Zhongzhou Imperial City.

It is located in the center of the eleven states of Longyuan and has been the lifeblood of the Longyuan Dynasty for hundreds of years. Between the streets and alleys, the lights are red and green, very lively, with golden eaves and blue tiles, and the wind of luxury is extremely luxurious. It is not uncommon to see merry men drinking against each other in the streets and alleys, and the people in the market are playing freely, and even the richest Cheongju has to bow down to the wind compared to the prosperity and liveliness.

In the center of the imperial city, there is the palace of the Longyuan Ye Dynasty, which occupies almost a quarter of the territory of the imperial city. This majestic palace, which used to be like a faint golden light in the eyes of people, was the residence of a majestic king. Now, it seems to be declining with the dynasty.

Above the Jinluan Palace, Ye Dushan looked at the few people standing at the foot of the steps, and there was no joy or anger in his bright eyes, which made the few people under the steps a little anxious and uneasy.

Yan Shu, the garrison of the imperial capital, quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, although Ye Hengqiu's army is only five thousand, but the main force will arrive later, if he is stopped, not only will the Qinwang army be uncertain, maybe......" He said, lowered his head, as if he was heartbroken, "Maybe it will also threaten the safety of the imperial city!"

"I can hear you, you don't have to scream like that. Ye Dushan waved his hand, his voice was still a little lazy, and Yan Shu showed an embarrassed look on his face.

Ye Dushan stood up gently, shook his sleeves and exposed his hands, and slowly paced back and forth in front of the seat.

"You always say that Muzhou soldiers are strong and strong, and you say that Yunzhou is poor and strong, the two are fighting, who will be better?" Ye Dushan turned sideways slightly, not looking at the ministers in the audience.

Ma Pingchuan, a scholar of Diange University, replied: "Muzhou is located in the southwest, and the people are fierce, and the military has always been strong. Although Wei Zhuoxi has wolf ambitions and has been planning for a long time, after all, the border is narrow, and he will definitely not be able to defeat the Qinwang coalition forces in Muzhou, Benhai City and Shajiang City!"

The ministers in the audience looked at each other at first, but soon as if they had reached some kind of consensus, there was a voice of approval and approval.

Ye Dushan snorted noncommittally, and suddenly walked in front of Mu Changsheng, the commander of the forbidden army behind him, and pulled out the saber at his waist, and for a moment the ministers in the audience hurriedly knelt down, and the eunuchs and palace maids in the hall also knelt down, and on the entire hall, only Ye Dushan and Mu Changsheng beside him were standing. Mu Changsheng didn't squint, but took a step back, bowed his head slightly, and was still expressionless.

Ye Dushan waved his knife, made two false strokes in front of him, and looked condescendingly at the courtiers who knelt down in the audience, a trace of desolation flashed on his face, but he let out a somewhat arrogant laugh: "I have loyal and patriotic courtiers and soldiers such as you, how do you compare with these two?"

As soon as these words came out, there were some whispers from all over the hall, and Ma Pingchuan was in a panic, not knowing how to deal with it for a while. He suddenly looked at Yan Shu, Yan Shu was the only military attache in this hall besides Mu Changsheng, and he wanted to pull Yan Shu forward to relieve this siege.

"Wei Chen knows very little about military and political affairs, and if he answers rashly, he may mislead His Majesty. Lord Yan, Your Majesty is asking. ”

Years of official career made Yan Shu react quickly, although he was also sweating profusely, but he knew that Ma Pingchuan pulled him out to block the gun, he had no way to retreat, so he could only reply casually: "Your Majesty is famous, such a small night, naturally...... Naturally, it cannot be compared with Your Majesty, the power of Your Majesty, the world submits to ......"

"Oh?" Ye Dushan showed a curious expression, "Didn't Yan Qing say before that Ye Hengqiu led the army to be menacing, and if he didn't let him go, he might threaten the safety of the imperial capital?"

Yan Shu was sweating profusely, and said hesitantly: "Yes, the minister said it, but ......"

Ye Dushan suddenly interrupted him with a loud snort, and his expression suddenly became serious: "Then what are you talking to me about here, and the world is surrendering! Even a small prince of Pingnan can't handle it, how can you serve as the garrison of my towering imperial city!"

