I run a newspaper in ancient times

The fallen leaves are withered, and the cold wind blows snowflakes to the earth.

In the capital city of Dayan, Prime Minister Zuo received a secret letter from Da Xia, and he entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, the time has come."

Under the dim light, Emperor Yan's pale face, deep-set eye sockets, with a strange light, his bony hands tightly holding the faucet of the armrest of the dragon chair, asked hoarsely: "Master Zuo, do you think it is possible? "

"Of course it is possible. Everything in the northern border has been prepared, and the news will spread quickly."

Emperor Yan said: "But there is no evidence."

Zuo Xiang smiled: "It is enough to have nothing." Could it be that Marquis Dingbei had evidence at that time?all fake.

Emperor Yan shook his head: "A Li will not agree."

"Your Majesty, if you have been avoiding the lord and being afraid of arguing with him, then even if the old minister presents the evidence one by one, even if you say nothing, you won't be able to bring down the lord and Fan Zhiyuan!"

Emperor Yan was used to hiding and shirking responsibility, so it was too embarrassing for him to stand up.

Zuo Xiang walked up to Danbi slowly, stood in front of Emperor Yan and said softly: "You don't need to do anything, just a piece of edict to call Fan Zhiyuan back to defend himself, that's enough. You are the emperor, the lord of the world, as long as the prince If he doesn't know about treason, he has to agree if he doesn't agree!"

The battle is imminent, and it is taboo for the coach to leave the battle.However, if Fan Zhiyuan were Wei Lan, he would be a traitor collaborating with the enemy, and it would be even more dangerous if he were placed on the frontier to cooperate with Daxia. It seems reasonable to recall him to prove his innocence.

However, this is only plausible.

Since Fan Zhiyuan joined the army, he has been fighting with Daxia like a deadly enemy. He has taken back Yanjing Wuzhou. Who would believe that he is collaborating with the enemy? Isn't it more like the famous Shen deserter?What's more, the case of Ding Beihou was already doubtful, whether Wei Lan had no evidence, Emperor Yan could imagine how many ministers in the court opposed fiercely, even Li Li didn't need to speak, and under the shout of "Long live", they all went together Kneeling to ask him to think twice.

If he insists on going his own way...

"Your Majesty, if you plan to live under the prince's control for the rest of your life, then it's okay to remain muddled. Otherwise, if you don't be tough this time, you really have no chance! And the old minister can only be with you and become the stepping stone for the prince to get here." Footstone."

He boldly patted the faucet on the dragon chair, it wasn't heavy, but it took a deep breath and patted into Emperor Yan's heart.

The battle situation in the northern border looks good, and the capital is far away from gunpowder. The people are all preparing for the winter to welcome the arrival of the Spring Festival, rich and comfortable.

However, in this seemingly calm situation, the tide at the bottom has already turned to the surface.

I don't know when some gossip began to spread in the capital, and the cause was a note from the border.

This letter is not from the front-line army that is stalemate with Daxia, but from the inspector censor who patrols the border city.

The duty of these inspectors and censors is to inspect local officials. Although they cannot intervene in front-line battles, they have the right to verify the amount of payment and participate in the military affairs of city wall repairs. The generals of the army support their own self-respect, or... Collaborate with the enemy.

As long as there is a slight abnormality, they can directly report to the court.

And in this letter, it is nothing but doubts about the coach Fan Zhiyuan - he is the remnant of the Marquis of Dingbei, and he communicates with Da Xia.

The reason is also very simple. Although the main generals of the Fan family army are all from mud-legged backgrounds, how many people can there be in the direct line of the Fan family army? In this war between the two countries, almost all the border troops have been integrated, and there are many experienced veterans among them.

The Fan family army can't see Fan Zhiyuan's tactics, how can these veterans not understand, as long as they know something about Dingbei Hou and have studied his tactics, they have to admit that they are too familiar, and people who are not related to the Wei family may be useless study.

