After entering the wax moon, the weather of the Great Zhou also ushered in the coldest time of the year, and heavy snow covered the entire capital.

In the month of Wax, after people are preparing for the New Year, there are several things that are discussed more intensely.

"I heard there was going to be a war!" A little brother said mysteriously, "Fight with Chen Guo!" ”

"Didn't you just sign an armistice pact with Chen Guo? Didn't we marry someone else's princess? Why are you going to fight again? An aunt asked strangely.

"It's true, I also heard from a cousin of mine who was a soldier, and now he is preparing for war, and the two sides may fight at any time!" Another man joins the discussion.

"Your Majesty gave the second prince to death, and the second princess fled back to Chen State, this alliance is broken!" Another middle-aged man said.

"It's a good day, what kind of battle! As soon as there is a war, the male son of our family will have to serve in the military, and we will have to pay taxes, how can we live this life! The aunt said with a bitter face, "Seeing that the daughter-in-law here is going to pass through the door next month, I am still waiting to hold my grandson!" ”

"What do you know as a woman!" Another old man said nonchalantly, "Now that the Great Zhou soldiers are strong and strong, and our Majesty has the grand ambition to expand the territory, this battle will have to be fought sooner or later!" ”

"I see that you don't have a backache when you stand and talk!" The eldest aunt crossed her waist and scolded, "You are an old bachelor, and you don't have a son, and you won't be arrested as a soldier when you're old, but the situation in our family is different, and your son's husband may not be able to come back if he goes!" I never expected them to make contributions, as long as the family can live in peace, what expansion of territory, does it have anything to do with our people's lives? ”

"A woman's opinion!"

"Phew! If you are to be sent to death soon, I will see if you can say such painless words! The aunt said angrily.

"Who do you think will win this war with Chen Guo?"

"Our Great Zhou soldiers are strong and strong, and we will definitely be able to set foot in the Chen Kingdom!"

"That's not necessarily, the eldest grandson's family used to be full of talents, but now the eldest grandson's family is about to be wiped out, Jiang Shuai is dying of old age, General Qi Siyuan Qi rebelled and was killed, and the second prince was also given death, a few who can fight are either dead or old, and how many of the generals are now really fighting?"

"You can't say that, the outcome is unknown!" The other person continued, "Da Zhou has lost a lot, isn't Hu Yanting, who is the most capable of fighting in Chen State, also dead?" ”

"You all know something!" A scholar interjected, "I heard that Chen Guolai has made peace with us, and it is still unknown whether this battle can be fought!" ”

"God willing, peace in the world is the most important thing!" The aunt folded her hands and begged.

The people are worried about the upcoming war, and they are excited, and they are in groups of three or five, but there are inevitably rounds, and another thing that makes everyone talk is that it is rumored that the once famous Xiaocai battalion is going to be abolished.

The women and children who don't know anything about the country's major affairs have also heard from their fathers and brothers about the prestige of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion back then, how it terrified the enemy, and how it guarded the peace of the Great Zhou, for it may be abolished, the people of the capital are even more worried, after all, over the years, the Xiao Cavalry Battalion has been stationed outside the city, has been guarding the stability of the capital, can be called the guardian of the existence of the general existence, everyone is also speculating, what is the purpose of His Majesty's abolition of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion? For a time, there were all kinds of people.

It's just that as the former commander of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, there are a lot of people who have come to visit Jiang Shuai these days, Jiang Shuai closed the door and didn't see the guests, but just sent away waves of visitors, Jiang Shuai's heart is still difficult to calm down. The statement of abolishing the Xiao Cavalry Battalion is definitely not groundless, maybe His Majesty really has this intention, but the Xiao Cavalry Camp was established by him, just like his child, how can he watch the Xiao Cavalry Camp disappear and become a stroke in the history books?

He thought about it and went to the Eldest Princess's Mansion to visit Changsun Chi, who was the current commander of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion and a person valued by His Majesty, so it might be possible to dispel His Majesty's decision.

The eldest grandson Chi was originally not a guest, but Jiang Shuai was not an ordinary person, so he responded in person and asked: "Today's wind and snow, Jiang Shuai came to my house, there must be something to say to me, right?" ”

The maid brought hot tea, Jiang Shuai drank the tea, felt that his body was warmer, and after thinking for a while, he asked tentatively: "I don't know if General Changsun has heard that His Majesty is going to abolish the Xiao Cavalry Battalion!" ”

"I've heard it, it should be a rumor, if Your Majesty really has an idea, why have you never said a word to me, the commander of the cavalry battalion!" Eldest Sun Chi smiled slightly, "I know that Jiang Shuai has a deep affection for the Xiao Cavalry Camp, but this is a completely shadowless thing, Jiang Shuai don't believe it!" ”

"Since you said so, I naturally have to be more relieved!" Jiang Shuai touched his beard, "It's just that the Xiao Cavalry Battalion has always been the military soul of the Great Zhou, and there has never been any rumors, this time the rumors don't know who came out, since it is related to the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, and it is so fierce, General Changsun, have you ever investigated?" ”

"We are investigating who spread the rumors, but they will spread so fast, there must be someone behind them!" Eldest Sun Chi said, "Jiang Shuai, please don't worry, if there is a result, I will definitely inform you as soon as possible!" ”

"Thank you, General Changsun!"

