At the beginning of 784, the imperial capital was immersed in the celebration of peace and prosperity. Although it is a cold winter, the streets and alleys are filled with fire-like passion, with colorful lanterns hanging high, colorful flags fluttering, banners waving in the wind, singing and dancing, and celebratory fireworks flying all over the sky. The citizens of the imperial capital had a happy face, and when they met, they bowed their hands to each other: "Congratulations on the New Year, peace!" ”

"Rejoice and rejoice, peace!"

In the peaceful atmosphere, the personnel on duty in the military affairs department all slipped away, and only the director of the military affairs department of the university Sterling stuck to his post. After reading Liu Fengsen's letter, he suddenly felt that the matter was very important.

Sterling immediately reported to Luo Minghai, the president, although he was so anxious that he was about to catch fire, Luo Minghai still had a leisurely expression of an old god, rolled his eyes and said, "No money." ”

"Ahh But it's not ...... on the Goshan Commander's side."

"There's no money on Goshan's side, and the senators will be stuck with our military expenses."

Stirling hurried to the Senate again. As soon as I entered the door, I heard the loud voice of Speaker Xiao Ping: "Ladies and gentlemen, the huge army and continuous wars have always been the main reasons for the fiscal deficit, and we are overwhelmed!" Today, we are finally out of this nightmare! After peace, our first goal is to reduce the army of the Zichuan family by 100 divisions, which can reduce taxes by 10 percentage points! ”

"Wow!" All the senators gave a standing ovation. The chairman of the military budget committee held up a placard: "They don't want to pass!" This is the famous saying of the commander of Yunshanhe, who presided over the construction of the northwest defense line back then- Seeing that everyone was so keen to destroy the army of the Zichuan family, Sterling wanted to cry without tears, he almost thought that he had arrived at the Great Demon God Castle.

After thinking for a while, he left the Senate and went straight to the governor's mansion.

"What? Xiao Ping announced that he would cut 100 divisions? Zichuan Shenxing was angry: "He's too much!" ”

Stirling suddenly felt a sense of acquaintance, and he was about to say yes. Zichuan Shenxing spoke again: "Cutting 100 divisions is indeed too much, but it's still okay to cut 7 or 80 divisions, right?" ”

"Your Highness, you!"

"Then you can go down and see which troops can be reduced, right?" Zichuan Shenxing concentrated on discussing with Li Qing again: "Do you think this draft of the declaration should be revised?" Changing the name of the country is a big deal. The national name declaration must not be sloppy, and it must be imposing! ”

Stirling thought there was something wrong with his ears: "Your Highness, you want to change the country name?" ”

"Ah, didn't I tell you?" Zichuan Shenxing patted his head: "Oh, I remember: I really didn't tell you!" Alas, people are old, their memory is not good, and they procrastinate in doing things...... Sterling, yes, I'm going to change the country name. ”

"May I ask Your Highness, how are you going to change it?"

"At that time, the Bright Empire fell apart, and for 300 years, there has been no unified regime on the mainland. Now my Zichuan family inherits the fortune of heaven and the hearts of the people, and the four seas are one, and finally unify the continent. At this time, it is inappropriate to use the name of the family, just like the Bright Empire back then, I plan to change the name of the country to 'Zichuan Empire', Sterling, what do you think? Isn't it more imposing? ”

Sterling opened his mouth wide and couldn't speak for a long time: "Zichuan Empire? Empire, that—" A thought popped into his mind: "Is Your Highness planning to ascend the throne and become Emperor?" ”

A touch of red appeared on Zichuan Shenxing's wrinkled old face: "This ...... This one...... It's too early, too early. Personally, I don't want to be this emperor, I'm a seventy or eighty person, why are you in the limelight? But many people—the learned and well-known men, the senators—advised me, saying that it was a dignified empire that could not have an emperor. If the name is not right, it is not good...... Alas, I'm also very embarrassed...... Sterling, what do you think?

