The invasion of the Central Plains in the East China Sea is already the third thought, the war on the Eastern Front is quite smooth, and the East China Sea people can no longer launch a large-scale offensive in a short period of time after several major defeats, but the coalition forces are also suffering heavy losses, so they are in a state of confrontation on the Eastern Front, and both sides are waiting for an opportunity.

However, the defeat of the Donghai people did not make their allies Beimu retreat, since Gan Ming and Quan Xi relieved the military power, the situation in the northwest can only be supported by the Xuan army, Gongsun Yu has been defeated in the Western Regions one after another, has retreated to the Yintong Gorge area, if it is not for Geng Chao has been sticking to the Jincheng line, the Ningxuan coalition army has almost lost its foothold in the Western Regions.

As for Xiao Han in the Guanlong Theater because he was unwilling to let the Xuan army come out, he had been struggling to support, and the Beimu cavalry first occupied Jiuyuan, an important town in the north, and then went south to threaten the five border states, Suizhou, Yinzhou, and Linzhou have all fallen into the hands of Beimu for more than a year, leaving only Yulin and Xiazhou to suffer.

"Xiao Han, no matter how difficult it is for you to support in Guanlong, you must not lose Yulin and Xiazhou again." Xiao Yu is quite helpless, Xiao Han's ability is in government affairs and not in the military, it is not easy for him to persist until now, it is really no wonder that he is.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, please lower your majesty to punishment!" Xiao Han's face was really unbearable, not angry but really embarrassed, Gan Ming had never let the Beimu people take the next step in the south, and now he has lost the city one after another to let the Beimu cavalry go deep into the Central Plains, and he is about to hit Xijing.

Xiao Yu shook his head and sighed, although the Beimu cavalry is powerful, but if it weren't for Quan Qing's assistance, it wouldn't have been so smooth, to be honest, he missed Gan Ming a lot in his heart, but he couldn't take the initiative to let Gan Ming come back, it was too embarrassing.

"Your Majesty, have you ever seen the excerpt of the Tobe Shangshu?" Seeing Xiao Yu's bitter and hateful look, Chu Cheng reminded.

Xiao Yu's expression moved slightly, he picked up Shi Jun's fold from the table and glanced at it hurriedly, and fell into deep thought, Daning's finances have reached the point of exhaustion, and it seems that the full liberalization of trade with Daxuan cannot be stopped.

"Chu Xiang, what do you think of Shi Shangshu's excerpt?"

"The minister thinks that it is appropriate to open up the business road, but it can't all rely on Chengdu, otherwise our dynasty will be subject to them."

Xiao Yu didn't speak, but looked at Duanmuyang, who had closed his eyes and recuperated, felt the gaze from His Majesty, so he had to stand up and say: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that negotiations with the East China Sea can be opened, as long as they withdraw from the Jiangdong zone, we..."

"No!" Xiao Han and Chu Cheng stood up against it at the same time.

Xiao Han arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty! It is the incompetence of the minister, and the minister asks His Majesty to re-appoint the capable generals to garrison Guanlong, but there is no compromise with the East China Sea! ”

Duanmu Yang's face immediately darkened, and he saluted: "Your Majesty, now the main battlefield of Beimu and Donghai against the Central Plains is almost concentrated in our Daning, which can be said to be the enemy on the back of the belly, if we can reach a truce with the people of Donghai, we will have time and energy to deal with Beimu." ”

"Lord Duanmu! Have you forgotten Quan Hanliang back then?! Chu Cheng responded sharply that Quan Hanliang died in the conspiracy of the Donghai people back then.

"Chu Cheng! Be careful what you say! Do you still miss the old master?! Duanmuyang was unceremonious.

"Shut up!" Xiao Yu couldn't bear it anymore after all, he hadn't thought about the negotiation with the people of the East China Sea, but everyone except Duanmuyang was against it, and even the indecisive prince was resolute.

Although Chu Cheng's words are too bold, they are not unreasonable, indeed! Quan Hanliang's matter is not far away, and he can't be the second Quan Hanliang.

