Ten days later, the Yan army camped.

In the battle of Youzhou Mansion, Nie Xingji was drugged unconscious, and when he woke up, he heard that she had led the army to attack from the front, but she also left him with 20,000 horses. He immediately understood that Wei Nong wanted to attract the attention of Yunchen and Yuan Che from the front, so that the 20,000 horses could raid from the west side gate, so after he woke up, he dragged his weak body and personally led the army through the shortcut of Taiyan Mountain and attacked Youzhou Mansion.

It's a pity that even though he was extremely careful, he was still hit by a sword and was stabbed in the waist by the general of the Ning army at the west gate. In fact, he had armor on his body, and his injuries were not serious, but because he was poisoned by Lian Kuo's Gu poison, the wound was bleeding nonstop, and he couldn't stop it no matter what. In addition, the slightly strong effect of the medicine has just passed, and the siege of the city consumes physical strength, which leads to a coma, and one sleep is five days.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he woke up, he heard that Wei Nong was taken away by Ning Jun and his whereabouts were unknown. Fortunately, the soldiers saw clearly at the time and knew that Wei Nong was taken away by Yunchen and Yuan Che, which was a great luck in misfortune. Even if he repaired a letter and sent it to King Ning, he was willing to exchange 10,000 prisoners of the Ning army for a safe return of Wei Nong, and after calculating the time, the letter should have been delivered to King Ning, but there has been no response yet.

In order to consolidate the results of the victory, Nie Xingji made another decision to move the Yan army camp outside the city of Youzhou Mansion, and revised the book to inform Ming Chenyuan. Fortunately, Ming Chenyuan was not stunned, as early as the night when the good news came, he couldn't hold back the camp and hurried, and three days ago he successfully joined Nie Xingji's men and horses, but it is a pity that the original army of 200,000 is now only 150,000.

In the past three days, Ming Chenyuan was busy collecting the corpses of the soldiers, and also monitoring the prisoners of the Ning army, so busy that his feet did not touch the ground. It wasn't until today that he had time to care about Nie Xingji's body and continue to discuss his next steps.

At this moment, the two of them were in the tent, looking at the letter written by Nie Xingyi himself.

"Chu Di is really going to pick a day to revolt, it must be Yunchen's trick!" Mingchen was determined and authentic, with a look of hatred.

Although the injury on Nie Xingji's waist has been contained, the muscles are very slow, so he is very weak. He pinched the report and read it for a long time, and calmly analyzed: "Yunchen is prepared, the uprising is by no means overnight, he has been preparing for this matter for at least half a year." ”

"Huh! It seems that we are waiting for us to fight with Ning Guo. Ming Chenyuan sneered, and said: "Weichen just thinks it's strange, when something like this happens, why didn't Nie Xingyi send troops to suppress it, what kind of peace talks are he engaged in?" ”

Unexpectedly, Nie Xingji actually said: "This is the smartest thing Nie Xingyi has done, and it can be seen from this incident that the slight shock is effective, and he is not pulling my hind legs at present." ”

"How?" Mingchen listened carefully.

"Yunchen's plan for an uprising in Chu may not be a real uprising, it may be a trick to disturb people's hearts. If Nie Xingyi took the liberty of sending troops to suppress it, even if it was quelled this time, Yunchen would continue to incite new uprisings, endlessly. Moreover, we will be left with the complaints of the Chu people. Nie Xingji glanced at the letter in his hand again, and slowly evoked a smile: "I don't know who gave Nie Xingyi the idea to let him not use force." ”

Having said that, Nie Xingchen already had a candidate in mind. Mingchen is far away.

can overcome rigidity with softness so tactfully, and can come up with a way not to fall into the handle, except for Wei Lianpian, Yan Wang Palace does not think second.

"But Lian Pian's method treats the symptoms but not the root cause, since Yunchen has the intention to make trouble, the peace talks will not have any results. If he does not send troops all the time, Yunchen is very likely to return to the country and declare his independence from the control of the Yan State. Ming Chenyuan still has concerns.

"It's not so fast, now he has the identity of Yunchen after all, and he is not from the Chu royal family."

"But don't forget, he also has a younger brother, Chu Cong."

After Ming Chenyuan's reminder, Nie Xingji remembered this person, and his heart couldn't help but sink.

Ming Chenyuan reminded again: "Maybe Yunchen will not come forward to restore the country by himself, but push Chu Cong in front, and he himself will control it behind the scenes." ”

Nie Xingji's fingers gradually tightened: "You have a point, in this way, we have to be on guard." ”

"What about King Ning? What kind of attitude will he have? Gloat? Enter? The more Ming Chenyuan thought about it, the more he felt that the situation was grim.

"King Ning......" Nie Xingji closed his eyes and recalled the terrain of Kyushu: "Ning State borders Chu State, it is easy for King Ning to help Yunchen, and it is easy to harm him." I can't guess whether he'll help or not. ”

"So what now? You can't watch yourself 'catch fire in your backyard'! Ming Chenyuan looked at Nie Xingji's increasingly pale face, and his worry became more and more intense: "And your body......"

Nie Xingji didn't answer. The situation he is facing now is indeed more severe than it has ever been, a hundred times more severe than when he seized power. In front of Yunchen and King Ning, Helian Biyue back then was simply not worth mentioning.

Moreover, the victory of Youzhou Mansion did not fundamentally change his situation, and it seemed that a temporary victory was also very likely to be counterattacked by the Ning army. Even if he sits firmly on the territory of Youzhou, there are still three states in Ningguo and the capital city of Li waiting for him to conquer.

