Chapter Twenty-Six: The Undercurrent of the Deep Palace

Qin Yong of Tai'an is anxious at the moment, Cheng Jinshang is fighting Qian, he naturally knows, but at that time, the imperial court really couldn't draw too many troops, and he thought that Cheng Jinshang and Yang Mingzhen would compete with Yang Mingzhen, and in the end he would sit back and enjoy his success, and his adviser An Yingdong also persuaded him so, so he didn't think of more ways to take the opportunity to attack Yunyang, which was weak, but how could he have thought that a milky Tao Chenmo would break all his illusions, and when he heard that Yang Mingzhen was defeated and captured, he couldn't help but scold Yang for being incompetent, An Yingdong also constantly blamed himself for underestimating Tao Chenmo's ability and Cheng Jinshang's courage, but at the moment all this is useless, now the thirteen states of Dayuan have basically lost the five continents, and what is even worse is that this situation may develop further, the defenders of the northern states must not be easily mobilized, and the more than 300,000 troops of Tulan Bingmu may go south like a flood at any time, and Lu Shoufu of Bozhou always prevaricates the dispatch of troops for various reasons, and everything makes Qin Yong extremely irritable.

Lu Shoufu of the Bozhou General's Mansion also started a new calculation at this moment, Cheng Jinshang took Qianzhou, he had to re-examine Cheng Jinshang's ability, but there is no very suitable opportunity to really compete with him at the moment, Lu Wenting and Lu Wenzhao The two brothers were also called to sum up the current situation.

Today's Lu Wenzhao is particularly active, because before he came, Jiao Liansong, the strategist he admired the most, had already given him a good idea and told him what to say.

"Father, Cheng Jinshang took advantage of the Yunyang natural danger to secretly develop forces in the south, which is undoubtedly a potential threat to us, judging from the current situation, I think we should still stand still."

"Tell me about it."

"Father, you think, Cheng Jinshang's most direct target at the moment must be Tai'an, if he wants to enter Tai'an, he will inevitably confront the imperial court directly, what does this have to do with us? Let the court fight with him well, no matter who wins in the end, it will definitely hurt his vitality, and then we will find an opportunity to send troops, wouldn't it be a good thing? ”

"But Wenzhao, don't forget, Cheng Jinshang has Guizhou and Yun Erzhou as a way out, even if he and the imperial court are defeated, and finally hide in the land of Guizhou and Yun, it is not easy for us to completely defeat him, the wider his territory, the more troops, grain and grass in his hands, at the moment our troops are stronger than Cheng Jinshang, but if we are content with the status quo, the future strength will inevitably change, not to mention, Tulan Bingmu, who abandoned the north, has been eyeing the Central Plains, and Bozhou is only separated by a Chuzhou, In the future, we are likely to encounter Turan Bingmu first, so I think we should seize the opportunity to limit Cheng Jinshang's power as much as possible before Turan Bingmu is in trouble. Lu Wenting said.

"Big brother, then what do you say we should do?"

Lu Wenting came to the map, pointed to Yinzhou with his finger, and said: "Yinzhou, the army here is weak, and there are many rebels, Cheng Jinshang has already taken Qianzhou, with his foresight, when Qianzhou is completely pacified, he will inevitably send troops to occupy the land of Yinzhou, in order to completely control the southern border of the Great Abyss, so we must capture Yinzhou before he moves." ”

"But in what name do we send troops to Yinzhou? But don't forget, my father couldn't help but be sick before, and now that he suddenly sent troops to Yinzhou, the imperial court will definitely take strict precautions against us. Lu Wenzhao said.

"This is simple, Wen Zhao, what you said before is naturally reasonable, Cheng Jin is still not moving, we will not move first, if he goes further, the court will inevitably think of stopping it, and then we can serve the court and besiege Cheng Jinshang on the grounds of sending troops to Yinzhou to seize the opportunity."

"But in this way, our forces are scattered."

"Our troops are scattered, Cheng Jinshang occupies so much land, the troops will only be more dispersed, what are we afraid of?"

"But ......" Lu Wenzhao wanted to refute a few more words, but he really couldn't find a suitable reason, Jiao Liansong's analysis didn't mention this before, if it is about strategy and foresight, Lu Wenzhao is indeed inferior to Lu Wenting, especially after Lu Wenting followed Liang Pingchuan to conquer Yunyang and came back, his whole person has changed a lot, and for this matter, Lu Wenzhao has always complained about why his father didn't let him follow Liang Pingchuan to Yunyang at that time.

"Okay, what you two said makes sense, and we really can't find a reason to send troops at the moment, although the abyss is full of holes, but the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, if it is really hard, we can't bargain, so at the moment, we can only press the troops first, and then wait for the situation to develop, but the two of you must not relax in the matter at hand, and the soldiers must continue to be levied. Lu Shoufu said firmly.

At about the same time, the noble concubine Qi Ningyu came to the queen Qin Mu's bedroom with a little joy, she was happy because she got the news she wanted from Yuzhou, in addition, a letter from the west, the second son of Wei Rong Zu Cunxiao completely defeated the eldest son Zu Cunsi with the help of Nie Wuxiang and seized the throne of Wei Rong, Nie Wuxiang completely controlled the power of Wei Rong, and their plan made the most perfect start.

Seeing Qi Ningyu, Qin Mu seemed a little happy, because in the entire palace, except for this sister, no one really understood her thoughts.

"What's wrong with Niangniang, why are you so sad?" After the salute, Qi Ningyu asked with concern.

"I heard from people that the prime minister has been very worried these days, as if he has fallen ill." Qin Mu said quietly.

"The prime minister needs to consider all the big and small state affairs, and he will naturally be very tired, and the concubines have some tonic brought by the west to relax the muscles and invigorate the blood, so guess that people will send it to the prime minister, and the mother doesn't have to worry, I think it will get better in a few days."

