I'm playing tricks in Daqin

"What are they trying to do?"

Queen Su's face was full of anger. Since she married into the Li family, she has always abided by women's morals and never interfered with men's affairs. After being named queen, she never interfered with the government. But this time, she couldn't bear it anymore.

"They want to force me to abolish Wei'er, hehe!"

Li Gang's face was cold, and there was a cold murderous intent in his eyes. Since some people were impatient, he didn't mind sending them on their way.

In recent days, there has been an evil wind blowing in the court, and the senior ministers headed by the chief assistant of the cabinet, Che Guangxian, the Minister of the Household Department, Lu Liang, etc., are still talking about things like Jinshui County. The first and second in command, including the chief bookkeeper, were all recommended by Prince Li Wei, and they took up their posts without waiting for the approval of the cabinet's household department.

This is a serious breach of the rules of the officialdom. It's better if there are no accidents. Once an accident occurs, the trouble is so big that it can kill people, and the small ones bear the responsibility of being self-willed and self-willed.

Seriously, without the law of the country, and acting recklessly, where will the monarchy be placed in the court system?

Generally speaking, your Majesty is still alive, and His Royal Highness is eager to exercise the power of the king. You can bear it, but we can't stand it.

Those who are a little smarter can feel the provocative meaning inside. If it is an ordinary king, this trick will definitely work. No king can tolerate the challenge of authority and desperately wants to keep his throne, even if it is a brother. His own son would raise his butcher's knife without hesitation and sweep away any enemies who threatened the throne.

It's a pity that Li Gang is not such a person. In other words, although he usually follows the rules, he sometimes plays cards that do not follow common sense.

The Li family is a century-old family, a veteran warlord in charge of Jiayue province and county. It used to be glorious for a while, but when it was passed down to Li Gang's generation, the number of people continued, the talents withered, and their strength was not as good as before.

Li Gang is ambitious, and he wants to revive the glory of the Li family. However, due to various factors and conditions, he is powerless. He is getting old day by day, but his ambitions have not yet been realized. The son, who is full of five poisons, suddenly changed his mind. All kinds of unbelievable tricks not only helped him fulfill his wish, but also surpassed his ancestors and became the first king of the Li family. Such a brilliant achievement is enough to make him smile. , When facing the ancestors and ancestors, they can also straighten their backs with confidence.

Without a son, there would be no Li family today. Knowing that he is old and will soon die, he knows very well that only his son can develop the Li family to the peak that no one can match. As for the grandson, it is a long time ago. Anyway, at that time, he was no longer there, and let his son worry about it.

He still has some understanding of his son's character. He is maverick, acts rashly, plays cards not according to common sense, and is even a little extreme. He has offended many aristocratic families and dignitaries because of this, but he has to admit that his son's Some inconspicuous methods were the fastest, easiest and most effective way to solve the problems at that time. Of course, he still has many shortcomings, and he is still a rookie in the officialdom. With the full support of the veteran veterans in the officialdom, is there anything in the world that cannot be solved?

He couldn't help but feel a little thankful for his wisdom at the beginning, and assigned Tian Ce and other young confidants to his son, so that his son formed the current team. With these loyal confidants, his son's enthronement will be smooth in the future.

Thinking of his son's enthronement in the future, Li Gang couldn't help but see a cold murderous intent in his eyes. Before he died, he would definitely clear away all potential threats for his son. No matter who it is, whoever stands in the way will die!However, before that, he had to be patient first, to see if anyone else jumped out who wanted to die, so that he could uproot him and remove all obstacles for his son's enthronement in the future. Of course, his son would also have to suffer some grievances.

At this meeting, another eunuch presented a large number of memorials. Li Gang was in a bad mood because of the ministers who wanted to die, and he excused himself from feeling unwell.

He opened the first memorial, glanced at it hastily, anger appeared on his face, and then patiently read a few more books, his complexion turned ashen, the murderous intent in his eyes became more intense, and he threw the memorial in his hand resentfully to the ground.

Those old guys even jointly signed a letter, saying that the prince's military power in the whole country is really inconsistent with the system and laws, and they demanded that the prince's military power be cut off and the military department be in charge.

Of course, to mobilize soldiers and horses, the king's decree or soldier talisman is still needed.

