That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 837

Longevity Palace is also known as Longevity Garden.

Longevity Garden was built by Emperor Taizu of Dazheng. It is located in the north of the imperial capital. Go out of the city from Andingmen and ride along the official road for about an hour, which is Longevity Garden.After the expansion and repair of successive emperors in Dazheng, the Wanshou Garden now covers an area of ​​about [-] mu. There are front lake, back lake, Yihai Hall, Qingya Pavilion, Tingshuiyin, Huaju Pavilion and other imitation Jiangnan landscape buildings in the garden. Known as the first garden of the imperial capital.When Xiao Yu sent his master to enter the customs, he lived temporarily in this garden. Later, when Xiao Yu ascended the throne, the garden was renamed Longevity Palace and belonged to the royal family.

According to the route Xu Beiyou, Xiao Zhinan and others took to return to Beijing, the Longevity Palace happened to be on the way they had to go to Beijing, so at this moment, an elite army belonging to the Tiger Camp of Tiance Mansion was dispatched, with a strength of more than [-] people , Carrying Shenwei Great General Cannon and other heavy weapons and stationed outside the Longevity Palace, it happened to be blocked on the only way for the group to return to Beijing.

As for the leader of the army, it was Zhou Tong who had just been promoted from the Governor Tongzhi of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to Minister of the Ministry of War.In fact, Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Dudu Tongzhi are of the same rank. The reason why they are promoted is because Dudu Tongzhi is a vain position in name only. It seems to be a high-ranking and powerful person, but in fact the military power is in the hands of the Dadudu and the five Zuodudu. He is the Minister of the Ministry of War, one of the six ministries and nine ministers. Even if the power is divided by most of the governor's office, it can be said that he has real power.

In a side hall in the Longevity Garden that was temporarily used as the main tent of the Chinese army, veteran Zhou Tong stared at the map hanging on the wall with his hands behind his back, in a daze.

On the temple that day, he belonged to the person who knows the current affairs, in fact, it has been like this all these years. When Duanmu Ruisheng gained power in the early years, he attached himself to Duanmu Ruisheng. Zhulian, Zhou Tong was afraid of being implicated, so he switched to Fu Zhongtian, the new governor of the secret guard mansion. Now that Fu Zhongtian has become a cabinet, the tide has risen, and he has also suddenly become the new Minister of the Ministry of War of the Daqi court.

Regarding the errand that Mr. Fu Ge personally handed down this time, Zhou Tong also had some concerns in his heart. Why did he let him, an incomprehensible Minister of the Ministry of War, "persuade" Her Royal Highness to stay in the Longevity Garden temporarily, instead of being a minister of the Ministry of Rites or an official? The reason why Bu Shangshu talked about it was precisely because Her Royal Highness would never listen to verbal "admonitions", and the only way to do it was to use force.

Of course, he also heard the news that Mr. Ping'an Zhang Baisui, his second assistant Xie Suqing, and the emperor's son-in-law Xu Beiyou were all in the team, but before coming, Mr. Fu Ge personally taught him the tips, Mr. Ping'an, Zhang Baisui, has been blocked by Chen Ye, the master of the Taoist Temple of Suppressing Demons. Xu Beiyou's vitality was seriously injured after the battle with Tai Yi, the chief deacon of the Temple of Suppressing Demons, to save Ku Tianzun. It is not a concern. In this way, there is only one Xie Suqing left , Could it be that Zhou Tong of the Tenth Floor of the Earth Immortal and an elite army of [-] can't stop him?
Zhou Tong immediately issued a military order in front of the new Ge Kui, and if he couldn't stop Xiao Zhinan and the others, he would come to see him.

At this time, in addition to Zhou Tong, there was also a young dark guard in black brocade clothes standing in the hall, holding the handle of the knife at his waist, and said to Zhou Tong, who was facing away from him: "I just got the order from the inspector of Zhili Prefecture." According to the secret report sent by the side, the princess and her party have already left Bohai Mansion, and according to normal principles, they will arrive at Longevity Garden in about three days."

Zhou Tong grunted, turned around and said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Ge has handed over all the power of the Dark Guard Mansion to Brother Chen. I think it won't be long before you, the governor and fellow-knowledge, will get rid of your colleagues." Knowing the word, becoming the youngest governor of the Dark Guard Mansion in my dynasty, it is really gratifying, I am here today to express my congratulations in advance."

