After listening to Ling Luotian's account, Mo Feng and Zhao Wutang both fell into shock and deep thought.

Although Mo Feng was a short general, it did not mean that he did not know Emperor Ling Tianmu and the important ministers in the court. The original owner of this body was the only son of Youzhou Thorn Shi, so he naturally listened to his father tell some things about Ling Tianmu and the important ministers of the court, not to mention that he had heard a lot of deeds about them in the army these days. Through these, Mo Feng had his own views on Ling Tianmu and those important ministers.

Emperor Ling Tianmu, when he was still the king of Liang in the past, was known for his "virtuousness". Moreover, unlike Emperor Shenwu, Xiwen does not like martial arts, and has a sense of rejection and defense against military generals.

After ascending the throne, it was even more so, vigorously promoting civilian officials, promoting literature and suppressing the military, suppressing the status of military generals in the imperial army, and wantonly appointing military supervisors to prevent military generals from rebelling.

There are more civil officials, which means that there are more people who invite merit and flattery, and say good things. After a long time, Ling Tianmu was intoxicated with the sweet words woven by the civil officials.

Maybe he had heard too many good words, and gradually, Ling Tianmu also felt a little tired. For those civil servants, he also had some other thoughts.

If you don't explode in silence, you perish in silence. Mo Feng thought that although this sentence was more applicable to some silent and honest people, Ling Tianmu's current attitude towards the courtiers was also very much in line with this sentence. Ling Tianmu, who had always been accustomed to the flattery of the ministers, finally couldn't stand them anymore.

Today's important ministers are naturally the most noble of the three dukes, Prime Minister Bai Hua, Taiwei Yan Qin, and Imperial Historian Luo Qi, all of whom were ministers of the shogunate during the Liang Dynasty. Prime Minister Bai Hua and Taiwei Yan Qin are their think tanks, and the imperial historian is Luo Qi's attendant. After Ling Tianmu ascended the throne, they naturally rose to the top and sat in their current position.

The first of the Wenchens, the first to recommend Prime Minister Bai Hua, followed by the Imperial Historian Lodge. Yan Qingui is a lieutenant, although he is the head of the military generals with the generals, but the ministers of the court and the central government all know that he is not familiar with martial arts and is just a weak scholar. He was able to become a lieutenant because the emperor was very wary of military generals, so he was able to restrain many military generals as a civil servant.

Bai Hua was resourceful, Yan Qin was sinister and vicious, and Luo Qi was good at making peace with mud, and the three of them gave him a lot of help when Ling Tianmu was the king of Liang, helping him win the reputation of "Virtuous King". After Emperor Shenwu died of a violent illness, it was they who ran in many ways and sought the supreme position for Ling Tianmu.

After Ling Tianmu ascended the throne, the three of them "parted ways". Lodge began to protect himself, gradually reducing his dealings with the ministers, and only opened his mouth when there was something important. Bai Hua and Yan Qin became more active, leading Ling Tianmu's henchmen to begin to purge Emperor Shenwu's former ministers for him and expand their influence in the court.

Slowly, perhaps as their position became more and more stable, or maybe they also knew that Ling Tianmu's henchmen were some flatterers, Bai Hua and Yan Qin also drew a clear line with those former "comrades-in-arms", supported the crown prince and the king of Chengyang respectively, and began to cultivate their own forces. At the same time, in the army they also have their own supporters. After retreating to Yizhou, they realized better how correct the decision was in the past.

With all this figured out, it is not surprising that this holy decree appeared. Guo Jia's words have also been confirmed.

Compared with Mo Feng's rationality, Zhao Wutang was heartbroken. In just a dozen years, the empire that was powerful in the past is now in the twilight, and above the court, there are some mediocre and incompetent people, and such a country is not far from extinction.

In fact, from the moment he escorted Ling Tianmu back to Luoyang, he knew the temperament of these people. However, as a military general, he could not see the destruction of his once powerful empire. Even if he was ostracized by those civil officials, he fought for the empire without hesitation.

Today's decree is, in the eyes of others, a prelude to the return of the empire to strength. But in his opinion, when he knew the ins and outs of the matter, it was only the last glory of the empire before it fell.

Looking at the two of them who were immersed in shock, Ling Luotian thought that they were so excited that he didn't know how to express it, and he still thought in his heart: If General Zhao saw his father's secret letter, he would be even more excited!

So, he retreated from the Imperial Forest Army around him and outside the big tent, and woke up Zhao Wutang and Mo Feng, who were still in shock. I wanted to wake up Mo Feng and Luo Qi as well, but Zhao Wutang stopped him.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Imperial Doctor is not only an important minister of the court, but also a confidant of His Majesty, although Feng'er is the son of an old friend, but I regard him as a parent, there is nothing I can't say in front of them."

On the other side of Zhao Wutang's insistence, Ling Tianmu was not displeased at all: "Since General Zhao is so insistent, then the prince can't sweep General Zhao's face." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Zhao Wutang: "This is a secret letter from your father, general, take a look!" ”

Zhao Wutang took the secret letter handed over by Ling Luotian and opened it:

"Brother Wutang:

When my brother heard about Wu Cheng's move, he was heartbroken. Among the four of us, the eldest brother is the largest, Bai Hua is the second, I am the third, and you are the youngest. The eldest brother has long passed away, Bai Hua and I should have taken care of you like brothers, but who would have thought that you would say goodbye back then.

