In the next few days, the group that went north to take up their duties was unusually smooth.

Zhao Zhengli also didn't know whether Chen Xiaoyao, who had a "good brother", suppressed the field, or whether the Hedong Road general planted Yao Weibei armor and guarded it strictly.

In less than three days, the flower boat arrived safely from the Tushui River, which is a branch of the Fen River, and the Fen River is a branch of the Yellow River.

In Yuci, an ancient city that existed in spring and autumn, there are more than a dozen large and small rivers like the Tushui River, and the northwest terrain is flat, so the water and land run through all directions.

Yuci City to the west of dozens of nearly 100 miles for the Chase Supervision City, to the northwest dozens of miles is Taiyuan Mansion, "large and small two mansions" close distance.

Therefore, this group of people has not yet entered the city, and the rumor has already spread to the various prefectures on Hedong Road.

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There were two teams of people from outside Yuci City, one team was five big and three thick, with burly armored soldiers, and the other team was Sven long shirt, elegant and moderate.

The armored soldiers are all tigers and bears, with a waist knife with a dark butterfly pattern hanging on their waists, and the blade is slightly curved, here in the territory of Hedong Road, pinching their noses, they can also think that it is the Hedong Road Border Army, as for which army is the Eighth Army, it is unknown, they did not show their identities, nor did they show the unique logos of each army.

Among the soldiers, there is a young man who shows extraordinary gestures, scholarly appearance, and easy demeanor, this person has a relationship with Zhao Zhengli in Qingzhou, and it is Ge Xiaojin who followed Xiao Shizi that day.

The middle-aged appearance of the Confucian shirts, the square cloth scarf tied their hair, the long sword on their backs, and a horse on each crotch, quite the taste of the rivers and lakes.

From the accent, I guessed that it was from the direction of the capital.

Two teams of uninvited guests outside the city let Yuci County parents Ma De sit like pins and needles, passing by is okay, if it is to provoke trouble, it can cost him his life, Daqing was founded for five or six years, the northern border is already turbulent, Yuci as the south gate of Taiyuan Mansion is logically sheltered by layers, belongs to the treasure of defense in the dangerous land, and now two teams of uninvited guests are gathered outside the city, so that the county master how not to panic, according to the report of the guards guarding the city, there is also a team of armored troops, through the heated discussions in the rivers and lakes in the past two days, it is most likely related to Zhao Zhengli, the captain of the light car who went north to take office.

At that time, the spies came to report that the flower boat on the north of Tushui River outside the city had arrived outside the city, and the flower boat came to the county lord Ma De naturally Qing'erqing, and immediately understood the purpose of the two teams outside the city to stop and stay.

He didn't want to wade into this troubled water, knowing that Zhao Zhengli, who was on the ship, was escorted by Yao Rongbei, the son of the deputy commander of Hedong Road, and he also knew that the deputy commander Yao Xuda had a deadlock relationship with the orthodox commander Ge Hongliang.

If it is not appropriate to see it behind closed doors, he thinks about it and calls the master Bo, and asks him to take the official out of the city to greet the captain of the light car, the attitude can not be enthusiastic, nor can it be cold, the friendship of the landlord, the etiquette is in place, in short, keep a distance, and the three parties must not offend very well.

The whole Yuci County Ya has no reason to feel nervous, the main Bo is an old bird in his early forties and fifties, he knows how to observe words and looks, and his speech and demeanor are also cautious.

On the flower boat, Zhao Zhengli and others looked at the crowd at the ferry on the bow of the second floor.

Chen Xiaoyao hugged his hands and touched Zhao Zhengli with his elbow: "Do you feel murderous?" ”

Zhao Zhengli ignored his nonsense, looked around, glanced at Ge Xiaojin, the general among the armored soldiers, and then retracted his gaze and fell on Yao Yubei, who was also the seed brother of the general, and quipped: "Do you dare to continue to escort this way?" ”

Yao Yubei smiled brightly, still in his chest: "That's natural, Yao does what he says, besides, he doesn't dare to take the Taoist chief, if he guesses correctly, he should be forcing the Taoist to go north to the front line non-stop." ”

He paused and added: "Then again, even if he has evil intentions, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep a few Dao Chiefs with dozens of armored soldiers." ”

Zhao Zhengli glanced at the Sven people who seemed to have everything under control: "If you are close to me, you don't have the slightest concern?" ”

He looked at the beautiful man in the green shirt very seriously: "If you say that there must be concerns, you are worried that the Taoist chief feels that he is not sincere enough, and if he hides his hands and feet in the bottom, I am afraid it will be difficult to communicate with him. ”

He looked at the sky and smiled: "Besides, his Ge family only accounts for half of this territory, so what if you find it clear?" ”

The flat tone exudes invincible confidence.

