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"There is no need for this, I have Zhao Qian and a few of them here, as well as the Praetorian Guard. Let's go and see who is leading the army of the Lin family and the Li family this time. ”

"Obey."

The two of them bowed and retreated.

One after another reports continued to enter the palace, and the Lin family and the Li family were mobilizing all their troops and horses to gather in Jian'an City, intending to take Jian'an City in one fell swoop.

The rebellious army that took advantage of the chaos to attack Jian'an City last night quickly retreated, was pursued by Kang Yuanbang, was intercepted by men and horses everywhere, and the corpses that were left all the way back with heavy damage.

The Lin family only gathered some local rabble to attack the city this time, but the Li family sent elite troops, which were well arranged when they retreated, and there were not too many losses.

The Li family holds the power of the army, and in Xuanyuan Yan's opinion, the threat of the Li family is much greater than that of the Lin family.

The early dynasty was canceled, because of last night's turmoil, Xuanyuan Yan ordered all the ministries to clean up the city of Jian'an and arrange important city defense.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?"

Seeing Xuanyuan Yan get up, Ye Ruoxi grabbed Xuanyuan Yan's arm and rubbed it into Xuanyuan Yan's arms.

"I'm not at ease here, go to the city to have a look, comfort the soldiers who defend the city, and just rest and sleep here."

"I'm going with you."

"After tossing all night last night, you should be tired, stay and rest."

"No, I'm not at ease to let someone go, either take me with you, or don't go."

Xuanyuan Yan glared: "Is this a threat to me?" ”

Ye Ruoxi weakly hugged one of Xuanyuan Yan's arms: "Take me with you, I won't feel at ease when I'm not around, people haven't slept well these nights." ”

Everyone lowered their heads and snickered, Niangniang's trick was ruthless enough.

Xuanyuan Yan was helpless, grabbed Ye Ruoxi and put a fox fur on Ye Ruoxi: "Bring your weapons, don't miss anything, let's go." ”

The group went out of the palace and rode straight to the city gate, and the news that the emperor and the mother personally came to comfort the soldiers guarding the city spread quickly, and the soldiers were all excited, and they all wanted to see the emperor and the lady they admired with their own eyes.

Xuanyuan Yan took Ye Ruoxi to inspect the city gates everywhere, condolences to the soldiers who defended the city and cleared the rebellious party in the city. At this time, the city of Jian'an was strictly banned, and the main roads everywhere were guarded by soldiers, and the ranks of the rebellious parties were closely searched.

Kang Yuanyuan heard that the emperor had left the palace in person, so he had to come over in person to protect Xuanyuan Yan.

"Ning Yuan, these chaotic parties are making trouble and attacking Jian'an City, will there be anything wrong with the Imperial Mausoleum?"

Kang Yuanyuan thought for a while: "Your Majesty, the rebellious party came to attack Jian'an City in a hurry, and the minister received the news very early that someone was making trouble outside the city, and the imperial tomb was not close to here, so he should have also received the news." What's more, with these chaotic parties, they don't dare to disturb the mausoleum of the first emperor. ”

"I'm worried about my father-in-law."

"These people can't trap my father, and the emperor doesn't need to worry."

"Yes."

Xuanyuan Yan was slightly relieved and walked to the head of the city

Looking into the distance, Kang Yuanbang received the news that the emperor had come in person, and hurriedly came to greet him with the generals who were guarding the city.

"Your Majesty, why did you come here in person."

The worship ceremony was over, Kang Yuanbang was left behind, and the other soldiers went to garrison the city.

"Can't I come and have a look? Did the Red Devil and Bijiao go out of town? ”

"Yes, the two of them went out to find out the enemy's situation, and these rabble are not a problem. The elite soldiers of the Li family are quite worried about the ministers, the Lin family is too crazy, there are already internal fights, and some people are dissatisfied with the arbitrariness and madness of the Lin family, and a lot of things have happened. ”

"It is necessary to clear them as soon as possible, last night they dared to attack Jian'an City and attack the palace, how could I let them go. There must be no mistake in purging and suppressing the chaotic party in all localities. Wherever the rebel army passes from or occupies, the local officials dare to flee from the battle, and there will be no mercy! ”

"Yes."

Kang Yuanbang agreed, full of worry: "Your Majesty, what Ling Chen is most worried about is not the Lin family, but the Li family. ”

"Father-in-law, still refusing to come back without news?"

Kang Yuanbang and Kang Yuanyuan both bowed their heads and were silent.

"Report, emergency military intelligence ......"

Several fast horses galloped from outside the city to the city gates, and shouted loudly.

