Reincarnation of the powerful minister

"Altan is approaching the capital but not attacking the city. He has the intention of watching the fire from the other side... The camp owner's words are right." After hearing Zhu Xian's reply, Mr. He pondered, "It seems that I should really remind him ——Where is the so-called contract spirit of Bei Mo Erlang?"

Zhu Xiandao: "If Al Tan launches an attack, the Beijing army and the emperor's twelve guards will come out in full force. At that time, whether the imperial court actively asks for help from King Qin's vassals, or wants to expel the vassals but has no resources, we can take advantage of it. opportunity to enter."

Mr. He smiled: "The camp owner asked you to spread the word, but it's a good one."

Zhu Xian forced a smile.This was actually what he thought of himself, and the camp owner just asked him to use Altan as an excuse to transfer Mr. He.But so what?From Yi Zhe, Mr. He to the camp owner, none of these powerful people really think highly of him.He could feel the deep-rooted contempt, and he had been angry and frustrated, but now he has thought about it—when he was in the Su Mansion, he heard Su Yan say, "History is written by the victors."Therefore, it is enough to be the final winner, as long as he can win, he can do anything.

Time was running out, and Mr. He explained all the matters, and asked him to watch King Ning and lead his troops to wait in Gyeonggi. At the same time, he sent a petition to King Qin to spy on the court's attitude.He immediately set off for Changping Prefecture, saying that if the trip went well, he would be able to return in two days.

On the night Mr. Crane left, Zhu Xian put his hands and feet into the decoction taken by King Ning, and after confirming that the other party fell into a coma, he quietly went to find the leader of the Qisha camp.

The camp owner was not in the room, but he left him a note saying that at the invitation of Mr. He, he would go to Changping to meet Al Tan. "I am very afraid of death, but I like to put on airs." The camp owner despised Mr. He in the note, and Zhu Xian felt the same way, and smiled happily.The note also said that Shen Qi had already made contact with him, as long as he came near the Gyeonggi boundary marker at Wuliting at the appointed time, he would be able to meet the other party. As for whether the further cooperation can be successful, it depends on the luck of both parties.

After thinking about it, Zhu Xian felt that now was the best chance for him to break free from the manipulation of Yi Zhe and Mr. He. No matter how difficult it was for Shen Qi to deal with, after all she lost power alone, and her threat level was far lower than those two.

But even if it was Shen Qi like this, he didn't dare to go to the appointment alone, so he gathered tens of thousands of people under his command and set off at night to Wuliting in the south of the capital.

In order to prevent the news from leaking, as soon as Zhu Xian arrived at Wuliting, he bloodbathed the post station, blocked the official road for [-] miles north and south, and did not allow idlers to approach.Near midnight, he paced back and forth on the grass near the boundary marker, but no one came to the appointment. He was full of anger, when he suddenly heard someone sneering "ho ho" in the shadow behind the stele, as if mocking his anxiety.

Zhu Xian heard this familiar voice, and those experiences that he tried to forget were suddenly clear, mixed with a lot of embarrassment and unwillingness, vividly before his eyes.His pupils shrank suddenly, and he blurted out: "Shen... Qi!" His voice was as harsh as sandpaper.

A person turned out from the shadows, it really was Shen Qi, wearing a crow-colored dark pattern and wearing a large lacquer gauze hat, she looked the same as before, but after Zhu Xian regained consciousness, he found that, The brows of the other party were stained with wind and frost, which added a touch of bleakness to the already stern expression.

It seems that it is indeed as the camp owner said, Shen Qi is not valued by the players, no wonder she looks depressed and frustrated.As soon as Zhu Xian thought of this, he regained some sense of superiority, regained his energy, and cleared his throat: "Shen—"

"Stop talking nonsense." Shen Qi's tone was cold, "Even the battalion owner has already said everything that needs to be said. You want to lead the army into the capital, but you don't want to waste your strength and risk your life in the siege battle. The price for victory, right?"

Zhu Xian frowned slightly: "It's said that it's human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, isn't it true for you, Shen Qi?"

It was the first time he called Shen Qi by his name, but the other party did not show any displeasure, and calmly replied: "You are right, Su Xiaojing."

Zhu Xian's face turned white and red, and he really wanted to whip the whip in his hand, and shouted that I am Zhu Xian, the grandson of Emperor Xianzu, not Su Xiaojing!But I don't know if it's because the fear is hard to get rid of, or because I have taken the overall situation into consideration, I still hold back after all.

"What can you do?" Zhu Xian asked forcefully, no longer interested in showing off to the other party.

