After the Qinglong Army took over the outer city and the inner city, only the imperial city remained, and the lieutenant general of the Imperial Forest Army who was responsible for the defense of the city was Wei Yuan, who was familiar to Zhang Xiaowu. Early the next morning, Wei Yuan came to Zhang Xiaowu's mansion with a carload of gifts, and said with a smile: "I learned that Hou Ye returned to Longdu yesterday, but I knew that Hou Ye would definitely go home to meet his wife first, so I didn't dare to disturb yesterday, and I came to report early this morning." Master Hou, the power of the Imperial Forest Army will be handed over to you today, and here is the roster of the Royal Forest Army. There are 6,000 members of the Imperial Forest Army, of which more than 2,000 are veterans who participated in the Battle of Liangheling, and the other 4,000 are newly recruited local children of good families in Longdu City. ”

Zhang Xiaowu smiled, Wei Yuan came to surrender early in the morning, it seemed to have made a good start for today, he took the roster, and suddenly asked, "Why were Min Bachi and Jing Cong killed?" How does His Majesty come to power? How did Gu Yong seize power? ”

Wei Yuan hurriedly said: "Back to the Hou Ye, Min Bachi and Jing Cong were killed because they forbade Li Cunyi to return to Beijing, and they were killed by Li Cunyi alone. The two of them thought that their martial arts were extraordinary, but they still beat him with two enemies and one enemy, but since Min Bachi and Jing Cong were killed, the dragons in Longdu had no leader, and Li Cunyi relied on his martial arts to do many angry things in Longdu. Even the two hundred and twenty-nine men who killed the Silver Guard. ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "I will definitely avenge this revenge - but after Your Majesty woke up, why did he reuse the anti-thief Gu Yong." ”

Wei Yuan said: "Speaking of which, this Gu Yong did take refuge in the Nine Emperor Princes, but you sent troops to burn Wuguan County with a fire, and the two of them became lost dogs. But later, they didn't know what way to find and took refuge in King Xian. After His Majesty woke up, there were only timid and fearful people like me around him, so King Xian recommended Gu Yong and Li Cunyi to His Majesty. ”

"Who is King Xian?"

"It's the patriarch of the Senate, the fourth prince Xuanyuan Zijin." Wei Yuan explained, "Your Majesty personally canonized him as King Xian and assisted King Zhao to ascend the throne in the future. ”

Zhang Xiaowu remembered this person, but he knew that this person had no special skills, but his daughter almost married a Wuhuan person, he just relied on the identity of the first emperor's prince, he shook his head and said: "Among the first emperor's princes, these four princes are the most incompetent, he is a virtuous king?" With that, he shook his head and put the roster aside, who would let the family reincarnate.

After Emperor Dade woke up that day, many unusual things happened, Zhang Xiaowu couldn't understand it, but he noticed something unusual. All these anomalies made him cautiously choose to preserve his strength, and by exterminating the Inuyi generals, he grew stronger, and slowly controlled the entire north. Now that he has entered Longdu, Zhang Xiaowu still feels that he has a sullen breath in his heart. He knew what this sullen breath was, it was the mystery of Emperor Dade's return to power three years ago, the death of the two hundred and twenty-nine mouths of Yinyiwei, and the question brought by the death of Shi Yong, Xiang Rui, Shi Chong, and Lu Baiting - why did Emperor Dade have to kill them? The awakened Emperor Dade should have needed them more often, but he killed them immediately, how could Zhang Xiaowu rest assured.

Wei Yuan said again: "Although this Gu Yong was the former prince Xuanyuan Zixun and was the enemy of His Majesty, but now the former prince has been dead for six years, and Gu Junshi has also experienced torture, his mentality has changed, and he is willing to assist His Majesty." His Majesty has always been generous and generous, and when it was the right time to employ people, he reused Gu Yong. In fact, Gu Junshi's ability is excellent and he is fair, and when you are leading the army, Gu Junshi will take care of the court in an orderly manner, so that His Majesty will have time to recuperate. If there were no mercenaries, I am afraid that Your Majesty would have fallen ill in the past two years, but even so, Your Majesty is still terminally ill, and now he is unconscious, I am afraid—alas—"

Zhang Xiaowu asked Wei Yuan to go back first, he looked at the roster of the Imperial Forest Army and was stunned, Wang Yijin said excitedly on the side: "My lord, my lord, now that your imperial city defense has taken over, and the military power of Longdu City is all in your hands, congratulations, congratulations." ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "You go and find Lord Ji Haiji to see if he is in Longdu." ”

"Yes."

