It has been half a month since Yan Ling left Rongguo, and no good news or bad news has been returned, at this time, there are many discussions between the government and the opposition, and it is said that Yan Ling has also been bribed and joined the ranks of rebellion; It is also said that Yanling has been killed by Murphy, and the bones may have been broken and ashes! Anyway, no matter what kind of speculation, it was a headache for him to reach Emperor Rong's ears, and what was even more troublesome was that there was an urgent report from the front: King Zhao rebelled! When the news spread, another urgent report came back, which was a request for help from several border states: King Zhao personally led his troops, had captured three border cities, annexed the garrison in the city, and was coming north......

In the solemn Changle Palace, hundreds of civil and military officials hung their heads, and the needles could be heard, and such a stalemate had lasted for an hour. Only the crown prince looked at the eldest grandson from time to time, wanting to get some information, but gave up with a cough.

Emperor Rong moved, his stiff back made a gurgling sound at this time, and he lamented in his heart: dignified Rong Guo, civil and military officials, no one can share his worries......

At this time, the prince came out of the ranks, and after saluting, he said: "Mo Fei has obviously committed treason, and Yan Ling will never return, I am afraid that something has happened, and my son is willing to lead the troops to fight off the rebels!" ”

"You?" Emperor Rong narrowed his eyes and looked at him from afar, "You have never led troops to fight, how do you go?" ”

Receiving his father's attention, the prince instantly became energetic: "Although the son has never practiced martial arts, but the son is the prince of Rongguo, rationally strive to set an example and boost morale," There were a few doubts in the court, Wei Zixu was indignant in his heart, and shouted angrily at them: "The six countries in the world, Rong Guo is respected, and now Rong Guo has suffered a great humiliation, and you can't wait for a plan, this palace wants to recruit in person, why do you want to question it!" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't need to be angry, Weichen is just worried about the current situation, I'm afraid it's not suitable for you to drive in person."

Wei Zixu looked back at the man, and found that it was Ge Zheng, so he quickly changed his face, and said to him in a gentle tone: "Don't worry, what about King Zhao's rebellion, just Zhao Guo, I have 400,000 guards in Rongguo, and I'm afraid that he won't succeed!" ”

Ge Zheng smiled and said, "The army of 400,000 ...... Indeed, the Rong State has abundant military strength, not to mention the Zhao State, even if the Linguo State is added, the Chu State is pouring out, and it can still maneuver for several months, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not know that among the 400,000 troops, more than 200,000 people are stationed in batches in various places, including prefectures and counties, borders, and countries. The remaining more than 200,000 people are stationed in three camps outside Qishan, Siyu Mountain, and Beijing, most of these garrisons are difficult to recall, only the 50,000 troops outside Beijing can be transferred at any time, and in the event of a war, only these 50,000 horses are far from enough! Let me ask His Royal Highness the Prince, how do you lead the troops, and why do you lead the troops? ”

"How is it possible," Wei Zixu said in horror, "How many states and counties can be adjusted, and Qishan, not far from Kyoto, as long as my father orders, I think I will be able to rush back in less than half a month!" ”

Ge Zheng shook his head again and again: "The army of Zhao has captured the three states in the north, and Qishan is in the north, could it be that King Zhao's army will be stupid enough to bypass the Qishan garrison?" Come to think of it, Qishan has fallen, and it is only a matter of time before the news comes back. ”

Wei Zixu suddenly felt that it was difficult to breathe, as if his chest was pressed by a boulder, and he was dizzy for a while, and he almost fainted.

"Do you really want to sit still?" Wei Zixu looked at Emperor Rong helplessly, he was ashamed at this time, and he was already sweating profusely.

Emperor Rong didn't expect this son from beginning to end, and naturally he didn't blame him, but just waved his hand and asked him to step back. After listening to Ge Zheng's remarks, Emperor Rong vaguely felt that he seemed to have a countermeasure, so he asked his opinion.

Ge Zhenghong bowed and saluted, "Although it is difficult to transfer back the garrisons in various places for a while, we only have 50,000 soldiers and horses outside Beijing to use. There are more than 50,000 guards in Beijing and more than 30,000 guards in the palace, although they have never fought on the battlefield, they have also trained like front-line soldiers! Bring them together, maybe you can compete with Zhao Guo! ”

"Who's going to lead the troops?"

