For many days, there was no movement in the DPRK and China, as if nothing had happened.

Until July 13, the crown prince Li Wei suddenly announced a news at the court meeting, ordering the ninth prince Li Shou to temporarily assume the post of general as the commander of the Third Western Expeditionary Army.

Half a day later, a holy decree was also issued in the palace Yangxin Palace, appointing Li Shou, the ninth prince, as the general of Anping, as the full command of the Luoyang rebels in the western expedition.

The Manchu Dynasty Wenchen was very puzzled, wondering why the emperor in the palace of Yang Xin had to make a special decree because the crown prince Li Wei had temporarily appointed Li Shou as a general.

Even the crown prince Li Wei was confused by this holy decree, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't feel anything strange about this holy decree.

Looking at the entire Jijing Imperial Court, I am afraid that only Duke Yin understands the attitude of all parties in Chapter 68 (2) The meaning of Li Ji, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he knows that Li Ji, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is giving the Nine Emperors Li Shou [correct name]!

In his opinion, if this matter goes well, the Nine Emperor Prince Li Shou can really quell the rebellion in Luoyang, then after his triumphant return to Beijing, King Anping will be the title of Li Shou's throne in the future.

King Anle, King Anping, although there is only a difference of one word, but the difference in the middle is like a world of difference.

Around the time of the time, Xie An, who was handling the public case in the Great Prison Temple, and Li Shou, who was in the palace of King Anle, respectively received the official letter of appointment issued by Shangshu Province, and soon thereafter, they received the holy decree issued by the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The appointment document and the holy decree stated that Li Shou, the son of the Nine Emperors, was temporarily appointed as the general of Anping, and the general was appointed to serve as the general, and Xie An was ordered to be the commander of the general from the fourth grade, and the third-class guard, and the authority of the Great Prison Temple was temporarily suspended, and the Nine Emperor Prince Li Shou went out to fight the Luoyang rebels.

As for the second half of the appointment document and the holy decree, there is a long list of names that Xie An is not familiar with, and there is no doubt that these are either civil and military generals of the faction of the third prince Li Shen, or they are abandoned by the crown prince Li Wei because of disobedience.

After all, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is still there, and the crown prince Li Wei does not dare to be too presumptuous, so he has to mix in some people from his own faction, of course, most of the people he sent are just the attitudes of all parties in Chapter 68 (2) Some inconsequential officials, in order to just repair the façade, so that when someone says in the future that his prince Li Wei's party is the same and different, he has an excuse to cover up.

After ......receiving the holy decree and appointment documents, Xie An felt an inexplicable joy.

After all, it was a military position, and in the Great Zhou, an official held both civil and military official positions, which was quite honorable, so much so that he couldn't even smile when he played chess with the old man Kong Wenkong, the secretary of the Great Prison Temple.

"So, Xiao An, do you intend to help His Royal Highness Li Shou?" Old Man Kong asked quietly, after all, when Xie An received the holy decree, he was quietly watching from the side.

"Why did the old man say that?" Xie An replied with a smile, for the old man in front of him, Xie An didn't say that he wanted to hide it from him, but he was in a good mood at the moment, so he was just amusing him.

Kong Wen stroked his beard with a smile, and said with a chuckle, "Third-class guards...... Why do you think His Majesty would grant you a position that has nothing to do with the Western Expedition? ”

"Huh?" Xie An was stunned, after all, he was also a talented person, after all, he was a quick thinker, thinking about it carefully, his face showed a little surprise, and he said in surprise, "Could it be ......?"

"Ah" Kong Wen nodded, and said in a deep voice, "From the time this edict was issued, everyone in the government and the opposition knew that you were the faction of Li Shou, His Royal Highness the Nineth...... Your Majesty, this is a trap for this kid of you! ”

"Won't it?" Xie An's face was full of surprise.

"Heh" Looking at the stunned expression on Xie An's face, Kong Wen shook his head, blinked his eyes and teased, "You kid won't be involved in the battle for the succession of the princes, right?" ”

"......" Xie An opened his mouth and was speechless.

"Really?" Originally, it was just a joke, but he didn't expect Xie An to show such an expression, Kong Wen was stunned, and asked in disbelief, "Xiao An, did you really intervene in the open and secret battles of the princes?" ”

Xie An hesitated for a moment, and then told Kong Wen about the fact that he and his eldest grandson Xiangyu helped Li Shou with advice a few days ago, which made the old man amazed.

