Because they went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to attend the meeting, Shang Cheng and Zhenqian did not go south to the Imperial City Gate, but went straight to the Lixing Gate.

Chongyifang is not far from Lixing Gate, even if Zhenqian is sitting in a slow carriage, it will only take two moments to arrive. Therefore, before the two of them could talk a few words, they saw Lixingmen in front of them.

At this time, it was not yet the Yin Zheng time card, and although the white line of the eastern sky was slightly diffused, it was the reflection of this line of light that highlighted the dullness of the night. On both sides of the street, there were no pedestrians or lights except for the large lanterns hanging in front of the houses, only the white light from the lanterns on the real horse-drawn carriages, which made people barely make out the road. The last street was coming to an end, and the front suddenly opened up—this was a small square that must be found in front of the gates of the Imperial City. Just three arrows away, the high wall of the imperial city can be vaguely recognized as four feet and five feet high, and it is like a cliff that rises from the ground, isolating the imperial city and the inner city from two completely different worlds; It is like an army in full array, deep and silent waiting for any challenge. On the gate of Lixingmen, which is directly opposite the main street, the five large chandeliers hanging reflect the large red halo, which is particularly clear in the darkest early hours of the day......

Shang Cheng and Zhen Qian got off their horses at the end of the street. Naturally, the chariots and horses were led by guards and servants, and they walked to the city gate on foot.

When guarding the gate guard to check the officer's waist card, they met Poyang Hou Gushi.

If there is anyone Shang Cheng is most unwilling to see now, there is no doubt that it can only be Gu Shi. To be honest, he's a little scared of the old fox now. Fortunately, he hasn't gone out much recently, and the rumors outside that he admires the Gu family's daughter have stopped a lot, so now that he faces Gu Shi, he can force himself to squeeze out a smile.

And Gush saw them. He handed his waist card to the junior colonel of the forbidden army, said hello to Zhenqian with a smile, and said to Shang Cheng: "Zida, you said last time that you were going to come to the house to eat and drink, why didn't you move when you came down?" My little cicada muttered several times in front of me, and complained about me as a father. ”

The smile immediately condensed on Shang Cheng's face. He glared at Gu Shi and swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva, but he couldn't get a word out of his mouth one by one, he was almost mad!

Gu Shi didn't seem to see Shang Cheng's resentful appearance of gritting his teeth, and said casually like a homely person: "Remember to come to the house when you go back." Don't always let the cicada worry about it. As he spoke, he put away his waist card, bowed his hand to Zhenqian again, and said "Confession" and entered the imperial city first.

There are many people in this group of guards who know Poyang Lake Gu Shi, and there are several who have seen Shang Cheng, and even more people have heard the rumors of the daughter of the Ying County Bo Shen Gu family. As soon as Gu Shi said two words, several forbidden soldiers guarding the inspection all looked strange, and the soldiers hidden in the black shadow under the city wall were also muttering quietly......

Shang Cheng hated so much that he grabbed the waist card handed back by the junior colonel of the forbidden army, and opened his long legs and prepared to rush up to grab Gu Shi's theory. Fuck him, he will let Gu Shi fulfill his wish now!

Zhenxiang stopped him. He dragged Shang Cheng into the imperial city for half an arrow, and it was almost estimated that no one could hear them speak, before he let go of his hand and said, "What are you seriously thinking about with Gu Poyang?" Maybe you still don't understand his mind? ”

Shang Cheng stared at Gu Shi's vague back not far away, and said angrily, "Of course I know what he is coveting!" Didn't Gu Shi just want to marry his concubine's daughter to the county uncle of Shifeng, so as to "invite" a small punishment? Okay, he's going to do Gu Lao Pifu a favor! Poyang Hou and Ying County Bo beat each other in the Prime Minister's Office, this matter can always be punished a lot, right?

He understood what Gu Shi was thinking, but Zhenqian couldn't be sure that he was really clear. So Zhenqian said, "It's good that you know." Gu Poyang launched a concubine daughter, but he just wanted to 'ask' a small punishment from the imperial court, why should you bother with him? When he got his wish, the matter would naturally disappear. ”

The anger in Shang Cheng's heart was still churning upwards one by one, and he said angrily: "He Gu Poyang is shameless, and I still want to be famous!" ”

Zhen Qian snorted, and no longer paid attention to Shang Cheng, and walked forward on his own. After walking a few steps, he whispered to himself: "A muddy person, how can he take care of his feathers?" Oh, today is an eye-opener. Throughout the ages, there have been generals who care about their reputation! ”

Shang Cheng smiled bitterly and chased after him. He didn't actually understand the truth that Zhenqian said, he was at odds with Zhang Pu, went to the military department to spread the wilderness, and fought with Yang Du, all for this purpose. But Gu Shi deceived people too much, he really couldn't swallow this resentment! However, if Zhen Qian can say such things to him, he is obviously thinking about himself from the bottom of his heart, and his heart is also hot. He sincerely expressed his gratitude to Zhenxiang. But he also said: "Lao Zhen, you are not a party, of course it doesn't matter if you stand aside and watch the excitement." But I, I'm ...... I was hurt by Gu Poyang! "There are some things he really can't say.

Zhen Qian smiled and said, "What's so bitter? When I went back, I directly drove a few cars of gifts to Gu Poyang Mansion, and by the way, I just got his daughter's daughter back. ”

Shang Cheng looked at Zhen Qian with his mouth open. He also thought that the left squire of the military department could help him come up with a brilliant idea, and it was such a plan for half a day? Like this bullshit idea, do you need a real adult to do it for him?

