Xiao Buyi was still a little surprised when he heard King Yue take the initiative to mention the official position of sealing him.

Now that the Great Sui is in turmoil, the name of Liang Guogong is just a false name, representing the respect of the king of Yue, and there is no real power. But to say that he is in charge of hundreds of officials, it can be said that he has handed over all the power of the Eastern Capital to him. King Yue's move is said to be trust, but it is very bold.

After a little mover, Xiao Buyi excused himself and said: "I think how can I restrain the hundred officials of the Eastern Capital, and the King of Yue is very loving." In fact, I think that Lord Lu and Master Zhang are both highly respected and can take on auxiliary positions. ”

Xiao Buyi is calm after all, no matter how he wants to get this high position, he should always be modest. Besides, this move also wants to see the attitude of Lu Chu and Zhang Zhen on Tuesday. These two people can also be regarded as important ministers in the court, representing half of the forces in the eastern capital.

Lu Chu said in a deep voice: "The old man is old and overwhelmed by his responsibilities. ”

Zhang Zhenzhou laughed, "General Xiao, if you want to lead the army, I may not be able to obey you." But if you want to talk about the prestige in the Eastern Capital, ten Zhang Zhenzhou can't compare to you. You are here to protect the Eastern Capital, I can rest assured. ”

Xiao Liu Liangdi also smiled and said: "General Xiao is what everyone is looking forward to, please don't shirk it." ”

She got up and saluted, as if pleading, Xiao Buyi hurriedly got up and saluted: "The queen mother has killed Weichen." ”

King Yue sighed lightly: "General Xiao...... Actually, when you first came, I ...... to you This king is ignorant and ignorant of General Xiao's ability, so he hopes that you and General Huangfu will live in harmony and defend the eastern capital together. But now this king knows...... Alas......" He sighed before saying: "Actually, General Xiao may not know that today's situation, Miss Pei told this king on the first day she came to the Eastern Capital. ”

Xiao Buyi frowned and said, "I don't know what she said to King Yue?" ”

King Yue smiled bitterly: "So far, this king doesn't need to say anything. Miss Pei said that the saint had no intention of turning back, and wanted to build a capital in the south of the Yangtze River, the eastern capital...... Most of the saints will not care. ”

When he said this, he was sad, but Lu Chu and Zhang Zhen sighed, they must have heard it, but when they heard King Yue mention it again, they would inevitably feel sad.

Lu Chu and Zhang Zhen were both famous ministers of the Great Sui, and they saw the prosperity of the Great Sui and the prosperity of the Great Sui, and the prosperity and decline of the Great Sui, which was only a scene of more than ten years. They have the trust of the monarch, and they are naturally loyal to the Great Sui, but now it is Yang Guang who has abandoned them, so how can they not be emotional. The two of them are good ministers, they have stayed in the Eastern Capital for a long time, and they are naturally full of feelings for the Eastern Capital, and now they see that Yang Guang has given up the country, and they can only plot for themselves.

King Yue glanced at everyone's faces and sighed lightly, "I want this king to be extremely thoughtful, for the sake of the saints, for the sake of the Eastern Capital, and for the sake of the people, but his ability is really limited, and it is difficult to convince the people, so I have the idea of letting General Xiao share his worries for this king." Miss Pei said at the beginning that Master Lu was more than calm and lacked courage. Mr. Zhang led more than one army, but lacked governance. Yuan Daren is a sword and pen, and Duan Da's popularity is narrow......"

He gushed about the strengths and weaknesses of everyone, Lu Chu and Zhang Zhenzhou just nodded, secretly thinking that Pei Mingcui's analysis was also incisive. Xiao Buyi saw that the two of them had a calm attitude, and he was not angry, and if he had a chance, he could be more close to these two. King Yue only looked for these two adults here, presumably knowing that they were magnanimous, if Yuan Wendu and Duan Da were here, although they would not be angry, most of them were also a little dissatisfied.

