In the capital city, Zhang Ruming and Li Jianshan stared at the highest-level notice of the Ministry of War that had just been delivered. This circular was promulgated in the name of the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses. In other words, it is equivalent to the holy decree of Emperor Yuning. But the above content made Zhang Ruming want to tear it up.

"Jianshan, do you think this will really be the will of Emperor Yuning? How do I look like a fake? Zhang Ruming stretched out his head and stared at Tongwen carefully.

"Fake certainly can't be fake, but maybe it's mixed with other people's ideas. Fortunately, it was a few days late, otherwise it would be inconvenient for the Seventh Prince to return to Beijing. Now that Kyoto is being held accountable, he can excuse himself from not receiving this decree. ”

Li Jianshan supported his cheek with one hand, it is said that Landu City lost, and it was normal for Fang Jiye to be severely reprimanded from above. However, the wording of the notice was harsh, and it was mainly to reprimand the Seventh Prince Delong. Moreover, even Duan Lang was given the sin of being unfavorable for rescue.

Zhang Ruming looked at Li Jianshan who was in a daze, and scolded angrily, "A bunch of idle eggs in the capital-painful guys, if it weren't for Duan Lang, the western camp would have been wiped out by others." Paralyzed, it's not good to rescue like this? Besides, Delong didn't go to Landu City to take over the military power at that moment, and he was a business. There is also the last paragraph, what else did you order the prince Delong to guard the capital city and not disobey the order. Do they still have Lao Tzu in their eyes, grandma drops, Lao Tzu is the boss of Lidu City. ”

"Why, it's uncomfortable not to be scolded, isn't it that you will be happy if you are counted in the notice." Li Jianshan looked at Zhang Ruming teasingly.

"Don't be happy with Lao Tzu, I'm worried about Duan Lang and them now. Don't you see, you can't go back to Beijing without a holy decree. They go back now, but they are disrespectful. Jianshan, do you think they will take advantage of Emperor Yuning's failure to do something in Kyoto? ”

Li Jianshan thought for a while, "Anyway, this time the Seventh Prince returned to Beijing to seize the throne of the emperor. When the time comes, it will definitely be a sword and sword. No wonder Duan Lang kept procrastinating, it is estimated that he wanted to wait for the trauma to heal before leaving. Otherwise, if you start to do it, you will have one less fierce general. ”

Zhang Ruming's heart tightened, "Jianshan, will you really fight?" ”

"Since the founding of Great Xia, the struggle for successive princes has been accompanied by bloodshed. Not to mention, when Emperor Yuning ascended the throne, it was a bloody bath in the Jinluan Palace. The reason why Yu Ban was able to get the important task was not because the forbidden military camp showed his strength. ”

Zhang Ruming licked his lips, pondered for a while, and resolutely said, "No, I also want to enter Beijing." Duan Lang's kid is rough, and Lao Tzu is not at ease. ”

When Li Jianshan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "My Lord Shangguan, don't follow and make trouble." To be honest, with the current situation, they didn't dare to do anything to Duan Lang. Not to mention anything else, even if we let go, the West Vietnamese army can drive straight in, what can they block. ”

"Don't underestimate Kyoto, they have 600,000 troops in their hands who are training."

"Six hundred thousand? Hehe, if the Ministry of War is willing, it can put all adult men in Daxia on the barracks roster, so what's the use. In this world, there are a few people who can pull a large number of people into the desert like Duan Lang, and regard the training camp as a real war drill. Thanks to the fact that we are a private army, otherwise the dead and wounded personnel in the training camp alone would be enough for the military department to cut off their heads several times. If you don't believe it, if you go to the camp, in just half a month, more than 130 people have died in training. If these are reported to the Ministry of War, it will be a big sin. Those Taiping officials in Kyoto, they don't want to take on such a responsibility, and it would be good to train 600,000 people to obey orders. If you want those people to go to war, it is better to find 600,000 head of cattle. ”

Zhang Ruming scratched his bald head, "Then what do you mean, Yu Ban and they don't dare to do anything to Duan Lang for the time being?" ”

Li Jianshan thought for a while, "It depends on what the current situation in Kyoto is, in case Duan Lang arrives after Emperor Yuning's death, I'm afraid the Seventh Prince is in danger." For the sake of the stability of the country, Prince Dezhang will never let Delong out of Beijing again. As for the lack of food, they don't dare to do anything to him at the moment. ”

"Then what if Emperor Yuning isn't dead yet?"

