That's not what you said in the past!
Everyone sitting in front of Tian Zili felt a little incredible.
Tian Zili frowned, "Anyway, don't be anxious. This doesn't look like an opportunity, but it looks like a thief's plan."
"After you go back, just pretend that nothing happened and continue to prepare. If anyone contacts you, remember to let me know."
"only!!"
Everyone got up and left.
Tian Zili's brows furrowed. He didn't expect that he would gain so much when he returned to Cheng'an this time.
If it were him in the past, he might have laughed and led his brothers to do things at this moment, but at this moment, he didn't think so anymore.
There must be someone behind this.
But who did it?
And for what purpose?
Tian Zili fell into deep thought. He walked out of the door and decided to put aside the village affairs and investigate this matter.
He hurriedly walked out of the mansion, got into the car, and disappeared into the distance.
After the carriage left, a passing dung picker walked slowly along the path he took. Finally, he entered a small alley, and then disappeared without a trace.
In a small mansion, Mr. Xu closed the door, walked into the inner room, and closed the door again.
The room was extremely dark, but the people inside didn't care about it.
The two sat facing each other.
Old official Xu whispered: "Liu Taozi didn't lead them to Yecheng, as if he was afraid that Gao Zhan would attack them. But Gao Yanzai, Gao Zhan didn't dare to attack him. Obviously, Liu Taozi went to Yecheng this time.
, it is definitely not a simple meeting with Lou Zhaojun, he will definitely make big moves!!"
In the shadows, a person's deep voice sounded.
"You continue to contact their people and find ways to get more information."
"The general attaches great importance to this matter. Many people have come from my hometown. You must be more attentive. This important matter must be successful."
Old official Xu's eyes flashed with anger, "Liu Taozi made the general suffer such humiliation. If you can't kill him, how can you deserve the general's kindness?"
"Don't worry, I will do my best, no matter what!"
In an instant, countless pigeons flew out of the city.
The pigeon flapped its wings, passed through the city wall, tore through the clouds, and flew toward its homeland with a vigorous posture.
"General!! Army of thieves!"
A line of knights appeared on the ground. Looking at the pigeons in the air, the horses released their speed and were actually faster than the pigeons.
The knights drew their bows and arrows and shot them one by one.
They moved very quickly, and pigeons fell from the air one after another. Someone picked up the pigeons and picked up the letter. Immediately, several scribes were brought here and began to try to decipher the letter from the fake Zhou people.
Some knights continued to pursue, while the civil servants compared themselves.
After being harmed by spies for so long, Northern Qi did not gain anything. They tried to decipher the other party's cipher text, and at the same time they also wanted to regain a few pseudo-zhous for their own use.
Changing the cipher text is definitely a very troublesome thing at this moment, and the same is true for deciphering.
Both sides are fighting anxiously.
The clerks gathered together and were trying to decipher it, while the masked knight stood aside, waiting for them to come up with any useful clues.
While they were busy, a knight rushed over, dismounted, and came to the masked general.
"General. King Changguang asks you to put down everything you are doing and go to his mansion immediately."
Liu Taozhi was stunned. He raised his head and looked at the flying pigeons in the distance. He hesitated for a moment.
"Okay, I'll go there now."
Yecheng, inside the imperial palace.
Lou Rui closed his eyes helplessly.
The struggle between the two sons was the last topic the old lady wanted to bring up.
Lou Zhaojun was also a little surprised. She looked at Liu Taozi in front of her blankly, as if she couldn't understand how he dared to say such a thing.
The next moment, Lou Zhaojun finally became angry.
"What do you mean? Do you think my two sons will kill each other?!"
Lou Rui was about to defend him, but Liu Taozi nodded, "Yes."
Lou Zhaojun's face turned red instantly, and she was about to raise her crutches tremblingly.
"King Changguang is recruiting troops and horses in Yecheng and contacting nobles. Your Majesty is allowing him to continue doing this."
"King Changguang is accumulating power, so why not your Majesty?"
"As soon as Liu Honghui is eliminated in the current Chinese army, he will be replaced by Gao Changgong."
