When Mrs. Jiang passed by Jiang Kun's study, the study was still lit, and Mrs. Jiang walked into the study and saw Jiang Kun carefully studying the art of war. "Why hasn't Kun'er slept yet?" Mrs. Jiang asked with a smile, Jiang Kun raised his head and put the book on the table, and called "Mother", Mrs. Jiang walked over, flipped up the "Three Strategies" on Jiang Kun's table, and said lightly: "On the use of military machines, strict decision, the army can be easy to die, and the country can survive and perish." Then he put the book back in Jiang Kun's hand, "Studying military law is not overnight, and when you go to the battlefield in the future, you will not talk about military troops by looking at the situation and making the method of using soldiers." It's getting late, so let's rest early. ”

"Mother, there is something unknown about the child." Jiang Kun stood up a little stubbornly, looking at Mrs. Jiang, who was a head shorter than him, but Mrs. Jiang smiled, "Kun'er read through the seven books of the martial arts at the age of fourteen, what else do you not understand?" ”

"Three Strategies" says that those who are handsome will share the same taste and safety with the soldiers, and the enemy can be added. It is safe and dangerous, so it can be united and inseparable, available but not tired; With its grace, seek to be together. Therefore, we are tireless in our gratitude, and we take ten thousand with one. ”

Mrs. Jiang smiled, sat opposite Jiang Kun in a dignified manner, and no longer pretended to be stupid, "I know what Kun'er wants to ask......" Before Mrs. Jiang finished speaking, she heard Jiang Lin and Jiang Peng shouting drunken outside, Jiang Kun frowned, and couldn't help but snort coldly. "Mother, my father is a drunken and gambling man all day long, and he has always relied on his mother's strategy to lead soldiers to fight. When he set out on the expedition, he had always been clothed and fed, so how could he have shared weal and woe with the soldiers? Even some of the pieces were written by his mother, and he, he was like a country man! According to the son, I am afraid that the mother is more like the daughter of the general! Mrs. Jiang was in a bit of a trance when she heard the word general's daughter, but she still shouted: "The son does not say anything about the father's fault." ”

"Mother! If it weren't for his pampering, my Jiang family would not have ended up in such a situation of being imprisoned! Jiang Kun looked out the window coldly, and when Mrs. Jiang saw this, she had to sigh. Kun'er, rest early. Mrs. Jiang got up and walked out of the study slowly, Jiang Kun looked at her mother's thin back, and she was a little unbearable after all. Jiang Kun has been carefully taught by Mrs. Jiang since he was a child, and if the Jiang Mansion knows Mrs. Jiang best, I am afraid that it is not Jiang Lin but her son Jiang Kun. When Jiang Kun grew up, he felt more and more that his mother would not be the daughter of a rural village husband, and Mrs. Jiang's knowledge and cultivation were even better than those of some sons of families. Jiang Kun was even more deeply educated by Mrs. Jiang herself, and Wen Taowu was outstanding. Everyone secretly sighed that Jiang Lin had such a son. Jiang Kun looked down on Jiang Lin since he was a child, and although Jiang Lin was proud of his son, he couldn't get close to him all day long.

Jiang Kun saw his mother walking out of the study and avoided talking about it, and he already knew in his heart that his mother was really hiding his life experience. He looked at the doorway, and finally sat down.

Huizong walked down the stargazing tower and suddenly stood down, "Xiao Anzi, quickly summon everyone to meet you." Xiao Anzi should get down, Huizong continued to walk a few steps, standing on the steps of the high stargazing tower, and could still see the Jinluan Hall not far away that was still tall at night, "You go to King Ning's mansion in person, and King Ning will come to the imperial study quickly." Xiao Anzi was stunned, but he still responded and hurriedly retreated.

The stairs of the stargazing tower are very high, and the white marble railing is tied with the Yaoguo flag, and the flag shakes with the wind, Huizong leans to the railing with one hand, and holds the flag fiercely with his hand, as if he has firm faith, and strides downstairs. After the middle yuan, the night of Jingshi was already slightly chilly. The wind suddenly rose and blew down the yellow leaves of a tree, and also blew away the long-standing silence......

On the Jinluan Palace, Huizong closed his eyes and leaned on the dragon chair, and the ministers below were already standing below, seeing that Huizong still did not speak, as if he was asleep, he was lying and leaning, and he began to whisper in twos and threes. Suddenly, Gonggong An walked into the hall from the door with his head bowed, walked to Huizong's side, and said a few words close to Huizong, Huizong heard the words, opened his eyes, and there was no tiredness in his eyes and was very clear, everyone saw Huizong open his eyes, and no longer whispered, and stood up one after another, waiting for Huizong to speak. After a while, he listened to Gonggong An's summons: "King Xuanning has come to see you." ”

King Ning was dressed in white, his eyes were still half-open as if he was sleeping, he walked up to the front of the hall, and with a crooked and oblique salute, he walked to the side and stood down, yawning. Huizong was not angry when he saw him like this.