"It's begging, not marrying!" Zhenqian corrected the errors in his words in a serious manner. "You can't tell the difference between 'begging' and 'marrying', right?"

Marrying a wife and begging for a concubine, Shang Cheng naturally knows this statement. You can ask the daughter of the Gu family to be a concubine......

"It's the daughter of a concubine." Zhen Qian once again corrected the error in his words.

"Even if it's a concubine," Shang Cheng said impatiently, "even if it's a concubine, it's the daughter of the Poyang Hougu family!" ”

"It's the daughter of the Poyang Hou Gu family!" Zhen Xiang corrected him again. This time, his tone was no longer as gentle as just now, but with this bit of sternness. No matter which family's daughter it is, the concubine is the concubine, and the daughter of the concubine is completely incompatible! He glared at Shang Cheng fiercely. Could it be that Shang Yanshan can't even tell the difference between a concubine and a concubine? There are clear provisions in the law for this kind of thing, except for the Heavenly Family or the Near Branch Clan, even if it is the daughter of the Poyang Hougu family, if she dares to match an official of the seventh rank or above as a wife, once it is verified, the male and female families will be severely responsible; If you still refuse to break the marriage contract after being warned, you will be punished according to the severity of the offense, and the punishment for the male family will be at least demotion, and the punishment for the female family will be fine. In addition, if the wife of an official below the seventh rank is a concubine, it is basically impossible for the official rank to be promoted to the seventh rank and one by one, which is also a clear provision in the "Zhao Law".

Shang Cheng heard that there was dissatisfaction in his tone, so he stopped arguing. He felt that he might have made a mistake in this matter. Perhaps he only literally understood the meaning of "concubine" and "concubine", but did not raise it to the level of ethics and tradition for a deep understanding. However, on the other hand, he also understands that it must be difficult for him to truly understand the difference between "concubine" and "concubine", and perhaps he will not be able to accurately distinguish between "the daughter of the Gu family" and the "daughter of the Gu family". This is obviously a person......

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhenqian thought that he was reviewing his mistakes, so he stopped dwelling on this matter.

After walking a little longer, he saw that there was no one near Zuo, and then he said, "Zida, are you going to stay in the capital like this?" ”

Shang Cheng heard that there were still words in the true words, and he immediately came to his senses. He immediately drove away the question of what was going on and the sloppy image of Gu Lao Pifu from his mind, and asked with a smile: "What, what news have you heard?" Did the court change its mind and prepare to let me out and bite someone? Thinking of the opportunity to go north to fight the Turbats, he suddenly felt that his whole body was full of energy, and he clenched his fists with both hands and pinched his knuckles to the point of clicking. It's long overdue to let me out! Let me tell you, no matter how capable a hound is, if you don't let it go out and go wild every day, sooner or later it will be shut down! ”

Zhen Qian laughed twice and hurriedly shut his mouth. He coughed twice and said embarrassedly: "Zida, you are also a national general, how can you talk or, still...... Ahem, ahem. He really couldn't find any words to describe Shang Cheng, so he had to cough dryly twice. He nodded with a person who hurried up behind him, and waited for the official who was in a hurry to go to the public office to walk away before picking up the topic just now and continuing, "Old General Xiao is going to Jiazhou soon. The meaning of the military department is to take advantage of the fact that the commanders of all the Wei towns are in Beijing to make some adjustments to the personnel in the army......"

Shang Cheng listened and pondered. He did not expect that there might be a major personnel change in the military department in the near future. In the past, the armies of the Beijing Division were co-chaired by Xiao Jian and Yang Du, and although the two of them had fights, they were all small frictions under the table, which had little impact on the overall situation. But right now, Xiao Jian is about to go south, and he will definitely not be able to return to Beijing in a short time, and the military affairs of the Beijing division will inevitably become the dominant power of the Yang family. In order to avoid such a situation, personnel in the military must be readjusted. However, what does this have to do with him? Could it be that the imperial court is ready to arrange him to be the deputy head of the Liyuan camp, or transfer him to Longxi to replace Yan Gu, so that Yan Gu can return to Beijing to balance the situation?

He quickly ruled out the possibility of being transferred to Longxi. It was a nest that had been strictly operated for more than ten years, and if he went over alone, wouldn't the imperial court be worried that the armies in Longxi would not listen to the dispatch and eventually cause the situation to get out of control? As for going to the Liyuan camp, it seems unlikely either. He is a bare-bones commander, what check and balance Yang Du has? I'm afraid that Xiao Jian will win and return to the court, and he is still going around in circles in complicated personnel relations......

He couldn't figure out why Zhen Qian mentioned this matter to himself, so he simply asked bluntly: "What arrangements does the military department have for me?" ”

Zhen Qian groaned and said: "The Prime Minister's Office, of course, there is also the Ministry of War, and they all hope that you can go to Jiazhou." ”

"What about Xiao Laoshuai, he won't participate in the Southern Expedition?" Shang Cheng asked in surprise.

"Of course, General Xiao still wants to go. The Ministry of War wants to transfer you to serve as the deputy head of the Jiazhou camp, and cooperate with Xiao Laoshuai......"

"I'm not going." Shang Cheng interrupted him directly without waiting for him to finish, and said, "If Jiazhou puts two generals, just to conquer Nanzhao, it will be such a big place, where will I put the face of Zhao Zhujun?" This is purely helping Nanzhao to gain face! Either I'll go, or Xiao Laoshuai will go. If you want me to fight Nanzhao with Xiao Laoshuai, that's impossible! He took two steps, then turned back to Zhen Qian, who stood still in a daze, and said:

"You have to use a knife to kill a chicken cub, you can figure it out one by one!"