After a night without words, on the second day, Lu Daoquan got up early, changed into a luxurious official uniform, and went straight to the palace under the leadership of his subordinates. Above the main hall, hundreds of civil and military officials were in place early, Lu Daoquan, as an outsider, trembling along the way, fortunately, Jiang Qing was unusually today, waiting for Lu Daoquan outside the palace, which shocked many people, seeing that the latter was unrelenting, Jiang Qing took a step forward, held Lu Daoquan's wrist, and said: "Lu Xian's nephew, don't let others see the joke!" You follow the old man. ”

Lu Daoquan seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, nodded like pounding garlic, and followed Jiang Qing closely. Seeing this, the civil and military officials couldn't help but secretly wonder where this face was sacred, look at the official supplement on his chest, but he was just a third-grade civil official, and he could get the blue eyes of Jiang Taishi, and even more so, he was already thinking about visiting with gifts after retiring from the dynasty, just to be familiar with his face, once he climbed on the big ship of Jiang Taishi, it would be smooth sailing to be an official in Beijing.

In the Zichen Palace, all the civil and military officials arrived, according to the rank of the rank, the left and the right of the civil and military forces were lined up in turn, waiting for Emperor Wu of Liang. Now Li Jian is the king of Qingzhou, and the head of the generals is the general Zhu Wang, Ye Baiye and Cao Bo are close behind, but the expression of anger is not hidden at all, obviously there are quite a few complaints about Zhu Wang's superiority, and when everyone is in a fugue, they only hear the great eunuch Tang Gai say loudly: "Welcome to Your Majesty to the palace!" ”

Hearing this, everyone knelt down and said in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Emperor Wu of Liang sat on the dragon chair slowly, looked at the black pressure under his feet, and showed a smile that was destined to be seen, and after a long while, he spoke: "Zhongqing is flat." ”

"Long live thanks."

Emperor Wu of Liang slapped the dragon chair with one hand and said casually: "Do you have a music?" ”

Cao Bo took a step forward, clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, in recent days, a group of people has risen in the territory of Xiping Kingdom, constantly rioting at the border of our country, and the minister implores His Majesty to allocate military salaries to quell the rebellion. ”

Emperor Wu of Liang frowned, and seemed to be quite impatient: "Another appropriation?" How much silver is left in the treasury now, and where is the book of the household? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the current treasury of silver is only 300,000 catties of gold."

Emperor Wu of Liang slapped the dragon chair and said angrily: "300,000 catties? Where did all the money go! But I was filled with your own book! ”

When Zhang Shangshu heard this, he was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty Mingjian, every expense villain is recorded in the book, and you don't dare to embezzle a penny." ”

Cao Bo looked cramped, over the years, except for Li Jian, the other three generals have more or less continued to fight from the beginning, reaping a lot of benefits, but the rebellion has not decreased. Cao Bo was afraid that Emperor Wu of Liang would ask for the guilt, so he could only stubbornly say: "Years of war, hundreds of thousands of soldiers' salaries are a lot of expenses, and now the people's taxes are not small, but they can't withstand the speed of consumption. ”

Emperor Wu of Liang waved his hand and said: "Cao Bo commanded, I will allocate another 10,000 taels of gold today, and order you to quell the rebellion of Xiping Kingdom within half a year, if you can't complete it, come and see you!" ”

Cao Bo's heart was cold, originally I just wanted to ask for some money today, after all, fighting a war, in the final analysis, is a competition for human and financial resources, Liang is strong, Xiping is weak, the two countries are naturally Liang won more and lost less, but if the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the power of the generals will inevitably be weakened, so Cao Bo and the others must leave room for every war, just for the long stream, first, you can make military merits, and second, as long as there is a war, you can apply to the imperial court for military salaries, so as to make a lot of money, but I don't know why Emperor Wu of Liang is unusually today, and gave a death order, This time, Cao Bo was put on the fire.

