A civil official was indignantly pointing the direction of his reasoning at Wu Shaoyang's son-in-law, and a military general interrupted him angrily and said:

"How does Lord Yang know that this is General Wu's doing, and not the poisonous hand of the imperial court?"

This official surnamed Yang is called Yang Yuanqing, an official of Wu Shaocheng's shogunate, and when he saw the military general's question, he couldn't help but sneer:

"General Sun, this sword is Wu Shaoyang's sword, the soldiers who just pursued the assassin came to report, the assassin went over the city wall from the east city, where is the northeast? It is Huiqu that is where Wu Shaoyang's son-in-law Dong Chongzhi is stationed. Isn't it obvious? If the assassin hadn't been sent by Wu Shaoyang or Dong Chongzhen, I, Yang Yuanqing, wouldn't have believed it. Besides, how could the imperial court know that the young marshal would follow the rules to appease General Deng and Dong Xianling's family? ”

"But today at dawn, I reported that General Dong was also stabbed by an assassin when he was patrolling the camp last night, how can this be explained?"

The contemptuous expression on Yang Yuanqing's face made him look more and more indebted, but he didn't care about the hostile eyes of the generals, and continued:

"This is just to deceive oneself and others, the thief shouts to catch the thief, can't the generals see it?"

The military general still wants to continue arguing, but where is he Yang Yuanqing's opponent? After a while, there was nothing to say, looking at Yang Yuanqing's face that was becoming more and more unbeaten, the military general couldn't help but roll up his sleeves and jump up and shout loudly:

"You Yang Yuanqing is just a crazy child, you don't have a few bird feathers, you became an official by relying on the mercy of the handsome, but you are also chewing your tongue here, be careful that the master beats you red, green, and white!"

Yang Yuanqing was born as an orphan, generous and skilled, and liked to talk about boating on the river and sea, and people regarded him as a madman. The year before last, the arrogant Yang Yuanqing met the domineering Wu Shaocheng, and Wu Shaocheng, who was in the right eye, let Yang Yuanqing go straight from cloth to county order a few times. When the situation was tense, Yang Yuanqing was transferred to the shogunate, and he also entered the dynasty on behalf of Huaixi once or twice. An alien kid rose so fast just by his mouth, so most of the old people in Huaixi looked at Yang Yuanqing unpleasantly, but it was really insulting to say that Yang Yuanqing didn't have a few bird feathers. Yang Yuanqing has four sons. However, due to the existence of other generals, the military general naturally did not beat Yang Yuanqing's red, green, and white, but was tied up. But Wu Yuanqing's anger came out.

The military generals in his own family, but in order to help outsiders speak, he wants to beat the officials of the shogunate, is there still a young marshal in my eyes? Wu Yuanqing, who was hesitant, made a decision in his heart at that time.

In the backyard, Xian Yu Xiong'er hurriedly sorted out his clothes and rushed to Wu Shaocheng's bedroom.

By the time Xian Yu Xiong'er arrived in the bedroom, Wu Shaocheng had already fallen asleep again, and the servant who served Wu Shaocheng told Xian Yu Xiong'er that the handsome man had eaten some gruel, left a message, and asked Zhao Shaoshuai, Wu Shaoyang, and Dong Chongzhen to come to see him. Xian Yu Xiong'er's heart sank, it seemed that the handsome man had already known that he had reached the end of his life and was about to explain the future.

Thinking of the powder arm just now, Xian Yu Xiong'er couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. It immediately occurred to me that if Wu Yuanqing was made the envoy of the festival, then I was afraid that I would never be able to enjoy such a taste of ecstasy again.

The footsteps of "Dong Dong" sounded outside the room, it was Wu Yuanqing who got the news who hurried over, and Xian Yu Xiong'er, who had paid attention, turned around and walked out of the door, stopping Wu Yuanqing and said:

"Young Marshal, are you here? I heard that you were injured, and just when the marshal woke up, he called you, but now that the marshal has passed out again, it is better to ask the young marshal to return to the office for the time being, and not to go in and disturb. Wait until the big one wakes up again, and the little one will send someone to invite you. ”

Xian Yu Xiong'er's expression was as humble as ever, Wu Yuanqing couldn't see that Xian Yu Xiong'er was thinking about his favorite concubine at this moment. Remembering that there were indeed many things waiting to be dealt with by himself, Wu Yuanqing had to stand outside the room for a while, and then returned to the government office with his arms in his arms. Looking at the back of Wu Yuanqing leaving, Xian Yu Xiong'er called a confidant and whispered a few words. The little guy nodded again and again and ran out of the courtyard.

