Xiao Rongcheng was struggling to deal with the Donglin New Army, so how could he be in any mood to chat with him? But Gao Bingyan is the prime minister of Dachu after all, Xiao Rongcheng inevitably wanted to give him a few thin noodles, so he said with his hands: "Gao Xiang, when is it, why don't you go in to help the emperor, what are you doing with this king?"

Gao Bingyan pulled Rong Run into a corner under the jade steps, looked at him solemnly, and asked in a low voice, "Fourth Prince, the old minister heard that Lu Guo has withdrawn his troops?"

"Isn't it?" Xiao Rongcheng crossed his waist and looked at the sky with hatred: "That old thing in Lu Guo is too cunning, it was he who said it at the beginning, as long as he marries the princess and the two countries are in harmony, he will definitely drag the Donglin New Army in Guiyunzhou." Just a few days after he said this, he turned his head to help Xiao Rongzhan again. ”

"Eighty percent is what Sect Master Wei has given him. Gao Bingyan muttered to himself.

Xiao Rongcheng smiled: "Do you need to say this? The people of Lu Guo are about to be pants, and Donglin Prefecture is so rich that they can casually sprinkle and sweep from Wei Yuanxi's territory, and they can also draw out the annual income of Lu State, and the old emperor of Lu State is afraid of poverty, and he is open to money." ”

Gao Bingyan glanced at him slyly, and sneered: "I understand now, why did the first emperor have to make Wei Yuanxi the crown princess, this woman's wrist is really not simple." ”

Xiao Rongcheng snorted and said, "Gao Xiang, what's the use of you still talking about these afterthoughts? The top priority at the moment is to quickly find a way to deal with the Donglin New Army! We don't have a talisman in our hands, and the troops on the border won't listen to us." A few days ago, I took the emperor's holy decree to transfer troops, but they refused to accept it. I don't know where the commander was transferred from, and he actually sarcastically mocked the emperor in a strange way, saying that the throne was not coming from the right way, and the seal letter was incomplete! I was really angry. ”

"Why do you want to go to the border to transfer troops?" Gao Bingyan asked: "His Royal Highness used to be in Guiyunzhou, and his forces were intertwined, so he directly gave an order to the old subordinates in Guiyunzhou, asking them to entangle Xiao Rongzhan, why do you have to go near and far?"

Xiao Rongcheng was speechless, with a look of disdain on his face: "Gao Xiang, you are still a pillar of the pillar above 10,000 people under one person." Your news is also not well-informed, you must know that Wei Yuanxi has sent people to annex Tongzhou and Yuexi, and now the three states are merged and Dachu is divided into two, and our decree has long been passed on. ”

"What?" Gao Bingyan looked at Xiao Rongcheng in astonishment, and pointed to the sky with a trembling hand: "The emperor is above, she Wei Yuanxi dares to openly raise troops to snatch the chassis, is she trying to rebel or not?"

Hehe, Xiao Rongcheng really didn't bother to explain anything to him. What else can the emperor say? If they have soldiers and generals in their hands, they don't even need to say much, they just raise troops to rebel against them and talk to them with swords and guns. But now, there are no soldiers, no pay, and I don't even have the confidence to speak.

Xiao Rongcheng squeezed and leaned on the white marble wall: "Gao Xiang, the emperor wants this king to copy the Wei Mansion, if you don't have any better ideas, don't stop this king." At this time, silver is the most important thing. ”

Gao Bingyan was silent for a while and didn't come up with a reason, he couldn't help but sigh, he couldn't blame him, as the saying goes, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, the time and place are favorable, they don't have the same advantages, what else can we do?

Xiao Rongcheng saw him sighing, knowing that there was no other way available, so he said: "Since Lord Gao has no words, then the king will go to order troops." ”

"Eh, don't go, Lord Wang!" Gao Bingyan hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the sleeves of his robe: "Why is the Lord in a hurry? The Wei Mansion is there, and the four gates of the capital are closed, can they still run away?"

"Gao Xiang, what's the matter?" Xiao Rongcheng turned his head and looked at him inexplicably.

"This, alas!" Gao Bingyan spun around like a headless fly: "Fourth master, it's not that the old minister deliberately blocked you, it's true, it's really inappropriate! Now there are people in the royal family surnamed Chu, saying that if the emperor dares to touch half a hair of the Wei family, the family surnamed Chu will never give up." Now that our enemies have forced us into a hurry, does Your Highness want to give yourself the center to blossom again and force the royal family surnamed Chu to rebel?!"

Xiao Rongcheng dissipated his arrogance, and was also a little helpless, and said: "Don't I know how deep the water is here?" But this is the emperor's order, and we can't help but listen to it!"

"Fourth master, now the emperor is already a little panicked, we have to stabilize our gods!" Gao Bingyan tightly grabbed Xiao Rongcheng's sleeve: "The old minister can also see that since the sixth master fled from the capital, the emperor has been uncertain. Alas, in the end, it was because we weren't prepared enough. ”

"You mean, the emperor has been pretending to be calm?" Xiao Rongcheng turned his head to look at Gao Bingyan, and couldn't help laughing: "Gao Xiang, when the emperor first ascended to the throne, he also said that we were not prepared enough, but at that time, you also said it, tell the emperor not to regret it." Why have you changed your tune now?"