"I summoned all Aiqing here tonight for this southern expedition." After Huizong finished speaking, he looked at the ministers in the hall, and after a whisper, he saw a white-haired old man with a long beard walking to the center and bowing. The old man looks over seventy, but his waist is straight, and although the corners of his eyes have drooped, his eyes are firm, this person is General Li, who has been fighting with the first emperor for many years, and his two sons have sacrificed their lives for the country. "The minister is willing to lead the troops to the battle!"

When Huizong heard this, he didn't answer, he just stood up and walked down, helping General Li up, "Old general, please get up quickly." He helped General Li aside, but he did not return to the high position, but only stood in front of everyone and spoke slowly.

"I have been in charge of the government for three years, building water conservancy, building a mutual city, building a school, although I Yao country is born as a herdsman in the north, I also respect the Central Plains Confucianism, now climb the stargazing tower to look at Beijing, see my capital singing and dancing, lively. Although I did not have the ability to create the country, I also worked hard to make the country prosperous and did not dare to forget the teachings of the previous emperor. ”

Huizong paused after speaking, and looked back at the ministers.

"It has been ten years since my Yao Kingdom broke through the Yue Kingdom, and I forced the Yue Kingdom to the south bank of Luoshui, but now the Yue Kingdom is attacking and taking a city from me first. Now half of you in the hall are my old ministers of Yaoguo, who have been fighting with the first emperor for many years, and they all know that the first emperor has a grand ambition to unify the north and the south. ”

When all the ministers heard this, they all knelt down and said loudly: "The ministers are incompetent. ”

"Let's talk about it, who deserves the post of general in this southern expedition?"

Everyone knelt down and still whispered, but no one stepped forward, and General Li got up again and knelt down to Huizong, "The minister is willing to march south!" Although the old minister is seventy and two, he never dares to forget the grace of the first emperor, and he is willing to expand the territory of the country for me in this life. ”

Huizong helped General Li up, "I respect the old general, the old general's family is the pillar of the country, although I know the general's heart to serve the country, but I can't order the general to go to war." General Li still wanted to say something, but Huizong patted him on the shoulder comfortingly, and General Li had to stand aside when he saw this.

"The first emperor handed over this country to me, and this country is also my country. At the age of thirteen, I went into battle to kill the enemy, and at the age of sixteen, I broke through the capital with the first emperor and occupied this place as my Yaoguo Jingshi. This time, I led the army to fight in person and pacified the thief! ”

When everyone heard this, they had to kneel lower and shouted, "The emperor must not!" ”

"I have made up my mind, when I lead my troops to go on the expedition, King Ning will supervise the country on behalf of me, and thoroughly investigate Jiang Lin's embezzlement of military salaries."

When King Ning heard this, he also put away his cynicism, and only said, "The minister receives the order." ”

At the beginning of the day, Huizong sat on the high dragon chair, looked at the empty hall, and suddenly laughed out loud.

When Chen Bozhan came out of the palace, there were already pedestrians on the street, he ordered the coachman to stop, and he walked on the street in the early morning of the capital, Huizong drove the expedition in person, and ordered King Ning to thoroughly investigate Jiang Lin's greed for military salaries, although Jiang Lin's matter did not affect himself, but this time Huizong would rather drive the expedition in person, but did not order him to be a general. Ten years have passed since the Battle of Luoshui, and although he has won several battles as a commander, he has not led troops to the expedition for five years. He was already one with Jiang Lin, when the first emperor was alive, he was friendly with the current Huizong, and he thought that the new emperor would succeed to the throne, internal and external troubles, it was the time to employ people, but he didn't expect that Jiang Lin's greed for military salaries was exposed, and he was also implicated.

Chen Bozhan walked on the street, thinking about everything in the Jinluan Palace, and knew that if Jiang Lin's matter was really discovered, even if it was pointed out that he was greedy for military salaries, it would be Huizong, and he would definitely not be entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

When Chen Bozhan walked back to the house, Chen Bozhan walked to the front hall but only saw Chen Boxin alone. "Where's Grandfather?" Chen Boxin saw Chen Bozhan coming, but he smiled, and still didn't get up, "Big brother, this time, it's okay, this time the emperor is driving in person, and the eldest brother can have time to rest." ”

Chen Bozhan still looked at Chen Boxin with a cold face, but Chen Boxin was not afraid at the moment, just looked back at him and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that my grandfather doesn't want to see you." ”

When Chen Bozhan heard this, he didn't pay attention to him anymore and walked straight back to his yard.

