Originally, Han Jian's plan was to solve the problem in Guanzhong before the spring was warm, and now it is May, and the Xianbei people will make a comeback at any time, but now the problem of Guanzhong is unresolved, and although the soldiers and horses on the two roads are very murderous, they have not even touched Guanzhong at this time. Although Lin Zhan's troops were left in the north to defend against the Xianbei people, after all, it was also a factor of instability, and after Su Tingxia's troops looted places and even slaughtered cities, morale was suddenly low, and it was even more difficult to attack Guanzhong.

For a few days, Han Jian has also been waiting for news on the front line. The news is getting worse and worse, after the massacre of the city in Su Tingxia's department, the local influence is bad, and the Xiwangfu took the opportunity to recover some cities, and the local officials and people began to not support the imperial court's soldiers and horses. Han Jian had no other way, and he was the only one who stood up in the most difficult time, and on the sixth day of the fifth month, he personally handed over to Yang Rui the transcript of his own invitation to send troops, and for a while the whole court was also shocked.

Han Jian, as the actual ruler of Luoyang now, has an irreplaceable role, and his departure may be a good thing for the people of the imperial court faction, helping them to help Yang Rui regain control of the imperial court, but if there is no Han Jian in Luoyang, Luoyang will be in danger.

Yang Rui wanted to persuade Han Jian to stay, but seeing Han Jian's attitude, she knew that persuasion was futile. The time for sending troops was hastily agreed, and it was two days later on the eighth day of the fifth month, and now there are not many soldiers and horses stationed in Luoyang, Han Jian will not bring too many men and horses this time to the west, and will only transfer about 3,000 soldiers and horses, and after arriving at the front line, he will directly take over the more than 20,000 garrisons under Yang Xi.

While learning that Han Jian was going to personally lead the troops to the west, the reactions of all parties were also inconsistent, with some people optimistic and others looking down. Everyone knows Han Jian's role in the system of the Eastern Palace, and the war in the Eastern Palace's external affairs in recent years has been smooth, and a large part of it is because of Han Jian's personal influence, but the current situation. Even if Han Jian had a high enough appeal, it still couldn't cover up the problem of the lack of soldiers and food in the Dongwang Mansion, if it weren't for the lack of food, Su Tingxia's left-wing soldiers and horses would not have looted and slaughtered the city. More people seem to see that Han Jian led his troops to Guanzhong at most to go through the motions, and the final result was not only that he could not lead his troops into Guanzhong. On the contrary, it is a loss of ground in the rear.

On the night of the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, there was silence in the Dongwang Mansion, but in another official office in the city, the Ning Mansion of the Ministry of Shangshu, Ning Yuan went home after a busy day's work, and just went home to the backyard, retired from the people, and met a few people from the south alone.

These people, both men and women. It was only on the same day that he arrived in Luoyang, dressed in dust. The man in the lead looked to be in his forties, dressed in black, and his spirit was very strong, but the woman next to him looked very young, only in his twenties at most, and the rest were either followers or subordinates. Unobtrusive.

Ning Yuan, as an important minister of the imperial court, immediately saluted when he saw these people. The middle-aged man looked at the plaque above his head and was stunned.

"Ning Shangshu, fortunately." As soon as the middle-aged man spoke, it meant that he was meeting Ning Yuan for the first time. Even so, Ning Yuan still didn't dare to have any disrespect for men.

Ning Yuan immediately personally offered tea to the man, and the middle-aged man didn't seem to dare to drink the tea on Ning's house, after all, he was in Luoyang. And Ning Yuan's attitude was unclear, so naturally he couldn't be sure who he was loyal to or if he was vain.

"A few people came to the mansion like this, and they are not afraid to be ......" Ning Yuan only learned that these people were coming after returning to the mansion, and he was quite surprised in his heart, originally he thought that even if he wanted to greet him, he should go to a secret place outside the city. Now that Luoyang has just lifted the curfew, there will be no ban in the city for only two hours at noon every day, and martial law is still in the city during the rest of the time. Under such circumstances, it is inconceivable that these imperial court thorns in the eyes can still enter the city and even visit his mansion in person.

The man continued to raise his head and looked at the plaque without speaking, and the young woman on the side said, "Ning Shangshu, have you completed the things that the Lord gave you before?" ”

"This ......" Ning Yuan's face was very embarrassed for a while, and Zhiwu replied, "The king of the east is a cautious person, and he hides people very well, and he has sent people to investigate...... No results were obtained. ”

The young woman raised her eyebrows and sneered: "A sentence has no result, and it can't hide the fact that you are ineffective." Today, the two of us are on the orders of the Lord, personally come to supervise this matter, if we can't rescue people again, I'm afraid that people will be killed by the East King immediately, doesn't Ning Shangshu know that the East King is about to personally lead the troops to the battle? ”

Ning Yuan was slightly stunned, he was thinking about how these people would know. He had just learned the news from Gu Weipan, and it had not been more than an hour. And these people seem to have known about it for a long time, and they came to his house for this purpose?