"The concubine has a heart, but this time, the prime minister is more of a heart disease, you say that this Manchu Dynasty civil and military, no one can take ideas for the prime minister, are they all wine bags and rice bags?"

"Don't worry, don't be angry, it's useless for us to be anxious, even if the harem concubines have the slightest idea, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military will do political affairs in the harem, if Your Majesty blames it, the concubines can't afford it."

"That's what I said, but Your Majesty has been ...... all these years" Qin Mu wanted to complain about the emperor a few words, but when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly felt that something was inappropriate, so he changed the tone and continued, "But the prime minister is the father of this palace after all, if he falls, all this current situation will soon be gone."

"Niangniang is filial, but this Manchu Dynasty civil and military only has power in their hearts, how can they care about this, if Niangniang doesn't dislike it, you might as well say it, and the concubines can also help Niangniang come up with ideas."

"It's not because of that Cheng Jinshang, I heard my father say that Cheng Jinshang sent troops to capture Qianzhou, and he was clearly working against the imperial court, but now the imperial court can't draw more troops to deal with him, but if he is allowed to attack the city and the village, the dynasty will be chaotic in the future, can we still live this life?"

"What about Gyeonggi Guard?"

"Ouch, my stupid sister, can this Gyeonggi Guard be transferred casually, don't forget, Lu Shoufu of Bozhou has always had a heavy army and wants to support the second prince, King Changning, to fight against the emperor, if Gyeonggi Guard is transferred, what if Lu Shoufu suddenly becomes difficult?"

"The concubine didn't think of this, but the concubine felt that this matter was not a dead end."

"Oh, you have an idea."

"General Ran of Jingzhou is the first fierce general of the dynasty, and he still has a lot of troops in his hands, why didn't the prime minister transfer him back to deal with Cheng Jinshang?"

"It's not that this method has not been mentioned to the prime minister, but the prime minister has always wanted to use General Ran's power to protect the emperor's plan, and he is worried that if he uses General Ran easily, if there is any mistake, it will affect the future of the emperor."

"Niangniang, the concubine thinks that the prime minister's idea is right, but now Lu Shoufu's intentions are not obvious, in this case, why not transfer General Ran back to Tai'an, and he will command the Gyeonggi Guard, first, you can warn Lu Shoufu and let him not act rashly, secondly, with General Ran in Tai'an, Cheng Jinshang still dares to send troops to Zhongzhou, besides, if Lu Shoufu jumps over the wall in a hurry, and suddenly sends troops to force the palace, he wants the second prince to inherit the great cause, General Ran is far away in Jingzhou, and it is also far away from the water to save the near fire."

Hearing Qi Ningyu say this, Qin Mu couldn't help but fall into deep thought, she and her father Qin Yong had not considered these problems, but now there are many forces involved, and if they are involved, they will move the whole body, so they are not in a hurry to do this, but these things are different when others say it, especially people like Qi Ningyu who have lived in the deep palace for a long time can know that it is powerful, so she has to start re-examining this issue, especially when it comes to competing for the throne with the second prince Song Yao, Qi Ningyu is right, if Lu Shoufu suddenly becomes difficult, even if he Ran Mingli has the ability to reach the sky, it will be useless.

"My sister has a point, this matter is going to be discussed with the prime minister again."

said that he was going to do it, Qin Mu immediately ordered someone to invite the prime minister into the palace, saying that there was something important to discuss.

Qin Yong knew that the queen would not easily let people announce that she had entered the palace, since someone came, there must be something urgent, so he dragged his tired body into the palace.

Qin Mu told Qin Yong about Qi Ningyu's analysis in his own tone, but Qin Yong pondered for a long time but did not express his position for a long time.

"What is my father worried about?"

"The minister can let Ran Mingli return to Tai'an at any time, but the problem is that it is useless for him to come back alone, the minister still needs his 100,000 soldiers and horses, but at this moment, such a big move of people and horses, and it is coming to the important land of Gyeonggi, it is inevitable that it will be true, and when His Majesty blames it, we will not be able to explain it."

"Father, this world will be the emperor's in the future after all, but if we worry too much, once Lu Shoufu strikes first, we won't get anything at that time, and you and I will probably have the emperor's head in a different place."

"Niangniang, why are you so confused, at this moment, when the troops and horses are mobilized, Lu Shoufu can make a big fuss about you and I have different intentions, and when the time comes, Long Yan will be angry, and that will be more than worth the loss."

"But are we just going to watch and do nothing?"

"Niangniang, the current situation is complicated, far from being a Ran Mingli can solve everything, Yao'er's ministers dare not be careless, until the last resort, Ran Mingli's chess is absolutely untouchable, now all forces are holding each other back, Lu Shoufu will never dare to act rashly at this moment, besides, we still have Gyeonggi Wei, the minister is more worried about the movements of the second prince in the palace, Niangniang is the master of the harem, you must make good use of this responsibility and pay more attention, once there is any abnormal behavior, you must report it to the minister quickly."

"The internal detective has reported that Song Yao has not changed recently, father, have you thought of a way to deal with Cheng Jinshang?"

"The minister knows Niangniang's mind, Niangniang, please rest assured, what happens on the battlefield, the minister will find a way, or what the minister said before, Niangniang, please pay more attention to the situation in the palace."

Qin Yong said that Qin Mu had nothing to do, so Qi Ningyu's plan did not succeed this time, but she was not in a hurry, because she still had more cards in her hand and more time.

Qin Mu's words still had a big impact on Qin Yong, he wanted to convene the strategists in the palace to discuss it, but after thinking about it carefully, none of these people seem to have come up with too many good ideas for themselves recently, including An Yingdong, An Yingdong made two mistakes in his plans, making himself more passive, so Qin Yong planned to think of a way by himself, and it was time to make good use of his identity as prime minister.

