At the border pass, the wolf smoke is everywhere, the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom, Jin Wushu, even the three towns, the army presses the border, and the "Bianjing" government and the opposition are shaken!

Emperor Huizong Zhao Zhao Ji, accepted the repeated invitations of Li Gang, the leader of the "main battle faction" and the left minister, and announced that Zhao Gou, the ninth son of the government garrison in "Jinling", the "Jiangnan Wudao Festival Envoy" and "King Kang", urgently entered Beijing and presided over the "anti-Jin" plan!

With the official family's will out of Beijing, the entire "Beijing Division" was shaken and boiled!

The first to react was Li Gang, the "main battle faction" boss of the integration of the government and the people, and in the excitement and excitement of many officials and gentlemen and the people, Li Zuo was eager to send his eldest son Li Yizhi to invite Mr. Leng Beicheng, the "king of killers" in the world, to personally greet the "King of Kang" Zhao Gou on the "Five Elements Mountain"!

Compared with the "Kangwang Party" who are gearing up, eager to try, rejoicing, running to tell each other, and celebrating with the whole world, the "princelings" of the "Lord and Harmony faction" are like sitting on pins and needles and cannot get up all day long.

The first one who couldn't sit still was the "Prince of the East Palace" Zhao Huan.

Over the years, the crown prince throne of Prince Huan has not been very stable, and it is not peaceful.

His father, Emperor Huizong, was a versatile, prolific and merry emperor, who gave birth to more than 30 royal brothers for the crown prince.

Among these royal palaces, the most belongs to the "Nine Kings" Zhao Gou, the most outstanding and excellent, he is smart and knowledgeable, never forgetful, can read and recite more than 1,000 words of books every day, is well-read and memorized, and is both civil and military, his arm strength is extremely strong, can pull more than 200 catties of hard bow, and Zuo Xiang's "Death Battalion" first fierce general Yue Fei, can also pull a strong bow of 300 catties.

In his early years, there was a scholar "Mr. Pants" Dou to ward off evil spirits all over the princes of Huizong, and privately called "the nine kings of the dragon and the tiger, and the face of the emperor of Cheng!"

Regarding this rumor, Prince Huan has always been in his throat and lingering.

Until the ninth brother Zhao Goujin was awarded the title of "King Kang", awarded the "Jiangnan Five Sections Envoy", and held the military power of the Tiger Fu, the prince Huan regarded this ninth brother more and more as a thorn in the eye, a thorn in the flesh, and a stumbling block!

However, King Kang's court was assisted by a group of Fangzheng ministers such as Li Gang and Long Aogu, and there were a number of loyal and brave generals such as Zong Ze and Han Shizhong in the army, and the important ministers such as Bu Qingyi and Zhu Mian, on whom Prince Huan himself depended, either retired or lost power.

Now, once King Kang enters Beijing and presides over the overall situation of the military and government, the hundred officials and the "forbidden army" are all in the hands of this young and promising and enterprising "Nine Kings", in addition, Li Gang, Zong Ze and other military and political bigwigs, with the momentum of "resisting gold and protecting the country", build momentum inside and outside, love the hearts of the people for the main people, Kyushu is obedient, the world is in the heart, Zhao Huan, the "prince throne", it is impossible to move it if you don't want to!

Don't let Lao Jiu enter Beijing!

We must not let Kang Wanggou enter Beijing alive!

Never!

Prince Huan immediately summoned his two confidants in the court and the opposition, Wang Huang, the "chief eunuch of the ceremony", and Chen Yuan, the owner of the "Tsing Yi Building", to discuss secretly -

——Sniping King Kang in the "Five Elements Mountain"!

The eldest prince of Wang was the chief of the prince's "prince's mansion" and one of the "four eunuchs" of the dynasty, and he was quite powerful; the owner of the Chenyuan Mansion was the adopted son of the "Taifu" Bu Qingyi and the host of the "Qingyi Building", the largest underworld gang in the capital, and was extremely powerful!

There are no longer many "henchmen", and one or two that work, it is enough.

If there are too many so-called "henchmen", then they cannot be called "henchmen".

Wang Hao and Chen Yuan are the "henchmen" of Prince Huan, and they are quite "effective" kinds.

In the mind of Prince Huan, who lacks a major general, he is already Wang Huang and Chen Yuan, comparable to the two major helpers of the "mortal enemy" Lao Jiu: Li Gang and Zong Ze.

