Zhongjing City, Huangji Palace.

Last night's song seemed to be ringing in my ears, the graceful and moving dance of the dancers seemed to be still in front of me, and the courtiers' breaths were still tingled with the smell of wine and the heat emitted from the charcoal stove.

It's obviously a court meeting, but it seems to make people feel like they're at last night's banquet again.

In front of the envoys of the Northern Liang, celebrating the victory of Great Xia over the Northern Liang, the key opposite side can only eat coptis dumbly, that kind of pleasure is the pleasure that many courtiers above the court have never experienced.

The routine pilgrimage meeting ended in a cheerful atmosphere, and everyone walked out of the hall with brisk steps and went to their respective jobs.

In the central courtyard, the important ministers are also busy with their own work.

After the morning meeting, Xia Jingyun, Wei Yuanzhi, and Li Tianfeng had lunch together and took a slow walk to eat.

Wei Yuanzhi opened his mouth and asked, "Gao Yang, I see how worried you have been between your eyebrows in the past two days, but what is on your mind?" ”

Xia Jingyun smiled, but didn't answer directly, "Elder Wei, Brother Yunqi, if you want to send someone to garrison Dragon City, who do you think can do it, and where should you transfer troops?" ”

Li Tianfeng thought for a while, "Yue Pingwu is now leading troops to suppress bandits in Yanyuan Prefecture, he should."

Wei Yuanzhi suddenly lowered his voice, his expression was a little worried, "Are you worried that Beiliang still has a backhand?" ”

Xia Jingyun said softly: "I have heard that the Northern Liang Emperor is eloquent, and now he has been dominating the grassland for several years, before my Great Xia Dynasty was stable, and I was afraid of the prestige of the old military god, I didn't dare to make a move, and now this opportunity, if he doesn't do something, it seems that he is not worthy of his reputation!" ”

Li Tianfeng also reacted, and was silent for a moment when he heard this, "However, there is the king of Anguo County!" ”

Wei Yuanzhi's face also hung a little worried, he served in the military department in his early years, and later took charge of the household department, and he was not a stranger to military affairs, "The king of Anguo is not a god, after all, there are only 30,000 people in the army." With the addition of the infantry and people at Qingchuan Pass and Yanhui Pass, there are less than 50,000 people when they are full. If Emperor Liang really has the courage to raise an army of one or two hundred thousand to go south, I am afraid it will be difficult. ”

Li Tianfeng pursed his lips, "The key is that we don't have anyone!" The counterinsurgency in various states has been reported frequently, and now is a critical moment, and the people of Beiliang will really pick the time. ”

"When we have enough soldiers, Beiliang doesn't dare to come!"

Wei Yuanzhi sighed, and when he looked up, he saw Shen Shengwen, a secretary of the military department, running over in a hurry.

"Lord Liu, what's the matter?"

"Three ministers, something is wrong!"

A moment later, in the small courtyard of the central government, the central ministers stood at the table with solemn expressions, listening to the report of the military department.

"Beiliang first by the 30,000 tiger and leopard cavalry guarding the Lieyang Pass took the lead in the night attack on the Wudang army camp, although the Wudang army set up an ambush in advance, won for a while, but the number of tiger and leopard cavalry was too many, after a small victory, the Wudang army had to give up the big camp and retreat to the two passes. Then the king of Beiliang Zhennan personally led more than 50,000 snow dragon riders to completely besiege the wild goose back to the pass. ”

Imperial Doctor Yan Songwen said anxiously: "What about the King of Anguo? ”

"There is no mention of the king of Anguo in the intelligence."

Vice Minister Yang Weiguang asked again: "Is there any other news?" ”

"It's not for the time being, but if you want to come to the war together, there will be news one after another."

Prime Minister Wan Wenbi said slowly: "Everyone, Beiliang dispatched an army of 100,000 troops, which is more powerful than in Yuyan Prefecture, let's enter the palace together and report to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty." ”

Yan Songwen suddenly said, "Shen Shangshu is with us, Hubu."

