Zheng Yiyi and his party hit horses and arrived on the small flat land at the entrance of the village, but what caught their eyes was the intertwined corpses of people and horses, and the messy piles were piled up all over the flat land, and blood was flowing everywhere, what a tragic word!

However, Li Ye was nailed to the ground by a huge crossbow arrow, blood was flowing from his mouth, and his right hand was tightly holding the hilt of the knife, obviously not dying.

Zheng Yi walked up to him, looked at it, shook his head, and then said contemptuously: "A group of rats should have the consciousness of mice, and it is the right thing to hide honestly, don't think that you have escaped a few round-ups, just think that Da Qian is just like this, it's really naïve, it's just that Da Qian is not serious, and he still wants to fish in the big chess game of Yanjing, which is really unbeknownst to the sky and the earth, and it is also the fate of cannon fodder." ”

Li Ye, who died at the end of the ground, heard this, but raised his head with difficulty, glared at Zheng Yi fiercely, and then said with all his strength: "You... You ......" suddenly tilted his head, and died in a hurry, and he died without seeing it.

"It's a pity!" Zheng Yi said to himself.

At this time, Li Cheng led thousands of cavalry from afar, and a shock suddenly sounded on the ground.

Approaching, Li Cheng and Zheng Yi rode on horses and saluted each other.

Li Chengcai took the lead and said: "General Zheng, you can go back to Beijing with peace of mind, the general has been cleared along the way, there are three groups of people, it seems that some people are impatient, this Yanjing is another storm!" ”

"Thank you, General Li for your hard work." Zheng Yi thanked Li Chengdao.

"It doesn't have to be like this, Your Majesty's orders, don't dare to disobey. By the way, I caught some fish that slipped through the net, do you want to hand them over to your Jinyiwei? Li Cheng sat on his horse and asked Zheng Yi again.

"No need, can't ask anything? Your Majesty's order, this kind of rat in the secret, catch one and hang the other, and kill them all! Zheng Yi said calmly, but the murderous aura in his tone shocked Li Cheng, a cool official is a cool official, and he really lives up to the name of the Son of Heaven Eagle Dog.

And Zheng Yi just opened his mouth and said, "General Li, take your leave!" ”

After saying that, after saluting each other, Zheng Yiyi and his party floated away under the escort of hundreds of cavalry.

The night was deeper, the moon was higher, Li Cheng looked at the dead corpses all over the ground, and then commanded loudly: "Clean up the battlefield, and the fish that slip through the net will be killed on the spot!" There was no emotion in his voice.

"No, no, no!" Immediately the army was busy.

Li Chengcai turned his head, looked at Yanjing in the distance, and then looked at the bright moon in the sky, somehow, he suddenly felt that the moon was really full tonight.

……

The night is deeper, the cold wind is howling, and Yanjing is destined to be unquiet tonight.

At this time, in the Daming Palace, the imperial study, Zheng Wen was still working hard to write, so as to calm his mood.

Suddenly, Huang An walked in from outside, walked to Zheng Wen's side, and said softly: "Emperor, it's late at night, it's time to rest." ”

Zheng Wen listened, put down the pen in his hand, raised his head and glanced at him, before asking, "Is there any movement?" ”

Huang An listened, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Emperor, everything is normal in Yanjing City, but there is news from Jinyiwei, Yanwang Mansion, Zhou Wangfu, and Tang Wangfu are as bright as day tonight, and I don't know what I am planning secretly, the old slave thinks, tomorrow's court meeting, I'm afraid it will not be peaceful." ”

Zheng Wen listened, nodded, but asked again: "What about Zheng Yi, has he arrived in Yanjing?" I'm afraid it's coming. ”

"Not yet, my lord, the old slave is afraid that he will encounter a few small miscellaneous fish on the road, but General Zheng has experienced a lot of winds and waves, and he will never capsize in this small gutter, and I think that in the near future, General Zheng will come to Yanjing." After listening to Zheng Wen's question, Huang An replied immediately.

Zheng Wen listened, nodded, and asked again, "Are all my people ready to order?" Thinking about it, it is only a day or two, and this huge Yanjing City must not go wrong. ”

Huang An listened to Zheng Wen's words, and then said with a serious face: "The emperor's order has been passed down, and the Dongchang Jinyi Guard is already ready to order; General Li Wei of the Yulin Army replied with the news that the Yulin Army had long been fully armed, just waiting for the emperor's order; Jiang Kong, the general of the middle division of the Yulin Army, also took the emperor's order to personally sit in the capital camp, and there was no problem with the 200,000 Hebei garrison in the Beijing camp; General Li Cheng, the commander of the northern camp, has already received an edict from the emperor, and only the emperor's order is obeyed; After the Liao State Duke Wu Yong will go to the southern army camp in person after the morning of tomorrow. But rest assured, everything is already in order, just waiting for the last moment. ”

Zheng Wen listened, nodded, and only then did a smile appear on his face, and then asked, "What do you say this Xianghua wants to do?" To be honest, I'm curious. ”

When Huang An heard this, he suddenly felt a little strange, and only then did he ask: "Emperor, it has been the Tang Wangfu recently, presumably all of this is the mastery of the Tang Wangye, how can it be Xianghua?" The old slave was a little puzzled. ”

Zheng Wen listened, but nodded, shook his head again, and then spoke: "Recently, the Tang Wangfu has been very active, but to say that all this was done by my good seventh brother, I don't believe it, he Zheng Jiao doesn't have the courage, the thousands of lives in Luoyang, if you say kill them, you will kill them, without blinking an eye, only the dead eunuch Xianghua will be so disregard for human life, and only have such courage." If he Zheng Jiao wants to have this courage, his bones are afraid of cold. Zheng Wenshi said with a smile.

