Your Majesty will suffer

At five o'clock, before dawn, the gates of Yanzhou City were slowly opened. The wind was bitter, and the gates of the city were a little deserted early in the morning.

Not long after, a group of people and horses came slowly from the direction of the state government office. The sound of horseshoes hitting the bluestone road was very clear in the silent morning.

Outside the city, the official road is almost deserted, and the surrounding fields are quiet, except for the sound of horseshoes, only the squeaky sound of wheels can make people feel a little bit angry.

Inside the car, the curtains were clearly drawn tightly, but the cold wind came from nowhere, making people feel chills on their backs.Zhaoming shrunk his neck, shook his head helplessly, and took a thick cloak from his hand to cover the man with his eyes closed.

The man felt his slightly stiff body move, and slowly opened his eyes: "Where are you?"

Zhaoming replied, "It's less than ten miles since I left Yanzhou City!"

Yue Ling thought for a while, and said: "Is Zhang Fang still with you? Tell him to go back, don't send him off again!"

Zhaoming responded, and lifted the curtain to leave.

After a while, I felt that the car stopped, and I thought it was Zhang Fang who came to say his majesty's speech.He stretched out his hand to open the thick car curtain, but what he saw in front of him couldn't help but surprise: how could it be him? !

The man smiled: "Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven has no jokes!"

Yue Ling sighed, and looked sideways at Zhang Fang: he also looked stunned.

Before leaving this morning, I didn't promise to tell him because I was afraid that the man would be entangled, but unexpectedly he was prepared!Forget it, since it's here, let him go. After all, the Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and with him by your side, you won't feel deserted.

The fast journey from Yanzhou to Yanzhou will take less than half a month. For Yu Yueling, the only thing that is gratifying at the moment is that his 20 troops are approaching the city of Xingqing!And Jin Guo raided Heishan Town, and Yu Tuobawen was hit hard!Although he is wild, he has not lost his mind too much. Although he asked Jin Guo for help earlier, because he has always been a snake and a mouse, he is capricious, and he may also know that he is begging in danger. !Therefore, the heart of guarding against others has not been taken lightly, or it may be a plan for the future, and there are still heavy troops garrisoned in the north, not daring to be empty!Because Jin Guo wants to win the second town of Heishan and Heishui, he may have to go through many twists and turns, which is good news for Daliang.

Along the way, Yue Ling's mood was still not very good, probably because of what Nan Gongji said the day before yesterday.Since he is the instigator and the chief culprit, Nangong Ji should have stayed close to his side, offering good words of forgiveness, and comforting the Sacred Heart!Unexpectedly, it was not the case!In the past few days, it seems that there is only one person he has been in close contact with, and that is old man Chu!

But it is said that this old man came back from the state of Jin, and he should have rewarded him for his merits, but he refused to accept it. He only asked for a visit to the Xiguan battlefield.Although everyone was puzzled, they had no choice but to follow him because they had made up their minds.

The old man was old and weak and couldn't ride a horse, so Nan Gongji allowed him to ride with him, and the two of them avoided talking for a long time, and they didn't know what they were discussing secretly.

After a few days, Zhao Ming gradually became suspicious: Nangong Ji always turns around the official's house when he has nothing to do, why did he change his sex for no reason this time?Could it be that he saw that the official was in a bad mood and was afraid of offending Tianyan, so he deliberately avoided it?But when I think about it carefully, I feel that it doesn't make sense.Ask Zhang Lingqi privately again, but if I don’t want him to hem and haw, I don’t know what to say!It is expected that there must be hidden secrets in it, and the doubts in my heart naturally become deeper.Yue Ling turned a blind eye to it, but Wen Zhaoming brought it up intentionally or unintentionally, and just dismissed it lightly, seemingly not paying attention.

Besides, this journey went smoothly for a long time, but when we arrived at Fenzhou, there was a heavy snowfall, so it was delayed for two days, and we arrived in Yanzhou on the fifth day of December.

