Yelu Longqing came to the palace hall and saw the messenger sent by the Ming Dynasty. After doing it on the throne, he asked lightly: "The Ming envoy is coming, I don't know what you are doing?" ”

The messenger said, "I have been instructed to come and inform Your Majesty of an important piece of information. Your Majesty may not know yet that the Liao State is now gathering an army and will soon invade Western Liao! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall, including Yelulong, was taken aback, and the main hall exploded when it came up, and the prime minister sneered: "You Daming are here to sow discord!" Liao and we are allies, how can they invade us! You want to provoke us to start a war with the Liao State, so that we can reap the benefits of the fishermen! "Even though there were many noble ministers and generals, they yelled and cursed at the Ming envoys. The envoy of the Ming Dynasty said lightly: "This matter is the result of our secret investigation, and Your Majesty of our country specially sent me to inform you for the sake of Yelu Niangniang's begging." Believe it or not, that's your business. Chao Yelu Longqing hugged his fist and said, "I have brought the news, so I will leave!" Then he left the main hall.

There was a commotion in the hall again, and most of the people were scolding the Ming for being despicable and shameless and provoking their relationship with the Liao State.

The prime minister bowed to Yelu Longqing and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is obviously a conspiracy of the Ming people, Your Majesty must not fall into their calculations!" The crowd stopped talking and looked at Jelu Longqing.

Yelu Longqing sneered and said, "Could it be that I, Yelu Longqing, am so stupid, that Emperor Ming actually used such a childish conspiracy against me?" Everyone looked at each other, not understanding what Yelu Longqing meant.

Yelu Longqing stood up and said, "Retreat!" Then he went back to the harem.

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly bowed, and then came out of the main hall, shining together, and talked about it.

Yelu Longqing went straight to the queen's palace. When the queen heard that the emperor was coming, she hurried out to greet her. Seeing that Yelu Longqing had a puzzled look on his face, he knew that he must have encountered a problem when he went to court today, so he smiled and asked, "Why is Your Majesty bothered?" ”

Yelu Longqing walked to a chair and sat down, frowned, and said, "The messenger of the Ming Dynasty came just now. At this time, the queen sat down next to Yelu Longqing. The envoy of the Ming Dynasty told a situation that the Liao State was secretly sending troops with the intention of using troops against us. The queen looked surprised.

Yelu Longqing looked at the queen and asked; "Do you think it's possible?"

The queen frowned and thought: "We are allies with the Liao State, and it stands to reason that the Liao State should not suddenly treacherously use troops against us!" But how can there be eternal allies between countries, in the face of interests, even parents, wives and children can be betrayed, let alone allies! Yelu Longqing nodded sympathetically.

The empress continued: "Whether the Liao Kingdom will use troops against us or not, the key is whether it is beneficial for them to do so, and the alliance relationship is not important here at all!" ”

Yelu Longqing frowned and said: "We and the Liao State have the common enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and the Liao State should not turn against us." But from another point of view, if I am Brother Hugh, if I have the opportunity to annex Western Liao in one fell swoop, I must do it! If we annex our Western Liao, the strength of the Liao State will inevitably skyrocket, and the military strength will surpass the Ming Dynasty! At that time, it was not impossible to attack and defend and enter the Central Plains! Recently, there has just been a civil strife and regime change in Liao, and generally speaking, they will not make a big move at this time, but because we think so, they can catch us off guard. To sum up, it is possible that Hydon Hugo will use troops against us! ”

The queen said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true! However, it is also impossible to send out the possibility that this matter is a conspiracy of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Yelu Longqing nodded and said, "Of course, this is also very possible!" The Ming people sow discord, so that we are afraid and send troops to the border. Hmph, at this time, maybe another envoy from the Ming Dynasty has already arrived in Liao and said something bad about our Western Liao! At this time, Brother Ye Hugh was originally suspicious, but after discovering that our country had dispatched troops, I was afraid that he would believe it! At that time, the two countries were really tense, and one carelessness would really lead to a full-scale war! Isn't it the intention of the Ming Dynasty! ”

