Chapter Forty-Seven: Internal Troubles and External Troubles Gather and Enter the Ghost Town with the same

At the beginning of the new year, everything recovers!

In the Eastern Imperial City, on the Jinluan Palace, Nangong Lie was dressed in a golden dragon robe, sitting on the dragon chair, looking down at the civil and military ministers above the main hall, his face was expressionless, making people unable to guess his true thoughts.

Recently, the ancient country of Dongyue can be described as an eventful autumn, after the destruction of the Liu family in Chudu, the Dongyue court has always been in trouble, first Qingshan County guarded Dongyue, and then stationed in Daqingshan Nangong night owl and others were attacked by the Mo family, Nangong night owl returned in embarrassment, and then Doujiabao changed hands in just a few days, Doujiabao has committed things over the years by an unknown force, but to Dongyue's surprise, although those people control some of Dongyue's unsightly secrets, but there is no publicity, so that Dongyue ancient country has not been impacted。

Dongyue just breathed a sigh of relief, and then there was news about the border between the two countries of the Western Chu Empire, so Nangong Lie, the lord of Dongyue, sent Huang Dingbang of the Huang family to lead a large army to the border between the two countries to guard the frontier.

At the same time as the two countries were at war, the ghost city in the Sanzhi Zone, which had always been abandoned by the two countries, suddenly sprung up and took the lead in the confrontation with the Western Chu Empire.

The ghost city has a special geographical location, neither belongs to the Western Chu Empire nor belongs to the Dongyue Ancient Kingdom, over the years, neither Dongyue nor Western Chu has been able to incorporate the ghost city into the territory of their own country, it is because the Western Chu Empire arrived in the ghost city, left a small number of troops and then detoured to Huangshi Slope, and carried out in Huangshi Slope Chen Bing and Dongyue Ancient Kingdom.

And the Dongyue Ancient Kingdom did not plan to display troops in the ghost city from the beginning, and the Dongyue Ancient Kingdom chose to avoid the ghost city very wisely.

And the cleverness of the Western Chu Empire lies in the fact that he has a few soldiers outside the ghost city, and it does not affect the overall situation of his own troops, even if the Dongyue Ancient Kingdom chooses to take the ghost city first, they will not be caught off guard by the Dongyue Ancient Kingdom, and they can make timely containment, so that Dongyue will be jealous.

Now that the New Year has just passed, the Nangong family has exerted pressure on the ancient kingdom of Dongyue, first attacking the remnants of the Liu family, who are already in a state of annihilation, and then proposing to the Yang family, who has an inextricable relationship with the Liu family, and the object of the proposal is Yang Jingshu, the fiancée of the young master of the Liu family, which made the remnants of the Liu family start a desperate counterattack.

Although Dongyue wiped out several strongholds of the Liu family one after another, the forces sent by the Dongyue court also suffered heavy losses.

Not only that, discordant voices began to appear on the entire rivers and lakes, announcing the viciousness done by Dou Jiabao in the world over the years, and also came up with evidence of collusion between Dou Jiabao and the Dongyue Imperial Court, which made the ancient country of Dongyue on the cusp of public opinion in the entire rivers and lakes for a while.

The court meeting was held day after day, but it didn't have any practical significance, so during this time, Nangong Lie's temper became bigger and bigger, not only to the Nangong family, but also to the ministers under his opponents.

These ministers have no other skills, their ability to speak big is more powerful than the other, and there are only a handful of talents who can be used under their hands, facing the double pressure from outside the temple and the Nangong family, he, the lord of Dongyue, is really aggrieved.

From the beginning of the early dynasty to the present, Nangong Lie has quietly looked at the civil and military ministers under his hands, and has not said a word.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to do. On the left side below Nangong Lie, a minister with the appearance of a jade scribe with a crown of gold took a step forward and saluted respectfully.

"Mao Aiqing, what's going on?" Nangong Lie straightened his body and said in a calm tone.

The minister opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from the frontier that the strange army in the ghost city was formed by Liu Wentian, the young master of the Liu family. ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister also has a plan to play. Another gray-bearded old man spoke.

