Born short-lived

Wu Lanyan quickly stopped talking, and yelled at a servant to open the door.

There was a conversation at the door, but the mynah's cry was so earth-shattering that Wu Lanyan, who was busy looking for the black cloth of the birdcage, couldn't hear what they were talking about.

"Ma'am." The young servant ran back and returned to his command not long after he left, "It's someone sent by the governor of Luoyang."

Wu Lanyan was taken aback, although Zhuo Feng did have some contact with the governor of Luoyang because of the psychic white crystal dispatch, but at this time, what is the reason for coming to find a widowed and lonely old woman like her?

She hesitated for a moment, and finally urged: "Hurry up, sir, please come in."

The boy responded readily, and hurried over to clear the way for the messenger.

The person who came was a man with a mustache in a dark gray brocade robe. He was a little fat, with two lines of sky squinting on his big bun-like face. .

"Mrs. Zhuo, it's a pleasure to meet you." The man smiled and gave her a deep bow, and the gesture even had a hint of flattery - this was something Wu Lanyan hadn't seen for a long time after Zhuo Feng's death.

Wu Lanyan was a little overwhelmed for a while, and almost went up to help him up, but in the end, she still cared about the appearance of the coach's widow, and still just smiled solemnly: "I can't bear such a big gift, sir, please get up soon." , I heard... Mr. came from Luoyang??"

The man smiled calmly, knowing that Wu Lanyan wanted to test his details, he quietly took out a token from his bosom, and replied with ease: "Isn't the governor asking me to pay a visit to Mrs. Zhuo?" .”

Wu Lanyan took the token from him, checked it carefully and calmly, and confirmed that it was the genuine official seal of Luoyang governor.She glanced at the man's expression, and then quickly put on a warm smile: "Oh, that's really neglecting... I don't know what to call sir?"

The man said with a smile: "The villain's surname is Lin, Lin Changchun."

Generally, when an official sends an envoy to visit, the token held not only has the official seal of the official, but also the official seal of the envoy. However, the token just now only shows the official seal of the governor of Luoyang, so this person is probably just a retainer. .

If it is an official ordered by the imperial court, every move must be restrained, but if it is just a commoner, it is different, and it is much more free than an official.

So when the governor sent Lin Changchun, a commoner, there must be something that the government should not know about.

"So it's Mr. Lin. It's a pleasure to meet you." Mrs. Zhuo smiled and turned to the side. "Mr. Lin, please."

What's on each other's minds, when it comes to this point, both sides have a pretty good idea.The two looked like they hated seeing each other late, and after talking for a long time, Lin Changchun finally seized the opportunity to ask, "Speaking of which, why haven't you seen Mr. Ling?"

This sentence is really a question of knowing it. Luoyang is responsible for the supply of psychic energy in the northern region, and they have been in close contact recently, and Lin Changchun took people to find out what is going on around the prince.

As soon as this topic was touched, Wu Lanyan's expression suddenly dimmed, her face froze, she was silent for a while, and finally sighed softly, and took a sip of the tea in the cup: "Hey, don't mention it."

"Yo," Lin Changchun raised his eyebrows pretending to be surprised, "what's the matter?"

Wu Lanyan's expression was a little difficult, she sighed for a while, and finally said impatiently under Lin Changchun's well-timed questioning: "The prince has already kept the child by his side."

"What?!" Lin Changchun's face changed drastically, which made Wu Lanyan stunned.

You don't know my son, why are you reacting so badly?

But no matter how incredible it was, Wu Lanyan still couldn't see any fluctuations on her face, she just smiled and sighed: "Hey, it's also a good thing to be able to follow His Highness."

"What the hell!" Lin Changchun exaggeratedly lowered his voice, and said seriously, "This is going to kill you."

Wu Lanyan frowned, not knowing what Lin Changchun was going to sing: "What do you mean by that sir?"

"Madam doesn't know something," Lin Changchun sighed full of melancholy, "Master Zhuo is an old friend of Marshal Zhuo, he didn't want to see Zhuo's family fall, so he specially asked me to remind Madam."

Lin Changchun took a sip of tea, pondered some words in his mind, and then said: "How much does Madam know about the affairs in the capital?"

"The capital?"

"Hey," Lin Changchun lowered his voice nervously, "the imperial palace in the capital... is trying to win the heir."

