The north wind was sandwiched with rain and snow for a while, and the cold wind that was like a bone attached to it passed through the gaps and penetrated everywhere. In such weather, every house is closed, every house has its windows closed, and all of them can not go out of the house, and the family is around the stove to warm up.

Liu Wuzhou is a local rich man in Mayi, with tens of millions of assets, and he is not afraid of such weather and such a north wind. Wearing a precious and gorgeous white mink fur, a silver charcoal fire plate was also raised in the house, and a small copper hand warmer was held in his hand, no matter how cold the weather was, he could still feel the warmth like spring.

However, at this time, Liu Wuzhou threw down the warm hand stove and left the warm house, and he didn't even wear the gorgeous white mink coat on his body.

Liu Wuzhou stood in the courtyard, staring at the old cypress tree in front of him with a thick embrace, quietly distracted. He had been standing there for a long time, and a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the satin robe, but he didn't feel it.

The whistling north wind blew, but the pines and cypresses did not shake much. The rain and snow fell all over the sky, but it still couldn't press the green pines and cypresses. In this cold winter season, the leaves wither and the leaves wither. But this pine and cypress are still as green as ever, as in the past.

Liu Wuzhou's mind was extremely turbulent, the Liu family was a local wealthy man in Mayi, and his ancestors were originally from Hejian County, Hebei, and later moved into Mayi. When he was young, he was brave and good at shooting, and he befriended heroes, and then left home to Luoyang and defected to the general Yang Yichen. During the Great Cause years, Yang Guang, the Son of Heaven, attacked Goguryeo three times, and he was recruited for the Eastern Expedition and was promoted to the captain of Jianjie for his military merits. The Eastern Expeditionary Division was returned, and Liu Wuzhou returned to Mayi and served as the captain of the Yue Cavalry of Yingyang Mansion, under the command of the general Wang Rengong.

He should have been appreciated by Wang Rengong. The Kanzhi family is also a big family in Mayi, and it is also very powerful in Mayi. However, Taishou Wang Rengong and Juncheng Li Jing entered the Eastern Capital Dynasty, but they inexplicably got involved with the traitor Chen Kefu, and finally fled to Liaodong.

Not long after, Li Shimin, the prince of the Tang Kingdom, was too guarded by Ma Yi, and Li Shimin became the master of Ma Yi, not engaged in political affairs, but was bent on preparing for military training. He thought that his opportunity had come, but who would have thought that Li Shimin would transfer his henchmen to the Yingyang Mansion. The township army was also organized. blindly just reuses his henchmen, but most of their former generals have been taken away by him. It was also because of his family power that he was able to retain his position, but his status plummeted.

Later, he went to Taiyuan with the army and Li Shimin to meet Yang Guang, the son of heaven, and then went north with the army, but fought with the Turks in Shenwu City. That bitter battle was even more dangerous than in the land of Liaodong back then. In that battle, he was seriously wounded by several arrows and almost died. Later, it was rescued by the Xiaoguo Military Department. When evacuating, Li Shimin ordered him to stay and flee to the mountains with his wounded soldiers. At that moment, he was extremely angry in his heart, and a feeling of abandonment made him full of resentment towards Li Shimin.

After more than 100 days of life and death in the mountains, he doesn't remember how he survived. After the siege of Taiyuan was over, he returned to Mayi, and Li Shimin and his henchmen were promoted to become rich. But he was the captain who almost died in battle. But he did not receive any reward or reward.

Li Shimin once again returned to Taiyuan with his soldiers and horses, but he was still left in Mayi.

Yang Guang died, the world was in chaos, and the world changed. I never thought that the powerful Great Sui would have seven emperors at once, and there were so many anti-kings. He didn't expect that the Li family would actually become a monarch killer.

He just stood dumbfounded, in reverie. There was no word for a long time. Although he was far away from Taiyuan, he knew the news earlier than many people. But sometimes the more I know, the more troubled I become. He already knew that the seven emperors in the world, and now the other five emperors of the Yang family have declared Li Yuan's father and son to be the ministers of the king, and they have told the world that they will raise troops to rebel. Even the Chen Dynasty that was far away in the south of the Yangtze River. actually sent a message, saying that he wanted to crusade against a rebel like Li Yuan. …,

He doesn't care if the Li family kills the monarch or not, and he is not a real loyal minister. What he is so chaotic is that the Li family has suddenly become the target of everyone, where should he go? According to his estimates. The Li family is now facing a dispute that does not have much chance of winning. In particular, the Li family not only offended the royal Yang family. even more ruthlessly offended Chen Kefu in Hebei. This is an existence that cannot be ignored, especially the Mayi where he is now located, which is not far from Chen Kefu's territory in Hebei. Over the Taihang Mountain Flying Fox, there is only a wild goose gate, and the soldiers and horses can arrive in a few days. Now that the soldiers and horses of Mayi Yanmen are all in Taiyuan, there are only more than 1,000 soldiers and horses in the city of Mayi, if Chen Kefu is really going to fight, what will he do? Do you want him to go to the funeral and cushion the Li family?

But why, when the Li family was glorious, he didn't get any benefits. Now when they are unlucky, why should I help them? When he thought of Li Shimin's various activities in Mayi, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

Thinking of this, he looked at the pine and cypress rain and snow again, sighed softly, stood up, looked back, and saw Linglong's concerned eyes.

