Xiao Zhaoye went to Gushu and left Cao Jingzhao in the East Palace as He Jingying's guard. There was nothing to do, and He Jingying looked through the previous military reports. The concubines in the harem are not allowed to interfere in politics, but it seems that Xiao Zhaoye did not guard against her, and left the study room after leaving, so that He Jingying could enter and exit freely, and those military newspapers were all placed on the desk.

This can be regarded as a kind of show of favor by Xiao Zhaoye and He Jingying. finally let He Jingying do something she likes.

Since the events of Chonghua Palace, the knot between the two people has been aggravated. Xiao Zhaoye's immersion in political affairs these days is more like punishing himself.

He Jingying felt even more strange after carefully reading the march route of the entire Northern Wei Dynasty. The Northern Wei Dynasty first crossed the water and approached Xiangyang, on the first day of the Northern Wei Dynasty attacked, Xiangyang Taishou asked for help from the imperial court, and Xiao Zijing, who was closest to Xiangyang, commanded 20,000 troops from Jingzhou to help. The Northern Wei army stopped attacking almost at the same time as Xiao Zijing arrived in Xiangyang, but did not retreat, and stationed troops under Xiangyang City, only occasionally sending some fine work to explore Xiangyang City, burning grain and grass, which was very annoying.

After that, the Northern Wei Dynasty faced Huaishui and stationed 30,000 soldiers in Eastern Yuzhou. Since the Jin Dynasty was divided into two in the north and south, the original Yuzhou was divided into two according to Huaishui, divided into North Yuzhou, and South Yuzhou. In fact, in the east of Northern Yuzhou, the Northern Wei Dynasty listed a separate city and named it Dongyuzhou. Eastern Yuzhou is closer to Yingzhou in Southern Qi. Xiao Ziqing, a soldier in Dongyuzhou, went to Yingzhou to guard. After guarding for seven days, the Northern Wei Dynasty did not move, as if it had brought 30,000 people to the Huaishui for an outing. After Xiao Ziqing finished washing up every morning, he walked to the Huaishui to scold, and after scolding for seven days, he made his lung capacity grow a lot.

Xiao Yuanda's side was in a similar situation, he stationed troops in Southern Qinzhou and confronted Northern Liangzhou. Xiao Zhaoxiu guarded in Nanyuzhou, if the war changed, Xiao Zhaoxiu could go against the Yangtze River and gallop to help Yingzhou, Jingzhou, and Yongzhou.

It's like a war, it's more like a picnic, and it feels like even the fat tiger's teeth are more scary than them. However, such an arrangement trapped all the soldiers of Daqi on the front line. It's a pity that Daqi is dominated by Wenzhi, and there are no good generals who can face the enemy head-on, so they only dare to defend the city and dare not go out of the city to provoke a war with the Northern Wei Dynasty. In fact, in recent years, if it weren't for the natural dangers of mountains and rivers, how easy would it be for Nanqi to stick to the line of Huaishui between the north and the south?

Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty was regarded as a Ming monarch, and since his accession to the throne, the economy of the Northern Wei Dynasty has steadily improved. Fortunately, the emperor of the Southern Qi Dynasty is also a Ming monarch, who has been living peacefully with the Northern Wei Dynasty for more than ten years, and even opened the trade channels between the north and the south, and the Southern Qi Dynasty has also ushered in more than ten years of stability.

For Emperor Xiaowen, although he is a Ming monarch, but in the middle of the court, the Empress Dowager Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty controlled half of the government, although the Northern Wei Dynasty ruled the country with force, but for Emperor Xiaowen to general, the internal worries have not been eliminated, and he will not rush to war, so that the Empress Dowager Feng took the handle. As far as Nanqi is concerned, Nanqi wants to rule the country with literature, and the military generals who used to be dominant, are either old or weathered. For example, Wang Jingze, such as her father He Ji, grandfather He Shangzhi. Among these juniors, only Xiao Zijing, Zhou Panlong, and Zhou Fengshu's father and son are worthy of the big responsibility, but because they have spent more than ten years of peace and prosperity, neither of them has been able to be reused.

He Jingying looked at these battle reports, and the more she looked at them, the more puzzled she became. What time are they waiting for? The battlefield is changing rapidly, how can there be a war that wears out the spirit of the soldiers? If they're just bluffing, what's the picture?

He Jingying looked at the military newspaper repeatedly, and suddenly asked Cao Jingzhao: "Hasn't Shen Wenji been released from the mansion?" Why did Zhou Panlong, Uncle Zhou Feng, father and son go to southern Xinjiang to guard to prevent several small countries in southern Xinjiang from taking advantage of the chaos, and why did Shen Wenji have no news? ”

Cao Jingzhao: "It seems that I have heard His Royal Highness Taisun mention that General Shen seems to be stationed in Stone City. ”

He Jingying frowned slightly: "Since Shen Wenji's troops are in Stone City, why is there no battle report?" And if I'm not mistaken, when the first prince was still there, Stone Town was always guarded by the first prince. Later, the first prince fell ill and could only stay in the capital to raise him, and this errand fell on Shen Wenji's head, and he was promoted by King Jingling back then. However, that was because Great Qi had not fought with the Northern Wei Dynasty for a long time. But now that the Northern Wei Dynasty is about to move, it has the intention of attacking, how can it send all the clansmen to the front line of the frontier, but the gateway of Jiankang City is handed over to Shen Wenji to watch? ”

Although He Jingying has become the princess, she has never been accustomed to calling herself "Bengong", and in front of brothers like Cao Jingzhao, who have been born and died together, she is even more accustomed to calling herself "I".

