At present, the problems of the government are obvious, and Yang Rui is secretly intriguing with Han Jian in order to maintain the status of the officials of the court faction in the court, but on the surface, Yang Rui is still polite to Han Jian and even the Dongwang Mansion. Once there is a gap in the hearts of husband and wife, not to mention the estrangement of the relationship, it also gives people a perfunctory feeling.

After seeing the twentieth day of the lunar month, the people of Luoyang City are preparing for the annual Spring Festival. In the past year, Luoyang City was generally stable, but the war in the south of the city was still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the city. When the Spring Festival is approaching, the imperial court still sent envoys to appease the people in the south of the city, and sent money and food to the families who were damaged in the war and the deaths and injuries of people and animals, and the people in the city will be happy to forget their unhappiness and wait for the arrival of the Spring Festival.

The debate about whether the Xianbei people will go south is still endless, not only in the court, but also in the streets. The people were also worried that the resurgence of the Xianbei people would bring changes to their lives, but after all, Luoyang was located south of the Yellow River, and many people felt that no matter how brave the Xianbei cavalry was, they could only gallop in the area north of the Yellow River, and it was impossible to cross the river.

For a few days, Han Jian would go to the market for a walk, walk in plain clothes, and listen to the discussions of the people in the city. After all, Luoyang is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and many ordinary people, officials and gentlemen, and even wealthy families, have time to get together to chat, and even dare to speak out about the affairs of the current dynasty, but they are not afraid that a government official will suddenly come out and arrest them. But for some things that are too taboo, they still know how to distinguish.

For example, these people will talk about the rebellion in Guanzhong, discuss whether the Xianbei people go south, and also discuss the affairs of the crown prince and the empress in the imperial court, but about the relationship between the empress and the Dongwang Mansion, they will almost never mention it. Even if there is a time or two of them making a mistake and talking about it a little. There will also be people who deliberately remind them to divert the topic.

The struggle for power in political affairs between the imperial court and the Eastern Prince's Mansion has also become a taboo for the people to talk about. Han Jian knew that the initiator of this qiē was himself. Yang Rui is the empress, even if she is a woman, she is still regarded as a monarch who can bring stability and prosperity to the people in the hearts of the people, no matter how much he does. is just a minister, a courtier who works hard for the court under Yang Rui's concealment, others should be grateful, and they will not treat him Han Jian or Dongwangfu, and the hearts of the people will always be towards the court.

On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, Han Jian got the news that Mrs. Luo and Li Yun returned to Luoyang one after another. Mrs. Luo secretly returned to Luoyang, and on the day she returned to Luoyang, she didn't even report anything to Han Jianjuan, and even concealed her in Luoyang. Li Yun sent someone to meet him on the day he returned to Luoyang. It's just that Han Jian didn't have time to see him.

On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, Han Jian received a letter from Han Cui's and Han Zhao's in Guanzhong, and learned from the horses in the old land of Xiliang that the Xianbei people had a vanguard of soldiers and horses approaching the old land of Xiliang, and the number of soldiers and horses was at least more than 3,000, but because the Xianbei people were not declaring war, it was unknown whether the Xianbei people were raiding between tribes this time, or whether they were ready to send troops south.

On the day. Han Jian met Li Yun at the yamen of the military station.

Although Li Yun is a woman, she has the shrewdness and ability of a man. It is also that she has been loyal to many masters, no more loyal than Mrs. Luo to the East Palace. So she is also trying her best to get Han Jian's approval. This time, Han Jian sent her to Guanzhong to supervise some generals in the old department of Xiwangfu, and she basically did a good job, in addition to investigating the connection between many local garrisons in Guanzhong and the rebels in Xiwangfu. These news are very important to the Dongwang Mansion, at least to allow the Han Cui clan and the Han Zhao clan to guard against a fire in the backyard.

"Very well done." After listening to Li Yun's recital, Han Jian nodded in appreciation. "It's the Spring Festival, and as soon as you came back, you took a rest in Luoyang City. After the Spring Festival, there will be another reuse. ”

"Yes." Although Li Yun received the order, it could be detected that she was still a little disappointed. She was originally good enough to do her job. What she hopes most is that Han Jian appointed her as the king of Xiliang, which is what she dreamed of.

Han Jian didn't say a word, nor did she say anything about her rival, Mrs. Luo, and she still had some uneasiness in her heart. She now has a lot of support behind her, a wide range of contacts, and some people from the old department of Xiliang have also defected to her, all of whom want to use her "big tree" to enjoy the shade. Everything is ready, only Dongfeng is owed, as long as Han Jian asks her to be the king of Xiliang, she can even form another court of Xiliang.

