It's better to fall in love than seize the heir

For such a long time after Liang Yan set off on the expedition, one letter after another spread to the capital, all of which were reports of Yan Yunqi's great victory, so that everyone in the capital, from the emperor's officials to the common people, was in the heart I am sure that there is no suspense in this battle, and I just wait for General Liang to lead Yan Yunqi to take Jinyang City again, and then he can leave the camp and return with glory.

Therefore, when the military report was sent back quickly, saying that Yan Yunqi's vanguard was poisoned and lost in the miasma forest, the entire capital exploded like boiling water.Not to mention that everyone in the streets and alleys was in panic all day long, but they were only worried that the situation in the Southwest would turn upside down again, even in the Golden Luan Hall, the emperor and all the officials were frowning again, and the atmosphere was extremely depressed for a while.

"How could it be like this... What a king of the Southwest, what a Deng Lei! It turns out that they still have this hand early, it is really unreasonable!"

The emperor sat high on the dragon chair, full of depression and anger in his heart, but the furrowed brows clearly revealed his inner anxiety.

Liang Yan was already the most suitable candidate for going to the Southwest among all the generals, and his impressive record in those days also proved that there was nothing wrong with this point.He had hoped that Liang Yan would be able to put down the Wanzhou rebellion as soon as possible, but he didn't expect to be under the feet of the Southwest King of Jinyang City, but he was unexpectedly caught by life.

The courtiers were also panicked, chatting in low voices back and forth to discuss a suitable solution.Since Liang Yan's life and death are still unclear, and Yan Yunqi lost his general and can no longer act rashly for a while, the situation in the southwest has finally become clear, and I am afraid that there will be another wave of fluctuations in the next few days.If a suitable candidate cannot be found as soon as possible to replace Liang Yan and go to Wanzhou to continue to put down the rebellion, I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable.

The emperor remained silent for a long while, his thoughtful eyes flicked across the generals, as if he was wandering around looking for the next general who could be the next general.However, after watching it for a long time, he still felt in his heart that no one could guarantee that he could turn the tide of the battle, and his complexion was gradually stained with a thick layer of worry.

"Father, time waits for no one, we still have to make a decision early, so as not to change Wanzhou later!"

Shen Zhuomin and Grand Master Xu looked at each other from afar, and exchanged glances with each other.He took a step forward, clasped his fists in a smooth manner, and there was also an unmistakable worry on his face, "Father, please make a decision as soon as possible!"

Grand Master Xu also took a step slowly from the head of the civil servants, with a dignified expression, "Your Majesty, what the third prince said is true. Since an accident happened to Yan Yunqi, we still have to send reinforcements to the southwest as soon as possible, so as not to let the previous situation suffer. The advantages that are easy to accumulate are destroyed in one go!"

The emperor's hand holding the armrest of the dragon chair tightened even more, with an uncertain expression on his face.

"Of course I know this truth...but who can take on this great task and lead the troops to the southwest?"

The Golden Luan Hall fell into a brief silence, and the unbearable silence slowly spread among the crowd with their heads bowed.

The emperor's complexion was even worse, he leaned forward slightly, and just about to say something again, two figures slowly appeared in the backlight outside the main hall door.

A slightly hoarse but extremely resolute voice came, although it was not loud, it resounded loudly in the dead hall.

"Father, my son is willing to invite you to go to the southwest to participate in the war!"

All the courtiers who had lowered their heads and held their breath just now were all taken aback for a moment, and after being surprised, they vaguely came to their senses.

This voice is...

They turned their heads in horror, and Shen Jinghe and Shen Zhuoxuan were stepping into the hall side by side.Although Shen Jinghe's face was still a little pale, his eyes as calm as a lake and his lips that were just closed all showed who said those words just now.

"Please forgive my son for being late!"

Before the officials whose expressions had changed could fully react, the two of them knelt down in the hall first, kowtowing to the emperor to plead guilty.The forehead was pressed heavily against the ground in the hall, covering the expressions on the faces of the two of them.

"Father convened a meeting, how dare you come so late..." Shen Zhuomin was the quickest to react, raised his eyebrows, and turned around to criticize with disapproval.

However, the emperor was in no mood to worry about the time when they came to see them. On the contrary, what Shen Jinghe said just now made him even more surprised and shocked.He impatiently interrupted Shen Zhuomin's words with a wave of his hand, and frowned and looked at the audience.

"Jinghe, do you know what you were talking about just now?"

"Returning to the emperor's words, the minister has indeed thought it over clearly, so he dared to say this in the Golden Luan Hall."

