This year's autumn seems to be extraordinarily cold, the early morning fog is full of air, the white smoke is blown back to the cheeks by the wind, the fingertips that expose the sleeves have been frozen red, but the palace maids and eunuchs who come and go are still in a hurry and dare not stop half a step.

There is a warmth in the Xuancheng Palace, the four corners of the hall are lit with fireplaces, and the fire under the floor has also been lit, and the entire hall is full of heating. The door opened, and the fresh air swept in, Li Zongzhi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then signaled, and walked towards the door, Zong Ran followed, holding a sable cloak in his hand and hurriedly chased forward, and said: "The emperor is wearing this, this year's weather is particularly cold, be careful not to catch a cold." ”

Li Zongzhi stopped, let Zong Ran arrange his cloak properly, and raised his eyes to see a person standing on the stone arch bridge in the distance, even though the weather was cold, that person was still thinly dressed, his posture was as tall as before, his black hair fluttered with the breeze, and a pair of phoenix eyes looked quietly into the distance.

"How long has he been here?" asked Li Zongzhi.

"Back to the emperor, General Mo has been waiting outside for an hour. Zong Ran looked at Li Zongzhi's face, but he couldn't see any fluctuations, so he lowered his head and didn't dare to say more.

"Come to think of it, it's because of Meng Baiyan again. Li Zong pondered for a long time, and finally headed towards Mo Han.

"The minister greets the emperor. ”

Li Zongzhi nodded, stretched out his hand to wrap his hand around Mo Han's arms, and motioned for him to walk with him: "Accompany me for a walk." ”

The two of them walked back and forth, but they were speechless for a long time, Zong Ran looked at the shape, and raised his hand slightly, making the eunuch and palace maid who followed a few steps slower, giving the two of them space to speak.

"The winter solstice is approaching, and most areas this autumn will have good weather and bumper grain harvests, and the people will be able to have a safe year this year. Li Zongzhi took the lead in opening his mouth, but he didn't say it at the margin, and Mo Han didn't divert from the topic, but just followed the words: "The emperor Shengming, the south of the river has been flooded for many years, and in the past two years, the emperor has made people dig canals, divert torrents and detours, and save the crops in most cities and towns, so the livelihood of the people has been improved, and the sky is beautiful, and the wind and rain are smooth, so this year is indeed a bumper harvest year." ”

Li Zongzhi nodded, but he didn't say anything, because he knew that Mo Han would have something to say, so he started and waited for him to continue. Sure enough, Mo Han paused, shook his hand with a solemn expression on his face, and said: "Your Majesty, the harvest is a celebration for the whole country, but with all due respect, the people may not be able to live and work in peace and contentment. ”

"Oh?" Li Zongzhi smiled slightly, turned around, and pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What do you say?"

Mo Han stood aside, saw the suspicious look between his eyebrows, and also smiled: "The emperor actually knows very well, but why does he want his ministers to say it." ”

Li Zongzhi took a deep breath, stretched his arms, and sighed as if inadvertently: "General Mo might as well say it directly, I have lived in the palace for a long time, and I really don't understand the suffering of the people, the people have a good harvest, but they can't live a good life, this is very interesting, I, I would like to hear it in detail." ”

"What does the emperor think of the situation in Jiuyuan. Mo Han's expression froze, and he decided not to go around in circles anymore.

"The mighty Marquis of Jiuyuan is in charge, and he is much more stable than before, and he has fought countless small battles, but he has never been able to advance half a step forward, and I am very pleased. ”

"Hebodo is an extremely cold place, and it has provoked countless wars over the years, but they are all sent in the spring and evacuated in the winter, and the minister wants to ask the emperor, this year. ”

With a flash in his eyes, a trace of coldness flashed across Li Zongzhi's face, and he passed away in an instant, and then seemed to really think about it for a while before he said: "It's true that I haven't heard of any signs of evacuation, does General Mo know why?"

Mo Han looked at Li Zongzhi and said bluntly: "The minister thinks that it is because they have enough grain and grass this year, so there is no need to withdraw to Hohe to recuperate, and Jiuyuan to Nagano, because of the lack of food in the winter around Julu, if the reserve is insufficient, our army will either have to withdraw part of it, or it will starve the soldiers." Your Majesty, marching and fighting is a major matter for the food and clothing of the soldiers in front of the enemy's formation, and if the military supplies are not enough, the situation will be dangerous!"

"Jiuyuan is the northwest barrier, and Hebodo is still garrisoned in winter this year, so our soldiers naturally cannot be withdrawn. ”

"Then it is necessary to ensure the food and clothing of the soldiers, there are still 100,000 people in Jiuyuan City, as soon as the winter solstice enters, the heavy snow covers the mountain, and the people can only rely on reserve grain to survive the winter, so the grain and grass still need to be transferred from outside Jiuyuan. ”

"The escort of grain and grass is in charge of Luo Pi, the son of Luo Yongchang in the palace, recommended by the military minister, Luo Yongchang and his people are cautious, although his son Luo Pi is a little arrogant, but he is not a person who lacks backbone. ”

"Luo Yongchang is a moderate and cautious person, but he is too soft, anyone who grasps it in his hand can let it go around, although his son Luo Pi is arrogant, but he is an extremely filial child......" After Mo Han finished speaking, Li Zongzhi raised his eyes, looked at him with deep meaning for a long time, and suddenly smiled.

"Sure enough!"

"Grain and grass superintendent Su Nan is the grandson of the old general Su Haicheng, the old general Su has been dead for many years, maybe the emperor doesn't know, the first mentor of Wu Yuan is the old general Su. ”

"I really haven't heard of this before!" Li Zongzhi was shocked, looked at Mo Han in surprise, and said, "How did you learn about this?"

