Chapter 361: The Contest (5)

Qingxi Book House, not so much a book house, but a slightly smaller hall, but the middle of the hall is not a dragon chair but a couch with a kang burning, the old man Kangxi who has been in the wind for nearly half a century is lying on the couch at the moment, under the body is a thick bedding, a high cotton pillow under the head, covered with two layers of soft brocade carpet, a pair of old eyes are half open and half closed, the original sharp eyes have already appeared a little muddy at this moment, the original plump cheeks are sunken at the moment, and the cheekbones are much higher, A white beard is neatly combed. Seeing that Brother Zhu, the princes and courtiers of the elders walked into the main hall, the old man Kangxi just raised his eyelids and shook his throat, but he didn't make a sound, obviously the old man Kangxi didn't even have the strength to speak at this time.

"Erchen (minister) and others have seen the saint, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" A group of elder brothers and courtiers walked into the hall, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, and asked the old man Kangxi to say goodbye, the old man just lay quietly and didn't say anything.

Zhang Tingyu, as the only minister of the study and the minister of the guard, did not kneel down with the ministers to ask for peace, nor did he let the big guys calm down with the ministers, and when the ministers shouted long live, Zhang Tingyu slowly walked out of the corner of the house, followed by several little eunuchs, each eunuch held several scrolls in his hand, and it seemed that these scrolls were the specifications of the holy decree. Just when the big guy was puzzled, Zhang Tingyu glanced at the group of brothers who knelt down at the front of the ministers, and said unhurriedly: "There is a decree from the saint, please come here today, it is to read the edict." ”

Edict? Although Zhang Tingyu's voice was soft, it was like a boulder thrown into a calm pool, which instantly aroused a commotion in the room, and the sound of small and fragmented discussions suddenly became a noise. Yinzuo had long known that this would be the arrangement, and there was no panic in his heart, but when he thought that the old man Kangxi was about to go on a big trip, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, coupled with the war outside, although his face was still calm, but in his heart, he seemed to have overturned the five-flavor bottle, with mixed feelings, and knelt silently without raising his head; The third child's eyes were red, as if he was about to cry, and his mouth seemed to be muttering something; Yin Jintie's face was blue, he gritted his teeth, and the green tendons on his forehead burst out, perhaps because his teeth were clenched too tightly, and a trace of blood flowed from the corners of his mouth; The eighth child was panicked, and his eyes quickly glanced at the old man Kangxi who was lying on the couch, and then his eyes rolled a few times, and he forced out a smile and said: "Lord Zhang, if you want to announce the edict, you have to invite all the elder brothers, and the thirteenth and fourteenth brothers are all leading the army outside, but the little brothers in the palace have to be invited, and this king will go for a trip." ”

"No need." Zhang Tingyu said unceremoniously: "He Tie and Lord He have already been ordered to go to the Qianqing Palace to get the edict, and they will invite other elder brothers, and King Lian Jun doesn't have to worry." ”

"Take the edict? The one in the adult's hand is ......" Lao Jiuyinyu asked with a clear pretense of confusion, and a group of elder brothers immediately followed suit, and the hall was immediately noisy.

Zhang Tingyu no longer paid attention to the gang, took a scroll from the hand of the little eunuch behind him, spread it out, glanced coldly at the gang of coaxing brothers, and slowly spoke: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says: I am in the extreme north of the Qing Dynasty, relying on the diligence of the ancestors and the ancestors to have the ...... of the world" As Zhang Tingyu's voice sounded, a group of brothers were suddenly silenced, and no one had the courage to be presumptuous when the holy decree was read, after all, contempt for the saint was not a joke, and for a time in the hall except for Zhang Tingyu's loud edict, No more noise......

