The main hall of the Imperial Palace of Changning Castle in Kyoto. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, Emperor Chen Wu received a letter from Jin Zhenglei from Yangzhou on a fast horse, which said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the ministers are trusted by the emperor and lead the king to 100,000 to conquer the rebellious Chen to the mountain. The ministers relied on the emperor's heavenly might, sent troops for half a year, even the battle and success, after more than 40 battles, the second Ke to restore Pingzhou, Lianzhou, Yangzhou and other three states more than 20 cities, now has swept away the puppet North Chen State, against the head Chen to the mountains to flee to the country. The ministers will lead the headquarters of the people, the whole army to the south, crusade against the country, one for the emperor to capture the rebel Chen to go to the mountain, and the other for my Jin family to avenge the hatred. "Yunyun.

Emperor Chen Wu saw that Jin Zhenglei had swept away the puppet northern Chen State, and Chen Qushan had fled, and a heavy stone in his heart fell to the ground gently, and his heart was overjoyed, and he couldn't help but smile and applaud.

The prime minister solemnly saw that the emperor was happy, so he walked out of class slowly, and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty!" What is so happy? Let the ministers also share and share! ”

He was in his fifties, with a long face and a wide mouth, and his eyes were bright. He was the master of Emperor Wu Chen, and he was loyal to Emperor Wu Chen, and Emperor Wu Chen was also polite to him, even more than his ministers.

Emperor Chen Wu smiled and asked the eunuch to hand the letter to Yan Zheng, and said, "Prime Minister Yan, I was about to show you!" Yan Zheng took two steps forward, bowed down from the eunuch's hand to receive the letter, held it in his hand and read it carefully, and after reading it, he knelt down and congratulated: "This matter is a great joy!" Congratulations to the Emperor, congratulations to the Emperor! ”

The other ministers didn't know what to congratulate, and when they saw the prime minister kneeling, they all rushed to pick up their clothes and bow down, and the black pressure in the hall knelt on the ground, and a voice of echo was endless: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor!" ”

Emperor Wu Chen smiled, motioned to the ministers to calm down, and then raised his hand and slowly unfolded: "Sweeping away the pseudo-Northern Chen is not the joy of one person, but the joy of the whole country!" Rejoice with everyone! ”

After the ministers stood up, they solemnly replied: "Marshal Jin swept away the pseudo-Beichen within half a year, this is indeed a great joy!" But... As he spoke, he raised his eyes and looked at the emperor, and stopped talking.

The emperor gave him something inexplicable, his eyes stared, and he looked at Yan Zheng and said, "But what? ”

"Your Majesty, Marshal Jin brought 100,000 soldiers, plus the surrender of the puppet North Chen State, it is estimated that there are 100,000, a total of 200,000 troops, I am afraid that Marshal Jin will not be able to lose it in the future!" Yan Zheng said worriedly.

When the emperor heard this, he seemed to feel reasonable, and bowed his head and groaned.

"Marshal Jin is loyal to the emperor, and he is bent on revenge, and he has no other concerns. I'm afraid Prime Minister Yan is too worried! A minister with extra-thick eyebrows came out to distinguish Kim Jong-lei.

Yan Zheng glanced back at the minister, and then faced the emperor again and said: "People have no long-term worries, but they must have near-term worries." Now Marshal Kim may not have other ideas, but what about after he takes revenge? At that time, it was hard to guarantee that he had no other ideas. At that time, if he had other ideas, it would be the biggest threat to my Da Chen, and then we would not have had time to deal with it. ”

Emperor Chen Wu praised Prime Minister Yan for his loyalty, and said: "Prime Minister Yan Cheng thinks far, very good!" What do you think about this matter? ”

"Marshal Jin and the emperor are like brothers and sisters, and they have no two hearts for the emperor. Besides, there is Princess Tancheng with him, and Marshal Jin is not allowed to have two hearts. The minister who defended Kim Jong-lei continued to argue.

