Huang Yunqing turned his head suddenly, only to see two men dressed in black appear behind him, one on the left and one on the right, with black scarves on their faces, and a soft look in their eyes

It was the softness in their eyes that made Huang Yunqing, who was terrified in his heart, quickly calm down, and he asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?" Where are you going to take me? ”

One of them arched his hand and said politely, "I'm sorry, Mr. Huang, we can't tell you, but you'll know soon." ”

Another person took out a black scarf and said: "According to the regulations, we can't let Mr. Huang know the route, there are generally two choices, one is to be knocked unconscious by us, and the other is to blindfold him, Mr. Huang can choose one of the two." ”

"Hmmm! This made me think about it. Huang Yunqing was perfunctory, but taking advantage of their unpreparedness, he opened the door and wanted to jump out of the car, but the car door did not move at all, he went to the opposite door and pushed it, and was locked in the same way.

The two men in black were silent and motionless, as if this kind of reaction to him had become commonplace, Huang Yunqing finally became angry, he kicked the car door desperately, and yelled loudly: "Let me out, you kidnappers!" Bummer! Let me out. ”

The carriage turned a corner, drove into a secluded path, stopped, and I don't know how long it took, Huang Yunqing finally got a little tired, he helplessly half lay on the couch, took the black towel and blindfolded his eyes, and said coldly: "You guys knot it for me in the back!" ”

A man in black helped him tie a knot in the back of his head, and the carriage started again, galloping in the direction of Dongshi, and finally entered Dongshi, stopping at the back door of Wuzhu Yuebao Jewelry Store.

Two men in black put him off the carriage, one left and one right. Brought into the house, the blindfolded black towel was removed, and the room was dark and dimly lit. Huang Yunqing rubbed his eyes. I gradually got used to the dimness of the place. I saw that the room was very simple, only a few cupboards, and two wooden couches, and there were seven or eight men standing against the wall, all of them were burly, with long knives at their waists and straight backs, just like soldiers.

On the wooden couch on the opposite floor sat a person, wearing a bronze mask, with a very hideous face, but she had a soft figure. The skin on her neck was crystal clear, and she could see that she was a young woman.

"Mr. Huang, please take a seat!" The woman's voice was soft, making people can't believe that she would be the mastermind of kidnapping herself, she saw Huang Yunqing sitting, and smiled slightly: "All the way, Mr. Huang has not been wronged!" ”

Huang Yunqing glared fiercely at the two black-clothed people who kidnapped him, but said angrily: "It's okay!" It's all quite polite. ”

Go without saying. The woman opposite is Li Chuanyun, she is now the head of the Xiliang Army's Internal Affairs Office, in today's words, she is the head of the secret agent, responsible for assassination, intelligence, security, surveillance and other confidential matters, just a few days after its establishment, and now there are about 500 people under her command. Except for those under the shopkeeper Hu. It also drew a lot of people from the army, and after returning to Longyou, it will be expanded to 3,000 people. Not only was it necessary to take charge of the intelligence agencies in various localities, but also to set up an internal army of 2,000 men, equivalent to the current military police.

Li Chuanyun did not disappoint Zhang Huan, she only came to power for two days, and then aimed at Li Li, the king of Luo, her vision is unique, not to hit the ideas of important officials around Li Li, but to look for some people who are not high, but can access the core intelligence, Li Li's account office and clerk Huang Yunqing, is the first two targets she fancies, from them, she can know a lot of useful information.

Li Chuanyun saw that he was angry like a child, and his heart was still kind, she nodded lightly, and then smiled: "Mr. Huang, I won't hide it from you, we are Longyou Zhang Shangshu's people, I hope you will cooperate with us in the future and do your best to give us some information, of course, in return, we will not treat you badly." ”

"Zhang Huan?" Huang Yunqing suddenly understood that he had been involved in the power struggle between Zhang Huan and Empress Dowager Cui, and Li Li was Cui Xiaofu's vanguard, so they actually thought of starting with themselves.

Huang Yunqing was scared for a while, he just wanted to live an ordinary life, and he never wanted to get involved in any party disputes, and after being silent for a long time, he suddenly asked, "What if I don't do it?" ”

"It's very simple, I'll kill you immediately and bury you in the backyard." Li Chuanyun's voice was still so soft, but there was no life in his tone.

