"Oh, I wonder why this name sounds so familiar!" Liu Yan suddenly realized. He turned to look at Liu Xiu, who was sitting next to his subordinate. Seeing the latter frowning slightly, he changed his mind and looked at Long Yuan was sitting behind Liu Xiu.
Long Zhongbo! Long Yuan! Could it be that Axiu’s friend Long Zhongbo is the assassin Long Yuan?
Thinking of this, his face darkened and he snorted coldly: "That's nonsense! My brother is an honest man and only knows how to farm at home. How could he collude with the assassin who assassinated the emperor? Who is so bold and dares to frame my little brother?"
"This...I don't know the name of the reporter. Mr. Bo Sheng, do you know where Liu Xiu is now?" Feng Ping had only seen Liu Yan, but not Liu Xiu. Even though Liu Xiu was sitting in front of him at this time, He doesn't know who he is either.
Just as Liu Yan was about to speak, Feng Yi said first: "Steward Feng, Uncle Wen is not in Chongling at all right now. It is sheer nonsense to say that Uncle Wen is harboring assassins who assassinated the emperor!"
"That's right! You said Brother Bo Sheng's younger brother is harboring assassins. Do you have any evidence?"
"You dare to come to Chung Ling to arrest people without real evidence. Is there any royal law?"
At this time, Liu Yan's retainers stopped working. They all stood up indignantly, rolling up their arms and sleeves, blowing their beards and staring, as if they wanted to eat Feng Pingsheng alive.
Feng Ping had never seen this formation before. He looked around at the wolves and tigers of the people. His face turned pale with fear, and his body was trembling into a ball. He said in a trembling voice to Liu Yan: "Since... Liu Xiu is not... not pounding Ling, then...then that must be a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. Farewell, I'll take my leave!" As he spoke, he bowed to Liu Yan, turned around and walked out.
But at the door of the hall, there were people inside and outside, blocking the door tightly. Feng Ping wanted to leave now, where could he get out?
What's more, some of them had already pulled out the swords under their ribs, including Zhu You. Zhu You held a long sword in his hand and ran straight towards Feng Ping. Judging from his posture, he was rushing to kill him.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu hurriedly took Zhu You's arm, shook his head slightly towards him, and then winked at his elder brother.
They have not made sufficient preparations yet, and it is not a good time to start an uprising. If they kill Feng Ping at this time, they will be pushing themselves into a dead end, which will be very disadvantageous to their own side.
Liu Yan understood what Liu Xiu meant. He pondered for a moment and said, "Steward Feng, go slowly. I won't see you off."
"No, no, no need to send it away..." Feng Ping was crying when he said this. He felt that he was standing at the door of the hell gate and could be torn apart by the people around him at any time.
After hearing Liu Yan's words, the people blocking the door of the room dispersed one after another, and those who had drawn their swords also sheathed their swords.
Seeing that no one was blocking the door, Feng Ping didn't dare to delay any longer. He just ran out and rushed out of Liu Yan's house without looking back.
After Feng Ping left, Liu Yan looked at Liu Xiu and asked seriously: "Axiu, is what Feng Ping said true?"
Now that the matter was exposed, Liu Xiu no longer concealed it. He waved to Long Yuan and nodded to him.
Long Yuan stood up, bowed his hands to Liu Yan and everyone around him, and said, "I am Long Yuan, whose courtesy name is Uncle Zhong. I am the one who assassinated the reckless thief some time ago!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked, including Liu Yan, Feng Yi and others.
No one expected that Uncle Long Zhong, who was usually taciturn and always followed Liu Xiu like a shadow, was actually Long Yuan, the wanted assassin of the emperor who was wanted by the court.
Liu Yan suspected that Long Zhongbo and Long Yuan might be the same person, but when he heard him say it himself, he was still extremely shocked.
He looked straight at Long Yuan for a while before coming back to his senses. He turned to Liu Xiu and asked, "Axiu, you already knew this?"
Liu Xiu did not hide anything, nodded, and told the story of rescuing Long Yuan in detail.
After hearing this, Liu Yan couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. Whoever said that his younger brother was not courageous in the future would have to be anxious for him.
Even the assassin's younger brother dared to rescue him, and he did so under the eyes of the pursuers. How brave is this?
No wonder Long Yuan was so loyal to his younger brother and never left him. It turned out that there were such twists and turns in the process.
Through the Long Yuan incident, Feng Yi, Gai Yan and others also gained a new understanding of Liu Xiu. Looking at it now, Liu Xiu did not join the rebel army and suddenly became bolder after going to Yizhou to fight the Nanman people. When he was in his hometown in Chung Ling, he was already surprisingly courageous.
Feng Yi rolled his eyes and said: "My lord, it is not appropriate to stay in Chongling anymore."
Liu Yan, Liu Xiu and others looked at Feng Yi. Someone shouted loudly: "What are you afraid of? If the government really sends people to arrest Uncle Wen, the worst we can do is rebel and fight with the government's hawks and dogs!"
"That's right! We follow Brother Bo Sheng just to do something big with him!"
"Now that Red Eyebrow, Bronze Horse, and Green Forest have all rebelled, we will not be left behind! If we don't rebel now, how long will we wait?"
