In the imperial study, the emperor stood with his back to him, raised his hand and waved his screen to retreat, and the palace attendants bent down to retreat. At the end, he put down the curtain and closed the door, and stood guard outside the door, leaving only the emperor, the official marquis and the newly enthroned border city envoy to discuss matters in the imperial study.

At this time, the emperor had taken off his court clothes and was dressed in civilian clothes, and his hair was only tied with a jade crown, which was described as less majestic and more approachable than in the previous dynasty. Just looking closer, it seems to be dark under the eyes, and his face is a little pale. The half-old moon-white often wears a jade belt, although the waist is thin and long, but there is also an inexplicable feeling of emaciation.

When today's son is a good emperor who works hard, has benevolence and skill, and has a heart for the country, he often reviews and folds until late at night, and I heard that he has been dealing with government affairs since yesterday, and today he received the news that the Huns entered the customs, and he has not reconciled until now.

"Your Majesty." The two spoke.

"Sit down, no need to be polite." The imperial study is concise and domineering, the glass screen hangs the sword, there are classics on the Duobao Pavilion, and there are two stacks of folds on several cases. The purple incense burner burns with fine ambergris.

The emperor took a sip of the teacup from the case, his lips were moistened and reddened, and his face looked a little bloody. The two of them sat down in chairs, and the tea served by the servant beside them. Shangguan Si Shen also picked up the teacup and took a few sips symbolically. The tea is a good tea, maybe closer to the emperor's, and smelled a hint of medicine, it is menthol and ginseng tea.

"Ahem—" The Emperor coughed a few times, and the atmosphere was a little delicate for a moment. However, it soon regained its former look.

"Shangguan Hou, come and get the talisman." The emperor opened the pitch-black wooden box on the side and put it back together, and the wrench held it up and sank the lawsuit.

Shangguan Si Shen took it with both hands, and the emperor said again: "Shangguan Qing, do you understand my plan?" "The lawsuit secretary Shen Wenyan opened the wooden box with the Red Feather Talisman, and the dark pigeon blood sword feather-shaped talisman inside seemed to have a streamer turn.

"The minister understands that the minister will live up to expectations, defend the frontier and defend the country, and return a peaceful frontier." Holding the wooden box in both hands, he knelt down on one knee and said loudly.

Since the opening of the first emperor, our dynasty has always been afraid of the nomads in the north, and has never stopped attacking, and the Xiongnu tribe has also split into some small tribes, gradually declining, and it is difficult to become a climate.

They live in the grasslands of the north and in the depths of the Gobi, living in pursuit of water and grass. Abundant aquatic grass, raising a large number of horses, lack of productivity underground, lack of arable land, harsh climate. Now it is autumn, the cold dew is coming, the frost is not far away, and when winter arrives, there is no harvest.

Now that the Huns have formed an army to attack, it should be short of food. Since it is a food grab, then there will not be too many troops stationed in the city. To regain the lost territory, 30,000 Red Feather troops were more than enough, and the emperor loved him very much. also hopes that he can not only recover the lost territory, but also give the Xiongnu a fatal blow to the shame.

"Your Majesty, the ministers will cooperate with the officials and marquis, and they will never make a mistake." Su Bian City Festival made Su Daren also say.

"Well, it is my luck to have such a loyal minister, and it is also a blessing to the country." The emperor was very pleased, reluctantly swallowed a few more sips of tea, got up and pushed away the case, put out a map, and motioned for the two Aiqing to come forward.

"This is my map of the north and the Xiongnu, what is Shangguanqing's judgment?" The Emperor asked. "Back to the emperor, send troops to Liangzhou in one month at the earliest, and one month to recover the lost territory is enough, but it will take some time to clean up the battlefield and rectify the officials."

"How much time does Aiqing take?" A meaningful smile tugged at the corners of the Emperor's mouth.

"The spring equinox of the coming year will be triumphant." The lawsuit is heavy and bowed.

"Why?" The emperor looked at Shangguan Hou deeply, and his eyes seemed to be breathtaking, and he wanted to see through everything.

"It is cold in the north, and it is even worse in the autumn, but although the combat environment is harsh, our army has abundant food and grass, and the strongest Red Feather Army led by the minister, the minister is confident that when the New Year is approaching and the weather is cold, the territory will be expanded." Why not chase after the victory? Overcome the enemy's shortcomings with your own strengths, and take advantage of your illness to kill you.

When the emperor heard this, he held the arms of Shangguan Si Shen with both hands, and gently helped the person up, and Shangguan Si Shen got up. "In this way, I will wait for you to triumph." Glancing at the other courtier, the newly appointed envoy of the border city always stood respectfully aside.

Whether it is General Su, Su Jingcheng Jiedu Envoy, in short, Lord Su, they are all promoted by the emperor, recognize his ability, and have a grasp of his temperament, style of conduct, and loyalty.

"Su Qing, you can also let go of the border city, don't worry about manpower, I will provide you with additional support." The emperor is the emperor after all. "Grain and grass, weapons, armor, horses, I have already asked the household department to prepare, as the so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, grain and grass first, if there is a shortage of grain and grass, the situation is urgent, you can directly transfer grain nearby or collect grain on the spot." It means that there is only so much I can give you, the road is far away, you can do it yourself outside, I am very interesting.

"Minister, you will not be dishonored." Master Su's usual blazing eyes were a little moist. It is said that the soldier dies for his confidant, and the man is determined to serve the country, so what does it matter if he defends the territory and opens up the horse leather shroud. However, it is rare for a pure son to meet Mingjun, and it is his luck to be able to have a meeting with today's holy monarchs.

The emperor nodded to Master Su, and the aura of the superior around him eased a lot, and he motioned to Shen and Su Jiedu to sit down and turn his back again. seemed to be thinking about something, and was silent, but he didn't face the courtiers.

"The Xiongnu have invaded Liangzhou and Yunsai on a large scale three times, burning, killing and plundering, but in this dynasty, it is so easy to enter the customs, enter the house in a grand manner, and if no one else leaves, it is really damned!" The emperor suddenly burst into words.

"Nomads, all the people are soldiers, whether it is a child or a woman, they will ride horses and hunt, and they will be brave and good at fighting. They rely on robbery for the grain and grass they fight for, and they rob while fighting, without any humanity. As long as they conquered a city, they not only had to take the food and money of the people for themselves, but also tied up the inhabitants as prisoners, and slaughtered the city almost every time they captured it, leaving corpses everywhere they went. Shangguan Si took a sip of tea and said after a while.

"My people......" couldn't see the emperor's expression clearly, and his voice was already a little choked when he stood with his hands behind his back.

"The soldiers will charge into battle and kill them without leaving a piece of armor to comfort the spirits of the people of Liangcheng in the sky." The lawsuit Shen comforted.

"Okay, Aiqing should stand down, I said that I will starve you if I stay for so many hours, go back to the house and have a good rest." The emperor is still the same majestic emperor, and when he turns around, the dark color is not unusual, and he is as wise and powerful as ever.

"The minister retired." "Then the minister withdrew." The two of them separated their luggage and slowly left the imperial study.

"Slow down, two adults." The chief eunuch by the door shook off the dust and watched them leave with a smile.

Passing by the door, the wind was blowing. By chance, a white chrysanthemum standing in the wind was swayed, and speaking of which, Emperor Yuebai's old clothes were probably for the innocent people of Liangcheng, and maybe they were there.