"Your Majesty also asked King Pingyuan, King Pengcheng and others to help him."
"Is it Prince Changguang who prepares faster, or Your Majesty?"
"If this continues, there will be a war between Yecheng and Jinyang, and only one of your two sons will survive."
Lou Rui's face became increasingly frightened.
Lou Zhaojun's hand holding the crutch trembled, but she could not put it down. She slowly put it down, and suddenly she cried in grievance, "Why is it like this? Why is it like this!!"
Liu Taozi continued: "Empress Dowager, I have been a family member for generations. What I have been thinking about is the affairs of Da Qi. Therefore, I have offended the Queen Mother. I ask the Queen Mother to punish me. However, I have to say these things."
"Everyone is afraid of the power of the Queen Mother, so they are unwilling to tell the truth."
"If this continues, not only will you lose your son, but more seriously, it may cause Daqi to split. At that time, Puppet Zhou will definitely not miss the good show. He will attack with the Turks. Daqi has experienced a long period of turmoil.
There was some semblance of stability just now, but it would be torn apart in an instant.”
"The Queen Mother is a mother, but she is also the mother of the world. Whether it is because of being a mother or the mother of the world, she should not turn a blind eye and hide in the harem. Only you can solve this matter."
Lou Zhaojun looked at him suddenly, his eyes no longer sad, but more murderous, "Then how do you want me to solve it?!"
"Now is the best time. The Queen Mother can directly summon King Changguang to enter the harem."
"We will capture him here. After capturing him, you issue an edict to let King Lou take charge of the Yecheng army, and then keep King Changguang with you on the grounds that he is unwell."
"As long as King Changguang loses his military power and cannot go out, the turmoil will naturally be eliminated. With King Lou's prestige and your support, he will naturally be able to take over the troops in Yecheng. When the time comes, you will ask His Majesty to come forward to control King Changguang.
Crime, alcoholism, disrespect."
"Your Majesty only needs to give an order to remove him from his official position and let him stay by your side to fulfill his filial piety."
"Then everything can be solved. You can save your son and the country. Your Majesty will be free of internal troubles and can do his best to rule the world."
Liu Taozi spoke very fast, and Balabala finished her sentence.
Lou Rui's eyes widened and he was stunned.
He had previously felt that Gao Zhan was too dangerous and too humble, mainly because he seldom hesitated and just started doing whatever came to his mind. But now after listening to Liu Taozi's words, Lou Rui suddenly woke up. Gao Zhan is nothing.
!
The real danger, the real Xianbei is the guy in front of me.
They had just entered Yecheng and asked the Queen Mother to help capture King Changguang.
Are you crazy??
Lou Zhaojun gritted his teeth, "This is what Liu Zi asked you to tell me??"
"No, no, my son is the most cautious in doing things and would not be so hasty."
Lou Zhaojun hesitated immediately, frowning, not knowing what to say.
Looking at the extremely troubled Lou Zhaojun, Liu Taozi said again: "Queen Mother, you can't hesitate in matters. If you sit in the harem and pretend that nothing has happened, will the world be peaceful? Will brothers not kill each other?!"
"
"The only one who can solve this matter is you!"
"If you think it is inappropriate to imprison King Chang Guang, then secretly help King Chang Guang, poison his majesty, and put him in power!"
"you!!!"
"The Queen Mother has to make a decision! No matter whose decision you support! You have to make a decision!! But you can't do nothing!!"
"I!!"
“Please give the order from the Queen Mother!!”
Lou Zhaojun's expression kept changing. She stood up and paced back and forth with a murderous look on her face.
Lou Rui lowered his head and knelt in front of the Queen Mother, saying nothing and trembling.
"Let me think about it, let me think about it."
"Get out! Everyone, get out!!"
Lou Zhaojun had a headache at the moment. She waved her crutch and drove them both out.
Liu Taozi stood up helplessly, pulled Lou Rui with her, and without saying anything else, bowed and turned to leave.
"You scared me to death!!"
"Are you crazy?!"
"you!!"
After coming out of the palace, Lou Rui still looked frightened. He looked at Liu Taozi in disbelief, "What on earth do you want to do??"
