Yan Changfeng and Mu Linxiao drove out of Qinzhou City quickly, because the fourteen states in the north have been controlled by Wan Qiyan's people, so he can only take Mu Linxiao to the southeast as soon as possible, recalling the changes that happened in Yunjing and the fact that Mu Zhice ascended the throne in the southeast and set up another imperial court in Qinzhou City. Yan Changfeng's heart couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and it was only then that he completely understood why Mu Zhixun would reveal Daning's military secrets and military plans to Yuan Su again and again.

At this moment, Mu Linxiao, who was sitting in his arms, was still holding the bouquet of flowers he had just dragged for her from the branch on the side of the road, she was constantly looking left and right, admiring the scenery along the way, and the swaying bun and braid were tickling Yan Changfeng's neck.

"Wow, little Fengzi, that mountain is so high."

"Look at it, what a big peach blossom forest, so beautiful!"

The girl's joy and carefree made Yan Changfeng's heart mixed, in fact, sometimes amnesia is not a bad thing, Mu Linxiao had just left Yunjing, and such earth-shaking changes had taken place there, if she knew that her father had died tragically under the chaos of the rebels, how sad her heart should be.

"Hmm...... It's beautiful. ”

In the middle of the moon, the sound of insects chirping came from time to time in the courtyard of Wanghai Palace, Pei Yuan, who walked out of the main hall slowly, looked worried, since the pro-government, every morning court, he would deal with government affairs in the main hall until late at night, but the more familiar he was with the situation in Mingjiang, the more profound the worry in his heart became.

The attendants have already found out, the six people who are about to be transferred from the state and county to Wanghai are either Wei Tai's relatives, or they are from the local rich family, and the matter is really as his uncle said before, more than half of Zhu Zi in the Manchu Dynasty are Wei Tai's henchmen, Wei Party officials protect each other, corruption is common, the entire Ming Xinjiang government and the opposition are made into a miasma by them, so bold that they even dare to move the money in the treasury, and the deficit of the household department is mostly caused by their hands.

After a while, he walked outside his dormitory, but there was only one guard guarding the courtyard gate, and the defense of the lord's bedroom was so ridiculous and casual, even Pei Yuan, who had never cared about these false courtesies, couldn't help but be a little angry.

"The little one has seen the lord of the country." The guard knelt down on one knee.

"As for the others, why are you left alone?" Pei Yuan wondered.

"I heard that the second son of the Wei Xiang family was happy with his daughter, and they all went to the Xiangfu to drink the wedding wine."

The guard's words shocked Pei Yuan very much, the safety of the lord of the dignified country was not as important as the granddaughter of a minister, he didn't expect it...... Wei Tai's power has reached such an exaggerated level.

"Then why didn't you go?" He asked expressionlessly.

"The little ones are the close ministers of the lord, and they will not do such things that are detrimental to the courtesy of the courtiers." The guard blurted out.

"Get up."

The guard's words warmed Pei Yuan's heart, at least not everyone was rotten to the roots, but he also knew that he couldn't back down at this time when he realized the seriousness of the problem.

At this time, Shen Qiuting came from behind him.

"Lord of the Kingdom." Shen Qiuting made a salute.

"Uncle." Pei Yuan seemed to have expected him to come.

"My lord, take a step to speak."

As soon as Shen Qiuting entered the room, he was anxious to tell all the things that Pei Yuan had told him before, but Pei Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Sit down first, uncle, don't be in a hurry to speak slowly." ”

Saying that, he turned around and made a pot of tea and brought it to Shen Qiuting, then straightened his shirt and sat there listening to Shen Qiuting.

"The lord of the country, the minister has searched and questioned all the officials who participated in the collegiate discussion of Chengping these days, and they still have a conscience, and after the minister told them the promise of the lord of the country that he would not be guilty of the past, they also repented one after another, and told the minister the truth of the negotiations that year." Shen Qiuting frowned and lowered his body, and moved closer to Pei Yuandi's side.

"After our defeat in the Dongyuan Rebellion, Chengping collegial Wei Tai was the chief negotiator, and the number of coins agreed with Daning on the first day was 50,000 taels of silver and silk, but later according to the recollections of those officials who accompanied the conversation, an official from Daning went to Wei Tai that night, and the two talked for a long time, thinking that it was nothing, but who knew that the number of New Year's coins would rise to 100,000 taels on the second day, and Wei Tai actually agreed."

“…… Do you mean that Wei Tai accepted bribes for his own selfish interests and colluded with Daning? Pei Yuan's cheeks trembled slightly.

