The Tong Palace is deep, and the fallen sycamore leaves are swept together by the erectors and concubines, ready to be buried in the pit next to the tree, and will be turned into spring mud in the next year.

Autumn chrysanthemums bloomed in the garden, the father and daughter paced, and the well-behaved purple-clothed daughter held Dai Xuanduan's father in her arms, and the atmosphere was peaceful and warm. But the palace armor and Fu Mu who followed closely behind, their vigilant eyes and solemn expressions indicated that everything was not so simple.

Song Gongluan was like a stroll after dinner, talking about the ominous past a thousand years ago.

"It is rumored in the world that Yi Yin magnified his armor and looked at each other without complaint, and the scholars praised him for his great benevolence and great sage. In fact, only the heirs of Cheng Tang know that Yi Aheng is not a virtuous minister, but a traitor who usurped the throne, and Taijia did not repent for three years, but after being imprisoned for seven years, he lurked out of Tong Palace, assassinated Yi Yin and reinstated the throne! ”

Nanzi shook slightly, but thought in his heart, what does this have to do with the current situation and me?

But she still responded with a smile, and asked the question obediently: "In this case, why did the Dayi Shang after Emperor Taijia sacrifice Yi Yin for generations, and its specifications are even equivalent to those of the previous kings?" ”

"Emperor Taijia sharpened the jade Yue for seven years before he was able to kill the careless Yi Aheng in one fell swoop. At that time, the ministers were terrified, but the Yi clan's power had already grown, and although Taijia could be restored, he still could not exterminate his clan, so he could only treat him well. What's more, Yi Yin's life should be divided into two halves, the first half of his assistance into the soup, the great contribution is indelible, so he can be sacrificed, we are the heirs of the soup, and the grievances have always been clear. ”

Are there clear grievances? Nanzi bowed his head, but he was thinking about other things in his heart, this civil strife. What kind of inside story is there, how does it look. The entire Song Palace is still controlled by his father?

Song Gong smiled and said, "Nanzi, are you thinking?" The prisoner of Tonggong thousands of years ago has nothing to do with the present? ”

It's really not, Nanzi bows his head, is this his father's reproach? is still using Yi Yin and Taijia to secretly prepare something.

"Lone instructed the people to put a chess table in your room, because Lone remembers that you like this kind of game made by Zhao's son, but you have calmed down and studied it carefully."

Nanzi remembered that the chessboard had long been shattered by her, and the chess pieces were scattered all over the ground.

Her tears came as soon as she said it, and her appearance was pitiful: "It takes two people to play chess." If her daughter has no companion, who can she go with? I hope that my father will not send me back. ”

Song Gong turned a blind eye: "Of course it's with yourself." ”

Nanzi stopped crying: "Myself? ”

"However, many times, before playing chess and games, it is best to study how well you know the game. You're incredibly smart, but you don't think about the long term, which is why the previous design failed to do so. If it weren't for the lonely palace armor to bring you back, you would have been scattered among the chaotic soldiers, and the consequences would be unimaginable! ”

Nanzi was all over, and tears welled up again: "Daughter...... Convicted. ”

"Sin? What is the sin? Song Gong disagreed: "The person standing on the chessboard." I can't help but want to move the pieces, and I always feel that I can move better than the person who plays chess. You are the daughter of a lone, and you have a talent for it. It's a pity that the four uncles who can beat you are not Uncle Xiao's opponents. ”

He sighed: "Don't say it's you. Even if he is a widow himself, he has been a monarch for seventeen years. He alone couldn't drive him out of the position of the right division, not to mention that there were four younger brothers who were not angry and got in the way. ”

……

Walking in the Tong Palace reminded Song Gongluan of an incident twenty years ago:

For many years in the Song Kingdom, the Hua and Xiang clans were strong and controlled the national government. After his father Song Yuangong came to power, he was very jealous of these two clans, and the contradictions between the two sides gradually intensified. So they staged a coup d'état, and Luan, who was still the crown prince of the Song State at the time, and his half-brothers Gongzi Chen and Gongzidi were taken hostage and imprisoned in Hua's place, tasting the taste of prisoners.

