Shanyang Pass: Not far north of Qingdu, the must-win place for the wild king's army to go south, the Qing kings of the past dynasties took "the king guarding the country" as their own responsibility, and defended Shanyang Pass.

Xue Ruotong walked out of King Qing's bedroom, and a group of people surrounded him. Xue Ruotong only waved his hand slightly, but walked straight to the second prince Qingdan.

"Second Prince." Xue Ruotong stretched out his hand to Qingdan.

Although Qingdan usually has a somewhat domineering style, he does not dare to be arrogant in front of this old minister. Xue Lao is his father-in-law, and the king personally appointed the marriage, and married Xue Ruotong to his youngest daughter to celebrate the Dan with him, so as to marry forever. Now that the old father-in-law came to ask him in person, he hurriedly took advantage of the situation and listened to the teachings.

"Second prince, do you know that the royal driving is very important, and everything in the king's departure from the capital can be taken care of?" , Xue Ruotong actually had some reproach in his words. What the king showed him was the handing over of the loyal ministers led by the second prince Qingdan, who was suggesting that the king should drive the expedition in person.

"Old Xiangguo, it is indeed my fault that I did not come to your house to ask about this matter... But now the barbarians are rampant, and the father and prince can lead a large army to deter the arrogant .....", Qingdan thought for a while, and actually gushed endlessly.

"Okay, okay, I know you're also for the country." , Xue Ruotong waved his hand lightly, signaling Qingdan not to say any more. Qing Dan saw that there seemed to be displeasure in the eyes of the old Xiangguo, and he couldn't help but muttered in his heart, he knew that the political views of Lord Yuezhang tend to be conservative and stable, so this time he asked the king, and he came to the old father-in-law's side to cut it first, but even so, the old man will not reprimand himself in person, right? Deng Shi did not dare to speak again, but just stood with his head bowed.

"It's not him.... He didn't have the guts. Xue Ruotong looked at his son-in-law, who was cowering, and it seemed that he was by no means the main initiator of this matter, so he turned around and swept his gaze over the ministers, among whom there were many courtiers who joined hands with the second prince. Who? Who is the mastermind of this? What are your intentions? Xue Ruotong had no idea in his heart at this time.

"The barbarians are coming, scourge our army and people, and the glorious Daqing is not allowed to be trampled on! The king has commanded to personally supervise the battle! Xue Ruotong stood up and said loudly.

"The king is mighty!" , Seeing Xue Ruotong's order, everyone knelt down and shouted.

Qingguo seems to have been prepared for a long time, the king wants to go north to supervise such a big event, it is carried out quickly and efficiently, Xue Ruotong saw it in his eyes, and his heart was even more puzzled, if these preparations were not prepared quietly by the king himself, and deliberately concealed himself, with his position and means in the court, how could he not be aware at all? Could it be that the king summoned himself simply to convince himself of the work of the old bones to be done last? Thinking of this, he felt a little frightened that Shendian had sent someone to tell him about it.

"Divert the route, go to the Prince's Mansion, and take the side door." , Xue Ruotong thought about it again and again, and felt that the only person he could ask now was Prince Qingyun. Although he is the father-in-law of the second prince Qingdan, he is actually blue-eyed to the humble and polite prince Qingyun.

Entering the side door of the Prince's Mansion, Xue Ruotong saw that the Prince's Mansion was also busy, obviously preparing to go out with the car. Xue Ruotong signaled to the people of the prince's mansion that there was no need to pass on the gifts, and ordered his family not to follow, so he walked towards the prince's study by himself.

This prince's mansion, he has been to it many times, and after a while, Xue Ruotong came to Qingyun's study, and the servant serving outside the door recognized the old Xiangguo, and hurriedly came up to give a salute, Xue Ruotong gently ordered him to go down, and he pushed open the door and walked in.

"Prince, are you ready?" As soon as Xue Ruotong entered the door, he saw Qingyun sitting in front of the desk, reading a volume of notes with a leisurely expression, so he asked.

