"Master Hou, is Liu Lan reliable?" In the military courtyard of Chang'an, in the room belonging to Zhao Chen, Lei Kedi, who had just returned to Chang'an, looked at Zhao Chen, who was sitting there fiddling with the drawings on the table, hesitated for a long time, and then asked tentatively. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Xue Rengui is really a subordinate of Lei Kedi, speaking of which, when the new army was first established, there was a conflict between them, but that kind of conflict, under the tempering of the army's blood and water, is nothing at all.

What's more, Xue Rengui is not an unknown person in the army, he was promoted to captain by Zhao Chen, and on weekdays, he has a good popularity in the army, so now, as soon as he heard that Xue Rengui had an accident, the army immediately became a little nervous.

"What if it's unreliable, do you still want to take someone there?" Knowing Lei Kedi's thoughts, therefore, after hearing Lei Kedi's roundabout words, Zhao Chen suddenly raised his head, raised his eyes to look at Lei Kedi in front of him, and asked expressionlessly.

"No... That's what it means from time to time! Zhao Chen directly pierced his mind, and Lei Kedi's old face, even if he showed embarrassment, waved his hand at Zhao Chen, and flatly denied it.

"It's better not to!" Seeing that Lei Kedi waved his hand vigorously, Zhao Chen didn't plan to ask anymore, his eyes refocused on the drawings on the table, and said without raising his head: "The matter of Hedong, Liu Lan will be measured, you just need to be in charge of the affairs of the new army!" ”

"However, a certain family is only afraid that when the time comes, Xuejiabao will be in trouble, and the Xiazhou army will be worried and will delay the opportunity!" Hearing Zhao Chen's words, Lei Kedi's face did not change much, and after a slight hesitation, he looked at Zhao Chen and asked with a little worry.

The possibility that Lei Kedi said is not impossible to happen, because if you really want to calculate it, the Xiazhou army went to Hedong this time, and it was completely a private transfer of troops, which was simply unjustifiable, and the division was nameless!

Because of this, if Xuejiabao is really going to become stronger, the Xiazhou army is likely to have a lot of worries, look ahead and backwards, and dare not do anything with Xuejiabao, thus missing the opportunity!

"No, it won't!" However, hearing Lei Kedi's words, Zhao Chen didn't raise his head, and said with great certainty: "As long as Xue Jiabao insists on going his own way, the Xia Zhou army will definitely not be merciful!" ”

"Is Master Hou so sure?" Hearing Zhao Chen's very affirmative words, Lei Kedi was stunned, blinked and looked at Zhao Chen, hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhao Chen, and asked subconsciously.

"Of course!" Zhao Chen, who was originally staring down at the drawings, immediately raised his head when he heard Lei Kedi's words, met Lei Kedi's gaze, and said: "The governor of Xiazhou is Liu Lan, this person is definitely not a person, he knows what to do!" ”

In fact, there is a sentence that Zhao Chen didn't say, that is, on the surface this time, it seems that Zhao Chen privately instigated Xiazhou to send troops, and it seems that he went for Xue Rengui's affairs.

However, the real purpose of the fact is that all of this is completely Li Er's acquiescence, because, in Li Er's eyes, he has long been a little unhappy with the wealthy families here in Hedong.

Today's Tang Dynasty, with the demise of the Turks, is gradually moving towards unification and centralization, but the situation here in Hedong still maintains the original situation.

The major wealthy families in Hedong still have a number of weapons, fortresses, troops, and even their own weapons workshops, in this case, how can Li Er, as an emperor, tolerate it.

It's just that in the past few years, Li Er has turned a blind eye to these things, and of course he doesn't have more energy, so he directly tore his face with these wealthy families in Hedong.

And coincidentally, Xue Rengui had an accident this time, and he was directly hooked with the wealthy family in Hedong, so Li Er seized this opportunity without hesitation.

Li Er is reluctant to directly tear his face with the wealthy families in Hedong, but it doesn't mean that other people cannot.

And this is that when Zhao Chen went to see Li Er, he was excused by Li Er and disappeared, but when Zhao Chen left, he asked others to hint to Zhao Chen that he could use the power of Xiazhou.

Even if this is a temptation of Li Er's wealthy clan in Hedong, he was not directly ordered by him, so even if something happens at that time, he still has a room to turn around.

Li Er's idea, Zhao Chen understood in his heart, of course, as the governor of Xiazhou who was used as 'cannon fodder' this time, Liu Lan also understood this in his heart, so this is also the reason why Zhao Chen is very sure.