"The minister recommends Fu Yan as the commander and Yan Miao as the deputy general, the strength of the two should not be underestimated, and they will definitely be able to defeat the enemy!"

Emperor Rong nodded, and finally smiled with relief.

The eldest grandson Wuzheng thought of a crucial question, so he asked: "Although our garrisons are scattered in various places, there are still tens of thousands of deployable Praetorian Guards in Beijing, and they can still fight. Can we think of this, didn't Murphy and King Zhao think of it? Therefore, Weichen believes that Mo Fei is not only in alliance with King Zhao, but also has a connection with Linguo. ”

"But now half a month has passed, only Zhao Jun has gone all the way to the north, and there has been no movement in Linguo, I'm afraid that Lord Changsun is too worried."

As soon as Lao Chen's words fell, a few echoes followed.

The eldest grandson Wuzheng explained: "Maybe this is the cunning of Mo Fei and King Zhao, attracting all of you attention to them, and then Linguo will take advantage of our unpreparedness and surprise attack from the other side, and then be caught off guard, I'm afraid it will be too late to regret it!" ”

Ge Zheng nodded repeatedly. Fang Cai only cared about making plans to deal with Zhao Jun, and at this time, Lord Changsun reminded him, and then he suddenly realized.

"The eldest grandson reminded me in time. It is absolutely impossible for Murphy to put all his hopes on King Zhao, and Emperor Lin is the strongest backer! ”

The eldest grandson Wuzheng said: "In the past half a month, the Criminal Department and Dali Temple have jointly sorted out the evidence submitted by Zuo Qing, thoroughly investigated the dark market, Liangshan, and the old cases in the past, and found that Murphy has been in contact with the Linguo army over the years, especially the case of privately casting weapons, and the place where the weapons flow is Linguo!" From this point of view, Murphy's original purpose was to visit the country. ”

Ge Zheng said to Emperor Rong eagerly: "In this way, it seems that the Praetorian Guards in Beijing are not enough, and I also ask Your Majesty to issue an order as soon as possible to transfer back to the nearest garrison, if there is enough time, maybe it can turn things around." ”

Emperor Rong didn't expect that the situation had reached such a serious point, and a mere Murphy would turn over such a big storm and put Rong Guo in dire straits in just one month. The man who once pushed himself to the throne is now transformed to overthrow all this...... Emperor Rong got up suddenly, and gave an order in an almost trembling voice: "Quick, pass on my message, summon Chen Songyu back to Beijing, and let him transfer all the soldiers who can be transferred back, there must be no mistake!" ”

The eunuch hurriedly knelt down to receive the order, and then immediately got up and ran out of the hall.

After Emperor Rong finished speaking, he spread out on the dragon chair, and his mind was full of Murphy's shadow, haunting him like a nightmare, and he couldn't wave it no matter how he waved. When the prince saw this scene, he thought that his father was frightened, so he gave the eunuch beside Emperor Rong a look, and the eunuch understood, and after asking the emperor softly, he passed on the emperor's will to the ministers and withdrew from the court.

As soon as he left the Changle Palace, the eldest grandson stopped Song Zheng without a dispute and said politely: "Why didn't the prince ask for orders to lead the troops into battle?" You were also a battle-hardened veteran, and your strength was no worse than that of Fu Yan. ”

Ge Zheng smiled kindly and said, "When you are old, the matter of making contributions will be left to the young people." ”

"Xiaguan has always wondered, you haven't been to the court for many years, why are you ...... today" The eldest grandson Wuzheng still wanted to say something, Ge Zheng suddenly stopped on the stairs, turned his head and looked at him fixedly, the eldest grandson Wuzheng who was watching was a little panicked, and hurriedly said: "Xiaguan is abrupt, abrupt!" ”

Ge Zheng shook his head with a smile and said: "The internal worries have not been lifted, and at this time, I encounter external troubles, so I naturally want to share the worries for the king." ”

The eldest grandson Wuzheng smiled awkwardly, although Ge Zheng had a hard mouth, he already knew the truth in his chest.

