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After Qin Lei's ship converged with the large army, Marshal Bo Xian came to meet him on a small sampan. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

When the two of them saw each other again, they were embarrassed and sighed, but they didn't need to say some nonsense such as thanks.

Men's friendships grow in the trials of life and death, silent but powerful.

"What about troop casualties?" After a burst of excitement, Qin Lei regained his composure.

Bo Xian said goodbye to the snowflakes on his body, and said with a somewhat heavy face: "The fleet has sunk ten warships, and the casualties are about three thousand, as for the other troops, there is no news for the time being." ”

Qin Lei's face sank, and the joy brought by escaping from the ascension to heaven was gone, and he slammed his fist on the railing, blaming himself: "Sacrifice so much for me Da Qin Erlang, how can this make loneliness embarrassing!" ”

Bo Xian didn't speak, he knew that Qin Lei was a sober-minded leader and didn't need the comfort of others.

"Where did the siege troops come from?" Sure enough, after a brief heartache, he continued to ask.

"Part of it is the Zhennan Infantry Army, and part of it is your black-armored cavalry." "They didn't take it on their backs after returning home, but have been waiting for His Highness to return in my barracks. ”

Nodding, Qin Lei railed and said, "They've all taken it down, right?" The snow was getting heavier and heavier, severely blocking his view.

"It's already withdrawn," Bo Xian couldn't help but smile and said: "It's the team led by Qin Youcai, that kid didn't attack the city at all, so he sent someone to inform Zhu Hongjun, saying that they had occupied the four gates of Baling and were going to start a massacre of Yunyun." ”

Hearing Qin Youcai's name, Qin Lei suddenly thought of his brother, and couldn't help but be annoyed: "Qin Youde, this bastard thing caused me to almost be stoned to death by Zhu Hongjun, I have to settle accounts with him!" ”

Bo Xian shook his head and said, "Zhu Lie is scaring you, his rolling stones and sassalwoods can't attack the sandbar at all." ”

"Why is that?" Qin Lei asked puzzled.

"Those things are fierce, but the Chu army's building ship is not equipped with catapults and other projectile equipment, so there is no way to throw those things out of the five feet." Bo Xian said with a smile: "And the sandbar is made of silt, and the nearby water is shallow and muddy, so it is not the kind of big guy who can approach it at all." ”

Qin Lei thought about it carefully, Zhu Lie's ship did stop more than a dozen feet away from the sandbank, and although he was pretending vigorously, he never advanced an inch. Obviously, Zhu Lie was bullying himself, a land animal, who didn't know how to do it.

Although he was very angry when he was tricked, knowing that Fang Cai was not in a desperate situation, his anger towards Qin Youde faded, and he waved his hand and said, "This old fox, it's hard for you to fight with him for all these years, brother." ”

Bo Xian said with a wry smile: "Yes, I was originally a sincere person. ”

Qin Lei laughed and said, "We are all honest people, let's go, let's drink." Then he went into the cabin hand in hand with the old marshal.

Take off the big skull, remove the armor, and loosen the numb limbs. Qin Lei saw that the old marshal was frowning and slapping his back hard, as if he was in great pain. stepped forward to help the old marshal sit down slowly on the chair, and he also dragged the chair to sit with him, and asked with concern: "Brother, is your lumbar spine more powerful?" ”

Bo Xian nodded, slowly adjusted his comfortable posture and said: "A year is not as good as a year, in previous years, just around the shoulders and knees, I could still hold on." Who would have thought that last year I had another rheumatism on the waist," he sighed hoarsely: "This waist is a pillar, and a little problem can cause you to be unable to lift your legs, raise your hands, and be unstable in battle." ”

The old marshal said and knocked on his back, but he made a clanging sound, and said with a smile: "Without this iron belt, I can't stand up, brother." ”

Shi Dang came in with a charcoal brazier, rested it between the two of them, and laid an iron wire net on it. Shen Qi came in with a large tray and placed the eight small plates on the small machine next to the two of them. Inside the plate are marinated beef strips, lamb cuts, fresh fish, shellfish and other river fresh.

Bo Xian said with a strange smile: "I said brother, why do you still bring these things to fight?" ”

Qin Lei glanced at Shi Dang, and Shi Dang said softly: "Boss Hou of Baling County sent it." Qin Lei chuckled and said, "This guy is the best at thinking and knows that I am so good." With the sound of sizzling, he neatly arranged the beef on the iron net, with skillful and professional movements, apparently from time to time.

Marshal Bo Xian didn't speak, he leaned back comfortably in his chair and watched Qin Lei work with a smile...... It is said that there are less than three of them in the whole world that can serve this master personally, but he is one of them.

I saw him holding a small brush in one hand, dipping sauce from the jar and brushing it on the meat strips, and holding chopsticks in the other hand and turning it lightly. After a while, Marshal Bo Xiang smelled the pungent aroma, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva and said, "I'm really hungry." ”

Qin Lei put the beef strips on a plate, handed them to the old marshal and said, "Eat them while they're hot." Bo Xiang was not polite to part, and took it and feasted on it with his hands, he was not afraid of being hot.

