So every night, taking advantage of the fog, they came to sneak attack, and when the army on the Qi side was completed, they rode away again, because of the foggy day, and I don't know how many people are behind it, so the people of Qi did not dare to chase, behind the people of Qi State, the guards of Qi State simply arranged more soldiers to keep vigil, and also wrote to the imperial court.

After Qi Hongxin received the eight-hundred-mile expedited from the border, he looked at it, and he didn't know what this king of the Northern Plains meant, he sent a big wedding post, and he actually led troops to harass the border army.

This letter went back and forth for several days, and the letter from here had not yet arrived at the border pass, and the 800-mile expedited from the border pass over there had arrived again.

Qi Hongxin opened the letter and looked at it, and there was only one sentence on it: "The million-strong army of Beiyuan has arrived at the border, please send people to support the imperial court." ”

Qi Hongxin said to Qingping: "Go, let Mowen come to see me." "After the epidemic in Shucheng, Mowen was arranged by Qi Hongxin to go to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, this Beiyuan deceived people too much, this time, he must teach them a lesson.

Mo Wen soon received an order and rushed over, dressed in a military uniform, Qi Hongxin let Qingping out, no one knew what Qi Hongxin said to Mo Wen, only that Mo Wen secretly left the capital the next day.

In the early dynasty, Qi Hongxin asked these officials about who to send troops, and no one wanted to let go of this opportunity to make meritorious contributions, so the officials of various factions were also quarrelling.

They are all recommended candidates for their own interests, Qi Hongxin's head is big when he listens, this national disaster is at the head, this group of people is still thinking about their own interests, Qi Hongxin shouted angrily: "Shut up." ”

Suddenly, the court became silent, and Qi Hongxin looked at this group of ministers, who were like peasant women in the market, and his eyes were full of disappointment.

Qi Hongxin said: "Since the ministers are arguing about the choice of this commander, when you decide, the army of the Northern Plains has already entered my Great Qi, so it is better for me to decide." ”

"Xu Ze is out of the ranks."

Immediately, a third-rank military attache knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is here." ”

Qi Hongxin said: "General Xu also participated in the war twenty years ago, today, I asked you to go to the border and cut off the head of the commander of the Northern Plains, can you do it?" ”

Xu Ze said: "Your Majesty, the minister must be able to." ”

This Xu Ze did not intersect with other officials on weekdays, so the emperor sent him, naturally many people disagreed, at this time, Lord Hubu Wang spoke first: "The minister thinks that General Xu performed well in the battle twenty years ago and can be qualified for the position of commander this time." ”

With the king of this household to speak, everyone knows that this is the emperor's iron determination to want this Xu Ze to be the boss, so no one dares to go against the emperor.

Qi Hongxin said: "Since you all have no opinions, okay, General Xu, the candidate for this deputy marshal is up to you, and you will gather all the troops and horses to set off in three days." ”

Three days later, Qi Hongxin personally took hundreds of officials to see off Xu Ze at the gate of the city, Qingping came over with four bowls of wine, Qi Hongxin handed Xu Ze a bowl, the two deputy marshals a bowl, and took a bowl himself.

"I am waiting for the news of your victory in the capital, I am waiting for you here to triumph, and when the time comes, I will definitely hold a grand palace banquet to welcome you."

After saying that, the four of them raised their heads and drank all the wine, and threw the wine bowl on the ground, Xu Ze and the two deputy marshals said: "The ministers must live up to the emperor and the people of my Daqi." ”

The three of them got on the horse, and Xu Ze said, "Let's go." ”

Seeing these people set off, Qi Hongxin walked to the city gate to look, watching these soldiers of Daqi go farther and farther, and his heart was a little difficult to calm down.

In the Guogong Mansion, Wen Ling and Qin Shu also sat opposite each other, and Wen Ling asked, "Brother Qin, do you know why this Northern Plains suddenly invaded Daqi?" ”

Qin Shuyi shook his head: "I heard that this king of Beiyuan is newly appointed, the old king of Beiyuan has passed away, this Beiyuan has been in civil strife for decades and has not moved, this Beiyuan is the new king on the throne, it is normal to want to make some merits, this Beiyuan soldiers and horses are undeniably the strongest in the whole world." ”

Wen Ling asked worriedly, "Is this battle of Daqi bound to lose?" ”

Qin Shu also said: "Although the soldiers and horses of the Northern Plains are very strong, but the soldiers and horses of Daqi are not weak, Daqi has suffered heavy losses after the battle twenty years ago, but the civil strife in the Northern Plains has also been chaotic for so many years, and it is not much better than Daqi, this Daqi is the new emperor, and this Beiyuan is also the new king, both of them are still young, and they need to do something to prove themselves, and they can't say who will win, but if they win that person, they will definitely win miserably." ”

Wen Ling was a little anxious, and Qin Shu also comforted: "This kind of thing, it's not our turn to worry about it, there are so many ministers in the imperial court, they have their own to take care of, otherwise wouldn't this imperial court raise them for nothing?" ”

Wen Ling sighed: "This Daqi, it is not easy to start to get better, this is about to fight again, and it is the people who suffer." ”

Qin Shu also ridiculed: "You are like this now, and you really have a bit of the demeanor of the mother of the Great Qi Country." ”

