Because Leng Yi only demarcated one-tenth of the entire Jinmingchi project to start, the construction site of the forbidden army and the people was not far away, and it would soon arrive.

Seeing Leng Yi's escort, Wu Peixiang's soldiers were a little frightened and stood with their hands down. Another soldier hurriedly ran to report to Wu Peixiang.

Leng Yi was not in a hurry to break in. He stood before the soldiers and waited.

After a long time, Wu Peixiang came out of a big tent lazily, with more than a dozen guards of different shapes, stepping on the mud, frowning, and came to Leng Yi's face, crooked his horse's face, and looked at Leng Yi: "Commander Leng, what do you have to say?" ”

Leng Yi looked at him and smiled faintly: "Master Wu Xiang, I heard that you refused to allow General Li Jilong, who I assigned to organize the selection, to enter your department?" ”

"Yes!" Wu Peixiang did not mean to deny it.

"Why?" Leng Yi's pupils shrank, and he said coldly.

"I think my reason has been conveyed to you by Li Jilong. So I don't want to repeat! ”

"Before the official family's northern expedition, he authorized me to lead the forbidden army to build Jinming Pond and gave me the sword of Shang Fang. There will be no mercy for those who do not obey my commands. You don't know? ”

"I know."

"Then why do you still disobey?"

"I've already said the reason, I don't want to repeat it." Wu Peixiang looked at Leng Yi with a sneer.

"That means you've made up your mind to disobey your command?"

"Don't dare, I obeyed the construction order you issued, and my 25,000 brothers are working all night. As for other orders, I also said that we are called the army, and we are the personal soldiers of the official family, and only the official family has the right to reorganize and replace the generals, and other people, no matter what sword he has, can't command me Wu Peixiang! ”

Leng Yi raised his eyes and glanced at Wu Peixiang's construction site. Said lightly: "This is what you said about night construction?" Have you seen that there is no other construction site, how far has the progress been? You are here, the difference is too far, the construction period has been delayed, how do you explain? ”

"Don't worry, I will naturally explain to the official family. As for the others, there is no need to worry. ”

Leng Yi's face sank. said: "Are you ready to fight against this official with one heart?" ”

Wu Peixiang also took two steps forward, stretched his horse face longer, stared at Leng Yi, and sneered: "In this world, except for the official family, no one can command Lao Tzu!" Especially you, a stinking scholar. Not even more qualified! ”

Leng Yi stared at him and said slowly: "Someone!" Take down Wu Peixiang! ”

Several disciples of Wumei Dao Master and Master Tu You rushed out, Wu Peixiang turned around and ran back, and at the same time, more than a dozen guards of different shapes behind Wu Peixiang rushed up. They glared angrily at the Elder Eyebrow.

Several disciples rushed forward, but were knocked to the ground by those guards with three punches and two kicks. The two of them couldn't help but change color on their faces, and they could see it. Wu Peixiang's more than ten guards, their martial arts are all first-class, and any one of them is no worse than the two of them. There were a few of them, even more powerful than the old man who had stabbed him before.

Leng Yi naturally saw it, and his heart couldn't help but sink into the dust, it seemed that this Wu Peixiang was sending assassins to assassinate him. It also prevents being restrained by others in their own way. These dozen or so guards are not ordinary soldiers, but all hired masters. If it were to be assassinated from such close protection, the difficulty can be imagined.

Leng Yi looked at Wu Peixiang, who was running a little embarrassed, and smiled: "You want to resist arrest?" ”

"Surnamed Leng, you are not qualified to arrest me! -- What kind of selection and appointment do you have, anyone with a discerning eye knows what you are going to do! You want to turn the forbidden army into your Leng family's own soldiers! That's a rebellion! It's a dream! Tell you. This official has already secretly reported to the official family, and the official family will soon know about your conspiracy! You're just waiting for the whole house to be slashed! ”

Leng Yi said: "This official is rectifying the forbidden army, and this has been approved by the official family!" Not only did you disrespect orders, but you slandered your superiors. Wu Peixiang, don't think that no one knows what you are doing behind your back! Tell you, people are doing it, and the sky is watching! ”

Wu Peixiang's face changed slightly, and he stared at Leng Yi deadly. Without saying a word, he turned around and left.

The Eyebrow Dao Chief whispered, "What should I do?" My lord? Catch? ”

Leng Yi saw that there were soldiers of Wu Peixiang who were surging over in the distance, and he didn't want to have a big fight between the armies. waved his hand slightly, and said in a loud voice: "Wu Peixiang, come to Fang Chang, remember that sentence!" People are doing it, and the sky is watching! Whoever has a ghost in his heart, God can't tolerate anyone! ”

Wu Peixiang's figure slammed suddenly, turned around slowly, glanced at Leng Yi viciously, looked up at the gloomy sky, turned around, and hurriedly entered the big tent.

