"According to Brother Liu, you need to mobilize four or five soldiers and horses, what is the difference between this and fighting?" Li Jinzhong muttered disdainfully.

At this time, the emperor sitting on the throne finally spoke: "What Father Shang and Mr. Liu said, each has its own reason, and it will be discussed by hundreds of officials at the court meeting in three days, and then choose the good one and do it." The people who are worried about me are all on Qi'er and Li Shu. Regarding the recent whereabouts of King Mu and King Gangneung, is there any news from Shang's father? ”

"The old minister entered the palace today, the original reason was that the Yuzhou Assassin History reported that the Ying Wang Xuqi was raised in the Puzhou rebel camp, and he never thought that his ears were filled with some big and inappropriate exaggerations, which almost delayed the business." Li Jin taunted with unfinished affection, "Yesterday, a big banner was raised in the camp of the rebel army in Puzhou, with the word King Ying written on it, and the assassin of Yuzhou sent scouts to inquire and learned that there was a new thief marshal in Puzhou City, and the title of King Ying was the same as the old title of King Jiangling. ”

"There was no news after King Jiangling crossed the Yellow River west four days ago, and yesterday the rebels in Puzhou changed their commanders, and the new commander was named King Ying." The emperor repeated the latest news about King Jiangling in his mouth, and suddenly exclaimed, "Li Shu has joined the rebels!" Is this true? ”

Li Jinzhong added coldly: "If it is really the king of Jiangling, then I am afraid that he and the rebels have already colluded with each other, otherwise how can he rest assured that the tens of thousands of rebels in Puzhou City will be handed over to him?" ”

"Qi'er is resting!" The Emperor let out a scream and collapsed in his throne.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Wang Bao'er, who was standing beside the emperor, hurriedly stepped forward to help the emperor up.

"At the beginning, the emperor refused to accept the advice of the old minister. Send troops to conscript Gangneung. Rather, they misheard slander. Blindly appeasing and accommodating them has led to today's situation, and now it is too late to regret it. Li Jinzhong reprimanded mercilessly, "The concubine's mother and daughter must also be people in the know, they ......"

"Please respect yourself." Liu Yi shouted at Li Jinzhong in an unusually rare voice, "The concubine and the eldest princess's mother and daughter are willing to die for the emperor, this is a well-known fact in the world, how can Zhongshu Ling ignore the dignity of the imperial court." Unwarranted suspicion! However, at this time, I would like to ask Your Majesty to issue an order immediately, and order the officers and soldiers stationed near Gangneung to enter Gangneung City immediately after receiving the order, and search for the whereabouts of His Royal Highness King Mu. At the same time, the assassin of Yuzhou was strictly ordered to find out whether the new commander of the rebel army was the king of Jiangling himself within two days, and then discuss the countermeasures after this is verified. ”

After being reminded by Liu Yiyi, the emperor hurriedly said: "Father Shang is angry for the time being, Mr. Liu's words are very reasonable, it is better to act according to Mr. Liu's words." ”

Li Jinzhong was scolded by Liu Yi in public, his face became very ugly, and he tried his best to restrain himself. Still said in a sarcastic tone: "The emperor is Mingjian, and the old ministers worship the Chinese order." Thanks to the emperor's kindness, the emperor is known as 'Shang Father' without a name, so he was able to discuss state affairs with the emperor here. Someone is only a loose official, and he dares to openly ask the emperor to do this and that, and repeatedly transgress and commit crimes, what are the rules of the court? Where is the decency of the imperial court? The emperor wanted to make an order according to someone's words, but the old minister did not dare to obstruct it, but only asked the emperor to make up another will, and detain Zeng Qingze, the thief official who abandoned the master, first, and then send it after finding Queen Mu. He was so angry that he was in awe of Liu Yi, so he had to take Liu Yi's protégé Zeng Qing to vent his anger.

Liu Yi suddenly changed color and said, "What is Zeng Qingze's crime?" If you want to be detained, let's detain it first. ”

What Liu Yi didn't expect was that in the emperor's ears, Li Jinzhong suddenly pointed the finger at Zeng Qingze, but there was another meaning: in just three days after Li Bin was killed, as many as hundreds of palace people and eunuchs died in the Jinggong errand, which made the Daming Palace almost paralyzed. Three hundred male and female servants were placed in various places in the Daming Palace in the name of filling vacancies, so that there was a great momentum in the Daming Palace that the Zhang Party was able to disappear and the Li Party was prosperous. At this moment, Li Jinzhong wanted to take down Zeng Qingze, who was in charge of public security in Gyeonggi, which naturally attracted the emperor's suspicion of him.

