Autumn is getting deeper day by day, and as the weather turns cooler, the soldiers in Tongguan are not having a good time.

Since the new emperor ascended the throne, the imperial court has not paid a military salary to the soldiers stationed in Tongguan, according to the generals guarding the pass, it is some villains in the court who have withheld military rations, and the new emperor has left the Tongguan soldiers alone. The inaction of the imperial court caused dissatisfaction among the middle and lower class generals.

Only a small number of military generals in the upper echelons knew that the main reason for the arrears of food and salaries in the imperial court was the rigid relationship between the general of the guarded pass, the general Nanyuan, and the imperial court, and since the new emperor ascended the throne, he had not even submitted the most basic letter of allegiance to Chang'an City. Many people don't understand Mu He's thoughts, but Mu He's brother, General An Li, knows that Mu He is waiting for the price to sell.

Mu and have been fighting on the battlefield for more than 30 years, from a young man to a gray-haired old handsome, he has always been pressed as the second in command. First there is the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and then there is the Marquis of Dingguo, he always can't be alone, only this time, before the emperor died, he placed him to replace Liu Zhaozhen, the Marquis of Dingguo, to guard Tongguan, he felt that this was an opportunity, at least he had to take his fate in his own hands.

Mu He was cautious and never interacted with the princes of the court, but he also had a prince he admired, the fourth prince Su Ren, who was later the king of Jin. King Jin is low-key, also very introverted, and has the demeanor of doing great things, after the fall of the three princes and King Yi one after another, in his opinion, King Jin ascended the throne nine times out of ten, and he was also ready to be loyal to King Jin to seek a career for him, but unfortunately suddenly killed a cowardly and incompetent King Yu on the heir to the throne.

This King Yu is the one he looks down on the most on weekdays, although he is his son-in-law, but he has been in the market for many years, and his various behaviors are no different from being a scoundrel. He didn't want to serve such a mediocre emperor. He's waiting for a better time. Or rather. Better conditions.

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On the night of September 24, Mu He met for the third time with the envoy of the King of Huai, who was also the future ruler of Huai, the Lord of Min.

She not only brought a letter from the King of Huai, but also promised rich conditions, and together with the wife of Muhe, she would also be glorified for a lifetime. This made Mu Yu very tempted.

Originally, he was most worried about the legitimacy of King Huai's throne, but Lord Min said very clearly that King Huai was the orthodox emperor who obeyed the heavens, and he was the former prince. Regency of the Nine Guidelines. If it weren't for Su Yunyang's edict, the current King of Huai should not only sit on the Huai land, but should sit on the land of the four seas.

There is no doubt about this, even the former emperor often lamented when he was alive that if it were not for his brother's affection for the mountains and rivers and no intention of the throne, it would not be his turn to take charge of state affairs. It's a humble way of saying that he seems to have no intention of taking the throne, but in fact he did take his brother's throne, and everyone knows it.

In the hall of the general's mansion in front of Tongguan Pass, Mu You's shadow was pulled by the slender candle flame for a long time, and the beating figure was in the figure. A man's shadow came in through the door, and Mu and his wife, who had just moved with his family, thought it was his wife. But seeing that it was his brother with a different surname and also his brother-in-law Wu He, his body turned around again.

"Big brother, that person...... It's Lord Min, right? Wu He couldn't help but ask when he saw that Mu He had been deliberately avoiding him these days.

"Brother, there are some things that I can't tell you for the time being, there will be results."

Wu He sighed and said: "Big brother, you don't know the position of the Lord of Daomin and the King of Huai, they are asking for you now, and they will definitely give you a lot of profits, but once they are in charge of the world, how can they treat you favorably?" Cutting off your military power, and then raiding your family and exterminating the clan, since ancient times, the royal family has done less such things? ”

Wu He's words also made Mu He's expression cold, and Mu He looked at Wu He coldly and said, "Then with the intention of a virtuous brother, what should I do?" ”

"The emperor has left Chang'an City, and he is about to go to Tongguan to work in person, isn't this an opportunity for the eldest brother to rebuild the old good with the imperial court? We are the people of the Dashun court, how can we do things that are contrary to the norm? ”

Mu He couldn't help but laugh in the face of Wu He's bitter persuasion, and his smile was even a little desolate.

"Do you really think that the emperor is here to work for the army?" Mu He threw a secret report to his brother with a different surname, "Look at it, this is the news that Chang'an City is flying over, that dog emperor is here to take the life of you, a loyal and patriotic general, they heard that it was wind or rain, thinking that you colluded with King Huai and were about to take you!" ”

Wu He looked at the secret report with some incredulity, and said, "This ...... How is this possible? There must be a villain who framed me, I know it, it must be King Huai looking for someone to spread rumors in Chang'an City to destroy the relationship between you and me and the imperial court. Big brother, we can't be fooled! ”

"It's not that you and I can't be fooled now, even if this is really what King Huai did, since the court believes it, then we can only cooperate with King Huai There is one way to go, otherwise we will kill ourselves." Mu and said, "But for the time being, we must first make a welcome posture, for brother, I want to give King Huai an unexpected vote!" ”

Wu He was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and was shocked: "Big brother has to ......"

He didn't dare to say what he wanted, as a courtier, this should not be thought about and even more unspeakable.

Regicide!

A crime that is not enough to compensate for the destruction of the family more than a dozen times.

"He is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!"

