Section XVI

This is the flying phase game, the main guard.

Wu Gong seemed to have expected Wu Ming to be like this, "haha" smiled and said: "Lord Wu is as the legend says, the attack is insufficient, the defense is more than enough, and everything is planned before acting, this kind of character is really unwanted." As the saying goes, the best defense is offense, and only by destroying the enemy can all dangers be nipped in the bud. The weapon of the soldier, in the case of his own advantage, it is really not good to give the first hand to others. ”

Although he said it on his lips, he was not slow at all in his hands, and when he picked up the black stone cannon, his head fell. With a "snap", the stone cannon landed steadily in the center of the chess scale: "Eight guns and five flats." ”

This is the first gun, the main attack.

The chess scales are made of iron, the chess pieces are like stones and not stones, and I don't know what they are made of, and the stone cannon falls in the middle, which is even more murderous. Wu Ming grabbed a few chess pieces, only to feel that his fingertips were cold, but in the cold, they were a little warm. Needless to say, such chess equipment is played, and it is also a pleasure to play with it in your hand. He narrowed his eyes and held the chess piece to his fingertips. chuckled and said: "Wu Gong is so murderous, the so-called too rigid and easy to break, aren't you afraid that this single stone cannon can't reach far?" ”

Wu Gong smiled again, grabbed the wine next to him and drank it all, smashed his chin and said: "On such a cold day, drinking wine is even cold, it's really happy." Talking to people like Lord Wu is even more pleasant, when it comes to stone cannons, I have to admire your country's thunderbolt, it is really a masterpiece of ingenuity, I have studied for many years, and I am still puzzled. To this day, only stone cannons such as stone-throwing trucks can be used to attack the enemy. But Lord Wu sacrificed his strengths and promoted his shortcomings. The first hand does not show the strength of artillery. Anti-flying and defending, the old man could only reluctantly make it difficult and attack with black. ”

He combines chess and theory, speaks the truth, and devalues a flying game to worthless. Wu Ming looked at his red elephant blankly, but he was a little disapproving. Just like the court situation, Xiang is the pearl of concentration, and he strategizes and decides for a thousand miles. With just one step, he put the two beacons under the protection of his iron hooves. is even more indispensable, covering the Nine Palaces. It can be said that the advance can be attacked, the retreat can be defended, and as soon as the phase turns over, the whole game of chess comes alive.

However, what does the prime minister who lives in Nanning think of me, a beacon soldier? Isn't he alert to his own series of activities? Wu Ming frowned and fell into deep thought.

※※※ At the moment when Wu Ming frowned and pondered, Zhu Huai was sitting upright in the study, his brows were also wrinkled into Sichuan characters, and he also entered into contemplation.

The war situation between China and the West, a qiē progressed smoothly, and seemed to be in his own control, but it was far from what he expected. What made the prime minister most uneasy was that he was now more and more unable to understand Wu Ming's intentions.

Four years ago, the remnants of the Southern Expeditionary Army retreated to Nanning, and the first impression of this kid was that he was languishing and looking bitter and hateful. At that time, I didn't take him seriously at all, I just felt that everything about him was just a joke. However, until now, he has to pay attention to this kid.

This expedition to the west has progressed extremely rapidly. But the prime minister also understands that it is not so much that he planned properly, but that Wu Ming's battle was fought well. The change in qiē was so fast that he didn't even react to it.

Last month, Chinese and Western merchants supported 500 horses of the Guards Battalion. Although this is an inconspicuous number, it can illustrate a problem, that is, the attitude of merchants to Wu Ming in China and the West is welcome. At the same time, the grain delivery warrant issued by the Prime Minister's Office to the merchants was shirked by them due to manpower constraints.

Although Shuanghui was lowered, it was still independent when the imperial court sent officials to the southern version. was set up by Liao Sangongzi for various reasons, and even refused to cooperate. But also last month, this Liao Sangongzi was so generous that he replenished the 5,000 cavalry of the Guards Battalion at one time.

This is really too blatant, looking directly at the court as if there is nothing. In normal times, picking a random reason is enough to behead these people a hundred times.

The prime minister rubbed the corners of his forehead. This is not the most headache, the most headache is that Wu Ming, this kid knows the law and violates the law, if it were before, he would definitely not dare to do this, but now he is pretending to be confused. The military generals expand the army privately and combine it with the local military and government, this is a taboo for any imperial court, how can he Wu Ming not understand? It's just that he still does it now, is it really half-hearted? Or was he found out about his plan to kill Tian Hong?

That's impossible, Lu Yu sent a secret letter to himself clearly. Tian Hong's all those were killed, and none of them escaped. In addition, Lu Yu already had a grudge with Tian Hong, even if Wu Ming really found out, at most, he would only spill his anger on Lu Yu, and it would not hinder the overall situation.

Lu Yu knew too much, and it was a curse to keep it. With Wu Ming's finesse, it is inevitable that he will not follow the vine and find out on his head. Perhaps, his son-in-law has already found clues when he asks for the spirit beast soldiers this time. He thought as he rang the bell beside him.

The prime minister is in the study, and no one is allowed to enter without his invitation. This rule was inherited from when he was the governor of Jiangnan, and to this day, no one dares to disobey this habit, and it has become more and more rigorous. If the prime minister shouts, "Someone." "Then the soldiers or servants who are standing outside must come in as soon as possible and obey the orders. But if it's a bell, it's a different story.

