The night breeze is blowing, and the thousands of streets and hundreds of squares in the capital have suffered the strictest search since the founding of the dynasty. Every household, whether it is the family of Zhu Zixun in the inner city or the ordinary ordinary people in the two counties in the outer city, must consciously open their doors to accept the inspection of the government in accordance with the instructions of the imperial court. If there is any disobedience, they will be brought back to the prison for investigation.

The people all know that the imperial court is investigating what happened in Chang'an County last night.

In the next few days, countless more people will lose their heads.

The people who lost their heads include the people of the Demon Sect who have not had time to evacuate and are still hiding in the capital, as well as some people who have left the official mansion for a vegetarian meal.

Let's ask: At the foot of the Son of Heaven, in the land of Gyeonggi, why are there so many demon cults hidden under their noses and not discovered in advance?

What does the Imperial City Division do for food?

Divine decrees came out of the palace as if a pair of wings had been born, such as:

The post of commander of the Imperial City Division of Jia Sheng was abolished, and Xu Shouren, the king of Zhenbei, was temporarily appointed.

All personnel in the Imperial City Division will be demoted by one level and fined for three years.

The people who died in the round-up last night were all buried thickly.

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Palace.

The palace inherited the previous dynasty, when the three kings besieged the city, the king of Qianliqin, and afterwards the three kings entered the city, and the palace actually did not suffer much loss. It is nothing more than that the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty set himself on fire in the Dezheng Palace, which was destroyed by fire and burned for three days and three nights.

However, the other palaces are still intact and magnificent, and later the Dezheng Hall was rebuilt on the original site, which is even more magnificent than the previous one.

At night, the Dezheng Hall is brightly lit, like a huge palace work of art, the palace stands on high steps, dozens of mahogany round lacquer pillars play a supporting role, bright yellow lights surround the palace, rows of lanterns hang under the corridor and sway in the wind.

The king of Zhenbei raised his sleeves, and before he stepped into the main hall, he heard a rather fierce quarrel from inside.

"Shameless, it must be abolished, the Imperial City Division is useless, over the years, countless money has been spent, what can be done with that group of people in the rivers and lakes?"

"Don't be impatient, the most important thing at the moment is to capture the remnants of the Demon Sect, while they haven't escaped too far from the capital."

"How to catch it, and by whom? The four envoys of the Imperial City Division were killed and three wounded, and the Wei division was not in Beijing, so did he want to use a large army and set up cards along the road for the sake of dozens of people? ”

"It's not impossible, no matter how high their individual martial arts are, they can't withstand the wheel war of our army."

"Shameless old thief, do you have any brains?"

"Hey, discuss and discuss, why are you still scolding people?"

"It's you who scolds, shameless!"

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"The king of Zhenbei has arrived!"

The little eunuch at the gate of the Dezheng Hall waved the whip in his hand and shouted.

The quarrel in the hall immediately subsided, and everyone turned their heads in unison and looked towards the door to see this god of the great army who had not been in court for more than ten years.

The king of Zhenbei was dressed up, raised his legs and swayed, and entered the main hall of the meeting.

In the main hall, there are not many people, but each of them is a humerus from the court, and is deeply trusted by Emperor Changming, especially the ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty headed by Wen Xiang, and the new ministers of the Li Dynasty headed by Wu Taifu.

"Minister Xu Shouren, see Your Majesty!" Xu Shouren's steps were steady, passing by the princes of Gungon, clenching his fists, kneeling down and kowtowing.

Although Emperor Changming has long said that the king of Zhenbei can wear armor and bring a knife in the palace, he can not bow down to the monarch and ministers.

But for more than ten years, Xu Shouren still hasn't forgotten that he is a minister, and he still kneels every time he sees the emperor.

The emperor after the dragon case hurriedly got up, walked down the steps quickly, and personally helped Xu Shouren up: "What is the prince doing, get up, get up." ”

Emperor Changming helped Xu Shouren up, and asked the little eunuch to add a seat next to the dragon case, and the courtiers present were all surprised.