In a corner of the capital, deep in an alley, the dilapidated gate opened, and there was a hole in it. The small courtyard is full of flowers and plants, and if you know how to see them, you can see a few priceless exotic flowers and plants inside. The bedroom door in the small courtyard is open, it is full of light yarn, and the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall are also the works of famous teachers, and even the ornaments are not lacking in antiquities from the previous dynasties, which shows that the owner's family background is not bad. A woman sits behind the light veil, holding a chess piece with green fingers, looking at the endgame on the chessboard, through the light veil, you can still see the woman's graceful posture and elegant temperament. After a while, the wall of the outer room suddenly opened, and a woman wearing a black blouse and a black hood came out. The woman in the room was not surprised, and indifferently left a son.

The woman took off her hood, and it turned out to be Jiang Lin's wife!

Mrs. Jiang Yingying knelt down, but heard the woman's crisp voice coming from the inner room, "You shouldn't come." ”

"Concubine ......"

"I know what you're here for, but now that you're imprisoned in the house, you shouldn't be here again."

"The concubine is here to make a deal with the pavilion master."

Madame Jiang raised her head and looked firmly behind the gauze curtain, but the woman was still holding the chess piece but did not look at her. Mrs. Jiang's body trembled slightly involuntarily, and her face, which was not shocked, was dripping in cold sweat due to nervousness and fear at this time.

The woman in the room said "um" softly, and Mrs. Jiang's hand unconsciously shook the placket of her clothes, and finally said firmly: "The concubine wants to take the life of the concubine in exchange for my Kun'er's life." ”

When the woman heard this, she still let out a faint "um".

"What the concubine has learned and learned, all of them are taught, my son has already come out of the blue, if the pavilion master is willing, my son will be loyal to the concubine and serve the pavilion master for life." Mrs. Jiang said and kowtowed to the ground a few times.

After hearing this, the woman threw the chess pieces in her hand back into the chess box, clapped her hands and laughed coquettishly, "Although you and I have always been in contact by letter, I already knew that Mrs. was like a woman in Zhuge . However, it is better to meet than to be famous, this time you come alone without respecting the rules, and the courage to see your wife is far better than that of a man. As the saying goes, motherhood is rigid, and that's probably the truth. ”

"The concubine just wants to beg the pavilion master to spare my son's life."

The woman laughed softly, and suddenly her laughter stopped, and her voice said fiercely: "How do you know, I will spare your life?" ”

Mrs. Jiang was slightly stunned, "The concubine's family is loyal to the lord, the concubine married a reckless husband for a lifetime, and has contributed to the pavilion master for many years, please see the concubine's family's loyalty, spare my son's life." ”

"Jiang Kun is your son, but he is also Jiang Lin's son."

When Mrs. Jiang heard this, she sighed in a low voice and said, "Then please ask the pavilion master, see the sincerity of your subordinates, and the concubine will retire." ”

"Madame, walk slowly." Madame Chiang put her hood on, pressed the mechanism, and disappeared behind the wall.

The woman picked up the chess pieces again, "You wait and fight slowly, but this chess player is ......" After speaking, she dropped a piece and chuckled.

When Huizong came to Jiang's mansion, it was almost dusk, and Jiang Peng had already entered the camp at this time, leaving only Jiang Lin, Jiang Kun, and Mrs. Jiang to greet him.

Since Huizong entered the mansion, he had a wooden face that made it impossible to guess what his intentions were here, Jiang Lin glanced at Mrs. Jiang, and Mrs. Jiang led Huizong and the others to the front hall. Jiang Lin hurriedly ordered Mrs. Jiang to prepare tea for Huizong, Mrs. Jiang saw that Jiang Lin's face was anxious, but there was a burst of aroma on his body, and after smelling it, she knew that he had just come from the third aunt. Madame Jiang glanced at Jiang Lin coldly and retreated.

Huizong sat on the top seat, looking at Jiang Kun, his face was slightly pale, "Are you Jiang Kun?" ”

Jiang Kun hurriedly bowed, "Minister Jiang Kun has seen Your Majesty." ”

"Previously, you offered a plan to General Li to annihilate the Pingcheng bandits in one fell swoop?"

"Back to the emperor, two years ago, Weichen was General Li's lieutenant and suppressed the bandits in Pingcheng together."

