As soon as Yang Huajian returned to Beijing, he was summoned by Yang Zhongxuan to meet him.

Entering the palace, I saw that Yang Zhong had already set up a banquet, and politely wanted to greet him: "Brother Jian, it will not be long or long." Shun misses you so much! Hurry up, today our two brothers are reminiscing! ”

"Thank you, Holy Lord." Yang Huajian saluted and said respectfully.

After taking a seat, Yang Zhong picked up the wine glass, looked at Yang Huajian and praised him: "Brother Jian, you have been in Yigang for less than two years to manage that hot summer land in an orderly manner, this is my great Chu blessing." Come, a toast to you. ”

Yang Huajian raised his glass and responded modestly: "The emperor, you are serious, it is the duty of the micro-minister to do things for the emperor as the emperor!" ”

After that, Yang Zhong lit up his eyes, smiled loudly, and praised: "Brother Jian said well!" After laughing, Yang Zhong took a breath, and his tone became calm: "But Brother Jian, do you know?" In this huge palace, there are some people who are as obedient as you on the surface, and they can be regarded as loyal to Da Chu, but secretly they are chaotic ministers and thieves, and they even want to kill Shun and hurry up! ”

Yang Zhong's words had already made Yang Huajian's heart melt into the panic and worry, and he hurriedly stood up and said: "Emperor Chao, Weichen hereby swears that no matter where he is in the future, Weichen will never have the slightest hypocrisy towards the emperor and Dachu!" If it is false, then Weichen will die without a place to be buried! ”

"Brother Jian, what are you panicking about?" Yang Zhong chuckled, then walked beside him and patted him on the shoulder, "Brother Jian, you are a brother, how can Shun not believe you?" ”

Then, Yang Zhong ordered the eunuch on the side to present a treasure chest, and pointed with a smile: "Brother Jian, I want to show you something." After that, the eunuch opened the box, but when the contents came out, Yang Huajian's heart was suddenly shocked.

I saw him staring blankly at He Taishi's court clothes, and a wave of confusion and sadness poured into his mind.

closed the box, and then Yang Zhong looked at King Chang'an, "Jianye, what happened in this palace a few days before you came back, I guess Shun doesn't need to say much, right?" He asked rhetorically in a heavy tone.

Yang Huajian pondered for a while, then took out the tiger talisman from his sleeve and knelt on his knees: "This thing, Weichen is determined to return it to the emperor!" ”

"Brother Jian, why are you?" Yang Zhong sneered, his eyes revealing his eagerness.

"Emperor Chao, Weichen said that Weichen is loyal to the emperor and has no two hearts, today Weichen will return the tiger talisman to the emperor, which is the best sincerity of Weichen, so Weichen implores the emperor to accept it, otherwise Weichen may have no shame to face the emperor in the future!"

Yang Zhong helped him up, and then took the tiger talisman in his hand with one hand: "Brother Jian, what are you doing kneeling?" You are Shun's brother, how can you ignore your sincerity? ”

Along the way, his mind kept recalling Master He, recalling all the years in the past, his heart did not shed a drop of sour tears, but even if there was a great suffering, he couldn't tell it himself, because he knew that he was not only for himself, but for his wife and children, but also for the people!

After returning home, as soon as Yang Huajian saw Wuyue, he hugged him and her body with excitement: "Wuyue, without you, this king really misses you." ”

Fake Wuyue smiled slightly, slowly stretched out, and shook his hand: "Now that Jianye has returned safely, everything will be fine." ”

Yang Huajian nodded slightly, he picked up the fake Wuyue's right hand, and was about to kiss it, but when he looked closely, he was completely frightened, he hurriedly pushed away her body, and asked urgently: "You don't have a birthmark on your hand, you are definitely not my lady, my lady, and my Xian'er, where are they?" ”

After hearing this, Fake Wuyue immediately knelt down and hurriedly responded: "Please forgive your Highness, the slave is the princess who asked me to dress up as her and stay by your side." ”

"Then where did she go, princess, what the hell is going on?"

Fake Wuyue said truthfully: "The slave maid only knows that the princess has long been away from the palace now, and the slave maid doesn't know where she went!" It's just that the princess repeatedly warned the slave maid before leaving, she must be careful in the future, and don't let the new queen see a hint in the future. ”

"The new queen in the future?" Yang Huajian's expression became more and more curious!

Fake Wuyue swallowed a breath, then took out a letter from her sleeve and held it in her hand: "This is left by the princess herself, she told me that after you return, you will understand after reading her letter." ”

Yang Huajian quickly took the letter, opened it and looked at it, only to see that it was written: "Jianye has no virtue, I have expected that Yang Zhong's new position will fall into the hands of Xie Lingyun, and I, as the descendant of the saint, can no longer stay here, I have handed over the future life of Xian'er to the third brother for placement, you can rest assured that after this catastrophe, I will meet you again!" ”

"Holy Maiden, Lady, it turns out that you are the legendary Holy Maiden!" Yang Huajian thought about it, and suddenly realized, he put the letter away, and then helped up the body of the fake dancing moon, "Girl, please get up quickly, the king said in the letter has already understood." ”

Turn to Northern Xia, the imperial palace Taixuan Palace.