"Xiao Han, you can go back to Xijing first," and then Xiao Yu paused, "If appropriate, you can discuss it with that Meng Huan." ”

"Your Majesty, by no means! Meng Huan is no better than other Xuanjun generals, he is the Great Xuan Imperial Family, and his younger brother has a word and asks His Majesty for permission! "Xiao Han's rejection of Daxuan is not ordinary, especially the Daxuan royal family.

"What do you want to say?" Xiao Yu probably guessed it, so he was quite looking forward to Xiao Han's proposal.

"Gan Ming, please Your Majesty recall General Gan Ming, although he made mistakes back then, but his familiarity with Guanlong and the Western Regions is not comparable to ours, Yun You must have realized his mistake over the past few days, and for some reason his brother is willing to vouch for Gan Ming!"

"Humph! Lord Wang, it was His Majesty Hongen who didn't kill him back then, and he was in charge of the army, isn't this looking for trouble?! Duanmuyang said coldly.

Seeing that he was about to argue again, Xiao Ye, who was standing on the side, turned around and bowed down: "Erchen doesn't dare to agree with Lord Duanmu's words, if Gan Ming is not used, will you let Quan Xi go out of the mountain?" If you talk about the understanding of the northwest, Quan Xi is no less than General Gan! ”

"The minister didn't mean that!" Duanmuyang hurriedly bowed, he had always opposed Chu Cheng and Xiao Han's proposals, but he had forgotten the existence of Quan Xi.

However, such a statement is useless, with Xiao Yu's suspicion, he has already begun to doubt Duanmuyang's intentions, only to see Xiao Yu get up and stare at Duanmuyang and say, "Duanmu, where is Quan Xi now?" ”

Duanmuyang became more and more nervous, and replied tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Quan Xi is in Huizhou, yes, it is the Jinyi Qilin who is in custody." ”

After finishing speaking, Duanmu Yang regretted it even more, the brocade-clothed unicorn was a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he was just slapping His Majesty in the face when he said this.

Sure enough, Xiao Yu's eyes were even colder, and he said, "Huizhou is not very suitable, Ye'er, what do you think?" ”

"Erchen thinks that Huizhou is too close to the Xuanjun Defense Area, and the National Security Institute of Daxuan is the best at infiltration, so he can adjust the placement of King Yan." Xiao Ye replied calmly.

"Well, it's very hard for Qilinwei to get news back and forth, so Quan Xi will hand it over to you for placement, and I will let Wen Jun cooperate with you." Xiao Yu had already made a decision in his heart.

"Erchen obeys the order, Erchen thinks Songyang Mountain is a good place."

Xiao Yu's eyes showed an appreciative attitude, and he said meaningfully: "Very good, then Songyang Mountain, don't treat him badly, after all, he is still the Yan King of my Daning!" ”

"Erchen understands."

Xiao Yu looked at Duanmu Yang coldly again, and said: "Duanmu, two things, first, the wedding date between Duanmuyan and King Lu of your family is approaching, so let's get married early, and second, you send a letter to Gan Ming to see if he is willing to return to the dynasty!" ”

After that, Xiao Yu waved his sleeves and turned to the back hall.

Xiao Ye caught up with Xiao Han and muttered something quietly, while Chu Cheng sighed and walked to Duanmu Yang, who was stunned, and whispered: "Lord Duanmu, you know your majesty's thoughts better than me, why do you do this!" ”

Duanmuyang sneered and said: "Prime Minister, you know better than anyone that it is impossible for me to speak for Quan Xi, you and His Royal Highness King Ying are singing and harmonizing just to let Gan Ming return to the dynasty, but have you ever thought that once Gan Ming is back in charge of the army, the northwest is still the northwest of my dynasty?!" Do you really think Gan Ming is still the same as before?! ”

"Lord Duanmu, the situation in the northwest is rotten, Gongsun Yu is unbearable, and the loss of the city and land is just around the corner, do you plan to let the Xuan army exert its prestige in the Western Regions? And the king of Anqing County is also losing step by step in Guanlong, do you want to give up Guanlong's heavy land to Xuanjun? Meng Huan's eyes have been staring at Xijing! Chu Cheng said unceremoniously.

