On a quiet night, the moonlight is sultry, and the Celestial Master Hall is still brightly lit. In the bedroom in the backyard, Zhou Guangji's injuries have also improved greatly compared to the previous days. In the warm room, Duan Lang and the others sat around the bed, and Han Feng finally informed Zhou Guangji about Qi Zhongshan.

After reading the interrogation file, Zhou Guangji cried silently. After Han Feng's sorting out of the files of the Investigation and Defense Division during this time, to this day, all the mysteries of the year have been solved one by one. Zhou Guangji felt sad in his heart, but he was relieved that the ghost guards were all loyal back then, and no one betrayed the shadower. The destruction of the entire Duan Clan's shadow can only be said to be Emperor Yuning's jealousy, coupled with Ruimu's grudge and obstruction, which led to that tragic massacre.

The Si people have gone, this love will last forever, and Duan Lang has deep respect for these ghost guards who have passed away. The world is reincarnated, and the current Duan Lang and Delong are so similar to the Duan family and Yuning back then. The only difference is that the Duan clan had no military power back then, and only the shadow of the disciple died. And now Duan Lang has the strongest soldiers in the world, and there are many famous generals under his command.

Zhou Guangji knew his physical condition, and officially handed over the shadow secret station to Han Feng to take care of. Everyone knows very well in their hearts that if Lidu City wants to stand tall, it must not only be strong and strong, but also the operation of intelligence and information is the most important thing.

Everyone was discussing, and Zhou Hu walked in, "Duan Shuai, there is a distinguished guest here." ”

"Guest?" Duan Lang was stunned.

Zhang Ruming said disdainfully, "If there are any distinguished guests in Kyoto, it can't be that guy He Lianjia is here again." Missing. ”

Zhou Hu looked at everyone, "Yes~ Emperor Delong is coming." ”

As soon as they heard that Delong had arrived at the Heavenly Master Hall, everyone was stunned. Duan Lang looked at Zhou Guangji, Han Feng and the others, "Since Your Majesty is here, let's welcome it." ”

"Wait." Zhou Hu hurriedly stopped, "Duan Shuai, Your Majesty said that he was just a private visit, so there is no need to alarm everyone." He wanted to ~ meet you alone. ”

Zhang Ruming said unconvinced, "Why, when I arrived at Lao Tzu's Heavenly Master Palace, didn't even see me, the master?" What does he Delong mean, look down on Lao Tzu? ”

Duan Lang smiled, "He's afraid that you will accidentally spit out an ivory and scare him." Don't worry about it, old man, I'd better go and see you. ”

"Cowardly, he doesn't want to see me, and I'm too lazy to see him." Zhang Ruming muttered depressedly.

Duan Lang followed Zhou Hu to the front hall, and Liu Zhi, the chief guard of the guard, stood outside the door, and when he saw Duan Lang coming, he hurriedly greeted him.

"General Duan, Your Majesty has heard that General is unwell and has made a special trip to visit you."

"There is Manager Lao Liu, alarming the holy driver, Duan Lang doesn't dare to bear it. Please let Manager Liu report that Duan Lang is late, and I hope that Your Majesty will forgive me. ”

"You don't have to report it, the master is waiting for you, General Duan, please." Liu Zhi said and stepped aside.

Duan Lang looked back at Zhou Hu, "Your Majesty is coming, strengthen vigilance, and no one is allowed to alarm the Holy Driver." ”

"No!"

Zhou Hu agreed, and Duan Lang walked inside.

In the hall, Delong was admiring the calligraphy and paintings in the hall. Duan Lang walked in, knelt on one knee, and said with his fists clenched.

"Minister, Duan Lang, it's too late to welcome you, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive your sins."

With a smile on his face, Delong stepped forward and pulled Duan Lang up, "Duan Lang, I am just a private visit, you and I don't have to be so polite." ”

"Your Majesty, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, even if it is a private visit, the courtesy of the monarch and the minister will not dare to go beyond it."

"Hehe, you just think this is the capital city, we are still the same as before. Come, sit down and talk. ”

"Your Majesty, you were the prince at that time, and now you are the lord of Great Xia. You can sit and your ministers will stand. ”

"Why, I have to ask you to do it. Duan Lang, I treat you as a close friend, and it would be a bit too much to be polite to me. Delon said unhappily.

"Okay then, the minister is rude."

Duan Lang was polite, and then sat down in the next position. Duan Lang understood Delong's intentions very well, but before Delong could speak, he could only pretend to be confused.

Delong was very calm, first chatted about the previous friendship with a blank head, and then changed the conversation, and then said that he was down to business.

"Duan Lang, a few days ago, I received a secret report in the palace, Yan Facheng's side is very strong, and Mingyue Aiqing has not finished this matter yet. I'm worried that there will be bad intentions in the Southern Theater. Delon said worriedly.