He glanced at Xia Jingyun, the head of the household was here, and there was no need to shout otherwise.

Wan Wenbi nodded and took the lead in walking out.

Wei Yuanzhi and Li Tianfeng both glanced at Xia Jingyun, Xia Jingyun shook his head slightly to indicate that it was okay, and then followed out of the small courtyard together.

In the Qianyuan Palace, after listening to the reports of the ministers, the complexions of Concubine De and Dongfang Bai changed visibly with the naked eye.

To a certain extent, this can actually be regarded as a secret game between courtiers and imperial power.

They could have asked people to tell in advance, and then slowly met the emperor who had adjusted his mentality, but they needed to use such a means, they needed to see His Majesty's flesh-and-blood emotions, to remind themselves that the person in front of them was also a living ordinary person like themselves, so as to reduce the fear in their hearts.

Xia Jingyun didn't have much to do about it, and at the same time, he didn't think it was a big deal.

After a flash of panic, Concubine De quickly adjusted her mentality and asked: "The Northern Liang army is pressing the border and attacking my territory, what is the best plan for your Qing family?" ”

They are all central ministers, naturally no one said any pedantic clichés, Li Tianfeng came out and said: "For today's plan, our dynasty has insufficient soldiers, and it is difficult to send reinforcements. You need to find a way to get enough reinforcements to support the two levels. If the two levels are lost, the impact on the situation will be too great. ”

Yang Weiguang followed, "The ambition of the wolf son of the Northern Liang people, taking advantage of the chaos in my court, first made trouble in Yuyan Prefecture, and contained all the remaining soldiers in the imperial court, and then the troops went out of the Lieyang Pass and invaded my territory. Although the Wudang army is strong, although the king of Anguo is brave, if the Northern Liang comes from the country, I am afraid that it will be invincible. Emperor Liang's move can be said to be above our seven inches. If Qingchuan and Yanhui are lost, then the dragon city of Yanyuan Prefecture will be shaken, and if the dragon city is lost, then Zhongjing and Guanzhong will be shocked, and the aftermath will still be above the great changes in Swift State! ”

Yan Songwen stood up with a straight face, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, Weichen is guilty." ”

Everyone was stunned, and Yan Songwen spoke: "In the imperial history, Cheng Baiyunbian, was ordered to accompany the envoys of the Northern Liang, but he was confined to the battle of words, and he was only angry for a while, and failed to find out the true purpose of the Northern Liang, so that the incident happened suddenly, and we were completely defenseless. ”

Everyone secretly said to themselves, Lord Yan is really anxious, and he is going to suppress Lord Bai so blatantly.

Wei Yuanzhi glanced at Xia Jingyun, Xia Jingyun lowered his eyebrows, as if he didn't hear, he hesitated, and was about to speak, but Wan Wenbi took the lead in speaking: "Lord Yan's words are wrong, this matter is a central decision, and it is the responsibility of only one person." What's more, according to what the old man saw, such a major event, I am afraid that the prince of Beiliang will not know the inside story, but it is just a cover to restrain our attention. ”

Yan Songwen looked fixedly at Wan Wenbi, who had gradually formed an alliance with him in the past few days, as if asking, where are you?

Wei Yuanzhi only spoke at this time: "The urgent need at present is how to prevent the offensive of Beiliang and quickly send troops to rescue Qingchuan and Yanhui Erguan to secure the overall situation." ”

Li Tianfeng immediately agreed, "Yes, according to the minister's opinion, I immediately transferred Yue Pingwu to lead troops to assist in order to relieve Qingchuan and Yanhui Erguan." ”

"No!" The military department Shangshu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, according to the opinion of the ministers, General Ling Yue immediately stationed in Longcheng, the city of Yanyuan Prefecture, took over the city defense, and built fortifications to resist the invasion of the Northern Liang army. As for the two fronts, the king of Anguo County should have his own arrangements, if he wins, everything will naturally be fine, and if he loses, he will stick to Longcheng and not let Huma go south! ”

