Princess [rebirth]

That night, Fu Jue in Yuncheng did not dare to relax, and the Hu Jun camp outside the city was also filled with a tense atmosphere. In the middle of Haishi, the soldiers guarding the walls of Yuncheng suddenly caught a glimpse of the flames in the distance outside the city.The soldiers rushed to inform Fu Jue. Fu Jue hurriedly climbed up the city wall, squinted his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Go and investigate."

The figure of the spies quickly disappeared into the night, and after an unknown amount of time, the spies finally came back with a look of joy on their faces, "My son-in-law, the tent where Hu Jun put the grain and grass caught fire for some reason, and now Hu Jun The camp was a mess trying to put out the fire."

Hearing this, Fu Jue lifted his spirits, and immediately dispatched two teams of forwards to attack Hu Jun. He also prepared himself and led the elite soldiers behind to follow. Fu Jue's sudden dispatch of troops in the middle of the night certainly alarmed He Zheng and Dou. After Heng and He Zheng understood the situation, they also led soldiers to assist Fu Jue, while Dou Heng continued to guard in Yuncheng.But as soon as Fu Jue and He Zheng left, the spies in charge of the northwest rushed back, saying that a large group of people was approaching Yuncheng in the dark, and it was estimated that they would kill Yuncheng in an hour.

Dou Heng's heart trembled, Hu Jun from the northwest finally came.Ever since the Northwest was lost, they expected that there would be such a day when the Hu armies from the Northwest and the North would eventually join forces, and then a hundred thousand troops would fight against hundreds of thousands of troops.

It's just that they waited in full force for a long time, but they didn't wait for the Hu army in the northwest to go south. They sent many spies to guard the road and pay close attention to the enemy's movements. Thinking that Hu Jun would launch a night attack, he actually rushed towards Yuncheng in the middle of the night.

At the same time, there was also a change in the southwest, and Dou Heng raised the corners of his lips and sneered, "The front and back are still at the same time, does Feng Qishan treat everyone else as fools?!" Hu Jun didn't move, and Feng Qishan didn't move either; This Hu Jun is here, Feng Qishan is also here, is this trying to take down Yuncheng by attacking back and forth?Come whenever you come, he, Dou Heng, wants to see what kind of superpower Feng Qishan has!

Beiting Jiedu envoy Feng Qishan suddenly ordered Lin Shangshu and others to go on their way. Lin Shangshu and the others were very puzzled, but they had to follow Feng Qishan's troops and horses. After all, they were ordered by the saint to come to support Feng Qishan.

Fu Jue and He Zheng took advantage of Hu Jun in the north who were busy fighting the fire, and killed the enemy by surprise. General Hu Guo didn't expect the food and grass to be burned. Lead the troops into battle.The soldiers were ordered to put out the fire first, and then to follow the general into battle. They didn't know which order to follow.

The general was busy looking for the military adviser at this time, but his soldiers told him that the military adviser was not in the camp. They searched the entire military camp, but they did not find the military adviser.The general's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the military adviser was captured by the thief Zhou?Is there any relationship between the food and grass fire tonight and the Zhou thief?Could it be that there are Zhou thief spies in his camp?The general thought of countless possibilities in his mind in an instant, but he didn't think of the reason for the fire in the grain and grass.

And the military adviser, whom the general couldn't find anywhere, had already left Hu Jun's camp in the north at this time, and was heading east.

Fu Jue and He Zheng led troops into Hu Jun's camp in the north. They came fiercely and quickly killed Hu Jun. General Hu Guo led Hu Jun to resist, fighting all the way and retreating all the way. For dozens of miles, Fu Jue and He Zheng did not continue to pursue, because of the news from Dou Heng, Hu Jun from the northwest came down.

Fu Jue and He Zheng quickly agreed that Fu Jue would lead the troops to turn back to intercept Hu Jun, and He Zheng would guard the north, preventing Hu Jun from the north from turning back and trapping them with Hu Jun from the northwest.

Hu Jun in the north didn't know that Hu Jun in the northwest had come down. The two sides should have been on good terms, but unfortunately all the letters from Hu Jun in the northwest were intercepted by the military adviser, and the military adviser actually communicated with the Northwest under the name of the general.Therefore, the northern general didn't know about the night attack plan at all. Not only did he not know, he was also encouraged by the military adviser to reward his generals and soldiers with wine. There was a problem with the food, not to mention the burnt food. How can the wine soldiers stop the murderous Da Zhou soldiers?

