In the evening, Shen Xuan set off to return to the city.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, goose feather-like snowflakes are falling one after another, Meng is standing in the snow, the cold wind keeps jumping in from the neckline and cuffs, and his face is a little stiff.

This year is colder than usual, and the tribesmen are already worried about next year's spring ploughing.

Shen Xuan's salute, Meng Wang's family only left grain and cloth, two priceless jade pendants, and Commander Shen failed to send them in the end.

The reason of the Meng Wang clan is also very simple, since Commander Shen regards his family's twelve Lang as brothers, it is good that his heart has arrived, why give such a generous gift? On the contrary, it seems to be outward.

Shen Xuan did not continue to insist, calmly took back the jade pendant, and did not feel unhappy because of Meng Wang's refusal. This made Meng Wang's family and the two concubines in the wing room breathe a sigh of relief.

Although he is not from everyone's background, Meng Wang's behavior has its own set of rules.

Gifts are still exchanged, gifts and return gifts are all about a heart, and Shen Xuan's heart is really too heavy. How should I repay it?

After the resignation, there are also worries, will it cause trouble for Twelve?

Fortunately, Shen Xuan was as usual, and his demeanor was more gentle.

"It's the juniors who don't think it through and are abrupt."

Shen Xuan got up and saluted, and Meng Wang's family didn't have to. It was not good for him to step forward to help, so he could only look at Meng with his eyes, but Meng Shishilang was stunned.

Meng Wangshi was a little anxious, son, why are you in a daze at this time?

Screaming? It's not appropriate.

No one stopped him, Shen Xuan gave the Meng Wang family a full salute in the end, and straightened up, "Since the younger generation has intersected with the Twelve Lang brothers, this ceremony is naturally acceptable to the aunt." ”

Meng Wang's family is about to cry, the jade pendant can't be accepted, the gift is acceptable?

If it weren't for the identity of Commander Shen there, and Twelve Lang was not a girl, Meng Wang's eighty percent would have thought that this was a scoundrel who came to the door, and he insisted on kissing her family if he was returned.

Meng Wang was frightened by his own brain supplement, and after that, Shen Xuan didn't hear anything clearly.

Meng's two sisters-in-law also felt that this matter was a bit strange, in the end, their knowledge was limited, and their minds were not deep, so they could only be attributed to Commander Shen's value for Twelve Lang, so they would hand it over like this.

Uncle is really amazing!

Compared with the apprehension of his family, Meng's feeling was a little numb.

Shen Xuan's many actions today can no longer be speculated by common sense, especially the two jade pendants he took out, this is a salute to his subordinates' families? Trick the devil to go.

No matter how sluggish he was, Meng knew something was wrong.

The window paper that was blocked between the two of them didn't have to be torn by his hands at all, Commander Shen had already pulled out the knife and simply split the window in half, and even the wall was knocked down.

He seems to be able to understand Shen Xuan's intentions, it doesn't matter if he can give this gift or not, the important thing is to put on an attitude and find out the facts.

I thought that he was the one who rushed forward with a steel helmet braving guns, forests, bullets, and rain, but he didn't expect that he was wrong from the beginning.

It's a strange feeling.

Should you be happy?

Right?

Why do you always feel that you will suffer if you continue like this?

Delusion.

It must be an illusion.

Shen Xuan didn't eat at Meng's house, and the thoughts of Meng Guangshun and others were in vain.

Before leaving, Shen Xuan called Meng to the front, turned his back to the guards who were traveling with him, and clasped his hand under the cover of the big man. The fingers were intertwined, the slightly cool fingertips crossed the palm, and a piece of warm white jade remained in Meng's hand.

Compared with the previous Luanfeng jade pendant, this piece of white jade is also very valuable, but the carved pattern is not surprising, especially only one word on it, Xuan.

"Keep it."

The tone of these two words is very ordinary, but the meaning implied under the word is completely different.

Meng Shishilang scratched his head, voted for me with papaya, and reciprocated with Qiongju.

Shen Xuan gave him a jade pendant, what should he give in return?

Back a papaya?

Definitely going to be hacked to death.

was embarrassed, and picked his chin with a cool finger, "Jade gift Twelve Lang, may it always be good." ”

The voice was very low, but it was heard in Meng's ears word by word.

