The Snowy Path of the Heroic Blade Chapter 286: The wind and snow ride down the south of the Yangtze River (9)

Xu Feng said in a young voice: “Beijing Mang went south to the Central Plains. Before leaving Yang, there were probably two roads to choose from since ancient times. 】Secondly, it went south from the gateway of Jizhou and went straight into the hinterland of the Central Plains, so there were three times to enter the Dafeng dynasty in Beijing. Now there are three roads. In addition to attacking Jizhou in Beiliang, there are also two more liaos. The reason is very simple, leaving Yang Jingcheng. To the north, Emperor Zhao Li rejected the proposal to move the capital to the Guangling River area to the south on the grounds that the monarch should guard the border gate. Therefore, according to common sense, the army of Beimang knocked on Liaodong, and as long as they won, they could go straight to Tai'an City, almost It’s a once-and-for-all move."

The old monk smiled and said, "Master, you can say "two characters"."

This time not only the old spy had to be forcibly held by Yuan Zuozong before he did not draw his sword and kill anyone, even Xu Yanbing, who was always watching coldly, began to frown, a little bit angry.

Xu Fengnian said quietly: "However, there are 300,000 frontier troops in Northern Liang, and the most important thing is the presence of hundreds of thousands of elite cavalry troops. Of course, it is also because of the border defense fortifications of the two Liaoning provinces built with half the power of the country. The coexistence of the two made Beimang not dare to act rashly. Once they attacked Tai'an City for a month, the Northern Liang cavalry could use the northern border with Jizhou as its core as a support for food and grass, and rush to Liaodong at the fastest speed. , Beimang's army can only fight against the trapped beasts. When the army of Qin Wang from the south of Liyang arrives, Beimang has no chance of winning. As for the Beimang army from the middle Jizhou as a breakthrough point, it is estimated that it will only be on paper. The talents in the country know that it was a move that was made by a fool. So, does it mean that our Beiliang Border Army is incumbent on Liyang and the Central Plains, that is, it is indispensable?"

The old monk asked back: "This is an inference, isn't it?"

Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "No, so. The point is that both the imperial court and the Northern Liang believe that the Northern Liang cavalry is only the private army of the Xu family, and only recognizes the king flag of the Xu character, not the imperial decree, and the emperor of the Zhao family. . Then there is a question on the table of Xu and Zhao’s family. No one can get around. Xu Xiao thought about this question back then. If his eldest son is a person who neither follows his father nor his mother. Embroidered pillows, then can you go to Tai'an City and be a fun horse that doesn't care about the wind and rain? Or go to the Central Plains to change a real estate and become a Taiping prince? I think Zhao Dun, the first emperor of Liyang, has thought about this problem a lot more Secondly, how to ensure that Beimang and Beiliang are dead first, and under the premise of ensuring the stable transition of Beiliang’s military power, can the rebellious Beiliang change a surname and another boss? There are many people in the Central Plains. Everyone said that the Spring and Autumn Wars, replaced by Gu Jiantang, who only debuted later than Xu Xiao, could also destroy the Six Nations, but because the Spring and Autumn Kingdoms outside of Liyang had eliminated six for Xu Xiao early, Gu Jiantang could only Helplessly follow the Xu family army’s **** and pick up the leaks. That’s no way. Who made him a decade younger than Xu Xiao, and he was a dozen years later in the army? Otherwise, the general Gu Jiantang will definitely not stop at the two countries. Gong, maybe the master can't help but ask,'isn't it,' right now?"

The old monk couldn't help but laughed.

It was the little monk who heard everything in the mist from beginning to end, and found it interesting.

Yuan Zuozong smiled knowingly. Xu Yanbing also loosened his frown.

Xu Fengnian sighed, with a smile at the corner of his mouth and some rare pride, and he shook his head and said: "The answer is yes, no. Because he replaced Gu Jiantang, he couldn't win the Battle of West Base, let alone beat the time. After the defeat, it was not Xichu without the strength of the first battle."

The old monk was unconvinced, obviously he was skeptical. Although the old man is a survivor of Western Chu, he resigned very early and became a scattered man in the world. At first, he was a civil official who liked to talk about bad military affairs. He suffered a lot from the extremely heroic war between the two countries, but he may not have any insights. profound.

Xu Fengnian endured a smile and said: "Gu Jiantang himself said that he could not win the battle of West Leibi, and he said to Xu Xiao himself when there was no one around."

The somewhat embarrassed old monk raised his arm subconsciously, as if he wanted to touch the bald head, but only touched the worn-out leather hat.

Xu Fengnian asked suddenly: "Why did the master say that only Xu Xiao can guard the northwestern important land of Yonghuichu?"

The old monk did not hide and tuck in, and said: "It was the words of the previous Jiangnan Taoist Xu family, Long Xiang general Xu Gong and the poor monk. That’s it."

Xu Fengnian smiled bitterly: "It's true that this time the Beiliang cavalry was blocked from going to Guangling, and Xu Gong, the minister of war, was the leading general."

The old monk is dumb.

Xu Fengnian moved back to the previous topic, "When I traveled the rivers and lakes for the first time, Zhao Gou had many assassinations. As for the first few assassinations in Beiliang Palace, there was no arrangement by Zhao Gou. I believe the master I won’t believe it either."

The old monk nodded, convinced of this.

Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "I also came to Beijing as the elder son, only to know that the empress at the time and the empress dowager had personally blocked Zhao Gou."

"Why is this again?"

"As far as she is concerned, at that time, she felt that there was still some incense in the Xu and Zhao family, or it was unavoidable to feel guilty about the Beijing White Clothes case. But the real crux of the matter was. It’s her consideration that is more long-term and is more conducive to the country’s society. That is, the eldest son of a dude in Beiliang, and the eldest son of the Xu family who has the opportunity to be a puppet of the imperial court. It was a good time to rebel. In fact, at that time, she and her man sitting in the dragon chair had a big disagreement. The first emperor Zhao Dun always hoped that Beiliang was surnamed Chen, and hoped that the white soldier Saint Chen Zhibao, whom he admired very much, would serve him Zhao family. Guarding the country. However, in addition to being very jealous of Chen Zhibao, the empress Zhao pheasant has selfish intentions, that is, when the Liyang family of Zhao is broken, the eldest son Zhao Wufeng will be conquered to Beiliang. , Go to the north to leave the cool character, and become the king of Liang who is the king of the word side by side. When the time comes, two biological sons, one sitting on a dragon chair and wearing a dragon robe, will rule the world, and the other will let him whip the desert. It is also a kind of failure to do Zhao Wu. The emperor’s compensation is happy for everyone."

