Chapter 57 The Eastern Capital VI

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Liu Zhouchen looked at it, and he was no stranger. The young man sitting at the top of the place, although his face has been slightly modified, can still be recognized at a glance, he is Li Yanqing. Li Yanqing was wearing a blue brocade Bo collar coat, and the neckline made of black Shu brocade was turned out, which set off the outstanding elegance. Tie a white lion jade belt around the waist, and pay a sachet with a blue silk unicorn pattern.

At first glance, it looks like a child of the world.

The young man sitting at the head of Yanqing, named Zheng Ai, is the second brother of the Zheng family in Xingyang, and the only son of Zheng Weishan, the general of Yingyang Mansion in Putian. Now studying in Xingyang Zhengjia Academy, his literary talents are good, and he is very valued by Zheng Renji, and is known as the leader of the three generations of the Zheng family, and Zheng Hongyi is also known as the Zheng family. But don't look at him dressed in books, but he is also good at archery, and he is extremely skilled in archery.

Zheng Ai's Laozi, Zheng Weishan, is famous for his martial arts.

Although he is slightly weaker than Zheng Weishan, he can shoot with one hand and penetrate Yang in a hundred steps.

The appearance of this person here also shows the attitude of the Zheng family in Xingyang. Although Zheng Weishan is not an elder of the clan, he holds military power and has a high status in the clan. His father Zheng Zusheng and uncle Zheng Zuxing are all elders of the Zheng family, so Zheng Weishan's status has become particularly respected.

In the past, when the Zheng Yuanshou brothers were there, Zheng Weishan was not enough to worry about.

Now only one Zheng Shanguo is left in the fourth room to stay in Xingyang, and the Zheng Yuanshou brothers went to Taiyuan, but there is no news. After Zheng Renji took over the scripture hall, the hall number of Anyuan Hall was obtained by the second room. As a result, Zheng Weishan rose to the top and became the leader second only to Zheng Renji among the second-generation disciples of the Zheng family. Zheng Renji is long in government affairs, and likes to write beautifully; Zheng Weishan is strong in martial arts, has the ability to command troops, and is secretly in line with the connotation of Anyuan Hall and the Book Hall. In the eyes of the Zheng clan, these two rooms are each in charge, and it is impossible to say that the Zheng family is revived, and it is said that it can be waited.

"Mr. Liu!"

Zheng Ai saw Liu Zhouchen and got up to salute.

Li Yanqing also stood up and bowed his hand to Liu Zhouchen, but did not speak.

glared at Liu Heng fiercely, and Liu Zhouchen motioned for him to wait outside the hall. Then he waved his hand and asked Li Yanqing and Zheng Ai to sit down, and then said eagerly: "Li Langjun, why did you come to Xingyang?" I heard that the battle was fierce over there, so why did you come to take the risk when you weren't there to supervise the battle? ”

"If I don't take the risk, Yang Gong will definitely die."

Li Yanqing said calmly, but Liu Zhouchen gave a chill.

Today's Yanqing is not the hairy boy who had no rights in his hands back then. No matter how much the Sui family is defeated, he is also an upright Gong County Uncle, a general of Heishi Guan Ying, and an ambassador for Henan's arrest. When he said this, did he have ulterior motives?

"If Yang Gong dedicates the city, I am bound to recapture Xingyang.

At that time, an edict from the imperial court, even if I wanted to keep Yang Gongxiang's head, I was powerless. Rather than that, I should come and stop this from happening. Whether it is with Yang Gong or Yu Xingyang, it is good for me, with the imperial court, and with millions of living beings in Xingyang. That's why I'm here to assure you, Mr. Liu, that I won't embarrass you......"

Perhaps in Li Yanqing's eyes, even if Yang Qing sacrifices Xingyang, it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

Small counties, at your fingertips!

