When Duan Da heard that it was Huangfu Wuyi who wanted to arrest him, his heart was cold. He was originally a doctor of Guanglu, if you talk about position, you are slightly inferior to Huangfu Wuyi, but if you talk about real power, it is far inferior to Huangfu Wuyi.

Now that the saint is far away in Yangzhou, although it is only half a year's work, everyone has already seen that the saint is likely not to come back. If the saint is unable to return to the eastern capital, it is very likely that the capital will be moved to Jiangnan, if so, the eastern capital is located in an important place, and it is a big piece of fat. Although King Yue is smart and modest, he is young after all, and no one obeys him. Whoever owns the Eastern Capital, whether he is the king or takes refuge in others in the future, is Nuoda Capital.

Huangfu Wuyi is now in control of the military power, of course, he is not willing to hand it over easily, and when he encounters Xiao Buyi in the Eastern Capital, he will definitely deliberately attack. Duan Da has always been a diehard loyalist of Huangfu Wuyi, and he wanted to intercede with Huangfu Wuyi after this defeat, but where did he think that the first person who wanted his surname was Huangfu Wuyi?

Dugu Ji has already drunk the order again and again, and the guards are forced over with spears, eyeing each other, seeing that if Duan Da really resists, he will be killed on the spot!

Duan Da broke out in a cold sweat, and suddenly said, "Don't do it, I'm going to see King Yue." ”

Dugu Ji also breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I'll take you there." ”

The soldiers escorted the three generals to the inner city, and Duan Da secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Dugu Ji taking him in the direction of Longguang Palace. In the Longguang Palace, King Yue and a group of ministers were all there, their faces were solemn, only Duan Da was taken to the main hall among the three generals, and the other two were waiting outside the hall.

The news of the annihilation of 30,000 elite soldiers shocked most of the people present, except for Xiao Buyi, of course. But Xiao Buyi also showed a heavy expression, and he was now ready to settle the past holidays.

Sometimes it's not that the entanglement is not reported, but the time has not yet come. Duan Da came to the Longguang Hall and did something unexpected and reasonable. He knelt down far away, crawled over crying, and crawled until he was a few steps away from King Yue, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and then choked up: "King Yue, the sin has your trust, and the sin deserves death!" Endure the humiliation and turn around, but I just want to see the king of Yue again, and ask the king of Yue to give his ministers a death! ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Buyi's mouth, thinking that this Duan Da was very interesting.

King Yue was anxious, but he was still able to keep his composure," Duan ...... Doctor, is the 30,000 elite soldiers really exhausted? That...... How is that possible? ”

Duan Da didn't look up, and cried: "King Yue, Weichen wants to relieve the eastern capital from hanging upside down, so he marches day and night, just wants to surprise attack Luokoucang, where did he think that the Wagang bandits have already prepared." After Weichen led his troops to cross the Shizi River, he was besieged by more than 100,000 people in Wagang. Weichen desperately fought his way out of the encirclement and turned around, just want to explain the truth, please ...... Dongdu Even if the king of Yue sends troops again, he must not repeat the mistakes of the past! ”

The current Duan Da looks very clear, and he doesn't have the impulse to be in Shizihe at all. In order to steal the credit, he lost the least of his senses, and in order to save his life, he regained all his wisdom. The battle was not fought, it was up to him to say it, and Duan Da considered this when he entered the eastern capital.

When King Yue saw Duan Dasheng in tears, he was moved, and personally got off the throne to support Duan Dadao: "General Duan, it's not your fault to say that, alas...... I guess it's my fault. ”

The ministers were stunned, they didn't expect King Yue to take the fault on their heads, Duan Da was overjoyed, but he didn't dare to get up, just said: "King Yue, don't say that, all the mistakes are my fault, and please punish King Yue, otherwise how can you serve the public?" ”

"Lord Duan, if you say so, is General Xiao's plan wrong?" Huangfu Wuyi said suddenly.

