Nan Ying's scalp was numb as he watched Emperor Ling put the last Jinxian crown on his head with a solemn expression, and finally secretly gasped.

During the crown ceremony, which lasted for more than an hour, his mood can only be described as living as a year. Because he never imagined that a fabled rite of passage would be so complicated.

According to Nanying's situation, his father has passed away, so he must perform the crown salute according to the rules of the orphan son. The army was about to set out, there was no time for divination of auspicious days, there was no invitation to relatives and friends, not even a distinguished guest of honor was selected to preside over the ceremony through divination, everything was done in the simplest form.

Emperor Ling personally chose a side hall closest to the temple, and served as both family elders and VIPs, and there were only a few people who participated in the ceremony: Wang Yue, Dan Chenzi, Zhang Rang, Zhang Feng, He Jin, Gao Shun, Jia Xu and Chun Yuqiong.

Emperor Ling put on three ancient crowns for Nanying in turn, such as Jueben, Piben, and Jinxian Crown, and Nanying had to change into three kinds of clothes, including Ben clothes, linen clothes, and Xuan Duan clothes, in exchange for his heart, but looking at Emperor Ling's solemn expression, how dare he say more than half a word?

Finally, the Spirit Emperor ended the third blessing in his mouth and announced the completion of the crown ceremony. Zhang Rang personally stepped forward and broke the left and right braids on Nanying's head, which symbolized the "total horn", and tied a bun for him.

Seeing that everyone was watching the ceremony, Nan Ying smiled enviously and said tentatively: "So, I am only an adult now?" ”

Everyone laughed in unison.

Emperor Ling was obviously in a good mood, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Not bad! After the crown ceremony, you will be regarded as a pillar of talent that can be trusted! ”

He couldn't help but smile and said: "Therefore, Aiqing's past exploits will not be recorded in the history of the clan!" ”

Nanying said nonchalantly: "What does it matter? I'm still me! Your Majesty doesn't want to erase my credit! ”

Jia Xu said heartily: "The lord is going to joke!" Such a gift, ancient and modern is rare, I have the honor to watch the ceremony today, enough to comfort my life! ”

He Jin also lost no time in saying: "Exactly! The Son of Heaven personally saluted for the clan, which is indeed unprecedented, and it can really be said that the grace of heaven is immense! South ......"

He suddenly glanced at Emperor Ling, and then changed his words: "If you are so favored by the Son of Heaven, you will definitely be famous in the annals of history in the future!" ”

Emperor Ling said regretfully: "Aiqing, are you still unwilling to reply to the surname Liu?" In this way, I will not be able to give you a lord's food! ”

He paused before saying, "With Qing's talent, Qing's merit!" There is no problem in sealing a county marquis, and I can even consider making you king! ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were not only not shocked, but all showed the expressions that should be so.

Nan Ying shook his head resolutely and said: "Brother Chen has already said that if you can't report the country's grace and revenge your father, you will never reply to the surname Liu!" ”

In fact, for him, there is no difference between the surname Nan and the surname Liu, in fact, he has always wanted to be surnamed Liu, and if he has children in the future, he can continue his father's incense. But today, it is far from the time to change the surname Liu.

The world is about to become a burning furnace, and perhaps now turning into an imperial nobleman will really bring him a lot of advantages. But he will never forget that all the honor at this moment is inseparable from the Spirit Emperor's favor to him. Once Emperor Ling dies and the new monarch ascends the throne, he will inevitably bear the shackles of morality and the clan, and he will inevitably be placed in the furnace, shackled by the battle of the palace and the courtiers, and will no longer be able to take advantage of the evidence.

Jia Xu summed it up very well, it is better to have a reality, and it must not live up to its name, the name of orthodoxy seems to be advantageous, but it will be pushed to the forefront by various forces involuntarily, and it is honest that the wise man does not take it. Perhaps, only a person like Liu Bei, who has no power, no power and no foundation, will bite the name of the great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing, if not, who will recognize you as the eldest, that is, Guan Zhang and the two will not meet at first sight!

Throughout Liu Bei's life, because of the false name, but because of the false name tired, holding a loyal, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness of the archway, but step by step lost the opportunity, everywhere under the control of others, until nearly half a hundred years old, only to get the Sichuan piece of projectile land. In fact, since then, he has lost.

