Should the soul

In the icy late autumn atmosphere, a thin layer of hoarfrost has formed on the ground.

Cheng Guogong stood upright on the side of the porch outside the leopard room, his sleeve robe was rolled up by the wind, he raised his head and stared at the stars in the north, motionless.

Wen Hongyuan was the personal guard who followed him today. Seeing this, he retreated five steps away from him knowingly, so as to hide himself, so as not to disturb Duke Guo's thinking even if he was breathing.

They came back suddenly from Beidaying today.In the afternoon, Yining reported back, saying that "Kong Jie" did not cooperate with the investigation. Unexpectedly, the Duke just glanced at the list of information integration, and suddenly dealt with the military affairs at hand urgently.

Duke Guo is the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition Army. He deals with very large and complex tasks every day, and his mental and physical strength is overloaded all the time. The selection of routes, the recruitment of vehicles and horses, logistics, light clothing, and ideological mobilization... There are so many thoughts, he has to keep thinking, and he is too busy.

Logically speaking, even if the matter of "Kong Jie" is very important, with three front armies and three deputy commanders above 3000 ranks, "Kong Jie" is only one of the vanguard troops, killing [-] people, even in severe times of war. The Duke of the State would indeed transfer his command to the thousand-man team, and that shouldn't have happened before the battle, and he shouldn't have changed his itinerary for one person.

But he came back quickly, entered the city, entered the palace, and explained his strategic thinking to that person with a good temper and patience.

Wen Hongyuan is a fool so he can't guess who that is.

Cheng Guogong Zhou Yin, this is the only living person who can compete with the dead King Anping in the history of the Hundred Years War.

Thinking about his achievements, people always want to avoid it, but it is difficult to avoid it. At that time, there were chief generals, commander-in-chief, Shang Shuling, and the head of the military department. Since he was 21 years old, he has never been a deputy to anyone except King Anping.

Wen Hongyuan was born in the Fangshan literary family. He has been with the Duke for three years. According to the usual practice, he will be promoted next year. What impressed him the most was the first time he met the Duke. He took a report from the Ministry of War and broke into the inner study When I glanced around for a week, I didn't dare to call the person above me.

Too young, how could the legendary Cheng Guogong Zhou Yin be so young?

The influence and role of this person in the imperial court and even on the grassland, just hearing the name makes my heart tremble twice. He is such a person and such a face.My father said that it was the face of a scholar, and my grandfather said that it was the face of a young girl as quiet as a girl, but no one said that he looked like a general, or the general who was so powerful and determined to found the country.

Indifferent, thin, and handsome, it can be seen that the Duke must have a good appearance when he was young, but as he gets older, the most impressive thing about him is his indifferent eyebrows and eyes, which look deep and difficult. Elusive, indifferent to everything.

Wen Hongyuan thought that the Guogong would be very difficult to serve, but later found that the South Court of the Guogong's mansion recognized one thing: it is very easy to be a deputy, secretary, personal guard, and cook for the Guogong.

Because the boss is very withdrawn, not talkative, has no extra needs, and doesn't need people around him to do messy things like flattering him, sycophanting, and making small reports, as long as he can concentrate on his errands, and he doesn't like others to send gifts to his house, so Those who really come to see him, take care of him, and follow him are all from the bottom of their hearts.

The Duke has no women, no men, no cliques, and no guests. If you follow him, you will find that he has no entertainment or fun. He goes to court every day and lives alone at night. He has no ambition, no interest in anything, no smiles, no joys and sorrows, he doesn't enjoy his own power and wealth, and he doesn't care about other people's praise and abuse. Like an object, what his country needs him to do, he does it, and his wisdom is needed, he burns himself dry.

Wen Hongyuan asked the older guards for advice, and chatted privately, "Isn't it too lonely for the father-in-law to be like this?"

The older guard didn't wait for him to say more, his face changed suddenly, and he scolded him, "Don't talk about anything about the Duke!"

My father said that maybe he was waiting for something so he didn't leave this world. When he asked, his father was vague.

Before "Kong Jie" appeared in a mess, Wen Hongyuan had seriously guessed the reason why the Duke did not die, and he came up with three results: the royal family, the country, and the country.

Because the current royal family is his lover's family, he wants to fulfill his family's career for the deceased; because the Central Plains Sheji has experienced decades of war, he wants to help His Majesty carry out a decree that benefits the country and the people for the land that gave birth to him; because His country still needs him to fight another battle. When everything is ready and the only thing left is the east wind, he will restore the dignity of his country.

At the beginning of this year, in fact, there was already a faint difference in the official documents handled by the Duke. Wen Hongyuan could vaguely feel that he might be able to go out with the Duke. Unexpectedly, he really answered his guess. This day has come so quickly.Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps interrupted Wen Hongyuan's thinking. At first he thought that the "Prince Anping" from the leopard room had come out, but when he looked up, it turned out that the empress was wearing a cloak to face the night Bring someone here.Wen Hongyuan was taken aback, seeing that woman with a strong aura, the feeling of hurting the spring and autumn just now dissipated, and he returned to his usual state of affairs.

