Late at night on the fifth day of the ninth month of the tenth year of Baoda, a fast horse galloped to Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and went straight to the mansion of Feng Yanji, the left prime minister, after entering the city. Half an hour later, Feng Fuzhong rode out and disappeared into the dark long street. More than half an hour later, several horsemen came in batches and entered the brightly lit Feng Yanji mansion.

Above the middle hall of Feng's mansion, Feng Yanji was sitting precariously, with a letter on the table in front of him, frowning and pondering. There was a sound of footsteps at the door, and the new right minister Xu Xuan and the privy deputy envoy Wei Cen, who had just returned from Yangzhou, entered one after another.

"Feng Xiang, what's the urgency?" Wei Cen asked with a roar, Feng Yanji secretly glanced at him with disdain, very disgusted by Wei Cen's impatient style. However, Seo Hyun, who had recently formed a party with them, came in silently like a shadow, standing quietly in the shadows on the side, without any superfluous words or movements.

"Sit down and talk, serve tea." Feng Yanji raised his eyes and glanced at them, and nodded slightly.

The servants brought hot tea and placed it in front of the two of them, and then they retreated, and the last two who walked out turned back and gently closed the door of the atrium. In the shadows of the trees around the atrium, the guards in the Feng Mansion closely monitored any movement within a radius of twenty steps around the atrium, as if they were facing a great enemy.

"Look at it, letter from Shouzhou." Feng Yanji pointed to the letter on the eucalyptus. Xu Xuan just got up half of his body, but Wei Cen, who was fat and round, was extremely agile, got up and grabbed the letter in front of Xu Xuan, grabbed the letter in his hand, and read it without saying anything.

Xu Xuan's face was gloomy, and he glared at Wei Cen fiercely, so he could only turn around and sit down first.

Wei Cen read the letter quickly, with a smile on his face, and when he finished reading the letter, he suddenly laughed, patted his thigh and said, "Okay, Feng Gongzi really has a set of things, so we can do it tomorrow morning." ”

Feng Yanji stroked his beard silently, pointed at Xu Xuan and said, "Give the letter to Xu Xiang and then discuss it." ”

Xu Xuan snatched the letter from Wei Cen's hand unhappily, and after reading it quietly, he quietly folded it and stuffed it into an envelope and put it in front of Feng Yanji.

"Got it all?" Feng Yanji spoke, and without waiting for the two to answer, he reached out and picked up the envelope and lit it on the candle flame, turned it in his hand, and watched the letter burn to the point that only a millimeter remained, and threw it into the copper basin by the eucalyptus.

"Feng Xiang, what are you waiting for? Now that we have Liu Renzhan's confession, we can do it. Wei Cen said.

Xu Xuan frowned and looked at Wei Cen, and said in a deep voice to Feng Yanji: "Feng Xiang, has Liu Renzhan's confession been sent?" Otherwise, what to say? ”

Feng Yanji smiled, took out a package from under the eucalyptus and spread it out on the table, and there was an official document in the package. Feng Yanji took out the excerpt and raised his head: "Liu Renzhan's confession is here, and the content of the excerpt only needs to be read a few sentences, you listen." ”

The crowd listened attentively.

Feng Yanji read: "...... As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, he should be loyal to the king, and should put aside his personal needs...... Langzhou Metropolitan Governor, Wuping Army Festival Envoy Li Yuan, disobedient to the monarch and misguided the country, as a town envoy, do not do the duty of defending the land, flies camp dogs, stir up wind and waves, and die to call the diagram, reprimanding the public opinion, on the occasion of the Shouzhou rebellion, the private rebel general Li Song, the outer alliance of the northern puppet court, his heart can be punished, his crime is difficult to write, the weight is rebellious, and the foundation of the Tang Dynasty is in danger......

In view of the minister's repeated hesitation, his loyalty is not strong, and he has failed His Majesty's great kindness, so he asks for his guilt......"

Wei Cen laughed and said, "It's a dog-eat-dog, the show is about to begin." ”

Xu Xuan sneered and said: "How can these words come from the mouth of a reckless military general like Liu Renzhan, I'm afraid it is the handwriting of Feng Gongzi!" How wise your Majesty is, how can you not see it? With this alone, can Li Yuan's felony of rebellion really be confirmed?

You must know that a few days ago, when His Majesty learned of His Royal Highness King Zheng's situation in Langzhou, he did not issue an order to interrogate Li Yuan, but completely believed in Li Yuan's performance, and even sent him a gift to reward him for his work in eradicating treachery, obviously still favoring Li Yuan......"

Wei Cen muttered dissatisfiedly: "In the final analysis, His Highness mistakenly believed that the general Zhou Xingfeng!" What's more, how can Your Majesty call it favoritism? It's just that they make the best use of everything, and they still hope for the war in Chudi! If you are really partial, why don't you send a soldier to Chu for reinforcements?

Thinking that Li Yuan, a stinky boy who has not dried up, is in a high position at a young age, and his reputation in my Tang Dynasty can be described as flourishing day by day. In recent days, there have even been bizarre rumors that Li Yuanshi is the reincarnation of my Tang Dynasty ancestors......

