The Eastern Barbarians were born strong and anxious, and when they saw a little good sign, they increased their offensive, and the Yiren took 2,000 men and horses, and led Yan Zijun's men and horses to quietly go around the back city, and entered the city in a mighty way, pretending to be reinforcements.

Then with a small number of thousands of men and horses, smashed the enemy's headquarters, took the initiative to provoke, and fought with them, Zuo Shi led people to a dead hand, and retreated directly after turning the world upside down, and the Eastern barbarians thought that they had reinforcements to support, and did not dare to act rashly.

After losing several games in a row, he finally won a battle, the morale of the eastern border was high, but the Yiren looked worried, and even Yan Zijun could see that this method would not last long, but it was just a delaying tactic.

"If the Eastern Barbarians react, they will take the initiative to attack, but if the grain and grass can't keep up, they will definitely be defeated."

Zuo Shi on the side did not make a sound, although they won the battle, they just took advantage of their unpreparedness to take advantage of a loophole, and they consumed their vitality.

Halfway through, Yi Cai spoke, she combed a high ponytail, wearing a thin red suit, she thought about her mother with her eyebrows, there was a bit of heroic taste, "They can't figure out the situation now, they don't dare to attack, we have to delay time, seventeen will come." ”

"Tell me to go down, open the gates, and spread the news, and say that reinforcements have arrived."

"Open the gates?" Yan Zijun wondered in his heart, "Isn't it too risky, if these people accidentally enter the realm of the Eastern Barbarians?" ”

"No, the Eastern Barbarians are guarding not far from the city gate, and the people are afraid to go out of the city easily, so we open the city gate in order to confuse them."

Yan Zijun said in a deep voice, the top priority now is to delay time, it really can't work, and they can wait until the first batch of materials from the Wushusha comes over, and they will have a chance of winning.

The atmosphere cooled down, Yiren stood on the city tower, looking at the Eastern barbarians stationed in the distance, his fingers gradually clenched, and there was starlight flashing in his eyes, "Seventeen, I must come back." ”

After Seventeen left the team, it took only three days to arrive in Kyoto, Xiao Ye sent Xiao Jue to personally guard the city gate, he and An Sheng stood at the city gate, unable to enter.

A large number of people gathered outside the city gate, piled up in one place, because the officers and soldiers were exchanging something, and when the group of officers and soldiers violently dispersed, they gathered at the gate, unwilling to disperse.

An Sheng came back from fetching water, his face was not very good, Seventeen probably guessed, and still pointed to the city gate, "What's the matter." ”

"It's lockdown!" An Sheng handed him the water bladder, "His Royal Highness sealed the city on the second day of his accession to the throne, and there were several riots outside the city, Xiao Ye didn't care, if it goes on like this, Kyoto will be in chaos." ”

The people of Kyoto are locked inside, like a cage, without the transportation of supplies from the outside world, and if this continues, sooner or later it will be chaotic.

Xiao Ye locked these people out, for a long time, consuming the patience of these people, they have emotions, they will make trouble, so when Xiao Yu'an's army presses the formation, the first thing to solve is the problem in front of them, and it is their troops that are consumed, I have to say that Xiao Ye is scheming enough, or the people around him, Su Li is scheming enough.

The sun had set, and there were still those people gathered outside the city gate, obviously with no intention of leaving, Seventeen glanced at the sun, turned over and dismounted, "It can't go on like this, you must find a way to enter the city." ”

"But in this situation, not to mention entering the city, it is difficult to get out of the city."

Seventeen led the horse and walked back, and walked to the pavilion that Xiao Yuanjun had given him when he left Beijing, they had nowhere to go, and there were refugees everywhere, so they could only find this place to stay.

Ansheng led the horse to feed the grass and did not disturb him.

Seventeen fingers were clasped on the table, and he kept thinking in his heart, it would not be long before Xiao Yu'an's army pressed the formation, at most half a month, he did not plan to stay, nor did he deliberately recover the four realms as he said when he ascended the throne, but went straight to Kyoto, and had the intention of directly crusading against Xiao Ye.

The little lady has no grain and grass now, and she can't last long, even if he wants to send the grain and grass over, he has to write time, so time, time is too important to him.

The night gradually darkened, and a layer of foggy darkness appeared in the distance, and Seventeen suddenly said, "I can't wait any longer, I'm going to enter Beijing tonight."

An Sheng was not surprised, and said bluntly: "I can't get in, Xiao Jue is personally guarding the city gate."

"Just because we can't go in doesn't mean that others can't get in." Seventeen snatched the steamed bun in his hand and swallowed it, "Let me ask you, where is Her Royal Highness the princess standing?" ”

"Your Majesty's."

