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Chapter 151 Double Hook
"Liao He?" Zhou Yu shook his head, "I haven't heard of this name for a long time, I remember he is Liao Ze's younger brother."

Zhuo Ran nodded: "Uncle Zhou, Liao Ze told me about the Battle of Boxi at that time. My father did not collude with the ancient Qiang people at all. It is because there are internal support in the Zhuo family's army."

"But Liao He is not included in your father's army." Zhou Yu said: "At that time Liao Ze was in Gaodu, and I heard that he and Liao He had some rifts, and Liao He was unwilling to go with him, so he decided Go west. How would he know what happened to Liao He and your father?"

Zhuo Ran was still thinking about this question, Zhou Yu reacted ahead of time: "How could this Liao Ze tell you this? Why have you never mentioned this matter?"

Zhuo Ran lowered his head slightly, Chang Yinyu handed Zhou Yu a glass of water when he saw this, and said, "Young Junior Sister must have not had time to tell you, Uncle Zhou, you forgot that Little Junior Sister didn't touch the ground all day long when she was a secretary. busy."

"That's right." Zhou Yu nodded dumbly, seeing that Zhuo Ran also followed Chang Yinyu's words, he also suppressed his doubts.

"It's just Ran'er," Zhou Yu said, "If you want to find out about your father, it's better to leave it to Zishatang to find information. You should think about where we should go and where to start."

Zhuo Ran didn't hear Wei Xun interrupting, guessing that he didn't know about Liao He, so he nodded.

"What are you all doing in Yongzhou these few days?" Chang Yinyu looked at Wei Xun and said, "It's not like you have a premonition waiting here for me and Uncle Zhou, right?"

Wei Xun looked up at Zhuo Ran, then lowered his head and dared not speak.Chang Yinyu observed Zhuo Ran's expression, frowned and said, "It's been a while since you have a secret, and you still don't want to tell it."

Zhuo Ran took out the washed cloth from her sleeve pocket, unfolded it and put it on the table, she said: "It's nothing, but I've been thinking that Li Chengru must also want to find this thing. He fled from Los Angeles, and now We don't know exactly where it is dormant, but I want to lure the snake out of the hole and completely cut off his thoughts."

"Li Chengru?" Zhou Yu hadn't heard from Li Chengru for a long time, only heard that Li Chengru robbed the prince and fled to Los Angeles, and then escaped, jumping faster than a mouse.

"There are only a few strongholds of bandits in Los Angeles," Zhou Yu said: "There are so many people, and none of us can stop him when he appears. Since he is also looking for this purpose, Ran'er's idea is not the same. Can't."

Chang Yinyu frowned: "Why is Uncle Zhou messing around with my junior sister? There are too many bandits in Luocheng, how can we deal with them if they really want to lure us out? Besides, Zisha Hall is not for us to drive, they are here to protect Junior sister, how can you use them as swords and guns?"

Zhuo Ran shook her head and said, "I understand what you said. But I don't mean to involve Zishatang. I only want Li Chengru's life, and the bandits in Luo City are not important."

Wei Xun looked at Zhuo Ran, but didn't say what was on his lips.

"His purpose is very simple," Zhuo Ran stroked the slightly incomplete stitch with his fingers, and said softly, "Kill me, take this to find another person who listens to him, and become a puppet emperor."

"But shouldn't he go to Yan Chengxuan?" Chang Yinyu said: "Now that Yan Chengxuan is Emperor Taiping, according to me, this thing is useless."

"It's useless to us, but for Li Chengru, a person whose long-cherished wish is hard to get rid of, this thing is all his hope." Zhuo Ran looked at Zhou Yu and said, "Master can understand his mood, since We know what he wants and we can do it."

Wei Xun looked at Zhuo Ran, and said in a low voice, "Why don't you let him fight with Emperor Taiping, we can just watch from the sidelines."

Zhuo Ran shook his head.

Zhou Yu seemed to understand something, sighed deeply, and said helplessly, "It's okay, but Ran'er, no matter what you do, you must protect yourself."

Chang Yinyu frowned incomprehensibly: "Uncle Zhou?"

"It's getting late." Zhou Yu put away the cloth and handed it to Zhuo Ran, saying, "Go back to your room and rest, we'll talk about it later if you have anything to do."

Zhuo Ran nodded slightly, put away the cloth, and then lifted her skirt and stepped out of the room.Chang Yinyu watched Wei Xun go out and closed the door, and then asked: "Why didn't Uncle Zhou stop him, how could my younger sister win against that old and cunning Li Chengru?"

