first minister

The majestic and chaotic thoughts exploded in Xia Jingyun's mind.

During the manhunt conducted by the Baiyi Villa team and the newly reorganized New Black Ice Platform, Xuan Hu, who had been missing all this time, finally got a clue.

And he actually planned to break the pot, take a desperate risk, and directly assassinate Xie'er?

With his ability to run the Black Ice Platform for more than 20 years and the dark arrangements, how likely is it to succeed?

Did he go to find the Beiliang people because he wanted to improve his chances of winning after he had a chance of winning, or did he want to increase his chances of winning because the chances of winning were not enough?

Most importantly, how are things going for him now?

Yelvshi was far away in Liangdu, and the news was sent back to Liangdu and then to Yuyanzhou City. Has there been a follow-up to the matter during this time?

Xia Jingyun stood stunned for a moment, then came to his senses amidst Chen Fugui's cough. He looked at the messenger and bowed solemnly, "Tell King Dingxi for me that I owe him a favor for this matter."

The envoy also realized what was going on, and immediately touched his chest and bowed, "The words have been brought, so I won't disturb you any more."

Without waiting for the messenger to leave, Xia Jingyun hurried towards the study where Jiang Yuhu and Su Yuanshang were.

He must tell Jiang Yuhu and Su Yuanshang about this, but at the same time, he also wants to see the future through them.

Although according to the rules of life-seeing, the bigger the matter involved, the greater the price he has to pay.

But he is willing to take a gamble, and he must take a gamble.

If he loses this round, it is very likely that everything he has accumulated over the past year or so will be in vain, and the great situation he has finally established will be destroyed in one day, and there will never be anything like this again in the future. Guanxi can build such a pattern of interests.

However, it was impossible to tell anyone about his abilities. He had to think of a reasonable reason and complete it in a reasonable and unobtrusive way.

With all this on his mind, he came to the outside of the study. Before pushing the door in, he turned to look at Chen Fugui and said solemnly and seriously: "Brother Chen, if I get emotional and feel unwell later, you can tie me up and tie me up." I'll tie up the horse and ride back to Beijing quickly, we can't afford to delay for a moment, okay?"

Chen Fugui listened to the news just now, and of course he understood the seriousness, so he immediately nodded solemnly, "Master, please don't worry!"

Xia Jingyun took a deep breath, opened the door and walked in.

Jiang Yuhu and Su Yuanshang both raised their heads and looked at him. Xia Jingyun looked solemn and slowly repeated the news to them.

This time, even Jiang Yuhu, who could stand still and look at the hundreds of thousands of troops coming from Beiliang like a chicken or a dog, couldn't help but change his expression.

Because this is something beyond his control.

At the same time, it can directly change things in the entire world.

And Su Yuanshang's expression showed a hint of deep worry and even panic.

In today's court, the Queen Mother upholds the country, appoints people on their merits, and works hard to govern, which has boosted the atmosphere of the court.

The New Deal is just around the corner, the long-standing evils are being rectified, and the monarch and his ministers are in harmony. It is a time of prosperity and good times.

Although Your Majesty is young, he is the legal basis that maintains everything. The Concubine De's supervision of politics behind the curtain, the alliance between the Su family, the Qin family and Jianning Marquis, and the confidence between the government and the opposition are all connected with Your Majesty as the center.

Once something happens to His Majesty, everything will become a castle in the air and may collapse at any time in the blink of an eye.

The reason why the two of them are so worried is that they both know how powerful the fox who has been in charge of the Black Ice Platform for more than twenty years has.

Xia Jingyun looked at the expressions of the two of them and said nothing. He looked at Su Yuanshang first and said, "Mr. Su, I will leave immediately to return to the capital. If I have time, I will stop them. Please do two things."

Su Yuanshang immediately said: "You say it."

"First, find a reliable channel immediately and send a letter to Beijing via flying pigeons to inform the Queen Mother and Her Majesty to take precautions."

"Second, run Yuyan Prefecture well. Once the situation really changes, Sishui Prefecture, Yunmeng Prefecture, Longshou Prefecture, Yuyan Prefecture, if these prefectures and counties are still under control, everything will be much easier to handle. We must Prepare for the worst.”

Su Yuanshang naturally understood the meaning of Xia Jingyun's words, as well as the deep meaning behind those words that were difficult to express openly. He solemnly clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, I will live up to your trust!"

