Lintai Storm Record

It was pitch black, and Song Qianzhi's eyes went dark for a moment.

The sound of crackling arrows gradually faded away, his ears were buzzing, and he was about to fall off his horse sideways, but he let Lu Guan help him, he glanced in Lu Guan's direction, but couldn't see anything, Except for those shimmering eyes.

Walking out of the tower, the pregnant Sun Junye ran over and saluted Song Qianzhi. He was wearing a helmet and came down directly from the tower.

People come and go in the city of Mengzhou, and the shops are hastily closing their doors to close their stalls. Rich merchants and peddlers are also running quickly on the streets, each returning home to collect the soft goods, gold and silver.

"How many defenders are there?" Song Qianzhi asked Sun Junye palely.

"Five thousand." Sun Junye said.

"Enough." Song Qianzhi felt relieved, and said to Sun Junye, "There are only a few hundred people in the city, and they can fight directly. Is there any general who can fight?"

"Have."

"Let the soldiers send an order that all the civilians enter the house to hide. After half an hour, open the city to face the battle, and kill the generals to go out."

Sun Junye's head was covered with greasy sweat, and his lips moved, wanting to say something.

Song Qianzhi waved his hand and said: "We must fight quickly, and we must not let these Heidi people have time to rest, otherwise we will be unable to defend against them after they make a detailed and careful plan. We will catch them by surprise now, and no reinforcements have arrived yet." , Immediately wipe out the enemy army and capture their generals alive for interrogation."

"Master Sun." Song Qianzhi turned around, "You are the state capital of Mengzhou. In an emergency, the army and the government should be integrated, and all the soldiers and civilians of Mengzhou are entrusted to you."

Sun Junye was stunned for a moment, sighed, stomped his feet and smiled wryly: "Master Song is right." He raised his voice to summon someone to deliver the order.Then Sun Junye took Song Qianzhi and Lu Guan to the government office, and along the way, every house was closed, and pedestrians on the street hid in the houses one after another.

Can't run and can't run anymore.Song Qianzhi looked at the civilians rushing to escape all over the street, and only had this idea. This is the city of Zhou, with tens of thousands of Langfang stacked up, with more than [-] residents. Isn't this Hongping County, where only a few hundred people have run away? No matter how many people withdraw, the withdrawal will not happen overnight.It is conceivable that after this wave of surprise attacks under the city was defeated, many people in Mengzhou City would go north with their families.

After dismounting, Lu Guan came from behind and took Song Qianzhi's hand.

Song Qianzhi glanced at him, couldn't help sighing, and saw his helplessness in Lu Guan's eyes.Song Qianzhi had never felt such powerlessness before. In Hongping County, a general had his head cut off in front of his eyes. The disgusting smell of blood on the battlefield still lingered in his nostrils and could not be erased.

The state government offices were brightly lit, and the officials in charge of documents sent letters to nearby states for help according to Sun Junye's wishes.The Tang newspaper written by Sun Junye himself to the court is waiting to be issued.

Walking into the government office, Facao Zhang Lin came to meet him.

"Master Song, Master Lu." Zhang Lin was obviously relieved. If the imperial envoy had an accident in Mengzhou, he would be held accountable afterwards, and the queen mother's nephew died on the border of Mengzhou. Not to mention the small officials who went to Hongping County.

Not long after Zhang Lin arrived, before the Anmin notice was issued, Zhou Xian rushed to Mengzhou City to deliver the news of the collapse of Fengping Gorge, and then went north.

"Now there is no news from the imperial court." This is exactly the reason why Sun Junye hesitated, there was no instruction on how to fight, whether to defend or attack.The entire Mengzhou City is like an isolated island, and has lost contact with the imperial court. "Reinforcements must be made, but when the reinforcements will arrive, there is no news." Sun Junye's chubby face is full of worries. .Moreover, Sun Junye never dreamed that someone would come to Mengzhou City in his lifetime, and the Mengzhou garrison was completely unprepared.

For the entire Great Chu, this war was a lightning surprise attack.

The Heidi people did not declare war, did not negotiate, and did not send envoys, they directly entered Yunxi Town from Baiming Ferry, slaughtered the whole town, and the flames of war quickly started.

The orders were not fulfilled, and natural disasters continued among the people. I thought that everything would be fine after this winter, but I didn't expect that Hei Di would not give this opportunity at all.

Bai Guyou's strong troops are in the north, and the south is only relying on Lin Min and Mu Dingbang. Lin Min is finished now, the Fengping Gorge is broken, and Mu Dingbang can only retreat. He doesn't know where he will retreat.

