The Great Zhou Dynasty has been founded for hundreds of years, the descendants are prosperous, in the royal family surnamed Li, in addition to the former son of Li Ji, there are still 31 families in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

And one of the closest to the Li family of Jijing is Li Yi, the king of Qiuyang, when Li Ji proposed a plan to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, the ministers of the DPRK and China were not very optimistic about this matter, after all, the national strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty is not inferior to the Great Zhou, once the two countries go to war, it is not trivial, it may make the lives miserable.

It is a pity that Li Jichu, the son of heaven, was in the prime of life when he ascended the throne, young and vigorous, and could not listen to the audience of the old ministers of the court at that time, so he reused the eldest grandson Yin, the son of the Han family, that is, the current Duke Yin, and the Liangqiu family of the Donggong Mansion, the Lu family of the Nangong Mansion and other henchmen and generals to prepare military funds, expand the army, and send envoys widely, hoping to get the support of the same clan.

At that time, Li Yi, the king of Qiuyang, took the lead in responding to Li Ji's call, and took a small number of Qiuyang soldiers in the territory to Jijing to support Li Ji.

Therefore, after Li Ji destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty, he was very grateful to the first batch of brothers of the same clan led by the king of Qiuyang to support his unification and hegemony, and rewarded him greatly.

It is precisely because of this friendship that Li Yi, the king of Qiuyang, has a very good relationship with Li Ji, the former son of heaven, and has personally visited Jijing more than 30 times in the past 20 years.

Every time Li Yi, the king of Qiuyang, arrived in Beijing, the son of heaven Li Ji almost received him personally, but later the dragon was unwell, so he called the former prince [Zhou Aiwang] Li Wei to entertain him, so the Qiuyang king and the former prince [Zhou Aiwang] Li Wei walked very close.

But he never thought that the former crown prince [King of Zhou Ai] Li Wei was not only defeated in the war for the throne, but even killed. This made the thirty-one royal families headed by Li Yi, the king of Qiuyang, feel a little uneasy, you know, the reason why they were able to sit firmly on the throne of the prince was nothing more than that Li Ji was grateful for their support back then, but now, the new Great Zhou Emperor Li Shou has no good impression of them.

In this regard, Li Yi, the king of Qiuyang, is quite good, because when he came to Jijing in the past, he did not treat Li Shou well. On the other hand, whenever there is a banquet, Li Shou, who has not yet gained power at that time, is invited to be present every time, but sometimes Li Shou is resentful of his own background and the opinions of the rest of the others about him. It's just a matter of excuse for illness.

However, the rest of the princes who were divided were not as lucky as the king of Qiuyang, how could they imagine that a prince who had been born in the past had now leapt into a dragon and sat on the Great Zhou Jiangshan, they were a little panicked, after all, they had previously tried to please the former prince [King of Zhou Ai] Li Wei. Li Shou was humiliated.

Perhaps thinking that Li Shou might take revenge on them for the past, the thirty-one Li royal families split up, and immediately invited the four most representative princes to comply with the invitation of Li Xian, the [Eight Sage Kings]. Rush to Beijing.

However, to their surprise, the new Great Zhou Tianzi Li Shou did not seem to want to take revenge on them, but despite this, the princes were also not at ease. As a result, Li Yi, the king of Qiuyang, Li Qi, the king of Hengyang, Li Chen, the king of Liyang, and Li Pei, the king of Ruyang, left their sons-in-law in Jijing. The second is to express loyalty to the court as a hostage, and the second is to promote the current prime minister of the dynasty [Eight Sages King] Li Xian's momentum and take care of each other.

It is undeniable that the ideas of the four princes are not bad, but their sons are a little dissatisfied with this, take Li Chi, the son of the king of Ruyang, for example, this guy can be described as a full second ancestor, in the past, he was arrogant and domineering in his own feudal country, and used his father's position as the king to rob the people's daughters in order to have fun.

Also, as a prince, who will do to him above ten thousand people under one person in his own feudal country?

I have to say here that the Li royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Li royal family of the feudal states in the Great Zhou Dynasty are separated, and the way of educating their children is very different.