"Your father's name is Huang Chong, his health is not good, he had a stroke in June the year before last, and he woke up in a coma for two days, the doctor repeatedly took care of him not to eat fire poison, your son's name is Huang Mingming, he is four years old and two months old this year, he especially likes to eat chicken feet, your lady has to go to Qin Ji Restaurant every morning to buy him two chicken feet back

Li Chuanyun said very plainly, but beads of sweat had already rolled down Huang Yunqing's forehead, and the other party grabbed his key point, that is, his father and son.

"Of course, I won't let you do anything difficult or disturb your family's life, I just want you to provide you with some information that you think is important."

Huang Yunqing was scared and contradictory in his heart, his lips trembled and asked, "Are you really not going to let me do something embarrassing?" ”

Li Chuanyun slowly walked to his side and said to him frankly: "No, we know your identity very well, and you can't do anything big, just tell us your share of the mainland information, after all, we are not cruel people like Zhu." ”

Li Chuanyun's last sentence made Huang Yunqing finally soften, and he let out a long sigh, "Okay! I promise you, but I don't want anything, but I ask you not to harass my family. ”

Li Chuanyun smiled, "Mr. Huang is a knowledgeable person, good!" We will not embarrass your family, and one day in the future, you may be glad to do things for Zhang Shangshu. ”

At this time, a person immediately came up and put a letter of allegiance in front of Huang Yunqing, Li Chuanyun said with a smile: "Routine, please Mr. Huang press the handprint." ”

Huang Yunqing's hands trembled, he dipped his thumb in a little red clay, and pressed his handprint heavily on the allegiance book, he knew that his future life would be changed by this.

Li Chuanyun accepted the letter of allegiance and said to the two black-clothed men at the door: "Send Mr. Huang back, don't be lazy." ”

Huang Yunqing walked to the door, he hesitated, then turned back to Li Chuanyun and said, "Let me tell you one thing first!" Li Li has not organized the royal family to worship the temple for three years. According to the internal code of the Tang Dynasty, those who do not sacrifice to Zongmiao for two years should be dismissed and deposed! ”

At dusk, hundreds of personal soldiers escorted Zhang Huan's carriage to the gate of Cui Yuan's mansion in Xuanyangfang. Cui Yuan returned to Shandong after the New Year. Just after the Battle of Xiangyang. He once again quietly returned to Chang'an, and just arrived yesterday, he sent someone to send a letter to Zhang Huan early in the morning

Visiting Cui Yuan is one of the main purposes of Zhang Huan's return to Chang'an, and he hopes that the visionary former Xiangguo can give him guidance on how to break the current impasse

The carriage stopped, and the porter immediately ran in to deliver a letter to the master, and had already received Cui Yuan's permission, Zhang Huan went directly into the mansion gate, walked towards Cui Yuan's study, and met the butler who came to pick him up halfway. "Uncle, please come with me!"

Walking into Cui Yuandi's study, I saw Cui Yuan sitting on a soft cushion covered with a blanket, looking at him with a smile, I haven't seen him for a few months, and I feel that his spirit is much better than last time.

He stepped forward and gave a deep salute, "Zhang Huan see Cui Ge Lao!" ”

"Sit down!" Cui Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Next time, you have to remember, you have to sit down and give a salute." My neck is sore to look at! ”

"Yes!" Zhang Huan knelt down and smiled at him: "The spirit of the elder is very good, which is inspiring. ”

"Speaking of which, I would like to thank you for killing Zhu and severely defeating Cui Qinggong, not only giving me a bad breath, but also alleviating the sins I committed."

Speaking of which. Cui Yuan let out a long sigh and said, "You should know." If Cui Qinggong ruined the lives of the world, then I can only apologize to the people of the world. ”

Zhang Huan was silent for a moment. Then he said: "Cui Qinggong's disaster did start with Ge Lao, but not because he is Ge Lao's own brother. ”

Cui Yuan was stunned, "The virtuous son-in-law might as well make it clear, I'm old and dull, and I don't understand." ”

"It's very simple, whether it's Cui Qinggong, or Zhu, or Li Zhengji, or even me, in fact, they are all products of the family's government, if it weren't for the fact that the major families support their own troops, how could local warlords be produced? It is precisely because the imperial court loses control over the family's army that once the general derails, it will be a big event, and there is no chance to make up for it. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Huan shook his head with some regret, "Just like Cui Qinggong, he and his generals have already mastered an army of more than 100,000 people, nominally the Cui family's army, but in fact, if the imperial court can control the family's army, it will never be possible to let it develop, at least when they are still weak, they can start to clean up, even if they rebel at that time, it will not be as tragic as it is now, and it will be difficult to solve." ”

Cui Yuan didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time, he asked faintly: "Aren't An Lushan, Shi Siming and others also sitting on the earth warlords?" At that time, there was no such thing as a family supporting the army, so how can this be explained? ”

