The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the thousand-year-old Heluo.

This majestic city in the vast plains of the north is extremely prosperous, and even after the war of more than a decade ago, the city still lives more than a million inhabitants in and around it, making it the most of any city in the world.

Different from the unique pattern of Yongjia City, Heluo City has undergone countless expansions and repairs, and has already formed a standard plan of horizontal and vertical four cities, of which Beicheng is the core of today's Beiyan Imperial Court.

Recently, the changes in the Beiyan court have been great, and even those peddlers and pawns know that the battles on Dongyang Road and Moyang Road have been frustrated one after another, and many people have lost a large amount of territory due to the loss of soldiers, and many people have paid a heavy price for this.

Chen Jingtang, the privy deputy envoy who led the overall war, was dismissed, Zhang Junsi, the general of Dongyang Road, was demoted to the supervisor of soldiers and horses, Chen Xiaokuan, the general of Moyang Road, was demoted to the deputy chief of soldiers and horses, and some of the generals were punished to varying degrees because of their ineffective combat.

Someone will naturally go down, and someone will go up, and for the Northern Yan Emperor and the important ministers of the court, the trouble has just begun.

In the Zhuo Garden of Xicheng, Qing Yu Huaijin, the lord of the Jing Dynasty, was dressed in a brocade robe and tasted tea leisurely.

This Zhuo Garden has a great history, was built more than 60 years ago, was the first residence of a great Confucian in the literary world, and later changed hands several times to become the official residence of the Great Qi court. Nineteen years ago, he was rewarded by the first emperor of Qi to Yang Guangyuan, the marshal of Jinghe, and the Yang family lived here for a while. After Yang Guangyuan was unjustly imprisoned, Zhuo Yuan became a borderless land.

A few years ago, Qingyu Huaijin came to Heluo City for the first time, and at a glance she fell in love with this vast garden with a quiet environment, so Zhuo Yuan became her residence in Heluo City.

The wind blew through the courtyard, and the dead trees drifted through the water.

Qing Yu Huaijin put down the teacup, his eyes stayed on the face of the middle-aged man opposite, and asked calmly, "Wang Shizheng, how is the situation in the south?" ”

The prosecutor's office waiter Wang Shidao looked indifferent, in the recent turmoil, he was not affected, but only punished. On the one hand, because the Yamen of the Prosecutor's Office is relatively special, there is no one who can replace him at present.

On the other hand, it was the support of Qing Yugong, the marshal of the Jing Dynasty, and the trust of the Northern Yan Emperor in him.

Let Chen Jingtang bear all the blame is the logical ending.

Hearing Qing Yu Huaijin's inquiry at this moment, Wang Shidao said unhurriedly: "Your Royal Highness the County Lord, the emperor in the south has more means than we imagined. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin stared slightly.

Wang Shidao briefly recounted what had happened in Yongjia City recently, focusing on the fact that Southern Qi had added four armies in Jiangbei, and the strength of Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun had been greatly enhanced.

Qing Yu Huaijin was not surprised, and said leisurely: "In this way, the Emperor of Qi will continue to promote the counterattack?" ”

"Yes, but according to our analysis of the pattern of the Southern Qi court, this time Emperor Qi took out almost all the hole cards to promote the establishment of an army in Jiangbei, and then his idea was not implemented so smoothly, and the Jiangnan family will inevitably oppose it. More importantly, the Prosecutor's Office will not sit idly by and watch the Southern Qi government and opposition twist up and down. ”

Wang Shidao said in his chest.

Qing Yu Huaijin's eyes lit up slightly, and he smiled lightly: "What is the best plan for Lord Wang?" ”

Wang Shidao said slowly: "Your Royal Highness the county lord, the situation faced by Emperor Qi is complicated, and at the moment his biggest reliance is the border army collective that has made great achievements, which is the magic weapon he uses to fight against the Jiangnan clan, after all, in the face of solid and clear military merits, the Jiangnan clan must also take into account the pressure of public opinion in the world, and can only make some concessions." But from another point of view, Emperor Qi did not want these two forces to be completely opposed, which would destroy the good situation he had worked so hard to maintain. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin quickly understood the deep meaning of these words, nodded and said, "Lord Wang's intention, to make the Southern Qi center and the border army completely opposed?" ”

"That's right, that's exactly what Xia Guan meant."

Wang Shidao paused for a moment, and then said with a slightly complicated expression: "Does Your Highness know that there is a young military general named Lu Shen in Southern Qi?" ”

Qing Yu Huai Jin raised her eyebrows slightly, of course she knew the name.

In the detailed report sent by the Prosecutor's Office, it was clearly recorded what Lu Shen did.

The original Lu family's crime was the young man's plan to sabotage the prosecutor's office, which caused the north to suffer extremely serious losses, and then even Ou Zhiqiu and You Pu, the two key shadows, were lost in his hands, not to mention that the battle on Moyang Road was the strategy that this young man dedicated to Xiao Wangzhi.

Thinking of this, Qing Yu Huaijin's tone was a little colder: "This person can't stay." ”

"Xia Guan also thinks so, so he secretly ordered the men in the south to pay attention to his every move, and from now on, getting rid of this Lu Shen can destroy Emperor Qi's wishful thinking."