Qin Lei shook his head with a smile, handed the guy to Shi Kang, and asked him to continue the barbecue...... His Royal Highness the King of Longwei County has never had the noble sentiment that others eat and watch me.

Qin Lei picked up the small wine bottle from the boiling water basin, poured wine for Bo Xian, and poured it for himself. As soon as the two clinked glasses, they walked away conveniently, and the old marshal bared his teeth and said, "It's just right to be cool and hot!" Then he confronted Qin Lei.

After three rounds of drinking, most of the ingredients on the plate were wiped out, and both of them were finally a little full. patting his stomach comfortably, Qin Lei smiled and said, "Full of wine and food, let's get down to business." ”

The old marshal ate the last slice of mushrooms on the plate, wiped his mouth casually, and said, "Okay." Then he carefully said: "Brother, do you know the situation in the country?" ”

Qin Lei nodded, and said truthfully: "The Espionage Bureau will pass on information once every three days, that is to say, what happened in Kyoto the day before yesterday, I don't know yet." ”

Bo Xian squinted at Qin Lei for a while, and said strangely: "How can you still laugh?" As he spoke, he scratched his gray hair vigorously and said with a worried face: "We are now embattled...... Maybe one day he will become a prisoner. ”

Qin Lei shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "What can he do to me?" Feeling that these words were a bit frivolous, he glanced at the old marshal apologetically, and he comforted softly: "My brother is a first-class general in Great Qin, and I can barely be regarded as second-rate." However, in terms of intrigue, brother, I am still a little confident. ”

"That's right, I'm more honest." Bo Xian patted his forehead and said with a smile: "Emperor Cheng is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry." ”

Qin Lei rolled his eyes and said in his heart: "It's the lack of a string." ’

"Tell me about it," Marshal Bo said excitedly, "what are you going to do with them?" ”

"Write articles," Qin Lei smiled slyly, "A great man once said that sometimes the pen is more powerful than the sword. ”

"What article?" The old marshal asked reluctantly.

"The Story of Yueyang Tower." Qin Lei blinked and said: "To Ruochun and Jingming, the waves are not alarmed, the sky is up and down, and the sky is blue, and the sky is ......."

After listening carefully, Bo Xian raised his hand and surrendered: "Can this be more powerful than a sword?" How do I sound sleepy? ”

Qin Lei rolled his eyes again and said in a muffled voice: "As long as others don't get sleepy after listening to it." ”

"Brother, don't be angry, brother, I don't understand those things." Bo Xian stroked his beard and smiled: "You can tell me directly in the vernacular." ”

Qin Lei smiled bitterly and said, "I always thought I was coarse, but I didn't expect you to be coarser than me." He told the old marshal about his intention to write "The Story of Yueyang Tower......

He wrote this article that day...... In other words, copying this article is not a casual work, but after careful consideration.

His return is imminent, but the outlook is very bleak. During his visit abroad, Li Hun continued to stay at home; Emperor Zhaowu continued to fight against the same party, adding officials to those who obeyed him, and demoting those who opposed him. Everyone didn't want to lose their jobs easily, and it was a matter of course to submit to the emperor. Finally, after several purges, the court meeting became a hall of words for His Majesty Emperor Zhaowu.

It can be said that the power that has been lost for eighteen years has finally returned to the emperor.

This may be a good thing for Great Qin and the Great Qin royal family, but for Qin Lei, it is very bad......

On the third day of the ninth month of the 18th year of Zhaowu, the emperor did not express his position, but only investigated the eight charges of impeachment of the Ministry of Officials, Shangshu Qin Shou, who was arrogant and arrogant, and had no master, and who was careless of human life and selling his official beard.

On the fifth day of the ninth month, Zhou Bingchen, the right deputy of the Imperial Palace, went to the palace to impeach the Taihedian University scholar Lu Yanwu for forming a party for personal gain, and the emperor did not express his position, but only investigated with the department.

On the ninth day of September, Cheng Weiming, the left deputy capital of the Inspectorate, went to the palace to impeach the commander of the Zhennan Army, Bo Xian, and deducted military salaries and filled his private pockets.

On September 11, Zhou Lianben, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, said in the early dynasty: "In view of the fact that the location of Jingshan City is too sensitive, it is recommended that it be nationalized. As soon as I saw His Majesty's hardcore cronies, they all went into battle in person, and even the most insensitive officials understood...... Who the hell wants to fix whom.

But this time they were silent, as if they had forgotten how to beat the Reservoir Dogs......

Emperor Zhaowu waited for a few more days, but he never waited for the scene where hundreds of officials impeached Qin Xiaowu and the twists and turns were like snowflakes. He couldn't sit still, so he summoned the scholar of the Mandarin Palace University to the imperial study and had a top-secret conversation.

First of all, explain why Emperor Zhaowu is looking for Tian Minnong, because Zhou Lianben is the same party, Lu Yanwu is an enemy, Wang Anting has not returned from abroad, and the remaining three are decorations, so the emperor has no choice.

