Wang Zhaoyuan bowed down and said with a smile: "How dare you not be dedicated to the king for the courtiers, it is a blessing for the ministers to be able to serve the emperor and the mother." ”

Bao Yuan answered on the side: "Zhaoyuan has indeed worried a lot about me recently. Saying that, he pointed at Ren Cao with a smile and whispered to me: "At present, the war in Fengzhou has not stopped, for the sake of long-term planning, I have decided to repair the book and form an alliance with the Southern Tang Dynasty to fight against Zhou, and this matter will be handed over to Ren Cao and Zhaoyuan." ”

Will you unite with Li Jun of the Southern Tang Dynasty to fight against Chai Rong? After a little thought, I realized that sure enough, Baoyuan buried himself in maps and historical materials a few days ago, and it was not useless. At that time, he leaned over the map all day long to write and draw, from time to time to ponder, and sometimes asked me to help him look up some old books and historical materials about the surrounding boundaries of Shu in the old books and historical materials of the former Shu king. That's the idea!

Thinking about this, he only heard Bao Yuan say softly: "Chai Rong's ambition is not only my Shudi, seeing that he has tried his best to expand his territory over the years, I am afraid that he has the intention of asking the Lord the world." Now he confronted our Shu army Chen Bing Fengzhou, but forgot that his own family still has nearly 2,000 miles of borders with the Southern Tang Dynasty, if this Ren Cao and Zhao Yuan went to the Tang Dynasty to discuss the alliance successfully, then as long as the Tang lord Li Jun sent troops from time to time to harass Chai Rong, and our army took the opportunity to meet the counterattack, Chai Rong will be the enemy on his back...... Rui'er, at that time, my army will fight again with the Zhou army from the Fengzhou pressure border, less will be able to relieve the siege of Fengzhou, return the people to peace, and more will be able to regain the lost state of Cheng and Rank in the previous time......" Bao Yuan said this, his eyes were full of energy, and the emperor's wind could not be hidden.

Seeing him like this, I shook his hand lightly and said gently: "Lord Tang is not a fool, and an alliance with Shu will have a hundred benefits and no harm, and the emperor will definitely be able to get his wish." ”

Bao Yuan looked at me, clasped my hands together, and said in a deep voice: "Rui'er, how fortunate I am to have you, I just hope to be able to promise you a lifetime of happiness, with you morning and twilight, I am already satisfied." Hearing him say this, my heart was even softer.

Winning the world is the dream of every emperor, I know that Baoyuan has never been a person who is content with the status quo and does not want to forge ahead, he advocated reform when he inherited the throne at the beginning of the year, and purified the official system, under his governance, the rich people of Shu are happy, and he is a benevolent monarch. I have also seen how majestic he was when he galloped in front of his army and commanded with his sword in battle...... I never doubted that he could promise me happiness, but in such troubled times, if I only want to be happy for myself, will God be willing to do it?

There was an inexplicable uneasiness from the bottom of my heart, and I felt the uneasiness and fear that was suppressed in my heart, and I subconsciously stiffened my body. Bao Yuan treats me so well, I like him as much as he likes me, if one day, one day...... I didn't dare to think about it anymore, and the pain in my heart was about to crush my heart.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ren Cao and Wang Zhaoyuan took Bao Yuan's handwritten letter to the Southern Tang Dynasty to discuss the alliance.

After the Fengzhou Battle reported that Wang Jing of the Zhou army led the army to attack the defenders of Fengzhou and win, capturing more than 300 people under Jiang Hui of the Shu Military Academy. Bao Yuan was worried, so he sent Tong Gong to the camp to comfort and supervise the war.

At the end of August, the forward army reported to Li Tingqi, the defender of Fengzhou, that he had sent the vanguard to command Li Jin to lead his troops to Maling Village, and send strange troops out of the valley to enter Tunbaijian with the strategy of dividing the attack and sending the vanguard to Li Jin; In addition, Wang Luan led 5,000 troops out of Tangcang Town to Huanghua Valley to fight for the Zhou army's grain route and return route.

