Sun Yalu glanced at the words on the paper, surprised and delighted, didn't have time to think about it, immediately got up, and hurriedly went to see the county lord of Huanyan.

The county lord of Huanyan was dictating the letter, Feng Juniang was writing on the side, and when he heard the report, the county lord of Huanyan said to Feng Juniang: "First of all, this letter is not in a hurry to be sent." You stay. ”

"Yes." Feng Juniang left the desk and stood aside.

Sun Yalu didn't know what to say, so he simply didn't say a word, and handed over the military report he had just gotten with both hands.

The county lord of Huanyan noticed the abnormality, took the military report and read it quickly, looked up at Sun Yalu, showed surprise, and then read it again, "He Rongren was defeated in Qinzhou - who was defeated?" ”

Sun Yalu shook his head, "There is no definite news yet, but there is a Jizhou army in northern Qin, Lord Yin Fu Yin ......"

Lord Huanyan raised his hand, "Wait until there is solid evidence." ”

"The defeat of He Rongren is a good thing for the imperial court, right?" Sun Yalu was more cautious, but he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

Feng Juniang, who was standing on the side, was also very happy, but she didn't dare to squeak.

Only the county lord of Huanyan was indifferent, thought for a moment, and returned the general to Sun Yalu, "Please Mr. Sun send someone to continue to inquire about the news, especially to find out, whether there are still remnants of He Rongren to return to the outside of the Saiwai?" Are Xinshan Yu and his mother dead or alive? ”

Sun Yalu led the order to retreat.

Feng Juniang immediately said: "It has only been a year since He Rongren entered the fortress, first he was defeated in Jingzhou, and now he is in Qinzhou, it is estimated that he will not be able to slow down any longer, and there is one less disaster in the Central Plains, which is gratifying." ”

"It's too early." Lord Huanyan whispered.

"How can it be early? The imperial court was deeply humiliated by the He Rong people...... The county lord said that it was early, and that was early. Feng Juniang stopped it in time and didn't dare to continue questioning.

Lord Huanyan was not angry, nor did he refute, "Let's go see Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Zhang Shiyu was drinking with the empress.

The queen is the sister of Qiangjian Shan Yu, when she first married to the Central Plains, she was quite domineering, Zhang Shiyu avoided her, but since Qiangjian Shan Yu died in Jingzhou, the queen cried bitterly, and quickly changed her temper, gentle and amiable, empathetic, and actually got the emperor's favor, day and night.

Zhang Shiyu has been casual since he was a child, even if he became the emperor, he did not change his old habits, half lying on the couch, let the queen feed the wine, the queen deliberately did not match, causing the emperor to shake his head, and the two laughed non-stop.

Several palace maids served beside them, and they didn't even dare to blink their eyes, and the queen only changed her temperament to the emperor alone, and she was still very harsh on others.

Hearing that the county lord of Huanyan asked to see him, Zhang Shiyu immediately sat up, pushed away the queen's arm, and spilled the wine in the cup on his body, he didn't care, "Quickly remove the banquet." ”

"It's her again, why is Your Majesty afraid of the county lord?" The queen has become proficient in the Central Plains dialect.

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's ...... It's respect, Queen...... You step back too. ”

"I'm the queen, can't I be by Your Majesty's side?"

"Yes, yes." Having said that, Zhang Shiyu still pushed the queen away, and watched her and several palace maids leave from the back door with wine and food, before ordering someone to invite the county lord Huanyan in.

As soon as the county lord Huanyan entered the hall, he smelled the smell of wine, and when he saw the emperor's cheeks crimson, he immediately understood what was going on, so he persuaded: "Your Majesty needs to pay attention to proportion, if you have to drink during the day, you should also stay away from the main hall, this is a place for monarchs and ministers to discuss matters, and you can't blaspheme." ”

"Yes, the county lord is right, I was thirsty at noon, so I drank a small glass."

