The more Xiao Mo spoke, the more proud he became, his mouth frothed, and his eyebrows danced: "At the end of last year, Yang Guang ascended the throne, and Yang Zhao, who became the prince, went to intercede again, wanting the little Cui family to return to the East Palace to be the crown princess, but the aunt used a little trick to let the palace person who sent the message go to Cui Hongdu's house first, and then reported to Yang Guang that Cui Hongdu said that he was not sick, but Yang Guang really gave up the matter, and the old thief Cui Hongdu was also angry to death, hahahaha." When Xiao Mo said this, he finally couldn't help the pride in his heart, and looked up to the sky and laughed wildly.

Wang Shichong had mixed feelings in his heart, and he couldn't imagine that the tragedy of the fat prince Yang Zhao's life actually stemmed from the revenge of Xiao Liangyu's party, but today's cause, the fruit of the past, his grandfather destroyed the country, and today he suffered the revenge of the enemy's descendants, it seems that he has nothing to say, a thousand words, and can only turn into a long sigh, and shake his head with Wei Zheng.

Xiao Mo smiled, and was a little embarrassed about what he had just done, and there was a little apology in his words: "Two brothers, Xiao couldn't help himself just now, so he made the two laugh." ”

Wang Shichong said lightly: "It's nothing, happiness and enmity are what the husband does, Queen Xiao's good intentions make people feel and admire." May I ask what happened between Empress Xiao and Ling Zun later? ”

Xiao Mo calmed down for a while, and said: "My aunt later asked my father to sneak back to Jingxiang to gather the old department, because my father's identity was still a fugitive at that time, so she couldn't arrange an official position for my father, but asked my father to recommend a loyal and reliable person, because Xiao was still young at the time, still in the study stage, not enough to come out to be an official, so my father recommended Chen Ling, first, he is a wealthy family in Lujiang, and secondly, he is also kind to our Xiao family. ”

"This is the third. Naturally, Chen Ling and the Sui Dynasty also had a bitter hatred. It can even be said that it is the first loyal old department that our Xiao clan found after the death of the country. So my aunt tried to convince Yang Guang. Let Chen Ling be a Sima in Lujiang, and later promoted to the hussar general of Yingzhou Mansion, in charge of the government soldiers and security in Yingzhou, and also responsible for the contact between Xiao and his aunt. ”

Later, his father's ambition was unpaid, and he died of illness and hatred, and before he died, he told Xiao to remember the hatred of the country and the family, and take the restoration of the country as the goal of life. The reason why Xiao has been able to develop in Yingzhou over the years is somewhat due to Chen Ling's cover. Otherwise, with the shrewdness of several chief and deputy governors of Yingzhou, I am afraid that Xiao will inevitably be caught by them. ”

When Wang Shichong heard this, he suddenly became interested again, he wanted to hear Xiao Mo's opinion on Han Shige and Hu Sizheng, so he smiled and said: "I heard that Han Thorn History and Hu Changshi here are rare talents, but I am afraid that Mr. Xiao has been dealing with him for many years here, and he is also an opponent in chess, and he will meet a good talent." ”

A trace of fear suddenly flashed in Xiao Miao's eyes, this was the first time Wang Shichong had seen such an expression in his eyes today. I only heard Xiao Mo say: "Han Shige is just a reckless man who can only ride a horse and shoot hunting, although Hu Sizheng is shrewd. But he is also very tactful, and his energy is all focused on political affairs, basically he doesn't pay much attention to my actions, and the really difficult thing is the former criminal department member Wailang who came here with Han Shige, Li Jing!"

Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng stood up in shock at the same time, and blurted out: "What? Li Jing? How could he be here?!"

