In the Yangnong Mansion in Chang'an City, Li Xiu and Wei Zheng walked side by side, with the servants of the Yang Mansion leading the way, but from time to time, some people looked angry at Wei Zhengtou. After all, they all knew that it was all because of this guy that they made their master ill. Moreover, they were just angry at Wei Zheng, but they rolled their eyes at Li Xiu, which made Li Xiu really worried about his safety. If there was a loyal and courageous Yang Mansion slave holding a knife to avenge their master, he might even be chopped down.

Compared to Li Xiu's worries, Wei Zheng had a righteous expression, raised his chest and raised his head and was extremely demeanor. He looked at the slaves around him as if nothing was intimidated by his aura. No one dared to stop him along the way. After passing through several courtyards, he came to Yang Nong's place. When he entered the bedroom and saw the other party, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel a sore nose, and almost shed a few tears for the poor old man.

Yang Nong was half lying on the bed at this time, leaning against a few pillows behind him, his face was yellow and pale, his lips were also a little blue, and his gray hair and sunken cheeks looked like he was about to die at any time. It was completely different from the old fox look when Li Xiu first met him that day.

"Hey, why are you here too?" Yang Nong was lying there weakly, and he didn't say anything polite when he saw Wei Zheng. However, when he saw Li Xiu walking in behind Wei Zheng, he couldn't help but say in surprise, but he was still very weak when speaking, making people wonder if he could survive this time?

"I heard that Yang Shangshu was ill, so I came to visit Wei Xima!" Li Xiu also smiled bitterly at this time. Looking at Yang Nong's weak look, he couldn't bear to say anything about asking him to be Wei Zheng's deputy. If the old man couldn't think it through for a moment, he might have to thrust his legs on the spot. Who would be the disaster then?

"Li Jijiu is worried about it, but this person is very determined and cannot die for the time being, which disappoints some people!" Yang Nong said with some other words. At the end, he glared at Wei Zheng specifically. He had no good feelings for this guy who stole his credit. He even didn't want to see the other party just now, but Wei Zheng insisted on not leaving, which made him helplessly invite the other party in.

"Shangshu Yang, I came here today to have an important government consultation, not to listen to your complaints!" Wei Zheng was not a good-looking lamp. He replied hard, and he was really not afraid of angering Yang Nong to death.

"Shangshu Yang, in fact, Wei Xima came here today to ask you to help promote corn and sweet potatoes!" Li Xiusheng was afraid that Wei Zheng, the fool, would make Yang Nong angry, so he hurriedly explained.

Sure enough, before Yang Nong was angry, he immediately showed a surprised expression when he heard Li Xiu's words, then looked at Wei Zheng and asked, "What is the help to promote corn and sweet potatoes? Isn't this matter already handed over to Wei Xima?"

"It's like that. Wei Xima thinks corn and sweet potatoes are related to the welfare of the people in the world, so he is worried that he will be omissions. Yang Shangshu is experienced in this regard, so please help him. If Yang Shangshu doesn't dislike him, Wei Xima is willing to ask you to be his deputy. Any contributions in the future will definitely be your own share!" Li Xiu explained again, and after saying that, he looked at the other party with some trepidation, for fear that the old man would be unable to think about it and roll his eyes and fainted.

However, to Li Xiu's surprise, Yang Nong once again showed a surprised expression when he heard this. He looked at Li Xiu, then looked at Wei Zheng with a complicated expression. After a while, he said, "Be serious about this. Are Wei Xima really willing to interfere in promoting high-yield crops?"

"I never tell lies. If Shangshu Yang doesn't dislike it, it's best to go to our mansion to discuss in detail in the next few days!" Wei Zheng said with a stern face at this time.

"Isn't that good? Yang Shangshu is so sick, I'm afraid he can't get up for a while, right?" Li Xiu said worriedly when he heard Wei Zheng's words. No matter how he looked at Yang Nong, he didn't look like someone who could run around in just a few days.

"Don't worry about Li Jijiu. I'm heartbroken. I'm cured now and I can discuss the important matter tomorrow!" What Li Xiu never expected was that Yang Nong suddenly lifted the quilt and sat up, and his whole body recovered a little. This made Li Xiu wonder if he was pretending to be sick just now?

