On the fifth day after Prince Suhe was killed, a notice was posted at the Criminal Department and Dali Temple.

For a time, the whole city was shocked.

In addition to the shock, everyone was more worried.

Prince Suhe was an envoy sent by Dayuan to reside in the capital of Daqi, and now he was killed in Daqi, although the murderer was a Dashu person, but after all, he died on the territory of Daqi.

Will Dayuan be angry with Daqi and raise troops to attack Daqi?

In the streets and alleys, in teahouses and restaurants, almost everyone is talking about it.

The gentlemen in the academy have no intention of teaching, and the students have no intention of studying, so everyone gets together to care about national affairs.

"I heard that Honglu Temple was washed by the people of Dayuan, and the official uniform of Lord Liu of Honglu Temple was torn and dragged to the thatched house and beaten.

"These Dayuan people are too arrogant, and Prince Suhe was not killed by the people of Honglu Temple."

"Haven't they always been so arrogant? It is still unknown how Obuchi will react when he receives the news. ”

"There's no going to be another war, is it?"

"It's hard to say, Dayuan is eyeing Daqi, how many white flowers of silver have we Daqi sent to them in the past three years, and they all used it to raise soldiers and sell horses, it is conceivable that Dayuan's strength is better than in the past, and the death of Prince Suhe just gave them an excuse to attack Daqi."

"Shall we run south quickly?" Wei Jiulang said weakly.

Shangguan Zhaoyang, who had not spoken, glanced at him with disdain and sneered: "Where is the arrogance when you bullied people?" If you dare to love you, you will only play prestige in front of your own people, and your legs will be weak against the people of Dayuan. ”

Wei Jiulang was stupid: "You're not afraid of you." ”

"If Dayuan wants to go to war, I will definitely go to join the army, and the Shangguan family has no bad seeds." Shangguan Zhaoyang said in a loud voice.

The sentence that the Shangguan family has no bad seed aroused the ambition and pride of many people present.

Shangguan's family and the Zhenbei army faced several times their own enemy, stubbornly defending the north and not retreating, if the reinforcements could arrive in time at that time, maybe history would have been rewritten.

Chen Pingzhang patted him on the shoulder, and said firmly: "When the time comes, I will go with you, the skin will not be attached to the hair, if the country is not at home, how can I be safe, our Daqi men are revenge for the country, in order to defend the homeland, what a pity for this body." ”

Immediately, a few more people stood up to respond, and the crowd was excited.

Wei Jiulang, Li Shiyi Lang and the others, their eyes met, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but pull and laugh mockingly.

A bunch of fools.

In the drunken red mansion, Shen Jingshan sat in the cubicle and drank while enjoying the little lady on the stage playing the pipa.

Conversations could be heard in the next compartment.

"The situation is so bad that I'm going to withdraw all the business in the north."

"I don't think it's safe to stay in the capital, those people in Dayuan are crazy, and the court doesn't dare to care about them."

"Yes, since the thirteen cities of Gubei were ceded to Dayuan, the barrier in the north almost does not exist, and there were ministers who proposed to move the capital to the south before, but the emperor did not agree. If Dayuan really raises troops to attack, it will definitely be devastating, and our army will not be able to stop it at all, maybe it will be in the imperial capital in less than half a month. ”

"If you want me to say, those murderers may be sent by Dashu to lurk around Prince Suhe and assassinate Prince Suhe, with the intention of provoking a dispute between Dayuan and Daqi, and they Dashu can reap the benefits of the fisherman."

"I think so too, the question is whether Dayuan will fall for the trick."

Shen Jingshan drank all the wine in the cup, and his eyes were full of gloom.

A thug-like man entered the drunken red mansion and went straight to the cubicle seat.

"Shen Ye, someone has found it."

Shen Jingshan put down the wine glass, took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, got up and left his seat: "Lead the way." ”

Gu Zhou stopped in the imperial study and quarreled with several ministers for a day,

The mouth is dry, the ribs are painful, and the head is noisy.

I used to hear my father say: The necessary skill of being an official is to quarrel, not only to be reasonable, but also to have a loud voice.

He thought it was a joke, but after he sat in the position of the Dali Temple, he realized that his father was laughing at himself.

Out of the palace gate, Zheng Guan saw that the adult's face was gloomy, and he couldn't help but be a little careful: "My lord, there is news from Shen Jingshan, and someone has found it." ”

Gu Zhou stopped and said: "You bring people to Dali Temple at night and go through the back door." ”

"Yes!"

"The ......"

"What else?"

Zheng Guan looked at the carriage Nunu: "The little king is in the car." ”

Gu Zhou stopped stunned and got into the car.

As soon as Ji Yunchen saw Gu Zhou stop, he asked, "Quarrelsome?" ”

Gu Zhou stopped snorting coldly: "Is it so obvious?" ”

"You have a face written that I am irritable, do not disturb."

"And what are you doing here?"

Ji Yunchen laughed: "What is the result of the quarrel?" Won the quarrel? ”

"But looking at you like this, you shouldn't have won, but you won't lose either."

Gu Zhou stopped and sighed: "With this kind of spineless person as an official in the same dynasty, the actual number is unfortunate, the cabinet ministers headed by Wang Peizhong strongly advocate immediately sending envoys to Dayuan to make amends, as long as Duye Khan can dissipate his anger, the annual tribute can be increased by another fifty percent, if not, Yunzhou and Dengzhou will be ceded out." ”

Ji Yunchen was teasing Gu Zhou to stop quarreling with others just now, and he gritted his teeth angrily at this time.

"Thanks to what they said, a group of things that have forgotten their ancestors, there is no danger to defend in the north, Yunzhou and Dengzhou are the last gateways to the north, if they are sent out, it is better to directly open the gate of the imperial capital, open the gate of the palace, and invite Duye Khan to be the emperor."

"Daqi is not defeated by Dayuan, but by these traitors."

"Gu Zhou, what did the emperor say?"

"The emperor didn't say anything, just listened to me and a military general arguing there, I didn't want to interject, but those generals are really stupid." Gu Zhou stopped and shook his head.

In the past, he never clearly expressed his position on the main peace or the main battle, and now he is not the main battle, but if he opposes peace, he will naturally be classified as the main battle faction.

Most of the Chinese courtiers of the dynasty were lords and factions, and in the future, he was an outlier in their eyes.

This is not the situation he wants to see, and today it is really forced by the situation.

In fact, there is another important reason why he stood up, that is, the emperor doesn't want to negotiate peace, so he can't let the emperor personally quarrel with Wang Pei and others!

"What about Xiao Wang?"

It's okay not to mention Xiao Wang, but when Xiao Wang is mentioned, Gu Zhou is even more depressed.

"He's a neutral, peacemaker."

Ji Yunchen sneered: "I think what he cares about most now is his position as the crown prince, no one can offend, everyone still says that he is the most talented of the princes, but since he became this prince, has he done more than half of it?" ”

Xiao Wang has changed, and he is no longer the hot-blooded and ambitious Xiao Wang he used to be.

Gu Zhou stopped and said: "Forget it, it won't help to complain, you wait, the emperor will definitely summon you soon, although this battle may not be fought, but preparations still have to be made." ”

"Gu Zhou, why are you so sure you can't fight?"

"Although it is only written in the dossier that the murderer is a Dashu person, I have ordered someone to spread it secretly, this is a conspiracy of Dashu, or even a conspiracy of Dashu and Daqi, Duye is suspicious by nature, he will inevitably worry that once Daqi and Dayuan start a war, he will fall into a trap."

Ji Yunchen was stunned, so it was.