The sound of horses' hooves is like a rolling flood, and the waves are turbulent.

Every sound, knocking on people's heartstrings, makes people's hearts involuntarily rise a trace of shock.

In the palace.

The ministers of civil and military affairs, the royal family, and the envoys of Fanbang all had panic on their faces.

The ministers of culture and military affairs and the royal family felt that some people might take advantage of the Chinese New Year's Eve when the defense of the capital was lax, and they took the opportunity to cause chaos.

The envoys of Fanbang felt that the Great Song Dynasty wanted to kill them when they gathered together, and then use this to start a war.

Among the crowd, the only ones who were as calm as water were only four.

Zhao Zhen, Kou Zhun, Kou Ji, Chen Lin.

The moment the horse's hooves sounded, the four of them guessed where the horse's hooves came from.

Cao Yu is also one of the insiders, but he seems to have something on his mind, and he looks at the direction of the dormitory where the Queen Mother lives with a sad face.

Li Di and Wang Zeng were also disturbed by the sound of horses' hooves, but after seeing Zhao Zhen's faces as usual, their hearts relaxed a lot.

Li Di lowered his voice and asked Kou Zhun who was sitting beside him, "Brother Pingzhong, do you know anything?" ”

Kou Zhun said with the old god here: "Don't be impatient......

When Li Di heard this, he and Wang Zeng glanced at each other and stopped talking.

Kou Zhun is like Jiang Taigong sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, which means that the sound of horses' hooves sounding outside the palace is only in the control of the imperial court.

Since it is in the hands of the imperial court, there is no danger.

Just wait and see what happens.

Kou Zhun glanced at Zhao Zhen on the dragon chair, Zhao Zhen saw his gaze, nodded secretly, and coughed lightly in the whispers of the ministers of civil and military affairs and the envoys of Fanbang.

Chen Lin, who was standing next to his dragon chair, hurriedly drank coldly.

"Silence!"

The hall was silent.

Zhao Zhen's voice slowly sounded in the hall, "Chen Lin, send someone to see where the sound of horses' hooves outside the city came from......

"The slave obeys."

Chen Lin ordered the will and went out of the palace.

Zhao Zhen looked around at the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs and the envoys of Fanbang, and said lightly: "Everyone, Aiqing, there is no need to panic. I have sent someone to find out why the sound of horses' hooves outside the city came from.

After the investigation is clear, it will naturally solve the doubts in your hearts. ”

"Official, the sound of horses' hooves outside the city is like thunder, and there is a faint posture of a large army marching, so we have to guard against it, and we should transfer the Tianwu and Japanese armies into Beijing."

Wang Qinruo arched his hand and made an ugly proposal.

Wang Qinruo was a little uneasy, his eyes stayed on Zhao Yuanyan for a moment, and after seeing Zhao Yuanyan shaking his head with a gloomy face, his mind became even more unstable.

He was a little skeptical, was it discovered that he and Zhao Yuanyan were planning behind their backs?

Then the court took advantage of the Chinese New Year's Eve night to purge them......

Under everyone's gaze, Zhao Zhen said lightly: "Don't be impatient...... I believe that the soldiers guarding the border will never allow any foreign enemy to invade our Great Song Dynasty.

I also believe in the soldiers guarding inside and outside Bianjing City, and I believe that they can protect me and you no matter what difficulties they face. ”

As soon as Zhao Zhen's words came out, the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu looked at him with a slightly different look.

The generals looked at Zhao Zhen's eyes, and they were a little more hot.

That's the excitement of being trusted.

The ministers looked at Zhao Zhen's gaze with more doubts and solemnity.

Zhao Zhen's imminent danger made the Manchu civil and military realize that the official family was older and mature.

In the future, they must have a different attitude towards the official family, and they can no longer treat the official family as a child.

After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he sat quietly, and the ministers of civil and military affairs, envoys of Fanbang, and royal relatives sat quietly with him.

About two pillars of incense have passed.

The imperial guards sent out by Chen Lin to investigate the news entered the palace, and in full view of everyone, he knelt on one knee and said: "Qiqi official's house, there is a team of soldiers and horses outside the city, and they rushed to Bianjing City overnight, saying that they were ordered by the inner court and the Privy Council to enter Beijing and station.

Now outside the city gates, he is waiting for the orders of the officials. ”

"Nonsense!"

Hearing that it was a movement of soldiers and horses mobilized into Beijing, Wang Qinruo breathed a sigh of relief, widened his eyes, and scolded.

When the ministers of civil and military affairs and the royal family heard the news, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and then followed Wang Qinruo to blame the soldiers and horses outside the city.

The look on the face of the Fanbang envoy was a little different.

After the crisis was resolved, their first consideration was not to point to the soldiers and horses outside the city, but to secretly think about the intention of the Song Dynasty to send soldiers and horses into Beijing on the crucial day of Chinese New Year's Eve.