Nanying took a different path, on the foundation of the team, he has! On the territory and the soldiers, he also has it! On allies and foreign aid, he still has! Although everything starts at the beginning, as long as you follow the step-by-step process, you will eventually grow. Why should you carry such a burden and tie your hands and feet in vain?

Jia Xu's gloomy words seemed to echo in his ears: "The lord values love and righteousness, this is something that every subordinate should be thankful for!" If the Son of Heaven is here, the lord should be loyal and righteous, and should not have thoughts of undue proportion! But what if the Son of Heaven is not there? The lord doesn't still want to hold the tablet of Yuzhong and put his life and his brothers' lives in the hands of those upstarts who support the new king, right? At that time, it is time for you to restore the surname Liu and replace it! ”

"Nanqing, Nanqing?" The Spirit Emperor's voice sounded in his ears, abruptly interrupting Nan Ying from his contemplation, and a thin layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back.

He said in amazement: "Ah! Your Majesty! The subordinate brother is distracted! ”

Emperor Ling didn't feel angry at all, and said with a smile: "When I was about to perform the last crown ceremony for Nanqing, Nanqing was distracted, and he must be thinking about something big!" ”

Nan Ying was stunned and said, "What? Another ritual? Isn't it done? ”

Jia Xu laughed and said, "God! Won't you take the table words, my lord? ”

Emperor Ling smiled and said: "Actually, this table word should be taken by the distinguished guests selected by divination, but I am also the family elder and the VIP of relatives and friends today, so this table word!" I'm getting worse and worse! ”

He thought for a moment before he said, "This word actually has a belly case for a long time!" I'm not in a hurry to say it! Nanqing might as well tell me first, what are you thinking? ”

Nanying's palms were sweating, why did this Spirit Emperor keep asking him what he thought, he wouldn't be as good at peeking into people's hearts as Ma Lun, right?

Nan Ying said in a hurry: "Actually, the younger brother is thinking about the content of the deliberations of the Zhongde Hall during the day!" ”

At today's court meeting, Nan Ying changed into the full armor of a warrior standing in the temple and stood under the jade steps to listen, which saved him the trouble of kneeling and worshipping.

Thinking about him, he couldn't help laughing a little, on the top of the wide and tall hall, suddenly hundreds of well-dressed civil and military ministers trotted in all the way, and the appearance of bending over and hooking their backs was really funny.

Those who are either fat or thin can stand left and right in the shortest possible time, and each of them returns to its original position, but it is not chaotic at all. It's both surprising and weird.

Emperor Ling's face suddenly sank: "You have also seen that every minister on weekdays is full of boastful talk, as if they are hiding thousands of strategies!" But what about the moment of truth? They were all helpless, and some people openly stood on top of the court and offered me ridiculous and wonderful strategies! ”

He slammed his sleeve hard: "If I don't see him as a nerd, I'll definitely kill him on the spot!" ”

Everyone was silent, and they all knew that Emperor Ling was talking about Xiang Xu. During today's court discussion, when Emperor Ling asked about the strategy of breaking the thief, the lord of the servant actually preached that the Yellow Turban thief army was an ignorant people who had not been educated, and as long as a large number of Confucian scholars were sent to read the "Book of Filial Piety" to the thief army, they could be made to repent and collapse without a fight. Emperor Ling faced such a pedantic minister, his fury can be imagined, fortunately, there were many ministers who interceded, so Xiang Xu was thrown into the Beisi Prison and did not die on the spot.

However, after this trouble, the deliberations could no longer be carried out, so they had to be hastily dispersed.

Nan Ying thought for a while, bowed to He Jin and said, "General, can you please tell us in detail about the situation of the Yellow Turban Thieves and the deployment of our army!" ”

Emperor Ling's eyes lit up and said, "Exactly!" Today's deliberations can be said to be fruitless, and it is in vain that I am wasting time. Now that all the henchmen and ministers are here, it is time for me to draw up a strategy with you! ”

When he said the word strategy, he deliberately glanced at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu hurriedly lowered his head, pretending not to understand. Today, unlike in the past, He Jin is already a general and in charge of the military. Forcing oneself in front of him will only displease him.