Xia Jingyun stretched out his hand, and Su Yuanshang also extended his hand to shake it solemnly!

This was another solemn handshake between two strong hands after the previous handshake in Yunmengzhou.

This grip, as before, is about faith, commitment, and like-mindedness.

This grip is different from before. It is about trust and a last resort.

After talking to Su Yuanshang, Xia Jingyun looked at Jiang Yuhu again, stretched out his hand naturally, and held Jiang Yuhu's hand tightly despite Jiang Yuhu's hesitation.

His words became sincere, "General, the way forward is uncertain. The Wudang Army has always been neutral and we dare not ask for extravagant things. We only hope that the general will stabilize the border defense and not let the people of Beiliang take advantage of it to lose the great situation between the north and the south. "

Jiang Yuhu let him hold his hand, feeling the warmth from his palm, and said calmly: "You don't have to be neutral if you don't have an army."

Xia Jingyun was startled.

Jiang Yuhu said calmly: "The neutrality of the military is just because we hold military power and have to do it to prevent suspicion. At the same time, we are really unwilling to get involved in the political disputes in the court. We only want to purely protect the country and the people, and stay aloof."

He looked at Xia Jingyun, his eyes like cold spears piercing his heart, "But in the final analysis, protecting the country and the people is to make the people of the world live a better life? I have seen your words and deeds with my own eyes these days. If you can achieve this I wish, if I don’t have an army to help you, why not? But if you are ambitious and cause chaos in the world, and the swords and swords are facing each other in the future, I will definitely be among the people leading the army!"

Xia Jingyun took a deep breath and couldn't help but feel a little moved, his eyes were slightly red, "The style of a general is worthy of being called the God of Military by the world."

Jiang Yuhu glanced at the hand that was being held, and did not pull it out. He just said, "Don't worry, I will return to Lieyang Pass tomorrow. As for Guanyin, I will take her to Northern Xinjiang first, and spend some time there. When the situation becomes clear, if everything is safe, your elder brother will send her back, and if something happens, I will send her back myself!"

Xia Jingyun nodded, and before his eyes, the long-awaited golden light flashed quietly, and a picture appeared.

Jiang Yuhu, who was dressed in military uniform, was sitting in a room with Guanyin in his arms. The door of the room was suddenly opened by Jin Jiancheng, "General! The news has arrived!"

Jiang Yuhu stood up with a sharp look in his eyes.

"His Majesty died of poisoning. Concubine De was also poisoned, killing one and two, in the middle of the capital."

Jin Jiancheng's voice hesitated for a moment, "It's a big mess!"

Unlike before, this time the scene was extremely short.

And after that scene that almost flashed away, a feeling of weakness that was stronger than any before came like a tide.

Xia Jingyun felt his feet go weak, as if all his energy had been drained out of him.

Half of them are the sequelae of life-seeking, and the other half are heart-wrenching sadness.

Although he knew that this was a future that could be changed and was not necessarily a definite outcome, the pain came so fast and intense that it completely swallowed him up almost instantly.

His vision went dark and he fainted towards the ground.

Jiang Yuhu quickly reached out to catch him and looked at Chen Fugui.

Chen Fugui said with some emotion and heartache: "These days, the young master has been working non-stop. It only took him more than twenty days to travel throughout the entire Yuyan Prefecture. In the meantime, he had to spend a lot of time on reading information and resolving disputes. He has probably already I was overwhelmed, my mood was suddenly hit at this moment, and I couldn’t bear it anymore after all.”

Su Yuanshang hesitated and said: "Then why don't you help me down to rest first?"

Chen Fugui shook his head, "Young Master just told me before he entered the house that if he gets agitated and something goes wrong, I must tie him up and mount him. In the current situation, every night, It could all be very different.”

Su Yuanshang knew that this was indeed the case, so he could only look at the pale and bloodless face of Xia Jingyun who had fainted and let out a long sigh.

Jiang Yuhu, however, did not have that much love for his children. He looked at Chen Fugui and said, "I will leave the man to you. I will allocate another five hundred soldiers to accompany him, one man and two horses, and rush to Zhongjing."

Chen Fugui nodded heavily, carefully took Xia Jingyun over, carried it on his back, nodded to Su Yuanshang, turned and walked out of the room.