Zhao Zhen coldly watched as those civil and military ministers and royal clan relatives roared and didn't say a word.

Kou Zhun snorted coldly when the ministers of civil and military affairs and the royal family were almost roaring, "Enough......"

Kou Zhun looked at everyone and said coldly: "The soldiers and horses outside the city, no matter which one. The fact that they were able to insist on marching and obeying the orders of the imperial court on Chinese New Year's Eve is enough to show that they know the rules better and abide by the rules than ordinary soldiers and horses.

Is it wrong to follow the rules?

What do you need so many rules and so many laws for the imperial court?

You were only shocked by them, and you wantonly accused them.

The old man really didn't dare to think about how many soldiers he had killed when he was in the army and served as a supervisor. ”

Kou Zhun's words struck the hearts of the martial ministers in the palace, and they all spoke out to help.

Among the ministers, some people felt that they were wrong, so they did not say anything more.

Some people disagreed with Kou Zhun's words.

Wang Qinruo puffed up his chest, stroked his beard, and said without being salty: "No matter how big the rules are, you must also take care of human feelings." They ventured into Beijing on Chinese New Year's Eve and alarmed the people in Bianjing City, which was wrong.

They can go to Bianjing City during the day tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, or after the New Year's Festival. ”

Kou Zhun frowned when he heard this, and before he could speak, Cao Wei's voice rang out.

"According to the king's ministry, even if there are thieves attacking the city, the soldiers and horses sent from all over the country can delay for some time?"

Cao Wei's words were cold.

Wang Qinruo said indifferently: "The old man is just talking about things, and now there is no war." Cao Bingbu should not compare the rules of wartime with non-wartime. There is a big difference between the two. ”

Cao Wei snorted coldly, "I just want to tell the Ministry of Officials what is called a military order." ”

Wang Qinruo said disdainfully: "On weekdays, when you military ministers lead the troops to fight, there are many people who miss the hour......

Cao Wei was just about to open his mouth to refute, when he heard Gao Di Gong interject: "That's not because there is a prison army doing trouble......

Wang Qinruo's eyes fell on Gao Chugong, "The supervision of the army is the system set by Taizu, if there is no supervision of the army, who knows what you will do with the soldiers and horses." ”

Gao Zhigong squinted his eyes and snorted coldly: "I am up and down in the high mansion, loyal to the official family and the court. ”

Wang Qinruo couldn't help but continue to ridicule each other, "loyal......"

"Bang!"

Halfway through Wang Qinruo's words, Zhao Zhen slapped the table and got up.

"Enough!"

Wang Qinruo was about to speak, but Kou Zhun snorted coldly, and he obediently closed his mouth.

Zhao Zhen glanced at Wang Qinruo, Gao Chugong and others a few times, and asked the imperial guard who was kneeling in the palace on one knee: "Which army and horses rushed to Bianjing City overnight?" ”

The imperial guard hurriedly said: "If you go back to the official's house, it is your pro-army, the tiger army." ”

Wang Qinruo, Cao Wei, Gao Chugong and others were stunned when they heard this.

The Son of Heaven's pro-army has been in the army for less than a year.

In the eyes of the Manchu Dynasty, the Son of Heaven's pro-army was the nonsense of Kou Ji and Zhao Zhen.

They didn't care about this army from beginning to end.

Anyway, after the formation of this army, all the expenses will go to the national treasury and the inner treasury, not their private treasury and government treasury.

It's not that they spend their own money to mess around, they naturally don't care.

Judging from the sound of horses' hooves outside the city just now, this Son of Heaven's pro-army has been in army for less than a year, but it has a bit of the momentum of elite soldiers.

Wang Qinruo and other civil servants have more or less been on the battlefield, although they don't understand military affairs, they still know what is an elite soldier and what is a bad soldier.

Not to mention Cao Wei and the others, they are all generals on the battlefield, and from the moment the sound of horses' hooves sounded, they could distinguish the strength and weakness of the soldiers and horses outside the city.

The ministers did not understand how difficult it was to train an elite army.

But the warriors understood.

In just a few years, the Son of Heaven's pro-army has a bit of the momentum of elite soldiers.

The amount of manpower and force expended is unimaginable.

If it is being tempered, a strong army will appear.

They all looked at each other, unable to hide the shock in their eyes.

Wang Qinruo and the others did not focus on the strength of the soldiers and horses outside the city, and after learning that the Son of Heaven's pro-army had some combat effectiveness, they had a different mind.

"Official, I don't know if you mobilized the Son of Heaven's pro-army......"

Wang Qinruo's words were just halfway through.

I saw Zhao Zhen patting the desk in front of his chest, and said with a little excitement: "Okay!" It is worthy of being my pro-army. Although I did not catch a glimpse of them, I could hear their imposing horses' hooves clearly.

They have lived up to my love and expectations. ”

Wang Qinruo swallowed the remaining half of the words into his stomach and looked at where Zhao Zhen was boasting.

