Wu Dong expressed strong dissatisfaction with Chen Mu's private solution to the Aziman problem.

The statement stated in the form: Chen Mu's move violated the Liang Law and Military Code, and at the same time violated the opinion on governing the 16 countries in the Western Regions issued by the Joint Staff Department of the Anxi Army, and he should be deprived of his post as the general general of the Anxi Army. At the same time, he accused Shi Jinchong, the deputy general of the 8th Division and the captain of the 3rd Brigade, of openly insulting the prison army and blocking the prison corps, which was an act of contempt for imperial power and should be punished with capital punishment.

Soon after, Wu Dong only received a letter of reproach and a letter of punishment for Chen Mu and Shi Jinchong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Tang Ning, but did not mention anything about the dismissal of Chen Mu from his official position and the beheading of Shi Jinchong.

Wu Dong knew in his heart that the emperor was weak, the royal family was not in harmony, and the queen mother was difficult to support alone.

can make such a punishment, it is already the queen mother who is trying to save face for Wu Dong.

The Queen Mother has done her best.

For this reason, Wu Dong also cried a lot, saying: The Queen Mother is too difficult, and she must pay attention to her body.

In fact, Empress Dowager Chen is only 39 years old this year.

In July, the weather was hot, but the windows of the room where Chen Mu slept were closed.

Xiaohuan said that the Assassin should not be left with any chance.

Chen Mu opened it a few times by himself, but was put down by Xiaohuan again, and hid the window stick.

Chen Mu didn't have a way, and poked a few big holes in the window paper.

The sky was bright, Chen Mu woke up shallowly, and he didn't want to open his eyes, so he turned over, but when he moved, he seemed to have touched something, he reached out and touched it, a fluffy thing was next to his pillow, and when he opened his eyes, it turned out to be a dead mouse.

Chen Mu was startled, threw the mouse to the door with a flick of his hand, and at the same time rolled over and sat up.

"Meow"

At this time, the little flower cat ran over and tilted its head to look at Chen Mu, as if she was puzzled by Chen Mu's bewildered behavior.

Chen Mu looked up at the hole in the window and smiled bitterly: "Little thing, you got in through the window, it's hard for you." ”

Hearing a sound in the house, Xiaohuan knocked on the door outside.

Chen Mu carried the tail of the mouse and handed it to the kitten, and the kitten took it away.

Then he opened the door, and Xiaohuan walked in with the maid.

The maid Cui Ji was thin and weak, holding a large basin of water, staggering. When crossing the threshold, he almost fell.

Chen Mu grabbed the wooden basin and helped her to ease up.

"There's no need to make such a big pot of water in the future." Chen Mu quipped: "Is my face big? ”

Xiaohuan smiled and remained silent.

Cui Ji asked in a low voice, "What is the master wearing today?" Is it red, green, flowery, silvery? ”

Xiaohuan said, "Didn't you see that the master was washing his face?" You won't pick a question at any time, just like you, the brothel doesn't want you! ”

Cui Ji's shoulders shrunk and her head bowed.

Chen Mu wiped his face: "Take the one that Yu Linglong gave me." ”

"Whoa." Triki went to pick up the clothes as fast as she thought she could.

As soon as Cui Ji left, Chen Mu pinched Xiaohuan's ear and said, "Can you stop being so tricky in the future!" To establish prestige, you don't have to find fault with everything. ”

Little Ring grinned.

Chen Mu let go of his hand and said, "I'll teach you a trick, slap a sweet date, will you?" ”

Xiaohuan pouted and did not speak.

Chen Mu picked up a piece of silver from the drawer and threw it to Xiaohuan.

Xiaohuan smiled.

"This is a slap in the face for a sweet date." After that, Chen Mu snatched the silver back from Xiaohuan's hand and threw it into the drawer: "I can't reward you now." ”

Xiaohuan was so aggrieved that she was going to die, after Chen Mu left, she sat on the threshold with tears in her eyes, and muttered to herself: "I have a mouth that speaks of people, and I can't do anything right." ”

The more I thought about it, the more aggrieved I became: "Aren't you also looking for fault with me every day?" Woowoo woo ......"

When he came to the study, Chen Mu saw a stack of documents, and opened them casually to see that they were confidential documents issued by the imperial court recently.

The document pointed out that it was necessary to recuperate and recharge throughout the country, and after three years, the army should be increased, and the expansion plan of the whole army should be completed within five years, and the number of troops of the Liang Dynasty should be increased to 1 million. When the time comes, millions of heroes will cross the river and go south to eliminate the Sima family of the Southern Jin Dynasty. Fulfill the last wish of Gaozu for unification.

Chen Mu rubbed his chin: "Empress Dowager Chen's ambition is not small, I don't know what the attitude of the three major valves is." ”

I flipped through other documents and found that there was no internal paperwork for the gate valve. There are some superficial articles, Chen Mu didn't even read them and threw them aside.

"Uncle, the jade craftsman you're looking for is here." Hanxiang pushed the door in and said.

"Oh, good." Chen Mu walked out of the study and saw two jade masons, an old man and a young man, the two of them were neatly dressed, and it seemed that they were deliberately dressed up to see the general. But if you look at their hands, you will know that they are all craftsmen.

Chen Mu greeted them with a smile, gave them a seat, and said that he had a lot of Hetian jade seeds.

The two jade masons had never heard of "Hetian jade seeds", but they still nodded slightly embarrassedly, they speculated that it was nothing more than jade, if not, what did the general ask us for.

Then Chen Mu moved in a box of jade materials, picked up a jade material the size of a human head and said, "Carving a Guan Erye." Be heroic. ”

The old jademason smiled and said, "The small skills are ordinary, but they are really ......."

"Don't say that, leave it to you, you will carve and polish it carefully, and you won't do it for me."

"Oh, if the general says this, the little one will boldly take it."

Chen Mu took out a long stone from the box and handed it to the young man: "Carving a lake, an old man fishing on the boat." On the shore of the lake, there are three small houses, a few livestock, and a beautiful woman sitting at home, with a child on her lap. ”

The younger stonemason took the jade and said with a little embarrassment: "The artistic conception of what the general said is elegant and beautiful, and the small technique is rough, I'm afraid the realm is not enough." ”

Chen Mu said with a smile: "I have a lot of such jade materials, you take them to carve first, if the carving is good, I will have a heavy reward, if the carving is broken, I will not punish you, at most reduce your wages." ”

Hearing this, the two were relieved and thanked again and again.

Chen Mu pointed to Hanxiang and said to the two: "If you are skilled, you will carve a few more portraits for me in the future." In addition to the fragrant girl in front of him, there were several other people. Carved a portrait, and I will reward you with five taels of silver. ”

Chen Mu was still talking and laughing with the two stonemasons, when a secret document from the gate valve came, Hanxiang sent the two stonemasons away, and Chen Mu returned to the study to open the file.

Kong Xiaoxian said in his letter:

The gate valve made an important decision, and the eighteenth son, Tang Zhen, succeeded the eldest son Tang Qian, became the general of Chang'an, and never returned to Luoyang. And the eldest prince Tang Kun has returned to Luoyang and transferred all military power to the eighteenth prince. The gate lord ordered all divisions of Shence to increase their troops appropriately if financial resources permitted, and began to set up the sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth divisions. Shi Zhonglang will be selected to be determined. However, Tang Zhen hinted that we must grab at least three of the five divisions, and we must not let most of them fall into Tang Kun's hands. Therefore, whoever recruits quickly will let whoever is in charge of two divisions.

Putting down the letter, Chen Mu said lightly: "The struggle within the gate valve has begun. ”

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