They were inspected and the gates were opened, and they were let in.

When the messenger arrived at the city, he found that the emperor was there, and hurriedly knelt down to pay homage and returned: "Your Majesty, the Lin family has gathered 100,000 troops, united with the 50,000 troops of the Li family, and is attacking Lin'an City. ”

Xuanyuan Yan raised his eyebrows, Lin'an City is the gateway to Jian'an City, if Lin'an is captured, he can wave his troops to attack Jian'an. The Lin family and the Li family joined forces, and Lin'an City was in danger.

The military intelligence report kept coming back, mixed joys and sorrows, and the divisions of King Qin from all over the country all asked to come and suppress the rebellious army King Qinwang. Where the Lin family was in turmoil, the military and civilians from all over the country also worked together to resist the Lin family.

Because of the madness of the Lin family, they forced civilians and soldiers to rebel with them, stirring up civil uprisings in various places. Everywhere the Lin family passed, the old and weak were killed, and the women were plundered into the army for those soldiers to ravage and vent to death.

The young and able-bodied were forced to be cannon fodder or to do things for them, and their belongings, food, and grass were plundered.

These have greatly aroused the disgust of all places, and they would rather fight to the death with the Lin family than surrender, the holy decree has already been issued, and all those who temporarily belong to the thieves, those who are persecuted abandon the darkness and turn to the light, those who provide anti-thieves, and those who kill the anti-thieves, all sins will be forgiven.

Anyone who attaches himself to the rebel thief and wholeheartedly assists and follows the rebel to rebel will be punished by the Nine Clans!

Xuanyuan Yan's holy decree is to divide the Lin family, after all, the Lin family is not like the Li family who led the army to rebel, and privately raised a lot of private troops, most of them are rogue bandits gathered from all over the country, and only a few of them are private troops.

"Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon's body and go back to the palace to rest. It is the fault of the ministers to worry the emperor, and he failed to clear this generation in time, so that the emperor himself came forward

Come, the sin deserves death. ”

Kang Yuanbang knelt in front of Xuanyuan Yan and implored Xuanyuan Yan to return to the palace to rest.

Xuanyuan Yan knew that his stay here would worry everyone, so he could only turn around and go back to the palace.

The secret report secretly passed from the hands of the inner servant to Xuanyuan Yan's hands, Xuanyuan Yan did not open it, sent Ye Ruoxi back to the dormitory, let Ye Ruoxi rest, and turned around and went to the water pavilion to wait for news.

When he arrived at the water pavilion, he opened the secret report, looked at it a few times, and threw it into the charcoal brazier to burn it.

Zhao Qian stood silently and waited, peeking at Xuanyuan Yan's face.

Xuanyuan Yan closed his eyes, he was really tired, and he wanted to sleep, but he couldn't sleep. The chaos of things made his mind unable to calm down. Just over a month after ascending the throne, the Tanglin Kingdom is in turmoil, if someone else sits on the throne, will it be the same?

The secret report just now came back from the Lin family, and the spies planted within the Lin family continuously sent the news of the Lin family to Xuanyuan Yan's hands.

This is Xuanyuan Yan's arrangement, but the time is too short, and the people he arranged to go in have not yet won the trust of the upper echelons of the Lin family, and the news he got is not the most confidential.

The Li family has not been able to insert people in, which makes Xuanyuan Yan a little annoyed.

Ye Ruoxi dealt with Jiao Tao's matter, sent Jiao Tao's body out of the palace, and returned the identity of Jiao Tao's prodigal son, and sent it home for a thick burial, giving it to the family of the peach blossom prodigal son.

She had endless sadness in her heart, the people around her left one by one, Jiao Tao's death made her thrilling, and she didn't dare to think about what would have happened if Jiao Tao had not blocked those hidden weapons and swords for Xuanyuan Yan at that time.

In the future, she should not have any more conflicts with the big demon, this time is the most difficult time for the big demon, and she wants to help the big demon.

"Mother, secret report."

The secret report was also sent to Ye Ruoxi's hands, and using the Shen Tiemu Order in her hand, the power of the Xi family secretly spread the news for her. She didn't want to control these forces, she just wanted them to send all kinds of news to her as soon as possible. Whatever Kang Yuanbang and Kang Yuanyuan know, she must know.

"Urgent military situation, Lin'an City has been breached!"

Xuanyuan Yan suddenly clenched his fists, and the latest urgent secret report on the military situation, Lin'an City was breached, and Jian'an City was exposed in front of the Lin family and the Li family's united army of more than 200,000 troops! Lin'an, the gateway to Jian'an, Kyoto, Tanglin Kingdom, Lin'an was captured, and troops can be waved directly to attack Jian'an from land and water, and it is only more than 200 miles between Lin'an and Jian'an, and there is no strong city to defend, which can stop the army of the Lin family and the Li family.

