sub-hours.

Night.

In the Changle Palace of Jinling City, Chen Xuanji, who was sleeping deeply, was woken up by a hurried knock outside the door.

After all, it is the palace of the Son of Heaven, and it is impossible for anyone to come here at this time except for the internal officials who are deeply trusted by the emperor. And even if it is an internal official, if there is no big thing, knocking on the door of the emperor's palace is also a disaster that disturbs the holy car.

Chen Xuanji sat up from the bed, and he looked in the direction where the voice came from.

"Your Majesty!" and the anxious voice of the internal official immediately sounded.

Chen Xuanji did not respond to the call of the internal official at the first time, he stood up, put on his boots seriously and slowly, put on the golden dragon robe, and by the way, he also straightened the slightly scattered hair with his hands, and then said in a deep voice in the direction of the door: "What's the matter?"

Almost as soon as he spoke, the palace door was pushed open by someone outside the house.

Apparently, the people outside his house were already extremely anxious.

Two figures walked into the house from outside the house, one after the other.

Walking in front is a eunuch who is fifty years old, with a kind face and an anxious expression, this person is called Anu, who was the personal servant of Queen Mengyu, and later Queen Mengyu hanged herself, and he was demoted to the stable. After Chen Xuanji ascended the throne, he heard about this, so he recruited him to sit beside him as an internal official. Behind him was a man who looked to be no more than thirty years old, dressed in armor, stained with blood, with a sad expression on his face, and a dusty face, who had obviously just arrived.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good!" Anu shouted anxiously when he entered the room, but his eyes saw Chen Xuanji sitting in front of the desk in the room with a neat and calm expression, Anu was slightly stunned, and he didn't know how to say the words on his lips for a while.

"Say, what's going on?" Compared to Anu's panic, Chen Xuanji's attitude was almost terrifying, and he asked in an indifferent voice.

Perhaps infected by Chen Xuanji, who was the emperor, Anu's panicked expression calmed down slightly. Then Fang Cai said: "Chen Yanling, the son of Chen Ping, the king of Fengxing, hurry up to report." ”

With that, he stepped out of the way, exposing the man behind him to Chen Xuanji's gaze.

The man, Chen Yanling, knelt down at that time, and shouted with a sad expression: "Your Majesty, please be the master of your father!"

"Didn't Aiqing fight against thieves with King Fengxing in Changwu Pass? How could he return to Jinling, King Fengxing is a relative of my Chen clan, where does he start to be the master?"

Chen Xuanji asked with heavy eyes.

"The minister and his father were stationed in Changwu Pass, our father and son knew that this war was related to the survival of Chen Guo, and they did not dare to slack off, and since they arrived at Changwu Pass, they have been spying on the enemy day and night and surveying the terrain. ”

"My father found out that although Cui Ting came with 300,000 elite soldiers, after all, the labor division went on an expedition, and the country in the rear of Great Xia was not monolithic, and the grain and grass brought by Cui Ting from Longzhou was far from being able to support him to fight for a long time, so he wanted to defend the city in order to drag down Cui Ting's army. ”

"This plan was originally quite effective, although the half-moon battle with Cui Ting had its own victories and defeats, Changwuguan was still tightly held in our hands. ”

In order to speed up the speed of rushing to Changwu Pass, our army only carried five days' rations, and according to the regulations, a large amount of grain and grass should be delivered ten days ago. ”

"Our army fought fiercely for several days, the food and grass were not good, the army was discouraged, and finally Cui Ting found a flaw, broke through the Changwu Pass, my father led the troops to fight to the death, died of exhaustion, and the micro-ministers lived secretly, came to see Your Majesty, do not ask Your Majesty to forgive me for my dereliction of duty, only ask Your Majesty to avenge my father, and avenge my 100,000 Fengxing army!"

At the end, Chen Yanling was also full of tears and couldn't cry.

Chen Xuanji's eyebrows became more and more gloomy: "King Fengxing is dead?"

"It's dead!" Chen Yanling responded, her tone sad. "Your Majesty, please rule for my father!"

Chen Xuanji fell silent, and the atmosphere in the room became dead silent because of his silence.

After dozens of breaths, he broke the silence with his words: "General Chen has worked hard and made great achievements, and the king of Fengxing sacrificed his life for the country, the general can rest assured that this matter will be strictly investigated, and it is bound to return the king of Fengxing to a deep grievance!"

After that, he looked at Anu beside him again, and said, "Anu, General Chen is tired of traveling and driving, you quickly send someone to treat General Chen's injuries, General Chen will rest for the time being, and I will start to solve this matter." ”

Chen Yanling was obviously quite unwilling when she heard this, but when she saw Chen Xuanji's cold face, she didn't dare to say more, so she could only retreat after making a salute.

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When Chen Yanling left, Anu, who was over half a hundred years old, turned his eyes to look at Chen Xuanji and was about to say something.

Bang!

Hearing only a crisp sound, the teacup placed in front of the desk was crushed in Chen Xuanji's hands at that time, and this time he did not collect any True Yuan Protective Body, so his palm was pierced by a sharp weapon, and blood was dripping.

