"Amber, I heard Lan Xiang say that you are sick, does it matter?"

Amber sighed, looked at the woman who was coming in from the door and said, "It's okay, I'm fine, Miss, Uncle, something is wrong!" ”

"What's the big deal? Is Zong Yu in trouble? Before the woman could speak, the man behind her spoke.

"Alas, Miss, Uncle, we have to leave quickly, I'm afraid there will be danger!"

"What the hell is going on?"

"Zong Yu was arrested, he was caught in the camp of the Dharma Protector Holy Army, and I also saw Qi Dong!"

"Qi Dong?"

The woman at the top was stunned for a moment and said, "Qi Dong? Is it the Qi Dong next to my brother? ”

"Yes! It was he who brought Zong Yu to the Qi Palace, I was afraid that something would happen, so I hurried back to report, Miss, Uncle, let's go quickly, if Zong Yu confesses to us here, it will be troublesome! ”

"Zong Yu grew up with me, he shouldn't give in so quickly, Amber, what's going on? How could Zong Yu be arrested? And what's going on with that Qi Dong? ”

"Well, here's the thing."

"This morning, I pretended to be a beggar, Zong Yu pretended to be a woodcutter, and entered the city in batches to inquire about the news, but today is the day when the 'Emperor Han Ming' ascended the throne, and the city gate guards did not let beggars enter the city, so Zong Yu and I were separated at the city gate."

"In order to enter the city, I exchanged clothes with a farmer, drove a flock of sheep, and entered Qingzhou City. But I didn't expect to see Zong Yu at the scheduled place, and after asking around, I learned that he was taken by the captain of the Dharma Protector Holy Army and wanted to pull him to be a soldier, but he was outnumbered and taken to the camp. ”

"I had no choice but to run to the camp of the Dharma Protector Holy Army to inquire about the news, and before I reached the door, I heard Zong Yu shouting from a distance: 'Qi Dong, you bastard, you actually treat Lao Tzu like this!' , I took a closer look, and saw Zong Yu being escorted out by a group of soldiers from a distance, and there was a general-like person beside Zong Yu, who was talking to him, but unfortunately it was too far away, and I didn't hear it clearly. ”

"I hid on the side of the road, secretly observed, and recognized that the general was Qi Dong, and then I followed for a while and found that they were going towards the Qi Palace, which is now the Imperial Palace."

"I watched Zong Yu being escorted into the palace, but I had no choice but to hurry out of the city and rush back to report the news!"

After Amber finished speaking, the men and women above glanced at each other, and then frowned in unison, and then the woman turned her head and said: "Amber, we have limited manpower, and Zong Yu's affairs have to be considered in the long run, have you heard the news of your father-in-law and senior brother?" ”

"Nope!" Amber shook his head: "According to the notice in the city, the 'Emperor of Han Ming' canonized an eldest princess, five heavenly kings, dozens of Dharma protector generals and Dharma protector Arhats, without the names of the chief altar master and the young altar master, and the eldest princess is the holy daughter Tian Yu'er who succeeds the young lady." ”

"Then why is Qi Dong here? Is it that the father-in-law and the senior brother are unwilling to come forward and manipulate all this behind their backs? ”

"Qingyin, it's impossible," the man above interrupted her, "If it's an ordinary thing, forget it, they have already claimed to be emperors, and they still claim to be Maitreya, how can this kind of thing be controlled behind the scenes?" ”

"Well, too," the woman thought for a while, stroked her forehead and said, "Brother Yun, maybe you guessed right, Tian Yu'er did all these things." But where are the stepfathers and brothers? I'm really afraid that they will be implicated, the imperial court is in full swing, the Guards are marching in a big way, Shandong is a horse and Pingchuan, Tian Yuer has no possibility of success at all! ”

"Yes," the man also had a headache, he shook his head unconsciously, and pulled the woman's right hand: "Qingyin, what are your plans?" ”

"I," the woman hesitated for a while, clenched her fists slightly, then looked at the man in front of her, and said softly: "Ziyun, I'm sorry, I have to go to Jining!" ”

The man stared at the woman, suddenly smiled, got up and walked in front of the woman, gently pulled the woman up, held her in his arms, and whispered in her ear: "Qingyin, I'll go with you!" ”

Listening to the man's powerful heartbeat and feeling the intoxicating embrace, the woman muttered, "Brother Yun, it's good to have you!" ”

......

Jinan, the capital of the Yamen.

"Uncle Liu, sit down, it's so late, is there anything wrong?"

Geng Zhen smiled and retreated, then poured a cup of tea and put it in front of Liu Sui.