Leng Yi turned around and walked back, Li Jilong followed, and said angrily: "This Wu Peixiang used to be a fierce eye, but now I don't know what's wrong, and I'm against the commander!" ”

Leng Yi looked at him: "You can select from other troops first." ”

Li Jilong said with a bitter face: "If Wu Peixiang doesn't carry out here, other troops may follow suit, and at that time, I'm afraid that there will be people who will boycott the selection together." ”

"I'll talk about it when I show up. Let's go ahead first! ”

"Yes!"

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The next day, he summoned all the generals and officers of the forbidden army to a meeting in Sanya. Inquire about the progress of construction in various units. However, Wu Peixiang did not come, and it was his deputy commander who attended the meeting in his place, on the grounds that he was sick and needed bed rest.

In all the subsequent meetings of the Sanya, Wu Peixiang was absent. Moreover, he never goes out. He also transferred his subordinate soldiers to his mansion as guards, making the mansion like an iron bucket.

Leng Yi had murderous intent. But after secretly observing, there was really no chance to start. Not even a chance to snipe from a distance.

At this time, Li Jilong came to report again, saying that many of the other subordinates of the Fourth Army were looking for various excuses to resist the selection, and it was obvious that they were following Wu Peixiang's practice. In addition, there are some box owners who have also begun to resist the selection openly and secretly, and there are even box owners who have already been selected, who do not approve of the generals selected by Leng Yi, and still use the original generals to lead the army construction.

Leng Yi knew that he couldn't wait any longer.

He sent a letter into the palace. Soon, Meng Hua, the florist of the stamen, left the palace and came to Leng Yi's mansion. Leng Yi still used the old method to fascinate Meng Hua, and after changing his clothes, he entered the palace.

This morning. The clouds were thick, and it was another rainstorm

Wu Peixiang was sitting leisurely on the soft collapse of his mansion, enjoying the massage of the pretty maid, and the maid brought delicious fruits to his mouth from time to time.

At this time, the porter hurried in. He bowed down and said: "Report to the eldest lord, there is a father-in-law in the palace who has come to pass on the decree of Queen Hua Rui." Please! ”

Wu Peixiang rolled his eyes, ordered his wife to come over, and told her a few words.

Mrs. Wu nodded in agreement and came to the front hall.

Here, the incense case has been laid out. The eunuch stood there holding the holy decree and waiting, and Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "Father-in-law is hard." ”

"Hmm. What about General Wu? ”

"My family officials have been working the construction site all day and night, infected with typhoid fever, sick and lying in bed, and have not been to court for several days, and they can't even go to the construction site. I really can't answer the order. ”

"Really? Then you will take the order for him. ”

"The concubine obeys!"

The eunuch stood in the center, and Mrs. Wu lifted her robe and knelt down: "Concubine Wu listens to the announcement." ”

The eunuch said in a sharp voice: "Empress Hua Rui Yizhi: Ming said that the civil and military ministers of the Taimiao Temple prayed for the blessing of Emperor Taizu. Bless the triumph of the official's northern expedition. No delay. Chin this! ”

Mrs. Wu hurriedly kowtowed and said, "The concubine Wu is the official Wu Peixiang!" ”

With that, he stood up and took the decree.

The eunuch stepped forward with a smile and said in a low voice: "Mrs. Wu, please tell the owner of the box: the official family is driving the Northern Expedition in person." The road was not smooth, and it has been nearly two months since the troops were dispatched, and they have not yet reached the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty. There were many casualties among the soldiers. Queen Blossom cares about the official family in her heart. So. It was decided to hold a ceremony in the Taimiao in the Ming Dynasty, to pray for the blessing of the first emperor, and to ask the first emperor to bless the official family in the spirit of heaven to go north, and to conquer all battles and be invincible. ”

Mrs. Wu thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Can you ask your father-in-law to tell the queen mother, just say that my family officials are not in good health, so I won't go......"

The eunuch's face sank, and he said, "The queen mother said it." This is to give the first emperor a honorific title and pray for the blessing of the official family, that is, the minister who is sick in bed must be carried away. Of course, if you have an opinion about giving the first emperor a honorific title, or if you are unwilling to pray for the blessing of the official Northern Expedition, then it doesn't hurt not to go. Hey, hey." Can't stop sneering.

Mrs. Wu was very embarrassed and said, "How can it be......"

"That's good," said the eunuch, "and the old slave will have to go to the homes of other ministers to deliver the decree." I took my leave. Madame, please stay! "With that, dust off and walk away.

Mrs. Wu was still sent to the porch, looking at the eunuch who sent the decree, and was stunned. After a while, he sighed, stepped into the inner house, handed over the holy decree to Wu Peixiang, and said the words of the eunuch who passed the decree.

