Then Ye Dinggong walked forward and explained to Xian Jingyue one by one: "Let's talk about the war in front of Jiayu Pass in the northwest, although the five countries of Turkic, Beshibali, Khanate, Persia and Tubo came together to attack, but because they could not attack for a long time, and our pro-army Governor's Mansion was acting in secret, successively marrying the Khanate, bribing Persia, and enslaving Tibet, so as to make the so-called ' If it weren't for the fact that there was a Turkic prince in the opposing camp who was struggling to support him, I was afraid that the five countries of the Western Regions would have withdrawn their troops early in the morning. Therefore, the war in the northwest is more than enough with the soldiers of Gong Baisheng, the general of Jiayu Pass, and the strong support of the Mo family of Tianshan Mountain. This means that the army of the King of Thailand stationed in Lanzhou Wei can withdraw to the Central Plains at any time to protect the imperial city of Jinling in Yingtianfu. ”

"Speaking of the situation in Mobei, because of the negligence of King Yi stationed in Ningxiawei, the "corpse army" attacked Jinling at the end of last year, and was grounded by the emperor at that time, and all the military power in his hands was transferred to the hands of King Zhao of Datongwei and General Nangong; although this is our disadvantage, but in comparison, the remnants of the previous dynasty have experienced two years of drought, and the situation is even more not optimistic, and they will never dare to violate the border easily. And not long ago, Gao Xiao also personally went to Mobei to talk about the next family affair for the emperor's eighteen princes, and by the end of this year, the 'Iron War King' of the previous dynasty would send a county lord to Jinling and relatives. Therefore, Mobei all the way, now I have peace of mind. ”

"Finally, there are rebels who rebel in the southeast, although the emperor has repeatedly announced to the world, repeatedly emphasizing that the real King Heng has already died in Shu, but there are still many forces in the government and the opposition who are eager to jump over the wall, secretly supporting this impostor traitor. In view of this, in the past six months, the pro-army Governor's Office has been doing its best to circle, or confer official titles, or coerce and inducement, and has secretly cut off most of the rebels' wings; before they withdrew from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian, most of the reasons came from this. If this continues, I am afraid that within a year, the isolated southeast rebels will be exhausted and self-defeating. ”

After listening to Ye Dinggong's detailed explanation, Xian Jingyue finally understood the emperor's intentions, and originally wanted to take the stability in the Central Plains as the leader, try to avoid the disaster of war, and even did not hesitate to fight a protracted war with the strength of the whole country. It is also Ye Dinggong's "distant friendship and close conspiracy", while appeasing the countries of the Western Regions and the remnants of the previous dynasty, he used the means of "drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle" to drag down King Heng, who rebelled in the southeast.

However, although the emperor's pattern of "distant friendship and close conspiracy" is large, if it is really as his sister Xie Yixiang said, the mysterious military advisor who is now known as the "fleeing and scattered people" in the Hengwang army is actually the one he knows, then whether the emperor's wishful thinking can work, Xian Jingyue does not dare to speculate.

As for the pro-army Governor's Mansion that Ye Dinggong just mentioned, Xian Jingyue, as the deputy commander, did not know about it, which shows that in the emperor's heart, he still does not trust himself enough, and even takes precautions. At that moment, he thought for a moment, and then asked straight to the point: "If you have an errand to explain, please say it clearly." ”

Ye Dinggong was speaking energetically, and when he heard his question, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Of course there are errands, and they are also very important errands." Otherwise, how could the emperor rebuild the pro-army capital governor's mansion at this time and make an exception to promote you to be the deputy commander?"

While speaking, the two of them had already come to the outside of Wuyi Alley, which was where most of the official palaces in Jinling City were located, and this Commander-in-Chief Ye was no exception. At that moment, Ye Dinggong stopped talking and invited Xian Jingyue to his mansion to talk again.

It is said that Ye Dinggong was the commander of the guard army in the pro-army governor's mansion before, and now he has been promoted to the post of commander-in-chief, in order to avoid suspicion, the residence is very simple, a total of only three houses and one courtyard, and only one wife is married in the family. When the two entered the house, Ye Dinggong's wife came out to greet them, and sure enough, they had prepared a simple four dishes and one soup in the hall, as well as a jar of iced flower carvings.

The three of them exchanged a few words and took their seats. After three rounds of drinking, Ye Dinggong's wife was too strong to drink, confessed and left the table, and by the way, she also called the maid who was waiting away, leaving only Ye Dinggong and Xian Jingyue in the hall. However, Ye Dinggong did not continue the topic, he just lowered his head to eat vegetables, and let out a few pretended long sighs from time to time, as if there was something unspeakable, but he didn't know where to start.

Xian Jingyue was not in a hurry to ask, but just sat on the opposite seat to accompany him. After half a ring, Ye Dinggong finally couldn't hold it back, laughed with the strength of the wine, and asked Xian Jingyue: "Speaking of which, in the 'six-petal plum' of the former 'Six-petal Plum' of the Pro-Military Governor's Mansion, in terms of talent, I am not as good as Hong Wuji, Ling Jianxin and Gao Xiao; Dare to ask Brother Jingyue, in your opinion, this time the pro-army Governor's Mansion has been reorganized, why did the post of commander-in-chief fall to my Ye someone?"

