"Agua!"

"Queen Mother."

Remembering that there were no outsiders in the hall, only the two personal palace maids of the Sanskrit realm and the full wish, and the two palace maids were still standing on the throne of the Danqi, Zuo took out a small half of his hand and stopped, and was surprised without preparation in advance, and was immediately replaced by shyness, and under the carefully modified yellow makeup on her forehead, Xin Er clearly saw that her watery eyes seemed to imply the long-awaited joy, but in the end, she couldn't help but hang her head, not daring to look at Xin Er, a shy and timid look, more and more Chu Chu moved.

"Queen Mother!"

"Agua ......, what are you doing here?"

The act of holding Zuo's hand was completely involuntary, and he didn't expect that he would do such a thing, at this time he came to his senses, and the weak and boneless fingers of his left hand were in his hand, his chest was like a pound, his mouth was dry, and he stammered: "Minister, minister......"

"You, how are you?"

"Minister, minister, minister......, the minister wants to play the queen mother'......"

"What do you want me to do?"

"......, Queen Mother, the frostbitten horses in Qilian County have been cured by pulling out Ruo Neng."

Zuo raised her head, saw Xin Er's embarrassment, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously showed a smile, and she said, "Ah Gua, is this what you want to say to me?" After a few words of dialogue, her emotions adjusted faster than Xin Er.

"Minister,...... If the minister doesn't see the queen mother for a day, it's like every three autumns! ”

"Agua, I, I'm ...... too"

At this moment, the eunuch outside the palace said: "Empress Dowager, the king asks to see." ”

Like an electric shock, Xin Er and Zuo's hands were suddenly separated. Xin Er hurriedly retreated to the side, retreating too quickly, almost stepping on his robe. He had not stood firm for long, and a young man of complete stature, dressed in the king's clothes, with a golden belt around his waist, and his hand pressed the hilt of his sword, strode into the hall.

This young man has straight eyebrows, a vigorous posture, and a faint beard on his lips, isn't it Ling Hule!

On his side, two attendants of the same age as him followed, one of them was a Tang man, Chen Sun's servant, named Chen Bucai, and the other had a haircut and eyebrows, a flat head, blue eyes and a high nose, and was a Qiuzi man, that is, Bai Li.

Xin Er bowed down, slowed down his voice as much as possible, and said, "Minister, Xin Er, please see the king." ”

"The conscriptive general is also there."

"A military report from Chenxin Deye County, I am here to present it to the Queen Mother."

"What military newspaper?"

"Pu Mao ......"

Zuo interjected and said reproachfully: "King, don't you want to ask the captives to get up?" ”

"Yes, Queen Mother. General, please. Mother, are you not feeling well? ”

Zuo said: "No. ”

"Then why do I hear your voice tremble? His face was also red. It can't be cold, right? ”

Zuo said in disguise: "Xu is too hot in the hall. ”

Xin Er interrupted the conversation between his mother and son and said, "King Xie." Standing up, as if he was worried that Ling Hule would continue to ask the Zuo family, he immediately continued, "Pu Mao captured Ye County, and Murong Zhan captured it. ”

Ling Hule's attention was really attracted at once, and said: "Ye County was beaten by Di Nu? ”

Xin Er replied, "Yes, my lord." ”

"Then next year, will our Qinzhou side have a big battle?"

Xin Er said: "The king is wise and far-sighted, but I'm afraid that it is. ”

When Linghu heard this, he was not afraid of rejecting joy, rubbed his hands and turned around a few times in front of Xin Er, stopped his steps, and said eagerly: "In the past few years, whenever there has been a conquest, the country has been requisitioned, general, Lone is sixteen this year, and it will be seventeen next year, Qinzhou will fight this battle, Lone will fight for you, how about it?" ”

"The king's words are tormenting the ministers, where is there anyone who fights for the king's courtiers? Only those who are courtiers will be smeared with liver and brain for the king! ”

"General, don't you want to go to Qinzhou alone to fight this battle?"

Xin Er's face was full of sincerity and fear, and he said: "Yan Yun: The son of a daughter, you can't sit down. The small people of Qiantou in the market and the countryside are still like this, but what about the king? In the face of the enemy, the sword and gun have no eyes, the body of the king is ten thousand gold, and the ministers are foolish, so it is really not appropriate to take this risk. ”

"Speaking of which, you just can't be alone!"

