Aggrieved Fish Sprite

Speaking of the house near Yiguangmen, there are both advantages and disadvantages.

In terms of size and location, they are all first-class, but it happens to be located in the southwest corner of the imperial city. It is windy in winter and the sun shines the longest in summer. Whoever lives knows who knows.

Over time, those court officials will not live here.

But the house here is quite big, and even the small ones can't live in it.

Since the Chen Dynasty, it has been the residence of those high-ranking officials from other states, usually bestowed by the emperor.There was a man who got a mansion and died of illness while in office without ever staying in it.After a few years, the house was given to another foreign official who was gradually gaining power, but when this upstart won the Sacred Heart and was transferred back to the capital, and entered the cabinet as a prime minister, not only added officials to nobles, the house must be changed again A larger building is closer to the imperial city.

Therefore, the owners of these mansions in Yiguangmen were always changing and changing. Occasionally, there were officials who returned to the capital to live in this mansion, and they couldn't figure out who the next door neighbor was and where he worked.

Hanging on the plaque, it may be the old official title of the owner.

Because it's meaningless to change back and forth, after three months, it's hard to say whether the owner is still the owner of this mansion.

Mo Li looked at the words General's Mansion on the plaque from across the alley, and asked hesitantly, "Is it this one?"

"It should be..."

Meng Qi's voice gradually became lower, and he couldn't help but look around to determine the location.

Because in front of the gate of the general's mansion, there are many imperial guards wandering around. It looks like they are patrolling the city, but they are actually monitoring.

If it's an empty house with no one around, it's not worth it.

"Strange, could it be that the owner of the house has come back?" Meng Qi said to himself, thought for a while and then shook his head, "Last night the whole house was dark, except for a lantern hanging at the gatehouse, which is the same as the surrounding houses. It is clear that the master is not at home. The capital is under martial law and the city gates are closed, so why did the master come back within a day?"

The ink carp had already circled to the side of the wall, easily covered by the nearby eaves, jumped to the top of the wall, and looked inside.

Sure enough, there was movement in the house, not servants and servants, but people dressed as soldiers in leather armor.

"The General's Mansion..."

Mo Li suddenly had an answer in his heart.

At this moment he felt someone pushing against him.

"How is it? Have you seen the rockery in the backyard, do you want to go around and take another look?" Meng Qi asked with a smile.

Mo Li looked at him silently, and verified his guess from Meng Qi's playful eyes.

——The general who was not there yesterday but returned to the city today is still a military officer serving outside, who else could it be?

Reminiscent of the sixth prince's entry into Beijing, this person's name is already coming out.

"Brother Meng!"

Mo Li was in a delicate mood. He wanted to persuade Meng Qi not to always have trouble with this sheep, and what a coincidence, if there was a military officer who followed the sixth prince to Beijing, he looked for the money bag with great interest, but found that it was not Money bag, what should I do?

"Don't worry, doctor." Meng Qi continued to squeeze next to the ink carp, and then said unhurriedly, "Let's take a look at the yard of this house, enjoy the lotus pond, and see the rockery. If the doctor doesn't like it, it's time With so many empty houses nearby, is there a place for you and me to stay?"

Ink Carp: "..."

It is spring, and there is nothing in the lotus pond. What is there to see?

He was thinking of making a speech, but he heard Lu Min nervously say under the wall: "There is a large group of people coming this way."

***

The middle door of the General's Mansion was wide open, and Liu Dan led his personal guards to the door, and looked coldly at the Minister of the Ministry of War who was surrounded by the imperial guards and came to read out the imperial edict.

According to the rules, to receive the imperial decree is to set up an incense table, and kneel respectfully to welcome it.

But Liu Dan stood there without moving, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, which shocked the Minister of the Ministry of War, and his face changed.

"Bold Liu Dan, the imperial decree has been issued, why are you so disrespectful?"

"It turns out that the Shangshu brought the imperial decree." Liu Dan suddenly showed his face, changed his murderous look, and said with a smile, "It was all my negligence. I should have sent my personal guards to guard at the entrance of the alley early, Your Majesty." Treating me so generously, how can I make me panic at home, even the gate is being watched?"

Minister of the Ministry of War raised his eyebrows, originally he wanted to reprimand, but thinking of the current situation of the emperor, he suppressed his anger again.