Huang An listened, but he immediately understood, thinking that the emperor had just ascended the throne for three days, how powerful Tang King Zheng Jiao was in the palace, if he wanted to kill a powerless emperor, it couldn't be simpler, but after all, there was still no, Huang An's heart couldn't help but be a little happy.

But for Xianghua's thoughts, Huang An really can't figure it out, in his heart, Xianghua is a talented and intelligent person who is loyal to the first emperor, if he is above the court, he will definitely be able to mix well, but he is a eunuch after all.

In fact, Huang An also understood in his heart that in the heart of the first emperor, Xianghua was the most trusted eunuch he trusted, but the first emperor wanted to do something to Xianghua, so he demoted Xianghua out of the palace through his own reasons, this is just a tacit scene between the three of them.

Therefore, he has been conscientious all these years, and he didn't dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi, looking forward to the return of his old opponent, but after all, he didn't expect that Xianghua would break into his life in such a way, somehow, he suddenly felt a little sad in his heart, and he didn't know whether to grieve for himself or for Xianghua.

Because he knew in his heart that Xianghua was definitely dead or alive this time.

Countless thoughts flashed in Huang An's mind, and then he said: "Emperor, when the first emperor was alive, that is, on the eighth day of July in the eleventh year of Jianqi, he did demote Xianghua to the Tang Palace, which was just for outsiders to see, but secretly handed over an extremely important matter to Xianghua. ”

Huang An's words, Zheng Wenxin, but he really couldn't figure out what his cheap father was going to do secretly. It is not easy for the ruler of an empire to do anything, unless the matter is too absurd or too sacred (involving the gods), or it is in danger of upending the dynasty......

But Zheng Wen really didn't expect it!

……

And the Zhou Wang's Mansion was brightly lit, and Zheng Tong, the king of Zhou, was sitting on a chair with a sad face, and sitting opposite him was his chief strategist Tao Hua.

Tao Hua is around fifty years old, dressed in white silk, with a slight wrinkle on his face and a little white beard, but it is not difficult to see that he was a beautiful man when he was young, and he is still a Jiangnan person, but he can be deeply trusted by Zheng Tong, and he is indeed a not simple person.

He was born in a small landlord family in the south of the Yangtze River, and when he was thirty-eight years old, he was promoted and made a small case, which is reasonably promising, and he can make a career in the officialdom, but after all, he is limited by his background and has no background, and he is still a petty official in his forties.

When he saw it, it was not a matter after all, and he was recruited by Zheng Tong, the king of Zhou, so he simply resigned and entered the palace of the king of Zhou, and became the staff of the king of Zhou, hoping to realize his political retribution.

When the first emperor collapsed, he took the lead in suggesting to Zheng Tong, the king of Zhou, that he unite with Qin Fei, the envoy of the original Jingying Festival, to form a political alliance, and almost Zheng Tong ascended to the throne of Daqian, provided that Zheng Tong did not come to such a drama.

Because of this, Tao Hua was a little disheartened in his heart, but after all, the master and servant, and the old age, Tao Hua didn't think about leaving the palace this week.

Tao Hua saw Zheng Tong's sad appearance, but he didn't speak, just picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, put it down, and waited quietly.

When Zhou Wang Zhengtong saw it, he asked, "Sir, do you say that Lone agrees or not?" Lone's good seventh brother, this time in order to let Lone make a move, he really made a bloody investment, and Lone couldn't help but be moved. ”

Tao Hua listened, but shook his head, nodded again, and then spoke: "Lord Wang, isn't it just the handle of a few officials?" What's the point of worrying about a little profit, these are all waste chess sooner or later, can Tang Wang Ye know, can His Majesty not know? Why did the prince get his hands dirty. ”

Zheng Tong listened, but he was a little speechless in his heart, there are dozens of them, both local and central, and they can all be regarded as important positions, and if they can be used, hasn't their power risen again? He just wanted to say something.

Tao Hua said again: "Looking at Your Majesty's thoughts today, whether these people can keep it is another matter." Tang Wang Ye let the prince make a move this time, that is, to distract His Majesty's attention today, in my opinion, the prince should make a move, because his lips are dead and his teeth are cold! ”

"If Prince Tang falls this time, maybe it will be the prince next time!" Tao Hua said sharply.

Zheng Tong listened, but he was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Isn't that Gu harming himself and others this time?" With such a selfless move, how could the lonely seventh brother believe it? But the meaning of his words was obviously to agree with Tao Hua's suggestion.

"Lord, just ask for some money, money can be spiritual." Tao Hua said so.

But Tao Hua never thought that money was precisely the weakness of Tang Wang Zhengjiao.