CHAPTER XXVI

On the round table of yellow rosewood, there is a table of delicate refreshments, each of which is delicate and small, full of color and flavor, and different refreshments are packed in different containers, or the clear jade with crystal crystal shrimp dumplings, or the silver white porcelain plate with soft and glutinous sweet glutinous rice and sugar lotus, or the glass soup bowl full of warm egg flower sake, each of which makes people salivate. A circle of the round table is made by the chef of Baifu, and in the middle of the round table, there is a cage drawer brought back by Bai Chengming, and the lid of the cage drawer has been opened at this time.

Ling Chenmo walked into the side room first, pulled out the solid wood square chair carved with the eagle totem slightly, asked Bai Chengming to sit down, and only after Bai Chengming sat down did he pull the wooden chair on his side and sit down.

"Master, it's been a long time since I've sat down with you like this and chatted like this." Ling Chenmo first served a bowl of four red porridge for Bai Chengming, put it in front of Bai Chengming, and then sighed.

"How I don't want to sit down and talk with Mo'er like this." Bai Chengming replied with a small celadon bowl containing four red porridges, and then took another sip of porridge.

The porridge was sweet, but Bai Chengming's heart was very uncomfortable: "Mo'er is now the prince, how many eyes are staring at you." Over the years, Yi'er has taught and received from some ministers in the DPRK and the central government privately, and he has caused a lot of gossip and countless criticisms for this, and I blame me for not teaching him well, so that he has become what he is today. When Bai Chengming said this, his face was full of sadness, he sighed, put down the porcelain bowl in his hand, and his face was solemn.

"I really, I don't want you to follow in Yi'er's footsteps again, I get together with you one more time, I'm afraid that there will be countless people in the DPRK and China who will criticize it. I'm just afraid that Mo'er will affect you. Bai Chengming looked at Ling Chenmo, since Ling Chenmo was named the crown prince, Ling Chenmo has experienced a lot of things, which has made his inviolable face like a god mansion a little more mature. However, even if that bit of stability was added, Bai Chengming could see from Ling Chenmo's eyes that Ling Chenmo's sincere heart had never changed.

"Since I was named the crown prince by my father, you have treated me differently than before, I always want to invite you to a gathering, but you always deliberately avoid me, in order to avoid suspicion." After listening to Bai Chengming's words from the bottom of his heart, Ling Chenmo was very moved in his heart, he recalled that over the years, Bai Chengming had never had any conversation with him, Ling Chenmo thought of this, and his heart was even more melancholy.

"When I was sixteen years old, I led the soldiers to the battlefield for the first time, when the blood was strong, young and vigorous, I thought that after reading a few years of military books, I could win glory for the country, without the consent of my father, I privately brought a team of men and horses to the enemy camp grain and grass, if it wasn't for the master to gamble his life to save him, I would probably be buried in that Taohualing." Ling Chenmo's words also evoked Bai Chengming's memories on the side.

That year, the Lingyun Kingdom was suddenly attacked by the Lingling Kingdom, which originally sued for peace and signed a peace contract, but did not keep its promises, broke the contract without authorization, and took advantage of the birthday of Lingyun Guojun Ling Shihuai and the celebration of the whole country, under the pretense of congratulating his birthday, he entered the Tianmen Pass.

After entering the Tianmen Pass, the Lingguo immediately changed his face, the inside and the outside should be combined, opened the Tianmen Pass, and attacked the Lingyun Country in a big way, as long as it was the people of the Lingyun Kingdom, they would all be killed. Everywhere they passed, they were burning, killing and looting, and the lives were devastated, and the voices were repeated.

At that time, in the imperial palace of the capital, hundreds of officials were attending the birthday banquet of Emperor Ling Shihuai.

After Ling Shihuai saw it, he immediately withdrew the song and dance, and after briefly describing the battle at the border pass, he immediately asked the civil and military officials above the main hall, who would like to receive the order.