Look at the son of Li Ji, the son of the former Tiantian, how many of them are mediocre in the real sense?

The eldest prince Li Yongwu has both, not to mention for the time being, the rest of the second prince Li Wei, the third prince Li Shen, the fourth prince Li Mao, the fifth prince Li Cheng, and the eighth prince Li Xian, which one is not a hero with the potential of a king, in order to seek the throne, he intrigued with his brothers and displayed his own magical powers, but what about the sons of the Li family, only a few days after they arrived in Jijing, they couldn't bear the loneliness, and kidnapped the woman from the good family on the street, with bad intentions, it was too far behind.

It's not that Li Ji, the son of the day before yesterday, has an excellent bloodline, and the sons he gave birth to are all unusual people, but Li Ji's son has always been under competition and works hard, but the sons of those royal families have long lost their sharpness because they have always been pampered, and they only care about pleasure all day long, full of gentlemen's style.

No, not long after he arrived in Jijing, he confronted Xie An, the first powerful man in Li Shou's court and the secretary of the Criminal Department, and even his life was in danger.

To tell the truth, Xie An really looked down on these princes of the outer prince's family, look at that prince of Hengyang, Li Shao, how arrogant and majestic he was in front of Su Wan, and now, with the blade added, he trembled with fear, if it weren't for the Dongling assassins behind him, I am afraid he would have collapsed to the ground.

Think about Li Wei, the second son of Li Ji, the son of the Son of Heaven before yesterday, what a ruthless prince he was, not only to others, but also to himself, forcing the palace to be in the Heart Nourishing Palace that night, with more than ten crossbow arrows in his body, still carrying a three-foot cold sword, wanting to kill his own father Li Ji, and remove the last obstacle for his younger brother Li Cheng to ascend the throne for the emperor, and finally ran out of blood and died of exhaustion, how heroic? !

Although Xie An and Li Wei have a deep blood feud, they have to admit that Li Wei is worthy of being the closest prince to the throne and a rare hero.

And for now, these ......

Mediocre person!

Utterly mediocre!

Looking coldly at the royal family members kneeling in front of him, Xie An secretly despised in his heart.

is also greedy for beauty, the fifth son of the emperor Li Cheng will not do this kind of thing, the music official girl he picked up from the Royal Music Workshop, it was all willing, compared to this, these guys in front of him are simply robbers and lewdmen wearing the skin of the Li family of the Great Zhou.

forcibly abducted a woman from a good family on the street......

Even your Lord Xie didn't dare to be so unscrupulous, just a long-cherished wish hidden deep in his heart, but these guys ......

It's okay to rob other women, your Uncle Xie is not a jealous and hateful defender who wants to sweep away the injustice in the world, for the sake of the same political views as Li Xian now, it is like meeting on the road. It's not unacceptable to give way to you and others, and it's not unacceptable to turn a blind eye, but you and others dare to rob a woman on the head of your family Master Xie......

It's just groundbreaking on Tai Sui's head!

Outrageous!

With all the anger in his heart, Xie An looked coldly at Li Bo, the prince of Qiuyang Wang, he wanted to hear what this guy wanted to say.

Xie An waved his hand, and seeing this, the four Dongling assassins took a step back and let go of Li Bo, the prince of Qiuyang, and the others.

Except for Li Bo, the son of the king of Qiuyang. The other three princes of the Li family collapsed to the ground without dignity, with a look of panic and anxiety.

If others saw this, they would definitely laugh and ridicule, but Xie An didn't, so it's not difficult to guess. How angry he was at the moment, he didn't have the slightest interest in mockery.

And Li Bo, the prince of the King of Qiuyang, obviously noticed this, and the cold sweat on his forehead broke out more frequently, because he could see that Xie An really had the intention of killing them.

Don't look at the noble status of a few of them, but in this environment where no one is around, as long as Xie An kills people and abandons the corpse, he denies it afterwards. Li Xian is not good at Xie An.

Thinking of this, Li Bo thought about it, slowly stood up, and patted the dirt on his knees. He arched his hand and said, "When I first arrived in Jijing, I offended Lord Xie, and I ask Lord Xie to forgive me......

