The next morning, a ray of sunlight shone on the open space north of the capital. The cool morning of late autumn hits people, and there are soldiers at the head of the city.

"What's that?" The soldier rubbed his eyes and shouted in disbelief.

"!" Shi Chang gasped and stared blankly ahead.

The ten-zhang high earthen pagoda stands silently, and the three zigzag-shaped ones are adjacent to each other. A cool breath rose from the soles of his feet, and Shi Chang suddenly shouted, "Jingguan! Jingguan!"

The soldiers at the head of the city all lay on the city wall and looked up, and 100,000 human heads were mixed with quicklime and mud to build three ten-zhang high Beijing Temple!

The city was boiling, and countless people rushed to the top of the city, looking at the high Jingguan outside the city, and there were many discussions. Some said that it was too cruel, but it was refuted by those around him; Some people applauded, but others said that the epidemic should be prevented.

The news soon spread to the Forbidden City, and after Jiajing learned about it, he was silent for a long time. After a while, he sighed, "I might as well too!"

After a while, the nine ministers and the elders of the pavilion rushed into the Wenhua Palace, and Jiajing sat on the throne with a gloomy expression.

Xia Yan was the first to open fire: "Your Majesty, the Wing Army will annihilate 100,000 Yan Sanwei and build three Jingguan towers as high as ten zhang."

Jiajing nodded: "I already know, what does Lord Xia think?"

"Your Majesty! The rebels' move is too cruel, it is simply tyrannical! Duoyan Sanwei was originally recruited by the imperial court, but he was completely annihilated by the rebels. However, the rebels actually instigated ignorance to disrupt the people and castrated 100,000 people as cattle! This is already appalling, but it reversed itself and executed 100,000 people, and the head was built into a Jingguan. The beautiful scenery and peaceful atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty have all been destroyed!"

Ma Wensheng coughed: "Lord Xia, old man, may I ask, the people of Shunyi have been poisoned, and the county has no way to make Qiu Baocheng surrender, can it be regarded as a grand scene?" King Wu and His Majesty are brothers, and they earn fame, but they don't regard *** as subjects, which Lord Xia should know. The old man thought that King Wu's move was vicious, firstly, to cut off my foreign aid, and secondly, to buy the hearts of the people, how to deal with it, this is the fundamental, not something appalling!"

Jiajing looked at Xia Yan and made a decision for this guy in his heart: rotten Confucian. Yang Tinghe was happy in his heart, but he couldn't say it, so he simply reported the good news: "Your Majesty, the Xuanfu army has gone south, and in addition to the 20,000 people left behind, 150,000 iron horsemen will arrive in Beijing in a few days!"

"Oh?" Jiajing finally smiled: "Who is leading the troops?"

"Fierce general Zhang Decheng, the chief soldier of Xuanfu; The fierce general Ma Changgui and the deputy chief soldier of the Xuanfu are all brave men who can fight bravely. In addition, Cao Xiong, the chief soldier of Datong, raised 100,000 troops and came to King Qin. Your Majesty, the army of 250,000, the rebels of King Wu are not even 100,000, can't they win by fighting three and one?"

Jiajing finally laughed: "Haha! With the protection of the ancestors, if Wu Wang is willing to sit down and talk, I can show mercy outside the law!"

This is also a way, Ma Wensheng nodded frequently, and said with a smile: "Lord Yang and King Wu have an old relationship, even if they can't talk, they won't worry about their lives!"

Yang Tinghe just wanted to refuse Ma Wensheng's poison wrapped in honey, but Jiajing clapped his hands and applauded: "Good! That's right! Lord Yang, you are the Optimus White Jade Pillar Sea Purple Gold Beam, if you succeed, I, I think I can be crowned!"

It's shameless to really step on a horse, this is a double reed played by Jiajing who thinks Yang Ting and Junquan are in hand, and Ma Wensheng. Yang Tinghe almost knelt for Jiajing, you can do whatever you want, can you not serve Lao Tzu?

In the end, it was the style of the literati who prevailed, and Yang Tinghe bowed down and bowed: "Minister, obey the order!"

Yang Tinghe and Hua Houwei are indeed old acquaintances, Yang Tinghe, who went out of Beijing, did not suffer any trouble, and a group of more than a dozen people came to Tongzhou smoothly.

When Yang Tinghe saw Hua Houwei, he couldn't help but feel his heart swaying. Hua Houwei was squatting on a stool with an old man and bragging about it, looking like a king of a country at all, but like a handsome farmer.

Hua Houwei jumped down from the stool: "Old man Bai, Lao Tzu has guests here, and he will brag when he finishes his work!"

Yang Tinghe looked at Hua Houwei, who had grown up, and was stunned in his heart, squeezed out a smile, and clenched his fists: "His Royal Highness King Wu is not harmed?"

Xu Chengzhong wrinkled his eyebrows on the side: "Yang Tinghe! This is Your Majesty today!"

Hua Houwei waved his hand:

"I'm not his majesty, so don't be sorry for him! Come, Teacher Yang, take me for a walk!"

The two walked on the tree-lined path one after the other, and the rice fields on both sides had been harvested, leaving rows of broken stubble. Hua Houwei suddenly laughed: "Teacher Yang, why don't you dare to walk side by side with me?"

With arrogance in his chest, Yang Tinghe walked quickly and Hua Houwei side by side: "Why don't you dare? King Wu, stop it!"

