They all say I'm a tyrant

After the rare leisure, waiting for Lin Ce was far more busy than before. In addition to the daily affairs of the government, the Ministry of Rites also successively sent some of the more outstanding articles selected to the palace for Lin Ce to check in person.

In fact, Lin Ce didn't have to be like this. After all, there were thousands of candidates participating in Chunwei this time. Even if the Ministry of Rites carefully selected, there were hundreds of articles sent to Lin Ce.But Lin Ce's original intention was to use Chunwei to select officials, so the students who stand out this time will surely receive important responsibilities in the court in the future. Many of them may be able to affect the court situation of the Southern Wei Dynasty, and even change the situation of the Southern Wei Dynasty in the future. Fate and direction, so Lin Ce must be cautious and need to understand each of them so that he can firmly hold each of them in his own hands in the future.

You Yan has long been used to Lin Ce's habit, after all, since Lin Ce ascended the throne, there has never been less complicated government affairs.He doesn't usually get involved in government affairs, but he can help read these articles sent by the Ministry of Rites. Apart from helping Lin Ce, he is also very interested in what kind of articles these scholars will write. It doesn't feel boring either.

So for several days in a row, the daily life of Changle Palace was basically that Lin Ce was dealing with the government review memorials before the book case, and You Yan leaned on the soft bed to read the articles sent by the Ministry of Rites one by one.You Yan's efficiency is extremely high. He divides the articles he has read according to the different points of view, and sorts them according to the degree he believes.

The articles sent by the Ministry of Rites to Lin Ce can indeed be said to be the best in this spring. Leaving aside the writing skills, some of them expressed their views on the Li Bu case without any shyness, and even talked a lot about it using this opportunity. own ideas about governance.Although there are many empty talkers among them, and many opinions cannot be put into practice, and they are not in line with the current situation in the Southern Wei Dynasty, but opening up the way of speaking and letting these scholars dare to speak freely is what Lin Ce wants to see.

Occasionally, there will be a few articles whose viewpoints are particularly appealing to You Yan. He will show them directly to Lin Ce, and the two will discuss the contents. Afterwards, Lin Ce will leave comments on the articles and select these people. Directly participate in the palace examination, which will be assessed by Lin Ce face to face.

With You Yan around, these things that should have been boring became extraordinarily easy and even full of fun. You Yan also resolutely forbade Lin Ce’s past habit of wasting sleep and forgetting to eat and drink regardless of day and night. Go to the imperial garden to relax, and every few days will go horseback riding and archery, changing Lin Ce's boring life.

After dinner that day, the two of them went to the Royal Garden to have a snack, dismissed all the attendants, and only brought the gray rabbit that was getting fatter by the day, You Yan held it with one hand, and combed it carelessly with the other hand Mao Mao, while walking, listened to Lin Ce talking about an article he just read.

This gray rabbit, which You Yan insisted on calling Huai Huai, as You Yan's favorite pet, received the most attentive care. The daily diet was taken care of by someone specially assigned for it. Feed it, and soon it grew from a small ball of fur to a big one, and gradually reached the point where it was extremely difficult to hide in You Yan's arms.

But You Yan didn't care about it at all, and still carried it with him all day long, pouring great enthusiasm into it.

Lin Ce briefly commented on the advantages and disadvantages of that article, but did not get any response. He turned around and found that You Yan had squatted down, put the gray rabbit on the ground, and poked the gray rabbit's buttocks with his fingers, wanting to It walked forward, but the gray rabbit had been pampered and pampered in Changle Palace for a long time, and it became more and more lazy. You Yan put it on the ground, and it just fell down, resolutely refusing to take a step forward. Looking at it, it seems to find something interesting.

The corner of Lin Ce's mouth twitched, and he had to squat down beside him, frowning and looking at the rabbit: "What are you doing?"

You Yan tilted his head and glanced at Lin Ce, then took his finger and poked the rabbit's butt: "I just suddenly discovered that this rabbit seems to be much fatter than other rabbits I have seen before, especially Here, when I was holding it just now, I squeezed it casually, and it seems that there is a lot more meat than before."

Lin Ce watched You Yan bring the rabbit with him all day long, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Now he lowered his head and took a closer look, but found that the rabbit was indeed more than a circle bigger than when he caught it in the paddock that day.And he remembered that the rabbit used to be very timid, whenever someone approached it, it would immediately find a place to hide itself, but now it seems that it wants to be more relatives.

Lin Ce was not interested in this little thing at first, and when You Yan wanted to keep it in Changle Palace, he thought it was just a whim, but he didn't expect to keep it for such a long time, and he was inseparable with him all day long.Thinking of this, he couldn't help asking: "I never thought you would like this little thing so much?"

"Because his name is Huaihuai," You Yan said with a smile, and rubbed the gray rabbit's head, "When I picked it up, it was because its red eyes resembled yours, so I took good care of it. Although Now it's fat and not as good-looking as before, so it's still pregnant, so I can't ignore it."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pushed the gray rabbit's butt: "But it has been a little too lazy recently, and I don't know if the imperial doctor can treat the rabbit."