"Young marshal, Yuncheng has been lost, Shenzhou is trapped, fight big with small, my Huaixi will definitely be defeated." The handsome man is already unconscious and can't be a director, you have to make a decision early! More than 100,000 pairs of eyes up and down Huaixi are staring at you. ”

In the secret room that had retreated left and right, Yang Yuanqing said to Wu Yuanqing earnestly. Wu Yuanqing continued to be silent, and the expression on his face was cloudy. Yang Yuanqing exchanged glances with Su Zhao, the judge of Jiedu on the side, and Su Zhao said:

"Young marshal, there is news from Shenzhou, the reinforcements sent to Shenzhou have been repulsed one after another, Yan Qin and they began to mobilize siege equipment on a large scale, it seems that Shenzhou will not be able to be saved, and Wu Shaoyang is afraid that he will inevitably be captured. In the edict of the imperial court, Wu Shaoyang's father and son-in-law are the first offenders, and now Wu Yuanji has been captured, Wu Shaoyang is also in danger, and there is only one Dong Chongzhi in Huiqu, if you wait until the official army takes Wu Shaoyang and then besieges Huiqu and then makes a decision, I am afraid that at that time, the court is willing, and the young marshal will not be able to take out the bargaining chips in his hands! At that time, the young marshal and the marshal fought against the imperial court for Wu Shaoyang's father and son-in-law, and committed a serious crime, how should they deal with themselves? ”

Wu Yuanqing was obviously moved, but he still said pretendedly:

"But after all, Uncle Wu has made a great contribution to his father and Huaixi, how can I be worthy of Uncle Wu if I do this? How to explain to your father? Didn't it make Huaixi's civil and military subordinates chill? How will you rule Huaixi in the future? ”

Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but secretly "puff" in his heart, he didn't even know if Huaixi could keep it, and he still wanted to continue to dominate Huaixi in the future, dreaming, right? However, there was still an anxious expression on his face, and he said:

"My young marshal. Da Shuai and you have done less for their third master? But how did they repay the marshal and you? The marshal entrusted the Shenzhou military to Wu Shaoyang's father and son, but their father and son were defeated, and even Wu Yuanji was captured by General Li, and Shenzhou was in danger at the moment. The marshal handed over the mule cavalry and the qu to Dong Chongzhen, asked him to assist you, and agreed to his strategy of using troops against public opinion, but what was the result? Tens of thousands of soldiers were in the wilderness, and the officers and soldiers were approaching step by step, and even Yuncheng was lost. That's all there is to it, but who knew that an assassin would be sent to assassinate you? Young marshal, although it is not certain whether the assassin was sent by Wu Shaoyang and Dong Chongzhi at the moment, Tian Ji'an and Li Shidao, who like to raise assassins the most in the world, have a good relationship with Wu Shaoyang's father and son. Their father, son, son-in-law, three people, lost their teachers and lost their land, they will take revenge, they have no talent and no virtue, if the handsome man wakes up, I am afraid that he will also order these three people to be taken down immediately and put into the prison car, and sent to Shangjing. Young marshal, you have to make a decision immediately, for the sake of Wu Shaoyang's father and son-in-law, the three of them are not worth it, the young marshal and the people of Sanzhou! Let's ask the young marshal to kill the killer on behalf of the marshal, and kill his relatives in righteousness! ”

Su Zhao also kept echoing and persuading on the side. In fact, anyone with a little brain will suspect who did this, after all, the method of planting the assassination is too obvious. But Yang Yuanqing and Su Zhao couldn't hold Wu Shaocheng, but they had a thorough understanding of Wu Yuanqing's heart. What Wu Yuanqing wanted was just an excuse. Sure enough, Wu Yuanqing showed a hesitant and struggling expression on his face, and finally said:

"Since he is unkind, I am unjust. For the sake of the three of them, the lives of the people of Huaixi were devastated, the soldiers died in the wilderness, and my father and son were infamous as traitors. Not to mention them, according to the two of them, what should be done now? ”

Wu Yuanqing's face was full of compassion, hating iron but not steel, and out of a helpless expression, he had forgotten the scene when he personally killed the troupe from Shannan at the beginning of the year. Wu Yuanqing acted very well, although Su Zhao and Yang Yuanqing did not come to see the play, they also sent a few cheap sycophants, and after the filming, they went straight to the point:

"Young marshal, I thought I could do this, so, so."

Before noon, a few fast horses galloped out of the north gate of Caizhou, went out of the city for a while, and then parted ways. One of them rode a fast horse, and it was Yang Yuanqing who was sitting. The destination of his trip was the official army camp in Yuncheng, and the destination of the other group of people was the location of the mule cavalry army in Huiqu, Dong Chongzhi.

Yuncheng. The snow in the city has been cleared, and Yuncheng has become the base camp of the officers and soldiers at this moment, but there is not a single officer and soldier in sight on the street. In the original county office of Dong Changling, Adie Guangyan was chatting with Cui Qun, who had just returned to the front line from Luoyang. Cui Qundao:

"Cui Mou went from Luoyang to Yuncheng, and I didn't see any soldiers disturbing the people along the way, and Adie's strict management of the army can't help but let Cui admire!"

