On the day that the news of the good news from Western Xinjiang was transmitted to Chang'an, the capital of Sui, Liang Shiyan finally looked forward to the official edict of the emperor appointing him as the assassin of Fenzhou in his palace. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Just the day before, Liang Shiyan's old department Xue Mo'er also sent a handwritten letter to him from Puzhou, on the grounds that he had lost the military power in his hands, persuaded Liang Shiyan to choose another time and place to raise troops, and told him that he would still listen to his instructions at any time.

After receiving Xue Mo'er's letter, Liang Shiyan was still a little uncertain in his heart, because more than half a month ago, his nephew Pei Tong, who had sent an order to Xue Mo'er, had not returned, and Xue Mo'er's letter did not mention Pei Tong's whereabouts.

But immediately, this little doubt in Liang Shiyan's heart disappeared because of the canonization edict that the emperor sent Yang Yue to convey in person.

Yang Yue conveyed the edict to Liang Shiyan, and reminded him with a smile: "Sheng Gong, the lower official still has to go to the brother's mansion to pass the edict, and he can't stay in the mansion for a long time, before leaving, remind Sheng Gong, before the lower official was ordered to leave the palace this morning, the emperor specially explained that he would hold a grand canonization ceremony for Princess Leping tomorrow, so if Sheng Gong wants to enter the palace to thank him, it is best to go today." ”

Liang Shiyan stuffed Yang Yue with a piece of gold, and asked with a smile: "Has Brother Qinghe Gong also been used by the emperor?" But I don't know where I will be going? ”

Yang Yue seemed to be in a hurry to go to Yang Su's mansion to pass the edict, and took the gold ingot given to him by Liang Shiyan into his arms, and replied casually while walking outside the hall: "My brother is about to go to Xinzhou to take up his post this time, and the edict has not been announced, and I ask Sheng Gong not to say it in front of others." ”

Liang Shiyan stood in the main hall of his house, watching Yang Yue leave, and he was a little undecided: should you notify Liu Yi and Yu Wenxin first, and then enter the palace to meet the emperor Xien?

Then I thought about it again: I heard Yang Yue say that the emperor will hold a grand canonization ceremony for his eldest daughter Yang Lihua in Daxing Palace tomorrow, presumably the edict he received today will not be deceitful, it is better to enter the palace first to thank the emperor in person, and after this good thing is completely confirmed, then ask the two allies to agree on the next step of the plan.

With such a thought, Liang Shiyan did not delay too much since he received the edict of canonization, and then entered the palace to ask to see Yang Jian to thank him.

In the Linde Palace, Yang Jian was listening to the report of He Chou, the eunuch of the Taifu, about the auspicious clothes worn by the emperor and the empress at the canonization ceremony of Princess Leping tomorrow, and looked up to see Liang Shiyan walking into the hall with a solemn face, and beckoned him to sit down and wait for a while.

Seeing all this with his own eyes, Liang Shiyan's somewhat apprehensive heart completely relaxed, and he humbly stood aside and refused to sit down, waiting for He Chouyu to finish the matter.

After half an hour, He Chou finally reported the matter to Yang Jian in detail, turned around and withdrew from the Linde Palace.

"Minister......

Liang Shiyan stepped forward, and was about to kneel down with his clothes, kowtowing to Yang Jian to thank him, but he was stopped by Yang Jian when he opened his mouth.

"Sheng Gong doesn't need to be in a hurry to thank him for the time being, wait a while, and when everyone else arrives, it's not too late to thank him together. I haven't seen Sheng Gong for many days, can I talk to me first? Yang Jian pointed to the seat of his head and beckoned Liang Shiyan to sit down again.

Liang Shiyan thought that after a while, Yang Su would probably enter the palace to meet the emperor Xie En, so he nodded secretly, sat down under Yang Jian, and asked tentatively: "I heard that the emperor will hold a canonization ceremony for Princess Leping in the palace tomorrow, I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be edicted to participate in it at that time?" ”

Yang Jian's eyes flashed, and he replied: "The prince also sent back a recital yesterday, saying that the demon Gao De, who had written to me a month ago to persuade me to abdicate, had drowned in the Eastern Capital, and he was busy investigating the cause of Gao De's death, and I am afraid that he will not be able to return to Chang'an in the near future." ”

Liang Shiyan never expected that Gao De would drown in the Eastern Capital, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"I seem to remember, long live the Dunhuang soldier who has been quite famous in the former enemy in the northwest in the past two years, and was your subordinate in the past?" Yang Jian saw that Liang Shiyan did not continue to ask Gao Deqi about him, so he paused for a moment and asked him instead.

"On the sage, Shi Wansui is under the command of the minister, and it is an old thing from nearly ten years ago. In terms of skills, this Shi Wansui is a rare general, but it is a pity that he was involved in the Huazhou Erzhuji Rebellion five years ago and became a sinner in the imperial court, and the minister and he have not met for many years. Liang Shiyan replied regretfully.

"I see." Yang Jian nodded suddenly, and said to him in his heart, "Fenzhou is located in the key area, and it is the gateway to Chang'an to the south of Bingzhou. Sheng Gong can have other old departments, so he can be of great use, so he might as well recommend them to me. ”

Liang Shiyan vaguely heard from Yang Jian's words that the reason why he used himself to assassinate the history of Fenzhou this time seemed to have the meaning of containing Yang Guang, the king ......of Jin, and felt Yang Jian's trust in him, his brain was hot, and he said: "The minister did have a powerful subordinate in the past, and now he is serving as the governor of Puzhou, if he is blessed by the saint, he can be transferred to Fenzhou to serve as the governor of the assassin history, and work together with the minister, he will be able to live up to the trust of the saint."

Yang Jian saw that Liang Shiyan really took the initiative to get into the trap he had set for him, and suddenly he sneered, raised his hand behind him, raised his door and asked, "Sheng Gong, look, where is this person you want to recommend to me?" ”

Liang Shiyan sensitively noticed that Yang Jian's attitude changed significantly in an instant, and turned to look at the entrance of the hall in the direction of his finger, and couldn't help but be taken aback: he saw that his cronies Xue Mo'er seemed to be escorted into the Linde Hall by Li Yuantong and Liang Mo, one left and one right.

"Xue Mo'er, in front of me today, you might as well tell me what kind of errand this old boss of yours has asked you to do recently?" Yang Jian ignored Liang Shiyan's obvious change in face, and asked in a deliberately elongated tone.

Xue Mo'er knew that he could not escape the blame, entered the palace, "pounced" and knelt on the ground, and said with a crying voice: "Wechen is guilty, back to Your Majesty's words, Liang Shiyan instructed Wechen to lead his troops to intercept military funds and transfer cloth in Puzhou, recruit bandits into an army on the spot, and plan to launch a rebellion......"

"Xue Mo'er, you, you spew blood!" When the matter came to an end, Liang Shiyan realized that he had fallen for Yang Jian, stood up, pointed at Xue Mo'er, and scolded, "You framed the old man and instructed you to rebel, do you have any evidence?" ”

Xue Mo'er was shocked by Liang Shiyan's angry momentum, and moved his body back involuntarily, unable to think of refuting his old boss.

"Hmph, if you want evidence, I'll show it to you!" Li Yuantong raised his foot and kicked Xue Mo'er's buttocks, and said fiercely at Liang Shiyan.

"Don't worry." Yang Jian was intent on teasing and teasing this prey that had been pinched in the palm of his hand, waved his hand to stop Li Yuantong from summoning the witness to the palace, and still asked Liang Shiyan unhurriedly, "I heard that ten days ago, Sheng Gong personally rushed to Puzhou overnight, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”