If there is such an arrogance, how can Your Majesty tolerate him? It's just a missed opportunity, and now it's okay, it's finally in our hands! Who is Liu Renzhan, that is my highly respected veteran, if the three generations of the Liu family are loyal, I don't believe that His Majesty will not adopt it, it is better than the unknown Duan Chong. ”

Feng Yanji frowned and said softly: "Tomorrow morning, we will only play this fold, and Your Majesty will definitely let people go to Langzhou to inquire." Investigate and deal with the envoys of a town, if nothing else, in addition to the three divisions going to the joint investigation together, there must be a forbidden army to accompany them! Wei Cen, now that you are in charge of the army, you know what to do. ”

Xu Xuan arched his hand and frowned: "Feng Xiang, don't forget that His Royal Highness King Zheng is still trapped in Li Yuan's hands!" Li Yuan now has a heavy army, if he makes his dog jump off the wall in a hurry, wouldn't His Highness ......"

Wei Cen said coldly: "Xu Xiang's words are wrong! Finally, with Liu Renzhan's witness, when will it be better not to bring down Li Yuan at this time? He Li Yuan has soldiers and horses in his hands, do you think I, the privy deputy envoy, am an ornament?

The Shenwu Army is the head of the six armies of my Tang Dynasty, and it is unstoppable, Li Yuan is fighting with the Han Army at this time, and it is difficult to protect himself, even if he is a prodigy in commanding the army, how can he be distracted? I really don't believe that he dared to touch His Royal Highness King Zheng in the slightest, that is the out-and-out crime of the Zhu clan, which just gave the court the opportunity to raise troops to exterminate him! ”

Xu Xuan was silent for a moment, but his heart was actually very transparent, for the two "five ghosts" in front of him, what they supported was not King Zheng Li Congjia, but just to contradict King Yan Li Hongji, in the final analysis, they didn't care about King Zheng's life or death, the big guys just came together for the common interests for a while. Then he sighed and said, "I still think that this matter should be considered in the long run!" ”

Feng Yanji didn't understand Xu Xuan's thoughts, and deliberately smiled and said, "Oh? What is Xu Xiang's opinion? ”

Xu Xuan muttered, "No matter what, we must ensure the safe return of His Royal Highness King Zheng!" This must not be rushed. ”

Wei Cen shouted: "Xu Xiang, what you say is just nothing!" Let me tell you, Liu Renzhan's confession was not easy to come by, if it weren't for his stupid son who was greedy for wealth and wealth, thought that old thing was very stinky and hard, and hid in the barracks all day long, how could we easily hold him in our hands? If you delay for a long time, something will happen! If Liu Renzhan had a mistake on his side, how would this matter end? ”

Xu Xuan sneered: "How long can perjury last?" Are you really your majesty? If His Majesty sends Liu Renzhan to Beijing for an audience tomorrow, what will happen at that time? Okay, if Your Majesty really ordered to send troops to Langzhou to ask for the guilt, as for you saying that the Shenwu Army is unstoppable, I don't think so. The Northern Expedition was so tragic that even Chen Envoy almost died, where did you Wei Cen have the confidence to fight with famous generals such as Li Yuan? ”

Wei Cen's face turned red and said, "Xu Xuan! I respect you for being the right minister, do you really think you are a character? Without our support, people like you who have no name in vain will have to sit in the ministry for the rest of your life! I can't, you can? Then you have come up with a reliable method, as long as you can pull Li Yuan off the horse, I, Wei Cen, will bow down from now on! ”

Xu Xuan turned his head and said: "It's unreasonable, the position of the prime minister is the order of His Majesty, why do you need anyone's support?" ”

Wei Cen looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, and then rebuked disdainfully: "It seems that you are also ungrateful!" Hehe, what kind of master there is, what kind of dog there is! It's unfamiliar and stupid! ”

Xu Xuan slapped his head straight up and said angrily: "Wei Cen! How daring! Slandering his true appearance, he dares to speak disrespectfully to His Royal Highness King Zheng? ”

"How?" Wei Cen was not afraid at all, got up and pointed at Xu Xuan and said angrily.

Seeing the strife in the hall with cold eyes, Feng Yanji's face became more and more ugly, and he kicked the copper basin with one foot, and the sound of "clang" was piercing, Xu Xuan and Wei Cen suddenly noticed that Feng Yanji was still in front of them, so they had to calm down.

"Both of them are important ministers of the imperial court, do they still have a system to speak of? At this time, when we are fighting against each other, why quarrel with ourselves? ”

Feng Yanji squinted at Xu Xuan, pondered for a moment and said, "Xu Xiang's words do have some truth. However, the safety of His Royal Highness King Cheng is important, but it should not be missed because of this. If we can't do it this time, it will be difficult to suppress Li Yuanke in the future, time is pressing, let's hurry up and discuss! ”

The two of them knew their impulsiveness, and they each sat down. Then the three of them discussed in secret until the sound of the morning drum.

In the morning mist, Jinling City is quiet and solemn, as in the past. In front of the main hall, hundreds of officials from the previous dynasty gathered from all directions, greeted each other, talked and laughed and entered the palace. No one knows that this seemingly ordinary day will be very unusual, and the political situation in the Southern Tang Dynasty will once again usher in huge waves.

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