Early the next morning, facing the rising sun in the east, a mighty and majestic team drove into Luoyang City. As soon as the team entered the city, the majestic military posture, the solemn and chic uniforms, and the neat procession of Xu Jin, like a forest and a mountain, attracted the attention of the people of Luoyang.

Soon they heard that this was the "Hundred Horses" in the past, and the "Thousand Horses" today, which was said to be the most useful forbidden army around the emperor.

Yang Fan led the army to Yulinwei first to receive the Kanhe and Turtle Fu, and then led the soldiers into the city to receive the Xuanwu Gate. Xuanwu Gate has always been guarded by the "Hundred Cavalry" before, and when the "Hundred Cavalry" was transferred to form the "Thousand Cavalry" as the team of the "Thousand Cavalry", the Xuanwu Gate was temporarily guarded by Yulin Guard, and now that the army has been built, it is natural to take over again.

In the past, the soldiers of the hundred horsemen were all promoted, and the original hundred knights are now the captains, just one person is in charge of ten people, and now they take their respective squads to lead them to patrol quietly in the palace, take them to familiarize themselves with the roads, palaces, and forbidden areas, and explain to them the path and handover of the night patrol, and the rules for locking the palace gate.

In fact, it doesn't take a thousand soldiers to guard the Xuanwu Gate, unless it is a special moment, and there is a great turmoil in Beijing. Yang Fan brought them all here today to familiarize all the soldiers with the situation in the palace and understand the residences of the emperor and important people in the palace, so that if there is a change, they can clearly and promptly protect the target.

Yang Fan, as the general of the Thousand Cavalry, needs to be responsible for the military affairs of the entire Thousand Cavalry, so he usually does not need to guard the Xuanwu Gate, of course, as long as he wants, he can enter the palace at any time before the palace gate is locked, and this is where Wan'er is most happy, otherwise a palace gate is as deep as a moat, and a tryst between the two will be as difficult as the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl Queqiao Meeting.

Although Yang Fan does not need to be on duty at Xuanwu Gate every day, as the most important gateway in the palace, there must be a Lang general here every day. There are five generals among the thousand cavalry guards, and they happen to take turns on duty.

As it was nearly dusk, the marching Sima Xu Liang went out of the city with nine hundred soldiers.

Outside the north city is the camp of the forbidden army, which is far and near from the palace city, the nearest of which is the Yulin Guard, and the Yulin Guard is the nearest to the thousand cavalry camp. There is a survey left in the Qianqi camp, which is sealed on weekdays, and at least one person in the Zhonglang General and Changshi must be present, plus at least three Lang generals will be present at the same time before it can be opened, and the above people can only take effect if they sign at the same time.

Such a transfer of troops and surveys. Not even in the hands of Wu Youyi, the general of Yulinwei, this is because in the event of an emergency in the palace, when the emperor is unable to send a tiger talisman to transfer troops, the thousand cavalry battalion spontaneously decides whether to send troops, as long as the majority of the generals agree. With this survey, you can mobilize your own troops and horses, and make an exception to enter the city at night.

In the emperor wanted to come. In the thousands. It is impossible to rebel, and once there is a change in the palace, the thousands of people rely on the strength of the palace city, which is enough to maintain her safety, until she clarifies the situation and dispatches a large army to Qinwang, so the thousand cavalry battalion has such a cheap right to maneuver.

Xu Liang led people back to the barracks. Yang Fan stayed in the city.

In fact, he is now a soldier, and although his family is in the city, it is not legal for him to return to his home or stay at home at will. But. Wu Zetian also added a "correction and investigation of illegal behavior" to him, how to correct the wind and investigate illegal affairs when he stayed in the barracks all day? You must know that Jin Wuwei's night patrol is also within the scope of his supervision.

With this reason, he can stay in the city openly and not be afraid of impeachment by the imperial envoy. However, his main envoy is still on the side of Qiancai, and even if no one is impeached, it is inconvenient to stay in the city night and night, unless he is willing to be left in power by Qiancai.

Yang Fan returned to Yang's mansion and went straight to the study.

The study is equipped with a little scholar, who is usually only responsible for serving tea and water, sprinkling and cleaning the room, and is a little grandson of Niu Lao's housekeeper. As soon as he saw Ah Lang return home, he immediately ran to the study, and the maid knew that the master was either a guest or had important business to do, so he immediately lit a smoker and gently rested it on the low table, and made him a cup of tea.

The faint aroma escaped, quite a calming effect, Yang Fan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, the slightly astringent and fragrant tea taste, and suddenly remembered that drinking tea like this was taught to him by Shen Mu. The tea drunk by the noble nobles and meditators of the present day is too heavy for him to get used to.

Yang Fan thoughtfully took another sip of tea, and the cigarette curled in front of him, gently transforming into different shapes in the air, sometimes like a cloud, sometimes like a word, sometimes like a face.

Yang Fan looked at that "face", and suddenly saw the long-lost "Jiang Gongzi" smiling at him: "I'm defeated!" Defeat after defeat, defeat after defeat, until defeat after defeat, even my foundation was lost. Otherwise, those old ghosts of the Five Surnames and Seven Sects will not abandon me, and how can you have a chance to seek my position! ”

The "face" was distorted, like a devil's face smiling fiercely: "Now it's up to you, you have replaced me, and you have to shoulder my responsibility." But it's been a year since he came back, and you haven't heard any news, and it seems that those old immortals are more inclined to cultivate him between you and him, and I really want to see what happens to you right away, hahahaha......"