Great Chu’s combat experience with foreign invasion was all through land, and the navy was trained during the civil strife and the Southern Chu established a separate court.Half of Heidi's land is in the water, one side has to guard against bandits on the other side of the strait, and the other half has been fighting with Amodanjung all year round, and the cavalry is brave and not under the water army.

In addition, the relationship between Heidi and Dachu has been harmonious for many years, and the two countries have many business exchanges. This sudden war can be said to have shocked the entire territory of Dachu.

"Hei Di is a wolf in sheep's clothing." Sun Junye sighed.

"Who is the garrison general?" Song Qianzhi asked.

"It's Li Qi."

Lu Guandao: "His father was a fierce general under the late emperor."

"Exactly, the subordinates under Li Qi's current leadership also fought with the late emperor, and they are a fierce army. But, my lords, Mengzhou is now isolated and helpless, and the imperial court has not sent troops here for a long time. I am not afraid of only these hundreds of people. , I'm afraid there are still others behind."

"Master Sun, Mengzhou City must be defended. First, wipe out the hundreds of advance troops. Take a step forward, fight if you can fight, and defend if you can't fight. The surviving people in Hongping County have already entered the city. Lu Guan went out from the northwest city gate and hurried back to Beijing to ask the imperial court for help."

"How long?" Sun Junye asked.

"How long will there be enough food in the city?"

"I don't have to worry about food, but I'm afraid that the enemy army will be too fierce to defend..." Sun Junye sighed, pursed his lips and looked at the young man in front of him. The cheerfulness he had when we met last time was gone now.

"Half a month, as long as Master Sun and General Li can hold on for half a month, I guarantee that reinforcements will arrive."

Sun Junye's face paled, and he asked Song Qianzhi and Lu Guan if they wanted to eat.

Song Qianzhi originally wanted to say that it was important to move the rescuers, but then he thought about it, didn't he eat for a few days?He had starved to death before the reinforcements moved in.So he and Lu Guanxian had a meal in the government office, not daring to eat too much, Sun Junye asked someone to pick two galloping horses for them.

Just after nightfall, Song Qianzhi and Lu Guan set out from the northwest of Mengzhou City and rushed all the way to the capital.

Two days later at night, when they arrived at Rongzhou City, the soldiers guarding the city recognized them, and Ma Liushou quietly led the way and brought them into the state capital.

Along the way, I saw that the city of Rongzhou was in order, but there were obviously more people on the street. The inns and restaurants were not closed at night, and there were many people who looked like refugees lying in disarray in the shops or on the street. superior.

As he walked, Song Qianzhi's knees softened. Lu Guan supported him, followed Song Qianzhi's arm, and felt his palm was hot.

Lu Guan was about to speak.

In front of the government yamen, Shen Yushu came out with his master.

That night Song Qianzhi and Lu Guan lived in the government office of Rongzhou, and informed Shen Yushu of the situation in Mengzhou. Shen Yushu had received an order from the imperial court to adapt and guard the city.

"When did you receive it?" Song Qianzhi asked Shen Yushu to take the cabinet documents to read, and the handwriting was clear at a glance.

"Written by Qin Yuning." He handed it to Lu Guan.

Shen Yushu said: "Fengpingxia was not defended. Mu Dingbang fled south with 2 people and returned to his station in Qinzhou in the south. After the army is reorganized, he should support Mengzhou."

"The people from Heidi are fighting cavalry." Lu Guan said, "The cavalry should have been transported from Baiming Ferry in a large ship. At that time, the entire Yunxi Town was slaughtered and the connection with Dingzhou City was cut off. Bring the cavalry in, and use Yunxi Town as the base camp to launch an attack."

"Only General Bai can save Da Chu." Shen Yushu's face was full of sadness. He originally planned to host a banquet for Song Qianzhi and Lu Guan, but now the three of them lost their appetite and ate something hastily.

As soon as Song Qianzhi took a shower, Imperial Physician He came to his room to change the dressing for his shoulder injury.

Under the lamp, Song Qianzhi's skin was tender and tender, only the wound was hideous and horrifying, and there was a tendency of inflammation, but he insisted on taking a bath, and he didn't know whether it was the hot water or because of the fever, his neck and chest were pink.

"Don't get in the water until the fever subsides." Imperial Physician He advised.