Cao Jingzhao followed Xiao Zhaoye's side, and he understood these situations: "In the deployment of the front line, King Anlu asked for war by himself, and the rest of King Jingling made a lot of efforts in the court. But General Shen was sent by the emperor himself. ”

Xiao Zijing has always been a good general who deters the north, and at this time, the An army naturally wants to rush to the front line. Then Xiao Ziqing and Xiao Zhaoxiu were deployed by Xiao Ziliang in order to weaken the power of the East Palace. If it weren't for Xiao Zhaowen's imminent wedding, and the war between the north and the south had not yet reached the point of tension, otherwise Xiao Zhaowen would probably have gone to the front line.

He Jingying frowned and said, "Didn't His Highness make arrangements for his own people?" ”

Cao Jingzhao was stunned.

Without waiting for Cao Jingzhao to answer, He Jingying also reacted, Xiao Ziliang's west mansion is dominated by civil servants, and in the military generals' faction, Wang Jingze is the most talkable. Wang Jing is noble, although he is very important, but it is impossible to go to the battlefield at such an age.

It's just Shen Wenji...... He Jingying is in the harem, and she can't get the news of the previous dynasty first-hand, but she still feels that the arrangement for Shen Wenji is unreasonable.

Although Shen Wenji is also a good general, whether it is military merits or prestige in the army, I am afraid that even Xiao Ziqing is inferior. What's more, even if Xiao Ziqing has a reason to go to Yingzhou, but in Beijing, both Xiao Zhaowen and Xiao Zilun are more suitable candidates than Shen Wenji. Could it be that for guarding the door of Jiankang, the emperor does not believe in his son, but believes in this general who was almost accused of being a spy in the Northern Wei Dynasty?

And He Jingying always felt that Shen Wenji's accumulation of troops in Yin Mountain was inextricably linked with Stone City. What is there in Stone City that must be Shen Wenji?

When she and Xiao Lian explored Stone City before, it was Shen Wenji who gave a secret purpose to build a chariot in Stone City. A thought gradually took shape in He Jingying's mind, what if Shen Wenji was not just a secret chariot in Stone City? Stone Town has a dangerous terrain and many important institutions, which can make it convenient to do many things.

Cao Jingzhao watched He Jingying rub her eyebrows, and stopped talking. Cao Jingzhao wanted to persuade He Jingying not to be sad, but he felt that looking at the military newspaper like this, He Jingying, who did not have flowers and silk as the background, seemed to have really come to life. It seems that the person who disobeyed the saint in the palace, looked for Xiao Zixiang's body in the mass grave, and brought out all the soldiers in danger in the manger with his own strength.

Of course, Cao Jingzhao didn't know the relationship between Xiao Lian and Xiao Zhaoye, but he felt that after moving to the East Palace, the prince he had known had completely changed as if he had changed completely, with more temperament and luxury, but less sincerity, just like a person who grew up in the sun, and was suddenly shrouded in clouds. Of course, he could also see the inappropriateness between Xiao Zhaoye and He Jingying, but he attributed it to a quarrel between the two.

He Jingying asked Cao Jingzhao: "Jingzhao, is Mrs. Qi still in Beijing?" ”

"Mrs. Qi has been preparing in the capital, and only if the Lord Ling has orders, Mrs. Qi can move at any time."

Cao Jingzhao used the "Lord of Orders" to call He Jingying. This identity is instantly changed because of this title. Cao Jingzhao has an official position, he can only follow Xiao Zhaoye in the palace, but Mrs. Qi is different, Mrs. Qi has no official position, and it completely belongs to He Jingying.

Mrs. Qi once told Cao Jingzhao that there was another reason why she was willing to follow He Jingying besides Xiao Zixiang's death. He Jingying can allow her, a person who once had ill intentions, to be by her side, and such an open-mindedness is worth following. What's more, if you can single-handedly bring hundreds of people out of the valley under a situation like the one in a manger, such a person also has the ability to make people follow him with peace of mind.

He Jingying said: "I want Mrs. Qi to help me explore the reality of Stone City. ”

"Stone Town?"

