Today is not the time of the last dynasty, but with the edict of the Queen Mother, under the busyness of the little yellow doors, the courtiers of the fifth grade and above gathered in the hall again.

Including Su Zongzhe, Duke of Anguo, Zhao Qingsheng, Duke of Weiguo, and Emperor Shuchengwang were also present.

The purpose of such a battle is to study how to deal with the sudden uprising of the Northern Liang people.

After the arrival of the 50,000 Crane Control Army, the number of men and horses in Beiliang outside the two passes had reached 150,000, and the situation on the front line was completely dangerous.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the people of the Northern Liang have invaded our territory without declaring war and violating our territory for no reason, so they should be severely reprimanded, and take reciprocal measures to show the glorious power of our Central Plains orthodoxy."

After the fall of the former crown prince Dongfang Ming, the newly appointed Guozi priest was the first to come out and loudly kicked off the discussion.

Although it was useless, no one accused him of pedantic this time, because it was both a necessary process of justification and the best starting point for discussion.

"The Queen Mother, Your Majesty Mingjian, the Northern Liang Tiger and Wolf Nature, incorruptible and shameful, now that the army is dispatched, it is not easy to stop, in addition to condemning the Shen, we should immediately deploy troops and generals, in order to hold on and counteract."

"The minister seconded the proposal, the so-called matter has urgency, in order to suppress the overall situation of bandits and the people, so that there are no soldiers to send in the court, but now the 150,000 troops of the Northern Liang are pouring the country, with the main force of the entire Northern Liang border army, to attack the danger of my two passes, if the imperial court still sticks to the previous policy, there are only 30,000 people in the army, even if the military god is alive, I am afraid that he will not be able to return to the sky!"

This argument was echoed by many, but there were also those who knew the military to refute it.

There is merit in this argument, but it is too late. Now the Northern Liang army is pressing, 50,000 crane troops are besieging Qingchuan Pass, 100,000 tiger and leopard cavalry, snow dragon cavalry are besieging Yanhui Pass, and the city is only in the evening, that is, it is to immediately mobilize the soldiers of the surrounding states and counties, give orders, reorganize the army, and pull out, and it will not work for more than ten days, and it will be too late at that time. ”

"Yes, according to the minister's opinion, we should be prepared for the loss of the two passes, and order General Yue to stick to the city of Yanyuan Prefecture, and then mobilize a large army to stabilize the battle line in the area of Yanyuan Prefecture City, and protect the peace of Zhongjing and Guanzhong."

"Ridiculous! Won't the 30,000 soldiers in those two levels be saved? They are still fighting for the country, they have not given up, why should we give up on them! ”

"The back road is stable, no army can follow the opportunity to break through, now more than 100,000 troops in Beiliang are gathered, if there is no army to hold on to the imperial army to gather in Yanyuan Prefecture, the imperial court can gather an army, step by step, to the rescue, otherwise 20,000 or 30,000 people thrown in there is not even a splash! The two countries are in contention, and for the sake of the country, there are always some cruel decisions that need to be made. ”

In the court, you come and go, arguing and fighting, but until this moment, everyone's discussion is still in rational and normal words.

But the next person's words instantly made the court quiet.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty, according to the opinion of the old minister, it is better to send an envoy to Beiliang to ask for peace and dismiss the army."

The quietness of the court is not only because of this taboo that no one has mentioned for many years, but also because the person who spoke out was the well-known Wanxiang confidant and in-law, Dali Temple Qing Tian Fengnian.

And does this represent the idea of all phases?

"The Queen Mother is graceful. There are three reasons for this. ”

"First, now the North Liang is powerful, Qingchuan Pass, Yanhui Pass is besieged, there is no army to defend, if you can make peace with the North Liang, set a decision to strike the army, then you can maximize the protection of the Wu Dang Army, no army is among my border army, the most comparable to the North Liang weapon, once the whole army is destroyed, it will be difficult to rebuild. This is to leave the green mountains without worrying about the reason for no firewood. ”

"Second, at present, the government and the opposition are in trouble, harsh government and peace, and banditry is waiting for peace, if you can get a chance to breathe, let the court recuperate, and then the soldiers are well fed, they can take revenge and hate, and be ashamed. Although it is easy to be brave in blood for a while, and endure humiliation, it does not lose its vigor. ”

"Third, now the imperial court has no way to do anything other than this road, because the east road border army in Yuyan Prefecture has rebelled, and the west road border army in Wuwei Prefecture is even more vigilant and does not dare to make the slightest move, even if it gives up the overall situation of counterinsurgency and gathers all the armies to go north, it can only build a defense line in Longcheng, and the role it can play in rescuing the two passes is very limited. Therefore, the most effective way at the moment is to make the mission enter the capital as soon as possible to sue for peace, so as to stop the military of the two countries, so that the situation can be eased again. ”

As soon as he spoke, many people nodded involuntarily, obviously convinced.

