Zhao Liang chuckled in his heart, and involuntarily glanced at each other. The conversation they overheard on the roof of Shen Zuolan's house that night is still fresh in their ears: the patriarch of the Ying clan may have already been bought by Shen Hou.

The situation at hand is very delicate. First of all, the prince Shen Changlie was blamed and kidnapped the imperial envoy, and then several of their key figures were chased and killed by Shen Zuolan all the way, plus Queen Shen was forced to commit suicide earlier, King Zhou You suspected that Shen Hou had bad intentions, and the general Zheng Ni was ordered to make a special inspection.

Will the changes in the Ying border army be related to Shenhou?

Zhao Liang secretly pondered in his heart: According to historical records, the Shenhou rebellion occurred in 771 BC, that is, the eleventh year of King Zhou You's succession. It is now the ninth year of Ji Gongyan's ascension to the throne, and there are still two full years before Shenhou unites Yan Guo and Inu Rong to capture Hojing, so it stands to reason that there should be no variables. But on the other hand, since King Zhou You is a traverser, of course he probably knows about this historical process, so he will not hurry to let Zheng Ni inspect Shen Guo, and he can rest assured and boldly transfer the Ying border army from Haojing. But if you can step out of the circle and take a closer look, I am afraid that it is precisely because of this foresight of the future and paralyzing carelessness that it eventually led to the fall of Hokyo.

Is it possible that someone deliberately falsified the record of the year of the event and fabricated a story of "the princes of the beacon fire play, but the princes did not come to their aid", so as to cover up the real history?

Thinking of this, Zhao Liang's heart felt even more unsteady, he now had to quickly find Wang Xiaosi and Zheng Luya, and complete the task of capturing the traverser as soon as possible before the unexpected chaos occurred.

"In this way, the new army of Guishun will be stationed outside the city for the time being, and I will make other arrangements after I have the king of Bingming." Zhao Liang instructed the city guard general: "You first find a way to arrange some tents for my brothers, and properly settle them." I'm now in Beijing with all three. ”

The general of the city guard was most worried about the threat of a large number of soldiers and horses to the safety of Gyeonggi, and when he heard Zhao Liang say this, he naturally put his mind at ease and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Zhao Liang instructed Er Ya again to ensure that the entire bandit team would not cause any trouble, and then led Bao Fu, Su Li and Shen Changlie to the city on horseback. The four of them went straight to the palace all the way non-stop, and when they arrived at the palace gate, Su Li and Shen Changlie stayed outside to wait, while Zhao Liang and Baofu went up the stairs to meet Zhou Tianzi.

After the servants in the palace raised their voices, King Zhou You issued an order to summon the two to meet them. Zhao Liang walked into the main hall with Bao Fu and knelt down to King Zhou You and Bao Xi who were sitting on the throne in the center.

"Cousin, why did you come back so quickly?" King Zhou You looked at Zhao Liang and said in confusion: "Could it be that something abnormal has been found?" ”

Zhao Liang replied: "Brother Qijuan, I didn't find anything abnormal, but I just encountered an unexpected situation. ”

"Oh? What contingencies? King Zhou You asked curiously.

Zhao Liang had already thought of a rhetoric on the way here, and when he heard King Zhou You's question, he started by subduing the Demon King Ridge bandits, and described his past experience in 1510. It's just that he deliberately concealed the secret he overheard on the roof of the house, only saying that he accidentally happened to find the place where Bao Fu and Shen Changlie were being held.

When King Zhou You heard that his hand-picked deputy envoy for inspection had been kidnapped, and a large number of dead soldiers were chasing Zhao Liang and others all the way, he was immediately furious, slapped his palm on the dragon case, and said angrily: "This Shen Zuolan is really bold and hateful!" Such a sinister and cunning man, how can a few people tolerate him! Someone came, immediately sent troops to arrest Shen Zuolan, escorted him back to Hojing and killed him alive! ”

The samurai in front of the palace responded to the peace, turned around and was about to go out to give orders.

