Rui Hegui

After dinner, gray clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, and it seemed that there was a rain in the evening.

Before Zuo Pingpeng and others came, Bandit Chu found the chessboard out of nowhere, and insisted on playing chess. As a result, his hand holding the chess trembled due to injury, like sifting chaff.

Zhao Liangyue's persuasion was useless, so he just let him go.

The two of them just played chess in front of the porch under the eaves, and Sanmi occasionally came over to refill them with tea.

Bandit Chu glanced at the child who passed the courtyard gate to look in, and then slipped away because of his own look, and said to Zhao Liangyue: "There are not only righteous bandits in this village, but also people from nearby towns and villages. Safely."

"In the torrent of Ningzhou, it can be called a paradise." Zhao Liangyue dropped a sunspot, and asked, "Where is Yubai?"

"Jingmo went to look for it. Youbai has high martial arts skills, so it should be fine."

Zhao Liangyue nodded, looked at the chess game in front of him, smiled, and said: "Senior Brother's layout seems to have changed."

"The situation was underestimated in the past, but now we naturally have to look at it with a long-term perspective and a cautious look." Chu Bandit pointed out, "I always feel that there is an undercurrent in the capital court and Ningzhou area. The imminent move probably came from outside Daxu, or Mobei, or Dongyi, or Tuyuan."

Zhao Liangyue held the sunspot in his hand and put it on his chin. The map he had seen in the government office before appeared in his mind, and he thought for a while and said: "It stands to reason that Mobei and Tuyuan are the most likely to interfere with Kyoto and Ningzhou, but they have already submitted Daxu has been subject to him for 13 years. As for Dongyi, not only is Ningzhou out of reach, but also tsunamis and earthquakes have occurred frequently in recent years.

"That's why it's even more worrying."

Zhao Liangyue nodded, frowned and said, "Daxu hasn't fought for a long time, and the border country has remained silent. It seems that the wind and waves are calm, but if someone really has planned it for a long time, they will be caught off guard. I don’t know how long it can last.”

Bandit Chu dropped a white piece, and the middle game on the chessboard has been completed.

"You are in the Ministry of Households, you should have read the accounts of the Ministry of War. It seems that there is no problem, but in fact it has been hidden for a long time." Bandit Chu sighed lightly, and said, "Take Kyoto as an example, only the hussars battalion in the west of the city have good horses and horses. As for the Twelve Guards, only the Jinluan Guard and the Six Beiya Guards who have followed Sima Xiao for a long time still have combat effectiveness, and the rest of the old, old, and disabled are just dawdling. The number of the entire twelve guards has not yet begun. More than half."

"If it wasn't for Commander Sima and Lord Xing, Prime Minister Han would have coerced the emperor to order the princes." Zhao Liangyue took out a booklet from his sleeve, flipped through it, and said, "It's not without trace. I was in the Ministry of War before. In the accounts related to the Zhennan Army, I found a clue. It was a water transport last winter. It was said that the cargo was lost, and then I went back to make it up twice. At the same time, it was calculated by other water transportation, but it was found that it was not enough for two ships.”

Bandit Chu smiled when he heard the words, and said, "Since when has the Ministry of War been so generous, can they still pay for themselves?"

"Exactly." Zhao Liangyue said, "Before leaving Beijing, I have already brought this matter to Mr. Wei's attention, and I should be able to find some clues."

"Xi Lin suspects that the water transportation is related to the transportation of privately forged weapons?"

"Hmm." Zhao Liangyue showed Chu Bandit the map he had recorded, and said, "Senior brother, you see, from Ningzhou to Kyoto, the fastest way is to go to the Lumian River first, and then the Jingchang Canal. The iron ore mining in the county is so urgent, it must be even more urgent to privately forge weapons and deliver them, so naturally we have to take the fastest route.”

"Indeed." Bandit Chu followed Zhao Liangyue's finger and looked around, then returned his gaze to the capital, and suddenly narrowed his peach blossom eyes, and said, "Xilin, do you feel that the time when Feixia The gunpowder downstairs, we found it too soon."