"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body! The Changwu Pass has been broken, and the people are still counting on Your Majesty to recover the rivers and mountains for the Chen Kingdom!" Anu hurriedly knelt down, took out a brocade cloth from his arms, and reached out to wipe the blood stains on Chen Xuanji's hands.

I'm afraid that some people have long forgotten what Chen Guo's surname is. Chen Xuanji said coldly, and Anu, who was wiping his palms for Chen Xuanji, obviously felt that Chen Xuanji's body was trembling constantly.

"Send someone to deliver the holy decree and let Munch lead the troops to recapture Changwu Pass. Chen Xuanji's voice sounded again.

Anu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and hesitated: "But isn't King Qin sick in bed... He..."

The candle flame in the palace gate was swaying in the night breeze, and Chen Xuanji's handsome two sides were reflected by the flickering candle flame, he stood up and said in a deep tone: "Don't worry, the root of my uncle's illness... It's dead. ”

Anu's body shook, and he seemed to have realized something at that time.

"By the way, call the royal reserve car, I want to go out of the palace. ”

"Where is Your Majesty going?"

"Yan Mansion. ”

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Yan family.

It is a big family that has suddenly risen in the past ten years.

Different from the ordinary gate lord clan, there are few officials in the Yan family, and the Yan family can be said to be a pure merchant family. But his business has done very much, almost all corners of the Chen country, even in the most remote small city, you can see the Yan family's trading houses.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the business is rich enough to rival the country, and the Yan family is also quite knowledgeable, every time the court needs something, the Yan family is very cooperative, and the money and grain offered to the court for free over the years is already an extremely shocking figure.

At this moment, in the door of the Yan family, Chen Xuanji, who was dressed in a brocade robe, sat on the first seat, several imperial guards stood on both sides, and several figures stood respectfully in the room and bowed to Chen Xuanji with a panicked expression.

"Yan Yuming, a grass man, greets Your Majesty. ”

"The people's daughter Yan Yanyan paid a visit to Your Majesty. ”

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Yan Yuming is about forty years old, with a Chinese face, a hooked nose, and a mustache, which gives people a sense of shrewdness unique to a businessman at a glance, and he is also the current head of the rich Yan family.

Yan Yanyan is twenty-eight years old, the daughter of Yan Yuming, she is famous and famous in Jinling, and is known as the first beauty of Chen by people who do good things.

And although Chen Xuanji, the people behind him, couldn't name them, they also knew that they were all important people in the Yan family.

"Get up. He held out his hand lightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Everyone led by Yan Yuming and Yan Yanyan hurriedly thanked them, and then they dared to stand up, with such a sincere and fearful attitude, they looked like docile and good citizens.

"I don't know what His Majesty's late-night visit is?" and Yan Yuming also asked respectfully after getting up.

"The business of the Yan family master is all over the Chen country, what news can be hidden from the ears of the family master, don't you know why I came here today?" Chen Xuanji picked up the fine tea that Yan Yuming poured for him beside him, put it to his lips and gently sipped it, and then asked.

"Then I want to come to Your Majesty for the war in Changwuguan, right? This matter is related to the survival of the Chen State, although my Yan family is only a family of merchants, but I also know the truth that there are eggs under this nest, Your Majesty can rest assured, the Yan family must be duty-bound, and tomorrow I will order to raise money and food to send to the front-line army. "Then Yan Yuming knows how to judge the situation, and he almost didn't think about it, so he expressed his attitude.

"The head of the Yan family cares so much about state affairs, but it is the blessing of the Chen country, but the head of the family does not have to worry, although Cui Ting is strong, but there are 100,000 tigers and wolves in the hands of the King of Qin. Chen Xuanji said this, but his tone was gloomy.

"Is that so? That's good, that's good. Yan Yuming looked relieved, but then asked, "Then what is the so-called matter of Your Majesty's coming this time?"

"I want the head of the house to do me a favor?"

"Your Majesty, please speak. ”

"I want an army, an army that can compete with 100,000 tiger and wolf horses, can the Yan family master do it?"

"It's... Your Majesty, an army of 100,000 is not a small number, and it has to compete with the tiger and wolf cavalry..."

"The head of the Yan family doesn't have to beat around the bush, you just need to tell me if you can do it. ”

"Can naturally be able, but such an army, whether it is the money and food required for the formation or the subsequent expenses, needs a huge amount of money and food as support, although he is the head of the Yan family, but this matter is related to the future of the Yan family, and he does not dare to draw conclusions. ”

"The head of the family said bluntly, if I can give you anything, I will not be ambiguous. Chen Xuanji obviously didn't have the intention of going around in circles with this Yan Yuming again, his eyebrows were cold, and his voice was a little gloomy again.

"Yan Yuming is a national of the Chen State, and everything in the Yan family is obtained by relying on His Majesty's heavenly might, how dare he coerce His Majesty with this. ”

"It's just that my wife left early, and after giving birth to Yanyan, she died. I only have such a daughter, and she has always admired Your Majesty, if Your Majesty is sympathetic to the grass people and can favor Yanyan, I, Yan Yuming, will be grateful to Dade, and the Yan family will also be sent by Your Majesty!"

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