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At this time, only Li Ye and Zhang Ping were left in the official office. After a moment of silence, Li Ye said slowly: "I said before that I wanted to appoint you as the governor of Xiangzhou. Later, I thought about it again and again. I feel that the governor of Xiangzhou is not very suitable. You, the main reason is that you can't deal with the local snakes. Previously, I appointed Liu Xun, a classmate of Taixue, as the governor of Xiangzhou, but the result made me very disappointed."

Zhang Ping nodded, "I am also a local snake in Chang'an in my humble position, so I am very aware of the twists and turns involved. Many people only obey on the surface, but are very resistant in their hearts and use various secret methods to get in the way."

"For this reason, Liu Xun actually wanted to win over the literati in Xiangzhou, so he held poetry gatherings every month, but he went in the wrong direction, and finally made people angry. I'm worried that when you become the governor of Xiangzhou, you will also go in the wrong direction. In fact, the local snakes in Xiangzhou are not the local snakes you think of. The local snakes you think of are gang leaders, chamber of commerce leaders, etc., right?"

Zhang Ping smiled bitterly, "Your Highness is right!"

Li Ye smiled and nodded, "Because this is your origin, you will consider issues from the perspective of your own class. The same goes for Liu Xun. He thought that by winning the support of Xiangzhou literati, he would be able to secure his position. Xiangzhou's real The local snakes are the major aristocratic families in Xiangzhou. The five major families of Du, Huang, Kuai, Cai, and Zhang in Xiangyang have always controlled the military and administration of Xiangzhou. There are also small aristocratic families in various counties who also rely on them. Now they support me. Because I fought against the Yan army going south, but deep down they were very resistant to me and even dissatisfied with me, and I knew it well."

"Why are they dissatisfied with His Highness?"

Li Ye said calmly: "Because Xiangzhou was originally their world, and the militia armies in Xiangzhou and Dengzhou were actually controlled by them. Because of my arrival, I completely deprived them of their control over Xiangzhou, and also wiped out their married families. Chang Lian and his descendants.

Before I gave up Dengzhou, I encountered strong opposition from the Du family and the Huang family. They had no choice but to obey my retreat arrangements because their arms couldn't twist the thighs. They just chose me between me and An Lushan, but Once the imperial court intervenes, they will definitely turn to the imperial court. "

"What if His Highness attacks and eradicates these aristocratic families?"

Li Ye shook his head, "This is digging your own grave. The Tang Dynasty belongs to the aristocratic families. If I kill the aristocratic families in Xiangzhou today, it is equivalent to announcing my political attitude to the aristocratic families in the world. I will be spurned by the world. Who will support me in the future?" I will become the second best in An Lushan."

Zhang Ping's face was full of shame, "It's too short-sighted to look at the problem from a humble position!"

Li Ye smiled and waved his hand, "You don't have to be ashamed if you are not in your position or seeking your position. I had the same idea as you at the beginning, and it took time to slowly realize it."

"Then there's nothing we can do?"

"This is a thousand-year problem that has been a headache for all dynasties. Generally, it can only be solved at the end of the dynasty. All of them can be eradicated with the help of the rebellious peasants. This has been the case in all dynasties. Although I can kill them all with the help of An Lushan, the whole Jingxiang was destroyed along with it. The price was too high. The only way was to give up power. Xiangzhou was only a tax land and a transportation thoroughfare to the court. Nothing else mattered. The court could give up local governance and security rights, but I did Not even."

"I understand the humble position!"

"You go to Liu Shijun to negotiate! How to sell the treasures? If necessary, I can also go to Jiangnan."

Zhang Pingping saluted and left in a hurry. Li Ye was pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. He was also thinking about many issues and his long-term goals these days.

As the imperial court regains Guanzhong and Chang'an, Anlushan's offensive will also turn into a defensive, or even a long-term confrontation.

Historically, the Anshi Rebellion, which could have been extinguished in half a year, dragged on for eight years, and was finally resolved with a compromise, forming a vassal and town separatist regime that could not be eliminated.

The root cause still lies in the Emperor's deep distrust of the generals. He reused incompetent civil servants and profit-minded eunuchs, which led to defeat after defeat, and finally the loss of a good situation.

From the current point of view, the situation has not changed, but has become aggravated. Prince Li Yu has lost power and the military power has been taken away by Emperor Li Heng, but it is actually in the hands of the eunuchs Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen.

I can't change this stubborn knot, and I don't want to change it. The key is how to take my own path?

