Half of the night has passed, the Xuancheng Hall is still brightly lit, the bright moon outside the window, the silver glow is sprinkled on the ground, fading the heat of the day, but also bringing a trace of coolness. Li Zongzhi stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, waiting for news from Mo Han. Zong Ran walked behind him and called softly, "Your Majesty, General Mo has returned, and he is outside the palace at this moment." ”

"Hurry up. Li Zongzhi turned around and answered, but did not step forward, but returned to the steps of the inner hall and sat on the dragon couch.

In the past few days, he has not been able to eat and sleep at night, because after Wu Fanzhong fled from the capital, he did not openly rebel as everyone expected, but asked people to present a concert, saying that he was old and healthy, and he could no longer share the emperor's worries, so he begged the emperor to allow him to return to his hometown and retire for the rest of his life. The chapter was presented to the court, with the contribution made to the court after the death of the first emperor and the conscientious assistance to the emperor for many years, he wrote tens of thousands of words with tears and implored the emperor for permission, and Yun, his son Wu Feiyun remembered his old father's old age, hoping to serve the left and right, and went straight to Jingyang after the defeat of Julu, and resigned from the military affairs and no longer returned to the eastern capital, thus, the Wu father and son officially withdrew from the court.

From the point of view of others, this game is the emperor won, the court but all the civil and military ministers associated with the Xiangguo Mansion have been killed or degraded for various crimes, the power of the Xiangguo Mansion has plummeted, and the scenery is gone, and the Wu father and son are now shrinking in the Jingyang realm and dare not take half a step, judging from the results, the imperial power has fallen, and the era of courtiers taking power is gone, and the future of the Great Jin Dynasty is bright, but only Li Zongzhi and Mo Han know that many things are not as simple as they see.

"You don't have to salute, you must have worked hard all the way, come, sit down and talk. Li Zongzhi motioned to Mo Han to sit in His Royal Highness, and asked Zong Ran to bring herbal tea, Mo Han did not shirk, took the herbal tea and drank it all, wiped the sweat beads on his face and said: "The minister has secretly investigated all the way, from Fengtian to Songxi, including Jingyang, the eight cities have closed their gates and are no longer passable. ”

Li Zongzhi closed his eyes when he heard this, took a deep breath and nodded, and said: "They are waiting for the opportunity, if the Jiuyuan defense line is fully broken through, and the Heboduo army rushes in, they will take the opportunity to do the opposite, from the south to the north to connect the city with a line, heh, very good, very good, this wishful thinking is really exquisite." ”

"The army of Heboduo is now entrenched outside the Jiuyuan, the minister heard that Wu Feiyun twice raised grain and grass for it, but failed to send it to their hands, Wu Feiyun evacuated from Julu, and Bark Chengqi took advantage of the situation to occupy the city of Julu, and now up to Panlong Pass, down to Baishan Changye are all within their control, and the northern border of my Great Jin Dynasty uses the Nu River as a natural barrier to block foreign enemies, but now their army can freely travel to and from the river, if they don't take it back, they are afraid that their backup army will be more and more, and when the time comes, it will be even more difficult to expel it again。 ”

Mo Han's words made Li Zongzhi fall into deep thought.

Now it is not only disturbed by external enemies, but even within the imperial court. As soon as the city of Jiuyuan was broken, the Wu father and son immediately rebelled, and if they sent troops to encircle and suppress it now, they were afraid that the follow-up would be insufficient, but they would miss a major event. The only way to do this is to make every effort to protect Jiuyuan, so that we can stabilize a qiē and wait for an opportunity to act.

"The grain and grass have missed twice, it doesn't seem like Wu Feiyun's style. ”

"The north returned to Yunzhuang not long ago to the Xiangguo Mansion, the first batch of grain and herbs were raised by the owner of Guiyunzhuang Leng Qiuzhi, but unexpectedly when it was transported, there was a ghost, the grain and grass did not know where to go, Guiyunzhuang is now also divided, and its heyday is gone. ”

Return to Yunso!

