Chapter 36 Countermeasures
Today is Yang Ding on duty. Liu Xie knew that Zhang Xiu's family had not been peaceful in recent days, so he sent Wei Zhong to call Yang Ding early in the morning.
"Your Majesty, the time for shift changes has not yet arrived, why did you call me so early?" In recent days, Yang Ding has been committed to joining Li Jue's command and knowing that Li Jue's son Li Shimiao has joined Zhang Xiu's aunt. In order to curry favor with Li Shi, he wants to do personal favors. He can do whatever he can, and asks someone to tell Li Shi about the time Zhang Xiu's shift changes.
Zhang Xiu was just a newcomer and had never done these things before. Moreover, such dirty methods were not the opponent of veterans like Yang Ding. He was cheated by Yang Ding and then cheated, but he didn't know how to reason. Now that his uncle is not here, he can only endure these things.
But Wei Zhong did not dare to offend him. Although Wei Zhong was just a small follower next to the emperor, he could speak on Guo Si's side. He was not the little yellow sect he could bully at will. If this kid said a few bad things about him from Guo Si, it would be useless even if he cursed the way Li Shi.
"Brother Youwei has something to do at home these days, so he will go back early. There must be no one in the palace, so General Yang will take care of him. From now on, I will send Wei Zhong to call you!" Liu Xie glanced at Yang Ding and said calmly.
"You..." Yang Ding was furious when he heard this, looking at Liu Xie, unable to speak. From when did this puppet emperor be able to make the decision when speaking in the palace? Why don't I know?
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Xiu couldn't help but greet Liu Xie with gratitude when he heard this. Li Shi's guy has become more and more irregular in the past few days, which also made him anxious. His uncle is not here, and he has official duties and cannot accompany him for a long time. In addition, Yang Ding is always making things difficult for him, but he is unable to do anything. Now that Liu Xie speaks, he still doesn't know that Liu Xie is making a name for himself, and he feels grateful and bowed heavily.
"Hmph!" Yang Ding groaned, and felt deeply sorry in his heart. The little emperor was also respectful to me at the beginning. Let's see how it is now?
Thinking of Liu Xie's attitude towards him and his current attitude, Yang Ding felt uncomfortable. Although he didn't take Liu Xie to heart at the beginning, there was an emperor who respected and admired him, and his vanity was not a little bit. Now, the contrast between Liu Xie's attitude made Yang Ding extremely uncomfortable. In addition, it seemed that Li Jue and Guo Si also ignored him now, which made him feel that the whole world had abandoned him.
"Some things, I am not safe now, and it is hard to decide for you. There are only these things that can be done. I hope Brother Youwei will not blame you!" Liu Xie waved his hand, feeling a little apology in his heart. If he hadn't had his secret moves, although these things would happen sooner or later, they would not have happened so quickly. Maybe when Zhang Ji comes back, this matter will be left in the end. At the worst, Zhang Ji will leave Chang'an like in history, avoid the whirlpool of Chang'an and start a new fire.
But he could not wait, let alone let things develop according to the historical trajectory. He had to concentrate the conflicts between the generals of Xiliang to make things happen. Zhang Xiu's family was very important to him in this matter.
"I dare not!" Zhang Xiu felt a little sad. His Majesty regarded him as his brother. He was not a kind-hearted person like Yang Ding. After a long time, he naturally unconsciously made a frustrated voice for Liu Xie. However, he had an uncle and aunt behind him. They treated him as if he was born, so they had to avoid His Majesty's delight.
He sighed secretly in his heart, said goodbye to Liu Xie, handed over the general order, and left in a hurry.
He rushed home and saw Li Shi tugging with his aunt in the main hall. Zou was struggling hard. How dare the servants and servants around him provoke this prince who is actually in Chang'an City. They hurried aside and did not dare to say more. Seeing this scene, Zhang Xiu immediately became angry from his heart, snatched up a few steps, kicked Li Shi, and scolded him sternly: "Li Shi, what do you want to do!?"
"Zhang Xiu, why are you here??" Li Shi saw Zhang Xiu, and a look of panic flashed in her eyes, and then said with a fierce look on her face.
Yang Ding's killing talent obviously said he would help him procrastinate. Now it seems that not only did he not procrastinate, but he asked Zhang Xiu to come back early. He was really not enough to make trouble. After he went back, he had to say something bad to his father and deal with this guy well.
"Get out!" Zhang Xiu kicked Li Shi over with a kick, and his handsome face turned red with anger.
Although Li Shi relied on his support behind his back, Zhang Ji was leading the army outside, but he was here to harm other families. If such a thing was spread, he would not be able to explain to the generals. What's more, Zhang Xiu was known as the King of Guns of the North, and his martial arts were no match for him at all. Li Shi knew that his family was worth it, and was afraid that Zhang Xiu would be so angry that he would be cruel to him. He didn't dare to say more at the moment, and fled out with a few servants in a mess.
"Xu'er, if you hadn't come back in time, today's affairs would probably be..." Zou couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw Zhang Xiu coming in. He thought of what happened today, and was very afraid. Li Shi relied on Li Jue as his father, and the servants in the mansion were useless to him. If Zhang Xiu hadn't come back in time, he might have succeeded today.
