The rain and snow outside the house were tighter, and the snow particles hit the roof tiles with crisp sounds.

The cold winter is bleak, and everything is bleak.

The north wind is sandwiched with rain and snow, and the cold wind that is accompanied by bones passes through the gaps and enters the holes. In such weather, every household closes its doors and every household closes its windows, and all the houses can be kept out of the house, and the family burns the fire to keep warm around the stove.

Liu Wuzhou is a rich and powerful local rich man in Mayi, with a wealth of tens of millions of dollars. He is not afraid of such north wind in such weather. He is wearing a precious and gorgeous white marten fur, and a silver charcoal fire plate has risen in the house. He holds a small copper hand warmer in his hand. No matter how cold the weather is, he can still feel the warmth like spring.

However, at this time, Liu Wuzhou threw down the warm hand stove and left the warm house. Even the gorgeous white marten coat was not worn.

Liu Wuzhou stood in the courtyard, concentrating on the old cypress tree in front of him, quietly ecstatic. He had been standing in there for a long time, and a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the silk robe, but he seemed to have not felt it.

The whistling north wind blew, but the pine and cypress did not shake much. The rain and snow fell all over the sky, but it still could not suppress the green pine and cypress. In this cold winter, the leaves withered and the leaves withered. But the pine and cypress were still as green as the past.

Liu Wuzhou was extremely confused. The Liu family was a local rich man in Mayi. His ancestors were originally from Hejian County, Hebei, and later moved to Mayi. When he was young, he was brave and good at shooting. He liked to make friends with heroes. Later, he left home to Luoyang and defected to the general Yang Yichen. During the Daye period, the emperor Yang Guang attacked Goguryeo three times. He applied for the Eastern Expedition and was promoted to the Jianjie Captain for his military merits. When the Eastern Expedition was returned, Liu Wuzhou returned to Mayi and served as the Yueqi Captain of Yingyang Prefecture, and was under the command of the General Wang Rengong.

He was originally admired by Wang Rengong, and his family was also a large family in Mayi, and he was also very powerful in Mayi. However, the prefect Wang Rengong and the county magistrate Li Jing entered the Eastern Capital to Chaoji, but inexplicably got involved with the traitor Chen Kefu and finally fled to Liaodong.

Not long after, Li Shimin, the prince of Tang State, became the prefect of Mayi. Li Shimin entered Mayi and did not do government affairs, but was determined to prepare the army and practice martial arts. He thought that his opportunity had come, but who would have thought that Li Shimin transferred his confidant to Yingyang Mansion and organized the village army. He just focused on his trusted people, but on the contrary, most of the former generals were taken away by him. It was because of his family's power that he was able to retain his position, but his status plummeted.

Later, he followed the army and Li Shimin to Taiyuan to meet the emperor Yang Guang, and then followed the army north, but fought with the Turks in Shenwu City. That hard battle was even more dangerous than in Liaodong. In that battle, he was seriously injured and almost died. Later, he was rescued by the Xiaoguo Army. When he was evacuated, Li Shimin ordered him to stay and flee to the mountains with his wounded soldiers. At that moment, he was extremely angry, and the feeling of being abandoned made him full of resentment towards Li Shimin.

After more than a hundred days of life and death in the mountains, he didn't remember how he survived. After the Taiyuan siege was lifted, he returned to Mayi, and Li Shimin and his confidants were promoted and wealthy, but he, the captain who almost died in battle, received no rewards.

Li Shimin once again brought his troops back to Taiyuan, but he was still left in Mayi.

Yang Guang died, the world was in chaos, and the world changed. He never expected that the powerful Great Sui Dynasty would have seven emperors and so many anti-kings. He did not expect that the Li family would become a regicide.

He just stood there blankly, thinking about it for a long time and was speechless. Although he was far away from Taiyuan, he knew that the news was earlier than many people. But sometimes the more he knew, the more trouble he felt. He already knew that the seven emperors in the world, now the other five emperors of the Yang family had declared Li Yuan and his son as ministers of the monarch, and had issued an edict to the world to raise an army to attack the rebels. Even the Chen Dynasty, who was far away in Jiangnan, actually issued a manifesto saying that he wanted to attack Li Yuan like rebels.

He didn't care whether the Li family killed the lord or not, nor was he a true loyal minister. What he was so chaotic was that the Li family suddenly became the target of public criticism. Where should he go? According to his estimate, the Li family faced the disputes nowadays, there was no chance of winning. In particular, the Li family not only offended the Yang family of the royal family, but also offended Chen Kefu from Hebei. This is an unignorable existence, especially the Mayi where he is now, which is not far from the territory of Chen Kefu in Hebei. After crossing the Feihu Pass of Taihang Mountain, there was only one Yanmen, and the troops would arrive in a few days. Now, the Yanmen in Mayi is all in Taiyuan, and there are only more than a thousand soldiers in the city of Mayi. If Chen Kefu really wants to fight, what will he do? Should he let him go and bury the Li family with him and take care of him?

But why did he get no benefit when the Li family was glorious? Now when they are in trouble, why should he help them? When he thinks about Li Shimin's everything in Mayi, he couldn't help but feel angry.

Thinking of this, he looked at the pines, cypresses, and snow again. He sighed softly, stood up, looked back, and saw Linglong's concerned eyes.

