Zhao He, the king of the contemporary Zhao State, had an ancestor named Zhao Shuai. He was one of the "Five Sages" who assisted Duke Wen of Jin, Ji Chong'er.

Zhao Shuai's youngest son was named Zhao Ying. Because he was enfeoffed in Louyi, he was appointed Lou Ying.

Lou Ying is the ancestor of Zhao's domestic history Lou Yan.

Therefore, the Lou family where Lou Yan is located belongs to the branch of the Duke of Zhao, and is considered "her own family" with the Duke of Zhao family.

"It's just that the Lou family regards Zhao as his family, but this Zhao family is against the Lou family...ah! It's better not to mention it or not!"

The person who speaks is not someone else, but the Lou family’s main home is now.

Lou Yan said this at a private dinner.

The one he invited was not someone else, but the current Zhao State Censor Xinqi.

When Xinqi heard this, he frowned and said for a moment: "Lou Qing's words are a bit exaggerated, right?"

Lou Yan narrowed his eyes and stared at Xinqi, smiling and said, "Where is the exaggeration?"

Xinqi said: "The master's father asked Lou Qing to go to Qin to be prime minister. After Lou Qing returned to the Great Zhao, he appointed Lou Qing as the inner historian. Are these not the master's trust in Lou Qing?"

Xinqi didn't have much scruples when speaking, because he and Lou Yan both had the same identity and were both the confidants of the Lord's father.

When Hu's clothing was riding and shooting, they all chose to stand on the side of the Lord's Father and eventually became the winners.

Lou Yan sighed: "What the Censor said is indeed true. The Lord's father's trust in Lou Yan is hard to repay. But... the Lord's father is old after all, and the Zhao State is now a king, right?"

Xinqi's heart beat slightly and said, "Lou Qing means..."

Lou snorted and said, "Censor can't see it yet? The king can't help but want to drive me from this position of inner historian! Otherwise, Lin Xiangru was young, how could he be the Chief of the Central Government and assist me in handling inner historian affairs?"

The inner history is mainly responsible for finance, that is, the treasury of the Zhao government and the monarch's private treasury, and the Zhongfu Cheng is the direct leader of the monarch's treasury.

Due to the particularity of the monarch's inner treasury, those who serve as the chief of the central government are often trusted figures of the monarch.

The former Zhongfu Chief was a confidant of the master's father. He just died of old age last year and his position was vacant for several months, which just gave Lin Xiangru a chance.

Xinqi's face changed slightly and he said, "This... the Nei Shi is highly respected and has been trusted by the Lord's father. I believe the king would not have attacked the Nei Shi so soon, right?"

Lou Yan shook his head and said, "Censor, can't you still see it? The king's desire to seize power is becoming more and more obvious. Not to mention anything else, Le Yi has just been promoted to the commander general, in charge of the military training of the Great Zhao army. Lian Po is the general of the Longxiang Army, and Le Cheng is promoted to the doctor's order. Aren't these people the king's people? One by one, the promotion will be so rapid! If I am replaced by Lin Xiangru within the next one or two years, it will be completely unsurprising."

Xinqi also sighed and said nothing.

Lou Yan looked at Xinqi and said slowly: "Does the Censor think that only I and Lou are facing a crisis? Don't blame me for being unpleasant. I'm afraid that before I was dismissed by the king, the Censor... would be unable to protect himself, right?"

Xinqi's face changed, and then he immediately returned to normal, saying, "Lou Qing was joking."

Lou Yan said with a roar and said, "Did I be joking? The Censor knows it well? Why? The Censor disobeys the King twice and repeatedly. Do you really think that the King is the kind of person who fights and doesn't fight back or scolds him?"

Xinqi's face changed again. After a while, he said with some difficulty: "I am the censor. As long as I have the trust of the Lord's father, what can the king do to me?"

Lou Yan knocked on the table and said seriously: "The Lord's Father's trust? The Censor should not deceive himself. In Zhao State, the Lord's father is now the one who trusts and trusts the most. Isn't it the King? Does the Censor actually feel that his position in the Lord's heart can surpass the King?"

Xinqi's expression changed again, and this time he couldn't speak.

Lou Yan looked at Xinqi and said word by word: "Censor, you and I are now people who are about to be in trouble, do you understand?"

Xinqi was confused, and suddenly a light of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly raised his head: "Lou Qing summoned me to come today. I think it was just to say these words, right?"

Lou Yan laughed and praised: "The Censor is indeed smart. Not bad. The reason I came to the Censor today was actually to discuss this self-protection strategy!"

"A strategy for self-protection?" Xinqi was stunned for a moment.

In this case, how can you protect yourself?

Lou Yan's eyes flashed with a flash and he said in a deep voice: "Of course, can the Censor just watches the king kill us step by step?"

Xinqi took a deep breath and said, "Lou Qing doesn't have to hide it anymore. Just say something."

Lou Liu nodded and whispered: "Actually, my meaning is very simple... Zhao State is now keeping its word, and after all, he is still the master's father, not the king!"

Xinqi looked at Lou Yan with some confusion and thought to himself, why did Lou Qing say such a well-known nonsense?

Lou Yan seemed to see Xinqi's doubts and smiled and said, "We all know that the future Zhao State belongs to the king. But... what if the master father thinks that the future Zhao State should not belong to the king?"

Xinqi then came to his senses, his whole body was shocked, and he stood up suddenly, his face full of surprise: "You, do you want to do what Zhao Zhang, the Lord of Anyang?"

Lou Yan sneered: "The Censor was joking. Although the Lou family is a branch of the prince, it is not the Zhao family after all! How can I become the king? My meaning is actually... Zhao Sheng, the king of Pingyuan!"

Xinqi exclaimed, as if he understood a little: "You mean... let Pingyuan Jun replace the king?"

Lou Yan's eyes flashed with a fierce light and said, "That's right! Pingyuan Jun is only in his early 10 years old now. If you and I can help Pingyuan Jun ascend the throne, he will definitely trust you and me very much. By that time, will you and I both want to ask for help in this Zhao State? Why should we be as unprepared as we do now?"

Xinqi's expression was extremely complicated, and he was shocked when he looked at Lou Yan's eyes.

He never expected that Lou Yan would make such a suggestion!

After a long time, Xinqi said, "But... the king is so famous now. Even if you and I join forces, it would be easier to convince the master's father to abolish the king?"

Lou Yan smiled in a yin smile: "It's up to man, the censor. Do you really want to wait for death? Whether to do it or not is just your word!"

Xinqi was silent for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will do my best this time and do it!"

...

After Xinqi left, Lou Yan returned to the study alone.

A moment later, the door of the study was knocked, and then a man in black clothes and a black cap walked in.

"Lou Qing suddenly contacted him, but what's the point?"
Chapter completed!