Chapter 131: Talking and laughing
Qiu Xiaozhi says:
"Qi Rongxun is just a chess piece, and the person behind him is Zhang Mingyue."
Hearing Qiu Xiaozhi's words, Lan Ziyi was silent,
Although there have been various signs that Qi Rongxun and Zhang Mingyue have a close relationship before, Lan Ziyi is still unwilling to accept this matter in his heart, because it means the complete collapse of the idol in his heart.
Lan Ziyi shook his lips and said:
"How so? Qi Rongxun was born in a prominent background, how can he be willing to be a pawn. β
Qiu Xiaozhi says:
"Whether or not he will be a pawn has nothing to do with his background, but with his ambition. Hasn't Wei Hou seen Qi Rongxun's personality these days? This man is loyal and courageous, but he lacks flexibility, he is a professional soldier, not a politician who plays with his eyes, and I don't believe that this kind of person designs a conspiracy. β
ε °εδΉ says:
"Sir can't judge things by believing it or not."
Qiu Xiao replied directly:
"If Qi Rongxun is a little ruthless, Wei Hou will die in Dangyang."
Lan Ziyi raised his head and glanced at Qiu Xiaozhi when he heard this, and then lowered his head tiredly.
Qiu Xiaozhi is true, if Qiu Xiaozhi has the intention to take his Lan Ziyi's life, when Yang is surrounded, he can not save him if he dies, with the state of the heavy rain at that time, the Shenji Battalion took a great risk to come to the rescue.
Lan Ziyi lowered his head and said with the last glimmer of hope:
"As far as I know, Zhang Mingyue was born in a military household in Dongzhen, and in order to take the imperial examination, the whole family and children of the same generation could not enter the office, and he hated the Eastern Army, how could he be mixed with Qi Rongxun?"
Hearing Lan Ziyi say this, Qiu Xiaozhi and Qiu Wenruo glanced at each other, their expressions quite surprised.
Qiu Wenruo says:
"It is indeed difficult for military households to enter the office, and it is true that none of the peers in Zhang Mingyue's family can participate in the imperial examination, but he is the only one of Zhang Mingyue's peers who wants to enter the office, and no one else has this plan."
Lan Ziyi exclaimed:
"What do you mean by that?"
Qiu Wenruo replied:
"Zhang Mingyue has been famous for a long time, and his anecdotes and legends are more or less rumored in the capital.
Wei Hou heard one of the sayings, but there is also a diametrically opposite statement, there is a saying that Zhang Mingyue has been smart since he was a child, famous in the countryside, and deeply appreciated by local gentry and officials, among these people is the old general Qi who is the same generation as Wei Hou's grandfather. β
Lan Ziyi gasped after hearing this, and asked:
"So is that true?"
Qiu Wenruo replied:
"Xiao Sheng doesn't know if that statement is true, but it is rumored that Zhang Mingyue was present at the funeral of General Qi's death."
Lan Ziyi nervously asked:
"Someone saw it with their own eyes?"
Qiu Wenruo replied:
"There are no people I know, but I once participated in sorting out the archives of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Mingyue was the chief history of Wusu at the time, and Zhang Mingyue was sick and on leave in those days of General Qi's funeral."
Lan Ziyi sat on the ground and clenched his fists when he heard the news, unable to speak.
At this time, Qiu Xiaozhi said:
"Does Wei Hou still remember what happened to the summons of the military aircraft department after King De's hometown? If what Wei Hou said is correct, then Zhang Mingyue's relaxation that day was after Wei Hou dragged Qi Rongxun into the water. β
Lan Ziyi closed his eyes in pain, raised his left hand to stop Qiu Xiaozhi, and said hissingly:
"Say no more."
Qiu Xiaozhi didn't say anything more, and everyone in the room held their breath and stopped talking, waiting for Lan Ziyi to think about the result.
Lan Ziyi's fists clenched tighter and tighter, his muscles tensed, and he didn't speak for a long time, only whimpering from the depths of his throat.