For Chu Cheng, although Gan Ming is not the best candidate, he is the most suitable at the moment, and his purpose is not to let Xuanjun commit murder in the northwest, not for anything else but for the sake of the future.

"Gan Ming dared to put His Majesty under house arrest that day and let him regain control of the army, have you thought about the consequences, once he returns to Xijing, it will be the dragon returning to the sea, do you think it is the king of Anqing County or Gongsun Yu who has the ability to control him?" Duanmu Yang said angrily.

"It's better to lure a wolf into the house than to drive a tiger to devour a wolf!"

Duanmuyang was stunned for a moment, then snorted coldly, stopped talking, and walked away.

He has gradually lost His Majesty's trust, and an old minister like him is already isolated in the court, but fortunately, His Majesty still has an attitude towards himself, as long as his daughter marries King Lu smoothly, it is not impossible to restore His Majesty's sacred heart.

After Meng Huan returned to the mansion after inspecting Hanzhong City, it was already the time to turn on the lamp, and the chamberlain in the mansion hurriedly leaned over and whispered: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Su is in the inner hall." ”

Meng Huan was very indifferent after hearing this, and said: "Let everyone retreat, don't come to the back hall if there is no major event tonight." ”

Meng Huan hurriedly walked to the back hall without removing his clothes, and saw Meng Ember drinking and eating alone, shook his head, walked over and said, "Old Thirteen, what are you doing sneaking here?" ”

"Brother Eleven, there is news from Luo Chen's side, Gan Ming will return to Xijing to preside over military affairs in the near future." Ember said with a smile.

"I thought of it a long time ago, the imperial brother said in his letter a few days ago that I should change my strategy towards Guan Long," and then suddenly thought of something, and asked suspiciously: "I'm afraid you didn't come here for this matter, you have something to say!" ”

"Brother Eleven, don't be so nervous, Lao Huo and they want to take advantage of the period before the Ning Army replaces the Northwest Commander to fully take over the Western Regions, what do you think?" Meng Shen said unhurriedly.

"It's a lot of guts! Does the royal brother know about this? ”

"I haven't reported it to the imperial brother yet, isn't this here to ask for your opinion!"

Meng Huan suddenly became urgent, and asked cautiously, "King Yong or the crown prince?" ”

Meng Shen shook his head, got up and walked to Meng Huan's side, patted Meng Huan's shoulder and said lightly: "Brother don't worry, the prince doesn't know about this, Lao Huo and I are just thinking about it, whether it can be done or not is up to my brother to speak." ”

"Hmph, no wonder you want to transfer Geng Chao away, this is for the benefit of the prince, but have you ever thought about whether the prince is willing to do this?"

"The Snow Wolf Army has always maintained a supportive attitude towards King Yong, and the imperial brother also deliberately transferred Shen Yu to the General Administration as the deputy chief of staff, the people of the King Yong family have gradually risen, and we have to guard against it."

"That's why you want me to join you, and yes, although your 'flame' has been cautious all these years, it has never stopped."

"I'll just say it! Brother Eleven is the smartest, and it is impossible for us to hide these little tricks from you, so, Brother Eleven, what is your attitude? Although Meng Shen's words were simple, they were aggressive.

Meng Huan walked to the table and picked up the wine jug and drank it all, then wiped his mouth and said: "Old Thirteen, let's go, I will consider the matter of the battle situation in the Western Regions, but don't talk to me about the dispute between the prince and King Yong, I won't tell the imperial brother, you haven't been here today." ”

"Brother Eleven, have you forgotten Sister-in-law Haoyue? Is there really nothing between Gu and me? Ember persecuted.

Meng Huan stared at Meng Shen with a curious look and said, "Old Thirteen, I don't care what you want to do, but you, and your gang, must remember what the current situation is!" The enemy is on the side! Let's go! ”

Seeing that Meng Huan had already issued an expulsion order, Meng Shen was quite disappointed, sighed and said: "Brother Eleven, you and I are both royals, there are things that cannot be left alone, and it is not so easy for Chunchen to do!" ”