After talking to the old lady and her future plans, Ning Yue straightened out her deliberately torn clothes and walked out with her head held high. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

There were several royal soldiers guarding outside the courtyard gate, but I didn't expect that in this small courtyard, a middle-aged man in ragged clothes suddenly walked out, and these recruits were suddenly startled, although they were puzzled, they still habitually pointed the spear in their hands. Ning Yue was unusually calm, and shouted, "This is Ning Yue, take me to see your main person." ”

"Ning Yue? Who is Ning Yue? One soldier turned to look at his companion in confusion.

Unexpectedly, his companion was also confused, "I haven't heard the name Ning Yue either, and there doesn't seem to be this person among the people who need to pay attention to what the adults said." ”

The soldier from before suddenly raised his voice, "I don't care who you are, you raise your hand for me, yes, that's it, back to the wall." With that, the two searched Ning Yue's body and confirmed that there was no weapon before letting him go. When did he suffer such humiliation, but thinking of his mission, Ning Yue still endured it.

"My lord has an order, you are not allowed to walk at will in the Ming Palace, either you go back, or you go to the west, the temple maids in the palace and the palace guards who surrendered are all there. Do you understand? After the search, the soldier shouted again.

"Hey, won't you take me to see your lord?" Ning Yue was puzzled, he thought that after the body search, he would be able to be taken away.

"My family is busy, and besides, who are you, are you the one you want to see?" The soldier became impatient, pushed Ning Yue aside, and then guarded the gate of the courtyard.

Ning Yue couldn't help but laugh in his heart, according to the fact that he had repeatedly targeted the royal family, didn't the royal family really pay attention to himself, or did he not expect that he would flee back to Luoyang? However, Ning Yue didn't care very much, he firmly believed that he would definitely be able to attract the attention and even attention of the royal family. So Ning Yue straightened out the clothes that had just been messed up by the soldiers, and walked west with his head held high.

Unexpectedly, the soldiers did not follow, and I don't know if it was because they were too relieved of themselves, or because the royal family was not strong enough, Ning Yue was happy to see this, and after turning a corner, he saw that those soldiers could no longer see him, so Ning Yue turned around and walked south.

There was martial law in the Ming Palace at this time, and all the people were restricted from moving, and Ning Yue didn't encounter anyone along the way, until he came to the gate of the Ming Palace, and was stopped by a large number of royal soldiers with high morale and high spirits. Knowing that this must be the elite soldier of the royal family, Ning Yue couldn't help but look at it twice, and sure enough, all of them had steady eyes, and there seemed to be a trace of murderous aura on their bodies, which was even stronger than the soldiers in Luoyang. Ning Yue couldn't help sighing, and then arched his hand and said, "A certain is Luoyang Ning Yue, the doctor appointed by the Duke of Zhou, who asked to see the person in charge of the royal family in Luoyang. ”

"Lord Bai has gone out, and you will have to come back after a while, so you can wait here." The soldiers here are obviously much more stable than those guarding the inner courtyard of the Ming Palace, although they don't recognize Ning Yue, but listening to his words, they can judge that this is an important person, search him behind him, take him to the side of the gate, and let him wait.

Ning Yue was not in a hurry, and waited safely with his hands behind his back. After a while, when the sun was setting and was about to set, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside the gate of the Ming Palace, and a group of people walked in.

Unexpectedly, waiting for someone to come in, Ning Yue was suddenly shocked, and he didn't think that the person who was surrounded by a large group of nobles in the city had already known him, and it turned out to be Luoyang merchant Jia Baigui.

Bai Gui was in a good mood at this time, most of the nobles in the city heard that the Duke of Zhou had died, and the royal family had controlled most of Luoyang, and they saw the rout soldiers who had fled from Gongyi intermittently for a whole day, so naturally Bai Gui didn't need to say much, so they agreed to surrender to the royal family. At this time, no one even went to investigate why the royal family suddenly took control of Luoyang, and why the army of the Duke of Zhou suddenly collapsed in the middle of the night in Gongyi, because after all, there was no great righteousness in the Spring and Autumn Period, let alone the Warring States where the great powers were strife? The nobles of Luoyang have long been commonplace, not to mention that Luoyang is a royal territory, which is indisputable. At this time, Bai Gui gathered all the noble lords in the city who surrendered to Cheng, just to discuss the important matter of welcoming the king into the city tomorrow, but as soon as he passed through the door of the Ming Palace, he saw an acquaintance, Ning Yue.

