Wang Tingwei's body trembled uncontrollably, even his teeth trembled, feeling as if he was deep in a cold quagmire, his body was constantly sinking, sinking again, and everywhere he looked, it was a gray quagmire, lifeless.

He can't admit it, he definitely can't recognize it.

As long as he doesn't admit it, and the second prince doesn't recognize it, who can prove them......

Wang Tingwei seemed to have grasped a piece of driftwood in the quagmire, and suddenly came back to his senses, looking at Duanmu Heng with gloomy eyes.

There was a noise at the gates of Huilanyuan and Guozijian, and more prisoners came when they heard the news.

These noises didn't seem to have any effect on Ji Lanzhou, she was still calm, and her slender and weak figure revealed a sense of tenacity.

She quietly looked at Duanmu Heng, who was only two feet away from her, and nodded slightly at him, the corners of her lips seemed to be curled, and she pouted with a smile that was almost invisible.

Thank you. She said silently, her eyes rippleing slightly.

The Wang family came here to make trouble, ruined her reputation, and insulted her reputation, they didn't want to save face, they just wanted to push her into a corner...... She didn't expect that someone would be willing to do it for her, first the Qi family, and then Duanmu Heng.

Of course, Ji Lanzhou knew Duanmu Heng, knew that he was the lobby brother in Duanmu Sfei's next room, and also heard some things about Duanmu Heng from the ears of his classmates in the female school, saying that the eldest son of the Duanmu family was one-eyed, and Mu Ne was dull, not as good at dancing as his ancestor with long sleeves, shrewd and capable.

Today she knows what it means to hear and see to believing.

This Duanmu prince is a real gentleman and a person who is bright and beautiful.

"Duanmu Heng." Wang Tingwei gritted his teeth and read Duanmu Heng's name, his handsome face was almost distorted, and he roared, "You...... You make something out of nothing! I...... I'm going to Jingzhao Mansion to sue you for ruining my reputation! ”

His words seem to be strong and capable, and smart people also know that even if this kind of thing is sued to Jingzhao Mansion, will Jingzhao Yin pay attention to it?

Under Wang Tingwei's aggressive gaze, Duanmu Heng was always calm and calm, and he was about to speak, but he heard a casual male voice rush ahead of him:

"Do you need to go to Jingzhao Mansion to theorize for such a?!"

Ben Xiao walked over with Feng Yan slowly, the sound of the horse's hooves was crisp and loud, and Ben Xiao also snorted fiercely, as if he was cheering Feng Yan for the accompaniment.

The young man was freshly dressed and angry, and his spirit was flying, but he stood on his horse so quickly, which naturally attracted everyone's attention and secretly speculated about the identity of the other party.

Feng Yan casually shook the folded whip in his palm, looked down at Wang Tingwei a few steps away, and said with a smile: "You and 'that one' swim together and share the same bed, do you still need others to say?!" There are so many people in the Southern Patrol team, but everyone with long eyes sees it! ”

"Aren't there enough scandals in your Wang family?! Stop harming other girls. ”

Speaking of which, the smile on Feng Yan's face was even stronger, looking at Wang Tingwei's eyes, the other party's smile was poisonous, like the flower of the Yellow Spring.

Of course, Wang Tingwei knew Feng Yan, and his already pale face seemed to be a little whiter, and his lips trembled slightly.

He always thought that the matter between him and the second prince was hidden, and no one knew his secret, but the timing of the second princess's miscarriage was too coincidental, which made him panic for a while, but after that, he was safe, and he was relieved, but he didn't expect to be uncovered in front of the public today, and it was bloodily exposed in front of people.

In an instant, he seemed to sink suddenly, and the surrounding mud had rushed to his nostrils, pouring into his mouth and nose, and the smell of fish permeated his body......

He swallowed and looked around at the crowd, and the emotions of contempt, contempt, sarcasm, disgust, suspicion, and so on shot at him with their gazes.

