"So what do you think matters?" Emperor Wu coughed a few times and leaned over to ask.

Mu Yunge groaned: "The minister thinks that the most important thing now is not the main battle or the main peace, but the timing. ”

"Timing?" Not only did Emperor Wu not understand this, but there were also many people in the court who did not understand.

Mu Yunge smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, please read it again...... According to the report, Lu Yuanjun could only hold out for ten days, and after ten days, life and death were unpredictable. Your Majesty will allow your Majesty to calculate it. From the capital to Luyuan County, it takes a day and a night for a fast horse to gallop, if you lead the road, the foot journey is much slower, this time will be much larger, and it will take six or seven days to arrive at the earliest, right? ”

"If it is cavalry, it will be there in two days and one night; If it is an infantry, it will go first day and night, and the grain and grass will be delayed, and it will take seven days to arrive. Wei Shi added next to him.

Mu Yunge nodded: "Okay, even if it's seven days." It took seven days for reinforcements to arrive, which was a smooth situation, but now it is May, and when we go south, it is the rainy season, and the rainy season will last for two months, and the road is slippery, and the road will definitely slow down, and it is fortunate that it will arrive in ten days. The expedited recital was sent to Kyoto two days in advance, and the time was only eight days. From yesterday to today, the courtiers have been arguing, and they still wasted a day, and if they are counted, it will only take seven days to rescue Luyuan County! ”

"That's what happened." She didn't say that everyone didn't think it yet, but as soon as she said it, some people chimed in: "Time is very urgent!" ”

"Your Majesty, we only have seven days, and if we can't rescue Luyuan County, then it will be a matter of time before we lose the southern barrier. At that time, Duan Rongxuan occupied Luyuan County, and used the grain storage of the county town to replenish, and then he would wave his troops north. From Luyuan County all the way to Pingchuan, there is no natural danger to defend, only by retreating to Puping County, can there be a natural moat to resist temporarily. Mu Yunge bowed down and said, "I believe Your Majesty knows this better than me, right?" ”

Emperor Wu shook his head when he heard this, but did not speak.

These civil and military ministers were making a lot of noise just now, and even if he didn't expect it, he heard it.

From Luyuan County to Puping County, there are more than a dozen counties in the two counties, and if they are really lost, the people will inevitably fall into embarrassment.

"If Nanchu is like a bamboo, the momentum will be far suppressed by the Eastern Wei, and if we really ask for peace, we are also at a disadvantage. Just now, a few old ministers said that seeking peace is just giving up some wealth, but what if Duan Rongxuan wants more than just wealth? Mu Yunge locked Emperor Wu's eyes tightly, and said word by word: "What if he wants not only the wealth and silk, but also the jade seal in His Majesty's hand?" ”

As soon as this sentence came out, the courtiers instantly fell to their knees and pleaded guilty again and again.

Mu Zhizhao knelt among the civil officials, looked at it, raised his hand and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, Yun Ge was too bold, if Emperor Wu was angry because of this......

As soon as he thought of this, Emperor Wu stood up from the dragon chair and turned his gaze to him: "Mu Qing, how much is left of the military salary that you raised last time?" ”

"It's all in the treasury, and it hasn't been moved." Mu Zhizhao hurriedly replied.

Emperor Wu nodded, pondered for a moment, his eyes hesitated on Wei Shi and Wei Yin, and finally fell in the direction of Wei Shi: "Shi'er, you have dealt with the Southern Chu military for many years, and you know their marching formations extremely well, I want to entrust you with the heavy responsibility of leading the army south to defend the country, will you disappoint me?" ”

"Erchen will not fail in his mission!" Wei Shi stepped forward and kowtowed, and decisively responded.

Straightened up, the corner of his eyes swept to Nangong Jin, and Wei Shi immediately said: "Father, the news that Nan Chu intends to invade the Eastern Wei Dynasty, I think Beiyan must have gotten the news." The people of Beiyan like to take advantage of the weakness the most, for fear that it will cause chaos. Nangong has been in Beijing for some time, and there is no one in the northwest to lead him, so his sons are really worried. ”

"You're right." Emperor Wu's weak chin commanded Nangong Jin: "Jin'er, you immediately reorganize the army and go to the northwest to sit in the town!" ”

"Yes, the minister!" Nangong Jin hugged his fists.

"But Your Majesty, if King Yu and the county lord lead the troops out of the capital at the same time, who can be responsible for the guards in the capital?" Pei Yongtu listened, his mind moved, the opportunity came, he would never miss the reason, and said busily: "Patrol is not a trivial matter, if it is not a trustworthy person, I am afraid it will be difficult to be competent." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has a suitable person to recommend." Nangong Jin had already expected Pei Yongtu to say this, and stepped forward to reply.

Emperor Wu motioned to her, and she said: "Chen Shuyi, the eldest son of the Marquis of Ambo, was once the commander of the Jinling Jicheng Army, and no one must be more familiar with the patrol and defense matters than him!" Chen Shuyi, both civil and military, will definitely be able to protect His Majesty's safety at critical moments. ”

Emperor Wu didn't have a better candidate in his heart, look at Pei Yongtu, knowing that what he recommended must be Wei Yin's person, just appointed Wei Shi to go south, and sent Nangong Jin to guard the northwest, after Wei Shanzhi's incident, he was a little uneasy about Wei Yin, and naturally he would not hand over such an important position to Wei Yin's subordinates, so he immediately agreed to Nangong Jin's proposal.

Pei Yongtu's face was ugly, he got out of the court, passed by Wei Shi and Mu Yunge, snorted, flicked his sleeves, and left without looking back.

