The commander of the army outside the city suddenly appeared in the room of the city lord's mansion in Dongyuan City, and Rao Yiguanxu's city mansion was also a little agitated.

However, Guan Xu had also been Zhao Qidong's student for three years, and after a short period of shock, he suddenly guessed Zhao Qidong's intention, and his mood became extremely complicated at this moment.

Guan Xu has thought of many possibilities, but he has not thought about the one in front of him, and perhaps only that reason can explain why Zhao Qidong would go into such a dangerous place.

"Xiao Xu, when we said goodbye, our master and apprentice haven't seen each other for nearly ten years, right?"

Zhao Qidong seemed quite calm, looking at the handsome young man in his impression, and now he has grown into a Confucian general who can block one side, he is actually extremely emotional.

What he didn't expect was that one day, he would be the enemy of this proud protégé.

He came here today to avoid this vicious battle, and also wanted to make there be fewer wandering spirits and wild ghosts inside and outside Dongyuan City.

It's just that the two sides haven't met for nearly ten years, and Zhao Qidong is not too sure what Guan Xu's mentality is now.

He only hoped that this proud disciple could keep his heart and still remember the word "benevolence" that he had once taught.

"Yes, I haven't seen him for ten years, and my husband is old!"

Guan Xu forcibly suppressed some excited emotions, looked at Zhao Qidong's white hair, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, he still had some feelings for this gentleman.

"I'm old, but there are some things I can't help but do!"

Zhao Qidong ventured into the city late at night, not to catch up with Guan Xu, and after starting a conversation, he turned the topic to the battle in front of him.

"Xiao Xu, you should have seen the article on the rebellion for the teacher, what do you think?"

The prime minister of the current dynasty didn't drag his feet, let alone pay attention to the sneer on the face of the staff member Huang Yanting, and asked Guan Xu by himself.

This time, Zhao Dong tried to impress Guan Xu, not only because of the relationship between teachers and students for the past three years, but also for the purpose of asking for the lives of the tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides, and even the hundreds of thousands of people in Dongyuan City.

If Guan Xu resists stubbornly, it is impossible for the 30,000 troops outside the city to retreat, and the meeting of the master and apprentice is not the result that Zhao Qidong is willing to see.

"Sir, the queen said that the Zhendong Wangfu colluded with the Hai Clan and disobeyed His Majesty's original derogatory order, is this true?"

Guan Xu didn't answer Zhao Qidong's question, but asked another question, which may be the key reason why he chose to defend in this Dongyuan City, right?

The orders from the national capital, and the enemy's rebellion, made Guan Xu a little unsure of the real situation.

The two armies have always been at war, and they have always done everything they can.

"What are the benefits of the Zhendong Wangfu colluding with the Sea Clan?"

The so-called reason is not clear, Zhao Qidong at this time did not deliberately ignore this issue, nor did he use the status of Mr. to force Guan Xu to bow his head, but also asked rhetorically.

At this moment, Huang Yanting next to him couldn't bear it anymore, and said with a sneer: "Didn't the city lord say that it was Lu Mingyang, the king of Zhendong, who was not angry and was demoted to Watanabe City, and wanted to regain power with the help of the power of the Sea Clan!" ”

"Xiao Xu, who is this?"

Hearing this, Zhao Qidong's eyes narrowed, and he asked, in fact, he was a little unhappy in his heart, how could he not know that this was Guan Xu's staff, but he deliberately asked at this time.

"This is Mr. Huang Yanting!"

Guan Xu just said a name, and then said in a deep voice: "What Mr. Huang wants to ask is exactly what I want to ask Mr." ”

It seems that Guan Xu acquiesced to Huang Yanting's conclusion, and it is impossible to balance the mentality of any normal person, who suddenly falls from a high position and is relegated to a small county like Watanabe City.

In Guan Xu's opinion, Lu Mingyang, the king of Zhendong, was in a coma for a year, and after he woke up, how could he not be obsessed with the original throne and authority?

The relegation of the Zhendong Wangfu to Watanabe City was originally decreed by the Taihe Hall of the National Capital, and it was also stamped with the great seal of His Majesty the Monarch, that is to say, this matter was personally ordered by Lu Mingyang, the eldest brother of the monarch.

Guan Xu is loyal to the orthodoxy of the Xuanyang Lu family, but he is not loyal to the king of Zhendong or the Zhao family of the prime minister's mansion.

The reason why he stayed here was also because of the order of the national capital, but he didn't know that the Yan clan had already controlled the entire court.

"Okay, since you asked, then I'll answer you!"

Zhao Qidong nodded slightly, and said with a cold face: "King Zhendong did not collude with the Sea Clan, and he also led the people of Watanabian City to repel the Sea Clan, all of which was falsely accused by Yang Xun, the former city lord of Watanabian City, so that the ambitious Empress Yan deliberately reversed black and white. ”

"Zhao Qidong, you are presumptuous!"

When Zhao Qidong said the words Empress Yan's ambition, Huang Yanting next to him couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly shouted.

This sudden shout made Guan Xu next to him a little dissatisfied, and the guy in front of him was also his former husband, even if he was an enemy in front of the battle, he still had to have the necessary respect.

