Chapter 268 - 266 [Wan Mu Chun in front of the Sick Tree]

In the fourteenth year of Jianwu, on the fifth day of the first month, Ji Ximing, who was far away in Huaizhou, Jiangbei, had just received the news of Lei Ze's victory and was about to exert pressure on Lu Tong in every possible way.

According to the Great Qi ancestral system, this atmosphere of celebration will continue until the fifteenth day of the first month, during which the school is closed, the government is closed, and the court meeting is suspended. Whether it is a powerful door valve or a small family, or even the nobles in the palace, they will temporarily put down the business in their hands and go to visit relatives and friends to drink and feast to celebrate the festival.

Perhaps because of last year's beautiful weather and good weather, or the continuous good news of the Northern Expedition in Huaizhou, Jiangbei a few years ago, the atmosphere of this year's festival seems to be stronger, and everyone on the streets and alleys is happy.

In the southeast corner of Yongjia City, not too far from the palace, a carriage came to the vicinity of the Xuanqing building, followed by more than a dozen Xuanyi people with long swords.

The carriage entered from the side door, and came straight to the second gate, and out of the car came a middle-aged man with a face like a flat lake and eyes like a deep pool.

He walked to the heavily guarded courtyard, then withdrew his guards, and came to the east room alone, raised his hand to push the door open, and felt the warm breath on his face, and his brow, which had been frowning, only relaxed slightly.

Bypassing the screen and coming to the inner room, the young man at the desk heard the movement and hurriedly got up and saluted, "I've seen my uncle." ”

Qin Zheng glanced at the file on the table, then looked at his white face, and sighed: "It's the January Festival, everyone is resting and relaxing, you just want to hide here." I know you're not very close to your aunt and siblings, but there's no need to be too self-conscious. ”

The young man was Yang Jingxuan, his tone was very light, and he smiled: "Uncle is serious, how dare my nephew disrespect my aunt?" It's not that the nephew wants to be out of suffering, it's just that during this time, the intelligence in the division is piling up, and the border army is in the critical period of the Northern Expedition, anyway, the nephew is idle and idle, so it's better to come here to kill time. ”

His parents died early and lost their children, but fortunately, Qin Zheng treated him as his own, not only sent him to Fengya Academy to study, but also allowed him to work in the Warp Weaving Division, so he had great respect for Qin Zheng, and at the same time he was very attentive to his duties.

Qin Zheng shook his head helplessly, he didn't have much to say about this only nephew, not to mention that he was serious, so he changed the topic and asked, "Is there any important news in the past two days?" ”

Yang Jingxuan's eyes froze, and he said slowly: "Uncle, a few days ago, a rumor began to circulate in Beijing, the content was too sensational, at first it was only spread in a small area, and our manpower has been relatively short recently, so they didn't notice it until the frequency of rumors was relatively high." ”

Qin Zheng asked, "What rumors?" ”

Yang Jingxuan said: "Some people say that Lu Shen, the captain of the Huaizhou Ruishi Battalion, is actually the widow of Yang Guangyuan, the commander of Jinghe, because of this relationship, Xiao Wangzhi, the governor of Huaizhou, will pay special attention to Lu Shen." ”

It can be seen from his expression that his attitude towards this rumor is to scoff at it.

However, Qin Zheng frowned and said, "How can you conclude that this is a rumor? ”

"Uncle?"

Yang Jingxuan was young after all, and there was a look of disbelief between his eyebrows, and then explained: "According to the records of the division, Lu Shen is twenty years old this year, and Yang Guangyuan passed away eighteen years ago, first of all, this time is not right. Secondly, Lu Shen was born and died in the frontier in the past two years, and he made so many contributions to Daqi, if he was Yang Guangyuan's widow, how could he achieve this? ”

Although he had never met Lu Shen, as the direct person in charge of the intelligence collection of Northern Xinjiang within the Warp Weaving Division, he knew Lu Shen's life very well and how much the other party had done for Daqi in the past two years.

Qin Zheng said unhurriedly: "Regarding the two reasons you said, first of all, Yang Guangyuan had a premonition before the accident, so he tried his best to dismiss his henchmen and generals in various names to avoid those people being harmed by Chiyu, Xiao Wangzhi is the most typical example of this." So how can you confirm that Yang Guangyuan did not secretly arrange for Lu Tong to take care of a certain concubine he was pregnant with before the accident? ”

Yang Jingxuan wanted to speak and stopped, but it could be seen that his eyes were not convinced.