"During the time of his imprisonment, the two younger brothers were very kind to Gu, and when Fahrenheit coerced him with his sword, he kept the widow behind him, and when he had food, he fed the widow first, and they picked up the scraps to feed their stomachs. So Lone made an oath with them to share wealth and prosperity, and after a hundred years, he should follow the old system of Yin Shang, practice the law of brother to brother, and let them ascend the throne one after another. ”

He looked at Nanzi helplessly: "Maybe it's been cursed by someone, it's been almost twenty years since Gu ascended the throne, and he is over half a hundred years old, but he still has no heirs, only a few daughters." When your mother is pregnant, the widow thinks that you will get a crown prince, but it turns out that it is not, so you can only choose one of your younger brothers or nephews to inherit the throne. ”

Nanzi obediently agreed: "I disappointed my father." ”

Song Gong continued: "Yes, Lone is disappointed, but this is also fate, although the widow made an oath back then, but several younger brothers are not up to the task, so Lone hesitated. Unexpectedly, they thought that I had repented, and they took the initiative to collude with the right master, wanting to force Gu to quickly decide on the prince's ......"

In the Huaxiang Rebellion, Le Daxin made outstanding achievements, and his position continued to rise, and Song Yuangong died again within a few years, but Le Daxin straightened the prince Luan. So he became the ruling right division and began to cultivate party henchmen in the country, and he was overjoyed by the proximity of the fourth prince, and the two sides soon formed the largest group in the Song Dynasty.

"When Cheng Tang was alive, Yi Yin may not have any dissenting intentions, but the suspicion of the lord and the country is a fertile ground for breeding powerful ministers, and once they sit big, there will be disobedience. If the monarch is incompetent, he will lose the country like Taijia, Yiyin is like this, the same is true of the Hua and Xiang clans, and the same is true of Le Daxin. That's why my father wants to tell you about the past of Tonggong. ”

Nanzi suddenly, feeling more and more that his father was unfathomable.

And Song Gongluan is not an idle person, he can't do it for a while, he can only indulge them like Zheng Zhuang Gong indulges Gongshu Duan, and supports his cronies to balance and fight. The person chosen by the Duke of Song was originally Le Qi of the Gongzhong Country, and after Le Qi's death, he could only borrow the remnants of the Xiang clan, Xiang Chao, and Xiang Wei brothers, which was the reason for the formation of the political power of the Song State before the civil strife.

"But the Xiang brothers are not fuel-efficient lamps and candles, their brothers have not yet been in power in the country, they already have a heart of disobedience, and one door and two secretaries are not enough. Actually thinking about a Wuqing is even more excessive than being happy! The widow wanted to have an extra dog to take care of the home. Unexpectedly, he raised a wolf that could not be fed. ”

Song Gongluan rarely told the truth to Nanzi, but today he told him a lot of things: "Since neither side is enough to rely on." So when you instigated Gu to transfer the horse sent by Gongzi to the Xiang clan, Gu knew that it would cause conflicts between them, but he still agreed, do you know why? ”

"Father wants them to fight each other and lose both...... borrowed the Xiang clan to defeat Le Daxin and the four princes, so that the Song State could return to the monarch. ”

Song Gong pointed to the dead leaves scattered on the ground and said, "Yes, do you know the mountains and forests in autumn? There are often fires due to the accumulation of too many fallen leaves, so Yu people sometimes take the initiative to set fire to the mountains and forests, and dig out fireproof ravines to burn away the dead leaves. Prevent it before it happens. The same is true for governing the country, and it is better to have a small fire in the state than to accumulate over time and cause a three-year catastrophe like the Huaxiang Rebellion. ”

Nanzi completely understood now: "I thought I was smart, thinking that I was manipulating the Xiang family, the Le family, and the four sons, but who would have thought that I was just a flint that ignited the fire from beginning to end...... The real chess player on the chessboard is you, father!? ”

She was used again, and her heart was inexplicably sad. She should have knelt down and praised him for his wisdom and martial arts...... But for some reason, she couldn't do what she had planned.

