The reason why the emperor gave the Xiao family seven days to prove his innocence was because, in the final analysis, the Xiao family seemed to be heavier in his heart than the crown prince.

I had this idea from the beginning, and it wasn't until the emperor himself agreed to Xiao Yuan's request that I confirmed this guess myself.

Why?

If it were me Xiao Fang, I would definitely not know the reason, and I just came to the conclusion from looking at this matter as an outsider, but if I regarded myself as the second son of the Xiao family, then this idea would be much more logical.

I knocked on the side and heard something from Xiao Wu's mouth, it turned out that the second son of the Xiao family was named Xiao Xiaohan, who was born to Yun Ji in the house, and was later snatched away by Xiao Yuan on the grounds that he could not be reused by the court as a concubine, and put the child from Yun Ji and raised in the hands of Mrs. Xiao Murong Jinzhu, and Yun Ji, as the biological mother, even had to apply to see her son, and only with Mrs. Xiao's permission, sometimes even if Mrs. Xiao allowed it, as long as Xiao Yuan didn't let it, Yun Ji couldn't help it.

Fortunately, although this Mrs. Xiao already has two sons, she loves Xiao Xiaohan very much, and even is a little afraid, as if this child is very precious, more precious than her own son.

Everyone in the palace said that Mrs. Xiao was generous and kind, and over time, these words of praise reached the ears of the emperor, and for some reason, the emperor was very happy, not only personally summoned this Mrs. Xiao, and rewarded him with ten thousand taels of gold.

The inexplicable reward made Xiao Yuan frown, of course, this is unknown to outsiders, as for Xiao Wu. He also heard about it, and it is said that a housekeeper saw it with his own eyes.

And then what happened later was really as Xiao Yuan said. He really cultivated this child very carefully, and this child did not disappoint him. Not to mention proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, the art of war and martial arts are also excellent, it can be said that Wen can settle the world, and Wu can set the world, and later became the companion of His Royal Highness the Prince, studying together and often going in and out of the court, attracting the attention of the emperor at a young age, and even won the appreciation of the queen mother.

Everything was going well, but. There are always things that happen in life that we don't know and can't control.

More than a year ago, the border pass of the Northern Han Dynasty was in an emergency, the emperor sent troops to suppress it, but it dragged on for nearly a year, and the military salary was like a flood of flowers, but there was no good news ahead, at that time it was Bowang Hou Qinchuan who guarded the border pass, he returned to Chang'an overnight to report on his work, and asked the emperor to increase the army. The emperor was angry at that time, and said in his heart that you have been more than a year, and hundreds of thousands of troops have been sent over in a steady stream, and hundreds of thousands of white flowers and silver have also been sent over in a steady stream. As a result, it was good that not a single city was recovered, and two outer cities were lost. Although this outer city is not a military town, it is like chicken ribs. But in the end, it is also the land of the Northern Han Dynasty, and it is really a bit of a nest to be occupied like this.

Qin Chuan talked eloquently. Actually wiped out the emperor's anger, what is the reason, it sounds ridiculous, that is, the reason why the enemy army stubbornly resisted and fought bravely, not because of how powerful they were, but because their Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to the scene, just imagine, his own young master came, ate and slept with the soldiers, and also promised to take Heyang City, an important town on the border of the Northern Han Dynasty, to reward 10,000 taels of gold, and the participants have the right to share this wealth, not only that, those who have made meritorious contributions to the enemy, those who have been crowned kings and generals, and those who have died bravely, The imperial court bears all the living expenses of their families, and the immediate family members can enjoy the treatment of the families of officials, and the children can be free of charge such as the school, and the women can enter the Splendid Pavilion, in a word, no matter what, as long as they win, those who are alive and those who are dead, have great benefits, so those soldiers are naturally brave, because what they think is that they are ready to die at any time when they go to the battlefield anyway, since life and death are determined by heaven, then take advantage of themselves or take advantage of the opportunity, even if they die, they must do their best to kill a few people to death, In this way, you can also ensure that your parents, brothers, wives, and children as a family will have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime.

Regarding this matter, in fact, His Majesty the Emperor has already heard of it, and the internal guards he sent out have already delivered the news to the palace three days before Qin Chuan, it is obvious that although the emperor is angry, he can still listen to Qin Chuan's nagging patiently, and it is also because he knows that Qin Chuan is telling the truth, and he can't help but praise him a little more, but human loyalty is not enough, and he must win the battle.

Based on the welfare of this enemy army, the emperor turned his brain, and with a stroke of his pen, the next day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was pulled up from the bed while still asleep, and a holy decree was read, and His Royal Highness the pampered Prince went into battle.

Of course, the prince was willing to go to the front line by himself, he not only brought all his secret guards, but also summoned Xiao Xiaohan, who was in Xuzhou for disaster relief, the emperor originally valued Xiao Xiaohan, and then heard that it was his precious son who asked Xiao Xiaohan to go with the army for the sake of the overall situation, and agreed at that time.

Pity the second son of the Xiao family, he had no intention of going to the front line, this is good, the prince let him rush from Xuzhou to Chang'an City overnight, and then rushed to Heyang City after a day of rest.

When Xiao Xiaohan arrived at the camp, it was already the middle of the night, and the soldiers in the camp were roasting around the fire, and some were even asleep, and the whole camp could not see the patrol, let alone the night defense, at that time, he was furious, first kicked over a fire frame, and woke up the three sleeping soldiers, and they should be unlucky, this Xiao Xiaohan is a person who sees the head and the tail of the dragon, and it is natural that they have not seen it and do not know it, plus this second son is non-stop day and night, and the wind and frost are inevitable along the way, and the whole person is embarrassed, so, This guy thought it was a refugee who broke in, and he kicked over the fire frame just now, but the fire was not suppressed, and he actually picked up the guy and wanted to hit someone, but the result was naturally conceivable.

Xiao Xiaohan knocked down one of the guards who had gone to report the news, and then the cold light of the sword flickered, warning everyone to stay put, while he himself strode towards the main camp.

There is no one outside the main tent, and you can hear some beautiful sounds three meters from the ground, if you were an ordinary person, you would have stopped and turned around and left, or found a place to block your ears and then come back after half an hour, but he Xiao Xiaohan didn't care about it and didn't blush and broke in. Then I heard the screams of a woman inside, and at the same time heard the voice of a man begging for mercy.

According to what happened later, Xiao Wu just told me briefly, according to him, Xiao Xiaohan killed the soldier commander that night, and asked people to hurry up to take the head of the soldier commander to Chang'an to face the saint, and at the same time sent someone to inform his guards, Xiao Wu followed these guards to the barracks.

Three days later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived at the camp, but when he came, the camp had been completely renewed, all the soldiers were full of spirit and high morale, and the prince praised Qin Chuan for his good management of the army, but where did he know what Xiao Xiaohan had done for him before this.

Originally, things could have developed like this, the forward troops arrived to understand the situation, complete the strategic deployment, once the battle plan was finalized, they began to dispatch troops, and at the same time, the 30,000 elite soldiers transferred from Longxi and Ancheng would also arrive at the camp at that time, and the soldiers were strong and strong, plus His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the second son of the Xiao family, how to look at this war should be a great victory for the Northern Han Dynasty, but on the evening of the day before the 30,000 elite soldiers came, the military camp caught a suspicious person, and the appearance of this person directly led to the thrilling behind. (To be continued.) )