Oriole Line

Laughing, "Pu Yang was a wise man all his life, but he couldn't understand the word 'love'. He wanted to have more sons, and others would naturally not be able to take away his family's military power. Now that Pu Yang is dead, if something happens to Pu Chen Chazi, as long as the great Sima who takes over is also surnamed Pu, then his 10,000+ Wuchang army will have nothing to say."

"I understand!" King Chu's eyes lit up, "If Pu Chen is willing to cooperate with us, that would be the best. If he is not willing, we will change to a big Sima. Anyway, he is not the only one with the surname Pu in the world! "

Qi Chen stroked his beard in satisfaction: "The king of Chu has the appearance of an emperor, and that's all. I already have a candidate here."

"who?"

"Shangshu ordered Pu Xuanzhi." Qi Chen said, "Jinyang Pu's family has become the first-class family after Puyang led the big Sima. Many side branches moved south with the imperial family and settled in the area of ​​Wu County. Among them, the most famous one is Pu Xuanzhi, according to his seniority, Pu Chen should call him Tangshu, he has already achieved the order of ministers, and he was single-handedly promoted by the minister."

The king of Chu rolled his eyes, slapped his thigh and said, "Pu Xuan's senior is superior to Pu Chen, and he can only rely on us. If he becomes the chief minister, he will definitely only follow our lead. According to this king, Let's let the emperor directly make Pu Xuanzhi the great Sima, how about taking Pu Chen off?"

"No!" Qi Chen stopped him, "Pu Chen has [-] heavy troops, this order is tantamount to provoking him directly. Now that there is no one in charge of the Hussar General's Mansion in Puyang, why not invite Pu Xuan in the name of His Majesty?" He entered the mansion as the elder of the family to preside over the funeral. When Pu Chen arrives in Jiankang, we will play by ear. With Pu Xuanzhi in the general's mansion, it will be much easier for us to persuade Pu Chen to support us, or to do anything. "

The king of Chu was convinced when he heard this: "Uncle is really scheming, so there is nothing wrong with it, and the initiative is in our hands."

Concubine Qi felt relieved when she heard the words: "It's not too late. Elder brother will submit the memorial in a while, and Ya'er will approve it on behalf of His Majesty. Pu Xuanzhi can be the head of the General's Mansion as the elder of the Pu family today."

The three agreed immediately that it was time to light the lamp.The autumn wind outside the palace is bleak, and the ground is full of red.

4, 4.

Jiankang, General Hussar's Mansion.

A burly general's eyes were blood red with black circles, obviously he hadn't closed his eyes for several days.He stared fiercely at the black-clothed boy who was tied up in the execution room. This boy was extremely skilled and good at getting out of his way. After dealing with him for several days, he finally set a trap to catch him tonight.This person is Xiang Hu, the leader of Puyang's personal guards. Thinking of the tragic scene of Da Sima being assassinated that night, Xiang Hu felt a pang of pain in his heart.He searched all over the city overnight and found this suspicious-looking boy. He thought he could easily catch him and interrogate him, but he didn't expect this boy to fall into Xiang Hu's trap until today because of his exhaustion.Although he has not personally interrogated him at this moment, Xiang Hu has already regarded the young man as the murderer who assassinated Pu Yang, his eyes are blazing, and he wished to kill him immediately.

Xiang Hu was about to enter the execution room when a man in a toga with long sleeves and powdered incense came up to him.Although it is fashionable in Jiankang for men to adorn their appearance, Xiang Hu has been stationed in Wuchang with Puyang all year round, and he hates men who put on makeup and makeup. As soon as the man approached Xiang Hu, he frowned in disgust.

Although the man was over forty years old, but due to proper maintenance, he looked only in his thirties. He said arrogantly: "General Xiang, what are you doing?"

Xiang Hu was born in the army, and he looked down on literati the most.After Pu Yang was assassinated, Xiang Hu searched for suspicious people day and night, and at the same time sent people to report the news to the young master Pu Chen, waiting for him to come to preside over the overall situation.Unexpectedly, two days ago, His Majesty ordered Pu Xuanzhi to serve as the elder of the Pu family in the General Hussar's mansion. As soon as Pu Xuan came, Xiang Hu was restrained by many parties, and he was not allowed to move freely.

"This man behaves suspiciously. The general suspects that he assassinated Da Sima, so he has to be interrogated overnight." Xiang Hu confronted him tit for tat.

"Huh!" Pu Xuanyi flicked his wide sleeves, "General Xiang, you have been fighting and killing in Jiankang City these days, and many people have been arrested. You really think this place is Wuchang! Don't forget Now, this is Jiankang, at the feet of the emperor, you cannot be presumptuous!"

Xiang Hu said coldly: "Da Sima was murdered by others in Jiankang, and in the end he will turn Jiankang upside down and find out the assassin. Get out of the way!"

"You...have no law in your eyes!" Pu Xuanzhi pointed at Xiang Hu, "Since I have His Majesty's edict in hand, I don't believe that I can't rule you today." When Pu Xuan came to the Hussar General's Mansion, he found Xiang Hu With an arrogant attitude, he was not taken seriously at all, not to mention that Pu Yang's hundreds of personal guards left in the mansion and more than a thousand Pu's personal soldiers stationed outside the city all obeyed Xiang Hu's orders.Pu Xuanzhi made all the preparations today. He secretly informed Qi Yan, the commander of the Northern Army, that he had already surrounded the General's Mansion. He had to clean up the guards in the mansion before he could really take charge of the General's Mansion.