The eldest grandson Wuzheng looked back at the towering long hall, and was stunned in his heart: It's been ten years, and some old people are finally going to reappear in the world!

Chen Songyu sat in Siyu Mountain to train soldiers and horses, and when he received the emperor's dictation and led the troops back to Kyoto, it was already a month later. As expected by the eldest grandson, the Linjun army has been lying in ambush outside the northwest, and on the day when Chen Songyu just set off, a team suddenly entered the border city by night and took the state capital without bloodshed. The army did not expect that the garrison and the people in the city fought hard to resist and fought their way out, although it still ended in a fiasco, but also wounded 800 enemies. When the news came back to Kyoto, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty wept for it.

The strength and morale of the Lin army could almost be described as invincible, and it was only a matter of time before they captured Kyoto. On the other side, Fu Yan took command of the expedition and fought with the Zhao army for several days, although he blocked the pace of the Zhao army's advance, but he did not taste the sweetness. Our army lacked actual combat experience, so that it suffered heavy damage, and almost every Zhao military head was exchanged for three or even more Praetorian Guards. Over the course of a few days, morale became more and more sluggish, and Fu Yan was seriously injured in the battle.

It had been raining heavily for three days in the north, and the army had retreated three miles to rest for a while.

Under the gray sky, heavy rain washed the blood stains on the mud and flowed down the ravine into the nearby grass. The soldiers sat in groups of three and two in the shed, all of them depressed, and their morale was gone. Someone complained: "This hellish weather, it rains non-stop, how can you fight?" I knew that we should fight, but they didn't buy shoes and clothes, and when this war is over, I'm afraid I should be wasted! ”

Another person responded: "Those people in the court just move their mouths, it's not us little minions who are fighting and suffering, whether they win or lose the war, the benefits will be taken to them!" What do we get? ”

"What do you get?" Someone smiled bitterly and said, "They will say, it's just your business!" ”

After speaking, several people shook their heads again and again.

"This situation and this scene really make people sigh!" Suddenly, a voice came from overhead. A few people hurriedly shut up, only to find out that this person was none other than Yanzhen! They were so frightened that their faces turned pale, thinking that their heads were about to fall to the ground.

Yan Zhen threw the reins to his entourage and waved his hand to a few people dressed in military uniforms behind him, who immediately took the order to retreat.

The sharp-eyed recognized the origin of those people and exclaimed, "The people of the patrol army...... It's Prince Masa's subordinates, the leaders of the patrol army! As he spoke, his eyes lit up, and he got up and shouted: "We are saved, the patrol is coming, we are saved!" ”

Someone was puzzled: "What's wrong with the patrolmen, can they take you home?!" ”

"You are a bastard, the patrolmen don't know, it's a veteran who has retired from the battlefield! It's Prince Zheng's subordinates, come and top us a hundred! ”

The man was taken aback, he didn't expect those middle-aged people who were not good-looking to have such great ability.

Yan Zhen patted him on the shoulder, helping him calm his excitement a little, and then said: "The prince didn't expect Zhao Jun's strength to be so strong, it's really careless!" But it doesn't matter, I brought the patrol troops, and this battle will not be lost! ”

Affirmed by the former general, everyone rekindled their fighting spirit, and they all got up and cast warm eyes at Yan Zhen.

Fu Yan heard that there was movement outside, and immediately walked out of the camp tent, and when he saw Yan Zhenzhen's body, he was so excited that he almost didn't kneel, ran over in three steps, took his hand, snorted and said with tears: "The general came in time, I really can't do anything, the Zhao army is attacking again and again, unstoppable, our army lacks actual combat experience, and if you carry it so hard, I'm afraid that you will disappoint Your Majesty!" ”

Yan Zhen was not used to the enthusiasm of the middle-aged general, but he also had to take into account his long-suppressed mood, so he had to endure not slapping him, and he had to say to him with a smile: "General Fuyan has worked hard......"

“……”

Fu Yan waited with his mouth open for a long time, Yan Zhen was embarrassed to withdraw his hand, and found that he really didn't know how to ask for warmth, so he could only give up and invite several leaders of the patrol army back to go back to the camp with Fu Yan to discuss the war.

