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In the thirteenth year of Emperor Shaojing, April 15, Emperor Jing, Ding Dingfang.

Bashui Emperor Jing is the largest city in the world. Forty streets crisscross and cross, dividing the capital outside the forbidden palace into 300 squares, and each square can be proud of nearly half of the cities in the world.

Among the three hundred squares in the imperial capital, Dingdingfang is a very cheap one, and most of the people who live here are garrison sergeants and outsiders.

"But back then, this was the place where the top of the capital was prosperous."

In the south of Dingdingfang, there is a large open space, among which stands a huge pillar alone, nearly 100 feet high, the diameter is more than a zhang, the column body is scorched black, all the traces of fire have been burned, when you look closely, you can also distinguish some old time carvings.

…… Back in the day!

Up and down for 4,000 years, alternating 30 surnames, the only "empress" among the hundreds of emperors in Great Xia, the Holy Emperor of the Golden Wheel of the Book of Heaven, in the tenth year of her rule of the world, the edict of the gold of ten states, calculated 580,000 catties of copper, 1.36 million catties of iron, in the place that was still called "Dingdingfang" at that time, cast an eight-sided bronze pillar with a height of 90 feet, a diameter of one foot and two feet, called "Wanguo Shude Tianshu", with the merits of the revolution, depreciating the virtue of the original Jin. According to records, Tianshu set up the iron mountain bronze dragon under the Tianshu, and cast the master, the unicorn surrounding, there is a cloud cover, more Shi Pan dragon to support the beads, the people of the time praised "the golden color Yinghuang, the light of the sun and the moon".

But.

Since the opening of heaven and earth and the dawn of yin and yang, there have been rules for the world, and with the body of a woman, how can she be on the throne forever? After the empress, her daughter and daughter-in-law tried to reproduce this supreme glory, but they all failed, and the "man" returned to the throne with mixed feelings, taking back the world, and also taking back all kinds of things that had never been established before the empress.

"I think that back then, Emperor Zhaolie edicted to destroy the Tianshu, and the moon was endless, so the clansman Emperor Xiu Lie gave poetry to the clouds, and the Tianshu was poured in Tianmen Street, and the fire beads must be unloaded first. Combining a silk thread, the two counties of Helao are suo...... For a while, Sergeant Jing was sarcastic, and Emperor Zhaolie finally retracted his fate, leaving behind the 'Tianshu' that had been burned beyond recognition. ”

The person standing directly below Tianshu spoke softly and sarcastically, because one of the reasons why the emperor was finally determined to destroy Tianshu was the city guard's letter: "A line to save Tianshu can be blown down." The words of "Emperor Xiulie" and "He Lao" started from this.

"The great cause of the Emperor Golden Wheel can be discussed by non-descendants, and it can be sold by non-descendants...... But in the same way, it is not for posterity to be vain. ”

The other stood a little farther away, his hands behind his back, just looking at the scarred pillar.

"Back then, Wei Shu people thought they were the same as the virtue of the Golden Wheel, and they also built the Tianshu five miles away, and the result was ...... Overnight, the body died and the karma was destroyed, and the heavenly pivot collapsed, which only increased the laughter of future generations. ”

The night is deep, the toad is round in the sky, and the cold and abnormal moonlight will come down, projecting the huge body of Tianshu into a strange black shadow, the two of them are in the shadow, the other is under the moon, talking so idly, only seems to be ghostly.

"Wei Shuren has not been able to do what the empress has done, does it mean that my Liu family generally can't do what the Zhao family has done? Specifically about the place here, just to imply such a sentence? If this is all you know, Senior Brother......"

Turning around slightly, out of the shadows, the moonlight was clear, shining on Xiaoyin's somewhat arrogant face. The place where she stood was higher than the other, and she looked coldly at the coming down, she was really powerful, and there was no weakness of a woman.

"Then, I really can't figure out why the elders of this sect insist on giving you another chance."