Jiang Yuhu looked at Su Yuanshang, "I will leave later, do you need me to leave someone for you?" Su Yuanshang shook his head, cupped his hands and said: "The Yuyan Army is enough, His Highness Prince Jing does not need to worry, the Yuyan Prefecture will not be affected. There will be repetitions.”

"Okay! Take care!" Jiang Yuhu didn't hesitate too much, gave him a fist, turned around and strode out.

After leaving the room, he did not go back directly to clean up, but came to Yelu Caiqi's residence.

Seeing Jiang Yuhu's arrival, several guards from the Yelu family immediately stood up, and then hesitated to step forward.

"Let Yelu Caiqi come out. I have something to say to him."

Soon, Yelu Caiqi came out and saw Jiang Yuhu. He couldn't help but look a little nervous, "I have met His Highness Prince Jing."

"Xia Jingyun is going back to Zhongjing. I will go back to Lieyang Pass immediately. Who are you going with?"

Yelucaiqi was stunned. Didn't he just come back? Why are you leaving again?

But with her knowledge, she knew that something big had happened, and that the other party had already made a decision and was just informing her, so she didn't bother to ask more questions, and just said: "Follow you and you will reach the blazing sun." After I’m released from prison, will you send me back to Shangjing?”

"Yes."

Yelucaiqi hesitated for a moment, and with a bit of shame and a bit of courage, he said, "Then I'll go with Marquis Jianning."

"He will set off immediately. Hurry back to Beijing. There are many of you, so just follow him and meet him in Zhongjing."

After Jiang Yuhu finished speaking, he turned around and said, "It's best to write a letter to your grandfather and send it back first."

After saying that, he strode away, leaving behind a confused Yelu Caiqi.
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Just when the state pastor's mansion was suddenly empty and the clouds were gathering, just when Xia Jingyun was tied to Chen Fugui's back and the horse was galloping on the road through the mountains, the city of Zhongjing was filled with peace.

With the end of the war in Northern Xinjiang, the chaos in Yuyan Prefecture calmed down, the peace agreement between the North and the South was reached, the rebellions in various places gradually subsided, and there was no longer any suspense about the implementation of the New Deal, after these major directions gradually came to a conclusion, there was no one in the court for a moment. After more than half a year of chaos, it finally entered a period of stability.

On weekdays, just like in the past many years, everyone manages their own power slowly and quietly under the water's surface.

Under such circumstances, a group of high-ranking officials, especially the central ministers, finally had the intention to focus on some small things that they had no time to pay attention to before.

In the palace, Concubine De, whose pregnancy was completely revealed and who looked loving and gentle, was sitting in the imperial study. She sat on the sofa with Dongfang Bai and taught Dongfang Bai to read the memorial in his hand.

"This is Wanxiang's excerpt. Take a look and tell your mother what you said."

Dongfang Bai's legs were dangling in the air, swaying slightly. Concubine De's eyes narrowed, and she immediately stopped and looked at the memorial honestly.

After a moment, he put down the note, "What Mr. Wan Xianggong means is that he hopes that the imperial court can officially build Tushan Academy outside the city as an official academy. The three teachers will be given the title of Imperial Master, and the students of the academy will be treated like Imperial College."

Concubine De hummed and said, "Why do you think he got into this trap?"

If it were ordinary children under ten years old, they would probably look over with clear and stupid eyes, confused, but as the emperor, Dongfang Bai had received different education since he was a child, and with the words and deeds of Concubine De and Xia Jingyun, After thinking for a moment, he said, "Does he want to please me and make his position more stable?"

Concubine De smiled softly and said noncommittally, "Is there more?"

Dongfang Bai wrinkled his little face, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Does he want to win the hearts of the world's scholars? This matter is his initiative. If it succeeds, the students who can enter Tushan Academy will definitely accept his favor. When the time comes, In the minds of these students, my uncle is no longer the only one in the family."

Concubine De smiled happily and handed him another folder, "This one is from Prime Minister Yang. Can you take another look?"

Dongfang Bai reached out to take it and read it silently, "Mr. Yang proposed to expand the enrollment scope of the royal academy and admit the royal family of the right age to enroll, so as to appease the royal family and show my benevolence."

Concubine De said: "Then what do you think his intention is?"

Dongfang Bai smiled and said, "Mr. Yang is indeed a good man, and this trick is not to offend anyone."

