After Li Hong left, there was a long silence in the living room of the Luoyang County Ya, and the county commander, the county magistrate, and the county lieutenant did not speak, because they knew what the meaning of the words the prince said when he left, and what the prince wanted to tell them.

What should they do? He didn't know it himself, they really didn't know. Because everything they did in the positions of Luoyang County Commander, County Lieutenant and County Commander was not what they were willing to do, they had their own hardships. Otherwise, who is willing to be at the mercy of others, otherwise who is willing to be a puppet.

"What to do? What are we going to do? Finally, the county lieutenant, who had the worst mentality among the three, suddenly spoke. He is a big old man, if it weren't for special reasons, he wouldn't be able to do the position of county lieutenant of Luoyang County, which is why he just called Li Hong your old man's ridiculous move.

"I have to find a scapegoat." Halfway through, the county finally spoke.

Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't think of strictly investigating them, but just asked them to give an explanation, then the Prince's meaning was obvious, that is, he wanted them to make some moves and express their sincere attitude. Since the prince had not thought of punishing them severely, why should they be so afraid? This shows that there is still salvation in this matter...

"The three of us are withered and prosperous, how can we find scapegoats?" The county magistrate asked a little puzzled, and at the same time complained a little bit about the county Cheng, this is the rhythm of sowing discord!

"I'm not talking about which of the three of us will be the scapegoat, but let the people in the Green Gang come out as the scapegoat, as long as the Green Gang is willing to make a weighty person as a scapegoat, and then prepare some money, I believe this problem will not be difficult to solve." Xiancheng said.

"Are you sure? Are you sure the prince will be so good at giving up? The county lieutenant asked puzzledly, he felt that the prince was not short of money, and it was stupid to send money to the prince, and secondly, what the prince wanted was their attitude, and what did it have to do with the Green Gang?

The county magistrate glanced at the county lieutenant like an idiot and said, "With the ability of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Yao Chong, it is estimated that he has already found out everything about it, and he also knows that the troublemakers here are the people of the Qing Gang, and the reason why he doesn't want to punish us severely may be because he doesn't want to cause trouble in Luoyang, because he is about to return to Chang'an, and then he wants to conquer Tibet, and he doesn't want anything to happen in the middle of it to affect his plan." Therefore, as long as we are sincere, he may not let us go. Besides, the conquest of Tibet requires a lot of military expenses, and His Royal Highness can't do without money if he wants to reward meritorious soldiers, although he is not short of money now, but we send him money, can he not want it? ”。

"How much money does this have to give!" The county magistrate said with a little emotion, with their current value, they don't have much money to give to the prince! Do you think the prince will be able to appreciate the hundreds of thousands of copper coins you sent? Even if you send a few million, people probably just take a look. Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, the future is the prince's, will he care about millions of copper coins?

"There must be a lot of money, and it is not copper coins, but gold and silver objects." Xian Cheng said, "Of course, we can't afford not to pay this money, but we can only give a small part, no one can pay 100,000 yuan, let them pay the rest, as long as they still want us to stay in the position of Luoyang County Commander, County Cheng and County Lieutenant." ”

"That's a good idea." The county lieutenant said with a smile, as long as he kept his life and didn't want him to pay, he felt that he could do anything, although saying 100,000 yuan was a bit painful for him, but after all, it was a hundred times better than dismissing the official and then exiled from his home.

"I'm afraid that they won't!" The county commander was worried, now that their position in the minds of the big men above has been lowered, otherwise they would not have completely become each other's puppets.

"It's up to them." The county is obviously very determined, and he looks confident in what he says.

"How much money do you think is appropriate for the crown prince?" The county lieutenant asked.

"It takes at least two million yuan to get into the eyes of the prince, and the rest depends on their attitude." Xiancheng said.

"Isn't it a bit much?" The prefectural magistrate asked.

"For them, two million is just a drop in the bucket, and their wealth is not something we can estimate." Xiancheng said, there was a greedy gaze in his eyes, although he spoke out to everyone in the clan, he was not a concubine, but a concubine, so he was not reused in the family, and his life was very hard when he was young, but he had the tenacity, step by step, and when he grew up, he entered the officialdom, and he boiled step by step, so that he had today's achievements. And it is precisely because he suffered too much when he was a child, and he has an obsessive possessiveness for money, which will be bought by big people.

