Ye Gucheng stood at the head of the city, staring at the billowing yellow smoke in the distance, his expression was complicated and lonely.

Xuanyuan Xiu didn't know why Ye Gucheng was worried, but she knew how to be quiet and accompany her.

Zhang Yueli slowly retracted her gaze, glanced at the arrogant figure, and said indifferently: "Ye Gucheng, you should know that this battle is inevitable, even if it is not now, it will be inevitable in the future. ”

Ye Gucheng didn't know that this time he agreed to send troops in a month, in addition to the pressure from the two deputy city lords, more importantly, he had realized that this land was not really peaceful at all, unless one day in the future he could dominate the Northern Barbarians, which was not easy to talk about!

It's a pity that Ye Gucheng didn't know that his sadness was another scenery in the eyes of the soldiers defending the city.

Shuangjiao is on the side, hugging left and right, the blessing of all people!

It's every man's dream!

Although most men in the Northern Barbarian Land can have three wives and four concubines, in terms of appearance and temperament, I am afraid that they will not even be able to reach one toe of others!

Under the sky, the eagle soars and circles, turning over the clouds, over the mountains, all the way south。。。。。。

Nansheng Continent, the land is vast, the fertile soil mountains stretch for thousands of miles, the cities are as solid as rocks, the city is full of singing and dancing, running like a city.

Beaulieu City, the royal court.

An old man hurriedly stepped on the jade floor tiles and walked into the hall, ignoring the scene of singing and dancing, kneeling on the ground and bowing: "My king, there is worrying news from the Northern Barbarians. ”

The dancers were stagnant, stopped dancing, and retired very interestingly.

The middle-aged man on the throne looked a little displeased, Qiao straightened his body that was hollowed out by the wine, and said impatiently: "What's the matter?"

"King Qiyu, there is a strange person among the remnants of the Xuanyuan clan in the land of the Northern Barbarians, this person's surname is Ye Ming Gucheng, he established a city in the land of the Northern Barbarians, and united the barbarian tribes to form a new army, and now the Holy Fire Sect seems to have joined the ranks of the alliance, and the minister is worried that once it becomes a trend to the south, it will be extremely unfavorable to our dynasty. "The old man's worries are not unreasonable, the courage of the Xuanyuan warriors is known to everyone in the world, and the tribes of the Northern Barbarians are even more scattered, they have always been mutually vendettas, but now they can be united.

"The inner court of the South Palace, why are you getting older and less courageous, Xuanyuan Yu is just owning a city to survive, and the barbarians are not enough to worry about, you are scared like this, which damages the prestige of our Tuoba Dynasty. The middle-aged man on the right couldn't help but scoff.

When the old man saw that it was Dong Bohou, he didn't dare to answer.

The Nansheng Continent is different from the Northern Barbarian Land, and there is a clear distinction between the rank of knights and officials. The largest of the royal court is naturally the king, in order of marquis, viscount, baron, inner court officials and outer court officials, the inner court officials are divided into civil and military, civil officials are mainly responsible for important military aircraft in various places, and Nangong Jun is the main person in charge of the military aircraft department.

A baron hurriedly patted his ass and echoed: "That's it, besides, there are Nan Bohou among the princes of the Quartet to guard, Nan Bohou will not let barbarians enter his territory, Nan Gong Inner Court, you are really too impatient, disturbing my king's Yaxing, can you be guilty?"

When Nangong Jun heard this, he couldn't help but be short of breath, but the other party's status was higher than him, so he had to bow down and wait for the king to speak.

"Didn't you hear Dong Bohou's words? Don't you get out of here, so cowardly, what's the use of keeping it, if you are reckless next time, you will be killed." The person on the throne glanced indifferently at the person on the right, and with a wave of his robe, he motioned for Nangong Jun to retreat.

Nangong Jun had no choice but to retreat tremblingly.

Seeing that the inner court officials had retreated, Dong Bohou looked indifferently at the old man opposite and said, "Xi Bohou doesn't seem to care, do you think that my king will be afraid of the remnants of the Xuanyuan clan?"