"That's right!" Kong Wen nodded, and said with a straight face, "If the old man is not bad, Your Majesty has obviously seen that you and others who made plans behind His Royal Highness Li Shou that day, so I will teach you a lesson!" - My great Zhou ancestor has a precept, but all courtiers are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the royal family, although this ordinance is now useless, and many ministers in the court have intervened in the dispute between the imperial heirs, but even so, they dare not have any expression in front of His Majesty! How can you be like you, fiddling with your skills and deceiving in front of Your Majesty...... If you weren't the husband of the little girl in the Liangqiu family, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to protect your head at this time! ”

"How does Your Majesty know it's me?" Xie An asked in amazement.

"Hehe, you and other juniors, how do you know Your Majesty's ...... That's it! Speaking of which, the strategy you and the little guy of the eldest grandson's family are indeed clever, do you know where the flaws are? ”

Xie An shook his head and said, "The kid doesn't know, I hope the old man will advise!" ”

"It's too much!"

"Too much?"

"Ah, it's too much" glanced at Xie An deeply, Kong Wen lowered his voice, and said with a positive color, "In the entire Jijing, everyone knows that the Nine Emperor Prince Li Shounai is a person who guards himself, and most of them recite poems and answer correctly in their own mansions on weekdays, and they don't mix with court affairs, and if they say something polite, they are just a scholar who is not deeply involved in the world, even if they can come up with some schemes, they are just talking on paper, and the biggest negligence of you and the little girl of the eldest grandson's family is that you didn't notice this, and only thought about making the strategy perfect......"

"What does the old man mean is that the two of us are too perfect, but it's not good?" It is not difficult to imagine how awkward Xie An's expression at the moment is.

"Teachable!" Kong Wen nodded with a smile, but he secretly admired in his heart, admiring Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu's plan.

"This is really ......" Xie An was speechless, quite a little crying and laughing.

Glancing up at Xie An, Kong Wen Zhengse said, "Xiao An, don't underestimate the word experience, you and the little girl of the eldest grandson's family are indeed far superior to everyone in terms of intelligence, but sometimes, the accumulated experience can also make up for the gap in this regard......" As he spoke, he paused, and teased with a bit of a joke, "Don't underestimate Your Majesty, Yingong, and the old man, who are about to die, no matter what, I have eaten more salt than you and other juniors have eaten......

After speaking, the old man Kong Wen raised a son and cut off the vitality of Xie An's big dragon on the chessboard.

"Taught!" Xie An only listened to the earth and surrendered, and watched the old man Kong Wen lifting his son on the chessboard.

Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, and he said in surprise, "No! This big dragon is obviously alive......"

"Oh, really?" Old Man Kong Wen showed a puzzled look.

Xie An looked at Kong Wen with an innocent face angrily, and said speechlessly, "Old man, there is no such ......"

"Xiao An wants to say that the old man deliberately used words to distract you and took the opportunity to move the pieces on the chessboard? -- What about the evidence? The dignified Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, speaking is going to be proof! ”

"......" Xie An looked at Kong Wen angrily for a while, and suddenly raised his hands to make a surrender form, and said, "Okay, okay, count me out!" ”

"Losing is losing, winning is winning, what does it mean that you lose?" Kong Wen looked at Xie An with a straight face, and then a little smile appeared on his face, stroked his beard and smiled quite proudly, "In this way, the old man is one hundred and forty-seven wins, one hundred and forty-seven defeats, and no draw...... Hmmm! ”

“…… Boy should say, [ginger is still old and spicy]? ”

"Hehehehehe......"

Looking at the smiling and leisurely appearance of the old man Kong, Xie An had to admit that he was still a little lacking in experience, and he had repeatedly reminded himself to be careful of the chess of the old man in front of him, but once it came to something important, he was negligent......

In view of the fact that the imperial court had officially issued the documents and decrees of appointment, Xie An temporarily relieved himself of the official duties of the Great Prison Temple and began to prepare for the western expedition to the rebels in Luoyang.

First of all, Xie An thought of his wife Liang Qiuwu and the Shenwu Camp of the Eastern Army under her command, and said a word to the old man Kong Wen, and he left the Great Prison Temple in advance, and went towards the military camp of the Shenwu Camp with Xiang Qing and Luo Chao, who had been his guards these days.

The station of the Shenwu Camp of the Eastern Army is in the corner of the northwest city of Jijing, where there is an extremely spacious open space.

