The sound of uniform footsteps echoed through the front palace of the imperial city. Three hundred sergeants walked in slowly and steadily, with flags fluttering in the wind. It was the early spring season in Longdu City, and the midday sun was soft and gentle, shining on everyone.
Her face was as tender as water as a beautiful girl from Northern Yi.
Zhang Xiaowu dismounted and moved forward, with all the soldiers following behind him, including Wei Yuan, who looked embarrassed. He looked at the left and right city walls from time to time, worried that something would be exposed. But his worries were unnecessary. There was nothing strange about the imperial army, and even the recruits were compared with each other.
He still needs to be calm, because the Imperial Guards also believe in their hearts that the Grand Marshal is their leader, not Wei Yuan.
Wei Yuan miscalculated. After Zhang Xiaowu appeared in front of the Imperial Guards, he miscalculated. These young people in Longdu, who had grown up listening to stories about ghost generals, immediately began to loyal to Zhang Xiaowu in their hearts instead of military orders after seeing their idol.
The further Wei Yuan walked, the more frightened and scared he became. He was worried that the killers hiding in secret would lose control like the Imperial Guards, and would even give up their plans after seeing Zhang Xiaowu.
Boring—boring—boring—boring—
Under the protection of the sergeants, Zhang Xiaowu came to the former Central Government Office, now the Eight Ministries Council.
Gu Yong stood in front of the Eight Ministries Council, waiting for him with a smile, then slowly walked down, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Generalissimo."
Zhang Xiaowu returned the courtesy and said: "Your right prime minister."
Gu Yong sighed: "I never thought that the former captain of the Qinglong Military Academy would now become the pillar of the empire. Things in the world are unpredictable, and there is no greater change than this."
Zhang Xiaowu said with a smile: "The pillar of the empire must be the prime minister. I am just a warrior."
Gu Yong said: "Is he a martial artist who is capable of both literary and martial arts?"
Zhang Xiaowu laughed and said: "The Prime Minister's compliment is just a joke."
Gu Yong stretched out his hand, saluted and said: "Please."
However, Zhang Xiaowu stopped and said, "Before I see His Majesty, I have an unkind request? I hope the Prime Minister can help me."
Gu Yong asked: "Generalissimo, what can I ask of you?"
Zhang Xiaowu waved his hand, turned around and said: "The rest of the people retreat ten feet away. I have something to say to the right minister alone." Wang Jing and others looked around and backed away. Gu Yong
Seeing this, the imperial guards around him could only retreat for a long time. "Tap, tap, tap -" As the soldiers moved away, a piece of bluestone was vacated in front of the huge Eight-Ministry Council Pavilion, leaving only the two of them.
Gu Yong frowned? He didn’t know why.
Zhang Xiaowu bowed his head to the end, doing the courtesy of a junior, and said sincerely: "My son-in-law pays homage to my father-in-law."
Gu Yong's heart was full of mixed feelings. To be honest, for this uncle, he was unwilling in his heart. But if it weren't for His Majesty's plan, how could he marry his daughter to him? Now that the eldest daughter has died of illness, the second daughter still remains.
In Youzhou, I am afraid that after today, my second daughter in Youzhou will be killed by Zhang Xiaowu’s men.
Killing for revenge. Thinking of his own daughter? Gu Yong felt severe pain in his heart. He could only pretend to be calm and help Zhang Xiaowu up. He said: "Excuse me, you and I are in the imperial city now? We are the ministers of the emperor."
You as the Generalissimo? I as the Right Chancellor? We will discuss other matters after we retire from the court."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "If you are in Youzhou? You have never suffered."
Gu Yong forced a smile.
Zhang Xiaowu said: "My father-in-law, have you ever been worried? Once I take control of Longdu, you and Li Cunyi will no longer be in power?"
The veins on Gu Yong's forehead trembled, and he said calmly: "You and I are both courtiers. If you have the ability to make the empire better, I am willing to step aside."
Zhang Xiaowu shook his head and said: "You should not condone His Majesty and issue banknotes indiscriminately. Excessive issuance of banknotes will destroy the people. Now, although the puppet Wu and the puppet Zhou destroyed the country and the barbarians fled north, riots continue everywhere and the people continue to resist taxes and war. Right Prime Minister
"Although the world is peaceful, small chaos will never end."
Gu Yong said: "How can any dynasty bring stability to the world?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "If everyone in the world has food in their hands and money in their bags, why worry about the world being uneasy?"
Gu Yong said: "So you are blaming me?"
Zhang Xiaowu shook his head and said, "No." He then sighed and said, "I'm going to die, and I'm making some explanations."
"What?" Gu Yong was shocked.
Zhang Xiaowu snorted and said: "In the past, in order to protect His Majesty on the star-catching platform, I single-handedly killed hundreds of rebels and exhausted my energy and blood. Si Cheng of the Taiyuan Hospital once said, if I don't rest, I will be the best."
I didn't take it seriously at first that he was able to live for ten years. I just thought he was alarmist. Now I can't fall asleep every night.
My old wounds are aching. I asked famous doctors all over the world and learned that the old disease is irreversible. If I want to cure this disease, I have to give up everything. Therefore, I want to resign from the post of Generalissimo of the Army and return to my hometown to recuperate. Maybe I can live longer.
A period of time is enough for this life. My father-in-law, what I said before was just a warning to you, not a threat."
Gu Yong opened his eyes wide and couldn't help but exclaimed: "You...you want to resign and go home?"
Zhang Xiaowu nodded and said: "Yes, resign and go home."
