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Yijing: Give way to the one in front, this pot is mine!

Chang Ming was woken up by knocking on the door.

When he opened his eyes in a daze, Yijing had already sat up, and there was still Chang Ming's masterpiece last night on his chest, so scared that Chang Ming quickly got back under the quilt.

"Stop knocking!" Yijing noticed his little movement, shouted at the door, then turned around and said softly to him, "Did it wake you up?"

Chang Ming's mind is full of thoughts: In the future, everyone will know that the commander of the army and his young son are so indulgent that they delay the deployment of military affairs, and they will be so angry that they will come to the door.

"No, no," Chang Ming agreed absently, "It's getting late, so hurry up and go to Xuanwu Pavilion."

The room was silent for a few seconds, and Yijing sighed faintly: "The rooster hasn't crowed yet, so you don't have to be so anxious, right?"

Chang Ming threw off the quilt and sat up, and glanced out the window—the sun and the moon were together, and the sky was unclear.

"Your Majesty came here at the order of Gan Yi, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province. I would not dare to disturb you. I beg the commander of the army and Li Qingzi to leave immediately and rush to the palace. The Prime Minister has important matters to discuss."

The two looked at each other, both feeling helpless.

It is said that it was called by the prime minister, but in fact it was the emperor who had other important matters to discuss.

Changming once asked Yijing how the court was doing recently.

Yijing just replied that everything is safe.

It's not that he's being lazy, it's the truth.Since the three provinces and six ministries are actively guarding against recklessness, they have gained short-term peace. Gu Xiaowu is just secretly trying to facilitate the relationship between Prince Xingzhu and the brothers of the Gan family, and then sending people to send more gold and silver jewels. It has been a long time without disputes.

Everything is going on silently.

"Your Majesty suddenly summoned important ministers, what happened?" Chang Ming was full of doubts.

Yijing sighed and said, "I'm afraid that Hua Cishu and other confidant commanders are also on the list of summons...I'm afraid this time, it will be a battle of war and peace."

"Going to war?"

"Recently, some people in the DPRK and China suggested that it is better to strike first, and wipe out the reckless before it recovers, so as to prevent future troubles forever."

But Chang Ming said: "If His Majesty intends to do so, there is no need to call important ministers to discuss it."

Yijing smiled wryly, as if recalling so many past events, and stopped talking.

When they arrived at the palace, Gan Yi came early, and the rest of them hadn't arrived yet.Yijing raised his eyes and saw that tables and chairs were placed in the hall, which was really unprecedented.

The emperor's convening is usually just a standing discussion, but now the tables and chairs have been set up, just like a banquet for the officials. I think it will take a lot of time today.

The attendant led Yijing to the seat and sat down, but ignored Changming, so that when Yijing subconsciously went to look for Changming, he found Changming standing behind him.

Yijing was displeased at the moment, and was about to stand up and call to stop the attendant, when Chang Ming stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Stop!" Gan Yi said coldly, and there was no sound in the hall for a while.

"Master Prime Minister..." The attendant turned around hesitantly, "Are you calling for an officer?"

"Why is Li Qingzi's chair missing?"

"This..." The attendant looked at Chang Ming and Yi Jing in embarrassment, "Excuse me, Li Qingzi has no official position, as usual..."

Chang Ming was stunned for a moment, Gan Yi also seemed a little surprised, and finally slowed down her voice, and said: "Even if the Holy Majesty summons, don't care about the official rank, and then go find a chair."

"Master Prime Minister," Yijing stretched out his hand to support his chin, "It seems that not everyone is like you."

"Commander, what do you mean by that?"

"It's nothing." Yijing raised his eyebrows and ignored him.

After a while, the rest of the courtiers arrived one after another, and finally the emperor arrived, and everyone saluted.

The emperor obviously didn't have the patience to make jokes, so he asked straight to the point, "Where is Li Changming?"

"The grass people are here", Chang Ming left the table in response, and was about to salute again, when the emperor waved him away.

"How's the reckless situation?"

Changming subconsciously looked at Yijing, saw the other party nodded slightly, and then said boldly: "Although the civil war subsided, the people's livelihood is in decline, the whole country is in slump, and the victims of the disaster are in groups. Now, in the name of digging jade into the mountains, we are getting close to the important official Wei Wei Li, it's just that this person is extremely vigilant, and the grassroots and others dare not act rashly."

"Hey! Procrastination!"

A burly man stood up carelessly, Chang Ming didn't need to ask much to know which army's commander he must be.

The big man stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, instead of handing over the real gold and silver to two small people to win Hu Mang, it is better to reward the three armies and kill Hu Mang to the last! Those barbarians, as long as the family If you don’t have food or drink, you’re going to come and rob! Every time you’re just waiting to be useless, it’s better to strike first!”

At that time, there was a sudden explosion of people whispering in the hall, like a three-foot-high flame, the sound of sparks splashing could be heard endlessly.

The emperor scanned the crowd and set his sights on the silent prime minister.

"Prime Minister, what do you think of this matter?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty," Gan Yi said, and everyone dared not make any more noise, "It is inevitable that we will have a battle with Hu Mang. Although Princess Qianze has achieved great achievements in the contemporary era, she can only buy more than [-] years of recuperation. Now Hu Mang Weakness, our court can still fight, the minister thinks, it is better to avoid future troubles forever."

