As soon as he heard Xue Peiyu's yin and yang strange tone, he knew that he was talking about Xue Chunyue, the young secretary of Taifu Temple, Ye Qinyu trembled unconsciously.

Seeing her reaction, Xue Peiqi obviously didn't let go of Xue Chunyue, and a burst of irritability suddenly surged in her heart, her hands gradually clenched into fists, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I didn't come this time to provoke any disputes, I just hope that Qinyu can tell me Su Yuming's whereabouts, no matter what, she and Xue Huijin were once husband and wife, and the two of them always have old things to clarify." ”

"That might be going to disappoint you. Sister Yu Ming has been missing since she left the country, and I have never had any contact with her, how do I know where she is. Besides, Uncle Xue and her have been separated for more than three years, what old things have not been clarified? Sister Yu Ming didn't take away a single brick from the Xue family, and she didn't owe the Xue family. ”

"Do you want to watch Su Yuming ruin Ye Cizhun's great future?! She was first divorced for fornication, and then confiscated from the Tao, and her father Su Qi was also exiled for the crime of trespassing, which is a great stain. If Ye Cizhun is with her in the open, can he block the courtiers' mouths?! Even if the courtiers don't join him, the Yushitai will join him! ”

Xue Peiqi and Xue Chengming are becoming more and more alike, full of benevolence and morality...... What is the difference between his so-called righteous and awe-inspiring accusation of Su Yuming and Xue Chengming's dislike of her mutilated fingers and earnestly admonishing his son not to marry her? Ye Qinyu sneered in his heart, didn't want to talk to him anymore, and turned around and returned to the garden.

Xue Peiyu's behavior became more and more crazy, Liu Yi was worried that he would get out of control sooner or later, so he turned around and ordered the soldiers in the courtyard to not let outsiders enter the garden unless Ye Qinyu allowed it, so he helped Ye Qinyu to return to the garden, and said as he walked, "I didn't expect Xue Peiqi to send someone to keep an eye on your whereabouts, so it is not safe for you to live in the other garden, so it is better to go back to the palace with me." ”

But at this time, Ye Qinyu would rather die in another garden than go back to Changxing City, let alone go back to the Jingwang Mansion who didn't know whether to let her love or hate, so he shook his head decisively.

Just when everyone was waiting for the winter solstice to come, Daye suddenly suffered a heavy blow, and Goguryeo and Khitan marched into Xingbei Province!

The border guards of Xingbei Province hurriedly responded to the battle and insisted on holding the border pass Chongzhou Mansion, but Chongzhou was surrounded on three sides and urgently needed rescue. What's more urgent is that Xingbei Province has been tossed by the Wu family's Fengxing, and the people's hearts have long been unstable, coupled with the drought that Daye Country has suffered this year that has not been encountered in ten years, and the severely affected Xingbei Province has almost no harvest in the summer and autumn, and it is all dependent on the relief grain transported by Xue Chunyue to survive, even if the grain hoarded by the Wu family is later seized, it is only barely enough to survive the winter, and now the war is tight, and there is a shortage of food, and the people's psychological defense line has reached the verge of collapse.

If a large number of people become displaced people, regardless of the restrictions of the imperial court, then the Xingbei Province will be even more empty, and it will also cause food, security, and management burdens to the neighboring provinces, and it will not be conducive to the stability of the rear of the Great Cause Country. At that time, the front line will be tight, the rear will be unstable, and the great cause of the country will be in jeopardy.

Emperor Hongyuan was anxious to discuss countermeasures with his ministers, but except for the clichés of quickly transferring troops and food, no one came up with a comprehensive set of good strategies. Everyone knows that this year's drought in various parts of the country is serious, and the provincial governments around Xingbei Province do not have much grain in stock, and now Chongzhou can only survive for ten days and a half at the longest, and the grain in Haidong Province and Jiangnan Province is far away from the water and difficult to save the fire. Emperor Hongyuan was immediately furious and directly reprimanded the ministers for their incompetence.

And Xue Chunyue offered a plan at this time.

Requisition of Dingtaihe's sea vessels, by sea, less than five days to arrive at Yuyang Mansion located in Bohai Bay, Yuyang Mansion to Chongzhou, take the official road only three days, if the starry night rush, one day and one night can reach.

King Xu pointed out that Xue Chunyue was not ashamed, even if he took the sea, it would take ten days to reach Yuyang Mansion at the earliest.

Xue Chunyue didn't argue with King Xu, just kept silent.

When Emperor Hongyuan saw this scene, he stopped the court meeting, leaving Xue Chunyue alone to discuss again.

"Xue Aiqing, I know that you have been running errands in Dingtaihe since you were twelve years old, and you said that it will not be unreasonable to reach in five days, I would like to hear about it."

"Back to Your Majesty, the speed of sailing on the sea is not only related to manpower, but also the factor of the monsoon also has a great impact, and it can even be said that the monsoon is more useful than manpower."

"Monsoon?"

"Exactly. From a young age, he learned to steer a ship with the old helmsman of Din Tae-hwa, and at the age of 16 he was able to steer the ship to Baekje, Silla, and had a good understanding of the monsoon. As the name suggests, the monsoon is related to the seasons, but it is not limited to the seasons and can change at any time, which is one of the reasons why the sea is difficult to navigate. Recently, the minister watched the stars at night, and estimated that the monsoon on the surface of the East China Sea at this time was a tailwind heading northward, so he dared to say that it could be reached in five days. ”

Emperor Hongyuan didn't know much about the boat, and he would be suspicious of Xue Chunyue's remarks and not say a word.