"Think clearly?" Grand Master Xu asked in a deep voice, "Sixth prince, please forgive me for saying this, you have never had experience in leading troops. If you go so rashly this time, I'm afraid the result...is not tolerable." Optimistic?"

Shen Jinghe slowly raised his head from the ground, without giving him half of his eyes, his eyes, which seemed to be frozen and unable to see a single bit of emotion, looked back to the seat without blinking or avoiding.

"Father, although my son's martial arts cannot be said to be the best in the world, but it is more than enough to serve the country and kill the enemy on the battlefield. Not to mention the past few years, my son has never slackened in reading and learning the art of war Before General Liang set off on the expedition, Erchen also discussed with him the route to be taken in the western expedition and the map of Shuichuan in the southwest. If you talk about General Liang's strategy when he deployed Wanzhou earlier, I am afraid that the court will No one knows better than Erchen."

"But..." The emperor's brows were still furrowed, and there was still a bit of distrust in his eyes.The matter of the Western Expedition was of great importance, even though he could not find a candidate to replace Liang Yan for a while, he did not dare to entrust this task to Shen Jinghe so easily.

"Father, and the most important point, it is also the reason why I think I must go this trip."

Shen Jinghe knelt straight on the main hall, his back straight like a green bamboo that cannot be pressed down by heavy snow, "As your heir, if I can represent you to the southwest at such a critical juncture, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing?" Can the anxious soldiers calm down, gather their morale again, and launch a charge again? If I personally bring your concern and care for the soldiers in the southwest, I think the soldiers will only be more encouraged and courageous If you move forward sharply, isn't it more certain to win the game?"

"This……"

The emperor seemed a little shaken by his persuasion.Shen Jinghe's words were indeed not unreasonable. If Beijing could send a prince to supervise the army at such a critical moment of life and death, it would definitely be of great benefit to the improvement of the morale of the soldiers.The former dynasty often sent royal family and nobles to accompany them during the battle, and the reason for taking it was the same.

"Your Majesty, the general is willing to lead the soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion to accompany the sixth prince all the way to the southwest to assist Yan Yunqi!"

A voice like a bell suddenly came loudly from the ranks of generals.Everyone looked sideways, and a tall and burly young man stepped forward with his fists clasped, his face also showing an indomitable spirit——

It was Lin Jifeng, the general of the Shenwu Battalion who promoted the Fourth Princess earlier.

Shen Jinghe was slightly surprised when he heard the words, he glanced at Lin Jifeng without showing any trace, but saw that he was nodding his head affirmatively.

Lin Jifeng?why would he...

Before he could forcefully suppress the chaotic emotions roiling in his head to sort out his thoughts, the emperor had already spoken before the two of them.

His eyes turned back and forth between the two of them a few times, thinking that there is no better solution in the court, he gritted his teeth and said, "Then I will pass on my will! Serve as the deputy general to oversee the army, and go out together to suppress the rebellion in the southwest, and we must take Jinyang City in one fell swoop!"

The civil and military ministers were all surprised, they never thought that the emperor would actually agree to this child's play proposal.Disapproval was heard from the crowd who had been silent just now, and several courtiers even intended to come forward to report, and the words of disapproval were about to be uttered loudly in the next second.

"That's enough!" The emperor was already agitated by the sudden battle report, but seeing His Royal Highness Jin Luan's crowds of people objecting, and some people really wanted to stand up to dissuade him, his heart became even more difficult to resolve. Angry, "I have made up my mind. Since you have such objections, do you want me to remove the position of the sixth prince and replace you with yourself?"

As soon as these words came out, the people who were just about to move forward and tried to dissuade them were all dumbfounded, and they dropped their hands and returned to the queue angrily.Not to mention that they didn't know anything about how to march and fight. If they were forced to go to the battlefield, they might either be killed by the hot and humid climate in the southwest, or they would die early on the battlefield where the battles were fought.

Thinking about it this way, since the sixth prince is willing to take on this task that is even more thankless than before, then let him do it too.If he was really on the battlefield, it would also make them lose an opponent that they were afraid of.

So this proposal, which seemed almost unbelievable, was approved amidst the people's ulterior motives. The emperor made a few more brief explanations, and then waved his hand to make everyone leave.He had a severe headache these past few days, and he didn't have the time to pay more attention to the courtiers' arguments, so he only let Lin Jifeng and Shen Jinghe arrange their armaments and set off as soon as possible, and they also left accompanied by the servants.

