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"After so many years, I know that your surname Gu has always been resentful of me, Gaomi, and I tell you that when you and your brother fought hard with the Bohe people in Huqiaobao, the people of Bentuo were not idle! At least 250,000 people survived because of Bentuo's decision! Bentuo will never regret everything he did in the past!"

Gaomi's sonorous and powerful words echoed in the imperial garden, which shocked Liu Ce, because Gaomi's expression and tone of speaking definitely did not seem to be pretending...

Gu Qian shook his head and said, "It's impossible. At that time, General Ouyang Wu told me personally that you would come to help, not to mention that you have 50,000 people under your command. Even if you want to rescue the people, can't thousands of people be sent out? Even if there are a thousand people, maybe Huqiaobao will not fall..."

"Fifty thousand people? Hum..." Gao Mi snorted coldly when he heard this, "I had to have 50,000 people in my hands at that time. I had already taken the Bohe people's camp outside Longzhou. Are you still racking your brains to divert the people?

In the past, only 3,000 soldiers were available in the hands of the Japanese commander. How did you ask me to rescue Huqiao Fort? The remaining people were transferred away half a month before the Bohe people invaded Longzhou! Ouyang Laogui is comforting you!"

When Gu Qian heard this, he still looked disbelief: "Tong Gao, in the past, you were the chief general of the Right Army Preparatory Office of Longzhou. How could the troops of three flag regiments be transferred at will? Who has the courage to mobilize the border troops at will?"

Gao Mi twitched the corner of her mouth, then looked at Wei Zhen, then looked at Wei Ran, and suddenly took out an old copy from her arms, threw it on the table and said, "This is the order that the Prime Minister's Mansion, together with the Right Taiwei Mansion and the Palace General's Mansion, gave it to this command to the governor.

I was appointed as the garrison of the Right Wu Guard in Qianzhou, responsible for the defense of various parts of the capital, and there is also the seal of the Right Taiwei Mansion, the Hedian General's Mansion, you can go and take a look..."

"Why don't I know about this?"

Wei Zhen was shocked when he heard this, murmured to himself, and ordered the guards beside him to take the document on Gaomi's desk and read it carefully, and confirmed that the order was from the two Grand Marshals' Mansions, and the official seals on it could confirm what Gaomi said.

Wei Zhen's face suddenly became very embarrassed. The trustworthy Right Grand Marshal Wen Yan Zhao and the Palace General Guo Zhao actually colluded with the late Prime Minister Jiang Yan to privately transfer Gaomi and the Longzhou border troops into the capital? This simply didn't take himself as an emperor seriously at all...

Gao Mi continued: "Your Majesty, this is the truth about the defeat in Longzhou back then. It is not that Bei Zhi did not want to fight the enemy to the death. It is just that more than 80% of the troops under Bei Zhi were transferred from the two Taiwei's mansions, and they were unable to stop all this from happening..."

Wei Zhen said to him with a sad expression: "Tong Gao, I blamed you wrongly back then, alas..."

Gao Mi stood up and bowed to Wei Zhen and said, "Your Majesty, it is useless to say too much about the past, and I don't want to mention it again. But today, I will take advantage of the fact that the military governor has become a triumphant, and I plan to boldly bring up the old things again. Can I make a decision as soon as possible about what I have discussed with the emperor over the years?"

Wei Zhen frowned immediately after hearing this, and said to Gao Mi with a bitter expression: "Di Tong Gao, can you allow me to think about it carefully?"

Gaomi was suddenly a little unhappy and said to Wei Zhen: "Your Majesty, are these conditions raised by the humble post too much? They are all soldiers who have made military achievements for our Great Zhou Dynasty and have sacrificed their lives to the battlefield..."

Wei Zhen said, "Tong Gao, I know all the things you said, but when I have my difficulties now, can I make peace with it for a while and let me think about it carefully?"

Gao Mi twitched her cheek and said proudly to Wei Zhen: "Emperor, tonight at the latest, Bei Zhi wants to be in Yulongxuan tonight. When he heard the emperor give Bei Zhi a satisfactory reply. Bei Zhi was unable to drink, so he said goodbye first!"

After saying that, Gao Mi did not wait for Wei Zhen to reply, and left the case with a solemn expression, without taking the Wei royal family seriously.

Liu Ce, who had been paying nonchalantly to the change of expressions between Gaomi and Wei Zhen, can be seen from the negotiation attitude between the two that there must be an indescribable hidden truth in it. Perhaps the rumors that Gaomi wanted to subvert the Great Zhou may be false. At least things are not without room for maneuver. The key is to see what attitude Wei Zhen has...

However, these have nothing to do with Liu Ce for the time being. After Gaomi left, Wei Zhen still forced himself to smile and continued to drink and talk to Liu Ce and Gu Qian and others. Liu Ce calmly responded to the wine that Wei Zhen had come one by one. He also wanted to find an opportunity to ask Wei Zhen when he planned to pay the pensions in his army, so as to go back to the Far East earlier...

About half an hour passed, and lunch ended. After the maid removed the plate on the table, Wei Zhen suddenly said to Wei Ran: "Crown Prince, Lord Gu rarely comes to the Imperial Garden. You can accompany Lord Gu to stroll around the garden and sober up..."

Wei Ran immediately stood up and went to the Imperial Garden with Gu Qian for a walk and enjoy the flowers...

