"The Queen Mother is crazy?" Han Ruzi was taken aback, "This, this...... Yang Gong has seen the Queen Mother? ”

"Not yet, I can't just enter the palace now, but I have sources." Yang Feng paused for a moment, and the cold air emanating from his body was not so violent, "I'm glad to see you back, I thought you wouldn't be able to stand the temptation to stay in Shenxiong Pass." ”

"Temptation? What temptation? Han Ruzi didn't understand.

"Xiaoxiong, stay in Shenxiong Pass, you have the opportunity to be a hero, but you will lose the opportunity to be the emperor." As soon as they met, Yang Feng spoke in the tone of a master, and took the trouble to explain, "Ke Xiaoxiong needs a solid foundation, you have to spend at least five years or more to cultivate friendships with the officers and soldiers in the army, and you have to take a longer time to control the counties around Shenxiong Pass step by step to ensure that there is enough food and grass in the future, otherwise, the person who seems to support you the most today is likely to betray you tomorrow." ”

"I understand." Han Ruzi said that this was the first time he felt that Yang Feng didn't say anything, it was like a childhood dish that he had been reminiscent of for a long time, and finally had the opportunity to taste it again, everything had not changed on the surface, but the taste was very bland, "I'm back, Yang Gong...... What's the plan? ”

There is a crucial question in front of the two: Who does the commander of the Northern Army assist him, the Tired Marquis? Or Champion Hou?

Yang Feng dodged the question, "Which one is the one who received you?" ”

"Chun Yu Xiao."

"Himself?" Yang Bong was visibly surprised.

"Well, that's what he calls himself." Han Ruzi turned to point to the riverbed, and because he was in a high position, he couldn't see the old man fishing.

Yang Feng strode over, Han Ruzi followed behind him, the river was in front of him, the ice holes, fishing rods, and wooden barrels were all there, and the people disappeared.

"It's still there just now." Han Ruzi said suspiciously, Chun Yuxiao definitely didn't enter the house, maybe he left along the river, and the speed was fast enough.

"He said his name was Chun Yuxiao?" Yang Bong asked.

"Hmm."

"Personally?"

"Of course." Han Ruzi didn't understand why Yang Feng didn't believe him.

Yang Feng became more and more interested in this matter, "Think about it carefully, what did he say at that time? ”

Han Ruzi was not particularly happy, but still tried to recall: "We talked for a while, I thought he was very strange, he knew too much about things in the palace, so I asked him what his name was, he began to call himself a fisherman, a fisherman, and later said that he used too many names, so he ......"

Han Ruzi suddenly understood what the mistake he had made, he was slightly shocked in his heart, put away the impatience in his tone, and continued: "I said, 'Your Excellency is Chun Yuxiao? He said, "This is indeed the name I have used, and if I like it, I will call it Chun Yuxiao." ’”

"So, you first said the name 'Chun Yu Xiao'?"

Han Ruzi nodded, suddenly blushing a little, just when he thought he was mature and didn't need Yang Feng's guidance, he made a simple and stupid mistake, "I gave the answer myself, and the Qi Seeker took advantage of the situation, I ......"

"You must be careful when talking to the Qi Seeker, their methods are different, some spit lotus flowers, some are quiet and silent, some are pretending to be mysterious, some are pretending to be stupid, and there is only one purpose, to make you believe him."

"Yes, I remember." Han Ruzi said respectfully, "But he said that the Queen Mother wants to let the sons compete for the throne......"

"This is true, so I said that the Queen Mother is crazy, and the fight for the throne must be the idea of the hopeful, and the Queen Mother actually agreed."

"I'm even more curious why the champion Hou agreed, didn't he already have the support of the prime minister and the ministers?"

