The Imperial Study was originally a luxurious and majestic place, but at this moment, the hall was filled with an invisible cold chill, whether it was a conspiracy or a strategy, this place was the starting point of this important case in Beijing, and this is the place where everything was really decided, deciding the life and death and fate of many people.

Zhang He finally understood that no matter how complicated what happened along the way from Xilan Racecourse to Beibing Town, in fact, it was always the Son of Heaven and the county lord who were fighting wits and courage.

Zhang He said: "I understand, Your Majesty Weifu went out of the palace to investigate in person, presumably because he didn't know the joint method of Lan Daochang and his gang, so he has been following behind." ”

The Son of Heaven smiled and said, "Fortunately, the Qing family has helped me invisibly, and you and the Zhong Qing family have cracked their trading location for me in the Xilan Racecourse, which is in Beibingzhen." ”

Zhang He was puzzled: "But why did Your Majesty deliberately lose tens of millions of taels of gold to that boss in the casino?" ”

The Son of Heaven said with a smile: "The Qing family's words are wrong, after I arrived at the casino, I soon found that the people in the Tsing Yi Building were exposed, and I shot at the table at that time, not to imply that you and the casino owner are in the same group, but to remind the people in the Tsing Yi Building to retreat in the face of difficulties." ”

Zhang He suddenly realized, he realized what he had ignored at that time? If he was Gao Chengfeng at the time, according to common sense, and saw so many opponents on the table with unique skills, then this matter should be let go.

But Gao Chengfeng and they didn't let go, because they had the backing of Yunzhongke and Dream Impermanence, so they secretly killed Sun Tianqing and Xiaoyaozi, and this dark line was ignored by everyone.

The Son of Heaven sighed: "I never thought that the organization of Tsing Yi Lou is so big, it can be said that it is appalling, and even Yunzhongke and Dream Impermanence have been caged under its tent, and what makes it even more difficult for me to imagine is that with the martial arts and fame of the two of them, they are still just pawns crossing the river, and there is someone else behind the scenes." ”

This naturally refers to Da Niu, and Da Niu is only the person in charge of this plan, not the big leader of Tsing Yi Building, the huge scale and strict organization of Tsing Yi Building is indeed terrifying.

Admittedly, there is no need to elaborate on the rest of the matter, Zhong Shuman destroyed a large number of people after becoming a devil, and finally turned to the Son of Heaven with a sword.

The Son of Heaven seemed to know what Zhang He wanted to ask, and took the initiative to say: "Zhong Aiqing is a loyal and patriotic person, although he finally faced me with a sword, but I am quite pleased, after all, I did not look at the wrong person. ”

Zhang He groaned and said: "The grass people have heard of a miracle medicine, which is rumored to have been spread from West Asia and other places, after people take it, their skills will increase greatly in a short period of time, and they can even increase their strength by 5 times in an instant, but the rumors are not credible, so the grass people want to ask Your Majesty for advice." ”

It's all about asking for advice from the most knowledgeable professional NPCs.

The Son of Heaven nodded and said: "This is not a rumor, there is indeed such an elixir in the world, but unfortunately I don't know much, I heard that this medicine is extremely difficult to practice, and those who hold this medicine do not dare to use it easily." ”

"Why?" Zhang He was puzzled.

The Son of Heaven said: "Because once this medicine is taken, it can certainly make people invincible and invincible, but once the surname of the medicine passes, its side effects are extremely amazing, and the light is the regression of the skill, and the heavy is the damage to the meridians. ”

Zhang He was shocked at this time, it seems that behind Zhong Shuman's majesty that day, the price paid is extremely heavy, because according to the words of the Son of Heaven, Zhong Shumann will be reversed from 4 to 3 at worst, and the slightly more serious realm, martial arts, and family name will all be damaged, and the most serious consequence is that everything will be lost, and only the deletion number will come again.

Zhang He stayed there, unable to tell what it was like in his heart.

He had never had such mixed feelings, including gratitude, doubt, strangeness, familiarity, excitement, and melancholy...... With so many feelings mixed together, is this what it feels like to have gains and losses in love?

Zhang He suddenly sighed: "So, that foreigner is also a person under His Majesty?" ”

The Son of Heaven nodded: "His price is not high." ”

Zhang He said: "Then, there is only one last thing that the grass people don't understand, Your Majesty knows that the county lord is planning to transport gold and silver to the enemy country, why did Your Majesty let the ice boat full of goods sail to the territory of Daliao at the last moment?" ”

The smile of the Son of Heaven finally disappeared, and he looked at Zhang He for a long time before saying, "Aiqing, please come with me." ”

Zhang He got up in a panic and walked behind the Son of Heaven to the study.

The furnishings of the imperial study are really beyond Zhang He's imagination, because in most people's imagination, the study of the Son of Heaven must be surrounded by dragon case incense burners and sandalwood, jewels and jewels, and the atmosphere is luxurious.

