Li Xu looked at the sunlight coming through the window, then picked up the tea cup next to him and took a sip of tea.
"I have never believed in King Jian," Li Xu said. "He has always been good at playing with people's hearts. He never saw me when he was alive, and he never left a word. Why did he value me so much after he died?"
Li Xu's expression was serious and calm.
Zhou Yue was previously worried that Li Xu would be lost because of her life experience, but now she feels a little relieved.
Li Xu said: "Without me, everything you see now would still happen. Before I came to Northern Xinjiang, they had made many arrangements in private. Now they are just pushing me out to attract the attention of the court and Song Chengxuan."
Zhou Yue was very surprised. Although Li Xu had asked him to follow Mr. Lu before and asked him to inquire about various information, he did not see many clues from it. He did not expect that Li Xu would get such an answer.
Zhou Yue said: "Isn't it very dangerous for you to be like this? Why don't we find a way out? I can't just watch you..."
Li Xu smiled: "As early as when they said that I was the son of King Jian, I had already seen through it. I told you a long time ago that the reason why I stayed was because I was worried that the war would affect the people. Maybe I can change the situation here.
final result."
Zhou Yue fully understood after hearing this: "So you asked me to gather troops and guard the Onan River. I'm afraid the Tatars will take the opportunity to attack Zhou Dynasty."
Li Xu nodded: "Perhaps you will meet people from the Haixi tribe there. Your Zhou family has also been an important border guard for generations. They will be less defensive about you. You can join hands to guard the pass, as long as the Tatars are not allowed to come.
, No matter what kind of chaos the slaves cause, the imperial court will always send troops to put it down."
Zhou Yue's eyes were firm: "Don't worry, I will help you do this well. The generals our Zhou family knows are not greedy for life and afraid of death. Even if we die in battle, we will not bow to the Tatars."
"Also," Li Xu said, "you must remember that anyone who wants to cross the Great Zhou Pass to join the Tatars, whether they are members of the Nurgan tribe or King Jian's men, will be killed to prevent them from harming the Tatars."
Take refuge with the Tatars."
Zhou Yue couldn't help but feel a little moved. Li Xu was desperate and determined to turn the overall situation around.
After speaking, Li Xu raised his head and looked at Zhou Yue: "No matter what the final result is, even if the imperial court knows my identity, you will not be implicated, because all you do is defend against the Tatars and defend the Great Zhou's pass. If
...When the court interrogates you, you will definitely be able to get through this difficulty safely if you say you don’t know about my relationship with King Jian.”
Zhou Yue was moved when she heard this: "I took people to Onan River Guard, what are you going to do? If the court is already suspicious of you, and Song Chengxuan insists on you again, wouldn't you be in great danger?"
Li Xu's eyes were far-reaching: "I can't care so much anymore. This arrangement is already the best result. I never thought about myself, maybe... no matter how I look at it, the ending will be the same."
Zhou Yue clenched her hands tightly: "Why are things in the world always so unfair?"
"Go ahead," Li Xu's expression did not change, "Do what we should do, as long as we have a clear conscience."
Zhou Yue wanted to say something more, but finally opened his mouth without making a sound. He turned around and left the room. Zhang Hu outside called Zhou Yue: "Uncle Zhou, are you leaving now?"
Zhou Yue nodded, reached out and patted Zhang Hu's shoulder. The two looked at each other and didn't know what to say. After a while, Zhang Hu said: "We used to follow Prince Jian and listen to the orders of Master Gao and Mr. Lu. These days, I am here
Watching outside, watching the young master busy for the Great Zhou Dynasty, we brothers admire the young master from the bottom of our hearts, and we will stand with the young master no matter what happens."
"Then Mr. Lu..." Zhou Yue did not continue.
"We will keep a close eye on him. We didn't expect them to collude with the Tatars. Even if it is King Jian's wish, we cannot associate with them. We have already thought about it. If something happens, we will do our best to protect the young master."
Zhou Yue's eyes were slightly moist. No matter what the final result was, Li Xu did it. He did not let King Jian's party manipulate him, but instead made the people around him loyal to him.
