Jingzhou, Pingyang, the back house of the Governor's Mansion.

Li Liangyu stood outside, his face full of worry.

In the past six months, after Xue Huaiyi's careful conditioning, Li Tianrun's body has gradually improved, which makes Li Liangyu and Li Bingxue brothers and sisters happy. Who knew that after the season entered autumn, Li Tianrun's condition was not very good, and the lesions between the viscera seemed to be stirred up by the dry autumn heat, and the pain continued to torture Li Tianrun's mind.

Inside the house, Xue Huaiyi's expression was solemn, his hands were as steady as a rock, and there was no trace of trembling.

After a while, as the last golden needle was taken out, Xue Huaiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The middle-aged man on the bed was slightly pale, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

Although this kind of golden needle technique can effectively suppress his condition, the process of applying the needle is very painful, and it cannot be moved at will to affect the direction of the golden needle.

He looked at Xue Huaiyi, who was also sweating profusely, and thanked him sincerely: "There is an old doctor Lao." ”

Xue Huaiyi shook his head and said ashamedly: "I only hate the old decay for not being proficient in learning and art, and I can't remove the root of the disease in the body of the Grand Dudu." ”

Li Liangyu, who had been guarding the door, heard the movement, hurriedly walked into the house, and picked up the wet hand towel prepared in advance to help Li Tianrun wipe his sweat.

Li Tianrun said calmly: "Life and death are fate, you can't force it, and if it weren't for the old divine doctor staying here, I wouldn't be able to hold on for so long." Liangyu, you must keep in mind the kindness of the old divine doctor to our Li family, and if there is anything to repay in the future, you must not hesitate. ”

Li Liangyu's heart trembled, and he lowered his head and said, "My son must remember it." ”

"Most of the governors are heavy."

Xue Huaiyi was full of emotion in his heart, and said: "In the future, the needle will be administered every six days until the pain in the body of the Metropolitan Governor is resolved, and then you can decoction and take Guben Peiyuan." ”

Li Liangyu's mood became heavier and heavier, and this kind of torture had to be repeated every six days, which was a great test for Li Tianrun's gradually emaciated body. He heard Xue Huaiyi say that although this kind of acupuncture can suppress the onset of the disease, when the acupuncture is applied, the patient only feels that ten thousand insects eat the body, and the pain is absolutely unbearable.

After this moment of adjustment, Li Tianrun had already withdrawn from the severe pain, and said with a smile: "That's fine, as long as it doesn't delay me to deal with military affairs." The old doctor is really working hard today, Liangyu, you send him back to rest, and ask the kitchen staff to send ginseng soup. ”

Xue Huaiyi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "You don't have to work as a son, the old man will retire first." ”

Li Liangyu sent Xue Huaiyi to his residence, and hurriedly returned to Li Tianrun's bedroom.

Li Tianrun had already propped himself up and leaned on the pillow, looked at the heavy face of his eldest son, and said indifferently: "Manly man, don't make a child's posture." ”

Li Liangyu stood awe-inspiring and replied in a low voice: "Yes, father." ”

"Is there any news from the capital?"

"Yes. The three princes colluded with Li Yunyi, the third grandson of Zuo Xiang, and sent elite assassins to assassinate the Marquis of Shanyang on the street, but fortunately they did not succeed. His Majesty was furious when he found out about this, and he deprived the third prince of the princehood, demoted him to the rank of lieutenant of Fengguo, and imprisoned him in Akiyama Lane. Li Yunyi was reprimanded with a rod of eighty and exiled for 2,000 miles. ”

Li Tianrun was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "These squires will only annoy Your Majesty. ”

Li Liangyu echoed and said: "The latest news is that Your Majesty sent the Marquis of Shanyang to lead more than 10,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp to Chengzhou, urging the Warp Weaving Department to investigate in detail the Chengzhou officials related to the Hou Yu case, and at the same time try to repair relations with the Seventh Department of Shazhou. ”

"It's going to come to this point."

Li Tianrun's tone was calm, in fact, when the Son of Heaven used the secret decree to transfer the Feiyu camp south, he roughly guessed the situation in Beijing.

Li Liangyu knew the inside story, and said with a little worry: "Father, if there is chaos in Beijing, I am afraid that my sister's Feiyu Battalion alone will not be able to handle it." ”

Li Tianrun said unhurriedly: "You don't see that the problem is comprehensive enough. The Beijing army is not monolithic, otherwise how could His Majesty promote the reform? Some people may jump over the wall in a hurry, but not everyone dares to take the risk of destroying their families and going down that road. In fact, His Majesty asked me for my opinion, and I did not object, because some things become more and more troublesome the longer they drag on, and it is a good policy to cut through the mess quickly. ”

Li Liangyu listened respectfully, thought for a while and asked, "In this case, does the Jingzhou Army need ......?"

Li Tianrun interrupted him and said calmly: "Your Majesty will not fight unprepared battles. By the way, in order to avoid the distraction of the child Bingxue, you don't have to inform her of your father's condition, since Doctor Xue said that he is worry-free this year, his father's condition will not suddenly deteriorate. ”

Although this was a very serious question, Li Tianrun's expression was extremely calm and calm, as if he was telling an irrelevant trivial matter.

Li Liangyu lowered his head and responded, "Yes, father." ”

Li Tianrun rested for a while, then closed his eyes slightly and said: "Autumn has arrived, and the strong enemy is not far away, of course the Jingzhou army must stick to its own position." The commanders of the army were instructed to convene a military meeting in Mengshan City and let them come as soon as possible. ”

"Obey!"