Li Gang's name is resourceful and decisive, and his protégés and former officials are all over the court, which is not comparable to Wang Huang's inner courtiers; Zong Ze's veteran generals are highly powerful and hold 100,000 soldiers, and they are naturally not comparable to Chen Yuan's recklessness.

However, there is no one available around Prince Huan, there is no general in Shu, Liao has become a pioneer, and the prince is sick and rushed to the doctor, he has no way at all, and he has completely lost the rules.

In all dynasties, the royal family was overwhelmed and fratricidal, far more cruel and terrible than the stories in the play!

Prince Huan didn't want to be imprisoned, humiliated, or even assassinated and killed by his ninth brother as a "abolished prince", so he had to ask Wang Hao and Chen Yuan for his own protection.

Wang Hao and Chen Yuan, although they are not as famous as famous generals, but they are also the best of the extraordinary people, and the two of them quickly presented their own countermeasures to the lord.

Wang Hao's countermeasure is to invite the prince to enter the palace immediately, show favor to the emperor, express his attitude, fulfill his filial piety, and show his feelings, and use all means to let the old emperor see your advantages, know your aspirations, show your filial piety, and understand your hardships.

Wang Dagong's article seems to be useless, but in fact it is the most difficult and practical, although the knife is soft, but it is better than no knife in the hand.

Compared with the general manager Wang's plan, the martial arts strategy of the chief landlord of Chenyuan is quite simple and direct, that is-

Directly dispatch the killer of "Tsing Yi Building", and halfway do the "Nine Kings" Kangwang Zhao Gou, who is full of ambition and eager to enter Beijing to show his ambitions!

To put it bluntly, Chen Yuan is a martial artist, a young leader of a Jianghu killer organization, compared to Wang Hao's kind of minister who is good at palace drilling camps and officialdom speculation, he prefers to be straightforward and straightforward, simply to kill the thunderbolt method, one kill and never eliminate the troubles, one kill and one hundred!

One article and one martial arts, one soft and one hard, one slow and one urgent, one soft and one rigid, one flat and one absolute, two countermeasures, were placed in front of the crown prince at the same time, so that the crown prince, who had never had any opinions, was embarrassed for a while-

Which one should be adopted?

Although Wang Huang's plan is relatively mild, the effect is too slow and difficult to achieve; Chen Yuan's invitation, although it is immediately effective, is too risky and easy to fail......

What to do?

After thinking about it, Prince Huan turned around in place for eighteen turns, and finally simply came to a "two-pronged approach"!

In the early morning of the same day, the crown prince Huan repeatedly insisted on asking for the face of the saint, although the emperor Zhao Ji hated this son very much, and felt that his qualifications were mediocre and he had few achievements, but because after all, he was his eldest son, the prince of the country, and the prince of Wang Huang, who served his daily life, begged for advice, so the official family still got up at noon, and reluctantly met with the prince Huan in the "imperial study".

In front of his father, the crown prince Huan showed his high spirits, and expressed his strong approval of welcoming "the prince's brother to Beijing to preside over the crisis", and said that the brothers joined forces to "go to the national disaster together and share the worries of the monarch's father", this move was even appreciated by the officials, and praised "the prince is extraordinary, understands the general situation, and takes into account the overall situation", and gave a reward.

Xie En withdrew from the "Imperial Study", Prince Huan did not return to the "East Palace", and went to visit Liang Shicheng, the most powerful "Bingbi Great Eunuch" today, Liang Gonggong was the most trusted and favored internal prisoner in front of his father, both inside and outside the palace, or up and down the court, they were very respectful and afraid of him.

Liang Shicheng served in the "Calligraphy Bureau" at the beginning, and his nature was wise, and he was exposed to it in the "Calligraphy Bureau", and he also studied grammar and poetry.

This public appearance is stupid and humble, looks honest and kind, not like a person who can speak the truth, but in fact he hides treachery, good at observing words and feelings, and dealing with things, and has won the favor of Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji, known as "Hui Huang Xi grammar, a little knowledge of books", and later won the trust of the official family, wrote an edict for the emperor, "all the imperial books and orders are out of his hand", and was able to be listed as a scholar, promoted to the "Jinzhou" observation envoy, "Xingde Army" to stay behind, and promoted to the Kaifu Yi with the three divisions, Shaobao, and the official to the inspection school captain, when called "hidden phase".