Miss Pei said again, Huangfu ...... Wuyi is extremely obsessive, and if he encounters a threat, he will most likely eradicate it by any means. He is very scheming, but his desire for power is a huge shortcoming. And what about General Xiao......" King Yue hesitated and said: "Because he started from the market, he has a lot of fencing and chivalrous spirit, but he has experienced a lot over the years, whether it is in the grass, the temple or the field, he has honed his skills, and he is sharp enough, and he can fight with Li Mi." ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "I look like a perfect person." ”

King Yue smiled, but remembered what Pei Mingcui said to him at that time, "Xiao Buyi's biggest shortcoming is that he values love and righteousness, but because of this, if King Yue reuses it, although he may not be able to protect the throne, he can at least keep his surname and his life worry-free." If you hold on to your rights now, you are afraid that you will be killed in the future......

Thinking of this, King Yue looked at his mother, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was somewhat bitter.

Xiao Liu Liangdi said softly: "General Xiao, now that the Eastern Capital is in turmoil, whether it is for us or the people of the Eastern Capital, please ask General Xiao to make it difficult." ”

Xiao Buyi said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, it is better for Weichen to be respectful." ”

**

Everyone in Chengxiang Hall breathed a sigh of relief, relieved and disappointed, knowing that from the moment Xiao Buyi agreed, Dongdu was about to turn a new page.

It's just that how this page is written and how it ends depends on time to verify.

When King Yue heard that Xiao Buyi should be in charge of the hundred officials in the Eastern Capital, his expression at that moment was complicated, and he seemed to want to cry or laugh. Everyone caught a glimpse of his expression, but their hearts welled up with pity, he had really endured too many things that he should not have endured at this age.

When King Yue came back to his senses, his expression relaxed, and he suddenly remembered something, and said solemnly: "General Xiao may not know that the Tiger Prison has been dedicated to Li Mi by Pei Renji!" ”

Although Xiao Buyi heard what Huang Sheren said, he still showed a shocked look, "I don't know why Pei Renji dedicated the city?" ”

Lu Chu smiled bitterly: "Alas...... It's a long story, but it's ...... To make a long story short, Pei Renji and Xiao Huaijing, the prison guard, are at odds. ”

Xiao Buyi frowned, "Xiao Huaijing? ”

Lu Chu nodded, "Yes, although this person has the same surname as General Xiao, there is a world of difference in how he handles things. If General Xiao is in the Tiger Prison, I want to join forces with General Pei to make Wagang cold. But Xiao Huaijing is a small-bellied chicken intestine, relying on her status as a prisoner, and she is too harsh. According to the soldiers who escaped from the Tiger Prison, General Pei was not greedy for money, and every time he defeated the thief army, he rewarded the soldiers with the captured military funds, but Xiao Huaijing insisted on refusing, so the two had a conflict. Xiao Huaijing always likes to collect General Pei's mistakes and report them to the court, but King Yue is magnanimous and has always ignored them. Last time, Liu Changgong led the army to seize Luokou, and invited General Pei to attack Li Mi, but the news leaked, Liu Changgong was greedy and reckless, and returned defeated. General Pei was in a dilemma, only afraid of the Holy Lord's blame. Xiao Huaijing did not sue the Eastern Capital this time, but wrote a recital and went straight to the saint, General Pei listened to the bewitchment of a man named Jia Runfu, but he was afraid that a catastrophe would come, so he killed Xiao Huaijing in a fit of rage, and surrendered Wagang in Kaicheng. ”

Xiao Buyi frowned, and said in his heart that this Xiao Huaijing was not enough to succeed and more than to lose, "Who is Jia Runfu?" ”

"Jia Runfu was originally the son of Jia Wuben." Lu Chu explained: "Jia Wu was originally a partial general of General Zhang, and Jia Runfu was originally under the command of Yang Taifu, but later Yang Taifu was recalled by the Holy Lord, and Jia Runfu followed the army into the tiger prison, but I didn't expect ......."

Lu Chu sighed lightly, full of regret, and Xiao Buyi also smiled bitterly.