Chen Moling shook his head and said, "Master Zhou is overrated."

Zhou Tong laughed and said: "It's not that I'm too famous, but that Brother Chen is too self-effacing. You are a student of Mr. Fu Ge. Could it be that Mr. Fu Ge can still hand over the Dark Guard Mansion to others? Then again, in the future Brother Chen is so successful, I still need you to support me a lot."

Although Chen Moling didn't dare to say anything, and his expression was humble, his eyes were full of pride. In fact, he never really took Zhou Tong, the so-called minister of the Ministry of war, into his eyes. That's all, and it's already very old, so what's the point?
A sneer flashed across Zhou Tong's face, and he said calmly, "This time, 'invite' the princess to the Longevity Garden, it is only through the concerted efforts of Brother Chen and the old man."

Chen Moling nodded and said, "It's natural."

After Chen Moling bid farewell and left, Zhou Tong sat on the big tiger-skin chair and fell into deep thought.

In a sense, this change in court was a great thing for him.Because he was implicated by Duanmu Ruicheng before, even if he joined Fu Zhongtian's sect later, it would be hopeless to take another step forward in his career in this life, but now that Xiao Li and Fu Zhongtian are in power, it can be said that his timing has changed, let alone It is by no means an extravagant hope to be a minister of the Ministry of War, even the left governor who guards one side, and even to be awarded a title and honor.

A faint smile appeared on Zhou Tong's face, but the most important thing right now was to stop Xiao Zhinan and his party, and leave her and Emperor Taizongwen's coffin in the Longevity Palace. Looking at this posture, after King Mu's northeastern army entered the pass, King Yan would Ascend to the throne, at that time, the titles of monarchs and ministers will be determined, and those civil and military officials who are temporarily imprisoned in the edict prison will be able to be convicted logically, those who should be killed, those who should be released, and many positions that are vacant, naturally someone Filling in, he, the "hero from the Dragon Kingdom", will definitely be able to rise to the next level.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tong thought of the young man who seriously injured himself, and the smile on his face gradually turned into a sneer.

Xu Beiyou, the young master of the Sword Sect, the son-in-law of the Great Qi Emperor?
Zhou Tong snorted heavily. After the general situation is settled, what kind of waves can a mere Xu Beiyou cause?It was nothing more than accompanying that princess to bury the two former emperors.

The smile on Zhou Tong's face was even bigger, he couldn't wait any longer.

At this moment, Chen Moling went back and forth, and before Zhou Tong could ask, he said, "Master Zhou, just now the secret report from the Dark Guard Mansion said that there is a sword fairy coming towards our army camp with a sword, if there is no big accident , it should be Xu Beiyou, at the latest a stick of incense."

Zhou Tong was stunned for a moment, but he knew very well that Xu Beiyou had just fought with Taiyi, who was in the [-]th floor of the Earth Immortal, and had suffered a lot. He couldn't help laughing and asked, "Is Xu Beiyou crazy? Are you in a hurry to die? "

Chen Moling shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, but in my opinion, regardless of Xu Beiyou's injury, we should set up a defense line as soon as possible. After all, Xu Beiyou is about the realm of the Seventeenth Floor of the Earth Immortal, and he is a swordsman whose combat power cannot be speculated by common sense. , if he insists on breaking the formation one by one with one sword, he should not be underestimated."

Zhou Tong's expression was calm. After all, he is a veteran who has led the army for many years. He didn't carelessly waited for the new sword fairy to kill him. With the ballista and the Shenwei Great General's cannon pulled out, I want to see what kind of abilities Xu Beiyou has, whether he can really stop a million soldiers with a single sword."

The captain outside the door promised, turned and hurried away.

Chen Moling said softly: "Lord Zhou, please don't worry, this time my Dark Guard Mansion also has other arrangements, just to deal with Xu Beiyou, Zhang Baisui and others. Although Xu Beiyou has entered the realm of the Seventeenth Floor of the Earth Immortal, he is injured after all. , it’s not enough to fight against ten thousand with one.”

(End of this chapter)