The party struggle in full swing in Jinling City temporarily came to an end in the bell of the great mourning.

Since the Chinese New Year's Eve bloody case, the situation in Jinling City has been developing in a completely uncontrollable direction, no one can see what the girder will look like after the black fog dissipates, and the death of the Empress Dowager has cast a shadow on people's hearts.

The empress dowager went through three dynasties and was deeply loved by the descendants of her subjects.

Jinling City can be seen everywhere.

Even the ordinary people in the capital are crying and mourning.

The thirty-day wake soon began.

According to the etiquette system during the wake period, all the princes of the Liang Dynasty must stay in the palace, not allowed to return to the house, not allowed to bathe, sleepy without beds, no food without fish, daily knocking and kneeling, crying in the morning and dusk.

The emperor's heir knelt and sacrificed, accompanied by all the ministers.

King Yu and the crown prince were able to barely hold on at the beginning, but within two days, the two brothers couldn't hold on.

These two are pampered and pampered, how can they survive the thirty days of the wake, the two brothers thought of a way to start doing something in secret, although the other princes were more restrained, but they would inevitably follow suit.

Everyone did it, which means that everyone didn't do it.

No one can sue anyone.

The ministers who accompanied the sacrifice saw it in their eyes and did not dare to discuss the lord.

But keeping the performance of all the princes in mind, it can only be said that the good and the bad are mixed.

Among the princes, it is the body of King Jing's army, pure filial piety, liver and gall, meticulous in sacrificial ceremonies and spiritual guards, and there is no violation of the etiquette system.

Among the high-ranking ministers who accompany the sacrifice, whether they are ministers or military generals, in fact, they are also suspected of being lazy grinders, and most of the military generals in Jinling City have been away from the battlefield for many years, and their bodies are not as good as before.

Strictly follow the rules of the ritual, but I am afraid that before the wake period comes, half of the people will die first.

The ministers looked at it at a glance, and it seemed that among the generals, there was really only a young Wuwei King who had not yet been opened and sealed, who could shoulder the burden of the army.

With Xie Yu entering the prison, the thoughts of the martial ministers in Kyoto inevitably changed.

It is undoubtedly that the emperor does not like to see the military ministers forming parties for personal gain, but in the court system, they always have to talk about factions.

Wenchen and military generals are two distinct rivers.

When Lu Ze was in the Hall of Filial Piety, there were occasional generals who quietly greeted him, releasing goodwill.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that King Wuwei is the person who stands at the forefront of the queue of Wuchen of the Great Liang in the future, these older generations of Wuchen have always held a neutral attitude, although they have no idea of clinging, but at least they must express their goodwill to King Wuwei.

People don't know how King Wuwei treats his friends, but they definitely know how he dealt with his enemies.

During the wake, the big names of Jinling City were all enclosed in the palace.

The entire imperial city was closed during the day and curfew at night, and the guards were strictly forbidden everywhere, for fear that there would be some kind of adultery and robbery during the 30-day mourning period.

Lu Ze is now nominally controlling the patrol battalion, but he has become the one who can freely enter and leave the imperial city.

Today's soldiers of the patrol battalion are only left to surrender in front of Lu Ze.

Just as when Lu Ze appeared outside the Marquis Mansion of Ning Guo that night, Ouyang Yi, the commander of the patrol battalion, would not hesitate to choose to lead his troops into the Hou Mansion where the accident occurred according to the order.

Lu Ze's means of dominating are more direct than those of his predecessor Ning Guohou, and he does not rub sand in his eyes.

The effect is naturally better.

Under the control of the patrol battalion, Jinling City has been extremely quiet for the past 30 days, and no accidents have occurred.

In the past month, Lu Ze has become more familiar with Yin Gaosheng of Jingzhao Mansion.

"Lord Gao Sheng, has there been a big case in Jinling City in the past few months?"

"Ahem, back to King Wuwei, this year's Jingzhao Mansion is much more stable than last year."

Civil criminal cases, daily inspections, arrest of robbers, and water and fire rescue are the responsibilities of Jingzhao Yamen; Matters such as guarding the city gates, night curfews, and suppressing weapons fights were under the control of the patrol battalion.

The two sides communicate with each other, and the relationship is okay.

The position of Jingzhao Mansion Yin has been known as the parent official of the capital since ancient times.

Most of the trivial things are still under the control of Jingzhao Mansion.

Gao Sheng has been in office for several years, but last year, he had the most headaches.

Handling so many cases last year is not trivial.

Lu Ze chuckled and talked to Gao Sheng.

Many of last year's cases were made up by Mei Changsu to stir up the situation in the court and weaken the power of the crown prince and King Yu.

And this year's words... Although there are not many cases, the situation will only become more volatile than last year.

After the end of the 30-day vigil, the funeral was held in the mourning hall, and the two people of King Yu and the prince were full of acting skills, crying and tearing their hearts in front of Emperor Liang, crying about the love of the Empress Dowager for their children.