Zhang Zhenzhou was silent, but suddenly asked: "General Xiao, now that the tiger prison has fallen into the hands of thieves, Wagang's power is unprecedentedly strong. Without the threat of the Tiger Prison, Xingyang is already like an iron plate, I don't know what kind of strategy General Xiao has to fight the thief? ”

He obviously has a taste for elegance, Xiao Buyi is now famous, but he is still young in Zhang Zhenzhou's eyes, and it is difficult for Zhang Zhenzhou to fully trust him by fighting back to Luo.

Xiao Buyi suddenly asked, "What's going on with Wang Juncheng?" ”

Lu Chu replied: "Lord Wang has now passed Yanshi, crossed Luoshui, and camped in Heishi. Relying on the topography of Luoshui and Shizihe and Wagang, he waited for an opportunity to attack Luokoucang. However, according to Lord Wang, Wagang is powerful, and he can't act rashly for the time being. ”

Zhang Zhen said on Monday: "The tiger prison has been lost, and Wagang has no worries. Luokoucang and Yuecheng have now been strengthened by Wagang, and there are heavy defenses, and it is understandable for Wang Juncheng to fight by virtue of the terrain. ”

Xiao Buyi nodded, "Wang Juncheng is very good at using soldiers, and he has won a hundred battles, which has long been proven. But it seems to me that we need to pay attention to one thing at the moment. ”

Lu Chu asked, "I don't know what General Xiao thinks?" ”

Xiao Buyi heard Huang Fujiang talk about the Tiger Prison, and he had been thinking about it all the way, and he was already confident at this moment.

"Gao Jian didn't dare to be, just a superficial analysis, if there is anything wrong, please ask King Yue and the two adults to correct." Xiao Buyi smiled: "Times are different from the past, and of course our current strategy must change randomly. In fact, the good opportunity to defeat Wagang many times has been missed, and the holy army of the five roads has been counted carefully, and now there are only two roads left. The Tiger Prison was lost, Wagang was heavily garrisoned in Luokou, and then robbing the Luokou warehouse was already a very difficult task in my opinion. ”

"What does General Yixiao mean?" Zhang Zhenzhou asked.

Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "We are now in civil strife and the momentum of Wagang is fierce, we are weak, we can't expect to win in one drum, we should focus on holding each other." Although the tiger prison belongs to Wagang, Wagang now has two Achilles' heels that are difficult to eradicate, as long as we grasp these two points, we will eventually defeat them. ”

King Yue also became interested, "I don't know what Achilles' heel Wagang has?" ”

"The first point, of course, is the supply of grain and grass." Xiao Buyi said in a deep voice: "Wagang is full of people, and it is all about the two granaries in Luokou and Liyang, and these two grain and grass can be eaten by millions of people for at least ten years. The sky and the earth are big, and the food is the biggest, and Wagang is an advantage, of course, a weakness. They stick to Luokou, Li Mi may have ambitions, but his subordinates are not. As long as we let Wang Shichong continue to put pressure on Luokoucang, the bandits will definitely be panicked and have no long-term plans. Water can carry boats, but also can overturn boats, Luokoucang can make Wagang strong, but also let Wagang tie his hands and feet! ”

Zhang Zhenzhou said approvingly: "That's a good point, but even if Wang Shichong and Li Mi are deadlocked, we are just an undefeated game, I don't think General Xiao will be satisfied with such results." ”

Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "What Master Zhang said is right, in fact, if you want to relieve the siege of the eastern capital, you must not expect to stick to the city, we still have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the eastern capital at the moment, and they are well-trained, which is definitely not comparable to Wagang." If you take the initiative, the siege of the eastern capital will not be solved! ”

"Take the initiative?" Lu Chu and Zhang Zhenzhou were both shocked, Lu Chu was calm and hesitated: "General Xiao, in the old man's opinion, Wagang is strong, and the eastern capital has not yet taken the initiative." ”

Xiao Buyi smiled, "You can't keep it, you blindly wait for someone to come, there will always be a time to lose." Now that Wagang is strong, we don't expect to defeat Wagang, but to attack their second weakness. ”

"What's their second weakness?"

