bright sheath

At the beginning of October, there are still five days before the wedding, and the people from the Ministry of Rites have come several times, and the threshold of the princess mansion is almost leveled by them. There are a few bright red wedding dresses on the table in the middle of the room. Chen Yunyu just glanced at the one who came to try the size and then ignored it.

On the second day of October, Chen Yunyu was invited into the palace. The palace people came and went, and put on him a heavy royal dress, a jade pendant on his waist, and a crown on his head. He was so bulky that he could hardly move his feet. He even treated the surrounding palace people with courtesy.

On the third day of October, dark clouds covered the sky, and it was as dark as night. Chen Yunyu stood in front of the window with a normal expression in her green clothes, and said in her heart: "The black clouds overwhelm the city and the city is about to be destroyed, and the armor shines on the golden scales of the sun. Unexpectedly, God is also a good thing." He even knew that there was going to be a war.

That night, the children in the capital were crying loudly, it was extremely hot and humid, and the breath was full of hot and humid vitality. Even several houses burned candles all night, and entered the capital according to this ominous atmosphere.

"Report!"

The sound of horseshoes spread from the north to the capital. When the people were sleeping soundly, the palace gate suddenly opened wide, and the exhausted messenger was let in. At night, the palace was brightly lit, as bright as day. A minister who only wore one sock walked into the palace with his black gauze cap.

"You mean that Northern Wu has rebelled?" Emperor Jing, who was leaning on the dragon chair, finally sat up straight, still a little uncomfortable, looking at the minister who was called into the palace overnight and asked back in disbelief.

"Why did he rebel, why did he rebel?" He seemed to be in a hurry, and asked two nonsense.

The ministers all lowered their heads and remained silent, all looking cautious for fear of offending Longyan.

"Speak, are you all dumb? What did you do earlier? At this time, they hit our border and said they were rebellious. The person sent to investigate, didn't they just report to me that Princess Beiwu is normal. Is the relationship between the princes and sons harmonious, is this what you mean by harmony? Harmonious enough to stab us in the back?" Emperor Jing was in a hurry, and scolded all his officials bloody.

Jiang Changping stood up wiping his forehead and said: "The emperor appeases his anger. The most important thing now is to calm the chaos. The people on the border have gone through many twists and turns, and now they must be miserable. I hope that your majesty will make a decision early to give the people a place to live and give me a peace." .”

Hearing that Emperor Jing's anger really subsided, he suppressed his anger and went straight to the topic: "Li Qing's family, tell me, who is the right person to send to this battle?"

Li Mizhi, Minister of the Ministry of War, thought for a while and asked, "Is the son still living in the eldest princess's mansion?"

"Inappropriate!" Without even thinking about it, Emperor Jing rejected this idea, "Yunyu's wedding is coming soon, so it is not appropriate to send troops at this time."

"I think that with the current situation, there are already too many marriages to do." Li Mizhi quietly raised his head and glanced at him.

Emperor Jing frowned, as if he was thinking, and said: "Is there no other candidate?"

All the senior officials looked at each other, their minds were all blank, and suddenly a figure appeared in Emperor Jing's mind, and the scene of Zhou Shimou with half-white hair in the court hall, which seemed to be "convicted by the old minister", appeared in his mind...

"If Aiqing is still here at this time, how wonderful it would be..."

Jiang Changping stood in front of him, and instantly understood what he meant, while Li Mizhi's face changed slightly, and he said: "The son just returned after defeating Wu Wu, and his power is still there, so he is the best candidate."

Emperor Jing glanced at him coldly, and said: "Dare to ask Aiqing, Manchu civil and military, can you still find a second candidate?"

Li Mizhi immediately knelt down and confessed his guilt: "I am guilty of my crime, and it is because I am not strict in my rule that I have no generals in the court..."

"That's all... this march, you also go, and don't come back until you don't wipe out Beiwu, understand?"

"Your Majesty..." Li Mizhi was a little astonished, and looked up at Emperor Jing.

