Chapter 749: A Strange Showdown

Li Xu, the king of Jiangdu, is forty years old, and Li Chong, the king Chinese New Year's Eve of Yin, is now eight years old, and both of them are appointed to the Xuanren Fang of Yuyang, and they hold a small official position in the court. Although there was an opportunity to go to Dazhou to be an assassin a year ago, the two of them didn't know why they both resigned, and they were still in Luoyang as their idle officials, and they met and drank when they had nothing to do on weekdays, nothing more. The ministers have always been respectful of the clan, and they have no friends, and there are many people in front of the gate.

However, on the day Li Xian inspected the Yulin Army, these two people appeared in front of Liu Renliang's house at the same time. Although Liu Renliang is the left servant of Shangshu, according to the current pattern of the political affairs hall, the old prime minister is likely to have no seat, and only has the honorary title of prime minister, which is not as hot as before, and the gate is quite deserted. After Li Xu and Li Chong revealed their identities to the doorman, the middle-aged doorman immediately smiled.

"Pei Xianggongzhou is here, my family is accompanying guests in the backyard, just ask the two county kings to go in directly."

Pei Xianggong? Li Xu and Li Chong glanced at each other, and at the same time were a little strange. It's already very strange that the two of them, who don't care about anything, suddenly received an invitation post from Liu Renliang, and now there is a prime minister in it, isn't this even more problematic? After all, Li Chong, the king of Yin, was younger, and when he saw that something was wrong, he asked tentatively: "If it is inconvenient for the old Liu Xianggong, Uncle Xu and I might as well come back another day......

"Xiangye has already instructed, the two county kings should be invited." The man hurriedly shook his head, and then added another sentence, "It's Pei Xingjian Xianggong, not Pei Yanxianggong, and the two county kings don't need to have any dog bindings." Come on, why don't you invite the two county kings in, and they are all stunned there? ”

Seeing the way people shouted, Li Xu and Li Chong couldn't help but be even more confused, but they couldn't retreat anymore, so they had to follow the two servants who were respectfully leading the way. As he walked, Li Chong asked tentatively, only to learn that the middle-aged man who was waiting at the door was not a disciple at all, but had followed Liu Renliang for many years. even saved Liu Renliang's life on the battlefield in Liaodong.

At this time, Sensei said that these two children of the royal family who were still in their prime were not fools, even if they were fools, they had already tasted something wrong at this time. Taking advantage of the fact that the servants in front of him were still far away, Li Chong whispered to Li Xu: "Uncle Xu, Old Liu Tou was the most respected prime minister of the Emperor at the beginning. Pei Xingjian presided over the election, and he was also a long-term success. The two of them suddenly invited us together, didn't they have some other plans? ”

Li Xu nodded uncertainly, and then gritted his teeth and said: "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, although they are of high grade, but the two of us are the kings of the county after all, forgive them for not doing anything excessive." Besides, what happened recently...... It's not what we did, what are we afraid of! ”

As they spoke, the two of them had followed the two servants to a secluded place. This is not an ordinary hall for guests. It's more like a garden, but there are no flowers here, and it's all green, and the shelves on top are covered with green vine leaves, revealing a rare coolness. Under the pergola were four tables, two of which sat behind them, all of them gray-haired.

Although most of the county kings of the Tang Dynasty are arrogant, Li Xu and Li Chong are both humble and humble. Therefore, when Liu Renliang and Pei Xingjian got up to greet each other, they also hurriedly returned the salute and exchanged a few words of greeting and politeness. After sitting down again, the two thought that they would have to talk about business before they talked about business, but who knew that as soon as the servant finished serving the wine and food, Liu Renliang suddenly went straight in.

"Today, most of the clans live in Luoyang, Chang'an. There are few officials outside, I have always been very strange, King Yin of Jiangdu can be called a momentary talent, why is he willing to live in Luoyang? ”

Even in Liu Renliang's identity, it still seems rude to ask such a question, and it reveals an aggressive posture.

Therefore, Li Xu and Li Chong's complexions are not so good-looking. Li Chong, who is a generation lower and a few years younger, really feels breathless. He coldly put down the wine cup in his hand.

"Didn't Liu Xianggong ask knowingly? Since I have a rebellious father, and it is because of the mercy of the Son of Heaven that I have made such a county king. If you are ambitious outside, wouldn't you be asking for hardship and killing yourself? I had a great ambition for the sake of it, but it was gone when I learned that my father had lost his life in an unsuccessful rebellion. As for Uncle Xu, he still has a father to support, how can he leave his father to fight outside? ”

Liu Renliang asked politely, and Li Chong also replied politely. For such a situation, Pei Xingjian next to him couldn't help but smile bitterly, and secretly sighed that Liu Renliang, the boss, was still strong and didn't know how to converge. So, he could only cough lightly and get to the point: "The two county kings, since Your Majesty served the Emperor and Empress Taishang Xingli Mountain, there have been rumors in Luoyang City, and there have been more major cases of extermination a few days ago. Although Lao Liu and I don't care about things, some things can be seen more clearly than insiders......"