Song Qianzhi thought about whether to bring Imperial Physician He back to the capital. If Fu Mingshao really wanted to take the entire imperial court to retreat westward, then all the royal relatives and relatives in the capital would follow suit. Now his mother is taking the medicine prescribed by Imperial Physician He. It was a long journey, and I didn't know if my mother could survive in her weak body.

Imperial Physician He suddenly said: "The epidemic in Rongzhou has been brought under control."

Song Qianzhi understood immediately, and said: "Then please come back to Beijing with us tomorrow to return to the imperial doctor He."

Doctor He nodded and resigned.

The faint light in the room was extinguished, Lu Guan went to bed and hugged Song Qianzhi, the quilt on the bed was fuzzy and soft, what happened in Hongping County a few days ago seemed like a lifetime ago.

However, one of Song Qian closed his eyes, then opened them suddenly, his eyes were terrified.

Sensing his movement, Lu Guan held Song Qianzhi's hand, watched him quietly in the dark, and suddenly said, "Don't think about it, go to sleep."

Song Qianzhi took a deep breath.He also wanted to sleep, running around for days, and whenever he closed his eyes, he would return to that day in Hongping County.That day was New Year's Eve, the last day of the year, the day when the hope of the new year was opened. It was supposed to be a day for the family to reunite and enjoy themselves. Almost couldn't get into town.

If they failed to enter Mengzhou City that day, they would not be able to lie here and talk.

Song Qianzhi turned sideways and hugged Lu Guan's waist tightly, a pair of eyeballs rolled back and forth under his eyelids, and his eyelids trembled slightly.

In the middle of the night, Song Qianzhi suddenly twitched and woke up.The gusty wind shook the window panels, banging, and there was no wind in the house, which was warm and safe.

Lu Guan was a very light sleeper, leaning against Song Qianzhi's ear and talking softly. When Song Qianzhi opened his eyes, Lu Guan saw that his eyes were filled with bottomless worry and anxiety apart from being dazed.

Song Qianzhi's hands and feet were coldly attached to Lu Guan's body, his breathing was quick and sometimes slow, as if the fever was gone, but it was also abnormally cold.After a while, trying to sleep, I heard Lu Guan say: "I'll go out for a while, I'll be right back."

Song Qianzhi pulled his sleeve, and Lu Guan pulled his hand to his lips for a kiss.

Song Qianzhi let go embarrassingly, feeling that his behavior was unreasonable like a child.He was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, and the more he lay down, the more awake he became, and the sky had no intention of dawning yet.

Lying here with nothing to do, it is better to go on the road quickly.

However, the body that has not been rested for several days is already exhausted to the extreme, and it is extremely greedy for the comfort of having a bed and a quilt.It's just that Song Qianzhi was restless and couldn't control his thoughts at all.

When Lu Guan came back, there was a faint scent of fragrance in the bed.

Song Qianzhi frowned: "What..." Before he finished speaking, his "huh" voice was blocked in his mouth, and then Lu Guan felt his waist limp and legs hot.

In less than a moment, Song Qianzhi opened his eyes wide, unable to think about anything, with tears dripping from the corners of his eyes, hugged Lu Guan's neck tightly and opened his mouth to breathe.Lu Guan came to kiss, the tip of his tongue wrapped around Song Qianzhi, and the kiss made Song Qianzhi comfortably make a low sound, all at Lu Guan's mercy.

For a long time, Lu Guan made Song Qianzhi's back stick to his bosom, jerky and slow movements, his lips trembling slightly stuck to Song Qianzhi's sweaty nape of his neck, and he took and nibbled very gently.

Song Qianzhi opened his eyes blankly, couldn't bear to scream several times, but Lu Guan turned his head forcefully and kissed him, the saliva flowed down his cheeks and dripped down his neck, and then was kissed by Lu Guan. Watch a little bit to lick away.

Song Qianzhi had never tasted such a feeling, as if in a tightly knit fortress, no cold, wind and snow could invade.And he accepts another person to be a part of him, to be the armor of his body and the fire in his palm.

After several ups and downs, Song Qianzhi slept soundly in Lu Guan's arms covered in sweat, his body curled up slightly.

The flush on Lu Guan's cheeks gradually receded, and the window paper was dimly stained in the sky. Lu Guan hugged Song Qianzhi and dressed him. Song Qianzhi had been sleeping with his eyes closed, and he couldn't open them no matter how he fiddled with them. Wrinkled like an unhappy child.

Lu looked at the corners of his mouth curled up, and pressed his middle and middle fingers on his brows slightly to straighten the wrinkles.

