In the face of the emperor's anger, Xu Duchen did not say a word. The royal face is always the reverse scale of the human emperor, and it cannot be ignored. Even if he knew in his heart that the prince was indeed immoral, he was not allowed to say it to others.

The Emperor paced back and forth, trying to calm his anger. He said coldly: "Daochang Xu was not sure to stop the rain, but pushed it on the prince's head?" ”

"Weichen didn't dare. Every word of the minister's words is instructed by the gods. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, then the minister never mentioned it. Xu Duchen is still neither humble nor arrogant.

The emperor said, "If the prince does not listen to the rain after worshipping, what should you say at that time?" ”

"Let Your Majesty do it."

"Okay, I'll listen to you this time. When will the altar open tomorrow? ”

"The minister sees that this matter cannot be delayed, and he can't wait for tomorrow. The minister immediately began to prepare, and the altar was opened today. ”

Xu Duchen took a few disciples who were still in the capital, and quickly prepared for the worship.

The hour has come, the prince Jingyuan climbed the city tower, rained the incense four times, and sure enough, the rain gradually stopped. In the evening, even the floodwaters caused by the torrential rains receded.

The ministers cheered, only Jingyuan was depressed. He knew that after this incident, everyone in the capital would praise Duchen for being an immortal, and he stopped the torrential rain as soon as he made a move.

He knew who he was worshipping and who was controlling it all. But there is no other choice at the moment. It's just that I hate Xu Duchen even more, and I still have a lot of Li.

But he also knew that if he married Yunjing, it would be the best revenge for these two people.

But the cloud view ...... He had just seen her during the worship service. Standing in a group of senior brothers, there was talk and laughter, but when I saw him, I immediately looked depressed. He knew how reluctant she was to marry him. He seemed to understand Jinglin's feelings back then. But he obviously just wanted to take advantage of the clouds, why was he so disappointed?

"His Royal Highness the Prince, take a step to speak." A voice coldly burst into Jing Yuan's ears and pulled him back from his trance.

It is Prime Minister Zhang Yan and the devil Chiling.

"What's the matter with Zhang Xiang?" Jingyuan was in a bad mood and didn't want to talk to him, but he still followed him to the side of the garden.

"The prince is humiliated like this, doesn't he want to do something?" Zhang Yan said ill-intentionedly.

"What humiliation? But it's just to worship the gods, and it's not that I haven't worshipped. Jing Yuan pretended to be confused.

"Why should Your Highness pretend to be confused? You and I know who did this. In my opinion, this is the plan set by Jue Li and that stinky old way, which not only came out of the old way, but also humiliated you, and delayed your marriage to Yunjing, killing three birds with one stone. ”

Jingyuan was unmoved by Zhang Yan's provocation, but only reacted to the last sentence: "Why did you delay my marriage to Yunjing?" ”

Zhang Yan sneered: "Doesn't Your Highness know Xu Duchen's excuse to Your Majesty?" He said that the crown prince was immoral, one was to prevent the army from being sent to the Jin state, and the other was to forcibly marry the daughter of the minister. Now that the heavy rain has stopped after His Highness's worship, Your Majesty must believe what the old Tao said, then he must have to think about your marriage again. ”

Zhang Yan looked at Jing Yuan's affection, and said: "If we can't restrain Yu Li as soon as possible, he doesn't know how much to do to hit us!" Your Highness, the situation is urgent, and we must act as soon as possible. ”

Jing Yuan knew what he meant. But now, he didn't want to attack Yunjing anymore, although he knew that in order to deal with Yuli, he had to use Yunjing, but when he thought of this, he felt unspeakably uncomfortable in his heart.

"I can't marry her now, how can I use her to control Juli?"

"Your Highness, you can know that in addition to Xu Duchen, Li Yunjing also has a weakness."

"Who?"

"Her senior brother Lin Lingjing."

Jing Yuan rejected Zhang Yan's words in his heart, and asked patiently: "Senior brother, is it that important?" ”

Zhang Yan smiled: "This is not an ordinary senior brother. When Yizhu was lurking in Baiheguan, he told me that Li Yunjing was very interested in this senior brother. The two of them have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, if it weren't for Jue Li inserting a lever from the middle, I'm afraid Li Yunjing would have secretly promised this senior brother. Although she is more inclined to leave now, the old love is unforgettable, and she will not be indifferent to the life or death of this senior brother. ”

Jingyuan pondered for a moment: "You go and do it." ”

Within a few days of Yunjing's peaceful life, it was shattered by a sudden news.

There is news from Yancheng, saying that a general defending the city ordered to fire artillery on the enemy, the other party broke dozens of people, the Jin soldiers took the opportunity to officially open fire with the officers and soldiers defending the city, the Song soldiers won the battle, but also provoked the Jin State to send more soldiers over, to invade Yancheng in a big way. If Yancheng is broken, the Jin soldiers will go all the way south to the capital.

At the court meeting, the emperor's frightened hands trembled. The ministers were talking.

At this time, Zhang Yan said: "Your Majesty, at the moment, with the strength of our army, it is not enough to compete with the Jin State. According to the opinion of the ministers, envoys should be sent to sue for peace. ”

Several capitulators echoed the voices.

The emperor frowned and said, "Now that our country has angered the Jin Kingdom, how can we calm their anger?" ”

Zhang Yan said: "It's better to pay that Yancheng to Jin Guo, so as to show the sincerity of our country." ”

At the end of the sentence, the main battle faction was outraged.