On the side of the dragon chair, behind the bead curtain, Concubine De was silent, so that people could not see her joy and anger, "Tian Qing said this, what do you ministers think?" ”

"The old minister seconded the proposal!"

A voice sounded loudly, "The old minister is willing to lead the mission, send an envoy to Beiliang, endure humiliation, and seek peace for the country!" ”

Everyone followed the prestige, and the person who spoke was actually Lu Guogong.

This is now the number one leader among the nobles, and it seems that he is quietly thinking about it, and wants to take the opportunity to regain his former glory.

Wei Yuanzhi snorted coldly, "Lu Guogong picked a good time, and when he went to Beiliang, didn't you have the final say on what he said when he came back?" At that time, you can return to the center of the court, with the order of the master of the Northern Liang, and ask for it, right? ”

Lu Guogong knelt down in response and shouted: "Queen Mother Mingjian, Your Majesty Mingjian!" The old minister's family has received the grace of the country, and is willing to smear the liver and brain of the court. ”

"Queen Mother! The minister impeached Wei Yuanzhi, the secretary of the ministry, took personal grievances and undermined justice, openly attacked the country's cadres, and asked the queen mother to surrender her guilt, and take An Qunchen's fist as the heart of the country! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal! Wei Yuanzhi disregarded the overall situation of the country at the beginning, and tried his best to prevent the Northern Liang Mission from making peace just for the sake of power. Please condemn the Queen Mother! ”

The officials of the two imperial history stations came out one after another, the first sentence was fine, and the second sentence made many people's hearts jump instantly.

Preventing the Northern Liang Mission from negotiating peace, wasn't it the idea of the Marquis of Jianning?

it! This means something else!

Did the spearhead dare to target the Marquis of Jianning?

So what's next? Aiming at the Jiang family or directly at the Queen Mother?

Bai Yunbian stood in the middle of the team, hesitated for a moment, and finally did not open his mouth to agree.

With the relationship between him and Xia Jingyun, such a blatant attack would seem too deliberate, and it would arouse the suspicion of those old foxes.

And the actions of these two people are obviously the instructions of his immediate boss, and when it comes to the relationship between the other party and Wan Xiang that seems to be getting closer and closer recently, it is not difficult to guess.

On the dragon chair, the young emperor Dongfang Bai, who had always been silent and watching and learning, suddenly said coldly, "The discussion of the day is discussed by the monarch and the ministers, how can you blame the discussion of the day for today's affairs!" ”

Dongfang Bai opened his mouth, and Concubine De, who had just wanted to look at these people again, had no choice but to speak: "The words of the Qing Dynasty are quite reasonable, but the sudden change of national policy is a big matter, so I have to be cautious." First, 10,000 soldiers were transferred from Langya Prefecture to the west, entered Yanyuan Prefecture City, listened to orders under Yue Ping's military tent, and stuck to the defense line of Longcheng. As for the soldiers of the Wolf's Tooth State, the Ministry of War will replenish them from the rest of the states as appropriate. At the same time, he sent a message to the commander of the Western Route Army and ordered him to be on guard to prevent future troubles. It's okay, let's retreat. ”

Everyone knew that the remaining big thing was to hold a small meeting to decide, so after the worship, they all withdrew.

They were full of all kinds of conjectures, as excited as if they were about to pick up their hijabs after marrying a girl they had never met, and they were full of anxiety and longing.

As soon as this general trend changes, I don't know how many people will rise and how many people will fall into the clouds.

And those real top bosses, such as Su Lao Xianggong, Zhao Lao Zhuang and others, walked out slowly with a calm face.

What do you think, the Queen Mother is really anxious, the ministers should have entered the palace late at night last night, and they still have to wait for today.

Obviously, I came to fish, but I didn't expect that there were really fish that thought they were smart jumping out.

The two of them rode in the same carriage, and Old Minister Su looked at the old owner of Zhao, "Can Jiang Yuhu do it?" ”

The clues in the military newspaper have no secrets at all in front of the two top old foxes who know the soldiers.

Unlike the people of Beiliang who were confused by themselves, they thought that Jiang Yuhu's absence was the success of their plan, and both of them clearly knew that Jiang Yuhu had gone to the Wudang Army camp, and they were on guard in advance.

