Volume 1 The Decisive Battle of the Forbidden City Chapter 524 The Forbidden City (30) Beginning to become the heart of the emperor
Li Le naturally knew why Zhu Laoba lost his temper with his nose instead of his nose and his eyes instead of his eyes, but at this time Yong'an was still on the side, what could he say? If he said a little more and accidentally knocked over the vinegar jar of Yong'an, then he would have nothing to do.
So he could only whisper: "It's hard work, brother will make amends for his sins another day." ”
Zhu Laoba snorted angrily, glared at him fiercely, and then stopped speaking.
Li Le knew that he was at a loss, and toasted him frequently, pleasing him, and then dissipating his anger.
After a while, Mei Xiangzhu also walked in from outside.
When Li Le saw her coming, his heart suddenly relaxed, which proved that the battle between Sister Mei and Sun Xiaohong had finally come to an end, so it was good, it was good, or rather, it was good.
Then I was a little worried that Sun Xiaohong was weirdly lonely outside, did she find an excuse to go out to accompany her? But after thinking about it, forget it, this woman's anger is too heavy, and she will act arbitrarily, maybe she will quarrel with her again if she doesn't say a few words after she goes out.
Besides, let yourself bow your head first and admit your mistakes, there is no door. This woman has to be cold and in charge.
When Li Le thought like this, Mei Xiangzhu was wearing a straight Xuanyi hard uniform, and a large Xuanxi windbreaker covered with gold threads, and she had already reached the center of the main hall.
Then he saluted Emperor Xinwu, bent down on one knee, and said loudly: "Minister, the Son of Heaven's personal soldiers, the blue and white generals of the Xuanyi Forbidden Army, Mei Xiangzhu, long live the supreme saint of my emperor, long live!"
Emperor Xinwu Lang said: "Mei Si will work hard, give him a seat." ”
Mei Xiangzhu said: "Emperor Xie Wu Supreme." ”
A small yellow door came over, and a separate table was placed, which was under the head of Yong'an's original location.
At this time, Yongan was no longer tired of Li Le, stood up, walked to Mei Xiangzhu's side, and had some private words with her.
Emperor Xinwu asked Mei Xiangzhu and Zhu Laoba about the defense arrangements of each division, and the two answered one by one. Speaking of what Li Zhi'an just said about the chaos in the capital, he planned to hear how the two of them replied.
Mei Xiangzhu said directly: "Back to the Supreme, there is a way that long pain is better than short pain, since chaos is beneficial to us at this time, then let him mess up." Even if those rebellious ministers and thieves escape in the end, it doesn't matter, the situation of controlling the world in my Xuanyi cloth has gradually taken shape, and I can still catch them back in the future. ”
She really didn't care what would happen to the people if there was chaos, she just felt that the little wolf dog's idea was the best and should be unconditionally supported.
Emperor Xinwu pondered for a moment, then turned his eyes and asked Zhu Laobadao, "What does Brother Wang think?"
Zhu Laoba thought for a while before he said: "The Grand Governor and Marshal have this policy, the minister does not dare to agree, but the minister thinks it is better to be cautious, the market is chaotic, and there are too many changes." Moreover, there are many people in the martial arts in this capital who hate my Xuanyi. Even if these people are not from Youlan, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not take advantage of this meeting to embarrass Xuanyi. It's always bad to mess up when the time comes. ”
"And when the minister was young, he mixed the market for a long time, and knew that those ruffians and filthy people were all masters who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and when chaos arose, they must be the first to stir up right and wrong. These people are not very good at martial arts, but they are used to taking advantage of the fire to rob. The destruction of a filthy person in chaos is more serious than that of a group of martial arts masters. ”
"The previous time when the Supreme Saint was the name of the year and used the public opinion to coerce the ministers, the Suzaku Fang suffered serious losses, and countless trading shops were destroyed. That was still the result of the Supreme intentionally guiding and trying to restrain himself, and now, if the chaos starts again, I am afraid that the loss will be even more serious. Presumably, these things were also thought of by Lord Mo and Mr. Xiangru, so they decided on this safe policy. ”
Emperor Xinwu frowned and nodded, and said, "But there is also this saying. ”
As soon as the Xinwu Supreme said this, Mei Xiangzhu immediately said: "Long live the Supreme, my Blue and White Division is responsible for controlling Gyeonggi, if there is chaos, when the detective department takes action, it should not be a problem to control those filthy people." ”
She didn't mean anything else by this, she just wanted to support Li Zhian unconditionally.
