Southern Wei Imperial Palace.

In the solemn imperial study, Lin Yixuan was looking up at his father who was sitting in front of the bookcase, listening to him talk about many things that had happened in the Southern Wei Dynasty recently, and the solutions he had given.

Lin Yixuan, who was dressed in court clothes, was called to the imperial study by Gonggong Li beside Emperor Southern Wei before he returned home, he intuitively felt that his father had something to discuss with him, but after coming, Emperor Southern Wei had been talking about some ordinary state affairs.

"Recently, North Vietnam and Western Chu have been at war one after another, and in just a few months, Nalan Night has taken nearly half of the cities in North Vietnam, and North Vietnam is powerless to fight back." Suddenly, the Southern Wei Emperor changed his words and mentioned the war between North Vietnam and Western Chu: "Nalan Ye is so brave and good at fighting, he really deserves to be the god of war of Western Chu." If this continues, I am afraid that not only will North Vietnam be invincible, but even our Southern Wei will be in danger. ”

Lin Yixuan suddenly had an alarm bell in his heart, he didn't know what his father's intention was to suddenly mention this, and he was quite jealous of Nalan Ye when he heard his words, and said softly with relief: "When I was in Western Chu, my son was quite familiar with the King of Chu and the Princess of Chu, and neither husband nor wife were belligerents. If it weren't for the strong invasion of North Vietnam five years ago, and the provocation of North Vietnamese Emperor Han Xun first, the king of Chu would have no intention of sending troops to North Vietnam. ”

Hearing Lin Yixuan speak for Western Chu, Emperor Southern Wei frowned: "Oh? Then, according to the emperor's view, can Xichu swallow North Vietnam in one bite this time? ”

As a monarch, they are most afraid that other countries will be too strong than themselves, so that they will worry that others will raise troops to attack their country at any time. Originally, the four kingdoms checked and balanced each other, but now that Western Chu sent troops to North Vietnam and quickly won several cities, it was inevitable that the Southern Wei Emperor would be worried.

"As far as Erchen knows, when Nalan Ye attacked North Vietnam, he never invaded the people in the city, and it can be seen that he is a good prince who loves the people like a son. If the Beiyue Emperor had lost his way back in time, Western Chu might not have continued to attack Beiyue. ”

provoked a war between the two countries, the most bitter thing was the local people, and Nalan Ye's military discipline was very strict, and there had never been an incident of his subordinates disturbing the people, which made Lin Yixuan even more admired from the bottom of his heart.

Speaking of this, Lin Yixuan deliberately stopped, as the saying goes, "A companion is like a tiger", although he and the emperor are father and son, the emperor has never lacked sons. As a prince, you have to learn to observe words and feelings, if you anger the emperor, maybe you will never have a bright future.

Emperor Southern Wei felt that what he said was reasonable, so he nodded: "Go on." ”

"At this time, if we send troops to aid North Vietnam, it will inevitably offend Western Chu, and with the current situation of North Vietnam, even if we help, he may not be able to turn the situation back. On the contrary, sending troops will inevitably weaken our own combat effectiveness, and if other countries attack at this time, the Southern Wei Dynasty will be in the back of the enemy. If we form an alliance with Western Chu, if a foreign enemy invades him one day, Western Chu will definitely not stand idly by. ”

As he expected, Emperor Southern Wei also took care of it, and as long as he said these things about him, he couldn't pretend to be indifferent. Emperor Southern Wei sat there motionless, only his right finger kept turning the jade wrench on his left thumb, which was a habit of Emperor Southern Wei when thinking.

"I wonder if my father has summoned his second brother recently?" Lin Yixuan felt that it was time for Emperor Southern Wei to know what Lin Xiaochen had done, if it was too long, he was afraid that he would cause some uncontrollable situation for Southern Wei.

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, Emperor Nanwei's brows furrowed again, and his words were a little more unhappy: "If you have something to say, why bother to spit it out." ”

Although he was reprimanded by his father, Lin Yixuan was not annoyed, if he directly said Lin Xiaochen's crimes, he was afraid that as their father, he would have to say that he disregarded brotherhood.

Erchen learned that the second brother had been in close correspondence with Yi Xuan recently, and he had the intention of letting Yi Xuan control the government of North Vietnam. If it goes on like this, I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

I have to say that Lin Xiaochen's ambition is very big, if he is allowed to join forces with Bai Yixuan. Yu privately, Lin Xiaochen and Beiyue got too close, and it was very unfavorable to his position as the crown prince at that time. Yu Gong, once the two of them attack Xi Chu together, with Lin Xiaochen involved, if Xi Chu is angry, it will have a great impact on the entire Southern Wei Dynasty.

When Emperor Southern Wei heard this, he laughed: "Isn't this just right, if Yi Xuan has the ability to become the empress of North Vietnam, when the time comes, when our two countries join forces, do you still need to be afraid of him as a Western Chu!" ”

No matter what, Bai Yixuan has always been the princess of her Southern Wei Dynasty, and if she can control the power of the North Vietnamese dynasty, it will naturally be beneficial to herself. Thinking of this, Emperor Nanwei even had some expectations in his heart, as if he saw the day when Beiyue bowed down to him.

Hearing him say this, Lin Yixuan was suddenly shocked in his heart and secretly thought, could it be that his father also intended to help Bai Yixuan win the position of Beiyue. Thinking of this possibility, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Lin Yixuan's back.

