After lunch, Hua Yan called An Seventeen and asked him to take his own handwritten letter to Lingnan.

An Qiqi looked left and right, Yun Chi was not in the house, he seemed to be a thief, the cat leaned close to Hua Yan, shook the sealed letterhead and whispered, "Young master, you let me go to Lingnan to deliver a letter to Yun Rang?" Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know? ”

Hua Yan glared at him, slapped him on the head, and slapped him hard, "What do you say?" ”

She doesn't have the strength now, even if she strikes hard and hits An Seventeen's head, she doesn't have much strength.

An Qiqi naturally didn't feel the pain, and smiled, "Young master, my head is hard, you are careful that your hands hurt." ”

Hua Yan's hand really hurt, withdrew his hand, twisted his ear instead, and said viciously, "Betraying the master, can you bear it?" ”

An Qiqi immediately accepted the laughter, lowered his face, and screamed, "Young master, your subordinates are merciful...... Hurt...... It hurts, sister seventeen...... Don't screw it...... Good sister, I was wrong, I was really wrong, I don't dare anymore. ”

Hua Yan let go of her hand hatefully, "Old things, what are you shaking for me?" Does it seem like you know more? ”

An Qiqi rubbed his reddened ears and explained with a look of regret, "That day, I accidentally slipped my mouth, and when I remembered that His Highness was still around, it was too late......"

Hua Yan snorted, "There will be a next time, see if I can't spare you." ”

Where does An Seventeen dare to have a next time? His ears were almost screwed off this time, but he didn't dare to hide, if he did, don't look at the young master now that he has no strength, but there is also a way to clean him up, it must be more ruthless than twisting his ears.

He didn't dare to provoke Hua Yan, and whispered, "Qingyuan City is too far away from Lingnan, the young master sent me to deliver a letter to Yun Rang, and I won't be able to come back for a while, Gongzi instructed, I must follow you, the palace banquet is hijacked, I will be guilty of dereliction of duty, and now I will leave again......" He paused, and asked tentatively, "Can you send someone else?" ”

"I was kidnapped at the palace banquet, I don't blame you, it's really Su Zi's folded look too similar, almost seamless. No one could have imagined it. Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is by my side, you can only go with confidence. Hua Yan looked at him and said seriously, "This time, it's not just as simple as letting you send a letter." ”

An Qiqi looked at Hua Yan and asked solemnly, "Does the young master have something else that I have to explain?" ”

"Hmm." Hua Yan nodded, and discussed with Yun Chi and asked An Seventeen to go with her letter to help Yun Rang prevent Su Zizhi from succeeding in his plan with the King of Lingnan.

An Qiqi thought that this was really a big deal, and immediately put the letter into his arms, "You and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, have been staying in this Qingyuan City?" After the words fell, he said, "I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of just in case, I still think that the young master is pregnant, your health is slightly better, and it is better to return to Beijing as soon as possible." After all, as you get older, if you start a war, you can't bear it. ”

Hua Yan naturally also considered this and nodded, "Let's wait for Yun Xuan to come back, and according to his news, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will discuss with me to decide." After saying that, she sighed, "Indeed, as you said, the months are getting bigger, and I can't take any more risks." This is indeed not a place for me to stay. ”

"The young master has a plan, you sent me, don't send the sixteenth brother away, you must let him follow you." An Qiqian admonished, "Hello, everyone." ”

Hua Yan thought deeply, "You can go with confidence, if I leave here, Su Qingfeng's army should not withdraw for a short time, I want to leave the sixteenth to Su Qingfeng, I am afraid that once the war starts, Su Qingfeng lacks the experience on the real battlefield and can't bear it." ”

An Seventeen suddenly became anxious, "Then there will be no one around you!" ”

"How could there be no one? There are the secret guards of the Hua family, and there are also the secret guards of His Royal Highness the Prince. Hua Yan reached out and patted him on the shoulder, "I won't let myself have another accident, eat a trench and grow wise, this time, I have learned a lesson, and I will arrange someone to protect it, don't worry." ”

An Qiqi was actually not very relieved, but thinking about it this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was afraid that he was more cautious, since the young master said so, he had to leave, so he could only nod.

So, the two of them sorted out the Lingnan Wangfu and Yunrang, as well as the established arrangements and possible situations. An hour later, An Seventeen set off and left Qingyuan City.

On the day An XVII left, Yun Xuan returned to Yun Chi with a few people.

The news that Yun Xuan came back from the investigation was that Qingfeng Mountain also had 300,000 soldiers and horses, although they could not be compared with the soldiers and horses of Jiuhuan Mountain, but they were all elite soldiers and strong generals, not much worse.

At the same time, he also brought back a piece of news, Su Zizhi had learned the news that 200,000 soldiers and horses in Wumeng Mountain had been lost, and in anger, he planned to transfer the soldiers of Fengshan and the soldiers of Jiuhuan Mountain to one place, play the banner of Houliang, and come to attack Qingyuan City.

