The beacon fire in the south is about to ignite, the smoke of gunpowder in the north is still brewing, only the fireworks in Jinyang have not yet been ignited, but they are still faintly bubbling with fire.

Zhao Shan raised his head, looked at the tall and majestic Jinyang City Head, which was already under the city head, closed the Jinyang City Gate, hesitated for a long time, and said to the general behind him: "Call the door." After a while, a soldier appeared on the head of the city and asked loudly: "The city guard has an order, and no one is allowed to open the door without his order, I don't know who you are?" ”

The family general was just about to scold, but he heard Zhao Shan shouting behind him: "Zhao Shan, the second general of Yu, was ordered to serve as the chief general of Jinyang, please open the door to the city guard and the main general." ”

When the people in the city heard that he was the newly arrived general and his immediate boss, how could they be lazy, so they quickly confessed and went back to the city to report. Zhao Shan looked at the city wall, although there were also defenders, but there was no state of imminent battle, and most of his heart was relaxed, which at least showed that Jinyang had no tendency to rebel for the time being, and the situation was still under control.

But this is very strange, since the other side is ready to rebel, why has it not been launched for a long time? He also received Li Dui's police call before, but his identity is sensitive to this kind of thing, and he can't make decisions indiscriminately, so he secretly seized the time to reorganize the army and sent scouts to inquire about the news, while sending Li Dui's police to Handan. Unexpectedly, before the news arrived, Handan had already issued an order to transfer him to the chief general of Jinyang, with the signatures of the four ministers of the White Tiger Palace, as well as Zhao Yong's personal approval. When asked where the messenger came from, he replied that he was in the clouds. In other words, this is an order recommended by the four ministers and approved by Zhao Yong, and there is no doubt about its legitimacy.

Along with the letters, there are also Zhao Cheng's handwritten silk books and Zhao Yong's silk letters, and the two silk letters are generally the same: try to let the rebellion die before it happens. Zhao Shan felt a great responsibility, and for the sake of prudence, he chose to only take a few generals and go to work alone, without him, for fear of attracting hostility in Jinyang City. And he was light and simple, and the worst result was that he was hijacked by the other party, but he was able to ensure that Yuci had enough troops to quell the rebellion, so to speak, Zhao Shan was outstanding in terms of courage and courage. Since Jin Yang has not yet rebelled, at least he still has time to convince everyone, hoping that he will not be dishonored.

Just when Zhao Shan was thinking, at the head of Jinyang City, Zhao Ran leaned out and found that it was Zhao Shan, and there were no other soldiers around him, only a dozen generals. Although the old general didn't have much to do with himself, he still had to call his uncle according to his seniority, so he respectfully shouted to Zhao Shan: "It turns out that it's really uncle, and the little nephew has been waiting for a long time again." ”

Zhao Shan saw Zhao Ran's face with a spring breeze, he didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, and he didn't answer Zhao Ran's warm greeting, so he shouted: "Lord City Guard, since you have determined your identity, let's let me enter the city first." ”

Zhao Ran touched his nose and didn't dare to say more, so he hurriedly ordered the city gate to be opened to welcome Zhao Shan into the city. Zhao Shan was not polite, waited for the city gate to open with a straight face, looked at Zhao Ran's hippie smiling face, got off the horse, and saluted Zhao Ran first according to the regulations. Zhao Ran dared to accept this uncle's salute, immediately avoided it, and led him towards the city.

"Let's go to Ersanli first." Zhao Shan said categorically.

Zhao Ran's heart jumped, and he said with a smile: "Uncle has a tired journey, so let's go to the house to rest for a while, and then go to Ersanli to see you." ”

Zhao Shan smiled coldly, looked at Zhao Ran and said, "What is the purpose of so-and-so, you must already know, and so-and-so knows everything about you." In this case, let's stop playing pantomimes. ”

Zhao Ran smiled awkwardly and said respectfully: "It's not that my nephew shirked it, but that the matter has been settled. In this case, why doesn't my uncle wait for me to elaborate and then make a decision? ”

A trace of doubt flashed in Zhao Shan's heart, but thinking of the silence on the city wall, the other party must not be able to play any tricks, and snorted coldly: "Forgive me for not being able to play any tricks, let's go." ”

Zhao Ran hurriedly led the way and walked towards the City Lord's Mansion. Zhao Shan glanced at the two or three miles not far away, turned around and followed Zhao Ran, just arrived at the gate of the city lord's mansion not far away, and found that the gate of the bereaved division was also closed, and there were soldiers guarding the door, he didn't know what Li Dui's situation was now, so he could only follow Zhao Ran and see what was going on.

After sitting in the hall, Zhao Ran brought tea, and saw that Zhao Shan did not move at all, his eyes were slightly closed, and he didn't say a word, knowing that the other party was waiting for him to explain the situation, so he no longer concealed it, and told what happened during this period of time.

It is said that Zhao Ran was ordered by Zhao Xian that day to take over Zhao Yan's military power, but he didn't expect to enter the mansion, but he saw Zhao Yan dressed neatly, looking prepared, Zhao Ran was slightly surprised, but said with a smile: "It's still the thoughtful thing that my brother thinks about my brother, and I'm ready." Wouldn't it be better for you to rest at home for two days, and then come out to take charge of the army when this gust of wind has passed. Zhao Ran said, and was about to get the tiger talisman on the table.

