Murong Xiaowan promised to help find someone, but she refused to say the specific method, Song Yang left his current address, thanked him and returned to his residence to wait. At dusk, before Lord Hu arrived, the inn suddenly became lively, and the guys in the lobby got together to talk about it, salivating one by one, not knowing what they were arguing about.

Song Yang was coming down to dinner with Lao Dao, and when he heard the words 'long live', 'palace', and 'teacher' in their discussion, he immediately asked a guy for the reason.

The innkeeper said, "You don't know yet? Just now, the palace officials have come out and announced the ...... of the whole city."

Song Yang was very interested, and immediately added another cup of chopsticks, pulled the guy to sit at the table, and said with a smile: "Sit down, drink and chat." ”

Generally speaking, as long as the guests are willing to treat and the work in the store is not too busy, the guy can sit down for a drink and chat a few words, and the shopkeeper will not care.

The guy likes to talk, so he sat down and deliberately lowered his voice: "You have heard about the incident on August 15, right?" ”

After Song Yang nodded, the guy continued: "The reason has been found, it is really a demon." If you want to say that this demon is also serious, even long live its way. ”

As he spoke, the man saw a smile in Song Yang's eyes, and accentuated his tone: "This is not what I said, it is the news from the palace...... Now there are four lists, if you don't believe it, you can go and see for yourself. ”

Song Yang put away his smile, put on a look of horror, added a glass of wine to the little second brother, and asked knowingly: "Master Wuyu?" ”

The guy thanked him even for his words, took a sip of rice wine, and talked more excitedly: "Of course it's Master Wuyu, her old man's Buddhism is profound, and the Buddhist disciples of the entire Middle Earth, who dares not to admire?" And what demon can escape her eyes? On the night of the fifteenth day of August, Master Wuyu was cultivating when he suddenly noticed that the direction of the palace was full of demonic energy......"

Song Yang couldn't help but laugh: "This is also what the emperor said?" ”

"It's not what the emperor said, it's what I said... But this matter is obvious, you always think, Wuyu Master has been in retreat for a long time, how can it be so coincidental, something happened on the night of August 15, and her old man broke the gate in the early morning of August 16? Of course, it was because he realized that there were demons and evil in the world, so he didn't care about continuing to practice and returned to the mortal world to eliminate demons. The guy said something serious, followed by another pat on the thigh, and said: "cough, in fact, at the beginning of the year, don't come to the Zen Monastery to summon Buddhist disciples, and ask everyone to be aware of the right hearing and hearing, and be wary of demons and evil spirits. ”

At this time, a guest at the next table interjected and asked, "And now, what about the evil spirit?" ”

"Long live after all, there is a real dragon body, although the demon hurt him, but he was also sealed in the body of Long live, and he couldn't escape within three days, and the fishless master stayed in the palace overnight to preside over the Buddhist ritual and send the evil ghost back to hell. The guest officer can rest assured, there is a teacher too presence, how can that evil ghost be allowed to haunt again. However, the dragon body of the Long Live Lord has been desecrated by demons, and it has also become a dark path to the underworld, and it can no longer be buried in the earth according to the old practice, and the ashes must be cremated into the altar and buried deep under the Dharma, so as to keep peace forever. ”

Then the little second brother was like a river again, but when it came to it, there was nothing useful, nothing more than praising how good the fishless master was. Song Yang lost the interest in listening any longer, returned to the room after eating his fill, and continued to wait for Prime Minister Zuo.

It wasn't until the afternoon of the next day, when Song Yang was already waiting almost impatiently, that Hu Da came to meet him.

Prime Minister Zuo changed his outfit and looked like an ordinary old merchant, with only two personal guards accompanying him. Song Yang's face was changed, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Master Hu confirmed him without a doubt.

Under the meeting, Song Yang was quite happy, thinking in his heart that Murong Xiaowan was doing things well, but unexpectedly, the first thing Lord Hu said after he sat down was complaining: "Why are you looking for my method so abrupt!" ”

Since the accident, Lord Hu and all the members of the family have stayed in the palace, and they did not return home until this morning, fortunately Song Yang did not rush to find someone, otherwise he would have aroused the suspicion of the secret agents, and he could not find the main owner.