Song Qianzhi was carried directly onto the horse by Lu Guan, followed by another horse.Another qilin guard took imperial physician He on horseback.

Imperial Physician He has an old bone, and it doesn't matter to speak straight.

Not seeing Gao Niande, Lu Guan asked.

The Qilin guard replied, "Three days ago, Yan Licheng escaped from prison. Brother Gao went after him, but he hasn't come back yet."

Lu Guan frowned deeply, but he didn't care about Yan Licheng, and immediately took Song Qianzhi on the road.

The author has something to say: Lu: When you are extremely nervous, diverting your attention can help you sleep...

Song: ...The effect is actually not bad, but it is very painful.It's better than being unable to sleep.

Zai: Come on, can Master Lu not make excuses for himself?

☆、The Difficulty of Prosperity ([-])

The further north we went, the expected prosperity did not appear. There were few pedestrians, the fields were barren, and many official roads were covered with snow, making the roads difficult to navigate.

They wrapped the horseshoes in cloth and took a shortcut across the frozen river.

At noon the next day, they arrived at a well-known Taoist temple in the northwest of the capital. Song Qianzhi stopped the team and went to the temple to burn a stick of incense.

The temple master knew Song Qianzhi and asked about his mother's condition. Song Qianzhi answered them one by one, and went down the mountain hand in hand with Lu Guan.

The long mountain road is pierced by clouds and fog, and the tops of green pines beside the road are covered with white snow and ice slag.

Lu Guan's palm was very warm.

"Your mother will get better." Lu Guan said in a deep voice, reached out and pulled Song Qianzhi's hood from his neck and put it on his head, rubbing Song Qianzhi's head.

In a pavilion passing by when going up the mountain, there are people sitting and resting their feet at this time, two Chang Sui in gray and blue cotton robes, and a man covered in snow-white southern silk, brocade robe and felt hat, quite wealthy Xiang, sitting in the pavilion stretching out his hands to warm himself by the fire.Chang Sui took out the tea set on the tea spout, but there were five pairs of plates.

The man was 40 years old, his face was like a crown of jade, but there was a scar in the middle of his collar, which spread to his chin and cut off suddenly at the chin.

His hands are much rougher than his face.

"Two mountain guests, the master melts the snow and makes tea here. I wonder if I can show my face?" One of them often came out to invite.

Lu Guan didn't want to pay attention, but felt that Song Qianzhi squeezed his hand.

Sitting down opposite the man, Song Qianzhi remembered where the feeling of déjà vu came from. The eyebrows and eyes of the man in front of him looked like a person, especially the bridge of the nose and lips, which were almost a replica of Fu Minghong, and somewhat similar to the late emperor. Similar, but the eyebrows are thicker and wider than Fu Minghong's, the brow ridges are prominent, the eye sockets are deep-set, and the complexion is pale and bloodless. I don't know whether it is cold or natural.

The two attendants cooperated with each other, and melted the snow water collected from the pine needles in the pottery urn. One of them set up a blast stove, put Choshi on the stove, and then crushed the tea leaves in the teacup to make a paste.

Song Qianzhi was almost certain that the person in front of him was Fu Mingmao.However, the posture and strength of Chang Sui walking around him and getting up and sitting down also showed that both of them are masters.

If you fight with Lu Guan here, you will kill Fu Mingmao.

Song Qianzhi quietly watched the name Chang Sui mention Chozi, scalding the teacup with boiling water.

When I went up the mountain, I didn't see anyone on the mountain road, so I didn't know where the three masters and servants came up from, and there were slopes all around, with pines and cypresses on the slopes, which had a wild charm.Song Qianzhi thought, it is impossible that Fu Mingmao specially brought his servants to taste tea in the mountain where the Taoist temple is located.

I don't know if there are still Fu Mingmao's people hiding in the woods, so if they act rashly, even if they add a Qilin guard waiting at the foot of the mountain, the chances of winning are not too great.

"Meeting here by chance means destiny. Please, both of you." The man shared the tea with his own hands and placed the teacup in front of Song Qianzhi and Lu Guan.

A sip of clear tea is really fragrant and refreshing. Sitting in the mountains, the cold and clear snow wind fills your breath, cleansing your heart, and warming your hands with a cup of tea.

Song Qianzhi remembered a poem, and slowly read: "The snow liquid is clear and sweet, and the well spring rises, and I cook it with a tea stove. I don't care about anything, and it's worth living in the world for a hundred years. Brother, take the snow on the spot. The tea is brewed with water, and has the cold fragrance of pines and cypresses, which is very interesting, and you must be good at tea ceremony."