The meaning of Yanqing's words has been clearly conveyed. And judging by the fact that he is not boasting about it now. Zheng Ai's accompanying visit also showed Liu Zhouchen the attitude of the Zheng family in Xingyang: we will stand on Li Yanqing's side and will never tolerate Yang Qing's surrender.

The previous sordid between Yan Qing and the Zheng family seemed to disappear all at once.

Liu Zhouchen looked at Zheng Ai, as if to confirm.

Zheng Ai put down the teacup in his hand and smiled slightly, "Li Langjun's attitude is the attitude of Zheng Gong and my father as good fathers, and it is also the attitude of the Zheng family, the Pan family and the Cui family in charge of the city. As long as Li Langjun speaks out, we can turn a blind eye to everything. ”

"Zheng Gong and Li Langjun ......"

"Hehe, Li Langjun rebelled out of the Zheng family, and I am at fault. Besides, Lang Jun and Hongyi's little brother have the grace to save their lives, can Zheng Gongyan be ungrateful? ”

In a word, in the past few years, there is an answer to the open and secret battles between Li and Zheng.

Liu Zhouchen couldn't help but smile bitterly and nodded lightly, "If that's the case, I'll be relieved." ”

"I came here today to ask Lang Jun only two things.

When will Yang Gong launch? Who is the thief? ”

Liu Zhouchen also saw it at this time!

Yang Qing wants to win over Shixuan, and the possible surname of Xingyang is very small.

The so-called restraint and the so-called struggle are just Yang Qing's wishful thinking. Maybe from beginning to end, Li Yanqing didn't care about Yang Qing.

Anyway, since he has already betrayed Yang Gong, why dodge again?

Instead of doing this, it is better to be happy, not only to keep Yang Gong's reputation, but also to give Heng'er a bright and ambitious future.

"Li Langjun, I want to make the dog serve ......"

"Mr. Liu's words are wrong." Li Yanqing laughed and said: "You and I are friends with the world, and Jiali is also my brother, what do you say about whether you will work or not, isn't it a distant friendship?" The eldest brother is strong in martial arts, and he can be on a par with Lily, the first fierce general under my command, which can be described as a heroic man at that time. He can come to me whenever he wants. I have a Qilin Guard under my command, and I need a brave man like my eldest brother, how can I miss it? ”

Liu Zhouchen didn't know Mo Qilin, but he knew the name of Qilin Wei.

After the Battle of Heishi Pass, Qilin replenished, from the original 200 people, to the current 800 people, numbered 1,000 horses, and was Li Yanqing's guard.

The origin of Qilinwei, Liu Zhouchen has heard of it, and it can be counted from Li Yanqing's conquest of Goguryeo.

The three commanders under the Qilin Guard are also Li Yanqing's three major guards. Xiong Kuohai, Zheng Dabiao, and Kan Ling are all military positions in the sixth grade now, and the future is bright. When Li Yanqing said this, he told Liu Zhouchen that Liu Heng is here with me, and his level will not be lower than the sixth grade.

Zhengliupin...... The county order of Xingyang County is nothing more than that!

What else is there to say about Liu Zhouchen?

"Ming said, Duke Yang will hold a banquet in the mansion and invite the gentry of Xingyang. As for the thief...... Zheng Xiaoqing. ”

Li Yanqing glanced at Zheng Ai, and Zheng Ai immediately got up and said goodbye.

There is no doubt that he will inform Jung In-ki of this matter and then make proper arrangements.

Liu Zhouchen smiled bitterly in his heart: Yang Gong, Yang Gong, you have exhausted all your organs, but you don't think that this Xingyang Zheng family has already been the first to look forward to Li Yanqing!

"Lang Jun is here, how much is it to bring soldiers and horses?"

Yan Qing smiled, "Except for a secretary, I didn't bring a single soldier." ”

"Li Langjun is so bold, can you know that in Yang Qing's hands, there are still eight hundred military academies?"

