"Life" is real.

Some people have a good life, and they are born as children of rich families, daughters of wealthy families, with a good life and no worries about food and clothing; Some people have poor lives, born in poverty, without clothes and food, and end their lives......

But fate can only determine a person's starting point, and it is not immutable.

Some people are from wealthy families, but their families are in the middle of the road, and their old age is bleak.

Some people are born in poverty, but they have a lifelong ambition and worship the prime minister.

Even if it is a child of the royal family, it may not be able to be in a high position forever, King Kang was born as a prince, and now he is demoted to the heir king, Princess Yiyang has the same fate as him, from a princess to a county lord, the difference of one word, thousands of differences.

To everyone's surprise, Princess Yiyang's private life has been erosive and oppressive to the people for many years, and Yu Shitai has always turned a blind eye to this matter......

Since it is not because of the first two crimes, it must be because of the last one.

A few days ago, rumors began to circulate in Beijing that Tang Ning, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, had a personal affair with Princess Zhao Man of Pingyang, that is, Princess Yiyang was making trouble behind her back.

Tang Ning and Princess Yiyang's personal grudge is not a secret in Beijing, this time he left Jingshi, Princess Yiyang took advantage of his absence to stir up trouble in Beijing, which is understandable.

But Tang Ning is not in the Beijing Division, it does not mean that he has no back hand in the Beijing Division, the Tang family, as a general, has a good relationship with several top generals in Beijing, this time Princess Yiyang, for those who are secretly about to move, is undoubtedly a deterrent.

Princess Yiyang's ending is still so miserable, if they were them, wouldn't they even be able to leave the whole corpse?

This is a warning, a warning to some people, if you don't have Princess Yiyang's backstage, it's better to be honest.

The rumors were refuted, and the people in Beijing also talked about it.

"It was passed on for a long time, and it turned out to be a fake ......"

"It's actually Princess Yiyang who is retaliating behind her back......"

"I think Lord Tang and the princess are a good match, why is it fake!"

"You're not alone!"

……

Tang Ning didn't know that after he left, so many things had happened in Beijing, with the Xiao family and the Lu family, as well as Emperor Chen's promise to him, even if the sky fell, he didn't have to worry.

He, Lao Zheng and Ayina, within two days of leaving Beijing, had already left the army and headed for the grassland at a faster speed.

They traveled all the way, and in only half a month, they had arrived in Fengzhou.

Fengzhou was at the forefront of the fight against the grasslands, and Chen stationed 300,000 soldiers and horses in Fengzhou and Shengzhou to keep the enemies on the grasslands out of Yinshan.

The highest general stationed in Yinshan is Xiao Qing, the general of the right Xiaowei, the military system of Chen Guo is very strange, the generals of the Sixteen Guards are generally vain, and the generals of the next rank are put into the border army, and the real person in charge is only the Zhonglang general of the fourth grade.

In the tent, Xiao Qing arched his hand to Tang Ning and said, "Xiao Qing has seen the marshal!" ”

A few days ago, the urgent report from Beijing had already arrived in Fengzhou, this time in the north, Tang Ning was the supreme commander, and the generals of the border army also had to listen to his command.

"General Xiao is exempt." Tang Ning stretched out his hand and said, "I just came here, and I want General Xiao to tell you in detail about the situation on the grassland." ”

When Xiao Qing heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was really worried that the young commander sent by the imperial court would not listen to the dissuasion, insisted on going his own way, and buried the lives of the soldiers of the border army, but now it seems that he is not such a person.

Xiao Qing arched his hand and said: "The old enemy of the Su Shen people, the Black Barbarian Tribe has undergone some changes, the pressure on the Wanyan Department has been greatly reduced, and they have begun to turn back to deal with Chen Chu, we have withdrawn all the troops north of Yinshan, only General Xiao ......"

"General Xiao is fine." Tang Ning waved his hand and asked, "What is the situation on the Chu State's side?" ”

"Chu State ......" Xiao Qing looked at him, a hint of surprise appeared on his face, and said, "Chu State should also withdraw its troops." ”

Tang Ning asked again, "What about Princess Changning?" ”

"Princess Changning's whereabouts are unknown...... Xiao Qing looked at him and said: "However, she should have nothing to do for the time being, the grassland is very large, and trying to find a few hundred people is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack......

For Tang Ning, Li Tianlan's lack of news is good news, if she really falls into the hands of a cautious person, Wan Yan Yan may not be able to protect her.

After all, she is the princess of Chu State, with a noble status, and she is not the same as Xiao Jue, who is dispensable and can't be hard.

Xiao Qing looked at Tang Ning and said tentatively: "The imperial court did not say it explicitly in the secret letter, dare to ask the marshal, has the plan changed in this northern expedition?" ”

Tang Ning nodded and said, "Your Majesty intends to support the fourth princess of Wanyan as the new khan. ”

"Four princesses?" Xiao Qing thought for a while, and suddenly said: "After hearing this, the fourth princess of Yanbu has a very good impression of the Han people, if she can become the new khan, my Han people may really be able to coexist peacefully with them......"

He looked at Tang Ning and said, "The last general will arrange a messenger to go to the grassland to contact him......"

Tang Ning waved his hand and said, "No, I'll go in person this time." ”

Xiao Qing was stunned, and then his face changed suddenly, and said: "The marshal is the first, Xiao admires, but what kind of identity is the marshal, the overall situation in the northwest is still waiting for you to preside, how can you take such a risk, no, this will never work......"

Tang Ning shook his head and said, "It's useless for you to go to this matter. ”

Wan Yan Yan is only the fourth princess now, and the power in her hands is not comparable to that of the eldest prince and the third prince, so it is not possible to send a random envoy over to help her become a khan.

After he saw Yan Yan, he had to think about this matter in the long run.

Xiao Qing looked at him, and wanted to persuade him, Tang Ning waved his hand and said, "This is a military order." ”

Xiao Qing stood up straight and said respectfully: "Yes, Marshal!" ”

Tang Ning did not delay in the Fengzhou station, and on the second day, he entered the grassland with Lao Zheng and Aina.

He sat on his horse, looked at the endless grassland, turned to Aina, and asked, "Do you know the road?" ”

The vast grassland, with no end in sight, is not like Chen Chu with an official road, all that can be stepped on is a road, not an experienced herdsman, the possibility of getting lost in the grassland is very great, not to mention finding a certain tribe in this vast sea of grass.

Aina glanced at him and said disdainfully, "You're insulting me." ”

Tang Ning looked at her and corrected: "Teach you a Chinese sentence, in this context, you can say humiliation, you can also say underestimated, it's better not to say insult." ”

Aina took this to heart, raised his horsewhip, and said, "Let's go......"

……

Deep in the steppe, somewhere.

Xiao Jue lay on the grassland, looking up to the sky and sighing: "When are you coming......

Wan Yan Yan carried the whip, walked over, and said, "Get up and continue." ”

"I'm not up." Xiao Jue put his hands behind his head and said, "You just whip me to death like this." ”

Wan Yan Yan looked at him and said, "Practice for another half an hour, and let you eat a bun at noon." ”

Thinking of beef buns and mutton buns, Xiao Jue felt sick to his stomach for a while, in the past two months, he ate meat until he vomited, and now he eats every day just to survive......

He closed his eyes and said, "You'd better beat me to death." ”

Wan Yanyan smiled: "I ate cabbage stuffing today." ”

Xiao Jue opened his eyes suddenly, bounced up from the ground, patted the grass clippings on his buttocks, and said, "Come on, just remember not to slap your face......"