"Ridiculous!" Yan Songwen said sharply: "The battle between the two levels is at a tight time, and if there are soldiers not sent, won't it make the soldiers on the front line feel cold?" Obviously, the situation can be recovered, but I sit back and watch our Chao Jian'er being eaten and slaughtered by the 100,000 troops of Northern Liang! Is this how you run the military department? ”

In the face of Shangguan's accusation, Shen Shengwen, the secretary of the military department, did not flinch, "Most of the rebel soldiers and horses led by Yue Pingwu's subordinates are infantry, and the combat power of the cavalry is far inferior to that of the Northern Liang. What's more, since there is no army on the front line that can set up an empty camp to ambush the tiger and leopard cavalry of the sneak attack, it means that the king of Anguo has taken precautions against this, and the situation is not completely out of his control. ”

Shen Shengwen said that he was excited, and looked at Concubine De, "Empress Dowager Mingjian, if you don't damage the overall situation of suppressing bandits and completely eliminate the rebellion, then the only soldiers available in the court and the central government now are 30,000 people to guard the Beijing Division." Yue Pingwu is leading the troops to quell the rebellion in Yanyuan Prefecture, so he can be temporarily recruited, we must be cautious! ”

"You're clearly cowardly! The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, please punish Shen Shengwen to calm the hearts of the front-line soldiers! Then immediately send reinforcements to support the king of Anguojun! ”

Listening to the quarrel between the two, Concubine De also frowned slightly, military things, for her, are too excessive, it sounds like Shen Shengwen's words are very reasonable, but Yan Songwen's words also have to be considered, and after hesitation, she glanced at Xia Jingyun without a trace.

Then, she found that Xia Jingyun was silently looking at Shen Shengwen's back, and she had a plan in her heart.

"Yan Qing has said this, and the court is talking about things, how can there be a reason to be guilty of words. Immediately ordered Yue Pingwu to gather the army and station in Longcheng, and at the same time asked him to send sentry cavalry to try to contact the Wudang army, and then wait for the opportunity to go north. The military department will do it immediately, and there must be no mistakes! ”

Concubine De's words temporarily put an end to this controversy, although Yan Songwen was unwilling, but it was not easy to say it at the moment, and he walked out of the hall with everyone hatefully.

Wei Yuanzhi deliberately dragged behind, walked to Xia Jingyun's side, and said in a low voice: "Gao Yang, why didn't you say a word before?" ”

Xia Jingyun didn't answer him, but looked at Shen Shengwen who was hurrying away, "Elder Wei, our military department is really a talent!" ”

"Leave him alone!" Wei Yuanzhi's expression was full of worry, "As soon as this incident comes out, I am afraid that there will be another demon wind in this court." ”

Xia Jingyun didn't have the previous worries at this moment, "Elder Wei, think about it, in the intelligence, can you hear the whereabouts of the King of Anguo?" ”

Wei Yuanzhi was stunned, "I really didn't know about this." ”

"The people of Beiliang thought that Jiang Yuhu was transferred to Yuyan Prefecture by us, or that they wanted to take the opportunity to launch it before they arrived, but we knew that Jiang Yuhu had already arrived at the front line, and as the commander of the Wudang Army, how could there be no news of him."

He looked at Wei Yuanzhi and said in a low voice: "In fact, I wrote to him that day, asking him to pay attention to Bei Liang's back hand, thinking that with his ability, Bei Liang's movements will not completely exceed his expectations." ”

Wei Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows, "Then why don't you?" ”

Xia Jingyun sneered, "No, how could the bull ghosts and snake gods between the government and the opposition take the initiative to jump out!" ”

But then he retracted his expression and sighed slightly, "But then again, the war is impermanent, Jiang Yuhu is prepared to be prepared, and the Northern Liang is pouring into the country, and it is really hard to say who will kill the deer." If we win, we will take the opportunity to clean up, and if we lose, we will think about it in the long run, just wait for the news, and prepare for the worst, so why bother. ”

Wei Yuanzhi nodded slowly, "That's very good." ”

——

With the departure of these important ministers, the imperial court could not keep secrets, and this news instantly swept the entire Zhongjing.

