The lights in Weiyang Palace are bright, the palace lamp design is ingenious, no matter how strong the wind is, it will not blow out, the two people of the monarch and the minister walked along the path, there was a small talk without a word, but so, it seems that time does not exist.

"The two little ones are doing their homework well, I ask every day."

The emperor said as he walked: "Cha'er originally said that she wanted to take the two of them back, but Concubine Zhen came to discuss with me, but I didn't agree. ”

He glanced at Shen Leng, and Shen Leng hurriedly said: "It's easy to say that you don't charge for food." ”

The emperor snorted: "Be serious." ”

Shen Leng nodded: "The minister obeys the order." ”

The emperor said: "I brought the two children in before, I told you that it was to beat you and Shen Xiaosong, but in fact, I still don't worry about those two little guys, I live in the palace and I am down-to-earth, with Concubine Zhen in the two of them, just carefree, the northern expedition in March next year, only these few months to take the two of them back, and then they will be brought back, what are you tossing?" The weather is cold, and children are prone to illness. ”

Shen Leng said: "The ministers are all at the mercy of His Majesty's arrangement. ”

The emperor glanced at him: "Cha'er lives in Concubine Zhen's palace every day, if you feel awkward to live at home by yourself...... Let's be awkward. ”

Shen Leng: "......"

"What do you think about the Northern Expedition?"

The emperor asked.

Shen Leng pondered for a moment and said: "The strength of the black martial arts should not be underestimated, now is the time when the black martial arts are recognized as the weakest, but after all, it is the black martial arts, no matter how weak it is, it is also the black martial arts, only the southern courtyard can have a million troops, and the beggar army is comparable to the iron cavalry of the northern frontier, besides, in order to let the people support the northern expedition, the black martial arts have been publicized very weakly before, so once the war is unfavorable, the people will also be afraid, the military spirit is unstable and can be treated, the people's heart is unstable, and the battle is not easy to fight." ”

The emperor said: "I naturally know, so in the first battle, I plan to hand it over to you and Meng Chang'an." ”

Shen Leng asked tentatively: "What does Your Majesty mean, fight separately?" ”

The emperor glanced at Shen Leng with appreciation: "I only said one sentence to let you fight the first battle with Meng Changan, and you guessed that you will fight separately, which is very good...... The army of the Southern Courtyard of Heiwu is gathered opposite Hanhai City in the northern Xinjiang, it is a real hard bone, although the wolf is young, the ability to lead the troops is not inferior to the original Su Gai, and Samburu is in the Southern Courtyard, so this must be won to boost the people's hearts The first battle is to pick the softer army of the Northern Courtyard, I will personally lead the army to Hanhai City, Meng Changan and your sailors cooperate, a total of 150,000 troops, 300,000 people in the Northern Courtyard of Heiwu, and they can't lose. ”

Shen Leng pondered for a moment: "Will you cut off your head if you lose?" ”

The emperor said, "Yes, cut you both." ”

Shen Leng was so frightened that he shuddered: "Really cut? ”

"Of course it's really chopping."

The emperor glanced at him: "You have no jokes...... Unless it's a joke. ”

Shen sneered, and then said: "Fighting the 300,000 people in the North Courtyard, in fact, it is not in the 300,000 people in the North Courtyard, but because the eldest princess of the Black Martial Kingdom is wide and rival Qin Se, she now controls the two big cities of Gedi City and Sula City, and the border army is tens of thousands, and the 300,000 troops of the Northern Courtyard have no experience in fighting with our border army, but the tens of thousands of Black Martial Arts border troops under Qin Se are too familiar with the Daning soldiers, if once the fight starts, Qin Se supports from the flank, it seems that there is not much certainty of winning a battle." ”

The Emperor asked, "Is Qin Se really as powerful as you say?" ”

"Her abilities should be far superior to that of her brother Sambrü."

