Turbulent Times Chapter 393: A meeting with the Suzerain

The time has gradually approached the third watch, and the city of Longxi was pitch black, with spring rain pattering down the ground, the rain and fog filled the air, and the whole city was shrouded in a kind of gray mist.

Suddenly, a black shadow appeared in the corner of the west wall of the prefect's mansion like a ghost, clinging to the wall for a moment, then floated up, climbed over the wall and entered the prefect's mansion. The people in the prefect's mansion didn't notice it at all.

There is still a little light in the prefect's mansion, the light is coming from the study, the prefect Liu Fangyang is not asleep yet, not because he doesn't want to sleep, but because he can't sleep. Wang Junlin controlled the 30,000 soldiers in Longxi County, which put him in a passive situation. Although Li Zongxian, the head of the Li family in Longxi, had repeatedly promised not to worry, he still felt a little uneasy, especially the mysterious disappearance of the family named Tang Sanbi. , which aggravated this anxiety a lot.

Liu Fangyang sighed, concentrating on contemplation and trying to find a countermeasure. At this moment, Liu Fangyang suddenly felt the light in the room dim suddenly. Man in black.

Liu Fangyang was taken aback, he stood up abruptly, opened his mouth and wanted to call someone, but in a blink of an eye, he felt a knife as thin as a cicada's wing resting on his neck, an indifferent The voice rang in his ear: "Don't make a sound! Or cut your throat."

Liu Fangyang felt the chill in his throat, and instantly fell into an ice cellar. His face was pale, and he didn't dare to move the slightest thing, let alone make a sound. He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and said: "If this strong man I want money..."

There was a muffled bang, and before Liu Fangyang finished speaking, the man in black had pinched his mouth, and fed a pill into his mouth, and then tapped his stomach lightly, and the pill was swallowed by Liu Fangyang down.

Liu Fangyang looked terrified: "You...what did you give me..."

Before he finished speaking, his body began to tremble, his limbs twitched, and white foam came from the corner of his mouth.

The man in black smiled, put Liu Fangyang gently on the ground, and thought to himself: "It's nothing if poison can kill people, but after taking this pill, Lord Hou, it looks like epilepsy. It's amazing!"

With emotion in his heart, the man in black drifted away.

The man in black is none other than Shen Guang, whose lightness kung fu has already reached perfection.

After a while, Liu Fangyang's wife came in and urged the former to rest. When she came in to have a look, she screamed...

The prefect's mansion suddenly fell into panic, and the famous doctor in Longxi City was invited by the prefect's mansion overnight...

Early in the morning of the second day, news came out from the prefect's mansion that the prefect Liu Fangyang had a sudden hidden illness and went into epilepsy, unable to speak or move.

Under such circumstances, Liu Fangyang was naturally unable to govern. According to the official system of the Great Sui Dynasty, Zhou Wen, the prefect of the county, temporarily acted as the prefect, was in charge of the affairs of Longxi County, and reported Liu Fangyang's affairs to the state government and the imperial court.

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Ying Yanglang of Longxi County, Yuan Feng was forcefully arrested by Wang Junlin, and the prefect Liu Fangyang fell ill for no reason. So far, the military and political power of Longxi County was in Wang Junlin's hands. Li Zongxian, the head of the Li family in Longxi, finally couldn't sit still.

Conversed with Li Zongfeng for three full hours. After Li Zongxian had a fierce dispute with his sister for the first time, the two finally agreed. Longxi City.

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In the Yamen of Longxi County, Wang Junlin and Zhou Wen met Li Zongxian, the head of the Li family of this generation.

Li Zongxian's complexion was ugly, with bruises in the white, dilated blood vessels were faintly visible in the temples of his forehead, covering his forehead like strips of earthworms, as if he was about to burst into blood and die anytime and anywhere.

Wang Junlin could tell at a glance that this old man might have problems like coronary heart disease and high blood pressure, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried. He originally only wanted to use power to overwhelm others, but now it seems that he might not be able to stimulate him anymore. Otherwise, if the head of the Li family died in front of him, it would cause a violent backlash from the Li family in Longxi.

After all, the status of the patriarchs of various families is extremely noble, and Yang Jian made great efforts when he stole the land and mountains of the former Northern Zhou Dynasty. It is the second product. Of course, the main reason is that the forces, manpower, material resources, and financial resources they control are too strong, and none of them are weaker than some of the surrounding small countries.

Based on this calculation, Wang Junlin is a junior and a subordinate official. Although he has the title of an imperial envoy, Wang Junlin will never be foolish to put on airs in front of a thousand-year-old patriarch.

So Wang Junlin didn't say anything else, first he apologized to Li Zongxian, his tone was gentle and his attitude was sincere, he didn't want to be an enemy of your Li family, but various chances and the emperor's instructions forced him to do so.

Li Zongxian originally thought that Wang Junlin would definitely negotiate terms with him very forcefully, and even humiliate him. , so under the tacit cooperation of one big and one small, Li Zongxian finally calmed down, and the blood vessels on his forehead subsided at a speed visible to the naked eye. At least for now, there is no sign of exploding body, so Wang Junlin was relieved.

Leaving Zhou Wen to step down, Wang Junlin began to have secret talks with Li Zongxian. Wang Junlin was in a hurry, and without talking nonsense, he directly presented all the evidence in his hands that pointed to Li's treason.

From Li's secret control of Yongzhou's grain, spreading rumors that caused chaos in the three northern counties of Yongzhou, to Tieqiangzhai, which is closely related to Li's, suddenly attacking Wushan County, among which are the confessions of those nobles and big landlords, There are also the confessions of Guo Tieqiang, the leader of Tieqiang Village, Ma Lixiong, the big boss, and Du Fengcai, the captain of Wushan County, as well as a series of other doubts and evidence pointing to the Li family. His expression became more and more exciting, sometimes red and sometimes white, cloudy or sunny, I don't know what he thought of.

Wang Junlin stared at his face without blinking, and he became more and more sure of his guess in his heart. The Li family definitely has a backhand. This backhand may be in the court or in the folk, such as the Dragon Palace, Of course it could be other things too.

It won’t be like last year when Mrs. Yu offered 800 acres of salt fields to make a deal with Yang Jian. Mrs. Li took the initiative to go to the emperor to hand over the power of a certain place, maybe it was the handover of some important positions in the court. Presumably Yang Jian Most will agree. After all, forcing a thousand-year-old powerful family to rebel is no small matter.

PS: The fifth watch tonight———