Chapter II. 81

Time is very fair, whether you are rich or noble, or just ordinary people or poor, it is always the same, and it will never be swayed by anyone's will.

At the moment, whether it is Xiangfu or Shen Gui, Yuma Jian or Yan Hunt, these people all have troubles that they are in a hurry to solve, but before the accident happens, they will not inquire about anyone's timetable, it is so sudden, so unsure of priorities.

Originally, the most anxious were Yan Shuqing and Yan Qinghong, the pair of "brothers and sisters", and they were still looking forward to completely smoothing out the matter of harmony under the leadership of Shen Gui. But under this sudden turmoil, they were all forced to calm their eager hearts.

Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt, Prime Minister Li Deng of Youbei Third Road, and Yan Jiuning, the patriarch of the clan mansion, as well as Yan Chongwu, the commander of the Flying Bear Army who had just been recalled from the front line, and the powerful bigwigs of Youbei Third Road, had all gathered in the Winter Warm Pavilion at this moment, and everyone was frowning, staring at the secret of the exclusive cover of the "Imperial Horse Prison Forage Room" on the table.

There are not many words in this secret music, but it is enough to make everyone present, and even the entire people of Youbei, fall into the quagmire of war.

The meaning of this secret performance is roughly that Beiyan and Mobei Grassland, the two families have joined forces again, and they are preparing to press the north and south again. At the same time, the two sides also sent envoys to Youbei on the same day, and they could arrive in Fengjing City in a few days.

This two-sided attack seems to be softer than the last time, but everyone knows that this time it also means that the situation this time is far more dangerous than last time.

First of all, in such a short period of time, the other side has reunited to send troops, which at least shows that in terms of attitude, they are advancing and retreating together. Moreover, since the two sides have sent ministers, it means that the formal diplomatic plan has been initiated, and no matter what the outcome is, it is unlikely that it will not be completed as last time. At least since they have achieved a well-known teacher, they must also give an account to the civil and military officials and the people of their country. Under the premise that the desire for war is so firm, the two sides will adopt such a righteous and bright method to block their own retreat.

And the amazing thing is that until the news has reached Yan Hunt's dragon book case, no one can say exactly what the reason will provoke these two greedy and despicable strong neighbors who often huddle together to spy on and harass.

And the initiator of this matter, that is, the heroic and ambitious Prince of Youbei - Yan Day, he is still in a period of excitement, after all, when his father was frightened by the Heavenly Spirit Vein Martial Artist, it was he who brought him an exciting good news, and after a long conversation all night, it rekindled his father's expectations for the future. After receiving praise from Yan Hunt, he had already planned a complete set of major governance programs after his accession to the throne, and at the same time, he was extremely proud and proud of his far-sighted strategic layout vision.

The trigger for this friction incident was that the caravan led by Ma Ziliu encountered the "raid" of the "horse thief" on Zhongshan Road. Who is Mazi Liu? As long as there is a place to do business in the entire Huayu Continent, he must have appeared, and ordinary people only need to take a few glances to roughly understand this person's temper, temperament, work, and hobbies. And those "bandits and horse bandits" can't even hide the basic characteristics of soldiers, and their acting skills are so clumsy that Ma Ziliu is worried about whether they will be "anti-routine".

And after he truthfully reported the matter, he immediately received great attention from the high-level leaders of both parties. With those childish little abacus in Yan Tian's heart, under the dismantling of the many wise generals and civil officials of the Northern Yan Dynasty, even Mao couldn't leave a single one. When they determined the clear context of the whole incident, they couldn't help but make the monarch and the ministers furious!

This group of Youbei barbarians actually dared to secretly attack and destroy the important trade routes between the Northern Yan Dynasty and the Mobei Grassland! As the saying goes, cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents, and Yan Tian's hand is equivalent to forcing Beiyan to take the initiative to declare war on Youbei. Only a big victory on the battlefield can temporarily alleviate the intricate entanglements of interests in Beiyan, and at this point, the Beiyan people, who are good at prevarication, can still get a consensus.

After all, no matter what kind of noble people they are, even if they are contemporary Confucians who have studied the past and the present, they are all thirsty and hungry, and they also have their own families to raise, and they eat fireworks in the world, and they use pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. These daily uses, no matter which one they are, have to be bought back with white flowers.