The emperor nodded: "When I asked you to go to the northern frontier to negotiate with her, I thought you could settle her. ”

Shen Leng sighed: "It would be counterproductive to kill her, and it was really necessary to keep her at that time." ”

The emperor was silent for a moment and asked, "I heard that Meng Changan and her are a little unclear?" Do you think it's true or not. ”

Shen Leng's back was cold, but he knew that it would be worse for Meng Changan to lie at this time, so he lowered his head and said, "It should be true." ”

The emperor asked, "Then what do you think?" ”

Shen Leng: "We didn't suffer. ”

The emperor squinted at him, and Shen Leng hurriedly lowered his head again: "The minister actually has a very bold idea......

"I'm asking you about Meng Chang'an, you divert the topic and say that you have a bold idea, if your bold idea is not as big as Meng Chang'an's affair with the eldest princess of the enemy country, I will cut both of you before the war, it's a pity to cut it, castrate."

Shen Leng's back was cold again.

"It's still colored."

Shen Leng explained: "The minister has been thinking about the situation of the Black Martial Arts, the national teacher of the Black Martial Country, Xin Fengyue, occupies the absolute initiative, and the pressure of Samburu is out of breath, and according to the news that Lord Ye is secretly investigating in the northern Xinjiang, Xin Fengyue should have killed all the men who are still qualified to inherit the throne of the Heiwu Imperial Family, as long as Samburu dies, there is no successor of the Heiwu Imperial Family, and Xin Fengyue can naturally become the new Khan Emperor, but why can't we pick one up?" ”

He glanced at the emperor and continued: "Your Majesty, both the enemy and I are clear, neither of us can destroy the other, the black warriors have the advantage for so many years and have not fought the border pass a few times, we have come from behind these years, but it is also not easy to fight in the past, and the national strength of both sides is also lost in the end, so this northern expedition, the biggest goal is to defeat the black military national power for a hundred years, the enemy retreats and I advance, the next few decades are the key time for Daning's national strength to comprehensively surpass the black army, decades later, far away a hundred years later, Daning can destroy the black army." ”

The Emperor nodded: "Go on." ”

Shen Leng said: "The minister just said that Qin Se is the key, so the minister has always been thinking about how to deal with this key person, how to make her not participate in the war, and even become a help for the Northern Expedition of Daning?" ”

The emperor frowned: "It's not easy to say. ”

"The key to winning Heiwu is in Qinse, and the key to winning Qinse is in Meng Changan."

Shen Leng said: "If Meng Changan can convince her that after Samburu dies, Daning is willing to support her to compete with the national teacher for the position of Emperor Khan, and even try her best to help her get rid of Xin Fengyue, she should be shaken, the premise is that Samburu must die, only if Samburu dies, she really has no choice, if she doesn't fight, her royal family will completely decline." ”

The emperor thought as he walked, and after Shen Leng finished speaking, he asked: "You said just now that Qin Se's talent is far superior to Samburu, if she is allowed to inherit the throne of the Khan Emperor, wouldn't it be a strong enemy cultivated for Daning?" ”

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because her ability and intelligence are far superior to Samburu that she knows better than Samburu how to get along with Daning. In this battle, Daning's chances of winning are far greater than those of Heiwu, of course she knows that it will be more unfavorable for Heiwu if she uses troops in the next few decades, she is a smart person, she knows how to deal with the relationship between the two countries in the future, and there is another point...... Your Majesty, if the black martial arts fall into the hands of Xin Fengyue, wouldn't it be more worrying than falling into the hands of Qin Se? Xin Fengyue is the sect master of the Sword Sect, and the believers are all over the black martial arts, once he becomes the Khan of the Black Martial Arts Kingdom in the unity of politics and religion, his ruling power will surpass that of the previous Khan Emperors, and the cohesion of the Black Martial Arts will reach an unprecedented height, so that the terrifying dominance will speed up the recovery of the Black Martial Forces. ”

The Emperor stopped, walking back and forth in place.

Shen Leng continued: "As long as Samburu dies, let Meng Changan persuade her, this matter can be accomplished. ”

The emperor looked at Shen Leng: "So I can't punish Meng Chang'an?" ”

Shen Leng said: "At least it can't be castrated, maybe it can be used......"