Wu Peixiang was stunned: "Are you going to go if you are sick?" ”

"Yes, my father-in-law said, this is to give the first emperor the honorable name, to pray for the official family's northern expedition, even if he is sick, he must carry it. He also said that if you have an opinion about the first emperor, or if you are not willing to pray for the blessing of the official family, then it is okay not to go. ”

Wu Peixiang said with a bitter face: "This ......" waved his hand and asked his wife to step back.

He thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and summoned the leader of his escort team, and said in a low voice: "Ming said Taimiao, give the first emperor the honorable name, and pray for the official family, even if you are sick, you have to carry it, so it is impossible not to go." However, I am worried that Leng Yi will take the opportunity to be unfavorable to his own officials. What are your best plans? ”

The leader of the guards is named Xue Bao, and he said compassionately: "It's okay, I will arrange all the guards, in casual clothes, to follow and wait outside the Taimiao, and at the same time, the general can mobilize another pair of forbidden troops to act near the Taimiao." Always on call. The subordinates led the four strongest guards, disguised as the general's servants, and carried the general there. In this way, even if Leng Yi has any intentions, with the martial arts of the four of us, there is absolutely no problem in keeping the adults safe for a while, and once Leng Yi makes a move, I will immediately send a signal, and the escort team waiting outside will rush in and forcibly rescue the general. If necessary, the forbidden army that was exercising nearby immediately entered and desperately protected the general. ”

Mrs. Wu nodded slowly: "Very good!" That's it. Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case,"

With this arrangement, I am also relieved. ”

The next time, Wu Peixiang really lay on the soft collapse, and let Xue Bao and other four super-first-class masters dress up as servants to carry it, and came to the Taimiao very ostentatiously.

There were also quite a few ministers who were really sick, but because they had to come, they came with one or two servants on crutches. None of them were carried by the collapse. Only this master of Wu Xiang was carried by him so aggressively, and looking at the four servants, they were not ordinary people, and those who knew the inside story had already secretly discussed it, saying that he Wu Peixiang did not obey the orders of Leng Lengyi, the commander of the forbidden army, so he should be afraid that Leng Yi would attack him. Some people even said that Wu Peixiang had already ambushed the guards outside the Taimiao, and even deployed a forbidden army around the Taimiao in the name of exercises to prevent Leng Yi from making a move.

As a result, these news quickly spread throughout the entire Taimiao, making these ministers the emperor of the people's hearts, for fear that the troops of these two would fight! The city gate caught fire and affected the fish in the pond.

Just when these ministers were in a cold sweat and were about to find a place to hide, Queen Hua Rui's Luan Jia arrived at the Taimiao Temple amid the sound of silk and bamboo drums. The master of ceremonies began to guide the ceremony to the first emperor Zhao Kuangyin's family. Under the leadership of Empress Hua Rui, all the ministers of civil and military affairs fell to their knees.

Wu Peixiang came from sitting softly, but the etiquette of kneeling still has to be done. After he came in, he had already carefully looked around, and did not find any ambush, and at the front, Leng Yi was also among them with a solemn face. In the empty square of the Taimiao, except for their hundreds of civil and military ministers, all the attendants stood far away by the wall. So, he finally let go of his heart. With the support of the guard Xue Bao, he fell down and knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Xue Bao and the other four people stood on all sides of him, nervously looking around, vigilant for possible assassination.

On the high platform, Shen Lun, the left-behind prime minister, began to recite the family name and prayers:

"Filial piety of the emperor Chen, I would like to worship the head of the Emperor again, the minister heard the details of the long hair, Liufang and Shang Song, after Kechang, Pan Mei in Zhou poems, Qing to accumulate goodness and long, ancestors to merit and Pi appeared......

A long article was finally read. Another tedious ritual was performed. Eventually, the whole ceremony was completed.

Empress Hua Rui ascended the high platform and said: "The ceremony of honoring the first emperor's family and praying for blessings is completed, in addition, this palace wants to ask all the civil and military generals who have followed the first emperor to stay, this palace has something to say." The rest of the people can be disbanded. ”

As a result, most of the ministers of cultural relics in Taimiao Square left the scene, they wished they had this sentence, for fear that they would be injured by mistake if they stayed, and some ministers even ran out of Taimiao.

At this time, Wu Peixiang was even more nervous, he had been in the army for a long time, and he knew very well that assassinations often appeared in the chaos of this dissolution. Xue Bao and the other four guards surrounded Wu Peixiang in the middle, staring vigilantly at the ministers they walked by.

And these ministers also know that they are powerful, and they are far away from him one by one. No one is around them.

Eventually, most of the civil and military ministers of Nachu left. Wu Peixiang looked at the empty courtyard for more than half of the time, and then breathed a sigh of relief.