The queen said: "Your Majesty is wise! ”

Yelu Longqing pondered: "But I have to make some preparations, otherwise if the Liao Kingdom is really unfavorable to me, wouldn't it be unprepared!" He glanced at the queen and said, "Empress, immediately send a reliable person to infiltrate the Liao Kingdom to find out the situation!" Report back immediately if there is any situation! The queen answered, and prepared to go down to give the order. Wait a minute. Yelu Longqing suddenly shouted. The queen stopped and turned to look at Yelu Longqing. Yelu Longqing said: "I also want to send people to Daming, I want to know if Daming is also sending troops!" The queen nodded and hurried away.

Yang Peng has left Yanjing and returned to Bianliang. As soon as he returned to Bianliang, he convened a meeting of the left-behind cabinet.

Yang Peng glanced at everyone and said, "There was an emergency, so I rushed back to Bianliang to discuss with everyone." Tang Shidian said angrily: "Your Majesty is not willing to use troops against the Liao State, so he found an excuse to prevaricate!" ”

Yang Peng scolded with a smile: "You guy, it's really hateful!" I really want to be like other emperors and fix you hard! But you're not wrong, I really don't want to use troops against Liao! There was just an excuse to postpone this for now, how could I miss it! The crowd was curious.

Yang Peng said: "Not long ago, I received an urgent report from Liao Shangjing, Ye Yu Xiuge is secretly transferring troops and preparing to use troops against Western Liao. ”

Everyone was a little surprised when they suddenly heard the news, and immediately began to discuss, and for a moment there was a low humming sound above the main hall.

Tang Shidian said: "If this is the case, wouldn't it be a good time to use troops against the Liao State?" ”

Yang Peng said angrily: "I said old soup, don't always do it right with me!" I think that at this time, it is better to use troops against the Liao State than to use troops against the Western Liao! When the Liao State and the Western Liao were fighting happily, we suddenly went out of the Yumen Pass and swept the entire Western Liao in one fell swoop! Although it can't occupy all the territory of Xiliao, it must also account for more than half of him! Seeing that Tang Shidian was still about to speak, he immediately preemptively said: "This is my proposal!" The Cabinet has the right to temporarily change the resolution of the plenary session of the Cabinet, so I propose that the Cabinet of Stay vote on my proposal! Raise your hand in favor! As he spoke, he raised his hand first.

Yang Peng's concubines naturally did not go to the left with Yang Peng's opinion, and they all raised their hands. Here I want to mention Yelu Hanyu, although Yelu Hanyu used to be the princess of Da Liao, but there is no slightest objection and bad feeling about the eldest brother's intention to use troops against Xi Liao. Because in Yelu Hanyu's heart, the Western Liao established by Yelu Longqing is not a Liao State at all, but under that banner, another point, and a more important point, Yelu Hanyu is different from her Yelu Longqing, they all think that the Khitan people can only enjoy a truly happy life under the rule of the eldest brother and within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, so they actually hope that the entire Khitan clan will be incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty more than ordinary people.

In addition to Yang Peng's concubines, Chai Yongqi also agreed. Only Tang Shidian and Huang Guang objected, and the results speak for themselves.

Tang Shidian said angrily: "Your Majesty is not right to do this!" We should insist on using troops against Liao! Liao is our strongest opponent, as long as we defeat Liao, no matter which direction we go in the future, we will no longer encounter any obstacles! Your Majesty should not affect the interests of the country because of personal feelings! ”

Yang Peng said: "As you said, Liao is our strongest opponent. If we use troops against Liao, Yehu Hugo will definitely mobilize all his forces to the south at once. In terms of the strength of the Liao army, our army has no certainty of victory, and the victory or defeat is only a five-five number. There is a high probability that the situation will not be opened. And at the same time, what will happen if Yelu Longqing attacks us from the northwest again? It is really difficult for our army to achieve victory in such a situation! Although our Ming Dynasty is no longer what it used to be, it has not yet reached the point where we can sweep the world by ourselves! It is better to rashly start a war with the Liao State, than to use the Liao State! When the Liao State and the Western Liao are inseparable, we suddenly send troops, which is what you literati say, 'the snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit'! ”