With Yan Zhen coming in person, the troops were rearranged, and the morale of the army suddenly soared. Seeing this scene, Fu Yan couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself, the general is a great general, born in the military camp since he was a child, he is young and experienced, and his appeal is so strong, he has wasted many years of hard work, and he is not as good as a young man!

Although he was both melancholy and envious in his heart, as a soldier of Rongguo, he naturally would not be depressed because of this. Shake up your spirits and join the ranks of the soldiers.

The pace of the Zhao army finally ended in the north, and Yan Zhen took the head of the enemy army with the strength of one person, ending the war. King Zhao knew that his fate was not long in coming, and in order to protect the royal family, he finally committed suicide before the war, and left a letter before his death, and ordered someone to hand it over to Yan Zhen.

is full of blood letters, a small half of them are repentant, and most of them are scolding Murphy, which shows how much he hates this villain who has harmed Zhao Guo. Yan Zhen put the blood book in his bag and wanted to find Mo Fei's whereabouts from the Zhao army camp, but accidentally found someone from Xuan Ting, and after inquiry, he learned that Yan Ling was still alive. That's great news! For Emperor Rong, there is no one who can compare to the ability of Xuan Ting, and there is no one who can make Emperor Rong trust.

It's just that Yan Ling's whereabouts are not clear to him, and he only says that Yan Ling followed Mo Fei out of the north. Fu Yan guessed that Murphy should have defected to the Linjun, and Yan Ling followed him all the way, probably wanting to take the opportunity to capture him alive and complete His Majesty's task.

Yan Zhen thought it was funny, it was all like this, and he was still thinking about His Majesty's order, but it was really brainless.

Rongguo, Kyoto.

In July, when the fire flowed, and when August was not in the sun, good news finally came from the north, Yan Zhen ended the war with Zhao and took the head of the king of Zhao, and the north finally returned to peace.

When the Praetorian Guard went to 130,000, only barely 100,000 were left, and the 30,000 soldiers did not return to their hometowns in the end, but stayed in the north.

Emperor Rong re-bestowed the title of general on Yan Zhen, and transferred 50,000 men from the 100,000 Praetorian Guards to support Chen Songyu, who was fighting in the northwest.

Since the first war of the countries, Linguo retreated to the northwest desert, has endured for forty-one years, and now it has made a comeback, almost all the troops have been exhausted, and the northwest border has swept like a raging wind.

In just over a month, the northwest has fallen both inside and outside the country, and the people are suffering and suffering countless casualties.

Before the emergency report was transmitted back to Emperor Rong's case, when he saw the word Murphy, Emperor Rong almost fainted. The eunuch hurriedly supported the emperor, and just as he was comforting, he was also startled when he accidentally saw the urgent report on the dragon case, and hurriedly gave Ge Zheng, who had been waiting in the palace, a look. Ge Zheng hurried over to take the urgent report, and couldn't help but be shocked: "Mo Fei has become a military advisor to the army!" It seems that the previous attack of the Zhao State was just a cover, as the eldest grandson expected, he was using the hand of the Zhao State to disperse our military strength, so as to create an opportunity for the Linguo to attack from the northwest! ”

Emperor Rong pushed the eunuch away, looked at the emergency report in disgust, and angrily snatched it up and tore it to pieces.

When the new military secretary Shangshu who was standing on the other side heard this, he couldn't help but say: "Linguo has been entrenched on one side for more than 40 years, and it does have a strong military reserve, but many borders of Rongguo are surrounded by dangerous peaks, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is also the reason why Linguo has not dared to attack rashly. It's just that...... Now that Murphy is in charge, I just don't know how much he has discovered our military secrets in the past few years. ”

"The elders of the two dynasties of Murphy have controlled Shangshutai for more than 20 years, so they naturally know a lot, otherwise Emperor Lin would not have named him a military advisor!" Ge Zheng looked sideways at the military topographic map hanging in the hall, "The northwest realm is surrounded by dangerous peaks, but there are two gaps in the plain, in order to prevent the spies from infiltrating the country, the first emperor set up eleven border cities in these two places as blocks, and guarded them by garrisons all year round. Under the double protection, Linguo has not been able to attack for decades, but I didn't expect that Murphy, a traitor, actually defected to the enemy, I finally understand, why Linjun easily took the border city, it turned out that this traitor was doing the obstruction! ”

