That is, from that time on, on the surface, Du Yuping was still the first and auxiliary minister of the military department, and the head of the ministers, but in fact, his power had been greatly suppressed, and it could be said that it was getting worse day by day. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

And it was at this time that the eldest prince who was far away in Sizhou sent him a secret letter, saying that as long as the two of them united, it was still possible to rise in the mountains.

This letter gave Du Yuping hope again, thinking that he didn't seem to have any better choice, so he decided to continue to contact Tang Zi, and then look for the most suitable opportunity for him to return to the throne. That's why he said today.

On the surface, Du Yuping just said that it was most appropriate to hand over the power to Tang Zi from the blood relationship, and he didn't seem to say too many good things, but in fact, it did work, at least Tang Buluo didn't object, right?

But who would have thought that when they left, they said that they would transfer Tang Mao back to preside over everything, how could this not make Du Yuping frightened?

For a long time, Du Yuping, as the first auxiliary minister of the military department, has been used to being high. And people are often like this, the things they get will think that they are their own, once there is a possibility of being snatched away by others, they will naturally be unacceptable, and now if Tang Mao really inherits the identity of the future Emperor Tang, I am afraid that everything he has now will no longer exist.

For this reason, Du Yuping didn't want Tang Mao to take the position from the bottom of his heart, so he took the initiative to speak for Tang Zi, but now he found that his thoughts seemed to be contrary to Tang Buluo.

Being able to become the first assistant, to become the head of a hundred officials, and to be able to win over the eldest prince and the third prince at any cost, all of this is due to Tang Buluo's attention to him, and also because Du Yuzhi has always done things to consider Tang Huang's feelings first, and it is precisely because he thinks about others everywhere that his position can be so stable. But today, he will face a dilemma, perhaps the first time in his life to disobey the Tang Emperor is now.

Du Yuping's face was a little gloomy and he left, without the slightest hint of appreciation because he had been reused, because he knew that this seemingly good errand, even a very oily errand, he might be making a wedding dress for Tang Mao if he did it well, which he couldn't accept now.

Even on the way home, Du Yuping was still thinking, why couldn't Tang Mao show his attention to him like his elder brother or younger brother? If so, he could almost immediately make the decision to reverse it.

But how could Du Yuping know that with the fall of the eldest brother and the third brother one after another, Tang Mao now thinks that he has no opponents, so he doesn't have to win over this first and auxiliary minister. Of course, there are two very important points, one is that after these days of running-in, there have been many military ministers around him who first relied on the past, and he now has no place for more latecomers in his heart. is still the most important second point, that is, he also thinks that this Du Yuping has been the first assistant for too long, this person's appetite is not satisfied, and it is not easy to control, it is far better to pull up a new first assistant to do things more happily.

And it was precisely because Tang Mao did not pay attention to Du Yuping that it directly led to the already dangerous Fengyun Empire falling into a more chaotic period of war. Because on the way back, the first auxiliary minister made a decision, that is, he was determined to make a bet, betting that Tang Zi could take the throne and inherit the unification, of course, he had such an idea for his own good, and even in a certain aspect, it was because Tang Mao was forced to do so.

Tang Buluo, who has always been cautious in doing things, also did not expect that Du Qing, who has always understood his mind very well and has always implemented his decisions to the letter, would not do what he wanted, which also directly led to the chaos of the war in the eastern Xinjiang of the Fengyun Empire.

Long Wu, who was far away in Sizhou, didn't know about these things that happened to the military headquarters of Fengyun City.

Lin Yi didn't know either, on the contrary, even if he knew about it now, he didn't have time to care, because his main focus now was on defending the city.

Before Tang Buluo received He Ji's Flying Eagle Message, the army of the Tianfeng Empire had already come to the city of Sizhou and began a desperate siege battle.

While arranging for Chen Yan to personally go to the city to block the enemy's attack, while pacing back and forth in the city lord's mansion, he was waiting for the reply from He Ji and Tang Zi, even if there is news now, agreeing to break through the army of the war field on both sides, then he will immediately implement the plan, he has decided to let Chen Yan defend the city, and he will take the army back to the city to kill.

In this way, Tang Zi and He Ji were killed under the city of Yangzhou, and when they returned to the city, they had their own troops to help, and it is conceivable that under the attack on both sides, great things can be accomplished.

But until he heard the news that Chen Yan sent people to ask for help several times, there was still no information about the direction of Yangzhou, and he couldn't help but be a little unable to sit still, so he saw Long Wu, who had been sitting there in the main hall and drinking tea slowly, not in a hurry at all.

Lin Yi, who saw Long Wu, also wanted to open his mouth several times, because he knew that there was a powerful Death Mercenary Group behind this person, although after hitting Zhou Ying hard, the people of those mercenary groups seemed to disappear out of thin air, but he firmly believed that as long as Long Gongzi was still here, the mercenary group might appear at any time.