Seeing this, Xue Chunyue continued to speak, "The minister still has a matter to report. Xihexing, which was operated in Danyang before, has now been handed over to Su Qi and his son, but Su and his son often exchange business information with me. Recently, the minister captured some news from Silla Baekje merchants, which may be related to Goguryeo. ”

When Emperor Hongyuan heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, looked directly at Xue Chunyue with his eyes, and said decisively, "Go on." ”

"Goguryeo's attack on our dynasty at this time may be to divert domestic contradictions. It is said that several small-scale wars have broken out in the country due to the dispute between the princes, and the third prince Zhongqi Wende temporarily has the upper hand, taking advantage of the king's serious illness to usurp the post of superintendent, and is now bloodily suppressing the power of the eldest prince loyal to his Wenyuan, but the eldest prince occupies the title of the eldest son, which is more popular. This time, the three princes sent troops to join forces with the Khitan to go south, presumably just to curry favor with the militant faction in the country, and in order to win their support, a small part of the army was just a show, and the actual main army would never leave Goguryeo, so as not to take advantage of the power of the eldest prince. ”

Emperor Hongyuan frowned and asked with a little doubt, "Is the source reliable?" ”

"It's more reliable, this news comes from Silla, a country in the south of Goguryeo, which has always been at odds with Goguryeo, and will not help Goguryeo to release false news."

Emperor Hongyuan hesitated for a moment and continued to ask, "Does Aiqing already have a set of well-thought-out strategies?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, our dynasty will remain unchanged according to the original plan, and continue to transfer troops and food to support Chongzhou, but on the other hand, they will send people to infiltrate Goguryeo, pretending to seek contact with the power of the eldest prince, whether the contact can be successful or what is actually discussed does not matter, the important thing is to make the third prince mistakenly think that the eldest prince wants to use our power to fight back, so that the third prince will naturally strike first and take the initiative to win over the power of our dynasty. In addition, the reinforcements and food of our DPRK have already arrived, and he will not have the slightest advantage, so he will definitely not attack rashly, and the siege of the border will naturally be solved. ”

When Emperor Hongyuan heard this, he was finally overjoyed, and immediately ordered Xue Chunyue to be fully responsible for the requisition of Dingtai and the fleet to transfer grain by sea, and promised that if he successfully repelled Goguryeo, he would reward Xue Chunyue.

"However", Emperor Hongyuan's words changed, "If the reward you want is to withdraw the marriage contract with the county lord of Yi'an, I'm afraid it won't work, because I have already announced this to the world, and you have no jokes, and there is no reason to withdraw it." ”

I didn't want Xue Chunyue's expression to be very calm, and he continued to reply, "Jun Wu Yanchen naturally knows, so he doesn't dare to embarrass Your Majesty." The minister's wish is just to marry another one on the day of the winter solstice. ”

Emperor Hongyuan was slightly surprised, "Marry another one?" Do you mean to marry Ye Qinyu? You actually want Ye Qinyu to be a concubine?! ”

"Marry on the same day and ceremony, although it is a side room, it is no different from a flat wife."

"You should know that the princess in the harem loves Ye Qinyu very much, and I am afraid she will not be willing to let her be a side room. The princess has nurturing grace for King Jing, and she has always cared for me, if she wants to disobey her old man's will, wouldn't she trap me and King Jing in a land of unkindness and unfilial piety? You're so daring! ”

Emperor Hongyuan seemed to be angry, and Xue Chunyue hurriedly knelt down and pleaded, "The minister is guilty." ”

Although Emperor Hongyuan's tone was angry, he appreciated Xue Chunyue's talent in his heart, so he was not really angry. Besides, Xue Chunyue and Ye Qinyu are just the affection of some children, insignificant in the face of the country's righteousness, he really wants it, and it will be fulfilled.

Moreover, since Ye Qinyu is not his wife, he did not go against his will to dissolve the marriage between the two in the first place, in summary, Emperor Hongyuan did not refuse, but replied to Xue Chunyue and let him think for a few days, and first relieve the siege of Chongzhou before making a decision.

As the winter became stronger, Xue Chunyue calmly sat in the yamen of Taifu Temple, strategizing, first 800 miles to expedite the transfer of grain and grass from Haidong and Jiangnan, and then flying pigeons to pass the book to Xuecheng, who was in Xingbei Province, quietly went to sea, sneaked into the capital of Goguryeo through Silla, and exercised counter-plots.

He and Ye Cizhun have already retreated left and right, and they are closed, and the safety of Chongzhou is in the hands of the two.

Xue Chunyue looked at the parchment shipping chart on the table and meditated, and Ye Cixian stared at the charcoal brazier with a stern expression, fiddling with the charcoal fire from time to time. There was a long silence in the room.

"This plan is still a bit dangerous." Ye Cizhun dropped the small wooden stick in his hand and said unhurriedly.

Xue Chunyue saw him speak, his eyes finally left the sheepskin drawings, and he muttered, "When we arranged for Xuecheng to stay in Xingbei Province by taking the opportunity of transporting grain, we had already begun to lay out, and now we are thinking about whether it is dangerous, it's too late." ”

"If this plan succeeds, Su Qi's father and son will be pardoned for their merits, and you can also bypass King Jing and marry Qinyu again. It's just that I didn't expect that Liu Yi would intervene sideways and make Qinyu feel wronged, which is really hateful! Ye Cizhun took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

"No matter what, my little nephew still thanks you for accompanying me to take this risk, remember to drink two more drinks on my wedding day."

"Little nephew?!" Ye Cizhun turned his head to look at him, his face full of doubts.

"When you were in Haizhou, you still treated me with a virtuous nephew, and it was only a long time before you forgot to clean it! Qinyu is your niece, I'm not your niece-in-law, so it's not an exaggeration to call myself a little nephew. ”

Xue Chunyue took a moment to tear a hole in this tense atmosphere. Both of them need to breathe, otherwise they will be too nervous for fear of exhaustion.