Although Mrs. Luo and Li Yun are both women, it is obvious that their ambitions are not inferior to those of men who compete for power. Han Jian's condition was for them to form their own team to serve as the staff and officials system of the future King of Xiliang, with their connections and resources, even if they could not form a complete system for a while, it would not take too long. It's just that they still have to worry about whether this is Han Jian's strategy to kill two birds with one stone, which can make the two of them fight and not unite with each other, and the list submitted may be Han Jian's preparation of serving the people of Xiliang's old department in one pot.

Mrs. Luo didn't care what Li Yun thought, in her heart, but she didn't doubt Han Jian's motives, the Xiliu sisters could be very popular in Han Jian, she had long been jealous in her heart, obviously she was her righteous daughter, and she was the helper she cultivated, but now she obeyed the orders of the East King, and disdained her, now Da Xiliu can become a pivotal figure in the East Wangfu system, and she even has to compete with Li Yun, she is quite unconvinced.

After all, Li Yun had defected to the Western Palace, and she was a princess of the dead country, so she naturally thought more about it than Mrs. Luo. She carries the status of the Xiliang royal family, which is different from the commoner background like Mrs. Luo, at least Li Yun is an old nobleman, even if the Xiwang Mansion did not want to see her at the beginning, she can also use her identity to maneuver in the aristocratic system. It's not that she wants to fight with Mrs. Luo for anything, it's just that now the entire territory of Xiliang's homeland has been occupied by the Dongwang Mansion, and if she wants to take it back, it is either by force, and it is obviously not enough to do so with her and the soldiers and horses of the old department of Xiliang, and then counting on Han Jian's giving, it seems that even if there is a little opportunity, it can be fought for.

When Mrs. Luo and Li Yun came out of the yamen of the military station, it was already the second watch, and the streets outside were very deserted, although it was not a state of martial law, but because the Central Plains was experiencing war in the past few months. Luoyang is also quite depressed. Mrs. Luo didn't even look at Li Yun squarely, so she got into the sedan chair and went directly back to her temporary stay, which was also an inn she operated. At this time, there were no guests in the inn, and when she entered the inn, two women had already greeted her. These two women are also the righteous daughters she has recently stayed by her side to teach.

After she gave the big and small Xiliu to Han Jian, at this time, the Xiliu sisters had completely cut off contact with her, and there were so many people under her hands, after all, someone needed to take care of and dispatch, and she was a woman, so she trained a pair of sisters with different surnames to be her helpers. It's a pity that these two sisters don't have the beauty and martial arts of Big and Little Xiliu, nor are they as smart and capable as Big and Little Xiliu, but now they are at most very modest to stay by her side as a messenger, which does not satisfy her.

"Godmother. The upstairs has been cleaned up, does the godmother bathe first and then rest? "The sister came up, as the elder sister's name is Liu Mei, although Mrs. Luo hopes that she can have the softness and affection of a woman, and be more favored by men, and then send her to the East King's Mansion to be appreciated by the East King, but now it seems that her cultivation has not had much effect.

Mrs. Luo took off her cloak and threw it to her sister Xu Ying on the side. He said coldly: "I won't spend the night here today, come with me to the East Pavilion." ”

Liu Mei was puzzled: "Godmother." Why is that? ”

Mrs. Luo sneered: "I still need to teach you this?" When I came back from the military station, if someone wanted to disadvantage me, wouldn't they follow me here? ”

Liu Mei then remembered Mrs. Luo's entrustment before, and now what they want to avoid is the assassination of the people in the old department of Xiliang, because Mrs. Luo has taken refuge in the Dongwang Mansion and is already a traitor to the old department of Xiliang. Although there were many people in the middle and lower ranks of the old Xiliang Department who wanted to surrender to Mrs. Luo, it was precisely because of this that the high-level of her people were jealous. One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and the Dongwang Mansion where Mrs. Luo took refuge has occupied the old land of Xiliang, and Mrs. Luo has become a thorn in the side of these people.

Mrs. Luo returned to Luoyang this time. There are many people who have left protection around, and there are also some people who are not bad at martial arts. But she knew that if someone in Xiliang's old department had the intention to attack her, she would have to hide her whereabouts if she wanted to protect herself, but this time he went to the yamen of the military station to look a little ostentatious, and he still went with Li Yun, meaning that it was obvious that he was summoned by the king of the east. She returned to the inn to transfer the place as soon as possible, and when she and Liu Mei and Xu Ying sisters came out, Mrs. Luo went directly into the sedan chair again, but before the sedan chair moved, there was a sound of horses' hooves, but she saw a team of officers and soldiers patrolling the city yamen patrolling over and stopping the group that was about to leave.