Wang Tingwei took a step back, took another step back, and suddenly, he pulled up his robe, turned around and ran.

His back is so hasty.

"Brother Wei! Brother Wei! ”

Mrs. Wang was anxious and wanted to chase Wang Tingwei, but how could she catch up, so she could only tell the little maid: "Quick, go and chase the second young master!" ”

Mrs. Wang looked at Feng Yan and Duanmu Heng with gloomy eyes, one of these two is the son of the eldest princess of Anping, and the other is the eldest grandson of the Shoufu family, if it was before, their Wang family is not weak, and they can go to the palace to find the emperor and queen to administer justice, but now their Wang family's title is gone, just a commoner, and his arms can't reach his thighs.

Moreover, is the second grandson as good as Longyang?!

Mrs. Wang was shocked in her heart, and couldn't help but doubt the relationship between the second grandson and the second prince, remembering that her granddaughter had mentioned how much the second prince appreciated the second grandson...... At that time, she only felt happy, but at this moment, she was only frightened.

Mrs. Wang's thoughts were confused, and she hardly dared to think about it, so she immediately ordered her daughter-in-law: "Let's go!" ”

As soon as Mrs. Wang instructed, the mother-in-law hurriedly went to ask the groom to drive the carriage over, and helped the two masters to get into the carriage.

As soon as the groom waved his whip, the carriage carried the Wang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law along Mingxian Street, faster and faster, with a taste of running away from the wilderness......

When Feng Yan saw that the Wang family was gone, he immediately turned around and smiled brightly at Duanmu Fei in the back, his smile was full of invitation: He did a good job, right?! He didn't let people bully his brother-in-law!

Duanmu Fei subconsciously smiled at Feng Yanyan, but Han Xing had a feeling that he couldn't bear to look at it directly, and said in his heart: Why is Cousin Yan like a little milk dog?!

The Wang family is gone, but the surrounding prisoners have not dispersed yet, and they are still discussing.

Ji Lanzhou stood beside Qi's side, watched the carriage leave, and subconsciously touched the purse, which contained the jade pendant left by her mother.

The eaves above blocked the sunlight, and her fair skin was as delicate and flawless as the white porcelain in the shadows of the eaves, and her expression was serene, like a statue of Guanyin, and the treasure was solemn.

Once, she remembered that the Wang family was her relative, and even if they took away her Ji family's property, she still left them a line......

But—

Since they don't remember a trace of blood affection, then she doesn't have to show mercy......

Ji Lanzhou's mind flashed through a lot of pictures like a marquee, remembering the first time she went to her grandfather's house when she was a child, remembering that she and her mother went to her grandmother after her father died, and thinking of when her mother passed away......

Her eyes were bright and dark with the flying thoughts, the waves were turbulent, and her eyes precipitated.

Her father taught her that she should give up, and when she should decide, she should decide.

Ji Lanzhou walked down the steps of the gate one by one, and in the eyes of the prisoners or looking at her with sympathy or sympathy, her posture was still straight, her steps were still unhurried, and she walked straight to Duanmu Heng and smiled slightly.

"Thank you Duanmu for speaking up." Ji Lanzhou said goodbye to Duanmu Heng and thanked him solemnly.

"Miss Ji is so polite." Duanmu Heng returned the salute.

When he straightened up, she smiled again when she met Ji Lanzhou's eyes, and there seemed to be a bright starlight flickering in her pupils......

When the surrounding prisoners saw that the Wang family was gone, they all dispersed one after another, some returned to Guozijian, and some left with a smile.

Duanmu Fei saw that there was nothing wrong with the eldest brother here, and pulled Hanxing's sleeve to make a look.

It's best for them to leave quickly, if they are caught by Duanmu Heng, they may not be able to leave.

Han Xing nodded sympathetically, it was rare for her to go out of the palace to play on the orders of her mother...... Ahem, it's out of the palace to meet the Li family, this opportunity can't be easily given up!