The man smiled heartily, and said: "Don't dare to say the truth, the people's livelihood is so difficult this winter, and I dare not not care about it."

The fox's tail was exposed so quickly, which surprised Song Qianzhi a little, and he looked at the other party calmly: "Thank you for the tea, brother." He was about to stand up, but the man hurriedly called, "Little brother, take a break , Brother Yu has something to say."

Song Qianzhi turned around and sat down.

The man was not in a hurry to speak, he looked carefully at Song Qianzhi for a moment, and then said: "To be honest, my brother reminds me of someone."

It's time to build a relationship.Song Qianzhi said casually: "Who is it? It must be a great person."

The man smiled, with a gentle expression, which made people feel very comfortable.

"Previous Zhou Taifu." The man poured water for Song Qianzhi himself, and a cup of new tea was served, and handed it to Song Qianzhi, "The Taifu also gave me a lot of precious teachings back then."

Song Qianzhi couldn't pretend anymore, instead of drinking tea, he put down the teacup and looked at the eldest prince Fu Mingmao, who was in luxurious attire but not super polite.If he didn't mention Mrs. Zhou, Song Qianzhi still planned to go around in circles with him, presumably he met a rich man on a trip and gave him a cup of tea.

Lu Guan heard the clue and got up vigilantly.

Song Qianzhi pulled his sleeve, Lu looked at him, saw Song Qianzhi's eyes signaled, and sat back.

"Your Highness." Song Qianzhi stood up, folded his hands and raised his eyebrows, and saluted Fu Mingmao.

Fu Mingmao supported him with one hand.

The two hands did not touch each other, Song Qianzhi was already standing tall, Fu Mingmao was about the same stature as him, both of them were handsome men.

"Young Supervisor of Lintai."

Song Qianzhi didn't expect Fu Mingmao to be commensurate with his official position, so he rolled his eyes and simply introduced Lu Guan to him as his boss.

Fu Mingmao nodded slightly to Lu Guan. Thinking of something, he frowned slightly and said in a deep thought: "Lu Guan...you are the person next to the sixth brother?"

The two of them didn't know what happened in the past, Song Qianzhi thought, before Fu Mingshao left Quzhou, the sons of the late emperor were still there, and Fu Mingmao was the most qualified to fill the position of crown prince. On the head of the eldest son, there is nothing to say.Fu Mingshao, Cheng Yaojin, came out halfway, and Fu Mingshao must have understood that Linniao is not easy to do. Lu Guan is Fu Mingshao's senior brother, and he has a classmate with him. It is estimated that he did a lot for Fu Mingshao back then. Little things, blatantly be his eagle claws.

There must have been a confrontation between the two secretly.

But the flash of surprise on Fu Mingmao's face was a bit too artificial, he obviously knew him, but he pretended not to know him at this moment.Rongzhou's disaster relief food was transported from the pier east to Baiming Ferry as the first batch of food supplies for the Heidi army who landed on the spot. When Song Qianzhi and Lu Guan went to investigate, they were attacked at the pier.

Soon, Lu Hun, who was treating the disaster victims in Rongzhou, was killed, and Lu Jingchun's eyes were gouged out.Such a master, apart from Fu Mingmao who can be recruited, is not the second choice.

It also confirmed that you can't do anything at this moment. The two tea servants, Chang Sui, must also be masters in martial arts, which can be judged from the strength and way they walk.

"It used to be."

Lu Guan's indifferent answer fell into Song Qianzhi's ears.

"The emperor is no longer the sixth prince of the past. The main reason for calling his senior brother to Beijing is to deal with me." Song Qianzhi said.

Fu Mingmao's expression changed, and he frowned: "What do you mean? Mr. Song is a descendant of Zhou Taifu. Although Zhou Taifu was not the enlightenment teacher of the sixth younger brother, he also taught him for a few years..."

"Your Highness, don't you know where Lintai is?"

Fu Mingmao was silent.

The corners of Song Qianzhi's mouth hooked up: "Several princes should be purged, and those who should be overthrown should be overthrown. Court battles have never ceased. In the few years when the emperor first took the throne, he needed someone to do dirty things for him. This person had better be from a prominent family background. Powerful and virtuous, together with Qilin Weiyi in the open and in the dark, to give the emperor the court he wanted. It's a pity that the time is not with me, this calamity year, maybe it will change the day." Song Qianzhi's voice Light and steady, but like a sledgehammer, Fu Mingmao gasped slightly.