But above the main hall, as soon as the Ninety-Five Supreme Chrysostom opened, Cao Bo could only catch it stubbornly: "The minister's decree is grateful." When he returned to the column, he only heard Ye Baiye behind him quipping softly: "Congratulations to General Cao, he will level the Xiping Kingdom every day, and make the military merits of pouring the sky, and the king will be crowned just around the corner." ”

Cao Bo was extremely angry, but in front of Emperor Wu of Liang, he didn't dare to make a mistake easily. This time, he was shooting himself in the foot, thinking in his heart that the 100,000 army under his command would have a few chances of winning against the 150,000 iron cavalry of Shangxi Pingguo.

The atmosphere in the Zichen Hall was depressed, and when they saw what happened to Cao Bo, many people restrained their careful thoughts and did not dare to speak, Emperor Wu of Liang waited for a long time, and then said: "Since Zhongqing has no book to play, I have a matter that I want to discuss with Zhongqing." Since the founding of the Great Liang Dynasty, the capital of Qingyang has been more than 300 years, I thought about it, and decided to move the capital to Guangling, I don't know what the Qing wanted? ”

Cao Bo was about to speak, but was grabbed by Ye Baiye behind him, who said in a low voice: "This matter is very important, far from you and me meddling, General Cao should not be rash and lose his head in vain!" ”

Cao Bo thought about it, what Ye Baiye said was true, but the two had always been at odds, and he didn't know why this person came to the rescue today, but he still said in a deep voice: "Thank you General Ye for reminding me." ”

As soon as Emperor Liang Wu's words came out, the needles in the Zichen Hall could be heard, and seeing that none of the hundred officials answered, Emperor Liang Wu looked at Jiang Qing and asked, "What does the Taishi want?" ”

Jiang Qing took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is wise and martial, and the old minister has no objections. ”

Emperor Wu of Liang nodded, seemingly satisfied with this. He looked at Zhu Wang again and asked, "What is General Zhu's opinion?" ”

Zhu Wang knelt down on one knee, clenched his fists and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the last general is a rough man, just go into battle to kill the enemy, and all these state affairs are up to Your Majesty." ”

When Emperor Wu of Liang heard this, he laughed and pointed at the two of them with his finger: "It seems that you can't hear the truth from the mouths of the two of you, so what's the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites?" I want to hear from you. ”

When Lu Daoquan heard the call of the saint, he hurriedly stepped out of the ranks and knelt on the ground: "Weichen Lu Daoquan, I have seen the saint." ”

Emperor Wu of Liang said: "Lu Qing, please get up, I don't know what Lu Qing thinks about moving the capital?" ”

Lu Daoquan pondered for a moment and replied truthfully: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter needs to be discussed. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Wu of Liang leaned forward slightly, propped his elbows on his knees, frowned and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Lu Daoquan cleared his throat and said, "The matter of moving the capital is a big matter. Liang State since the establishment of Taizu more than 300 years, has been the capital of Qingyang City, Qingyang City is also an extremely important strategic place, it is because of His Majesty and the generals sitting here, Yan State, Chu State did not dare to act rashly, although Guangling is rich, but located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, if the capital is moved, without His Majesty sitting on the frontier, it is difficult to ensure that the remnants of Chu State will not raise troops to make trouble, and the previous household department Shangshu also said, now the national treasury is not much, build the capital, build the palace, it is a lot of expenses, and the people and money, so move the capital, I hope Your Majesty will think twice. ”

Emperor Wu of Liang looked indifferent, and after listening quietly, he didn't say a word, and only after a while did he say: "Lu Aiqing is reasonable, put this matter aside for the time being, and make plans after thinking about it." After saying that, he stood up and did not leave the main hall with his head.

