Thousands of miles away, on the high slope by the Tan River, in a tent in Dajingguo.

The two figures hugged each other for a long time.

This is Zhaoju and the Thirteen Princesses.

The thirteenth princess is going to go to Alahu Lake with Yele Changnu tomorrow to find her father Khan, and Wan Yan and Ah Shilan let them say goodbye for the last time today.

"I, I don't want to go, I don't want to be separated from Brother Pony, I'm afraid that once I separate, I'll never see you again!"

Zhaoju said: "We won't be separated, it's more dangerous for you to stay, Wan Yan A Shilan won't necessarily kill me, but he may attack you!" As soon as he said this, the thirteen princesses couldn't say that they would die and die together.

"Do I really want to go with Uncle Changnu?"

"Yes, this is an opportunity, didn't you say take me to Kobdo?"

"Yes, I'm going to take you there, and we'll live in seclusion and have many, many children!"

The thirteenth princess's eyes lit up.

"Then you don't hurry up, where are we going to Kobdo, you draw a map for me, you take Yele Changnu to make a detour, find a way to get rid of him and escape!"

"Is what you said true, are you really going to come to me?"

Zhaoju raised his right hand.

"I swear, as long as I can get out, I'll go to you!"

"Give me a pen and paper, and I'll draw it for you right away!"

The things that Zhaoju carried with him were paper and pen, and he immediately took them out.

As soon as the thirteenth princess finished drawing the sketch and hastily explained it to Zhaoju, the voice of Yele Changnu came from outside the tent.

"Say goodbye or not, come out as soon as you finish, otherwise I'll come in and arrest someone!"

Zhao Ju said hatefully: "Her Royal Highness the princess will come out immediately!" ”

The thirteen princesses have already cried into tears.

It was a long night.

The darkness is endless.

Windy City.

Yue'er felt that her body would be hot and cold for a while, she had a dream, this dream was very vast, she would run on the prairie for a while, and fly in the sky for a while, she chased a shadow, and was also chased by a shadow, but when she turned around, the shadow behind her left her, and she couldn't catch a single one.

However, Yue'er felt that someone was holding her hand and calling her in her ear, but the voice was very vague, and the person couldn't wake up with all his strength.

Whether this is a dream or reality, Yue'er doesn't know.

The 10th day of the Lunar New Year.

Shen Shi.

Spring Warm Pavilion.

There was a pile of paperwork on the desk in the cabinet, Xuan Ling was wearing a filial piety robe and standing at the window with his hands on his back, his brows were furrowed, and his face was indignant, and at his feet was a torn book.

There was a knock at the door, and Xuan Ling called in.

Huang Jean pushed the door in.

"Your Majesty, Lord Lin, they are here."

"Oh, invite them in!"

Xuan Ling restrained his emotions and his complexion softened slightly.

As soon as the door of the hall opened, Lin Chengyong, Prince Dongping and Ouyang Mu walked in.

Lin Chengyong had gauze wrapped around his head and bandages on his hands, and when he walked with a limp, he had to kneel down to worship Xuan Ling when he came in.

Xuan Ling hurriedly stepped forward to support Lin Chengyong.

"Lord Lin doesn't have to be polite, you've worked hard in the past two days!"

Ouyang Mu and Prince Dongping paid homage, Xuan Ling helped Ouyang Mu up again but ignored Prince Dongping, Prince Dongping was a little embarrassed, knowing that the emperor was still angry with himself, he couldn't help but stand aside with his head down.

Lin Chengyong hugged his fists and said: "To serve Your Majesty, the minister will never give up." ”

Xuan Ling nodded, and asked with a straight face, "Did those two little beasts get it?" ”

Lin Chengyong said: "King Jing's whereabouts are unknown, some people say that King Lu took two entourages and ran back to Luzhou. ”

Xuan Ling slapped the table.

"These two evil beasts, they dare to run, see what I do when I catch them!"

Lin Chengyong and the three were taken aback.

Ouyang Mu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please calm the wrath of thunder, King Lu and King Jing are your blood after all, you must ask for the guilt before you catch it, and you must not kill them!" ”

Xuan Ling snorted coldly, his eyes cold.

"I don't kill them, but they want to take the life of my father, Ouyang Mu, you take the post of Qin Mission, take the people of the Imperial City Division to Luzhou, and get that kid back, if he dares to resist, you use Shang Fang's sword against him!"

Xuan Ling's words have already issued a killing order, if Zhao Xu does not admit his guilt, Ouyang Mu can use Shang Fang's sword to kill him.

Lin Chengyong and Prince Dongping are both in their hearts, it seems that Zhao Xu and Zhao Yi really provoked Emperor Mao this time.

