The emperor looked at the crown prince Xiao Yin, and Zhou Yingxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Gray hair hangs down, and a dense beard is disorganized. Sitting calmly, Gonggong Wei took care of the emperor's fluffy hair, and looked at the two with a pair of withered eyes. The crown prince bowed his head and was silent, and Zhou Yingxiang arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty's Weichen proposes to depose the officials above the fifth rank in the three northern states for all positions, and first govern as an adjutant, and if there is a search, it is allowed to re-promote candidates to calm the chaos in the officialdom of the three states." The imperial court needs to select officials, one is to appease the people, and the other is that young officials need to be trained. The double bachelor proposed the scientific examination, and Weichen believed that it could not be delayed at this time, because this was the country's capital and the way for the world's scholars to go to school, and His Majesty needed to decide as soon as possible, and the benefits would not be good. ”

Holding Zhou Yingxiang's recital in his hand and watching, he listened to Zhou Yingxiang's views on the land of the three northern states. Each policy was discussed by the officials of various ministries, and the prince made the final decision, and the complete plan was written in the chapter. Then mentioned the recital of Shuangshang, the questions of this scientific examination have been re-compiled, and the new question is the three states to pacify and soothe.

Zhou Yingxiang finished telling the matter of the performance, and the emperor said after thinking quickly: "At this time, it needs to be discussed, what Zhou Aiqing said I have already understood." Let's step back first, prepare for the court, and let the others not leave, in that case, make a decision today. ”

The prince never said a word, Zhou Yingxiang had just left the prince and bent down: "Father, emperor and son retired." "I know very well my father's mood now, and I have never seen my father tired since I was a child. What can be done now, as a courtier, you must play and put state affairs first. There is nothing wrong with what the father of the son of man has done, and Concubine Xin has not been bad to herself since she was a child.

Stretching out his hand to straighten his messy beard, he said to the prince, "The prince will stay first." ”

Gonggong Wei, who was taking care of his hair, pinned the golden hairpin in his hair, and when he heard the emperor's calm tone, he leaned down and slowly retreated. has been following the emperor for more than 20 years, and knows little by little, if it is said that the person who knows the emperor best in the world is not the queen nor the deceased concubine, but the old eunuch Wei Gonggong.

The crown prince always kept his distance and stood in front of his father with his head bowed, waiting for orders. The emperor looked at his only son beside him, got up and walked slowly. The crown prince slowly raised his head, and his father was already an old man in his fifties, and he looked more and more old at this time. It is very different from His Majesty the Emperor in his memory, but even so, the power on his body has not weakened in the slightest, which may be the emperor's qi.

Walked down the steps and stood beside the prince and said: "What do you think of the rebellion in Yin'er Sanzhou, and if you are the emperor, how to deal with such a dilemma." ”

Hearing his father's words, the crown prince suddenly became nervous, and he was indeed doing what an emperor should do during this time. If it is not for the dispatch of a large army, military power is a taboo for any prince. To regain military power from the hands of the major families, no general has the right to privately dispatch a large army except for the border resistance disaster, and the prince of the prison country is no exception.

Nervously about to speak, the emperor said with a calm look in his eyes: "Don't worry, think about it." ”

Gently pressed on the prince's shoulder, patted it gently, straightened his clothes and said: "Since you want to sit in this position, you must be ruthless and upright, and it is always not your own to listen to others." As a prince, he should have his own domineering, how can he afford a country with such a hypocrisy and a snake. This is not a question I gave you, but what you should do as a prince. First of all, I need to hear your answer when I come back. ”

As he spoke, he strode away, walked out of the palace without wearing a crown robe, and suddenly said, "Yin'er, don't you blame your father." ”

The crown prince's expression became strange, when did the father ask people like this. There is nothing wrong with being the king of a country, there is never a mistake, even if there is a mistake, it is the fault of others. The crown prince turned around and was about to speak, but the emperor didn't give him a chance, strode out and walked towards the court.

A man stood alone in the temple, staring at the chair. From ancient times to the present, there is only one person who can sit there, and that is the emperor of a country. What the prince was thinking about was not the disaster of the three states, but the words of his father when he left. I don't know how to reply now, how can I blame my father's favor for Concubine Xin and King Qi, and even have a strong hatred in my heart. Since entering the palace, it seems that everything has changed, and the queen mother has become the queen of the world.

