However, Li Heng didn't be happy for long, because Yang Zhen quickly adjusted his mood, but the smile on his face disappeared, and his eyes became a little cold: "I see, thank you Brother Li for telling me the truth and solving the confusion in my heart." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Somehow, in the face of Yang Zhen's expression and attitude, Li Heng felt a trace of fear, and he had to reluctantly smile and say: "It's easy to say, in fact, if you think about it carefully, this is just that Song Xueqiao is using us, so I naturally have nothing to hide." ”

"It's best if Brother Li thinks so, so can you tell me where he is now? I think he should be very proud at the moment, and he is not in a hurry to leave Datong, after all, the matter is not over here, and he is not good to leave like this, right? Yang Zhen glanced at the other party as if unintentionally and asked. This is naturally well-founded, although Song Xueqiao is not a Qincha, but he also came out with a mission, and before the mutiny here is completely over, of course, he is not good to return to Beijing like this.

"This ...... Truth be told, I don't really know much about this man's whereabouts. Li Heng shook his head a little blankly, he was in Taiyuan, and Song Xueqiao was only in Datong, and he was not particularly concerned, so it was naturally impossible to grasp his whereabouts.

"What about Li Yuanwai? Do you know his whereabouts? Yang Zhen was not discouraged, and turned to look at Li Chang.

Li Chang asked himself, so he subconsciously turned his eyes to Li Heng to see what kind of attitude he had. This move fell in the eyes of the two well-intentioned people, Yang Zhen had already guessed that he knew Song Xueqiao's whereabouts now, but Li Heng secretly scolded the other party in his heart, and could only say generously at this time: "If you know, just say it." ”

"Yes." After glancing at Li Heng again, Li Changcai said to Yang Zhen: "As far as I know, because he revealed such important information to Liu Futai before, he has won the trust of Lord Futai. These days, he has been around Lord Futai, and I don't know what he's doing. ”

"Oh? Is that so? The corners of Yang Zhen's mouth curled, and he seemed to be very satisfied with such an answer.

Seeing that Yang Zhen finally smiled, Li Heng only felt relaxed for a while, and said: "Yang Qianhu, we have told everything you want to know, I hope you can also keep your promise and keep it secret for the time being......

Yang Zhen smiled at him and nodded: "Don't worry, I will not disappoint you." However, I still have a little doubt, but I don't know if Brother Li can answer it. ”

"Say it." Yang Zhen has known too many things today, and Li Heng feels that there is nothing to hide anymore.

"Then I felt a little strange that Song Xueqiao insisted on coming with us before, and this time he got in the way, I don't think he did all this to deal with me, there must be another reason, such as being ordered by someone. And the only person in the world who can make a thousand households in Dongchang so obedient is Feng Bao, the commander of Dongchang. So I want to ask you one thing, in terms of trading with the Tartars and other things, did he Feng Bao also get involved? ”

When Yang Zhen asked this, his eyes were fixed on Li Heng's face for a moment, not letting go of any slight change in him. Sure enough, he found that the other party's pupils shrank suddenly after listening to this question, although he tried his best to hide something, but it was still difficult to hide his shock, looking at his slightly open mouth, it was obvious that he was almost about to blurt out a sentence "How do you know?" Something like that.

But in the end, Li Heng still held back his words and was just silent. This fact is too big for him to say directly. But his expression had already given Yang Zhen an answer, and seeing that he had no comment, Yang Zhen didn't continue to ask, but just smiled: "Since you can't say, I won't ask." However, I still want to emphasize one point to you, if your Li family wants to avoid a catastrophe, it is best to cooperate with me completely. ”

Li Heng heard him say such outrageous words, and he was really a little annoyed in his heart. However, the initiative is in Yang Zhen's hands, and the handle is even more pinched by the other party, but he is a little powerless, so he can only reluctantly nod: "Li has been taught, Yang Qianhu's words, I will report to the family as it is." ”

Yang Zhen nodded with satisfaction: "In this case, then don't pass it for the time being." I hope that your Li family will not disappoint me and give me a clear answer earlier. By the way, I still have a word to say, stay in the green mountains, and don't be afraid of no firewood! After saying this, he walked away without the slightest hesitation.

It wasn't until a long time after he left that Li Heng came out of his distraction just now, with a wry smile on his face: "This Yang Zhen is really powerful." From the meeting to the end, he firmly grasped the initiative, forcing me to be unable to fight back, so I could only passively dodge, and asked him to do a lot of things. This person looks like he is in his twenties, but he didn't expect his scheming to be so deep, it's really terrifying! ”

This may be the reason why he was able to serve as the Jinyi Wei Qianhu and was sent by the imperial court to be the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission. Ninth Master, what should we do next? After answering his words, Li Chang asked with some uneasiness.