Adie Guangyan said:

"Lord Cui has an overreputation, this is just the prestige of the emperor and the crown prince, and the governor of Wu is strict in governing the army. When it comes to the strictness of governing the army, a certain admires Gao Xianggong (Gao Chongwen) very much, and a certain person followed Gao Xianggong to be fair to Xichuan back then, so it was really autumn without any crimes. It's a pity that God is jealous of talents, and Gao Xianggong can't live forever. Oh, by the way, Master Cui, does this trick really work? ”

Cui Qun knew that Ah Die's face was referring to the dispatch of assassins, and he also knew that these generals liked to fight in battle, rather than this trick of hurting people with hidden arrows, so he smiled:

"I'm 100% sure that Wu Yuanqing is not Wu Shaocheng, he doesn't have that much courage. At present, the official army has won a series of big victories, even if Wu Shaocheng can take charge of things at the moment, I am afraid that he will inevitably weigh it again. But don't worry, you can fight the battle. These two are all masters recommended by Liu Shangshu, and the purpose of going to Caizhou is to provoke a fight between Wu Yuanqing and Dong Chongzhen, not to kill them, otherwise with this method to pacify Huaixi, even if Wang Shi wins many battles, he will inevitably be criticized. The chief manager must know that Brother Ling has 30,000 people against tens of thousands of soldiers in the northwest, and the border pass is really tight, if it is not a heavy snowfall, I am afraid that it will be a thousand miles now. Many of the elites of the imperial court are in Huaixi, and His Majesty means to solve the Huaixi problem as soon as possible, otherwise foreign enemies will press the border, and internal strife will inevitably swell. Reveal some news to the chief manager, maybe General Xue will soon be transferred to the Yicheng Festival envoy, and after pacifying Huaixi, the head of Wu will also quickly return to Zhaoyi. ”

Adie Guangyan couldn't help but gasp and whispered:

"So, Wei Bo and Chengde are ready to move?"

Cui Qun sighed:

"Isn't it? News came from Chang'an that Li Shidao of Ziqing, Wei Botian Ji'an, and Wang Chengzong of Chengde successively went to the table, asking for Wu Shaocheng to be exonerated on the grounds of foreign enemy pressure, and allowing him to go to the border to make meritorious contributions. ”

Adie Guangyan said:

"It's ridiculous, how can such a disloyal and unrighteous thief serve the court?"

Cui Qundao:

"Your Majesty and the Crown Prince said the same thing. These towns are said to be good, if he really gets rid of Wu Shaocheng's sin, where is he willing to lead the army to the border? Even if he is willing, the Huaixi army will not be willing, and when the time comes, there will be a good show in the army, and Huaixi will be his surname Wu again. Fortunately, Wu Shaocheng is seriously ill now, otherwise with his shrewdness, he is afraid that it will be ten times more difficult to become a teacher this time. Wang Chengzong, a thief, just went to his Chengde Liu, and rewarded him for being the envoy of the Chengde Festival. ”

As he was talking, Wuguang was outside asking to see, this kid is now a six-rank general, in charge of the scout camp. After Adieguang's face was accurate, Wuguang hurriedly came up to the hall and said:

"Lord Qiyu, the spies reported that more than a dozen people came out of Caizhou and came all the way to Yuncheng, and they did not hide their traces, and now they have arrived in Qingling. Yang Yuanqing, the leader of the Huaixi shogunate, joined the army. Please let the manager show me. ”

Adie Guangyan turned his face to look at Cui Qun and said:

"Sure enough, as Lord Cui expected, Huaixi is about to be pacified."

At this time, in Bianliang City, Han Hong held the stove in his hand and sat on the snow viewing tower on the house. Although the name of the building is called Guanxue, and there has just been a heavy snowfall outside, Han Hong has no intention of watching the snow, and the doors and windows are tightly covered. Han Hong was wearing a cotton winter coat, sitting on the bed, and in front of him were the battle reports sent by the Huaixi camp one after another, the battle reports were all good news, and the sandalwood was curling, but Han Hong was obviously depressed.

In the courtyard below the Snow Tower, there were soldiers and servants standing at a distance, and although there were many of them, no one made the slightest sound. A staff member hurried over with a new battle report in his hand, and asked in a low voice The pro-soldier general said:

"Is Xianggong still upstairs?"

After receiving a clear answer, he asked:

"Is the mood still the same as ever?"

The response is still clear.

There are very few commanders in the world who want their armies to defeat the battle, and Han Hong is one of those few people. Although he has always been at odds with Huaixi, although he sent Han Gongwu to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to help in the war, deep down in his heart, Han Hong still has a hope for Wu Shaocheng, after all, no one is willing to lose the foundation he worked so hard to establish and expand. Therefore, after Han Hong revealed his intention to move troops against Huaixi in the imperial court, he still turned a blind eye and acquiesced in the transit of the grain given to Huaixi by Li Shidao. Although this kind of thing no longer happened after the war, and with the ministry of deputy marshal, Han Hong was very eager for the official army to be defeated, so that he could have another chance to keep Xuanwu, but unfortunately it backfired, except for the small fights in the first few months that made Han Hong feel more comfortable, the recent period of time has sent good news, which makes Han Hong's mood extremely depressed.

What's the news this time?

The staff shook their heads and walked into the Snow Tower.