It was night, the sky was full of clouds, shrouded in a layer of black curtain, in the palace, the Huihong structure, flashing golden light, in the imperial study, Ouyang Yi sat on the dragon chair, looking at the folds, his brows were always wrinkled, and the excerpts about the border city were like a life-urging talisman, which really made him a little upset.

Fiercely, he waved his hand vigorously and still opened the fold in his hand, and said angrily: "These useless things, I usually don't see them flinch. ”

The tone was particularly angry, seeing that the defense of the border pass was getting weaker and weaker, if it was delayed for a few more days, the border city would not necessarily fall into the hands of Southern Xia. For a while, Ouyang Yi couldn't help loosening his tense body, at this moment, it seemed that he was just an old man, but the responsibility of the king of a country did not allow him to relax, he raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, but the frowning eyebrows were still not flat, and it seemed that he had aged a lot in an instant.

Sanshun, the head of internal affairs on the side, saw it in his eyes and couldn't help sighing, he has been with the emperor for decades, and every day he watches him so busy that he forgets to go to bed for national affairs, but what can he say? After all, this is the responsibility of Yuexi, thinking about it, he sighed in his heart, looked at Ouyang Yi, stepped forward gently, lowered his head and whispered: "Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's time to go to bed!" ”

Ouyang Yi lowered his eyes and rubbed his brows, put his left hand on the armrest of the dragon chair, and sighed: "How can I have time to go to bed, just this matter of Nanxia, I am already annoyed." As he spoke, he couldn't help but close his eyes and pretend to sleep.

Seeing this, Sanshun unconsciously spoke: "Your Majesty, forgive the old slave for talking too much, now it is time for the prince to enter the court and participate in politics, you might as well leave it to the prince to deal with this matter, first, if the prince does this, it can also be recognized in the hearts of the ministers of the court. ”

Ouyang Yi didn't say anything, and there was some truth in what Sanshun said, but ......

Ouyang Yi couldn't help but think of that weak and powerful son, and sighed: "What you said, I haven't thought about it, but you also know the temperament of the prince, and I don't want to force him, I have already lost his mother, and I don't want to lose him again......"

At this moment, the emperor who is in charge of the entire Yuexi and the power of life and death has completely become an elderly father who has gone through vicissitudes of life, he can't help but open his eyes, looking into the distance, his eyes are empty, and there will always be a knot in his heart that cannot be untied, he doesn't want to embarrass Ouyang Han, and he doesn't want her mother to blame him in the spirit of the sky.

When Sanshun heard this, the faint figure suddenly appeared in his mind, which showed the weight of that person in the emperor's heart! But...... Thinking of those previous events, Sanshun's eyes couldn't help but turn red, closed his eyes, opened them again, and sighed: "If the emperor repeatedly shelters the prince, but he will eventually inherit the throne, one day he needs to face not only a country, but the responsibility of being a monarch!" ”

I think Ouyang Yi also knows what Sanshun means, he didn't speak, this Sanshun has been with him for decades, and he clearly understands his thoughts, sometimes he will also tell him the troubles in his heart, and only he understands it.

He thought about it for a while, looked at the cloudy halo on the table with complicated eyes, it was time for him, and said softly: "Sanshun, you go and call the crown prince to me, you are right, I have connived at him for a long time, after all, he will be the future lord of the country, it is time for him to accept it!" ”

Ouyang Yi finally figured it out, Sanshun hooked his lips and smiled: "The old slave will go." ”

Ouyang Yi nodded, Sanshun quietly retreated, and in an instant the imperial study returned to its original desertion, Ouyang Yi helplessly put down his hand, reached out and took the folds on the table, opened it to see, it was meaningless to see some twists and turns about the border city war, after looking at it for a while, he put it aside, relaxed, leaned on the back of the chair, raised his head and pretended to sleep, after all, people are old, and they are somewhat powerless, over the years, Ouyang Yi has said that Yuexi has governed very well, but at this moment, Ouyang Yi will always feel a lot lonely around him.

Gradually, he felt the door slowly push open, the steps of the person who came were very light, Ouyang Yi thought that he knew who it was, and murmured softly: "Han'er, you are here......"

Ouyang Han glanced up at Ouyang Yi in the high position, and said softly, Sanshun also said that the door was closed, and he stood outside the door to guard.

For a while, there were only two of them left in the room, Ouyang Yi slowly sat up straight, opened his eyes, and looked at Ouyang Han: "Presumably Sanshun also told you, I really want to hear your opinion?" ”

Looking at Ouyang Yi's pale hair on his temples, Ouyang Han was a little unbearable, this man had already helped him carry a lot, and now it was time for him to change his return, Ouyang Han narrowed his eyes and looked at Ouyang Yi's eyes.

There were many complex thoughts in his eyes, and Ouyang Yi couldn't understand his son.

For a moment, he only heard Ouyang Han say: "Erchen still wants to thank his father for his connivance for so many years, and now should be the time for his son's ministers to share their father's worries, and his father doesn't have to hurt his spirit." ”

Suddenly, Ouyang Yi looked at Ouyang Han as if he hadn't come back to his senses, he didn't expect him to say this, his eyes couldn't help but moisten, but imagine that an emperor was able to moisten his eyes because of his son's words, which shows how deep his expectations for Ouyang Han are.

