Ten miles south of the capital of the Ming Dynasty, a team of 100 people slowly stopped, and an old man in a cloth and green robe stopped in the center.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we must say goodbye to you for a thousand miles, so let's say goodbye!"

This old man in a cloth and green robe is Fu Zonglong, the secretary of the military department who has returned to his hometown, and his return to his hometown this time was sudden and resolute, and the emperor kept him again and again, and finally had to let him leave Beijing. Fu Zonglong is very popular in Suli, and many internal ministers came to see him off, and he walked more than 30 miles after sending him off.

The state affairs are becoming more difficult, and the turmoil in the court has put a more sad color on Fu Zonglong's return to the south, and the ministers who saw him off are all related, which is also the so-called tragedy of the rabbit and the fox. Yang Sichang held Fu Zonglong's arm with a reluctant expression.

"I don't know when I'll see you again this time, why should Brother Zhonglun be in a hurry, everyone is tired, it's better to go to the front pavilion and sit for a while."

Yang Sichang pointed not far away, and a corner of the pavilion in the bushes loomed. Fu Zonglong nodded happily in agreement, he knew very well in his heart that it would be difficult to return to this Ming Jingshi in this life when he went south this time.

Most of the people who saw them off were resting on the side of the road, while Yang Sichang and a few key figures followed the path to the pavilion hidden in the bushes. A group walked through the willows and flowers, the long pavilion and the snow, a poetic and picturesque scenery, but several people did not want to appreciate it. Even if it is seen off, the central issue is inseparable from the hidden events that happened in the imperial court.

Because Li Xin caused an uproar in Beijing again, and even the cabinet was not involved in this matter, everyone was staring at the show.

"It is said that last night the horse thief's subordinates went out of the city to suppress the thief, but there was a rebellion, and now the horse thief has been imprisoned."

The topic turned to Li Xin was a clerk who gave the matter, due to the limitation of his identity and status, a lot of what he knew was rumored, and he didn't have time to get first-hand news.

"It's no secret that this matter is no longer a secret, and the emperor's permission to arrest the horse thief is also Yang Xiang's strength, but he didn't expect that martial law would be lifted in the morning." In just one night, the martial law was lifted on the surface, and everyone knew what it meant, and it revealed a subtle message, that is, the emperor was making his position clear to the outside world, and he still trusted Li Xin.

"Did you let the horse thief go again early in the morning?"

The clerk obviously smelled an unusual smell in it, and the shrimp soldiers and crab generals were very happy to speculate.

"Can't you see something so obvious? If the horse thief really rebelled, how could he allow his subordinates to act outside the city and catch turtles in the urn of others in the city? ”

"Maybe there's another hidden secret, you said that we can all see the problem, but we can't see it with the long-lived sage?"

The right attendant of the military department stood up and pressed his hands weakly.

"Everyone is quiet, they are all their own people here, and Liu will not hide it. Last night was indeed a great opportunity to get rid of the horse thief, Yang Xiang and Banzai discussed this matter and firmly advocated that it would be better to indulge in vain, and Banzai also agreed to order the arrest, but it's a pity that ......"

The crowd was in an uproar, "Since Banzai agreed to arrest him, why did he let him go again?" What can be judged by this night's work? No one answered this question, because they all knew that Li Xin's family was still there, and the matter itself was very strange, if Li Xin had the heart of rebellion, he should go out of the city together, how could he be stupid enough to stay in the city and wait for the defeat?

Even these court ministers felt that Lu Jiu's rebellion was strange, but the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division brought back dozens of corpses, and the court had no reason not to believe it.

The discussion outside the pavilion soon reached the ears of several central assistants in the pavilion, Fu Zonglong sighed, the state affairs were so erosive, the court was still fighting all day long, doing everything, and he chose to retreat bravely in the rapids It was also chilling completely.

Yang Sichang saw that Fu Zonglong's eyes flashed with a strange color, and asked, "Brother Zhonglun, is it suspected that this matter was done by Sichang?" ”

Fu Zonglong didn't answer but looked at Yang Sichang's gaze, which was a silent question.

"Brother Zhonglun thinks that Si Chang is the kind of person who will do anything to eradicate dissidents?"

Yang Sichang has eliminated dissidents, but he disdains this kind of conspiracy and despicable methods. Fu Zonglong shook his head, obviously not thinking that Yang Sichang had done this.

The suppression of Li Xin had little impact on the overall situation of the imperial court, but the suppression of Li Xin was very different, Li Xin, as a hero who had just been taken prisoner, was the object that the imperial court was preparing to set an example, and if even he reversed, the blow to the morale of the imperial court would be immeasurable. The people behind the conspiracy obviously did not care about the interests of the Ming court.

"Does Yang Xiang have any suspicions?"

Yang Sichang shook his head, "I didn't have a clue after thinking about it all night, but the matter involved the safety of the Beijing Division, and it should be in vain." By saying this, he was admitting that he had instigated the emperor to get rid of Li Xin last night. Fu Zonglong was deeply unimpressed.