"Dong Bohou is so majestic! I don't know, I thought you were my king!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's color changed, but the face of the person on the throne did not change, as if he was indifferent to the topic.

Dong Bohou didn't mean to blame the person on the throne, and while he was relieved, he angrily reprimanded: "Xi Bohou, what do you mean by this?"

"Ben Hou lost his words, please don't blame Dong Bohou! There is another thing that is not clear, I want to ask for advice. The old man on the left had a cold look in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Dongbohou's territory is fertile for thousands of miles, and there are bumper harvests every year, why don't you pay tribute for three years." ”

Dong Bohou's face changed again, and he couldn't help but glance at the people on the throne again, seeing that he was still not angry, his heart was a little calm, and immediately, he retorted angrily: "Xi Bohou, I have explained this matter to my king, the East Earth has been plagued by natural disasters in recent years, and the people are miserable and unable to pay taxes.

In fact, seeing that the royal court is becoming weaker and weaker, the princes of the Quartet have already had different intentions, in addition to the Eastern Bohou, the northern and southern marquis have also stopped paying tribute, but these things are all secret, and now they are carried to the table, they can't help but be a little annoyed and angry.

Xi Bohou smiled coldly and said unrelentingly: "Natural disasters are repeated, and the people are not able to make a living! What Ben Hou heard was that the soldiers were strong and strong, the grain warehouses were full, and the conscriptions had been frequent in recent years, I don't know what it meant?"

"You... ”

"That's enough!" The person on the throne stopped the ensuing dispute in time, and said indifferently: "Xibohou is loyal and commendable, and Gu is very pleased, and Dongbohou's difficulties, Gu also knows, this matter is over, and Hugh has to mention it again." ”

"Obey the king's orders, my king Qianqiu!"

Although Dong Bohou bowed and thanked him, his eyes were full of resentment and stared at Xi Bohou opposite.

Xibohou was naturally not to be outdone and fought back.

A good royal banquet ended unhappily.

Royal Court Courtyard, East Bohou Mansion.

Bang!

Dong Bohou threw the wine glass to the side and scolded angrily: "Shangguan Kaiji, this old immortal, one day, I want him to look good." ”

"Master Hou, I think the Tuoba clan is exhausted, and Tuoba Jinghong is also incompetent, so it is better to overthrow the Tuoba clan. A general proposed.

"Don't!" The man who spoke was a middle-aged scholar dressed as a weak scholar, and he was the think tank of Dongbohou, Ximen Yihui. I saw him mutter: "The combat power of our clan is the inferior side of the princes of the Quartet, if there is an incident, the division is nameless, not to mention the chance of victory, it is easier to be surrounded and suppressed by the other three princes, the most powerful force at the moment is Nan Bohou, and the Tuoba clan must be guarded against by Nan Bohou, we just need to wait and see what happens, and take the opportunity to sit down." ”

Dong Bohou knew this, otherwise, he would not have come to the royal court.

"Besides, I'm still worried about one thing. When Ximen Yihui said this, his eyes quickly flashed a fine light, and he said in a deep voice: "Tuoba Jinghong is not as simple as it seems, his red and green are just deliberately made for us to see, and the disappearance of the third prince Tuoba Jing is not so simple." ”

"What do you mean?" Dong Bohou's expression couldn't help but change.

"The Xuanyuan clan is the heart disease of the Tuoba clan! It can be said that it is not unpleasant! Now that the Xuanyuan clan has become a trend in the northern barbarians, Tuoba Jinghong is not worried at all! Moreover, Shangguan Kaiji clearly said that we deliberately refuse to pay tribute, and Tuoba Jinghong also chose to calm the people, which is unbearable for any king, but he endured it! If he is not too cowardly and incompetent, then it means that he is deliberate. ”

"Why did Tuoba Jinghong do it deliberately?" After all, the general was born in the military and didn't understand too many twists and turns.

"This is the one thing I'm most worried about, Tuoba Jingtian's talent, is the hope of the Tuoba clan, how can Tuoba Jinghong let it evaporate without knowing it, if Tuoba Jing is not really in trouble, with his intelligence, I'm afraid that it is in the southern soil!

