The two battle reports sent to the palace by the Ministry of War were about Yunju, and they were not good news.

One is that there has been another plague in the Yunju army, and thousands of people have been found to be infected.

The other is that Xirong's troops were found outside the stone fort in the west of Yunzhou, and about 3,000 people were stationed ten miles outside the city, and there was no other action for the time being.

Xirong is a nomadic tribe, and although they will cause chaos on the border from time to time, they have not formed large-scale wars in history, so the Dajing court has never regarded them as the same thing.

But the situation is different today.

Da Jing had just suffered a defeat at Beidi, and Xirong had troops on the border, and it was hard to believe that their move had nothing to do with Beidi.

Yunju must allocate another part of its already stretched forces to deal with Xirong.

But that's not what worries Ye Tianhuai the most. What worries her the most is the war report about the plague.

It had been three or four months since Gu Haiwang set out on the expedition, and there had been no news about the plague in these three or four months, so much so that everyone thought that the plague had passed.

After the defeat, there was a plague, and the defense line of Dajing was already about to collapse.

Ye Tianhuai even felt that it was a drop in the bucket to only give He Qingchang 10,000 troops to support Yunzhou.

Obviously, Ye Qianhuai is not the only one who has such thoughts.

The next morning, Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai invariably proposed to send additional reinforcements to the Yunzhou front.

Chen Yuansi proposed to transfer 10,000 people from the Yingzhou army, and Gu Shihai proposed to transfer 10,000 more people from the Zhongzhou army.

In this way, there were 30,000 reinforcements sent this time.

In addition, Ye Qianhuai also took the initiative to propose that the Tai Hospital lead thirty Tai Yi and the doctors of the Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall to enlist in the army and go to the front line with the army to prevent the plague.

The Beijing division was drawn the next day, followed by the Yingzhou Army and the Zhongzhou Army.

In addition, the household department also pointed out that Gu Haiwang's food and salary expenses during the period of his northern expedition far exceeded expectations, and he spent so much money and lost the battle, which shows that his ability is weak.

The stone of the household department stirred up a thousand waves. Immediately, an official quoted scriptures and said that Gu Haiwang's crime was misleading the country, and it would be impossible for any dynasty in history to escape death, so he should not waste one person or one money on rescuing his captive.

Ye Qianhuai suppressed the matter and said that he would not make a conclusion.

At the end of the early dynasty, Ye Tianhuai hurriedly drank a bowl of medicinal soup, and without eating two bites of rice, he went to Taiqing Pavilion to deal with various personnel and grain and grass matters.

She was busy until dark before she returned to Jingshou Palace.

Back in the palace, Ye Tianhuai immediately wrote to Tao Yuan.

She had two things he needed to do.

Two things that no one but him could do.

After the potion on the letter paper was hidden, Ye Tianhuai rolled the letter and sealed it with wax, and then called Li Baoquan in.

"Li Baoquan, you go out of the palace now and send this to Tao Yuan." She handed the sealed letter to Li Baoquan.

Li Baoquan answered, tucked the letter into his cuff, didn't say much, turned around and walked out the door.

He walked to the door, and Ye Qianhuai suddenly called him again.

"After that, you go to Chongyi Fang again, there is a land house next to Qinglong Temple." Ye Tianhuai's voice paused, and Li Baoquan looked back at her, but saw that the emperor's expression was hidden in the shadow of his forehead.

After a while, Ye Tianhuai continued: "Go and pass on Lu Yanchen and let him enter the palace immediately." ”

Li Baoquan was a little surprised, but he didn't ask more, and withdrew from the palace gate in response.

In the brightly lit main hall of Jingshou Palace, Ye Tianhuai sat alone at his desk, slowly clenched his fists, and made a difficult decision.

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"What the gentleman played before, I have accomplished."

Lu Yanchen, who was standing in front of the desk with his head down, raised his head suddenly, and looked at Ye Tianhuai with some surprise.

Ye Qianhuai also looked at him, there was no smile in his eyes, but he was very determined.

She picked up a prepared volume of holy decrees from the case, stood up, walked in front of Lu Yanchen, and awarded the volume of holy decrees to him.

"Sir, take this, go to He Qingchang tomorrow to report." Ye Qianhuai's voice was a little tired.

Lu Yanchen unfolded the holy decree on the paper, and saw that it was a line of handwriting written by Ye Tianhuai himself, and it was stamped with a red seal at the end-

Taiqing Pavilion University scholar Lu Yanchen, brave and martial, and still strategic, is among the top tigers, and ordered the northern expedition.