"That's not called death, that's called death, don't be so unruly, be careful of being struck by lightning."

", ask you about the matter, don't pretend to be a big-tailed wolf with me."

Li Jianshan smiled, "If Emperor Yuning is still awake, even if he can see him for the last time, the Seventh Prince will have at least half of the chance of success." ”

"Just over half?"

"That's a lot, after all, the world is impermanent, and the forces of all parties in Kyoto are criss-crossed, and no one can say which side they support."

Zhang Ruming was a little stunned when he heard this, Li Jianshan said Yes, the power of the capital is too complicated, the city defense camp, the forbidden military camp and the Xiaocai camp and even the palace guards belong to different factions. Even Yu Ban does not have full control over these forces at the moment.

Zhang Ruming slapped the table, "No, I have to go to Beijing." Emperor Yuning is very scheming, and now the city defense camp and the forbidden army camp are under his control. Only when I go back can I say that Emperor Yuning handed over these powers to Delong. ”

"It's useless for me to say that you go, what if you rush to Kyoto and Emperor Yuning leaves one step earlier?" Li Jianshan persuaded.

"If that's the case, Lao Tzu will immediately come back with Duan Lang and Delong. It doesn't matter what his enthronement ceremony is or a big funeral, he doesn't stay in Kyoto for a moment. As long as we return to our capital city, whoever this emperor loves, we will nominally support Delong as the king of the west. Zhang Ruming said domineeringly.

When Li Jianshan heard this, he thought for a while, nodded and said, "If you have this idea, it's okay." I happened to bring the soldiers and horses over, but our soldiers and horses must not be placed outside Kyoto City, and must be slightly hidden. Let the brothers Zhou Long and Zhou Hu follow you, they are familiar with Kyoto, and they can quietly sneak into the city with a group of people in advance. In addition, you don't have to ask anything about military affairs, and you must listen to Duan Lang whether to fight or not. ”

Li Jianshan was worried that Zhang Ruming's brain would be hot, and it would be troublesome to lead his troops into Beijing directly. Their troops and horses can only be used at critical times, and once they launch their troops in advance, they are likely to be resisted by the court, civil and military officials. In that case, the Seventh Prince may be doomed.

Early the next morning, Zhang Ruming came to the camp of the capital city. Listening to the sound of ghosts crying and wolf howling in the camp, Zhang Ruming couldn't help but feel a little chilly. This is a training camp, it is simply driving people crazy. The guards in the confrontation were fist-to-flesh one by one, and many injured guards resisted frantically. Even if he fell to the ground, the stick still fell. Unless the instructor shouts to stop, someone will come forward and pull the injured away.

Zhang Ruming couldn't bear to look any further, so he hurriedly came to the official guard office and found Liu Xusheng. Under Zhang Ruming's emphasis, Zhou Long and Zhou Hu gathered 10,000 elite veterans and prepared to follow Zhang Ruming back to Kyoto the next day.

In Kyoto, Great Xia, in recent days, Emperor Yuning has been sometimes awake and sometimes unconscious. When he was sober, he himself had a premonition that his days were running out. Emperor Yuning instructed Wei Dong and began to prepare for his future. Now that Great Xia is in the midst of the catastrophe of the sword soldiers, Emperor Yuning not only has to think about what is behind him, but also has to take into account the stability of the country.

"Wei Dong, these days~ can you be stable?" Emperor Yuning asked weakly.

"Master, don't worry about it, Lord Xiangguo and all the elders are very diligent." Wei Dong said softly with tears in his eyes.

"Wei Dong ~ Emperor Dezhang can return to Kyoto?"

"Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not yet there, and it is estimated that he is on the way."

"What about ~ Xiao Qi, is he back?"

Wei Dong was stunned, and said in his heart that he didn't let the Seven Princes come back? And when the jade seal was stamped, Wei Dong saw it clearly, and Yu Ban and the others didn't let him return to Beijing at all.