"What do you mean...... Before the king of the east personally leads the troops to the battle, he will give people to ......," Ning Yuan asked tentatively.

The woman continued to sneer: "What does Ning Shangshu think? ”

Ning Yuan was very uncomfortable when he heard this, he thought that only Han Jian would often give him such a look and embarrass him with such a rhetorical tone. For Han Jian, he is still convinced, although Han Jian is young, his means of doing things are not comparable to that of a young man. Thinking about the young woman in front of him, his granddaughters are all older than her, such a little girl pretended to be deep and asked in front of a court official like him, how arrogant is this? Ning was because there was a handle in the hands of these people, and he also wanted to make a contribution rather than being controlled by others, so he had to swallow his anger for the time being.

However, Ning Yuan was thinking in his heart: "You are still showing off your power in front of me, whether you succeed or lose in the future, see how you wag your tail and beg for mercy in front of me!" ”

Ning Yuan knew very well the origin of these people, they were all members of Prince Yan Ning's family, taking advantage of the chaos in the north, these people wanted Luoyang to stir up the situation. Ning Yuan was also held hostage by these people because of some things he had done before, but he was more vain, what he thought was that whether it was the East King or the Empress in the future, or the restoration of Prince Yan Ning, he would have to leave a follow-up move. If the East King destroys Prince Yan Ning's family, he can take out what he knows as a merit at a critical time and win the East King's appreciation. If Prince Yan Ning's restoration is successful, he will also be the first hero, so that he can be above 10,000 people under one person, after all, Prince Yan Ning also needs a well-connected person to take care of the government for him, and he is the most suitable person who has been the first and auxiliary minister and has countless supporters around him. The man and woman in front of him, although they seem to have a high status in Prince Yan Ning's faction, they only involve some shady things, if you really want to talk about who will be more powerful after the restoration in the future. Who does Ning Yuan want to come and give me up?

"The contemptible people have sent people to check as much as possible, but they ...... There is no whereabouts yet. I don't know if you ...... Can you perceive it? Ning Yuan was calm and asked rhetorically.

The woman said angrily, "If everything depends on us, then what use do you want? ”

When Ning Yuan heard this, his heart became angry, but the middle-aged man on the side waved his hand and said, "Don't be rude to Ning Shangshu." Then the woman received the order and stood respectfully aside.

The middle-aged man turned his head. looked at Ning Yuan with a smile and said, "Ning Shangshu, if you can't find the whereabouts of the person before the East King sets out on the expedition, then I can't complain about you." Coming here today, there is one more thing that I would like you to help me with. ”

Ning Yuan suppressed the anger in his heart, and naturally smiled: "Please speak." ”

"Ning Shangshu had sent two relatives to the East King before, but can they be used as a recommendation to let me go and see him?" The middle-aged man seemed to ask inadvertently.

Ning Yuan was even more angry when he heard this, and he gave his daughter and granddaughter to Han Jian. This is his means of entrapping the king of the east, but he will not allow others to talk about this matter casually. And this person is even more rude, how can he not be angry when he still wants to see his daughter and granddaughter?

Ning Yuan couldn't spread the fire on his mouth, he just smiled indifferently and said, "The people around the East King are afraid that it is not easy to approach." ”

The middle-aged man also knew what was going on when he heard it, and nodded slightly: "It's not easy to see each other if you want to, so it's good." and let the attendants below go and meet each other. Ning Shangshu must have a way to get her close to the East King, right? ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man looked at the young woman beside him. It means that it was this woman who went to meet her.

Ning Yuan's face couldn't help but show wrinkles, he was speculating about the intentions of these people. It is difficult to say whether this woman should be allowed to get close to the East King's side, whether it was to get close to his daughter and granddaughter, or to be close to the East King. Originally, he thought that it would not be difficult to send a woman to Han Fitness, after all, this young woman's appearance was good. He has already had the experience of sending women to the king of the east twice, and I believe that the third time is not difficult. But he didn't dare to do it, because it was too dangerous.