It's not that Wu Lanyan hadn't heard anything about it, but after what Lin Changchun said, she suddenly realized the connection between the seizure of the heirloom and the northern border, and she was horrified, and asked nervously: "Is... what does Mr. mean? ..."

Lin Changchun lamented heartbrokenly, beat his chest and said, "Thinking that your Zhuo family has been loyal and good for generations, there should be some leeway."

Lin Changchun's intentions were kept silent, Wu Lanyan thought, then the prince came to northern Xinjiang to fight, could it be that the ulterior motives are not drinking?For him, perhaps gaining control of the northern border is more meaningful than driving out the Shaan people.

And Yu Zhuo's family is the former owner of the northern border, if the crown prince wants to take over the northern border, he must use their Zhuo family as his sword.

The more Wu Lanyan thought about it, the more frightened she became - if the crown prince really wants an army of hundreds of thousands in the north, then for the time being, Zhuo Yiming will be needed to give him confidence, and once the war is over...

Looking at Wu Lanyan's expression, Lin Changchun felt that the fire was almost ready, so he continued to add fuel and jealousy: "If this battle is won, His Highness will have a great reputation in the northern border..."

Then Zhuo Yiming and their Zhuo family would no longer be needed.

Wu Lanyan was in a hurry: "This...how can I do this?"

Only then did Lin Changchun unhurriedly lift up the teapot to refill her a cup of tea, and said calmly, "Madam, don't panic, Lord Inspector just wanted me to come up with a good plan for Madam."

"Sir, please speak."

Lin Changchun took a sip of tea, his eyes were wide open, like two mung beans, his eyebrows paused and he raised his eyebrows and gestured in a serious manner: "Madam thinks this way, the northern border may not be able to fight back, as long as he loses , Your Majesty will definitely blame him, not to mention controlling the soldiers and horses in northern Xinjiang, so Madam doesn't need to worry."

"We say this behind closed doors, but we won't admit it when we go out—Madam, think about it again, His Highness has been stationed in the northern border with 20 elite soldiers for almost half a year, what will His Majesty think?"

If the 20 troops that were cobbled together could be considered elite soldiers, then perhaps this northern border is really not that difficult to fight.

But people who don't fight will not understand, Wu Lanyan thought, even if it is a son, he has held a large army in front of the border enemy for so long and has not done anything. , This is suspected of colluding with foreign enemies and supporting self-respect.

You said that you stayed at the border for so long with so much military power, and you didn't get back a piece of land, and you didn't lose a piece of land. The relationship is good, and then I plan to cooperate with Sha'an and occupy the mountain as king?

It is not easy for Sha'an to attack the northern border. If the prince does not compromise, he may be driven back sooner or later. But if the prince cooperates with them, the northern border south of the Zijing Pass will be reserved for the prince. Can be more stable.

Lin Changchun said again: "So, even if we win, as long as His Majesty feels that His Highness the Crown Prince's power in the northern region is inappropriate and forcibly recalls him back, then everything will be fine."

Wu Lanyan nodded thoughtfully, and couldn't help but praise: "Sir, sir."

"Ma'am, it's all the intention of the governor," Lin Changchun smiled, "Marshal Zhuo has been a soldier all his life, guarding the northern border for so many years, and he is the most admired by the governor, so we must not let Marshal Zhuo's achievements be ignored. It was destroyed in the hands of those who were not ministers, and the adults in the cabinet will fight for Madam at that time, and Madam only needs to cooperate in due course."

Only then did Wu Lanyan feel relieved, and thanked with a beaming smile, "Thank you adults for your guidance."

And just three days later, the northern soldiers and horses that had been raised for several months finally went to battle. Because of the large number of people in Sha'an, the northern defenders could not confront them head-on. That night, in the middle of the night when ordinary people were most sleepy, After resting for the whole day, the northern garrison detoured to Shuikou Pass, which was the weakest defense.

And right now, the people of Sha'an have run out of food and grass, and have been hungry for several days.

"Your Highness." In the night, a scout ran up to Dong Sheng lightly, and pointed to the city gate not far from the forest, "I just checked, and it's time to switch defenses."

The moonlight cast the shadow of the tree on Dong Sheng's face, and as soon as the wind blew, it made his expression dark and unclear.

"Advanced team, archers cover."

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