Jiang Yichen has never seen his father laughing from beginning to end at a banquet, according to common sense, it is already rare for Jiang Baichuan to insist on participating in a military banquet, and today is indeed abnormal.

Jiang Baichuan kindly asked Ji Ying if she had lived well, ate well, and had fun recently, and then said that she would give Li Chengyu and Li Yuhan a good position in the army, and hurry up to marry a wife and have children, which made Ji Ying and her two elder brothers tremble.

Jiang Yichen was worried that something had happened to his father, so he said in a sarcastic tone: "Father, Lord Ji is a guest from afar, don't scare others. ”

"I ...... I'm scared......" Jiang Baichuan was almost speechless when he was stabbed by his son, "You are a monster when you are your father?" ”

"But I've never seen your old man so polite to anyone. Is there something wrong with you? ”

"What can I do? Not for you? "The old man blew his beard and glared.

"For me?"

Jiang Baichuan looked at Jiang Yichen, then at Ji Ying, and said, "Xiao Jiu told me, you like Ji Ying's child-you still pretend to be garlic with me, and call people Ji-big-person——。 Although Ji Ying is now dressed as a man and is an official, this is not a big deal, and it will be solved by finding a suitable identity in the future. Look at your timid look. ”

Jiang Yichen saw Ji Ying's fidgeting shyness, coughed hurriedly, and said, "Old man, I didn't mean to hide it from you. Besides, in the future, can you not shout yet? ”

"What? Are you ashamed? Are you still ashamed? Even the waist knife that your grandfather gave you was given to others, what is the shame now? ”

"Waist knife? What happened to the waist knife? Ji Ying asked dumbfounded.

Jiang Yichen wanted to stop his father's explanation, but unfortunately it was too late, Jiang Baichuan, who had drunk a lot of wine, explained with a smile: "Before his grandfather died, he said that he would treat this waist knife as an heirloom and pass it on to the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family. ”

"Old man!" Jiang Yichen hinted in his voice, but unfortunately it didn't work.

Jiang Baichuan changed his sympathetic tone and said, "Ji Ying girl, don't blame the old man for talking about you, why can't you look at it so much?" If he gives it to you, you will take it, and you will have to die of anger with such an unobtrusive goods in this life? Look at me, I'm so angry with him every day. ”

"Old man, you ......"

Ji Ying took out the waist knife, glanced at the brothers who were already stunned, and asked Jiang Baichuan seriously: "Then can I return it now?" ”

"Still?" Jiang Baichuan and Jiang Yichen spoke in unison.

Jokes are jokes, the situation is tense, but Jiang Baichuan has not relaxed for a moment. Originally, Jiang Baichuan wanted to directly send Dong Jiu to intercept the Yin Attachment Evil and end this boring chase as soon as possible, but Ji Ying stopped him, because Zhou Yu and Zhou Xuan hadn't appeared yet.

On the second day after the Yin Zhiyi bypassed Leshi Mountain, there was a report from Tanma that their retreat had been blocked by the Northwest Field Army and the Ning'an Garrison, and the reply of the Yin Zhiyi was that they should leave him alone and attack south with all their might.

Different from Ji Ying's thoughts, Yin Obsessiveness not only shows his persistence, but also shows his combat effectiveness far beyond Jie Yelie. Because there is a military defense map in hand, the evil Beidi army crisscrosses the Great Zhou Dynasty, as if entering a no-man's land. After bypassing Ning'an, Yin Zhiyi conquered Qingjian, Ganquan and Luochuan all the way, and the spearhead was directed at Chang'an, and the surrounding regular army or stragglers were defeated and retreated under the fierce attack of the Beidi cavalry.

The government and the opposition shook. If you go any further, the yin and evil will reach the city of Chang'an, and with such a majestic force, Chang'an is afraid that it will be difficult to resist.

Zhou Rukang, who had been lying on the dragon couch for nearly a month, was dragged out by the courtiers and asked him to come up with an idea. But what idea could he make? Do you want him, a bad old man with old arms and legs, to defend against the enemy? He "weighed the pros and cons" and announced in the early court that the capital would be moved immediately.

But this decision was immediately vetoed by the young officials represented by Rong Shen.

Rong Shen knelt in the center of the main hall, held his head high, and said: "Your Majesty, there are only more than 100,000 remnants of the Yin and Evil Forces, and at the end of the strong crossbow, how can I retreat without a fight with nearly a million troops in Chang'an?" ”

"But, cough cough, the yin and evil are menacing, and it is not yet a ...... to conquer the city and conquer the city along the way Ahem...... Isn't it a matter of time? Zhou Rukang said.

Rong Shen said: "The reason why the Yin and the evil can run rampant in my Great Zhou is that the minister suspects that there are important ministers in the court who collude with the Beidi people and sell military secrets, otherwise the Beidi cavalry will travel all the way, not to mention whether the supplies can keep up with it, even the terrain layout can trap them." ”

There was a slight disturbance in the court, and many important ministers thought so.

The tip of the prince's brow moved.

"So, what does Rong Aiqing think?"