Lu Yanchen read it twice, but he was still a little stunned.

From the time he returned to his hometown, he found that Ye Tianhuai was very reluctant to let him return to Yunzhou.

Therefore, this time he went to the imperial mausoleum to face the saint, and when he invited him to join the army again, he was ready to invite him several times.

I didn't expect the emperor to agree to him so quickly.

"The position of Taiqing Pavilion Scholar does not conflict with the rank in the army, and Mr. does not need to resign, just concurrently." Ye Qianhuai added.

Lu Yanchen raised his head and looked at Ye Tianhuai.

Ye Qianhuai looked at him with a complicated expression.

Lu Yanchen pondered for a moment and asked, "If the minister leaves Beijing, can Your Majesty make arrangements for the safety of Beijing?" ”

"There are Zhao Yinshi and Tao Yuan in Beijing, so it's not a big problem." She thought for a moment and said, "I promised my husband that I would never leave the palace alone in the future." ”

She paced two steps with her hands in her hands and said, "I will carefully decide who will be the commander of the Gyeonggi Guard. Right now, Yunju is the key. ”

She stopped and said, "Beidi and Chu Boliang are coming to Shengjing this time. I was negligent before, I wanted to uproot the Gu family's power in the capital too much, and I shouldn't have sent Gu Haiwang to lead the troops in this battle. ”

Ye Tianhuai couldn't hide his blame in his words.

Seeing that she blamed herself, Lu Yanchen said: "It was the minister who did not inform His Majesty about Chu Boliang before, which caused a big mistake. ”

Ye Tianhuai shook his head: "Mr. just knew that he had joined the Beidi army, who would have thought that he would have such a big impact on the war." Alas, in the final analysis, it is still my Dajing's army that is too weak. ”

Speaking of this, the two were silent.

After a while, Ye Qian said: "Sir, today the court said that the imperial doctor was sent into the army to prevent the plague. In fact, there is already a plague in the army, and thousands of people are already infected. ”

Lu Yanchen's expression sank.

Ye Qianhuai continued: "I have seen He Qingchang alone in the early days. He said: This battle will be a bitter battle, and it is very likely that the vitality of the army of the whole country will be greatly damaged, and it will not be able to slow down in the next few years. ”

She paused, and then said, "But this is a battle that has to be fought, and it is also a battle that can only be won and not lost." Sir, I asked you to hold Yunju, are you sure? ”

When Lu Yanchen heard this, he folded the holy decree in his hand in half and raised it above his head, lowered his head and said, "The minister will do his best to ensure that Yunzhou is not lost." ”

He spoke loudly and forcefully, like an oath.

Ye Tianhuai looked at his kneeling figure and did not immediately let him flatten.

"Sir once said to me that you are here to assist Mingjun. If it weren't me sitting on this throne, but someone else, Mr. wouldn't have entered the Wenxuan Palace. After a long time, Ye Tianhuai asked, "Does Mr. still think like this now?" ”

Lu Yanchen paused briefly and replied categorically, "Yes." If it is not His Majesty who sits on the throne, Weichen will not enter the court as an official. ”

He repeated it again.

Ye Qianhuai had already expected his answer, but listening to him say it in person could still make her heart feel a little more at ease.

She looked at Lu Yanchen and suddenly found that he always seemed to look like this in front of her, humble as dust. Even in his previous life, when he led the rebels to the temple to force her to abdicate, he could put on such a humble posture.

Ye Tianhuai's gaze inadvertently touched the black jade belt around his waist.

An inexplicable question popped up in her heart.

I wonder if there is still that hidden pocket sewn on the inside of this jade belt? And is there still a note in that pocket with her own inscription?

The note that read, "The mountains have trees and branches, and the heart is happy and you don't know".

Ye Tianhuai lifted the hem of his clothes and half-knelt down opposite Lu Yanchen. She put her hands on his shoulders and made him look up at her.

There was only an arm's length between the two.

"Sir, that was what the Emperor of Dajing asked you just now. As Ye Qianhuai, I only have two requirements for you. ”

"No matter what happens, promise me," the emperor's eyes flashed with full expectation, but Lu Yanchen saw deep worry and fear in that expectation.

Then, he heard Ye Qianhuai slowly spit out four words: "Alive, come back." ”