"Nantu?" The general was slightly stunned, and asked puzzledly: "Your Excellency the Wise, isn't that the territory of Nanbohou?

The generals didn't understand, it didn't mean that Dong Bohou couldn't understand, his face changed, he wasn't afraid of 10,000, he was afraid of what happened, and immediately ordered: "Say goodbye to the king tomorrow, return to the place of belonging as soon as possible, and inform the subordinate officials of each city to investigate thoroughly, but anyone who is involved in other lands will be killed." ”

"Obey the Hou's orders. ”

The inky blue sky is full of stars, as if you have just taken a bath from the Milky Way, dazzling.

Ye Gucheng had never seen such a dreamlike starry sky, even the starry sky he had seen in his hometown when he was a child, it was not so clean and bright.

Zhang Yueli saw the two people sitting on the hill admiring the moon from a distance, his eyes crossed a trace of complexity, and he slowly stepped forward.

"Legend has it that when a person dies, his soul turns into a star and continues to protect his relatives in the heavens who are alive on earth!"

"So, will there be more and more stars in the sky?Brother Yao, have they always been in the stars?" Xuanyuan Xiu looked up at the starry sky, and her eyes gradually reddened.

Xuanyuan Yao! Xuanyuan War!

Ye Gucheng will never forget these faces that live in his heart, it's just that after tonight, how many people will never come back! Thinking of this, he especially hates war.

"Yes, they have always been in heaven and have never left us. Zhang Yueli sat on the left side of Ye Gucheng, staring at the starry sky and whispered: "It is precisely because our relatives have always guarded us in the sky that we need to be stronger. ”

For the first time, Xuanyuan Xiu felt that Zhang Yueli was not so annoying, stared at the pretty side face under the starlight, and whispered, "Are you going to go with the army tomorrow?"

"Of course! I'm the leader of the Evil Shura Legion. Zhang Yueli smiled dumbly, turned her eyes, and said indifferently: "Ye Gucheng, you are the city lord, there is no need to go out with the army at all, the battlefield sword has no eyes, although you have made a lot of progress in the past few years, it is still difficult to protect yourself, if there is anything wrong at that time, what should the new city do?"

Ye Gucheng was silent.

In fact, the two deputy city lords also strongly opposed him to lead troops to the battle, and in their opinion, the task of the city lord was to sit in the new city.

However, Ye Gucheng is really not at ease, and he thinks that he knows more about the art of war than these ancients, and he can minimize the sacrifice of the soldiers by leading the troops to the battle, besides, there is a more important purpose for this trip, and he has to go!

Moreover, the Holy Fire Sect so earnestly advised the Alliance to send troops, and he always felt that the other party's plan was not as simple as that of the Black Mountain Clan.

Xuanyuan Xiu didn't understand the thoughts of the two, patted his chest, and said solemnly: "Don't be afraid!

Protect the ghost!

Ye Gucheng rolled his eyes angrily, and said coldly: "You stay for me, you are not allowed to go with me this time." ”

Xuanyuan Xiu's little face collapsed and she was silent.

In fact, she had argued with Ye Gucheng no less than ten times about the expedition, of course, each time it ended in failure, so that later, the other party simply ordered her with the authority of the city lord, so that she did not dare to continue to refute.

Looking at Xuanyuan Xiu's grievances, Ye Gucheng couldn't help but comfort him softly.

And Zhang Yueli, who witnessed this scene, was full of loss in her heart! She thought she was good enough, but she found that she could never enter the other party's heart.

He sighed softly and hummed slowly.

Ye Gucheng couldn't understand the meaning of the song, it was a small song in a local dialect that he had not been exposed to, but he could hear the grievances in the song.

He didn't understand Zhang Yueli's intentions! It's just that he is not an irresponsible person, and he asked himself how difficult it is to divide one heart into two people, and this is unfair to anyone!

Besides, he still has some doubts about the Zhang family, and he always feels that there are still doubts about the rebellion of the barbarians!

How did the soldier know about the plot to mutiny so secretly?

Yelu Bao should not be stupid enough to reveal it to an ordinary clan soldier! It's just that this matter has been closed, and he can't make waves again.