An Sui suddenly felt the dullness in her chest in her sleep, as if she had been punched hard, and she got up and spit out a mouthful of blood.

An Sui's heart rose with a sense of foreboding, the discomfort that had not appeared for a long time began with a sudden fainting in the Loulan military camp, and began to come one after another. The backlash of the ghost doctor's prophecy has begun.

The pain began to spread from her chest to her whole body, and for a moment, Ann casually felt as if her body was being twisted together.

After a long time, there was a flute sound outside the tent, and I don't know if it was because of the relationship between hearing the flute sound, the pain gradually weakened.

An Sui was fully dressed, and put on another robe, and then he stepped out of the tent, and walked in the direction of the sound of the flute, and on the half-high rock, there was a man, whose back looked so depressed and lonely. An Sui sat down on a rock next to him, and the sound of the flute was like a good medicine, at least at this time, it soothed An Sui's pain at this time.

After a long time, Chen Sixuan put down the flute in his hand, "Lord An can't sleep peacefully in the middle of the night, or is Lord An awakened by the sound of the flute of the lower officials?" ”

An Sui shook her head, "Actually, it's neither." Instead, I came to find the sound of the flute. Mr. Chen likes "On the Water Side" very much! Over the years, only when Mr. Chen plays this piece will he reveal some real feelings. ”

"I like it very much." Chen Sixuan wiped Xiao in his hand, "You heard me play this song many years ago!" ”

An Sui nodded.

"Is there anything different about that?"

An Sui lowered her eyes, unwilling to look at Chen Sixuan's eyes, every time she saw him, she couldn't help but think of Liu Qinlai. I think of the woman who loved her whole life but died in despair for him. After returning to Beijing, An Suiqiang couldn't help but never looked at Liu Qin's grave once, she was afraid that seeing the result of that woman's lifelong love would be chilling.

"It seems like that state of mind is much more confused." An Sui asked Chen Sixuan, "Has Lord Chen never given up this original intention?" Can't even Sister Liu's death make you give up? ”

Chen Sixuan was silent.

He wanted to give up his original intention, just like when he was determined to marry Liu Qin, he was already about to give up, but fate let him know the truth. At that moment, the dead heart burns again, and there is no power left to extinguish it.

Liu Qin is the last person he wants to hurt in his life, but the person who hurts her the most is himself. This is where he can do the most.

I still remember when Liu Qin was dying, he held his hand and asked him, "Ah Xuan, let me ask you, in this life, do you have me in your heart?" I want to hear the truth. ”

Chen Sixuan nodded.

"Compared with Qiao Qiao, who do you love more than me and her in your heart?"

Chen Sixuan hesitated for a long time and couldn't answer, "I owe her a lot, and you are my wife, and I want to be with someone for the rest of my life." ”

Liu Qin shook her head and closed her eyes, and the tears in the corners of her eyes disappeared into her sideburns, "Why are you so sincere?" I'm going to die, why can't you lie to me, even if it's me, it's good to say that the person you love is me! But she didn't wait for Chen Sixuan to answer, and said to herself, "Forget it, isn't that how I fell in love with you?" If you lie to me, you're not Ah Xuan. If there is a next life, I hope there is, and if I can, let me meet you first in the next life! I promise, I won't fail you, and I hope you don't fall in love with other women again in your next life. ”

Liu Qin was very peaceful when she went, which was a hope she had found for herself. She is the kind of person who needs to live by hope.

Chen Sixuan sighed into the distance, "Ah Qin is different from her, but they are all in my heart." Sometimes I am also confused, but it is undeniable that they are all in my heart, after Ah Qin left, I often dreamed of her, and sometimes I would be very dazed when I woke up, thinking that I was still in a dream, and the next moment Ah Qin would push the door in. I thought about it for a long time, it was actually a habit, and guilt is not a shackle of feelings. What do you think? ”

"I don't understand, maybe you're right!"

Chen Sixuan blew again, "Tomorrow, I'm leaving." ”

"Let's go? Where to go? ”

Chen Sixuan smiled slightly, "The emperor asked me to go to Loulan to inquire about the news, and I will be back soon, at most a month." ”

"There are so many spies, why do you want to go? It doesn't make sense. ”

"The emperor has the emperor's intentions, Lord An, if I encounter any misfortune on the way to Loulan, for the sake of Ah Qin's face, try to get me back, even if it is a corpse, I want to be buried by Ah Qin's side, it is my wish." Chen Sixuan's dark color suddenly became solemn, as if he knew something, but it seemed that it was just a "last word" just in case.

"Why are you telling me this?"

Chen Sixuan smiled lightly, "Just in case, don't we usually have to leave some last words when our mission comes out?" ”

Indeed, although over the years, no country on the border of Great Chu has really dared to attack the envoys of Great Chu, but the envoys to and from the countries must indeed be prepared to sacrifice at any time, sometimes because of political reasons, and sometimes because of illness and disaster.

An Sui nodded, "I know, and I'll remember it." ”

Chen Sixuan suddenly opened the palm of his left hand and pointed to a plum-shaped scar on the palm of his palm, "If you can't recognize it, remember to open the palm and take a look, the person with this mark is me." After Chen Sixuan finished speaking, he left.

