In the second year of Emperor Huai of Dongji, October 28.

Dongji Shuguo, Bright Moon City, night.

If, tonight, Yun Ji did not summon Lian Mu. He should go to the sincere restaurant, drink a few sips of "Yixin drunk", and then go to Meng Jian's house to sleep comfortably. Anyway, at this moment, Meng Jian was taking care of all kinds of trivial matters in the northern part of the Frost Sword and Hanjia City for Mo Yan, and he couldn't pull away at all.

The accommodation arranged by Bai Qiang for Meng Jian can be said to be the most upscale in the Heartfelt Restaurant, and this treatment Lian Mu has never experienced. I was going to try it tonight, but the plan couldn't keep up with the change, and those dreams had to be postponed for the time being.

At this time, Yun Ji was sitting alone in the imperial study, sorting out the details about the time of the change of Mingguang. As the commander of the Frost Sword's personal guards, Pu Jia stayed outside the door during this period, not letting anyone approach.

She had promised Pu Jia that she would definitely give her an explanation. However, when Yun Ji compared the past events about the Mingguang Change in the Luyou confession presented by Mo Yan with the relevant secret sect dark scrolls, Yun Ji found that the "Mingguang Change" back then was probably not as simple as she thought.

First of all, there are some key details that cannot be matched, and these details will directly cause the death of Yun Ji's mother Liu Xijun and uncle Ye Lan. This makes their deaths, compared to the entire Mingguang Change, seem not so important, and then make many people think that their deaths are just an "unfortunate accident".

However, now Yun Ji feels that this "unfortunate accident" may be the result of careful design by people with intentions, and as for why people with intentions did this, I am afraid that it is inseparable from the current internal pattern of the country.

Not only that, but during this period, there were also some strange and chaotic things, which made Yun Ji can't help but think of the Black Heaven Sect that had disappeared for many years and now reappeared.

In other words, the so-called "Mingguang Change" is very likely just a pretense, the purpose is to cover up the death of Liu Xijun and Ye Lan, but it is actually a deliberate design that led to the fact, and then contributed to the current clan's "regent" of the Su Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Yun Ji's hand holding the case file began to tremble incessantly. She suppressed the sadness and anger in her heart, and her face couldn't help but reddened slightly during this period.

At this moment, the door was gently slammed three times.

Under the lamplight, the woman gently closed the case file and hid it in the dark cabinet between the tables, and then lowered her voice, "Who is it?" ”

"The Great Commander of the Three Divisions of the Frost Sword, Lian Mu, come to see you. ”

Outside the door, the voice of the voice came from Pu Jia.

Yun Ji tidied up her appearance a little, "Come in." ”

When the door opened, Lian Mu was wearing a robe and waved with Yun Ji.

"Meet the Lord of the Kingdom. ”

"No courtesy. Yun Ji waved her sleeves and motioned to sit down.

Then, Pu Jia closed the door and continued to stand guard outside.

After taking a seat, Lian Mu's eyes fell on the table in front of Yun Ji. At this moment, on Yun Ji's table, there is a "Jian Zheng" written by Lu Qingshu of Dianxing City. Looking at Lian Mu's curious look at the moment, Yun Ji was more concerned about whether he was cold or not.

"It's snowing outside at the moment, and the Grand Commander is wearing this robe and rushed from outside the palace, isn't it cold?"

"There are no outsiders here, let's avoid polite words," Lian Mu subconsciously pinched his nose, and then grinned at Yun Ji, "Actually, it's not cold, it's just that the snow on the road is a little heavy, I'm worried that I'm going back late and can't find where the door of Guang Yuan is." ”

"I won't delay you too long, don't worry. Yun Ji said with relief, and spread a silver wolf head pendant in the palm of her hand. Seeing this pendant, Lian Mu frowned. He knew that this pendant was a talisman of the Bright Light Armor.

Lian Mu frowned and asked, "What does this mean?"

Yun Ji smiled slightly: "This is your reward." ”

Lian Mu was surprised: "Really fake?"

Yun Ji was puzzled: "What, don't like it?"

Lian Mu hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Thank you, Lord Longen!"

Subsequently, Lian Mu, the commander of the Third Division of the Frost Sword, took over the Ming Light Armor talisman from Yun Ji's hand. At that moment, Yun Ji saw flashing tears in Lian Mu's eyes. I thought to myself, this is really the tears of the times.

