The Prime Minister's Mansion is dozens of acres in circumference, and there are three vigorous and powerful characters hanging above the vermilion lacquer gate, the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The wall is high and the house is deep, the Prime Minister's Mansion is made of fine marble as the pillar base, the bluestone slabs are paved with every inch of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the phoenix spreads its wings on the eaves carved by Nanmu, the floating window carved by blue tiles is beautiful and moving, a zigzag road leads Zhang Cheng through the courtyard gate and path, the rockery garden everywhere in the house, the pavilions and water pavilions, as if it is the garden landscape of the south of the Yangtze River, it is very quiet and quiet.

Zhang Cheng, under the leadership of his attendants, came to the outside of the prime minister's study, outside the door, at such a distance, Zhang Cheng heard a dull and short coughing sound coming from the study. From that cough, Zhang Cheng could hear that the prime minister in the study, who owned the seven states and counties in the world, the future emperor of the Zhao family, was afraid that he was terminally ill and would die soon.

The attendant asked Zhang Cheng to wait outside, and went inside.

After a while, the attendant shouted: "Summoning the history of Jizhou Assassin, Zhang Cheng enters." ”

Hearing that the attendant called him in, Zhang Cheng paused slightly, straightened his clothes, walked in, and came to the study, where he saw a white old man in loose clothes, sitting on the kang, holding the table, staring at Zhang Cheng with burning eyes. Zhang Cheng hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the mountain and shouted: "Humble Beidi County guard Zhang Cheng, knock to see the prime minister, may the prime minister be healthy and have a long life." ”

After half a sound, Zhang Cheng knelt on the ground, but he never heard the prime minister's response after the mountain shouted and bowed, and the room was quiet, and the needle drop could be heard.

As the prime minister of the imperial court, the lord of the Zhao family, the old man who is dying of old age and is seriously ill but still majestic, Zhao Mu just quietly looked at the young man kneeling on the ground below at the moment, only to see him kneeling on the ground, motionless, not even breathing, just kneeling there so quietly, without even raising his head. Zhao Mu gave this junior young man a high score in his heart. Nodding appreciatively, Zhao Mu's left hand stretched out slightly, raised it upward, and he said in a low voice, "Get up." ”

Finally hearing the order to get up, Zhang Cheng kowtowed again and said loudly: "Prime Minister Xie!" ”

Standing up from the ground, Zhang Cheng took a step back and stood, arching his hand and asking, "Prime Minister, I don't know what the so-called thing is to summon the lowly to come?" Please make it clear! ”

Zhao Muqiang smiled to himself, he slowly raised his hand, pointed at Zhang Cheng and said, "Zhang Cheng! These two words have been in my ears five or six years ago. Lingxian raised troops, followed Huo Han to fight Bodo, and killed the first warrior of the grassland; then outwitted the town customs, defeated the 50,000 army of the grassland, and made great achievements; Subsequently, in Beidi County, he worked hard to build a war-torn and devastated Beidi County into the richest county in Jizhou; Three years ago, Gyeongju fought against Gongsun Kai, led more than 1,000 people who dared to die, outwitted Gannamsan, defeated the Gyeongju army, and made immortal achievements; Then I built a new city, built a horse farm, owned grain shops, inns, restaurants, and tea houses in the thirteen states of the world, recruited new troops, and established an intelligence organization covering the thirteen states of our Great Qian Empire, I was shocked! Half a year ago, you once again commanded an army of 300,000 to defeat the Lingzhou army, which was a trapped beast, and the 200,000 army lost its armor and was unable to form a soldier; Now, you are even more of a land with a state and 30,000 strong troops, you are amazing! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Cheng's face changed greatly, all this Zhao Mu seemed to have seen with his own eyes, it is conceivable that there is also an intelligence organization more powerful than himself in the imperial court who is secretly observing him. You must know that it took a lot of energy to build a powerful intelligence organization, and it consumed a lot of money and food. But over the years, the intelligence organization has not even fed back any information about the imperial court's possession of a powerful intelligence organization, which can be imagined how thick and terrible the imperial court's heritage is.