Song Qianzhi took a sip of tea and said again: "When the birds are gone, the good bow will be hidden; the cunning rabbit will die, and the lackeys will cook. Master Lu and I are truly sympathetic and sympathetic. We don't know where to go. After Heidi invaded, I went to Beijing. I was sent by the emperor to a small county in Mengzhou to be an inspector and inspect the four prefectures. At that time, the queen mother wanted me to go to the official department. From the end of October to now, there have been major earthquakes, locust plagues, and snowstorms. Plague broke out in Rongzhou. When we arrived in Rongzhou, we were just looking at the state government to distribute the relief food to appease the civilians, but the Heilangzhai riot..." After a pause, Song Qianzhi looked at Fu Mingmao with a smile.

Fu Mingmao said: "The incident in the Black Wolf Village was not at my behest."

"Of course I know this. Even if His Highness wants to get back what belongs to him, he doesn't expect to be holding a devastated river and mountain, right?"

Fu Mingmao showed hesitation.

Song Qianzhi stopped looking at him, walked around the pavilion twice with his hands behind his back, and looked out of the pavilion. His eyesight was very good, and he caught the quiet figure among the shadows of the trees. His heart skipped a beat, his eyes never stayed for a moment, and he sighed After taking a breath, he turned around and said to Fu Mingmao: "Heidi and Dachu have had business contacts for many years, and they also worked together to suppress Amodanrong. How could they suddenly turn their faces? But I heard that Heidi's old man Wang Jian was injured. His eldest son was about the same age as His Royal Highness's mother. Before the noble concubine came to Dachu, the two got along like brothers and sisters. The youngest son was 20 years younger than His Highness. His mother was Amodanrong's younger brother. The princess is a brother and sister with King Kandaying, and she is also the most favored little sister."

Fu Mingmao grew up amidst the machinations of the royal family, so that's all there is to say.When Heidi's current king passed away, one of the eldest son and the younger son would always succeed. According to Song Qianzhi's guess, those who supported Fu Mingmao were either Fu Mingmao's uncle or his eldest cousin.As for the youngest son, the relationship between Amodanrong, Heidi and Dachu is tense. Heidi is not as good at fighting as Amodanrong, but with Dachu as a restraint, Amodanrong dare not directly send troops to Heidi, otherwise he will be defeated. Caught in a predicament.

Then the purpose of marrying a younger sister is obvious.Kan Daying is about the same age as Fu Mingmao's uncle, but he is a great general on horseback, and he is still as strong and brave as he was when he was young.

As long as Kan Daying has a little patience, he can eat Heidi without a single soldier.

Fu Mingmao never expected that Song Qianzhi knew so much about the relationship between the Heidi royal family.

Song Qianzhi was thinking: Fortunately, when he returned to Rongzhou, he went to Lintai Library to check the files.Originally, I wanted to find out about Fu Mingmao's treason, but I didn't find it, but I turned up Kan Daying and Fu Mingmao's uncle.

What luck.

"Master Song said, Sixth Brother, he wants to deal with you?" Fu Mingmao spoke carefully.

Song Qianzhi said helplessly: "To be precise, Your Majesty wants absolute loyalty, a pawn with absolutely no ideas."

Lu Guan had been sitting and listening in silence, without saying a word, at this time he finished his tea, and when Chang Sui wanted to refill the cup, he covered the mouth of the cup with one hand.

At this moment, Song Qianzhi said: "Master Lu and I are imperial envoys on this trip, and we are ordered to go to Rongzhou to appease the victims. Actually, it is not true. Master Lu has a secret decree."

Lu Guan disagreed and said, "Song Qianzhi."

Song Qianzhi ignored his stop, and said to Fu Mingmao: "Last month, there were two murders in the capital, and one was inside the palace wall. It must have not spread. Every year, the prime minister recommends poets to enter the palace to write Congratulations, one of the people elected this year is a folk poet, not an official. This person wrote a letter of love and was killed in the palace for no reason, and the letter of love disappeared. There is only one possibility. The person who killed him was I came here for this letter of love. According to my investigation with Mr. Lu, this murder case is inextricably linked to the murder of the leading dancer and singer who happened outside the palace at almost the same time. Surprisingly, the two In the case, there are two key figures who lived in Rongzhou before they came to Beijing. Therefore, Mr. Lu and I are actually here to investigate the real relationship between these two people."

Lu Guan frowned deeply and didn't make another sound.

Fu Mingmao thought for a while, then said, "What does this have to do with the fact that the sixth younger brother is going to deal with the lord?"

