Looking at Chu Nian's seemingly aggressive eyes, Liu Qi's face turned a little pale again, but he pursed his lips and said nothing, this stall, Tao Jinyan came back from nowhere, with a fragrant fragrance of flowers and plants, a handful of tender yellow wildflowers twisted back from nowhere, opened the curtain and looked at Liu Qi in the house, he was stunned, after a while, he seemed to notice the embarrassing atmosphere in the room, his eyebrows and eyes were a little sarcastic, and he said with a smile: "This is not General Liu?" ”

Liu Qi looked sideways and saw Tao Jinyan, he was slightly stunned.

Seeing Tao Jinyan walk into the house unceremoniously, he found a vase casually, so he put the handful of wildflowers in the vase, sent it to Chu Nian's hand, and unceremoniously moved a chair, sat on Chu Nian's side for a long time, and looked at Liu Qi, who was looking uncertain on the opposite side, with a serious expression, "What are you talking about important things?" General Liu, you don't have to shy away from me, you continue. ”

That look, as if waiting for Liu Qi to repent with him and Chu Nian.

Chu Nian on the side raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, didn't say anything, turned his eyes to look at Liu Qi meaningfully, and saw Liu Qi get up with an embarrassed face, "County Lord, the last general still has some important things, so ......"

"What is more important than atonement," Tao Jinyan turned sideways, his slender arm crossed Chu Nian, picked up an empty teacup from the table, and filled the teacup, only then he casually raised his eyes to look at Liu Qi, who was about to leave, "General Liu, the war outside is so rigorous at the moment, even General Chen is seriously injured, and I don't know why the Queen Mother sent General Liu from afar." ”

Tao Jinyan shook his head slowly as he spoke, as if he was speaking sincerely, as if he didn't mean to be sarcastic about Liu Qi, but the meaning of these words made Liu Qi blush, and Chu Nian on the side looked at it, only feeling funny.

At this point, I saw that Liu Qi seemed to be a little angry and glared at Tao Jinyan, "Mr. Jinyan, what does the matter between me and the county lord have to do with Mr.?" ”

Tao Jinyan raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Liu Qi, who was full of hostility, "Yo, General Liu is still arrogant, let's not talk about whether it has anything to do with me, at least from the perspective of a spectator, General Liu has no sincerity in repenting like this, if I am the unequaled county lord, I will never believe General Liu's nonsense." ”

"You ......"

"Oh yes, I don't know what is going on, as soon as I came in, I saw General Liu looking like he was being bullied by the county lord, Nian'er, why did you bully him?" Tao swept over Liu Qi with a smile and turned his eyes to look at Chu Nian.

Chu Nian couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips slightly and said, "I didn't bully General Liu, you don't want to spew blood." ”

"Since he is only here to apologize, why does General Liu look like he has been wronged? Are you really being aggressive? Nian'er, this is a girl, but she has to be forgiving and forgiving, but if it is a rebel who harmed her teacher's family, of course it is another story. ”

He paused and looked at Liu Qi in front of him seriously, "General Liu, such a wicked person, do you think you will be punished?" ”

Liu Qi's subordinates clenched into fists, his arms trembled and he couldn't speak, and for a long time, he leaned over towards Chu Nian and said, "Since Mr. Jinyan is also here today, there are some things that will not be discussed with the county lord at the end, so he will retreat first, and the county lord will stay." ”

After speaking, he turned around and walked out of the tent, looking at it was not light, and Tao Jinyan on the side sneered, "It's just a little conscious, I'm embarrassed to come to you like a pug as soon as we meet, if I were him, I would have died a long time ago." ”

Chu Nian saw Tao Jinyan's indignant appearance from the side, and couldn't help but chuckle, at this time, he saw Tao Jinyan roll his eyes, "What are you laughing at, I haven't said it yet, you have been busy delivering letters to people since you called, but you never knew to discuss it with me, and I was anxious to see it." ”

"Oh?" Chu Nian raised his eyebrows, his gaze swept over the tender yellow wildflowers on the table, "Are you in a hurry to pick flowers?" ”

Tao Jinyan's face was stunned, and after a while, he still said stubbornly: "I'm in a hurry and picking at the same time, can't I?" ”

Chu Nian smiled, and after a while, Fang Cai said with a serious face: "The current situation is urgent, I don't understand most of the things on the battlefield, do you have a way to ease the war?" As long as it is delayed for a while, now that my cousins have been injured so far, I am afraid that the town will not be much better. ”

Seeing Chu Nian's seriousness, Tao Jinyan's face finally eased a little, only to see him frown and say: "I have a way, but if you talk about the border war, you still have to discuss it together......

Before these words fell, the curtain was lifted, and a man and a woman walked in, Chu Nian's eyes widened, and he was hugged by an inexplicable aroma, his arms were tightly clamped, Chu Nian couldn't move even if he wanted to, so he had to reach out and push Mu Qing, who was hugged by a bear, "Ah Qing, you let go of it, I'm going to be out of breath." ”

"Chu Nian, you know that you came to see me, but when you came, you didn't go to see me first, and I had to come all the way from another camp to see you, you really have no conscience."

Chu Nian looked at the head on his shoulder with some helpless eyes, and at this moment, Mu Qing's voice was still crying, as if Chu Nian would really cry if Chu Nian refused her hug again.

Later, Chu Yuanlang looked at the two people hugging each other with a smile, after a period of time, the young man seemed to have grown up a little, and the beard on his chin seemed to have not been taken care of for a long time, and he was messing around.