Regarding the powerful combat power of the Reaper Mercenary Group, Lin Yi had already seen it, so he believed that as long as this person was willing to help him, there should not be much problem in guarding the city for one more day, so he made a gesture of wanting to open his mouth.

It was Long Wu, who didn't wait for Lin Yi to speak, and replied directly: "I said before, the brothers of the mercenary group can make a move, but they will only come out when they are sure of victory and have profits, on the contrary, if they are allowed to defend the city, then I'm sorry, they won't do this kind of thankless work." ”

Obviously, Long Wu already knew what Lin Yi was going to say, so without waiting for others to speak, he sealed the retreat.

Long Wu said this, Lin Yi had to close his mouth, people said everything so desperately, if he still made any requests, it would be boring for himself.

"That's it, it's a big deal that I take someone up to the city tower by myself, I don't believe it, with my 1.5 million people, I can't stop the army of the Tianfeng Empire?" seemed to be a little angry, and seemed to be talking to Long Wu, while talking, Lin Yi actually asked someone to get his armor.

Hearing this, Long Wu just smiled, neither in favor nor in agreement, and just sat like that.

Seeing that the soldiers had all taken the armor, but Long Wu had not yet expressed his opinion, Lin Yi couldn't help but be a little anxious, and asked tentatively, "Young Master Long, otherwise, let's go to the city wall together?" ”

"Not good." Long Wu refused, "I'm going to leave, for a person who is leaving, there is nothing for me to fall in love with in Sizhou." ”

As he spoke, Long Wu really got up, and then looked like he was leaving.

"Long Gongzi is slow." Lin Yi didn't expect that Long Wu wouldn't help him, even if he would think about leaving at this time, he was naturally a little puzzled, because the two had been working together well, if he was gone now, then Lin Yi wouldn't even have an ally, and he would have no direction in his heart on how to face this complicated situation next.

Long Wu stood still, but he didn't mean to take the initiative to speak.

Lin Yi knew that Long Wu was a little daring to be angry, after all, people had always disagreed with the decision to defend Sizhou City, so he didn't have too many thoughts in his heart about Long Dashao's insistence on leaving. "Young Master Long, I don't know if I, Lin Yi, did something wrong and made you angry, so you have to leave?"

"Hehe, City Lord Lin didn't make me angry, he was saying that even if he provoked me, I don't dare to blame you, the reason why I left is because there is nothing to take advantage of here, so why do you say I don't leave? Can't you stay here and die? Long Wu still had an indifferent smile on his face, as if he was not angry with Lin Yi.

But the more Long Wu had such an expression, Lin Yi knew that people were really angry with him, so he hurriedly said: "Young Master Long, although you and I have known each other for a short time, I really attach great importance to your talents, and I also know that this time I am a little bent on going my own way, but if I don't keep Sizhou, what can I do now?" Is it to lead people to kill and send them back to the city to die? Or is he abandoning the city and going to Dong'an City to be annihilated by someone looking for an opportunity? ”

On the surface, it seemed to be defending himself, but if it was actually Lin Yi who was asking Long Wu what to do next, it was just because of his identity that he asked questions in a different way.

"Why can't you retreat to Dong'an City, is it right to defend to the death?" Long Wu also knew that Lin Yi was asking himself in another way, but at this time, he really couldn't care too much about being reserved, after all, there was a war in front of the city gate, and someone would die every breath, even if he was prepared to pull Lin Yi under the tent, naturally his loss was equivalent to his own loss, how could he not feel distressed.

"If you don't defend to the death, you have to retreat to Dong'an City, isn't it still a dead end." Hearing that Long Wu finally argued with himself, Lin Yi's face was unhappy on the surface, but in fact, he was extremely happy in his heart, he was afraid that people would not talk to him, and as long as he took the initiative to speak, it was a good thing.

"Who said that retreating to Dong'an City is a dead end? As long as we plan well, give the opponent a heavy blow, and let the family know that we are good, then they will have to think twice about what they want to pay us. And sticking to Sizhou, it is indeed no benefit at all, and the family foundation is exhausted, so who will pay attention to you, and then there will really be no value in being used, do you know that you are the real outcast at that time? Long Wu said with a little displeasure, because according to his intentions, there was no need to fight with the army of the Tianfeng Empire here in Sizhou, so as to make fearless sacrifices.

As soon as Long Wu talked about the issue of strength, Lin Yi really didn't open his mouth. I'm afraid that he also knows what it means to respect strength, for a martial artist, it is naturally the strength of his own cultivation, but for a city lord and a general, there are indeed enough troops, otherwise, there is no one to use in the name of the city lord, how can this city lord be put in the eyes of others?

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