"Master, let me ask you, do you think that if I die suddenly, Xu Xiao has also passed away, or in a similar situation, I am not happy to toss outside the customs, I just want to go to the capital and go to the Central Plains to live a peaceful life, and Xu Xiao also agreed. Assuming that there is no chaos and internal strife in the Northern Liang generals, then what will it be like if Gu Jiantang will lead the Northern Liang as the great general of the Great Zhu Kingdom?"

"Although the poor monk doesn't know about military affairs, he thinks it would be a good thing. Gu Jiantang led the northern Liang border army to fight to the end. The court can promise to make Gu Jiantang the king after his death, but he probably won't be hereditary. Otherwise, This is the second Xu family. After all, the poor monk still knows that the military spirit is fought by constant wars and by the death of the dead."

"Yes, this is indeed the best ending. Then I took a step back and said that Xu Xiao and I are not alive at the same time. Will Beiliangwu obey Gu Jiantang's control?"

"This...the poor monk dare not make an assertion."

The night is deep and silent.

Yuan Zuozong said indifferently: "Can the master trust me Yuan Zuozong will say a few flat words?"

The old monk was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "It turns out that this is General Yuan Baixiong Yuan from the battle of Princess Tomb! You can say that the poor monk can trust it."

Yuan Zuozong said slowly: "Under the premise that both the foster father and the prince are strictly forbidden to have troubles, and only say the words of the'old man' in Beiliang, Yuan Zuozong will leave Beiliang and may go to the Western Regions. This life will not be half a step into the Northern Liang Central Plains. The remaining two righteous sons, Chu Lushan will become kings in Liuzhou area, and may even go directly to Beimang after the death of his adoptive father, and Qi Dangguo will take off the iron armor and become the prince. Home Ding Hucong. Among those commanders of the Northern Liangbian Army's cavalry army, Yan Wenluan might go straight to Qingliang Mountain and desperately. Chui, Zhou Kang, He Zhonghu and others all left the frontier army. Among the young and Zhuang generals, Liu Jinu, Hu Kui, Shifu, Ning Emei, Wang Lingbao, Li Mofan, etc., will almost leave the frontier army in anger. To the end The old people who stayed in the frontier army don’t need to think about it. Only Cao Xiaojiao and his like can still be used. When these people leave, even if Gu Jiantang takes all the old Spring and Autumn Period to Beiliang, even if the frame of the 300,000 frontier army is still there, I Thinking that the combat power is less than half of the original, perhaps the master thinks that half of the combat power is 150,000 soldiers and horses, plus Cai Nan’s army, plus someone’s Xishu, plus the support of food and grain, and a steady stream of reinforcements from the Central Plains, such as The Qingzhou army can even mobilize the Gyeonggi army to go to the northwest. After all, there is still a chance to hold the Beimang army and slowly deplete the national strength of the Beimang, right?"

This is the third time the old monk said this tonight, "Isn't it?"

Yuan Zuozong took a deep breath and sneered: "Yes? Of course not! To know this Liang Mang battle, I was lucky to win Beiliang, why, when the master heard that Beiliang only died 100,000 North If you die thirty, you think it’s easy to win? Let’s tell you the truth. At that time, Beiliang was fighting on the three fronts. As long as one front collapsed, it would be a situation where the whole line was defeated. By then, it would not be Beiliang’s 100,000. It’s the entire 300,000 side army plus 300,000 more!"

Xu Fengnian raised his head and looked at the night, muttering in a subtle voice that he could only hear: "Only one hundred thousand died."

Yuan Zuozong was a little aware of his gaffe and tried to restore his calm tone, "But these are not real deadlocks, the real hidden danger is..."

Xu Fengnian interrupted Yuan Zuozong's words directly by calling his name, "Yuan Zuozong!"

Yuan Zuozong shut up, even directly closing his eyes and concentrating.

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An occasional meeting, some thoughts remain unfinished, and at the same time it is not a happy break.

Five riding slowly, Yuan Zuozong smiled suddenly: "Is my heart more comfortable?"

Xu Fengnian closed his eyes and took a hard breath, as if he had the unique refreshing feeling of Chunhan, smiled and said: "Pour out all the grievances in one breath, the whole person is much more comfortable. There is no way to say that in Beiliang, after all. Following me are people who are angry, especially the second sister and Xu Beizhi. They are very kind without treating me as a punching bag."

Yuan Zuozong smiled, but soon he was a little worried, "Because of the defeat of the two Huai frontiers, and the banner of Jing Nan, we are still safe on our way to the south, but then we can go to Jibei Jingqi and Xishu. The **** and the Qingzhou soldiers and horses will soon converge, and as they are getting closer and closer to the Guangling battlefield, Wu Chongxuan’s army in the northern frontier is staring at him. I am afraid that someone will jump out of the disgusting person soon in order to flatter the court and not hinder major events, but it is after all Trouble."

Xu Fengnian shook his head and said: "Since I have decided to go south, I no longer expect to have a good reputation in the Central Plains in the future."

Xu Yanbing ridiculed: "The prince has finally helped Beiliang gain a bit of word of mouth in the past two years, and most of it will be beaten back to his original form."

Xu Fengnian pouted his lips and said: "This kind of thing is not a problem."

Xu Yanbing tweeted: "This is indeed what the King of Northern Liang said."

Yuan Zuozong echoed: "It deserves to be said by the Great Master Wu Ping."

The old spies and Zhang Longjing said in unison: "Yes!"

Xu Fengnian scowled and said: "Audacious, I have been dragged out by this king and cut!"

A burst of hearty laughter spread far and wide in the night.

