However, Empress Youlan had just ascended the throne for three days, and for some reason she abdicated, and the unexpected fourth prince Baili was born as the new monarch of Baili, and Chun Yuguo's plan died halfway before it began.

At that time, Chun Yuhua's 200,000 army had already set off, and if he wanted to turn back halfway, it would not only discourage the army, but also make the mainland countries laugh, and His Majesty also spent a lot of money to hire disciples from the Southern Sect to help in the war.

Just when His Majesty was in a dilemma, he received a letter from the old emperor of Gongxi Kingdom, proposing to jointly attack the Baili Kingdom.

First, the 300,000 elites of the Gongxi Kingdom had just arrived in the Xiling Mountains and were slaughtered overnight, and the prince of the commander, Gong Xi Ziyu, disappeared.

Second, Chun Yuyan's 200,000 army disappeared in the Inland Sea, which not only made Chun Yuyan shocked, but also made Yan Xiang and several other old ministers uneasy.

Third, Baili Guo proposed to let Chun Yuguo pay a lot of money in exchange for the lives of Chun Yuhua, the prince of Hulan, Chun Yuzi and Baili Qingluan.

These three urgent reports not only disrupted Chun Yuguo's plan to attack Baili Country, but also ruined the eldest princess Chun Yuzi's hard work of lurking in Baili Country and disintegrating inside and outside for nearly twenty years, and what is even more infuriating is that Baili Qingluan's bloodline has also been completely exposed.

The continuous blows and ridicule of various countries made Chun Yuyan, who was in good health, sick for half a month, and in his last breath, he exchanged the lives of Hulan Zalan and Chun Yuyan with the Governor's Mansion of the Five Continents of the Inland Sea, 100 million taels of amethyst coins, and one billion taels of gold ingots.

It turned out to be nothing.

Not long after the national power competition ended, it was rumored that the old emperor of Gongxi Kingdom had died, and Gongxi Ziyu, who had been missing for more than a month, returned to glory not to mention, but also turned the tide and became the new emperor, and it was even more coincidental that he married the fifth princess of Baili Country as the queen.

Although they all knew that Gongxi Ziyu was very wise and his methods were extraordinary, he miscalculated after all, and lost 300,000 elite divisions overnight.

That's 300,000! With the strength of the whole country, there are only a million divisions, and so many generals have been lost, isn't Gongxi Ziyu angry?

If he is angry, why would Gongxi Ziyu, who has always been eager to revenge, marry Baili Kingdom, which caused him heavy losses?

Yan Chen silently thought about the cause and effect, and walked out of the hall with several other important ministers.

"Yan Xiang, Yan Xiang?" The military department Shangshu Tuoba Yi trotted all the way to catch up, and he seemed to be a little anxious: "What do you always think?" I've been shouting at you for a long time! ”

"Huh?" Yan Chen responded absentmindedly: "I didn't think about anything, I just felt that something was wrong!" ”

"You don't feel right when you're old?" Tuoba Yi seemed to have found resonance, and Kong Wu's powerful big hand grabbed Yan Chen's arm.

Tuoba Yi's father is a general in the town, and he was named the protector of the country, and he is the elder of the three dynasties of Chun Yuguo, the old man's five sons are all from the army, and Tuoba Yi grew up in the army since he was a child.

Eight feet tall, with tendons and flesh, and the dark blue court clothes worn on him, not only made him look tall and mighty, but also made him wear a lean style that was different from that of civil officials.

It stands to reason that ordinary soldiers have well-developed limbs and smooth brains, but this Tuoba Yi is not only both civil and military, but also quite strategic, otherwise he would not have just sat in his thirties to sit in the position of secretary of the military department.

Outsiders thought that he relied on his own Lao Tzu to rise to prominence, but Yan Chen knew that he relied on his wisdom and extraordinary cultivation to sit in this position.

"What, you also feel that something is wrong?" Yan Chen squinted his old eyes and looked Tuoba Yi up and down, and the arm he grabbed was slightly painful.

As if feeling reckless, Tuoba Yi smiled embarrassedly, withdrew his hand silently, looked around again, and saw that the other ministers had disappeared, so he continued mysteriously.

"Yan Xiang, since the defeat of the prince of Yan, the lower officials have felt that this is unusual, but Your Majesty is so wise, and the qualifications of the lower officials are still shallow, so it is not good to say anything."

"Hmm!" Yan Chen answered, waiting for Tuoba Yi's next words, he felt that Tuoba Yi would not say these foreshadowing words to himself for no reason, because he heard the sound of the strings from this person's words.

Tuoba Yi saw that Yan Chen only responded perfunctorily, and he didn't know if it was appropriate to say the next words, but Chun Yuguo's current form was very unoptimistic, and His Majesty was stubborn and self-serving, and he couldn't listen to other people's suggestions, so he could only talk to Yan Xiang, who was above 10,000 people.

"Yan Xiang, do you feel it, since the mutiny of the former prince of Baili Kingdom to the current alliance with Duanmu Country and Gongxi Kingdom, there seems to be a pair of hands secretly pushing something!"

It seems to be so!

"What do you mean by that?" In fact, Yan Chen also realized it, but he never figured it out, it is estimated that he is old, and his mind is always like a mess of paste, which cannot be stirred.