Under Qin Yong's instructions, the court on the second day focused on one topic, that is, Lichu.

Whenever he talks about this matter, Song Ji has a special headache, his sons, only Song Xiao and Song Yao are the most suitable candidates, but it is also these two people who compete with each other openly and secretly, which makes him very disgusted, so over the years, he has deliberately avoided this issue, because in his opinion, people will always be affected by many things in life, and only the hearts of those who are dying are the clearest, so he is not in a hurry at all, in case one day he arrives at the limit, and then make a temporary decision, so as not to worry more.

Although the entire court is mostly Qin Yong's nepotism, Song Yao's strength should not be underestimated, especially when it comes to the establishment of the prince, some people who have to rely on Qin Yong on weekdays will still plan for their own long-term interests at this moment, the reason why Song Xiao, the king of Jin'an, has the possibility of competing for the crown prince is because he is the eldest son of the concubine, and the second is because he is docile and respectful on weekdays, and he is the king that many ministers like, but in terms of courage and wisdom, Song Yao is the best candidate, and the most important thing is Lu Shoufu behind Song Yao is a Bozhou general with an army of 300,000, he can enter the city at any time to force the palace to help Song Yao inherit the unification, of course, the most important reason is based on Qin Yong's instructions, Qin Yong hopes that there will be people in the court to quarrel, so that he can have room to play.

After a commotion, Song Ji was anxious, thought about it, and asked, "Prime Minister, why didn't you speak today?" ”

"Your Majesty, the establishment of the prince is a major matter, Your Majesty should make a decision as soon as possible, since everyone has their own opinions today, it is better for the minister not to say it first, according to the minister's view, it will end here today, Your Majesty is also tired, wait for Your Majesty to make a decision in your heart and then talk about this matter." Qin Yong deliberately stopped the quarrel in the court.

"Okay, well, I have this intention, and I will talk about it later, and I will talk about it later."

No result is the situation that Qin Yong wants most.

Song Ji retreated back to the dormitory, and after a little rest, he began to fiddle with the furniture he made by himself, at this time, the next person came to report, saying that Qin Yong asked to see, Song Ji looked displeased, but after thinking about it, today is also thanks to him for his own relief, so he reluctantly called it in.

"What about the Prime Minister?"

"Your Majesty, today's court, although the matter of arguing about the establishment of the prince has come to an end for the time being, since it has been mentioned, I am afraid that there will be another dispute in the future, and Your Majesty should make a decision earlier."

"Qin Yong, Shicai is above the court, I asked you to say that you don't say it, after retiring from the court, I don't want to listen to you but say it, what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, the minister just thinks that it is better to make a decision on this matter as soon as possible, so that His Majesty will not be troubled by this matter every morning in the future."

"You don't need to say that I also know that you are Xiao'er's grandfather, so naturally you are here to speak for Xiao'er."

"Your Majesty, everything the minister did was for the sake of Your Majesty and the rivers and mountains of Dayuan, and I didn't dare to have any personal feelings, and the minister didn't come today for King Jin'an."

"Oh? Then I'm going to hear it, you can tell me. ”

"It stands to reason that Lichang is the most patriarchal and the most uncontroversial, but His Majesty has not established it all these years, naturally he is worried that King Jin'an is too cowardly, on the contrary, King Changning is too resolute, if you want to become my Dayuan prince, you must naturally be as wise as Your Majesty, the cowardice and fortitude shown by the two princes cannot make them the best candidates for the crown prince, but no one is perfect, the minister thinks that whoever can continue to keep the Dayuan stable will have the ability to be the prince, and now there is just the opportunity for the two princes to behave well."

"Go on." Song Ji stopped what he was doing and motioned for Qin Yong to continue.

"At present, there are more or less chaotic people in all the states in the south, most of them are grassy cowards, not to be afraid, only this Cheng Jinshang, with many soldiers and generals, is a hard bone, the minister thinks, it is better to let the two princes lead their troops to meet him, first, you can practice your hands, and second, if you finally exterminate or weaken Cheng Jinshang's power, then who has the ability to be the prince."

"Hahahaha, Prime Minister Qin, this prime minister can not only load the ship in his stomach, but also put a lot of ideas, okay, I see that your idea is good, this matter will be done according to your wishes, but there is one thing, no matter whether it is successful or not, it is necessary to ensure the safety of the two emperors, if there is anything wrong, the idea is yours, I will ask you."

"Your Majesty rest assured, lead the troops to fight, the commander naturally does not have to charge, the minister must explain well, the victory or defeat of the war is secondary, the safety of the two princes is the most important, it's just that let the two princes go into battle, the minister is afraid that the two princes will be misunderstood, I'm afraid you will have to ...... Your Majesty"

"Someone, the will." Song Ji looked at Qin Yong and knew what he meant.

At about the same time, the colorful flags of Yunyang Mansion are facing the wind, the atmosphere is warm, all kinds of ritual utensils have been in place, Tao Chenmo, Wang Jinyi, Wang Liyang, Wei Wenzhong, Qu Hongsleeve and others stand on the riverbank, wait for the priest to pay tribute to the sacrifice, declare the book of heaven, Cheng Jinshang comes, everyone salutes, shouts Wang An, the riverside is crowded, or excited, or curious, Cheng Jinshang took the throne and swore an oath, full of spirit, and waited for the various ceremonial systems to finish, it took almost an hour, so, Emperor Yuande inherited the Qianqian for twenty-one years, Cheng Jinshang was called king in Yunyang, and restored the name of Zuyin" Ning'an", Yunyang General's Mansion also changed itself to "Ning'an Palace".

