The King of Liang, the feudal lords outside the town, and the generals inside

Two carriages stopped in front of the General's Mansion, Bai Yu and Yan Jun got off from above respectively, and when they got off the carriage, they saw four generals in armor standing outside the General's Mansion, and three of them, Bai Yu, had met them a few times before. It was Fu Cheng, Lu Xing and Bo Xuan, and the other was Chun Yuxuan.

Mu Fengyi next to Chunyu Yu was not wearing any armor, he was dressed in the common clothes of ordinary people, Bai Yu almost didn't recognize him.

"Your Highness, Duke Yong Ming." The generals greeted him, Bai Yu nodded, and said, "A few generals are here to see the great general?"

Chunyu Xuan said: "Yes. But the general can't leave the mansion, and the last general can't get in. Standing here for a while can be regarded as doing my best."

Their expressions were sad and hopeless, Bai Yu faintly felt that something was wrong, and frowned, "What's wrong? Is something wrong?"

Chunyu Xuan was silent for a while, and then said for a while: "Mu Fengyi resigned from office this morning, and will leave Beijing immediately."

Bai Yu was startled, and looked at Mu Fengyi in disbelief, but Mu Fengyi smiled and said calmly, "It's okay, Your Highness."

Bai Yu's heart felt sore, her lips parted slightly, but she couldn't say anything.He suddenly remembered that Mu Fengyi was different from these generals from aristocratic families. He started as a pawn in Qin Ran's army, and Qin Ran promoted him all the way to his current position.Now that Qin Ran has left, Mu Fengyi has no choice but to choose the latter among loyalty and righteousness.

The gate of the General's Mansion was closed tightly, and it was surprisingly quiet inside. The guard refused to open the door, and knelt down on the ground under Bai Yu's threat.Bai Yu glanced around them, and said, "Okay, if you are dedicated to your duties, this king will not make things difficult for you. Qiu Ye, let the guards of the palace come to open the door. If there is any punishment, I will bear it alone."

What did the leading guard want to say, Bai Yu looked at him coldly, and raised his voice, "Do you want to talk too much? You are not the original guards of the General's Mansion, who asked you to come here? Remember, the people in the General's Mansion He is still a general of the imperial court, not a prisoner."

The guard lowered his head embarrassingly, Qiu Ye led the people forward and took out the key from the guard, and opened the lock on the door.

People outside were not allowed to go in, and Yan Xun was not allowed to come out either. He stood by the door and smiled at Bai Yu.He didn't wear any armor, but wore a robe with dark green mottled patterns, his sleeves were in the wind, and he had a relaxed demeanor, without the slightest trace of frustration and anxiety of being under house arrest on his face.

Bai Yu was a little relieved, stepped back a few steps, and left time for Mu Fengyi and the others.

Several generals half-kneeled in front of Yan Xun in unison, scrambling to confide to Yan Xun what they were holding back in their hearts. Bai Yu was sad to hear that, and walked away a little bit, looking up at the clear blue sky.

"Yan Shilang." He heard Yan Zun's approaching footsteps, "Looking at this scene, how does Yan Shilang feel?"

Yan Zun said lightly: "Of course I'm very sad."

"Really?" Bai Yu stared at him for a moment, then said softly, "That's not honest."

Yan Zun was stunned for a moment, then smiled impeccably, "Why would you say that?"

Bai Yu took a light breath, and asked calmly, "Does the matter of Marquis Shen Gong have anything to do with you?"

As if he had been whipped hard, Yan Zunhuo raised his head, "What does it have to do with me? Do you think I killed Shen Gonghou? Or do you suspect that I framed elder brother?"

The two looked at each other in silence, and they both understood the complicated emotions in each other's eyes.

Bai Yu shook his head, pressed the helplessness and depression deep into the bottom of his emotions, and said lightly: "It's better that it has nothing to do with you."

"In order for him to get rid of the responsibility, you doubt me?" Yan Zun looked at him, as sour as if he had swallowed a green plum, and couldn't help saying, "Do you trust him that much? Can't it be true? Did he kill Shen Gonghou on impulse?"

Bai Yu turned his face away and said, "He won't."

"How do you know he can't?"

"He told me."

Yan Zun paused and asked him, "Then I'll tell you, I didn't frame him. Do you believe it?"

Bai Yu opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word "letter".

Yan Zun's temples twitched, as if the most painful nerve had been touched, "Okay, I understand. In your eyes, I'm nothing more than that."

Bai Yu lowered her head and remained silent.

"General, is there any way to help you? Just tell us, we will try our best no matter what!" Bo Xuan said eagerly.

Yan Xun shook his head slightly, "Just take care of yourself, don't get involved by me. What is the truth, there will always be a day when the truth will be revealed. Be patient."