After handing over the military power of Mingguang Armor, Yun Ji and Lian Mu began to turn over the old accounts: "The reward is over, and now it's time to punish." ”

Lian Mu frowned, "What, what did I do not know about during this time? and then it reached the ears of the lord of the country?!"

"It's a matter of this time," Yun Ji sighed, "You must still know about this matter, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to do it." Now I need you to give me an explanation, or a solution, or I can only remove you from your position as the Grand Commander of the Three Divisions of the Frost Sword first. ”

"Who came to you to sue me for being black?"

"Bu Weilan I can't see anyone now, you should know better than me where he is. Besides, now he is your "Si Zuo", if something happens to you, he will also be jointly and severally liable, so it's too late for Bu Weilan to protect you," Yun Ji analyzed for Lian Mu, "As for Pu Jia, you only saved their lives a few days ago, and it's too late to thank you, how can I sue you for being black?"

Lian Mu was puzzled: "Who is that?"

Yun Ji sighed: "Don't you care about what the hell is going on?"

"If it's really something I provoked, Lian Mu has always done things by himself. Lian Mu patted his chest, "Don't worry, you won't cause any trouble to the lord of the country at that time!"

Yun Ji shook her head helplessly, she felt that it was too difficult to communicate with Lian Mu, so she directly explained what was going on: "Last week, when did you beat Liu Fengsoul for unknown reasons, and when he went to Guangqi to report, he beat him violently in front of many people in the martial arts arena, do you remember this incident?"

After hearing this, Lian Mu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it?"

His reaction made Yun Ji a little unhappy in an instant: "Do you think this matter is a small matter?"

Lian Mu quibbled: "I thought the lord of the country had settled for me!"

Yun Ji shook her head: "I can't do this, I'm afraid you have to solve it yourself." The "Liu's Air Knife", known as the "Liu's Double Unique", was clearly arranged by you this time, and now the Liu's is the leader of the clan. The face of the Liu family is the face of the clan, and your action not only slapped the face of the Liu family, but also the face of the clan. ”

Lian Mu pondered: "If the clan wants to say the law, and the lord of the country dismisses me, I have no complaints, but now that the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom is about to fight, it may be a little inappropriate to change the generals, although I have not been the commander of the three divisions of the frost sword for long, and I have not made any great achievements." ”

Yun Ji smiled slightly: "There are still merits, after all, Lu You was captured by you, and you saved the lives of Pu Jia and Xia Hui, and you also rushed to the forefront when the Thousand Thunder Kingdom invaded, in fact, the Liu clan does not have any obvious attitude towards this matter at present, I guess it also takes into account the situation you just said, so I am waiting for the end of this war, but you have to give an explanation first on the side of the clan." ”

Pastor Lian will understand: "Please show the way." ”

Yun Ji turned around and said, "You should know about Yun Fan's return, right?"

Lian Mu: "I personally led someone to greet him that day. ”

Yun Ji: "Now he wants to ask you to borrow the Frost Sword and Cold Armor Division." ”

Lian Mu: "Is Yunfan going to borrow, or is the country going to borrow." ”

Yun Ji: "If I want to borrow it, now you are no longer the commander of the Three Divisions of the Frost Sword, let alone the "Guardian" of the Cold Armor Division. ”

Lian Mu: "Is Yun Fan borrowing, or is it still going on?"

Yun Ji: "Naturally, it's the former. ”

Lian Mu: "So, in order to appease my emotions, he gave me the Mingguang Armor Talisman, right?"

Yun Ji did not deny: "This is also what you deserve." ”

Lian Mu: "Why didn't Yun Fan come to me by himself." ”

Yun Ji: "Now he has more important things to do. ”

Hearing this, Lian Mu smiled: "The matter of borrowing military power, from his mouth, I can completely refuse." But if the lord of the country opens Chrysostom, how dare he refuse to be a low-ranking minister of the country?"

Yun Ji sighed: "Everything is just an expedient measure. ”

Lian Mu: "Can the lord of the country tell me the reason why Yun Fan borrowed the military power of the Frost Sword and Cold Armor Division?"

Yun Ji: "He wants to recapture Liuyun City, which was occupied by the Mo Kingdom, before the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom takes Yaoguang City." ”

Lian Mu frowned: "Does this matter have anything to do with the clan?"

Yun Ji: "I think it's a good opportunity. ”

Lian Mu was stunned for a moment, and did not answer Yun Ji's words immediately, but was thinking about what Yun Ji meant by "opportunity". Lian Mu thinks that the "opportunity" in Yun Ji's mouth should not refer to the "opportunity" to take back Liuyun City, but more to do with the clan.