At that time, the group of middle-aged people in Confucian shirts carrying long swords on the shore bowed their hands to the flower boat: "Daochang Zhao, we are ordered to take Miss Yufu back to Beijing for investigation and interrogation." ”

After speaking, the person who led the way handed over a letter: "Here is the handwritten letter handed over to the Taoist chief by Yu Shangshu before his dismissal, please take a look at the Taoist chief." ”

Yu Xiaowei's heart was like a storm when she heard the words "return to Beijing for investigation and interrogation, and be dismissed", and her mind went blank for a moment.

Zhao Zhengli twisted his brows and started with the envelope absorbed by his true qi in the air, Yu Xiaowei watched Zhao Zhengli's expression change on the side, and he also paid attention to Biyu, but Biyu didn't know that Chen Xiaoyao's eyes were also as affectionate as her.

At that time, Zhao Zhengli invisibly pulled everyone's hearts.

Except, of course, for the group of armored soldiers on the shore.

The young man who looked like a scholar in the army was looking at the same son on the second floor of the flower boat.

Yao Weibei's eyes did not dodge, and he smiled politely.

The two generals looked at each other a little in the air.

Zhao Zhengli's eyes finally rippled, to be precise, his heart was like a storm.

There was a huge earthquake on the temple recently, and the old emperor's illness worsened on July 18 in the sixth year of Xingtong, and the court affairs were represented by the prince.

On the 19th, the two Shangshu of Lihu played Zhongshu Province, accusing the Ministry of War Shangshu of bribery and abuse of power for many years, the physical evidence was conclusive, Yu Bin was dismissed from his post and investigated, and it was his eldest son Yu Yu who did all this, Yu Xiaowei defected to the eldest brother of the prince, and Yu Anqiu, the second brother of King Cheng, was also placed under house arrest on trumped-up charges.

On the twentieth, a mysterious reward of 2 million gold appeared on the assassination list of Changle Pavilion, and the spearhead was directed at Zhao Zhengli, who went north to take office.

On the same day, Song Zhongliang, the seventh prince, who had just returned to Beijing from the people for a few months, left Beijing for the second time.

That night, Song Maoling, the sixth prince of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, went out of Beijing overnight and did not know where to go.

The three kingdoms of Khitan, Tibet, and Western Xia in the north are training soldiers and horses, and they are ready to raise troops to the south.

The commander of the six lions in the north of the town then guarded strictly.

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Zhao Zhengli handed the letter to Yu Xiaowei, who had been nervously concerned, the battle for the temple began, it seemed that the prince had the right time and place, he didn't expect to be the first to take the military department Shangshu, thinking about the relationship between himself and Yu Xiaowei, it was not difficult to judge, he glanced at the group of middle-aged Confucian shirts with swords, and a trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes, and a group of middle-aged Confucian shirts only felt swept by the beast, and their back bones were inexplicably cold.

Zhao Zhengli set his eyes on Ge Xiaojin's armored soldiers, and said indifferently: "They are here to pick up Miss Yu, so if you guess correctly, Major General Ge is waiting for Zhao to go north to the front line to face the enemy, right?" ”

Ge Xiaojin, who was like a handsome son, took out a folding fan out of nowhere and shook the folding fan gently: "The war is urgent, my father asked my son to welcome the captain of the light car here to support the front line, and when the situation on the northern front is stable, the captain will be officially awarded, which is a little abrupt, please don't blame." ”

Without waiting for Zhao Zhengli to speak, Yao Rongbei took the lead: "The logistics affairs have always been handled by the deputy commander-in-chief, and Commander Ge is in charge of military and political affairs. ”

Ge Xiaojin stared at Yao Rongbei with a gloomy face: "The border is in an emergency, isn't it the same when you come back after the war to confer the title?" ”

Yao Yanbei smiled: "If you don't confer a title, it means that you have no official title or title, how can you count your meritorious service?" Who will bear the responsibility for the unexpected? ”

Then he said meaningfully: "The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the lieutenant is not familiar with the military situation, so if he is framed by someone with a heart, will he not be wronged?" ”

Ge Xiaojin knew that he couldn't win, so he said with a calm face: "You are living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." ”

Seeing his anxious eyes, Yao Rongbei became more and more calm: "There are only military rules and iron laws in the border area, and the imperial court's holy decree." ”

Zhao Zhengli also heard some ins and outs, and followed the topic: "Then follow the normal process, and the northern line is not in a hurry for the next two days." ”

Ge Xiaojin saw that the matter had come to this point, and he showed a smile unexpectedly: "Two days later, the north gate of Taiyuan Mansion is waiting for the captain!" ”

Zhao Zhengli arched his hand and didn't speak, because he could see the hidden ruthlessness from that smile.