But his body can't wait, the original ambition and ambition are all consumed by this increasingly weak body, there is no time to advance, there is no way back.

He faced the biggest challenge of his life – survival.

What bothers him the most is that he has not found a way to detoxify so far, and he has to endure the absence of Wei Nong. However, this pain cannot be said to outsiders, once the world knows that the regent of Yan Kingdom is highly poisoned, the time is short, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Rao is very human concentration and composure, and in the face of such a situation, Nie Xingji was also a little flustered.

"Where are Yunchen and Weinong right now, can you find out?" He couldn't help but ask.

Ming Chenyuan shook his head: "Hidden very tightly, leaving no trace of his whereabouts, Weichen guessed that Yunchen might have left Ningguo with the county lord." ”

"Oh? How so? ”

"It is said that after the first battle of Youzhou Mansion, Yuan Che returned to Lidu alone to resume his life, and Yunchen and the county lord did not follow. Originally, Wei Chen also thought that he must still be in Ningguo, maybe Yuan Che would know his whereabouts......" Ming Chenyuan sighed: "But recently, the spies came back with news, saying that Yuan Che was also looking for his whereabouts. ”

"In such a short period of time, will he run to Chu Di with Wei Nong? After all, Chu is still the place of Yan Kingdom, isn't this a self-defeating net? Nie Xingji was skeptical.

"Sometimes the most dangerous place is the safest place, maybe Yunchen didn't take Nie Xingyi seriously at all." Ming Chenyuan retorted.

Nie Xingji was silent for a moment, and he also felt that this matter was difficult to track. Now he can only be sure that Yunchen is not in Jiang Country and Yan Country, because Jiang Country is the only way to go from Yan to Ning, but Jiang people are alien after all, if Yunchen and Wei Nong suddenly appear, the goal is too obvious.

It has been a whole month since the battle of Youzhou Mansion, and King Ning has been distracted by the war, if Yunchen has a heart, he is very likely to escape back to Chu from under King Ning's nose. The more Nie Xingji thought about it, the more anxious he became, since the poisoning, his emotions had become more and more difficult to restrain himself, and at this moment, he couldn't control the letter in his hand.

"Your Highness!" Ming Chenyuan noticed his strangeness.

Nie Xingchen covered his waist injury and gasped for breath, and it took a while for his mood to stabilize - he made a decision.

"Zhong Ze, I want to send you to Chu Di to have a look." He spoke in a negotiating tone.

Mingchen was shocked: "Your Highness, how can I leave you at such a time?" Your body is so weak......"

"It's okay, with Mr. Ji and Jian Feng here, I won't fall down so easily." Nie Xingji waved his hand at him: "I'm thinking, since I analyzed that Yunchen would be in Ning and Chu, it would be better to turn passive into active." I have to stay in Ningguo, and I will also take the opportunity to find Yunchen's whereabouts, so I can only ask you to go to Chu State to quell the turmoil and find him separately from me. ”

"But Your Highness ......" Mingchen didn't say any more, because the rest of the words were too unlucky. Nie Xingji only has two and a half months of life left, and he doesn't know when he will come back when he will go to Chudi, if he plans for the worst, maybe they will ...... each other

Heaven and man are forever separated.

Ming Chenyuan had never resisted obedience as he did at this moment, and he had never felt desperate like at this moment, he tried to persuade Nie Xingji to change his mind: "Your Highness, the current conquest of the Ning army is a big deal, Yunchen is weak, and he may not be able to stir up any storms, Weichen still wants to advance and retreat with you." ”

"If it were someone else, maybe it wouldn't be able to make any waves, but Yunchen ......" Nie Xingji didn't say any further, but sighed: "Back then, I was able to capture the Chu State in one fell swoop and beat him by luck, but now I think about it, it's a miracle." ”

Ming Chenyuan tried to persuade him, but he didn't dare to mention his physical condition, so he could only persuade him from the situation: "If you take Youzhou, King Ning will definitely be furious, and the peerless military book found by the county lord is also in the hands of King Ning...... You let your subordinates go to Chudi, and your subordinates really have to worry about ......"

"That's why you should go. There are three states in addition to Youzhou, and Yanning still has countless tough battles to fight, and we can't guard against Yunchen. I really can't think of anyone who can stop Yunchen except you...... If Wei Nong is really in Chudi, I don't worry about handing her over to others. Nie Xingchen said too many words in one breath, and he was out of breath, and his back injury directly affected his middle qi, causing him to rest for a while every time he said a few words, otherwise he would feel pain when he breathed.

Xu didn't want to persuade more, or maybe he was afraid that Mingchen would not want to go, so he eased his breath and finally spit out: "Zhong Ze, you have to go, this is a military order." ”

Ming Chen looked at Nie Xingji's almost transparent pale face from afar, his heart was sour, and his eyes were almost hot. As a general, the principle that he must always keep in mind is -

Military orders are like mountains.

Ming Chenyuan had to take orders, what else could he say? can only persuade: "Your Highness is relieved, the war can also be put aside, and the body is important." ”

Nie Xingji lowered his eyes and chuckled: "I don't need to persuade you and me to have a relationship, I know it in my own heart." ”

"The county lord...... The county lord must be trying to figure out a way, you have to trust her. "Mingchen has a heart to comfort.

"Of course I believe her," Nie Xingji didn't say much, and pointed to the bookcase not far away, "You sharpen the ink for me, I want to write a few words." ”