"Ah Qing, you let go of your sister first, you see, your sister's face is all blue from you."

When these words came out, I saw that Mu Qing reluctantly let go of Chu Nian, and a pair of beautiful eyes with a little red always fell on Chu Nian's face, Chu Nian reached out and pinched her face a little helplessly, while raising his eyes to see Chu Yuanlang, who was looking at Mu Qing with gentle eyes not far away, and blinked slightly, "If you really can't bear me, just go back with me." ”

Seeing Mu Qing cough lightly in an instant, the slight redness in his eyes also took it back, and turned around and hid behind Chu Yuanlang, "If I don't go back, I won't go back, I finally begged my father to let me stay, you take me away now, I'm afraid it will be a long time before I see your brother." ”

The people in the room saw Mu Qing's appearance of "heavy color and light friend", and immediately laughed, Tao Jinyan on the side narrowed a pair of peach blossom eyes slightly, and shook the folding fan in his hand lightly, for a while, he couldn't help but interrupt: "It just so happens that Chu Yuanlang is also here, why don't you ask Yuanlang about his next plan first, I heard that Yuanlang is very talented in military affairs, if his method is better than mine, my method is naturally not worth mentioning." ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian finally became upright, she nodded slightly, and raised her eyes to look at Chu Yuanlang, who was frolicking with Mu Qing not far away, "Yuanlang." ”

Hearing Chu Nian's words, the two of them looked a little more serious, nodded and sat beside Chu Nian, and the four of them sat around the table, Chu Nian raised his eyes to look at Chu Yuanlang, "Do you have any way to delay the current war?" Now that my brother has been injured, I'm afraid it won't be easy for Hou Ye, right? ”

"It's not easy," Mu Qing frowned and continued: "Father's side can be said to be difficult, General Chen's side can take care of it himself, but on my father's side, if it weren't for your brother, I'm afraid that the army would have collapsed long ago." ”

"It's so serious." Chu Nian frowned, she turned her eyes to look at Chu Yuanlang, "How long can it last?" ”

At this moment, Chu Yuanlang's face was not good-looking, he half-lowered his head and seemed to think seriously for a while, before he sighed and said: "With the current soldiers and horses, if I can find a way to save a little use, it will be about ...... In less than a month, the border pass was about to fall. ”

Tao Jinyan also frowned, "Didn't the imperial court increase its staff?" ”

"There is always a reason from above, saying that he is afraid of the attack of Western Chu before and after, the prince has secretly allocated 100,000 elite soldiers behind his back, and the princes have already sent news for help, but there is no news yet."

It is estimated that they have just left, and the court has already become a mess. Chu Nian's brows furrowed more and more, it seemed that the matter was really urgent, so Ming Xiu would send the news halfway, it seemed that the illusionist who controlled the barbarians, whether it was dark or not, he was already in a hurry.

Just when a few people were at a loss, Tao Jinyan's eyes on the side flashed slightly, and then he said, "What did the prince say?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Chu Nian's eyes lit up, Chu Yuanlang's military power obtained through his experience at the border pass was also counted as one of the forces of the Chu family, and the barbarian tribe was now attacking to exploit the strength of the Chu family, the Mu family and the Chen family, can't you take this opportunity to exploit the strength of the Wang family?

Seeing Chu Nian get up immediately, "You shouldn't ask the prince for help in the matter of military power, I will immediately give Ming Xiu a book, you go back first, and when Ming Xiu returns the news, I will send the news to you as soon as possible." ”

At this point, Mu Qing looked at Chu Nian with some suspicion, "What good way have you thought of?" ”

When the eyes of the other two also looked at Chu Nian, they saw Chu Nian smile mysteriously and said, "Since they want to take advantage of this opportunity to exploit our strength, why don't we just do it?" ”

……

At the same time, there was also a big chaos in the court, and in the prince's hall, Ming Xiu frowned and looked at the military department in front of him, "My lord, is there really no extra troops to send?" ”

This military department is Ming Qiao's own uncle, earlier when the concubine returned to Beijing, he was submissive to the prince's faction, but over the years, the civil and military officials have been obedient to the Wang family, and the moths of the Wang family within the military department have almost eaten up the entire military department.

At this stall, seeing Ming Xiu's serious expression, Lord Shangshu had no choice but to shake his head helplessly, "Otherwise, let's repair a book and ask for help from Xichu?" His Royal Highness doesn't have a good relationship with the Empress of Western Chu, maybe ......"

Ming Xiu half-lowered his eyes, and there was not the slightest emotion in his long and narrow eyes.

A voice suddenly sounded outside the door, "Your Highness, a letter from the county lord." ”

Hearing this, Ming Xiu immediately raised his head, looked at the door solemnly and said, "Bring it in." ”

The messenger walked into the house under the guidance of the little eunuch, and asked the little eunuch to present the letter, Ming Xiu opened the letter and frowned and pinched the somewhat damp stationery, which seemed to have a faint fragrance of flowers.

As his complexion soothed, the originally nervous face of the military department Shangshu also relaxed a little, and he saw Ming Xiu raise his head, looked at the military department Shangshu and said: "You don't have to worry about this matter for the time being, just wait for tomorrow to go to the court, and the border matter will be settled." ”

Just when Lord Shangshu's eyes were full of doubts, he saw Ming Xiu get up, and said to the door with a cold face: "Come on, set up the Huainan Palace!" ”