Zhao Liangyue frowned slightly when he heard the words, and was about to say something when commotion came from outside.

"Oh, my two chickens are the fattest and the best ones. They will definitely make up for the two adults so that they will jump up and down tomorrow!" Lei Xi stepped into the courtyard door first, with a heavily tied hen in one hand.

"It's fine to send the chicken, but don't cook for yourself." Ping Peng followed closely, bringing in a jar of wine.

The four went to a nearby stone pavilion and sat down together. Lei Xi hurriedly ordered Sanmi to stew the chicken.

"This wine has a strong fragrance, but is Ningzhou's unique Lu Mianqiu?" Bandit Chu asked after Ping Pengfang opened the wine seal.

"Exactly, this altar has been buried for three years, and Ningzhou was still relatively safe at that time." Ping Peng poured a cup for each of them, and said, "When the Fan family army left Qiangqian Pass westward, they drank this wine. "

Zhao Liangyue rubbed the rim of the lamp with his fingertips, and exchanged a glance with Chu Bandit, got up and faced west together, poured Lu Fangqiu on the lamp, then lifted his robe and kowtowed.

Afterwards, Ping Peng and Lei Xi also stood up and poured wine on the Empress Dowager, and the four of them performed sacrifices again.

Not long after, the sky was getting darker and it was raining. Seeing this, San Mi came over and put down the bamboo curtains of the stone pavilion, and then retreated.

The four of them sat down again, Ping Peng poured wine for everyone, and he was not afraid of the Buddhist precepts, so he drank a glass first.

Chu Bandit looked up at the gate of the courtyard again, Ping Peng knew it, smiled lightly, and said: "Some people live only by a word of hate. Cause and effect follow the same way, now that the cause is gone, the effect is naturally gone , but because there are traces left, and there is no fruit to solve it, it will be extremely painful for a while, and it will be fine when I figure it out.”

Lei Xi touched his head when he heard the words, and said, "I don't quite understand what you are talking about, but I know you are talking about Master Xue." Lei Xi recalled it for a while, and said, "When we left just now, Master Xue was looking at a picture The painting is amazing, the painting was given by a farmer's child before, and it is a scene of a family harvesting wheat on the Longlong."

The speaker has no intention, and the hearer hurts.Bandit Chu lowered his eyebrows and drank a glass of wine in his hand.

Zhao Liangyue saw the dark look in Chu Bandit's eyes, and was about to say something, but saw Chu Bandit raised his head quickly, his expression returned to normal, and asked Ping Peng: "It's not too late, let's discuss the matter of Ningzhou first."

Everyone nodded, and Pingpeng first asked Sanmi to find a large map to hang up, then got up, pointed to Tang County in Ningzhou, and said: "Tang County is located in the northwest of Ningzhou, and it has always been where the iron mines in the southwest are concentrated. At the beginning of the dynasty, it was very important. Now it is under the joint control of the government of Ningzhou and the Zhennan army, but they are overmining the sky to make private soldiers. It was used by the Zhennan Army in Laizhou and Laizhou, and another large group has disappeared."

Bandit Chu asked, "Is there any evidence that the Zhennan Army took over?"

"No." Ping Peng said with a frown, "Han Zhou is cunning. Anyone who uses the joint will be killed as long as he uses it three times, let alone kill everyone on the spot if there is any trouble. We have inserted it many times. That’s how there are no hidden stakes.”

Zhao Liangyue thought for a while, glanced at the map, and said: "We have known the situation in Tang County before, and the evidence is likely to be taken from there."

Ping Peng nodded, and said: "This is our current direction, but the vicinity of the Iron Mine in Tang County is guarded by Zhennan Army and Ningzhou Defenders all year round. It is too difficult to find out from there."

"It's difficult. I believe Han Zhou himself thinks so, so we can take advantage of this opportunity." Bandit Chu stood up, pointed at Cangqing Mountain, and asked Ping Peng, "But first of all, I have to know that Cangqing Mountain is How to survive the chaos 13 years ago and get to today."

Ping Peng smiled wryly, and replied, "Because we are Tu Yuan's internal support."

Zhao Liangyue was startled, and said, "Tu Yuanren?"

