Wu Youren said that he and Du Dachin would be sworn brothers. Du Dachin made a sound and was stunned on the spot. His expression made Wu Youren very satisfied. Wu Youren thought to himself: "Look, these people with low backgrounds are like this. As long as the superiors give them a little benefit, they will be moved beyond compare. If someone with his background can become sworn brothers with me, that would be really great." It was his ancestral tomb that was filled with smoke. You must know that the last brother I swore to was Yang Ze, King of Yan!" But Du Dachin thought to himself: "This old bastard actually wants to trick me. Why is he sworn sworn with me? "Yes, don't you want to kill me? I don't want to die in the same year, month and day with him, that would be a shame!" Their ideas are completely different. Wu Youren thinks that sworn sworn relationship with Du Dachin is a compromise. But Du Dachin thought he had suffered a big loss. Seeing that Du Da's jaw was stunned for a little too long, Wu Youren could only say-you-you-xiao-said-update-the fastest-quickly: "Guard Du, think about it, you and I are both under the crown prince's authority. When you do things around me, you protect His Highness the Crown Prince on the inside, and I make suggestions for His Highness the Crown Prince on the outside. If you and I become brothers and help each other internally and externally, we can get twice the result with half the effort. This is a great thing!¡± Wu Youren didn¡¯t say much to Du Dachin! As for friendship, they really didn't have much friendship at all, so what he said was more about interests. He thought that Du Dachin was thinking about getting promoted and making a fortune at this time, so it was better to talk about interests when talking about friendship. Du Dachin thought to himself: "I work for the prince to get rid of him, so we will become enemies in the future. Well, that's okay, anyway, this is not the first time I have lied to someone, so I'll just do it." Well, I won't be the least bit merciful when I chop off your head." Thinking of this, Du Dachin said shyly, "I never expected that I could become a brother with Mr. Wu. People are really reaching for their heights!" Wu Youren laughed and said, "Brother Du will definitely have a bright future, so come on, let's sworn brothers here!" It sounds nice, but in his heart, Wu Youren But he thought: "Oh, Du Dachin, your ugly face is really uglier than a ghost. You are still shy. It really makes me sick!" He looked down on Du Dachin, but now he was demoted because of it. Not only did he have to leave the center of the imperial court in Chang'an, he was afraid that he would also be far away from the prince when he arrived in Taiyuan in the future. Then he was in urgent need of an internal agent. And the prince Li Chongjiu didn't have any confidants yet, so he wanted to recruit helpers and find an internal agent. It can't be found, it can only be Du Dachin. Things like sworn sworn vows are the best way to win over. You don't need to be a big boy, just say a few words of vows, then this person will be successful, Hui. It doesn¡¯t cost anything, so why not do it! The two of them didn't mind that the room was shabby. It didn't matter that there were no incense candles, and it didn't matter that they couldn't cut off the chicken heads and burn the yellow paper. Anyway, what we valued was loyalty, not the situation. Anyway, it was okay to kneel together and say a few oaths that were not painful. That¡¯s it! The two people knelt side by side on the ground and looked toward the patio. After each said a few words of oath, they kowtowed three times. Wu Youren became Brother Wu, while Du Daqin became Brother Du. They clasped their fists and saluted each other, both for the sake of I was so excited to have a brother with a different surname that the two of them even held hands and almost burst into tears. At this time, the door of the room opened with a creak, and two black charcoal heads stretched out, as if they wanted to say something. After seeing the situation in the room, the two black charcoal heads quickly retracted back to the door. Also closed accordingly. Outside the door, the two black heads looked at me and I looked at you. One of the black heads said, "I saw that right. I saw them kneeling on the ground, holding their hands together. It was very ambiguous. They were What are you going to do? Why don't you get on the bed? " There is a serious ambiguity in his words, and there is a dirty tendency, but he is a rogue, and it is not unusual for him to have such dirty tendencies. On the contrary, if he has any high-level Thought, that is something worthy of doubt, it will be suspected of being possessed by a ghost! Another Heitan head said: "You saw it wrong" "Oh, maybe, I only took a glance, and it is very likely that I saw it wrong." The Heitan head from before nodded quickly. Another Heitan head continued: "I clearly saw them hugging each other, but I didn't see whether they kissed or not!" Many of them heard it, and they talked a lot. They gathered around and started talking all over the place. They were all talking about Wu Youren and Du Dachin. Were they disheveled? Did they kiss? Hug each other and roll around on the ground and so on! These people are all bastards. Even if they become heroes, they still call themselves heroes. Their faces are