But Li Le smiled and said: "Okay, the command of this battle does not belong to me, so it is not interesting to say this at this time." Wait until the final result. ”
Emperor Xinwu chuckled lightly and said, "If you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you listen partially, you will be dark." It's always good to listen to other people's opinions, and I'm not a stubborn man. Well, let's stop this topic for the time being, but I want to ask the two Qing families, what do you two think of the Zuo Overseer?"
Hearing this, Li Le sighed secretly in his heart, not sparing half of the Western Liao bloodline, which made the Xinwu Supreme very suspicious. No matter what he said, he always remained skeptical. Is it because he doesn't have enough energy, or is it because this itself is an emperor's instinct? But at least he didn't guard himself when he asked these questions. It's kind of good.
At this time, Li Le suddenly found that the original crown prince Zhu Xiaoying, and now His Majesty the Xinwu Supreme, seemed to have become a little different. In other words, it has begun to take on the posture of an emperor, and it is no longer as simple as before.
Li Le was happy for him, but there was a faint sense of loss in his heart.
I am happy because this "friend" has finally become mature under the pressure of the throne, and maturity is a very valuable thing.
And the loss is because the "His Royal Highness the Prince" who quarrels with himself, exposes each other's shortcomings, talks about everything, and can brag about B will no longer exist after today.
Under the backdrop of the dragon chair, he will slowly grow into a qualified emperor.
But at least, the Xinwu Supreme at this time still trusts himself very much, and this is enough.
After Emperor Xinwu asked this sentence, Zhu Bazi and Mei Xiangzhu glanced at each other, and then moved their eyes to Li Le, but Li Le was staring at the direction outside the palace gate at this time, not knowing what he was thinking.
Regarding Emperor Xinwu's question, both of them were a little unclear, but at this time, they could only answer truthfully, at least to pick a good one. The heavens are unpredictable, and the devil knows what the Supreme thinks in his heart.
So Zhu Bazizi spoke first and said: "The minister and Mo Xichao knew each other the earliest, at that time he was still a talker in the capital, and he had a nickname in this place, called 'Reincarnation Guiguzi', and outsiders also called him 'Beijing Guigu'. At that time, the minister was in the market, and was deceived by an unscrupulous secret man, and was introduced to him by someone, and then asked him to deal with the matter. ”
"Since then, we have made acquaintances. At first, Lord Mo gave his ministers the impression that he was a person who kept manners and knew how to practice accidents. Later, because Zhi'an was kidnapped, he came forward to deal with it, and at that time the minister changed his opinion of him, thinking that he was a calm and wise, versatile and wise person. Then, it's time to work with him. ”
"From the formation of Xuanyi to the expansion, he relied on him to plan, and under his planning, many things can be implemented smoothly, and it is not an exaggeration to say that everything is half the effort. Lord Mo Du is thoughtful, calm and wise. With him, Xuanyi is like a tiger with wings, and it turns into five claws. It can pass through the world unimpeded, and the minister is the supreme congratulator. ”
Emperor Xinwu smiled and nodded, turning his gaze to Mei Xiangzhu.
Mei Xiangzhu thought for a while and said: "Gentle and courteous, resourceful and sophisticated, Lord Mo Du is a very attractive man. The sisters of the Qinghua Division have now opened a handicap, betting on who can trap the heart of Lord Mo and do all kinds of tricks, and ask the ministers to pass it on to Lord Mo and the book of Hong Yan Fei, countless. ”
Speaking of this, Mei Xiangzhu glanced at Li Le lightly, and then said: "If it weren't for the minister's heart, such a man slave would not have missed it." ”
Li Le sighed secretly in his heart, if you praise the Dynasty like this, the Supreme will be even more suspicious of him. But what can you say at this time, and you didn't say hello in advance, so what else can you do?
When Xinwu Supreme heard these words, he smiled and said: "Just now, I was still worried in my heart, thinking that Zhi'an was a little hasty in handing over the command to Lord Modu, but now that I heard the two of you say this, I have a bottom in my heart." It seems that the Grand Governor also knows how to make good use of people. ”
Saying this, but in his heart he is pondering, resourceful, calm and abnormal, and now he is in his twenties and has not married a wife or given birth to children, which is really strange. Zhang Bao found out this person's resume, when he was seven or eight years old, he took the old servant of Xiyi into Beijing, fought with the dirty people on the street, and six years later, as a young man, he became a top talker in the capital, and the seven factions and eight gangs wanted to sell him face.
