"Your Highness, the matter has been clarified."

Not long after Li Ye finished bathing in the Didian, Li Yingxu came back, which made him a little surprised, it was only an hour, was it so fast?

"How can it be so fast? Li joins the army, have you really found out the news? Li Yehu said suspiciously, don't be the other party to deal with yourself.

"Back to His Royal Highness, about the affairs of Zhang Meiren's family, the lower officials asked a few people, and the situation was basically right. The lower officials asked the subordinates of Zhang Mei's family respectively, and the people from Cangxi County and the squires and officials in the city who wanted to ask to see His Royal Highness, they knew more or less. Li Yingxu said truthfully.

"What happened to Satsuki's family?" Li Ye asked.

"Your Highness, this kind of thing is actually very common in large and small families, but it is more obvious in large families. The main reason is that Zhang Meiren's mother is a concubine, and Zhang Xianling's original wife is from Langzhou Chen. Li Yingxu paused when he said this and looked at Li Ye.

"Go on!" Li Ye said lightly.

The Chen family in Langzhou is a local wealthy family, and it is also well-known in Shudi, but its influence is limited to Langzhou, Guozhou and Pengzhou, which Li Ye knew before. This Langzhou Chen family is not the famous Langzhou Chen family in later generations, although it is the same surname, but it is not the same ancestry, maybe it was a family hundreds of years ago.

The influence of the Langzhou Chen family in Langzhou is very great, and the Chen family served as the head of the Langzhou Assassin for many years, and then resigned, but still settled in Langzhou. The current head of the Chen family is the eldest son of the previous head of the Chen family, serving as the governor of Langzhou, and his brothers also serve as county commanders or town generals in Lang, Guo, and Peng prefectures.

Therefore, even the current Langzhou assassin Yang Hanzhou did not dare to offend the Langzhou Chen family too much, but befriended him to ensure his status in Langzhou.

"Yes, Your Highness." Then Li Yingxu told him everything he had heard, and the result was not too far from what Li Ye had guessed.

Satsuki's beauty inherited from her mother, but her mother only came from an ordinary local squire family, plus she was a concubine. Xiaoyue's father, that is, Zhang Shanxiang, was accepted as a concubine because he coveted Xiaoyue's mother's beauty, but his original wife came from a big family, and she was the eldest daughter, so she had a more domineering personality and was jealous.

For Li Ye, this story is very old-fashioned, but it is a very common thing in this era. A concubine from a humble background, when she met a jealous and local family, the result can be imagined.

Xiaoyue entered the palace because of her father's idea of wanting to ascend to the throne, and also because of the promotion of the Chen family. As for who broke the news that Xiaoyue died in the war, it is impossible to investigate, but since Xiaoyue entered the palace, her mother's life in the Zhang family has not been easy, and her father has accepted a beautiful concubine, so she is much colder to her mother.

There may also be Satsuki's 'bad news' that made her mother heartbroken, and there may also be the persecution of the Chen family, anyway, in the end, Satsuki's mother died the year before last. As for Xiaoyue's younger brother, Zhang Lin, he was not kicked out of Zhang's house because he went back to his grandfather to visit relatives or anything, which was a few months ago.

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These gossips were naturally learned from Li Yingxu who bribed a subordinate of the Zhang Mansion with a few pieces of money. In order to confirm the news, Li Yingxu also asked the people of the county government, and the final result was not much different, and this matter was not small at that time. Even because of Xiaoyue's mother's matter, her grandfather's family came to make trouble, but in the end there was no result.

As soon as Li Yingxu finished speaking, he saw Li Ye's face gloomy, obviously this matter made this noble man very unhappy, hesitated for a while, and then asked tentatively, "Your Highness, what should I do about this matter now?" ”

"Don't be in a hurry yet, let's talk about it when Satsuki comes back!" Li Ye said in a deep voice, after all, Xiao Yue finally went home, what to do, he also had to confirm it with Xiao Yue, and ask the other party's opinion.

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Jinzhou, Thorn History Mansion, Yang Shouliang, who was canonized as Thorn History by Lu Yanhong, was holding a letter written by Lu Yanhong to him and looked at it carefully. After reading it, Yang Shouliang couldn't help frowning, and he was also considering whether to agree to Lu Yanhong's request in the letter.

Lu Yanhong said in the letter that the other party was ready to gather troops to attack Niu Miao and take Xing and Feng Erzhou. The other party did not ask him to send troops to attack Niu Miao with him, but asked him to send troops to attack Bizhou, Tongzhou and other places, and promised him that if he took these places, he would let him dominate these states.

This temptation is indeed quite big, if he takes Bizhou, Tongzhou and other places connected to Jinzhou, he can be regarded as a prince of one party if he owns several states.