"Father Shang is angry, and the words are a little far, Mr. Liu don't mind." The emperor first appeased Liu Yi, and then said to Li Jinzhong, "I haven't accepted my father's words, and it's too late to regret it." It's just that Zeng Qing said that he was ordered by King Mu to return to Beijing to summon the news, saying that it was a bit far-fetched that he would abandon the lord and ignore it, and besides, the palace trouble would disappear, and it was not appropriate for Gyeonggi to be chaotic again, so it was better to keep him in Jingzhao for a few more days for the time being, and then send it down as appropriate after finding out the whereabouts of King Mu, how about it? ”

Seeing that Liu Yi raised his eyebrows and broke off with himself, and the emperor intended to protect Zeng Qingze, although Li Jinzhong wanted to take Zeng Qingze under the pretext of taking the throne and helping Wei Chang to take the throne as soon as possible, so as to include the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen in his own sphere of influence, but he did not dare to be in a hurry.

He stood up from his seat stupidly, arched his hand towards the emperor, and said nonchalantly: "The old minister is born with a hard life, others only need to open their mouths, and the old minister will break his leg." The emperor, Brother Liu, you will discuss first, and the old minister will go to the province to arrange an inventory of Jiangling City to find the whereabouts of His Royal Highness King Mu. After that, he stared at Lai Xing'er with sharp eyes, and walked away by himself.

Seeing that Li Jinzhong knew the difficulty and retreated, the emperor let out a long sigh and sighed to Liu Yi: "Mr. is not willing to resign, and wants to use the body of cloth to strategize, can you know how difficult it is today?" ”

Liu Yi was silent for a moment, and replied abruptly: "The minister has entered the empty door, how can he love Hongchen again?" I only hope that within three years, I will assist His Majesty to fulfill his long-cherished wish, and the ministers will return to Linquan from now on, preach in alchemy, and enjoy the destiny of heaven in peace. ”

For a while, scenes of the past passed through the minds of the two of them, making the two of them sigh relatively.

And when he heard the news that King Gangneung had defected to the rebels, the first thing that came to Lai Xing'er's mind was Nayu. From Luo to Chang'an, all the way with Na Yu, Lai Xing'er vaguely noticed that there must be some kind of intimate connection between Na Yu and King Jiangling, I wonder if she will leave Beijing and enter Puzhou immediately after hearing the news? Lai Xing'er asked herself repeatedly in her heart, and each time there was only one answer: yes.

"The emperor is driving." Wang Bao'er's sharp cry sounded in his ears, Lai Xing'er snorted, woke up from his imagination, hurriedly threw himself on the ground, and sent the emperor to leave the Yanying Palace.

The emperor walked over to Xing'er's side, stopped suddenly, and said, "You pretended to be King Mu because of my will. Although this trip was a failure due to the sudden death of the eldest princess, it is also commendable that you can respond to the situation, take risks, and persuade Tubo Zan to agree to the peace between the two countries in person. From today on, Lai Xing'er will wear the title of Feilong Envoy, and he will eat six products, so he does not have to be in office, and he will still stay on duty in Yanying Palace. ”

The little envoy of the flying dragon is the messenger who manages the horse, and he is biased towards the military position in the position of the eunuch, Lai Xing'er kowtowed with joy and thanked him, got up from the ground and looked up, his eyes were in contact with Wang Bao'er's eyes full of jealousy, he made a grimace at Wang Bao'er, and actually smiled mischievously.

After the emperor left, Lai Xing'er was thinking about leaving the palace, firstly, to ask Li Jinzhong in person about the truth or falsehood of the news that his mother was in Luo, and secondly, to find Nayu in the palace of the eldest princess of Changning and inform her of the news that the king of Jiangling was in the rebel camp in Puzhou. At this time, the little eunuch Pang Ming walked in with his hands and feet, and reported softly to Lai Xing'er: "There is a palace person outside the gate of the courtyard who asks to see the palm of the house. (To be continued.) )