Yuan Lie glanced at Liu Xiu, seemed to hesitate for a moment, frowned slightly and groaned for a while, and finally replied:

"The subordinates learned that since our army went north to attack Yan, the princess Tuoba Yu who left the country has frequently entered and exited the palace, and will meet the saint almost every day, but I don't know what to talk about with the emperor, so the war is tight, and there is no change in the imperial capital Luojing, so the subordinates have not heard of this matter His Royal Highness."

After Liu Xiu pondered for a long time after hearing this, he shook his head, frowned and said to Yuan Lie:

"It seems that Tuoba Yu can't hold back after all, and wants to take advantage of the northern expedition of my army......"

Speaking of this, he paused, thought for a moment, turned his head to look at Yuan Lie, and continued:

"You immediately repair a letter and order someone to send it back to Luojing City, so that 'they' can pay close attention to Tuoba Yu's movements, and if she has any intention of leaving the capital, she will immediately take it secretly, and if she dares to resist, she will be killed!"

Hearing this, Yuan Lie was taken aback, and after being silent for a while, he said:

"Your Highness, now we have a lot of reliance on leaving the country, and we can't afford to offend, if we kill Tuoba Yu, once we are out of the country and learn the news, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Liu Xiu glanced at him after hearing this, shook his head, and did not explain anything, but waved his hand and said:

"Yuan Lie, your identity is special, it is not appropriate to stay here, after sending the message back to the capital, you will leave immediately and secretly go to Dongping, the capital of the Patriotic Kingdom," Speaking of this, he took his hands behind him, raised his head and muttered for a while, then suddenly turned his head to look at Yuan Lie, and sneered:

"Kill King Wei for me!"

After speaking, he turned his head and looked out the window, only to see between heaven and earth, as far as his eyes could see, as black as ink, and he couldn't see anything clearly, only when the soldiers patrolling in the distance occasionally passed by, the little starlight from the torches in their hands came brightly, making people see a little light, but soon fell silent again.

The thick darkness once again shrouded the left and right, making people despair, as if the world would continue to be so dark forever.

But, the dawn will come!

Liu Xiu took a deep breath, looked up at the east outside the window, and slowly clenched his fists.

After a while, after the darkness has cleared, the sky will be dawn.

Behind him, Yuan Lie heard this, his body shook and lowered his head and thought for a while, before shaking his head and replying: "Your Highness, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed with the strength of your own subordinates." ”

Liu Xiu didn't have a look of surprise on his face after hearing this, and said lightly:

"Although Wa'er has been serving by my side in the past, after all, he is from the orthodox background of the Dongping Palace, and now he is the prince of Wei, and he is the lord of a country, even if this king wants to kill him, it is not appropriate to make a big move, he can only act in secret, but you can rest assured, there are enough people to help you in Dongping City," Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Yuan Lie and said:

"After you arrive in Dongping, there will be someone to help you."

Yuan Lie bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Highness!" ”

Liu Xiu nodded, and said: "Our army is newly defeated, the people's hearts are unstable, Ouyang Yunzhong of Shu is eyeing the empire, the south is out of the country and waiting for the opportunity to counterattack, the northern Yan State is not long after the initial victory, Prime Minister Shangguan Yu in order to show his personal prestige and consolidate the hearts of the people, he is bound to raise troops to attack me in the south, and now the situation in the empire is sinister and dangerous. ”

Yuan Lie replied: "My subordinates will definitely do what His Highness entrusts, please rest assured!" ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Okay!" Although Dongping has always been under the control of this king, the imperial capital Luojing has been staring at it, you have to be careful in doing things, and you can't let your father notice. ”

Yuan Yeol bowed his head and agreed-

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was slightly bright, and the whole city was silent in silence. There was not a single figure in the empty streets, and people were still asleep, not yet awake.

The horse's hooves flew and galloped all the way, and Yuan Lie galloped towards the direction of Weidu Dongping in the dawn when the darkness had not yet dissipated.

Behind him, dust flew up, obscuring the people who followed him a little farther away.

In Pingyan City, the British Palace.

The cold wind blew through the window with a coolness that penetrated into the bone marrow, and ripples blew on the curtains. The commander of Pingyan City, the de facto ruler of the country, King Liu Xiu of England, dressed in civilian clothes, leaned on a chaise longue, squinting at the dusty and scattered window, silent.

Time passes, it is noon in a blink of an eye, at this moment the wind gradually subsides, the window slowly calms down, the dust and sand falls, the air rarely becomes clear, the field of vision suddenly opens, look up, very tense, as far as the eye can see, a piece of blue, can not be exhausted.

The world is far away, the sky is vast, but at this moment, it seems that he is the only one!

Liu Xiu took a deep breath and clenched his fists, this scene turned out to be déjà vu, but time passed, the years were no more, the old man who used to sit in front of him, smiling and pointing out the country, had already driven the crane west, far away from the world.

And he is no longer the simple teenager.

Years come and go, decades later, who will be the person who sits here looking out the window and planning for thousands of miles?

Where will you be then?

In the distance, the old man with deep eyes, white beard, and wrinkled face flashed.

Liu Xiu shook his head lightly and sighed, for some reason, there have always been a lot of emotions recently, and unconsciously forgot the time.

The wind, blowing on his face, was cool and sobered him from his contemplation.

After a while, I turned around, and I don't know when, there were already three people standing side by side behind him.

On the left, it has been following him since he was a child, Yingge "veteran" Wang Huaiyi, a teenager who used to like to make trouble, at this time a lot calmer, as if this "Northern Expedition Battle" that had already known the results made him worry a lot, but after a few months of hard work, he seemed to be more than 20 years old.

