The situation in the world was changing, and the imperial court suddenly sent a large number of troops from Wuchang to the west. It was like a thunder on a dry land, taking advantage of the east wind to express expresses flying in all directions. Everyone who heard it was shocked and doubtful.
As soon as the imperial court shook hands with Li Chuang and made peace, it couldn't wait to attack the Eight Kings!
Are you a little too impatient? Are you really ready? Do you really have the strength?
Didn’t we agree to suspend the military to support the people...
Xi'an, Prince's Mansion.
Li Zicheng was stunned. He walked out of the lobby and looked up in the courtyard for a long time, muttering to himself: "I can't understand this move."
Beijing, big world.
The Big World is known as the Golden Cave in the capital, but it is actually a nightclub of later generations. Here you can find everything you want to eat, drink, and have fun, and there is an open secret, that is, the boss behind it is very well-connected and well-connected.
So no one dares to look for trouble here, but few people know who the real boss behind the scenes is.
But Big World is not just about feasting and feasting, the inn under its name also plays another role, similar to a post station or a meeting hall. Although it does not have an official name, it is official.
To put it bluntly, officials, generals, and other people with extraordinary status who come to the capital for business will stay here.
Of course, living here is quite expensive.
Of course, if you are a VIP or have a good relationship with your boss, it is free.
And just recently, several free guests checked in.
The guests are all low-key, but they are all powerful figures.
For example, Li Yan, the commander-in-chief of Shandong, and the two great heroes of the country, Zhou Yuji and Tang Tong.
Don't ask why these three elders came to Beijing.
He went to Beijing to help the emperor scold him!
That's right, so arrogant, so dickish.
A few months ago, Chang Yu secretly went to Tongguan to put an end to the peace talks that had been going on for half a year. This also triggered an undercurrent in the court that had been targeting him. All the officials launched an attack. Emperor Chongzhen could not resist and issued an imperial edict to send people to Beijing to help.
Tang Tongli arrived the next day, but he didn't understand the situation and couldn't let go. Then Zhou Yuji and Li Yan, who were thousands of miles away, rushed into the capital. The three of them, together with Emperor Chongzhen and a few Chang Yu faction, began to counterattack in the court.
Zhou Yuji was in charge of scolding, Li Yan was in charge of reasoning, Tang Tong was in charge of stirring up trouble and trying to break up the fight. The monarch and his ministers cooperated tacitly. The court was really lively these days, and every day when they left the court, there were people with red faces, curses, and indignation.
The three of them have a clear division of labor and a good balance between work and rest. Apart from going to court and chatting every day, they travel around the capital together but rarely meet friends. Firstly, they have very few friends in the capital, and secondly, their identities are sensitive.
When they have free time, the three of them would make tea in the inn and play a chess game while fighting and discussing the situation in the world. They forgot to play chess when they got to the important points.
After all, the world is currently in chaos. There are too many troublesome, troublesome and worrying things, but there are too few people who can make things right. The only person who can carry the flag in the overall situation is the big eunuch who is almost exhausted from running around.
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As the closest and most trusted people to Chang Yu, they naturally also worry about Chang Yu's concerns, discuss the situation in the world in detail, and think about countermeasures. However, they often feel that they are powerless, the court is not united, the treasury is empty, and there are natural and man-made disasters everywhere.
The soldiers are tired of war...
Regardless of the current situation in the world, the capital city has been troubled recently.
Conflicts in the court have become normal. It has been three days since Li Guo entered the capital. The court and Emperor Chongzhen showed a rare tacit understanding and ignored him. The Tian Jianxiu tribe who entered Korea had also arrived at the border of the capital and suddenly asked for food and grass.
assistance……
A knock on the door came from outside the hospital, interrupting the conversation between Li Yan and the three of them. He hurried to open the door. He was from Dongchang and a close confidant of Chunxiang. He quickly walked up to the three of them and whispered a few words.
talk.
Li Yan and the other three stood up abruptly, looking at each other in astonishment. It took a long time for the three of them to catch their breath. Zhou Yuji and Tang Tong smiled bitterly and shook their heads and sat down. Li Yan sighed and walked to the yard and looked up at the few things floating in the sky.
Duo Baiyun, this is adding fuel to the fire.
News that Wuchang had sent more than 100,000 troops to the west finally reached the capital.
Why did the court officials attack Chang Yu?
It is said that he covers the sky with one hand.
The more you manage, the wider your control, the more you speak.
This is great. The fire here hasn't been extinguished yet. Here's another barrel of No. 98 gasoline... Have you discussed such a big thing as sending troops to the west? Have you discussed it with the emperor? Have you made a decision with the cabinet? The Ministry of War and the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army.
Has the government approved it?
All the soldiers and horses in the world are yours. If you deprive yourself of the yamen and the emperor, what do you want to do?
