Zhang Yu was from Duling, Chang'an. Like Li Mao's aide Liu Quan, he also became a powerful aide after failing the imperial examination. He first worked as a teacher in Dujia Private School and taught a group of naughty children to study. In two years, he was recommended to the Changsun family as an aide. He worked for fifteen years. He was then recommended to the Regent Li Chengqi by Changsun Pingxiao, becoming Li Chengqi's second-level aide.

The so-called second-level aide is responsible for various documents and archives and other specific matters. He has no chance to give advice around Li Chengqi. However, he is serious in his work and careful in his thinking, which gradually attracted Li Chengqi's attention. At the beginning of this year, Li Chengqi sent his youngest son Li Cui to Luoyang to handle the case. Zhang Yu was assigned to Li Cui by Li Chengqi and followed Li Cui to Luoyang.

But this was also the beginning of Zhang Yu's nightmare. Li Cui ignored him at all, let alone listen to his suggestions. But Li Chengqi didn't care about that much. Li Cui was defeated in Luoyang. Li Chengqi put most of the responsibility on Zhang Yu and ordered him to assist Li Cui well, and did not reuse his ideas. Li Cui ignored him at all and left him aside.

Zhang Yu has lived a very decadent life in the past few months and is full of pessimism about his future. He is over forty years old, and his life is over.

Just when Zhang Yu was most desperate, Changsun Hongren found him and talked with him all night, bringing another light to Zhang Yu's dark life path.

At noon, Zhang Yu came to the Beijing Baijiu Liquor House in neat clothes.

As soon as he arrived at the restaurant, he saw Changsun Hongren's personal entourage and came to his house together last night.

The entourage stepped forward and said to him, "Please come with me!"

Zhang Yu followed Zeng to a separate courtyard in the backyard. There were several guards with swords standing in the yard. The entourage pointed to the door, "Young Master is waiting in the room, you go in!"

"Is Your Highness Thirty-Eighth Highness here too?" Zhang Yu asked nervously.

The follower nodded, "He is here too!"

Zhang Yu took a deep breath and plucked up the courage to walk into the room.

There were two people sitting in the room, and there was a young man wearing a veil hat and a robe in front of him. Zhang Yu had seen it. It was the famous 38th prince Li Xiu.

The person sitting next to him was Changsun Hongren.

When Changsun Hongren saw him coming in, he smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, this is the Prince of Qiantang, the thirty-eighth prince, you should know him!"

Zhang Yu nodded, stepped forward and bowed, "Liar Zhang Yu, greet Your Highness!"

"Mr. Zhang, have we met in Luoyang?"

"That's right, actually... Bei Zhi and His Highness have dealt with him in Huayin County."

Li Xiu laughed, "That's an interesting memory!"

Changsun Hongren stood up and smiled and said, "Since you all know each other, I don't need to introduce you. I still have something to do in the court, so let's take a step first."

Li Xiu nodded, Changsun Hongren bowed and left.

Li Xiu waved his hand and smiled, "Sir, please sit down!"

Zhang Yu sat down on the side chair, and Li Xiu said again: "Changsun Shaoqing must have talked to you!"

Zhang Yu nodded, "The eldest son came to see me last night."

"I want to ask first, what is your relationship with the Changsun family?"

Zhang Yu sighed and said, "It's a kindness to know the favor!"

He recalled again: "I participated in the imperial examination at the age of 20 and failed twice. My family was not well off. I was introduced by the villagers to teach in Dujia Private School. I taught for two years. Not only did the salary be low, but it was really meaningless. Later, I saw the Changsun family recruiting accounting rooms, so I went to apply for the recruitment. I happened to meet the owner of the hometown. I went to Changsun Mansion to be an accounting room. In fact, I was also a staff member of Qian Gu of the owner of the hometown. This was done fifteen years ago. Five years ago, the year before the owner of the hometown passed away. He recommended me to be an aide to Xingqing Palace, mainly to organize documents, and there was no chance to make suggestions in front of the Regent. Until the beginning of the year, the Regent sent me as an aide to Li Cui. Li Cui was useless and did not listen to others. I have basically been on a cold bench these months."

"Can you see Li Cui now?"

"Yes! I can see it every day, and now he will do some superficial articles, say hello to me every morning, and then ignore me."

Li Xiu nodded and said, "I reached a cooperation agreement with the Changsun family. The Changsun family recommended you to me. I hope we can cooperate happily. Of course, if you are loyal to me, I may give you a future. You know that I am the governor of Beiting and in charge of Beiting military and political affairs. All prefecture and county officials are recommended by me. Then the Ministry of Personnel appointed, and maybe the governor cannot do it, but being a county magistrate is a small task."