As soon as Mu He drew his long sword to show his determination, a guard came to report that Luan Jia had been stationed five miles outside Tongguan. There was a group of envoys from the imperial court who were coming to Tongguan.

"It's coming so fast!"

Mu He waved his long sword and ordered, "Open the inner pass and welcome the envoy!" ”

Saying that, Mu He had already hurried to the door, as if he was going to pick up Luan and drive into Tongguan in person. Wu He's heart was extremely nervous, and he hurriedly followed the resolute Mu He, and then persuaded: "Big brother, why don't you think about it again!" ”

"What do you think?" Mu He shouted, "Brother, you have been in the military camp for decades, and I said when I was still a commander and you were a military commander, being a soldier is to build an immortal career. We used to be singles, and even the village aunts made fun of us, but then didn't we marry the official sisters in our hometown who didn't look at us? How many corpses have we walked to get to where we are today. Are you going to let me miss such a good opportunity for nothing, just for that bullshit courtesy? ”

There was no turning back from the bow.

Mu Youben is a young man in the countryside, he has never read a book, and he doesn't understand the big truth. The reason why he was able to advance to the position he is today. One is his tenacity. And he is willing to learn to go to the top. Among so many illiterate generals, he was the first and only one to pass the Wen Xiucai examination through self-study. It is precisely because of this that the former Marquis of Zhenyuan and the current Marquis of Dingguo value him very much, and have repeatedly recommended him to the imperial court for reuse.

But such a person usually has a wolf nature in his bones, a person who works hard to the extreme, and only sees himself in his eyes.

Mu and Heng were determined to kill the king, but when they rode their horses to the inner pass, they learned that Luan Jia had not arrived with the envoys. It was not someone else who entered Tongguan first, it was his mentor back then, and he was also the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and now the right minister Yuan Bolang.

"How could it be him?"

Back then, in order to seek fame and fortune, he had to visit this nominal teacher. In fact, what he hated most was Yuan Bolang and his ilk who were pedantic people full of benevolence and morality, who used to always have to be patient, but now that he is in a high position, he doesn't want to see the old pedant who can only talk about some big truths.

Wu He already knew that Lu Daomu's attitude was resolute, and the matter was irreparable. Hearing that Luan Jia didn't care, he let go a little.

"Big brother, can you see it?"

I learned from the secret report. There were also more than 1,000 Imperial Forest troops who drove out with Luan. Although with the strength of Tongguan, it is not difficult to kill more than 1,000 Imperial Forest Army, but after all, it is only a few hundred miles away from Chang'an City. They may also be convicted of crimes.

Thinking of this, Mu He said: "Yuan Bolang must have come to fight the outpost, and then Luan will enter the customs." We tried to treat this old fellow as politely as possible, so that he and the emperor could not be suspicious. ”

Mu He suddenly glanced at Wu He again, "Brother Xian, I may have to embarrass you later." ”

Wu He was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of one thing, the imperial court was here to arrest him this time. In order to gain Yuan Bolang's trust, Mu He didn't want to sacrifice him as a token for his immortal deeds?

"Big brother, you ......"

Mu He patted Wu He on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you and I are brothers, and we haven't changed for decades." Big brother will take care of you. ”

Mu He has always spoken and counted, this is what Wu He admires about him, and his words also put Wu He at ease. It seems that the elder brother is just to paralyze Yuan Bolang, not to send him to death.

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In the hall of the General's Mansion in front of the Sekizen.

Mu He, accompanied by Wu He and several confidant generals, met with the envoys of the imperial court, and Yuan Bolang, the right minister, and his party.

Although Yuan Bolang did not come alone, he did not bring many entourages, except for a household secretary who was a little famous, and the others were just retinues. And these entourages are only about 20 people, all of whom are dressed and dressed in the clothes and costumes of the guards of the Royal Forest Army.

In Tongguan, where 20,000 soldiers were stationed, he did not have the slightest fear of these more than 20 people. It's just that the weapons they are holding make him feel very incomprehensible, the stick is not a stick, the knife is not a knife, and it is not a spear, but just a cylinder-like thing, which seems to be very light on the back, but he does not know what the use of the road is. He was about to ask someone to unload their weapons, but seeing that they weren't carrying blades, he didn't pay much attention to that.

Yuan Bolang is always bullied in front of Liu Yu, but it doesn't mean that he will also be idle in front of others.

After all, he is the right minister of the court, the head of the civil ministers, and Mu He was once his student, a teacher for one day and a father for life. In front of his son, he still has to be proud in front of someone, the student has the ability, and his face as a gentleman also has light.

"The first of all. You won't feel embarrassed to come uninvited as a teacher, right? "The first is the word of Mu He, Yuan Bolang is arrogant to a certain person, but for Mu He, he is still very kind, he has always faced the younger generation with the image of a loving father.

Although a person is a "junior", it is not counted as his kindness.

"The master is here, and the students should welcome the first three miles, but they can't get out of the military affairs, so please forgive the master."

Master is also a title for teacher in ancient times, which means master and father. Such a title seemed very respectful and awe-inspiring, which made Yuan Bolang very satisfied, and his eyes swept over someone behind him.

As a gentleman, Yuan Bolang originally wanted to catch up with this proud protégé, but after all, he was also an envoy of the imperial court and came with a purpose. He was blunt.

"Zhongxian, there is a man named Wu He under you?"

In just one sentence, the atmosphere in the entire hall was almost frozen. (To be continued......)