As one of the ancestral courts of Buddhism, Hanshan Temple has always been known as the "small buddha and big temple". Unlike the two Buddhist temples, which occupied a vast area and had many monks, Hanshan Temple has no more than a hundred monks in history. Man, as one of the first three ancestors of Kuanxin, was praised by successive emperors in the Dafeng dynasty. The last emperor of Dafeng even called him a bodhisattva in flesh. The origin of the Buddhist rosary is also the first soya count proposed by the Buddhist monk. This ancient temple survived the spring and autumn wars that were full of gunpowder and was well preserved. But the imperial court only ordered it, and it was so ruined.

While the five horses disappeared into the night, the old monk Faxian asked the young monk to go back to the Temple of Earth to sleep with an oil lamp. The old man walked alone along a path with boots soaked in night dew, like a lonely soul wandering in the wilderness. The ghost, it took about half an hour to return to the Temple of the Earth. Unlike the previous small temple, it was as cold and silent as the tomb. The Temple of the Earth at this time became bright and colorful in just half an hour. It was brilliant and magnificent. A bit of the wealth of the princes, not to mention the addition of charcoal to the stone steps and brocade furnaces, there is a middle-aged man sitting by the fireside, and there are several fairy-looking female servants who are waiting at him. The old monk had a strange look. He walked up the steps, squatted by the fire and stretched out his hands to warm himself. The middle-aged man looked like a picture and asked softly: "How?"

The old man took off his leather cap and placed it on his knees, and said softly: "I can hear the truth better than his father. And he talked about the reasoning by himself, and he talked about it. In short, better than his father. Be strong."

The old man raised his head and looked at this man who was almost the only survivor in the Spring and Autumn Period, "Mr. Nalan, are you really going to provoke Jiangnan Taoist scholars and Jianghu people to fight against the Northern Liang cavalry? Don't worry about self-defeating? I think that young man. People are not the ones who can fool around at will. Are you really afraid of being too late?"

The middle-aged man called Mr. Nalan by the monk Faxian bowed his head and fiddled with the charcoal fire, his face was like a crown of jade, glowing with an incomparably beautiful luster. Say it? It doesn’t seem to be right. It’s too late to give up, so why use visualization."

The old monk sighed helplessly: "You, you are more like a monk than a poor monk."

Nalan Youci sneered and said, "Faxian, don’t forget that you were supposed to be an important chess piece in Hong Jia’s Beirun. , But I regret it, this account, that person can ignore it, my heart is not as big as him!"

The old monk touched his bald head, "I can't help it. I couldn't find a home in Confucian books, and then I couldn't settle down in Huang Lao's theory. Originally, he was holding Buddha's feet temporarily and fleeing with the others for a Zen. I never wanted to run away, so I really regarded a foreign country as my hometown. Since I am a monk, I shouldn’t pay attention to mundane affairs anymore."

Nalan Youci angrily said: "I don't care about the common things, and the world? The world does not care?"

The old monk smiled and said: "When you are in the world, a pair of skins is lost in this life. All beings have their own blessings, and all beings have their own suffering..."

Nalan Youci suddenly stood up and shouted angrily: "Uncle!"

The old monk stared at the charcoal fire, his eyes in a trance.

Nalan said indignantly: "Cao Changqing secretly contacted the elders of the Southern Dynasty, and even Wang Sui and Gu Jiantang were moved by him. He promised that after Xi Chu was done, he allowed Wang Sui to return to the country and East Yue, and promised Gu Jiantang to become the first person in the world. It is not just that Xu Xiao ate the unneeded Liyang Great Pillar Kingdom. Once the Central Plains were quelled and Beimang was annexed, he promised that the Jiang clan of West Chu would only survive for one life, and then Jiang Si gave in and replaced him as the emperor of the Gu clan’s son. Cao Changqing's planned spring and autumn end!"

The old monk sighed: "All beings suffer greatly."

Nalan Youci stood on the steps, pursing her lips, her eyes gloomy.

The old monk no longer called this younger man in the family of the past year, but asked straightforwardly: "You forced Xu Fengnian to oppose the court so that you forced the Central Plains to regard Beiliang as an enemy, you are a swallow. Is the imperial king Zhao Bing or the elder son Zhao Zhu planning?"

Nalan Youci's face was hard, and he said solemnly: "As long as Beimang loses its national power to go south, the Xu family, which holds a strong soldier, cannot be in the sun, and Beiliang, which is like a vassal rule, cannot be in the world. This is the general trend. Anyone who becomes the emperor will do it when he becomes an emperor. Not to mention being Zhao Zhuan of today’s son, Zhao Zhu from Nalan Youcifubi, who became the emperor, even if he and Xu Fengnian have been inextricably linked since childhood. As long as Xu Fengnian is the king of Beiliang, the situation of Beiliang will not change at all, maybe even worse than these two decades. Now there is no way for Liyang to take Beiliang Iron Horse. It does not mean that Five years and ten years later, they are still at a loss."

Monk Fa Xian turned over his palms, and replaced his palms with the backs of his hands. "The calculations are quite long-term. Even the friendship between Xu Fengnian and your young mastermind is counted in it, but I ask you. , Is the principle of being an emperor, so is it reasonable to jump over the wall in a hurry?"

The old monk did not wait for Nalan Youci to speak, and continued: "Why didn't the Northern Liang dispatch the left and right cavalry to the Central Plains this time? But it is the backbone of the Northern Liang's iron cavalry, the heavy snow dragon cavalry? The hinterland? Is that young vassal arrogant? Want to play the Xu family's prestige and show off with the neighbor of the Central Plains? Think about it, don't you think, the Xu family has been outside the Northwest Pass for 20 years, and has fought a deadly battle with the Beimang barbarian for 20 years. , I have never coveted the Central Plains before, and it is still in the future. In particular, you said that the twenty families that secretly attached to Beiliang appeared in the court’s field of vision. So, why didn’t Beiliang tell Tai'an City? Sending troops this time is not a rebellion? In the name of Jingnan, you are taking a step back, and then taking another step back. Beiliang’s position can be seen at a glance. Now you Nalan Youci is about to break both sides’ position. You are not afraid of reducing what you have done. Is Xu Fengnian and Zhao Zhu’s incense love? At that time, Zhao Zhutu will see it poorly. When Xu Fengnian will not be angry, he will turn the other way? You know at that time Beimang was mostly crippled. Whoever killed the deer in the Central Plains might be Xu Fengnian’s Beiliang Iron Horse can already let go of his hands and feet..."