Huang Guang nodded, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, but Wei Chen didn't think about it properly!" Wei Chen changed his mind and agreed with His Majesty's attempt to use troops against Western Liao! Tang Shidian frowned and nodded, although he thought that Yang Peng actually had a lot of selfish intentions in the middle, but he couldn't deny that what he said was very reasonable. It is too risky to have a full-scale war with Liao, and it is easy and cheap to compete with the snipe and the mussel for the fisherman's profit.

Yang Peng said: "Okay, this matter has been decided." Fortunately, Xiliao is also in the north, and our preparations during this period have not been in vain! Then he asked, "Where is Duan Zhixian's 100,000 soldiers and horses?" ”

Han Bing said: "I received the news yesterday that they have entered Jinghu South Road. ”

"Immediately order Duan Zhixian to change direction and enter Hanzhong to standby." "Yes!"

Yang Peng only stayed in Bianliang for one day, then left Bianliang and rushed to Ningxia. That night, the team camped in the wilderness by the Yellow River. The bonfire was lit, reflecting the sparkling water of the Yellow River next to it. The guards kept watch and cooked, and the rest of the people sat around the campfire and chatted, and the atmosphere was peaceful.

Yang Peng sat alone by a campfire, unfolding a sheepskin map in his hand and placing it on his lap, which was a map of the entire northwest region, including Western Liao. Yang Peng's face was thoughtful, and he must be considering a strategy for advancing into Western Liao.

In the hearts of many people, today's Ming Dynasty is already a powerful empire that can be compared with the Tang Dynasty back then. However, in Yang Peng's heart, China has not yet been reunified, and only when all the territories of Western Liao in the east, that is, the Xinjiang region of modern society, are recovered, then the task of unification can be regarded as completed. Only then can we talk about expanding the territory. Only after completing the task of reunification can he, the emperor, be considered to pass.

Dadada! The sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the night in the distance.

Yang Peng raised his head and followed the prestige, only to see a knight galloping along the official road by the river, and immediately the knight was slender, like a woman.

The knight was stopped by the guards on the perimeter, and after a moment the guards who had stopped her got out of the way, and the knight rode straight for her.

Entering the camp, the knight reined in his horse and asked in a loud voice: "Where is Your Majesty?" When Yang Peng heard this voice, he couldn't help laughing, and he also felt a little strange.

A guard pointed to Yang Peng and said, "Your Majesty is there!" ”

The knight looked in the direction of the guard's finger and saw Yang Peng sitting by the bonfire, and immediately turned over and dismounted and ran over.

Yang Peng stood up, looked at the woman who came in front of him, and asked with a smile; "Why are you here?" The woman took off her cloak and revealed a delicate face, who else would there be if it wasn't Yang Erya? Yang Erya looked at Yang Peng, her eyes showed some grievances and strong affection, and said, "I, I want to follow the eldest brother!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Big brother is going to do something, you better go home." Yang Erya hung her head, looking like she was about to cry.

Yang Peng's heart softened, and he said softly: "Big brother is going to fight, and the environment is difficult to sleep in the open along the way, how can you stand it with your eldest brother!" ”

Yang Erya hurriedly said: "I'm not a weak woman, big brother, don't forget that I am also a Ming general!" Then he begged pitifully: "Big brother, can you take me with you!" Please! "A pair of big watery eyes, looking like they were about to cry.

Yang Pengden was defeated, sighed, and said helplessly: "Hey! I can't help it! Well, you just follow me! ”

Yang Erya was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Thank you, big brother!" Yang Peng smiled, feeling that although Yang Erya was over twenty years old, she was still as pure and lovely as she was at the beginning, and she had been a wife for several years, but her nature had not changed in the slightest.

