Prime Minister, he just refuses to usurp the throne

In the end, Xie Anshuang and Xing Wenshu drank the whole bowl of soup and medicine after a long while.

After drinking, Xie Anshuang was so tired that he dozed off, as if he could fall asleep sitting up.

Xing Wenshu rubbed his head, lightly helped him lie down again, and when he tidied up and was about to leave, he felt a slight pull from the corner of his sleeve, and looked back with puzzled eyes.

Xie Anshuang tugged at his sleeves, lowered his eyelashes to avoid his gaze, and said in a hoarse voice, "Tell them for the Gu, tomorrow morning."

Xing Wenshu looked a little worried, but he still chose to answer: "I understand. Then Your Majesty will have a good rest today, and I will take care of the war. I will come back later to discuss with Your Majesty about sending troops to the expedition."

Since the stunned king who had already shown his cards was a fake, Xie Anshuang didn't bother to pretend, nodded in response and let go weakly, unable to resist the surging tiredness, fell into a drowsy sleep.

In the past few days, he always had some messy dreams, and he couldn't sleep well when he fell asleep.This time I had a surprisingly good night's sleep, and it was only lunch time when I woke up.

It was still Xing Wenshu who came for the luncheon, and Xie Anshuang knew without thinking that it was he who had sent Zhu Er Zhu San back.

He sat up with the strength of Xing Wenshu's support, and then he didn't need to use any strength for the rest of the whole process. He just had to open his mouth obediently and eat the lunch that Xing Wenshu fed him.

I don't know if it's because he expended too much energy in the morning, or because his lunch tasted the most familiar to him. This time, Xie Anshuang's appetite improved a lot, and he ate half a bowl of medicinal porridge.

In the end, he couldn't eat any more, so Xing Wenshu forced him, put the porcelain bowl aside, and handed him some memorials.

Xie Anshuang took a quick glance and found that they were all related to the border turmoil.

After taking care of him in the morning, Xing Wenshu was not idle. He convened some officials to discuss related matters in advance. The general conclusion was to first mobilize nearby troops for support. In the capital, let Xing Xuyi and two other generals, one of the three, send troops.

The strength of the three is evenly matched. As for who to choose, there is no conclusion at the Xiaochao meeting, but the one with the highest tendency is Xing Xuyi to lead the army.

Xing Xuyi is currently the most prestigious general in the Northern Dynasties, and had fought against Fan Dongguo back then.

But Xie Anshuang didn't think Xing Xuyi was suitable for sending troops.

On the one hand, this time he is going to follow the expedition, and the situation in the court must have someone who can hold down civil and military officials, so Xing Xuyi is the best candidate to stay in the court.On the other hand, Fan Dongguo must also know that Xing Xuyi is the most likely to be the one to go on the expedition. He has confronted him several times before, so he must be familiar with his fighting methods.

As Fan Dongguo who came prepared, they must have thought about how to deal with Xing Xuyi in advance.

Then the most suitable choice at this time is to be a general who has never been in contact with Fan Dongguo but knows something about Fan Dongguo.

Xie Anshuang set his sights on a military officer named Yuan Xu.

The late Emperor Chongwu never lacked all kinds of generals during his reign. Yuan Xu was also a general who became famous at a young age, about the same age as Ye Zihe.

Xie Anshuang heard Ye Zihe mention that before Ye Zihe became a "treacherous minister", he had a good relationship with Yuan Xu. Yuan Xu also made some preparations before he knew that he was going to conquer the Fandong Kingdom, but it was a pity that he chose Xing Xuyi and Xing Wenshu to go out. , he was sent to the other side of the battlefield.

However, Yuan Xu was not the kind of narrow-minded person, and immediately threw himself into a new battle, almost triumphantly with the Xing family brothers.After he came back, he also took this as an opportunity to make friends with Xing Xuyi, and chatted with each other about many battles.

Yuan Xu has always wanted to have a fight with Fan Dongguo, who was said to be the most difficult to deal with, but every time he couldn't do so due to various coincidences, so he became the only remaining general in the court. There is no general who has fought against Fan Dongguo in person.

In addition, Yuan Xu is a straightforward and reliable person with a strict mouth. He is someone Ye Zihe can guarantee that he can trust. It is perfect to ask him to do the last part of the plan.

I don't know if he watched it for too long, but Xing Wenshu who was beside him suddenly said, "Does Your Majesty think General Yuan is more suitable?"

Xie Anshuang pulled back from his thoughts, and looked at him: "Yeah?"

He thought that Xing Wenshu would recommend Xing Xuyi more.