The old monk suddenly stopped talking, turned his head slowly, and looked at the slender figure beside him with shocked face, "You...do you Nalan Youci want Xu Fengnian to be Emperor?!"

Nalan Youci did not admit or deny, and began to laugh.

Nalan Youci stretched out two fingers, gently twisted a strand of long hair that dropped her ears, gritted her teeth and said: "How can Li Yishan's only disciple not be emperor?!"

The old monk lowered his head and murmured: "It's crazy, it's crazy..."

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At that time, when the stunned Lianghuai Jinglue caused Han Lin to wake up, he was already on the way back to the Jingle Envoy’s residence. After getting up, he leaned against the wall of the car in a daze.

He couldn’t figure out a lot of things, just as he couldn’t figure out why his teacher was in the talented Zhang Lu. Instead of choosing Zhao Youling and Yin Maochun, he only chose Wang Xionggui, who was obviously not a prime minister, as his successor. The Lord Han, who had high hopes from the imperial court, couldn’t understand why the transportation of water had already become visible, and the imperial court had already loosened, why the young man had to personally lead his troops south to swim in the muddy waters. It was his duty for the king to quell the rebellion. , But now the emperor is not so miserable that even an imperial decree can't be sent out of the capital. Why did your Northern Liang cavalry dare to leave the jurisdiction without authorization? Han Lin also wondered why the lack of friendship and friendship caused Cai Nan to retreat by himself so as to be able to stay away from this monstrous turmoil that was enough to kill his career, instead of dragging himself into the water and suffering together.

Only at this moment, Han Lin, who has risen step by step in the officialdom of the capital, realized one thing, no matter how much scholarship, scholars and those warriors on the battlefield are not the same people, because you never know what amazing they will do next. Lift.

Han Lin raised the curtains of the car and looked at the white snow outside, completely cold.

Some shame for Cai Nan, but hatred for the unruly King of Beiliang.

Han Lin thought that if Cai Nan survived this catastrophe, even if he was at the risk of being jealous of the court, he would have to talk to the former general of Gu Jiantang. It's just that Han Lin quickly became a little lonely. Under such a mighty cavalry charge, as a general, how could Cai Nan not die?

Han Lin sighed softly, and then his eyes were firm. He made up his mind that Cai Nan's family would take care of them as long as Han Lin was an official in Lianghuai for one day!

But at this time, the adults must have never imagined that Cai Nan actually did not die in the battle, but was seriously ill in bed and was unconscious for many days. The bed was not in Cai’s house, but in the big barracks. It was clearly visible. The injury was so heavy that it couldn't stand the horror of a little carriage bump.

So that when the eunuchs and eunuchs "rushed" from the capital to Hezhou, holding the imperial decree of the rhinoceros horn and entering the camp, they also smelled the strong smell of medicine and that Kind of blood that cannot be concealed. In fact, before the curtain was opened, the **** had already seen the wives and children of the adults, all in a panic, not only worried about the life and death of the family leader, but also worried about the imperial thunder and guilt. . Along the way, most of the scenes of those big barracks were a glimpse, but the scene of grief where everyone was devastated was not to be faked. It was the kind of mourning army that had been defeated and must have been defeated.

As one of the eight eunuchs in the Tai'an City Imperial Palace who are not considered the oldest generation of eunuchs, he is still far from the turn of him. , But this decree was obviously an unspoken errand by the big red pythons. Song Tanglu couldn’t leave the eunuch, as the second-in-chief Bingbi eunuch, he would only hold up the suet according to the law. The imperial decree of Baiyu Axion, otherwise it would be too shameful. Next is the rightful eunuch. Among the eight people, he is the poorest person with the lowest qualifications and the lowest backing. Who will he not come? The self-satisfied middle-aged **** scowled and squinted. He looked around first, and then slowly put his gaze on the sick bed. Standing by the bed was a pale-faced young general who could not stand straight. The **** frowned. Before he came, head Zhao Gou had roughly talked about the situation of Cai Nan's army, and some major generals had elaborated on it. The burly young man in front of him should be Cai Nan's only adopted son. , Is an orphan of Paoze who died in the Southern Tang in the early years. He followed Cai Nan's surname very early and his name was Cai Bai. In Cai's family, Cai Bai's status is not lower than that of Cai Nan's three sons. Many of the Cai's family can't make it to the table. It’s said that Cai Bai personally took care of it, and it was clean. Zhao Gou, who was in charge of tracking Cai Nan, also gave some good comments. He thought it was worthy of the court’s efforts to attract and cultivate. If it is a military horse, then it can logically become a soldier available to the court.

Middle-aged eunuchs could never have access to such insider information, but there are so many things outside of the imperial eunuchs in this long-distance eunuch. I found him to have a heart-to-heart talk and told him to go to Lianghuai Dao to issue imperial edicts this time, and to act in secret, and the more weird thing was that the imperial edicts handed over to him were not one, but two! Only the boxes are slightly different. When the Bingbi **** handed over the two golden nan wooden boxes, a concealed trace was drawn on one of the boxes with his nails, saying that if Cai Nan's army stopped the Northern Liang cavalry, he would enact this box. If you lose, and you must be a miserable defeat, then you can open another box. If you are scribbled and pretend to make a big battle, in fact, in private, let the Beiliang iron rider swagger across the border, so you don’t need to open the two boxes. You should take a tour of Beijing, how to go and how to return, do not say anything, do not see anyone. But remember, no matter which decree it is, it must be promulgated after the war when the dust has settled and the situation is thoroughly seen, but not early, or even a few days at night! If you can’t wait for it, someone will help you.

So the eunuch, the **** who accompanied the court, got the hint of someone from Zhao Gou, and came to Cai Nan's camp in such a daze.

Cai Bai limped forward a few steps, bowed his fists and said in a low voice: "Final Cai Bai, I have seen my father-in-law."

