Du Huangshang warned Li Chun several times that he was unmoved, and just when Du Huangshang had nothing to do, the news of the fainting of the Son of Heaven came out of the palace again.

Du Huangshang gritted his teeth, changed into green clothes, pretended to be a servant, and entered the Guangling Mansion with the vehicle transporting vegetables.

Li Chun was chanting in the Buddhist hall, and when he heard that Du Huangshang had arrived, he smiled bitterly and introduced him into the study.

Li Chun said: "For the sake of big things, Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face remained unchanged, why did the prime minister dress up like this?" ”

Du Huangshang said: "The situation is critical, and the old minister can't take care of it much." If Caozhou goes to war, it will implicate a wide range of people, and it will only be feared that the soldiers will be in trouble and the people will be miserable, and all that can be accomplished is Wang Shuwen's arrogance, and the country will fall into a situation from which it will never recover. ”

Li Chun said: "Duke Ming also thinks that Wang Shuwen is arrogant? ”

Du Huangshang said: "The military power is scattered among the internal and external ministers, which is a lesson learned with blood in the Jianzhong and Zhenyuan years, Wang Shuwen has integrated administrative and financial power, and then takes the military power in his hands, what is he going to do?" ”

Li Chun asked: "What if this situation is broken?" ”

Du Huangshang said: "I can only grieve Li Mao, let him give up Caozhou and come to Chang'an." ”

Li Chun thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, I'll use the position of Honglu Shaoqing and Weiyuan military envoy to place him." ”

Seeing Li Chun say such things, Du Huangshang was very excited, Wang Shuwen's innovation has made many people feel like pins and needles are in a panic, and the backlog of grievances inside and outside is getting worse day by day, if this resentment is not channeled, it will be turned upside down in the future.

However, with the support of the Son of Heaven, no one could do anything to him. Wang Shuwen has no fear, completely ignoring the danger under his nose, shouting for innovation, but he is seeking rights for his own party.

After the collection of administrative and financial powers, there are few opponents in the court, and the king of Guangling can only retreat, and others are even more trembling, lest a catastrophe will come one day.

Now he is even more frenzied, and he wants to manipulate the military power of the world with the hands of Fan Xichao and Han Tai, this person has appeared crazy, and his defeat is not far away, and now all he lacks is a weighty person to stand up and shout.

King Guangling will be able to make a contribution with one blow at this moment, and there is absolutely no possibility of failure.

When night fell, in the Caozhou Assassin's Mansion, people were still coming and going, people coming and going, and the tense atmosphere before the war was like.

Li Mao was ready to fight with Li Shidao, but now he received a letter from Du Huangshang asking him to give up Caozhou.

Du Huangshang made the overall situation of the government very clear, Caozhou cannot be fought, and if it cannot be fought, it can only be ceded out of Caozhou.

Giving up Caozhou, the foothold that he had worked so hard to calculate, just gave it up?

Li Mao was unwilling, but what else could he do? Hit, Du Huangshang has already analyzed it, and it will disrupt King Guangling's overall plan.

The Son of Heaven has been ill for a long time, and the voice of the court calling for the crown prince has been higher and higher, and there is only one candidate - Li Chun, the king of Guangling.

If there is no big accident, Li Chun will become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and he will become the son of heaven in the future, he has this strength and this blessing.

At this juncture, the Son of Heaven has been completely offended, and the pros and cons must be carefully calculated.

In the dead of night, Li Mao walked alone in the back garden, thinking about the gains and losses.

Qin Mo, who was following behind him, yawned, he hadn't slept for a few days, and now his sleepy eyelids were only fighting, Li Mao looked at the face that was a little overly drunk, and said dissatisfiedly: "If you are sleepy, go back to sleep, just have Tan Zhong here." ”

Qin Mo glanced at Tan Zhong jealously, not understanding why Li Mao trusted such an outsider so much.

"Then I'll go first."

Qin Mo threw the iron chopping knife to Tan Zhong, who almost made a mistake when he reached out to catch the knife. Tan Zhongren is still burly, but he has no kung fu in his hands, so it is better not to have such a guard.

Li Mao moved to the water pavilion, and looked at the lotus pond from the railing. The weather is cold, everything is withering, and only the greedy hearts are still awake.

The cold blade silently rested on Li Mao's neck, and Tan Zhong, who was judged by Qin Mo to not know any martial arts, was as light as a breeze and as fast as lightning when he made his move, and he was definitely a first-class master.

"Tell me what your last words are, and what is unfinished with you."

Li Mao didn't say anything, he didn't seem to hear Tan Zhong's words at all, and Tan Zhong's face was a little unbearable. The blade scraped against Li Mao's skin, and a few body hairs scattered in the night sky.

Li Mao sighed and said, "I know where you come from, I wanted to make you change your mind by keeping you by my side, but you failed me." A sneer appeared at the corner of Tan Zhong's mouth.

"There are rules in one line, and it is your rule that you are assassins, and you take people's money to eliminate disasters for others. Wang Yichi broke the rules, he shouldn't be involved in right and wrong, and his death is not worth your risk. ”

"You are wrong, I am not for him, I am entrusted to take your head."

"This man must be rich."

"Orphans and widows, penniless."

"He's powerful?"

"Orphans and widows, powerless and powerless."

"That's her beauty, you have a crush on her?"

"A friend's wife should not be bullied."

"So you're for her tears?"

Tan Zhong snorted, and said Sen Ran: "Even if it is." ”

His wrist shook slightly, and he wanted to take Li Mao's head, but the blade moved, but one arm was already unconscious. The moment he activated his killing intent, a hidden arrow flew past his scalp, and when Tan Zhong dodged with his short body, Li Mao shot at an incredible speed from a smacking angle, not only snatching his knife, but also injuring one of his arms by the way.

"I was careless." After Tan Zhong finished speaking, he was arrested.

The guards shackled Tan Zhong, and Qin Mo carefully examined it before pushing him into the mortar.

Since Tan Zhong offered the knife, Qin Mo didn't believe this person, Li Mao's knife was lost and picked up by Tan Zhong, this is not unusual, what is strange is how he knows that this knife is Li Mao's, Li Mao's iron cutting knife is a gift from Su Qing, it is just a war knife with good quality, not a rare treasure.

Li Mao's official road has been very smooth in recent years, his position has climbed very high, but he has walked an unsightly night road, and there is no hero's name This ordinary war knife blesses the light and mystery, and this knife is not known by anyone except for being close to a few people.

Qin Mo warned Li Mao to beware of this person, but Li Mao never listened. He didn't listen, but Qin Mo couldn't ignore it.

"You think I spent all night drinking to get red eyes, but I'm actually for you."

Qin Mo wanted to show his credit to Li Mao, but Li Mao chose to stay away from the red-eyed man so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

Someone suggested that Tan Zhong be punished and forced to tell him who was the mastermind behind the scenes, Li Mao did not agree, he set up wine to see Tan Zhong off, but Tan Zhong said: "I can't kill you today, blame me for not being good at learning art, when I go back to the mountains, concentrate on cultivation, he is fine every day, and then come to ask for advice." ”

Li Mao said: "The world is chaotic, the people's livelihood is suffering, with the talent of Mr., to do a few good things for the country and the people, isn't it better than seeking Li Mao's head?" ”

Tan Zhong didn't say a word, drank the wine in the cup, and got up to say goodbye. (Dissertation College)