"Emperor Qi, Zhao Yi, the son of heaven of the Heng Dynasty, sent troops to invade the border of Daxia, and Weichen wanted to send troops to the emperor to establish the prestige of the country." Li Xiao held the notebook in his hand and said forcefully.

"The emperor's decree As far as I know, the Heng Dynasty is still in the country, and not long ago, you personally led the troops to suppress it, in such a short period of time, if they were not for their lives, they would never have raised troops to make trouble." Li Jianguo said truthfully, with a hint of pleading in his tone.

"What the emperor said is extremely true, the Heng Dynasty is less than three hundred miles in radius, and there are many wildernesses, this time he is in such a hurry to invade, it must be for the sake of grain and grass, so for the sake of the people of the two dynasties, you can first let the people in command persuade each other, if that Zhao Yi is obsessed, it is not too late for our army to use force!"

"I just don't know, who should be sent to the expedition this time?" Li Jianguo asked suspiciously.

Li Xiao turned sideways and set his eyes on Gao Yangduan: "Emperor Chao, Wei Chen thinks that the best candidate for this expedition is none other than Prime Minister Gao Yang!" ”

"The meaning of the emperor's decree is to let Prime Minister Gaoyang go on the expedition." Li Jianguo looked at the two of them bitterly.

"That's right, Prime Minister Gao Yang acted shrewdly, had a steady personality, and had rich experience in the southern and northern wars with the emperor of Taizu in his early years.

Gao Yangduan stood up and said calmly: "Thank you to the emperor for Weichen, thank you for the emperor's order to cultivate!" ”

After retreating from the court, Li Jianguo returned to the harem, Gao Yang Yanxin saw that he looked sad and didn't dare to face her, so he took his hand and condoled: "Jianguo, what's wrong with you, look at you so sad, is the minister in the court bullying you again?" ”

Li Jianguo shook his head and replied in a deep voice: "Li Xiao, let me make your brother the commander, and send troops to attack Nanheng in three days!" ”

"Ordered my brother, do you think my brother will have an accident this time?" Gao Yang Yanxin's words were excited, she tightened Li Jianguo's hand, and her eyes were full of worry!

"Prime Minister Gaoyang's expedition this time is actually just to negotiate peace, so there will be no worries about his life, what Jianguo is worried about is that when Prime Minister Gaoyang goes on the expedition, Li Xiao will take action."

Gao Yang Yanxin walked over Li Jianguo's body with one hand, close to his face, and there were countless pleas in her words: "Jianguo, promise me, don't risk yourself, okay?" ”

"Sister Xin'er, don't worry, I will never do anything stupid." Li Jianguo said in a quiet voice.

Gao Yang Yanxin smirked, and there was a hint of sweetness on her face: "That's good, if you have something three long and two short, then Xin'er won't know how to live!" ”

Li Jianguo took out a handkerchief, wiped the tears hanging from the corners of Gao Yang Yanxin's eyes, and comforted him intimately: "Sister Xin'er, don't think about it so much, we will be fine!" ”

Coming to the Qingjun Palace, Li Xiao and Li Longyu father and son were playing chess.

"Yu'er, do you know why the widow let Prime Minister Gao Yang go on the expedition this time?" Li Xiao asked in a deep voice.

Li Longyu thought for a moment and analyzed carefully, "Because Father, you are trying to play chess to lure chess, and see if our emperor is still in peace!" ”

After hearing this, Li Xiao's face was filled with a satisfied smile: "Yu'er can think of this, I am very happy for my father." Our emperor has grown up, and it is not easy for him to take advantage of the trust of the widowed Prime Minister Gaoyang to take the opportunity to take power. But how can his carving insect skills escape the eyes of the widow? However, the widow has already sent more people to closely monitor the emperor's every move in the palace, and the widow has also thought about what to do next! ”

Li Longyu clenched his fists and said respectfully: "Father is wise!" ”

In the ninth year of Xuanfeng (the 66th year of Yonglong), the Northern Xia Zi Feng Gaoyangduan was the marshal of the expedition to the south and led an army of 50,000 to march into the Heng Dynasty!

All the soldiers and horses have gathered outside the palace city, they hold their heads high, hold iron in their hands, and roar with high momentum: "Eliminate trouble, eliminate trouble!" ”

At this time, Li Jianguo handed the handsome seal into Gao Yangduan's hands with extremely trusting eyes, and said sincerely: "Uncle, don't offend the people!" ”

Gao Yangduan respectfully handsome Yin, with a firm tone: "Weichen will live up to the high expectations of the emperor!" ”

After saying that, Gao Yangduan turned around, stretched out his hand with a serious face, "Everyone, this expedition is a righteous army, and we must focus on peace." Without the order of the commander, you need to do nothing against the Hengjun and the people, and if you violate the order, no matter how big or small the official position, you will not be pardoned! ”

"The Righteous Division, the Righteous Division!" The soldiers again raised their troops high.

The loud, firm, and imposing command voice made Li Jianguo smile with satisfaction, and then he turned his gaze to the army, "Soldiers, please keep in mind the words of the marshal, when he returns tomorrow, he will be here, waiting for your triumphant return!" ”

At this time, Li Xiao walked beside Gao Yangduan and said in a hard voice: "Okay, the hour is not early, the marshal let the army set off!" ”

Gao Yangduan nodded, surrendered his gaze with a nine-point momentum to the army, and raised his gun: "Go!" ”