Xing Wenshu smiled and replied: "In the past, General Yuan often visited Xing's mansion. I have received him a few times occasionally, and I can tell that General Yuan knows Fan Dongguo well. It has always been a regret in General Yuan's heart that he could not go to fight against Fandong Country. Starting from the elder brother whom Dongguo has known for a long time, General Yuan will be more suitable for this expedition."

Xie Anshuang was noncommittal, and continued: "Tomorrow Gu will explain this matter in the morning, you should inform him in advance, so that he is ready to leave immediately the next day."

The border war situation is not optimistic. The capital has been idle for several years, and the mobilization of the army is not something that can be completed in a short time.

Xing Wenshu understood what he meant, nodded in response, and poured him another glass of warm water.

Xie Anshuang did not refuse, and drank half a glass of water in small sips, curling up his eyelashes occasionally, looking very docile.

He will officially leave Beijing the day after tomorrow, so he can't drag a sickly and weak body, otherwise he will have to suffer just during the journey.

Xing Wenshu didn't know what he was thinking, and only thought that he was looking refreshed in the morning, and took care of him for a long time after drinking the water, watching him finish his noon medicine.

After that time in the morning, Xie Anshuang was able to force himself to drink the medicine. Although he still felt uncomfortable, he could bear it and continued to lie down and rest after drinking the medicine.

After Xing Wenshu took care of him to sleep soundly, he left to find Yuan Xu in peace.

……

After having a restful sleep at noon, Xie Anshuang's mental state was obviously much better than before when he woke up again.

In the past few days, I have always had high fever repeatedly. A large part of the reason is that I can't drink medicine, eat, eat, and sleep well. Now these troubles are gone, and my recovery is much faster.

After he woke up in the afternoon, Xing Wenshu came several times to take care of him while not forgetting to report the progress of today's processing.

The officials of the court have already learned that they will go to the court tomorrow, and the previous complaints about him not doing anything, true or false, have been suppressed for the time being.Yuan Xu was extremely excited after receiving the news, so he immediately started to make preparations.

It's just that Ye Zihe went to find him later, and his mood seemed to have dropped a lot.

At this moment, the situation is in an unstable period, and the changes in the exchanges between courts and courts will soon spread to the ears of all interested officials.

Most of them guessed that Yuan Xu should be formally appointed as a general to send troops in the early morning tomorrow, but they couldn't guess what Ye Zihe wanted to go to find Yuan Xu.

The image of a traitor is simply deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Xing Wenshu also seemed a little curious about this, implying that he mentioned it to Xie Anshuang, but Xie Anshuang didn't say anything.

He knew that it was Ye Zihe who went to Yuan Xu to tell them about their plan.

In the past few days when his condition recurred, he also chatted with Ye Zihe when he was awake, and identified a few generals who could be considered, including Yuan Xu's name.

They also agreed that when the candidate was finally confirmed, Ye Zihe would talk to the general.Obviously, Ye Zihe heard the wind and went to find Yuan Xu.

According to their plan, Xie Anshuang will not announce the expedition in advance, but will sneak into the barracks as an ordinary soldier, and after the army has left for a certain distance, Ye Zi and Yu Chaotang will announce the matter, so as to avoid the soldiers in the army Because they knew that the emperor came with them and died in the battle, they had negative emotions, which affected the entire battle situation.

He withdrew from his own thoughts, noticed a ray of light yellow sunlight by the bed through the window, slanting down on the ground, and suddenly wanted to go for a walk.

These few days he was sick in bed, and it was often cloudy and rainy outside, but today he was better, and the weather also became sunny, very suitable for going out to get some fresh air.

Xu Shi saw what he was thinking, Xing Wenshu smiled, and first proposed: "Your Majesty, do you want to go for a walk? The flowers outside the Chang'an Palace have recently bloomed just right."

Xie Anshuang followed his words, got up with his support, waved his hand away, and walked out of Chang'an Hall wearing a robe.

At this time, Fuyuan was the only person outside the Chang'an Hall, and when he saw Xie Anshuang coming out, he saluted and turned sideways to make way respectfully.

Xie Anshuang nodded casually, and then walked into the yard.

As Xing Wenshu said, the flowers outside the Chang'an Palace bloom just right, warmly welcoming the west, and blooming their most beautiful figure.

The flowers and leaves in the flower bushes are still stained with some water droplets. It should be that the sun comes out in the afternoon, and it is warm, and the accumulated rainwater cannot be dried.

Xie Anshuang looked up at the gradually revealing blue clouds, and let out a soft breath.