After leaving the Golden Luan Hall, Shen Jinghe walked out of the palace expressionlessly, ignoring the whispers of the courtiers behind him and the worried eyes of his subordinates.God knows how much effort he spent just now, not losing his composure on the spot when talking about Liang Yanzhi in the court, and leaking out the pain that almost crushed his whole body.

That person's name has become a bone knife, and every time he says it, he will tear and add a deep mark to his heart.However, how can he teach himself not to think about him, every time the breeze brushes over the eyebrows, eyes and nose, it seems to be gently caressed by the familiar warm fingertips.

Shen Jinghe's steps were a little unsteady, he collected himself, managed to break free from the deep black water that almost covered his ears and nose, restrained himself and continued to walk straight forward without looking back.

"Your Highness Six!"

Suddenly there was a hasty whisper from behind.Shen Jinghe stood still, and a figure approached at a trot.When she finally stood in front of him, she seemed a little embarrassed and wanted to comfort her, but she closed her mouth as if she was afraid of saying something wrong.

"General Lin." Shen Jinghe nodded to him, and took a deep breath to calm down his complicated mood.

Lin Jifeng quickly waved his hand, "Your Highness Sixth, you don't have to be so polite, just call me Jifeng."

"Then I'll call you Brother Lin." Shen Jinghe calmed down and spoke softly.

"That's fine, that's fine." Lin Jifeng nodded, glanced at the teahouse not far away, and whispered to him, "Your Highness Six... If you have nothing to do now, can you take the time to go to the teahouse in front with me? There is someone ...wanted to meet you."

Shen Jinghe was taken aback for a moment, but in the next second he quickly realized who he was talking about.Excitedly, he grabbed Lin Jifeng's arm, and realizing his abrupt movement, he hastily released his fingers, "Okay, of course. Let's go there now!"

Walking into the quiet room of the tea house, there is already a beautiful woman sitting on the seat by the window.Hearing the sound of footsteps, she instantly raised her head to look towards the stairs, and when she finally saw Shen Jinghe's moving face, the corners of her eyes also turned red quickly.

"Fourth Sister..." Shen Jinghe's voice trembled slightly, since Shen Rutang got married, they hadn't seen each other for many days.It is not easy for a woman to go out when she stays in the harem, plus he has been busy with the court affairs these days, after careful calculation, he really hasn't met Shen Rutang for a long time .

"Xiao Liu, are you okay? I heard..." Shen Rutang wiped the corners of her eyes, still trying hard to suppress the soreness in her heart, forced a smile, and didn't want Shen Jinghe to feel sad again because of her words, " No, it must be fine! Fourth sister believes in him, and also in you. "

Lin Jifeng himself had already quietly closed the door and walked out of the private room, leaving the reunion moment of the long-lost reunion to the two siblings, without disturbing them any more.

Shen Jinghe's eyes dimmed slightly for a moment, and soon he cheered up and looked back, his face was full of concern, "Well, thank you Fourth Sister... how are you doing these days?"

"I'm very good, Ji Feng is also very good to me, you don't have to worry about Fourth Sister." Shen Rutang pulled him to sit down, looking at his thinner face than before, his eyes were full of distress, "It's you... Alas, I'm such an adult, I don't know how to take care of myself."

Shen Jinghe pursed his lips and smiled lightly. He didn't say much, but it seemed that he suddenly remembered something, and a flash of realization flashed across his face.

"So Fourth Sister, at the Golden Luan Hall today, the reason why Brother Lin..."

"I just told him a few words. If he had no intention of going to the Southwest, he wouldn't be so easily persuaded by me." Shen Rutang patted the back of his hand with a soothing tone, "Don't worry , Ji Feng and Liang Yan also had friendship before, and this time something happened in the Southwest, he will never be less worried than me. I can rest assured that he can go all the way with you, and it will save you No matter what happens during the Western Expedition, there is no one who can help and come up with an idea."

"Fourth sister..."

Shen Jinghe was moved, he naturally knew that Shen Rutang must also be worried and concerned about letting Lin Jifeng go to the dangerous southwest.However, for the safety of herself and Liang Yan, she took the initiative to persuade Lin Jifeng to lead the troops, and she never showed a single bit of it on her face, so as not to make herself feel guilty for it.

He sighed softly in his heart.He has encountered so many things worth cherishing in his life. He knows that he can't repay them with words alone. All he can do is to try his best not to disappoint those who care about him.

"Fourth sister."

Shen Jinghe looked at Shen Rutang steadfastly, and spoke solemnly, like a prophecy or a promise.

"I will definitely bring them all back."

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