"Just now there was a war report from the border, that Xiao Baoyin of the Northern Wei Dynasty suddenly led troops to invade our border, and the emperor was in anger after knowing it, and called the two generals Cao and Wei to Tongtai Temple, presumably to discuss the war. ”

"It's really strange, this Northern Wei Dynasty has just suffered a defeat, how can it invade my border so quickly?" Ling Xiao was also extremely strange in his heart.

"Alas----- at this time I am most worried about Jun'er, if the war breaks out again, I am afraid that he will leave us again. ”

At this time, Ling Xiao wished that Fan Jun would leave the capital as soon as possible and leave these unclear rights and wrongs. It's just that she can't tell Fan Yuncheng about this, her husband is not good at hiding his heart, he stays with those people with ill intentions, and after a long time, they will definitely see some clues, and he won't tell him if he thinks of these things that Ling Xiao should not say.

"Since the two generals have arrived at the emperor, they can't raise troops, and they will know in two days. ”

Cao Jingzong and Wei Rui did not expect that the Northern Wei Dynasty would raise troops again in such a short period of time.

"Your Majesty, I, Cao Jingzong, am not afraid of the Northern Wei Dynasty coming at this time, after the battle of Zhongli, Xing Luan, Yuan Ying, and Yang Dayan are no longer in the eyes of the last general, and they will fight. Of course, Cao Jingzong has the confidence to say these words, Zhongli at this time is very different from Zhongli a few years ago, the defenders in Zhongli City have been several times more than before, and Hefei, Shaoyang and other cities are horns, each other has been prepared, once the Wei army comes to attack, it will send troops in many places to surround the Wei army, if the Northern Wei Yuan Ke is not dead, I am afraid that he will experience the battle of Zhongli again.

Wei Rui heard Cao Jingzong's words, although he didn't say anything, but he knew that once Daliang experienced war again, it was not very likely that he would gain the upper hand, but it was indeed unreasonable for Yuan Ke of the Northern Wei Dynasty to raise troops again in less than a year.

"Lian invited the two generals to come today, not to ask you to lead the Northern Expedition, but to ask the two generals to help the Lian analyze why Yuan Ke suddenly made such an unwise move. Xiao Yan comforted Cao Jingzong with gentle words.

"According to the general's intentions, we are going to go and fight a dozen. Cao Jingzong insisted on his opinion.

"Your Majesty, according to the ideas of the last general, the Northern Wei Dynasty at this time must be in chaos. Wei Rui thought for a long time before he spoke, "I heard that the kings of the Northern Wei Dynasty were extremely dissatisfied with Yuan Ke, and there were often uprisings in various parts of the Northern Wei Dynasty, especially the prince Yuan Shen, who was good at buying officials and lords, and stirred up the atmosphere of the court and the miasma, and the officials of the court were extremely dissatisfied with Yuan Shen, and Yuan Ke's domestic affairs were already in a hurry, and it was indeed unreasonable to suddenly send troops." ”

Xiao Yan thought carefully about what Wei Rui had just said, he nodded secretly, this Wei Rui saw things thoroughly, and coincided with his own thoughts, thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said: "I heard that Yuanying, the king of Zhongshan, has been under house arrest by Na Yuanke since Zhong Li's defeat and returned to the dynasty, and he is not allowed to leave home for half a step, and Yang Dayan has been relegated to the frontier by him and will never be reused. The two generals have been on the battlefield for a long time, and naturally understand that this lord will be demoted, and the soldiers under this command will not have the fighting spirit to fight. ”

"What the emperor said is very true, presumably they will fight if they can beat it, and they will return if they can't beat it. Cao Jingzong said loudly, "Then we will beat him hard." ”

"Xiao Baoyin is not afraid at all, what the United is most worried about is Xingluan, the Daxingtai of the Northern Wei Dynasty, if he leads his troops south, then the matter will be really troublesome. ”

"The emperor doesn't have to worry, then Xing Luan didn't approve of the battle of Zhongli in the first place, at this time, the Northern Wei army was defeated, and he would definitely not be defeated again under Zhongli City. Wei Rui hurriedly replied.

"I hope so. Xiao Yan sighed slightly, "At this time, I am looking forward to Yuan Ke's place, the more chaotic the better." ”

Wei Rui didn't think like this in his heart, at this time, the Northern Wei Dynasty was at a time of internal and external troubles, but what kind of chaos it was, they were only guessing here, and they couldn't find out the truth of the matter at all.