Han Xing was anxious, and hurriedly said to Duanmu Heng outside the carriage: "Cousin Heng, we still have something to do, so let's go first." ”

She didn't wait for Duanmu Heng to agree, so she beckoned the groom to catch the car.

When the carriage drove past Huilan Garden, Duanmu smiled and beckoned to Qi through the window, and Qi looked at the little girl who was still as lively as ever, and couldn't help but smile.

Duanmu Heng looked at the cousins' appearance of "running away" and shook his head helplessly.

Ji Lanzhou also saw Duanmu Fei in the carriage, looked at Duanmu Heng again, and grabbed the touch of doting at the bottom of his eyes, feeling interesting: The relationship between this cousin and sister is very good!

Yes, there are not all such ...... in this world as the Wang family

The carriage continued on the road again, leaving Hui Lanyuan and Guozijian far behind, and Feng Yan and Li Tingyou were on both sides of the carriage and left.

Han Xing lowered the curtain and said to Duanmu Fei: "Cousin Scarlet, the second emperor brother in this palace is very close to the second prince of the king......

Han Xing said while trying to recall, remembering that on the way to the south, he had seen the second emperor brother and Wang Tingwei talking and laughing together several times......

Han Xing's eyebrows rose, and he said, "Cousin Scarlet, what ......do you say?"

However, before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Li Tingyou outside the carriage: "Hanxing, there is a bamboo book shop around the corner in front, and the books in it are no less than Shuhaizhai, do you want to go and see it." ”

"Of course!" Han Xing was suddenly diverted, and once again opened the curtain and said to Li Tingyou in front of the carriage, his eyebrows fluttering on his little face.

The groom shouted, and the carriage turned, slowing down.

The four of them were in a hurry, went to the bamboo bookstore, and then went to Jiusiban to get the next half moon play, and then, seeing that the time was still early, Han Xing proposed that everyone go out of the city to walk the horses together.

It was more than an hour late to go to the western suburbs, and the four of them didn't rush back until the sun set in the west.

If it weren't for Duanmufei's urging, I was afraid that Hanxing wouldn't be able to return to the palace before the palace gate was locked, and Hanxing, who was crazy, would not leave.

When the carriage came to the west city gate, it was the time for the people to return at sunset, and there was a long winding queue at the city gate, and Duanmufei and their carriage were also lined up at the back of the line in an orderly manner, following the procession slowly approaching......

After waiting outside the city for almost a cup of tea, and seeing that he was about to enter the city, there was a sudden commotion from the rear, and many people around looked in the direction of the outside of the city.

The two girls in the carriage sensed the commotion outside and looked out curiously.

There was a fierce and messy sound of horses' hooves from the rear, and the sound of horses' hooves of "trampling and tramp......ling" was getting closer and closer, accompanied by the man's roar: "Eight hundred miles faster, quickly avoid!" ”

"Eight hundred miles to hurry, quickly avoid!"

The sound was louder than the other, and the other people nearby also heard it, and they all avoided on both sides, including Duanmu Fei and Fengyan's carriages and horses.

After a while, I saw a soldier in bronze helmet and iron armor riding a horse, his body was dusty, and the brown horse under his crotch was spewing white air rapidly, and it seemed that he was tired.

Seeing that it was 800 miles in an emergency, the guards at the city gate did not dare to stop the other party, and hurriedly maintained order inside and outside the city gate to clear a way for the visitors.

"Stepping on ......"

Instead of slowing down, the tall horses galloped faster as they entered the city, heading in the direction of the palace with a clear purpose.

Duanmufei, Feng Yan and the others in the rear were all looking at the back of this person and leaving away, Duanmufei suddenly turned around and glanced in the direction where the soldier came, and muttered: "Is this a military report from the north?" ”

There was silence in response, and the crowd around her began to enter the city in an orderly manner.