Zhang Huan slowly shook his head and said: "Why should the elder of the pavilion steal the beams and change the pillars, the reason why An Lushan and Shi Siming can be opposed is because the land was too annexed during the Kaiyuan and Tianbao periods, which led to the corruption of the government soldiers, and the imperial court was unable to raise troops, so it could only watch An Lushan sit big, but the invasion of the south of the Hui Dynasty made the remnants of An Lushan be wiped out, at this time, the population of the Tang Dynasty was sparse, the rich and powerful were almost wiped out, and most of the land was terra nullius. not only occupied a large amount of land, but also supported the army and respected itself, and once again connived at the annexation of land by the clan and the royal family, so that the opportunity for the Tang Dynasty to get back on track was wasted. ”

Although Cui Yuan has been introspecting all these years, Zhang Huan's words really made him feel harsh, he waved his hand to interrupt Zhang Huan's words: "But the old man has been the prime minister for ten years, encouraging farmers and businessmen, the vitality of the Tang Dynasty has gradually recovered, and the price of rice has fallen to 30 Wen and one dou, which is also the result of the family government, and the cabinet has jointly negotiated military affairs to avoid the possible mistakes of a one-person dictatorship, are these not worth mentioning?" ”

Zhang Huan didn't seem to consider Cui Yuan's feelings, he bluntly retorted: "The words of the elder are too one-sided, the recovery of the vitality of the Tang Dynasty is not in the family system itself, but because the people's hearts have been in turmoil for a long time, and the court has taken advantage of the trend, I also admit that at the beginning of any system, there is a desirable side, and most of the trends shown are positive and effective, but as time goes by, its dark side is also quietly growing, and looking at the present, it is only in the past twenty years, and the family government has begun to decline, And if we don't reverse the situation, what will it turn out to be? Have you ever thought about it? ”

"This

Cui Yuan was a little speechless, today's situation of warlord secession is indeed unthinkable when their seven families decided to implement the family government, everyone thought that controlling the army with the family and controlling the family with the cabinet would not lead to the recurrence of the Anshi Rebellion, but in fact, the Cui family had a Cui Qinggong, the Yang family had a Zhu, and the Pei family had a Li Zhengji, which no one could have imagined, and the time had only passed for more than ten years.

Zhang Huan also sighed softly, and said slowly in a slow tone: "If we don't eliminate the root of warlord secession and re-implement the centralization of the imperial court, if we let the current development of the situation go unchecked, sooner or later, the Tang Dynasty will be divided into more than a dozen small countries, and then attract the Hu people to the north, the Khitan, the Dangxiang, the Hui Hui, and the Tubo are all eyeing our Central Plains, and our Han dynasty will repeat the tragedy of the Wei and Jin dynastiesThousands of miles of rivers and mountains are all pastures for the Hu people, and tens of millions of children will be the cattle and sheep of the Hu people. ”

Zhang Huan's words made Cui Yuan shocked, these are also what he had thought of, but he refused to admit that it would happen, and today it came out of Zhang Huan's mouth, which made Cui Yuan feel like a head start.

At this time, Zhang Huan stood up and gave Cui Yuan a deep salute and said: "Ge Lao, I believe that your original intention is to make the Tang Dynasty strong, and you hope that the cabinet will negotiate together to avoid the dictatorship of the king, I understand that Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong have set up various Taiwan provincial systems in the hope that the monarch's power and relative power can be coordinated and balanced, but now the Tang Dynasty is nearly scattered, if there is no strong person in power to restrain it, the revival of my Datang will become an empty talk, Ge Lao, I hope you can help me." ”

After speaking, Zhang Huan slowly knelt down, he lowered his head and didn't say a word, Cui Yuan suddenly felt a sour pain in his eyes, he took advantage of Zhang Huan's inattention, secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and smiled: "Haven't I already helped you?" Cui Yu let the squire of the military department, but it was my persuasion! Besides, I rushed back from Shandong, in fact, I just want to point you out the maze. ”

"Please say bluntly, Zhang Huan is indeed difficult to break the current situation."

Cui Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, he tried his best to deny Zhang Huan's true identity back then, but now he has reversed and made suggestions for Zhang Huan to restore his identity, which can be described as thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, and there is nothing more wonderful than this.

He stared at Zhang Huan, gently stroked his gray and sparse beard, and his squinted triangular eyes flashed with a scheming light, "The key is Prince Yu, there is no main hall of him in the temple now, do you understand what I mean?" ”