Kong Xu said to Chu Boxiong: "General Fuyuan later found Weichen. ”

Chu Boxiong was a little curious, what was the matter with this rugged and heroic Fuyuan general who would not be flexible, looking for Kong Xu.

"He asked me to intercede with His Majesty on his behalf."

Chu Boxiong's face was full of doubt, and then he slowly repeated the two words "pleading" that came out of Kong Xu's mouth just now.

"Well, it's a plea," Kong Xu paused, and then said slowly, "It's taboo for the military division to leave the barracks without permission. ”

Hearing this explanation, Chu Boxiong actually laughed, and then said, "This donkey, I actually know that I have found someone to intercede, it seems that I have locked him up in Kyoto Mansion for two years, and it still has some effect." ”

Two years ago, Sun Jingqing was urgently transferred back to Beijing by Chu Boxiong, and sent a Ye Liangchen, who had just debuted, to the northwest to take over the Northwest Army from Sun Jingqing, and although Sun Jingqing was arranged to be the head of the military department, it seemed that he was promoted, but some discerning people could indeed see that something must have happened, so this matter also caused a lot of waves in Kyoto Prefecture and the Northwest Army.

There is naturally a lot of speculation about Sun Jingqing's transfer, but it seems that only Chu Boxiong knows the specific reason except for himself, but who dares to ask Chu Boxiong directly for an answer.

Someone asked Sun Jingqing about it, but Sun Jingqing also looked inexplicable, saying that he didn't know where to offend His Majesty the emperor.

Everyone thought it was a reason that Sun Jingqing didn't want to say the reason and casually made it up, but Sun Jingqing really didn't make up the reason this time, because he really didn't know why Chu Boxiong wanted to transfer him back to Kyoto, after all, he stayed well in the Northwest Army, and if he was bored, he could go to fight horse thieves to relieve his boredom, which was better than being here all day long.

And the other key person in this matter was smiling at Kong Xu who was masked in the palace.

"The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty thought that I transferred that old thing to Kyoto Mansion because he made some mistakes, but in fact, I just wanted to kill his sharpness, sharpen his temper, and make trouble for me in the northwest every day, and let him come back to reflect on himself."

Naturally, these words were said by Chu Boxiong to Kong Xu, but whether Kong Xu really believed it or not is another matter, after all

Years of experience in officialdom told him that this matter must not be so simple.

Under the management of Sun Jingqing, the Northwest Army seems to already have him as the head of the horse, and if it continues to grow according to this momentum, it may not be possible that the Chu State will be forced to rebel after the emperor's yellow robe, and Sun Jingqing's prestige in the Northwest Army is echoed, which king is not afraid of the day to create his own rebellion.

This is just what Kong Xu thinks, and the real reason is really only known to Chu Boxiong.

"Tell that stubborn donkey, let him come to me in person to beg for mercy, otherwise I won't agree." Chu Boxiong finished laughing, and then said to Kong Xu, "When you leave the palace, go to the military headquarters to find him, and tell him what we talked about today." ”

Kong Xu was stunned, he didn't know which one His Majesty was singing in front of him, since he couldn't figure it out, he would do what he said.

Kong Xu responded, and was ready to retire, after all, the reason why he came to the palace was to be entrusted by Sun Jingqing to intercede, since it was useless to intercede until he pleaded, it was just a waste of time to stay here, so he thought about going to the military department earlier and talking to Sun Jingqing about the things here.

"Wechen retired." Saying that, Kong Xu bowed his hand, and then he was about to push out of the imperial study.

As soon as he finished saying this, Chu Boxiong opened his mouth again and asked, "The eldest prince should be back soon."

Kong Xu paused, and then said to Chu Boxiong, "Yes, the news just came today that the eldest prince and they have already returned from Qijiazhuang, and they should enter Kyoto Mansion in the next few days." ”

Chu Boxiong nodded, and then said, "That's good, it seems that he has solved the matter of Qijiazhuang, when he enters the Kyoto Mansion, you go and pick him up, don't let him go back to the mansion, take him directly to the imperial study, I have something to ask him." ”

In the twenty-seventh year of the Great Calendar, the twenty-fourth day of the winter month.

When Kong Xu came out of the palace, snow had begun to fall sporadically outside, and the only carriage waiting for him outside the palace gate was the coachman, pacing back and forth in the scattered snowflakes, as if he was using exercise to drive away the chill on his body.

And the horse pulling the cart was there snorting in boredom, and the warm mist gushed out of its mouth and nose, and then dissipated in the cold air.

Kong Xu rubbed his hands, then took the hand warmer handed over from the coachman, and said to him, "Go to the military headquarters." ”

The carriage moved slowly, and the crisp wind chimes appeared and disappeared in the sound of the horses' hooves.

After a while, the carriage drove to the military headquarters, and the guards naturally recognized the carriage of the Kyoto prefectural government, and naturally recognized the people who came out of the carriage.

"Master Kong, please wait here, and the little one will go and report to the general." One of the guards left in a hurry and entered the large courtyard of the military headquarters.

Kong Xu naturally didn't say anything until this was the rule of the military department, just quietly waited there for the results brought by the guards.

It didn't take long for the guards to come out, and there was a counselor from the military department behind him, and Kong Xu naturally recognized the other party.

The military counselor who came out was called, Sun Shuyang, although he was also surnamed Sun, but he had nothing to do with Fuyuan General Sun Jingqing.

"Master Kong, why do you have time to come to the military headquarters" Sun Shuyang smiled all over his face and greeted Kong Xu.

"Your Majesty asked me to come."

Kong Xu naturally didn't lie, when he was in the palace at the time, Chu Boxiong did say this to himself, but the speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional, when Sun Shuyang heard Kong Xu say that His Majesty asked him to come, Sun Shuyang's first reaction was that the head of his own military department, General Fuyuan, caused trouble again, and let His Majesty know.

Thinking of this, Sun Shuyang's face changed greatly, and then cautiously asked Kong Xu, "I don't know where he provoked Your Majesty, General?"

After all, the last time I came to pass on the message, I said the same thing, and then General Fuyuan was transferred back to Kyoto Prefecture.

Kong Xu was a little stunned by Sun Shuyang's expression, and then understood that the other party might have misunderstood the purpose of his coming here, so he hurriedly explained, "General, he didn't make Your Majesty angry, it's just that Your Majesty asked me to come and talk to General Fuyuan about something, don't worry, it's not a big deal." ”

Hearing Kong Xu say this, Sun Shuyang breathed a sigh of relief, and then remembered that several people were still outside the door of the Military Department Mansion at this time, so he took Kong Xu to Sun Jingqing's study.

"General, Master Kong is here." Sun Shuyang knocked on the door and said slowly.