The forty-ninth carriage was parked outside a house with one floor and one bottom. At the door stood a middle-aged man with a wooden face. Seeing a few people coming down, he didn't say much, nodded, and then opened the door of his house. Zhang Yu also nodded at him, skillfully drove the carriage, and drove in. The middle-aged man waited until Wu Ming and Lei Fei'er entered the door, then closed the door again, and then inserted the latch. Lei Fei'er pointed at Wu Ming, then took out the pine order in his arms, and said, "Zhu San, this is Lord Wu, this pine order was given to him by the ancestor." ”

Zhu San took the token, looked at it carefully, and then handed it to Lei Fei'er and said, "Congratulations to Senior Sister, seeing Ling is like seeing the ancestor, and now you can finally show your strengths." ”

Lei Fei'er took it, sighed and said, "Let's go." ”

The house looked quite large, at least large in a civilian area, but the furnishings inside were shabby. That Zhu San took a few people to the back room. There was a large pile of jars and jars in the back room, and he walked over and picked up one of the jars that looked larger. A hole suddenly appeared in the wall. He said, "Guys, go in." ”

This is still a jump tunnel entrance, and as soon as the entrance of this cave is opened, there is a musty smell coming from inside. Wu Ming frowned, Lei Fei'er didn't seem to be aware of it, so he got into it first, and asked, "Zhu San, it's our people who are guarding over there now." ”

Zhu San nodded and said, "Senior sister, don't worry, now when we get to Hai, the guards are all Second Brother Li's team, and the people inside have all been bought, there is no problem." ”

Wu Ming followed Lei Fei'er into the tunnel, and he heard a sound outside, and Zhu San had already blocked the entrance to the tunnel. It was suddenly dark inside, and he couldn't hold back any longer, and asked, "Could it be that you are taking me to see the prime minister?" ”

In the darkness, Lei Fei'er's voice came faintly: "Exactly, the prime minister is now imprisoned in a secret prison in the west of the city, and ordinary people don't know about it. Fortunately, there was a guard team leader who was from our Cangsong Pavilion, so he got in touch with us. ”

Wu Ming's heart was shocked, another important purpose of his mission to the north this time was to find out the whereabouts of the prime minister, and Lei Fei'er really helped him a lot now. This is really "stepping on iron shoes and finding nowhere to go, and it takes no effort to get it." ”

They can even find this, and the hidden strength of Cangsong Pavilion is indeed not to be underestimated. But it's no wonder that this holy land, which has followed the Eastern Han Dynasty for nearly a thousand years, doesn't believe anyone if it doesn't have hole cards.

The tunnel was quite a distance, and the two of them walked around for a while, and Lei Feier lifted a stone, and then said, "It's here." After saying that, he got out first. Wu Ming followed her closely and got out of the tunnel.

Outside was a stone prison, dark and dreary. They were opening the tunnel at the heel of a cell wall. In the distance, a lighted torch burned silently around the corner, and there was a dead silence all around, and the firelight did not even jump. If it weren't for that bit of light, it would be no different from inside the tunnel.

A small officer came out from under the torch and said softly, "Is it Sister Fei'er?" ”

Lei Feier was bending down to pick up the square stone block at the entrance of the tunnel and block the entrance to the tunnel, and the place was suddenly tightly closed. It's as if it was originally a large square stone. She heard the shouting, stood up and said, "Yes, you watch the outside well, and if there is a situation, you will warn you." The little officer agreed, and disappeared around the corner.

As soon as Wu Mingfu came out, he saw a person huddled in another corner of this stone prison. The man had white hair, covered his entire face, and his body was dirty and torn. Until now, he was still motionless, like a dead man. Lei Fei'er bowed and said softly, "Prime Minister, I'm coming to see you again." ”

The man remained motionless, and only after a while did he say in a hoarse voice, "What are you doing again?" Sue Li Tie's old horseman, if you want to kill him, you want to know "March Strategy? The whereabouts of "Twenty-four Questions", there is no door. ”

Lei Fei'er smiled bitterly: "Prime Minister, if you don't believe me, you should always believe Lord Wu who went south with His Highness." He is now a special envoy to the South, and it is precisely here that he has come to discuss North-South cooperation. ”

The man heard Refel say this, and sat up on his feet. He straightened his messy hair, and when he saw Wu Ming standing not far away, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, and only muttered after a while: "It's really Wu Ming." Then he seemed to remember something, and said sharply: "Okay, you Wu Ming, I thought you were a man, but I didn't expect to surrender Li Tie so quickly and become his lackey." Haha, I didn't want to live for a long time, come on, kill me. Hugh has to change the recipe and toss and turn, the soldier can be killed, but not humiliated. ”

His face is now withered, and his shape is more like a ghost, and there is still a generation of prime ministers. Wu Ming looked at him and couldn't help but feel a headache in his heart. He slowly untied Chixiao from his waist, and then slowly pulled it out section by section, "Prime Minister, you don't believe me, but the divine soldier is psychic, so naturally he won't confess the lord indiscriminately, I can pull out this sword, can't I explain it?" ”