Xie An sneered. said lightly, "Politeness is exempt." The government didn't say it would spare you and wait! ”

Li Bo smiled bitterly in his heart when he heard this, and after taking a deep breath, he arched his hand and said, "Since this is the case, I will get back to business!" ――Lord Xie, do you know why His Royal Highness King Xian invited me to come to Jijing? ”

Isn't it just to seize power?

Xie Anxin pursed his lips, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong.

Could it be ......

"Not bad!" I don't know if I saw Xie An's thoughts, Li Bo said in a deep voice, "We are here for the fourth son of the emperor, [Yan Wang] Li Mao!" ――As far as His Royal Highness King Xian knows, King Yan's army from the north is already on the way to Jijing......"

"So what?"

"His Royal Highness King Xian mentioned that when His Royal Highness Shou ascended the throne as emperor, King Yan was not present, and with King Yan's character, most of them would not agree with this matter, and it was not impossible to return to Beijing with anger...... Lord Xie may not know that my Li family has thirty-one branches, and they have united to obey the call of His Royal Highness King Xian to help the imperial court resist King Yan......"

"Just wait?" Xie An sneered and glanced at the other three princes who were sitting on the ground.

Li Bo smiled bitterly when he heard this, thinking that he also saw the unbearable of his cousins, he sighed lightly, and said, "The key is not in us, but in our identity...... The imperial court has now named the fourth son of the emperor, Li Mao, as the king of Yan, if the king of Yan is not satisfied, it will be untenable in the general righteousness, if it is really out of control, the adults think, who is more appropriate and more appropriate to come forward to state the crimes of the king of Yan? - Your Majesty? Court? His Royal Highness? Or is it that the thirty-one Li family of my Great Zhou will divide ......"

Xie An frowned slightly when he heard this, and after Li Bo said this, he gradually realized Li Xian's intentions.

Yes, Li Mao, the king of Yan, is also the son of Li Ji, the son of the former emperor, and called Li Shou to the throne as the emperor in advance without summoning him.

Therefore, if the imperial court comes forward and does not occupy morality, but Li Shou and Li Xian come forward, it is not very appropriate, after all, Li Shou and Li Xian are also Li Mao's brothers, and the world will inevitably wonder whether Li Shou and Li Xian secretly colluded to usurp Li Mao's throne.

And the joint appearance of the princes of the thirty-one royal families is different, after all, they have no direct stake in the throne, so as not to make the world think of others; On the other hand, if Li Shou and Li Xian, as well as the imperial court, and the princes of the thirty-one royal families join forces, then as long as Li Mao dares to act rashly, he will undoubtedly become the target of public criticism.

At that time, the world will feel that this is not Li Mao's fault, if not, how could the Li clan unanimously exclude him? Li Shou, Li Xian and Li Mao are brothers, and they are barely left alone, but the other thirty-one royal families will not frame Li Mao, right?

At that time, Li Mao couldn't tell even if he opened his mouth all over his body, if he dared to lead the army to attack Jijing, he would be regarded by the world as a rebellious person in the Li royal family of the Great Zhou, and he would be scolded by the world's scholars.

That's the benefit of being outnumbered. This is also known as the "Crowd of Gold......

Thinking that Li Bo was hinting to Xie An, instead of calling a group of irrelevant people to frame Li Mao, they, as members of the Li royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, were more convincing and convincing to the world in this matter, so Xie An couldn't kill them, otherwise, the thirty-one Li family would split up. Maybe the spearhead will be changed to target the imperial court, and at that time, it will be Li Mao who has taken the lead......

This guy ......

Are there any outstanding people in this group of gentlemen?

Xie An frowned and looked at Li Bo when he heard this, and the killing intent in his eyes retreated slightly, after all, he still knew which was more important. If Li Mao really gained power and occupied Jijing, Xie An would not only not be able to protect Su Wan, but even the other four beloved wives in his mansion would not be able to protect him, and the rest of his relatives, friends, and henchmen would not know how much they would sacrifice.

But he looked down at Su Wan in his arms. Xie Anxin's anger rose suddenly.