That's right, this is true in today's study, but in addition, Zhang He also saw that there were mountains of music on the dragon case, thousands of books on the shelves, and maps hanging on the walls...... It shows that the Son of Heaven is not what people imagine, he is the seventy-two concubines of the three palaces and six courtyards all day long, in fact, the Son of Heaven is extremely busy, because his working hours and intensity are far greater than ordinary people.

The bead curtain was lifted, the curtain was opened, and a huge map of the Central Plains on the wall entered Zhang He's eyes.

The Son of Heaven pointed to the Sichuan region and said: "The last dynasty was in chaos, the people were not happy, the first emperor was the assassin of Xizhou, the father of the county lord was the general under the command of the first emperor, in the past, the first emperor raised troops in Sichuanzhou, advanced all the way to the north, and finally captured the Beijing division, so there was the ......birth of the country of the Heavenly Empire."

Zhang He listened quietly and watched quietly.

From Sichuan to Beijing all the way, it is indeed difficult along the way, such a long journey, such a large territory, this has to be said to be a miracle.

The Son of Heaven pointed to the Jingshi and said: "After the birth of our dynasty, the situation in the Central Plains has not calmed down, the domestic princes are ready to move, and the foreign enemy countries are eyeing each other, it can be said that the foundation is unstable, and the situation is troubled internally and externally. ”

Zhang He nodded, and through the gesture of the Son of Heaven, he had already seen that there were three princes in the country who did not obey the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the enemy countries of Mongolia and Daliao were coveting the three eastern provinces.

The Son of Heaven said: "The father of the county lord led the emperor's order, and successively quelled three rebellions in the country, and then led 100,000 troops to the Northeast Pass to repel the Liao army. ”

Zhang He sighed: "I see. ”

The Son of Heaven said: "After more than ten years of recuperation and recuperation, now the life of the four seas, the wealth of the country and the strength of the people, there is today's prosperous and prosperous world." ”

Zhang He showed a strange expression again: "But I really can't figure it out, in such a good environment, why does the county lord still collude with foreign enemies to rebel?" ”

The Son of Heaven let out a long sigh: "This is really weird. ”

Zhang He was surprised: "Why did Your Majesty say this? ”

The Son of Heaven sighed and said: "The first emperor and the general pacified the Central Plains and repelled the Fanbang, and indeed achieved the unification of the world, but at that time, the national strength was empty every year, and the people's lives were miserable. How many people in my Heavenly Empire are living in dire straits......"

He paused, with a vague wry smile on his face, and muttered: "In fact, for the people, whoever will be the monarch of the Central Plains is the same, they only hope to live a rich life, there will be no more wars and disasters, how many dynasties have changed since ancient times, they are all a generation of dynasties that have been forged at the expense of tens of thousands of lives, and everyone in the world is praised and admired, but what about those people?" Are they destined to lay the foundation stone for the dynasty, and should they be separated and die? Have you ever heard that sentence, sad that the Qin and Han dynasties, the palace and thousands of rooms are made of soil, prosperous, the people suffer, die, and the people suffer. ”

Zhang He's whole body was hot, he quickly knelt down, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty worries about the country and loves the people, and the grass people deeply admire it, and they are ashamed of themselves." ”

This time he did not compliment or play, but was really moved by the Son of Heaven, and all the kings thought like him.

"Aiqing, please get up!" The Son of Heaven signaled, "More than ten years ago, the first emperor died, and I ascended the throne, I thought about it repeatedly, and decided to depose most of the taxes, reduce the burden on the people, reduce the army's border defense expenditure, and use it for farmland and water conservancy construction, to establish a real peaceful and prosperous era. ”

Zhang He suddenly remembered what the county lord had said: "...... Nowadays, the saints attach great importance to literature and light on military force, and do not attach much importance to the construction of our army, so the border passes in various places are also very tight......"

It seems that the county lord is indeed not lying, and it is really so, is it because of this reason to rebel?

Zhang He finally had some clues, the emperor now attaches so much importance to economic construction, so the generals who followed the emperor to fight the world are completely useless, to put it mildly, they can only do nothing all day long.

At this moment, Zhang He finally understood why Pei Zhao said that the county lord did not love the height of the temple, but the distance of the rivers and lakes, and did not stay in the palace of Dongping County, but went to walk the rivers and lakes, because she had nothing to do; Why is there no martial arts school in the palace, but there is a fish pond, it is also because of this reason, there is nothing to do and boring so much that you can only raise fish to comfort the loneliness of your life; It is said that listening to the waves of Xiaozhu, the county lord went up to the high-rise building alone to play "Manjianghong" is also very meaningful, one is to remember the years of the battlefield, and the other is to express the sad feelings of the generals who cannot be loyal to the country; Also, like the Son of Heaven, who values literature over martial arts, the status of these generals will naturally plummet in the imperial court, and it is no wonder that Gonggong Li dared to ask for benefits from the dignified county lord when he passed on a holy decree, and even a domestic eunuch bullied the county lord; Everything that seems absurd and unreasonable now has a reasonable explanation.

Zhang He sighed: "I finally understand, why did the county lord rebel in the peaceful and prosperous world. ”

(To be continued)