At this time, Xing Luan, was anxiously waiting outside the palace gate for Yuan Ke to go out hunting to come back, since the battle of Zhongli, that Yuan Ke returned to the court, he will bring the troops back Yuan Ying under house arrest at home, but also Yang Dayan sent to the frontier, Xing Luan has written several times, asking the emperor to cancel the ban on Yuan Ying, restore his free body, but Yuan Ke every time he mentioned this matter, he was furious, and did not agree with Xing Luan's proposal at all.

Xing Luan remembered that this border was already under the control of the Liang army, and he was extremely anxious in his heart, that Yuan Ke only focused on the immediate victory and defeat, but could not see the hidden dangers in the future.

After Yuan Ke came back from the hunting ground, he saw Xing Luan standing outside the palace gate, of course he knew why Xing Luan came, for several months, Xing Luan asked for pardon for Yuan Ying, but he was rejected one by one, and now this Xing Luan finally couldn't sit still, it seems that his own big platform is more stubborn than anyone else.

During this period of time, Yuan Ying was placed under house arrest and Yang Dayan was distributed, and most of the resentment in his heart was slowly eliminated.

"Lord Xing, do you have anything to say when you come here today?" Yuan Ke didn't want to go around in circles with Xing Luan, it was better to say it directly if he had something to say, anyway, Yuan Ying's fault, others couldn't bear it for him.

"Your Majesty, that Zhongshan Wang Yuanying, has been at home long enough now, and Weichen hopes that the emperor can open up to him. ”

"Hmph, when he set out on the expedition, the couplet boasted about Haikou, saying that he was going to fight all the way to Jiankang and so on, and what was the final result? I can't even take a small Zhongli City, hundreds of thousands of troops, Lord Xing, hundreds of thousands of troops are buried under Zhongli City, how do you want Lian to pardon him?" Yuan Ke was furious.

"General Yuan's defeat, Weichen is also at fault. Xing Luan hurriedly said.

"What's wrong with you? Didn't you remind him in public when he insisted on doing what he wanted? It was his own obstinate behavior that caused today's evil consequences. ”

"Your Majesty, when General Yuan wanted to attack Zhongli City, the idea was not bad, that Zhongli City was a key city to guard the capital of Daliang, if Zhongli successfully won it, it would not be a joke to hit Jiankang directly. It's just that General Yuan ignored one person at that time, that is Wei Rui of Daliang, this person has been resourceful since he was young, and often does something contrary to common sense, General Yuan has an upright temperament, of course, he can't be like Wei Rui, scheming, doing some hidden things----- thinking about the battle of Hefei, the ship sailing to the city tower, Weichen is also the first time to hear about it, how can the Hefei defenders fight against Wei Rui and others? As for the plan of attacking Zhongli outside the city, it is something that we did not expect, General Yuan and General Yang did not retreat during the battle of Zhongli, but desperately resisted the attack of the Liang army----- Emperor, that Cao Jingzong, Wei Rui, Changyi and others have been preparing for the battle of Zhongli for several years, and our army does not know much about the situation in Huaishui, plus the sudden Zhao Caocheng -----"

"Lord Xing. Yuan Ke coldly interrupted Xing Luan's defense, "Then you mean to say that Yuan Ying's defeat was the fault of the Lian?

Xing Luan was taken aback, he hurriedly knelt on the ground, and replied in a low voice: "The emperor is angry, and Weichen has no such intention." ”

"Then what do you mean? Accusing Lian here?" Yuan Ke asked loudly, "That Yuan Ying was stolen by the Liang army, and the road back was cut off by the Liang army when he was about to fight, and when he was about to fight, he was like a blind horse, rushing around, without any rules, how can he not be defeated? If these things are only committed, it is the crime of killing the head, he is guilty of several crimes, and Lian just put him under house arrest at home, and you come to intercede again and again, are you not afraid that Lian will punish you together?"

"The emperor ----- Weichen is guilty, before General Yuan went on the expedition, he failed to explain these things clearly to General Yuan, and the minister was guilty------ but the minister came today to intercede for General Yuan, not out of selfishness, but for the emperor to have the opportunity to regain the lost city in the future. At this time, Xing Luan had to put the interests of the young emperor in front of him first in order to save Yuan Ying's life.