Ouyang Mu hesitated for a moment, if he went to be a messenger, the power in the court would definitely fall into the hands of Lin Chengyong, Ouyang Mu still had some trouble with Lin Chengyong, after all, two of the three mountains in the court had fallen, and only Lin Chengyong would have the power alone.

Lin Chengyong guessed Ouyang Mu's thoughts, and he smiled faintly.

"Your Majesty, you don't need Lord Ouyang to personally come out in this matter, there is one person who can be of great use, how can Your Majesty forget?"

"Oh, who is it?"

"Doctor Xuanzheng on the right, Lord Niu Shiguang Niu."

Xuan Ling slapped his thigh.

"Yes, Lord Niu has made a great contribution this time, and his vigorous and resolute work can be of great use, so the post of Qincha will be handed over to him!"

Ouyang Mu and the three of them bowed down together and responded, "Yes-"

Xuan Ling pondered for a moment and said, "In this rebellion in Gale City, Zhao Huawen of the Zhao family is the first offender, how should I deal with it according to the law?" ”

Prince Dongping bowed down and said: "According to the law, Ling Chi should be executed, and his clan should be destroyed, but Zhao Huawen is dead, and his brother Zhao Huawu knows that he does not report it, and he participates in it, so he must sit together!" ”

A fierce light flashed in Xuan Ling's eyes, and he looked at Ouyang Mu and Lin Chengyong.

"Zhao Huawu and his brother are guilty of the same crime, the Zhao family should destroy the whole clan!"

Ouyang Mu said: "Your Majesty Shengming, the Zhao family has committed the crime of rebellion, and it deserves to be punished so heavily!" ”

Lin Chengyong felt that it was too cruel to exterminate the clan, but Ouyang Mu was jealous and hateful and spoke in favor, and he couldn't exonerate the rest of the Zhao family, so he said: "The ministers also agree with Lord Ouyang's opinion, but the matter is big, we must discuss it and listen to the opinions of the ministers." ”

Xuan Ling nodded, and asked again, "Has Su Dabeard come back?" ”

Su Dabeard is Su Sheng, he was originally a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Longtuge, this person is arrogant and arrogant, he used to discuss the government in vain, and wrote poems to satirize Xuan Ling, and was relegated to a remote place by Xuan Ling in anger, he is also the teacher of the Qinglou talented woman epic qin.

Ouyang Mu hurriedly clenched his fists.

"The holy decree has been issued, and Lord Su will return to Beijing as soon as he receives the holy decree."

Xuan Ling picked up a book on the desk and threw it on the ground, and said angrily: "Send another will, so that he doesn't have to return to Beijing, he wrote a "On Defending War Strategy" to me, saying that the soldiers who gather in the tun will only bully the people, not fight, and should make the civilians accustomed to soldiers, so that they can better protect the family and defend the country, then let him go to Bingzhou as a regimental training envoy, I want to see how he trains the army!" ”

Lin Chengyong was taken aback.

"Your Majesty, Scholar Su is a literati, it's not appropriate to send him to be a regimental training envoy, and Bingzhou is a border fortress, and now there are only 500 soldiers in Bingzhou, so it should be increased quickly, how can it be child's play!"

Xuan Ling flicked his sleeves.

"Why do you want to increase the troops, according to Su Dabeard's statement, the soldiers are bullying the people, since he can train the people into soldiers, let him try it!"

Lin Chengyong hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, once the state is lost, the Dajing Kingdom can drive straight in, and the minister thinks that he should immediately increase the number of troops to the state by 5,000, and let the Zhou, Wang, and Chen envoys assist in the defense to strengthen the defense!" ”

Xuan Ling muttered: "Let the three jiedu make the defense okay, but the forbidden army has been transferred back and forth twice this month, and the army's heart is still unstable just after settling down, I mean to let Su Dabeard go to the top for two months, and after the forbidden army is repaired for two months, it will be transferred to the state, Dajing has just been established, and the grassland is worried about internal and external troubles, so it should not be able to free up the hand to enter the army!" ”

This also makes sense, after all, this chaos was caused by the forbidden army, and if you don't adjust it, you will go out to defend the city, who knows what trouble it will cause.

Prince Dongping agreed: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, after the Dajing State occupied Youzhou, there was not a single soldier sent to my Daqing, not even a small group of harassment on the border, which shows its sincerity, and their mission is on the way to Dafeng City, if nothing else, it will be there in three or four days, we will now increase the troops in Bingzhou, let the mission of Dajing State meet, how can it be justified?" ”

Lin Chengyong spread his hands.

"What's wrong with this, this is a normal defense, we can't just keep a mere 500 people in the state, right?"

P.S.: The "On Defending the War Strategy" mentioned in this book has nothing to do with Su Dongpo's "Teaching the War and Defending the Strategy", just a reference, Su Dabeard is just a bearded man surnamed Su, and it has nothing to do with Su Dongpo, so I hereby declare it.