Duan Da's heart trembled slightly, he glanced at Xiao Buyi's direction, saw his incomprehensible smile, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "That's not the case, it's really the strength of the bandits, it's beyond our imagination." General Xiao's strategy was good, but I used mediocre troops, so I suffered this defeat. ”

King Yue sighed and said: "Lord Duan is tired from the battle, and he does not shirk his faults, he is really a rare loyal minister. ”

When Huangfu Wuyi heard this, his face was slightly red. When he knew that Duan Da had failed miserably, his first thought was that Xiao Buyi would use this to attack him, so that people would catch Duan Da immediately after seeing him come back, so as to prevent Xiao Buyi from taking advantage of this to hit him. It can be seen that Xiao Buyi has been speechless, but it is a little difficult to figure out his thoughts, and he feels that he is a little too anxious. After all, Duan Da is still his power, and if he wants to control the Eastern Capital, he still needs a group of cronies.

Lu Chu suddenly said on the side: "King Yue, it's not appropriate." "Lu Chu, as an internal historian, is in charge of the prison house, and he is silent, and he is deeply respected by the king of Yue.

King Yue immediately turned his head and asked, "Lord Lu, I don't know what's wrong with me?" ”

Lu Chu only burst out two words, "No." ”

Duan Da cursed secretly, knowing that this old guy was making trouble, what he said was self-evident, that is, what he said did not conform to the facts. For a while, the sweat on his body was like the water of the Luo River, gushing endlessly.

King Yue frowned and groaned for a long time. To tell the truth, when he heard that the 30,000 elite soldiers were all gone, King Yue almost fainted. But when he calmed down, he thought, the ministers left behind in the Eastern Capital are all important ministers and loyal ministers, and if they want to kill Duan Da, there is one less person around them, what can they do if they are alone? It is useless to kill Duan Da, if he can be allowed to make meritorious service, it may have a miraculous effect. After all, he was young and couldn't make up his mind, so he looked at Xiao Buyi and said, "General Xiao, I don't know what you think?" ”

Xiao Buyi said with a straight face: "What Lord Lu said is right, Duan ...... There are indeed some inconsistencies in what the adults said. ”

Huangfu Wuyi raised the hairs on his body like a porcupine, knowing that he was finally going to fight, but Duan Da was pale and looked at Xiao Buyi pleadingly, "If there is anything wrong with the lower officials, please point it out to General Xiao." Duan Da calculated that since Huangfu Wuyi wanted to arrest him, it was very possible to sacrifice him at a critical time, King Yue was soft-hearted, and his own tears had already moved him, punishment was inevitable, but at least it was not a capital crime, and now the key to life and death is controlled by Xiao Buyi's hands. He thought to himself that there was no irreconcilable contradiction with Xiao Buyi, and he asked with a wail.

Xiao Buyi said in a deep voice: "Wagang may be powerful, and Wagang may have been prepared, but I think we can't ignore one point, according to our information, Lord Duan's attack was a day earlier, and if he joins forces with General Pei of the Tiger Prison, he may not be defeated by Wagang." Lord Duan did not follow the order, sent troops without authorization, and the military order was not strict, how could he serve the public? Please also ask the king of Yue to investigate strictly. ”

Lu Chu nodded and said, "Yes, strict investigation!" ”

Duan Da hurriedly kowtowed repeatedly, "King Yue, it's not that I sent troops without authorization, it's ...... Be...... It was Cao Lang who led the troops to cross the Shizi River without authorization and fight with Wagang, I saw that he was trapped, so I sent troops to relieve the siege, but I didn't expect to be ambushed. It is not advantageous for Weichen to restrain his subordinates, and he should be punished heavily, and Cao Lang will not obey the military order and should be beheaded. ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "I see." ”

Lu Chu frowned, "General Cao Lang...... He ......"

