When Tang Tianfang was commanding the army to encircle and suppress the remnants of the ebony army, King Huai had quietly rushed back to Longzhou from the front line of Liupan Mountain overnight, and he seemed to have known the outcome of the next battle.

He had already received the exact news that Xining Shengshang was seriously ill, and the capital issued an urgent notice to let him return to Beijing quickly.

At this time, he did not hide it from Chen Guogong, and directly asked Chen Guogong to be invited to the General's Mansion.

Now the news has spread to the truth or falsehood, if it is usual, Chen Guogong may be a little more cautious, after all, he is not in the capital, and many news are not accurate.

Now with King Huai, no matter how he denies it, at least in the eyes of some important ministers in the court, he is King Huai's party.

This kind of situation is not a gambling family, but there is an accident, it is a big deal to return to the hometown to farm, the whole family has no worries, not to mention that there is Wei Guogong, and the daughter is still the county lord, so it is okay.

So as soon as King Huai's people arrived, they followed King Huai's study without saying a word.

He really expected that there were only two people in the study, one was King Huai, the other was the eldest son of Wei Guogong, the future Wei Guogong, and his son-in-law, Xu Guangguang.

If in the past, his identity as a father-in-law still had a lot of style, but not today, among the three people, the most weightless is himself.

There is no way, the only Duke of Guo who can compare with the reputation of Wei Guogong is the Duke of England.

"Chen Guogong, you should have heard the news, my father is seriously ill, and the current situation in the court is unstable, I don't know if Chen Guogong can give advice."

"Lord Wang, I'm old, my eyes are spent, and I can't understand many things."

Glancing at King Huai's silent face, Chen Guogong could only say that people could really endure it, and his tone changed.

"However, the King of Shu can't see the overall situation, the King of Qi is cowardly by nature, the King of Wu has been riddled with diseases since he was a child, only the King of Chu is still a little better, but he is young and has an impatient personality, if he is allowed to maintain the situation, he can barely reach it, but now he has internal and external troubles, where can he cope with it."

Chen Guogong let it go.

"Lord, you also know that the king of Chu has already sent out his words, hoping to marry his sister, and agreed to the concubine, but his father has not agreed, his opinion is the same as his father-in-law, and he also asked the prince to plan for the long term of Daxia."

Chen Guogong sighed in his heart, this little rabbit cub is still young, if Wei Guogong was here, he would never make such a direct statement, but now there is no way, his daughter follows him, just gamble!

King Huai smiled at this time, not to mention anything else, and suddenly remembered something.

"I heard that girl Zhuyun is very good at tossing, her father has already given her the title of county lord, and it will not be easy to marry in the future, what does Wei Guogong think."

Xu Guangguang was stunned for a moment, how did he say this, wasn't it to discuss important matters?

Chen Guogong, the old fox, is still sophisticated, and immediately followed.

"Yes, the county lord of Chiayi, the first one in Great Xia, there are indeed few matches between the DPRK and China."

After speaking, he glanced at Xu Guangguang, this kid is still tender, who will explain things so clearly, as long as he knows the attitude, do you still have to swear to write a blood book!

"I think of Yuan Rui's kid, I still have cooperation with Zhuyun, I really helped me solve a lot of problems in the border army last year, he is indeed a talent, or Zhuyun has a good vision," Huai Wang said with a smile.

"The old minister met him on the way here, and chatted a few words, not to mention, as the prince said, although he looks like a scholar, he has a strategy in his chest, and he has a long-term view of the war, and he is also very clear, especially for the thorn people."

The old fox is the old fox, the style of painting changed, and he followed the words of King Huai.

My son-in-law is standing here, and it would be stupid to think about anything else, and I may not be able to run away.

"I'm going to rush to the capital overnight today, and now there is an emergency, you understand, once the DPRK and China are unstable, the strategy has changed, and it is not easy to fight here in Longzhou, I must quickly return to Beijing to calm down the situation, here in Longzhou, I will give you full authority, you don't have to worry about the war, Li Yan and Tang Tianfang are all battle-hardened, don't worry too much, that is, you have to keep an eye on the logistics and civil affairs."

King Huai still directly said the plan, in the face of this old guy, there is no need to promise anything, just pull on the boat strongly.

Chen Guogong should have thought of this, and hurriedly agreed, keeping himself here was originally a kind of trust, and it was also to let himself save some credit in Longzhou, and the reward would also have a source in the future.

Although the war is still going on, according to their own experience, it has reached the end of the stage, and they know by looking at the flower thorn people that they just want to grab more things and return to the grassland.

Now, several armies are encircling them, not to mention a big victory, a small victory is still assured, if only those people can be rescued.

Wei Guogong couldn't sleep all night these days, and the capital became more and more unstable.

First of all, there are hundreds of official eunuchs who have been stolen continuously, and the lost property is also magical, gold, silver and jewelry are normal, antique calligraphy and painting can be understood, and silk and satin cloth can also be exchanged for money, but stealing food, there is nothing good in the capital, what to do with stealing food?