"Master~Seventh Highness~ It should be soon." Wei Dong lied against his will, he didn't want to disappoint Emperor Yuning in the remnant wind.

"Tell me to go down~ As soon as the two of them arrived in Kyoto, they immediately came to see me. There are some things~ I have to arrange. Emperor Yuning gasped and said.

"Master, don't worry, when the two highnesses enter Kyoto, the old slave will go and pick them up immediately."

Emperor Yuning closed his eyes slightly and eased up, then said, "When the time comes, call Deguang and Deqing as well, my time is running out~ I also want to see a few more sons." It is not easy to establish the country in Great Xia, and I hope that their brothers ~can~~ work together~! ”

"Master, don't say it, the old slave knows, you better take a rest." Wei Dong couldn't bear to say.

Emperor Yuning still wanted to speak, but he felt that his strength was insufficient, so he had to stop. Emperor Yuning's eyes were dry, and he wanted to cry bitterly. The emperor who used to be the emperor of the world, but he didn't expect that he didn't even have the strength to speak now. The more he came to this moment, the more Emperor Yuning felt that there were too many things that had not yet been explained. He was worried that once he let go, the rivers and mountains of Great Xia and the princes would not repeat the scene of seizing the throne back then.

In the Xiangguo Mansion, Yu Ban has been very busy these days. Emperor Yuning's situation may die at any time, and he has already begun to work on the new emperor's accession to the throne. The country cannot be left without an owner for a day, even if there is no enthronement ceremony for the time being, there must be a ritual of superiority. At the very least, it must be recognized by the Chinese military officials of the DPRK.

Yu Ban looked at a roster in his hand, and was secretly discussing with Chu Baoxiong and others. Although Yu Ban is now in power, after Emperor Yuning let go, some people must be controlled immediately. Among them, there are not only relatives of the emperor, but also important ministers of the court, such as Wu Guangguang and Wang Shidu, the old Hanlin. Don't look at these old ministers who have been very low-key recently, Yu Ban knows that they still have a lot of energy in their hands. As long as the crisis is related to Dezhang's accession to the throne, Yu Ban must make arrangements in advance.

"Lord Xiangguo, Xia Guan thinks that two more people have to be added." Chu Baoxiong said.

Yu Ban was stunned, "Who else?" ”

"Zhou Gufeng, the head of the household, the other one~ I'm afraid it's a little difficult."

"Zhou Gufeng?" Yu Ban nodded, "Yes, this gentleman controls the treasury of Great Xia, and this position must be our own people." Who's the other one? ”

Chu Baoxiong leaned slightly, "Once Your Majesty dies, Xia Guan feels that ~ that Lord Huai must be controlled." The energy in his hand is definitely not small, and if something goes wrong, we won't be able to deal with it. ”

"Lord Huai?" Yu Ban was slightly stunned, then shook his head with a smile, "Master Huai, forget it, he never participates in court politics." After the death of Emperor Yuning, it is up to the new emperor to decide where he goes. ”

"This~ Okay, everything is up to Lord Xiangguo." Chu Baoxiong reluctantly retreated.

Yu Ban did not tell everyone that Lord Huai had promised to support the prince, and he didn't want to publicize this secret too early.

A few people were discussing, and they saw the chief manager Gao Zhizan hurriedly walking in.

"Xiangye, I just received the news from the city gate camp, the Seventh Prince Delong and the capital city Duan Lang have returned to Kyoto!"

"What~!" Yu Ban stood up suddenly.

Yu Ban didn't expect that Prince Dezhang didn't return to Beijing, and the Seventh Prince, who shouldn't have appeared, actually arrived first. After all, Emperor Yuning has not died yet, and all changes are possible.

"Quick! Notify the city defense camp and immediately take down the Seven Princes Delong and Duan Lang. You don't have to ask why, just say that this is the order of the true image! ”

Chu Baoxiong and the others couldn't help but be shocked when they heard this, and looked at Xiangguo Yuban in surprise. But after Gao Zhizan listened, his eyes showed a fierce light, and he hurriedly walked out without saying a word.

In the city defense camp, a rush horn sounded for an urgent assembly. After a while, 2,000 men and horses were assembled and quickly rushed out of the city defense camp.