Li Yuan entered the Marquis of Chang'an, and originally promised to give the Ministry of Industry Shangshu to the Dugu family, but in the end it was given to the Wushi Tong, which made the Dugu family very dissatisfied, and naturally had hostility towards the Wushi Tong, thinking that he took away the position of the Dugu family's Shangshu.

Although this move slightly alleviated the Dugu family's dissatisfaction with Li Yuan, it could not eliminate their hostility towards Wushi Tong, just like a beautiful girl who was clear and jade was preempted by Wu Shitong, the founding Ministry of Industry Shangshu that originally belonged to the Dugu family has been tarnished by this damn warrior Tong.

Zhai Rang would not understand the grievances between the Dugu family and the warrior Tong, he also thought that they belonged to different factions, and it was said that the princely faction and the Qin Wang faction in Chang'an had begun to emerge.

The three of them walked up to the lobby, Zhai Rang introduced them to the military master Fang Xuanzao, the four of them sat down, the warrior Tong sat down without saying a word, and Dugu Huaien occupied the aura alone.

Dugu Huaien said with a smile: "I will first convey His Royal Highness the Prince's greetings to Zhai Gong, he misses Wagang very much, and he is also very grateful to Zhai Gong for his kindness in Wagang." ”

Zhai Rang was really a little embarrassed, it was he who drove Li Jiancheng away, it was what happened two years ago, that scene is still vivid, Zhai Rang was ashamed and said: "The split of Wagang was also a last resort, I personally hope that Jiancheng will stay, but"

Dugu Huaien hurriedly smiled and said: "Don't get me wrong, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't blame Zhai Gong at all, he said that it was Zhai Gong who didn't say it at the beginning, he was also leaving, and it was imminent to establish a foundation in Hanoi County, he was very grateful to Zhai Gong for giving him troops and grain and grass, and the Son of Heaven was also very grateful to Zhai Gong." ”

Zhai Rang was a little stunned, what was Li Yuan grateful for?

Dugu Huaien took out a letter and presented it to Zhai Rang with both hands, this is a handwritten letter from the Son of Heaven to Zhai Gong, it is a private letter, Zhai Rang was tight-lipped about the identity of the prince, not only to keep the prince, but also to protect the family of the Son of Heaven, they have always been grateful to Zhai Gong.

Zhai Rang realized that it was because of this incident, but he did keep his mouth shut, Bohai would already have doubts about Li Jiancheng's identity, Gao Hui used Zhai Hong to test himself repeatedly, but he never showed his mouth, think about it, if Bohai would know that Li Mi's true identity was Li Jiancheng, how serious the consequences would be.

Thinking of this, Zhai Rang's heart also became a little proud, he really contributed to the Li family.

He opened Li Yuan's letter, Li Yuan was very polite in the letter, first of all, he thanked him for treating and protecting his eldest son Jiancheng, their whole family remembered it, and then the conversation changed, Li Yuan knew that he was in a difficult situation now, and was very willing to help him, hoping that he would come to Chang'an as an official, and promised to make him the Duke of Huaguo, Tejin, General, at the end of the letter, it was a few words written by Li Jiancheng, the meaning was almost the same, reminiscing about Wagang, nostalgic for the old feelings, and hoping that Zhai Rang would not forget that General Li Er was still in Chang'an.

Zhai Rang's heart was very moved, he was embarrassed, he silently put away the letter, pondered for a moment and said to Dugu Huai'en: "How can Zhai Rang push it away, but it came too suddenly, and there are thousands of thoughts in his heart, wait for Zhai Rang to sort it out tonight, and give Dugu Shangshu a clear answer early tomorrow morning." ”

Dugu Huaien happily agreed, "Okay! I'll wait for good news from Zhai Gong tomorrow morning. ”

Zhai Rang sent his henchmen to send Dugu Huaien and Wushi Tong to your hotel to rest, he read Li Yuan's letter repeatedly, and said to Fang Xuanzao suspiciously: "I really don't understand, Li Yuan asked me to surrender, but how can I go to Chang'an?" ”

Fang Xuanzao smiled slightly: "Dugu Huaien said a bunch of glossy words, but there is no practical meaning, the really useful person is Wu Shi Tong, Zhai Gong should ask him." ”

Zhai Rang slapped his head fiercely, "I'm really confused, Wu Shi Tong told me just now, he is now the Sima of the Qin Dynasty's army, obviously he is hinting at me, I didn't hear it." ”

Zhai Rang hurriedly sent his own soldiers to secretly invite the warrior Tong back.

At this moment, a personal soldier reported in the hall, "King Qiqi, the king has urgent matters to join the army and ask to see!" ”

"Let him in!" Zhai Rang was a little puzzled, what would happen to Wang Bo at such a late hour?

Not long after, Wang Bo hurriedly walked into the lobby, Wang Bo defected to the Wagang Army after the defeat of Langya County, he had a good personal relationship with Zhai Rang, Zhai Rang also treated him very kindly, let him serve as the Wagang Army Record to join the army, and be in charge of logistics grain and grass.

Wang Bo just got a report from his henchmen that the envoy of the Tang Dynasty secretly came to visit Zhai Rang, which really startled him, and he hurriedly came to see Zhai Rang.

"See Zhai Gong for humble duties, see military advisors!"

"Wang joins the army, is there anything important?" Zhai Rangxiao asked.