Fu Jue and He Zheng didn't know that Hu Jun was under the influence of their military advisers, they only felt that Hu Jun tonight was not as brave and good at fighting as before, and there were many people who couldn't even hold their knives steadily, which made them kill more and more. Yong, he drove the opponent back dozens of miles in one breath.

When Fu Jue led the soldiers back to Hu Jun's camp, the tents in the camp were crumbling and dilapidated, the whole camp was filled with the smell of burning and blood, besides, there was a faint smell of alcohol, Fu Jue took the whole camp After a careful inspection, I realized that Hu Jun had a banquet before nightfall.

At the same time, his subordinates came to report that the fire in the grain and grass camp was man-made. They found traces of arson. Fu Jue raised his eyebrows. Could it be that there are ghosts in Hu Jun?But he never heard the sage mention that this inner ghost should not be from Dazhou, and he doesn't know where the other party comes from, whether it is an enemy or a friend?He kept this matter in his heart for the time being, thinking that he would report back to the saint after he defeated Hu Jun. ...

On the other side, the Northwest Hu Army thought that the Northern Hu Army was ready, so they went all the way south according to the original plan, but on the way, the spies who had set out in advance reported that the camp of the Northern Hu Army was on fire, and there were many sounds of fighting , It seems that the soldiers of the Great Zhou came to kill them.

The generals of the Northwest Hu Army were stunned when they heard the words. Could it be that the Zhou thief saw through their plan?He quickly sent spies to investigate again, and the spies reported soon after that the Hu army in the north had been repelled for dozens of miles. If they followed the original pace, they would probably be soldiers from Da Zhou waiting for them when they arrived at the camp.

The Northwest General's face darkened. This attack was coordinated with Feng Qishan's Southwest Army, but the North made a temporary mistake. Should we fight or not? ... Just as the northwest general was hesitating, Feng Qishan in the southwest also received news of an accident in the northern camp.

Feng Qishan's army is not far from Yuncheng. According to the agreement between him and Hu Jun, Hu Jun from the northwest and north should have assembled at this time and launched a fierce attack on Yuncheng. When Yuncheng is busy fighting against the enemy in the north, the south There must be some omissions in the defense, and his army can take the opportunity to attack Yuncheng from the south.

But the spies he sent reported that the south gate of Yuncheng was heavily guarded, and it seemed that they had been expected to come, and there was not even a single omission.Feng Qishan hated secretly when he heard the words. Such a great opportunity was wasted by those simple-minded barbarians who only wanted to fight and kill.He stared in the direction of Yuncheng with a gloomy face, and after thinking for a moment, he turned back with his soldiers and retreated back to Tongzhou.

The general in the northwest didn't know that Feng Qishan had given up his plan for tonight. After thinking about it, he continued to move forward. After all, the opportunity was rare, but without the North Road. With him and Feng Qishan's army, it should not be difficult to take down Yuncheng.The Northwest General was full of confidence and led Hu Jun all the way to Yuncheng. On the way, he met Fu Jue's elite soldiers.

The general in the northwest had a good plan. Feng Qishan should have reached Yuncheng by now, and Yuncheng would definitely not be able to spare a hand to help the north. If he rushed there with all his might, he might be able to take down Yuncheng before dawn.The Northwest General thought very well, but he didn't know that his allies had retreated, and he was the only one left of the three groups of soldiers, and he rushed towards Yuncheng stupidly.

At the same time, a small team suddenly appeared from behind the Northwest Army, coordinating with Fu Jue to encircle the Northwest Army. It turned out that Dou Xun led the remnants of the He family army and followed the Northwest Hu Army all the way. Fu Jue saw Dou Xun himself. He was also very happy, he and He Zheng thought that Dou Xun was also in the northwest, but they didn't expect that the other party was still alive. ...

Feng Qishan's sudden retreat naturally aroused Lin Shangshu and others' suspicions, Feng Qishan just said indifferently: "The spies came to report that the Hu army has gathered in Yuncheng. If we attack rashly, I'm afraid we won't be able to please." Lin Shangshu and others Surprised by the words, Zuo Shilang even blurted out, "Have the Hu troops from the northwest and the north gathered in Yuncheng?"

