The sky of the fifth watch in the capital is still dark, but the palace Jinluan Hall has already gathered ministers of different ranks.

"There is a book to play, and there is no book to retreat." The eunuch's shrill voice resounded throughout the hall.

"Minister, there is a book."

"Quasi"

"Recently, bandits in Xiangxi have been rampant, this is a twist and turn played by local officials, please take a look at the emperor." Zhang Yuguang, the champion of the new department, is now the editor of the Hanlin Academy, mainly to collect the memoranda submitted at all levels, and then distinguish them according to the situation of the situation.

When the emperor was carefully watching the twists and turns, Zhang Yuguang gave a brief explanation below, "The bandits are entrenched in the mountains, relying on the terrain, the local officers and soldiers have been unable to attack several times, and the people within a radius of 100 miles have been robbed of money, food, and the people are miserable, and the local officials in Xiangxi asked the emperor to send troops there." ”

The emperor was dissatisfied, a group of bandits still needed such a wanton waste of troops, "Is there no way to deal with it, and it is necessary to borrow troops from the capital?" ”

"Xiangxi is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and the place where the bandits are entrenched is a place called Seventy-two Caves, as the name suggests, there are seventy-two nests, and the path of each nest is cumbersome, and the magistrate has not yet had a detailed map."

It turns out that this is the case, and the capital is bound to send troops to suppress the bandits, so who to let go is another question.

Qin Yan is the regent, although he respects Qin Yu as the emperor, but above the court, he sits on an equal footing with the emperor, and there is a lighter chair on one side of the dragon chair, which is the position of the regent.

"Can the emperor let the ministers watch the folds?" There is a clear distinction between respect and humility in the court, Qin Yan naturally will not embarrass the emperor, he has already listened a lot on the sidelines, and he also knows that the emperor has a difficult choice at this moment.

The emperor handed him the fold, "Uncle Huang, take a look, if there is no map of the seventy-two caves, it will be really difficult." ”

There are already ministers here who directly asked the regent, "Who does the prince think he should send to suppress the bandits this time?" ”

"The bandits in Xiangxi are cunning and make good use of the terrain." After Qin Yan finished reading the recital, he walked into the main hall, but he was actually thinking, "This king thinks that the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, Wei Hongchou, should be competent. ”

After Qin Yan's words were finished, there were already ministers who objected, "Hussar General, Luo Chongrui, has rich experience in actual combat, and the terrain of this suppression of bandits is complicated, why would the prince choose a commander with little qualifications?" ”

"Of course, the old general is brave and resourceful, and he has enough experience, but I am a big country with many talents, so how can I use a hussar general to go out of this matter of suppressing bandits." The implication of these words is that it is overkill, "As for this Wei Hongchou, Luohe is outstanding in the first battle, and this power should be used to let him have more experience." Qin Yan's words praised the great achievements of the old general, and let the younger generation have more experience, so that people can't find a handle.

The minister who questioned just now was already silent, and after thinking for a while, he said, "The regent is far-sighted, and the minister admires it. ”

"What does the emperor think?"

Qin Yan's eyes were aggressive, the emperor was helpless, this Wei Hongchou was the person he single-handedly promoted, and the emperor was willing to oppose it, but at this moment, the ministers above the court also agreed with his statement, so they agreed.

After the next dynasty, the emperor summoned Ying Ying to the imperial study, although Qin Yan had already explained to him in Jiangnan, but the emperor still had a mustard in his heart.

"Lu Nian, do you think Yu Hongchou is really the most suitable candidate for this crackdown on bandits?"

On the way here, Wu Ying had already inquired, and knew that this emperor was drilling into the tip of the horns again, it was really good to be indistinguishable, "Your Majesty, the people are fundamental, and the people should be considered first, rather than how much you gain or lose, this minister agrees with the regent, and the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, Wei Hongchou, is indeed capable, why don't you wait and see what the result will be!" ”

Needless to say, his father-in-law is the best, brave and resourceful, although he may have selfish thoughts, but aside from this relationship, with his resourcefulness and cool head, he is definitely the most suitable person.

Even if he said so, the emperor could only look at Yu Hongchou from another angle.

After coming out of the imperial study, Wu Ying thought in her heart that he was about to lead troops to suppress bandits, and she felt bad.

The two faced each other, and in order to avoid negotiating too much with him in front of people, she lowered her head and pretended not to see him.

But Qin Yan saw her move, but he thought of something else, stopped her, and asked, "Are you blaming me for letting Hong Chip go to suppress the bandits?" ”

She already had the answer to the emperor's question before, and now Qin Yan asked her, she only hoped that if she could be selfish, would Qin Yan be able to change her mind?

"Honestly, there is a little bit, but I also know that he is the most suitable."

Being able to understand the general situation like this, Qin Yan was comforted in his heart, and he also knew her character, he had never seen the wrong person.

Tomorrow I will lead the troops to Xiangxi, the long sword is wiped bright and glowing with cold light, the heavy armor is hung on the wooden frame, under the candlelight, there is a pair of people who are reluctant to give up, this is the helplessness of being born in this era, Jin Ge Iron Horse, when to remove the armor?

The words of the instructions have been said countless times, and they all understand that they are more willing to die than anyone else, and they are still waiting for the reunion of the family in the open.

The last time he went to Luohe, he personally sent him outside the city gate, the pain of separation, she still remembers, but she has left too many times to let her know that crying will never solve the problem.

"I heard that the place where the bandits are entrenched is Cave 72, although the place is not dangerous, but it is like a labyrinth, the bandits can use it as a lair, it must be to feel the terrain inside clearly, if the Xianggong leads the troops to attack, it is definitely not the best policy, it is easy to scatter there, and the scattered troops will be cheaper than the group of bandits."

Yu Hongchou nodded, he only knew the approximate situation, and he hadn't thought of a way to deal with it, "Does Ying'er mean to lure the bandits out of the cave?" ”

"Well, if you want to forcibly enter Cave 72, you must have a map in hand, but we don't have it, so the most advantageous way is to attack by fire, set fire to Cave 72, and let those bandits mess up their own positions." In such turbulent times, some people try to change their existing life conditions to make themselves better, and some people choose to survive in such a destructive way, which does not deserve sympathy.

"It's a good idea." Yu Hongchou kissed her, "Don't come to see me off tomorrow." He understands the pain of parting, and hopes to be strong during his absence.

"Okay." Yu Ying nodded obediently, this time, she was already able to deal with her feelings calmly.

"It's not early, go to bed, you have to get up early tomorrow."

"Yes." He lay down obediently, and this time he didn't carry her into his arms and fall asleep as he had done before.

He knows it all, doesn't he, although Wu Ying's heart is bitter, but it is also sweet, what could be more satisfying than being able to get such a confidant.

At night, she lay on his side, drawing his outline over and over again, how sad, how sad, how many tears flowed into her heart, did you know that she had not slept all night?