The group of middle-aged people in Confucian shirts carrying the long sword looked at each other, and they didn't know how to speak for a while, mainly because they were apprehensive about Zhao Zhengli's eyes earlier, and the middle-aged man led by him mustered up the courage to speak: "Du Wei... I'll wait ......"

The beautiful man in the green shirt was surprisingly polite: "The rank is acting on orders, and Zhao understands it." ”

Just as Chen Xiaoyao wondered why this guy was so easy to speak, the beautiful man in the green shirt immediately frowned: "However, Zhao has made a private agreement with this Miss Yu for life, if the rank is forcibly taken away, it will definitely not work, and Zhao has no intention of going against the imperial court, so how about the rank to see if it can be dealt with in a compromise and let Xiaowei witness Zhao's award, and on the day Zhao went north to the front, Xiaowei will return to Beijing with the same rank?" There was a delay of exactly two days. ”

The middle-aged group of Confucian shirts made a difficulty, thought left and right, and promised a grace period of two days.

Chen Xiaoyao is still confused, two days later, this guy can really put his mind at ease?

Everyone dispersed, and only a dozen or so officials led by the old lord Bo were stunned on the spot at the gate of Yuci City, neither advancing nor retreating, and finally the old lord Bo still saluted the flower boat in a generous way, and then greeted this group of "plague gods" into the county government to rest.

Delicious food and drink to entertain, in the afternoon a few people took the carriage to the official road into Taiyuan Mansion.

The atmosphere was very depressing along the way, and everyone moved forward with their own hearts.

Entering Taiyuan Mansion is the south gate of the city, Yao Rongbei's guards have opened the road in advance, so it is a matter of course, Yao Rongbei will Zhao Zhengli and others placed in the south of the city Courtyard and there is no shadow, and the matter of awarding the seal is handled by his accompanying soldiers.

Zhao Zheng stood on the attic of the courtyard and looked at the sunset, the July sun dyed the endless northwest world red, like a fertile soil soaked in blood, making people endlessly sad.

"Do you really want to defend the northern front for this court?"

A voice came from behind Zhao Zhengli, and he didn't need to look back to know that it was Chen Xiaoyao.

Zhao Zhengli paused, but after all, he didn't say what he thought in his heart: "Is there a better way?" ”

Then he asked rhetorically without looking back: "Who are you Chen Yin, the right prime minister of Zhongshu Province?" ”

Chen Xiaoyao said indifferently: "It's my brother!" ”

Although Zhao Zhengli had been mentally prepared, he couldn't help but be surprised: "The black shadow man that day was him?" ”

"Hmm!"

"He also took refuge with the crown prince?"

"I don't know, but with his temperament, it is impossible to choose the prince, and it is impossible to choose King Cheng! The assassination of you that day was just a pure bounty for the sake of money, because he was also secretly a killer. ”

"Now that the battle for the court has begun, how can he gain a foothold in the court if he doesn't stand in line?"

Chen Xiaoyao didn't answer directly, and smiled: "This is the difference between me and him, I can only kill indiscriminately in the chaos, but he can live in the chaos." ”

Zhao Zhengli fell into deep thought.

Chen Xiaoyao asked tentatively: "So you choose King Cheng or the crown prince?" After this award, did he really go north to the front line to face the enemy? Do you really let go of the good friend who hasn't cooked the rice yet and go back to Beijing to be investigated and interrogated? It stands to reason that she has no official position and no position, so it is not her turn to censor her. ”

Seeing that he didn't answer, Chen Xiaoyao said again: "Do you need me to help your father-in-law?" The official position is not guaranteed, but the life can still be saved. ”

Zhao Zhengli slowly moved his gaze to his chic face, and the latter smiled brightly: "I'm going to repair a book!" ”

Zhao Zhengli looked at his dashing back and left in a hurry, and smiled, is it really multiple friends and multiple roads?