Chen Gan frowned: "It can't be fake, right?"

Yang Jin shook his head: "There is a seal on it, it can't be fake."

After these words were spoken, the three people in the tent had different expressions.

Yang Jin closed the handwritten note and said, "Please bring in the messenger."

Chen Gan walked out of the tent and came back with two men.

A man had powder on his face and a faint fragrance on his body.

The other man was wearing Tibetan clothes and a mask on his face, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

Qi Hou stepped forward and shouted angrily: "What's going on?"

"Who told you that you can wear a mask when entering the barracks?"

"Take it off quickly!"

...

...

The man with powder on his face raised his index finger and rubbed his thick chest vigorously.

"How dare you!" The voice was so sharp and thin, revealing his identity in an instant.

Eunuch Wang: "I have been ordered by the emperor to come to the border to deliver his will.

You bunch of generals, stop being so rude! ”

Yang Jin showed displeasure: "The border is full of mixed people, if we let strangers sneak into the important military camp.

Can my father-in-law bear the responsibility? ”

Eunuch Wang paused, stamped his feet, and said angrily, "Take off your mask quickly and let General Yang see it!"

The man in dark clothes slowly took off his mask. The three people present had seen that face before.

Zhang Da!

Chen Gan half-closed his eyes, quickly adjusted his mood, and pretended not to know Zhang Da.

He smiled and said, "Eunuch, you have been traveling a long way. Would you like to take a rest before you announce the decree?"

Eunuch Wang knew that Chen Gan wanted to delay time. If Zhang Da had not proposed a plan to get Yang Jin away, the deposed prince might have taken him down.

He grabbed Chen Gan's arm guard and threw it aside in disgust.

"I know what you are thinking."

Eunuch Wang's expression changed and he took out the imperial edict from his bag.

"The Emperor decrees, by order of Heaven."

"The deposed Crown Prince Xiao Jingzhou has shown no remorse and has teamed up with Gu Zhenbei to raise his own troops.

I am well aware that the deposed crown prince is eloquent and all the soldiers at the border have been deceived.

Considering that the soldiers have served Dajing and have made great contributions in guarding the border, and that they have been deceived, this crime can be forgiven if they repent in time.

I have specially ordered Yang Jin to personally escort the deposed Crown Prince Xiao Jingzhou and the commoner Gu Zhenbei to the capital.

Exile all members of the Gu family and kill them on the spot!

..."

The three people kneeling on the first floor had faces that looked as if they had lost their parents, each one uglier than the other.

Eunuch Wang handed the imperial edict to Yang Jin.

"General Yang, please accept the order."

Chen Gan and Qi Hou looked at Yang Jin in tacit understanding and said in unison: "General!"

Zhang Da stood behind Eunuch Wang and asked: "Could it be that General Yang wants to disobey the order?"

Yang Jin lowered his eyes and held out his hands: "I accept your order!"

Yang Jin took the imperial edict. Although it was a light piece of silk, he felt it was as heavy as a thousand gold.

He said, "Send Eunuch Wang and this gentleman to rest."

Eunuch Wang and Zhang Da looked at each other and smiled with an unsatisfied look.

The two men walked out of the tent.

Yang Jin whispered to Qi Hou, "Have someone guard these two people. As for water and food, it depends on your mood.

What happened today must be kept secret. ”

Qi Hou, who was a little slow-witted, also understood Yang Jin's intention.

He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of them."

"Try to kill them of thirst or hunger as soon as possible!"

After Qi Hou left, Chen Gan walked up to Yang Jin and whispered, "It seems that the rumor that the Crown Prince was deposed was not true.

What should I do? ”

Yang Jin said: "The enemy is about to attack the city, we must not let it out at this time.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has devoted all his energy to the people, to Zhiyi City, and to the Great Jing Dynasty.

Your Majesty deposed such a good man. Did he want to enthronize the Third Prince, a kid who hasn't even grown all his hair yet? ”

Chen Gan sighed deeply and couldn't utter a word.

