"You know," Ye Yongjia sighed at Cai Xianqing behind him and sat quietly in his chair, "I'm tired of talking about this. ”

"But your methods in officialdom are very superb," Cai Xianqing flicked his sleeves, "It's no worse than me." Moreover...... We have entered Dengzhou, and we will have a big reading in the next two days, so how can we do it if we don't get to know their position as soon as possible? ”

"So...... Will we have to choose between the Liu Party and the imperial power? Ye Yongjia shook his two fingers, his face tired.

"Probably yes. The old man said something very rebellious, but at the moment, the most in line with our interests is still the Liu Party. Whether the emperor will be able to take power with his troops is still unknown, and we must not take risks. ”

"Interests, interests," Ye Yongjia pressed his forehead and smiled bitterly, "It seems that those of us who claim to be clever are different from them." ”

Cai Xianqing saw that his appearance was a little abnormal, and he was a little unhappy: "There is never a good thing in the world that has reached the sky in one step, Tinglong will not be unaware, and only by keeping our position can we continue the previous reform." ”

"Reform this big ship, it will never be us at the helm," Ye Yongjia shook his head helplessly, "Where is it going?" We can't control it. We can only make self-deception fantasies, until all political opinions are reduced to tools of other people's party struggles, and nothing more than words. ”

"But you've already jumped on this ship, you can't give up halfway, can you?" Cai Xianqing said, "It is better to only do some tinkering and benefiting the people, which is better than doing nothing." In contrast, Mr. Wei is so forced to be free and easy, you don't want to see it. ”

"Give up halfway......" Ye Yongjia muttered in a low voice. Yes, he has reached the center of decision-making, not far from changing the fate of the country, but it seems untouchable. He wandered in the dark, and could only place his spirit in the faint light. But he felt powerless about the current situation of the country, and there was an invisible force between heaven and earth, which restrained his steps forward, and he seemed to be spinning in a dead end.

However, once Ye Yongjia recalled all kinds of things in Chenzhou and Nanjing, he couldn't bear to let the bitterness he had paid before go to waste. He had to pick up his spirits for the time being, and take care of the current situation that was not going well.

"I'm also a fearful person," Ye Yongjia responded, "I'm ...... I really don't want to let go, this hard-won good future. ”

"That's good, that's good," Cai Xianqing smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Tinglong's head is still turning." It is not good for us to think about what is useless. ”

"That Cai Lao ...... What do you think of those people? Ye Yongjia's expression was still a little stunned.

"Zhang Longlu is the most worthy of saying," Cai Xianqing's eyes were particularly sharp when he talked about people, "He was extremely indifferent to the matter of driving before, and only a few days later, he took the initiative to invite the Holy Lord to read Dengzhou, which is strange and obvious." ”

"The prince's trap, is it possible to set it here?" Ye Yongjia asked.

"Everyone knows about this matter, but they don't know the prince's intentions, and the Liu Party doesn't dare to suspect Governor Zhang without authorization, after all, he is a confidant for many years, and he must not be moved lightly."

"What does the emperor probably have in mind?"

"At that time, most people regarded the emperor as a puppet, but it was not so simple. Zhang Longlu is a Xinjiang official, he has never been a loyal person, I plan for the worst, if he wants to launch a mutiny, it will only become the next Liu Zhen year. However, the talents of the Liu Party have emerged in batches, and even if the country has shortcomings, it is really stable, and the emperor still relies on them to control the country, and he has to use the infamous reputation of the Liu Party to block the gun and knife for himself. If this Zhang Longlu is really found, it will not only shake the inside of the Liu Party, but also kill people with a knife...... The emperor must be the same as us. ”

Ye Yongjia pondered for a moment, still about to ask, but heard a knock outside the door. Cai Xianqing leaned against the wall, his left hand on the latch: "Who?" Something is done outside, and you can hear it. ”

"I'm Lord Ye's secretary, and I just listened to the words of the people sent by Mr. Shen, and I have already chosen a place to read."

"Where?"

"Zhu Gaoshan is more than 80 miles southeast of Penglaiben County."

"What's the situation on this mountain?" Cai Xianqing frowned slightly.

"I just asked a few words, this mountain is not rugged, several peaks have been carved mountain roads, can be connected; Looking down on the cliff edge is the sea, so you can enjoy it. ”

"Okay, I know," Cai Xianqing turned around and looked at Ye Yongjia, "The waves of tomorrow will not be calm." ”

In the early morning, when the mist had not completely dissipated, several warships quietly set off from the mountains, making ripples on the calm sea.

The sailors looked back and could see Zhang Longlu standing upright on the top of the mountain.

"Don't spread the content of this audition," Zhang Longlu squinted his eyes and looked at the line of water and sky in front of him, "The killing of Liu Zhennian is ordered by His Majesty, and we must protect it." ”

"Yes!" The lieutenant resolutely clenched his fist.

"Do you need Western telescopes?" One of the lieutenants stepped forward, holding a stick-like object in his hand.

"No need," Governor Zhang shook his head, "I can see it." He saw that the warship had stopped in the distance.

The soldiers on the ship were busy running, and the captain was so anxious that his face was covered with beads of sweat, and he had no time to wipe it, so he got into the cabin and shouted to everyone: "What did the Governor tell you? Aim your cannon at the mountain peaks to the east and bomb them in turn! ”

When he saw that everyone looked confused, he was extremely angry: "Fuck, you are also called soldiers!" Governor Zhang said, just as Liu Zhennian is standing on that mountain peak, he must kill this chaotic minister and thief! ”

"Yes!" Several sailors picked up binoculars, looked from the hatch of the ship to the peak, and under the instructions of the captain, began to set up their guns and light them.

Rumble!

There was a loud bang, and the fire flashed, and several stones were blown up, and the mountain peaks were in the mountains.

"Good!" Zhang Longlu couldn't help clapping his hands and looked at the lieutenants happily, "I never thought that the cannon on this ship could really blow up here!" ”

"Your Excellency's method is really clever!" The lieutenants knelt down one after another to congratulate, "Next...... What are you going to do? ”

"When the time comes, place Your Majesty on the top of the mountain, and when the ship is departed, I will invite Liu Zhennian to the eastern peak to watch, saying that it is a little closer to the coast, and you can look at its formation and record it yourself. Take advantage of this to wave the red flag on the top of the mountain, turn the muzzle of the cannon, and hit the willow thief directly, and the matter will be done! ”

"I'm afraid that the Liu Party is overwhelming, and once there is chaos, we will not be able to resist it." The adjutant generals were in trouble.

"I have my own preparations," Zhang Longlu waved the flag on one side, and walked down the top of the mountain with confidence, "When the time comes, hundreds of guards will be placed in each camp tent, and as soon as the cannon sounds, they will immediately enter the tent and kill Ye Yongjia and other henchmen, and then coerce His Majesty to announce the subordinates with a holy decree, and the rest will be dispersed." ”