Xie Ming

Chapter 248: Beiguan Dui

On the night of the twelfth, a lone moon hangs high in the sky!
Xiao and Qiu were patrolling the northern Guandong section. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one available nearby, they privately discussed the matter of Zhizhong being appointed as the commander-in-chief!
"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), I would say that we should stop hiding. I will go with you after the inspection!"

"What kind of commander? A third-rank commander. I don't want him. I'd better quit this hot job as soon as possible!"

"The prince is in our hands now, he dare not disobey us!"

Xiao Lang spoke up, wanting to speak up for Zhizhong.

Hearing this, Qiu Zhizhong, who was standing nearby, could only smile miserably.

"Haha, look how anxious you are!"

"Yes, they are Jinyiwei, and they are at the level of commander. Most of them don't have a good ending, right?!"

"But, Lao Xiao wow!"

"You also know my background, Qiu Zhizhong."

"My ancestor is Xu Long, the commander of the Jinyiwei during the Wanli Dynasty!"

"Although I follow my mother's surname, I am still connected to the Jinyiwei. Now it seems that even if I want to hide, I can't avoid it in the end!"

"The Crown Prince also knows my background, so it is reasonable for him to appoint me this time!"

As he spoke, Zhizhong let out a long sigh, his whole body and eyes filled with an unconcealable loneliness and resentment.

"Ugh"

"But from now on, when I go to Nanjing, I will be too busy to attend to my duties. I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to serve in the court with you, Old Xiao!"

"Before this, what else did we expect? With one inside and one outside, everything will be stable!"

"It seems that the prince has guessed about 70% of what happened between you and me."

"The world is full of twists and turns. I, Qiu Feiyu, will suffer in the future!"

"What's the point of getting involved in the imperial court? Haha, I'm afraid that by then, all the officials won't be able to hide from me!" Zhizhong sighed bitterly.

Hearing this, Xiao Lang couldn't help feeling sad.

"It's really hard for you!"

"Ugh"

"You can hold the emperor hostage!"

“It takes time to work.”

"Right now, we have no idea what the situation is like in the court, in the countryside, or in the military garrisons in the south!"

"According to the records in the imperial court, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the four towns in northern Jiang. The specific situation may be even more difficult to predict, which is a big problem!"

"At the moment, there is Li Zicheng in the west and Jian Nu in the north!"

"And in the court, there are factional struggles! Corruption! The atmosphere is chaotic and chaotic, and the court is in disarray!"

"Where should we go from now on?!"

"We hold the prince in our hands. If we don't come in, it will be of no use!"

"But once we have the idea of ​​heading to Nanjing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control the situation as easily as it is now!"

"What can I do, what can you do?!"

Xiao Lang’s miscellaneous essays are intricate and difficult to understand!
"Hi!"

"Old Xiao!"

"You don't have to look so gloomy all the time. You are just a commander. The situation is beyond your expectations, but it is not hopeless after all!" Zhizhong advised.

"But you have great ambitions! You are a talented person, and you want to govern the country, support the country, improve the administration, and get rid of bad policies!"

"How could I not know what you wish for in your life?!"

"But now?!"

"In the end, a piece of paper appointed him as the Jinyiwei, what kind of commander is he!"

"That place is neither civil nor military. If you go there, your career prospects will be affected."

"That's it!"

"No, no!"

"Fei Yu, if this doesn't work, we won't be able to control the situation!"

"When the time comes, I will send out an army and leave the imperial court to work on my own!"

"Establish yourself as the king of another mountain!"

"At that time, you and I will start from scratch!"

"It's much more enjoyable than this mess, Xiaoyao!"

"Or, just quit it and let it go. I, Xiao Jingchuan, will do whatever you want!" Xiao Lang argued angrily.

Upon hearing this, Zhizhong laughed out loud, and his expression finally eased.

"Definitely!"

"Stop talking to me like that!"

"Xiao Jingchuan!"

"It was you who instigated me to do this!"

"Now, where are we going?!"

"You just want to unload your responsibilities and live alone?!"

"I'm telling you, there's no way!"

"And you better remember this! If you, Xiao Lang, really don't have the heart to be Cao Cao!"

"Then we two brothers should break up as soon as possible!"

