Luan Jing lowered his head and pretended to be a little calm. Mo Wenli asked her to raise her head again.

"Lift your head up. Mo Wenli's words were cold.

Luan Jing slowly raised his head, Mo Wencheng felt that he couldn't see clearly, it was a little blurry, and he didn't know if he wanted to rub his eyes. And he said, "Come forward." ”

Seeing the situation, Luan Jing pulled out the topic and reminded: "Your Majesty, General Zheng ......"

Mo Wencheng seemed to remember to come back to his senses, and changed his words: "Please." ”

"Yes. Luan Jing hurriedly went out and summoned a few guards to invite Zheng Hong to the barracks.

In the afternoon, outside the Wenxuan Palace. Sheng, Song and Man Dance.

Wang Shang Mo Wenli sat at the table. There are twenty seats on each side of the flag, that is, forty seats. The crown prince Mo Wenshi sat on the right side of the front, and the rest were the prime ministers of the dynasty. and prestigious civil and military officials. Zheng Hong sat in the fourth position on the right, which means that after removing the crown prince and the left and right prime ministers, the emperor relied on him the most. Therefore, many people with higher official positions than Zheng Hong are a little jealous of him.

"Zhong Aiqing called you here today, just to enjoy the beautiful scenery and wine. At the same time, in order to wash the dust of General Zheng. ”

Zheng Hong got up and thanked him: "Thank you for your love." ”

The pipa reels sound three or two, and there is love before the tune. A very beautiful woman stepped forward with a pipa, with a noble and elegant temperament and charm in her demeanor.

"Ruyan has seen my father and all my lords. The woman, whose name was like smoke, saluted all those present.

It took about two minutes before I was seated. Continue to play the lute in your hand. The rhythm is light and crisp, and it seems to take everyone to a spring scene full of flowers. The crowd closed their eyes and listened. However, Zheng Hong and a few military generals were rough people who couldn't understand the meaning of the piano sound, but when he saw everyone closing their eyes and listening, he pretended to close his eyes.

End of the song~

"Haha, the county lord's piano skills are really getting better and better. The king praised. Immediately, several ministers also chimed in: "Yes, the group leader is beautiful and talented. It's really a great blessing for our Nanning country!"

"yes......"

Ruyan ignored the praise of the crowd, and stood up and bowed to the person in the right position. "Father. ”

So Mo Wenli nodded and motioned for her to sit down. Ruyan walked to the right seat and sat down opposite the prince. Light pace.

Ruyan is Mo Wenli's favorite daughter, who is nineteen years old. Such an advanced age is rare in Nanning, because Mo Wencheng didn't want this daughter to suffer and wanted her to choose her own husband, so he didn't urge her to get married.

"Your Majesty, I heard that General Zheng is outstanding in martial arts, and he is stationed in Shangjing today, can you let the ministers and others see the general's might?" The voice came from the end, and a middle-aged man got up and kowtowed to Mo Wenli. He was Liu Vao, who had just been turned into a civil official, and now he has just passed the age of confusion. Although his words were extremely polite, Luan Jing could hear his rejection and contempt for Zheng Hong.

Zhang Quan, the lord of Shangshu Mansion, heard someone speak, and he also took advantage of the situation to get up and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that General Liu is ...... today. Liu Yugang was taken to prison. And the two of them also heard that they used to be close friends, so I don't know if he wants to compete with General Zheng?"

"Bold, then Li Yu is a criminal minister who left his post without permission to kill the imperial court officials, how can he fight against General Zheng!!" A civilian man stood up and angrily greeted Li Quan.

The emperor's face changed suddenly. Another voice in the group rose up and said: "I heard that Lord Liu was powerful in his early years, and he was powerful for a long time, although he has now entered the civil service, but the martial arts are still there, right? Why don't you let Lord Liu compete with General Zheng? Let me wait to open my eyes?"

I don't know who spoke, but there was an irresistible deterrent between the words, Mo Wenli looked at everyone and wanted to find the direction of the voice. Li Vain got up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister...... I also want to see General Zheng's martial arts, is it as heroic as the people say?"

In his eyes, Zheng Hong was just a petty official stationed in Liuzhou, but he was lucky to meet Li Yu and commit a big crime, and he Liuzhou had just been sent to protect Shangjing recently, and he had never heard of him having made great achievements.

Zheng Hong saw that the emperor didn't speak, but he had an expectant expression. Because he doesn't know how big this Zheng Hong is. I only heard that the folk said that they had killed one to a hundred on the battlefield. Because there is no reliable source for the rumors, it is only an exaggeration.

Zheng Hong knew Mo Wenli's thoughts, so he got up and waved his hands and smiled: "That...... I conceded it. ”

The Yingge Yan Dance suddenly became a martial arts competition.

