The news that the envoys of the West Vietnam were coming to Nanyu spread throughout the capital the next day. The people were terrified, fearing that they would have to fight with Xiyue just after the war with Beidi.

Xiyue is different from Beidi, Beidi has no other advantages except for strong soldiers and strong horses, and the most important thing is that Beidi has insufficient food, otherwise it will not harass the Nanyu frontier all year round. And Murong Jin took advantage of this disadvantage to make Beidi's soldiers run out of food, and finally returned triumphantly.

However, in the western Vietnam, there are not only strong soldiers and horses like Beidi, but also the economic and financial resources that are not inferior to those of Nanyu.

The West is a fierce rival.

Chen Zhiyan walked on the street, listening to the gossip of the people, his eyebrows frowning slightly.

"Chen Er."

Someone stopped her from behind.

This familiar voice, as soon as you hear it, you know that it is Xie Eran.

Chen Zhiyi didn't turn around either, his back was to him, "What?" ”

Xie Eran walked up to her and faced her, "What are you hanging around here alone?" I've been with you for a long time. ”

"I felt like someone was following behind, but I didn't expect it to be you." Chen Zhiyi glared at him.

Xie Eran rubbed his nose and looked at Chen Zhiyi with innocent eyes, "Are you worried about the affairs of Xiyue?" ”

"Can you not be worried? Nanyu has been comfortable in the past few years, and he doesn't even have a decent general," Chen Zhiyi pouted, very dissatisfied with the current situation of Nanyu in his heart, "Brother Jin defeated Beidi, and became famous because of it, I guess Xiyue must have understood Brother Jin, and he has a strategy to deal with him." ”

Xie Eran listened, held his chin, and nodded thoughtfully.

"What are you nodding? I'm dying now......" Chen Zhiyi bit his lip and said angrily.

Xie Eran said: "It's inconvenient to stand here and talk about it. "He looked around, saw a nearby teahouse, and then picked up Chen Zhiyi and walked there," said the teahouse in front of him. ”

Entering the teahouse, after Xiao Er asked the two of them for their opinions, he left to prepare, but Chen Zhiyan looked at Xie Enran dissatisfiedly and suspiciously, "What are you doing?" ”

Xie Ran looked at her angrily, "Aren't you worried about your brother Jin?" You think I'm not worried? ”

Chen Zhiyi was silent, and tilted his head to the side angrily.

Xie Ran thought about it for a while, and then asked seriously: "Zhiyu, do you really think that Nanyu can fight well and is a general, only Brother Jin?" ”

"Isn't it?" Chen Zhiyi did not answer the rhetorical question.

Xie Enran laughed out loud, hearing him laugh a few times, Chen Zhiyan was even more confused, and when she turned around, she glared at Xie Enran angrily, "Can you still laugh?" ”

"Okay, okay, I'll shut up and stop laughing," Xie Ran shook his head helplessly, "Have you heard of Queen Xia's brother, Xia Lingsheng?" ”

"Xia Lingsheng?" When Chen Zhiyi heard this name, he frowned, and thought about the slightest bit about this person in his mind.

At the same time, Xiao Er served the tea, said with a smile that the two guest officers were slow to use, and left.

Chen Zhiyi had an impression and asked: "I remember that there seems to be this person in Nanyu, and he fought with the emperor everywhere at a very young age to conquer the rivers and mountains of Nanyu. It's just that...... Wasn't he transferred by His Majesty? ”

"yes!" Xie Lenran nodded with a smile and quipped, "I didn't expect you to know this!" ”

Chen Zhiyi snorted.

Then, Xie Ran asked her: "Do you know about the quarrel between Empress Xia and Concubine Yu for her younger brother?" Why did His Majesty help Concubine Yu Guifei at the beginning, but the next day he suddenly changed his mind and turned to Queen Xia? It is because the news of the arrival of the envoys of the West Vietnam reached His Majesty's ears. And Your Majesty, there is an urgent need for a general to prepare for him, and Empress Xia's elder brother Xia Lingsheng is one of them. ”

Chen Zhiyi held her chin and listened carefully to Xie Enran's analysis, and finally, she asked, "However, how did Your Majesty get the news that the envoy of Xiyue was coming to Nanyu in one day?" ”

Xie Eran patted the table lightly and said excitedly: "You asked this question correctly." I told you about the night in Nanyu before, right? The news of the night in Nanyu is very extensive, and it comes quickly, and the news that the envoy of the West Yue is coming to Nanyu is what the Red Girl told him. ”

Yes, the letter left by Chi Nu contained the news that the envoys of Western Vietnam were going to send envoys to Nanyu.

Chen Zhiyi wowed in surprise, but soon frowned again, and asked suspiciously, "But why did the red girl tell Your Majesty?" ”

Xie Ene was stunned, obviously he didn't expect Chen Zhiyi to ask this question, he coughed lightly, poured himself a cup of hot tea, and said: "You, don't want to think about it, after all, the night is the night of Nanyu, no matter what, you still have to help Nanyu, right?" After saying that, he laughed dryly.

Chen Zhiyu looked at him suspiciously, "There is a problem." ”

"What's the problem?" Xie Eran took a sip of tea.

"You have a problem," Chen Zhiyi also poured himself a cup of tea, but put it in front of him but didn't drink it, "I found that you know a lot of things." Even the Red Lady told His Majesty that the envoys of Xiyue were coming to Nanyu soon, and this kind of thing that outsiders could not know was understood. ”

"I ...... Isn't that grapevine? After speaking, he glanced at Chen Zhiyi, and hurriedly added, "I only told you about the red girl!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Zhiyi nodded with satisfaction, "Good, this is right......

