Just when Jin Yilang was searching around Qixia Mountain outside the city, they were recalled in large numbers at some point, and suddenly stopped searching.

And for this change, no one who perceives it knows what is happening.

After two more days, there was no longer a figure of Jin Yilang inside and outside the city, and it seemed that everything suddenly came to an abrupt end and was calm.

However, there is still no clear news on where Princess Changle is.

And just when everyone's attention was focused on Jin Yilang, soon, another bigger thing caught their attention.

Because the emperor did not go to the early court for three days in a row on the grounds of physical discomfort, this is a rare thing that has not happened for many years.

During this period, the emperor only summoned Xun Jiwu, Wei Chifu and Chen Hengdao, and judging from the reactions of the three afterwards, the emperor's situation does not seem to be optimistic.

The early dynasty was still going on as always, and the emperor handed over the presiding affairs to Prime Minister Xun Jiwu, and the prime minister's powers were similar to those of the state.

The word "Jianguo" is not something that can be summed up in a simple sense, and slowly, as the emperor did not show up for a few days, the civil and military officials also smelled a trace of unusual smell.

And then another incident happened, which determined the thoughts of the hundred officials.

The imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital frequently entered and exited His Majesty's dormitory, and even issued the imperial list to select doctors who could treat incurable diseases, all kinds of signs indicated that the emperor's body seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

I don't know when the emperor's health began to spread in Jinling City.

At first, the imperial court also arrested a group of prisoners who walked the rumors, but the rumors did not stop but intensified, and in the end, everyone from the eighty-year-old man to the ten-year-old child knew that the old emperor was about to die.

Later, the news spread from the capital to the hands of the rebellious three kings, which was undoubtedly a great thing for them.

And judging by the details of the description, eight or nine are not far from ten.

Qixia Mountain, Linshan Courtyard.

After two days of intense and intense searching, Jin Yilang suddenly retreated, which made Sui Dui a little unexpected, but fortunately, it was not a bad thing.

The news of the old emperor's imminent death naturally reached Xiao Xiang, and in the past two days, she changed her previous indifference and began to become silent.

Song Wan noticed Xiao Xiang's change, but she didn't comfort anything, because she knew that Xiao Xiang didn't need it at all.

"This matter has spread all over the city in less than two days, and I don't believe that no one is behind it." Song Wan said lightly.

Xiao Xiang naturally sensed this from behind the scenes, but there were two aspects to add fuel to the fire, on the one hand, the matter was sent by the emperor to do it, in order to confuse the public and find out those who were disobedient. On the other hand, others deliberately spread the news in order to attract the attention of people who have ideas.

Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it is impossible not to be tempted by those heats.

Regardless of whether the matter is true or not, for now, most people are convinced that the old emperor is in danger, so many signs of oblivion have reappeared.

After Song Wan finished speaking, Xiao Xiang didn't talk, she was still thinking about the reason.

The Imperial Study.

After the morning dispersal, Xun Jiwu and the three of them were summoned to come over.

Today is a little special, because Song Zhen and Yuan Zhenhuan are also there.

Xun Jiwu and the three are no strangers to Yuan Zhenhuan, but they are not familiar with Song Zhen.

Xun Jiwu glanced at Song Zhen intentionally or unintentionally, and Xun Jiwu felt an unusual aura from her.

However, he hid it well and was not noticed by Song Zhen. After the three of them entered the door, they each sat down, and Xiao Yan immediately opened the door and asked, "What is the change in the DPRK today?"

Xun Jiwu replied when he heard this: "Your Majesty, because the students of the Fourth Hall are about to graduate, they are busy with the assessment and sorting out the vacancies."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan asked again, "But what good seedlings can be up to the task?"

Xun Jiwu said: "Master Yu still has a few teaching gentlemen

With my recommendation, this year's students are generally better than in previous years."

Hearing these words, Xiao Yan nodded with satisfaction, and then he turned to business.

"What is the state of speculation about my situation now?"

Xun Jiwu said: "Forgive the minister's courage, most of the deployment colleagues think that Your Majesty, your dragon body is not good, and you have... It's not long before you die."

Xiao Yan didn't have the slightest sense of blame when he heard this, but smiled: "The more people think like this, the better. The herald hospital asked them to come to my dormitory more often, and then they searched for high-quality medicinal materials in the major pharmacies in the capital, saying that they needed to continue their lives."

Xun Jiwu said: "The old minister obeys the order."

Xun Jiwu and the three of them all understood that the old emperor was pretending to be sick, but at the moment, they didn't know what His Majesty wanted.

And they don't dare to ask more about such things, so they can only guess one or two after the fact.

In their opinion, the old emperor's move was useless except to attract the covetousness of more ill-intentioned people, so if you look at it from another angle, this is adding danger to the capital in disguise.

Xun Jiwu had doubts in his heart but didn't say anything in the end, and Xiao Yan also saw Xun Jiwu's intentions, so he said, "Don't blame you for hiding it from the three Aiqing, you will know about it in the future."

Hearing this, the three of them hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty is far-sighted, and I dare not speculate."

Later, after Xiao Yan briefly instructed some matters, Xun Jiwu and the three of them withdrew from the imperial study.

Out of the imperial study, the three of them walked side by side, you look at me, I look at you, they all saw puzzlement in each other's eyes, but they were still silent.

After Xun Jiwu and the three left, the old emperor first ordered Yuan Zhenhuan to send someone to send a message to the general Zhao Kang, who was on the front line, and the people and horses of Yuzhang County who rushed to help could not be fully trusted, and they were temporarily wary of not having to show it.

