Under the candlelight, Liu Yu and Tang Biao chatted for a long time, and the details were not known to outsiders.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that Tang Biao walked out of the study, jumped lightly, and the whole person turned into a black shadow, sweeping from above the roof like a harrier.

Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, locked the door, took out more than a dozen bottles of different kinds of potions from the hidden compartment of the bookshelf, carefully mixed them together, and then applied them to the surface of the paper. He used his subtle fingering on the potion-coated paper, and a small drop of Qi oozed from his fingertips, quickly becoming smoky when it touched it. The gang qi then dissipated, leaving only a terrifying evil aura.

He didn't seem to be happy with the potions' results, constantly changing the proportions and order of the various ingredients. This attempt lasted for more than two hours, and only then did he put away the bottles and jars again, hid them in the secret compartment behind the bookshelf, sat down cross-legged and began to practice, and soon fell into meditation.

The strange skull revolved around him, secretly matching the laws of the stars, the sun and the moon. Tiny dark powder continued to fall from the surface of the skull, and the skull itself became more and more transparent.

Time flies, and before you know it, hours have passed.

The sky is getting brighter, and the morning light shines through the window paper on his dark face, and the picture is frozen at this moment, which seems to be quiet and unusual.

After two more incense sticks, the servant on duty in charge of the morning shift came outside the house and gently knocked on the door.

Liu Yu woke up from his meditation, stretched his lower waist, and then opened the door.

Two servants walked in with basins of water and towels, and wanted to wait for Lord Zhengqing to wash.

Liu Yu walked to the copper basin, bent down and scooped up a handful of cold water with his hand and poured it on his face, and the feeling of heartiness soon spread throughout his body.

"My lord, General Yan Lie has been waiting for you outside for a long time. One of the servants spoke.

"Ask him if he's had breakfast, and if not, ask him to wait for me in the dining room. Liu Yu slapped his face with water again.

"Yes, sir!" said one of the servants, who had complied and walked away quickly.

After a while, Liu Yu walked to the dining room, only to see Yan Lie standing at the door with his hands down and waiting, so he let him enter the house and take a seat.

As soon as Yan Lie sat down, he glared at his red eyes and said, "My lord, the affairs of those eunuchs in the palace have been completed, kill this number!" said and stretched out two fingers.

"Two hundred?"

"There are more than twenty of them!"

Liu Yu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "You didn't kill innocents indiscriminately, did you?"

"No, those below the third grade were sent out of the palace, and everyone was given a severance pay of a few dollars of silver. Yan Lie hurriedly said.

Liu Yu said: "At the moment, the military salary is already tight, and you don't have to pay this money." Later, you can give me a detailed account, and I will have someone bring money to you. ”

"That's my thanks. Yan Lie was also crisp, and did not pretend to be twisted.

This is because the military salary in the forbidden army has been really tight recently, and he not only has to be responsible for fighting every day, but also sends people to the three provinces of Hubu Shangshu and Liu from time to time to urge for military salary.

Liu Sansheng is really picky, every time he talks about the fact that the treasury silver is about to bottom out, he often avoids the people sent by Yan Lie, and occasionally shows great mercy, and can approve half of the military salary is considered the sun coming out of the west.

At this time, the servants brought a few ordinary side dishes, including pickled radish, salted peanuts, sauced tofu and fried lamb liver, and a large cup of corn porridge and a basket of steamed cakes.

Liu Yu ordered the servants to sit down and eat together, and personally scooped a bowl of porridge for Yan Lie, broke half a piece of cake and handed it to him, "Silver is a trivial matter, the key is to settle those low-level eunuchs, and don't make trouble." At present, there are still some eunuchs who are on errand in various states and counties, just to show them our methods, let them understand that we are not killing innocent people indiscriminately, as long as we are willing to bow our heads and cooperate, everything will be easy!"

Yan Lie nodded, "I originally wanted to ask the emperor to issue a holy decree to cut off the military power of the eunuchs in various states and counties, but after waiting for a long time, the emperor did not show up. ”

"It's okay, you have to take your time. Liu Yu comforted gently.