In other words, it may not be related to military "opportunities", but more to political "opportunities" related to the clan, that is, "opportunities" for "change".

But he heard Yun Ji continue: "Now in the clan of our kingdom, there are still many people who are still living in the dream that the frost sword is under their control, and they can't see that the sky has begun to change. ”

Lian Mu suddenly realized: "What does the country lord mean, let me use this way to make the sect think that I have led the Frost Sword and Yun Fan to form an alliance?

Yun Ji pondered: "Now that the entire Bright Moon and Mirror Moon twin cities have been blocked, news from the outside world cannot come in for the time being. But sooner or later, the clan will know something about my younger brother. ”

"Is the lord of the country referring to the things that Yun Fan did when he was in the Northern Desert?" Out of politeness, Lian Mu didn't break it, but this was already what made Yun Ji unspeakable. After a short silence, Yun Ji sighed: "You know everything, don't you." ”

Lian Mu: "I know almost everything I should know." ”

"It seems that we don't have much time to waste. Yun Ji pondered, "In fact, the Liu family, as the leader of the clan, cannot fully represent all the attitudes of the clan, as if the Liu family has not made an obvious statement now, but other families have begun to speak for the clan, although they do not dare to represent the Liu family." ”

Lian Mu sneered: "The master didn't speak, but the dog barked first." ”

Yun Ji: "Those families who dare to stir up trouble at this time, when the war is over, I will settle accounts with them one by one." ”

Lian Mu was worried: "If the country lord does this, isn't he afraid of offending the entire clan?"

Yun Ji: "One or two small fish and shrimp can't represent the entire clan, and the relationship between the clan and the royal power should be symbiotic and co-prosperous." Right now, the invasion of the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom is imminent, and we can't let those small fish and shrimp spoil the business. ”

The incorruptible pastor will say: "It all depends on the will of the country." ”

Speaking of this, Yun Ji clapped her hands.

But seeing Pu Jia bring a pot of wine, Lian Mu frowned and turned to meet Pu Jia's eyes. In silence, the man seemed to gradually understand that this was the so-called "commendation". It turned out that everything for tonight had already been arranged, just waiting for his last sentence.

But after thinking about it, unless he chose to avoid it from the beginning, could he refuse? The answer is naturally "no".

After thinking about it, the former subordinate Pu Jia poured wine for him, and Yun Ji held the wine glass and saluted him: "This matter is wronged by the commander of Lian." ”

"Eat the king's luck, bear the king's worries. Lian Mu drank all the wine in the wine glass, "As a courtier, it should be like this." ”

Pu Jia on the side frowned slightly when she heard the second half of Lian Mu's words. Although Yun Ji also felt a little harsh, she finally understood his emotions, after all, there are still many places where Lian Mu can be used in the future, "Commander Lian Don't worry, the matter of Liu Feng's soul will be solved later." ”

Lian Mugong waved his hand respectfully: "Everything has the lord of the country." ”

Yun Ji smiled slightly, stopping Lian Mu from saluting.

Outside the palace gate, the snow in the sky was no longer knee-high.

Lian Mu thought to himself, after drinking this glass of wine, he should also leave.

......

In the second year of Emperor Huai of Dongji, October 31, in the afternoon.

When Yun Fan was thinking about how to persuade Gu Yina and the others to agree to him to send troops to Cloud City. "Meng Ge", one of the six generals of the Sa Department, appeared in the Luoxia Mansion in Mirror Moon City the night before to report to Gu Yina and Yun Fan. And "Yin", who is also one of the six generals of the Sa Department, quietly returned to Mingyue City this morning with scars all over his body.

At the same time, Han Bin, who was the head of the Han family in Yaoguang City, was able to meet his daughter Han Mei who he thought had died in Yaoguang City today, and learned more about the current situation of Yaoguang City from her.

"This, our family's compound is still good, right?" As he spoke, Han Bin picked up his pen and ink and abacus, and began to estimate how many assets their Han clan had saved and how much they had lost in the current Yaoguang City.

But seeing Han Mei constricting her deep gaze, while eating the soft-hearted egg noodles that Han Bin asked the back kitchen to make for her, she said slowly: "When the four warehouses near the edge of the city wall in the west of the city were broken, they were damaged by falling rocks, and they are currently requisitioned for military use after being slightly repaired by the soldiers of the Mexican country. ”

After hearing this, Han Bin frowned, and hurriedly asked,

"Is the damaged area large?"