Xie Eran snorted.

Chen Zhiyi drank a cup of tea that was gradually cooling, and asked, "How long does it take for the envoys of Western Vietnam to arrive in Nanyu?" When will Your Majesty transfer Xia Lingsheng back? I don't want Brother Jin to go on another adventure on the battlefield. ”

"The envoys of the Western Yue will be able to arrive in the capital within half a month, and Xia Lingsheng's return to Beijing has been around for a few days," Xie Erran answered one question after another, and finally thought about it, and said, "Zhiyi, in fact, no matter whether Xia Lingsheng will return to Beijing to fight or not, I think Your Majesty will send Brother Jin to go on the expedition together." After all, Beidi's strength is far from that of Xiyue, and His Majesty will naturally send more capable generals to the expedition for the sake of safety. ”

"Why? When my brother Jin fought Beidi, I didn't see Xia Lingsheng come back! Chen Zhiyi said indignantly.

Xie Ran looked at her amusedly, "Your Majesty, isn't that jealous of Xia Lingsheng, so you won't let him go back to Beijing?" ”

Chen Zhiyi was silent, thinking about other things.

"What are you pondering?" Xie Eran saw that she was silent for a long time, and reached out and flicked her forehead.

Chen Zhiyi sighed, and his thoughts were dragged back by Xie Enran.

After chatting for a while, Xie Ene ran and Chen Zhiyi went all the way back to Chen's mansion, and as soon as they returned to the door, they saw Murong Jin.

Dressed in a dark pigment dress, he looks like he wants to go out.

"Brother Jin, where are you going?" Chen Zhiyi stumbled over and asked.

"Your Majesty summoned me, I am ready to enter the palace!" As soon as Murong Jin said that, someone called him and said that the horses were ready.

Xie Eran and Chen Zhiyi both knew that the emperor summoned him mostly for the matter of Xiyue. The two glanced at each other and gave way to Murong Jin.

Chen Zhiyi was silent, and Xie Lenran said for her: "Brother Jin, Your Majesty summoned you this time most likely for the matter of Xiyue. You...... If you can prevaricate, just push it, otherwise cousin, Chen Er and we will all be worried. ”

Murong Jin smiled, "How can you shirk doing things for the country?" Rest assured. I'll go first. After speaking, he walked between the two, and when he passed by Xie Eran, he stopped, patted him on the shoulder, and then strode towards the horse, turned over the horse, and rode away.

"Xie Eran, you say...... What if I go to the battlefield too? Chen Zhiyi looked at Murong Jin's distant figure and asked in a low voice.

Xie Eran didn't hear clearly, "What did you say?" ”

Chen Zhiyi came back to his senses, "Eh, it's nothing, let's go in." ”

.

Murong Jin went to the palace, and the emperor really came to him to discuss the matter of Xiyue.

Finally, the emperor asked, "What does General Murong think?" ”

"Your Majesty wants to transfer General Xia back, and Weichen feels that there is no problem. In the early years, General Xia followed the first emperor to fight everywhere, made countless meritorious contributions, and had more combat experience than Weichen, so General Xia was the best choice for the battle against Western Vietnam. Murong Jin arched his hand and said.

The Emperor frowned in thought.

Murong Jin said it well, but since ancient times, the emperor was suspicious, he was worried that Xia Lingsheng would be the master, otherwise he would not have transferred Xia Lingsheng far away.

Sighing, the emperor closed his eyes, rubbed his eyebrows, and his thoughts drifted back to the past.

Empress Xia was a commoner and had an older brother and a younger brother. His elder brother Xia Lingsheng learned martial arts since he was a child, was familiar with the art of war, and at the age of twelve he followed the first emperor to fight, and the first emperor trusted him very much, and even made him a wish.

And Xia Lingsheng's greatest wish is that his sister and younger brother can be safe for a lifetime, so the first emperor asked the current Xia queen Xia to choose one of his sons as a husband, and the Xia family chose the current emperor, and the first emperor also named him the crown prince.

Later, when the first emperor died, he ascended the throne and became the emperor, and Xia was the queen.

Thinking of this, the emperor smiled coldly in his heart.

If it wasn't for the Xia family who took a fancy to him at the beginning, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to become a prince, or even an emperor.

It's no wonder that the emperor hates the Xia family so much.

"General Murong, I thought about it, this time I went to Xiyue, Xia Lingsheng was the commander-in-chief, and you were the deputy general, let's go together." The emperor opened his eyes, put down his hand, and looked at Murong Jin lightly.

"Yes," Murong Jin arched his hand again and nodded yes, "It's just Your Majesty, when do you plan to transfer General Xia back to the capital?" ”

The emperor said, "Two days after tomorrow." In addition, General Murong temporarily stayed in the palace before setting out on the expedition. Every night I would correct the folds in the imperial study, and at that time, you were waiting nearby. ”

Although he didn't understand the emperor's intentions, Murong Jin only hesitated slightly, and finally nodded in agreement.

The emperor looked at him, thought for a while, and said, "Chen Jiazhen will send someone to inform him, Aiqing doesn't have to worry." In addition, Xie Zhaoyi is in Jinhua Palace, if you are okay, go and see her. ”

As soon as he heard this, Murong Jin's heart jumped, but his face was very calm, "Weichen, thank you, Your Majesty." ”

The emperor propped his head with one hand and waved the other, "I'm tired, you go down first." ”

Murong Jin responded, turned around and strode away.

Out of the imperial study, he smiled and hurried towards the Jinhua Palace.