It is true that the crown prince's military power in the whole country does not conform to the laws of the system, but it is an extraordinary time, and it must be dealt with extremely. Furthermore, his son is much better than him in military affairs. Under the control of his son, Daqin's army is the most powerful army in the Cangyun Continent , even Mingzhu, the goddess of war who is well-known in the mainland, admires her son very much.

How did the Li family start their business?

Li Gang couldn't be more clear in his heart that hegemony comes from the barrel of a gun, and these words are very incisive. Well, it seems that his own son said it.

Empress Su picked up the memorial on the ground and glanced at it, the phoenix eyes were already showing a murderous intent, these old guys really push their feet, they are simply impatient to live.

"Ma'am, for the sake of Wei'er, we have to make a careful calculation."

Li Gang took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. The matter is of great importance and must be discussed in the long run.

"My lord, Ding Xi, the commander of the black guards, asks to see you."

The eunuch's soft and piercing report sounded outside the palace gate.

"pass."

Li Gang was refreshed, and he ordered Ding Xi to work in secret. Seeking to see him at this time must have brought him good news.

However, seeing Ding Xi's expression when he came in, he couldn't help frowning, and he had a premonition in his heart that something must have happened again.

If, as he guessed, Ding Xi's secret performance was mostly bad news, Wei Laosi, the deputy commander of the black guards, was ambushed when he went to Tianshui and other counties to investigate secretly, and lost some manpower. People were killed, not only Wei Laosi's group had an accident and the personnel were damaged, but the other two groups of black-clothed secret agents also had accidents and suffered certain losses, making it difficult to carry out reconnaissance work for a while.

The only fortunate thing is that Shang Yu, the murderer in the Tianshui County murder case, is not dead, and is currently under strict protection by the black guards.

"My lord, it's not all bad. At least, we know that there is such a mysterious and powerful force."

Ding Xi said softly that he couldn't help being shocked when he received the letter from Fei Ge from Wei Laosi. The matter was dozens of times more serious than he imagined. However, this is not a good thing, at least, then A mysterious and powerful force has exposed itself and let them know that there is such a powerful force. If they guess correctly, the person behind the scenes should be that person.

Chapter 497 The Empress

"Ah."

Li Gang nodded. This is probably a good thing among bad things, but his face was so gloomy that it was frightening.

Originally, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. After all, he was considered a family. He only hoped that he would not do too much, but he did not expect that the situation was so serious that it was far beyond his imagination. It was just a momentary negligence that made him develop secretly. With such a huge underground force, if he is not careful, it might really turn him upside down.

This person must not be kept!In the blink of an eye, Li Gang had already made up his mind. For the sake of the Li family and his son, he must mercilessly remove all obstacles, even if it caused the court and even Daqin's turmoil.

Well, Shang Yu can make good use of it, use him as a bait, and the Black Yiwei and Special Yebushou will cooperate secretly to find out the dark forces in Tianshui and other counties.

"Your Majesty Yingming."

From time to time, Ding Xi missed the chance and took a flattery. He also had this plan. That force has been operating in Tianshui and other counties for a long time, and its minions are everywhere. Whenever a strange face appears, it will definitely attract their attention. It is very difficult for Yiwei secret agents to inquire about information, and the casualties must be not small.

"Your Majesty, the concubine entered Li's house, not only failed to share the worries of the king, but also made the king worry about the concubine. This time, let the concubine share the worries for the king."

Empress Su said calmly, her face was calm, but there was a look of determination in her phoenix eyes.

Thinking back carefully, she was indeed a bit self-willed when she was young. After marrying into Li's family and becoming Mrs. Li, she still didn't restrain herself.

This time, her husband is in serious trouble, and she has to help him solve both public and private matters.

The reason is even more upright, for the sake of the Li family, for the sake of Wei'er, for the sake of Daqin, and one more thing, it may be safer for people from the Jianghu to do this kind of thing.

Also, with her skill, although she dare not say that she is invincible, but if the situation is not good and she wants to get away, who can stop her? "Ma'am... you... well, well..."

Li Gang's old face was filled with a helpless wry smile. He knew his wife's temper well, and if she decided to do something, she would not be able to bring back ten cows. If you firmly refused, she would sneak away, which would be even more dangerous.

"The concubine knows that the king treats the concubine well."

Empress Su smiled at Qianxi cleverly, and gave him a charming wink.

Li Gang coughed desperately, exerting all his strength to suppress his heart, his wife is still as charming as when she was young, but unfortunately he is old and frail, and he is already unable to do what he wants, otherwise... The three of them had a good discussion After finalizing a rough action plan, Li just asked Ding Xi to bring Shang Yu into the palace.

