Under Yang Yingqi's arrangement, Zhi Yanchong was placed in a room covered with soft cushions without any sharp corners, and all care matters were taken care of by Empress Wanyanhu. On this day, after Zhi Yanchong slowly calmed down, Yang Yingqi came out of the house and lamented: "Big brother's pain is probably not only due to injury and illness, but also because of the discomfort in my heart. ”

At this time, Ouyang Shi had already gone back, Wan Yanhu was still in the house, and there was only Zhi Yunwu beside him, he heard Yang Yingqi sigh so much and lowered his head and didn't speak, and heard Yang Yingqi mutter: "Big brother, don't worry, I will definitely find out about Yunwen's matter!" ”

Zhi Yunwu returned to the East Palace, fell on the bed and was howled bitterly, and the crown princess Xiao Chun hurriedly sent everyone away when she heard it, and opened the quilt and asked her husband: "What's wrong?" ”

Zhi Yunwu was reluctant to answer, he turned his head away, Xiao Chun asked again and again, and Zhi Yunwu looked up and sighed: "I once had a dream that I was no longer in my pocket, and I dreamed that I would take over the country with my own hands...... Although I vaguely knew it was just a dream in that dream, I still made some efforts to make it come true, but I didn't fully wake up until today! I finally knew it was a complete dream! A dream that can't possibly become a reality! ”

Xiao Chun asked, "Why do you say that?" ”

"Isn't it?" Zhi Yunwu said: "When my father was still sober, he never trusted me, in his eyes I was always an immature scholar, I was a decoration when he was there, he went on an expedition, I was a prisoner, and I was still a decoration!" ”

Xiao Chun comforted him and said, "Don't think like that...... These days, I have also read some history books, and know some things in ancient times, since ancient times, if the emperor is too wise, most of their princes will be lacking in courage, especially the founding emperor, if the father is too strong, the prince's strengths will not be revealed, such as Qin Shi Huang, such as Tang Taizong, their princes are not necessarily bad. His father is wise and far superior to the emperors, so being his crown prince will be a little tiring. But...... But when you ascend the throne in the future, things should be fine. ”

"No, it's not the same! The situation I face is not at all the same as those princes! Zhi Yunwu said: "Whether it's Qin or Tang, the pressure that the crown prince of the founding emperor has to face is fundamentally different from me!" Today I finally saw it through! In our current system, it doesn't make a difference whether there is an emperor or not! His father was the founder of the country, but he had to use that kind of power to fight for a little freedom of use! Pay such a big price! The result? The slightest mistake and the whole situation is completely reversed! He's like this himself, let alone me? How much more my children and grandchildren? ”

Zhi Yunwu pointed to the roof, as if some kind of illusion was presenting there, and said, "You see? See! There, there! I sat in the dragon chair with the imperial seal in my hand, and the prime minister and privy councillor brought the paperwork, and then I stamped it - yes, my only role was to sit there and seal it, and nothing else was left to chance! It's not my turn! Look! See what this emperor is? He's just a tall ornament! A rich man who has been imprisoned! I, and my children and grandchildren, will be like this! The Southern Expedition was my father's last effort, and I knew that he also wanted to be a free emperor! But he failed. Since I failed, even if I ascended the throne, it would be difficult to change the system. Not to mention...... What's more, he doesn't trust me at all now! Otherwise, why split the already restricted power of the emperor into seven? He was afraid, afraid that he would be in trouble after handing over power, so he had to create such a situation to let the people below restrain each other! He...... He didn't believe me at all! ”

Although Xiao Chun had read some books, his political sense could not be compared with Lin Ling, Zhao Ju'er, etc., and he didn't understand Zhen Yunwu's words very well at this time, so he didn't dare to speak, but just listened to his husband: "Actually, I shouldn't have been this prince from the beginning...... I'm not this piece of material at all! To say for the country...... My abilities can't affect this country at all! If I want to say it for myself, I can't fight their ...... But why, why did God let me be born as the eldest son of Zhi Yanchong? ”

Xiao Chun was surprised when she heard her husband call her father-in-law's name, and hurriedly asked, "Prince, ...... today?" What the hell happened today? ”

Zhi Yunwu was silent for a while before he said, "I think my father and seventh uncle seem to be suspicious of me. ”

"Suspect what?" Xiao Chun asked.

