North of the Yellow River, Wanli Plain.

If it was in the past, the spring was late, and there must have been dots of greenery everywhere. But now, on the field, only the fields that were trampled under the iron hooves of the Lu State are left, and the villages that have been burned down by the Lu State.

It is the closest city to the capital in Kyushu in the north, and the four-meter-wide moat firmly encircles the city in the middle, and the city gate is heavily arranged. Outside the city walls, the heavy snow of the previous year covered everything, and the starvation inside and outside the city walls had been cleared, and nothing could be seen except for the dead and broken houses

The territory of the original Yu Kingdom was divided equally between the Great Yan and the Lu Kingdom, but the Great Yan was still used to calling the northern land Kyushu, not the northern eleven states. In this raid, Lu took the lead in annexing the three states of the original Yu State, and then led his troops to the south, burning and looting all the way to the bank of the Yellow River. Among Kyushu, only the southerner provinces of Zhuzhou, Guanzhou, and Wuzhou were not damaged.

"Miss, this is a letter sent by Madame." Xiao Lu walked in from outside the door and handed her a letter.

After the war in the north, Xu Liuzhou was named the marshal of the expedition to the north, led 100,000 elite soldiers, crossed the Yellow River, and fought against the Lu State on the border. Because the Lu State only raided and plundered, and did not intend to occupy the land, the two armies had only fought a few battles in a small area in the past month.

Xu Liuzhou naturally adopted the whole into zero, although the land of Lu is vast, but they are mainly nomalist, the population is not as large as Dayan, and the northern Kyushu just happened to experience a drought and a snow disaster, even if it is robbed, it is just an empty space. In this way, they have only one purpose, to trade.

Xu Han glanced at the inner space on the letter, his brows suddenly furrowed, and his face was a little solemn.

"Miss, what did Madame say in the letter?" Xiao Lu saw that his master's face changed suddenly, and he couldn't help asking.

Xu Han put down the letter in his hand and said, "Lu Guo wants to marry us." ”

"What?" Xiao Lu was taken aback, "Madame won the battle, why did Lu Guo dare to make such a request?" ”

"It's a decision made by the imperial court." Xu Han sighed, unwilling to explain further.

It didn't take long for Sun Mei, who heard the news, to run in, and when he saw Xu Han sitting there, he angrily pulled a stool beside her, raised his head and drank the tea on the table, and then wiped his mouth and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

Xu Han glanced at her: "What to do?" ”

"This time, it is clear that someone is targeting His Highness, are you just standing idly by? Are you willing? Are you at ease? "Sun Mei already knew about Xie? The kind of inexplicable relationship between him and Xu Han, so as soon as he heard the envoy sent by Lu Guo to negotiate just now, he asked to marry Xie? When he was angry, he didn't care about anything, so he ran towards Xu's house.

A month ago, after their group arrived in Zhuzhou with the materials for the disaster, they hurriedly distributed the materials and resettled the victims.

In this month, the snow covering the earth has long melted, tender green emerges from the ground, and the war between Xu Liuzhou and Lu has also been victorious, and the people who have suffered from the snow disaster have returned to their fields and started a new round of farming.

With any luck, in another three months, the sweet potatoes they planted will be ready to be harvested. There is no need to accept the help of the imperial court. Wheat is grown in the northland, but sweet potatoes are also planted in order to make a belly. Sweet potatoes are not only highly yielding, but they can also be eaten as a staple food, and are extremely common throughout Dayan.

Just a few days ago, the imperial court issued a document, Chen Guangwen was meritorious in the rescue, and was promoted to the state order of Zhuzhou, and the original state order of Zhuzhou was transferred back to the capital. was promoted together, as well as Sun Mei. She was transferred to the city defense of Zhuzhou, and took a group of martial women to practice and patrol every day.

Today happened to be on duty, and only then did I receive the defeat of the Lu State and sent an envoy to negotiate. As soon as he heard that he was here to ask for a marriage to the Third Highness, he immediately didn't care about anything, and rode a fast horse and rushed straight towards Xu's house.

"What are you excited about?" Xu Han said lightly, "With me, who dares to marry?" Come one, I'll kill one, come one, I'll kill one! ”

She said very plainly, but Sun Mei was stunned to hear the ruthlessness here.

She patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, if you can't kill you, I will definitely fight you!" ”

At this time, in the palace of the capital, Xie? He was sitting on the throne coldly. This seat could only be sat by Jiang Qi, but Jiang Qi is now in class with Zhong Changyan in the imperial study, even if Jiang Qi is here? The entire palace, even the entire Dayan, who can stop him if he wants to?

"It seems that His Highness has already thought of a countermeasure." Lu Huan raised his eyelids and glanced at him, his tone was light.

Thank? picked his fingers, stroked the lid of the dragon pattern cup with his thumb, his expression did not move, and he only lifted his mouth: "Lu Guoxiao is small, what are you afraid of?" ”

Su Dingqing's old fox rolled his eyes, suddenly wiped his old face, and fell to his knees wailing: "Your Highness! They Lu Guo is simply a villain! I ran away when I hit it, and I took advantage of the disasters in my northern land to fight. If we let them go like this, then what face will we have to face the people of the Northland in the future? How should we deal with the people who died tragically at their hands?! ”

Thank? As soon as the lid of the cup was lifted, only to hear a crisp sound of "ding", the lid of the cup that was lifted turned around on the table, and then slowly stopped. This crisp sound stopped Su Dingqing's wailing in an instant, and this time, the roots of his ears were clean.

"I heard that Chen Yanli has been writing advice at home for days and days recently, I don't know what you plan to do with her?" Thank? Suddenly, the words changed, squinting and sweeping towards several ministers of the court and the central government standing in the hall, and finally his eyes fell on Su Dingqing.

Su Dingqing suddenly felt a chill all over his body, this feeling is not very good! Chen Yanli's old thing has been dismissed since he committed the taboo of the person above, and to put it nicely, he is at home, but in fact, he just sealed her mouth.

You don't have to think about the reasons for this. And what is the taboo of the person above, no one in the Manchu Dynasty is unclear.

"Your Highness, the minister thinks that Lu Guo is delaying time."

The minister also thought that what Lord Liang said was very true. The country of Nalu has coveted my northern land for a long time, and it is known to the world that it wants to divide the river with my Dayan, and it is true that he wants to marry His Royal Highness, and it is true to seek land! ”

Echoing Liang Mei's words, was he just thanked? Ren Baixin, the secretary of the military department who was promoted.

Liang Mei, the head of the household, was recommended by Su Dingqing, she has just turned thirty-five now, just a young man, although not as determined as the backward Ren Baixin, but she is extremely down-to-earth and steady.

"Your Highness, now that the generalissimo of the expedition to the north is in the northern border, there is a loyal marquis, so there is no need to worry about the war at all. The minister thought that since Lu Guo wanted to delay time, then we would have a good deal with them! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!" As soon as Liang Mei's voice fell, she immediately won the support of several ministers.