Linglong was one of his favorite concubines, originally a Qing man in the Drunken Red Mansion, and I heard that she was originally the daughter of the royal family of Goguryeo. Due to the death of Goguryeo, it was trafficked to the Central Plains by human traffickers, and finally ended up in the red dust. An unintentional chance encounter made Liu Wuzhou completely hooked. This woman is not only incomparably beautiful and delicate, but also empathetic and well-informed, and always has an atmosphere and intelligence that other vulgar fans do not have. Whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or occasionally talking about current affairs in the world, she can actually perform extraordinary. Such a woman, how could he tolerate her being in the red dust, and finally spent a thousand gold to redeem Linglong from the drunken Red Mansion and accept her as a concubine.

Linglong didn't know how long she had been staring behind him, she knew that Liu Wuzhou was probably not in a calm mood at the moment, but she didn't step forward to comfort her. Sometimes, even if it's someone closer. It doesn't need to be too much whispering, but it needs to be so far away.

"Long'er, when did you come?" Liu Wuzhou asked.

The delicate smile made the somewhat cold air a little clear, "Not long after you came, I know that you are worried about the current situation, and you have been more worried recently. So let you be quiet. If you are in a better mood, several adults from the Eagle Yang Mansion are waiting for you in the front hall, saying that there are some things to discuss. ”

Back in the house, under Linglong's service, Liu Wuzhou changed his clothes again before arriving in the hall, where seven or eight people were already seated. These are Liu Wuzhou's henchmen in Yingyang Mansion, and some of them are the closest brothers to him in the Liu family.

"What is Li Yuan doing now?"

"Suppress bandits and appease the people, it seems that I heard that Liu Wenjing just went out of the fortress a few days ago, and according to the information I found, it seems that he was going to connect with the Turks to borrow troops."

"What about Li Shimin?"

"He seems to be concentrating on recruiting and training troops."

"These two guys, how can they not die, if only they died suddenly.

Liu Wuzhou sat in the hall with a frown, his brows furrowed. There were a few of his henchmen sitting beside him, all of whom were confidants.

The man on the left hand has a dark face and a burly figure, like a beast, and the man on the right hand is a man of great talent. The guards standing on the ground were very strong and respectful.

Sitting opposite was the man, dressed as a literati, and Liu Wuzhou was respectful to him.

Liu Wuzhou looked around at the people around him, but he felt some emotion in his heart.

These days, he thinks about it, but he is still unwilling to end up falling into the water with the Li family. Seeing that all parts of the world are opposed, the strong one is the emperor, and the second one is the king. Even if he is weaker, the generals and bandit leaders in those places have also claimed hegemony, which can't help but make him gradually moved. The Li family can kill the monarch and rebel, and others can raise troops, so why can't they rebel. Anyway, the Son of Heaven of the Great Sui is dead, and his Liu family is also a big family in Mayi, and he has also been operating in Mayi for a long time, so it may not be an opportunity. A few days ago, he told Linglong about this, but he never thought that this beloved concubine not only did not panic after hearing it, but also wholeheartedly agreed with his idea, and said that a man is born in troubled times, so he should rise up and fight to achieve the cause of the king. Originally, he was still a little hesitant, but after listening to Linglong's words, it made him a little more determined in his heart. …,

But at this time, looking at the people in the hall, he still sighed in his heart, secretly thinking that he had worked hard for many years, how could there be too few capable people, and now these people are also cronies, and in the future, he will lay the foundation of the country, but unfortunately it is a little thin. Liu Wuzhou has never been a person who lives peacefully, he is not a timid person, but although he has courage, it is quite difficult to achieve it.

The person with a pale face is called Jin Ke, and the Sven man on his right hand is Yuan Junzhang, who is also his brother-in-law, known for his resourcefulness. The person on the other side was called Song Xiaoxian, and when he was seriously injured in Shenwu City, he had to focus on himself to survive.

The guards who came to report were called Yang Funian, and these people were all people worthy of his trust.

"My lord, if the son is dead today, Da Sui seems to have no power to return to the sky." Song Xiaoxian arched his hand opposite and said: "Although Li Yuan occupies Taiyuan, but at the moment he is still flawless, Taiyuan is too far away from Mayi, and the king killing will definitely have no time to take care of it, I observe the people of Mayi and the local people, most of them are dissatisfied with Li Yuan's father killing the king." If we blindly follow Li Yuan's father and son, we can only bury them sooner or later, why don't we start an incident directly in Mayi, what do you think? ”

Liu Wuzhou looked at Yuan Junzhang and Jin Ke, "What do you think?" ”

Jin Ke said calmly: "If the adults want to rebel, then we will all rebel." ”

Yuan Junzhang shook his head, "The time is not yet ripe. Now most of the captains of Ma Yi are serving Lord Liu, and they want to raise troops to take Ma Yi and get nine out of ten. But there are two things to consider at the moment, first of all, our forces are too thin, of course, Lord Liu has already calculated this. Secondly, although Li Yuan's father and son are now facing a predicament, they are not immediately at war with other forces. If we do the opposite, they certainly cannot sit idly by. If the army is raised, it will be fought. I'm afraid it's hard to deal with. ”

In the hall, Liu Wuzhou and his subordinates were thinking about how to raise troops against Li Yuan. But no one noticed that a figure at the door of the hall flashed away, and not long after, Mrs. Linglong's maidservant Xiaohe left the house in a hurry.