"Now is not the time, when is the time?"

An abrupt voice interjected between the sweet two, Long Chen was startled, this was his inner courtyard! Where did the people come from?

Long Chen hurriedly protected his wife behind him, and shouted sternly, "Who? Who dares to break into my house? ”

"I haven't seen you all these years, you haven't even forgotten my voice, come out! I don't dare go into your inner court. ”

The voice came from behind the wall, Long Chen was stunned for a moment, and shouted ecstatically, "Master, Master, why are you here?" ”

After saying that, he abandoned his wife with a blank face and ran towards the outside of the yard in great strides.

When he rushed out, the plump and handsome Cai Cong stood under the big tree and looked at him with a smile.

"Disciple Long Chen, please say hello to the master!"

Long Chen, who was in his thirties, choked up and shook Cai Cong to the end, with the joy of reuniting after a long absence on his face, as well as the release of his grievances over the years.

His wife chased him out and saw Cai Cong, hurriedly bowed, knocked his head and said respectfully, "Long Zhang's kowtow to the master." ”

As a teacher for one day and a father for life, as Long Chen's wife, it is reasonable to see Cai Cong for the first time.

Cai Cong smiled and stretched out his hand to help her up, but there was a sentence in his heart that he didn't know whether to say or not, Lao Tzu was not yet thirty! This "daughter-in-law" is in her thirties, what is this called?

"When you got married, I couldn't drink the tea you served, this is a jade pendant, so it should be regarded as a meeting gift for you and an apology."

Cai Cong said as he untied the jade pendant he was wearing on his waist and handed it to Long Zhang, who was gentle and sensible, and his whole face turned red, and he waved his hand again and again.

Long Chen opened his mouth and wanted to refuse, this was given to the master by the prince, and he hadn't seen the master untie it all these years.

"Don't shirk, Longchen has been depressed all these years, you will never abandon you as a wife, and you should be the first to make a comeback."

Cai Cong said solemnly, and Long Chen also looked at his wife gratefully.

"Then, that dragon Zhang thanked the master." Long Zhang took the jade pendant with both hands, and with tears flashing in his eyes, he bowed and retreated into the inner courtyard.

"Let's go! Go and taste the tea in your house, I heard that this is the bitter tea that you picked up in the mountains yourself. ”

Cai Cong patted Long Chen's shoulder, Long Chen smiled reluctantly, he has been very unsatisfactory these years, before the turmoil in Chang'an, the imperial court's surveillance of him has never been relaxed, and he can only send his affection for elegant things such as landscape painting and calligraphy in order to kill time.

After three rounds of tea, it was tasteless and clear, Long Chen asked Cai Cong with some uncertainty, "Master, the officials have come to invite disciples to the court several times, but the disciples always feel that the time is not right." You're here in person now, but what do you have to do with your disciples? ”

"Isn't it the right time? Tell me what you think? Cai Cong didn't answer Long Chen's words, but frowned and asked him.

"It has been rumored outside that His Majesty's order will not be long in coming, so the crown prince is regent, and the Nine Emperor Princes have also rebelled in order to seize the throne, which is a great chaos.

According to the disciples, the Nine Emperors are definitely not the opponent of the prince, and the little strength in Yangzhou, as long as the prince sends an edict, the Lingnan army will be overwhelmed, and I am afraid that it will not be defeated.

But whether it is you or us who you taught, it is a thorn in the flesh of Your Majesty, if Your Majesty in the opposition has no excuse to attack us, after all, the overseas army can come back at any time, but if I wait in the court, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not let me wait until the day when the crown prince succeeds to the throne. Before the emperor collapsed, I was afraid that our lives would not be guaranteed! ”

Long Chen said worriedly, Cai Cong's sudden return to Beijing had already made him uneasy, and now that they want to enter the court, then he can't sleep!

