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374 Threat
The room was brightly lit, Liu Taiping put down the accounts in his hand, and said: "So, that Zhang Junbao was carefully crafted by Song people?"

Liu Zhong said straightly: "Yu Dechen went south to kill that Song official named Li Xia, but was deceived by the other party. Regardless of whether the Zhang Junbao who came here was Li Xia, he must have killed my two subordinates in the street."

"Yu Dechen doesn't know?"

Liu Zhong said straightly: "This Taoist priest Yu is an idiot. He was kindly saved and heard that he wanted to go north to find relatives, so he foolishly brought him here."

"What is the purpose of this person going north?"

"At present, the most reasonable inference is only one... contact Shi Tianze."

Liu Taiping looked more serious, and said slowly: "Are you sure?"

"When Zhang Junbao arrived in Kaifeng, he met Shi Zhang immediately." Liu Zhong said straightly: "Shi Zhang, a boy, usually only knows how to recite poems and make mistakes. Wearing sackcloth and straw shoes? It's too deliberate to act like this."

"Shi Tianze." Liu Taiping knocked on the table, muttered the name, and said, "Do you know why Shi Tianze is trusted by two generations of Khans? This person is good at observing the current situation."

"Good at observing the current situation?"

"Shi Tianze's elder brother, Shi Tianni, once served as the Marshal of the capital and led 24 households. After Shi Tianni died in battle, Shi Tianze took the place of his brother and held important powers. He made great achievements in destroying gold, but he faced Wo Kuotai Khan, Please relieve me of the post of Marshal of the capital and pass it on to Shi Ji, the son of Shi Tianni."

Liu Zhongzhi nodded and said: "I've heard about this matter, Shi Tianze also asks to divide Shi Ji's military power with his second nephew Shi Quan."

"This is an imitation of the 'Tweeting Order' of the Han Dynasty." Liu Taiping said: "The historians of the Central Plains are among the best. How can the Great Khan not be afraid? Shi Tianze distributed the military power of the historians to his nephews. The Khan court is loyal, but it will not have too much power."

"It's really loyal, it's better to give up all the military power."

"Then what do other people think of Da Khan? A dead dog? Shi Tianze's sense of proportion is just right."

"It's just right, not only to avoid suspicion, but also to protect the historian's military power."

Liu Taiping sneered slightly, and said: "Alan Da'er threatened to kill all of Kublai Khan's subjects, and if the civil officials killed him, he would kill them, but he dared not touch some people in the Central Plains, Li Fen, Liu Heima, Zhang Rou, Shi Tianze... once these princes are forced to turn against each other, Alan Daer can't afford it either."

"We'll see how long Li Fen will be able to hop around when the profuse sweat destroys Zhao Song." Liu Zhong said straightforwardly, "According to what my nephew has seen, Shi Tianze may not be as loyal as he appears on the surface."

"Don't speak nonsense. For this kind of general, you must tell evidence in everything."

"But what my nephew heard today about Li Xia's deeds are all related to Shi Tianze. What did Li Xia get in Kaifeng that would allow Song Ting to break the rules and appoint a young man who was not born in the imperial examination as the county magistrate? And this county magistrate did not hesitate to go back to Kaifeng alone and take risks. , and for what?"

Liu Taiping said calmly: "I said, to deal with the general, you must give evidence."

Liu Zhongzhi was taken aback for a moment, recalling the word "deal with", and then realized that his uncle was already beating him.

"Yes, it's my nephew who made the decision."

Liu Taiping no longer looked at Liu Zhongzhi, and said calmly: "Two of your subordinates died, you must find out, understand?"

"My nephew understands."

After Liu Zhong exited the study, he walked around the corridor and saw a subordinate running quickly.

"I found it. Yesterday, someone saw that Taoist priest near the Shifu."

"Sure?"

"It's not wrong, that Taoist is very eye-catching, no one will look sideways while walking on the road."

Liu Zhongzhi turned around, and wanted to see Liu Taiping immediately.

However, thinking of the phrase "there must be evidence", he abruptly stopped, and ordered in a low voice, "Let me find him. I have to search Kaifeng City to find him."

"Yes……"

Liu Zhongzhi stared at his subordinate's back, and said to himself: "Shi Tianze, since you have leaked a flaw, don't blame me for stepping on you to climb up..."

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Shi Tianze sneered, and murmured: "Killed two people... I thought he would sue Alan Da'er, but he just killed two people..."

"Father, what does this mean?"

"Li Xia only needs to kill people in the street, and the Hook Examination Bureau will investigate the matter. Then it will not be difficult to find out that you have met Li Xia... These things, if they find out by themselves, are more convincing than the whistleblower letter."

"Then what do we do?"

"What are you panicking about?" Shi Tianze said, "You're out of control, do you know? Calm down and think about it carefully, don't act like you've lost your mind."

Only then did Shi Zhang reflect on himself, took a few deep breaths, and pondered for a long time.

"Two ways, or continue to contact Li Xia, meet his request, and let him leave; or find a way to kill him, and calm the matter as soon as possible."

"go on."

"If we want to kill Li Xia, we must first find him. But in the current situation, we would never dare to make a big move. Finding someone in the huge city of Kaifeng is like finding a needle in a haystack... In this way, we can only agree to him, which is ridiculous..."

