Section XVIII

"Soldier four into one! Will! ”

With a "snap", Pabri picked up a red soldier and took another step forward in the position of the ninth palace.

Playing against him was a thin old man, who was none other than Lu Feng, the prime minister of the Southern Barbarians. Seeing Pabri fall like this, Lu Feng couldn't help but smile and said: "Your Majesty, the soldier who crosses the river, every step is one step less, commonly known as a veteran, the veteran is not lethal." Although your step is fierce and has taken our army, this soldier has entered the bottom line, and it is difficult to kill my black general. The situation of these two ghosts slamming the door is actually self-defeating. ”

As he spoke, he picked up the black general and pushed forward, "Five into one." The black general categorically ascended to the palace, leaving a veteran alone on the bottom line, looking at the black general in vain.

Pabri patted his head and said angrily: "Look at my memory, how did I forget this stubble again." Oh, what a great opportunity, it looks like we have to lose again. ”

When the Nanban was not yet independent, Pabri always liked to take his concubines to the mountains and rivers. It extends to Tianqingdao in the Greene Sea in the east, to the snow-capped Daya Snow Mountain in the west, and to the Cangyin Island Chain in the south, which is full of reckless primitive rainforests. Except for the Jiyu Forest in the north, which cannot be made because of the entrenchment of strange beasts. The entire territory of the Southern Barbarians is almost branded with the footprints of the Southern Barbarian Emperor. Five years ago, Pabri went to Daya Snow Palace to escape the summer and was caught by Wu Ming. Although it was later rescued, this matter has left a shadow in his heart, and the empire has been fighting fiercely with Persia in recent years, and the Eastern Han Dynasty in the north is not very peaceful. Pabri Cup Bow Snake Shadow, who has stayed in Rene for the past few years, dares to act rashly. He has nothing else to do in his life, so he likes to travel in the mountains and rivers, this grounding is really worse than killing him, but fortunately, there is Lu Feng.

Lu Feng was already a down-and-out gentleman in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he was still a distant relative of the Lu family, a prominent family in the north. If you compare carefully, turn up to the sixth generation, and his ancestor is cousin with the seventh-generation great-ancestor of Lu Tianxin, the current secretary of the Northern Han Dynasty. It's just that it's a long time ago, Lu Feng knows Lu Tianxin, but Lu Tianxin still knows that there is such a down-and-out uncle. But no matter what, Lu Feng is a son of the Lu family of the Northern Han Dynasty, but he is genuine. Later, Lu Feng's family fell in the middle of the road, and the whole family went south by boat to Nanjiao, becoming one of the many "south" people in the Eastern Han Dynasty. After his father's death, Lu Feng became even more unbearable, living on the streets of Gehan, selling calligraphy and paintings for a living. Fortunately, the Lu family is still slightly famous in the north, and his handwriting is not bad, and the Han people in the south are willing to find him to write letters and so on. So he relied on this meager income to survive.

The Nanban Empire was newly established, and in order to show orthodoxy, it was urgent to set up a prime minister to decorate the façade. But the prime minister is an example of a hundred officials, how can he be lightly given to others? There are many Nanban families, most of them are local natives, and they are fortunate to be able to speak Chinese, but if they are proficient, it is really difficult to take one. Among the Han people who went south, half a jar of water was mud legs, and their identities did not match. is really a bit of a real talent, but he is arrogant and disdainful of joining the Nanban, so as not to be infamous as a "thief".

In the past, the empire was newly established, and the Southern Barbarian Emperor ascended to the palace, full of ambition, and the ministers in the hall knelt on the ground, and the mountains shouted long live. However, in the midst of the noise, Pabri was furious and kicked over the imperial case in front of him. The Manchu ministers were in an uproar, and they all looked at each other for some reason. The soldiers outside the hall brought knives into the palace, and when the new emperor issued an order, they would drag out those who did not conform to the etiquette and cut them down to show their authority. The clerk in front of the palace truthfully wrote:

"The ministers were frightened, prostrated themselves on the ground, and asked the emperor why."