Then there is no news of Jiang Yuhu in the military newspaper, and the army is fighting so conservatively, it is obvious that Jiang Yuhu has a backhand.

The crux of the matter now is that this young man, who inherited the prestige of the old army god Jiang Qingxuan, and picked up the myth of being invincible in the army, can he turn the tables against the wind?

On the opposite side is a full 150,000 Northern Liang iron horsemen, as well as the personal commander of the Southern King of Beiliang Town.

Old Zhao Zhuang said with a smile: "At least from the current point of view, your precious grandson-in-law and the queen mother all trust Jiang Yuhu." ”

Old Minister Su rolled his eyes, "I'm not blind, can I not see their trust?" I'm asking you, do you think Jiang Yuhu can do it. ”

The meaning between the words is that you, the top intelligence leader, don't you have some newer and more powerful evidence?

Old Master Zhao shook his head, "Jiang Yuhu didn't send a secret letter to the imperial court this time for the sake of secrecy, where did I know that!" Besides, the sky is high and the road is far away, and the news is transmitted, and before Qingchuan Yan returns to the two levels, the fixed flying pigeon of the military department is fast! Wait, if the daily report is fine, it means that the gate has not been broken. ”

"What's the use of what you want!"

Old Minister Su muttered dissatisfiedly, "Fortunately, no one is looking for trouble on the Black Ice Platform today, if anyone gives a sentence, it is because the Black Ice Platform has wasted time and the reconstruction is not effective, so that no changes in Beiliang have been found, causing the situation to fall like this, I think you are roasting your righteous daughter and righteous son-in-law on the fire!" ”

Old Zhao snorted, did not answer, turned his head to look out of the car, between his eyebrows, full of sorrow.

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"Gao Yang, today's matter, seeing that you don't say a word, what do you think?"

On the way back to the central courtyard together, Wan Wenbi asked.

As soon as these words came out, several bigwigs in the DPRK and China looked at it.

Xia Jingyun said softly: "Today, Dali Siqing has a very good sentence, in the current situation, it is difficult to quench the thirst of the distant water, we can't do anything, it is better to wait for the dust of the battle in the north to settle, and then take action." The Queen Mother's disposition is very proper. ”

Yan Songwen opened his mouth and said: "Listening to the meaning of the Marquis of Jianning, don't you think that the war between Qingchuan Pass and Yanhui Pass can still have changes? ”

Xia Jingyun said calmly: "The tiger and leopard ride, the snow dragon ride the wild goose back to the pass, the crane army attacked Qingchuan Pass, and the five border armies of the Northern Liang came to three, the crane control army was originally the main force of the Northern Liang attack on the Western Regions, and it was transferred from such a distant place, which shows that Emperor Liang has been painstakingly and lonely for a long time, with a heart and no intention, with 150,000 against 30,000, my chances of winning are really not big." But."

He looked at Yan Songwen and suddenly smiled lightly, "I still believe in King Anguojun." ”

Yan Songwen was stunned and flicked his sleeves, "Military affairs, how can it be such a child's play!" ”

Wei Yuanzhi snorted coldly, "Don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious, the king of Anguo County has made a lot of achievements, and he has led the Wudang army to carry the banner of the Jiang family for many years, who else can we support if we don't support him?" Do you support Lu Guogong to cede land and sue for peace? ”

Yan Songwen was born in Yushitai, of course, not to be outdone, "Lord Wei, this is a confrontation between the two armies, this is a major military event!" It's not like you and I are here to fight and win or lose and change the situation! ”

"Alright, alright. They are all colleagues, just talking about things normally, so why be angry. ”

Wan Wenbi took the initiative to come out to play a round, and then said: "Speaking of quarrels, tonight's banquet between the talented men in Beijing and the prince of the Northern Liang, Gao Yang, as the leader of the younger generation of our dynasty, might as well come to the town in person and not let the Northern Liang barbarians take the upper hand!" ”

"Good! I'm not on duty tonight, I don't have much to do. ”

Xia Jingyun readily agreed, so that Wan Wenbi, who was originally just talking casually, was stunned for a moment, and then had to say with a dry smile: "There is Gao Yang out of the horse, thinking that Hu Lu child, I can't turn over any wind and waves." ”

Everyone laughed and walked back to the central courtyard, and Wei Yuanzhi glanced at the time, and then entered Xia Jingyun's workshop, puzzled, "Why did you promise him?" ”

Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "It's not a big deal." ”

"What's not a big deal. You are now a central minister, how can you still go to make up for the children's bureau, you don't even go to the white clouds! It's clear that you want to suppress your reputation, don't tell you you you can't understand! ”

Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "There are many ways to gain fame, and it doesn't have to be high and mysterious. Since it is inevitable to deal with the noisy neighbor in the north in the future, it is good to meet these talents in Beiliang first and get acquainted with each other. ”

Wei Yuanzhi saw that Xia Jingyun had something in mind, so he didn't say more, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, "That's good, think about it, when it comes to poetry, these people together are not enough for you to clean up alone." ”

Just over halfway through the Shen period, young people walked towards the Honglu Temple one after another.