"Back to the emperor, the Khan of Beidijie Yelie and the little Khan of Kunli have died, and the retreat of the evil has also been intercepted by the Northwest Army, and the supply cannot be delivered in time. Now that the army of yin and evil is tired, it is a great opportunity for our army to counterattack. The minister thought that His Majesty would be calm for a while, and immediately ordered His Royal Highness King Yan to lead the cavalry to intercept it in time, so as to ensure that the capital was safe. ”

"No!" Zhou Xuan stood up and said, "The sixteen states of Yanyun are thousands of miles away from Luochuan, and the so-called distant water is difficult to quench the thirst of the near, not to mention that the king of Yan has to garrison the northern frontier, so as not to attack the Beidi reinforcements, and he cannot be easily transferred." ”

Rong Shen bowed to Zhou Xuan and said, "Your Highness, the minister has already said that the other forces of Beidi have been wiped out by King Huai'an, and there is no need to scruple, the only thing to be solved at the moment is the hundreds of thousands of cavalry who are stubborn and evil." King Yan made good use of cavalry, and believed that in a few days, the trouble of Luochuan could be solved, and the difficulty of Chang'an could be removed. ”

"That's not going to work either!" Zhou Xuan said with a pale face.

The corners of Rong Shen's mouth flashed into a smile, and he said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so opposed to King Yan leading an army to fight against thieves, what is it for?" ”

"What can Hongu for? Of course, it's the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Zhou! ”

"Since it is for the sake of the country, we should mobilize the available forces and extinguish the beacon fire as soon as possible, so as to stabilize the people." Rong Shen asked Zhou Rukang again: "I beg Your Majesty to summon King Yan to lead an army to fight the thief!" ”

"Father, don't!"

Zhou Rukang leaned on the dragon chair and coughed for a while, and said, "Don't make any noise." I think it is indeed a good way for King Yan to lead his army to fight the thieves. Lao Wu, this kid, is very good at leading troops to fight or pacifying the people, and more importantly, he is indeed loyal. In addition, Bowei Hou Li Xingzhi is the captain, and he is in charge of all the defenses around the capital - Yu Hai, you can summon me for me. ”

Father-in-law Yu Hai bowed his waist and responded in a low voice.

Li Xingzhi stood up and knelt on the ground to thank him.

Zhou Xuan's afterglow glanced at Li Xingzhi, his expression moved slightly, and he no longer argued.

"Prince, I asked you to find the whereabouts of the sixth child, have you found it?"

Zhou Xuan, who was in a state of emotion, stabilized his mind and confessed: "Back to my father, my sons are incompetent, and I haven't found the whereabouts of the sixth brother, and King Huai'an also said that he has not seen the sixth brother." However, Erchen can be sure that he did not fall into the hands of the Beidi people. ”

Zhou Rukang coughed violently for a long time, and Yu Hai hurriedly patted his master on the back.

For a long time, Zhou Rukang said lightly: "Send more people to investigate, and be sure to ensure that he comes back safely." ”

"The retainers obey."

The Yin Evil Spirit, who has been arrogant for more than ten days, heard a news that made him a little unhappy today, that is, Zhou Yuxin, the king of Yan, who had been watching from the other side, received a holy decree and asked him to lead the cavalry to rescue Luochuan quickly.

For Zhou Yu, Yin and evil are a little jealous, although he is a "defeated general", but he himself knows how much water he "overcomes". He really didn't want to run into Zhou Yu again, just like he didn't want to run into Jiang Baichuan again.

Yin Zhiyi originally felt that Zhou Yu had been exiled for many years, and he was full of resentment towards his father, as long as he did not intrude, Zhou Yu would not easily move troops. It's a pity that Zhou Yu "doesn't know the current affairs" and has to come to wade into this troubled water.

Of course, Zhou Yu is not alone, he is with Zhou Jue, with 50,000 iron horses from the sixteen states of Yanyun, wrapped in the resolute breath that belongs to the north, and rushes quickly.

However, it is worth noting that Zhou Jue's expression is rare and dignified, while Zhou Yu's expression is rare and comfortable.

However, in five days, Zhou Yu's army had arrived in Huanglong City, facing Luochuan from afar.

Zhou Yu has been waiting for this day for a long time. The day he met Zhou Jue, the day he got the military defense map, and the day he learned about Ji Ying's plan, the excitement in his heart could not be expressed in words.

On the one hand, he wanted to personally kill the yin and evil spirits, so as to sweep away the Beidi mobile forces and ensure the long-term peace and stability of the north; On the other hand, in this place, which was only a few steps away from Chang'an, he could easily move his troops south and reorganize the supergang.

Zhou Yu must personally get rid of the yin and evil spirits, so that he can justifiably force the prince to rebel and replace him.

As Ji Ying expected, Zhou Yu was not uninterested in the throne.

The first emperor's heirs were originally few, and only the second son of the emperor, Zhou Rukang, could live peacefully to adulthood, so it seemed easy for Zhou Rukang to obtain the throne, although the secret was not known. And Zhou Rukang has been an honest faint monarch for more than 30 years, except for building Taoist temples on a large scale, he has achieved nothing. He didn't want to care about the battle in the court, and he didn't know the warmth and coldness of Li Min, so he just waited for Yuhua to ascend to the immortal.

When he was young, Zhou Yu had no idea about the throne, he only thought about studying and practicing martial arts, and guarding the border in the future. However, when he grew up and really understood the suffering of the people, he found that he had many differences with Zhou Rukang, and it was difficult to communicate with several imperial brothers. Fortunately, he was trained by Ji Xuanyi's father and son, studied the real way of governing the country, and realized how difficult it is to govern the country.

In this case, how can the heartless father, the ruthless King of Chu, and the greedy prince become the masters of this great river and mountain?

If you want to ascend to the highest position, you must step on the bones of ten thousand people.