When Hua Mulan Met Zhu Yingtai

Dijing.

The imperial capital in March and April is just like Huangzhou, and there is also a constant drizzle of light rain, which encourages the germination of greenery and also disturbs people's desire to go out. Lighting up the sun gives them a chance to go out for an outing, maybe in this way they will have a chance to meet their ideal husband.

But the continuous spring rain is not without its benefits. At least the wrinkles on the farmers' faces have loosened up a bit, and they are not clenched as tightly as before.The literati and poets also gave birth to infinite talents because of the spring rain, and created many chapters, which were praised by the world after they were discarded.

Of course, these are the springs of ordinary people, as before, full of rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, there is no difference.But for politicians, the warm and humid season of spring is the best for mold growth and the best time to kill with a knife.After all, the warmth of spring sleeps people's hearts, and it has a paralyzing effect on people.

Prime Minister's House.

The earth dragon is burning vigorously, warming the whole room.The furnishings in the house also look ordinary. If you ignore the two pots of flowers blooming just right at the foot of the wall, it would be a compliment to praise the simplicity of the house.It's just that once there are two more pots of flowers, anyone will have to boast about their extravagance. As expected of the Prime Minister's family, they have the foundation to put the flowers that should have bloomed in June now.

Matching the temperament of the room are two old men who are facing each other in regular clothes and sitting and playing chess. All of their clothes are made of cotton and linen. There is no difference between a human being and an old man playing chess on a street corner.If you can also add a few idlers who watch the chess and make fun of it, it can really be said that it is completely natural and has no flaws.

Unfortunately, there is nothing.But these two ordinary-looking old men are two of the five people standing at the top of the pyramid of power in Yan Kingdom.

Prime Minister of Yan State, Li Tengye.

Yan Guo Yushi Zhongcheng, Wei Yikan.

Both of them were Tuogu ministers of the former emperor, but Li Tengye, the head of the hundred officials, was much better than the up-and-comer Wei Yikan in terms of qualifications and connections, so Wei Yikan did not dare to pretend to be a leader in the court The shelf has always been used as Li Tengye's answering person and microphone, with almost no sense of existence.As a result, he was despised by many generals and called Wei Yanwu, and many people even speculated behind his back that Wei Yikan wanted to take advantage of his age to kill Li Tengye and then take over the position of prime minister.

Li Tengye was very clear about what others said, but he didn't feel dissatisfied with Wei Yikan because of this, but desperately pulled Wei Yikan into his team despite the rumors.

A bunch of mediocre people, how could they know the power of this old fox, Wei Yikan? Others only say that he is the prime minister who is the head of all officials. His disciples are all over the world. He was entrusted with the responsibility of the late emperor. , above ten thousand people.But who knows his sufferings, the mouthpiece of the world is firmly controlled by Wei Yikan, an old fox, and the needle cannot penetrate, and the water cannot be splashed; the military power is firmly controlled by the Shen family. It is impossible to advance; let alone the clan is watching covetously, trying to catch his handle all the time, and then replace him with the body of the clan.

As for the Son of Heaven, heh, the Son of Heaven.The chicks can flap their wings and leave the nest when they grow up, not to mention that they are still a young eagle with a personality different from its father and exactly like its ancestors.As the emperor grew older, his mind became more and more independent.Especially after the big marriage, there is a bit more responsibility and responsibility of a man, and he is no longer the little boy who would look at him with admiration.Today's emperor, behind the admiration gaze is all the hatred that is deprived of rights and the emperor's will cannot be realized.

Li Tengye walks cautiously at the pinnacle of power when he climbs high and knows the cold.For the sake of the family, he needs to keep this position, at least not be ruined by a mob attacking him in this position.So he pulled Wei Yikan onto his boat, and used Yanguan's chopper to aim at a fourth-rank Zhonglang general who didn't seem to have much of a surprise now.

However, Li Tengye soon found out with regret that even Wei Yikan, an old fox, didn't understand why he had to go to great lengths to deal with a small military officer.

