Zuocha Yushi Xiao Sheng admitted that he had lost a move, just thinking about a quick battle, without carefully understanding the changes in the Northern Army these days, and even more underestimating the abolished emperor - it seems that the rumors are true, and the abolished emperor is gradually showing his edge.

But Xiao Sheng did not admit that he had lost everything, after a day of rest and investigation, he was more confident that he would turn defeat into victory, and the abolished emperor did have some ability, almost pulling half of the northern army into his hands, which was better than the effect of the champion Hou serving as the Great Sima for a year, but after all, the northern army was the army of the Great Chu court, not a bandit who occupied the mountain as the king, no matter how much they liked this young general, they still had to obey the orders of the imperial court.

Xiao Sheng thought that he represented the imperial court, and the only problem was the lack of holy decrees, so that some people refused to accept it.

After questioning a number of military Chinese officials - they were more afraid of this Zuo Cha Yushi than the military generals - the military situation of Shenxiong Pass and Broken Iron City became clearer and clearer in Xiao Sheng's eyes, and he felt annoyed that the deposed emperor had already made his own claims on the frontier, and any one of them was enough to convict, and if he had known earlier, he would never have fallen into a speechless dilemma in the lobby.

On the afternoon of the second day after arriving at Shenxiong Pass, Xiao Sheng set up a banquet to invite the generals of the Northern Army, and some of the noble children he knew, the abolished emperor was invited, but he did not come, he did not participate in the banquet last night, Xiao declared that this was ready to go, so he was not in a hurry to make a move, but to arrange the troops, and after everything was in order, he would send out a fatal blow.

At the banquet, Xiao Sheng was unusual, not mentioning the Huns, telling everyone about the past, talking about friendships, mentioning how the capital attaches importance to the Northern Army, and how each family misses their own children.

In the end, he led the topic to the "Chai family" who was still in detention, and everyone was silent to avoid this sensitive topic, and Xiao Sheng did not force it, announcing the end of the banquet, leaving Chai Yue alone.

In the eyes of everyone, Xiao Sheng is trying to intercede with Chai Yue, Chai Yue is not only the Chai family, but also a confidant of General Zhenbei, and it is natural for him to exonerate his relatives, Xiao Sheng is considered to have found the right person, Liu Kunsheng, the captain of the Northern Army, escaped, and his steps became relaxed when he left.

But this is just to cover people's eyes, Xiao Sheng doesn't care about those "Chai family", he came from afar, not to save his nephew from prison, in fact, when he left Beijing, he didn't know about this matter at all, he saw it very clearly, as long as the Northern Army was recaptured from the hands of the abolished emperor, releasing people was nothing more than a matter of words.

The key to the battle for the Northern Army was not Liu Kunsheng, the palm seal officer, but Chai Yue, who did not even have an official rank.

The cold wind was howling outside, Xiao Sheng looked at the messy tables and said, "This winter is colder than usual. ”

"The soldiers who have been stationed on the frontier for a long time also say the same." Chai Yue stood with his hands down and replied carefully, and suddenly, he became an insignificant concubine of the Hengyang Hou Mansion again, cautious in front of the high-ranking and powerful.

Xiao Sheng was not the elder who looked at people coldly, and said with a smile: "Maybe this is a good thing, the cold winter, the Hun army and the mobs everywhere may be frozen to death, the Chu army is fully supplied, not afraid." ”

This is what only civil officials can say, even if the other party is not a relative of the Chai family, Chai Yue will not refute, but he doesn't want to chat, so he said: "The Chai family in the Broken Iron City ......"

"They deserve it, and they even tried to murder their own family in the army!" Xiao Sheng looked very indignant, and then said slowly: "This official left General Chai to hear your views on the general trend of the world. ”

Chai Yue glanced at Zuo Cha Yushi in surprise, "The last general is soft-spoken and shallow, how dare he comment on the general trend of the world?" ”

"Haha, General Chai is too Qian, do you know what happened in the capital during this time?"

Chai Yue shook his head and stood more and more cautiously, "I don't know." ”

"Sit."