Yang Fan exhaled softly, the devil's face in front of him was blown away, and Yang Fan began to think quietly: "Shen Mu turned back to the Central Plains, why did he deliberately hide his whereabouts?" ”

Yang Fan put himself into the role of Shen Mu and analyzed it in reverse, so that it was easier for him to grasp the psychology of the other party, and only when he clarified the other party's mentality could he decide what countermeasures to take next.

"I took the position of 'Jiang Gongzi', and I must protect the interests of these people in Xianzong, and Shen Mu was unwilling to live under Xianzong for a long time, so he rose step by step, and finally became equal to 'Jiang Gongzi'. As a result, there was a fierce battle in Chang'an City, Jiang Gongzi was forced to abandon most of his roots in Chang'an and run to Luoyang to make a comeback, and Shen Mu was also punished and was 'assigned' to Silla.

At this time, I replaced Jiang Gongzi and became the master of the Xianzong. Although Shen Mu and I have roughly the same intentions in the government and politics, we have become the biggest competitors in the specific interests of the two groups, and he will inevitably be wary of me.

He was able to defeat Jiang Gongzi more by relying on his wisdom and taking advantage of Jiang Gongzi's arrogance. In general, the Hidden Sect was born out of the Sutra sect, and its background is not as good as the Sutra sect now, so he will be wary of me, because he doesn't know what position I will have towards him after I master the Sutra.

As long as he wasn't stupid, he wouldn't have jumped out to see me first. Ask me for clarification. He should first observe me in secret, understand my temperament, ambition and purpose, and at the same time consolidate the foundation of the Yin Sect in Chang'an in case of emergency, and when he is fully prepared and knows my temperament and temper well, he can be as confident as he is against Jiang Gongzi! ”

Thinking of this, Yang Fan's brows furrowed slightly: "However, this is only the most haode plan." Everything must be prepared for the worst first, what if Shen Mu's purpose is more than that? If Jiang Gongzi fails, his ambitions swell even further. What does he want to do now and annex the Hidden Sect with the Hidden Sect? ”

Yang Fan stood up and slowly paced in the study: "If he has this plan, then he will conceal his whereabouts, consolidate his foundation, increase his strength, and even try to attack me in an unguarded state." This also makes sense. I have to ...... Gotta prepare for the worst. ”

After Yang Fan analyzed Shen Mu's purpose, he immediately analyzed the mentality of the seven sects and five surnames. Shen Mu came back. It is impossible for them not to know. But everyone invariably concealed this news from themselves, what was their attitude? You must know that whether it is Shen Mu or him, no matter how they jump, it is impossible to jump out of the palm of the hands of the seven sects and five surnames now, so their attitude is very important.

If they want to protect Shen Mu, abandon him Yang Fan. Then he doesn't have to fight hard at all, just quit Xianzong, and honestly be his rich man in Luoyang and the general of the forbidden army with a great future. However, if the Seven Sects and Five Surnames are such plans, with his current shallow foundation in the heir hall. It's just a matter of a word from those valve owners, why should Shen Mu be like a big enemy?

After pondering for a long time, Yang Fan gradually grasped the pulse of the lords of the seven sects and five surnames: "They are reluctant to sit in the court and gradually sit on me, but they don't want the family to be dominant!" ”

Shen Mu and Jiang Gongzi used grain as a weapon to start a commercial war in Chang'an, although the 'Jiang Gongzi' fighting method failed, Shen Mu could not be unscathed, and the victory was also a tragic victory, and his vitality was greatly damaged. Seven Sects and Five Surnames punishively drove him to Silla for at least three purposes:

The first is that the struggle between them has hurt the interests of the seven clans and five surnames, and they cannot be punished, otherwise they will be allowed to fight openly and secretly, which is contrary to the original intention of the seven clans and five surnames to set up a succession hall. The second is that they don't want Shen Mu to kill Jiang Gongzi, no matter who has the upper hand in the Xianzong and the Yinzong, it is their people, it doesn't matter, but this kind of balance and restraint relationship is what the families expect, and they don't want any of them to lose their tails. Third, to open up the Silla market, I am afraid that Shen Mu is also to make up for the losses caused to the major families in this battle.

Yang Fan thought about it, this was the most likely plan of those valve owners, so they acquiesced to Shen Mu quietly returning to the Central Plains to carry out activities, and there was only one purpose for concealing this news from themselves:

They want to give Shen Mu a chance to slow down his vitality, he now has an official status, and it seems that his future is getting bigger and bigger, and he has a very close relationship with several major shili in the imperial court, in the eyes of the lords, the most difficult person to restrain in the future is not Shen Mu but him, so they need a powerful hidden sect to restrain themselves.

At the beginning, the Hidden Sect became stronger and stronger under their noses, and I am afraid that they secretly added fuel to the fire and helped, right? It's just that at that time, their purpose was to restrain the arrogant and powerful 'Jiang Gongzi', and now it has been replaced by him Yang Fan.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "In their eyes, my rootless and bottomless boy surnamed Yang is already as important as Jiang Gongzi with Fan Yang Lu's backing?" ”

That's what the valve owners think, but doesn't Shen Mu think so? If he wants to control Xianzong in turn, once he succeeds, with the foundation that he has completely controlled the Yin Sect, he can control the entire Jihetang very smoothly, and at that time, even if the seven sects and five surnames are against this kind of family dominance, he can't easily turn his face with him, not to mention that among the seven sects and five surnames, at least the Longxi Li family is Shen Mu's big backstage.

The seven sects and five surnames are playing with fire!

Yang Fan let out a long breath and said secretly: "Okay then! If you want to fight, let's fight first, whether it's a war or a peace, and we have to fight a fight. In terms of age, I can only be your brother, but when it comes to the rest, I won't let you ride on my head! ”

! (To be continued......)