Before Master Hu got home and didn't have time to change his clothes, the Seventh Lady ran to him with her hair disheveled and her eyes red and swollen, crying bitterly, begging Prime Minister Zuo to help save people...... Her own nephew, the only one in her family, was arrested by Murong Xiaowan because he owed the accounts of the rich gambling house, and the eldest lady said cruelly: "This account has dragged on for too long, and it is not enough to repay the money, so Prime Minister Zuo has to come to the door in person to make amends, and no one will be seen within three days, and the ticket will be torn up." ”

With a pop, the dwarf old man spit out the tea he had just drunk in his mouth.

"On the fifteenth night, I sent a message back to the house, no matter what happened, I was not allowed to act without my order, and the house held back this breath, if I had not told me that sentence at that time, the guards in the house would have been killed." Lord Hu was not angry, but found it funny.

Now is an extraordinary period, Lord Hu has no heart to deal with the provocation of the gambling house, reprimands the seventh lady, and orders the palace guards to bring money to ransom people, as the prime minister of Zuo, he will never go to the gambling house in person, and this is actually already to give Murong Xiaowan face.

Unexpectedly, the eldest lady didn't care about that, she didn't let go if she didn't see the prime minister, how could the guards of the prime minister's mansion be easy to get along with, so she moved on the spot, and soon alarmed the soldiers and horses patrolling the city, Xiaowan couldn't deal with the army no matter how much she could fight, and was captured alive on the spot. The leader of the Prime Minister's Mansion Guard brought her back and asked the Prime Minister to send her down.

Zuo Cheng didn't even look at it, and directly ordered his subordinates to escort her to the Criminal Department, and asked the officials of the Criminal Department to deal with her according to the law, but he didn't expect that the Seventh Lady would come to him again soon after... It turned out that after the eldest nephew was arrested, he did not suffer a little grievance, Xiaowan said to him clearly: "I have something important to find Master Hu, there is no other way, I can only wronged you first, you stay with me for a few days in a down-to-earth manner, and the previous accounts will be written off." ”

Master Hu felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly ordered the team to be called back, and met with Murong Xiaowan in person, and finally understood what happened. Miss Murong really fulfilled her contract, and Song Yang's appointment to meet Master Hu was out of her mouth and into the ears of Prime Minister Zuo, and no third person knew.

Master Hu shook his head and smiled: "Fortunately, the leader of the guards I sent has some friendship with Boss Murong, if he is replaced by a guard on the side, how can he escort Murong Xiaowan back to the Prime Minister's Mansion again, and he will be cut down directly on the spot!" Next time you ask someone to do something, it's best to weigh the other party's brains first. ”

Thinking back to the process of Murong Xiaowan helping herself, Song Yang probably guessed that what Xiaowan said before that 'there is indeed a way to deliver news' refers to 'the eldest nephew owes us money'.

After listening to what happened, Song Yang only felt that a cold sweat broke out on his spine, and it would be okay if he couldn't see Master Hu for a while, if Murong Xiaowan lost his life for this matter, he really couldn't help it, and his face was full of wry smiles: "Fortunately, nothing happened, Xiaowan is ...... now"

Master Hu responded: "She has to do a full set of dramas, she 'doesn't give face to the Prime Minister', if she is let go like this, it will arouse suspicion, but don't worry, I made it clear to her, good food and good accommodation, let's stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a while." Alright, let's get down to business. ”

Song Yang sat down and told the story of his experience as it was, and did not hide the purpose of coming to Beijing to arrest Master Wuyu.

As he recounted, Lord Hu's face changed again and again, and he was surprised to learn that Emperor Fenglong was still in the world; When he heard that there was an envoy of the Yan State behind this rebellion, the old man's face sank like water; In the end, I learned that Master Wuyu and Yan Guoshi were inseparable, and Prime Minister Zuo's eyes had already revealed murderous intentions.

There were a lot of things, Song Yang said that his mouth was dry, and after drinking a cup of tea, he asked Master Hu: "What is the situation in the court?" ”

Master Hu didn't rush to answer, but asked Song Yang: "Do you know King Jing?" ”

The queen mother, the emperor, and the empress were martyred at the same time, and the king of Zhenxi was not in Beijing, and now the most important person in the royal family is Ren Jiao, the king of Jing.

In terms of kinship, King Jing's father Ren Jiao and Emperor Fenglong's grandfather are brothers, Ren Yao is the cousin of King Zhenxi, Fenglong's uncle, still within the three generations of the emperor's bloodline, it is considered a royal heir, he also led troops to fight when he was young, he mainly resisted Dayan in the north, and made a lot of meritorious deeds, but it is far from the prestige of King Zhenxi.

