Zhao Mingting, who returned to Songzhou from Bianliang early due to illness, was sitting in the hall of Zhou's mansion, looking slightly sick, discussing the Jianghuai situation with Zhou Shen.

Although Zhou Shen's status in the Shouzhou Army has greatly improved in recent years, his status and reputation are still not as good as those of veteran veterans like Zhao Mingting. When he saw that Zhao Mingting returned to Songzhou after illness, he personally went to his house to communicate with him.

, he was a little frightened, and responded: "Who knows whether the Chu army can make a decisive decision? However, recently there is a rumor in the market that the relationship between Lord Liang and the Empress Dowager Chu Changxin was unclear. The news came from Jinling.

What was passed on also involved an affair between a man and a woman, but I wonder if General Zhao saw any clues when he was in charge of the Zhifang Division?"

In the past, Zhou Shen was close to the crown prince Xu Sizhao. Zhao Mingting didn't have much contact with him and didn't know much about him. However, he thought that the eggs were not finished when the nest was overturned. He thought that if Zhou Shen was really smart, he should know their escape route.

where.

However, Zhou Shen didn't answer his questions all night. Zhao Mingting didn't know whether Zhou Shen was really confused or pretending to be confused, but he couldn't control Zhou Shen's attitude. Zhao Mingting didn't dare to speak too clearly, so he could only say with a bitter smile.

: "The Empress Dowager Changxin first came to Chu, and few people knew that she was disguised as a man. When she officially entered Chu and got married, Jinling was already in chaos, and there was no time to pay attention to her personal relationship with Han Qian. However, since it was spread all over Jinling

It has a nose and eyes, so it should be true."

"I heard that the Queen Mother of Chu was the most beautiful woman in Shu. If Lord Liang really wanted to have an affair with her, she would be really lucky." Zhou Shen said.

Zhao Mingting saw that Zhou Shen stayed out of the alley and had no intention of quarreling with him, so he took advantage of the darkness to leave. Before leaving, he bowed to the rickety figure next to Zhou Shen before leaving.

The ricket figure had difficulty walking, but he still insisted on accompanying Zhou Shen to escort Zhao Mingting to the door of the house.

"If you look at it, Queen Mother Chu is only thirty-three years old this year. She has been a widow for six or seven years. It can be said that she has been around for a long time..." Watching Zhao Mingting leave in the car, Zhou Shen still felt that the topic just now was very chewy, but he couldn't bear it.

He frowned and started talking to the people around him.

"I don't know whether Lord Liang and the Queen Mother of Chu had an affair back then, but at this time a lot of news spread, even in Songzhou. It means there was someone behind the scenes who had the intention." The rickety figure said with a smile.

"Why are you so interested?" Zhou Shen asked doubtfully.

"Didn't Zhao Mingting just say that although Emperor Chu was young, he was quite as heroic as his father, Emperor Yanyou? Big brother, what do you think of a fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old boy when he hears rumors that his mother is having an affair with others around him?

How do you feel?" the rickety figure asked.

"Zhao Mingting just said, 'If the Chu army dares to make a decisive decision, they should do great things.' It turns out that the mystery is here. I didn't even hear it." Zhou Shen was stunned for a while and said suddenly.

"Brother Benben didn't hear anything, and don't blow any wind in the ears of the prince. The building is about to collapse, and whatever the eldest brother does is wrong. And the eldest brother is a capable official in Songzhou. No matter who gains power in Songzhou in the future, he will be useful.

Big brother’s place. Therefore, if eldest brother doesn’t do anything now, it is possible to keep the family home safe and sound..." the rickety figure said.

"Who am I to be a capable official? I will listen to you." Zhou Shen said.

Over the years, he has done several things very well, and others thought he had talents as an official, but he knew in his heart that if he had not broken his back and left his disabled younger brother who could not serve as an official behind the scenes to help with suggestions, he would not have been able to do anything.

Just lost sight of everyone.

Even if there were no strict requirements on appearance for being an official at that time, it was obvious that people with disabilities would be hard to recommend. Zhou Kun could not find an official position in the Shouzhou Army. He stayed with his eldest brother Zhou Shen all these years, and it was with Zhou Shen's support that he could not get a job.

Next, he married a commoner woman as his wife.

In the eyes of others, he is just a poor guy living under the wings of his elder brother Zhou Shen.

Zhou Kun staggered back to the yard where he lived in the east, and saw his handsome wife teaching their six-year-old son how to read under the lamp, and asked: "Where is Uncle Zhou?"

Zhou's wife looked up at her husband and said, "I don't know where Zhou He went and came back drunk. I'm afraid he fell asleep in the woodshed in the backyard!"

In the eyes of Zhou's wife, the so-called "Uncle Zhou" is just an old servant that her husband took in when he was on the run. She doesn't know how often the old servant comes back drunk recently, and she doesn't know how much her husband has bought him in private.

Drink money.

Zhou Kun walked to the woodshed in the backyard, pushed open the woodshed door, and saw Zhou He hiding on the straw mat in the woodshed. The big lights were blown by the cold wind, so he quickly closed the firewood door.

Said: "Zhao Mingting just came to my elder brother, and the meaning of his words was very obvious. It is very likely that the Chu army will attack Huaixi first, and then he and Xu Jin will launch a mutiny and seize the military power of the Shouzhou army..."

"I just met Zhang Shimin and said that the news coming back from various places was very timely. You sent Commander Zhao to lead the elite troops to Chuzhou, not to guard against the Chu army in the general sense, but to do a good job for Yang Zhitang. Yang Yuanyan suddenly attacked.

Preparation - Your Majesty also requires the spies from all over the country not to take risky actions. First of all, they should hide their identities, and if they have enough energy, they can use some unobtrusive small means to shake the confidence of all parties." Zhou He looked drunk just now.

With his gray and unkempt beard, his appearance was not much better than that of a tramp, but the moment Zhou Kun closed the door, he suddenly became energetic.

No one would have thought that the core of the Secret Service's intelligence in Songzhou was him and Zhou Kun.

Zhou Kun was disabled. In addition to interacting with officials who were friends with Zhou Shen, it was inconvenient to go out and easily attract unnecessary attention. Zhou He was responsible for liaison with people from Luoyang and conspirators from Songzhou.

"Did Governor Zhang say when Luoyang will regain Songzhou?" Zhou Kun asked eagerly.

Lurking in Songzhou for many years and hiding it from his relatives, Zhou Kun suffered a lot in his heart. He looked forward to the Daliang soldiers and horses entering Songzhou so that he could face his family and the world as a Daliang general.

"If Yang Zhitang can be successfully hit hard, and Yang Yuanyan and his team have made this reckless move, it is really not that far before Daliang soldiers and horses can recapture the Hehuai River." Zhou He said, looking at the thatched roof.

"Can we remind Xu Sizhao at the appropriate time to counter Xu Jin and Zhao Mingting's mutiny?" Zhou Kun asked.

Xu Sizhao's ability and reputation were not as good as Xu Jin's, not to mention that Xu Jin had Zhao Mingting to help him. However, although Xu Mingzhen was bedridden, her power was still there.

At least before Xu Mingzhen's death, Xu Jin and Zhao Mingting were not forced into a desperate situation and did not dare to directly launch a mutiny. On the surface, they still obeyed the orders of Xu Sizhao, who was temporarily in charge of Songzhou affairs.

The timing was right, and they still had the opportunity to disrupt the situation in Songzhou, but Luoyang did not agree with their plan and how the Henan Province and the Henan Marching Army seized the opportunity they created to severely damage the Shouzhou Army and regain Songzhou and other places.
Chapter completed!