Yang Peng pulled Yang Erya to sit down, and the two looked at each other and smiled. Yang Peng continued to look at the map, and soon fell into deep thought. Yang Erya didn't dare to disturb Yang Peng, raised her head and looked around, and saw that several guards not far away were cooking meat in a large pot, and immediately went over to help. When the guards saw that the ladies had come to help, they all felt very uncomfortable, and hurriedly started to do it, and they were all very busy.

Yang Peng looked at the map and thought for a while, feeling that there were many things that still needed to be discussed with Yang Yanzhao, and it was difficult to think of a proper plan by thinking like this.

folded the sheepskin and raised his head, only to see that Yang Erya was directing the guards to be busy, and couldn't help but smile.

Yang Erya walked up to Yang Peng with a wooden plate and said with a smile; "Big brother, eat it while it's hot." Yang Erya took the wooden plate, and saw that the wooden plate was filled with slices of cut boiled beef, and it was also accompanied by many spices and some green wild vegetables, which not only looked good, but also fragrant and fragrant, which made people's appetite move. Yang Erya couldn't help but exclaim: "Drink, it's so good!" Yang Erya smiled.

Yang Peng was already hungry, so he immediately feasted on it, and was full of praise while eating. Yang Erya squatted next to him and watched Yang Peng gobble up, very happy.

Yang Peng saw that Yang Erya didn't eat, and said with a smile: "Don't just look at me!" Eat it hot, too! Yang Erya shook her head and said, "I'm not hungry!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Then let's eat together." Then he picked up a piece of beef and sent it to Yang Erya's mouth, and said with a smile; Come, open your mouth, ah. A layer of blush appeared on Yang Erya's delicate face, but she opened her red lips as she said, and ate a piece of beef fed by Yang Peng, only feeling extremely sweet and unfinished.

Yang Peng ate a piece by himself, then fed Yang Erya a piece, and before he knew it, a large plate of beef was eaten by the two of them. Yang Erya felt a little swollen, thinking back to the process just now, she only felt sweet in her heart. When the beautiful eyes are circulating, they contain the affection of the veins.

Yang Peng smiled and asked, "Have you eaten enough?" Shall I get some more? ”

Yang Erya hurriedly shook her head and said, "Don't do it!" I've eaten so much, I've never eaten so much! ”

Yang Peng looked at Yang Erya's lower abdomen, felt that there was no change, and said with a smile: "I see that your belly is still the same, and it is still so small and wonderful." Yang Erya didn't know what she remembered, her delicate face flushed, and she didn't dare to look at Yang Peng. When Yang Peng saw her like this, he was stunned for a moment, then he understood, and couldn't help but smile ambiguously.

Yang Erya stood up. Yang Erya raised her head and looked at Yang Peng. Yang Peng stretched out his hand and pulled Yang Erya up, and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, after dinner, walk a hundred steps to ninety-nine, let's go to the river for a walk." Yang Erya nodded and sighed. Yang Peng took Yang Erya's slender hand and walked towards the river, Yang Erya saw the eldest brother holding his hand and walking among the guards, he couldn't help but feel ashamed in his heart, his head hung low, he didn't dare to raise it, his heart was pounding, and his cheeks were like fire. And the guards, although they saw this scene, all pretended not to see it.

Yang Peng took Yang Erya to walk on the grass by the river, looking at the bright starry sky and the hazy night, and couldn't help but sigh: "I really hope that one day, I won't do anything, and I will accompany you to enjoy life in an outdoor peach orchard!" ”

Yang Erya couldn't help but show a look of longing, then sighed and muttered: "The eldest brother is His Majesty the Ming Emperor, there are so many important things to deal with with the eldest brother, I am afraid that I will not be able to be idle in this life!" ”

Yang Peng sighed, glanced at Yang Erya's stunning face, and said with a smile: "Actually, the eldest brother is very lazy!" If you don't have no choice, you don't want to be this emperor! Yang Erya pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "If my sisters hear this, they will definitely say that the eldest brother is talking nonsense!" ”

Yang Peng smiled. Remembering something, he asked, "Did you sneak out?" ”

Yang Erya nodded.

