On the border of the Eastern Chu State, the army flying the banner of the Southern Zhao State was constantly approaching.

The square team was pressed by black pressure in all directions, and the shield weapons glowed sharply under the oblique rays of the light, and the momentum was menacing.

The soldiers guarding the city wall saw this posture and hurriedly reported to the general.

The general who guarded the border of Eastern Chu was Zhang Chenggong, who had been guarding the border for nearly seven years, and it had always been a peaceful state.

There is no doubt that it is Nanzhaoguo, Zhang Chenggong did not dare to delay, and hurriedly sent people to Kyoto for 800 miles to report to the emperor.

Zhang Chenggong is also an experienced general, although he was a little surprised in the face of this sudden situation, he immediately calmed down, sent people to resist, and arranged the defense on the other hand, and evacuated the old, young, women and children in the city.

Just by casually assessing, Zhang Chenggong knew the difference in strength between the opponent's army and his own.

Although Eastern Chu has always attached great importance to the border, the soldiers and horses left behind are really difficult to resist the sudden fierce army of Nanzhao.

They didn't have the slightest preparation in Dongchu, and Zhang Chenggong could see at a glance that Nanzhao was coming again.

……

This secret order from the border outside the border for 800 miles soon reached the emperor's hand, and when he saw the contents of the letter, he was shocked, calmed down, and his face was serious.

"Father-in-law Liu, immediately announce Mu Xin to enter the palace!"

As the emperor's personal father-in-law, Gonggong Liu knew that something terrible must have been written in this secret order when he saw the emperor's expression, and hurriedly accepted the order.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave is going!"

"Wait!!"

Emperor Li Junrui suddenly called Gonggong Liu, "Find someone else to summon the prince into the palace!" ”

At this moment, Gonggong Liu understood in an instant, and hurried to implement the order after receiving the order.

After Gonggong Liu left, Li Junrui stared at the secret letter in his hand with a frown, and he did not doubt the reason for the attack of Nanzhao Kingdom.

Now that it has begun, it is certainly impossible to retreat easily.

Gonggong Liu, who left the palace, went straight to the General's Mansion, and learned that Mu Xin was not in the mansion but went to the Hou Ye Mansion, so he couldn't help but be a little impatient, and immediately turned to the Hou Ye Mansion.

When Gonggong Liu arrived, Mu Xin was drinking with Gu Zhenyue.

At first glance, when they heard the arrival of Gonggong Liu, the two couldn't help but be stunned, looked at each other, and saw the same doubts in each other's eyes.

After Gonggong Liu arrived. I didn't have time to say anything polite to the two people, so I announced it directly.

"General Mu receives the order~~"

Mu Xin was taken aback, he didn't expect it to be him, reacted, and hurriedly knelt down to accept the order.

"Wechen is here!"

Fu Ze and Fu Jingwu also saw such a big posture for the first time, and realized that they also knelt down with Mu Xin and Gu Zhenyue to listen to the order.

Liu Gonggong's face was pale, and he began to read out in a serious manner: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor said, ordering General Mu Xinmu to enter the palace immediately!" ”

"Weichen takes the order!"

Mu Xin respectfully accepted the holy decree, and Gonggong Liu said: "Let's go~ General Mu, enter the palace with the minions~~"

There was a hesitation on Mu Xin's face, and he glanced at Fu Ze and Fu Jingwu, and got a positive answer in their eyes, so he left with Gonggong Liu.

Mu Xin left, and Fu Ze and Fu Jingwu naturally had no reason to stay in the Hou Ye's Mansion, so they had to follow along.

Mu Xin instructed the two of them to go back first, he needed to enter the palace.

In fact, he also guessed the posture just now, and entering the palace this time is probably not a trivial matter.

The emperor's decree was too sudden, Fu Ze and Fu Jingwu didn't expect it at all, although they didn't understand the things in the officialdom, they vaguely had a not very good feeling.

Now they can only wait for Mu Xin to return, and they can take the next step.

How did they know that as soon as Mu Xin entered the palace like this, he couldn't help when he came back.

……

Tuoba Kun, the emperor of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, is also fifty years old this year, and his queen is Sima Ying of the Sima family, in her early thirties.

When Sima Ying married Tuoba Kun, Tuoba Kun was already middle-aged, but Sima Ying was still a teenage girl.

Before Sima Ying, Tuoba Kun had a queen, but Queen Yuan had a short life, and she died within a few years of becoming a queen, and she did not leave a single heir, so Tuoba Kun married Sima Ying as a continuation.

Originally, the power of the Sima family was very great, and after Tuoba Kun married Sima Ying, the power of the Sima family was even more monstrous, and there was a faint tendency to overshadow the imperial power in the past few days.

Of course, Tuoba Mu is the only one who still thinks that Nanzhao is his Nanzhao country, in fact, the Sima family has already held enough real power in Nanzhao.

Sima Ying, as the queen of Nanzhao Kingdom, the core of the Sima family, natural means thunder, gave birth to the prince Tuoba Mu as a successor early, and was worried that Tuoba Mu would not become a talent, so Sima Ying gave birth to three princes as a guarantee.

But no matter what, she is a woman after all, and when she learned that her favorite son and daughter had died in the Eastern Chu Kingdom, she naturally lost her mind.

