Han Bingluo's bright eyes glanced at Chu Feifan's back, turned around and disappeared under the city wall. The storm of thunder and lightning rushed wildly on the official road, Chu Feifan always felt that someone was watching him, he turned around and looked under the city wall, but found that there was no one else except the soldiers guarding the city.

"I'm afraid she's already set off to return to the Second Rank Empire, what am I still thinking about here?"

Chu Feifan, Han Bingluo and the two had already developed feelings for each other, but they didn't tell each other.

.........

Thousands of miles of sand, strong wind howling.

At night, the sound of rumbling horses' hooves sounded outside the tiger roaring city, and the generals guarding the city received the news from the scouts early and knew that Chu Feifan would return to the imperial city tonight.

Looking at Chu Feifan riding in the moonlight, with all the generals and iron eagle warriors in iron armor behind him, Yanyun eighteen horses, and the strong and powerful voice of the generals defending the city sounded.

"Open the city gate and welcome the emperor back to the imperial capital!"

"Da Da Da Da..."

"Da Da Da ......"

The sound of horses' hooves was like thunder, resounding in the dark night sky, Chu Feifan led the generals to enter and ordered them to return to the barracks, and he only took Zhao Yun and Diao Chan back to the palace, Chu Yanlong was taken by Luo Shixin and sent to the divine doctor Hua Tuo.

On the way back to the imperial capital, Chu Feifan was sure that he had feelings for Han Bingluo, and he thought of her all the way back, and her light voice came from time to time. He regretted letting the ice fall away, but it was too late to regret it.

Chu Feifan had just returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the news of the entire palace had spread, Wang Zhaojun of Ningxiang Palace, Lin Yun put down the guqin and pipa in his hand, and Lianbu came to Nangong Xi Qianying.

"Sister Nangong, the emperor has returned to the palace, do you want to send someone to invite the emperor over!"

"Don't worry, I'll send someone later."

"The emperor has just come back, and now I'm afraid there are a lot of government affairs to deal with, if the palace guessed correctly, now the left and right servants and the two major military divisions have arrived outside the Heart Cultivation Palace."

"The two younger sisters still send someone to prepare dinner first, and when these things are completed in the hands of the elder sister, the three of us will go to the Heart Cultivation Hall together later."

"Emperor, Lord Waifang, Lord Wen, they ask to see!"

Hearing Xiao Guizi's voice, Chu Feifan raised his head, gently pinched his temples, and waved his hand to let him invite the four adults into the hall.

Moment.

Fang Xuanling, Wen Boya, Zhang Liang, Guo Jia, Bao Zheng, and Di Renjie entered the hall, Chu Feifan's expression was solemn, with a puzzled face, and he secretly wondered what was going on, and the six of them actually entered the palace together.

After the secretaries saluted, Chu Feifan motioned for them to take their seats, and his voice was puzzled: "Secretaries, send them to Nanling City to report that there is something important, what is it that makes the secretaries so nervous?" ”

The eyes of the five people all converged on Di Renjie's body, and they saw his figure rise, clasping his fists and saluting: "Emperor, the four countries have made a move, secretly recruiting troops and horses, looking at the forging weapons and siege equipment, and the spies hidden in the countries have sent back the news that the four countries have jointly prepared to use troops in the Chu State." ”

"The four countries are changing, using troops to Chu State?"

"Di Qing, let's talk about it, it was the idea that the four countries ate the courage of the ambitious leopard and dared to fight the Chu State."

Chu Feifan's figure suddenly rose, slapped the wooden case in front of him with one palm, the teacup shook and made a collision sound, the tea splashed on the wooden case, and the angry voice echoed in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"Emperor Yu, the four kingdoms are: the Southern Han Kingdom, the Great Qian Kingdom, the Great Yue Kingdom, and the Xuanchi Kingdom."

"How can these four countries unite together, the four countries are scattered in four directions outside Chu, once they unite the four armies will march towards Chu at the same time, then the four armies will be like giant pythons, and they will be able to eat up Chu in an instant."

"Di Qing, did the news come back say when the Four Kingdoms are going to wave their troops to attack Chu?"

"Emperor, the specific time has not been inquired, but they have been in full swing to prepare, the minister thinks that no matter when they wave their troops to attack Chu, we can't sit still, we should take the initiative to attack and break them one by one, otherwise the armies of the four countries will be combined, and the Chu army will be defeated."

Chu Feifan didn't expect that there would be such a tricky thing when he returned to the palace just now, at the moment the Chu State is vigorously developing, building weapons, building cities, and expanding troops, each of these three things is important, the treasury consumption is very large, and it is definitely not the best time to use troops with the four countries at the moment.

"What do you have any good thoughts on the changes in the four countries and the vain attempt to use troops in the Chu State?"

"Emperor, the affairs of the four kingdoms have been discussed with the ministers, and Lord Zhang will explain it to the emperor in detail later, and now the ministers have an important matter to report to the emperor!"

Fang Xuanling's deep voice sounded, Chu Feifan was shocked, and asked, "Xuanling still has something to say, is there something more tricky about the affairs of the Four Kingdoms?" ”

"Emperor, the envoys of the Yanlong Kingdom of the Seven Rank Empire have come to the imperial capital and want to invite the Chu State to participate in the selection of the eighteen generals."

"Eighteen generals are selected, what does Yanlong Kingdom mean, to spy on the strength of all the best things?"

Chu Feifan was puzzled, the Yanlong Empire was the leader of the Seven-Rank Empire, how could they invite the Chu State if they wanted to hold the selection of eighteen generals, there must be some secret hidden in this.

"Emperor, the name of the Yanlong Kingdom is to select the eighteen generals, but in fact, it is regarded as the princess recruiting the horses, according to the news from the spies, the reason why the Eight Rank Empire is included in the selection seems to be the meaning of the princess of the Yanlong Kingdom."

"Pick a colt?"

"Tell the Yanlong envoy that Chu State is not participating in this matter, and now that the four countries are eyeing Chu, how can I have any intention to participate in any horse selection?"

Chu Feifan flicked his sleeves and returned to his seat, his expression was firm, and he said in a cold voice.

"Emperor, by all means, the more this situation is, the more you can't refuse the Yanlong Kingdom, all other countries will participate, including all the Seven Rank Empires will participate, if the emperor openly refuses, this will undoubtedly add a powerful enemy to the Chu State."

"At present, the battle against the four countries is already stretched, if the Yanlong Kingdom is dissatisfied again, the anger of the Seven Rank Empire is not something that the Chu State can bear, and the Chu State will definitely become the target of the public at that time."

Fang Xuanling's analysis was very reasonable, Chu Feifan thought about the stakes and knew that he really couldn't openly reject Yanlong Country at the moment.

"Xuan Ling, the envoys of the Yanlong Kingdom are still in the imperial capital?"

"That's right, in the imperial capital station, Weichen has been sending people to take him to the city to play in the past few days, this envoy has a very good impression of Chu State, and his evaluation of our emperor is very high."

Hear the words.

Chu Feifan smiled bitterly, he didn't expect that the development of the Chu State would have to take care of the envoys of the Seven Rank Empire, it was really sad. In his eyes, the person who could be sent to such a mission must not be a minister in the Yanlong Kingdom, I am afraid that he is just an ordinary courtier who sells his reputation and reputation.

"Really?"

"I don't know who the envoy sent by the Yanlong Kingdom is, and Xuan Ling actually looks at him like this?"

From Fang Xuanling's words, Chu Feifan clearly felt that he was very appreciative of the envoys of the Yanlong Kingdom.