Li Zhen smiled and said, "In that case, how about I get rid of the wine money for this meal today?"

Di Yan was angry and funny, and glanced at Li Zhen, why is this guy so useless, he actually wants the shopkeeper to free wine money, and the shopkeeper Wang hurriedly said: "Of course it's free, my proprietor said that as long as Commander Li comes here to drink, it's all free." ”

Li Zhen smiled, "I'm just kidding, if it's really free, I won't come in the future." ”

The shopkeeper was startled, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "How can Commander Li not come, in the future, the small store will only collect the capital, so it's okay."

"That's pretty much it"

At this moment, there was another shout outside, followed by the sound of footsteps running, it seemed that all the drinkers had run downstairs, Li Zhen was stunned, what happened outside?

"Shopkeeper"

A guy rushed in and said excitedly: "Lai Junchen's body has been transported to the gate of Nanshi to show the public." ”

The shopkeeper secretly complained, everyone ran away like this, what can I do with the wine money?

Li Zhen gave Di Yan a look, dropped a handful of money, and the two of them also left the wine store quickly and walked towards the gate of Nanshi.

At this time, the square at the gate of Nanshi was already crowded with people, tens of thousands of people in Luoyang rushed from all directions when they heard the news, and dozens of officials carried the wooden frame containing the body of Lai Junchen and slowly approached the crowd.

"Coming" I don't know who shouted, the crowd was suddenly surging, countless people gritted their teeth and rushed up, some of them were holding kitchen knives, some of them were biting directly with their teeth, scrambling to eat Junchen's meat.

The officials could not stop it, so they had to leave Junchen's body and evacuate, and in a moment they snatched Junchen's flesh and ate it, gouged out his eyes, skinned his face, cut his abdomen and heart, trampled it into mud, and even his bones were trampled into powder by the angry people.

When the news reached the palace, Wu Zetian realized the hatred of the people of the world for Lai Junchen, and she immediately issued an edict to accuse Lai Junchen of his crimes, and killed his entire family.

In the evening, a carriage drove into the Quanshan Fang, in the carriage, Xiangguo Lou Shide looked very worried, this afternoon he proposed that Xu Yougong be the Imperial History Zhongcheng was rejected by the Shengshang, that is to say, in the struggle for the position of the Imperial History Zhongcheng, the Xiangguo Party has been out.

There are still two candidates left, one is Liu Guangye, the imperial historian recommended by Wu Sansi, and the other is Mingtang Wei Ji Ji, who was recommended by Princess Taiping, but Shangguan Wan'er unexpectedly remained silent in this struggle for the imperial history.

What made Lou Shide feel most angry and uneasy was that Liu Guangye was obviously a hardcore henchman of Lai Junchen, but he was exempted from crime because of the exposure of Lai Junchen's corruption, obviously Wu Sansi covered the sky with one hand and saved this cool official whose hands were stained with the blood of innocent people.

How to intercept Liu Guangye's entry into the position of the middle of the imperial history made Lou Shide very anxious, this matter is not only Lou Shide, as a hundred officials, has the morality to stand up to stop it, and at the same time, Lou Shide also has his personal interests in it.

Seeing that Mingtang is about to be completed, once Wu Sansi is promoted to Xiangguo, then he will use Liu Guangye's dog to eradicate political enemies for him and seize power, and he Lou Shide will be the brunt, how can he not feel upset.

At this time, the carriage slowed down, and through the window, Lou Shide saw a group of people burning incense and kneeling in front of the steps of the internal guard and external office, and then left, and the internal guard warriors immediately ran down the steps and removed the incense burner.

Lou Shide couldn't help but secretly sigh that when Li Zhen overthrew Xue Huaiyi last year, the government and the public just admired his ability, but this time to eradicate Lai Junchen, Li Zhen has become a hero in the hearts of countless Luoyang people, and how many families who were persecuted by Lai Junchen are grateful to him, and even his own writer has to come to him.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the steps, and one of the men stepped forward and asked the gatekeeper, "May I ask if Commander Li is at the official office?"

"Commander Li is on official business, and I don't see any outsiders, please go back" The guard samurai obviously got the order and politely refused.