Xiao Mo gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, this guy didn't stay well in the capital, but he resigned in the Criminal Department, and followed his cousin Han Shige around, staying in this Yingzhou for more than a year, and he obviously noticed my cunzài, and almost found Xiao's spies several times, if it weren't for Chen Ling's multi-faceted maintenance, I'm afraid that Xiao would not be able to gain a foothold here now, let alone meet with the two." ”

Xiao Mo paused for a moment and said: "The reason why Xiao wants to have people inside and outside this house tonight is not to disadvantage the two of them, Brother Wang is brave, and these people under Wei can't stop Brother Wang at all, so the arrangement is all to guard against that Li Jing." ”

Wang Shi calmed down and said, "Isn't this Li Jing traveling around?" Why did you follow Han Shige again and still come to Yingzhou? ”

Xiao Mo smiled: "This Li Jing, he thinks he is only eight buckets, I heard Chen Ling say, because the world was peaceful during the opening of the emperor's reign, he was bored all day long, and he wanted to experience it in the local area, but because he resigned from the military department, he could not change his position within three years." So Li Jing came to Yingzhou at the invitation of his cousin. ”

"That Han Shige himself can only ride a horse and shoot hunting, and will not deal with political affairs, after coming to Yingzhou, he was also hollowed out by the Hu Si government, although Hu Si Zheng gave all the credit and achievements to Han Shige, but Han Shige himself was not too satisfied with this, and always felt that Hu Si Zheng had something to hide from him, so he still called his cousin Li Jing from Daxing."

Wang Shichong smiled and said, "I see. ”

Xiao Mo said: "Brother Wang should know something about this person, this Li Jing is talented, and what is even more rare is that he has a deep understanding of the art of war, Chen Ling can be regarded as a general's family, but when it comes to military affairs with this person, there is no way to talk about it." And his sense of smell is very sensitive, he discovered my intelligence network within a few days of coming here, and he has been pestering him ever since, he really regards this Yingzhou as his own territory, damn it. ”

Wang Shichong nodded and said: "Wang and this Li Jing have also worked together for several years, this person is indeed extremely talented and knowledgeable, even Yang Su is full of praise for him." I just feel that this person is a little too high-minded and arrogant, so he has been unsuccessful in officialdom for many years. ”

Xiao Mo sighed and said: "In fact, for more than half a year, because of Li Jing's relentless pursuit, I have cut off contact with the spies in the Yingzhou area, and instructed all my subordinates to lurk and not to move, and now Xiao wants to leave this Yingzhou anyway, and there is no need to entangle with this surnamed Li anymore." But Brother Wang, if you want to establish your own power here in the future, you have to deal with this person, so you must be careful. ”

Wang Shichong smiled: "I'm not afraid of this, soon Han Shige will be transferred out of Yingzhou, and presumably Li Jing will also go with him." So I can use my hands and feet here with confidence, and besides, even if I am a thorn, I have the right to spread my eyes and ears here, and control every move of the people, and he can't suspect me. ”

Xiao Mo nodded: "In this case, Wei will wish Brother Xiao a smooth trip." That's right, Chen Ling there. I'm afraid it won't be transferred with me. How to get along with this person when the time comes. Brother Wang can decide for himself, this person is my aunt's person, and it has nothing to do with me, and the contact between us in the future will be through other routes. ”

Wang Shichong nodded and said: "In the future, I will be an official here, you only need financial support, there is actually no place for direct communication between us, I will inform my subordinates of the six million money." After you return to Luoyang, the steward of my Wang family will take the initiative to come to you and agree on the details of this matter, and as for further cooperation in the future, I will talk about it after you have completed the two things you promised me. ”

"Although you said that you will get rid of your aunt sooner or later, at least for now, her power is still something that our Wang family needs to rely on, not to mention your Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Miao's face flushed slightly, and he smiled: "Exactly, Wei is now fledgling." I still need to rely on my aunt, and I need to rely on my two brothers in the future. Therefore, this matter of Chen Ling, please keep it secret in front of him, and don't let Chen Ling know that it was Wei who revealed his true details to the two, which will affect the relationship between Wei and his aunt, and then affect the cooperation between the two families. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Naturally, Wang also hopes to cooperate with Mr. Xiao and Queen Xiao for a long time." ”