The **** in the hall nodded and said in a shrill voice: "General Cai, Jiedu has not woken up your lord? If this is the case, it will be difficult to accept the order."

Cai Bai tried his best to conceal his sadness and whispered softly: "Return to the father-in-law, the foster father woke up once yesterday, but soon passed out again. Several army doctors and we sent people from Liuzhi County, Hezhou overnight. The horse geniuses who have been invited all say that the adoptive father has injured his internal organs this time, and even if he can wake up one day, he may not be able to charge again."

The **** asked calmly: "The horse genius doctor in Liuzhi County? But the horse family who had six or seven Ouchi imperial doctors from his ancestors?"

Cai Bo nodded and said: "Exactly."

The middle-aged **** snorted. In fact, after the genius doctor left Cai Nan’s camp, Zhao Gou secretly found him soon, and he had initially confirmed Cai Nan’s injury. It was indeed extremely serious and injured his internal organs. Ordinary people still have to lie down for a hundred days if they hurt their muscles and bones. What's more?

He finally showed a bit of sadness, and said with great emotion: "I never thought that Jidu was so badly injured, nothing else, just take Jidu to make adults lie down and listen to the decree. Our family believes that your Majesty will not blame it. Even if some punishments, it is our family's business, no matter what, even if you fight for your life, you will not let the loyalty of serving the country make the adults suffer the slightest grievance."

After Cai Bai heard the words, the tough guy who bleeds and does not cry on the battlefield, before the **** announces the decree, he has already thumped and knelt down, but he doesn't make a sound, as if he had suffered a great grievance, but he did not speak.

At this time, the middle-aged **** was really moved. If this young man made a little grateful move, then he would be suspicious. Cai Bai's temperament can be clearly recorded in Zhao Gou's secret files, and he is definitely not the kind of person who can flatter.

After the test, the **** moistened his throat and began to read the decree.

The characters are naturally good characters. They are not like the handwriting of any Huang Menlang of the Imperial Academy, but they are somewhat similar to the handwriting of the **** of his own palm seal.

The content of the imperial decree is very shocking, even the **** who was in the house was a little surprised, but he was well hidden, to the effect that the 10,000 cavalrymen of Beiliang left their jurisdiction and rushed to Guangling Road, acting on the decree. The imperial court originally wanted the Northern Liang cavalry to leave the country in a concealed manner at the end of the spring, and joined forces with the Southern Conqueror General Lu Shengxiang and the Minister of War Wu Chongxuan to inflict heavy damage on the Guangling rebels, striving to fight forever. Therefore, after hearing that Beiliang had sent troops early for no reason, the court had no time to inform Lianghuai, and this was the cause of this disaster.

Cai Bai suddenly raised his head, the tearful Bianjun Xiaojun, shocked, at a loss, unwilling, and even more resentful as a courtier of Liyang that shouldn't be expressed in all forms.

The middle-aged **** is very satisfied with the young man's performance, because this is the emotion of a normal person.

The **** who was secretly instructed by Zhao Gou did not rush to the bottom, but frowned and said gloomily: "Why, the general is dissatisfied?"

Cai Bai's face was painful, and finally his fists hit the hard ground. "The final general is absolutely not dissatisfied with the court! The final general only hates the Northern Liang King, why should he send troops early? Retreat ten thousand steps and say, since you Xu Fengnian With the imperial decree, why don’t you talk to your foster father and my army on the border of the Huai River? Is it because he can make a name for himself in the ruling and the opposition, so I have to use my soldiers from the Huai River as a stepping stone?! He Xu Fengnian is clearly righteous to me. My father has been holding hatred for many years, but the final general Cai Bai refused to accept it! If his future general can be alone in the army, he will definitely become a foster father and fight to death my brother..."

Blurred out of this, Cai Bai suddenly closed his mouth and lowered his head.

One was lying half-dead, and the other was kneeling and staring at the ground. No one in the tent was looking at him, so the middle-aged **** slightly hooked his mouth and said slowly: "Little general, we I see that the Cai family is full of loyalty, so I’m willing to tell you something that doesn’t preach six ears. There are some things, don’t put it on your mouth, just put it in your heart. After all, not everyone has a strict mouth like ours. ."

Cai Bo raised his head, wiped his cheeks with his arms, and nodded vigorously.

Is a clever person who is open-minded.

The middle-aged **** laughed, but when he thought of the activity that Zhao Gou wanted to do by himself, his expression was a bit solemn, but since the **** Bingbi had already laid the groundwork before, compared to the unexpected announcement of the decree just now, that The secret message that the Tao cannot be put into the pen is a bit reasonable.

Quickly stepped forward, holding the decree with one hand, and supporting the young general with the other. He looked kindly: "Our family also dare to make an exception. Let's not talk about the decree, the little general will take it."

When Cai Bo solemnly received the imperial decree with both hands, the **** lowered his voice and said: "Little general, in addition to the imperial decree in your hand, there is actually a secret decree from your majesty. Although there are not many words, you But listen carefully!"

After Cai Bo was surprised, he immediately knelt down again.

The middle-aged **** said solemnly: "The emperor seals the two Huai Rivers to make Cai Nan a loyal and righteous uncle!"

Cai Bai looked up this time, with a completely different look, of surprise and gratitude.

The **** carefully pondered his words, and slowly said: "There are some things that the little general knows in his heart. Our family is not a land fairy flying around, but just an **** with flat feet. Why can we do it for you today? The adoptive father brought this secret decree? Isn’t it the first time your Majesty learned that the Northern Liang barbarians sent troops ahead of schedule, he thought that your adoptive father and Lianghuai elites would bravely stop them? Just thought that there will be this day? Otherwise? Can your Cai family have this mighty secret of the emperor's grace? It is obvious that in your majesty's heart, he is extremely dependent on you and the Huai, and he is willing to be regarded as the pillar of the country."

Cai Bo faced the east, facing the direction of the Tai'an City, and slammed his head vigorously.

Next, there are no such polite greetings that eunuchs and Beijing officials often use. The **** will leave the camp and return to Beijing to return to life. Cai Bo will have to send someone to the father-in-law in a hurry to send something more valuable than silver. Good thing, but the middle-aged **** refused with a smile, and walked simply and neatly.