Bai Gui was stunned for a moment, and the rest of the noble family heads who followed followed followed Bai Gui's gaze were also stunned. At this time, Ning Yue had already woken up from the shock of seeing Bai Gui for the first time, and smiled bitterly, "I didn't think that the Luoyang businessman I usually looked down on would become an important minister of the royal family, it seems that the rumors some time ago are true, and I still think that Bai Gui is just taking care of business for the royal family, or I am careless." ”

However, Ning Yue also knew the severity, sorted out his expression, and hurriedly greeted him, "Lord Bai, the last time we met, Lord Bai was still a businessman in Luoyang City, and when I meet again today, I am an important minister of the royal family who does not dare to slack off even the nobles of Luoyang City, it is really unpredictable." But I don't know what position Lord Bai holds in the royal family now, and whether Lord Bai is the person in charge of the royal family in Luoyang? ”

Knowing Ning Yue's talent, Bai Gui didn't dare to slack off, and no longer thought about why he appeared here for a while, so he hurriedly bowed his hand and saluted back, "Bai is not talented, he is a doctor for the royal family, and he is trusted by the king, and Bai is specially ordered to be the master of Luoyang for these two days." However, Dr. Ning's talent has always been admired by Bai, but he has never been able to ask for advice in person. It's a coincidence that Dr. Ning is here today, if you don't dislike it, how about going upstairs with Bai? ”

was worried about how to speak, but he didn't expect Bai Gui to be so upright, and took the initiative to invite, Ning Yue was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "I want to do what I want." ”

Unexpectedly, a cold voice sounded from Bai Gui's side, "Yo, isn't this Dr. Ning, why don't you go and die with your master, and still want to change your master and ask for wealth and nobility?" I'm not afraid that the royal family will cut you, do you think that the things you did in the past that are not good for the royal family, the royal family will not know that you did it? ”

Ning Yue's face was embarrassed, and when he saw that it was Zhao Xiao of the Zhao family, who had always been at odds with him, he went back again, "Although a certain person is ignorant, he also knows the Lord for life, so when he saw the death of Zhou Gong last night, he vowed to avenge it." And the ancestor of the lord died, a certain person is ownerless, and the old lord Zhou Gong was originally sealed by the royal family, and now he does not follow the will of the old lord to be loyal to the royal family, do you still want to be sealed to the princes and powers? But you, before you heard the old master passed away, you have already served the new master, Zhou Gong Chaoquan knows, how to think of you? ”

Zhao Biao suddenly became anxious, "I also heard today that the late lord Zhou Gong passed away, so I agreed to welcome the king." And you and I are both ministers of the Son of Heaven, and Zhou Gongquan knows it, so he will not blame me. ”

"But after all, you heard about it, but you didn't confirm it, and I saw the death of the old master with my own eyes." Ning Yue said slowly.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Bai Gui hurriedly started a round, "Now that Dr. Ning is here, isn't it confirmed that Zhou Gongchao has passed away?" You don't have to argue anymore, in the past, he was a minister together with His Royal Highness the Duke of Zhou, and in the future, in front of the king, he will also be a minister in the same palace. ”

Saying that, Bai Gui took Ning Yue's hand and walked up together, and Zhao Biao and the others hurriedly followed.

At this time, on the top of the city tower, the old general Long had finished talking to his family, and was waiting at the staircase, when he saw Bai Gui coming up, the old general's hair stood upside down, and shouted, "Bai, if you want to be loyal to the king, it's not impossible, the old man doesn't blame your royal family for taking away my Zhou Duke Luoyang, the old man has only one question, you have to answer truthfully, and then make a decision after listening to it." ”

Seeing that the old general Long put forward the conditions, Bai Gui was naturally overjoyed, and he needed to know that the soldiers in Luoyang City still needed the old general to come forward to clean up, so Bai Gui took a few steps forward and arched his hand, "The old general, please say, Bai will definitely tell the truth." ”

"Was the death of the Duke of Zhou the work of the royal family?" Old General Long asked anxiously.

Oh, it's this, Bai Gui suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, he had already gotten the exact news from the king of Gongyi, so he straightened his waist and said firmly, "The king sent someone to send news from Gongyi, this matter was not done by the royal family, and when the royal family arrived, Duke Zhou had already passed away. And the royal family will not do such a thing, what the royal family wants, only Luoyang. ”

"What evidence do you have?" expected this to be the answer, but General Long still refused to let it go.