Li Xiu's trick was so good, and it was the same for Liu Quan and Zhang Yu. No aide was willing to drive people to the fullest for the rest of his life. He wanted to take advantage of the powerful and powerful, but very few people could truly realize their life ideals.

Today, Li Xiu drew a cake for Zhang Yu, which undoubtedly touched Zhang Yu. It was not only because Li Xiu's promise was completely fulfilled, but more importantly, Zhang Yu is already forty-two years old. If he has no chance in the past or two years, there will be no hope.

So the big cake painted by Li Xiu made me excited, but I didn't dare to show it too clearly. He bowed and said, "Please rest assured, your highness, I will do my best to serve you."

Li Xiu glanced at him and said, "I don't know if Changsun Hongren told you that you are not playing for me, but serving the emperor. Similarly, if you choose to betray, but it is not me who betrayed, but the emperor, do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand what Your Highness means. Since I choose to follow Your Highness, if I turn to Li Cui, the Regent will not spare me either. I actually have no way out."

Li Xiu nodded, "I need you to do two tasks. Of course, it's not a success immediately. You have to take your time. Let me ask you first, what do you think about the conflict between Li Xun and Li Feng?"

Zhang Yu thought for a while and said, "They didn't speak many years ago, but the relationship between them has been very bad since this year. They pretended to be peaceful in front of the Regent, but they wanted to kill each other behind their backs. Judging from the current situation, their conflicts will soon intensify."

"Your task is very simple, it is to encourage Li Cui to kill Li Feng."

Zhang Yu hesitated and said, "But Li Cui doesn't trust me now, and he probably won't listen to my advice."

Li Xiu smiled faintly and said, "I will naturally arrange a chance for you to let Li Cui trust you step by step!"

Li Xiu picked up a note and handed it to him, "I guess you will have a chance today!"

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"A group of useless bastards actually lost the people. What else can you do besides drinking and playing with women?"

Li Cui gritted his teeth in hatred, pointed at a group of warriors in the yard and cursed.

The warriors knelt on the ground, each with shame on their faces and did not dare to look up.

The reason why Li Cui was furious was because he discovered that Li Guan raised a different home wife, that is, mistress. Of course, as Li Guan, if he liked a woman, he would just take her as a concubine. But the trouble was that this woman was born in a brothel, and the regent would never allow his son to marry a brothel as a concubine, so Li Guan could only raise this woman outside, for at least several years, and gave birth to an illegitimate child.

The fire cannot be kept in the way. Three days ago, someone sold this secret to Li Xun at a high price. Li Xun was not able to come forward in person, so he asked his brother Li Cui to investigate the matter.

Since his elder brother became the official representative of his father and attended the Political Affairs Hall, Li Cui also realized that his elder brother would probably become the heir of the regent, so his mind temporarily shifted from Yang Yuhuan to the great event of his elder brother fighting for the throne.

Of course, Li Cui had to do his best to help his brother fight for the throne, which was related to his future status. Once his brother became the regent, he could also be named the prince.

But the informant only knew that Li Feng's other home wife lived in Xuanyangfang, and she didn't know where she lived. She also knew that the woman was riding in a gorgeous carriage with two carp paintings outside the carriage.

So in the past two days, Li Cui's subordinates have been searching for him in Xuanyangfang. They found the carriage this afternoon, but they lost it. How could Li Cui not be angry?

At this time, Zhang Yu walked forward and said, "Your Highness, the back door street of Xuanyangfang is narrow, and the living is poor, and the environment is also dirty. The carriage will not enter the yard through the back door. It will definitely come back from the main door. As long as you guard the main door, the carriage will not be lost."

A word reminded Li Cui, yes! The carriage always has to go home, and he immediately shouted: "Why don't you go guard the gate!"

Several warriors rolled and crawled.

Zhang Yu smiled again and said, "Don't your highness think there is something strange here?"

"What's strange?"

"Since this whistleblower knows what the carriage looks like, how could he not know where the house is?"

Li Cui thought about it and said that since he knew the carriage but did not know the address, wouldn’t it be funny?

"What does the whistleblower mean?"

"Bizhi thinks there are two possibilities. Either the whistleblower also heard what others said, and he didn't see it himself, or it was just a trap."

"trap!"

Li Cui widened his eyes, "What does it mean?"

"For example, King Shu reported to the Regent that Li Feng had raised another home wife outside and gave birth to an illegitimate child. The Regent would definitely send someone to investigate, but it turned out that it was not the case at all. Will the Regent be dissatisfied with King Shu?"

"What do you mean is the story made up by Li Feng himself? Has my brother set up a trap?"

Zhang Yu nodded, "Your Highness will know just by trying it."
Chapter completed!