But this is exactly what Han Jian does not want to see.

Li Yun is very active, but in Han Jian's opinion, Li Yun's heart has become impetuous. The current Li Yun, whether it is herself or in the eyes of those people in the old Xiliang who support her, she is the master of Xiliang in the future, even if Li Yun obeys him now, but if Li Yun is really the master of Xiliang in the future, then Li Yun will not be able to betray the Dongwang Mansion and stand on his own. A woman with connections and ambitions is very terrifying, and now when the Xianbei people are about to invade the south, if Xiliang takes the opportunity to split out, it will be difficult to recover it.

Before Li Yun left, Han Jian also rewarded Li Yun with some coins and supplies, all of which Li Yun needed. Li Yun now has a network base and support behind him, and he also needs money and food to win people's hearts, Li Yun was disappointed that Han Jian did not say anything about the selection of Xiliang King, but after seeing Han Jian's gift list, he immediately felt Han Jian's "weight". These rewards were rewarded for her capture of the Guanzhong and Western Palaces during the pacification of Guanzhong, and for her diligence. This money and food is enough for her to feed the people behind her.

Li Yun left, while Han Jian looked at the map of Guanzhong and Xiliang on the table and didn't look away for a long time.

Take this place for yourself, and the rest is a mess. Many things have exceeded his original intention, he originally just wanted to be an idler, he could live a peaceful life, even if he was not very rich, and it was enough to have the company of his beloved woman. But now that he is in a high position, it has also reached the point where it is difficult to ride a tiger, if it is a few years later, maybe Jiangbei will be completely pacified, or when the world is completely pacified, the contradiction between the imperial court and the Eastern Wangfu will be more prominent. Even if he and Yang Rui are husband and wife, Yang Rui is not in a special period, in order to win him over and Dongwangfu, he will be committed to him?

Putting down the map in hand, he was the only one in the main hall of the entire military station's yamen. There were guards and heralds at the door, but nothing more.

Because at the end of the year, the generals of the military yamen are also resting. But if there is no major event on the front line, Han Jian will not raise the account. Han Jian walked out of the door and explained a few words to the guards, asking the guards to inquire about Mrs. Luo's whereabouts first, and he was going to go to the door in person to see what Mrs. Luo was doing behind her back.

Li Yun's return to Luoyang is upright and bright, but Mrs. Luo is sneaky. This time, Mrs. Love, in order to avoid people's eyes. didn't even bring anything with him, just returned to Luoyang with his two goddaughters, if it weren't for Da Xiliu sending people to keep an eye on Mrs. Luo's original property, he wouldn't have noticed that Mrs. Luo had actually returned to Luoyang.

Mrs. Luo is now a tree and a tree, her business is not as good as before, and Mrs. Luo is the kind of "radical" person, which is not only reflected in her pursuit of power, but also in her business. Once she sent Xiliu to assassinate Yang Pingju, the king of the West, in order to seek a position in the old department of Xiliang. Later, taking refuge in the East Wangfu can be regarded as "seeking wealth and danger". In order to achieve her goal, she even did not hesitate to introduce Li Yun to Han Jian, but this became a turning point in her status in Han Jian's eyes, it was precisely because of this Li Yun that she was no longer the only chess piece in Han Jian's old department about Xiliang, and it was a hidden danger she had planted for herself.

In business, after accumulating a lot of money, Mrs. Luo continued to supply it to the old department of Xiliang. After that, he also poured all his wealth to reward the three armies of the Eastern Palace. She thought that this would get Han Jian's attention, but it backfired. Han Jian was deliberately indifferent to her. She felt that the tide was over, and she could have used the money to buy land and become a big landowner with no worries about food and clothing, but this was not what she was pursuing. From the moment she came to Luoyang to run a business for her father, she knew how important a decent identity was, and she paid too much for it. But she didn't get the reward she deserved, which made her mentality slowly change.

In a short time, the guards had already returned. After returning to Luoyang, Mrs. Luo plunged into a small courtyard, as if she was planning a plan with someone.

Because it was Da Nishiyanagi's people who investigated Mrs. Luo's whereabouts, and Da Nishiliu still had some respect for her as a godmother. So I didn't interfere too much. Han Jian directly summoned Onishiyanagi after learning of the situation.

