son-in-law

Chapter 676

Chapter 676

The first ten days of February has just passed, and outside Bianliang City, the wilderness, which has just experienced the military disaster, wakes up from a deep sleep, grass buds are competing to grow, and thousands of trees are competing for spring.

By the small river in the distance, a group of young people from the city are gathering and camping on the grass, surrounded by guards, and it seems that they can hear the breath of poetry from a distance.

Ning Yi and Hong Ti walked up to the grassy slope by the woods.

"...Taiyuan has been besieged for nearly ten days. However, when I saw His Majesty this morning, he never mentioned the matter of dispatching troops. Han Jing opened his mouth, and he only said to be safe and not to be impatient...I heard someone say that you have something to do in the city , I'm a little worried."

"Your Majesty, you want to touch Lao Qin."

"Ok?"

"Qin Shaoqian is in charge of Wuruiying, Qin Shaohe is in charge of Taiyuan, and Qin Yuyuan is the real right minister... I have inquired carefully in the past few days, and there has been news from the palace that the emperor is going to cut power. But the current situation is very embarrassing. The war just stopped, and the old Qin He is a hero, he wants to retreat, but the emperor refuses."

"...he doesn't want to be too original?"

"He wants to, but...he hopes that the Jurchens will not be able to attack."

"..."

The wind blew across the grassy slope, and on the opposite riverside, some people laughed, some people recited poems, and their voices drifted over with the spring breeze: "...a strong man leans on the sky and slashes his horse, a loyal soul bathes in blood and dances with a spear... It comes with thousands of swords and knives. Jackal laughing..." It seemed to be something very passionate, and everyone cheered in unison.

Ning Yi watched from a distance, and after a short while, he sat down, pulled out a few grasses in his hands, and Hong Ti sat down beside him: "Then... how about you, Liheng? Ben, he is in the right-hand department..."

"I don't know to what extent it will be cut for the time being."

"The emperor... mentioned you today."

"Ok?"

"There are some speculations about our relationship. This time, the brothers in the village are deploying and commanding, mainly Han Jing is doing it. He wins over Han Jing, makes an official and makes a wish, and asks him to settle down in Beijing. He also persuades me to stay in Beijing. Choose a husband-in-law."

"The emperor has his own intelligence system... You are a woman, and he can still win over you like this. It seems that he will give you a position as a commander. It's a waste of money. But secretly, he also has some provocative intentions."

Ning Yi said this expressionlessly.The review of Wu Ruiying was this morning. Two days earlier, Qin Shaoqian was recalled to Beijing to play against him in an attempt to take the command of Wu Ruiying.In today's review, Zhou Zhe's various appointments to Wu Ruiying, especially the Luliangshan rebel army, were the most important.

This time when everyone in Luliang Mountain went south, Han Jing was the actual commander. Although Hong Ti was called the leader, she didn’t really care about things—she was skilled in martial arts, but she was still weak in commanding the army—Ning Yi knew that Jingzhong Some people speculate that Han Jing is the real leader of Qingmu Village, but Zhou Zhe is not a mediocre person. He received the crowd after the military parade, and as soon as he sat down, he could roughly see the temperament of Hongti and the dignity of the crowd.At that time, the reward given to Qingmu Village was to let Hongti and others decide to fill in their names, at least they could form an army by themselves, in terms of Confucianism, it was enough for thousands of people to be able to honor their ancestors.

In addition, a large number of properties and rewards in the capital are the core. He wants these people to live near the capital and guard the Yellow River defense line.This intention has not yet been determined, but it has already been revealed by insinuation.

Ning Yi has never participated in the review, but he is clear about the general things in his heart.

"If I stay in Beijing and I choose you as my husband-in-law, I'm afraid he will also decide for me." Hong Ti, who was sitting beside me, smiled, but then suppressed the meaning of the joke, "Li Heng , I don't like the news very much. What are you going to do?"

"Taiyuan is still holding on, I don't know what it has become." Ning Yi said this with a gloomy face, punched the ground, but then shook his head, "People's hearts can be changed, but they are also the most difficult to change. For the emperor, there is no way. Old Qin is still sending him information through various channels. If the emperor can get out of this corner, maybe things will turn around. But time is running out. Chen Yanshu's troops, We haven’t arrived in Taiyuan yet, we haven’t even moved yet. The news that Taiyuan has been compromised hasn’t come yet, but to be honest, from now on, whenever I receive this news, I won’t be surprised.”

"Liheng..."