Huizong thought for a moment, "I didn't see you when I was rewarded. ”

"Although General Li is old, he still governs well, often discusses the battlefield situation with his subordinates, although the ministers offer advice to the generals, but most of them are the general's achievements, the ministers dare not be greedy for merit, if it is not for the general's rule because of the time, the small tricks of the ministers may not be able to exterminate the bandits in one fell swoop."

Huizong saw that Jiang Kun was dressed in ordinary clothes, although the regular clothes on his body were clean, they were just ordinary materials, and his attitude was not arrogant or impatient, so he suddenly had a good impression. "In your house, you don't need to be so restrained, sit down."

Although Jiang Kun stood up, he still didn't dare to sit down, and when Gonggong An saw this, he smiled and said, "The emperor is giving you to sit." Jiang Kun was busy thanking him when he heard this, but he only sat on half a chair.

Huizong glanced at Jiang Lin and snorted coldly: "You have raised a good son, sit down." ”

Jiang Lin was busy thanking him when he heard this, and sat aside. There was a moment of silence in the room.

"Do you know what happened to me here?"

Jiang Lin didn't know that Huizong had come to the Jiang Mansion in person, at this time he had just come out of the gentle village of the third aunt, his mind was still chaotic, and his words were a little distracted. "Your Majesty, the minister, the minister is wronged. Although the criminal has a habit of coiling dragons, he will never dare to be greedy for the food and salary of the Mo army......"

"Oh." Huizong let out a faint sound, and he couldn't tell whether it was a question or just a simple answer, but Jiang Lin was in a cold sweat and couldn't see through what Huizong thought. I just hope that Mrs. Jiang will come over soon, or Jiang Kun will hurry up to relieve the siege. But Jiang Kun still sat upright, as if he was listening carefully, but he didn't speak. Jiang Lin knew that this eldest son was indifferent, and he would not speak rashly if he did not reach a critical moment. I had to swallow the depression in my heart, and I thought about it tremblingly: "Even so, the minister is still guilty, and the minister is ashamed to ...... the emperor's kindness."

Before Jiang Lin finished speaking, he saw the third aunt with the maid, holding a few cups of tea into the front hall, the third aunt bowed, and put the tea in Huizong's hand, the teacup has not been opened, Jiang Kun can smell the fragrance of tea, raise the teacup, take a sip, and his expression can't help but change. At this time, the third aunt said coquettishly: "The emperor drinks tea." ”

Huizong picked up the teacup in his hand and took a sip, suddenly felt that his lips and teeth were fragrant, and frowned slightly, "This tea ......"

"This is this year's new tea frozen top containing cui, taken from the snow on a mother tree, precious tight, a few years ago a soldier in the army heard that the old man good tea, so he sent some over, see my lord liked, then sent every year."

Huizong snorted coldly, and then saw that the jewelry on the third aunt's body was more delicate than that of the concubine, so he smashed the teacup on the ground, and no longer listened to Jiang Lin's explanation, so he got up and left Jiang's mansion with Gonggong An.

At this time, Mrs. Jiang saw Huizong leaving with an angry face from a distance, and Mrs. Jiang hurriedly walked into the front hall and asked, "What's wrong?" Jiang Lin didn't know which sentence offended Huizong, but he still stood in place with a blank face.

I saw Jiang Kun looking at Jiang Lin with a sneer, "Father, you can cherish it yourself." After speaking, he ignored Jiang Lin and waved his sleeves away.

Mrs. Jiang saw the broken teacup, squatted down, and couldn't help but say coldly: "Who took out this tea?" This tea is worth 10,000 gold, how can you give this tea to the emperor? ”

The third aunt couldn't help but snort coldly when she saw Mrs. Jiang talking coldly: "It's just the tea that the master is used to drinking, why not?" Besides, the concubine has already stated that this tea is offered by the generals of the old man's army, and it is not bought by the old man himself......"

Madame Jiang was shocked when she heard this, "Are you trying to kill the master?" The generals in the army are dedicated to the commander every year, but they do not pay tribute to the emperor, the old man's military merits are in his body, and he has won the hearts of the soldiers of the three armies. ”

When Jiang Lin heard this, he pinched the third aunt's neck fiercely, the third aunt was speechless, her face was bruised, Jiang Lin used his strength, and actually strangled the third aunt to death in the front hall.

"Ma'am, how is this a good ......?"

"I'm afraid that the emperor won't believe you again this time. The emperor came to our house before the personal conquest, he must have wanted to give you a chance, this time it has become such a situation, I am afraid that if he returns from the pro-conquest, he will also cure the lord's sins! ”

"This, this...... Madame, Madame save me, Madame save me......"

Mrs. Jiang sat down, looked out the door, I don't know how long it took, "God, I'm going to kill my Jiang family......"

Jiang Lin finally collapsed in the front hall, in a mess.