That subordinate was an old servant in this house, and when Zou Ge's great-grandson left, he couldn't afford to pay his salary, so he left him in the house by the way. Therefore, although the old servant is only a servant, he has seen a lot more storms than Lao Cao. He replied to Lao Cao's words, and with a wave of his hand, a bunch of servants had poured in behind him, holding official uniforms and hats in their hands, as well as towels and hot water for washing.

Lao Cao muttered to himself: "It's going to be a war, it's really going to be a war." ”

When Cao Xiwen heard this, he became energetic.

"Daddy! Is there going to be a war? The baby goes with you! ”

"Nonsense!" Lao Cao shouted, already angry, "Is this a joke?" You told me to stay at home honestly, and I wasn't allowed to go anywhere, did you hear? ”

Cao Xiwen had no choice but to say "oh", and watched his father hurriedly wash his face, change clothes, put on his hat, and go out.

Seeing Cao Xiwen's depressed expression, the old servant said that he was a little scared, and kindly relieved: "Little master, although this kind of thing is not common, it still happens occasionally, so don't worry too much." ”

Cao Xiwen muttered: "If you don't take me with you in the war, don't tell me anything, and don't let the gate out, why am I staying here?" It's better to go back to Jingzhou and feel comfortable......"

The old servant's face changed when he heard this, this kid really had never seen the troubled times, so he said such words without concealment. When the people seek smooth wind and rain, and the second seeks peace and security for the country. What good can it be to fight? I didn't bother to reason with him at the moment, shook my head and retreated.

******

That night, Emperor Wen summoned seventy-two military attachés in Gyeonggi at night, and the news spread throughout the government and the opposition in an instant.

From the eunuchs and maids in the palace to the street vendors and grooms, and even to the monks and Taoists in the Taoist temples in the suburbs, they all knew this earth-shattering news:

The country of Imulan has broken through the blue sea country in Linzhou, and now the city of Linzhou has become a scorched earth.

But soon, the news was added to a lot of details.

For example, some people say that there is ice water on top of the scorched earth.

Some people say that the bones of tens of thousands of soldiers killed in battle were buried directly in the ground.

Some people also say that even the Senkanuma in the east of Linzhou City is gone!

No matter what kind of rumors it is, everyone will sigh the same sentence in the end:

"If the Muyun Clan's Taishi Mansion is still there, why is the blue sea here."

The people of Cangwu have always talked about the fact that Mu Yun saved the Bihai Kingdom back then, this is the pride of every Cangwu country, as long as it comes to this bridge, no matter how stupid the storyteller in the market is, he can attract the people passing by to stop for a moment, and after listening to the battle of poison gold, there was a round of applause and a nod of praise like a chicken pecking rice.

Back then, without our Cangwu Kingdom, the Bihai Kingdom would have been destroyed long ago!

Everyone is convinced of this.

This is especially true of Emperor Wen.

On the Hanyuan Palace, which was urgently summoned to the palace to discuss matters, Emperor Wen's anxious expression seemed as if he was the one who was defeated.

"Love, Gentlemen! Bihai and I have been in alliance for a hundred years, and such a major event is really difficult for me to sleep. Although the Ming Emperor understood that my Cangwu country had lost Zuo Taishi and did not invite troops to help again, but my Cangwu country is a state governed by benevolence and righteousness, and when I saw that the allies were trampled by iron hooves, how could I watch from the wall? ! And the two countries have just become a good marriage, and the Ming Emperor is my in-laws. How can I see death without saving it! ”

These were his exact words, and the meaning was clearly told to all the military attaches present.

I'm going to send troops!

Actually, Wu

Where do officials care about the reason for sending troops, whether it is an alliance or an alliance, if you send troops, I will have martial arts, and if you don't send troops, I will be a dry eater, as for those reasons, they are just to deal with those officials and the people of the world. Because every time there is a war, the officials and the people will strongly oppose it.

However, although the people and the officials were opposed to war, there was one thing that was diametrically opposed.

The people don't have enough to eat before they come out to do things.

The speech official will only come out to do things when he is full.

But when it comes to a clever argument like Emperor Wen, the speaker is usually not his opponent, and he is sent away in a few words, because Emperor Wen has specially selected some clumsy people to be the speaker before.

As for the people, Emperor Wen deliberately let out the rumors, saying that once the blue sea is broken, the trade routes of the two countries will be greatly damaged, and the people will also lose a lot. "Shouting in the winter can make people's hearts warm.

Originally, all kinds of compassion and kindness are things that can only be had when you are full. I'm dying of hunger, can I care if you live or die in the blue sea?

Over the years, the people have been quite rich, and after being picked up like this, they have all developed some chivalrous hearts.

Therefore, in just three days, it is imperative for Cangwu to send troops to rescue the blue sea.

In fact, the senior members of the military department had already received an internal order, and sent 20,000 soldiers to Jingzhou early to wait by the Hanjiang River, just waiting for the result of the battle of Linzhou. According to Emperor Wen's will, once the city of Linzhou is broken, it will be the time for Cangwu to move troops. And the defeat of the blue sea, isn't it a matter of time?

Therefore, the seemingly sudden dispatch of troops has actually been prepared for a long time in Emperor Wen's conspiracy. Emperor Wen even couldn't wait for the news of Linzhou's defeat to come, so he could do it early!

Losing both sides is a godsend!