Emperor Liang himself was also miserable, and even had to be carefully supported by Gao Zhan.

Emperor Liang looked at the coffin, his expression was in a trance, and he suddenly remembered the last conversation that the imperial grandmother had with him when he was still conscious.

That was when the Red Flame case first broke out.

The Empress Dowager, who had gone through three dynasties but never interfered in court affairs, went to the Wuying Hall in person, and asked Emperor Liang with tears on her face to remove Lin Shu's name from the list of main culprits.

The Empress Dowager was heartbroken, knowing that she could not save the Red Flame Army, and could only hope to save the life of that great-grandson.

Emperor Liang had no choice but to agree to the Empress Dowager and did not list Lin Shu as the main culprit who must be arrested; But privately ordered Xie Yu to ensure that Lin Shu died in Meiling, and finally the Red Flame Army was destroyed, and Xie Yu returned to the Empress Dowager on the grounds of fierce resistance from the Red Feather Battalion.

Later, Kyoto changed dramatically.

This year, Xie Yu was imprisoned.

The original arrow came back and hit the center of the eyebrow.

The coffin ceremonies drove out of Miyagi Suzaku Avenue, mourning all the way, and paper money flew one after another.

Lu Ze led the patrol camp, protecting the left and right, listening to the mournful music mixed with the wailing sound of the royal family, Lu Ze saw the nearest Ji Wangye, who was closest to the coffin, Ji Wangye did not cry, but carefully supported the coffin of the Queen Mother.

In the hustle and bustle, no one heard Lord Ji's muttering.

"Imperial grandmother, you should be happy when you get there."

"At least I can see Sister Jinyang."

Lu Ze looked in the direction of the Imperial Guard's Mausoleum in the distance.

There seems to be an invisible arrow in the air, I don't know whose eyebrows it will shoot into?

.......

After the funeral, the emperor was restored.

The people of the Southern Chu mission wrote to Emperor Liang to ask for his resignation.

Nan Chu took the initiative to marry this time, originally in order to tie the knot, so as to free up his hands to pacify the Burmese disaster, and now although the marriage contract has not been reached, the Liang of the national mourning period must not take the initiative to raise troops, and the goal has finally been achieved.

The group of people from King Ling were greeted by King Yu when they came.

When leaving, Emperor Liang made a decree and ordered King Wuwei to send it in person, which was enough pomp.

Although the people of Nanchu only felt uncomfortable about it.

How can a cunning tiger be given away?

Yu Wenxuan knew that this was Emperor Liang's dissatisfaction with his interference in the Marquis of Ningguo's mansion that night, and this case was always an ugly case, especially when it came to the old affairs of the eldest princess of Liyang and the dignity of the Liang royal family.

You Yu Wenxuan can't contact in private, and you even make a fuss about this matter.

Can Emperor Liang not be angry?

"His Royal Highness King Ling, it's easy to walk all the way."

At the south city gate, a slight smile appeared on Lu Ze's face, causing Yu Wenxuan's face to be extremely ugly.

But Yu Wenxuan still suppressed the anger in his heart, he knew that he couldn't help the other party in the territory of Daliang, and now Lu Ze is not an exaggeration to describe him as a position and a minister, and the most important thing is that this guy is not reasonable at all.

Yu Wenxuan is not afraid of playing tricks, but he is afraid of this kind of person who does not gossip and only talks about fists.

"Thank you King Wuwei for sending it personally, this king is deeply honored."

Lu Ze glanced at him and said lightly: "Looking forward to the day when I meet His Royal Highness King Ling next time."

Yu Wenxuan didn't understand the meaning of Lu Ze's words.

The Southern Chu mission departed for Jinling.

......

Soon after, Xie Yu, who had been sentenced to exile, also left the South City Gate.

No one knew that Jiang Zuo Meilang had visited this Marquis Xie in the prison.

The once imposing and imposing Marquis of the First Rank now had only one set of shackles, and like the other exiles, he was escorted by two rough servants, and he did not even carry an extra stick of water and fire than others.

The news quickly reached Lu Ze's ears.

At this time, Lu Ze was soaking in the hot pot in the boat on the land, and the graceful woman sitting in front of him was serving the left and right intimately.

His Royal Highness King Yu has wanted to include Qin Panruo in the back house for a long time.

But Qin Panruo refused in every way, and most of them were deliberately hanging from King Yu.

She has never been so intimate as she is today, like a servant.

Qin Panruo poured tea and said in a low voice: "Xie Yu was exiled today, the eldest princess of Liyang went to see her off, the south city gate was noisy, and someone saw that Xie Yu seemed to have written something and handed it over to the eldest princess." ”

Lu Ze dipped the rich sauce in the small plate, put the fresh and tender lamb meat into his mouth, and then drank the fragrant spring tea, which was very pleasant.

He slowly spoke: "What does Praruo think Xie Yu wrote?" ”

"Exile in Qianzhou, how long a thousand miles of land is, what is written down is naturally a life-saving thing."

Qin Panruo is a very smart person.

