The name of the king of Chu has been finalized, and then there is the use of troops against Longxi.

Unsurprisingly, there is still a lot of opposition.

The officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate almost had to fight with several radicals in the military department on the spot.

This is the case at the court meeting, it is very difficult to finalize one thing, and no matter what you do, there will be officials who come out to contain it.

For an hour's court meeting, it will take half an hour for these officials to quarrel.

Shen Heng saw that today's court meeting probably couldn't discuss the result, so he waved his hand and announced his withdrawal from the court, leaving it for tomorrow morning to discuss again.

Shen Zhixi and Gu Yuan walked out of the Lin De Hall side by side, looking at the Yanguan who was arguing in front, Shen Zhixi couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I've always been curious, who put these guys who have nothing to do with into the court." ”

"Your father." After Gu Yuan finished speaking, he realized that something was wrong, and added, "In the second year of Zhenyuan, the first emperor issued a decree that civil officials should not be convicted for their words. Your Highness, don't forget that the civil officials also include the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. ”

"Since Ah Heng succeeded to the throne, he has not dealt with the officials." Shen Zhixi smiled, "In the second year of Zhenyuan, it's been a long time...... I wasn't born yet. ”

"What does Your Highness think of Sun You?" Gu Yuan stopped and asked with a smile.

Sun You was known as a "madman" when he was young, and although he is not as middle-aged as he used to be, his ability to deal with these officials has not diminished back then.

After all, he was born in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and if he was ranked by seniority, these young officials would have to call him "senior".

Shen Zhixi said slowly: "Sun You is a sharp blade, I was worried at first that he would cut his own people, but I was wrong. He is a lonely minister, a straight minister, and there are not so many twists and turns in his heart. Serving the country with loyalty, his principle is like this, it is very simple, very pure, and does not involve any conflicts of interest. ”

Gu Yuan nodded along with her words and said, "In Vanity Fair, such a person is rare. When reading the four sentences of Hengqu, which reader has not set up the lofty ambition of being loyal to the country and dying as home? But their sincerity fell into the big dye vat of officialdom, and how many people can come out cleanly? ”

"What big reason do you tell Your Highness, let the old man listen to it?" An old man behind Gu Yuan coughed lightly and said with a smile.

Gu Yuan turned around and saw that it was Yang Yi, so he hurriedly saluted respectfully: "Teacher." ”

Shen Zhixi also hurriedly saluted.

Yang Yi smiled kindly: "No need to be polite, the old man asked Linxi to have something serious, and please come with me." ”

Shen Zhixi and Gu Yuan followed him to the military headquarters, Gu Yuan stepped forward and pulled the lights, and the door of the dark room slowly swung open.

Thirteen nights came out of the dark room and bowed their hands to a few people, which was considered a salute.

Yang Yi nodded and sent him to look for the squire of the military department, Huan Qian.

The three of them walked down the staircase, which was made of fine stones, and was very smooth, as if it had been smeared with a layer of oil.

Shen Zhixi almost fell down this ladder last time.

However, this place reminded her of the edict of Jinyiwei.

Shen Zhixi asked out loud: "Mr. Yang, what is the connection between this dark room and the Jinyi Guard's Imperial Prison?" ”

Yang Yi smiled generously: "There was a skilled craftsman in the previous dynasty, named Ruan An, who was a Jiaozhi person, and he was a palm seal eunuch at that time. He presided over the construction of Yandu City on the basis of the Yuan capital, and when repairing the capital, he built a secret room in each of the four directions of the palace city, called the town city, which was used to suppress evil spirits, including the dark room of the military department and the edict of Fusi in the north town. ”

"Why is the pattern of Dingling so similar to these dark rooms?" Shen Zhixi frowned.

Yang Yi explained: "The Dingling Tomb was built in imitation of the pattern of the Changling Tomb, but the regulations have been reduced by half, and some of the similarities are reasonable. ”

"In that case, is Changling one of the four towns?" Shen Zhixi asked softly.

Yang Yi smiled, "According to Feng Shui, Changling is indeed located in the Western White Tiger, but Ruan An didn't dare to use the Imperial Tomb to suppress evil spirits after all, so the third White Tiger Town City is in Yishui Courtyard." ”

Shen Zhixi was stunned, "The Tang family's other courtyard? How could it be there? ”

"White Tiger Town was not from the Tang family three hundred years ago, and there was no Yishui Courtyard even in that place." Yang Yi said slowly, "Three hundred years ago, it was the mansion of Princess Qinghe. ”

Gu Yuan, who had never interjected, said thoughtfully: "Qinglong Town is the Jinyi Guard's Imperial Prison, Baihu Town is Yishui Courtyard, and Vermilion Bird Town is the dark room of our military department, what about Xuanwu Town?" ”

At this time, the three of them had already walked to the secret door of the Lancang Pavilion that they saw last time, Yang Yi turned around and muttered: "Xuanwu Town City, it is...... The Shouhuang Palace in Jingshan. ”

Gu Yuan saw that Yang Yi was a little sad, and persuaded: "Sir, thirty years have passed since this incident, don't blame yourself anymore, one person can't save a country." ”

Shen Zhixi's lips moved, and she wanted to say something but couldn't say it in the end.

She knew what had happened thirty years ago.

Thirty years ago, the twelfth year of the Ying Dynasty.

Qingyuan Emperor Zhao Youjian hanged himself in the Jingshan Shouhuang Palace when the army broke the city in the north, and left an edict before his death, with the book "Let the thief split the corpse, don't hurt the people" 12 words.

The Beili army did not find any rare treasures in the palace, and slaughtered the people in Yandu City, which is known as the "difficulty of Jiashen" in history.

