In the winter of Qing'an 18, there was a snow in the territory of the Beichang Empire, and it was a little early to snow at the beginning of winter, but if you ask the residents of Beiyang City, they will tell you that this is not the first snow of the year, but everyone feels a little strange when they mention the first snow.

The dust at the border of Beichang finally stopped for a while, but the soldiers who defended the city seemed to like the yellow sand on weekdays more than the white cold crisp soldiers, in their opinion, the white was not suitable for appearing in the barracks, and the flying sand and gravel were the pictures that should be at the border, so as to stimulate the blood of the soldiers guarding the frontier.

The horse camp in Wanqiu City has been thickened, and the war horses are next to each other in the stables to keep warm, watching the heavy snow outside through the low fence.

Lin Ying, who was dressed in red armor, stood on the city wall and looked south, he didn't know how wide the snow covered it, he only knew that there was a white expanse all around him. The snow was falling, the visibility was not high, and Lin Ying was not scouting the enemy.

To the south of Wanqiu City, there is a steel gun at the border of Beichang.

The gun had been stuck at the border for some time, the body of the gun was stained with old blood, it was still so cold, a snowflake fell down and touched the body of the gun, as if it was impressed by the hardness of this gun, and it fell to the ground after only a slight touch, as if it was worshipping.

There is not a single snowflake on the body of the gun, some are just Chen blood that cannot be washed away, Chen blood is wrapped in the attitude of the steel gun, this is the attitude towards the enemy, where the spear is located is the border of Beichang, blood can be left, other things can't, or just like this heavy snow, you can only surrender, which Zhou Ping, the son of the general of Zhao State, understands.

Further south of this spear is Zhao Guo, a small courtyard with a closed door, there are not too many things in the yard, a dilapidated and very small flat cart, which should be used by the owner of the courtyard to push and pull firewood, and there is an old dog lying there at the door of the house, his eyes closed.

An old man with white hair sat there and looked carefully at the heavy snow in the north, there was no snow in his courtyard, this snow only fell in the north. It was far to the north, and I didn't know if he could see it clearly when he sat there, but he knew that his eyes were brighter than ever.

The old man coughed suddenly, and the old dog at the door instantly opened his eyes, his eyes looked a little sad, and he slowly stood up and leaned against the old man's feet, and then lay on the ground again.

The old man smiled slightly and sighed softly.

But the king of the world, won the name before and after his death. Poor white happens.

A sigh, a sigh for his life. sighed, sighed only in this life.

To the south of Zhao is the Wuqing Empire, and the folk customs of this empire located in the south are much more heroic than those of the men in the north.

In a dilapidated temple, a tattered boy was lying on a wooden bed, and the cold wind whistled through a fist-sized hole in the wall, causing the boy to stand up and curse for a while.

The eleven kingdoms in the world, although there is no evidence to prove it, but the Wuqing Empire is recognized as the most powerful, if you want to talk about which city has the most tight defense, Shangwu City should not give in, just because there is a sword saint in this city.

Lord Sword Saint is not the same as usual, usually he just sits in the Hidden Sword Pavilion and looks at his famous swords, but now he often comes out and walks around, especially in the back mountains.

There is a strong man in the back mountain holding a black sword that is as black as ink on the top of the mountain, the strong man is splitting and stabbing for a while, each sword is so straight, and the straight line is the shortest when facing the enemy. Because it's straight, it's fast, and because it's fast, it's strong. This is the truth that Ji Dongli taught him. The top of the mountain has been split bald, but this strong man wants to split the whole mountain, and I am afraid that he will not be able to do it in a few lifetimes.

To the west of the Wuqing Empire is Taiyin Mountain, there is a Wangshu Tower on Taiyin Mountain, and the water of the West Sea is close to the highest mountain in the world, and the strongest organization in the world is helpless in the face of nature's wrath.

There was no wind and waves, and the two old men looked at the sea in front of them, their brows furrowed, but they didn't have a clue. Even the powerhouses of the Divine Journey Realm couldn't cross this sea, and Wangshulou couldn't do anything.

There is a bare mountain range in the eastern part of the Beichang Empire, and no resident will take a look at it on weekdays, but now it is a little handsome after being covered by heavy snow.

A white-haired man in red stood quietly at the foot of the mountain with an umbrella, without the idea of wanting to climb the mountain, he just stood there quietly looking at this country that belonged to him, and he held a beautiful Dongyi woman around his wrist.

Behind him is a painter who is splashing ink in the heavy snow, and next to the artist is a small half-basket of ready-made paintings.

It is the mountains and rivers that paint for thousands of miles, and the people who travel east are sophisticated.

White paper, white hair, white snow, black pen, black ink, black inkstone. Just a piece of paper, you see that I look a little like the past. The painter looked at the red-clothed figure in front of him and couldn't help but burst into tears.

The basket is not full, the snow has not stopped, and no one can return.

Beiyang City, inside the General's Palace.

"The Prime Minister is here, but there is something important?" Lin Pinggui asked as he looked at the old man in front of him.