Seeing Zhou Yu wanting to get up, he stretched out his hand to help him. Zhou Yu sighed deeply and said, "You also know Ran'er's temperament. She must have her own reasons for catching Li Chengru. Li Chengru and Liao Ze have a close relationship." Qian, maybe I also know what happened to General Zhuo Ting back then, Ran'er wanted to find out why, so what reason do I have to stop him."

Chang Yinyu shook his head: "But I can't let my junior sister do this. We don't know the strength of Zishatang, what should we do if something goes wrong."

Zhou Yu sat on the side of the couch, raised his eyes and said, "I just hope that someone will watch her. Wei Xun, because of Nan Xiang's status, obeys Ran'er and dare not disobey her. She will protect Ran'er." son."

Chang Yinyu scratched his head: "We haven't heard any news about the bandits in Los Angeles all the way here, why does my junior sister seem to know everything well?"

"Shanzhong said that the most similar thing between Ran'er and Empress Yu Jing is in how she handles things. She has her own ideas, and she doesn't want to share them with others." Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "I'm worried about her, but there's nothing I can do about it. .”

Chang Yinyu seemed to suddenly understand why Zhuo Ran was not in a hurry to please Li Xunchuan, and she probably didn't tell Li Xunchuan about it.Li Xunchuan was going to the border next, and then returned to Beili. If Zhuo Ran had told him about this, Li Xunchuan would definitely not have left in a calm and unrestrained way.

At this time, he was still thinking about Li Yanchuan's feelings, and sure enough, Zhuo Ran had real feelings for Li Yanchuan.He was still thinking that Zhuo Ran and Li Yuchuan were just staying together in Gaodu every day, and when they left Gaodu, they would lose contact naturally, and it would be easy to use harm. He never thought that Zhuo Ran could be so careful .

Zhou Yu said a few more words, and found that Chang Yinyu was not listening at all, so he said, "What are you thinking?"

Chang Yinyu shook his head: "It's nothing. I just think that if my junior sister really wants to try to win the throne, the first step is to find a better person to provide military assistance."

"This matter still needs to be discussed in the long run..."

Chang Yinyu raised his eyebrows: "That's not necessarily true."

Zhou Yu looked tired, and didn't even bother to think about what Chang Yinyu's words meant, so he fell asleep on the couch with his head tilted.Chang Yinyu covered Zhou Yu with the quilt, and then quietly exited the room.

Wei Xun had been waiting outside the door, and Chang Yinyu was taken aback when he came out.Wei Xun chased after Chang Yinyu and asked about Zhuo Ran and Li Yuchuan. They were fine when they were in Luocheng, but now they are much different.

Chang Yinyu heard him talk about Luo City, and heard that there should be many people under Li Chengru's subordinates. What kind of plan did Zhuo Ran think of? How could he kill Li Chengru under the protection of so many people? This is simply impossible.

"You... We don't care about their affairs." Chang Yinyu didn't want to explain to him, so he changed the subject and said, "What is my junior sister planning these days? Although we are familiar with each other here in Yongzhou, we can't stand it." She's so fussy."

Wei Xun shook his head: "The girl didn't tell me either."

Chang Yinyu twisted his neck: "Alright, I'll ask in person when I have time."

***
Zhuo Ran kept a lamp, which was placed on the small table beside the couch. She hugged the quilt and was huddled in the corner, staring at the flickering flame in the lamp.She didn't pull up her hair, and her long hair spread to her shoulders as she bowed, and she played with her fingers.

When she was in Li Yanchuan's tent just now, she heard the slight cry of a child next door, although she knew that the child was definitely not Li Yanchuan's.

Li Yunchuan became much colder, but Zhuo Ran didn't intend to show weakness and admit his mistake.It is rare for her to stay sober now, she understands what she should do and how to do it, without Li Xunchuan by her side, she has more time to be presumptuous.

She will never let Li Chengru go.What happened to Liao Ze and Liao He, he must be an insider, Li Chengru was included in those who wanted to kill her in prison.On the other hand, Emperor Nanhuan and Empress Yu Jing are her biological parents, revenge is the main thing, and Li Chengru must die when it comes to the battle at Zhuoxi River in Zhuo Ting.

But never die at the hands of others.Zhuo Ran still has something to ask, and there are many things that need to be settled.After thinking for a long time, Zhuo Ran fell back on the pillow, watched the dimming lamp and fell into a deep sleep.