After Zhao Zhen finished boasting about the tiger army, he said loudly: "Summoning them to the palace to meet them." ”

As soon as this remark came out.

Kou Zhun, Li Di, and Wang Zeng couldn't sit still.

Kou Zhun arched his hands and said in a deep voice: "Official, if you have nothing to do at night, you will send troops and horses into the palace late at night, I am afraid that it will cause unwarranted speculation and panic among the people of Bianjing. Moreover, the four gates of the outer city and the inner city have been locked, and they are not allowed to be opened without permission. ”

Li Di and Wang Zeng nodded.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen said with a regretful face: "I can't wait to meet my pro-army...... However, what the three Aiqing said was reasonable, tonight was Chinese New Year's Eve, and it was not beautiful to let them enter Beijing and disturb the people. ”

Hearing this, Kou Zhun and the three nodded slowly.

Under the persuasion of Kou Zhun and the others, Zhao Zhen gave up the idea of summoning the Tiger Army, and said: "Since my pro-army cannot enter the city, then summon the commander of the Tiger Army and the deputy commander into Beijing. ”

The Tiger Army has only 10,000 men, and although it has the establishment of an army, it does not have the number of troops.

After three reorganizations, the military system of the Tiger Army has undergone certain changes, and there are four high-level military systems, including commanders, commanders, generals, and generals.

Kou Ji is currently in charge of the Tiger Army, and he directly wants Zhao Zhen to be responsible.

Kou Ji, the commander of the Tiger Army, is only a nominal name.

The soldiers and horses of the Tiger Army are currently in charge of the commander and deputy commander.

Chen Lin heard Zhao Zhen's order and immediately sent someone to pass the order.

After dark.

The inner city and outer city of Bianjing City will be locked at all four gates.

Except for special edicts from the government, the gates are generally not opened.

If someone wants to enter Beijing under special circumstances, the soldiers defending the city will use the hanging baskets on the battlements to hang them into the city.

The time for another two pillars of incense has passed.

One big and one small, two figures, wearing armor and entering the hall.

The large figure, the body is slightly burly, and the dark armor is tight, giving people a sense of heaviness.

The small figure, the figure is small, and it is also a dark armor, with a firm step, giving people a sense of calmness.

And they entered the temple.

Under the gaze of everyone, he got down on one knee.

"Chen Diqing See the ...... of the Official Family"

"Ministers and Zhu are from the official family......"

Di Qing didn't need to say much, Zhu You was the small figure.

Zhu Younai is Zhu Neng's godfather, and since Zhu Neng enlisted in the army, he has followed Zhu Neng to fight in the south and the north.

Although he is not as powerful as Zhu Neng, and he has not established any great achievements, he is very calm.

When Kou Ji let Di Qing take charge of the Tiger Army, he was afraid that Di Qing would be light and would not be able to control the scene, so he asked Zhu Nengjun to get Zhu You and assist Di Qing.

The ministers of civil and military affairs saw Di Qing and Zhu You, with different expressions.

Li Jian stared at the two of them for a while, and after his eyes fell on Di Qing, he frowned and said, "The face gentleman is actually wearing a mask, you are despising the official family." ”

Cao Wei looked at Di Qing's figure, his eyes were very complicated.

Di Qing is his protégé and his niece-in-law.

Although he was reluctant to admit this niece and son-in-law, he did not suppress him.

On the contrary, he still admires Di Qing.

Seeing Li Zhen's reprimand, Cao Wei said nonchalantly: "Is that a mask?" That's the visor. The military ministers led the troops back, without an edict, and did not remove their armor. ”

Cao Wei's words not only made Li Jian speechless.

Those courtiers who wanted to use Di Qing's mask to talk about things also shut up one after another.

Zhao Zhen stared at Di Qing, looked at Di Qing's slightly burly body, and Di Qing's heavy breath, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Take off your visor and let me see you. My pro-army commander ......"

But everything that is your own, when you face it, you will always involuntarily reveal a trace of affection.

Therefore, when Zhao Zhen was talking to Di Qing, his tone was very gentle.

"......"

Di Qing said yes and took off his mask.

Although he has been through the wind and frost and has grown a lot, it is still difficult to hide the childishness on his face.

What's more, with the tempering of time, his handsome face has more traces of knives and axes, and he looks more handsome.

The princesses, county lords and others in the hall were slightly distracted after seeing Di Qing's face.

Not only them, but also some ministers of civil and military affairs, after seeing Di Qing's face clearly, they were also a little distracted.

Zhao Zhen also lost his mind slightly for a moment.

He had heard Chen Lin and Kou Ji talk about it, saying that Di Qing was handsome, but he didn't expect to be so handsome.

"Aiqing is really ...... It's different. ”

Zhao Zhen didn't know how to praise Di Qing, so he simply said 'different'.

Di Qing's reputation is not obvious, although he has been in the office for two years and has fought several battles, but he does not have many merits that can be told to the minister of civil and military affairs.