Yan Shu fell to his knees and couldn't speak. I only heard Ye Dushan continue to shout: "One moment alarmist, one moment flattery, should I treat you as a corpse or a crime of bullying the king!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall fell silent again, with only a slight heavy gasp, Yan Shu knelt on the ground, not daring to move at all. After a while, Ye Dushan sighed silently, sat back in his seat, threw the knife back to Mu Changsheng, waved his hand as if he was a little tired, and said: "From today onwards, I will remove Emperor Yan Shu from the position of garrison, remember that he has served the royal family for a long time, and be transferred to Changyin Valley to report to Changyin Valley within ten days." ”

Yan Shu was silent for a moment before bowing his head and thanking him: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Ye Dushan motioned for the ministers to retreat. Ma Pingchuan obviously had something to say, but looking at Ye Dushan's face, it was really inconvenient to speak again, so he had to retreat.

In the entire Jinluan Palace, there were only a cadre of eunuchs and palace maids behind Ye Dushan, and Mu Changsheng standing with a knife on the side. Ye Dushan rubbed his eyes, the expression on his face was a little helpless, and he didn't have the majesty he had before: "Senior brother, what do you think?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is only the commander of the forbidden army, and it is not appropriate to talk about the courtiers. Mu Changsheng replied.

Ye Dushan smiled and said, "If I ask, you will answer, why are you always so restrained." ”

"The purpose of Ye Hengqiu's trip is to demonstrate, and he insists on blocking it, for fear that there will be trouble. Mu Changsheng replied solemnly, standing still like a log, and his voice was so faint that there were no waves.

Ye Dushan snorted and said, "I naturally know, but I really can't get used to Ma Pingchuan's group of guys, and before the people arrived, they planned to open the city gate to welcome them in, for fear of offending Muzhou." This kind of person only knows how to form a party for personal gain, is sincerely committed to the way of power, and only hopes to firmly grasp the position, but cannot do anything practical. ”

"Just moving Yan Shu can't change this situation. He can still serve as a Xuanfu envoy, and His Majesty is merciful. Mu Changsheng's tone was flat and direct, and I am afraid that none of the ministers in the court would dare to talk to Ye Dushan like this.

But Ye Dushan was not angry at all, but was accustomed to it, and said with a smile: "One Yan Shu is naturally not enough, and it may not help to clean up this Ma Pingchuan and Prince Han, this kind of atmosphere has been rooted in the officialdom of my Longyuan Dynasty." I still need time. Then he frowned slightly, and continued, "I'm afraid these guys won't give me so much time." ”

Mu Changsheng said: "If Your Majesty is worried about Ye Hengqiu, I can help Your Majesty kill him." ”

Ye Dushan smiled: "Then the next day, his people will surround my Jinluan Palace." Can the forbidden army under Senior Brother stop this Muzhou 5,000 light cavalry?"

"No, it doesn't. Mu Changsheng shook his head honestly, "Unless you add the imperial capital garrison." Did Your Majesty deliberately take down Yan Shu, just because you want the military power in his hands?"

Ye Dushan laughed out loud as if he had heard something funny: "What can a few thousand garrisons do, you forgot that there are still 30,000 main forces behind him, and they are heading to the imperial city." For them, both the forbidden army and the garrison are ant-like existences. I took Yan Shu just because I was unhappy with him, but it's a pity that I had the courage to take down his black yarn hat, but I didn't have the courage to make a different decision from him. ”

Mu Changsheng was silent. Ye Dushan sighed, stood up, and said to a personal eunuch beside him: "I ordered you to go to Jingzhao Yin Mansion to pass the order: The prince of Pingnan is worried about state affairs, gallops thousands of miles to King Qin, and it is extenuating to take advantage of the imperial city, so he authorized the whole army of Muzhou to enter the customs, rest in the imperial city, and provide for baggage and provisions, and Jingzhao Yin Mansion should be fully supplied." ”

The eunuch answered and went down first. Ye Dushan stopped him and said, "Come back as soon as possible after the arrangements are made, don't talk to other people, someone inquired about my situation, and they all said that they didn't know." ”

Mu Changsheng watched the eunuch go away and asked, "Your Majesty still has something on your mind, what are you worried about?"

"I'm afraid that Ma Pingchuan and this gang of wastes will sell me to please Ye Hengqiu. The Emperor should have attended, but for the time being, I don't want to see this brother. Ye Dushan said softly, "Wouldn't it be embarrassing if we met in the future and turned my face?"