Zhang Cheng hurriedly knelt on the ground, and after a moment of silence, he said: "The lowly position is the people of the Great Qian Empire, the people who are loyal to the imperial court, and the people who are loyal to the prime minister. No matter how many things I did in secret, I didn't dare to do anything to betray the court and the prime minister. In the past few years, there has been a crisis around the lowly position, and for the sake of his own life, the lowly position has to raise troops and horses in order to be in order. ”

When Zhao Mu heard this, he couldn't help coughing several times, Zhang Cheng hurriedly knelt down and moved a few steps before, and said with worried concern: "Prime Minister!" Prime minister! Take care of yourself! ”

Glancing at Zhang Cheng, his face was indeed full of concern, he covered his mouth with his right hand, waved his left hand, and it took a long time to recover and say to Zhang Cheng: "You told the truth!" But everything you do violates the national law of the Great Qian Empire! By your deeds, even a hundred deaths and wounds will not be able to offset the crimes you have committed! You, you say, what shall I do with you? Uh-huh, ahem, ahem! After saying this, Zhao Mu coughed again, and he couldn't stop it

Zhang Cheng, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but leave a cold sweat at this moment, he was speechless, and he didn't know what to say. He had to bow down and be silent.

Looking at Zhang Cheng, who was speechless, Zhao Mu's majestic face said solemnly: "Do you think that with your tens of thousands of people, you can cut the land and rule, and divide and rule with the imperial court?" Do you think that with your little soldier, you can resist hundreds of thousands of male soldiers in the imperial court? Do you think that with 50,000 weak troops under Sedum, you will have to compete with the imperial court? Do you think that with this little merit of yours, I will not dare to punish you? Do you think that with you and a thousand people, you will be able to walk out safely in the heavily guarded forbidden palace of the imperial court? ”

"I" Zhang Cheng couldn't argue, the original loose official uniform was actually soaked in cold sweat, Zhao Mu's words made Zhang Cheng's scalp numb, and his palms were sweaty.

Unexpectedly, this old man, who was already dying, was still inviolable under the terrible majesty of these years. Even if you have the courage to be in front of him, it is like a blank sheet of paper, which he sees through deeply.

"Though the deeds of the lowly office are contrary to the law. But he dared to swear to heaven, and he never had any rebellious heart. Although the ministers raised troops and horses, it was because Tian Haitao was not capable enough to resist the invasion of the grassland barbarians. Although there have been endless infighting in the steppe over the years, as far as the minister knows, Ashina Xiuge, the leader of the steppe Turkic department, has now integrated all the steppe tribes, and has 150,000 troops under his command, making him the most powerful, ambitious, and military king of the steppe Khan in history. With Tian Haitao's ability, the town customs will be lost! As for the trade with the grasslands over the years, there is also a bottom line, and nothing has been done that will damage the national prestige of the Daqian Empire. ”

"The matter of Sedum is for the sake of the Zhao family's world! When I attacked Gyeongju, I predicted that one day, the army of tigers and wolves in the imperial court would march south to recover the southern states; And if you want to take the land of Cangwu, the Lancang River is an insurmountable moat, and most of our soldiers and horses are northern war horses, abandoning saddle horses and supporting boats, which is to fight the weak and strong, and to hit the stone with an egg. Only by recruiting generals from the south can we have a chance to win. If you want to cross the river and recover the vicissitudes, there is only one way, and the north and south can have a chance of winning. These are things that the imperial court did not expect. Therefore, the humble position had to privately let Sedum lead the troops and prepare a usable army for the imperial court! You are the king of the imperial court, and you are looking to see it! Zhang told the truth, and after speaking, he bowed again.

Zhang Cheng's words not only revealed his loyalty to Zhao Mu, but also revealed a message that if you want to unify the world, you must use Zhang Cheng; and go north to fight the enemy, he has to be Zhang Cheng! There is also the great threat of the steppe barbarians, who have now made a comeback, and may move south at any time to invade the territory of the Great Qian Empire. If the south is not unified, and the northern grassland soldiers go south again, then the Great Qian Empire will be troubled internally and externally, and the world of the Zhao clan will be in danger.

At the same time, Zhang Cheng's remarks also made Zhao Mu realize more profoundly that this young man, who was only 256 years old, not only had profound knowledge and good political ability, but also had outstanding military talents, and his chest and Chinese Taowu strategy were all outstanding, and he was able to win a decisive victory thousands of miles away, and indeed had the talent of a great general. It is not an exaggeration to say that he can write to calm the world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he can go to the horse to determine the world. Now that the situation in the court is turbulent, once the situation changes, there will be only a few civil and military generals who can take on great responsibilities in the imperial court.