Wei Zheng looked at the sky outside, and on the street in the distance, the voice of the husband reporting the third watch also came, Wei Zheng looked at Wang Shichong and said, "Lord, the third watch, aren't we?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded, arched his hand at Xiao Miao, and said, "Brother Xiao, it's getting late, let's leave here." ”

Xiao Mo also hurriedly stood up and replied: "Brother Wang and Brother Li go all the way, Xiao wishes the two of you great success here." ”

Wang Shichong walked out of the room, there was a faint smell of blood wafting in the air, presumably left by the old woman hiding in the jar just now, he glanced at the big vat in the corner of the courtyard wall, it was already empty at this time, and he didn't know when the body was cleaned up just now, leaving no traces.

And in this thick night, it is obvious that there are at least a dozen killers lurking. There were people on the roof, on the courtyard wall, and in the house on the other side.

Wang Shichong shook his head and walked out of the courtyard with his head held high, while Wei Zheng followed him with a heavy heart, and walked out of Liyu in a row, and the two of them were like this, one after the other, without saying a word.

Wang Shichong knew that Wei Zheng had a lot of words in his stomach and wanted to communicate with himself, so he also looked left and right along the way, trying to find a place where he could speak.

After the night in this Yingzhou city, there are not many pedestrians on the street, and it seems a little deserted, only a few restaurants and brothels in Qinglou are still doing brisk business, and the lights are bright.

Xiao Miao's house is located in a remote courtyard in the northwest of the city, and it seems that it is not popular. Wang Shichong walked for a long time before he found a tavern, turned his head and smiled at Wei Zheng, and walked straight in.

There was only one shopkeeper and two guys running in the tavern, both of whom had already begun to yawn and were ready to close, and when the two guys saw Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng, they reluctantly beckoned the two to sit down, Wang Shichong found a secluded table on the second floor, asked for a pot of wine, two side dishes, and told the two guys not to care about themselves anymore.

Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng sat around the table, and with the oil lamp on the table, Wang Shichong could see Wei Zheng's brows furrowed, he knew that this advisor of his own would only be like this when he was absorbed in thinking about some troublesome things.

So Wang Shichong dipped his hand in the wine in the bowl in front of him, and wrote on the table: "Xuancheng, what do you think of what Xiao Mo said today?" ”

Wei Zheng sighed and also wrote on the table: "This person is not credible. ”

Wang Shichong has always had this idea in his heart, this Xiao Mill is unpredictable, not like Dou Jiande and Xu Gai heroes like heroes, Dou Xu and Xu have no disguise in front of them, but in the contact with Xiao Milling just now, this person has changed his position many times, making himself elusive.

Wang Shichong wrote on the table: "This Xiao Mo has no position at all, even his aunt can betray him, and Chen Ling, who is kind to his family, has to betray him, he is really ruthless, and I don't want to deal too much with such a person." ”

Wei Zheng's eyes sparkled, and he wrote, "In that case, why does the lord want to cooperate with this person? In fact, according to Wei, it may be better to get rid of him. ”

Wang Shichong's heart moved, and then he shook his head again: "This person is still useful to us, and Empress Xiao doesn't know his nature, and it is impossible to believe our words, if you turn your face with him." I'm afraid that Empress Xiao will be unfavorable to us. We know a lot of things this woman knows. If we sue Yang Guang, we will be in for a catastrophe. ”

He sighed and continued: "Actually, what I just said is just an expedient measure, when Xiao Mo mentioned how Empress Xiao took revenge on the Cui family and killed Yang Zhao, I was really surprised by his viciousness, and even wanted to get rid of him. But then I thought about Yang Zhao's grandfather, our former emperor also tossed the Xiao family like that, it seems that this can be regarded as karma, so I still forget it. ”

Wei Zheng shook his head: "Lord, to be honest, the reason why I am against cooperating with this person, I would rather be friends with people like Xu Gai, Dou Jiande and Xue Ju, to put it bluntly, is because this person has no bottom line and is unpredictable, Xue Ju is at least not bad to his family." So Xue Ju won't betray us at least before the incident, and what about this Xiao Milling? ”

Wang Shichong was shocked. His face also changed slightly, and his eyes were firmly fixed on the words that appeared under Wei Zheng's slender fingers.

