After the peace talks with Da Dan Yu, Han Ruzi returned to the Broken Iron City to rest for a few days, during which he saw the Huns move north with his own eyes, arranged for the soldiers to defend the city, and received news that Shenxiong Pass had been recaptured.

Then he set off, once he left, Han Ruzi had to be non-stop, he had been hanging in the capital, the most important reason for peace talks with the Huns was to hope that the frontier would be stable soon, and he would return to Beijing with confidence.

Han Ruzi only brought less than a hundred guards, traveled lightly, calculated the time, and caught up with the baggage team led by the right general Feng Shili on the way.

It was in the past few days that the dark tide of Shenxiong Pass was surging, but Han Ruzi himself didn't know anything about it, and he couldn't read these things in the official documents that were constantly sent, he was just in a hurry to stabilize the Chu army, and when the matter of Shenxiong Pass was over, he would immediately set off and return to Beijing.

Bumped into Zuocha Yushi Xiao Sheng, which was completely a coincidence.

At the north gate, Han Ruzi met Cai Xinghai who came to greet him, Cai Xinghai is a nameless idle overseer, he doesn't need to go to see Qincha, he has a premonition that something is wrong, and wants to ride out of the pass alone to send a letter to the general of Zhenbei, but he didn't expect to see a team of people coming quickly as soon as he ran out of the city gate.

"God open your eyes!" Cai Xinghai shouted excitedly, General Zhenbei arrived one night earlier than expected, it couldn't be more timely.

Under the city gate, Cai Xinghai briefly said the news of the arrival of the Qin Cha, without mentioning the plan he planned with Chai Yue and others, only saying that the Qin Cha was likely to remove all the generals appointed by General Zhenbei, especially Chai Yue.

People are sleepy and tired, Han Ruzi didn't expect that the Shenxiong Pass that he had just recaptured would fall into the hands of others again, "Who is Qincha?" ”

Cai Xinghai shook his head, he was flustered, he was in a hurry, and he didn't ask many things clearly.

Han Ruzi did not go to the yamen immediately, asked Cai Xinghai to find a few low-level military officials, and asked the retinue Loach to gather the soldiers in the city.

The military officials really knew more, Zuocha Yushi Xiaosheng had just arrived, and he went straight to the yamen, more than 300 soldiers strictly guarded the inside and outside, and he didn't know what was going on inside.

Han Ruzi remembered that this minister who took care of his life, in the Qinzheng Palace, Xiao Sheng's position was erratic, like a vassal of Cui Taifu, but he didn't always speak for the Cui family.

Zhang Youcai went to the Yamen to report, Han Ruzi led the troops to follow, but Zhang Youcai did not come back for a long time, his team was blocked not far from the Yamen, it was a group of dusty soldiers, the cloak on their bodies had not been removed, there was an obvious arrogance on their faces, and they only restrained a little when facing the general of Zhenbei.

Han Ruzi didn't break through, sat on the horse and waited for a while, and asked the officer who was blocking the way: "You are not the palace guards, are you?" ”

The guards were divided into several battalions, and their costumes were brighter than those of ordinary soldiers, but they wore ordinary armor.

The officer was slightly stunned and replied, "We are the internal guards of the military department, and there are some people from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. ”

Han Ruzi smiled and nodded, knowing in his heart.

Zhang Youcai hurriedly ran out, followed by a soldier.

"Lord Zuocha Yushi summoned General Zhenbei to see him, only one person is allowed, and the others will return to the headquarters." The soldier shouted loudly.

The word "call" angered Han Ruzi's guards, everyone raised their eyebrows, and even stretched out their hands to hold the weapons, and the soldiers brought by Xiao Sheng were also waiting for them, but the number was not dominant, and they couldn't help but be a little nervous.

Han Ruzi jumped off the horse, waved his hand to signal that his people did not need to be angry, and then said to Cai Xinghai and Chao Hua: "You wait here, I will go to see Lord Xiao." ”

Both of them disagreed, especially Cai Xinghai, who didn't care about his identity and secrecy, pulled General Zhenbei out a few steps, and whispered: "General Chai, Liu Duwei and I have persuaded many generals, everyone originally wanted to wait for General Zhenbei to ...... as soon as he arrived at Shenxiong Pass I will support you to be emperor again, but I didn't expect ......"

