There is an undercurrent surging in Zizhu City, and so is Tianjing City.

A few days ago, the emperor finally set the empress, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs began to prepare busily. According to the precedent, the marriage etiquette of the Son of Heaven is particularly complicated, and the birth of the queen alone should be selected from the concubines in the harem.

But the emperor now does not have the right to choose the queen, and is put in the middle by two groups of people, relying on the slogan that the war is not over, and inexplicably chooses a queen. In the final analysis, even Xu De will feel that he will not go, thinking that he will make the marriage of the Son of Heaven bigger, and he can also hide people's eyes and ears and ease the upside-down relationship between monarchs and ministers.

A horse-drawn carriage was speeding down the road, and pedestrians leaned in both directions for fear of being hit by such a carriage. Looking at the golden light of the carriage, every tiny detail reveals a sense of luxury, and the unstoppable appearance of the groom shows that the carriage is either rich or expensive. If you are hit by such a carriage and are injured and killed, I am afraid that not only will you not get a penny, but you will also be sent to the prison, saying that you stabbed so-and-so.

This arrogant carriage galloped all the way and stopped in front of the Qin Palace, and a person wearing a navy blue robe, and he jumped out of the carriage without being supported by the coachman. When the porter saw the person who came with a fierce face, he stepped forward and said, "Does this lord have a prayer?" ”

The person who came was Wu Dakai, he received Xu De's secret order, and then he hurriedly ran over, and at this moment he saw the porter blocking the road, although he was angry in his heart, but he still smiled and said: "Wu Dakai, the secretary of the Ministry of Contemptible Rites, was asked by the prince to come." "As the saying goes, the prime minister's concierge is a five-grade official, no matter how anxious he is, he can't offend these villains.

"It turned out to be Lord Wu, please come in and have a cup of tea, and I'll go and call the prince." The porter opened the door, and a servant came out to pull the carriage to the stable for Wu Dakai's coachman.

"He went in with me, and there was no need to pass on the prince." The person who came was Feng Tianshou, and he said as he dismounted. He received Xu De's message and immediately arrived, his groom, a middle-aged man with one arm, who carried him out of the carriage with his only remaining hand.

Although Feng Tianshou is not an official of the imperial court, he is well-known in the court and the public, Wu Dakai had already entered the door, and when he saw that it was Feng Tianshou, he quickly withdrew from the door and went to Feng Tianshou's side to perform the junior salute.

"In this Qin Palace, there is not so much red tape, and go in with me." After that, he took Wu Dakai to Hanshanzhai, and the porter personally took Wu Dakai's carriage to the stable.

In the cold mountain fast, Xu De has been sitting for a while, the battle report in his hand is sent early in the morning, Xu De thought that this battle report was exactly the same as in the past, but at least opened it and looked at it twice, he was stunned - Jin sent tens of thousands of troops to besiege Guo Yi, Guo Yi escaped and attacked Yinzhou City, Datong deputy general Liu Pu led the army to support and repel the enemy. This time, the military commander of the Jin Kingdom for a period of time was recognized, and it was Wanyan Ke, the king of Shouhai who disappeared from the capital some time ago.

Xu De looked at it for a long time, and he couldn't make a decision, this war report affected too many things.

Feng Tianshou hurried from outside Hanshan Zhai, and today he didn't bring a scholar, so he was less scattered and more serious. He took Wu Dakai into Hanshan Zhai and saluted.

Xu De waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit down, and got straight to the point: "I have already sent a copy of the battle report to you, what do you think?" ”

Feng Tianshou knew what Xu De was talking about when he heard it, but Wu Dakai was confused, he clearly didn't know anything. Seeing this, Xu De threw the battle report in his hand to Wu Dakai, Wu Dakai unfolded the battle report, there were not many words, and he read it in a few glances, but after reading the battle report, the expression on his face was extremely exciting.

"Ambushing Guo Yi, an untenable Datong general, symbolizes much bigger things than what can actually be obtained." Feng Tianshou saw that Wu Dakai finished reading it, so he replied out loud.

Wu Dakai looked puzzled, what symbol, what reality.

Xu De nodded, looked at a huge map behind him, and said: "If you can ambush all the way from Datong West to Chishan Pass, there is no internal response, and it will definitely not work." Some people don't get used to us. ”

"Someone is going to attack the prince?" Wu Dakai asked suspiciously.

"It's already done." Feng Tianshou smiled, it was no secret that Xu De withdrew from the palace guards. It's just that most people don't know why.

"Since they started from the north, it means that they are in the capital, and at present, they can't move the prince, so the prince, we have to find them out as soon as possible." Feng Tianshou continued.