If Li Heng is just worried about the safety of his family, then Li Chang has to think about his personal survival. Once the two sides can't get along, he, a member of the Li family in Datong, will inevitably bear the brunt of the attack, and he will be the most dangerous.

Of course, he couldn't hide this from Li Heng, who glanced at him: "What, are you afraid?" When you took advantage of the geographical advantage to make a lot of money before, why didn't you have today's worries? To be honest, after seeing the wealth of Li Chang's family, Li Heng was still quite envious, even a little jealous. Maybe only after he sits in the position of the head of the Li family, can he live a better life than this son of the side branch.

Li Chang smiled awkwardly, and didn't dare to distinguish it, only swept a pair of pitiful eyes at Li Heng from time to time, wanting to get some accurate letters from his mouth, so he might as well have a plan.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Heng decided to give him a little comfort: "Don't worry, our Li family has a big business and a population of thousands, and we won't break the jar because we have suffered such a little grievance." I feel that the head of the family will be obedient nine times out of ten and be at the mercy of this Yang Zhen. It's a pity that the official connections in Shanxi that we have been operating for many years are afraid that we will offend more than half of them this time. He sighed.

Li Chang naturally understood why he would say this. Because once they really betrayed Liu Yingji and the others, although they could do things more secretly, they would definitely not be able to escape the eyes and ears of those who had a heart, and at that time, other officials would have to be wary of dealing with them again, and even blacklist his Li family. In this way, it will not be so easy for the Li family to show their strength in the Shanxi territory as before.

However, although he understood this, Li Chang was secretly happy in his heart, because if this was the case, he was safe. Even if the business is not good in the future, he will stop doing it, anyway, the money he earned before is enough to spend for several generations.

Seeing that he looked relieved, Li Heng was a little unhappy in his heart: "As a child of the Li family, not only do you not feel pity in this matter, but you are very happy?" ”

"I ......"

Seeing what Li Chang wanted to say, Li Heng waved his hand and interrupted: "Maybe you still don't understand the key to this. Once our Li family really offends the government, then our previous position will be quickly filled by other forces. Whether it is the Liu family or the Zhong family, don't look at their appearance of being harmonious with us on the surface, but as long as they have the opportunity, they will not hesitate to swallow us in one bite, and they will not even leave any bones and slag. Under the nest, do you think you can make that finished egg? ”

After Li Chang heard these words, he realized how serious the matter was, although the threat from Yang Zhen's side could be avoided by compromise, but the threat from other sides still existed.

Li Heng frowned deeply: "What I'm worried about is this, if the head of the family is affected by this and would rather fight against Yang Zhen, then our situation will be extremely bad." ”

"But Ninth Master, didn't you say before that the head of the family and his old man would compromise nine times out of ten?" Li Chang asked puzzled.

"If no one is working against me, that's true. But what is the situation at home now, although you are in Datong, you must have heard of it. The fifth and seventh have been fighting with me all the time, and when I got this errand, they were also unhappy with the boss, do you think they would let me convince the master of the family so easily? Moreover, this problem does exist, which is more likely to put the head of the family in a dilemma. After saying the judgment in his heart, Li Heng sighed again.

Li Chang naturally knew that three capable people in the clan were vying for the position of the head of the family, but he didn't expect that the number of people had reached such a point of incompatibility, which really surprised him and gave him a headache. After a while, he asked, "Then what are your plans for the Ninth Master?" ”

"I can only convince the head of the family with the statement that the lesser of two evils is the less."

"Ninth Master, I have a method, maybe I can help you convince the family master." Li Chang suddenly blessed his soul and said with some excitement.

"Oh? Let's hear it. Li Heng doesn't have much hope for his approach.

"In fact, the dealings with the Tartars that they found out this time are not only the affairs of our Li family, why don't we also take the opportunity to drag Liu, Zhong and a few others into the water together? In this way, even if the government wants to blame us, it can only blame all the families, so they have to weigh it if they want to retaliate. Li Chang said.

"Okay, what a strategy to lead the way to the east!" Li Heng, who was still a little unimpressed, couldn't help but slap his hands and praise when he heard this. This plan is indeed feasible, and there is no worry that those few will not comply. Although for Yang Zhen, their Li family is a passive party, but for those families, this initiative is in the hands of their Li family!