As the saying goes, the nature of the country is easy to change, and Yan Zhuang is indeed capable, but the desire for power in his bones is the same as before. But the reason why Qin Jin dared to use him was because he was confident in the cleverness of his methods, rather than completely beating people to death with a stick.

After so many years, Wei Jiansu has clearly seen the style and means of employing people in Qin and Jin, employing people only with their abilities and not their talents. However, this is not a connivance at the evil side of the people who use it, if you dare to make waves again, I am afraid that the new accounts and the old accounts will be settled together.

Now, Yan Zhuang is on the verge of this, and if he does not exercise self-discipline, he may not be able to die well.

Today, Wei Jiansu vaguely reminded Yan Zhuang that he must not live up to Qin Jin's reuse, at this time, it was no longer that An Lushan could tolerate his unscrupulous struggle for power and profit, and Qin Jin would only let him be completely destroyed.

Yan Zhuang Khan was frightened by rain It is precisely because of this that his power under Qin Jin has become increasingly powerful, and he has begun to faintly become complacent, and has instigated Qin Jin to restrict and suppress Lu Qi and others.

At that time, Qin Jin did not say no, and even in Yan Zhuang's opinion, he had accepted his suggestion. However, today's seemingly casual analysis by Wei Jiansu made him wake up suddenly, Qin Jin was not affected by his own suggestion at all, and the reason why he was transferred back to Lu Qi was to use this person to sit in Chang'an and prepare for the personal expedition in the autumn!

The robes inside and outside were already soaked with cold sweat, and they were solemn and speechless, only snorting at Wei Jiansu and slowly withdrawing from the political hall.

Wei Jiansu is a human spirit who has stood for three dynasties without falling, and he has long been insightful of Yan Zhuang's thoughts and actions, according to his previous temperament, he will not have this sentence at all, and Mingzhe is the most important thing for him to protect himself.

However, he felt that Yan Zhuang was indeed a rare help to Qin Jin at this moment, and it was a pity to let him make mistakes step by step, especially at this critical juncture of the upcoming westward expedition, a proper reminder to make him understand his situation would pull him back from the crooked road.

In fact, Qin and Jin have never been afraid of the so-called high merit shocking the master, and it is difficult to reward meritorious service. He only cares about whether the person he uses can complete the errand he has been given. It is precisely because of this that notorious people such as Xiang Du Qianyun and Yan Zhuang can have a chance to be reborn as a salted fish.

After leaving the political affairs hall, Yan Zhuang recalled all kinds of suggestions on the transfer of officials after he became the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, and secretly reminded himself that the opportunity to become an official again was not easy to come by, and Qin Jin was a person who could not tolerate sand in his eyes, so he must not relapse into his old state.

Yan Zhuang also thought clearly and understood that the fundamental reason why Qin Jin was able to reuse himself was that he was able to implement Qin Jin's orders one by one in a solid and steady manner.

Back to the official office, there was a deputy to report, Hedong Jiedu made Lu Qi has arrived in Guanzhong, at this time from Chang'an has been less than thirty miles, according to the distance calculation, tomorrow at noon can arrive in Chang'an.

Yan Zhuang didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to purchase all the materials needed for the ceremony, and there must be no sloppiness.

After explaining everything, Yan Zhuang went to report the matter to Qin Jin again. A quarter of an hour before Yan Zhuang got the news, Qin Jin already knew that Lu Qi was not far from Chang'an City. However, he has never personally arranged such trivial matters as he was sent, and the reason why he knew Lu Qi's movements along the way was because of their old feelings, after all, Lu Qi was one of the elders of the Shenwu Army.

Liyang, the place where the old capital of the pre-Qin period was located. A team of 1,000 horses bypassed the low rammed earth city, where there was no longer a trace of the former capital city, after years of wind and rain, the vicissitudes of life, long lost the appearance of the year.

Lu Qidun Ma looked into the distance, and there were only rolling mountains in the eye.

"Jieshuai, why don't we go into the city to rest, we have to travel overnight?"

The one who spoke was Qiu Bai, who had made great contributions in Fanyang, and he also jumped from Sima in the army to Zhonglang General, and this time he followed Lu Qi back to Chang'an from Hedong to serve as the chief general of the accompanying escort army.

"Qiu Bai, do you think it's a pity that you can't continue to make meritorious contributions in Hebei when you follow me back to Chang'an?"

Jubber Road:

"The last general only wants to follow the commander, where can he not make meritorious service!"

Lu Qi smiled:

"If you return to Chang'an with me, there are indeed many fewer opportunities to make meritorious contributions than staying in Hebei. However, the prime minister's transfer of me to Beijing this time is also to prepare for the westward expedition, otherwise Chang'an will have no one to sit in, how can the prime minister go west with peace of mind!"

Hearing this, Qiu Boden was stunned for a moment, and then said:

"Could it be that the prime minister has already decided to go west?"

Although the matter of the Western Expedition was widely rumored in the Shenwu Army, it was only regarded as a rumor after all, and it was not confirmed, after all, the matter of the Prime Minister leaving Chang'an to personally conquer was very unreliable in the eyes of everyone.

However, after Qiu Bai confirmed the long-rumored news from Lu Qi's mouth today, he was still stunned.