"Come here! Xiang Hu has no law of the king. He hunted and arrested innocent civilians in Jiankang City, disrupting the law and order of the imperial city, and brought them back to Dali Temple for trial!" Pu Xuanzhi threw the folding fan in his hand, and there was a burst of noise outside the general's mansion. footsteps.

Xiang Hu understood immediately, laughed and said: "It turns out that you brought reinforcements here today. But you didn't go out to inquire. How can I, Xiang Hu, be caught by these weak imperial guards raised in Jiankang?"

"General Xiang is so loud." As soon as he finished speaking, a young man in light armor walked in. His eyebrows and eyes were five or six points similar to Qi Chen's. Although his figure was not as tall as Xiang Hu's, he was vigilant and sinister. "General Xiang's words are too contemptuous of the Forbidden Army and Qi." This person is Qi Chen's eldest son, Qi Yan, who leads the Northern Army in the Forbidden Army and is in charge of the defense of Jiankang City.

"It turned out to be the commander of Qi." Xiang Hu cupped his hands, "After all, he is a child of the Qi family. Even the commander of the Northern Army of the Forbidden Army has to be powdered like a girl, hahahaha..." As soon as he said this, Xiang Tiger's personal guards laughed along with him.

Qi Yan was able to control the military power of the Northern Army because of the relationship between Qi Chen and Qi Guifei, and he was most taboo in his life to be ridiculed by others because of his nepotism.Originally, I just wanted to suppress Xiang Hu's arrogance today, but I didn't want this person to be so rampant.He changed his face and said: "Take Xiang Hu down for me, and Pu's personal guards will take away anyone who resists!"

As the swords were rattling, there was a sound of horseshoes coming from far and near, and a black and green horse stepped into the general's mansion with one step, and stopped in front of everyone with a neigh.The man on the horse turned over and got off the horse, and he was able to do it in one go, and shouted: "Wait a minute!"

Xiang Hu took a closer look and saw that it was the young master Pu Chen whom he was looking forward to day and night.After a while, several personal guards of Tang Yu and Pu Chen also arrived, protecting Pu Chen in the middle.Xiang Hu had mixed feelings, knelt down and saluted: "Young master, the last general is finally looking forward to you!"

Seeing this posture, Pu Chen already understood a lot in his heart.Xiang Hu has more loyalty and courage than strategy, if he comes one step late, Xiang Hu will definitely suffer a big loss today.Pu Chen helped Xiang Hu up, and said in a low voice: "Don't be reckless in the future, leave today's matter to me." He glanced at Pu Xuanzhi and Qi Yan, bowed, respectful yet dignified: "Qi Grand Commander, I have not been under the imperial court for a long time, and today's matter is hopeful."

Qi Yan sneered, folded his hands in front of his chest, noncommittal.But Pu Xuanzhi said: "Puchen, what you said is too light. Xiang Hu has disturbed Jiankang for the past few days, arrested many innocent people, and today he disturbed the imperial army and insulted the commander of Qi. Is it possible to expose the past with a single sentence?"

"Uncle Tang." Pu Chen changed his title, "Since Uncle Tang is in charge of the general's mansion, my nephew should think that Uncle Tang is only concerned about who killed his father. Xiang Hu has been a little reckless these days, but his father was assassinated. Shocking the government and the public, even if he is the leader of the personal guard, the uncle is his father's blood relative, and my nephew guesses that the uncle wants to catch the assassin's heart, and he will never lose to Xiang Hu." Pu Chen's words are watertight, if Pu Xuanzhi Holding on to Xiang Hu's matter any longer makes people feel that he doesn't care about Pu Yang's death in his heart.Pu Xuanzhi's face changed again and again, Pu Chen knew that the time was ripe, and continued, "In that case, please Tang Shu Nian, for the sake of being part of the Pu family, let Xiang Hu go. He used to be my father His personal guard is now my personal guard, and I will handle it myself."

Seeing that Pu Xuanzhi was at a disadvantage, Qi Yan interjected: "General Xiang is disturbing the law and order in Jiankang, Qi is the commander of the Northern Army, the Son of Heaven is not allowed to be presumptuous, we must take General Xiang back to His Majesty's disposal. "

Pu Chen thought in his heart that Zhou Shao had not been in charge of politics since the beginning of the year, if Xiang Hu was captured by Qi Yan, it would be equivalent to falling into the hands of King Chu.He raised his sword eyebrows, and the cold air was threatening: "Commander Qi, I came to Jiankang all the way, and the first person I wanted to visit was Commander Qi. As a great Sima, my father led 10,000+ soldiers and horses in Wuchang. He died silently in Jiankang. Dare I ask Commander Qi, your northern army is in charge of Jiankang's defense, and you don't know anything about such a bold assassin hiding in Jiankang?"

Qi Yan sneered and said, "The Great Sima has made many enemies. Are there not many assassins seeking revenge on him in recent years? If it weren't for your Pu family's personal guards who were not well guarded, how could the Great Sima die?"

Xiang Hu heard that the fire that had just been suppressed almost started to burn again, Pu Chen quickly pressed Xiang Hu's elbow, Xiang Hu was about to explode, but felt that the force on his elbow was like a copper wall and an iron wall.Seeing that Xiang Hu had calmed down a bit, Pu Chen paced back and forth with a sneer: "Since Commander Qi has a clear conscience, why is he in a hurry to arrest General Xiang? General Xiang is eager to protect his master and is eager to find an assassin. He has been reckless these days. But never hurt anyone." Pu Chen had walked to Qi Yan at this moment, and said in a voice that only two people could hear, "Commander Qi insisted on taking General Xiang away. Those who didn't know thought that you, the Qi family,