At three o'clock in the morning, the sky has already brightened, a round of red sun hangs high in the sky, sprinkling light and heat to the earth, bringing a trace of warmth to the people after the snow, but the melting of snow water makes the temperature appear lower, cold is naturally the theme of this season, even if you wear a heavy jacket can not necessarily block the invasion of the cold, if you wear armor in this weather patrol is simply a sin. Ordinary people may be able to be lazy at home, wives and children are hot and warm in winter, but the soldiers will not have such blessings, the Fengtai battalion today said that it is going to be drilled, the officers and soldiers of the whole battalion have been dressed neatly since the hour, waiting for the mao, but they have never waited for the horn to assemble, they can only assemble in their respective barracks and stand by, ordinary sergeants are just that, although they are wearing armor, they can still hide in the tent with charcoal basins, but the soldiers on patrol are miserable, and they are all strong and energetic to patrol back and forth outside the barracks, Just as a group of sentries were patrolling listlessly, a group of more than 30 cavalry rushed from a distance, and the patrol suddenly cheered up, and shouted loudly from afar: "Stop! The barracks are not allowed to gallop! ”

An old man with a white beard and dressed in a first-class military official uniform waved his hand to stop his subordinates, turned over and dismounted, walked to the patrol guards who were waiting for him, and said very politely: "Liu Shuangcheng, the squire of the Officers and Soldiers Department, has been ordered to come to comfort the Fengtai battalion. ”

The rank of the soldier and the commander of the Fengtai battalion are generally from the same grade, but the position is much higher, although there is no subordinate relationship between them, but Liu Shuangcheng came by order, that is, the Qin is poor, and he can't be lazy, a small official in the patrol looked at the holy decree in Liu Shuangcheng's hand, didn't dare to delay more, and hurriedly said a thousand words: "Chi!" The next official will go to the court, please wait a while. As soon as the words fell, he rushed to the barracks where the Chinese army was. Liu Shuangcheng stood in place with a smile on his face, chatting with the gang of patrolmen with a bit of an elder's grace. A moment later, a general who looked like a general rode a horse and led hundreds of patrols from the other end of the camp to turn out, raised his eyes and saw Liu Shuangcheng, his pupils contracted suddenly, but he didn't step forward to say hello, but the hand that was originally pressed on the handle of the knife on his waist suddenly loosened, and after quietly making a few gestures, he casually led people from the barracks door......

At four o'clock, in the Yamen of the Nine Gates, the Commander of the Nine Gates, who had already been neatly dressed, sat quietly on the handsome seat, and behind him stood Qingxu and other three captains of Prince Yi's Mansion. A group of people have already come to the point, but they have never heard their own marshal order, this has been more than an hour has passed, and the big guys are also standing a little tired, just because Erut has always been very strict in governing the army, and the slightest disobedience is the military law waiting, although the big guys are puzzled, no one dares to ask, so they can only stand quietly.

Just when the big guys were waiting a little impatiently, a rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded, and several horsemen rushed straight along the street towards the yamen, Erut, who was sitting in the handsome position with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, a fine light flashed in his eyes, and with a wave of his hand, Qingxu, who was originally standing behind him, flashed out of the lobby, went straight to the gate, and walked back after a while, nodding lightly at Erut.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Erut glanced at the counselors in the hall, and said coldly: "This official has received a holy decree, there will be villains in the city to make a rebellion, this official is ordered to assist His Royal Highness Prince Yi to quell the chaos, and immediately the nine gates will be closed, and no one will be allowed to enter or leave the capital without Prince Yi's warrant." Liu Quan and Wang Daosheng listened to the order. ”

"The lower official is here!" The two staff officers flashed out of the official and stood under the hall with a bow.

"This official ordered the two of you to lead the three thousand defenders of Dongzhi Gate and Desheng Gate to go out of the city and escort them to Changchun Garden, and everything is subject to the dispatch of He Tie and Lord He." Erut ordered in a calm voice.

"Wow!" Liu and Wang each made a thousand, received the seal and went to the court.

"Mu Long, Liao Quanming listens to the order!" Erut shouted.

"The lower official is here!" Two more big men in the costumes of the generals flashed out of the official Zuo.

Erlu lowered his head and said: "This official Ling'er and others led the three thousand defenders of Xizhimen and Chaoyangmen out of the city and marched to the Fengtai camp, and everything obeyed the command of the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang. ”

Mu and Liao's two staff officers were a little dumbfounded when they heard that the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang was suddenly dumbfounded, they didn't understand what was going on, they hesitated and didn't step forward to receive the order, Erut chuckled and said: "Don't hesitate, the thirteenth elder brother has been ordered to return to Beijing, you just have to go, and there will be people outside the hall to lead the way." ”

"Wow!" Mu and Liao no longer hesitated, made a thousand, stepped forward to take the order, and hurriedly walked outside the hall.

