North, Cloud Smoke City.

On the towering city wall, Yuwen Chengdu stood, looking at the vast grassland in the north with deep eyes.

The tragedy of the battle of Yunyan City this time was no worse than that of Nanyang City, more than half of the 40,000 defenders in Yunyan City were killed and wounded, and the generals of all sizes were almost killed and wounded, and even the original general soldiers were killed in the city wall.

And the less than 10,000 cavalry he led was less than 3,000 people left in the end, and if it weren't for the timely support of Xiangshan City in the end, I am afraid that even he himself would have died on this battlefield.

Although the strength of the northern Rong tribe is not as good as that of the southern barbarians, it is still not to be underestimated, especially now that the four royal courts of the northern Rong tribe are all ready to move, they have secretly colluded together, and they may invade Dali again at any time.

And the previous battle of Cloud Smoke City was just a tentative move by them.

At this time, he had just received a document from the Governor's Mansion and had just taken up the post of chief soldier of Yunyan City, which unexpectedly led to the safety of Yunyan City in the future.

Every time he thought that the Rong clan might attack again, Yuwen Chengdu felt very heavy in his heart.

There are less than 20,000 defenders left in Yunyan City today, and there are still many wounded soldiers among them, and the current Yunyan City can't withstand any toss.

Just as Yuwen Chengdu was pondering, a soldier wearing iron armor with a rough face hurriedly came to him.

"Lord Commander!"

This soldier is Wang Han, the newly appointed deputy chief soldier of Yunyan City.

Yuwen Chengdu asked, "How is it?" ”

Wang Han shook his head slightly, and said, "The Governor's Mansion replied that it is impossible to increase our troops in a short period of time. ”

"Why?" Yuwen Chengdu frowned.

The shortage of soldiers in Yunyan City is serious, and if the Governor's Mansion can't replenish them with troops, then the defense of Yunyan City will be very dangerous.

Wang Han smiled bitterly: "There are too many casualties in the battle of Nanyang City in Yunzhou, and now the Governor's Mansion has transferred all the soldiers who can be mobilized to Yunzhou, and we can only wait for the replenishment of the soldiers in Nanyang City to be completed before it can be our turn." ”

Hearing this, Yuwen Chengdu fell silent.

Dali's army system has very strict restrictions on the border army, first of all, the border army is not allowed to recruit soldiers, but by the five military governors to recruit soldiers, train soldiers, assign soldiers, simply put, the border army only has the right to command the army, no right to train.

Once the border army suffers too many casualties, the Governor's Office will replenish the troops as soon as possible, but I don't know how quickly this will be as soon as possible.

The training of soldiers in the Governor's Mansion is not something that can be completed in a day or two, and even if it is transferred from the garrisons of various prefectures, it will take months to complete.

Yuwen Chengdu once again looked at the vast grassland in the north, the vast grassland and the gray sky met, and the howling north wind set off waves on the grassland.

Standing with his hands in his hands, the cloak on the iron armor hunted and hunted.

Faintly, a strong sense of unease rose in his heart.

What is it that makes him so uneasy?

Yuwen Chengdu's eyebrows furrowed even deeper.

……

Kyoto, Heiwangfu.

When night falls, the darkness of the night envelops the whole of Kyoto in an unusually mysterious and tranquil atmosphere.

Even the luxurious Pingwang Mansion became calm and low-key at this time, as if everything seemed very dull in this night.

In the study of King Ping's Mansion, more than a dozen candles on the bronze lampstand flickered, beating Qin Changping's shadow in tow.

Qin Chang looked at the man in black in front of him with a calm expression.

Dressed in black, with a bewitching face, and a slender sword hanging from his waist.

"Nanyang City has failed!"

The man in black had a sharp voice, as if he was deliberately pinching his throat to speak.

"This king has received the news!"

Qin Changping said.

The matter of Nanyang City had spread all over Kyoto a few days earlier, and it was naturally impossible for him not to get the news.

"It's a pity!"

He said with some regret.

"No one thought that he would actually arrange so much in Nanyang City." The man in black shook his head slightly, with a little helplessness and a little shame on his bewitching face.

Qin Changping nodded, he knew that the 'he' that the man in black said was referring to Emperor Li.

Lihuang in Nanyang City surprised everyone.

"What's next?"

Qin Changping asked.

"Cloud Smoke City!" The man in black said.

"Northern Rong?" Qin Changping's brows furrowed.

The man in black nodded and said, "We don't have much time, we have to do it as soon as possible." ”

"If Nanyang City hadn't failed, we wouldn't have to go to Yunyan City to do things again, but Nanyang City had failed and disrupted our plans."

Qin Changping's eyes were slightly closed, leaning back on the back of the chair, his eyebrows were full of solemnity and entanglement.

"Do you really want to do that?"

His voice grew deep.

The man in black looked at him with a pair of narrow eyes and said, "The prince has no way out. ”

Qin Changping bowed his head and was silent.

Oh, yes!

There was no way back for him.

Now, even if he wants to retreat, there will be countless people pushing him forward.

And once the things he did were exposed, it was only a dead end.

"When to act?"

"Three months later!"

"This king will cooperate with you, but this king wants you to do one thing." Qin Changping said faintly.

"What's the matter?" The man in black asked.

"Kill Prince Rui." Qin Changping's tone was very flat, as if what he said was not killing people, but killing chickens, simple and ordinary.

