In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongxi was in rare health today, and he was wondering if he wanted to do something he loved, so he heard the eunuch report: "Lord Shoufu asks to see him." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Seeing Yang Shiqi going and returning, knowing that there must be something important, Emperor Hongxi hurriedly announced it. After seeing Yang Shiqi's blue nose and swollen face, Zhu Gaochi said angrily: "Who dares to hurt my femur, I am the first assistant!" He sued Yang Shiqi as being bullied.

"Wang Xian......" Yang Shiqi covered half of his face and replied vaguely.

"Wang Xian?" Zhu Gaochi said in surprise: "He is thousands of miles away, how can he beat you?" ”

"Lao Chen means that this matter is caused by Wang Xian......" Yang Shiqi endured the pain and told the cause of the incident.

"Didn't I say you, the body of the first assistant's daughter, how can you be a good white dragon fish suit, and take the risk of mixing in the market?" Zhu Gaochi couldn't cry or laugh after hearing this, he wanted to say, you are a dignified and first-class first assistant, how can you run to quarrel with the little people, but it is too hurtful, so he changed to an elegant statement.

"Actually, the old minister didn't say anything, so he didn't suffer from this," Yang Shiqi sighed and said: "But this is all a small matter, the big thing is Wang Xian's prestige among the people now!" After a pause, Yang Shiqi said alarmistly: "The streets are talking about how Wang Xian is mighty, but no one praises Your Majesty!" Let him win a few more games, and the people are afraid that they will only know that there is a town and a country, but they don't know that there is an emperor! ”

"Not really." Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said: "Zhenguo Gong is defending the country and killing the enemy on the front line, and we can't be so suspicious of him in Beijing." Speaking in an accentuated tone, as if emphasizing to Yang Shiqi, and as if emphasizing to himself: "Although the siege of Dawangcheng has been relieved now, the military report also said that in fact, the main force of the Tatars has not been damaged, and it is equivalent to the strength of our army. ”

"What the emperor said is extremely true, how can the old minister be the one who doesn't care about the overall situation." Yang Shiqi said in a low voice: "The old minister just reminded the emperor that Wang Xian's prestige cannot be allowed to continue to rise, this is not about defeat, but about the stability of the society!" ”

"Shousuke has worked hard for me, how can I not know?" Zhu Gaochi pondered for a moment, looked at Yang Shiqi and said, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

"It's very simple, it's to guide public opinion a little," Yang Shiqi habitually stroked his beard, but his appearance at the moment had nothing to do with elegance. However, this did not affect the intelligence of Lord Shoufu, so I heard him say in a deep voice: "First of all, we must emphasize the wise leadership of the emperor and the full support of the six departments. Secondly, it is necessary to let the common people know that it is the defenders of Hetao who hold on to the city of Dawang for more than a month and destroy more than 50,000 Tatar troops, and it has nothing to do with Wang Xian's troops. Finally, it should be emphasized that the Tatars lost only a motley army, and the real main forces were not damaged......"

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly when he listened, Yang Shiqi was worthy of being a treacherous and cunning, every sentence was true, but it added up to a complete change of taste, erasing almost all of Wang Xian's credits without a trace......

"Isn't this a bit too much...... "After all, Zhu Gaochi still has feelings for Wang Xian, and he feels that he can't stand the other party like this. Because the emperor knew very well that without Wang Xian's army, the Great King City would have fallen long ago, and there would be no chance to fight back against the enemy army. In fact, everything came from Wang Xian's everything, not to mention that he also sent 10,000 soldiers and horses to scare Arutai away and block his remaining troops.

"Your Majesty, everything the old minister said is the truth, and it is also for the good of the town." Yang Shiqi said lightly: "At the moment, the main force of the Tatars is still there, and the outcome is not yet known. ”

Zhu Gaochi looked at Yang Shiqi with wide eyes, sighed for a while and said, "What you said is so reasonable, I can't refute it." ”

And so it was decided.

The monarch and the ministers agreed that Zhu Gaochi would let Yang Shiqi be in charge of this matter, and Yang Shiqi hurriedly arranged to print many copies of the arranged newspaper and post it all over the city.

The people of the capital, who were still immersed in joy, couldn't wait to know the details of the battle, they wanted to see how the Zhenguo Gong was wise and powerful, how the Ming soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy, and continued to brag and celebrate at night.

In order to let the people clearly understand the content of the newspaper, the court also arranged hundreds of officials to read the contents of the newspaper over and over again for the people.

"This battle is thanks to the emperor's strategizing, and the six ministries are fully supportive. Especially in the Hetao, the defenders were brave and tenacious, held the city of Dawang for more than a month, and wiped out more than 50,000 Tatar troops with almost no help from the official army! However, the Tatars lost only a motley army, the real main force was not damaged, and the victory or defeat is not yet known......"

With the suppressed voice of the newspaper official, the excited expressions of the common people gradually dimmed, and were replaced by an indescribable sense of loss......

"How does it sound, it seems that there is nothing to do without Zhenguogong?"

"Yes, haven't you heard of it, it's mainly the credit of the defenders of the Hetao, and our Wang Shi is at most beating the side drum."

