Yangzhou. .

Late at night, Zhang Chao wrote a long letter. The next morning, he asked Ke Qing to send it back to Hanjing, and then he followed Emperor Li Shimin to continue south, the next stop, Hangzhou.

Zhang Chao's letter was sent to Hanjing, and Ke Qing first saw the letter. After reading the letter, she began to follow Zhang Chao's letter instructions.

She wrote to Ma Zhou, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Guo Xiaoke, Cen Wenben, Chu Suiliang and others one after another.

After receiving the letter, Ma Zhou fell into deep thought.

Sitting alone in the study room for a long time.

"Well, I'll get this day sooner or later!" He sighed, then grind the ink and prepared to write a letter.

Fengyi County Prince's Mansion.

The gray-bearded Li Jing received the letter.

"This is the tree that wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop."

Zhang Chuchen, who also had silver wire, took the letter and said after reading it, "Wen Yuan is quite courageous. I thought he would be emotional this time and hesitate. Zhang Wenyuan is sometimes terrible and can put all his feelings aside."

Li Jing shook his head.

"Wen Yuan is not that heartless person. On the contrary, he is the person who values ​​feelings the most. At this point, there is actually no way to go against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. If Wen Yuan retreats, it will not only be his reputation, but also concerns the people of the world."

"Do you want to support him?" Hongfu asked her husband. Her husband was late in life and was depressed and unsuccessful in his early years. He was over fifty years old, but he began to show his glory. Unfortunately, he was unlucky in several key events and stood in the wrong team.

Husbands are not the kind of person who likes to get involved in these struggles.

However, this time it was surprising.

"If it were in the past, I would have chosen to stay out of the matter, but this time it won't work. Zhang Wenyuan took the lead in charge, but I, Li Jing, had no reason but sat aside watching the fun."

"As old, I'll charge again. Anyway, I'll be old. After fighting this time, I'll retire."

Qi County Prince's Mansion.

After returning from the Northern Yassia Mansion, Qin Dan handed him a letter.

"This is?"

"Sent from Wenyuan."

Qin Qiong said oh, took the letter back to the study room. He opened it and read it carefully. After reading it once, he was silent for a while. He picked up the letter and read it several times, and read it carefully again and again.

"Oh!" Qin Qiong sighed long.

Qin Huaiyu came in with a pot of tea.

"Why did my father sigh?"

"I've said it many times. I'll knock on the door before coming in." Qin Qiong glared at his son, and then said, "I just feel a little emotional for my father. They all say that it's the most ruthless imperial family. If you touch the word "right", anyone will become ruthless."

"Father, who is ruthless?"

"If you have time, go to study and practice martial arts more often, and ask for something if you have nothing to do." Qin Qiong put away the letter.

Zhenguo Princess Mansion.

Pingyang was looking at the official documents of the Ministry of War in the study. Although she had already paid the deposit, she did not completely hand over the affairs of the Ministry of War to subordinates. She was busy handling official duties in the Ministry of War every day, and sometimes she would take some official duties home to deal with them when paying the deposit.

"Mother, there is a letter."

Taiping sent the letter.

Pingyang took the letter and nodded to his daughter. Taiping is now her little assistant and often helps her with some things.

But looking at the letter, the smile on her face gradually disappeared.

Slowly becoming serious.

"Sir, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, your father's letter to me."

"The adult's face is not very good-looking. Did my father have something happened to him in Jiangnan?"

"No, everything is fine, but something is going to happen to Hanjing."

Xiangcheng County Prince's Mansion.

Fang Xuanling was calculating the calculations and was calculating the accounts. Zhang Chao was not in Beijing, and he temporarily took over the position of Prime Minister. In fact, the Prime Minister was the steward of the court in his opinion. Everything was gathered and complicated, and all had to be clarified.

"Sir, President Ma is visiting." The eldest son Fang Yizhi came in to report.

"Ma Zhou?"

Fang Xuanling stopped his hand and was a little surprised.

He is the second prime minister of the cabinet, and now acting prime minister, Ma Zhou is the bachelor's degree in the Hanlin Academy and is the president of the Hanlin Academy. Now one of them is yellow on his palm and the other is red on his palm.

