Four to one.

The RED team is far ahead.

"Win, we win." Duanmu scarlet cheered happily and high-fived Duanmu beside him.

Although she didn't score, Feipin also grabbed the ball a few times and passed the ball a few times, feeling honored and proud, and said in her heart: It's fun to play polo!

Han Xing was also overjoyed, she struck Li Tingyou beside her with a bow cane in high spirits, and said with a fluttering eyebrow: "Li Tingyou, you played good polo, especially the angle of grabbing the ball...... Tricky enough! ”

Li Tingyou's handsome face was originally smiling proudly, but when he heard Han Xing praise him for being "tricky" or something, his smile almost didn't stop.

"Your Highness has won the prize." He looked polite and smiled slightly, "It's the credit of everyone's concerted efforts." ”

Duanmu glanced at Li Tingyou silently, and said in her heart: She, a cousin, still likes to pretend like this...... It's better to fly and be refreshing!

On the court, everyone on the red team was smiling, on the contrary, those on the basketball team looked depressed, and there seemed to be a dark cloud hanging over them.

The Roland lords' eyes were almost wide, and they couldn't believe the fact that they couldn't score another goal in the second half.

How is this possible?! What the hell is the problem!

Han Xing turned over and dismounted, happily ran to the emperor, and asked for a reward in a coquettish voice: "Father, the son didn't disgrace you!" Father, should you reward your sons? ”

The emperor was overjoyed, laughed and said, "Reward, of course!" The emperor waved his big arm, this reward is everyone's share, they all rewarded the BMW and the good bow, and at the end, he added, "Geng Hai, although Ling Yan only played half a game, she also had a share." ”

For the Geng family, this reward only feels heart-wrenching.

However, Geng Tinglian could only bow her head and thank her.

Even the young girls on the western tribe side also had rewards, which could be regarded as a great joy, probably only the county lord of Roland and Geng Tinglian were so aggrieved that they almost vomited a mouthful of blood.

On the shore of Dongying Lake, everyone is smiling, but they have different thoughts and hidden turbulence.

Now that the game is over, Geng Hai simply got up and proposed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the little girl's face is injured, and it's not too early, should you drive back to Beijing?" ”

It stands to reason that Geng Hai is a courtier, and if he wants to leave first, he must also get the emperor's grace. But now, he was so anxious that he asked the emperor to return to Beijing early.

Geng Hai is worried about his daughter, and he is not too anxious for a while, besides, he has always been close to the emperor before, and the emperor has never seen each other, and he will not care about these trivial things, however, this time is different from the past, and now the emperor sees Geng Hai everywhere is not pleasing to the eye, that is, in response to a common saying: the speaker has no intention, and the listener has intention.

The emperor seemed to be still smiling, but he was sneering in his heart, he only felt that Geng Hai's heart was bigger, he was clearly a slave bully, and he was persecuting himself, Geng Hai thought that he could make decisions for himself, the emperor!

The two monarchs and ministers have different expressions, and their thoughts are even more different.

Knowing that the emperor was like Cen Yin, of course he saw that there was something wrong with the emperor's eyes, and he was happy to watch the excitement on the sidelines, so he drank tea by himself and did not interject.

There was silence under the tree for a moment, this strange silence made Geng Hai feel that something was wrong, and he was about to recall where he had said the wrong thing, when he saw the emperor stand up, dust off his robe, and said, "Drive back to Beijing!" ”

After the emperor's four words came out, the people accompanying him immediately took action, prepared their horses and set up camp, and were busy.

Han Xing pouted, raised his eyes and looked at the sky, the scorching sun was hanging in the middle, and it was only half of the time.

It's hard to come out and have a trip, it's really boring!

In any case, since the emperor had given the order, no one dared to disobey the holy will, and after a cup of tea, the convoy was on the road in a majestic manner, and the car was nearly half larger than when it came.

The emperor, the two princes, Geng Hai and others rode in the front, and the young girls in the rear rode in twos and threes, and the smiles on their faces were so bright and dazzling against the backdrop of this spring light.

"Li Tingyou, I'll call you next time I play in this palace." Han Xing rode side by side with Li Tingyou, chatting with him about polo with a smile, "You are very domineering when you hit the ball, not bad!" Are you Minzhou people so good at polo? ”

Listening to Han Xing praising him for being tricky for a while, and praising him for being domineering or something, Li Tingyou felt in his heart that Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess should really learn to speak, and his face was still gentle and elegant, "There are many mountains in Minzhou, we often ride horses on mountain roads, the mountain roads are rugged, and when riding horses, we must not only be fast, but also dexterous and changeable." ”

Han Xing suddenly realized that if you want to play polo well, riding is the foundation of the foundation.