The two looked at each other and bowed their heads in salute. Said to each other: "Concession." So Li Vain shot first, and a gust of wind came, Li Vain clenched his fist and hit Zheng Hong in the abdomen, and Zheng Hong easily dodged sideways and kicked Li Vain in the back.

Looking at it, some felt that Li Vain was a reckless man, and he didn't know how to parry at all, but he just attacked with strength.

After thirty rounds between the two, Zheng Hong's many dodges allowed Li Vain to finally find his move path, and Zheng Hong dodged many times but did not make a ruthless move. It seems that both men have their own plans.

Finally, at forty rounds, Li Vain hit the direction of Zheng Hong's dodge, and the corners of his mouth were raised, as if with a kind of contemptuous contempt. After that, Zheng Hong seemed to be beaten to the ground, and a small piece of paper flew out of his waist, but everyone didn't pay attention, even Zheng Hong himself didn't know. Finally, after Li Vao's three moves, Zheng Hong began to fight back. But...... But it was a heavy blow.

As soon as he punched, there was a gust of wind, and his eyes were no longer the original sense of modesty, and his eyes were cloudy with heavy anger and deterrence.

A somersault hand landed on Li Vao's neck, and everyone only heard the sound of cracking bones with a rattle, and then saw Zheng Hong's foot kicking towards Li Vao's abdomen.

More than ten meters away, Li Vain was kicked to the ground and vomited a mouthful of blood, and the emperor's face changed slightly. Seeing this, the father-in-law next to him said loudly and angrily: "Bold! The competition is all over the point, General Zheng...... What does that mean?"

It is not difficult to see that Mo Wenli's face is ugly but with a bit of joy, in short, his expression is complicated. Luan Jing has already seen it all in his eyes, Zheng Hong is brave and good at fighting, but he doesn't know how to advance or retreat, and directly beat an old minister so seriously in front of him. But he didn't know that in Zheng Hong's eyes, a soldier, no matter who the opposite person was, would spare no effort as long as he handed it over. This is a sign of respect for others and an account of oneself.

Seeing that the time had come, Zhang Quan's eyes looked at the paper that fell from Zheng Hong's waist and said, "Your Majesty, I just saw that something seemed to have fallen out of General Zheng's waist. ”

The father-in-law listened and motioned for one of the guards to go and fetch it. Mo Wenli looked at Li in the distance and said, "Take Master Li to see the imperial doctor." ”

Before he could say anything more, he was a little nervous when he heard the words of his father-in-law next to him, because he wanted to check whether there were filthy words written in it. "Wang Shang......" His face was ugly, and his hands were a little nervous and shaking.

Mo Wenli was a little strange when he saw this, and said, "What's the matter, Father-in-law Xu?" Father-in-law Xu handed over the note in his hand tremblingly. Timidly said: "Your Majesty...... Look. ”

Mo Wenli took the note. "I have entered the capital to garrison, and now I am leading 8,000 troops, and when I capture the talisman, the Geya army can attack the city in one fell swoop!" ’”

Mo Wenli slapped the table and angrily reprimanded Zheng Hong: "General Zheng...... What do you mean? Someone whispered, Arrest this traitor for me. After a while, four soldiers came and pressed Zheng Hong to the ground.

"Your Majesty, Fang Cai's subordinates are too heavy, and the ministers are willing to be punished. Kechen is terrified, how can this matter of traitors come about?" Zheng Hong shouted excitedly. Everyone is also a little strange, this king is really a little unwarranted to buckle this official hat inexplicably.

Mo Wenli angrily threw down the note for Zheng Hong to see clearly. Angrily said: "Then what is this!"

Zheng Hong picked up the note and looked at it, his face turned blue. Pupils dilated. said excitedly: "Your Majesty, someone must have slandered the ministers, and the king must not conclude that I am a person who is in trouble with a piece of paper." ”

Mo Wenli also felt strange when he heard it. In fact, it was too coincidental that the odds of him believing it were very small. Then he pondered for a while, and let people go. He asked, "How do you interpret the letter?"

Zheng Hong said excitedly: "Someone must have slandered it." The ministers are loyal to the king, and they will never be such traitors!"

Mo Wenli looked at Zheng Hong's red face and felt that he didn't look like a liar. Zhang Quan saw that the king's expression changed slightly, and rushed again: "Then the king can't conclude that General Li Yu can commit that kind of crime of bullying the king and bending the law based on the filth of the villain, and he should also give General Li a chance to defend himself." ”

Ruyan saw this scene and felt that it was not appropriate for him to be there. He stood up and said to Mo Wenlifu, "Father, such a state daughter should not be here. The daughter retired first. Mo Wenli noticed that Ruyan was still here. Hurriedly asked a few attendants to send her back to the palace.

"The king is such a wise king, he must not kill a good minister by mistake, but he will never let go of the guilty minister, and ask the king to carefully judge General Li and General Zheng. Luan Jing shouted again in the ground. But the crowd did not know whose voice it was.

