Section XXI

Since he said it, Wei Hu simply saluted Wu Ming and said, "My lord, is there anything that needs to be done by his subordinates at the moment?" ”

"It's fine." Wu Ming groaned, and then said: "How many ways can you mobilize the Ten Roads Guard of the Forbidden Army's Yamen?" ”

Wei Hu bowed and said with a wry smile: "There are only two people who can really listen to their subordinates, and Zhen Fan, who is made by the third road guard, is my deputy, and I am the one who pulled him up, so he naturally listens to me." And I saved Pei Yong, the envoy of the Seven Road Guards, and now I am a brother with him, and he has always obeyed my orders. Seeing that Wu Ming was still silent, he hesitated, and then said: "My lord, Ji Zhong and I have a good relationship with the Wuluwei Guard, but according to the estimation of his subordinates, he may be the person on the prime minister's side. ”

Wu Ming looked at his somewhat apprehensive face, and said secretly in his heart: "It seems that he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to himself, otherwise he will not give up all his old bottoms." However, this Wei side has neither background nor strength, and it is rare to be able to mix between the two major forces to such a degree. ”

Thinking of this, he shook his head and said, "No, Brother Wei, you try to hide it as much as possible in the future, and don't express your opinions until the critical moment." It is enough to keep the existing two people. ”

Although the Guards Battalion had a horse farm outside the city, 15,000 men and horses were stationed. However, the horse farm is still some distance away from Nanning City, and if the soldiers from other battalions want to enter the city, more than 100 people need to be reported to the Ministry of War for the record. In this way, it is inevitable to be constrained. Since Wu Ming had decided to use his own strength to maintain the stability of the imperial court, he naturally spared no effort. The two guards add up to a total of 5,000 people, which is already a large force, and once there is any emergency, Wu Ming can deal with it with ease and is much more handy.

Wei Hu nodded: "Your Excellency commands, and your subordinates should remember it." Don't you just pretend to be a grandson, you're used to it anyway. ”

As soon as Wei Hu was sent away, the subordinate Lao Song hurriedly came to say: "General, Lord Tang, the head of the household department, is here." ”

Tang Xuan is here? Wu Ming was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll go to greet you." When he walked out of the Commander's Mansion, he saw a simple cyan sedan chair parked at the door, Tang Xuan was dressed in civilian clothes, and looked at himself with a smile accompanied by two subordinates. Wu Ming stepped forward, held his hand with some emotion and said, "Brother Tang, you have lost a lot of weight, pay attention to your body." ”

Tang Xuan was thin, his face was haggard, not to mention, even the gray hair between his temples had begun to turn white, and at a glance, he didn't look like he was less than forty, but he was about the same as an old man about fifty years old. Tang Xuan coughed lightly, his eyes were full of smiles: "It's an old man, that's comparable to Lord Wu." When I see it today, the style is better than in the past. I would be glad to think that my father would know about it. ”

Wu Ming didn't continue to take pictures with him, helped him up and walked in, and said as he walked: "Brother Tang is really, can't you come later, it's really not good, it's okay to wait for me to take time to visit you, you came early in the morning, the Queen Mother knows, I'm afraid it's not good......"

Tang Xuan coughed again, but pushed away Wu Ming's hand: "Your big brother Tang can still walk, so you don't need to be so pretentious." He looked at the plaque at the door of the Commander's Mansion and said with a smile: "This high-gate compound is difficult not to attract attention." However, other people are afraid of coming to the door, but I, Tang Xuan, am not afraid of their irresponsible remarks. ”

After Tang Ziou, the owner of the Taixue Pavilion, fell, Tang Zixuan obeyed his father's orders and took dozens of teachings from Nanning College all the way south to Wu Ming. These teachings are all in the status of lifters, and many of them are also officials, so after arriving in Nanning, there are not many people who really stay in Nanning College to teach, and most of them are installed by the Queen Mother in various departments of the Southern Han Dynasty, which is also the foundation of the Queen Mother's foothold in the Southern Han Dynasty. Now Tang Xuanguan is the head of the household department, and he is also the dean of Nanning College, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the chief official of the Queen Mother's faction. But Wu Ming knew that Tang Xuan would definitely stand by his side at a critical moment, which was not about intuition, but a kind of trust in his personality. So the relationship between the two is quite special, they are both colleagues and old friends, and there is a little bit of brotherhood. If Wu Ming was the closest to someone in the Southern Han Dynasty, it was naturally Tang Xuan. The relationship between the two is known to almost everyone, so Tang Xuan said so.

Entering the living room, as soon as the two of them sat down, Tang Xuan said straightforwardly: "Lord Wu, tomorrow is the court meeting, and there is not much time for you to prepare, but do you have any plans?" ”

Now the imperial court is a five-day dynasty, and after Tang Xuan's reminder, Wu Ming woke up and tomorrow is the day of the great dynasty. He thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Seeing that Brother Tang is so nervous, is there anything else that has changed?" ”

The highlight of tomorrow is nothing more than to appease the soldiers of the Western Expedition. However, Wu Ming now has soldiers in his hands, and he is not afraid that the governor of China and the West will fly away. The mess in China and the West, the court only has it now, and only by handing it over to him, can it be safe, so he is not panicked when the old god is here now.

"If you want to talk about the change, I hear a little wind."

