Yuezhaoyingan

Three months later, a strong north wind blew up, and the coldness of winter pervaded the world. At this moment, in the study of the palace, Emperor Cheng was drinking the Yishen tea specially brewed by Concubine Qin, and flipping through the military newspapers on the case, his brows were getting more and more serious. The closer he looked, Ling Yu and Ling Xu had already stood on the large desk for nearly half an hour.

For nothing else, Fengtian is going to war with Yuanhe.

Yuanhe, Fengtian, Daxuan, and Mingliang have a vast territory, and most of the other small countries are attached to one of them. In recent years, the countries have been living in peace.Until a month ago, the calm situation was caused by another wave of war. Fengtian is adjacent to Yuanhe in the north. It is common for the border between the two to cause trouble, but there has never been any radical action in these years.

But now, a village on the border of Fengtian has been bloodbathed, and only one young child survived after being hidden by his mother in a rice vat.At first, General Fengtian Zhangyu thought it was a bandit gang who committed the crime, and ordered a strict investigation, but unexpectedly found that it was Yuanhe Jie soldiers who did it, and the situation suddenly became serious.

The general of Yuanhe's Southern Realm Army naturally couldn't stay out of the matter, and helped investigate without even wiping off the sweat on his forehead, but the result made him sweat even more, so he had to report the matter to the southeast battalion commander.

The newly appointed southeast battalion commander originally thought it was not a big deal, whoever killed him would hand it over. It took two days before he wanted to pick up the military newspaper and read it. Good guy, the culprit turned out to be Young Master Cheng Jun, who was put down to practice by his superiors. It turned out that Fengtian women were forced to be tortured and killed on the border. After being resisted by the villagers, more than [-] people in the village were slaughtered.

This gave him a headache, and he hurriedly reported it to Xingnai City at eight hundred miles.

This back and forth wasted time again, Fengtian saw Yuanhe dawdling, the court was in an uproar.Although the emperor of Fengtian was young, the regent Li Qin was decisive in killing and attacking. Although he was suspected of controlling the government, fortunately, there were no civil strife and the political situation was stable.Troubles on the border are related to the prestige of the country, and the methods are too cruel and outrageous, so the voice of the main battle occupies the Feng □ □ hall.

But now the military report in the hands of Emperor Cheng is not just the one of cause and effect, but also another military report about Fengtian's army suppressing the border.

Emperor Cheng rubbed his eyebrows, and said a little tiredly: "What do you think?"

Cheng Jun's son is the only son of the late eldest princess. The eldest princess was born to Chengdi and his mother. He has been doted on since he was a child, and he has developed a domineering personality. This time, Lord Cheng asked Chengdi for an order to let him go to the southeast military camp to experience it, but he did not expect that he was used to being arrogant, and broke through the sky. disaster.

Now he ran back to Xingnai City to hide, Master Cheng beat him and scolded him, but his life was at stake, so he still came to the palace with snot and tears to plead guilty, pleading for his ineffective son, but the boundary It's going to be a mess.

Ling Yu frowned. In his eyes, it was Chengjun who was at fault. The emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, and dozens of lives were involved. The peace of the two countries must not protect him. Most of the war started this time because of the Lord General, Li Xin, the youngest son of the regent Li Qin, so the war was probably just for him to make military exploits.

Before Ling Yu could answer, Ling Xu said: "Father, if Fengtian wants to fight, Yuanhe will fight. If not, it seems that we are afraid of Fengtian."

Emperor Cheng smiled and said: "It seems very bloody." Ling Xu was at the time when he was proud of his youth. He entered the court and was the military department, and his whole person was also heroic. It is normal to have such remarks.

But unexpectedly, Ling Xu continued: "But now the Fengtian army is only stationed on the border, and it does not commit any crimes, and this time it is indeed Yuanhe's fault. Our dynasty and Fengtian have generally been in peace. Thinking about it, Li Qin It is also clear that if Yuan and Fengtian fight, then Daxuan and Mingliang cannot guarantee that they will not reap the benefits of the fisherman. This incident is just Fengtian wanting to vent his anger, and Li Qin wants his son to make some military achievements, so the minister feels that You can also try to make peace."

Emperor Cheng looked at him for a long while, and said with a smile, "It seems that going to the military department will make progress." Turning his head to look at Ling Yu, he asked, "What do you think?"

Ling Yu said: "My son thinks that Fifth Brother is right."

Emperor Cheng nodded: "Then let's do it this way."

Ling Yu saw that Emperor Cheng already had calculations in his heart, and made up his mind to negotiate a peace.Not to mention that Master Cheng's love is in vain, Cheng Jun will definitely die, let alone the son of his late sister, even if it is his own son, he will not be reluctant.

It's just that since Ye Lang's death, Emperor Cheng has always been too cautious about things like this, and he is extremely tolerant of Fengtian's repeated provocations.Although he felt that the current situation is indeed the case, and the continuation of the war is not a good thing for Yuanhe and Fengtian, Ling Yu always felt a little uneasy in his heart, and said: "But I have heard that although Li Xin is young, his martial arts are not weak, and he is very good Is it more appropriate for the Southeast Battalion to reinforce the Junnan Border Army first, just in case?"

Emperor Cheng raised the corners of his mouth imperceptibly, but did not speak.

Instead, Ling Xu continued: "I'm afraid that the increase in troops will not be conducive to the peace talks. I'm afraid that when the time comes, the two sides will be in trouble, and they will have to fight if they don't fight."