"Who?" Very thick man's shout.

Mrs. Luo opened the sedan curtain and took a look, the officers and soldiers patrolling the city were holding torches, and in the front was a military general in his thirties riding on a horse, who was arrogantly shouting, and at this time the officers and soldiers patrolling the city were also trapped around the sedan chair. The entourage brought by Mrs. Luo couldn't help but take out their weapons and look at these people nervously, it was easy to guard against one or two assassins with these people, but if they encountered a group of officers and soldiers defending the city, they could not cope with it and only slaughtered.

Suddenly embarrassed by the officers and soldiers patrolling the city, Mrs. Luo was also wondering whether this was the order of the king of the east. If it was instructed by the King of the East, it would mean that what Han Jian said before about the King of Xiliang was a lie, and now that Guanzhong had been pacified, she and Li Yun would no longer have much effect, and there would be no need to stay. But thinking about it again, if Han Jian intended to kill them, he would have already done it in the military yamen before, and he would not wait until now.

"Official, these are the families of the people's women, please make it convenient." Mrs. Luo personally stepped down from the sedan chair and said to the small leader of the officers and soldiers who led the team.

"Family? Hmph, there are a lot of troublemakers in the city now, you are a woman, you take so many people to walk at night, and you are still with your weapons down, I think even if you are not a thief, you are also connected with a thief. Come on, take the person down and bring it back for interrogation, and hand it over to the patrol department to deal with! ”

As he spoke, there were officers and soldiers who wanted to make a move.

Mrs. Luo was angry in her heart, and she didn't think too much about it in a hurry today, after all, it was the East King who personally summoned her, and she had to hurry over, otherwise she wouldn't come out lightly at night and be embarrassed by the officers and soldiers patrolling the city.

Mrs. Luo couldn't help but feel a little sad in her heart, although she worked for the East King, and also helped the East King Mansion do a lot of intelligence spying and behind-the-scenes tasks, but in the end, she couldn't even get on the stage at all, and now even a few officers and soldiers patrolling the city are also "Shangguan", and she doesn't even have the authority to shout at these people in front of her. But if it is taken back by this group of people, it is difficult to say whether it will be reported to the king of the east in person, the officers and soldiers who patrol the city are obviously a group of bureaucratic people, once they know that it is she who offends her, who directly serves the king of the east, they may directly kill her and hide it from the king of the east.

In a dilemma, Mrs. Lowe felt that she could not sit still. But another team of men came. There are not many people in this team, but they are all fast horses, and there is a special horse road for fast horses to deliver news, but at this time the night is dark, and there are no people on the street, and it seems normal for fast horses to come.

This group of people is coming. Mrs. Luo looked over, but saw that there was a person looking up from above, and Mrs. Luo couldn't help but be angry in her heart, it was Da Xiliu who had been obedient to her. At this time, Onishi Yanagi brought a team of escorts, as if he had just returned from an errand outside the city, and stopped to take a look when he saw something on this side.

"I've seen Captain Liu!" When the officers and soldiers patrolling the city saw Daxiliu, they were not as rude as they were when they saw Mrs. Luo, but they all dismounted and saluted respectfully.

"What's the matter?" Da Xiliu did not come closer, and the night was so dark that he could not see Mrs. Luo clearly. Just a casual question.

The small leader of the officers and soldiers patrolling the city said: "Back to Liudu, there are people who are traveling at night in a group, their identities are unknown and they still have weapons on their bodies, and they are ready to be arrested and interrogated. ”

Da Xiliu dismounted and approached, and when she saw that it was Mrs. Luo, she herself was surprised. During her service to the East Palace, she had deliberately drawn a clear relationship with Mrs. Luo, and once when Mrs. Luo was snubbed by the East Palace. Mrs. Luo has sent people to spread the word many times that she wants to see Da Nishiliu but can't. Onishiyanagi didn't expect to meet on such an occasion.

"It's okay, you can patrol elsewhere." Onishiliu turned to the officers and soldiers patrolling the city.

"But. Captain Liudu......"

Onishiliu exclaimed, "Didn't you hear anything said? Now when it is not a curfew, you are openly embarrassed by passers-by, but you want to be punished by military law? ”

"The subordinates don't dare."

Onishiyanagi's words worked very well, and with her order, the officers and soldiers patrolling the city immediately dispersed. Originally, Da Xiliu came out to relieve Mrs. Luo, and Mrs. Luo should go up to thank her. But she was angry in her heart, so she just snorted and returned to the sedan chair, and the sedan chair moved under the order and left in a hurry.

