Zhang Daoqi hurriedly knelt down and said, "The prince is angry, it is Dodge's lax management of the army, and he collided with the prince, please treat Dodge's crimes." ”

Chen Mingshun was taken aback, only then did he know that it was the son of the prince who had just insulted, and his frightened soul was not possessed. This is a great disrespectful felony, and it is not an exaggeration to cut off his head, so he hurriedly knelt down. kowtowed vigorously and said, "The prince atones for his sins, the villain is delirious and talks nonsense, please punish the prince."

What was supposed to be a very simple thing turned out to be so complicated. Taiwei Sima Xuan hated itchy, he really wanted to slap Zhang Daoqi twice, what kind of soldiers are here, he can't see the height of his eyebrows at all, it's just a fight and a brawl It's easy to solve, but now that he has insulted the prince, even he can't interfere, so he can only watch from the sidelines.

King Huai's eyes widened and he said, "Lord Zhang, do you think I won't dare to punish you?"

Zhang Daoqi kowtowed again and said, "The prince is angry, Dodge is indeed guilty and deserves death, please punish the prince."

Huaiwang Li Zhaorun felt very embarrassed, Zhang Daoqi was the envoy of one party, although the management of the army was not strict, even if he committed the following crimes, even if he was dealt with, he had no right, at most he could be punished with a cane to show his authority. But it doesn't solve the problem in essence. But for Chen Mingshun, he can make a big fuss and is waiting to speak. Father-in-law Tian suddenly interrupted him.

Tian Gong said fairly, "Our family has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not."

Gonggong Tian is a popular person around Tang Xizong, although his official position is not high, but his status is very high, if he speaks, he must be very important.

Xie Tong thought of his reluctant face, and a wave of nausea appeared in his heart.

Li Zhaorun smiled and said, "Father-in-law, please speak!"

Tian Gonggong said slowly, "Zhang Daoqi is not strict in governing the army, put his subordinates in chaos, according to my Tang Dynasty law, he will be demoted to half a post and fined for one year, Chen Mingshun will be punished with forty rods, stripped of his official position, and expelled from the army, but considering that the war is imminent, and Chen Mingshun is extremely brave, he is allowed to stay in the army, how about making meritorious contributions with crimes, and please ask Wang Ye Haihan."

Tian's father-in-law's words were seamless, and he acted in full accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, although he knew that he intended to favor the two, but everyone was really helpless.

Li Zhaorun said with a smile, "Even if my father-in-law says please, just follow my father-in-law's wishes!"

Zhang Daoqi kowtowed again and said, "Thank you to the prince, thank you father-in-law, Dodge is very grateful, and he will fight bravely on the battlefield in the future to serve the prince and father-in-law."

Chen Mingshun also kowtowed, and his forehead was already bruised. He picked up a life, and it was fortunate that he was punished with forty rods.

Taiwei Sima Xuan said: "Tomorrow morning, the old man will report this matter to the saint, and the officials will deduct Lord Zhang for one year to set an example." ”

Chen Mingshun's cane was carried out in the palace, Li Xiao had already ordered to go down, he must be beaten hard, and with the master's order, the guards were all gearing up. Chen Mingshun scolded him with this cane, his skin had already opened and his blood flowed, but he was also a tough guy, he always gritted his teeth and persevered, without shouting, and there was a cold air behind Xie Tong and the others who were watching.

Taiwei and Tian Gonggong and others left the palace after the cane was over, and no matter how King Huai retained, he did not stay after all.

The luncheon was so noisy that it finally turned into a dinner party.

The interest of everyone was not high, and King Huai took a sip of wine and lamented, "I hope this matter is not the fuse." ”

Wang Daoxun also drank all the wine in the cup, and said, "I'm afraid that's the case, and I hope the prince will prepare early." ”

The two of them each said something inexplicable, and everyone listened ambiguously, but Xie Tong seemed to feel a little strange.

The dinner broke up.

Everyone rested in the palace, and this time Li Jun did not arrange for Xie Tong and Wang Wanru to live in the same room, but separated.

As soon as Xie Tong was about to walk into the room, he was called by Wang Daoxun.

Also called was Yi Daring.

The three of them sat in Wang Daoxun's bedroom, and Xie Tong didn't call anyone, he personally poured tea for the two, and then sat at the table.

The room was surprisingly quiet, Xie Tong glanced at Wang Daoxun, and said helplessly, "Lord Wang."

Wang Daoxun stretched out his hand to interrupt his words, and said, "You don't need to explain, I know this girl Wanru, and I am still very relieved to enter Beijing with you."

Xie Tong said in his heart that it was the best, and it saved a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Wang Daoxun smiled and said, "It's okay to let this girl Wanru come out with you to see the world, after all, she will be your person sooner or later."

Daring Do laughed.

Xie Tong said, "My lord laughed, since I didn't think about Miss Wanru, why should my lord come to Beijing in a hurry!"

Wang Daoxun looked at Xie Tong, then at Yi Wuxing, and said, "Does Wuxing know?"

