Xiang Hongxuan frowned, he stared at the music in his hand, his face was full of displeasure, Ye Zhiyuan knelt on the cold ground, but his head was sweating profusely, not that he was strong and strong, not afraid of the cold of this cold winter, nor that the charcoal fire in the Feiyu Hall was vigorous, the hall was too hot, he was just frightened by Xiang Hongxuan's anger, and he was soaked in a cold sweat.

"Your Majesty, General Guan Sheng of Nanxi, raided the southern military camp a few days ago, and the border has already started a war."

Xiang Hongxuan set a plan to attack Nanxi in the spring, I am afraid that he has already been detected by Nanxi's spies, so Nanxi will start the war in advance, taking advantage of the cold of winter and the deployment of Dongyu in chaos, Xiang Hongxuan wants to be caught off guard by a quick battle, it is estimated that it is no fun.

The more Ye Zhiyuan thought about it, the more afraid he became, such an important piece of information was discovered by Nanxi, and he, the secretary of the military department, was afraid that he would be unable to escape the blame, and the news of the war in the south was actually reported by the military department a few days later, and Xiang Hongxuan's anger can be imagined. The most important thing is that if Dongyu can't destroy Nanxi Kingdom this time, I'm afraid that the culprit will be him.

"Your Majesty, since the war has begun, we can only carry out the original plan in advance." Yan Qing said slowly.

Yan Qing knew that this might make Dongyu unable to attack Dongjiang and Shaoguan, but if not, he would have to wait until the beginning of spring to fight to the death, Nanxi would have a defense, and the strategy set before would be useless, and Nanxi would also have time to increase his troops, at least in the current battle, Dongyu still has a chance to fight for a victory.

"Right Minister, An Guohou only has 120,000 elite soldiers, and the 100,000 soldiers and horses who just went to the south are not good at water warfare, and in the cold winter, the Dongjiang battle, I am afraid it will be difficult to win. If this battle is defeated, Nanxi's army will counterattack Dongyu, and Dongyu will be passive at that time. Xiang Hongxuan said worriedly.

Yan Qing walked to the bookcase, he pointed to the map, and said: "Your Majesty, you see, even if Nanxi's army crosses the Dongjiang River and continues to attack the cities in Dongyu, the Dongyu city-state can hold on for a while, the Nanxi army has traveled a long distance, without increasing the number of troops, this is the sheep into the tiger's mouth, Dongyu will send reinforcements to the south now, if the Marquis of Anguo is defeated, Guan Sheng dares to attack the Dongyu city-state, it is the best time to destroy him, but according to the judgment of the minister, Guan Sheng should not take risks, that is to say, they will strictly defend the position of the Dongjiang." ”

Xiang Hongxuan paced up in front of the bookcase, he kept frowning, and it was obvious that he still had a lot of concerns.

"But if this is the case, soon Nanxi will know that Dongyu will send 220,000 troops to attack them, and Nanxi will increase his troops in Dongjiang and Shaoguan, then this battle will be even more difficult to fight."

Yan Qing looked at Wu Chengan on the side, Wu Chengan, who had long been unable to hold back his excitement, was worried that he would not have the opportunity to show his military ability in front of Xiang Hongxuan, so Wu Chengan strode to Xiang Hongxuan's side and said: "Your Majesty, the minister will lead the 100,000 troops of the military department to the south to support the Marquis of Anguo on the same day, regardless of whether the Marquis of Anguo wins or not, as soon as the 100,000 army arrives, the minister is confident that he can take the important land of the Dongjiang River." ”

"Your Majesty, the horse is right, as long as the horse master immediately leads the troops to support the southern border, it should not be a problem to take the Dongjiang important land, and if the Dongjiang River is taken, even if Nanxi increases his troops in Shaoguan, it will be just a game

It's just a tough battle. Your Majesty, you have forgotten that many years ago, the strategy you set has caused Nanxi to panic and greatly reduce the national strength, even if it is a protracted war, it can drag Nanxi to death, and then Your Majesty can easily destroy Nanxi. ”

Yan Qing saw that Xiang Hongxuan's face still seemed to be a little displeased, and he added: "And the minister believes in the combat ability of An Guohou and the concubine Ma Ye, even if Nanxi increases his troops and occupies the natural danger, the minister still believes that this battle may be like the strategy set by His Majesty before, and Dongyu will quickly destroy Nanxi." ”

In fact, Yan Qing knew that it was not a big problem to destroy the Nanxi Kingdom, but what Xiang Hongxuan wanted was a quick battle to end the Nanxi battlefield, in addition to not wanting the household to cry poverty with him every day, mainly because Xiang Hongxuan wanted the merits of a celebrity in history, and destroyed the Nanxi Kingdom that the first emperor couldn't destroy, or destroy it in a short time, and the historians were afraid that they would put on countless high hats for Xiang Hongxuan.

When Xiang Hongxuan heard this, a slight smile also leaked on his face, since ancient times, fighting a war has been a big gamble, since it is already like this, it will not be worse than the current situation anyway.

"Tomorrow Cheng'an, you will lead the troops with King Duan to support An Guohou."

Liu Zhiyuan, who was kneeling not far away, finally breathed a sigh of relief, the Nanxi War that had been planned for many years had finally begun, his task had been completed, his responsibility had just been resolved, and the rest was a matter for a few generals.

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Zhao Xinyue came to Ling Xi's side with a plate of delicate pastries.

"Queen Mother, this is a pastry made by the concubine today, and it was specially sent for the mother to taste."