"Father, this move is very inappropriate, even if Yi Xuan is capable, she is only a woman, how can she compete with Nalan Ye. If it succeeds, it's fine, but if it is defeated, Western Chu will inevitably hold a grudge against Southern Wei, and when the time comes, ......"

Without waiting for Lin Yixuan to finish speaking, Emperor Southern Wei took the case: "What? In your heart, our Southern Wei is still afraid of him? ”

Seeing that the Emperor of Southern Wei was about to attack, Lin Yixuan hurriedly stepped forward and clasped his fists with both hands: "Father and Emperor are angry, and the sons and ministers are definitely not afraid of Western Chu, but the war is together, and the people will definitely be in trouble." Now that the general trend of North Vietnam has gone, and Nalan Ye is now like a broken bamboo, if we rashly send troops to help North Vietnam, I am afraid that after he captures North Vietnam, he will raise troops against our Southern Wei. ”

Seeing that his father did not refute him, he continued: "At this time, we only need to hold our troops and let the two countries fight each other, so that no matter which country wins in the end. For the country and the people, we will not have any loss in the Southern Wei Dynasty,"

Lin Yixuan did not advocate war, but only wanted to dispel his father's idea of borrowing troops from North Vietnam to try to form an alliance with North Vietnam. I don't want because of their momentary greed, and the sentient beings of Southern Wei Yunyun will be in dire straits.

Suddenly a little wavering, Emperor Southern Wei felt that after all, he was old, and he was no longer as impulsive and belligerent as when he was young, and he also wanted to spend the following days in peace. If you really send troops, you will provoke your princes and do something rebellious, and you will lose more than you gain.

"I'll think about it again, you can step back first," said Emperor Nanwei waved his hand and let him out.

Since his father didn't want to discuss it anymore, and he couldn't say anything more, Lin Yixuan had to give a salute and leave. The pros and cons of the matter have been analyzed very thoroughly, if the father is obsessed with helping Bai Yixuan to become the empress of North Vietnam, he will be powerless.

Thinking of the person in the distance, Lin Yixuan secretly sighed in his heart, what he can help can only help here, and the result is up to fate.

returned to his prince's mansion, and before he could change into his court clothes, his servant quickly presented a letter: "Your Highness, this is what the servant found on the ground at the door when he just cleaned the study, and please take a look." ”

As soon as the next person said this, Lin Yixuan took the letter with doubts, and when he saw the Luo character on the envelope, he guessed that it was written by Luo Qingluan, and hurriedly opened it to take a look. In the letter, Luo Qingluan recounted how he came to the Southern Wei Dynasty.

Lin Yixuan learned that Lin Xiaochen not only rescued Han Xun, but also helped him kidnap Luo Qingluan, and fled all the way to Daliang County in the Southern Wei Dynasty. I hope that I can observe Lin Xiaochen's movements more and help her whenever necessary.

Knowing that Luo Qingluan was in Daliang County at this time, he was shocked. He had always known that Lin Xiaochen was involved, but he didn't expect him to be so bold and reckless, he actually formed an alliance with Han Xun privately, and also held the princess of Xichu hostage.

He hurriedly called the guards, and said with a solemn face: "You find a few people, go to the Second Prince's Mansion to inquire about the news, and report any troubles as soon as possible." Don't startle the snake! ”

"Yes!" Given the order, the guards quickly left.

"Du Feng!" Lin Yixuan shouted softly, and a figure flew from the eaves, "You take a few secret guards with good martial arts to Daliang County to protect a woman for me, and you will be at her disposal during this time, and you must ensure that she is unscathed." ”

Before the hidden guard called Du Feng could say anything, he was interrupted by Lin Yixuan solemnly: "This is an order!" ”

Du Feng grew up with Lin Yixuan since he was a child, and was one of the secret guards given to him by the Southern Wei Emperor, and now he is also the leader of his secret guards. In his opinion, nothing is more important than Lin Yixuan's safety, although he was unwilling, he still respectfully accepted his order.

"You give this to her, and she'll understand." As he spoke, he gave Du Feng the envelope with the word Luo written on it.

……

The climate in North Vietnam is much colder than that of Xichu, since Luo Qingluan was taken away by Han Xun, Nalan has not heard from her for a long time, I don't know if she is eating well now, whether she is warm in clothes, and whether the fetus in her womb is naughty.

Putting together the cloak on his body, Nalan Ye looked at the scene in front of him, and from time to time he always remembered Luo Qingluan's ghostly expression. She is such a witty and intelligent person, Han Xun shouldn't be able to do anything to her. Thinking of Luo Qingluan, Nalan Ye always had a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and she had to comfort herself in her heart, she would definitely be fine.

Just when Nalan Ye was thinking about it, he heard the sound of Yuan Xing laughing outside the door, every time it was like this, before the person arrived, his laughter with personal characteristics came to report first.

"Lord Wang, the list and quantity of the confiscated property yesterday have been counted, and the total is 780,000 taels."

As long as he remembered that it was the property he had confiscated, Yuan Xing felt very proud, and while handing over the roster to Nalan Ye, he proudly told him: "Lord Wang, you didn't see the rich merchant master at that time, you were so scared that you were urinating, and you handed over all the belongings at home without saying a word. ”

"Oh? Is it the wealthy businessman, has it been found out that he has indeed violated the law and discipline? Nalan Ye deliberately kept a straight face, wanting to scare Yuan Xing.