Xie An knew very well that if he was a step late, what kind of insult Su Wan would encounter, not so much because he was angry. It's more like fear, and if he can't get there in time, he still has lingering palpitations, and even horror.

And Li Bo obviously noticed the hesitation and embarrassment in Xie An's eyes. Turning around, Li Jiong, the prince of Liyang Wang, who was intending to insult Su Wan, said, "Brother Jiong." Stretch out your right hand? ”

"Why?" Li Jiong, the prince of Liyang, glanced at Li Bo in horror and puzzled, and stretched out his right hand before thinking about it.

But seeing Li Bo take a deep breath, he pinched Li Jiong's wrist with both hands and broke it fiercely, only to hear a click, Li Jiong's wrist suddenly showed a strange angle, and he rolled on the ground in pain, screaming, and scolded in his mouth, "Li Bo, what are you doing?" ”

However, Li Bo ignored it, turned his head to look at Xie An, and arched his hand and said, "My lord, for the sake of still being able to wait for me, how about sparing my life?" -- The person who committed the murder has already been punished by my lordship, and in the future, the four of us should come to the door in person to report to the lord and this ...... Hmm, apologies...... If this matter is big and not conducive to the current situation, I hope that the adults will be angry! ”

This guy ......

Xie Anxin was slightly startled and looked at Li Bo in surprise.

The Li family is not all mediocre and pustules, and there are also terrible guys......

As such a person said, killing them now, Li Xian really can't help himself, but these four people are innocently missing, how can the thirty-one royal families give up? If there is any rumor that these people will switch to Li Mao in a fit of anger, it will be very bad.

It's just that......

Just when Xie Anxin hesitated, he suddenly heard Su Wan whisper in his arms, "Xiao An, the concubine is safe and sound, you don't want to kill again, you are now a big official in the court, it is not appropriate to make enemies on all sides, you have to forgive people and spare people...... In short, listen to the concubine's advice, okay? Obviously, she didn't want Xie An to make enemies on all sides because of her.

Looking at Su Wan's gentle gaze as before, Xie An sighed slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Gou Gong, put these four people in the prison of the Great Prison Temple, and ask Li Xian to come and pick them up in person!" - If he can't manage the people under his command, the government will take care of it for him! ”

"Yes!" Gou Gong arched his hand.

Seeing this, Li Bo breathed a long sigh of relief, and arched his hand towards Xie An and Su Wan, allowing the Dongling assassins to escort them away, but the other three were not as cooperative as him, crying for help and scolding, which was really annoying.

Finally, there were only Xie An, Gou Gong and Su Wan's master and servant left, oh, and Mo Fei, who was standing in the distance, staring at Su Wan and gently hugging Su Wan.

"Ahem!" With a light cough, Gou Gong appeared behind Mo Fei at some point, shook the iron fan in his hand, and said with a smile, "Third brother, sometimes, you need to distinguish between the main and the secondary......

"......" Mo Fei's eyes lit up when he heard this, he glanced back at his second brother Gou Gong, and then jumped and disappeared into the night.

"This kid ......" Gou Gong shook his head helplessly, and then walked towards the maid Yingmei, but saw her staring at her young grandmother who was still in Xie An's arms with wide eyes, with a look of surprise and inexplicability.

And Su Wan also seemed to notice the stunned gaze of her maid, gently pushed Xie An's chest, and whispered, "Xiao An, let go of the concubine, Yingmei's girl is looking at it......"

Seeing that Su Wan had returned to her usual dignified and virtuous lady, Xie An secretly felt a pity, and reluctantly let go of Su Wan, and then saw that most of Su Wan's clothes were torn, so he took off his red shirt and coat and draped it on her.

"Thank you......" Su Wan thanked in a low voice. She was still blushing because of the matter, she didn't dare to look up at Xie An's eyes, and after biting her lip lightly, she said quietly, "It's not too early, the concubine should go back......"

"That'...... Shall I send you then? ”

"Hmmm......"

The group walked slowly, and after a short time, Xie An's carriage came, and everyone took the carriage. went straight to the door of the Lu family mansion of the Nangong Mansion.

"I ...... I'll go back......" Su Wan, who hadn't said a word on the way, said softly.