Especially Wen Xiang and Wu Taifu, who have been fighting for 20 years, glanced at each other, and their expressions were really subtle.

Xu Shouren was not polite, and sat down with a golden knife and faced the ministers under the ranks.

"Go on." After Emperor Changming returned to the dragon case, he waved his hand.

The quarrel came again, and they were all a lot of old people, and they quarreled mercilessly.

Especially the senile Long Zhong, the white-eyed Wenxiang, are in their seventies, the road is unstable, and the neck down has been buried in the loess, or a "shameless old thief" with his mouth open and a "shameless old thief" with his mouth closed.

Mrs. Wu, who scolded him, as the teacher of the prince, is worthy of being a scholar, and he is very qualified, although he has different opinions, he does not spit out half a dirty word in his mouth.

After sitting down and listening for a while, Xu Shouren understood what the group led by the two was arguing about.

First: Is the Imperial City Division abolished?

This time, the Demon Sect made a big disturbance in Chang'an County, and the lair of the Imperial City Division was almost set on fire by others.

It is enough to see that the Imperial City Division has not made any great progress over the years.

It was originally established to deal with the Demon Sect full-time, but now it has been defeated by the Demon Sect.

Wen Xiang means to dismantle and uproot, and Wu Taifu holds the opposite opinion.

Second: Do you go out of the city to capture the escaped Demon Cult, or do you do your best to capture the remaining Demon Sect in the city?

The Imperial City Division has limited manpower, if you want to go out of the city to catch up with the Demon Sect Master, and guarantee that you can stop it, you need more than half of the manpower, but in this case, what should you do in the city?

Wu Taifu meant that the leader of the Demon Sect left, and sent troops from all over the country to set up cards along the road to encircle and chase and intercept, although the cost was a bit large, but it could ensure the safety of the capital.

Wen Xiang held the opposite opinion, he couldn't wait to send all the manpower of the Imperial City Division to the city, he didn't look down on the people from the rivers and lakes who spent so much silver to support the people here.

The quarrel continued until the second half of the night, and neither side reached a consensus.

In the end, Emperor Changming thought that he was tired, waved his hand and sent away the ministers, and discussed it again tomorrow.

Warm Pavilion, the emperor's dormitory.

Xu Shouren came alone and saw Jia Sheng at the gate of the dormitory.

"Lord Wang, Your Majesty is waiting for you."

Xu Shouren entered the palace today, not just to watch the two parties quarrel and play tricks, but the emperor specially summoned him to the palace to discuss important matters.

The warm pavilion is near the lake, open the window, and there is a huge lake outside the window, the evening breeze sweeps across the lake, the ripples are bursting, and the summer day does not feel very stuffy.

Xu Shouren entered the warm pavilion and saw Emperor Changming half-leaning on the couch.

Emperor Changming is fifty and four this year, and he is a vassal king when he is young, fighting on the battlefield and killing decisively. Now trapped in the deep palace for twenty years, although he does not often go to the court, time has worn out the murderous aura in his eyes.

Now this is the appearance of a chubby and kind emperor.

Emperor Changming was wearing a wide Ming yellow nightgown, one leg arched, stepping barefoot on the cold mat, holding a book in one hand and a bunch of grapes in the other, enjoying the emperor's life leisurely.

"Brother Shouren is here? Sit down ......" Emperor Changming smiled, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened.

Xu Shouren shook his head, the emperor was completely different.

"Your Majesty, you must not call your minister that again." Xu Shouren bowed his hand and slowly sat down opposite the emperor.

Emperor Changming smiled, and his chubby round face was even richer.

He handed the grapes in his hand to Xu Shouren and asked him to eat some, this is a new variety from Nanshu, sweet.

The two exchanged a few words and got down to business.

"What do you think of the quarrel in the Dezheng Hall tonight?" No matter how Xu Shouren emphasized the difference between monarchs and ministers, Emperor Changming still referred to him as his elder brother.

Back then, if Xu Shouren hadn't led the troops and won all battles, how could he have fought this half of the country?