Li Liangyu saluted solemnly.

……

Yongjia South City, Jade Fang.

In a smoky marquis's mansion, two middle-aged men sat in a well-guarded inner study, and the atmosphere was quite solemn.

"I said a long time ago, Your Majesty will not stop!"

General Wang Yan's face was gloomy, and his tone was full of anger.

Guo Congyi, the privy envoy sitting opposite him, held the tea cup and said unhurriedly: "Let's dissipate the anger." ”

Wang Yan said in a deep voice: "Right now, it's already a situation where your eyebrows are burning, and you still have the leisure to drink tea." Lao Guo, it's not that I have to pick your thorn, you have been a privy envoy for nearly ten years, and all the courage you had at the beginning is gone. In front of the Privy Council that day, if you forcefully pressed Lu Shen down, how could Your Majesty press you step by step? ”

Guo Congyi put down the teacup and said with a wry smile: "How to press it down?" Although the 1,000 cavalry were stationed in the city, without the will of the Son of Heaven and the military order of the Privy Council, Lu Shen dared to transfer them at will in the name of the pro-guard battalion, and His Majesty did not mention this matter at all afterwards. As I all know, Lu Shen is now a knife in His Majesty's hands, although this knife may hurt himself, but His Majesty will never allow this knife to be folded in our hands. The third prince is His Majesty's biological son, and he is extremely favored by Queen Xu, what is the result? He was imprisoned by the removal of the lord, and he also received an old punch from Lu Shen in front of the palace. ”

These two military giants have very different temperaments.

Guo Congyi is sleek and free, and he can't even spit on himself when necessary.

Although such a temperament is good at protecting himself, he will inevitably lose his weakness, which is the root of his step by step retreat in the face of the Son of Heaven.

Wang Yan is much tougher, whether it is opposing Xiao Wangzhi's entry into the center at the beginning, or targeting Lu Shen several times, he does not intend to show his position and attitude to the world.

Looking at Guo Congyi's bitter gourd-like old face at this moment, Wang Yan said coldly: "Are you ready to endure it passively like this all the time?" ”

Guo Congyi sighed: "Your Majesty occupies the general trend, what can we do?" ”

Hearing this, the anger on Wang Yan's face gradually subsided, replaced by a touch of sarcasm, and said slowly: "Then have you ever thought about where Your Majesty will go in the end?" ”

Guo Congyi pondered for a moment and hesitated: "Your Majesty's determination is very firm, and the Beijing Army will inevitably carry out large-scale restructuring and adjustment, but I believe that Your Majesty will not push us into a corner, after all, most of the strength of the Beijing Army is still under our control." ”

"Really?"

Wang Yan sneered twice, and then said: "Then let me ask you, the Qingfeng Street assassination case has ended, and the three princes, Li Yunyi and others have been punished, why did the right minister still not stop and tirelessly investigate the specific situation of the various departments of the Beijing army?" Yes, you are right, Your Majesty will not go on a killing spree for the time being, but if the right minister continues to investigate like this, sooner or later he will find out about you and me. In the hands of others, you and I are just lambs to the slaughter, and life and death are in the mind of His Majesty. ”

Guo Congyi's color changed slightly, but he was cautious by nature, and he would not show his attitude until he had to, so he reluctantly smiled: "I think you are overthinking." There are indeed many problems in the Beijing army, but Your Majesty can't kill them from top to bottom, otherwise who will help him control the vast territory of the thirteen states in the south of the Yangtze River? ”

Wang Yan raised his hand and picked up his teacup, and said expressionlessly: "Hou Yu must have had similar thoughts to you at the beginning, I don't know if he will regret it now." ”

Guo Congyi was speechless.

Wang Yan continued: "Hou Yu has been in Chengzhou for thirteen years, just because the Hou family of Dehua helped him in Beijing and attracted a group of officials of five or six grades, he was able to cover up what he did so tightly, causing His Majesty to be unaware from beginning to end, and the Warp Weaving Department has become an ornament, do you believe it?" ”

Guo Congyi said with a solemn expression: "You want to say that Your Majesty actually knew about some of Hou Yu's problems for a long time, but because the time was not ripe enough, Your Majesty kept triggering it until Hou Yu returned to Beijing and entered the center to attack again." ”

Wang Yan sighed lightly and said, "I've only come back now." You and Zuo Xiang recommended Hou Yu to take over the post of Li Jingda's general, and His Majesty agreed without the slightest hesitation, didn't he want to leave this important military post to the border army general? Combined with His Majesty's series of means against the Beijing army after that, I dare to conclude that His Majesty has long been prepared to deal with Hou Yu. Even if the Shazhou woman doesn't appear, His Majesty only needs to pick a random reason, and Hou Yu's incriminating evidence will be exposed. ”

Guo Congyi's heart was filled with a cool breath.

Looking back on the past, the Son of Heaven's various plans were indeed too smooth, and someone sent a pillow almost to sleep.

Li Jingda's transfer to the governor of Dingzhou is like an introduction, and all subsequent progress is developing in a direction that is beneficial to the Son of Heaven, is it a coincidence that so many changes have occurred?

Wang Yan put down the teacup and said quietly: "However, even if Hou Yu regrets it, there is no point. ”

Guo Congyi frowned slightly, and stopped talking: "Are you already ......?"

Wang Yan looked directly into his eyes and threw the first thunder with great calmness.

"That's right, I have already sent someone to follow Hou Yu, and they will pretend to be a mountain bandit to kill him halfway."

(End of chapter)