There are eunuchs in the world who are not greedy for money, but there are very few, and he is not. He is only able to be an eunuch, especially if the two eunuchs with palm seals are characters like Han Sheng Xuan Song Tanglu, he should understand that sometimes, To deal with some people, not charging money not only sleeps securely, but is actually more valuable than charging money.

After Cai Bai carefully put down the imperial decree, he limped and insisted on sending the middle-aged **** to the gate of the camp. He watched the big **** sit in the carriage and went away until he completely disappeared from the field of vision. He sat back on the small bench next to the bed in the lifeless camp, said nothing, his eyes gloomy.

A hoarse voice that shouldn't have appeared in the ears, "Boer, that **** is gone?"

Cai Bai didn't have any shock, nodded and said: "Foster father, I have gone far."

Cai Nan didn't move at all, only his lips moved. I wanted to sneer a few times, but it was really difficult. After all, the root of the disease has fallen. It is true, but the shot of the young king is very measured and very good. Pay attention to.

Same as the previous behavior of the 10,000 horsemen in Beiliang.

is to open the battle.

Rather than breaking the formation.

Are there dead soldiers on the two sides of the Huai River? Of course they were dead, and most of them belonged to Cai Nan's direct lineage, but it was very interesting here. It looked like the casualties were heavy, but in fact there were dead, but not many, and the injured were countless.

This kind of thing, if you are not a veteran who has experienced many battles, you will not understand the mystery.

But it should be said that Cai Nan had a good heart with Beiliang Iron Horse from the beginning, and he wronged him, the ambassador. At the beginning, Cai Nan really had a mortal heart to block the way. If not, he would not put his subordinates on First line.

The body is far from healed, but Cai Nan, who has recovered quickly, said smoothly: "Boer, it's hard for you to act like a rough person."

Cai Bai smiled bitterly: "Foster father, it is related to the life and death of our Cai family, how can Cai Bai not care? But to be honest, it is much harder than going to battle to kill the enemy."

Cai Nan asked: "What do you think after listening to the two imperial edicts?"

Cai Bai said with mixed feelings: "If it hadn't been known in advance that the Northern Liang would not be allowed to go south, and the strange behavior of the Northern Liang cavalry was behind, Cai Bai would really believe the eunuch's ghost today! "

Cai Nan, who was lying on the bed, looked straight at the top of the camp, "They say that the rabbit is dead and the fox is sad. Although I don’t know what our general thinks, I do have such thoughts. For so many years, I have watched Liyang deal with Beiliang. On the table, and those below the table, there are endless, inevitably drums in my heart. Why do you think that my foster father can always hold the military power at the border? Is it because Cai Nan has a great ability to lead soldiers? It’s small, but it’s really not that big. It’s a bit inferior to Lu Sheng’s and Xu Gong’s. The reason why he has been able to rise all the way and achieve a good performance is actually because of two people, one is the general and the other Still a general."

The last sentence sounds like nonsense, but Cai Bai knows that not only is it not nonsense, but the rich meaning in it is not only jaw-dropping, but also creepy.

The first general is the benefactor of the foster father, Gu Jiantang, the second great pillar of the Liyang Dynasty. The second general was the old Liang Wang Xu Xiao who was scolded for being a slaughter in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Cai Nan whispered: "But even if my heart is sad, but I, Cai Nan, respect the old emperor Zhao Li and the first emperor Zhao Dun. I only have awe of these two people. I don't have any other thoughts of rebelliousness. Why? Simple, they are amazing. Regardless of the internal reasons, after all, they can still suppress the two generals and the Manchu civil and military. Zhao Li can make Xu Xiao willing to help his old man fight the world and help Liyang fight the north. Recklessly guarding the world, after his death, we can let General Gu wear official robes instead of iron armor, and sit on the bench for twenty years in the cramped military headquarters. Zhao Dun is not bad, he wants that right. After the death of Zhang Shoufu, who was all over the world, Biyan'er died obediently. After Zhao Dun's death, he also left a lot of money for his son. It is a pity that although Zhao Dun has private grievances, he has never harmed national affairs in general. Seals can’t hold the scale, but for this kind of thing, you can’t say that the young emperor is really wrong. Such things in the world can only be interpreted as good luck. Having said that, I also believe that it is replaced by When Zhao Li is the emperor, Beiliang might not even have the idea of ​​sending troops to Guangling, but Zhao Dun will send the imperial decree into our hands sooner, and definitely won’t be so twitchy."

Cai Bai hesitated and said: "Although I don't like the young emperor very much, but if I am replaced, I am afraid it will only do worse."

Cai Nan said, "Zhao Zhuan is not bad, as long as he is given time, he can't say he will do better than his father and grandfather. But after all, he is still a bit tender. In addition, the blue eyes of today's temple is dead, Tan Tan Wong It seems to be the same, I guess it’s almost disheartened. Although there is still a Qi Yanglong left by the first emperor for us to leave Yang, but compared to this half-way out of the mountain, the Shangyin Xuegong grand ceremony wine, especially the mentor of Yuanbenxi Zhao Zhuan naturally trusted Chen Wang, who he pulled up with one hand. Unfortunately, at the same time that trust belongs to trust, at the critical moment, he would not place too much emphasis on Chen Wang’s opinions, because Chen Wang was young and the emperor was also young. There is nothing in the northwest. Xu Xiao and Beimang immediately fought over, and the temple did not have Yuanbenxi and Zhang Julu, and the problem also appeared. I guess if Zhao Zhuan could be more generous in the transportation of water, then Xu Fengnian would at least do the inexplicable dispatch of troops. A little superficial effort, such as sending someone to ask for an imperial decree with Tai'an City. It’s just that in the heart of the young emperor, he still hopes to use our two Huai frontier troops to weigh the weight of the Beiliang cavalry to see how much water there is. Now it’s all right, it’s a mess. , There is no seamstress like Biyaner in the court...As long as I think about this in the last two days, I feel a little sulking in my heart, anyway, it can be less."

Then Cai Nan sighed and said: "If Qi Yanglong and Huan Wen don't say a few fair words at this time, Li Yang is in a good situation, I am afraid it will really be a disaster."