Liu Sui looked at the steaming teacup in front of him, sighed slightly, pursed his lips, and said, "Master Hou, Uncle Liu is a little scared. ”

"Afraid of what?"

"There is such a big thing in Shandong this time, how will the emperor deal with us?"

"Uncle Liu, what do you think?"

"I, I, I don't know ......"

"Uncle Liu, has the King of Chu ever looked for you?"

"No, absolutely not!" As if pricked by a needle, Liu Sui immediately jumped up and waved his hand again and again.

Geng Zhen stared at Liu Sui intently, looked at it for a long time, and then said: "Uncle Liu, as long as you don't collude with the King of Chu, then there won't be much of a matter, as long as you can make military achievements in Dezhou, I will definitely tell the emperor and commute your guilt; In addition, the eldest brother is in the court, and he will also help you speak. ”

"Oh, it's the best to have the horse master talking!"

Liu Sui's face showed joy, rubbed his hands, and sat down.

The two were silent for a while, Liu Sui leaned forward and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, there is one more thing for the last general, I want to ask, does the emperor want to lead the generals with civilian officials?" ”

"Why do you think that?"

"These Wei Guogong led the troops to the north, but they had to be restrained by the supervision of Lord Tie, and they could not act arbitrarily, and the distribution of military salaries and supplies must be arranged by Lord Tie, and the confirmation of military merits should also be subject to Lord Tie's seal, the most important thing is that there are no previous generals around Duke Wei, and all his guards come from the Guards, but the command of the guards belongs to Lord Tie, isn't this a civil unification of the military?"

"This," Geng Xuan thought for a while and said, "Do you think this is bad?" ”

"Of course it's not good, there is no one around him, how can Wei Guogong do things?"

"What is Wei Guogong going to do? Do you want to rebel? ”

"This," Liu Sui was stunned, not knowing what to say.

"As long as Wei Guogong doesn't rebel, then he can also command the guards, unless he wants to rebel, Lord Tie will command the guards to stop him, in this sense, the emperor will trust Wei Guogong more and won't be suspicious of him, isn't that good?"

Liu Sui was speechless, he found that there seemed to be this reason, but somehow, it just felt so awkward.

"As for the use of literature to unify the military, Uncle Liu doesn't have to worry, there are also inspectors in the Guards, but the inspectors are indeed serious military attachés, with the rank of major general. In my opinion, the emperor's goal should be to achieve complete separation of military and political affairs, and the army has its own system, but internal decentralization and containment are indispensable. ”

"In addition, according to the eldest brother, this kind of supervision system can greatly reduce the possibility of rebellion in the army, and the generals can fight with more peace of mind, which is a good thing!"

"Oh," Liu Sui thought for a long time before he smiled and said, "I'm stupid and can't figure it out, but since you brothers say it's good, it must be good." ”

"Alas, Uncle Liu, don't think too much, just fight a good battle, the emperor is wise and martial, and he will not treat heroes badly."

"Yes, I see!"

......

After Liu Sui left, Geng Zheng immediately sent an order to summon the commanders of the guards in the city to discuss military affairs at the Dusi Yamen, and finally stayed up late and let these commanders stay in the Dusi Yamen.

The next morning, Liu Sui and others set off with their troops, and Geng Zhen personally took these commanders to the door to see them off, shedding tears and saying goodbye.

......

Jingshi, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yunwen frowned, carefully looking at the fold in his hand, he looked at it very slowly, and his brows furrowed more and more tightly. After watching it two or three times, Zhu Yunwen gently put down the fold, looked at Zhu Chun, the king of Shu who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Show Uncle Wang!" ”

"Yes!" "Emperor Xie!"

Zhu Yunwen knocked lightly on the table, and suddenly said, "Uncle Wang, Uncle Chu Wang shouted injustice?" ”

"No, he's all guilty!"

"And what do you think should be done with it?"

"Your Majesty...... This has to be judged by the emperor! ”

"Hehe, is this Mongolian envoy said by the King of Chu true?"

"It should be true, the king of Chu said that the messenger took out his handwritten letters, which were originally written by him to Wang Bi. According to the Mongolian envoys, after Wang Bi's death, these letters fell into the hands of the Yanshu people, and when the Yanshu people asked the Mongols for help, in order to win their trust, the Yanshu people handed over these letters, and after the Mongols got these letters, they used them to provoke civil strife. ”

"When was it?"

"Last spring!"

Spring?

Zhu Yunwen looked up at the roof and smiled slightly wryly, as if at that time, he had sent a messenger to Wara......