"My Majesty, Mr. Li is currently working on the training of the three armed forces. It would be inappropriate to leave Mr. Li at this time." Wang Zhongqin, the right deputy capital censor of the Inspectorate, came out and said.

"Isn't it? What's wrong? I think they are used to it. One or two have nothing to do except stay in the army. What else can they do except hunt a few rabbits in the encircled area? This is inseparable." Is it Li Aiqing?" Emperor Jing put his hands behind his back and his face was slightly angry, and an unnatural flush appeared on his face.

"That's not what I mean!"

"Don't talk about it, it's settled like this. Since it was Li Aiqing who fought back then, you will lead the whole army this time. I believe Li Aiqing can win thousands of miles no matter whether it is a peace or a war." Emperor Jing waved his sleeves and made the final decision.

"My minister...takes orders."

Chen Yunyu got the news in the early morning, and Xu felt a little guilty. Emperor Jing also specifically asked Li Mizhi not to disturb people at night, and did not inform him until the three armies were assembled. At this time, Princess Beiwu was under house arrest in the inner palace...

This time the departure was extremely low-key, Emperor Jing was still angry, and failed to cheer up the three armies in front of the palace gate, so the group left in a deserted manner, and couldn't even raise the flag on the horse, Chen Yunyu ignored Li Mizhi all the way , the two of them have a front and a pair, and gradually two forces are born.

The closer to the border, the more serious the situation was. There were many hungry people on the roadside, and there were many children.

That day, the three armies camped two hundred miles south of Juyongguan. Li Mizhi saw Chen Yunyu staring at the battle map and meditating silently, so he asked, "What advice do you have for this son?"

"The main general is Lord Li, why should you ask me?" Chen Yunyu said in a calm tone without raising her head.

"...It's Li who talked too much."

"Ah."

"..."

After hitting the iron plate twice, Li Mi lifted the curtain angrily and went out.Chen Yunyu inside still had a calm expression, thinking, Yanchi, if you were here, how would you fight?By the way, what did he fight, and he didn't really come to fight this time, Chen Yunyu smiled, suddenly felt that he was used to being treated like a dog, suddenly he became a human being and couldn't speak human language.

This time the Northern Wu march took a long way, as far away from Daxia as possible, and arrived near Juyongguan after twists and turns, and captured Huailai with lightning speed. Huailai was difficult to defend and easy to attack, but the 15 troops of the Northern Wu Without the slightest timidity, the strong walls and clear fields have the meaning of fighting against the wall.

Did his letter annoy them?It would be great if that was the case.

That night, Li Mizhi sent 2000 troops to ambush the outer camps of Northern Wu, but unexpectedly, Northern Wu also wanted to take advantage of the chaos, so the two groups collided and fought to the death. Li Mizhi was furious when he learned that the entire army was wiped out. His beard flew off, but out of the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Chen Yunyu lowering his head and curling his lips, and said angrily, "What do you mean, sir, is it so funny that our army's defeat is so funny?"

Chen Yunyu responded indifferently: "I finally know how General Zhou died. I obviously didn't say a word, but Mr. Li said that I laughed at the soldiers. As soon as the upper and lower lips were closed, the words came out. They said that swords have no eyes. In my opinion Nothing can compare to Master Li's nonsense."

"You!" Li Mi's face turned pale with anger, and he was speechless at what he said.

"My lord, you don't need to say too much. You can't say that I can't say anything to your lord. If your lord says I'm treasonous, it's not good. It's better for me to go to the front to fight. Lord Li just wait here." After finishing speaking, he continued He just smiled and walked away lightly.

When entering Huailai City, Chen Yunyu didn't bring any soldiers with him, but he didn't expect that it was Shi Junfeng, Prince of the Northern Wu Dynasty who led the soldiers. When he saw Chen Yunyu, he threw the letter in his hand on the ground, and said coldly, "This letter is not from my emperor." My sister wrote it, what the hell are you doing, Chen?"