After understanding the situation, although Jiang Shuai still had doubts in his heart, he didn't stay here any longer and went back. However, the carriage was not going in the direction of Jiang's mansion, he had been pondering on the carriage, and by the time he reacted, the carriage had stopped in a small alley.

"What's going on?" Jiang Shuai opened the curtain and asked.

At this time, Jiang Xiaoyu, who was wearing a human skin mask, slowly walked towards the carriage, saluted and said, "This place is secluded, there are no eyes to stare at, so I can meet Jiang Shuai!" ”

"Who are you?" Jiang Shuai asked.

Jiang Xiaoyu coughed softly and said, "I'm Jiang Xiaoyu!" ”

Jiang Shuai narrowed his eyes in confusion and asked in disbelief, "Are you Jiang Xiaoyu?" ”

Jiang Xiaoyu saw that it was still safe here, so he took off the human skin mask on his face and said: "I have to do it, so I haven't seen each other with my true face, please forgive Jiang Shuai!" ”

"How did you end up here?" Jiang Shuai asked.

"There are some things I want to discuss with Jiang Shuai!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "Let's talk about it in the carriage!" ”

Jiang Shuai nodded and let Jiang Xiaoyu get into the carriage.

"I wonder if Jiang Shuai has heard about the Xiao Cavalry Camp?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked.

"I heard that, it is precisely because of this that I went to ask the eldest grandson Chi to understand!" Jiang Shuai said, "You are so bold, you dare to come back!" ”

"Zhao Ling is still in the capital, I have to come back!" Jiang Xiaoyu smiled bitterly, was silent for a while, and said, "Your Majesty doesn't trust the Xiao Cavalry Camp anymore, and it will be a matter of time before the Xiao Cavalry Camp is abolished!" ”

Jiang Shuai was silent and did not speak, but Jiang Xiaoyu continued: "Zhao Ling used to be the deputy marshal of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, although the last time the son was the Xiao Cavalry Battalion intercepted and killed us, but it was not the person Zhao Ling brought before, and then His Majesty doubted Changsun Chi, after all, Changsun Chi had a great relationship with the Changsun family no matter what he said, thirdly, Jiang Shuai was like a master and a father to Zhao Ling, Zhao Ling was in such a situation now, how could he not doubt Jiang Shuai?" ”

"If that's the case, there's no way around it!" Jiang Shuai let out a long sigh, "Your Majesty is suspicious, if the Xiao Cavalry Battalion can no longer be reused, what if it is abolished?" ”

"Won't Jiang Shuai feel unwilling?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked.

"As a human minister, if the king's order is like this, you should obey it!" Jiang Shuai said.

"One more thing!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "I heard that Jiang Shuai's young son died in the northwest, but the cause of death has not been clear, but the result I got is a little strange...... When the second prince first joined the army, he followed General Gao in the northwest, if it wasn't for the death of General Gao's daughter, General Gao might have been the father-in-law of the second prince now, and the relationship between the two is very close. As far as I know, His Majesty wants to eradicate all the forces of the second prince to prevent future troubles, so he set a trap to get rid of General Gao, but this time Jiang Gongzi was killed by mistake, in the final analysis, Jiang Gongzi died on behalf of General Gao, and the person who killed him was Your Majesty! ”

Jiang Shuai didn't speak, but his cheeks trembled slightly, and he closed his eyes, unable to see what he was thinking.

"I know the relationship between Jiang Shuai and Zhao Ling, you grew up watching Zhao Ling, do you want to watch Zhao Ling being executed by Emperor Zhou?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked.

Jiang Shuai opened his eyes and still didn't speak, but there were some other emotions in his eyes.

Jiang Xiaoyu knelt in front of Jiang Shuai: "Xiaoyu begs Jiang Shuai to save Zhao Ling!" ”

"I'm just a bad old man with no power now!" Jiang Shuai smiled helplessly, "I have more than enough heart but not enough strength!" ”

"Jiang Shuai still has a riding camp!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "For them, Jiang Shuai is the real marshal, only if Jiang Shuai raises his arms, they will definitely obey your dispatch!" ”

"Let me rebel with the Riding Battalion?" Jiang Shuai frowned.

"Definitely!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "I just hope that Jiang Shuai can control the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, at least don't let the Xiao Cavalry Camp be used by Emperor Zhou!" ”

Jiang Shuai was silent for a moment, looked at Jiang Xiaoyu and asked, "What about you, what are you going to do?" ”

"I want to support the five princes as the new emperor!"

"You want to rebel?"

"Your Majesty is self-serving, moody, indiscriminately killing innocent and loyal, and the disadvantages of the new deal Jiang Shuai also knows in his heart that when he will rebound in the future, His Majesty will insist on going his own way, and in the future, it will inevitably make the Great Zhou limited to fire and water! Jiang Shuai has been loyal all his life, but is it because he is loyal to Emperor Zhou or should he be loyal to the Great Zhou and Jiangshan Sheji? ”

Jiang Shuai stared at Jiang Xiaoyu with a calm face for a while, Jiang Xiaoyu swallowed nervously, not knowing that he could convince Jiang Shuai that if he was still loyal to Emperor Zhou, then she might have to make a move!