Before he finished speaking, Li Xu and Li Chong changed color in unison. After the two glanced at each other, Li Xu stood up and asked categorically: "Could it be that the old Liu Xianggong and Pei Xianggong think that these things are the mastermind of me and Chong Lang?" Oki Lang was originally forgiven, and my father and I were not in charge, so how could these things be related to the two of us? ”

Liu Renliang stood up calmly, and his eyes, which had been old and dizzy over the years, bloomed with a terrifying light at this time: "Just now King Jiangdu said that this matter can't be related to you, this is true, but it is also a lie. Presumably, with the talents of the two, they will not even be unable to detect some clues. Since he noticed it but didn't explain it, he had other plans. ”

His biggest plan was caught nakedly, even if the two county kings who were gentle and elegant in front of people were a little unbearable, Li Chong was even more annoyed and angry, and blurted out a retort: "There is no excuse for the crime that you want to add, Uncle Xu and I know that Liu Xianggong and Pei Xianggong are people who are deeply respected by the saints, but if you want to condemn us with such a few words, it is difficult to convince people!" The two of us are just idle people, never nosy, and we don't know any clues or signs! ”

Liu Renliang and Pei Xingjian glanced at each other, and then Pei Xingjian lowered his face and said, "The two county kings still didn't understand what Liu Xianggong meant. Liu Gong didn't mean to say that this matter has something to do with the two of you, it's just that someone wants to make it look like it's related to you. Just three days ago, someone sent a letter to Liu Xianggong and me, but the two of them were connected to the clan and secretly instigated the Yulin Army to mutiny, wanting to separate the brothers and sons of the monarch and ministers with an act of support. Liu Gong and I are both cautious people, so we have today's invitation. ”

For Li Xu and Li Chong, who originally had some battles, these words were undoubtedly a bolt from the blue. Of course, they have some unsalty and indifferent interactions with those clans that are not small, but after the slightest hint of a slight, they immediately withdraw, and if they want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, they will certainly not easily explain it to others.

However, Pei Xingjian actually said that someone sold the two of them backhand first! Isn't it a big joke that someone who is ready to calculate people but first calculates it by others, and such a thing actually happened to two people who claim to be smart!

Li Xu was a few years older after all, and his father watched him over the years, so he quickly calmed down: "There is no basis for what he said, can Liu Xianggong Pei Xianggong take out that letter and let me and Chong Lang have a look?" ”

He had expected that the two scheming prime ministers would at least hesitate, but unexpectedly, two letters were placed on the desk in front of him. Frightened, he didn't care about anything else, folded it and hurriedly brushed it to Li Chong next to him, and then began to read the first one. After reading the two letters, he couldn't help but turn pale.

"Too much deception!" Li Chong scolded viciously, and shouted without waiting for Li Xu to react, "This is obviously a bloody spurt, when did Uncle Xu and I do such a thing!" Liu Xianggong, Pei Xianggong, there is nothing to say about it so far, and all the places involved in this matter are the juniors of various clans......"

"Li Huang, King of Zhunnan, Li Xuan, King of Nanchang, Li Lu, King of Wei, and Li Li, King of Shu...... There are at least twenty or thirty people in the various clans, Liu Xianggong and Pei Xianggong, I am not a naked frame, but there is such a thing! ”

As soon as he thought of being thrown out as a trick, Li Xu felt a burst of anger in his chest, and he didn't care about anything else at this time, but he actually read out all the names one by one, seeing Liu Renliang and Pei Xingjian's two colors, he couldn't help but feel a little happier, so he mocked: "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it seems that it is the first time that so many people are plotting against me, I don't know how the two ministers are going to deal with it?" ”

At the beginning, Emperor Taizong's Xuanwumen Incident killed Jiancheng Yuanji, and almost killed his heirs, and the eldest grandson Wuji had used the case of Wu Wang Li Ke to commit countless crimes, but it was the first time that the sect was cleared of such a wide range of sects like this. Thinking about the bloody storm that the Tang royal family is about to set off, even if Liu Renliang and Pei Xingjian have psychological accuracy, they can't help but be shocked for a while.

Liu Renliang groaned and was about to ask again, when he turned his head and caught a glimpse of a servant suddenly rushing in in a panic. His heart moved, and he asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Outside, there are thousands of Yulin soldiers outside...... The outside of the house was surrounded by thousands of horsemen of the Yulin Army! ”

As soon as they heard this, Liu Renliang and Pei Xingjian suddenly lost their minds, and Li Xu and Li Chong were also shocked. The same thought came to the minds of all four at the same time... Could it be that people started so fast, and everything was already in place?

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