The hundred officials knew in their hearts that the choice of Shuling Lingguo to tear his face and attack on a large scale at this time must have been deliberate and far-sighted. Moreover, as far as the letter from the front-line spies is concerned, it can be seen that the momentum of the Lingguo is flourishing at this time, and it is afraid that it will be more auspicious than good luck if he goes at this time. At that time, defeat will be a trivial matter, but I am afraid that I will lose my life.

After Ling Shihuai asked, the hundred officials were silent, and no one stepped forward, Ling Shihuai looked at this scene, his heart was cold, and he immediately decided to drive the expedition in person.

As soon as this decision came out, hundreds of officials rose up to oppose it, and the hall was in chaos, probably saying: "Your Majesty is the body of a daughter, is the lifeblood of the country, how can you drive the conquest, if there is a three long and two short, the country can not be without an owner for a day, what should be done at that time." ”

"Then you say, this Shuling country broke the covenant and wantonly slaughtered the people, I am the head of the Lingyun country, and the hundred officials are unwilling to go to the war, I come!" Ling Shihuai looked at the false faces of these hundred officials, and only felt that his heart was even colder. These high-ranking officials in the palace are all family officials for generations, and the height they stand at is a height that those children of poor families can't climb in their lifetime. Now that the country is in trouble, these people are cowering, which is really ridiculous.

"The hundred officials are cowardly, but the ministers are not cowardly, the ministers invite themselves to lead the troops, and now they will go to the border and drive those widows out of Tianmen Pass!" Just when Ling Shihuai was angry, a resolute and bold voice came.

Ling Shihuai lowered his head, and saw that Bai Chengming, the prime minister who was the head of the hundred officials, was kneeling in the center of the main hall, looking like he was about to go out to fight against the Japanese invaders.

"No!" Ling Shihuai saw that the person who requested to go on the expedition was Bai Chengming, and immediately refused. Bai Chengming and Ling Shihuai were friends of life and death, and Ling Shihuai knew that Bai Chengming's wife Lin Wan'er had just passed away not long ago, leaving only a son and a daughter. Bai Chengming is the head of the hundred officials, at this moment Bai Chengming goes out on the expedition, if he fails, the soldiers of the world will lose confidence, so this battle must be victorious. Ling Shihuai knew that Bai Chengming was asking to go on the expedition at this moment, and he also knew the importance of this battle, because Bai Chengming knew, so Bai Chengming would fight this battle desperately. If Bai Chengming has something to do with his three strengths and two shortcomings, how good his children are, and how he should feel guilty.

"Your Majesty, the national disaster is at hand, please agree to the minister's request and let the minister go on the expedition, otherwise the minister, out of this hall, will immediately single-handedly kill the gate of heaven!" Bai Chengming knew the concerns in his friend Ling Shihuai's heart, but this national disaster was at hand, Bai Chengming was unwilling to retreat at this moment, he looked at Ling Shihuai firmly.

Ling Shihuai listened to Bai Chengming's words, his brows furrowed, with Ling Shihuai's understanding of Bai Chengming for so many years, of course Ling Shihuai knew that what Bai Chengming said was definitely not just talking.

"Order Bai Qing to be the general who protects the country, immediately lead 100,000 troops, 5,000 elite soldiers, and go to Tianmen Pass to expel the Japanese invaders!" After Ling Shihuai was entangled for a moment, he made up his mind and immediately gave an order to let Bai Chengming lead the troops.

After Bai Chengming received the order, he went directly to order troops and immediately set out for the battle.

Ling Chenmo, who was still the eldest prince at the time, also heard about this, he was young, with a pure heart, he was eager to protect his family and defend the country, and then he was mixed into the expedition team.

Bai Chengming rushed to Tianmen Pass with the army of Lingyun Kingdom, and the Lingguo also attacked all the way, and the armies of the two countries finally met at Taohualing and began a stop to defend their dignity.