"They ......" Zhi Yunwu said: "They seem to suspect that Yunwen was harmed by me." ”

Xiao Chun was stunned by this sentence, and it took a while before he came back to his senses, hugged her husband violently, and asked in his ear, "That...... Is that really it? You didn't do it, did you? ”

"Is it or not...... It doesn't matter anymore! Zhi Yunwu said: "I now understand that as long as I have this motivation, and some people want me to be, then I am!" ”

Xiao Chun said in a trembling voice: "That...... So what to do? ”

"I don't know." Zhi Yunwu said: "Although I have been performing the crown ceremony for several years, I am no different from a child in front of Uncle Seven. He pinched me as much as he wanted, and I couldn't even do it! ”

Xiao Chun said: "That...... Will they harm you? ”

"Hurt me?" Zhi Yunwu said: "Probably not, they still need me to sit on the dragon chair and take the seal to stamp them, they also need me to line up in front of the queue to take the lead in saluting, and they also need me to give birth to their children and grandchildren who will be decorations and puppets for generations." ”

Xiao Chun thought for a while and said, "Then why don't you ...... We're going to find a way to inform Daddy about this and let him figure it out......"

Zhi Yunwu's face changed, and he said, "No! ”

Xiao Chun asked, "Why?" You...... Don't you believe my daddy? ”

"It's not believe it or not...... It's useless! Zhi Yunwu said: "Seventh Uncle and their gang used a program to trap us tightly, but if your father comes, it will be directly with a knife!" Even if your dad succeeds, it's the same for us, or even worse! In the hands of those civil officials, we are wooden puppets, and in the hands of those generals, we will become figurines! Ah Chun, do you want to be a puppet, or do you want to be a puppet? ”

Xiao Chun finally cried and said, "That's ...... So what do we do? ”

"I don't know ......" Zhi Yunwu sighed: "There are only two ways in front of us, the first is to find a way to overturn this entire system and seize the power in our hands again...... But is that possible? My father has such great deeds, and he can't do it with such a genius and wisdom, let alone me? The second way is to obediently be a puppet...... Ha ha...... Haha......" Zhi Yunwu looked up to the sky and laughed for a while, and suddenly muttered: "I really miss the days when I studied in Shandong...... At that time, I still had at least a little bit of freedom, and I could occasionally sneak out with your brother to hang out......"

Xiao Chun said: "I also miss the days when I rode horses and hunted on the grassland. But at that time, I was always scared when I was following my father. It's better to stay with the prince, even if I want to be locked up in this iron house with you for the rest of my life, I'm willing. ”

"But I don't want to!" Zhi Yunwu hugged his wife, and said with a little confused eyes: "I can't be a free emperor, I also hope to be a free commoner." If possible, I would rather go to the grassland to be the owner of a small ranch, or like Lin Yu, be a master who can run around, or go to sea to be a ship owner who rides the wind and waves...... Yes, the fourth uncle also gave me a big ship, and I haven't had a chance to take a look at it until now. Ah Chun, if I have the chance, I really want to take you on that big ship to the Eastern Continent that has just been discovered...... Ah Chun, let's take a boat to the Eastern Continent and create a new world! Just like my father and the emperor, they started the Han Department in the first place...... Ah Chun, do you think it's okay? ”

Xiao Chun knew that her husband was completely dreaming, but she didn't want to wake him up, so she just said softly, "Okay." Wherever you go, I'll go. ”

After Zhi Yunwu vented in the East Palace, he went to the palace as usual on the second day to perform his duties as a prince. During this time, the Han Center was calm on the outside, but under the harmony was a turbulent undercurrent. Han Fang really endured it, as if he had given up his resistance and silently became a follower. But Liu Cao and the others are in a hurry, their foundation is not as innocent as Han Fang, no matter how Han Fang loses power, there is still a way to return to his hometown, if it is handled well, the next generation can still rank in Shilin and make a comeback. But if Liu Cao's affairs are broken, even if they don't kill their heads, they will at least have to be imprisoned and exiled, and their lives are not guaranteed!

Liu Cao and the others originally pinned their hopes on Ouyang Shi, but now it seems that Ouyang Shi's situation is obviously not good! The Privy Council took advantage of the unfinished Han and Song wars to continuously strengthen its control over the Nanyang side, and the Bohai, Donghai, and Nanyang naval divisions were mobilized to threaten the thousands of miles of coastline of the Southern Song Dynasty from Huainan to Liangguang. In this process, Ouyang Shi did not dare to say a word to obstruct the Privy Council's centralized action on the sea power, and Liu Cao and others also understood that Ouyang Shi had been controlled by Yang Yingqi.