Tang Xuan glanced at Wu Ming, who was not in a hurry, but secretly praised in his heart: "This kid is becoming more and more like a general, Chixiao's prophecy may not really be fulfilled for him." He looked around, and then whispered: "Last night, the prime minister went to see the Queen Mother in person, and the two talked for a long time. The prime minister hasn't met the Queen Mother for a long time, and the reason why they met is, I guess it's for you. ”

He is not in good health, and he came running early in the morning, is this just for this? Wu Ming's heart was moved for a while, and he said with a smile: "That's nothing, rewarding the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army is originally a big deal, and the prime minister and the queen mother should meet in advance." ”

Tang Xuan still frowned: "But I feel that it's not so simple, alas, although the Queen Mother believes that I use me, but it's only about you, and she is on guard." Otherwise, you don't have to be so passive. ”

Wu Ming said: "Since you can't think of it, don't think about it." Brother Tang came early in the morning, so he wouldn't just say this. ”

"Naturally not, we haven't seen each other for a year, brother, I'm here to see you. Disturb a glass of water and wine. He sighed, and continued, "It's just that my younger brother and sister are not in good health, and I haven't tasted her craftsmanship for a long time." ”

Wu Ming looked at his haggard face and said softly, "Brother Tang, you also have to pay attention to your body. Manpower is always exhausted, and things are endless. ”

Tang Xuan smiled bitterly: "I naturally know. He sighed again: "But Lord Liu doesn't care about everything, the money and food of the Western Expeditionary Army have to be deployed, how can you not be busy?" But the war is finally over, and I can go down easily. ”

Is the war over? This is mostly a self-defeating idea. The prime minister was already planning the Northern Expedition, and Li Tie naturally would not be restrained. Even if this temporary peace lasts, who knows?

※※※"Knock-"

With a roar, the melodious bell swayed leisurely over Nanning.

The people on the street couldn't help but look at the imperial palace in the west of the city. The imperial palace lasted two years and was completely completed under the management of Liu Ze, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. Now, it has been more than a year, and for the citizens of Nanning, this voice is too familiar to be more familiar, and it is the voice urging the ministers to go to court early.

As soon as the bell rang, all officials, regardless of size, had to rush to the imperial palace within half an hour to assemble. "The affairs of the early dynasty involve royal majesty, and no one shall be absent without an excuse and be late." When the Queen Mother replaced the commander of the forbidden army's yamen, she personally issued such an edict. Don't look at the prime minister who often fights with the queen mother, but he unswervingly adheres to this order. Seeing him like this, the officials didn't dare to slack off in the slightest. Therefore, when the Southern Han Dynasty was in the last dynasty, hundreds of officials were diligent, which was very different from the previous dynasties. Some people even privately say that this is a sign of the prosperity of the empire.

When the bell rang, Wu Ming had already walked outside the Golden Hall where the proceedings were held. The Imperial Palace was built in the style of the inner castle of Kyoto, but also surpassed it in scale. Ninety-nine steps, made quite exquisitely, the hundred officials with a solemn face, from the outside of the fish through, from the bottom of the look, the whole golden hall has a feeling of its depth like the sea, can not be seen. It's more like a heavenly palace.

Wu Ming settled down, walked to the right of the Golden Palace throne and stood still. Since the establishment of the guard battalion in the Eastern Han Dynasty, this position has been dedicated to its commander. Every official came in and threw a meaningful glance at him. Almost everyone had a hunch that this young commander would stand in this position for the last time, and even if he still arrived in the court in the future, his identity had changed.

When the Queen Mother led the little emperor and slowly sat down on the throne, the officials were silent. Five years have passed, and this young woman has used her own means to tell everyone that she is not a vase, nor is she a weak woman. With her thin shoulders, she provoked the entire Queen Mother Party, and fought against the old and spicy prime minister, and did not fall behind.

Such a woman, even if she throws away her identity as the queen mother, who would dare to despise her?

Hundreds of civil and military officials, meritorious dignitaries and dignitaries set up the Golden Palace. A eunuch shook off the dust lightly, and said loudly in a dumb male duck voice: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has arrived and opened the court." In addition to the prime minister and Wu Ming, all the officials fell to the ground, and after the mountain shouted long live, there were three more "Niang Niang Chitose." "The movements are uniform and powerful.

Although the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister restrain each other, it is undeniable. The two are still quite restrained, at least in foreign wars, and have never dragged each other back. In the past few years, the Southern Han Dynasty has also won some battles. Today, most of China and the West have been recovered, and the northwest also borders the imperial court. Everyone was convinced that under the leadership of the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister, this emerging empire would surely defeat the Northern Han Dynasty and complete the unification of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The return of the Western Expeditionary Army from a great victory expanded their confidence to the peak. Looking down from above, you can see these people standing neatly and neatly, and at the same time giving people a majestic momentum. But Wu Ming knew that under the surface of this united city, there were too many cracks, and one bad thing was the situation of falling apart.

The golden palace is full of grandeur and grandeur. And offstage, they are transformed, each with its own face. The prime minister and the queen mother are two big trees in the court, and various officials are divided and combined between these two forces, intriguing and calculating each other. Now he has returned victorious, and he has fought against them with the military strength in his hands. It is bound to add more variables to this turbulent court.

This is the center of power in the Southern Han Dynasty, and invisible wars are staged every day, and their fierceness is even more dangerous than real swords and guns on the battlefield.