Behind the low-hanging curtain of the Jin Xiang Palace, several ministers standing outside could see the figures walking back and forth inside.

Wang Pu hugged his fists and said: "Liaoxi Fort in the northeast has not yet been built, and it has been besieged by the Khitan army...... In addition, the people of the Bing Cao Division reported to the Privy Council, and all the ethnic groups in the northwest appeared near the Yellow River, and they were afraid that they were plotting a major event......"

The figure inside was Fu Jinzhan, her hands in front of the ribbon, her brows furrowed and she didn't say a word. Jing Niang next to her just secretly played a message: it was determined that Guo Jin was recruiting troops in Shouzhou and was secretly preparing.

These things would have been urgent and important things in normal times, but now Marigold couldn't care about it, and what she was most concerned about and what everyone seemed to avoid on the scene: Li Chuyun's army of 50,000 was approaching Tokyo!

After a long time, she spoke: "The king invites you to the Yangde Hall to discuss matters." ”

"Yes." Wang Pu's voice said.

When Wang Pu entered the Yangde Hall from the door of the study in the east hall, he saw two people beside Fu Jinzhan , a eunuch Cao Tai and a Jing Niang.

Wang Pu glanced left and right, hugged his fists and said, "Great Queen, I heard that the Fu family's eldest man has entered Beijing?" ”

Fu Jinzhan frowned and said, "Even if Zhaoxu is summoned to Beijing, what is the use?" For a while, what role can he have in the forbidden army? ”

Wang Pu was stunned for a moment and nodded thoughtfully.

Fu Jinzhan threw the two more pieces on the table and raised his chin slightly. Cao Tai immediately stepped forward and silently passed the things to Wang Pu's hands.

Wang Pu unfolded and browsed it, one was Wei Renpu's own handwriting, there was no change in the army, and everything returned to Beijing in accordance with the order of the Privy Council; A letter of merit from Li Chuyun showed that the "Hexi Army" defeated the allied forces of the party and the various departments in Feng'an.

After reading it, Wang Pu immediately bowed and said, "When Wei Renpu sent this letter, he had already let Li Chuyun read it. ”

"Oh?" Fu Jinzhan thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Wang Pu felt that the eldest queen had already figured out the reason. The time for Li Chuyun to return was almost twice as long as the expedition to the northwest, and there was obviously a delay, so it can be boldly expected that Li Chuyun had already been suspicious, so it was difficult for Wei Renpu to send a letter out of the military camp privately; And judging from the content of the letter, there is no reason for the delay, so Wei Renpu's letter is a public letter.

"Li Chuyun's recital is not a merit, but a warning." Wang Pu said again.

After hearing this, Jin Zhan said coldly: "It is reported that Luo Yanhuan has met Zuo You in private, and he sent someone out of Tokyo, isn't it with his friend Li Chuyun inside and outside the private relationship?!" Li Chuyun already knew that the official family was in a coma and bedridden, and he had not looked at the court for a long time. ”

Wang Pu muttered: "It seems that Li Chuyun's recital shows that although he has military power for the time being, he doesn't want to take risks. just warned the court that he had just made war exploits and was not at fault. If he is moved at this time, it will make the queen unvirtuous...... With the prestige of the empress, it is not easy for the regent to convince the public, and killing the general may cause instability in the court. ”

Wang Pu said quietly: "The old minister thinks that with the current situation, the real trouble is that the court may fight in the future...... But after all, tens of thousands of elite soldiers gathered in Tokyo, and it was indeed prudent. ”

Jinzhan was silent for a long time, and said: "Wait for Li Chuyun to arrive in Beijing, let Yang Biao control the Tokyo garrison, order martial law in the four cities, and deploy the inner temple to ride directly at the west gate." He ordered Li Chuyun and the former battalion military government to transfer the guards and horses to the North Gate School Yard and the Forbidden Army to the West Gate Campus, and first divided them into two units. Then he transported silver coins and copper coins from the inner treasury, rewarded the soldiers, and ordered the armies to deliver armor and weapons, disbanded in batches, and entered the city through the south gate. ”

Wang Pu was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly said: "As long as the army clears the weapons first, it can naturally turn the danger into a disaster, but ...... This will make Li Chuyun's suspicion even worse! ”

Marigold said in a trembling voice: "I can't care so much!" ”

Wang Pu frowned and said, "Queen, please think twice." ”

Jin Zhan said coldly: "I didn't send someone to take the holy decree and bring Li Chuyun straight into the imperial city, so I have already thought twice." ”

…… Fu Jinzhan didn't know if he had done something wrong, maybe he was really wrong.

She had thought carefully about Wang Pu's admonition and was fully aware of the consequences of it. She is not willful, but she can't get over a hurdle in her heart...... The past of the crazy rebels who directly entered Li Shouzhen's inner mansion that year was like a shadow, which deepened her impression in countless nightmares.

Almost everyone has a weakness, and that incident is not a memory for marigold, but a nightmare deep inside.

Although Wang Pu and herself thought about it many times from beginning to end, it was unlikely that Li Chuyun would take a risk; But now in this situation, the generals in the city are the brothers of the generals who support the army, and the courtiers have a faint relationship with the generals, which makes Fu Jinzhan worried.

and Wang Pu hinted to her that Wei Renpu's letter could not be sent out without authorization. Who knows if those martial artists have set up some game?

She thought about a lot of games that the opponent might set up, but they were all guesses, and she was in the palace, and she really didn't know what was going on in the army!

Fu Jinzhan distrusts Wufu the most in his heart, because they are unreasonable when they have swords and guns...... But the absurd thing is that she has an excellent reputation among the martial arts, and has a reputation for forgiving and trusting soldiers.