Although it is not as good as Princess Xuanji, it is definitely a qualified strategist.

If it weren't for Mei Changsu's hidden and secret opportunity, and the power in his hand was very huge, Qin Panruo would not have been defeated so quickly.

Seeing that Lu Ze didn't speak, Qin Panruo continued: "If you commit this kind of big crime, Your Majesty will already be amnesty if you don't even take the Xie Mansion, even if you catch up with the national funeral, Xie Yu will be sentenced to death for this kind of crime... The Xia Shouzun of the Hanging Mirror Division seemed to want to save Xie Yu's life. ”

"Xie Yu wrote it down, and that is Xia Jiang's handle."

Lu Ze applauded approvingly: "That's right." ”

Qin Panruo saw that Lu Ze was in a good mood, and asked quietly, "Lord Wang, when will we leave for the Western Realm?" ”

These days, Qin Banruo slept peacefully for a while, but soon, her mind became chaotic again, because Qin Banruo, who was under Lu Ze's knees, always had a faint feeling of facing her master, which made her think about it indiscriminately.

Lu Ze said softly: "It is estimated that it will wait for His Majesty's birthday to pass." ”

During the state funeral, it is forbidden to take the initiative to provoke a fight.

The Western Frontier Army has now truly revealed its fangs, and although Da Yu has recaptured several military towns in the back, Lu Ze has already stabbed the knife into Da Yu's heart, no matter how hard Da Yu exerts, it will only aggravate his injuries.

Da Yu's side realized in hindsight that Lu Ze's chess hand was ruthless.

The Western Frontier Army only took three checkpoints including Hanchen Pass and four military towns as the base point, and the rest of the military towns chose to give up not long after they occupied it, and only after Dayu reacted did they realize that the seven territories taken by Lu Ze had faintly constructed a horn trend, which could be attacked and retreated, and the far-reaching impact was far more serious than people imagined.

Qin Panruo raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to wait until the end of August to go back?" ”

August has two important dates for the government and the opposition.

The first is the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion festival on August 15.

The second is the emperor's birthday on August 30.

Lu Ze nodded and said: "One blow, then decline, three and exhaustion." The Western Frontier Army relied on the military might of hunting Xuanbu in the first battle, and won Hanchen Pass with lightning speed, which was the secret hand I left in the first battle of Liangyu last year, otherwise how could I insert the knife into the heart of Dayu in a month? ”

Qin Panruo's eyes were in a trance, and he only felt that Lu Ze in front of him was really difficult to see.

It is hard to imagine that King Wuwei, who occupies the top spot in the Langya master list, still has such attainments in battlefield planning.

How can there be such a thing in the world?

.......

During the national mourning period, music is banned throughout the country.

Therefore, Luoshi Street directly became extremely quiet, even if someone sneaked to the Qinglou at night, but they did not dare to play music on this occasion, after all, the three-year national mourning period was longer, and there were generally people who quietly violated the rules, but most of them were in the house.

The business of Red Sleeves has been greatly affected.

Qin Panruo didn't care.

Even King Yu's trust in her was exhausted, and he didn't take it to heart.

I have recognized King Wuwei as the master, and what am I going to do with King Yu?

Qin Banruo would come to the land boat from time to time, and Qin Panruo, who was beside Lu Ze, always felt that she was not like a strategist, but a student.

This long-lost feeling was only felt in the deceased father and master, so Qin Banruo didn't find out himself, he was imperceptibly influenced by Lu Ze.

At the end of July, Emperor Liang held the palace of the king in Yingfeng Tower.

Although there was no sound of etiquette and music, the subjects of Jinling City were crowded together, and people looked at the heroic figure on the Yingfeng Tower from afar, and they were all impressed by the bearing of King Wuwei.

The sun is dazzling, but it is far less than the eyes of the people.

In the crowd, Qin Banruo looked at Lu Ze who was crowned in royal clothes in a daze, and her expression was confused.

Mei Changsu also appeared in front of Yingfeng Tower today.

Li Gang whispered beside him, "Sect Master, Qin Panruo is also here. ”

"According to the information we have gathered during this time, this strategist of the Yuwang Mansion seems to have changed his court and caught up with King Wuwei..."

Mei Changsu sighed lightly: "Then find a time to meet King Wuwei." ”

It's not just Mei Changsu.

His Royal Highness also learned of the betrayal of his own advisors.

Xiao Jinghuan was furious.

"Lu Ze, King of Wuwei... It's just that he came to this day by virtue of his coincidental exploits. ”

"How can you compare with the Prince of Seven Beads, who is the noble descendant of this king?"

King Yu was angry.

The consequences are not serious.

.......

Lu Ze didn't pay attention to these people in Kyoto.

Instead, he silently waited for news from the West.

The tenth day of August.

The western army broke through the southern valley pass of Dayu, killed more than 20,000 enemies, captured 7,000, and built a Beijing view at the mouth of the valley.

Lu Ze chuckled and said, "Who said that you can't use force during the national mourning period?" ”