"This person is Zhang Hengda of the Inspectorate, and the person in brocade clothes next to him is Dong Ke, the master of the Thousand Households of the Military Intelligence Department. Tell the brothers, you can not listen to the words of this teaching, but these two adults have to listen to the words, they are going back to Beijing this time to do things on behalf of the lord, the stakes are very high, we should save his life and the two of them, understand? Keep up, drive ---"

The student made a note of it. The brothers followed. Wei Chi Jingde was also shocked when he heard this, knowing that the person with an extremely indifferent expression was a close confidant by his father-in-law's side, he couldn't help but feel a little envious, and he didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly shouted to several other classmates who led the troops to hurry up and follow.

20,000 soldiers surrounded Zhang Heng and other horses and galloped wildly all day, and when the sun was about to set, they finally came to Tongguan.

Zhang Heng reined in his horse and said to Li Jing: "General Daoxing, you are stationed outside the city, and you will spend the night here today." Dong Qianhu and a certain entered the customs to meet the backer prince. After speaking, Zhang Heng rushed to the Tongguan City Gate as soon as he urged the horse with a horsewhip, and Dong Ke and the guards followed closely behind him.

When Li Jing saw Zhang Heng leaving, he ordered his 10 generals to go to find land and camp.

The general of the Sui army on the pass was Shang Shi's apprentice, and he saw the arrival of the cavalry from afar, and he didn't know where the men and horses were, but when he looked closely, he recognized the dress of the Jin army in Hedong and put his mind at ease. And when he saw dozens of horsemen coming to the city gate, he hurried down to the city and opened the gate to wait aside.

"Who is the last general to come here, it turns out to be Zhang Hengda!" Master Shang had been to Luzhou and seen Luzhou officials, and he recognized that this was originally Zhang Heng, the left concubine of the Beijing official, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and salute him.

"Huh! The lower official went to the capital on a business trip on the order of my lord, passing by the treasure land, but asked to see the old prince, and asked General Shang to introduce him. Seeing that the monk and apprentice came to greet him from afar, Zhang Heng hurriedly stopped the horse and abandoned the saddle, and stepped forward with a smile to greet the monk and apprentice.

"Hehe, please go with me to see the prince, please!" Master Shang heard Zhang Heng's intention, smiled and stretched out his hand to make a request. Zhang Heng hurriedly threw the reins of the horse in his hand to the guards beside him, and humbly let the monk and apprentice walk towards the pass.

Before he arrived at the Tongguan Marshal's Mansion, he saw that Yang Lin, the backer who had already received the news, was waiting in front of the mansion with a group of generals.

Seeing this, Zhang Heng hurriedly took a few steps forward to greet Yang Lin, and after Yang Lin returned the salute, he led Zhang Heng and others into the hall of the Shuai Mansion and sat down.

"Does the prince know the meaning of the lower official's entry into Beijing this time?"

"Huh! Lord Zhang, don't beat around the bush in front of this king! Isn't this going to the capital for the sake of His Majesty's illness? ”

"Huh! The old prince must be judged from the sidelines, and he can see it clearly. Xiaguan's trip is to enter Beijing on behalf of my lord to dissuade His Majesty from practicing meditation, I don't know what the prince thinks? Zhang Heng took his eyes and carefully studied Yang Lin's face after picking out his purpose.

"Humph! His Majesty is not as old as this king, but he is deaf. Even if you want to give way to Zen, how can you give way to Yang Yong? If anyone dares to usurp and rebel, the king will lead the army into Beijing to quell the chaos. Yang Lin slapped the table, his eyes widened, and he got up and said sharply.

"Good! There is a prince here to be brave for the lower officials, and the lower officials are not afraid! With that, Zhang Heng got up and gave Yang Lin a deep salute.

Immediately, Zhang Heng said goodbye to Yang Lin and took Dong Ke and several guards out of the palace.

"Dong Qianhu, take a few brothers to Tongguan Guangtongqu Wharf, find the wharf manager, show the Luzhou Mansion token and ask him to prepare the boat workers overnight, don't delay boarding the ship tomorrow morning."

