The jade chessboard is black and white, the sound of falling children, criss-crossed, and the world of the ten directions is in the game.

The long sigh of regret sounded in the emperor's bedroom of the Great Yao Palace, and the general of the Yao Kingdom looked unwilling, clinging to the sunspot but not knowing how to save the defeat. After thinking for a long time, the hanging hand finally put down, and gave a thumbs up to the Ninety-Five Venerable on the opposite side: "Your Majesty's chess skills are becoming more and more exquisite, and now it is to the point of being superb, and you will no longer be Your Majesty's opponent." ”

"Back then, you taught me how to play chess, but unfortunately later you were obsessed with military affairs and wasted thinking, which gave me a chance to defeat you, the master." Emperor Yao picked up the tea and smiled lightly, "Suiliang, if you have a chance, you should play two games with Jing'er and Xuan'er to see if their chess skills can be your opponent." ”

"Your Majesty's drunkard doesn't mean to drink, he said on his face that he would let the last general test his chess skills, but in his heart he thought that from the chessboard of the last general, he could see who of the two princes was better, and such a heavy task really made the last general unbearable."

Emperor Yao laughed loudly: "Okay, you are a good couple, how many years have passed since I ascended the throne, and the people around me have become mute and deaf one by one, but you have one intestine to the end, what do you say, you don't even turn a corner, but I only believe in you and can only believe in you, who makes you a worm in my belly know everything." ”

"It's not easy to be an official, and it's even more difficult to be a bug, the last general has hid in the barracks and was captured by His Majesty, it seems that the last general has to follow His Majesty for the rest of his life." The general shook his head helplessly, "But the heavy task handed over by His Majesty this time is really difficult to do, the two princes have their own strengths and weaknesses, and the last general does not all know what they are doing in front of and behind the scenes. ”

Under the wrinkled eyelids, a ray of light flashed in his deep eyes, and Emperor Yao stopped swallowing tea for a moment, and then spoke in a low tone: "I don't want to do this, but Yu'er can't do it, it's just a matter of indulging in landscapes, flowers and birds, and games all day long...... It was a woman I loved, and he dared to touch it. Putting down the teacup heavily, a few drops of clear tea overflowed in the cup, and the clear water beads reflected Emperor Yao's frown: "Since he has no intention of taking the throne, I will not force it, lest the princes below be dissatisfied in the future and blame me for the trouble." Now among the princes, Xuan'er and Jing'er are the most outstanding, even if they are carefully covered up everywhere, their beauty and intelligence are in their eyes, and they are embarrassed to be embarrassed by who is more suitable to be the prince. Sui Liang, you have been friends with me for many years, and you have already surpassed the monarch and the minister in affection, I hope you will also help me come up with ideas, if this matter is not done well, I will not be able to turn a blind eye even if I die,"

"Your Majesty is in good health, talking nonsense about life and death. Whoever does not stand up depends on His Majesty's words, if there is disobedience, let them fight, and the winner is king. ”

"You're still so straightforward and tough." Emperor Yao smiled bitterly, holding chess pieces on the board to entertain himself, "These two children are my favorites, Xuan'er has been favored since childhood, poetry and book etiquette are all refined, and he treats people smoothly and steadily, there is no lack of major events in the world in his heart, but there is always a ruthless atmosphere; Jing'er has been in exile for ten years, and her personality is somewhat peculiar, but when it comes to her keen talent, she is still above Xuan'er, and if the two brothers fight, they will definitely involve countless others, and if you don't get it right, the world will be in chaos. ”

The general understands that Emperor Yao is worried, and he understands that Emperor Yao complains to him and complains that he does not really need him to give advice, and he is like a tiger, after all, it is the position of the Son of Heaven, who will sit in Emperor Yao's heart must have already been decided, and he can't point out indiscriminately.

Sure enough, seeing that the even general was silent, Emperor Yao smiled lightly and tapped the jade chessboard, and the even general looked down, and the black and white glass chess pieces suddenly put out a word, who will replace Yi Chenyu as the prince, and the overall situation of the criss-cross chessboard has been given.

"This ...... It's okay, I just hope that he won't kill each other after he succeeds to the throne. By the way, when does Your Majesty plan to make a decree to the world? ”

"The Pinghoro Khanate, after the unification of Zhongzhou." As if seeing the day of worship by the entire Zhongzhou people, Emperor Yao's eyes lit up with a strange luster, and his eyes rippled slightly, "At that time, I entrusted the throne to that child, and then I didn't care about anything in the world, looked for a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, and enjoyed my old age with Yun'er." ”

There are 3,000 beauties in the harem, and there are countless people who have been favored, but in the heart of Emperor Yao, the love of this life is only Concubine Jing.

"In his position, he is in the royal family, and he sits in the dragon chair, and many things have to be done. I owe too many people in this life, and I have suffered enough of the golden silk birdcage, and the day when I can be liberated can be considered complete. Suiliang, what are your plans? After the fall of Mrs. Even, you have not renewed the strings, and there is only one daughter under your knees, I know that you love your daughter, so it is better to point her out to Jing'er. ”

The general was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand: "No, Shower is still young, and besides, the seventh prince already has a princess......