"En." Feng Qishan nodded, sparing no effort to smear Fu Jue and others, "I sent spies to infiltrate Yuncheng, and the spies said that Fu Jue had opened the northern city gate to welcome Hu Jun. Originally, I wanted to take advantage of Hu Jun's return. Before we arrive, kill Fu Jue first and be caught off guard, I didn't expect that before our troops arrived, Hu Jun would arrive first." Feng Qishan pointedly said, the expressions of Lin Shangshu and others changed slightly, Zuo Shilang was more serious He couldn't hold his breath, and asked in a cold voice after hearing the words: "What does Mr. Feng mean by this? Could it be that Mr. Feng thought that I would not be able to report the news to Hu Jun?"

"Why is the servant so excited? I didn't say anything. I just wondered that Hu Jun didn't leave early or late, but he arrived at Yuncheng when we were about to raid Yuncheng. Tell me, is this a coincidence?" Feng Qishan asked He looked at the crowd mockingly.

Lin Shangshu and the three of them looked ugly, what Feng Qishan said was close to saying directly that one of them was collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and leaked the general's situation to the barbarians.This accusation is too serious. You must know that collaborating with the enemy and treason is the death penalty for punishing the nine clans. The Jiedu envoy will place such a big crime on their heads if he touches his lips like this. How can the three of Lin Shangshu be convinced? ?

Therefore, Lin Shangshu, the highest official among the three, said lightly: "Whether it is a coincidence or not, you can find out if you check it. If there is no real evidence, Mr. Feng is just guessing. It is better to say such words as little as possible. The sage sent us here to help Feng. You don’t do your best to take the blame.” Although Lin Shangshu’s tone was calm, the anger hidden in it could be heard immediately, and Zuo Shilang and Xu Shaoqing also stood behind Lin Shangshu, looking at him with displeasure. Feng Qishan.

Feng Qishan did not expect that Lin Shangshu, who used to be silent in the past, would jump out at this time, and opened his mouth to imply that he was slandering, and asked him to produce real evidence. Since Feng Qishan became Jiedushi, he has been alone in Tongzhou and other places. Da, has not met anyone who dares to refute him for many years.At this time, Lin Shangshu's face was already very ugly after Lin Shangshu's words. Moreover, Lin Shangshu and him were both third-rank officials, and no one was more noble than the other. The reputation of a sage overwhelms him, if he doesn't deal with the other party, who will take him as a Jiedu envoy in the future?

"If you want evidence, come here and take Zuo Shilang down!" Feng Qishan was not polite, and directly ordered someone to take down Zuo Shilang.Lin Shangshu and Xu Shaoqing's expressions changed greatly, only to hear Feng Qishan continue to say: "Why don't you ask Zuo Shilang, why did you come to my main courtyard every night a while ago? And you sneaked into my study more than once!"

As soon as Feng Qishan finished speaking, Zuo Shilang twitched all over, and Xu Shaoqing exclaimed, "No! Zuo Shilang wants to commit suicide!" Everyone looked around quickly, only to see Zuo Shilang showing a strange smile, and then a trace of There were blood stains, and his complexion began to turn blue. Xu Shaoqing stepped forward a few steps, stretched out his hand and grabbed the opponent's chin forcefully, but it was too late, Zuo Shilang had already committed suicide with poison.

The death of Zuo Shilang seemed to confirm his crime. Lin Shangshu's face was so ugly that Feng Qishan snorted coldly, "If you commit suicide in fear of crime, you should die! Lin Shangshu, what else do you have to say now?" Lin Shangshu remained silent with a cold face, Feng Qishan sneered in his heart, this Zuo servant helped him a lot, he didn't need to frame him at all, he committed suicide with a guilty conscience, which saved him a lot of time.

The death of Zuo Shilang made Lin Shangshu and Xu Shaoqing's hearts tense. What Xu Shaoqing was thinking Lin Shangshu didn't know. He was full of doubts at the moment. Could it be that Zuo Shilang really leaked the general's feelings to the barbarians?But when did he leak it?How did it leak?

Besides, since Feng Qishan found out that there was something wrong with Zuo Shilang, why didn't he take him down before he leaked the news to the barbarians. What's the use of postponing the incident?Their raid plans were all ruined.The more Lin Shangshu thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. Feng Qishan's behavior was really contradictory, and there was a hint of weirdness.

