little surprised, but also a little surprised, this boy is young, he actually likes women who are much more mature than him, isn't he older than him? In this way, his advantages are still obvious.

"Childe is really different, and if he changes someone else, he will be happy for a long time."

Li Mu had already seen what Cuilian meant, but he couldn't give in, he just talked nonsense: "You also see that this son is different?" Smart and discerning! My son felt that he was different when he was a child, and others said that I bragged, and today I finally found someone to agree with. That's it! This son is so good, what kind of woman can't find it? My father didn't say that the two families are good for the family, and they can kiss each other, which is ridiculous! ”

"Childe is absolutely right." Cuilian saw the dagger, leaned close to Li Mu's ear, pursed her lips, and said: "The posture of the slave and the thin willow, I don't know if I can enter the eyes of the son......"

"Yes...... Okay," Li Mu pushed Cuilian away and said, "It's just that my son is tired today, so it's better to go to bed early and go to bed early." We just met, and we're not in a hurry on this day. ”

Cuilian is a young woman after all, and she is still shy. Seeing that Li Muwan refused, it was difficult to speak again. Shyly and timidly gave Li Mu a look, got up and went back to his room.

Li Mu let out a sigh of relief, ate the remaining half of the bowl of rice, and went back to the room to sleep.

After a long while, Li Mu heard the sound of laughter next door, and saw through the gap in the window that Cuilian had gone out and the table had been removed. Li Mu was still a little uneasy, got up and moved a chair to block the door, so that although the door could not be sealed, if someone pushed the door, there would be a sound, and he would have time to protect his innocence.

……

At this time, Jiang Zhen, who had gone around the "palace" for a while, had already returned home.

If it is a real palace, even if he is a court official, he will not have the opportunity to let him move around the palace at will, but the palace of King Qi, except for changing the title, is no different. Jiang Zhen is the 'secretary of the military department', who often goes in and out of the palace, and no one cares about him in the guards.

Jiang Zhen walked around and wrote down the intervals and frequencies of the sentry posts and patrols. Returning to the mansion, he painted the appearance of the Qi Palace's Mansion and the deployment of troops everywhere according to his memory, frowned and pondered for a moment, and nodded at the back house.

Although the palace is not as heavily guarded as the palace, the back house area is still closed to the public. Not only him, but even Yin Hongzhi has to avoid suspicion, and he has to report his entry and exit. However, I also spent some money through the people of the palace, and I had a general understanding of the situation behind.

The back house is the living area of King Qi and his family, and it was originally nothing, but didn't King Qi seal the queen a few days ago, so he naturally wanted to avoid suspicion. The guards with the handles were all changed to farther positions, and they were all replaced by maids and grandmothers, and the troops were relatively empty. Jiang Zhen pondered for a long time, and felt that if he wanted to take the King of Qi by surprise, there might be two plans that worked.

One is a vendor who disguises himself as a vegetable delivery from the Qi Palace, and enters the Qi Palace. The back house is a small stove, and after sending the dishes in the front yard, it is customary to come to the back house to send a trip. If you can mix in, then the rockery, firewood room or something, lurk down, and when King Qi comes back to sleep, it will rush out, but there is a chance to achieve a surprise effect.

The advantage of this scheme is that it is more economical, and only three or five masters are needed, and the timing is right. But if you don't wait for the right time, or if the time is wrong. That's what happened when he was shot by random arrows, and he didn't even have a chance to say his last words.

There is a more important problem, this plan needs to be a master. Although he is in charge of the soldiers, he is not a general, but a scholar who has no power to restrain the chicken. If you do this, what is the credit? I didn't make much of a difference! came up with an idea, at most, it was just an exoneration, and the credit was not in vain?

Everyone has an upward heart, Jiang Zhen originally just wanted to survive, but now that he has an opportunity, how can he give up this rare good opportunity to make contributions to the sky? In this way, the second option is appropriate.

The second plan is to enter the palace and capture the king of Qi.

To kill into the palace, three or five people are not enough, the more people, the better, so that the dozen or so people in his hands will come in handy.

Although there are not many people who can be used in his hands, but General Wang is in contact with him, and if he does not ask General Wang to connect with the Marquis of Luoyang in advance, then he is the one who presides over his affairs.

And to raid into the palace......

Jiang Zhen muttered: "You can only enter from the weakest part of the back house. But during the day, King Qi was not in the back house, and as soon as there was a stir, he escaped. So, only the night offensive ......"

Jiang Zhen deliberated for half the night, and clearly understood all the possibilities, and then fell asleep with his clothes.