Liang Shicheng holds the imperial pen, authoritarian and vicious, arbitrary, servant and handle, accepts bribes, and dares to fly in front of the Son of Heaven, the eunuch Wang Huang respects Liang Shicheng like a son and respects his father, calling him "Mr. Enfu", even the arrogant minister Cai Jing and his son, do not dare to snub Liang Jian at all, which can be seen to cover the sky and be arrogant.

Therefore, the crown prince Huan humbly asked the Duke of Liang for advice, and said: "Li Xiangju King Kang entered Beijing to take charge of the government, and when he heard that Cai was relatively angry;

"Our old man, how can you have any opinions!?" Liang Shicheng shook his head and said: "However, not long after Cai Xiang was reinstated, it is inevitable to win the ambition of all gangs and factions inside and outside the palace, Li Xiang invited Prince Kang, Cai Xiang was naturally a little unhappy!"

In the four seasons of the year, the servants of the "East Palace" of the chief teacher sent gold, silver and jewelry to Liang Shicheng's mansion, no less than 10,000 dollars, but he did not mention a word in front of Liang Shicheng, and he asked for advice with a very humble expression and a very respectful expression: "King Kang entered Beijing, presided over the military and political affairs, and Liang Da was in charge, what do you think about this?"

"Our family is just a slave grinding and paving paper around the emperor, how can there be any high insight?" Liang Shicheng said with a smile: "However, Li Xiang took advantage of the current situation of 'Jin Ren Pressing' to force Cai Xiang, which is indeed clever, but Prince Kang is young and vigorous, I am afraid that he has been provoked by some 'people with a heart', and has made a branch that hurts the country's discipline and hurts the feelings of brothers. Jointly lead the military and civilian affairs of the capital, the two princes control each other, the crown prince is transcendent, and the effect of the benevolent monarch and the holy lord is reaped, how about it?"

Prince Huan Mao suddenly smiled, thanked him again and again, and ordered the servants of the "East Palace" to send antique jade, Jiao'e beauties and other gifts to Liang Dagong, to express his gratitude, anyway, the treasure and beauty are taken from the people, used for themselves, generous to others, more to give, no need to be stingy.

After the prince Huan led the departure of Wang Huang, there were distinguished guests who visited, not others, but it was "October is like a song, turning clouds and rain" and "Xiaoliang Wang" Chai Ruge.

Liang Shicheng smiled and made amends, saying that he could not meet from afar, and on the other hand, he said that Li Gang and Cai Jing were fighting with each other on the left and right, implicating the competition between the "prince" Zhao Huan and the "King Kang" Zhao Gou.

Chai Xiao Wang Ye listened carefully, and after listening to it, he asked with a smile: "According to Liang Gong's point of view, has the situation of 'Jingshi' changed from 'secret fighting' to 'open fighting'?"

Liang Shicheng smiled and said: "Regardless of the 'secret fight' or the 'open dispute', the current situation is beneficial and harmless to you and Gonggong Tong, and there is a lot to be done." Now it is just a 'wind full building' before the 'mountain rain future', and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be long before big variables will brew. ”

Chai Ruge poured himself a shallow sip of wine, and said cautiously: "The day before yesterday, the evil gangsters of the 'Blue Dragon Society' assassinated many cadres of the 'Power Gang', Cai Xiang suffered a lot of losses, and even the Eastern Overlord was compensated, and it is estimated that he will not be able to recover his vitality for a while and a half. ”

"The impact on Cai's father and son will not be too great," Liang Shicheng ate a lychee, drank a sip of wine, and ate a sweet date, before he said slowly: "However, Lord Cai and Lord Xiao Cai have long been inseparable, not necessarily as expected, as seen by father and son, Cai You is not an idle person, he is good at observing the shape and color, seeing the wind and making the tuo, longer than hiding the front, strain with the times, Cai Xiang is an old fox who is about to become a fine, knowing the son is better than the father, for his son to him' Filial piety', he knows better than anyone else.

As the saying goes, 'day and night defense, house thieves are difficult to prevent', Cai Xiang's most important and most difficult to prevent at the moment is not 'Qinglong Boss', nor Li Xiang, but should be the eldest son Cai You Cai Ju'an, who is always eyeing him and has full wings——"

When Prince Xiaochai heard this, he drank with a smile and said, "In this way, Cai Xiang is worried about internal and external troubles, and he can only be powerless to return to the sky for Li Xiang's counterattack?"