Han Ruzi was taken aback, "You guys are so bold. ”

"It's really the champion Hou who is pressing step by step." Cai Xinghai whispered a brief description of the two letters from the Ministry of War and the champion Hou.

Han Ruzi suddenly realized, and at the same time a little crying and laughing, it was he who encouraged Chai Yue to let go and seize the power of the Northern Army, it seems that General Chai thought so, and went further.

Han Ruzi turned around and looked, the soldiers brought by Xiao Sheng became more and more nervous, and they were moving closer together, and he said to Cai Xinghai: "In this case, I should go to see Xiao Qincha." ”

"General Zhenbei, don't throw yourself into the net, let's ...... Let's just rush in with our troops. ”

"No, I have my own way of coping. Xiao Qincha is a civil official, not a military general, don't scare him. Han Ruzi smiled slightly, waved his hand to call Chao Hua over, and said in a low voice: "The first watch drum sounds, if I don't come out, you will rush in." ”

It was dark, and it was only about two quarters of an hour before the first shift, and Chao Hua received the order, and Cai Xinghai was also a little relieved.

Han Ruzi took one last look at Meng E, who was mixed in with the guards, nodded to her, and walked towards the yamen alone, accompanied by Zhang Youcai, Cai Xinghai and others, all of whom were stopped.

The lanterns had been lit in the yamen, Han Ruzi had lived here for a few days, he had no sense of strangeness, and he didn't care about the internal guard soldiers standing on both sides, and he strode forward, but those soldiers had their eyes flashing, and they didn't dare to look at him.

In the lobby, the generals were still kneeling on the ground, and Xiao Sheng was sitting behind the bookcase, with no guards around him.

Han Ruzi stood up without kneeling, nor did he give up his hand, but just nodded, "Lord Xiao has worked hard all the way. ”

Xiao Sheng's expression became more and more serious, and he said lukewarmly: "It's okay, although it is hard, it finally goes well, and this official ...... this trip."

Han Ruzi didn't intend to be tempted, so he stepped forward and asked, "Lord Xiao has brought the holy decree?" ”

Xiao Sheng was stunned, "Holy decree? What holy decree? ”

"The Xiongnu army invaded the territory, and the frontier Chu army delivered military information to the capital almost every day, and the officers and soldiers of the whole army were always in suspense, just hoping for the arrival of the holy decree, Lord Xiao came in person, presumably with the holy decree, right?"

Xiao Sheng's expression changed slightly, "This official is appointed by the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War...... General Zhenbei should talk about the Huns first. ”

Han Ruzi guessed correctly, Zuo Cha Yushi did not have a holy decree in his hands, so he could only bring hundreds of internal guard soldiers, not palace guards, and he probably didn't even have an order to transfer the military department with the treasure seal.

Han Ruzi walked to the bookcase, and the generals kneeling on the ground got out of the way one after another, and suddenly they were all awakened: Qin Cha Qin Cha, there is no holy decree, where is Qin Cha from?

Chai Yue and the others are not stupid, but they have ghosts in their hearts, and they are frightened by the titles of Zuocha Yushi and Qincha, and they don't think about the holy decree at all, but Han Ruzi thinks about the movements of the capital every day, speculating about what is happening in the palace, so the first reaction is whether there is a holy decree.

He walked to the bookcase and said with a smile: "Please read the holy decree to Lord Xiao, we are all in a hurry." ”

Xiao Sheng's body straightened up, facing the puppet emperor who had once sat on the throne, he couldn't be calm in his heart, this was a battle, he had to overpower the abolished emperor in momentum, his advantages were age, identity and experience.

"I don't have a holy decree, I'm here to ...... on behalf of the military department"

Han Ruzi put away his smile, "Lord Xiao is not joking, in all dynasties, the generals are outside, they only receive the king's orders, if there is a transfer of the military department, they also need to be stamped with a treasure seal, I have never heard of the military department directly interfering in the military affairs of the frontier." ”

"The situation is special, and most of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War have appointed me to ......"

