In the study, King Yan was sitting behind the bookcase and looking down to read the scroll in his hand. In the chair in front of him sat Xiao Qianchi, and there was no one else except the three brothers. Nangong Mo and Wei Junmo glanced at each other, King Yan didn't call any outsiders to come, obviously there was something important to say. As for Master Nianyuan, he didn't expect King Yan to trust him so much.

The father didn't speak, and the three brothers Xiao Qianchi naturally didn't dare to speak rashly, so they had to sit and wait with their eyebrows lowered. Therefore, when Nangong Mo and the three of them came in, they saw Xiao Sangongzi's obviously relieved appearance, obviously sitting here motionless was really a torture for Xiao Sangongzi.

"You're here? Sit. King Yan raised his head and put the scroll in his hand aside to the three of them.

Wei Junmo pulled Nangong Mo to sit down on the side, and after Nian Yuan also sat down, Xiao Qianjiong couldn't help but ask: "Father, you summoned us over, what is the matter?" "The weather has not been smooth for the third prince Xiao in the past two days, and they just heard the news that the palace concubine is pregnant. Although which side of the father's concubine is pregnant, this kind of thing is not for them as sons to take care of. But I don't know why, Xiao Sangongzi is full of rejection for this sudden younger brother or sister. Yongcheng and Mingyu didn't feel this way before they were born. I can't find the reason, Xiao Sangongzi's anger is even more uncomfortable, and in the end, it can only be attributed to the fact that the palace Xiaodie made the Yan Wangfu unpeaceful before, so he didn't like it.

King Yan glanced at his son lightly and said, "I just received news from Chen Yu that I have already fought with the army of the imperial court. What do you think of the current situation? ”

Xiao Qianwei hesitated for a moment and said, "Father, General Chen Yu, shouldn't have any problem dealing with Yichunhou, right?" ”

King Yan nodded and said, "Chen Yu has no problem dealing with Yichunhou, the problem is the people behind Yichunhou." "Although the generals of Great Xia are far less than the famous generals when the country was just founded, there are still a few powerful figures in the big country. However, Yanwangfu is only the territory of Youzhou, and there are only so many people who can pull out all the good battles. Once the Marquis of Yichun is defeated, the imperial court's attention to Youzhou will naturally be deeper, and those who would not have come out will be afraid that it will be time to move.

"Is the prince scared?" Nian Yuan, who was sitting next to him, asked with a smile.

The three brothers of the Xiao family couldn't help but gasp, and used this tone to talk to their father, didn't Nianyuan want to live?

But King Yan was actually not as irritable as they imagined, and he didn't jump up directly and pull Nian Yuan out and cut him. King Yan looked down at Nian Yuan and asked, "What does the master have to say?" ”

Nian Yuan said with a smile: "Now the people of the entire Youzhou and Yan Wangfu are counting on His Royal Highness King Yan. If His Highness is afraid of the little monk, no matter how many thoughts he has, it will be useless. King Yan snorted coldly and said, "Master doesn't need to say this to provoke this king, since this king has made up his mind, he will never regret it." ”

"Good. Nian Yuan stroked his palm and smiled, "The prince is full of words, since he said so, the little monk naturally has nothing to worry about." ”

King Yan said, "What does the master want to say?" ”

Nian Yuan smiled: "Actually, it's superfluous to say anything now. At this point, both sides are in a situation of non-stop. There is only one thing the prince has to do now, to win the army of the imperial court. As long as the prince wins, no matter what the world says, it is useless. In this world, the strong have the final say. ”

"Master's words" King Yan squinted slightly, and said: "If it weren't for knowing the master for many years, this king would really have some doubts that the master was really a disciple of the Born Buddhism?" ”

Nian Yuan smiled and said, "If the little monk is simply a believer in Buddhism, how can he sit here today?" Although the little monk is in Buddhism, it is a pity that he does not have the heart of the family teacher and the brother who is beyond the world. King Yan nodded silently and did not say anything about Nian Yuan's words. If he really wanted to make friends with a Buddhist master, he wouldn't look for Nianyuan.

