Buddha's Book of Beauty

Another heavy snowfall bent the plum branches.

After waking up, Huahua couldn't be seen, Nan Moyan asked the censor, only to find out that he had slept all day and all night.

The Yushijian seemed to be evasive in his words, how could he not see the clues because of how perceptive he is?So he asked him carefully about the other words, and taught him to relax his vigilance. After he relaxed a little, he asked abruptly: "The regent has something important to do?"

The censor replied very naturally: "Yes." After speaking, he felt a slip of the tongue and hurriedly knelt down, "The lord is sorry to see me, but the servant just said it well, don't take it seriously!"

"Censor, don't you know that the more you want to hide it, the more you have to hide it?" His eyes narrowed, causing the Censor to panic, "If you don't tell me, I will know sooner or later. You said it, I will hide it for you, and I will never let the regent blame you..."

But the censor's mouth was tight, and he kowtowed repeatedly, but he didn't dare to speak.

"Then... let me guess?" Nan Moyan thought about the excerpts he had glimpsed a few days ago, "If it was a domestic matter, he would never be taught to be so concerned... then it is a foreign matter?"

The censor gave a slight pause, but continued to kowtow, "I really don't know..."

Nan Moyan continued to speculate: "If a small country nearby, such as Wuyang, can't threaten Cangwu, it seems that the only ones who can compete with Cangwu's strength are Lie Yan and Dongfang?"

The Yushijian smashed his head and refused to utter a word. "Do you think it's for my own good to hide it from me?" He seemed to be speaking to the imperial censor, but not to him.Feeling the pressure, the censor could only kowtow.

Nan Moyan was really angry, so he sent him out.No one was guarding the door, but when he wanted to go out, four hidden guards suddenly appeared and blocked his way.

"My lord, please forgive me. My master has ordered you to take care of your body if you haven't recovered well!"

Nan Moyan gave the secret guard a blank look, and said in his heart, "I haven't taken care of my body well... You know I haven't taken care of it, and you're making me so hard?"

"Old... go to court alone!" He held back a reason.

The dark guards glanced at each other, "Take a rest today, the lord, please rest well."

What?Hugh?How did he forget this?Coincidentally, today is Xiu Mu!

"I don't mind being alone..."

"The master said, you can go anywhere, except Hualou." If it weren't for the respectful and serious look of the hidden guard, Nan Moyan would have felt that he was laughing inwardly.

"I'm going to practice my sword—"

"Master said, the sword is for you to repair, and I will get it back for you in a few days."

"Qianhuaming, your uncle..." Nan Moyan scolded.

"The master said, please... don't say rude words." The dark guard cupped his hands.

"You... good, very good..." Nan Moyan adjusted his expression, smiled and said: "Everyone, did your master say when he will come back?"

"No."

"Oh...that's right, Dongfang Kingdom and Lieyan Kingdom are quite far from Cangwu...then how many people did he bring out?"

"Subordinates don't know."

"Did he bring the black-pattern brocade robe I gave him when he went?" It was winter at this time, and the climate in all the countries was cold, but the Raging Flame Country was extra warm because of the Flame Valley.

"I don't know...the master doesn't need those thick clothes..." After the dark guard finished speaking, he realized that Nan Moyan's previous questions were all clichés, and he secretly regretted his slip of the tongue.

"Huahua went to the Flame Kingdom..." Nan Mo said inwardly. "You don't have to be upset. Since you have said everything, why don't you tell me everything, so that you can teach me how to deal with it. Although your master is capable, it is not a bad thing if you get more benefits. He is just worried that I will be emotional, but you You see, I'm very calm."

The hidden guards noticed from just now that the king was indeed angry, but he calmed down in an instant. Although he didn't know why, but thinking that he had helped the master before, the doubts in his heart disappeared a lot.What's more, the master has also explained that if he insists on knowing his whereabouts, he will tell him after Nan Moyan wakes up and calms down.I just saw that he was very impulsive, and I didn't tell him the reason. One was to delay the master's time, and the other was to give him time to calm down.