Bai Gui was stunned, it's really hard to say evidence in this matter, because Gongyi has been controlled by the royal family, and whatever you say he can say can be said to be a fake by the royal family. Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind him, and when he saw that it was Ning Yue walking up, Bai Gui was immediately overjoyed.

Sure enough, I heard Ning Yue arch his hand and say, "Old general, it is Ning Yue, after the accident of Duke Zhou, he was the first to arrive, and the people of the royal family did not arrive until after Duke Zhou's death." ”

General Long was a little dazzled, and Ning Yue's image at this time was completely different from the usual Chinese clothes, so he stared at Ning Yue for a while, and then recognized him, but suddenly said angrily, "Since you were by Zhou Gong's side last night, why did this happen?" ”

"The Assassins are cunning, and this cannot be stopped by man. When the coming day is free, I will talk to the old general in detail. Saying that, Ning Yue squinted his eyes at the rest of the noble lords behind him, although General Long didn't see his eyes clearly, he already understood what Ning Yue meant, so he was no longer entangled. Ning Yue's words naturally couldn't help but be disbelieved by the old general, so the old general patted his chest, "Bai, the old man has no other ideas, and he will be a member of the royal family in the future." The old man will go and clean up the old soldiers in the city for you. Saying that, General Long raised his feet and walked down, Bai Gui hurriedly got out of the way, but sighed in his heart, sure enough, he was born in the army, and he was much more straightforward than the fake benevolence and righteousness of these noble lords behind him.

After sending off General Long, Bai Gui made a gesture of invitation, and a group of nobles followed suit, and entered the castle tower to discuss the matter of welcoming the king tomorrow. Ning Yue, on the other hand, was concerned about the son of the old master, and after asking Bai Gui, he went to the other side to see the prince of Zhou.

In fact, as long as everyone's hearts belong to the king, then it is not difficult to discuss the matter of greeting, so soon under Bai Gui's proposal, the charter was listed, including Ning Yue, who arrived later, and everyone agreed.

At this time, in Chengzhou City, dozens of miles away, Zhou Bian, who had dinner at the end of the dinner, also summoned the Taishi and the young master and others to discuss the matter of entering Luoyang tomorrow. It's just that the two important ministers unanimously demanded that they must bring more soldiers into Luoyang, which is in line with Zhou Bian's meaning, and Zhou Bian understands the role of the gun more deeply than who it is in this world.

After sending away the Taishi Young Master Sima Tu and other ministers, Zhou Bian left Pang Xing and Zichang alone.

I only heard the king say, "The two generals have followed the royal family for many years and have made a lot of contributions, and this king will remember them." But I don't know what the two generals think about the king's proposal of Wang Yufei, the new person of Gongyi, as the commander of a thousand and guarding Gongyi for the royal family? ”

Pang Xing and Zi Chang glanced at each other, and then they both shook their heads, "You are at the mercy of the king's arrangement. ”

"With the weight of Gongyi, this king doesn't want to leave one of the two to guard Gongyi for this king, but the king of Ming Japan is about to enter Luoyang, Luoyang is far heavier than Gongyi, and Luoyang water is far-reaching and not Gongyi compared, so there are two generals to escort this king into the city, and this king can rest assured. As for the mention of Wang Yu Fei as the commander of a thousand soldiers, firstly, he felt that he was the first to take refuge in this king, and secondly, Gongyi had to be guarded by one person, although Wang Yufei's skills were not big, but he was loyal and honest, and he was the best candidate, so this king was decided after repeated discussions with the young master. As for the merits of the two generals, this king knows it in his heart, and after entering Luoyang tomorrow, he will be rewarded together, and the two generals please rest assured that this king will not treat the people around him badly. Along the way, he was worried that his subordinates had ideas, and when he explained it at this time, Zhou Bian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Pang Xing and the others hurriedly bowed to the ground when they heard this, "Long live the king!" ”

Zhou Bian smiled and helped the two of them up, "It's not early, let's go and rest too, we have to get up early tomorrow." ”

After sending the two away, Zhou Bian also went to bed under Qiao'er's service, and didn't sleep all night last night, although he was still excited about going to Luoyang tomorrow, Zhou Bian still fell asleep quickly.