Xue Poye sat on the bedside at night, holding Yuezhu in his arms, and gently caressed her smooth shoulders. It was warm and sweet. Seeing that he was going to go on an expedition tomorrow, he wanted to comfort the two ladies before leaving.

of.

He now feels a little empty in his body. After all, he had sex with Xiao Suzhen twice in the afternoon, and had an intense love affair with Yue Zhu in the evening. The essence in his body has almost been drained out.

"Ms. Gong, Yue Zhu wants to accompany you." Yue Zhu curled up in Xue Poye's arms like a docile little sheep, with red eyes: "How can you go there without anyone to take care of you?

My husband, you agreed to let me go with you."

Xue Poye gently kissed Yue Zhu's forehead and said softly: "Silly girl, I'm going to fight, not touring the mountains and rivers. How can I take you with me? When my husband comes back after a great victory,

I will take you to all the famous mountains and rivers in the world, do you agree?"

"But...but I'm worried about you being alone outside. I heard that the climate in the northwest is bad, and you...you will get sick. Who will take care of you then? My husband, just let me go, and Yuezhu will be well."

I will take care of you and prepare delicious food for you every day. When my husband is bored, Yue Zhu will also talk to you...!" At this point, Yue Zhu's eyes had already overflowed with tears.

Xue Poye gently licked Yuezhu's tears, which were salty, and hugged her tightly, saying softly: "Don't worry, there are two royal chefs who are following you this time. They must be very skilled in cooking.

Not bad. As for my safety, you don’t have to worry about it. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of troops, Ximen Raizo will also bring thirty Habayashi guards with me. With their protection, even if there is danger, they will be able to deal with it easily.

." He paused and said softly: "After I leave, you and Suzhen will have a good rest in the mansion. The affairs at Ziyanfang will be left to others for the time being. Gongyang Yuehui will send people to closely guard the General Guard's mansion.

, there will be no problem.”

Yue Zhu knew in her heart that Xue Poye would not let her go with him, so she agreed softly and pressed her delicate body close to Lang Jun.

With all kinds of love and affection, Xue Poye had just gotten up early the next morning and cleaned up when he heard Manager Hu come to report: "Master Marquis, a Yu Linwei who calls himself Huang Ting has come to pay his respects!"

“Huang Ting?”

Who is it?

It was only when he saw the Yulin Guard named Huang Ting that he suddenly realized what he was doing.

This Huang Ting was actually the Yu Linwei who was sent to the southwest in Hangzhou to find out Yuan Buyi's true identity. He was so busy with business recently that he actually forgot about this incident.

Huang Ting looked very tired, but looking at the look on his face, he was full of confidence. It was obvious that he had found out important information.

"Brother Huang, sit down!"

Seeing that the Marquis was treating him so kindly, Huang Ting hurriedly said: "Don't you dare." He clasped his fists and said respectfully, "Master Marquis, my brothers and I have already found out the identity of Yuan Buyi."

Xue Poye said happily: "Oh, who is he?"

Huang Ting said: "Master Hou, this man is not from the southwest, but he did business in the southwest. His real name is not Yuan Buyi, but Yuan Tiangang."

"Yuan Tiangang?" Xue Poye frowned.

Huang Ting clasped his fists and said: "Master Hou, this Yuan Tiangang was the number one scholar in the third year of Deqing Dynasty. He was an arrogant man. He was favored by the late emperor and was granted the title of Minister of Rites. However, this man has an arrogant personality. For such an official position as Minister of Rites,

He actually ignored him and often told people that the late emperor treated him lightly. During a palace banquet, Yuan Tiangang became drunk and went crazy. In front of the late emperor and all the officials, he insulted them. This angered the emperor and was removed from his official position.

, reduced his status to the people. I thought that after he was deposed, he would be quieter, but who knew that he actually sold calligraphy on the street for a living, and often wrote words that were contemptuous of officials. The Holy Emperor ordered Mr. Wei of Kyoto Prefecture to deal with the matter. Mr. Wei will

Yuan Tiangang was sent to prison, and poisoned wine was prepared to make him commit suicide."

Xue Poye touched his nose and wondered: "Why is he still alive even if Mr. Wei ordered him to commit suicide?"