Chai Yue hesitated for a moment before sitting sideways on the stool opposite Xiao Sheng.

"It's not a secret, no one knows what happened in the capital, the root cause is in the palace: Your Majesty has not been to the court for many days, and the Queen Mother only occasionally goes to the Qinzheng Palace to listen to the government, and refuses to express her opinion on all the chapters, nor does she give a reply, which is why the official did not bring the holy decree."

Chai Yue hummed ambiguously.

"The people of the government and the wild people are angry, speculating that His Majesty and the Queen Mother are seriously ill and unable to write. said in private, there is something abnormal, after all, the queen mother can still listen to the government, so that she can't even approve the chapter, the queen mother must have a reason for this, but I am afraid that ...... The Queen Mother wants to stir up trouble again. ”

Talking directly about the emperor and the queen mother is a taboo for officials, Chai Yue thinks that the relationship with Xiao Sheng is not close enough to say nothing, and he doesn't even say it, just staring at the glass of residual wine in front of him.

"Da Chu can't stand the toss." Xiao Sheng sighed and said, taking Chai Yue as a year-old friend, "Emperor Huan, Emperor Si, Emperor Abolished, and the current saint, it has only been a few years, and the palace is turbulent and changeable, and the family foundation that Emperor Wu has worked so hard to lay will be defeated, this is the general trend, Chai Yue, the emperor is the general trend." ”

"What can be done as a courtier? You can only wait with a loyal heart. Chai Yue had to speak.

"Of course, the courtiers cannot trespass, and no matter what happens in the palace, the courtiers can only accept it. But some people have special identities and are not bound by the courtiers' courtesy, there are not many such people, there are only three of them at the moment, Chai Yue, what do you think? ”

From "General Chai" to "Chai Yue", it is not cold, but cordial.

"Champion Hou, King of the East China Sea, and ...... General Zhenbei. Chai Yue replied.

"That's right, although there are many children in the clan, only these three people are different, and each has its own followers. Chai Yue, who do you support? ”

Chai Yue raised his head, "A little general, it's just a matter of ups and downs with the general trend, Lord Xiao has been an important minister in the court since the reign of Emperor Wu, who do you support?" ”

Xiao Sheng laughed twice and said coldly: "I am the minister, but I first think about the Xiao and Chai families, who do I support?" I support the one who is most likely to ascend the throne. ”

"Champion Hou?"

"This is the general trend I want to tell you, Chai Yue, in the eyes of outsiders, the court is stormy, in fact, the general trend has been decided, the champion Hou got the news as soon as possible, and immediately returned to the capital, the layout has been for many days, and the context has been completed, I can tell you: The champion Hou has been supported by Prime Minister Yin."

Prime Minister Yin is young and virtuous, and has a great influence in the court, and with his support, the champion Hou has indeed run far ahead.

Chai Yue was silent for a while, "What about the King of the East China Sea?" ”

"The King of the East Sea is on his way to the capital, and we met on the road. He still has some hope, it has nothing to do with him, but because he has the support of Taifu Cui on the outside, and his mother on the inside, I got the news that a month ago, the mother of the king of the East China Sea was admitted to the palace, which may mean something. It doesn't matter, the champion Hou and the King of the East China Sea, no matter who ascends the throne, the Xiao and Chai families can rest easy. ”

"And what about General Zhenbei?"

Xiao Sheng chuckled, "General Zhenbei, hey, Chai Yue, you have been away from the capital for too far and too long, and even your vision has become short-sighted, do you think that if you abolish the emperor, you can become the emperor again?" You are all mistaken, the abolition of the emperor is precisely the reason why he cannot be the emperor, when he abdicated, none of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty stood up to speak for him, who would support him at this time? Will he return to the throne to take revenge on his ministers? ”

"General Zhenbei won't do that."

"It doesn't matter what General Zhenbei does, the key is what everyone thinks he will do. Chai Yue, if you want to stand on your own, you must first learn the idea of 'self-reliance', don't be influenced by General Zhenbei, don't be influenced by me, observe calmly, and you will come to the right conclusion. ”

"I'm not the only one who supports General Zhenbei."