"Hehe, I have Brother Jiali, who can reach thousands of troops...... Mr. Liu doesn't need to worry, just do what you want. Everything will pass soon, and I can guarantee that Yang Gong is unharmed. In addition, I also want to let Li Mi know the consequences of spying on Xingyang. ”

After speaking, Li Yanqing stood up and said goodbye to Liu Zhouchen.

"Lang Jun doesn't know where to stay?"

"Oh, if there's anything to do, let me tell the blue top outside the door. All the double blue tops are under my command, and Liu Gong can rest assured that there will be no problem. ”

Li Yanqing bowed hands to Liu Zhouchen at the entrance of the hall, and then said hello to Liu Heng, and Shi Shiran left Liufu.

"Dad, why did Li Langjun leave?"

Liu Heng walked into the hall and asked suspiciously.

Liu Zhouchen closed his eyes, and suddenly burst out laughing after a while.

"Hyo-ki, you have a good son...... It's a pity, it's a pity! ”

If Li Yanqing can appear openly as a member of the Li clan, with his name and ability, he can't say that the Li clan is the gatekeeper, and he will focus on cultivating him. It's a pity that he can't identify himself now, which also makes him currently only able to act as an auxiliary minister, and he can't compete in the world. When he can reveal his identity, I am afraid that the overall situation has settled, and Li Yanqing's opportunity will disappear.

Time also, life also!

If it weren't for that, wouldn't he be able to be the eighteenth son of Li Yanqing?

"Jiali."

"Daddy!"

"When this matter is over, you can follow Li Langjun. But you have to remember, no matter how Li Langjun treats you and respects you, you need to keep in mind the distinction between respect and inferiority. Don't be blind to Li Langjun because of his politeness to you. By Lang Jun's side, the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger are by no means as simple as they seem on the surface. If you follow him, I will have a matter on my mind, and I don't need to work hard for you anymore. ”

"Dad, I wrote it down!"

Liu Heng is not good at reading and has no literary talent, but it doesn't mean that he is a fool.

On the contrary, he is smarter than anyone else.

Liu Zhouchen's words seem to have a deep meaning. But just imagine, Li Langjun's subordinates are really hiding dragons and crouching tigers. thought that he was the best in the world, but if he didn't think of a vast sea, he had suppressed his proudest talent. It is said that Lang Jun's brother-in-law is a little more than the majestic sea.

After that, I really have to restrain myself, don't look at anyone anymore!

The father and son sat quietly in the hall, neither of them spoke, thinking about their own thoughts......

******

As soon as there was nothing to do, Xingyang seemed to be very calm, without any signs of fluctuation.

The next day, Yang Qing set up a banquet and invited Zheng Renji and other Xingyang gentry to the banquet in the mansion. This is also the first time that Yang Qing has held a banquet to entertain the Xingyang gentry since he took office.

Before it got dark, there was already a lot of traffic outside the gate of Xingyang County's guard.

The dignified Xingyang County Guard, the King of the Great Sui Dynasty held a banquet, even if it was a Shixuan gate valve, it couldn't be too splasty, right? Those who should be in advance should be prepared in advance, and those who should be prepared should be prepared. As soon as he entered the unitary, a sedan chair gathered from all directions and stopped outside the gate of the county guard's mansion.

Horseback riding?

Grinding the thighs is effortless.

Sitting in a car, it doesn't seem to be very imposing.

Xingyang people are now popular to sit in a sedan chair, and most of the people in the family have several sedan chairs. Eight or sixteen people, depending on their condition.

The color of the car roof is different, and the family emblems and logos of the major families are painted on it.

Sitting in this sedan chair and walking around the street is definitely a very pleasant thing. It's just that this sedan chair man needs to be very professional. Ordinary people who want to be a qualified sedan chair driver also need to be trained. You have to make sure that the person sitting in the sedan chair is not bumpy, not swaying, very comfortable, very stable. At the same time, the travel speed can also be adjusted according to the requirements of the sedan chair person. These two points alone can't be done without a month of training.

