It was more deeply exposed, and on the second watch, everyone dispersed. The flames had burned the bottom of the blackened clay oven, leaving a layer of wine in the middle. Only Li Qingchou stayed, she sent someone to send the generals away, picked up her battle robe, sat opposite Xue Yuxiao, looked at her for a while, and then said: "Your eyes are red, you are too energetic to control the battle situation, and it won't be good to sleep for a while." ”

Xue Yuxiao looked at the moonlight and said softly, "I'm afraid I'll see Pei Lang in my dream." ”

She lowered her head and closed her eyes, and took out a dried plum blossom from her place. The fragrance of the cold plum is no longer there, but the flowers are still intact on the branches, the withered plum is skinny, and there are still three flower souls that are unwilling to commit to the ground.

"Strange. You don't want to dream about him? Li Qingchou asked.

Xue Yuxiao stared at Hanmei in the night breeze, held it in his palm, and said slowly: "At the beginning of the expedition, I wanted to see him in my dreams every night, but I couldn't do it after all. Recently, Lang Jun finally took pity on me and was willing to hear each other in my dreams, but I could only see him crying every time, and my heart ached. ”

Li Qingchou listened to it happily: "Your Majesty, as a famous general and holy master, his achievements are enough to go down in history, he is not afraid of broken bones, nor is he afraid of swords and swords, but he is afraid of meeting the old man in his dream in the battlefield, who doesn't say a word when he hears it, this is really gentle through the ages, a piece of lovesickness, which makes people turn around." ”

Xue Yuxiao raised his hand to cover his face, the wine came up a little, and he closed his eyes on his forehead and said, "Make fun of me again." ”

"How dare you make fun of Chanjuan." Li Qingchou continued, "If you didn't remind me today, I'm afraid I would have been lured deep and fell for her plan to ambush and frame." I don't have anything to die, if you really make you lose your mind and raise troops for me, this is my fault for the common people. ”

“…… I knew you would say that. Xue Yuxiao's voice was slightly muffled. How can you die, you are my friend, when we met in Wei, we can still be a confidant, for the whole world, this is the wind at the end of Qingping, and the waves into Weilan. ”

"Ascending to the throne, but not forgetting the time." Li Qingchou paused and said, "Chanjuan, I really don't know what you want sometimes, you are not as enthusiastic about power as everyone thinks, in addition to the righteousness of the common people, what do you want?" I can't guess, it's always confused, trance, and hard to see. ”

Xue Yuxiao looked at her quietly for a while and said, "I want to change." ”

"Change?"

"Yes." "You have almost no scars on your body, no damage to your left arm, no broken hamstrings," she said. You can still hold a bow, write with a pen, and you won't experience the pain of being soaked in cold water for a long time, and you won't be humiliated by the oppression of the powerful, which is all illusory to you, but for me, it is for me...... The reward for taking charge of the game. ”

Li Qingchou couldn't understand for a while.

"It's like ......" Xue Yuxiao was really drunk, she pressed her chin against her chin and said in an extremely serious attitude, "It's like Xuzhou City." Because of my coming, the people of the city were not too badly wounded. It's like Gopyeong-gun...... Returned to the territory of Daqi early. Just as the poor people who died of illness and starvation at the foot of Jingzhao gradually became scarce, the corpses that were pulled to Yizhuang were no longer piled up into mountains. This is a game against me...... No, it's a reward for my dominance. ”

Li Qingchou frowned, wandered a few steps, and suddenly said, "What about Pei Langjun, what kind of reward is he?" Is it the reward for your sincerity? ”

Xue Yuxiao's expression went blank for a moment.

The night wind blew the withered plum in her hand.

Li Qingchou stood in the moonlight and continued: "Chanjuan, there are two places on your chessboard that do not match. First, in your vision of conquering the world and unifying the four seas, there is a part of Pei Yuxue's selfishness. Second, I said that if I die, you will lose your mind and raise a large army, but you did not refute such harsh remarks. ”

She stared at Xue Yuxiao and said, "The person who holds the chess is outside the game, how can he have favoritism because of the chess in the game?" You always seem to feel that the happiness and enjoyment you get are only rewarded by changing your fate and changing the world. …… No, Xue Chanjuan. You still have affection, and you have the satisfaction and joy of preserving your beloved and preserving your own affection. This kind of joy is human nature, you are an extraordinary person, but you are also an ordinary person, and you don't have to squeeze yourself harshly and painfully in order to become a perfect chess player. ”

