In a warm hall, an old man in yellow with a wide mouth was sitting on a fine official hat chair with a book in his hand, and there were several exquisite snacks and tea on the coffee table beside him. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This kind of leisurely day is what most people in this world yearn for, but at this moment, the old man does not have a leisurely and complacent expression, but a sad look, this page of a hundred words of the book, he has read it for most of the hour, obviously his mind is not in the book.

At this time, a capable man in his thirties walked in, and after coming to his side, he bent down and whispered, "Dad, Zhong Qianshan is here." ”

Being disturbed by him like this, the old man pulled out of his thoughts, and after being stunned for a moment, he smiled: "It seems that my previous judgment was good, and the Li family also found him in the Zhong family." With that, he got up from his chair and greeted him with a warm smile on his face.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......" After a while, there was a frowning cough in front of him, and then a seventy-year-old man with a cane and a hobbling step walked over, supported by a man in gray.

"Brother Zhong, why are you here? If you have any orders, send someone to inform me, and I will rush over, and it will be terrible if you get cold on this cold day. The old man in yellow hurriedly stepped forward, said kind words in his mouth, and reached out to put his arm around the crook of the old man's arm.

"Liu Changqing, Liu Changqing, after so many years, you are still so polite...... Ahem...... I'm also thinking about it quietly, and I want to discuss something with you, so I'm going to turn around. It's still you, this body is much tougher than my old bones......" said the old man, and the old man let out another palpitating cough.

Liu Changqing hurriedly brought the people into the hall first, and ordered the people below to add some charcoal into the stove to make the temperature in the room higher, and then smiled humbly: "I am seven or eight years younger than your brother, and in another seven or eight years, I dare not guarantee that I will still be in this world." ”

After a few half-joking greetings, the two old men slowly brought the topic to the point. Liu Changqing glanced at the other party with a smile: "Brother Zhong is in such a hurry to come over, it must be because of the Li family, right?" ”

"They're looking for you, too, right?" Zhong Qianshan paused on the ground with a cane, and said with some unhappiness on his face: "This Li family is really domineering, something happened to his family, and he actually wanted to pull both of us into the water." He said that it is still the Tang Dynasty, and everyone in the world has to live on their snorts. ”

"Brother Zhong, please calm your anger, it's not good to be angry." Liu Changqing hurriedly comforted: "Since the matter has happened, it is useless to be angry again, isn't it?" ”

This Zhong Qianshan is the current head of the Zhong family in Shanxi, he was known for his hot temper when he was young, and even if he is over seventy years old now, he still has not changed his temperament. However, his mind has always been clear, and he will not be confused by anger, and his current manifestations may not be his true thoughts.

After Liu Changqing's persuasion, Zhong Qianshan really calmed down and smiled bitterly: "But to be honest, if this matter changes the two of us, I can't think of a better countermeasure except for this trick." ”

"Yes, such a big handle fell into the hands of others, and was coerced by others, and it was difficult for anyone to make a decision. But Lao Li is too inauthentic to do things, if there is a problem, you can come to us to discuss, why did he send a junior to say this to us as if he was threatening, so that the two of us and them together to expose Liu Yingji's crimes, doesn't this want us to offend the entire Shanxi officialdom together? Liu Changqing was also unwilling because of this matter just now, and now that Zhong Qianshan, an old friend, came, he just happened to spit out his bitterness.

"After the kid from the Li family left, the more I thought about it, the more angry I became, so I thought about discussing with you what to do. Liu Changqing, you have always been resourceful, tell me, should our two families be coerced by this, should we help his Li family this time? After Zhong Qianshan finished speaking, he stared at the other party's face.

Liu Changqing knew that although he said this very politely, in fact, to put it bluntly, he was here to probe the wind, so he smiled bitterly: "Aren't I also worried about this matter, this choice is not easy to make." Our two families have always advanced and retreated together, and we are closely related, and your brother Zhong is a few years older than me, so let's do it, as long as you make a decision, I will listen to you in everything. ”

Well, as soon as the two of them finished talking like this, the problem was still in the middle, and there was no intention to solve it at all.

This is where these two experienced old men are sleek and smart, they both know that this decision is important and difficult to make, so they want to shift the blame to each other. But neither side is a fool, how could they win this hot potato, so in the end it ended up with such a result.

The two looked at each other for a while, and then each showed a wry smile. Zhong Qianshan shook his head: "You, you're still so cautious. ”

"Aren't you the same, brother? We've been calculating each other for most of our lives, haven't we always been too different? Liu Changqing said with a smile.