smeared with ashes from the pot. It is when they have nothing to do and feel uncomfortable on their faces that they say strange things. Of course, it does not count. Strange, fortunatelyFortunately, their voices were very low when they spoke, so that Wu Youren and Du Daqin inside could not hear them, otherwise they would have gone crazy. In the room, the two people helped each other to get up. Wu Youren said: "Brother Du, you have to suffer here for another day. It is not possible for me to enter the palace today. I can only go to the East Palace tomorrow to explain the matter to His Royal Highness. I will come to pick you up tomorrow and we will enter the palace together." Du nodded repeatedly. He was a little anxious. It would be great if he could enter the palace today, but Wu Youren had just been demoted, although the specific situation was not told to him. , of course he could definitely find out, so it was fine not to ask, but depending on the situation, Wu Youren really couldn't bring him into the palace today. The two of them talked for a few more words, and Wu Youren said goodbye and went out. When he left the house, he saw the black charcoal heads all over the yard and said, "Why don't you wash off the ash from the pot bottom on your face? Do you want to keep it for the New Year?" A group of" Wu Youren looked down upon people from lowly backgrounds. If he didn't have a need, he wouldn't be interested in Du Dachin at all, let alone sworn sworn friends. When he saw these gangsters in the yard, he originally said, "They are just a bunch of people. He was in a bad mood and needed a place to vent. Of course, swearing was a good way to vent." But suddenly he thought that these people were going to serve as bodyguards for His Highness the Crown Prince, and they might gain the trust of Crown Prince Li Chongjiu better than him in the future, so they must not be offended. Anyway, he was already on the same page with Du Daqin, so that pair It is not difficult to say a few nice words to these identical black charcoal heads. "A group of very cautious righteous men. When the situation improves in a few days, I will serve wine and reward all the brothers for His Highness the Crown Prince!" Wu Youren changed his words in time, and cupped his fists and bowed to the heroes, He has the demeanor of a courteous corporal. The heroes hurriedly returned the gift and sent Wu Youren out of the yard. After closing the courtyard door, the heroes talked a lot and asked Du Dachin if Wu Youren liked dark men, just like the prince liked men with big beards? It has long been spread among the heroes that Li Chongjiu likes bearded men, and now they are beginning to doubt Wu Youren's special hobby. But Du Daqin waved his hand and said: "Don't talk nonsense, why are you talking about these useless nonsense? Bring me a basin of water, I will wash my face, go to see Mr. Taiwei, and ask us what to do next!" Listen Du Dachin was going to see Lord Taiwei. The heroes calmed down and brought him washing water. Du Da dismounted and washed his face before going out. The heroes also started to wash their faces, and there were basins of black water. All the water was poured at the gate, and the black water flowed to the door of the neighbor's house, but the neighbor didn't even dare to ask. There was such a big group of menacing men, and it was so dark that they couldn't hide. No one dared to ask. After retreating from the court, Yang Ze returned to the military headquarters, walked around, and immediately took his entourage out of the city and returned to the barracks. The emperor asked him to go on an expedition. Of course, before leaving, he had to seize all the military power in the Gyeonggi region. To put it bluntly, it means to deal with all the local officials who are dissatisfied with him. This actually does not require an army. Wang Peilun only needs to hand over the list, and then the Bohai warriors and Zhenxi soldiers will come and deal with the local officials according to the list. , even if the matter is settled, as for the vacant official position, someone will naturally take it. Now Shen Deyin has attracted many officials, and they all stand on Yang Ze's team. When Yang Ze returned to the barracks, Tan Zhengwen told him that the land for Liang Dazhong's "fief" had been obtained. Yang Ze didn't ask any questions and left it all to Tan Zhengwen. He immediately summoned the military generals and asked them where Taiyuan was. of customs. The emperor ordered Yang Ze to go to sleep. The news had already spread to the barracks. Before Yang Ze came back, the generals all knew about it. The generals leading the army were not the generals who had joined the Tiance army. Not that easy to fool. As soon as the generals heard that Yang Ze did not ask about the situation of Sujue, but asked about the situation in Taiyuan, they knew that Yang Ze was trying to stumbling upon the prince. Otherwise, why should he care about the customs and customs in Taiyuan? To put it bluntly, Don't you just care about the Li family there? Yang Ze already had a rough understanding of the royal family members in Taiyuan, but he still wanted to hear the generals¡¯ opinions. Maybe he could hear some inside stories that he couldn¡¯t find out! The generals did not disappoint him. They told the Li family's power in Taiyuan, such as the titles and fiefdoms, as well as the