"Old Xiangguo?!" , Qingyun saw that Xue Ruotong was coming, and got up to greet him busily.

"These are confessions! Why did the old Xiangguo come, and he didn't say a word, I came to welcome you. Qingyun respectfully helped Xue Ruotong to sit on the floor.

"I told them not to pass it on, you sit down, the old man only has some questions to ask you this time." , Xue Ruotong motioned for Qingyun to sit opposite him. Qing Yunnai knelt in front of Xue Ruo.

"The old man doesn't beat around the bush, let me ask you, whose plan is it for the king's personal expedition this time?" , Xue Ruotong went straight with a single knife.

"I heard that the second prince asked his father to supervise the war." , Qingyun said while giving Xue Ruotong a warm tea.

"Second Prince? He didn't have that big idea, he was just instigated. Xue Ruotong took the teacup, but didn't drink it, just rubbed the teacup and said with low eyebrows.

"Ministers.... The ministers also have this opinion. Qingyun paused and said.

"What about you?" , Xue Ruotong raised his eyes and asked as if he was compelling, indeed, the king is in person, and it stands to reason that he, the prince, should express his opinion the most. And what the king meant before was to leave the second prince Qingdan in charge of the country, but let Qingyun go out with him. The profound meaning of this is extremely sensitive to any politically minded person, let alone the person concerned.

"Ask the old minister to teach me!" , Qing Yun saw that he couldn't hide it from this old minister, so he had to bow down.

"Then you have to tell me the truth, who instigated the king's personal conquest?"

Qingyun looked at Xue Ruotong in embarrassment, thought for a long time, and finally dipped his hand in the tea, and wrote a word on the collapse, Xue Ruotong squinted, and as expected, what Qingyun wrote was the word "king".

The king's command must not be disobeyed! Xue Ruotong sighed in his heart, it turned out that he wanted not to sit on anything, that is what he meant, if he rashly admonished, it would be a violation of the king's taboo, and what he saw now was already arranged by the king. Whether the second prince made a statement, or the ministers jointly signed it, it was all the instruction of King Qing.

"Yes, do you know that the king's personal conquest, whether it is successful or not, at least one problem is explained." , Xue Ruotong said slowly. Qingyun didn't know what he meant, but just listened respectfully.

"The king's pro-conquest is small, and the policy of Dingbei is shaken, and the king is not at ease with Pyeongchang Jun and General Shen." , Xue Ruotong said affirmatively. When Qingyun heard this "rebellious" words, he was also shocked and couldn't close his mouth.

"This.... The old Xiangguo is serious, the Shen family has been loyal and good for generations, and his father also respects the Shen family...", Qingyun trembled and said his thoughts, but he didn't know how powerful it was, saying that he was personally supervising the war, but with his father's character, the power of the army at that time would inevitably be taken back by his father, since it was withdrawn, he would not necessarily use the stubborn strategy that Shen Xing had always advocated, and the old Xiangguo's "crazy" words just said the fact that he didn't dare to say.

Xue Ruotong himself also shook his head with a wry smile, few people knew the secrets of the king and the Shen family, and now that he said this, how could Qingyun be easily and completely convinced? Although the old king of Qing is not a faint king, he is indeed too small in the matter of Shen Dian, and he did not hesitate to assassinate the old general back then to reduce the energy of the Shen family in Daqing, and now it is the turn of Shen to be punished? It is indeed the royal road that the king is going up, and this time he is pro-conquest, not only to establish his authority, but also to kill the sharp spirit of Shen Xing.

"The old man is talking nonsense, and tell me how you and I should behave." , Xue Ruotong also felt that it was not appropriate to talk about this at this moment, so it was better to focus on the present.

"Please give me advice." , Qingyun is also unwilling to dwell on what he just said.