Linglong is his favorite concubine. He was originally a priest in Zuihonglou. I heard that he was originally the daughter of the royal family of Goguryeo. Because Goguryeo lost his country, he was traffickers and sent to the Central Plains and finally fell into the world. An unintentional encounter made Liu Wuzhou completely fascinated. This woman is not only extremely beautiful, beautiful, but also understanding and knowledgeable. She always has a kind of grandeur and intelligence that other vulgar fans do not have. Whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or occasionally talking about the world's current affairs, she can even be extraordinary. How could he tolerate such a woman to be wandering into the world? In the end, she spent a lot of money to redeem Linglong from Zuihonglou and accept it as a concubine.

Linglong didn't know how long she had stared behind him. She knew that Liu Wuzhou was most uneasy at the moment, but she did not come forward to comfort her. Sometimes, no matter how close the person is, he doesn't need to speak too much secretly, but instead needs such an appropriate distance.

"Long'er, when did you come?" Liu Wuzhou asked.

Linglong smile made the cold air a little cheerful, "I haven't been here for long. I know you are worried about the current situation. You are more upset recently. So let you calm down. If you are in a better mood, several adults from Yingyang Mansion are waiting for you in the front hall, saying that some things need to be discussed."

Back in the house, under Linglong's service, Liu Wuzhou changed his clothes and arrived at the hall. There were already seven or eight people sitting in the hall. These were Liu Wuzhou's confidant in Yingyang Mansion, and some of them were the closest brothers to him in the Liu family.

"What is Li Yuan doing now?"

"Suppressing bandits and appeaseing the people, it seems that Liu Wenjing had just gone out of the frontier a few days ago. According to the information I found out, it seemed that she was going to connect with the Turks to borrow troops."

"What about Li Shimin?"

"He seems to be concentrating on recruiting and training troops."

"How come these two guys can't die? It would be great if they died suddenly."

Liu Wuzhou frowned and sat in the hall, frowned. Several subordinates sat beside him, all of whom were confidants.

The man with his left hand had a dark face and a burly figure, like a beast, and the man with his right hand was gentle and talented. The guard standing on the ground was very fierce and looked respectful.

The man sat opposite him, dressed in a literary man, and Liu Wuzhou was respectful to him.

Liu Wu and Zhou Huan looked at everyone around him, but felt a little moved.

These days, he thought about it, but he was still unwilling to fall into the water with the Li family. Seeing that everyone in the world rebelled, the strong would proclaim emperor, and the second would proclaim king. Even if he was weak, the prefects and generals from all over the country and the leaders of the robbers in the village would claim to be dominant, which made him gradually moved. The Li family could kill the king and rebel, and others could raise an army, so why could he not rebel? Anyway, the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty had been destroyed, and the Liu family was also a big clan in Mayi, and he had been in Mayi for a long time, which might not be a chance. A few days ago, when he talked about this to Linglong, he did not expect that this beloved concubine would not only not panic, but also agreed with his thoughts, and also said that when a man was born in troubled times, he should rise up and fight for the cause of kings and dominance. He was a little hesitant, but after listening to Linglong's words, he felt a little firmer in his heart.

However, looking at the people in the hall at this time, he sighed in his heart, thinking that he had worked hard for many years, but there were too few people who were capable of it. At present, these people were also considered confidants and he would build the foundation for his own country in the future. Unfortunately, it was a bit thin. Liu Wuzhou has never been a peaceful person, he is not a timid person, but although he has the courage, it is quite difficult to achieve it.

The man with a light face is called Jin Ke, and the gentleman on his right hand is Yuan Junzhang, and his brother-in-law, who is always smart. The man opposite is called Song Xiaoxian. When he was seriously injured in Shenwu City, he could only survive by himself.

The guard who came to report was named Yang Funian, and these people were all people worthy of his trust.

"Sir, if my son is dead today, the Sui Dynasty seems to be powerless to return the world." Song Xiaoxian bowed to the opposite side and said, "Although Li Yuan occupied Taiyuan, he is still too busy at the moment. Taiyuan is too far from Mayi, so there must be no time to take care of the lord. I observe the people and local tyrants in Mayi, most of them are dissatisfied with Li Yuan's father's lord killing. If we follow Li Yuan and his son blindly, we can only bury them sooner or later. It is better for us to raise an incident in Mayi directly. What do you think?"

Liu Wuzhou looked at Yuan Junzhang and Jin Ke, "What do you think?"

Jin Ke said calmly: "If you want to rebel, then we will all rebel."

Yuan Junzhang shook his head, "The time is not yet ripe. Most of the Mayi lieutenants are submissive to Lord Liu, and they are sure to raise an army to take over Mayi. But there are two things to consider now. First of all, our power is too weak, of course, Lord Liu has already made plans for this. Secondly, although Li Yuan and his son are facing difficulties now, they have not fought with other forces immediately. If we rebel at this time, they will definitely not sit idly by. If they raise troops to fight, they are afraid they will not be able to deal with it."

In the hall, Liu Wuzhou and his confidants were talking to each other, thinking about how to raise an army to rebel against Li Yuan. However, no one noticed that a figure flashed away at the door of the hall. Not long after, Xiaohe, the maid whom Mrs. Linglong was with him, hurriedly left the house.
Chapter completed!