It is the hottest time of the year, scorching the city endlessly, giving the capital city a kind of manic tranquility that is divided in two by the Yangtze River. Especially in the Jinling Imperial City, among the red walls and green willows, it reveals a desperate suffocation.

However, "the extremes of things must be opposed" is the principle of nature. In a trance, I don't know where the coolness rises, piercing the scorching heat of midsummer with a breeze;

Xian Jingyue had already changed out of his official uniform and was coming out of the imperial city alone.

It is said that Xian Jingyue was originally the "commander" of the pro-army governor's office, and he was subordinate to Ye Dinggong, the commander of the guard army. But since he was promoted to the position of "deputy commander" by exception, he has become an idler, and more than two months have passed, and there is no other errand except for instructing the martial arts of everyone under his command, and even the emperor no longer summons him.

And this time, he has been on duty in the imperial city for seven consecutive years. Seeing that he still had no errands, and heard that the three groups of Japanese robbers on the border of Jiangsu and Zhejiang had gathered in Taizhou Mansion, which caused the reinforcements sent by the imperial court to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to fall into a bitter battle, and his younger sister Xie Yixiang went out to investigate a "human kitchen case" and was also implicated, so he decided to go to Taizhou Mansion in person to see if he could help.

Although on the night of the death of the general Xie Fengxuan, the marriage contract between Xian Jingyue and Xie Yixiang had been dissolved, but after all, the two had the same love, and they were also childhood sweethearts. Therefore, no matter what the current war with the Japanese in Taizhou Mansion is, he will at least protect Xie Yixiang and bring his junior sister back to Jinling safely.

So Xian Jingyue confessed to the steward in the pro-army governor's mansion, took a half-month leave, prepared to go back to the house to pack up, and set off to Taizhou Mansion overnight. Who knew that as soon as he came out of the imperial city with his front feet, he heard someone behind him greet him, and said with a smile: "First deputy commander stay!" When he turned his head, he was a slightly chubby middle-aged man, with a long beard and a smile on his face, it was his top boss and the current commander-in-chief of the pro-army Governor's Mansion, Ye Dinggong.

It is said that the emperor reorganized the pro-army Governor's Mansion this time, not only abolished the original front, rear, left, right, and middle five guards and the six departments of the Yiluan Division, but also abolished the six commanders known as the "Six Petal Plum" and the 12 commanders collectively known as the "Twelve Guards".

Therefore, for Xian Jingyue, this Commander-in-Chief Ye is not only his past boss, but also his current boss, who has worked together for many years along the way, and naturally has a great friendship. Even if he was able to make an exception and be promoted to the position of deputy commander this time, it is very likely that he was stained with the light of this boss, all relying on his strong support in front of the emperor.

At that moment, Xian Jingyue stopped, bowed to Ye Dinggong, and asked himself what his boss had to say. Who knew that Ye Dinggong wanted to play with the unpredictable and profound routines in the officialdom, and said with a smile: "Since the reform of the pro-army Governor's Mansion, all kinds of affairs have been busy, so that we haven't met for a long time, and I am a little rusty. So my brother specially asked the cheap inner cold house to prepare a few small dishes tonight, so that you and my brother can have a few drinks, I don't know if the deputy commander is willing to appreciate his face?"

Xian Jingyue knew that he must have something important to discuss, otherwise, how could Ye Dinggong invite him to his house for dinner for no reason? Anyway, the war in Taizhou Mansion has been going on for a long time, and he is not in a hurry to go this time, so he nodded and agreed.

Then the two went to Ye Dinggong's mansion together and walked through the streets of Jinling City. You must know that the duty of the pro-army Governor's Office is to spy on the secrets between the government and the opposition for the emperor, and monitor the actions of officials in various departments, so whether it is in the court or the opposition, the reputation is extremely poor, even to the point of making people talk about it. This time, the emperor reorganized the pro-army governor's office and set up two positions of chief and deputy commanders, which was heard of by the government and the opposition. At this time, seeing the first and second leaders of the pro-army governor's mansion appear side by side on the streets of Jinling City, whether it is officials, sergeants, or merchants and ordinary people, all of them are frightened and avoided; everywhere the two go, there are chickens flying and dogs jumping.

Ye Dinggong had long been accustomed to this, and he sneered at himself: "If it weren't for our pro-army Duwei Mansion walking around for the emperor, at this critical time of survival, how could there still be these peaceful sons of the people?" After a pause, he asked Xian Jingyue beside him: "Now there are soldiers from the five countries of the Western Regions in the northwest who are in Jiayuguan, and there are rebels in the southeast who pretend to be 'King Heng' , Even the remnants of the previous dynasty in Mobei are also secretly stupid, try to ask such a dangerous situation, but the emperor seems to have done nothing;

Xian Jingyue was slightly stunned, knowing that this top boss was finally about to get to the point, and immediately asked: "But because of the 'Four Kings Generals', there are no soldiers available in the domain?" Ye Dinggong suddenly laughed, shook his head and said: "Wrong, wrong, very wrong! Don't blame the old brother for talking too much, now that you are in the position of deputy commander, how can you be so hasty and jump to conclusions when you look at such a military matter?"

After that, Ye Dinggong's face suddenly turned grim, and he said: "Today's emperor can create the foundation of this dynasty, but he really started from scratch, starting from the first person and a pair of hands, and later drove out the Tartars and regained control of the Han people, what kind of predicament is he has not experienced? Now that he has become the Son of Heaven, the whole world is in his hands, it can be said that he wants people and money, is it not as good as the poor and white back then?"

Then he said: "If there are really no soldiers available, the imperial court only needs to increase the taxes, and at the same time promise to exempt those who serve in the army, I am afraid that in less than a month, just in this Jiangnan territory, hundreds of thousands of young and strong men can be easily recruited into the army." However, such a move, regardless of the cost of labor and money, and the foreshadowing of the disaster, it is simply said that this improvised army, because it has no formal training, is simply vulnerable if it is forced to fight. Such a foolish act, with the great talent of the current emperor, how can he act arbitrarily?"

Xian Jingyue knew that this Commander-in-Chief Ye had always respected the emperor, and even admired him so much that he was silent. Ye Dinggong has worked with Xian Jingyue for many years, and he has long been accustomed to the taciturn of this colleague, and immediately said to himself: "Just like the truth in "The Art of War" that 'the army is plotted, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the city is attacked', in the face of the current situation, although the court has not moved its armor on the surface, but in private, the emperor has already ordered our pro-army Governor's Mansion to act in secret, and launched the act of 'plotting' and 'cutting friendship', which is for 'distant friendship and close planning'. So far, my brother doesn't have to hide it from you, the three wars in the northwest, Mobei and southeast have now been broken by the efforts of my pro-army Governor's Mansion and eliminated invisibly!"