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On the night of Shangyuan, there are thousands of lights in Jinling City, brilliant as day, there are thousands of pedestrians in the streets and alleys, and the traffic is busy. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of each year, the whole world celebrates, not only is there no curfew in the city, but the imperial court encourages the people to take to the streets to carnival.

The most lively place in the lamp market is still on the banks of the Qinhuai River. The beauty here is indescribable, but when you see the light boat moving slowly, there are beautiful women making water, and above the star lanterns, there are talented people who write poems. In Kangfu Fang, there are fairies descending to earth, singing and dancing endlessly, and even the boat painting boat, such as heaven and earth, the lights are red and green.

At this time, the weather is cold and frozen, but the flowers are in full bloom, and the streets and alleys are purple and red, competing with each other for beauty.

On the bank of the Qinhuai River, another round of lanterns floated away with the paper boat, and I don't know how many children's fantasies went to unknown distances. There are countless ladies and small jasper here, with different postures and no different beauty. Among the flowers, there are people who stand out and occupy a large area of scenery.

Incredible, yet uncontroversial.

In terms of beauty, this person has fallen into the country and the city, and he has reached the extreme.

She stood on the bluestone staircase by the river, silently watching the paper boat carrying the lanterns float away. She has a slim figure, a delicate face, and the flowers in the center of her eyebrows are like three flames.

There was a little sorrow in her eyes.

It is this sorrow that makes countless talented people who are suave and suave discouraged, only daring to watch from a distance and not daring to disturb. That little sorrow is as light as a floating cloud and as light as a mist, but it is like the blue of the sky for thousands of miles, and the distance of the sea for thousands of miles, which can be seen but not touched.

I don't know when, she sighed faintly, as if there was nothing, and with the outstanding maid, she turned away from the riverside.

Countless little ladies secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and countless Langjun said it was a pity.

"Is the head of the department going back to his house?" The maid asked in a low voice.

"There's no hurry." She said.

The maid hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Do you want to go to see the lanterns?" I heard about the lanterns in Fook Lok Fang, this year is the best. ”

"Don't call me the head of the department anymore, I am no longer the head of the Tsing Yi Yamen." Lin Anxin's voice seemed to be covered with a layer of ice and snow, and it was a little chilly.

was put back by Li Congjing a few years ago, replaced Ge Sanniang and others and left, and exchanged one person for dozens of people, Xu Zhihe can be said to be treated well. However, after returning to Jinling, Xu Zhihe's attitude towards her was very ambiguous, only saying that he would let her rest, but he never let her go back to Tsing Yi Yamen to be in charge, and then Lin Anxin couldn't sit still and asked several times, Xu Zhihe also prevaricated in vague words, only saying that now Tsing Yi Yamen is under the control of Zhou Zong, and there is no mistake.

The head of the Tsing Yi Yamen Lin Division, who had been running for several years for the Wu State, was idle in Jinling.

When passing by Kangfufang, Lin Anxin and others heard the noise inside, she looked up, and saw that on the Splendid Pavilion, there were several scholars who were fighting for red faces, listening attentively, but they were criticizing current affairs, debating the war between Jianghuai and Chu, some people said that the imperial court should do its best to counterattack Jianghuai and keep the benefits of Jianghuai fishing and salt, and some people said that Wu should not fight to the death with the Central Plains at this time, when seeking to unite the princes to reject the Central Plains, first try to capture Chu, and the Central Plains to divide the river and rule, and then plan in the long run, and some people drink and talk wildly, saying that the court is in charge, only cared about fighting for power and profit, but did not think about his family and country, and stumbled and got drunk before he finished speaking.

Lin Anxin glanced at it a few times, then lost interest, retracted his gaze, and sneered: "I'm really worried about the country and the people!" ”

The lamp market on the street is bustling and lively, not weaker than in previous years, as if it was not affected by the defeat of the war at all, although Wu suffered losses in Jianghuai, but in Chu has achieved great results, the imperial court in order to maintain its own dignity, Xu Zhihe in order to defend his own reputation and status, the people are naturally good news but not bad news, and try their best to exaggerate the victory of Chu, and conceal and dilute the defeat of Jianghuai.

Jinling City, singing and dancing.

Under the calm and harmonious lake, some people are rewarded and some are imprisoned, and some families are happy and some are sad.

The maid looked at the Splendid Pavilion and said dissatisfiedly: "These scholars talk unscrupulously, and Zhou Zong does not say that he is in charge, so it is okay to argue about the war between the two places, and some people criticize Xu Xiang for ignoring the national disaster and only taking power, if such remarks spread, the government and the opposition are only afraid of unease." ”

She is Lin Anxin's confidant, so she speaks a little unscrupulously. This splendid pavilion has been closed for a long time due to the matter of the military intelligence department, and now it has been opened again.

Lin Anxin didn't want to say anything, although she was not on the right path with Zhou Zong, she didn't bother to talk behind her back, and she still said: "The scholar is worried about the country and the people, and he is full of blood, how can he hurt it?" Xu Xiang doesn't even have this kind of mind. Scholars are not punished for their words, as has always been the case. ”

The maid always felt uncomfortable, there was something wrong, and she wanted to refute it, but she didn't know where to start for a while.

