The next day, Qiyun took Lu Ying to the council hall, and the two approached the council hall and saw that there were subordinates inside who reported the military situation to Yizhen. Qiyun leaned against the base of the wall and listened carefully through the window. didn't think that Yizhen had already discovered her, and raised his voice: "If you come, you will be safe." Yun'er, come in. ”

Qiyun entered the hall, Yizhen held a letter in his hand, frowned, and paced back and forth. Qiyun stepped forward and asked, "Yizhen, what's the trouble?" Yizhen was silent and handed her the two letters in his hand.

Qiyun opened it and read it, and the first letter was a military newspaper, densely written about the origin of the collection of Helian Bobo, the king of the Xia Kingdom.

This Xia Kingdom Heavenly King Helian Bobo, formerly known as Liu Bobo, is a descendant of the Xiongnu Tiefu Youxian King, whose tribe gave the emperor the surname Liu during the Western Han Dynasty. In the era of the Sixteen Kingdoms, the five were chaotic, the north was in chaos, and all ethnic groups competed for hegemony. Helian Bobo's father, Liu Weichen, and Daowu Emperor Tuoba of the Northern Wei Dynasty were defeated in the battle, and the entire clan was wiped out. Among Liu Weichen's sons, only the youngest son, Liu Bobo, escaped because he was hunting.

Liu Bobo went to the cadres alone, but the tribal leader refused to take Liu Bobo in, and his nephew Qigan Ali advised: "The birds and sparrows throw themselves into the arms of people when they are cornered, and they should still help to avoid disaster, not to mention that Liu Bobo's country is ruined and submits to us." Even if he can't be tolerated, he should go elsewhere. It is not a benevolent move to arrest him and send him to the Northern Wei Dynasty now. ”

However, the leader of the cadres did not listen to him for fear of being blamed by the Northern Wei Dynasty, and still tied up Liu Bobo and wanted to send him to the Wei State Tuoba.

When Ali learned about it, he secretly robbed Liu Bobo halfway. Since then, the two have been wandering around together, becoming Hou Qin's border pawns, and Gao Pinggong, who later returned to Hou Qin, did not Yi Yu. Seeing Liu Bobo's demeanor and appearance, he recruited Liu Bobo as his son-in-law and recommended him to Yao Xing, the emperor of Later Qin.

When Yao Xing saw him, he was not only amazed by his appearance, but also respected his eloquence and intelligence, so he appointed him as the general of Xiaocai, and added him as the captain of Fengche, who often participated in major military and national affairs, and favored him more than meritorious heroes and old ministers.

However, Liu Bobo was not satisfied. He found an opportunity, detained Yao Xing's horses, gathered more than 30,000 people to pretend to go on a safari, took the troops into his own possession, and strengthened his strength. In the same year, the assassins of Pai Fu assassinated his father-in-law, Wu Yiyu, and annexed his men and army. Later, he established himself as the king of heaven, the country was called Xia, the year was called Longsheng, the capital was unified in Wancheng, and the surname was Helian.

And the second letter was written by Shen Tianzi. To the effect that King Helian Bobo of Xia sent his eldest son Helian Bobo to kill Weiyang. Shen Tianzi led the troops to intercept, and when he saw the formation of the cavalry of the Xia Kingdom, he knew that it was difficult to defeat, so he retreated and returned to the fort with his troops. As a result, Wang Zhenwei didn't know the situation, and actually humiliated him and Liu Yizhen in public. At the same time, Nawang Zhenevil declared that he would kill all the southerners and establish himself as the king of Guanzhong. In this case, in order to calm the morale of the army, Shen Tianzi ordered someone to assassinate Wang Zhenwei and appointed the champion general Mao Xiuzhi to replace him.

After Qiyun browsed, he was secretly shocked, and raised his eyes to ask Yizhen: "Rumors that Wang Zhenwei has established himself as the king of Guanzhong?" Thinking that the conquest general Wang Zhenwei has followed Liu Gong for many years and is loyal, there should be no objection? ”

Yizhen responded: "That's exactly what I think in my heart. It's just that Shen Zhongbing said that he received a secret order from his father, and he carried out the military order like this. But I sent someone to investigate, but I found that my father had not issued this secret order at all. That Shen Tianzi actually pretended to pass on his father's order, and was ruthless to Wang Zhen at this juncture, and his courage was too great! ”

So that's the case, Qiyun asked in surprise: "However, now Shen Tianzi has killed Wang Zhenxi. Yizhen, what are you going to do? ”

Yizhen paced back and forth a few steps, "For today's plan, I have already ordered someone to report the news to my father, and on the other hand, I have asked Wang Xiu, the chief historian beside Wang Zhenxi, to come and explain everything to me clearly." ”

As he was talking, the attendants outside came in to report, and Wang Xiu of Changshi came. "Please," Yizhen lifted his robe and sat upright in the right place.

