The cavalry guards of the two generals were bright and magnificent.

And Kong Xiaoxian and Zhang Yunlong both have the demeanor of generals, with gestures, speech and demeanor, which look very eye-catching.

Under the introduction of Kong Xiaoxian, Chen Mu met with Zhang Yunlong.

Seeing Zhang Yunlong at close range for the first time left an excellent impression on Chen Mu, and he seemed familiar in the dark.

After thinking about it carefully, I hadn't seen this person again except for one time in the Sect Military Field. So I felt that this intimacy came inexplicably.

"Uncle, I think Zhang Yunlong looks a bit like you."

"Oh......? Don't say it, it's really a bit like that. ”

Later, after listening to Hanxiang's reminder, I suddenly felt that it was because Zhang Yunlong looked like "himself" in the mirror.

It seems that the rumor that Zhang Yunlong is the illegitimate son of the first emperor is becoming more and more credible.

But Zhang Yunlong's situation is worse than "Chen Mu", because he now has a father, and his father is Luoyang Jingzhao Yin Zhang Hengjiu.

Regardless of the fact that his son does not look like his father, Zhang Hengjiu bit the son to death because he was born by himself, although he was "born prematurely", but other people's families also have premature babies, which is not enough evidence.

Chen Mu smiled bitterly in his heart: Zhang Hengjiu used to bite to death and said that his son was his, and he could exchange it for glory and wealth, but now he bites to death and says that his son is his, and he can save the life of his family. If he dared to "talk nonsense", Empress Dowager Chen's knife would definitely fall on his neck.

"We came this time for two things. The first is to take a look at the development of Dunhuang City, we are here to learn from the experience, and hope that people from all walks of life in Dunhuang will not hide their business experience. General Kong Xiaoxian of Anxi spoke first: "The second thing is to discuss the matter of sending troops to the Gulan Kingdom. Some time ago, I sent envoys to Gulan with Zhang Yunlong, the governor of the capital, to ask them if they were willing to pay tribute, but their queen said that there was no money for the Liang Dynasty. This is obviously disobeying the control of the Celestial Empire. It's time to teach them a lesson. ”

Zhang Yunlong said: "Regarding the governance of the Gulan Kingdom, we still maintain the previous principles, and still select people from their royal family who are willing to cooperate with the Great Liang to inherit the throne. We are not overthrowing their existing system. As long as they are willing to pay tribute to the Great Liang, they are guaranteed that their royal family will always be royal. The purpose of our Anxi army is to maintain peace on one side, not to harm Anxi. Generals and local officials are invited to bear in mind their duties. He is the ruler of the people. Wanton military force, harsh government and wealth accumulation, loss of popular support, is not the way of benevolence, and will not last long. ”

Then Liu Dong, Cao Yi's adviser, rushed to speak, but was stopped by Kong Xiaoxian: "You don't have anything to say." Chen Mu is the general of Dunhuang, don't mess up the order. ”

Cao Su's face was a little ugly, and he glared at Liu Dong.

Chen Mu spoke unhurriedly, and said something official, everyone knew in their hearts that it was not convenient to say "words from the heart" on such an occasion.

Then came a rather extravagant feast, and then, when it was already dark, the feast slowly dispersed.

Hanxiang served the last tea, got up and retired, and only Kong Xiaoxian and Chen Mu were left in the house.

Kong Xiaoxian was slightly drunk, but he didn't forget to maintain his bearing, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness's identity is finally revealed, I felt that you were different from the beginning, and now it seems that my feelings at the beginning were not wrong." It was only at that time that His Royal Highness refused to reveal the truth, so Kong Mou asked to become brothers with His Highness. Now that it has been made public, if His Royal Highness dislikes Kong's humble background, then the matter of worship will not be counted. ”

Chen Mu hurriedly said: "Brother Venerable, what did you say, you and my brother knocked their heads on the ground at the beginning, but they were sincere. The oath is still in my ears, and I can't forget it. Brother Zun is a descendant of the Kong family, the Kong family has been loyal and martyred for five generations, and the meritorious mark is in history, shaking the ancient and modern, such a meritorious family, how can the identity be humble. ”

Kong Xiaoxian's biggest problem may be that he likes to listen to these words, and at the same time, he himself likes to say some lies, sometimes he talks too much, and he himself believes it.

In fact, he also knew that he had this problem, but when he heard these words, he couldn't help but be happy.

"Brother Xian, I knew that you were a person who values love and righteousness. You picked up the life of the foolish brother from the battlefield, so why bother saying those flattering words between you and my brothers. Uncle Tang Qiong has already told me that if the emperor is ill today, he will be a short-lived emperor who died early. In this case, we, the Tang Clan, must reconsider the question of who to choose as the new emperor. Although he didn't tell me clearly, I knew it in my heart. You must be the emperor candidate recommended by our Tang clan with all our might. ”

Chen Muhan smiled and was silent.

Kong Xiao blinked his eyes first: "What, you don't want to be the emperor?" ”

Chen Mu smiled: "I want to be the emperor, but if the emperor is still alive today, why should I be in a hurry." Moreover, even if the Emperor of Heaven dies, the opinions of the other two gates and the royal family must not be ignored. At that time, the Tang Clan may not be able to succeed in putting me on the throne. ”

Kong Xiao waved his hand first: "Your situation is different from that of the crown prince Zhao Ying. The reason why the other two major gate lords strongly opposed Zhao Ying's ascension to the throne at the beginning was because Zhao Ying had an uncle-nephew relationship with the great Sima Tang Qiong. Let Zhao Ying ascend the throne, wouldn't it be equivalent to the royal family and the Tang clan uniting. The other two gate valves are naturally unwilling to see. So they elected the prince to ascend the throne. In fact, the prince has no deep relationship with the Meng family and the Ximen family. It was because he had nothing to do with anyone that the two families recommended him. It's like the Emperor of Heaven now, to reach a balanced situation. ”

"What about me? I feel like I'm very close to Down. Will the other two agree? ”

"When my uncle elected the prince, in fact, the other two families had already wavered. Because the identity of the prince is more suitable. However, Zhao Tong later elected the Tianci Emperor, and the three families saw that the Tianci Emperor was younger and more controllable, so they changed their minds again. Unexpectedly, Zhao Tong appeared at this time and quickly annexed the imperial power. At this time, the three families united again and began to support Empress Dowager Cheng and suppress Zhao Tong. Now Empress Dowager Chen is in power, and the 130,000 Xuanjia army is in hand. But at this time, the three gate valves found out that this Empress Dowager Chen was not a fuel-efficient lamp. ”

Hearing this, Chen Mu's heart moved.

I don't know if Kong Xiao missed it first, or if he said it on purpose.

The meaning in the words seems to be that Tang Qiong took the initiative to give up supporting the prince and pastor.

So, what happened to the death of the prince and the pastor?

learned from Senior Sister Yan that Tang Qiong said that the death of the prince was an accident.

Was it really an accident?

What are so many accidents?

After thinking about this, Chen Mu felt a chill down his spine, and remembered the lame man's sentence "The gate valve is deep".

Kong Xiaoxian may have really drunk too much, he didn't seem to have realized Chen Mu's experience at all, and continued: "However, Empress Dowager Chen is a woman after all. Although she wanted to make trouble, she couldn't escape the palms of the three patriarchs. Hehehe. ”

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