Speaking of Yingzhou, as soon as Qincha's guard of honor arrived, Shao An also moved from behind the scenes to the front of the stage. Poor Henan Mansion Yin has been looking north at the figure of Qin Cha there, but he waited for three or four days before being informed that Qin Cha had already arrived at Yingzhou Yamen, and was now working with Feng Che to help the victims.

Could it be that the person behind Feng Che's support is Shao Xiang? Zhao Fuyin was frightened by this inference of his own. Oh my God, it's no wonder that Feng Che has no fear, and he doesn't even pay attention to the relatives of the officials of the ministry, it turns out that there is this layer of backers behind him.

Zhao Fuyin hurriedly gathered all the officials in Henan and came to the small place of Yingzhou collectively. The officials only listened to the prime minister's teachings, and Shao An was no longer polite to them, and directly assigned disaster relief tasks to various states and counties, and discussed to the end, but did not mention the lawsuit between Zhao Fuyin and Feng Che, as if he was here for disaster relief, not to judge the lawsuit. Zhao Fuyin was helpless, but he didn't dare to remind Shao An, so he had to obediently go to disaster relief first.

I have to say that the first level of the official university crushed people to death, and the official university directly pressed people to the point that they couldn't raise their heads. Some time ago, Feng Che also tried his best to persuade the officials of the prefecture and county to open warehouses and release grain, but no one listened to him for a long time. Now Shao An only needs one sentence, and everyone is scrambling to set up a porridge shed, so thousands of victims are scattered to various places and can eat a full meal. Feng Che's pressure was also greatly reduced.

As for Xu Ce, Feng Che kept him, and read his manuscript several times, and made a field investigation, but found that it was just as Xu Ce had written. So Feng Che prepared to write a letter to impeach those corrupt and pervert the law to repair the embankment.

In the evening of that day, Shao An was discussing with Feng Che about the arrangements for the victims and other matters, but the people from the Guards Division suddenly broke in. The leader was dressed in black and looked hurried, it was Xu Qi. Shao An knew that he had been following him in the dark to protect himself, but for some reason he suddenly appeared.

Feng Che saw that it was the Guards, and his face suddenly turned bad. The Guards Department has gone against the grain and arrested people indiscriminately, and now almost all civilian officials are boycotting the Guards Division. It's a pity that no one dares to object to the emperor's holy decree. As a result, the civilian clique adopted a negative approach, secretly rejecting the Guards Division in private, and keeping a certain distance from the Guards Division.

However, after Xu Qi received Zhang San's news, he saw that it was a matter of military affairs and had to inform Shao An immediately. So he couldn't wait for Shao An and Feng Che to finish their discussion, so he led someone to forcibly break into the mansion halfway and wanted to meet the prime minister in private. Shao An knew that Xu Qi had always been measured, so he nodded in agreement.

The two came to the reception of the second hall, Xu Qi handed Zhang San's note to Shao An, Shao An quickly browsed it, slapped the table and said, "How can this be reasonable, the saint actually changed the generals?" ”

Xu Qi also didn't want Li Hongyi to be replaced, he sighed: "Alas, Li Hongyi doesn't obey the holy order, maybe the emperor is also angry." It's just that I don't know what he thinks, and he dares to resist and disobey? ”

"Li Hongyi, I shouldn't resist the order." Shao An is also very strange, he knows his brother best, Li Hongyi is absolutely loyal, how can it be said that he resists the will?

"Could it be that something happened at the front? Don't...... The Golden City has already been flooded? Xu Qiyi thought of this possibility, and was frightened, and hurriedly asked.

Jincheng flooded? Shao An frowned, that was really the worst news. Then he thought again, no. If something happened to Jincheng, Li Hongyi would definitely report it to the imperial court first, instead of concealing it and not reporting it, and resist the decree at the last moment.

Shao An had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly said, "Could it be...... They didn't see the Decree, or did they withdraw their troops by the time the Decree arrived? ”

"Impossible." Xu Qi categorically denied, "Everyone knows, 'Imperial writing, not allowed to enter the shop.'" (1) This is an old rule, and there is no way to go wrong on the road. ”

Shao An is right to think about it, those Yicheng didn't dare to block the emperor's holy decree, but Li Hongyi was not a disloyal person, how could he disobey orders for no reason? This thing is really weird everywhere.

"Well, this is the end of the matter, and it is useless to say more. However, I must return to Beijing immediately to prevent the emperor from changing generals. After speaking, Shao An hurriedly got up and walked quickly to the front hall.

Seeing Shao An walking out of the hall with a solemn expression, Feng Che hurriedly greeted him, lowered his voice and asked secretly, "Is it that there is a situation in the northwest?" ”

Still Feng Che guessed thoroughly, Shao An nodded slightly, and said quickly: "I'll leave tonight, Yingzhou, I'll leave it to you." ”

"Prime Minister rest assured." After Feng Che finished speaking, he looked at Shao An and strode out of the hall. The wind was whistling outside the window, the raindrops the size of beans hit the window lattice, the sound of "crackling" was non-stop, and the sound of rain made Shao An's footsteps more and more calm and dignified. However, his back is still upright, and it seems that all the wind and rain can't stop him from moving forward......

Something that can make the prime minister anxious must be a big deal, Feng Che thought wistfully, it seems that the northwest side is really a big deal.