"Your Majesty, this is for Da Qi. If the two of them start a war, I don't know how many people will die."
“When will Daqi not die??”
"Fewer people dying is ultimately a good thing."
"Taozi, I can tell you that this matter is not that easy to do. My aunt's personality is also changeable. She likes you now, but she may hate you tomorrow. If you are eager to get involved in the brothers' family affairs, sooner or later
It will cause great trouble!"
Liu Taozi suddenly stopped, turned his head and looked at Lou Rui.
"grown ups."
"I heard that you have experienced hundreds of battles and are extremely brave in battle. You can fight one against ten."
"But now, why have you become so timid? If the country of Daqi is unstable, can the king still enjoy the wealth and honor he has now? Such wealth and country were all brought down by people like the king. Why?
Now, you don’t care about his life or death at all?”
Lou Rui was stunned. He wanted to refute several times, but was speechless.
He sighed and waved his hand, "You can do whatever you want. Anyway, I won't participate. I can't participate. I fought so many battles and shed so much blood just to enjoy peace of mind. I don't want to take risks."
matter!!"
Lou Rui left here angrily, but fortunately, he did not take Gao Wangjian away this time.
Liu Taozi took a few steps forward and was about to get on his horse, when suddenly a carriage slowly stopped in front of him.
A man walked down with a smile and saluted him.
"Young Patriarch, I am here to pick you up on the order of the Patriarch."
"Who is your master?"
"Well, this is your grandpa."
"lead the way."
Liu Taozhi has his own mansion in Yecheng, but this mansion is usually empty.
The location of the mansion is very good, the scale is not small, and it is in the "elite area".
When Liu Taozi followed him here, it was still silent inside.
The soldier outside the door took the lead in saluting.
Liu Taozi opened the door and walked roughly into his 'home', even though this was the first time he had seen it here.
Liu Taozhi was standing not far away. When he heard the sound of the door opening, he turned around suddenly. He had already taken off his mask, and his face was full of anger.
Liu Taozi closed the door and walked quickly to him.
"Where's my mother?"
The veins on Liu Taozhi's forehead throbbed, but he still pointed to the inner room.
Liu Taozi walked quickly to the door of the inner room. Liu Taozhi pushed him in and quickly closed the door.
"peach!!"
Mrs. Liu Zhang quickly stood up and ran over quickly. The coldness on Liu Taozi's face suddenly disappeared and he lowered his head.
"Taozi, I miss you so much. Look at you. You are so hungry and thin. You haven't eaten much, right?"
Xiao Wu stood aside and spoke with a smile.
"Brother."
Liu Taozhi snorted coldly, sat aside, and cursed: "This guy is almost as big as a bear. Now he is half a head taller than me, and he has lost so much weight... If he continues to eat, he will be as big as a bear."
You need two horses to carry you when you travel!"
Mrs. Liu Zhang didn’t think so.
She stroked Taozi's face, her eyes filled with tears.
"Taozi, have you suffered a lot of grievances?"
"In the beginning, you were supposed to stay by my side. Why did you suffer so much?"
She couldn't help wiping her tears.
"Mom, I haven't suffered any injustice."
"My own people sent troops to intercept you, but you still don't feel wronged? These evil people"
Her mother had endless things to say, and Liu Taozi listened very seriously.
After hearing what they were talking about, Liu Taozhi finally couldn't help but interrupt them.
"Let's talk about old times later."
"First, let's talk about the trouble you caused Nai Gong! Just now, King Changguang came to me and forced me to take sides. He also gave me my military power to Liu Honghui. Oh, what a shame."
Liu Taozhi sighed continuously, but did not get angry.
After Gao Yang's death, Liu Taozhi's condition obviously improved, and he was no longer as ferocious and violent as before.
The whole person became much calmer.
He killed many people in the past.
There are many people who want to kill him.
At this moment, Gao Zhan obviously wanted to hold him hostage to threaten Liu Taozi.
Liu Taozhi never dreamed that such a day would come. In the past, he had always been worried about others taking Tao Zi hostage to threaten him, but now, why did he feel something was wrong about this matter???
