In the palace, Daji saw that the two sisters did not return overnight, and she was not happy, so she thought that the two were greedy, and they were full of food and found a place to sleep. But after a few more days, she didn't see the two of them returning, she was uneasy, and at night while the king was asleep, she secretly went out of the palace and went straight to the palace under construction in the west of the city.

Caught a craftsman, and when I asked, I learned that the two younger sisters were arrested by Chen Qi and killed by Deng Jiugong, and their bodies were thrown into the wilderness, and they were already taken away by wild dogs.

Daji was so angry that one Buddha ascended to heaven, and two Buddhas were born, and secretly hated Deng Jiugong in her heart. Although she was angry, she did not lose her mind, Deng Jiugong can defeat Jiang Ziya, a strange person who is proficient in magic, and the magic power in her hand must not be weak, she rashly went to seek revenge, only afraid of death and no life. The only thing that can be relied on is the imperial power to avenge the two sisters.

As a thousand-year-old fox, Daji is very forbearing, when she first entered the palace, she was embarrassed by Jiang Niangniang, she swallowed her anger, and found an opportunity to bring her down in one fell swoop and became the head of the harem. A few years ago, Huang Feihu burned her children and grandchildren clean, and she couldn't bear it until she passed the Jia family's incident to deal with Huang Feihu.

Now Deng Jiugong is like a pillar of the court, and he funded the construction of the palace, and he is very favored in front of the Son of Heaven.

Daji racked her brains, thinking about how to get rid of Deng Jiugong.

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Only a few days after returning to the court, the king suddenly recruited hundreds of civil and military officials into the palace and prepared to ascend to the court.

As long as the dynasty is promoted, something big will happen, Deng Jiugong is well-informed, and learned that it was Jiang Wenhuan, the marquis of Dongbo, who captured the Wandering Soul Pass, and the momentum was huge. This incident came to the court, the government and the opposition were turbulent, and the king reluctantly left the gentle township.

In the Nine Palaces, it may be that after taking the health pill, the complexion of the King of Xuan is much better than in the previous months. Deng Jiugong learned that the medical hall pharmacy he opened was deeply loved by the emperor's relatives and nobles, and hundreds of civil and military officials, and the king would send his servants to purchase it every three days.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that Jiang Wenhuan, a traitor, has won the Wandering Soul Pass, and the soldiers are pointing directly at Meng Jin, arrogant, you have a good plan. ”

As soon as these words came out, most of the officials were silent, and asked them to write an essay against thieves, and they could write loudly and loudly, covering the world, and it could calm the chaos, which was really embarrassing for them.

Zhang Qian came out and said: "King, although Jiang Wenhuan has the courage to be unstoppable, in the eyes of the ministers, he is only a husband, far worse than his father. With his ability, it is impossible to attack the Lower Soul Pass, and I am afraid that there is something strange about this matter. ”

King Su bowed his head and said: "Yes, the ginger thief has rebelled for more than ten years, and he has not been able to conquer Xiongguan, this person's ability, but so." According to what Qing saw, who was the master to help him. ”

Zhang Qian said: "Your Majesty, since the minister was promoted to the prime minister, he has worked day and night on state affairs, exhausted his efforts, and his hard work has paid off. The two of them were embarrassed, and they accepted a lot of Beihai remnants, so they were quite loud, no less than Xiqi, who was in chaos in the front. ”

King Pingling lived in the barbarian land, only a few hundred miles away from the East China Sea, a few years ago, following the Beihai Rebellion, raising the flag to make a rebellion, Wen Taishi led 200,000 soldiers and horses to quell the rebellion, it only took half a year to put it down. However, Wen Taishi used his troops so quickly, but he only severely injured the subordinates of King Pingling, and did not completely eliminate him, and now he is resurrected and is an enemy of the imperial court.

King Xuan muttered: "This King of Pingling is really hateful, it is not easy for me to remember one of his barbarians, I have been sincere to Dashang for many years, and I have made offerings every year, and I regard me as the monarch's father, so I made an exception to crown him as the King of Pingling, and set an example for the barbarians." Who knew that this person was loyal to the outside and traitorous inside, and after becoming the king of Pingling, his ambition was exposed, and he dealt with the court in turn. According to Qing's observation, whoever is sent can quell the rebellion. ”

Zhang Qian said: "Your Majesty, Jiang Wenhuan is menacing, there are more than 400,000 thieves and soldiers, looking at the whole court, only the generalissimo of soldiers and horses can break it." ”

Deng Jiugong's reluctance to talk about state affairs made Zhang Qian quite unhappy, but after a few months, the anger in his heart had long since disappeared. When the war broke out again, the first thing he thought of was Deng Jiugong.