The dark guard said: "Dongfangyuan brought a large number of troops to the country of flames, and he was about to take over the country of flames. The secret agent sent from nowhere, mixed into the ancestral hall of thousands of families, dug... dug the tomb of the master's mother, and took it away. Ashes. He also said that he hid the ashes in Lieyan Kingdom, and he will force the master to go to Lieyan!" Nan Moyan's eyes darkened upon hearing this.

"My lord, there is an urgent report from the Flaming Kingdom!" the Yushijian reported outside the door.

Nan Moyan's face turned cold, and he asked the Yushijian to come in and report.The Lieyan Kingdom sent a distress letter, saying that the Dongfang Kingdom was going to attack them, and asked the Lord Cangwu and the Regent Prince Nian to lend a helping hand based on their past friendship.

Qian Huaming got the news earlier, so she rushed there ahead of time.At this time, the Lieyan Kingdom sent a document asking for help, and Nan Moyan summoned the courtiers to discuss.

Qian Huaming didn't tell the courtiers about Lie Yan's call for help in advance, and left the city with [-] soldiers.

"My lord, the Raging Flame Kingdom is a big country with its own strength, so there is no need to offend Dongfang Kingdom for it." Ji Yulin clasped his hands.

"The mother of the regent king is an evildoer. Even if the grave is dug up, it is the way of heaven and justice." Dongfang Yuan has already released the news, publicizing that Qian Huaming's mother is an evildoer, and digging his own grave is to get rid of the evildoer.Nan Moyan's previous thoughts, hoping that the courtiers and Qian Huaming would live in harmony and be considerate of each other, were all in vain.

"That's right, maybe the regent is also an evildoer..." The officials began to whisper.

"My lord, the regent is arbitrary and self-willed, and it is demented to go to the flames alone for the sake of a dead woman; it is disrespectful to conceal the military situation and despise the majesty of the king; he disregards the lives of Cangwu soldiers, and transfers them to go to the east to solve the problem. It is really a loss of humanity. Such an unwise, disrespectful and unkind person should be severely punished by the king!" Ji Yulin knelt down on the golden floor, and the whole hall was silent.

Nan Moyan looked at Ji Yulin with cold eyes, always putting eye drops on Huahua in front of him, did he really think he was easy to deal with?

"Master Ji—" Nan Moyan called him with a smile, and Ji Yulin suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"The minister is here."

"I remember... are you the number one scholar?"

Ji Yulin laughed, "The lord of the country praised me a lot, but I'm just a second in the list."

"Oh? I actually forgot that you are just the second place... But there is one thing that I remember very clearly. It seems that the regent promoted you from the bottom?" Nan Moyan could not hear any obvious attitude.

"Yes..." Ji Yulin's voice was rather weak. The selection of officials in the imperial court had to go through Qianhuaming. Although Ji Yulin was not an official hand-picked by Qianhuaming, he had his permission before Ji Yulin could become a first-rank civil servant.Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Qian Huaming praised him.

"Master Li Jin, my memory is not very good recently, tell me, how many battles has the Regent participated in since I became the throne?"

"There are 71 major battles in total." Li Jin cupped his hands.

"Lord Chen Qing, are you planning to increase the subsidy for sergeants that the regent said?"

"All subsidies have been paid out the day before yesterday."

"Ji Yulin——" Nan Moyan walked down the steps, "You are a man of talent and virtue, and the regent's praise of you is not wise? He fought for the king and the country, and his body has been wounded for several years, which has not healed. Respect? Compassionate soldiers, is this not benevolent? Such a capable person has become what you call an unwise, unrespectful, and unkind person, Ji Yulin... During this battle, you said these words, disturbing my heart, my heart Execution!" He took down the Shangfang sword hanging on the shelf in front of the hall, and threw it in front of Ji Yulin, and the yellow tassels on it trembled three times, "You guys are fighting here, and the regent is defending against the enemy outside, and yet He was also slandered as a monster, and even his mother under the spring will be deeply criticized! Is your filial piety and benevolence teaching him to disrespect his parents and let others insult his mother?" His voice was passionate and high-spirited, and every word was heartbreaking. , Ji Yulin was frightened by his rhetoric, if he really became the collaborator and unfilial person in the mouth of the king, he would really have a bad reputation for a thousand years!

