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

Not far away, smoke and dust billowed, hooves sounded like thunder, and the guards escorting Bai Yu and the ministers were surrounded by front and back.There were only 5000 guards in this guard. Although they were all well-trained and healthy soldiers, it was obvious that the two cavalry that attacked them were not vegetarians. It's a dead end.

Half of the guards sent by Yan Xun stayed beside Bai Yu, half of them rushed into the enemy's formation and met the cavalry at hand-to-hand combat. They were invincible, and all the cavalry fell one by one under their swords.

Qiu Ye couldn't help admiring: "The people sent by the general are really very powerful in martial arts."

During the fierce battle, there was another commotion from the west, and another group of cavalry came here.

"Your Highness, this..." Qiu Ye was startled, "What should I do! Why don't we protect Your Highness and leave quickly."

Bai Yu looked over there, only to find that the last team of cavalry was dressed differently from the first two teams.The first two teams of cavalry were dressed in uniform black clothes, and these people were dressed as nomads, wearing animal skins, long hair and shawls, and holding long guns.

Bai Yu said calmly, "There's no rush, let's see what they want to do."

These people didn't come for Bai Yu, their spears pierced into the black cavalry's chest.

Qiu Ye looked at it in a daze, observed for a moment and said: "Your Highness, those people don't seem to be from Dazhou, their appearance..."

Bai Yu said, "It's from Yeluo."

He got out of the carriage, stood on the shaft and looked around.This place is already close to the border, with Xi Chu to the south and Ye Luo to the west, and it has always been not very peaceful.Because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the governance of the border can only be turned a blind eye.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the black cavalry retreated without hesitation, leaving only a few prisoners who fell off their horses and were injured.

Tao Ming ordered his men to arrest those people, hurried back to Bai Yu's carriage, and asked, "Is Your Highness alright?"

Bai Yu nodded and jumped off the shaft.The Yeluo people who came to help left without saying a word.

Kui Zheng and Ye Zhiyan also got off the carriage behind and walked to Bai Yu's side.Kui Zheng said: "Who are those cavalrymen in black?"

Tao Ming beckoned, and the guards escorted the prisoners over. Tao Ming put a knife on one of the men's necks, and said, "Say, who sent you here?"

The prisoner gritted his teeth and didn't speak. Tao Ming was waiting to press him again, when a stream of black blood suddenly appeared from his mouth, his eyes turned white and he fell to the ground.Immediately afterwards, several other captives also had the same shape, and their bodies fell to the ground in a haphazard manner.

"This……"

"They have poison in their mouths. Medicine." Ye Zhiyan sighed, "They are all dead soldiers. Your Highness, the mastermind behind this scene is not small."

Looking at the pile of corpses on the ground, Bai Yu's heart sank little by little.

In the Chongming Palace in the middle of the night, the emperor put down a piece of paper flying pigeons in his hand, leaned sideways on the dragon chair, and rested his forehead with one hand.

"King Liang was attacked on his way to the fief. Fortunately, the guards protected him well and he was safe and sound. But who did such a thing, do you have any clues?"

Sitting on the left and right below are Shen Qing and Yan Xun.Before Shen Qing opened his mouth, Yan Xun said: "When I knew about this, my first reaction was that I probably had something to do with the Cen family. But after thinking about it, in the current situation, the best choice for the Cen family is to use King Liang to do it." Only by checking and balancing the emperor can the empress dowager be kept. At this moment, they should be the last thing they want to cause trouble to King Liang."

Shen Qing nodded and said: "That's right, if there is no King Liang, the first emperor will only have the emperor's son, what should they use to shake the emperor's country?"

"If it wasn't the Cen family, who would it be?" The emperor pondered for a moment, "It would never be ordinary people who can send out such a powerful cavalry. But even if there are ministers in the court who don't like King Liang, don't they dare To do this kind of extermination?"

Shen Qingdao: "Your Majesty, don't forget that apart from the cavalry that assassinated King Liang, there is another part involved in this matter." He turned his head and looked at Yan Xun, "The letter sent back by the people sent by the general did not say A group of Yeluo cavalry suddenly appeared to help King Liang, and then left without saying a word?"

"Yes."

"This is really strange. The people from Yeluo came by coincidence, as if the rain was just in time, and they are all such chivalrous hearts. When they see injustices, they draw their swords to help, and they don't even want to say thank you afterwards, so they turn around and leave." Shen Qing smiled, "How about the old minister? You can’t meet such a nice person.”

The emperor frowned, "So the meaning of Prime Minister Shen..."

"The old minister doesn't mean anything, and I don't dare to speculate randomly. I just think it's rare." Shen Qing suppressed his smile, and his eyes fell on Yan Xun, "It's just one thing. From our standpoint, we naturally hope that King Liang is safe and sound. But Those Ye Luo people rushed out halfway and killed those black cavalrymen indiscriminately. How do they know who to help? Could it be that they recognize King Liang?"

Yan Xun took a deep breath and said, "My nephew doesn't dare to speculate on the deep meaning in Shi Bo's words."