In these years, isn't the Shixuan family a hundred thousand guanji, a million guanji?

What is it to have a few palanquins? Therefore, when buying and selling slaves, if you can carry a sedan chair, it is definitely a professional skill.

Nowadays, sixty percent of the sedan chair drivers in various places are from Tang Dynasty firms......

Zheng Renji wore a green coat and a big cover, and stepped out of the sedan chair.

Acquaintances greeted each other, living in the small county town of Xingyang, looking up and looking down, and there were no strangers.

The Zheng family came to Zheng Renji, Zheng Shanguo, and Zheng Zuxing.

The Cui family has Cui Suzhen and Cui Junju's uncles and nephews.

In addition, there are more than a dozen gentry such as the Pan family and the Lu family. After everyone exchanged pleasantries outside the mansion, they followed the family of the county guard mansion and walked into the mansion.

"Today, it's really lively!"

"Yes, yes, I haven't been with you in the past few years. Today, thanks to the blessing of the prince, everyone gathers together, and they are happy. ”

If there is nutrition or not, a large stack.

The banquet in this hall began with the sound of drums.

But at this time, it was just a prelude, and the main meal had not yet begun. So Yang Qing did not appear, but was accompanied by Yang Qing's eldest son Yang Huaijing. Prince, there must always be a prince's genealogy, right? The main meal does not start, and Yang Qing, as the host, cannot appear yet.

With the sound of the three-way drum, Yang Qing finally appeared.

He was dressed in a brocade coat with flowers and a warm smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if something is too late, please forgive your sins, forgive your sins...... Huai respect, quickly put the wine and serve the food, and the lonely first respects the princes, thinking that they are sorry. ”

As the celebrant, Liu Zhouchen raised his hammer and prepared to hit the small drum in front of him.

The so-called celebrant is the person who is in charge of the process of the banquet. One drum beat, what kind of food to serve, two drums, what kind of drink to go. When to change dishes, when to sing and dance...... And so on, all in the hands of the celebrants. It can be said that this celebrant is the commander at the banquet.

Liu Zhouchen was about to beat the drum, but he heard Cui Junzhou suddenly say: "Lord, wait!" ”

"Ah, what's the matter with Gong Cui?"

"I watched the banquet, it seems that there is one person missing, I don't know if the prince has invited me?"

"I wonder who is missing?"

"It's Gong Xianbo, the ambassador of Henan, Li Yanqing and Li Langjun...... Since Cui Gong invited Xingyang celebrities, Li Langjun is not here, how dare I call myself a celebrity? ”

"Yes, why didn't Li Langjun come?"

Yang Qing's face couldn't help but change, and he had a faint feeling in his heart that the form seemed to be a little bad, as if it had been out of the blueprint of his design from the beginning.

"Uncle Li is now in the Tiger Prison, and he is fighting against Li Rebellion, but he is not lonely, he really has no time to come."

"Lord Wang, you didn't invite, do you know if Uncle Li County is here?"

Zheng Renji smiled slightly, "Since the prince has not been invited, it is better to invite you...... Come on, please take a seat. ”

Yang Qing shook his head, and his face suddenly turned pale as paper.

Without waiting for him to react, he only heard a hearty laugh from outside the door, "Gong Zheng, Yanqing is your junior, how can you withstand your 'please' word?" ”

Before the words fell, there was a great chaos at the gate of the house.

Immediately after that, a group of soldiers in bright armor surrounded the two men and walked into the courtyard.

The two men, one in his forties, were middle-aged. A bright light armor bodyguard, a sword under the ribs, majestic.

Next to him was a young man, in a green shirt and black boots, holding a horizontal knife.

However, in his other hand, he was also carrying a black lacquered wooden box, which looked like a gift. As soon as the young man appeared, a room full of gentlemen stood up.