"My lord, forgive my sins... I, my ministers made a slip of the tongue for a moment, and my heart was covered with lard, so I just talked nonsense! Please forgive me, my lord!" He looked at the sword reflecting on the ground, and the cold air was completely revealed. Feng was less than a foot away from him, panicked in his heart, grabbed Nan Moyan's robe leg, and repeatedly begged for mercy.

"My lord, urgent report to Luoyan Pass!" Nan Moyan looked outside the hall, waiting for two cavalrymen.

"Come in!"

"The lord—" the cavalry knelt down with folded fists, "The Heidi army is attacking, and they are already thirty miles away from Luoyan Pass."

"How many troops did they bring?"

"A conservative estimate, about 100 million." Hearing this, all the officials were in an uproar.At this time, the regent king who is good at fighting is not in Cangwu's country. Although Cangwu's black-armored army frightens the countries, the soldiers only obey his command. Without his direct instruction, no general will move the black-armored army.

Nan Moyan's eyebrows slightly formed a "Chuan" character, looking at the ministers who were arguing, he said: "Now, do you have any ideas?"

After hearing this, the whole audience was silent. "Hmph—" Nan Moyan smiled contemptuously.

"Master Ji, do you have anything else to say?"

"Chen, Chen..." Ji Yulin couldn't hold back a complete sentence at the moment.

Cangwu is strong on the outside but capable on the inside. Although his courtiers are loyal and have many talents and learning, they are mostly incompetent in military affairs.At this moment, they heard that the Heidi Kingdom's million-strong army was pressing down on them, so they didn't dare to make a sound.And General Qianren has already gone to the frontier to guard, and the military generals in the court are all new and inexperienced people.

"I, I think that in terms of numbers, there are millions of soldiers in the Heidi Kingdom, and I, Cangwu, only have 50 soldiers at my disposal right now. It is really not suitable for a head-to-head confrontation. In my opinion, please negotiate first, and then discuss the war." Left General Keyu said.

"Oh?" Nan Moyan looked at him, then at Qian Jin, the general on the right. Qian Jin received his gaze, and cupped his hands and said, "With the strength of Cangwu troops, except for the 30 guarding the frontier, the regent brought 40 troops to support us." Among the [-] guards in the royal city, and [-] inexperienced recruits, Cangwu has only [-] soldiers who can actually fight. So negotiation is a must."

"Everyone, do you have the strength to advocate for a fight?" Nanmo asked, shooting down the court, but no one responded.

In the past, there was no worry for the country, and the ministers were fighting each other and competing for power.Right now the army is really overwhelming, and the court is full of people with intentions and incompetence and incompetence, if the general power is delegated to such officials, it will be dangerous for Cang Wu, no wonder Qian Huaming wants to hold the general power in his own hands.Nan Moyan looked at the faces of everyone, and felt a little bit of distress for Qian Huaming in his heart.

"My lord, please fight against the Heidi country!" Qian Jin's deputy general Yun Zaiyu said, Qian Jin glanced at him and said, "My lord, this guy doesn't know the dangers of war, please don't blame him!"

"Things in the world are easy to do, but hard to do. I just want to ask you, the Heidi Kingdom has always fought against me, Cangwu, and they are always defeated. They know that they will lose, but they refuse to negotiate. Why?"

The veterans looked at each other, and Ji Yulin said: "Negotiation is to admit defeat early, and use the country's resources, money and rights in exchange for peace."

"That's why they never negotiate. Even if they lose, they still have to fight hard. Although the price of defeat is higher than that of negotiation, it can greatly dampen our country's vigor and strength, and in exchange for more time to recuperate, we hope to make a comeback." Nan Nan Mo Yan looked at Ji Yulin, then glanced at the officials, the young emperor, with his own vigor, refused to beg for mercy from others.