As a result, the civil and military officials of Northern Yan and even the common people of Shangjia quickly reached a consensus, and in the face of the provocation of the barbarians in Youbei, they decided to give a strong and powerful response: let the people of the Mobei grassland go first!

Yes, the people of Beiyan are not stupid at all.

Not to mention that the first male pass in the world - East Customs, which is the first male pass in the world, is an open land outside the pass, if your own army really crashes into the territory of the three roads in the north, then you must be greeted by a tragic siege, that is to say, this first war of attrition with refueling tactics is inevitable.

But if the people of the Mobei grassland strike first and use their fast horses and scimitars to constantly attack and plunder the northern border of the Youbei Third Road, then the Youbei Third Road will inevitably face a dilemma: should the troops be divided into two roads, or should they concentrate superior forces? In fact, no matter how the people of Youbei choose, as long as they face a dilemma, then they will naturally be timid in command and dispatch, and the Northern Yan army can wait for the opportunity to move.

At the end of the day, most wars are fought for profit. Then the smaller the initial investment, the higher the net profit in the future. And if the Youbei barbarians really have a brain and choose to compete with the grassland people, then Beiyan will simply win the jackpot! Not to mention the basic conditions of tax exemption for land indemnity merchants, it can also break the balance of the northern part of the country in one fell swoop, and let them themselves fall into endless infighting.

After all, Guanbei Road is the land of the Yan family's dragon. If the Northern Yan army took advantage of the weakness to enter, the first to attack was Guanbei Road. And Yan Hunt has always been fierce and timid, and his personality is hypocritical and insidious. In the face of the strong enemy of the Northern Yan army, he must flee first to avoid trouble, and move the capital to the east; After all, Zhongshan Road at that time had already become a murderous battlefield, and there was no safety at all.

Even if after the defeat and truce, Guanbei and Zhongshan have fallen into his own hands, then Yan Hunt still has to live in Li Deng's base camp, so how many days of peace can he have in the Li family?

Yes, it is precisely because they are ready to send troops at any time that the two sides of Beiyan and Mobei will follow the ancient rite of "negotiate first and then declare war" in this early spring, and at the same time attack the two roads in Youbei.

And the Mobei people, who originally had a family affair with Youbei Third Road, couldn't care about such trivial matters as marrying a princess at this time. In fact, the reason is very simple, the past winter was too cold, and the cattle and sheep on the grassland have frozen to death. And in this year of the catastrophe, the grain merchant who has always cooperated with the people of the Mobei grassland, the Dongyou Li family, did not know who took the idea, and after getting the news of the disaster in Mobei, they instantly increased the price of grain by 30%.

If the price had risen in previous years, it would have been fine, but after last year's cold disaster, the current Mobei grassland people have long been irreplaceable. If there is no difficulty, everyone can naturally get along well; But once there is a difficulty in survival, then all the previous morals and agreements will naturally become empty talk.

The people of the Mobei grassland, who were forced to a dead end, are now facing their neighbors in the north, who are planning to cut off all their trade routes, and the idea of knocking out the bones and sucking the marrow has been revealed; At this time, the Beiyan people handed over the olive branch of "making a fortune together", so that even if there is not much gain, in the case of two sides, they will not have any losses! No matter how bad it is, go to Zhongshan Road to play a few "grass valleys", and you can let the family members who are starving on the grassland have a few full meals!

As a result, the two sides each carried out the "Second Yanbei Joint Military Parade Ceremony" with some careful thoughts.

At this time, there are still some people in Fengjing City, who are also having a headache.

Some of these people were boiling herbs, some were drawing blood sand spirit patterns, and some were chanting some unknown incantation in strange language; The most infuriating thing is that there is an old lady who also brought a white bone of an unknown animal and placed it on the body of the great protector He Wendao.

Since beating He Wendao and being half-dragged back to the Shen Mansion by Sun Baizhi, the shamans and Lang Zhong have launched a medical exchange conference on chickens and ducks. In the end, under the mediation of Shen Gui, everyone made a consultation policy together: each doing his own thing.

Sun Baizhi, the attending doctor of the Langzhong faction, was covered with unknown magic weapons at this time, and his originally handsome face was painted with red spirit patterns by whom. While shaking the petals of grain on his head, he tilted his ears to block out the noise in the room, and shouted loudly to Shen Gui:

"Nothing too much of a problem! … I...... Say... No problem! Only...... Be...... Don't eat! ”

As soon as he finished eating, He Wendao, a patient lying on the bed, immediately vomited again.