Taifu Cui Hongren is not in the capital, but the news is extremely well-informed, not long after the tired Hou left the capital, he had to be notified, sent a large number of soldiers to block the entire Baiqiao Town, be sure to intercept the target, and dare not let the tired Hou quietly cross the river like last time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He must find out the true intentions of the Tired Marquis and the Queen Mother.

When the soldier came in and reported that the tired marquis asked to see him, Mrs. Cui was not surprised at all, but felt that this son-in-law finally knew a little about current affairs.

But when Tihou walked into the room, Cui Hong was stunned, and then felt angry. It is true that he has not seen his son-in-law much, but he is not mistaken, although the person in front of him is wearing royal clothes, he is clearly a young eunuch.

Cui Hong held down the handle of the knife, he didn't need to do it himself, this was a gesture, and the more than ten guards on both sides understood it, and they all pulled out half of the waist knife.

The little eunuch was frightened, raised his arms, and said loudly: "My name is Zhang Youcai, I am the personal entourage of the tired marquis, and I was ordered to come to see Mrs. Cui." ”

Cui Hong's face was still so gloomy, and Zhang Youcai added more quickly: "Tired Hou asked me to pretend to be him, saying that it would be faster to see Taifu in this way, and he also said...... He also said......"

"Say what?" Cui Hong finally spoke.

Zhang Youcai looked at the sword-holding guards beside him, and slowly took out a letter from his arms, "Tihou also said that after reading this thing, Taifu won't be angry." ”

One of the guards took the letter and sent it to the table in front of Cui Hong, Cui Hong let go of the handle of the knife, opened the letter to check, the guards still maintained the posture of drawing the knife, Da Sima only needed to snort, and they immediately chopped the bold eunuch into pulp.

After only a glance, Cui Hong's face changed slightly, then he read it carefully, put away the letter, and sat there staring at the little eunuch, "What else did the tired marquis say?" ”

Zhang Youcai hummed twice, refusing to answer, the tired Hou explained very clearly, and after Mrs. Cui read the letter, his anger would definitely subside, and Zhang Youcai could be a little reserved.

Cui Taifu still looked very annoyed, and Zhang Youcai's reserve naturally seemed very reluctant, more like he had amnesia at a critical moment.

Cui Hong waved his hand, and the guards put their knives into their sheaths and rushed out.

Zhang Youcai breathed a heavy sigh of relief, his courage was not small, but in the past, there were either tired marquis or Du Chuanyun around him, and there was also a loach at the worst, and he couldn't keep calm when he faced the Taifu who held the military power alone.

Cui Hong was still staring, and Zhang Youcai remembered that he still had a question that he hadn't answered, "Oh, that's it...... Ahem, Ti Hou said, 'The rainstorm is coming, please find a place to shelter from the rain as soon as possible, don't hesitate any longer.' ’”

Cui Hong laughed loudly, Zhang Youcai was startled, his knees were weak, and he almost knelt down, but thinking that he was wearing tired Hou's clothes, he forcibly held back, but his body trembled, and his voice trembled, "Tired Hou...... That's what Tired Hou said. ”

Cui Hong stopped laughing and asked coldly, "What about the tired people?" ”

"Back to the city."

"Since you're out, why are you going back?"

"The Tired Marquis said that when he goes out of the city, he no longer has to abide by any rules for the throne, and he will not go back to fight for the throne, but ...... Rather, it is to restore the throne. ”

Cui Hong sneered, and suddenly picked up the Xingtangmu and slapped it heavily on the case, and the guards immediately came in from outside and surrounded Zhang Youcai.

Zhang Youcai was so shaky that he was fighting with his teeth, and the scene in front of him was not the same as what Tihou had predicted in advance.

"Hold it down, keep it under strict guard."

The guards carried Zhang Youcai and withdrew.