"Han'er, you finally understand your father's heart! After so many years, I don't want you to be bound by responsibility so early, but Yuexi is your responsibility after all, so you don't blame your father. ”

Saying that, Ouyang Yi got up and slowly walked down the steps, at this time, he was just a father, he slowly came to Ouyang Han, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and his spirit was also a lot stronger.

looked at Ouyang Han with relief in his eyes: "Father is really happy to see you like this." ”

Ouyang Han lowered his eyes and said, "Father, what should a son do at this time." Yu Guang couldn't help but catch a glimpse of the fold still on the ground, paced up, bent down to pick up the fold, opened it to see, and frowned. I also have a base in my heart.

Seeing this, Ouyang Yi reached out again and rubbed his forehead: "Presumably you also know the difficulties of Yuexi now, and my father would like to hear your opinion." ”

Ouyang Han turned sideways and asked meaningfully, "I don't know what the opinions of Prime Minister Situ and Prince Yi are now?" ”

"Well...... this" Ouyang Yi contradicted: "Situ Nan mainly advocates peace, but in this way, it is undoubtedly that Yuexi is passive, and Lingmo is the main battle, but in terms of Yuexi's current strength and material resources, it is indeed not Nanxia's opponent, not to mention that a general named Nanyu suddenly appeared in Nanxia, which really made Yuexi lose several generals." This person should not be underestimated! ”

Speaking of this, Ouyang Yi always frowned, and Ouyang Han looked at the words by himself, only to see him lower his eyes for a while, half ringing, some pictures seemed to flash in his mind, and his eyes flashed in an instant, and he raised his eyes suddenly, which was already much deeper.

Ouyang Yi said: "Han'er, what do you think of?" ”

"Not bad" Ouyang Han nodded and continued: "Prince Yi and the Prime Minister have their own truths, so if Nanxia takes the initiative to make peace, the result will be different." ”

Ouyang Yi suddenly twisted his eyebrows and said, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Ouyang Han paced forward with his hands behind his back, and walked to Ouyang Yi to stand still: "Presumably, my father heard that a year ago, Si Teng Feng became irritable and ruthless due to the loss of Xiahou Dance, and he was looking around for a woman similar to Xiahou Dancer to be included in the harem. ”

Ouyang Yi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded: "It is true that there is such a statement, but I don't know what this war related to Yuexi has to do with it?" ”

Ouyang Han couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips, and his very bright pupils bloomed with a penetrating essence in an instant.

"Father, if the Emperor of Southern Xia takes the initiative to ask for a truce on the premise of harmony, you say, in this way, instead of losing our majesty due to the war, on the contrary, we can cultivate for a period of time and store troops, and the person who is close to us is also our Yuexi person, if we can control this person, then the internal and external corresponding, for our Yuexi, there is no benefit."

"I wonder who this person you are talking about?" The more Ouyang Yi listened, the more unclear he was about what Ouyang Han said about the relationship between this person and Xiahou Ningwu.

I only heard Ouyang Han say softly: "This person is Prince Yi's daughter, Ling Xuejiao." ”

Ouyang Yixiu's eyes tightened, Prince Yi's daughter? I was suddenly a little embarrassed in my heart, to put it simply, Prince Yi only had two daughters in his life, one was already the crown princess, and the other was frail and sickly since he was a child, would Nanxia take a fancy to this woman?

There was a lot of confusion in his heart, and he looked at Ouyang Han in confusion.

I only heard Ouyang Han say slowly: "Father, rest assured, Erchen will send someone to Nanxia overnight to send a portrait of this woman, if Si Teng Feng sees that painting, he will definitely take the initiative to make peace, and this woman, Father and Emperor don't worry, Erchen has seen it, she has the same temperament as Xiahou Meiwu, although her appearance is not as good, but it can also be stunning." ”

Ouyang Yi thought about it carefully, and couldn't help but feel that Ouyang Han's words were very reasonable, if there was really a truce, and it was not majestic, it would be beneficial and harmless to Yuexi, thinking about it, he couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Ouyang Han, his eyes were also much deeper, he underestimated this son who rarely participated in court politics, and he couldn't understand him anymore, but he was also very pleased, so that he was worthy of being his Ouyang Yi's son, the future monarch.

In the dead of night, an unknown conspiracy once again said that she was involved in the whirlpool, maybe it was fate, she would never escape the trick of fate for the rest of her life, the night sky was covered with starlight, Ling Xuejiao was lying on the bed, her eyes were open, and her empty gaze seemed to be as deep as a deep pool.

Whenever the night came, she would always have the dream that had plagued her for more than a year, in the dream she was helpless and dazed, running in the vast snow, surrounded by a white expanse, she ran desperately, trying to escape, but after all, she couldn't find the exit, fiercely, a silver-white snow arrow shot at her, she seemed to be frozen for a while, unable to move.

Suddenly, she woke up, her forehead was already covered with beads of sweat, her hands couldn't help but clench the futon, her body had already been covered with a lot of sweat, and her hair was sticky on both sides of her cheeks. Xu asked himself......