Whether it is the Dongyue Ancient Kingdom or the Western Chu Empire! To put it bluntly, the ancient country of Dongyue is just a country that gradually evolved from a branch of the Nangong family, and many systems are still gradually improving, more often, the overall system of the ancient country of Dongyue is like a Jianghu organization, this minister is responsible for this area, and the minister is responsible for that area。

"Oh, what did Yan Aiqing play?"

"Your Majesty, according to the report of the spies who went to Doujiabao, the person who occupied Doujiabao may be the Mo family. The old man said very cautiously.

"Didn't you say that Li Baoshan, the former county guard of Qingshan County, some time ago? Why did you become the Mo family again? Could it be that this Li Baoshan was originally a member of the Mo family?" a minister stepped forward and asked.

"Yan Shouyi, you have to be responsible when you speak, the Mo family is far away in Mocheng, how can it be possible to go to Doujiabao thousands of miles away to fight? Isn't this self-defeating!" someone retorted with his hands outstretched.

"Yes, Lord Yan, although the Mo family has always been at odds with the imperial court, it is not so blatant. The other chimed in.

Nangong Lie saw that everyone was arguing, and he didn't say why, it was all theoretical, and immediately asked, "Yan Aiqing, is your news reliable?"

The gray-bearded old man Yan Shouyi said: "Doujiabao is a secret passage of the organ that the old man personally went to arrange, plus the secret passage of the organ set up by the Dou family himself, it is a first-class defensive fortress, today, in addition to the Mo family and the Lu family, I can't think of any other forces that can easily break through the Doujiabao." ”

"Why can't it be the Lu family? As far as I know, the Lu family's mechanism is not under the Mo family. The minister who was the first to object asked.

"Qi Wuben, are you sincere in going against the old man?"

Qi Wuben didn't expect his words to turn Yan Shouyi into such a look, and immediately said: "You dare to say it, you don't allow others to ask! Besides, this is above the court, everyone can express their opinions, and it is not your strict Shouyi's Yiyan Hall." ”

"Lord Qi, this is your mistake, don't blame Lord Yan for being angry. Master Mao, who was the first to speak, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Hey, Lord Maolong, this official has no enmity with you in the past and no grudges in the near future, what do you mean?" Qi Wuben said unhappily.

Mao Long didn't care about Qi Wuben's attitude, but waved his hand and said: "Who in the world doesn't know, the Mo family's organ technique is mostly used to conquer the city, while the Lu family's organ technique is mostly used for agricultural and industrial use, and the Lu family has always been indisputable with the world, and has made a great contribution to the imperial court, Lu Shan, the contemporary head of the Lu family, has even participated in some construction of the imperial court and held important positions in this dynasty, but he usually does not participate much in the affairs of the imperial court. ”

Although Mao Long did not express his attitude towards Qi Wuben, the implication was that he did not look down on Qi Wuben.

Qi Wuben couldn't hear the sarcasm in Mao Long's words, he immediately flicked his sleeves and turned his head unhappily, not that he didn't want to refute, but this Mao Long was not a good-looking character like Yan Shouyi, it was okay to annoy Yan Shouyi, if he annoyed Mao Long, he felt better, this Mao Long was not only a civil servant, but also a master of the rivers and lakes, and his stick skills made him superb.

A middle-aged man who looked like a scribe on the left side spoke: "Every word you say is inseparable from the Liu family, I don't know how much benefit the Nangong family has given you, so that you can work so hard to pave the way for that kid." ”

The middle-aged man didn't open his mouth, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he exposed the purpose of Mao Long and Yan Shouyi, whether it was a ghost town or Doujiabao, one in the name of Liu Wentian, and the other in the name of the Mo family, both of which are inextricably related to the Liu family, needless to say, but anyone who is a little scheming can see the intentions of the two, but ordinary people don't have the courage of middle-aged men.

The middle-aged man's name is Gu Tang, he is a member of the ancient family in the Eastern Imperial City, and he is currently the prime minister of the ancient state of Dongyue, the head of the civil officials of Dongyue, and Huang Dingbang, who went to the frontier to fight the Western Chu army, is the head of the military attaché today, and the two have never dealt with each other. vp

Not only that, Gu Tang's words also pushed Mao Long and Yan Shouyi to the cusp, the reason why Nangong Lie was unhappy was that Nangong Junyi, who was in full swing, was so close to the Nangong family, and now the ministers under him were so close to the Nangong family, which made Nangong Lie's face immediately gloomy.