After that, because of the kidnapping of the beggar gang, he got to know Mr. Li Da and Zhi'an, and it was logical to serve Xuanyi.
A Western Liao person, a wise and calm Western Liao person, he approached Zhi'an, could it be because Zhi'an was a waiter in the East Palace? What is his purpose?
Emperor Xinwu was puzzled.
But as Zhang Banban said, this person has to be guarded against, and it is very likely that Xiliao sent a chess piece close to the top of our dynasty. Just like Zhang Guobang and Shi Mingtang during Zhenzong, one was a squire of the military department, and he was sent by the Northern Yuan. The other person is a member of the Privy Council, a native of Western Liao.
If these two people hadn't discovered it early, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
If I don't regret that the dynasty is really doing it for the country, how can I use him? I'm afraid that he has other purposes.
The throne is a small matter, and the national thief is a big matter. Emperor Taizu Gao drove the female straight Tartar captives, and the most important Huayi was separated, so Emperor Xinwu couldn't think about it much.
Just when Emperor Xinwu was traveling, Li Le opened his mouth to speak, and said: "Supreme, this battle, Mr. Ru is the most important detail, for fear of making things too big, let's take this opportunity to gamble and open a handicap, okay?"
Emperor Xinwu was interested and asked, "Oh, what kind of gambling method does the Grand Governor want?"
Li Le said: "Let's bet on the actions of the Xuanyi Division, how long it will take to settle the gathering point of the Snake Division, and then bet on who will come back first." What does the Supreme think?"
Emperor Xinwu smiled and said, "Why don't you bet on whether Mr. Xiangru can take the lead?"
Li Le said: "I don't know much about black and white, but in my opinion, there is not much difference between the first and the last, and eating the dragon is the most rewarding." ”
Emperor Xinwu was curious and asked, "Isn't Mr. Xiangru's move a big dragon a big dragon?"
Li Le shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Xiangru didn't treat this operation as a big dragon to eat." ”
Emperor Xinwu smiled and said, "So, this clean-up operation is just to deal with some miscellaneous fish on the other side?
Li Le nodded and said, "That's true." ”
Emperor Xinwu asked, "Then where is the other party's big dragon?"
Li Le shrugged and said, "I don't know." ”
Emperor Xinwu said: "That is to say, there is another team of people who really attacked the palace. And these gathering points are just characters that the other party can use as sacrifices? The same is true for a grandmaster like Wang Xiubei?"
Li Le snorted and said, "Yes and no, these gathering points are the real deployment of the opponent's troops, in order to add help when attacking Ouchi." But it doesn't matter if someone else finds out, because there are other strange soldiers. I believe that the place where the snake division will destroy should be a strange place for the other party. Otherwise, it is impossible to have three grandmasters in one place. If so, the Grandmaster would be too worthless. ”
After hearing this, Emperor Xinwu smiled and said, "Bet, please also ask Zhi'an to divide the details." ”
Li Le said: "Let's count by the moment, half a quarter, one pays fifty, one moment pays twenty...... Half an hour pays fifty, and an hour pays one. After this time, add another bet, and all the characters in the temple can bet, and those who come are not afraid. ”
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Xuanyifang
Inside the flower circle of a mansion.
He Jiu, who had a hooked nose and looked at the wolf, strangled a first-class master in the rivers and lakes with a bowstring, and sighed softly after letting the body of the soft cotton cotton fall to the ground.
This sigh carries a feeling of unfinished business. He always felt that this surprise attack was not too enjoyable, as if something was missing.
At this moment, a junior colonel came to report: "General, the Xuanwu Fang gathering point has been cleared, and there was a slight alarm on the way to the left neighbor, but a major event happened. ”
He Jiu shook his head and said, "How much has our side lost, and what is the other party's amount?"
Xiao Xiao said: "Back to the general, the other party has a total of more than 840 people......"
He Jiu said angrily: "I'm talking about the entire Xuanwu Fang, the specific number of people on the other side!"
