Within the Imperial City.

In one of the celebrants' study.

Gonggong Lu looked at Wang An in front of him in disbelief, his wrinkled face full of surprise and anger.

His slightly sunken eyes were like an abyss, revealing a palpitating coldness.

"You have betrayed Your Majesty!"

"The subordinates did not betray Your Majesty!" Wang An lowered his head and said.

"But you took refuge in King Rui!" Father-in-law Lu's voice became more and more gloomy.

Wang An said: "Defecting to King Rui does not mean that his subordinates have betrayed His Majesty, and his subordinates are still loyal servants of His Majesty!" ”

Gonggong Lu looked at him gloomily.

This does not seem to be wrong, Wang An did not betray the old master, but just chose a new master for the future.

"His Royal Highness King Rui wants to see the Admiral!" Wang An lowered his voice and said.

Gonggong Lu's eyes were slightly closed, and his emaciated body leaned on the wide seat.

He knew that in Kyoto now, the major royal palaces were fighting, but he didn't expect that even Qin Wei, the wise king, would be involved.

"No wonder the Imperial City Division has rarely reported information about Shuzhou recently, it turns out that you are the ghost!"

"You should know the rules of the Imperial City Division!"

When Wang An heard this, his whole body trembled slightly.

For traitors, there is only one rule of the Imperial City Division, and that is to leave the whole corpse.

"Admiral, your subordinates have not betrayed Your Majesty!"

Wang An said again.

Gonggong Lu opened his eyes suddenly, and his deep eyes seemed to devour Wang An.

Being stared at by him like this, Wang An's heart suddenly trembled.

The terrifying pressure and dull atmosphere made Wang An feel extremely difficult to breathe.

He was bitter in his heart.

His legs couldn't help but bend down, wanting to kneel down and beg for mercy.

But he resisted the thought of kneeling, bowed his head and remained silent.

Because he knows Grandpa Lu's temperament very well, Grandpa Lu wants to kill you, and he will never give you any chance to speak.

Now that Gonggong Lu didn't kill him, it means that he still has a chance to speak.

And kneeling down represents guilt in his heart and means that he is no longer loyal to His Majesty.

He can't kneel, and once he does, he has only one way to die.

He can only hold on now, if he shows a little cowardice, Grandpa Lu will kill him.

After a long time, it wasn't until Wang An's heart was about to sink to the bottom that Gonggong Lu spoke: "Where is His Royal Highness King Rui?" ”

"In the city." Wang An's voice trembled slightly.

He didn't want to show any weak emotions, but he still couldn't hold back, and his trembling voice revealed his fear and apprehension at this time.

Grandpa Lu stood up and slowly stepped out of the seat.

Seeing this, Wang An's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

He was really afraid that Gonggong Lu would slap him to death in anger.

However, Gonggong Lu didn't seem to have the intention of killing him, and when he walked to Wang An's side, he said, "Tell me the location, and I will go and meet him." ”

"After the subordinates confirm with His Highness, they will report to the Admiral." Wang An bent over and said.

Gonggong Lu glanced at him, and his hazy eyes made Wang An tremble again.

"Do it yourself!"

With that, he turned and walked out of the room.

"Whew~~"

Wang An waited for him to go away before he let out a long breath, took out the handkerchief in his sleeve and wiped the sweat on his forehead.

……

Cloud Smoke City.

The originally majestic Cloud Smoke City looked very dilapidated at this time.

A fire burned the buildings in Yunyan City to black and gray, and several battles made the inside and outside of Yunyan City full of corpses, dark red blood stains spread almost all over every corner of Yunyan City, blood stains mixed with black ash, exuding a burnt and bloody smell, which made people sick.

At this time, whether it was the defenders of Yunyan City, the Sky Eagle Army of Beiyuan City and the border army brought by Bai Qi, they all chose to camp outside the city, and there was really no one living in the city.

In the open space in the north of the city, there are thousands of military tents, and the huge camp is opposed to the Rong camp opposite.

The Rong clan did not retreat, and although the support of Beiyuan City had arrived, they still had no intention of giving up.

At this time, in the camp of the Sky Eagle Army, Situ Changkong was gathering with Yuwen Chengdu, Bai Qi and others.

Several of the generals of the Sky Eagle Army were reporting on the day's battle.

After Uher's retreat, the Aquila did not stop immediately, but sent a large number of cavalry squads to begin cleaning up the surrounding Rong cavalry.