"You feel sorry for your daughter, and you are afraid that she will be wronged by being a concubine." Emperor Yao's eyes were vicious, and he could see the sincerity of the general at a glance, and he sighed and smiled, "Although rest assured, you have made great contributions to the world for me, and I will never treat you badly. ”

"Your Majesty is embarrassing the last general," gasped, and the general smiled bitterly, "The Seventh Prince and the Imperial Concubine have a deep affection, and besides, the Imperial Concubine is proficient in military affairs and has helped me to make meritorious contributions to the Great Expeditionary Army, so what is the matter if I don't reward him but surrender his identity." Anyway, she is also the princess of Zhaoguo, and her adoptive father is the famous old general Bai, please think twice. ”

Emperor Yao smiled meaningfully, and the white chess pieces on his fingertips fell into the game, making a pleasant crisp sound.

"Don't you understand? Because of this, she can't become Concubine Jing'er. ”

Far from the border of the imperial capital, the expeditionary army of Yaoguo, which had been stationed in place for two days, finally set off again, but the target was not the Dabang Heights, the residence of the Holo River Khanate due north, but a region slightly to the east.

The work of investigating the tunnel was carried out for two days, at first the investigation was very slow, almost inch by inch digging and rummaging, on the afternoon of the first day, Bai Qige pondered for a long time and proposed that it could be investigated by water seepage, Xiao Baishan ordered people to pull five large barrels of lake water from a distance and splash it on the ground piece by piece, and soon the entrance of the tunnel was shown in front of him, and the area of Hongque Yuan was almost all gravel-based, with a thin layer of soil on it, and the water quickly seeped into the ground, and wherever there was a tunnel entrance separated by a wooden plank, there would be boxy dents, The reason for this is that the loose soil structure allows the top layer of soil to seep deeper with water through the cracks in the planks.

Using the ingenious method proposed by Bai Qige, the soldiers of the Yao Army quickly cleaned up the vicinity, and found a total of forty-six tunnel entrances and exits, and then Yi Chenjing gave an order, all entrances and exits were splashed with a large amount of grease, gunpowder and tied to the fire folds, once someone pushed the wooden planks, the fire folds would be caused to rub and catch fire, and then the oil grease and wooden boards would be drawn, and the gunpowder canisters piled next to them would also explode.

For the next two nights, the sound of explosions was incessant, and the flames rose repeatedly.

"The princess has a clever plan, and it takes no effort to find out all the entrances, and then there are the organs set up by the general, and those barbarians who want to sneak attack through the tunnels will only be burned to ashes," the elated Liang Gong followed the two horses, and had been nagging about what had happened in the past few days since he set off.

"General Liang, are you thirsty? Drink more water and talk less when you're thirsty, it's cooler here in the back, don't always be in front of people's eyes. Not far behind, Xiao Baishan squeezed his eyebrows and teased loudly.

Liang Gong's old face turned red, and only then did he reflect why there was no other person around, and he had a prescient sense to hide aside, leaving only Yi Chenjing and Bai Qige and his wife in the middle.

"Look at my ......" patted his forehead with a red face, Liang Gong hurriedly slowed down his horse speed to pull away, and flashed to the rear before Yi Chenjing's face was still dark. Now the three armies know that the general and the princess are like glue, and no one will run over to clean up until they have to, thanks to the foreign businessmen who accompanied the army, and would rather get drunk.

"I warned you a long time ago......" Bai Qige squinted his eyes and glared fiercely, angry.

That day, Yi Chenjing said that he was too tired to hold her and sleep for a while, but he didn't expect that it was only half an hour before Ning Xi was drunk and broke in under the guidance of Liang Palace. Liang Gong is a rough man from the army, and he usually has no etiquette habits, Yi Chenjing reminded him several times to report before entering the door and was forgotten, and it was the same that day, so the two people who hugged each other on the couch fell into Liang Gong and Ning Xi's drunken sight completely after the curtain was opened.

What's worse is that Liang Gong is a person who drinks too much and will talk nonsense, and that night he happened to be drunk and took out two jars of fragrant wine and invited Xiao Baishan and others to drink......

"What's the matter, they can say it if they want to." Yi Chenjing didn't care, and still went his own way, "You are my wife, how many times do you have to say it before you remember." It is natural for husband and wife to sleep together, and they laugh because of envy, compared to those who quietly break into other people's tents and 'coincidentally' feast on a few generals are those who have ulterior motives. ”

The spearhead was pointed at Ning Xi drunk again, this seemed to have become Yi Chenjing's habit of never getting tired, as long as Ning Xi was drunk, there was no other person worth hating in his eyes.

Who let Ning Xi get drunk and invite Bai Qige to drink, who let Ning Xi get drunk and sit next to her talking and laughing, and who let Ning Xi get drunk and ignore him when he was drunk.

Self-inflicted, deserved.

"This is where to go. Why not just continue the march north. Breaking away from a mess of words, Bai Qige looked at the vast plain ahead.

"Boss Ning, whom you have as a confidant, said that there is a lonely mountain less than twenty miles ahead, and there is a mountain spring and a long river under the lonely mountain, and the entire Hongque Yuan ravines and ravines come from there." Yi Chenjing raised his hand and pointed to a faint black dot in the distance, "See." After walking for a while, I want the three armies to have a good rest for a day, and they all go to wash the dust and bad air on their bodies, and then go on the journey. ”

Bai Qige shook his head helplessly: "200,000 people, I don't know how many teams I have to divide to wash them all, I'm afraid that it will be dark after the quiet." ”

"How can a man in the army be as procrastinated as you think. Don't worry, I'll have someone separate a piece of water for you, and it's up to you to rest as long as you want. After a moment of silence, Yi Chenjing turned his head sideways and glanced at Bai Qige strangely, the corners of his mouth slightly curled as if he was smiling, "Don't worry, I won't peek." ”