Cheng Zihao didn't know why the young man in front of him was looking for him, logically speaking, although he was not as lonely and an orphan as Chen Linci, he had never heard of any relatives in the capital, even if he did, he must be an ordinary person, it would never be possible to dress so gorgeously, and he could drink on the city tower so grandly, otherwise he wouldn't have to struggle for so many years in a small border city like Linxi City.

So he was very puzzled, he was just a little catcher who had just been promoted, even if he was about to take up the official position of the halberdor, but the status of this guy in front of him was obviously not low, and he didn't have to rely on himself to get to the top.

The eldest prince Zhao Tianyi didn't know what this guy was thinking, he opened the folding fan and shook it lightly, pretending to be very personable, and asked with a smile: "You are Cheng Zihao, the head catcher from Linxi City, right?"

Cheng Zihao hurriedly reacted from the reverie in his mind, clasped his fists and saluted: "It's down." ”

"Do you know why I invited you over?" the Grand Prince continued.

Cheng Zihao was speechless for a while, thinking to himself if Lao Tzu knew why you called Lao Tzu over, would Lao Tzu still be so stunned?

But he thought so in his heart, but he couldn't say so in his mouth, because he knew that he would definitely not be able to provoke this stinky guy in front of him, so he had to mutter: "Zihao doesn't know." ”

The eldest prince took a sip of sake and continued: "I heard that you are doing a good job of catching heads in Linxi City, so this time I am waiting for an errand with a halberd in the capital, and I am here to congratulate you." ”

Cheng Zihao said in his heart that you are here to congratulate me, it is strange, who can set a table on the tower of the capital, and the two are still unknown, far from knowing each other.

He could only smile on his face, clasped his fists and said, "Zihao He De, how can he be worthy of such hospitality from adults." ”

"Sit down, eat something and talk. The eldest prince also felt that it was a bit bad to let this guy stand like this all the time, so he beckoned the man in the crane suit just now and said, "Give Brother Cheng a pot of royal sake in the palace." ”

The man in the crane suit hurriedly retreated to take the wine, but the words of the eldest prince brought a lot of shock to Cheng Zihao.

The royal sake in the palace, saying that if you take a pot, you will take a pot, what is the origin of this young man in front of him?

However, before he could ask questions, the young man in a brocade robe continued to ask: "The halberd Lang is only a mere nine grades, and he is really not worthy of Brother Cheng's great talent, I have a second rank and nine sect admirals here to fill the vacancies, I wonder if you are interested?"

Cheng Zihao was shocked in his heart, he had been on an errand in Linxi City for so many years, maybe he didn't know much about many other official positions, but he was definitely no stranger to the position of Admiral of Jiumen, which was the ultimate ideal and life goal of all officials engaged in the public security and arrest industry.

In addition to the east gate of Qinglong, the west gate of Baihu, the south gate of Suzaku and the north gate of Xuanwu, Yingtian City also has five small city gates of Zhengyang Gate, Chongming Gate, Chaoyang Gate, Anding Gate and Desheng Gate

, and the Admiral of Jiumen is the supreme commander of the Imperial Forest Army, responsible for commanding tens of thousands of Imperial Forest Army and guarding the safety of the capital.

Since the past dynasties, those who can serve as the admirals of the nine gates are all the cronies of His Majesty the emperor, because the safety of the capital is directly related to the safety of the imperial family and the stability of the imperial power.

Tang Ziyue, the current Admiral of the Nine Gates, was the companion of His Majesty the Emperor back then, and he was like a brother to His Majesty the Emperor, and he was loyal to the royal family.

Cheng Zihao looked at the guy in front of him a little speechlessly, and muttered: "Zihao's ability is limited, and he is already satisfied if he can do a good job of the halberd, where do you dare to expect any Nine Gate Admiral?"

In fact, he had already ridiculed this young man as worthless in his heart, but the way of life he had learned over the years in Linxi City had made him not show it directly.

The young man in brocade also seemed to see Cheng Zihao's distrust of him, and after the middle-aged man in the crane suit put the sake on the table and retreated, he continued to laugh and said, "Brother Cheng, do you know who I am?"

"Dare to ask Your Excellency?" Cheng Zihao happened to be curious about this.

The young man in brocade said with a smile: "My name is Zhao Tianyi." ”

Cheng Zihao was stunned for a long time, but he didn't think of who this name was, so he had to look at the young man in brocade in front of him in a daze, and his eyes were full of big doubts.

Seeing that he reported his name but the other party was still indifferent, Zhao Tianyi's face was also a little ugly, he put down the folding fan in his hand, tried his best to control his displeasure and continued: "You may not have heard of this name, because people in the world generally like to call me the eldest prince. ”

When it comes to this, how can Cheng Zihao not understand? His temples have been frightened into a cold sweat by this identity, and he hurriedly got up and knelt down, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know Taishan with my humble eyes, and I have no intention of offending His Highness, so I ask for forgiveness." ”

The eldest prince's face finally softened a little, he raised the jade cup again and took a sip of sake, and muttered, "I hope you can think about the question that His Highness just mentioned." ”

Cheng Zihao knelt at the table, his back soaked with cold sweat, and he was silent for a long time and did not dare to answer.

So far, where can he not hear what the eldest prince means, the Nine Gate Admiral Tang Ziyue Tang is still on the throne, and the eldest prince took this position to himself, in the entire Great Chu country, except for His Majesty the Emperor, who has so much power?

The eldest prince, I can't wait to be the emperor!

......

......

The eldest prince's thoughts are a little crazy now, but he is definitely not a fool, of course this conversation on the city tower will not reach the ears of His Majesty the Emperor, and in the same way, his good brother who is thousands of miles away in the battlefield of Mangcang Mountain will definitely not notice any abnormal movement.

The warm sun was shining, it was already noon, and the reinforcement army had arrived at the frontal battlefield, and the general was immediately wearing battle armor at the front of the team.

Beyond a hundred zhang, there was the vanguard army led by Wu Han, a general of the Western Jin Dynasty.

This was the first time that Zhao Tianming had really touched the battle array, and when he saw the soldiers on the opposite side who could not see the end, a feeling suddenly rose in his heart that he didn't know how to explain.

Although they are fighting on their own, those people on the other side are also teenagers or young people like them, and they also have their own families and relatives, but they go to the battlefield to fight with their lives for the sake of the ruler's desire for profit, and fight against thousands of people of the same age as them, so what is the meaning of war?

General Wu Han is about the same age as General Ding Liyi, and he is also a famous general who has galloped all his life, otherwise he would not be able to serve as the vanguard general of the Western Jin Dynasty. ”

The two armies are fighting, the main general is out to welcome, this is a very old war ritual, since the opposite side shows enough grace, the general is not good to look too ungraceful, he smiled, said: "Ding has also heard for a long time the prestige of General Wu Lao Chang Sheng, but it is a pity that after today, no one in the Western Jin Dynasty has the name of winning and undefeated, which is really a big regret in life." ”

In the past, he was always victorious and undefeated, and after today, there will be no permanent victory and undefeated, the contempt in the general's words is that everyone can hear it, and the veteran Wu Han will naturally not be able to hear it, he sneered: "Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, Wu never takes it to heart, but Wu has never known what it is like to fail in this life, but unfortunately I am afraid that the general will not have the opportunity to see it in this life." ”

The general was dismissive of this, he put the spear across the horse, and said in a deep voice: "The old general is victorious or defeated, and I have to ask Ding someone to know what the spear is." ”

The words were like thunder, and the momentum on the general's body skyrocketed, and his eyes locked on General Wu Han opposite.

(End of chapter)