Sterling understood that this "seventy and eighty" old guy was planning to addict the emperor before he died, and it was estimated that "a lot of famous people" were turned out of his pocket, and he had to play a few tricks of persuasion. It is expected that such a thing will happen in the future, after the establishment of the "Zichuan Empire", a large number of well-known people have written to ask the "highly respected" Zichuan Shenxing His Royal Highness Huang Xuan to ascend the throne as the first emperor of the empire, and the chief minister is humble himself "no virtue and incompetence, how can he take on this heavy responsibility" to resign, and finally the group of sycophants persuaded again, and the chief resigned again - as for how many times this trick should be repeated depends on the patience of the chief - in the end, His Royal Highness the chief finally couldn't resist everyone, for the sake of the world, he took a pair of " I really can't do anything about you" reluctantly sat on the emperor's throne with an embarrassed expression.

Thinking of the "Long live my emperor" chant, Sterling rolled his eyes: "Uh, Your Highness, the idea is very creative - uh, really creative......"

"Really?" After receiving Sterling's "approval", Zichuan Shenxing's spirits were greatly lifted, and he pretended to say: "Even you say that?" Well, it seems that this matter really needs to be done quickly......"

"Your Highness, changing the name of the country is naturally a big deal, but it is not an urgent matter. There are more important practices to be addressed. Although we have nominally agreed with the mainland, the Liufeng family in the northwest is not yet peaceful, and the Liufeng Forest has already declared itself a vassal to us, but the turmoil in the Liufeng family has a tendency to spread. Especially Liufengshuang, she is causing chaos in the area of Blue City, and her troops are increasing day by day, if we don't send troops from the Zichuan family, the Liufengsen regime is in danger of collapsing......"

"Drifting Weather?" Zichuan Shenxing's expression was disdainful: "Last time, I was lucky enough to let her run away, what tricks can a mother-in-law play?" That guy from Liufeng Forest is cunning, he wants to consume our Zichuan family's army to deal with political enemies, we don't have to pay attention to him, let them fight to the death with the surname Liufeng, let's stand on a high place and watch the excitement! ”

Sterling faintly felt that something was wrong: "Your Highness, if the Flowing Wind Forest collapses, the newly appointed Flowing Wind Frost is an extremely tough militant element......"

"We'll deal with her then! She has crossed the Liufeng Forest, and she must have lost something, and it must be easier to deal with her at that time than now! ”

Sterling understood that Zichuan Shenxing had the idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. He said carefully word by word: "Your Highness, I mean, even if we can't launch a large-scale military operation, at least we have to carry out some strategic attacks to support Liufengsen, after all, he is under our protection. It seems that the prestige of the family will be damaged by the collapse of one of our feudal kingdoms, and the Flowing Wind Frost has also reported that the Flowing Wind Frost is showing signs of attacking our side......"

Zichuan Shenxing frowned: "Well, now we don't have the money to fight a big battle, and the senators will have to die of money." But now is the critical time. We can't offend those old guys, we can't build an empire without their support. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Zichuan Shenxing finally came up with an idea: "Sterling, you say hello to Minghui and ask him to feint to contain the nasty wind and frost, which can be regarded as our support for Liufeng Sen-but you have to tell him not to really fight!" We don't have the money to fight a big war! ”

Sterling said helplessly, "Yes, Your Highness." ”

In this way, urgent reports on the imminent large-scale war in the west were consumed in the correspondence between the Governor's Office, the Military Affairs Office, the Reunification Office, and the Senate Council. A small flame rose like fireworks in the city, and in the end, it didn't work, but the Military Affairs Department gave a reminder document to Commander Minghui, who was in charge of the northwest defense line, asking him to be vigilant and pay close attention to the **** within the Liufeng family. The document, which was only one page, was interspersed with a thick pile of official documents and press bulletins, and was finally taken to the toilet by a staff officer of the border guards.

Southwest, Dan Ya Hang Province. At dusk when the snow was drifting, the dark red sunset had already disappeared half of its face on the horizon, and Zichuan Xiu returned to Danya from the northwest front with a dusty and tired body.

Before he approached the military building, he felt a little the same. The military headquarters building, which used to have a frequent flow of people, is now silent. Standing guard at the door was not the familiar Black Flag Army sentry, but a row of low-ranking officers in black snow cloaks. Looking at the costumes, they are non-commissioned officers and students from Zichuan Xiu's alma mater, the Far Eastern Military Academy.

Shikawa walked in strode through the main entrance. The whole building was empty, so quiet that only the crisp footsteps of Zichuan Xiu could be heard echoing in the empty hall. The non-commissioned officers and cadets did not stop him, and watched him walk by with expressionless faces, silent as statues.