Li Zhenggang took two steps and rebuked Zhang Yan: "Zhang Xiang's words are wrong! Why should I, a great country, bow down so much in exchange for temporary peace? What's more, it was the Tartars who invaded our border first, and the generals defending the city defended the territory, so why was it wrong? He turned his head to the emperor and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, send troops!" There are many heroic sons and daughters in our country, so why not be afraid of those Tartar thieves! ”

The ministers of the main war faction applauded one after another.

The emperor hesitated: "This ...... Xu Daochang, what do you think? ”

After experiencing the water control, Xu Duchen regained the emperor's trust.

Xu Duchen replied: "Your Majesty, the Jin Kingdom is pressing forward step by step, and if you blindly retreat, it will only fuel the arrogance of the enemy. The minister thought that troops should be sent. ”

Zhang Yan sneered: "Sure enough, what kind of master taught what kind of apprentice, I think, your apprentice fired the cannon without authorization, and he was instigated by you!" Do you know how many soldiers our army lost in the first battle of Yancheng? Xu Daochang, you can't ignore the life and death of a soldier just because you are so happy, right? ”

Xu Duchen said in a deep voice: "Zhang Xiang, Xu suggested that His Majesty send troops not for himself, but for the people of Dawn. If the Jin soldiers are allowed to invade, the people will have no livelihood! ”

"Why do you have to shed blood and sacrifice what can be done by cutting a piece of land? If you reluctantly face the battle, then defeat and retreat will not be a matter of losing a Yancheng! Zhang Yan said sharply.

The emperor was already mediocre and incompetent, and when he heard Zhang Yan's words, he was even more afraid of fighting.

He motioned for his ministers to be quiet and asked, "Then according to Zhang Xiang's opinion......

Zhang Yan saw that the emperor had obviously turned the limelight on him, glanced at Xu Duchen proudly, and said: "Please send an envoy to sue for peace, and at the same time behead the general who defended the city and caused trouble by firing cannons without authorization, so as to appease the anger of the Jin State." ”

The ministers were stunned, they never expected Zhang Yan to be so ruthless to a patriotic general.

The ministers of the main battle faction all knelt on the ground and pleaded for the spiritual realm: "Your Majesty, by all means. Commander Lin only attacked the enemy out of patriotism, if he was killed, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the loyal and patriotic people in the world! The people will be outraged! I hope Your Majesty thinks twice! ”

Zhang Yan said coldly: "Whether Lin Lingjing is loyal and patriotic remains to be discussed. His Majesty sent him to defend the city, but he did not take the initiative to stir up disputes. Since he is good at making claims, it shows that he does not take military discipline and laws into account at all, so how can he talk about loyalty to the monarch and patriotism? ”

The emperor said: "Zhang Xiang is reasonable. Daochang Xu, your apprentice is too impetuous, and he can't understand the general situation. For your sake, I won't kill him for the time being, and when the envoy negotiates with the Jin State, if the Jin State insists on him dying, I won't be able to save him. ”

Xu Duchen clenched his fists, but pressed all his anger to the bottom of his heart.

Li Zhenggang wanted to say something more, but the emperor waved his hand and signaled him not to say anything more.

"Just according to what Zhang Xiang said."

Yunjing was studying the art of war with Yucheng, and Juhe hurriedly came to her.

"Have you heard of that? The golden soldiers are about to attack! ”

Both stood up at the same time: "Really? ”

Yucheng said: "I haven't received a report from the front. ”

"It's going to be a commotion in the court! Yunjing, Zhang Yan's treacherous appearance has squeezed your master again! ”

"Hasn't he always been? Strongly opposed to sending troops. Now that Jin Bing is committing a big crime, I'll see what he says! ”

"This time it's different!" Ju He said about the discussion he had just snuck outside the court hall and heard.

"What's the difference?"

"I heard that the general defending the city broke the rules and fired artillery at the Jin soldiers without permission, and the Jin soldiers came to commit it in a big way. Who is this general? ”

Yucheng had a sense of foreboding, he wanted to signal Juhe not to say any more, but the words had come to this, and it was too late to stop him.

Yunjing, who didn't know it, was still asking, "Is it someone I know?" ”

"It's your senior brother Lin Lingjing! The one who used to be with Yizhu! ”

Yunjing only felt a "boom" in his head, and his heart sank.

"What does Your Majesty say about this?"

"Then the emperor Lao Er didn't want to kill you, the senior brother, but that stinky demon always added fuel to the fire and said this and that, he said that only by killing Lin Lingjing could he calm the anger of the Jin soldiers......"

Yunjing gritted his back gum and said word by word: "How will it be decided in the end?" ”

Juhe only felt that things were bad when she looked at her like this, she didn't understand Yunjing's special feelings for the spiritual realm, and thought that she had many brothers and sisters, so she wouldn't react so much.

"The Emperor...... The emperor said that he would send envoys to sue for peace, and as for Lin Lingjing, let the golden soldiers fall......"

"How can this be true? I'm going to find the Emperor! The senior brother is dedicated to the country, but he has become a tool for them to wag their tail and beg for mercy! "Yun Jing mentioned the Canglong Sword and was about to rush out.

Yucheng stopped her: "Li Yunjing! You're crazy! You go to see the emperor with your weapons, and before you see him, I'm afraid you'll fall to the ground first! ”