For a moment, it seemed as if an invisible, intangible mountain was pressing down on the two of them.

…

The inner courtyard and study of the government office.

"That's how it is."

Lu Chen stood in front of the desk and reported the situation to Xiao Jingzhou.

Xiao Jingzhou said nothing, slowly moved his gaze to the window, looking at the bare dead branches in the yard.

Lu Chen was a little anxious: "Your Highness!"

“Zhang Da brought Eunuch Wang out of the military camp. General Yang and the others must have known about the exile.

As long as you give the order.

I immediately led my men into the yard and killed the two men! ”

Xiao Jingzhou said: "The war is imminent, don't make things complicated."

"Your Highness!" Lu Chen's eyes became moist.

Xiao Jingzhou said calmly: "Yang Jin has already made his attitude clear by not taking action right away.

It would not be a good thing to make things bigger now. ”

Lu Chen had been with Xiao Jingzhou for many years and had learned a lot from him.

He immediately responded: "Are you saying that General Yang has other plans?"

Xiao Jingzhou said nothing and nodded slightly.

Lu Chen burst into laughter instantly: "I told you so!"

"How could I have misjudged him? General Yang is a real hero!"

…

Yang Jin received the imperial edict and didn't know what to do.

Burn it?

no!

Bury it?

Not at all!

If the truth ever comes out in the future, he will have the evidence to take the blame alone and will not implicate Chen Gan and Qi Hou.

It's getting late.

Yang Jin returned to the bedroom of the general's mansion and walked in.

He walked around the room for who knows how many times before finally finding a good place.

Half an incense stick of time passed, he crawled out from under the bed with his butt sticking up, stood up and brushed the dust off his body.

With a "bang", the door was kicked open.

Yang Jin looked at the crumbling door and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"lady."

Yang Zhonghui leaned over to look at him: "Hidden private money? Hand it over!"

Yang Jin glanced at the bed, took out a silver ingot from under the pillow and handed it to Yang Zhonghui.

“No more!”

Yang Zhonghui originally wanted to defraud him, but he didn't expect to get unexpected wealth.

She threw it back: "I don't care about this little money. Save it for when you come back from the war and treat the brothers to a drink."

It was rare for Yang Jin to see his wife being so generous, so he put the silver in his pocket, went up to Yang Zhonghui, put his arms around her waist, and carried her to the bed.

The thin gauze curtain slowly fell down, and the bright red quilt kept rolling, covering up the looming figure.

…

The next day, early morning.

All the officials gathered in the government hall to discuss matters.

The soldier guarding the north gate came to report.

"400,000 enemy troops have arrived outside the city and are setting up camp ten miles away!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was in an uproar.

"The pace is so fast!"

"It seems that they are traveling day and night for this battle."

Gu Zhenbei analyzed: "They must be exhausted at this time.

After they rest for a night and recover their strength tomorrow, I'm afraid the war will start. ”

Qian Wuyou asked, "Isn't it a good time to launch a surprise attack tonight?"

In the previous battle, Xiao Jingzhou led his troops out of the city for a surprise attack, and 6,000 men repelled 200,000 men.

They even brought back tens of thousands of war horses and even moved back the enemy's weapons camp.

If it happened again, he couldn't imagine how happy he would be.

Yang Jin glared at him and said, "If you want to capture the city sooner, let us launch a surprise attack."

Qian Wuyou was glared at and was speechless for a moment.

Chen Gan was worried: "We only have 50,000 soldiers, and 30,000 new recruits.

Even if there are Molotov cocktails sent by God, someone has to stand on the city wall and throw them! ”

After these words were spoken, everyone fell into deep thought.

Xiao Jingzhou stood beside the sand table, stretched out his slender hand, and inserted a small flag on the sand table.

"Tonight is indeed a good opportunity!"

"Give orders to be on guard!"