Bao Yuan was having dinner in my palace when he received the report from the Yi trial army, and said to me with joy: "Rui'er, Li Tingqi is really a veteran, if this plan is successful, the Zhou army will cut off the supply of grain and grass, and retreating from the army is inevitable." ”

I nodded and said, "If the matter of the alliance between them is also completed at this time, then the siege of the Zhou army can be solved." ”

Bao Yuan nodded yes, he was in a good mood, and tasted all the dishes on the table.

However, he didn't want to, and three days later, Ren Cao Feige sent a message to report, and the matter of the alliance was delayed for a few days because Li Jian of the Southern Tang Dynasty was timid and afraid. After receiving the report, Bao Yuan lost his temper, only saying that Li Wei was short-sighted and would not achieve good results in the future.

Due to the defeat of the alliance, Bao Yuan was in a bad mood, and sent Liang Shouzhen to spread the word that the concubines of the harem were not allowed to disturb each other in the Chongguang Palace without an edict. Although I am worried about him, I can only sit in the Changchun Hall all day long because of the palace rules, and I am also infinitely worried.

At night, Fang fell asleep, but he heard a noise outside, and was about to call Ming'er to ask what happened, but he heard Bao Yuan say in a muffled voice: "Rui'er, it's me." ”

"Meng Lang?" I was amazed, and was about to get up to greet me, but he walked up to me a few steps and held me down, saying, "You lie down, I'll change my clothes and come." ”

After a while, Bao Yuan changed his bedclothes and lay beside me. I think he came on foot at night, soaked in the cold, and the cold on his body as soon as he lay down in the quilt made me shiver.

I reached out to shake his hand, which was extremely cold, not at all as warm as it used to be. I tucked the quilt into his chest and hugged his body. Liang Jiufang heard Bao Yuan sigh softly in his ear: "Rui'er, I'm a little tired. ”

"Well, if you're tired, sleep well, and I'll rub it for you." As he spoke, he reached out to touch the sleeping hole behind his ear.

Bao Yuan buried his face on my shoulder and said sullenly: "Rui'er, if the alliance is not successful, the war with Zhou will inevitably be tight, alas! ”

I felt sad in my heart, but I could only pretend to be relaxed and comfort him: "I heard that General Li sent troops to attack the grain and grass of the Zhou army, if he succeeds, he can also solve the urgent need of Fengzhou, Meng Lang should not worry too much." ”

"Rui'er, you don't know, even if the Zhou army temporarily retreats due to a shortage of food and grass, it doesn't necessarily mean that he won't come to invade the border again in the future, Chai Rong...... Hey, in the Meishan wine shop that day, I saw that he was a man with great ambitions. Bao Yuan turned over and said: "I just didn't expect Li Jun to be so dim, in such a troubled world now, it is tantamount to an idiot's dream to want to be in Gou An with just one effort." If my prediction is right, Chai Rong will definitely attack the Southern Tang Dynasty after disturbing my Shu land, and see how the little old man will protect himself! ”

When Bao Yuan said this, he sighed heavily, and if he didn't say anything, I didn't know how to answer and was silent. Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, is the father of the later lord Li Yu, and he only has the impression that when he was in school in modern times, he read the author of "Xiaolou Blows Through the Yusheng Cold" in the text, and he is a very talented emperor.

Since ancient times, there have been many talented emperors, but how many are talented and knowledgeable about current affairs? sighed in his heart and said: "Recently, Rui'er has also looked through some history books of the previous dynasties, thinking that Li Tang was sitting in the world and accepting worship from all over the world, Taizong, Gaozong, Xuanzong and other emperors are all a generation of Ming lords and virtuous monarchs, but I don't want Li Jun, who now claims to be the descendant of Li Tangguo, has been deaf and incompetent to such a field less than two generations after the founding of the country. ”

Bao Yuan also sighed and said: "That Li Jun was not useless when he first inherited the throne, I heard that after he ascended the throne, he began to use troops on a large scale abroad, and also eliminated Chu and Fujian, so that he had the territory of today's Southern Tang Dynasty. It's just that for some reason, as he gets older, this Li Jing is getting more and more mediocre, not only extravagant, but also cronyism, and the most ridiculous thing is to single-handedly provoke the contradiction between his brother and his son. Alas, if Li Tang Liezu knew in heaven, he would be heartbroken! ”