He spoke the last four words extremely slowly and emphatically.

"When do we have to wait? Now that there is chaos in the palace and the imperial concubine has passed away, the emperor is in a bad mood. If the Ministry of punishment convicts the general at that time, the emperor may not want to think about clearing the general. Wronged! Whether it is Qin Ran or the general, don’t they all have to knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs!” Lu Xing spoke too hastily, and his breath became short of breath, “If that’s the case, I might as well wait with you. Like Mu Fengyi, take off this armor and leave the court!"

There wasn't much anger and resentment anymore, Yan Xun only had a faint tired calmness on his face, "You have been with me for a long time, and your temper is becoming more and more like mine. Don't say such things in the future."

Lu Xing gritted his teeth and said, "It's the best fortune for the last general to be like a great general. It's true that whoever leads the soldiers looks like that, and those under Cen An's hands are..."

"Lu Xing." Chunyu Xuan stopped him softly.

Yan Xun sighed, and said: "Okay, I know you have been wronged. I can't protect you now. After all, he has a very noble status. If he meets him, he should just run away. There's no need to cause trouble."

Lu Xing swallowed the rest of the words abruptly, and punched the ground hard.

Chunyu Xuan raised his head and said, "Anyway, we...we only recognize you as a great general."

Yan Xun nodded with a smile, turned and entered the mansion.The door was closed behind him immediately, with a dull and long sound, hitting everyone's heart heavily.

Three days later, the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Ministry of Military Affairs jointly discussed Yan Xun's crimes, among which the assassination of Shen Gonghou and the private manipulation of the court generals were the most striking, and the other ones were justified because of his temper.Originally, they were all small things, but these small things accumulated together, and added behind these two big things, it seemed that Yan Xun's crime was heinous and unforgivable.

Yan Xun was dismissed from the position of General, demoted three ranks in a row, and was demoted to General Zhengxi, while Cen An, who was originally General, became a General in one fell swoop, taking the highest position among military generals.

When the eunuch read out the edict early in the morning, Cen An's face flashed with pride and ecstasy, and then, with a humble look, he accepted the general seal that the emperor had just received from Yan Xun.

Being able to get the title of "Great General" is like a scholar who has studied hard for [-] years in Huangbang High School. The number one scholar is naturally proud of his horseshoe disease, and he can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.With such arbitrariness, all the generals of the Great Zhou were under him, and when they saw him, they would all be courteous, what a prestige.

However, the few people in front of me walked by, but they just handed each other hastily, showing no respect.

This kind of disdain and indifference made it unacceptable for Cen An, who had not warmed up the seal of the general in his hand, immediately changed his expression, "Stop!"

Chunyu Xuan and the others stopped and looked at him quietly.

Cen An said angrily: "Why, can't you see this general?!"

Fu Cheng sneered, "The general is polite."

"General?" Cen An was annoyed, "Weren't you here at the court just now? This general has the seal of the great general in his hand!"

"That's right, you have to hold on to someone else's seal of the great general, so don't accidentally drop this stolen treasure." Bo Xuan said word by word.

Cen An was stunned with anger, his face turned green and pale, "You are as presumptuous as Yan Xun! Why, are you envious of the position of the general? Yan Xun is not worthy, so it is in the hands of this general!"

Chun Yuxuan said coldly: "What is there to be jealous of? If the General traded his military merits for this position, he would be admired by a hundred generals. It's a pity that the method by which the General obtained it was not honorable, and even a little dirty, so it can't be blamed." The last general waits until he is not convinced, the only blame is that the general himself is incapable of convincing the crowd. Even if he is in front of the emperor, the last general can only call you general."

Cen An's anger had nowhere to vent, but he couldn't refute.Ashamed to say, the position of the great general was obtained through his aunt—a woman.

Chunyu Xuan and the others said nothing more, turned and left.

The matter got to the ears of the Queen Mother, she sat on the couch and smiled slightly, "This means that you can't hold your breath and can't blame others. Whether others really admire you is just a matter of face, but the position of the general is a real deal." Lizi, how can you put the cart before the horse? Let them be as sarcastic and sarcastic as they like, after all, you are still the top general of the Great Zhou, above them all?"

Cen An had deep resentment, and his brows twitched when he heard the Queen Mother's words, "Nephew knows that nothing is more important than the power in your hands. But Auntie, they are too arrogant, and Yan Xun is the same as Yan Xun, extremely hateful!"

The queen mother whispered: "Speaking of being extremely hateful, what about the noble concubine back then? She repeatedly contradicted and made trouble, blocked the way of Ai's family several times, and finally died of a difficult childbirth? You, who made you angry? , you only know what is the use of being angry with yourself, so you might as well free up your mind and think about how to pay back ten times and a hundred times."

Cen An lowered his head, thoughtful.