Li Duozuo handed over everything that followed to Li Kaigu and Luo Wuzheng. Before leaving, he quietly told them: "I'm just passing by. Wang Xiaojie is waiting for me there with 100,000 troops. You two must seize the time to implement Master Di's next plan."
As he said that, he looked to the north.
Li Duozuo was afraid that they were too worried and thought that Master Di didn't trust them, so he explained like this.
But in fact, they really didn't doubt Master Di at all. Even if there is, they both will only think it is reasonable.
After all, they are two generals.
And then, His Majesty's decree arrived.
There are a total of 500,000 soldiers and horses guarding the capital city, which is the capital defense army. Not only can it ensure the safety of the capital city and surrounding states and cities, but it can also be mobilized for support from all directions at any time.
These are His Majesty's most trustworthy soldiers and horses. They were led by four governors.
These four governors are directly responsible to His Majesty.
Under the imperial edict: Li Kaigu was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the Northwest Defense Army, commanding 150,000 troops; Luo Wuzheng was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the Southeast Defense Army, commanding 150,000 troops.
After receiving the decree, Li Kaigu and Luo Wuzheng solemnly performed a military salute in the direction of Luozhou.
This is for Master Di.
This is Master Di's trust.
As the two of them arrived, Cheng Ting rushed to Songmo.
He became the military governor of Songmo, Raozhou and Yingzhou. Commanding 250,000 troops, he controlled the Turks on the opposite side.
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Let’s talk about Song Wen, the official secretary of the capital city. His mentor Rong Ning is also going to celebrate his eightieth birthday.
Rong Ning still remember, right? The old man who became an official and saved Xiang Junsheng and gave him Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and paintings.
Rong Ning was in Luozhou and Di Ying was also in Luozhou. Song Wen thought of going to pay his birthday to his mentor and see how Di Ying was doing.
After the eldest princess was resurrected, she kept a low profile in the capital city, but she was really having fun on the inside. Song Wenzhen saw that she was very annoyed, and wanted to ask Di Ying what he was going to do next.
These also allowed Song Wen to set off early.
Song Wen pulled up a large cart of gifts and led a group of followers out of the east gate of the capital city. As a result, they didn't go far when they met Lu Mingzhe and Pi Ruijin who were resting on the roadside.
These two people were Song Wen's senior and junior brothers, and they were both Rong Ning's students. Lu Mingzhe is now at the third rank, and Pi Ruijin is at the fourth rank.
Speaking of which, Rong Ning's students are truly the best in the world.
Song Wen didn't often travel with these two people in the court, but now that they met, they all went there for their mentor's birthday, so they naturally walked together the rest of the way.
Along the way, we had fun chatting about the scenery and culture. There was just no discussion of politics.
As long as we don't talk about politics, everyone can have a good time.
After arriving in Luozhou, they met their mentor. Due to customs, the three of them also moved into Rong Mansion, just waiting for the day of their birthday.
That night, the three of them chatted with their teacher in the study.
Song Wen and his mentor were playing chess, while Lu Mingzhe and Pi Ruijin sat beside them respectively, drinking tea and watching chess.
As the game progressed, Song Wen's move stumped his mentor...
Rong Ning looked at the chessboard and thought for a while, but couldn't think of a way to solve it, so he rubbed his temples and smiled bitterly: "I am getting old after all, and my brain is not enough. It seems that the teacher is going to lose this game again. "
"How can you do that? Master, you are getting stronger with age. Look at this move..."
Lu Mingzhe said jokingly, pointing his finger at the chessboard, intending to help crack it.
Rong Ning raised his hand to stop him, and said with an angry smile: "A true gentleman watches the chess game without saying anything. He is a teacher and thinks for himself."
As he said that, he looked at the night outside the window and said again: "It's already so late, are you hungry? Mingzhe, go call the kitchen and make some midnight snacks."
Teachers and students were together, and there was no need for servants to wait on them. Now they had to run errands, so Rong Ning gave Mingzhe instructions.
Even though the people sitting here were all high-ranking officials from the DPRK, Rong Ning had no intention of being polite to them. Being polite is the right thing to do.
After hearing his mentor's instructions, Lu Mingzhe stood up and gave Pi Ruijin a hand, "Let's go together. The glutinous glutinous rice dumplings you cooked are delicious. It's your chance to show off."
Pi Ruijin responded with a smile and went out with Lu Mingzhe.
Song Wenze turned to look at their backs, and then whispered to his mentor: "I heard that these two people..."
The words reached his lips and he swallowed them back.
Song Wen remembered what his mentor had said, telling them not to mention political affairs when they arrived at Rong Mansion.
Song Wen actually didn't want to mention these things to disturb his mentor Qing Ning in his later years, but he couldn't keep his mouth shut for a while. Fortunately, I swallowed it in time.
Rong Ning looked at him with a kind smile, lowered his head, picked up the chess pieces, and replied: "My teacher is old. After all, he can't outwit you young people in this chess game."
Song Wen smiled coquettishly and helped to clear up the chess pieces with a smile. He felt really embarrassed. How could he be so ignorant and lose his mentor?
Just as he was about to apologize, the back of his hand that he stretched out to pick up the chess pieces was suddenly drenched with blood.
Song Wen looked up in shock, only to see his mentor's eyes widening, his hands covering his throat, but another mouthful of blood spurted out uncontrollably.
Song Wen was horrified. He quickly jumped up and turned to his mentor's side to support him. Only then did he see a dagger inserted into his mentor's back.
He immediately held his mentor's shoulders, laid him down on his side, and squatted on the ground. While guarding the surroundings, he wanted to help stop the bleeding, and shouted: "Here, there is an assassin!"
Several servants outside the house ran in, and Lu Mingzhe and Pi Ruijin also ran back. Seeing this scene, they were all frightened.
"Hurry, go get the doctor!"
Song Wen felt that his voice was trembling a little. How...how could this be...
In fact, no matter how much he helped, he could already feel the loss of his mentor's life...
Song Wen learned autopsy from Di Ying, and he also studied Di Ying's autopsy records for many years.
From the moment he saw the dagger on his mentor's back, he already knew that his mentor was hopeless. That's why I immediately called for an assassin instead of calling the doctor.
I just shouted this now, but I couldn't believe it and wanted to struggle.
Rong Ning is old, so Rong Mansion has a doctor who worships him all the year round.
The doctor came quickly and shook his head at everyone.
Outside the hospital, there was also a commotion, with voices shouting to capture the assassin.
Rong Ning's eldest grandson, Rong Jianyi, was relatively calm. He scolded people for shouting and running around, and also ordered the whole family to be on guard.
But in the face of his grandfather's murder, Rong Jianyi still couldn't hold back his tears and was heartbroken.
Song Wen was the first to calm down.
He asked everyone to evacuate to protect the scene from being destroyed. He was also going to ask Lu Mingzhe to go to the government office to find Di Ying.
But Lu Mingzhe didn't move, and even Pi Ruijin didn't move.
