Cheng Chen

Lou Yu finally listened to Lou Yan's words, after all, an elder brother is like a father.

At dawn the next day, Lou Yan pretended to be unconscious on the mountain road, when Qi Zheng found him and picked him up, his hands were shaking.

As for Lou Yu, the imperial guards naturally did not catch him. After three days of hibernation, Lou Yan recovered from his injuries and ordered to recruit counselors. For a while, the gate of the Da Situ Mansion was full of people.

Of the three brothers and sisters in the Lou family, only Lou Yan looks like a mother, and Lou Yu has a Kong Wu figure like Lou Pingsha, but the two brothers of the Lou family are not even half alike. government.

On the day when Lou Yu entered the mansion, Qi Zheng came to Da Situ's mansion in casual clothes. When he saw Lou Yu, he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked Lou Yan, "Who is that?"

"A newly recruited counselor."

"is it?"

Seeing Qi Zheng's half-believing expression, Lou Yan's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained calm: "The courage of this humble minister is not so bold as to deceive the emperor."

Qi Zheng responded with a sneer.

Lou Yan, Lou Yan, do you still deceive the king less often?

Lou Yan knew that Qi Zheng would definitely send secret guards to investigate Lou Yu, so he arranged for a substitute "Lou Yu" to die in the frontier when he was ill. Qi Zheng would have to spend a lot of time to find out Lou Yu's identity. There were twists and turns, and the period of time in between was enough for him to arrange everything and keep Lou Yu's life safe.

Compared to Lou Yan's domineering and obedient and vicious, Lou Yu is a more ruthless person. He uses thunderous means to do things, and his methods are also perverse.

"Ah Yu, the magistrate of Qingzhou is an old man after all, you shouldn't have done such a terrible thing, it's chilling people's hearts."

Lou Yu lowered his eyes, and replied lightly: "When you do things, you must cut the weeds and get rid of the roots, and deal with the moths. If you don't kill them all, wait for him to cause trouble for you?"

For a moment, Lou Yan's hands were cold.Five years of torture finally turned this once kind and harmless boy into a cold-blooded and violent person.

"In the early morning today, the captain reported the turmoil in southern Xinjiang, and sent Zhao Kuan to quell the chaos. The post of supervisor was vacant. Tomorrow, I plan to go to the emperor and ask to go to the border. You stay in the imperial capital to control the overall situation." Lou Yan pressed the button. Mei Xin put a roll of roster on the case, "This is the roster of forces in the imperial capital, you should familiarize yourself with the people and positions first, and I will tell you how to use these people tomorrow."

"Brother, why do you need to go through this muddy water?" Lou Yu looked up into his eyes, "The turmoil in southern Xinjiang actually sent a general who was an extremely human minister, Qi Zheng obviously wanted to send him away, you and Go, don't be afraid..."

Lou Yan was silent for a long while before slowly answering: "It is precisely because I know that Qi Zheng is going to send Zhao Kuan away that I must follow. When Qi Zheng changes blood, I will be an obstacle to staying in the imperial capital, so I want you to stay in the dark." Operate, remember, rather stay still than be found."

"Brother, you have considered all the layouts, but have you ever thought that with your own strength and a few guards, you can stop Zhao Kuan? If he wants to get rid of you, this is the best opportunity."

"Will not."

Lou Yu was in a hurry: "Why not? Zhao Kuan's holiday with you..."

"If I die, Zhao Kuan's whole family will not survive."

"Why?" There was suspicion and surprise in Lou Yu's eyes.

"Qi Zheng won't let him have a chance to attack."

Lou Yu showed a shocked expression: "Brother, tell me honestly, what is the relationship between you and Qi Zheng?!"

"The relationship between monarch and minister." Lou Yan gave Lou Yu a warning look, "I have nothing to do with him."

Evergreen Hall.

"Your Majesty, why didn't you send a supervising army this time?"

Qi Zheng smiled slightly, looking at the general kneeling at the bottom of the steps: "Naturally, I trust General Zhao."

Zhao Kuan raised his hand and bowed: "Thank you for your kindness, but the rules of the ancestors cannot be broken. Please designate the supervisor of the army."

Qi Zheng slowly played with the wolf hair in his hand, and it took him a long time to utter a word: "Oh? Since Aiqing is so persistent, does Aiqing have any suitable candidates?"

"I don't dare to speak nonsense."

Seeing a general nearly fifty years old lowering his head and looking down, Qi Zheng said coldly: "Say."

"Big Situ Louyan can take on this job."

Qi Zheng showed a sneer, and pressed the wolf hair on the table with a "snap" in his hand: "Zhao Kuan, don't play tricks under my nose."

Zhao Kuan was startled, and was about to argue, when he heard the calm and cold voice slowly say: "If he comes back from southern Xinjiang, and he loses a hair, you are the only one to ask."

General Zhao has been an official for dozens of years, but he never imagined that this blue face is no less than that of a confidante, or even worse.

"Ai Qing, do you understand?"

"Minister, obey the order." No matter how unwilling Zhao Kuan was, he still bowed down.

The supervising army that Qi Zheng set up at the beginning was Lou Yan, but he didn't say anything, and let Zhao Kuan bring it up by himself, and finally punctured Zhao Kuan's scheme. This is like giving a person a slap in the face when he is proud. It is far bigger than shooting when the opponent is on guard.

Due to the secret conversation that night, when Lou Yan proposed to go to the border the next day, Qi Zheng agreed without making things difficult.

Seeing Lou Yan playing up and down with low eyebrows, Qi Zheng could only feel helpless.

"You just can't trust me..." How do you think I'm going to stop you from doing something.

Thinking about His Majesty's attitude towards the two powerful ministers, the people's hearts are indeed on the long side.

Three days later, General Zhao Kuan, together with Da Situ Louyan, rushed to southern Xinjiang to quell the chaos. Soon, Qi Zheng issued a decree that he discussed with Lou Yan and several of his confidants. In parallel, the minimum age limit for the recruiting system was changed from 14 to 16, and the transfer of provincial officials was implemented.A big cleansing was carried out at the speed of thunder within half a month. Those who should be killed in the court, those who should be activated, those who should be relocated, and those who are difficult to deal with are also restrained from the subordinates. Although the situation has not been broken, it has been well eased. The penetration of forces is a slow process, and it will take time for government orders to take effect.

In this big purge, Lou Yu made good use of the secrets that Lou Yan planted a long time ago. Although he lost half of his party members, many inconspicuous positions with real power were firmly held in Lou Yu's hands. Yan hands.Regarding the cancerous tumors under his subordinates, Lou Yu's treatment of them is more ruthless than Lou Yan's method of shelving and emptying them. If they can be eliminated, they will be eliminated. If it still doesn't work, just intimidate it, lure it with profit, and seize its weakness to effectively contain it.

Lou Yu's ability to achieve this step is largely due to the information provided by Lou Yan, and of course there is also Lou Yu's own means.