He Jingying nodded: "How much do you know about Shen Wenji's previous crimes?" ”

Cao Jingzhao said: "I was just a guard at Zhengyangmen at the time, and I didn't know much, but I heard that General Shen mistakenly let the Northern Wei Dynasty spy enter Stone City, so that the emperor's years of planning fell short. Later, he had to go to the Northern Wei Dynasty and ask to marry Princess Changle. ”

"Not bad. Before Shen Wenji secretly built a chariot in Stone City, the Six Kings of the Northern Wei Dynasty sent someone to steal the chariot blueprints, which was known to His Royal Highness and I in advance, and we went to inform Shen Wenji, but we strayed into the trap of Stone City. He Jingying smiled bitterly: "Actually, it can't be mistaken, but it has nothing to do with the current matter, so there is no need to mention it again." ”

Although Cao Jingzhao didn't know the cause and the future, he vaguely understood what the word "misguided" was.

He Jingying omitted all kinds of details, not because she didn't have doubts about Cao Jingzhao, but because she said too much, it would blur the unclear thoughts in her mind. "I learned by chance that Shen Wenji had amassed troops somewhere. I wonder if that place is actually Stone Town. ”

Cao Jingzhao said: "Soldiers? Is he going to do the opposite? Still in Stone Town? Just on the edge of Jiankang City, under the emperor's nose? How is this possible? ”

He Jingying: "If someone helps, it is impossible, after Shen Wenji was convicted and returned to Jingsi, the guards of Stone City were managed by Wang Rong." During this time, it is very likely that Wang Rong has deployed something in Stone City. However, now that Stone Town has returned to Shen Wenji's hands, Shen Wenji has not mentioned any problems with Stone Town, indicating that Wang Rong and Shen Wenji are in the same group. Shen Wenji and His Royal Highness surrendered to sincerity, it seems that the sincerity is really not enough. ”

Cao Jingzhao was puzzled: "But Shen Wenji was personally appointed by the emperor, if Shen Wenji has wolf ambitions, how could the emperor let such a person guard the gate of the capital?" ”

He Jingying leisurely picked up the wolf hair that Xiao Zhaoye said, and knocked on the table with the pen one by one: "Shen Wenji is a general, and the position of general is different from Wenchen, and he can't earn it without some real materials." But Shen Wenji's military exploits are not prominent, which means that his exploits are not on the battlefield. If I'm not mistaken, Shen Wenji once served as the director of the Ministry of Works? ”

Cao Jingzhao was puzzled: "What does this have to do with Stone City?" ”

He Jingying said calmly: "Stone City was secretly building chariots before, and there may be more than chariots made secretly, maybe there are other things, this is the reason why the emperor let Shen Wenji return to Stone City." It would be fine if Shen Wenji was only ordered to make things in Stone Town, but if he had other thoughts, Stone Town would be a good place for Tibetans. I remember the last time I went to Stone Town, I ran through most of the city in the middle of the night, and even broke into the barracks, and although I saw half of the drawings, I didn't see any chariots. The production of vehicles will not be motionless at all, and will require a large open space. Although I don't know what Shen Wenji did in Stone City, it at least shows that there are other organs in Stone City, where chariots can be hidden, and people can also be hidden. ”

There was another layer of thought, He Jingying didn't say it. If Shen Wenji's military affairs are true, the purpose is definitely not to the Northern Wei Dynasty, but to plan the affairs of Beijing, and if you want to start an incident in Beijing, Stone Town is the best place.

Gongzi Yu gave Shen Wenji's letter to himself, it was impossible for him to sell him information. It must be that after seeing the information, he did something to make the Northern Wei Dynasty profitable. Now it seems that the most likely thing that will directly benefit the Northern Wei Dynasty is the civil strife in the Southern Qi Dynasty. Shen Wenji is the key.

If it is a civil strife, it must be inseparable from the supreme position, no matter who wants to do it, grab the position of the prince or directly force the palace to rebel, they will bear the brunt. Now under the dragon chair of the Golden Luan Palace, they who are on the throne of the Taisun are afraid that they will be used to sacrifice the flag. Only by figuring out the situation in the capital can we know what kind of situation it is, otherwise we will always be dragged away by others if we are in the light and the enemy is in the dark.

Cao Jingzhao asked, "Then I'll go and ask Mrs. Qi to prepare now?" ”

He Jingying thought about it, and suddenly changed her mind: "You ask Mrs. Qi to prepare and meet me tonight." Think of a way to get me out of the palace tonight. ”

Cao Jingzhao exclaimed: "You want to go by yourself?" But you're pregnant. ”

"There are many institutions in Stone City, and I am afraid that it will be dangerous for Mrs. Qi to go by herself, I have been there once, and I will be better with her."

Cao Jingzhao shook his head and said, "Concubine Taisun, I'm afraid that Mrs. Qi won't agree to you like this." ”

He Jingying looked at Cao Jingzhao and raised her eyebrows. What she is going to do, when will it be his turn to agree with Mrs. Qi?

Cao Jingzhao's face was dumbfounded. This concubine is okay on weekdays, but occasionally becoming serious will give him an invisible sense of oppression. Cao Jingzhao said cautiously: "Concubine Taisun, if you really want to go, then I'll go with you, right?" Otherwise, let His Royal Highness the Taisun know, I guess I'm dead......"

He Jingying nodded, and agreed.

Cao Jingzhao relieved his heart and walked out of the East Palace.

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