After Yuan Mo walked away this week, Ji Xianzhi turned around and entered the study.

Ning Nanwu glanced up at him and said, "Uncle Ji looks at me like this... Do you also want to persuade me to stay away from that Jiang girl? ”

He shook his head and said, "The old slave will not interfere in the private affairs of the lord, between you and your wife... It's not for us to intervene. ”

Ning Nan's depressed mood calmed down a little after his words, "That's it, no matter what... These days... Does Jiang Chengyi still insist on sending silk books here? He looked at Ji Xianzhi's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, settled his guess in his heart, and raised his head and asked.

Ji Xianzhi nodded and said, "Lord... Want to take a look? The mental fortitude and even the strategy of this lord are extraordinary, and if you have his help, it will surely be much smoother in the capital. ”

Ning Nan pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly, only to feel that his eyes were sour, and after resting for a while, he asked softly: "Jiang Chengyi, how many letters have you sent?" ”

"In the month and a half since the corruption case of King Longzhong... Mr. Jiang sent a total of eight letters. Ji Xianzhi replied after careful calculation.

Ning Nan sneered: "He's really indomitable?" ”

Ji Xianzhi was also a little helpless and said: "Lord Jiang wasted so much manpower to write a silk book to your lord, which can be regarded as a piece of sincerity. ”

"Whether it's sincere or not, I don't know for the time being."

When Ji Xianzhi heard this, he hesitated a little and said, "That... Does the lord mean to continue to refuse? ”

Ning Nan glanced at him and said, "He has worked so hard to deliver the letter, if I still refuse, wouldn't it be too mean?" ”

Ji Xianyi was stunned and said: "You say so... Did you agree? ”

Ning Nan nodded and said, "On the road of removing the Deng clan, we are not in conflict with the Jiang clan. ”

The dark eyes of the man in the dark clothes looked out of the window steadily, and the night at this moment was extremely silent, just like his mood at the moment.

What should come will always come.

Beijing, Luoyang.

Since the Longzhong case a month and a half ago, after Emperor Wei sent two court captains and left and right prisoners to arrest Shi An, who was hiding in the Lingling generation, to no avail, the government and the opposition gradually calmed down from the initial boiling heat.

However, the tide that had not completely calmed down soon set off waves again due to a war report from Linhe and Guiyang.

Zhang Bei, the governor of Guiyang County, rushed into Beijing on horseback yesterday, and was going straight to the imperial city, but was stopped by the people of King Huai on the way and invited to the regent palace.

Both the Son of Heaven and the King of Huai were very concerned about the movements in the direction of Linhe.

The news of Zhang Bei's interception soon spread to the palace. The Son of Heaven sat in the palace, and when he heard that Zhang had never come out since he entered the Huai Palace, he was anxious. At this time, Jiang Chengyi led the crown prince Ning Wuheng and hurriedly rushed into the South Palace.

Emperor Wei saw that the expressions on the faces of these two people were extremely solemn, and a sense of unease suddenly arose in his heart.

"Jiang Qing is so anxious to bring the prince to see me, but what's the big deal?" Emperor Wei pretended to be calm and looked up and asked.

Jiang Chengyi looked at Emperor Wei's disastrous and sickly face, and when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly couldn't bear to say it, for fear that if he said this, the Son of Heaven would faint.

He paused for a moment, knelt down towards Emperor Wei, and bowed to him: "The crown prince and the minister got the news at the same time... Congratulations... Occupied by the Wuhu King Meng Disaster... Guiyang is also in the midst of aquatic fire at this time... Jiang Taigong's family now doesn't know whether they are alive or dead, and Taishou Gu An is dead. ”

The teacup that Emperor Wei held in his hand fell to the ground and fell into four petals.

He raised his eyes to look at Jiang Chengyi, and asked again in an accentuated tone, word by word: "You... Say it again? ”

Jiang Chengyi took a breath and was about to answer, but the prince beside him spoke at this time: "Father! Please allow Erchen to lead the troops and go to Linhe with the city general to regain the lost territory! ”

The prince suddenly said such a thing, which made Jiang Chengyi on the side frown deeply, and he raised his head and glared at the prince.

Ning Wuheng received the teacher's warning gaze, and his heart paused slightly, thinking carefully of his words, only to realize that he was too anxious, and what he said was really reckless. So he hurriedly knelt down with Jiang Chengyi towards his father, and did not dare to continue to speak.

The Son of Heaven, who was sitting on the high seat, looked at the two of them with heavy eyes, and the hall fell silent.

Emperor Wei was silent for a long time and asked, "Jiang Qing, has the matter really come to this point?" ”

Jiang Chengyi waited for him to ask this sentence before he spoke: "Your Majesty, Your Highness is also overly worried about Jiang Taigong, and he lost his way for a while. It's not that far. At present, the whole city of Linhe is blocked, and the ministers can't get out or enter, and the credibility of the news is not high. ”18

"I heard today... Zhang Bei, the governor of Guiyang County, rode into the capital yesterday, but was intercepted by King Huai and taken to the palace, and there has been no news so far. This may not be a lie. Emperor Wei clenched his fists, and his sickly face became a little more ugly, "Jiang Qing, a few years ago, you made a guarantee in front of General Zhen Hecheng... said that as long as there is the protection of the Water Pavilion, Jiang Taigong and the Guannei Hou Mansion will be absolutely safe, is this situation what you want to show me? ”

Jiang Chengyi didn't panic, got up slowly, and bowed to Emperor Wei and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, in addition to wanting to tell Your Majesty the news when you enter the palace today, you also want to tell Your Majesty that the minister is prepared for this matter." I hope that Your Majesty will cooperate with the minister. ”

Emperor Wei frowned and said, "Are you prepared?" What preparation? ”

Jiang Chengyi paused for a moment and stared at Cui Qian, who was waiting beside Emperor Wei.