Gao Bingyan was embarrassed by Xiao Rongcheng's words, and he couldn't speak for a long time, so he could only murmur: "Fourth master, you can't say it like this, this time, that time." ”

"It's all nonsense. Xiao Rongcheng grabbed Gao Bingyan's wrist with his backhand and looked at him coldly: "This king admits that what you said is the truth, but if you don't sit like this, you will have to sit still." ”

"We still have the queen in hand!" Gao Bingyan looked at Xiao Rongcheng's back and shouted loudly.

"Fourth, you stop!"

As soon as Gao Bingyan raised his head, Xiao Rongshen was standing in the white marble fence above his head, and as soon as he beckoned, he called Xiao Rongcheng back. Gao Bingyan's heart was weak for a while, he didn't know when Xiao Rongshen was standing here, if he had just heard those words in his own way, he was afraid that he would have to be more careful.

Gao Bingyan lowered his head and shouted, "The old minister sees Your Majesty." ”

Xiao Rongcheng turned back, looked up at Xiao Rongshen, and asked, "Your Majesty, don't you want your brother to raid the Wei Mansion?"

Xiao Rongshen bowed slightly, which can be regarded as a default. He glanced down at Gao Bingyan and said, "Gao Xiang, you come in with me." ”

Gao Bingyan looked at Xiao Rongshen's heavy expression, felt uncomfortable for a while, and glanced at Xiao Rongcheng, Xiao Rongcheng raised his chin and motioned him to hurry over. Gao Bingyan's heart began to beat wildly, and he followed Xiao Rongshen into the study with low eyebrows.

"Close the door. Xiao Rongshen sat down slowly, his expression was a little tired, like an old man who had experienced vicissitudes.

When Gao Bingyan saw him like this, he suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart. Xiao Rongshen has experienced too many storms in his young life, and he has never seen anything that can defeat him. Even when Wei Yuanxi designed to turn him into a eunuch, he didn't show such an old age like today.

Gao Bingyan didn't speak, and knelt down.

"Teacher, please get up. Xiao Rongshen supported his head with his hands and said in a low voice.

Teacher? Gao Bingyan looked at Xiao Rongshen in surprise, although he had been Xiao Rongshen's young master, it was more than ten years ago. Over the years, Xiao Rongshen has never called him by the word teacher. Because Xiao Rongshen doesn't need a teacher, but needs a loyal subordinate. Over time, even Gao Bingyan himself couldn't feel the teacher-student friendship.

Why? Does he need a teacher now?

Seeing that Gao Bingyan refused to get up, Xiao Rongshen got up and helped him up. Gao Bingyan almost burst into tears, and lost his voice: "Your Majesty ......"

Xiao Rongshen waved his hand: "This time, I really don't know what to do...... Wei Yuanxi, she forced me to a desperate place. I really can't think of any better way to get revenge on Wei Yuanxi than to die with the Wei family. ”

"Your Majesty......" Gao Bingyan held Xiao Rongshen's hand tightly, but it was cold.

"Your Majesty must not be lost, Your Majesty, you are the true dragon emperor, you must not move such thoughts. We haven't reached the point of exhaustion, the Wei family is still in the capital, and we still have the queen in hand. There is also that Concubine Zhao, Zhao Kezhen has the power of her father Zhao Shangshu behind her, she will help us!" Gao Bingyan's eyes were full of tears: "Your Majesty is a person who can experience strong winds and waves, don't be arrogant!"

Xiao Rongshen raised his head hesitantly, Zhao Kezhen, her father, Zhao Shangshu, stealing chickens and rice, wanted to bring down the crown princess, but only killed himself. and Zhao Kezhen's stupid brother Zhao Jing, who wanted to burn down Zifu, but in the end he ran away in a gloomy manner.

The masters of the Zhao family are all such stupid people, let alone the power of the Zhao family. What so-called minions are just nice to say, to put it bluntly, they are just a group of rabble that move for profit. To expect them to come and confront Xiao Rongzhan is really asking for a dead end.

"Can the people of the Zhao family believe it? They can't even save themselves. Gao Xiang, in fact, you also know that the people of the Zhao family are all waste. Xiao Rongshen laughed bitterly at himself: "Gao Xiang, the matter has come to this, you don't have to comfort me." I have always made the oaths that I have made have been crushed by Xiao Rongzhan one by one, I, I really don't know what qualifications I have to be the emperor of this Great Chu. ”

"Could it be that this little setback knocked down Your Majesty? This is not the Majesty that Lao Chen usually knows. ”

Xiao Rong looked at Gao Bingyan warmly, and shook his head disappreciatively: "Gao Xiang, don't deceive yourself, you know that this time is not a small setback, it is a battle of life and death." ”

"Your Majesty...... When did Your Majesty become so cowardly? Xiao Rongzhan's troops have not yet come in, and things are still going to turn around, if Your Majesty admits defeat lightly now, then I am really sorry for our efforts over the years. Gao Bingyan knelt down in front of Xiao Rongshen with a plop: "The old minister earnestly wants His Majesty to regroup, and the old minister is willing to take the lead for His Majesty." ”

Xiao Rong sighed deeply: "Gao Xiang, what's the use of just shouting slogans? We need silver to fight a war! All the silver we can catch now has been consumed by Lu Guo." If you don't raid the Wei Mansion, you can only wait for the silver in Yuexi Prefecture. ”

"Hopefully, hopefully, there will be no accidents with this silver. Gao Bingyan folded his hands