Zi Chuanxiu suddenly had an ominous thought: "Could it be that the matter of secretly releasing the wind and frost has already happened?" ”

There were also two non-commissioned officers standing guard at the door of the corps commander's office, and Zichuan Xiu was about to push the door in, and a non-commissioned officer stopped him: "Is Zichuan in command?" ”

"It's me. Who are you? Who sent you? What about the original Sentinels? ”

The non-commissioned officer didn't answer a single question, he said indifferently, "Lord Commander, please come with us." ”

Zi Chuanxiu was led to the door of the large conference room of the military headquarters, and the non-commissioned officer who led the way pushed the door open: "Please, Lord Commander, my friend is waiting for you inside." ”

Although Zichuan Xiu had already prepared, he was still taken aback when he entered: in the chief position of the conference table where he usually sits, Luo Minghai, the president of the Zichuan family, was sitting at this moment!

On Luo Minghai's right hand is Qin Lu, the deputy commander of the Central Army, and on his left is Chairman Xiao of the Senate and the veteran representative of Danya Province, Vaglar, and the person sitting at the head of Qin Lu made Zi Chuanxiu's heart tremble, it was a military judge in a black uniform, Di Lin's close assistant Gopla.

These are all heavyweights from the imperial capital, in comparison, Danya's local officials are not taken seriously, only Deputy Commander Wenhe is qualified to sit at the conference table, and Ouyang Jing and Delong are not even qualified to sit at the table, so they have to move two small benches and sit pitifully behind those big people, trying to stretch their necks to see what is going on.

"Commander Zichuan, are you back? Please come and sit down. ”

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the cadet led him to the lower seat of the long conference table, which happened to face the entire table. Everyone turned around and looked at it coldly, and Zi Chuanxiu felt a sense of humiliation of being judged.

He still had to pretend that nothing happened, and said with a smile: "The president, the elder and the adults don't know when they came to Danya?" It is really rude for the lower officials to be disrespectful. ”

"It doesn't matter." Luo Minghai glanced up at Zi Chuanxiu. His tone was much kinder than usual: "Commander Zichuan, we've been here for two days, but we haven't seen you. No one at the Legion Headquarters knows where your hunger is going, and we're worried about you. ”

"It's really rude, the lower official left to do some private business, and he didn't tell anyone else in advance." Zi Chuanxiu was slightly nervous, if Luo Minghai wanted to investigate his whereabouts, he really didn't know how to explain it.

Fortunately, Luo Minghai did not. He just said: "Your Excellency Zichuan, as the commander of an army, you can't act too willfully in peacetime. If there is an urgent matter during your absence, and there is no one to take charge of the overall situation, the subordinates will panic. ”

"The adults taught me right, and Zichuan Xiu accepted it."

Luo Minghai said with a pleasant face: "Commander Zichuan, we are here by the order of the chief minister. Your Highness may have grievances against you, but you must hold on! ”

For some reason, the more amiable Luo Minghai was, the more Zichuan Xiu felt that something was wrong, and he stubbornly said, "Please just speak up." ”

"Good." Luo Minghai took out a paper scroll from his arms and read it word by word: "Your Highness has a will for Zichuan Xiu." According to the order of His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, on suspicion of abusing his power and killing innocents indiscriminately, the commander of the Black Flag Army, Zi Chuanxiu, will be suspended for inspection from now on, and will be investigated by the envoy at the specified time and place, and shall not leave without permission! ”

"During Zichuan Xiu's absence, the Black Flag Army was dispatched by the envoy of Qin!"

Zi Chuanxiu's head exploded, he never thought that the punishment would be so severe, in an instant, he had been suspended, and he was "not allowed to leave without permission", isn't this tantamount to imprisonment in disguise?

The disaster came unexpectedly, Zi Chuanxiu looked around blankly, looked at everyone one by one, and met his gaze, some of the high-ranking officials at the conference table showed sympathetic eyes, and some had a smug face of schadenfreude.