"Go back." Lin Anxin suddenly lost the interest of shopping again, and when the maid heard this, he hurriedly summoned a carriage that followed far away and waited for Lin Anxin to get into the car.

The fragrance was curling in the carriage, and the maid saw that the sorrow in Lin An'an's eyes had never dissipated, and she hesitated for a while, but still had the courage to say: "The head of the division has returned to the south this time, and Xu Xiang has never let the head of the department take charge of the Tsing Yi Yamen again, because the head of the department no longer trusts him as much as before...... However, the head of the department asked to return to the Tsing Yi Yamen several times, but Xu Xiang did not explicitly refuse, which shows that Xu Xiang did not completely distrust the head of the department. ”

Lin Anxin saw the maid's eyes flickering, and frowned slightly, "What do you want to say?" ”

The maid said boldly: "The head of the division went north to Luoyang, was held for several months, but after returning it was intact, what Xu Xiang was worried about was nothing more than that the head of the division was occupied by that Li Congjing...... The head of the department is beautiful and unbelievably Jinling, and he knows that his temptation to men is something that few people can resist......"

Between men and women, especially between high-ranking men and beautiful women, to put it bluntly, it is nothing more than that.

Seeing that Lin Anxin was just frowning, and had no intention of getting angry, the maid continued: "Xu Xiang doesn't say anything on weekdays, but isn't it obvious what he thinks about the head of the department? With such an important position as the head of the Tsing Yi Yamen, Xu Xiang did not entrust it to others, but handed it over to the head of the department, which shows that Xu Xiang treats the head of the department with great importance...... This time something like this happened, people are terrible, but Xu Xiang never explicitly rejected the head of the department, that is, he left a way back for the head of the department, did the head of the department really not know Xu Xiang's thoughts? As long as the head of the division will ...... Giving his body to Xu Xiang, firstly, he can prove his innocence, so that Xu Xiang believes that the head of the division is not entangled with that Li Congjing, and secondly, it is also full of Xu Xiang's mind, can't he regain Xu Xin's appointment? ”

Lin Anxin's face was very exciting.

The maid lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Lin Anxin's eyes anymore, because there was already a murderous meaning in that look.

"You're going to make me sell myself for glory?" Lin Anxin gritted his teeth, and words popped out from between his teeth.

Feeling Lin Anxin's killing intent, the maid hurriedly bowed down, "The head of the priest forgives the sin, and the slave and maid talk nonsense......"

Lin Anxin's eyes were cold and he didn't say a word. Xu Zhihe's thoughts, how could she, as a woman, not be aware of it, but this matter is too disgusting to think about, she eats with strength, why should she endure such humiliation?

Thinking of that dirty thing, Lin An'an hated it so much, but the young man who was the king of Qin earlier and is now the prince of the Central Plains suddenly appeared in his mind.

It's just that as soon as this thought came out, Lin Anxin's delicate body couldn't help but shudder, and quickly put it behind him.

Lin Anxin's carriage galloped past the Prime Minister's Mansion, she originally planned to take advantage of the early hours to go to congratulate the festival, but at this time, she didn't have the mind to let the coachman go home directly.

At this time, in the prime minister's mansion, Xu Zhihe was meeting guests.

Those who sat in the same hall, in addition to Shi Xubai, Han Xizai, Zhou Zong, and Ma Renyu, there were two strange young faces who had never appeared before, both of whom looked like scholars, the former had an unruly look on his eyebrows and enterprising eyes, named Lu Jiang, and although the latter was sitting upright, he did not look old-fashioned, but had a chivalrous atmosphere.

Xu Zhihe looked at the two handsome talents in front of him, his face was friendly, "The national conquest is tight, on the occasion of this sincere employment, the two are famous in the White Deer Cave Academy, when the northern thieves were trapped, and many of the students of the academy were taken captive. A few days ago, the two of them said in the book, a certain has been read, deafening, today to invite the two of them, is to talk about this matter in detail. ”

At this point, Xu Zhihe's face suddenly looked a little strange, "I have heard in the past that there are three heroes in Bailu Cave, but now I only see two of them, I don't know where Zhuge Tao is?" ”

Kuai Ao stiffened his face and didn't speak, but Lu Jiang smiled and said: "The three heroes of Bailu Cave, the prime minister has two of them today, which is enough to be used for state affairs, why bother thinking about those superfluous people?" ”

Shi Xubai, Han Xizai, Zhou Zong, Ma Renyu and others heard this, their faces changed, but the meanings were different, some people were surprised, some people were disdainful, but Shi Xubai showed a playful look.

Lu Jiang didn't seem to see it at all, his smile didn't decrease, and he just looked at Xu Zhihe.

Bailudong Academy, the most famous non-government academy in the world, is also one of the four major academies in ancient China.

But the so-called Three Heroes of White Deer Cave are really fake. There are no three heroes in the White Deer Cave Academy, only three evils.