"Slap." The old man in brown made a move at the corner of the chessboard, and in an instant he revived the entire white chess board, which was at a disadvantage. Tendency to fight.

The old man in gray stopped holding his hand in the chess box. After the long exam, he abandoned the chess piece and put his hand into the preserved fruit plate beside him, picked up a sour plum and chewed it with relish.

"Sure enough, Li Boda is the latecomer. I thought I could win the prime minister today, but I didn't expect to be reversed by the headwind. It's a game of luck. I'm not as good as the prime minister, so I won't do this anymore. This move. The affairs of Yushitai are complicated, and I hope that the prime minister will forgive me, and Zeren still has to deal with official affairs."

The old man in brown clothes, that is, Li Tengye, kept his eyes on the chess board and waved his hand to signal that he knew.

Wei Yi resigned knowingly, but she never thought that before she walked out of the room, she would receive a long request: "Zeren, pay close attention to the matter of the Hua family."

Wei Yikan stopped in his tracks, thinking twice about whether to turn back and ask Li Tengye, who was staring at the chessboard in a daze, "Master Xiangguo, I don't understand why you care so much about a fourth-rank general? In my humble opinion, Your Majesty just doesn't want to The position of General Habayashi Wei Zhonglang was given up prematurely, and then he was awarded to that little-known boy, and sent him to the barren land of Jinglue Moxi. After a few months, the queen's fetal phase is stable, and His Majesty will personally conquer , no matter what the result of the battle is, he must be in charge, and the position of that kid should be moved."

After Wei Yikan finished speaking, he looked up at Li Tengye's face, but he saw that Li Tengye's expression was still so calm, but he used both hands to pick up the chess pieces on the chessboard one by one.

Although he didn't understand Li Tengye's intentions, Wei Yikan didn't dare to ask, but just waited quietly.

After half a cup of tea, Li Tengye finally stopped what he was doing, waved his hand to call Wei Yikan forward, and asked, "Zeren, do you know that there are golden corners and silver borders in chess? "

"Naturally, everyone in the world doesn't know the words of Empress Xiaosu."

"Then you made a mistake in today's chess game from the 35th point. You were supposed to fight for corners, but you were limited to the gains and losses of one city and one place. You used defense instead of offense, which caused me to curb your advantage at the corner. "

Li Tengye is recognized as proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Wei Yi can't help but believe what he said, and he has to believe it.

Li Tengye continued to speak slowly: "Zeren, the reason why we have repeatedly failed in the court and lost many important positions is not because we are old and the people under us are useless. It is because our strategy is wrong. Yes, the old man also made the same mistake as all new beginners, that is, paying too much attention to the center and ignoring the corners. Think about it carefully, have we put all our energy in the past few years? How to keep a close eye on His Majesty, this allowed that old fox Shen Xiao to take the lead, not only the military power of the imperial capital was firmly controlled by him and the old man Zhuang Qi, but also the military power of the frontier army was weakened by several points, even Hua Mulan Anyone who is born as a pawn is in the high position of Zhonglang. If this continues, what do you make our people think? It is not surprising that fewer and fewer people are recruited at each Qionglin banquet."

Wei Yi is not an idiot, not to mention that Li Tengye had already spoken in such detail, but he still decided to ask more details.There is no shame in asking an old fox for advice, but if he ruined his first shot in these years by trying to figure out what the old fox meant, Wei Yikan felt that he might not survive this month.

"So why Hua Mulan? There are many other side generals..." Wei Yikan asked after consideration.

"First, because he came from a poor family and has no background, so he can only rely on the big tree of the Shen family. Second, he holds the position of Zhonglang general. Third, he is good enough. His record is very dazzling, young and old. Fang Ruoguan has already gone through dozens of battles, and his solid combat achievements can't be squeezed out. This time His Majesty's Northern Expedition must reuse this person. If he is lucky enough to survive, he will definitely be another star in the court. We must prepare early It is."