Seeing Zichuan Xiu's clay sculpture and wood carving stunned on the spot, Elder Vaglar said coldly: "Why, Your Excellency Zichuan, you have become such a big official, have you even forgotten etiquette?" ”

"This narrow-minded puppet deserves to be killed more than Mavi, where did I step on your tail?" Zi Chuanxiu scolded in his heart, but he had to kneel down on one knee and said, "Weichen respectfully accepts His Highness's holy decree!" ”

"Please get up." Luo Minghai said quietly: "Commander Zichuan-"

Elder Vaglar hurriedly said: "Lord President, Zichuan Xiu is no longer the commander!" ”

Qin Lu, deputy commander of the Central Army, said quietly: "Your Excellency, Your Highness's holy message Xia Guan also listened to it just now. His Excellency Shikawa Shu was only suspended for review, and His Highness did not deprive him of his position as commander. Until the new oracle comes down, he is still the ruler. ”

Luo Minghai nodded slightly: "Your Excellency Qin Lu is right. Your Excellency Zichuan, do you have anything to defend against Your Highness's oracle? ”

Zichuan Xiu said in a hoarse voice: "Weichen eradicates treachery for the country, and he thinks he is not guilty!" ”

Luo Minghai nodded calmly: "Your words, this official will truthfully relay Your Highness." As for whether Xiuchuan led you to be meritorious or guilty, everything will wait for the results of the investigation to come out, and we will give you a fair explanation. ”

Vaglar said hypocritically: "Alas, everyone is a colleague, Your Excellency Zichuan, you are like this, I can't bear to see it!" What can you serve, Your Excellency Zichuan, you must bring it up! ”

Zi Chuanxiu looked at this gloating face and said coldly: "Elder, there is something, can you do me a favor?" ”

"Huh?"

"Move your ugly face away from me, I can't eat when I look at you."

"You!"

Someone let out a snorting chuckle, and Vaglar's face turned red: "Zi Chuanxiu, you dare to be so arrogant when a catastrophe is coming!" Someone! ”

Several non-commissioned officers and students appeared behind Zichuan Xiu, and someone pushed Zichuan Xiu very rudely: "Hurry up!" ”

Longyou in the shallows, but you little fish and shrimp can't be bullied! Zichuan Xiuhuo Ran turned around and stared at the non-commissioned officer fiercely. Seeing the anger in Zichuan Xiu's eyes, the young non-commissioned officer pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife like lightning. Someone shouted: "Zichuan Xiu, do you want to resist the decree?" ”

Before he could finish speaking, there was a loud "bang", and the door of the conference room was slammed open. Several non-commissioned officers and students were thrown in and slammed on the conference table of the University and could not move.

The high-ranking officials were shocked and stood up one after another. Luo Minghai shouted: "Who did it!" ”

Before the words fell, a large group of Black Flag officers and soldiers poured into the door of the conference room, all drawing their swords in their hands. Several non-commissioned officers and student guards in the conference room tried to resist, but before they could do anything, several sharp sabers were put on their necks, pressing them so that they did not dare to move. The soldiers swarmed up and surrounded the high-ranking officials from the imperial capital. The soldiers did not speak or make a sound, their faces were cold, and the shiny sabers were pressed in front of the high-ranking officials, so close that they could feel the cold of the sabers.

It was the first time that many high-ranking officials had such an experience, and Vaglar was almost scared to pee his pants.

The sudden change was born, and the high-ranking officials from the imperial capital changed color in unison. This is the base camp of the Black Flag Army, and once the army mutinies, none of them will get out alive! Vaghlar was so frightened that his legs went limp: "You ...... What do you want to do! ”

No one paid attention to him, and the soldiers had cold faces and murderous bodies.

Although he is also from a civilian background, compared to Wagrar, Luo Minghai is much calmer. He snorted and turned to Zichuan Xiu: "Commander Xiu, please restrain your department!" ”

Zi Chuanxiu smiled and said, "Lord President, I have been suspended for inspection, what identity do I use to restrain the brothers?" ”

"You!" Luo Minghai stomped his feet angrily, and he suddenly saw Wen He hiding outside the circle of soldiers, smiling and watching the excitement, and shouted loudly: "Deputy Commander Wen He, please let these soldiers retreat!" ”

Wen He was stunned for a moment, and he also shouted loudly: "Lord President, what did you say?" The lower officials can't hear clearly! ”

Luo Minghai raised his voice: "Deputy Commander Wenhe, order the soldiers to retreat!" ”

"The president is in charge, the lower officials still can't hear clearly!"

Luo Minghai shouted: "Let them step down!" ”

"The adult's voice is too small for the lower officials to hear clearly—why don't you come over and talk closer?"