The old man was about sixty years old, and his body was still very tough, he was Li Si, the prime minister of the Beichang Empire, who held great power in his hands, and was really above ten thousand people under one person.

The lord of the country is not there, and Prime Minister Li Si is in charge of the country, and at this time, when the Prime Minister comes to the General's Mansion, it is natural that something big will happen.

"Did General Lin leave the capital some time ago?" Li thought for a while and then looked at Lin Pinggui and asked.

"I went to the south. Lin Pinggui returned.

"Not to mention what General Lin has done, it is already inappropriate to leave the capital without permission. ”

Lin Pinggui frowned slightly, listening to his tone, he should have known what he was doing, but it was thousands of times greater than the crime of leaving the capital without permission, but at this time, he wanted to investigate himself for leaving the capital without authorization?" "If the Prime Minister wants to ask, why is it not above the court, but on the private side?"

"If the court asks for a crime, it is ironclad evidence, how can General Lin afford this crime?"

"Since the Prime Minister is not here to ask about the crime, what is the matter?"

"Have you ever succeeded?" asked Li Si.

"No, I didn't. ”

"Since you haven't done that, let me stop, the lord of the country ordered me to supervise the country before leaving, if something happens in Beiyang City, you and I can't afford to take this responsibility. ”

Lin Pinggui didn't think that this prime minister just came to ask if it was as simple as if he had succeeded, and then asked, "But what happened?"

"The State of Chu and the State of Qi are going to war. Li Si said.

Lin Pinggui felt a chill in his back when he heard this, he was the general of the Beichang Empire, and he didn't know that there would be a war in the west?

"When is the news?" Lin Pinggui asked.

"The day before yesterday, there were some problems with the news on the road, and it was half a month late. Li Si said.

"What's the problem?" Lin Pinggui felt more and more uncomfortable.

The corners of Li Si's mouth twitched, and he said a little speechlessly: "The messenger was stolen several times along the way. ”

Lin Pinggui's face was very ugly when he heard this, and he stood up and said: "Nonsense! The military plane is important in six ways, and the horse has been stolen several times?

"All six roads were stolen. Li Si still sat there and nodded slightly.

Lin Pinggui didn't react until this time what was going on, in order to avoid any accidents in the news, military aircraft usually send several ways at the same time, so that even if something happens on other roads, only if it is delivered all the way, you can receive the news as soon as possible, but there is an accident on the six roads at the same time, which is something that has never been heard of at any time.

"The Spirit Academy is not involved in the affairs of the court, and now it is participating in the military, which has caused the delay in the military situation to be only because of the relationship between General Lin and going to the south, you and I don't know what Dean Mu did, Beiyang City can't be chaotic. Li Si said.

"His Royal Highness King Hui'an is going back to the capital, and if the military participation of the Spirit Academy is known to the courtiers and lords, it will inevitably cause suspicion, and I still understand the stakes, and please rest assured that the Prime Minister. Lin Pinggui nodded and said.

King Hui'an returned to the capital, and the Ling Academy's meddling in the military led to a delay in the military situation, Lin Pinggui and Li Si knew what was going on, but if the courtiers and the people knew about it, they would definitely think that the Spirit Academy was helping King Hui'an silently fight, which was also the purpose of Li Silai's General Mansion.

"The Spiritual Academy is the foundation of my Beichang country, the former National Teacher, His Royal Highness the King of Hui'an, and half of the officials in the court, including me, have studied in the Spiritual Academy. I am well aware of the importance of the Spirit Academy to the Beichang Empire. People live in the world, there must be pursuits, freedom, equality, justice, these are very beautiful things, it is with these pursuits, the soldiers know what they are going into battle to kill the enemy for, you and I are officials in the same dynasty to know what they need to do, those young talents will not think about whether it is worth it. Li Si looked at the heavy snow outside and said with a little emotion.

"Dean He is a very remarkable person, you and I are both courtiers, do our own things, don't think about what hasn't happened yet. Li Si continued.

Lin Pinggui naturally knew the meaning of Li Si's words, he was reminding himself not to forget his duty as a courtier, so he bowed his hand and said: "What the Prime Minister said is that the State of Qi is not necessarily the opponent of the State of Chu. ”

"I know what you're trying to say, the lord of the country is not here, so let's wait for reinforcements first. Li Si said.

"Is the Prime Minister waiting for the envoy of the Qi Kingdom?" Lin Pinggui asked.

Although the reinforcement of Beichang is because of the truth that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, but the dispatch of troops is not in vain, Qi as the recipient of the aid always has to return some grain and grass goods to be reasonable, not in a hurry is for better negotiations in the future, but Beichang is not in a hurry does not mean that Qi is not in a hurry, if one side is in a hurry, it has already lost half of the loss.

"You and I both know that Qi State is not the opponent of Chu State, and their Qi State naturally knows this, if there is no accident, the news of the mission sent by Qi State will be delivered in a few days. Li Si said.

"Do you have the right person for reinforcements?"

"There is no suitable candidate for the time being, so we can only adjust it from the local level, and first see what the conditions are set by Qi Guo. ”