Qin Zheng said again: "Second, if Lu Shen is Yang Guangyuan's widow, why can't he make a contribution to Great Qi?" How can he climb without credit? How can he take power without ascending to high positions? Whether he wants to avenge his father or rehabilitate him, he has to have enough strength, doesn't he? ”

Yang Jingxuan was stunned, and said for a long time: "Uncle, don't you believe Lu Shen either?" ”

"It doesn't matter if I believe him or not."

Qin Zheng sighed lightly and said earnestly: "Jing Xuan, we are the Warp Weaver Division, we don't need to have our own opinions, just collect as much information as possible from all aspects, and then truthfully present it to the Imperial Palace." As to whether this information is true or false, or whether it needs to be true or false, this is not a question for us to consider. If you don't understand this, then don't go on ......"

Without waiting for him to finish, Yang Jingxuan hurriedly said, "Uncle, my nephew understands." ”

Qin Zheng bowed slightly, a solemn look floated in his eyes, although the information that Yang Jingxuan sorted out did not shock him, but the moment he heard it, he confirmed that it was no wind and no waves.

"By the way, uncle, I just received a message."

Yang Jingxuan rummaged on the table for a moment, took out a dossier and said, "Mention that Lord Ji quietly went to Huaizhou Taixing Mansion. ”

"When?"

"It should have left before the year, but the specific time is not clear, because Master Ji himself has a high authority, and there are also a group of good players around him, and the people in the division can't keep an eye on it too closely."

"Huaizhou Taixing Mansion?"

Qin Zheng's tone was solemn, and then he frowned and said, "This Ji Ximing is too presumptuous. ”

Yang Jingxuan was slightly dazed, he obviously couldn't keep up with Qin Zheng's thinking rhythm.

At this moment, a deep voice sounded faintly outside: "My lord, the angel in the palace is here, and His Majesty has summoned you to enter the palace immediately." ”

"Got it."

Qin Zheng responded lightly and said to Yang Jingxuan: "You go home first, don't meddle in these things again, I will arrange for someone else to take over." ”

This time his attitude was unquestionable, although Yang Jingxuan didn't know what to do, he also knew that this was his uncle's love.

He had been in the warp weaving department for many years, dealing with intrigues and intrigues all the time, and he had realized at this moment that this matter was probably a whirlpool, and anyone involved in it could be shattered, so he said respectfully: "Yes, uncle. ”

The carriage left the warp weaving department under the protection of the masters, and then turned to rush to the imperial city.

When Qin Zheng stepped into the East Warm Pavilion of Wende Palace, he immediately felt the solemn atmosphere here.

Looking up, I saw the Son of Heaven sitting behind the imperial case with an expressionless face, and the two prime ministers each had a round stool sitting on their lapses.

"Minister Qin Zheng, see Your Majesty!"

Qin Zheng approached and saluted, and then listened to the Son of Heaven say: "Calm down, about some recent rumors related to Lu Shen's life in Huaizhou in Beijing, has the Warp Weaving Division paid attention?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has heard about it, and is ordering someone to step up the collection and form a completed text to report to Your Majesty."

Qin Zheng's tone was smooth, and the words were carefully considered.

Li Duan bowed slightly, turned his head to look at Zuo Xiang Li Daoyan, and said lightly: "Zuo Xiang, since you took the initiative to mention these rumors, I want to hear your opinion, are these rumors out of nowhere?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister doesn't dare to judge."