"There's only one explanation for that." Shen Qiuting nodded and said solemnly, and then he took out a yellowed piece of paper from his arms, "This is an official at that time who kept an eye on it and secretly hid the contract that was invalidated on the first day, he originally wanted to use it to blackmail Wei Tai, but Wei Tai was so powerful, he had no chance, and after the minister explained his intentions, he gave this contract to the minister." ”

Pei Yuan looked at the yellowed contract, the seals of the two countries could still be clearly identified, and sure enough, as Shen Qiuting said, the number of coins in the column read, "Fifty thousand taels of silver and silk." ”

"Rebellious ministers and thieves, their hearts can be punished!" The resentment and anger in Pei Yuan's heart were self-evident, he clearly knew that if the annual coin doubled, the burden on the shoulders of thousands of Mingjiang Baixin would be multiplied several times.

"The lord of the country means to move Wei Tai now?" Shen Qiuting hurriedly got up, it was what he had been looking forward to for many years to bring down Wei Tai, although he was a national uncle, and his official residence was a good book, but Pei Hai had retired for many years and let the court situation go unnoticed, if he hadn't tried his best to maintain it, and kept some loyal and righteous people from Wei Tai's power, the court situation in Mingjiang would have been even darker.

"No, you can't touch him yet." Pei Yuan shook his head thoughtfully, "We still need someone's help now." ”

"Who?"

"Bian Ang."

"The lord of the country refers to the commander of the Jiangfang battalion, Bian Ang?"

"It's him, if I remember correctly, his father died under the Ning army in the Dongyuan Rebellion."

"Yes, when the Ning army went down the river, his father Bian Qixian led his troops to intercept it in Qujiang, and launched a bloody battle with the Ning army, but because the food and salary in the rear did not arrive in time, it was difficult to support in the end, and the whole army was annihilated."

"Why didn't the food arrive in time?" Pei Yuan immediately asked.

"The minister remembered that the letter of the household department was written on the plea, which was caused by heavy rain and muddy roads."

"It's the middle of winter, why is it raining heavily for days!" Pei Yuan blurted out, he seemed very dissatisfied with this statement, "I have already checked the file of the Ministry of Officials, the official in charge of the Qian and Liang Governor has been rising step by step since Bian Qixian died in battle, and has been sitting in the position of today's head of the Ministry of Households, if I guess correctly, he is also the Wei Party." ”

"That's right, among the hundred officials, Hubu Shangshu and Wei Tai are the closest, and they are Wei Tai's money bags."

"That's right...... General Bian was upright and unwilling to join Wei Tai, so Wei Tai held a grudge in his heart, and in order to avenge his personal revenge, he ignored the front-line soldiers and the family and country...... "Pei Yuanchang took a long breath and closed his eyes, but the anger in his heart was still difficult to suppress.

"What is the next step for the lord of the country?"

"You have also seen that now even my personal guards have reached the point of trying to contaminate Wei Tai, and the army of Wanghai City can no longer be trusted." Then, composure and determination appeared in his clear eyes, and he slowly spoke, "Secret edict river defense, enter the capital to capture thieves." ”

In order to appease Wei Tai that night, Pei Yuan asked Shen Qiuting to go to the Wei Mansion with his congratulatory gifts.

Sure enough, Shen Qiuting's presence pushed the atmosphere of the dinner party to a climax, and after the congratulations of the lord of the country, everyone flattered Wei Tai again, and his old eyes almost laughed into a slit.

Wei Tai would not have thought that the person with Pei Yuan's secret edict was already crossing the river at this time.

Jiangfang camp is the second main force of the Ming Xinjiang country in addition to the Wanghai camp, its location is on the north bank of the Qujiang River, the main role is to defend the capital, although its geographical location is very important, but in the eyes of the ministers of the Ming Xinjiang who advocate money, it is not a blushing existence, because it is not as high as the military of the Wanghai camp, but also because of the flood season and floods that appear from time to time in the north of the river and act as a coolie to build embankments, and more importantly, once the Ning army goes south, the Jiangfang camp will bear the brunt.

It was late at night, but the lights in the barracks tent in the Jiangfang camp had not been extinguished, and a young white-robed general was sitting there looking at a thread-bound book, with a handsome face that belonged to this age, but the deep-locked eyebrows looked too old. There is a Confucian style between every move.

He is Bian Ang.

Although the Bian family has been a general for generations, there is no Confucianism, and the emphasis on literature and light on martial arts is the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty, so Bian Qixian wants his son to gain fame, and wants him to be able to guide the country in the court one day, and no longer be burdened by the army.

