Chapter 15 The general heroine who has been in the cold palace (3)
Liangzhou, the governor's residence.
The prefect Wei Ming looked up in the direction of Yanmen, stroking his beard and sighed: "I heard that the Huns recently raised troops to knock on the pass. This is a common thing, but I don't know why, I always feel a little uneasy...
"
One of his staff heard this and consoled him: "With King Zhenbei guarding the court, what should the Huns have to fear? The prefect need not worry about this."
Wei Ming shook his head.
He couldn't tell what he was worried about, but he instinctively felt the signs of the coming storm.
"King Zhenbei..." Wei Ming murmured in a low voice. He forcibly swallowed those ominous words and only ordered: "There should also be some preparations in Liangzhou City."
The staff responded: "Yes. I will resign."
"Oh, you go ahead."
…
So, when Mu Xing's confidants came to Liangzhou, what they saw was such a city with deep ditches, high forts, and well-organized troops.
While he felt lucky for the success of the trip - with such an army, it would be easy to wipe out the Zhenbei Army at the end of the road; at the same time, he secretly thought: There is no war in Liangzhou, but Wei Ming is so prepared, it may not be Xiao Chang
Jin’s party members.
How about testing Wei Ming first? So he thought.
When Wei Ming heard that the emperor sent an envoy to convey the order, he had already changed into official uniform and was waiting outside the government office. When the person arrived, he hurriedly greeted him:
"I'm here to pay my respects to you, Lord Shangchao! I apologize for missing you from afar!"
"Please get up quickly!"
"Thank you, sir!"
After such a push and pull, Wei Ming bowed and stood by the road with his hands retracted, and he said vaguely to the open door of the government office: "Sir, please."
"please."
As the confidant walked towards the government office, he greeted Wei Ming behind him politely: "I have long heard that the Governor of Wei is an upright official and has good military management. He is a rare loyal minister and good general. When I see him today, he is indeed worthy of his reputation!"
Wei Ming faked a hypocritical smile: "Your Excellency, I have given you a reward. I really don't want to be a lower-ranking official. I really don't want to be a low-ranking official."
"You don't have to be too humble, Taishou. Even His Majesty often praises you, saying that you are one of the few loyal and upright ministers in the court. He also said that it would be great if the King of Zhenbei and others could be as loyal and honest as the Taishou!"
Wei Ming couldn't help but his eyelids twitched.
Is this really what the emperor said? How could he pull one over and step on another like this? Did he say this in private or in public? How many people know about it? Does King Zhenbei know about this?
Amitabha, please don't let others know that the emperor has said such nonsense in private. Damn it, I am the King of Zhenbei who can leapfrog his rank and make trouble?
He couldn't help but relax a little, thinking: No wonder I always feel that something is going to happen. There is something wrong with the relationship, not with the border, but with me! Damn it, it's bad luck!
When he heard the man finish reciting the imperial edict, he felt even more unlucky.
What the hell? Take the head of the Zhenbei King and kill the Zhenbei Army? Are you okay?
Wei Ming couldn't believe what he heard. He took the imperial edict and read it word by word to see if there were any traces of alteration;
Then he carefully checked the red seal on the imperial edict. It was undoubtedly the emperor's jade seal. Then he looked at the texture of the silk lining the imperial edict and the material of the jade shaft. He was surprised: "It's not a forgery?"
"Of course not!" The envoy was dissatisfied with his casual attitude towards the imperial edict and suppressed his anger and said: "The prefect has checked the authenticity of the imperial edict, so it should be clear without a doubt, right?"
No, it’s only after I’m sure that the imperial edict is true that I feel even more confused!
What is the emperor doing this for?
Even if you want to hide all the birds and hide the rabbits, the rabbits and birds are not dead yet. It makes no sense! But no normal person would do this!
Or is there some unknown reason behind it?
Wei Ming held the hot potato-like imperial edict and asked carefully: "I wonder what Xiao Changjin has committed that makes His Majesty so angry?"
Could it be that there is a treacherous villain in the court who framed King Zhenbei?
"Xiao Changjin supports his troops with self-respect and intends to rebel! Governor Wei, please do not hesitate, he should be executed quickly!"
No, no, no. Let’s not talk about whether the King of Zhenbei really intends to rebel. Even if he does, we, Zao Sangua, are no match for the Zhenbei Army!
What's more, the King of Zhenbei showed no signs of rebellion at all!
Looking at the friendship that they had worked with for many years, Wei Ming still defended Xiao Changjin: "Sir, there is probably some misunderstanding. King Zhenbei is dedicated to guarding the border. He has been fighting against the Huns these days. He has never
Intent to rebel!"