Han Ruzi interrupted Xiao Sheng again, "I don't doubt the kindness of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War, but please ask the adults in the capital to pay more attention to the court and receive the holy decree as soon as possible, naturally everything is peaceful, and the affairs of the frontier should be handled by the soldiers of the frontier." ”

Xiao Sheng opened his mouth to stammer, Han Ruzi turned around, and said to the surprised generals: "No matter what, Lord Xiao came from afar, although he didn't bring the holy decree, it is more or less the court's care for the frontier soldiers. Come from afar as a guest, everyone kneeling here can't relieve Lord Xiao's fatigue, why don't you hurry up and prepare a banquet for Lord Xiao to catch the wind and wash the dust? ”

The generals got up one after another, and they didn't even understand why they knelt down just now, Zuo Cha Yushi was only in charge of civil officials, and it had no effect on them, Chai Yue and Liu Kunsheng glanced at each other, and they were ashamed, and at the same time, their confidence in General Zhenbei also increased significantly.

Seeing that the general trend was about to go, Xiao Sheng got up and said loudly: "The Great Sima Yin of the Northern Army is here, and the soldiers of the Northern Army are ......."

Han Ruzi immediately turned around and said with a smile: "The soldiers of the Northern Army are grateful. As he spoke, he suddenly jumped, his upper body lay on the bookcase, reached out to take the official seal in his hand, and jumped back to the ground.

Xiao Sheng stretched out his hand to grab it, but it was too late, in his impression, the abolished emperor was silent, although he had a little bit of inner show, but he was very obedient, and he never quarreled face-to-face, but he didn't expect to see him for more than a year, he actually became sharp-toothed, and unruly, and reached out to grab the official seal, like a young soldier.

Han Ruzi threw the big Sima seal to Liu Kunsheng, "Captain Liu, hold it firm, don't lose it again, not every time you can meet Lord Xiao." ”

Liu Kunsheng hugged the big Sima seal with both hands, "Even if you lose your life, you don't dare to lose this seal again." ”

"Wait, Liu Kunsheng is not qualified to continue to be in charge of the Northern Army." Xiao Sheng angrily bypassed the book case and wanted to get back the official seal.

Han Ruzi blocked him, "Lord Xiao is right, Liu Duwei is derelict in his duties, the crime is not small, in fact, it is not just him, the left general Han Tong is afraid of the enemy and wants to flee, the right general Feng Shili is captured by the Huns, and the army is Chai Zhi is in battle to disturb the army's heart...... There are many guilty generals in the Northern Army, and when they return to Beijing, every item must be tried clearly and clearly. But not now, there are strong enemies outside, and there are bandits inside, and it is the time for the generals to make meritorious contributions. Lord Xiao can rest assured that the generals are still there, the northern army has not fallen, and it is necessary to ensure the peace of the country and the people, so he dares to return to Beijing to ask for guilt. ”

Not only Xiao Sheng, but the generals in the hall were taken aback, Chai Yue and others respected General Zhenbei, most of the reason was his status as a deposed emperor, and less because he knew people well and dared to make decisions at critical moments, this was the first time I saw him talk eloquently.

Han Ruzi himself was a little surprised, he had thought about these words a long time ago, in order to explain what he had done in the frontier after returning to Beijing, and it felt very good to say it in advance.

The official fight between the officials is the identity and momentum, Han Ruzi not only strengthened his own momentum, but also improved the momentum of the generals by a large margin, Liu Kunsheng put the official seal in his arms, signaled several generals to come to Xiao Sheng together, and hugged him and walked out, "Lord Xiao, you send back the big Sima Yin, it is my savior, come, come with us to taste the spirits in the army, don't get drunk." ”

Chai Yue looked at General Zhenbei, Han Ruzi shook his head slightly, and when the generals walked away a little, he whispered, "The time has not yet come." ”

Xiao Sheng struggled to get rid of the shackles of the generals, turned to look at the abolished emperor, and suddenly laughed, "Okay, then taste the spirits in the army!" ”

He hasn't conceded defeat yet, he just wants to change his fighting style. (To be continued.) )