"You! Finally didn't disappoint me, and now the edge is more introverted. Cai Cong pointed at Long Chen with a smile, and then said with a calm face, "But have you ever thought about the prince, the prince is now in charge of the country, and you don't appreciate your face one by one, that is, the Qingzhuang faction does not support him." When the crown prince ascends the throne and thinks about it again, do you think he can be happy? Do you dare to reuse you? I won't have the face to speak for you then. ”

"This disciple has already thought about it, but if he can't pass this hurdle now, then how can he talk about the future? His Majesty's secret guard is pervasive, as long as he gives an order, when the emperor collapses, it will be the time when we die unexpectedly! ”

Long Chen said a little unwillingly, the Qingzhuang faction let the emperor see the potential of terror, Li Shimin was afraid that his son would not be able to suppress this group of people in the future, he wanted to pave a barrier-free golden avenue for the prince before he died, then Longchen These people must die, according to the emperor's idea, I am afraid that I would rather have a difficult court for a few years, and rely on the imperial examination to admit some talents loyal to the court.

"There are many ways to cross the past, for example, holding a position that no one can replace, Your Majesty's time is running out, if the emperor collapses, the court still can't find someone to replace you, then Your Majesty will not let you have an accident if you care about the crown prince.

Therefore, it is not that you cannot enter this dynasty, but what position you hold, as long as your official position is unreplaceable, then you will be as stable as Mount Tai. Do you understand? ”

Cai Cong said seriously, Long Chen's eyes lit up, he hadn't thought about this question, but why did he occupy a position where he knew that no one could replace him?

"Master, but there is such an official position that can be given to Long Chen?"

"It's not that I have such an official position, but that the prince has such an official position, suppressing Yangzhou, are you sure to do it?"

"If Yan Tong sits in Yangzhou, then the disciple will say that he will not go, although Yan Tong is not outstanding, but the Yangzhou Navy at that time did not need to be a general at all, and putting a dog in that position would not affect the combat effectiveness of the Navy.

But Hou Junji, a disciple, didn't take him seriously, and the combat effectiveness of the army he raised was strong, but he was separated from this chief officer. Hou Junji said that he would bring everyone to make a fortune, and everyone would follow him. But he wants to lead a rebellion? ”

Speaking of this, Long Chen smiled disdainfully, shook his head and said, "Don't dare to say anything else, at this time, as long as someone raises his arms and shouts, there is no need for the imperial court to send troops, and Hou Junji will be escorted into Chang'an." ”

"In this way, you are full of confidence, so it is appropriate for you to leave the position of General Pingnan."

Cai Cong finally smiled happily, no matter how talented a person is, he may really collapse after being depressed for many years.

He was worried that Long Chen would be like this, and he was also worried that the Qingzhuang faction would be like this, and it would not be pleasant to be excluded everywhere for seven years, and to be abandoned by the whole world!

"Ping, General Pingnan?" Long Chen asked a little stumblingly, now is an extraordinary period, the barrier of Luoyang has been handed over to Meng Baolai, does the imperial court dare to hand over Yangzhou to him?

Not to mention the echo between the north and the south, let's just say that if Longchen takes Yangzhou, Fang Yuan and Chu Moxuan and other overseas armies can log in, all of them are places south of the Yangtze River, and they are all mouth-to-mouth!

"What, the official position is small?"

"No, no, the disciple hasn't been such a big official yet? The disciple was curious about such a delicate juncture, how could the imperial court dare to hand over such an important position to the disciple? ”

Long Chen shook his hand embarrassedly like a teenager, Cai Cong smiled and said, "What is the court afraid of?" As long as there is a Chang'an City, as long as I don't make a move, the court can recover all the lost land. ”

How could a bomb be such a thing as a thing of its own time that these guys with knives could understand? Li Zhi dared to show off his might with the earth bomb given by the gods, not to mention the even more powerful bomb.

Long Chen looked at Cai Cong in disbelief, he knew that the master would never lie, which made him deeply shocked, how terrible was the killer weapon of the imperial court?

"In this way, the disciple is willing to fight for the country!" Long Chen said excitedly, his curiosity was buried deep in his heart, and what he had to do now was to set foot on Hou Junji.

"That's good, let's take the order!" Cai Cong said that he took the holy decree from Da Niu and read it out, and finally put the holy decree in Long Chen's hand, and said meaningfully, "This Yangzhou! It's hard to deal with, you must suppress them, don't be afraid of wasting time, how can there be a quick victory in a war! ”

Long Chen's eyes flickered, and he nodded heavily after understanding.

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