After proclaiming himself king, the military system under Cheng Jinshang was not in a hurry to change, General Yunwei was still Tao Chenmo, Li Xiu and Ji Heqing, who returned from Qianzhou with him, each governed an army in Yunwei, and served as a captain, Wei Wenzhong and Wang Liyang were still in charge of Yunwei as Tao Chenmo's deputy generals, and according to Qu Hongsleeve's own requirements, she still assisted Cheng Jinshang as a staff member of the palace.

The news of Cheng Jinshang's self-proclaimed king soon spread to Tai'an, except for Qi Ningyu, everyone else was extremely surprised, especially Qin Yong, he asked the two princes to lead the army to crusade against Cheng Jinshang, and the matter of Cheng Jinshang was not fully implemented, so Cheng Jinshang gave him a big gift first, which made him extremely angry, and he couldn't imagine that Cheng Jinshang no longer concealed his ambitions.

Lu Shoufu of Bozhou got two pieces of news at the same time, one was that the emperor ordered him to send troops to follow the second prince, King Changning, to crusade against Cheng Jinshang, and the other was that Cheng Jinshang had proclaimed himself king in Yunyang. Don't think about it, the first thing must be Qin Yong's idea, Qin Yong knew that he was no longer under his control, so he took advantage of the fact that he was a confidant of the King of Changning to let him transfer troops to attack Cheng Jinshang. As for the second thing, it did surprise him, he didn't expect Cheng Jinshang to be so anxious to become the king, although the ambition was obvious, but he also had to admire his courage, after reading the news, Lu Shoufu quickly informed his two sons.

"What are we supposed to do?" Lu Wenzhao consulted his advisor Jiao Lian Song in his own house.

"In my humble opinion, Gongzi still has to insist on admonishing General Lu first, don't rush to send troops, you might as well see how much wind and waves this Cheng Jinshang can set off." Jiao Lian Song said indifferently.

"Not yet? This Cheng Jinshang is the king. ”

"Childe, I have always thought that Cheng Jinshang is a matter of the court whether to make trouble or not, we just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and in the future, both sides will be defeated, and Childe will march into Tai'an with General Lu, everything will be natural."

"But now that Cheng Jinshang's power is gradually growing, if he really defeats the imperial court in the future, will it be too late for us to do it again? How will we explain to King Changning then? ”

"Wouldn't it be better to defeat the imperial court, the imperial court is gone, and the king of Changning is gone, didn't the prince really think about creating another world?"

Lu Wenzhao's body was shocked, and he hurriedly stopped: "Sir, don't talk nonsense, my father's support of the army has no intention of replacing the imperial court, he just doesn't want to work hard for Qin Yong to make wedding dresses for others, Changning Wang Xiande, this world must be his." ”

"Hahaha, I'm just talking casually, I don't have any other intentions, I hope Gongzi won't blame." Jiao Lian Song apologized.

"Sir, don't make such jokes again, my father is loyal to the court, he has never had two hearts, King Changning has a great kindness to our Lu family, everything we do now is for King Changning to inherit the unification in the future, if you are a little careless, not only can you not protect King Changning, but you may also be honest and become the same person as Cheng Jinshang."

"Yes, I see."

"Then let's go ahead and talk about what to do next, sir, is it really the same thing?"

"Yes, I thought that it must be Qin Yong's idea to let King Changning lead the troops, and to ask for the soldiers of Bozhou, and our majesty would not have thought of this."

"But since the king of Changning is in charge, if we don't send troops, I'm afraid it will make the prince misunderstand."

"Qin Yong's meaning is obvious, it is to consume Bozhou's troops, the Bozhou army is the key to the King of Changning's struggle for the crown prince, the King of Changning will not understand this, you just need to secretly convey this meaning to him."

"Okay, then I will advise my father according to Mr.'s wishes." Lu Wenzhao said.

After this temptation, Jiao Liansong had a little bottom in his heart, what he said just now was not a joke, he still needed time to take his time to make Lu Wenzhao accept his suggestion - give up King Changning and build his own world.

When Jiao Lian Song said that, although Lu Wenzhao was surprised and dissatisfied, he still remembered his words occasionally, but he quickly erased the trace of evil thoughts that rose in his heart.

Lu Wenzhao naturally made a suggestion to Lu Shoufu according to Jiao Liansong's intentions, but Lu Wenting was resolutely opposed, in his opinion, if he wanted to eliminate the disaster forever, he must limit Cheng Jinshang's power as soon as possible, he had fought with Cheng Jinshang, and knew that this person was not an ordinary rogue and reckless.

While the two were arguing, Lu Shoufu waved his hand and said: "The two of you have your own ideas and have their own reasons, but there is no need to fight about this matter, the king of Changning has already entrusted someone to bring a letter to me, so that we can transfer troops to follow him to conquer Cheng Jinshang." ”

"What? Father, the king of Changning knew that this was Qin Yong's idea, why did he still want us to send troops? ”

"What we can think of, King Changning can naturally think of it, this Qin Yong has a bad stomach, we can avoid the first day of junior high school, we can't hide from the fifteenth, since he wants us to send troops, then we will make a show for him."

"What do you mean?" Lu Wenting asked.

"The two of you led 100,000 troops to Yuzhou with the king of Changning, the meaning of the king of Changning, only to fight, not to fight, to fight also let the king of Jin'an fight." Lu Shoufu said.

"But this will only fuel Cheng Jinshang's arrogance." Lu Wenting was a little puzzled.

"This is what King Changning meant, do you really think that now is the time to fight hard, if we really work with Cheng Jinshang, then it will only be Qin Yong who will benefit." Lu Shoufu said.

"......"

"Okay, this matter is settled, when you arrive in Yuzhou, you two must obey the orders of the king of Changning, and there will be no unnecessary disputes, and in the future, the king of Changning and the rivers and mountains of Dayuan will be tied to your two brothers."