He looked sideways at Wei Junmo, who was sitting on the side, and asked, "With Chen Yu and Xue Zhen's ability, Yichunhou can't last two months under them." Jun'er, who do you think will be the next person to receive orders from the imperial court? ”

Wei Junmo lowered his eyes and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter who leads the troops in the imperial court, uncle, what we should be most concerned about now is how many soldiers and horses the imperial court will produce." "Generals are indeed very important, yes, but the generals of the imperial court are not so bad that they are vulnerable, and Xue Zhen, Chen Yu and others are not yet geniuses. In this case, if the number of soldiers and horses sent by the imperial court exceeds that of Youzhou too much. Even if it's really a genius from heaven, it can't be stopped.

King Yan raised his eyebrows and asked, "How many soldiers and horses do you think Xiao Qianye can have?" In this regard, King Yan was not too worried. It is true that there are a million soldiers and horses in Great Xia, but most of them are in the hands of a few princes who guard the border passes. For example, King Yan, King Ning, King Kang and so on. The rest still have to be stationed in various places, and Xiao Qianye can draw out 800,000 troops to deal with him.

Wei Junmo said indifferently: "If you don't have it now, it doesn't mean that you won't have it in the future." There are 20 million strong men in Great Xia, and Xiao Qianye can still do it after casually drawing two or three million. And even if your uncle is recruiting troops now, he can only recruit another 200,000 soldiers and horses at most. "If there is more, Youzhou will not be able to afford it. This battle cannot be ended in a short period of time. And if King Yan transfers all the strong men to the battlefield, who will farm the land? What about the army's quartermaster logistics?

Hearing this, everyone was a little silent. King Yan frowned and said, "According to what you say, we can only wait to surrender Xiao Qianye?" Although he said surrender, Yan Wang's lips were filled with a disdainful smile. Apparently not really.

Wei Junmo raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at King Yan a little strangely. King Yan said angrily: "I have something to say." ”

Wei Junmo said: "Uncle still asked Chen Yu not to grind with Yichun Hou, and push south as much as possible." ”

"Wei Gongzi is right." Nian Yuan praised: "His Royal Highness King Yan is indeed seeking stability

"It is indeed good for His Royal Highness King Yan to seek stability, but the most important thing now is to take Qingzhou and other places as soon as possible. As long as the territory is large, people will naturally have it, and there will be no need to worry about food. "Youzhou is vast and sparsely populated, but the land is not very fertile. It is not realistic to want to rely on Youzhou alone to confront the entire Great Xia court for a long time.

King Yan also understands this truth, but now that a qiē has just begun, he doesn't know how the court plans to play cards, and when he naturally uses a qiē to stabilize dìng. But Wei Junmo and Nianyuan's words are equally reasonable. The trade-off between this is up to King Yan to decide.

King Yan unconsciously rubbed his fingertips with his right hand, pondered for a long time, and asked, "Who can lead the troops to take Qingzhou for this king?" ”

The child is willing to go! ”

"The child is willing, too!"

Xiao Qianwei and Xiao Qianjiong got up at the same time and said in unison.

Xiao Qianchi was stunned for a moment, then got up and said, "The child is also willing to go." ”

King Yan glanced at his three sons and didn't speak, but his eyes fell on Wei Junmo. I saw Wei Gongzi calmly playing with Nangong Mo's slender hand, as if he was completely unaware of King Yan's fiery gaze.

Nangong Mo twitched the corners of his mouth and pulled his hand out of Wei Junmo's hand. Wei Junmo raised his eyes to look at her, and Nangong Mo blinked his eyes and motioned for him to look at King Yan. Only then did Wei Gongzi raise his head and look at His Royal Highness King Yan, but he still didn't speak. King Yan coughed lightly and asked, "Jun'er, what do you have to say?" ”

Wei Junmo shook his head and said cleanly: "No." ”

His Royal Highness King Yan choked, took a deep breath and said, "Wei'er and Jiong'er are still young. ”

Wei Junmo looked at Xiao Qianwei and Xiao Qianjiong, "Sixteen years old, nineteen years old, not young." King Yan was angry, gritted his teeth and said: "Don't pretend to be confused for this king, this king wants you to lead the troops to the battle, you dare to disobey?!" ”

Wei Gongzi was unmoved, "I thought my uncle would want me to solve other things?" ”

King Yan snorted lightly, "Does this king still have anything you need to solve?" You give this king to take Qingzhou down obediently. You have just been promoted to deputy commander, and you have also been diligent for this king, hiding in the palace all day long, what do you look like? "This nephew is good at everything, but he has no ambition and no motivation to work hard. Sometimes it's not a good thing for people to be too smart, they can see through everything, they can get everything, and naturally they don't care about anything. His Royal Highness King Yan thinks that he is an ordinary person, and he can't see his nephew's lazy appearance.