Lin Ce was still distracted by what he said just now, and couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "Then when we go back later, let the Imperial Medical Office send someone over, and if they don't look down, punish them."

You Yan laughed, reached out and tapped the gray rabbit: "Look at you, you are going to make me a courtier who will bring disaster to the country and the people."

While the two were chatting and laughing, footsteps could be heard from afar. Lin Ce stood up, saw Gao Yong coming in a hurry, and saw Lin Ce hurriedly say, "Your Majesty, urgent report from the Southwest."

Lin Ce looked down at You Yan who was still trying to make the gray rabbit move, and said softly: "I'll go back and have a look, you can play for a while."

You Yan picked up the gray rabbit and carried it back into his arms: "What's the point of you not being alone with me, I will go back with you."

The southwestern army had previously been ordered by Lin Ce to retreat to the border of Fan State for the time being, waiting for work at ease, and waiting for the battle, which was regarded as a temporary truce.Under this premise, there is still an urgent report, which is probably not a good thing.From the superficial obedience at the beginning, when he sent troops to commit border crimes at the New Year's Eve, he defended Jiaozhou City, and colluded with the neighboring small countries to counterattack. It can be seen that the new ruler of Fan Kingdom is not a kind person. He ordered the southwest army to retreat that day. Lin Ce He was already ready for the resumption of war, and he was not surprised to receive the urgent report at this moment. Although he did not want to raise troops on a large scale at this moment, if Fan Guo insisted on doing so, he would never tolerate it.

But when he opened the report, he found that the development of the matter exceeded his expectations.Fan State united with the surrounding small countries, reorganized, gathered its forces, and marched towards the southwest of the Southern Wei Dynasty again. The goal of the first battle was Lingling City, which had severely damaged Fan State that day.According to Lin Ce's estimate, even if the small countries around Fan State were to go all out, they would only be able to add about [-] troops to Fan State. One attack and one defense, in terms of combat power, even if it is not easy to win a big victory, it is not difficult to defend a Lingling City.

Unexpectedly, there was still a variable.

Wu Sheng, who was previously rewarded for his bravery and skill in battle and was conferred the title of partial general, recklessly led his army out of the city to pursue the enemy, but was caught in an ambush and lost thousands of soldiers. Worry-free, I tried my best to return to the city.The enemy took advantage of the victory to pursue and launched an offensive against Lingling City. Although the Southwest Army could barely support it, it was still severely damaged.

Guo Zhun was deeply afraid that the enemy would have another plan in the future, and he would be unable to resist the loss of Lingling City, so he sent an urgent report to Beijing, asking Lin Ce to send reinforcements to completely repel Fan and its allies.

The original military strength of the Southwest was actually evenly matched compared to Fan Guo and its allies. Therefore, in Lin Ce's original plan, if the war in the Southwest resumed, the Southwest garrison would also be sufficient to support it. As long as the central government ensured the food and grass in the Southwest, it would be enough to obtain this He won the battle, but he didn't expect to lose so early.Although he had never taken Fan Guo seriously before, he did not dare to be arrogant and underestimate the enemy at this moment, so after reading the report, he began to think about who would lead the army to help the southwest.

It’s just that looking at the army of the Southern Wei Dynasty, there are many people who are good at fighting, but they each have their own duties. In the Northwest War, many generals with great military exploits are now stationed in the Northwest. There is no guarantee that the small congress in the northwest will not take advantage of the vacancy and cooperate with the southwest to launch an attack.Therefore, instead of moving the people in the northwest this time, maybe a few more people should be sent to the northwest to prevent accidents.

In the same way, not to mention that the southeast navy may not be able to fight in the southwest, and the small country along the coast of Dongying might be eyeing it. The more Lin Ce thought about it, the more he felt that if he could collude with the small countries in the southwest by following the behavior of the lord of the Fan country, it might not be impossible to collude with the small countries in the northwest. Even all other countries bordering the Southern Wei Dynasty on the southeast coast.

According to this, the Southwest War must be resolved quickly, and the Southern Wei Dynasty must not be dragged into the war for a long time, let alone give other neighboring countries an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, it is safer to send people to the Southwest.

You Yan handed the gray rabbit to Gao Yong. He had already read the report, so he knew exactly what Lin Ce was thinking at the moment. He leaned on Lin Ce's desk and looked at Lin Ce without blinking. Suddenly said: "Speaking of which, I have been idle for a long time as a general, so I should find an opportunity to exercise my muscles and bones." He said, shaking his head, "In terms of military exploits, there are not many people in this court who can do it." Come on me?"

Lin Ce was still in his thoughts. Hearing this, his eyes widened and his brows were tightly frowned: "It's not four years ago, and I'm no longer the trash I was back then. I'd rather die than let you set foot in the battlefield again." .”