Tuoba Kun didn't want to provoke a war, but Sima Ying was mad and directly asked the Sima family to transfer troops to attack the Eastern Chu State.

When Tuoba Kun found out that he was unable to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Nanzhao Kingdom, he realized that his imperial power was hollowed out by the Sima family.

But this time it was too late, and he couldn't change anything, so he had to pretend that he didn't know, and naively thought about how to regain his power.

The dormitory of the Empress of Nanzhaoguo.

Sima Ying smashed the things in the room into a mess, and the maids on the side were so frightened that they trembled, but no one dared to make a sound.

This scene seems to be somewhat familiar, but it is not the style of Tuoba Yan in the Eastern Chu Kingdom before.

"Queen Mother, don't be too sad......"

The man opened the curtain and came in without any announcement, as if he were going back to his own room.

As soon as Sima Ying looked up, she saw her national teacher, Yuan Wei, a little unnatural flashing on her face, but her anger dissipated a little.

"Why are you here?"

Yuan Wei Shi Ran walked over and waved his hand to signal the palace maids on the side to retreat, and all the palace maids left one after another with a sigh of relief.

"Niangniang doesn't want Weichen to come?"

Yuan Wei leaned to Sima Ying's side and deliberately touched her shoulder with his hand, his eyes carrying some meaning.

Sima Ying frowned slightly, dodged Yuan Wei's hand, and said unhappily: "Enough, this palace has no mind now!" ”

Sima Ying sat on the chair, her brows furrowed, the bad mood made her face look a little older, and Yuan Wei's eyes flashed with disgust, but it quickly disappeared without a trace.

"My queen mother, you don't have to worry too much, I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess must be satisfied to know that you care about them so much!"

Yuan Wei pretended to be sorry and came to Sima Ying, and it was obvious to the naked eye that Sima Ying's face was a little moved.

Yuan Wei made persistent efforts: "Queen Mother, don't worry, Wei will definitely do a good job for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess, so that they can have a good baby." ”

Hearing Yuan Wei's words, Sima Ying sighed, looking at Yuan Wei's face and was a little moved: "Wei, if I don't have you, what should I do......"

After all, she is still a woman, and no matter how powerful she is, she can't escape the rhetoric of a 'caring and capable' man.

Yuan Wei knew that he had almost successfully broken through Sima Ying's defense, and grabbed Sima Ying's shoulder, and Sima Ying fell into his arms with his strength.

He told Sima Ying that people died, and he also fanned the fire on the side to move the war, and then it was up to the two countries of Eastern Chu and Nanzhao to lose both.

The little abacus in Yuan Wei's heart was crackling.

As the national teacher of Nanzhao State, because of Sima Ying, of course, he was not only doing the affairs of the national teacher, but also became the military adviser who attacked the Eastern Chu State early in the morning.

He had planned very well before, although the national strength of the Eastern Chu State was a little stronger than that of the Southern Zhao State, but they could sneak attack it by surprise and consume a little of their troops.

And now the situation is developing in the direction he expected, the defense of the border of Eastern Chu is indeed stronger than I imagined, but he has the advantage, so the defense of Eastern Chu is a little difficult.

If he didn't guess wrong, at this time, the Eastern Chu Kingdom had already begun to increase its troops, but he was not worried, anyway, it was the soldiers of the Nanzhao Kingdom who were fighting with them, and it would be more in his mind when both sides were defeated.

But when he thought of something, his eyes tightened, and he looked down at Sima Ying in his arms.

"Your Majesty, is he because of ...... Do you blame you for this? ”

When Sima Ying heard Yuan Wei's inquiry, she immediately thought of the old emperor, and couldn't help but snort coldly, and said indignantly: "That old guy, he died his own flesh and blood, and he even persuaded me to be reasonable." ”

"Hmph, the only biological flesh and blood he cares about is him and that slut's son!"

When it came to Tuoba Kun, Sima Ying was angry.

Originally, she was already very aggrieved as a young girl marrying a man older than her father, but the old emperor still had a good heart, and snubbed her for a slut.

Although the slut has been executed by her, the son of the slut still makes people feel very annoying.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no excuse, she wouldn't want to stay.

But even if he stays, he can't make big waves.

Yuan Wei heard Sima Ying's indignant accusation, and also echoed: "The emperor did something really wrong, he actually let the princess and prince of Nanzhao Kingdom die in the Eastern Chu Kingdom, obviously he doesn't care, how can we let them go easily, right, my mother." ”

Yuan Wei's words were said to Sima Ying's heart, where did she have any reason to think about what conspiracy or not, she only knew that her flesh and blood died in the Eastern Chu Kingdom, and they didn't even tell themselves.

If it weren't for the presence of the national teacher, she would still be kept in the dark, how could she not be angry, this anger made her only know how to suppress it with violence.

Seeing that Sima Ying was added another fire by herself, Yuan Wei bent the corners of his lips happily, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.

My mother, I'm afraid you're not angry.

Naturally, Prince Li's letter arrived, and Sima Ying did not receive any letter just because Yuan Wei intercepted it.

Because of Sima Ying, in this palace, Yuan Wei has too many privileges to do certain things.

Tuoba Kun only thought that the Sima family was above him, but he didn't think that there was also a national teacher Yuan Wei who was also sandwiched above him.

There are many things that Tuoba Kun may not know, but he can't escape Yuan Wei's eyes at all.