Born short-lived

Zhou Zirong was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Yang Gui to stand up and speak to him, he sent a letter to the old man before he went on the mission, asking him to be more careful in helping Nanyang, who knows that once the letter was sent, it would disappear forever, until now Not a single reply.

Back then, Yang Gui and Zhou Zirong's father, Zhou Haiping, had some kind of friendship, so Zhou Zirong asked him for help. He thought it was a closed door, but Yang Gui suddenly sang against him.

Yang Gui continued: "The last general received a letter from the little prince earlier, so he has many precautions in Nanyang... There is indeed a ghost in Nanyang, and this rebellion by the Black Banner is indeed extraordinary. The strength of the army should not be enough to force Silan to this point, I am afraid that someone will help behind the scenes."

As for who is behind this, everyone is tacitly aware.

Yang Gui squinted his eyes and glanced at Zhou Zirong who was standing aside, his eyes were a little blurred, "Since the last general's town of Yunnan and Fujian is adjacent to Silan, if the emperor is willing to send troops to help, it is better to hand over the reinforcements to him." Be the last general."

In this matter, Yang Gui, the defender of southern Xinjiang, has the most right to speak. Since he said that there is a problem in southern Xinjiang, it is difficult for others to say anything. , if there are big bullies and spirit ghosts involved in it, then everything will be a different matter.

Seeing that the direction of the wind was changing, Yang Gui added without haste: "Of course, the soldiers who lead the land are the king's ministers. The troops in the four realms are all His Majesty's. Whether or not to make a move depends entirely on the Holy Judgment."

The queen kept her mouth shut and tapped the armrest of the dragon chair with her fingers. The atmosphere in the hall was almost stagnant for a moment. After a long while, she finally said in a low voice unwillingly: "Who else has Opinion?"

A group of veterans looked at me and I looked at you, and they all felt that it was not appropriate to express their opinions at such a time, so they unanimously chose to remain silent.

"Then according to Yang Qing's words, I will leave this matter to you." The Queen straightened her body and said in a confident voice, "Give me the Tiger Talisman."

The little eunuch at the side got the order, flicked his whisk, and sang in a high voice: "Pass the Tiger Talisman——"

Zhou Zirong felt that this was not right, but he couldn't think of what was wrong for a while, so he frowned, but he didn't say anything more after all.

The Queen: "This matter should not be delayed, the sooner you can, the better."

Yang Gui knelt down, took down the sacred Yangling Tiger Talisman with both hands, and said, "I accept the decree."

Zhou Zirong watched the Yangling Tiger Talisman with black paint mixed with gold was put into Yang Gui's hands, feeling empty for a while, and turned to look at the Queen, but unexpectedly, the Queen was also looking at him fixedly.

The queen gave him a mouth-shape calmly, and Zhou Zirong took a closer look and recognized that it was "discuss later".

Zhou Zirong: "..."

After the queen finished speaking, she didn't look at him again, and Zhou Zirong also lowered her head in a tactful manner without saying a word.

After retiring from the court, Zhou Zirong was stopped by Yang Gui at the entrance of the main hall: "Young master, please stay."

"General Yang." Zhou Zirong saluted respectfully.

Yang Gui quickly waved his hand; "Don't be too polite in private. Didn't you call me Uncle Yang when you were young? You can just call me that now."

Zhou Zirong smiled: "I haven't seen you for many years, but Uncle Yang is getting more and more energetic. If my father is still there, I will definitely take my uncle to the school field to learn a few more games."

Yang Gui clapped his hands and smiled, "That's right! Brother Zhou, it would be great if he was still around."

Zhou Zirong smiled but said nothing.

Yang Gui went on to say: "It's really not easy for you to seize the title at a young age, and to take on the burden of the East China Sea. Don't worry about the troubles in Nanyang. Uncle Yang is responsible for everything. Don't let the unclean fire burn you."

Zhou Zirong smiled calmly and said: "Uncle Yang is invincible to all men. With Uncle Yang here, I, Hua Xu, will be in Changan forever."

Yang Gui patted him on the shoulder: "If Brother Zhou is alive in heaven, seeing your demeanor now, you should rest in peace."

"Uncle Yang is too famous." Zhou Zirong nodded and said, "The younger generation also has the shadow of uncles and the support of the Holy One, so that they can have what they are today."

After Yang Gui laughed, he didn't have much to say. He clasped his fists and said, "The matter in southern Xinjiang is big and complicated. I want to go back as soon as possible to take care of it, so I won't accompany you for the time being."

Zhou Zirong returned the gift with a smile: "The junior sends Uncle Yang respectfully."

After sending Yang Gui away, Luo Chi, who had been waiting by the side for a long time, followed cautiously: "General, is that the General Yang you mentioned earlier?"

Zhou Zirong looked at Yang Guiyuan's back, and gradually restrained his smile: "Yes."

"Is it true that all the affairs in southern Xinjiang will be given to him?" Luo Chi frowned, seeming a little unbelievable, "Stop doing our business?"

Zhou Zirong didn't answer, just smiled at him, which confused Luo Chi.

"Let's go, go home."

"Oh... oh, good."

The Northern Zhaowang Zhou family had an imperial mansion in Huajing City, which was placed on the most prosperous Dongning Street, but they stayed in the East China Sea most of the time and rarely returned to the capital's palace.That's why this huge courtyard is so deserted that it is a bit out of place with that Huajie, and even the built-in items inside are extremely simple.

Every time before coming back, the queen would arrange for someone to clean them up first, so Zhou Zirong didn't feel dirty every time he moved in.