That Wang Xiu hurriedly walked in from outside the door, and when he saw Yizhen, he knelt on the ground, kowtowed again and again, and couldn't cry, "Second son, you have to be the master of General Wang." That Shen Tianzi assassinated Wang Zhenxi, and the crime was extremely heinous. Please be sure to punish him. ”

Yizhen didn't ask the king to repair up, and handed a look to Qiyun. Qiyun gave the letter in his hand to Wang Xiu. Yizhen said in a cold voice: "Wang Changshi, you follow Wang Zhenxi. Did Wang Zhenwei threaten to kill all the southerners and establish himself as the king of Guanzhong, as stated in this letter? ”

Wang Xiu read the letter and kowtowed again, "These rumors are indeed spreading in the barracks, but there is no conclusive evidence to prove that General Wang is preparing to rebel and stand on his own. It is possible that some people have misspread rumors and disturbed the morale of the army. General Wang often said in front of us that the second prince was entrusted to us, so we should do our best, if we all support the army, how can the enemy's invasion be quelled? Wang Xiu said and knocked on the ground with his head, "General Wang's loyalty can be seen from the sun and the moon, please let the second son know it." ”

When Yizhen heard this, his face turned slightly pale and said, "Wang Changshi, please get up first." Before, it was Wang Zhenwei who took the lead in breaking through Chang'an and welcoming his father. He entered the customs first and amassed his wealth in a big way. Because of his high merits, his father did not bother to ask, but named him a general and gave him preferential treatment. Some people say that he secretly hid the emperor's chariot and had the ambition to be the emperor. Later, my father ordered someone to look for it, and found that the chariot was just left by the wall and no one cared for it. Therefore, I do not believe that it is true to say that he is greedy for money, and that he has the opposite intention to set himself up as king. I have already verified that this matter is Shen Tianzi's secret order to falsely pass on his father, but it is actually his own opinion. ”

Qiyun thought to herself, although Yizhen was young, he could also distinguish right from wrong. is worthy of being Taiwei Liu's favorite son, who followed Liu Yunan to fight in the north, and is also a young talent.

When Wang Xiu heard this, he kowtowed again, and said respectfully: "Gongzi is wise, I think that Shen Tianzi will not advance the army, and he will deceive Gongzi and falsely pass on the secret order of the Taiwei." Moreover, I have already verified that the rumors in the army are also Shen Tianzi's methods. Childe, if this matter is not dealt with, I am afraid that there will be nothing he will not dare to do next. ”

Liu Yizhen asked: "In your opinion, how should Shen Tianzi deal with this matter?" ”

Wang Xiu replied with a solemn face: "Then Shen Tianzi has already committed a capital crime by falsely passing on the secret order of the Taiwei and assassinating the imperial court general. Please use military law to deal with it. ”

When Qiyun heard this, he strongly disagreed with the execution of Shen Tianzi, but he couldn't think of a reason for it for a while. What's more, as the lord of a county in another country, it is inconvenient for him to interfere in such military affairs.

Yizhen thought for a long time, and said with difficulty: "Shen Tianzi violated military regulations, and the death penalty cannot be escaped. It's just that there is a threat from the cavalry of the Xia Kingdom outside, and there is chaos from the generals inside. Go and deal with it secretly, and don't let the matter escalate.

Wang Xiu took the order and left, and Qiyun looked at him who had been emaciated these days. Thinking that he was not yet in the age of the weak crown, but he wanted to kill and decide, it was really too heavy, so he could only comfort Wen Yan: "Yizhen, don't worry too much, Wang Changshi will definitely be able to handle things well." ”

"I hope so..."Yizhen sighed, staring at Qiyun with worry in his eyes: "Chang'an is extremely unsafe now, I'll let you send you back to Jiankang first." ”

Qiyun looked back at him and said seriously: "When I came to the Jin Dynasty, it was to reconcile the two countries. How can I stay out of the Jin army when it is in trouble? We have to fight together, we have to walk together, and we have to advance and retreat together. Of course, for now, I'll get our bags ready. In case something happened, we were able to leave."

"Qiyun...... That's fine, you and Lu Ying go and prepare! Looking at the figure of Qiyun leaving, the warmth in Yiyun's heart stirred and at the same time there was a trace of bitterness.