He glanced at Liu Dan contemptuously, and secretly laughed at this kind of vulgar warrior, who only relied on his achievements in saving his life and holy favor, how could it last long?It's all about being stubborn now, wait until the third prince ascends the throne, let's see how this guy protects himself in fear.

"Are you dissatisfied with Shangguan? Dissatisfied with His Majesty?"

"Don't dare, it's just that I haven't been in the mansion for a long time, the house is empty, I can only find an incense burner, and there is no decent incense that can be lit... What should I do if I neglect the holy will?"

But Shangshu of the Ministry of War was impatient to say anything more to Liu Dan, he sneered, opened the imperial decree and read it directly.

Leaving aside those literary parallel sentences, the general idea is that Liu Dan wooed the prince, and the emperor was furious, making him shut up at home and think about his mistakes.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron."

Liu Dan was kneeling, and as soon as he received the imperial edict, the Minister of War flung his sleeves and left.

Liu Dan had a cold expression on his face, while the gate of the General's Mansion was directly locked by the imperial guards, as if under house arrest.

"Too much deceit, General, we can't just sit and wait for death." Liu Dan's personal guard said angrily.

"Yes, General, something must have happened to His Majesty."

Without saying a word, Liu Dan walked towards the flower hall with a sullen face.

He was famous in northern Xinjiang, those Xiliang people and Khitan people would go around when they saw his banner.He is a sharp edge sharpened by the northern border, and his brilliance is restrained only because he is in the court and responds to everyone. It is not that the blade has rusted, nor has he forgotten the taste of blood.

Liu Dan didn't express his anger, he didn't say a word when he thought deeply, even his personal guards were a little startled, and he didn't dare to interrupt rashly.

These personal guards are all people who have followed Liu Dan for many years. They know that only when life and death are at stake, will Liu Dan think so deeply, because once he makes a choice, there is no turning back.

Could it be... the general really intends to help the sixth prince?Or simply rebel?

Liu Dan entered the flower hall, and the sixth prince came out from behind the screen.

"The general is in danger now. If you don't save yourself, the life of this family will be hard to say."

Although the sixth prince is young, his principles follow one after another. He talks eloquently and complacently.

But not only did it not get the expected effect, even Liu Dan's personal guards looked unfriendly, as if they were about to explode and hurt people at any time when they pressed the handle of the knife.

The sixth prince was startled and immediately shut his mouth.

Immediately afterwards, he felt that he was so weak, completely lost face, and his face turned blue and white.

Liu Dan's expression was cold, and he was not angry.

He is very disgusted with the sixth prince. Perhaps in the eyes of others, the sixth prince is still a child, but the frontier is bitterly cold, and a boy in his teens is already going to guard the border with armor and a knife.

But trouble is trouble, Liu Dan didn't plan to kill the sixth prince with a single blow.

Firstly, it was more troublesome to kill the prince, and secondly, it was because of the weirdness of the sixth prince.

Liu Dan is not stupid, even though he doesn't know anything about the secrets of Qi Chao's palace, the disposition of the sixth prince can explain many things in itself.Emperor Lu Zhang may be even more ruthless than he expected.

The imperial court values ​​civility over martial arts, and the cabinet minister suppresses and excludes generals. Although Lu Zhang has a kindness to Liu Dan, the value of this kindness has yet to be weighed!

Just as Lu Zhang himself resented, Emperor Ling of Chu only needed a dog, and countless people were willing to be the emperor's dog, and even fought for it.The dog owner doesn't take the dog seriously at all. He will give him something to eat when he is happy, and give him a kick when he is unhappy.

Lu Zhang is very generous to his courtiers, so he will never kick himself, but let others kick the dog.

Liu Dan didn't grieve his teeth with hatred, he saw this very clearly - he wanted to be promoted to a noble, and the emperor needed someone he could use, so that they could benefit from each other.

It's not a dog, but it's not a virtuous minister and a wise king.

Something happened to the emperor, which meant that the road paved by Liu Dan was gone.

"The sixth prince wants to persuade this general to rebel?" Liu Dan looked at the sixth prince as if he was reading a joke, and he sarcastically said, "Could it be that your highness thinks that as long as you bear the title of prince, you can attract others to spare their lives and fight for that?" From the power of the dragon?"