Xiao Xiao hurriedly said: "It is all the gathering points of Xuanwu Fang, a total of eight hundred and forty-four people. The guards have been carefully searched, and there is no secret room. We wounded seven people, uh, all minor wounds, and no one was killed. ”
When He Jiu heard this, he frowned and said to himself: "There are more than 800 people in the entire Xuanwu Fang? This is not in line with the three or four thousand people estimated by the General Staff, what is the reason for the difference by so much. Most of the eagles attacked here, and two thousand men killed eight or four hundred, and a fist was struck on the cotton. ”
Thinking like this, He Jiu asked the little school: "Have you checked all the places?"
The little colonel nodded and said, "All the gathering points have been checked, and no one has been let go, just waiting for Mu Gesi to come and receive it." ”
He Jiu shook his head gloomily, he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out.
The information of the General Staff should not be false, but it is different from the expected life-and-death struggle.
Otherwise, it is better to report to the General Staff.
Thinking like this, He Jiu sighed helplessly, and said, "Let go of the eagle and give the General Staff information ......"
As soon as he said this, He Jiu felt that his heart was tight, and his scalp was fried.
In an instant, he turned around, and the bowstring slashed towards his back like a sharp knife!
However, it was cut into the air, and there was no one behind him.
Immediately afterwards, He Jiuying's eyes frowned, and the iron tire bow in his hand was erected with an arrow, and the arrow roared softly, shooting straight out towards the top of the northeast corner, as fast as lightning.
The arrow was so fast that only a short, rapid whistling of arrows could be heard, and it was gone.
There was a grinding spark in the dark night, followed by a sound of gold and iron, and the arrows fell naturally from the sky and fell into the white snow.
After this thunderous arrow, there was no movement, as if everything that had just happened was just a sleepwalk for He Jiu.
After a short fight, He Jiu's heart lifted in the blink of an eye.
The little colonel beside him only came back to his senses at this time, looked at He Jiu, who was frowning and thinking, with a gloomy face, and asked, "General, who was it just now?"
He Jiu shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I can be sure that it is a master who is proficient in hidden assassination." ”
The little colonel asked, "Could it be those poisonous snakes?"
He Jiu shook his head again and said, "No, there is no such master in the snake cub, this matter is suspicious, and it will be reported to the General Staff Officer." ”
The Colonel replied, "No." ”
He Jiu then said: "Inform all ministries and be vigilant, the other party is likely to be more than just these people on the surface, don't turn over in the gutter, be careful." When the Mugos people arrive, let's return immediately, after all, the palace side is the most important thing. ”
The little colonel wrote it down and took the order.
He Jiu's heart throbbed, and he always felt that something bad was happening. The assassin just now was obviously not coming at him, otherwise with the other party's skills, it would be impossible for him to burst out with murderous aura before he got close to him. After a move, he quickly left, what was his purpose?
He Jiu couldn't figure it out, frowned and shook his head, and walked over to pick up the iron arrow that fell on the snow.
However, after the iron arrow was in his hands, He Jiu's pupils suddenly shrank.
Because he saw a strange twisted scratch on the shaft of the arrow, which was obviously the handiwork of the other party. Moreover, the scratch felt extremely familiar to him.
He Jiu's mind was a little unbalanced, and he secretly wondered, why did you suddenly appear after disappearing for so many years? Where have you been all these years?
Thinking of this, He Jiu didn't dare to slack off, inserted the iron arrow into the quiver, and prepared to rush back to the palace.
After He Jiu had just taken two steps, he stopped suddenly, drew an arrow and a bow, turned around like a whirlwind, pointed the tip of the arrow at the roof of the north house, and shouted: "What person!"
With a broken drink, bursts of snow rolled up on the roof, the flying snow dissipated, and the five Xuanyi appeared silently.
The first person saluted He Jiu and said, "Rathorn Snake Wei Jie, I have seen the Eagle General." ”
He Jiu retracted his bow, frowned and asked, "Captain Wei, this is the place where my Eagle Strike Division cleared, why are you thorny snakes here?"
Wei Jie opened his mouth and said: "The Eagle Division will forgive the sins, and there is no intention to disturb your company. It was only in search of the master of my family that I passed by here with my brothers. ”
He Jiu asked, "Snake General?"
Wei Jie said: "Yes, dare to ask the Eagle Division General if he has found any suspicious traces?"
He Jiu smiled, remembered the scratch on the arrow shaft, and said secretly: I see, I didn't expect you to be the snake general, it seems that the legendary Dark Walking Jiao is also you. Such a heart, He Ajiu admires.