Wait and walk a few streets and alleys, in order to prevent anyone from following her to know her whereabouts. Mrs. Luo specially got off the sedan chair in the shadows, and at the same time let the sedan chair continue to move forward, while she entered the back alley with Liu Mei and Xu Ying, and walked around the back alley for a while before arriving at the destination, which is also a small courtyard, in which some entourages have long been listening to the order to protect. After Mrs. Luo returned to Luoyang, she has always been cautious, not only afraid that the people from the old department of Xiliang would come to find trouble, but also afraid that the people of the Xiwang Mansion would retaliate afterwards.

"Godmother, who is the woman you saw before, and she is still speaking for us?" After settling down, Liu Mei suddenly asked, but she didn't know that she had touched Mrs. Luo's scales.

Mrs. Luo said angrily: "It doesn't matter who she is, I only ask you, what if there is really a conflict today?" ”

Liu Mei didn't know how to answer for a while, and after thinking about it, she said: "Since the godmother serves the Dongwang Mansion, the people who patrol the city yamen shouldn't dare to embarrass the godmother, right?" ”

Mrs. Luo sneered again, now the people who patrol the city yamen dare to bully her, so what is the difference between her and the previous one who ran for the old department of Xiliang, but still had to pay tribute to Hu Deming, the young mansion of Tingwei? Now it seems that she can be directly dispatched by the king of the east, but she has no power, but her righteous daughter Daxi Liu can show off her power in front of that group of officers and soldiers. No matter how she thought about it, she felt unwilling.

"Remember, without power, anyone dares to offend you, and the husband can't be without power for a day. Now that we are in Luoyang, we are our husbands. If anyone dares to rebel, they will either use power or force! If this happens again, do you know what to do? ”

Liu Mei obviously didn't have the courage of Mrs. Luo, she didn't understand it very well, but she still saluted and said, "Follow the teachings of the godmother." ”

Mrs. Luo withdrew Liu Mei and Xu Ying, still quite angry in her heart, and she was even more determined to get the power in her hands. Now Han Jian has given her an opportunity, but there is also Li Yun as a competition, she still doesn't know what the final result will be, but the best result is that she can become the king of Xiliang, and the entire land of Xiliang will be controlled by her. At that time, there is no need to send people to live under the fence to watch people's faces, and the power of life and death can also be in the hands of hand.

But thinking of the harshness of Han Jian's conditions, she couldn't help but be stunned.

If she wants to say that she has manpower, but these people are either helpers who help her in business, or a group of middle- and lower-class warriors or assassins, and some slightly stronger strategists are not enough to become the team that builds the Xiliang Palace. On the other hand, on Li Yun's side, she had heard that Li Yun had met with some high-level officials of the old Xiliang Department, because Li Yun had no conflict of interest with these people, but had the support of some high-level officials of the old Xiliang Department, and Li Yun was more connected than her in the matter of building the team of the Xiliang Palace.

If it was before, she could also find a way to assassinate Li Yun, but now Li Yun is different from the past, because she recruited people in the first battle of Guanzhong, and now Li Yun's people are expanding very much, on the other hand, her subordinates, because it is not easy to do business for more than a year, many of her businesses have come to a standstill, and she has donated a lot of money and grain to Dongwangfu as military food materials, which has sharply reduced the resources in her hands, and without money and food resources, there are fewer and fewer people following her.

"We must fight for it back!"

After Mrs. Luo finished bathing, she should have gone to bed, but she couldn't sleep. A man paced back and forth in the room.

It is obviously impossible to win Han Jian's absolute support now, since Han Jian proposed to let her and Li Yun submit the list at the same time, it means that Han Jian wants them to compete. This is the art of the emperor, Mrs. Luo has seen too many things in the officialdom, how can she not even see this little way? Now that she has the upper hand in the competition, if you want to say how to turn the tide, it seems that she can only rely on her defection to the East Palace, and she has made a lot of contributions to the East Palace.

In terms of merit, she once helped spy on news in the battle between the East Wangfu and the North Wangfu, and even found someone to burn the grain and grass in the Beiwangfu. At that time, Mrs. Luo had the most manpower, and it was also the most powerful, and then her defection to the Dongwang Mansion was noticed by the people of the old department of Xiliang, and she gradually lost the help of the people in the old department of Xiliang, and then she could only rely on financial resources to maintain some people to serve her. By now, there are fewer and fewer people who serve her. In addition to helping Han Jian assassinate the king of Yanning in Beichuan City, and at the same time bringing Yang Qingle, the lord of Yanning, back to Luoyang, Li Yun did not seem to have made any capture, and there was also an incident where he wanted to send a woman to Han Jian but was treated coldly by Han Jian.

Mrs. Luo couldn't figure out why she wanted to introduce Li Yun to the East King in the first place, this was not digging a hole by herself, but in the end she buried herself? (To be continued......)