There was a sound from the window, Zhuo Ran frowned slightly, but he couldn't open his eyes, so he stretched out his hand and moved, but there was no more movement.Zhuo Ran felt the heat source sticking to her back, subconsciously turned over and burrowed in, and was directly held there by someone pinching her wrist, Zhuo Ran was pinched very comfortably, and fell asleep after rubbing it twice.

The man pulled up the quilt to protect the exposed shoulders, and he sighed deeply after a while.

"Zhuo Xiaqiu, you are a little heartless."

***
Li Xunchuan got up early and found some water to feed Chuyun.Just like practicing his voice, Chuyun had to cry for a while in Li Yanchuan's arms every morning, and he had to stop crying until he couldn't breathe, staring at Li Yanchuan with blinking watery eyes.

Xiong Zhenghao waited until Chuyun stopped crying before walking up to Li Yuchuan, and said softly, "Master Hou, we have found Zhuo Siye now, shall we stay in Yongzhou?"

Li Xunchuan looked up at him: "I didn't make it clear yesterday?"

Xiong Zhenghao immediately lowered his head: "This subordinate knows."

Wu Song got up earlier than Li Xunchuan, went out and ran around and came back, saw Li Xunchuan glaring at him, hurriedly hid behind Xiong Zhenghao, poked out his eyes to look at him.

"Let's pack up, let's go to the border." Li Yanchuan didn't get angry, he held Chuyun up and hugged him, stood up and said, "The situation at the border is unknown, so don't run around when you get there."

Wu Song looked at Li Yuchuan: "No...don't you bring Zhuo Siye?"

Xiong Zhenghao grabbed Wu Song by the collar and pushed him to the front, Li Yanchuan was expressionless, Chu Yun rubbed his neck and pulled his braid, Li Yanchuan let him go, and went to Zhushi.

"So soon, the master doesn't like Zhuo Siye anymore?" Wu Song raised his eyes to look at Xiong Zhenghao, who gave him a light slap.

Xiong Zhenghao shook his head: "You'd better say a few words less, Master Hou is angry now, Zhuo Siye didn't even think about coaxing Master Hou when I saw it, don't mess with him."

Wu Song nodded, and followed Xiong Zhenghao to pack his things.Xiong Zhenghao carefully explored the road to the border, but speaking of them, although their movement was very small, the 2000 people were not a small number. There was nothing unusual here in Yongzhou, as if they hadn't been noticed at all. .

Li Xunchuan knew about Nie Hanshan, so he didn't even think about meeting him this time.Anyway, he didn't have any malicious intentions, this time he was just using it as an excuse, and it was reasonable no matter what.Although Li Xunchuan said to go to the border to see Ye Baiqi first, but more importantly, he wanted to know what Zhuo Ran was planning.Now that Zhou Yu is back, at least he can watch her a bit, so that she won't be alone, and he can feel at ease for the time being.

Li Xunchuan stroked Zhushi's hair, looked into the distance, clamped the horse's belly and rushed away.Xiong Zhenghao led the people to chase, but Li Yanchuan didn't intend to wait for them. The official road was extremely spacious, and Li Yanchuan didn't enjoy running very much. He glanced back and frowned slightly.

Xiong Zhenghao thought he was going to stop and wait, but when Li Xunchuan raised his head to signal, he ran away without a trace.He sighed secretly, and he couldn't speed up suddenly, so he had to bite the bullet and try not to let Li Xunchuan's back disappear from his sight.

Zhuo Ting suggested that the official road of Yongxintu Sanzhou be repaired at that time, and it is very convenient to walk through the direct way.Xiong Zhenghao originally wanted to ask about Zhuo Ran's affairs here, but he didn't stay here for long, and he didn't even have a chance to ask for advice.

***
Tian Wuruo now has a place in the court.Previously, Emperor Chongwen had a lot of trust in him, but many times he would not really listen to Tian Wuruo's words.But Emperor Taiping is different, and Tian Wuruo's power can be regarded as a higher level.

No matter what kind of heart they used to be, those courtiers now respect the new emperor on the surface.The news of the new emperor's enthronement has also been received from all over the place. There was a tradition of meeting with the audience, but they thought that Beili Xiqi's defection might shake the hearts of the people, so they put it aside for the time being.Emperor Taiping hadn't figured out how to do it yet, and Tian Wuruo didn't interfere too much, but Yan Chengxuan told him that he wanted to send Yan Yingzhen and Xu Zheng out of Gaodu.