Then he ordered Chaoqi to bring pen and paper, and actually wrote the edict in advance.

None of the three people in the room spoke, so the atmosphere in the imperial study became a little oppressive for a while.

Even if you don't want to admit the fact that the emperor is old, that day will come sooner or later, and you can't deceive yourself.

Among the three, Chao Qi's mood fluctuates the most, he has served His Majesty for so long, although he is like a tiger with him, he enjoys it.

If His Majesty passed away, Chao Qi thought that the support of his life would be gone.

A series of events were triggered by the old emperor's serious illness, and the news soon fell into the hands of everyone who wanted to know.

On the eastern front, Xiao Buxian, the king of Huiji, was overjoyed after receiving the news.

He held the city and defended it in a short period of time, Liu Xuan was difficult to overcome, and the two teams of Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Jingshan on the southern front would definitely be able to advance quickly, and he was very sure.

At the same time, Xiao Tong, the crown prince who had been staying in Weiting City, also received the news.

After receiving the news, Wang Pei told Xiao Tong not to react too much for the time being, and to wait and see what happened. If this news can finally be confirmed, even if there is no edict from the emperor, he can use this as an excuse to rush back to the capital in the starry night.

And at that time, it will be in his hands whether to go back alone or bring some necessary people.

After careful consideration, Xiao Tong thought so, and with his father's means, he was able to do a trick to lure the snake out of the hole, so it was safest to do nothing at present.

On the eastern front, after Liu Xuan captured Shenhuan City, the battle in Huiji County fell into a brief stalemate, and there was no news of Xiao Xiang, and the Jian'an Gu clan also exerted pressure from it, so that the advance of the army failed to achieve the expected results.

On the southern front, Xiao Yuanhuai, the king of Changsha, and Xiao Jingshan, the king of Shangguang, quickly sent troops to control the officials in the county after raising the banner of rebellion, which almost paralyzed the local bureaucracy of a county and failed to put any pressure on them. Therefore, the two armies quickly gained a foothold in the two places, and then the two of them personally led the army to attack the adjacent Qinghui and Yuzhang counties.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and at the same time that the external situation was getting worse and worse, another bad news came back to the imperial court.

The team responsible for escorting the disaster silver was intercepted and killed on the way, and 20,000 taels of silver disappeared.

The news returned to the capital and caused a stir, don't think about it, Baiguan

Soon the spearhead was aimed at the rebellious two kings, and they would not be left or right.

The escort of the disaster silver was originally an extremely secret matter, and no one knew about it at the beginning, but now that the silver has been intercepted, it is also bad news for the imperial court and the people of Changguang County, who have been affected by the flood.

Xun Jiwu, the prime minister who presided over the early dynasty, ordered a thorough investigation of the matter after reading the excerpts, and asked Jinyilang to send people to Changguang County to cooperate with the county guard Zeng Ruming to appease people's hearts.

In addition, the situation of the battle on the eastern and southern fronts was discussed, and Liu Xuan, the general of Ning Shuo, launched an attack on Qiyuan City, where Xiao Buxian retreated, and did not dare to attack the strong walls of Qiyuan City.

During the battle on the southern front, Zhao Kang's army and the rebels of the two kings encountered at the junction of Changsha County and Yuzhang County.

Since the terrain here does not have such a flat topography, it is not conducive to large-scale army charges, but suitable for small-scale encounters.

Zhao Dang had already received a secret letter from Jin Yilang, and now in the team, he had already separated the Shence army from the soldiers and horses of the other three counties, although he did not express his intentions, he was already on guard against the soldiers and horses of Yuzhang County, and deliberately weakened and dispersed their role.

Based on this topography, Zhao Dang decisively divided the army into four routes, occupying four places to form horns with each other, and at the same time frequently sent scouts to investigate the movements of the rebels.

Zhao dared to fight and was especially good at attacking the heart, so he didn't choose to fight hard with the other party at the beginning.

He first sent Jin Yilang to convey his strategy back to the imperial court, and then forged a document to beg thieves and sent it to the southern counties and cities under his rule. Zhao dared to claim that the follow-up reinforcements of the imperial court were still coming, and if he dared to discooperate with the thief, the imperial court would definitely hold him accountable after the war.

This move naturally does not play much role for Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Jingshan, who still have helpers in the capital, but it is very useful for those officials around who still don't know the reason for the matter.

Although they still cowered, someone eventually sent a small army to attract the attention of the rebels.

In addition, Zhao Dang also sent someone to fake the news, which was ostensibly addressed to Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Jingshan's lieutenants, but in the end it fell into their hands in a very accidental way.

The letter stated that the loyalty of the two lieutenant generals could be learned, and as long as they cooperated with the imperial court to suppress the rebel army, they could be added to the rank of knight.

At this time, Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Jingshan did not dare to take the initiative to attack again, for fear of being ambushed by the imperial court, and they even became really suspicious of the two deputy generals in the future.

A few days later, seeing that the time was ripe, the general Zhao Dang decisively organized the army to launch the first round of attacks.

And because Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Jingshan were suspicious of their lieutenants, they did not dare to hand over the command on the battlefield to them, nor did they dare to listen to their suggestions at will, so the military aircraft was seriously missed.

The first frontal attack of the two sides, the rebels were defeated in a short time, Zhao Dang saw this and led the army to pursue decisively, this battle, annihilated 8,000 enemies, greatly boosted morale.

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