Eight hundred miles of hurried horses were sent into the palace without stopping, like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, and after a while, several chamberlains drove out of the palace gate, scattered all over the capital, and urgently summoned the cabinet ministers and the people of the five military governors to enter the palace to face the saint at the emperor's command.

In less than half an hour, the ministers gathered in the imperial study, which was crowded, and the emperor was only a case away.

The air was so heavy that it seemed to condense into a clump.

Anyone can see the emperor's face, and it is difficult to see the extreme.

On the white marble floor of the imperial study, there was a young soldier kneeling on one knee, who was motionless like a stone sculpture, but his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and his hair was almost half soaked with sweat.

Cen Yin, who was wearing a bright red unicorn robe, stood beside the emperor, and someone quietly looked at Cen Yin's face, wanting to see if he could give them a wake-up call, however, Cen Yin's face was expressionless and motionless like a mountain.

"See the Emperor."

Everyone respectfully saluted the emperor, and there was silence around him, the emperor was silent, and everyone had to maintain a posture and did not dare to move.

They only knew that the emperor had received an urgent military report of 800 miles, but they did not know the content of the military report.

Suddenly, the emperor's cold voice finally sounded: "You repeat the content of the military report!" ”

The soldier who knelt on the ground on one knee responded with a fist, and then said in a deep voice again:

"The Northern Yan people have broken through the Lanshan Pass, entered Yinzhou, and captured Xihui City and Yuanling City...... All the way south to Anle Mountain, four days ago, Anle Mountain was captured. King Jian led the northern army to retreat to Lingwu City, asking the emperor to rush to help. ”

The heaviness of his hoarse voice could not be concealed, and his straight back was as lonely and tough as a military flag.

After the words fell, there was silence again in the imperial study.

The air was heavier and more oppressive, as if a storm was coming.

Several ministers were all frightened, looking at their noses and noses, but they still didn't dare to move.

It is no wonder that the emperor is so angry, and the military situation is far worse than they expected.

Everyone knows the importance of Anle Mountain to the north, this is the most natural barrier in the north, easy to defend and difficult to attack, in the history of more than 100 years of Dasheng, the Northern Yan people have only twice broken through Anle Mountain, once is the year when the Zhenbei Wangfu was destroyed, and the second time is this time.

Next, once the area around Zhongwei County, where Lingwu City is located, is lost, it will be difficult to stop the iron hooves of the Northern Yan people, and the Northern Yan people will attack the hinterland of the Central Plains in a long way, not only will the northern border fall, but even the Central Plains will fall into crisis......

Jun Ran almost used all his strength to stabilize his body, and his waist was stiff as if it were frozen.

Regarding King Jian's return to the north to preside over the overall situation this time, Jun Ran and Princess Jian have not been very optimistic.

King Jian has been away from the north for too long, and even those cronies and generals under King Jian have been transferred to other states, and King Jian can be said to be alone when he returns to the north this time.

The march and battle pay attention to the unity of the upper and lower levels, and the order is prohibited, the Zhenbei Wangfu is like this, and the former northern army is also the same, so that the Northern Yan can be defeated and completely driven out of the northern border.

It's not the same as it used to be. Jun Ran's heart seemed to be pressing on a boulder, making him breathless.

"Smack!"

The emperor slapped his palm heavily on the imperial case, shaking the tea cup and military newspaper on the case.

The hearts of the ministers also missed a beat, and their heads fell lower, and they were honestly afraid, but Cen Yin was still standing there so indifferently, his eyes were half-drooping, and the thick eyelashes cast a dark shadow on the sockets of his eyes, making him look unfathomable.

"My 100,000 elite soldiers in the northern realm of Dasheng were defeated and retreated by the Northern Yan people, which is simply a big joke in the world!" The Emperor said angrily, "Waste, what a waste!" ”

The emperor slapped his palm on the imperial case again, the blue tendons on his forehead burst out, and Long Yan was furious.