"Enough." Shi Tianze shook his head and said, "I have ordered someone to control Yang Guo's family."

Shi Zhang was stunned.

"Why... no, think about it, baby... Is father trying to test Li Xia?"

Shi Tianze was silent.

He attaches great importance to cultivating the children of the family, and now several nephews can stand alone, because the nephews lost their fathers when they were young, and it is not easy for the Khan court to suspect them.

On the contrary, it was his own son who failed to take up the post and lacked too much experience.But no matter how smart a person is, if his mind is not polished, he will easily get confused when encountering major events.

Sometimes calmness is more important than intelligence.

This is also the reason why Shi Tianze is willing to spend time discussing with Shi Zhang, not to ask for ideas, but to sharpen his son secretly.

Shi Zhang's forehead was covered with sweat, and he murmured, "Father thinks that Li Xia went north because of Yang Guo? Why do you have such speculation...because..."

"Because Jia Sidao can do better than Li Xia in any matter, there is no need for Li Xia to come in person." Shi Tianze said: "Kaifeng City does not have the 'profit' that is worth putting Li Xia in danger alone, so he Probably not for profit, but for saving Yang Guo."

"But it still doesn't make sense..."

Shi Tianze said: "You think it doesn't make sense, because you only care about the pros and cons, not the friendship. Think about it for yourself, when will a young man lose the enthusiasm in his heart? Go on."

Shi Zhang was stunned again, surprised that Shi Tianze only said this when he called him here tonight.

He turned out of the study with his head down, and suddenly thought of the fact that he betrayed Yan Fu to Wang Luo as a substitute for the dead ghost.

That had been one of his best friends.

"But father, aren't you the same?" Shi Zhang murmured, "It was you who asked Yang Guo to contact Song Ting. Once Yang Guo was captured, father, weren't you also eager to silence him?"

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Under the same night, Li Xia was walking through the alley near Yang Guo's mansion. When he turned his head inadvertently, he saw that the Shi family's soldiers had surrounded the house layer by layer.

Li Xia did not continue to get closer, but hid in the dark, waiting patiently.

Finally, he saw a soldier walking towards the bushes, unfastening his belt and trying to relieve himself.

Li Xia took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, sprinkled some medicinal powder on the handkerchief, stepped forward, covered the soldier's mouth and nose, and dragged him into the woods.

He has a lot of strength in his hands, allowing the opponent to struggle desperately, and he still can't struggle.

"Shut up, listen. Go back and tell Shi Tianze that he guessed right. Before noon tomorrow, I want to see that man get out of Alan Daer's hands safely. Otherwise, things will only get more and more difficult for him." .”

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

"You can nod if you understand."

The soldier shook his head.

Li Xia said: "You just need to relay this sentence to Shi Tianze, understand?"

"Ugh..."

The soldier nodded his head.

"Tell him he understands that if he doesn't do it before noon, he will see the consequences."

Li Xia still covered his mouth and nose until his eyes closed slowly, then let go of his hand and disappeared into the darkness again.

~~
The night is darker.

The candle in Shi Tianze's study had already been extinguished, but it was lit again.

"Understood, there is no need to tell others about this matter."

"Yes, the villain would never dare to say."

"Go down..."

Shi Tianze was wearing a nightgown, sitting alone in the study, his eyes deep in thought.

Today he took control of Yang Guo's family, and sure enough, he found out the boy's purpose.

As for that threat... He, Shi Tianze, has never been through such a bloody storm, so he is afraid of the threat of an arrogant child.

It is true that he has the ambition to rebel and stand on his own, but first of all he wants to ensure the safety of historians.Yang Guo and Li Xia are at risk of being exposed, so he can get rid of them without hesitation.

The reason why Yang Guo was asked to pass on the information last year, Yang Guo only thought that he wanted to contact Li Fen.

Li Xia came alone, thinking that he was still hesitating whether to make trouble.

But these people still don't understand his real intention.

"Idiot, the key point is neither Zhao Song nor Li Fen. Zhao Song's cowardice and Li Fen's rebelliousness are not enough to conspire for great things. elder brother."

Shi Tianze muttered to himself, looking at the empty study room, as if Li Xia was right in front of him.

"Why did I give information to Zhao Song last year? It was nothing more than worrying about Brother Meng's capture of Sichuan and Shu, and Kublai Khan's crime of 'slacking in attacking Song' was proved, and he was bound to lose power. What I am waiting for is that the two brothers will fight and lose.

Now that the exam is in full swing, Kublai Khan has been driven into a desperate situation, whether to betray or surrender is only a matter of thought.Just wait and see for a few years, the situation may change drastically, but Yang Guo persuaded me to contact this idiot Li Fen at this time, and I was thrown into jail.

What can I do except for the strong man to cut off his wrist?You can't even see through this point of truth, you dare to persecute me?You underestimated Brother Meng's trust in me, and underestimated Shi's wrist..."

No one answered Shi Tianze.

In the end, Shi Tianze just waved his hand and extinguished the candle on the desk.

To him, Li Xia was just a small candle.

Mengge Khan is the brilliance of the bright moon, only the cloud of Kublai Khan can block it a little.He, Shi Tianze, would never let Meng Ge know his ambitions in advance just because of that flickering candle.

If you want to make a choice, you must naturally choose the path with the least danger and the greatest benefit.

"I will see the consequences? Huh..."

(End of this chapter)