"Since they have money, let them pay four million yuan, so that it is a little safer." The county lieutenant said loudly.

The county magistrate and the county magistrate glanced at the county lieutenant, what an idiot. However, the two of them also agreed with this sentence in their hearts, if they really want to send four million yuan to the prince, maybe the prince will really not pursue himself?

Who can say for sure in the technical work of gift-giving?

"Since you've all agreed, let's write a joint letter!" Xiancheng said.

The county magistrate and the county lieutenant nodded and asked the county magistrate to write a letter, and the two of them signed their names separately. The county magistrate called his henchman to the living room and handed the letter to him, and his henchman knew where to send the letter and left in a hurry.

"Is this right?". After the letter was delivered, the prefectural magistrate suddenly asked.

"I don't know!" The county lieutenant replied, his heart was very uncertain, he didn't think that the other party would be able to give four million yuan for the three of them.

"I can only resign myself to fate." The county also sighed slightly.

In fact, with his ingenuity, he already knew that Luoyang was not suitable for staying for a long time, and he should have thought of countermeasures to leave as soon as possible. It's just that he hasn't had a chance, and when he was just about to leave this year, he heard that Gaozong and Empress Wu were coming to Luoyang, so he could only continue to wait for the opportunity. But I didn't expect that this time was the end of the world.

Sometimes, it is really not easy to think about your efforts to this day, and it is worth it to ruin today's achievements for a little benefit?

The answer is yes, it's not worth it.

But he made such a mistake, who made him love money?

Since he loves money and is being used by others, he has to pay for it. It's only now that he realizes that the price is a bit big. Before, he felt that the maximum was to dismiss the official and let him go home to farm, so that he had accumulated a lot of money, and he could eat and drink for the rest of his life without worrying and become a rich man.

Only now did he find out that if this matter was to be handled improperly, he would be beheaded, and if it was handled properly, he would also be bleeding a lot.

All of this has been beyond his expectations... He's fooled, he's deceived, he's been lied to himself...

……

In Li Hong's study, Li Hong asked Yao Chong and Yao Di, two brothers and sisters, to live in the mansion to recuperate, and to leave after the injury was healed, Yao Chong did not refuse. After the Yao Chong brothers and sisters left, Chen Gong asked, "Your Highness, did we just let them go?" ”

When Chen Gong said about them, he naturally referred to the county order, county magistrate and county lieutenant of Luoyang County.

"Do you think they can do anything great with their intelligence?" Li Hong asked rhetorically.

"What does Your Highness mean?" Chen Gong asked puzzled.

"Luoyang is not like Chang'an City, but it is the capital of Datang, there have been no natural disasters in Luoyang in the past few days**, whose credit do you think?" Li Hong asked. Chen Gong's face was incredible, it wouldn't be the credit of these three, right?

"Of course not, with their intelligence, they don't have that ability yet." Li Hong denied.

"That's?" Chen Gong asked.

"Naturally, it is the credit of the people behind them, they are nothing more than puppets put in front of the enemy." Li Hong said.

"So, someone wants to get rid of them by the hand of His Highness because he is afraid of the strength behind them?" Chen Gong asked.

Li Hong nodded slightly and replied, "The person who wants to borrow Gu's hand to get rid of these three people doesn't need to guess Gu and knows that it must be the queen mother, this time she went to Luoyang in addition to going to Mount Tai to seal Zen after October, she also has the idea of living in Luoyang for a long time, otherwise she would not have built the White Horse Temple in Luoyang." If the queen mother wants to live in Luoyang for a long time, the people in Luoyang County must change her talents. And now the strength behind these three people in Luoyang County makes her very jealous, and she can only use Lone's hand to get rid of them. ”

Li Hong analyzed step by step and determined that this person was Empress Wu, because only Empress Wu's motive was the most reasonable. What's more, Empress Wu also wants to take this opportunity to see how strong Li Hong is in Luoyang.