"If we are late, we will be in Nanjing and be dragged into the chaos. By then, if we are not resolute, we will be dead without a burial place!" Zhizhong also responded angrily. Hearing this, Xiao Lang was sullen and speechless.

Zhizhong tilted his head to look, and seeing the situation, he had no choice but to quickly try to persuade him.

"Ugh"

"Lao Xiao wow Lao Xiao!"

"It's just a job for the Royal Guards!"

"You don't have to feel so sorry for me!"

"This current dilemma seems to be caused by an unexpected change, which has deviated from our predictions!"

"But calm down and think about it carefully!"

"Getting the position of Jinyiwei Commander seems to be a new possibility!"

"you think!"

"When we get to Nanjing, you will lead the troops from outside to fight the enemy!"

"As for the court, we will do our best to support young talents, cultivate new forces, and rectify the administration!"

"But if the newcomers want to take the position, someone must come to clear out those parasites who are just sitting there doing nothing but eating and drinking, and who are only interested in party struggles and power-seeking!"

"That's it!"

“Then when we get to that point, how can I not be the person who hides in the dark and catches ghosts like Zhong Kui?!” Zhizhong tried to find another way.

"But, but you!"

"The Imperial Guards will never be included in the Biography of Famous Officials!"

"Where is your wish to be remembered in history?!"

"How to achieve this?!"

Xiao Lang insisted on speaking, with unwillingness in his eyes, and it seemed as if the passage of time had passed and he suddenly dreamed of the place where they had first met!

That conversation on the corridor bridge in the afternoon in the capital!

With a mind set for the world and a mission set for the people, Zhizhong, dressed in a white shirt, spoke eloquently, vowing to go down in history and write his name into the biographies of famous officials!
"Hahaha"

"Ha ha ha ha."

"You, Old Xiao, you are usually quite smart, why are you so stubborn today?!"

"Those words are just to scare fools!"

"I don't care about being remembered forever or being recorded in history!" Zhizhong pretended to be nonchalant, but he couldn't hide the sadness in his eyes.

"Bullshit! You..." Xiao Lang wanted to argue again.

But Zhizhong suddenly raised his hand and interrupted the conversation.

"Okay, okay!"

"Besides, we still have you!"

"You have to fight for me, kid!"

"If you can make decisions in the future, you can reinstate me at your discretion, and that's it, right?!"

"But, what if something happens to me..." Xiao Lang couldn't turn his head away for a moment, and just followed the words and tried his best to be stubborn!
"roll roll roll!"

"You're not done yet, are you?!"

"We two have always been on the same boat. If anything happens to you, I won't be able to protect myself!"

"Don't even think about this! Do you understand?!" Zhizhong said resolutely.

After they finished talking, both of them seemed a little tired, so they sighed, stopped walking, turned around and leaned against the outer wall.

No words for a long while!

"Here! Have a sip of yellow wine! This wine is not strong. Hu Chen poured it for me and said it was good. I haven't had time to drink it yet!"

After Xiao Lang had been idle for a long time, he reached out and grabbed the small wine flask from his waist and handed it to Zhizhong next to him.

Tons!

Zhizhong was not vague at the moment. He took it and drank two big gulps. Then he wiped his mouth and looked very annoyed.

"Eh?!"

"right!"

"How have you been these past two days?"

"Does the Qingxin Pill have any other side effects?!" In the end, Zhizhong was still worried about Xiao Lang's health.

"what?"

"Hey! It's okay, don't worry, you won't die!"

Xiao Lang didn't care about it and didn't care at all.

Then, the two of them calmed down and fell silent again. They leaned against the wall and looked towards the southeast!

There is the direction of Nanjing!

Everything is unknown!
The future is uncertain as the situation changes!
In the dim moonlight, how could the two brothers not be filled with emotion? !

【Xu Long:】

【During the Wanli period, he served as the commander of the Jinyiwei. 】

[He is a man of many plans and good decisions. He has led troops to fight against Japanese pirates many times and defeated them! ]

[But at the same time, he is also the most controversial commander of the Jinyiwei in the history of the Ming Dynasty! ]

[Under his rule, the Jinyiwei had too much power, and was considered the culprit for the country's decline and the people's weakness! ]

(End of this chapter)