After hearing this, the young general seemed to be a little difficult. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 After silently considering his words, he spoke: "The general said that all the reasons are in the letter presented, so I don't need to say more. And ask me to answer when you ask, 'Hurry up and obey the authority'. ”

After hearing this, Zhao Xun, the secretary of the military department, waved his hand and said, "Okay, give me the letter, and you can go down and rest." ”

"Yes. After handing the letter with both hands and saluting, the young man withdrew as he said.

At this time, Xi Jin, the squire of the military department, came to Zhao Shangshu's side and quietly discussed: "Look at this, shouldn't the problem be serious?"

Zhao Xun sneered: "I never worried that bastard boy would make trouble. This is only said to you here, he has had a thousand opportunities like this before, but he has not said much, why did he choose such an improper time to make trouble for himself?"

"I'm just worried that people who have always been used to swaggering suddenly become so cautious, I'm afraid that something big is going to happen over there. It's just that I've never met with our troublemaker today. Tsk, this guy doesn't think about it, he looks like he doesn't obey when he comes up, I'm afraid that he will leave something in that person's heart, which is not good......"

"Yes, let's watch from the sidelines, we all know that these two are sincerely for the people, and we just hope that there won't be any suspicions. If only we could do something to pave the way for them......"

Zhao Shangshu was talking to the squire of the military department, and opened the letter written by the general to himself at hand.

Before the waiter could finish his thoughts, Zhao Shangshu had already raised his head and gave him a meaningful look, and raised his hand to signal him to silence, and then called: "Someone." ”

Zhang Ming had just stepped into the gate at this time, when he heard Zhao Shangshu's voice, and he happened to have nothing to do, so he responded: "Yes." ”

It was no accident that he was here at this moment. He was born in martial arts, which is not hereditary or in the army, which is considered an alternative among people who are not hereditary or born in the army, just because he has been better than the four books and five classics since he was a child, and he is better at reading the art of war and strategy.

Unexpectedly, one of his answers actually attracted the attention of the squire of the military department, and the riding and archery skills were barely passed, and he was exceptionally promoted to the small position of the treasury department after being approved by the secretary of the military department. Therefore, he cherished this opportunity very much, and in addition to the officials on duty, he must be the first person to be on duty in the conference hall of the Ministry of War every day.

It wasn't until Zhang Ming walked up to Zhao Shangshu that Zhao Shangshu seemed to see the person who came.

"Oh, it's you. Okay, there's no need for a replacement. It seems that Zhao Shangshu has just made a major decision, and his brows have not fully stretched at this time.

"You can directly present this letter and what I will tell you in a moment to the emperor, remember that you can't let others pass it on to you, and you have to pass it on to the saint word for word, can you do it?"

Zhang Ming had never seen Lao Shangshu's solemn expression, and he himself immediately became solemn and said, "Yes!"

Just when Zhang Ming recalled the surging blood, a maid who happened to walk up to him and said lightly: "Shengchuan, you go in and ask questions." Come with me. ”

The sudden sound of speaking frightened Zhang Ming almost shouted, but fortunately he remembered that he was still in the inner courtyard of the palace, and if he yelled, it would be a crime to make a loud noise.

Zhang Ming is still the first time to enter the inner court, if it is not related to the general of the Northern Union and it is an emergency, it is estimated that no one will get such an opportunity.

The maid took the small official to turn the screen and enter the hall, probably for the convenience of questioning and avoiding Concubine Jing, at this time the emperor was changing his court clothes in the outer room.

After Zhang Ming bowed and saluted, the emperor calmly asked, "When is the news coming?" ”

It is estimated that he has just woken up, and at this time, the emperor's tone is still lazy.

"At the end of the day, the general's herald entered the city from the east gate to report. ”

"How much does the general bring with him. ”

"With 500, it should be at Wanli Bridge east of Jingshi at this time. After the repair, I will come to Beijing immediately, and I will arrive in three minutes. ”

The Emperor did not seem to hear it, and did not react, and for a moment there was no sound in the room except for the thud of sorting clothes.

"Enlighten the Holy One. Shang Shu asked me to present a few words from the emperor and the letter brought by the general alone. Zhang Ming's nervous whole body stiffened, but he was afraid that the emperor would send him away after a word, so how could he have the face to see Zhao Shangshu and Xi Shilang. As he spoke, he tried his best to control the trembling of his hands, took out the letter from the general brought by the herald before, and raised his hands above his head.

The chief chamberlain took the letter from Zhang Ming's hand and presented it to the emperor.

The emperor had already packed up neatly at this time, looking at the letter that was handed to him but did not move for a long time, Zhang Ming, who was anxious but did not dare to raise his head to confirm, was sweating in a hurry, only to feel that everyone around him quietly retreated.

"Get up and talk. ”

Zhang Ming trembled and got up and stood down. Suddenly remembered that there was a concubine Jing in the inner room, and remembered Lao Shangshu's solemn entrustment, and for a while he felt that he seemed to have a force in his heart.