In the past, when he was strategizing, he was always calm, showing no signs of emotion or anger, but now in front of a familiar woman like Hong Ti, his gloomy expression continued, which showed that there were a lot of emotions accumulated in his heart. It's different.Hong Ti didn't know how to comfort her, Ning Yi glanced at her, but smiled again, dispelling the gloomy face.

"Don't worry, I don't have any sense of belonging to this country. I just think it's not worth it for some people. When the Jurchens went south, people like Zhou Tong sacrificed their lives to assassinate Zong Han, how many people died in the battle of Bianliang, and He died in front of me outside this city, in Xiacun. In the end, he guarded Taiyuan and intrigues. In fact, I have experienced all these things..." He smiled again when he said this, "If it is for It’s okay to intrigue, it’s a common thing, but when I think of those dead people, I feel... uncomfortable.”

Hong Ti bent her legs, stretched out her arms and sat there without saying a word.In the poetry meeting opposite, I don't know who said what, everyone shouted: "Okay!" Another person said: "Of course I have to go back and petition!"

Someone shouted: "Who wants to go back with me!"

In the past few days, there has been a lot of calls for a battle in Beijing. Today, the emperor inspected the meritorious team outside the city, and some people regarded it as a precursor to sending troops. These young masters had a poetry gathering, and they must have said the same. Go to the petition.Ning Yi and Hong Ti looked at this scene, feeling rather complicated in their hearts.

"If things can be done, just do what you thought before. If things can't be done..." Ning Yi paused, "After all, the emperor is going to mess around. If things can't be done, I have to make the next step for Zhuji ..."

"Huh?" Hong Ti turned to look at him.

"Split Zhu Ji and Secret Investigation Division, strip off the previous official connections as much as possible, and then use Lao Qin's official connections to re-open. The next focus will be shifted from the capital, and I have to go..."

"...Where are you going?" Hong Ti looked at him for a moment before asking.

Ning Yi smiled wryly: "I might go back to Jiangning. If it's possible... I haven't thought about finding a place where I can avoid the disaster of war."

"That Luliang..."

"I won't leave you behind, I will always find a way."

Ning Yi smiled, as if he had made up his mind, and stood up: "I couldn't hold the sand, and I raised it casually. I couldn't make up my mind before. If the above is really messed up to this level, I should make up my mind. Also There is no way around it. Although Luliang Mountain is at the junction, the terrain is not good for using troops. As long as you strengthen yourself, if the Jurchens go south and swallow the north of the Yellow River, then it will be false and false, and it will be nothing to vote for the Jurchens in name. The benefits can be received, Throw the bomb back, if they want more, they can hit it again and transfer it at that time."

Hong Ti frowned: "Then you are in the capital, if the Prime Minister really loses power, will you be fine?"

Ning Yi also frowned slightly, and then shook his head: "I don't think the things in the officialdom will be wiped out. As long as Lao Qin can live, no one knows whether he can make a comeback. Cutting power, that's it... Of course, now it's time to come back." I haven't reached this point. The old Qin showed weakness, and the emperor refused to accept him. Next, he can also sue his illness and sue the old man. It must be unreasonable. I know it in my heart, so don't worry."

"Then... what about us? Otherwise, we will say that the siege of the capital has been lifted, and we will return to the teacher directly and go north to Taiyuan?"

"This is difficult to do." Ning Yi smiled bitterly, "You more than 1000 people, ran to Taiyuan to die? Why don't you stay in the capital and get some benefits."

Hong Ti also nodded: "It's good to have someone to take care of me."

There are a lot of things going on in the capital. Recently, not only the city has been tense, but the Wurui camp has also been tense due to the pull and division of various forces.Although these people from Luliang Mountain have undergone the strictest disciplinary training, in this situation, the daily political education and red tidings still cannot be slack. Fortunately, after Ning Yi took over Luliang, the material conditions of Qingmu Village It's not too bad, and the future is gratifying - Ning Yi not only gives people good treatment, but also the ability to make cakes is absolutely first-class - otherwise, when you come to the world of flowers in the south, those who don't want to leave don't know that they will die. how many.

The two chatted together for a while, a little lingering, before they separated.

Back in the city, the rain started to fall again, and the atmosphere in Zhuji was also gloomy.For the people in charge of propaganda at the lower level, and even for the residents in central Beijing, the situation in the city is extremely gratifying. The people are united and united, which is exciting and generous. Everyone thinks that in such a warm atmosphere, sending troops to Taiyuan is already a certainty. matter.But for those who have more or less access to the core information, at this critical point, what they received was the news that the upper echelons of the imperial court were intriguing, which was nothing less than a blow to the head and chilling.