"!" Regardless of his identity, Luo Minghai rarely scolded a foul language: "Wenhe, you bastard, if Lao Tzu can go out, he will still need you!" That flag book - yes, your surname is Ouyang, right? Ouyang Qiben, I order you to drive this group of rebels away immediately! ”

"Yes, my lord!" Ouyang Jing walked over with a hippie smile on his face, smiled at the soldiers and said, "Brothers, please go away, okay?" I'm going to be angry if you don't leave! You're not leaving? Really not leaving? Okay, if you don't go, I'll go! ”

Ouyang Jing ran back to Luo Minghai with a hippie smile and spread his hands: "My lord, I ordered, but they refused to leave." So what can be done? ”

"You!" Luo Minghai was so angry with this lazy guy that he smoked. He tried to find another flag Ben Delong who was present, but he couldn't see anyone - as early as the beginning of the conflict, the treacherous and slippery Delong had already disappeared in a smoke. In desperation, Luo Minghai had no choice but to shout directly to the soldiers: "Brothers, I am the president leading Luo Minghai!" What do you want to do? ”

The soldiers replied loudly: "The President is the lord, Xiuchuan is the commander of the traitor and the evil, and he is not guilty, please retract the punishment decision!" ”

"This is the will of His Highness the Commander-in-Chief, you dare to ......"

Dozens of people shouted in unison: "There is no crime in eliminating evil, there is merit in punishing adultery, please take back your life!" ”

"You guys!"

"Eliminate evil and no crime, punish adultery meritorious, please take back your life!"

Not only indoors, but also outside the military headquarters building, there was also a call for peace, and the entire military headquarters building had been surrounded in all directions, and the momentum was so great that there were no less than thousands of people! The cries rose wave after wave, and finally surged up like a torrent and tsunami!

Finding that he was under siege, the high-ranking officials all turned pale, Qin Lu ripped off Luo Minghai's clothes: "My lord, you should make a decision immediately, if it is too late, I am afraid of unforeseen disasters!" ”

Luo Minghai stared at Zi Chuanxiu fiercely, and asked Qin Lu carefully: "Look, does he dare?" ”

"My lord, I believe that Commander Xiuchuan did not have such intentions, but now the situation is out of control!"

Seeing that Luo Minghai bowed his head and was silent, Qin Lu knew that he had actually accepted his words, but he refused to back down for the sake of face, he smiled slightly and turned to Zichuan Xiu: "Lord Xiuchuan, the next official is Qin Lu, the assistant to the director of the Military Affairs Department. ”

"Hello, Your Excellency Qin Lu, I recognize you."

"Xiaguan believes that Lord Xiuchuan, you must have grievances as a last resort. But now the situation is very chaotic, and this will not help you, Lord Hidekawa, to wash away your grievances. I wonder if you can trust the lower officials? ”

Qin Lu was frank and bright, his eyes were indeed looking at Zi Chuanxiu, his tone was calm and gentle, and the confident and calm military demeanor had a convincing power.

Shikawa Shu was also thinking. It was very easy to kill Luo Minghai, and within a few minutes, this group of high-ranking officials and the entire class of guards could be chopped into meat sauce, and none of them could escape. The question is, how will things end after killing them? Do you really want to rebel?

Zichuan Xiu also took the opportunity to step down, and he smiled: "Since Lord Qin Lu said so, what else can I not believe?" Wenhe! ”

He screamed softly, and Wen He, who was hard of hearing just now, suddenly became deaf and clear, and responded loudly: "The lower official is here!" ”

"Restrain the brothers not to move, and not to disturb the distinguished guests of the imperial capital!"

"Yes, my lord! - All of you go outside and put away your knives! ”

As if they had just rushed in, the soldiers exited the conference room, glaring at Vaglar viciously and waving their sabers demonstratively before leaving. Vaglar collapsed in front of his seat in fright, feces and urine coming out, and a foul stench made everyone cover their noses.

But his companions, who were also frightened, were in no mood to laugh at him, and the high-ranking officials saw the horrors of the army, and once the soldiers were annoyed, even the president or the senator would still make your blood splash five steps. The only one who can suppress them is a general like Zichuan Xiu.