Lu Qi nodded:

"Well, the idea of the prime minister's expedition to the west was there last year, but the rebellion was not settled at that time, and I didn't know when and when this battle could be completed, so it was not on the agenda. However, Shi Siming was suddenly pacified this year, coupled with the critical situation in Hexi, Miao Fujun was trapped in Zhangye, and the western expedition was naturally put on the agenda!"

Jubber Road:

"I see! The prime minister adjusted the handsome to enter Beijing, and we still have to rely on the old men of our Shenwu Army!"

Lu Qi was noncommittal, pondered for a while before he seemed to be talking to himself:

"Chang'an is not better than Hedong, it is a pool of bottomless muddy water, we old people are not there but have clear minds, once they are mixed in, it will inevitably be involved by the flies and dogs who fight for power and profit, and I don't know how many more unwarranted disasters will be, even if the prime minister has the heart to save him, he may not be able to......"

Qiu Bai was stunned.

"Chang'an, Chang'an is so sinister, why, why are people all over the world still rushing to throw themselves into the net?"

At that time, people were proud to be officials in Beijing, and once they went out, even the Taishou who was in charge of one party felt that he had been belittled. Now, Lu Qi actually regards entering Beijing as entering a wolf's den, which really subverts Qiu Bai's previous thoughts.

Lu Qi is not an ordinary person, he was born in the Fanyang Lu family, a typical child of a family, and naturally has a deep understanding of the fly camp dog Gou Gou in the upper echelons of the empire.

However, the foundation of the Shenwu Army is in Chang'an, and once it loses its grasp of the central court, the Shenwu Army scattered all over the country will become a tree without roots, duckweed on the water. The foundation that has been painstakingly built over the years will eventually be destroyed.

This time, Lu Qi returned to Beijing in order to sit as the elder of the Shenwu Army after Qin Jin left Chang'an, so as to deter those ill-intentioned ghosts.

"Why is the festival commander in such a hurry? Liyang County has already arranged accommodation and wine, let's go in and enjoy the night, and then slowly enter Beijing!"

"No, Chang'an must have arranged a grand welcome ceremony, which is not what I wanted. Therefore, we must enter the city one day in advance, our cavalry can gallop hundreds of miles a day, only thirty miles, before sunset, can we reach Chang'an?"

It seems to be a rhetorical question, but it is actually a positive statement.

Qiu Bai is in the chest.

"Naturally, you can get it!"

At the sound of an order, more than 1,000 cavalry roared and went straight to Chang'an. These horsemen had two horses, and when the horses they rode were exhausted, the knights switched to the other horse. On the avenue leading from Liyang to Chang'an, there is a sky full of smoke and dust, which does not disperse for a long time.

There was still an hour before sunset, and the more than 1,000 cavalry crossed the Weishui pontoon bridge in Xianyang, and finally arrived at Chang'an City half an hour before the sunset gate closed.

According to the past practice, the soldiers and horses of the Shenwu Army entering Beijing were all stationed in the West Inner Garden, and these people were naturally no exception. Lu Qi handed over the soldiers and horses to Qiu Bai and asked him to contact Changshi, who was in charge of the promotion of the West Inner Garden, and he himself entered Chang'an City with more than a dozen guards and went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Lu Qi entered Chang'an a day earlier, which really surprised Qin Jin, and he even couldn't believe his eyes.

Since Qin Jin left Hedong, he has not seen him for four years. The rich boy who used to be white and chubby is now a handsome man who is both black and strong.

"Prime Minister, Lu Qi is back!"

It's time, Qin Jin actually felt that there was a little blur in front of him, if it weren't for the support of these people, he really didn't know how to come through the difficulties of the past few years.

"It's good to come back, when I'm back, I'm so relieved to go west!"

In fact, Lu Qi was also opposed to Qin Jin's personal expedition to the west, and in the eyes of these veterans of the Shenwu Army, any one of them could calm the chaos in the Western Regions.

"Why should the prime minister go in person? Lu Qi is willing to go on behalf of the prime minister!"

After Lu Qi left Hedong, the Hedong Shenwu Army was handed over to the governor Du Fu to lead on his behalf, and then half of the Shenwu Army would be transferred to Guanzhong, which was also one of a series of arrangements before the Qin and Jin Western Expeditions. Compared with sitting in Chang'an, Lu Qi is more willing to lead the army to fight outside.

Qin Jin said:

"The Western Regions are not as good as Hedong and Hebei, not only thousands of miles away from Guanzhong, but also separated by the Gobi Desert, and the liaison with the imperial court is very fragile, I went this time to solve this problem!"

In Lu Qi's view, the issue of the Western Regions is far from the point that Qin and Jin should pay so much attention to it, and Qin Jin, with the respect of the prime minister, has actually faintly surpassed the Son of Heaven, but it is really a bit unusual to attach so much importance to the land of the Western Regions.

"The matter of the Western Expedition has already been decided, and it cannot be changed, I will not talk about business today, only eat meat and drink wine, and rest when I get drunk!"

Since opening the mansion, Qin Jin moved out of the military marshal's hall in the Shenwu Army, and the alcohol ban was opened. Lu Qi is also a habit that has been cultivated for many years, and when he heard the word drinking, he instinctively planned to refuse, but when he thought that he was not in the army, and saw that Qin Jin's interest was so high, he happily agreed.

"Okay, let's get drunk!"

It was about to be dinner, and there happened to be a lamb roasted in the kitchen of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he brought it all and used it as a drink.