Liaodong Xianbei Murong Wei died a few months ago, and the sons were incompatible, and his concubine Murong Han defected to the western section of Liao. Duan Liao, the leader of the Duan department, accepted Murong Han, and connived at Murong Han, Dakou, Yuyang and other counties, plundering people and goods and returning.

When the news reached Xiangguo, Zhao Zhushi Le was furious, alarmed the sick people, gathered the crowd to discuss the matter, and wanted to give Duan Bu a head-on blow.

Previously, the country had already recruited Ding Li to use troops in the south, and the war had not yet ended. Now that it is necessary to use troops in Liaodi, the ministers are talking about it, worrying that the national strength of the two-front battle will be insufficient, so they are arguing endlessly.

Schler was greatly embarrassed by this, and in his view, such an argument was tantamount to questioning his decision to go south. The Duan Department is just a miscellaneous Hu in western Liaoxi, with a total of less than 50,000 soldiers and civilians, and there are Xianbei Murong, Yuwen and other departments attacking each other around, why are they so solemn and suspicious! Therefore, he simply stopped asking the public opinion, and directly ordered the general of the town army, Kui An, to lead the army out to discuss the Duan Department.

The only soldiers available in the country today are the Praetorian Guards who sit in both capitals. But this is the most important force to stabilize the situation in the country, and naturally it cannot be moved lightly, so Shi Le only gave Kui'an 3,000 men and horses, and at the same time passed on the people of the country and Zhu Hu to help in the war, and each was rewarded with a famous knight.

Cheng Yao's strange thoughts were born early, so he seemed to be more peaceful in the process of making decisions, and the Lord had a fate, and they all gladly accepted it. This made Shi Le change his opinion of him, and there was no shortage of words of encouragement when he was summoned into the garden for a secret conversation. But Cheng Yao has long recognized his true nature, and the big thing is about to happen, and he will not be shaken by a little warm words.

On the contrary, in Cheng Yao's view, this is really a good opportunity given to him by God. Previously, he planned big things, and those who were worried included Kui'an. Kui An is not only the eighteenth horse of Lord Zhao, but also has a strong appeal among the people of the Qiang nationality, and is the backbone of the elderly of the Qiang nationality. In other words, this Kui'an is also an extremely unstable factor for the crown prince's heir.

Now that his people are being sent out to fight, and he has to recruit a large number of Chinese people from Hebei, it can be said that he has indirectly solved a major problem for Cheng Yao. As long as he focuses on mastering the palace ban, and getting rid of Shi Kan, the king of Pengcheng, and taking over the janissaries in the name of the crown prince, he will be careful to stay at the root, and even if he is dissatisfied after the news of the foreign generals, the overall situation is already doomed.

Cheng Yao also understood why Shi Le chose to send Kui'an out at this time, he was the lord of the Central Plains, and there was no doubt that these people of the same clan were the backbone of his ability to create meritorious deeds and maintain the overall situation. However, this force is also without hidden dangers, because Shile himself is not the suzerain or chief of the powerful clan of the Qiang clan, and while relying on his fellow clan, he must also be restrained.

For example, on the issue of heirs, there is no shortage of voices among the Qiang people that Shihu, the king of Zhongshan, should be the prince. For these Hu people, the so-called Fa Li Chang has no binding force at all. Although Shihu, the king of Zhongshan, and Shi Le, the lord of Zhao, are called uncles and nephews, they are more similar to brothers because they were raised by Shi Le's mother as an adopted son since childhood. Brother to brother, for these Hu people, it is the normal state of inheritance.

What's more, in their opinion, no matter what aspect it is, Shi Hu, the king of Zhongshan, is a more suitable heir than the crown prince Shi Daya. And the reason why King Zhongshan is so domineering is not unrelated to the respect and protection of these elders of the Qiang nationality.

Moreover, these people are also the main force blocking Shi Le's recent new policy, and they do not want to see Shi Le introduce too many old Jin sects into the current situation and carve up their power and wealth. So for Shi Le at the moment, the help brought to him by these fellow Qiang people is no longer as good as the resistance exerted on him. He is already the lord of China, the supreme of the United States, but these people are still planning to limit him to a tribal chieftain, not only interfering in military and state affairs, but even family affairs!

Recently, there have been many disputes in the country, and a large part of the reason is that this group of people is troublesome. And they have a large number of people, and they are not like Cheng Yao and other Han soldiers who can beat and knead at will, so Shi Le is quite trapped, so he takes this opportunity to send out, which is also conducive to the stability of the situation in the country.

And Cheng Yao's feeling about this is that Shi Le is really old, and he is too old to have no control and deterrence over the situation, and when he encounters problems, he no longer faces difficulties and solves them toughly, but chooses to avoid delay. If it was in the past, even before the defeat of the Han Kingdom, it would not have been such a way of dealing with it.

But then again, if he changed the time and gave Cheng Yao two more dares, he wouldn't dare to make such a plan. But now, the dark tide is surging, everyone is seeking their own way, he is already weak to others, if he doesn't want to find a way to strike first, he will have no way to live.

After thinking about it again, Cheng Yao did not choose to meet Shi Lang at home. Shi Le was very wary of him, and Shi Lang had not lived in his house for a long time earlier, but he was transferred to the forbidden middle school by Shi Le, not giving him the opportunity to have close contact with the general. Now that the big thing is about to happen, he is unwilling to take such a risk again, lest Shile find out about his plot.

So the place of meeting was arranged in the garden villa where Yan Mu lived, and Yan Mu has become more and more famous in Jinai recently, and there are often people in the capital who visit, and there are even some people who love vassal elegance. It is not difficult to ask Yan Mu to arrange a secret meeting place.

Shi Lang is a palace guard, and it is rare to go out, Cheng Yao waited for two more days before finally meeting Shi Lang.