"Yes!" Seventeen nodded, "She is on His Majesty's side, and she is also supporting His Majesty, and behind Her Majesty is the princess, and Her Royal Highness the princess is indeed standing among the people." ”

"Even if he Xiao Ye doesn't care about the people, he can't do without the people, otherwise what does he mean by being a king?"

Now that he thinks about it, Seventeen vaguely understands that Emperor He has gone to great lengths to stubbornly give the Yiren so much power.

Xiao Ye didn't dare to move her, Xiao Ye ascended the throne because the first emperor had no children, he was a royal bloodline, he had military power in his hands, and suppressed hundreds of officials, if he moved Her Royal Highness the princess, who was in awe of the people, it would be logical to break the reason for his accession to the throne.

Now the princess is on Xiao Yu'an's side, Xiao Ye can also be said to be the princess who was coerced by him, once this layer of paper is pierced, Xiao Ye has no place on the throne, so he will never dare to touch the princess, on the contrary, he must maintain the harmony on his face, so that others believe that it is logical for him to ascend the throne.

Seventeen had a plan in his heart, but An Sheng heard it in a fog, "Didn't you understand?" ”

Seventeen knocked on the door of his head, "Xiao Ye, in order to deny the matter of leaving Zhao, said that the princess is still in Foju Mountain, and now that we enter the city in the name of the princess, Xiao Ye will definitely not dare to stop it." ”

"How, how do you get in?"

Seventeen thought for a moment and took out a gold token from his arms, An Sheng's face changed, "This, this, this?" ”

"What is this, hurry up and bring the horse over."

The two of them turned on their horses, did not hide at all, and went straight to the gate of the city, and the people at the gate immediately stopped them, and the seventeenth heart was on fire, and he kicked directly on the people's heart, showing the token, "The princess has an order, ordering the two of us to enter Beijing, and ordering no study." ”

As soon as the officers and soldiers heard the name of the princess, they didn't dare to stop it anymore, and the restless people behind them also settled down, Xiao Jue looked at it with a calm face, seventeen did not hide it, when the princess checked the Golden Bird Hall when she was trapped in the fire, he was standing next to him, he recognized.

Seventeen raised his head, his eyes collided with him, and his voice became cold, "The princess inherited the order of the emperor, although the general is the crown prince, he has forgotten his humility." ”

Let's not say that the identity given to the princess by the first emperor is too noble, now Xiao Jue is a minister, and now Xiao Jue is not reasonable, he does not dare to act rashly.

Seventeen's voice became a little colder again, "My princess said, but she just asked me to go back to Beijing to pass on an order, if you stop her, don't you want to invite her to come over in person?" ”

Xiao Jue held back his anger and whispered orders to the person in his ear before ordering someone to let him go.

Seventeen and Ansheng rode into the city, followed by four people, and Seventeen pretended not to see it, and entered the city with a big grin.

"Brother Xiao, if you feel sad, just say it, and I and Seventeen will always be there."

This sentence was often said to her, always giving her unlimited power, and she felt that he needed such power now.

Xiao Yu'an shook his head, "I'm not sad, I just feel sorry for them, if it weren't for me, they wouldn't have died at all." ”

He said it without emotion, and it made people feel a little sad for no reason, Xiao Yu'an, who has always been proud, how helpless is he to say such a thing at this moment, Seventeen snatched the wine jug from his hand, and the sound of his throat sliding sounded in Yiren's ears, she felt hot blood inexplicably, and also took a sip of the wine jug in Seventeen's hand.

Seventeen didn't stop her, she poured a sip of strong wine, her heart instantly became much more relaxed, many things were forgotten for the time being, and her courage became bigger.

She hugged Seventeen and Xiao Yu'an, and the foreheads of the three of them were pressed together, "Brother Xiao, don't blame yourself, it's not your fault, it's only our fault that we were born at the wrong time." ”

That's right, even if they want to blame, they don't know who to blame, so they simply blame them for being born at the wrong time.

Seventeen smiled, helped her up and leaned on his shoulder, and looked at Xiao Yu'an, "If you have anything to say, just finish it tonight, don't worry about it in your heart after you finish speaking." ”

Yiren leaned on Seventeen's arms, his eyes were foggy, and he wanted to sleep or not to look at the stars, and Seventeen held the sand and soil looking at the north, and drank wine without a pair.

In the middle of the night, Xiao Yu'an's cold and gentle voice sounded.

"When the third brother died, it was in front of me, I watched him fall in front of my eyes, and slowly cooled in my arms, that was the first time I really felt death, that feeling was terrifying and helpless, I couldn't control my emotions and wanted to avenge him, I killed a lot of people, but after killing I was very confused, why should I kill them?"