"Yes." Although Lu Wenting didn't agree with his father and King Changning's approach, he still decided to do so in order to take the overall situation into account. Lu Wenzhao was naturally happy, although his father finally decided to send troops, but in fact, the result was no different from what he and Jiao Liansong expected.

Since Lu Shoufu decided to send troops, Qin Yong naturally had to express that he urgently ordered Huang Chengxiao, the general of the Gyeonggi Guard, to send 100,000 troops to follow Song Xiao, the king of Jin'an, to the south.

Beforehand, Qin Yong took Huang Chengxiao to visit Song Xiao together.

Song Xiao, the eldest son of the emperor Song Ji, the queen's grandson, Qin Yong's grandson, his person is elegant and elegant, docile and respectful, is liked by many civil ministers, he naturally knows Qin Yong's strength and the role of him, so he is naturally obedient to this grandfather.

"The prince went to Yuzhou, you must remember that before the king of Changning decides to send troops, you must not act rashly, go to the front line to see and listen more, and ask General Huang more about the war." Qin Yong said.

"Can't this king really have a good discussion with the king of Changning and destroy Cheng Jinshang together?"

"Of course it's good to be like this, but don't forget, Lord Wang, the reason why Your Majesty hasn't mentioned the matter of establishing a prince all these years is because of this King of Changning, how smart King Changning is, he naturally knows His Majesty's thoughts, so he will be cautious everywhere, and he will leave more hands to protect himself from competing for the prince, so he will definitely not send troops easily, and hundreds of thousands of troops in Bozhou are the most powerful guarantee for him to compete for the throne in the future."

"Alas, the prime minister can rest assured, when he arrives in Yuzhou, this king will definitely act carefully."

Qin Yong nodded, turned to Huang Chengxiao and said: "General Huang, the safety of King Jin'an will be handed over to you, whether you can exterminate Cheng Jinshang is secondary, the most important thing is to let the prince return safely, and try his best to let King Changning send troops." ”

"The prime minister can rest assured, when he arrives in Yuzhou, the king of Changning will not move, and I will not move when I wait." Huang Chengxiao said.

"Okay, then you go down to prepare first, and you must explain to the officers and men in the army, and you must not be reckless."

Huang Chengxiao took the order and left. Of course, Qin Yong also did another thing, that is, to let his henchman Zhang Zhao also go to Yuzhou first.

All this that happened in the palace naturally couldn't escape Qi Ningyu's eyes, and soon, she ordered someone to spread the news to Yuzhou and Wei Rong in two ways.

An Yingdong, who was far away in Yuzhou, began to redefine his status in the Prime Minister's Mansion after receiving the news.

"Sir didn't know about this beforehand?" Zhong Jie asked.

"The first two offers made Qin Yong suffer, although he didn't blame me in the end, but this Qin Yong is a smart person after all, so maybe he deliberately skipped me this time." An Yingdong smiled slightly.

"If the prime minister no longer trusts Mr., then it will be difficult to handle things in the future, and besides, I was recommended by Mr., will Prime Minister Qin contact me?"

"Don't worry, the current situation, he Qin Yong can't turn things around by himself, he still has to rely on you to defend Yuzhou, as for me, he will definitely look for me in a short time, this time, King Jin'an and King Changning led an army of 100,000 to crusade against Cheng Jinshang, which seems to be violent, but in fact, they have their own ghosts, and they can't make a big deal, Qin Yong thinks that this is a trick, but in fact, he is extremely confused."

"But what if the two kings are concentric, and Cheng Jinshang is really served?" Zhong Jie asked.

"These two people are the most direct opponents in the fight for the throne, and if the two of them don't stumble with each other, everything will be fine, how can they be concentric, besides, I can let you sit in the position of the assassin of Yuzhou, and naturally the two of them will not be able to achieve great things." An Yingdong said confidently.

"Then we'll wait and see?"

"Wait and see, by the way, you find someone to release this news, you have to let Cheng Jinshang and them know about it, and then see what they can do."

Soon, Cheng Jinshang got the news, and the people in Yunyang were not too panicked, after all, they had already been mentally prepared, but in the face of the 200,000 troops of the imperial court, they could not be without worries.

"Although the military strength of Dayuan is no longer what it used to be, 200,000 is not a minority after all, what should we do?" Wang Jinyi asked.

"General Wang doesn't have to worry too much, if there is only one handsome man for 200,000 people, then we really need to be careful, but this Qin Yong just chose two people, and these two people are still mortal enemies, since ancient times, it is difficult for anyone who does not have the same heart to achieve great things, we don't have to take care of both ends, we only need to concentrate our forces to deal with one side, as for the other side, we will be happy to watch us fight each other, as long as one of us does not move, then we will win." Qu Hongsleeve said.

"Yes, King Jin'an and King Changning have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, and this king doesn't know what Qin Yong's idea is, but it is indeed not a wise choice to let the two of them take command at the same time." Cheng Jinshang agreed with Qu Hongsleeve's view.

"So how do we deal with it?" Wang Jinyi continued to ask.

"Come, let's talk about it, everybody." Cheng Jinshang motioned for the generals to express their opinions.

"Since we know that the Yuan army has its own ghosts, it is better for us to take the initiative to attack and catch him off guard, so that they can pass the buck and then suspect each other, so that there will be a good show." Wang Jinyi said.

"General Wang is right, as long as they are allowed to suffer first, there will inevitably be a bigger rift within them, so our chances of winning will be greater." Qu Hongsleeves nodded approvingly.

"What is your opinion?" Seeing that Tao Chenmo had not spoken, Cheng Jinshang asked.

"Miss Qu and General Wang's analysis is very reasonable, there are only 50,000 defenders in Yuzhou City now, so we might as well make a fuss about Yuzhou." Tao Chenmo said.

