Chapter 175: Change

Xiao Yunfeng and Zheng Qingluan's conversation did not go any further. Because they know that taking a step forward means the sacrifice of thousands of Xiao family soldiers, and it means that countless people are displaced, their wives are separated, and even their lives are taken.

One will be successful, and ten thousand bones will wither

The path to the Supreme Throne is also made of flesh and blood.

They can't afford such a sacrifice

The only thing we can do now is to go with the flow.

The situation in the DPRK and China seems to be calm on the surface, but in fact it has long been turbulent. The nobles with military power have a faint tendency to disobey orders, especially from the beginning when Emperor Tai'an asked Xiao Yunfeng to go to the south to collect military power. Xiao Yunfeng only made a small move of two small forces, and he was met with a huge backlash. Seeing that the situation was not right, he immediately chose to stop and concentrate on training the sailor. As long as the water master is successful, it will definitely not be his turn to interfere in the affairs of the south, and he will just throw this hot potato out. As for who will take over and what will be done, then it has nothing to do with him. As long as these hidden dangers don't come out of his hands, it's fine. These nobles were originally the former ministers of the previous dynasty, but now what can they do if they are reversed, not to mention that the current royal family has set a successful example for them, and there are the remnants of the previous dynasty active in them. In addition, the princes all have ghosts in their hearts, and they each woo the courtiers. Today's imperial court is not an exaggeration to say that it is full of dangers.

In the following days, Xiao Yunfeng was as busy as ever. In addition to training with the Boy Scouts and the special combat team, Zheng Qingluan really gave up completely, didn't care about anything, and concentrated on reading.

The people standing in front of Xiao Yunfeng were all young people over the age of fifteen. They have long been gathered by Zheng Qingluan, but they have not been reused. Including the sons of several generals, they were all treated the same. The people stayed in the Shuai Mansion, but the credit was not as much as that of the Boy Scouts. Now that they are finally remembered by the master, how can they not be excited.

But Xiao Yunfeng secretly sighed. These people didn't forget to use Zheng Qingluan's girl, but deliberately set aside them for him. First, he left people in the Shuai Mansion, but blindly ignored them. Then these people are extremely loyal and grateful to the master who promoted them again.

Li Zhiqian's son Li Xinning is one of the smart people, and when the words of the master are handed down, he understands it in his heart. It turned out that the little master was playing this abacus. Really shrewd.

Next, Xiao Yunfeng focused on the military academy and spring ploughing.

quickly mingled with the soldiers of the Xiao family.

After Zheng Qingluan found out, he smiled. So far, her mission in the border city has only been completed.

For dinner that day, Zheng Qingluan personally wrapped dumplings stuffed with shepherd's cabbage and sent some to Danyang, who had no uncle and no aunt, and what was left was only enough for the two of them to eat.

"Where to find the shepherd's cabbage" Xiao Yunfeng sat down happily, and let Xiao Da take the wine in a good mood, "This thing is not easy to find in the border city." ”

"I found a few ponds, and there were some scattered on the side. Zheng Qingluan handed over the chopsticks, "I also fished a few wild crucian carp, boiled the soup, and drank two more bowls before going to bed." Raising people"

Xiao Yunfeng took a bite of dumplings, and nodded beautifully, "This is the life of a person."

Zheng Qingluan paused his hand and said with a smile, "Talking nonsense again, the life of Qiongzhou will not be as bitter as you said." ”

"Only you know if you are bitter or not" Xiao Yunfeng took a sip of wine to relieve the fatigue on his body, "It is said that that place is three times a year, and it should be a rich place." But not to mention the heavy taxes, the forced labor is not light. The teenage boys of the fishermen's family also begged for a living at sea early. If the wind and rain are smooth, God will give face, and the family will barely eat. Tell me, I watch these all day long, can I swallow the delicacies of the mountains and seas" He paused before saying, "It's still a border city, at least you can eat enough" and a flattering smile, "It's better for you to cook for me in a different way." If you weren't there, Xiao Da wouldn't have thought of making me such dumplings. ”

"What is this called, this is called living a life" Xiao Yunfeng pointed to the dumplings in the bowl and sighed, "If every family can live such a life, even the gods will not change." ”

Zheng Qingluan said with a smile, "Then you should be an immortal as soon as possible, and it will be the end of your day." ”

Xiao Yunfeng put down his chopsticks, "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong" Zheng Qingluan poured half a bowl of dumplings into him, and then said funny, "What's wrong with you, I should go back and pretend to be confused."

Xiao Yunfeng smiled, "This" He picked up the chopsticks again, and ate intently for a long time before saying, "This is not in a hurry, there has been no will in the palace to let you go back, or I will ask you on the road."

This scoundrel

Zheng Qingluan almost laughed angrily at his serious scoundrel look. "If you stay any longer, it's time for people to laugh"

"But what I'm saying is also the truth," Xiao Yunfeng kept a straight face, and for a while he really couldn't tell if he was lying.