Cai Bo doesn't know the answer.

Cai Nan didn't explain anything. Her voice was hoarse and low, and her voice was a little vague. Father didn’t really think through it, you can figure it out for yourself."

Cai Bai leaned forward and said in a low voice: "Foster father, you say, I will listen."

Cai Nan said in a calm tone: "'Defend the Beiliang Xu family, covertly guard Chen Zhibao, and be your border general. Important things can be expected.' This is the only thing the general gave me Cai Nan for so many years. A secret letter is an oral message, not written on paper."

Cai Bai's pale face became whiter in an instant, but soon a sickly flush appeared.

Cai Nan closed her eyes and said exhaustedly: "After dying once, it turns out that now, it seems that the young man surnamed Xu is interesting, and the others are just like that. By the way, Baier, When will you be able to lead the army after I actually receive the imperial decree of the uncle of loyalty and righteousness. As for whether you can be the governor or not, depending on your own ability, the adoptive father will not be of much help. Neither will you. Don’t persuade me, my foster father, maybe it’s not interesting anymore."

Cai Nan stopped talking, just opened his eyes.

The drums of the Spring and Autumn Wars are faintly in my ears, the gunsmoke of the Spring and Autumn Wars are faintly in my eyes, and my heart is vaguely reluctant to take care of life and death when I was young.

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During the Yonghui period, the world only knew that there was Zhang Lu and Gu Lu in the temple, and I did not know that there was a half-inch tongue counselor living on the edge of the palace. In the current year of Xiangfu, the civil and military officials still did not know that they were not far from Yuanbenxi’s residence. There was a blind resident in a secluded house. The surname was Lu, and there was only one close maid waiting for him. daily life.

On this day, a young man with a special identity came to Lu Xu’s residence. The former was both a guest and a host. Although he was the guest of this small courtyard, he was the host of Liyang.

When today, Zhao Zhuan was not wearing a dragon gown, with a jade belt and a green shirt, sitting opposite Lu Xu, who had secretly become a spy of the Chaotian brand.

On the table there is only a box of chess pieces and no chess board. This is a small habit of Lu Xu. Whether he is flipping through a book or thinking, he will place a box of chess pieces on his hand.

Zhao Zhuan's tone was indifferent, with a little blame in his words, "Why did Mr. Zhao not only order Zhao Gou to stand still? He even ordered local people from the rivers and lakes not to show up and stop the Northern Liang cavalry?"

Lu Xu, holding a Qinliang chess piece, moved his five fingers slightly, squeaking slightly, facing the anger of the prince of a country, the blind young man who had entered the center of the dynasty overnight had no expression and said slowly "The face of Liyang is not in such trivial matters, but the face of your Majesty is in the border wars of Liangliao, Beiliang and Lianghuai. If you say that your Majesty feels that everyone in the world can tolerate it, but tolerate it. No less than Xu Fengnian, so it is very simple for Lu Xu to use his will. It is very simple. Zhao Gou died a lot, but he is still a huge force in the local area. Let alone stop the scholars and the people from the rivers and lakes from making troubles. On the way to the south of the Northern Liang Cavalry, people from every state, every county, and every county came forward, and some people died under the Northern Liang’s swords and horses. What’s the hardship?"

Zhao Zhuan was silent, but the resentment between his eyebrows was unabated.

Lu Xu stretched out his arm and leaked a chess piece from the palm of his hand and fell on the table. "From the truth, say that a family has money and a warrior, and from a imaginary point of view, the people's will and the state of affairs and the general trend of the times, aside from the future harvest. At the moment, I use a little less. The Northern Liang cavalry marched southward this time. Although it was under the banner of Jing Nan to calm the chaos, in the hearts of civil and military officials, it was the wolf ambition, and in the eyes of the people of Central Plains, it was the young king of the clan. The current situation, the worst situation, is that Xu Fengnian colluded with Xi Chu. Regardless of the Beimang war, he reached an intent to split the Central Plains with Cao Changqing. For example, if Xu Fengnian married the female emperor Jiang Si in the future, he would exchange his left hand for his right hand. In the transition to the throne, the country name is still Chu, and the emperor’s surname is Xu. In the final analysis, it is still fat and water not flowing out of the field. Right?"

Zhao Zhuan nodded sullenly and said: "It's exactly what Mr. said."

Lu Xu smiled and said: "Only speaking, your Majesty asks himself, will Beiliang turn against it?"

Zhao Zhuan shook his head and said: "This won't be true. The northern Liang border army has a hundred thousand dead in front of the border, and only more than 10,000 cavalry have gone to Guangling behind. Beiliang will not turn back."

Lu Xu dropped a few more chess pieces on the table, "If this is the case, the court should not force Beiliang to rebel, and at the very least, don't come forward by yourself. Let Beiliang and Beimang fight to the end. Guangling Caoliang , You want? Then give it to you, the hero who died in the war, you Xu Fengnian can't bear to ask the court for it? But the court also gave it to you. In the second Lianghuai battle, you may not have enough troops? Nan’s army, the court lends you. Cai Nan is not enough, and Jizhou has the soldiers and horses of the two lieutenants Han Fang and Yang Huchen to lend you together."

Zhao Zhuan frowned.

Lu Xu calmly said: "The imperial court should not be thinking about how to beware of Beiliang, but about how to separate Beiliang from the Xu family. Don’t hope that the second generation of the Xu family will still be unfaithful to the court. It’s not the opposite, but to think about how to make the Beiliang young and strong generals not have the slightest heart of disobedience, and to make them and the entire Beiliangdao sincerely believe that Beiliang is the northern Liang in the territory of Liyang, and the Xu family is just Helping the imperial court to manage and rule Beiliang, even if one day there is no Xu’s iron cavalry in Northern Liang, but even if Liang Mang’s war is unfavorable, everyone from officials to the people in Northern Liang has a retreat, and Northern Liang has no place to stand. Let them retreat to Lianghuai, Shuzhao, or even Jiangnan all the way with peace of mind."

Zhao Zhuan's brows were slightly loosened, "It really can be so, it doesn't matter if the Xu family is against it?"