"Civil strife." Xiao Buyi said solemnly: "Li Mijiu occupies the magpie's nest, and Wagang has long had hidden dangers. Now that it's strong, I can't see anything. But as far as I know, Zhai Rang has never had the ambition to compete for the world. As long as we send troops to attack and win a few battles, causing the appearance of a counteroffensive, the Wagang army will be unstable and will definitely fall apart, and then it will be our chance! ”

Lu Chu and Zhang Zhenzhou both nodded, and their spirits were greatly lifted.

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "But how to send troops to build momentum still needs to be discussed in detail with the two adults." ”

Lu and Zhang nodded, vaguely seeing hope. When King Yue saw the three of them analyzing the situation, he couldn't interject, and he didn't want to interfere with the three of them's train of thought, so he got up and said goodbye. Xiao Liu Liangdi then turned around to rest, the three of them were not good to discuss in detail in the Chengxiang Palace, Lu Chu suggested: "Do things while the iron is hot, and go to my house to discuss first, I don't know what the two generals think?" ”

Xiao Buyi and Zhang Zhenzhou both nodded, and the three of them left side by side, feeling high spirits for a while.

**

King Yue turned back to the harem, but he sat for a long time, heard the sound of footsteps behind him, and turned his head to look. Seeing that it was his mother, he hurriedly stood up, but when he turned around, he wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Squeezing out a smile, King Yue reluctantly said: "Mother, do you have something to do with me?" ”

Xiao Liu Liangdi saw the tears in the corners of her son's eyes, and sighed softly, "Dong'er, are you crying?" ”

Yang Tong said after a while: "Mother, I'm just a little sad, you don't have to take it to heart." ”

Xiao Liu Liangdi pulled her son to sit beside her, reached out to touch her son's face, and wanted to laugh, but her mouth was flattened, and tears had already flowed down her jade-like cheeks.

Yang Tong was a little flustered and wanted to kneel down to make amends, but Xiao Liu Liangdi grabbed Yang Tong and said with tears: "Dong'er, I know...... Bitter for you. You don't know...... When you said that you didn't want to be born in the emperor's family, your mother's heart was as uncomfortable as a knife. ”

Yang Tong hurriedly said: "Mother, the child just said it casually, it is really wrong for the child to make the mother unhappy." ”

Xiao Liu Liangdi reached out and stroked Yang Tong's black hair, and said with a wry smile: "Dong'er, you are always so sensible, but the more this is the case, the more uncomfortable my mother feels." Your father died early, but fortunately, the saint still loves you, but my mother has always been a careful person with you, and she has never thought about it......" She stopped talking, tears fell, "Mother thought that our mother and son would have no worries about food and clothing in the future, but where did I think that the saint suddenly went to Jiangnan, but left this east capital to you." Miss Pei is right, the husband is not guilty, Huaibi is guilty, Dong'er, you are too young and unambitious, but you guard the eastern capital, which will undoubtedly attract thieves and important ministers to peep. In fact, my mother has been trembling and frightened, but Huangfu Wuyi definitely has bad intentions......"

Yang Tong sighed and said: "Fortunately, he finally went to prison, otherwise every time he went to court, the child would be like a man." In fact, the child felt that he had killed him early to avoid future troubles, but he didn't understand why General Xiao kept him. Mother...... Do you think Xiao Buyi can be trusted...... I'm just afraid ......"

Xiao Liu Liangdi sighed lightly: "Dong'er, no matter what, since you have decided to cooperate with General Xiao, you must trust him completely, and don't worry about the things that you shouldn't take care of, so as not to cause death." General Xiao is a humble person anyway, much more credible than Huangfu Wuyi, although his mother doesn't know much about him, but Miss Pei said that this is our opportunity, and the Taoist monk also said that General Xiao is benevolent, of course our orphans and widows will not think about any high position, you think about it since ancient times, such as our status, dilemma, the end is extremely bleak, every day when my mother thinks of this, she is frightened. Now we still have the right, it is appropriate to make decisions earlier, if someone takes it away, the only family wealth will be gone. Now my mother only asks you to be safe, if you suffer any grievances because of this, you can blame your mother! ”

Yang Tong couldn't bear it anymore, and cried out with a 'wow', threw himself into his mother's arms, choked and speechless.