"Wait!" A delicate voice sounded, and it turned out to be Bao Xi beside King Zhou You, who spoke: "Cousin, according to what you just described, this matter is all a conspiracy arranged by Shen Zuolan, the doctor of Shen State, the purpose of which is to force Shen Hou to rebel. At this time, if you bring Shen Changyeol back to Hojing, will you fall into the hands of Shen Zuolan and make Shen Hou make up his mind to rebel against the king? ”

Zhao Liang was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly explained: "Queen Qiqi, before we returned to Haojing, we asked Prince Changlie to repair a letter to inform Shenhou of the ins and outs, so as to beware of any more conspiracies and tricks made by Zuo Lan. So ......"

Before he could finish his sentence, Bao Xi interrupted: "What if this letter doesn't reach Shenhou? ”

"This ......" Zhao Liang was speechless for a while, because he couldn't be sure if Shenhou could really receive the letter in time. I only heard Bao Xi continue: "King, although my cousin has taken corresponding countermeasures, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no mistakes in the middle. For the sake of consideration, you should still take precautions in advance. ”

"What does beauty mean...... Does Shenhou really dare to make trouble? King Zhou You's general said suspiciously: "He is a small Shenguo, and the number of armor chariots is not more than 10,000, if he comes to attack, I am afraid it will not be enough for my sect master to stuff his teeth." ”

Bao Xi shook his head lightly and persuaded: "The king must not take it lightly. The peddlers and pawns still have two or three friends, not to mention the world-famous Shenhou Shen Ziyan. If he really moved his mind to rebel, he would inevitably win over the vassal states close to him to join him in the rebellion, and maybe even rely on the power of foreign tribes. ”

As soon as these words came out, King You and the ministers were okay when they heard it, but Zhao Liang, who was standing in the middle of the hall, couldn't help but be stunned: I'll go, this big beauty is amazing! With thorough insight and clear thinking, he can not only fully estimate the source of civil strife, but even take into account the possibility of external intervention. This level is not a red face and a curse, but a talent of a good minister.

King Zhou You also felt that what Bao Xi said made some sense, but he still said calmly: "Beauty don't worry, the widow already has a way to deal with it." In addition to the Zongliu Division defending Hojing, there is also the Chengzhou Eighth Division stationed in the east, which can come to help at any time. As for the foreign barbarians, two days ago I just approved Yingkai's request and ordered him to lead 20,000 border troops back to the western frontier. There is the Ying border army in the town, and the dog Rong can't come in. ”

Bao Xi listened to what he said very firmly, and for the time being, he didn't say anything else, but just lowered his head and thought about something. At this time, the father of Yu Shi, who was standing in the hall, said: "King, Weichen thinks what the queen said is very true. Blind prevention is too passive, and it is the best policy to send troops to exterminate Shen Ziyan as soon as possible before he colludes with his henchmen to form a joint force. ”

Many ministers in the court had a good relationship with Shenhou, and after listening to Yu Shifu's advice, all the ministers showed disdain, and no one agreed.

King Zhou You was a little embarrassed: "The widow is not afraid of him Shenhou, but the Son of Heaven is crusading, and he must be famous." Now that Shenhou has not yet revealed his rebellion, if the imperial court rashly sends troops, I am afraid that it will be criticized by the princes of the world. ”

"How about this?" Bao Xi said suddenly: "We will take his son Shen Changlie as a hostage and order Shen Hou to escort Shen Zuolan to Beijing to ask for a substitution." If he dares to come, it means that he has a clear conscience, and we only need to dispose of Shen Zuolan; If he does not dare to come, it means that he has a ghost in his heart, and then the king will send troops against him on the charge of resisting the decree. ”

"What a plan!" Father Yu Shi exclaimed: "The queen is resourceful, and the ministers are happy and convinced. ”