Lu Daoquan was stunned for a while, not knowing what to do. Now that Emperor Wu of Liang has left, the civil and military officials will no longer stay, and they have withdrawn from the Zichen Palace, and everyone's eyes looking at Lu Daoquan are extremely complicated, there are sympathizers, and even more ridicule, but the most is still an indescribable joke, as if waiting to see how this newly promoted scholar of the Ministry of Rites will take over His Majesty's anger. Seeing this, Jiang Qing sighed, walked to Lu Daoquan's side and whispered, "What are you still doing in a daze?" Come with me. Lu Daoquan was relieved, and he didn't dare to stay longer for a moment, and followed Jiang Qing closely, for fear that he would be disrupted by others in this hall.

When the two walked out of the Forbidden City, Jiang Qing's groom had been waiting for a long time, and after getting into the car with Lu Daoquan, Jiang Qing began to close his eyes and recuperate, without saying a word.

There was nothing to say all the way, Lu Daoquan was like sitting on pins and needles, but he didn't dare to take the initiative to speak, and soon the two returned to the Taishi Mansion, and after leading Lu Daoquan to the study, Jiang Qingzhi opened the people, sighed, and said: "Lu Xian's nephew, Lu Xian's nephew, do you know that today's disaster has happened!" ”

Lu Daoquan was completely out of idea at this time, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

I heard Jiang Qing continue: "The old man persuaded you to be cautious in your words and deeds yesterday, as the so-called companion is like a tiger, you need to know that to be an official in the court, what our majesty wants is not a capable minister who dares to speak out, but a loyal minister who obeys his words." The matter of moving the capital, don't talk about you and me, all civil and military officials know that it is inappropriate, but why did the old man and General Zhu have no objection when His Majesty asked? Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, as soon as Chrysostom is opened, those of us who are courtiers will do it, what about the labor and money, do you want Lu Daoquan to pay a penny of silver? It's good for you to accuse Your Majesty in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, isn't it that Your Majesty is not as good as you, a little third-grade official? ”

When Lu Daoquan heard this, he was shocked, his clothes had already been soaked in cold sweat, and he didn't know what kind of wind he was smoking, but he dared to oppose His Majesty in the main hall, this is a capital crime of deceitful and disobedient, as soon as he thought of this, Lu Daoquan fell to the ground with a plop and kowtowed: "Lord Jiang save me!" ”

Jiang Qing looked sad, sighed, and said, "Nephew Lu Xian should get up first, this matter can be big or small, it depends on Your Majesty's intentions." The old man will definitely do my best to protect you. In the past few days, except for the old man, the rest of the officials will not see each other if they can, so as not to cause another incident, and I just ask you to be lucky and can survive this catastrophe safely. After speaking, he waved his hand, which was regarded as an eviction order.

After Lu Daoquan left, a smile appeared on Jiang Qing's face, and he sighed: "Lu Linyi is smart, how could he give birth to such a foolish son, the old man just dug a shallow pit for you, and if you don't step over yourself, forget it, but fall deeper and deeper, no matter what, since you are so generous, then Yang Yuan's three thousand taels of gold, the old man will laugh and accept it." ”

Seeing this, Mrs. Lu expected that something big would happen in the early dynasty today, and hurriedly asked, "Husband, but what happened?" After asking three times in a row, Lu Daoquan came back to his senses, and said the things in the palace today with a sad face, Mrs. Lu was a gentle little jade, and Lu Daoquan had always been in charge of the size of the Lu family, at this time Mrs. Lu also panicked, and asked repeatedly: "The husband has offended Your Majesty, how is this good?" ”

Hearing his wife's inquiry, although Lu Daoquan was in turmoil, he couldn't bear his wife's worries, and comforted him in turn: "My husband has already asked Lord Jiang for help, and I hope that I can turn evil into good fortune and survive this catastrophe smoothly." ”

The husband and wife trembled for three days, and it was a coincidence, I don't know if it was deliberately done by Emperor Wu of Liang, who had been saying that he was sick for the past three days, and Lu Daoquan couldn't guess the emperor's thoughts. But what Lu Daoquan didn't know was that during these days, the undercurrents of forces from all sides of the DPRK and China were surging, and all the means were coming out, and a conspiracy against himself was secretly planned.