After hearing these words, Yuan Ke's heart calmed down a little, the reason why he was angry with Yuan Ying was also because after the battle of Zhongli, the cities he lost in order to seek peace, he thought about the fire in his heart, how to calm down this evil breath in his heart, this is also what he has been thinking about these days.

"Lord Xing, just get even. Lian really wants to hear your thoughts on the current situation. Yuan Ke has not sent troops to harass the border recently, but he can't hold it back in his heart, and now what Xing Luan said is poking at his sore spot.

"Your Majesty, the current border situation is still unclear, at this time, you can send a general to harass the Liang army at the border, in order to test the reaction of the Liang army, I think that the Liang is also at the time of internal and external troubles, and will not take the small area of intrusion to heart, and when the Liang army's intrusion on our army begins to paralyze, our army can take the opportunity to go south. ”

"Well, what Lord Xing said is very agreeable. Yuan Ke nodded with satisfaction, "My dynasty has a vast territory, and we must not give up many cities because of the defeat of this little Zhongli." ”

"However, General Yuan suffered defeat in Zhongli's battle, and he did have a certain responsibility, and the emperor could temporarily let him recuperate at home for a period of time, and when the situation improved, it was also the time for the emperor to employ people. Xing Luan said cautiously.

Yuan Ke was silent for a long time, Xing Luan's words were fifty big boards for Yuan Ying, but Xing Luan said this very tactfully, and Yuan Ke was not good at attacking him directly, and what Xing Luan said was indeed the truth, he blindly rushed forward at the beginning, just thinking about taking the capital of Nanliang, and also remembering a big contribution to his ambition to annex Nanliang.

Xing Luan was inconvenient to speak much at this time, just stood there silently, listening to Yuan Ke's orders, after thinking for a long time, Yuan Ke also understood the hard work of the big platform in front of him, this Xing Luan is loyal to Dawei, and he is a loyal minister and good general with no two hearts, these words are not only an exhortation to himself, but also a plan for the future of Dawei.

It's just that for Yuan Ying, Yuan Ke always has a knot in his heart, and he doesn't know how to solve it. Na Yuanying's throne has been deprived by him, and now he has taken all the powers on his body, if Na Yuanying has a hatred with himself, let alone the re-use in the future, it is today's matter, he doesn't know how to resolve the embarrassing situation between himself and Yuanying.

"Lord Xing, now that Yuan Ying must be holding a grudge against Lian, how can this make him give up his old suspicions and find a way to make a comeback?" asked Yuan Ke worriedly.

"Your Majesty, General Na Yuan has always been a person who understands the overall situation, the emperor doesn't have to worry about this matter, if the emperor has the heart to reuse it for him in the future, the old minister has a way. ”

"Oh?!, Master Xing, tell Lian to listen. ”

"The emperor can lift the ban on General Yuan and order him to return to his hometown to recuperate, since the King of Zhongshan has been taken, the emperor does not have to be embarrassed here, let General Yuan retain the title of General Pingnan, so that it will not hurt the harmony between you and General Yuan, and also lay the groundwork for the reactivation of General Yuan in the future, how do you think this is handled, Your Majesty?"

Yuan Ke secretly admired in his heart, this Xing Luan is worthy of being a scheming general, and there is no one who can think about these things so thoughtfully and meticulously. In this way, there will be no grudge between himself and Yuan Ying, and Yuan Ying still has the position of General Pingnan, as long as he needs it in the future, he only needs to issue a holy decree, and Yuan Ying will immediately return to the army and lead the army to the battle.

Yuan Ke's ambition to annex Southern Liang has always refused to let go, which Xing Luan sees clearly, for Yuan Ke's reckless military approach, Xing Luan does not approve in his heart, but he is a minister, so he has to put himself in the shoes of the young emperor in front of him. The future of the two Liang countries, Xing Luan is not optimistic, Wei and Liang have one place that is very similar, that is, the imperial power is extremely powerful, because of this, the people who covet the throne, it is not one or two, there are six princes in Southern Liang, Xiao Hong, and there are princes in Northern Wei, all of whom are staring at Yuan Ke's position, and there is a posture to pull him down, but these things have not happened yet, Xing Luan does not dare to confide a word to the emperor, if it is passed out, he is afraid that he will die soon.

"Lord Xing, then you will have to go to the Zhongshan Palace, and give the order for the Lian. Yuan Ke ordered loudly.

"Minister, obey the order!" Xing Luan hesitated slightly, and hurriedly agreed.