"Li Tingyou, tell this palace again, how do you practice riding in Minzhou......

The two of them agreed in front, and Duanmujun and Duanmufei in the back also heard some intermittently, Duanmujun touched Shuangxi's mane, "Shuangjun, do you miss Minzhou?" ”

Frost rolled her upper lip, made a "clang" sound, and galloped briskly.

"It's such a good horse." Cen Yin's voice suddenly sounded on the right hand.

Duanmu hooked his lips, with a proud look, smiled and touched the frost again, and said, "Of course my frost is a good horse." ”

Duanmu Fei nodded frequently on the side.

Cen Yin half-lowered his eyes, looking at this docile white horse, he couldn't help but think of the scene when Fang Cai was frightened, and his eyes were deep......

No matter how fast a horse runs, if it is not disciplined, it is just a wild horse, not a good horse, this horse is very good, even if it is frightened, it does not throw the owner down.

"What does it like to eat?" Cen Yin asked suddenly.

For their own frost, whether it is Duanmufei or Duanmuxuan, they are like a few treasures, as soon as they talk about it, they will talk endlessly, and when they come back to their senses, they have already returned to the capital, Hanxing saw that it was still early, and he didn't want to go back to the palace, so he used the excuse to send Duanmujun and Duanmufei back to the house, and parted ways with the emperor and his party at the gate of Dongcheng.

Geng Hai asked Geng Anhui to send Geng Tinglian back to the Weiguo Mansion first, and he accompanied him into the palace.

Geng Hai stayed in the emperor's imperial study for more than an hour, until the beginning of the unitary period, when the emperor summoned the cabinet and other important ministers into the palace.

As the sun set, the imperial study was golden red, as if it was dyed with a faint layer of blood.

When Duanmuxian and other cabinet ministers arrived, they saw the emperor sitting behind the imperial case with a sinking face, and Geng Hai was still there, sitting on a circle chair by the window, and the setting sun was projected obliquely through the window, gilding Geng Hai's body with a blood-colored halo.

Geng Hai held a tea cup, holding the tea lid in one hand and gently brushing away the tea leaves floating on the tea soup, looking calm and relaxed.

Cen Yin was still wearing the blue brocade robe he was wearing today, sitting quietly in the corner, his demeanor was light and breezy.

In the imperial study, it was quiet, except for the "rustling" of the wind outside the window, there was no sound.

Duanmuxian, You Junji and other cabinet ministers vaguely felt that the atmosphere here was a little strange, and secretly exchanged glances, but they still stepped forward as if nothing had happened, and saluted the emperor in unison.

After the emperor put down the teacup, he asked them to get up, and then said straight to the point: "I have announced that you have come for the purpose of sinning against yourself, and I want to hand this matter over to the cabinet." ”

When it came to the topic of "guilty edicts," several cabinet ministers were a little surprised.

Didn't the implication of the emperor's words mean that Cen Yin had retreated?

That's not a surprise...... Since Cen Yin became the eunuch of the boss and the eunuch, he has never seen him back down.

The eyes of several cabinet ministers secretly glanced at Cen Yin in the corner, and Cen Yin did not move like a mountain, and drank tea by himself.

Duanmu Xian didn't look at Cen Yin, he chuckled in his heart, and lowered his head.

He immediately thought of the words of his four granddaughters.

The emperor's edict was obviously "forced", and the four girls said it well, this errand must not be touched!

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's inappropriate." Duanmu Xian immediately refused.

The emperor raised his eyebrows as he listened, and looked at Duanmu Xian with some surprise.

"Your Majesty, the separation of power between the cabinet and the celebrant is to avoid the exclusive power of the cabinet, and this case cannot be opened." Duanmu Xian said in a high-sounding manner, with a very firm attitude.

Although You Junji was surprised in his heart, he immediately agreed: "Lord Duanmu is right. ”

Several other ministers secretly looked at each other and did not say anything for a while.

The emperor hooked his lips, his originally solemn expression also relaxed, and said in his heart: This Duan Muxian is really loyal, and he is a virtuous minister, he knows that he is facing himself, and he knows that he considers the overall situation, does not fight for power, and is not like this Geng Hai......

The emperor narrowed his eyes, and a cold glow like ice flashed under his eyes.

