(It¡¯s only been one day and the number of clicks on red tickets has dropped dramatically, and there is no fire support. If there is no support, how can I have the motivation to insist on three updates? Even if a child performs well, he still needs to buy a lollipop as a reward, right? ? Red tickets, collections, rewards, come to the bowl.)
Chapter 245 News from the Northwest
Fang Jie¡¯s carriage passed slowly through the street, its wheels crushing the early morning light. It's already February, and the sun breaks much earlier than before. But at this time, the city gate has not yet opened, so there are not many pedestrians on the street. The stalls selling breakfast have already been set up, and you can smell different aromas within a short distance.
Nie Xiaoju was driving the carriage, while Chen Xiaoru and Hei Xiaozi were sitting on both sides of the carriage. The horse pulling the carriage seemed to feel that the carriage was too heavy, so he snorted several times in dissatisfaction. It lowered its head and started hard, and then raised its head again after being pulled. The horse's hooves stepped on the bluestone surface and made a crisp sound, disturbing the dreams of many people.
Fang Jie and the others had just gone out, when someone in a few alleys showed up and watched. These ghost-like guys in the dark have been following Fang Jie from a distance. They know that there are masters around Fang Jie, so they don't dare to get too close. The carriage went along the street and stopped when it turned the corner. Then the people watching secretly saw the black boy getting out of the car and buying some fried dough sticks and millet porridge. They all seemed calm and didn't seem to be doing anything different from usual.
Those who were monitoring Fang Jie were the Snake Guards under Prince Yi. They were the secret espionage team formed by Prince Yi just this year. Their main role is to follow, ambush and assassinate to gather intelligence. What Fang Jie didn't know was that his good friend in the martial arts academy, Zhang Kuang, also joined the Snake Guard in order to change his life.
The black guy who bought breakfast climbed back on the carriage and handed one portion into the carriage. He and Chen Xiaoru and Nie Xiaoju shared the rest.
The people from the Snake Guard had been watching Fang Jie's shop all night. Seeing that they seemed to be eating delicious food, the people from the Snake Guard couldn't help but lick their lips.
Standing in the corner, Zhang Kuang¡¯s brows furrowed tightly as he poked half of his head out to look at Fang¡¯s carriage. He received an order yesterday to monitor Fang Jie's every move. When he heard the order, his heart tightened. To be honest, he really regarded Fang Jie as a friend. The youngest student who was born in the frontier army, I felt a little friendly from the first time I saw him. Zhang Kuang also had a younger brother who died of a serious illness when he was fourteen years old.
¡°Perhaps it¡¯s because Fang Jie has similar personalities to his younger brother, and is occasionally naughty and willful, which makes him very willing to make friends with Fang Jie. But yesterday, he suddenly realized that he might be standing opposite Fang Jie, and he would be holding a sharp knife in his hand. I don't know when the knife in each other's hands will stab into each other's abdomen.
He tried to resist, but was powerless.
After joining the Snake Guard, he realized how terrifying this organization was. All those who tried to resist were eliminated. This is a group of killers secretly raised by Prince Yi. Although nothing has been done against the court yet, Zhang Kuang is convinced that Prince Yi's purpose of forming the Snake Guard must be to target the emperor.
Standing on the street corner, he watched the carriage slowly disappear from sight.
Someone patted his shoulder from behind, Zhang Kuang looked back, and then gave a wry smile.
"Do we still have a way out?"
he asks.
The person standing behind him was silent for a while and then shook his head: "You and I both thought that we took this path because of the injustice of the court, and told ourselves that we were just doing this to find a way out for the future. But in the final analysis, Or is it because we have greed in our hearts? Even now, I don¡¯t know if there is any way out. Maybe we will draw our swords and face our former friends and brothers in the next moment. In this case, why bother to think about whether there is a way out? "
Zhang Kuang sighed: "I do it because of greed, and you do it because the court is really unfair. Your contribution is so great, and the court has no reward. Although the emperor asked you to enter the martial arts academy without taking the exam, what did you get? With your With your cultivation, you can definitely enter the Tai Chi Palace during the New Year's Eve dinner. With your merits, you can have a life where you don't have to worry about food and drink. But you and I are worried about money Why can those children of aristocratic families do it? Squandering their dirty money, while we are tossing and turning over a few copper coins?"
The person standing behind him is Mo Xiandao.
Mo Xidao said slowly: "It is precisely because you and I are dissatisfied and unwilling that we entered the Snake Guard. Let's go we must continue to do what we should do. If we really reconcile with Fang and Yanwu Academy Brothers are facing each other with swords Let me come, just stand behind me."
Zhang Kuang was startled, not knowing what to say.
"Does Prince Yi really just want to return to the court and take power?"
he asked.
Mo Xidao smiled: "Even now, you still think like this. If he just wanted to return to the court and take power, the Snake Guard would not have to exist at all. Just because you and I are already inside, we should have clearly understood it a long time ago This is basically a war.¡±
¡°Can we really get what we want?¡±
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Ask again arrogantly.
Mo Xida said: "I only know that if we don't really fight for it, we will never get what we want. The emperor allows people with military backgrounds to enter the martial arts academy, but it is just a beautiful-sounding one. It¡¯s just a lie. Look at the students who have come out of the Yanwu Academy over the years, it¡¯s the children from aristocratic families who have really stood out. Even if people like us enter the Yanwu Academy, they will only be looked down upon after leaving the Academy. Gate, return to the army, we must die when it is time for us, and we will not leave a word in the history books."