After Gu Qian and Wei Ran thanked for their kindness, Wei Zhen then looked at Liu Ce and said kindly: "Liu Aiqing, can you go to Yunting with me for a walk in Beiyuan?"

Liu Ce replied: "Since the emperor has made an appointment, how can he wipe out the emperor's elegant pleasure?"

Wei Zhen nodded, then stood up and said to Liu Ce, "Liu Aiqing, come with me..."

Liu Ce didn't think much about it, and immediately stood up and followed Wei Zhen without saying a word. At the same time, he was also thinking about how to ask Wei Zhen for military pay next time. It was impossible for Wei Zhen to not be able to bring out the supplies of less than 20 million silver, right?

In this way, the king and his minister surrounded by maids and officials, walked around two winding corridors and came outside the Beiyuan.

...

At the same time, the inner city was located not far from the palace, and the largest "Guangyuan Chess Club" was located not far from the palace. King Weichi of Jing was performing a chess game of one against three. In half of the incense stick, two people had already lost one after another. The remaining one was just struggling to support it. It was only a matter of time to see his failure in his posture...

Sure enough, after another six or seven rounds, the player was depressed and abandoned his son and bowed to Wei Chi and sighed: "Your Highness Jing, I am really convinced..."

After hearing this, Wei Chi covered his mouth with a silk trouser and coughed, "Cough cough cough... Sir, don't worry, victory or defeat is common. Xiao Wang just won the young master by chance... Cough cough cough... The young master's chess skills are already very good. It's really a blessing for Xiao Wang to make friends with all the chess players here today..."

After the chess player got up and bowed to Wei Chi, he slowly left the chess room. As soon as he left the door, the chess boy announced the final decision to win and lose. Soon the entire chess club heard cheers.

About a quarter of an hour later, Xiao E, the maid next to Wei Chi, walked out of the chess room, then placed two ingots of 10 taels of gold on the money plate in the middle of the chess club, bowed to everyone, and said:

"Dear chess players, my highness ordered my servants to come and tell him that he said he would rarely enter the capital once, as long as someone in the chess club today can beat His Highness and let him enjoy his life,

Then the gold and silver in the entire currency plate belong to him. Of course, this time, Your Highness also said that this time he could play chess with five people at the same time. I wonder if you have the courage to do this?"

As soon as Xiao E's words came out, the entire chess club immediately began to talk, and they all wanted to try it out. After all, the money plate contained hundreds of taels of silver and gold...

But the three of them just now were the most powerful chess players in the chess club, and Wei Chi could easily win with half a stick of incense, which shows how exquisite and superb the chess skills are.

"Why, isn't anyone willing to try it?" Seeing that no one came forward to play chess, Xiao E sighed disappointed, "Does the players in the entire capital have no courage to play chess with Your Highness? Your highness finally returned to the capital, and only has such a little like, can't you satisfy him?"

At this moment, a Shu Ya voice sounded among the crowd: "Dare you ask, is Your Highness Jing set up a chess game? If so, I will fight..."

When everyone heard the sound, they saw Huangfu Zhai holding a bronze mirror with one hand in one hand, standing behind the chess club crowd with a calm expression, as if waiting for Xiao E's response.

Xiao E looked at Huangfu Zhai for a while, then asked, "Dare you ask this young master's name, so I can tell your highness to you, can you have a companion playing chess together?"

"No, I'm the only one..." Huangfu Zhai said, "Is the name so important? Do you have to tell me to know about King Jing?"

Xiao E hurriedly explained: "Young Master misunderstood. It's just that Your Highness has been weak and sick since childhood. His only hobby is to make friends with some talented literati and scholars. When you are idle, you can learn chess skills or study poetry and music together..."

Huangfu Zhai said: "Tell King Jing, just say that Huangfu Zhai plays chess alone with him, and I can let him have three sons!"

As soon as these words were said, the entire chess club was shocked and thought to himself that this guy was not a madman, right? Wei Chi's chess skills are among the best in the entire Jingjin. Do you dare to say that his three sons are so confident?

Xiao E was also stunned when she heard this. It took a long time to come back to her senses and said to Huangfu Zhai in a trembling voice: "Youngfu Master Huangfu, what did you say just now? I didn't hear it clearly..."

Huangfu Zhai said lightly: "I said I would let King Jing's third son. If he had no confidence, I could let the third son more. For such a novice, we must treat it fairly..."

This is really a shocking thing. Now the entire chess club has confirmed that this arrogant guy must be a lunatic, and even suspected that he was here to make trouble. Everyone is considering whether he should throw him out of the chess club...

"Quiet, please be quiet..." Seeing that the chess club became more and more noisy, as if there were signs of losing control, Xiao E hurriedly comforted them, and then said to Huangfu Zhai, "Since Mr. Huangfu is so confident, please wait here for a while. I will go back."

After saying that, Xiao E and Huangfu Zhai bowed and immediately walked towards the chess room on the second floor.

After about half a cup of tea, Xiao E appeared in everyone's eyes again and said to Huangfu Zhai: "Mr. Huangfu, your highness is welcome..."

Xiao E made an elegant "please" gesture to Huangfu Zhai, indicating the location of the chess room where Wei Chi was located.

Huangfu Zhai nodded, then reached into his arms with the hand, took out the mirror cloth, wiped the bronze mirror in his hand, and walked step by step towards the entrance of the stairs...
Chapter completed!