In the prison of Xin'an City, an old man in prison uniform was sitting leisurely on the dark and damp prison grass, and the air in the cold and damp prison was smelling of musty.

Gu Chen has been imprisoned for more than a few months, and during this time, he has also enjoyed a rare tranquility, but in this tranquility, he also feels the precursor of the coming crisis.

The newly appointed Xiangzhou Mu Yuan Gongde is not a person without talent and virtue, on the contrary, he is a very talented and capable plastic talent, why should such a person with both ability and political integrity use this means to ascend to the throne, which made Gu Chen puzzled for a long time.

But these days, in the face of this confusion, he seems to have an answer.

"Wow......"

Heavy footsteps sounded, Gu Chen slowly opened his eyes, he was locked at the bottom of the Xin'an City prison, except for the servants who came to deliver three meals on weekdays, almost no one came here, and this sudden footsteps also made Gu Chen cautious.

In the next second, the official who usually delivered food to him appeared outside the prison, looked around, and after making sure that there was no one, he rushed behind him and said, "Come in, but you only have half an hour." ”

"Thank you." Ning Xiaochuan smiled slightly.

When he heard Ning Xiaochuan's voice, Gu Chen was shocked, he would never have thought that Ning Xiaochuan would actually appear here.

"Master Gu, I haven't seen you for a long time." When Ning Xiaochuan slowly unloaded his hat and appeared in front of Gu Chen, Gu Chen's face was full of incredulity.

"Ning Xiaochuan, why are you here? Don't you know what this place is? Hurry up and get out, you won't be able to get out if it's late. Gu Chen shouted anxiously.

Ning Xiaochuan was unmoved, raised his hand and said, "Master Gu, since I can come here, then since I can also go out, it's you, this is not the place where you should appear." ”

Gu Chen smiled helplessly, "Hey, most of my life has passed, I didn't expect that I could go to prison once when I was old, and it was not in vain." ”

"What happened in Xiangzhou, who is the person named Yuan Gongde, and what happened to Sushan Palace, what happened to Xiangzhou after the new emperor ascended the throne?" Ning Xiaochuan couldn't wait to ask.

Gu Chen looked at Ning Xiaochuan, sat directly on the ground regardless of the dirt on the ground, and said slowly, "Yuan Gongde is a talented person, I have no opinion on letting him be the state pastor, as for the Son of Heaven to deal with me on trumped-up charges, I can also understand."

How can the Son of Heaven of the new dynasty reuse the officials of the previous dynasty, the change of dynasties, and the replacement of officials, this is normal.

But the only problem here is that Yuan Gongde has neither the documents of the ministry nor the official seal of the prime minister, and he just relied on an edict from the Son of Heaven to take office, which is somewhat unruly. ”

"The appointment and dismissal of officials does not go through the ministries and prime ministers, isn't this just self-righteousness? If so, then what is the need for the Yin Du court to exist?

In addition, I have not dealt much with today's son, but there are definitely a lot, although Gao Ling is brave and unscrupulous, but he will never replace officials in violation of the etiquette law, and the Gongsun family around him are also selfish and self-interested, and will not point fingers at local officials.

Gongsun Changfeng, the only one who cares about the country and the people, is only a border general, and Gongsun Changfeng, who is far away in Shanzhou, will never appear to be the new emperor of Yindu to give advice.

As for the others, they are all trying to make benefits for themselves, and they can take care of the world there, so I guess that there is definitely a master outside the world around Gao Ling, and it is by no means simple. Ning Yan said in a low voice, for fear that these words would leak out.

These words directly coincided with Gu Chen's thoughts, Gu Chen stood up directly excitedly, took Ning Xiaochuan's hand and said, "You are really not simple, the old man has also thought of countless possibilities in prison these days, but only the one you said is the most likely."

Such a talented person appeared in front of the world in this way, this is not the way of the loyal minister, this Yuan Gongde is now Xiangzhou Mu Yes, but whether he is loyal to the Son ......of Heaven in Yindu, we don't know at all."

Gu Chen's words gave people a feeling of empowerment, and Ning Xiaochuan's expression became serious again, "This is what you are worried about, when you let me enter the rivers and lakes, you thought the same, what you see is never an elephant state, but the whole world." ”

"Hahaha."

Gu Chen laughed to himself, "It's all old men, and they still want to think about the world, just to prevent the people from suffering." ”

"Dare to ask Master Gu, if the situation of Dafeng is really as you expected, what is the explanation?" Ning Xiaochuan frowned and arched his hand.

Gu Chen sat down again, and Ning Xiaochuan also sat cross-legged in front of Gu Chen, and the two of them were talking about the world through an iron door.

"The situation in the world, in the final analysis, revolves around power, your second brother is in a high position, in power and not greedy for power, he regards power as a tool to achieve his ideals, and what he wants to become is a minister who has the ability to benefit the world.

But there are also some differences, they regard this ninety-five honor as a lifelong pursuit, coveting the glory and wealth of sitting on that queen. In the future, the court will be a fight between the two, do you think, can your second brother fight? ”

Gu Chen's rhetorical question made Ning Xiaochuan stunned for an instant.