Xin Er bowed down again and said, "How dare the minister not allow the king!" The king's words, the ministers dare not hear it! ”

"Queen Mother, you say, I'll fight this battle in Qinzhou, okay?"

Zuo's voice had returned to normal, and she first said to Xin Er: "General, please get up quickly." When Xin Er got up, he picked up Ling Hule's question and said, "King, fighting is not so easy to fight!" The king is still young, and he has not experienced a battle before, and the battle of Qinzhou is very important, to put it seriously, it will be related to the survival of my Dingxi, this battle, or entrusted to the captivity, the king will not go. ”

"Is it so hard to fight? It's nothing more than arranging troops. I have already read those military books in the palace, and the queen mother, you have also seen it, I will teach them according to the military books every once in a while, and practice them without talent and Bai Li,...... Capture, don't you also say that Lone is very well trained? ”

Xin Er responded: "Yes, the talent of the king is not comparable to the minister." ”

Zuo frowned and said, "King, your idea of training is just a child's fun, how can it be compared to a real battle?" ”

"Queen Mother, I'm not a child anymore!"

A male duck in the voice change period sounded out at an inopportune time, and said in a Tang dialect with an exotic accent: "Yes, the Queen Mother ,......"

Xin Er and Zuo Shi all looked at the face of the person who spoke, and the person who spoke was Bai Li.

Xin Er didn't wait for him to finish, his face sank like water, and said, "Is there a place for you to speak as a slave?" ”

Bai Li turned his eyes to look at Xin Er, there was no expression on Xin Er's face, this sentence was like a reprimand, but from the voice alone, he didn't seem to be angry, he was proud of Linghu Le's favor, so he didn't care, and said: "General......"

Xin Er asked the eunuch who led Ling Hule and others to come in, and said: "The slave and maid belong to the king, there is no edict to talk about in front of the king, what is the crime?" ”

The eunuch was stunned and looked at Zuo, who did not speak, so he replied: "The king is rude, this is a great disrespect." ”

"Where should it be?"

"Sit and slash."

Xin Er rushed to Zuo's and Linghu Le saluted, and said: "The Four Seasons Palace is a place to discuss state affairs, Bai Li, slave, should not have logged into this palace, the monarch has no edict to dare to speak falsely, the minister asks the queen mother and the king to behead it according to the law, and the power of the Ming monarch cannot be offended!" ”

Hu Le was shocked and said, "General? Queen mother! ”

Zuo hesitated and said: "General, Bai Li is the slave of King Qiuzi, although he is disrespectful, if he is killed?" ”

"What King of the Turtles? Bai Chun, the king's prisoner! Bai Li, also the prisoner of the king. Prisoners, slaves and maids, but dare to disrespect the king, the queen mother, if you don't cut it, why is it so important to the king's authority? Why do you value the respect of the Queen Mother? ”

Zuo thought about it, it was such a reason, although he couldn't bear Bai Li's life to be explained like this, he still nodded and said, "What the general said is true." ”

In the panic shout of "Queen Mother, you can't kill", the eunuch got Zuo's permission, summoned two guards outside the palace, and dragged Bai Li, who was scared into a puddle of mud, out. Since he couldn't kill people in the palace, the eunuch and the guards took him to the edict outside the palace, passed down Zuo's edict, and the jailer of the edict was executed, and then the eunuch rushed back to life. Needless to say.

But in the palace, after Bai Li was dragged out, Xin Er saluted Linghu Le again, and said softly: "King, do you remember when the minister came back from his expedition to the Western Regions a few years ago? The ministers broke through the countries of the Western Regions for the king, and brought back hundreds of princes and magnates of the Western Regions such as Bai Chun and Bai Li for the king, and the king's view of the prisoners was presented in the city tower, and the so-called princes and nobles were like sheep, crawling at the feet of the king, and the people of the five cities of Guyin were blocked, and at that time, the voice of the five cities calling for the king to live was resounding in the sky.

"Do you remember, my lord?"

“…… Lone remembers. ”

"This is the majesty of the king, my lord!"

"This is the majesty of the king?"

Xin Er said: "King, the north has been in turmoil for a hundred years, at this time, I set the west to the east, touching the eyes, the Central Plains of China, full of blood, this is not only I need to work together in the west, when the enemy guards the border, it is also the day when the heroes fight hard to recover the Central Plains!" The king is heroic, although there are few teeth this year, but he has the ambition to conquer, and the minister dares to assert that after the king is in power, he will become a warrior!