And the Duke, who had just "broken the sky" in the heart of his own guard, stepped forward to greet him a few steps, saluted as usual, and asked directly: "Why are you here, Your Majesty?"

Song Yihua: "I have something important to tell you."

The aura of the two people was so capable and solemn, Wen Hongyuan and the nearby guards saw the look on the master's face, and immediately stood a little further away knowingly, Zhou Yin glanced back to make sure no one heard, and then stepped forward, asked in a low voice.Song Yihua's voice was even lower: "I just found out a statement."

Zhou Yin: "Confession?"

Song Yihua: "Remember that day at dinner, my brother said that he underestimated Luo Shiqing and let her run three intelligence lines?"

Zhou Yin seemed to realize something, his eyes changed.

Song Yihua: "His words reminded me. I went back and thought about it. This Luo Shi is not a smart person. He has only been in the palace for three years, and he was still giving birth in the first year. She is afraid that it will be difficult for her to do such a careful and secretive thing." , so I asked people to poke the mouths of those palace people carefully again. Sure enough, I asked for a name." Song Yihua said in a deep voice: "Wei Gong, Lin Jun, who surrendered to our court back then."

Zhou Yin was stunned first, and then his pupils shrank slightly.

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On the second day, outside the Palace of Qinzheng.

The sun was just right, and Tang Fang and Zhou Yin walked side by side: "So Lin Jun provided Luo Shiqing's information channel? Is this person still alive? Is he bound to the White God Sect?"

Tang Fang still remembered this person. When the Tang family was still living in Jinyuan, Lin Jun, who belonged to the Central Plains, was the most eye-catching armed force. He fought with Zhao Yunzhe and defeated him three times. Tang Fang has been preparing for the meeting. Fighting against him, I didn't expect that Zhao Yunzhe would suddenly come back in the fourth battle. Lin Jun, as the man who many people were optimistic about finally winning the world, was defeated overnight, and his elite soldiers and generals disappeared like a nebula. Dispersed, he had no choice but to go to the elder brother who "made good friends" at the time. Tang Fang remembered very clearly that Yan Shigu and several other generals were poached from Lin Jun by him.

"Thinking about it this way, everything makes sense. When we were in Zhongdu, this Dongdu was not exactly Lin Jun's territory."

Lin Jun has eyeliner left in the palace, which makes sense.

But Tang Fang changed his mind and thought again: "But when did he hook up with Baishen Sect? I don't remember that this person has the problem of believing in ghosts and gods? What kind of official did he work in our family back then... Zhang Guanglu Temple, right? He is in charge of the food and wine in the palace, and it’s a big job. If he wants to be comfortable, he can take a very comfortable job. When did he betray my brother?"

Zhou Yin: "..."

Zhou Yin didn't know whether Tang Fang's saying that Guanglu Temple was a good job was ironic or sincere, his high-speed brain stumbled, and he tried to bypass this point, saying: "He walked away at the beginning of the fourth year of Kaiping. "

With such a low-recognition answer, Tang Fang's eyelids twitched, and he immediately realized when it was: Lin Jun walked away after his death.

Zhou Yin never said anything about his death in front of him, not even mentioning a sensitive word.

In a daze, Zhou Yin seemed to have noticed something, stroked his back, and said, "We'll talk about this tonight. You should go to the meeting now and cooperate."

Zhou Yin was afraid that no one here in Yining could hold Tang Fang down, so today is the joint meeting, the military meeting in the next room, and the secret combat meeting here.

Sure enough, in a room, other people are already in place, there are Taishi Temple Commander, Taichang Temple Commander Han Mu, the Duke's staff Yi Ning, and the Ministry of Military Affairs Huang Daxian. Yining, leaning on the Duke, smiled at him: "Staff Yi, you are suing me, are you afraid that I will blow the pillow wind with your boss and wear your little shoes?"

Yining was sorting out a stack of manuscripts in his hand, and raised his head when he heard the provocation, and said indifferently: "You have to say something about wearing small shoes, and you are responsible to your boss if you complete the tasks assigned by your father-in-law." Yun Dan said Feng glanced at him lightly, and said politely: "Your Highness, you refused to perfunctory the lower officials and even poured tea, patted the shoulders, and patted the thighs to the lower officials. There are too many routines, and the lower officials dare not deal with it, so you invite the country Come out."

Tang Fang was caught off guard and was hit by someone, and the smile on his face froze.

Zhou Yin said "Huh?" and looked down at Tang Fang: "Is there such a thing?"

Tang Fang tensed up, and his Adam's apple slipped.

Zhou Yin laughed, raised his head and said to Yining: "That's wronged you."

Tang Fang: ...Huh?

The Duke has a sharp temperament, and it is rare for him to joke with people in a meeting. The people present in the room couldn't hold back, and they all covered their sleeves and couldn't help laughing.