"If Li Xin suppresses it, it will not hurt the overall situation, if he is innocent, for the sake of the court and should return his innocence, don't fall into the ground!" Fu Zonglong is no longer unofficial and light, and many of his true thoughts that he would not have shown when he was killed when he was in power have been revealed, if Li Xin really participated in the rebellion, then it would not be said that he would be punished for the crime of rebellion, but if the conspiracy and calculation would be harmful to the country. When he said this, it was almost tantamount to reminding Yang Sichang not to do that kind of conspiracy and calculation.

Hearing Fu Zonglong say this, Yang Sichang felt a trace of unhappiness in his heart, could it be that I, Yang Sichang, am this kind of person in your heart? Although it is expected to monopolize power in the imperial court, it is also based on the ideal of wanting to make a career and save the Ming court. It is true that he will not show mercy to his political opponents, but this kind of conspiracy to frame the other party for rebellion and victory at the expense of the interests of the imperial court, he feels that it is more than worth the loss.

Fu Zonglong is soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, and Yang Sichang has not been taught by Yang Sichang in Pingsu, and he has not been less to make him blocked, and he has not forgotten to add another word to him before leaving. But thinking of the sacrifice he made for himself, Yang Sichang quickly drove this unhappiness out of his heart.

"If this matter is a conspiracy, and it is definitely not the work of either of you and me, will it not be painful for the relatives and quick for the enemy?"

"Yang Xiang, Zonglong has a sentence that you don't like to hear, Liu Yuliang or Lu Xiangsheng, if they make a mistake and beat the water dogs, it is understandable, but ......" Fu Zonglong stopped continuing halfway through his words, and he was afraid that he would tear his face, but he was about to leave Beijing, and his hometown was far away in Kunming, Yunnan, and I am afraid that he would never have a chance to return to Beijing alive. He couldn't watch this capable minister in front of him go further and further down a wrong path, so he didn't hesitate to risk tearing his face.

"Although Yang is ruthless, he will not ignore the overall situation of the court, and Fu Gong's words are serious." Yang Sichang's tone grew colder.

"Zonglong's words are all here, I am afraid that there will be no time to see each other again this time, I hope Yang Xianghao will do it himself, take care!" The military department who retreated bravely bowed his hand, and left without looking back, maybe he was old, and if he didn't leave, he might become the next Liu Yuliang or Lu Xiangsheng, so it was better to choose to leave when he still had a choice.

Fu Zonglong's reminder made Yang Sichang feel deafening, and for most of the past half a year, the hope of power has almost made him forget his original intention of being an official. On the road to power, as long as those who get in the way have no good fruit to eat, even the emperor is supporting him to kill one political enemy after another.

Yang Sichang asked himself if he really gained power for the sake of power? Isn't he still going to be a famous minister of the Ming Dynasty? Will the emperor's unconditional support last forever? Can the bright future he promised the emperor be realized?

If this promise was just an illusory picture, one day he would not be able to keep up with the emperor's pace, and he shook his way and did not dare to think about it any further.

Yang Sichang suddenly felt as if he had been on a carriage that could not be turned back, carrying him either to glory or to pieces by colliding with invisible obstacles.

Watching Fu Zonglong's team returning to his hometown go farther and farther, Yang Sichang felt a trace of sadness in his heart, he could retreat like him, maybe it would be the best ending!

Just when Yang Sichang was stunned, the sound of horses' hooves broke out, and a group of cavalry galloped from south to north?

Everyone was shocked, Yang Sichang was worthy of being the leader of the troops, and he was not afraid of the protrusion ahead. Before they left the city, they also brought a hundred cavalry guards from the Beijing battalion, these people were the elite of the Beijing battalion, and whether they were thieves or thieves, they could not be the opponents of these cavalry elites.

But Yang Sichang was wrong, this group of people was obviously not an ordinary thief, and the two sides had not yet made contact with each other to seize the advantageous position, and detoured back to the flank, making it difficult for the cavalry to take care of it for a while, and fell into a situation of being passively beaten.

Yang Sichang said secretly, he didn't expect that this gang of thieves was proficient in the essence of cavalry, and the cavalry of the Beijing camp was probably not their opponent, and the situation was extremely dangerous. Several important ministers of the imperial court are gathered here, if they are wiped out by a group of thieves, the face of the Ming Dynasty will be lost, not to mention, it will be hit hard like never before.

So he immediately recruited the Jingying staff general who followed him.

"Quickly send the scouts back to Beijing to ask for help, everyone will stay put, and they must not leave without an order!"

However, soon the other party's actions made Yang Sichang puzzled again, and after the gang seized the advantageous position, not only did not launch an attack, but sent someone to negotiate. Seeing that the negotiator was far away, he shouted at Yang Sichang at the top of his voice.

"It's Yang Xiang in front, and our family is ......"

What's the situation? How can there still be eunuchs? Yang Sichang fixed his eyes and saw that this person he knew was one of the righteous sons of Fang Zhenghua, the commander of the Beijing camp.

The general of the Beijing camp also knew this person, and urged him to step forward to meet the eunuch.

"How is my father-in-law here?"

The eunuch's horse was fast, and after a few ups and downs, he ran to the front, and when he saw that the old man in the team was indeed Yang Sichang, he cried when he spoke.

"Yang Xiang rescued our family, our family and General Lu went out of the city with the soldiers and horses of the five cities last night to suppress the thieves, and I didn't want to encounter an ambush halfway......"