Before the emperor could express his position, Geng Hai was a little eager to propose: "Your Majesty, how about leaving it to the Hanlin Academy to draw up the decree?" ”

Geng Haimian glanced at Duanmu Xian in front of the imperial case, his eyes settled, and he had already made a decision in his heart.

Originally, for the sake of his son Geng Anhao, Geng Hai also thought that maybe he could marry the Duanmu family, and the two families would support the eldest prince to win the heir, but the Duanmu family and Duanmu Guifei were not interested, and after today's Dongying Lake incident, Geng Hai changed his mind.

You have not been unkind to me.

Since the Duanmu family is not affectionate and still shoots at their daughter, then they will not stand with the Duanmu family!

Their Geng family doesn't have to be the Duanmu family!

Geng Hai's gaze quickly moved away from Duanmu Xian's back, and he looked at the emperor with burning eyes.

The emperor sneered in his heart, pondered for a moment, and responded: "Then according to what Wei Guogong said." ”

Final word.

The matter of the condemnation has finally been decided.

This matter has been tossed back and forth for so long, and now that it has finally been resolved, all the ministers are relieved, especially Duanmuxian, who is even more relieved, but he still has a look of sincere fear on his face, and his expression is solemn.

The emperor's good mood had been swept away at the moment, and he casually said that he was tired, and sent Geng Hai and Duanmuxian away.

Since Geng Hai's wish came true, he didn't say much, stood up, respectfully saluted the emperor with his fists, and then retreated with Duanmu Xian and them.

When he walked past Cen Yin's side, his steps stopped for a moment, gave Cen Yin a defiant look, and then walked out of the imperial study as if nothing had happened.

Outside, the sun was sinking, and half of it hung in the western sky.

The light in the imperial study was half dimmed, and Cen Yin's body was hidden in the shadows of the corner, leaving only his beautiful face still shrouded in the light of the setting sun.

Only the emperor and Cen Yin were left in the house, and even Xiao Lizi had withdrawn, and he was going to the Hanlin Courtyard to pass the edict and let them draft the edict.

After a moment of silence, a long, helpless sigh sounded in the air.

"Ah Yin, I also know that I have wronged you this time." The emperor said in a deep voice, and his right hand made a fist and gently tapped twice on the imperial case, his eyes were deep.

Just before Geng Hai followed the emperor all the way into the palace, it was for the sake of who would make up the edict for himself.

Just now, Geng Hai and the emperor had a bit of a quarrel in the imperial study, testing each other, and finally Geng Hai agreed to record the military registration by the Ministry of War, and all the items of military officials, liuguan, and local officials, such as replacement, preferential maintenance, and preferential payment, were transferred to the Ministry of War for selection. In this way, the emperor agreed not to let the celebrant prepare this edict.

Cen Yin smiled and said lightly: "Your Majesty, it's just a trivial matter, and you should focus on the overall situation." ”

Cen Yin's sympathetic appearance made the emperor very useful when he heard it, and felt that Cen Yin was still intimate and always put his own interests first.

The emperor's eyebrows frowned slightly, and his eyes fell on a fold in his hand again, and he picked it up casually.

This excerpt was presented by Duanmu Xian after the Chinese New Year, which listed the detailed rules on which powers of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies could be transferred to the Ministry of War and the Imperial Horse Supervisor, although the emperor did not go to the court for more than a month, nor did he take care of political affairs, but Cen Yin sent this excerpt over early.

When he had nothing to do, the emperor also carefully studied this excerpt, and after repeated consideration, the more he thought about it, the more feasible he felt.

"Ah Yin, Duanmuxian, this old fox can do practical things." The emperor praised a few words, and felt that it was really wise to have Duanmu Xian as the first assistant.

The emperor put down the fold again, his eyes turned cold, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said meaningfully: "If I put up with him for a few more days, it will be soon......"

"The Emperor Mingjian." Cen smiled faintly and complimented, and a gust of evening breeze blew in outside the window, blowing a few strands of green silk on his cheeks on his jade-like cheeks, which also added a bit of evil charm to his smiling face.

The evening breeze gusted, blowing the flowers and trees in the courtyard swaying, as if it was echoing something, and it seemed that a light song echoed in the wind.

"......