The sky in the Northern Dynasties is finally about to clear the clouds and see the sun.

……

The next day, on the fifth day of April in the third year of Jingchun, Emperor Jingchun, who had been the shopkeeper for several days, held another morning court in a rare way.

However, just when the officials thought that Xie Anshuang was finally going to face up to the important affairs of the government, he reduced Xing Wenshuqian to a small military officer in front of all civil and military officials on the grounds that the prime minister's improper handling of the affair with the princess led to border wars.

This move naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction among the officials in the early court, but Xie Anshuang insisted on his idea stubbornly, and even announced that Ye Zihe would be promoted to prime minister, which completely intensified the emotions of the officials, but he was blocked by him saying that whoever is dissatisfied will be punished harder. Angry but dare not speak.

At the same time, Xie Anshuang also formally dismissed Xing Wenshu from his post as a bodyguard, and ordered him to leave the palace and return to his residence on the same day.

After these orders were given, he lightly ordered Yuan Xu to lead troops to attack Fandong Kingdom and set off tomorrow morning, as if he didn't take this matter to heart.

Yuan Xu's expression was obviously different, but in the end he didn't say much, and accepted the order.

So far, this farce-like morning has officially come to an end.

Xie Anshuang glanced at Xing Wenshu, who was fixedly looking at him, and finally went back to Chang'an Hall without saying a word. Before leaving, he ordered Zhu Er Zhu San to stare at Xing Wenshu and leave, so as not to let him have a chance to approach Chang'an Hall again.

But before leaving, he couldn't help but recall the deep and calm look in his eyes when he raised the hem of his clothes and knelt down when he publicly questioned Xing Wenshu whether he pleaded guilty or not.

Recalling the calm and powerful response in the court hall that suddenly exploded, amidst the pleading and persuasion voices of countless officials.

【"The minister pleaded guilty."】

Perhaps, this is the last time he and Xing Wenshu will see each other.

Xie Anshuang closed his eyes, met Xing Wenshu's gaze, and left resolutely.

……

The next day, on the sixth day of April in the third year of Jingchun, it was a rare cloudless and sunny day in the capital, and the army led by Yuan Xu also officially set out to conquer Fandong Kingdom this morning.

Xie Anshuang put on his armor and mixed in with Yuan Xu's personal soldiers. He glanced back at the towering city walls of the capital, and saw Ye Zihe who came to see him off at a glance. There was obvious sadness behind his gaze.

But at this time, he showed his first smile in the past few days, and compared his mouth to him——

goodbye.

Ye Zi and the other side seemed to take a deep breath, and forced a smile back to him with the same mouth shape.

But they all knew that this time they parted, maybe they would never see each other again.The only thing they can do is to add some bright smiles to their last side.

Even if this smile is not real at all.

Xie Anshuang quickly looked away, grasped the reins tightly, let go of the last emotion in his heart, and resolutely embarked on the road to leave Beijing.

No one knows what kind of changes the capital of the Northern Dynasties will face.

No one knew that after a grand farewell, a seemingly ordinary figure sneaked into the Xing Mansion.

"Prime Minister Xing! Something is wrong!"

Ru Nian fumbled in the Xing Mansion to find Xing Wenshu, who was practicing swords in the courtyard, with a flustered and anxious expression.

Xing Wenshu was a little surprised by her appearance, but still maintained a calm attitude, putting his sword back into its sheath, and said calmly: "I am no longer Prime Minister Xing, Miss Ru Nian doesn't need to call me that anymore."

Ru Nian was no longer so indifferent, and said anxiously: "Don't worry about these things, Your Majesty, he ran away! He ran away with the expedition team this morning!"

"……what?"

Xing Wenshu was stunned, almost unable to hold the sword firmly in his hand.

Ru Nian breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Your Majesty kept this matter a secret, no one knew about it except Ye Zihe, and I didn't know from Ye Zihe until just now that His Majesty was with General Yuan's personal soldiers this morning. The team has already left the capital with the army!"

Hearing this, Xing Wenshu immediately understood.

What he was most worried about was that Xie Anshuang went to extremes.

No wonder Xie Anshuang was so obedient the day before yesterday, and no wonder he gave such an order yesterday.

He clearly planned to leave this time and never come back.

Xing Wenshu clenched his hands, but his face was terribly calm.

"...Young Master Xing?" Ru Nian felt a little fear for no reason, and tentatively called out.

Xing Wenshu took a deep breath and let go, and replied calmly: "Miss Ru Nian, please rest assured, I will definitely bring His Majesty back safely."

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