Wei Shi was still wearing filial piety clothes, holding Mu Yunge's hand, and couldn't help but sigh when he saw this: "The mother concubine has just left, I really can't bear to leave you in this land of tigers and wolves." Uncle can't help me, and he will definitely make a fuss about you......"

"The Pei family has a deep obsession with this throne, but you are also the blood of the Pei family, why does he refuse to let you ascend the throne?" This is also what Mu Yunge has always been unable to figure out.

Wei Shi smiled bitterly: "Probably, I don't have Wei Yin to control." ”

The two of them didn't say much, the military situation in the south was urgent, Wei Shi led the army to the expedition, and he couldn't delay it at all, after returning home, he had a hasty meal, and the rest of the time was next to each other, and he couldn't say enough confidant words. After a whole night of lingering affection, the second day was just slightly bright, Wei Shi got up and went to the barracks to order troops and go south to fight against foreign humiliation.

Fortunately, after getting the news before, Wei Shi let Lin Yi go to the border first, and now although it can support ten days, come prepared, most of the Chu army will have to suffer some hardships, and they still have time.

Emperor Wu was not in good health, so he went out to perform the sacrifice hastily this time, and then took him to Luyuan County by Wei Shi.

Among the people who saw them off, Mu Yunge was still the most conspicuous, Wei Shi waved to her again and again, and only reluctantly withdrew his hand when he couldn't see each other when he walked away.

"Miss, Your Highness is on the expedition, shall we wait in Beijing?" On the way home, Pei Ying asked Mu Yunge.

The smile on the corner of Mu Yunge's mouth was soft and sly: "Of course not!" ”

Let her Mu Yunge sit in Beijing and wait for the news, worrying, what is the difference between that and sitting still? The situation in Beijing is gradually becoming clear, as long as Pei Yongtu and Wei Yin can't make any changes, she must rest assured and boldly go with Wei Shi!

Thinking of this, the smile on the corner of Mu Yunge's mouth deepened: "Let the people in the palace prepare......"

Peiying's eyes lit up, and she happily agreed, and when the carriage stopped at King Yu's mansion, she jumped out of the carriage, helped Mu Yunge down, and turned around and went to the corner gate of the palace. When he came back from Jiaomen, it was almost noon, and Wei Shi was not in the mansion, so Mu Yunge went back to Mu's house to visit the Mu family and Yun Rao.

went to Mu's house, and when I asked, I realized that Yun Rao hadn't been at Mu's house for several days.

This news surprised Mu Yunge very much, but it was not good to ask the doubts in his heart clearly, he accompanied Xiao Shi to say some words, asked about the situation of the two younger siblings, and said that Mu Jinran, I heard that he was very popular in the military camp now, Mu Yunge was relieved.

When I was about to go out, I was coming back with a sad face on my face.

Mu Zhizhao is now the secretary of the household department, the two countries are at war, and the military department can't get the money, so he has to ask the household department. There is no household department, so you can't increase the excesses and miscellaneous taxes for the sake of military salaries, right? Because of this, Mu Zhizhao was worried day and night, and he didn't come up with a solution, he was really restless to eat and drink, and everyone lost a few catties of meat.

Just when Mu Yunge came, the father and daughter talked about the military salary, Mu Yunge thought of a few solutions, and suddenly, something poured in, and Mu Yunge woke up at once.

Back at Yuwang's Mansion, the first thing Mu Yunge did was to rummage through boxes and cabinets to find something.

first took out the two jade plaques he got from Concubine De and placed them on the bed; Immediately, I found another piece with the same texture as this jade plaque, which was placed in a box brought from Kyoto when Mu Zhizhao was elected as the leader of the Chamber of Commerce last year.

Mu Yunge found the big box, on the base of the thick agarwood incense wood, there was an octagonal box, double-layered, black wood flood, and the texture looked very hard. On the side of the box, there is a small lotus pattern. Mu Yunge picked up a small lotus pendant on the base, picked it up and closed it on the box, and after pressing it down, he heard the sound of the machine running, the eight sides of the box retracted, and the eight-petal lotus slowly opened from the recessed place, revealing the box wrapped in the center of the lotus.

When she opened the box, there was her seal inside, something that Mu Zhizhao gave her.

She touched this thing and rubbed it carefully, the material was really the same as the two pieces given by Concubine De, and after comparing it, even the size was the same.

After picking up the seal, Mu Yunge found that the box containing the seal was actually movable. She simply took out the box in the center of the lotus flower and looked at it in her hand, but there was nothing unusual.

Mu Yunge shook her head and was about to put it back, when she suddenly saw that under the box, there were four rectangular empty spaces, the same size as the jade plate in her hand.

Mu Yunge thought about it and put the four jade plates into it one by one, and it really matched.

At this moment, there was a low clicking sound in my ears, and I saw the eight-petal lotus slowly close again, and then retract downward, all of which retracted into the base of the agarwood incense. At this time, the whole box becomes a thick plate, and in the middle of the board, there is a copper key with the length of a finger lying quietly, in addition to this, there is another cylindrical copper product with a circle at the end.

Mu Yunge picked up the cylindrical copper product, and with a thought, she took off the purple night on her arm, touched the bottom of the handle, and saw that there was a short gap there, which was originally tied to the sword spike, she thought it was cumbersome, so she took off the sword spike, and now it was empty.

Shove this cylinder into the empty gap, and sure enough, it fits, and when you hold the circle and turn it slightly, you can feel the stuck mechanism, and when you turn it again, the whole handle pops out.

Mu Yunge carefully separated the handle from the blade, and with a soft clang, a key fell out of the handle......