"The ministers are shallow, but they have destroyed several small countries in the Western Regions for the king, and in the coming days, if the king does not think the ministers are stupid, the ministers please drive the king's horse, and drain the liver and gall for the king, and kill the enemy, Pu Qin, Murong Clan, He Hun evil, He Zu King to destroy it! At that time, the king will come to the north, recover my Chinese homeland, return my Chinese clothes, the heroes will follow, and the people will return to their hearts, that majesty can not be compared with the time when the ministers sacrificed prisoners and kings a few years ago! ”

“…… Really? Checkmate. ”

"The minister has something to offer to the king."

"What?"

"The Central Taiwan Military Department has made a new picture of the sea, and the minister will present the king tomorrow. The king, the one with red as the background color in the picture is now the place owned by my Datang, and the one with white as the background color is the homeland of my China, and now the place where Zhuhu is based. The king, dare to ask the king, do you know the will of the ministers? ”

"General He Zhi?"

Xin Er was impassioned and said loudly: "The ambition of the minister is to take the white as the background color in the picture, little by little, little by little, and smear them all red!" Restore these Chinese ancestors and the places where our ancestors live! Rescue all the Chinese people in these places from fire and water, and create a bright future for them! Xin Er's words are his true words, speaking of emotion, he bowed to the ground for the third time,—— this time he took the initiative, he said, "King, this is the will of the minister!" He asked Ling Hule and said, "The king, the minister's willingness, does the king know?" ”

"The general's ambition is magnificent! Lone knows. ”

"Do you really know, King?"

“…… Got it. ”

……

Walked out of the palace, accompanied by Wang Yifu grovelly, crossed the palace canal, and got into the car.

Before leaving, Xin Er lifted the curtain and glanced at the majestic Four Seasons Palace City again.

Wang Yifu said: "Gong Xin, do you have any instructions? ”

"The order to transfer you to serve the king will be issued soon, and you will be on an errand."

"Yes."

Xin Er didn't actually have any instructions for Wang Yifu, but he thought about it in his heart.

He looked at the Four Seasons Palace and thought, "Le'er really knows my ambition and understands what I mean?" ”

The curtains were lowered, and the cabin became dark. The ox cart was still squeaking through the snow, and went back to the Xin Mansion.

……

A few days later, Wang Yifu was moved to the eunuch, and the will of the eunuchs in the Linghule Palace arrived, and Wang Yifu happily took office without mentioning it.

A few days later, Gao Chong returned.

Like the bald and wild hair, Gao Chong also just arrived in Guyin, and he went to the Xin Mansion non-stop to see Xin Er.

Xin Er also treated Bo Ye as he did, greeted him at the door of the hall, took his hand, and led him into the hall.

Gao Chong tried to break away from Xin Er and wanted to bow down, but Xin Er pulled him to the front of the couch with a smile, asked him to sit down, and said: "Commander, you are my old official, and now you are an envoy for the country, no matter from the friendship between you and me, or from your tireless work for the country, there is no need to be polite." ”

"Ming Gong is very loving, and he is ashamed."

Xin Er returned to his couch and sat down, and said with a smile: "I have received a report from you in advance, your envoy this time, on behalf of my Dingxi successfully reached an agreement with Huan Jingzhou, if Pu Qin offends my Qinzhou, Huan Jingzhou will send Shu soldiers to help me, this is a great achievement, what are you ashamed of?" ”

"Charging can make this agreement between the country and Huan Jingzhou, it is not a full effort, it is really the prestige of Lai Minggong."

"Oh? Rely on me Weide? Chief, what do you call that? ”

Gao Chong originally looked fair, was a gentleman with a good appearance, and went on several missions in a row, but now he is black and thin, as straight as a soldier under Xin'er's tent, but his spirit is good, he said: "Ming Gong doesn't know. After the contract with Huan Jingzhou was concluded, when the return of Long, Xi Shantu sent Yu Dao, he said privately and Chong that Huan Jingzhou was willing to conclude this agreement with me Dingxi this time, not only to prevent the land of Qinzhou from falling into Hu again, but also because of respect for the prestige of the Ming Duke, hoping that the Ming Duke could contain the elite of the Qin Yu to help him recover Luoyang. ”

Pheasant County, has been beaten by Huanmeng, the Qin soldiers who rushed to attack Pheasant County, were also repelled by him, but first, the weather is getting colder and colder, and second, Ye County has also returned to Qin, so he did not follow the army to Luoyang, and is currently stationed in Pheasant and Wan.

