Wan Heshun's army arrived in Wuchang without stopping, set up camp on all sides, and demanded that the prefect open the city. The prefect of Wuchang woke up and ascended to the hall, and he was at a loss for what to do about the approaching situation, but he knew that this county king with a different surname was powerful, how dare he offend, so he had to honestly open the city gate and invite him to the yamen to talk to him.

Wan Heshun repeatedly emphasized that the purpose of his visit was only to help the country clear the traitorous party, and he had no other intentions, telling officials big and small not to be careful. After seeing that the reaction of the local soldiers and civilians was not violent, he further ordered the prefect to send someone to act as a guide and lead the army to the Yangtze River to line up, claiming that he would use this to beat the greedy Mo friends on the other side.

The officials in the north soon noticed the unusual movement in Wuchang, and hurriedly sent several officers and soldiers who were reconnoitring to the riverside to climb high and look far away, only to see that the 10,000-strong army on the opposite bank was mighty, and the flags that went straight into the sky were running from east to west, and the swords and guns in their hands were shining like a black and oppressive dark cloud, which could cover the water surface of the Yangtze River almost instantly, and rushed straight towards them.

"You go back and tell Prime Minister Liu!" Wan Heshun took the lead, raising his horsewhip and shouting, "He has done his best for the court, and Wan also admires it very much." I heard that his old man wanted to get rid of the traitorous party, so he specially sent 10,000 soldiers and horses to guard the south and deter the thieves. If Liu Xiang needs to, I can also step across this river and go straight to Kaifeng! I hope you will pass on the news and ask him to send someone to discuss it quickly, otherwise it will be your fault, and I will ask the teacher for the crime! ”

When the officers and men heard this, they raised their heads in shock, and they did not dare to even agree to a word, so they turned their horses' heads and fled in the wilderness, causing a burst of laughter from the soldiers behind them.

The news was reported from the north shore to Kaifeng, and all the civil and military forces were in a panic, how could they believe Wan Heshun's words, they all thought that he was nervous when he saw the hundred officials touring south, so he took this opportunity to demonstrate to the Liu Party. The spread of panic obviously affected Liu Zhennian's decision-making, and the Su Party's bribery case could not be searched for the time being, so he had to stop Niu Yuan's actions and prepare for another meeting, while calming people's hearts, by the way, he attached importance to this old rival for more than 30 years.

Niu Yuan was worried about the new situation. Before the meeting began, he advised Enxiang more than once, persuading him not to meet with the ministers at this time, but to have a few confidants discuss and concentrate on solving the problem of the confrontation on the Yangtze River. Liu Zhennian shook his head and refuted: "In the past, the people's hearts have been disturbed by Gao Chen's party, and they are treacherous. ”

Although he couldn't find a reason to refute it, there was a vague feeling that was not good, and it blocked his heart. In any case, the meeting has begun.

"I'm afraid everyone has heard some rumors recently," Liu Zhennian strode up to the desk and sat down on the table, "King Wanjun has arrived in Wuchang from Nanjing, and it seems that he has a few demands, and he wants me to send someone to listen." Don't think about it, that's all there is to it. It is even more nonsense to suspect that he is going to rebel. Not to mention that the king of Wanjun is a loyal and good courtier, his chassis is in Nanjing, how can he abandon his native land and come from afar to raise troops? I have no conflict with him, and I will send someone to ask him, and the misunderstanding will be resolved on that day. I hope that you will continue to deal with the cases of your friends. ”

Gao Jizhi saw that the officials around him were all skeptical, so he didn't wait for him to speak again, and stepped forward to persuade: "Prime Minister, this bizarre thing is one after another, you have to be careful to watch out." He even suspected that Wanjun Wang's trip this time had something to do with the bribery case. ”

"Because of this, I have to investigate the friends and find out all this unseemly thing, what's wrong with what Liu Xiang said?" Niu Yuan looked at Gao Jizhi as if he had the intention of stirring up trouble, and hurriedly stood up and reprimanded, intending to gag his mouth.

"Bongxiang, what are you talking about?"

Another person suddenly stood up and made a loud noise, and everyone turned their heads to find that it was Zeng Liang, the head of the household department.

"It doesn't matter if you want to investigate the friends, what can you do to provoke Wan Heshun? He also said, 'find out all out', now the general trend of the country is already unstable, and you have to fight with the officials of one side of the territory, isn't it creating chaos by yourself, wanting to make the world a chaotic world! I think the reason why Wan Heshun was able to suppress the soldiers was all due to you, the person in power, who lived up to Prime Minister Liu's trust! ”

Gao Jizhi saw that he had rendered the atmosphere to such a point that he had no way out, so he had to fight against the water, gritted his teeth, pointed at Niu Yuan and said: "What Zeng Shangshu said is reasonable!" I look at this southern tour, and the friend I am referring to is you Niu Yuan! You have to lead everyone to work hard with Wan Heshun to consolidate your position as prime minister, so shameless! ”

These three words suddenly stirred up the crowd's discussion, and Niu Yuan's henchmen were so angry that they even rolled up their sleeves and reached out to grab Gao Jizhi's collar; The others were quick and quick, and they all stepped forward to grab the arm of the henchman, intending to pull him apart; Who knew that Qingliu was also popular here, but he jumped out and wanted to fight with the former, causing a large number of people to collide and mix together, you and I couldn't tell the difference, and we fought without distinguishing between right and wrong, and the chair fell to the ground.

"Enough!" Liu Zhennian slapped the wood in a rage, which was deafening, and almost smashed the table, "You guys stop!" ”

The crowd heard him roar like thunder, and only then did they stop and stand back on both sides, and there was no noise.

"What friends does Niu Yuan have?" Liu Zhennian looked at Gao Jizhi angrily, "Gao Shangshu, I know the purpose of this southern tour best, why don't I know?" You have turned against me with your heart by my banner! ”

Gao Jizhi lowered his head and put his hands down, silent.

"Someone!" As soon as he flicked his sleeves, the bloodshot in his eyes came out, "Take this Gao Jizhi who framed the minister to question!" ”

The ministers held their breath and raised their eyes slightly to look at him with an incredulous, incomprehensible look; And the soldiers in the hall saw that none of them expressed their support, and they didn't dare to step forward and didn't move.

"Someone's coming!" Liu Zhennian looked around, but no one responded to him. Only the old body stood in the middle of the hall.

"Liu Gong," several officials who were not afraid of death suddenly knelt down and pleaded with Liu Zhennian, "You trust him, but he may not be loyal to you...... He entangled a group of henchmen before, deceived his superiors and subordinates, and even concealed the truth about the coastal areas. Today, since he is the first to govern the friends, he should attack these obvious friends, after all, he is far away and closes his mouth to say that the friends are friends, and we don't even see a shadow. Maybe...... Maybe the 'Jingshi Master' in the confession refers to this person! ”

"It's not him, it's Su ......" Niu Yuan was about to say the name, but he was suddenly stunned - the plan he thought was brilliant before was going to send him to a dead end.