The bell rang, and a dark shadow flashed out of the darkness silently, bowed, but did not speak. It's a blackcoat. The black-clothed guard is an important force hidden by the prime minister's side, and has always been manipulated by Steward Hu. But since the imperial court's expedition to the west, Zhu Yuqing's health has deteriorated, and now Steward Hu is almost inseparable from Zhu Yuqing, so that he can live serum stasis at any time, needless to say, he is not by the prime minister's side today.

The prime minister didn't say much, he tore off a small piece of paper casually, dipped it in ink with a brush, wrote a few lines, and handed it to the man in black: "Send this order to Hei Qi in an expedited way with carrier pigeons, closely monitor Lu Yu, and if you find that Wu Ming wants to be unfavorable to him, you will immediately kill your mouth and create the illusion of suicide." ”

The black shadow half-knelt on the ground, took the note, and said softly, "Obey." Then the figure flashed, and it disappeared into the darkness again.

The prime minister covered the nib of the pen with the cap of the pen, and tapped the tip of the pen on the table, still contemplating. Sacrificing Lu Yu, it seems that the grass has been cut down, but in fact, there are still hidden dangers, and the biggest hidden danger is that. Wu Ming, the general of Zhendong, although he is nominally a son-in-law with him, not only can he not see through him, but the distance is getting farther and farther away.

Wu Ming is an old man from the previous dynasty, and this kind of person is not available. But the former prince gave Chixiao to him when he was dying, and the court was first established, so in order to unite the people, he had to pay attention to wooing, so that he made him his son-in-law. I just hope that he can stand on his side in the battle with Tao Yu. But now it seems that it is too wishful thinking.

But it can't be said that it has no effect, Xiaoqing and his marriage made Tao Yu and him have a dislike. The relationship between this kid and the Queen Mother may not be so good. As long as he doesn't favor Tao Yu, with his own ability, is he still afraid of fighting with Tao Yu, a little girl?

He rubbed his forehead again. The Western Expedition has been going on so far, and the power of his son-in-law has expanded too fast, and he has to find a way to restrain him. Otherwise, once the tail is too big to fall, I am afraid that there will be a second Liao Qing in China and the West. Thinking of dealing with Wu Ming. Although his heart is like iron, he is still a little uncomfortable.

The prime minister sighed. Xiaoqing, my father promised you to Wu Ming, and I don't know if it's right or wrong, now I can only be sorry for you.

Yun Yu passed away early, and he owed too much to his mother and daughter. When you were very young, I did my best to meet your requirements, which can be said to be extremely spoiled. Fortunately, you are also very sensible, except for the physical almost, the gentleness and politeness did not make it too difficult for me. But today, Father can only be sorry for you.

If you knew that I was fighting with Wu Ming, I would be extremely uncomfortable.

That's for sure. Looking at the full house of copywriters, he groaned in his heart. Speaking of which, the plan back then was not complete, so the princess maid ran out with Tao Yu's flesh and bones, leaving such a big tail. A few years ago, when the imperial court was founded, and there was strong pressure from the Northern Han Dynasty, if it was eradicated at that time, it would easily attract Tao Yu's suspicion, and Wu Ming rebounded. It will also accelerate the division of the imperial court, which is tantamount to asking for a dead end. This matter has dragged on until now, but it has become a big problem.

It's all bad things about that maid.

Thinking of Xiaobi, the prime minister had another headache. This woman is actually nothing but good looking. If you put it in normal times, you will only treat her as an ant, and you don't even have the strength to look at it. But it's such an insignificant person who makes himself anxious.

She can't be left in the world anymore. Thinking of this, the prime minister rang the calling bell beside him again. The black shadow flashed out again, and saluted: "Prime Minister?!" Even though the black-clothed guards were cold-blooded killers, there was still a hint of surprise in his tone.

Although there is a calling bell in the prime minister's study, it requires the black-clothed guard to do some personal tasks to prepare. Now that the prime minister is powerful, many things are directly ordered, so that people outside can do it openly, and no one dares to do a little beak. But today the prime minister has already rang the bell for the second time.

The prime minister was pondering, and naturally he didn't hear the surprise in his tone. He pondered for a moment and said, "Well, you use the Soul Needle to give Hei San an order, so that he doesn't have to wait, and directly moves on the target of surveillance. ”

"Yes."

The Soul Needle is a gadget that Liu Ze inadvertently made four years ago by using magnet induction. Even if he is thousands of miles away, he can sense the other party's storage zài, and he can sense the movement frequency of the target by vibrating the guò pointer. At the beginning of this thing, Liu Ze only laughed at it, and didn't think it had much effect. Just as a gadget sent to Zhu Xiaolong. Zhu Xiaolong was still a half-grown child at the time, and these strange things were a great temptation to him, so he gave the needle to Wu Ming at that time, and the mother plate was brought to him. So much so that Wu Ming was haunted by his ghost every day for a while, and he had a headache.

But Zhu Huai found out that there was something to be used inside. Although the Soul Needle is not as precise as words and words convey commands, it is better to be fast. Often thousands of miles away, just pull out the moving needle, and the master disk will be sensed immediately. It's a very convenient way to convey some simple commands. So he ordered each black-clothed guard to bring a master disk according to the model. Make a secret appointment in advance so that you can give some simple orders when it matters.

And killing people is simple and clear, and it is naturally a simple order.

Although it is too close to the time of Tian Hong's death, it is easy to attract the suspicion of others, and it is indeed inconsistent with the original plan. But the war between China and the West is coming to an end, and the next step should be to rescue He Da Face. eradicated this maid, but also counted a wish, so that he had the strength to fight with this brother-in-law.

Thinking of this, he stretched and stood up, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Xiao Tianzi grows up day by day, wait, the entire court, and even the whole world, will be my family.