The Penal Department Prison.

"Isn't this Yi Daren? I heard that something happened to Lord Yi's mansion, I don't know what happened..."The prison department of the Criminal Department recognized Yi Xiaodao, and at present, the red people around His Majesty have been promoted from a white body to a five-rank official, who doesn't know?

"Ah, good lord, there is an old man in this prison, and the lower official wants to see him, I don't know if my lord can make it convenient."

Yi Xiaodao didn't care about greetings, and more importantly, he didn't know each other at all, so he simply called him "adult", and it was always good to get straight to the point.

"If Lord Yi has something, it is naturally convenient, but I don't know who Lord Yi sees? The official sent someone to mention it, which is also convenient for adults. "The prison director of the Criminal Department is kind, the last time His Majesty the Emperor was rushed out by the unpleasant smell in the prison halfway through, he still remembers it vividly.

Yi Xiaodao saw that the other party was so easy to speak, and hurriedly reported his name and surname: "This person's name is Hu Lishan, he has an evil sect and is good at driving away mice, do you have an impression?" ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as Yi Xiaodao reported his name, the prison department of the Criminal Department suddenly realized: "Ah, Hu Lishan, I know this person." However, he was just taken away by His Majesty some time ago, and he was never released. ”

"Taken away? Your Majesty took it away? Yi Xiaodao was quite surprised, nodded quickly, thanked the prison director of the Criminal Department, and rushed to the palace.

……

"Your Majesty, Yi Xiaodao asks to see you."

"Oh? Is he awake? Can you still come to the palace? This body is hard-boned. Zhao Yizhi was thinking about Donglu's affairs, but he didn't release his senses, and he was quite interested when he heard Yi Xiaodao coming.

"Let him in." Zhao Yizhi replied casually.

Yi Xiaodao entered the palace, this was the first time he entered the palace, he was sent to Jiangnan by Zhao Yizhi before, and he was sent away in his own small courtyard. Later, he was named a privy minister, and an edict was also transmitted to the palace, but he failed to enter the palace at all. Now that he has entered the palace in a grand manner, everyone who comes and goes to the palace respectfully calls Yi Daren, which makes Yi Xiaodao quite useful.

Yi Xiaodao saw that a little eunuch was alone, and was hurrying with his head down, so he walked over and stopped him and said, "Hey, brother... No, big sister... That, this father-in-law, excuse me..."

The little eunuch was stopped by Yi Xiaodao and looked up at him blankly.

"Forget it, I guess you don't know. Where is Your Majesty? Yi Xiaodao wanted to ask if he had heard of Hu Lishan, but when he saw the cowardly appearance of the little eunuch, he immediately held back the question and asked where Zhao Yizhi was.

The little eunuch took two steps back: "Who are you?" Ask Your Majesty what to do? ”

Yi Xiaodao glared at him: "Coming to the palace to find the emperor is naturally an important matter, do you say it!" How many heads do you have to lose if you delay things? When the time comes, please Your Majesty, emasculate you again! ”

The little eunuch was so frightened that he sat on the ground, and hurriedly pointed to the imperial study and said, "In... Over there... The Imperial Study..."

Yi Xiaodao nodded contentedly: "Count you as acquaintances." ”

Zhao Yizhi sat in the imperial study and laughed so much that when Yi Xiaodao came, he couldn't straighten his waist with a smile and coughed straight on the dragon chair.

Gong Zhongchen Congwei, Wang Zhenliang and others all recognized Yi Xiaodao, and did not stop it, Yi Xiaodao directly entered the imperial study, and saw that Zhao Yizhi was coughing breathlessly, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down and said: "Participate in Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty takes care of the dragon body." ”

Zhao Yi was relieved, then he looked at Yi Xiaodao, and still couldn't help laughing: "Get up, what do you say you are scaring a little eunuch for?" ”

Yi Xiaodao didn't expect what he had just done to be known to Zhao Yizhi so quickly, scratched his head and got up: "I didn't scare him, it's really important..."