"At present, the Rong cavalry around Yunyan City has all been repulsed, and reinforcements from various departments should arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"In addition, we have made contact with the Qinzhou Border Army Envoy, they have gathered 100,000 border troops, and they are expected to be able to arrive in Yunyan City in five days."

"There is also a message from Kyoto, Lord Zhuguo was ordered to come to the governor to fight in the north, and the Beijing camp sent 100,000 forbidden troops, it will take about half a month, and Lord Zhuguo's handsome banner can arrive in Yunyan City."

A general from Beiyuan City reported.

After Situ Changkong listened, he bowed slightly.

"Judging from the current situation, the Rong clan will not retreat easily, they obviously plan to consume it with us, and then wait for the opportunity."

"General Yuwen, General Bai, we can be responsible for the guards of Yunyan City, but we can't guarantee that the Rong clan will not attack from other border cities."

Situ Changkong looked at Yuwen Chengdu and Bai Qi, and said with a solemn expression.

The north side of Dali is extremely long, and although a large number of border fortresses and dungeons have been set up on the border, it is not foolproof.

Yuwen Chengdu and Bai Qi glanced at each other, this matter is not something they can manage, after all, they are only the general soldiers of the two cities, and the total area under their jurisdiction is only more than four hundred li, and the other border cities and dungeons still need the border army envoys to deploy them uniformly.

What's more, the soldiers under their command now have heavy casualties, and even if they want to do things, they are powerless.

"Situ City Lord, we will report this matter to the envoy Yamen as soon as possible, and I believe that the envoy Yamen will make arrangements." Yuwen Chengdu Road.

Situ Changkong bowed slightly, then thought for a while, and said, "Since this is the case, let's spend it with them first, and then discuss it separately when Lord Zhuguo comes." ”

……

The outskirts of Kyoto.

On the shore of Mingxin Lake, the bright sun shines on the lake, and the sparkling waves are not stopped.

An exquisitely decorated wooden boat docked on the dock by the lake, and Qin Wei was dressed in white and wearing a hat, standing on the bow of the ship.

Xiao Shunzi boiled water and boiled tea in the cabin, and the breeze blew and drifted to the shore with a wisp of tea fragrance.

A carriage slowly came to the pier along the lakeside path, the carriage stopped, and Father-in-law Lu slowly walked down from the carriage with a bamboo cane in his hand.

He looked up at the wooden boat parked on the dock, his eyes deep.

Step aboard the wooden boat, which slowly sails away from the pier and paddles towards the center of the rippling lake.

Standing in the cabin, looking at Qin Wei's back, Grandpa Lu's eyes were full of complicated emotions.

Two years ago, when Qin Wei left Kyoto, he was just a hairy boy, but now that Qin Wei has returned to Kyoto again, he has an inexplicable sense of awe.

"The old slave greets His Highness!"

He bowed.

Qin Wei turned around and took off the hat on his head, with a smile on his face.

"Father-in-law Lu, long time no see!"

"yes, long time no see!" Father-in-law Lu said with some feelings.

Qin Wei entered the cabin and sat at the tea table, and Xiao Shunzi immediately poured tea for the two.

The elegant fragrance of tea permeated the cabin, and the warm lake breeze gently blew, secretly taking away a few wisps of tea fragrance.

"Grandpa Huang's body is fine!" Qin Wei picked up the tea, took a sip, and asked.

Gonggong Lu looked at him, "Your Majesty is all right." ”

Qin Wei nodded, he knew that Gonggong Lu would not tell him the truth.

He played with the tea bowl in his hand, looked at the dark green tea leaves at the bottom of the bowl, and said lightly: "Grandpa Huang has always been not optimistic about this king, he thinks that this king is young, and he thinks that this king is not up to the task." ”

"Actually, this king understands the imperial grandfather very well, but this king still wants to fight."

"In the eyes of this king, the most suitable person to inherit the throne in the entire Dali is this king."

Lu Gonggong's eyes froze, and what he said was too explicit.

"Is Your Highness young and frivolous?"

"Young and frivolous!" Qin Wei raised his head and looked at Gonggong Lu in amazement, but then he couldn't help but show a wry smile.

"Even you think so?"

Young and frivolous!

This is probably the most appropriate word to describe Qin Wei.

Because he's really young.

No matter what he said or did as a young man, others would think it was arrogant.