"So what are we going to do?" Chen Gong asked, "If we do what Niangniang wants, we will fall for him, if we don't do it according to Niangniang's wishes, His Royal Highness will be impeached if he knows that the three officials of Luoyang County Ya have bad character and are not severely punished, and His Highness's reputation will be affected." ”

"It's really hard to do!" Li Hong sighed with emotion, "This is the terrible thing about the queen mother, she can always design traps for you in advance, so that you can unknowingly fall into the scheme..."

Li Hong also admires the move taken by Empress Wu, which is absolutely seconds and wonderful.

He and Yao Chong's brothers and sisters have a one-sided relationship, and the Empress Wu was able to use Yao Chong's brothers and sisters to set a trap for Zhongji, and it was so seamless, which really made Li Hong admire her resourcefulness.

"Your Highness, what should we do?" Chen Gong asked again, he was a little anxious, if it was really like what the prince said, their situation in Luoyang would be very bad, since this trap was set by the Empress Wu, then now the imperial historians are estimated to have been staring at the prince for a long time, just wait for the prince to make a mistake and immediately write a book to impeach, it doesn't matter if the impeachment of the prince is impeached, if it affects the conquest of Tibet, this problem will be big.

Just as Li Hong and Chen Gong were chatting, a guard reported that Yu Linwei had obtained the news and wanted to inform Li Hong. When Chen Gong walked out of the study and walked in again to hand the letter to Li Hong, Li Hong read the above contents, handed the note to Chen Gong and said, "I didn't expect Lone's guess to be right, they are really just a group of puppets, and the real mastermind behind the scenes is hiding in the shadows." ”

"I didn't expect the place where they were going to deliver the letter was the Green Gang?" Chen Gong was also surprised.

Because of Li Hong's instructions, he sent people to stay near the Luoyang Yamen to monitor the county commander, the county commander and the county lieutenant, but he didn't expect to get the harvest so quickly, and it was really the Luoyang gang that was controlling the three chief officials of the Luoyang County Yamen!

Chen Gong was very surprised to get such a result, if the family clan controlled the Luoyang County Ya, Chen Gong did not doubt it at all, because the family of the Tang Dynasty had this ability, but it could be said that a gang actually controlled the Luoyang County Ya, which made Chen Gong unacceptable, because it was too shocking!

"I didn't expect the strength of the Luoyang gang to be so strong!" Chen Gong exclaimed again, "Your Highness, what should we do?" ”

"If you want to solve the Luoyang Youth Gang, you have to solve it in their way." Li Hong said.

"What does Your Highness mean?" Chen Gong hasn't understood yet. Li Hong smiled, "Isn't there a bad gang in Chang'an City?" Let the gang in Chang'an City solve this green gang for Gu! ”

"Let Cheng Dazhi's Axe Gang fight the Green Gang?" Chen Gong was surprised, is this the rhythm of wanting gangsters?

"The gang has mixed personnel, there are all kinds of people, if the government comes forward, it will only cause more trouble, unless the necessary means are taken, but I don't want to kill. It is also a good idea to let Cheng Dazhi's Axe Gang solve the Qing Gang, and then rule the Luoyang underworld for Lonely. Li Hong said with a smile.

If Cheng Dazhi's Axe Gang can get rid of the Qing Gang, they will rule the underworld forces in Luoyang again. Then, his information network in Luoyang will be more sound, and he will have a greater chance of winning when he fights with the Empress Wu. Moreover, as long as the underworld forces in Luoyang are controlled, what can be done even if the Empress Wu controls Luoyang City? As long as he says a word, it will still cause great trouble to Luoyang, the queen of martial arts. The reason why the current Chang'an City is so stable is related to Li Hong's letting Cheng Dazhi control the underworld forces in Chang'an City.

Because the public security problem of a city is not only handled by the county government impartially, but also depends on the cooperation of the underworld forces.

Otherwise, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, how can there be no killing?

"It's still thoughtful and thoughtful." Chen Gong praised from the bottom of his heart, "Your Highness, do you need us to continue to keep an eye on the three of them?" ”。

"Go ahead!" Li Hong said, "But don't let people find out, since someone is behind the scenes, this person may not have been monitoring them, and our people can't let their people find out, so as not to startle the snake." ”

"The last general knows, His Highness can rest assured of this." Chen Gong said. Chen Gong is very confident in Yu Linwei, and Yu Linwei, who has been trained by Wei Chi Xunyan, is definitely the top existence among the secret guards.