Everyone was beating a drum in their hearts: how can this investigate the law? Without Zi Chuan Xiu's protection, the group would not have been able to get out of this military building, and as soon as Zi Chuan Xiu turned his face, everyone would have to fall to the ground!

Luo Minghai had a calm face: "Commander Zichuan Xiu, please come with us!" ”

The crowd walked out of the conference room. The corridors of the military headquarters were full of heavily armed soldiers, staring at the high-ranking officials from the imperial capital, and an invisible murderous aura filled the air. Passing through the middle of the passage between two rows of armed soldiers, the high-ranking officials of the imperial capital were sweating profusely. Fortunately, the soldiers just watched. No one came up to stop the move.

Walking out of the military headquarters building, in front of the building of the Black Flag Army Headquarters, thousands of armed soldiers gathered, and the black pressure was overwhelming. They blocked the neighborhood where the military headquarters and the municipal building were located. Seeing the figure of Shikawa Xiu emerge from the building, it was like the stone falling into a calm pond. There was a commotion among the soldiers, and the whispers became louder and louder: "The commander is out!" The Commander is out! ”

A carriage quietly stopped in front of Shikawa Xiu. Looking at the carriage blankly, Shikawa Xiu knew that once he got into this carriage, he would become a fish on the chopping board. Ren Luo Minghai slaughtered it. He smiled wryly and lifted his leg into the carriage.

"They're going to take the Commander away!" A loud shout broke out among the onlookers, and thousands of soldiers were in a "hurry". Someone shouted, "Commander, don't go with them!" The Black Flag Army will protect you! ”

"Lord, we will protect you! Those officials don't want to bully you! ”

"Commander, don't leave us!"

The soldiers shouted in a rambling voice, someone tried to break through the encirclement of the non-commissioned officers and students to come and pull Zichuan Xiu out of the car, and the non-commissioned officers and students were desperately forming a human wall to stop the soldiers.

"Stand back! Back off! ”

"Fuck off! Get out of the way! ”

The knives and guns of both sides have been unsheathed, and the smell of confrontation is getting stronger and stronger, and a big fight may be fought at any time. The scene was chaotic, and in the chaos, someone grabbed Zi Chuanxiu's shoulders and tore him out of the car, Zi Chuanxiu turned around, and that person turned around and was Wen He, the deputy commander of the Black Flag Army. He said word by word, "Your Excellency, you are the best commander I have ever met!" You're not wrong, I'm not going to let them take you like that! The Black Flag Army will protect you! ”

On a cold day after the snow, this simple man was covered with sweat on his forehead, but his eyes showed unshakable firmness, showing that this battlefield general had made up his mind to do what he said, even if it was a rebellion! Not only Wenhe, but also the officers and soldiers of the black flag were looking at him, and the eyes of the officers and soldiers were full of concern and worry.

Looking at those anxious eyes and faces, Zi Chuanxiu's heart swelled with a warm current, and her throat seemed to be choked by something. He raised his hand to signal that he had something to say, and the noise below gradually subsided.

"Soldiers of the Black Flag Army, be quiet. You and I are both soldiers of the family, and it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and we have received this order, although you and I both know that it is a wrong decision, but as soldiers, we have no right to judge. Now, I will leave you for a while. Before leaving, I order you that no matter what happens in the future, you will be loyal to the Zichuan family and obey the orders of His Royal Highness the Chief Governor and His Highness Ning! Be loyal to your family and obey orders! That's what I command you! ”

"Commander!" Wenhe wailed, and this iron-clad man burst into tears. Many of the soldiers sobbed silently. Shikawa Xiu looked at them sternly: "Enough! It's so ugly, crying like a! I don't have such unproductive soldiers under my command! Give me something to look like a soldier! ”

"Salute!"

The soldiers present saluted Zichuan Xiu with their heads held high, even those non-commissioned officers and students. Luo Minghai also slowly raised his hand, slowly saluted Zi Chuanxiu, and thanked Zi Chuanxiu silently with his eyes.

Zi Chuanxiu solemnly returned a salute to everyone, turned around and disappeared into the dark carriage, and Qin Lu followed into the car. The convoy headed for the gates of Danya. After walking far away, I could faintly hear the voice coming from behind: "Commander, go all the way!" ”

Qin Lu sighed sincerely: "The commander understands the righteousness, if it weren't for you, today's scene would be out of control, thank you." ”

Zi Chuanxiu said lightly: "It's nothing, but it's just doing your duty." As a soldier of the family, I always have to maintain the dignity of the family. ”

"The heart of the army is the heart of the people. Lord Xiuchuan, you have only been in office for a few months, and all parts of the southwest have returned to their hearts, and the lower officials really admire it. ”

"Lord Qin Lu, shouldn't this be another new crime for me, saying that I deliberately bought people's hearts with bad intentions, right?"