Moving his lips, the words came to his lips, but the voice was choked in his throat.

He swore that it was not hypocrisy.

But I can't speak, and I can't nod my head.

"Twelve, but it's embarrassing? Don't rush, just think about it. ”

The handsome and superb face, the sharpness of the blade, are all hidden under the warmth of jade.

Riding on the horse, the hem of the crimson official uniform was lightly raised, the big air was blown up by the wind, and the horse neighed, like a danqing in the silver and white world.

Meng stood in the snow, and his mind seemed to drift away with the people on the horse.

What's going on, who are the ancients?

Under the appearance of Commander Shen's talent, there is indeed a hidden essence of thick black.

The last time I was drunk, I should have noticed.

Hold the jade pendant in his hand tightly, it's too late to regret it now, not to mention that he doesn't regret these two words in his life dictionary at all.

On the way home, he met Meng Hu, Meng Jie sneezed firmly and rubbed his nose, "Fifth cousin, something?" ”

"Twelve, grandfather invites you to the house."

"But what's the matter?"

"Yes." Meng Hu nodded, "Brother Lobby has angered the clansmen, and Uncle Lobby's family has been imprisoned in the ancestral hall, and it is useless for the chief to intercede." ”

"Does the fifth cousin know what is going on?"

"Grandfather didn't say." Meng Hu shook his head, "But the fourth cousin also went, and the old people in the clan are all there." ”

Meng frowned, I'm afraid this matter is not small, what did Meng Qinghai do to let the clan elder close the ancestral hall of the uncle's family?

"The fifth cousin will bring a message to the ninth uncle, I will go home first and talk to my mother, and I will go later."

"Okay."

In the ancestral hall, Meng Qingjiang knelt in front of Meng Guangxiao and Meng Liu, and kowtowed three times, "Father, mother, the son will intercede with the clansmen for the second elder, but the eldest brother's matter, there is nothing he can do to redeem the son." ”

"Shiro, he's your eldest brother, you can't just watch him die!"

"Dad, the clan elders have their own measure." Meng Qingjiang didn't see joy or anger on his face, and his words were a little blunt, "The mistakes made by the eldest brother may cause disaster for the whole clan, and my father should persuade the eldest brother to act cautiously." ”

"Y-You can be so ruthless!" Meng Guangxiao said, "Now that you are in the army, and you can speak well in the clan, why can't you help your eldest brother?" ”

"Ruthless?" Meng Qingjiang ripped off the jacket on his body, and a hideous scar slashed diagonally from his left shoulder to the lower part of the body, and the wound had just come off the scab, like an ugly centipede coil attached to his body, "Daddy, do you know how the child came out?" I bought my life today! ”

Meng Guangxiao was stunned.

Meng Liu immediately cried, rushed over and hugged Meng Qingjiang, "Shilang, mother's Shiro!" ”

"Dad and mother complained that they didn't help the eldest brother, but they didn't want to think about it, what the eldest brother did could be easily excused? If that's the case, how could the clan elder lock up his father and mother together?! ”

Meng Guangxiao and Meng Liu stopped talking, and Meng Qinghai sat by the wall with his knees crossed, his head down, unable to see his expression clearly. Xiao Liu was next to him, and he kept shedding tears.

"Father, mother, my son is now under the command of King Yan, when the eldest brother reported to the imperial army, did you think about your son's situation, but did you think about whether his own brother would lose his life because of this? Even if you don't want a son, what about the Meng family? If the prince learns of the eldest brother's move, the whole family will suffer! ”

"Not your big brother!" Meng Liu hurriedly said, "Your father also said just now, it was not your eldest brother who went to report the news, but the family members of his classmates in middle school." That family had a grudge against King Yan before they reported it, and your eldest brother was just entrusted to take care of ......"

"Mother," Meng Qingjiang interrupted Meng Liu's words, his expression was full of disappointment, "If the clan elder won't believe it, it's you, do you believe it?" ”

Meng Liu's voice was blocked, and Meng Guangxiao lowered his head in frustration, as if he had aged ten years overnight.

