Lan Qianzhen and Lan Ziyi walked into the back garden by moonlight,

At this time, the servants had hurriedly packed up the banquet and had already gone back to their rooms to rest.

There was silence in the general's mansion,

Lan Ziyi could only hear his footsteps and heartbeats with his father.

Lan Ziyi has lived in the general's mansion since he was a child, and he thinks he has touched the house inside and out.

There won't be a corner you don't know,

When I followed my father, I was still thinking about where I was going.

As a result, the two of them turned around and came to an inconspicuous dilapidated house in the corner of the garden.

Lan Ziyi remembered that this was a place where firewood and miscellaneous items were piled up, and he only came a few times when he was a child when he was playing hide and seek with others, and he didn't have much of an impression.

Lan Qianzhen pushed open the door of the house, and Lan Ziyi followed his father into the house.

As soon as he entered the house, Lan Ziyi arrived, and it seemed that someone had just come.

Lan Qianzhen took out the fire fold from his arms, lit an oil lamp on the wall, then twisted the oil lamp a few times and then twisted it back into place, and then extinguished the oil lamp.

After that, Lan Qianzhen went out of the house again, and Lan Ziyi was full of questions, but it was difficult to speak, so he had to follow his father.

After that, Lan Qianzhen took Lan Ziyi to the rockery of the General's Mansion and took the lead in drilling into the rockery.

Lan Ziyi stood at the entrance of the cave and felt that there was wind drilling into the hole, it seemed to be a secret door, but Lan Ziyi had played hide and seek in the back garden since he was a child, but he didn't find this hole, and it was really frustrating to think about.

Lan Ziyi followed behind his father and got into the hole,

When I was a child, there was an extra tunnel in the artificial cave that I came in to play underground, and there was a faint fire light from the bottom of the tunnel, Lan Qianzhen took out the fire fold and blew it up and walked in front, and Lan Ziyi followed behind his father by holding on to the wall.

When I walked to the head of the tunnel, I found that a dark room had been dug out here, and Hu Yanhao and Dugu Leopard were already waiting there.

Seeing Lan Qianzhen and Lan Ziyi coming, Hu Yanhao twisted the mechanism beside him, and then there was a sound from the top of the tunnel, and the airflow in the cellar was obviously disordered, and the candlelight flickered for a while,

After the mouth of the tunnel on the top was closed, Lan Qianzhen and Lan Ziyi had also taken their seats, Hu Yanhao and Dugu Leopard saluted Lan Qianzhen and Lan Ziyi with their fists,

Lan Qianzhen sat down and didn't say a word, but Hu Yanhao said first:

"The young master is here today, too? You didn't send someone to protect you when you came out of the fortress that day, and you almost caused a catastrophe, and now I really regret it. Please forgive me the general and the young master. “

Lan Ziyi smiled and said:

"Uncle Huyan doesn't have to blame himself, it was a decision I made at that time, and it had nothing to do with Uncle Huyan, not to mention that there was really no one to send at that time."

Then Hu Yanhao looked at Lan Qianzhen and said:

"The injuries of the arrested person have been examined, and they are all skin injuries, and there is no movement of muscles and bones."

Dugu Leopard continued:

"This matter was suppressed by Father-in-law Yu, and if we poke it out, we will be in trouble. It seems that he owes Father-in-law Yu a favor. “

When Lan Qianzhen heard this, he took over and said:

"It's not so much a debt of affection as it is that someone has taken a handle. The old fox has been eating what I have eaten. “

Dugu Leopard asked:

"In that case, why doesn't Father-in-law Yu make this matter bigger? He was the leader of Taicheng, and he actually let go of someone digging a rat hole under his nose. “

Hu Yanhao said:

"According to the past practice, once the town army of all parties has made a great contribution, the court will reward it, and the second will find something to cut the domain.

Lan Qianzhen looked at the candle flame and said slowly:

"The old fox has been ostracized in the inner court."

Hearing this, Hu Yanhao and Dugu Leopard both set their eyes on Lan Qianzhen,

Lan Qianjin continued:

"Not only will I be sidelined, but I will most likely be kicked out of the next inner circle. Suddenly a King De appeared, and the emperor also moved the idea of abolishing the Li, such a big thing he Taichengwei palm print was actually kept in the dark, since King De is only one year younger than Ziyi, that means that this matter has been hidden from him for fifteen years. King De was brought up by the celebrant and eunuch, and it has nothing to do with him, if he really wants King De to ascend the throne, he can only sue the old man and return to his hometown. “

Lan Ziyi interjected and asked:

"In this case, let's go home and retire with peace of mind, it's just that we won't come out to fight for power anymore."