"Oh? Mr. Yang, what kind of capital do you have to say such a thing? Who gave you the courage? Duoyan Sanwei? I'm sorry, Duoyan Sanwei is already a ghost under the knife. Xuanfu Army? Hehe, where do you think Liu Jin is? Datong? Cao Xiong? Haha, it's just a belly of straw bales, whether you can beat Qian Ning is another story. The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division in the city, needless to say, Teacher Yang knows it in his heart. Then tell me, why?"

"Well, as Your Highness said, the Imperial Court really has no troops to send. But the people's hearts are back."

"People's hearts? Haha, do you mean the big man on the city wall, or the people outside the city? Teacher Yang, there are more mud legs, or is there more old man?" Speaking of this, Hua Houwei casually picked a morning glory and put it on the tip of his nose to sniff lightly.

Yang Tinghe was silent, and after a while, he also pinched a wild flower, rubbing it back and forth in his hand: "Your Highness, you call a teacher, Yang is grateful. But the Tao is different."

"Which way? and a way of power and blessing on the heads of the people?" Hua Houwei turned his head, and his eyes were like lightning and swords: "Yang Tinghe, my throne was originally within reach, and even my brother Zhu Houzhao couldn't compete with me, why didn't I take it?" Isn't it that the Ming Dynasty is already declining, and one emperor is not enough to turn the tide? You should know that the land on the Yellow Book has been halved! Where did it go? Aren't you one of those old men who have heirlooms of poetry and books? Yes, the royal family can't do without the support of the great lord, but you are too greedy! Why did I work so hard to expand overseas? Isn't it better to build more places and give the people a place to stay?"

Yang Tinghe was silent again, they were all thousand-year-old foxes, and the words of the majestic face were still forgotten.

Hua Houwei shook his head: "Yang Tinghe, civil officials and the royal family are two sides of the same coin, and it is impossible to separate the grasshoppers on one line. I give you the opportunity, and you will have the opportunity to be as rich and expensive as before. I only emphasize one, leaving a way for the people to live."

"Your Highness, Yang doesn't dare to agree!" Yang Tinghe finally spoke, but his voice was sour, and even he didn't know whether to believe it or not: "Civil official, well, the heirloom of poetry and books did not harm the people, Your Highness."

"Stop! Yang Tinghe, do you believe what you say? The rules are all made by civil officials, and all of them are good for the heirloom of poetry and books, so you let the people still have to admit that they have not been harmed? How can you say that?"

"Your Highness! Yang's heart can be seen from the sun and the moon."

"Hehe, okay, since you have iron mouth and copper teeth, then I came to ask you."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"Why do the people kneel when they see the officials, and why don't the heirlooms of poetry and books kneel? When did the imperial court set such a rule? You flipped through the Great Ming Law, did you? Lifting people and not paying food, hehe, who decides? No one! Taizu just said that if there are indeed poor people, they can be exempted from money and food! Why is it that now a person is exempted? Isn't that what makes a fortune when you show off your talents?"

Yang Tinghe was speechless, and Hua Houwei was not very concerned about himself, shaking his head: "Yang Tinghe, you are a smart person, and I am not confused. Those who deceive the ignorant people, forget it!"

"Civil Integrity"

"Integrity? Is Jiao Fang a civil official? Is Liu Ji a civil official? Yang Tinghe, let's put it this way, all the civil officials in the world have their heads cut off, and there is definitely wrong, but if they cut one by one, then there will definitely be someone who slips through the net! No one is guilty of corruption, I don't force it, just catch one and kill the other. But you shouldn't force the people to die, you shouldn't kill the way I found for the people to live, the people have a little money, aren't you richer? Why do you have to die?"

Seeing Hua Houwei's distressed appearance, Yang Tinghe's face was blue and red for a while, and he really couldn't talk anymore, so he had to arch his hand: "Your Highness, Yang is leaving!"

"Wait!"

Yang Tinghe stopped, looked back at Hua Houwei and said calmly, "What? Your Highness wants to keep Yang?"

Hua Houwei shook his head: "I am not a despicable villain like Lei Buyu

！ Yang Tinghe, I said two things, first, the recovery of the capital is just around the corner, you can contact the officials who still have a conscience, and wait for me to reward you."

"No need, Yang doesn't eat the food that comes from him."

"Hehe, stupid, aren't you? Aren't you worried about bringing disaster to the country and the people and bringing the Ming into an unfathomable abyss?"

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"

"Stay, be my opposition, I have already thought about setting up a council hall, and you will be the speaker, and the times will be disadvantaged."

Looking at Huahou Wei's sincere face, Yang Tinghe's heart was hot, and finally he held back and nodded: "Thank you, Your Highness, Yang, Yang doesn't know... Alas, Your Highness, if it was when you were in Jiangnan, the minister, Yang would follow Your Highness, and I don't know... Forget it, Yang said goodbye!"

Yang Tinghe was upset, Hua Houwei looked at Yang Tinghe's back meaningfully, and showed a playful smile.

Datong General Cao Xiong's 100,000 soldiers pointed directly at Taiyuan, and Qian Ning had already left and traveled to Shouyang. Zhang Decheng, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, and Ma Changgui, deputy chief soldier, raised 150,000 troops and had already left the Bauhinia Pass in the south.

That night, Ma Changgui received the news and sent a henchman to pick up a person. entered Ma Changgui's big tent. The person who came shook the felt hat on his head, revealing an old face with ravines and ravines!

"Big brother! You, why did you get old like this?" Ma Changgui hugged Liu Jin in surprise, and couldn't believe that the person in front of him was not yet fifty years old.

Liu Jin smiled with relief and patted Ma Changgui's shoulder: "Brother, it's hard for you to recognize this brother of our family. As soon as Your Majesty is gone, our family's heart will die, can we not grow old?"