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Chapter 313 Continue to Urge
In Huang Yi's view, Lin Fan was highly trusted and valued by the emperor.

To be able to inherit the title at a young age, apart from the merits of Lin Han and Lin Xuan, is also the emperor's recognition of Lin Fan.

Lin Fan was certainly active when he was transferred from the imperial bodyguard to the commander of the Red Clothes Guard, but the emperor was willing to let him try.

Lin Fan did not disappoint the emperor.

Whether he was serving as a bodyguard, commanding the red-clothed guards, or resigning from his position to go to the border, Lin Fan never slacked off, and he worked extremely hard for the Great Zhou.

Huang Yi has seen all the experiences in the past few years.

Therefore, he couldn't figure it out anyway, how could the emperor think that Lin Fan would rebel?
He also rebelled with the Marquis of Yongning.

Marquis Yongning's loyalty to Da Zhou in his whole life still needs to be questioned?
"Your Majesty," Huang Yi carefully chose his words, "I always thought that Your Majesty valued you very much, but now it seems that I was wrong."

"You can't say that," Lin Fan laughed softly, very calmly, "Do you think the emperor trusts Taifu Xu?"

When Huang Yi was asked this question, he nodded or shook his head.

"He used to be very trusting," Lin Fan continued without waiting for Huang Yi's answer, "but in recent years, he has become less and less trusting."

Huang Yi asked: "Because of Deng Guoshi?"

"Not all," Lin Fan said, "Deng Guoshi's provocations are just speeding up. What has really changed is the emperor. The emperor is not satisfied with Mrs. Xu's thoughts on governing the world, and feels that the old master keeps him tied up. Similarly, the emperor will not like us who are full of brains. He doesn't want to attack the courtiers in Xiliang and Nanshu."

Huang Yi pursed his lower lip.

Talking about the king should not have been done.

It's just that the situation in front of me is too sudden and too great, and it is of no benefit to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Even if he said some disrespectful words, he wanted to work with Lin Fan to straighten out the situation and then resolve it.

This is worthy of their friendship for so many years.

"Don't type it out," Huang Yi looked around and lowered his voice, "Like my grandfather, buying and selling various balances with money?"

Hearing the dissatisfaction in Huang Yi's tone, Lin Fan patted him on the shoulder.

"To be honest, Taishi Huang is more willing to fight than the emperor. His methods are indeed not upright and good-looking, but they are also in the best interest of Da Zhou under the circumstances," Lin Fan said, "When you don't fight, you really can't fight. Once you start a war, you Don't look at the old lady sitting in Beijing, he is not idle at all."

Huang Yi was taken aback.

"Mingsha Pass was successfully defeated," Lin Fan said, "It's all because Su Zhi has a Governor Miao who doesn't understand everything and commands indiscriminately. The old grand master buried more nails in the Xiliang Dynasty than you and I imagined." It is also because the people in Xiliang are so chaotic that Li Jie completely lost confidence and is willing to persuade Xizhou City to surrender for us."

Huang Yi was dumbfounded.

He didn't know that his grandfather had such great power.

Those methods that he doesn't like, or those methods that are really opened up and put on the court, and [-]% of them will lose their heads, are really helping the soldiers of the Great Zhou to advance westward.

"Grandfather..." Huang Yi couldn't find any words for a while, so he could only lower his eyes and sigh, "Before leaving Beijing, he said that I was too straight.

I have never experienced troubled times, but live in a booming Dazhou, so my idea is very simple and straightforward.

And he came from troubled times, and he has seen real cannibalism.

The cruelty of the troubled times has given birth to many unscrupulous means to achieve the goal. "

Those methods are purely right and wrong, good and evil, it is difficult to list them, and Huang Yi still doesn't like them.

But he still remembered his grandfather's words.

Grandfather's purpose and original intention have never changed, that is "for the great week".

Today, the emperor issued such a decree to put the crime on the Yongning Hou Mansion and Ding Guogong Mansion, what would my grandfather think...

Ugh?
As we talked, the topic drifted unknowingly.

"Why on earth does the emperor doubt you?" Huang Yi hurriedly tugged, "It can't be because you want to continue fighting, so he thinks you are going to rebel, right?"

Lin Fan looked up at Huang Yi, dumbfounded.

Huang Yi has made progress. This strategy of keeping his face and shifting away a little bit is no longer feasible today.

It's not that he couldn't make up some decent reasons to deceive Huang Yi, it's just that Lin Fan didn't want to do that.

After so many years of friends, Lin Fan didn't want to lie to him.

Right now is not a good time to tell the truth.

"I know the reason," Lin Fan said cautiously, "it's just..."

"Just can't tell me for the time being?" Huang Yi asked.

Lin Fan nodded.

Huang Yi clicked his tongue and squatted down with his back against the city wall.

If you say you don't mind at all, it must be a lie.

But he can also understand.

There are so many difficult things in life.

"I won't ask for now," Huang Yi said, "Let's talk about it when you think about it."

Lin Fan also squatted down and laughed.

"You can really laugh," Huang Yi sighed, "Hurry up and think about how to clear your name."

Lin Fan laughed again.

On the other side, Feng Jing waited impatiently.

After finally seeing Lin Fan and Huang Yi coming down from the city wall, he hurried over and saluted.

"There are priorities," Lin Fan said before Feng Jing, "Don't think about the imperial decree, and think about attacking Xizhou first."

Feng Jing was full of words and was blocked back.

"That's a matter between me and the emperor," Lin Fan said with a smile, "When Xizhou is in hand, we will have more chips and it will be easier to talk about it."

Feng Jing listened to these words.

He nodded thoughtfully.

He has made great achievements in battle, and he has regained so much territory for the Great Zhou, so he shouldn't be labeled as a traitor, right?
The moon rises and sets.

Except for Cao Lun and a group of soldiers who stayed behind at Mingsha Pass, everyone left the pass and headed west.

At noon, the army set up camp in the southeast of Xizhou City.

The arrow tower was erected, and Lin Fan climbed the tower to look at it, and Xizhou City had clearly appeared in the field of vision.

At this moment in Xizhou City, the city gates are closed, and the people are not allowed to enter or leave at will.

The guard Yu Bai climbed up the city wall and looked at the Da Zhou camp from afar, with a very dignified expression.

It is said that Xizhou City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but facing the menacing Zhou army, Yu Bai is not without pressure.

A few months ago, he would never have imagined that Zhou Ren would leave Feimenguan.

Not only did they come out now, but they also gave them two big defeats in succession.

Great Liang's vitality was seriously injured, but the people of Zhou, on the other hand, were arrogant and high-spirited, standing upright.

Yu Bo asked the soldiers around him: "Did Beijing reply to the letter?"

The soldier said: "I haven't received it yet."

Yu Bai's face darkened.

After the Mingsha Pass fell, Yu Bai knew that the target of the Zhou people was the Xizhou people. He sent several urgent reports back to the capital. Unexpectedly, there was no other news except for the initial reply of "keep it safe".

Didn't say reinforcements, didn't say send food, this, this is embarrassing him!
"Continue to press." Yu Bai said.

Take advantage of the fact that the Zhou people have not yet besieged the city.

When the siege is really tight, where can news come in and out easily?

(End of this chapter)