Li Yan felt very helpless, very hot, and even a little depressed. The three of them could have extinguished the previous fire with reasonable arguments, but this time... I really don't know how to wipe his butt.
Is it possible that he is making a fool of himself?
Li Yan had such an idea for a moment, but he quickly rejected it. There was no need to shame himself when he had to retreat before he became famous, but he really couldn't figure out why Chang Yu was so arbitrary this time.
, there were too many red lines that were crossed, and the dinosaur was furious!
After all, this is not war time. At that time, Chang Yu was ordered to supervise the army and he had the right to mobilize troops and command the battle.
But what are you doing now? You can patrol and inspect. You can attack hundreds of thousands of troops without saying a word. The soldiers and horses in this world belong to you. Who gave you the right!
There was another knock on the door outside Dongdong, and a eunuch sweating profusely ran in: "Three generals, the emperor summons you to the palace..."
There is a very inconspicuous inn in the alley near Dashilan. As the most prosperous area in the outer city, it has always been very lively, with three religions and nine streams of dragons and snakes mixed together.
A few days ago, Li Guo and his party arrived in Beijing and stayed at this inn. Due to his special status, he kept a low profile when entering the city. He was as low-key as an ordinary business traveler. No one would have thought that this person had once stirred up the world.
One of the great demons of Fengyun, Li Guo is known as a tiger in the bandit army.
Of course, his identity and whereabouts can only be hidden from ordinary people. In fact, his every move since crossing the Yellow River has been under strict surveillance by relevant departments.
Not to mention after entering the city, there were countless fans and Jin Yiwei watching him wherever he went, overtly or covertly. Li Guo was naturally aware of this.
So he became more low-key and cautious. He took only a few followers into the city and stayed in an ordinary inn. The doors were closed and the windows were opened without ever leaving the house.
Li Guo came to Beijing to thank his father Li Zicheng. Although he did not come under an order, the court did not reject him. This is interesting.
If it is a matter of decree or official recognition, after entering the capital, you should go to the Ministry of Etiquette to learn the rules and etiquette, and then wait for the emperor to summon you.
The problem was that the court was ambiguous from the beginning, so that when Li Guo arrived in the capital, he didn't know where to go or who to look for.
There is a feeling of being stuck in a corner.
Fortunately, there are often people around.
The great military advisors Song Xiance and Liu Xiyao.
After the peace talks were settled, the Li Chuang Group decided to join the imperial court. Song Xiance and Liu Xiyao, who were in charge of the negotiations in the capital, were nominally members of the imperial court.
But only in name.
Because in fact, no one paid attention to them after the peace talks.
There are so many things in the court, no one cares about them, and no one is looking for something to give them some idle posts. And I don't know whether it is intentional or not. After the peace talks were confirmed, the generals and advisers of Li Chuang's group all had clear positions and rewards. Only these two
People seem to have been forgotten.
Liu Xiyao outside the city became a straggler, but his situation was a little better. Although there were still people watching to prevent them from leaving the capital without authorization, they were not under house arrest in the camp without food or water like before.
Song Xiance in the city became an idler and moved out of the big world to live in an inn near Chongwenmen. He wandered around the teahouses and restaurants in the capital every day like a wandering cloud and a wild crane, feeling very uncomfortable.
In the eyes of others, this dwarf might have been abandoned by the city, and his grandma did not care about his uncle, but Song Xiance knew in his heart that he and Liu Xiyao were booked by the eunuch.
So he ignored what was going on outside the window and just waited for the big eunuch to come back.
As for Li Guo's visit to the capital, he knew that Tian Jian Xiubu was twenty miles outside the capital, but he did not take the initiative to go there to reminisce about the past. As for the reason, everyone knows.
He even guessed the reason why Hidebe Tami suddenly stationed outside the city and refused to leave on the grounds that he needed food and fodder support.
It's just for Li Guo.
He was afraid that the court would be unfavorable to Li Guo, so he stayed outside the city to exert pressure.
Childish, Song Xiance shook his head and smiled bitterly when he heard the news. Today is different from the past. After more than a year, the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp have taken turns to go out for training. Although they are not elite soldiers, they are not the same as before. At least they are no longer timid.
At least I won't be scared by your thousands of troops.
Not to mention the soldiers and horses of Ji Town who are close to Chi Chi, they can pull you over at any time to deal with you.
It can even be said that the personal soldiers that Li Yan, Zhou Yuji, and Tang Tong brought with them when they entered the capital together can make Tian Jianxiu drink a pot.
But having said that, Song Xiance also understood Tian Jianxiu very well, and he would do it even if he did not know his own abilities.
Song Xiance did not go to Li Guo, but waited for the people Li Guo sent to look for him.
He had to go, he also wanted to see his old master.