"Oh...... Oh......" Xie An replied in amazement, helped Su Wan out of the carriage, and watched her slowly walk towards the gate of the Lu Mansion.

After not taking a few steps, Su Wan suddenly stopped and turned around. With a smile on his face, he said, "Xiao An, your sister is so tight-hearted, my sister is really happy......"

"......" Xie An's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he barely smiled a little, and said astringently, "Of course." With me, no one can hurt you......"

As if noticing Xie An's expression, a trace of reluctance and determination flashed in Su Wan's eyes, and Ying Ying bowed. Then he entered the door of the Lu family's mansion.

Looking at Su Wan's departing back, Gou Gong walked to Xie An's side and was about to speak, but saw Xie An let out a long sigh. He muttered, "Na." Gou Gong ...... She's not going to see me again, is she? ”

"......" Gou Gong opened his mouth, stopped talking, and finally nodded silently.

Just when Xie An secretly returned to his mansion with a sad heart, Su Wan put on Xie An's coat and returned to her house.

During this period, he noticed that his father-in-law Lu Song was standing at the door of the study, so Yingying saluted him.

"How about you two go out for a walk?"

"It's good......" Su Wan said with a smile.

Hearing this, Lu Gong stroked his beard with a smile, nodded and said, "That's fine, if you have nothing to do in the future, you might as well ask that kid to accompany you to Jijing for a walk, you haven't visited the scenery near Gyeonggi yet, right?" ”

Su Wan smiled slightly, shook her head and said, "Thank you father-in-law for your kindness, it's just ...... One time is enough...... Knowing that Xiao An is all right, this is enough......" As she spoke, her hands trembled slightly and she tightened the Yin red jacket draped on her body, and silently went back to her room.

“……”

Looking at the back of his daughter-in-law leaving silently, Gong Lu let out a long sigh.

The implication is that I will never see him again...... Really? - This child, alas......"

Shaking his head and sighing, Lu Gong returned to his study, sat down at the desk, and read the military book.

I don't know how long it took knocked on the door of the study.

"Come in!" Lu Gong replied casually.

With the door creaking, Su Wan's maid Yingmei walked in, biting her lip lightly, looking like she wanted to say something.

Glancing at the little girl in front of him, Lu Gong put down the scroll in his hand and said with a smile, "What's the matter?" ”

Yingmei hesitated for a moment, and said, "Master, it's not that the slave is chewing the root of the tongue, it's just ...... The young grandmother and the Lord Xie secretly seemed to have a personal relationship, and just now, Lord Xie was still holding the young grandmother ......" As she spoke, she told Lu Gong everything that had happened to Fang Cai as it was, only to hear Lu Gong frowning.

"Damn, it's just a few gentlemen who rely on their father's status to dare to despise my Nangong Mansion like this...... Outrageous! - When the old man was fighting on the battlefield, you were still nursing in your mother's arms! I don't know how thick the sky is! Knowing that those children of the Li royal family were so disrespectful, Duke Lu was furious, and the corners of his forehead were tense.

After that, when he heard that his daughter-in-law Su Wan, who had always been timid and weak, had spurned Li Jiong, the prince of Liyang, with righteous words, Lu Gong was stunned, and his heart was even more bitter.

"I didn't expect such a thing to happen......" Sighing slightly, Lu Gong waved his hand and said, "You go down......"

"Yes...... Master, who is that young grandmother? Why are the two so close? ”

Hearing this, Gong Lu frowned, and said with a straight face, "This matter is not something you can speculate about, go down!" - Remember, you have to rot this in the bottom of your heart, you know? ”

"Yes......" Seeing that her master seemed to be angry, Yingmei shrank her head and retreated.

"What a rare good woman......" sighed lightly, Lu Gong stood up, walked to the wall, and silently looked at a figure painting hanging on the wall, on the small shrine next to the painting, cigarettes curled and candles jumped.

"You think so, don't you? ――Keting? ”

Looking carefully at the rankings offered on the shrine, it is the only son of Lu Gong, Lu Fan and Lu Keting.

"It's just that in this way, it makes my father feel that my Lu family is ashamed of her...... Alas! ”