Song Gong's indifferent and ruthless words stabbed her, if it was a father-daughter conspiracy, how good it would be. But she was treated as a pure victim. She didn't want to be rude to him, but something had already been blurted out.

"But this fire has already burned the entire Song Kingdom, even to the palace. Even you were coerced by Le Daxin, this situation. Father, can you still control it? ”

……

As soon as the words came out, Nanzi regretted it. She suddenly realized that she had shouted the truth.

Sure enough, Song Gongluan, who was poked in the sore spot, looked at her coldly, and her originally thick and gentle palm became rough and cold, making Nanzi's little hand hurt.

"Who do you think is to blame?"

That's right, Song Gong originally planned to use Nanzi to stimulate the confrontation between the two major Qing clans and Gongzi forces of the Song State, so that he could arbitrate from it, use one side to defeat the other, and then regain power.

But this process may take a few years, or even ten or twenty years, but Nanzi's enchanting fire has made the originally controllable flame jump too strong. Le Daxin was stimulated, the coup d'état was suddenly launched, the Song Kingdom was torn apart all of a sudden, Song Gong's preparation was not sufficient, and what he could control now was only within the palace walls! The king of a country can only protect himself, and then play some tricks.

"Father, you hurt Nanzi!" Nanzi wanted to break free from Song Gong's hands, but he couldn't get out.

Song Gong took off his mask and pushed this disobedient daughter into the chrysanthemum, without pity, he pointed at her angrily and said, "It's all your fault for indiscriminate incitement!" Fortunately, the widow dealt with it in time, otherwise it would not have been possible to save even the palace. Le Daxin and Gu's four younger brothers focused on fighting Sicheng Le and Xiang, but they didn't realize that the real opponent at the chess table was Gu ......"

He gave birth to her, raised her, and let her be clothed and fed, so that she could make profits for the Song Kingdom and herself, but look at what she has done? Since you become an adult, you will get into trouble and cause trouble!

But with Song Gongluan's conceit, he will not admit that he has lost control of the situation.

He pointed to the soldiers patrolling the outer wall of the Tong Palace and said, "Some of the soldiers of the Gong clan have fallen to the rebel party, but most of them are still loyal to the widows, especially the armor soldiers in Pengcheng. The imperial clan in the six Qingli is also loyal to the widow, and remains neutral under the instructions of Lone, firmly guarding the palace city. Gu pretended to grant Le Daxin an edict, and they could not forcibly besiege the palace, so they could only maintain the status quo. Gongzidi thought that he could become the prince, but Lone deliberately sent Gongsun to Daicheng, and the rebellious ministers and thieves felt that they had their own masters, of course, they could not reconcile, so they could only fight together and divide the winners and losers! ”

Nanzi now feels that his father is a little self-deceived, he is now like a lonely handsome man who has been broken into the Nine Palaces by the enemy, and he is in danger, and he really thinks that the situation in the Song Kingdom is still under his control? Pengcheng's armor soldiers can't quench their thirst, the royal family is really so loyal, and the countrymen are really so reliable?

Out of the revenge of being a victim, she did not hesitate to reveal the truth.

"The current situation is not much better than the Huaxiang Rebellion, before I was imprisoned in Tonggong, I heard that Le's, Xiang's, and Uncle Xiao's hearts all asked for help abroad. If the surrounding princes are also involved, father, it is easy to treat guests and difficult to send guests, how do you plan to end this chaos? ”

Song Gong was full of confidence: "As long as Qi, Chu, Wu, and Jin do not participate, the rest can be given as gifts by silk coins. In the past month, Uncle Xiao Daxin has received reinforcements from Zheng and Wei, while Sicheng Le and Xiang have coerced Song's vassal Xue State, and also received support from Cao Guo and Zhao Wuxian......"

"Zhao Zitai is also here!?" Nanzi, who fell among the flowers, was excited in his heart, and the plea he sent to him for help had a role? Or did he come to rescue Le Lingzi and Sicheng Le's family? For some reason, a light suddenly lit up in what had been a hopeless future.