It is said that after the morning of the dynasty, Emperor Wu of Liang returned to the Funing Palace with a pale face, and when the palace maid saw this, she immediately stepped forward to change clothes for His Majesty, but was slapped to the ground by Emperor Wu of Liang, and the other subordinates saw it, and they were all too frightened to step forward. Emperor Wu of Liang seemed to be still angry, and smashed all the way in the hall, and no one dared to approach in the huge Funing Palace, and all the people knelt on the ground, trembling.

After all, he was hollowed out by the wine, and after a while, Emperor Wu of Liang was already sweating profusely, sitting on the ground panting, and a group of subordinates had already escaped, for fear of being angered by Emperor Wu of Liang and losing their lives in vain. At this time, an old man in black walked out from the depths of the Funing Hall and landed silently, until he stood in front of Emperor Wu of Liang, and the latter did not notice it. Seeing this person, Emperor Wu of Liang immediately got up, slammed to the end, tried his best to control his breathing, and said: "Jingquan has seen the emperor, I don't know what disturbs the emperor?" ”

The old man's expression was indifferent, and he said slowly: "You are angry in the Funing Palace, I'm afraid it wasn't because of the frustration of moving the capital this morning." ”

Emperor Wu of Liang nodded and replied: "The emperor's guess is good, this morning, Jing Quan asked the hundred officials how to think about the relocation of the capital, the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Lu Daoquan, the small three-grade official, dared to disobey the widow in public above the main hall, Jing Quan according to the emperor's instructions, to control anger in front of the hundred officials, pretending to be reasonable, but this breath, Jing Quan really can't swallow it!" ”

"So you're going to take your anger out on these people?" The old man sneered, "As a teacher, I often teach you that Mount Tai collapses in front of you and your face does not change, you are too anxious, far less calm than your brother." ”

In response to the old man's reprimand, Emperor Wu of Liang was very respectful and nodded again and again. The old man silently recited the name in his heart, patted Emperor Wu of Liang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay, if you have a plan for your teacher, not only can you take out this evil breath for you, but also won't let people fall behind." ”

The two whispered for a while, and Emperor Wu of Liang stroked his palms and laughed: "Thank you for your help." ”

The old man seemed to be quite impatient, waved his hand, and walked straight towards the depths of the Funing Palace. I saw that there was a secret door on the wall next to the emperor's dragon couch, which was gloomy and dark, and went straight to the ground, the old man lit the fire, walked in slowly, turned the frame, and the bookcase on the side moved over, firmly blocking the secret door. If there are others present, they will be surprised, why is there a secret passage hidden in the emperor's bedroom? What is the identity of this old man, who can be called the master by the saint today?

The old man walked down the stairs, walked about a stick of incense, and came to a secret room, the structure of the secret room is simple, except for the books on the wall, there is only a bed and a few old white clothes that have been washed, but this secret room was built at the beginning, I don't know what technique was used, not only warm in winter and cool in summer, but also can clearly understand any movement in the entire Funing Palace. The old man lit the oil lamp, closed his eyes and recuperated, and after a while, he slowly opened his eyes, and said to himself: "I think that back then, you and I were called the dragon and the phoenix, and the two joined forces to defeat the world's strategists, what a scene, but twenty years ago, you who have always believed in the mandate of heaven were stubborn, refused to follow the derivation, and wanted to change your life against the sky, and continued the national glory for Liang for just thirty years. ”

"Twenty years ago, you and I disagreed, which meant that we parted ways and sought their own politics in their positions, and now your son has sent it to the door himself, so it is no wonder that the old man is ruthless. Now the old man borrowed the hand of the Feng family to send your children and grandchildren to see you on the Huangquan Road, which is also a merit. Brother Lu, Brother Lu, you often warn me that we need to eradicate the grass when we cut it! ”

Long Qian and Feng Xiang were born together thirty years ago, and what they learned was mixed, and they assisted Emperor Liang Shun to defeat all the princes of the world and expand the territory of Liang to today's territory, and this old man was the unparalleled strategist known as Fengxiang - Qu Huaier.