But before he figured it out, something happened again. A few days later, Xu Shaoqing assassinated Feng Qishan at night, and after killing Feng Qishan and seriously wounding him, he fled without a trace. ...

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After Lin Shangshu and others led the army to go out, the court was silent for a while, because Feng Qishan intercepted the news from Yuncheng, so the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not know that Yuncheng won a big victory last night, not just the northern Hu army After repelling for dozens of miles, even the Northwest Hu army couldn't get anything good.

Dou Chun knew the news about Yuncheng like the palm of his hand, and at the same time he also received the news that Zuo Shilang committed suicide and Feng Qishan was seriously injured.He handed the secret report to Zhuo Jingfan, and said flatly: "Feng Qishan is not dead."

"There's only one breath left, and it's close to death." Zhuo Jingfan flipped through the secret report and said indifferently.Dou Chun pursed his lips, frowned and said, "What's the matter with the left servant?"

"I don't know, I always feel that there is another party lurking in the dark. Look here, Fu Jue said that the food and grass of Hu Jun in the north were burned, but it was not our people who did it." Zhuo Jingfan paused, Picking up another secret report, "Look at this again, Zuo Shilang stole a lot of Feng Qishan's secrets, and this Zuo Shilang is not one of us, it seems that someone wants to muddy the water."

"Xu Shaoqing might have discovered something, so he would attack Feng Qishan, but why did he disappear?" Dou Chun knocked on the book case and frowned. Xu Shaoqing was the spy picked out by him and Zhuo Jingfan. Originally, Xu Shaoqing was supposed to lurk in Feng Qishan He was around, but he actually assassinated Feng Qishan, but no news came back after the assassination, which made Dou Chun puzzled and also very dissatisfied.

"I'm afraid I'm in trouble." Zhuo Jingfan squinted his eyes, it was Xu Shaoqing who wanted to play tricks, and there was Lin Shangshu, the reason why Lin Shangshu recommended Yu Sanlang of E State Duke's Mansion in the early court was because of this It was agreed with Dou Chun in advance that Lin Shangshu, the position of official minister, was single-handedly promoted by Dou Chun. At the beginning, because the servant of the official department, Hu's family, was involved in the conspiracy case of the commander of the forbidden army, even the official minister was also implicated. Afterwards, Dou Chun cleaned the court, beat up several important officials in a row, and then put his people in. Among them, Lin Shangshu was Dou Chun's man.

After Lin Shangshu took over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he was low-key and neutral, so that the ministers in the court did not realize that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was actually a saint.And this time to lead the army, Xu Shaoqing is a secret agent on the surface, and Lin Shangshu is a hidden pawn, and there is a left servant who was just making up numbers, but unexpectedly, he just happened to get a ghost.

This Zuo Shilang also took over as the servant of the Ministry of Officials after the Hu family was raped.

Thinking of this, Zhuo Jingfan suddenly asked: "Who recommended this Zuo Shilang back then?" Dou Chun was stunned, and after thinking about it for a while, he said flatly: "It was jointly recommended by the Taishi and the Taibao." Zhuo Jing Fan frowned and muttered: "The Taibao? Didn't the Taibao retire long ago?"

"At the beginning of the year, I summoned the grand masters to enter the palace to speak, and then the grand masters handed over the memorials. I saw that some of the arrangements were good, so I followed their wishes." Dou Chun said.

Zhuo Jingfan thought for a while, and listed the transfers of officials in the past year. Seeing this, his expression was a little strange. Seeing this, Dou Chun leaned over and glanced at the list, and then he was also stunned. The officials recommended by the Taishi and Taibao on the list have had many incidents in the past six months.

Among them, there are big and small, some made some small mistakes and were relegated by him, some made big mistakes and were directly removed from the official hat, and the most serious one was the left servant, who committed suicide in fear of crime. He stared at the list with an expression on his face It's really ugly.Because Sangong was an old man in the time of the first emperor, Dou Chun did not move them immediately after he became the throne, and the Taibao was very knowledgeable. After saving the lives of Dou Xun and Dou Zhirong with the will, he retired from office. Later, the Taifu died of illness. He didn't make things difficult for the only remaining grand master.

