Nanyang fought a battle and became famous.

There were wars in the north and south of the river, and the situation was defeated in the stalemate, and Xu Buling suddenly went out of Wuguandao with a thunderous momentum, and the impact was like a pool of stagnant water suddenly met with Ganlin, which reassured the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

As long as the Xiliang army can fight, it will be a matter of time before the civil strife is quelled; As long as the civil strife can be quelled, it will be a matter of time before the Northern Qi is retreated; Although the situation is still difficult, there is at least a way forward.

However, when there was a live move in the stalemate, not everyone felt at ease, especially Song Ji, who was playing this game of chess as a chess player; Because this live chess piece does not belong to him, but is borrowed from elsewhere.

If it was before the matter of locking the dragon Gu, Song Ji would still be able to believe in the Xu family's 'loyalty, righteousness and courage'; but after the incident of locking the dragon Gu, no matter whether King Su and Xu Buling had any objections, Song Ji would no longer be able to trust Xu Buling; there are no fools in this world, the 'Heaven and Earth Monarch's Teacher' is for the people below, and the emperor's family has never believed in this.

Nanyang is broken, more than 100,000 Ping rebels are moving towards Nanyang, and it is a matter of time before Xiangyang is attacked.

In the imperial study behind the Taiji Palace, Song Ji sat behind the desk, looking at the letter sent by Guan Hongye, and from his sad and guilty words, he understood that Guan Hongye couldn't suppress Xu Buling.

Song Ji put the letter on the table, raised his eyes to look at the Taiwei Guan Hongzhuo and the imperial historian Cui Huailu, tapped his fingers on the table, and was silent for a long time:

"What do you do?"

Guan Hongzhuo's face was very ugly, he was Guan Hongye's brother, and he had already learned that Xu Buling almost beheaded Guan Hongye to show the public. He stepped forward and said in a deep voice:

"Xu Buling is too reckless, Hongye is derelict in his duties, but it is not a big mistake. Xu Buling only made a small contribution, and humiliated the commander in front of the officers and men of the whole army, which is actually a crime, and if he is not controlled, he will not be able to ...... if he makes great contributions in the future."

Song Ji frowned, too lazy to listen to this nonsense, and turned his eyes to look at Cui Huailu.

Cui Huailu's expression was slightly dull, and he thought for a long time before he spoke:

"Guan Hongye made a stupid mistake himself, and he was humiliated by Xu Buling, and he also suffered by himself, and he couldn't blame anyone. Now, Guan Hongye has no reason to set aside the order, and the military power must be given; But the military power was given to Xu Buling, and he was asked to take 50,000 Xiliang troops to attack the city, and it was not about Hongye to quell the rebellion later. In Weichen's view, Xu Buling can be appointed as the deputy commander, and the commander's army sits in Nanyang to guard Wuguan Road; Let Guan Hongye make up for his mistakes and lead the Xiliang army to attack Xiangyang. ”

When Taiwei Guan Hongzhuo heard this, he pondered for a moment and nodded lightly - giving the command of the government soldiers to Xu Buling is also regarded as 'reusing' Xu Buling, but the combat effectiveness of the government soldiers is low, and it is okay to defend the city according to the city, and it is tantamount to a fool's dream to take it out and sweep the Four Kings Alliance. Even if he really brought it out, he would definitely follow the Xiliang Army led by Guan Hongye to pick up credit, so that the counterinsurgency army would not become a hall of words for Xu Buling.

Song Ji pondered slightly: "Okay, go down and give orders." ”

"No."

Guan Hongzhong bowed, turned around and exited the imperial study.

Seeing this, Cui Huailu was also about to leave, but as soon as he turned around, Song Ji raised his hand again:

"Cui Gong, you wait."

Cui Huailu paused, and hurriedly turned back and bowed:

"Is there any other arrangement for the Holy One?"

Song Ji rubbed his fingers lightly, turned his eyes to look at the portrait on the wall, and was silent:

"How is Xiao Wan doing?"

When Cui Huailu heard this, he was a little dazed, and after thinking about it, he said slowly:

"The saint has a heart. Xiaowan is withdrawn, and she has always lived in the peach blossom sea in Youzhou, and everything is fine. If the saint misses it, Weichen can repair a letter and ask Cui Huai to take Xiaowan back to Chang'an. ”

Song Ji glanced at Cui Huailu, shook his head and chuckled:

"Xiao Wan is not used to living in the palace, so there is no need to bother so much, I just asked casually, go down and rest."

"Wechen retired."

Cui Huailu nodded lightly, and slowly walked out of the imperial study, only then did his eyes show a little doubt.

The imperial study room was quiet and silent, and a few green smoke rose from the three incense sticks under the picture scroll.

Song Ji's fingers tapped on the table, and after being silent for a long time, he raised his hand slightly:

"A."

The little eunuch standing in the dark walked out slowly and bowed humbly:

"Holy."

The little eunuch is another son of Jia's father-in-law, and unlike Jia Yi, he has been cultivated in the palace since he was a child, and he has the true inheritance of Jia's father-in-law, without a name or surname, and has taken over the position of 'dead soldier A'.