Wan Yanshuo in the middle, he was depressed, his hair was scattered, his face was full of beard, he stood obliquely, his hands were casually at his sides, he lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, only occasionally, a bright light flashed in his eyes like stagnant water.

Liang Jian on the far right, unlike the other two, has a heart-warming vitality in him, as if this defeat not only did not dampen his sharpness, but aroused his fighting spirit!

The gaze swept over, and there was silence, no one could guess what Liu Xiu was thinking, and with his sweeping gaze, the emperor's majesty reverberated in this place, and everyone lowered their heads and did not make eye contact with him.

At this moment, he was the supreme emperor, and that coercion made even Wan Yanshuo, who was standing in the middle, feel inexplicably trembling.

"Sit down." Liu Xiu's faint voice echoed in this cold afternoon.

Close to the window, there is a square table and four chairs, Liu Xiu pointed at it casually, and the three of them understood and sat down separately.

Liu Xiu first looked at Wang Huaiyi: "How is the situation in Dingbian now?" ”

Wang Huaiyi bowed his head slightly, and said: "Back to Your Highness, Yan is in turmoil, the enemy army did not take advantage of the situation to go south, and although there are several forces in the border city trying to take advantage of the chaos, His Royal Highness's reinforcements arrived in time to assist his subordinates to destroy each of them, and now the overall situation has stabilized, there is no major chaos in the city, except for the curfew at night and the increase in patrols, the people in the city live as usual during the day, even if the ministers and other three people leave the city, there will be no accidents." ”

Liu Xiu nodded and said, "That's good, now that the situation is complicated, the two countries will have disputes again at any time, and you will have to work harder these days." ”

Speaking of this, he waved his hand, and without waiting for Wang Huaiyi to be polite, he turned his head to glance at Wan Yan Shuo, who had been silent, sighed, and said, "Wan Yan Shuo, how are you doing?" ”

Wan Yan Shuo didn't seem to expect Liu Xiu to ask him, and after being stunned for a while, he replied weakly: "My subordinates are fine, but I have been infected with the wind and cold recently, and my spirit is a little sluggish." ”

Liu Xiu's eyes narrowed after hearing this, and after staring at Yan Shuo again, he replied calmly: "Pingyan City is not as good as Beiyan, the weather here is changeable, you have to take care of your body, the Northern Expedition is unfinished, the army does not stop, and you have to worry a lot." ”

Wan Yanshuo's eyes flashed, and he lowered his head and replied in a muffled voice: "Yes, Your Highness." ”

Liu Xiu nodded, leaned back, and after muttering for a while, he said to Yan Shuo, "Where is the Shadow Army now?" ”

Wan Yanshuo's eyes jumped, and he replied: "Back to Your Highness, after receiving the summons from Your Highness, they have all retreated to the military camp outside the city. ”

After hearing this, Liu Xiu pondered for a while and said, "What is the number of casualties of the Shadow Army? ”

Wan Yan Shuo's eyes flashed, gritted his teeth and said: "The situation was critical that day, although General Liang's reinforcements arrived, but they did not lead the enemy's main force away, the Shadow Army was deeply encircled, almost alone, the Northern Expedition, the Shadow Army suffered heavy losses, and now there are only more than 6,000 people left." ”

Liu Xiu frowned after hearing this, and said: "In the battle of the Northern Expedition, this king thought that he could win with a surprise army, but for hundreds of years, the guards were weak and useless, and in recent years, it has been too long for a peaceful day, but I didn't expect them to be so vulnerable, so that they failed, this time thanks to your Wanyan Shuo and the shadow army of the department, it will not collapse at the last moment, and can defend the country, this king has to thank you." ”

Hearing this, Wan Yanshuo's face remained unchanged, his eyes were lowered, but there was a trace of murderous aura flashing in the depths of his eyes, he immediately stood up, bowed his head and responded: "This is a matter within the subordinate's responsibility, and I dare not praise it as His Highness." ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Sit down." ”

After Yan Shuo sat down again, Liu Xiucai nodded, turned his gaze, and looked at Liang Jian, who was once a favorite minister in the early stage of the Wei Wang, and later a criminal general, who was now waiting for the future war with high spirits to meet a bright future.

However, everything in heaven and earth can not be as he wishes!

As if feeling Liu Xiu's gaze, the ambitious general squinted at Wan Yanshuo on his side, then stood up straight, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Your Highness!" ”

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Half of the 150,000 people of the Imperial Northern Expedition Army were able to retreat this time, and General Liang contributed a lot!" ”

Liang Jian couldn't help but look pale after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Thanks to His Highness Hongfu, a certain department was able to arrive in time, lead the crowd to repel the Yan general Shangguan Yu, save the Shadow Legion, and finish the Yan!" ”

Hearing these words, Wan Yanshuo on the side took a deep breath, his face became even more gloomy, he subconsciously opened his mouth, but after all, he had to tighten his teeth and did not speak.

Liu Xiu seemed to glance at Yan Shuo inadvertently, and seeing that he didn't speak, he looked at Liang Jian and said with a smile: "This is the credit of General Liang, and it has nothing to do with this king." ”

Liang Jian replied repeatedly: "Subordinate, don't dare, don't dare, panic, panic!" But his face was happy, and he didn't dare to be afraid.

Liu Xiu waited for Liang Jian to stop, then smiled and pressed his hand down, let Liang Jian sit down, and then turned his head to look at Wang Huaiyi and said, "How is the situation in Luojing City?" ”

Wang Huaiyi hurriedly replied: "Everything is as usual in Luojing City. Speaking of this, he paused, turned his head to look at Yan Shuo, opened his mouth, but did not speak.

Liu Xiu's eyes were half-narrowed, and he said coldly: "If you have something to say, why bother to spit it out!" ”