Emperor: "......"

The emperor said: "Then the strategy of fighting 300,000 people in the North Courtyard in the first battle should be changed?" ”

"You don't have to change it yet."

Shen Leng said: "In any case, the 300,000 people are still relatively weak, the minister inquired from the military department and learned that the general of the North Courtyard was designed by Samburu to kill him, and there are not many people around Samburu who can be used, so it is not easy to assign a person from the South Courtyard to be in charge of the 300,000 people in the North Courtyard, how easy is it to serve the public?" If the Black Warriors built a wall with an army of millions, then 300,000 people are where the cracks are. ”

The emperor said: "I sent someone to inform Ye Yunsan and asked him to check the affairs of the North Courtyard and see if he could insert someone into it." ”

Shen Leng said: "In addition, the minister has another idea...... The minister thought that he could let Lord Ye find a way to provoke a civil uprising in the black martial arts country, the more chaotic the better, of course, there was a more ruthless way, but the minister felt a little more vicious. ”

"Say."

"What if...... Xin Fengyue didn't kill the Black Martial Emperor clean enough, so let's help him and make Qin Se the only real candidate. ”

The emperor pondered.

"You can try."

The emperor said: "I will send someone to the northern Xinjiang tomorrow to discuss with Ye Yunsan, this kind of matter is still easier to deal with in the Tingwei Mansion, but it is necessary to select a group of people with strong martial arts and bold hearts to infiltrate the black martial arts, it is not easy to choose, if I let Meng Changan pick people, he ...... After all, he has a special relationship with Qin Se. ”

"Let's pick."

Shen Leng was really afraid that the emperor would send this matter to Meng Changan, and it would be torture for Meng Changan.

"It's the best way to go."

The emperor glanced at Shen Leng: "Even if you don't say it to me, someone will say it to me, so you just say it first, you are afraid that I will send the errand to the most suitable Meng Chang'an, so you rush to take this matter down, in the final analysis, you are still thinking about Meng Chang'an, you want to raise Qin Se to become the new Khan Emperor of Heiwu, and you don't want her to hate Meng Chang'an, I didn't say anything wrong about you, you are afraid that Meng Chang'an will be tortured in your heart, so you said it in advance and prepared in advance, you are not a vicious person, but you are willing to do this cruel thing." ”

Shen Leng didn't speak, and looked down at the ground.

Meng Changan is his brother, Qin Se is Meng Changan's woman, but in the final analysis, Shen Leng is a Ningren, Meng Changan is also a Ningren, the Northern Expedition War, involving the next hundred years of Daning's foundation, he knows how to choose.

The emperor looked at him and asked: "If the plan doesn't succeed, Qin Se is willing to give up everything she has in Heiwu for Meng Changan and go back to Daning with him, have you thought about it, how do you face her." ”

Shen Leng lowered his head: "Minister, first of all, Ning Ren." ”

The emperor looked at the night sky and said in a somewhat helpless tone: "Young people don't know how to choose, it's the edge, young people know how to make trade-offs, and their hearts are bitter, Shen Xiaosong gave a small hunting knife at the beginning, but you dropped a scabbard, the edge is in Meng Changan's, but only your scabbard can cover Meng Changan's edge, without you, he may not be today." ”

Shen Leng hurriedly said: "There is no minister, Meng Changan is also Meng Changan." ”

"But he will die early because his edge is too exposed, and he may not be able to wait to show his edge without you."

The Emperor continued to walk forward: "If he thinks about you all the time, he will not hide it...... You know him better than I do, he lost his father at an early age, and his father was still a water bandit, a person with a dead heart, most of them had given up on themselves when he was young, I guessed, if it weren't for your concern, where would he be now, maybe he would have fallen shortly after his father's death. ”

Silent and silent.

For so many years, he has imagined himself as Meng Changan countless times to experience that kind of pain, and every time his heart is like a knife.

But Meng Changan can still smile at him, how difficult is it?

The emperor looked at Shen Leng with some distress: "You are not a person with a vicious heart, I know how difficult it is for you to make a choice." ”