After leaving the courtyard, Kong Ying walked quietly on the mountain path, stopping in a daze from time to time, and when she met some Confucian disciples on the way, she would politely call out to the eldest lady.

But there are also new disciples who shouted Mrs. Ning for some reason, for these young disciples, Kong Ying also nodded in agreement, laughed at it, and the people were not wrong.

Whether it is the eldest lady of the Kong family or Mrs. Ning, she is Kong Ying.

Unconsciously, he walked to the door of the small courtyard where his father had stayed before, counting that he had not been here for a long time, pushing the door in, the dust at the door fell sprinklingly, and the quiet and comfortable courtyard before has now become a deserted courtyard full of weeds.

Recalling the bits and pieces of my childhood, I don't feel a little sad.

Don't you hear that time is like a fast horse, and the dust is far away, and it is difficult to find it.

This sentence is especially appropriate now.

……

The strength of the country first lies in the stability of the political situation, in three years, Dafeng changed three emperors, and countless officials in Yindu, from Wen Zhe's drastic clean-up of officials to Gongsun Lian's upright eradication of dissidents, Yindu officialdom has long been rotten.

When the time came to June of the first year of Taiwu, Ning Feng, who had nothing to do, was reading books and flowers at home, drinking and having fun.

Suddenly, the subordinate walked briskly and arched his hand, "Childe, Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of Officials asks to see you." ”

"Zhang Benxi?" Ning Feng smiled softly, and immediately waved his hand, "Let him in." ”

Zhang Benxi, this courtier who was appointed by Wen Zhe and valued by Yu Gongming is one of the few courtiers who dares to stand up and confront Gongsun Lian as a minister, from a seven-rank petty official to a servant of the ministry, Zhang Benxi's journey is not very smooth, especially after Wei Zhengol left, if it weren't for Yu Gongming and Ning Feng under pressure, he would not have today.

The more this was the case, the more he cherished the opportunity now and stood up when Ning Feng and Yu Gongming were forced to stay away from the imperial court.

Zhang Benxi, who was dressed in plain clothes, walked quickly and saluted Ning Feng, "I've seen Prime Minister Ning in Xia Benxi." ”

"Get up, Lord Zhang, it's just you and me here, you don't have to be formal." Ning Feng smiled and invited Zhang Benxi to take a seat.

Zhang Benxi took a seat, Ning Feng was indifferent, and personally added wine to Zhang Benxi, which flattered Zhang Benxi, "Prime Minister, you don't have to be like this." ”

"I added this glass of wine for you for the people of Dafeng, you have worked hard in the past few months." Ning Feng insisted on adding wine, looking at the hops in the wine glass, Zhang Benxi smiled helplessly, there was emotion and helplessness in this laughter.

Zhang Benxi took the wine glass, shook his head and said, "It's a shame." ”

"By the way, what happened to Lord Zheng and Lord Wei?" Ning Feng put down the flask and asked.

"The situation is not very good, and I have been helping those officials who are in prison to speak, which has annoyed Gongsun Lian, who has been openly and secretly putting on small shoes for Lord Zheng.

Recently, Chen Baibin has been eyeing Lord Wei's Imperial Military Station, and has been using His Majesty to put pressure on Lord Wei to take over the Imperial Military Station. Zhang Benxi said with a serious expression.

What is the place of the imperial army, it is the place where Dafeng cultivates military talents, a country, the finances cannot be moved, the military cannot be moved, Wei Yulou, who is the secretary of the imperial army mansion, will not hand over the imperial army to Chen Baibin.

"I don't have a small appetite, so I'm eyeing the Imperial Army's Mansion." Ning Feng took a sip of wine and said with heavy eyebrows.

"Lord Ning, it's time for you to enter the court." Zhang Benxi raised his hand and said.

Ning Feng smiled, "Yu Gongming asked you to talk about this." ”

Zhang Benxi, who was seen through, smiled embarrassedly, "Lord Ning is really powerful, so his subordinates won't hide it, what Lord Yu means is that Gongsun Lian's action is so big, the person behind this is not him." ”

"Well, that's what I thought." Ning Feng nodded in a deep voice.

Ning Feng and Yu Gongming are not fools, Gao Ling dared to change the state pastor on such a large scale as soon as he sat on the throne, there must be something wrong with this.

He and Yu Gongming left the court under the pretext that it was just an excuse to force the person behind the scenes to make a move, and the target of their suspicions was the Gongsun family.

But Gongsun Lian can form a gang so boldly and without fear, which shows that he is not the kind of person who plays big chess and lays out the overall situation.

And the one who can make the matter of changing the state pastor must be the kind of thoughtful person, and his grandson Lian is not qualified.

"That's strange, it's not the Gongsun family, so who can it be? Chen Baibin? Zhang Benxi put his suspicious eyes on Chen Baibin.

Ning Feng frowned, and shook his head after thinking about it, "He and the Gongsun family are not all the way, the Gongsun family is fighting political enemies, and he is eyeing the Imperial Military Mansion, if this is the case, it is very possible." ”

"Do you want to keep an eye on it?" Zhang Benxi said softly.

"You can keep an eye on it, but don't make too big a move, if you make a big fuss, it's not good for us." Ning Feng frowned.

"Understood." Zhang Benxi arched his hand and said.

"That'...... Prime Minister, this is the ...... of the dynasty" Zhang Benxi changed his words and talked about the matter of the dynasty again.

Ning Feng smiled softly, "It's time to go to court, if it's too long, I won't be me." ”

Zhang Benxi stood up and bowed his head at Ning Feng, "Your Excellency is righteous." ”

"It's Yu Gongming's good move." Ning Feng bowed and smiled.