Song Ji turned his head to look at the portrait and said softly: "During the Qingming Festival, the clan went to the queen's mausoleum to sweep the tomb and found that Jia Yi's tomb had been cleaned, and the traces were very special...... You send someone to go to Youzhou Peach Blossom Sea to have a look, the queen is still there. ”

The little eunuch bowed seriously: "No...... If the queen is still there, what should be done? ”

Song Ji took a deep breath, looked at the portrait again, and then closed his eyes:

"Compassion is not in charge of the army, love is not in charge, righteousness is not financial management, and kindness is not an official...... Help me bring a word, I am ashamed of her. ”

The little eunuch understood what he meant, after all, Empress Cui should have been a dead person a long time ago, and there was no use in being alive except for future troubles. He bowed and left the study without a word......

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Kui Shou Street, Cui Mansion.

After Cui Huailu, the imperial historian, came out of the imperial city, he took a carriage and returned to the Cui family's mansion diagonally opposite the door of the Lu family; Next door is the Xiao family, and the mansions of Dayue's five major gate valves 'Xiao Lu Cui Wang Li' in Chang'an City are basically next to each other.

It was already dark, Cui Huailu took off his official uniform, returned to the back house, and came to the house of Mrs. Zhengfang, still thinking about the words of the current saint in his mind, and he couldn't figure out why the saint suddenly mentioned Xiaowan.

In the courtyard, Mrs. Cui was drinking tea in the tea pavilion, and when she saw Cui Huailu coming, she quickly got up and walked close to give a salute:

"Xianggong, why are you here?"

They are all old couples in their fifties, and Cui Huailu didn't care about the red tape of those big families, sat down next to the tea table, and after letting the maid retreat, he frowned and said:

"Just now in the imperial study, the saint suddenly asked how Xiao Wan was doing. With today's holy nature, after faking her death, she will never mention that Xiao Wan is alive again, there must be other reasons, I can't think about it for a while......"

When Mrs. Cui heard this, her face changed slightly, she sat next to her, picked up the teacup and took a sip:

"Hmm...... Maybe I miss it, and I mentioned it casually, and I don't need to worry about it. ”

Cui Huailu has stood in the court all his life, and he can sit in the position of the third duke, how can he not know anything about the emperor. He said in a deep voice:

"Do you think that the emperor's mind is the same as the love between children in the market? Today's saints are unpredictable, but they will never do useless things, since they ask about Xiao Wan, the matter must be related to Xiao Wan. You immediately send someone back to Youzhou to see if there is something wrong at home. ”

Mrs. Cui shook the teacup in her hand slightly, glanced at Cui Huailu, and did not speak.

Cui Huailu has been in the officialdom all his life, and he has been with his wife for more than 30 years, how can he not see anything unusual, his face sank at the moment, and he slapped the table suddenly:

"What are you hiding from me?"

Mrs. Cui hurriedly put down the teacup and hesitated for a long time before whispering:

"During the Qingming Festival, the concubine went to sweep Wan'er's tomb and found that outside the queen's mausoleum, Jia Yi's tomb had been cleaned...... It was like Wan'er's handiwork, so he sent someone back to Youzhou to ask, and the second uncle said that Wan'er was nowhere to be found and was looking for ...... in the mountains."

"What?!"

Cui Huailu was angry when he heard this, stood up, and said angrily:

"You stupid woman, why didn't you say it earlier? What are you doing without me? ”

Mrs. Cui's face turned pale, she pondered, lowered her head and said:

"Wan'er is my own daughter, secretly ran out of Youzhou, if you find out, you must first tell the saint to show your loyalty, and then kill Wan'er with the saint......"

"What kind of are you talking about?"

Cui Huailu was angry and angry, pacing back and forth in the tea pavilion:

"Today's saint is suspicious, Wan'er ran out by herself, I must find it as soon as possible. Now that you are hiding it, the Holy One will learn first, not only Wan'er's life will not be guaranteed, but even I will be suspected of it......"

Cui Huailu was sitting on pins and needles, and after a few words, he was ready to enter the palace again and confess to Song Ji.

Mrs. Cui was born in the Taiyuan Wang family, so she naturally knew the stakes, and hurriedly got up to stop Cui Huailu:

"Xianggong, don't go to the palace, you can't talk about this. If Wan'er could be found, I would have sent her back a long time ago, how could she still be running around outside. ”

Cui Huailu paused: "Do you know Wan'er's whereabouts?" ”

Mrs. Cui thought for a while and said softly: "A few days ago, when the prince of King Su came to Chang'an to restore his life, people from the Northern Qi Dynasty came to rob the prisoner, and Song Ying of the Investigation Department pursued him, and met the prince of King Su with a woman who was chased by a wasp in the eastern suburbs. I also saw a hornet's nest that had been cut down near Jia Yi's grave that day......"

？？！

Xu Buling?

Wan'er with him?

Cui Huailu's eyes were stunned, he looked at Mrs. Cui in a daze, and after being stunned for a long time, his angry expression gradually eased, and he fell into deep thought, walking back and forth in the tea pavilion with his hands behind his back.

Mrs. Cui was frightened, hesitated, and asked:

"Xianggong, what kind of bad idea are you playing?

"Shut up! What is a bad idea? I'm thinking about the Cui family and your Wang family. ”

“……”

Mrs. Cui shrunk her neck and quickly shut up......