After my father ascended the throne, it seems that the warm home in the past is no longer home, and it is the so-called royal selfless matter, how can things be so absolute. The original prince's sister-in-law, the family was happy. Although he is not the eldest son in the family, the second brother is also a brother and sister. I remember that the second brother fell off his horse and died in the hunt that year, and since then, the third prince has been the brother of all emperors. Especially the fifth brother Xiao Ming has felt the favor of that man, and the queen mother is only a queen if she is a queen. If all these things are not to blame, how can you completely let go of the mustard in your heart.

If you blame your father, what is there to blame, as the king of a country, things are heavy, how can the people have comfort at home. The prince pressed his eyes tightly in contemplation, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile. King Qi has done such a great thing, what qualifications do you have to compete with me for the throne.

Nanjing Liu Zhixing was wearing armor but no longer white armor, with a long sword at his waist and a spear in his hand. Under the crotch, he led three thousand light horsemen, and Lu Lin Gao Xiaolong led a hundred swordsmen to follow. Now Lu Lin and Chu Hanlin are Liu Zhixing's right-hand men, and Liang Bo is the person in charge of the Chinese army. Although Liang Bo is not as good as Lu Lin in martial arts and not as good as Chu Hanlin in his writings, as long as Liang Bo is stationed in the rear and Liu Zhixing is on the front line, he will have no worries, and no one in the thirteen generals will dare to slander the deputy general Liang Bo.

Liu Zhixing, who rarely led the army personally, had appeared in this place for the second time this month, and he didn't know how Nan Chu knew about the chaos in the north of Daliang. He was often harassed for two months in a row, especially in this month, he raised troops three times in a row. Although there were no large-scale wars, rangers of more than 1,000 men often appeared. As Zheng Shuiji led thirty scouts to arrive, Liu Zhixing's expression was solemn. Now the two hundred brothers Zheng Shuiji and Zheng Shuixin have five hundred people, and they have the title of wild wolf pawn. In the thirteenth battalion, a hundred swordsmen under Gao Xiaolong are the leaders, everyone can be ten, and the horse battle and foot combat are the first. The wolf pawn is in second place, but no one dares to underestimate the two small armies.

One hundred swordsmen and five hundred wolf pawns have virtually become the trump card of the thirteenth battalion, especially the five hundred wolf pawns, who once had this lone army go deep into Chu and kill more than a thousand Southern Chu cavalry, losing only a few people. The spear team led by You Dahu Zhang Xing, the cavalry led by Zhang Han and Liu Qing, and the army under Zhou Yan from Zhao Chaokun, as well as the crossbowmen led by Shao Jiu and Chuyang.

The thirteenth battalion has begun to take shape in the war book presented by Liu Zhixing by Huaqing Daoist, and Liu Ce has compiled a book of military art and marksmanship, and the thirteenth battalion spear team has become one of the best spearmen in the Changfeng army. Especially the hammer of the big bull, who is not convinced by the horse war.

Zheng Shuiji rushed to say: "The two thousand cavalry of the general Chu army have been wandering around the border, as if they are eyeing Lushui Village. ”

Liu Zhixing listened to Zheng Shuiji's report and nodded, and You Dahu, who was carrying a big knife, walked over with the belly of the horse. said: "The general is only 2,000 cavalry, and my fifth brother and I will take a thousand spearmen and lie down with a charge, so we don't need to mobilize the army." ”

Da Niu stepped forward unconvinced and said: "Brother Jiu, it's not right to say that, how to say that I am also the pioneer of this time." After fighting for a long time, my hands are shaking and itchy, so I will give it to my younger brother. ”

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Liu Zhixing thought quickly, then looked at the dust on the opposite side, and said: "You Dahu Zhang Xing led the spear team to outflank from the left flank, and Liu Qingzhang Han led a thousand cavalry to outflank from the right flank. Zheng Shuiji Gao Xiaolong, each of them led a detour to the rear and did not allow a single person to escape. The big bull Zhou Yan from Lu Lin with the general, charged. ”

The subordinate generals were ordered to lead the army away, and Liu Zhixing lifted the tip of the spear and showed a hint of edge in the sun. Lu Lin held a long sword in his hand, and Zhou Yan held an iron whip from his hand. The big bull was still carrying a huge hammer, weighing more than fifty pounds, sticking to Liu Zhixing's side.

