Bianjing, Fenglindu.

The Bianhe River has frozen and sailed for many days, and the busiest water transport outlet in Daqi has lost its usual hustle and bustle.

Especially since the prince's rebellion, there have been many changes, the fighting in the city has been protracted, and the two forces have come and gone in the West Palace, and the bloody battles have been endless. People who went out of the city to escape the war would not choose the waterway that was suspended, and for a while, the Bianhe River seemed to be forgotten, deserted.

A carriage overturned on the side of the snowy road, surrounded by several corpses, all of whom had been executed by the leader of the Praetorian Army. Two guards pulled the last body out of the car and were about to leave when they suddenly stopped.

In the distance, there was the soft sound of clash of iron armor, and there was a faint rustle of walking on the snow, and a group of men and horses faintly emerged from the mist.

The sergeants were tall men, with their hair in a bun, long shoulders and long knives at their waists. Not only are their skin rough, but even the leather armor on their bodies is terrifyingly thick, and it seems that they have been fighting for many years in the cold land outside the fortress.

As soon as the horse flew over, the arrow was shown from afar, "The court has an order, and the border army is here, and it is not allowed to move forward." ”

The marching procession did not pause in the slightest, but parted in both directions, gave way and continued on its march.

In the middle of the team, a general appeared, who was a little short and fat, and said loudly: "We worked hard to quell the rebellion, and we were not allowed to enter when we walked to the door, how can there be such a reason." ”

"The first emperor died, and the new monarch succeeded to the throne, and I ask this general to obey the holy decree and not make mistakes."

The fat and strong general exclaimed, "I saw a lot of soldiers and horses along the way, why didn't they leave?" The rebellious Chen Shou was caught? ”

"Don't dare to talk nonsense, the loyal and brave marquis has made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion, and he has already sealed the Ziwei Order, and the official residence is a product. The rebel prince Zhao Zhe made a rebellion and was buried in the fire. ”

"Mom, the situation has reversed, we people have worked hard, rushed from Pinglu, and there is no merit and hard work. You go to Beijing and say it, let His Majesty the Emperor mean. Then he turned and ordered his men to stand up at the crossing.

The herald knight had no choice but to agree, this group of people was different from the other soldiers and horses of King Qin, they were not easy to mess with at a glance.

It turned out to be Pinglu's centaurs, no wonder...

Pinglu is the bitter cold land of Liaodong, the place where An Lushan made his fortune at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and the strength of the soldiers and horses is said to be not weaker than that of Xiliang.

This group of people was called barbarians by the imperial court, because they had lived in the outer border of the Sai for a long time, and they were barbaric and untamable by nature, and they fought with the Siren, Jurchen, and Khitan in the north for many years.

Now that they are under Bianliang City, it is really difficult to deal with, and it is really difficult for them to come from such a distance. Although it seems to be the latest to come, combined with their stationing location, it is actually the fastest march.

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"Your Majesty, you have succeeded to the throne, and it is no longer appropriate for several princes to live in the palace."

In the imperial city, Zhao Cai listened to Chen Shou's words and felt that it was very reasonable.

His father and brother are all dead, and among the princes, there are actually those who are more qualified to inherit the throne than themselves.

The second brother was born to the queen, and he nodded and said, "What Marquis Zhongyong said is right, but where can they go?" And those princesses, it's time to have a horse. ”

This kid wants to kick out his brothers and sisters, so that he can feel like being the master of this palace, he is really a ruthless person.

"This matter is a big matter, it is better to summon Wei Xiang into the palace, and the three of us will discuss it together."

Zhao Cai nodded, and secretly said in his heart that when General Li Xin was leaving, he also instructed me that Chen Shou and Wei Yunse were not in harmony, and now it seems that he is thinking too much.

In the future, the two of them will assist me together, and the ministers of the court and the central government will definitely be obedient, and both of them will become my loyal ministers.

Thinking of this, Zhao Cai smiled, and immediately asked the eunuchs around him to pass Wei Yunse into the palace to discuss the issue of his two elder brothers.

Wei Yunse did not doubt him, and cautiously entered the palace with the guards, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he arrived at the palace gate.

He himself sent someone to assassinate Chen Shou, and he could use this kind of means himself, not to mention the unscrupulous Chen Shou.

However, he thinks that the two of them are still allies, and he himself is planning to kill Chen Shou, but he didn't expect that Chen Shou wants him to die even more.

The snow was very heavy, Wei Yunse got out of the carriage, and soon his shoulders were covered by the snow, shaking the snowflakes on his body, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty let the two princes become vassals, this is a major national matter, we must not delay." ”

He was very happy in his heart, because this matter was promising, and the current society was not stable, if one of the princes could be allowed to go to Lianghuai.

Once the world is in turmoil, this is a good bargaining chip, and it can even support the prince to become the emperor.

Wei Yunse walked in excitedly, and when he walked to the square outside the Daqing Palace, he found that the atmosphere was wrong.

As soon as he entered, the palace gate behind him was closed, and his guards could not be brought into the palace, but Wei Yunse could not have imagined that someone would harm him in the palace.

On both sides of the square, a group of guards suddenly stood up, their steel knives shining, slowly approaching.

In the center of the square, Wei Yunse had a trace of the temperament of a ruthless person who dominated the world at this time, and said loudly: "Where is the rat, get out of the way!" ”

No one answered him, and his voice was unusually loud in the empty square.

Fluttering snowflakes fell from the gloomy sky, and the guards approached step by step.

Wei Yunse's hands hung down, and the memories of decades came to his heart, he became famous at a young age, won the gold list, and the scenery was infinite.

Then he was suppressed and excluded, and in the two Huai officialdoms, he used his own means to ambush the two Huai wealthy businessmen and magnates, gentry and village sages.

Because of the first tax every year, he was valued by Emperor Gengyuan and transferred to the capital to make steady progress.

The guards who were slowly approaching, like a god of death, only Wei Yunse was alone in their eyes.

It is called that the sky should not be, and the earth is not spiritual, which is Wei Yunse's state of mind at this time.

He has boundless power, he has an army of 100,000, he has countless staff, his protégés and former officials are all over the officialdom, and his money and jewels are piled up.

He secretly colluded with Nantang, and his inextricable relationship with the Khitan, any of these conditions can allow ordinary people to live a fairy-like life.

It's a pity that it's useless now, Wei Yunse opened his mouth wide, but he didn't know what to shout, his hoarse voice was a little desperate, and he squeezed out two words:

"Chen... Longevity! ”

A sharp blade pierced through the chest, and the blood on the tip of the knife exuded white heat.

Wei Yunse looked at his chest, and then raised his eyes to look at the guards who killed him, this person was so humble, he might not have looked at him before.

But he easily took his own life, half a life of calculation, and in the end it was in vain.

Wei Yunse's body slowly fell into the snow, and blood flowed all over the ground, dyeing the surrounding snow red.

At the same time, in the camp outside Beijing, Liang Zhongqiu was holding a letter, and his face was cloudy.