Song Gong didn't care: "What if you come?" The troops on both sides, Uncle Xiao was supported by Zheng and Wei, and the troops of the Xiang clan had not yet fully arrived, and their number was more than twice that of Le and Zhao! The widow got the news, and tomorrow, the two sides will fight a decisive battle against Meng Zhu! ”

……

In late autumn, the grass in the Song Dynasty is already withered and yellow, the leaves are falling, and the stinging insects have burrowed into the cave, and they all seal the hole with soil, ready to enter the autumn and winter sleep.

Fifty miles northeast of Shangqiu, there is a piece of water with a radius of more than ten miles, called Meng Zhu.

The people of the time have lived for several days in the world, and there is a saying: "Lu has Daye, Jin has the mainland, Qin has Yang Xu, Song has Meng Zhu, Chu has Yunmeng, Wu Yue has Gu District, Qi has Haiyu, Yan has Zhao Yu Qi, Zheng has Putian, and Zhou has ten servals." ”

And Zhao Wuxian was wearing armor, standing on the bank of the dry reeds of the lake, looking at the wild geese flying south, he couldn't help sighing, and the white air exhaled from his mouth.

"Nanzi, Nanzi, where are you?"

At this time, it was already the ninth month of the autumn season, and at dawn, Liu Xing was in the middle of the southern sky, and it had been more than a month since Nanzi lost his voice.

Le Lingzi felt that it was her own mistake that hurt Nanzi, and she was depressed all day, and Zhao Wuxian couldn't comfort her, because the civil strife in the Song Kingdom was getting worse. Skirmishes often lead to skirmishes, which quickly turn into battles.

During the period, after half a month of rest, the cavalry showed their might, and the number of people was also replenished to a full brigade, with stirrups after their combat ability was more outstanding, the battle of less than 1,000 people, as long as there were cavalry involved, the Le and Zhao sides were basically victorious and undefeated, and the number of Song rebels was constantly being reduced.

Le Daxin and the fourth prince were worried, and every day the defeated soldiers retreated into Shangqiu, which was extremely unfavorable for them to control the Song Duke and integrate the major doctors in the country, and they also fell behind in the grain harvest, so they urgently needed a quick victory.

Fortunately, at this time, under the prayer of Le Daxin's willingness to cede the gap, Zheng Guo, who was entrusted by the Qi people, sent troops to join. Le Daxin also promised to marry the princess of the Song Kingdom to Wei Hou immediately after the war, and he could also bring the lady of the Le family, who was good at medical skills, as a concubine, so Wei Hou also asked the prince who took the initiative to invite Ying's son to lead troops to help.

After having foreign aid, Le Daxin, the four sons and the party began to launch a counteroffensive, defeated the Sicheng Le clan who went to the vicinity of Shangqiu to grab the autumn grain once, took Mengyi once, and marched eastward, defeated the Xiang clan once, captured two yi, and the Xiang clan had to shrink.

In short, the tentative period of civil strife slowly ended, and the two major forces of the Song State were getting closer and closer to another decisive battle.

As a result, there was this encounter and collision on the side of Meng Zhu.

At this moment, there were hurried horses' hooves galloping on the water on the shore of the lake, and it was the cavalry commander Yu Xi who brought back the news of the enemy.

"Sikou! It has been investigated clearly, judging from the banner, the Zheng army has 5,000, the Wei army has 3,000, and the Song rebel army also has 5,000 people, and they have already pulled out the camp and got up, and they are about to advance to this side! ”

Zhao Wuxian bowed his head, it seems that this decisive battle is inevitable. He calculated the account in his heart: there are 2,000 Zhao soldiers here, there are 3,000 left in the Le family, there are 2,000 in the Cao army, and Sima Ziniu brought 1,000 Xiang soldiers to help, a total of 8,000......

This means that Zhao Wuxian will face a total of 13,000 enemy troops, and this new enemy, Zheng Guo, is the one who easily defeated the Le and Xiang clans in the first two times, which is not easy to deal with!

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