Nian Yuan next to him smiled and said, "What is Gongzi Wei talking about, His Royal Highness King Ning?" ”

Wei Junmo didn't speak, just looked at King Yan in silence. His Royal Highness King Yan lowered his eyes and was silent for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "King Ning, this king has his own arrangements!" ”

"Uncle wants to go in person? Except for you, no one in Youzhou can convince King Ning. "At this time, King Yan naturally can't leave Youzhou lightly. King Yan was suddenly angry, "Is it difficult, you will be able to convince Old Seventeen?" Wei Gongzi was indifferent, but the look between his eyebrows already explained his thoughts.

King Yan only felt that it was a headache, he kindly wanted to arrange military merits for his nephew, but people didn't appreciate it, so he had to run off the wrong track. Even if you really convince King Ning, can it be compared to the credit for winning Qingzhou? In the military, in the final analysis, military merit is the most important thing.

Xiao Qianjiong didn't seem to see his father's irritability at all, and said with a smile: "Father, since my cousin refuses to go, can my son go?" Don't worry, your son will never disgrace you. ”

"!" King Yan said angrily: "Go back, this king still has to think about this matter." ”

"Yes, Father." Xiao Qianjiong shrugged his shoulders and said lazily. Anyway, there will be more opportunities for war in the future, and he is not in a hurry. It's just that my cousin obviously doesn't want to go to my father, but I have to drive my cousin to the battlefield, and this kind of father who knows that he can't beat his cousin and has to fight to the death doesn't seem to be so terrible.

"Yes, Father, the child is gone."

"The little monk retires!"

"You two stay!" King Yan's voice was a little gloomy and compassionate.

The two glanced at each other, and together they stopped walking out and turned around.

When there were only three people left in the study, King Yan glared at Wei Junmo fiercely for a long time before he sighed and said, "Say, what do you want to do?" ”

Wei Jun was silent, Nangong Mo smiled, "What did Uncle say?" ”

King Yan glared at her angrily and said, "You don't talk to this kid!" Why don't you want to go to Qingzhou? ”

"Xizhou is more important." Wei Junmo said: "Once King Ning sends troops, Youzhou will be attacked from both sides. "Moreover, Xizhou's Tainingwei is not inferior to Youzhouwei. Once King Ning is in trouble, it will definitely be more auspicious for Youzhou. King Yan sneered and said, "Do you think that Old Seventeen is likely to help Xiao Qianye?" "King Ning is not a fool, now that there is King Yan's Mansion in front of him, Xiao Qianye will never move King Ning. But once the Yanwang Mansion is finished, the Ning Wangfu will be the next Yanwang Mansion.

"Even a single point can be a hidden danger." Wei Junmo didn't raise his head and said, "As long as there are enough interests, King Ning may not be tempted." ”

"For example?" King Yan raised his eyebrows.

Nangong Mo said with a smile: "For example, never cut the domain, hereditary replacement." ”

"Tsk." King Yan disdainful, "Old Seventeen is stupid to believe in the emperor's will." "Can the Emperor's promise be kept? If the emperor can guarantee that it will be valid forever, there will not be so many meritorious and powerful people who have robbed their families and exterminated their clans in history. The emperor is indeed a good mouthful, but if necessary, the emperor also turns his face faster than turning a book.

Nangong Mo said: "However, there are always many people in this world who will believe it, right?" ”

King Yan looked at the two of them, and said, "This king understands, both of you want to go to Xizhou, right?" ”

Nangong Mo smiled and said, "Uncle is wise. ”

"Wise fart!" King Yan smiled and scolded angrily, pointed at the two of them and said, "You, this king gives you soldiers and horses, you don't give me a good belt." And you, the two children are just a full moon, running around

, what are you running around? Why, this king's soldiers and horses can't burn their hands? Nangong Mo smiled leisurely: "Uncle can't say that, Jun Mo is also to share his uncle's worries." Anyone in Qingzhou can go to fight, but can my uncle really find someone who is suitable to go to Xizhou besides Jun Mo now? ”

Yan Wang was speechless, stared at the two of them for a long time before sighing, waved his hand irritably, and said, "Get out!" I can't figure it out, old seventeen, you two don't come back! ”

Nangong Mo raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Thank you, uncle." ”

Seeing the figures of the two disappear outside the door, the anger on King Yan's face gradually converged. There was a faint melancholy on his graceful and cold face. After a long time, he sighed slightly and said: "What is worrying about this king, it's just that you can't trust this king." Is this king so like?"