"Uncle Zhou, be careful."
Zhou Yue nodded: "I hope we still have a chance to meet."
Zhang Hu said: "Definitely."
Zhou Yue no longer hesitated and strode out of the yard.
Li Xu continued to read the official documents in his hand. Everything he could think of had been arranged, but he knew that Song Chengxuan and Xu Qinghuan must have other arrangements.
"Sir," the steward said as he entered, "Sir Yu Jiang is here."
Li Xu stood up. Yu Jiang showed up here instead of taking Mrs. Li and Li Changyan back to the capital. He must have received a secret order from the emperor.
This is what Song Chengxuan and Xu Qinghuan meant, to let people trusted by the emperor come to monitor his actions.
Yu Jiang stood at the door and looked at Zhang Hu and others. Finally, when Li Xu came out, Yu Jiang put on a friendly smile and said, "Why don't you come to greet me, Mr. Li?"
Li Xu immediately stepped forward to greet Yu Jiang: "Your Majesty, you are too polite. If you have any important orders from the court, please come to the room with me to discuss it."
Yu Jiang looked at Li Xu. Grandma Song was right. This Li Xu was definitely not an ordinary person. He tortured Mrs. Li and Li Changyan severely, but Li Xu seemed to know nothing and remained calm on the surface.
There are indeed many places worth investigating about Li Xu.
"How about the war in Nuerqian?" Yu Jiang said, "How many soldiers and horses have the Yu family gathered? I never thought that the small Yu family could create such a battle in Nuerqian."
Yu Jiang's eyes were sharp and he kept looking at Li Xu.
Li Xu said: "The Yu family has been in the north for many years, and I'm afraid they have been secretly helping King Jian to control Northern Xinjiang. Now that Gao Jiansong is under investigation, the Yu family can no longer hide it. They want to take advantage of the imperial court's unpreparedness and take down Nu'ergan. After leaving Nu'er,
In addition to the various tribes, there are also many soldiers and horses in the garrison who have taken refuge with the Yu family."
Listening to Li Xu's words, Yu Jiang suddenly remembered something: "When I interrogated Li Changyan, Li Changyan said that the Yu family wanted to marry the Li family, and Miss Yu San was attracted to Mr. Li."
Li Xu looked coldly: "It is true that there is such a thing, but I have never had such an idea. Even after Miss Yu San was injured, Master Yu and Second Master Yu came to threaten me, but I did not agree. There were many people involved in this matter.
I’ve seen it all, if Master Yu doesn’t believe it, you can ask, and then…”
Yu Jiang's ears twitched slightly: "What else does Mr. Li want to say?"
"Miss Yu San is a female family member after all. As usual, I shouldn't comment on her," Li Xu narrowed his eyes, "We caught a confidant of the Yu family, and that person admitted that Miss Yu San took many women to Nuergan.
The tribe has girls aged thirteen or fourteen. What does she do with these girls? Nuergan tribes have always liked Zhou women, and women are often robbed. Miss Yu San’s move..."
Li Xu's voice became colder when he said this, and his face was full of disgust: "How could I marry such a woman?"
Yu Jiang immediately thought of Qing'e. Qing'e and Sister Hui had said that someone had taken away many women from Dazhou. Could it really be the Yu family?
Grandma Song was right. Li Xu was so skillful that he found out so many secrets in a short period of time. He almost trusted Li Xu completely.
interesting.
Yu Jiang came out of Li Xu's house, took the people back to his residence, sent everyone out, and then walked into the inner room.
There was someone tied up in the inner room. She was looking at Yu Jiang in panic. It was Mrs. Li.
"Your son is so beautiful," Yu Jiang whispered, "Now the entire northern Xinjiang is almost his, but he has never mentioned you a word... It seems that there is no use for me to keep you."
As soon as Yu Jiang finished speaking, he lifted Mrs. Li's finger.
There was a clear "click" sound, and Mrs. Li felt severe pain on her fingers. She widened her eyes and saw her fingers twisted to the side strangely. Her heart was full of fear and she wanted to struggle hard, but there was no way.