It's not a joke that a [-] army is pressing down on the border, and the safety of Yuan and the people is not just used to perfuse Emperor Cheng. Ling Yu said in a deep voice, "What if the people from Fengtian are not good this time?"

Ling Xu looked at his always docile brother, raised his eyebrows and said, "I've said it before, the military will not be afraid of him." Such a youthful spirit is indeed dazzling.

Ling Yu wanted to say something more, but Emperor Cheng's face was not as serious as before, as if he was a little bit dispirited, and said: "Okay, since your fifth younger brother in the military department thinks that peace negotiation is the key now, then Then I sent an order to the cabinet to quickly form a meeting with the mission, and at the same time let the southern border soldiers strengthen their patrols."

Ling Yu stopped talking, and his heart was inevitably shaken. In front of an army of 20, what can the Southern Realm Army do if it strengthens its defenses...

Emperor Cheng looked at the two of them, and finally said: "Ling Xu, you will lead the team for this peace negotiation."

Ling Xu raised his surprised eyes and said hurriedly, "Yes!"

But plans don't always change quickly.

As soon as the Yihe regiment set off, there was news that Nantai City was about to fall, and everyone was astonished. Since the battle of Ye Lang and Jiangqi, Yuanhe and Fengtian had occasional disputes, but they were always on the border. Really thought about how much you occupied each other.

This time, I didn't expect that after Fengtian agreed to negotiate a peace, he would turn into trouble in a flash. Taking advantage of Yuanhe's unpreparedness, he occupied two cities in a row, and even attacked Nantai city in one fell swoop.

Although the southeast army camp has been prosperous in recent years, since Ye Lang's death, the commander has changed hands several times, and the record has long been lost. The current commander is not as decisive as his predecessors. He still thinks that Fengtian is just disrupting the border demonstrations as before.Besides, he had already received the order of peace talks, and the peace talks group had already set off, so he didn't dare to act rashly.Never thought that Fengtian's menacing attack this time, the commander of the southeast battalion procrastinated and waited for Xingnai City's order, delaying the opportunity to fight, so that Nantai City was about to fall.

Ling Yu frowned when he heard the news, and Zhao'an was still standing on the sidelines analyzing the possible pros and cons of this war for Ling Yu. After all, the fifth prince's peace talks had not been successful, so he felt that he would lose some face.

Seeing his serious analysis, Ling Yu just smiled gently, the worry in his lowered eyes remained undiminished.

Nantai City has developed trade and is the first prosperous city after the South Realm. Although it is located in the south, its actual location is also to the southwest. The military power belongs to the deployment of the southeast military camp, but it is not far from the military power deployment area of ​​the northwest military camp.

Even if Fengtian captured it, it would be beyond reach, and it would be impossible to defend it at all, but this time Fengtian's army did not care, and wanted to take Nantai with all their might.

He thought that Fengtian's army had been suppressing the border for so long without any movement, and now that he had agreed to negotiate a peace, Li Qin was not a person who would go against his word, but if he acted like this, there was only one possibility, and Li Xin became a variable inside.

The fact is also the same. Li Xin was young and mad, bloodthirsty and warlike. He came here to fight, but he didn't think that his father had no intention of fighting at all. He thinks it's boring to give him military merits when he goes back.

Relying on the power of the Li family, and relying on his father's favor, he wanted to give Yuanhe some color and give Li Qin a good face, so he refused the military order and directly led the army into Yuanhe at the time of peace talks. southern border.And it has come to such a situation that the attack must be to take down Nantai, and the real military exploits will be stopped.

Xingnai City has also started to snow, and there are many clouds, against which the red plum blossoms are like clouds, and the snow scene is far away.

Ling Yu decided to get up and go to the palace. Now that Nantai City was besieged in the wind and snow, Emperor Cheng couldn't bear it, but made up his mind to negotiate a peace.

So what about Nantai City?

In tolerance and compromise, become a victim?

"You know that I don't like your participation in the military affairs." Emperor Cheng was painting in the imperial study, Aoxue Hanmei, he hadn't painted for a long time, and he didn't look at Ling Yu standing in front of him.

Ling Yu straightened his body, and there was an unbearable look in his eyes: "Li Xin killed all the way, with cruel methods, even if he captured Nantai, he might not stop."

"Of course someone will arrange the affairs of the military department." Emperor Cheng wrote for consideration, but his tone was very casual: "Besides, the peace negotiation is not going well, and your fifth younger brother is not easy to deal with. He represented the military department in the court, but now he is being beaten. Go to the edge of the South Terrace. There is a lot of scolding in the court, the military department is not a good man now, they have not appealed to ask for a fight, why should you?"

If others heard this at first glance, they might be shocked by Emperor Cheng's attitude towards the fifth prince, but Ling Yu didn't make any waves because of this sentence, but said: "Father is the only emperor of Yuanhe and the people, and also The only hope for the people of Nantai. The military department is arrogant and dereliction of duty, and they should also know that the emperor's majesty knows every detail, and they can't do whatever they say."

The tip of Chengdi's pen paused slightly, a drop of black ink melted on the rice paper, and the solitary snow scene suddenly became ugly because of this, and Chengdi, who lost the picture, threw away the pen, but raised his eyes to look at the man standing in front of him with lowered eyes Ling Yu, with a smile on his face, said calmly, "Naturally, we can't lose Nantai."