cloud roll mountain river

Xing Sheng: Hate the sky, hate the leader!

Many people in Ningwu thought that the arrival of the new Zhongjun should be three prairie fires, but they never expected that there was not even the sound of firecrackers, and that Zhongjun was already quietly waiting for the arrival of the commander in Xuanwu Pavilion.

Before Lan Mo pushed the door open, he peeked into the middle of the hall. There was a man with his back to him, tall and straight, with his head slightly raised, as if he was looking motionlessly at the mountains of documents on the desk of the army chief.

It seemed that the morning light had exposed his arrival, Xing Cheng turned his head slightly, and Lan Mo could even imagine his slightly frowning appearance just now.

"Your officer has seen the Commander-in-Chief."

Lan Mo took a deep breath, waved his hands and suddenly pushed the heavy door open.The dust poured down with the light and shadow of the morning sun, drifting in the empty Xuanwu Pavilion, and the man was standing in the hall, not ingesting any filth, but bathing in the sun.Lan Mo looked at him neither far nor near, and suddenly found that the years had left traces on his temples, but finally settled in those ancient and calm eyes.He tried several times to recall Xing Sheng's original face, but he suddenly found that those memories were gone, only the indescribably expensive officer in official robes was left in front of him, just as he should have been respected like this.

"I haven't seen you for several years, the commander is still glorious, and the officer has the courage to say hello." Xing Cheng said again, although he raised the corners of his mouth, but Lan Mo always read out the sarcasm.

"I haven't seen you for a few years. It's really you who came back." Lan Mo raised his foot and stepped into the Xuanwu Pavilion, "The journey was bumpy and hard. Why don't you spend some time with your family and come to Jianhe Valley early."

"Xiaguan thanked the Commander for his concern, but the two children are already a headache, and Xiaguan and Qingzi at home don't want to add another one." Xing Cheng said briskly.

Lan Mo strolled past him, calmed down a little embarrassment, and sat back in the main seat.

"I heard that you made great contributions to Hu Mang. You led more than [-] people to quietly remove more than [-] people from Hu Mang's mission, making the world think that it was the hands and feet of the rebel army. You really did not leak anything."

Xing Cheng was not polite, but walked to the mahogany chair on the side, said with a smile: "The commander of the army is too famous, this matter is extremely secretive, presumably I heard such news from the prime minister?"

"This is natural." Lan Mo held up the teacup calmly, "Your actions are so weird that I didn't know who leaked the news to Yun Kong, slandered me, and borrowed money for many years after Xu Yehong left. Except for Xu Yehong."

"The commander of the army has a good memory. I don't know if you still remember Xu Yehong's reckless actions? Let him go, will he really not put the commander in danger?"

"So, I should be very grateful to you."

Xing Cheng didn't answer, but lifted up his clothes and sat down in the hall, obviously he didn't want to continue the conversation.

Seeing him like this, Lan Mo thought secretly that he was wronged, and then continued: "Of course, Yijing is so smart, did he instruct you to do this? Or how did you join forces with him? Qin Zuoxi was appointed as the substitute at the beginning. Commander, you are still pretending to be a good person in front of me, and even I can't help but applaud you."

"Yijing is dead, is it meaningful for him to applaud?" Xing Cheng asked leisurely.

"What did you say..."

Lan Mo was only in the middle of his sentence when he was interrupted by Xing Sheng.

"Do you want to know how those two hundred people died?"

Lan Mo was taken aback by his sudden question, and looked at Xing Cheng with a confused expression.

Xing Cheng didn't seem to care about his expression, but he waved his hand with his palm and said in a low voice: "It's very simple, swing the knife, chop and kill, that's all."

"You only have twenty..."

"It's true that I only have twenty people, but the rebel army does not lack more than two hundred people." Well, Wang Tingjun is fine, as long as we get the support of our court, we will be able to control the entire rebellious army. But the officials told the rebel army that because of the peace treaty with Princess Qianze, our dynasty would never accept the rebel army's good intentions, and They have consumed too much and can only sit and wait."

