The trend is about to begin

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

The trend is about to begin

Outside Luntai City, Zhang Yue and his party were seeing Du Ling off.

Since that secret meeting, Du Ling was determined to return to Chang'an to help Zhang Yue.

"Take care of yourself all the way, Mr. Du!"

Zhang Yue held Du Ling's hand tightly and shook it.

"Your Majesty, take care!"

Du Ling's face also showed excitement.

Zhang Yue then said to Zhang Huan: "I will leave Duke Du's safety to you..."

Zhang Huandao: "Don't worry, sir, I will protect Duke Du Zhouquan!"

Zhang Yue nodded: "I have tidied up my son's armor. Pay attention to safety!"

Zhang Huan held back his tears and nodded, then said goodbye to Zhang Yue and jumped on the horse.

Zhang Yue waited until the convoy left his sight and then returned to his house under Yang You's persuasion.

In the days that followed, Zhang Yue continued to carry out comprehensive reforms in the Western Regions.

With the implementation of reforms, the strength of the Western Region Protectorate has become stronger.

However, reform is not always smooth sailing. Any reform will trigger the interests of some vested interests.

The Western Region Protectorate was established only a short time ago, and the local strata have not yet been solidified. Although the resistance to reform is much smaller, it still offends the interests of some people.

Among them, those who were most resistant to Zhang Yuyue's reforms were naturally Confucian scholars.

Since Zhang Yue implemented reforms, assassinations have occurred almost every month.

Fortunately, Qianniuwei and Tiqisi handled the situation properly and no serious consequences occurred.

…

Among the Imperial College in Chang'an City, another gathering of virtuous and literary scholars was held.

"Mr. Tian, ​​I heard that Du Ling is coming back?"

Liu Changle asked Tian Guangming with a smile.

Now Tian Guangming has become the virtuous leader of Dr. Chang'an, so everyone asks him about anything.

Even the emperor now obeys Tian Guang's advice.

"Tian Gong Du Ling is now very close to Yunyang Hou Zhang Yue... he is really a scumbag!"

"If he returns to Chang'an, I am afraid that he will carry out the administration of the Western Regions in the library!"

Liu Changle asked tentatively.

Tian Guangming heard this and sneered: "Chang'an is not the Western Region, how can we allow Du Ling to act recklessly!"

Liu Piqiang asked at this time: "What does His Majesty Tian Gong think of the Western Regions now?"

Tian Guangming said: "Although Your Majesty is very angry about the Western Region's tampering with the previous emperor's policies, there is nothing you can do for the time being!"

Feng Zidu sighed: "Your Majesty is the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and now he is controlled by evil!"

Liu Changle heard this and said: "Feng Gong is careful to say that the general's assistance in the government is the last emperor's order... Your Majesty will take charge of the government sooner or later... We will be patient for the time being!"

Tian Guangming agreed: "What Dr. Guanglu said is true... Your Majesty is young, and there will be a long time to come..."

Feng Zidu said: "Tian Gong's words are reasonable, but if Du Ling incites the general to carry out the policy of the Western Region after returning to Chang'an..."

Feng Zi didn't even finish his words, but everyone already understood what he meant.

…

Shortly after Tian Guangming returned home, someone came to report that he was his close friend and left him a letter.

Tian Guangming was shocked when he heard this, and he immediately took the letter.

After reading the letter, Tian Guangming's face became uncertain, and he was obviously very uneasy inside.

He sighed and fell into silence.

I don't know how long it took, but he finally came back to his senses from the silence.

He sighed softly: "Ruzhi Naihe...Ruzhi Naihe..."

The cronies outside the house felt very strange when they heard his voice, but they did not dare to ask any more questions.

After a while, Tian Guangming took the letter over and read it carefully.

Then he placed the letter on the burning candle.

Tian Guangming burned the letter and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

He calmed down and called his cronies over.

"Master, what do you want me to do?"

The confidant asked Tian Guangming respectfully.

Tian Guangming said, "I sent a message to Ma Yue on behalf of XX, telling him that XX does not want to see Du Ling appear in Chang'an!"

"promise!"

The confidant promised to leave, but Tian Guangming stopped him again.

"Regardless of the success or failure of this matter, it's time for Ma Yue to go see Mr. Taishan!"

The confidant bowed and said, "Master, don't worry, I understand!"

After the confidant left, Tian Guangming asked someone to call his eldest son over.

"Sir, why did you call me here?"

Although Tian Guangming's eldest son was not very old, he was already quite famous among the Imperial Academy, and Tian Guangming also had high hopes for his son.

"Yu'er, you will go to Huainan immediately tomorrow morning..."

Tian Yu was shocked when he heard this: "Sir, what happened?"

Tian Guangming said: "Don't ask too many questions, just do as I say..."

Tian Yu hesitated to speak. He was also a smart man and naturally knew the truth that "the more you know, the more dangerous it is."

Finally, he nodded slowly.

…

In a private house in Changling, Ma Yue was waiting restlessly.

Ma Yue has been in this state since receiving Tian Guangming's message.

I don’t know how long it took, but finally there was a knock on the door.

When Ma Yue heard the sound, he immediately stood up and opened the door.

At this time, a man wearing a bamboo hat and a black face scarf appeared outside the house.

"Ma Yue has met my eldest brother!"

Ma Yue bowed and immediately welcomed the man into the house.

The man looked at Ma Yue and said with a smile: "Why is Ma Jun so eager to find someone?"

Ma Yue sighed and said: "Brother, you should know that a certain person has always served Mr. Tian, ​​and today Mr. Tian sent someone to bring news..."

Ma Yue did not hide anything, and completely revealed Tian Guangming's arrangement to assassinate Du Ling.

After hearing this, the man remained silent and said after a while: "Ma Jun, this is a big disaster!"

Ma Yue nodded and prostrated: "Brother, please save me!"

The man sighed: "You and I are just ordinary knights, how dare we get involved in the dispute between the court and the court... You are so confused!"

Ma Yue bowed again and said, "Brother, please save me... I know I was wrong!"

The man shook his head and said: "If I had known earlier, why would I have done it in the first place... I couldn't save you from this matter, you can only save yourself!"

Ma Yue's heart was filled with excitement at these words. He knew that his life might be saved.

Ma Yue bowed and said, "Brother, please tell me clearly how I can save myself!"

The man said: "Have you ever heard of Thousand Oxen Guards?"

Ma Yue said: "What the eldest brother said was built by Marquis Yunyang..."

The man said: "Yes, if you can join the Qianniu Guard, you won't be afraid of Tian Guangming!"

Ma Yue was skeptical and said: "Brother, this Thousand Niu Guard is really so powerful... I have heard of this Thousand Niu Guard but I have never met him."

The man said: "Don't underestimate the Thousand Oxen Guards. Even the Xiuyi Messenger is not necessarily stronger than the Thousand Oxen Guards!"

"It's only normal that you haven't seen it before. If ordinary people could recognize Qianniuwei, Qianniuwei would probably be finished long ago!"

Ma Yue nodded and said: "What the eldest brother said is true. Could it be that the eldest brother has joined the Thousand Niu Guards?"

The man shook his head: "You are used to being free, but you haven't entered the Qianniu Guard!"

Ma Yue felt a little disappointed when he heard this, but the man's next words cheered him up.

"Although I have not entered Qianniu Guard, if Mr. Ma wants to join Qianniu Guard, I can recommend him to you!"

After hearing this, Ma Yue stood up and worshiped: "Brother, please show me a clear path!"
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