"Yes, sir. The villain will go. After speaking, he waved his hand to the guards behind him, and half of them followed him in the direction of the dock. Zhang Heng took the remaining guards out of the city again and went to the camp of Li Jing's army. The big tent of his own group had already been set up by Li Jing and others.

After a night of silence, he set out early the next morning. 20,000 sergeants and war horses boarded the ship and went down the river at a very fast speed. At noon, they arrived at the wharf of Huayin City, where the whole army marched in again after a short stop, and arrived at the capital at dusk. The whole army did not enter the city, but set up camps in the open space outside the city. Zhang Heng still took Dong Ke and others into the capital, until the palace of the King of Jin in the city met the left-behind Taifu Yu Wenshu.

"Old lady, go to winter for a year! Is it okay? Zhang Heng saw Yuwenshu go out to greet him, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Huh! Lord Zhang is concerned, the old man is fine, please speak in the house. Yuwen Shu was also very happy to see the old man, and hurriedly welcomed Zhang Heng and others into the mansion.

After the two sat down in the living room of the house, their own family served tea.

"Taifu, the lower official is here to admonish His Majesty about Zen Concession, I don't know how His Majesty is sick now?" Zhang Heng asked softly.

"Alas! His Majesty has always been meticulous in everything, everything must be bowed in person, and he became ill from hard work, and before the winter of last year, he was not in good health, although he gradually reduced the review of the folds, and recuperated with peace of mind. But he is getting old and his body is getting heavier and heavier, but fortunately, Doctor Sun is on his side, and he can save his life with the help of Jinshi medicine. But I can only recuperate and recuperate, and I can't overwork. Therefore, His Majesty gave birth to the meaning of Zen. Yu Wenshu said helplessly, shaking his head and sighing.

"Lord Taifu, the lower official was sent by the lord to return to Beijing this time, and the lord advised His Majesty to withdraw his order and not to do Zen concessions. I also asked the Taifu to bring the lower official into the palace tomorrow to meet the saint, and the lower official could also present the lord's letter in person. ”

"This matter is not difficult, tomorrow afternoon, I will ask Lord Zhang to enter the palace with the old man to face the saint."

"Xiaguan also has a letter here from the lord to Master Taifu, please take a look at it." Zhang Heng took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Yu Wenshu.

Yuwen recounted the result letter, hurriedly opened it and looked at it, and then his face was heavy and his brows were tightly locked. After putting down the letter, he asked Zhang Heng puzzled: "Lord Zhang, what does Your Highness mean by this?" ”

Zhang Heng picked up the letter and read it hastily, and said with a smile: "Old lady, this is the lord who wants to take the initiative to show strength in this capital!" In order to suppress and deter the arrogance of the princelings in the capital. Xia Guan brought Dong Qianhu to Beijing to spread the news in the city. After Zhang Heng finished speaking, he gently put down the letter in his hand.

"Oh? Hehe! Good idea, once this news spreads, it reaches the ears of Yang Su and others, which is tantamount to a slap in the face and a basin of cold water! After Yuwen Shu figured it out, he stroked his beard and laughed.

"Lord Taifu, the manpower brought by the lower officials is limited, and to carry out this plan, you need to use Taifu's manpower in the capital."

"What's so hard about that! Tomorrow, I will make the strangers of Jingcheng Lane known. ”

"Good! The lower officials also asked Dong Qianhu to mobilize the personnel of the military intelligence department stationed in Beijing to cooperate with Lord Taifu. ”

"Okay, good--- hehehehe!"

After talking about the matter, Zhang Heng came out of the Jin Palace, hurriedly went out of the city and rushed back to the military camp outside the city. In extraordinary times, he did not dare to stay in the city for a long time so as not to be targeted by the princelings, and returning to the barracks was the safest way.

The capital Yue Wangfu.

"What? The 20,000 cavalry of the Hedong Jin Army came outside the southern city? Really? ”

"Yue Gong, the people outside know about it, hurry up and plan!" Yang Da replied anxiously.