"These two cases were planned by the emperor alone, with the same purpose as when he framed His Highness back then."

Fu Mingmao's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "He wants to frame Li Xiang?" Taking a deep breath, Fu Mingmao's face trembled, and he couldn't help saying angrily, "Stupid!"

"The sixth prince was sent to Quzhou early because his mother and concubine were not favored at a young age, and he may not have the opportunity to meet the late emperor during festivals. He doesn't trust anyone." Speaking of this, Song Qianzhi glanced at Lu Guan .

Lu Guan's cheeks were slightly stiff.

"Moreover, the petition not only involves Li Xiang, but also my grandfather."

Fu Mingmao was really surprised.

"The ancestors of the Zhou family have only been loyal to the emperor so far. No matter how the sixth prince came to the throne, the grandfather must do his best to protect the world of the Fu family. This time, the emperor really chilled the hearts of the courtiers." Song Qianzhi took a long breath and said Wisps of white smoke hung in the cold air.

"When the father was around, he often told the Taifu that he would not have to worry about anything if the Taifu was around. He often told us brothers that whoever would take his place in the future must treat Zhou Taifu as a master as a father." Fu Fu Ming Mao said that the teacup was already cold in his hand, so he asked Chang Sui to change it.

Song Qianzhi said: "Unfortunately, my surname is Song."

Fu Mingmao showed a subtle smile.Song Qianzhi's words showed his position: his surname is not Zhou, and he will not take it as his duty to protect the king like the Zhou family for generations.

"Then, Mr. Song..." Fu Mingmao was about to speak, but was stopped by Song Qianzhi's hand shaking.

Song Qianzhi clasped his hands and said: "We met by chance today, so I have said what should be said, but an official should not ignore the suffering of the people. No matter what request your Highness makes today, I will not agree." Song Qianzhi looked resolute and his tone was subtle With a hint of helplessness, "Grandfather would never be willing to see me promise His Highness anything here. If His Highness trusts me, I will carefully consider His Highness's request before visiting the door when the battle situation is certain."

Fu Mingmao's eyes were full of surprise, he lowered his eyes, and when he raised his head again, he had already calmed down.

"Brother Yu is too impatient, Master Song and Master Lu, please go down the mountain."

Song Qianzhi walked briskly in front, and Lu Guan followed one step away. The two did not talk on the way down the mountain, until they saw Imperial Physician He stamping his feet and rubbing his hands, Song Qianzhi walked up quickly, and said in a low voice: , set off immediately."

After running for several miles, Song Qianzhi's beating heart gradually calmed down, and he was extremely grateful that Fu Mingmao was a gentleman.

If those masters hiding in the woods catch up, I'm afraid the four of them will have to confess today.

☆、The Difficulties of Prosperity (Twelve)

The four of them rushed into the capital without a word, and a long queue formed outside the gate of the capital, and they couldn't even see their heads at a glance.

Song Qianzhi released the official seal, and the city gate captain let them in. After entering the city, he saw more people leaving the city, filling the entire long street.Judging from the clothes and clothing, the people in the team are not poor.

Strange, if you are fleeing because of a war, you should go west. This city gate goes south.Song Qianzhi thought about it, maybe he was out of the city to visit relatives, or to do business.

But there was no time to take care of it at this time, the four of them went straight to the palace, after dismounting and passing through the palace gate, Song Qianzhi felt something was wrong, there were too few people in the palace.

Qilin Wei, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Lord Song, the emperor has already brought his ministers on a tour to the west..."

Song Qianzhi frowned deeply and stopped.

This is where all the officials stood when they went to court, and the overwhelming wind slapped people's faces coldly.

"Go to the Ministry of War first." Lu Guan said.

Song Qianzhi: "Let's go to the Ministry of War. Is Imperial Physician He going back to the Imperial Hospital or going home?"

Imperial Physician He waved his hand: "I'm going to return to my command. Young Master Don't worry about me if you have something important to do. What are you afraid of when you arrive in the capital?"

Song Qianzhi turned to Qilin Wei who was escorting Imperial Physician He again, and said, "Your task is completed, so you don't have to follow us."

So Imperial Physician He went to the Imperial Hospital, Song Qianzhi and Lu Guan went to the Ministry of War to find Qin Yuning.

Seeing the messy crowd of people in the military compound, Song Qianzhi breathed a sigh of relief. Song Qianzhi glanced at Lu Guan excitedly, and when he was about to speak, he saw Lu Guan's face smirking.