Looking at Liu Taozhi with a dull look on his face, Liu Taozi said slowly: "You don't have to worry, just stay at home."
Liu Taozhi glanced at Liu Taozi disdainfully, "That's because Mr. Liu is in Yecheng, so I will return."
He reacted suddenly, trembled all over, and looked at Liu Taozi.
His voice has changed.
"What do you want to do?!!"
He had a keen sense that his Duke Liu wanted to do something big.
Liu Taozi did not answer this question.
Liu Taozhi stood up and walked quickly to him, "The reason why I am alive today is because I obeyed the emperor's edict and did not do anything unnecessary, neither questioned nor refuted."
"If you want to live, you should listen to me more and know what father and son are, and what king and minister are!"
Seeing Liu Taozhi, who was getting irritable again, Liu Zhang stood between the two of them.
"My dear man, do not be angry."
She looked at Liu Taozi and asked, "Did you discuss some important matter with the Queen Mother when you entered the harem this time?"
Facing her mother, Liu Taozi nodded slowly.
Mrs. Liu Zhang wrinkled her beautiful eyebrows and didn't speak for a long time.
She thought for a long time and suddenly said: "Don't mention this matter to anyone again."
Liu Taozhi hurriedly spoke, "Then we are here"
"My dear, since things have reached the point where they are now, don't think too much about it. Let's just stick to the old ways. My dear, do your beloved's things, and Taozi will do his own, without interfering with each other."
On this day, Liu Taozi lived here. For him, the place where the Liu Zhang family is located is home.
Mrs. Liu Zhang had countless things to say to her son.
She also cooked the food herself.
Liu Taozi had not eaten the food she cooked for a long time, and the food tasted extremely delicious.
The only one who was unhappy was probably Liu Taozhi. He was sitting in the upper position and looked weird, but they still had a nice meal together.
While the family was eating, Mrs. Liu Zhang said: "Taozi, I faked my death to escape because of some things. You don't need to know many of these things. Just remember that if the Queen Mother asks, it's not peaceful enough to say that I am no longer alive."
This night was probably the night Liu Taozi slept the most.
The next day, it was bright and clear.
There were rapid footsteps outside, and it was Lou Rui.
Lou Rui didn't say anything and took Liu Taozi away.
Liu Taozhi did not come out to meet them either. Liu Taozi glanced at the mansion and followed Lou Rui towards the palace.
While walking on the road, Lou Rui gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know what's going on. My aunt really wants to do something."
"Remember, this time, you owe me a big favor!!"
"Remember."
Lou Rui slapped his face suddenly, "Sooner or later I will regret what I have to do today."
A group of them hurriedly arrived at the harem.
Lou Zhaojun was sitting in the middle, with no one around her, and her expression finally became determined.
Between pretending that nothing happened and letting her two sons fight over each other or helping one, she chose the latter.
She raised her head and looked at Lou Rui and Liu Taozi angrily.
"I'm helping the Sixth Son this time just because I don't want to see the country in turmoil and the brothers fighting against each other, but I've guaranteed the Nineth Son's life too!!"
"Even if he is his sixth son, he would never want to kill my son!!"
"If anyone dares to hurt or kill him, no matter what the reason, I will kill him without mercy!"
Lou Rui hurriedly saluted, "Aunt, we will never hurt King Changguang!!"
Lou Zhaojun ignored him, but looked at Liu Taozi. Until this moment, she still felt that Liu Taozi was instructed by Gao Yan. Even if not, he was Gao Yan's adviser.
I came here to persuade myself this time because I wanted to help Gao Yan to deal with King Changguang.
She can take action to quell the fight, but she must not watch her son die in front of her. She has lost enough sons!
Liu Taozi saluted her, "Queen Mother, as long as King Changguang can stay by your side, drinking and having fun all day long, not recruiting troops or interfering in government affairs, then Your Majesty will definitely protect him with all his strength!"
"good."
"Here comes someone."
"Xuan Changguang King Gao Zhan came to the palace to pay his respects!!"
Chapter completed!