One hundred and three. tortuous

"The Northern Frontier Army is notoriously monolithic and loyal. At present, Brother Yi's whereabouts are unknown, and the new emperor does not dare to tamper with the personnel of the border army. One is that once the personnel of the border army changes, it is equivalent to telling the generals under Brother Yi that Brother Yi cannot be trusted by the new emperor. That is, he told the generals that the news that came out in the past few days, the so-called news that the new emperor Liuyi's brother was recuperating in Chang'an, was fake. Rao is like that, the generals of the Northern Army will naturally fight for Brother Yi, if the Northern Army mutinies, will the world be in chaos? And the new emperor is not good at moving the northern army, but can stabilize them. Those generals have always obeyed Brother Yi's orders, and Brother Yi has always been loyal, as long as they believe that Brother Yi is indeed cultivating in Beijing, they naturally dare not and will not question the court."

"What else?" Fei blinked with big eyes, trying to understand.

Qin Nanxi slowed down and continued: "Also, the new emperor allowed Wuda to lead troops to be stationed outside the city earlier, in order to use his strength to enrich his own forces and counter the strength of Brother Yi's northern army. But don't you know that it is easy to please God and it is difficult to send God. Wuda now opened his mouth widely, blatantly demanding a three-year tribute from Jiangnan Province, and threatened that if the new emperor did not allow what he wanted, then he would go south to collect it personally. The new emperor knew that there was only one brother Yi in the Manchu Dynasty that Wu Da was afraid of, so he released a message that Brother Yi was only cultivating in Chang'an, and it was also to suppress Wu Da's arrogance. The foundation of the new emperor is still unstable, and if he moves the northern army at this time, wouldn't he destroy the city wall? ”

"Oh~" Xiao Fei seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and in a blink of an eye, he thought about the previous words again, and asked seriously: "What does the burial of King Changping have to do with these things?" ”

"Princess Changping is the sister of Brother Yi, who doesn't know about this in the Northern Army? Allowing the princess to be buried in Yunze, and posthumously being crowned as a concubine, if Brother Yi is not trusted by the new emperor, will there be such grace? ”

Xiao Fei pursed his lips and said puzzledly: "Since it is kindness, then, why do you want to separate father and son?" Then, that little prince, none of us saw him taken away by anyone at that time, and now he is going to be carried into the palace again? Such a young child, without his own mother, is always better to follow his own father than to be with others, isn't it? ”

When Qin Nanxi heard about the child, he couldn't help but feel sad and said, "That child has become a proton."

"What is a proton?"

"The new emperor had to use the matter of Princess Changping to appease the northern army, but he was not worried about Prince Changping, He, and Brother Yi, so he brought the child to the palace, and with the child here, Prince Changping and Brother Yi would not ......"

Xiao Fei was completely confused, tilted his head and interrupted her: "According to you, the current emperor Lao'er, he not only wants the general to fight for him, but also holds his nephew in his hands, why is this?" ”

Qin Nanxi thought for a moment, and tried to answer simply and clearly: "The new emperor is, and he is afraid of Brother Yi's strength. ”

"You mean those 'little diamonds' of the general in Chang'an, I have seen a few of those people, and they look like ordinary soldiers at most, nothing special. If you don't believe me, let's take that little arrow letter another day and take a look. "Xiao Fei pretended to be smart, but he turned things away 108,000 miles away.

Qin Nanxi didn't know how to explain to Xiao Fei the new emperor's ambivalent attitude towards Situ Yi, because there were too many twists and turns. In addition to the two she had already said, there was another reason that had not been mentioned. In order to slow down Zhou Huan, she and Liu Qi jointly spread the false rumor about the jade seal of the country. Zhou Huan's throne is not coming from the right way, and right now, he wants to get the omen of the "Mandate of Heaven" more than anyone else. That rumor has become popular all over the world under Liu Qi's arrangement. As long as Zhou Huan has a little bit of belief, he will not take the liberty of giving a killing order to Situ Yi.