After consulting his grandfather, Wan Xuanming gave up the idea of setting up a banquet in his own house or Mingyulou and other places, and still set up the banquet in Honglu Temple to ensure that he would not be caught by someone with a heart.

But although the banquet was held in Honglu Temple, he carefully selected the famous chefs in the city to take charge of the dishes.

Wan Xiang Sun is invited, how dare these cooks disobey, Honglu Siqing also tried his best to bring people to help make all kinds of furnishings for the dinner.

The young people came one after another, and Wan Xuanming took the lead as the host, greeted everyone warmly, and then led them to Xue Wenlu and the others.

Then, those richly dressed young people were very respectful, and there were many praises between their words, which made Xue Wenlu and others very useful.

This scene of the stars holding the moon is what they expected before they came.

It was late, but it was there.

It's not enough to bully your own people on your own territory, but to bully others on other people's territory, that's really enjoyable!

Looking at these soft bones in front of him, he carefully put away his disdain, and smiled reservedly and kindly, showing his proud demeanor in the Northern Liang Dynasty and the opposition to the fullest.

As he spoke, several young men walked in again.

Xue Wenlu keenly found that their clothes and clothes were much worse than those before him, but he did not despise these people because of this, because he knew that if it came to talent, these people might be the real pillars, and because of their background, they were the people who were most likely to be favored by him.

Under Wan Xuanming's obviously less intimate introduction, Xue Wenlu greeted him very warmly.

Everyone was flattered, and some people's faces turned red visibly.

Although most of them have passed the selection of the imperial examination and entered the court as officials, they have a low status at the moment and do not have much knowledge, such as Xue Wenlu, the son of a prince, the envoy of the Northern Liang, and a person with a far-reaching reputation, it is rare to even see each other on weekdays, let alone be treated so kindly by the other party.

Although they are almost the same age, the disparity in status still makes them look up to them uncontrollably, and then they have a great affection for them.

It turns out that the people of Northern Liang are not all barbarians and barbars.

It turns out that Beiliang also has such a corporal of courtesy.

The people of the Northern Liang are also very satisfied, these soft-boned Southern Dynasty people, if they can use a little favor for themselves, it is simply great.

But in the midst of this peace, a voice sounded calmly, "I would like to ask your envoy, since you have been ordered by the emperor of your country to send an envoy to our court and intend to make peace, why did you not declare war and invade my territory of Great Xia?" Is it the king of your country who has rebelled, or has your country always regarded faith as nothing? ”

Xue Wenlu squinted slightly, looking at the young man who spoke.

Dressed ordinarily, with a thin body, obviously from a humble background, but with a straight back and a calm expression, it feels like a bluestone on the side of the road, ordinary but stubborn.

"Presumptuous! Uncle Li Duan! This is not the place for you to talk nonsense! ”

"Exactly! Tonight, the talents gathered together to participate in the grand event, what are your intentions in stirring up right and wrong here? ”

Wan Xuanming also complained in his heart, he only thought that this person was last year's Tanhualang, so he should naturally be called, but he didn't expect this person to be so short-sighted and say such things.

He was about to explain to Xue Wenlu, but Xue Wenlu waved his hand, showing his demeanor, "Everyone is a young person, gathered together, say whatever you want, how can you blame it." ”

In the midst of the crowd's praise of his lord's large number of sycophants, Xue Wenlu looked at Li Zhiyi and said: "Gathering with you tonight, I am not a big Liang envoy, just a young man who wants to sit and discuss with all the virtuous people. ”

Li Zhiyi's expression was quite indignant, "If Your Excellency is not an envoy, you will be an ordinary citizen of Northern Liang." Your country brazenly sent troops, butcher knives slashed at our border army, our soldiers are fighting bloody battles in the flames of war, in Xia An can be here with you and others to smile and smile, toast and make peace! What you are talking about participating in the grand event is just a means for you to invite people to buy people's hearts and strengthen their momentum! ”

As soon as these words came out, the "friends" who were originally standing beside him quietly moved away.