"Defending the country in a dignified manner, with a population of 10 million and an army of millions, it may not be easy for Marshal Jin to take revenge with 200,000 soldiers. I'm afraid that when he finishes taking revenge, there will be no more than a few of the 200,000 soldiers left under his command! At that time, even if he Marshal Jin had any ideas, he could only helplessly let the flowers fall! A fair-skinned minister quipped. The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty laughed when he said a word. The emperor is no exception.

When the other ministers saw that the emperor was happy, they chimed in: "It makes sense! What else is there to threaten then? ”

Solemnly listened to the ministers' words, looked back and shook his head at the ministers: "You only see the surface, but you don't see the depths. That Marshal Jin has been in Taoguang in Chen Guo for eighteen years, once he returns to the country, he is full of wings, how can he be restrained by my Chen State again? If you don't bend your salary at this time, you will be anxious in the future! ”

Emperor Chen Wu also felt the same as Prime Minister Yan's worries, but he felt that what other ministers said was not unreasonable, and he had no reason to oppose Kim Zhenglei sending troops to defend the country now, whether it was from the point of view of fulfilling the original agreement, or from the point of view of chasing Chen Qushan, after all, Chen Qushan was a piece of his heart. If the grass is not cut and the roots are not removed, it will happen in spring. Leaving Chen to go to the mountain will be a scourge in the future.

Emperor Chen Wu lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally agreed to Jin Zhenglei's request to send troops to defend the country, and for the sake of taking care of the solemn face, he issued another order: "The bachelor of the Hanlin Academy will strictly participate in the post of supervising the army of the Great Army. Yan Shen, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, stepped forward to receive the order and thanked him. Yan Shen is the eldest son of Prime Minister Yan, only thirty years old, with a white face and a slight beard, and an awe-inspiring appearance.

What else does Yan Zheng have to say at this time? I had to agree.

After retreating from the court, he instructed his son Yan Shendao: "You should talk less and watch more in the military camp, keep an eye on it, and report to the emperor at any time if there is a situation." This person is very deep in the city, ill-intentioned, and lustful for power, in order to climb to the princess, he disregarded etiquette and shame, and turned his wife into a side room. After he enters the country, there will be bad deeds. Remember, don't go head-on with him unless you have to. That Yan Shen felt that his father was too worried, but it was not easy to refute it, so he had to nod his head and say yes, but he only obeyed orders.

The prison army Yan Shen took a hundred forbidden soldiers, holding the emperor's edict, day and night, to Yangzhou City. Jin Zhenglei and the handsome people were about to go to the gate of the palace to greet the chariots and horses of the Qin Cha, and they bowed their hands to Yan Shen from a long distance and said: "Lord Qin Cha has arrived, and he has missed the welcome, and he is guilty of sin!" Yan Shen got off the horse, walked two steps to Kim Jong-lei, took Kim Jong-lei's hand, and said with a smile: "How dare you!" The marshal worked hard for the country and was busy with military affairs, so he came here to greet him in his busy schedule, and the subordinate officials were full of admiration. ”

The two exchanged a few words and entered the palace hand in hand. Yan saw that the soldiers on both sides were strictly disciplined, their morale was strong, and their hearts were happy, and they greatly admired Kim Jong-lei's method of managing the army.

When he came to the court, Yan Shen stood in the middle and smiled at Jin Zhenglei and said, "The marshal is overjoyed." The emperor has a decree for you. His eyes paused on Kim Jong-lei, and he said: "Kim Jong-lei listens to orders!" ”

When Kim Zhenglei heard this, he hurriedly led the crowd to bow down and receive the order, and the sound of kneeling on the ground in the hall was full of clothes. Song Qi Lingxue also knelt down with the class to listen to the order.

