The black carriage drove slowly in Chang'an City, with people on both sides boiling, and the carriage swayed up and down with the ground.

Li Xuan leaned on the carriage and stared at the pitiful Du Liu who was snuggled aside.

After a long time, he said lightly: "You say, what's going on in Hebei, if what you say satisfies this king, this king doesn't mind giving your father a chance." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Du Liu breathed a long sigh of relief, sat up, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then spoke: "Actually, the Du family is in Chang'an, but they were pushed to the front by the family, the Dou family, the Dugu family, the Yuan family, the Chen family, and even the Wu family. ”

"Wu Chenghe?" Li Xuan raised her eyebrows, and suddenly understood.

Wu Chengsi had a group of men under him, and when Li Xian was deposed, they jumped out to rob the wealth of the Donggong Mine.

Such a group of people are extremely decisive and ruthless.

Even Li Xuan, if he hadn't moved one step faster, wouldn't have noticed it at all.

Therefore, Wu Chengsi needs to have a source of such a group of people, and at the same time, he also needs a lot of money to support such a group of people.

Finally, such a group of people should be useful.

Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he looked down at Du Liu: "I'm afraid it's not just these families, the Liu family, the Huang family?" ”

"Yes." Du Liu glanced up at Li Xuan, and then said, "In addition, there are also the eldest grandson clan and the Wang clan." ”

The eldest grandson, the eldest grandson is Mowgli.

Wang, Queen Wang.

Liu, the uncle's family of Empress Wang.

"The Wang family, the Liu family is everyone, and there are countless descendants of the family, in order to avoid being suspicious of the queen of heaven, so they use the servants as an agent, this king understands, but the eldest grandson?" Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head, he couldn't understand why the Du family dared to get involved with the eldest grandson's family, was it fatal?

"The prince may have forgotten that His Majesty has rehabilitated the Taiwei, recovered his official title, and accompanied the burial of Zhaoling, not to mention, the current eldest grandson's family only seeks a way to live." Du Liu's expression had calmed down.

Li Xuan nodded slowly: "If the eldest grandson family has no other ambitions, and there is a martial arts family to monitor, it is normal for the Du family to help, after all, you also have some relatives." ”

Li Xuan groaned slightly, Wu Chenghei intervened in this, I'm afraid it's not as simple as it seems.

Is it just for money or surveillance, more than that.

Maybe he still has plans to gather talents from within.

Some people cannot live forever, but they can also hold great power in corners that are invisible to others.

"You go on," Li Xuan looked at Du Liu again.

"Whoa!" Du Liu replied in a low voice, and then said: "In Chang'an, the Du family was gradually pushed out, but the Du family itself also has a strong ability...... A large part of the shares of the East City and the West City were eaten by the Du family and the Wei family, so it was not easy for foreign forces to enter Chang'an, even if it was the Cui family, the Lu family and the Li family. ”

"So they're also colluding with the Du family." Li Xuan understood that this was a process of mutual need.

As the head snake of the Du family, all parties had to give three points of face, and finally negotiated a common method with each other, and the trade route began to stabilize.

"At the same time that the Zhu family entered Chang'an, the Du family also entered Hebei and even the grassland." Du Liu looked at Li Xuan and said with a cautious expression: "In Hebei, although the Lu family, the Li family and the Pei family are the mainstay, there are also people like the Zhang family, the Gao family, the Su family, the Zhao family, etc., they all surround the three families of Lu Li and Pei, and then form an alliance to discuss affairs regularly, such as the time of leaving the grassland, the share of goods bought and sold in the grassland, and some other news. ”

"These kings have guessed, and they will tell you something that the king does not know." Li Xuan's face was solemn, and he was very concerned about the situation in Hebei now.

Du Liu sorted it out slightly, and then said: "The prince may not know that the situation in Hebei seems to be clear, but it is actually very complicated. Although the Lu family, the Li family and the Cui family are mainly in Hebei, most of them are concentrated on the east side of Taihang, but the vast area of Hebei, Fanyang, Qinghe, Boling, and Zhao County is just a corner. ”

"Huh?" Li Xuan looked up suddenly, and he suddenly understood what he had overlooked.

The reason why the Fanyang Lu clan and the Zhaojun Li clan, as well as the Qinghe Boling Cui clan, were able to become prominent figures in the Tang Dynasty was actually because when they were in the Northern Qi Dynasty, they were estranged from the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the entire core area of the Northern Qi Dynasty was in the rivers and plains, but the Gao family's hometown Bohai was indispensable.

The population and commerce there are in no way inferior to those at the foot of the Taihang Mountains, and even more prosperous because of the leading roads to Andong, Yingju and Silla.

The Lu family and the Cui family had a large number of marriages with the Li family during the Sui period, and they had a close relationship with each other.

The Li family of Longxi and the Li family of Zhaojun were originally a family, and they were both descendants of Li Tan.

They naturally occupy a high position in the center of power, but in the same way, their eyes are also mostly focused on Chang'an, resulting in countless large and small worlds in the wider area of Hebei, plus high mountains and hills, long rivers and lakes, which is simply an independent world, and even an imperial foundation.

Back then, Dou Jiande occupied Hebei and shared the world with the heroes.

Not to mention, they are closer to Shandong than the eastern foothills of Taihang Mountain.