"Bold!" Wan Xuanming finally couldn't sit still, this not only pointed at Xue Wenlu and the others' noses and scolded, but also scolded him together, "Come on!" Kick this rebel out of here! ”

A few guards were about to step forward immediately, Li Zhiyi was not afraid, he had experienced a lot of ups and downs in life, which was nothing.

"Hey! Isn't it just sitting and talking? Why can't you stand it after saying two sentences? Wan Gongzi, why are you like a little lady, and you are anxious to tease two sentences? ”

Behind Li Zhiyi, Xu Dapeng, Zeng Jimin and others walked in.

Xu Dapeng said with a smile: "I admire His Royal Highness the Prince's demeanor, and if you come uninvited, His Royal Highness the Prince won't be angry, right?" ”

Xue Wenlu smiled, "Your Excellency said that you are laughing, Brother Wan, who are these people?" ”

Wan Xuanming looked at Xu Dapeng vigilantly, "These are the classmates who were promoted to Beijing from Surabaya Prefecture with the Marquis of Jianning. ”

He deliberately bit the three words of Jianning Hou and reminded Xue Wenlu to pay more attention.

Xue Wenlu smiled when he heard this, "He is actually a classmate of Lord Xia, and he has admired Lord Xia's talent for a long time, and he is as deep as the sea, but unfortunately he has always been on the side, today you want to talk to me about Lord Xia's past!" ”

As soon as these words came out, someone on the side immediately cheered and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince is also a great talent in Northern Liang, and he is on a par with the Marquis of Jianning!" ”

"Yes, it is rare that His Royal Highness the Prince of the World can have such a humble heart, the so-called sea is inclusive of all rivers, with this measure, why not make meritorious contributions and go down in history!"

Xu Dapeng frowned, "Are you all right?" Even if the Northern Liang people are menacing now, but the results of the front-line battle are still unknown, I am orthodox in the Central Plains, and I am not without the strength of a battle, are you so flattering? I don't want to say whether His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has real talent and learning, the Marquis of Jianning is so talented and learned, and he has repeatedly saved the country from danger, and I haven't seen you so touted? ”

Those nobles and children of the family who had suffered a great crime in this great change secretly scolded in their hearts, wasn't it because he Xia Jingyun was so powerful, as for putting all the bets on the people of Beiliang, do you still want us to miss him? Dream on!

Xue Wenlu said with a smile: "Your Excellency may be right here, and you have a misunderstanding of all of you here, thanks to Brother Wan for hosting a banquet today, I just want to get together with you and appreciate the customs and people of the Southern Dynasties, it is just worth the trip, and you are also appreciating your face, everyone is talking very happily, and participating in the grand event." As for Lord Xia, it's a pity that he has ascended to a high position now, and he won't attend our banquet in the future. I believe that as long as he can come, everyone will never forget their heroes. ”

"That's right, what you said is so unreasonable, Jianning Hou is now high, we don't have a chance to brag about him!"

"Yes, the Marquis of Jianning's self-respecting identity, how can he be as close to the people as His Royal Highness the Prince."

At this moment, a shout suddenly came to mind at the door, and suppressed the distraction in the field, "Jianning Hou, Hubu Shangshu, Lord Xia has arrived!" ”

In a daze, Xia Jingyun, who changed into an official uniform and was only wearing an ordinary green shirt, walked in, with a calm expression, outstanding demeanor, and walked with a smile, "Ben Hou came uninvited, won't disturb everyone's interest, right?" ”

Xu Dapeng looked at Xue Wenlu, "Your Royal Highness, why are you red?" ”

Xia Jingyun stepped forward with a smile, "What nonsense, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is refreshed." ”

"Yes, yes, refreshed."

Xue Wenlu was caught off guard by Xia Jingyun's appearance, and was taken by Xia Jingyun's demeanor that seemed to be his father and others, and he was in a trance for a while, but he quickly reacted, "It's an honor for Lord Xia to come!" Shall we take a seat? ”

Xia Jingyun's eyes looked around, and many powerful sons who had flattered and flattered the people of Beiliang before bowed their heads and did not dare to look directly.

He turned his head to look at Wan Xuanming, with a smile full of meaning, "Master Wan, the guest is as you please, you are the host, you can arrange it." ”

Facing this opponent that his grandfather didn't dare to confront head-on, Wan Xuanming didn't dare to hesitate for a minute, and hurriedly went down to arrange.

At the same time, a belated carrier pigeon, along the familiar road, flapped its wings.

Not far in front of it is the end of its journey, and it is also the long-awaited Zhongjing City. (End of chapter)