If the two families are separated, they can be broken separately, but once they are united, it will be difficult to stop.

For a distance of more than 200 miles, the cavalry can reach it in more than half a day, and the infantry can also arrive in two days on a rapid march. Attack on Jian'an from Jinshui, waterway one

You can also rush to Jian'an City on the same day.

The crisis came suddenly, and at this moment this news has not yet been known to the courtiers and people of Jian'an City, but this news can not be concealed for long, once the news is

The people of Jian'an City knew that panic would spread.

Xuanyuan Yan closed his eyes and clenched his fists tightly, in the end, it was still messy.

There has been no civil war in the Tanglin Kingdom for many years, only some wars on the border, which have been stable for decades.

Especially in the more than 20 years since Gong Qingtian ascended the throne, the country has been rich and the people have been strong, rich and stable.

"Father, what is it for? Father, the sons are far inferior to your father, when you are here, even if you are terminally ill and can't afford to be seriously ill, those people don't dare to move. Erchen has just been on the throne for just over a month, and he has caused such a big chaos, and Erchen is ashamed of his father. ”

Xuanyuan Yan whispered, and guilt rose from the bottom of his heart.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang is here."

Zhao Qian said in a low voice.

Xuanyuan Yan opened his eyes, his face returned to calm, and there was no expression on his cold face, covering all his worries and other emotions with a thin layer of frost.

"Let her in."

"The Emperor's ......"

Ye Ruoxi walked in, a little hesitant, should I salute him?

Xuanyuan Yan stretched out his hand, Zhao Qian retreated, Ye Ruoxi put his hand on Xuanyuan Yan's palm, observed Xuanyuan Yan's expression, and rubbed it into Xuanyuan Yan's arms.

"Why didn't you go to rest?"

"I can't sleep, the emperor should know, right?"

Xuanyuan Yan paused for a moment: "What do you know?" ”

"Lin'an's business."

"Got it? So fast. ”

"Don't be suspicious, okay? I have the Shen Tiemu order given to me by my father in my hand, and I can command the people of the Xi family to do things for me, I don't believe this news and don't know. ”

"I just learned."

"Isn't the loss of Lin'an serious?"

"Nothing, Jian'an City is still there, I am ready to summon Ye Piaoling back, those rabble are not the opponents of the East China Sea border army."

Xuanyuan Yan sighed secretly in his heart, he still had to summon the East China Sea border army back to King Qin.

"Lin'an is not far from Jian'an City, summoning Ye Piaoling back from the East China Sea, I'm afraid it's too late, right?"

"It doesn't matter, Jian'an City is not something that can be captured in one day or two, there is a wise and divine force, there is no last resort, the queen who uses soldiers like a god is here, and Jian'an City is solid."

Xuanyuan Yan laughed, and Ye Ruoxi saw his worry and exhaustion in Xuanyuan Yan's eyes.

"My father's old fox, don't you have any news yet?"

Xuanyuan Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, Ye Tianqing should have known the news of Lin'an's loss, and he knew it earlier than him. That right minister, his father-in-law, is still in the imperial tomb at the moment?

"Ruoxi, good reminder, I should immediately send someone to see what my father-in-law is doing."

"The defense of Jian'an City should be well arranged, and outside Jian'an City, more arrangements should be made to stop the rebels."

"These will be arranged, does Ruoxi have any good ideas?"

Ye Ruoxi smiled, she had very

Many ideas, from Lin'an to Jian'an City's map, she studied for a while.

"I have some ideas, but I'm not good at arranging troops, I just provide ideas, how to do it is feasible, and people who are proficient in these need to do it."

"I will gather a few ministers to come and discuss and share my thoughts."

Not long after, the Kang Yuanbang brothers, Tie Mingxiong and several other generals were summoned to the palace to study countermeasures.

The loss of Lin'an City was too serious, and everyone was solemn, Xuanyuan Yan and Ye Ruoxi studied with everyone how to deal with the rebels. Several ministers did not have any objections because of Ye Ruoxi's participation in military affairs, and they had already heard about this lady's actions in the East China Sea and wanted to see what Ye Ruoxi was capable of.

"Your Majesty, all over the country have asked to raise troops to Jian'an to clear the rebels and King Qin, please ask the emperor to decide."

Kang Yuanyuan returned, and the eyes of several generals fell on the emperor, and the ministers all knew about the matter of asking troops to come to Jian'an Qinwang from all over the country, and they just waited for the emperor's decree.