"Gu Tang, don't spew blood, the old man is just talking about things!" Yan Shouyi immediately pointed his nose and scolded the middle-aged scribe Gu Tang, even if the other party was the prime minister of the dynasty, he was not afraid at all.

"Your Majesty, Mao Long's heart can show the sun and the moon, and he has no two hearts for the court and His Majesty. Mao Long immediately knelt on the ground and pointed to the sky.

Although Nangong Lie's face was gloomy, he had been in the top position for a long time, so he naturally knew how to control his emotions, and the expression on his face only flashed: "Gu Aiqing is serious, and I still know the behavior of Lord Yan and Master Mao." ”

Gu Tang bent down and said respectfully: "Your Majesty Mingjian, Weichen is also excited for a while, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive me." ”

"It doesn't matter, Gu Aiqing is dedicated to the court, which I know very well in my heart. Nangong Lie showed a rare smile to show his attention to Gutang.

Although Gu Tang's words seemed unreliable, they happened to echo Nangong Lie's state of mind at the moment, which invisibly shocked some well-intentioned people in the court, and made some people's charms and spirits nowhere to show.

It is not unreasonable for Nangong Lie to reuse the Gu family, Gu Tang can ascend to the position of the prime minister of a country in the year of his establishment, and his mind is exquisite, which is definitely comparable to ordinary people.

"Yan Aiqing and Mao Aiqing, please stand up and speak, I have always known the loyalty of the two Aiqing. Nangong Lie smiled and nodded, holding it with one hand, motioning for the two to get up.

The two of them were immediately moved and knelt down to thank Longen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the current situation in the ancient country of Dongyue is turbulent, surrounded by small circles, and the country is in ruins. Nangong Lie's voice rolled from the dragon chair.

Everyone on the main hall couldn't help but be impressed by Nangong Lie's ambition, in all fairness, since Nangong Lie served as the lord of Dongyue, the national strength of Dongyue Ancient Kingdom has made great progress, Nangong Lie himself is also an eloquent king, but there are many reasons, resulting in Nangong Lie's talent can not be well displayed, if there are enough platforms and opportunities, Dongyue Ancient Kingdom in the hands of Nangong Lie will never be like now.

"Your Majesty, according to General Huang's urgent secret letter, the Western Chu Empire has already fortified the border between the two countries, and General Yeluxiong of the Western Chu Empire has avoided and not occupied it, and it is completely a passive defensive posture, but to the west of Huangshi Slope, a castle that is both offensive and defensive has risen in a very short period of time, which is not good news for me Dongyue!" a minister said with a frown.

"Yes, the intention of the Western Chu Empire is very obvious, they are going to fight a war of attrition. ”

"The war of attrition is compared to the heritage of the two countries, which my Dongyue is not weaker than him, but now the movement of the ghost city is unknown, although there are spies who have reported that the ghost city has fought several small battles with the army of the Western Chu Empire, but this does not represent the final attitude of the ghost city, once the ghost city and the Western Chu join forces, then my Dongyue will be dangerous. ”

"Lord Ning is right, the attitude of the ghost city is very important, Your Majesty, Weichen suggests that my Dongyue court should ignore the past suspicions, send an envoy to the ghost city, and crown the lord of the ghost city as the king, so that it will be submitted to my Dongyue court. ”

"Lord Wang's plan is very clever, this move can not only cause contradictions within the ghost city, but also successfully subdue the ghost town, and then assist General Huang to repel the Western Chu army in one fell swoop, and I, Dongyue, just took out the title of a foreign surname Wang!" Qi Wuben said with a smile.

"You wait for it to be simple, how can the ghost city be so good, Dongyue and Xichu have not sent a few ghost towns over the years, but what is the result? Isn't the ghost city still towering between the two countries!" Yan Shouyi shook his head and objected.

Nangong Lie didn't express an opinion, he looked at Gu Tang and asked, "What does Gu Aiqing think?"

Gu Tang thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that if Your Majesty is willing to promise the lord of the ghost city to be crowned king, and can make the ghost city autonomous, the Dongyue Imperial Court will provide all kinds of scarce things for the ghost city and open up trade routes, it is not impossible to try." ”

"Weichen disagrees, what are you kidding, sealing the lord of the ghost city as the king with a foreign surname is the biggest bottom line and sincerity of the Dongyue Imperial Court, let the ghost city be autonomous and provide materials and open trade routes, at this time, it must not be. Mao Long waved his hand again and again.