The emperor was silent for a long time, rubbing a huge amber wrench on his thumb, and fell silent.After a long time, the emperor said in a deep voice: "What Shen Xiang said is not completely unreasonable. But I know the character of King Liang, and he will not have any collusion with Ye Luo."

Shen Qing turned a deaf ear to it, just looked at the emperor calmly, and said: "The emperor's trust in King Liang is only based on the blood relationship, and this short year of getting along. The emperor really wants to use my ancestral temple and society for hundreds of years in Dazhou. Do you want to gamble on this vain trust? Thousands of miles away, there is no room for ambiguity."

The emperor was shocked, and said: "I know Prime Minister Shen's concerns. If I didn't care about Prime Minister Shen's thoughts at all, I would not agree to let Yan Xun keep those few people by King Liang's side."

"Your Majesty's actions must not be for the sake of the veteran." Shen Qing sighed softly, "Isn't it rare that the old minister has seen brothers Yan Qiang and his son fight each other in his life? It's not that the veteran is suspicious and can't tolerate others, it's really seen If there is too much, you have to be afraid. The emperor is still young, and it is a good thing to value love and righteousness, but the emperor must understand how terrible the royal children's desire for the throne is, it can completely change a person beyond recognition."

Although Shen Qing's voice was soft, the meaning was very deep.The emperor looked helplessly at his old face, "I understand what Shen Xiangru said. How about this, Shen Xiangruo really can't rest assured, he can send some trusted people to watch over Liang Wang, as long as I don't stop him."

Shen Qing looked at Yan Xun and said: "In this matter, the veteran can trust the general, presumably the general will not disappoint the veteran and the emperor."

Yan Xun gave a "huh" and said calmly: "Those people sent by my nephew will not hide what they saw and heard, every move of King Liang will be sent back by flying pigeons, let us Know."

"I have always been clear about the general's sense of propriety. Naturally, public and private are distinguished. In everything, the Great Zhou and the emperor are the first. It would be the best if King Liang kept his own place." Shen Qing coughed twice and said gently.

The emperor leaned towards him slightly, and asked with concern: "Has Prime Minister Shen's cough not improved yet? Have the few imperial physicians I sent have done their best?"

Shen Qingdao: "The old minister's cough tends to break out every time the seasons change, it's an old problem. Taking the imperial doctor's medicine is a little better, but it's still easy to cough after talking too much."

The emperor nodded, and said: "Since Shen is getting old, you still need to pay more attention to rest. It's too late today, so go back to your residence and take good care of yourself."

After Shen Qing left, the emperor got up and stroked Fuyan Xun's shoulder, saying: "It's hard for you."

Yan Xun shook his head with a smile, and said: "I just said that to the prime minister. I sent Gao Yi and the others just to protect him."

The emperor nodded and said: "Actually, both you and I know that even if Li Guang is pushed on the dragon chair, he may not be willing to be the emperor. But now that he is far away at the border, I can no longer protect him. There's no harm in being someone of your own."

The spring in the south came early, and her skirt attracted many birds, chirping lively, and the buds of the grass and trees came out tremblingly, shaking slightly with the warm spring wind.

Ye Zhiyan added two spoonfuls of honey to the warm water, stirred it gently with a silver spoon, and handed it to Baiyu.

After Bai Yu finished drinking the medicine, he immediately drank the honey water in one gulp to relieve the bitter taste in his mouth.

"Your Highness didn't pay attention to the cold spring, and you are greedy for cold at night?"

Bai Yu lay back on the bed feeling dizzy, "I don't feel cold before going to bed, but I have a headache when I wake up. It's only because of my weak body."

Ye Zhiyan smiled, stuffed Bai Yu with the quilt, got up and left.

In the evening, a major event reached Bai Yu's ears.That is, Xiaoqu and Nanwu took advantage of the recovery of all things and the abundance of water and grass, relying on sufficient food and grass, joined forces with more than [-] soldiers, led the wolf smoke to the south, and once again started the war in Cangzhou and Liangzhou.

When Bai Yu heard this, the pain in his head became more severe, "Then, which general did the emperor send to quell the chaos?"

Tao Ming smiled and said, "Of course it's General Yan. The first time you're born, the second time you're familiar. There are also two generals Chunyu, Fu, Lu, and Wan."

He also knew Bai Yu's worry, so he said: "Your Highness, don't worry, General Yan is a veteran in the battlefield, and he is just a small Qunan witch, so he can't help it."

There was another layer of worry in Bai Yu's heart.Yan Xun and so many generals who were close to him have left the capital, and the generals in the court are probably headed by Cen An.If only Qin Ran and Mu Fengyi were still here...

Bai Yu thought for a while, then asked again: "By the way, where is that General Yuchi? Is he staying in Beijing?"

Tao Ming said: "Your Highness doesn't know yet, General Yuchi will soon come to His Highness's fief, and return to General Meng who is stationed here."

"Really?" Bai Yu raised his eyebrows, "Is it arranged by Brother Huang?"

Tao Ming said: "I don't know about the last general. But the arrangement of the rotation of the guards should have been arranged long ago. If there are no accidents, there will be no temporary transfers."

Bai Yu let out an "oh", lowered her head and continued to eat the egg custard in the bowl.