Here's the original transcript...... Don't ask Qin Lei how he got it, because the emperor never kept it a secret.

Omit nonsense like 'hello, me, have you eaten'......

"Have you read the last few impeachment letters?" Emperor Zhaowu asked casually.

"Back to Your Majesty, Wechen has seen it." All the pieces had to be passed through the cabinet to the emperor, so he wanted to say that he hadn't seen it.

"What do you think?" Emperor Zhaowu narrowed his narrow eyes and said with a smile.

“…… Weichen thinks that the imperial history has the right to hear about it, and there is nothing wrong with doing so. "Tian Minnong was an official in the court thirty years ago, what scene have you never seen? Naturally, it will not be easily blocked into the corner by the emperor.

"Let's not talk about the imperial history today, let's talk about Qin Shouzhuo, Lu Yanwu, and Bo Xian, "Emperor Zhaowu is a long-tested old conspirator, so he naturally won't be embarrassed, and he still said seriously: "Coupled with Zhou Lianben's twists and turns, didn't Tian Zhongtang see something?" ”

As soon as this stubble was mentioned, Bachelor Tian was angry, and arched his hand slightly annoyed: "Weichen thinks that Bachelor Zhou is unlearned and grandstanding, and he is really like the identity of a university scholar, please reprimand Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Zhaowu's eyebrows twitched a few times, and his voice was a little stiff: "Why did Aiqing say this?" ”

I only heard Tian Minnong not arrogant or humble and said: "Back to Your Majesty, as far as Weichen knows, the Jingshan Camp was approved by His Majesty, approved by the Ministry of War, and supervised by the Ministry of Industry. That's a lot of work! ”

Emperor Zhaowu found that this old thing was too slippery, and no matter how he hinted at it, he pretended not to understand. He finally lost his patience, and his eyes gradually turned cold: "I feel that in my Great Qin government and the opposition, there are people who are forming a party and want to disrupt the government!" ”

These words were straightforward and powerful, Tian Minnong could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, and knelt down with a puff and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice...... Even though His Royal Highness is not in a thousand ways, but he is now in the tiger's den for my Great Qin, and if the court can't rescue him, he has already caused a lot of complaints from the people, if he falls into the well again, he ...... kowtowed: "I'm afraid it will arouse public resentment!" ”

"Humph!" Emperor Zhaowu snorted, but there was no follow-up, as if he was constipated. He knew that what Tian Minnong said was true...... This is also the reason why his thugs did not dare to directly attack Qin Lei, for fear of arousing public anger!

The slender and withered fingers undoubtedly flicked a few times on the table, and Emperor Zhaowu said without giving up: "How could I bully my own son? It's just that he's surrounded by too many bad guys, and I'll have to clean him up. ”

"But in the eyes of the people of the world, it makes no difference." Foaming at the mouth, Tian Minnong said with great difficulty. He already sensed the determination of the emperor, and he really didn't want to fight against him. But the man behind him had already decided to save Qin Yutian at all costs, so he could only fight the emperor to the death.

Yes, the reason why he stood up for Qin Lei was not just out of moral considerations, but also because of his mentor, Jiang Zhiyu and Jiang Laocheng, wanted to protect Qin Lei. This proves once again that there is no love without a reason and there is no hate without a reason in the world.

Seeing that this bachelor, who had nothing to do with Qin Lei, was so tough, Emperor Zhaowu was misled...... He thought that most of the officials thought like this, and he didn't have the courage to dismiss all the officials, so he backed down and reluctantly said, "Then let's wait for him to come back." In fact, in his life, concession and forbearance were the mainstream, and it was accidental to be tough and high-profile.

Hearing the emperor say this, Tian Minnong was really relieved, after all, he was eating under the hands of others, and there was no benefit in making trouble. He retreated and said: "Your Majesty is wise, after the Fifth Highness returns to the country, Weichen will definitely ask for an investigation." ”

Both sides made concessions, and a compromise was reached.

After this conversation, Emperor Zhaowu's subordinates died down and stopped moving for the time being, which can be called the first stage of the whole incident, and no one at this stage asked for any benefit.

After a month of peaceful days, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to China...... And it was His Royal Highness the King of Longwei County who exchanged it back for himself as a hostage. What kind of spirit is this? This is a noble spirit that is not self-interested and exclusively benefits others! Qin Lei's reputation reached its peak all of a sudden, and people vied with him to praise his great self-sacrifice, compiling operas and scripts to publicize them everywhere. Some people even wrote to the court to set up a shrine for him.

And in the south, he has long been a Buddha.

In the face of Qin Lei's rising prestige, Emperor Zhaowu crooked his nose angrily, but he did not dare to commit crimes against the wind and act against the masses. I had to praise a few words, and promised that there would be a reward for returning home.

This is the second stage, Qin Lei exchanged self-sacrifice for a huge reputation, and for a while suppressed the arrogance of Emperor Zhaowu.