If even Ouyang Shi can't help them, then who else in the Han Ting can help them? They first thought of the crown prince, thinking that the prince might provide them with a little support to balance Yang Yingqi in the current situation, but Zhi Yunwu reacted very indifferently after receiving their hints, although this result was expected by Liu Cao and others, but in a fit of anger, Liu Cao couldn't help but scold in a nobody's place: "Waste! What a fucking shit! Hasn't he figured it out until now, and if we fall, his life will be even more miserable! ”

At this time, the war between the Han and Song dynasties was still going on, but the Donghai business district was different from the later period of the Southern Expedition against the Han Dynasty, and at this time, the object of their curses turned to Zhao Gou! Because Yang Yingqi had already issued a clear peace clause, which was unfavorable to the Southern Song Dynasty regime but did not harm the Donghai business district, these big businessmen felt that the Southern Song Dynasty court should quickly respond to end the war, so that the production and circulation of the Donghai business district could resume as soon as possible. Even Zhao Gou himself was inclined to accept the terms of the Han court, because although the Yangtze River estuary was secured by Han Shizhong's efforts, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Liangguang were in trouble due to the harassment of the Han army's water division and the Nanyang water division. However, these are not what Zhao Gou is most worried about, the biggest thorn in his heart is not the threat issued by Yang Yingqi, but the hidden danger located within the Great Song Dynasty - he is worried that the change of Miao Liu will be repeated, he is worried that the yellow robe will be repeated, and he is worried that the military power of the Jiankang Imperial Court on the northern front will lose control!

To be precise, the military pattern between the Han and Song dynasties did not prevail in general, because the Song army's superiority in the Central Plains compensated for its disadvantage in the southeast. However, from the perspective of the influence of the military on the internal affairs of the two countries, the current pattern is conducive to the unification of the Han court and contributed to the internal division of the Song court, Yue Fei's military group after the restoration of Bianliang, most of the victories were achieved under the precept that the Jiankang court did not allow them to enter the army, and the frontier soldiers hoped that their victory could make up for the defeat in the southeast and win better conditions for the upcoming Han and Song peace talks, but their style of acting "will not be subject to the orders of the foreign monarchs" made the Jiankang court vaguely see the division of feudal towns. Signs of warlord rampant! After all, when Zhao Gou fled south, he was able to get the support of so many generals because he was a symbol of continuing the orthodoxy of China! But now this symbolic meaning of Zhao Gou has disappeared, and the two dynasties of the north and the south, from the intellectuals to the peddlers and pawns, have gradually formed such a consensus: the Han and the Song are no longer the difference between Huayi, but only the north and the south compete for hegemony.

In the spring of 1691, Aruman led a large army into Yuguan, and then obeyed the privy dispatch to enter Beijing empty, and his observance of the central orders reassured the other ruling and Beijing ministers, and the arrival of the Liaonan army, a vital force, also increased the confidence of the military and people in the Gyeonggi area.

Before Aruman's arrival, Hebei and even the Gyeonggi region had been under the threat of Yue Fei's army, and Xiao Tienu had written several times to request to enter Henan to fight Yue Fei in a decisive battle, but all requests were strictly rejected by Yang Yingqi. After Alu Man entered Beijing, Yang Yingqi immediately ordered him to preside over the central battlefield against Yue Fei, the strength of the Han army and the Song army in this area gradually turned into a balance, Yue Fei had to give up Neihuang under the pressure of both internal and external pressure, and soon Zhao Gou sent twelve gold medals in a row to urge him to return to Beijing to report on his work, and the generals of the Han army on the Yellow River front were greatly relieved when they heard the news.

However, Yang Yingqi did not order the pursuit of victory, on the contrary, after Yue Fei returned south, he ordered the Huaibei Army and the East China Sea Division to suspend the attack, and the Han envoy in Jiankang also relaxed the conditions for peace and promised to reduce the amount of New Year's coins. The Southern Song Dynasty was overjoyed and thought that Yang Yingqi was indeed a man of promises, and the court agreed to open the field in the Zhoushan Islands first as a treaty port between the two countries during the transitional period. The war between the north and the south, which has lasted for many years, is about to come to an end. Merchants in the East China Sea are busy again, preparing for the border trade that will blow out at any time after two years of isolation.

"It's over......" Liu Cao seemed to see his own end, and said to his henchmen: "See it!" They stopped! If there is no war with the outside world, it means that they will start cleaning up the inside! And the first batch to be cleaned up must be us! ”

"What then?" Someone in his old ministry asked.

"We can't sit still!" Another person said.

"But what else can we do? If you want soldiers without soldiers, you have no power! The man had said.

Yes, there are no soldiers in the army, there is no power in the center, and there is no one in the center who is willing to help them.