Yan Chengxuan didn't want to really hurt Yan Yingzhen and Xu Zheng.It's just that they don't want to support the new emperor, and keeping him will only make him feel bored. It's better to send him to another place and lock him up in another place.

Tian Wuruo didn't deny it, but just persuaded Yan Chengxuan to try to communicate with them. Emperor Chongwen was dead, so it's not impossible to start from scratch now, as long as they are willing.

Fu Sisi only cared about the affairs of the imperial prison and knew very little about the affairs of the court. She was relieved that Tian Wuruo had reached this level, but also secretly worried.Although she understood Tian Wuruo's approach and knew that at this time one person was really needed to take care of the overall situation, Yan Chengxuan's ascension to the throne was just a pawn to delay the attack.

Recently Tian Wuruo always locked himself in the study, or went out for a whole day without coming back, Fu Sisi just thought he was busy and didn't think about other things.There are not too many things in the prison, and now Luo Ling can take care of herself, so she doesn't need to work too hard.

Fu Sisi managed to catch Tian Wuruo, took off his cloak for him, and handed him a glass of water: "I came back early today."

Tian Wuruo nodded, took the water glass and took her hand into his arms.Fu Sisi looked up at him, pushed his arm away, and said, "What are you doing?"

"Wen Rongxi has been in the palace all the time."

Fu Sisi didn't quite understand what he said, but responded: "I know, what's wrong?"

Tian Wuruo secretly sighed: "Yan Chengxuan has a good relationship with him, no matter what, he should be a mentor-like figure, but I heard people say that Wen Rongxi said he was staying in the palace to recuperate, but in fact, it is basically a captivity." .”

"Are you talking about what I understand?" Fu Sisi took his water glass and put it on the table, and said, "Could it be true..."

"Did you forget what we said to him when we entered the pilgrimage hall?" Tian Wuruo asked back, "I thought you understood what I said."

Fu Sisi nodded, and said: "What do you say, I will naturally help you get it back. Why do you still think so much. But Wen Rongxi is seriously injured, and if he wants to engage in captivity again, Wen Rongxi probably won't be able to survive."

"It is absolutely impossible for Yan Yingzhen to let him do whatever he wants." Tian Wuruo sat on the chair, and Fu Sisi sat opposite him, listening to him say, "Perhaps Yan Yingzhen has a plan, but speaking of it, Wen Rongxiruo is on the same side as us, It might be a good opportunity."

Fu Sisi shook her head: "That's not true. When they went to the governor's mansion, the two of them had a close relationship. I think it's unlikely that they would hurt their friendship because of such a small matter."

"Do you know who Wen Rongxi is?"

"Huh?" Fu Sisi frowned, Tian Wuruo smiled, and said, "Jiangnan gardens are all talented scholars and beauties, all of them have icy muscles and delicate bones, and their hearts are exquisite. As the representative of Wen Rongxi, you think he will be willing Humiliated by Yan Chengxuan like this? Besides, no matter how dull Wen Rongxi is, he won't fail to see what Yan Chengxuan is thinking. If he really wants to come to this point, he might fight to the death with Yan Chengxuan."

"It's not that serious." Fu Sisi frowned and said, "How do you know that Wen Rongxi has no intentions for Yan Chengxuan? Do you have evidence?"

Tian Wuruo thought for a while: "Intuition."

Fu Sisi bit the corner of her lips, and said: "Intuition is not used in this way. By the way, have you heard about General Peng? He hasn't come back at this time, will he encounter any danger?"

Tian Wuruo sighed: "We have no way to ask Mr. Jiang and Liu Jijiu. But I see that the people following the governor this time are all forbidden soldiers. Maybe the governor knows about the bandits in Luocheng, and there is no movement in Beili , Maybe he will help General Peng tide over the difficulties this time?"

"Why are you so sure that the Governor will help?" Fu Sisi said, "There is no news about Xiaqiu yet, and the Governor will definitely go to Xiaqiu first. As for General Peng, if he finds out that he will go out this time, he will change hands." I don’t know what will happen.”

"Speaking of bandits in Los Angeles, I thought of the border." Tian Wuruo straightened up and said, "If General Zhonglang meets General Peng, it won't be too bad."

Fu Sisi was silent for a moment, then said: "Right now... Yan Chengxuan has no intention of looking for Concubine Yan, and I don't know what's going on with Xiqi."

(End of this chapter)