"The situation is turbid, and it is difficult for those who are clear to survive." Ning Xiaochuan's answer was also very affirmative.

If it was Gao Yuan who was in power, then Ning Xiaochuan was not worried at all, but unfortunately, this person was not Gao Yuan.

"The heavens are unkind, and all things are dogs; The people suffered, and the Dafeng Dynasty existed in name only; If such a day comes, the old man hopes that Gongzi can become the one who can turn the tide.

Dafeng Shangwu, then you will revitalize the court with martial arts, the court is dim, then you will cut the darkness with the posture of opening the sky, this world, not only need benevolent governance, but also need military governance. ”

Gu Chen's words can be said to be ambitious, so that Ning Xiaochuan didn't dare to answer.

The world is too big, Ning Xiaochuan has never felt that he can catch it, all he wants is to do his best, stabilize the frontier, and keep one side safe, he has no interest in this world.

"Fight violence with violence, when you face a wicked person, you have to behave more viciously than him, Master Gu, I'm right." Ning Xiaochuan frowned and said.

"Leveling the world with martial arts requires this kind of courage." Gu Chen stroked his long beard with his chin.

"Then my father's lifelong loyalty to the country and the people will be ruined in my hands." Ning Xiaochuan clenched his fists.

"Does the boy think that the old general Jiuquan wants to see live and work in peace and contentment, or whether the people are not happy; Prime Minister Guan Cheng used a doctor to prove that Wenzhi could not change the situation of internal and external difficulties in Dafeng, so that this weak body could be completely broken, and Dafeng could be reborn. Gu Chen continued.

As soon as Gu Chen finished saying this, the official outside knocked on the iron door in the far side of the corridor and shouted, "It's time, hurry up." ”

Ning Xiaochuan and Gu Chen got up at the same time, Gu Chen looked at Ning Xiaochuan, his eyes were full of hope.

"I guess that since they have taken my position, then the other state pastors are probably more auspicious, leave Xiangzhou, after doing what you have to do, go back to Xiangzhou, remember my words, when our old bones are gone, Dafeng will rely on you."

Ning Xiaochuan arched his hand heavily at Gu Chen, and then turned to leave.

After leaving the prison in Xin'an City, Ning Xiaochuan was extremely worried that his whereabouts would be exposed, so he hurriedly left Xin'an City.

After coming out of the prison in Xindu, Ning Xiaochuan was in a particularly heavy mood, and he was absent-minded on the way south.

I don't know when he started to have an extra responsibility for the country and the people, at first, he just wanted his family to be safe.

Did it start when he was named a squire of the Ministry of Rites after returning from his travels? No, did it start when I went to the North Barbarians? He couldn't remember exactly.

In this way, Ning Xiaochuan walked through Xiangzhou.

When the flowers bloomed and everything recovered, Ning Xiaochuan came to Jingzhou.

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Dingzhou, Pingjiaoguan.

With the death of the king of Jingbei, after Han Li served as the pastor of Jingzhou, the situation of the integration of the three states in the north no longer exists, Zhang Xingshan, who is the general of the Pingjiao Pass, can't let go of the Pingjiao Pass at all, Xiangzhou has the Xiangzhou Army, and Jingzhou has the Beidi Army.

Only they only have 10,000 soldiers in Dingzhou, if they really go south in the north one day, can they and their 10,000 soldiers be able to defend it?

The guards of Pingjian Pass are so worried, and the soldiers below are even more so.

With 10,000 troops stationed in Pingjiao, the soldiers live in the city on weekdays, although it is not big, but the life of 10,000 people is not a problem.

At the gate of the city, where the gate was closed, a soldier was huddled at the gate of the city and chatting, and one of them, a man with a rough face and a strong body, was standing at the gate in a daze.

The old guy is almost fifty years old this year, he has been in the army for more than ten years, he is an old oilman, and everyone has almost forgotten his name, but I remember that his nickname is called Old Oilman.

Unlike those veterans who like to bully recruits, the old guy takes care of those recruits very much, because of his good temperament, he also makes the old oilman be bullied a lot in the army.

In the last war, the old oilman was deceived by a malicious standard commander to take the exploits of three heads, although everyone knew that the three barbarians were killed by the old oilman.

But the old oil man just didn't say anything, and when he asked, he also said that he was old and didn't need these, and that young people still had a good future, and these three heads could help a lot.

Whenever the old soldiers in the bid talk about this, the recruits who just joined the army at the beginning of this year are upset about it, including this recruit named Zhao Huai.

Zhao Huai joined the army in February, and as soon as he entered the barracks, he followed Lao Youzi, and after a few months of contact, Zhao Huai found that this fierce and terrible-looking old man was actually a good man with a good heart, so good that he could almost be bullied by anyone.

Whenever he heard someone say bad things about Lao Youzi, Zhao Huai would go up and theorize, even if he was sometimes beaten for his disrespectful words, but after the injury was healed, he still continued to do so.

In the entire bid, everyone knows that the old oil man has accepted an amazing apprentice.