Xu Shouren crossed the grapes in his hand, frowned and thought for a while: "I think Your Majesty has already made a decision in his heart, let the minister guess...... It should be that the Imperial City Division will not be abolished, and there will be a better solution for the fleeing Demon Sect members. ”

Emperor Changming laughed, and the fat on his face trembled: "Those who know me, Brother Mo Ruoshou is also." ”

Emperor Changming waved his hand, and Jia Sheng, who was waiting on the side, walked to the desk on the side, took the holy decree that had been drafted on it, and handed it to Xu Shouren.

Xu Shouren took it with both hands, and after a brief look, his heart suddenly understood.

"This method is excellent, but on the side of the Chu State, I am afraid that it will not be easy to send those high-ranking scholars to help."

The holy decree will eventually be sent to the emperor of Chu, and according to the holy decree, it is hoped that the Chu state will send several second-grade scholars and Confucians in their country to intercept the main road of the demon sect into Shu.

"This Shouren brother doesn't need to worry...... Chu State has to make a move if it doesn't make a move, just imagine, those remnants of the Zhou Dynasty will bring back the king of Shu and raise the flag to rebel, and the small country of Nanshu will not be able to support it for long...... Nanshu is dead, their next target is not us north of the river, Chu wants to prevent trouble, and must intercept it. ”

Xu Shouren nodded.

When it is divided into three points today, the north of the river is occupied exclusively by the DPRK, and the area is vast, and the rich land south of the river is occupied by the Chu state, and the southern Shu is a corner.

The Southern Shu perished, and the next target of the army that raised the flag to restore the Zhou Dynasty was not the vast territory of the Dynasty, but the State of Chu.

Therefore, Chu Guo has to do it if he doesn't make a move.

Emperor Changming's holy decree is more like a wake-up call to the Emperor of Chu.

Once this matter is finalized, it is the next thing.

Emperor Changming said bluntly: "Jia Sheng has asked me to resign today and resign from the position of commander of the Imperial City Division, and I also know that his ability is limited...... What I mean is to keep my brother busy these days and serve as the commander of the Imperial City Division. ”

The Imperial City Division could not be dismissed, and the emperor chose to side with Wu Taifu this time.

If it is abolished, the interests involved are too great, the entire rivers and lakes will be chaotic, and those martial arts families are even more difficult to control, so they can only strengthen the management of the Imperial City Division, and the selection of the commander is the top priority.

Emperor Changming thought about it, but he still felt that Xu Shouren was more suitable.

He himself is the god of the military of the dynasty, he has led thousands of troops and horses, and he is invincible. And he is still a second-grade, and his strength is beyond doubt.

Xu Shouren wanted to refuse, but when he saw Jia Sheng on the side, he held back in his stomach if he refused.

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Returning from the excitement, Emperor Changming personally sent Xu Shouren out of the warm pavilion, and then Jia Sheng personally sent him out of the palace.

"Why do you want to resign?"

"Not enough."

"You are not such a person, if you are not outside the palace in the future, who will take care of the ninth princess?"

Jia Sheng was silent for a moment, and waved his hands at Xu Shouren: "Please, prince." ”

Xu Shouren didn't say anything, just put his hands behind his back, looked at Jia Sheng, and asked another question: "After so many years, why don't you kill King Shu?" It's a hundred. ”

"Because he has a huge secret hidden in him, and our people have not been able to pry his mouth open."

"So, this time His Majesty deliberately let the Demon Sect rob him?"

Jia Sheng blinked and did not answer the question directly.

Over the years, the power of the Demon Sect has grown wildly and has become a scourge of the Three Kingdoms, but it is impossible to rescue the King of Su at the feet of the Son of Heaven, in the Imperial City Edict Prison......

Emperor Changming, in the next game of very big chess.

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PS: That's pretty much the end of the first volume.

Volume 1: Entering the Game

The world is the son, who is in charge of chess?

Volume 2: The Tide is Like the Sea

Wild bees attract butterflies, and the tide is like the sea!

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