Yang Qing couldn't help swallowing his saliva, subconsciously took a step back, and immediately straightened his chest again.

"Zheng Langjun, why are you here?"

"Oh, the last general is on the orders of General Li to guard Xingyang."

"Guarding Xingyang? There is no war in Xingyang, so why do you need to guard it...... Li Langjun, you are not in the Tiger Prison Pass to supervise the battle, why did you come here? If something happens to the tiger prison, isn't Xingyang in danger? ”

Yang Qing felt that his thoughts were suddenly confused, and his speech did not seem very neat.

Yang Huaijing was also very nervous, holding the wine glass in his hand, not knowing what to do......

Yan Qing walked to the hall with a smile and motioned to a middle-aged scribe behind him to present a black lacquered wooden box.

"The prince doesn't need to worry about the tiger prison, it's impregnable.

Although there are many people, Li Yi is just a rabble. If he wants to die, I will not stop him. But I think he's a smart guy and knows what matters.

The last general is here to say goodbye to the king...... Shaolangjun, if I were you, I would definitely look at the gifts in the brocade box first, and then decide whether to drop the cup. ”

Yang Huaijing's hands trembled, and he stared at Li Yanqing in shock.

"What is this? What is the joy of loneliness? ”

Yan Qing smiled: "Just now, the last general got the news. Xinzheng, where Li Wei lives, has been recaptured by Xue under my command. Previously, General Wang Shichong recaptured Yangcheng County...... Now that the new Zhengyang City is back under the rule of the prince, isn't it a great joy? How can you not congratulate it? ”

"You took Xinzheng? When was it done? ”

Li Yanqing sighed, "Just when the prince made up his mind. ”

When Yang Qing heard this, he sat on the chair, stared at Li Yanqing in shock, and was silent for a long time.

"Doesn't the prince look at the gift of the last general?"

In a whisper, Li Yanqing spoke again.

Yang Huaijing hesitated, gently put the wine glass on the table, walked over, and opened the brocade box. This opening, Yang Huaijing still couldn't help screaming, and he was so frightened that he immediately let go of his hand and took several steps back. On his face, there was no blood, and his hands were clenched into fists.

At the bottom of the brocade box, a layer of quicklime was covered.

There was a human head on it, and the blood had not yet dried......

Zheng Xiaoqing?

Yang Qing saw the appearance of the human head clearly, and his heart trembled again.

"Originally, the last general should have come a long time ago, but there was something temporary, so I had to delay for a while. Before coming to meet the prince, the last general asked Zheng Langjun to copy Zheng Xiaoqing's house. Letters exchanged with Li Yi were found from his house, and weapons and armor were seized together...... Hehe, such a traitor, not killing is not enough to make the people angry. Therefore, the last general will make his own decision and correct all the 124 people in Zheng Xiaoqing's door, I don't know if the prince wants to count it? ”

After speaking, Li Yanqing bowed his hand to Zheng Renji and the others, "The little nephew took the liberty of destroying a sect without the permission of the patriarch, and I ask for forgiveness." ”

Zheng Shanguo said indifferently: "Such a chaotic minister and thief should be killed!" ”

"Yes, my Zheng family has always been loyal and righteous, and now there are such traitors, and they kill ...... well."

At this time, if Yang Qing still didn't know what was going on, then he was really a great mallet!

That's right, he still has a back-up move...... Outside the living room, he still has three hundred axes. It was specially prepared to prevent accidents. But now......

Zheng Weishan only brought a team of people, but only a few dozen people.

If you gamble at this time, you may ......

To bet, or not to bet?

Yang Qing couldn't help but hesitate in his heart.

Liu Zhouchen saw it clearly in the hall, and couldn't help but be secretly frightened: This Li Langjun is really not moving, and moving is like thunder.

Destroy the door, what a ruthless method!

Bet!

When Yang Qing saw Li Yanqing walk to the banquet and sit down, he couldn't help but feel angry.