Shen Qi didn't talk nonsense with him, and said bluntly: "There are chief and deputy admirals in the capital who are responsible for patrolling the city and pointing out the troops. They supervise the 'inner nine outer seven imperial city four', a total of twenty gates. If you can hold the principal Admiral, get the seal in his hand, and you will be able to open the door in a short time."

Zhu Xian didn't understand the customs and defense system in the capital, so he asked: "What is the role of the admiral? Is it the general of the Beijing army or the commander of the guard?"

"Neither. The full name of this position is 'Admiral of the Nine Gates', and it is customary for the eunuchs of the Inner Officials to be in charge. I asked the old subordinates of Beizhen Fusi to inquire about the information, and the new admiral turned out to be an old acquaintance."

"Old acquaintance? Who?"

"Lan Xi."

Zhu Xian showed surprise: "Eunuch Lan? He's not a palm seal eunuch? Why did he lose power after Emperor Jing Long died, and went to be a city patrolling commander?"

Shen Qi said patiently: "Once the emperor and the courtiers, now the two most important positions, the palm seal of the ceremonial supervisor and the eunuch holding the pen, are controlled by Fu Bao and Cheng Sheng, the confidantes of Emperor Qinghe. It is normal for those who are old and have lost their backing to be squeezed out.

"Also, my people found out that Lan Xi took advantage of his position to go privately to a former emperor's courtyard outside the city to mourn the old master, but the return was delayed by the rain, so it's about time to come back now. If you lead someone to stop you halfway, if he refuses to cooperate, then I will 'persuade' him."

Zhu Xian didn't doubt that Shen Qi had a hundred methods of torture, which could make people live or die, but what he suspected was that this incident was really such a coincidence? "The cabinet and the Ministry of War ordered the nine gates of the capital to be closed. It is a serious crime to leave the city without permission. Isn't Lan Xi afraid of committing crimes? In my impression, he is not a brave man."

Shen Qi smiled mockingly: "You only know one, not the other. Although Lan Xi lacks courage, she is still somewhat loyal - what day is today?"

This sudden question made Zhu Xian think for a while, then shook his head: "Say it."

"It's Emperor Jinglong's Hundred Days Ceremony."

Zhu Xian was stunned, and silently calculated the time when the late emperor died a year ago, it seemed to be true.

"The Taimiao will hold an anniversary sacrifice, and in the next hundred days, Lan Xi will go out of the palace to worship in the other courtyard that Emperor Jinglong loved most before his death, because private sacrifices are prohibited in the palace. Well, believe it or not, you will miss it anyway." Tonight, it will be very difficult for you to find someone to open the door."

Zhu Xian hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "Let's trust the camp owner and you once more. If you dare to cheat, I have so many soldiers and horses under my command who are not vegetarians—to intercept Lan Xi, you have to go with me too!" "

This was to detain him in case of fraud, Shen Qi snorted, but did not say anything to object.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Zhu Xian led his troops to detour for several miles and came to a mountain road on the outskirts of the city. After waiting for half an hour, he saw more than a dozen Tiqi dressed as defenders of the capital escorting a carriage towards the city gate. coming.

Because it was a private sacrifice, it was difficult to make a big noise, Lan Xi thought about going back quickly, and there were not many guards with him.But no matter how many guards there are, they are no match for Zhu Xian's tens of thousands of horses, and he was caught without any effort like a group of cats chasing a mouse.

Lan Xi hadn't met Su Xiaojing a few times, and now she couldn't recognize anyone. Seeing that the other party was pretending to be a vassal king, she thought it was the flood that had washed over the Dragon King Temple.It wasn't until seeing Shen Qi, a traitor and traitor who was at the top of the most wanted list by the imperial court, that his face changed, and he asked in surprise, "What are you going to do?"

Zhu Xian enjoyed the joy of being in charge of other people's lives, and unconsciously imitated Su Yan, put his hands in his sleeves, and smiled: "Nothing, please open the door for Mr. Lan... Well, it's better to open a few more indivual."

Changping Prefecture is to the west of the capital, only a hundred miles away from the west gate of the outer city.

Perhaps it was because the three major battalions of the Beijing Army and the frontier troops of Xuanfu and Liaodong were transferred to wipe out the Wang's rebellious army that invaded the capital. Since Altan passed Juyongguan, the resistance he encountered along the way was not very fierce.After arriving in Changping, he ordered the team to stop and stay temporarily for a few days.

In the past few days, the soldiers who have traveled long distances can recuperate and recover their strength, but Altan himself has not rested well, and needs to tense up all the time, guarding against someone who may take his item with a sword while he is asleep at any time. Top guy.