The ministers seconded. ”

The civil and military officials unanimously agreed to send Deng Jiugong to quell the rebellion, joking, if you talk about marching and fighting, the whole country, there is no one who can compare with Deng Jiugong, this person's use of military Taoism is still above Wen Taishuai.

King Xuan was overjoyed, looked at Deng Jiugong, and said, "Deng Qing, are you willing to quell the chaos for the imperial court." ”

Deng Jiu said fairly: "As the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, he is the first of the generals, and now that the country is in trouble, he is naturally the first to stand up." It's just that Jiang Wenhuan has a large number of generals, and there are remnants of Beihai to help, it is difficult to defeat the enemy with ordinary soldiers alone, and it is necessary to use strange people. ”

As soon as Xiqi stopped, the war in the east broke out again, and today's big merchants are really full of disasters and difficulties. In the original book, Jiang Wenhuan still relied on Jin Zha and Mu Zha to win the Wandering Soul Pass, but his arrival also had an impact on Dongzhen.

King Su said: "What Deng Qing said is reasonable, you are the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and you have the right to transfer soldiers and horses to the whole country." Presumably, it is not difficult to choose one or two talents who are proficient in magic, and this matter will be solved by himself. ”

The person who quelled the chaos was confirmed, and the king was determined in his heart, and he would only think about leaving the dynasty as soon as possible and going to have fun with Daji. It is said that the two concubines have something to do when they return to the master's door, and they don't know when they will be able to return to the palace.

Deng Jiu said fairly: "Your Majesty, the minister has not been the generalissimo of soldiers and horses for a long time, and his qualifications are still shallow, and he can't be compared with Wen Dashuai, so he still needs a utensil that represents the symbol of the Son of Heaven, otherwise I am afraid that it will be difficult to mobilize the border generals." ”

Whether it is the general soldier of Wuguan or a master like Kong Xuan, it is difficult to say whether he sells his face or not, but one thing is certain, they will definitely listen to the words of the imperial court, and this is enough.

The king was stunned for a moment, and felt that what Deng Jiugong said was reasonable, so he said: "Edict: order Deng Jiugong to lead an army of 200,000, send Huang Xuan, hold an axe, and drive the expedition on behalf of me, and the border generals will be transferred by Deng Jiugong at will, and if there are any opponents, they will be dealt with with them with full authority." ”

Deng Jiugong was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said: "The minister will be a big thief and thank the emperor." ”

King Xuan smiled and said: "Deng Qing will set off in three days, and I will personally practice it for you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Seeing that Deng Jiugong's holy family was flourishing, the hundred officials were envious in their hearts, and there were only a handful of officials who could make the Son of Heaven personally practice the country for hundreds of years. However, Deng Jiugong's meritorious service is actually a meritorious service to the community, and it is normal to have this honor.

The king glanced at the hundred officials, and was about to retreat from the court, when he saw Zhang Qian coming out of the ranks, he frowned and asked, "What does Zhang Qing have to do?" ”

Zhang Qian said loudly: "Please Your Majesty, the imperial court has been fighting every year, so that the treasury is empty, although it has been cultivated for several months, a batch of grain was collected to the treasury last month, but the quantity is limited, not enough to send 200,000 troops to fight. ”

The king said with a bitter face: "The treasury has no money, Zhang Qing can have a solution." ”

As the Son of Heaven, he never worries about the country's money and food, he is only responsible for squandering. Now Zhang Qian reached out to him to ask for money, where could he get it. Even the money for the construction of the palace was paid by Deng Jiugong.

Zhang Qian sighed: "There are only two ways, one is to borrow grain from Xiqi, and Han Rong of Bishui Pass is responsible for transporting grain for Lord Deng's eastward expedition, and the other is to reduce the number of soldiers of the eastward expedition to 50,000, so that it can be consumed by the army for two months." ”

The king was silent, 50,000 against 400,000, the difference in strength was huge, and he refused without thinking about it, "Borrowing grain from Xiqi, if I remember correctly, when Ji Fa sent someone to send a letter of surrender, he said that he would offer 500,000 stone to the court every year, so he asked him for it under this pretext." ”

Zhang Qian said: "The minister obeys the order. ”

The food matter was solved, and Zhang Qian was relieved.

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