Some good ministers also chimed in. "Yes, Your Majesty." Don't kill a good minister by mistake!"

Mo Wenli's face was a little dark, and he glanced at the prince on the right. The prince also chimed in: "Yes, father, it's not bad to kill good ministers and not let go of criminal ministers." My father is a dignified generation of kings, and we must not let the people leave a laughing stock. ”

Mo Wenli's bewildered eyes showed a bit of majesty. He thought for a while, and then said, "Escort Li Yu up." ”

It was only half an hour before Li Yu arrived under the escort of the soldiers.

"Get on your knees!" The soldier kicked his knees and threw him to his knees.

Mo Wenli looked at the man below, and there was a trace of contempt and disdain in his eyes. But he still asked: "Li Yu." Do you have anything to say about the king's decision?"

Li Yu's unkempt hair covered half of his face, and he knelt on the ground silently. Gonggong Xu said angrily: "Bold, if the king asks you something, don't you answer quickly!"

Li Yu was stunned for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, there is no doubt about the minister. ”

But when he saw Zheng Hong next to him, his face changed instantly, and he got up and said angrily at him: "Although I have been questioned countless times in my life, I have never thought of betrayal. You...... I still treat you as my best friend, but you have done me such a traitor!" The words were cold and powerful. It seemed to be as cold as a knife into Zheng Hong's heart.

Everyone was shocked. Mo Wenli's face also looked a little surprised. After Li Yu finished scolding, Zheng Hong seemed to come back to life. He bowed to the king. He said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the minister is not afraid of death, but it is not a pity for the minister to die, but the minister swears to protect the king Zhou Quan!" Li Yu's words made everyone scratch their heads.

Mo Wenli looked at Li Yu and asked a little puzzled, "What do you mean by this?"

Li Yu glanced at the righteous people in the open hall, and replied: "Your Majesty, the three thousand military ministers did bring out the city gate, but the ministers let them stay near Shangjing to observe. The 3,000 troops I brought back from Jingzhou were the 3,000 bandits I surrendered in Jingzhou. ”

The crown prince Mo Wenshi also felt even more strange, looked at Li Yu and asked, "What does General Li mean by this? The 3,000 army brought back is a bandit? The general will tell the story quickly." ”

Li Yu looked at the people in the high hall, saluted, and said, "On that day, the minister received a letter from Brother Zheng. Said that the Jingzhou bandits oppressed the people, a few days ago he was sent by the king to assist the Jingzhou County Order to strangle the bandits, but the bandits were so cunning that he suffered heavy losses to his 1,000 soldiers, and I hope I will bring 3,000 troops to help. However, he didn't know that the Jingzhou bandits had been subdued by me a month ago, because the bandits were strong and brave, and I was in urgent need of troops in Nanning, so I didn't kill them, and I wanted them to return the things they had stolen to the people, and then ask the king to allow the ministers to take them into the army. But Brother Zheng sent such a letter. So the minister wanted to see what General Zheng wanted to do, so he followed his wishes and took the 3,000 army out of the city. The minister stationed the 3,000-strong army outside the city. The minister went to Jingzhou alone to find out. The minister found that the Jingzhou county commander had colluded with General Zheng to send people to pretend to be bandits and rob the people of their finances. Originally, it was nothing more than money, but the minister found a collusion between the general and the Yager people in the county office, and they sent all the money they looted to buy weapons for the Yager soldiers. In order to punish such a thief, the minister planned to first correct the county order on the spot. He returned to Beijing to inform the king, but he first ushered in the holy decree of condemnation. Li Yu's righteous words were a little exciting.

"You...... Are you lying to you! You are clearly spewing blood! Is there any evidence for what you say?" Zheng Hong ran excitedly to pull Li Yu's body, his pupils dilated and kept holding Li Yu tightly. Then he turned back to look at the people in the hall. "Your Majesty, this Li Yu saw that I had taken his place and deliberately framed the ministers!"

Li Yu did not change his face and said: "If the king doesn't believe it, he can send someone to search the military camp to see if there are any private messages." ”

"Go, go to the barracks!" the king said in a stern tone, pointing to a general beside him.

"Yes!" he quickly departed with fifty men in his tie.

Half an hour later. A soldier hurried to the scene. "Your Majesty, the weapons and items of the Yager seal were found in the barracks. A box was also found. Two soldiers, who were a little slow behind them, stepped forward carrying their things.

Mo Wenli's face changed suddenly, and he said coldly: "Lift it up!" I saw some short knives and clothes being escorted forward. There is also a black box.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but cry out. Mo Wenli took a short knife and was furious when he saw the broken tail swallow symbol on the handle.

The soldier split open the wooden box again and saw a thick stack of envelopes inside. "At the fore is the correspondence with the Jagers. Behind it are some embezzled coins. ”