The emperor was in a brisk mood again, picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup in his hand, took a sip of tea comfortably, and then moved his eyebrows, as if he remembered something, and asked, "Ah Yin, how have Ah Yan and my imperial sister been doing recently?" ”

Cen Yin smiled slightly and replied: "Back to the emperor, Feng Gongzi asked for leave, and he didn't go out for anything during this time, and he also went shopping with the fourth girl of Duanmu once during this time." ”

The emperor was a little surprised when he heard this, put down the teacup in his hand, and cast an inquiring look at Cen Yin.

Cen Yin immediately said implicitly: "Your Majesty, the court is very 'lively' now...... The minister guessed that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess didn't want to be involved in these things. ”

That's why the mother and son are closed? The emperor said in his heart, but he didn't think much about it, and said with a smile: "This time, I am the imperial sister, but I am obedient, as long as they are so obedient, I will not treat them badly." ”

As long as Anping's mother and son are alive, it proves that he is a Ming monarch who does not care about his past enemies and has a clear conscience, and no history books in the future can question his improper position.

Cen Yin didn't speak, just smiled slightly, and the imperial study was quiet again, until Xiao Lizi and the scholar of the Hanlin Academy came with the newly drafted edict, and the scholar personally sent the edict to the emperor's case, and the emperor looked at it.

In the days that followed, the Hanlin Academy was shrouded in a layer of clouds, and the emperor's edict was repeatedly revised I don't know how many times, until the beginning of March.

The spring breeze in March is still a little chilly, and the slightest drizzle moistens things silently.

Dasheng covers thousands of miles, and the climate in the north and south is very different, and the climate in the south has long been warm and warm without a hint of chill, even at night.

The night was silent, only Xingyue looked down at Changxu City below, and a few soldiers guarding the city wall yawned lazily, and no one noticed that a black shadow climbed over the high city wall like a ghost, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The shadow hurried through the empty streets of the city, under the cover of trees, houses, and alleys, and through seven or eight streets, he came to the General's Palace, located in the middle of the city, and climbed over the wall of the backyard.

The house is also quiet, it is already the second watch day at this moment, and the house has almost stopped up and down, leaving only a small courtyard in the southeast that is still brightly lit, as if a bright light in the dark is guiding the lost passers-by forward.

The black shadow followed the lights all the way to the courtyard where the "Howling Wind Garden" was hung.

In a certain room, an old man with gray hair and a straight jacket was sitting by the window reading a book, he was obviously absent-minded, picking up and putting down the book, putting it down and picking it up again.

"Click......

Suddenly, the faint sound of branches breaking came from the courtyard, and the old man stood up alertly, his eyes looking out of the house like an arrow, and his tall figure was as straight and straight as a pine and cypress.

A young man in a dark coat jumped down from a big tree with light movements, and landed without a sound, like an elegant big cat. The young man in Xuanyi smiled at the old man, and the half of the Xuantie mask on his face looked a little weird and gloomy in the middle of the night.

"General Liang, don't come unharmed."

At the same time as saying these four words, Feng Yan turned over and entered the room, his expression was relaxed and the old man looked at each other, this young and old, one leisurely, and the other tense, forming a sharp contrast.

This tall old man is Mu Jinfan's maternal grandfather, and Liang Sicheng, the treasonous guard of Changxu City.

"Who are you?" Liang Sicheng asked in a deep voice, looking at Feng Yan with sharp eyes, as if his gaze wanted to penetrate this dark iron mask.

Feng Yan didn't answer, his eyes looked through Liang Sicheng and looked at the bookcase not far behind him, there was a piece of rice paper on the bookcase, on which were written the big characters "One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither", the ink on the inkstone on the side was still dry, obviously this word was just written by Liang Sicheng tonight.

These words are written in such a way that they are almost a stroke, as if they were from a child who has just learned to write.

Even if Feng Yan looked at it from this distance, he could see the entanglement and depression in the writer's heart.

Feng Yan asked him rhetorically, "Do you regret it?" ”

"......" Liang Sicheng's pupils shrank and he was silent.

The night breeze blew, blowing the robe on Liang Sicheng's body hunting, and the robe of Taishi Qing looked empty and didn't fit well.

Feng Yan casually sat down on the high-backed chair by the window, the corners of his lips curled higher, and said nonchalantly for Liang Sicheng:

"In righteousness, you don't regret it, but you are ashamed of your family, in comparison, you hate the court more, if it weren't for the delay in sending reinforcements from the imperial court, Changxu City and Anjie City would not have come to such a situation."

"General, you have been guarding the southern border for twenty years, and it can be said that you love the people like a son, and when you made such a decision, you have already decided to exchange the lives of your family for the lives of the people, right?"