But there's a lot of risk. If you attack these states, you will definitely offend King Shou completely. Now there are thousands of people stationed in Jizhou, if he attacks these states, the Tiance army will kill from the side, and he will be attacked by the enemy at that time.

So he was also a little hesitant to agree to Lu Yanhong's request to send troops.

"My lord, what is it in this letter that makes your lord hesitate so much?" The staff member next to him asked.

"Lu Yanhong asked me to send troops to attack Bizhou and Tongzhou, and to respond to his attack on Niu Xuan." Yang Shouliang didn't hide it.

"Attacking the bulls? Why is Lu Yanhong in such a hurry? "There's something strange about the staff.

"It should be Shouwang's side that made him feel a lot of pressure. Who would have thought that King Shou would suddenly incorporate Wang Jian and other Wudu armies, and his strength would soar, and Lu Yanhong's previous adviser Li Zhen also betrayed him. It is estimated that he wanted to take advantage of King Shou's failure to react, first take Xing and Feng Erzhou, and then defend according to the danger.

And Lu Yanhong promised me that after I took Bizhou and other places, he could let me manage the captured states, what do you say? Yang Shouliang asked.

"My lord, this is a good opportunity, and there is no time to miss it! With Lu Yanhong to contain the Tiance army, the pressure on our side will be greatly reduced, and if we take Bizhou and Tongzhou, even King Shou will have to consider whether to start a war with adults.

At least after taking a few states, it is not impossible for the imperial court to recognize the lord and canonize the lord as the envoy of the festival. Hearing that he could lead a few states, some of Yang Shouliang's subordinates were moved.

"My lord, this is too risky, I think I should think twice." Staff persuaded.

"What are you afraid of taking risks, this harvest is so big, can't you see it? At that time, the adult will be the envoy of the festival, and those of us who have followed the adult for so long can also be promoted, right? ”

"My lord, I think General Song's words are reasonable."

I don't know if I was moved by the conjecture of the prospect, but soon the voices of the generals present overpowered the voices of opposition. Yang Shouliang was a little inclined to agree to Lu Yanhong in his heart, but he was a little hesitant, so he asked his subordinates for their opinions. Now that he saw that his subordinates were all in favor, the worries in his heart disappeared without a trace, and he made a decision.

"Since everyone agrees, let's write back to Lu Yanhong, saying that I promised to send troops. However, I hope that he will allocate some food, grass, and weapons, which is a prerequisite for sending troops. ”

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"Third sister, is that you?"

In the backyard of the county office, a boy about twelve or thirteen years old saw Xiaoyue in front of him, hesitated for a moment and asked weakly.

"Xiaolin, it's the third sister and me, don't you know each other?" Xiao Yue looked at her brother who had changed a little, and her eyes couldn't help but be filled with tears, although the other party had changed a little, but her appearance was still vaguely recognizable.

"Are you really the third sister? Can... But don't they say you're gone? The boy hesitated for a moment.

"Xiaolin, this is your third sister, she is not dead." A scathing voice sounded on the side, it was Zhang Shanxiang's wife Chen.

"Daring, how did you talk to the princess?" Seeing that Chen always spoke with such an unlucky word as 'death', Xiao Yue was not angry, but the maid next to her couldn't stand it, so she scolded her.

"What princess? It's just the concubine of His Royal Highness King Shou, and the princess? Sure enough, what kind of mother there is, what kind of daughter there is, all of them are the lives of concubines. Chan scoffed.

"Alright, madam, will you just say a few words?" Zhang Shanxiang on the side hurriedly persuaded.

"What? Seeing that his daughter was next to King Shou, she regarded it as her own daughter? Don't forget, who took the initiative to send the daughter born to this concubine to the palace in the first place. Chen sneered.

"Madame, you've gone too far." Zhang Shanxiang said angrily.

"Surnamed Zhang, how dare you talk to such a person? You're really good at it! Chen crossed his waist and pointed at Zhang Shanxiang and scolded.

"Ma'am, that's not what I meant..."

Zhang Shanxiang also wanted to explain, but Xiao Yue, who was annoyed next to him, shouted, "Okay, I'm going to make a noise." ”

"Little slut, who are you talking to?" Chen, who was angry, also forgot what occasion this was, and blurted out a title that he liked to hang on his lips the most.

"Smack!"

As soon as Chen scolded, an elderly maid next to Xiao Yue slapped him directly.

The crisp slap sound was extremely loud in the room, Chen covered his left face, looked at the maid in front of him incredulously, and roared, "You actually dare to hit me, I will fight with you!" ”

Seeing the Chen family who suddenly rushed over, the maid was also startled, but fortunately, the pro-soldier next to her was quick and blocked in front of Xiaoyue and the girls, and the knife was unsheathed.

The cold blade made Zhang Shanxiang realize that this matter was a big problem, and hurriedly instructed the subordinate next to him, "What are you doing in a daze?" Get the lady out, quick! ”

(End of chapter)