Yi Wudaunt shook his head and said, "Dauntless doesn't know!

Wang Daoxun asked, "Xie Xian's nephew has been in the capital for so long, hasn't he noticed anything unusual?"

Xie Tong smiled, "Xie Tong doesn't know, please say it!"

Wang Daoxun said with a smile: "There is about to be a big mess in the capital, otherwise how could I come in a hurry." ”

Yi Wudauntless was surprised, "What the hell happened!"

Wang Daoxun put away his smile and said, "Now that the Yellow Nest is declining, the Holy Lord's troops are about to be dispatched, and the envoys of all the princes have entered Beijing to participate in the meeting on the fourth day of the second lunar month. ”

Xie Tong said, "This matter has been mentioned before, is there anything unusual?"

Wang Daoxun said again, "I received news that a total of eleven Jiedu envoys who entered Beijing are all local important ministers with heavy troops, but they are divided into different factions, and the purpose of their entry into Beijing is not only to participate in the division conference, but also to make new plans for the future of the Tang Empire. In the end, it was for a new coup d'état. ”

Xie Tong was shocked: "How can you say this!"

Wang Daoxun explained, "Now that the Tang Dynasty is in decline, the power is gradually dispersed, and the military power is gradually dispersed to the hands of the festival envoys in various places, and today's saints are deceived by traitors, have no interest in state affairs, and are not very enthusiastic about power, so that the power is sidelined, and it is difficult to concentrate power." The ambitions of the scholars led by the Sima clan were gradually exposed, and in the name of crusading against the Yellow Nest, they would try their best to control the military power in their own hands, and when the Yellow Nest was exterminated, no one in the world could compete with it. At that time, whether to abolish the emperor or establish a new dynasty is their will. The old man came to Beijing this time to stop this. ”

Xie Tong suddenly thought of the fact that at the lantern dinner, Sima Xuan, Tian Gonggong and others forced Song Wenyuan to hand over the Song family's army, and it seemed that this matter was by no means groundless. What puzzled him was what role King Huai played in it, and he hurriedly asked, "Just now, Lord Wang mentioned several major forces, is it possible that everyone allows the Sima clan to become bigger?"

Wang Daoxun said, "Of course not, now the military horses are roughly divided into several factions, the first faction is like the Song Valve, which is a faction of its own and is in a neutral state." The second faction is like me, loyal to the Tang Empire, loyal to today's saints, and the third faction is the most powerful faction, the valve aristocracy, the valve aristocracy has existed for hundreds of years, which is equivalent to seeing the opportunity to soar and flourish and the world, they vow to revive the glory of the clan, to go back to history, and return to the decadent society where there is no cold door for commodities and no clan for inferior products."

When Xie Tong heard this, his whole body was full of enthusiasm, since he stepped into the rivers and lakes, he didn't want to complete the great task of the master all the time, but he never knew how to start, and he didn't expect that in this inadvertent way, the first confrontation with the clan valve began. He hurriedly asked, "My lord, is the situation clear now, do we have allies?"

Wang Daoxun had long been aware of the affairs of Xie Tong's master, and knew that in the struggle with the clan valve, Xie Tong would be an extremely sharp sword. He didn't hide it in the slightest and said, "Now it's unclear, many Jiedu envoys are in a wait-and-see state, and only a few of them have expressed their mentality, such as Zhang Daoqi, the envoy of Yong'an Jiedu, who has clearly taken refuge in the faction of the Shi clan's valve, and there are very few of our allies, and there is nothing else except for Huaiwang Li Zhaorun." ”

Xie Tong thought of Li Zhaorun's round belly, fat head and big ears, and he was actually the core of the royalists, which was very interesting. After all, he is the younger brother of the current saint and a member of the royal family, and he can't watch the Tang Dynasty fall into the hands of others. Immediately, I thought of Master Xuanfeng, who was indeed far-sighted and wise, and foresaw the rise of the clan valve early, so he arranged for him to go down the mountain to deal with this matter. Thinking of this, Xie Tong asked, "Could it be that the fuse that the prince said is this?"

Wang Daoxun nodded approvingly and said, "Yes, I actually followed the old man's train of thought." Now the enemy is strong, we have to avoid its edge, today's matter is already very sinister, Sima Xuan and Tian Gonggong came to the palace together, it is clear that it is a move to ask the teacher to ask for guilt, if it is not for you and like to improvise, it will be difficult for the prince to step down. But this incident will also sound a wake-up call to the other party, that is, we must be quickly resolved, get rid of us as soon as possible, and make an example of the chickens and monkeys, so that the other knots have to cling to the past."

Xie Tong shook his head and said, "In this way, didn't Gonggong Tian take refuge in the Sima family."

Yi Wuxing didn't speak for a long time, he kept listening to the conversation between the two, and said, "It should be so!"

Xie Tong said again: "In this way, Song Wenyuan's Sichuan army has become the key to the overall situation!"

Wang Daoxun showed a long-lost smile and said, "The son can be taught."

