On August 14, when the imperial decree was on the way to Hangzhou, the prince's secret letter had been delivered to Zhu Wu's hands by a special person, and Zhu Wu burned the prince's letter in front of the messenger, and said to the man, "Please go back and tell His Royal Highness the prince, just say that I know how to do it, please rest assured, His Royal Highness the prince, I will not only send the strongest and bravest soldiers in my hands to form an army of 50,000, but also personally take them to Xijing to assist the prince!" ”

On August 17, the imperial court's decree finally arrived in Hangzhou, Zhu Wu led the civil and military ministers of Jingluo Mansion to kneel to welcome the holy decree, after receiving the decree, Zhu Wu got up and smiled at the minister of the decree, Liu Taidao, the secretary of the Zhongshu Shelang, "Lord Liu has worked hard all the way, please come inside, I have prepared a table of thin wine for the lord to catch the wind." ”

Liu Tai is a smart person, he knows the weight of the person in front of him, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said, "Don't be so polite, don't be so polite, don't dare to be a lower official, don't drink this wine, and the lower official has to hurry back to Beijing to resume his life." ”

Zhu Wu couldn't say anything but wanted to invite him in, Liu Tai was flattered, so he half-pushed and half-let into the Jingluo Mansion.

And when the figures of Zhu Wu and the others just disappeared behind the door of Jingluo Mansion, they only heard a heavy cold snort from one person in the crowd outside the door,

When everyone looked at it, it turned out to be Li Kuizheng's angry face snorting and panting, and his face was called Tie Qing.

"What's wrong with Brother Li?" Someone next to him asked with concern,

"Aggrieved! It's so aggrieved! Li Kui could still hold back just now, but he couldn't help it anymore when asked by others, and shouted in a loud voice, "Why did Brother Zhu Wu accept this bird order?" It's just that, why do we all have to kneel to pick it up? I Tie Niu, but I heard that the gang in Liangshan have always stood to receive orders! I also heard that the imperial court sent someone to Jingdong Road to announce the decree, no matter how big the official is, let alone eat, once the decree is announced, it is hated to immediately grow two legs and leave Jingdong Road, for fear that if you walk half a step late, you will have to leave your small life, and the gang of people in Liangshan will be called happy! That's what Brother Fang La's mouth said...... Oh no, that's what a feudal town should look like! Look at us again, not only do we have to fight for the Bird Court, but even the dog officials who come to announce the decree have to be served well, aggrieved, I feel aggrieved to death! Who wants to go to Xijing this time, I don't want to go! ”

After that, Li Kui turned around angrily and left, looking at the direction he was going, he knew that he must have gone to the Drunken Immortal Building to drink again, and then a few people rushed out of the crowd to catch up with Li Kui to go drinking with him, these people are also important figures in the Qishan Army, such as Shi Bao, Si Xingfang, Li Jun and others, it can be seen that everyone is a little unhappy,

The rest of the people looked at each other, their faces were gloomy, although Li Kui did not choose to speak, but it is undeniable that what he said was indeed the truth, although Zhu Wu was an absolute authority in the Qishan Army, but since he began to negotiate with the imperial court, everyone felt that he had changed, especially the Jiangnan East Road, which the soldiers had taken down with their lives in vain, which caused many people to be dissatisfied. In stark contrast to the Qishan Army's repeated concessions to the imperial court, everything Zheng Fei and Liang Shanjun did on Jingdong Road was quietly and frantically circulated within the Qishan Army, which has attracted more and more people's yearning, including Li Kui, who regarded Zhu Wu as an idol and shouted every day that he was going to Jingdong to kill Zheng Fei and receive the reward.

Soon, this small episode that happened outside the mansion reached the ears of Zhu Wu, who was entertaining Liu Tai in the mansion, and it was said that Zhu Wu's face sank like water, and he just nodded, not knowing whether he was happy or angry.

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Next, Zhu Wu entertained Liu Tai for two days before sending him away, of course, Liu Tai did not leave empty-handed, in addition to carrying a handwritten letter written by Zhu Wu to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, his purse was also stuffed with various "small gifts" given by Zhu Wu, Liu Tai's heart was beautiful, and his good impression of Zhu Wu also soared into the sky.

Next, Liu Tai hurried all the way back to Beijing and didn't mention it for the time being.

It can be seen from Zhu Wu's promise that Zhu Wu's attitude towards himself has not changed from when he was in Tokyo that day, and his promises to himself have not changed at all, and as long as Zhu Wu can strictly abide by his promise, the trip to Xijing will have at least six points of certainty, as for the remaining four points, it depends on whether God is willing to help him!