Lan Qianzhen sighed and said:

"Child, power is like wine, if you start out without a drop of it, it will be of no use to you; But if you drink it to the point where you get addicted, you can't quit it again. For a person like the old fox who has been crawling in the inner court for most of his life, power has become the spiritual pillar of his life, and losing power is more uncomfortable than asking for his life. What's more, he started as a royal horse supervisor, how many generals he offended when he supervised the army, and how many people were dealt with by his military law, even if no one in the temple was interested in him, let him return to his hometown with peace of mind, then there are many people who want to seek revenge against him. There was no way back for him. “

When Lan Ziyi heard his father analyze this, he thought to himself that he had never thought about these problems, and it turned out that the problems were so complicated.

Lan Ziyi asked again:

"In that case, Father-in-law Yu can be loyal to the country and assist the prince?"

Hu Yanhao smiled:

"The prince has been taught by Tibetan scholars since he was a child, and the ministers around him are all civil ministers, and those scholars claim to be the saints who teach and help the Son of Heaven to manage yin and yang, and our group of Qiu Ba families look down on them, and they will be able to accommodate eunuchs."

Hearing this lone leopard say:

"In this way, Father-in-law Yu is going to borrow the strength of our Beizhen Army? But in the past two hundred years of Taisho, even if the inner court wants to borrow strength, it is generally looking for suitable people in the court, and there has never been a precedent for winning over the town army. “

兰千array says:

"In the past, the inner court was the master of ceremonies and the supervisor of Taicheng, and even if he didn't receive it, he chose his own henchmen to take care of Taichengwei on his behalf. I don't know what the emperor thinks this time, the oldest Yu Gonggong in the inner court did not make up for the boss and the eunuch, and made him the eunuch of the Taicheng Guard, which means that the inner court was torn in half. Yu Gonggong was born in the imperial horse eunuch, unlike the previous ceremonial eunuchs who dealt with civil officials more, of course, he chose civil officials to form an alliance, he Yu Gonggong was rooted in the army, and of course he chose to form an alliance with the feudal town. “

Dugu Leopard Says:

"If it's really the town of Nettinga, that's the rhythm of rebellion."

As soon as these words came out of the house, there was a dead silence,

Lan Qianzhen broke the suffocating silence with a speech, saying:

"It is impossible to rebel, although the old fox is ruthless, he is indeed loyal to the emperor, he wants to protect himself at most."

Hu Yanhao stroked his beard and said:

"The emperor is old, and he has been bedridden for 20 years, everyone knows that the emperor's time is short, not to mention that the prince has been the prince for so many years, and the ministers of the court will not agree to the abolition of the prince at this time. The world has changed. ”

After another silence, Dugu Leopard leaned out and asked Lan Qianzhen:

"General, if the world is really in chaos, you will be ...... with your meritorious general."

Hearing this, Lan Qianzhen suddenly raised his hand to stop Dugu Leopard, and said:

"Since ancient times, there has never been a Son of Heaven, although my Lan family is the founding martial artist, but the ancestor is a Tartar general from the northern grassland. Two hundred years since the founding of the country, my Lan family has fought bravely for generations, just to tell the world that my Lan family is an eagle dog in Middle-earth, and there is no ambition to commit a wolf to make trouble. If there is a rebellion, who will follow a Yidi? ”

Lan Ziyi listened to it in his heart, although his father and the generals have always been arrogant and uninhibited, but such a blatant discussion of rebellion here really made Lan Ziyi frightened.