Lu Guan is still unhappy because he didn't give him an explanation all the way.

Lu Guan was about to go in one step first, but Song Qian grabbed his hand and held it tightly.There was something strange in Lu Guan's heart, he twisted his hands to break free, but Song Qianzhi's palm was cold, helpless, Lu Guan had no choice but to lead him towards the compound of the military department.

Song Qianzhi opened his mouth and called, "Lord Qin!"

Qin Yuning, who was so busy, looked out, stood up from behind the table, and brought the mountain of military reports and memorials in front of him to the ground.

Qin Yuning didn't care about tidying up. A member of the staff next to him was tidying up and looked curiously at the reputation. He saw a young man who was busy with the world, and the tall man behind him was daunting.

Qin Yuning glanced at Lu Guan warily, frowned, grabbed Song Qianzhi's sleeve, and dragged him into a corner.

Lu Guan took a step forward, dragged Song Qianzhi back behind him, and said in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"

Song Qianzhi stopped Lu Guan with a smile, and introduced Qin Yuning to him: "This is my grandfather's student, I am Uncle Qin." Song Qianzhi lowered his voice, leaning into Lu Guan's ear and said, "All students who worship under Taifu Zhou, They all call him Big Brother."

That is to say, even His Highness the Crown Prince, who has passed away, has to respect Qin Yuning as a senior brother.

"Finally back?" Qin Yuning's serious expression couldn't calm down for a while, his shrewd eyes swept over the two of them, and finally brought them into the inner room, heaved a sigh of relief, and sat down behind the table without yelling. The man made tea, and cut straight to the point: "Is this the secretary supervisor? Your immediate boss?"

Song Qianzhi: "It's my brother."

Originally, Lu Guan wanted to be Song Qianzhi's brother, but Song Qianzhi refused, and now he told Qin Yuning that he was his brother, Lu Guan almost forgot that he was still angry.He couldn't understand more and more, what was Song Qianzhi thinking?At the same time, he also remembered that Qin Yuning was regarded as the heir to Zhou Taifu's political views. Not long after Fu Mingshao became the crown prince, Qin Yuning went to the palace to give him lectures. At that time, Zhou Taifu was not in good health.

"What are you doing back to Beijing at this juncture? Your family has already moved west with you, don't you know?"

Song Qianzhi really didn't know, so he asked: "My mother also left?"

Qin Yuning said: "I just don't know if the second lady has left with me. Two days ago, I asked someone to go to Andinghou's mansion to inquire, and they said she didn't leave. I went to see it in person yesterday, and the second lady is waiting for you to come back. Now that you are back, let's go Xing, your mother is not in good health, you take her with you and go west of the city. I will write you a handwriting, and Li Xiang also means the same thing, go to Hanzhou to avoid disaster first." Qin Yuning took down a pen and spread the paper inked.

"After I take my mother out of the city, can I still come back? You also write a handwritten letter for me to go back to the city."

Qin Yuning stopped, raised his eyes to look at him, with a serious expression, and said in a tone of brotherly and fatherly tone, "You don't know how to fight, so what are you doing when you come back? It's already very inappropriate for you to ask for orders to be an inspector that day." After a pause, Qin Yuning felt that saying this might hurt the young people's enthusiasm for serving the country, and lowered his tone softly, and said, "You will still be of great use in the future, chasing stars, you are still young, and there will be opportunities in the future, don't planted here."

Lu Guan didn't speak all the time, when Qin Yuning looked at him again, Lu Guan said: "What does Master Shangshu keep looking at me for?"

Qin Yuning didn't expect this person to be so ungrateful, and he said it directly, with embarrassment on his face.

Song Qianzhi hurriedly said: "It's really my brother, Uncle Qin, if I hadn't been here, I wouldn't have been able to come back to see you, you don't know what kind of life I live outside, I was almost killed several times . " Song Qianzhi was blowing wildly, lest he couldn't show that Lu Guan was a life-saving talisman for him.

Qin Yuning sighed and shook his head, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to start.Song Qianzhi's grandfather was his teacher, he respected him, and it was his duty to discipline Song Qianzhi, but Song Qianzhi had never been under anyone's supervision, and the Queen Mother Zhou personally disciplined him on weekdays.Whatever I want to say, I always feel that something is wrong.

"I won't tell you, you know your own affairs. This battle must be won, and you stay just to be a bystander, which is meaningless. Fighting is not fun, it is the business of the dead. If you are like Li Qi grew up on the battlefield, needless to say, I will keep you to lead the army.