Since the Qingfeng Street assassination, the life of the Beijing army has become very tormented.

The source of the standard bow and crossbow that appeared at the scene of the assassination has been ascertained, but the investigation personally presided over by the right minister Xue Nanting has not yet been completed, and judging from the news circulating in the Chinese book, the right minister will continue to transfer capable officials and officials in the next step to conduct a more detailed review of the middle and upper level generals of the Beijing army.

For a while, the atmosphere inside the Beijing army became extremely tense, as if a pot of boiling hot oil only needed a little spark to explode.

For Hu Hai, the commander of the march of the brave battalion and the Marquis of Chongshan, this turmoil is irrelevant, after all, he was idle at home before, and the bad things in the Beijing army have nothing to do with him, and the court can't blame him anyway.

However, those soldiers who had followed Hu Hai for many years were faintly aware that the general's mood seemed to be quite heavy.

According to the arrangement of the Son of Heaven, the Xiaoyong battalion was responsible for guarding the northern part of the Gyeonggi region, from the Luling Road in the west of the capital to the small city of Zheliu in the north, and the jurisdiction was relatively extensive.

In the Shuaifu Festival, Hu Hai, who is still strong and strong in his sixties, sits majestically, with a pair of thick eyebrows and eyes like an eagle falcon, looking directly at the Gyeonggi topographic map hanging on the west wall.

After a while, a personal soldier walked in quickly, and even if there was no one else in the hall at the moment, he still cautiously whispered: "Master Hou, that person is here." ”

Hu Hai's eyes flashed, and he immediately got up and walked to the back hall.

Coming to a heavily guarded dark room, Hu Hai waved his hand to let his personal soldiers withdraw, sat on the Taishi chair in the north, looked at the middle-aged man opposite, and said in surprise: "I didn't expect you to come forward in person." ”

The name of the person who came was Guo Shaoxian, who was the cousin of Guo Congyi, the privy envoy of the dynasty, and the two were in the same year, only a month apart.

Compared with the cousin of the privy envoy, Guo Shaoxian's other identity is more important, that is, the current head of the De'an Guo family.

Guo Shaoxian smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Master Hou's status is very important, since he has already talked about serious joints, the younger generation should naturally come in person." ”

This sentence made Hu Hai very useful, and he sighed with emotion: "The friendship between the old man and the privy councillor is there, even if he sends a confidant to come here, the old man will not be careful." Speaking of which, when he was young, he helped him several times, and the old man was lucky enough to be promoted to the commander of the Beijing army. A few years ago, Li Jingda and the dog thieves behind him conspired to frame him, if it weren't for the help of the privy councillor, the fate of the old man may not be as simple as resigning and returning to the house. ”

Guo Shaoxian flattered: "Hou Ye Guangfeng Jiyue has a straightforward temperament, so he is naturally not as calculating as those despicable villains, and it is understandable that he occasionally miscalculates. ”

Hu Hai said with a smile: "The old man likes to listen to this, but it's not easy for you to come here, let's get to the point." ”

Guo Shaoxian said: "It should be so." ”

Hu Hai raised his hand and gently tapped on the table, and said undoubtedly: "Since I have promised the Privy Council, I will not go back on my word, but I still have two conditions. ”

"Please show it to the master."

"First, I'm not very satisfied with the current generals of the brave battalion. When this is done, I will present a new list of generals, and the Privy Council will need to help me finalize the matter. Of course, I will not replace all the generals, at most only forty percent, so as not to make a mess in the camp, and I will also take care of the interests of other families. ”

"No problem."

"Second, the old Hu family has been poor for many years, even if the old man fights a bloody way in the army, life is very embarrassing, but our majesty is too stingy, so many years just give three melons and two dates, so that the old man's grandson can't even marry a daughter-in-law."

When he said this, Hu Hai stared at Guo Shaoxian's eyes tightly.

The so-called inability to marry a daughter-in-law is naturally an exaggeration, but it is also true that many martial arts mansions in Beijing are shy, especially a rough person like Hu Hai, who was born poor and has no foundation, and has worked hard in the army for most of his life.

On the contrary, the middle-aged man sitting opposite him could take out tens of thousands of taels of silver at will.

Among the nine families in the south of the Yangtze River, Jinlin Li is the first to rank, followed by De'an Guo.

The Guo family's industries and fields are countless, and the degree of wealth alone is only slightly inferior to the Li family.

Facing Hu Haijiong's bright gaze, Guo Shaoxian said solemnly: "Please rest assured, in the future, if the Guo family makes a living, the Chongshan Hou Mansion can participate in a share, and there is no need for the Hou Ye to worry. ”

Hu Hai grinned and said, "Happy." Please tell the Privy Councillor that I will act according to his arrangement, and ask him to take care of the Hu family in Beijing. ”

"I will live up to the trust."

Guo Shao got up and saluted first, and then left quietly.

After a while, the henchman in his thirties walked into the dark room and said, "Master Hou, he has left. ”

"Hmm."

Hu Hai replied expressionlessly.

The henchman wanted to speak and stopped, and his face was entangled.

Hu Hai seemed to know his thoughts, and said a little impatiently: "If there is a fart, let it go." ”

The henchman said in a low voice: "Master Hou, this move is really a bit risky, why should it be involved?" ”

"Wealth is in danger, you know a fart."