In fact, everything is just what she makes, and the more wary she is of some people, the more she has to disguise. She is a very smart woman among women, but she is still a woman, and she is still not a Wu Zetian who has only been born for thousands of years, how can she deal with martial artists like a strong master?

That night, the marigolds did not sleep all night.

The next day, she went to the Jinxiang Hall to raise virtue and ordered to summon Yang Biao, the prince of the country. Usually the princes do not go to the court to work, waiting for Yang Biao to enter the palace for a long time, Marigold waited uneasily for a while, and unconsciously supported his head with his arms and fell asleep while sitting.

Half-asleep, she suddenly saw a group of fierce and fierce armor soldiers rushing in! In a trance, she couldn't tell whether it was in Li Shouzhen's mansion or in Tokyo Ouchi, the martial artists were screaming wildly, some were still laughing, Marigold was terrified to the extreme, and she just wanted to use death to escape the unbearable panic and fear......

She woke up suddenly, and found that her vest was covered in cold sweat, her chest was pounding like a drum, and it was a little difficult to breathe.

A voice said: "Niangniang, Fuguo Gong (Yang Biao) was ordered to meet and was waiting outside the hall. ”

Marigold stared blankly, and only after a while did she speak, "Xuan." ”

After a while, a heavy footstep came, and Yang Biao entered in a military uniform and armor, and said with his fists hugged: "The minister greets the queen." ”

Jinzhan was shocked in her heart, but her expression and posture had returned to her dignified and calm, and she said quietly: "It is said that the Duke of Fuguo and the official family married Jin Lan back then. When you tie the knot, you should have said that you don't want to be born in the same year, the same month, and the same day, but you want to die in the same year, the same month, and the same day? ”

"Bang dang!" Yang Biao suddenly knelt on the ground with one knee and said categorically, "For the sake of the official's family and his descendants, Yang is a man with his liver and brain shattered into thousands of pieces, and he is a man in vain with a blink of an eyelid!" ”

The cruel words made Jinzhan feel a little palpitating when she heard it, and she took a deep breath and said, "The official family is fortunate to have loyal ministers such as the Auxiliary Prince. She said and picked up an edict stamped with a jade seal, "If the Auxiliary Duke accepts the decree, the Privy Council will also issue a military order to you." ”

Yang Biao got up, looked at the floor with his eyes, bowed forward and took the thing with both hands, and bowed suddenly: "If anyone dares to approach the palace, he will step on the corpse of the minister!" ”

Then Jinzhan summoned Han Tong, Dong Zunzhi and others separately and awarded them one by one.

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Tokyo Daliang, in this city has staged many changes of dynasty, the sudden martial law has shrouded the whole city in terror.

The order to close the city gates and impose martial law was undoubtedly the direct cause of the panic among the people.

Tokyo hasn't lit a beacon for years. In recent years, wars are still frequent but always outside the country, and martial law at the city gate has hardly reappeared...... And now, the gates of the inner and outer cities are closed one after another.

The palace guards, dressed in fresh armor, rode tall horses and marched in a neat procession through the royal streets. The footsteps of the infantry shook the city even more. The news of the closure of the gates is spreading through the city, shops are closing one after another, and the city of Tokyo, which is so bustling and crowded, is gradually becoming sparsely populated, and so many people don't know where they have gone.

At this time, outside the west city, the post road and the city compartment were full of ironclad soldiers, with men and horses raging and banners like clouds.

When the army marched outside the city, they stopped when they found that the gates were closed, and those who arrived later had to spread out to both sides. Tens of thousands of people slowly arrived outside the city wall, and for a time there was a sea of people, and the scene was extremely terrifying.

"Drive!" Li Chuyun rushed forward from between the arrays for a while, looking at the closed city gate with his own eyes.

It was the morning and the city gates were closed.

Li Chuyun sighed in his heart, and suddenly he was half cold.

"Li Gong." Zhong Li, who came from the entourage, called quietly, and then disappeared. The surrounding generals were also present, looking at the city gate in confusion.

After a while, he saw someone coming from the city gate, and Li Chuyun squinted his eyes to see clearly, only Lu Duoxun, the attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and a few officials rode over, so he rode on the horse and waited.

"Meet the Founding Father." Lu Duosun and the others approached and first clasped their fists on their horses, and then turned over and dismounted.

Li Chuyun pointed at the city gate with a horsewhip, and his displeasure showed on his face: "Lu Shilang, what does this mean?" ”

Zhong Li and the generals all looked at the person who came without saying a word, and felt a little dignified for a while.

Lu Duoxun said: "The Great Queen's decree, the Privy Council order." ”

Li Chuyun and the others immediately jumped down from their horses to salute.

Lu Duosun unfolded the edict of the auspicious cloud back, and said loudly: "The Privy Council ordered, the founding prince and the soldiers of the Hexi Army defeated the party rebels in one fell swoop, served the country, and made great contributions. The court is rewarded for meritorious deeds, and the reward has reached the south gate, and the reward is rewarded first, and then the meritorious service is added to the official knighthood. There were many soldiers and horses in Hexi, and it was chaotic, so the former camp military government transferred the forbidden army to the military camp and open place of the Ximen Zhuxiaochang, and the guards went to the north. The court officials and the military Chinese martial arts discussed the matter of rewards, and there must be no confusion. ”

Li Chuyun stepped forward, took the decree with both hands and said, "The minister respectfully obeys the decree." After he said that, he looked back behind him and said to Lu Duoxun, "There are too many people, Deputy Envoy Wei is not here, the old man sent someone to find him and tell him." ”

Lu Duosun nodded calmly: "I have to tell the former battalion commander Shi Yi, and he has to preside over this matter." ”