Chixiao only revealed half of the sword body, and the entire stone prison was suddenly full of golden light. Tao Ren's eyes have not seen things for a long time, so he is naturally not used to it. He narrowed his eyes, tears flowed down his cheeks, and just said, "Master Wu, put away the red night quickly, the old man believes you." ”

When Wu Ming put away Chixiao, he wanted to sit up with his hands propped up, but he frowned again, as if his whole body was extremely weak, Wu Ming walked over, helped him and said, "Prime Minister, you have suffered." ”

Tao Ren didn't seem to hear his words, just trembled his hands, touched the red night on his waist, and muttered, "It's really a red night, it's really true." It seems that the sky will not die, my Eastern Han Dynasty. Wu Ming hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, why are you like this?" What about the emperor? How the hell was it poisoned? Is Concubine Qing really a spy in Northern Mongolia? ”

Lei Fei'er interjected on the side: "Lord Wu, the prime minister's body is a little weak, let him drink some water first, and speak slowly, it's still early before the time to hand over the shift, and there is time." She was very well prepared, and as she spoke, she untied a water bladder from her body and handed it to Tao Ren.

Tao Ren took the water, drank a few sips of "Gu Bang Gu Long", his spirit seemed to be better, and then said: "At the end of April last year, Pabri announced that he would be the emperor, and His Royal Highness swore to march south. The emperor wanted to take this opportunity to solve the Nanban problem once and for all. At that time, the court meeting was held, and Li Tie was really not what we expected, and he strongly opposed it. ”

"Strongly opposed?" Wu Ming couldn't help but interrupt him. It would be a bit strange if Li Tie strongly objected, his plan this time could be described as seamless and interlocking. Wasn't he ready at the time? Tao Ren nodded and said, "Yes, but Li Tie's opposition is within our expectations." We initially planned to take down the Nanban with a thunderous force, and the other governors made it clear that they supported it. At that time, it was on the border of North Mengkou, and in the northeast, the island widows also harassed Le Lang on a large scale. Li Tie can't draw any troops at all, so we also feel that this time is also a good time to pacify the Nanban, once there is more Nanban, the emperor's troops and territory will be greatly increased. When the time comes, we will slowly take the power back to the central government. ”

Wu Ming's heart "chuckled", and he suddenly understood. When he came to this world, even if he was politically blind, he felt that the system of this country was a bit unreasonable, and the power of the governor was too great, and even threatened the imperial power. But then I slowly understood. In this world, due to the prevalence of martial arts, personal force has been greatly strengthened, and the people's worship of high-level martial artists is almost a bit blind. Historically, all the governors have almost been above the late eighth stage, and some people are even just one foot away from reaching the grandmaster.

Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty and Tao Ren's plan was not unambitious, and if it succeeded, the Eastern Han Dynasty would completely get rid of this institutional constraint. It is condensed into an iron plate, and truly gives full play to the national strength of its own great power. At that time, the Eastern Han Dynasty will truly stand above this world, making several other empires look up.

Speaking of this, Tao Ren's eyes looked at the top of the dungeon, full of longing. Then he said: "In the early days, this plan was very smooth, and His Highness was like a bamboo, and soon attacked Xinhe City, and it was getting closer and closer to Rehe, the capital of the Southern Barbarians. Speaking of this, his voice was full of pain, and he muttered in a low voice: "Later, presumably Lord Wu also knew that Sima Shang of Nanyang had launched a rebellion, and we only got the news from Zhu Huai more than ten days later. Later, Liao Qing, the governor of the southwest, promised to send troops to contain the Nanban, but it was also a complete failure, and he didn't see the slightest movement at all. ”

Wu Ming was shocked: "Did you know that His Highness's back road was intercepted after more than ten days?" ”

"Yes." Tao Ren nodded heavily.

Wu Ming's heart has already turned over the giant Lang, if it is really as Tao Ren said, then Zhu Huai is worthy of suspicion. Nanyang is Zhu Huai's old nest, once Sima Shang rebelled, the government decree was not passed, and Zhu Huai could not know. And now the carrier pigeon system is so developed that it will not be delayed until more than ten days later to let Kyoto know. So, what is Zhu Huai's purpose in doing this?

Tao Ren continued: "Later? The situation is getting worse and worse, and Zhu Huai led troops to quell the Nanyang rebellion, but it has not been effective. ”

Wu Ming couldn't help but interject: "The Nanyang rebellion has not been quelled yet. Is this Sima Shang really that powerful? ”

Tao Ren sneered: "Lord Wu, don't you still understand? Just imagine, once we control Nanban, what good will it do to Zhu Huai? It is better to maintain the status quo, and he can continue to control the five provinces south of the Yangtze River and be his free governor. The 200,000 troops of the southern expedition were wiped out this time, and if you really want to count it, he Zhu Huai will bear at least half of the responsibility. ”

Wu Ming groaned, thinking about disbelief. But he knew that what Tao Ren said was most likely the truth. Nanyang Sima Shang's little troops, with Zhu Huai's Lao Lao Lao and hundreds of thousands of troops in Jiangnan, it is impossible to encircle it for so long and still not be able to take it. It's just that the last time I went to the Governor's Palace, I saw that they were discussing the attack on Nanyang, what was going on? For a while, he only felt that his head was about to explode, and he was getting more and more confused.