“…… The elder gave it, and he was sincerely frightened and did not dare to resign. ”

Smiling and arching his hands, Nameless's expression was still calm and gentle, as if he didn't understand Xiaoyin's sarcasm at all.

They met here late at night, naturally not for the sake of a verbal bargain.

Emperor Mufeng returned to Beijing last month. On the day he entered Beijing, he entered the palace to face, although no one knew the specific content, but the subsequent series of wills made people understand that he still did not lose his holy relatives, especially obviously, although he handed over the post of marshal of the Southern Expedition, but still led the post of General Wei, commanding the Tiance Shenwu army. On the same day, some people began to swear that when facing it, Emperor Shaojing personally said the words "not a crime of war, not your fault".

…… However, since it is not the fault of the emperor's pastoral, then ...... Whose fault is this?

Although no one asked this question on the surface, all the great families and important ministers in the imperial capital were silently asking, such a big thing as the Southern Expedition failed miserably, and even the Taiping Dao was out of control...... Someone has to be responsible, right?

"What Qianfu is referring to, if you end up without a disease, and only rely on the Taoist master, can you afford the turbulence of the world?"

Faced with Nameless's gradually heart-wrenching question, Xiaoyin only smiled slightly.

"Senior brother, you know as well as I do that this kind of argument is meaningless to me."

"In the battle of dragon slaying, there is destined to be only one winner...... Isn't it the reason why we can form a tacit understanding now, 'what if we lose'? ”

Xiaoyin's counterattack made Nameless fall silent, after all...... Regardless of the rumors outside, these two are people with enough ability and intelligence to see the truth.

One thing that the two sides tacitly knew: Emperor Shaojing's tolerance is not an easy reason for Emperor Mufeng, in fact, it is more a reflection of the concerns of the lonely emperor than trust. Just as on the night of the same day, Nameless and Meng Ranhan pointed out sharply at the same time: Emperor Shaojing put the military power of Gyeonggi in the hands of Emperor Mufeng, the biggest possibility is because he saw Fang Jing's fiasco, and in a short period of time, he was unable to completely control this army, which was his biggest weakness relative to Emperor Xiangxian, but at this time it also became his hope to turn over!

"Moreover, Your Majesty cannot let people question the matter of the Southern Expedition now."

Arrogantly looking down at Nameless, Xiaoyin said, "Because ...... We all understand that he can't give the general Wang a chance to make trouble. ”

"That's right."

Frankly admitted, this is also the biggest reason why Nameless persuaded Di Mufeng to communicate with the Liu family, for Di Mufeng...... The Liu family became the winner, and he just changed his surname back to Zhao, and most of them could get a knighthood, but if the general Wang became the winner, he might not be able to save the corpse!

After the two of them had exchanged recent needs and information, it was already time for a cup of tea, and almost at the same time as they said "goodbye" to each other, two figures appeared from completely opposite directions and came behind them.

"Within one hundred and fifty steps, eleven people, kill them all."

Holding the sun and moon wheels, Shou Shifang did not wear a night robe, but a moon-white monk's robe, with two blades in the moonlight, reflecting the penetrating light...... There wasn't even a trace of blood on it.

"Nine, of which two are from the general's yamen."

Still dressed in dusty clothes, still with a little shy smile, Fu Guo stood respectfully behind Nameless, his left hand empty, and his right hand holding a short dagger, which was slimy and full of blood.

Seeing the dagger, Shifang's pupils contracted slightly, and said, "A strip of ancient water flows into the palm of my hand...... This one is 'Bo Jun's hatred'? ”

As soon as the words "Bo Junqiu" came out, Xiaoyin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Fu Guo, but he just smiled and didn't say anything, and after a little bowing, he left.

Seeing Xiaoyin go away, the smile on Nameless's face remained the same, until the person was gone, and it was still the same smile.

"Let's go, I have to visit someone tonight."

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The one who was visited by the nameless was the deputy commander of the Yamen, the general of the imperial capital, and of course, the one who was at the bottom of the ranking.