"Because of King Mingyue." Huang Ting said respectfully: "Master Hou, at that time, King Mingyue was in Kyoto. He heard that there was such a strange person, so he went to Kyoto to see who this arrogant guy was.

What kind of character. It was precisely the arrival of King Mingyue that Mr. Wei gave Yuan Tiangang the antidote and saved his life. If King Mingyue had been a moment later, Yuan Tiangang would have definitely died."

"I see."

"Although Yuan Tiangang saved one life, due to the deep poisoning, the skin on his face has become necrotic and turned black...!" Before Huang Ting finished speaking, Xue Poye said in surprise: "You mean, Yuan

Tiangang looks like a black charcoal bag, is it because of poisoning?"

"Packed with black charcoal?" Huang Ting was a little surprised.

Xue Poye laughed, waved his hand, and said, "Go on, what happened to him? Did King Mingyue save his life?"

Huang Ting said: "King Mingyue was very interested in Yuan Tiangang, and even asked the late emperor for this person. How could the late emperor care about such an arrogant person, so he gave him to King Mingyue and took possession of the northwest."

Xue Poye frowned: "You mean... Yuan Tiangang is from Mingyue King!"

"Exactly." Huang Ting said: "Not only that, after Yuan Tiangang went to Yongzhou in the northwest, he gained the favor of King Mingyue. At first, he was just an aide beside King Mingyue. Later, King Mingyue let him manage the affairs of Yongzhou, but he was

The governance is in an orderly manner, and a few years ago, he was officially appointed as the Right Minister by King Mingyue, and together with Zuo Zixuan, he is known as the two wise men around King Mingyue."

Xue Poye was even more surprised. He didn't expect that Yuan Tiangang had such a background. When he first met him in Hangzhou, although he could see that he was not an ordinary businessman, he didn't expect that his backstage was so strong.

He suddenly recalled that in Hangzhou, Yuan Tiangang secretly purchased horses. In addition, he also purchased a large amount of cowhide. Now that he thinks about it, Yuan Tiangang began to prepare for Yongzhou's armament from that time.

"Yuan Tiangang not only managed Yongzhou in an orderly manner, but also often pretended to be a big merchant and did private business across the country. Because of the huge power of Yongzhou as the backend, they built a secret transportation line and purchased large quantities of goods from all over the country.

Horses and military supplies, a year ago, they didn't know how to contact the Hu people. With Yuan Tiangang as the guide, Yongzhou colluded with the Beihu people. Yongzhou exchanged iron ore with Beihu for horses, and they worked together." Huang.

When Ting said this, his mouth was extremely dry. By chance, a servant had already served tea, so he didn't care about anything else. He picked up the teacup and took a big sip.

Xue Poye sat back on his chair, deep in thought.

Speaking of which, if Yongzhou can contact Beihu, he really has a great responsibility.

It was he who took Wu Lachi to deliver the horses that made Wu Lachi realize that Yuan Tiangang had rebellious intentions, so he secretly sent people to Longji Coffin Shop to contact Yuan Tiangang without telling Xue Poye.

The two parties hooked up successfully.

Xue Poye sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Master Hou, there is another matter that has something to do with Yuan Tiangang. I wonder if Master Hou wants to hear it." Huang Ting asked cautiously.

"But there's no harm in talking."

"Master Hou, do you still remember Wang Shizhen, the former governor of Hangzhou?"

Xue Poye was startled: "Wang Shizhen?" He naturally remembered that Wang Shizhen was forced out of the position of governor of Hangzhou by Tan Ziqing's forces, and was later escorted to the capital for trial. He also helped his wife and children, but later

I don’t know who picked him up, and there has been no news. As for Wang Shizhen himself, there has been no news about this person since Xue Poye came to Beijing, so he has forgotten about it. Unexpectedly, Huang Ting suddenly mentioned Wang Shizhen today, which made Xue Poye very upset.

Accident.