Liang Shicheng smiled, swallowed another grape, took another sip of wine, and said: "Even if Cai Xiangli can't catch it and sit and watch the success or failure, the little master of the 'East Palace' will not sit still, wait for the dream to die, don't forget, his mentor Mr. Bu is gone, but he will leave him a Chenyuan!"

Chai Ruge seemed to have concerns, and asked with a smile: "Does Chen Cripple really dare to risk the world's disapproval and make a move against King Kang, who is popular with the people and the army?"

"What's the matter? Anyway, the bigger the movement that Chen Yuan makes this time, the more chaotic the situation in the court will be; the more chaotic the situation in the court, the more beneficial it will be for the little prince Chai to unify the martial arts and take care of everything; in fact, Chen Cripple is helping the little prince, he messes with him, you can just watch the tiger fight across the mountain, at most, from time to time send a cold arrow and put a big fire!" Liang Shicheng smiled and said:

"Chen Yuan is no longer the blue-headed boy of the year, now he has the prince to support him, naturally he is not a good man and a woman, don't look at him in front of us magnates, on the surface he is only willing and has no opinions, in fact, he has always had his own strength, and now that the monarch is in trouble, how can he stand by?"

Chai Ruge had the insight to peel a golden orange for the Duke of Liang, and asked: "Even if the Lord of Chenyuan has a heart, I'm afraid that he is powerless to kill thieves, right?" After an internal struggle between him and the second son Chu Yu before, elite masters such as Luo Baihu, Ouyang Gong, Liang Fa, Qi Qi, Shu Shu, etc., all lost (see the volume of "Linglong Bone"), Xiao Wang really can't think of any other generals available in today's 'Tsing Yi Building'?"

Liang Shicheng chewed the kumquat, his eyes narrowed like a horizontal needle, and said incomprehensibly: "At least there is one more person." ”

Chai Ruge immediately asked, "Who is it?"

Liang Shicheng wiped the scum from his mouth with a handkerchief and said, "One person is equivalent to twenty-four masters." ”

"'Mr. Twenty-Four' Buber!" Chai Ruge sighed and said, "Xiao Wang has forgotten that madman......"

............

"Tencent Hall", the night is deep, the lights are bright, shining like day, and people are not stopping.

Zuo Xiang Li Gang's hearty laughter came out from afar through the window lattice, and it seemed that Li Xiang's mood tonight was exceptionally good.

Listening to the three or five civil officials sitting around, the left minister Li Gang laughed "haha" and said: "This time, thanks to the joint efforts of all my colleagues, the matter of promoting King Kang's entry into Beijing, now the situation is just right, it is the time when my generation is working hard to serve the country, colleagues, you must not be full of ambition and slack, but also need to work hard, unite and forge ahead, assist King Kang, and achieve great things!"

A middle-aged white-faced, well-behaved, dignified and dignified four-grade civil official next to him said solemnly: "The master of the 'Dongbian' has been in very close contact with the 'Tsing Yi Building' recently, and we've gotten reliable news from the 'Kaifeng Mansion' that Chen Yuan, the owner of the 'Tsing Yi Building', has mobilized the No. 1 master under his command, Mr. Twenty-Four' Buber, with a group of first-class killers, out of the 'Beijing Division' overnight, and entered the 'Five Elements Mountain', and his deeds are quite suspicious!"

On the opposite side, a thin, bony, elegant and godlike Sanpin Yushi put down the teacup in his hand and asked, "Master Pan, do you know who Bubo has brought out of Beijing?"

His brother, the former chief catcher of the "Six Doors" "Immortal Dragon" Long Bushi, was corrected for treason and collaboration with the enemy, and did not have much impact on the status of this upright "iron courage imperial history". (See Wolf Skin Scroll and Liyue Volume.)

The person asked, although the official position is low, is indeed a great name, this person is a descendant of the great traitor Pan Mei of the previous dynasty, the official worships the "Kaifeng Mansion" Mansion Yin, surnamed Pan Mingfeng, this person and his ancestors, very different, in office, honest and promising, good reputation, outstanding political achievements, is one of the middle and low-level officials that Li Gang of the left side attaches more importance to. (See Chapter 29 of The Exquisite Bones)