"Rong Guo has been peaceful for decades, but now he is disturbed by him alone, hateful!" The military department Shangshu gritted his teeth as he spoke, kneeling in front of Emperor Rong's case, "Please ask Your Majesty to allow Weichen to fight, Weichen is willing to be General Chen's vanguard!" ”

Emperor Rong didn't seem to hear his request, his eyes looked at the topographic map weakly, the red mark was drawn by the first emperor himself, that day I remember that it was the first year of Dacheng, the first emperor decided to build a fortification in that gap, and this decision took ten years to complete! Eleven cities, nearly 100,000 garrisons, from the deserted northwest border, little by little became the current border city. The incomparably hard shell has blocked the invasion of foreign enemies again and again, in exchange for decades of peace and prosperity. The first emperor was so generous, but now because of his connivance, that perfect red dot is about to disappear.

Emperor Rong closed his eyes in pain, but the reality could not be changed by escaping.

Another half a month passed, but there was no urgent news from the northwest, whether it was good news or anything else, as if there had never been a war at all, and Kyoto was still as prosperous and lively as before.

In the blink of an eye, in the autumn, Su Yan still did not take care of Xilou and Zuo Qing, and he was self-conscious and knowledgeable, and he was the same as before. Most of the students of Shu Youtang knew what was on her mind, and they didn't dare to explain it, but they just became more diligent than before, which made Su Yan feel relieved for a long time. But Qingpingtang and Leshengtang exploded, speculating whether there was a crack in the relationship between Xilou and Su Yan, and when they heard the rift, several people in Qingpingtang suddenly had their eyes lit up, thinking that their husband had finally come to the bitter end, and he could finally continue the relationship with the boss!

Because of this, the atmosphere of Qingpingtang these days is particularly good, as if it is the New Year. Buddha realized it later, but he was not happy when he heard about it, but hurriedly went to Su Yan and asked her what happened to her in Liangshan.

After two months, when she heard someone mention Liangshan again, Su Yan couldn't help but feel melancholy, she wanted to say something to her, but she didn't know how to speak. Whether it is the West Building or the singer, Su Yan never seems to be able to mention these two things to the Buddha, just like a thorn in his heart, it hurts when he moves, but if he doesn't pull it out, it will always be stuck there, and every time he thinks about it, he feels uncomfortable.

For Xilou, she thought that the relationship between them should have ended, and the already weak relationship suddenly collapsed under their concealment and deception, but for the singer, she has never been able to face it......

"When the war in the northwest is over, when Yan Zhen returns, everything here should be over soon. When the time comes, I, Xilou, Zuo Qing, and you, our ending should also be clear......" Su Yan's words were clueless, and Buddha was confused when he heard it, and wanted to ask carefully, but was interrupted by one person.

Jin Yuncheng came one by one, stood behind them, and interjected inappropriately: "I have long guessed that Xilou is not your lover, Zuo Qing is, but it's a pity that you are a brainless girl, so you have to do it against your heart, and now it's good, but you regret the injury you have made?" ”

Buddha looked at her in disgust, and was about to drive away, Su Yan grabbed her and said to Jin Yuncheng: "There is no reason for this thing to be love, love and love, and if you are wrong, it is also an experience, and you will know it if you have experienced it." Yuncheng, you stand on the sidelines, and naturally you can see it more clearly than those of us who are involved. ”

Hearing such self-pitying remarks, Jin Yuncheng put away his ridiculous attitude and comforted her: "It's good to know, it's not too late!" Today's Zuo Qing has changed, from Murphy's son to a loyal minister of Rongguo, and is being favored by His Majesty, the official road will be flat in the future, and there will be countless glory and wealth waiting for him, you choose him, it is the best policy! ”

Su Yan couldn't help frowning: "When did you talk to those matchmakers like those matchmakers in Yuncheng?" ”

Jin Yuncheng said with a smile: "I don't say that, can you be happy?" Yun Cheng sat down beside her, held her hand, and continued: "I don't know what difficulties you encountered, but whether it is the West Building or Zuo Qing, you can do whatever you want in your heart, don't care about those external troubles!" People have lived in the world for just a few decades, so why should mediocre people seek trouble for themselves? Isn't it, Buddha? ”

Suddenly being named, Buddha was a little at a loss, and it took a long time to react, and he nodded dumbly.