"Yue Gong, the person who led the troops was Zhang Heng, the left concubine of the original dynasty, and the lower officials had found out that he was now in the palace of the king of Jin. Do you want someone to put him under house arrest in the city? Yu Wenkai, who came to Yuefu with Yang Da, said fiercely.

"Nope! What does Zhang Heng mean here? I don't know yet, I'll have to see. Yang Guang, the king of Jin, did not return to Beijing? Yang Su was quite puzzled by this, he originally wanted to let the crown prince Yang Yong send an order to recruit him back to Beijing in the name of the emperor, but he didn't want Yang Guang to be disrespectful, but just sent a confidant to return to Beijing, which greatly exceeded his expectations, and also disrupted his design.

"Yue Gong, Yang Guang doesn't return is an attitude, if he doesn't serve the new emperor outside, what can he do?" Yang Da said worriedly.

"Alas! If he had come into the city, he would not have bowed his head, and this man would not have been called. The previous calculation must be continued. Yang Su said fiercely.

"Yue Gong, Yang Guang's soldiers and horses came to Beijing without the orders of His Majesty and the Ministry of War, and this move has the intention of rebellion! I'm going to have to guard against it! Yu Wenkai pointed out the key point, which made Yang Su and Yang Da gasp and suddenly wake up.

"Lord Yuwen is right, although there are still 30,000 forbidden troops in the city, they are still insufficient, and they should be transferred back to Beijing just in case. There are only 20,000 Hongnong elites in the Zhang Xutuo Department of Meixian County, and Lord Yuwen is familiar with the Zhang Xutuo Department, so I ask Lord Yuwen to go out of the city overnight to transfer Zhang Bu into Beijing, and be sure to arrive outside the west gate of the capital tomorrow afternoon. Yang Su ordered Yu Wenkai.

"Obey the order, and the subordinate will go out of the city to transfer troops." After speaking, Yu Wenkai hurriedly turned around and went out, this matter is very urgent and cannot be delayed at all. It's just that Yang Su and the others didn't know that this General Zhang Xutuo had secretly defected to King Jin's party as early as last year's expedition to Tuyuhun Kingdom.

As soon as Yu Wenkai left, Er Yang couldn't think of a better way for a while, so he had to calm down and wait and see.

In the afternoon of the next day, Wenhe Temple.

At this time, Emperor Wen, who was lying on the dragon couch, was receiving acupuncture treatment from Dr. Sun. Speaking of this acupuncture therapy, it is also a new acupuncture method recently created by Dr. Sun Shen, although this acupuncture method can not cure Emperor Wen's disease, but it can relieve the pain of the body, and can make people clear and clear, and eliminate fatigue. Whenever Emperor Wen was sick and painful, he asked Dr. Sun to administer an acupuncture.

"All right, Your Majesty. The poor road has been completed today, and His Majesty can move, if there is no accident, His Majesty can be protected from illness within three days. Divine Doctor Sun said softly as he cleaned up the silver needle.

"Thank you, Miracle Doctor!" Emperor Wen opened his eyes and thanked softly, and at the same time, moved his somewhat stiff arms and waist.

"Divine doctor, is it true that Your Majesty's illness cannot be cured? If this new acupuncture method can relieve pain, why can't it get rid of the root cause? Queen Dugu, who had been waiting on the side of the bed for a long time, asked anxiously.

"Alas! Your Majesty's illness is caused by exertion, advanced age, and unbearable body, and there is no cure. But if you can keep your mood happy, don't keep your liver fire, supplemented by the medicine prescribed by the poor Tao and acupuncture to relieve pain, your life is worry-free, and the queen doesn't have to worry. After Doctor Sun finished speaking softly, he bowed to Emperor Wen and Empress Wen slightly, and then carried the medicine box and went out.

Queen Dugu hurriedly got up to send her off, thanking her all the way.

As soon as the divine doctor left, he saw the inner servant Yuan Yan leading Taifu Yu Wenshu into the dormitory, followed by Zhang Heng.