"The minister is brave, Zhao Shangshu commanded, his words should be said to His Majesty alone. After Zhang Ming bowed down and whispered, he felt that he was cold behind him, and he didn't know when the official uniform he was wearing had been soaked with sweat.

After hearing this, the emperor seemed to look at the inner room casually. got up and took Zhang Ming to the ear room in the west chamber.

Only a moment later, the two returned to the hall, and after Zhang Ming saluted, he said loudly: "The minister retires." Then he left Xuanjing Palace. And the emperor also returned to his usual routine - after sharing ginseng soup and one or two snacks with Concubine Jing, he got up and went to the main hall to attend the court meeting.

Jingde Hall

The court meeting seemed to be no different from usual, but it seemed to be filled with a strange atmosphere. It's as if everyone is about to say something, but no one is willing to say that crucial sentence.

The Emperor did not see the difference between Peace Day and Peace Day.

The progress of the morning meeting was the same as the countless previous morning dynasties, and it was going on smoothly and normally.

It wasn't until Lord Zheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, that when everyone had nothing to do, and the chief attendant sang for the third time to "Something to play early, nothing to retreat!" to take a step forward to break this strange atmosphere.

"The minister has something to do. ”

"Speak"

"The general of the northern part of the country sent a report that he would enter Beijing from Donghua Gate at three o'clock today. Lord Zheng peeked at the emperor who was high above, but the person sitting seemed to be wearing a mask, and he couldn't see a trace of emotional ups and downs at all.

In desperation, he couldn't help but finish his words, and Lord Zheng stubbornly received: "Because it is different from the location prepared before, I am afraid that the general will be neglected in a hurry, so the minister wants to inform the general to detour through the Suzaku Gate." Although ......"

Zheng Shangshu hadn't finished the final touches on his words, and the emperor had already raised his hand to signal him to close.

"The general's thousand-mile march is already tiring, and if the soldiers are asked to take a detour, it will be difficult for me to feel at ease. Qing only needs to settle down and stay in Beijing for food and lodging in the general's entourage. The welcoming ceremony was all simple, and the general was also of the same heart and sympathy for the people who could not bear their fatigue. ”

After a speech, hundreds of officials worshipped. Congratulations: "Holy compassion, blessing to the people." ”

After that, the emperor got up and left the table, and the attendant next to him immediately sang loudly: "Retire from the court." ”

On the way out of the hundred officials, from time to time, three or two people would gather in a heap and whisper.

"I thought it was hearsay, but I didn't expect it to be today......"

"But no, I don't know," the speaker's hand pointed to the sky in his sleeve, and then received a "Did you know beforehand?"

"Shh~, are you afraid of a long life, dare to speculate on such a thing!" one interrupted the too dangerous conversation

"Anyway, I heard that the general didn't bring many soldiers, so it shouldn't be a big deal. The other immediately picked up in order to ease the atmosphere.

"That's, who has the guts in Haiqing Heyan now......" The person who spoke first received it.

The hustle and bustle slowly dispersed, and the imperial study in the palace was almost in the same situation at this time.

"Holy Lord, such a transgression behavior is categorically intolerable, this Li Hui is too arrogant, he must have a heart of disobedience, and he must be severely punished!" Ning Ze, the servant of the ministry, was indignant and accused Li Hui of his arbitrary behavior.

"Oh, the so-called urgency of the matter, maybe there is something hidden is unknown. Xi Jin, the soldier on the side, received it idly.

Ning Ze ate a soft nail, and his anger was even stronger, and he said unrelentingly: "Even if there is any urgent matter, you can report to the saint first, why is it so arbitrary?!"

Xi Jin glanced at Ning Ze and said disdainfully: "Ning Shilang is really a diligent minister who shares the worries of the saint, so why not come to the military department, or hand over the report to you for registration first." The implication is that Ning Zeyue is acting as a substitute, and he is worried about things that should not be worried.

"You, you ......" It's just that this is not easy to answer, and now the news that Ning Ze has is not true, and he is afraid that he will say something that should not be said when rebuttal, so he can only stare at Xi Jin fiercely with wide eyes for a while.

"Do you have anything else to report?" The little emperor still had an unhurried attitude to review the notes in his hand, and he didn't even raise his eyes to look at the people in front of the bookcase.

At this time, the officials on the other side of the case seemed to realize that what they said and did was inappropriate, and they pleaded in unison: "The minister is guilty, please punish the saint." ”

The emperor waved his hand, "It's okay to disperse, the stove in the house is too hot, and there are too many people to panic." ”

The first and second leaders who had just earned a red face were silent at this time, and silently withdrew from the imperial study according to their words.

When there was no longer an outsider in the room, and the door was firmly closed from the outside, the eyes raised from the bookcase were cold and deep, as if anyone who tried to peek into the deep meaning would be drawn into that deep vortex.

After the little emperor squinted his eyes, he quickly took out a new decree, listing all the receptions of the general when he entered the city, and it would be completed before it was done, and sent it to the Ministry of Rites to be supervised by Lord Zheng himself.