Wang Shidao's eyes were murderous, and he continued: "Lu Shen is quite valued by Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun. This time, Emperor Qi transferred twelve border army generals to Beijing, and Lu Shen faintly became one of the representatives. As long as he dies in Yongjia City, the contradictions between the border army of Southern Qi and the center of the imperial court will directly worsen, and it will be impossible to reconcile in a short time. Even if Emperor Qi had the ability to solve this trouble, it would take a long time to smooth out the wrinkles in the hearts of those people, and this time would be enough for the prince to complete the adjustment of our internal affairs. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin asked, "Can you get it?" ”

Wang Shidao said in a deep voice: "I don't dare to guarantee that I am absolutely sure, but the lower official has already asked people to notify the good players in the south in advance, find a suitable opportunity to kill Lu Shen, and then blame the Jiangnan clan." ”

Qing Yu Huaijin nodded slightly, she did not doubt Wang Shidao's ability, although there were mistakes in the previous arrangements of the Prosecutor's Office for Southern Qi Huaizhou, but this was within the scope of understanding, after all, no one could guarantee that the plan would be successful.

There is no such thing as a figure in the history books who can be counted as a last-ditch winner.

After a short period of thought, a slight smile appeared in Qing Yu Huaijin's Danfeng eyes, and he said slowly: "Let's do this for the time being in the south, kill a Lu Shen and let them mess up for a while, this is enough." I invite Lord Wang to meet you here today, in fact, there is another important matter. ”

Wang Shidao's heart sank, and he said respectfully: "Please make it clear to His Royal Highness the County Lord." ”

Qing Yu Huaijin said calmly: "Father asked me to tell Lord Wang that the Prosecutor's Office should focus some of its attention on the interior. ”

"Internal?"

Wang Shidao's demeanor was calm, and he was already thinking quickly in his heart.

The scope of this internal encompass is so broad that it is difficult to conclude in a hurry.

Fortunately, Qingyu Huaijin didn't sell Guanzi, and said bluntly: "Has Lord Wang ever learned about the green forest in the north? ”

Wang Shidao immediately reacted, frowning slightly: "Your Highness refers to the Seven Star Gang entrenched in the area of Baotai Mountain?" ”

Qing Yu Huaijin said: "Yes." Father's intention, since the focus of the next two years is to clean up the interior, then we can't ignore these reckless forces hidden in the people. Especially this Seven Star Gang, judging from the information we have so far, this Green Forest Gang has a lot of plans. In addition, I wonder if Lord Wang has noticed that in the previous months of fighting, Lu Shen of Southern Qi walked side by side with a young woman, who was invincible in martial arts. ”

Wang Shidao said with understanding: "Could it be that His Highness knows the identity of this woman?" ”

A past incident came to Qing Yu Huaijin's mind, and she said quietly: "Judging from her martial arts, this woman is very likely to be a reckless ranger Bodhisattva, and I had a dispute with her in the north at the beginning. According to the analysis of my subordinates, the Bodhisattva Man is the daughter of Lin Jie, the leader of the Seven Star Gang. ”

Wang Shidao combined this information, and his expression changed slightly: "Is the Seven Star Gang related to the Southern Qi Border Army?" ”

Qing Yu Huaijin nodded and said, "Lord Wang should know that the Baotai Mountains are just north of Dongyang Road, where the Seven Stars Gang is the lair. If you don't strip off this piece of carrion in advance, when Dongyang Road and Southern Qi Huaizhou compete in the future, it will be difficult to ensure that the reckless bandits of the Seven Star Gang will not make trouble in the rear. ”

Although Wang Shidao has great respect for her, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have his own judgment.

The Seven Star Gang has existed for a long time, as early as more than ten years ago, it formed a certain scale, and the Great Qi court at that time also sent troops to encircle and suppress, Wang Shidao would be a civilian official of the border army of Qi State, and he knew a lot about this matter.

If it is on a frontal battlefield, the officers and soldiers can easily solve these recklessness, but the other party will not be so stupid at all, but whenever there is a little wind and grass, it will burrow into the deep mountains and old forests, so that the officers and soldiers will not be able to bite the hedgehog. Back then, the Great Qi court also besieged the other party ruthlessly, but in the end, it was still unsuccessful.

He said his analysis, and Qing Yu Huaijin said calmly when he heard this: "Lord Wang, we don't necessarily have to use the method of frontal attack. ”

Wang Shidao suddenly understood the reason why the other party was looking for him instead of the Privy Council to discuss, and said softly: "Your Highness is saying that we will send people to break into the Seven Star Gang, first let them mess up themselves, and then see the right time to break them?" ”

"That's right."

Qing Yu Huaijin said: "I have already let people mix into the Seven Star Gang, and there must be many strange people under Lord Wang's command, as long as you can provoke the internal strife of the Seven Star Gang first, there is no need to worry about the rest of the matter." ”

"Your Highness has a good plan."

Wang Shidao sincerely sighed, in fact, this is also the area that the Prosecutor's Office is very good at.

A faint smile appeared on Qing Yu Huaijin's lips.

……

Heluo City is nearly a thousand miles to the east, and in the north of Dongyang Road in Beiyan, there are vast mountains and forests, and the scenery is magnificent and majestic.

Deep in the mountains, Dazhai is entrenched.

This is the helm of the Seven Star Gang, the largest gang in the Northland Green Forest.

When night came, there was silence among the mountains and fields, and only the sound of the mountain wind and the chirping of insects echoed in my ears.

"Miss, it's not too early." A maid walked slowly, looked at the woman sitting in front of the window and pondered, and cautiously reminded.

Lin Xi didn't look back, and said softly: "You go and rest first, don't worry about me." ”

"Yes."

The maid responded, and couldn't help but be a little curious, since the young lady came back, there was an obvious change from before, but during the day it was as usual, but at night it was often so deep in thought.

Lin Xi stared out the window at the night dissolving, the stars were shining in the sky, and the scene in the small courtyard of Jianghua City involuntarily appeared in her mind.

I don't know if he's okay.

I hope he's doing well.

A few wisps of melancholy appeared in Lin Xi's eyes, and he sighed softly.

(End of chapter)