"Understood, I'm going to prepare now." Surprised by Li Tengye's scheming, Wei Yikan felt that it was time to leave, otherwise even an ally on a boat who knew too much might be pulled out to sacrifice to heaven.

"Zeren, you can do it at ease. If someone from the Shen family interferes, don't bother, I have my own rules."

The chess piece fell heavily on the chessboard, and Wei Yikan's body shook violently. Li Tengye, who was sitting on the chair but slowly straightened his back, gave him the feeling that a lion was about to wake up and want to choose someone to eat.

After Wei Yikan exited the house, Li Tengye held the chess piece in his hand, with a look of nostalgia on his face: "If the fish gets off the hook again, then the old man will have to change the bait again. What should I use as bait next time? That's right, that's right, the Shen family's yang is too strong, there are only one daughter and one daughter in the three generations, and the old man has many granddaughters who are upright in their twenties and eighties. Shen Huhu, Shen Huhu, you must not have imagined it, you and the old man fight After a lifetime, he would actually lose to his granddaughter."

The thunder and the sleeping insects wake up, and the world is in trouble.

Imperial Capital, Shen Mansion.

A middle-aged man with a full beard, mixed gray and white hair, and a round waist is wiping a sword with a focused expression and careful movements, as if he is stroking his lover's skin.If you don't say it, it's hard for anyone to connect this smiling man with Shen Chong, who went in and out of the enemy's army 30 years ago to protect the King of Qin, and won the title of "Blood Tiger" in World War I. stand up.

Now he is the current head of the Shen family, leading a group of muscle madmen from the Shen family, and he fought Li Tengye on a par with him. One can imagine his brilliance.If there is any regret, it is that there is no child under her knees. It is said that her kidney water was injured during the Yellow River War that year, and she can no longer have children.

After oiling the sword finely with thin silk, Shen Chong put the sword back into the sword stand, and waved to his old servant: "Order, no subordinates of the Shen family will participate in the Yushi's visit to Hua Mulan. If he disobeys, the old man will break his leg."

The old servant went away in response to the sound, and returned to the house in a deep rush. After walking around a few times, he suddenly pulled the sword out of the scabbard, and said in a deep voice, "Hua Mulan, let the old man see what is the precious sword hidden in the scabbard of yours?" Duoli, can you break through the net that Li Pifu set up for you! If you can break through, I don’t mind having an extra son.”

At this time, the Qinzheng Palace in the center of the empire also began to be busy daily. As the emperor, he did not have the benefits of officials having a three-day rest period, so he could only get up early to deal with government affairs.However, since the establishment of the emperor, the atmosphere in the Palace of Qinzheng has become more relaxed. After all, the queen is a tolerant person, and the emperor has restrained his temper a lot in order to accumulate blessings for the unborn prince. Those on duty no longer need to walk on tiptoes up.

Zhang Wang stood by the side of the emperor, grinding carefully. Today, the emperor has grown a beard. The short mustache makes the emperor a little less youthful, a little more manly, and makes people feel a little oppressed .

Zhang Wang waited quietly for the emperor to finish posting, handed over a handkerchief, and boasted a few words without losing the opportunity, and then carefully reported: "Your Majesty, Yushitai has sent another batch of memorials to impeach Habayashi Wei Zhonglang, Hua Mulan. .Do you want to take a look and get an idea..."

The Son of Heaven was unmoved, and looked at the few words he had just written with satisfaction before saying: "This man, don't be in a hurry. If you are in a hurry, you will not be able to do this well. Just like this word, it is easy to write quickly. Bad. Let the gang of Yushitai write it, I won’t waste their paper money.”

The emperor had confidence in Zhang Wang's words. As a confidant, he naturally knew that the emperor sent Hua Mulan to attack Rouran by surprise, and the emperor was waiting for the result of this matter to decide whether to let Hua Mulan step down.

A knife that is not sharp enough is not qualified to be a lonely minister of the imperial party, and the only fate is to be abandoned.

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Huh~ I finally finished writing this paragraph