Li Daoyan frowned slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Previously, the DPRK and China inexplicably set off a storm against the right minister, and the old minister felt in his heart that this was a divisive plan from the north. Later, through the examination of Ariji, it was proved that there were indeed a few fools in the court who were fascinated by the gold and silver treasures in the north, and some others had other plans. Now that a wave has just calmed down, rumors about Lu Shen's life experience have suddenly emerged in Beijing, maybe it is also a means to the north? ”

Li Duan asked, "What is the picture?" ”

Li Daoyan said slowly: "Your Majesty, now the momentum of the Northern Expedition of the border army is improving, and Lu Shen, a young man, has fully displayed his talent, not only is he talented in strategy, but he is also a good hand at leading the troops to charge into battle. If he is deeply troubled by rumors, he will definitely have to go back to Beijing to explain this matter clearly, so that he is afraid that it will shake the morale of the border army, and the north will naturally greatly reduce the pressure. ”

Li Duan's expression was indifferent, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Then in the opinion of Prime Minister Zuo, should I recall Lu Shen back to the capital?" ”

At this time, Qin Zheng and Xue Nanting glanced at each other, and they could see the look of worry in each other's eyes.

As the right-hand men of the Son of Heaven and the staunchest supporters of the Northern Expedition, the two knew very well that the attitude of the Son of Heaven was the backing of the border army.

If there is no Son of Heaven to remove resistance, the imperial court will not give enough support to Jinghuai and Huai, what will the more than 200,000 border troops eat, drink, and pay their salaries?

The people of these two places alone could not support so many troops, so people of insight in the court have always disdained Xiao Wangzhi's argument that they had seized one place.

Could it be that as soon as Xiao Wangzhi ascended to the heights, the people of Huaizhou would rather starve to death than feed the 100,000 army?

The real reality is that the taxes of the thirteen states on the south bank of the Hengjiang River can support the border armies of Huaijing and Jing, so what can Xiao Wangzhi do to rebel in this case?

It is not so much that he will rebel, but that he may defect to the Jing Dynasty in the north in a fit of anger, which is the situation that the Jiangnan clan led by Li Daoyan tried to avoid.

However, when this rumor appeared, Qin Zheng and Xue Nanting obviously felt that the Son of Heaven's extremely firm mind had loosened a little.

They turned to look at Li Daoyan again, only to see the old man hesitate and say, "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, and it should be judged holy." In fact, Lao Chen didn't believe in this so-called rumor, how could Lu Shen be Yang Guangyuan's widow? It's just that the world is unpredictable, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, if Lu Shen is really Yang Guangyuan's widow, I am afraid that there will be a lot of obstacles in this, alas......"

Li Duan was silent.

In the past two years, he obviously felt that his physical condition was not very good, so he vigorously promoted the Northern Expedition.

He hopes to set foot in Heluo City again in his lifetime and take a look at the capital that has been inherited by the Great Qi for more than 140 years, so that it is not in vain that the previous emperors of the Li family are in the care of the spirit of heaven, and it is also worthy of his dedication for more than ten years as a descendant of the Li family.

On that day, he received the good news sent by Xiao Wangzhi and learned that the Huaizhou army had successively recovered Yongquanguan, Tongshan, Gushu, Qingtian and other places, and he laughed loudly in the dormitory for the first time, and made an exception to drink until he was slightly drunk.

However, at such a festive moment, the news brought by Li Daoyan was like a basin of cold water poured on his head.

Lu Shen may be Yang Guangyuan's widow?

Of course, Li Duan knew that Yang Guangyuan was unjustly dying, he admired the once-in-a-century famous general very much, and he also knew that this was an unjust case created by his dead father.

However, the key to this matter is not how he views Yang Guangyuan, but how Lu Shen views the unjust case that shocked the world back then!

If Lu Shen is really a descendant of Yang Guangyuan, and he is full of resentment towards the imperial court, then everything he did before may be to seize power, and then stab the heart of the Great Qi Imperial Court at the most critical moment.

This is human nature, and it is natural to avenge the father.

But for Li Duan, how can he accept such consequences?

There was silence in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and the three important ministers all looked at the Son of Heaven behind the imperial case.

After a long time, Li Duan said quietly: "Block the news for the time being, Rong Zhen think about it, think about it......"

The tone is harsh and heavy.

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(Explain the problem of time, if you go in normal chronological order, you can only write a paragraph and insert a paragraph, for example, when Lu Shen wants to start beating Ji Ximing, he has to write a chapter on the things in the southern capital first, but I think this will ruin everyone's interest.) So in this case where the interval is not too long, there will occasionally be a situation where the follow-up plot is described forward, but I promise that this will be very rare, and I ask for your understanding~ PS This paragraph was added later, and it is not charged. ）

Today's 4 more, still owe 25 more~

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