first minister

Chapter 335 The fateful candidate

In Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, the lights are all shining.

The soft bees, waves and butterflies dance all the time, and the tender swallows and orioles cry everywhere.

Walking there, it feels like you are experiencing a comprehensive temptation from your eyes to your nose, from your ears to your touch. It is difficult for anyone to resist.

Under the guidance of a servant and accompanied by two guards, Lu Shouhu, a tyrant in Nancheng, staggered through the corridor. He dishonestly touched one left and right with his hand, causing the girls he met by chance to laugh and scold them. At the same time, the whole person became more and more excited and his steps became more and more conceited.

When he came to the familiar house, he pushed open the door and saw the beautiful girl waiting for him in the room with an open mind. He immediately let out a few villainous laughs, strode forward, and rushed over there. .

The two guards wisely helped to close the door and then stood guard outside.

In the room at this moment, Lu Yi's eyes suddenly changed, becoming clear and clear, without any trace of his previous drunken state.

There was no curfew in Zhongjing. In the middle of the night, Lu Yi came out of Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion with a disheveled look and a satisfied look on his face. Accompanied by his guards, he mounted his horse and returned to his hometown in Nancheng.

He drunkenly stood on the horse, his seemingly unfocused eyes always paying attention to the possible tail behind him.

After returning to his hometown, not long after, he changed his clothes, climbed over the wall from the back door, crossed the courtyard, and went to the secret passage.

In the secret passage, Concubine De, Xia Jingyun, Su Yuanshang, and Feng Xiuyun were all there. Chen Fugui looked at the door warily and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it was Lu Yi.

"My wife, my lord, this is the latest information in recent days. I have put all the information under my hands and in the brothel together."

Lu Yi handed over the message he had just copied.

Concubine De nodded gently, "Thank you for your hard work."

Lu Yi quickly bowed and said he didn't dare.

Xia Jingyun read it silently, handed it to Concubine De, and then showed it to Su Yuanshang and Feng Xiuyun.

Feng Xiuyun frowned after reading it, "I tried to design twice in a row but failed. What should I do?"

Su Yuanshang shook his head and sighed, "Xiao Fengshan is indeed not an easy person to deal with. He turned the tide twice in a row. If it hadn't been for him, we would have succeeded in making the emperor lose his moral character and the British prince became disloyal."

Concubine De recalled the various news she had just seen and said softly: "That's not necessarily the case. Today Xiao Fengshan went to the British government in person. He obviously realized that the situation was serious and had to take action personally. This shows that we have put a lot of pressure on him. . He must also have given certain promises to appease the British Duke. The British Duke itself is stronger than them. In this way, the conflict between the two parties will be more likely to intensify."

"However, this is not in line with Gao Yang's theory of quick victory. When they slowly start to fight like this, will they have to wait until the end of the year of the monkey?"

Su Yuanshang was confused and worried, with sorrow filling his brows.

Xia Jingyun looked at everyone, but inexplicably thought of a joke he had heard before:
[Fuso team’s three-goal victory could not conceal its decline, while Huaxia team showed its edge with one goal and a small loss]

This Ah Q-style title, which was ridiculed by the crowd, now somehow fits their current situation.

The situation in the court seemed to be stable, but Xiao Fengshan was forced to go to the British Duke himself to put out the fire. He had already lost his composure and seemed to be exhausted.

The news that is thrown out will not calm down like a dragonfly on water, but will set off ripples in people's hearts.

On the other hand, they were just making some small plans, but they still had many trump cards that they had not yet played!

Thinking of this, he looked at everyone with a smile, "Don't worry, we don't expect to be fatal with one blow. Now we are like putting a noose on them. The first step is to put it on their necks, and the second step is to slowly tighten it. Now They seem to be safe and sound, just because we haven't used our last resort yet."

"The last resort?" Feng Xiuyun raised her eyebrows in confusion.

Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "Don't you think that in the battle for imperial power, we can just hide in this secret passage and make a few conspiracies to make the emperor step down obediently and give up the throne, right?"

Everyone was stunned, Lu Yi scratched his head, "I thought the young master wanted to use the dead soldiers I raised."

Xia Jingyun rolled his eyes at him, "How many people do you have?"

Concubine De also reacted, or she had always been doubtful, but she didn't want to refute Xia Jingyun's face, so she never raised it, "Who are you going to find? Among the people with military power in the capital, besides Jiang Yuhu, who else is you? Completely trustworthy?"

Xia Jingyun looked at Concubine De, "Sister, do you still remember when I first entered Beijing?"

Concubine De's eyelashes trembled slightly, her expression showed memories and thoughts, and then her beautiful eyes sparkled, "You mean Yue Pingwu?"

Xia Jingyun nodded, and Concubine De showed a sudden and satisfied smile.

Feng Xiuyun was a little confused, "Who is Yue Pingwu?"

Su Yuanshang also found out this man's life from his memory, and laughed as if he suddenly understood, "The first big thing that happened after the young master came to Beijing was that he cooperated with His Majesty tacitly and snatched an extremely important position from the British prince. This The position controls the appointment and removal assessment of most middle- and lower-level officers in the army."

He looked at Feng Xiuyun and said three words softly, "Central Protector Army."

He shook his head slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of fate in the cycle of cause and effect.
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Yue Pingwu is very peaceful these days.

It was as if the earth-shaking events in the outside world were of no consequence to him.

In his eyes, he seemed to only have his official position and his future.

So much so that many of his subordinates criticized him, but Yue Pingwu didn't care at all.