Meng Qinghai still didn't speak, and Xiao Liu didn't dare to cry, and he looked more and more pitiful.

Meng Qingjiang tidied up his jacket and stood up, "Dad, mother, the son who should intercede will never refuse." It's just that how the clan elders deal with it is not something that can be influenced. With that, the son was gone. ”

Walking out of the ancestral hall, the oncoming wind and snow instantly froze the undried tears in the corners of Meng Qingjiang's eyes.

Parents and brothers, bone affection?

Pressing his hand on the wound on his shoulder, Meng Qingjiang wanted to laugh, but after laughing, the exit was like a low roar like a beast.

In Meng Chongjiu's family, the clan elders sat in the hall.

There was no place for Meng in the hall, but because of his status as a fourth-rank military attaché, he was arranged next to Meng Chongjiu.

Meng Hu didn't have such a good treatment, so he had to stand behind Meng Chongjiu and pour tea and water for the clan elders.

When Meng Qingjiang came in, the clan elders were arguing over how to deal with Meng Guangxiao's family.

Because under the rule of King Yan and the relationship between the three of Meng, the Meng family has no second way except to take refuge in King Yan, which is also the best way for the clansmen to advance. Meng Qinghai colluded with the imperial court, reported to the imperial army, and leaked the defense of Beiping City, which had already endangered all the clansmen.

Meng Qinghai's work is quite confidential, and it was discovered by accident.

Not long ago, a clansman happened to see Meng Qinghai go to a family surnamed Du in a neighboring village, and when he gossiped with others, he learned that the son of the Du family was killed for provoking King Yan.

Almost all of the inspectors and strong men in the Meng clan who were assigned to guard the city died when guarding Beiping, and Meng Qinghai had a close relationship with such a family, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the clansmen, and immediately reported to the clan elders.

There are no eternal secrets in the world, as long as you try your best to investigate, you will definitely be able to find clues. What's more, in addition to the Meng family, the people of Dujia Village didn't want to be burdened by Du's father, so they came and went, and soon found out what Meng Qinghai and Du's father said that day.

Meng Chongjiu and the elders of the clan were furious and called Meng Qinghai to confront them, but they were blocked by Meng Guangxiao and Meng Wang. Between tearing and scolding, the Meng clan somewhat understood the ins and outs of the matter, and Meng Guangxiao's family suddenly became angry.

Now King Yan is busy fighting with the imperial army, and Beiping is safe and sound, so he has no time to pay attention to these things. When he eases up, even if King Yan does not deal with it, the people below will never let go of Father Du and Meng Qinghai.

Some people proposed to deal with it according to the clan rules, but some people said that Meng Qinghai had the fame of Xiucai and could not be disposed of at will.

The clan elders insisted on their own words and couldn't make up their minds, so they could only temporarily put Meng Guangxiao's family in the ancestral hall and discuss it again.

Thinking about the possible consequences of this matter, Meng Chongjiu and the others were extremely frightened.

Fortunately, Meng went home to visit his relatives, he has always had an idea, and the clan elders plan to ask his opinion.

"Twelve, what do you mean?"

"Uncle Nine, what did the clan originally plan?"

Meng Chongjiu glanced at the silent Meng Qingjiang and knocked on the cigarette pouch, "Separate Meng Guangxiao's room." ”

This separation is not a simple division of the family, but a line of genealogy, not into the ancestral grave. It is equivalent to a complete break, and old age and death do not get along.

Although Shiro is a pity, it is even more important to protect the family.

As soon as these words came out, Meng Qingjiang's expression became even colder.

Meng thought for a while and said, "Don't be busy for the time being, if Uncle Jiu can be trusted, why don't you leave this matter to you?" ”

"Twelve Lang has to hand over the Du family to Lu?" Meng Chongjiu's expression changed slightly, this is also a way, but it is a strategy.

"It's not." Meng shook his head.

"That's?"

"Don't deal with the uncle family for the time being, and don't move the Du family, there is a plan in mind, if it can be done, it can't be said that a disaster can become a good thing."

"What?!"

The clan elders were all stunned, Meng Hu and Meng Qingjiang looked at Meng at the same time, but Meng Shishilang didn't seem to notice the atmosphere in the hall, wrinkled his nose, the six-day holiday seemed to be over early.