King Zhou You also said happily: "Little beauty, the widow really didn't expect that you actually have such a means, hahaha, good!" The warrior in front of the palace listened to the order, and quickly went to the palace gate to temporarily detain Shen Changlie, waiting for his father to come and replace him. ”

Zhao Liang said hurriedly when he heard this: "Absolutely not! ”

King Zhou You was stunned by his shout, and before he could speak, Father Yu Shi spoke first: "General, what do you mean by this, do you want to disobey the king?" ”

Zhao Liang said angrily: "Shen Changlie originally planned to go back to his father, but I persuaded him to bring it back. said that everyone hated the same enemy and dealt with the traitor Shen Zuolan together, why did they become hostages in the end? If this is spread, I will ...... Wouldn't I, Zheng Ni, be laughed at by the world?! ”

"Hey, cousin, don't worry." King Zhou You laughed and said, "The widow just wants to test the loyalty of their father and son, and he doesn't really ask for guilt. Well, since you said that you brought the people back, then you are responsible. Whether it's a good student's hospitality, or an income in the prison cell, it's up to you to decide. However, there is one thing, without the order of the widow, Shen Changlie is absolutely not allowed to leave Hojing for half a step, otherwise there will be no forgiveness for immediate killing! ”

Zhao Liang walked out of the palace dejectedly and saw the two people who had been waiting there, Su Li and Shen Changlie. He recounted what had just happened in the palace. Bao Fu couldn't help but explain on the side, saying that the general almost turned his face with the king in order to keep the prince of Changlie.

Shen Changlie frowned, and said hurriedly: "Thank you for the general's grace in maintenance." In fact, it doesn't matter what Changlie does, even if he is imprisoned, it is not a big deal. I'm just worried about my father and Shen Guo, now the king is clearly suspicious of Shen Guo, and they may have to find fault and start a war at any time, if my father really comes to Hojing to save me, I'm afraid there will be no return. ”

"If Shenhou doesn't come, Zhou Tianzi will just send troops." He added.

Shen Changlie nodded painfully: "Fuck, it's really hateful that Bao Xi came up with such a poisonous plan!" ”

Baofu smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything. Zhao Liang sighed: "Alas, it's useless to talk more now, let's go back to me first." Look behind me, that band of samurai has been sent to protect you. ”

Everyone was very depressed at the moment, and in desperation, they had to follow Zhao Liang to Zheng Ni's other courtyard in the palace. When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Zhao Liang ordered the warriors in front of the palace to stay outside and guard, and not to step into the courtyard for half a step, otherwise military law would be engaged. The samurai did not dare to provoke the general, so they bowed down one after another to receive the order, and only set up sentry posts around the small courtyard.

The three of them entered the courtyard with Zhao Liang, and before they could stand firmly, a big man with a bandaged head rushed out of the main room, pounced on Zhao Liang and cried bitterly, crying and saying: "You can be regarded as coming back, I have been beaten up recently." ”

Facing the surprised Su Li and Shen Changlie, Zhao Liang introduced rather embarrassedly: "Hehe, this is ...... This is my male pet junior. Come, little four, meet a few big brothers. General Bao, you knew before, this is Mr. Leave, and this is the son of Changlie. Then he said to Wang Xiaosi: "What's wrong with you, why were you beaten?" Ran out and squalid again? ”

Wang Xiaosi glared at him sadly, and choked up: "I'm a hammer wave!" Don't you know why I was beaten? Can't I always go to the prison to find Xiaoya, in order to contact Lao Tu, can't I go to the women's toilet one by one? Those bastards are playing a regular pattern and squatting over there every night to block me! ”

Confused, he asked, "What prison?" Who is Lao Tu? Does a women's toilet refer to a thatched house? ”

Shen Changlie blushed and asked, "You still have a male pet?" What has he done to you? ”

Zhao Liang was rarely shy: "Didn't you ask knowingly?" ”