"Tell me about it." Cheng Jinshang said.

"There are not many defenders in Yuzhou, if we attack strongly, we will definitely be able to take it, but the city of Yuzhou is deep in the wall, and it is a little difficult to take it, I think that we might as well take Yuzhou City as a bait and send troops to besiege the city, but only for example, the purpose is to test what the intention of the southern army is, at the same time, send a large army to intercept the king of Jin'an halfway, in comparison, the army of Dayuan is easier to deal with than the army of Bozhou, I think, as Miss Qu and General Wang said just now, the king of Changning will be happy to see us attack the king of Jin'anEven if it's a rescue, it's mostly a show, and we can use this opportunity to make a big fuss. ”

"Clever plan, I am also in favor of it." Qu Hongsleeve seconded.

"Okay, then it's decided, by the way, Chenmo, this time, you will take Li Xiu and Ji Heqing, let Wei Wenzhong and Wang Liyang guard Yunyang with this king, you and Jin Yi and the two of you will each lead troops to Yuzhou, you are responsible for besieging Yuzhou, and Jin Yi will attack King Jin'an in a roundabout way, but the two of you need to remember that if the situation changes, you must evacuate quickly, we can't fight hard now, there is Yunyang Tianxian, we have time to spend with Qin Yong."

"Commanded by humility."

The Yunyang war has started again, I am afraid that it will not be peaceful in the future, and the affairs of Ren Pujia in Qianzhou are almost sorted out, Tao Chenmo asked Wu Changqing to personally send Zeng Yingying to Qianzhou, which Zeng Yingying is naturally very reluctant, but the longing for her mother finally defeated her attachment to Yunyang. Tao Chenmo also prepared to let Su Mu go to Qianzhou together to stay away from Yunyang, but Su Mu refused, although she wanted to see Ren Pujia very much, but felt that it was inappropriate to leave Yunyang at this moment, after all, Tao Chenmo and others were going to go to the battlefield to fight, although she did not say her intentions, but Tao Chenmo understood in her heart, and when she thought about it, she was naturally very pleased.

At about the same time, Zhang Zhao also arrived in Yuzhou, and the first thing he did after arriving in Yuzhou was to find An Yingdong, and informed him of the news that Qin Yong had asked Erwang Bing to send to Yuzhou, and explained that because An Yingdong was far away in Yuzhou, Qin Xiang had not been able to discuss it with him in advance.

An Yingdong pretended to be surprised and said, "What, King Jin An and King Changning are coming to Yuzhou?" Oh, look, General Zhong, you hurry up and order to go down, let the subordinates make some preparations, the two princes are coming at the same time, don't be lazy. ”

"Sir, General Zhong, the two princes are not here to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but to fight, besides, the king of Jin'an is going to go first for half a day, you don't have to bother to greet it, just convey this news to the soldiers as soon as possible, so that they are ready to go to war at any time, in addition, the Qin minister has an explanation, the guards of the mansion where the king of Jin'an stays should be doubled, if something happens to the king of Jin'an in Yuzhou, you two will not be able to escape the involvement." Zhang Zhao did not beat around the bush.

"Yes, yes, let's do it." Zhong Jie immediately went out.

After Zhong Jie left, Zhang Zhao also asked An Yingdong about the current situation in Yunyang, An Yingdong just said that Cheng Jinshang didn't do anything today, and he didn't know that the imperial court sent two princes to kill him, listening to An Yingdong's words, Zhang Zhao also felt a lot more relieved.

Zhang Zhao's purpose in arriving in Yuzhou is to make all parties in Yuzhou ready, so that they can be ready to go to war at any time after the arrival of the two kings, and Yuzhou is naturally ready to make various preparations, but after Zhang Zhaoyi arrived, three days have passed, and there is no movement in the north. The two of them have always been half a day's journey, and it has been several days since they set off from Tai'an, but the two have not yet reached the halfway point.

This situation made Wang Jinyi and the others very passive, and the spies in front kept coming to report, but they all said that the two kings were far away from Yuzhou, and Wang Jinyi naturally didn't want to run a long distance, so he had to wait with Tao Chenmo halfway.

In this way, almost four days passed, and finally heard that the king of Jin'an was only one day's journey from Yuzhou, so Wang Jinyi set off to bypass Yuzhou and kill in the direction of Song Xiaolai, the king of Jin'an, and at the same time, Tao Chenmo also began to march towards Yuzhou.

Yun Wei suddenly came to the city of Yuzhou, which made Zhang Zhaoyi very annoyed, he couldn't help but ask An Yingdong and Zhong Jie what was the reason, didn't it say that Yunyang did not move, An Yingdong said that he was very aggrieved, Zhong Jie began to be furious, and ordered a strict investigation of the scouts sent to Yunyang, after several fools, he found a few death row prisoners to pretend to be bribed by Cheng Jinshang, passed on false news, and then cut them in front of Zhang Zhaoyi, things have developed to such an extent, Zhang Zhaoyi has no other way, thinking about the left and right, and decided to carry out another thing that Qin Yong secretly confessed, Hurriedly left Yuzhou and went to pick up King Jin'an and Huang Chengxiao.

An Yingdong suddenly felt that things had become complicated, this Qin Yong must have other plans, but he was really confused about what it was this time.

Zhang Zhao also ran wildly, but he was still a step too late, and when he approached Song Xiao's military camp, he saw that the beacon was in flames, and it had already become a piece, this time, but he was also an experienced person, on the periphery of the camp, he took off the clothes from a dead Yunwei soldier and mixed them into the army, and ran into Song Xiao's military camp at the right opportunity.

