Yuzhou, the Governor's Mansion

Li Yuantang has already arranged the place for his family, and tomorrow he will take 500 elite soldiers to Lanshan Pass on the border between Yuzhou and Huangzhou to inspect the defense under the name of 'inspecting border defenses'. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

King Xuanxu of Mongolia brought him the secret letter written by Xuanbu on his deathbed with a flying pigeon, and Xuanxu also attached another letter, saying that he would arrange for the internal guards of the Shenji Battalion to set off from Diji to arrest him with the emperor's holy decree. Of course, everyone knows that from Digi to the Yuzhou Governor's Mansion to get people, even if the internal guards don't eat or sleep, the fast horse will have to run for twenty days to arrive, so Li Yuantang has enough time now.

Li Yuantang summoned Bo Liu Xin, the lord of the Governor's Mansion, and now it is time to hold the lamp, and Liu Xin should be about to arrive.

"Qiyu Metropolitan Governor, Liu Zhubo is asking to see outside" An old soldier came to report.

Li Yuantang waved his hand, meaning to invite Liu Xin in. After a while, Liu Xin walked quickly to the hall, bowed to Li Yuantang, and said, "Humble Liu Xin, see the Metropolitan Governor." I don't know what the governor commanded when he summoned him to a lowly position? ”

Li Yuantang looked at Liu Xin, and his thoughts returned to the grassland of Huangzhou thirteen years ago......

At that time, Li Yuantang himself was still stationed in Jingdu with the prince to resist the invasion of the frost wolf tribe. The warriors of the Frost Wolf Division were armed with bronze axes and rode snow-white frostwolves as tall as horses. The samurai were born riders, they rode on frost wolves, wearing devilish masks, and ordinary war horses would collapse to the ground in fear at the smell of blood, let alone fight.

At that time, he was the same as Yu Cheng, just a deputy general in the prince's army. The winter of that year came very early, and the Frost Wolf Department surrounded the mirror capital. The city has been out of food for almost a month, and everything that can be eaten has been dug up and eaten. Li Yuantang was ordered to risk his life to break through and go to Lanshan Pass for help.

He led a thousand light cavalry, packed the oil in a leather wine bag, and threw it at the frostwolf cavalry who had intercepted them. Then it was ignited with a rocket, and the frost wolf was frightened and confused, and Li Yuantang was able to break through. He didn't sleep or eat, and five days later, he moved food and grass from Lanshan Pass to rescue the soldiers, and finally relieved the siege of Jingdu.

The scene of that year is vivid, and the lord of the hall, Bo Liu Xin, is the centurion among the 1,000 soldiers who broke through with him for help. The mighty general who was holding a saber all the way to protect behind him now looked a little rickety under the light of the candles in the hall.

Li Yuantang remembered the old things, his heart was slightly sour, his eyes were a little moist, he hurriedly turned around and coughed, and then said, "Liu Xin, how many years have you been with me?" ”

Liu Xin didn't know why the governor had this question, and hurriedly replied: "Back to the governor, since joining the army, thanks to the love of the governor, he has been serving in front of the governor's account for fifteen years. ”

Li Yuantang was slightly shocked when he heard this, he didn't speak for a long time, and he didn't let Liu Xin get up to reply, and after a long time, he sighed and said: "It's been fifteen years, what benefits did King Kang and those people give you, let you take my seal letter, forge the correspondence, and frame yourself as a prince!" ”

When Liu Xin heard this, he was shocked, his legs were weak, and his waist, which was slightly straightened, was lying on the ground softly.

"Liu Xin, you have been with me for so long, but I have never seen through you." Li Yuantang turned around and looked at Liu Xin who was lying on the ground, "You know my temper, this governor has never been soft on his enemies, not to mention that you still framed the prince, that is really a crime that cannot be punished!" ”

Liu Xinqiang tried to calm himself down, until now he didn't know where the news leaked, it was a seamless thing, there was no definite news from Diji, why Li Yuantang already knew what he had done.

Liu Xin remembered Prince Kang again, yes! This is the only straw for me now. Since Li Yuantang already knew what he had done, no matter what channel he knew about it, then it means that Prince Kang's side must have already done it, and things should go as expected, otherwise Li Yuantang would not have to interrogate himself here at all.

Thinking of this, Liu Xin had some confidence again, straightened up and said: "Governor, the so-called person who knows the times is Junjie, and it has been like this since ancient times. Today, His Royal Highness Prince Kang is open-minded and wise, loves the people like a son, and never stingy in rewarding his subordinates, and is the best choice for the master. Why did the governor become obsessed and hang himself from a tree with a crooked neck? ”

Li Yuantang looked at Liu Xin with interest and said, "You go on." ”

Liu Xin was secretly happy in his heart, thinking that he had impressed Li Yuantang, so he hurriedly stood up, leaned over to Li Yuantang's side and said, "Dudu, we have been fighting in knives and guns for so many years, in addition to being injured, what else is there?" Now fortunately, thanks to Shangfeng's refusal to give up, His Royal Highness Prince Kang personally sent a letter to the humble post, saying that as long as the matter is completed, he will vigorously support the humble post as the governor of Yuzhou! ”

"Oh! Then you should be the governor, what am I going to do, will I be imprisoned and beheaded? Li Yuantang asked lightly.

