CHAPTER XXXII

"Fu Zhengwei actually hooked up with Beiyi?!" Qin Yizhong's face was heavy: "It seems that the situation in Dayu is more severe than we thought. โ€

He Yu saw that he was in a bad mood again, so he comforted: "It's good that the prince and the generals and the people are in love, and now at this juncture, the people are also a sharp sword." โ€

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhong Shuyu nodded again and again: "Now Beiwangcheng has temporarily formed a group of militia, and most of the troops of the Tianzi Battalion have been brought out for me." โ€

Qin Yizhong knew the kindness of the two of them, so he went down the slope and asked, "You brought such a few people to save us?" โ€

Zhong Zhuyu smiled: "Uncle Qin, do you want to guess?" โ€

Qin Yizhong was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "If I knew, wouldn't I have gone back a long time ago?" โ€

"Uncle Qin's words are wrong, since I am leading the troops, then there is naturally a reason for me to lead the troops." Zhong Zhiyu learned from the old master to stroke his beard, and said in an old-fashioned manner.

When you say this, you have to let them guess.

Qin Yizhong and He Yu glanced at each other, and finally He Yu had no choice but to step forward and guess: "But there is an accident in the old man of the county lord over there in Beiyi?" โ€

"Huh?" Zhong Zhiyu snapped his fingers and said in admiration: "It is said that the wise people in the world have seven tricks and exquisite hearts, He Yu, you have more than seven tricks, right?" I'm afraid that there are eight tricks and nine tricks. โ€

"The princess praised it, but she was more able to reason than ordinary people." No matter how many times he praised him, He Yu arched his hands and looked modest: "I don't know who happened?" โ€

Speaking of this, Zhong Yuyu's face stiffened, and he whispered in a random manner: "Princess Bei Chuan of Beiyi was arrested by Xirong. โ€

Princess Beichuan?

He Yu pondered, isn't this the little sister who played well in the grassland by the county lord?! After thinking about it again, I can understand why Zhong Zhiyu can come so fearlessly.

"Beiyi really didn't want to fight us at first?"

"Indeed." Zhong Yuyu nodded heavily: "In this battle, the only variable is Bei Chuan. If the king of the grassland believes that we can save Bei Chuan, then he has no reason to target us again, after all, it is not our Dayu who wants to attack his grassland, but Xirong, who is eyeing us. โ€

Qin Yizhong's thinking diverged not as fast as He Yu, and as soon as he said this, he also understood the key. But he still said seriously: "Then it can't be up to you!" If the King of the Prairie really wants to make trouble, how can these thousands of soldiers protect your safety? I really don't know what Yongnian thinks! โ€

If the king of Zhenbei heard his words, he would definitely cry out in his mouth. He was the most reluctant person in the world to see Zhong Zhuyu in danger, but he was still persuaded by Zhong Zhuyu.

He still has wounds on his body, which is one of them; There are no high-level officials in Beiwangcheng, and it is the second thing that he can't leave at all; The most important thing is that in the leaderless Tianzi army, Zhong Zhuyu's words are even more useful than him as a king of Zhenbei!

Zhong Shuyu: All of them were succumbed to the heroic posture of my deep understanding of righteousness in that small battle, hehe.

However, Zhong Shuyu also knew in her heart that Qin Shuding, who had not actually experienced that period with her, still disagreed, so she rarely did not refute, but playfully stuck out her tongue to express her innocence.

This pot is still daddy's back!

The group hurriedly returned to Beiwangcheng for most of the day, just in time for dinner.

"That's a coincidence!" Zhong Zhiyu patted Tuoba Yan's shoulder, and said with a very familiar look: "You can come to my house first to taste the authentic Dayu cuisine, it's fragrant!" โ€

Tuoba Yan has been a little depressed since he lost the First World War, and he is also not interested in Dayu cuisine, but it is not good to save Zhong Zhuyu's face, so he pulled the corners of his mouth to the maximum.

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Zhong Shuyu: This person still looks at it when he is still expressionless.

Tuoba Lin on the side also noticed the movement here, and was afraid that his son's attitude would dislike the county lord, so he hurriedly grinned and tried to make up for his son's attitude.

Zhong Zhiyu: Mom, this person is making a terrible expression at me again!

In the end, Zhong Zhiyu and Tuoba Yan, father and son, still followed Qin Yizhong to Qin's mansion to eat.

It was not that Zhong Zhiyu repented, but the person who came back first to report the news did not make it clear, so the king of Zhenbei set the location in the Qin Mansion.

The reason for setting up in the Qin Mansion is also simple, Fu Zhengwei's fire burned down his house at the beginning, and now even Zhong Shuyu is crowded in a courtyard with him, and there is really no place to entertain guests.

Regarding the matter of the Tuoba army coming to take refuge, the king of Zhenbei naturally welcomed them with both hands and feet, and personally took them to a suitable place to camp as a camp for thousands of soldiers, and also set aside a house with a small courtyard for them, so that they could live in peace first, and then make other arrangements when he reported everything to the emperor quickly.

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Lin'an, Taiyi Palace.

It had been a quarter of an hour since Emperor Zhao received the letter from the King of Zhenbei, but his eyes were still staring at the paper in his hand. I don't know if I'm looking at the words on the paper or looking through the paper or something else.

The attendants in the hall held their breath and condensed, not daring to make the slightest movement, for fear of becoming an outlet for the emperor's temper.