"Aunt, don't be afraid, I'm here, I will never let Li Shi touch your finger!" Zhang Xiu bit her teeth and made a loud noise.
"It's just the old saying goes. Only a thousand days of being a thief, so how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days? And Xiu'er, you have a public office, so it's impossible for you to be with me day and night?" Zou said miserably.
"At worst, I won't be this official, so I can save myself from the bird's aura!" Zhang Xiu said angrily.
Half of this is because it is really difficult for the family to leave, but the other half is also because he feels guilty about Liu Xie. Liu Xie treats him very well during this period, and he can guess what Liu Xie thinks, but because of the family, he is not easy to express his opinion. If he were the only one, he might have secretly surrendered to Liu Xie. Now that he encounters such a thing, he also wants to avoid Liu Xie, so as not to get stuck in the middle and feel uncomfortable.
"It's not possible!" Zou quickly shook his head and said, "With this, I'm giving Li Jue a warning. Even if Li Jue doesn't care, Li Shi is fanning the flames. Over time, it's inevitable that Li Jue won't attack my mother and son, and may even be exhausted from the general's safety."
"This..." Zhang Xiu couldn't help but stagnate when he heard this. For a moment, he had no idea. At this time, he never thought about how his aunt, a woman, would say such a truth.
"By the way!" After thinking for a long time, Zhang Xiu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped his thigh and said, "Auntie, I'll go and ask Mr. Wenhe for some time. He is resourceful and will definitely come up with the best of both worlds."
"Just..." Zou looked at Zhang Xiu hesitantly, and said with some concern: "Can this person really help you and me get out of trouble?"
"I'll definitely be able!" Thinking of the solution, Zhang Xiu felt much more relieved. He stood up and accused him and said, "Auntie, take a break, and my nephew will go find Mr.."
"Go and go back!" Seeing that Zhang Xiu was determined and it was difficult to stop him, Zou had to nod and respond.
Zhang Xiu left the mansion and did not go to Jia Xu's mansion. He knew that Jia Xu usually either lived in the Shangshu Mansion or drank in a familiar restaurant. He rarely went home during the day. Now he went straight along Zhuque Street to find the restaurant where Jia Xu often ate alcohol on weekdays.
"Sir, please ask me to find it easily!" Jia Xu was indeed in the restaurant. When Zhang Xiu saw Jia Xu, he breathed a sigh of relief. When he thought that as long as he found Jia Xu, he would definitely be able to help him solve his worries.
"Youwei didn't go home, why did you come here?" Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu in surprise. Although Li Jie was furious because of Li Li's death and didn't care about taking a concubine for the time being, the matter was not easy to delay. He was thinking about when to find Zhang Xiu to meet the emperor, but Zhang Xiu actually found him by himself. He was slightly stunned, but he already knew what Zhang Xiu was going to come.
Although everyone dared not say it clearly about Li Shi's covetous concubines in the Zhang family in the past few days, it has spread in private, which is naturally no secret to Jia Xu.
"But come for your aunt's business?" Jia Xu smiled and twisted a broad bean and put it into his mouth, asking Zhang Xiu.
"Sir, it's really a good idea. Xiong came here, and there is indeed such a reason. I want to ask her for a solution." Zhang Xiu said with a wry smile.
"Oh?" Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu: "I wonder what else is there to worry about Youwei besides this?"
When Zhang Xiu heard this, he hesitated for a while, but did not speak. Jia Xu shook his head and said, "Since Youwei is not good at speaking clearly, it's better not to say it. As for your aunt's affairs, it's easy to solve. You can go directly to Guo Si and ask him to uphold justice."
"Will Guo Si help me?" Zhang Xiu said in confusion. Guo Si and Li Jue were wearing pairs of pants.
"I will definitely help you." Jia Xu smiled. If it were just Zhang Xiu, Guo Si would naturally not turn against Li Jue for the sake of a young man, but there was Zhang Ji behind Zhang Xiu. Although Li Guo is as close as a family now, the so-called "one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers". The two are now equal in strength and have concerns. If they turn against each other, it will not be beneficial to both sides. However, whether Guo Si or Li Jue has the opportunity to strengthen themselves and overwhelm the other, they will never refuse. Zhang Xiu stood behind Zhang Ji. If Zhang Ji could use this to make Zhang Ji on his own chariot, Guo Si would definitely be willing to stand up. However, he would not explicitly explain these principles. It would be good to understand them. Even if he didn't understand, as long as Zhang Xiu did as he did, he could still protect his aunt.
"Sir, Xiu is trustworthy in his plan. There is another thing, but he doesn't know whether to talk about it or not." Zhang Xiu said hesitantly.
"If it's hard to say, then there's no need to say it." Seeing Zhang Xiu's appearance, Jia Xu shook his head quickly. He didn't want to get involved in inexplicable right and wrong.
"Sir!" Zhang Xiu looked at Jia Xu with a wry smile, shook his head and said, "Actually, there is nothing to say. Xiu has indeed been troubled by some things recently and does not know how to make a decision. Please give me advice."
Chapter completed!