……

"The Lu family, the Li family, and the Cui family can't control the situation?" Li Xuan looked at Du Liu in surprise.

"It's okay to do big, but the further east you go, the more you go into the countryside, the less they can do, and they're not willing to put more effort into it." Du Liu shook his head slightly, but Li Xuan understood that with this kung fu, they were more willing to put their minds on Luoyang, Chang'an.

"It is precisely because of this that the Du family has the opportunity to intervene, and similarly, the trade between the clans and the Turks in the vast area of Hebei is more extensive, and it is easier for the Turks to seize the handle." Du Liu looked up at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan shook his head slowly and said: "It makes sense, but it's very reluctant, how can the Turks have so much thought and manpower to control so many people, and the more people they control, the less threatening they are to these people. ”

Du Liu was silent, and finally looked at Li Xuan and said: "In this grassland battle, although the atmosphere was not right two years earlier, many people still had luck, and even when the grassland alliance was formed in May this year, there were still people who went to the grassland, and when the Turks raised troops in July, these people couldn't come back if they wanted to." ”

Li Xuan's brows couldn't help frowning, and then asked, "Why haven't anyone heard about this?" ”

"No one will say it, because even if someone says it, it's useless, the court has long had a strict order to let Shan Yudu Hufu collect the grassland merchants, but these people just don't leave, they can only blame themselves if they fall into the hands of the Turks, and they are still merchants, violating the law, and the court will not care." Du Liu shook his head helplessly.

"In this case, even if it is this king, it can only be regarded as if they are dead." Li Xuan shook his head, such a person has no value to be saved.

"But they know a lot of border secrets, and there are even many related to the border guards, and everyone's children." Du Liu looked at Li Xuan and said softly: "For example, Li Jiayun in Dingzhou, who fell into the hands of the Turks, not only his son, but also his brother's son, he didn't have a choice." ”

"In this way, the entire Youzhou is in danger." Li Xuan has finally figured out the general situation now.

Of course, it is only a general situation, even if Du Liu has said a lot, but in Li Xuan's eyes, Hebei is still like a fog to him, and he can't see it clearly.

"Everything the concubine knows, she has already told the prince, what happened to the father?" Du Liu raised his head and looked at Li Xuan with worry and hope.

Li Xuan took a deep breath and said: "What you said is indeed enough for this king to stop, but he can't stay in Wuzhou, this king now gives him two choices, one is to go to Luozhou, the king is now serving as the pastor of Luozhou, and the bachelor of Beimen is checking the acres of fields in Henan Province, and his subordinates are very short of people, so he can try the opportunity; The second is to go to Hebei, there is such a big thing in Hebei, there are definitely a lot of vacant positions, Sima, Changshi, and even the Governor of Thorn Shi, there is hope. ”

Du Liu suddenly clenched his fists, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Without Li Xuan's pull, her father still had a chance to come out of this quagmire.

"Alright, let's talk about you now." Li Xuan's voice sounded, Du Liu raised his head, and saw Li Xuan looking at her with a smile, his face turned pale, but then he blushed a little.

"Lord Wang, please speak." Du Liu bowed deeply.

Li Xuan looked at her and asked, "What's the matter with Huang Ziliu, he went to Hebei, why do you think he can't come back?" ”

Du Liu was silent, and then he spoke: "His clan uncle Huang Heshou, who has been the governor of Lingzhou for many years, has had many contacts with the Turks, this time he went to Youzhou, and the caravan had an accident, he will inevitably be swept by it, if he is really capable, he may be able to break out of the sky, if he is unlucky......"

Li Xuan shook his head slightly: "No, you know for yourself, how big the matter of Youzhou is this time, he went to Youzhou, and he is a member of the family before and after, if he is not careful, tell your relationship......"

"He is the one who went to Youzhou with the relationship of the Du family." Du Liu's expression was extremely heavy.

Huang Ziliu may have had an accident now, and Du Liu has no hope.

Even if Huang Ziliu didn't have an accident now, Du Liu wouldn't do much.

Because from the moment Huang Ziliu left Chang'an for Youzhou, she was dead to him.

"So my father went to Youzhou?" Du Liu raised his head suddenly, remembering the two choices Li Xuan had just said.

One of them is to let Du Bixing go to Youzhou.

"The affairs of Hebei will not be able to last for three or two months, and the personnel adjustment will be delayed for a long time, and your father will be transferred to Youzhou, and it will not be possible to produce results in a while and a half." Li Xuan looked at Du Liu and said calmly: "Maybe Huang Ziliu can live to that time." ”

Du Liu's face couldn't help but change slightly.

"And Los Angeles." Li Xuan's expression was indifferent, and she continued: "Be careful, if you go to Luozhou, King Xiang will be treated well, but if it falls into the eyes of the Queen of Heaven, I don't know what she will think." ”

Du Liu suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Xuan in disbelief.

Li Xuan approached, faced Du Liu face to face, stared at her eyes, and said word by word: "Remember, from now on, you are the king's person, and when the king leaves Beijing next year, you and the king will go directly to Changzhou." ”

Du Liu felt trembling all over, and suddenly felt a darkness in front of him.

It was a long time before her eyes brightened.

At this time, she was already standing on the corner of the long street.

The carriage was gone.

When I came back to my senses, I was not far away from home.

Du Liu's footsteps are staggering, and between walks, dust and socks are stained.

(End of chapter)