Father-in-law Lu frowned slightly, and then bowed his head and said, "It's the old slave who lost his words!" ”

Qin Wei shook his head slightly, "Maybe this is the feeling that this king gives people." ”

The things he did in Kyoto at the beginning were somewhat youthful and frivolous, and even the Chengguo Mansion was surrounded by his troops, if it weren't for the support of Emperor Lihuang behind him, how could his behavior be described as a young and frivolous person.

"But no one in this world seems to know how much power this king has." Qin Wei raised his head and looked at Gonggong Lu with shining eyes.

Gonggong Lu also raised his head, and when he saw his eyes, he couldn't help but lose his mind.

Qin Wei spread out his hand, took out a few chess pieces, and placed one of them on the tea table.

"The Zhenwu Division covers the thirteen states, with eight thousand town warriors and more than thirty nine-rank masters."

"Li Ru served as a political envoy in Yuanzhou, collecting taxes and collecting military power."

"Yuwen Chengdu is in the border army, as the general soldier, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers under his command."

"This king is in Shuzhou, and he can call in 100,000 town defenders!"

Every time Qin Wei said a word, he would drop a chess piece.

However, after hearing this, Grandpa Lu shook his head, "These are far from enough!" ”

Qin Wei smiled, of course these are not enough, these are just the strength on his face.

It's also the power that everyone thinks he has control.

He put a chess piece on the tea table again and said, "Luo Net, I believe Gonggong Lu has heard of it." ”

"Hmm!" Grandpa Lu nodded.

The existence of Luo Wang is a secret to most people, but it is not a secret to Lu Gonggong, who is in charge of the Zhenwu Division.

However, although he knew about the existence of the net, he did not know how much power the net had.

Qin Wei continued: "Luowang, there are three innate martial artists, hundreds of martial artists above the seventh grade, relying on the Imperial City Division, to create an intelligence system belonging to this king. ”

As soon as these words came out, Grandpa Lu's sunken eyes suddenly condensed.

Relying on the Imperial City Division?

This!

He thought of Wang An, and instantly felt uneasy.

"Don't worry, this king didn't destroy the Imperial City Division, but just borrowed some of the power of the Imperial City Division." Qin Wei saw his concern and explained.

Today, Luo Wang has established its own intelligence system relying on the Imperial City Division, covering the thirteen states of Dali and Kyoto, as well as the southern barbarian countries.

Qin Wei took down a chess piece again and said, "This king has arranged three chess pieces in Kyoto. ”

His expression was straight, and he said solemnly: "The first one, Ye Gucheng!" ”

Father-in-law Lu's body trembled.

Ye Gucheng!

He never thought that Ye Gucheng would be Qin Wei's person.

Not just him, no one else would think about it.

Ye Gucheng is a powerhouse of the innate three realms, and he is known as the existence of the Great Glass Sword Saint by the world.

How could such a strong man be subservient to a prince?

Perhaps in the eyes of the general public, the prince's dignity is extremely noble, but in the eyes of the powerhouses of the three innate realms, the prince is just the prince and grandson.

The entire big glass can be worthy of the surrender of the powerhouses of the three realms, and the only one is the current Lihuang.

Qin Wei continued to drop a chess piece. "The second one, Cao Zhengchun, that is, Zhu Ji!"

Father-in-law Lu's face turned pale instantly.

Juji!

The receiver was the sharpest knife in the hands of Emperor Li, with a total number of only three hundred people, and there were three leaders, and Zhu Ji was one of them.

"The third, Wang Shouren!"

Father-in-law Lu's face turned pale again.

The current Wang Shouren is not a big man, but this does not mean that he is insignificant, on the contrary, he is a very important figure in the Dali court.

Because he is Yan Zhen's close disciple, he is the representative of Yan Zhen's Confucianism, and he is the leader of Dali's future Confucianism.

Moreover, Wang Shouren is also the most likely person to become a master in today's Dali Confucian cultivators.

"Why?"

He looked at Qin Wei with a slightly trembling voice.

Qin Wei shook his head and said, "Grandpa Huang has a fatal weakness, and this weakness also appears in you. ”

"What weakness?"

"You're too confident!" Qin Wei said.

Emperor Lihuang has unparalleled scheming and great courage, but he has been an emperor for more than 40 years, and decades of self-esteem have made him arrogant.

To put it simply, the current Lihuang is a bit of a despise of the world.

He has such qualifications, but he should not have such habits.

(End of chapter)