Li Qingchou took off her cloak, put it on her majesty's shoulder, and then sat down next to Xue Yuxiao, and said, "It's better to sleep, I'll be on duty for you." ”

Xue Yuxiao was silent for a moment, then turned his head to look at her: "You sometimes make me feel a little scary, is it the protagonist's insight and pattern that suddenly shine on me?" ”

Li Qingchou didn't understand the second half of the sentence, but she didn't mind Xue Yuxiao's strange words that came out by chance, she just smiled casually: "It's not as good as Your Majesty, the most terrifying thing in the world is Your Majesty." ”

Xue Yuxiao didn't refute, just leaned on her side, closed his eyes and rested in the attic of Fengbei Palace, which had not changed for many years, before closing his eyes and suddenly added: "Pei Lang is not a reward...... He is a gift. ”

Li Qingchou asked, "Who gave it to you?" Don't say it's me. ”

“…… Oh, my God. She paused and said sleepily, "...... Destiny.

Li Qingchou couldn't help laughing: "Do you believe in fate?" ”

"I don't believe it." Xue Yuxiao said quickly, but hesitated, "If it's him, you can believe it a little bit." ”

Li Qingchou looked at the stars in the sky, and turned sideways to let His Majesty lean more comfortably: "You actually miss him very much, right?" …… I also want to be careless. But it's common for women to be out there and have tough faces, huh...... How much is a little bit of faith? ”

“……”

"Your Majesty?"

"It's ......"

Xue Yuxiao didn't say any more.

On such a night of victory in the middle of the first month, the triumphant song of the soldiers echoed in the four fields. His Majesty the Emperor, who led the whole army and drove the expedition in person, leaned on her side so casually, and fell asleep calmly and slowly by the moonlight, the light of the sword, and the sound of crows.

This was the most restful night she had slept on since she set out on the expedition. Xue Yuxiao did not dream of any cruel scenes related to the war, nor did he dream of the people crying and the people crying for a long time...... She saw a cage of mist and cold incense, Pei Yuxue sat under the window of Xue Yuan to memorize chess games, teaching her the popular "Zhuangzi" discussion, his semi-damp long hair draped over his shoulders, like thick ink smudged, the hairband fell off so loosely, swaying with the wind-

The brush fell on the palm of her hand.

A thousand, a hundred times, in the palm of her hand.

Black clouds crush the city (1)

Chapter 102

Jingzhao, Jiaofang Palace.

The sky was just bright, and the palace attendants came from the inner chamberlain, and handed the copied documents to the servants outside the palace through the curtain. The servant bowed, took it with both hands, and turned into the inner chamber.

When Pei Yuxue got up to wash, she unfolded the paperwork, read it from the side, and said, "...... Good news is frequent, has been down to Shuozhou, after which when the Yandu ......"

Pei Yuxue wiped the water droplets on her face with a cloth towel. His hair was dipped in water, and his black hair was slightly moist and moist, and between the blackness, more and more white hairs that could not be concealed were mixed in, interlaced in strands of green silk.

Huanjian slowly stopped talking, looked at him and said in a low voice: "Childe, Your Majesty has gained from the battle, and you should be able to take down Yandu and return to the dynasty soon, and then you will be able to ...... I can be with you. ”

Pei Yuxue glanced at him, looking at his fingers, which had become more and more cold in recent days, the indoor stove was warm, but there was a slight stiffness between his fingers. He was silent for a moment, and said: "I haven't seen outsiders for a few days, you have to be strict with you, you don't allow people who are born to come in and serve without permission, and you are not allowed to spread my news out of the palace, just say that you are lazy and sleepy during pregnancy, and you can't mention a word else, especially not to leak it to the previous dynasty." ”

His cold attacks were faster than expected, and it seemed to be a change brought about by being pregnant.

Huanjian choked and replied, "Yes." ”

"Still can't find any trace of Shichiro?"

"Doctor Cui appeared in the Xinzhou area a few days ago, still heading north, about past the border, to the place where the two armies were fighting. After receiving Feng Junyi's decree, the tentative passage station in Xinzhou has already sent people to the north to look for it with a token, and maybe he will soon meet the divine doctor. ”

"Xinzhou ......" Pei Yuxue thought for a moment in her mind, "...... He walked with the war. Shichiro practiced medicine all the way to save lives and help the wounded, so as to capture his whereabouts. His route, almost following the army, was for, Your Majesty. ”

"Do you want to send another order to invite the divine doctor back to Beijing?"