When He Jin heard Nanying's question, he didn't dare to slack off, and carefully told the Yellow Turban Army's offensive situation and troop deployment. The Yellow Turban Army was originally the main force of the four roads, but Ma Yuanyi had all the way to the army, and the other three roads were divided into three places, Zhang Jiao was the general of Tiangong, Zhang Bao was the general of Digong, and Zhang Liang was called the general of Rengong, leading the main force of the Yellow Turban to fight in Jizhou. The second way is Zhang Mancheng, who claims to be the envoy of God, who led the Yellow Turban Army to occupy Nanyang, and the third way is that Bocai, Peng Tuo and others led their troops to fight in Yingchuan, Runan, and Chenguo. The three-way army totaled about 300,000 people, and it was still growing, from the north, south, and east to Luoyang, and it seemed that their first strategic target was still the imperial capital.

When He Jin said this, he said with a wry smile: "On the day of the urgent report, the thief army has captured many cities, and several county commanders and county guards have been killed or captured, and even the king of Anping and Ganling have been captured. This has dealt a great blow to the morale of our army, and many defenders have either avoided the battle or abandoned the defense, and the situation is very unfavorable! ”

Nan Ying nodded, the Yellow Turban Army's offensive in the early stage was extremely fierce, and the results were amazing, this is inevitable, not surprising.

He asked again: "What are the mobile forces of our army?" ”

He Jin said without hesitation: "After several months of mobilization and recruitment, now there are 70,000 troops gathered outside Luoyang City, including 20,000 from the Five Colonels of the Northern Army, 10,000 from the Sanhe Cavalry, and the rest are all soldiers from nearby counties!" Well, there are also 2,000 Qiang soldiers who have been conscripted. ”

Nanying muttered to himself: "In other words, only the 30,000 people of the Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army and the Three Rivers Cavalry are elite soldiers!" ”

He Jin said embarrassedly: "In fact, only 10,000 of the five schools of the Northern Army are elite soldiers, and the other 10,000 are also newly recruited soldiers!" ”

Nan Ying said bitterly: "Although the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army is low, this strength is too disparity!" Since the enemy army is attacking from three directions, how is the general going to respond to the enemy? ”

He Jin hesitated a little and said: "This official originally wanted to use the Beizhonglang general Lu Zhi to lead the soldiers and horses of the five schools of the Northern Army to meet the main force of the Hebei Yellow Turban, Dongzhonglang General Dong Zhuo, Huwuhuan Zhonglang will lead 30,000 county soldiers to attack the Nanyang Yellow Turban, and the left Zhonglang will Huangfu Song, and the right Zhonglang will lead the Sanhe cavalry and 10,000 county soldiers to intercept the Yingchuan Yellow Turban!" ”

He said in one breath the names of five or six generals, which is indeed an elite gathering of talents.

Nan Ying frowned and said, "General! There is no offense in the next place, but some suggestions are not unpleasant! ”

He Jin, the position of the great general, has more or less Nanying's kind words, how dare he offend him in the slightest, and hurriedly said: "Please say it!" I'm about to ask the envoy for advice! ”

Nanying smiled bitterly: "Guidance? To tell the truth, if I were to command a few hundred people to carry out infiltration operations, there would indeed be few people who could match me today! But when it comes to tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people fighting in groups, I'm at a loss! ”

Everyone was stunned, so what advice can you make?

Nanying continued: "But there is one sentence that I think makes a lot of sense! That is, capture the thief and capture the king first! ”

He Jin nodded and said: "I understand what the envoy means, but the enemy is outnumbered, and it is impossible for our army to break the main force of Zhang Jiao in one fell swoop!" ”

Nan Ying shook his head and said: "I mean, concentrate the superior forces and take the Hebei Yellow Turban directly, as long as we defeat Zhang Jiao in the fastest time, or even kill Zhang Jiao, we have already won most of the victory!" ”

He Jin lost his voice and said: "Concentrate your forces? However, we only have a total of 70,000 people, once the main force is conquered in Hebei, how can the remaining two bandit armies resist? Do you know? There are also more than 100,000 people in these two bandits, and they are pressing towards Luoyang step by step! ”

He glanced at Emperor Ling's face before he said: "Luoyang must not have any mistakes, otherwise once the imperial capital falls and the temple burns down, how will Your Majesty face the ancestors and ancestors?" We will also bear the infamy of the ages! ”