"Shang Yu, the head catcher in Tianshui County, kowtowed to the king."

Shang Yu kowtowed respectfully, he didn't expect that a small captor would have a face-to-face one day, he was so nervous and excited that even his voice trembled a little.

At the same time, he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The king personally asked himself, the unjust case will definitely be cleared up, maybe he will be promoted if he is lucky.

"Flat body."

Li Gang looked at Shang Yu and nodded in satisfaction.

He is well-groomed, exuding a sense of sophistication. He is in the middle age, which is the peak state of energy in a man's life.

Before summoning Shang Yu, he had roughly read the relevant information about Shang Yu. Although he came from a poor background, his ability was quite good. The most important thing was his loyalty. He had already been influenced by his son, so ability was only second, and loyalty was the most important thing. .

Li Gang first praised him, praised his loyalty, and promised that after the matter was resolved, he would be the county captain of Tianshui County, and he would also serve as the guard of the black guards stationed in Tianshui County.

"Thank you king."

Shang Yu was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed his head to thank him, even though he is a captor, he is only one step away from the county captain, but this step is simply out of reach for him who has no connections, unless the smoke from the ancestral grave makes him even Breaking a few huge cases and causing a sensation to the top, it is only possible for the county magistrate, chief secretary, and county lieutenant to be promoted if he does not take credit for it. The chances are so small that even he himself dare not think about it.

The county lieutenant is only the third in command of a county, but he holds real power and is even more majestic than the second in command. As the top in command, the county magistrate has to be more polite. The look of awe on the neighbor's face was as refreshing as it could be.

Another one, although the reputation of the black guards is not good, but they belong to the pro-army in the hands of the emperor, the treatment is extremely good, and they enjoy certain privileges. As long as you have a certain ability and luck, you will be promoted faster .

In fact, the reason why the black guards are notorious is only because of the dissatisfaction and exclusion of the civil society group dominated by Qingliu Shilin, and some people with ulterior motives deliberately publicized the reputation of the black guards, which has become so unbearable. A person with no shame, why should he be afraid of the guards in black?Shang Yu is not a scholar, not to mention the more high-end Qingliu Shilin, he is just a small headhunter, not even a military general who is naturally opposed to the civil official group, so naturally he will not reject the black guards. For a small person from the poor class without any background, it is a good thing to be promoted, so why care so much?

From the beginning to the end, Empress Su sat behind the screen and quietly observed Shang Yu. Her identity was too special, and she had to keep it strictly confidential for safety reasons.

That night, Su Yuejiao, who was dressed in plain clothes, quietly left the palace surrounded by more than a dozen guards who were also in plain clothes. Under Ding Xi's arrangement, he left Chang'an City overnight and disappeared into the vast night.

The dozen or so bodyguards that Su Yuejiao brought were men and women, all of whom were masters of the rivers and lakes recruited by Li Gang back then, among them were the poisonous lady Zhao Fengqin and her female disciple Lou Xiaoling who had just been recruited in recent years.

Ye Chongyang and his wife were originally Li Wei's personal bodyguards. When Li Wei sent out, Zhao Fengqin happened to be ill and did not follow him.

Xiao Nizi was born in the Tang Empire, an ordinary family, and fled to the Qin Empire with her family. On the way of migration, Zhao Fengqin accidentally discovered that she had a talent different from ordinary people, so she was accepted as a disciple.

Lou Xiaoling has never read a book, but he is smart and can learn it as soon as he is taught. He is born with a special feeling and preference for flowers and plants, and his sense of smell is even different from ordinary people. He can distinguish powders mixed with dozens of materials through his extremely sensitive sense of smell.

Zhao Fengqin is a great master of poisoning, but the materials used are mostly plants. Lou Xiaoling has some talents, so she naturally meets her standards for accepting apprentices.

Under her strict teaching, Lou Xiaoling learned her skills while reading and practicing calligraphy. With her intelligence and talent, she made rapid progress. The level he can reach can be called a little genius playing drugs, so he got the nickname Little Poison Immortal.

Chapter 498 I'm Not Here

In fact, there are more masters that can be dispatched. Among the frustrated disciples recruited, some hall masters, elders and angels are masters of masters, and many of them are even more powerful than the guards recruited by Li Gang. , just out of safety considerations, Li Gang felt that it was safer to use the group of old people he had recruited, so he did not use the masters of Frustration Hall.