I, Li Houcong, have been waiting for this day for too long!

Emperor Wen confidently dispatched half of the garrisons from all sides to Gyeonggi, reorganized into an army of 80,000, plus the 20,000 by the river, and said to the ministers with great pride:

"I want to take the royal expedition!"

Without the Taishi Mansion, there is no opposition from the top to the bottom of the court.

Pei Ran, the head of the household, took the lead with enthusiasm and began to congratulate Emperor Wen on his victory.

In fact, he was already anxious to raise military funds for the temporary dispatch of troops, but this time he had no complaints. If you don't sell some strength in such a first-class event, when the time comes, when you will reward the meritorious deeds and add officials to the knighthood, you will definitely be squeezed aside by those military attachés.

Emperor Wen listened to the group's voice with satisfaction, and then pointed to one person and said, I want to conquer in person, so the heavy responsibility of guarding Gyeonggi will be handed over to you.

It was Cao Feihu, the commander of the Dragon Scale Army.

Lao Cao was flattered and busy.

The group of civil officials even had an abacus in their hearts, after Cao Feihu took over the Songyang battalion, the Songyang battalion was renamed the Dragon Scale Army. What do dragon scales mean? It is said that the dragon has wind and clouds to protect its body and is invulnerable, but where can the wind and clouds outside the body compare to the scales that grow on the dragon's body? That was the last layer of the dragon's precepts, which showed the saint's expectations for this Cao Feihu. And as soon as this saint left, he was the only one left in the entire imperial capital with military power. It's a bit of a storm and wants to protect yourself, but you can't rely on this Cao commander?

Lao Cao didn't expect this.

All he thought was, great, no need to go to the front line to fight!

Military attaches are all on the battlefield to grab meritorious deeds, and Lao Cao was no exception, why did it change?

The reason is simple. Lao Cao is already satisfied with the wealth he has now, and the more he has, the more afraid he is of death.

So he didn't want to take a step out of the imperial capital at all.

Tell him to defend Gyeonggi? I can't ask for that.

Lao Cao once again experienced the comfort of making his wishes come true.

Of course, there is also a little bit of discomfort. That was Chen Qi, and the two deputy commanders of Zheng Lun were left in the imperial capital together.

Although he is an orthodox leader, every time he sees the two of them, he always feels awkward. This is not only his own feeling, Lao Cao can obviously feel that the two of them are also uncomfortable.

Anyway, this Gyeonggi can't afford to set off a big storm, so I just don't see it if it's okay on weekdays, out of sight and out of mind.

Three days later, Emperor Wen led an army of 80,000 to the Hanjiang River.

This is something that the whole Cangwu Kingdom knows.

Except for one person.

Crown Princess Zhu Zhijie.

That's where the magic comes in. Emperor Wen's reasons for sending troops about rescuing Bihai were justified in using the crown princess as a cover, but he never mentioned that the crown princess had any opinions from beginning to end, but repeatedly ordered the Yunyang Palace to be tight-lipped, and all news about Bihai Kingdom was absolutely not allowed to leak a word.

Although there are a lot of people serving around Zhu Zhijie, there are only a few dozen people in total, and it is not difficult to seal the news. What's more, she herself is getting more and more sleepy, and there are not many times when she needs the palace maid to deal with it carefully.

The crown princess didn't know, but the crown prince Li Chongyan watched from the sidelines but was quite pity.

He wondered if he could not tell her the truth at the moment, at least he could think of some way to relieve her homesickness.

Why hasn't this Ming Emperor's fresh fish and lotus root been delivered yet...... Even if it's a war, it won't be impossible to do even this little thing, right?

Since Emperor Wen sent troops, Li Chongyan has justifiably become a prisoner and temporarily regent of the court. This made him a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, Cangwu has always been peaceful, and he basically doesn't need to interfere too much in daily government affairs, most of them just review things. So he still has time to think about the crown princess.

On this day, a thought suddenly occurred to him.

I vaguely heard that when my father asked Ye Zhiqiu to envoy Bihai, he brought two pigeon harriers to Emperor Ming to make a private letter credit, but I don't know if it's true or not. If this is really the case, or if you repair the book yourself and hand it to the Ming Emperor to urge, maybe it will work?

So he first summoned Ye Zhiqiu and asked privately.

Ye Zhiqiu listened to it in his heart, and responded lightly: "This is indeed the case." ”

When Li Chongyan heard that there was indeed a communication between the pigeon and the harrier, he was overjoyed.

Ye Zhiqiu didn't ask, pretending not to see the joy on his face, but whispered about another thing: "Your Highness, the minister has prepared it at home." ”

Li Chongyan's mind was full of pigeon harriers, and he didn't feel distracted, listening to Ye Zhiqiu's words, he asked, "What are you ready?" ”

Ye Zhiqiu smiled slightly and made a gesture of raising a glass.

"Oh, oh, you said that." Li Chongyan reacted, he said last time that he was going to go to Ye Zhiqiu's house with the Cao family to eat mutton stove.

"The minister is already ready, just waiting for His Highness to ...... at any time Hehehe. Ye Zhiqiu smiled warmly.

Li Chongyan said "um", still a little distracted, "You go first, if I want to go one day, I will let people know you." ”

Ye Zhiqiu thought to himself, since this straw bale prince has already agreed, then I just have to wait for the rabbit.