More than ten years ago, King Jing was seriously injured during the war, and since then he has the idea of retiring, handed over the military power to the imperial court, and returned to Phoenix City to become the prince of peace. He is a descendant of blood, has military merits, and has a high seniority, and has some prestige in the royal family, but King Jing usually only asks about political affairs, so he does not attract attention.

Probably talking about the situation of King Jing, Lord Hu changed his words: "Now the royal director and speaker is this King Jing." I really can't see anything when I'm fine, but after the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone understands that King Jing has been down there all these years, and he has really prepared some meticulous work. ”

Song Yang raised his eyebrows: "What do you say?" ”

"The Yamen Army." Three words, Master Hu said very hard.

Similar to Dayan's Jingcheng military system, the garrison of Nanli Phoenix City is also divided into two parts: inside and outside. The city is a forbidden army, also known as the guards, responsible for the palace, the city gates, and the guards of various places in the city; The garrisons outside the city are collectively referred to as the Yamen Army, which is divided into three battalions: the middle army and the left and right guards.

King Jing's efforts for more than ten years have been on the 40,000 Yamen troops stationed in the suburbs of Beijing...... The backbone generals in the Yamen army mainly come from two 'directions', one is the royal family, and the other is the loyal and fierce generals who have fought on the battlefield and are transferred back to Beijing.

If this is the case, it can't be regarded as a confused bastard in the military department, there is a place for war in the south and the country, not only the west and north lines, the king of Zhenxi still holds the military power now, of course, he can't transfer the generals of the western line to enrich the Yamen army, otherwise the power of Hongbo Mansion will not become bigger and bigger; And King Jing has already returned to the field without asking about the affairs of the court, and it is normal to call his old generals.

In order to avoid suspicion, the king of Zhenxi himself has never said a word about the appointment and dismissal of the generals of the Beijing army, and the king of Jing has deliberately deployed over the years, and after more than ten years, it has become the current situation of the Yamen army.

In fact, whether it is the forbidden army or the Yamen army, they are all elite forces directly under the royal leadership, they are all loyal enough, and the emperor will go to the soup as soon as he gives the order, if they are allowed to choose between the emperor and King Jing, King Jing can only stand aside.

But now that the emperor has been martyred, and the king of Zhenxi is far away in the northwest, it is not known whether he has received the report of the Mid-Autumn Festival tragedy; On the other hand, King Jing is in Beijing and represents the royal family, so the Yamen army will naturally move closer to King Jing...... Master Hu did not have military power in his hands, but he saw the affairs of the soldiers clearly enough, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he made a long speech, Song Yang really didn't have the patience to listen to him, so he interrupted and asked, "What about the forbidden army in Beijing?" After asking, he hurriedly added: "There is no need to talk about the reason analysis, it is enough for us to know who they listen to." ”

"There are not so many generals in the forbidden army who are close to King Jing, but they are the army of the royal family, and now the royal affairs are all in charge of King Jing, and the forbidden army will naturally listen to him, and it is certain that once the new emperor ascends the throne, he will be able to get their allegiance immediately. Looking at the current situation, the new emperor will definitely ascend the throne before the king of Zhenxi rushes back. ”

Song Yang frowned when he heard this: "No, I don't understand." Doesn't the king of Zhenxi have no power in the capital? It's all up to King Jing? ”

"Of course the King of Zhenxi has power, but others are not there, the dragons have no leader and cannot exert their strength, among the two most critical places, the first is that the King of Zhenxi is not in the capital, and now no one can be equal to King Jing." Lord Hu took a look: "The military and royal affairs in the capital are probably what they just said, and then the court, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lord Ban also stood up and was very close to King Jing." ”

Since it was a long-planned rebellion, it was not surprising that important ministers from the DPRK and the central government were involved, but when he heard the words 'Lord Ban', Song Yang was still stunned: "Right Prime Minister? After a brief pause, he asked, "What about the other ministers?" ”

"Let's put it bluntly, in the end of this matter, it is King Jing and King Pingxi fighting, and other irrelevant nobles and ministers are all watching the excitement. As far as I'm concerned, I don't have a position until I hear you say those things, as long as you don't touch the meat in my bowl, I don't care who becomes emperor......"