But what no one knew was that when he returned to his room, he had been wiping a gun in silence every day since the news of His Majesty's death came.

That was given to him by His Majesty himself when he was promoted to General of the Central Guard Army.

He even remembered what His Majesty said to him at that time, "Yue Qing, I hope you will hold this gun and clean up the army for me, sweep away bad habits, eliminate the bad horses, promote virtuous generals, and restore the power of Great Xia!"

"I will repay you with all my heart and live up to His Majesty's high expectations!"

However, in less than a year, His Majesty was killed by an adulterer.

The spear is still there, but the man is gone.He held the gun body, feeling its heaviness and tenacity, and exhaled a long, suffocated breath.

Tuk Tuk Tuk!
There was a soft knock on the door.

Yue Pingwu slowly placed the spear on the gun stand, turned around and regained his composure, "Come in."

"General, Duke Fengyang sent someone to ask for an audience."

Yue Pingwu frowned. He wanted to refuse subconsciously, but he thought that the Qin family also did some military supplies business on weekdays. It was probably such a mess, and the Qin family was not small in power, so it was not easy to offend him rashly. After thinking about it, he said: " Let him in."

Soon, a confidant of the Qin family came in and said, "General Yue. I am here to send you an invitation on the orders of my master. My master is hosting a banquet in Mingyu Tower, and I would like to invite the general to honor it."

Yue Pingwu's brows furrowed even more tightly, "Yue has no contact with the head of your family. What does this mean?"

The steward smiled and said: "The general also knows that our Qin family attaches great importance to business. Business is always done in one go. If we only do business with acquaintances, how can the Qin family make the family business so big? The head of my family personally We have a banquet to discuss good things, and I hope General Yue will not hesitate to honor you."

Yue Pingwu opened the invitation and took a look at it, and finally nodded, "Okay. Yue will go on time."

"Thank you, General. I'll take my leave."

The next day, evening.

Yue Pingwu came out of the Yamen, went home and changed into casual clothes, and then rode to Mingyu Tower.

He was always open-minded and felt that there was nothing to hide about this meal.

At the entrance of Mingyu Tower, the steward had already greeted him personally, and then invited him to the box on the top floor.

Because the corridors on each floor of Mingyu Building are dedicated, he did not meet anyone else.

But when he walked into the elegant and luxurious room and looked at the people sitting at the table, his expression suddenly changed.

"General Yue, please sit down."

Xia Jingyun smiled and extended his hand.

Yue Pingwu hesitated for a moment, then finally sat down, looked at Xia Jingyun, and subconsciously lowered his voice, "You are too courageous!"

Xia Jingyun was noncommittal, "I just met General Yue that day, but I didn't expect that General Yue would still remember me."

Yue Pingwu sighed, "There are a few people in Zhongjing City who don't know you!"

Xia Jingyun said calmly: "I'm afraid there are not many people in Zhongjing City who still know me. General Yue is one of them."

Hearing these words, Yue Pingwu felt sad, "You shouldn't have come."

"But I'm here."

"What are you here for?"

"I want to ask General Yue to help me, so I have to come."

"help you with what?"

"Help me avenge His Majesty and help me drive the prince from the throne."

Yue Pingwu suddenly raised his head and looked at Xia Jingyun.

Xia Jingyun smiled lightly, "I came to see you alone, can't I show my sincerity? Can't I tell the truth to the general?"

Yue Pingwu took a deep breath and laughed at himself, "I am a little military attaché, how can I help you."

"Since you took office last year, with His Majesty's support, you have promoted a total of 120 seven military attachés. Among these military attachés, at least [-] are still in the capital, and they are all in very key positions. These are Most people come from humble backgrounds. If it weren't for you, they would have never made any achievements in the army controlled by nobles, so they are all grateful to you. If the situation changes, you can use your own troops and the number I can give you. Hundreds of dead soldiers, if they raise their arms and call out, even if half of them respond, each with his subordinates, it will be a very powerful force."

Looking at the impassioned Xia Jingyun, Yue Pingwu suddenly laughed at himself, "Do you know what the situation is like in Beijing? The British Army has [-] troops outside, and the Yulin and Huben battalions are also guarding the capital. They will arrive in two or three hours. Xiao Fengshan has [-] troops. Elite soldiers are also stationed on the outskirts of the city, and they can come when they hear the news. There are also forbidden troops guarding the palace, and patrol battalions stationed at the top of the city. How can someone make trouble with this!"

If not for this, he would have launched a rebellion long ago to avenge His Majesty, and he would not have been in his room every day, thinking and preparing the next strategy to assassinate the emperor.

Xia Jingyun didn't panic at all when he heard this, "Shang Zhicheng, the commander of the Forbidden Army, is your Majesty's absolute loyal minister. What if he can help?"

"Not enough."

"What if I could get British citizens to leave Beijing?"

Yue Pingwu shook his head, "It still doesn't work. Xiao Fengshan and his three thousand elite soldiers are still there. I can follow you alone, but I can't risk the lives of so many brothers with you. It will not be easy for them to survive."

"What if I can make Xiao Fengshan leave Beijing too?"

"Still..." Yue Pingwu was suddenly startled, "How is that possible!"

Xia Jingyun looked at him with burning eyes, "Are you willing?"

Under this gaze, Yue Pingwu was slightly flustered, "It's impossible for Xiao Fengshan to leave the capital!"

Xia Jingyun didn't answer, but still stared at him, "Let me ask you, if he could leave, would you be willing?"

Yue Pingwu took a deep breath and nodded heavily, "I do!"

　Finally got the update back.

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