Seeing that Yang Nong was so contrasting, Wei Zheng also showed an unexpected expression, but he quickly returned to his calmness and said, "Okay, after the meeting tomorrow, I will wait for Shangshu Yang in the mansion!"

After Wei Zheng finished his official duties, he immediately stood up and said goodbye without any delay. This also made Li Xiu quite appreciate it. Such a person is just doing things, and it seems that he never has any personal feelings and is extremely efficient in doing things. If everyone is like him, there is probably nothing that can't be done.

Li Xiu was originally with Wei Zheng, so he said goodbye with him. Yang Nong actually stood up and sent them out of the bedroom. This made Li Xiu almost certain that the old man should have pretended to be sick just now. At least his illness was definitely not as serious as the legendary one, but being able to pretend to be sick to that level is considered awesome.

After leaving the Yang Mansion, Li Xiu and Wei Zheng immediately said goodbye to each other. Wei Zheng was very popular and took on promotion, so naturally there were many matters. Li Xiu didn't want to get along with him too much. Perhaps because of his personality disagreement, Li Xiu always felt a little embarrassed with Wei Zheng, as if he had no place to put his hands and feet, so he also ran away.

Li Xiu originally wanted to go home, but walking on the streets of Chang'an, he suddenly realized that he had not been to Chang'an City for a long time. This was not right. To be precise, he had not wandered around the streets of Chang'an City like now. Looking at the pedestrians coming and going on Zhuque Street, Li Xiu suddenly became a little interested. He walked along the street while playing, and even went to the commercial areas of several workshops to buy something, preparing to take it back to make small gifts for Qi Niang and the others.

As he walked, Li Xiu unknowingly came to the east side of the palace. A little further east was Dongcheng. Although Dongcheng was not as prosperous as the West City, most of the people around him were powerful and most of the people sold in Dongcheng were luxury goods. Moreover, the security in Dongcheng was much better. Thinking that he had not bought gifts for Yi Niang and Princess Pingyang, he walked into Dongcheng. After a long time, he bought a few jewelry and no money. Li Xiu didn't bring that much money, and the shopkeepers in the store would deliver the goods to his door.

In the afternoon, Li Xiu felt a little hungry. There was a hotel in front of him. He was about to go in and eat something, but at this moment, suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves coming from behind. Then a group of people rushed from a distance. The people on both sides of the road were scared and dodged, and Li Xiu was also squeezed to the side of the road.

"Huh? Why is it him?" When Li Xiu saw the man in the head, he couldn't help but say in surprise. He saw that the person in the head was Li Shimin. Many of the people followed him, including Li Xiu's acquaintances, such as Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong. As for the other people he didn't know, they all looked domineering, and they were probably generals in the Tiance Mansion.

However, among the people behind Li Shimin, Li Xiu found a person who surprised him very much. This person was Chai Shao who had not seen for a long time. Chai Shao was behind Li Shimin at this time, and obviously had a close relationship with Li Shimin. Moreover, compared with the past, Chai Shao has lost a lot of weight and his beard has also grown up, and he looks much more mature.

"Chai Shao is actually with Li Shimin?" Li Xiu couldn't help but say in surprise when he saw Chai Shao, and then frowned. He remembered what Ma said to him last time. Chai Shao suddenly started to cheer up from decadence. Something must have happened. Now it seems that this matter is probably related to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin brought people to the restaurant, and then they all flew out of the horse. Li Xiu was worried that the other party would see him, so he hurriedly hid behind a small stall selling masks. As a result, after Li Shimin got off the horse, he turned his head and laughed with Chai Shaoyou next to him. Then the two of them almost walked into the restaurant side by side.

"So that's it. It seems that Chai Shao has climbed Li Shimin's thigh. But now Li Shimin is weak, what's the point of relying on him?" Li Xiu said to himself again when he saw this. However, at the end, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind. He thought of a possibility, which made him tremble all over his body, "Can it be that Li Shimin has already..."