Yang Peng teased: "You are running away from home!" Aren't you afraid that your sisters will worry? Yang Erya said: "I left a letter, they should find out tomorrow, and they won't worry." Yang Peng nodded.

Yang Erya looked up at the bright moon above her head, her eyes couldn't help but show a look of longing angrily, and asked, "Big brother, do you say that Chang'e really lives on the moon?" ”

Yang Peng said solemnly: "Chang'e is there, but it is not on the moon." Yang Erya looked at Yang Peng curiously and asked, "Where will Chang'e be if she is not on the moon?" Isn't Guanghan Palace on the moon? ”

Yang Peng leaned his mouth over, kissed Yang Erya's cheek gently, and said with a smile: "Isn't Chang'e by my side?" Yang Erya was infinitely ashamed, glanced at Yang Peng affectionately, and lowered his head. Yang Peng smiled and sighed: "Big brother's life is so good, he actually abducted Chang'e from the mortal world in this life!" Yang Erya blushed and said: "It's not the eldest brother's fate, it's my fate, I can meet the eldest brother!" Yang Peng's heart couldn't help but rise with infinite tenderness, and the hand holding Yang Erya's slender hand was tighter. Yang Erya couldn't help but look at Yang Peng, and when she saw his smiling face, she couldn't help but be stupid.

In the next period of time, Yang Peng led Yang Erya and several hidden killing guards, traveled day and night, and rushed all the way to Ningxia. Although the journey was hard, with Yang Erya's wife by her side and careful care, the hard work along the way has become the joy of travel.

In the evening of that day, Yang Peng and his entourage arrived at Xingqing Mansion and entered the Xingqing Mansion Palace to settle down. The Xingqing Mansion Palace is actually the original palace of Western Xia. After the Western Xia was destroyed by the Ming Dynasty, the Western Xia Palace became the palace of the Ming Emperor. In fact, according to Yang Peng's meaning, these palaces should be open to the public as tourist places, and it is a waste of time for these palaces to be idle most of the time. However, the cabinet ministers all thought that Chen Xiao, as the emperor of Da Yanyun, could not do without palaces in various places, and strongly demanded that it be retained, so a special vote was held at the cabinet plenary meeting. The result of the vote, of course, was to retain the various palaces. However, at Yang Peng's insistence, the number of palaces retained is limited, in addition to the palace of Bianliang, Yang Peng's official palace is only three, namely Xingqing Palace, Yanjing Palace and Hangzhou Palace. However, the Hangzhou Palace has been changed into an orphanage by Yang Peng, so now Yang Peng's palace is only Xingqing Mansion Palace and Yanjing Palace.

Yang Yanzhao, the chief of the Northwest Road March, and Li Tongren, who stayed behind in Xingqing Mansion, and Wang Huan of the Ningxia Supervision Office heard that His Majesty had suddenly arrived, and they were surprised and hurried to the palace to meet them.

Yang Peng saw the three people who came in a hurry and said with a smile: "You guys are here." ”

Li Tongren pleaded guilty: "I don't know if Your Majesty is coming, it will be a capital crime!" ”

Yang Peng waved his hand and said, "Bullshit! Well, stop talking nonsense! "Yes, yes!"

Yang Peng glanced at the three of them and asked; "Have you received the urgent report from me and the cabinet earlier?"

Yang Yanzhao hugged his fists and said, "I got it." ”

Yang Peng nodded, glanced at Li Tongren and Wang Huan, and said with a smile: "I came all the way, the situation in Ningxia has changed greatly compared to the last time I came, it can really be said to be a earth-shaking change!" Great, you didn't disappoint me! Yang Peng came to Xingqing Mansion all the way, although he just walked along the road, but saw the fields and dealers stretching into the sea, the business travelers on the official road flowed endlessly, many towns not only recovered as before, but also expanded a lot, the landscape has also improved a lot, the people on the town have more smiles, and the people's lives are obviously not what they used to be! Although the situation in Western Xia is still far behind that of the Central Plains, it is definitely far more than the last emperor of Western Xia.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.