Xian Jingyue had no intention of spying on his privacy, but just said lightly: "This matter has nothing to do with me. Who knew that Ye Dinggong laughed dryly, shook his head and said, "Of course this matter has something to do with you...... If it weren't for the emperor's intention to promote you, the 'Jiangnan Knife', how could I, Ye someone, be able to hold such an important position?"

Hearing this, Xian Jingyue couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, not knowing what he meant. Ye Dinggong had already settled down, and asked in a deep voice: "Brother, do you know that the emperor has always been very important to you?"

Seeing that Xian Jingyue was silent and did not answer, he was also accustomed to it, and said to himself: "Brother, you are young, and your martial arts have reached the peak, not only is the number one master in this Jinling City, even if you look at the world, I am afraid that I will not be able to find a few masters who can beat you." What is even more rare is that the elder brother is loyal and upright, and he has such a mind and magnanimity, whether he is friend or foe, whether he is in the government or the opposition, who does not admire him from the bottom of his heart?

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but show a wry smile, and then shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that if a treasure knife is too sharp, it will inevitably make the person holding the knife jealous; Today's emperor is well versed in the way of employing people, so he naturally understands this truth, so he will promote me Ye to sit in the position of the commander-in-chief, and sandwich me between the two of you to be this "person who holds the sword". Of course, it's not that the emperor looks down on me, but looking at the entire pro-army Governor's Mansion, only I, an old boss who has worked with you for many years, can barely understand your temperament. ”

In the end, Ye Dinggong took a deep breath and concluded: "Therefore, the reform of the pro-army Governor's Mansion this time, I, Ye someone, can force the commanders of the other five departments to take the position of commander-in-chief, in fact, it is stained with your light, brother." Because the person the emperor really wants to use, from beginning to end, you will compete for the moon first!"

These words were said directly, and Jingyue was silent. Although he is not a strange-tempered and maverick person, he is born with one mind, and he is extremely clear about right and wrong, which is inevitably a little out of place with officialdom, and he himself knows it.

Thinking about it carefully, the reason why he has been able to stay in the pro-army Governor's Mansion over the years is that in addition to the emperor's weight, of course, it is also indispensable to the care of the general Xie Fengxuan and the commander-in-chief Ye in front of him, which can maintain the delicate balance between him and the officialdom and not cause any major incidents.

However, what Xian Jingyue didn't expect was that this time the emperor reorganized the pro-army Governor's Mansion, and Ye Dinggong and himself served as the chief and deputy commanders respectively, but in the end, it was not because of Ye Dinggong that he made himself the "deputy commander", but because of himself, Ye Dinggong became the "commander-in-chief". Thinking about the mystery of this, how can you not teach him to be frightened?

I only heard Ye Dinggong continue: "At this point, my brother must have guessed that the reason why the emperor wants to promote you is of course not what is written in the holy decree 'fight the five countries of the Western Regions alone and protect the thousands of soldiers in Yumen Pass', but in the near future, the imperial court will have a very important errand entrusted to you, and it can only be borne by you, the 'Jiangnan Yidao'!"

As soon as these words came out, Xian Jingyue had already vaguely guessed what Ye Dinggong meant, but still asked in a deep voice: "Please advise." I saw Ye Dinggong smile slightly, and said meaningfully: "The martial arts alliance master of the Thirteen Envoys of the Two Capitals heard that he is no longer alive now, so this so-called 'Jianghu' should also have a new atmosphere......

Xian Jingyue's face suddenly changed slightly, and she blurted out: "On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the 'Taihu Lake Martial Arts' of the Ethereal Peak of the West Mountain of Taihu Lake?"

Ye Dinggong immediately said: "Exactly! For thousands of years in China, the so-called 'rivers and lakes' or 'martial arts' have always been outside the temple, not only are they not subject to the constraints of the imperial courts of previous dynasties, but they even have to be enemies of the imperial court openly or covertly, for the sake of 'chivalry and martial arts'. It is a pity that this situation will eventually be reduced to the past! This time, the imperial court invited all sects and factions in the world to convene the 'Taihu Lake Martial Arts Conference' in Suzhou two months later, which is also commonly known as the 'Martial Arts Conference', and its purpose is to completely incorporate the entire Central Plains martial arts and make them accept the control of the imperial court, thus creating a completely new rivers and lakes!"

Speaking of this, the commander-in-chief of the pro-army Governor's Mansion couldn't help but smile proudly, and said loudly: "As for you, brother, when the time comes, you will personally participate in this 'Taihu Lake Martial Arts' with a group of masters in the DPRK and China, so that the gang of mud-legged untouchables on the rivers and lakes can see who is the overlord of the martial arts in the world!"