He took out a letter of worship and handed it to him: "It's Lou Xiangguo who is visiting, please tell me, if Commander Li is still flawless, we will leave." ”

When the gatekeeper heard that it was Lou Xiangguo, he hurriedly took the post and rushed in, and after a while, Li Zhen hurriedly greeted him, and Lou Shide also pushed the car door, walked down and said with a smile: "Uninvited, disturb Commander Li." ”

"Where is Li Zhen slacking off Xiangguo, please come in"

Although Li Zhen does not belong to the civil official system, he is still very polite and respectfully invites Lou Shide into his official room.

The two of them entered the official room and sat down, Li Zhen ordered the tea boy to serve tea, he knew very well in his heart, nothing to do in the Three Treasures Palace, Lou Shide had nothing to do with him, and he came to visit unexpectedly tonight, there must be something important.

Lou Shide smiled slightly: "Today, on behalf of all my colleagues in the DPRK and China, I have come to thank Commander Li for eradicating the thief Lai Junchen and returning the court to a bright and blue sky. ”

Lou Xiangguo's words are serious. ”

Li Zhen hurriedly bowed and said: "It is the decision of the Holy Lord to eradicate Lai Junchen, Li Zhen is just carrying out the Holy Will, where dare to take credit, Lou Xiangguo should thank the Holy Lord for his wisdom." ”

"Of course, the saint has to be grateful, but if it weren't for Commander Li defeating Lai Junchen in the Xingtang Hui case, he would not have been dismissed from office, justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, including those who worship and thank Commander Li outside the official office, everyone is not confused in their hearts, and Commander Li should not be too humble. ”

Li Zhen saw that he recognized his merits and didn't want to argue anymore, so he smiled and said, "Lou Xiangguo came tonight, it won't be as simple as thanking him for his humble position, right?"

Seeing that he was frank, Lou Shide nodded and said, "Coming here tonight, there is actually another thing to ask for." ”

"Xiangguo, please speak"

Lou Shide pondered and said: "It's about the post of Zhongcheng in the imperial history, Lai Junchen was punished, this position is vacant, the courtiers all hope that Xu Yougong, who is upright, but the saint does not agree, now in addition to Xu Yougong, there is also Wu Sansi recommended Liu Guangye, and Princess Taiping recommended Ji Xuan, Commander Li must also know that Liu Guangye was a confidant of Lai Junchen, and his methods were vicious and cruel, if he obtains the power of imperial history, I am afraid that it is better than Lai Junchen, I beg Commander Li to help us, Prevent Liu Guangye from ascending to the throne. ”

Li Zhen didn't speak for a long time, he didn't expect Lou Shide to make this request, it seemed a bit ridiculous, he had nothing to do with them, Liu Guangye and himself didn't have a holiday, why did he take risks for them?

But Li Zhen is not easy to refuse, after all, Lou Shide is Xiangguo who holds great power, and Li Zhen doesn't want to offend him, he smiled bitterly and said: "Thank you Lou Xiangguo for your trust in Li Zhen, if Li Zhen has the ability, he will definitely stand up for Xiangguo, but Li Zhen is humble and has no real power in his hands, I am afraid that he has more than enough heart and not enough strength." ”

Lou Shide squinted and smiled: "Commander Li is too modest, if I guess correctly, Li Zhen should have Wu Sansi in his hands, so Wu Sansi will let Liu Guangye reveal Junchen, I'm not wrong."

Li Zhen secretly scolded Lou Shide for being an old fox, and he could actually guess that he had Wu Sansi's handle, but Wu Sansi's two letters, Li Zhen had already returned them to Wu Sansi in the afternoon, and the handle was gone.

But even if the handle is in his hands, how can he use this handle to threaten Wu Sansi to give up the fight for Yushi Zhongcheng?

He and Lou Shide don't have this friendship, Li Zhen picked up the teacup and said lightly: "Lou Xiangguo is really joking, how can a lowly position have the handle of King Liang, it's incredible." ”

Of course, Lou Shide knew that he had no friendship with Li Zhen, how could Li Zhen easily agree to him, he pondered for a moment and said: "Of course I won't let Li Commander Bai help, if Li Commander is willing to agree to help me this time, I will be responsible for persuading the Holy Lord to transfer back to Di Xiangguo, and I am ninety percent sure of persuading the Holy Lord." ”

Li Zhen put down the teacup and asked, "What if Lou Xiangguo can't do it?"

