On the fourth day of the seventh month, it was sunny and windy.

The atmosphere in Beiping became more and more depressing, there were more and more soldiers patrolling, and the people on the street seemed to be speaking a little quieter, and in those places that could not be seen, they were also full of all kinds of speculation and whispers.

After half a month of storytelling, some of the original unswerving ideas in the hearts of the people gradually changed, although most people still think that there is no problem with the imperial court cutting the domain, and the prince of Yan should be bound to excuse himself, but more or less some people will suddenly think at a certain moment, is it not the prince of Yan... Is there really a destiny to be the Son of Heaven?

The common people eat this set, what purple gold gas and red light fill the house, when you hear it, it is fooling people, but you can't stand the fact that the people have not read the book, and they have doubts in their hearts, so they will naturally spread it, and there are many people who spread it, and this matter really caused a storm.

And I haven't seen Lord Yan come out and go crazy these days... Everyone said that Lord Yan was fine, and he came back with the first emperor's fugue, this is not ironclad evidence, what is it? The monks of Yingshou Temple and the Taoist priests of Sanqingguan all say so.

But all this has little to do with Zhang Xin, the commander of Beiping, he is a soldier, these rumors in Beiping City, Zhang Yu should not be in charge, Zhang Yu is not in a hurry, what is he in a hurry?

Therefore, he should not have heard all the whispers between the people in the house.

At this moment, his mind was completely occupied by something else.

The secret decree of the imperial court arrived yesterday, there are few words, and the will is very clear, although I don't know why the imperial court suddenly made a decision to arrest King Yan immediately, but Zhang Xin knew that the day when Qi Tai and himself had finally arrived.

Qi Tai's intention to let him come to Beiping, this will pointed out the intention of letting him personally arrest Zhu Di, the king of Yan, he could see it, and naturally there was some gratitude in his heart - but this gratitude was not for His Majesty today - in fact, he was not considered a close confidant of His Majesty.

The reason why he was able to enter the whirlpool of cutting the feudal domain was the relationship with Qi Tai, and the slogan of Zhongjun was just shouted verbally, Zhang Xin was not the kind of person who was full of thought that everything he had in private was given by His Majesty.

You pay your salary, I work part-time, it doesn't matter if you are loyal to the king or not, it's such a thing.

And if you really want to go deeper, he, the commander of Beiping, if King Yan doesn't nod and symbolically send a personal document, it will be really difficult for the court to put his hand into the garrison of Beiping.

So he was very hesitant, how should he bring King Yan to justice? Should I go and discuss with Zhang Yu and Xie Gui? He has never been able to fit into this small circle in Beiping, but it seems that now is not the time to keep his distance.

He had been thinking about this since he got up, thinking about it until his subordinates served him to wash and dress, and breakfast was set on the table, but he had not yet come to a conclusion.

It's too hasty.

I more or less guessed that the imperial court was going to make a move, but I never thought that it would be so fast, so fast that not only King Yan couldn't even react to himself.

He sat down at the table, but he didn't see the familiar figure: "Where is my mother?" ”

"Master, the old lady is chanting."

Zhang Xin nodded, no surprise.

Father went early... I can read and write, join the army and climb to the position of commander, almost all of them are pulled by the old lady, and there is no need to say much about the hard work... In her words, her son became the commander, and her hands inevitably had to be stained with some sins, and she had nothing to help her son now, so she could only devote herself to the Buddha to save some blessings for her son.

So Zhang Xin knows that he can be sorry for anyone in the world, but he must not be sorry for his mother.

He stood up, went to the Buddhist hall in person, knelt reverently on the futon with the old lady, finished the morning class, and helped the old lady to sit at the dining table.

There are light side dishes on the table, the old lady's body has been a little bad over the years, and the Buddha can't be stained with meat, Zhang Xin served porridge to the old lady, and noticed a roll of newspaper on the table.

It was bought by the next person, Zhang Xin then remembered that he had looked at the newspaper before, and he was interested, so he asked the next person to buy it back when he saw that there was a sale.

From mid-June to the present, the newspaper has published a total of three issues, each of which has set off a huge repercussion in the scholarly circles of Beiping, whether it is the wonderful poems on the top, or the articles written by the famous people in the literati circles of Beiping, all of which are deeply loved by the scholars, of course, the most eye-catching, or the following articles that praise and criticize the disadvantages of the times.

