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

After Mu Fengyi finished speaking, he was silent for a while, and when Bai Yu came back to his senses, he asked softly, "Look, Your Highness, do you want to tell the general first?"

Bai Yu's heart was beating violently, but her mind was still clear. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Just tell Yan Xun that Cen Anyu is not good for him. Tell him to be careful, but don't mention anything else. In case he gets distracted by his impatience and affects the Battle at the border."

Mu Fengyi nodded and said: "That's fine. Even if the general knows about Cen An's plans, he's far away at the border, so there's nothing he can do about it, but it's just that many people are worried."

"Then I'll tell Gao Yi to send a letter." Bai Yu got up and said, "I'll ask Qiu Ye to tidy up the bedroom and come out later. It's getting late, you should rest first."

"Yes."

Just as Bai Yu walked outside Gao Yi's room, he heard a voice from inside: "Boss, that is His Royal Highness King Liang, the Emperor's own younger brother, how dare we..."

But Gao Yi said: "The general's order, why don't you dare? If Liang Wang really intends to rebel, then he can't be regarded as the emperor's younger brother."

"But why did the general make such an order? Didn't he and Liang Wang... unexpectedly be so cruel?"

"The general is the court's general first, and Liang Wang's lover second. Don't you know our general's temper? Killing is the most decisive. If he had no defense against Liang Wang, why would he let us come here? "

"The general is not a ruthless person. He only said that if he finds that King Liang is acting abnormally, he will kill him. But if King Liang keeps his own way, that is naturally the best."

"Look, that Yuchi Yuanhe may not have the same heart as the general. He is very courteous to King Liang, just in case..."

"There is a general's golden order here, Yuchi Yuanhe dare not make mistakes."

……

Bai Yu leaned against the wall, all the strength in her body seemed to be exhausted, her heart almost jumped out of her chest, her mind was in chaos, she just thought in a daze, how could this happen?

Bai Yu's feet felt weak for a while, and when she came back to her senses, she had already walked outside Ye Zhiyan's house.The light was still on in his room, but the door was ajar and no one was inside.

Bai Yu stayed for a while, and was about to leave when Ye Zhiyan came back with a basin of freshly picked ice cubes, and asked curiously, "It's so late, Your Highness hasn't rested yet?"

Seeing Bai Yu's strange expression, he didn't speak for a long time, so he quickly asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

Bai Yu was silent for a long time, and finally said dumbly: "You can rest, I have something to go to Yuchi Yuanhe."

After exhorting a few words in Yuchi Yuanhe's ear, Bai Yu sat quietly in the room and waited.As soon as the ugly hour passed, Yuchi Yuanhe came in quietly and handed something into Bai Yu's hands.

"According to His Highness's instructions, I blew the mist into Gao Yi's room, and found this under his pillow."

"Okay. Thank you." Bai Yu said.

The moonlight sifted through the panes like a pool of pale stagnant water.Bai Yu gazed from the endless darkness to the east, revealing a slight whiteness, without any tiredness.

Mu Fengyi always got up early in the morning, Bai Yu had already opened the door and was waiting for him, and handed him the thing that he had clutched in his hand all night, "Look, what is this?"

Mu Fengyi was shocked when he saw it: "This is the general's golden order! How could it be in His Highness's hands?"

Bai Yu didn't answer him, but asked again, "What is the Golden Order for?"

Mu Fengyi explained: "When marching and fighting, some commanders of the army have gold orders in addition to tiger charms. Tiger charms are for dispatching troops, and gold orders are for dispatching generals. Generals see gold orders as if they were seeing the emperor. "

"Some commanding generals have it? Does that mean there are some?"

"Yes. The Tiger Talisman can only command the part of the soldiers and horses given by the emperor, but the golden command can command all the generals of the Great Zhou, so it must be a general who the emperor trusts very much. Today, the emperor has only given the general the golden command. Didn't give it to anyone else."

Bai Yu was silent for a moment, and there was still a glimmer of unspeakable hope in her heart, "Then, can the Golden Order be imitated or stolen?"

"If this kind of thing can be imitated at will, wouldn't the world be in chaos? If it is theft..." Mu Fengyi thought for a while, and said, "It should be impossible to steal gold orders from the general, right? Not to mention where the barracks are, even the general himself is not such a sloppy person."

Bai Yu listened quietly, feeling cold all over his body in such a midsummer, his breath was icy cold.

Mu Fengyi saw that his expression was wrong, and wanted to ask where the golden order came from, but he didn't dare to speak.

Bai Yu said: "Do you know, it was he who gave his subordinates an order. If they find out that I have the intention of treason, they will kill me immediately to avoid future troubles. This golden order was used by him to restrain Yuchi Yuanhe .”

Mu Fengyi was startled, subconsciously said: "Impossible!"