Lu Jiang "and Zhuge Tao, Kuai Ao, and the three evils of Lushan", every day is not good for studying, gambling, fighting, stealing, selling dogs, chickens, drinking and drinking, and occasionally extorting money from classmates, which is full of hooligan temperament, "everyone suffers".

But such a person has real talent and real learning, otherwise Xu Zhihe would not sit with them.

Xu Zhihe is not small-minded, but he doesn't want to waste time, so he took out the previous book of Lu Jiang and the two of them, and asked directly: "Now that Jianghuai is in turmoil, the northern thieves are attacking, and they are quite trapped in the state and county. ”

Lu Jiang restrained his expression and said solemnly: "Wu Yue and Da Wu have been at odds for generations, and they have been fighting each other for decades, although they live in a corner, but the heart of attacking me is not dead, since the defeat of Wolf Mountain, Wu Yue does not want to come west for a day, I Da Wu is in Huainan, and if I want to unify the Jiangnan and the Central Plains, I must not destroy Wu Yue, Wu Yue is on the side, like a thorn in the eye of a nail in the flesh, I must not pull it out, this is a disease of the heart!" ”

"Now the northern thieves are attacking Jiangbei, and even trapping the state and county, its momentum has been achieved, Wu Yue sees it, and will intersect with the northern thieves, and take the opportunity to send troops to the west - even if Wu Yue's troops are not sent, there is also the possibility of being a guide for the northern thieves. Now that Wu and the Northern Thieves are fighting in Jiangbei, there are not many soldiers and horses in Jinling. This is something that must be guarded against. It's better to defend against it than to attack it! ”

"And Wu Yue since the defeat of Wolf Mountain, the water division died seven or eight, the soldiers and horses are no longer the prosperity of the day, a certain has traveled to Qiantang, knowing that Wu Yue's soldiers and horses are not fine, this sincerity can be drawn!"

After Lu Jiang finished speaking, his eyes stared at Xu Zhihe, waiting for his reply.

Xu Zhihe pondered, and said in a deep voice: "The Jianghuai war is tight, and Wu Yue is sent at this time, if Wu Yue defends it, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the army to make contributions in the short term." At that time, if Wu Yue colludes with the Northern Thieves, the situation will be unfavorable to me. ”

Lu Jiang said angrily: "There is a plan, you can quickly break Wu Yue." ”

Xu Zhihe was a little surprised, "Oh? Please be honest! ”

Lu Jiang said: "The prime minister can let Xuanzhou rebel, and then the prime minister will denounce the rebellion, and bribe Wu Yue with money and ask him to send troops to discuss together, then Wu Yue will inevitably come west." When Wu Yue's troops arrived, Xuanzhou blocked in front, and sent another division to bypass behind, and the defeat was easy. At that time, my big Wu elite will take advantage of the victory, Wu Yue is narrow, and the day can be determined! ”

Xu Zhihe was silent.

Lu Jiang said again: "When I destroy Wu Yue and the national prestige is greatly enhanced, the northern thief will be terrified. ”

At this time, Shi Xubai, Han Xizai, Zhou Zong, Ma Renyu and others, their expressions changed again, and they no longer looked at Lu Jiang's contempt before, especially Ma Renyu, who suffered a big loss in Chuzhou, and thought about the Northern Expedition day and night, so as to make up for it, and hurriedly echoed at this time, "Lu Gong's words, sincere and good strategy, please accept it, a certain wish to be the vanguard, attack Wuyue first, and then fight Jiangbei!" ”

Xu Zhihe pondered for a while, noncommittal, and saw that Kuai Ao had never spoken, so he asked him with a smile: "If the public doesn't say a word, sit still for a long time, is it helpless?" ”

Kuai Ao arched his hand, and his voice was deep, "It's not a solution, it's just a strategy, which is different from Lu Gong." ”

Xu Zhihe's smile was even worse, "Please speak." ”

Kuai Ao said unhurriedly: "The strategy of the ministers, the diplomatic princes, and the internal training of elite soldiers." ”

Xu Zhihe said: "I want to hear about it." ”

Kuai Ao said: "Wu Yue, Cheng and I have been fighting for decades, but today's situation is different from the past, the northern thieves came to attack, and even captured Jiangbei County, its momentum is menacing, if I don't protect Wu, how can Wu Yue survive alone?" This lip is dead and the teeth are cold. At this moment, if the prime minister sends Wu Yue to move with affection and reason, Wu Yue may not be unwilling to join forces with me to reject the northern thief. ”

"With the help of Wu Yue, we can retreat to protect Yangzhou, and we can rescue Shouzhou, and my Dawu will be invincible. With Wu Yue's help, Liu Han can be connected to the south. Liu Yan in Panyu called the emperor, has been more than ten years, he is the emperor, will never sit back and watch the Central Plains strong, and Wu and Liu Han have always been friends, if you can lead to its aid, then Jiangnan Da'an. ”

"If Da Wu first gets Wu Yue's soldiers, and then Liu Han's wealth, he can train elite soldiers and enrich his military strength, and he can compete with the Central Plains one day!"

Xu Zhihe listened, stroked his beard and nodded.

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