Concubine De shook her head gently, "Don't believe that there are any good people in this court. Even your uncle, who is usually gentle and gentle, will not hesitate at all when it's time to kill someone. Maybe there really are so-called good people. , but it will definitely not be in this court. The people in this court are either people who can't see the situation clearly to protect themselves, or they are disguises used to confuse the enemy."

Dongfang Bai nodded as if he understood, looked at the fold, and suddenly said: "Mother, the day after tomorrow is Lao Qi's birthday, do you think I should go and see him?"

Concubine De thought for a while and said: "The Queen Mother is very happy that you have this intention, and the Queen Mother does not want you to be a ruthless and single-minded husband in the future, but if you want to be a loving and righteous person in this position, you need to Extraordinary ability, strong heart, and unparalleled control, can you do it?"

Dongfang Bai looked up at his mother, with a determined expression on his young face, and nodded heavily, "I can learn!"

Concubine De smiled happily and stretched out her hand to rub his head, but Dongfang Bai dodged it and had no choice but to nod: "Then you have to work hard!"

With that said, she picked up another booklet and handed it over. Dongfang Bai knew that this test would not end so easily, so he took it silently and read it carefully.

However, in his mind, there was always a dream about science, about nature, and about the true meaning of the world, taking root and sprouting.
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Outside Zhongjing City, in a hut in a deserted village that no one knew about, two people were sitting at a table facing each other.

The first black fox in front of Daxia Black Ice Platform sits opposite Yu Chihong, the Sanxing embroidery envoy of the Southern Dynasties Branch of Daliang Embroidery Bureau.

Xuanhu's face was full of surprise, "I didn't expect that your country would have such an undercover person. It's really unbelievable."

Yuchihong drank a glass of wine reservedly, smiling and saying nothing.

Xuan Hu continued: "If it weren't for a peerless killer like Jiang Yuhu, your country would have launched an attack at a critical moment. I'm afraid our country would really be no match for you."

Yuchihong took a deep look at Xuanhu and said with a smile, "In that case, why would Master Xuanhu do this again? If you don't make trouble, the situation between the north and the south will be reversed, and your country will be superior to ours. It will almost be It’s a foregone conclusion, and it’s even very possible to unify the north and the south.”

Xuanhu looked calm, as if he could not understand the sarcasm and ridicule in Yuchihong's words, and said slowly: "If this prosperity is without me, then this prosperity will be meaningless; if this power is without self, then this prosperity will be meaningless; if this power is without self, then this prosperity will be meaningless." Being powerful is not worth mentioning. Without me, this world would be filled with floods and dire straits."

Yu Chihong looked at Xuan Hu, seeming to be shocked by his selfishness and tyranny. After a moment, he smiled and said: "In that case, I can only wish you all the best."

Xuanhu looked at him and said, "If I succeed, your country will naturally be in a good situation, so you don't wish me all the best."

He paused, "I wish us all the best!"

"Hahahaha!" Yu Chihong laughed twice, "Well said, I wish us all the best!"

Xuanhu nodded and stood up, "Everything went well."

After saying that, he strode out, got on the boatman's awning boat that had crossed this ferry countless times, and headed for the other side of his wish.

Yuchihong slowly walked out of the door, stood under a shadow, watched the awning boat go away, and smiled faintly.

Xuanhu's departure was a success or a defeat. For Daliang, it was a complete victory.

Such good days have not passed for many years.

He smiled and stretched out his hand to wave, and looked at his subordinates who quietly came out from the side, "Clean up, abandon this place, and find another helm."

In response to his subordinate's deep voice, he slowly walked aside and slowly disappeared into the surrounding trees, flowers and plants.

Like a poisonous snake quietly swimming into the grass, like a beast slowly walking into the forest, quietly and quietly.

In the city of Zhongjing across the river, a huge thunder is about to detonate.
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In Baiyang Prefecture, a cavalry team of hundreds of people, one man and two horses, rushed through the forest like a whirlwind.

On the horse in front, Xia Jingyun, who had regained his consciousness, had a pale face, holding on to the reins, looking ahead with bright eyes, and constantly urging the horse under his crotch.

In front of him, beyond the mountains and mountains, blocked by thousands of mountains and rivers, is Zhongjing!

It was Zhongjing who had gathered his countless expectations!

It was Zhongjing who was eagerly waiting for him to change his fate against the odds!

"drive!"

The sound of eager horse riding echoed in the empty forest for a long time. (End of chapter)