"After Wang Shizhen was escorted to Kyoto, he was not tried by the three divisions. The late emperor only allowed him to live in the Kyoto Post House and did not make any other arrangements. When Wang Shizhen was in Kyoto, he could only wait for the trial in the Post House every day." Huang Ting

Looking at Xue Poye, he said: "As for Hangzhou, according to our investigation, the Marquis had arranged for Wang Shizhen's family to live in Dongfeng Pavilion in Hangzhou. However, one day, Wang Shizhen's family was suddenly picked up, and the Marquis even

I can’t figure out who picked him up, but the Marquis must still remember it.”

Xue Poye nodded and said: "Yes, there is such a thing." He secretly admired in his heart that he sent Huang Ting out to investigate Yuan Tiangang. He really did not misjudge the person. Huang Ting got far more information than he imagined.

many.

"The Marquis may not know that Wang Shizhen's family was picked up by Yuan Tiangang. Later, Yuan Tiangang used Wang Shizhen's family as an excuse to coerce and induce him to secretly take Wang Shizhen to Yongzhou. Now Wang Shizhen is also

The staff of Mingyue King make suggestions for the governance of Yongzhou." Huang Ting finished speaking in one breath and took another sip of tea.

…

After breakfast, Ximen Lei Zang, who had come to report at Xue Po Night Order, packed his bags. Xiao Suzhen and Yue Zhu saw him out, one on the left and the other on the right. Ming Xu followed behind with his head lowered.

"Ms. sir, you... be careful, my sister and I are waiting for you to come back." Yuezhu's eyes were red.

"Xue Lang, you must take care of yourself... We are waiting for you...!" Xiao Suzhen's eyes were filled with tears.

Xue Poye comforted her carefully and told two jokes to make the two girls feel at ease, and then looked at Mingxu.

Mingxu murmured: "Cousin... you have to take care of yourself... Cousin will eat fast and recite Buddha's name for you at home, Amitabha!"

Xue Poye chuckled and said: "No, no, no, cousin, I forgot to tell you that I really need someone to take care of me when I go to Taizhou this time. After much thought, my cousin is the right candidate... Lord Ximen, look back.

I will take my cousin with me and take good care of him."

Xue Poye had Mingxu by his side because he had planned it for a long time. This guy has excellent medical skills. On the battlefield, if someone is really injured, his advice will come in handy.

Compared to the hundreds of military doctors who were finally recruited this time, Mingxu's medical skills are definitely not weaker than theirs, and he can be a personal military doctor.

Mingxu was startled, but when he saw Xue Poye's smiling face, he knew that he couldn't escape this time. He sighed and drooped his bald head.

After saying goodbye to the two ladies again, Xue Poye headed to the altar, escorted by Ximen Lei Zang and others.

The altar is also placed in the square in front of the palace. There was a fierce battle here not long ago. Although it has been rebuilt several times, if you are not careful, sometimes you can find bright red stains on the bluestone that have not been washed clean.

Bloodstains.

At this time, in front of the altar, in addition to hundreds of civil and military officials, there were a thousand cavalry and three thousand elite infantry.

The cavalry is the cavalry team secretly trained by the late emperor and has extremely strong combat effectiveness, while the three thousand infantry are elite soldiers drawn from the Jingtong Army. These four thousand sergeants will follow Xue Poye to Taizhou.

The altar was already filled with sacrifices.

Xue Poye was wearing armor, with his purple cloak fluttering in the wind, and he looked really heroic.

Right in front of the altar, another platform for worshiping generals was set up. It was not luxurious, and was even very simple and rough. This was the rule of Chu. The platform for worshiping generals was for worshiping generals, and the country wanted to worship generals, so it was obviously

In times of crisis, there is no room for luxury.

On the platform where generals are worshipped, a huge flag with the word "Chu" stands on it, and ministers in costumes are lined up on both sides of the platform.

On the left are civil servants, Lan Wuqing, Wang Dezhao, He Ruhui and others, naturally; on the right are military generals, with Xue Poye at the head, Song Fei behind him, and other generals behind him.

Xue Poye wore a gold helmet and Sein Fei wore a silver helmet. The two looked solemn. The sun shone on the two armors, one gold and one silver, refracting dazzling light, making each other look interesting.

There was a burst of drum music, and the little emperor, surrounded by the guards, walked to the platform to worship the general. The chief of ceremonies had already shouted: "The auspicious time has come, the emperor pays homage to the general!"
To be continued...