Huangfu Wuyi said angrily: "I see, go and escort Cao Lang to come over!" ”

The three of them had different expressions, but they had their own plans, but King Yue made a quick decision, "Since the crime lies with Cao Langjiang, put him in prison first, and then talk about it later." Dr. Duan's military order was not strict, and he was fined for one year. This thing...... That's the way it is. ”

Lu Chu wanted to speak and stopped, but finally stopped saying anything, but King Yue diverted the topic, "Doctor Duan's division is not good, it seems that we still underestimate Wagang, General Huangfu, General Xiao, I think Dongdu should send elite soldiers to capture Luokoucang, I don't know what to do?" ”

Huangfu Wuyi knew that there was a big pit in front of him, and he didn't want to take credit this time, so he just squinted at Xiao Buyi and said, "I don't know General Xiao's opinion yet?" ”

Duan Da said on the side: "The criminal minister didn't want to say much, but Wagang is really strong, and General Huangfu wants to sit in the eastern capital, so he can't leave easily." At the moment, I think there is only General Xiao who can take Luokoucang. ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "In that case, I am willing to ask for ......."

"No, never!" Huangfu Wuyi said suddenly.

King Yue and the ministers were a little surprised, and asked, "General Huangfu, what's wrong?" ”

Huangfu Wuyi saw Xiao Buyi's confident appearance, how could he be willing to let Xiao Buyi send troops? He didn't think that Wagang was powerful, but he only felt that Duan Da was too useless. If Xiao Buyi sent troops to capture Luokoucang at this time, it would be even more uncomfortable than slapping him in the face.

Of course, this kind of thought can't be said, and Huangfu Wuyi's mind flew and said: "I'm not saying that General Xiao can't lead the troops, but that it's very inappropriate to send troops at this moment." First of all, Wagang is a new victory, and we are not suitable to take it forward. Secondly, we have only been defeated, so it is suitable to recuperate, adjust morale, and find out the reasons for failure. If we leave the army in a hurry, we are afraid that we will encounter another big defeat, then the morale of our army will be low, and we are afraid that we will be out of control. But if ...... General Xiao is sure of victory, and we can consider letting General Xiao go on the expedition. ”

King Yue said with anticipation: "I heard that since General Xiao led the troops, he has always won a hundred battles, and this time must be no exception." ”

Huangfu Wuyi shook his head, "How can you think about marching and fighting?" King Yue, I'm not disrespectful to you, it's just that although you are magnanimous, the soldiers of the Eastern Capital must not be so damaged again, if General Xiao can make a military order to send troops, promising that they will be able to win, we can consider sending troops again. ”

Everyone looked at Xiao Buyi, waiting for his answer, Xiao Buyi laughed, "The battlefield is impermanent, who dares to guarantee victory in a hundred battles?" ”

King Yue was a little disappointed, and Huangfu Wuyi shook his head and said: "Since General Xiao is not sure of victory, I suggest that you stick to the eastern capital first and wait for backup." The saint said that the army of the five routes, and now that General Xue and General Wang have not arrived, if they arrive, it will not be easy to take Luokoucang? King Yue, I don't know what you think? ”

King Yue looked left and right, and had no idea, but Xiao Buyi said: "I agree with what General Huangfu said, I don't know what else King Yue commanded, if there is nothing to do, Weichen will retire first." ”

King Yue waved his hand weakly, "Everyone, please go back." ”

The ministers withdrew from the Longguang Palace, but Xiao Buyi went out of the inner city and went straight back to the General's Mansion.

Along the way, Xiao Buyi didn't seem to take today's matter to heart at all. Before the general's mansion sat down, the bat had already come silently, handed over the bamboo tube and said, "Boss Xiao, there is an urgent letter." ”

Xiao Buyi saw that there was a fire paint seal on the bamboo tube, but he didn't open it, frowned, opened the bamboo tube, took out a note, just glanced at it, and Huo Ran stood up.

The bat was a little surprised and said, "Boss Xiao, what's wrong, has there been any change in Xiangyang?" ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and patted the bat's shoulder heavily, "It's not a bad thing, it's great news, it looks like God will help me!" Bat, you and Lu Laosan will immediately go and help me do something, so as to act secretly. ”

**

When Wang Wei sat in the deputy left-behind mansion, his face was sad.