Wen Ling glanced at Qin Shuyi: "Don't tease me, I'm annoying." ”

Qin Shuyi said: "Okay, I'll go first, don't worry too much, it's about to get married, you are so worried every day, when you get old, be careful and be disgusted by Emperor Qi before you pass the door." ”

Before the army of Qi arrived at the border, the king of the Northern Plains sent a letter of worship to Qi Hongxin, and when Qi Hongxin saw it, he said angrily: "What does this king of the Northern Plains mean?" While letting a million troops come to my border, and now writing this greeting to me, is this a salute before the soldiers? ”

No matter what the king of the northern plains meant, before he arrived in the capital, he could only be entertained. The court quarreled over who was in charge of this palace banquet, the emperor only had one concubine and one queen, and the queen was still not married.

A large group of people led by Prime Minister Qin actively recommended Qin Guifei to preside over this banquet, and a small group of people led by Lord Wang all recommended that the queen should run this banquet. also took out the wife and concubine to talk about things, and Prime Minister Qin Cheng said that the emperor and queen had not yet married, and the two sides insisted on their own words.

Qi Hongxin rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, "I also feel that the queen should be in charge, although I and the queen have not yet had a big wedding ceremony, but everyone has heard of the queen's ability, and the queen's phoenix seal I have already given to the queen, I believe that this kind of banquet is not a big deal for her, Qingping, go to the Guogong Mansion and tell the queen to let her enter the palace to run the banquet." ”

When Qingping saw Wen Ling, his eyes were smiling. "The minion knocks on the queen."

Wen Ling said with a smile: "Father-in-law Qingping, let's call me Lord Lingqin, I haven't married the emperor, so it's not polite."

Qing Pingle said: "Queen Mother, your words will torment the slaves, don't be embarrassed by the emperor's personal decree."

Wen Ling asked, "Father-in-law Qingping, didn't you say that the King of Beiyuan would arrive in Beijing today?" Why do you still come to my government so freely? ”

Qingping smiled and said, "Minion, that's what I'm here for, today it's not just the Northern Plains Country, but other small countries have also arrived." There must be a banquet in the palace, and the Emperor Taishang is seriously ill. The concubine also had no intention of handling it, and there was no one in the entire palace to preside over this matter. The court put pressure on the emperor and said that he would let the concubine Niangniang host it, isn't this a slap in the face, so the emperor asked the servants to invite you to run this banquet.

Wen Ling asked, "So what you mean is that now Qin Guifei has the chance to win?" Qingping knew Wen Ling's indisputable personality and hurriedly persuaded, "Queen Mother, don't think about letting go, if you let it go this time, the palace banquet will not let go in the future, the palace is full of high and low, what will others think of you?" ”

Without waiting for Qingping to finish speaking, Wen Ling interrupted Qingping's words, "I agreed, I'll go when I freshen up" Qingping returned to the palace with a smile.

In the evening, the palace feast begins, and the huge palace is lined with low stools and cushions. The ministers above the second rank all sat on the left-hand side, and the palace maids in light blue clothes shuttled through the various tables. The table is set with fine wines and delicacies, as well as a variety of rare melons and fruits.

Because the master of the palace has not yet arrived, the civil and military ministers are laughing and greeting with the officials they are familiar with. Until I heard a shrill announcement coming out, "The emperor has arrived, the queen has arrived, the concubine has arrived", and all the ministers got up to greet them, "Long live the emperor, long live, see the queen mother, the concubine Niangniang, Chitose Chitose, Chitose Chitose. Suddenly, there were only four people still standing in the main hall, one was Qingping who was leading the way in front, and three were naturally the three biggest masters in the palace.

The three of them slowly walked to the main seat. There were three chairs in the main seat, and when he walked up, Qi Hongxin took Wen Ling's hand and asked her to sit in front of the first position under his head. Qin Zhen could only sit in a position on Wen Ling's oblique side with a dark face. Wen Ling sat up with a smile, glanced back at Qin Xuan, the smile on his face became a little more sincere, and when Qi Hongxin sat on the main seat, he said, "Zhongqing is flat"

The civil and military officials all bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty." That's when I sat down.

After a while, a little eunuch came over to announce that the envoys of various countries had arrived, and the voice of the little eunuch was loud, and the whole palace meeting "Beiyuan envoy visited" accompanied by the words of the little eunuch, and a burst of footsteps was heard coming in, first I saw the little eunuch leading the way in front, followed by a man with an extraordinary temperament. Slowly approaching, the man ...... Wen Ling's face, which was still smiling lightly, disappeared in an instant, and a trace of coolness seemed to pass through his face. Wen Ling touched it with his hand, and it turned out that the tears fell by themselves without knowing when.

Wen Ling's hands trembled slightly and supported her on both sides of the seat, Qi Hongxin sat next to Wen Ling, and he could see her every move for the first time. Reaching out to squeeze Wen Ling's slightly trembling hand on the seat. Wen Ling then turned his head sideways and glanced at Qi Hongxin, Qi Hongxin gave Wen Ling a calm look, Wen Ling smiled at Qi Hongxin, and Ling Yuanchen, who was getting closer and closer, looked at the eyes of the two people above, staring at Wen Ling with his eyes.