An old man dressed as a Confucian walked into the room, and without being announced, he was obviously very familiar with Mrs. Cui, walked up to the bookcase, and asked, "What news did the Tired Hou send?" ”

Cui Hong pushed the letter to the opposite side of the bookcase, the old man picked it up, read it quickly, and laughed, "The Queen Mother is really pretending to be crazy, and she actually wants to remove you from the post of Grand Sima of the Southern Army." ”

"The officers and men of the battalion must not be allowed to see this holy decree." Cui Hong knew very well that it was the time when the army's morale was unstable, and any accident could cause unimaginable chaos, let alone the first holy decree in several months.

"What does it mean to be tired? Does it please you? ”

"It must be that the Queen Mother gave this holy decree to the Tired Marquis, and wanted to use him to deal with me, and the Tired Marquis did not want to make wedding dresses for others, so he gave me the holy decree, which was to use me to deal with the Queen Mother. Hey, it is said that he has returned to Beijing and no longer has to abide by any of the rules of the competition for the throne......" Cui Hong suddenly woke up, this is the real news that the Tired Hou passed on to him.

"It turns out that the Tired Marquis hopes that Taifu will lead the southern army to the capital." The old man also understood, "What does he think, do you think Mrs. Cui will support him?" ”

"It doesn't matter what the Tired Hou thinks, I should indeed go to the capital, no matter who wins or loses the King of the East China Sea and the Champion Hou, they all need my help."

"Don't you think that the tired Hou can win?"

Cui Hong glanced at the old man a few times, "He's just playing tricks, why did he win?" ”

The old man smiled, "Taifu should go to the capital, but be careful of the northern army." ”

"It doesn't matter, I only took 60,000 people to the capital, which is enough to suppress the eight battalions of the guards, and the remaining 40,000 people stayed, and the northern army only came over a few thousand people, most of them still stayed in Mancang City, and when they learned the news and went south, it would take at least five or six days, and then the capital would be over, and the northern army would not dare to make a mistake."

The situation in the capital is changing rapidly, and the relationship between the southern and northern armies is also up and down, some time ago there was still a confrontation, a few days ago turned enemies into friends, and defended Baiqiao Town, thousands of northern troops have arrived and are arranged to be stationed outside the town.

The old man picked up the decree and read it again, put it on the table, and said, "This thing should not be left for a long time. ”

Of course, Cui Hong understood this truth, put away the letter, and planned to burn it later, "How did my sister offend the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother really regards the Cui family as a mortal enemy, and she is pressing step by step." The tired marquis is a favor for me, for Xiaojun's sake, give him a king title in the future. ”

The old man smiled and said nothing, Cui Hong said with some dissatisfaction: "Junyang Hou, I accept your defection because I value your experience and hope to hear advice, you always laugh, do you regard yourself as a hopeful?" Say what you think. ”

Junyang Hou Huabin participated in the palace rebellion more than a year ago, fled halfway, with his chivalrous name, like a fish in water in the rivers and lakes, has not been caught, a month ago, he came to defect to Taifu Cui Hong, stayed in the northern military camp.

Cui Hong valued not only the experience of Junyang Hou, but also his reputation and the strange people he provided.

"I don't think Taifu needs to hesitate anymore, the one who will seize the throne must be the King of the East China Sea, there is Concubine Cui in the palace, there are a group of heroes recommended by the Tan family and me in the city, and there is Taifu's Northern Army outside the city, with these three, the throne is already in the bag."

Cui Hong sighed, "Champion Hou is hopeless?" ”

"The outside is strong and the middle is dry, the northern army in hand has been lost, there was originally the support of the minister, but the champion Hou did not make full use of it, but was defeated by the tired Hou who had nothing, and there was no possibility of a turnaround. Tired Hou's return to Beijing is just adding some small twists and turns, he has no stable supporters, and he can't achieve great things with just a group of scholars. ”

Cui Hong nodded, and then his face sank, "You kept saying that my sister would act in the palace, but you refused to tell me the true situation, it's time to say it." Once the Southern Army crossed the White Bridge, I would have one more charge on my head of returning to Beijing without any will. ”

Junyang Hou also felt that the time was almost up, "During my time in the rivers and lakes, I got acquainted with a lot of strange people, introduced a few to the Tan family, and sent two to Concubine Cui, Concubine Cui valued them very much, and gave one to the king of the East China Sea as an entourage, but unfortunately died in the Broken Iron City, and the other was brought into the palace as a maid. ”

The more Cui Hong listened, the more shocked he became, "This is ...... This was a long time ago. ”

Junyang Hou nodded, "Concubine Cui attaches great importance to her friendship with the Hua family, even if I and the dog are in the rivers and lakes, the contact has never been interrupted. ”

Cui Hong was stunned, he didn't expect his sister to do such a bold thing behind his back, "The strange man who entered the palace ......"