"Not necessarily." Pei Yuxue said, "Don't be in a hurry to ask him, in that case, let him stay in the north." ”

"But your ......"

Before the words fell, the palace attendant outside the palace raised a voice and reported: "Fengjun, the prince is here by order." ”

"Invite him in." Pei Yuxue replied.

It was the only visitor he had seen in recent days.

In the middle of the Jiaofang Palace, a hazy landscape painting screen is placed. Through the screen and bead curtain, a faint figure entered from outside the hall, he was wearing a thick cloak, a robe, a jade lotus crown and a bundle of hair, wide sleeves and belts, a light expression, and a body like a flowing wind.

It's Wang Heng. He looked tougher and more reserved than ever. When Wang Heng raised his hand to salute, the attendants around him had already guided him to take a seat, but he did not move, but looked at the invisible appearance behind the painting screen, and asked, "Are you sick?" ”

Pei Yuxue's lazy eyebrows immediately tightened, and they gathered together slightly, and he said, "How can you see it." ”

"Isn't that what summoned me to the palace for this?" Wang Heng said, "I heard that Fengjun has not met with the palace attendants for a few days, and a few days ago, Fengge received a front-line military report, and was worried, and asked Jiaofang Hall to ask for pen and ink and persuade His Majesty, but he had to write a letter, but he couldn't see his true face. I suspect that you may be sick, so in order not to shake people's hearts, and even more so not to distract her, so you don't say a word. ”

Pei Yuxue sighed softly: "My brother's words really hurt me. ”

"It's me who understands you too well." Wang Heng said, "I know what you care about and what you love, and I know what is above everything else in your mind. I think that's why you asked me to come over. According to what ordinary people think, you shouldn't invite me at this time, you should invite two kings. ”

The two princes refer to Xue Yuxiao's two elder brothers.

Pei Yuxue said directly: "Although I respect the two kings, they will definitely tell their wives and mothers if they know the news." ”

"You know I won't say it?" Wang Heng asked.

"And will you?" Pei Yingxue asked rhetorically.

Wang Heng was silent for a moment and said, "...... No. ”

He stepped forward and continued, "Regardless of personal feelings, just for her kindness to me, I will also help you." But only when it comes to personal affairs, can I understand your painstaking efforts, help you handle palace affairs, and hide this matter. Although Lord Sikong and the two princes are good, they only think about Your Majesty's thoughts, if you know that you are sick, you will definitely convey it thousands of miles away, and you will know it in front of Your Majesty's case, which is not what you want. ”

"The people of the world have despised my wife's heart for me." Pei Yuxue whispered.

"Not bad......" Wang Heng said with a sigh, asking him to admit that this kind of thing is actually very difficult, but when he really says it, there is a relief that everything in his chest is empty. He paused in his words and said, "I also despise Pei Langjun's heart for treating her." ”

He took the edict of Feng Jun Yi handed over by the servant, which was the Feng edict that temporarily named him as the inner servant. Wang Heng looked at the Fengjun Treasure Seal on it and said, "When you recover from your illness, I will return this decree to the original." …… However, when it comes to friendship, your friendship with Xie Si is still deeper, why don't you ......?"

When he said this, he suddenly reacted. Although Xie Budo has lived in the palace for many years, he has never held real power, and his name as the fourth highness is almost like an empty shelf.

Let Xie Si enter the palace to take charge, it is better to let him grow vegetables in the Great Bodhi Temple. Growing vegetables can still be rewarded.

Wang Heng knew that he mentioned something that would not work, and smiled lightly at his negligence. He put away the phoenix edict and said: "His temper is not a little better, he is still so sarcastic when he meets me, when you are well, I will accompany you to see him and sell wine under the banner of Liu Anqing in the suburbs of Beijing...... The New Year has passed, and I hope that spring is coming. At that time, it will be much warmer. ”

His words were gentle and calm.

The friendship between the two is not deep, and there have been disagreements and disagreements before. But at this moment, Wang Heng, who is as sexual as the willow of three springs, really hopes that he can get better, compared to his fate and regrets, he is more reluctant to see a lover regret again, and he is unwilling to see more tears in this world because of fate.

……

"Hiss......"

Xue Yuxiao covered his heart, and an inexplicable chill escaped into his chest. She clenched the topographic map in her hand, and the cold sweat in her palm penetrated into the silk.