From the necessity of the existence of the vassal system, to the various improprieties of the imperial court, and then to the conflict between the Mongol Yuan and the northern border of the empire...

Newspapers are now not limited to selling in the goulan, some children with brains always go to the goulan to buy a few more copies, use a cloth bag to sell along the street or even send to the homes of familiar guests, in order to earn a few pennies more, but it has fallen into the title of "newspaper boy", the newspaper itself is not expensive, a few pennies a piece, compared with the price of paper, it can be said that it is all at a loss.

But there is no doubt that such a newspaper has completely opened its name in Beiping.

Zhang Xin picked up the newspaper lightly, skipped the poetry appreciation, and turned directly to the back, his eyes swept the title slightly, and his face became gloomy.

Sure enough, it's about King Yan again... nakedly dissected the intentions of the imperial court, and took out the previous matter of cutting the five kings in a row and slapped the court in the face.

Extremely daring.

Probably noticing Zhang Xin's face, Mrs. Zhang on the other side put down the porridge bowl: "Xin'er, what's wrong?" ”

"It's nothing, mother," Zhang Xin straightened his color, but he never had any secrets in front of the old lady, "I thought of something about King Yan." ”

"It's about cutting the feudal domain?"

"Yes."

"Son..."Old Madam Zhang sighed, "You couldn't give up for dinner yesterday, and today it's even more obvious, when you are a son, you can't hide it from your mother, do you have something on your mind?" ”

Zhang Xin hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth: "The imperial court has come to the will, and it is necessary to arrest King Yan immediately, if necessary... Kill on the spot. ”

The Buddha bead in Mrs. Zhang's right hand stopped: "You are a minister of the imperial court, so naturally you should respect the orders of the imperial court, why are you so preoccupied?" ”

"Because I don't know what to do..."

Mrs. Zhang sighed: "My son is a big official, so I shouldn't interfere more when I am a mother, but son... Listen to my mother's words, you can't catch King Yan, don't give your life for this! ”

Zhang Xin was stunned: "Why?" ”

"My mother often hears people say that King Yan is going to be the emperor in the future, and he will definitely win the world, how can a person like him die in Beiping?"

Zhang Xin, who has always been extremely filial, is a little puzzled, her wife does not go out of the door on weekdays, how can she know such a "heavenly opportunity"?

At the moment, he couldn't care about his tone: "Where did my mother hear it?" ”

"The people of Beiping, and even the senior monks in the temple say so, they definitely can't be faked."

So that's how it was... It turned out that I heard the rumors in Beiping these days, and my mother believed in Buddhism, and occasionally invited those monks to give lectures, and I must have heard this kind of saying from their mouths.

If it was someone else sitting opposite, Zhang Xin, as the commander of Beiping, would definitely be disdainful, what is the life of the real dragon? What must be the best? Where in the world is there such a thing?

But what his wife said still shocked him... King Yan's hand has been stretched out so long? Even the monks are standing up for him?

It's hard to imagine how much preparation he has done behind the scenes...

But the most crucial point is, is it possible for him to win?

Mrs. Zhang spoke again: "Son, my mother is old, the older people get, the more they want to be stable, you are now a high-ranking official, even if your mother leaves, you can smile at Jiuquan, but if that Yan Wang really becomes the son of heaven, remembering these things you did in Beiping, what if you settle accounts after the autumn?" Listen to my mother's advice, don't take risks, and seek stability is the safest. ”

Zhang Xin was still struggling, but at this time, he suddenly became enlightened.

My wife said this, do you really want to disobey your mother?

No... In Zhang Xin's life, "filial piety" has always been in the first place.

He stood up: "Got it." ”

It is ironic that such a major decision should be influenced by such a ridiculous reason and argument.

If Gu Huai is here, I am afraid that he will also be a little crying and laughing, the secret hand he inadvertently buried has actually received such an effect, a few monks who were forced to be blinded by knives can actually make the commander of Beiping turn against him... I don't know if those people in Jinling will spit blood in the imperial study when they know about this matter.

Feudal superstition kills people...

Zhang Xin has always been a person who makes up his mind and does it, not to mention the eager gaze of his wife on the other side, he flicked his robe:

"Without further ado, I'll go to King Yan's Mansion!"