This Huang Yanting used to be well-behaved, why did he repeatedly rush to speak in front of him today, could it be that he was frightened by the 30,000 troops outside the city?

"Hmph, am I presumptuous? Why don't you see how presumptuous his Yan clan is? ”

Zhao Qidong sneered and continued: "Yan Rongdao stepped on the upper hall, and if he didn't agree with him, he beheaded Xu Mingfeng, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and now he is slandering the orthodox Zhendong King of the Xuanyang Lu clan for colluding with the Hai Clan, the old man wants to ask, what else does he Yan dare not do?" ”

Hearing Zhao Qidong talk about Yan Rongdao's stepping on the horse to the upper hall, Guan Xu was also a little silent.

During this time, the matter was rumored, even if he was far away in Dongyuan City, he had heard of this major event.

The so-called state-owned state law family has family rules, no matter how evil Xu Mingfeng is in the official department, Da Sima can't kill him privately in the Taihe Hall in front of many civil ministers and military generals.

At that time, the queen gave the crime of causing trouble to the court, but when she said a few words of righteous indignation during the Taihe Hall court meeting, isn't it too normal, and it didn't reach the point of raising a knife to kill someone, right?

It can also be seen from this how arrogant the Yan family is now.

Xu Mingfeng died tragically in the Taihe Palace, no one in the Manchu Dynasty spoke, and the entire court meeting almost became a hall of words for the Yan family.

It is said that no one dared to collect Xu Mingfeng's body afterwards, and the entire Xu family was uprooted, which can be described as the worst in the world.

"Xu Mingfeng's daughter, she should be the side concubine of Zhendong Palace, right?"

Guan Xu thought of something, and couldn't help frowning, secretly saying that the Yan clan should be because of the relationship between the Xu family and the Zhendong Palace, so the killer was killed, which was a little too ruthless.

"Xiao Xu, I am thinking of you and my master and apprentice, I want to persuade you for the teacher, it is not too late for the prodigal son to turn back, you must not be obsessed and become an accomplice and lackey of the Yan family!"

Seeing that the time had come, Zhao Qidong's voice suddenly became a little lower, and these words were like a morning bell at dusk, which made Guan Xu's heart tremble, and he seemed to have some understanding.

"Xiao Xu, you are loyal to the Xuanyang Lu clan royal family, but His Majesty the monarch has not been in the court for more than half a year, and he is obviously controlled by Yan Chaolu, do you really think that the order issued from the national capital is His Majesty's order?"

Zhao Qidong added another fire at the right time, he knew that his disciple's true belief was impossible to disobey the king's order, but what if it was just an order from the Yan clan?

"Old horseman, don't talk nonsense!"

At this time, Huang Yanting couldn't bear it anymore, and when he heard the scolding in his mouth, Guan Xu's body on the side shook slightly, and his face was immediately full of displeasure.

"Mr. Huang, this is my husband, you should be respectful!"

This time, Guan Xu finally said the words in his heart, and the words already had some tendencies, which also made the sneer on Huang Yanting's face a little thicker.

"Guan Xu City Lord, don't you want to be deceived by this old horseman, do you really want to be a lonely rebellious son?"

Huang Yanting didn't even want to give Guan Xu's face at this time, and when he heard him say the last sentence, the city lord in front of him looked at the chief staff of the city lord's mansion with an incredulous face.

In Guan Xu's impression, this is the staff of the City Lord's Mansion who has been with him for several years.

Although he never inquired about Huang Yanting's true origin, he always thought that this Yan family had nothing to do with it.

In the past few years, Huang Yanting has given Guan Xu a lot of good ideas, and he has managed this Dongyuan City in an orderly manner, which has also made Guan Xu value this Mr. Huang more and more.

Originally, Guan Xu thought that no matter what decision he made, Mr. Huang would be with him.

Unexpectedly, before he could express his position, this staff member was in a hurry, which obviously revealed a trace of unusualness.

"Mr. Huang, if what Mr. said is true, and the Yan clan really controls His Majesty, then it is very necessary for the Qingjun side!"

Guan Xu took a deep breath, even if Huang Yanting showed something unusual, he wanted to fight again, or he wanted to see the real attitude of this Mr. Huang.

"Hehe, my Guanxu City Lord, now that the two armies are facing each other, aren't you known as the first Confucian general of Xuanyang Kingdom? Under the bewitchment of the enemy's words, he believed these nonsense? ”

Huang Yanting sneered again, his words were full of undisguised mockery, perhaps in his opinion, if Guan Xu was determined, he would never believe what Zhao Qidong said just now.

"Whether what Mr. said is true or false, I have my own judgment!"

Guan Xu became more and more unhappy in his heart, no matter what, this Huang Yanting was just a staff member, how could he make decisions for himself, so the words he said also contained a touch of unkindness.

"Hmph, of course you are the city lord of this Dongyuan City, but if you make a wrong decision, it may be a catastrophe for hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dongyuan City, you have to think clearly!"

Huang Yanting snorted coldly, he knew what Guan Xu cared about the most, as the city lord of Dongyuan City, no one valued the hundreds of thousands of people in Dongyuan City more than Guan Xu.