The sixth prince stared at him intently, his face slowly turning pale.

Liu Dan looked at him without respect. Compared with his attitude these days, he seemed to be a different person.

"Your Majesty has four imperial heirs. You and the third prince are born princes. No wonder you have such thoughts." Liu Dan picked up the teacup without raising his head and said, "This general intends to rebel, so why did I bring you along? Wouldn't it be good to be enthroned by yourself?"

The sixth prince's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He said loudly: "The general wants the dragon chair? I'm afraid the general won't be able to sit still."

"That's right, I can't sit still. Even if I lead an army of tens of thousands to capture Taijing, the civil and military officials will not submit to me. Even if I follow His Majesty's example and kill the court with blood, the land under the Qi Dynasty will not It will fall apart in an instant, and there will be people from all over the place to fight for the king. In the end, all I can get is Taijing, and the throne may only be good for three months."

Liu Dan didn't wait for the sixth prince to open his mouth, and sarcastically said, "What your highness wants to say is that you are a prince, and it is far better to push you to the throne than to call yourself emperor. But in this general's opinion, how arrogant is your highness? Are you the prince who is supported by everyone in the hall? No! This general has only a dozen or so personal guards around him, and it is difficult to protect himself, but His Highness can't get entangled. It is really a dead end, and if you drown, you will grab even the straw..."

"Enough!" The sixth prince gritted his teeth.

Liu Dan looked at him firmly, and said coldly: "Your Highness should understand that the so-called fate is destined to deceive the ignorant people. Your Majesty is not the real son of the dragon, and you are not the heir of the dragon. You have nothing, and you have nothing to do with the position of prince. Not a reminder? Since you escaped, you should hide your name and not try to usurp power."

"Shut up, what do you know?" The sixth prince panted quickly, his eyes were red and he was on the verge of going crazy.

He may not be emperor.

It is no problem for the second and third princes to ascend the throne.

The premise is that he must kill that person!

"The general is right. I am not the one who bears the fate, but it will definitely not be my father. I don't want the general to rebel. I just want the general to find someone for me. Is it difficult? The general is secretive and refuses Speaking of Meng Guoshi's whereabouts, could it be for the Chu Dynasty..."

Before the sixth prince finished speaking, there was a loud shout from outside the flower hall.

"Sixth! What are you going to do?"

"Snapped."

The teacup in Liu Dan's hand dropped.

He stared blankly at the three people who walked into the flower hall.

Meng Guoshi, Doctor Mo, and a lame boy?

The sixth prince was dumbfounded when he saw Lu Min's appearance, and then he realized something, he rushed forward in a rage and wrestled with the second prince.

"You actually found Meng Guoshi? Do you also want to please the Great Emperor? You know that the Great Emperor admires Meng Guoshi..."

"Lao Liu, do you need to clean up?"

Liu Dan stared blankly at the two princes fighting each other, and thought blankly why the national teacher would come to the door?He didn't swagger around with a purse!

It's terrible, they all came to the door!

How much money does he have at home?

"I don't know what the national teacher came to the door today..."

General Liu, who killed the enemy like hemp and breathed like a knife, couldn't even speak.

Meng Qi said lazily, "Excuse me."

"Borrow? But the second prince..."

"Oh, this one was picked up on the road."

When Lu Min heard this sentence, he turned his head and said angrily during the fight: "How can the national teacher say such a thing? We met in the palace!"

Liu Dan and the guards were shocked, why the palace?

Wait, the previous news said that the second prince conspired against him? !

Meng Qi asked with a half-smile: "General Liu, I just heard that you want to rebel and want the throne?"

"There is absolutely no such thing!" Liu Dan shook his head without hesitation, "Whether the national teacher assassinates His Majesty or helps several princes seize power because of the elixir, I will not ask a question."

Meng Qi was speechless for a while, before he said: "Who said I want to help the second prince and the sixth prince? They have no money!"

Liu Dan and the bodyguards looked at each other in blank dismay, so the rebellion also had to send money bags first?

General Liu inexplicably felt a little relieved——

Rejoice a ghost!

He didn't want to rebel, why should he be robbed?