Invincible son

Chapter 1322 1323 [Chaotian Que]

In the south of Kyoto, Qishui Haohaotangtang.

A cavalry team came from the far south, and a man over forty years old was surrounded by more than a hundred brave men.

He was dressed in ordinary clothes and had a resolute face. Although his face was full of wind and frost, his eyes were firm and steady.Nothing happened during this journey, with more than a hundred elite cavalry guarding him, the blind man knew that he must be a big shot that the court could not afford to provoke.

The White Horse Ferry is just around the corner, and after crossing the river, it enters the border of Kyoto, but the middle-aged man suddenly reined in the reins, looking at the Qishui that meanders eastward and never stops, and said with emotion: "Cai He, how long has it been since we returned to Kyoto?"

Cai He is the commander of the middle-aged man's personal army, and also a junior of his clan.He naturally understood the complicated mood of this clan uncle at the moment, so he responded respectfully: "Return to Lord Marquis, seven years and four months."

The man is Cai Qian, the second-class Marquis of Baoding and the coach of Jiangling.

He seemed to be looking at the scenery on the north bank greedily, and said leisurely: "It's timid to be close to the hometown."

In fact, Cai He didn't know why his uncle suddenly returned to Beijing until now, and he never mentioned the reason on the way.However, there must be His Majesty's approval for this matter, otherwise it is an iron law of the court that the leading generals are not allowed to leave the station without authorization.

Cai Qian was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "After returning to Beijing, you go and beat the children of the clan, so that these bastards will not run amok outside in my name in the future."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Cai He respectfully complied, a thunder flashed in his heart, and he looked up at the middle-aged man beside him, his eyes full of worry.

If His Majesty just called the clan uncle back to Beijing to report on his duties, then he would not be able to stay in the capital for long, and a frontier army commander could not be called superior in the capital anyway.

The meaning of Cai Qian's words is self-evident. It is obvious that His Majesty wants to make great use of him, and there are only a few top military positions, so the competition will definitely be extremely fierce.Regardless of the world-renowned Jin King Pei Yue, the old and vigorous Hou Guliang of Guangping, and the trusted Xiangcheng Hou Xiaojin, these people are not easy to deal with.

Cai Qian noticed the change in his expression and nodded in relief.

He attached great importance to this younger generation of the clan, just like Tang Youzhi's attitude towards Tang Linfen back then, so he brought him by his side to teach him, and immediately said frankly: "Your Majesty, let me return to Beijing to take over the post of You Junji."

In fact, during the Battle of Jiangling two years ago, Cai Qian had already won the approval of the court officials by virtue of his meritorious defense of the city. If Emperor Kaiping had not left him to Liu Xianjiaen, he would have been granted the title of Marquis at that time and served as a magistrate in the Western Mansion. No one in the court questioned it.

This year in the battle of Xuyangguan in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, although Xiao Jin had a problem with his strategic judgment, Cai Qian took the Jiangling Army and It is still a great achievement to bring the main force of the solid base army back to Jiangling City, so as to preserve the strength of the army on the south bank.

Cai Qian has met the conditions for entering the center in terms of qualifications, military exploits, and even the most important family member.

Cai He said worriedly: "Master Hou, is it possible that His Majesty is planning to retire Gu Junji and replace him with the Marquis of Xiangcheng? But even so, His Royal Highness Prince Jin is still in the capital..."

His meaning is very simple, even if Gu Liang leaves the court, how can the military position bypass Pei Yue and Xiao Jin?
There was a complex look in Cai Qian's eyes, and he said slowly: "Actually, King Jin Jianyan asked me to return to Beijing to take over as You Junji, and then His Majesty allowed this performance."

Cai He's expression changed suddenly, as if endless turmoil was hidden in this short sentence.

Cai Qian smiled lightly, rode his horse forward, and said to himself, "I don't understand this world more and more. Let's go, go back to Beijing."

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"Niangniang, Niangniang!"

A female Shi staggered into Jingren Palace, her face pale and panicked.

Empress Dowager Wu's heart tightened, her hands in her sleeves clenched unconsciously, and she scolded with a sullen face, "What are you panicking about?"

The female history did not have time to plead guilty, and said in a trembling voice: "I will report to the empress, the news came from the north that the Zangfeng Guard entered the pass ahead of time, and defeated the imperial army led by the Marquis of Hejian and the two guards of the Southern Camp outside the Circular Mound Altar. The empress asked Master Wu to arrange for those responsible The dead soldiers who protected His Majesty were all killed by the masters under the command of the King of Jin. The King of Jin has always been by His Majesty's side. After the Hejian Hou led the troops to retreat, he met the garrison led by the Xiangcheng Hou and set up a garrison more than ten miles away from the northern suburbs of Kyoto. However... I don’t know what happened on the battlefield, but the Marquis of Xiangcheng and Marquis of Hejian led the imperial army and surrendered to the King of Jin.”

Her words were a little confusing, but every sentence was imprinted in the heart of Queen Mother Wu.