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, after leaving the Danya City Gate, the curtain of the car window was lowered, and the outside scenery could not be seen in the window, and I didn't know which direction the convoy was going. In the dark, Qin Lu couldn't see Zi Chuanxiu's expression at all, and he was slightly shocked: "Lord Commander, you are laughing." ”

"I hope it's a joke, but it's not impossible that the head of the family will be investigated and imprisoned for killing the pirates and gangsters."

Qin Lu was silent. It took him a while before he said, "Lord Xiuchuan, you are a person who understands. I won't talk to you anymore: the military is strongly opposed to the opening of a case for investigation against you. Mistress Sterling would have wanted to take part in the investigation of you himself. But the Senate disagreed. They think that Master Stirling is too close to you, and that if he were to investigate you, it would be tantamount to—"

Zichuan Xiu helped him speak: "It's equivalent to Zichuan Xiu investigating Zichuan Xiu himself." ”

"That's exactly what it means!" Qin Lu clapped his hands: "For the same reason, they also vetoed Lord Di Lin of the Supervision Department." The investigation will be mainly chaired by President Luo Minghai and the Council of Elders, and the military and the Ombudsman will not have much say. You have to be mentally prepared. ”

"Luo Minghai and the Senate?" Zi Chuanxiu smiled: "What is the idea of His Royal Highness the Chief?" Is he trying to beautify the appearance of the imperial capital, and drive the narrow-minded and most annoying guys in the imperial capital to Danya, so that he can't see it? ”

Qin Lu coughed dryly, and Zichuan Xiu realized that he had made a mistake. He smiled apologetically, "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not talking about you, Your Excellency Qin Lu. You're very open-minded and likable - I've found a few girls who admire you, are you interested? ”

Qin Lu couldn't cry or laugh: "Lord Commander, I have good intentions." My children are all 5 years old. ”

"Oh, that would be a shame."

Shikawa Xiu whistled softly, and the cheerful and cheerful whistle echoed in the carriage.

Qin Lu observed him with interest. The person in front of him is the leader of the family, a famous hero, but now he has suddenly become a prisoner of his own ranks, and his fate is precarious. Suddenly encountering such a shocking disaster, he did not have the slightest sadness and panic, but a smile on his face, Qin Lu really couldn't understand it. In the end, he couldn't help but ask, "Lord Commander, with all due respect, this time you were suspended for investigation, and it can't be said to be a good thing in any way. But I think you're having a good time? What's going on? ”

Zi Chuanxiu looked at Qin Lu and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Qin Lu, sometimes you really have to look down on the ups and downs of life. Demotion, exile, dismissal, and ups and downs are a common occurrence for me, and I have to deal with them several times a year. I've even been sentenced to ****, what is this in comparison? ”

Qin Lu sighed sincerely: "The adults are broad-minded, beyond our reach. Extraordinary people can achieve extraordinary things, no wonder you have achieved extraordinary things! ”

Zi Chuan Xiu smiled and said nothing, of course he was happy: just now he thought that it was the incident of the private release of wind and frost, it was a heinous crime, he was so worried that he was going to die, and suddenly knew that it was just because of Ma Wei - what is that in comparison! It's like a thief who killed and set fires and was only charged with crossing the road at a red light after being caught.

The window was covered with a black cloth, and Zichuan Xiu didn't even know where the convoy was, he just felt that the road was relatively flat at first, and then it was bumpy, and the body leaned backwards, which should be uphill, and then forward, and then downhill, and turning, and sometimes Zichuan Xiu actually felt that the convoy was going back like the city. After repeating this a few times, Zichuan Xiu's head was a little dizzy.

Although he has been the commander of the Black Flag Army for a few months, he is not familiar with the terrain around Danya, and for a while he can't remember where there is such a complicated hilly terrain on the outskirts of Danya City, looking at Qin Lu, the latter is also confused, and said with a wry smile: "Lord Commander, I don't know where it is!" ”

Tossed until the second half of the night, the carriage finally stopped. Someone opened the car door from the outside, and the cool night breeze poured in with the fresh air of the mountains, and both of them were refreshed.