Moreover, the grand master has always been a pure minister loyal to the sage, and a veteran minister who has gone through three generations, so Dou Chun will be cautious about the grand master's memorials, and he can listen to the grand master's suggestions without accepting them. To think that his trust was exchanged for being fooled!

A burst of anger rose in Dou Chun's heart instantly, and he slapped the book table angrily with a "pop!", his face turned grim, and he said angrily, "What a grand master! What a great protector!"

"Don't be in a hurry to make a conclusion, just call the grand master into the palace to ask." Zhuo Jingfan put down the list, his face was also very solemn, although he had no contact with the grand master, he could visit Dou Chunhe several times When the grand master spoke, he listened in the back of the study, and it was really hard for him to believe that that glorious old man had evil intentions.Only the officials who had accidents on this list were indeed recommended by the Taishi and Taibao. Since they don't understand, they should be called into the palace to ask for clarification.

Dou Chun held his breath, and then ordered the grand master to enter the palace immediately to face the saint.

When the grand master received the imperial decree, he was still a little dazed. He looked at the sky outside, but he really didn't know why the sage would suddenly call him into the palace, so he stuffed a full purse to the inner eunuch who passed the decree, and asked politely With the intention of the saint.

It was Lu Fu who came to the grand master's mansion to deliver the decree. Lu Fu took the grand master's purse and said without changing his expression: "The little one doesn't know, so the grand master should hurry up and follow the young one into the palace." Dazed, looking at the chief executive in front of him who was highly valued by the first emperor, and now he is the No. Some displeasure, but will not offend the other party.

Although it was a bit frustrating to get the news after stuffing the money, but the most important thing right now is to enter the palace to face the saint, so the grand master straightened his clothes and followed Lu Fu away.

The grand master came to the study of Liangyi Hall to ask for an audience. This time Zhuo Jingfan did not hide behind, but sat beside Dou Chun and met the grand master together.As soon as the grand master stepped into the study, he saw Zhuo Jingfan sitting beside him, he frowned slightly, first saluted Dou Chun, and then greeted Zhuo Jingfan.

Dou Chun and the two of them didn't make things difficult for him, they quickly called out and gave him a seat, the grand master sat upright, with his back straightened and his face serious.Dou Chun didn't beat around the bush, and directly showed the list made by Zhuo Jingfan to the grand master, who took it respectfully, read the list carefully, and was covered in cold sweat after reading it.

"Grand Master, I am a little puzzled, so I called you into the palace to ask. Originally, according to my temper, I wanted to ask the minister of Dali Temple to intervene. It's just that the queen said that the grand master is open and upright, and has always I've done my best, I'm afraid there is an inside story in this matter, that's why I called you into the palace." Dou Chun said lightly, but the Grand Master couldn't sit still any longer, got up and knelt in front of Dou Chun.

"The sage is merciful, and the veteran is terrified. The veteran is really ashamed to face the sage, and ask the sage to forgive him." The grand master bowed his body, and knocked his head heavily after finishing speaking.

"Grand Master, don't rush to apologize. Today, the sage called Grand Master into the palace to find out why the Grand Master recommended these people. This palace has always admired the Grand Master's character. Could it be that the Grand Master would rather spend his whole life in order to keep someone?" Has your reputation been damaged, and will you bear the notoriety of deceiving saints in the future?" Zhuo Jingfan said with a frown when he saw that the grand master admitted his crime without saying a word.

"Thank you, Empress, for the wrong love. This old minister is really ashamed. The old minister should be punished if he doesn't know people. The old minister didn't want to keep anyone. It's just that the recommendation memorial was drafted by the old minister. I can't get rid of the responsibility." The grand master said respectfully.

"Get up and answer." After hearing this, Dou Chun was silent for a while, and then he spoke again. The eunuch at the side was very discerning, and hurried forward to support the Grand Master. The Grand Master stood up tremblingly, with a full face look of shame.After the grand master sat down again, Dou Chun continued: "Your crime will be judged later. Let me ask you, do you like these people or the Taibao?"

"Returning to the saints, most of them were mentioned by the Taibao, and the old officials recommended them after secretly observing them." The Taishi said dejectedly, Dou Chun and Zhuo Jingfan both raised their eyebrows, meaning that these people were also favored by the Taishi at the beginning?I didn't expect the old master to look away.