Since Gao Junya's death, he has actually never coveted the position left behind in Taiyuan. It was a very wise choice for him to take refuge in Xiao Buyi and frame Gao Junya. But obviously, he didn't mix into Xiao Buyi's team, and he didn't mix into Li Yuan's team either.

Sometimes, there is only one choice, and it is difficult to turn back if you are wrong, and it is not easy to hug your thighs. Wang Wei was just thinking about how to protect himself in the next day.

Wang Wei sat beside Tian Deping, a soldier who stayed behind, and the soldier was mainly in charge of the management and distribution of weapons and armor.

Although Yang Guang reused Li Yuan, he still didn't trust Li Yuan, and arranged eyeliner Wang Wei by his side, just afraid that Li Yuan would rebel and let Wang Wei either kill him on the spot, or return to Dongdu. But Yang Guang went to Yangzhou, and the emperor was far away, so he couldn't take care of Li Yuan for a long time. In addition, he has been busy with the Eastern Capital recently, and the name Li Yuan has forgotten a lot. But this put Wang Wei in an embarrassing situation, and he also knew that Li Yuan was suspicious of him, and of course he refused to use him again.

Tian Deping said on the side: "Lord Wang, recently, Li Liushou has often received blade armor from the arsenal, and the number is huge, and I always feel that there is something wrong. ”

Wang Wei asked casually, "What's the problem?" ”

He always said that he wanted to resist the Turks and pacify Liu Wuzhou, but he asked his eldest grandson Shunde to recruit soldiers and kept his troops moving. As far as I know, the eldest grandson Shunde originally came to Taiyuan to evade military service, and he was punished for his crimes! Li Yuan trusted this sinner, treated him like a guest, and sent the deputy guard Li Jing out of the city to camp dozens of miles, I am only afraid that Li Yuan will have a counterintention! ”

Wang Wei was not surprised, and said with a wry smile: "Deping, now that the saint is far away in Yangzhou, three thousand miles away, Xijing is weak, and the east is trapped by Wagang, and we can't take care of ourselves, even if we know that Li Yuan has antipathy, what can we do?" Self-protection is the right way to go! Thank you for what you said to me today, but there's nothing I can do. ”

"We can go to Lord Li Jing, if he can conspire with us, we should be somewhat sure of this rebellion."

Wang Wei hesitated for a moment, and the soldier hurriedly entered the room and said, "Lord Wang, Li is left behind, please." Wang Wei said goodbye to Tian Deping and followed the soldiers to the left-behind mansion.

Li Yuan was dealing with official business, and when he saw Wang Wei walking in, he quickly stood up, walked down enthusiastically, took Wang Wei's hand and said, "Lord Wang, this is a document for recruiting soldiers, and I invite you to come and see it." ”

Wang Wei couldn't understand Li Yuan's thoughts, took the list of soldiers and looked at it a few times, and said puzzledly: "These things should have been handled by Lord Li, why let me get involved." He said something resentful, but Li Yuan smiled and said: "The recruitment procedures are complicated, and we can't cope with it anymore, I know that Lord Wang has always been familiar with these matters, and I ask Lord Wang not to excuse himself." Wang Wei felt a little more comfortable in his heart, took the official document and just glanced at it a few times, and there were two people outside the mansion who hurriedly entered, one was Li Jiancheng, and the other was Liu Zhenghui.

Wang Wei raised his head, not knowing what was going on with these two people, but Li Jiancheng said loudly: "Enlighten Lord Li, Liu Sima has an urgent military situation." ”

Li Yuan laughed in his seat, "It's the same for Lord Wang." ”

A strange light flashed in Liu Zhenghui's eyes, "Lord Hui, the official document is related to Lord Wang, but it is inconvenient for him to read it." Wang Wei was stunned and no longer flipped through the file in his hand, Li Yuan frowned, "There is still such a thing?" Present. ”

Liu Zhenghui respectfully handed the document to Li Yuan, Li Yuan just glanced at it, Huo Ran stood up, and said in a lost voice: "Lord Wang, some people actually said that you colluded with the Turks and teamed up with Liu Wuzhou to attack Jinyang City, but is there such a thing?" ”