With so many threads spread here, Li Ye didn't know where to start, so he could only put his thoughts aside for the time being.

At this time, the manager wandered at the door, and Li Ye looked back at him, "What's the matter?"

"Li Changshi asks to see you!"

Li Ye nodded, "Invite him in!"

Not long after, Li Mi walked in quickly, followed by Li Chenghua, the female leader of the inner guard.

Li Mi smiled and said: "Your Highness should have a good rest for two days!"

Li Ye smiled bitterly and said: "With so many things going on, there is no time to rest."

Li Ye asked them to sit down, and Li Bi leaned over and said gratefully: "Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness, for giving all the treasures in the inner treasury to the public treasury."

Li Ye smiled and said, "Tell me about the case!"

Li Mi glanced at Li Chenghua, and Li Chenghua stood up and said, "Let's talk about this because of my humble position!"

"you say!"

"There are two major cases in total, one is the assassination of the princess, and the other is the burning case of the Xiangyang Prefecture Arms Depot. I initially thought it was the same group of people, but after repeated investigations, I believe that these are actually different groups. The two have nothing to do with each other.”

"How can I see it?"

"The methods of the two cases are completely different. The first case was a samurai raid. There were more than thirty samurai in total. They repeatedly visited the points and deployed them carefully. They were very thoughtful. The second case was too rough. There was no deployment and it was completely random. , we quickly found the suspect. The suspect's name was Yu Ze, the supervisor of this warehouse. But he ran away the night the fire broke out. At first we thought he was burned to death, but later we found out that the person burned to death was not him, but A homeless man who froze to death."

Li Ye nodded, "Let's talk about the first case first!"

"The motive of the first case is very obvious, which is to assassinate the princess and the little county leader, and force His Highness to withdraw troops from Chang'an. According to our investigation, they started to deploy the troops ten days ago. I asked the princess in my humble position and found out that she was also deployed ten days ago. He decided to burn incense to fulfill his wish and notified Dayun Temple.

In other words, the other party either has a secret line in the mansion, or is getting information from Dayun Temple. Of course, a secret line in the mansion is impossible. If there is a secret line in the mansion, he can be assassinated directly, so why bother? So it can only be the news that Dayun Temple got, indicating that there are people of theirs in Dayun Temple. "

Li Ye suddenly thought of something, and his expression suddenly changed, "No, they went to Dayun Temple again today, and my mother went too."

Li Chenghua's face also changed slightly, and he quickly said: "We found the person who leaked the news in Dayun Temple. His name is Yuan Hui. He is responsible for arranging the princess's etiquette, but he is no longer in Dayun Temple, and his whereabouts are unknown. If you don't want to despise his position, go and strengthen it immediately. Guard."

Li Ye nodded, "We'll discuss the case later. You go and strengthen the security first!"

Li Chenghua bowed and left in a hurry.

Li Ye was worried, so he said hello to Li Mi and hurried to Dayun Temple.

Dayun temples in various places were rebuilt by Wu Zetian and enshrined the Dayun Sutra to prove that Wu Zetian was the reincarnation of Maitreya.

Dayun Temple in Xiangyang was originally called Anguo Temple. In the first year of Tianshou, Wu Zetianxia aimed to build Dayun Temple in all states in the Tang Dynasty. Of course, it was too late to build new temples, so many large-scale temples were directly renamed Dayun Temple.

Although Zhongzong Li Xian decreed the destruction of all Dayun Temples in the world after he ascended the throne, there were many states and counties in various parts of the Tang Dynasty that supported Wu Zetian. In addition to Li Xian's cowardly character, the decree was not implemented. Dayun Temples in many places were destroyed. be retained.

Xiangyang Dayun Temple is one of them.

At this time, Pei Sanniang, her two daughters-in-law, and her granddaughter had finished offering incense. The sesame oil money for their wishes had been offered before, and today they were just here to fulfill their wishes.

They were about to board the carriage when suddenly, Mrs. Gongsun yelled angrily and took out the long sword in her hand. A bolt of lightning shot towards the cornice above the gate. Only a scream was heard. A man in black fell from the cornice to the ground, holding a sword in his hand. A crossbow arrow.

The soldiers were shocked and shouted: "Protect the princess!"

They raised their shields together to protect Yang Yuhuan, who was so frightened that she was pushed into the carriage first by Dugu Xinyue and handed her daughter. Then Dugu Xinyue was also pushed into the carriage by Pei Sanniang. Pei Sanniang pulled out the sword from the carriage and stood At the car door.

She looked around warily.