On the Gobi Desert in the west of Xijing City, on the far horizon, a large area of yellow sand suddenly rose up, and the sand and dust came to the face, swept up to the ground, and was mighty.

Hearing the man's shout, Nierto hurriedly put away his knife, ignoring the blood stains all over his body, rushed to the pile of rotten stones by the inn wall, jumped with his strength, and climbed to the top of the inn with his hands and feet.

He came to the man's side and squinted his eyes at the desert outside Xijing.

The dazzling sun hangs in the sky, baking the earth. Under the scorching sun, a row of large-scale centaurs gradually appeared, rushing towards Xijing with murderous energy.

The centaur drew closer, and Nilto's forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

"It's a bandit...... The big boss has brought someone here......" Nilto muttered.

In the distance, a team of thousands of bandits, straddling majestic war horses, all shirtless, tattooed, dark complexion, burly bodies tied with large knives, horses' hooves deafening.

The leader was extraordinarily stout, with long hair and sideburns, and a cold murderous aura in his eyes.

The sound of horses' hooves resounded throughout the desert and rushed into the sky.

West to the east of the city.

In a specially renovated and elaborate house is the residence of the chief executive. Layers of soldier handles were placed on the street outside the courtyard gate, which was impermeable, and there were constantly patrolling teams wandering around the streets, and the inner and outer three layers guarded the Gao general management very thoroughly.

Mr. Gao was alone in his room, sitting at an expensive mahogany table, pen and ink in hand, meditating on a booklet.

"There is a ...... today Bandits of the Western Regions...... That one...... Lead the way...... It has been planned for a long time to cause a riot...... Xia Guan immediately received the prince's order to mobilize 3,000 Praetorian Guards...... Quell the ...... Although there were casualties...... However, the momentum of quelling the unrest is solid...... Recovered ......"

Governor Gao muttered to himself as he carefully wrote a small letter on the booklet to report the matter to the imperial court.

"Tall man...... Adult ......"

Suddenly there was a rush of shouts outside the door.

Manager Gao's thoughts were disturbed, he raised his head impatiently, and said angrily to the door: "What are you doing? ”

"Lord Qi Gao...... West...... A large number of bandits were discovered...... It's coming towards Xijing!" said the man outside the door in a hurry.

When Mr. Gao heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face. He hurriedly poked his head out of front of the desk and asked, "Are you waiting, bandit......?" How many people?"

"Back to your lordship...... The bandits were already less than five miles away from the city walls. Probably...... There are probably thousands of them. The outsider couldn't help but raise his voice and said.

Manager Gao was shocked, and the hand holding the pen trembled twice unconsciously, and said, "What...... What's going on? Why did the bandits come? Could it be that they want to cooperate with the outside and surround me, the Praetorian Guard?"

After that, he hurriedly stood up, walked quickly to the door, frowned and thought for a while, and said, "You...... You give me the order to go down, watch me closely, and report back as soon as there is a situation. Then let people immediately go to Chang'an to report to His Royal Highness the Prince...... Go quickly!"

"Yes!" the outsider was ordered to go.

After hearing the footsteps of the departure outside the door, Manager Gao turned around uneasily, put his hands behind his back, and had a sad face on his face. He paced to the table, looked at the half-written booklet, frowned, and said, "How can it be...... What about riots......"

Chang'an City.

Above the vast sky, the wind and clouds changed, and a strong and oppressive atmosphere shrouded the imperial city.

Yuan Juzheng stood alone on top of the tall building, looking at the distant sky through the carved wooden railing, the unpredictable clouds kept rolling, and a trace of uneasy sorrow flashed in his heart.

Huge dark clouds hurried from afar, like thousands of troops, covering the entire Chang'an, blocking a round of scorching sun.

Behind Yuan Juzheng, a woman in a black robe walked from the corridor. She was barefoot, with a black hat on her head, and the black veil under the hat completely covered her face, and her whole body was only black.

"Daddy. The woman called out to Yuan Juzheng softly.

Yuan Juzheng turned his head, looked at the woman behind him, and asked, "Yuan Zhi, why are you still wearing a hat at home?" ”

Yuan Zhi chuckled under the thick black veil and said, "Dad, it's okay, my daughter is used to it." ”

Yuan Juzheng sighed and turned his head to look at the sky again.

Yuan Zhi walked up to him, and the wet breeze ruffled her robe.

"Dad, there are only so many days of the year when it rains in Chang'an City, which is a good thing for the people's harvest. Why is Dad still worried?" Yuan Zhi asked softly.

Yuan Juzheng listened, sighed again, and said: "A rain can save the crops, but it can't save the people who planted them." ”

"Dad is talking about, the emperor's business?" Yuan Zhi turned his head to look at him and asked.

Yuan Juzheng nodded and said, "Yes." The news that the emperor is seriously ill, I also heard your brother tell me, for some reason, the emperor sealed the matter tightly, and hid in the summer resort, maybe, he himself felt that the time had come. ”

"Then if the emperor really dies this time, then what is wrong with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince succeeding to the throne? It's just that the new party is now on the rise, and I am afraid that it will not hand over power. Yuan Zhi said.