Even Wang Jinde, who has served the emperor since he was a child, only quietly grinds ink on the side, and his heart is changing.

It's been a long time since the emperor has shown such a solemn expression, when was the last time? Oh, it seems that it was the time when the city was ceded to the north and sued for peace......

"Wang Jinde."

The emperor's voice suddenly sounded, as if a thunder exploded in Wang Jinde's ears, which frightened him subconsciously: "The slave is here." โ€

Fortunately, the emperor did not pursue his distraction, and only ordered: "Prime Minister Xuan enters the palace." โ€

"Huh."

Wang Jinde turned around and prepared to go out as soon as he brushed off the dust, but when he walked to the door, he was stopped by the emperor.

"It's still not the prime minister, Liu Zhiyin."

"Huh."

Wang Jinde waited for a while, and saw that the emperor had no other instructions, so he left again.

But I didn't want to just step out of the threshold with one foot, and the emperor regretted it again: "Liu Zhiyin can't do it, it's still Xuantaishi." โ€

Wang Jinde was shocked, and after answering, he stepped up, for fear of wasting time.

Taishi Guo Licheng, although he has the name of Taishi and has no real power in the court, he is the first Confucian in this dynasty, and most of the articles he writes are current politics that are acupuncture of the current affairs, and literati and politicians respect him.

This Guo Licheng was selected as the Taifu when his fame first appeared, and was later favored by Emperor Zhao, who was still the prince, and he was snatched from the prince at that time to teach himself.

Carefully calculated, he is over eighty years old, as if he hasn't written an article for a long time, but sings flowers and snow all day long, doesn't ask about mundane things, and behaves like a born person.

At this time, Emperor Zhao ordered him to enter the palace, presumably because the matter was really tricky.

Such a person, Wang Jinde is naturally respectful, even though he was anxious, he never even frowned, and helped Guo Licheng to walk carefully.

Fortunately, Guo Licheng also knew the priorities, and did not take into account those cumbersome etiquette and etiquette, and after getting off the carriage in front of the palace gate, he walked quickly to the Taiyi Hall with his robe. I didn't waste much time and came to the emperor.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they both had mixed feelings when they met.

The emperor looked at Guo Licheng's white hair, white eyebrows, and white beard, and said with a smile: "The teacher is really a fairy-like character. I'm two rounds younger than the teacher, but I still don't have the teacher's spirit. โ€

Guo Licheng didn't salute either, he knew that there was no need for these false courtesies between the two, so he asked straight to the point: "I don't know why the emperor is in such a hurry to call his ministers over?" โ€

The emperor stepped back and sent Wang Jinde to guard the door, and then handed him the letter sent back by the king of Zhenbei.

Guo Licheng read it at a glance, and his face became solemn.

"Teacher, who do you think it is?"

Guo Licheng touched his beard a few times: "At present, I only know one Fu Zhengwei, and there is no other evidence, and the scope is really wide." โ€

The emperor also knows his teacher's temperament, so he must still have half of his words hidden when he speaks, so he rubbed his eyebrows and said, "The teacher might as well talk about it carefully." โ€

After hearing this, Guo Licheng was no longer polite, and analyzed: "The purpose of this person's collusion with Beiyi is very simple, that is, he wants to rebel. โ€

He said this lightly, but he scared Wang Jinde, who was still guarding the door: This is a forbidden word that all emperors don't want to hear!

Before he could react, Guo Licheng said to himself: "This person wants to rebel, and he can win over the Fu family, who is newly squeezed into the ranks of the family, then this person must be positioned as a high authority." And Fu Zhengwei, whom he co-opted, is an auxiliary general who controls the Tianzi Army, so he can narrow the scope to a few civil servants. โ€

"Military generals don't need to win over military generals." The emperor continued.

"Exactly." Guo Lixiang once taught Emperor Zhao, step by step: "There are only a few people in high positions, what does the emperor think?" โ€

The emperor suddenly felt a little nervous in his heart, as if he had been tested when he was young. After a moment, I felt a little funny, I was already the most noble person in Dayu, and I was still so stunned as a teacher.

"I don't think it's like a prime minister, he has a straight temperament and can't hold back so many twists and turns; The scholar was not like that, he was devoted to the study of ancient books, as if he was not interested in the throne; There are also those Shangshu, who have a headache for the one-third of an acre of land in their official position, and they don't have the ability to plan such a big thing. โ€

"So?" Guo Licheng showed a satisfied smile.

"So it's my brothers."

The emperor said this calmly, and Guo Licheng did not show a surprised expression.

"Actually, the emperor has already made up his mind for a long time, but he just needs to borrow ministers to give you confidence."

The emperor stood up and bowed deeply to him: "Trouble teacher." โ€

Guo Licheng didn't give in, it was a matter of course for the disciple to worship the teacher, but he just helped him up with his own hands and persuaded: "But don't think too absolutely, we are all human beings, what if there is anything we haven't calculated." โ€

"Thank you, teacher."

Guo Licheng saw that the emperor nodded solemnly, thinking that he had heard it in his heart, so he was relieved and asked, "Then what are you going to do next?" โ€

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Find someone to deal with the affairs of Beiwang City on behalf of the king of Zhenbei, and let the Zhong family army escort Fu Zhengwei and Dade back to the capital." โ€