"Second brother is panicking? Are you afraid that your brother will do something out of the ordinary? Zhao Yan said, but did not organize Zhao Ran. Zhao Ran saw that he was calm and relaxed, and he was puzzled, seeing him say this, he didn't know what to sell, so he smiled and said, "You and my own brother, how can you be so angry." It's just that the situation is delicate now, and if my brother wants to return to the house, I will make arrangements as soon as possible. Let my uncle lead me and wait to get through the difficulties together. ”

"The clan is willing to save you, but he may not be willing to save me. I'm afraid that after today, it will be even more difficult for you and my brother to see each other again. ”

"Brother laughed." Zhao Ran said, "This matter is not impossible, with me and the clan to protect you, the king will at most punish you for this matter, and he will not be encircled with you." How can it be more difficult to talk about? When the time comes, just push it all to that guy Jia Cha, and you can rest in peace. As he spoke, he picked up the tiger talisman and was about to leave.

"Second brother, why are you pretending to be stupid? In this current situation, how can a Jia Cha cover up the past? You have been an official for many years, how can you not see clearly than me, a martial artist? ”

Zhao Ran slowly put away that kind smile, turned to look at Zhao Yan with an indifferent face, and said slowly: "What my brother said, I don't understand it for my brother." ”

"Zhao Xian's old puppet robbed me of my military power, just to make me a toothless tiger, who can't do the wind and rain, and then obediently bear this charge for you." Zhao Yan said this, and sneered: "It's okay, who made me Zhao Yan unlucky, I met Jia Cha, a guy who didn't want to die, and before leaving, splashed me with dirty water, so that I couldn't avoid it?" ”

"But second brother, do you think this matter has reached this point, only I am Zhao Yan, can I still calm things down?"

"Jia is not too big or small, he is a subordinate, and he is the eyeliner that Feiyi's old puppet planted in Jinyang, the purpose is to suppress our clan from doing something illegal and undisciplined. Now that he is dead, it is useless to make any excuses, but he has died a Jia cha, and he is definitely enough to make a good article. I, Zhao Yan, can't run, can you, the city guard, run? ”

"There is Li Yan in the north, Lian Wu in the south, and Zhao Mountain in the east. There are not many soldiers in Jinyang City, and with this strength, it is simply a joke to want to negotiate conditions with the king. I'm afraid that Zhao Xian's side is just about to rebel, and the army over there has already arrived and surrounded Jinyang. At that time, you and I were just meat on the chopping board. ”

"What do you mean by that, brother? A certain clan prince did not want to rebel, but just wanted to represent our Zhao clan and put forward his own opinions to the king. Where does this conspiracy come from? Zhao Ran hurriedly retorted.

"It's late, it's all night." Zhao Yan gloated and said, "As soon as Jia Cha dies, no matter what examples you and I give, we can't escape the suspicion of this rebellion." Since the monarch succeeded to the throne, what did we do in Jinyang, and how did he not know? It's just that I've been holding back, and now that I have this reason, how can I avoid it with peace of mind? ”

"Brother, it's dangerous." Zhao Ran sneered: "Not to mention what the situation is like now, you and I are not sure." Even if it reaches the worst level, the monarch will dare to resist the scolding of all the Zhao clans, and he can't wash our blood? Don't forget, even if Huan Zi drove away Xianzi back then, it was nothing more than his own death, and his people all survived safely. Besides, today's things have not yet reached that level, and a certain person naturally does not believe in the king's grace. ”

Zhao Yan was robbed by Zhao Ran, she didn't know what to say, she was a little speechless for a while, looking at Zhao Ran with an indifferent face, and didn't know how to refute. Just when he was anxious, he heard a voice behind the screen say: "Huan Zi is not a gentleman, and a gentleman is not Huanzi, and today's monarch is not a sacrifice of son." How can an analogy be made. The words landed, and Li Dui walked out with Lian Wu.

"I knew a long time ago that if there was no guidance from a master, my brother would definitely not have this set of rhetoric. Now that I see that it is Master Li, this can be regarded as solving a certain doubt. Zhao Ran said coldly: "I don't know what Master Li said, what does it mean?" Could it be that the king really dares to do something to us? ”

"As a certain person just said, the reason why Xianzi succeeded to the throne back then, did not destroy the Huanzi clan, because after all, Huanzi had succeeded to the throne for a year, and his power was extremely powerful.

And now that the monarch has succeeded to the throne for eight years, not only the generals from all walks of life are extremely loyal to the monarch, but also the people of Zhao are extremely supportive of the monarch. The hearts of the army and the people are all in the king, although you are known as the heart of the Zhao family, how can you compare with this brilliant people's heart? ”

"What's more, the means of the king now are by no means comparable to those of Huan Zi and his son, and he will definitely not forgive the first evildoer, but for the accomplice, he may not be able to open the net. Now you can't wait for a city, but you are trying to blackmail your intentions. The so-called mantis arm is nothing more than that. If you rebel against the flag, the world will spit on it, if you are rebellious, obsessed and do not return, the soldiers will come, and the punishment will be declared, then you will regret it and have no time! ”

Li Dui's words were impassioned, not only refuting Zhao Ran's luck, but also talking about the current situation and the people's hearts. In the end, he scolded them for being incompetent, and persuaded them to turn back in time, which was hearty, which made people applaud, and also made Zhao Ran and Zhao Yan feel the cold wind behind them, completely breaking their last psychological line of defense. The situation in Jinyang changed direction in an instant between these words.

The so-called characters are people who will seize historical opportunities, and Li Dui is counted as one.

(End of chapter)