Yunyang suddenly remembered that when he came back from picking cherries near Tianyuan Pond that night, he passed by Xuande Hall. www.biquge.info Yunyang saw that the lights at the entrance of the palace were bright, and the palace people were performing their duties, standing there quietly and solemnly. Unlike usual, there was a man dressed as a military attaché, who was waiting in front of the door, pacing back and forth, as if he was in a hurry.

Later, when he returned to Changxin Palace, Liu Fuquan was waiting at the door. As soon as he saw Zhao Yuan coming back, he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Back to the emperor, Lord Shen has already set off from the north of the city with his troops. ”

Zhao Yuan listened, nodded, his expression didn't seem to be happy, and said, "It should be like this." The time has come, and no one who does not come cannot postpone the departure time. This is the basic principle of leading troops. ”

Yunyang didn't take this matter to heart at that time, but now that she heard Cui Qi talk about it, she understood the situation that night.

Shen Yuan was originally the captain of the guard who escorted the queen to the north, but was later sent back to Luoyang for the crime of losing more than 200 guards for no reason, and later Zhao Yuan regretted his youth and talent and pardoned him from the Hanging Lang Mansion.

Zhao Yuan's original intention in doing this was to hope that Shen Yuan would be able to repay his merits and redouble his loyalty. There is nothing wrong with Zhao Yuan's idea itself, because Shen Yuan himself is familiar with the terrain of the north, and he has always protected the queen, so let him lead the troops again to continue to complete the task of guarding, firstly, it reflects the emperor's grace, and secondly, it can also make Shen Yuan's talent targeted.

This is a happy thing for everyone, why is there such a big mistake?

Yun Yang couldn't think of a reason, so he heard Zhao Yuan say after being silent for a while: "Regarding this matter, the minister always doesn't believe what the local newspaper says, so I sent you to investigate it in detail." Now that you've rushed back overnight, I'm afraid you've got a clear understanding of the situation. ”

Cui Qi said calmly: "The minister understands the emperor's feelings, and he originally trusted him but entrusted him to no one. The minister didn't dare to slack off, and returned to Luoyang day and night, just to explain the matter to the emperor in person. ”

It is understood that Shen Yuan and his entourage were still conscientious after leaving Luoyang, and they had been working hard all the time, hoping to catch up with the queen's guard of honor soon. This can be seen from the fact that others walked 500 miles in two days. ”

"There was still a day to go to catch the queen's convoy, but something happened the night before. According to the minister's understanding, Shen Yuan led the guards to stay in the big post station next to the official road according to the rules. Because he brought a large number of people, one post station could not live, so he divided two post stations to stay. He and his lieutenant general each led half of the people to live at a post station, and agreed to meet at the official road tomorrow morning and set off. ”

"Originally, there was nothing wrong with this arrangement, the only uncertainty was that the two stations were five miles apart, a little far away. The post station where the half of the guards led by Shen Yuan lived was safe and sound, but the other half of the guards led by the deputy general had an accident. ”

"It turns out that there are some unworthy business activities between the post house where the deputy general lives and the surrounding bandits. It may be that the people at the post station have offended the bandits because of money and the like. The bandits had long wanted to take revenge on the people in the inn, so they made careful preparations and used things like incense. Because they were too tired along the way, these guards relaxed their vigilance, and the manpower on duty that night was reduced to a minimum, so when the bandits used the incense, many sleeping guards fell in love with their way, and directly passed out and lost their combat effectiveness. "Supposedly, these bandits are no match for the royal guards. But when they wanted to wash the post station in blood, they found that they encountered so many royal guards, and they were anxious for a while, and they fought with all their might. And because most of the guards were hit by the incense, their ability was greatly reduced, and in the end, the result of a fierce battle was that both sides were killed. ”

When Zhao Yuan heard this, his eyebrows were tightly locked, his expression was solemn, and he sighed and said, "Although this incident happened by accident, I have a responsibility that I can't shirk. If I had personally gone to the Chengbei campus that night and selected some careful and alert people for Shen Yuan, this incident might not have happened. ”

Cui Qi's voice became more and more humble and said: "Your Majesty, you are benevolent and generous, which really touches the ministers and others. But in the eyes of the minister, although Shen Yuan became famous when he was a teenager and was a fourth-grade person, he was narrow-minded and self-serving, and it was only a matter of time before something happened. ”

Zhao Yuan said with some disappointment: "Cui Aiqing has found other clues? ”

"As commander-in-chief, he should regard vigilance as the first priority in the army, and he gave the matter to the lieutenant general. Early the next morning, he found that the lieutenant had not come, so he took people to the post station. After discovering the tragic situation inside, Shen Yuan didn't think about reporting to the government as soon as possible and asking the city officials to come and deal with it, but how to take his responsibility off. After the cover-up was ineffective, he immediately thought that he had been thrown into the Hanging Lang Mansion for similar crimes before, and if this one happened again, he would definitely not survive. So he asked his subordinates to resist the order, make their own opinions, change the route, not go in the direction of the queen's convoy, but go straight to the deep mountains and old forests, and take these people around him to become rogues and bandits. From what he did in this matter, it can be seen that it is only a matter of time before he will do something that will damage Daqi sooner or later. ”

Zhao Yuan's voice became even lower: "It's because I saw the wrong person, and I still can't escape the blame." ”

When Yunyang heard this, his eyes also darkened: "The emperor is so guilty, why am I?" If I could have stayed quietly in Qixiangxuan that night, did not pick cherries, and did not put the cherries in the gourd bowl and light the stamen candles down the stream, then the emperor's itinerary must have gone according to the original plan. He will definitely go to the Chengbei campus and personally select elite soldiers to set off with Shen Yuan. If that had happened, maybe what had happened in the post station wouldn't have happened. ”

Cui Qi saw that the emperor was in a low mood, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter is not necessarily a bad thing. ”

Zhao Yuan raised his eyebrows: "What does Cui Aiqing mean?" ”

"The minister thinks that judging from these things, Shen Yuan is timid and afraid of things, and he is not responsible, but he is afraid that he will not be able to bear the big responsibility in the future. When something like this happens, what's wrong with letting the emperor see his true face earlier? If such a person who escaped from the battle was sent to the queen's side, I am afraid that it would be a real mistake! Cui Qi's words are reasonable and unrefutable.

Although Zhao Yuan also agreed with Cui Qi's idea at this time, he still said with some regret: "When Shen Yuan first became a martial champion, it was I who fell in love with this clever and brave young man at a glance. Over the years, I have trusted him and entrusted him with the protection of the inner courtyard of the palace, saying that he will be able to become a great weapon in the future. But it didn't come to pass, I ...... I looked away from ...... in the first place."