In addition, after confronting the Great Xia Army for such a long time, except for a few trials, there was no big battle. Although the food of hundreds of thousands of troops can still be consumed, this is really unimaginable. Recharge, but more like ulterior motives.

The most important thing is that Fan Zhiyuan released the Daxia scouts he had captured.

Combined with the news released from nowhere, the censor heard the most credible rumor that Fan Zhiyuan is Wei Lan, because his origin is unknown and his life experience is a mystery.

One by one seems to be reasonable, but in fact they are all baseless rumors. However, there are too many guesses, all pointing to one place, and people can't help but believe this fact.

It was not widely circulated, but soon, because it was too frightening, no matter why this paper was not suppressed in Li Li's hands first, now most of the imperial court knew about it.

It snowed tonight, Li Li sat on the porch and reached out to catch the snowflakes.

Dong Lai walked over in a cold air and said, "My lord, Prime Minister Zuo has entered the palace again tonight."

The snowflakes melted in Li Li's palm, leaving wet water stains. He asked, "Is this the third day?"

"Yes."

Li Li smiled shortly after hearing the words: "Based on my brother's ear, it can't be hard enough for three days."

Dong Lai took a deep breath and thought it was right, but soon he said sadly: "My lord, Marquis Wu Ning has already publicly stated that General Fan is not a collateral branch of the Shen family, but a forged identity. And..."

Li Li glanced at him and added, "I mentioned Master."

"Yes, there is an old man in the palace who has seen Master Yun, and has already confirmed that he is the old man who followed you out of the cold palace. He disappeared in Dingbei Hou's mansion when the accident happened."

Li Li tilted his head and said uncertainly: "It seems that I had ulterior motives a long time ago, by the way, how old was I at that time?"

"Twelve, right? You are really good!" This was Dong Lai's sincere words. At that time, these young eunuchs were not so promising, so naturally they didn't know about these things.

"I think so too." Li Li rolled his eyes and praised himself.

The snow was falling and it was getting bigger, a figure hurried over and said: "My lord, Song Guogong, Lord Gu, and several other adults are asking to see you."

Li Li rubbed his hands, took Donglai's stove, then walked into the house, and left a word: "Please."

In the four corners of the flower hall, there are stoves burning smokeless silver filigree charcoal, which are full of heat, and the door is closed to block the cold outside, making the flower hall not so cold.

Li Li sat calmly in the center, holding a cup of warm tea in his hand, and said with a smile: "You guys are not too young, and you have to come out to visit the house on this windy and snowy night, and you don't care about your own body." Bar?"

Seeing that Li Li could still laugh at this moment, Gu Ru really had a headache.

Everyone in the world thinks that Prince Yi, who holds great power, must be ambitious, eliminate dissidents, and intervene in the six departments, so that everyone will respond when the time comes.In fact, in the past two years, many people have gradually risen to positions under his arrangement.But when the six ministries were in place, the adults found that the prince was becoming more and more lazy, and he hardly cared about the affairs of the court that were on the right track, and even less had the time to point fingers.

When Zuo was in power, he still gathered his subordinates to exchange feelings every three days. As long as this prince stepped into the Yamen, he would run away without a trace, and he never thought of Huairou to win him over.

Delegating power is very straightforward, so straightforward that even these rumors have been let go.

"My lord, if you don't come tonight, I'm afraid that tomorrow will be too late."

Li Li chuckled lightly when he heard this, and asked back, "Is it because of rumors?"

"The city is full of trouble now, and I haven't seen you stop or clarify it. What are your plans?"

To be honest, these few people couldn't understand Li Li's style of doing things. They couldn't help but feel impatient, and there was no regulation, so they didn't know how to deal with it.

Gu Rushi said: "According to the situation, the left minister will definitely ask the emperor to order Fan Zhiyuan back to Beijing to defend himself tomorrow. If this is the case, will General Fan obey the order or resist it? Once he obeys the order, what will happen to the war in the northern border ? If it is against the decree, wouldn’t it further confirm the rumors?”