Seeing Zhang Zhaoyi, Song Xiaoruru saw the savior and asked: "Zhang Zhaoyi, what is the situation, Qin Xiang didn't say in advance that he would encounter this kind of thing, why did this rebel suddenly appear?" ”

"Don't panic, Lord Wang, it seems that the rebels can't be attacked for the time being, the Prime Minister has already made any plans for any accidents, has the Lord sent someone to King Changning for help?"

"It's been sent, but there's no news yet."

"How long has the battle been?"

"It's been almost two hours."

"Now it seems that the King of Changning should already know that we are in danger."

"It's over, this king has been fighting with him for many years, this time I fall into the hands of an opponent, he will definitely stand by and watch, if I die, he will have no opponent."

"Don't say anything discouragement, Prime Minister Qin has also arranged this situation, let's wait and see."

"What arrangement?"

"Lord Wang, now is not the time to talk about this, what Lord Wang has to do now is to go to the front line and kill the enemy with the soldiers?"

"What? Didn't the prime minister say that the prince would not be contaminated with swords? If something happens, how can I explain it to Your Majesty and the Prime Minister? Huang Chengxiao was very puzzled.

"That is under the premise that there is no accident, now that the situation has changed, you can rest assured, the prince does not have to really work hard, just do it, and must show that he is killing the enemy together with the soldiers, General Huang, you take a good hand to protect the prince, and you can't let others hurt the prince."

"What's going on?" Huang Chengxiao was completely stunned.

"The current situation is critical, and I can't talk about it in detail, but Lord Wang, I may have to wronged you."

"You say."

"No one else can hurt the prince, but I want to hurt the prince."

"What are you playing?" Huang Chengxiao was puzzled.

"Do you think, the prince doesn't know kung fu, but he went to the front line in person, and then he was wounded, and at the same time, the king of Changning is standing still in the rear, what will Your Majesty think?"

"I understand, the prime minister is really well-intentioned, okay, General Huang, just do it, Zhang Zhaoyi, this king's life will be handed over to you." Song Xiao finally understood.

According to Zhang Zhaoyi's meaning, Song Xiao really went to the front line, encouraged the soldiers to kill the enemy, and personally led the guards to charge, of course, Zhang Zhaoyi and Huang Chengxiao were naturally inseparable for a while, and according to the plan, Song Xiao naturally suffered a lot of injuries.

Seeing that the situation was almost over, Zhang Zhaoyi hurriedly asked Song Xiao to retreat.

In this raid, Wang Jinyi only brought 40,000 light infantry, his purpose was not to win this battle, but to let the Yuan army retreat, as expected, although the Yuan army had a personnel advantage in the battle formation, but it was not the slightest bargain with 40,000 Yunyang soldiers, but the more the battle was fought, the more the battle retreated, and at this moment the king of Changning put aside the soldiers who asked for help, waiting for the best opportunity to attack, his purpose was very clear, that is, let Wang Jinyi and Song Xiao fight to the death first, and then take the opportunity to send troops, in order to exterminate Wang Jinyi, If Wang Jinyi can seize the opportunity to kill Song Yao first, it will naturally be the best.

Lu Wenting, who was on the side, was very anxious, he persuaded Song Yao, the king of Changning, to send troops as soon as possible, and joined forces with the king of Jin'an to exterminate Wang Jinyi, so as to kill the sharp spirit of the Yunyang army, but Lu Wenzhao always adhered to the meaning of Jiao Lian Song and dissuaded the king of Changning from sending troops at this moment, which was naturally in line with Song Yao's intentions.

After about an hour, the king of Changning ordered troops to rescue Song Xiao.

At this moment, the Yunyang army is also a little tired, and it is indeed difficult for 40,000 horses to swallow 100,000 troops in one bite, at this point in the battle, Song Xiao's soldiers and horses have lost nearly half, and the purpose of Wang Jinyi's raid has been achieved.

Song Yao arrived, Wang Jinyi was already gone, and only the tired Yuan army and the seriously injured Song Xiao were seen.

Seeing Song Xiao, Song Yao cried bitterly, and kept blaming himself for coming too late, saying that the Bozhou Army actually didn't listen to his orders at all, and he had no other way.

Song Xiao, Zhang Zhaoyi and others naturally knew that their younger brother was just acting, but since they were all acting, they might as well cooperate with the acting.

"King Changning, King Jin'an was seriously injured, this time he was in a hurry to go south, he forgot to bring the imperial doctor with him, the military medical officer is not proficient, I don't know if the prince can let the imperial doctor in the account come to check and check." Zhang Zhaoyi looked eager.

"Oh, the imperial brother's expedition did not bring a famous doctor with him, the heart of loyalty to the country can really be expressed by the sun and the moon, you are the brother of this king, this is naturally possible, come on, go and pass on the imperial doctor."

It didn't take long for a physician to enter the tent, smell it for a while, shake his head slightly, and say that the situation was a little serious. Song Yao was naturally very happy, but he still pretended to be in pain, let Song Xiao have a good rest, and after pretending to say a few words of condolences, Song Yao returned to his account, he wanted to think about how to let his people completely enter Yuzhou next, which was the ultimate goal of his southward trip this time.

After about half a day, Song Yao ordered to go to Yuzhou, but the news that Song Xiao's injury had deteriorated and he was unconscious suddenly came out of the Jin'an king's array. Song Yao didn't know the truth of this news, but he knew that the king of Jin'an must be looking for a reason to flee from Yuzhou, so he didn't pay too much attention to it, after confirming with the previous imperial doctor that Song Xiao's injury was indeed somewhat serious but not fatal, Song Yao firmly believed that Song Xiao was looking for an excuse to escape from Yuzhou, and then ordered the left and right to write a military report and send it back to Tai'an, the content of the military report was: King Jin'an is suspected of being injured, and plans to return to the north, His Majesty Chen.