"yes. Yuan Ju's face showed a rare look of helplessness, and said, "I have also thought about this question for a long time, but the emperor must have noticed it." This time he blocked the news of his serious illness from anyone, and I couldn't guess what he was going to do, but I always felt that something big was going on. ”

"That's why Dad came up with this strategy?" Yuan Zhi chuckled.

Yuan Juzheng showed a bitter smile and said, "There is no way." The remnants of the Chu State have always been talked about, and I want to be exterminated with this kind of person. But now that the royal family of Chu is being used to frame the New Party, if it weren't for the urgency, I wouldn't have done such an unseemly thing. ”

"How sure is Dad about this?" asked Yuan Zhi.

Yuan Juzheng shook his head and said, "I'm not sure." But I can only use this matter to give the court Wei'er a reason to show the sword to the new party in the name of justice. And Yu'er, I can also take this opportunity to let him return to the court and continue to serve. ”

"But I've heard that the Chu country is very skilled. In the face of most of the elites of the Enlightenment Dart Bureau, not only did they retreat, but they were also seriously injured, which made the Enlightenment Dart Bureau suffer a lot. Yuan Zhi said.

Yuan Juzheng chuckled lightly and said, "It's rare for Yu'er to spend so much effort on a non-streamline dart game, but he can let the people of Chu cooperate with us, even if it's worth it." ”

As soon as the words fell, a steady and powerful footstep sounded in the corridor behind the two.

"Master. ”

Qi Yu was dressed in a white jade robe and walked towards the two from the dark corridor.

Yuan Juzheng turned around and said to him, "Yu'er, you came just in time. ”

Yuan Zhi turned around and saluted him, and left in a hurry.

Qi Yu looked at her departing figure, didn't pay attention, and went straight to Yuan Juzheng's side, saluted: "Master, the impeachment document has been drafted, when will we report it to the imperial court?"

"Huh. Yuan Juzheng chuckled at him and said, "Report to the imperial court?" Yu'er, when you played against the teacher, your thoughts were clear and the path was clear, which made the teacher admire, but now, why are you confused?"

After hearing this, Qi Yu looked a little puzzled and asked, "Master?"

"Hehe, now that the emperor is seriously ill, and there is no one in the court, whoever is in power listens to whom. If you send the official document now, who do you say the court will listen to?" Yuan Juzheng said with a smile.

"Master, what should we do now?" Qi Yu asked.

"The writ of impeachment is not for the imperial court, but for the people of the world. for a valid reason. Ah Wei is the general of Zhenxi, holding the most powerful and well-armed soldiers and horses of the Quanqi army, we only need to announce the impeachment to the world, and Ah Wei will move troops to the west of Chang'an City to force Fan Changlong to hand over his military power. Yuan Juzheng said solemnly.

Qi Yu's eyebrows furrowed, and he said, "Master...... It's not ...... Rebellion?"

"Do you think that after Qi An succeeds to the throne, can this court not be chaotic? He wants to take power, and Fan Changlong wants to put him in the air, this is not called rebellion, it is called quelling chaos. Yuan Juzheng's expression became a little serious, and he said.

"No, master, I will never do the crime of rebellion. Qi Yu bowed his head and said in a low voice.

Yuan Juzheng glanced at him, turned his head to look into the distance, and said in a deep voice: "I know, Yu'er, you have always been upright, upright, sticking to your own righteous path, and caring about the world." I didn't tell you my plans before, because I was afraid that you would have a burden in your heart. ”

Qi Yu said: "Master, but once Yuan Wei sends troops, not to mention whether the border is safe, this move will inevitably cause a civil war." Since the Chu army invaded, the people have suffered from war and displacement, and countless people are tired of food and clothing, which is ......"

"Yu'er. Yuan Juzheng interrupted him and said, "Because of this, we must put a stone in this Chang'an to stabilize the chaos in the entire Great Qi." The dignitaries and nobles of my Daqi live a luxurious and chaotic life, ignoring the life and death of the people at the bottom, corrupt officials and corrupt officials emerge in an endless stream, causing disasters to the common people, and they need a Ming Jun who can control the overall situation to stabilize the court. You know, if the New Party is put in power, even if there is no war, the people will still be hungry and destitute, then can you see this kind of chaos?"

When Qi Yu heard what he said, he couldn't help but be speechless for a while, and he was so stunned that he didn't answer.

"Now, Xijing, the place with the most poor people in Daqi, has begun to riot, and in a few years, more places will rise up. By then, it will be too late. Yuan Juzheng said solemnly.

Qi Yu listened, lowered his head, and was silent.

Yuan Juzheng looked down at him, and after a long while, he raised his head, and the two looked at each other.

Qi Yu was just about to speak, when suddenly, another person hurriedly came from the corridor.