With the division of troops, Liu Zhixing led less than a thousand people to drive horses and gallop, with blazing eyes in his eyes. The south has always been the biggest enemy of Daliang, and it is also the place where the master Lin Xie struggled for his life, and it is also the place where his father Liu Ce thinks about it.

The Chu army, which was ten miles away, didn't seem to have noticed that Liu Zhixing's thirteenth battalion had been waiting for a long time, and this encirclement and suppression was calculated for a month, and Chu Hanlin even rushed to the border in person to touch his head, which was the army's marching law. The leader of the army is Yuan Zhen, who is in his thirties in the Chu army, this person makes Fang Tian draw halberds in one hand, and he is also the number one person in the Southern Chu army. Although Chen Geng had the insight to take the initiative to send out the army, he still agreed to Liu Zhixing that since the establishment of the 13th Battalion, there have often been harassment by the army, and at most they are scouts who travel to the border, and there has never been regular combat.

It can be said that he has a plan for this expedition, and he also wants to see if the thirteenth battalion trained by himself has the expected combat power. It's been two years, and if you don't have the due combat power, Liu Zhixing should be rectified, after all, how can a soldier who has not killed anyone survive on the battlefield. This time, with 3,000 elites, the slaughter of the cavalry that was not ranked in Nanchu was unsuccessful, and how to compete with the Changfeng Battalion for the top spot in the army.

Yuan Zhen got the military order and has been wandering on the border between the two countries, never in love with war, but with a mission. It is to determine whether the beam has entered a predicament, and if the station is opened again, whether there is still national strength to support a large-scale battle. Chu Di had only been on the throne for four years, and after the defeat of the Northern Expedition two years earlier, his position was far less consolidated than that of the previous emperor. Seeing that the Great Liang is getting stronger and stronger, the state of Chu is in a conflict. The major feudal kings are still in a hurry, and Chu Di is still looking at the Liang, only war can unite the strength of a country.

A young emperor with great ambitions, he almost wiped out a country's clans in a few years. For the first time, the state of Chu became a country with one surname, and the truce lasted for two years, always staring at the north. Yuan Zhen led two thousand cavalry to slowly enter the territory of Daliang, but he didn't expect it to be unusually smooth.

I have been walking in front of me on a tall horse for more than half an hour, and I feel more and more that something is wrong. When he was about to turn around and return, a soldier hurriedly came and turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee and said: "There is an enemy charge in front of the general, and it is coming towards our army." ”

Yuan Zhen's expression suddenly froze, although there have often been small-scale battles since the border battle, he has rarely encountered this kind of posture. Immediately asked: "How many enemy troops are there, and who is leading the army?" ”

The soldier said: "There should be a thousand, I don't know who leads the army and there are only thirteen in the big chess." ”

Suddenly his expression was not good, and the Great Liang Army had never heard of this army named after numbers. However, the arrival of a thousand people is not enough evidence, but before they can speak, the two scouts rushed to the front and the back. Dismounted almost at the same time, "reporting ......"

Yuan Zhen's expression became even more wrong: "Say." ”

"Back to the general, a cavalry army on the left side of our army has rushed to Daqi Thirteen."

The other person also replied in the same way, and Yuan Zhenyue felt that the situation was not good. The number of people in the three breads will not be less than three thousand, and it is obvious that there is dust ahead. Yuan Zhen took Fang Tian's halberd, pointed to the front and said, "Meet the enemy." ”

Liu Zhixing personally led thousands of people to gallop all the way, carrying spears all the way, and only less than three miles away did not stop pointing spears and shouting: "Draw the knife." Behind him, thousands of people drew their swords one after another, and they saw a bright sword. Rushing all the way, the big bull Zhou Yan rushed up from the first. Liu Zhixing picked up the spear and rushed all the way, and he still doesn't know what kind of combat power the thirteenth battalion has. This is the only frontal battle of the 13th Battalion, although there are many victories, how can the soldiers grow without experiencing the rain of blood, and how can an army have a reputation for murder without experiencing fighting.

The spear pointed at the cavalry in front and shouted, "Kill, kill, kill." ”

Behind him, the general rushed all the way with a scimitar in his hand, and the sound of killing resounded through the heavens and the earth, like a butcher who came to hell.