"Of course I know this truth, it's just that the vast Tianjing, with a population of millions, can't just grab one and say it's my sworn enemy." Xu De took a break and said, "I'm afraid of being laughed at by the world." ”

"There is only such a group of people in the capital who want to be unfavorable to the prince, except for the emperor, they can be counted on their hands, but since they can still hook up with the Jin State, I am afraid that they will not be able to get rid of the royal tiger."

"Yuhuzi was involved in this?" Xu De asked.

"It's hard to say, although Yuhuzi is bent on the north, and he doesn't even look at the south, but who knows if someone will pull the tiger skin to make trouble."

"You mean it's the same as Liu Xian? What is the name of that kid from the royal family? ”

"Yu Yan, Lord Wang. It's a military attaché, and he's a fictitious post. Wu Dakai finally had a chance to say a word.

Xu De nodded, and crossed all the way along the nine heavy passes in the north, and when he passed Datong City, his fingers pressed heavily, and then turned around and sat down, and said: "Could it be that Ma Dahai sent someone to retaliate, then Liu Pu seems to be his henchman." ”

Liu Pu has already submitted his resignation, and I am afraid he was also taken aback. His brother-in-law, Shuhumu, died under Yinzhou City in order to save Guo Yi, and the Black Wolf Army in his hands and the defenders of Datong City are now in Guo Yi's hands. ”

"So what's this picture? Just to kill a junior general? ”

"I didn't understand it too much, but the biggest possibility is that I want to force the prince to put pressure on Yuhuzi. If there is chaos in the north, the prince will not be able to hide, so he can only go up. ”

Xu De was silent, thought carefully about Feng Tianshou's words, and for a while, looked at Wu Dakai on the side, remembered the purpose of calling him here today, and said, "How is the emperor's marriage prepared." ”

Wu Dakai sat tremblingly, and after listening to Xu De's question at this moment, he sat up straight, and said: "Back to the prince, the marriage of the Son of Heaven is used in many ways, and the Internal Affairs Office can solve some of them, and some must be purchased now, plus things such as worshipping ancestors, I am afraid that I will have to wait until around the beginning of spring to clean it up." ”

"It's been too long." Feng Tianshou suddenly said this, but his eyes fell on the window.

"It's been too long." Xu De also repeated.

Wu Dakai, who was already trembling, listened to these two sounds for too long, sweating like rain, considered the words, and said: "Lord, the wedding of the Son of Heaven, the first emperor planned for a year, and Emperor Wu planned for a year and three months, not to mention those emperors who were more advanced, this is not slow, and the Yangtze River and Chen Jiang will be frozen soon, and the river transportation will be broken." ”

When Xu De heard this, he felt that he was indeed in a hurry, he and Feng Tianshou were worried about the long nights and dreams, and they were afraid of changes in Beijing.

"It's not difficult to have thorough etiquette, it's enough to worship your ancestors, now that the war on the Western Front is tight, and the north is about to fight, there is no need for everything to be perfect." Feng Tianshou added that he said it tactfully, but if he really did this, it would be tantamount to slapping the face of the Liu royal family, although the current royal population is withering, but after all, there is still a Guangnan king in the south, and he is also a descendant of the Liu family.

Xu De considered the method Feng Tianshou said, but he felt that it was feasible, and it was very human. He looked at Wu Dakai and said, "Then you go back and prepare, everything can be shrunk, the etiquette of ancestor worship can be simplified as much as possible, the exchange of gifts between the two sides is free, and the old thing can have a few dollars." In short, it is necessary to be ready by October. ”

Xu De said this string, and Wu Dakai wrote it down in his heart one by one, but it's a pity that his reputation may stink after the emperor's wedding.

Wu Dakai was a little hesitant, but when he saw Xu De's sharp eyes, he said: "Xia Guan understands, let's do it." With that, he hurriedly turned around and left, now that August is coming to an end, it is necessary to prepare well before October, and naturally not a moment can be wasted.

"Could it be the Emperor?" When Wu Dakai walked away, Xu De asked lightly. Since he knew that someone had been hiding by the emperor's side for a long time, he had already begun to be a little afraid of the emperor, after all, he was no longer a child who didn't understand anything.

"It's unlikely that the emperor's hand won't reach out to Yuhuzi." Feng Tianshou looked at the map behind Xu De and said, "Yuhuzi hasn't written to Jingzhong yet, and Guo Yi's military report hasn't arrived yet, so I'll take a look at it when the time comes." ”

No one spoke in Hanshan Zhai, and both of them were immersed in thought. Suddenly, Feng Tianshou spoke, a strange smile appeared on his face, and said, "Lord Wang, we have been ignoring one person. ”