"What if the entire Northern Army supports it? It is 600 miles away from the capital, and there are many checkpoints in the middle, and you are already late. ”

"Late?" Chai Yue didn't understand too much.

"When I set out from the capital, the southern army was on the way back to Beijing, and it should have arrived at this time. Of course, without the holy decree, the southern army could not return to Beijing, and Cui Taifu was a smart person, and it was likely that the army would be stationed in Huailing, north of Beijing, which was very close to the capital, and it was not considered to return to Beijing, and there was another benefit. ”

"Cut off the way for the Northern Army to return to Beijing." Chai Yue's face changed.

"That's right, as long as the southern army is in Huailing, the affairs of the capital have nothing to do with the northern army." Xiao Sheng paused, "It has nothing to do with General Zhenbei." ”

Chai Yue was a little dazed, "In that case, why did Lord Xiao come to Shenxiong Pass?" ”

"Nowadays, most of the ministers of the DPRK and China support the champion Hou, and a small number are inclined to the king of the East China Sea, and if you want to stand out, you have to do something practical. Champion Hou Yiyi hoped that the Northern Army could defeat the Huns and increase his prestige, and second, he did not want to have worries, not at all. General Zhenbei is one worried, and the King of the East Sea is another, but before the Southern Army of Cui Taifu is resolved, the King of the East Sea cannot move, so he can only start from General Zhenbei first. ”

Chai Yue was silent.

Xiao Sheng stood up, walked around the table, and stood beside Chai Yue, "Not everyone has such a good opportunity as you, after standing on your own, you can be on an equal footing with Chai Mansion, and the so-called background is not important, who in Chai Mansion doesn't please you?" ”

"Champion Hou...... Know me? ”

"I don't know yet, when you make great things and become famous all over the world, plus my recommendation, the champion will definitely reward you."

Chai Yue got up slowly, "The general trend has really been determined?" ”

"Everyone in the capital is well known."

Chai Yue is young after all, and he blushes when he changes his mind, "I got the news that three days later, several Xiongnu envoys will come to Shenxiong Pass to continue peace talks with General Zhenbei, which is considered ......"

Xiao Sheng was overjoyed, "The big thing has been accomplished, the champion Hou Wuwu, Chai Yue's nephew, you don't have to do anything these days, three days later, as soon as the Hun envoys arrive, bring them to see me first, which is a great achievement." ”

Chai Yue nodded, his brows furrowed, as if he was still hesitating, Xiao Sheng patted him on the shoulder, "You are the general of Dachu and the descendant of the Chai family, loyal to the country and filial piety to the family, other than that, there is nothing worthy of your seriousness." ”

Early the next morning, Xiao Sheng began to win over the generals in Shenxiong Pass as Zuocha Yushi, he didn't ask everyone to fall to him, the soldiers were always short-sighted, thinking that whoever could lead them to win the battle should support whom, Xiao Sheng just wanted to launch a fatal blow, the forces around him could compete with the abolished emperor.

Collusion with foreign enemies, this crime is enough to crush the deposed emperor, if there is still some reason for the previous peace talks, continuing the peace talks is a blatant betrayal.

At noon three days later, Chai Yue kept his promise and took several Xiongnu envoys who had just arrived directly to Xiao Sheng's residence.

Xiao Sheng had already prepared, and did not interrogate, but directly led a large number of soldiers to the yamen, and asked General Zhenbei to speak in the name of the generals.

Chao Hua, the leader of the tribe battalion, stood at the door, bowed his hand to everyone, and finally said to Xiao Sheng: "General Zhenbei is not here. ”

"Not there? Where did he go? ”

Chao Hua glanced at Chai Yue and smiled at Xiao Sheng: "General Zhenbei left for the capital a few days ago, and now, it should be almost there." ”

After seeing Xiao Sheng, Han Ruzi immediately understood: fighting with Zuo Cha Yushi at Shenxiong Pass was a waste of time. (To be continued.) )