To reach the current step, if in the past, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion has not experienced storms.But the nature of this time is obviously different. It is common sense that if a tree is more beautiful than a forest, the wind will destroy it.But this time, Taiyuan was still under siege, and the news of weakening the right minister's authority unexpectedly spread from the palace. Apart from being powerless, everyone could only feel chills in their hearts.

Next, it is no longer a game, but can only hope that the emperor at the top will be soft-hearted and let the net go.In political struggles, there are many situations that require the sympathy of others. Whether you are a loyal minister or a loyal dog, it is a way to gain the trust of the emperor.Qin Yuyuan was able to get to this point, and he must have some control over the emperor's mind, but whether he can reverse this time, as a person next to him, he can only wait.

After all, in this court, Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others are powerful, and there are powerful ministers such as Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng, and Li Bangyan, and there are courtiers like Gao Qiu who depend on the emperor for survival. No matter how powerful it is, it is impossible to confront this interest group head-on, to think about facing difficulties, and to coerce the emperor to command the princes.

At least on Ning Yi's side, I know that Lao Qin has used a lot of methods. In the old man's resignation booklet, he recalled the friendship with the emperor in the past, and the ambition he had had before the emperor succeeded to the throne. Later, the plan to destroy the Liao Dynasty, the emperor's efforts to govern, the painstaking efforts here, and so on, etc., this matter was useless, Qin Yuyuan also visited Zhou Zhe many times in private, and actually gave in and resigned... But all Useless.

At the beginning, everyone thought that the emperor's refusal to resign was because he decided to reuse Qin Yuyuan, but now it seems that he is determined to suppress Qin Yuyuan.

If things really got to this point, Ning Yi had no choice but to leave.

He has already started planning for this.At the same time, after returning to Zhuji, he began to mobilize the elite experts around him, gathered the strength of dozens of people, and asked them to leave for Taiyuan immediately.

If the city of Taiyuan is destroyed, try to pick up Qin Shaohe Nanhui, as long as Qin Shaohe is alive, the Qin family will have an extra foundation.

In the gloomy spring rain, many things are disturbing like flies flying around, disturbing people's nerves from two completely different directions.If things can pass, it will be a step to heaven, if not, all efforts will collapse.Ning Yi has never had contact with Zhou Zhe, but according to his previous analysis of the emperor, this time it is too difficult to be optimistic.

At the beginning, he only planned to assist Qin Yuyuan and not enter the court.Only this time did he truly realize the trouble of being destroyed by a single thought, not to mention, even if he had never seen it in person, he could still imagine what Taiyuan was going through at this time, the lives of tens of thousands of people might be dying , In the peace here, a group of people are running for power.

If you can't do anything, it's okay to leave.

That night, he sat by the window and sighed softly.The original trip to the north was no longer for the cause, but only for the dead people I saw during the war, and a little sympathy in my heart.After all, he is a descendant, no matter how much darkness he has experienced, he still can't bear to see such naked tragedy and death. Now it seems that this effort is ultimately meaningless.

With this in mind, he faced a large pile of materials from the secret investigation department, and continued to organize and summarize them.These things are full of secrets about various officials during the Southern Expedition and the Northern Expedition, including Cai Jing's seizure of power and corruption, buying and selling officials, including a series of things such as Tong Guan and Cai Jing's joint efforts to send money to the north and buy cities. Every piece of filing and evidence was sorted out and linked together by him.When these things are taken out completely, the blow surface will cover half of the imperial court.

The emperor may know some things, but he will never know such details.

Cold hearted, cold hearted, there is still a last resort.

When this kind of thing is taken out, things can be big or small, and it is completely impossible to estimate. He just sorts it out and how to use it is only up to Qin Yuyuan to operate.After sorting it out at the desk like this, the rooster crowed and the east gradually turned white.The 14th day of February passed forever, and the [-]th day of February [-] arrived in Jinghan, followed by the [-]th and [-]th day of February. The situation in Beijing is changing day by day.

In the north, it was not until February [-]th that Chen Yanshu's troops arrived near Taiyuan. They set up their positions and tried to rescue Taiyuan.On the opposite side, Shu Lie quickly stood still, while Chen Yanshu kept sending letters for help, and the two sides confronted each other like that again.

A few days later, the reply to the request for help was sent back to Chen Yanshu.

Taiyuan City, under the siege of the Jurchen, has been reduced to a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. The reinforcements that the weak people in the city hoped for in the last light will never arrive again.

(End of this chapter)