Nanying said solemnly: "Of course, you can't let the two thieves attack calmly!" We can send another main force to meet one of them. Then send a small number of fast troops to destroy roads, destroy bridges, attack supplies and other attack tactics, delay the offensive of the enemy army on the third road, once those two roads are successful, you can immediately return to the army and launch a frontal offensive! ”

Before He Jin could speak, Emperor Ling said: "This plan is wonderful! But there must be a good general to preside, and success must be guaranteed! I don't know if Aiqing has a candidate? ”

Nanying smiled bitterly: "The best candidate is of course me!" ”

Emperor Ling's eyes lit up and said, "The best? Then there must be a backup candidate! ”

Nanying said calmly: "There is one person!" He's my subordinate! This man is smart and good at cavalry combat! What's even more rare is that he is a Qiang man, and there should be no problem for him to lead the two thousand Qiang miscellaneous army! ”

Emperor Ling muttered, "Qiang people? Since it is recommended by Aiqing, there should be no problem in terms of loyalty and ability! But is it safe to hand over such a significant matter to this person? Once he can't successfully complete the task, Luoyang will face an unprecedented crisis! ”

Nan Ying thought about it again and said: "There is another person, it is Zhao Ming, the former Nanzheng guard, this person has courage and knowledge, and he can be of great use!" can order him to lead a thousand troops and respond to the strong! ”

Emperor Ling said with a smile on his face: "Nan Zheng Shou General? Is it also Aiqing's person? You're so bold, you've dug people up to me! ”

Nanying was taken aback, he really said too much and was bound to lose, but he was just blindly looking for people who could be used, but he slipped his mouth again.

Emperor Ling sighed and said, "Aiqing don't have to worry too much! My big man is on the verge of life and death, where can I still be in the mood to care about this! As long as you can sweep away the thieves, everything else is secondary! ”

Nanying breathed a sigh of relief. The Son of Heaven Chrysostom said that since he said it in public, he shouldn't be looking for trouble for himself in the future!

The Spirit Emperor was still a little uneasy and said, "With such an arrangement, can it really delay the thief army?" ”

Nan Ying said confidently: "Your Majesty rest assured! Although the Yellow Turban Army is numerous, it is basically infantry, and it drags its children and daughters, and the offensive is extremely slow! The most important thing is that they have no formal training, no military discipline to speak of, whether they are marching normally or attacking cities, they are like fat people, faltering! As long as I can successfully destroy some of their food and grass in the early stage of the battle, I am even sure that they will be in chaos! What is the worry of such a rabble? ”

He Jin also nodded and said: "The words of the envoy are indeed to the point!" On the other hand, the Hebei thief army led by the three brothers Zhang Jiao is a little troublesome! They have been trained by Zhang Bao for a long time, and they are the most faithful believers in Taiping Dao, which is by no means comparable to the other two bandit armies! ”

Nan Ying said heavily: "So, we have to defeat Zhang Jiao first!" They must not be allowed to successfully join forces with other bandits! ”

Emperor Ling's face finally showed a relaxed look: "I finally understand what Aiqing means!" Do you want to deal with Zhang Jiao in person? ”

Nanying smiled: "Of course! Yu Private, Zhang Jiao's old man has been unfavorable to us several times, and Wen He almost died at his hands, how can this revenge not be avenged? Yu Gong, the younger brother is now half a royal person, Zhang Jiao intends to assassinate the Son of Heaven, this is a naked declaration of war against my Han royal family! If I can't represent the Son of Heaven and break his body into ten thousand pieces, will I still have my face re-listed in the temple in the future? ”

"Well said!" Emperor Ling showed a look of joy that could not be concealed, "Those who offend me as a strong man and a heavenly might, they will definitely die!" I took the word Han Yang for Aiqing, hoping that Aiqing would live up to my hopes, break the enemy in one fell swoop, and raise the prestige of my Han! ”

PS: Bitter smile, is it finally about to start? Although even Bai Xue herself is looking forward to the arrival of the war plot, but I'm ashamed! The pace of this book is indeed very slow! But there is no way, if you don't try your best to lay the groundwork and explain the details clearly, Bai Xue really can't write! Maybe I'm really not fit to be an online writer! To all the friends who pay attention to this book, I sincerely say: I have kept you waiting! The plot will be significantly faster in the future!