It had already been agreed to come to worship tonight, so when Nameless saw that it was Cao Zhongde who came out to receive him instead of Cao Wenyuan, he was really surprised.

"I'm really sorry, Wen Yuan was at home today, but just now...... was forced to drink by Shangguan. ”

"Shangguan?"

Slightly stunned, if you say Cao Wenyuan's Shangguan, it is naturally Peng Jianzhong, who is now acting as the deputy commander of the yamen, but he is nearly seventy years old, and he is cautious in his words and deeds on weekdays.

But how fast does the nameless scheming work? In just a flash, he already understood, and said with a smile: "It turned out that Yingda Sima returned to Beijing...... Then, naturally, he sent Ao Jianwei to him? ”

Cao Zhongde laughed and said, "Sir, God counts!" Then he pulled the nameless hand and introduced him into the room to speak.

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When Nameless visited Cao's Mansion, Cao Wenyuan was staying in a place about seven miles away in a straight line.

…… Extremely humble place.

The place was on the side of the road, the table was a large dirty plank, cushioned with a few stones, and the stools were all cut round wooden stakes, which were very short, not sitting at all, but squatting. Right next to the table, two whole sheep hung upside down on a wooden shelf - not so long ago, they could still run around bleating.

The two chefs are busy with the instructions of the diners, cutting off the fattest and best meat one by one, and then immediately chopping it up, putting it on, or stirring it with various spices, and serving it to prepare other dishes that take a long time.

"Belly Gang, you must Belly Gang! I'm telling you, barbecue meat must be fat, and it must be grilled until it drips oil, so that it tastes best! ”

Sitting in the seat of the guest of honor, Ao Xingxing was frequently persuaded to drink, but he was obviously half-hearted, and kept turning his head to shout loudly, it seemed that he couldn't wait to jump over and take over the cooking in person.

To the rest of the table, this was extremely rude, but ...... Since tonight's master, the head of the Ying family who has just returned to Beijing, the head of the military department, and the Ying Zhengying Da Sima have a look of "I don't care", it is naturally inconvenient for others to speak.

Two days later, Ao Xingxing will set off with Ao Fuqi and go to Jinzhou to deal with the "appeasement". In order to catch up with this send-off, Yingzheng left the attaché of the brigade around him, hurried his horse, and traveled day and night, and finally entered Beijing at dusk today.

Sitting on Jiji, full of wolves and tigers, Yingzheng is now in charge of the military department, and he can't see any tendencies on weekdays, at this moment, a greeting, what Tiance Shenwu, what nine military horses, what Cao Liu Sun Li, don't give a few faces? Cao Wenyuan swept it at a glance, all the major forces in Beijing were here, and the seating arrangements were all proper, and they were really leaky, and they were all stable, and they had to secretly praise Yingzheng for doing things carefully.

He was thinking about it here, the wine over there had been his turn, and he raised the bowl with a smile in his left hand and said: "King Wude is outside the town of Zhuyi, and the inner deterrence of bandits, it is really the support of the Great Wall, General Ao became famous as a young man, and he has been disappointed in the hope of the army. ”

This person's surname is Yun Mingzhi, he was originally a general of the forbidden army, and now he is serving in the Shenwu army - he is a descendant of the Liu family, which is also known to everyone in the army. Ao happily glanced at him, but he didn't say anything, sighed and drank the wine. After wiping his mouth, he suddenly perked up, poured a big bowl first, and said with a smile: "Damn, why can't I lift my spirits today!" He gave in and said, "Punish yourself for a bowl, don't be surprised!" A few people laughed and said, "If you can't lift your spirit, you should be." General Ao is brave and invincible, if he sends troops to fight on the battlefield, of course, he is a hundred times more energetic, and it seems that he is sitting upright and surrendering now, but it is really tasteless and tight. This remark was very appetizing to the warriors at this table, and they all raised their bowls and drank again.