Yan Shen held the holy decree in his hand, unfolded it respectfully, and read it aloud: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Marshal Jin sent troops for half a year, fought several difficult battles, and overcame the puppet North Chen State in one fell swoop, which is a great achievement." Marshal Jin has worked hard for the country, and I am very commended! Defending the country as our neighbor should work together to eliminate evil. Unexpectedly, the defender of the country did not do anything, and he surrendered and rebelled, and in his eyes he was really hostile to my Chen country. Although defending the country is unkind, how can my Chen country be unjust? I will defend the country with great righteousness, and order the generalissimo Kim Zhenglei to raise troops to defend the country, save the people from fire and water, eliminate traitors for the defense of the country, avenge the marshal, and arrest the pseudo-rebel Chen to go to the mountain. I hope that the marshal will return triumphantly as soon as possible. Chin this! ”

"Thank you, Lord Longne!"

Jin Zhenglei kowtowed, received the holy decree, looked up to the sky and sighed, crying with joy: "I can finally kill back to defend the country and avenge my Jin family!" ”

Kim Jong-lei was eager for revenge, and the day after receiving the holy decree, after sacrificing to the Temple of the Nine Heavens Xuannu Niangniang, he immediately set out to fight. Less than 10 days after the dispatch of troops, Kim Jong-lei received good news from spies on the way to the army, saying that General Kim Jae-do had entered the defense of the country, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and he had arrived in Xuanwu County!

Kim Jong-lei knew that Xuanwu County was a large county in the northern part of the country, with high walls and thick walls, and plenty of soldiers and food, so I was afraid that it would be difficult for the 10,000 soldiers who relied on Kim Jae-do to conquer it. He casually picked up an arrow and said in a deep voice to the herald: "Go ahead and pass my order to General You Yuan, and order him to take 30,000 soldiers and horses, gallop to Xuanwu County quickly, and listen to it under General Jin Zaidao's account!" The herald took the order and galloped forward.

At this time, Song Qi and Ling Xue rode in uniform and marched towards the defense of the country with the army. The march of 200,000 troops, plus heavy grain and grass, what kind of team is that, not to mention that you can't see the edge at a glance, even if you can't see the edge with ten eyes. It can be said that the troops in front are about to arrive at Weiguo, and the ones in the back are not far from Yangzhou City.

Song Qi Lingxue accompanied the Chinese army, not moving forward or backward, marching in the middle of the team. Along the way, the two talked with each other.

When she was about to enter the border of the country, Ling Xue looked at the majestic scenery of the mountains and rivers of the country, and said to Song Qi: "Although my ancestral home is a countryman, I have not been to the country since I was born and grown up!" Now I can finally go to Weiguo to have a look. ”

Song Qi smiled and asked, "You can finally go back to your motherland!" Doesn't it feel great? ”

Ling Xue thought for a while, smiled indifferently and said, "I don't have any special feelings, I don't have any relatives in Weiguo!" It's just that Weiguo is the place where my father was born, and I have some expectations! Looking forward to seeing where my dad was born and where he stayed when he was younger! ”

"This time you enter the country, you can go and see as much as you want, to make up for your past shortcomings!" Song Qi stretched out his hand and pointed to the road of defending the country.

The 200,000 army walked in the mountains and rivers, only to see a long procession, the military appearance was majestic, the pace was neat, there was no crime in autumn, and the chickens and dogs were not surprised. Song Qi looked around, and there were yellow wheat fields and green grass on both sides of the road, so he said thoughtfully: "It is said that the army is everywhere, and there is no grass." I don't think that's accurate. ”

Ling Xue's eyes turned slightly, and the corners of her mouth said with a smile: "It's okay to say this, it's okay to say it's wrong." It mainly depends on who leads the way. has changed a marshal, not only will there be no grass, but I am afraid that there will be no chickens and dogs. ”

"It seems that this Marshal Jin is still very strict in governing the army." Song Qi couldn't help but admire.

"Marshal Kim's approach is to inherit his father's style." Ling Xue said, "Listen to my father, General Jin Guoan has always been known for his strict management of the army, and when he was a general, the defense of the country was the strongest. ”

The two laughed happily and stepped into the land of patriotism together...