"Before my father died, I once said that when he drank with General Zhao Kuo that day, I was on the side, and my father sighed, General Su was famous, but he looked away in this matter, and he was promoted with all his might because of his talent in the martial arts, but he didn't expect that this person had more than just talent......"

"And ambition!" Li Zongzhi took over the words, Mo Han nodded, and said: "Because General Su later discovered this person's ambition, he regretted it, and even took off his armor after he took power, because he felt ashamed, so he never mentioned it in front of people, so it gradually no one remembered it, and it was obscure." ”

Li Zongzhi pondered for a long time, sighed softly, and said: "Sure enough, everything is inextricably linked, if you ignore it, you really don't know the doorway." With that, Li Zongzhi entered the pavilion, motioned for Mo Han to sit down, and suddenly said, "How long does that kid want to wander outside!"

Hearing his unhappy tone, Mo Han's heart was pouting, and he knew that he couldn't hold on, so he had to reply stubbornly: "The little marquis said that he still has some things that he hasn't dealt with, so he went to Jinling, and when the matter is over, he will return to Beijing immediately." ”

"Hmph. Li Zongzhi took a sip of tea dissatisfied, and then put it back on the table: "If it weren't for his good performance in Lin'an, I would really have to let people arrest him back." When I let him go down, I didn't expect him to achieve anything, but I was looking for an excuse for him to return to the Royal Forest Army, but who knew that this kid actually picked up the Lin'an bandits, which was beyond my expectations. With a little unconcealable pleasure between his eyebrows, Li Zongzhi couldn't help laughing: "The Lin'an County Guard, the Yunling County Guard are all martial arts people, and now one is dead and one is disabled, which really makes my heart happy, the wonderful thing is that Bai Yan did not leave any handle, so that Wu Fanzhong suffered a loss and had to be stuffed in his stomach, when I thought of his black charcoal-like face that day, I couldn't help but want to laugh." ”

Mo Han also smiled when he heard this, and said: "The little marquis is really the evil star of the Xiangfu, I don't know how many times he has fought openly and secretly, although he almost died in the hands of his father and son, but they all miraculously survived, but the father and son seem to have won a few times, but in fact, it is not." ”

Li Zongzhi raised his eyebrows and looked into the distance, thought for a while, and said: "Lin'an and Yunling are thousands of miles apart, I heard that the Nangong Rehe next to Bai Yan appeared in Yunling, and Bai Yan should still be in Lin'an at that time, such two counties that are not on the line, why did he scatter his people to secretly attack the granary of Yunling?"

"This ......" Mo Han was speechless for a moment, in fact, the incident in Yunling was suppressed by Wu Xiang, and the specific situation was not reported, although he was also puzzled at the time, but after Bai Shaoqing came back, it was already completely clear.

It was not the people in the hands of the little marquis who secretly attacked Yunling, but ...... Flawless is back!

Flawless has returned to Dajin again, and he has already met the little marquis. Lin'an Sichuan Shu Embroidery Village was actually the family business in his hands, and because he was inadvertently implicated in the tribute case, it led to the secret attack on Yunling and the robbery of grain and grass.

Alas, Mo Han sighed secretly in his heart, thinking of what Bai Shaoqing said, Flawless's current body is really not optimistic, the little marquis took him to Jinling regardless of it, but the two of them have different positions after all, if the day of the battle really comes in the future, how should this relationship between them be placed......

"General Mo, General Mo?" Finding that Mo Han was distracted, Li Zongzhi's eyes flashed with deep meaning, he shouted twice, and took a sip of tea from the teacup as if carelessly, and said unhurriedly: "I heard that it seems that it was a young man in white who robbed people from the county guard mansion in Yunling that day?

Mo Han was shocked in his heart, although the matter was suppressed by Wu Xiang, but the emperor has many ears and eyes, and there are some things that can not be discovered if they are covered up. Looking up at Li Zongzhi, seeing that his expression was not moving, but the fingertips holding the teacup were full of strength, Mo Han knew that he could not provoke the monarch, so he nodded his head and said: "The minister has also heard of it, but Lord Xiangguo said that it was banditry, and there have indeed been bandits near Yunling for many years, and the minister has not seen it with his own eyes, so he does not dare to speculate." ”

What a dare not speculate!

Li Zongzhi hooked the corners of his lips and smiled slightly, got up and said: "General Mu Feng seems to have been away from the Eastern Capital for a long time, whether General Mo should recall him, we still have a lot of things to do, and I will not allow Wu Xiang to play another person for the time being." Without a holy decree, anyone who enters Chengle and has an accident can't complain about others! General Mo, do you say yes?" Standing with his hands in his hands, the man looked up at the sky, as if admiring the rising red sun, but the chill in his words made the person next to him feel terrified.

This is tantamount to saying that the emperor has already secretly approved his actions, as long as he does not let the military minister control Chengle, as long as any person he sends sets foot in Chengle City, it will be a dead word! No matter what the means are, what he wants is just a result!

"Minister, obey the order!" There are some words that do not need to be said, just need to understand and execute!

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The young man in white makes a soft gold silk in one hand!

Flawless, are you back? That's why Meng Baiyan will stay and not come back to his life, who else can he be besides you?

Flawless, since you fled the Eastern Capital a year ago, why did you come back a year later?

Leng Gongzi! My mortal enemy of Dajin! I should do what I should do with you!

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The red sun rose, the flowers bloomed with dewdrops, Li Zongzhi looked at the delicate blood hibiscus in the garden, sighed, walked closer, folded one in his hand, and then slowly clenched it, the petals fell, and the ground was broken and red.