"By the way, Your Highness, do you want to send a letter to Cheng Dazhi and ask him to come to Luoyang?" Chen Gong asked.

"You have to do this immediately, if you want Cheng Dazhi to leave and come to Luoyang, remember to inform him of the situation in Luoyang, and he will know what to do." Li Hong thought for a while and said. Since Cheng Dazhi wants to swallow the Qinggang and control the underworld forces in Luoyang, he has to let Cheng Dazhi open the gladiatorial arena, dog fighting arena and polo arena to Luoyang, because Li Hong knows that as long as Empress Wu and Gaozong stay in Luoyang for a long time, Luoyang's prosperity will surpass that of Chang'an City, so that the business of dog fighting arenas, gladiatorial arenas, and polo fields in Luoyang will be more popular than Chang'an.

"Also, you are sending people to protect Yao Chong and Yao Di's brother and sister, so that nothing happens to them again." Li Hong thought for a while and said.

"No!" Chen Gong received the order and strode out of the study.

Li Hong watched Chen Gong leave, and a faint coldness appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Empress Wu wants to borrow his hand to go out to the three chief officials of the Luoyang County Ya, and then Empress Wu will replace it with her own people, so that she will not offend the big man behind the Qing Gang, but also solve her own thorny problems, and set up another big enemy for herself, which is really killing three birds with one stone!

But is Li Hong so stupid?

Apparently not.

Therefore, he is not ready to be the queen of the martial arts, he will indeed punish the county commanders, county officials and county lieutenants of the Luoyang County Ya, but he will not punish them as the queen thinks, he will not remove them from their official positions, he will only punish them in his own way, and will not let the conspiracy of the queen succeed.

Of course, he was also glad that Empress Wu gave him a chance to get involved in Luoyang City, that is, to get rid of the Qing Gang and control the underworld forces in Luoyang, he believed that Empress Wu had not thought of this at all, otherwise Empress Wu would never let him touch the affairs of Luoyang officialdom.

As for how big the power behind the Green Gang is, Li Hong won't care, it must be too big for him.

Moreover, Cheng Dazhi's forces are very clear to him, and it is not impossible to engulf the Qing Gang in Luoyang, and then control the underworld forces in Luoyang. Because the gladiatorial arena has cultivated a lot of gladiators, let these people join the fight against the Green Gang, and the Green Gang is definitely not Cheng Dazhi's opponent. In addition, Cheng Dazhi has Wei Chi Xunyan by his side, a military advisor who gives advice, and it is only a matter of time before Cheng Dazhi controls the Luoyang underworld.

While Li Hong was pondering in the study, Chen Gong returned to the study again and reported to Li Hongyu that everything had been ordered.

Li Hongdao, "I forgot to tell you just now, you asked Wei Chi Xunyan to come to Luoyang for a trip, and if you want to clear up the Qing Gang, Cheng Dazhi can't live without him." ”

"No!" Chen Gong received the order and was about to turn around and leave, but Li Hong said, "By the way, are there any rumors on the streets of Luoyang recently?" ”

"Rumors?" Chen Gong pondered it for a moment and replied, "No." ”

"You send someone to pay more attention, and if there are any rumors, you will inform Lone." Li Hong said.

Chen Gong received the order and left the study again.

In fact, Li Hong asked about the rumors on the streets of Luoyang, because he wanted to know how far Di Renjie's plan for Liu Ju had progressed, and Di Renjie had not sent him any news so far, he didn't know the specific situation, so he could only judge by the rumors. As for why he didn't ask Di Renjie, it was because the use of Liu Ju had a lot to do with it, and if there was a slight mistake, he would lose everything, so Di Renjie wanted to be careful not to report Li Hong's news, and Li Hong didn't want to force Di Renjie.

This is because he believes in Di Renjie's ability and believes in Di Renjie's talent...

Of course, he believes that Liu Ju's card will definitely bring him huge benefits.