Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

The conversation in the imperial study continued.

Chen Lingyi grabbed Emperor Tianqi's hand with such force that it even left two scratches on the hand.

"But what if the obsession in my heart can't be dispelled?"

"Royal sister, the game has been set up. You can only choose one between me and your uncle."

"And you… have made your choice, haven't you?"

There was a strange light in Emperor Tianqi's eyes. His royal sister was the person who knew him best in the world, and he was also the person who knew his royal sister best in the world.

If the imperial sister really abandoned him and chose the imperial uncle, she would not have leaked the news in the imperial study today, but would have gone to tell the imperial uncle the news long ago.

In the heart of this imperial sister, nothing is more important than power. She can clearly tell the difference between her brother being the emperor and her uncle being the emperor!

Sure enough, Chen Lingyi let go of Emperor Tianqi's hand, and her choice was self-evident.

That particularly distraught look further confirmed her conclusion of choosing Emperor Tianqi.

"Sister," Emperor Tianqi had already returned to his seat, picking up the memorial and the red brush, "You should go back to the palace first and stay here for a few months to calm down."

Emperor Tianqi wanted to put Chen Lingyi under house arrest.

If it were in the past, she would have definitely negotiated with Emperor Tianqi and made sure he changed his mind, but now there was no reaction at all.

"I have prepared a surprise for you." Emperor Tianqi continued.

surprise?

At this moment, Chen Lingyi, who seemed to have lost all her vitality, looked over blankly.

What else... could surprise her now?

When she returned to the Princess's Mansion and saw Luo Xiaoran tied up, Chen Lingyi suddenly laughed out loud.

What a surprise!

……

June of the fifth year of Tianqi.

King Chen Ji of Yan and General Huo Qingyun of the Western Expedition defeated the Western Xinjiang. King Miao Hao of Western Xinjiang led the people to surrender and was willing to pay tribute to Daliang every year.

Emperor Tianqi was overjoyed, and immediately ordered a surrender ceremony to be held on the border between the two countries. He ordered Prince of Yan Chen Ji to represent him at the ceremony, formally enthrone Western Xinjiang as a vassal state of Daliang, and then returned to the capital.

Unexpectedly, Miao Hao had evil ambitions and this time he pretended to surrender and planned an assassination at the surrender ceremony. King Yan Chen Ji and General Huo Qingyun of the Western Expedition were ambushed and died of the poison from the Western Frontier.

The army's deputy general Li Ping led his troops to massacre the surrender ceremony with blood, leaving only Miao Hao behind, intending to take him back to Kyoto to be dealt with by Emperor Tianqi.

When the news reached Daliang, Emperor Tianqi was filled with grief and anger. He ordered an urgent dispatch of 800 miles away, saying that there was no need to escort Miao Hao back to the capital, but to chop him into meat paste on the spot.

An imperial decree was issued to suspend court for three days as a sign of mourning.

……

"Little uncle."

In the empty imperial study, a whisper like a sigh was heard softly.

Emperor Tianqi called Chen Ji like Chen Lingyi, and they all called him that when they were young.

"Fratricide is a scene I don't want to see."

"But there is only room for one person to sit on this throne. I can't feel at ease when I sit on it and look at you with your own army!"

"You taught me that when dealing with an enemy, I must not show mercy, I must kill him!"

"Uncle, in your next life, don't marry into an imperial family again."

……

In July of the same year, the Northern Barbarian King Tal tore up the peace treaty and led his troops to massacre the people of Daliang in the trade. After looting everything, he deployed his troops at the gates of Qizhou City.

A year ago, Tal had killed King Shulig and unified the Northern Yi.

It was only because the northern army was strong and powerful, and the existence of trade allowed the northern barbarians to exchange beef and mutton for urgently needed food, cloth, and ironware that they did not act rashly.

As soon as the news of the death of King Yan reached the Northern Barbarians, Tal ordered the troops to be assembled, and soon he led the army south in person.

On the wall of Qizhou, Qi Tian and Yun Hu, both dressed in military uniforms, had frowned and looked solemn.