At night, he went to the small river near the temporary station to take a cold bath, and on the way back he couldn't bear it any longer, and said in a low voice to the deserted wilderness, "Even eating and bathing must be monitored, is this what you people from the Central Plains call etiquette? "

A figure like blue smoke floated out from the silent forest, and appeared three feet away.Jing Hong chased coldly: "Don't be so self-righteous, who is interested in watching a big man from the northern barbarians eat and take a shower?"

"Even if you don't look at me, you hang around me for hundreds of feet all day long, looking like you're afraid that if you turn around, I'm going to level the capital of Daming. Don't you think it's bothering me? I've told you everything I need to say, Is it because you don't believe me, or Unig doesn't believe me?" Altan's face sank like water.

Jing Hongzhui really wanted to say, of course Master Su ordered me to be the supervisor, in case you double-faced and broke your promise.But when he was about to leave, he was worried that if Altan was completely angered, the other party would tear up his face and affection together, fearing that it would spoil the big event of the adults.

In desperation, he still had to think about the relationship between Lord Su and the wild man, and he pinched his nose and replied: "It's because you trust you too much, so I am particularly worried. People are separated from each other, and you are not like me. I have followed you for many years, and you know each other well." , How can you easily trust me when you are close to each other?"

Altan looked calm, but the veins on his forehead were throbbing: "I ask you—three years ago in Qingshui Camp, Lingzhou, on August [-]th, on the corner of the city wall next to the horse market, we met with Uni Is it you who is together? What are you doing?"

Jing Hong has a good memory, and immediately replied: "It's me. My lord and I are looking down at the horse market, watching your every move. As for what we are doing, you must have seen it when you looked up." He paused , I feel that saying this is not enough, so I simply sit down and say, "I kissed my lord, didn't you see clearly?"

——Actually, he was blowing the little flying insects to Su Yan at that time, but why explain the truth at the beginning, anyway, it is the truth now.

Altan held the handle of the scimitar at his waist, his other fist was clenched and rattled, and his whole body burst out with a strong fighting spirit.

Jing Hong chased after her finger and flicked the clip, and let out a clear dragon chant, which finally turned into an extremely sharp sword energy: "Your martial arts are not as good as mine. Hasn't this been proved several times? Of course, the hundred thousand Beimo cavalry under your command , but across the land of the Central Plains, it can't stop me from taking the head of a general from among my ten thousand troops, do you want to try?"

"...You want to provoke me?"

"Of course not. After all, if there is a real fight and the business is missed, and the lord gets mad at that time, you and I will bear the blame."

The two were silent for a few seconds, and each took half a step back to ease the atmosphere.

Jing Hong chased and restrained her sword energy, and said with two ounces of sincerity: "Three years ago, you and your lord were just casual acquaintances who met by chance, and each had your own family and country standpoint. All your heart-to-heart confidings were after he lost his memory. And who and what have you experienced before, what qualifications do you have to comment?

"Indeed, he did 'Unig' in Beimo for a while, and even 'Heaven's Gift', but that was only a short period of time in his life. Now that you are sober, if you want to be compatible with that period, I will I won't object, but you don't want to use that scene to swallow his entire life."

"You—no objection? You're not a man?"

"Of course. But for me, the wishes of adults are the most important thing."

Altan squinted his eyes to look at Jing Hongchai, and put the saber back into the sheath after a while: "It's useless to say anything to me. I have to ask him and listen to his explanation. Maybe I should really step on the horse and break through." Only at the gate of the capital can we see him again."

Jing Hongzhui frowned, and was about to say something more, when she suddenly turned her head to look in the direction of the official road in the dark night, and listened carefully.After a while, he said: "A cavalry army of at least [-] people is rushing towards Changping Prefecture City, and will arrive outside the city gate in about two quarters of an hour."

Is it the Beijing army sent by the imperial court to fight?Or the army of King Qin's vassals?Altan strode towards the camp immediately, and ordered the night watchmen: "Blow the horn to wake everyone up!"

Not long after, the scouts who inquired about the military situation also flew to report: "The opponent's army is flying the handsome flag with the word 'Mu'."

A general with the surname "Mu"?Is there such a person in the court of Ming Kingdom?Al Tan thought for a moment, then looked at Jing Hongzhui.Jing Hong chased and shook her head: "I've never heard of it."

Altan jumped on his horse, the night wind blowing the pearls and jade in his braids knocked against each other, making a crisp sound, and he was full of fighting spirit: "Whoever he is, he should be beaten and talked about!"

He gave an order and led the cavalry to rush out of the city gate.Jing Hongzhui also summoned the horses with whistles, and followed them.