"Ah~ I was discovered," Chen Yunyu spread her hands indifferently, and said casually, "That's right, I was the one who wrote the letter. I want to make a deal with Bei Wu, so it's up to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." , this son thought that my position was very clear when I came here alone."

"Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you?" Shi Junfeng was dressed in military attire, his eyes were the same as those of Princess Jiahe, and he stepped down the steps and pointed his sword at Chen Yunyu.

"I thought you wouldn't do this," Chen Yunyu gently pushed aside the tip of the sword, and wrote lightly, "Now that this step has been reached, Northern Wu has already gained the reputation of being a proactive person, and Da Chen still has an alliance with Da Xia , Your Highness thinks that you guys have a slight chance of winning."

Shi Junfeng stared at him fiercely, hating him to the bone, wishing to have him skinned and cramp... This is the person who wrote a letter in the name of Mu Xue, saying that she had been humiliated in Dachen and reduced to being a child for the crown prince. At the level of a concubine, his father loves his daughter eagerly, and decided to send troops immediately despite all opinions, but now he finds that everything is a trap. The husband-in-law is Chen Yunyu, the eldest son of Liaodong.

"why?"

"No reason, I don't want to marry, neither does Lingmei, and she doesn't even want to live. Instead of wasting her life, it's better to burn the boat and seek a permanent peace."

"...What does it mean that she doesn't want to live, and what does eternal peace mean?" Shi Junfeng gritted his teeth earnestly, his eyes were almost bleeding.

"I have to ask Lingmei about this... As long as Northern Wu is defeated in this battle, I will guarantee you a hundred years of peace."

Shi Junfeng sneered: "Why are you so sure, you are not even the chief general."

Chen Yunyu said calmly, "Yes, you are right, I am just a mere prince, at least for now."

At this point, Shi Junfeng's eyes suddenly changed, and he looked behind him, and there was nothing there. It turned out that this was the reason why he came here alone.

"Are you trying to usurp the throne?" He said in shock.

"Why are you so surprised? Just as your father sent troops to help the princess of your country, I also have someone I want to protect."

"How can you bear such a rebellious thing?" He still had some doubts.

"Treason? There is no such thing as treason... I have no righteousness in my heart, and my righteousness is him. If I can't even protect him, what is the use of my righteousness."

He was unbelievably calm from the beginning to the end, and he finally said what was in his heart, that person's pain, that person's struggle, from this moment on, he will bear it all.You have no revenge, I come, you can't bear to trample on it, I come, I only want you to live, live freely, those imprisoned past, I will smash them all for you.

For a moment, Shi Junfeng seemed to feel his strength, and couldn't help asking: "What should I do?"

"retreat!"

"anything else?"

"Kill... at least a thousand people..."

"...The killing you said meant that I, Wu Bing, committed suicide?" Shi Junfeng looked astonished.

Chen Yunyu said coldly: "You can also not kill, and use the corpses of soldiers who died earlier to create false appearances, but I don't recommend you to do this. Firstly, this action will take a long time and easily leave loopholes. Secondly, although Li Mizhi has no skills, But the mind has grown a little longer, I still advise you to make a quick decision."

He closed his eyes in pain, and said after a while, "How do you ensure that the peace you mentioned can be realized?"

"To be honest, I don't have the slightest confidence, I only have a unwilling heart. For you, the lives of thousands of soldiers are at stake, but for me, the lives of all my close people are at stake. You are more eager to succeed."

"Okay, I believe you! I only hope that you can promise me one thing, Mu Xue... I also hope that the prince will do his best to keep it safe. No matter what the prince wants afterwards, I, Northern Wu, will give it to me."

Chen Yunyu nodded after thinking for a while, he stretched out his hand towards him, the two of them clapped their hands together, and the next moment Chen Yunyu turned around and left.

Looking at his thin back, Shi Junfeng fell into deep thought. Is it right for him to do this? Human life is not a trade. If he ruined thousands of people like this, is it worth it...

It was quiet in the empty tent, and there was no response, and all tortures have been buried in the bottom of my heart since then.