Wang Bo took out a letter and said straight to the point: "This is a handwritten letter from Wang Shichong of Luoyang to Zhai Gong!" ”

Zhai Rang was stunned, he glared at Wang Bo and asked, "Have you surrendered to Wang Shichong?" ”

"Absolutely not!"

Wang Bo resolutely denied it, explained: "If the lowly surrender to him, he will not be called by his name, the reason why the lowly post has Wang Shichong's letter, is because this morning, an old department of Changbai Mountain found the lowly post, he asked me to transfer this letter to Zhai Gong, before that, the lowly post has never had contact with Wang Shichong, the humble post is true, if there is a little betrayal of Zhai Gong, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed!" ”

Wang Bo swore a poisonous oath, Zhai Rang believed it, and said with a smile: "I'll just say it!" How could the virtuous brother be such an unbearable person, if he wants to surrender, he should at least choose Zhang Xuan, how can he surrender to Wang Shichong? ”

Wang Bo was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "The humble post is just here to deliver this letter, it has nothing to do with Wang Shichong, and the humble post is to leave!" ”

Wang Bo said goodbye and hurried away, Zhai Rang looked at his back and asked coldly, "Does the military advisor think he is telling the truth?" ”

"It should be mostly true, maybe Wang Shichong promised him something, so he personally hopes that Zhai Gong will surrender to Luoyang, but this person is a smart person and will not let himself be in a desperate situation, Zhai Gong doesn't have to worry about him."

Zhai Rang nodded, at this critical moment, all kinds of forces jumped out, and he also received a letter from Xiao Mo before.

Zhai Rang opened Wang Shichong's letter and read it, Wang Shichong promised him to be the king of Cao in the letter, as long as he was willing to surrender Luoyang, Wang Shichong promised to assign Dongjun and Xingyang County to him as the king's land, and the army would continue to be handed over to him as commander, and ensure his military food supply, the conditions were so rich that people were eye-popping.

Zhai Rang handed the letter to Fang Xuanzao, "Strategist, take a look!" ”

Fang Xuanzao took the letter and read it, and asked quietly, "How does Gong Zhai feel about himself?" ”

Zhai Rang shook his head, "He is still a King of Zheng himself, why did he call me King Cao?" ”

"This is not a big problem, Emperor Tai is his puppet, he can seal it as he wants, and it is estimated that Wang Shichong will soon usurp the throne, so he dares to be so generous, but Wang Shichong's promise has many unreliable places, I advise Zhai Gong not to consider it."

"Tell me, what's unreliable?" Zhai Rang was a little interested.

"First of all, the king he sealed is unreliable, Wang Shichong's territory is just the land of Heluo, but he likes to seal the king in a big way, and now there are a bunch of kings in Luoyang, if Wang Shichong ascends the throne, I estimate that the prince's hat will definitely fly all over the sky, and Zhai Gong, the king of Cao, will not be very valuable."

Zhai Rang frowned, "That's true, I don't dare he seems to understand this, so he promised to give me the land, which should belong to the real seal." ”

"That's the second unreliable place!"

Fang Xuanzao said with a smile: "Dongjun is in the hands of Zhang Xuan, why should Wang Shichong give it to Zhai Gong, he means to let Zhai Gong attack Dongjun by himself, followed by Xingyang County, Xingyang County is the core place of King Zheng, Wang Shichong will only give it to his son, how can it be given to outsiders, besides, Xingyang County is now occupied by Zhang Xuan, whether it can be taken back is one thing, from these two fiefdoms can be seen Wang Shichong's sincerity is worrying." ”

Zhai Rang's face suddenly became gloomy, he was about to have a seizure, but seeing that Fang Xuanzao didn't seem to finish speaking, he held back his anger and said, "Mr. continue, I'll listen." ”

"The third is that Wang Shichong doesn't dare to offend Zhang Xuan, from the alliance between Wang Shichong and Zhang Xuan instead of choosing Li Yuan, it can be seen that Wang Shichong has a request for Zhang Xuan, in fact, what he wants is just Zhai Gong's army, if Zhang Xuan asks Wang Shichong to take Zhai out of the bus, Wang Shichong has already eaten the peach, Zhai Gong thinks he will spit out the skin?"

Three unreliable in a row stripped Wang Shichong's hypocritical skin clean, and Zhai Rang was suddenly furious, "Wang Hu'er deceives people too much!" ”

Zhai Rang hated so much that he wanted to tear up Wang Shichong's letter, but Fang Xuanzao hurriedly stopped him, "Zhai Gong, don't tear it, this letter can be handed over to Li Yuan to enhance Zhai Gong's weight." ”

Zhai Rang woke up and couldn't help laughing, "Wang Shichong can't be hated, at least he made a good stepping stone for me." ”

At this time, the soldier reported in the hall, "King, Duke Wu, please come back!" ”

Zhai Rang hurriedly walked down the hall, just when he met Wu Shi Tong hurriedly walked into the courtyard, Zhai Rang hurriedly saluted, "Shicai has neglected Wu Sima, please forgive Wu Sima!" ”

The warrior Tong smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, Gong Zhai invited me back again, which shows that Gong Zhai is a reasonable person, let's talk about it in detail!" ”

"Wu Sima, please!"

The three of them sat down again, and the warrior Tong smiled and said: "I am different from Dugu Huaien, Dugu Huaien is from Chang'an, and I am from Nanyang County, and I will talk to Zhai Gong about the details of cooperation on the order of King Qin." ”

Zhai Rang and Fang Xuanzao glanced at each other, and both of them showed surprise, it turned out that Li Shimin was in Nanyang County! (To be continued.) )