"That's not right! And one more! Liu Cao suddenly remembered, "That's right! And him! Right now, he is the only one who has the power to turn things around! But...... But how to drag him into the water? No! No need to delay! He must have wanted to do it himself, but he just didn't have a reason! ”

After secretly contacting Lu Yanlun, Liu Cao quickly sent someone to Shaanxi to ask to see Xiao Tienu.

When Liu Cao's letter arrived in the hands of Xiao Tienu, Xiao Tienu was hunting near Zhongnan Mountain, and asked what happened to him when he was sick, Xiao Tienu handed over the letter to him, and his face changed greatly after seeing the disease, and it turned out that Liu Cao described in detail in the letter all kinds of changes that had occurred in the capital, saying that Yang Yingqi imprisoned the Supreme, deceived the queen, held the prince hostage, threatened the speaker, led the border marshal into Beijing, monopolized power, and advocated the restoration of the Song Dynasty, coveting the artifact, Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone, please ask the generalissimo to quickly raise the army and Qin Wang, in order to secure the Han world!

He didn't wait for the general to read the letter and said: "A water dog that has lost his position is barking, and the sixth general doesn't have to pay attention to him." ”

Xiao Tienu said: "We all know what he thinks, but what he said is not unreasonable. ”

At this moment, another messenger approached, but it was to convey the order of the Privy Council, Xiao Tienu took it immediately despite the envoy's blue face, opened it and saw that it was Yang Yingqi who asked him to enter Beijing after receiving the order, and said with a sneer: "Here it is again!" Lao Qi can't wait so much? He said to the messenger, "Go back and tell the seventh!" Let's just say that his sixth brother is sick and can't move for the time being! ”

The envoy said: "The generalissimo can hunt on horseback, but he can't tell that he is sick." If you are really sick, you have to tell us what kind of illness it is......"

Before he finished his words, he had already been whipped, and Xiao Tienu sneered condescendingly on his horse: "Get out!" What is the illness of your generalissimo! It's your turn! ”

After the messenger left, he persuaded him: "The sixth general, the seventh general is now in charge of the Privy Council after all, and he is the head of the ruling house. Let's confront him like this, it's not in accordance with the rules. ”

"Rules?" Xiao Tienu sneered: "What rules, these rules are not all set by his old seven!" He's my brother, I'm his brother! Why do you want your brother to keep your brother's rules! Why can't you let the world follow my rules! ”

A few days later, he returned to the Chang'an camp, and suddenly a team of cavalry stepped forward, the flag was the general's system, and then ran closer, only to see that the flag was written on the word, but this kind of font was slightly smaller than the regular system of the Han military. It turned out that there were two surnames among the generals of the Han army, and the generals and soldiers privately used to call the disease a big species, and the Yansong a small species.

There were only more than ten horsemen and horses in this team, and it was obvious that Chong Yansong did not lead the army to come, Xiao Tienu frowned slightly, and said to Chong Quai: "Look at what he is doing." But he went back to the camp first.

Waiting in front of the gate, soon Yan Song ran closer, and immediately looked carefully at this younger brother who was gradually entering middle age, and his heart couldn't help but feel sour, it turned out that the two had been working in the northwest for a long time, and the military cooperation had more than one or two times, but they had never had the opportunity to meet, and it was not until this moment that they met for the first time. Although he was excited, his face did not show any points, he waved his hand, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Is this General Chong Yansong?" Look up for a long time. ”

Although he has been on the battlefield for a long time, he has experienced neither as much as the disease nor as cruel as the disease, and the maintenance is proper, the face at this time still has six or seven points of brilliance in his youth, but the disease is full of scars, and he has a beard, one hand is crippled, and his mood is often in a violent collision, and he can't maintain the state of an ordinary person like Yansong, it can be said that he has completely changed from his appearance to his temperament, so he didn't recognize him, but he immediately returned the salute, and saw the golden hook on his right hand, and said happily:" It turned out to be a general of the big species! "Chong Yansong had heard that this big general changed his surname because he admired his grandfather, so although he didn't know that he was his elder brother, he always had a sense of closeness to this big general.

At this time, there was no kindness on his face, he glanced at Yansong a few times, and said coldly: "Brother Yansong is not in Luoyang, but what are you doing in Chang'an!" ”

He called Brother Yan Song, and Yan Song also replied with a "Brother Sick", and said: "According to the new order of the Privy Council, I should take care of the defense of Luoyang from the east of Chang'an. ”

He sighed and said, "Brother Yansong, there's nothing going on here in Chang'an, you don't have to worry." After meeting with the generalissimo, I think you should hurry back to Luoyang. ”

Chong Yansong frowned slightly, and said, "What are you talking about, brother sick!" You and I are on one side, although this Chang'an is the intersection of military affairs, I should still be in charge. The station in Chang'an or back to Luoyang, Yansong has his own opinions! This sentence is a little dissatisfied. Although he served the meritorious work of planting and curing diseases, both of them were ranked as generals, and they had no right to dispatch him.