The county lord of Huanyan didn't pursue it further, and stepped forward and said, "The news just came from Qinzhou that He Rongren was defeated. ”

"Again?" Zhang Shiyu was surprised.

"It may be worse than Jingzhou."

Zhang Shiyu was stunned for a while, "The imperial court has one less big backer. ”

"He Rong people are not reliable."

Zhang Shiyu smiled and pouted again, "If you lose, you will be defeated, we can't help it, right?" We are now under the protection of King Liang. ”

"King Liang was lucky to win Jizhou, and he has no real strength, he is not the opponent of King Jin in Bingzhou."

"That's right, so what to do? King Liang is your fiancé......"

"He's not my fiancé." Lord Huanyan said immediately.

"Hehe, if you say no, it's not, what does the county lord need me to do?"

Lord Huanyan sighed softly, "The situation in the world will change drastically again, and the imperial court may take advantage of the opportunity." ”

Zhang Shiyu nodded again and again, "Yes, the imperial court has another chance." "I don't know where the opportunity is.

The county lord of Huanyan had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty needs to envelop He Rongren." ”

"You just said that He Rong is unreliable." Zhang Shiyu was a little surprised.

"The mighty He Rong people are unreliable, but the weakened He Rong cavalry is just right for the imperial court. Please ask Your Majesty to comfort the remnants of the Saiwai in the name of the Empress, recruit troops and horses, and let He Rong's cavalry become the division of the imperial court. ”

"It's simple, I'll tell the queen later. This move won't annoy King Liang, right? ”

"King Liang is too busy to take care of himself, don't worry about him."

"Okay, I'll listen to the county lord, I'll discuss it with the queen, and then invite the county lord over."

The county lord of Huanyan retired and left with Feng Juniang.

Zhang Shiyu breathed a sigh of relief, when he was a child, he was very comfortable playing with Lord Huanyan, but now every time they meet, he increases the pressure.

The queen didn't leave, so she hid behind the door, and then she came out and muttered, "He Rongren has been defeated again?" ”

"Huan Yan won't lie, anyway, it has nothing to do with the queen, your brother died in Jingzhou."

Tears immediately welled up in the queen's eyes, and Zhang Shiyu hurriedly said: "It's that I can't speak, in short, defeat is defeat, the Tiancheng court has declined like this, don't I have to live as usual?" Don't take it to heart, it's good to get used to it for a while, you think so: although the world is big, it has nothing to do with me after all, when it's not chaotic, it's not my turn to be the emperor, and when it's chaotic, I'm just a name. ”

The Empress wiped away her tears and squeezed out a smile, "Not everyone can be as open as Your Majesty thinks. ”

"Did you hear what Huan Yan said just now?"

"Hmm."

"That ......"

"She wants to recruit He Rong's cavalry, and her own idea is, I am the same as Your Majesty, but I have a name, what else can I discuss?"

"She's polite, I guess she's making a plan at this time."

The queen's face sank, "Your Majesty just endured it like this?" ”

"Endure what?"

"Lord Huanyan is your mother?"

"Haha, what did the queen say? We're not the same age, she's my aunt. ”

"And it's not my aunt."

"Uh...... One layer apart. ”

"In that case, why is Your Majesty afraid of her?"

"Afraid of her? How so? It's not called being afraid, I said it, it's ...... This is respect, Huan Yan is very capable, and the court is all maintained by her, but unfortunately she is not a man......"

"If she is a man, can Your Majesty still sit here?"

Zhang Shiyu smiled awkwardly.

The Empress stepped forward and sat beside the emperor, "It was she who asked Her Majesty to stay in the hall more during the day, and Her Majesty was dissatisfied with just a few glasses of wine. ”

"The rules of the Central Plains are different......

"Is the rule of the Central Plains to let 'aunt' call the shots?"

Zhang Shiyu sighed, "Then what's the solution?" ”

"How can I not do it?"

"Huh?"