The Central Plains is chaotic, the hairpins are scattered, and the sad wind blows tears through Yangzhou.

Yang Yi blamed himself, not because he didn't save the dying Ying Dynasty, but because he failed to save the people of a city.

When Yandu City was broken, Yang Yi was in Jinling City, Nanjing.

After learning the news, he immediately went to see Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan was not sure about sending troops to the Northern Expedition at first, but Yang Yi came up with a foolproof plan for him, and went to Jingzhou in person to say that Zuo Liangyu, the Marquis of Ningnan, led an army of 130,000 to Qin Wang, which drove the Beili people out of the Central Plains.

But Zuo Liangyu also died of illness in the Battle of Lingbi, and Yang Yi handed over the 130,000 Jingchu Iron Cavalry to Gu Yuan's grandfather.

Jing Chu Tieqi was the later Huai Army.

Shen Zhixi's thoughts had drifted to the clouds, and Yang Yi came to his senses and asked Gu Yuan to take a map of Longxi City Defense.

"Fu Deng is stationed in Pingliang, and half of the 70,000 horsemen in Liangzhou under his command have been transferred to Dingchuan Village, a hundred miles east of Dunhuang City." Yang Yi took the wolf and drew a circle on the position of "Dingchuan Village", "If Dazhao starts a war with Beiliang, Dingchuan Village is the most suitable battlefield." ”

Shen Zhixi asked nervously: "Once the war with Beiliang starts, will the old general Fu Deng still come to the front line in person?" ”

Yang Yi shook his head and said, "I won't let him continue to fight, but nominally he is still the governor of Longxi." I have sent Song Chen to Longxi to join the army and cooperate with Fu Rong, but there is still a lack of a main general. ”

Gu Yuan was eager to try on the side, Yang Yi glanced at him, and said slowly: "I didn't plan to let you go to Longxi." ”

As soon as the words fell, Huan Qian was found in the thirteenth night.

Gu Yuan and Shen Zhixi glanced at each other, how could they not understand the old man's intentions.

The main general of this Longxi Campaign, nine times out of ten, is Huan Qian.

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On the way back, Gu Yuan sighed, "When I was the chief military officer in Liangzhou before, I had a lot of dealings with Zhang Xuanliang, why didn't the teacher let me go?" ”

Shen Zhixi smiled, "Don't forget, you are very familiar with Zhang Xuanliang's details, and he can also understand your arrangement, Mr. is worried about this." ”

Gu Yuan nodded, "The teacher asked Huan Qian to replace Old General Fu, it was also out of this consideration, and Old General Fu is old, if there is a good ......."

Shen Zhixi said curiously: "What is the relationship between Mr. and General Fu?" ”

Gu Yuan smiled and explained: "The elder brother of General Fu once had a meal for the teacher, and then he died early due to illness, and when he was dying, he asked the teacher to take care of the old General Fu Deng. ”

Shen Zhixi frowned and asked, "Isn't Old General Fu a few years older than Mr.?" ”

"The old general does not like fame and fortune in his life, and prefers to go into battle to kill the enemy." Gu Yuan said with a smile, "In fact, if the old general gets a meritorious name, his brother can rest assured." ”

Shen Zhixi smiled lightly: "I see. ”

The two walked all the way to Jingshan, and Gu Yuan asked with a smile, "Your Highness, do you want to go up and have a look?" ”

Shen Zhixi smiled and said, "You lead the way?" ”

Gu Yuan hurriedly said: "Without His Highness's token, I can't enter the Royal Garden as a foreign minister." ”

Shen Zhixi looked over with a smile, "You are going to be a colt, even if it is for my sake, they will not stop you." ”

Gu Yuan smiled and said nothing.

In fact, she was just joking, Jingshan was turned into a royal garden as early as when Ruan An designed the Forbidden City, and Shen Zhixi, as the eldest princess, could come and go at will, but Gu Yuan didn't have a token, so of course she couldn't get in.

The "Ru Zhen Presence" card in his hand had been returned to Shen Heng before, and he was worried that Shen Heng would be suspicious of such a thing equivalent to Shang Fang's sword in his hand.

Shen Zhixi stared at Gu Yuan. He was dressed in white today, as clean and clear as frost and snow, and it was the most cold and arrogant snow color in the court.

She came back to her senses and greeted with a smile, "Ah Yuan, come with me." ”

The Imperial Forest Army, who was on duty at the Xuanwu Gate, saw Shen Zhixi and hurriedly ordered the door to be opened.

The two walked slowly up the stone steps to Jingshan, overlooking the crowd of living beings in Yandu City, Shen Zhixi sighed with emotion: "I understand what Zen Master Yunshen said before. ”

Gu Yuan said in a resounding voice: "I don't believe in Buddhism, but I know that all living beings are suffering. ”

Shen Zhixi smiled, took his hand and ran up.

When he arrived in front of the Shouhuang Palace, Shen Zhixi stopped, panting and said, "I knew I wouldn't be running so fast just now." ”

Gu Yuan took a moment to say, "Isn't His Highness's footsteps brisk?" ”

Shen Zhixi glared at him, "Don't be poor, be careful that the ghosts wandering here will catch you for a while." ”

"Ghosts can't take me away, only His Highness can take me away." Gu Yuan made an inconsistencious joke.

Shen Zhixi: "......"

The two were still laughing at each other, and a gust of wind suddenly blew over, and Shen Zhixi couldn't help but pull the cloak on her body: "Ah Yuan, have you heard any strange sounds......

Gu Yuan suddenly became alert, and his right hand pressed the sword on his waist.

Nothing.

Gu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stepped into the hall with Shen Zhixi.