"Then?"

"Then? Then it's just a fight between trapped beasts-people always do this, knowing that the past is already doomed, but they always hope that they can live longer. The officials told them that more than two hundred people If you have a mission, you will definitely be able to find someone who is willing to join them, and then tell them the route of the mission, so that they can cooperate internally and externally."

Lan Mo looked at him dumbfounded.

"So the person who leaked the news is a reckless person, and the one who wiped out the mission is also a reckless person." Xing Cheng raised his eyebrows and said, "The more than two hundred people in the mission are all elites. It went so smoothly, I had no choice but to participate in the battle and assist from the side."

"Gan Xiangyou is really surprised that you can do this, but I never expected..."

"Unexpectedly, the rumor is the truth."

Lan Mo didn't know how to respond.

"Commander, do you really think that we are the only ones who don't want the mission to come?" Xing Sheng stood up from his seat and pressed forward step by step, "Power and interests are always intertwined, and you are more than just one enemy."

Lan Mo widened his eyes.

"What should I do when the next official arrives? I also ask the commander of the army to show me." Xing Sheng stopped in front of him, bowed his head and saluted respectfully.

He seemed to lose all his sharpness in an instant, and became a mediocre official who bowed his head and obeyed his ears. Only the feeling of thorns on his back still lingered in Lan Mo's mind.

Some hypocritical greetings could not make Xing Cheng cramp, but it made Lan Mo uneasy.Xing Sheng left after being domineering, but just after leaving the Xuanwu Pavilion, he saw Chu Guangliang leading Fang Xingai all the way.

Xing Cheng stepped forward and stopped slowly, while Chu Guangliang also stared at him blankly.

When the two are five feet apart, they stop moving.

Fang Xingai looked at Xing Cheng from behind Chu Guangliang, unexpectedly felt that this person was familiar but couldn't remember where he met him, just when he lost the patience to wait, he heard Chu Guangliang speak.

"Chu Guangliang, Commander of the Seventh Battalion of the Ningwu Army, has met Lord Zhongjun."

Fang Xingai was dumbfounded, forgetting himself for a while.

"The commander of the Seventh Battalion is free." The newly appointed Zhong Jun waved his hand, seemingly free and easy, but also frustrated, "I have heard about it from outside. The Seventh Battalion Commander has worked hard all these years."

With a flat tone, Fang Xingai couldn't help but wonder if this person was just here to give his battalion commander a bad name.

"Don't dare bother Zhong Jun to worry about it. You have been fighting abroad for many years, how do you dare to ask how your body is?"

"I'm fine..." Xing Cheng turned his gaze away, his voice became deeper and deeper, "Since there's nothing wrong, I'll go back first."

"Your Majesty is being sent off respectfully." Fang Xingai seemed to hear Chu Guangliang's long sigh.

It was so easy to watch Xing Sheng walk away without looking back, and Chu Guangliang had no intention of seeing the commander again, so he turned around and went to his own residence. Said: "Who is that person? He looks familiar, why did the battalion commander greet him?"

"You should know that we have a Zhongjun here to assist in the affairs of the whole army."

"Ah?!" Fang Xingai paused, looked Chu Guangliang up and down, secretly thinking that the commander of the Seventh Battalion saw the loss of the official title he had obtained, and was afraid that he would be so angry that he would gnash his teeth, even the commander of the army had no intention of seeing him again and said go home.

Chu Guangliang reprimanded Fang Xingai, walked back to the room quickly, and closed the door of the room very eagerly, and then seemed to lose all his strength, staggered and nearly fell to the ground.

Fortunately, there was someone who was quick to support him.

Seeing the face of the visitor, Chu Guangliang was finally able to recklessly rejoice for once.

"It's really you!"

"It's me." Xing Cheng helped him onto the round stool, "I came a step earlier, just in time to heat up the tea."