How do you think about it?

Su Yan chewed on this sentence and tossed and turned all night.

Can she really ignore Zuo Qing's deception and exploitation? However, she obviously hates deception the most, when her father deceived her into marrying her eldest grandson Pingle, she left home for ten years, why at this time, she began to hesitate to forgive Zuo Qing!

Standing in Zuo Qing's position, he shoulders the mission, and what he bears on his shoulders is the grievances of the whole clan, and the honor and disgrace of the Xuan family for decades, and it is reasonable to plan for this, but why did he count himself in!

There was no sleepiness, Su Yan simply lifted the quilt and went to Nanhu to take a breath, but this time she came to the West Building, and she was looking at her anxiously. Su Yan turned around and wanted to leave, but Xilou hurriedly caught up and stopped her.

"You don't have to hide from me, and I won't pester you anymore."

His eager voice seemed a little thin on the empty South Lake. Su Yan still couldn't bear to hold a grudge against him, because he was Wei Zhen and his aunt's only son!

"Ah Yan, do you remember what you said to me outside the Fusang Palace when you were a child?"

Su Yan shook her head stunned, she only remembered that when she was a child, she always went to the palace, pestered Wei Zhen to take her to climb trees, and every time she fell a dog to chew, her aunt would always blame them, and then handed her a piece of candy and held her on her lap dotingly. She didn't remember what her aunt said, but she remembered that her aunt was very beautiful and smiled very gently......

Xilou didn't care that she had completely forgotten what she had said, and held her face dotingly, and said to her: "You said, when you grow up, you want to marry me and be my crown princess!" ”

Su Yan hurriedly retreated, and this move made Xilou's heart, which was already full of scars, almost shattered.

He put down his hand in embarrassment, the smile on his face had not faded, and he was very cramped.

Su Yan hurriedly explained: "How can you take your words seriously when you were a child, it's just a child's words!" ”

"And now?" Xilou asked her, "What are you and me in the past year?" Is it a shield you used to dodge Zuo Qing, or is it a joke? ”

"West Building ......"

"I am selfish, my selfishness is to fulfill the promise I made when I was a child, I promised you everything, including the throne!"

"What about my aunt?" After mentioning Yu, Su Yan couldn't help crying.

Xilou didn't expect her to mention her mother, the past that was almost covered in dust.

Su Yan approached him again: "Are you doing all this for yourself or for your aunt?" ”

The West Building was silent for a long time. He seems to have carved a plan of revenge in his mind from the beginning, he hated Emperor Rong, hated Murphy, it was they who made him lose what he originally had, including his mother, status, and glory! These seem to be indistinguishable in his heart, and sometimes he thinks they are all important, but more often, he only thinks about the throne......

Su Yan already had an answer from his reaction, the West Building in front of him was no longer Wei Zhen when he was a child!

This is also the difference between him and Zuo Qing.

"From beginning to end, you only love Zuo Qing, whether I am the West Building or not, you will not love me, will you?"

The night breeze was slightly cool, and the two people on the water bridge were relatively speechless, obviously only a fist away, but at this time, it seemed to be far away from thousands of mountains and rivers, life and death on both sides of the strait. As Xilou said, Su Yan's heart has never been here, it was in the past, and it is now.

After the West Building left, Su Yan was distracted on the water bridge for a long time. She began to reflect on her behavior, from Kuaifeng Town to Kyoto, from Zuo Qing to the West Building, from pouring out her heart to disappointment, from disappointment to evasion, she did not feel sorry for Zuo Qing, but deeply hurt the West Building. If she hadn't agreed to the West Building in the hunting ground, perhaps, there would have been no entanglements behind......

At the end of the day, it's yourself who did it wrong.