Yi Wudaunt was confused and said, "How can you say this!"

Wang Daoxun glanced at Xie Tong and motioned for him to speak.

Xie Tong took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said, "Although the strength of the clan faction is stronger than the royalist faction now, it still does not dare to act rashly and risk the disapproval of the world. In such a situation, the ownership of the Sichuan army will become a key factor in the two major forces, and with the support of the Sichuan army, there will be a one-sided situation. Other knots will also cling to it."

Wang Daoxun added: "At present, the marshal of the Southern Expedition will become a hot position, and those who seek this position are none other than Taiwei Sima Xuan and Huaiwang Li Zhaorun, and the others are not yet qualified, if they can support Huaiwang to become the marshal of the Southern Expedition, then the great thing can be accomplished! At this point, his eyes burst into light like never before, as if he was looking forward to this beautiful moment.

Xie Tong followed Wang Daoxun's train of thought little by little, and he could imagine the beautiful picture of the people in the poor family, although it was far away, but it was just around the corner. This is his first confrontation with the valve on behalf of the people of the poor family, and it is also a confrontation that cannot be lost. If you win, you will be able to take on the great task of the master, and if you lose, the world may return to the overlord form of the clan valve during the Three Kingdoms and the Two Jin Dynasty.

Xie Tong froze and said, "In this way, this remaining half a month will determine the ownership of the world for decades or even hundreds of years in the future, my mother, I am excited to think about it."

Yi Wudaunt glanced at him and said, "My lord, since this matter is so important, we shouldn't sit idly by!

Wang Daoxun said, "Before you come back, the prince has already discussed this matter with me, this is a confidential matter, and it must not be passed on, including Wanru."

"Yes," both replied at the same time.

Wang Daoxun said, "Things have not yet developed to an extremely bad situation, although the Sima clan has been planning for a long time, but after all, the world is the world of the saints, and they dare not blatantly seize power, we still have a great chance to maneuver." He paused and took a gentle sip of tea. continued, "At present, Tian Gonggong has already defected to their camp, as well as Zhang Daoqi, the envoy of the Yong'an Festival, most of the other Jiedu envoys are in a wait-and-see state, and there are also unaware or neutral Jiedu envoys, what we have to do is to win this part of the people to our side in the name of the saint. The second is to strive for Song Wenyuan's joining, the Song family army has been in Sichuan and Shu for many years, and its strength is strong. The third is to beware of the other party's conspiracy and tricks, today's Chen Mingshun incident has become a fuse, the clan side will not give up, the open and secret struggle between the enemy and us will become more and more intense, including you, you must be careful of the other party's endless means and conspiracies, Sima Xuan is a very deep city, and he is very wise, everything must be done carefully. ”

Xie Tong suddenly said, "My lord, how about leaving Song Wenyuan's matter to me, Xie had a tacit understanding with him when he was in Chengdu, and I believe that he will understand the matter and focus on the overall situation."

Wang Daoxun stared at Xie Tong for a long time, and said, "It's okay, but don't take your feelings too seriously, this matter is not trivial, Song Wenyuan does not represent himself, but represents the rise and fall of the entire Song family, this matter is by no means child's play, at least it will be discredited, and at worst the family will be ruined, don't think that you can impress him with feelings alone, and at the same time be careful to startle the snake."

Xie Tong said, "Please rest assured, Xie Tong will never be emotional, and this matter will be successfully completed."

Wang Daoxun said: "That's good!"

Yi Fearless said, "My lord, is there any task that Fearless needs to do?"

Wang Daoxun smiled and said, "Why can't you sit still without fear? Your task is relatively more difficult, that is, to recuperate and recuperate, so as to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of various opportunities to carry out sneak attacks and sabotage, and to deal with the military aspect with all your might."

Yi Fearless said happily, "Obey the orders of the Lord, and Fearless will do your best."

Wang Daoxun stood up, walked around the table slowly, and said, "The old man has dealt with the Turks all his life, and he thought that he would end this life so inactively, but he didn't expect that he would be able to witness the great changes in the world in his later years, and it can be regarded as doing his part for the poor people, so go ahead! From tomorrow, Chang'an City will become the focus of the world's attention."

Xie Tong looked at Wang Daoxun in disbelief, he had always thought that Wang Daoxun was just a general, a warrior who fought bravely on the battlefield, but he didn't expect that he would burst out with amazing charm on the political stage, and the formulation of this plan was so subtle that he admired it.

Xie Tong and the others slowly left Lord Wang's bedroom, Xie Tong knew that when he walked out of this door, he would truly step into the thunderous road of challenging the clan valve, but he also knew that no matter whether the future was bright or dark, whether it was success or failure, whether it was the beginning or the end, he was worth it, although many heroes in ancient and modern times fell on this great road, he would never back down.

In the night sky, the bright moon rises, sprinkling a piece of brilliance, the entire southern city of Chang'an is brightly lit, but the two northeastern cities illuminated by the moonlight appear more cordial and soft.