The people of Zhongjing, who had just woken up from the drunken vanity of victory, and their backs and legs were weak, as if they had been hit on the head, and they were instantly stunned.

Can't the Northern Liang people finish fighting? Why is it here again?

But this time is slightly different from the last time, the Northern Liang army, which is obviously more powerful, caused less panic in Zhongjing than the previous rebellion in Dongfang Ping in Yuyan Prefecture.

All this because of one person.

Jiang Yuhu.

"There is the Jade Tiger Prince, and it is not a problem to be in Beiliang!"

"That's it, Poliang Mountain is the blessed land of the old military god, and the little military god has also broken the Northern Liang barbarians here, now let's kill one by one!"

"You're too blind, aren't you? Although the little army god is strong, the people of Beiliang have come with an army of 100,000! The little army god is also a clever woman, and it is difficult to cook without rice! ”

"You don't understand this, why is it called a military god, not a famous general? It's because God can do things that people can't do, so he became a god, don't measure the little army god with your mortal eyes! ”

In general, the pro-support faction prevailed.

And the high-ranking officials who knew more about the inside story, after returning home, began to connect with each other and think about more things.

Wan Wenbi sat in the house, and the eldest son of the family hurried back, "Father, I heard about the north"

Wan Wenbi glanced at him lightly, "There is calm in every major event." Why be so panicked. ”

The eldest son took a deep breath, sat down slowly, and swallowed his saliva, "Father, how is the war?" ”

Wan Wenbi took a sip of tea and looked calm, "One hundred thousand to thirty thousand, what do you say?" ”

The eldest son was stunned for a moment, his heart was full of puzzlement, the war was unfavorable, why are you so calm?

Wan Wenbi glanced at him, "To be a man and to do things, you need to look at the trend, it is effortless to follow the trend, and it is difficult to try against the trend." ”

"The previous trend was in Your Majesty, and in the Queen Mother, the Marquis of Jianning was incomparable. If Beiliang really breaks through, then the general trend may be in Beiliang. ”

The eldest son's expression changed suddenly, and he stood up on the ground, "Father is going to rebel"

"Fuck you!" Wan Wenbi couldn't help but scold, "For my father's food and loyalty, I will never be a national thief who eats inside and out!" ”

"And you're just?"

"For the Father, it is a potential! If the North Liang breaks through, the offensive and defensive trends of the north and the south will be divided, and the person who can reconcile the two sides and guard the peace is what everyone wants. For example, Jianning Hou and other staunch people who are the main fighters have become contrarians. But whether it is trendy or contrarian, it is for the good of the court, and we are also a gentleman's dispute, understand? ”

In fact, the eldest son of the prime minister, who didn't know much about it, nodded again and again, "I understand, I understand." ”

"The reason why I'm telling you this is because I want you to do something."

"Father, please speak."

"Find a way to make friends with that Northern Liang prince. It may be of great use in the future. ”

"Huh? When he came to visit the house, you didn't see him, and now the child is going to make friends again, will he? ”

"This time and that time. If he has a grudge, then he is not worthy of the good intentions of his father, and you don't need to pay attention to him. ”

"Yes."

——

In the post house of Honglu Temple, Xue Wenlu slowly got up from the bed, the time was almost noon, his stomach was hungry, but he didn't have half an appetite, he sat up disheveled, leaned on the head of the bed, and looked at the ground with straight eyes.

Last night's shame is still clear, although the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Dynasty did not deliberately target, but it is like witnessing the beloved woman flirting with other men, and he has to applaud along with it, this matter itself is enough humiliation and embarrassment, words or something, it is not so important.

Witnessing the people of the Southern Dynasty cheering for the victory of their country, all the pride and ambition of Xue Wenlu before he came were crushed by this banquet.

Decadence and frustration seem to be the only thing they can do now.

Bang bang bang!

There was a sudden knock on the door, and Xue Wenlu didn't even care about being angry, and said lazily, "Who?" ”

"Childe! Good news, great news! ”

Outside the door, there was an excited voice. (End of chapter)