Although there is a war, there is an endless flow of people entering and leaving Yanzhou City, in groups of three or four, and occasionally one can be seen on the road alone. Although they are all in a hurry and dusty, they are mostly smiling!No wonder, half a month later will be New Year's Eve, although the war is still going on, the victory is almost certain, and the war is burning far away in Xingqing Mansion, so in Yanzhou City, there is no problem.

Looking at the bustling people outside the car, Zhaoming secretly sighed in his heart: At the end of the year and the end of the year, ordinary people can also go home to enjoy their family relationships, but the emperor in front of him has to travel thousands of miles to the battlefield to shoot arrows in person, which is really lamentable .

The royal driver is here, so don't make a big fanfare!So it was the same as when he was in Yanzhou, and the pick-up was done in secret.

According to Du Yunzhi's report on the battle situation at this time, Tuoba Wen personally oversaw the defense of Xingqing Mansion. Although there were less than 3 defenders in the city, the previous siege was not smooth, and there were heavy casualties in the past few days. What's more, the previous battle of Xiping Mansion took three months. Fortunately, the imperial conquest personally boosted morale, and it was successful!Let's say that the morale is at its peak right now, and it can be said that it has the upper hand if you can't celebrate it for a long time. At the beginning of the new year, the army may feel homesick, and it's not surprising that the morale will turn from high to low!

Yue Ling heard this, and immediately decreed: Move to Xiping Mansion the next day!Supervise the battle nearby, reward the army at the same time, use the picture to cheer up, and go down to celebrate!

Tired all the way, and will set off for the north again tomorrow morning, Yue Ling is really exhausted, I don't have the heart to do anything else, take a bath and change clothes, and take a nap while it's still dark.

After dinner, it was already time to rest, but Zhao Ming, uncharacteristically, stood by his side with his arms down, seemingly leaving without any intention.

Feeling helpless, Yue Ling slowly walked into the inner room.

Zhaoming was still by his side, as if probing, "Going north tomorrow, who will accompany you at the official's request?"

Yue Ling looked sideways: "Why don't you ask me bluntly how to arrange Nangong Ji?"

Zhaoming was taken aback, showing embarrassment.

But Yue Ling sneered: "I want to accompany Nangong Ji, do you think it's inappropriate?"

Zhaoming didn't hesitate any more at the moment, he quickly bowed and said: "The officials think twice, I really think this is inappropriate!"

While sitting down on the edge of the bed, Yue Ling seemed to be careless: "Why?"

Zhaoming said: "One is that the son of Nangong is a foreign minister after all, and he may cause criticism if he goes north with his car; the other... is that the son of Nangong has behaved strangely recently, which is really unusual..."

Yue Ling smiled and said: "You mean he often hangs out with the old man Chu? But that old man is just a carpenter, and the two of them are together, what can be wrong?"

Zhaoming said anxiously: "Although the old man Chu is a craftsman, he possesses unique skills, and when he uses them properly, he should not be underestimated!"

Yue Ling shook his head: "I already know about this matter, so you don't need to be overwhelmed. Although Nan Gongji's behavior is different, he definitely doesn't have the intention of harming me. As for old man Chu, he is definitely not a treacherous person! Although you have It's human nature to guess, and it's supposed to be safe, but in my opinion, it's an overthinking!"

Zhaoming wanted to argue again, but the official had folded his clothes and fell on the bed. It seemed that he was really tired, but he still didn't forget to say: "What Nan Gongji did recently has hidden secrets. I don't intend to know. If you decide to If you want to investigate, you don’t need to report to me. It’s just that since he avoids people, presumably it’s because of something that is not very elegant, if you find out the truth, you must save him three points of face, and don’t spread it to the outside world!”

When he left the room, Zhao Ming quietly frowned and thought to himself: from what you said, could it be that the officials have already found out the mystery of this, and they just don't want to reveal it for a while?If so, should we delve into this matter, or let it go?It's really embarrassing.