To the west of the Shenwu camp station, is the Xizhi Gate, and the north is the Desheng Gate, these two city gates, although the Weiwei Office over the years in addition to maintaining law and order, is also responsible for the entire Jijing except the palace all the city gates guards, but more seriously, Xizhimen and Desheng Gate, but not within the jurisdiction of the Weiwei Bureau.

These two city gates have always been guarded by the Shenwu Battalion of the Eastern Army, the reason is very simple, after all, the Shenwu Battalion of the Eastern Army is a cavalry, although the northwest corner of Jijing is empty, but it is not enough as a school ground for training cavalry, many times, the soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion go out of the city to practice outside the city.

To the east of the Shenwu camp is the west wall of the palace, and it is also the palace gate on the west side of the palace and the location of the Xuanwu Gate.

Once there is an accident in the palace, and the palace guards are not enough to quell the change, then the Eastern Army Shenwu Battalion can enter the palace through this palace gate to protect the safety of the Great Zhou Emperor and the entire palace.

Speaking of which, although Xie An and Liang Qiuwu have slept together for I don't know how many times, Xie An has never been to the station of the Eastern Army's Shenwu Camp.

If it weren't for Xiang Qing and Luo Chao by his side, he really didn't know what to do.

"Adjutant General Xiang, Adjutant General Luo!" The soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion guarding the gate of the camp saw Xiang Qing and Luo Chao from a distance.

"Hmm" Xiang Qing nodded and asked, "Can the general be in the camp?" ”

"Adjutant General Qiqi, today is not the day to go out of the city for drills, the general is in the camp!"

"Good! - Open the camp gate, we have something to discuss with the general! With that, Xiang Qing glanced back at Xie An and said, "Brother, get off the horse!" ”

Dismount? Before Xie An could react, he saw the soldier guarding the door raise his hand and point at Xie An, and said in a deep voice, "The general has an order: the camp is heavy, and horses are not allowed to gallop!" - Down! ”

"......" Xie An looked at Xiang Qing and Luo Chao in some surprise, but saw that the two had already dismounted, and he was secretly surprised in his heart.

Although he had long heard that his wife Liang Qiu Wu was strict in governing the army, he didn't expect it to be so strict, so strict that Xiang Qing and Luo Chao, as the deputy generals of the Shenwu Battalion, had to act according to orders.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry......" said with a smile, Xie An handed the reins in his hand to the soldier guarding the door, the latter nodded, raised his hand, and suddenly, the huge wooden camp gate was accompanied by a rumbling sound, opening to Xie An, Xiang Qing, and Luo Chao.

In an instant, Xie An vaguely felt a murderous aura, as if the one in front of him was not a military camp, but a lurking fierce beast, opening its bloody mouth to him, revealing its fangs inside.

Subconsciously, Xie An straightened his back.

Following Xiang Qing and Luo Chao towards the depths of the camp, Xie An looked at everything he passed by from time to time, and when he passed by a school field, he saw the soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion lined up neatly, raising the spears in his hands to practice, Xie An couldn't help but wonder a little.

"Third brother, isn't the Shenwu Battalion cavalry?"

Glancing back at Xie An, seeing that his face was full of surprise, how could Xiang Qing not know what Xie An'an was thinking, and said with a smile, "Do you think that cavalry doesn't need to practice on flat ground?" If this is the case, then on the battlefield, once the horse under the crotch is injured, won't it have to wait for death? _ When you get on the horse, you are a cavalry, and when you get off the horse, you are a foot soldier, this is the dogma of the head of my four towns, the Shenwu Battalion of the Eastern Army! ”

"Awesome......" Xie An was surprised when he heard this, he had heard people say that cavalry was a soft-footed shrimp when he got off his horse, but now looking at those Shenwu battalions practicing marksmanship, if it weren't for the fact that the Shenwu Battalion was cavalry, Xie An would even suspect that it was actually a team of foot soldiers and spearmen.

Continuing to walk forward, walking through several phalanxes of thousands of people, Xie An finally saw Liangqiu Dance.

I saw her wearing a military uniform, pacing expressionlessly in front of tens of thousands of Shenwu Battalion soldiers, sometimes shouting orders to ten thousand troops.

It's so majestic......

Although he had long known that his wife Liang Qiu Wu was the general of the 20,000 cavalry of the Eastern Army's Shen Battalion, it was not until he saw it with his own eyes that Xie An realized how amazing his wife was.

Thinking like this, Xie An can understand why this woman has been talking to him in a commanding tone in the first place, even on the couch......

