Imperial.

The imperial city is located in the north of Chang'an City, directly south of the Chengtianmen of Taiji Palace, separated by Chengtianmen Street, and the imperial city is the core of the entire Tang Empire.

From the six departments of the three provinces, down to the prisons and workshops, up to the three products and the assistants, and down to the little officials of the knife and pen, they have been here year after year, day after day, to support and maintain the century-old foundation of the empire.

This is the second time Li Zhen has entered the imperial city, the first time was when he was escorted to the Beijing Third Division for trial half a year ago, when Zheng Su was still the first seat in the capital hall of Shangshu Province.

Today, the capital hall is still the same capital hall, but the former righteousness and respect for the public have become ancient.

When passing through the capital hall of Shangshu Province, Li Zhen unconsciously took a few more looks, although it was only a short half time, but in a trance, it seemed that three thousand years had passed.

"Li Sima ......"

Seeing Li Zhen staring intently, Qin Starling on the side said softly, "Let's go to the palace province quickly!" ”

Dianzhong Province, located on the east side of Chengtianmen Street, is in charge of the affairs of the Imperial Palace, which is the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the Son of Heaven, and is also the closest place to the Taiji Palace and the East Palace, and it is also the only purpose of Li Zhen's trip to venture into the imperial city.

"You didn't have to accompany me to the danger......" Li Zhen took another step forward, walking slower and more steady today than when he first came here.

Qin Xing smiled and said: "I remember that General He said a word to the villain yesterday, he said that the credit cannot be given to you alone, the villain's ancestor did the Xuanjia Army under the command of Emperor Taizongwen, and then he has been in the army for generations, and he has earned a lot of military merits, but since Gaozu has not had a single military merit that can be used, if this time it is ......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Li Zhen patting Qin Xing's shoulder and said with a smile: "If this success is achieved, I will personally play the Holy Lord, and promote you to three levels for your official and two levels for you!" ”

Qin Xing's face was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, and he grinned and said: "It's inconvenient to salute here, so the villain will thank Li Sima for his kindness first!" ”

Li Zhen shook his head, and then said slowly: "This is what you earned yourself, if you want to say thank you, it should be me, these gifts are still too insignificant for what your Qin family has paid for the Tang Dynasty for generations!" ”

After hearing this, Qin Starling suddenly fell silent, this was the first time in his life that he had heard someone say these words to himself, although loyalty to the Tang Dynasty was the duty of every Tang people, but it was undeniable that even for the most humble soldiers, it was still a supreme honor to be affirmed by others, and sometimes it was far more memorable than the actual reward.

Inadvertently, Li Zhen glanced at Qin Starling, and he found that this man with five big and three rough eyes was already full of tears.

Li Zhen is right, the Qin family has paid too much for the Tang Dynasty, since the beginning of Emperor Taizongwen's Xuanjia army, the Qin family has five people killed on the battlefield.

The word "loyalty" is already all of the Qin family.

Li Zhen knew that Datang was far from the time for everyone to betray his relatives, and he was also convinced that as long as he was still in Datang, he would never let this huge empire go that far.

......

When Li Zhen and Qin Starling were getting closer and closer to the palace province, Wang Yu in the forbidden garden had already entered the Chinese army tent of the British army.

Although the left and right British armies have been united, they are divided into two factions due to the absence of the commanders Meng Hao and Duan Yan.

The left and right naturally formed a faction, led by generals Gao Ying and Chun Yuyou, and through the brief dialogue between the two sides, Wang Yu knew that although it was a contradiction between the two armies on the surface, it was actually a contradiction between Gao Ying and Chun Yuyou.

But Wang Yu didn't want to know what contradictions there were between the two, because what he cared about was not whether the two armies were united, but whether they dared to raise troops and rush to the palace to rescue their commanders.

Because as long as Meng Hao and Duan Yan are rescued, even if there is a hatred between the two of them for killing their father and taking their wife, they still have to obey orders in front of the boss.

Looking at Gao Ying and Chun Yuyou, Wang Yu smiled slightly, and gently placed Princess Yanqing's goldfish talisman on the case.

"It's not a secret, it's not Jin Wuwei down there, it's Wang Yu, the head of Princess Yanqing's Mansion!"

After hearing this, the two looked at Wang Yu together, but they never said a word.

After seeing this, Wang Yu continued to ask, "What?" Don't you want to know where the two generals, Meng and Duan, are now? ”

The two still didn't say a word, just looked at Wang Yu expressionlessly.

"Don't you really know what's going on out there these days? What really happened in Lishan? ”

Perhaps the previous persuasion of the Shenwu Army was too smooth, and Wang Yu was a little anxious in the face of Gao Ying and Chun Yuyou, who were immobile and always kept a high degree of vigilance against themselves.

"Hehe......" Wang Yu smiled dumbly, stretched out his hand to take back the goldfish talisman, and then got up and dusted off his body, "Since this is the case, then Wang will no longer bother!" Leave! ”

After speaking, Wang Yu raised his legs and walked out of the account, but just as he was about to lift the curtain of the account, he only heard a voice behind him.

"What exactly do you want to say?"

Wang Yu turned around and saw that the person who spoke was Gao Ying, as for Chun Yuyou, he simply closed his eyes and didn't even bother to look at it.

"It's not what you want to say, but what Her Royal Highness wants to say! But it seems that the two generals don't want to hear it! Wang Yu sneered.

Gao Ying glared at Chun Yuyou, and said slowly: "Since you are here, then you will finish talking and then leave, otherwise you really think that this is the princess's mansion, and you will come and leave?" ”

"Qiu Shiliang has rebelled!" Wang Yu said directly.

"I know!"

Gao Ying's answer obviously surprised Wang Yu a little.

"The two generals Meng Hao and Duan Yan have been placed under house arrest by King Yan in Dianzhong Province!" Wang Yu then said.

After hearing this, Chun Yuyou suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Wang Yu, Gao Ying also looked a little surprised, and got up directly and walked to Wang Yu.

"Why?" Gao Ying asked sharply.

Perhaps it was the anger emanating from Gao Ying's body that made Wang Yu feel a little uncomfortable, but he saw Wang Yu turn sideways slightly, and then take a step to the side.

"Why?" Wang Yu asked rhetorically.

"Because the two generals, Meng and Duan, are His Majesty's people, and all those who are His Majesty will die!"

Chun Yuyou, who was on the side, finally spoke at this time: "Then why do you still have General Duan under house arrest?" Wouldn't it be more painful to kill with a knife? ”

Wang Yu smiled, and Chong Chun Yuyou said, "Kill it now?" How can the two generals here and the 10,000 soldiers and horses outside the account give up? ”

Without waiting for the two to speak, Wang Yu then said: "Killing must be killed, but not now, but after King Yan ascends the throne, to put it simply, killing people now is a conspiracy behind the scenes, and killing people after ascending the throne is a justifiable holy decree!" ”

After hearing this, the two glanced at each other extremely rarely, and they still seemed to be a little suspicious.

After seeing this, Wang Yu said again: "Now Your Majesty has dominated Bintian in Lishan, and Your Majesty's sons are young, according to the ancestral system, it should be His Royal Highness King Qi who succeeds to the throne instead of King Yan!" Now there are only two ways in front of the two, one is to raise troops to rescue the two generals Meng and Duan and support King Qi to ascend the throne as a minister of the dragon; The second is to stand still, and after King Yan ascends the throne, he will either be dismissed and investigated, or continue to maintain the status quo! ”