Until this moment, the emperor still couldn't believe that King Jian had been defeated.

He originally thought that as long as King Jian returned to the north, he would be able to defeat the Northern Yan army as in the past, but he didn't expect King Jian to be defeated.

King Jian has been in the north for so many years, he is familiar with the combat methods of the Northern Yan people, and he knows the north very well, how could he be defeated?!

Jun Ran suddenly moved, maintaining a pretentious posture, and took half a step forward, and everyone else noticed his movements, and quietly glanced at him from the corner of his eye.

"Your Majesty," Jun Ran said slowly and firmly, "please send troops to the north to help." ”

The emperor looked at Jun Ran with sharp eyes, and as soon as he saw him, he thought of King Jian, and he was even more angry, and reprimanded: "Jun Ran, your father is not good at guarding the city, what kind of crime should he be guilty of!" ”

Jun Ran's eyes became darker and darker, suppressing the fire in his heart.

Military intelligence is important. He said to himself in his heart.

When he raised his eyes to look at the emperor behind the imperial case, his expression had calmed down, and he said: "Your Majesty, the Northern Yan Army has been forced outside Lingwu City, and it is necessary to reinforce as soon as possible, hold the Lingwu Mountain and Jingyuan Mountain in Zhongwei County, and evacuate the people of the surrounding cities, so that once Lingwu City is lost, there is still Jingyuan Mountain can barely hold on." ”

"If the Northern Yan people take Jingyuan Mountain, then the enemy army will enter the Guanzhong Plain, our army will have no danger to defend, and tens of millions of people in Dasheng may be displaced."

"The Beiyan people live in the north all the year round, they like cold and heat, and now the midsummer is coming, as long as they can survive June, Beiyan will retreat."

Jun Ran had guarded the northern border with King Jian for many years, and he was also well aware of the terrain of the northern border and the characteristics of the Northern Yan people.

Several ministers around listened intently, nodded slightly, and exchanged glances with each other from time to time.

The emperor's eyes stared at Jun Ran, barely suppressed his anger, calmed down a little, turned his head to look at Duanmu Xian on the right, and asked, "Duanmu Xian, how much silver is still in the treasury?" ”

The emperor asked Duanmu Xian, but the hearts of several other Shangshu were also hanging, in addition to the silver deposits in the treasury, grain and grass, mobilizable troops, armor, etc. were all factors that needed to be considered.

When Jun Ran analyzed the battle situation just now, Duanmu Xian was already calculating these in his heart.

The treasury has long been empty, it is only May now, and the summer tax is still a few months away, and the emperor has exempted the tax in several places all the way to the south, and even if the summer tax arrives, it will not be able to make up for the vacancy.

Duanmuxian's heart is bitter.

Sighing in his heart, he still gave the emperor a proposal: "Your Majesty, the war in the south has been stable recently, and the minister thinks that he can temporarily allocate some silver to the north......"

Although Duanmuxian did not directly say that the treasury was empty, since it had reached the point where he had to allocate silver from the south, he knew how tight the treasury was with money.

The emperor naturally understood this, and his face was not good-looking. During this period of time, he was not in good health, and he was recuperating, and handed over all the major affairs of the court and government to Duanmu Xian, who was the first assistant of the cabinet, but he couldn't even do this, and the treasury couldn't save a little silver.

Waste, also waste!

Cen Yin stood quietly to the side and didn't speak for a long time.

His thin red lips pursed lightly, and his thick eyelashes almost invisibly fanned slightly, and under the half-closed curtains, a trace of imperceptible sadness vaguely floated in the dark pupils, and his eyes were even deeper.

Since the establishment of the Dasheng Dynasty, the Xue family has guarded the northern border for generations and taken root in the northern border.

When my father was alive, he often said that the Xue family was here, and the northern border was there.