"The emperor sneered at him: roaring like a house full of frogs, one after another, can you know the etiquette of the palace?"

The ministers were stunned, and they fell to the ground and said: The ministers are terrified, they have never left their homeland all their lives, and they know the internal affairs of the Han Palace. May His Majesty choose the virtuous and treat him as a prime minister to set an example. ”

So, this recruitment order was decided, and Lu Feng happily accepted the application. He read a lot, and he didn't know anything about the court's ushering in and sending him, but it was more than enough to deal with the Southern Barbarian Emperor. In addition, he is a child of a family, and his identity is also on the right number. Pabri was overjoyed and personally issued an order to appoint Lu Feng as prime minister. Although this move is a bit child's play, Pabri also knows the truth of buying horse bones with a thousand dollars, so he treats Lu Feng very kindly. This move really won the hearts of many down-and-out Han people, and Lu Feng gradually selected some people among the Han people who could read and break words, and then added rectification, and the Nanban court barely looked like it.

Looking at Pabri's face full of regret, Lu Feng couldn't help but smile and said: "Your Majesty's chess strength has improved greatly in the past few years, and the minister is quite difficult to deal with. Just now I was just a little impatient, otherwise this game of chess would be a defeat for the old minister. ”

Pabri has been doing nothing for a few years and has gradually become obsessed with chess. Like all beginners, he stinks, but he doesn't know it. The basic truth that the soldiers crossing the river can't walk too hard, even beginners know it clearly, but Lu Feng has said it no less than ten times, and he still makes the same mistakes all the time.

Pabri was still annoyed: "The prime minister said very well, the soldiers who crossed the river are already old. Veterans and veterans, people are still like this, let alone a son. This move is like being covered with water and not being able to collect it, I am reckless. ”

The two are in agreement, not that Pabri has an imperial mind, but that Lu Feng is very good at drilling. I like what the emperor likes and hates what the emperor hates, this is the only way for him to be an official, and it is also an important reason why the Lu family of the Eastern Han Dynasty has been standing in the imperial court for many years. Now that it is used to deal with the Southern Barbarian Emperor, it is even more easy. Seeing that the emperor's face was unhappy, Lu Feng said with a smile: "Using chess as a metaphor, the empire should pay more attention to promoting rising stars and eliminating the old and weak in the selection of talents. It is also a great blessing that His Majesty lost a chess game but gained the truth. ”

In recent years, he has formed a gang and gradually become a leader of civil ministers. As soon as there are more people, there will naturally be more appeals, and there will be more contradictions with the generalissimo of land and water. Seeing that the opportunity was rare, he hurriedly lost no time in giving Xilie eye medicine.

Pabri gave up his son and said with a smile: "What the prime minister said is very true, let's come ...... again" was about to swing the horse and play another game, at this time, there was an attendant outside the door and said: "Your Majesty, the marshal asks to see you." ”

Pabri was stunned, he and Ciri were playmates. But after becoming the emperor, according to Lu Feng's request, the matter involved royal majesty, and the two of them had long lost their previous casualness. Xilie has become old in recent years, and the military has been handed over to Yourut to take care of. In this way, the two have less intersection. He said with some uncertainty: "Is Xilie here?" ”

The chamberlain replied, "It's the marshal." ”

He was having fun when he was interrupted in the middle of the game, and Pabri was very dissatisfied. He put the scattered chess pieces together and said to Lu Feng: "Prime Minister, let's come on." Then he said loudly outside: "Marshal Xuan come in." ”

As soon as the chess pieces were set, Xilie walked in. Seeing that Lu Feng was also there, Xilie was stunned at first, and then aimed at the chess scale, a trace of anger flashed across his face. He clasped his fists and saluted, and said firmly: "The imperial study is a source of knowledge and insight into the past and the present. His Majesty is playing with chess, which is really inappropriate. ”

Pabri was originally smiling, but the smile on his face faded at this time: "Dare to ask the marshal, it is not appropriate for the imperial study to be used for chess and leisure, so where is it appropriate?" ”