Shikawa Xiu jumped out of the carriage and landed on a lawn overgrown with flowers, the soles of her feet soft. Overhead, there was a sparkling starry sky, the night sky was as clean as a giant sapphire, and the scent of magnolia flowers was heard in the wind.

He was on top of a hill, surrounded by a vast expanse of land, and his gaze reached the horizon. The brown earth was infinitely miniaturized before my eyes, and the forests, farmsteads, rivers, everything. Coming from the narrow and stuffy carriage to such a holy realm, Zi Chuanxiu was relaxed and happy. He wanted to lie down on this green lawn and enjoy the evening breeze and the gifts of nature.

At the end of the lawn is a broad-leaved forest with a white peaked roof, and the light from the window shines through the gaps in the forest. Several officers dressed in Praetorian Guard uniforms came from the woods. The middle-aged officer in the lead was as tall as a bamboo pole, and his long thin face was full of angry and jealous seriousness. He saluted Zichuan Xiu: "Is Zichuan Xiu in command?" ”

Zi Chuanxiu just replied lightly, he was not interested in answering such a knowingly question.

The officer's eyes showed anger, but he still said politely: "The subordinate officer is the deputy flag of Meng Keduo, and he belongs to the first division of the Praetorian Guard. During your stay here, the officer is honored to be responsible for your safety. If there is anything inappropriate, please do not hesitate to point it out. ”

The essence of security is surveillance and supervision, which is something that children also understand. Zi Chuanxiu nodded slightly: "It's hard work, so it will trouble the nobles." ”

Meng Keduo bowed stiffly, turned around and made a gesture of please, and several Praetorian Guard officers stood silently beside Zichuan Xiu, showing respect, but their hands held down the hilt of the knife intentionally or unintentionally. Shikawa felt an invisible pressure coming from all sides. These officers and non-commissioned officers who have experienced actual combat give people a completely different feeling, their eyes are brighter, colder, quieter, and more cruel. Only a good killer has this kind of look.

Zichuan Xiu walked towards the manor in the forest, and Qin Lu, who was following him, also wanted to go over, but stopped Meng Keduo: "My lord, I'm sorry, we received an order, only one person from Zichuan is accepted here, and no idle people are allowed to enter, my lord, please go back." ”

Qin Lu was so angry that his face was crooked: "I am the deputy commander of the Central Army, a member of the Military Affairs Department, and a member of the investigation team, am I also an idle person?" ”

"General Qin Lu, I'm very sorry." Meng Keduo nodded in apology, but his figure was still in front of Qin Lu. There was no intention of getting out of the way: "We have been ordered to do so." ”

"Bastard, who gave you orders so messily?"

"The seventh-generation chief of the Zichuan family, His Royal Highness Zichuan Shenxing." Monctor said calmly.

The abrupt pause is particularly harsh on a quiet night. Qin Lu was stunned, frozen in place, at a loss. Unable to bear to see his embarrassment, Zi Chuanxiu walked quickly towards the forest without a sound, and several Praetorian Guard officers followed him step by step.

This is a small manor located in the forest on the top of the mountain, after entering the gate, Zichuan Xiu found that the space inside is much wider than what you see outside, several white spired villas are scattered on the verdant lawn, and the faint guard figure can be seen between the villas.

Seeing someone come in, several large wolf dogs lying on the lawn let out a low whining, and there was a murderous aura in their voices.

Zi Chuan Xiu stopped, he knew this kind of wolf dog, this kind of wolf dog has a terrible name called "Night Killer", Di Lin once showed him, they have been cut off their vocal cords, specifically an enemy throat as a target, one bite is deadly, their ferocity has left a deep impression on Zi Chuan Xiu.

"Your Excellency," said Monctor quietly, "these wolfdogs do not recognize people. Very ferocious. Please remember not to leave the living area without permission, otherwise we will not be responsible for any injuries you may suffer. ”

Zi Chuanxiu smiled: "Thank you for mentioning it, thank you very much." ”

"Where, this is the duty of the lower officials. Your room is here, please come with me. ”

From this night on, Shikawa Xiu began his disguised house arrest career.