In his opinion, the longer the emperor does not show up, the better, saving the day and two days, and the people in Chang'an City are panicking, which is not conducive to him pushing the executive order.

As for the calamity of eunuchs, he believed that the root cause was the imperial court.

Those eunuchs who were distributed in various prefectures and counties to supervise the army would soon lose their power after losing the support of the great eunuchs of the court. As for what the outcome will be, it depends on what they have done in the past, and what the local princes think of them.

Liu Yu thought for a moment and said to Yan Lie, "I want to borrow some people from you." ”

"Right now, the war is urgent, and there are not many people who can be transferred, may I ask how much do you need?" Yan Lie was also direct.

"Two thousand is enough. ”

"This number can be barely drawn, may I ask what you want these people to do?"

"Guarding, defending a very important secret, is related to the survival of Chang'an City. Liu Yu looked at Yan Lie solemnly.

Yan Lie suddenly became excited, "The humble duty must be done, and when I turn around, I will let my own soldiers come over to the adult's side!"

Liu Yu nodded slightly, "Well, you don't need to be drawn from the forbidden army, just send some people from the Shence army." ”

"My lord, those people have just submitted to us, and I'm afraid that people's hearts are not going well. Yan Lie had some doubts.

That's why they should be examined. Liu Yu said with a smile.

Yan Lie saw that he couldn't convince the adults, so he had to agree. He was so busy with affairs that after eating half of the steamed cake and drinking the last mouthful of porridge in the bowl that he got up to take his leave.

After Liu Yu sent Yan Lie away, he ordered someone to find Liu Sansheng, the secretary of the household department, and Pei Yuan, the secretary of the military department, and met the two in the study.

"I need 300 blacksmiths and 20,000 catties of fine wrought iron, and I ask Lord Liu to help me!" Liu Yu's gaze was warm and sincere.

"Three hundred blacksmiths are easy to do, but you need so much wrought iron?" Liu San Province suddenly made a difficulty.

Chang'an City has been besieged for a long time, and all kinds of materials have been in short supply.

"The big families in the city should have extra iron, and if they can't do it, let them smash the pot and sell the iron. Liu Yu's tone was quite resolute.

"This ...... Didn't you let them rebel?" Liu Sanxing frowned.

"It's up to you, Lord Liu, after all, you are my most trusted person!" Liu Yu laughed and clasped Liu Sanxing's hands, "After the matter is completed, the imperial court will not disappoint Lord Liu!"

Liu Sanxing gritted his teeth, "Okay!"

He stomped his foot, and the whole person looked open, "I'll do it!"

Liu Yu personally sent Liu Sanxing out, helped him into the carriage, and ordered the groom to drive slowly, so as not to turn the old man upside down.

It wasn't until the carriage of Liu San Province disappeared at the end of the street that he returned to the Dali Temple, and when he returned to the study, he saw Pei Yuan, the secretary of the military department, rubbing his hands nervously.

He looked at Pei Yuan with a smile, "Why is Master Pei nervous?"

Pei Yuan glanced at him pitifully, "Lord Liu, it's not good for you to come to us this time." My military department is not as rich as Lord Liu's household department, so do I need to sell my property as military salary?"

Liu Yu laughed, "I also need a blacksmith and iron materials when I find Master Pei." Then he whispered, "There are only a hundred blacksmiths, and as for the iron, I heard that the military department still has some stock?"

"The iron material in the military department's inventory is only more than 6,000 catties, but it's not that much!" Pei Yuan glared vigilantly.

"Enough. Liu Yu laughed, leaned into Pei Yuan's ear and whispered something, and said with a very serious expression at the end: "This matter is related to the fate of Chang'an City in the next few months, and I ask Master Pei to take it to heart." ”

Pei Yuan stood up and said, "Lord Liu is willing to hand over such an important task to the lower officials, which shows the trust, and the lower officials must live up to their mission!"