When the two of them said this, they both found it very interesting, as if they saw their once young selves...... But soon, their smiles faded again, and the problem remained.

After a while, Liu Changqing said: "Actually, I had an idea before, maybe we can avoid this difficult choice." ”

"But what's the way?" As soon as he heard that he really had a way, Zhong Qianshan suddenly became interested and hurriedly asked.

"The bell still needs to be tied to the bell, and this matter has to fall on the Jinyi guard named Yang Zhen. If he can give up his previous thoughts, won't we be able to bother with that thought? ”

"How easy is that? He's done so much, can he suddenly change his mind? Could it be ...... Do you want to force him to comply? Zhong Qianshan asked with some confusion.

"If you can use it, I don't think the Li family will be subject to him, and we still need to worry about it?" Liu Changqing shook his head lightly.

"What's that? Changqing, don't sell it in front of me. Zhong Qianshan is anxious, and he always can't stand this old friend's style of speaking.

"Brother Zhong, why did you become a donkey rider looking for a donkey, the solution is in your hand, why can't you think of it?"

"I'm holding it in my hand? What does that mean? ”

Seeing that Zhong Qianshan was still ignorant, Liu Changqing sighed helplessly, and then said what he meant: "Who is Yang Zhen?" He's the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission! In this Shanxi territory, the only one who can restrain him is only one envoy. And this envoy, isn't it your Zhong family's son? As long as you Brother Zhong sends a word, he still has to act according to his orders? ”

"You mean Zhong Yu?" Only then did Zhong Qianshan understand, and after pondering for a moment, he couldn't help but nod his head: "Yes, what you said makes some sense. If Zhong Yu came forward to persuade Yang Zhen to stop, of course it would be difficult for him as a subordinate to disobey orders. ”

"Isn't that it? So the two of us have to rely on Brother Zhong to rescue you. Liu Changqing said, picked up the teacup and saluted the other party.

But Zhong Qianshan did not respond very gladly, but continued to frown: "But there is one difficulty......

"But what?" Liu Changqing asked hurriedly.

"I know this Zhong Yu's temperament very well, he is too upright, and the previous things have made him very unhappy, if you ask him for help again this time, do you think he will agree?"

That's the son of your Zhong family, and you actually asked me this question? Although he complained so much in his heart, Liu Changqing said in his mouth: "In the face of the great interests of the family, I think he will not stand by as a child of the Zhong family, right?" ”

"Maybe......" Zhong Qianshan still said with some uncertainty: "But I can try, if I can succeed, it would be the best, otherwise I would have to think of another way." ”

"If it really doesn't work, then the only way to sacrifice Liu Yingji is to sacrifice them, after all, self-protection is the most important thing." Speaking of which, Liu Changqing no longer hid his thoughts, and said directly.

In fact, Zhong Qianshan didn't have this idea, his ultimate purpose here was just to reach a consensus with the Liu family, and now getting such a solution from Liu Changqing can be regarded as an unexpected gain.

Seeing Zhong Qianshan nodding thoughtfully, Liu Changqing was also relieved. Immediately, he remembered a little more and said, "By the way, then Zhong Yu has been under house arrest recently, right?" ”

"Yes, but this is what Liu Yingji meant, our Zhong family didn't let him do this."

"If it weren't for your acquiescence, he Liu Yingji wouldn't have the courage." Secretly said in his heart, Liu Changqing said: "So in order to leave room for maneuver, we have to hide from Liu Yingji this time and let Zhong Yu go to see Yang Zhen." Is there a way you can do this? ”

"This ......" Zhong Qianshan pondered for a moment before he said: "There should be no problem with this, although Liu Yingji is the governor of a place, there are many of our people below." ”

"Okay, now it's just up to your nephew to see if he can convince Yang Zhen to stop." Liu Changqing said, and arched his hand at Zhong Qianshan.

Zhong Qianshan just smiled reluctantly, in fact, the old man didn't have much confidence in his heart. He also knows a little about this nephew, and once he makes a mistake, it may not be effective to pressure him with the safety of the entire family. But in any case, this is the best solution, and the only way to try it is to try.

Zhong Yu, who was in Datong and was still under house arrest, never dreamed that when he thought that he had nothing to do with the complicated battles and turmoil in Shanxi, Yang Zhen, who he thought had died at the hands of the Tartars, came back and stirred up the overall situation of Shanxi at once, and also pulled him into this turmoil again.