However, the masters of the Black Clothes Guards sent out all the special Yebushu who stayed in Chang'an to obey Su Yuejiao's orders.

Today, the special night reception has expanded to 2000 people, of which 1000 people were sent to several border gates to perform various tasks, and 1000 people remained in Chang'an on standby.

In addition to the official establishment, there are 500 backup team members who are receiving all kinds of hell-style intensive special training every day to supplement the official special nights that are accidentally lost at any time.

Li Gang's order was to dispatch all of these 500 people, no matter whether they were official or backup, to Empress Su, but Su Yuejiao felt that it was completely unnecessary, not to mention that the city of Chang'an was also in turmoil, so she only used 500 people , and the rest stayed in Chang'an on standby in case of accidents at any time.

Ding Xi also thought the same way, seeing Queen Su's arrangement, he was happy to resist the order.

Standing on the top of the palace, Li Gang saw Empress Su disappear into the night, and then returned to the palace.

"My lord, the old fairy is gone."

Just after returning to the bedroom, a little eunuch rushed over to report that the old god was Queen Su's master, the crazy Taoist Gu Daochang. There is a lot of material, Daoist Gu also stayed in the palace to practice alchemy, and the little eunuchs in the palace became experimental subjects to try alchemy, although there were occasional accidents, but so far there has been no case of dying from eating alchemy.

"it is good."

Li Gang smiled, like an old fox who has practiced for thousands of years and has become a fine old fox. The fact that Empress Su was in danger was leaked to Gu Daochang intentionally or unintentionally through the maid. As a result, Empress Su just left the palace , Gu Daochang disappeared on his hind legs.

It's no wonder Gu Daochang was so worried, he took in more than a dozen apprentices, these apprentices either died young due to accidents, or were too dull, or too obsessed, and instead lost their spirituality and cultivation base. Only Su Yuejiao, who is usually careless, is not the best talent among all the disciples. On the contrary, he has repeatedly made breakthroughs in cultivation, which is enough to inherit his mantle.

The reason why he stayed in the palace was that on the one hand, he was interested in alchemy, on the other hand, he was sorting out what he had learned all his life, compiling it into a book, and preparing to hand it over to this apprentice who made him very satisfied. Hearing that the apprentice was going to take risks, he couldn't sit still Now, secretly escorting the apprentice, so as not to lose the legacy.

With this fairy-level old monster secretly protecting his wife, Li Gang was naturally relieved, and his mood was extraordinarily comfortable. When he was in a good mood, he inevitably swallowed two tiger wolf pills prepared by the imperial doctor, and then dragged several concubines Went to soak in the hot springs, fought in the water, and ended up suffering from the wind and cold, which made all the imperial doctors overwhelmed.

His Majesty suffered from the cold and was bedridden, so he was naturally unable to preside over the affairs of the court. The affairs of the court and China were basically handled by the cabinet, and several desks were piled up with memorials.

Also because of his illness, there were a lot of memorials to impeach the prince in the court. Anyway, there were all kinds of problems, and a little bit of small problems were magnified. Maintain the court system and so on.

Li Gang was so angry that he wanted to kill the group of speakers, but in order to delay the time, he gave a reply that let me think about it, and then the group of speakers got up and went home.

He was in a bad mood, and was agitated by this group of ministers who had different intentions. In addition to his old age and frailty, no matter how the imperial doctors tried their best, his condition did not improve at all, but it tended to worsen.

It was also because the king fell ill and was bedridden, and the court was turbulent. The elder faction and the young faction were arguing fiercely. Some of the two factions were neutral, and some were loyal to the king's faction. In short, the quarrel was fierce , almost without moving a fist.

Ding Xi seemed to be an outsider, watching from the sidelines, so he could see more clearly than ordinary people.

The Cangyun Continent emphasizes civility over military affairs, thus creating a confrontation between the civil official group and the military official group. Although the black-clothed guard belongs to the emperor's pro-army, it is a different kind of existence. Ding Xi, the commander, not only has no friends, he is also isolated by the ministers in the court, becoming a loner. Although he goes to the court every day, he usually just stands alone in the corner. If he doesn't say anything, Or at the memorial, everyone forgot that such a person existed.