Behind the half of the dark iron mask, Feng Yan's phoenix eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling were shining brightly, making Liang Sicheng almost unable to look at him, and his mood became more and more complicated, like a lonely boat on a stormy night, rising and falling with the wind and waves.

Liang Sicheng clenched his fists, the green tendons on the back of his hands were bulging, and the whole person was even more tense like a full bowstring, and asked, "What do you want to do?!" ”

Liang Sicheng didn't believe that this young man did not hesitate to take such a big risk and broke into Changxu City at night just to say these words to him.

Feng Yan asked again: "Do you regret it?" ”

Liang Sicheng was stunned, and suddenly realized.

The first "regret" in the young man's mouth asked if he regretted using his reputation and the lives of his family to save the people of Anjie City and Changxu City, but at this moment, the other party was asking if he regretted it after surrendering to Nanhuai......

Liang Sicheng felt that his throat was dry, and the events of the past year or so flashed quickly in his mind, but the short period of more than a year seemed to be longer and more torturous than most of his life.

"It's already done, what's the point of not regretting it now?!" Liang Sicheng said.

Feng Yan was noncommittal, and the conversation changed again, talking about the danger of Daoyi City, and talking about Nanhuairen's plan to slaughter the city......

Liang Sicheng's face became more ugly with Feng Yan's words, and the corners of his mouth tightened into a straight line.

"Those who are not of my race will have different hearts." Feng Yan said slowly, "What does the general think?" ”

"......" Liang Sicheng's pale lips moved, and he was finally speechless.

Although Changxu City has been preserved, including the people of Anjie City, they are also stable for the time being, but Liang Sicheng understands in his heart that this kind of "peace" only belongs to Changxu City and Anjie City.

Based on the mentality of the Nanhuai people, as well as the practice of the Nanhuai people in their previous battles, the cities they took were all killed and wounded, and the slaughter of the cities was countless.

If the Nanhuai army continues to move north and force into the Central Plains, it is conceivable that the Central Plains will be ruined and corpses will be killed for thousands of miles, which will be hell on earth!

Just thinking about it like this, Liang Sicheng felt breathless, and his lips were so white that there was almost no blood.

The room was silent for a moment, and in the evening breeze, the shadows of the trees in the courtyard swayed like demons, and even the air seemed to be cool and gloomy.

The corners of Feng Yan's mouth still had a casual smile, and he asked Liang Sicheng again with a smile: "How is it?!" General Liang, do you want to fight back again? ”

He casually threw out an astonishing sentence, like a flat bottom of a dry thunder, which blew up Liang Sicheng's whole body, almost unable to believe his ears.

"You want me to help you beat Nanhuai people out of Chang ......," Liang Sicheng said slowly, his voice like he was squeezing out of his throat.

Halfway through his words, he realized that the other party's ambition was definitely not only to drive the Nanhuai people out of Changxu City, but also to recapture Qianzhou and even Dian Zhou.

However, this is easier said than done!

Liang Sicheng looked at the words on the desk again, "One will make ten thousand bones dry", these seven words were so dazzling, they made his eyes difficult.

Liang Sicheng was silent again.

The air in the room was still calm, and there seemed to be sparks in the silence, like the stars in the night sky.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

Suddenly there was a gong sound outside the house, one after another, and the loud and piercing gong sound had a strong penetrating force in the silent night, and each time it struck heavily on people's hearts.

Liang Sicheng seemed to have just woken up from a dream, his eyes withdrew from the starry night sky, looked at Feng Yan, who was only three or four feet away from him, looked at him fixedly and asked, "You, who is it?" ”

Liang Sicheng gradually calmed down and realized that the identity of the other party was a little strange.

If this young man was sent by the imperial court, then he would not be wearing a mask at this moment, and he would not directly say that it was because of the imperial court's incompetence that Changxu City was lost......

So, who is the other party?!

At this time, Feng Yan raised his hand and took off half of the dark iron mask on his face, revealing his handsome face and those sparkling phoenix eyes, which were unobstructed in the dim light of the room.

Feng Yan smiled, and casually put the dark iron mask on the square table on the side, making a gurgling sound.

Be...... It's him!

Liang Sicheng's eyes widened in disbelief, and he almost stumbled back a few steps.

Feng Yan, the son of the eldest princess of Anping, of course Liang Sicheng recognized it, and Feng Yan's eyes were almost exactly the same as Anping.