The state of Xiangzhou is Changsha County, and the current Xiangzhou City is actually Changsha County, but because Changsha County has represented Xiangzhou, people generally call it Xiangzhou. It's like calling Guangling in Yangzhou.

And Changsha across a Xiangshui is Yuelu Mountain, Yuelu Mountain is the last peak of Hengshan to the north, facing Changsha County near Xiangshui, a large number of maple trees are planted on the mountain, so after hundreds of years, Du Mu left the famous sentence of "frost leaves red in February flowers". It's just that in this era, there is no Aiwan Pavilion on the mountain, and there is no Yuelu Academy where the sound of reading aloud is heard.

Years of war have not had any impact on the scenery of Yuelu Mountain, and even because it is an important town in the west of Nanchen, there are many nobles and literati who come and go, so the stone steps and a few small pavilions are built on the mountain, which can be regarded as a famous place.

At this time, the famous orange island in Xiangshui has not yet been formed, and the magnificent waves of Yunmengze can still be seen on Yuelu Mountain.

When the moon hangs in the sky, the stars are reflected on the water below the mountain, which is not an intoxicating style.

Li Xinchen took Lechang up the stairs, and the evening breeze was very comfortable.

Of course, Li Pingren had already opened a cordon in the distance, but there would be no one outside the city on this big night, and even if there were really people with bad intentions, they would not do it when there was no one in this way.

Le Chang said in a low voice: "Husband doesn't want to continue to shed blood and sacrifice, right?" ”

Li Xinchen was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "In order to be able to conquer Jiangnan, no matter how much bloodshed and sacrifice is necessary, the soldiers under a certain command have never been afraid to charge into battle. But after all, it would not be a good thing if Chen Ren's fighting spirit could be broken mentally. ”

"But the husband can't afford to wait," Le Chang muttered, it is not a good thing to evolve through peaceful means, but it takes time to change people's hearts after all, and where does Li Xinchen have so much time now, you must know that there are still two behemoths in the north, and there are Turks in the north, "so the husband only needs to do his best." ”

She knows very well that if Li Xinchen really wants to simply conquer Nan Chen, then he can definitely do it within this year, there is not much left of Nan Chen's elite, as long as Li Xinchen grits his teeth and fights a few more fierce battles, then Nan Chen estimates that he will not be able to persevere, but this process means that both sides need to pay more casualties, which is obviously what Li Xinchen does not want to see.

After all, the people standing on both sides are Chinese compatriots, and there are even many of them who are Li Xinchen's former brother Paoze.

But the truth is so cruel, Li Xinchen can't convince everyone through a so-called "peace", after all, Li Xinchen once used "loyalty" to persuade and enlighten Xiao Shilian, so that Xiao Shilian can let go of the mustard of war with Nan Chen and Xiao Maha, and now in the face of those courtiers who are loyal to Nan Chen, Li Xinchen really has nothing to say, so he can only use a slim general trend in the world.

Gently holding Li Xinchen's hand, Le Chang paused, and said in a deep voice: "Husband, you have already done a good job, isn't the most complicated thing in this world is the human heart, even if the husband has the ability to understand the past and the present, it is impossible to see through everyone's mind, in the face of the general trend of the world, where should we go, the husband can only bring them a choice, but there is no way to make everyone the same as you think." ”

Li Xinchen sighed and bowed slightly, saying that he was a little bodhisattva.

Le Chang gently leaned on Li Xinchen's chest: "The husband is a hero, a character who wants to end this troubled world single-handedly, and sometimes some inevitable bloodshed and sacrifice are inevitable." Some people want to follow the trend, but some people want to become famous in history, and their husbands can't ask for it. Therefore, how to act in the future, the husband should not be bound by the sacrifices of today or before, but should see the more benefits that can be brought by quickly solving this problem. ”

Li Xinchen couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You can see it." ”

Le Chang suddenly laughed, raised his head and was a little helpless: "The concubine body has been snatched back by the husband, that is the husband's person, naturally the husband should be the most important in everything." ”

Li Xinchen rolled his eyes: "Obviously, you came back by yourself." ”

Le Chang snorted, and before she could speak, Li Xinchen led her to a pavilion halfway up the mountain, looking down from here, Xiangshui flows north, and there are thousands of lights in Xiangzhou City.

It's really picturesque!

And at this moment, a herald rushed over:

"Your Highness, Jiangnan Urgent!"

Lechang only felt a pain in his heart, suddenly realized something, his body trembled slightly, and Li Xinchen frowned: "Say!" ”

The herald obviously also saw the existence of Lechang, hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Emperor Chen is critically ill, and he summons Chen Shuling, the king of Shixing, Chen Shuying, the king of Yuzhang, and Chen Shujian, the king of Changsha, and other princes abroad to quickly return to Jiankang Mansion!" ”

Le Chang only felt that his eyes were dark, and he fainted in Li Xinchen's arms.

"Le'er?!" Li Xinchen was taken aback, "Li Ping, return to driving, hurry!" ”

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The moonlight was faint, shining through the window in front of the bed.

The old man lying on the bed had his eyes closed, and he seemed to be in deep thought, but everyone behind the curtain knew that he was terminally ill.

Chen Ji fought on the battlefield in his early years, and he was injured on his body, which is not as healthy as others, which he himself knows, but this heavy state affair is pressed on his shoulders, and many times it is not his own ability to say whether he takes a break or not, which is why as the East Palace began to compete for power, Chen Ji began to let go of power instead.

Because he himself knows a little bit in his heart that he may not be able to support it for long. In particular, Li Xinchen's rebellion was a heavy blow to Chen Xu, making the emperor who once looked down on the country lose his ambition and even courage to clean up the rivers and mountains.

When the news of the loss of Xiangzhou came, Chen Ji, who had been watching all this behind the scenes, was finally angry.

He knows very well the importance of Xiangzhou, once Xiangzhou is lost, the western gateway is opened, and there is only one Ganzhou left for Nanchen to rely on! But during the Battle of Xiangzhou, what was this imperial court doing? The army did assemble in Jiankang Mansion and even on the front line of Ganzhou, but Chen Ji never thought that none of the soldiers and horses assembled in the East Palace would be sent to support Xiangzhou, let alone Jiangling, which was further away.

Soon Chen Ji also understood why, Chen Shujian and Chen Shuling did not deal with each other, and he had also shown ambition for the position of the crown prince, so the East Palace naturally did not have any intention of supporting him, as for Xiao Maha, it was naturally not to mention.

In the final analysis, Mr. Jiang, Kong Fan and others are still calculating how to use Li Xinchen to get rid of political enemies such as Chen Shujian and Xiao Maha!

This is simply ridiculous!

But Chen Ji, who has already delegated power, has no skills to return to heaven at this time.

In a hurry, he could only lie on the sickbed and close his eyes to recuperate, feeling the soul and vitality in his old body constantly flowing.