General

The horse galloped, rolled up the sand and dust all the way, a shadow guard in black held the reins tightly, and quickly passed through the desert covered with yellow sand and the snow-capped mountains, finally stepped into the city gate in the afterglow of the setting sun, and went straight to the city. Leaving the magnificent mansion of Prince Jing's Mansion.

Zheng Duo led the last army of Longxiao Kingdom to fight with Xuanming people in Chuansai Pass for only a few days, and the first battle report spread across mountains and rivers into the capital.

Lan Jing sat on the main seat with a stern expression, looking at the black figure kneeling in the main hall, frowning slightly.The man was raising his hands above his head, holding a somewhat damaged letter in his palm, staring at the velvet carpet in front of him with a solemn expression.

"Chuansai Pass... so soon..." Lan Jing moved her finger slightly, but she never dared to reach out to pick it up. The battle report came back so soon, it must have gone through a big battle, but the speed made him feel uncomfortable. Very uneasy, "So... lost?"

The shadow guard raised his head and glanced at Lan Jing in surprise, a moment of doubt flashed in his eyes, he paused for a moment, and then hastily and respectfully lowered his eyes and said: "Reporting to the lord, it is a good news. There were more than [-] enemies, and the Xuanming people were forced to retreat ten miles outside the pass."

"Really?!" Lan Jing snatched the battle report from the shadow guard, hastily tore off the wax seal, and carefully read it word by word.And outside the half-open hall door, a tall figure also walked in slowly against the blood-red sunset.

"You go down first and ask Ling Feng to come over." Li Xuan put the sword on the table casually, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and raised his chin at the cautious shadow guard.

The shadow guard quickly responded gratefully, bowed and quickly retreated to the outside of the hall.Prince Jing has been moody recently, so it's better not to seek death here.

"Is it good news?"

Li Xuan took off his thick black satin cloak and put it on the gantry frame, turned around and walked slowly in front of Lan Jing, raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice while taking the letter in his hand.

"Yes, according to the battle report, Zheng Duo attacked the enemy's vanguard by surprise, annihilating more than [-] enemies, and the remaining Xuanming army retreated ten miles outside the pass. Zheng Duo then led his troops to enter Chuansai Pass smoothly." Lan Jing tilted her head. Looking at Li Xuan, it seems that he still has doubts about this result.

"Old man, his ambition is thousands of miles..." Li Xuan slowly put the letter on the table, but his eyes gradually condensed on the twilight of the western mountains outside the window, "Zheng Duo's promise to fight against the enemy is not just the regent's intention, In fact, more, it is his own wish..."

Li Xuan smiled lightly, but the corners of his graceful mouth carried the fortitude of a soldier: "Protecting our country and innocent people may be our mission that will always be engraved in our bones. change……"

"That being said, when Zheng Duo arrived in the northwest, his first big victory was like this. I always feel that it wasn't just because of the sneak attack..." Lan Jing frowned, picked up the letter again, and used her fingertips to slowly While rubbing his hands, he speculated, "Could it be that the Xuanming people's journey was too smooth, and they were a little careless?"

"Your Highness is wise!"

A bright voice suddenly sounded outside the door, Ling Feng jumped into the hall, closed the mahogany carved door tightly with his backhand, and kowtowed with a smile, "This subordinate just got some incomplete news. Not interested in listening to it?"

"What news?" Lan Jing hooked her fingers, motioning for him to stand up and answer, but her eyes drifted to Li Xuan.

"I heard that General Zheng Duo got a batch of weapons of unknown origin on the way to the northwest, including a large number of mechanisms for cutting horse legs. Xuanming people are good at riding and shooting. These things were invented by Fengyu Kingdom to contain Xuanming cavalry. It’s not common in our country.” Ling Feng paused in a mysterious manner, and slightly raised his lips to look at Li Xuan, “Moreover, these institutions, judging from the craftsmanship and standard of production, can be confirmed to be from the Phoenix Feather Kingdom…”

"Phoenix Yu Kingdom?" Lan Jing pinched her chin thoughtfully, and asked with her head sideways, "Recently, I have never heard of any agreement between the imperial court and Feng Yu Kingdom. Could it be that Feng Yu people secretly help?"

"It's very possible." Li Xuan stood aside and thought for a moment, then sneered coldly when he heard Lan Jing's words, and said with pursed lips, "If there is no Longxiao Kingdom, their Fengyu people will have to fight with Xuan Ming directly. The border of the country, when the time comes, their destruction will only be a matter of time."

"What the general said is very true." Before Lan Jing could speak, Ling Feng hurriedly knelt up straight and clasped his fists flatteringly, "However... this matter may involve another person..."

"Oh?!" Li Xuan raised his eyebrows with great interest, "Who is it?"