Wang Wei's heart was awe-inspiring, Huo Ran stood up, rolled up his sleeves and scolded: "Okay, you Li Yuan, I don't say that you rebelled, you actually bite me back?" ”

With a 'bang' sound, Wang Wei had already pulled out his waist knife, Li Yuan quickly retreated, and Li Jiancheng shouted: "Protect Lord Li!" ”

Just about to move forward, Wang Wei suddenly heard the sound of footsteps, and a chill welled up in his heart. Countless guards poured out of the front yard and back hall, armed with guns and knives, and the guards on the inner and outer three floors were in front of Li Yuan. Li Yuan said in a trembling voice: "Lord Wang, everything is easy to discuss, even if someone makes false accusations, we will also verify it, you suddenly used a knife to resist arrest, do you know the following crimes?" ”

Wang Wei looked at the ant-like soldier in front of him, his scalp was numb, and then he realized that he wanted to protect himself, but the reality did not allow him. Li Yuan finally turned back, he was the one who monitored him, Li Yuan didn't know, so when he was still confused, Li Yuan had already made a plan to get rid of him!

This soldier came so quickly, how similar was the situation when Xiao Buyi killed Gao Junya? Wang Wei didn't expect that he would finally follow in Gao Junya's footsteps. When he thought of Xiao Buyi, Wang Wei's heart moved slightly, he abandoned the single knife on the ground, and said coldly: "Master Li, I am just impulsive, but those who think clearly are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid!" Today, I will not resist, but only ask Master Li and General Li Jing to join hands to wash away my grievances. ”

Li Yuan nodded and said: "That's natural, Lord Wang is an official of the imperial court, of course I have to join forces with General Li Jing to find out the truth and give Lord Wang an explanation." Come on, take Lord Wang into custody for the time being, and don't slack off. ”

A soldier stepped forward and tied Wang Wei's hands behind his back and escorted him down to the hall. Wang Wei held his head high, but he was worried in his heart. was locked in a cell, bound by iron cables, only to see the oil lamp flickering on and off, rats scurrying around, Wang Wei clenched his teeth, but after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't think of half a way.

At night, a jailer came to deliver some food, but Wang Wei was hungry, but he was afraid that the food would be mixed with poison, so he didn't dare to eat it. Bai said that surrounded by all the soldiers, he didn't dare to flee for his life, but he was afraid that Li Yuan would ambush and kill, just like Xiao Buyi shot Gao Junya. Now he only has a lucky thought in his heart, that is, Li Yuan did not dare to rebel for a while, and as an official of the imperial court, Li Jing's turn may save his life. Although he knows that there is little hope, Li Yuan is scheming and very cautious, since he framed him, how can he not rebel, but everyone is like this, and when he has no choice but to deceive himself, it is better to live for a moment.

Staying up until the second night, Wang Wei finally couldn't stay hungry and shouted, "Send me some dry food!" ”

He shouted for a long time, but no one paid attention to him, and a sense of panic rose in his heart, and he couldn't help but scolded loudly: "Li Yuan, dog thief, you have the intention of rebelling, do you want to starve to death the court officials?" Li Yuan, if I die, I won't bypass you! Li Yuan...... General Li Jing is still here, if you want to kill me, Li Jing will never spare you! Li Yuan...... I...... Please let me go, I am willing to take refuge in you, before and after the saddle, I will not give up! ”

He turned from scolding to pleading, his mind turned around, and he became more and more frightened, and after pleading for a long time, the iron door of the cell door finally opened, and Liu Wenjing walked in from outside the cell, with an expressionless face. He was followed by a jailer, holding a tray with wine, vegetables, and a bowl of rice. Wang Wei suddenly rushed to the iron fence and said loudly: "Lord Liu, why are you?" I know it's wrong, I'm ...... I beg you to tell Master Li and ask him to spare me, and I will definitely take refuge in Lord Li, and I am absolutely not lying. ”