Zhou Zirong moved a wicker chair and put it in the yard, and then leaned against the sun by himself.

Luo Chi wandered around the yard bored, he couldn't take it anymore: "General, can I go out and walk around?"

Zhou Zirong hummed without opening his eyes, and Luo Chi rushed out happily.

He came back in a hurry this time, so he didn't bring many people with him, except for Luo Chi, there were only a few guards, and they were all guarding the gate of the palace at this time.

At least there is a dog in the Beizhao Prince's Mansion in the East China Sea. Zhou Zirong can play with the dog when he has nothing to do. Now in this desolate Beijing Palace, no one knows who can pant, and those who know him can't pant. Zhou Zirong also began to feel a little bored while lying down.

"Old Guo!" Zhou Zirong shouted out the door.

"Hey, what's the matter, my lord?" A guard with dark cheeks poked in from outside.

"Is someone coming?"

"No, my lord." Lao Guo thought for a while and smiled, "Is your lord waiting for someone?"

Zhou Zirong smiled: "There is no one, just let me know if someone is here."

"Hey, that's it." Lao Guo shrank back without asking any more questions.

Zhou Zirong was in a panic and didn't have the mind to go back to the study to read books, nor did he have the energy to practice. After thinking about it, he took out the two letters from his arms, each cover was written extremely The ugly and ugly "Zi Rong Qin Qi" four big characters.

He stretched out the two letters again to read them, and couldn't help laughing as he read them.

He was enjoying himself in this room when someone came to visit him outside the door.

"The decree arrives—"

Lao Guo and another guard respectfully opened the door to Chuanzhi Gong, and then knelt on both sides of the road, and Zhou Zirong also knelt in the court early, ready to receive the decree.

It was Eunuch Gao who was next to the empress who came to deliver the decree. He glanced at Zhou Zirong and said sharply: "Follow the heavens, the emperor Zhao said, Xuanbei Zhaowang Zhou Zirong, enter the palace to have an audience, hereby—"

"Minister, accept the edict." Zhou Zirong was not surprised at all, he accepted the imperial edict calmly, then got up to follow, and said in a low voice, "I don't know which palace you are entering?"

Eunuch Gao looked at him, and said with a half-smile, "Xuantian Palace."

Xuantian Palace, Xuantian Pavilion.

Zhou Zirong smiled and said, "Understood."

Eunuch Gao said again: "Your Majesty said that we haven't seen each other for several months, and he wanted to catch up with General Zhou. He said that, please keep your house quiet."

"Sir, you have your own measure."

Eunuch Gao squinted his eyes and nodded: "Then let's go, the emperor's order is urgently announced, the general must not delay the time."

Zhou Zirong responded and went back to explain something, then hurriedly followed Eunuch Gao into the palace.

Xuantian Palace is the place where Xuantian Pavilion works, and it is extremely confidential. Basically, except for the empress and people inside Xuantian Pavilion, few people have entered it.

So Zhou Zirong didn't go through the main entrance when he entered the palace this time, and followed Eunuch Gao through the side entrance of the palace.

The Xuantian Pavilion is secretive, and the late emperor built the Xuantian Palace underground, so this Xuantian Palace must be regarded as an underground palace.

Because the roof of Xuantian Palace is built with obsidian and embedded with black jade as the astrolabe, it is named "Xuantian".

When Zhou Zi melted in, the queen was wearing a black robe, lazily leaning on the bench by the pool in the center of the palace.

The waves of light reflected in the pool were printed on the astrolabe on the roof of the palace, and those black jade beads glistened with dark green light under the waves of light.

Zhou Zirong took a closer look and found that Dong Sheng's eyebrows and eyes were very pretty to his mother, but the queen's facial features were more seductive.

"Give a seat."

A few guards in black brocade clothes moved a wooden chair from the darkness on both sides of the palace and quietly moved behind Zhou Zirong.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhou Zirong was about to turn his head to look, when the people who moved the chairs disappeared in a flash, and there was no movement at all.

This lightness kung fu, I am afraid that it is difficult to have a master who can rival it.

Zhou Zirong was stunned for a moment, so he could only pretend to be calm again, and sat down gently.

"Does Zhou Aiqing know why I called you here today?"

Zhou Zirong thought about it: "This minister dares to speculate, but for the matter of southern Xinjiang?"

The Queen smiled, but did not answer directly, but instead asked: "How many troops are there permanently in your East China Sea Navy?"

"A total of 50, of which 30 will not act rashly unless it is absolutely necessary."

"Then you take a hundred thousand and take a detour to Nanyang to have a look."

Zhou Zirong was stunned: "What does your majesty mean?"

The Empress only said: "I called you to Xuantian Pavilion today, the meaning should be very clear. Zhou Aiqing is a smart person, so I should understand."

Zhou Zirong nodded and smiled, but did not reply.

"I will ask the people from Xuantian Pavilion to go with you. The more low-key you can do it, the better." The empress looked serious, "Remember, play by ear, don't act rashly."

Zhou Zirong stood up and said, "I obey the order."

Luo Chi went out for a stroll, bought a large bag of cakes and snacks from Huajing City, and was holding a candied haws in his hand. When he returned to the palace, he found that Lao Guo was alone.

Luo Chi: "...Uh, where's the general?"

Lao Guo glanced at his paper bag full of pastries and snacks, and said expressionlessly, "Going out."

Luo Chi: "Why did you go out? I haven't... When did he leave?"

Lao Guo glanced at Tangzhazi's mouth where he was still standing, then glanced at the paper bag, and continued to say expressionlessly, "I'll give you half, and I'll tell you."

Luo Chi: "..."