Now the entire power of the yamen in the capital is all involved in these miscellaneous matters, and they are visiting around day and night, checking suspicious people, looking for relevant stolen goods, and trying to quickly stabilize people's hearts.

In addition, a number of inspectors of the Supervision Yuan took out evidence of corruption and betrayal of many Praetorian Guard officers at once, and there were even human witnesses, and arrested more than 50 officers at the rank of colonel and put them in prison and are under trial.

There is also a big point, Zhang Shiguang, the prefect of the capital, actually submitted his resignation to the court because of the case of theft, not only him, but also Jiangning County, Tangshan County, and Longwu County also submitted their resignations.

All of a sudden, the government affairs under the entire capital became a pot of porridge, and the people were even more panicked, and rumors followed.

After all, Wei Guogong has experienced a big scene, and in the face of these problems, he didn't have any panic, these little things don't seem to matter, but he always feels that something is wrong.

It seems to have nothing to do with it at all, but it seems to be so tacit.

He was becoming more and more careful, and now he could not make the slightest mistake, and he was not sure when something big might happen. The current atmosphere in the capital is becoming more and more solemn, and at this juncture, we must not let others deliberately provoke trouble.

For this reason, he grasped several things, and he alone decided on the transfer of all personnel of the Praetorian Guard, and without his personal order, no one could disobey the orders of his superiors, and this was to prevent someone from arbitrarily ordering the transfer of troops.

He specially arranged 3,000 personal guards, led by Sun Zhicheng, the general of Yingyang, whom he valued the most, to be responsible for the entire inner palace guards.

Tell him a very simple sentence, you can't let any sergeant enter the palace unless you come in person.

You can not obey any general's orders, and even the ministers of the court, the prince, and the prince and other ministers do not need to pay attention to it at all.

In the matter of government affairs, he did not interfere in any way, it was the business of several ministers, and they had their own expertise in government affairs.

In fact, within a few days, the court handled it very simply, and directly transferred a few bachelors from the Hanlin Academy to take office.

He was also worried that someone would take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, so he transferred a group of guards to make arrangements for the homes of more than a dozen important civil and military ministers, and once again emphasized that the safety of these important ministers and their families must be protected.

I arrived home very late today, and there was a servant who reported that the young master had come back and was waiting for him in the study.

In the study, Wei Guogong looked at his eldest son standing in front of him, and was very surprised, there was such a big thing in Bianguan, but his son returned to the capital, which is a very taboo thing, and he will be impeached by the courtiers.

"Why are you back, is there another big incident at the border gate?"

Although Wei Guogong knew that his son was not a reckless person, he still asked, after all, it was different from the past.

"Father, don't worry, I came back with the order of King Huai, and I have special military affairs."

"What is the situation at the border now?"

"We got the battle report, the Longzhou border army successfully intercepted the Thorn army in the Great Meadow, and after fierce fighting, nearly 100,000 Thorn people were surrounded and annihilated, and more than 100,000 people who were taken away by the Thorn were successfully rescued."

"The battle report confirmed that it was not, and it was really rescued?" Wei Guogong suddenly became excited.

"Father, why am I lying to you, we have just arrived in Pengcheng and received a battle report from General Tang, I believe that the court will receive a detailed battle report soon, General Tang is marching in the direction of Xidagou to encircle other thorn troops."

"Good, good, good, that's good, that's good!"

"Father, King Huai wants to see you!"

"King Huai wants to see me, King Huai, which King Huai?"

Wei Guogong's face was full of shock, the secret decree is still in his hands now, why did King Huai come back, and it would be a big crime to bully the king if he returned to Beijing without a will.

"Wei Guogong, but you don't want to see me!" I saw a person slowly walking in from outside the door, with a smile on his face.

"Wechen has seen His Royal Highness King Huai, the prince is serious, and it is an honor for the prince to come."

"Wei Guogong, don't be polite, I remember that when I was a child, I often sat in front of your horse, and even you taught you to ride a horse. When I grow up, you also taught me archery and marksmanship, you say, can you use it politely with me! ”

Wei Guogong smiled bitterly, saying this, you can't admit it, otherwise it will be troublesome in the future.

"Lord Wang, look at this."

Wei Guogong came to the desk and took out the secret decree from the paperwork, and now he probably knows that this secret decree is still prepared for today, which is the greatest sincerity.

"It seems that the father has expected it, and this has been arranged in advance!" It seems that my father also understands very well.

However, the biggest problem now is the capital, and he quickly asked, "What is the situation in the capital now?" ”

"It's not too good, there are a lot of rumors, people are panicking, many low-level sergeants are very scared, for fear that they will be needlessly implicated, and some officials are too, and many government affairs have been delayed."

"These are all trivial matters, now that I'm back, I believe it will be very quick to stabilize the situation in the court. The overall situation at the border has been decided, and the thorn people have been completely defeated, not to mention ten years, twenty years may not be able to return to the original atmosphere. ”

King Huai was full of confidence when he said this, and he looked very domineering.