Although Deng Wenchao was at a loss, he knew in his heart that what he just said was all willful, but he refused to admit his mistake, and simply admitted: "The minister is wrongly loved by His Majesty, and he should do his best, and he can repay His Majesty's kindness without giving up." ”

The emperor clapped his hands and said quickly, and agreed repeatedly.

Ruan Tao and several other scholars were a little puzzled - the emperor is usually not such a "sloppy" person, and he usually does not make a decision just by asking a few people's opinions.

Although Deng Wenchao has been guarding the northwest border pass all the year round, he has no experience in resisting the enemy's aggression and preventing trouble before it happens, and the ministers of the DPRK and China naturally will not believe it. However, after all, Soochow is the Central Plains region, and the situation in the northwest is very different, so Deng Wenchao will inevitably be suspected of talking on paper in this regard.

Deng Wenchao saw that the emperor applauded again and again, so he became more and more energetic.

After careful deliberation for a while, the emperor personally drafted an order, asking Deng Wenchao to take 300 subordinates to Dongwu first tomorrow to compete with that Zhang Yi.

Then Deng Wenchao knelt down to receive the order, and the emperor allowed him to go down to pack up and prepare.

As soon as Deng Wenchao left, the ministers were a little distracted and absent-minded.

Ruan Tao peeked at the emperor, who was expressionless, sitting upright with his eyes down, not knowing what he was thinking.

Ruan Tao was a little sullen in his heart, and he couldn't see through the emperor's mind more and more. It is said that the emperor is suspicious by nature, is this emperor going to start guarding himself?

Ruan Tao was suddenly a little frightened, and after thinking for a moment, he didn't want to stay at this military plane for longer, and wanted to get up and say goodbye, but he didn't know what the emperor had in mind at the moment, so he didn't dare to retire first.

He secretly glanced left and right, and those Shangshu were also looking at each other, thinking the same as him in their hearts, it seemed that they were becoming more and more unpredictable about the emperor's temper, and they were all a little drumming in their hearts.

Several people in the room have their own ghosts, and the atmosphere is a little delicate. The emperor sat on it, and the ministers didn't dare to look up at him, so they could only stare down at the ground in a daze, worrying about their future by the way, and thinking about whether they had made the emperor unhappy by talking recently.

A few muffled thunders rang out the window, and it seemed like it was going to rain.

Several people in the room were a little irritable by the thunder, and it was close to noon at the moment, and several of them had not yet eaten, and there was some hunger in their stomachs.

The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at everyone, and said, "Do you have any opinions on my decision?" ”

Those Shangshu didn't know what the emperor was referring to, so they all knelt down together and said loudly: "The ministers don't dare!" ”

The emperor sneered twice, raised his finger and pointed at Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and said, "Chen Shangshu, tell me, can the three hundred people confront the forces of the Zhangyi Peony Sect of Eastern Wu?" ”

That Chen Shangshu was full of suspicion, afraid of being pointed out by the emperor, but he didn't want to say that Cao Cao Cao arrived, he was praying in his heart that the emperor would not notice him, and he was pulled out, and he was suddenly sweating profusely.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister does not dare to speculate."

The emperor waved his hand and said: "In this case, then Ruan Shangshu, tell me, why do you want me to stand still for the time being?" ”

Ruan Tao was stunned, but he still suppressed the tension in his heart and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Zhang Yi and the Peony Sect have been colluding for a long time, and at this moment, he must be fully prepared." There may be hidden big people, so the minister thinks that it is the best policy to hold the troops and observe them for some time. ”

Ruan Tao closed his eyes, and simply said everything he thought in his heart, although he was frightened, he was also happy.

The emperor seemed to nod, but still frowned.

Wu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry peeked at the emperor, and seemed to feel that the emperor had the intention of taking this idea, but this time he frowned, as if he had some concerns. Under the electric thought, he made another plan and said: "The minister thinks that what Ruan Shangshu said is very true. However, General Deng Wenchao was brave and good at fighting, and led 300 vanguards to the east to explore the truth and reality, Your Majesty's plan is very good! ”

The emperor seemed to feel something, so he glanced at Wu Shangshu and nodded: "According to Wu Aiqing's high opinion, what room can be turned around in the dilemma of Eastern Wu?" ”

When Wu Shangshu saw the emperor speak, a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, not only him, but also the rest of the house.

Wu Shangshu was secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Back to Your Majesty, at this time, you only need to send another military general to Eastern Wu to secretly observe, and if necessary, you can take action." Just in case. ”

Ruan Tao and the others exchanged glances with each other, and they all said in unison: "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

The emperor nodded, pondered for a moment, and then put forward the decision to recall Qi Xiaoxian, who was far away in Fenzhou, to Beijing. Immediately, the emperor wrote a message in his own hand, and people hurriedly sent them out of the palace.

After a few more words of chatting about the situation in the DPRK today, it was nothing more than some gossip, and the emperor felt tired, so he waved his hand and asked Ruan Tao and the others to go back.

Ruan Tao and the others went out of the military plane, only to find that it was close to dusk at this moment, the sun was gone, and the cold wind was swishing, which was quite desolate.

Several people felt hungry in their stomachs and hurriedly said goodbye. Ruan Tao remembered that the Liu family was still waiting for him at home, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of expectation in his heart, and hurriedly returned to Ruan's mansion.

Fenzhou Prefect's Office.

Although Qi Xiaoxian has been visiting everywhere in the past two days, he can't even see a corner of the thief's clothes.

After a few days of traveling, coupled with the fact that he was already worried about Ruan Di's situation in Soochow, he finally fell ill.

Qi Xiaoxian was going to go to the city gate this morning to personally check the situation of going out of the city and entering the city, but he didn't want to get up as soon as he got up, and a feeling of dizziness came from his brain.

If it weren't for the prefect to bring breakfast, I'm afraid Qi Xiaoxian would have to lie on the cold floor until dark all day.

It is now the middle of February, and the willow trees in Beijing have gradually begun to sprout, and the spring of the whole imperial city is getting stronger. However, Fenzhou is slightly biased to the northwest, and the natural spring cold is steep, and the cold of the floor is not something that ordinary people can bear.

"Your Excellency, are you awake? Is there any discomfort? ”

Qi Xiaoxian opened his eyes, and the wooden pavilion came into view, but it was not where he usually lived, and he was about to ask a question, but he saw the prefect coming over, smiling kindly.

There was still a faint pain in his head, Qi Xiaoxian frowned, but he didn't care about it, he glanced around, and wondered: "Lord Prefect, where is this?" ”

But he didn't know that the subtle expression on Qi Xiaoxian's face had been fully seen by the Fenzhou prefect, and when he saw that Qi Xiaoxian didn't say anything, he was surprised, but he quickly had a plan. He asked: "This is a residence of Mrs. Xiaguan in the west of the city, this morning I saw the adult fainting at the door, the doctor said that it was due to overwork, so the Xiaguan took the initiative to move all the affairs of the adult to this side, and also saved the effort of running back and forth." ”