Song Xiaobei also sent the most elite soldiers to escort him, and the remaining soldiers stayed in Qianshui City, which was more than 100 miles away from Yuzhou City, saying that they were kept for Song Yao, the king of Changning, as a backup, and his real purpose was naturally to monitor Song Yao's movements.

I don't know why, Lu Wenting's feeling is not very good, especially when he heard that King Jin'an was injured in the north, but he can't say what it is, and Lu Wenzhao is very happy at this moment, because as soon as Song Xiao leaves, Song Yao can be in charge, and he can also display his talents, judging from the performance of King Changning during this time, his ideas coincide with his own, that is, he is not in a hurry to fight with Cheng Jinshang's people, he and his brother Lu Wenting have always worked together, but this time there were differences, But he believed in the analysis of his strategist Jiao Lian Song more, and it was too early to have a hard time with Tao Chenmo at this moment, so he didn't care too much about Lu Wenting's thoughts.

Wang Jinyi quickly retreated to the city of Yuzhou, joined Tao Chenmo, and briefly explained the situation on the front line, the two suddenly felt that the situation in front of them was a little complicated, originally hoped to defeat one team and let the other team retreat, but never thought that this Song Yao was secretly quite cunning, this King of Changning was probably already fighting Yuzhou's idea a long time ago.

If Song Yao occupies Yuzhou, it is equivalent to Lu Shoufu controlling Yuzhou, once Yuzhou is lost, then Lu Shoufu can completely limit Cheng Jinshang to the south of the Great Abyss, although the southern border is wide, but if you want to fight for the world, it is not enough to be wide, but at present, Song Yao is only less than half a day away from Yuzhou, how to deal with this situation is really a headache.

Tao Chenmo pondered for a long time, and decided to send someone to send the news back to Yunyang immediately, and at the same time discussed with Wang Jinyi to follow the original plan, this time, he personally led troops to intercept Song Yao, while Wang Jinyi stayed to continue to surround Yuzhou City, the key to this game is to bet that Zhong Jie did not dare to send troops to meet Song Yao.

And at this moment, An Yingdong in Yuzhou is also confused, according to his plan, Cheng Jinshang needs to take Yuzhou, so that Qin Yong can be forced to transfer Ran Mingli back from Jingzhou, but the current situation, if Cheng Jinshang can't take Yuzhou, it will be Song Yao to get it, once Song Yao takes Yuzhou, Qin Yong will naturally not agree, presumably Ran Mingli will be transferred back at that time, so now it seems that no matter who Cheng Jinshang or Song Yao enters Yuzhou, it will be beneficial to him, so the original plan can be put aside first. But if he chooses to send troops to meet Song Yao, Qin Yong will naturally snub him completely, now is not the time to tear his face with Qin Yong, and now there is an unstable factor, that is, the emperor's eldest son Song Xiao has set off to return to Tai'an, maybe Qin Yong will use some means to let Song Xiao take this opportunity to control the situation and completely squeeze Song Yao out of Tai'an, so this is not the time to make a clear choice, he and Zhong Jie looked at the Yunwei army under the city from afar at the head of the city, and couldn't help but fall into contemplation, suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and said to Zhong Jie: " I understand. ”

"What does the gentleman understand?" Zhong Jie said urgently.

"King Jin'an has never touched the sword soldiers, and Qin Xiang loves him so much, so how can he be easily injured? There must be fraud in this, the old man faintly feels that Qin Xiang must be in the next big game of chess, judging from the current situation, King Jin'an seems to be unfavorable to send troops to escape with fraud, so it is really used by King Changning, but with Qin Xiang's means, things will never be so simple, I think, King Jin'an must be injured There must be fraud, so now, we had better do nothing. ”

"But King Changning has already sent a message asking us to send troops to respond."

"Lord Zhong, look outside the city, there are Cheng Jinshang's people everywhere, and we can't get out." An Yingdong said meaningfully.

Zhong Jie suddenly understood, and said: "Yes, yes, we also want to send troops to meet the king of Changning, but Yuzhou City is trapped, and in order to protect His Majesty's city, we have no choice." With that, the two looked at each other and smiled.

The situation in the south is anxious, and the people who abandon the north will naturally not give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. After hearing about the southern expedition of the two kings, Turan Gurou couldn't wait to run to Turan Bingmu and asked to send troops south.

Although there are still hundreds of thousands of troops on the border of Dayuan, if you don't try, you will never know the depth of the other party, and Qiu Xinzhi suggested that he directly attack Tongzhou, which is relatively weak, after making an analysis, and the idea was decided, Tulan Bingmu personally led Tulan Gurou, Tulan Ayukin and others with 200,000 troops to Tongzhou Molan Pass.

Song Ji, who was leisurely in the deep palace, didn't expect that a lot of bad news suddenly came, one was that his eldest son Song Xiao actually escaped back to Tai'an by fraud, and before he had time to get angry, he heard that the army of the North Abandon began to eat the land of Dayuan like hungry wolves. He angrily summoned Qin Yong into the palace, and asked people to draft a decree in front of Qin Yong to abolish the title of King Jin'an.

This matter was completely expected by Qin Yong, he didn't refute anything, just knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, wailing: "Don't bother Your Majesty, King Jin'an, King Jin'an, he can't keep it." ”

"What? Qin Yong, don't exaggerate here, don't think that I won't punish him in this way, and you, the idea is yours, and you can't get rid of it. ”

Qin Yong slumped to the ground, and did not defend himself, but said weakly: "Is it true or not, Your Majesty only needs to appoint a imperial doctor to go to Jin'an Mansion to have a look, and the King of Jin'an ......" Qin Yong actually began to sob.

Song Ji suddenly softened his heart, slowed down, and said: "Okay, okay, I'll take the imperial doctor with me, don't cry and lose your face, go with me." ”