"Lord, this Xiao Mo betrayed Chen Ling and Empress Xiao in front of us today, and made no secret of his ambition to seize Jingxiang, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not betray us to Yang Guang tomorrow in exchange for Yang Guang's trust and let him have better conditions for rebellion."

Wang Shichong thought about it carefully, the expression on his face stretched a little, he shook his head, and wrote: "Probably not, he has a lot of handles, and he has a deep hatred with Yang Guang, so he won't rely on betraying us to curry favor with Yang Guang." ”

Wei Zheng wrote: "Lord, haven't you seen that although this person keeps saying how deep the hatred is with the Great Sui royal family, he still accidentally showed his feet in the end. What he really hated the most was not the emperor who destroyed his Great Liang Kingdom and killed his grandfather, but his cousin Xiao Cong. ”

Wang Shichong's heart moved slightly, and he continued to write: "How do you see this? ”

Wei Zheng smiled, and his subordinates were like dragons and snakes: "Xiao Miao's ultimate goal is to divide Jing Xiang and restore his Liang State, and he himself is just a Liang Dynasty clan, not an orthodox royal descendant, even if the Liang State is restored, then according to the law, the position of the emperor should also be sat by Xiao Cong, or Xiao Yu should be seated, how can it be his turn to be a son of the side branch of the Shu clan." ”

"In addition, Xiao Cong himself gave up the Liang State back then, but threw the burden of protecting the ancestral inheritance to his grandfather Xiao Yan, causing Xiao Yan to die in the end, judging from Xiao Miao's table this evening, he just looked very angry when he scolded the emperor, but when he mentioned Xiao Cong and Xiao Yu, he was really gritting his teeth, eager to eat his flesh, that kind of hatred can't be concealed, and he can't pretend to be it."

Wei Zheng glanced at Wang Shichong and continued to write: "And this Xiao Mo still minds that Xiao Conggui is now the Duke of Ju Guo, but he is a fugitive, and he can only remain incognito for many years. The pain can be magnified by comparison, in his opinion, Xiao Cong, who is a traitor to the Xiao family, is now much better than their filial sons and grandsons who are stubbornly guarding the ancestral inheritance, how can he not be resentful? ”

Wang Shichong frowned and wrote: "But listening to Xiao Miao, I still respect Queen Xiao a lot, and I don't hate Xiao Cong as much." ”

Wei Zheng shook his head: "The lord may have misjudged again, Xiao Mian hates Xiao Cong the most, but this Xiao Cong has no ambitions, in fact, it doesn't pose much of a threat to him, what he really wants to get rid of is precisely his aunt Queen Xiao, in fact, his words exposed his heart: I don't want to be her slave!"

Wang Shichong's heart froze, and his eyes immediately appeared in front of him with the hideous look of Xiao Mo when he said this, he thought about it carefully in his heart, and wrote: "Listening to Xuan Chengyi, it's true, today Xiao Mo almost blurted out the differences with Queen Xiao several times, but he couldn't help it, what does Xuan Cheng think about this?" ”

Wei Zheng thought for a while and wrote: "Wei thought that Empress Xiao might still be reluctant to let her son go, or even if she wanted to sit in the country, she also hoped that her brother Xiao Cong would come to sit. ”

"So Empress Xiao wants to put down Chen Ling's chess piece here to monitor Xiao Miao. Lord, I don't believe that this Xiao Mo will expose all his inside lines into the government, this is completely inconsistent with this person's character, this Yingzhou will also be part of the Later Liang State in his plan in the future, how can it be possible to ruin the results of several years of business in one fell swoop? ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Yes, I just tested him just now, first, I want to see if he is sincere in cooperating with us, and second, I want to see how powerful he is here, it is not too difficult to buy some spies, as long as you have money, but if you can get people who break into the official mansion for your own use, it will be powerful, because the local officials are often powerful people here, which shows that the influence of Liang State is still there." ”