Everyone present said anything, but they only meant one thing, which was to go against it and take advantage of this opportunity to rise up.
Feng Yi shook his head. With less than 300 of them, it would be difficult for them to rise up and succeed.
And the most critical point is that the Lian Dan Division is now in Yizhou, very close to Nanyang County. They are revolting at this time, and it will be fine if they lose. Once they succeed and become more powerful, they will inevitably attract the Lian Dan Division. The encirclement and suppression of the Ministry.
Can they withstand the encirclement and suppression of 100,000 capital troops?
Feng Yi said seriously: "With our current strength, we are far from enough to start an uprising. Acting in haste is tantamount to self-destruction. What we need most now is time. We need time to recruit troops, train troops, and prepare supplies. In During this period of time, we must not draw the attention of the county government or even the county government to Chongling."
Having said this, he looked at Liu Xiu and said meaningfully: "My lord has been reported. If he still stays in Chongling, the county government will definitely take action. If the county government's actions are blocked, the county government will definitely send someone in." By then, Chung Ling will be the target of public criticism, and our revolt may fail before it even begins."
Feng Yi's meaning was very clear. During the preparations for the uprising, he must keep a low profile and never attract the attention of the government.
Liu Xiu's hiding of Long Yuan has been exposed, which will inevitably attract the government. The best way is for Liu Xiu to temporarily leave Chongling to create enough time and space for his own uprising.
When Liu Yan heard this, he lowered his head and remained silent.
Liu Xiu thought about it carefully, nodded to Liu Yan, and said: "Brother, I think what Brother Gongsun said is reasonable. It is indeed not suitable for me to stay in Chongling anymore. Otherwise, I will go to Yizhou to find Zizhang. What happens next?"
Liu Yan's head was shaking like a rattle. Going to Yizhou to rendezvous with Mawu and Yaoqi? That would be like putting his head in his belt, and he might be killed by Lian Dan at any time.
He thought for a while and said: "Axiu, you should stay away from Xinye for now! In Xinye, you have your second sister and your second brother-in-law taking care of you, so I feel more at ease."
Newfield……
Hearing the name Xinye, Liu Xiu's heart skipped a beat.
Liu Xiu's second sister Liu Yuan married into the Deng family in Xinye. Her husband's name was Deng Chen. The couple were very loving and had two sons and three daughters. Liu Xiu had also been to her second sister's house before and got along with her second brother-in-law Deng Chen. Very good.
The reason why he is so sensitive to Xinye is not only because his second sister's home is in Xinye, but also because there is a woman there who makes him dream, and she is also the woman he loves most in his life.
Officials should be like Zhi Jinwu, and wives should be like Yin Lihua. This is a famous saying left by Liu Xiu when he was studying in Chang'an.
At that time, he saw the solemn and magnificent honor guard holding Jin Wu, and he was very envious, so he expressed his feelings.
Up to now, Zhi Jinwu is equivalent to the commander-in-chief of the Capital Military Region and the director of the Capital Public Security Bureau, with a salary of two thousand dan. The official position is not big or small, but for a person from a low-level background like Liu Xiu, Zhi Jinwu has already He is a very great official.
At that time, Liu Xiu felt that if he could become an official and marry Yin Lihua, his life would be complete.
As for Yin Lihua, Liu Xiu met her when she was visiting her second sister's house.
He and Yin Lihua only met once, but they fell in love with her at first sight. Even though many years have passed, Liu Xiu still misses her and remembers her freshly.
Yin Lihua's background was very prominent. The Yin family was the largest and most orthodox gentry family in Xinye. After Guan Zhong, they had nearly a thousand acres of fertile land in Xinye, countless servants, and carriages. They were even more luxurious than the feudal princes and kings.
Compared with Yin Lihua, Liu Xiu is poor and useless. The gap between them can be described as diaosi and Gao Fumei.
Therefore, Liu Xiu only dared to think about Yin Lihua in his heart and never dared to say it out loud.
Now that his eldest brother asked him to go to his second sister's house to stay for a while, he immediately thought of the person he had missed so much.
Seeing Liu Xiu in a daze, Liu Yan thought he didn't want to go to Xinye. He patted Liu Xiu on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "Axiu, Yizhou is too dangerous. If you go to Yizhou, I really won't worry. Xinye, with your second sister and second brother-in-law taking care of you, my eldest brother will feel more at ease."
Liu Xiu came back to her senses, looked at Liu Yan, and said seriously: "Brother, I'm going to Xinye!"
Hearing this, Liu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his solemn face. He nodded and said: "You haven't been to your second sister's house for several years, right? This time I go to Xinye, my eldest brother will help you prepare more gifts. , don’t let the Deng family look down upon our Liu family.”
Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Brother, my second sister's family doesn't lack anything."
"If there is no shortage, there will be no shortage, but the etiquette must be fulfilled."
The Deng family is not a small family in Xinye, and they are related by marriage to the Yin family. Otherwise, Liu Xiu would not have met Yin Lihua at her second sister's house. The ancestors of the Deng family had high-ranking officials, and Deng Chen's great-grandfather and grandfather both Having served as the governor of a state, he was the largest local official and held a high position of power.
In Xinye, although the Deng family's family status cannot be compared with that of the Yin family, it is still far better than that of ordinary people.