Xiao Liu Liangdi also burst into tears, just holding her son, "Hard-working child." ”

"Mother, I don't blame you, I never blame you." Yang Tong sobbed: "If you want to blame, you can only blame our mother and son for falling into the emperor's house, and we can't help it." Mother, don't worry, I know what to do in the future. ”

Xiao Liu Liangdi was sad, and after comforting her son, she got up and went back to the palace.

Sitting alone in the palace, he knelt down in front of a Buddhist shrine, and prayed in a low voice with tears, "Please be blessed by the Buddha, Dong'er is young and cannot be independent." Born in the family of the emperor, but his fate was bumpy. If there is really a sin that falls on him, I am willing to bear it myself, and I do not seek the wealth and glory of Dong'er, but only the peace and joy of my son in the future, and no more worries about his life......"

When she said this, tears flowed like beads, just begging the Buddha to see her sincerity. But when she knelt in front of the Buddha and prayed, she didn't know that her son was also praying.

Yang Tong knelt down in front of the Buddha shrine, clasped his hands together, and said with tears: "Ask the Buddha to bless, Yang Tong is incompetent and cannot protect his mother's safety." Born in the family of the emperor, he is not the master. Yang Tong is ignorant and knows that the sins are heavy, but if there is really a disaster, Yang Tong is willing to bear it on his shoulders, and only asks the Buddha to bless his mother with peace and security, and enjoy his life......

The autumn wind rises, the yellow leaves fall, and the tears fall into the golden palace, leaving only the desolate ......**

Xiao Buyi rode back from Lufu, stretched out his hand to grab a fallen leaf, looked at it, and muttered to himself: "Autumn is coming, it's going to be so fast......"

The woman in black followed behind him, also looking at the fallen leaves, and muttered: "Autumn is coming, it's so slow......"

The two had different thoughts, Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "If you eat white rice, you know that eating white rice is extremely boring, of course, you will feel that it is too slow." If people are busy, they will feel like flowing water. ”

The woman in black said indifferently: "What are you busy with?" When the leaves fall, have you ever thought that they will grow just to fall? ”

"Grow just to fall?" Xiao Buyi shook his head with a smile, "I don't agree with your point of view. ”

"Oh?" The woman in black didn't ask, it seemed that Xiao Buyi said that it was okay, and it was okay if she didn't say it.

Xiao Buyi raised his horsewhip and pointed to the sky: "Of course, the leaves will fall when they grow, but they definitely don't grow for the sake of falling." At least it saw the bright sunshine, experienced the tenderness of the rain and dew, experienced the experience of wind and frost, and then fell into the dust, because it felt the favor of the sky, and then turned into soil to give birth to new leaves. Don't you smell that falling red is not a ruthless thing, and turning into spring mud is more protective of flowers! Falling flowers are like this, so are fallen leaves, and being a human being should be even more so, which is the intention of God to give us life. When you realize this, you can know that time is not waiting, and when you look back on the way you came, you can feel that the brilliant life is in vain, like the years of water! ”

When Xiao Buyi said this, he laughed, but he had already whipped forward. He knew that the woman in black might not understand, but he had done at least something he thought he was going to do.

The woman in black reined in her horse, looked at the back full of pride, and muttered: "Isn't Luohong a ruthless thing, turning into spring mud is more protective of flowers?" Xiao Buyi...... Maybe...... You are right. ”

She also urged the horse to follow behind Xiao Buyi, and the afterglow fell, dragging out two long shadows, slightly shining.

**

When Xiao Buyi turned back to the General's Mansion, night had fallen, and the bat hurriedly said, "Boss Xiao, someone is waiting for you, it's Miss Pei's person." Xiao Buyi didn't figure out which Miss Pei for a while, "Pei Bei?" ”

"No, it's Pei Mingcui."