Han Mei said lightly: "Moderate." ”

Han Bin: "Is there any serious damage?"

Han Mei: "The four teahouses in Hangu Street in the center of the city have been demolished, and now the Mexicans have rebuilt the towers of the city. ”

Hearing this, tears flashed in Han Bin's eyes. While he moved the abacus, he tearfully picked up the pen and wrote the loss on the new book, and did not forget to continue to ask, "Is there anything else?"

Han Mei took a bite of noodles, and then recalled: "Basically all the farmland in the north of the city has been reclaimed by the soldiers of the Mexican country, I don't know what was planted, I didn't have time to figure out what happened recently." There is also the drum tower that took four years to build in the east of the city, although it was not demolished, but I don't know what it was used for, in short, during this time, the Mexican people did a lot of strange things in Yaoguang City. ”

But seeing Han Bin's hand holding the pen, Yu trembled between his words: "What do these monkeys from the south want to do? Do they think that this change can withstand the invasion of the Xiji Thousand Thunder Country?"

Right now, it is estimated that it is because Han Mei is present, so Han Bin is not angry, for fear of scaring her. Seeing Han Bin's indignant appearance, Han Mei could feel how uncomfortable he felt in his heart at the moment just by listening to the trembling between his words. However, Han Mei will not forget what she should do because of sympathy.

In silence, Han Mei finished eating the noodles, and Han Bin was still repeatedly verifying the loss, and pinched his fingers to calculate the loss while dialing the abacus. After thinking for a moment, Han Mei symbolically said to Han Bin: "Actually, as long as you guard the Han family's compound, everything will get through." ”

The truth is indeed the truth.

After all, in the entire Yaoguang City, the most valuable thing is the Han family's compound. As a result, her words reminded Han Bin of one thing, so Han Bin confirmed to Han Mei again: "Qiu Yu she lives in the Han family's compound now, right?"

Han Mei was stunned for a moment and nodded silently.

Han Bin: "That's good, no matter how fierce the battle between Xiji Thousand Thunder Country and Mo Country is, our Han family compound and the thousand-year-old red plum will definitely be saved." ”

Han Mei looked at Han Bin suspiciously: "Why?"

Han Bin collected the sadness in his eyes, and his gaze gradually deepened: "This, it's a long story." ”

Han Mei didn't speak, but she straightened her sitting posture, revealing a look of deafness. At this time, Han Bin also put down the pen and abacus in his hand and recalled that period of the past: "When I met Qiu Yu, it happened to be after the "Heavenly Fire Tribulation", and Qianyu Yanyun took the entire Qianyu clan to leave the kingdom of Shu. At that time, the bright light armor had already begun to stir in the dark. Yun Fan, as the actual spiritual leader of Ming Guang Armor, even if he had been away for many years, there was still no way for anyone to downplay the influence he left behind. ”

"Mingguang armor is like a lion, it is arrogant, mighty, and fierce! In the country of Shu, and even in the entire Dongji at that time, there was no army that could match it. Think about it, Yun Fan with the Mingguang Armor only took more than a month to destroy the Xuan Kingdom, which was second only to the Xia Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom at that time, what a terrifying combat power it was. Between the words, Han Bin paused and continued, "Although, after Yun Fan left, this arrogant lion finally turned into a poor sick cat in Lian Mu's hands, but even this sick cat was enough to make the blue wolf rider and the cold armor army who were fighting with him pay a terrible price before subduing it. ”

Han Mei was puzzled: "What does this have to do with Mr. Qiu Yu?"

Han Bin smiled slightly: "Do you know how the Blue Wolf Rider and the Cold Armor Army subdued the Mingguang Armor? Do you know where the 'Luminous Cup' in Qiu Yu's hand came from?"

Han Mei guessed: "Is it the strategy offered by Mr. Qiu Yu to calm the "Mingguang Change"?"

"Exactly. Han Bin said approvingly. Han Mei on the side looked at her "father" in surprise. What surprised her was not only that Qiu Yu's plan calmed down the change of Mingguang. In this world, there are only two people who can be recognized by Han Bin like this, as far as Han Mei knows, the first is Liu Su, the head of the first family of the Shuguo Kingdom, and the second is Yun Fan, and now there is one more Qiu Yu.

Qiu Yu can be so appreciated and recognized by Han Bin, it must be more than just a simple matter of offering advice to calm the "change of bright light". After all, Han Bin was different from those other clan heads of the Su Kingdom, he put the land in front of his family and country.

While thinking about it, the curiosity in Han Mei's heart became stronger and stronger.