The peach chased the tiger and looked distressed, and the head of the baotou twisted to the side,
Peach Zhulu also sighed, looked back at Peach Chase Rabbit,
Tao Zhutu filled a glass of water and handed it to Lan Ziyi.
Lan Ziyi clumsily took the water cup and drank it all in one gulp, as if he had been thirsty for several years.
The cup of water woke up Lan Ziyi's heartbeat again, and after his chest rose and fell violently for a while, Lan Ziyi slowly squeezed out the words
"So what do I do now?"
Qiu Wenruo says:
"The military power has been lost, the Wei Hou has been hollowed out, and the dragon swims in shallow water, which is not the time to do it. Wei Hou still waited and watched for a while. β
Qiu Xiaozhi says:
"Qi Rongxun is loyal and upright, he must be ashamed of this seizure of power, Wei Hou can use Qi Rongxun as a bargaining chip, at least in exchange for his goodwill and neutrality, which can help somewhat."
Lan Ziyi took a deep breath, looked up to the sky and sighed, and said dreamily:
"If you make a wrong move, you will lose the whole game."
Tao Zhuhu said on the side:
"Don't be discouraged, it's just a temporary defeat."
Lan Ziyi looked at the ceiling, calmed down, his eyes regained a little brilliance, and looked down at everyone who was about to speak, but heard a noise outside the door, and the soldiers of the Jihu Battalion guarding the door seemed to have an argument with someone, and some guards reprimanded:
"Who are you? What do you want to do? β
I only heard a young and handsome voice outside the door say:
"Weiting Hou Lanzi abandoned the army and fled, I heard that he was hiding here, and I came to investigate.
Aren't you the Tiger Battalion? Why don't you camp around the government office, what are you doing here? β
The guard replied:
"On the order of General Wei, I came to protect the two Lang Jun of the Tao family and the two gentlemen of the Qiu family, who dare to ask?"
Lan Ziyi heard the words outside the door in the house, a sneer hung on the corner of his mouth, and said:
"Looks like we don't need to bother."
As he spoke, he got up and walked outside the house, and the Tao brothers immediately got up, guarding Lan Ziyi with knives and bows in hand, and the father and son of the Qiu family followed closely behind.
The other soldiers of the Jihu Battalion who were resting in the house just now jumped up when they heard the sound, and rushed around Lan Ziyi with armor and knives,
Lan Ziyi stepped out of the door surrounded by everyone, and he didn't look at who this was, so he stretched his crane wings, and said badly:
"Xie Langzhong is really majestic, the contemptible person has been blown cold by this cold wind in the house, and his legs are weak, and he can't go out to greet him, please forgive me."
Saying that, Lan Ziyi bowed his head and took the opportunity to glance at the comer with his residual vision,
I saw more than a dozen elite cavalry guarding two people dressed as civil officials, and they were surrounded by a group of forbidden infantry surrounded the inn.
The two civilian-looking men, one riding in front and the other behind,
The person in front of him is young and vigorous, high-spirited, his eyes are like the lake under the wind, and the ripples are constant,
The people behind him are not young, and they exude a calm and sharp energy in their gestures, but they look tired, and there is a feeling of heroic twilight in their eyes.
Xie Xuanming looked at Lan Ziyi, who was well-prepared and diligent, and frowned slightly,
Lan Ziyi said thorny Xie Xuanming would not be unable to hear it, but for Xie Xuanming, these are just details, he said:
"Wei Hou abandoned the army, and I came here to ......"
Lan Ziyi didn't wait for Xie Xuanming to finish speaking, put down his hands and raised his head, glared at Xie Xuanming casually and said:
"There is no food in the city, I went out of the city to find food, why did I abandon the army?"
Xie Xuanming was interrupted by Lan Ziyi, a little annoyed in his heart, stared at Lan Ziyi and asked:
"Wei Hou went out of the city to look for food, who gave the order? Can there be witnesses? β
ε °εδΉ says:
"I am the commander of the former army, except for the emperor and the big battalion, my orders are orders, and whose orders do I need to listen to?