"The king ordered the second prince to supervise the country, this is also the ability to consider the strategy of the second prince, you don't have to take it to heart, but when you arrive at Shanyang Pass, I suggest you go to see Shen Xing and say a few words." , Xue Ruotong drank all the tea in his hand this time.

"General Shen and I have always been good friends, and we will definitely be able to see each other at that time, but what does Lao Xiangguo want me to say to General Shen?" , Qingyun asked puzzled.

"Whatever he says, you should do." , Xue Ruotong squinted at this Qingguo prince.

"What does Lao Xiangguo mean?" , Qingyun is so smart, he can't guess the meaning of Lao Xiangguo's words, and he can't guess seven points, and Lao Xiangguo wants him to see Shen Xing, so he can see it.

"Can you know that when the sun sets, the moon rises, and when the tide rises, the tide recedes?" , Xue Ruotong said with a light sigh.

"Yoon knows."

Xue Ruotong calculated that although the king only taught himself to pass on the order to "supervise the war" this time, in fact, he would receive the military power of Shen Xing before the battle, and the strategic tactics of sticking to Shanyang Pass might change, so how the battle situation would evolve next would really become unspeakable and unspeakable. He Xue Ruotong himself is a safety valve for the strategy of sticking to the court in the court, and this time the king didn't even hide it from himself, so the king's thoughts can be seen.

The conservative Xue Ruotong has already started his plan after the defeat of Shanyang Pass at this moment, in his heart, the crown prince Yun is pure in nature, and he will definitely be a king who can be defended in the future, if the matter is urgent, he must try his best to ensure that this prince ascends the throne smoothly. The forces in the DPRK and China are intertwined, and it is difficult to guarantee that some people will have the idea of usurping power and seizing the throne, so stifle these possibilities, even if it is to do some dirty things, Xue Ruotong will not hesitate to do these things, and Prince Yun will not be able to do these things.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and after eating a few more teas, Xue Ruotong got up and left, Qingyun didn't send it, he was still chewing carefully what Lao Xiangguo said, the taste is far-reaching, the sun sets and the moon rises, and the tide rises and falls? Could it be that Lao Xiangguo has already calculated so far-reaching? What comforted him was that Lao Xiangguo seemed to have a sense of support for him, and he immediately made up his mind.

The king's car drove away from the capital slowly, and King Qing brought most of the courtiers and family members with him this time, which many people did not expect. These days, the news of the barbarian invasion one after another, the people in the city are panicked, and now the king himself has conquered, almost all of them have opened accounts in large numbers, knelt down beside the road, and only waited for the king to pass by, and shouted in unison: "The king will return victorious!" ”

Yuncheng is not far from Shanyang Pass, but in just two days, the king's car arrived at Shanyang Pass, everyone looked from afar, only to see a line of soldiers and horses already standing under the pass, that led by a heroic general, who is not Pingchang Jun Shen Xing.

At night, Qingyun suddenly remembered the advice of the old Xiangguo, thinking that it was late at night, and he went out to find Pingchangjun to talk about it, which should not be eye-catching. I can probably meet it now.

"Brother, where are you going secretly?" , A crisp female voice sounded behind Shen Xing, and Qingyun turned her head to see that it was her sister Qingyanzhi who had a detached personality.

"If you don't sleep in the middle of the night, how are you running around." , Qingyun's face is gloomy, this sister is always so worry-free.

"Just let you go around, don't you let me follow? My sister doesn't follow! After all, Qing Yanzhi was actually entangled with herself.

"Okay, okay, you are a princess of a country, let people see such madness, what kind of system you have become." , Qingyun usually has no way to take this sister, and she is almost obedient to her, thinking that instead of letting her run blindly, it is better to follow herself safely. I went to talk to Pyeongchangjun according to the will of Lao Xiangguo, and there should be no taboos.

The two walked side by side, the military armor in front of them was numerous, and the other two princes and princesses, who were rarely on the battlefield, were amazed. They climbed Shanyang Pass step by step, and when they looked up, what hung in the sky was a bright moon as clear as water.