Hua Bushi said: "Brother Si Chang said this, the younger brother also heard another friend say, if you two meet, maybe you can become a confidant." ”

Yang Sichang said: "Oh, who is that person, Sichang wants to get acquainted." ”

Hua Bushi said: "Brother Sichang should have known that person a long time ago, he is Cao Duyun." ”

Yang Sichang's face was stunned, and he nodded after a while, and said, "It turned out to be him." ”

Cao Duyun is an important figure in the "eunuch party" in the DPRK and China, and of course Yang Sichang will not be ignorant, but he is a member of the "Five Kings Party", and the two parties have always been rivals, and it is difficult for the two of them to become close friends.

Hua Bushi smiled slightly, and said: "In fact, there are no eternal enemies in this world, and if you have the same aspirations, why should Brother Si Chang care about partisan disputes?"

Yang Sichang could hear what the eldest young master was saying, and asked, "What does Young Master Hua mean by this?"

Hua Bushi said: "Brother Si Chang thinks that what is the biggest crisis in today's Ming Dynasty?"

Yang Sichang was originally a man of outstanding intelligence, and in the officialdom, he had already thought deeply about the troubles of today's court countless times, and immediately said: "The crisis of today's imperial court, the first to push the bandits in various realms, now Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng has become the climate, and there are more than ten other bandits, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, it is really a big disaster for the country, in addition, the Manchu Tatars in the north are also a big threat. ”

Hua Bushi shook his head and said, "Although bandits and aliens are very threatening, in the eyes of the younger brother, the biggest crisis in the Ming Dynasty is not here. On that day, in the Yang family's mansion in Kaifeng City, Yujing, Brother Tai and I talked freely about the general trend of the world, Brother Sichang has a wide range of knowledge, and has long had a brilliant view on how to deal with the righteous army and the Manchu Tatars, which makes Hua Bushi sincerely admire, but many years have passed, why has it not been implemented at all?"

Yang Sichang was stunned when he heard this, and said: "I'm ashamed to say that since the dismissal, the foolish brother has been idle all these years, and his parents have died one after another, so he can only keep filial piety at home, and he has not held a real position in the court. ”

Hua Bushi slapped his palms and said, "That's it." In the younger brother's view, the primary problem of today's Ming Dynasty is not the soldiers, but the party. Imagine that the civil and military officials in the court all put the best private interests above their family and country, and fight for power and profit all day long, how can they work together to deal with other crises?"

Yang Sichang sighed and said: "The officials of the DPRK and China have formed a party to get power since ancient times, and the Ming Dynasty is also indispensable, and it is still serious when the former eunuch Wei Zhongxian is in power. This is a great disaster for the imperial court, how can the foolish brother not understand, but he is powerless to change it. ”

Hua Bushi thought for a while, and suddenly said: "If there is no trouble of party strife, Brother Sichang has the support of most of the civil and military officials in the imperial court, and can mobilize all the existing financial resources and troops of the Ming Dynasty, can he be sure of dealing with the current internal and external military troubles?"

Yang Sichang frowned and said: "If there is really such a day, although Sichang does not dare to say that he is absolutely sure, he should be able to create a new situation and keep the peace of the Ming Dynasty for several years." ”

When he was in Yujing that day, Hua Bushi and Yang Sichang had pointed out the country together, discussing state affairs, although it was late at night, the two were not sleepy, and they talked about it while drinking tea at the table, and talked about it for two hours, until the sky was slightly bright in the east.

However, although the general Yu Jue was proficient in the art of war, his knowledge of political affairs was mediocre, and he only sat on the sidelines and could not say anything.

During the conversation, Hua Bushi learned that although Yang Sichang had been idle over the years, he had traveled around, and he had a very good understanding of the development situation of the rebel army in various realms, and he had also won the trust and respect of the vassal kings in various places, and he seemed to have become the leader of the "Five Kings Party".

Most of the people in the rivers and lakes have no loyalty to the Ming court, and the same is true for Hua Bushi. The scene of the slaughter of innocent displaced people by the government that he saw when he was in Yujing that day is still vivid, and he will not remember that Xiao Ningning's family died at the hands of the official army horse team.

Hua Bushi once believed that Li Zicheng was a great hero with the ambition to save the world, and he had helped the rebels wholeheartedly, but the result was extremely disappointing to him. In the eyes of this eldest young master, Emperor Zhu Youzhen is the same as King Li Zicheng, and all they want to fight for is the country and the imperial power, so it is not worth serving.

Of course, the years of war have brought endless slaughter to the common people, which is not what Hua Bushi wants. If he can really create a new pattern as Yang Sichang said, calm the troubles and protect the Ming Dynasty, he is not unwilling to contribute.

During the conversation with Yang Sichang, a thought flashed through the heart of the eldest young master, but he didn't say it.

Early in the morning of the second day of the ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※, everyone set out of camp.