Hu Hai scolded angrily, and then said: "Lao Tzu didn't mess around, everything followed the orders of the Privy Council, what's the risk?" Even if Jingzhong fails, as long as the Guo family brothers are not broken, they know that they can't drag Lao Tzu into it. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if these two brothers are wolf-hearted, do they have any real evidence in their hands? ”

The henchman nodded helplessly, and out of loyalty, he still persuaded him: "But this time it was His Majesty who asked the Hou Ye to recover—"

This sentence made Hu Hai couldn't help laughing, but the laughter was full of sarcasm.

"Your Majesty?"

He squeezed out two words from his mouth and said quietly: "When Li Jingda's group of kings and eight lambs framed me, where was Your Majesty?" I joined the army at the age of fifteen, and I survived for thirty-five years, and only when I was half of my body in the earth did I earn the position of a marquis and a general, and I was calculated by those kings and eight lambs. Even if he has thousands of difficult concerns, what does he have to do with Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu was born and died for Daqi and was covered with scars, as the Son of Heaven, he could not make a fair decision, he was mediocre and incompetent! ”

Hu Hai was even more angry, and sneered: "Lu Shen was impeached by a group of speech officials before, what did Your Majesty do?" He wanted to kill those people on the spot! Besides, this time to reactivate me, do you think Your Majesty really wants to make up for the debt you owed me in the first place? He just took a fancy to my qualifications to further disrupt the pattern of the Beijing army, and at the same time knew that I was old, and when I offended the generals below, he would kick me away, and then let the border army take over the position. ”

The henchman couldn't help but sigh.

Hu Hai shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "Your Majesty is playing with fire this time, I can see it, of course Guo Congyi and Wang Yan can also see it, but they have no way out, knowing that there is a pit in front of them, they have to try to see if they can jump over." If they don't dare to make an attempt, they will definitely be cut by His Majesty's blunt knife, and in the end, it will be a dead word. In that case, let them fight, why can't I be a fisherman and make a profit? ”

After hearing these words, the henchman said convincingly: "Master Hou is wise. ”

"It's not wise."

Hu Hai smiled expressionlessly, and said slowly: "I also want to thank Your Majesty for teaching me a truth, that is, people do not destroy the heavens and the earth for themselves." ”

……

When the undercurrent was surging within the Beijing army, a piece of news spread in Beijing.

Hou Yu, the former general of the Beijing Army, who was exiled for 2,000 miles by his family, encountered a group of fierce mountain bandits in the wild when he passed through Gushan Mansion in Yuanzhou, and ransacked their fine softness, and Hou Yu died on the spot!

It stands to reason that the news of the death of such a sinner will not have much impact, but with the help of people with good intentions, the news soon spread throughout the capital.

What made many people even more uneasy was that the imperial court did not deny this, and it didn't take long for a decree to be issued from the palace, ordering the Privy Council to dispatch nearby troops and horses to exterminate the mountain bandits in Wonju.

Hou Yu really died on the way to exile.

Although many people had such speculations when he left the capital, when the speculation became true, they were unwilling to accept this result.

Some people are worried, and some people are running in secret.

Yongjia City was originally the hub core of the south of the Yangtze River, since Li Duan made the capital here, this thousand-year-old city has become more and more prosperous and rich, and the residents in the city have exceeded one million, which can be called the largest city in the world.

In an ordinary-looking mansion in Beicheng, more than a dozen middle-aged men gathered indoors.

Looking at it, these people are all representatives of the Jiangnan clan in the imperial army, such as the privy envoy Guo Congyi, the general Wang Yan, the official Shangshu Ning Yuanfu, the household Shangshu Le Qinyi and so on.

Wang Yan looked around at everyone and said straight to the point: "The three news have been confirmed, and I hope you will know." ”

Everyone listened.

"First, Hou Yu is indeed dead, but he is not dead at the hands of mountain bandits. According to the report of the people I sent to protect Hou Yu, those mountain bandits were a group of well-trained masters, and they only killed Hou Yu alone, ignoring the servants who escorted and protected Hou Yu. ”

Hearing this, everyone at the banquet frowned.

"Second, most of the elite forces of the Warp Weaving Division have left Beijing, although Qin Zheng is not alone, but his strength has been greatly weakened, so during this time, the Warp Weaving Division is not able to control the situation in the capital at all."

Guo Congyi couldn't help but nodded, proving that Wang Yan was not talking.

Third, more than 10,000 soldiers of the Beijing battalion led by Lu Shen have passed through Huzhou and entered the territory of Luzhou. I know what you're worried about, but I can tell you unmistakably that the 2,000 cavalry that Lu Shen brought with him from the frontier were also in that ranks. No matter how stupid or stupid my men are, they will not miss a full 2,000 cavalry. Another point is that up to now, there has been no sign of the border armies in Jingzhou and Huaizhou moving south. ”

When Wang Yan's words came out, the atmosphere in the hall was obviously relaxed.

"As for the arrangements inside and outside the capital, the Privy Counsellor has already told you before."

Wang Yan got up slowly, pressed his hands on the edge of the table, and looked around at everyone: "Everyone, what do you think?" ”

After a short silence, Ning Yuanfu, the official of the ministry, picked up the tea cup in front of him and saluted Wang Yan.

Immediately followed by the privy envoy Guo Congyi, and then everyone at the banquet picked up the tea cup one after another.

Wang Yan had a hideous smile on his face, raised his hand to pick up the teacup and saluted everyone, and said murderously: "Live and die together!" ”

Everyone stood up and squeezed a voice out of their chests: "Live and die together!" ”

(End of chapter)