Emperor Wei raised his eyebrows and said to Cui Qian: "You can take someone down first." Today, there is no need to sweep the Nangong, so that the servants and maids outside are far away, and there is no need to come to wait. ”

Cui Qian raised his hands above his head, made a bow posture and bowed, "Oh, the slave maid will give the order." ”

After Cui Qian withdrew from the main hall with the servants and maids serving on the left and right, Emperor Wei then asked, "What preparations do you need to retreat left and right?" You also know that Cui Qian is an old man..."

Jiang Chengyi then spoke: "What the minister said next... Except for His Majesty, His Majesty the Crown Prince, and his ministers... No fourth person shall know. ”

Emperor Wei began to wonder, "What is it?" ”

Jiang Chengyi replied: "Linhe is fine, Jiang Taigong is unharmed, and Linhe is too guarded by Gu An is also unharmed." ”

Ning Wuheng on the side heard this, his eyes widened in shock, his immature face was flushed, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

"Teacher's words... But really? The boy was stunned and couldn't close his mouth, and his speech was a little choppy.

Emperor Wei's face was also full of surprise, and it was really hard to believe his words.

Jiang Chengyi nodded solemnly and said, "How dare the minister lie to the Son of Heaven?" This crime of deceiving the king cannot be borne by the ministers. ”

"What the hell is going on?" Emperor Wei's eyes were full of doubts at the moment, his dark eyes stared at the handsome man in front of him, and he was terrified in his heart.

"Zhang Bei entered Beijing, indeed to report to His Majesty the loss of Linhe. But Linhe was blocked by the whole city, and Zhang Bei, as the governor of Guiyang County, didn't know what was going on? When the minister got the news, he realized that the rumors from the outside world were all deliberately spread by Lord Gu Angu and Jiang Gong. Jiang Chengyi continued.

"What do you mean by that?" Emperor Wei frowned.

Jiang Chengyi replied: "Didn't Your Majesty want to get rid of the Guangzhou Thorn History and the Wuhu King Meng Disaster a long time ago? These two people are embarrassed and treacherous, relying on the power of the king of Huai to act as a tiger, smuggling arms on the border all the year round, making the warlords in the south of the Great Wei chaotic and difficult to govern, often wars, and invading people's livelihood. Now, taking advantage of the Linhe War, Lord Gu and Jiang Gong found a good opportunity to get rid of these two, so they deliberately spread the news that the two of them had been captured by Meng Disaster. ”

"Any definite news?" Emperor Wei was skeptical of Jiang Chengyi's words and did not fully believe them.

Ning Zheng made a bloody investment this time, as far as he knew, Ning Zheng gathered a lot of troops in Guiyang, spent more than half a year in Linhe to arrange, and sent his second son Ning Nanwei to the border, which can be described as well-prepared. Emperor Wei had long expected that there would be such a battle one day, but he pinned his hopes on Jiang Chengyi, Jiang Shan, and Gu An, and he was not so worried before. But when I heard the bad news today, I was particularly scared, and at this moment, I heard Jiang Chengyi mention the reversal, so I naturally couldn't believe it.

"The minister's people got in touch with Jiang Taigong and sent Jiang Taigong a handwritten silk letter, Your Majesty wants to take a look?" Jiang Chengyi took out a silk book from his sleeve, presented it with both hands, and replied with a bowed head.

Emperor Wei grasped the hope, and naturally wanted to confirm the news, so he hurriedly said, "Quickly show it to me." ”

Jiang Chengyi got up from the ground, bent over, and raised his hands to deliver the silk book to Emperor Wei.

Emperor Wei couldn't wait to take the silk book, quickly opened it, Jiang Taigong's vigorous penmanship immediately caught his eyes, this familiar font made him immediately sure that this handwriting was indeed written by Jiang Shan. In the silk book, as Jiang Chengyi said, there is no difference.

"In this way..."Emperor Wei breathed a sigh of relief, "What will be the actions of Jiang Gong and Master Gu after that?" ”

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about this matter, if Your Majesty believes in the minister, just leave it to the minister." Jiang Chengyi hunched his waist and said sincerely.

Emperor Wei calmed down and said, "Jiang Qing also needs to explain a little to me." ”

Jiang Chengyi straightened up, stood in front of Emperor Wei and said lightly: "Your Majesty knows the word forbearance?" ”

Emperor Wei was stunned, stared at him, and saw that the thin man in front of him was calm and calm, without any worries, and his heart was much calmer. He nodded and immediately believed, "I believe in you." I didn't ask any more questions. ”

"Thank you Your Majesty for your trust, but the minister still has something to explain." Jiang Chengyi bowed gratefully, raised his eyes again, and mentioned the matter again.

Emperor Wei asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Jiang Chengyi replied: "Presumably, that Zhang Bei will be able to come out of the Huai Wang's Mansion tomorrow at most... At that time, he must go to the palace again to report to His Majesty about the coming, and His Majesty only needs to pretend that he does not know at all. ”

Emperor Wei lowered his eyes and thought for a while: "Zhang Bei has a good and honest temperament, and he will probably not succumb to the power of King Huai, but with a temperament like him, if there is anything in his heart, it is easiest for King Huai to see through it." I understand what you mean, no matter what, I will continue as usual, and I won't let Ning Zheng see any flaws. ”