"What's wrong?" Li Qingchou held her shoulder, "It can't be that I drank cold wine yesterday, and my fingers tremble today, and the effect is so fast?" ”

It felt like it came and went so fast, it was like a flash of cold light. Xue Yuxiao rubbed her chest, feeling that she was suddenly back to normal, she thought for a moment, sat up straight and said, "Let's fight Yandu tomorrow." ”

Li Qingchou's eyes widened slightly in surprise: "...... Tomorrow? ”

"Hmm." Xue Yuxiao said solemnly, "Fang Cai must have been given me instructions from the heavens, and I must not give the enemy a chance to breathe." ”

"If you are a person who is unfair and the opposite is true, you can still have instructions from God." Li Qingchou couldn't believe it at all, "Is it because the ice is melting?" ”

Xue Yuxiao said: "I can't hide it from you." She put down the map, took a thick cloak from the guard, got up and opened the tent, and stood by the big tent with Li Qingchou and looked north.

"She will definitely defend Yandu, but because of the fiasco in Shuozhou, Tuoba Ying actually has a hard chance of winning before returning to Xilin to replenish his troops. But as long as she survives, as long as the strong wall is dragged down in the wilderness, and when the ice and snow melt in several big rivers in the north, we will cross the river in pursuit of the north. She won't be ignorant of this truth. ”

"Although the Xianbei cavalry is not good at water warfare, the side that raids is too advantageous compared to the side that crosses the river and is attacked." Li Qingchou followed her thoughts, "If she really follows what you say, she will clear the grain houses in Yandu, abandon the peripheral towns and counties, and stick to the main city." And what to do? ”

The biggest problem caused by the fortified clear field is not that it is difficult to attack, but that even if it captures the surrounding counties, it will not be able to obtain any supplies. For such a war, it is a very grim situation that there is no way to get ahead.

Under normal circumstances, when Xinzhou was captured, the grain would be 800,000 yuan. When Shuozhou was captured, the grain, grass, ordnance, and troops surrendered in the city were a huge amount. These can support Xue Yuxiao to continue to wave his army to the north.

"If she's like that, then she won't fight." Xue Yuxiao said simply.

Li Qingchou: "...... You say something that doesn't make my eyes dark, okay? ”

Xue Yuxiao smiled and said, "Let's take a detour to Youzhou." She stuck to Yandu and couldn't shrink out, so I went directly to fight the Youzhou Supervisor Division. At the same time, the intelligence exchange between Yandu and Youzhou was cut off, so that both sides were isolated cities, and the news of Youzhou's surrender was spread. As long as Tuoba Ying suspects that Youzhou has surrendered, then her Yandu will not be able to hold it at all. Once we have captured the grain, grass and supplies of Youzhou, it will not be difficult to besiege her to death. She'll be anxious to find something else. ”

Li Qing said sorrowfully: "What if other ministries come to help? ”

Xue Yuxiao gathered his cloak, draped himself in the morning glow, walked two steps back and forth in the snow in front of the big tent, and said: "Send a letter to Tuoba Han in my name, greeting how the Fourth Highness is doing, just say that we have surrounded her third sister, and there is no one in the northern tribes to command, at this time, if you don't attack Xilin, take the throne to stand on your own, when will you wait?" ”

Li Qing's eyes lit up slightly, he nodded first, and was about to explain to someone to do it, when he saw Xue Yuxiao waved his hand again, and continued: "Send a letter to Tuoba Han's subordinates in Fengzhou, and say that Tuoba Ying deceived me with a Hongmen banquet and agreed with me to kill her fourth sister, I would rather die than obey and escape, but I couldn't stop this vicious person from killing my own sister." Now that Tuoba Han has died at the hands of such a fierce person, I also ask all loyal ministers and good generals to avenge the Ming Lord. If the road is not passable, you can borrow the way from me, Tuoba Infant designed to harm me, I swore to kill her, and I will definitely help. ”

Li Qingchou: "...... You ......"

Xue Yuxiao kept thinking and stared at the thin snow covered with the glow under his feet: "If they believe it, they will naturally help me encircle Yandu, and there is no need to use our Chinese army." If they don't believe me, they will think that I am deceitful and dare not send troops. In this case, even if Tuoba Han, the main owner, sent a letter asking for help, he might not be able to dispatch it, and he would think that I was pretending to be deceived. In this way, there is a high probability that she will not be able to defeat Xilin. ”