Lord Wang, who proposed to seal the lord of the ghost city, also spoke: "The Prime Minister's proposal is too bold, and Weichen does not agree with it. ”

Lord Ning beside him opened his mouth and said: "Wei Chen thinks that the Prime Minister's proposal is feasible, the key is who will lead this matter? ”

Qi Wuben nodded: "What Lord Ning Tao said is extremely true, and Weichen also agrees with Prime Minister Gu's proposal, the ghost city is located in a remote area, and it is not easy to develop it, if my Dongyue Imperial Court handles it properly, this matter is not impossible." ”

Nangong Lie nodded: "What you Aiqing said makes sense, it's not that I haven't thought about this matter, it's just that this matter looks simple, but it's not easy to implement, I can make the lord of the ghost city the king with a foreign surname, but the ghost city must obey the orders of the Dongyue court, which Aiqing can do this?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Nangong Lie spoke again: "It's not impossible to provide resources for the ghost city and open trade routes, but I need the lord of the ghost city to stand on my Dongyue side, which Aiqing can do this?"

Gu Tang took a step forward and asked instead of answering: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, let's not say that the ghost city is not in my Dongyue's bag now, even if the ghost city is in my Dongyue's bag, do you think the ghost city thousands of miles away will completely obey the orders of the Dongyue court?"

Except for Gu Tang, no one in the entire hall dared to speak to Nangong Lie like this, but no one objected to Gu Tang's words, even if what he said was a bit irreversible, but in the eyes of everyone, he had already become accustomed to it.

"What Gu Aiqing said is extremely true, I wonder if Gu Aiqing has a good way to help me subdue the ghost town?" Nangong Lie didn't think it was wrong, but asked with a smile.

Gu Tang smiled helplessly, and said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, the micro-minister's body is weak and there is nothing he can do!"

"Prime Minister Gu, as far as the old man knows, you went to Chu to bring Liu Qingshan back to the Star Killing Prison, if it weren't for you, those traitors of the Liu family wouldn't be so easy to clean up!" Yan Shouyi said with a smile.

Qi Wuben rarely stood on Yan Shouyi's side: "Well, I have also heard about this, if it wasn't for Prime Minister Gu, I'm afraid that if you want to bring those people from the Liu family back, you will really have to use some means!"

"It is said that the Gu family and the Liu family have an old relationship, and Liu Qingshan trusts Prime Minister Gu very much, if Prime Minister Gu goes to the ghost city, it will be even better. Lord Ning spoke.

Mao Long spoke very approvingly: "The so-called 'Huang Family General Gu Family Minister' is the double star of my Dongyue Ancient Kingdom, and now the Huang Family General Huang Dingbang is fighting the Western Chu Empire in Huangshi Slope, and it is only appropriate for the Gu Prime Minister to send the ghost city to the ghost city." ”

When Nangong Lie heard this, he also quite agreed, and immediately said: "Gu Aiqing, what the Qing family said is exactly what I want, and I think the same, you are the most suitable person to go to the ghost city, as for other aspects, you don't have to worry, I will ask the Wudao Ancestor to follow Gu Aiqing, and I will also send some palace guards to accompany me." ”

Nangong Lie said so, naturally Gu Tang couldn't shirk it, Gu Tang saw that the ghost city had become a foregone conclusion, and wanting to shirk it would cause Nangong Lie's disgust, so he had to grit his teeth and say: "Weichen will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust, and he will definitely include the ghost city into my Dongyue's territory." ”

"That's very good, when Gu Aiqing returns, I will personally celebrate Gu Aiqing!" Nangong Lie said with a smile, he had already drawn up a candidate to envoy to the ghost city in his heart, and the envoy to the ghost city could only be a person who was loyal to him and had good intelligence and martial arts, Gu Tang was undoubtedly the best candidate.

Seeing that Gu Tang agreed to send an envoy to the ghost city, Nangong Lie's heart was settled, the smile on his face was also a lot more, and the big stone on his heart was also a lot lighter, Gu Tang's intelligence and martial arts he appreciated very much, once the ghost city was subdued, then all problems would be solved.