When you appeared in Youzhou again, you saved my lives and Bai Hua's lives, and escorted us all the way back to Luoyang. After that, he fought for the empire in the south and in the north. This great favor has not yet been repaid, but who knows that among the foolish brothers and courtiers, there are such selfish, despicable and shameless people as Wu Cheng, who trapped his brother and his subordinate rebels in danger.

Brother Meng is righteous and does not care about such villains, and the foolish brother is very grateful. Therefore, I have asked Tian'er to bring a glass of wine to send the shameless villain back to the west to vent his anger for my brother.

Brother Ling Tianmu"

Reading Ling Tianmu's secret letter with deep friendship, Zhao Wutang sneered even more in his heart, and his impression of Ling Tianmu in his heart was a little worse. Hypocritically, he gave himself a general Pingxi, gave himself a fake festival, and wrote a secret letter to comfort himself, all of this is nothing more than enveloping himself and keeping his mouth shut.

"Then thank Your Majesty for your concern, and you wrote a letter to comfort me!"

Seeing Zhao Wutang say this, Ling Luotian was also overjoyed: "General Zhao, it would be best if you didn't get angry, and it wouldn't be in vain for the prince's hard work." Admonished in front of his father and gave Wu Cheng death. ”

As soon as Ling Luotian's words came out, Mo Feng and Zhao Wutang both understood that the matter of poisoning Wu Cheng with wine turned out to be the idea of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in front of them. This also made them look at His Royal Highness the crown prince a little differently in their hearts, at a young age, he had such a deep scheming, and he was worthy of being a student of Prime Minister Bai Hua.

"Then I will also thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his help!"

"General Zhao doesn't need to be polite, Wu Cheng is also extremely annoying to such a villain, and this time he can take this opportunity to take advantage of the trend!"

"Even so, then I still have to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for speaking up, my Celestial Star Empire can be said to have a successor!" Although he was very reluctant, Zhao Wutang also said something against his will. After so many years, he is no longer the "angry youth" who ran away angrily more than ten years ago. Over the years, he's become very good at dealing with people like them.

Listening to Zhao Wutang's words, Ling Luotian was excited, he thought that Zhao Wutang was expressing his position, he was supporting himself, and his Guiyi Army was supporting him.

In an instant, his emotions became high, and he couldn't help but stand up excitedly: "General Zhao is worthy of being a pillar of the country and a famous general in the world." Come on, come on, follow me to the outside of the camp, the wine given by the emperor must have been moved down, this prince will borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and today I will have a good drink with General Zhao and the generals of the Guiyi Army. ”

"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so bold, then it is better to be respectful than to obey his fate!"

"General Zhao, please!"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please!"

Talking and laughing, complimenting each other, Ling Luotian and Zhao Wutang walked out together.

Doctor Yushi, who hadn't said a few words during the whole process, smiled kindly at Mo Feng and said, "General Mo, let's go with us too!" ”

"Yes!"

"Please!"

"Please!"

A grand welcoming ceremony was held in the Lushui camp. After three rounds of wine and five flavors, the soldiers of the Guiyi Army, the county soldiers under Zhang Jian and the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army also became acquainted.

Ling Luotian also showed his long-sleeved dancing with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and walked around the camp with the style of Corporal Lixian, "this general" and "that general" toasted to the generals and colonels of the Guiyi Army and Zhang Jian

Mo Feng watched all this silently, watching how Ling Luotian won people's hearts, and thinking about how he should get along with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

At this time, Guo Jia walked behind Mo Feng, stared at Ling Luotian and said, "Born in the emperor's family, he is really not an ordinary person!" ”

"Such a big smell of alcohol, Bonghyo, how much wine have you drunk!" Smelling Guo Jia's full body of wine, Mo Feng couldn't help but fan the turbid air in front of his nose.

"Lord, Jia can't help it! Who made this emperor's wine so delicious! Guo Jia staggered, Mo Feng saw that the situation was wrong, and immediately helped him.

Mo Feng thought that Guo Jia was drunk, but he didn't expect that this was all Guo Jia pretending, so he only heard him say softly in his ear: "Lord, it's time!" ”

Mo Feng looked in the direction of Ling Luotian and saw that his face was slightly red, and there was already a trace of confusion in his steps. Looks like I'm getting drunk!

"Feng Xiaoke can still stand, Kaede is going to toast!"

"Jia is fine, the lord can go by himself!"

Mo Feng let go of Guo Jia, and then walked towards Ling Luotian with a wine glass.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, come, Mo Feng will give you a drink!"

Seeing Mo Feng come over to toast, Ling Luo was naturally very happy. For this person who was full of praise for Bai Wuye and Wei Kai, Ling Luotian was of course very interested, and immediately raised his wine glass: "Come, General Mo, let's drink this cup together!" ”

Ling Luotian drank all the wine, and then shook the glass upside down, indicating that he had drunk it all.

Mo Feng was also not to be left behind, he drank a glass of wine in one sip, and then did the same as Ling Luotian.

"General Mo is bold!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also very bold, it seems that the revival of my Celestial Star Empire is hopeful!"

As the crown prince, Ling Luotian came into contact with all kinds of people. Naturally, this amount of wine is good, don't look at the fact that he has drunk a lot of wine with the generals of the Guiyi Army, but he is still very sober, and Mo Feng's words are naturally very clear. Suddenly, he had a good impression of such a young general who was not inferior to Bai Wuye and had made many exploits on the battlefield, and he also had the mentality of wanting to try him.

"General Mo is too praised! I wonder what General Mo thinks about the future of the empire? ”

Asking his opinion, Mo Feng was happy in his heart, look, isn't this fish hooked!