Xilie cleared his throat: "The minister thinks that His Majesty is the safety of all the people, and every word and deed is related to the well-being of the subjects. Should be diligent in political affairs, far from the villain, and work hard, it is the luck of the world. ”

The so-called diligent government affairs, far from the villain, then there is something else. Hearing Xilie say this, Pabri couldn't help but glance at Lu Feng, who was sitting still. Seeing his eyes, Lu Feng was shocked, and hurriedly turned over and knelt on the ground, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the old minister is terrified!" ”

Pabri looked at Xilie, who was standing tall, and then at Lu Feng, who was kneeling on the ground. There was more inexplicable meaning in his eyes, and he sighed and said: "The pillar of the prime minister's country, knowledgeable and courteous, well-founded, the empire can be on the right track, thanks to the help of the prime minister." With such a great achievement, he is really a hero of the empire, how can he listen to rumors and belittle himself and claim to be a villain? Stop kneeling, get up. ”

Although these words are very literal, they are nothing more than blaming Xilie for slander and being very dissatisfied with his words and deeds. Lu Feng was greatly grateful, and kowtowed respectfully and said, "Thank you." After speaking, he stood up respectfully, folded his sleeves and stood aside, and said no more.

Xilie opened his mouth and was about to say more, but Pabri waved his hand and said, "The marshal has not come to the door for a long time, and he is not here to chat with me this time, I don't know what is the matter?" ”

As soon as he heard Pabri say this, Xilie had no choice but to extinguish his thoughts of admonishing again: "Your Majesty, the minister is here to ask you for troops. ”

The Southern Barbarian Emperor was stunned and said a little strangely: "Didn't Persia just retreat?" Who are you going to hit again? Could it be the use of troops against the Eastern Han Dynasty? Oh, marshal, our country has been fighting for many years, and it is rare to stop, and it is really not suitable to use troops anymore. ”

In recent years, Nanban has had a lot of friction with Persia and the Eastern Han Dynasty. After a few tough battles, they can be regarded as winning and losing each other. But the war was urgent, and Pabri did not dare to move a little every day in Genet, and had to be afraid that Persia would break through the front line and kill Genet. After a few tosses, he has long lost his former ambitions. Now that he saw that Persia had finally withdrawn from the army, he was also relieved, and he couldn't help but be surprised to know that Xilie was going to fight again.

Heelt looked at Pabri's frightened face, but sighed in his heart. After the founding of the country, His Majesty was indulged in leisure and ambition. For this matter, he has not been less admonished. But the result was the emperor's unwarranted suspicion. Seeing that the emperor said something nice, he was actually frightened. He didn't say much, but said: "It's not a war against the Eastern Han Dynasty, it's just to send troops to capture Wu Ming, the governor of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the West who escaped in our country." ”

"To catch Wu Ming?"

Pabri obviously couldn't turn a corner, "Isn't the national teacher already gone?" What else do you want us to do? ”

Xilie sighed, and had to repeat the contents of the note. After listening to him, Pabri was so shocked that he dropped the chess pieces in his hand and muttered, "Ran away again, this Wu Ming's luck is really good." He thought for a while, and then said, "Since the national teacher said to release Wu Ming, let it go." If we try to recover it, won't it seem untrustworthy? Besides, the Southern Han Dynasty also had a reason to raise troops, if it sent troops to attack, the empire would fight for many years, but some could not bear it. ”

Speaking of which, it was full of prevarication, and in Xilie's newly calmed heart, anger surged again. He secretly suppressed it and said slowly: "The soldiers are treacherous, my country and the Southern Han are hostile. When the two countries are at war, they are doing everything, so what kind of benevolence, righteousness and morality are they talking about? Besides, the Southern Han Dynasty is under pressure from the north, and it is difficult to protect itself, so does it have the spare strength to invade the south? In the past, when the two Han Dynasty were not divided, our country was still able to beat him and lose his armor, but now in the face of the Southern Han Dynasty, which is only half of the country, is His Majesty afraid? ”