"Because the Queen Mother is in control of the Suwei Army and the Guanghua Tigers, during this period, the Queen Mother has not been idle, the Eighth Guard Battalion has expanded to more than 50,000 people, and another 50,000 soldiers can be summoned around Gyeonggi at any time, which is enough to defend the capital. It was because of this that Cui Hong's southern army did not dare to step into the capital for half a step, and the champion Hou did not want to offend the queen mother, not to mention that the rules of the competition for the throne were very beneficial to him. ”

Whoever wins the largest number of ministers will be the next emperor, and the champion Hou is one step ahead, of course, he feels that he has a chance to win.

"Yang Gong is here on behalf of the champion Hou?" Han Ruzi asked.

Yang Feng nodded, "I came for two purposes, one is to observe the situation of the tired marquis. ”

"I went back to Beijing alone, there were only Meng E and Du Chuanyun around me, Du Motian and Don't take me across the river, but they should be your people."

"They're doing things for Madame Tired now." Yang Feng nodded, indicating that he had observed enough, "The second purpose is to bring a message to the Tired Hou, the champion Hou hopes that the Tired Hou will not participate in the competition, and after he ascends the throne, he will make the Tired Hou the king and give you a lifetime of glory and wealth, this is the promise of the Son of Heaven, and he will never break his promise." ”

"He's already winning, and he's worried about my competition?"

"Champion Hou hopes that his ascension to the throne is destiny, and there is no dispute."

"What conditions did he give to the King of the East China Sea?"

"For the king's side, never invited."

Han Ruzi thought for a while, "Champion Hou is really generous. ”

"Well, the champion Hou and the ministers of the court did not want to use martial arts to solve the battle for the throne, and he also promised to Cui Taifu that he would marry the daughter of the Cui family and make him the queen after ascending the throne."

When Han Ruzi was still the emperor, he also married a daughter of the Cui family, "I remember that the champion Hou has already married a wife, and even has a son." ”

"It doesn't matter, Champion Hou and Cui Taifu have their own needs, and marriage is beneficial to both parties."

"Mrs. Cui agreed?"

"At least he didn't refuse."

"What about the Northern Army? Champion Hou kept urging the northern army to fight a decisive battle with the Huns, that was his army, didn't he want it? ”

"There's some personal vendetta here."

Han Ruzi couldn't believe his ears, at the critical moment of the competition for the position, the champion Hou actually abandoned the entire army for some personal grievances, "How big a grievance can make the champion Hou cut off his arm?" ”

"I don't know very well. What about the weary answer? ”

Han Ruzi took a few steps forward, turned around and said: "Please tell the champion Hou, he doesn't care about the Northern Army, but the soldiers of the Northern Army remember him, at this moment, if there is no accident, the 80,000 Northern Army is returning to Beijing from Shenxiong Guannan, intending to save the Lord." ”

After meeting, Yang Feng showed a little surprise for the first time, "Champion Hou doesn't need the Northern Army to return to Beijing......"

"I know, the champion Hou knows, the soldiers of the Northern Army don't know, this is my answer, at least I didn't 'refuse'."

"Okay." Yang Feng gave a rare smile, turned to his mount, turned over on his horse, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just shouted "ride" and rode away.

Han Ruzi walked towards the house, and Meng E, Du Chuanyun, Du Motian, and Don't Kill also happened to come out of their respective rooms, "Go back to the Tired Hou Mansion." He loudly announced, and when it came to it, the Qi Seeker and Yang Feng had actually only told him one thing: the capital was safe.

Yang Feng followed the river to Baiqiao Town first, and the soldiers of the Southern Army guarding here had been withdrawn, and they were stationed in Huailing County, not far away, waiting for the imperial court's will.

A child in a red jacket, holding a sugar gourd in his hand, jumped across the bridge, chasing his parents in front of him, Yang Feng remembered that the New Year was coming, and the stormy "Wuwei" year name would last until the second year.

A group of soldiers waited at the bridgehead, joined the commander of the Northern Army, and sailed to the capital together.

It was soon dark, and they lived in a post station closest to the city, the post station was very large, if you squeezed it, it could accommodate four or five hundred people, it was winter, more than half of the houses in the post station were empty, Yang Feng chose one, read at night, and had no sleep.

