In the harem of Nan Chen, the three concubines of Zhang, Kong and Gong were the most loved by the emperor Chen Shubao Pang, among them, because the biological son of the noble concubine Zhang Lihua Chen Shenxin was canonized as the crown prince, and he was invisibly jealous of Kong and Gong, Kong Fan and Kong Guifei became godbrothers and sisters, and they were very close, and the two colluded with each other in private, quite a bit of contention with Zhang Lihua's mother and son, at this time, seeing Zhang's mother and son successively opened their mouths to persuade the emperor not to adopt their own suggestions, but was snubbed and reprimanded by the emperor, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, so he replied with Chen Shubao's thoughts: "Your Majesty, After Jiankang swore an oath, he was willing to lead the three armies, cross the river to the north, go straight to Shouchun, fight to the death with Yang Guangxiaoer, and defend the enemy and the country. Please ask the emperor to write poems in Taicheng as usual, and wait for the good news of the ministers. ”

As a scholar, Mr. Jiang had the intention to persuade the emperor not to listen to Kong Fan's words, but only when he saw that Zhang Lihua's mother and son were reprimanded, he only cared about Mingzhe's self-preservation, so he kept silent, hoping that the emperor would summon a group of generals such as Xiao Maha and Ren Zhong into the palace to listen to their opinions on Kong Fan's advice, and then make a decision.

Others, such as Shi Wenqing and Shen Keqing, are even more evil ministers, who only know how to accompany the emperor to have fun and play with the wind and the moon on weekdays, and how can there be a little bit of good strategy in their chests to govern the country and save the country, and they all let Kong Fan cater to the emperor's intentions and talk nonsense, and no one spoke to dissuade them.

"Jiang Qing, immediately draft an edict on my behalf, mobilize garrisons from all over the lower reaches of the Jiujiang River, and rush to Jiankang to swear to discuss Sui." Contrary to President Jiang's expectations, Chen Shubao listened to Kong Fan's words, and actually issued an edict on the spot to recruit troops from all over the country to assemble in Jiankang.

"Your Majesty......"

Mr. Jiang was startled, and he was busy opening his mouth to persuade him, but he saw Chen Shubao waving his hand at him with a smile and said, "I know Qingqing's intentions." Now that the Sui army has attacked Jiangbin, it is better to mobilize the army to return to Beijing first, and then convene the civil and military forces to discuss how to meet the enemy and retreat from the enemy. Come on, come on, what's the title of today's poem? ”

Because of his own advice, the fifteen-year-old prince of Nanchen, Chen Shen, lied to his father, Chen Shubao, that he was not happy, and took the prince Xu Deyan to retire ahead of schedule and returned to the East Palace.

"Uncle, today in the Guangzhao Palace, Kong Fan is obviously a bunch of nonsense, bullying the king, why do you want to stop me from admonishing my father?" Returning to the main hall of the East Palace and sitting down, Chen Shen still felt indignant and complained to Xu Deyan.

Xu Deyan's official position is not high, but because he married Chen Changle, the princess of Lechang, the sister of Chen Shubao, the queen of Southern Chen, as an attached horse of the current dynasty, although Chen Shen, who was newly established as the crown prince, did not have the status of master and apprentice, but he had the fact of preaching and teaching, so he was quite trusted and respected by Chen Shen.

"Please forgive the official for saying bluntly, the crown prince is newly established, and he is still young, so it is not appropriate to directly state the country in front of the emperor." Xu Deyan heard that Chen Shen was quite reproachful to him, so he hurriedly stood up and bowed and replied.

"If you follow what your uncle says, will you just let Kong Fan's treacherous words mislead the country and sit idly by?" Chen Shen replied with a snort.