Hu Yanhao took it and said:

"In the current form, it is not easy for the general to concentrate on public service. According to the practice of Taisho, the title of marquis for military merits is already the highest honor for military generals with different surnames, and some people were named dukes when the country was founded, but few of these people died well. Now that the general has been appointed as the acting prince, and he has also added the governor of the five armies, and he has the title of deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, this is a live target for the imperial envoys. ”

Dugu Leopard said again:

"If what Father-in-law Yu said is true, and the emperor really wants to abolish the crown prince and establish King De, then you add this title to the general to let the general protect King De. In this case, it is better to simply throw himself under the command of King De and assist King De to ascend the throne, and then it will also be meritorious from the dragon. ”

兰千array says:

"There is merit from the dragon, but how can this merit be rewarded? King De ascended the throne the day before, but I am afraid that my general's mansion will be raided the day after that. What's more, the ministers of the DPRK and China are vegetarians? Will they let me be the assistant to King De in peace? If the courtiers support the prince, then I am the target of attack; If the courtiers also switch to the disciple of King De, then I will be the target of exclusion. How can you just get up with the ministers. ”

Hu Yanhao said:

"Maybe this is what the emperor thinks."

Hearing this, Lan Ziyi couldn't help but interject:

"Father, two uncles, loyalty and filial piety should be the first thing, we only need to do a good job in guarding the border gates, father, as long as you lead the troops well and fulfill your duties, no matter who ascends the throne, you will appreciate your sense of self-denial and public service. As long as his father is loyal to the emperor, then whoever becomes the emperor will trust his father. ”

Lan Qianzhen shook his head and said:

"Son, I should have told you to discuss something with us earlier. If my father was conscripted into the court and became the third duke, or if he was just a small general of the forbidden army guarding which gate of the capital, of course, it would be good to do his job as you said, because at that time there was no faction for the father, of course, he could stick to neutrality, and his diligence would be rewarded. But now that my father has so many titles on him, he can nominally command the world's soldiers and horses, and he has become a family of his own, at this time, neutrality is called supporting the army and self-respect, I have reached the point where I have to move, no one will appreciate my dutiful guarding of the border, and everyone wants me to make a choice in their favor. ”

Dugu Leopard says:

"If the emperor wants us and the ministers to fight each other to cut down the feudal domain, then we must be prepared."

Lan Qianzhen said:

"This method of cutting the feudal domain is the most stupid, and if you don't play it well, it will be a rebellion against the feudal town. The emperor just wants me to stand on the throne for King De, as long as the army is on King De's side, the minister will not be able to support the crown prince. In this case, I still try to keep a low profile, is there anything I can sell to the court chief? ”

Hu Yanhao says:

"Li Wang, the general of the Western Army, wanted to burn the stove and betrayed Taiwei Zhang's men. A few days ago, I received a letter from him and a gift from him, saying that he wanted to ask the general to bring him more. ”

Lan Qianzhen sneered:

"Since the high mountain people on Buzhou Yuan were beaten by Captain Zhang, the Western Army has declined, and he still wants to return to the light. Seal the gift he sent, tell Gonggong Yu about it tomorrow, copy a copy of the letter and submit it to the Imperial Observatory, and sell his head to the imperial court. ”

Hu Yanhao responded,

Lan Qianjin continued:

"Now the focus is on Ziyi."

Lan Ziyi just heard that his father betrayed someone without hesitation, and his heart was in a mess, and he was obviously taken aback when he heard his father say this,

"What? Focus on me? Lan Ziyi said,

Lan Qianzhen nodded, and then said:

"The emperor recruited you to study in the palace of the king of Germany to let you establish contact as soon as possible, as long as you have a good relationship with the king of Germany, it means that my Beizhen army is on the side of the king of Germany. Therefore, after you enter Beijing, you must keep your eyes open, see the movements in the capital clearly, and the most important thing is to make a choice for our Beizhen Army, who to assist. ”

Lan Ziyi was puzzled and asked:

"The emperor must have asked me to serve King De, so how can I choose someone else?"

Lan Qianzhen said:

"What the emperor thinks is the emperor's business, what you think is your business, being a man is your own choice after all."

Then Lan Qianzhen asked again:

"Did Taichengwei break our intelligence network?"

Dugu Leopard says:

"Only those two were arrested, and the others didn't move. There was no intention of rectification at the post station. ”

Lan Qianzhen nodded and said:

"Let the brethren stop moving lately, and just sell the horses well. Don't spy on the news over there, it's more dangerous there, and it's not our own people. Since Father-in-law Yu is willing to form an alliance with me, most of the intelligence depends on him, of course, what should be operated on our side still needs to be operated, and the intelligence network that has been built with great difficulty cannot be thrown away in vain. It's not early today, and Father-in-law Yu is also living in the house, so you should disperse quickly. ”

Saying that, Hu Yanhao and Dugu Leopard both nodded and got up to leave.

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