Around the second watch of the night, a group of new guests came to the post station, and the leader Cui Hong came directly to visit Yang Feng.

Cui Taifu didn't plan to live here, after meeting Yang Feng, he had to return to Huailing County overnight, unlike the champion Hou, he trusted and relied on the Southern Army, and he would never let go easily.

"The King of the East Sea is back." Mrs. Cui omitted politeness and greetings.

"Yes, I have already met the King of the East China Sea on the order of the Champion Hou, and I have proposed very good conditions to him."

"The King of the East Sea will not agree to withdraw from the competition, he was born for the throne. This time, I will not stop him again, but please understand that I am a person who is willing to gamble and lose, and the soldiers of the Southern Army will soon retreat three hundred miles, far away from the capital, and will never interfere with the battle for the throne by force. There is only one condition, he must keep his promise as soon as possible and marry my daughter. ”

"Is the Cui family's daughter enough?"

"Haha, it's okay, the three daughters of the Cui family, two are married, and one is in the Pavilion." Cui Hong seemed to be confident, walked to the table, and looked down at the eunuch sitting at the table by the light, "The southern army will withdraw from the capital, and the northern army will always stay outside the fortress, right?" ”

Yang Feng pondered for a while and nodded solemnly, "Champion Hou promised so, he will definitely do it." ”

Cui Hong arched his hand and was about to say goodbye, but before leaving, he couldn't help but ask: "Tired Hou really wants to participate in the competition?" ”

"Anyway, he didn't refuse."

Cui Hong laughed a few times, and then sighed, "The Cui family wasted a good daughter, I knew it was like this...... Alas, this is Jun's life. ”

No one in the court is more prepared than Cui Hong, and the three princes vying for the throne all have deep ties with the Cui family, and he can lead the army out of the capital with peace of mind.

The news of the return of the northern army to the south has not yet caught up with Han Ruzi, who hurried overnight, and Yang Feng does not plan to say it.

Early the next morning, Yang Feng returned to the city.

Champion Hou no longer needs to hide his whereabouts, the front of the Hou Mansion is crowded with visitors early in the morning, cautiously leave a sticker to leave, and the persistent person stays at the door, currying favor with the doorkeeper, hoping to have the opportunity to congratulate the champion Hou in person.

Champion Hou officially gave a dowry to the Cui family, and after the New Year, he would marry the daughter of the Cui family.

As the commander of the Northern Army, Yang Feng is not qualified to see the champion Hou immediately, but he doesn't have to wait outside the gate, he can go into the front yard, sit and wait in the wing, and have a meal with Fu Cheng at noon.

It wasn't until halfway through the afternoon that Yang Bong was summoned.

Champion Hou was full of red faces, in a very good mood, and asked with a smile: "Yang Changshi has seen Tired Hou and Cui Hong?" ”

"I've seen it, everything is going well on Taifu Cui's side, and the southern army will retreat three hundred miles and will never interfere in the affairs of the capital."

Champion Hou shrugged, not very concerned, "I heard that the daughters of the Cui family are beautiful, is it true?" ”

Yang Feng shook his head, "I don't understand. ”

"By the way, you are a eunuch. What about the Tired Hou? ”

"He didn't turn down the champion Hou's offer, and he didn't accept it."

Champion Hou laughed, "You know what? I'm not surprised, tired...... It's a little strange, probably because after spending a few days in the palace, he feels that the throne should belong to him, and he has the same temper as the king of the East China Sea. It doesn't matter, if they don't accept it, I can just let it go. ”

Yang Feng still didn't mention the news of the return of the northern army to the south, took out a small package from his arms, and respectfully placed it on the table next to the champion Hou.

"What is this?" Champion Hou asked in surprise.

"The official seal of the Northern Army Commander's History, the champion Hou has had a smooth journey since then, and he no longer needs my advice, please allow me to serve the people."

Champion Hou's face became gloomy. (To be continued.) )