"This time, the Northern Barbarians' vanguard army has a strength of 100,000 men. Tal's ambitions this time are not small!" Qi Tian said in a deep voice.

In previous larger-scale battles, the Northern Barbarians had only sent 20,000 vanguard troops at most. But now, the 100,000 vanguard troops under the city were surging like a black tide, and the shouts and screams were shaking the city walls slightly.

"In my opinion, the Lord of Daliang and the Lord of Beiyi are so ungrateful that they have become the same!" Yun Hu was annoyed and spoke without restraint.

He himself held no official position in the court and often walked among the people. He was used to being free and could speak whatever he pleased in private.

"Yun Hu!" Qi Tian's brows were wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "Chuan".

"Did I said wrong thing?"

Yun Hu sneered, murderous intent filling his eyes.

"One of them relied on your Highness to quell the rebellion, and the other relied on your Highness to ascend the throne."

"As a result, one of them increased taxes on the people in the Northern Territory, withheld food and wages for the Northern Territory army, and sent Your Highness to that useless Western Frontier, causing Your Highness..."

Before Yun Hu finished speaking, his nose suddenly felt extremely sore. He didn't want to continue and turned to scold someone else.

"The other one, relying on the peace between the two countries that Your Highness has worked so hard to maintain, will recuperate and accumulate strength, and then turn around and lead a strong army to attack the northern border that Your Highness is guarding."

"My conscience has been eaten by dogs!"

Seeing tears in Yun Hu's eyes as he spoke, Qi Tian shook his head helplessly.

Ever since the news of His Highness... reached the North, the morale of the North's troops has dropped significantly.

Several deputy generals also proposed that the entire army wear mourning clothes to see His Highness off.

Regardless of whether this matter is in line with the court rules, as Emperor Tianqi has not yet issued a clear order to the Northern Frontier Army, what the Northern Frontier Army has to do now, and the only thing it can do, is to lie dormant, lie dormant in a low-key manner.

"Although Qi, You, and Liang are divided into north and south, they have a large span in the east-west direction and together support the defense of the entire northern border."

"So in terms of troop deployment, there is no distinction between the main and subordinate forces, all are 60,000."

"I just don't know whether the Northern Barbarian Army will focus on attacking Qizhou this time, or have other deployments?" Qi Tian said.

Yun Hu would lose his temper, and Cheng Suan would fight. He looked at the Northern Barbarians under the city with a heavy gaze and replied:

"Although our army is now on the defensive and has the advantage of being high up on the city wall, our numbers are almost half of the enemy's."

"Besides, the northern barbarians are tall, fierce, brave and good at fighting. If you think about it carefully, it is our army that is at a disadvantage."

"If we send troops from Youzhou and Liangzhou to help, who knows if we will encounter an ambush on the way?"

"If the reinforcements arrive at Qizhou unimpeded, will the central and rear armies of the Northern Barbarians take advantage of the emptiness of Youzhou and Liangzhou to launch a surprise attack?"

This is also what Qi Tian is most worried about. According to confirmed news, the maximum number of troops that the Northern Barbarians can mobilize is only 150,000.

The three states of Qi, You and Liang have a total of 180,000 troops, and the Northern Border Army still has an advantage in numbers.

The bad thing was that the 180,000 troops were divided into three places, and the Northern Barbarians had a vanguard army of 100,000 stationed in Qizhou, which made them panic.

"If it really doesn't work, why don't you take out those weapons you got and use them first?" Qi Tian asked Yun Hu tentatively.

Yun Hu was also very hesitant in his heart. The princess repeatedly warned him that those things should not be used unless absolutely necessary.

But the current situation is not optimistic. If we can use those, we may be able to scare off the northern barbarians and minimize the casualties of the northern army, so as to achieve the effect of defeating the enemy without fighting...

"Your Highness, something like this has happened, and the princess hasn't sent any messages for a long time." Yun Hu raised his eyes and looked towards the south. "Qi Tian, ​​how can they be so confident in handing over the northern border to us?"

Qi Tian looked at Yun Hu strangely, wondering when did Yun Hu become so sentimental?