Liu Wenjing snorted coldly, "Wang Wei, you are really a heinous crime, you actually seduced Turkic soldiers to take Jinyang!" ”

"Never." Wang Wei said loudly: "You framed me! You have framed me!! ”

Liu Wenjing sighed lightly, "Early this morning, thousands of Turkic soldiers came to the outer city of Jinyang Palace, hundreds of horsemen entered from the north gate of the outer city, and went out from the east gate. Wang Wei, if it weren't for your collusion, how would they dare to come? ”

Wang Wei's face showed an extremely terrifying look, "Impossible, I can swear to heaven that I have absolutely not colluded with the Turks." All of this is a conspiracy, and it is all Lord Li's ...... Trick. Liu Wenjing, I beg you, let me see Master Li, I ...... I have secrets to tell him. ”

Liu Wenjing's eyes flashed, and he waved his hand to let the jailer retreat, but he put it down with a tray, poured two glasses of wine, handed Wang Wei a glass and said, "What secrets do you have to say?" He drank the glass of wine and waited for Wang Wei to tell the secret. Wang Wei was frightened, didn't think about it, raised the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, licked his chapped lips, and said in a low voice: "I know who is the true son of heaven in troubled times...... If Lord Li Yuan lets me go and listens to me, he may not be able to mix up with a big official. If you don't listen to me, I'm afraid you'll be killed! ”

Liu Wenjing's expression was calm, "Oh? Do you know who is the true son of heaven, you are an immortal? You know that the true son of heaven didn't go to take refuge early, but waited here to die, it's really funny! ”

Wang Wei showed an anxious expression, "That's not the case, although I know, but ...... But...... I can't tell you now, Lord Liu, I just beg you to ......"

"Who's the real man?" Liu Wenjing asked with a smile.

Wang Wei shook his head, "I can't tell you...... I must see Master Li......" When he said this, his face suddenly changed, he tightly grabbed his neck with his hand, and snorted: "Liu ...... Quiet, poisonous in wine! His face suddenly turned iron and strange like a ghost. Liu Wenjing's face was still normal, and she said indifferently: "There is no poison in the wine, but there is poison in the cup." ”

Wang Wei then remembered that Liu Wenjing brought a tray in, and it turned out to be two cups. This was originally a meal for him, and it was a very strange thing to have two wine glasses, as if Liu Wenjing came in to have a drink with him. He was so confused, where did he think of such a question! Liu Wenjing smeared the poison on the cup, the method was simple, but Liu Wenjing drank it casually, but he was tempted to drink it unconsciously, and his every move was obviously planned by meditation.

I only felt that my throat was tight, and I couldn't spit out a breath, Wang Wei said in pain: "You are ...... What the...... To kill...... I have...... Secret! Save...... I! ”

He struggled and died if he didn't want to. Liu Wenjing laughed, a strange flash flashed in her eyes, "It's because you have a secret that I want to kill you!" Thinking of my way was founded more than 400 years ago, although it has gone through ups and downs, ups and downs, ups and downs, but it has never been lenient on traitors! Wang Wei, you have apostated, you have been incognito for so many years, and you have become the deputy left-behind position in Taiyuan, I am afraid that you have never thought of it, and you still can't escape the punishment in the Tao! I already knew your secret, I won't kill you, I'm just waiting for an opportunity. You framed Gao Junya under the pretext of being able to get rid of him with Xiao Buyi's hand, just thinking that no one would reveal your secrets, but you didn't expect to reveal your whereabouts! ”

Wang Wei's face showed a sense of death, but his eyes were full of fear, his lips squirmed twice, and he said with difficulty: "Original...... Come...... You are...... Scheme...... The door ...... "He had a hard time saying something, but the poisonous surname attacked so quickly, in an instant, purple blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth, and he fell softly, but although he died, one hand still strangled his neck, and he strangled himself to death as if he was alive!"

Liu Wenjing stood up slowly, looked at Wang Wei's dead fish-like eyes, and finished the unsaid words for him.

"Wang Wei, your guess is right, you and I are both from the same place, and I am the one in the four sects!"

(To be continued)