Xiao Buyi was stunned for a while, "Take me to see him." ”

In the guest room, there was a woman in black sitting quietly, with an ordinary appearance and a flat expression. Seeing Xiao Buyi coming, he slowly stood up and presented a letter with both hands, "General Xiao, I am the shadow, and Miss asked me to hand over this letter to you personally." ”

Xiao Buyi took the letterhead and asked, "I don't know if Miss Pei has anything else?" ”

The shadow shook his head, "General Xiao...... If it's all right, I'll go. ”

Xiao Buyi saw her indifferent expression, and for some reason, she suddenly remembered Pei Bei and smiled: "That...... You be careful. ”

The shadow was stunned for a moment, and finally smiled, "Thank you." After she finished speaking, she turned around and left, Xiao Buyi weighed the letter, took out the letterhead, looked at it for a long time, and frowned slightly.

Sitting down slowly, Xiao Buyi read the letter again, saw an oil lamp next to him, leaned over and lit the letter. Shaking the letterhead, the letterhead shone brightly and turned to ashes.

The bat came in again and said, "Boss Xiao, someone has a banquet tonight, I don't know if you appreciate it." ”

"Eldest grandson Shunde?" Xiao Buyi asked indifferently.

The bat was stunned, handed over the invitation and said, "The name of the leader is indeed the eldest grandson Shunde." But...... Boss Xiao, how do you know? ”

Xiao Buyi muttered: "Li Xuanba is really powerful, even if he dies, there are still people who are willing to do things for him." The bat couldn't understand what Xiao Buyi said, so he had to ask, "General Xiao, do you want to go to the banquet, or...... I pushed them. ”

Xiao Buyi shook his head, "They are leaving, they must always meet, and buying and selling is not benevolent." ”

The bat couldn't cry or laugh, "Boss Xiao, what do you have to do with them?" ”

Xiao Buyi looked at the paper ashes in the air and said indifferently: "Favor trading!" ”

**

When Xiao Buyi arrived at the outer building, he was familiar with unfamiliarity. He had been to this place, and he remembered the shouting of the Red Whisk Girl at that time, and he couldn't help but think of Li Jing again. When he thought of Li Jing, Xiao Buyi showed a warm smile on the corner of his mouth, the second brother finally left Taiyuan, it was not a place for him to stay, this should be the stage for him to display his talents!

He was not alone, and he brought a man with white rice to the banquet. originally knew that Xiao Buyi was strong in martial arts, but he didn't care about his safety. But since Fu Pingju appeared, the woman in black has been unprecedentedly nervous, and she always likes to follow Xiao Buyi. Xiao Buyi knew her kindness and did not refuse.

There were already four people outside the building and downstairs to greet each other, the eldest grandson Hengan and the eldest grandson Wuji he had seen, and Li Caiyu was not surprisingly there. One person in the middle is handsome and graceful, three wisps of amazement, elegant and steady, and it is the eldest grandson Shunde, the pillar of the eldest grandson's family.

Seeing Xiao Buyi coming over, the eldest grandson Shunde grabbed a few steps and saluted: "General Xiao is here to appreciate his face, and I can't thank you." I only heard that General Xiao Yushu is in the wind, and he is a dragon and a phoenix among people, and he only hates fate. When I saw it today, I knew that it was better to be famous than to meet, and General Xiao was full of energy, but he was only seen in his life. ”

His sycophants made a 'bang' sound, but his demeanor was calm, but it made people feel sincere. Xiao Buyi also looked like a spring breeze, hugged his fists and said: "It is said that Mr. Changsun is suave, and when I see it today, it really deserves his reputation." It is a blessing to be invited by Mr. Changsun. ”

"General Xiao said this, he really tortured us. Come...... Come, please tell us a little upstairs. The eldest grandson Shunde laughed, but he reached out to hold Xiao Buyi's hand, and walked to the restaurant in a friendly state, although he and Xiao Buyi met for the first time, but he was born with the ability to be kind, Xiao Buyi did not shirk, and walked upstairs slowly. But when he took a step, he suddenly felt strange in his heart, turned his head to look to the side, and saw a figure flash and disappear. The eldest grandson, Shunde, noticed Xiao Buyi's strange appearance and asked, "General Xiao...... What's wrong? ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing, I just want to see what good wine and food there are!" ”

(To be continued)