"Why?" The man in black asked.

"Gong'er has disappeared in Shuzhou, maybe he is dead!" Qin Chang said flatly.

Qin Gong is his sister-in-law, and since Qin Gong disappeared in Shuzhou, he has sent people to look for him, but unfortunately he found nothing.

He didn't know whether Qin Gong was captured or killed, and he didn't know who did it, but this didn't prevent him from counting the matter on Qin Wei's head.

"If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan!" The man in black said meaningfully.

Qin Changping fell silent again.

He understood what the man in black meant, if he couldn't bear it, he would make a big plan, just a son, compared to the throne, it was not important at all.

died a Qin Gong, he still has six or seven sons such as Qin Cheng, Qin Yang, Qin Jing, etc., even if he doesn't have a son, it's too late to regenerate now.

But after all, it was the son he valued the most, and he disappeared like this, how could he not care?

"Prince Rui's power in Shuzhou is not small, if we can't get rid of him, he may also be our henchman in the future."

Qin Changping tried to persuade the man in black.

However, the man in black still shook his head and said, "We don't have much strength to waste in Shuzhou now. ”

When Qin Changping heard this, the whole person fell into silence.

However, he did not show any anger or annoyance, and his face was calm and a little terrifying.

"This king knows!"

"Please also ask the prince to focus on the overall situation!"

"This king knows!" Qin Changping said again.

"That's down and down!"

The man in black gave him a deep look, then slowly exited the room.

Qin Changping leaned back in the chair, and the whole person disappeared into the darkness, only a pair of eyes bloomed with a little essence in the darkness.

It was cold and dark, as if those eyes were the eyes of a hellish ghost, and it made people shudder.

……

Danlian Mansion City.

Early morning.

The fresh air is filled with the scent of herbs, which makes people smell and feel refreshed.

After Qin Wei had breakfast, he practiced his sword in the courtyard.

Although he doesn't put much energy into martial arts, he practices swordsmanship and light martial arts for a short time every day.

"Your Highness!"

After Qin Wei finished practicing his swordsmanship, Xiao Shunzi immediately sent the towel over.

Wiping the sweat from his face, Qin Wei asked, "Where is Lan Yuehou?" ”

Lan Yuehou had been in the Danlian Mansion for three days, except for the first day when Qin Wei met him, he had been touring the mountains and rivers in the Danlian Mansion for the past three days.

I have to say that the scenery of Danlian Mansion is really beautiful, which makes Lan Yuehou linger.

"Lan Yuehou is in Qingxi Lake!" Xiao Shunzi replied.

Qingxi Lake is located more than ten miles in the east of Danlian Mansion outside the city, it is a waterhole formed by the convergence of mountain springs, the waterhole is not big, about more than 100 meters long, but because the surrounding scenery is extremely beautiful, all many people like to drink and have fun there.

Such a good place, Lan Yuehou naturally will not miss it.

Qin Wei nodded and said, "Prepare the carriage, let's go and have a look." ”

"Whoa!"

Xiao Shunzi answered, and then prepared the carriage and horse.

Just as Qin Wei was about to go to Qingxi Lake in a carriage, a member of the net ran quickly.

"Your Highness Qiqi, Lord Zhao Gao has a letter!"

Outside the carriage, Xiao Shunzi immediately took the letter and handed it to Qin Wei in the carriage.

Qin Wei opened the letter, glanced at it, and the pupils in his eyes shrank suddenly.

Then he read the letter carefully, and his expression became more and more solemn.

"Send a letter to Zhao Gao and ask him to find out about this matter as soon as possible."

"Also, little Junko, you get ready, we will leave for Kyoto tomorrow! Watch for hiding, understand? ”

Qin Wei commanded solemnly.

"The little one understands." Xiao Shunzi hurriedly responded.

Emperor Lihuang asked him not to leave Shuzhou for two years, although this was not a clear order, but Qin Wei also had to take care of it, and naturally he couldn't leave Shuzhou with great fanfare.

And in Kyoto, this time he had to go back.

Because Zhao Gao discovers a creepy conspiracy in Kyoto.

Thinking of what Zhao Gao described in the letter, Qin Wei's scalp tingled.

If this is true, then Kyoto is about to collapse completely.

Xiao Shunzi hurriedly returned to the courtyard, Qin Wei didn't care about him, and directly ordered the guards beside him: "Go to Qingxi Pond." ”

The carriage moved forward, and Qin Wei sat in the carriage, his brows furrowed.

In Kyoto, there are people plotting to rebel!

This is a real conspiracy to rebel, not a rebellion that looks like a joke like Lan Yuehou.

I feel that what Zhao Gao has found, this matter seems to be very involved, and the traces have become more and more obvious.

This means that the rebels will soon be in action.

However, at present, Zhao Gao does not have much information, but from some clues, it is speculated that someone is deploying troops to infiltrate the Imperial City Guards and the Imperial City Division.

If this matter was not what Zhao Gao said, Qin Wei would not have believed that there would be such an existence in Kyoto.

Kyoto is the basic plate of Emperor Li, and rebelling in Kyoto is simply looking for death, at least now Qin Wei does not dare to go to Kyoto to rebel.

"Who could it be?" Qin Wei pondered.

There are not many people who are qualified to inherit the throne, and the three of King An, King Ping, and King Ning should be the most likely.

But are they really that eager?

Can't wait even a few months?

(End of chapter)