Lu Xu smiled dumbly: "Your Majesty, remember that it is still too early if you want Beiliang Xu's house to become a source of water without a source. First, rely on the meticulous operation of the court and be willing to give it to Beiliang first. Second, rely on the next Thirdly, the people’s hearts of Beiliang lean towards the imperial court. The imperial court can no longer recognize him as an uncivilized Northern Liang barbarians, and shall not restrain Liangdi scholars on the matter of imperial examination merits. Fourth, rely on Northern Liang officials with a foothold in the temple. You can’t live without Sun Yin, Yao Baifeng, and you can’t have only Jin Lanting and his ilk. Wuji Liyang quickly let Xu Gong, Lu Sheng, and Song Li, who are innocent and useful generals, stand out, quickly end the war in Guangling, and don’t think about it anymore. Reduce the power of the local military commander to death. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Once the military commander is completely speechless in Liyang, the Beimang army is still in the north without harming the roots. Is it still only relying on the Xu family to fight in the end? Rely on', isn't it a joke?"

Zhao Zhuan picked up the chess pieces that had been missed from Lu Xu's hands from the table one by one, clenched them vigorously, and fell into thought.

Zhao Zhuan subconsciously imitated the actions of the blind young man, and the chess pieces in his palms rubbed against each other. "In the final analysis, does the sir wants the court to retreat?"

Lu Xu didn't hesitate to say something rebellious, "I want your Majesty to retreat as progress."

Zhao Zhuan smiled, it is strange that the young emperor is obviously not angry.

Lu Xu asked suddenly: "Is it not surprising that your Majesty, with the eyes of Zhang Julu and Yuan Benxi, why can't I think of this superficial method of drawing a salary from the bottom of the pot?"

Zhao Zhuan's heart was shocked, and he laughed and said: "I only know that Mr.'s handwriting is by no means superficial."

Lu Xu released the palm of his hand, and the chess piece crashed onto the table. "The two seniors just couldn't think about it. I believe that all the layout of the two at that time was mainly for the two people in Beiliang, not Xu Fengnian. The same prescription, Used in different places, the effect is completely opposite."

Zhao Zhuan wondered: "Who else can anyone besides Xu Xiao?"

Lu Xu raised his head, expressionless.

Zhao Zhuan was stunned, "Chen Zhibao!"

Lu Xu’s words became more and more shocking to the world. "In the early years, no one would have thought that Xu Fengnian would really succeed in hereditary replacement. However, with the two talents of Zhang Shou and Fu Yuan, they can still make up for the prison. It is a pity that Emperor Xian did not give Zhang Julu a chance, Your Majesty. You did not give Mr. Yuan a chance."

Zhao Zhuan's face is gloomy.

Lu Xu "looked at" the young emperor, "In fact, your Majesty came to Xingshi to inquire about the crime this time. I was furious at why I, after Lu Xu took over Zhao Gou's power, dared to'cut first and then play', and arbitrarily appoint Cai Nan as a loyal uncle? "

Zhao Zhuan laughed instead, "In the beginning, there were indeed both upsets and anger, and even the idea of ​​killing people was moved. But after listening to Mr.'s digressions, I was relieved, but I don't want this kind of thing to be the first. Two times."

Lu Xu shook his head calmly and said: "There will be no more. Your Majesty’s trust in me is almost exhausted. After all, Lu Xu has only one head."

Zhao Zhuan stopped his movements and said with emotion: "Sir, I can promise you, as long as your husband is dedicated to strategizing for my Liyang, even if one day Mr. commits a capital crime, I can tolerate it and tolerate it once! If the husband does not believe me , I can go to the ancestral temple and swear to the ancestors of the Zhao family..."

Lu Xu hurriedly waved his hand and smiled: "No, your majesty is a good emperor. I am sure of that. Otherwise, Lu Xu, a blind man who is destined to be unable to rise in his career, would be willing to come to Tai'an City?"

Zhao Zhuan asked in a low voice: "Sir, I also know that there are some questions that should not be asked, and whenever a courtier answers the question of the monarch in the history books, it never ends well, but I still hope that Mr. can be honest with each other."

Lu Xu said calmly: "Since your majesty does not have many princes, then you should ask me on the temple, who can succeed Qi Yanglong as the first assistant of the dynasty? Do you tolerate the first assistant on the eyelids? My Majesty, has grown into a standing emperor like Zhang Julu with no political opponents in the court? If you ask, do you mean that your Majesty is unwilling to rest assured even Chen Wang? Then your Majesty is really lonely."

Zhao Zhuan said sincerely: "It's not that I don't believe in Chen Wang."

Lu Xu didn’t comment, and said to himself: “The only candidate is Chen Wang. There is no doubt. Yan Chiji, Sun Yin, Fan Changhou, Li Jifu, these five people, each has fatal flaws, and they are not as promising.' "Perfect" Chen Wang. In their previous transitional stage, such as Yin Maochun, Zhao Youling, Han Linzhi and his ilk, but the first assistant of the "short-lived ghost" for three to five years is not worth mentioning."

Zhao Zhuan stretched out his palms and looked down at the chess piece, "I suddenly became cheerful."

Zhao Zhuan suddenly raised his head and smiled: "Mr. Can you still have chess pieces for me?"

Lu Xu smiled and said: "Nothing."

Zhao Zhuan clenched his palms and stood up and said, "Then I can accept these chess pieces~IndoMTL.com~Lu Xu stood up, "Then I won't give them away. "

Zhao Zhuan laughed and said: "I don't need to send me out, but we will continue to send the pieces in the future, and we will fight for the monarch and the minister. At the end of our lives, we will sit face-to-face like today and slowly count the pieces. Let’s talk about the past, putting them back into the box one by one, it’s so happy!"

Wait until Zhao Zhuan leaves quietly.

The maid Xinghua who followed Lu Xu from Jing'an Palace to the capital suddenly found that her husband was sitting in distress, but at some point there was a lone chess piece on the table, which was not given to Emperor Zhao Zhuan.

She asked curiously: "Why did the sir keep one for himself?"

Lu Xu whispered: "Not for myself, but for someone."

The woman was horrified.

Lu Xu stretched out his finger and lightly pressed it on the chess piece, "Repay it with a scholar!"

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