"In short, don't get involved in this matter!" Seeing that Lei Kedi still had a hesitant look, Zhao Chen suddenly put down the pen in his hand, sighed slightly, looked at Lei Kedi in front of him and said: "Your top priority now is to devote all your energy to the establishment of the new army for Ben Hou!" ”

"The last general understands!" Hearing Zhao Chen talk about the new army, Lei Kedi, who was still hesitant, immediately puffed up his chest and said loudly to Zhao Chen.

"Well, go ahead!" Hearing Lei Kedi's response, Zhao Chen suddenly showed a smile on his face, nodded at Lei Kedi, and as he spoke, he turned his gaze back to the drawings on the table.

"That's right, Master Hou!" It's just that just when Zhao Chen lowered his head, Lei Kedi, who had already turned away, seemed to suddenly remember something, turned around again, looked at Zhao Chen and said: "When a certain family came back yesterday, I heard that in recent days, the ladies of the Wa Kingdom have been a little restless in Chang'an..."

"It's just a clown jumping off the beam, let her go!" Hearing Lei Kedi's words, the corners of Zhao Chen's mouth suddenly twitched slightly, and he said to Lei Kedi without raising his head.

The girls of the Japanese country in the mouth of the enemy are naturally the gardenias, and Zhao Chen naturally heard about this!

These days, Gardenia is taking people in Chang'an, in the name of appealing for her teacher, visiting everywhere, just hoping to let everyone in the world know that her teacher was killed by Zhao Chen in the prison of the Criminal Department.

However, don't say it, being moved by Gardenia's activities everywhere, there was really that stunned young man, and he was moved by Gardenia's words, and he actually combed the matter to Li Er.

Zhao Chen has also read the comb, and he has sprinkled a large article, from the friendly diplomatic relations between the Japanese State and the Tang Dynasty, to the vastness of the Tang Dynasty, and the possibility that this matter will bring serious damage to the image of the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, having said so much, in fact, there is only one core, that is, asking His Majesty the Emperor to issue an edict to the Criminal Department, asking the Criminal Department to re-investigate the case thoroughly, and to give justice to the envoys of the Japanese State.

This guy is a typical Confucian student, Zhao Chen has no doubt that this guy has some impure purpose, it is completely for the sake of Datang, because, generally speaking, people with impure intentions will not be as stupid as this guy.

This comb was thrown to him by Li Er, so Zhao Chen still remembered the look of disappointment on Li Er's face when he threw him this comb at that time, as well as the words of 'stupid'.

"That's right!" Speaking of the comb, Zhao Chen also seemed to suddenly remember something, suddenly bent down, took out an invitation card from the drawer, handed it to Lei Kedi and said: "There is nothing to do the day after tomorrow, so I will take my family and go to the Benhou Mansion to drink the full moon bar of Benhou's daughter!" ”

"It's going to happen!" There is nothing to do, it can be pleasant to go to the Hou Mansion of Chang'an for a drink, not to mention, it is still the full moon wine of the daughter of the Hou Mansion, how many people in Chang'an City can't ask for it.

Therefore, when Lei Kedi saw the invitation handed by Zhao Chen, his worried expression just now suddenly became excited, and his unshaven mouth immediately grinned at the root of his ears.

And just when Zhao Chen and Lei Kedi were talking about the affairs of Hedong, Hedong at this time, to be precise, was in Longmen, Jiangzhou, Hedong, and with the arrival of evening, the atmosphere was solidifying little by little.

At noon, when Sima Nan left Xuejiabao, he gave the old lady Xue an hour, and in the evening, he had to see Xue Rengui's face, and this news quietly spread in Xuejiabao after Sima Nan left.

At this time, as the evening gradually came, the atmosphere in the entire Xuejiabao became tense, especially when Sima Nan appeared outside Xuejiabao with more than a thousand heavily armed troops, the atmosphere reached unprecedented tension.

At this time, with the advent of evening, the already gray sky became even more gloomy, and the slightest cold wind, rolling fine snow particles, was blowing in the evening Longmen.

At this time, the people in Xuejiabao should have gathered together as a family, finished eating, and were ready to go to bed.

However, in today's Xuejiabao, there is no one who can eat, as if they are waiting for the final judgment, they all look at the inner fort silently, waiting for the old lady's decision in the inner fort.

It's just that what disappointed them was that from noon onwards, it was almost evening, and seeing the Xia Zhou army outside, they were already impatient to wait, however, the entire inner fort seemed surprisingly quiet.