Li Zongzhi glanced at Mo Han with deep meaning, and said with a smile: "Leng Qiuzhi and his people also know that in the bright face is the largest village in the north, operating various businesses, in fact, it is also a force in the hands of Leng Gongzi, do you know why I indulge their storage zài and don't kill them all." ”

Mo Han's heart froze and he didn't answer.

Li Zongzhi got up and walked down the steps, walked to his side and smiled slightly, and said, "Actually, you know it very well in your heart, don't you." ”

Mo Han bowed his head and was silent, Li Zongzhi reached out and patted him on the shoulder when he saw this, and said with a hidden smile: "When my strength is not enough to deal with either Xiangguofu or Leng Gongzi, I will restrain my edge, when a mediocre or even mediocre emperor, I hide myself in the dark, watching them fight to the death, the more ruthless they fight, the more beneficial it is to me.

Mo Han still kept his head down, and his voice did not move.

Li Zongzhi glanced at him, and said: "Leng Qiuzhi has been suppressed by Leng Gongzi for many years, he thought that he would be able to turn over if he took refuge in Xiangguofu, but he didn't expect that he would be forced into a desperate situation this step, Wu Feiyun's kid is like a monkey, once Leng Qiuzhi loses his use value, he will abandon him like a piece of, and he will not care about his life or death at all, I think that now there are people staring at Danyang This piece of fat, since the Wu father and son refuse to move, then, let's take over." ”

"What does the emperor mean?"

"After so many years, it's time to suppress the arrogance of Leng Gongzi. Li Zongzhi stretched out his hand and tossed the floating ice cubes in the golden tripod, felt the coolness transmitted by his fingertips, and said casually: "The big ones can't move, can't the small ones move, Zongran, pass on my message, and order the right general Li Qiongchi to come to the Xuanhe Palace early tomorrow morning to receive the decree." ”

"Yes. ”

Mo Han knew that this day was coming sooner or later, and the emperor could not always tolerate Leng Gongzi's power, but everyone knew who Leng Gongzi was, the little marquis had a deep affection with him, and he would not give up on life and death, and now the little marquis is fighting the enemy in Jiuyuan, but the emperor wants to do something to his most beloved person, this kind of situation that everyone does not want to see, but it is inevitable.

"Your Majesty ......" Mo Han finally couldn't help but speak, but Li Zongzhi raised his hand and didn't let him continue: "I don't want to hear it, the stability of the country should be fundamental, no matter what the reason, I can't tolerate their existence!"

"Report-" The sound of the announcement outside the door broke the deadlock, it was the middle of the night at this time, unless there was an urgent matter, the Imperial Forest Army would never come to disturb the emperor, Mo Han stepped out of the door first, and saw that the Imperial Forest Army was out of breath, obviously rushing all the way, so he asked in a deep voice: "Why did you come so late to disturb the emperor?"

"General Hui, yes...... It's Lord Shirasawa...... He ......"

"Bai Ze is back?" Mo Han was surprised and delighted when he heard this, he was surprised why Bai Ze appeared outside the palace so late, and he was happy that he could finally get the news of Jiuyuan clearly. When Li Zongzhi heard that Bai Ze was back, he couldn't help but walk out and asked, "Where is the person?"

"Back to the emperor, as soon as Lord Bai Ze arrived at the palace gate, the horse died violently and fell to the ground, the Lord Xu was speeding all the way, suffering from heat stroke, and after the horse fell to the ground, he also fell into a coma, and at this moment he has been sent to the hospital. ”

"Let's see. Seeing this, Mo Han hurriedly ordered the Imperial Forest Army at the door to follow, and the group ran all the way, and when they arrived at the Tai Hospital, the imperial doctor on duty was already prescribing medicine for Bai Ze.

"How are the people?" Li Zongzhi asked when he arrived in the house, and when the imperial doctor saw that the emperor had come in person so late, he hurriedly bent down and shouted long live, Li Zongzhi interrupted him impatiently, and asked again: "How is I asking people?"