Wei Zheng wrote: "But he only wrote one Chen Ling, this Chen Ling is still from Lujiang, not from Yingzhou, to say that this Xiao Mo has run such a huge intelligence network in Yingzhou in recent years, and he has not yet pulled an old department as an official, which is also incredible." ”

Wang Shichong laughed, and quickly wrote on the table: "So Xiao Ling must have other accomplices, but Chen Ling was sent by his aunt, and it doesn't matter if he is exposed to us, he can not only win our trust, but also hit Queen Xiao, because he is afraid that we will get rid of this Chen Ling in the future, why not?" ”

Wei Zheng sighed: "This person is so mean and unkind, ruthless, and his heart is ten times more vicious than that Xue Ju, Xue Ju has not been a black hand behind our backs, at least so far, and this Xiao Mo will almost definitely betray and betray us." Lord, do you really want to cooperate with this man? ”

Wang Shichong sneered, a trace of terrifying murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he wrote a sentence on the table: "Let's use it, wait for the opportunity to get rid of it!" ”

A smile flashed on Wei Zheng's face, and he wrote, "Does the lord already have a good plan? How does it work? How to divide it? ”

Wang Shichong thought about it carefully and wrote: "The first step is to thoroughly clean up his ears and eyes here, especially the inside line he broke into the official mansion, so that he will completely become deaf and blind in Yingzhou, and also warn him not to play tricks with us." ”

"If Xiao Milling is interested, he will completely evacuate his people or take the initiative to reveal them to us, acting as a bridge between us, just now I have not agreed with this Xiao Milling on the way to contact in the future, in fact, I just left such an opening, and in the future, this kind of contact will be handed over to Xiao Mill's subordinates who we find out."

Wei Zheng nodded and wrote: "This method is good, and only in this way can the surnamed Xiao not dare to underestimate us." ”

Wang Shichong continued: "The second step is to have a good relationship with that Chen Ling, and find opportunities to cooperate directly with him in the future, so that we can establish a connection with Empress Xiao. ”

Wei Zheng smiled: "This is a good plan. Wei was also thinking about this just now, and was said by the lord first. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly, ate two bites of the dishes on the table, the two of them wrote for a long time, the dishes were a little cold, Wang Shichong drank a bowl of wine in front of him, his stomach suddenly became hot, and then he wanted to continue to fill it, but found that the pot was empty, it turned out that he and Wei Zheng wrote all the way, and unconsciously, they had written all the knives in this pot.

Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng looked at each other and smiled, called Xiao Er to re-serve a jar of daughter red, and then put on two catties of sauce beef, Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng fought wits and courage with Na Xiao Milling today, and their brain power was extremely consumed, until this time they felt a little hungry in their stomachs, so they drank wine while eating beef, and continued to write and communicate on the table by the way.

Wang Shichong wrote: "In fact, we are cooperating with Xiao Mo now, there is no benefit, now we are in danger, what we need more is that Queen Xiao can persuade Yang Guang to suspend the killer of our family, and this Xiao Mo only thinks that he is self-reliant in Jingxiang, how can he care about the life and death of our Wang family, Xue Ju, Xu Gai, Dou Jiande, these people want to fight for the world in the future, so he values the strength of our Wang family very much, and needs me Wang Shichong to help him, but this Xiao Mo doesn't think so, he values the money we give us more." ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "Yes, although he also said just now that he wanted the lord to take the lead in the incident at that time, he didn't come up with any specific plan at all, and he himself is not like the lord who travels all over the world and makes friends with heroes everywhere." ”

"In the past few years, Xiao Mo only stayed in Yingzhou, and in the future, he only became a magistrate in Jingxiang, which fully shows that this person's purpose is only to restore the Houliang and divide one side, not to dominate the world." (To be continued......)