The situation in Beijing changed suddenly almost within a day.
After receiving the order, the neatly lined-up soldiers and horses of the Imperial Palace Division went straight to the Cheng Mansion's residence inside and outside the city, and those from the Imperial City Division also started to act.
After sitting on the throne for eighteen years, how could Emperor Tianqi not have his own means?
Apart from anything else, at least he still has absolute control over the capital. The three imperial armies, namely the Palace Division, the Infantry Division, and the Horse Division, are still in the hands of Emperor Tianqi.
In the Hanlin Academy, Chen Ping was no longer interested in observing politics. He sat on a chair in the main hall, getting up from time to time and pacing and thinking. No one around his colleagues dared to criticize him. After all, everyone knew that the new Chen Xiuzhan was doing something in the court.
What happened?
On the surface, this is just to capture smugglers. However, if these smugglers can develop to the point where they are all over the world, how can there be no driving force behind it?
Moreover, why is this the right time to catch the thief? Didn’t the court notice it before?
Anyone who can be an official in the Hanlin Academy is not a smart person. You don’t need to think too much to understand the meaning here.
"Chen Xiu of Hanlin Academy, Mr. Chen, can you be in front of the palace? The commanding officer invites Mr. Chen to come over and identify the leader of the thieves!"
In front of the yamen of the Hanlin Academy, a group of officers and soldiers came quickly. One of them, the junior high school student, strode forward and held his hands in greeting.
Chen Ping got up after hearing the sound, stayed in the Yamen and replied seriously: "I am Chen Ping, the editor of the Hanlin Academy. Please tell the commander that it is inconvenient for me to go."
Even though the other party showed the sign of Dianqiansi, Chen Ping did not dare to follow easily.
If the King of Chu was still interested in recruiting him and would not attack him before, then this possibility has disappeared now.
From today on, his safety will no longer be guaranteed. If he doesn't act cautiously, he may be killed one day.
Seeing Chen Ping rejecting him, the principal frowned for a moment. After saying a few words, Chen Ping still insisted not to go, so he went back to resume his duties. Chen Ping looked at the backs of the soldiers and horses leaving the palace, and glanced around the Yamen.
Surrounding streets.
He didn't see where Luo Li was, but Chen Ping could feel that Luo Li was watching around.
After calming down, Chen Ping turned around and sat down in the lobby again, quietly waiting for the situation to change.
Outside the Hanlin Academy, on the second floor of a restaurant.
"Lord Oshi, the brothers found a good man in Yuquan Building across the street. They were discovered before they even got close, but the man didn't seem to have done anything..."
"Is there only one person?"
"Only one person!"
"Well, don't act rashly. If I guess correctly, it should be the master of martial arts next to Chen Xiuzhan."
At the wine table, a middle-aged man dressed in ordinary clothes and looking like an ordinary person ordered so. After Fanzi stepped back after receiving the order, the man picked up the wine glass by himself, and the wine stopped at the edge of his mouth.
"Brother Luo, aren't you willing to accept it?"
"Yes, no one will be willing to accept it. The defense line of the border army is our hard work for many years. How can we not cut it back after being stabbed..."
He murmured to himself, looking at a place across the street with complicated eyes.
When the capital was covered with dark clouds and rain was about to come, twenty miles north of the capital, there was a military camp.
"I heard that you are Chen Ping's teacher. It's rare to abandon literature and pursue martial arts."
Inside the tent, Li Feng sat on the baggage and listened to these words, and chuckled: "I didn't teach him anything. It's Chen Ping's own efforts that got him to where he is now."
The man in the shadow came out after hearing the words and stood in front of Li Feng.
"I want to know what Chang Deyuan's position is now."
Li Feng suddenly raised his head and looked at the man. He looked at this legendary figure in the military world and the proud son of the Nangong family.
"You are from the Nangong family, so you should know General Chang's position better than me, right?"
Li Feng asked back, but these words seemed to touch the opponent's back, and he heard a loud shout.
"I've said it before, I'm not from the Nangong family! I was before, but not anymore!"
The voice was full of anger, which shocked Li Feng. He swallowed, feeling the fierce and murderous aura that was threatening him, and said calmly.
"Nangong Ming, you can't change the fact that your surname is Nangong. If you don't want the Nangong family to decline, it's best to go back and take over the old general's burden. While the old general is now..."
The person he was talking to was surprisingly Nangong Ming, who helped Chen Ping train the Jiulongtang men in Qianzhou, and then went to Lingzhou to protect Chen Ping with Luo Li!
Nangong Ming's expression at this moment is far different from his usual indifference. His face is full of perverse anger, which is intimidating.
Li Feng remained unmoved. After finishing his words, he took a deep look at Nangong Ming and stood up and walked outside.
"If you are really worried about whether General Chang is an enemy or a friend, why not return to the army and have an open and honest fight."
"At least it's much better than you are now hiding around and refusing to show up. It won't disgrace the lintel of your Nangong family."
Nangong Ming stared sharply at Li Feng's back, the hesitation in his eyes clearly visible.
Li Feng paused as he walked out of the tent. He thought that by abandoning civil service and joining the military, he would be able to avoid those disgusting hypocritical politenesses, but who would have thought that he would not be able to escape in the military.
If Chang Deyuan hadn't attached great importance to supporting him, how could he, a teacher by profession, be able to reach the rank of guerrilla general?
Therefore, Li Feng strongly resisted Nangong Ming's suspicion of Chang Deyuan's behavior. Over the years in the military, he had naturally heard rumors about Nangong Ming.
Born in a family of generals, he practiced martial arts diligently since he was a child. He became proficient in bows and horses and was incomparable with swords and guns. The Northern Army of more than 100,000 people was invincible.
At the age of sixteen, he joined the army and killed enemies. When he was twenty years old, he killed hundreds of barbarians with his bare hands. He won more than twenty battles, big and small, and was promoted to a martial arts master and a general.
With such a life experience and such ability, if it weren't for the changes that happened later, the current general would probably be Nangong Ming's.
It's a pity...
Li Feng thought about this and looked back at the tent, which was still motionless.
How Nangong Ming chooses is his business, and he, Li Feng, will never watch Chen Ping fight alone. If there is a day when he is really needed, what should he be afraid of?
"Chen Ping, it seems that my original choice was right."
"Who would have thought that you, a farmer from Qianzhou, would become the biggest change today?"
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In the Hanlin Academy, Chen Ping drank a cup of tea. There were very few pedestrians on the street and it seemed much deserted.
After the morning session today, although martial law was not declared in the capital, it became extremely tense. Officers and soldiers from various government offices were dispatched to arrest thieves and gang members inside and outside the city. The commotion was not small.
"What are the prefecture-level bosses thinking now? Do they hate me, Chen Ping? Haha."
Chen Ping thought in his mind that the tea in the cup was bitter and then tasted sweet, just like the situation in the capital, which was developing in a bright and good direction.
With the help of Cheng Yuanjian, the self-destructing truck, the originally well-prepared plan was implemented more smoothly. In just one day, the troops from the Palace Front Division and the Imperial City Division arrested many people and returned.
The actual harvest should be more satisfying than this, but Chen Ping still doesn’t know.
As a chess piece of the emperor, he has finished his work, and the situation in the next period of time will naturally be a competition between the emperor and the king of Chu.
He may or may not be able to use him, but Chen Ping has always had a doubt in his heart.
Your Majesty, how long can he last?
I asked the editor and he said that the current results would not be recommended.