"Back to the emperor, Lord Bai is just too tired, the weather is very hot and the body is not supported, the minister has already diagnosed the pulse, and there is no major problem, as long as he rests for two days, he can be cured by drinking a few doses of medicine. ”

"Okay, let someone boil the medicine, and then let the dining room make some food, and wait until he wakes up to fill his stomach. ”

Mo Han stood aside, and saw that Bai Ze was still protecting his chest with his hands even though he was unconscious, and he couldn't help but feel moved, and said: "I think that the little marquis has something important and wants to tell the emperor as much as possible, so that Bai Ze will rush back to the Eastern Capital non-stop, Bai Ze protects his chest with his hands, and he must have a secret letter with him." After he finished speaking, he leaned over and touched it, and sure enough, he found a piece of music and a letter from the place close to Bai Ze's chest.

"Your Majesty. Presenting the recital and the letter to Li Zongzhi at the same time, Mo Han had doubts in his heart.

Li Zongzhi was also stunned when he saw those two items, he first grabbed the chapter and read it carefully, and then said with a smile: " Okay, good Meng Baiyan, I thought that the 30,000 horses of the Yuanzhou Navy had all been returned to Wu Fanzhong, who expected that he was robbed by his kid, although half of the ships were saved, but it was not easy, he said that he and Jian Yude, the captain of the ten ships, detoured to Shifang City from the waterway and rescued the trapped Baishan Army, and the mighty Marquis was also among them, and now all the cadres and others have returned to Jianzhou safely, and they are resisting the army of Heboduo together with the Jiuyuan army. ”

"Really? "I haven't gotten the exact news of Jiuyuan for a long time, and now that I know that its shape is not too bad, everyone is overjoyed, Li Zongzhi frowned when he saw the end, and said: "It's just that General Zhao Mu was captured by the enemy, Bai Yan said that they would find a way to rescue Zhao Mu, and also said that they would do their best to block Heboduo's attack, and they were bound to recapture the lost city." ”

"Is there any news about Mu Feng and the others?"

"Not really. After Li Zongzhi finished speaking, he put together the chapter and handed it to Mo Han, Mo Han took it and stepped aside to check it carefully, and Li Zongzhi tore up the letter in his hand again and looked down.

Mo Han finished reading the recital on the side, and when he turned around, he saw Li Zongzhi standing in place with a deep frown, and he didn't know what Bai Yan said in his letter, which made the emperor's face unfathomable, he wanted to ask, but he didn't dare to speak for unknown reasons.

The chapter is an official letter, so in that letter, could it be a private matter narrated by Bai Yan?

"Minister...... Knock to see the emperor. Bai Ze woke up suddenly, and saw that he was lying on the bed, and the person in front of him was in a dragon robe, he was shocked, got up, staggered down, and knocked on the ground.

"If you have just woken up, you don't have to salute, hurry up. Li Zongzhi stretched out his hand to pick up Bai Ze, and saw that he was not in good spirits, so he smiled and said: "The imperial doctor said, it's not a big deal, it's just that the body is overdrawn, you can recover after two days of rest, I have read the chapter and the letter, you can sleep peacefully." ”

Only then did Bai Ze reach out to touch his chest, and seeing that Li Zongzhi was still holding the letter in his hand, he hurriedly said: "The emperor has read the letter?

Li Zongzhi pondered for a moment, suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at his side, Mo Han turned around and raised his hand when he saw this, and retreated from everyone, when he also wanted to leave with everyone, Li Zongzhi stopped him, and then said: "Bai Ze, I ask you, who is Bai Yan looking for this Nether Flower?"

Mo Han felt that his heart was not good when he listened to Li Zongzhi's questioning, he looked at Bai Ze with an inquiring gaze, and when he found that Bai Ze lowered his head and did not dare to answer, he frowned and sighed, and then turned his head away.

Although this Netherworld Flower is precious, but because of the peculiar medicinal effect, ordinary people can't use it at all, and the physical condition of the person who needs it must be different from ordinary people, if it is not a last resort, Bai Yan will not speak, and he will speak, and it will only be for one person.

"Sue sù朕...... Ji Wufang, is it in Jianzhou City?"