Li Li asked: "Then what do you think?"

"You must prevent the emperor from promulgating this decree! As long as we firmly oppose it, the emperor will not insist on going his own way. No matter what, we have to wait until the end of the war."

Li Li smiled and shook his head: "Everyone, this news came from the border. Just a single report made everyone feel restless and panicked. What's more, there are hundreds of thousands of troops at the border? It doesn't matter if the rumor is true or not. Winning or losing the battle is the most important thing.”

With Li Li's light words, several people suddenly became shocked, and they all showed disbelief.

Li Li put down his teacup, and said in the same indifferent tone: "Big summer can't consume Dayan, and there must be a big battle before winter, and it might start at this time. It doesn't matter whether Fan Zhiyuan is Wei Lan or not, as long as the whole army is right If he had any doubts, Dayan would not be able to win. Think about Fan Zhiyuan's ability, given him the right time, place and people, he still can't beat Daxia, isn't it because he doesn't care?"

Li Li looked at their terrified appearances, and added: "If you don't care, then you have ulterior motives. As long as you take a step back, it will perfectly match the rumors, which cannot be denied."

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers rushed to kill, the continuous city surrounded by flames of flames, tens of thousands of people in the pass... As long as Fan Zhiyuan can be crucified, as long as Li Li loses an important arm, none of these are important!

Thinking of the sudden silence around here, no one said a word for a long time.

The newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of War could only comfort him with difficulty: "But Fan Zhiyuan has been recovering the mountains and rivers and stabilizing the border. Even if he had doubts, it was not so serious that the army's morale was unstable, right? .” And he was one of them.

It's a pity... Li Li raised his eyebrows, and when he was about to speak, he heard Song Guogong say: "Ding Beihou was convicted by the late emperor in a hurry, so that the whole family died together in prison, not to mention Wei Lan who escaped by chance, Whether he will remain loyal to Dayan and the imperial court, and will not hold any resentment, but relying on the reuse of Dingbei Hou Shiquan, don't those generals who recruited his army have other ideas, not to mention, the prince is involved in it!"

Even if he didn't cooperate with the enemy, he still has the intention of treason. It is only natural for the world to be so suspicious.

Li Li nodded, that's the reason, this war is not limited to Fan's army.

"Then what should we do? If we lose, Dayan will be ruined again. Who can resist Daxia again?" The faces of several important ministers were full of worry, even more sad than when they stepped into Prince Yi's mansion.

In war, the most fearful thing is not that the enemy is strong, but that there will be fire in the rear, suspicion of each other, and the hearts will not go to one place.

If the generals under his command have different ideas, all Fan Zhiyuan can do is to resist conservatively, and naturally he will not win the battle, and he will be farther away from the Yanjing four states.

And tomorrow's imperial decree is like the last straw, pushing the victory to Great Xia.

"How can it be like this, how can it be like this!"

Dayan governed the country with Confucianism, and there is always a kind of integrity in the feelings of literati who sacrifice their lives for righteousness.It is true that people are selfish, but they always know what is right and what is wrong before the righteousness of the country, right?

What's more, what about the emperor who is supported by all the people?

Anyone can betray the country, anyone can cooperate with the enemy, but how can the master of the country and the country?

These ministers thought that no matter how unbearable Emperor Yan was, he would not commit such an eternal crime. However, there is no bottom line for people's hearts.

Finally, in desperation, Gu Ru asked Li Li: "My lord, you are so well informed, do you really not have any preparations?"

When the others followed suit, no matter what, it seemed that the only thing they could count on was this young and bottomless prince.

And at this time, Li Li didn't hold back anymore, he nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up, as if the suffocation in their hearts was slightly relaxed, and they looked at him impatiently.

Li Li clasped her white and jade-like hands in front of her chest, with a reassuring calmness in her eyes, and said, "The plan for now is to make the chaos even more chaotic, and Daxia is in chaos. How can Daxia be alone? ?”