character of the people in the royal family. Yang Ze did not need to ask about the title and fiefdom, but the character of the people in the royal family. , he really wanted to know. There are two Prince Guang in Taiyuan, and they are both iron hat kings, the kind of princes who do not need to be demoted. There are several types of titles in the Dafang Empire. The first is a title that does not require downgrade. For example, if the first generation is a prince, then the heir of the second generation is still a prince, and the same is true for the third generation. The second type is downgraded. For example, the first generation is a prince.?The second generation is the Duke, and the heir of the third generation is the Marquis. If the descendants are degraded from generation to generation, within a few generations, the family will become the same as ordinary people. The third method is to only grant one generation. For example, there is a minister who is very effective in doing things, so the emperor makes him the Duke of Qin. However, this Duke can only be granted to the minister's generation. If the minister dies, he cannot be passed on to the next generation. of. Of course, all ministers or members of the royal family want the first type of title, but this kind of title is the least. But in Taiyuan, it is just the opposite. Almost all people with titles are from the Li family, and all The titles are all with iron hats, which means that the Li family royal relatives here do not need to be downgraded. However, in Taiyuan, there are two princes, two princes, and three marquises. As for the count, viscount, and baron, Yes, there are a lot of them. Of course, the most important ones are the two princes, one with the title of prince, named Prince Cheng, and the other with the title of county prince, named Prince Jingde. The title of Prince Cheng was left by the younger brother of Emperor Taizong of this dynasty, and Jingde The title of county king was left by Emperor Taizong's uncle. When Emperor Taizong was alive, the brothers were not in harmony, and eventually turned against each other. Taizong killed all the brothers, but only the younger brother died early. When he died, the relationship between the brothers was quite good, so Taizong He sealed the younger brother's descendants to Taiyuan and gave them the character "Cheng" as their title. As for the first generation of Jingde County Prince, he was a hero who helped Emperor Taizong conquer the country. He was a very meritorious minister, so he was also named king and enjoyed the blessings of Taiyuan, a prosperous place. The current Prince Cheng and Prince Jingde are both old men. Their personalities are almost exactly the same. They both have the kind of temperaments that will make them faint if anything happens. To talk about the level of cowardice, it can be said to be weird. If Let Li Yan compare with them, then Li Yan is simply a bold person. It is precisely because of their cowardly tempers that they are both people who, after being slapped on the left cheek, will turn the right cheek to let others hit them. If others are not satisfied with the spanking, they will send their butts up and let others do it. Kick, after being kicked, you might even praise it, it feels so comfortable! Such cowardly and mean people, even Empress Dugu didn't have the nerve to deal with them. Seeing that they were obedient, she stopped talking to them. Therefore, these two princes not only lived well, but even died better than Empress Dugu. In the evening, when the locals in Taiyuan mentioned the two of them, they all described them as a thousand-year-old king and an eighty-thousand turtle. As long as they shrink their heads when encountering trouble, they will live a long time. As for the other princes and marquises, as well as a group of young nobles, they all have the same temperament. Anyway, none of them dare to stand out. In the eyes of Queen Dugu, they are all a group of cowards and unworthy of attention. After the generals told what they knew, Yang Ze frowned. This was pretty much what he had guessed, but the crux of the problem was that when Queen Dugu was alive, these people were pretty cowardly, but now Queen Dugu is dead. , will they continue to be cowardly? Yang Zedao: "The two princes must have sons, right? Are any of their sons decent?" The generals shook their heads together. The sons of these two princes were just like them, they were also very good-for-nothing. The general said: "The descendants of these two princes are even more useless than they are, and they seem to regard uselessness as a family motto. Not only are they useless for having descendants, but they even beat their sons who have some integrity to death with sticks. "Yes, the two princes each killed a son." Yang Ze's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Is it because of this that the late emperor thought they were loyal? They were veryvery loyal to the late emperor. But he is cruel to his own family. "The generals hesitated. They didn't know the specific reason. Moreover, when Queen Dugu was in power, it was taboo to talk about the Li family, and no one was interested in it. If anything is not agreed upon and the Queen finds out, it will be a fatal matter. Yang Ze asked again: "Then how can we prove that those two princes with some backbone were really beaten to death?" r1152?