The queen approached the emperor and whispered: "Although He Rongren was defeated, he was defeated because my brother was assassinated, and Shan Yu was defeated now that he was just a child, and it was not the fault of the cavalry outside the Saiwai, so the county lord of Huanyan wanted to win it over and use it for her." She can use it, why can't His Majesty? ”

Zhang Shiyu was stunned, "Huan Yan is recruiting soldiers for the imperial court......"

The queen shook her head, "She is recruiting soldiers for her own family, and now the civil and military ministers are all listening to her orders, if she does something to change the establishment, who dares to oppose it?" Who can be loyal to Your Majesty? ”

Zhang Shiyu hung his head and was silent, he was already worried in his heart, but he didn't want to think about it.

"Instead of benefiting Lord Huanyan, let's take it ourselves."

"Pick it up?" Zhang Shiyu was taken aback.

"Your Majesty goes with me to Saiwai, I am the sister of Shan Yu, you are the emperor of Tiancheng, you can win a lot of support, and you will respond to every call, and He Rong's cavalry will listen to His Majesty's will alone. Your Majesty is willing to stay, so you can be an emperor outside the Saiwai with peace of mind, and you will miss the Central Plains, so you will go south. ”

"Hehe, He Rongren has been defeated twice, I'm afraid there are not many people left, and they don't dare to enter the jam again, right?"

"Didn't Lord Huanyan say it? The situation in the world will change drastically, my brother has pacified most of the country, as soon as he dies, all places will return to chaos, Your Majesty will lead the troops into the fortress with Emperor Tiancheng, and he will not get the slightest support? ”

Zhang Shiyu was silent.

"How long can little Yuyang protect Your Majesty? No matter how great Huan Yan's ability is, isn't the imperial court declining day by day? If there is no opportunity, there is no need to be reluctant, one day at a time, now that the opportunity is in front of you, Your Majesty is not moved at all? ”

"Let me think about it."

"Lord Huanyan can see the benefits of He Rong's cavalry."

Zhang Shiyu snorted, hesitating back and forth between getting by and being ambitious.

On the other hand, the county lord of Huanyan had already prepared a number of letters, ready to be taken by the messenger to the outside of the Saiwai, she did not know who was alive and who was dead, so she also wrote a few letters without a letterhead.

Sun Yalu received some more news, especially the news of the Jizhou army, "Lord Yin is really still here, it was he who led his troops to defeat He Rongren, but I don't know what happened to General Yang's army." ”

Feng Juniang couldn't help but interject: "This is a great thing, a Jizhou army has come back from Qinzhou, and the county lord has recruited a cavalry from outside the Saiwai, and the strength of the imperial court has increased greatly." ”

The county lord of Huanyan was still calm, "There is still a merger between Lord Yin and the imperial court, and the situation outside the city is unclear, and it is difficult to predict whether and how many soldiers can be recruited. Tomorrow I will send a messenger out of the cold, and then send someone to pick up Lord Yin, and I will have to send someone to Bingzhou to appease King Liang. ”

Among the three things, it was the most difficult to appease King Liang, Sun Yalu arched his hand and said: "Please allow me to go to Bingzhou, persuade King Liang to feel at ease, and never let him harass the court." ”

"There's Mr. Rauson."

Early the next morning, three groups of envoys set out at the same time, and the letters to He Rongren were all stamped with the empress's seal to win trust.

There is more and more news from Qinzhou, the county lord of Huanyan is busy all day long, and when she heard that the emperor occasionally contracted a minor illness, she didn't pay much attention to it, but only complained in her heart that the emperor was too lazy.

It wasn't until the third day that someone reported that the emperor and empress hadn't shown up for several days, which seemed a little strange.

Emperor Tiancheng and Empress turned out to be missing.

After some interrogation, the county lord of Huanyan understood the whereabouts of the two, and couldn't help but smile at Feng Juniang: "Your Majesty is finally willing to do something by yourself." Then he sighed, "But he was led astray - the court is really hopeless?" ”

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