One inside and one outside.

It is very taboo for the two to meet in private. After all, if one is not good, a censor will impeach them from both inside and outside.

They even said that they colluded internally and externally, deceived the holy listening.

Moreover, the emperor generally avoids such important officials from getting too close.

"If the adults feel it is inconvenient to meet, will the child see you off for him?"

Fang Xuanling thought for a while, "Ma Zhou is not the kind of person who is ignorant. Since he comes, there must be something wrong. You go to entertain me first, and I will change my clothes and come."

In the living room.

Ma Zhou sipped tea, but was a little absent-minded.

He was organizing his words in his heart, and he didn't know how to speak when he met.

It is very important to obtain the support of Fang Xuanling in this matter.

However, he was not sure that he would get Fang Xuanling's support.

But Zhang Chao is far away in Jiangnan, so he needs to come forward here.

After waiting for a while, Fang Xuanling finally came out.

"Oh, it's really rare for President Ma to visit the humble house."

Ma Zhou stood up and "takes a risk of disturbing you, and hopes to forgive your sins."

"I wonder what the matter is that President Ma is coming?"

"I also don't go to the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble. There is indeed one important thing that I must interview with the house."

Fang Xuanling's eyes twitched slightly, and he turned to his son and said, "Dalang, go and help me clean up the study."

When Fang Dalang left, only two people were left in the living room.

"Fang Xiang, this matter is very important, I must ask for help from Fang Xiang!"

South of the desert.

Bashang Grassland, Zhangbei.

Su Dingfang led the six guards and 120,000 troops here, and there were 60,000 private troops led by more than 800 noble princes in the south and north of Yan.

After reorganization, the newly built Six Guards Army has 20,000 per army, which is considered to be a strong army.

During this period, troops gathered together and trucks of food, grass and supplies were transported to it.

Su Dingfang did not rush to attack, he was waiting.

Xueyantuo's troops in the south of the desert were also gathering, and the Khitan, Xi, and Wei tribes in Yanbei were also moving closer to Xueyantuo's tribe.

Yi Nan didn't want to leave since he came to Mo Nan.

He simply set up his den to the south of the desert.

"Have Qi Gelen and Yao Luo Getu Midu have not replied yet?"

The Central Army General's Account, the Nanya General, and the Jiang County Prince Su Dingfang asked.

"There has not been a reply yet. These two old thieves are very cunning. They are reluctant to express their opinions for a long time."

Su Dingfang snorted coldly.

"Hmph, these two guys are not stupid. They are not that they can't see the situation clearly, but they just want to ask for more price points. The more they are so tactful, the more they also know that the situation is better than people. Let them divide Mobei, and these two people want to ask for a price all over the place, Humph."

"Master, if you want to talk to me, why should we bother with them? Even if the Yi Nan's head is very iron, it may be as strong as our golden mace and steel whip? He thought that if he convinced the Khitan, Xi, Shi Wei, and several tribes, he could make a move with us. He would dare to call the 300,000 to 400,000 string control knights, and even said arrogantly that the iron cavalry was 400,000."

"Blow it, just blow it hard. Even their broken equipment dares to claim to be an iron cavalry? Then what are we? Are the heavenly soldiers and generals?"

The staff officers in the tent couldn't help but laugh.

It’s not that everyone looked down on them. When the Turks were strong, their equipment was only average, relying on quantity and powerful momentum.

The Tiel people now want to cheat people too?

"This is the method of some shameless gangsters in the Central Plains to hit the car!"

A staff officer said disdainfully that there are some gangsters in the Central Plains who are unwilling to work and come up with some evil ways. If someone has a happy event at home, he will come to ask for happy money. Give it some whatever, but they won't leave. If you don't satisfy him, he will dare to use a brick to smash the head with a bloody face, or stab your leg with a knife, which will cause blood everywhere, making your happy event no longer happy.

Or, some people deliberately make some valuable porcelain and walk on the road. When they see wealthy businessmen in other places, they deliberately touch them. Then the person fell and the porcelain was broken, falsely said that they were hit, and they also said that their porcelain was valuable, but in fact they were extorted money.
To be continued...