Ning Yuan's face looked very embarrassed: "The king of the east is very cunning, and he is also very suspicious of people. Right now, the king of the east is about to go on a campaign. I am afraid that I will not have a chance to meet the king of the east, let alone let this girl get close to the king of the east. I also ask for your forgiveness, it is not that I don't want to help. ”

Originally, Ning Yuan thought that these people would have a seizure on the spot, but unexpectedly, the middle-aged man just smiled and nodded: "Ning Shangshu is reasonable." ”

Then, he paused and said, "Then so be it, send someone to the Dongwang Mansion today to assassinate you, if you succeed, it's the best." If you can't do it, then you will leave some marks on the assassin's body, and let the East King know that you sent the person. ”

"You!" Ning Yuan's eyes widened when he heard this, and he looked at the middle-aged man who still had a smile on his face.

In his house, he threatened him like this, obviously not taking him seriously. He was already angry in his heart, but he still couldn't get out, after all, in order to prevent others from being detected that he was colluding with these people, he didn't even notify his subordinates, and others only thought that these were his "old friends".

"Your Excellency...... Isn't it a bit too deceitful? "Ning Yuan is not a cowardly person after all, even if he wants to collude with the people of Prince Yan Ning's faction, he is not completely obedient, but more close to a cooperative relationship, he has already made his attitude clear before.

The middle-aged man said: "Ning Shangshu serves the Lord, but he refuses to do things, how can he blame others?" It's just to let Ning Shangshu arrange for his entourage to meet Ling Qianjin once, it's simple, and it's not to assassinate the East King, what worries does Ning Shangshu have in his heart? ”

Ning Yuan frowned and said, "Just to see the little girl?" ”

"Exactly." The middle-aged man was convincing.

Ning Yuan was quite puzzled in his heart, originally he thought that this man's intention was to send this woman to Han Jian's side and find an opportunity to assassinate Han Jian, but he refused. After all, if he wants to be duplicitous, he can't leave such hidden dangers. But if he met his daughter, it would be fine, but since these people were plotting the foundation of the Wei Dynasty's court, they would not simply meet her daughter, and there must be some unsavory arrangements from it. Although he sent Ning Xiuyan to Han Jianjian, he also owed Ning Xiuyan a little bit after all, and he didn't want his daughter to be involved.

"Then the contemptible man tried to find a way, but ...... I am afraid that there will be no chance in these two days. Ning Yuan said.

The middle-aged man understood Ning Yuan's thoughts as soon as he heard this, and said with a smile: "It seems that Ning Shangshu still doesn't want to help the lord do things." There will be no chance in two days, but it is said that there will be no chance until the king of the east leads the troops to go out? ”

Ning Yuan was now almost certain that these people were still going to use his daughter to attack the East King, which he would never allow.

But he heard the middle-aged man say: "Ning Shangshu can think about it for one night, and he must get an answer tomorrow." However, I want to remind Ning Shangshu that there are many people in Luoyang City who are staring at the mansion now, if Ning Shangshu continues to do nothing, the meaning of the lord is not to pay attention to people who are not right. If there is no result tomorrow morning, there will be some accidents in the house, not to mention that there is no reminder below. ”

Ning Yuan narrowed his eyes, and said in his heart In this land of the capital, can you still turn against the sky?

"Contemptible people should do their best." Ning Yuan didn't take it too seriously.

Then he had to send them away, through the side door, also to avoid people's eyes. Waiting for the people to be sent away, Ning Yuan was still worried that something would happen at night, since these people made threats, they would not wait until he refused to do things to scare him, and they would inevitably do something at night to make him succumb.

Originally, he had arranged a qiē, thinking that nothing would happen at night. Who knew that as soon as he went to bed, he heard the noise outside, Ning Yuan hurriedly came out, and saw the monstrous fire on the east side of the mansion, which made him feel uneasy.

According to Ning Yuan's understanding, the city of Luoyang has been generally stable in the past six months, and it is relatively big to say that one is that the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou have attacked the outer city of Luoyang, and in addition, there are only two fires in the palace that have occurred for no reason. The fire in the palace started for no reason, and although there were no casualties in the end, some people were convicted or committed suicide because of it. Suddenly, there was a fire in his own house like the palace, which made him immediately wonder if the fire in the palace was also caused by these people. If it is true, these people dare to set fire to the palace, then what else can't be done?

"Master, master, the fire is very big, I'm afraid that a few rooms in the east courtyard of the mansion can't be saved!" The old housekeeper of the Ning family hurriedly ran to Ning Yuandao.

Ning Yuan was silent, but his wife hurriedly asked, "Have all the people come out?" ”

The old housekeeper hurriedly said: "Fortunately, I found it early, and everyone is fine." But it seems that someone set the fire, and when I put out the fire, I found that I don't know who sprinkled tung oil, and some firewood, sir, do you want to ask the city defense yamen to help with this matter? ”

Ning Yuan said with a dark face: "Solve your own affairs by yourself, why do you want to alarm the government?" (To be continued......)