"There is also a lot of water in that record, and all that has been eliminated are some miscellaneous cards, and the real main Tatar force is fine!"

"Hey, I'll just say, the first time the prince of Zhenguo led his troops to the battle, how could he be so powerful......"

"White is happy for a ......"

"What are you happy about? I also slapped someone for nothing......"

The common people talked and shook their heads, although the joy of victory was still there, but the hero in their hearts was hidden......

I have to say that Yang Shiqi's trick is very ingenious, and the people who originally admired Wang Xian greatly found that what they knew was quite different from the 'facts' after reading the Di newspaper. It turns out that Zhen Guogong is not as heroic and clever as those rumors say. The joy in the hearts of the people is gradually dissipating, and even more so, they feel that Zhenguo Gong is nothing more than that, and the great victory in this battle still depends on the layout and arrangement of the imperial court.

By the evening, the contents of the newspaper had spread throughout the city, and the people, who had been overjoyed, gradually calmed down, and even felt that this victory belonged to someone else, and had nothing to do with themselves. As for the desire to celebrate, it is natural that it has gradually faded......

Yang Shiqi, the initiator of all this, ignored the pain in his mouth and face, and drank the wine that the emperor had just given. The fly in the ointment is that the mouth is still a little leaky, and the wine is sprinkled on the chest, which looks very unhuman......

The next morning, the sun rose as usual, and there were very few people in the capital who talked about yesterday's good news, and even if someone provoked the conversation, they were quickly moved to other places, and the common people were a little ashamed to mention the matter.

Because of his injury, Yang Shiqi did not enter the cabinet office, and sat in the hall and drank millet porridge. Listening to the people, the people read the Di newspaper last night, and they had mixed opinions about Wang Xian, and they knew that their plan greatly offset Wang Xian's prestige among the people, which was expected by him, and he had already celebrated in advance last night, so at this time, Lord Shoufu just gently blew the gruel in the bowl, and the corners of his twitching mouth showed a smile.

After breakfast, Yang Shiqi felt that his face was still hot, so he ordered someone to summon the imperial doctor to change his dressing. At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of people outside, the noise of gongs and drums, and the sound of firecrackers for a while, Yang Shiqi thought that it was whose family was marrying his daughter-in-law, but after listening to it for a while, he felt that it was not. Because the east, west, north and south are all resounding, how can there be a reason for the people of the whole city to get married collectively?

Yang Shiqi was in a good mood, so he called a subordinate over and said, "Go and see, what happened outside this is not a festival?" ”

That subordinate didn't have the opportunity to serve Shousuke in Pingsuri, but at this moment he was personally given a task by Shousuke, and he ran out of the smoke, shouting in his heart as he ran: 'I must seize this opportunity to become the master's follower and stand on the pinnacle of life!' ’

After the tea effort, the next person rushed back from outside, rushed into the house with a face full of ecstasy, and reported to Yang Shiqi in the loudest voice: "Master, great joy, great joy!" On the way, he had already made a draft, and as soon as he came in, he crackled like fried beans: "The imperial court received good news again, three days ago Zhenguo Gong led the royal division to defeat the main force of 40,000 Tatar cavalry at the Tabu River......"

Yang Shiqi was drinking tea, because of an injury on his mouth, his movements were strange. I saw him carefully bring the tea bowl to his lips, and then gently lift it, ready to pour a little tea into his mouth...... At this moment, the man rushed in, yelling and screaming, and the startled Shousuke-sama shook his hand, and put a tea bowl on his face, where it was hot tea!

Yang Shiqi snorted, almost fainted in pain, and when the attendant wiped him clean, he saw that the center of Shoufu-sama's face, from his mouth to his nose, was burned with a bright red mark......

Yang Shiqi didn't care about the pain, and stared at the frightened subordinate: "What nonsense did you just say?" ”

"Back to the master," the man replied timidly, "our army has won a great victory." He doesn't expect to reach the pinnacle of his life now, he just hopes that Shousuke can be happy when he hears the good news, and spare himself this time.

"Wasn't it known all over the city yesterday," Yang Shiqi was furious, and said in his heart, Could it be that his efforts yesterday were all in vain? Besides, if you don't fire a cannon yesterday, which sub-cannon will you fire today? Yang Shiqi's mind was racing, and he immediately thought that this might be Wang Xian's people fighting back against him, thinking about this clearly, Lord Shoufu sneered: "Some people are really incorruptible and shameful, which will only make the people more spittish!" ”

But I heard the man whisper again: "It's not for yesterday's victory, it's for today's victory......"

"What yesterday, today, you think it's the old hen laying eggs, one after another." Yang Shiqi glared at the annoying guy impatiently. The entourage on the side shouted angrily: "You make it clear! ”

The man was already scared into a puddle of mud, how could he still speak.

At this time, a soldier of the military department walked in quickly, came to Yang Shiqi, and reported in a deep voice: "Shoufu, the imperial court received good news today, three days ago, Zhen Guogong led our army to block the main force of 40,000 Tatar cavalry in the Tabu River, beheaded 20,000 enemies, and captured nearly 10,000 war horses. After speaking, the waiter said with a strange expression: "Now the people in the city don't know where to get the news, they are all beating gongs and drums and setting off firecrackers......" (To be continued.) )