"Then you have to castrate him again, come on, you go to the clean room to learn for a month, go and castrate him again." Zhao Yizhi said jokingly.

Yi Xiaodao also knew that Zhao Yizhi was joking, so he could only laugh along with him.

"Do you want to ask about the old man?" Zhao Yizhi finished laughing, took a sip of tea, and directly broke Yi Xiaodao's intention.

Yi Xiaodao honestly admitted: "Yes... Neither is it. ”

"Huh?" Zhao Yizhi put down the teacup and asked, "Then what are you doing in the palace?" Don't tell me He Yue'er is still lying at home, you are in a hurry to go to work? ”

"Go to work? What is going to work? ”

"It doesn't matter, just tell me what you're here for." Zhao Yizhi was even more curious.

Yi Xiaodao replied: "I just want to know who that old man is... If Your Majesty doesn't know, Weichen wants to ask, where is my eldest brother Hulishan..."

"That's what you say, 'yes and no'?" Zhao Yi glanced at Yi Xiaodao and said, "That old man, I do know a little bit about the situation, but... It doesn't help if you know. ”

"Please also make it clear to Your Majesty."

Yi Xiaodao looked at Zhao Yizhi with a firm look.

Zhao Yizhi and Yi Xiaodao looked at each other for a while, and then said, "Do you know the situation in Donglu now?" ”

"I don't know."

"The king of Donglu was attacked by the people some time ago, and there was no one alive in the whole house... Now the whole Donglu has become a pot of porridge, and the officials of the cities and counties have set themselves up as kings and do not respect the imperial court. Moreover, the martial arts are fighting endlessly, robbing the road and bandits are the one who is the disaster, and the people are miserable. Zhao Yizhi told the situation in Donglu.

Yi Xiaodao didn't speak, he didn't know if Zhao Yizhi had finished speaking.

Zhao Yizhi saw that Yi Xiaodao didn't speak, and only asked after a while: "Have you guessed the identity of the old man?" ”

"Weichen is brave, that old man is the head of a certain martial arts sect?"

Zhao Yizhi nodded: "Almost, it's the Sect Master Elder of Wanyan Sect." Actually, this thing is strange, they came to me in time, just in time for your wedding, and you suffered this unjustified disaster. ”

Yi Xiaodao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty can come to participate in Xiaodao's marriage, Xiaodao is already an honor." It's just that Xiaodao is puzzled, their sect is far away in Donglu, how could they come to assassinate His Majesty? ”

Zhao Yizhi waved his hand: "This matter has nothing to do with you, it is an old matter of the imperial family and the Donglu Wanyan Sect." ”

"Xiaodao is willing to share his worries for His Majesty!"

Zhao Yizhi was silent for a moment and asked: "Yi Xiaodao, if you are the emperor, then do you think it is more important to be more important than the Jiangshan Sheji and the people of Limin?" ”

This time, Yi Xiaodao was silent for a moment, and said bluntly: "It's the same weight." ”

Zhao Yizhi smiled: "Yes, it's the same weight, but it's a pity that you can only choose one of the two..."

Yi Xiaodao opened his sleeves and knelt down: "Your Majesty, the lord is worried about humiliating the lord and humiliating the minister." His Majesty's words that day have now been fulfilled, and the knife is grateful to His Majesty. If Your Majesty has any worries, you may wish to say bluntly, the knife will not be able to repay Your Majesty's kindness! ”

Zhao Yi looked at Yi Xiaodao and did not speak. Yi Xiaodao was uncomfortable, and after a while, he sneered: "Of course, it would be better if he could not die." Yue'er... Still waiting for me. ”

"Hahahaha, how easy is it to die? Get up, sit down, and I'll tell you, you'll help me share my worries! Zhao Yizhi laughed loudly.

Outside the window, the sun has unconsciously sunset on the Xijiang River, and on the mighty Yangtze River, there are still a few fishermen and ferrymen, who are also desperately rowing their boats to the two sides of the river, ready to return home.