Xin Er thought about it for a while, and then he understood why Xi Shantu, a person who obviously didn't have much affection for him, said these private words to Gao Chong, touched his short mustache, and said with a smile: "Jun Chang, these words that Xi Shantu said to you are expected to be from Huan Jingzhou's instructions." ”

"Ming Gong is wise, and Chong thinks so."

"In this way, although Ye County has been broken by Pu Mao, Huan Jingzhou still intends to attack Luoyang."

"Ming Gong, Xi Shantu said to him, the pro-soldiers who are on duty outside the tent in Huan Jingzhou have repeatedly called 'Luodu' in their tents late at night!"

When Xin Er heard this, he sincerely admired and said: "Huan Jingzhou is determined not to forget, and the north is full of Luodu, which is generous!" ”

"Yes, Ming Gong. Xi Shantu said that after Huan Jingzhou was drunk, he said to his close subordinates that Shenzhou is no longer a minister! He also said that the world is so big, although he is handsome, but those who can recover Shenzhou in the future are the only ones who are he and Ming Gong. ”

"Huan Jingzhou thinks too highly of me!"

"Ming Gong is in my Dingxi, since the government to the present, to the Ming Gong Xing, no injustice and selflessness, to the Ming Dynasty calendar government, all for the sake of enriching the country and strengthening the army, Ming Gong so so, full of knowledge, is to recover the Central Plains. I thought that although Huan Jingzhou and Ming Gong only met each other, those who knew Ming Gong also thought that if Shenzhou could be recovered, Ming Gong would not! ”

Gao Chong's face was stern and his words were sincere, Xin Er looked at him twice, for some reason, a little relief floated in his heart, smiled, did not say this topic again, and said: "You have made an agreement with Huan Jingzhou, this is a first-class achievement, I will play the queen mother, the king, for the merit." Chief, let me ask you, are you in Nanyang, have you heard about the situation in Yinyangzhou? ”

"Heard some."

"Xuzhou is too far away from my Longzhou, and I haven't heard of the recent situation in Yinyangzhou, how is the progress of his ministry in Xuzhou?"

"The specific battle situation is not very clear, but before returning home, I heard that Yin Yangzhou has not yet defeated the whole county of Xiapi."

"By the time you came back, you hadn't laid the next piper?"

"Yes, Ming Gong."

Xin Er groaned and said: "The Pu Qin army that fought Pengcheng has withdrawn, but he hasn't even defeated Xiapi, so it seems that if he doesn't withdraw his army as soon as possible, a defeat will be inevitable." ”

"Huan Jingzhou also judged in this way."

As Xin Er analyzed to Zuo's family, if Yin Dang suffered a defeat in Xuzhou, it is very likely to affect whether Huan Meng will help Dingxi to defend Qinzhou, although Gao Chong and Huan Meng made an agreement, and although Gao Chong knew that Huan Meng was thinking about Luoyang and wanted to recover Luoyang, but this is just the current situation, wait until next year, when Pu Qin attacks Qinzhou in a big way, will the situation change? Xin Er is not sure. And without Huanmeng's help, relying only on Dingxi to defend Qinzhou, the pressure will be extremely great.

When Xin Er thought for a long time, he unfolded his sleeves, waved it lightly, and said, "That's it!" Yin Yangzhou can't eat or lose, we can't be the master; Whether Huan Jingzhou will change the hexagram or not, we can't be the master. Chief, this time you have been sent as an envoy, and you have successfully made an agreement with Huan Jingzhou, what you should do and what you can do, it can be said that we have already done it! In the final analysis, whether Qinzhou can hold on is still eight words. ”

"Dare to ask Ming Gong, which eight words?"

"Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing!"

Gao Chong repeated these eight words twice in a low voice, realized the meaning, and said: "What Ming Gong said is very true! ”

"When you came back, you passed through Qinzhou, did you see thousands of miles?"

"See, Chisato also asked for a drink." Hearing Xin Er mention Tang Ai, Gao Chong remembered something and said, "Ming Gong, Chong is in Qinzhou, and he has heard about it." ”