Let's say that Nian Qianyao, after waiting for a few days, he never saw Yinzhen mention the matter of Lichu, and couldn't help but hand over a copy of the fold again, this time Yinzhen did not stay in the middle again, but immediately replied.

In Zhu Pi, there is nothing related to Lichu, only a passage on the preservation of the name of the meritorious hero: It is easy for mortals to make merit, but it is difficult to succeed; It is easy to succeed, but it is difficult to keep merit; It is easy to keep the merits, but it is difficult to achieve the ultimate success. …… If you rely on merit to make mistakes, you will turn against kindness and hatred, which has always been a human favor

When Tang Yao saw this Zhu criticism, he was stunned for a moment, because all he received from Yinzhen all along, he had never reprimanded him, let alone said something similar to a warning.

At this time, Nian Qianyao finally saw some clues and understood that what he had done had attracted Yinzhen's dislike.

After being poured a basin of cold water on his head, Nian Qianyao put away his usual arrogance and thought about the future of himself and the entire Nian family.

After meditating for a night, Nian Qianyao realized the danger of his situation, he was now in the capital, except for the 20,000 horses outside the city, there were no more usable soldiers. Once Yinzhen wants to deal with him, he will inevitably be more auspicious; At the moment, the only way to ensure that he can continue to enjoy the glory and wealth is to return to the northwest.

As long as he has been firmly in control of the hundreds of thousands of troops in the northwest, then Yinzhen will throw a mouse trap and dare not move him easily, and continue to stay in the capital, there is only a dead end.

Recognizing the situation, Nian Qianyao did not drag the mud and water anymore, and asked Yinzhen to return to the northwest the next day, but Yinzhen's reply made him feel like a thunderbolt from the sky.

Yin Zhen actually said that the day before yesterday he had issued an order to order Yue Zhongqi to take over the post of General Fuyuan and rush to the northwest to sit in the town, while he stayed in the capital and was transferred to the Military Aircraft Department, serving as the prime minister like Zhang Tingyu.

Could it be that he hasn't seen Yue Zhongqi's figure in the past few days, it turns out that he quietly went to the northwest by order.

Such a transfer seems to be closer to the center of power, but in fact, it is the loss of control of the hundreds of thousands of troops in the northwest, and the loss of his life talisman.

At this moment, Nian Qianyao realized in despair that Yinzhen really wanted to deal with himself, and it was not a matter of one or two days, otherwise he would not have arranged it well in the morning, so that he would not even have room to resist.

But he couldn't understand why he had always been loyal to Yinzhen and didn't have any bad thoughts, even if he supported the third elder brother, it was not all selfish, why did he deal with himself like this.

No matter what Nian Qianyao thinks, in short, he has now lost his greatest security, and the only hope is the 20,000 horses outside the city, those elite cavalry were formed by him, and the effort and money spent on this are immeasurable, and because of this, those people are completely loyal to him, and even the emperor's order is not granted, and the only drawback is that the number is smaller.

At this time, it is too late to regret it, not to mention that Nian Qianyao never thought of rebelling, after all, he is currently a very popular minister, and he enjoys endless glory and wealth; And once there is a rebellion, it is a matter of pinning the head to the waist, and it is needless to say more if it is victorious, but it is a matter of the nine clans if it is defeated.

He now just wants to rely on the 20,000 elite cavalry outside the city as a bargaining chip to keep himself safe, so that Yinzhen does not dare to deal with himself easily, after all, the rebellion has just been quelled, the vitality of the imperial court is greatly damaged, and it will take a long time to recuperate.

His only request was to return to the northwest and continue to serve as his general of Fuyuan and governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

It's a pity that he thought of Yinzhen too simply, Yinzhen had already decided to move him, how could there be no perfect strategy, let alone ignore so many people outside the city.

When Tang Yao hurried outside the city and wanted to communicate with the general, he unexpectedly learned that Yunxiang had also come and was talking to the general.

What is he doing here? And at this time? Nian Qianyao entered the inside with full doubts, only to see Yun Xiang chatting and laughing with him, and it was the leader of the 20,000 cavalry who sat in front of him, and he was also his henchman who was promoted from a pawn - Ding Shouzheng.

Seeing Nian Qianyao coming in, Yun Xiang coughed lightly, got up and said with a smile: "I was just talking to General Ding about Nian Gong, and Nian Gong came, but it was a coincidence." ”

Nian Qianyao knows very well that Yunxiang has been Yinzhen's confidant for decades, and his words almost represent Yinzhen's opinion, and now he suddenly appears here, it is by no means a coincidence that can be explained, could it be that Yinzhen sent him?

Thinking of this, the vigilance in Nian Qianyao's eyes became stronger and stronger, and he said with a snort on his face: "Prince Yi said that it is a coincidence, but I don't know what Prince Yi is condescending to, what is he doing in this wilderness?" ”

While talking to Yunxiang, he glanced at Ding Shouzheng, compared to Yunxiang, the Yinzhen party, he naturally wanted to listen to what Ding Shouzheng, his own person, said.

Ding Shouzheng understood what Nian Qianyao meant, and stepped forward and said: "The prince is in the position of the emperor, and he is here to reward the sergeant, and ......" He was speechless, and his face was a little wrong.

"Anything else, say it quickly!" Nian Qianyao saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly urged.

Ding Shou was about to speak, Yunxiang had already raised his hand and said: "Let me tell you, now that the rebellion has been pacified, the requisitioned left and right armies have returned to their respective stations, and it is not appropriate for these 20,000 cavalry to stay in the suburbs of Beijing, so the emperor asked the king to come here to deliver the decree, and the army will return to the northwest from now on, and return to Yue Zhongqi's command, and listen to his orders to guard the northwest to prevent any more rebellion." ”

Nian Qianyao's expression changed greatly, Yinzhen is clearly going to cut off all his back roads, he has lost control of the Northwest Army, and if he loses 20,000 elite soldiers, there will be nothing to rely on in front of Yinzhen. No, we must not hand over the power of the army to the death, and we must defend the 20,000 cavalry to the death.

Thinking of this, he said: "This duke has put down the rebellion of Luobuzang Danjin and Guo Luoke, and swept away all the rebels, how can there be any rebellion." ”

Yun Xiang covered his mouth and coughed lightly: "Even so, the army should return to the garrison as soon as possible, what is the matter of staying here for a long time, Nian Gong, do you say yes?" ”

Nian Qianyao said with a smile: "According to what the prince said, then the prince should also go back to the northwest." ”

Yunxiang hurriedly said: "Nian Gong is the pillar of the country, now that the northwest is pacified, it will be too aggrieved for Nian Gong to stay there again, he should stay in Beijing to assist the emperor, as for the northwest, there is General Yue to guard it." Coughing a few more times, he continued: "The emperor and this king both know that Duke Nian has led a lifetime of soldiers, especially the 20,000 cavalry under General Ding. Sudden separation, it is inevitable to be reluctant, but the young man should know that there is no banquet in this world, and he should also know that the military order of the country and the law is that the army has been stranded here for a long time, which is unreasonable and unreasonable. Speaking of the latter, he already had a warning.