An Sui's heart felt a little sad inexplicably.

Chen Sixuan set off the next day, and ten days later, the news he came from the north officially confirmed An Sui's suspicions. Beginning in May this year, there was a small-scale locust plague on the northernmost border of Loulan, and before Murong Heng led his troops out to fight, he ordered to make every effort to deal with it. However, since June, drought has begun to appear in Loulan, most of the country's rivers and tributaries have dried up, coupled with the turn of the north wind in autumn and winter, so that the locust plague in the north began to break out in full force. Loulan's own agriculture was not developed, and the only harvest was all fed to the locusts, and later, the locust attack began to become more intense, not only the crops were not harvested, but the grassland was also occupied by the locusts, when a qiē grass was devoured by the plants and locusts, the food of the livestock was robbed, and it became the locusts' subordinates defeated, with countless casualties. The locust plague also brought the most severe plague, and many people and animals in the territory were infected with the plague. This disaster seemed to be like a game negotiated by God, and the unprecedentedly powerful Lou Lan was suddenly pushed into an unprecedented predicament and crisis.

After this news came, An Sui breathed a sigh of relief, for the sake of Chen Sixuan's safety, and the soldiers of Hanjin Pass were also relieved, after all, this news is true, then at least for a year, it will be difficult for Lou Lan to set off any more storms at the border pass.

An Sui didn't think so, on the contrary, because the domestic shape was not good, after Loulan's own self-sufficient supply system was broken, it was very likely that Loulan's domestic forces would be more anxious to attack Dachu, with the purpose of plundering a large number of livestock and grain. If the previous attack was for the purpose of attacking the city and plundering the pool, at most it was a battle for honor, then the purpose of the attack would be more direct and fierce, and this war was a battle for survival.

Ji Xuanyuan thought so.

When An Sui and Ji Xuanyuan said this, Chen Ping was also present, the defensive line of Hanjin Pass was weak, this is not something that can be strengthened in one day or two, Murong Heng's last siege has almost made Hanjin Pass lost, if he comes again this time, I am afraid it will be too late to deploy reinforcements and garrison equipment for the defense of the city.

Although Chen Ping has experienced a hundred battles, he can't help but be a little worried, and there are not too many reinforcements in the country, and the defensive battle of Jinguan is bound to be a vicious battle.

Ji Xuanyuan looked around at everyone, "Then do you have any good ideas?" ”

Chen Ping said, "Your Majesty, to this day, it is better to unite with Guizi and jointly crusade against Lou Lan, now that Lou Lan has suffered a catastrophe, I am afraid it is also the best opportunity given by God, at this time to attack, Murong Heng will inevitably be caught off guard, even if he is prepared, he will not be able to resist the offensive of our army." ”

The generals have been surrounded by Murong Heng's army for a long time, and they have long wanted to fight to the death with Lou Lan's army, and let out the evil breath in their chests.

Ji Xuanyuan didn't say yes or bad, he just glanced at everyone, "Do all Aiqing mean this?" ”

Yin Qingcheng stood up, "Weichen doesn't completely agree with General Chen. When Great Chu formed an alliance with the northern countries, he said that he would only establish an alliance relationship and would not annex the northern countries under any circumstances. If this dispatch of troops will greatly reduce the prestige of Great Chu in the northern countries, and if it causes suspicion and estrangement between Great Chu and the northern countries, then the foreign relations established by Great Chu against the northern countries over the years will be broken, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not unite to raise troops to interfere with the north of our country for self-preservation, and all the efforts I have made before will be in vain, and we have annexed a Lou Lan, not to mention whether the national contradictions between Lou Lan and the Great Chu will make the northern part of the Great Chu more unstable. Speaking of the strength of the northern countries alone, we have to stretch the defense line longer, and we have to spend a lot of troops to consolidate the northern border defense. In addition, the benefits brought by the commercial port to Dachu will also be completely offset, which is extremely unfavorable for domestic recuperation. ”

Chen Ping also understood this, but still questioned Yin Qingcheng, "But Lou Lan has been in trouble for many years, if you don't get rid of it at this time, it will become a big disaster in the future, and if they raise troops to attack at that time, we will still suffer a big loss." Could it be that Lord Yin thinks that raising tigers for trouble can be false? ”

Yin Qingcheng did not flinch, "Xiaguan means that neither at this time nor at this time, there is no need to raise tigers at this time." Instead, I took this opportunity to subdue Lou Lan as my Great Chu vassal state. This natural disaster gave us a wonderful opportunity for Dachu, Lou Lan's self-sufficient economy was broken, so they had to re-establish the people's livelihood, and they had to find a new alternative economy to maintain the current situation, and we used business contacts as an excuse to help them restore the economy and people's livelihood. Although Lou Lan is mainly engaged in animal husbandry, several salt ponds and ores in the territory happen to be the most scarce resources in my Dachu today. If we can establish a business relationship with Lou Lan, then it will not be a problem for our business line to develop further west. ”