After hearing this, Yun Chi turned his head to look at Hua Yan and said to her gently, "Su Zizhen has a plan, will he really come to attack Qingyuan City?" ”

Hua Yan pondered for a moment and shook his head, "He was angry for a while, and it is not surprising that he has this intention, but it may not really come." Order someone to pay close attention to the movement of Jiuhuan Mountain! I'm still more inclined to him to use the Lingnan curve to plan. ”

Yun Chi nodded, "I don't know if you can send An Seventeen in time." If you can't catch up, take it as the worst plan. ”

Hua Yan woke up, "Yes, when Su Zizhen said it that day, he obviously had already moved, and now a few days have passed, and he will go to seventeen, maybe it is really a step late." Or, as I guessed earlier, they were all thinking on the bright side, and if it really got to the worst......" After speaking, she sighed, "I only know about Yun Rang for a few days in the past, and I really don't dare to pack tickets for him to make any changes." ”

She said and thought, looked at Yun Chi, and said to him, "Why don't we gamble?" ”

"How to bet?" Yun Chi asked.

"Just bet on what I said, Su Zizhi may not attack Qingyuan City, let's leave for Beijing as soon as possible! Leave Su Qingfeng and Sixteen in Qingyuan City with 500,000 soldiers and horses, just in case. ”

Yun Chi looked at her, "Your body, you need to cultivate for a few more days, Dr. Han said at least half a month." ”

Hua Yan shook her head, "I know my own body, the carriage is more comfortable, all the way to the official road, there are not many bumps, it can be rushed, lying on the bed is not much different from lying in the carriage, just walk slower." You call yourself sick and don't go to the court, secretly go out of Beijing to save me, the civil and military officials don't know yet, once the news of you here spreads, after the civil and military officials know, I'm afraid that the people will be panicked, An Shuli will be under great pressure in the court, he will not be able to pay homage to the head of the court for a short time, under the anxiety, even if he can hold on, it will inevitably fluctuate, and after all, the Lingnan Royal Mansion involves the royal family, and An Shuli can bear it, because of Ye Lanying's matter, the world knows it, I'm afraid that everyone in the world is watching how you deal with it, this matter can't be dealt with unless you return to the court, and ...... else"

Hua Yan touched her lower abdomen and paused, "Compared to here, it is still safe in Beijing, I don't want our children to have any more accidents, it is better to go back to Beijing to have a safe birth." If I go back to Beijing by myself, you will definitely not be at ease, so let's go back to Beijing together. ”

Yun Chi nodded, "That's natural, if you go back to Beijing by yourself, I'm naturally not at ease." The words fell, and said, "According to what you said, we will leave for Beijing tomorrow, leaving Su Qingfeng and An Sixteen here, and I will return to Beijing to deal with the affairs of the Lingnan Palace, and I will also urge the military department to prepare grain and grass. ”

Hua Yan bowed his head, "To deal with Su Zizhen, don't be in a hurry, and you can't be in a hurry." The words fell, and said praisefully, "Fortunately, before you saved me, you took 200,000 soldiers and horses from him, otherwise, with his strong troops, I don't dare to bet, he has that confidence, he will definitely lead the army to Qingyuan City at this time, and there is no need to lose 200,000 soldiers and horses, and rely on the king of Lingnan." ”

Yun Chi lowered his eyes, "In the final analysis, it is still the failure of the imperial court, and I have failed, in the five years since I was in charge of the country, I have not found that there are so many soldiers and horses raised on the wasteland." Bei'an City privately increased taxes, and all those granaries were transported to the wasteland mountains to raise private soldiers. Think about it, how many soldiers and horses did the people of Southern Chu raise for taxes? 800,000 in the southwest, 300,000 in Bei'ancheng, 300,000 in the Jinglu Soldiers and Horses Battalion, plus the soldiers and horses of the Five Cities, the Imperial Forest Army, and the Praetorian Guard, only the imperial court raised 1.5 million, and now Su Zizhen has raised 800,000 soldiers and horses. Counted together, 2.3 million, the Lingnan Royal Mansion must also have private soldiers, I am afraid it is not less than 200,000. There are also various states, counties, and counties, three or two thousand soldiers and horses, combined, the entire Southern Chu, I am afraid that there are two million or seven hundred thousand soldiers and horses. Raising troops is already a lot of loss, and it is really not easy for Nanchu to be able to maintain the surface of peace now. ”

Hua Yan listened to Yun Chi's calculations, not that she didn't know, she was really shocked, she sighed, "Originally, the imperial court raised soldiers, but only one million, but unfortunately, last year because of the turmoil in the southwest, the army must be raised, and now because of Su Zizhi, the soldiers must be raised, and this battle must be fought, and it is helpless." After solving the Su Zi fold and the world is peaceful, you can reduce the number of soldiers, release the troops to farm, don't worry, take your time. ”

Yun Chi bowed his head and sighed lightly, "I can only take my time, I am tired of you and me carrying the world together." ”

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The eighth day of deposit~