Looking at Xiao Fei's clear and simple eyes, Qin Nanxi pursed her lips, swallowed these more complicated ones, and only picked up what she was concerned about: "Brother Yi's 'little diamonds', that is, those people that can be found by Xinfu, should be his layout in Chang'an a few years ago, and they should indeed be just ordinary soldiers." It should have been at the beginning, the first emperor and the former prince noticed that Zhou... The intention of the new emperor, and the guards of Gyeonggi Province and Gyeonggi Province are in the hands of the Xiao family, so the prince secretly ordered Brother Yi to arrange his forces in Chang'an, just in case. Now, however, the world has ...... Therefore, it is unknown whether these people of Brother Yi are still in Chang'an, how can you go to Brother Yi through them? Regarding the fact that Situ Yi, who has always been loyal, secretly arranged forces in Chang'an, Qin Nanxi also thought about it for a long time before he realized that it was not his own action at all, but he just acted according to orders. At present, Zhou Huan's usurpation has been successful, and it is really unknown what the whereabouts of the defense were back then.

"Then, how did these generals ......?"

"You mean, why is the strength that Brother Yi has cultivated for several years useless at a critical juncture? Or even abandon him? Qin Nanxi put down the book in his hand and glanced at Xiao Fei deeply. This question has also bothered her for a long time.

Xiaofei nodded, looking at her ignorant and expectant.

"Do you remember that rouge box?" Qin Nanxi hesitated for a moment, but still asked.

Xiao Fei's eyes shrank, the corners of his mouth trembled, and he lowered his head and whispered, "Where did you forget it so easily?" That big-headed ghost is really stupid, he actually used Dansha as rouge, and ......" Xiao Fei smiled reluctantly, but tears were already rolling, and the corners of his mouth were extremely ugly.

Qin Nanxi held her hand distressedly, took it away and said, "The person who leaked this matter around the general is Lisa. ”

"Lisa! Is that the deputy commander of the pro-cavalry battalion, Lisa? He, didn't he follow the general for ten years? How so? Xiao Fei stared at a pair of teary eyes, but his mind quickly moved to Situ Yi. Even if she has a lot of remorse and apologies for Mo Dan, but the girl's heart is the most wonderful thing in the world, even if Xiaofei is very arrogant by nature, it is no exception.

Qin Nanxi nodded, and when she first thought that it might be Lisa, she didn't believe it either. She had seen Lisa beaten by Li San with her own eyes, and she had seen Lisa's maintenance of Situ Yi with her own eyes, but the facts that were gradually revealed made her have to believe it.

"In addition to the generals, Mordan and Lisa are the best in the army, and they eat and live together. Mortan treasured the little box on his body again, and Lisa would surely find it. Mordan is straightforward by nature, and he will not be wary of his brother, and it is normal to tell Lisa everything about the situation. ”

"Then, even if Lisa knows, he can tell others! Didn't he often make fun of Mordan in public? Isn't it normal for people to listen to teasing words? ”

"Yes. However, on the night outside Ruoshui Nunnery, the escort brought by Brother Yi happened to be led by Lisa. That night, they watched Brother Yi being taken away and did not move at all! Qin Nanxi gritted his teeth and said hatefully, without waiting for Xiao Fei to speak, he said again: "I used to think that the eleven guards at that time were protecting themselves for the future because of the disparity between the enemy and me. But in the courtyard of King Changping, Brother Yi's cavalry was less than forty people. And which of them didn't put life and death aside and desperately protect Brother Yi? Moreover, that night, among those cavalrymen, there was no Lisa. ”

Xiao Fei swallowed her saliva, these things were far beyond the scope of her simple mind could understand, and she asked almost stupidly: "Then, where did he go?" Why did he do it? ”

"I once mentioned to Mr. Liu about the incident of that night in Ruoshui'an, and reminded him that there are people in Brother Yi's personal riding camp who have two hearts. With Mr. Liu's cleverness, he should soon be able to find out that the man was Lisa. Only except for the traitors among them, the pro-cavalry battalion dared to use it. As for why Lisa did this, I can't figure it out yet. But I can be sure that he is not Zhou Huan's person. Otherwise, Eliza's rank and status in the Northern Army, as well as his closeness to Brother Yi, if he was really Zhou Huan's person, then Zhou Huan would not have locked up Brother Yi for so long, and he would not dare to kill him. Qin Nanxi's eyes were full of hatred, so hateful that he even forgot his usual caution, and even called out the name of today's son.

"But, but that night, Liu Qi wasn't in that team!" Xiao Fei tried hard to remember the situation at that time, but his mind could only wander around these relatively simple things.