"perhaps you're right."
Zhang Kuang nodded and took a deep breath: "Brother, if Prince Yi wins in the end, can we let Fang Jie have a way out?"
Mo Xida was silent for a while and then asked: "If Prince Yi loses, will Fang Jie give us a way out?"
Zhang Kuang thought about it and found that he didn¡¯t know what the answer was. Maybe, maybe not. Before entering the martial arts academy, he considered Fang Jie and himself to be on the same team. But later on, Fang Jie climbed higher and higher and gradually got farther away from them. When he saw Fang Jie again, he saw not only Fang Jie's scenery, but also his own downfall. When he borrowed money from Fang Jie, he felt as painful as a knife cutting into his self-esteem. The more calm Fang Jie was, the darker he felt.
Sometimes, friends become enemies not because you did something wrong, but because you did something too good.
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The carriage did not stop at the entrance of Sanjin Houfu. The main door of Houfu, which had never been opened, suddenly opened when the carriage arrived, and the carriage drove directly into the yard. Immediately after, several servants closed the main door of the Hou Mansion, and even the side door that was usually open to receive guests was also closed.
At this time, there were more than just snake guards hiding outside the Sanjin Houfu. Many of the subordinates of the big shots in the court were watching here. As soon as they saw the carriage entering the yard, some people ran back to report the news.
At this time, the adults were waiting at the entrance of Tai Chi Palace to go to court.
Tomorrow is the day when the army sets out for battle. This matter will definitely be discussed at today's court meeting. What is very unusual is that among the courtiers waiting at the gate of Taiji Palace today, not many of them gathered together to chat. From time to time, you can see an adult's entourage hurriedly running over, getting into his carriage, and then hurried away again.
When the time came, General Zhi Jinwu, who was on duty, shouted. The Forbidden Army soldiers slowly opened the palace door, and the two teams of Feiyupao from the imperial guards came out first to change shifts. The Feiyupao who had been on duty all night lined up and left. On both sides of the corridor from the palace gate to the Taiji Hall, there were Imperial Guards holding long spears, crested helmets and armor.
A eunuch came out and shouted something in a tone of voice, and then he led the adults into two rows according to civil and military requirements and walked towards the Tai Chi Palace. The officials of the Ministry of Etiquette took notes on one side of the book, and they would not let anyone off the hook if they were disrespectful. Today, I don¡¯t know why many adults look a little solemn. They glanced at each other from time to time and quickly looked away.
Dong Nuan Pavilion
The emperor frowned deeply as he looked at the unconscious man in front of him who was wearing the uniform of a fifth-grade tooth general. The imperial doctor had been busy all night, but the man was too tired and never woke up. This man was hurriedly delivered by the postmaster on the official road yesterday. It is said that he was exhausted before he even got to the post station. When asked what happened, he said it was an urgent matter and said nothing else. After changing horses, he fell off after only a few steps and has been in a coma until now.
That Yi Cheng was very thoughtful and did not send the person to the Ministry of War but directly outside the Tai Chi Palace. Feiyupao, who was on duty, did not dare to delay. He ran in to ask for instructions and carried the tooth general directly to Dongnuan Pavilion. This man has been sleeping. The emperor sat in Dongnuan Pavilion all night last night without closing his eyes and with a solemn expression on his face.
He seemed to have anticipated something bad, so he lost sleep. Or maybe he wanted to wait for the tooth general to wake up and ask immediately what the urgent report was. Su Buwei looked over the Yajiang's body and found nothing. Therefore, the emperor's heart was very tight, and he could not think of sleeping.
Seeing that it was almost time for the morning court, Su Buwei reminded the emperor. The emperor nodded after a moment of silence, and then began to change into court clothes under the service of the palace maid.
At this moment, the tooth general¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple moved up and down, and then the man sat up suddenly and subconsciously touched himself.Waistside.
His horizontal sword had already been taken off by Feiyupao, so he wiped it clean. Then he saw the emperor wearing a dragon robe. He was obviously stunned for a moment, and looked at it carefully again with uncertainty. After reacting, he quickly knelt down and said, "General Zhuge Zhan, the leader of the army on the left, will bow to your majesty!"
"The left-leading military guard? Pei Huan's men?"
The emperor frowned and asked.
"Exactly"
Ask Zhuge Zhan's tooth general to kowtow.
"What happened?"
The emperor asked.
"Your Majesty"
Zhuge Zhan raised his head and lowered it quickly, as if he didn't dare to look into the emperor's eyes: "Your Majesty the war in the northwest was lost! My general has died in the battle, and the military advisor asked me to return to Chang'an quickly to report the truth! Chen Chong When they came out, the military counselor led the last remaining brothers and rushed forward to try to block the torn defense line. When I looked back, I saw that they were quickly overwhelmed by Meng Yuan's cavalry The right leader Wei General Yu Zhengdong had also already He died in battle, the Chinese army collapsed, Zuo Xiaowei General Jin Shixiong's whereabouts are unknown, and Prince Xu led his troops to retreat to Qingxia"
With a snap, the maid who was holding the crown and preparing to bring it to the emperor was so frightened that she let go. The gorgeous and noble crown fell to the ground and rolled to the emperor's feet.
"Put it out and kill with the stick!"
The emperor glanced sideways at the palace maid who was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and gave a cold command. His voice seemed calm and without any disturbance. But no one could see that in the wide sleeves, his fists were clenched tightly, and the veins were exposed.