As he spoke, Master Hu's voice was low, and his tone was very heavy: "King Zhenxi is very passive now. The simplest, should he bring troops with him when he returns? If you lead the troops, what is the name of the division, isn't it an edict to the world that he will come back to seize power; If you don't bring troops, you may not be able to pass the Yamen Army, what is the difference between sending people to the door. ”

Song Yang was almost ignorant of political affairs, and responded: "Of course you have to bring the troops back, Feng Long is dead, the throne should have been his, what's wrong with bringing your own soldiers to take your own dragon chair?" ”

Master Hu sneered: "The throne has never been 'given to whoever should be'. That's the second of the two keys I just mentioned...... There are no fish in the thief. ”

Looking back now, Wuyu's call for Buddhist disciples to 'enlighten and hear and hear' was not specifically aimed at Song Yang. If you stand taller, you can understand that Song Yang was erected as a target, just to build momentum. There is only a group of monks who chant 'the demon is coming', and the influence is limited after all, but 'is the demon Song Qishi?' All of a sudden, it became a topic of conversation, and no kind of warning or prophecy was as widespread as 'gossip'.

Let the people of Nanli pay attention to the 'dispute between Song Qishi and monks', and at the same time, they also remember the prophecy from Buddhism.

The believers around Yanziping hit the fiefdom, which is also the reason, Wuyu didn't want to do anything to Song Yang, she just wanted to spread the prophecy of 'demon descending into the world' through one turmoil after another, until the tragedy of August 15, everyone suddenly realized, there is really a demon descending into the world, the Buddhist monks have already reminded everyone, but everyone will be wrong, and they think that there is something wrong with Song Qishi. Several large temples inside and outside Phoenix City also announced to the public at the same time that they had held a Dharma meeting to warn believers, and they had received the guidance of Master Wuyu.

All of a sudden, the reputation of the fishless master who warned the world in advance has risen sharply, and her Buddha name is already the best in the south, so at this moment it can only be described as famous, it is conceivable that as more and more big temples and monks announce the 'truth', the prestige of the fishless master will go up again.

As for the hosts of the big temples around Yanziping and the entangled believers who disturbed the feudal city, it was just that they were not good at Buddhism and misunderstood Master Wuyu's warning...... Anyway, Wuyu passed on a secret letter to them, and others didn't know about it.

Song Yang really admires Wuyu, such a method can be regarded as 'hype'.

"The whole thing, the details are not discussed, and the approximate steps can almost be imagined." Master Hu also took a sip of water, smiling a little helplessly.

Song Yang nodded, and continued: "Wuyu has the name of God and Buddha, and the people believe what she says, and soon she will have a move, whether it is a Buddhist Dharma or inviting Lord Yama to come up, in the final analysis, she will say a sentence: King Jing should stand, and bless Nanli to be healthy and prosperous." The people of Nanli will immediately support King Jing. ”

Prime Minister Zuo sneered: "Yan Guo's letter of mourning for Fenglong has already been prepared, and the first one should be passed on by flying birds, and it is estimated that it will arrive in Phoenix City in a few days, which should reveal a message: King Jing ascended the throne and the world is peaceful; The king of Zhenxi called the emperor sword and soldiers. ”

Song Yang said again: "There are people in China who support each other, and there are big Yan people abroad, and the royal family and the court, except for the descendants of King Zhenxi, will support King Jing." In the name of the ministers, the class invited King Jing to ascend the throne to rule the world, and it was logical for King Jing to be called the emperor. If you guessed correctly, after King Jing ascended the throne, he would canonize Wuyu as a protector, and Nanli would truly become the backyard of Yan Kingdom. ”

"The king of Zhenxi either follows the general trend and surrenders his military power; Either he will rule the western frontier and proclaim himself king. Needless to say, if the latter is chosen, he also has a slim chance of winning, the soldiers of the Western Front are loyal to him, but there are more people who believe in the Buddha, King Jing holds the word 'God and Buddha', and he almost has a chance to win. After speaking, Zuo Chengxiang thought for a while, and finally sighed deeply:

"King Jing has a status in the royal family, Master Ban has seniority in the court, and Wuyu has a reputation among the people, and the three of them join forces... This game is hard to break. ”

Song Yang smiled when he heard this: "It's okay, if you really can't stop it, let him ascend the throne first, let's burn Nanli Palace with another fire, isn't it just spending money to buy land, I have money." ”

(To be continued)