"Your Highness, please calm your anger. Just now in Taicheng, Kong Fan suggested to the emperor to gather troops to build health, and when he swore to go north to meet the enemy, the lower officials were watching from the sidelines, and Shang Shu Ling Jiang was quite unsure of his words, but because of the emperor's attitude, he did not refute his words on the spot. And His Royal Highness also saw it, Niangniang's words were also refuted by the emperor, according to the current situation, it is better to hope that after the emperor gathers troops to build health, when he asks the generals of the DPRK and China for plans to retreat from the enemy, it is more advantageous for the generals of the unified army to refute what Kong Fan said. ”

Although he said this in front of Chen Shen, when Xu Deyan returned to his mansion that day, he sat alone in the main hall, facing the sky with his back, and sighed for a long time.

The maid in his house had already reported the depressed performance of the horse back to the house to the princess of Lechang, Chen Changle and Xu Deyan were very affectionate, and when they heard the maid come to report, they hurried to Xu Deyan to inquire about the reason.

Emperor Chen Xuan had two daughters under his knees, named Changle and Weiyang, both of which were the names of the Han Dynasty palaces.

The two princesses were born with flowers and moon appearances, with the color of the city and the country, Chen Changle married Xu Deyan, a famous man in the south of the Yangtze River, and was given the title of Princess Lechang by his brother Chen Shubao, Chen Weiyang was just 16 years old at the time, and he was still waiting to be in the boudoir, only the identity of the princess, and there was no title.

"Didn't the attached horse accompany the prince into the palace to participate in the poetry meeting today, why was he depressed when he returned home?" Chen Changle walked into the main hall and asked Xu Deyan with concern.

Xu Deyan heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, looked up and saw that it was Chen Changle who walked in, and couldn't help but sigh heavily, and said, "The princess doesn't know, the court is in danger!" ”

"Why did the attached horse say this?" Chen Changle was startled, hurriedly walked in front of Xu Deyan, looked at his face and asked.

Xu Deyan then told his wife about Kong Fan's advice to the emperor in the palace today, and told his wife about the before and after Jiankang gathered troops to meet the Sui army, and finally said: "Princess, the Northern Dynasty is pressed by a million troops, and Your Majesty still believes the words of the ministers, and takes the initiative to give up the defense of the lower reaches of the river, gather heavy troops in a lonely city, and take the initiative to cross the river to attack, isn't this a sign of destroying the country?" Because I thought that if I continued like this, it would not take long for you and my husband and wife to inevitably become prisoners of the Northern Army, and life and death were unpredictable, so they were depressed. ”

"In this way, I would like to accompany the horse into the palace to meet the imperial brother, explain everything to him in person, and ask the imperial brother to reject Kong Fan's words, gather the generals of the court, and send an army to meet the Sui army. There is no need to sigh alone at home, thinking of the country. Chen Changle blurted out.

"No need. Today, Zhang Guifei and the crown prince have not been able to persuade the emperor, so why should the princess do this? Xu Deyan shook his head and dissuaded his wife, "What makes me sad in my heart is that if Jiankang falls in the future, it will be difficult for you and me to stay together, and the princess will inevitably be taken captive and sent under the fence, and I don't know where I will fall, and I don't know if there will be a time to say goodbye to the princess in this life?" As he spoke, two tears flowed from his eyes.

Chen Changle saw that her husband valued his husband and wife so much, and his heart was both relieved and mixed with a trace of sadness, knowing that it was difficult to persuade Chen Shubao to change his mind and turn the tide with the strength of her husband and wife alone, he couldn't help but have tears in his eyes, raised his eyes and looked around, and saw a hairpin bronze mirror on several cases in the room, so he walked over in three or two steps, picked up the bronze mirror, and fell to the ground with a "snap".

The bronze mirror fell heavily to the ground, split into two, and broke into two halves, Chen Changle leaned over and picked up the two halves of the bronze mirror, returned to Xu Deyan's side, handed over the half of the bronze mirror in his hand to him, and said affectionately: "As Jun Yan, it is the day when the concubine body and the monarch are separated, and the right to use these two halves of the bronze mirror as a token, the sea is dry and rotten, you and I will finally have a broken mirror and reunite, and the day of reunion." ”