Duan Lang pretended, "Your Majesty, could it be that Yan Facheng put forward harsh conditions?" ”

Delong shook his head slightly, "I don't know the specific situation yet, but from the analysis of the feedback, Yan Facheng should be a little suspicious of me." Duan Lang, what do you think about the Southern Theater of Operations? ”

Duan Lang thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, although Yan Facheng is a close minister of the first emperor, he has always supported the forces of Prince Dezhang. What's more, Yu Ban ordered him to take down General Ma Ruzheng, and privately made a temporary truce with Western Vietnam. These few things alone are enough to connect the nine clans. Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, if he is replaced by anyone, he will be afraid in his heart. Therefore, it is normal for people to put forward some harsh conditions. ”

"Duan Lang, if he says that he really can't agree to the conditions, do you think he will risk the world's condemnation and become a traitor?"

Duan Lang looked at Delong, "Your Majesty, Yan Facheng may not dare to dominate the country. However, don't forget that Kyoto also has two princes. Perhaps, he will raise troops in the name of King Qin and force the palace to let you give in. In this way, he will not be a traitor, but a meritorious man. Do you say? ”

Delong was shocked when he heard this, as an emperor, what he was most afraid of was not the disloyalty of his courtiers, but the fact that someone in the royal family would seize the throne. If Duan Lang didn't mention it, he almost forgot about those two elder brothers.

"You're right, if he really uses this excuse to raise troops in Kyoto, he really can't be called a traitor."

"Your Majesty, don't forget Xiangguo Wu Guangguang, who supported the second prince back then." Duan Lang deliberately prompted.

Delong's face changed slightly, "Duan Lang, this matter has to be guarded against." I'm afraid, I'll need your soldiers and horses in the capital to suppress it. Tomorrow, you will immediately return to the capital city and mobilize your troops and horses to camp at the lower pass. Once Yan Facheng rebelled, he must be eliminated with the power of thunder. ”

"No, no, Your Majesty, don't worry. At present, the situation in the southern theater is unknown, and the current mobilization of troops and horses in Lidu City may force him to raise troops. Your Majesty does not need to worry, there are currently 200,000 troops stationed in the Kyoto camp, and once there is news that the southern camp is heading north, it will not be too late for the minister to act. Other than that~. ”

Speaking of this paragraph, Delong asked strangely, "What, what else is there to do with Aiqing?" ”

"Your Majesty, at present, all the capitals in the world are asking for troops from the ministers, and my capital city is also short of grain and grass, these things, the ministers have to give an explanation to the capitals of the world."

Delong's face darkened when he heard this, and he said in his heart, don't you kid just want to force me to speak. Okay, then I'll give you a reassurance. Once my country recovers, see how I clean you up. Yan Facheng is unfaithful, and you kid is not a good thing.

Delong put on a fake smile, "Duan Aiqing, you don't have to worry about this matter." Those courtiers of the capital, they only know how to play their own small calculations, how can they know the importance of the country. Tomorrow morning, I will give them an explanation. In addition, I have arranged for the military headquarters to allocate grain and grass immediately. How's it going, are you satisfied? ”

Duan Lang smiled, "Your Majesty, as long as you can eat your stomach, those guards in our capital city are like wolves one by one." Your Majesty is assured, and the minister will return to Lidu City tomorrow to wait for news. As long as he Yan Facheng dares to disobey the holy will, he will let him die without a place to be buried. ”

Delong looked at Duan Lang and said in his heart, why did this kid laugh so insidiously. Could it be that I have neglected something? After thinking about it, his current focus is still on Yan Facheng in the Southern Theater. After all, after becoming emperor, only hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the southern theater have not yet been loyal. This is Delong's biggest weakness.

Delong left the Heavenly Master Palace, and as soon as he left, Zhang Ruming and the others entered the hall one after another.

Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, Duan Lang smiled slightly, "The matter in Kyoto can be over, tomorrow, return to Lidu City." ”

"Why, about the additional food and grass and military salaries, that kid Delong agreed?" Zhang Ruming looked at Duan Lang and asked.

Duan Lang nodded slightly, if he hadn't kindly taken Jiang Zhuming to visit Yu Ban that night, I'm afraid he would have really fallen into Delong's trap. It's good now, Delong's strategy not only didn't work, but instead made Duan Lang blackmail. You must know that the current treasury of Great Xia is empty, and this grain, grass and military salary is tantamount to adding insult to injury for the court that is in ruins.

The next morning, Delong changed his previous humble style and angrily rebuked the governors of various places with the power of thunder. The matter of asking for soldiers and horses was stopped, the discussion of politics in the world officially ended, and the officials from all over the country began to leave Beijing and return.

In the Heavenly Master Palace, Duan Lang was not in a hurry to leave. Zhang Ruming and Li Jianshan went to the military department and the household department, and the two personally supervised the completion of the grain and grass and military salaries, and Duan Lang ordered the pull. When they walked out of the Kyoto gate, it was already late afternoon.