Walking into the secret room prepared by Yan Mu's faction, Shi Lang couldn't help but be slightly surprised when he saw Cheng Yao sitting in the room, and after sitting down, he said with a smile: "Recently, I have been busy with my ministry, and I have no time to visit Guanglu, so I didn't expect to meet here." ”

"It's not a chance encounter, I have always been good friends with Yan Shijun, and whenever I have time, I have to come to ask and get rid of my worries."

Cheng Yao didn't say the purpose directly, but looked Shi Lang up and down, and then said: "Although the general was lost to Uncle Fang, he paid the door, and it is gratifying that he will not return to the old state of decay." ”

After Shi Lang heard this, a wry smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Why should Guanglu ridicule me with this, although the position is both benevolent and beneficial, but for me, it is really mediocre and wrong." But what can I do, insult me fiercely, take all the power, even if I have a vision, I can only restrain myself, and be willing to be a dog and horse. ”

Previously, he was in charge of Heluo, with heavy troops in his hands, and he was complacent. But now that he is forbidden in the palace, if he doesn't comply with the order, he can't even mobilize a single soldier, and Shi Lang's distress can be imagined.

Cheng Yao smiled when he heard this, and then sighed: "The Lord's decision in recent years is indeed not as fair and clear as in previous years. There are many things inside and outside, and it is appropriate to show the old skills. The general has his own ambition to gallop and break the enemy, and he has never been at fault, but because of treachery, he was actually dropped out, which is really a pity. ”

When Shi Lang heard this, his demeanor was a little unnatural, but he just laughed dryly but didn't answer. He and Cheng Yao are not all the way after all, they had to rely on them because they were extremely difficult, but it turned out that Cheng Yao's help to him was limited. Each other is a exchange of interests, let alone a deep friendship, of course, I don't want to say anything about heart-to-heart communication.

Seeing Shi Lang's demeanor like this, Cheng Yao scolded secretly in his heart, but he still maintained his original demeanor, and said: "Although I am mostly upset about the general, but after all, my talent is limited, and I can't help the general too much, but I have often thought about it recently, although the general has suffered many setbacks outside, why don't you turn to the inside?" Her Majesty the Queen has a deep affection for the Lord, and every time there is a wise word to subsidize state affairs, the general is also a relative of the door's knees. ”

When Shi Lang heard this, the corners of his mouth trembled uncontrollably, and there was already a look of indignation between his eyebrows. It is related to his situation and future, why should Cheng Yao remind him of this kind of thing, in fact, not long after being escorted back to China by Shi Hu, he had already gone to ask the queen, but the queen never heard back. Until he returned to the palace, the queen did not respond to his invitation, obviously favoring King Pengcheng and completely ignoring him.

Since Cheng Yao asked so, of course, he also knew what Shi Lang's situation was, and seeing his state, he finally said slowly: "Although the general is very difficult to detain, if you want to reverse the current decline, you still have to work hard yourself......

"What is my situation, I don't think about it deeply. If Guanglu has nothing left to talk about, then I will take my leave. ”

Shi Lang was already in a bad mood, but Cheng Yao was there chattering about his frustration again, which inevitably made him even more irritable, and after saying this, he got up to leave.

Seeing Shi Lang's attitude, Cheng Yao lost even less confidence in persuading others to join. But all his plans are pinned on Shi Lang's cooperation, if there is no this, then everything is not tied. Seeing that Shi Lang was about to step out of the room, his mind changed sharply, and he finally decided to take a risk.

So he didn't say anything else, stood up and said loudly: "General, please stay for the time being, see you today, this is not a chance meeting, there are really important things to discuss, it will be of great help to the general, not only can you sweep away the decadence, but also help the general to look forward more." I didn't know what the general's intentions were, so it was rude for me to probe with trivial words. If the general is interested in hearing about it, can he return to the table to discuss it in detail? ”

After Shi Lang heard this, his demeanor changed faintly, he already felt that this meeting, including what Cheng Yao said, was a little weird, and when he heard Cheng Yao say this, he had a little guess in his heart, standing in place and turning his head to look at Cheng Yao, his demeanor changed a few times and then turned cold, and his tone gradually became unkind: "I'm just a little sleepy, which makes Guanglu feel tired." Each other is shallow, and it is difficult to accept the depth of Guanglu's intentions. But if your heart is for me, why should you be tempted with words? Could it be that in Guanglu's eyes, I am just a fool who does not distinguish between good and evil? ”

"I—I have no intention of doing so, the general really misunderstood me...... Actually, I ......."

Cheng Yao didn't expect that his caution would be self-defeating, which made Shi Lang dissatisfied, and even though he wanted to defend a few words, he saw that Shi Lang's palm had been pressed on the sword, and said with a sneer: "It's also fortunate that Guanglu's words are tempting, otherwise the sword will drink blood." Guanglu's big things seem to be important, as if I am brave and scheming, and I want to bend my words, it seems that I am not fortunate to conspire! ”

After finishing speaking, he did not retreat but advanced, and rushed directly to Cheng Yao's side, grabbed Cheng Yao's wrist with his probing hand, and sneered: "There are a lot of affairs in the garden, and I don't have time to stay for a long time, please give me a ride." ”

Cheng Yao's wrist was clutched, he couldn't pull out at all, his face had changed suddenly, he didn't expect things to come to this point. He was not a wise man in the first place, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

At this moment, the originally closed door was vigorously pushed open from the outside, the faces of the two people in the room changed, Shi Lang's whole person retreated behind Cheng Yao, and the palm that was originally holding his arm also moved to his throat.

However, outside the open door, there was no large number of armor soldiers ambushing in, and only one person was independent of the door, it was Qian Feng.