"Although the Heidi Kingdom has a population of one million, according to previous statistics of combat power, the two sides have never fought more than 50 soldiers. So, who lent him the extra 50?" Nan Mo Yan slowly guided, "Having a force of 50 troops, with such a large budget, no other country has such courage except Lie Yan and Dongfang. However, Lie Yan asked for help from our country and designed the regent to lead troops to rescue. The purpose of this play is to strike east and west, praying mantis to catch cicada!"

Yun Zaiyu lowered his head and agreed in his heart. Although the other generals had guesses, they always had a little luck, hoping that they could turn them into treasures without fighting.As soon as Nan Moyan said this, they started talking.

"The three kingdoms of Cangwu, Lieyan, and Dongfang stand together. Dongfang didn't come forward by himself, but let the Heidi Kingdom come. If Cangwu is not destroyed this time, wouldn't it be a disappointment to the hard work of the millions of troops? Offering the city and money with both hands, do you naively think that you can avoid the disaster of war?" Nan Moyan sighed and sat down on the king's chair.

"I'm confused—" Qian Jin knelt down.

"I'm confused—" Ke Yu knelt down.

"Minister, confused—" All the senior officials knelt down.Ji Yulin had already knelt down, but now he didn't agree, just knelt down.

"The wolf in Dongfang Kingdom is ambitious and cannot marry, so he wants to use this sinister scheme. If the gods want to destroy it, they must first make it crazy!"

"My lord, although the subject is willing to fight, we still have to discuss it carefully and come up with an idea!" Ke Yu said.

"Left and right generals, Yun Zaiyu, Li Jin, the four of you follow me to the military plane, and the rest of you, please follow the instructions later!"

"Yes!" The morning was over, but in the Military Aircraft Department, they were still discussing the military situation. At this time, there were two more people - Jie Zixun and Xu Changfeng.

The Immortal Doctor and Elder Du, who were suddenly summoned, learned about the strife in the court from the dark guards. Nan Moyan, who originally thought he needed Qianhuaming's protection, now seemed very calm and eloquent. He didn't panic, as if he had experienced many battles.

After agreeing on a plan, the left and right generals, Yun Zaiyu, and Li Jin all went down to make arrangements, but the medical fairy and Du Lao were left alone.

"I won't fight in Cangwu, you have to listen carefully to everything I say next." The two looked at each other, Xu Changfeng said: "Are you going to the Kingdom of Lieyan?"

"Dongfang's thoughts are vicious, even though Qian Huaming has no plans to spare, I still want to go."

"Okay, we will protect Cangwu for you!" Jie Zixun was simple-minded, as long as it was for his brother, he had nothing to be afraid of.He originally thought that Nan Moyan was just playing for fun, but now he is very supportive of his relationship with his senior brother.Xu Changfeng glanced at him, touched the red beads on his neck, and nodded.

"The Heidi Kingdom can only retreat by coincidence, not a forceful enemy." Jiexu and Xu looked at each other, how could Nan Moyan's remarks be contrary to the previous one?

"If you can't win in the army, you will lose the basics; if your ministers are not in the same mind, you will lose their morale. In this battle, attacking the heart is the first, and the battle is the second. At that time, the old man..." Nan Moyan explained, and the two finally understood Why must they participate in this battle.

"It's too risky for the lord to go alone..." Jie Zixun was a little worried that the pampered lord would not be able to withstand the rush.

"Dongfangyuan and the others never imagined that I would leave Cangwu at this moment. If I don't leave at this moment, I will feel uneasy! I will live in the Prince Regent's Mansion for a few days. You just say that I am worried about state affairs and I am weak. Heidi country."

"But it's still too risky after all..." Xu Changfeng said.

"If the Immortal Doctor was in danger, would you go?" Nan Moyan looked at Xu Changfeng.Jie Zixun was a little confused, why did it involve him again?

"So... I wish the Lord and Senior Brother a safe return!" Xu Changfeng clasped his hands in a rare way.

Nanmo said with a smile: "Okay, let's go to work!" The two left.

At midnight, Nan Moyan quietly left the palace.