He snorted and said, "Since that's the case, then please take care of Brother Yansong!" After speaking, he was about to enter the camp, and Chong Yansong shouted: "Wait! He asked, "What?" ”

Chong Yansong said: "When I came all the way east, I found that there were seven large granaries in Tongguan, Huayin, Fengyi, Weinan and Lintong, all of which were guarded by generals under the orders of the generalissimo. It was supposed that I should take over these granaries, but the garrison refused to accept the order, saying that he would not let go until he saw the generalissimo's order. Go to sick brother, do you know about this? ”

He didn't answer, but asked, "If they refuse to take the order, what will you do with them?" ”

"It stands to reason that I should have removed them!" Chong Yansong said: "But after all, they received the marshal's order, I was afraid that there would be a misunderstanding in the middle, so I didn't move them for the time being, this time I came to Chang'an to meet the generalissimo to ask about the matter, and I hope the generalissimo can order me to take over." ”

But he said: "It's better not to mention this matter when you see the generalissimo, otherwise I'm afraid you will be guilty." ”

Chong Yansong's brows were raised again, his stomach was a little tempered, and he raised his voice slightly: "Go to the sick brother!" The marshal is really overstepping his authority this time! I'm not doing this to rush him, I'm trying to protect him! The marshal is powerful in the world, who in the Han army does not admire? We all hope that he will cherish his wings so that he will not fall into a bad name! Go to the sick brother to win the marshal's trust, if you can be tactful from it, you can also keep the marshal's reputation! ”

He snorted and said in a low voice: "You can't teach your son!" ”

Although the voice of this sentence was small, Chong Yansong still heard it, and said abruptly: "Since the sick brother refuses to give advice to the marshal, then I will go myself!" He was about to enter the camp, but was stopped by the officer, who looked back and said, "I want to go in to meet the generalissimo, and please go to the sick brother to introduce me." ”

He said coldly: "The generalissimo has no time to see you." ”

Chong Yansong was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "You haven't even reported, why do you say that the marshal is not available?" ”

He smiled and said, "I said that the marshal is not available, and the marshal is not available!" Xiao Ziqi up and down, who doesn't know that if I plant a disease, it is the words of the generalissimo! When the guards next to the gate heard this, they all laughed, and their faces were flushed with laughter, and when they pointed to the disease to argue, they had already flicked their sleeves and turned the horse's head to enter the camp.

After he returned to the camp, Xiao Tienu asked about the intention of Yan Song, and he roughly said that he was going to get sick, Xiao Tienu sneered: "This kid doesn't know whether he is alive or dead!" ”

"Sixth General, don't care what he does!" "A 'good general', he doesn't understand anything about politics!" can't get in the way of our business, now let him eat and eat behind closed doors, so that the whole army knows the majesty of the six generals! I'll find someone to keep an eye on him when I go back, and if he dares to make any changes, take it down immediately! ”

As he was talking, his cronies came to report: "Marshal! Lord Lu is here! ”

"Lord Lu?" He asked, "Lu Yanlun?" ”

"Yes!"

When he heard that he was sick, he was shocked, but Xiao Tienu smiled and said, "Why is he here!" Let him in! ”

After a while, Lu Yanlun trotted in with wind and dust, and when he saw Xiao Tienu, he burst into tears and hugged his thighs, Xiao Tienu smiled and said, "What, I can't stay in the capital?" ”

Lu Yanlun cried bitterly: "Six generals! The capital has changed dramatically! It's changed! ”

Xiao Tienu sneered: "The seventh brother locked up the boss, right? Hum! Liu Cao said this in his letter! ”

"It's not! That was before the Courier departed! Lu Yanlun said: "After the messenger departed, the capital ...... Another big change has happened in the capital! As soon as I heard the news, I knew that I couldn't go any longer, so I sneaked out of the city overnight and rushed to tell the sixth general. ”

He hurriedly asked, "What's the big deal?" If it's so urgent, why not fly pigeons? ”

Lu Yanlun said: "The stakes are very high, and Yanlun does not dare to fake others. And the surname Yang is still blocking the news, if it weren't for me personally, I'm afraid the six generals would not be gullible. ”

Xiao Tienu asked in a deep voice, "What the hell is going on!" ”

"It's the prince......" Lu Yanlun said: "The prince is missing!" ”

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Head bang, head bang! Oh, my God! I'm driving me crazy!