Lou Shide said solemnly: "I, Lou Shide, am also a man of his word, if Commander Li is willing to help me with this, I owe this favor, and in time, I will definitely repay Commander Li." ”

Li Zhen pondered for a moment and asked, "Who else knows about this matter except you and me?"

"I have some feelings about Li Yuan today, he may be able to guess a little, but he has no evidence, and second, he is also an upright person, and I believe that he will never betray Commander Li. ”

Li Zhen pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, "Okay, I'll do my best." ”

Lou Shide was overjoyed, got up and said goodbye: "Then I'll wait for the good news from Commander Li." ”

Lou Shide said goodbye and left, Li Zhen paced back and forth in the room with his hands in his hands, the reason why he finally agreed to Lou Shide was because Lou Shide's promise reminded him of what Gao Yanfu had told him, to try to establish his own connections in the government and the opposition, how could he let go of this white favor?

What's more, Princess Taiping is also strongly recommending Ji Ji to take up the position of Zhongcheng in the imperial history.

Thinking of this, Li Zhen immediately ordered; Please Commander Zhao come and see me."

When it was dark, the drums that closed the door rumbled, and Liu Guangye returned to his mansion in a carriage, and more than two dozen warriors sent by Wu Sansi to protect Liu Guangye followed on horseback on both sides of the carriage.

In the past two days, Liu Guangye has worked very hard, and in just two days, he has listed Junchen's henchmen and crimes one by one, of course, this has absolutely nothing to do with him Liu Guangye, including his henchmen and subordinates.

Liu Guangye worked so hard, and the purpose was also very clear, that is, in order to replace Lai Junchen and become the new Yushu Cheng, originally the Imperial History Zhongcheng should be appointed today, but unexpectedly, Xu Yougong and Ji Xu, the two competitors, were temporarily killed, so that the appointment was delayed, but Xu Yougong was vetoed by the saint yesterday, which was a candidate recommended by Xiangguo Lou Shide, and he was not a big threat.

The key is Ji Xuan, this is the recommendation of Princess Taiping, who has been the captain of Mingtang for a long time, and has won the trust of the saints, he is the most powerful competitor, which makes Liu Guangye really troubled in his heart.

Although he had Wu Sansi's support, could Wu Sansi's influence be comparable to that of Princess Taiping? I heard that it was because of Princess Taiping's persuasion that the Holy Lord made up his mind to kill Lai Junchen, but I don't know if Wu Sansi was willing to give him Liu Guangye a little more capital.

Just as Liu Guangye was pondering, the carriage drove into the Daohua Workshop, and there were only a hundred drums left before the door closed, and the little official who managed the door also came out of the room, preparing to close the door when the drums were over.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the steps, and more than 20 guards also dismounted, ready to lead the horse into the house, Liu Guangye came out of the carriage, walked up the steps quickly, and walked towards the door of the mansion, at this time, a horse galloped past from the side, and someone shouted on the horse: "Liu Yushi, please stay, King Liang has a letter"

Liu Guangye was stunned, hurriedly turned around, King Liang sent a letter, how dare he slacken, just at the moment when he just turned around, two crossbow arrows shot in the dark night, and the light of the arrows flashed blue and different colors, Liu Guangye couldn't dodge, the two arrows hit his left and right chests, and the horse had galloped away, and rushed out of the gate at the moment when the door was closed.

At this time, the drumming of the closing door stopped, and scraps of paper flew in the air, and one of the notes fell beside Liu Guangye, with a large line written on it: 'The fate of the betrayer,'

There was a great chaos in front of the mansion, the guards were so frightened that they rushed forward to check, two arrows hit Liu Guangye's heart, and before the poison was made, he was already dead of anger, and the guards yelled, "Chase quickly"

They turned on their horses and chased after the gate, and in the panic, the guards only thought that the horse rider was an assassin, but they did not notice that Liu Guangye was hit by two arrows, and on the roof fifty paces away, the two men in black quickly evacuated along the eaves.