The depressing atmosphere continued, and all the ministers held their breath, especially the military department Shangshu, whose middle coat behind his back was already wet, for fear that the emperor would target him next.

"Your Majesty."

Cen Yin's feminine voice suddenly sounded in the imperial study, and the ministers' hearts relaxed slightly, and they glanced at Cen Yin expectantly.

The emperor also raised his eyes to look at Cen Yin on the right.

Cen Yin said in an orderly manner: "The minister checked the salt administration of several states in Jiangnan this time, and recovered a total of two million taels of tax silver, which has been collected and suppressed, and is being transported back to Beijing by Jiangnan. ”

Cen Yin originally planned to take this silver by himself, after all, if it fell into the hands of the emperor, it would probably be used to build a hunting palace and summer vacation. And now they can only give priority to the north, and on the side of Feng Yan, they can think of a way.

Fight quickly, and do things urgently.

The war in the north is about the safety of the whole Dasheng.

When the emperor heard this, his slightly cloudy eyes lit up and he was overjoyed.

"Ah Yin, you can still do it!" The Emperor clapped his hands and praised.

Duanmu Xian also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his shoulders, which originally seemed to be pressing against a mountain, loosened a lot.

These two million taels of silver are really a relief at this moment.

Jun Ran also looked at Cen Yin in surprise, looking at him with an extremely complex emotion in his eyes, with gratitude and relief, as if he had met the young man in front of him for the first time.

"Lord Cen Governor," Jun Ran solemnly hugged his fist at Cen Yin, "dare to ask when this silver will arrive in the capital?" ”

Cen Yin groaned, "Ten days at most." ”

The emperor turned the jade wrench on his thumb and instructed Duanmuxian: "Duanmuxian, you go and prepare immediately, how to distribute this silver, discuss everything with Ah Yin." ”

Duanmu Xian looked at Cen Yin at this time as if he were looking at his ancestors, and responded without saying a word: "Yes, Your Majesty." With Cen Yin's assistance, Duanmuxian also felt that it was more convenient to get things done.

The emperor's gaze moved to the left and fell on Geng Anhao, who was not far away, and said, "Duke Weiguo, the Governor's Mansion of your five armies will assist in all matters. ”

Geng Anhao froze for a moment, took a step casually, and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers and the governor's office of the five armies will fully cooperate." He lowered his head slightly, and his eyes seemed to be shrouded in a thick haze that could not be dissolved.

Cen Yin glanced at Geng Anhao faintly, put the different color in his eyes into his eyes, and hooked the corners of his mouth mockingly.

The originally solemn and depressing atmosphere in the imperial study was slightly relaxed, and both the emperor and the ministers seemed to have a backbone, and their emotions were much more stable.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Congnan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, reported on the number of troops that could be mobilized and the inventory of armor and ordnance; Duanmuxian also mentioned that the trial of salt introduction in the north is very successful, and it can be popularized on a large scale to solve part of the grain and grass problem; Geng Anhao recommended several generals to rush to the north......

The monarch and the ministers played and answered, and time passed quietly.

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows, felt a thick tiredness surging up, and was about to send the ministers away, when he heard Jun Ran suddenly say loudly: "Your Majesty, the ministers have asked to lead the troops to the north to help!" ”

Jun Ran knelt down on one knee, clasped his hands into fists, and his voice was loud.

In the imperial study, it was quiet again, and there was a faint sound of wind outside the window.

The emperor's pupils shrank, and his blade-like gaze shot at Jun Ran, and there seemed to be a dragon rolling and shouting in his heart.

This time King Jian's division in the north is unfavorable, who knows whether it is a real defeat, or deliberate, if he wants to send Jun Ran again, in case their father and son support troops in the north to stand on their own, he is equivalent to giving the northern army and the soldiers who rushed to the north to King Jian's father and son.

Jun Ran invited himself to go to the north at this time, I'm afraid he has other selfish intentions!

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Ji Lanzhou is ready.