"Your Majesty personally told Xiao Changjin that he was plotting rebellion, and you still want to cover it up for him? Governor Wei, is it possible that you are an accomplice of the rebels?"
"Hmph!" Wei Ming was also angry. He snorted coldly and said, "I don't dare. I'm just worried that a treacherous villain will deceive Your Majesty and deceive the superiors and subordinates to harm the loyal. I don't dare to collude with this person.
!”
"You -" The man couldn't tell that Wei Ming was sarcastic about him. He shouted angrily: "This is His Majesty's imperial decree! How dare you resist it!"
Wei Ming had already made up his mind. He was no longer afraid of offending the imperial envoy. He stood up and said slowly, "This matter is very important. Let me ask the envoy in detail before giving an answer to the envoy."
"Okay, okay -" Mu Xing's confidant knew that Wei Ming was just trying to stall for time. He laughed angrily and took out a heavy thing from his chest:
"Here is the Tiger Talisman! Governor Wei, it is not up to you to decide whether the soldiers and horses in the city will be mobilized or not!"
Wei Ming was startled. Looking at the tiger talisman, he seemed to have lost all his strength. He lamented: "Oh, Xiao Changjin..."
Looking at the envoy again, he was already heading straight to the camp with the tiger talisman in hand.
Wei Ming had no choice but to cheer up and follow him, hoping that something would happen to interrupt the farce.
As soon as the envoy arrived at the military camp, he gave the order bluntly: "All armies follow me north to kill the traitor Xiao Changjin!"
Wei Ming followed panting and winked at everyone: You must not agree to this, find a way to delay it!
But no one noticed his look, and all the generals in the camp were stunned by this order.
Finally, the top general in charge of the Liangzhou garrison spoke up and said: "This matter is important, and we need to check the military symbols first."
Naturally, the messenger didn't think there was anything wrong with the tiger talisman, so he handed the tiger talisman over arrogantly.
The general took the tiger talisman, examined it carefully against the light for a long time, and then took out another pair of tiger talismans: "This tiger talisman is fake!"
Everyone was in an uproar.
Wei Ming also took a breath of cold air: I know you are smart, but this is too courageous! Normally, I really don't see you as such a good eye-catcher!
But now is not the time to dwell on this matter. He reacted very quickly and immediately said to his entourage behind him: "Quickly capture this traitor who is falsely passing on the imperial edict and put him in prison. He will be punished when I return to His Majesty!"
The envoy panicked and shouted: "How dare you! This Tiger Talisman was given to me by His Majesty himself. How can there be any falsehood? You must be colluding with Xiao Changjin and trying to shirk the blame! When I return to Beijing, I must be there.
Expose your true colors before His Majesty!"
Wei Ming was a little embarrassed when he heard this.
The general who inspected the tiger talisman sneered and threw the tiger talisman back to him: "You used a fake tiger talisman to deceive us, and you dare to say so, then you just keep your tiger talisman! When you are in front of His Majesty, look at you
What else is there to say!”
"Take it down!"
Wei Ming was immediately in awe: Lin Zhiyuan deceived the imperial envoy so confidently, I still have a lot to learn! I usually see this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but I didn't expect that he is not bad at acting!
"Zhiyuan, this move of yours is so beautiful!"
Lin Zhiyuan looked confused: "Which move?"
"Hey, yes, that's it!" Why didn't I see it before? You are really good at pretending to be stupid!
Wei Ming patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "Why are you acting in front of your own people? The move you made when you said the tiger charm was fake was really amazing!"
Lin Zhiyuan frowned at him and said, "That tiger talisman is fake."
"ah?"
Lin Zhiyuan emphasized again: "It is indeed fake. The pattern of the tiger talisman is wrong and does not match the tiger talisman in my hand."
"Ah..." Wei Ming was stunned, "I thought..."
He thought Lin Zhiyuan's stubborn brain finally came to his senses!
Damn it! What a waste of feelings!
Lin Zhiyuan didn't understand why he was stunned, and said: "Such a clumsy trick, why is the prefect so nervous? When your Majesty comes back, the court will naturally deal with the villain behind it."
No, you don’t understand!
Wei Ming scratched his head in pain and said, "But that imperial edict is indeed true..."
The emperor is probably up to something behind this, but I don’t know why there is something wrong with the military talisman!
Alas, just leave this kind of nonsense to Xiao Changjin!
Wei Ming thought of the war in the north and sighed worriedly: "Oh, I have to write a letter to the King of Zhenbei..."
