Soon, Mongolia sent an envoy to arrive, and Xuan Nan summoned hundreds of officials to feast and drink in the Taiji Hall to welcome each other. During the banquet, the envoy said: "The three towns between the rivers, if you invite you to return, then the king of the county can return." Then out of the jade pendant, Mingle water county king. ”

Inside the Jianzhang Palace.

"Sister, please save Aqi." Concubine Shu broke into the door crying, and fell to the ground with a golden hairpin and jade ring. "Aqi grew up watching him, if something happens to him, how can I live......" Concubine Shu burst into tears.

"Good sister, how can I not know your feelings? The three towns of Hejian are the barrier of Bianliang, and if it is in the hands of the enemy, then Bianliang will also be exposed to the iron heel of Mongolia. Aqi is the county king of our Great Chu, and he has his responsibilities. The Queen Mother said.

"Sister...... No, I can't live without ....... The concubine clung to the corners of her robe, hugged her head and wept.

Xuan Nan stood under the corridor outside the warm pavilion, heard it clearly, and couldn't help but burst into tears. The young emperor naively only probed into the reality of Yeluda. If something can happen, the recovery of the sixteen states of Yanyun is just around the corner. However, they fell into the trap of the Mongols. The price of detecting the enemy's power turned out to be the life of the elder brother. Xuan Nan clenched his fists and said in his heart: Second brother, I must rescue you back! Certain!

In the Qinzheng Palace, Xuan Nan looked at the silence in front of him, his face was angry, he suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked in a calm tone as much as possible: "Mr. Zi'an, you are the prime minister of the court, you say?" ”

The eyes of the entire hall fell on Wang Xiang, and Zi'an was his word. Xuan Nan watched his gray beard shake in the air from above, expecting his answer.

"The minister is old and weak, and he is slow to see things, so he doesn't dare to speak and interfere with the holy hearing. Now asked by the saint, the minister boldly played: I am Emperor Gaozong, Emperor Xiaozong, sacrifice relatives, for the peace of the world. Your Majesty must not lose a big one because of a small one. Now Mongolia is strong, the wolf's ambition is obvious, guard the door, and Taoguang is obscure. Wang Xiang replied unhurriedly.

Hearing that Wang Xiangwang Fuchen used Gaozong to block himself, Xuan Nan's face turned pale, his hand grasped the armrest of the dragon chair, pressed himself the chair, and said: "I was taught by Mr. when I was young. However, it has been 12 years now. The imperial court has raised 1.18 million soldiers, and the military expenditure is tens of millions every year. Practice is relaxed, like a rabble; In the event of a big battle, the teacher will be lost, and in the event of a small battle, he will retreat. There was no time to recover the Yanyun Prefectures, and the northern and western borders were eroded by the Mongols, and the imperial court had to swallow its anger and exchange its goods for peace. Last year, Mongolia was given 180,000 taels of silver, 350,000 horses of silk, 30,000 pieces of money, and 50,000 catties of tea. The national prestige is lost, and the shame is great! ”

Xuan Nan said, turned to Xie Xiang, and asked, "Mr. Zhitui was the military advisor who recovered Bianjing with the regent back then, don't you have a word to participate today?"

Xie Xiang's Privy Council is in charge of military affairs, and he is reluctant to intervene in government affairs, but he cannot but say anything about military affairs. So, he hurriedly kowtowed and stood up: "Honor the saint, and the community is important." The country has been poor and weak for a long time, and it is difficult to return. Those who can participate in the performance are still the old saying: May the Holy God rule the internal affairs and keep his mouth silent for twenty years. ”

Xuan Nan couldn't suppress the anger in his chest anymore, stood up suddenly, pointed at Xie Hui, and said angrily: "In twenty years, you won't be able to say anything?" I'm afraid that in less than ten years, the Mongolian soldiers and horses will enter Bianjing! When you open your eyes, are you not allowed to think of your flesh and blood, nor do you think of the righteousness of the world? The Mongolian soldiers and horses are plundering my cattle and sheep, burning my villages, and attacking Hejian Town frequently, do you still have to keep your mouth shut and wait? ”

Xuan Nan smiled bitterly and asked again, "Then Mr. Hui Qin, who is the head of the household department, thinks the same way?"

Hui Qin is the word of Li Ning, the head of the household, he wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and said tremblingly: "The minister is incompetent, I'm sorry for the trust of the first emperor and His Majesty, so I don't deserve the position, please stop." However, Your Majesty must not be a sinner for the ages with a momentary anger!" After that, he knelt on the ground, put down the wat board in his hand, took off the official hat again, gently put it on the ground, and kowtowed heavily to Xuan Nan.