Seeing the visit of the old lady Fu Yuwenshu, Emperor Wen took advantage of the fact that his spirit was still acceptable, so he propped up his body and said to Yuwenshu with a smile: "Taifu! It's really time to come, a moment early, I'm all confused, hehe! ”

Yu Wenshu hurriedly stepped forward and replied, "Hehe! Your Majesty didn't know that the old minister was already waiting outside the door! Who would dare to disturb the divine doctor to administer an injection to His Majesty? How is Your Majesty feeling today? ”

"I'm fine now, but my legs and feet are sore, and I can't get out of bed. Is there anything wrong with the old lady entering the palace to see me? ”

"Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, because His Majesty intended to cede the throne, I wanted to inquire about the meaning of the King of Jin, and the King of Jin was in the Central Plains at this time to deter the kings, in case of change, and had not come to Beijing, and now sent his confidant Zhang Heng to bring the King of Jin's handwriting." After that, Yu Wenshu led Zhang Heng behind him to Emperor Wen's bed.

"Your Majesty, Weichen Zhang Heng greets Your Majesty." Zhang Heng hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Alas! It turned out to be the left concubine, Lord Zhang! This is not the palace of the government, just get up and speak. ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen specially brought a letter back to Beijing for the King of Jin Chitose, this is a Chitose handwriting." With that, he held the letter in his arms in both hands. Yuan Yan, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly took the letter, turned around and handed it to Emperor Wen.

"Alas! I know that I am unwilling! After reading the letter, Emperor Wen sighed lightly and closed his eyes slightly.

"Your Majesty, Chitose still has something to say."

"Say it! Listen! ”

His Royal Highness Chitose said: In the winter season last year, the kings of the Central Plains were dissatisfied with the opening of the canal, and it was not uncommon for them to recruit troops and expand the army without permission, especially Wang Shichong of Luoyang, Tangbi of Jinan, and Shen Faxing of Yuzhou. The day of the Central Plains rebellion is approaching in a flash, and this is an eventful autumn! It is not advisable for the father and emperor to make concessions, so as not to cause chaos in the court. If the father is in poor health, he can rest assured in the palace, or he can choose a clean place to recuperate, and he is not in a hurry to let Zen let things go, and it is not too late to discuss them after the Central Plains is finished. The government affairs of the DPRK and China, regardless of size, are handled by the crown prince. ”

"Alas! I haven't been in the court for a long time, and I don't know the pain of being a father! As the saying goes: the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop. Let's go down first! Rong Zhen thinks about it. ”

After Emperor Wen finished speaking, he raised his hand to signal, and Yuan Yan stepped forward and whispered, "Please come back another day!" ”

Seeing this, Yuwenshu hurriedly grabbed Zhang Heng and came out with a salute, and stopped talking.

After Queen Dugu sent away Doctor Sun, she hurried back to the palace to see Emperor Wen. Seeing Emperor Wen stepping on the foot with his eyes closed and his brows tightly locked, he knew that something was wrong. stepped forward and sat on the edge of the collapse, and asked softly: "Your Majesty, the concubine just saw that Lord Taifu was coming, but there is news of Ji'er?" ”

"I'm not coming back, this is his letter, take a look!"

"Alas! How is this life good? Seeing that the dispute between the pre-Qin Zhifu Su and Hu Hai, Wei Zhipi, and the Zhi brothers has started again, how can it be good? "It's all their own sons, the love behind their palms, it's really embarrassing to be a parent, Queen Dugu can't help but be extremely anxious, worried about the kind of brother torment in history.

"Okay, I can't die for a while, but the matter of Zen Rang needs to be slowed down. I believe that Yong'er will not mess around. Emperor Wen saw that the Dugu clan was sad, so he could only say comfortingly.

Different from the calm in the palace, at this time, a rumor in the capital was too strong and quickly spread in the ordinary alleys. The news also quickly reached the ears of the princelings such as Yang Su, the king of Yue, so that Yang Su and others couldn't help but be shocked.