In the palace, Zhao Yizhi and Yi Xiaodao Junchen have been chatting for a day unconsciously.

"Then the current dilemma of the imperial court is that the money and grain of the treasury can only support the army and horses to conquer a place, and if you go to Donglu, you can't go to Chuxiang, and if you go to Chuxiang, you can't go to Donglu?"

"Yes, the people of Donglu are now in dire straits and urgently need to be rescued, but Chu Xiang is ambitious and hibernating, and it is difficult to do it at both ends. Yi Xiaodao, the court can recover Nanhuai, it is all your credit, according to your opinion, where is the court to use troops now? Zhao Yizhi asked.

Yi Xiaodao took a deep breath, and suddenly remembered the family of three who were swept into the flood on the house during the flood in Wancheng, remembered the slaughter of the people by the soldiers and horses led by the general of the Kong Leopard Department at the head of the city of Wancheng, and remembered the group of old people in Yicheng who invited him and Xianglian'er to drink the Blue Bridge Moon...

Zhao Yizhi did not urge, and quietly waited for Yi Xiaodao's reply.

"The imperial court should use soldiers Chu Xiang."

Yi Xiaodao gave his own answer.

"Oh? Why? Zhao Yizhi's face was carefree and asked the reason.

"Donglu is already a plate of scattered sand, there is no need to worry, just guard the border, and Chu Xiang is a big problem. Li Yaoyang, the king of Nanhuai, was extremely brave and led 90,000 elite soldiers to attack Chu Xiang, but in the end he hated a foreign country. If Your Majesty does not plan early, it will be a disaster in the future. Yi Xiaodao said his opinion.

Zhao Yizhi considered Yi Xiaodao's suggestion, and nodded slowly: "There is some truth, Rong Zhen think about it again..."

Yi Xiaodao saw that it was getting late outside, stood up and said: "There is another matter to ask Your Majesty, I heard that Your Majesty brought Hu Lishan of the Beast Control Sect out of the Criminal Department, and Xiaodao wants to see him..."

"Quasi, Manager Wang, take Master Yi to find Hu Lishan."

Wang Zhenliang answered outside the door, Yi Xiaodao thanked Zhao Yizhi, and went out to follow Wang Zhenliang and left.

Not long after Yi Xiaodao left the imperial study, Zhou Ziru rushed over again.

"Your Majesty, that kid from Wanyanzong couldn't bear the torture, so he bit his tongue and committed suicide..."Zhou Ziru brought a little bad news.

Zhao Yizhi looked up at Zhou Ziru and frowned: "It's time for the Twelve Heavenly Guards to straighten out, what are the Twelve Heavenly Guards doing!" Forget it, let's bury it..."

"Your Majesty... Chu Xiang or Dong Lu first... Have you thought about it? "Zhou Ziru is most concerned about this issue now, the eight kings of the world, Nanhuai has been counted on the head of Yi Xiaodao, and he has no achievements now, so he can't help but be a little anxious.

In fact, what Zhou Ziru didn't know was that thanks to Huang Bai, he put a layer of eye medicine on the old Nanhuai King, and the old Nanhuai King let this eye medicine be passed down from generation to generation, and Li Yaoyang passed it on to Li Dingxing. Moreover, if he hadn't led his troops to intercept the Nanhuai army and gave Li Dingxing the final psychological blow, Li Dingxing would not have withdrawn so decisively.

Only God can tell who is right and who is wrong, who is merit and who is faulty.

Zhao Yizhi asked rhetorically: "Isn't this what you should worry about?" What do you think? ”

Zhou Ziru took a deep breath and said, "It should still be Chu Xiang first." Donglu is just a citizen of one place, and it is really a last resort. If Chu Xiang took advantage of the imperial court's crusade to take the opportunity to enter and disrupt the world, the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

"Let me think again..."

Zhao Yizhi walked out of the imperial study and looked at the stars in the sky...