These days, Onishiyanagi is also more diligent in her work, perhaps because she also feels the crisis. Han Jian once mentioned to her that she should be the king of Xiliang, and even let her stay in the East Palace, which made her feel that Han Jian wanted to completely entrap her. But she chose to refuse, which may make Han Jian a killer. She knew that too many of the things she was responsible for couldn't come to the fore, and if she really stepped down from her current position one day, she would either be able to make Han Jian trust her completely, or she would die. Da Xiliu has long been out of the way of her life and death, but she is most distressed by her sister, she hopes that Xiao Xiliu can have a stable and bright future, so she has also been estranged from her sister recently, and gradually let Xiao Xiliu fade out of the East Wangfu system.

"Your godmother returned to Luoyang, and you didn't know any news in advance?" Han Jian's voice was cold, as if he said to Da Nishiliu in a questioning tone.

Da Xiliu looked nervous, and replied respectfully: "Young son, godmother, she is originally west of the Luo River, and she has also been in contact with her subordinates. But then her whereabouts were unknown, and it was not until two days ago that she was learned that she had returned to Luoyang via the estuary. The subordinates haven't been in contact with the godmother for a long time. ”

"Hmm."

Han Jian nodded, Da Xiliu knew her current identity very well, she was doing things for the East Wangfu now, and she was still doing something that would not be seen in the light. Even if Mrs. Luo is her godmother and once raised her, but now Mrs. Luo is also a lively person to be closely monitored by the imperial court, and in order to maintain her absolute loyalty to the East Palace, she can't have too much contact with Mrs. Luo.

"Your godmother, maybe you want to retire earlier." Han Jian suddenly said thoughtfully.

Daxi Liu Yirin, she still didn't understand the meaning of Han Jian's words, but she felt that Han Jian seemed to want to get rid of Mrs. Luo.

She was also afraid that Mrs. Luo would do something to be an enemy of the imperial court and the Eastern Palace, if Han Jian really wanted her to kill her, she asked herself if she couldn't do anything to Mrs. Luo. Although Mrs. Luo used her more than cultivated, if it weren't for Mrs. Love's former nurturing of her and her sister, she would have starved to death on the streets, and would not have her current status.

When Da Xiliu was still a little complicated in his heart, thinking about the meaning of Han Jian's words, Han Jian said: "Take this king to see your godmother!" ”

Onishi Ryu bowed down to receive the order, and immediately sent someone to lead the way. Han Jian didn't bring many people this time, but they were all the elite of the guards. Da Xiliu didn't bring any people, and she was afraid that when Han Jian was going to kill Mrs. Luo, she would bring too many people to attract Han Jian's suspicion.

But in fact, Han Jian just wanted to know what Mrs. Luo was doing. As for the killer, Han Jian is not going to do it. Even if Mrs. Luo is planning behind her back how to be the enemy of the imperial court and the Dongwang Mansion, and how to steal the old land of Xiliang, that is always what she has pursued all her life, Han Jian has always been "reasonable", and he is naturally very clear about what Mrs. Luo wants in her heart.

The group arrived at a remote house in the west of the city, which belongs to the inconspicuous suburbs of the four squares in the west of the city, not far from the city gate in the west of the city, but because of the remote location, there are few street vendors on the street. Maybe it's only at the bazaar that there are more people.

When I arrived outside the gate of the mansion, a few people who were watching saw it, and they were about to enter the door to announce, but before anyone could run a few steps, they had already been taken down by the guards who arrived one step in advance and responded at any time. As several people were all under control, they didn't even make a sound.

"Take someone inside and have a look!"

Han Jian would not personally take the risk, he was also worried that this was a false impression made by Mrs. Luo, in order to trick him into coming and ambush him inside. Although he himself couldn't guess what reason Mrs. Luo had for killing him, Mrs. Luo was now completely unsupported by the people in Xiliang's old department, and now she was alienated by Han Jian, if she only wanted to take revenge, there were some possibilities. But this will only do her a hundred harms and not any good.

The guards rushed in, and it didn't take much effort to control the people inside. Onishi Ryu was guarding Han Jianjian's side, and her expression was also a little nervous. In front of her, it seems that when she took someone to raid the house, it was simply going to make the chickens and dogs in the entire courtyard uneasy.

"Worried about what?" Han Jian suddenly looked at Da Xiliu and said, "As long as your godmother doesn't do anything that endangers the court, this king will definitely treat her well." Even if she does something wrong, this king will forgive her, and this king will never kill anyone who has merit to this king! ”

Da Xiliu was suddenly stunned, although he was talking about Mrs. Luo, he was also talking about her. (To be continued......)