"Spread my will, and order the soldiers from all over the country to clear out the rebels on the spot, and not to act rashly. It is enough to order the soldiers from all over the state capital within 100 miles of Jian'an and Lin'an to attack and suppress the rebels in Lin'an. The soldiers in other places were far away from Jian'an City, and let them each strengthen their garrison. ”

"Yes, I obey."

Kang Yuanbang and Kang Yuanyuan glanced at each other, this question is also a test for the emperor, to see if the emperor is calm enough to make the most correct decision.

Xuanyuan Yan's decision made them very satisfied.

After a long time, the research and discussion were completed, Xuanyuan Yan left the two Kang Yuanbang brothers, and the other generals retired to arrange.

"Father-in-law, there is no news yet? Now my father-in-law is still staying in the imperial mausoleum? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister sent someone to spread the news, but it has not yet been rewarded."

Xuanyuan Yan stared out for a long time, what was the right minister thinking?

"The matter of Lin'an can't be concealed for a long time, although this matter has been arranged, but there are many inappropriateness. The Lin family now has an army of 200,000, and although the Li family's army is small, it is much more refined than the Lin family, and they are all elite soldiers. No, the army of the Tanglin Kingdom will follow the Li family to make trouble. Among those people, are they all willing to rebel and support the second prince? ”

"Your Majesty, there are many doubts in this matter, although the Li family has been in control of the army for a long time, it should not be that those soldiers follow the Li family to make trouble, and the minister is investigating this matter."

"Red Devil and Bijiao went out of the city, what news did they bring back?"

"The Lin family is gathering heavy troops, in fact, most of them are rabble, and bandits from all over the country are gathered together with the intention of causing chaos. The three princes are now in their army, intending to promote the three princes as the new monarch and attack Jian'an. The Li family, standing still, is also gathering all the troops to the vicinity of Lin'an, and the second prince is in the hands of the Li family. ”

"The two princes, the Lin family and the Li family, both want to support their masters, and there is something to do in this matter. If you can

Tease the two of them to fight among themselves, which can save most of the strength. ”

"Emperor Shengming, this matter is ongoing, but it is not easy for the Li family to insert people. The Li family had been stationed in northern Xinjiang before, and they didn't want to join the Lin family to rebel together. ”

Xuanyuan Yan was silent, there are contradictions that are about to erupt, but neither the Lin family nor the Li family are stupid people, so it is difficult to say when the contradictions will erupt.

Perhaps, they all understand that if they do not unite and conflict with each other, they will bring about their own destruction, so they must temporarily join forces and attack Jian'an City together, and only after mastering Jian'an City will they conflict again and divide their interests.

He is not very optimistic about the Lin family, the people of the Lin family are too crazy, and most of his subordinates defect to them everywhere, gathering together for fame and profit, which can be said to be a real rabble.

There are not many private armies and elites belonging to the Lin family, and such forces are temporarily combined because of interests, which is the most unstable.

The Li family is the existence that Xuanyuan Yan fears.

"The border army of the East China Sea, do you want to call it back?"

Xuanyuan Yan looked at the Xi family brothers and asked.

"Emperor Qiqi, the Lin family secretly fornicated with pirates, and fornicated with the rogue pirates of Risheng Kingdom, gave them a large number of gold and silver weapons, and let these people attack Donghai County and plunder frantically at sea. There are also people in the Lin family who are involved, intending to make the border army in the East China Sea have no time to go back and forth to aid Jian'an. ”

"How to deal with this matter?"

"Some of the East China Sea border troops can be transferred back, please make an order immediately."

Xuanyuan Yan hesitated, once the border troops in the East China Sea were transferred, the situation would reach the most critical and irreparable level. He remembered that his father had left a last word that the border troops in the East China Sea should not be easily mobilized and left.

He was worried that Risheng Kingdom had submitted a letter of surrender and sent tribute and compensation, enriching the treasury of Tanglin Kingdom. Those are only part of it, and Risheng Kingdom wants to raise compensation and tribute under the pretext of weak national strength, I am afraid that it is just watching the turmoil of Tanglin Kingdom and watching.

"I remember, the soldiers of the Risheng Kingdom are still detained in Donghai County, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, those people are still detained in Donghai County, and the disabled have been brought back by Rishengguo, and the rest are doing hard labor under the custody of the Donghai border army."

"Ning Yuan, send a letter to Rishengguo, the sea is not peaceful for a day, I will use these captives of Rishengguo to be the vanguard to attack Lin'an, and garrison Jian'an City for me until there is no one left!"

(End of chapter)

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