A few days later, Liu Tai arrived in Tokyo, and when he saw that it was still early, he hurried into the palace to report to the emperor, but to his surprise, the emperor had already slept ......?!

I saw that the dormitory was heavily guarded, and the eunuchs guarding outside only said that the emperor was almost resting, and he would not see anyone tonight, and he would not even go in to pass a word. Liu Tai had heard the rumor a long time ago, of course he understood what was going on, did he still need to say it? The emperor must have gone to meet Master Li through the secret passage in the palace again.

Liu Tai couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, because if he hadn't entered Beijing at this time, he would have nothing to do, and he could find a place to eat and drink comfortably and wait for tomorrow to return to the emperor. But now that he has entered the capital and entered the palace, according to the rules, he can't run around casually anymore, he can only honestly stay here and wait for the emperor to summon him, and he can only leave after reporting everything to the emperor, otherwise once he delays things because of him, it will be a big crime!

Liu Tai had no choice but to stay outside the emperor's bedroom, and now he could only hope that the emperor could come back from Master Li earlier, but it was a pity that the sky did not follow his wishes, and so on from the afternoon to the evening, and from the palm lamp to late at night, waiting for Liu Tai was hungry, sleepy, and unconsciously leaned on the corner of the wall to fall asleep, and when he woke up again, he was woken up, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that the sky was already bright, and the little eunuch who woke him up smiled at him and said, "Lord Liu has been waiting hard, the saint has 'woken up', and called you in." ”

Liu Tai hurriedly wiped his saliva, and straightened his clothes, and then entered the study of the emperor's bedroom under the guidance of the little eunuch, only to see that there was not only Emperor Daojun in the study, but also Cai Jing and Zheng Juzhong Zaifu present, thinking that it should be in the palace when Liu Tai was sleeping soundly in the corner, Liu Tai was embarrassed, and I don't know if he was seen by a few adults just now? But now is not the time to think about this, he hurriedly bowed to Emperor Daojun, and then held Zhu Wu's handwritten letter in both hands,

Zhang Di took the letter and sent it to Emperor Daojun, Emperor Daojun immediately picked up the letter and read it, but he first yawned, and his face was also full of deep tiredness, in the past half a month, he had to go to Master Li almost every day, the unfavorable situation in Xijing made him upset to the extreme, he wanted to escape, and Master Li's gentle township is the best place to escape from all his troubles, however, the lingering night and night also broke his spirit, almost every day is a drowsy look, Only at night will it come back to life,

The emperor's performance all fell in the eyes of Cai Jing and others below, and they had already known the inside story through various channels, but unfortunately, in the face of the absurdity of the emperor meeting a woman in a green house every night, none of them, as Zaifu, spoke out to admonish, because to admonish is to offend the emperor, and offending the emperor means falling out of favor, who wants to do this thankless thing? And now all their attention is on the letter,

At present, no one knows what Zhu Wu's attitude is towards the will of the imperial court, and whether he refuses or obeys, it will have a far-reaching impact on the imperial court and the open and secret struggle for the storage position!

I saw that Emperor Daojun quickly finished reading the letter, but he actually looked very happy, and even swept away the tiredness on his face, "Well, this Zhu Wu is very good, very good, hahaha......." ”

Liang Shicheng and the others' hearts suddenly tightened, but Zheng Juzhong breathed a long sigh of relief, and he immediately asked the emperor with a smile, "What is the joy of the saint?" ”

Emperor Daojun put down the letter, nodded and smiled, "Zhu Wu told me that he would raise an army as quickly as possible, and would personally lead the army to Xijing, promising to arrive before September, he reassured me, saying that the Fangshan bandits are nothing, and he will definitely help the prince pacify the Fangshan bandits in one fell swoop, and then use this as a birthday gift for me!" ”

Zheng Ju was happy in the center, and immediately congratulated the emperor continuously, and the straight road seemed to be that the horse master was really obedient to the court!

Although Cai Jing, Liang Shicheng and others were very disappointed with Zhu Wu's statement, they could only congratulate the emperor with a strong smile.

Emperor Longyan Dayue, and asked about all the experiences of Liu Tai's announcement, Liu Tai got so many benefits from Zhu Wu, of course, he just picked up the good words, and praised Zhu Wu to the sky.

The emperor was even happier when he heard it, he hated Zheng Linfeng, especially Zheng Linfeng's behavior of standing to receive orders to despise the court and despise himself, and in comparison, this Zhu Wu was simply extremely good, could it be said that ...... Did Zhu Wu really submit to himself?

A few days later, the emperor issued an edict and officially appointed the crown prince as the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses of the western part of the country, and rushed to Xijing to quell the rebellion on the same day!