As for the human witnesses, the Emperor Tianhou Tu and the many Beijing military forbidden troops present at the time were all human witnesses, so you still have to ask me if you don't know or don't you want to know? β
Xie Xuanming sat on the horse and looked at Lan Ziyi tightly, and the reins in his hand were strangled to death.
Then suddenly, Xie Xuanming released the reins, the anger in his eyes was swept away, and he changed his face to joy, and said with a smile:
"Xia Guan also thinks that Wei Hou is not the kind of coward who escapes from the battle, but I can't ignore it when someone says this to me."
Lan Ziyi asked:
"Who made my rumors? The rumors before the army didn't arrest this bastard to correct the law, but he wanted to take me? What is the rationale for this? β
Xie Xuanming waved his hand to signal the forbidden army that came with him to disperse, and put the guy down,
Seeing this, the soldiers of the Tiger Battalion on Lan Ziyi's side also received the sheath, and the tension was resolved.
Xie Xuanming turned over and dismounted, and Xiong Jingzong, who was not far behind him, also dismounted, and the two separated a group of sergeants and walked towards Lan Ziyi.
When he arrived at the bottom of the steps of the Songjun Inn, Xie Xuanming stopped and deeply shook Lan Ziyi, while Xiong Jingzong just smiled and gently shook his meaning,
Xie Xuanming says:
"The emperor sent me to wait to send grain and grass, and at the same time asked me to wait to come over to clean up military discipline, Yuzhou City has become a mess, and the lower officials are also overkill, after all, this is the Wei Hou ruling the army, so messy, I don't know what the reason is."
Lan Ziyi snorted coldly when he heard it, and said in his heart that he wanted to scold me for not governing the army strictly, and if he connived at the sergeant to disturb the people, he would just say it, and he didn't know what he said.
Then Xie Xuanming withdrew his hands, looked up at Lan Ziyi and asked:
"Since the Marquis of Wei went out of the city to look for food, where is the food?"
Lan Ziyi was asked about the pain, and his hand twitched, but this kind of trivial matter could not bother him, Lan Ziyi quickly replied:
"At the beginning of the year, the Northern Expedition had exhausted the savings in the north, and there was no surplus grain to supply the army when I visited many cities.
Xie Xuanming looked at Lan Ziyi, and wanted to squeeze a smile on his face when he heard Lan Ziyi's words, but he didn't want to cause the muscles at the corners of his mouth to twitch.
Xie Xuanming asked:
"So coincidentally?"
Lan Ziyi replied:
"It's such a coincidence."
As soon as the words fell, the two looked at each other for a long time, and then laughed violently at the same time, laughing so that everyone around them was at a loss.
After laughing, Xie Xuanming said:
"Wei Hou has a bold temperament, he really does not lose the demeanor of Beizhen, I will definitely ask the emperor to invite more generals of the Northern Army to join the forbidden army to lead the troops, so as to bring this military prestige to the whole army."
Lan Ziyi walked down the steps with a smile, and said as he walked:
"Lang Zhong is really good at laughing, the Quartet military town is not allowed to interfere with the forbidden army, this is a rule set by the ancestors, isn't he afraid of killing his head when he talks nonsense?
I admire Xie Langzhong's ability to make good decisions, and he took away my military power as soon as he entered the city, which is really a good skill. β
Xie Xuanming smiled and grabbed Lan Ziyi's hand and said:
"The army is the emperor's army, the power is the emperor's power, and the lower officials are just respecting the orders of the ancestors to clear the forbidden army, where to seize power? Aren't you still the commander in chief? I didn't stop you. β
Lan Ziyi also grabbed Xie Xuanming's hand and said with a smile:
"Didn't Lang Zhong almost stop him just now?"
Xiong Jingzong on the side smiled at this time and said:
"Wei Hou has been in the dust all the way, this official and Master Xie specially set a table of wine for Wei Hou in the mansion to catch the wind, can Wei Hou appreciate his face?"
Lan Ziyi looked at Xiong Jingzong and said:
"Of course Ziyi has to give the face of the adult."
After saying that, he clasped hands with Xie Xuanming, like an old friend who had not seen him for many years, and got on the horse and walked to the mansion with a smile.
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