He raised his hand and slammed the glass to the ground. According to his plan, the wine glass fell, and the axe hand swarmed up. But the glass hit the ground, but there was no movement.

For a long time, an old steward walked into the hall tremblingly, holding a broom in his hand, and his old eyes were dizzy, and he stepped forward to sweep.

"Yang Zheng?"

Yang Qing shouted in a lost voice.

Li Yanqing smiled: "Why is the prince so careless? It must have been due to the joy of hearing that Xinzheng had recaptured and that the city was killed.

Lao Yang, hurry up and clean up, don't delay my happiness. ”

Yang Zheng, you old killer......

Yang Qing's eyes seemed to breathe fire, and he glared at Yang Zheng angrily.

After Yang Zheng finished sweeping the fragments, he raised his head tremblingly, "Lord Wang, the old slave has something that needs to be reported to the prince." ”

"Speak!"

"The old slave is old, and I am afraid it will be difficult to continue to serve the prince. Just now, the prince asked the old slave to pass the word, but the old slave accidentally said something wrong, which made Yang An leave with someone. Then the old minion remembered...... Seems wrong! The old slave wanted to ask the prince to resign and move to Gong County. ”

"Go to Gong County?"

"Yes, the little grandson of the old slave was promoted to the Qilin Pavilion at the beginning of the year...... Hehe, the old slave wants to go to Gong County to take care of his grandson. ”

Over there, Li Yanqing spoke, "Steward Yang, your grandson has entered the Qilin Pavilion?" What is your name? ”

Pretend, you fucking pretend!

Yang Qing gritted his teeth, but Liu Zhouchen couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Li Yanqing saved his face and finished his reputation. Otherwise, if Yang Qing knew that he was betrayed, Liu Zhouchen really didn't know, how to deal with it.

But Li Yanqing, how did he get Yang Zheng?

Liu Zhouchen was puzzled in his heart......

After Yang Zheng finished answering Li Yanqing's question, he left the hall tremblingly.

This very dramatic scene made Yang Qing not know how to continue for a while. He looked at Li Yanqing blankly, and then looked at Zheng Renji and others in the hall who were chatting and laughing with Li Yanqing. Suddenly, Yang Qing lowered his head and let out a long breath of turbidity.

In fact, I thought I was smart and had everything in my hands.

But in reality?

What kind of person is the stupidest person!

Xingyang County has never been controlled by him.

It's ridiculous that I still think that I have mastered the overall situation...... With a violent cough, Yang Qing raised his head again and stared at Li Yanqing's smile.

"Li Langjun, I suddenly feel unwell, so I won't accompany you.

Huai Jing, take care of the princes on behalf of his father, he is lonely, and he wants to rest. Zhou Chen, you help me, I want to go back and have a good rest. ”

Liu Zhouchen hurriedly put down the drumstick, hurriedly walked to Yang Qing's side, and helped him up.

At this moment, he could feel the weakness and emptiness in Yang Qing's heart. couldn't help but look at Li Yanqing, but saw the smile on Yanqing's face, I don't know when, it was gone.

Yang Qing admits defeat!

He was willing to hand over all the power in his hands.

"The prince has worked hard for Xingyang County, and he really should take a good rest.

It is not as good as this, the Buddha gate of Donglin Temple is important, and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery, which is a place of recuperation. Why don't you go to Donglin Temple to recuperate? You can recover your body and worship the Buddha. When the prince is healthy, Xingyang County still needs you to preside over it! ”

Since you bow your head, ask for the surname to be more simple, and let me out of the county guard's mansion......

Giving up the county guard mansion is a real relief!

Yang Qing's body trembled slightly, and he closed his eyes...... This time, it was a complete loss! But when did you gain the upper hand?

He looked at Li Yanqing, his eyes were very complicated.

"In this way, Xingyang County will ask Uncle Li County!"

(To be continued)