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Xie An was about to walk over, when suddenly, Luo Chao beside him grabbed his shoulder and spit out a word in his usual tone without emotional fluctuations.

"Wait!"

"Wait?" Xie An's face was full of surprise, and he was about to speak, when Xiang Qing coughed and said in a low voice, "The matter of training is the top priority of my Shenwu Battalion, unless it is urgent, it must not be interfered with, otherwise it will also be ......punished by military law."

"What about me...... Count it tight or? Xie An asked hesitantly.

Before Xiang Qing could speak, Luo Chao shook his head and said lightly, "Don't count!" ”

Xie An smiled bitterly, so he had to stand aside with Xiang Qing and Luo Chao obediently and wait.

At the same time, Liang Qiu Wu, who was pacing in the distance and giving orders in front of several phalanxes of thousands of people, seemed to have seen Xie An and the others, and his face showed a faint look of surprise, but there was no other expression.

In the thousand-person phalanx in front of Liang Qiuwu, the deputy general Chen Gangzheng was raising the spear in his hand while shouting slogans.

"Thorn, piercing, inserting, forking!"

"Thorn, prick, thrust, fork?" Xie An had a little puzzled look on his face, thought for a long time, looked back at Xiang Qing and Luo Chao beside him, and asked strangely, "What's the difference?" ”

"Nope!" Luo Chao shook his head and said lightly, "It's just four stabs in a row!" ”

As soon as he said this, the strange color on Xie An's face became even stronger, and he hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say cautiously, "Third brother, fourth brother, don't you think you shout like this...... Isn't it silly? ”

"I've always felt that way! - Not only stupid, but also humiliating! Luo Chao said expressionlessly.

Following Luo Chao's words, Xiang Qing couldn't help but smile, "Having said that, but you can't say that in front of Second Brother Chen, this is something he finally came up with, he has always felt that shouting like this is very majestic, and he has proudly wanted Xiao Chao to learn from him several times......"

Xie An secretly glanced at Luo Chao when he heard this, and finally understood why Luo Chao, who had always cherished words like gold, would say so much on this issue.

After more than half an hour, until around noon, Liang Qiu Wu ordered the whole army to rest, firstly, it was time for dinner, and secondly, it was a scorching heat in July, especially at noon, the scorching sun was scorching, and it was not suitable for too strict drills, otherwise, once the soldiers suffered heat stroke due to drills, it would be more than worth the loss.

"Ann, why are you here?" I had seen Xie An's Liangqiu dance for a long time, and it was only then that I came over to talk to my husband, which made people have to admit that this woman was indeed a clear distinction between public and private.

To tell the truth, Xie An's legs were numb, but when he thought that Liang Qiu Wu was even longer than he stood under the scorching sun, he was embarrassed to complain anymore, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Just now, the imperial court has officially issued an official document, and I have also received a holy decree from His Majesty...... Appointed Li Shou as the general of An Le, appointed me as the commander of the general from the fourth grade, and the third-class guard, and rushed to Luoyang to quell the rebellion three days later......"

"......" Liang Qiuwu frowned when he heard this, and after taking a deep look at Xie An, he said, "Let's talk about this matter to the handsome account!" - By the way, you three haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll tell someone to prepare a few more! ”

Xie An followed Liang Qiu to the marshal tent in the army, and at that time, Yan Kai and Chen Gang had also returned to the marshal tent.

Liang Qiu Wu summoned the left and right guards, asked the guards to prepare three more meals, and then asked about Fang Cai.

"An, do you want to follow the Ninth Highness to Luoyang?"

"Hmmm! - I can't leave him alone, can I? Xie An shrugged and said.

Liang Qiuwu frowned slightly, and did not speak, but when Yan Kai and Chen Gang heard about this, they looked at Xie An in shock, especially Chen Gang, and said a little openly, "You? What are you doing in Luoyang? Die? ”

It's no wonder, after all, although Yan Kai and Chen Gang also heard the analysis of the eldest grandson Xiangyu that day, they knew that this Luoyang rebellion was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Li Shou, but despite this, they didn't expect that Xie An would follow Li Shou to Luoyang.

"It's not a good idea to go to Luoyang right now, although that eldest grandson is very intelligent, but on the battlefield, stratagem can't solve all troubles......" Yan Kai frowned and reminded Xie An.