"I heard Gao Yi and the others say so in the room last night, and he also found the gold order from him." Bai Yu turned to look at him, "You have been with Yan Xun for two or three years, you should know Gao Yi .He is Yan Xun's confidant, and Yan Xun has been with him since he was 15 years old. Could his words be false?"

Mu Fengyi was so shocked that he couldn't speak, his whole body seemed to be trapped in the fog, and he didn't know what to do, "But, but..."

Bai Yu bit her lower lip, stubbornly resisting the slight trembling of her body, "But I don't know what I did wrong to make him want to kill."

Bai Yu took a deep breath and called Qiu Ye, "Put this back quietly under Gao Yi's pillow. He inhaled the incense last night, and he still hasn't woken up yet."

Mu Fengyi pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Highness doesn't know what I did wrong, but even if the general really issued such an order, it would not be for no reason. Perhaps, what really happened in the palace is just His Highness. I don’t know, but the general thought it was His Highness’s instruction?”

Bai Yu was silent for a moment, her gaze sank slightly.

In the ninth day of August in the second year of Tianshou, Shen Qing, the prime minister of the four dynasties, died of illness in the mansion at the age of 86.

That night, the emperor had been sitting quietly in the Chongming Hall, his eyes were slightly swollen, the dark red bloodshot eyes were covered with bluish-white eyes, and he was holding the last memorial Shen Qing left for him before his death.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have found out a few days ago that when King Liang encountered an attack on his way to the fiefdom, the leader of the Yeluo cavalry who helped King Liang was, is..."

In the morning, the emperor quietly looked at Cen An standing in the middle, "Who is it?"

Cen Anlang said: "It's Qin Ran, the criminal who fled without permission!"

The ministers were all startled, and each whispered to each other.

"This Qin Ran is originally from Yeluo, so it would not be surprising if he left Dazhou and returned to his home country. But where did he get the soldiers? Could it be that he surrendered to Dazhou, and their monarch is still willing to use him after returning to the country?"

Cen An replied: "Your Excellency's question is reasonable. However, the cavalry led by Qin Ran are not Ye Luo's regular soldiers and horses, but a group of strong men from the green forest that Qin Ran took over the mountain and became king after returning to the country. General Qin Ran However, they managed these bandits like an army.”

"Then, why does Qin Ran want to help King Liang again? It's all for him to do a good job of looting, and King Liang didn't know him very well before, right?"

Cen An sneered, looked around slowly and proudly, and finally said: "My Majesty, this is the most important thing that I will discuss today. I got the news that King Liang seems to be in a bad mood. Be safe, and Ye Luo has long had a relationship." Collusion, intending to plot wrongdoing!"

As soon as the words came out, all four were shocked.

The emperor didn't speak when he heard the words, he just stared at Cen An coldly, and he didn't dare to raise his head, so he said slowly: "Speak."

"The collusion between King Liang and Qin Ran began when King Liang went to Liangzhou to clear Qin Ran's grievances. Qin Ran was very grateful for the life-saving grace of King Liang. Later, Qin Ran escaped from Dazhou and returned to Yeluo , and never forgot the great kindness of King Liang, and acted as a messenger for King Liang to communicate with Lord Yeluo. The emperor still remembers that when Yeluo sent envoys to propose marriage, he also sent King Liang a gift worth more than ten thousand gold. Li! If it wasn’t for private contacts, what would Ye Luo do to give gifts to the King of Liang? As far as I know, the King of Liang rebelled and was short of soldiers and horses, money, and weapons. Ye Luo would make up for him. When things are done, King Liang will reward you!"

Cen An paused, fixed his eyes on Yan Jun for a moment, and suddenly said: "Besides, there are internal traitors in the court, who have cooperated with Liang Wang Li Yingwai and worked hand in hand!"

The emperor's tone could not be heard, "Who is the traitor?"

With a strange smile in his mouth, Cen An said quietly: "Whoever was closest to Qin Ran back then, that's who. That's right, how did Qin Ran escape from Da Zhou? Rong Chen think about it carefully."

"I remember that Qin Ran was released by General Yan, right?"

"That's right, and General Yan is not with King Liang...could it be..."

"But now that General Yan is far away in Liangzhou to quell the chaos, how can he cooperate with King Liang?"

Cen An's ears were sharp, and upon hearing this comment, he immediately said, "Dare to ask Mr. Yong Ming, you are General Yan's father, and you should know best what is going on with General Yan."

The implication is that the Yan family and his son have colluded with Bai Yu.

Yan Jun didn't panic at all, and said calmly: "A few words with a red mouth and white teeth, the minister has become a traitor."

The emperor's gaze slowly passed over the crowd, and wherever the gaze fell, everyone couldn't help bowing their heads.He said solemnly: "The Yan family has made great contributions to the Great Zhou. No matter whether it is Yong Minggong or Yan Xun, I will not allow anyone to slander it at will. Cen An, if you can't produce evidence today, I will tear you apart!"

Cen An was slightly startled, and immediately said: "Report to the emperor, I not only have evidence, but also witnesses!"