Sure enough, Bian Ang did not disappoint him, he was well-informed and knowledgeable and was admitted to Taixue at a young age, as long as he studied steadily for a few years and passed the final entrance exam, he could deepen his robe, and thus become one of the doctors of Mingjiang.

But just a few days before the exam, he heard the news that his father was besieged by the Ning Legion due to lack of support, and in a hurry, he braved the heavy snow to kneel in front of the door of the household department all night, but no one paid attention.

Later, a guard guarding the door couldn't bear it and told him the truth, "It's not that my master doesn't help you, it's because once he helps you, this black gauze hat can't be saved." ”

The traitor is in power, the world is hot and cold, he reads this book of sages...... What's the use!

Later, when he was desperate, he rode alone to the Qujiang battlefield, but all he saw was corpses all over the ground.

Later, Bian Qixian died in battle and sacrificed his life for the country, Wei Tai even wanted to take the opportunity to accuse him of misleading the country, and wanted to completely collapse the Bian family.

Thinking of this, Bian Ang couldn't help but sigh, now that the traitor is in charge, and the lord of the country is young and has not changed the world, I am afraid that the sky in Mingjiang will be dark forever.

Don't forget that Heaven always blesses the sincere.

In the middle of the night, the messenger who hurried from Wanghai was like a lonely lamp in the dark, so that Bian Ang saw the hope of light, and he finally waited for this day.

"The secret edict of the lord of the country, the commander of the country!"

In the dim light, the handwriting on the edict made Bian Ang's breath tremble a little, and after a long time, a trace of tears slipped from his moving face, and he knelt down on one knee and said, "Minister Bian Ang...... Command! ”

That night, the main officers and men of the Jiangfang battalion braved the cold air of early spring on the river and quietly crossed the river into the city. The left and right armies of the Wanghai camp were already controlled by the Jiangfang camp in their sleep, Bian Ang held the token handed to him by the lord of Mingjiang in his left hand, and the sword in his right hand was already on the neck of the commander of Wanghai, and he said sharply: "The lord of the country ordered me to enter the capital to capture the thief, and give me the right to cut first and then play, if you dare to make a move for the Wei thief, it will be ten thousand pieces of broken corpses!" ”

After many years, with the king's order in hand, he can finally use the sword in his hand to fight against this chaotic world.

The next day, before the hour arrived, the drum of the Wanghai City Council Hall was beaten, and the Ming Xinjiang ministers, who were still a little complaining in their mouths, reluctantly assembled towards the Council Hall in a thick fog.

"What's the matter, Lord? The early dynasty was an hour ahead of schedule. ”

"The new official has three fires when he takes office, and he must not burn one of them."

"I see, it's just pretending, after all, he's just a fledgling boy, what the old lord can't understand, can he figure it out?"

"Eh, that's not what a courtier should say, hahaha."

"Master Li, don't make fun of me, if Wei Xiang hadn't carried those things you did, would this black gauze hat of yours still be there? Hahaha. ”

"Haha, be careful...... Be cautious. ”

On the top of the main hall, Pei Yuan, who was dressed in court clothes, sat on the throne with a solemn face. Sometimes, the Yushu Linfeng and the imperial qi are not in conflict.

Among the ministers in the main hall, except for Shen Qiuting, who seemed to be upright, the others were all lazy, looking left and right, and their every move did not take the word "Chaogang" in their eyes at all.

The performance of the ministers made Pei Yuan very disappointed, his mood was very heavy, he only went to the court an hour in advance, these ministers who didn't sleep enough were so out of shape, they had no country lords, no eyes beyond the outline, he didn't know and didn't dare to think about it...... Let such officials govern Mingjiang, how have the people of Mingjiang come over these years.

"Why hasn't Wei Xiang arrived yet?" Pei Yuan, who had been speechless for a long time, asked slowly after glancing at the ministers.

"The second son of Wei Xiang was happy yesterday, the lord of the country knows, it should be that he is happy, drink a few more glasses, plus he is old, he may come a little late, and please forgive the lord." Tobe Shoshu immediately explained.

"Wei Xiang is the humerus of the imperial court, how can everything be without him, then bother everyone to wait." Pei Yuan said coldly with an expressionless face.

This is another half an hour.

"Ahem...... Cough. "People come before they arrive.

Under the side gaze of the ministers, the attendants outside the hall carefully helped Wei Tai, who was dressed in a purple robe, into the hall.

"The old minister is old, his ears are not very good, and he didn't hear the drum too clearly, so I ask the lord to forgive me."

"No hindrance, no hindrance, Wei Xiang is the most important thing in the country, and he is indeed old, how can he be so ignorant of human feelings." Pei Yuan said with a light smile.