Xuan Nan suddenly laughed, and said loudly with a boxing case: "Let's go!" It's for you. On weekdays, high-ranking officials are generous. I want you to go and control the waters, and be silent. Now that the king of the county has been taken captive, you are still silent! Since you don't keep quiet, let me go and rescue the second brother myself! 50,000 soldiers, the royal car will set off for Yingzhou on a certain day!"

All the ministers knelt on the ground and cried, "Your Majesty must not be in danger......

Wang Xiang and Xie Xiang knelt in front of Xuan Nan with their old bodies, and one person hugged Xuan Nan's leg, so that Xuan Nan could not move an inch. However, Xuan Nan struggled to pick them away and walked outside the main hall.

The history of Great Chu contains: the emperor's book Mongolia, if the king of Leshui County returns, gold and silver silk to thank. The Mongolian book said, good, please Your Majesty will be allied with Yingzhou. In the twelfth year of Zhongxing, Gu Yu, the emperor led an army of 50,000 and came out.

In the second half of the night, in the dungeon of the Imperial City Division, Qiu Tie was tired and said to the blood-drenched "Koreans": "Our Majesty Kuanren, as long as you tell the purpose of this trip, I will definitely forgive your sins and give you a good land and a beautiful house." You covet Da Chu, don't you have to starve on the grassland......"

The "North Korean merchant" closed his eyes slightly, nodded slightly, and let the blood on his cheeks run down his neck, and his forehead was glued to his hair, "Okay." I tell you. I have come to give him ten thousand taels of gold for Buzhigood Khan. Because he told us the northbound route of the king of Leshui......"

Across a wall, Xuan Nan and Song Chu sat opposite each other, the difference was that Song Chu was tied to a chair, hearing this, Xuan Nan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and Song Chu on the opposite side suddenly laughed.

Xuan Nan grabbed him by the collar and said angrily: "As a first-class duke of Great Chu, you are greedy for money and do treason!" The matter was revealed, you actually instigated the dead man to try to kill Meng Huo! One is your cousin and the other is the person you love, how can you hurt them for your own selfish interests! Say! Where did you find out about the whereabouts of King Leshui? ”

"Your Majesty, it's all here, what kind of drama are you playing......" Song Chu glared at Xuan Nan's angry eyes, and said: "The minister doesn't know that the king of Leshui County is going north, and he doesn't know that Mongolian fine work, let alone any 10,000 taels of gold!" You asked the Ministry of Rites to frame me and kick me out of the examination room. Now you say that I collaborated with the enemy and treason, don't you want Lan'er to leave me. As the king of a country, he used such dirty methods!"

"Listen! I am the emperor, and I don't need to frame my subordinates if I want to get a woman! Xuan Nan said.

After Xuan Nan walked out of the dungeon, Qiu Tie asked, "Your Majesty, can you punish Chongde Gong?" ”

"No, he doesn't know." Xuan Nan said.

Qiu Tie was puzzled and said, "However, the one who is carefully identified is Chongde Gong!" And it was his wife Bai Lu who ordered the assassination. ”

"Have you found the Bai family?" Xuan Nan asked.

"Not yet. The minister is incompetent. Qiu Tie was ashamed.

"Alas......" Xuan Nan let out a long sigh and said, "If the Bai family can be captured, there is still something to be done in this case." But the people behind the scenes came prepared......"

"Will there be any accidents for the king of Leshui County?" Qiu Tie asked.

Xuan Nan shook his head helplessly and said, "The Mongolian envoy should be on the way......

"However, Mongolia has not received His Majesty's ransom, so why did it send gold to Chongde Gong?" Qiu Tie was puzzled.

"Because they want me to believe."

"Then what to do with Chongde Gong?"

"Lock him up first."

It was night, late spring and early summer, the breeze was gentle at night, anxiety and guilt were intertwined, but Xuan Nan couldn't sleep over and over, he went up to the city tower alone, leaning on the city wall and looking at the little sparse lights still lit in Bianliang City......

"Your Majesty, is that you?"

Xuan Nan suddenly felt a voice behind him, turned around to look, and saw Bing Lan carrying a lantern, walking slowly in the night,

Carrying a lantern alone, pacing in the night, I unconsciously came to Nanxuntai. Suddenly, there was a voice behind him, and there was an extra chess piece at his feet. Looking up, I saw Bing Lan waving at him on the tall building, and then the door of Nanfutai was opened, and Bing Lan walked out in a light purple cardigan skirt and said, "Your Majesty, I have always wanted to thank you in person." ”

Xuan Nan smiled lightly and said, "How do you want to thank me?"

"For the grace of saving lives, it is light to say more thanks. If Heaven has mercy on me, give me a chance to repay you. ”

"Now is my chance." Xuan Nan said.