What a pity.

Can you discuss it with the prince and save up the remaining days to continue next time?

Shaking his head, it was really whimsical.

In order to make things go smoothly, Meng He explained in detail to the clansmen, and only asked Meng Chongjiu to continue to lock Meng Guangxiao's family in the ancestral hall, and at the same time contact the people of Dujia Village, optimistic about Du Qi's family, and beware of changes.

The next day, he returned to Beiping with four border troops.

Meng Hu and Meng Qingjiang naturally wanted to follow, and along the way, Meng Jian briefly mentioned the plan in his heart to the two, "This matter still needs to be reported to the prince, and if the prince adopts it, he needs to ask the fourth cousin for help." ”

"It's my duty to go back!"

"Four Cousins......

Meng's expression was a little complicated, and he sighed in the end without saying much.

The group rushed into the city before dark, and with Meng's waist card, they traveled unhindered all the way.

Back in the palace, Meng simply washed his face and hands, swept away the dust all the way, first asked where Shen Xuan, the guard in the palace, was, and heard that Shen Xuan led the troops out of the palace, so he simply went to see the prince.

Although the imperial army's army was repulsed, there would be no major battles in the short term, and the vicinity of Beiping was still not peaceful.

First of all, Zeng Jun, the town of Jizhou, suddenly took the wrong medicine and brought less than 5,000 people to attack Beiping. While trekking hard in the heavy snow, he unfortunately met Xu Zhong, who was recalled to Beiping from Zhending.

Zeng Zhenfu was really a man, facing an enemy several times his size, he was not afraid of danger and resolutely ordered an attack.

First he bravely led the troops to charge, and then he was heroically clicked.

After Xu Zhong clicked people, he didn't figure out where this team came from. It wasn't until several thousand households under Zeng Zhenfu were brought to the front that he completely understood what was going on.

informed the king of Gaoyang County, who was with the army, and Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything for a long time.

It seems that there are not many capable people under Emperor Jianwen, but there are really many people with holes in their heads.

Attack Beiping with 5,000 men? Such feats are not possible for ordinary people.

After Zeng Zhenfu's death, Zhang Lun, the commander of Hebei who had a very close relationship with him, suddenly ascended to the heights, gathered his troops, and vowed to "fight against the trend with Yan!" Serve the country with death! ”

Commander Zhang's head twitched, and he wanted to learn from Zeng Zhen to slap the stone with an egg, and the generals and soldiers below didn't want to die, so they secretly formulated various escape plans, but the plan was formulated but it was useless at all.

Commander Zhang suddenly ordered the camp to be pulled out and fled south with the team.

Serving the country, where is it not reporting?

Going to the south proves that a red heart is to the court!

Shen Xuan led the troops to chase Zhang Lun's team. No matter how small the mosquito's legs are, they are still meat, and thousands of border soldiers who are accustomed to fighting on the battlefield, how can he easily take them away?

If Commander Zhang ran by himself, King Yan would not pay attention to him at all, and maybe he would be able to enter Shandong safely tomorrow. But he just wants to bring thousands of border troops, and he is destined to never get out of Hebei in his life.

In the warm pavilion of the palace carrying hall, King Yan is playing against the monk Daoyan.

After the rebellion, Zhu Di calmed down for the first time and played chess with Daoyan. The black and white pieces fought across the board, and the black pieces soon gained the upper hand.

King Yan picked up a sunspot in his hand, and while contemplating, Zheng He bowed in and reported, "The prince asks to see." ”

"Shizi?" The chess pieces fell, and King Yan said, "Please come in." ”

Monk Daoyan twisted the Buddha beads, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he remained silent.

"My son has seen my father." Zhu Gaochi has lost a lot of weight, but the base is too large, although the facial features are already clear, it will take a long time to become a figure like Zhu Di. But in Zhu Di's eyes, the eldest son is much more pleasing to the eye.

"Get up, what's the matter?"

"Back to my father, Meng Yi just offered a strategy to weaken the imperial court's troops, and my son thought it was feasible, so I came to report to my father."