Wei Junmo took the initiative to stop the errand to Xizhou, so naturally he didn't have to lead troops to fight. However, the military power was not handed over as smoothly as he expected. His Royal Highness King Yan seems to have an iron heart to fight with him, even if he wants to go to Xizhou on a business trip, the position of deputy commander of the Chinese army will continue to lead. As for Wei Junmo's absence, what should the army do? Didn't Nangong Xu not be outstanding during the defense of the city in Youzhou? It just happens to be the brother-in-law of the county lord of Star City, so let's take it first.

So, under the mocking eyes of Changfeng Gongzi, Wei Gongzi prepared to go out with Nangong Mo with a handsome face.

Xizhou is not a good place to go, although the relationship between King Ning and King Yan has always been good. But this relationship is obviously not as stable as that of a brother like King Qi. Now King Yan has clearly stated that he has turned his face with the court, but King Ning has not said anything about it. Not taking a position sometimes means neutrality, but it also means that his position can be changed at any time.

King Ning's age was considered young among the sons of the previous emperor, and he was even one year younger than Wei Junmo. But like King Yan, he married at the age of sixteen and took charge of the three guards of Taining in Xizhou. He was also one of the most powerful people among the feudal kings. This also means that ordinary characters will never be able to suppress him, let alone suppress him, even if you want to convince him, it depends on whether he is willing to give you face. That's why King Yan has the idea of going to Xizhou in person.

Hearing that Wei Junmo was going to go far away, except for Princess Changping, who was worried, no one else cared much. Whether it is Wei Junmo or Nangong Mo's martial arts ability, they are all first-class in the world, not to mention whether they can succeed in convincing King Ning, at least if they want to retreat with their whole body, absolutely no one can stop them.

Xiao Sangongzi, who heard the news, was very regretful, "It's a pity, I haven't seen Uncle Ning for several years." But soon he became excited again, "My father has agreed to let me go to Qingzhou with Brother Nangong." So this time, I won't accompany my cousin and sister-in-law. Cousin, don't worry, Uncle Seventeen is a good person and very talkative. ”

Xiao Qianchi slapped his younger brother away in a rare way, and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense, cousin, you guys should be careful all the way." Uncle Ning's temper was a little strange. But "look at my cousin, and then look at my cousin," you shouldn't have any problems. ”

Nangong Mo was really a little curious about this His Royal Highness King Ning, Xiao Qianjiong felt that he was a good person who spoke very well, but Xiao Qianchi felt that he had a strange temper, compared to the two, Nangong Mo decided that it was better to believe Xiao Qianchi's words.

The young man yawned lazily and said, "King Ning, I've seen it twice. ”

"What do you think, Uncle Ning?" Xiao Qianchi asked with some curiosity.

The string song boy said calmly: "The piano is played well." ”

Qin Zixu said with a smile: "Qin is Yale, so His Royal Highness King Ning should be a gentleman?" ”

"Huh." Xian Ge Gongzi let out two meaningless laughs, looked at Qin Dagongzi with a smile and asked, "Qin Gongzi thinks, am I a gentleman?" ”

"Although the son of the string song is famous all over the world, he is really not a gentleman. However, the string song boy is known as the double master of the piano and the doctor. Obviously, you can't just listen to the piano when you look at people. Of course, this principle is also applicable to Master Nianyuan. Master Nianyuan's piano skills are extraordinary, and he has not seen any softness when he stirs up major events in the world.

The string song boy came to a conclusion leisurely, "Those who like to play the piano are probably true gentlemen, and those who play the piano well are not good people." ”

The crowd was silent. String Song Boy, it's good that you know this kind of thing, and don't treat others with yourself. There are still many true gentlemen in this world who play the piano well.

Who? The string song boy raised his eyebrows.

Well, everyone silently pondered in their hearts, and had to sigh gloomily.

Sure enough, those who play the piano well are not good people!