"Later, Marquis Xiao was beheaded to show the public, I was very angry, I wanted to kill everyone, but my father told me not to take a fork in the road, I buried my anger in my heart, waiting for one day to burn out, I thought that life and death were nothing more than that, until Xia Zhishu died."

"I watched Xia Mu's body hanging at the door of Xia Mansion, and the hanging beam turned out to be a blood letter accusing Xiao Ye, I felt terrified, why did she do this?"

"The moment Xia Zhishu jumped from the city tower, my heart seemed to be torn apart, and I wanted to save her desperately, but everyone stood in front of me and told me that it was a dead end, and I began to die."

"When the Xiao family was wiped out, do you know what my first thought was?"

"It's finally time for them, and they don't have to suffer anymore."

Ito's drooping eyelashes trembled slightly, and tears fell silently on the back of Seventeen's hand holding her, and his fingers moved slightly, but he didn't speak.

Xiao Yu'an continued: "From the moment I escaped from Kyoto, I was waiting, waiting for who the next one would be, and I finally waited, and I was relieved at first, but I felt sad and angry, and I felt that life and death were more than that."

His voice gradually weakened, and the tail tone was dyed with a crying tone, and after he finished speaking, he took a sip of wine, maybe it was really too strong, and he choked on it.

Seventeen snatched the flask and drank the rest of the wine, "There are only two kinds of life, either life or death, why bother?" Why bother!"

The lazy sound echoed in the empty valley, the fine snow fell, the light snow turned into heavy snow in an instant, and the goose feathers flew, which was another picture of the night and snow.

This scene was really shocking, which made Xiao Yu'an also a lot more excited, and shouted with Seventeen: "That's right! Why bother!"

As he spoke, he took out another pot of wine from behind his back, pointed to the heavens and said arrogantly: "If you don't get drunk tonight, you won't return!"

"If you don't get drunk, you won't go home!"

Burning knives and drinking, the three of them talked a lot as before on the snowy night, talking about their ambitions, aspirations, and their hopes for the future.

"When this catastrophe is over, I will drive the palm clouds to all parts of Dayan, and I will also drive to other countries to earn a lot of money, so that beggars in the world will have a place to go."

"I'm going to travel everywhere and see everything I haven't seen before."

"I want to ......" Xiao Yu'an suddenly stopped and looked down, "I want to wait for this disaster to settle down and return peace to the world." ”

His expression was grim, obviously not like a person who had already been released, and Seventeen hammered him on the shoulder, "Yes, it will." ”

"We're all going to have your back."

Seventeen nodded, his flushed face looking a little innocent, "We'll all be with you!"

Xiao Yu'an smiled bitterly, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, "I'm afraid it's not so easy to calm down." ”

Before the two of them could speak, they heard him say in a daze: "By the time we have the qualifications to win, Xiao Ye will already be in that position."

"We, rightly speaking,"

The leaves are flying, everything in the palace is calm, and the emperor who thinks about the people has since fallen, half a lifetime of hard work, and a few strokes end in the history books that no one reads.

Xiao Yuanqing knelt in front of the window, looking at the moonlight outside the window, the moon was full, and he was wearing a dragon robe, planning a unique plan.

Ye Feng surrounded the palace, the news could not be transmitted, Xiao Ye and Gao Qing didn't know what was going on in the palace, they listened to their father's words, and led people to control the prince's mansion in advance, creating the illusion that the prince was rebelling.

There was no signal in the palace for a long time, and I only saw someone leading troops into the palace, and they did not dare to do anything outside in ambush.

The prince's mansion was in chaos, the crown princess Gao Ling was in control of the overall situation, seeing that the side concubine was bleeding profusely, and a basin of hot water stained with red blood was sent out, giving people a nervous feeling, Xiao Yu'an held the princess's hand nervously, although he didn't understand, but he also knew that the atmosphere was solemn, standing quietly aside with a wrinkled face, and comforting his mother.

Gao Ling knew that there were people outside who coveted the Prince's Mansion, and she also knew that this was her mother's family, but it was ridiculous that as her mother's family, she was calculating him all her life, and she was trying to calculate her son.

She listened to the cry of despair inside, and two tears crossed her, "What did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say?" ”

Before the next person arrived, a long bell rang from the direction of the palace, Gao Ling staggered, looking at the direction of the palace in a daze, and everyone also looked in that direction, and they all knelt down, only Gao Ling and Xiao Yu'an were still standing.

"It's out, it's out! The side concubine is born!"

At the same time, a fire appeared in the sky, and Xiao Ye saw the signal and took the lead in leading people to surround the prince's mansion.

There was silence in the room, there was no sound of newborn babies crying, only whimpering cries, Gao Ling led Xiao Yu'an to the door, looking at the lifeless baby in the arms of the midwife, and finally did not stand firmly.

"How so?"