Plan to cut off the nine states

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It was said that he was taken into custody. In fact, Lou Jian was not sent to a cell. Instead, he lived alone in a room with palace servants to serve him. However, he was so frightened that he lay down with his clothes on at night. When he closed his eyes, he saw bloody Dao had nightmares all night long. He would sit up as soon as he heard the door knock, breaking out in a cold sweat. He would make sure no one came in before he could continue to fall asleep.

Tonight, the door was really loud, and there were faint lights flickering outside.

Lou Jian opened his mouth wide and felt his heart jumping in his throat. He quickly closed his mouth and grabbed the quilt with both hands. He made up his mind that no matter what charges the emperor placed on him, he would cry and beg for mercy.

"Lou Zhongjun, someone is here to see you." The speaker is a servant who has been serving Lou Gong these days and has received a lot of benefits, so he is very polite and not at all harsh as a guard.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life!" Lou Gang cried whenever he wanted. He rolled out of bed, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, while wailing loudly, "Don't look at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face. For the sake of the Empress Dowager, please spare my life. I am loyal to Your Majesty. When Your Majesty was a child, I..."

The servant was startled, put the lantern on the table, and stepped forward to help him, "Junior in the building, don't cry, it's not your majesty who's here, it's your family members."

Lou Chu also stepped forward to help, "The army in the building is me, Lou Chu."

Lou Jian stopped crying, and with the help of the light, he recognized that the person was indeed his seventeenth brother. He immediately turned from sadness to joy, hugged him, laughed three times, and then started crying again.

Louji comforted him, and the servant left the lantern and exited the room, "You two talk first, I'll come back in the morning."

As soon as the door closed, Lou Gang's expression changed immediately, he stopped crying, and asked eagerly: "Why are you here? Why does Your Majesty want to arrest you?"

"Your Majesty, please have mercy and order me to take my third brother home."

Lou was unable to stand firmly and sat directly on the bed. It took him a while to realize, "I...am I okay?"

"It's okay. We can leave when the Imperial City opens at dawn."

Lou Jian wanted to cry again, so he held it back, "Did the assassin confess? Did he catch the mastermind?"

"Probably not yet, but His Majesty believes in our Lou family..."

"Haha, I know it, I know it! Our Lou family has made great contributions to the Tiancheng Dynasty and is a family member of the emperor. How can we participate in the assassination? Of course your majesty understands this truth, but if you want to be detained, we should be detained together. You can't just let me go. Where is Huangfujie alone?"

"Also released."

Lou Jian's excitement diminished a bit, "Oh, who else?"

"There are six people in total, including the children of the Shen family of Bingzhou, the Xi family of Jingzhou, the Cao family of Xiao Guogong, and the Houlan family of Guowu."

"Well, these six families are all founding princes, so they must be innocent. Where are the other princes and grandsons? They have been released long ago?"

"Never heard of it."

"That means he hasn't been released yet." Lou Jian lowered his voice, "I've been thinking these days, who wants to assassinate him? I finally got some clues."

"Who?" Lou Chu had to ask.

"Who else could it be? It can only be someone with the same surname. That's why the children of princes with different surnames will be released. Your Majesty must have found out something."

"oh."

Lou Jian looked out, eagerly looking forward to dawn, rubbing his hands together, "The Lou family is fine this time, I am fine... Where is father?"

"Before leaving the palace, we may be allowed to see our father."

"Yes, that's right. After the assassination, Su Wei's responsibilities are even heavier and he must be in charge of the most trusted general. In this way, the Lou family is really fine."

Lou Jian regained his strength, stood up and walked around the room, but suddenly stopped, "How did you enter the imperial city? Did you go out a few days ago?"

"Yes, not long after I came back, Prince Guangling recommended me to His Majesty..."

"Zhang Shiduan?" Lou Jiang shook his head. The danger subsided and his confidence increased. "Don't interact with him. King Guangling has been coveting the throne for a long time. It is known both inside and outside that this assassination is probably related to him."

Lou Jian guessed it right, but in his eyes, everyone except the Lou family was suspicious.

Lou Chu avoided the topic, "Third brother can't leave the imperial city for the time being. Do you want to visit other people, such as Huangfu Jie?"

Lou Jian squinted, "Do you think Huangfu Jie and I are good friends?"

"I thought Third Brother was very familiar with him."

"Hey, familiarity means familiarity, but - you should also know some things about our Lou family, so as not to make wrong friends in the future - the Lou family has three major enemies, one of which is the Huangfu family. Huangfu Kai failed to compete with his father back then. , became an enemy. When the emperor came to the throne, he was stationed in Jizhou, thinking that the general was causing trouble, so he hated our Lou family even more. "

How could Lou Chu know these things? "Shen Mu Shou was also sent to Bingzhou..."

"It's different. The Shen family and our Lou family are the real best friends. Well, I should go and see Shen Da." Lou Jian put on his clothes and prepared to go out. They are all locked up in the same courtyard, so they can go out. See.

"Who are the other two enemies of the Lou family?" Lou Chu was very curious.

"Haha, you're starting to take notice, that's good. Tutor Liang's family and Queen Mother Lan's family."

"Um?"

Seeing the surprised look on Lou Chu's face, Lou Jian was very happy, and then said sternly: "There is no need to say more about the Liang family. Of course, the mother of the Lan family is facing her husband and son. As for the Queen Mother, she is swinging back and forth, but the Queen Mother's nephew My son is dissatisfied with the Lou family, and I can’t explain many things at the moment.”

"Isn't General Lan trying to quell the rebellion in Qinzhou?"

"Hey, I overestimated my capabilities and ended up making a mess. The general needs to take action personally." Lou Jian's face showed a proud look.