And judging from the current situation, he still has a lot to rely on him. After thinking about these things clearly, the thoughts in his heart became clearer and firmer.

"What do you mean that if I dispose of you, I will not be holy, and if I do not dispose of you, I will be holy? What do you mean, I'm the Zhao family in the world, without you Zhang Cheng, I can't unify the world, and I'm in Kuangyu? Joke! After saying this, Zhao Mu stood up from the sickbed with difficulty, and the attendant hurriedly came over to support him.

Walking in front of Zhang Cheng, he personally helped Zhang Cheng up, and then said to his attendants: "Get him a stool!" ”

Zhang Cheng's attitude towards Zhao Mu changed so quickly that he was stunned for a moment, and he stood there for a while before he reacted, Zhao Mu was just to deter himself and scare him to play. While laughing, I also felt that this old man who was about to ascend the throne and become the emperor was very terrifying. A few words scared himself into trembling, and he almost lost his bearings. So much so that at this moment, Zhang Cheng no longer dared to treat him as a dying person.

With the support of the attendants, Zhao Mu returned to the kang again, and after he sat down, Zhao Mu spoke again, but this time, the tone was obviously very different from just now, and he seemed a lot more lonely.

"Although you have made mistakes, for the sake of your dedication to my Zhao family's world, I will spare you for the time being." After a pause, Zhao Mu suddenly said to Zhang Cheng in a serious voice: "What you just said is the truth. At present, the court is suffering from internal and external troubles, and there are some things that I am forced to do helplessly. However, you are only afraid that you will have to move the position of Jizhou Assassin History now. Let Yang Wenzhao temporarily take over the historical position, and you will go to Beiya to be the general! ”

"Yes." Yang Wenzhao's history of assassination is no different from his own history of assassination. Zhao Mu did this, I am afraid that he has other plans, but Zhang Cheng is still unclear. However, Zhao Mu had not seen Yang Wenzhao, but he was able to call him by his name, and it seemed that he had known him for a long time. This shocked him as well.

"Speaking of Yang Wenzhao, I'm afraid you don't know his identity yet. Let me tell you, Yang Wenzhao is a descendant of Yang Zeyu, the prime minister of the previous dynasty, and Yang Zeyu should know that he is a great ruler. The emperor of the previous dynasty also married the princess to Yang Zeyu's son, and it can be said that the descendants of the Yang family have half of the blood of the previous dynasty. I hope you keep this in mind. But speaking of which, this Yang Wenzhao is not much better than his ancestor Yang Zeyu. Let him do the history of Jizhou Thorn, I am convinced that he will give you and me a miracle. ”

It seemed that Zhao Mu didn't want to talk too much nonsense about this person, so he immediately changed the topic, pointed at Zhang Cheng and said, "In two days, I will ascend the throne and become the emperor and establish a new dynasty." It's called Da Chu! The successive dynasties and the changes of dynasties are the most turbulent times for the imperial court, and the current situation is even more terrible than I imagined. That's why I appointed you as the general of the Northern Ya Yulin Army, commanding all the guards in the imperial city. You will take up the responsibility of defending the palace and quelling all those who dare to commit rebellion. ”

I didn't expect Zhao Mu to say such a thing to himself, and Zhang Cheng thought about it, but I was afraid that Zhao Mu's ascension to the throne this time was not just as simple as calling the emperor and changing the dynasty. At the same time, it is necessary to appoint a prince for the new Great Chu Dynasty. Judging from the current situation, it can indeed be said that there are many crises.

"Prime Minister! With such a heavy task, I'm afraid that Wechen can't do it and can't do it! When the time comes, if you miss the prime minister's big event, then Zhang Cheng will be a sinner in the world! Weichen didn't dare to agree. Zhang Cheng hurriedly got down from the stool and knelt on the ground.

"Bastard! Do you dare to disobey the king's orders? Ahem, ahem! When Zhao Mu heard this, anger rose in his heart, and he coughed again.

"The Prime Minister is angry! I believe that you let Weichen be the general of the Northern Ya, I am afraid that there is no other arrangement, with 20,000 people in the Northern Ya, how can you control the entire capital! When the time comes, not to mention the palace guard, the palace gate will not be able to watch! Presumably, Prime Minister, you can understand what humble duty means and understand the hardships of humble duty! ”