"She is the sharpest knife in the hands of Concubine Cui, who can stab anyone."

Cui Hong's face changed drastically, and gradually eased, "Why didn't my sister ask me for help?" The inside and the outside should be combined, and the odds are greater. ”

"Didn't I ask for help for Concubine Cui?"

Cui Hong didn't hesitate anymore, if it was just the King of the East China Sea and the Tan family, he still wanted to wait and see for a while, if his sister was involved and held a "sharp knife", he had to make a stand as soon as possible.

"Okay, the Southern army crosses the bridge."

Cui Hong said to do it, half an hour later, he has led thousands of elites across the bridge, the rest of the soldiers set off one after another, tomorrow before dawn, 60,000 troops will step into the road back to Beijing.

Baiqiao Town was busy all night, the sound of horses' hooves was almost uninterrupted, the doors were closed, no one dared to go out, and it was not until after dawn that people dared to come out to check.

It is impossible for 100,000 northern troops to be stationed in the same place for a long time, the camp is scattered, 60,000 people cross the river, and the rest of the people will take a few days to gather in Baiqiao Town, and now there are only two or three thousand garrisons here, guarding the northern army outside the town, and the town is not strictly guarded, and rumors are flying all over the sky, saying that the emperor and the queen mother were killed, and Taifu led the army back to Beijing to quell the chaos.

Han Ruzi and Meng E crossed the bridge into the town around noon, he just planned to return to the capital, and he had not yet made the trip.

The two of them were dressed in the clothes of ordinary people, like a couple in a hurry, if in normal times, they would be stopped by the soldiers of the Northern Army and strictly investigated, but now no one cares about their identity, but someone saw them coming from the direction of the capital and came forward to inquire about the situation.

Han Ruzi followed the meaning of the questioner and also made up a lot of rumors.

The two went to the only inn in the town to stay overnight, claiming to be frightened by the army and wanted to rest here.

There were not many customers in the shop, and it didn't take long for Chao Hua to come to meet him, who was a horse dealer at this time, because the horses were requisitioned by the Southern and Northern armies, and he stayed here to wait for the settlement.

Soon after the meeting, Chao Hua took his leave and went out of the store to the Northern Army camp outside the town, asking to see the overseer Cai Xinghai in the name of asking for an account.

There were many people in the Northern Army, and not many people knew the leader of the Tired Marquis's private tribe, especially since he was dressed in the clothes of a merchant, let alone a soldier.

Cai Xinghai recognized him.

Soon after nightfall, Chao Hua visited again, this time bringing two people.

In the big tent, Cai Xinghai and several well-informed generals greeted the tired marquis who walked in, and Han Ruzi showed another holy decree, indicating that he had been officially appointed as the Grand Sima of the Northern Army.

The holy decree was passed around, and after seeing the seal of the treasure seal on it, Cai Xinghai and the others knelt down in armor and recognized the new Great Sima of the Northern Army.

Han Ruzi said: "The Queen Mother is safe and sound, the holy decree is proof, Cui Taifu led the army back to Beijing, the wolf's ambition is obvious, and the so-called quelling the chaos is all rumors." It was not the Southern Army that was ordered to quell the rebellion, but the Northern Army. Cai overseer, immediately sent someone to summon the Mancang Northern Army. The generals gave the order, and after half an hour, the whole army entered Baiqiao Town, and announced the holy decree to the remaining soldiers of the Southern Army, and those who surrendered were pardoned, and those who did not surrender were beheaded. ”

Tricking the mystery is just a means, Han Ruzi understands that when it comes to the decisive battle, he must have the most real power in his hands. (To be continued.) )