"Mrs. Zhao has a heart. It's freezing on this day, and Mrs. Zhao is afraid that she will be frozen all the way, so Xin'er will serve warm tea to Mrs. Zhao. ”

Ling Xi raised her hand, Aunt Yan immediately took the pastry in Zhao Xinyue's hand, and Xin'er immediately served hot tea to Zhao Xinyue. Zhao Xinyue picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and said faintly: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty hasn't been to the harem for a long time, I heard that there is a palace person from the Feiyu Palace, and he played a good pipa, has Your Majesty almost forgotten the women in the harem." ”

Although after her prince died early, Xiang Hongxuan did not love her as much as before, but Xiang Hongxuan would still think of her, and she could sleep every three or five days, but in the few months after this Qiao Xinyou entered the palace, Xiang Hongxuan stayed in the Feiyu Hall except for going to Qingfeng Garden, that is, to Xiyan Palace, and stayed in the Feiyu Hall for the rest of the time.

"Recently, there was a war in the previous dynasty, and Your Majesty was very worried, so I went to the harem." Ling Xi said indifferently.

In fact, it is a fact that Xiang Hongxuan is upset, but it is also a fact that Qiao Xinyou is favored, even Ling Xi is also very dissatisfied with Qiao Xinyou's identity, but Xiang Hongxuan likes it, and she is helpless.

From the moment she stepped into the palace, she knew that she was a queen

There was no way to ask the emperor to be single-minded about herself, and the oath she had sworn to Hongxuan, and her belief that she occupied Xiang Hongxuan's heart, had also become a little blurred.

Zhao Xinyue glanced at Ling Xi, and said in a low voice: "Queen Mother, the concubine heard that the palace man is from a servant background, how can such a woman enter the harem?" ”

Ling Xi threw the tea bowl in her hand on the table beside her, she picked up the silk handkerchief and gently wiped the tea stains on the corner of her mouth, as if she was a little reluctant to talk about it anymore.

Zhao Xinyue saw that Ling Xi was speechless, and said without giving up: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty will not be fascinated by that servant, if the servant can become a palace concubine, this harem will not be messed up." ”

Ling Xi frowned, she glanced at Aunt Yan, and Aunt Yan immediately stepped forward and said softly: "Empress Niangniang, the imperial dining room has sent the menu for the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, please take a look." ”

"Why did this palace forget about this, Aunt Yan hurriedly showed it to this palace."

As soon as she heard Ling Xi say this, Zhao Xinyue knew that Ling Xi was evicting the guest in disguise, she unnaturally picked up the tea bowl on the side, and after taking a sip of tea, she said embarrassedly: "Since the queen mother still has business, the concubine will not bother you." ”

Zhao Xinyue got up slowly, Ling Xi didn't keep her, just nodded and agreed to her resignation, originally Zhao Xinyue still had a stomach full of grievances and self-conscious words to say to Ling Xi listened, looking at Ling Xi's attitude, Zhao Xinyue was stunned to put the words to her mouth, swallowed it raw, she turned around step by step, and left Qingfeng Yuan with some reluctance.

After Ling Xi watched Zhao Xinyue leave, he couldn't help frowning and said, "This palace originally thought that Madam Zhao was a clever person, so she would let her serve His Majesty, but I didn't expect Madam Zhao to be so eyeless and so jealous. ”

Aunt Yan took a soup woman and handed it to Ling Xi's hand, she said cautiously: "Queen Mother, you can't blame Mrs. Zhao for being so anxious, after the Qiao Palace people entered the palace, His Majesty never summoned her again, after the death of the little prince, His Majesty rarely went to Yingyue Pavilion, Mrs. Zhao is afraid that she is not just to fight for the wind and be jealous, the slave maid thinks that she wants her to let the mother help her." ”

Ling Xi sneered, Zhao Xinyue wanted to announce Xiang Hong's favor, didn't she want her husband to be single-minded about herself? But Xiang Hongxuan is the emperor, who can stop his fraternity?

"Aunt Yan, did you say that Your Majesty would give that Lingren the title of palace concubine?"

Ling Xi looked at Aunt Yan blankly, her eyes were full of expectation, as if the answer in Aunt Yan's mouth was her last hope.

"Queen Mother, don't worry, if Your Majesty wanted to give that palace person a title, he would have decreed that Jin would have sealed her, and that person would only be a palace person."

Hearing Aunt Yan say this, the frowning brows on Ling Xi's forehead stretched out slightly, and there was a burst of warmth from the soup woman in her hand, and this winter didn't seem to feel as cold as a few days ago.

Suddenly, Aunt Yan's words changed and she whispered: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty is almost in the age of establishment, and there is no prince under your knees, and your Majesty's harem will be countless palace concubines in the future." A palace from which a servant was born

People are not terrible, but a group of young and beautiful palace concubines are much more terrifying. ”

"Your Majesty is a Ming Jun, he won't .............."

"Niangniang, Your Majesty is a man, and he is still a man who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade, and if there are many women, such a man will not be able to distinguish the true from the false."

Ling Xi's words were interrupted by Aunt Yan before she finished speaking, but Aunt Yan was right, this was the truth, she had to accept it, and she was powerless to change it.

There was a sound of gusts of wind and snow knocking on the doors and windows, Ling Xi could feel the cold outside the house through the doors and windows, she held the Tang Pozi in her hand tightly, and said: "I heard that the war has started in the south, Your Majesty asked Wu Yuma to lead 100,000 soldiers and horses to support my uncle, and let Duan Wang be the supervisor of the army. ”

"The emperor said that whoever destroys the four southern kingdoms will be crowned king, please rest assured that the queen will try her best to win this battle for her mother."

(End of chapter)