Wu Cunren's arrangement didn't work, Liu Xian was always under the threat of Pei Yue, and what they kept saying was coercing the emperor had already become a reality.Empress Dowager Wu couldn't figure it out, in that unique place in the Circular Mound Altar, Liu Xian was protected by a lot of masters, and offering sacrifices to heaven was always limited to the Son of Heaven, how could Pei Yue get close to him?
Chen Huan, Marquis of Puding, did not stop the Zang Fengwei who had returned from the western region. Mingming Luan Yiwei reported yesterday that Zang Fengwei and Lingzhou Zuowei guarded Gu Liang and returned to the capital together. Gulin Station.

As for the two defeats that the female historian said, it made the Empress Dowager Wu feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

At this moment, how could she not understand that all her schemes were within Pei Yue's expectation, that young courtier seemed to be kept in the dark, but in fact his heart was like a mirror, and he had prepared a complete countermeasure.Thinking that this painstaking plan was in vain, and Pei Yue was always watching with cold eyes, while she was like a buffoon on the stage, Empress Dowager Wu couldn't help smiling miserably.

More importantly, now that Pei Yue has an absolute advantage, and the emperor is in his hands, who else can stop him from seeking to usurp the throne?
"My lady..."

Tears welled up in Nu Shi's eyes, and she called out with great worry.

Empress Dowager Wu woke up from despair, suddenly remembered something, her eyes flashed a cold light, and said in a low voice: "Decree Dingyuanhou Peicheng, close the nine gates of the capital, and never allow the troops under King Jin to enter the city."

This is the proper meaning in the question, and Nu Shi quickly responded: "Yes, ma'am."

Empress Dowager Wu said again: "Decree to the forbidden army, the whole army will rush to Yongrenfang immediately, attack at all costs, and control everyone in the Jin Palace. If anyone resists, they will be killed."

After Xiao Jin left, the [-] forbidden troops were still standing outside the gate of Yongrenfang, but there were still [-] forbidden troops in the palace. She obviously wanted to put all her eggs in one basket to take advantage of Pei Yue's weakness.Although she knew that the Beiwei Battalion was the most elite subordinate around Pei Yue, the compactness of the city's buildings made it difficult to take advantage of the cavalry, and the imperial army had a chance of winning with twice the strength.

What's more, she didn't have much choice now.

The most honorable woman in the world seems to have forgotten one thing at this moment. Her son, the Emperor of Liang, is still by Pei Yue's side. This move may completely anger the other party, and then lead to extremely serious consequences.It's just that the thought of all the planning turned into a joke, the anger in her heart seemed to be able to swallow everything.

Nv Shi still had some sense, and cautiously persuaded: "Your Majesty, should we rescue His Majesty first? Or invite the adults in the court to come and discuss..."

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound suddenly broke out.

Nv Shi was stunned, the burning pain on her face seemed to be a hallucination, she looked at the red-eyed Empress Dowager Wu, never thought that the master would lose his composure like this.After entering Jingren Palace for nearly ten years, Nvshi has always been the most powerful confidant of Empress Dowager Wu. She rarely even gets reprimanded, but now she was slapped hard because of one sentence.

Empress Dowager Wu said coldly: "You don't even listen to Aijia's words? What kind of benefits did King Jin give you?"

Nu Shi's tears kept rolling down her cheeks, she didn't care about her sorrow, she quickly knelt down and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, how can this servant be the kind of person who betrays the master? It's just... Madam, don't worry, this servant will do it now."

After all, she didn't continue to persuade, because the empress dowager obviously couldn't listen.

Empress Dowager Wu looked at the fingerprints on her cheek, moved her lips, and finally said indifferently: "Go."

Nv Shi took Yi's decree to find Lin Duan, the commander of the Forbidden Army who was staying in the palace. After about a stick of incense, four thousand brightly armored Forbidden Army came out of Chengtian Gate.To the surprise of these soldiers, there was a carriage slowly approaching on the imperial street, blocking their way.

Lin Duan rushed over immediately after receiving the report, took a look at this extremely ordinary carriage, and thought about it, stepped forward and saluted loudly: "The last general, Lin Duan, pays homage to the ruling lord."

Luo Ting came out of the carriage, looked at the Forbidden Army who was ready to go ahead, and asked calmly: "The Empress Dowager asked you to lead the troops to Yongrenfang?"

Lin Duan didn't dare to hide anything, he bowed his head and said, "Yes."

Luo Ting sighed, "Go back."

"Is... eh?"

Lin Duan showed a puzzled look on his face, and immediately said in embarrassment: "My lord in power, this is the order of the empress dowager."

Luo Ting said slowly: "The Marquis of Xiangcheng and the Marquis of Hejian have surrendered to the King of Jin. The current situation cannot be saved by attacking Yongrenfang. Besides, you should know the strength of the Beiwei Camp. Don't worry about your empress. I will enter the palace now, and all responsibilities will be borne by me."

Lin Duanru was struck by lightning, and after taking the order, he stared at Luo Ting's back in a daze, and didn't recover for a long time.

The officers and soldiers of the imperial army were all waiting for his decision, Lin Duan gave the order to return with some helplessness and some gratitude.

Of course he knew what kind of ruthless character Beiwei Ying was, and he also knew that a strong attack on Yongrenfang would offend the King of Jin to the end, after all, it was only the emperor's order.Now that he doesn't need to confront that elite team head-on, although he is relieved, his mood is extremely complicated.

Looking up at the blue sky, Lin Duan sighed silently.

Days are going to change.

(End of this chapter)