Yijing walked into his house after dinner, it was mid-winter now, it was already dark, he also lit a candle, and then looked around the room with the light, and extinguished the candle when he saw nothing unusual.

Then he suddenly found that there was a person sitting on the round stool in front of him, and this scene made him almost cry out - after all, Ning Wu's former army commander had great self-control, and he recognized who that person was without changing his face.

"How did you get here?!" Yijing clearly remembered that he was the only one here just now.

"It came through the window." Xing Cheng pointed to the window calmly, "I just closed it."

Yijing heaved a long sigh of relief, put away the fire folder and went to search for tea leaves.

"Didn't you just say don't see me, what's the urgency?"

As soon as the words came out, Yijing felt a little impolite, the two hadn't seen each other for nearly three years, why did they come up in such a business-like tone?After a little thought, he decided to find some food so that Xing Cheng could rest.

"I want to clean up Ningwu's interior so that you can return to court as soon as possible. Naturally, it is extremely urgent."

Yijing stopped in his tracks, and asked puzzledly: "But what happened? I thought you wouldn't ask me about this matter, just handle it with full authority."

Xing Sheng rolled his eyes: "Of course I have full authority to deal with it, you don't have the right to give orders to me now."

Yijing shrugged his shoulders in response.

"I will dismiss Chu Guangliang first, and then use your disappearance to get rid of Lan Mo, so you must be wronged for a while, don't show your face early, and even take this responsibility on A Liang."

Yijing understood immediately, turned around, took down the boiling water, and made a pot of hot tea for Xingcheng, which still seemed to have some moisture.

"You want Chu Guangliang to leave, stay away from the officialdom, and be a commoner."

"I'll give him enough money, you don't have to worry." Xing Sheng said coldly.

"Snapped!"

Yijing put down the teapot in his hand heavily, some hot water splashed out, and immediately there was steaming heat spreading between the two of them.

"You should know, this is not what I want."

"Of course I know." Xing Cheng didn't mean to give in. "You think that this time you will come back from the dead and drive A Liang and Lan Mo away from the river valley. Guangliang was rescued by Gan Yi, he relied heavily on promotion, and finally became your banner to plant beside Gan Yi."

While listening, Yijing fetched another cup and poured tea.

"That's right, you will naturally know what I'm thinking. So why did you let Chu Guangliang go away? It took me three years of hard work to leave..."

"Shut up!" Xing Cheng glared at him, "You have worked hard for three years, and you almost killed A Liang. He helped you provoke Lan Mo and Gan Yi, and saved your life by stealing the sky. He has done enough for you What kind of character is Gan Yi, don’t you die, can he still trust Chu Guangliang as always? You are naturally aware of his methods, so I’m afraid you will get nothing and pay Chu Guangliang.”

Bai Xue outside the Yijing window did not answer.

"I don't ask you anything else. You made Hua Cishu and Gan Yi an enemy before, so you have a clear conscience towards Princess Qianze?"

"Of course not." Yijing replied without thinking, his heart was temporarily blocked and it was difficult to breathe.

"Then if something happens to Chu Guangliang, how do you face your loyal subordinates and Li Changming, whose whereabouts are still unknown?"

Yijing suddenly turned his head to look at Xingcheng.

"You don't have to look at me like that," Xing Cheng calmly picked up his teacup, "I don't think Ah Liang is suitable for continuing to do such a thing. You and I have never been on equal footing. Right now I am a general and you are a commoner. I may not obey orders." you."

"I'm afraid that if I become the commander of Ningwu's army, you, Zhongjun, will refuse to obey orders."

"If I had taken orders from the current army commander, I wouldn't have come here...but you can dismiss me at that time."

"Can't I now?"

A single question overwhelmed Xingcheng, he suddenly realized that Yijing could dismiss him naturally, he didn't need the authority of the commander of the army, but only needed Gu Xiaowu's help, so he remained silent.