Gu Yong was in confusion. His originally planned plan was suddenly disrupted. He thought that Zhang Xiaowu controlled the entire Longdu in order to force him to give up his position as prime minister and then take charge of the court. He thought that they planned to hunt down Zhang Xiaowu.
, he had to face various difficulties next, how to bribe Zhang Xiaowu's men, and how to deal with Zhang Xiaowu's rebels. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhang Xiaowu suddenly proposed the idea of resigning, which was really difficult for him to resist.
Zhang Xiaowu then continued: "I met a doctor in Youzhou. He told me that if I worry about the world and worry about complicated and trivial matters now, I will die suddenly on the battlefield in a few years. If I die suddenly, the world will be in chaos.
But if I live in this world - as long as I live, the world will definitely not
There will be chaos. After thinking about it, I still feel that you are the most capable of all civil and military affairs in the court, and can best take on everything in the court after I leave. Prime Minister Gu, others thought that I would fight with you after I entered the capital, but I tell you
, I won’t fight with you today, and I won’t fight with you in the future.”
Gu Yong looked at him in shock, wondering in his heart whether he should believe what he said. Maybe he was deceiving himself, maybe he was saying this on purpose. He knew the hearts of powerful people too well. As long as he has power, who can
The temptation to give up power? Thinking of this, Gu Yong regained his composure and said with a faint smile: "The generalissimo is joking, how can this country be without you?"
Zhang Xiaowu said again: "Does the Prime Minister know why I control Longdu with a large army?"
Gu Yong said: "The Generalissimo is serious. The Generalissimo is originally to protect our dynasty, how can he control it?"
Zhang Xiaowu waved his hand and said: "Right Prime Minister, you don't trust me after all."
Gu Yong smiled and said: "You and I are both courtiers, so how can we talk about trust or distrust?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "That's all, take me to see His Majesty."
Gu Yong walked in front, Zhang Xiaowu followed leisurely behind him, and arrived at the gate of the palace. Straight ahead was the Zhengde Hall. It was through this gate that Zhang Xiaowu entered the harem and rescued the Dade Emperor.
That time he entered the harem single-handedly,
Earned today's status. Zhang Xiaowu stood in front of the south gate of the palace, looked up at the three characters Zhengyangmen, and couldn't help but smile. Then he saw the lanterns on both sides of the city gate and discovered the lanterns on the Zhengyangmen gate. He
He looked carefully and then stopped.
Wang Yijin said: "Sir, what's wrong?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Today, something big will happen."
"event?"
"Yes, it's a big deal." Zhang Xiaowu said: "The more I walk into the Zhengde Hall, the more I feel heavy and stressed. This is not a place where I exert my power, but a place where my life is burned. One pound, do you remember
Lu Baiting?"
"Remember."
"He was the number one scholar in the dynasty, and now his whole family is being killed, all because of me."
"Because of you?"
"Yes, because he supports me to monopolize the government." Zhang Xiaowu looked at the red lantern on the Zhengyang Gate gate and said thoughtfully: "If he can kill Lu Baiting, he can also kill me."
"My lord, what are you looking at?" Wang Yijin asked.
Zhang Xiaowu said: "One pound, do you remember coming to Xi?"
Wang Yijin said: "I remember, he was a fellow countryman of yours, but didn't he die? Just four years ago, Li Cunyi and other rebels burned down the palace and died in the harem fire."
Zhang Xiaowu shook his head and said: "No, he is not dead."
Wang Yijin said: "Not dead? What do you mean?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "I was trapped in a fire, my face was burned by the fire, and my voice became mute. Later I found Laixi and asked him to change his identity in the palace. He was named a mute slave and dedicated to the palace.
The city walls were filled with lamp oil. I made an agreement with him that if someone in the palace was against me and wanted to kill me, he would replace the red lamp tower on the city gate with a lamp tower with words on it. Unexpectedly, it has been four years.
, he still remembers this promise."
Wang Yijin opened his eyes wide and said: "You mean, there is danger in the harem?"
Zhang Xiaowu smiled, turned around and said: "Sikong Ming, Gong Jian, capture Wei Yuan."
"Here."
Wei Yuan was originally on tenterhooks, but when he saw Zhang Xiaowu turning around and looking at him, he immediately realized that something was wrong. Hearing that Zhang Xiaowu was asking someone to arrest him, he immediately ran away. Wei Yuan drew out his saber to resist while running, but how could the Qinglong Army soldiers behind him do it?
Let him escape, everyone took out weapons to subdue him, and then pushed him to the ground.
Zhang Xiaowu came forward, squatted on the ground and asked: "What happened in the palace? General Wei? It seems that someone does not welcome me."
Wei Yuan stammered: "No, it's nothing."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "You think of me too simply."
Wei Yuandao: "Generalissimo, I am forced, I am forced. If I don't do this, my whole family will be like Lu Baiting, who will be executed."
Gu Yong was suddenly covered in cold sweat, pretending not to know, turned around and said, "What happened?"
Zhang Xiaowu smiled and said: "Wang Jing, control my father-in-law, but don't hurt him. After all, he is the prime minister and still my father-in-law. Lei Wenqian, lead the troops to control Zhengyang Gate and the harem wall. Wang Yijin, you take over
Imperial Forest Army, anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy." Then, Zhang Xiaowu shouted loudly and roared: "Everyone, listen to my order, draw your swords, and prepare to fight! Holy Han——"
"Ten thousand years!"
The soldiers of the Qinglong Army suddenly had high morale. They took out their weapons one after another, and their strong fighting spirit and murderous intent rushed into the sky. The Imperial Forest Army around them were trembling with fear when they saw this.