Zheng Qingluan was not in a hurry, and motioned for him to eat first. Pick up the chopsticks yourself and stuff the warm dumplings into your mouth. The unique fragrance of shepherd's cabbage has a slight astringency, filling the taste buds. A breath of spring is coming from the pavement

Xiao Yunfeng finished the meal in three or two bites. As he was drinking the dumpling soup one bite at a time, he said softly, "If you go back to Beijing, it will definitely not work with only the guards, and now that you have a reputation, you have to be on guard." Not only do you have to guard against others, but others will not be more vigilant against you, your elusive special combat team, taking people's lives like probing for things, you ask who is not jealous, you say that you didn't bring these people, people have to believe it, in case of a conflict, you really didn't bring anyone, what should you do when the time comes, you have to bring someone, it will inevitably be exposed, and then how should you explain it, it is difficult to ensure that no one will understand this practice as ill-intentioned. ”

"If you bring a Boy Scout. You go all the way, others have to be nervous all the way, and no one dares to underestimate their fierce achievements. The capital doesn't dare to let you in, how do you say you can go back in this situation" Xiao Yunfeng looked at Zheng Qingluan for a long time, waiting for her to figure it out.

"Then according to what you mean, I can't go back to Beijing easily, I'm afraid that I will be single-handed, and I will also be guessed that there are thousands of troops hidden in the shadows," Zheng Qingluan frowned and asked.

"Almost" Xiao Yunfeng glanced at the little girl and nodded affirmatively.

"It's really people who are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong," Zheng Qingluan muttered. Although I knew in my heart that Xiao Yunfeng's words were somewhat exaggerated, it was not unreasonable. She asked, "Then what should I do in the capital, I have to go back, not only because my family is waiting, but more importantly, there are many things that must be handled by someone in the capital." The more complicated the situation, the more you can't hide from it. ”

"The commander of the Praetorian Guard has changed," Xiao Yunfeng said in a low voice, "This person's background is a little complicated, but I'm afraid the emperor is still unclear." News will come soon, though. ”

"You mean, the newly appointed commander of the Praetorian Guard, Yan Huaien, has another identity," Zheng Qingluan was shocked.

"Huaien, Huaien, I just don't know whose grace he is carrying" Xiao Yunfeng's tone was full of sarcasm. I didn't expect Emperor Tai'an to change and change to such a person. He thought that if he saved Yan Huaien's life, people would follow him and die for him. I didn't know that the life-saving grace of the day was a game set up by someone with a heart.

"It was you who revealed this news to Prince Rui," Zheng Qingluan asked affirmatively.

Xiao Yunfeng nodded, "The eldest princess and the Zheng family are both in the capital, how can I watch them innocently being implicated, as long as this commander is not a member of the Xiao family, it is not credible, I don't dare to take risks easily." I can only lift his bottom out. ”

"Then the emperor will definitely have trouble sleeping. Zheng Qingluan instantly understood Xiao Yunfeng's plan, "At this time, you are naturally more credible than others." The safest thing to do is to let you go back to Beijing. But this seems too deliberate, it will startle the snake, what should I do if the dog jumps off the wall in a hurry, and you are in the border city, and I will return to Beijing, it is human nature. There is no suspicion. Even with the Boy Scouts, the main emperor does not speak, and others have nothing to say. ”

"That's right," Xiao Yunfeng glanced at Zheng Qingluan appreciatively, "What the emperor wants is just comfort in his heart." In fact, quietly summoning this person into the palace, a glass of poisonous wine can solve the matter, he just made it so complicated, but he didn't have the courage"

Zheng Qingluan nodded, "The change of dynasties, it is not possible without bloodshed and sacrifice, just like today's imperial court, which seems to have a smooth transition, but in fact, there are endless troubles."

Xiao Yunfeng nodded, I don't know what I thought, and I didn't speak for a long time.

Since that night's conversation, Zheng Qingluan has asked one hundred and two of them to quietly pack up the cage. Since you have to go back sooner or later, it's always a good idea to prepare early.

Originally, she thought that she would have to wait patiently for the day of returning to Beijing, but she never thought that it would come so soon

Song Cheng'an, the son of Prince Rui, suddenly appeared in the border city in embarrassment on the morning of this day. It was obvious that the situation in the capital was even worse than Xiao Yunfeng expected.

"I'm afraid of startling the snake, I came out of Beijing under the pretext of sending the eldest princess of Jiangyang to Xishan. Song Chengan chewed the rice in his mouth fiercely, and waited for it to swallow before he said, "The eldest princess sent me out of Xishan from the secret passage, and the outside only said that I would repair the courtyard for the eldest princess in Xishan." ”

Xiao Yunfeng frowned fiercely, "Why did you bring my mother in again, now I'm afraid there is no peace around Xishan." ”

"Don't worry, the eldest princess has the emperor's Qilin Wei in her hand, no one can help her," Song Chengan said with some envy.

Xiao Yunfeng glanced at Song Chengan, of course he knew what his mother was holding in her hand. But because of this, everyone puts his own mother in front of him to block the knife

Song Chengan could understand Xiao Yunfeng's dissatisfaction, and said apologetically, "Now the inner palace is not stable, and the background of the Praetorian Guard is not clean. Now, none of us can believe it, so I can only come here and deliver a letter to you in person. As for the rest, you can do it at your discretion."

Xiao Yunfeng and Zheng Qingluan glanced at each other, and said in their hearts, sure enough