Bing Lan's eyes widened, expecting Xuan Nan's request, but secretly worried that she couldn't do it.

Xuan Nan smiled lightly, stuffed the lantern into Binglan's hand, and said, "Light up me!"

"Okay."

Xuan Nan and Bing Lan walked in the atrium, and the remaining water marks on the ground reflected the moon in the sky. The light of the lantern stretched the shadows of the two men long.

Bing Lan pondered for a moment and said slowly: "During the last Lantern Festival, King Leshui was still in good health, but after only a few days, he became ill. At that time, I thought that he was rejected by Miss Tang and suffered from lovesickness, so he escaped from the world in Adong Mansion. However, he is now captured in Mongolia, which means that he was not in Bianliang during that time, and he should have been ordered to go to Mongolia by your order. What did His Majesty send him to Mongolia for? Since Liao was destroyed by Jin, the Khitan was divided into two branches, one led by Yelu Da to attach to Mongolia, and the other led by Yelu Dashi, called Western Liao. Recently, Mongolia has been at war with Western Liao. However, the grain and grass were provided by the people of the sixteen states of Yanyun. Among these people, there are Khitans and Han people, and the Han people are of the same origin as us, so it is needless to say. The Khitans were unwilling to help foreigners deal with their own people, so they had the intention of taking refuge in Dachu. The sixteen states of Yanyun have always been the dream of the national dynasty for a hundred years. If it is done, the sixteen states of Yanyun should be recovered, and His Majesty and the king of Leshui County will be the famous Ming monarchs and virtuous ministers through the ages. ”

"Yes, I am like a fish with a hook." Xuan Nan was ashamed again: "Recently, the price of many people in Bianliang has fallen, and a large number of cheap Khitan slaves have appeared. There is also a six-year-old child in Adongmai's house, who is of Yeluda's same clan, Yeluda has been rectified, their family members have been confiscated, and the second brother has been captured, and his life and death are uncertain......"

"Your Majesty, if at this time, a Mongolian elaborate suddenly appeared and said that it was Song Chu who told them that His Majesty sent the King of Leshui County to conspire with the Khitan to start an incident. It's the traitors who want to believe! ”

"It's as if you've seen it with your own eyes." Xuan Nan was secretly surprised in his heart. These days, she has not left Nanxuntai to recuperate, and she can see and know by rumors.

"Then does Your Majesty believe it?"

Xuan Nan shook his head and said, "He is not short of money, and he will not betray the country in order to hold his breath with me." The most important thing is that he doesn't know where his second brother is. This news was either accidentally revealed by Ah Dong, or it was leaked out of the palace. ”

"Then Your Majesty will release Song Chu?"

"No, it won't."

"Why?"

"You've said it, and they want me to believe it."

"Then what does Your Majesty plan to do with Song Chu?" Ice Blue asked.

"Someone must be responsible for this matter, either Ah Dong or Song Chu, I have no choice."

"Your Majesty, you! Is this fair? Why! Bing Lan trembled with anger.

"Why, even now, are you still going to marry him? He really brought the Oiran into the house! I'm here today so I can let him go? I thought ......" Xuan Nan suddenly had a nameless fire in his heart, and said unhappily: "I am really self-inflicted!" ”

Seeing Xuan Nan's resolute decision to flick his sleeves and walk down the stairs of the city tower, Bing Lan was extremely scared, what if he was determined to ask Song Chu to take the blame? Hurriedly chased after him and said, "That's not the case. Your Majesty! ”

"What was that like?" Xuan Nan said angrily: "Whether he has changed his mind or not, you love him!" No matter how indifferent he is when he sees you in danger, you love him! If so, don't tell me! ”

"No, it's not! Your Majesty! I want to help him, and I want to help you. Although I have not been here for a long time, I also feel that there is a misunderstanding between you. There are things that you ask him, and he will not say. I asked him, and he probably told me......"

"I didn't have a misunderstanding with him, I just didn't get along!" After that, Xuan Nan left without looking back.

In the night, Bing Lan clenched the palace lamp in his hand, looked at Xuan Nan's negative back, and said resolutely: "If you can't help him clear up his grievances!" The concubine invited herself to be guilty of the same crime with him! ”

"Whatever you want!" Xuan Nan walked down the steps unceremoniously, and the point of light at the end of the steps was Wang Xi waiting with a palace lamp, and there were four yellow doors carrying a sedan chair waiting beside him.

Wang Xi opened the curtain of the soft sedan chair and waited for Xuan Nan to get on the sedan chair.

Xuan Nan waved his hand and said, "I don't want to sit in a sedan chair, this sedan chair rewards her!" ”