"I don't dare to be humble, but since the governor already knows about the affairs of Diji, he inferred from his humble position, I am afraid that Prince Cheng will fall, why should the governor hold on. From the humble point of view, as long as the governor can cooperate with King Kang and expose the old master, saying that he was coerced and tempted by Xuanbu, he was falsely wronged with him. Coupled with the lowly position in the middle, maybe the governor is not only innocent, but meritorious! Liu Xin said triumphantly.

"Oh! It seems that Liu Zhubo and King Kang are very affectionate? Li Yuantang asked.

Liu Xin had already expected the fall of Prince Cheng at this time, and this Li Yuantang summoned himself to come, and Bacheng was also to quickly protect himself, so that he could catch Prince Kang with the help of his own relationship.

Thinking of this, Liu Xin was even more proud, shook his head and said: "Governor, this Prince Kang is the most willing to reward those of us who do things. Do you remember that year when you took us to Beijing to worship? Prince Kang not only personally set up a banquet for me in the mansion, but also arranged a set of three-in, three-out mansions for me in Digi, in that place in Digi, I am afraid that even many Beijing officials can't afford such a house! ”

Liu Xin looked at Li Yuantang as he spoke, only to see Li Yuantang bowing his head and saying nothing, as if he was thinking. Liu Xin thought that his words had moved Li Yuantang, and he hurriedly straightened his waist and said: "Now that Your Majesty is old, I'm afraid time is running out, and who will be in charge of the court in the future, isn't it obvious now." ”

"Governor, don't worry, as long as you go back to repair a book and give you a lot of good words in front of King Kang, even if the governor is temporarily wronged because of Prince Cheng's affairs now, Prince Kang will definitely not treat you badly in the future!"

The more Liu Xin spoke, the more excited he became, as if he had seen himself sitting on the chair of the governor of Yuzhou, living a glorious life of commanding 300,000 soldiers and horses in Yuzhou.

But he didn't pay attention to Li Yuantang's face, with a mockery that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and seemed to look at him with a trace of pity.

Li Yuantang coughed, interrupting Liu Xin's sweet dream, "Master Liu, you better don't think about the future first, you don't want to know at all, how did this governor learn about you?" ”

Liu Xin was stunned suddenly, is this important? The dignified governor of Yuzhou, is there anything to boast about in Digi?

Wrong! If Xuanbu falls, then it should be Prince Kang who first sent a secret letter to report himself. Even if Li Yuantang has a cronie in Diji to report the news, no matter what, it can't be faster than Prince Kang's flying pigeon transmission, could it be...... Could it be ......

Impossible, just relying on the letters between Li Yuantang and Prince Cheng forged by himself, it is enough to destroy Prince Cheng's full door, and he will never be able to turn over!

Since ancient times, the emperor was not suspicious and ruthless by nature, and the current old emperor relied on collusion with foreign ministers to raise troops, and in the name of the Qing monarch, exiled his own brother to Bingzhou as the king of Guangling, and died inexplicably within three years.

Li Yuantang looked at the sky outside the hall, it was already completely dark, and the candles in the hall were almost burned, so he said: "Master Liu, this governor remembered the friendship of the year, so he called you for questioning, originally the governor didn't want that person to be you, but ...... It seems that the Governor had been mistaken all along. ”

Li Yuantang paused, and then said: "For the sake of your past relationship, let me tell you the truth, Prince Cheng is dead, but your new master doesn't want you to live at all, which is why you haven't received the secret letter yet." ”

Liu Xin felt that his eyes were a little dark, his throat was uncomfortable, he wanted to say anything but couldn't say a word, he wanted to be able to think about the things in front of him quietly, or go back and send a secret letter to Prince Kang to ask about the specific situation.

Li Yuantang didn't mean to pause, "This governor will go to Lanshan Pass tomorrow to inspect the border defense, and you should know very well there." Back then, we broke through the siege together and went to Lanshan Pass to ask for soldiers' salaries, and we also drank wine with General Lu, who guarded the pass. ”

"And the internal guards of the Diji Shenji Battalion will take at least ten days to reach the Governor's Mansion, and as for the news reaching Lanshan Pass, it will not be possible to do it in a month."

"Out of Lanshan Pass, it is the grassland of the barren state, there, you should still have a few old friends back then!"

Liu Xin was stunned, "Emperor Ji...... Why didn't Emperor Ji fly pigeons to send a message to the Soldiers and Horses, and directly come to the Governor's Mansion to get people? His voice was hoarse.

Li Yuantang said coldly: "Soldiers and horses? How many people are there in the Terracotta Division? How many people are in the governor's house? The imperial court would rather let me flee the deserted state than risk the grass and surprise the snake and give me the opportunity to raise troops in advance. ”

"In the same way, they won't believe General Lu, the chief soldier of Lanshan Pass, you should know very well that the imperial court has always dealt with the feudal officials with heavy troops, and it has always been the internal guard who holds the emperor's secret decree and the gold medal of the military talisman, and first deprives the military power before taking people to ask for guilt."

"What's more, as I already said, your new master has abandoned you, and it is King Meng's Xuanxu, who is in charge of Jin Wuwei, who sent me a message! And the secret letter that was supposed to be passed on to you by the flying pigeon, but he also suppressed it and did not send it, since King Kang Xuanye and Prince Cheng can be brothers, then why can't King Mengwang Xuanxu have his own thoughts......"