As soon as this remark came out, several military officers responded at the same time, and all of them actively volunteered.

Gu Xiaowu glanced at the emperor's expression, and said: "Master Prime Minister, in the past few years, there were constant wars, and it was easy to get a moment of peace and security. The court also reduced taxes for the sake of people's livelihood. Now is the time to prosper the treasury. Are you going to let what you did before go to waste?"

"The truth is that it is just to avoid more war losses, so I think it is reasonable to take advantage of it."

Lu Yichuan had a headache and said, "Moving troops rashly, I'm afraid it's because the teacher came out of nowhere."

"It's just a reason. You can have as much as you need. The son of the traitor He Suifeng has already fallen into our hands. He dare not refuse to cooperate with us."

Chang Ming stopped and said: "Since He Suifeng is the internal response, Ning Wu Zhongjun also went to Hu Mang in person, so it might not be able to stop this war. What's more, the wealth needed to launch a war is much more than what is needed to win over Hu Mang's important officials. A thousand times more!"

"Tsk, you are also the former Seventh Battalion Commander anyway, why are you so cowardly! Jiang Yuan is so unusable!"

Yijing sneered: "He's just a small peasant, so naturally he doesn't dare to show off his might like the big army commander."

The big man glanced at the emperor in a hurry, and quickly retreated.

"The commander of Ningwu really protects the short and the short." The Minister of the Ministry of War looked at Yijing and Changming, and said eccentrically: "I'm afraid that the gold and silver are said to be for the country, but they are actually in other people's pockets."

Huacishu said quietly: "Ruan Chenying and Xingsheng are originally the family members of Marquis Lingjun. If he really wanted to, why would he hand over all his family property back then to fight against the plague?"

Such a deliberate misinterpretation made people speechless. After all, the emperor was on the sidelines, and it was too rude to quarrel with each other.

The big man who had just been reprimanded by Yijing popped up again without knowing his life and death: "Could it be that Commander Hua is thinking of pity and pity? When the two countries go to war, Princess Qianze will inevitably suffer disaster, but as the commander of Anwu, you should treat the country For the sake of consideration, it should be known that this kind of thing will be sooner or later..."

"Shut up!"

Before Huacishu opened his mouth, the emperor shouted angrily.

"Who allowed you to talk nonsense like that?! The attendant came in and dragged this man down, and he will be punished!"

Seeing that the emperor was so angry, everyone lowered their heads in fright.

"Your Majesty", Gu Xiaowu stood up slowly, "Please calm down your majesty, he is only a warrior, he knows the war but does not know the state affairs, and now that the war is about to break out, when it is time to employ people, please punish him slightly and let him go .”

The emperor didn't speak, just waved his hand and asked someone to drag the big man out of the door.

Gan Yi looked at the closed door again, seemingly thoughtful.

What was supposed to be a chaotic small court meeting ended hastily, the emperor said to discuss it another day, and the ministers were helpless.But before Yijing left the palace with Chang Ming, he was called back by the emperor's attendants.

"Both the government and the opposition shouted to put down the recklessness, and it's time for you to make meritorious deeds again." The emperor took the two of them back and forth in the garden, "A few years ago, you alone quelled the war in the Southwest and made great contributions, but because of young If you have a few chances to charge forward, you will have no success in the battle."

"Your Majesty is aware of the details, and I also know the kindness your Majesty treats me. Back then, I was not worthy of the emperor's reward, but I dare not forget His Majesty's heart."

Chang Ming looked at Yijing, and remembered the pair of scarlet eyes he saw in the southwest.

"You really can talk, as if I owe you a favor." The emperor turned his head and looked at the two with a smile on his face.

However, Yijing said frankly: "How can I dare to make Your Majesty owe you favors? It's just that I have been in the army for three years. Although I am not as brilliant as Commander Hua, I am not ashamed of Your Majesty. I am eager to use the country's wealth to sacrifice soldiers and make meritorious deeds." .”

These words seemed to speak to the emperor's distress.

Chang Ming saw the emperor raised his head slightly, sighed a long time, and then smiled wryly at Yijing: "It's indeed a good time for Hu Lu to be weak now."

"Your Majesty, the majesty of the tiger's death is still there. Those who have no experience can understand the strength of the reckless cavalry. Now we only have [-] Anwu cavalry to fight against. Even if we win, it will only hurt both sides. Why bother?"

There was no trace of joy or anger on the emperor's face, but he asked Chang Ming: "Over there, can you ensure that there will be no more wars?"

"Caomin can't make sure", Chang Ming said honestly, "The situation is changing rapidly and cannot be easily predicted, but Caomin and others will try their best to prevent it. Is Your Majesty willing to give me some more time?"

"It's not that I don't give time, but that there are other people who make it difficult for me."

"Then I am a timid person." Yijing lowered his eyebrows and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty can know what I mean, and I can also understand your good intentions. The so-called war and peace are all for my country. "

The emperor let out a sigh of relief, as if the distance between his eyebrows and eyes had widened, and then looked back at Li Changming, jokingly said: "Ningwu's commander is really lucky, to have such a handsome but capable Qingzi. Back then I will send some congratulatory gifts for your marriage, and I will ask someone to prepare a copy later and send it to Jianhe Valley."

After Xie En left the palace, Yijing did not return directly to Jianhe Valley, but took Chang Ming to Gu Xiaowu's mansion.