At this time, when the people of Xuejiabao were looking at the inner fort, they were in the inner fort, which belonged to Xue Renqing's house, and the old lady Xue and the middle-aged man at this time were in the house at the moment.

What is different is that Xue Renqing, who was originally lying on the couch and unconscious, has woken up at this time, and his face still looks pale, but his consciousness has regained his clarity.

"Taigong, Qing'er has woken up now!" Waiting patiently, Mrs. Xue carefully fed a bowl of rice porridge to Xue Renqing with doting, and the anxious middle-aged man who was sitting on the side for a long time looked at Mrs. Xue and said cautiously.

Hearing the middle-aged man speak, the old lady Xue, who originally looked doting, suddenly turned her face down, turned her head coldly, looked directly at the middle-aged man, and said, "How is Qing'er now, don't you see?" ”

"Taigong, of course I understand Qing'er's matter!" Hearing the old lady's reprimand, the middle-aged man's face couldn't help but show a little embarrassment, but he sighed slightly, but he still stubbornly said: "But the Xiazhou army outside is approaching step by step, and the big guys are waiting for the princess's words!" ”

"Huh, so what?" Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Old Lady Xue's nose suddenly let out a cold snort, and then, he looked at the middle-aged man and said: "Xue Jiabao has survived all these years, but it is not by looking at whose face it is, but the old man wants to see if they have the courage to break into Xuejiabao!" ”

"yes, Daddy!" Hearing Old Lady Xue's words, Xue Renqing, who was originally lying on the couch and silent, also said at this time: "If this time, we just compromise like this, then in the future, wouldn't anyone be able to ignore our Xue Jiabao?" ”?

"You know what?" For Old Lady Xue, the middle-aged man obviously didn't dare to make a mistake, however, for Xue Renqing on the couch, the middle-aged man immediately looked at him angrily and scolded in a low voice.

'Bang', just as the middle-aged man's words fell, the old lady Xue, who suddenly saw it, gritted her teeth and raised her hand, slammed the bowl in her hand to the ground, and scolded the middle-aged man: "Then what do you know?" ”

"Qing'er is right!" As she spoke, Old Lady Xue couldn't help but sigh, narrowed her eyes, and said in a quiet tone: "This Qing'er matter is not just a matter of Xue Rengui, but a matter of the entire Xue Jiabao's face!" ”

When she said this, Old Lady Xue's eyes looked at the middle-aged man in front of her, and she said, "Do you know how many pairs of eyes are staring at Xue Jiabao in the entire Hedong now?" ”

As Mrs. Xue said, at this time in Hedong, there are already many pairs of eyes, staring at Xue Jiabao, waiting for Xue Jiabao to deal with the Xiazhou army this time.

Therefore, this is no longer a question of whether to let go of Xue Rengui, but a question of how to save Xue Jiabao's face, sometimes, face is related to the survival of a family, especially a wealthy family like Xue Jiabao!

"Long history, it's not too early!" In Xuejiabao, when the old lady Xue and the others were talking, in the Xiazhou army outside Xuejiabao, a general in armor looked at the quiet Xuejiabao from afar, and suddenly turned his head to look at Sima Nan beside him, and spoke.

When Sima Nan left at noon, he said that he must see Xue Rengui's people before evening, however, it was already evening at this time, but in Xuejiabao, it was quiet and quiet, and there was no sign of letting people go.

"Then there is no way!" Hearing the words of General Lang beside him, Sima Nan couldn't help but sigh, looked at Xue Jiabao who was not moving from afar, and was slightly silent for a moment, then sighed and said: "Pass the order, go down with a certain family and enter Xuejiabao!" ”

Salute first and then soldiers, this is what the governor said when he came, since Xue Jiabao doesn't know how to lift now, then it's no wonder they!

Sima Nan's words fell, and the impatient Lang general, who had been waiting for a long time, randomly turned around and passed Sima Nan's order, and in a moment, the Xiazhou army, which had just been quiet, suddenly became in a commotion.

The team of more than 1,000 people, all of them were cavalry soldiers of the Xiazhou Army, and when they moved, there was a dull sound of horses' hooves on the Xuejiabao field in the evening, and when they stepped on the field, even the ground trembled slightly.

"Listen up to the people of Xuejiabao!" The team of more than 1,000 people was approaching Xuejiabao, and a Xiazhou sergeant in front of the head rushed to the front of the team, shouting at Xuejiabao hoarsely: "If you don't want to die, just stay in the house obediently, otherwise, you will be killed!" (To be continued.) )