The rest of the journey went pretty well. The group of people and horses marched along the west of Hushi Mountain, neither encountered the interception of the local Jurchen tribe, nor found the traces of the "Black Wind Banner" and the "Huhan Rabbit Department".

After noon, the former had arrived at Baima Pass.

Among the many passes of the Great Wall in the north, Baima Pass can only be regarded as a small pass, about 200 miles away from the Beijing Division, and there are only more than 100 officers and soldiers stationed here.

As early as a few days ago, Yang Sichang had sent someone to send a message to Yu Tiancheng, and when the team approached the pass, he saw twenty or thirty soldiers in full gear from a distance, lined up outside the pass to greet the driver.

Seeing the team approaching, a bearded and stout officer led by him stepped forward and said to Yang Sichang: "The last general of the White Horse Pass is in Tiancheng, and I have seen Lord Yang!"

Yang Sichang lived in Henan in his early years as an envoy, and although he has no official position now, his status in the "Five Kings Party" is not low, so Yu Tiancheng still calls him Lord Yang. Yang Sichang glanced at the sturdy officer, waved his hand, and said, "You don't have to be polite. I told you in my secret letter not to reveal the whereabouts of the prince and princess, can you do so?"

Yu Tiancheng said: "The last general strictly guards the secrets according to the orders, and he is the soldier guarding the pass, and he doesn't know that it is the car of the prince and princess who is coming today." ”

Yang Sichang nodded and said, "Okay." You lead the soldiers to open the way ahead, and we will enter the customs immediately. ”

Yu Tiancheng responded: "Yes." Then he said: "Now that it is noon, the last general has ordered someone to prepare a meal, do the prince and the princess take a short rest in the pass and leave after lunch?"

Yang Sichang said: "No need, we don't stop here, and rush directly to the capital." After the car enters the customs, you have to guard the pass carefully, and I will give you a credit when you return to the capital. ”

Yu Tiancheng said: "The last general will obey the order, thank you Lord Yang for cultivating." ”

He turned around and passed a few orders, and the dozens of soldiers lined up outside the gate immediately moved out of the way to the sides and waited for the car to enter the gate.

In the order of the marching of the group, Yang Sichang and Yu Jue led the official cavalry to walk in the front, guarding the car driven by Zhu Huichan and Zhu Cihong, followed by the prisoner car escorting the monarch's father, the two men and horses of the "Evil Dog Gate" and the disciples of "Bailong Xing" were behind, Hua Bushi and Sima Rulan also walked in the rear team.

The men and horses in front of them soon entered the White Horse Pass, and the chariots of the prince and the princess also entered the gate surrounded by a group of cavalry. ”

The Yellow Dragon Flag is hung high on the wall of the three-zhang high, and there are dozens of soldiers in uniforms standing under it, all of whom are carrying longbows and quivers at their waists, all with solemn expressions, and there are several crossbows, trebuchets and other equipment to defend the city on the battlements, all of which are operated by people.

If they were just waiting for friendly troops to enter the customs, there was no need for these soldiers to be so vigilant, Hua Bushi's eyesight was very good, and he immediately felt that the atmosphere was wrong.

Before Hua Bushi's words fell, a horse had already jumped out of the side of the eldest young master like an arrow, and it was Li Hu who was riding on the horse. Compared with Hua Bushi, Li Hu was more sensitive to danger, and as soon as he got closer, he already sensed the murderous aura around him, he rode his horse forward, and shouted: "Be careful, they are all 'Heavenly Punishment' people!"

But I only heard the sound of "Titicaca", and in the middle of the door hole in front of me, an iron gate fell straight down!

At this time, Zhu Huichan was sitting sullenly in the carriage, her younger brother Zhu Cihong was beside her, and the carriage had already driven into the closed door.

The person who made this princess Chitose depressed was none other than Li Hu.

Last night, Li Hu came to Zhu Huichan's tent, chatted a few words, and said that after returning to the capital, he would go to track Shi Qingzhu and Ge Li, and he would not be able to serve as a guard in the palace for the time being. Because of the previous matter of asking Li Hu for a sword, Zhu Huichan was already a little dissatisfied in her heart, and when she heard this, she said with a calm face: "If you don't want to be a guard, forget it, who is rare!"

What she said was just a momentary anger, thinking that Li Hu would definitely whisper and say something good to make her happy, but unexpectedly, Li Hu laughed a few times next to her, and then said goodbye and left.

Zhu Huichan grew up in the palace since she was a child, like a bird in a cage, although the process of being robbed out of Beijing was quite thrilling, but she experienced things that she had never thought of before, and tasted the taste of maybe aiqing, and she felt very happy in her heart.

Thinking that after entering Baima Pass, she would return to the capital in two days, and she would have to go back to the boring days of the past, Zhu Huichan was quite reluctant in her heart, and she just wanted to play outside for a few more days. Fortunately, Li Hu entered the palace as a guard, and accompanied her to teach her martial arts in the future, and she could also talk about loneliness, but he didn't expect that he would change his hexagram at this time!