"Exactly."

A deep voice came from outside the stone pavilion, and the four of them looked up, only to see Xue Ran coming with an umbrella in the rain.

Although Xue Ran was wearing a coarse cloth robe and a simple wooden hairpin this time, he stood there with his hands behind his back, calm and self-possessed, not angry and majestic, his demeanor was no different from that of a courtier in Beijing.

Zhao Liangyue couldn't help but start to imagine how in the court 13 years ago, the Marquis of Wu'an, Fan Qiguang, Shangshu Wang Yu of the Ministry of Punishment, and Shangshu Xue Ran of the Ministry of War, how the three important ministers of this dynasty went in and out together, discussed state affairs together, advanced loyal words, and worked together. Solved the troubles in Mobei, solved Tu Yuan's invasion, and then proposed and promulgated a new policy, which brought Da Xu, who had internal and external troubles at that time, back on track, and was able to stretch the country. Looking back, it has not been contaminated with half a cent of sludge.

Xue Ran walked into the stone pavilion, and the four stood up to greet each other.

Zhao Liangyue noticed that Bandit Chu clenched his sleeves tightly with his hands, and moved his lips, but he couldn't say anything in front of Xue Ran.

The frightening Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, at this moment, is like a child who has made a mistake and is at a loss.

Xue Ran still didn't look directly at Chu Bandit, but most of the hatred and hatred in his eyes had melted away. He walked up to Chu Bandit and said in silence, "In the past, the king taboo was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. The law was clear and clear, and it was for the sake of the country. And the blessing of the common people, I don’t want his students to lose this original intention after him.”

Bandit Chu was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and bowed deeply, saying: " Bandit Chu will definitely live up to this teaching!"

The past has become a calamity, a thought of hatred, years of hatred, so far it has been completely released.

Xue Ran waved everyone to sit down, and began to talk about old things: "13 years ago, Wang Yu and I were given poisoned wine. Because we had taken the detoxification pills of Dr. Zhong in advance, Tang Lao and Wei Xinglin sent out of Kyoto secretly after our fake death. Han Wenyun found out the clues and sent people to search. In order to avoid the pursuers, I lied to Wang Yu to let him go first, and led the pursuers to the south by myself, and finally dragged half my life to Ningzhou. It was Lei Xi who led people to rescue me Cangqing Mountain."

Lei Xi nodded and said, "I was able to catch up only after I received a letter from General Chi."

Bandit Chu was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked, "But Fan Shuai's deputy commander, Chi Tingyu?"

"Exactly."

Bandit Chu asked: "The old man is still alive, so where is he now?"

Xue Ran said: "Because Tu Yuan sent people here half a month ago, he had no choice but to take the rest of the Fan family army to Qianqian Pass."

It's only one step away from seeing each other.

Bandit Chu frowned inadvertently, and asked again: "So, what do Tu Yuan's people want to do, and what agreement do they have with Cangqing Mountain?"

Xue Ran's eyes became sharp, he sneered, and said, "They want to fuel our hatred and use the remaining Fan family army to hold back the Wang Han family."

Bandits Chu and Zhao Liangyue looked at each other, they were both startled, and said: "Back then, Wang Han Zhe lost the Fan family's army, so he joined forces with Tu Yuan people?"

Xue Ran sneered, and said: "Otherwise, with Han Zhou's troops alone, how could they defeat the Mobei Lions? What's more, they created a disaster in Lumianjiang."

Zhao Liangyue thought of Tang County's desolate situation, and said word by word: "Human?"

"Exactly, it was a man-made disaster that had been planned for a long time and would cost the entire Xiangyuan City people."

Xue Ran seems to have returned to that night of spring thunder and rain 13 years ago. He fled from Kyoto to the border of Ningzhou and was seriously injured. Cang Qingshan, the first thing he saw after waking up was Chi Tingyu, the Deputy Commander of the Fan Family Army who should have died long ago.

There are still people from the Fan family army alive!

Xue Ran was very excited, and hurriedly asked Fan Jiajun what happened in Xiangyuan City.

Then, he heard a very strange and vicious conspiracy.