Erut glanced at the remaining officials, and suddenly broke off: "Come on, take down Kui Ling and Xiao Wanwen!" The two counselors who were a little panicked in the official cong suddenly heard the order to take their own son, and immediately drew their sabers from their waists and tried to resist - these two people are the people of the eighth master, and they have long seen that something is wrong, and they originally planned to wait until they return to their own station to inform the eighth master, but they did not expect that their details had already been recognized by the "Honghu".

Kui and Xiao are both veterans, and their movements are not unfast, but it's a pity that no matter how fast they are, they can't be Qingxu, only to hear Qingxu laughing, and his body flashed, and the person has appeared in front of Kui and Xiao, and the long sword that was originally obliquely inserted behind him has been copied in his hand for some time, but when he saw Qingxu's wrist shake, a little sword light flew out, and instantly stabbed Kui and Xiao's wrists, arms, shoulders and other joints, Kui and Xiao were in pain, and they were no longer able to hold the waist knife in their hands, but listening to the two crisp sounds, the waist knife had fallen to the ground, The other counselors who came back to their senses rushed up, pressed Kui and Xiao to the ground, and took the opportunity to give a fat beating, and the Goshha standing at the door rushed in, tied Kui and Xiao into a zongzi, and escorted them out.

After a period of panic, Erut looked at the remaining generals with a smile and said: "Everyone and go back to the camp separately, and closing the nine gates can be regarded as a great achievement, and the saint must have a heavy reward, so let's go!" ”

A group of sub-officials each agreed to their promises and were busy, and Erut glanced at Qingxu with a smile and said, "The official's mission is finished, are the three of you still satisfied?" ”

Qingxu bowed and said: "A certain generation of the prince Xie E's great help, after the matter is completed, the prince will not forget the merits of the adult." ”

"Merit?" Erut shrugged his shoulders, chuckled, didn't say anything more, a melancholy light flashed in his eyes, and he frowned and looked in the direction of Changchun Garden outside the city, silently pondering......

In the Chinese military barracks of the Fengtai camp, Cheng Wenyun was walking around restlessly, Wen Ruihe, who was dressed in a cyan cotton jacket, persuaded with a bitter face: "Lord Cheng, I have said it many times, it will be too late if I don't do it at this time, if the prince loses his power, how can Lord Cheng be spared, how can there be eggs under the nest, this truth does not need Wen to say more, it's not too early, please also ask the adults to see that under the painstaking cultivation of the prince, the herald will send troops, Wen begged the adults." ”

"This ......" Cheng Wenyun paced a few steps, stood on his feet suddenly, shook his head and said: "The eighth master has not arrived, this governor really does not dare to move lightly, alas, if it is ......, it is not appropriate, wait a minute." ”

Wen Rui was angry, but he was helpless, he wanted to kill the fool in front of him, but the problem was that it was easy to kill Cheng Wenyun, but it was difficult to master the military power, and in desperation, he could only try to persuade Cheng Wenyun again, but before he could speak, a Goshha walked into the door, knelt down on the ground and said: "Yu Dashuai, Lord Liu, the squire of the military department, came to announce the decree, and he has arrived at the gate of the camp, please show the marshal." ”

"What?" Cheng Wenyun was stunned - his own master didn't come, but Liu Shuangcheng came, and Cheng Wenyun knew Liu Shuangcheng's details very well, and he was Prince Yi's henchman.

"Dashuai, you can't wait any longer, someone Liu must be from Qiao Zhao, who is going to take down the adult, quickly order the army." Wen Ruihe screamed anxiously.

"This ......" Cheng Wenyun spun around like a fly without a head, and after thinking for a while, he ordered loudly: "Beat the drum and gather the generals!" Ben Du went to meet Liu Shuangcheng. ”

"Don't go, don't move!" Wen Ruihe hurriedly wanted to stop Cheng Wenyun's move, but at this time Cheng Wenyun had already rushed out of the barracks, Wen Ruihe stomped his feet, and hurriedly chased after him......

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