His Majesty vomited blood and fainted in the Xuanzheng Palace, and the news of the slaughter of the city in the Northern Desert spread throughout Shengjing in a few days.

The people were panicked, for fear that the northern desert Tartars would come to the capital, and they would also suffer the disaster of their lives.

The originally jubilant release day was instantly overshadowed.

In the Great Sage Palace, Doctor Ai had just finished taking Chai Shao's pulse.

The Queen Mother stood in front of the bed with her eyes down, and asked in a deep voice, "How?"

"Your Majesty's anger and heart attack caused fainting, and after Wei Chen's acupuncture, he opened a prescription for cultivation, and he could recuperate in a few days. Dr. Ai replied.

Seeing that Chai Shao was fine, the Queen Mother was somewhat relieved. She couldn't wait for Chai Shao to wake up, so she ordered the palace people in the Great Sage Palace to take care of her, and then hurriedly discussed the plan to retreat from the enemy.

Walking to the door, she suddenly paused and turned around and asked, "What about Shen Hanzhang?"

The small table was busy kneeling on the ground, and replied according to Chai Shao's explanation: "Shen Niangniang has not been feeling well for the past two days, so she has not waited in front of the palace anymore. ”

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows slightly, but she didn't say anything more.

At the moment, the most important thing is the Northern Desert.

On the Xuanzheng Palace, she only glanced at the military report twice, but at this time, after reading it carefully, she found that there was a trace of inappropriateness, "Revenge?

Every winter, the Northern Desert always has to harass and plunder the cattle, sheep, livestock and people of Yuanzhou counties, although there are wars, but most of them are defeated by the Ling State, if they talk about revenge, they should also take revenge.

"At first, the Northern Desert Tartars only plundered cattle, sheep and grain near Yuanzhou, and we were prepared for it, but we didn't let them benefit. ”

"But who would have thought that in just two days, the Northern Desert would gather 100,000 troops to directly attack Yuanzhou, and keep saying that we slaughtered the entire Northern Desert Imperial Court. ”

The little officials who came to deliver the military newspaper carefully told the Queen Mother and the ministers all the things that had happened these days.

His voice fell, and the ministers were shocked.

Although the people of the Northern Desert were brave and good at fighting, they had not fully recovered after being repelled by the first emperor ten years ago, so they only dared to invade the border states and counties of Yuanzhou, but did not dare to directly invade the border city of Yuanzhou.

But now that someone has slaughtered the Northern Desert Imperial Court, since this matter was not done by the imperial court, it is someone who deliberately provoked the hatred of the Northern Desert people.

Who is behind the scenes?

Uighurs, Nanzhao, and Donglin?

Or is it a Lingguo person?

Thoughts go back and forth in my head, but I can't get the most direct answer.

"Fortunately, a few days ago, according to the instructions of His Majesty and the Queen Mother, the armor, grain and grass have been prepared, and the deployment of various subordinate troops has also been redeployed. Xiao Quan once stepped forward and said.

The Queen Mother bowed slightly.

She tapped her fingers on the table, and she was glad in her heart that although Chai Shao had been in this court dispute for many years, he still retained a pure heart.

As for the person who resists the enemy, if Chai Xi is here, he will naturally be the first choice of the well-deserved choice, but Chai Xi is not there.

Thinking that there was still no news from Lezhou, the Queen Mother's fingers stopped there.

"Is there any general willing to nominate himself?" she asked.

"The minister is willing to lead troops to attack the Northern Desert Tartars. ”

"The minister is also willing. ”

The generals below knelt on the ground, which made the queen mother feel a little ironed in her heart.

But only slightly.

She pondered for a moment and then said, "The mourning family must think carefully about who will lead the troops. For the time being, you go down and prepare the food, grass, and armor, and then announce the decision tomorrow, and the army will set off for the north the day after tomorrow. ”

Hopefully, arrive before the Northern Desert captures the next capital.

The ministers were ordered to retreat, but Xiao Quan stayed where he was, and he was silent for a moment and asked, "The Queen Mother has already had a way to deal with it in her heart?"

"Hmm. The Queen Mother only responded, but did not say the conversation with Chai Shao.

Xiao Quan had a stump in his heart, and after a little sigh, he was about to speak again, and then he saw a small yellow door sweating profusely waving to Gonggong Bu.

Father-in-law Bu walked out quickly, but after a while, he walked in with an anxious face, "Queen Mother, Mo Li has returned to Beijing, waiting for you to announce it outside the palace." ”

The Queen Mother's heart skipped a beat.

"Let him enter the palace quickly. "Dozens of days have passed, and there is finally news of Chai Xi.

Chai Shao and Mo Li met in front of the hall, and when he saw Mo Li alone and described his exhaustion, he knew that the worst guess in his heart had come true.

He didn't wait for Mo to leave the salute, so he hurriedly entered the palace, and after a brief greeting with the Queen Mother, he sat next to the Queen Mother.

"Tell me quickly, what happened to this trip to the West Sea? Why hasn't there been any news for many days? Where is Chai Xi now?"

The Queen Mother didn't wait for Mo to leave the salute, and a series of questions came over.

Mo Li knelt on the ground, "Li Xiaolin rebelled and assassinated the princess in the middle of the way, and has been killed by His Royal Highness, and after leaving Sifang Town, the three continents of Jeju, Zhangzhou, and Lezhou to the west are all in the hands of the Eastern Linguo. ”

"The princess led her subordinates and others to visit Lezhou at night...... His Highness was captured. ”

Chai Shao closed his eyes deeply.

After exhaling a few breaths slightly, he took the lead in asking, "How are the people of these three states?"

"The people of the eastern border country did not massacre, but only let the people close their doors. Mo Li replied.

OK...... OK......

Since the people of Sanzhou have not suffered huge losses, then everything is okay.

"Come on, Li Xiaolin collaborated with the enemy and treason, and took down all the Li family to the mourning family, and sacrificed the flag when the army opened three days later. The Queen Mother's face was pale, and she couldn't wait to kill all the people surnamed Li.

She took a few deep breaths and looked sideways at Chai Shao: "Now that the northern border and the West Sea have lost three states, and the two places are thousands of miles apart, how should we transfer troops." ”

Misfortune is not just talking about this moment.

Chai Shao pondered for a moment and raised his eyes to look at the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, do you remember what the ministers said that day?"

The Queen Mother was stuck.

On that day, Chai Shao explained all the calculations and plans, and he said that he hoped that all these disasters would not happen, but if the real disasters did not go alone, then he thought that the external disasters must be solved as quickly as possible.

If you want to do it as quickly as possible, you need to stimulate the warrior's fighting spirit to the greatest extent, and the best way is for him to go on a personal expedition.

At that time, the Queen Mother vetoed him.

At that time, she calculated that even if Beimo had the intention of waving troops to the south, she would not need Chai Shao to drive the expedition in person.

And once Chai Shao is personally recruited, whether it is defeat or victory, it will not benefit her.

Can ...... now

The Northern Desert Imperial Court was slaughtered, and the Northern Desert Army exerted 300% of its combat power compared to the past due to the mentality of revenge, which is why it caught Ling Guo off guard, and why it took the three states across the border in an instant.

The loss of the three states of Lingguo and the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of people have also inspired hatred, but if there is no one who has been shocked to sit in the north, it is easy for this hatred to turn into a kind of fear in the end.

That's why the Queen Mother thinks Chai Xi is the best candidate.

Can it be ......

She glanced at Chai Shao deeply, and she didn't know what to say for a while.