As Wei Yuan came to visit, more and more officials came to the Hejian Marquis Mansion to pay tribute with gifts and gold and silver to express their heartfelt visits, and many people had never even seen or heard of Zhang Xiaowu. However, the arrival of one person made Zhang Xiaowu have to show respect, that is Ye Nansheng, the king of Dushan County, and Ye Yuying's uncle.

Zhang Xiaowu returned Dushanbo's relics to Ye Nansheng, Ye Nansheng held his father's relics and cried, and then said: "Grandpa admired you the most back then, he said, the future empire depends on you." ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "The prince praises falsely. ”

Ye Nansheng said again: "Master Hou, I still have a little favor that you need to come forward." ”

Zhang Xiaowu hurriedly asked, "Lord Wang, please speak." ”

Ye Nansheng said: "My niece Yuying was set as the queen as early as six years ago, but after His Majesty ascended the throne, he was not married due to the new funeral of the first emperor, and the next year His Majesty fell into the water and was frightened, and then the rebellion of the King of Jin was another year, and His Majesty was in a coma for another year. When His Majesty woke up, Grandpa died in Liangheling, and Yuying had to keep filial piety for three years. I had planned to let her marry His Majesty after three years, but I didn't expect His Majesty to fall into a coma again. ”

Zhang Xiaowu's heart sank, and he frowned, there was a messy relationship between him and Miss Ye, he never expected Ye Nansheng to talk to him about Miss Ye being the queen, he asked lightly: "Lord Wang, what do you mean?" How do I decide the affairs of the Ye family? ”

Ye Nansheng immediately said: "Master Hou, we Ming people don't say dark words, although I am the king of the county, I also know who can be in power in the court now." He Gu Yong is just a hero for a while, you are a hero for a lifetime, this big and small affairs in the court, you still need to be the master in the future, Gu Yong is just helping you. Now Your Majesty is in a coma, and in the future, King Zhao will succeed to the throne, and you will be the chief auxiliary minister. If I don't look for you, who can I go to? Now I'm just trying to find a future for my niece. Everyone knows that the eldest lady of the Ye family must be the queen, but for six years, Yuying has always been left at home, what does this mean? If Your Majesty is unlucky, wouldn't my family Yuying become a widow, and dare to ask who else in the world would dare to marry such an unfortunate woman? Therefore, I beg the Hou Ye to let Yuying marry His Majesty immediately, firstly, to rejoice for His Majesty, and secondly, to give her a home in the future, so as not to be tongue-in-cheek by the world. ”

Zhang Xiaowu was silent for a while before he got up and said, "Let me think about it." ”

Ye Nansheng chased after him and said: "Master Hou, what do you think about this, in the whole world, only you can make decisions for Your Majesty, except for you, who else can make decisions for Your Majesty?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "Your Majesty is the king of a country, I can't make decisions for him, at this time, Hugh has to mention it again." ”

Ye Nansheng said angrily: "You are trying to kill my family Yuying!" ”

Zhang Xiaowu raised his hand and said, "Send off guests." ”

Ye Nan was so angry that he flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Zhang Xiaowu smiled bitterly, this Ye Sangongzi is really a man of temperament, but his ghost idea is completely for his own political future, not his niece's future. Thinking of Ye Yuying and Miss Ye, Zhang Xiaowu couldn't help but scratch his head, asking Miss Ye to marry a living dead, that was what really hurt her.

"My lord, Xia Ming's 1,000 elite guards have arrived." Wang Yijin stepped forward to report.

Zhang Xiaowu laughed and nodded: "Enter the palace." ”