He continued, "And what about later?" Is Concubine Qing really a spy in Northern Mongolia? The emperor was really poisoned by her? ”

Tao Ren shook his head: "I don't know about this, when I was arrested, I heard that the emperor had been poisoned." Then Li Tie put all the blame on me and Concubine Qing. As for the rest, I spent all of my time in prison and didn't know it. ”

At this point, all three fell silent. There was a dead silence all around, and everyone's hearts were heavy. Tao Ren pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Lord Wu, are you here for peace talks this time?" ”

Wu Ming cleaned up his mood, nodded and said, "Yes." He briefly briefed Tao Ren on the current situation. After Tao Ren listened, he was silent for a long time. said: "Lord Tang really doesn't die in the heart of the Yellow River, this is the case, and he still has illusions about the current court." Alas, let this old friend toss. He always has a day when he gets discouraged. ”

After saying that, he coughed violently, as if he had exhausted all his strength from what he had just said. He coughed so hard that he leaned against the wall next to him. Only now did Wu Ming discover that Tao Ren's entire lower limbs were a blur of flesh and blood. In some places, there are even bones of Bai Sensen exposed. How much torture is this? His heart was sour, and he picked him up and said, "Prime Minister, I'll save you now." ”

Tao Ren covered his chest, gasped for a while, and said: "Lord Wu, now the whole of Kyoto is Li Tie's world, if you save me out, it will only startle the snake, and even Lord Tang's last bit of hard work will be wasted." I'm tired of living this old bone, and I can't love it, even if you rescue me, I won't have a few days to live. Don't waste your efforts. ”

Lei Fei'er said softly on the side: "The prime minister has been tortured, and there is little chance of life. Moreover, Li Tie gave him a very powerful poison, and I studied it for a long time, but I couldn't figure it out. Alas! ”

Tao Ren gently pushed Wu Ming away, glanced at Lei Fei'er, and his tone was full of apologies: "It seems that Miss Lei has come to see the old man these times, and she is sincere. Twenty-four Questions", I'm really sorry. ”

Lei Fei'er didn't even dare to say it, Tao Ren raised his head, his eyes were wrinkled, and he suddenly said: "Lord Wu, "March Strategy?" "Twenty-Four Questions" is indeed a rare military masterpiece. It was written by Ouyang Fang, the first prime minister of our dynasty. It was only later that the prime minister's military power was divided by the Tai Lieutenant, and the prime minister became a full-time civil official. This strange book has been passed down from generation to generation in the hands of successive prime ministers, but it is a pearl that has been secretly invested. Li Tie still hasn't killed me, he just wants to get this strange book. Since you have been recognized by Chixiao, you must be a person with great ambitions and a clear heart. I passed him on to you, and I used it to the fullest. Forget it, but I have a matter on my mind, and you can come with your ears. ”

Wu Ming was startled and said, "Prime Minister." ”

Tao Ren coughed again: "Hurry up, don't mother-in-law." ”

Wu Ming had no choice but to whisper a few words in his ear. His eyes widened suddenly, and he almost exclaimed, "In his hands? ”

After Tao Ren finished saying this, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go, Master Wu, if you don't leave, it's going to be time." When the time comes, it will alarm Li Tie, don't say it's me, I'm afraid everyone will be finished. ”

Wu Ming squirmed and said, "But you, Prime Minister? ”

Tao Ren turned his back and said, "If you really want to thank my old man, you can assist my nephew well and fulfill our unfulfilled wish." ”

Bidding farewell to Tao Ren, the two followed the tunnel and returned from the same way. After burrowing out of the tunnel, it was already dark outside. The cold wind howled, as if to freeze the whole air. Wu Ming felt a little trance, and almost suspected that he was in a dream. Lei Fei'er suddenly let out a long breath and said, "Lord Wu, by now, you know why I am disappointed in this imperial court. ”

Her words were extremely painful, and her nose was sour, Wu Ming lowered his head, and tears almost flowed down. Looking up at the sky, a crescent moon was hanging in the sky, blood red and blood-red, how similar it was to the night of Tingya. He suddenly felt a pang in his heart, took a deep breath, and said, "Fei'er, if we don't work hard, then there will really be no hope, what's the point of living like that?" ”

Lei Fei'er looked at the waning moon in the sky and was silent for a long time before she let out a long sigh and said, "Lord Wu, maybe you are right. ”