The king was suddenly seriously ill, the court was turbulent, and the queen was not there. Ding Xi saw it and was anxious. Although he made various arrangements secretly, the situation was not good, and there was a tendency to make troubles worse. Seriously, it was a little out of control. After struggling for a long time, he still summoned a few confidantes, took his own letter, and quietly left Chang'an and went to Xinyang Province to present His Highness the Crown Prince.

The king meant to let His Royal Highness the crown prince guard the land occupied by the former Jin Empire with peace of mind. He has done enough for the Great Qin, and the king wiped out all the unstable factors in the court before passing on the throne, and he himself was infamous. The prince should also be left with a stable Daqin.

The starting point is good, but now the situation is a bit out of control, and Queen Su is not in the palace, he is worried about something unexpected, so he has to sell the king, I believe the king will understand his painstaking efforts.

In fact, although Li Wei is far away in Xinyang Province, he knows all the movements of the court, and also knows that his father has fallen ill, but without the holy order, he can't go back to Beijing to visit him privately, and he feels extremely depressed.

It wasn't until Ding Xi's autographed letter was sent by the secret agent in black that he finally understood his father's painstaking efforts, which made Tian Ce, Wen Zishan, Wu You and his confidants all heave a sigh of relief.

It's no wonder they are so nervous. Once the emperor and the courtiers stand in line, it's a big deal. If you stand right, the second half will be released. At least it's the work of the dragon. If you stand wrong, losing your head is just a trivial matter. It's not good to hurt the family and family members, dozens of hundreds of heads fell off.

They are all from the prince's lineage, and they can't be erased even if they want to. The various voices in the hall are very unfavorable to His Highness, and the king's will seems to suppress His Highness, why don't they worry?

Now that they understand what the king is thinking, everyone is not only relieved, but also secretly happy in their hearts, since they can't escape from the dragon's power.

As for the group of veterans who rely on the old to sell the old, can't see the situation clearly, and even harbor dissent, the rhythm of their own death can't be blamed on others.

Chapter 499 Asking Only Once

Gongjia Village is under the jurisdiction of Tianshui County, which is located more than [-] miles away from Nanshan County. As soon as Shang Yu showed up, he was followed by Gong Lao San, an idler in the village.

At this time, Shang Yu was still wearing the policeman's soap suit, but it was too dirty to recognize the color, and the thick-soled fast shoes on his feet were also covered with mud. When walking, his right hand kept covering the hollow of his left shoulder. It can be seen that there must be an injury in the socket of his left shoulder.

He used a few pieces of silver to buy food and clean clothes from a certain family in the village. Then he wolfed down cornbread while walking, and got into a forest outside the village.

Gong Laosan is a local, and he knows the surrounding terrain well. He quickened his pace, walked around the side of the forest, hid behind a big tree, and watched Shang Yu climb up the small lonely mountain not far away.

Xiaogushan is actually just a hill nearly 20 meters high, standing alone in the wilderness. The mountain is covered with pine trees, and occasionally some urchins climbed to the top of the mountain to play.

Gong Laosan is lazy and often does some sneaky things. Occasionally, he will climb up Xiaogu Mountain and barbecue the stolen chickens and ducks on the top of the mountain. Knowing that there is only one mountain path up and down Xiaogu Mountain, he hides behind a tree and stares at it. After a while, he was sure that Shang Yu used Xiaogushan as a hiding place and would leave soon, so he hurried back to the village, found another idler in the village, Gong Quan, confessed to him, and ran back to the spot to continue monitoring , while Gong Quan hurried to the county to report.

Both of them are idlers in the village, they usually do nothing, and often do some sneaky things, until one day, a mysterious big man finds them, so they have jobs, and they can also get a certain amount every month. salary.

This job is so easy that people can't believe it, just wandering around to see what strange faces come to the village, as long as they report it in time, both of them are masters who have milk and mothers, so they don't care who they work for, not to mention, he Even if they wanted to inquire about the identity of the boss, they couldn't find anything.

Not long after, Gong Quan brought a dozen burly men to the foot of Xiaogu Mountain. After confirming that Shang Yu was still hiding on Xiaogu Mountain, the dozen burly men immediately climbed the mountain, intending to round up Shang Yu.

They climbed to the top of the mountain cautiously, and saw Shang Yu lying on the grass on the top of the mountain and sleeping soundly from a distance.

The tall and thin man at the head made a gesture, and a dozen burly men drew their swords and other guys, and cautiously forced them towards the sleeping Shang Yu.