Da Fei rushed to the south with Duan Lang's letter, and since he left Lidu City to support Delong as emperor to the present, it should also come to an end. In the next step, as Tantai Mingyue said, take advantage of the opportunity of Delong's cultivation and recuperation to make Lidu City strong as soon as possible. At the very least, they must be self-sufficient in food and grass.

At the fork in the road less than twenty miles from Kyoto, Duan Lang and his party stopped. At the intersection, three official cars were parked on the side of the road. Jiang Zhuming, Liang Yi and Zhang Guangzhi waited for Duan Lang early.

Duan Lang jumped off the war horse, "Why, you haven't left yet." ”

"General Duan, I don't know when we can meet each other. I have already consulted with the Sect that in the future, if the General sends anything, I will not hesitate to give orders. Jiang Zhuming said.

Liang Yi also hugged his fists, "General, I misunderstood my lord before, and I hope to bear with me." I am grateful for the teacher's kindness and never forget. ”

"Lord Liang doesn't have to be polite, I am also an enemy and a friend with Yu Xiangguo, but whether it is an enemy or a friend, he is worthy of my Duan's respect. In the next step, the southern theater will be returned to the court, and Emperor Delong, in addition to the war in Xining, I am afraid that he will also have to rectify the capital of the world. I have a bit of a friendship with Fan Cheng, the servant of the ministry, and if it really affects you, you can say hello to me in advance. ”

"Then thank you General Duan, after I go back, I will gather the merchants in the city and urge them to open trade between the capitals."

"Okay, then~ I'll see you later."

"The general had a smooth journey."

Several people hugged their fists and said goodbye, Zhang Ruming had been sitting in the car and did not get down, he knew that people did not want to see him, and it was a little embarrassing to go out by himself. Anyway, he carried the black cauldron on the surface, and in the entire Great Xia official system, everyone knew that he had a bad record and could not be provoked.

The Heavenly Master Hall and his entourage returned to the capital city, and the southern war zone also miraculously took a turn for the better. The bright moon of Tantai officially played in the court, and Yan Facheng and others retained their original positions and continued to attack the rebels in Xining. Yan Facheng also took the recourse, to offset his mistakes with his military exploits, and swore allegiance to His Majesty Delong.

In the first year of Delong, all the soldiers and horses in the world finally returned to the court. Although the Southern Theater is still in the midst of war, DeLong has finally been recognized by the whole world. However, for Lidu City, Delong is also bitter. Not only was the matter of confiscating soldiers and horses denied by himself, but he was also extorted by Duan Lang for a sum of food and grass salaries.

Delong was furious in his heart, but he also knew that his foundation was unstable and that he had to restore the vitality of Great Xia. Mingyue ended her trip to the south and returned to Beijing to report on her work. And the camp in Kyoto was officially handed over to Ma Ruzheng.

In June of the first year of Delong, the southern battalion attacked Shuangfeng Mountain unsuccessfully, and Delong withdrew 300,000 soldiers and horses. Yan Facheng led the remaining soldiers and horses to enter a stalemate between Shuangfengshan and Xining. In September of the same year, the court promulgated a new policy, and Bactria officially entered the stage of recuperation.

In the second year of Delong, the war between the Northern Ming and Moro also came to an end, and the two sides finally shook hands and temporarily ceased to be armistic. Delong sent envoys to re-establish friendship with the Northern Ming Dynasty, and exchanged silk, tea and other goods for a large number of war horses. The Kyoto camp and the northern camp re-found soldiers and horses to expand their strength.

After three years of Delong, the strategy of recuperation has finally shown results. The weather is favorable, and the grain harvest and trade in each capital are prosperous. The treasury of Great Xia gradually became richer.

In the past three years, the capital city seems to have disappeared from the discussion of the court, gathering strength in a very low-key manner. Outside the city of Landu, it has become a trade distribution place between Western Vietnam and Great Xia. Although Duan Lang hated Lu Mu, he still adopted Tangtai Mingyue's suggestion.

In the palace, Emperor Delong was much calmer than when he first ascended the throne. In three years, he officially married the queen to enrich the harem, but none of the concubines gave birth to dragons. This is also the pain in Delong's unknown heart.

In the Jing Pavilion, Zhang Zhao, the head of the Heavenly Prison Academy, stood in front of the jade case. In three years, Zhang Zhao has become an important minister who everyone in the court is feared. After three years of hibernation, Delon is finally about to raise the knife again.

"Duan Lang, it's been three years, and it's time for me to collect my debts."

Delong's eyes were murderous, so far, the only thing he feared in the world was Duan Lang. Only by completely eradicating Duan Lang could Delong feel that he could be called the true Emperor of Great Xia.