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Li Hongyi's failure to comply with the order of resistance and his insistence on withdrawing troops set off turbulent waves in the capital. All the generals in the Privy Council did not understand the intention of General Li's move, let alone wanted Li Hongyi to be removed because of this. The old general Song Qi also resigned, saying that he was old and afraid that he would not command properly.

The emperor took the fold and asked the old general Song Qi: "Didn't you say that you were very good not long ago, can you still charge into battle?" Why are you holding back now? ”

The old general Song Qi explained: "Holy Lord, if you let the last general lead the forward battalion to charge, the last general will not give in. However, the commander-in-chief of the three armies is related to the victory or defeat of the whole army, and the last general has not been on the battlefield for a long time, so I am afraid that he has more than enough heart and not enough strength. ”

"Why is there more than enough heart but not enough strength, not to protect Li Hongyi? Now is not the time to be rash, he failed in the first battle, and then he made a comatose move, and he still didn't listen to orders, shouldn't he be changed? The Emperor reprimanded sharply.

Another general retorted: "The last general thinks that General Li still has the talent to command the army. The Holy Lord cannot doubt the ability of the Great General because of a temporary defeat. Moreover, if there is a change of generals, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be turbulent. ”

The military is uneasy, and this is indeed the biggest problem. Those forbidden troops were all brought out by Li Hongyi, and if Li Hongyi was replaced, whether the army would mutini or not is still a matter of opinion.

But the more this happened, the more angry the emperor became. He saw that the generals were one-sided, and the forbidden army unconditionally supported Li Hongyi, what position did he put as an emperor? He thought that it would be enough to contain Shao An and prevent them from recognizing each other, but now he found out that Li Hongyi's influence and appeal are too big and too wide in the army.

Sure enough, the popularity is too good, and it's also a kind of fault. In addition, this time, Li Hongyi dared not listen to the holy decree, which was too great a blow to the emperor. If you don't listen to the holy decree now, you will pay it back later? In the future, if the two brothers grasp the immediate military and political power, won't he, the emperor, be hollowed out?

"I must change generals, don't discuss this matter anymore." The emperor glared at Song Qi angrily and said resolutely, "Old General Song, you are highly respected and most suitable to take over." Give you three days to prepare, and after three days, I will practice it for you. ”

"Your Majesty...... The emperor thinks twice. General Song still wanted to say, but the emperor waved his hand and drove back to the harem directly. No matter how the generals knelt in front of the palace gate and begged to cry, they avoided it.

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It's August, and the thunder is still rolling and the rain is pouring down on the Henan side. Shao An rode the mount "Thousand Shadows", and ran wildly with Ah Rui and a few people from the Guards, hating to fly to Chang'an. The group traveled sleeplessly overnight, ran for a whole day, and finally arrived at the foot of the Qinling Mountains on the second day.

Ari was the first to persevere, he was not good at riding, and he had never galloped like this without leaving the saddle, so the inner thigh was already grinding into a bloody blur, and he grinned in pain. Although Shao An is good at riding, he is a literati after all, and he has been hurrying in the bleak night rain, his clothes have already been soaked, and his lips are blue from the cold.

Seeing this, Xu Qi proposed to Shao An: "Shao Xiang, why don't you go to the post station in front to rest?" ”

When he was exiled, Shao An didn't suffer anything, so he could naturally persevere. But he saw that everyone was tired, and Ari couldn't be in a hurry like this, so he nodded, "Okay, let's rest at the next stop." ”

The group continued to hurry, and when they arrived at the post house, it began to rain again, and when they finally arrived at the post station, it was already the second half of the night. Everyone became soup chickens one by one, and the guards broke into the door with a scolding and scolding, and opened their mouths to ask for hot water to eat. Shao An didn't bother to care about them, so he let them make trouble, and went to the guest room to change clothes first.

After changing his clothes, Shao An saw Ah Rui's sad face, so he said, "You don't have to follow me, rest here for a few days, and then go back to Beijing." ”

"Master, it's useless to be a minion." Ah Rui looked guilty, bowed his head and said, "Master, you can rest for a while, and the slave will serve you food." ”

Shao An nodded, tired from galloping one after another, and the journey was tiring, which made him a little unable to hold on. He leaned on the couch and closed his eyes to recuperate, and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep. When Ari came in with the food, he saw the tired face of his master, and he really didn't know whether to wake him up to eat or let him continue to sleep.

After thinking about it, Ah Rui still couldn't bear to call his master, so he had to pick up the blanket on the side and cover him gently.

The sound of rain outside the window was still there, and drops of water fell on the eaves, splashing countless beads. Shao An slept very deeply, dreamless all night, and didn't wake up until the next day. He opened his eyes and looked at the faintly lit morning light outside, got up and put on his clothes, and went out. Ah Rui looked at the emaciated back of his master, and secretly prayed to God that he would bless his master to rush back to the capital in time, so that his master could get what he wanted.

However, at this moment, the capital is turbulent. In the end, the emperor still tried his best to disagree with the public, let the Zhongshu Province draft a decree, and prepare to change generals before the battle.

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(1) Imperial pre-text, not allowed to enter the shop: "pre-imperial text" refers to official documents and letters from the side of the imperial emperor; "Not allowed to enter the shop" means that when the mail is delivered, the post officer is not allowed to hand over the mail in the post station, but can only pass it in turn on horseback.