"Liang Taifu has returned and is in charge of the prime minister's seal. Just now, he stopped at Zhuma Gate and strongly advised His Majesty to turn back, and His Majesty accepted it."

Lou Ying's expression darkened, "I heard about it. This is a big trouble. I don't know what His Majesty is thinking... Well, take one step at a time. As long as the green mountains are there, there is no need to worry about firewood. As long as the general and I are fine, the Lou family will be fine. If the Lou family is fine, there is no need to worry about the Liang family, the Lan family, and the Huangfu family. Let's go."

As soon as Lou Ying took a step, there was a knock on the door outside, "It must be Shen Cong."

Shen Cong is the eldest son of Bingzhou Mu Shen Zhi. He stayed in the capital with his fifth brother Shen Dan. He is about the same age as Lou Ying, but very thin, as if he had never had a full meal since childhood.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty has shown mercy, we are all fine." Shen Cong bowed to Lou Ying, then turned to Lou Chu, "Seventeenth brother, you have worked hard, let's get closer in the future."

The four bowed to each other, Shen Dan said: "Don't blame me for being too talkative, this is not the place to talk, after leaving the imperial city, we brothers will treat you..."

"No, you must come to my house." Lou Ying competed with the Shen brothers for the host, and in the end he won, and agreed to meet at the General's Mansion in the afternoon.

There were only two brothers left in the Lou family, and Lou Ying was so anxious that he scratched his head, "Why is it not dawn yet? Seventeen, open the door, I'm a little out of breath..."

The sky finally brightened, and an eunuch arrived, bowed and smiled: "Congratulations, General Lou, you have suffered a lot these days."

"It's not bitter, it's not bitter, as long as we can find the assassin's accomplice, what's this bitterness?" Lou Ying has returned to normal, no longer crying and laughing abnormally.

"Let's go. I'll take you to see the general first, and then I'll send you out of the imperial city."

The other five families' children were also escorted by eunuchs. Lou Ying and Huangfu Jie met in the courtyard and continued to tease each other. People who didn't know the situation couldn't tell that the two families had a grudge.

The imperial city was divided into several levels. The Lou brothers were in the first level. To see the general, they had to go to the second level. Lou Ying wanted to go home. If it weren't for the father-son relationship, he really didn't want to go in.

The general was calm and said coldly to his two sons, "Why are you here? Don't you know I'm busy?"

The two brothers kowtowed, and Lou Ying said, "Thanks to God's grace, I can go home, and I came to say goodbye to my father."

"It's not a big deal, what's there to say goodbye to? By the way, don't be idle, go to the military camp immediately after you go out, the whole Lou family is in the army to serve the country, no exception."

Lou Chu agreed, and Lou Ying said confusedly, "Father, I am the general of the central army, how do you arrange me in the military camp?"

The general of the central army is actually an honorary title, but the rank is high, and the generals in the military camp usually look down on him.

"You are a shitty general, go to the camp to be a lieutenant first, and then make meritorious deeds." The general scolded him, just like usual.

There were many people in the hall, and the two brothers didn't dare to say much, just nodded.

Finally, the general changed his mind, "Go home and rest for two days. When I'm done with my work here, I'll find a way to arrange for you to join the army."

From beginning to end, the general only spoke to Lou Ying, and seemed not to notice Lou Chu following him.

Finally leaving the imperial city, Lou Ying was overjoyed, looking up to the sky and wanting to laugh, but finally turned into a long sigh, "I will make up for all the sufferings today!"

Lou Ying did what he said. After returning home, he immediately ordered a big banquet, and then went to the inner house to visit the concubines. He came out after a long time, "Mother and the princess went to the palace to accompany the empress dowager, um, no wonder. I heard that this was your idea?"

Lou Chu wanted to go back to his own home, but Lou Ying kept him, "Madam has had this idea for a long time, I just expressed my agreement."

"Your agreement is very useful." Lou Ying came closer and patted his brother's shoulder affectionately, "The Lou family needs people like you. Although we have many brothers, most of them are mediocre and just have a mouth to eat. The ones who prosper the Lou family are only you and me below the general."

"How dare I compare myself with my brothers?"

"Brothers don't need to be humble. The Lou family needs counselors like you. When the Shen brothers come, we will have a good chat. Especially the fifth brother Shen Dan, he is also a smart person..."

Before the Shen brothers showed up, someone came to visit in advance.

Although Shao Junqian was the Huangmen Minister, he rarely wore official uniforms. He was dressed in plain clothes, just like an ordinary scholar. He was a minister favored by the emperor. Lou Ying ran out to greet him. When they met, he first bowed, then hugged, and laughed with his arms clasped, "Good boy, you escaped a disaster and forgot about us brothers."

"If I really forgot, would General Ying still be able to welcome me at home?" Shao Junqian was not polite.

Lou Ying was like a jester around the emperor, and he was called by many names, which changed with the person, but he never cared.

Entering the hall, Shao Junqian pointed at Lou Chu and said, "The Lou family has talents. His Majesty only praised your brother last night, and sighed for a long time after he left."

Lou Chu stood aside and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, you are too kind."

The three of them exchanged a few polite words. Shao Junqian winked at Lou Ying, who dismissed the servants and wanted Lou Chu to leave as well. Shao Junqian said, "Seventeenth Master can stay and discuss together."

"Your Majesty has an order?" Lou Ying's eyes widened, as if he was about to go through fire and water.

"Well, let's say it directly. The assassin was sent by the Huangfu family. His Majesty needs your Lou family to get rid of this traitor."

Lou Chu and Lou Ying were shocked at the same time, but for different reasons.