Feeling that Yan was very interested in his words, Tuoba Yi couldn't help but feel a little excited, he grinned widely, as if he had been affirmed, and his appearance in his thirties was as happy as a hairy boy in his early twenties.

"Yan Xiang, this is not the place to talk, the lower official asks you to go to a good place, can you talk further?"

"Oh? What is the best place to be so admired by the virtuous nephew? Yan Chen couldn't help but appreciate Tuoba Yi's astuteness, it seems that this kid is not a mediocre person.

Hearing Yan Xiang call himself a virtuous nephew, Tuoba Yi was even more excited: "Not long ago, two restaurants were opened in the capital, and there are hard-to-find spiritual wine in this restaurant, how about the little nephew please go and have a drink?" ”

"Spirit wine? Is that really good? Yan Chen seems to be very interested in spirit wine, he subconsciously touched his stomach, I don't know if it's because of his age, his appetite is always bad, and everything he eats feels like chewing wax.

"Of course, this spiritual wine is not only mellow, but also very abundant, especially for the elderly who have not cultivated, it can play a role in prolonging life......

At the mention of spiritual wine, Tuoba Yi's mouth seemed to have opened a floodgate, gushing endlessly.

With the footsteps of the two leaving, Tuoba Yi's voice gradually disappeared outside the palace gate of the Chunyu Imperial Palace.

Not long after Yan Xiang and Tuoba Yi left the palace, Chun Yuyan, who returned to the imperial study, received an eight-hundred-mile expedited.

At this time, the four Gu Youlan, who had already formed an alliance with Duanmu Country, quickly returned to Baili Country.

After talking deeply with the fourth brother Baili Xiangxue overnight, the marriage period of the second princess Baili Xiangxue was determined, and then Baili Xiangxue was left in the palace to prepare for marriage.

After nearly a month of renovation and management, the Xiling Mountains and the eight counties at this time took on a new look.

The neat and clean streets, the dazzling shops, the endless stream of cars and horses, and the endless flow of people decorate the entire Xiling Mountains as lively as the capital of Baili Country.

In order to highlight the identity of the Empress Dowager of Gu Youlan, Dongfang Luo discussed with everyone and made Luoshan Castle, the largest city among the eight counties, the capital.

According to the name of the former site of Danyimen, Luoshan City was changed to Luoxia City.

Not only is it the largest castle among the eight counties, but it is also the only way to climb the Shrine Maiden Peak, and the area of the castle has been repaired and expanded, which is about the size of Bongkyung, the capital of the Hyakuri Kingdom.

With this month's solicitation and the convergence of all directions, the population turned out to be as high as 200,000. Although it is not as crowded as the capital, it is also comparable to Anseong, the second largest city.

In order to support Gu Youlan, half a month ago, Baili Rank sent her another 200,000 troops, as the officers and soldiers guarding the city, the title of the army also let her canonize herself, which means that she gave the 200,000 troops to her imperial sister.

Gu Youlan knew that on the surface, the fourth brother supported her, and secretly hoped that she could guard the border of Baili Country.

Because it is not only bordering on the Gongxi Kingdom, but also adjacent to the main Xiayang Kingdom, the most important thing is that the imperial tomb of the Baili Kingdom is here, the imperial tomb is the burial place of the ancestors, and it is the source of the dragon vein of the Baili Kingdom.

As soon as Gu Youlan and Yan and Philip arrived at Luoxia City, Dongfang Luo and his wife, as well as the eight elders and disciples, who were already waiting at the gate of the city, hugged each other.

Everyone's faces showed joy, and the female disciples such as Chunshuang and Chunxue cried with joy.

It's been a long time since they've seen their master, and the master is even more beautiful, like a goddess of the nine heavens, with an unparalleled bearing and a beautiful beauty.

"Subordinates, see master!"

"What is this for? Hurry up! Gu Youlan hurriedly got off the fire dragon horse, and after quickly letting everyone be exempted, she rushed to Dongfang Luo and Yun Feiyan in front of her.

"Lan'er, you're finally back!" Yun Feiyan couldn't wait to hold Gu Youlan tightly in his arms, tears of joy and excitement burst out of his eyes.

This is her Lan'er, her Lan'er is finally back!

"Auntie, Lan'er is back, Lan'er misses you so much!" buried her head in Yun Feiyan's ear, and took a deep breath of the breath that belonged to her aunt, and Gu Youlan's tears couldn't help but fall.

Yan and Philip fell from their horses one after another, and they also greeted Dongfang Luo and the others.

"Lan'er, look at what you said, do you know that you miss your aunt and don't want me as a master?" Dongfang Luo stroked his beard as if he was displeased with anger.

"What's the matter, Master, Lan'er misses you too!" Withdrawing from Yun Feiyan's arms, Gu Youlan couldn't help but roll her eyes at Dongfang.

"You old immortal, sincerely disgusting people here, you are so old, and you are as stinky as a child!" Yun Feiyan punched Dongfang Luo, and rolled his eyes like Gu Youlan.

"Lord Yan, look at this pair of ancestors and grandchildren, they look more and more alike, not to mention, even this eye-rolling action is exactly the same!" Dongfang Luo avoided Yun Feiyan's beating while laughing at Yanhaha.

Yan looked at Gu Youlan dotingly, and smiled at Dongfang Luo's head: "Old lady, what you said is right, the old lady and Lan'er are ancestors and grandchildren who are connected by blood, and it would be hellish if they didn't look alike!" ”