"Oh?" Yan Wang's expression changed, "Let's hear it." ”

"Father, this plan is from Meng Yan's matter, my son thinks, it is better for him to tell his father in person."

"Okay, but people are waiting outside?"

"Exactly."

"Call in."

Hearing the summons of the prince, Meng straightened his clothes, stepped into the door, bowed his head, and bowed, "Humble to meet the prince!" ”

"Get up." King Yan said, "The prince said that you have a plan to weaken the imperial court's forces? ”

"Back to the prince, there is indeed a plan for the humble position, if it succeeds, you can lure Li Jinglong of Texas to lead the troops to come and help our army win another victory."

King Yan suddenly became interested, "Tell me in detail." ”

"Yes, there is a family of brothers in the lowly position......

When Meng Shishilang offered advice to King Yan, the tug-of-war between Emperor Jianwen, who was far away in Nanjing, and officials in the court and central government finally came to an end.

The officials' daily sarcasm and admonition were of no avail. Emperor Jianwen neither beat nor scolded, but only used a procrastination decision, which was enough to achieve the goal.

Don't you want to take a vacation?

It has been dragged until the New Year, and it is useless to sparse it again.

For the first time, the hundred officials in the court found that the emperor in the Fengtian Hall was not as good as he imagined. In the end, it is the grandson of Emperor Hongwu, and it is also extraordinary to be stubborn.

Fortunately, Emperor Jianwen's external image has been determined, Renjun will not kill people casually, and it should not happen to rush to the execution ground directly after going down to the court like Hongwu Dynasty.

Yu Shihe jumped high and jumped for almost a month in the matter, and there was no progress at all, and he discussed it in private, and it was he who continued to drag and suffer, so it was better to hand the emperor a ladder, so that he could come down, and the emperor would not be stubborn to the end. Even in the Hongwu Dynasty, there were no rules for celebrating the New Year in the yamen.

Such an opinion was agreed by most people, and the bigwigs of the Six Heavenly Officials, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Dali Temple also agreed.

Even Huang Zicheng, Qitai, who stayed in Beijing and went underground after the dismissal, said that he would help, but he didn't expect that Emperor Jianwen suddenly released a thunderbolt and slammed it onto the hornet's nest with a click, which was so terrifying that even Fang Xiaoru couldn't bear it.

Maybe the ladder of the officials below was handed too late, or maybe Emperor Jianwen had long been unpleasant to the officials in the court.

In short, the young emperor did not consult anyone, and directly issued an order to dismiss about the six branches to the matter.

According to Hongwu's twenty-four years of customization, each of the six departments is given to one person in the matter, which is the eighth product; Left and right to one person in each of the things, from the eight grades; There are a total of 40 people in the six sections. Since then, the rank and number of officials in the six departments have not changed.

Emperor Jianwen's will is equivalent to letting the second-in-command and third-in-command of the six branches be laid off directly, leaving only one for the elder brother in the matter, and continuing to struggle on the front line of the court with his subordinates.

The key is that Emperor Jianwen is still in the name of Zhou Li.

At this moment, Fang Xiaoru and the other Zhou Li factions were completely trapped, and the alliance formed with the Tai-Zu faction was also broken.

There was another quarrel in the court, and it became a miasma.

Emperor Jianwen sat at the top, looking at the hundred officials in the court, and a sneer appeared on his face.

Can't clean up the vassal king for the time being, and can't clean up this group of quails?

Is he really a soft persimmon, easy to bully?

At the same time, King Yan had adopted Meng's strategy and secretly began to implement it.

Monk Daoyan said that Meng could go in person. The plan was put forward by him, and if he personally implemented it, he would certainly be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

What can Meng Shishilang say? With tears in his eyes, he was grateful for the appreciation and reuse of the prince, and swore that he would never join a monk's sect in this life.

Fortunately, King Yan knew the force value of Meng and planned to send him a few bodyguards.

"Too many people are too eye-catching, Xuan'er can't do it, but it's ......" King Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Zheng He, go and call Yang Duo over." ”

Yang Duo?

Meng felt that this name was familiar, and when Yang Duo was ordered to come and see his appearance clearly, he suddenly realized, this is not the Yang Qianhu he saw when he was in Kaipingwei?