At the end of the day, Li Xiu didn't dare to say anything, but he couldn't help but show a sad expression on his face. No matter how he changed the history of the Tang Dynasty, it was a pity that what he should come would come. No wonder Li Shimin ran to his place to drink in a depressed mood last time. He probably had changed his mind at that time and even prepared to launch a coup with force.

"No, Li Shimin will not launch a coup for the time being, but he may have already had this intention. As my uncle said, he has prepared the worst. If Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng force him like this, they may really retreat without any further. At that time, the cruel conflict will be inevitable." Li Xiu said to himself again. The current situation is not bad enough to let Li Shimin launch an armed coup, but he is already prepared. This is the most terrifying thing, because you don't know when he will launch it?

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu couldn't help but shook his head helplessly. He knew that these were useless, and he could not tell Li Yuan or Li Jiancheng the secret, and he would not be able to tell Princess Pingyang, otherwise it would only make her more embarrassed, so he could only hold this matter in his heart.

Seeing Li Shimin and others entering the restaurant talking and laughing, Li Xiu walked out of the back of the stall, and then shook his head helplessly and wanted to leave. However, at this moment, the stall owner of the small stall grabbed him and said, "Young Master, you have been hiding with the villain for a long time. Are you not interested?"

Looking at the stall owner's treacherous face, Li Xiu was also a little unhappy and scolded with a stern face: "It's my freedom to buy or not. Do you still want to force yourself to buy and sell?"

"Hehe, the villain doesn't know what freedom is or not. But the young master hid in me for a long time and kept staring at the people who just entered the hotel. I think the young master definitely doesn't want those people to see. If you quarrel with the villain, maybe those people will see you?" This hawker is worthy of being a profiteer, and he suddenly caught Li Xiu's weakness.

"You...you..." Li Xiu couldn't help but want to curse when he heard this, but this guy was right. He didn't want Li Shimin or Chai Shao to see him, so he could only pay for a monkey mask in the end, even if he bought a toy for Qi Niang.

"Hehe, thank you, young master, I will come and buy it in the future!" Seeing Li Xiu dropping the copper coins, the vendor also gave Li Xiudao the mask with a smile on his face, which made him curse the "prodigal businessman" inwardly and then left angrily.

However, after walking a few steps, Li Xiu was also amused by himself. He was just analyzing the possibility of Li Shimin's rebellion, but in a blink of an eye, he was cheated by a street vendor. This is really impermanent!

After leaving Dongshi, Li Xiu hired a carriage, then bought a hu cake and mutton with it, sitting in the car while walking and eating. He kept thinking about Li Shimin's affairs. Chai Shao is now just an insignificant little man, but behind him is a Chai family with a good relationship with the aristocratic family. Now Chai Shao is turning to Li Shimin, does it also mean that those aristocratic families have begun to turn to support Li Shimin?

"Impossible. The aristocratic family was originally on Li Jiancheng's side. Now Li Jiancheng has an absolute advantage. The aristocratic family could not abandon him to support Li Shimin. The only possibility is that only Chai Shao turned to Li Shimin. What is Chai Shao's use for Li Shimin?" Li Xiu continued to talk to himself. In theory, it is useless to just Chai Shao who has no power or no position.

"No, Chai Shao is still useful. If Li Shimin successfully launches a coup, then the next step is to stabilize the situation in the Tang Dynasty, that is, to ensure that those aristocratic families do not make trouble with him, and Chai Shao is the best candidate to convince the aristocratic families!" Li Xiu said to himself again, and at the same time, a sudden expression appeared on his face. He finally fully understood Li Shimin's plan.

"The only thing that cannot be confirmed now is the degree of suppression of Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng on Li Shimin, and when will Li Shimin endure it? Historical books say that the Xuanwu Gate Incident was the ninth year of Wude, but I don't remember the specific time. Moreover, with my intervention, Li Shimin may also launch a coup in advance or postpone it. This is the most deadly thing!"

Li Xiu finally said to himself again, and at the same time he showed a headache on his face. If he could determine the time to launch a coup, he might be able to make some preparations in advance, at least rescue Li Chengdao, but the time is not sure now, and he can't tell others that his own strength alone is simply too small! (To be continued.)
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