"Thank you Brother Yan for reminding me, it's just ...... It's just that I can't let Li Shou face it alone, I promised...... Well, I swore I would help him! ”

"How can you help?" Chen Gang sneered and said disdainfully, "A powerless scholar like you will be sent to death when he arrives on the battlefield!" Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Liang Qiuwu and said, "General, why don't you ask for a table from the Eastern Army and ask the imperial court?" -- Our army has been training for several years, but it has never been useful, and the officers and men in the battalion have complained for a long time......"

"Hey!" Xiang Qing smiled and arched Xie An with his elbow.

Perhaps noticing Xiang Qing's laughter, Chen Gang's face turned slightly red, especially when he saw Xie An's grateful and surprised eyes, his face was even more flushed, and he said angrily, "I'm just asking for the life of the soldiers in the battalion, what does it have to do with me whether you are a despicable villain?!" ”

"Yes, yes......" Xie An smiled and nodded again and again, and said flatteringly, "Oh, by the way, Second Brother Chen's slogan [stab, pierce, insert, fork] is really full of momentum!" ”

"Yes...... Yes! Chen Gang couldn't help but show a little smug in his eyes when he heard this, and then, as if he realized something, coughed, and pretended to be flat, "Hmph!" Finally, you still have some eyesight! ”

Glancing at Luo Chao, Xiang Qing smiled secretly in his heart, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but saw Liang Qiuwu sigh slightly, frowned and said, "Regarding the intervention of our Eastern Army Shenwu Battalion in Luoyang, I have repeatedly mentioned it to the imperial court before, but it has been repeatedly rejected by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the courtiers...... Prince Li Wei said, this western expedition is the responsibility of the southern army to fall into the camp, although it has lost several battles, but it still has the strength to fight again, if we wait for the eastern army to intervene, it is to look down on the southern army......"

"What!" Chen Gang was furious when he heard this, and couldn't help but scold: "The Southern Army suffered heavy losses in the past, and now there are only 8,000 people left in the 20,000 establishment, and if it continues to fight, the whole army will be wiped out!" - Old Man Lu of Nanguo Gong doesn't have such a petty family! ”

"It's hard to say" Yan Kai shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Normally, it's okay, but now, the Lu family's son died on the battlefield, and most of the soldiers of the Southern Army want to avenge their own master, if I wait for this matter to intervene, it is really not appropriate...... You must know that the old man of Nanguo Gonglu, this time he didn't even care about the emperor's order and rushed to Luoyang in person! ”

"What? Nanguo Gong rushed to Luoyang? Xie An was stunned.

"You don't know?" Yan Kai looked at Xie An suspiciously, and said, "Nanguo Gong finished the aftermath for his son, and then went to Daliang to rectify the Southern Army, calculate the time, it is almost time to go to Luoyang and fight the rebels......"

Xie An looked at Liang Qiuwu when he heard this, but saw that she also nodded, and said, "After Your Majesty got this news, he asked my Eastern Army to chase back Uncle Lu, and for this reason, I also sent three hundred light horsemen, but unfortunately, I searched all the way, but I never caught ......."

"Can you go to Luoyang in the form of reinforcements?" Xiang Qing asked tentatively.

"I'm afraid not" Liang Qiuwu shook his head, frowned and said, "Prince Li Wei said, saying that Jijing is unstable, and asked me to guard Jijing with the Eastern Army, and I must not leave without permission!" ”

"Unsteady fart! -- Luoyang is unstable! Chen Gang scolded angrily.

"Can that be the case?" Licking his lips, Xie An lowered his voice and said, "Everything is business as usual in the Eastern Army Shenwu Camp, dance, you choose more than a thousand elites and mix in the queue of the expedition......"

Liang Qiuwu shook his head slightly, sighed and said, "Didn't I say it two nights ago? The crown prince Li Wei had already sent an angel two days earlier, telling me to make a routine morning court, in case there was any sudden change in the war in Luoyang......"

"Is there such a thing?" Xie An was stunned.

Liang Qiuwu frowned when he heard this, and said with some unswervingness: "Could it be that I lied to you?" ”

Xie An smiled, he naturally didn't think that Liang Qiuwu was lying, after all, this woman has always been one and two, thinking about it, Xie An felt that it was very likely that he was too focused on having sex with her at that time, so he didn't notice it.

Boy!

There are indeed many resourceful people beside this prince Li Wei, who blocked this road in advance......

That's a ......

Although he had guessed that the crown prince Li Wei would not be so kind, and sat back and watched Liang Qiu Wu lead the Eastern Army Shenwu Battalion to help him Xie An, but when he heard that this was indeed the case, Xie An couldn't help but feel a little headache. (To be continued!!