……

Yuan Haibei, the commander of the Dafeng Praetorian Guard, was the absolute core of the 20,000 Praetorian Guards.

Since Wei Zhengol's military innovation, the combat effectiveness of the Praetorian Guard has been qualitatively improved, especially after receiving the support of the Imperial Army Guard, with the help of a large number of outstanding young generals.

And the Praetorian Guard, which has been replenished with fresh blood, seems to have been reborn, and its combat power is close to Gongsun Changfeng's White Feather Army and Xiangzhou Army.

This army is not only the army that Gongsun Lian fears the most, but also the army that makes the Son of Heaven Gao Ling fear.

Yuan Haibei was one of the six ministers of Gaoyuan's Tuogu, and he was also one of the people who opposed Gaoling's entry into the Yin capital the most.

"The last general, Huang Anping, has seen General Yuan." The young general came to Yuan Haibei and bowed his head.

This Huang Anping is a young general who has just finished his studies from the Imperial Military Mansion, and he is also a talent selected by Yuan Haibei from a group of people.

It's just that he followed Ning Xiaochuan to Beiban not long after he was a fledgling, and that year was an unforgettable year in his life, and it was also a year that completely changed his view of the Ning family.

"Get up, welcome to the Praetorian Guard." Yuan Haibei nodded.

The young general is extremely excited, the young general, everyone thinks about making meritorious contributions and making immortal achievements, and the same is true for Huang Anping.

The horses whipped quickly, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and on the Praetorian Guard teaching field outside Yindu City, thousands of horses galloped.

Yuan Haibei's right hand rested on the saber at his waist, looking at the Praetorian Guard in front of him, his brows furrowed.

This army is the last barrier of the Great Feng Yindu, and it is also the last talisman to protect the orphans of the first emperor.

But this amulet has already been targeted.

……

The outskirts of Yindu, Jinling Mound, Pingchuan Palace.

Gao Chang, who had always kept himself out of the matter, was sitting in a secret room mound at this time, and all sides of the secret room were painted with all kinds of strange and treacherous runes.

These runes flashed with a strange light, and Gao Chang, who was sitting cross-legged on the high platform, was calm, and suddenly a mouthful of reverse learning erupted.

The wall suddenly opened, and a white True Qi Cultivation appeared, instantly taking Gao Chang away, and leaving the secret room, Gao Chang was squirting wildly.

The young Pingchuan King stood up stubbornly, his eyes were red, he wiped off the recent blood stains with the valuable python robe on his body, and clenched his teeth, "I don't believe it, I can't stand this luck." ”

After that, Gao Chang was about to walk to the secret room again, and an old man's violent cough sounded, and Gao Chang, who heard the voice, quickly stopped, and the old man who came out was none other than Zonghengjia Le Qin.

Le Qin came to Gao Chang, his expression was not angry and arrogant, only to see the old gentleman staring at the secret room in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "This luck is yours sooner or later, but you can't force it, gradual progress is the king's way, let's stop here today, go back and rest." ”

"Yes, Teacher." In front of Le Qin, Gao Chang had no temper at all.

Gao Chang clutched his chest and left helplessly, Le Qin walked to the secret room, looked at the runes that were shining brightly around him, and snorted coldly:

"Zhang Xingrui, it's the old man who underestimated your Taoism, but the destiny is like this, you won't live long, and when Ning Xiaochuan dies, no one will be able to affect Dafeng's luck."

"Boom."

As he spoke, Le Qin hurriedly raised his hand, and an invisible force rushed in, the old man hurriedly pushed out, and Le Qin, who staggered outside the door in three steps and two steps, slowly closed his eyes, and finally snorted coldly, "Dafeng's thousand-year-old national fortune is really powerful." ”

With a direct wave of his hand, a stone door slowly slid out from the side, closing the secret room, and the moment the stone door closed, footsteps sounded, and it was Chai Shao who was wearing green armor that appeared behind Le Qin.

Chai Shao knelt down on one knee and said, "The young generals of the Praetorian Guard are only selected from the Imperial Army's mansion, and our people can't get in. ”

Hearing this, Le Qin nodded, raised his hand and said, "The old man knows, let's stop the matter of installing people, so as not to be discovered." ”

"Yes." Chai Shao got up and stood.

Le Qin walked outside, and Chai Shao followed, "What about other things, it's going well." ”

"All the best." Chai Shao bowed his head and said.

Le Qin nodded with satisfaction and smiled unconsciously, "What about Yin Du?" Did it go well? ”

"It's going well on the Guozijian side, but it's ......"

Hearing the word but, the old man suddenly became cold and said in a deep voice, "But what? ”

"Suzhou Gongsun Kang was killed, and Zhao Fangge died together, both of them were killed at the same time, and the last general was worried about ......"

Just when Chai Shao was about to say a person's name, Le Qin directly interrupted him, "It must be Ning Xiaochuan who killed Gongsun Kang, as for why Zhao Fangge died, it is really a little intriguing."

This Ning Xiaochuan is really the destined nemesis of the prince, Suzhou has been laid out for several years, and it was actually resolved by him by mistake? It seems that this man must die. ”

Chai Shao kept his mouth shut, because he knew that the person who was sent to kill Ning Yan two months ago had completely lost contact after entering Xiangzhou.

"Sir, do you still want to send someone? The black market refused to accept Ning Xiaochuan's order. Chai Shao frowned.

"Continue to send people and raise them for so many years, for today." The old Zonghengjia's eyes instantly darkened.

Chai Shao bowed his head and arched his hand, "The last general understands." ”