Heaven and earth return to one

Xu Mingxi persuaded Li Yunke not to give up, so he had to give him a few pills to temporarily help him suppress his internal injuries.

Li Yunke swallowed the pill as a thank you, and hurried out the door.

He rushed to the Ministry of Punishment and happened to meet Xu Yan at the door.

Xu Yan was taken aback when he saw him, "Why didn't your lord recover well?"

"Is this the time when the king can rest in peace?" Li Yunke walked in with him and asked, "How is the situation now?"

Xu Yan said angrily: "Those Qiujue people planned it in advance from the very beginning! The guards guarding the Jingge last night were found to have been killed. Ben Lang and Ben Hongsheng took advantage of the chaos to leave the palace. When it opened, their father and son had long since disappeared!"

Isn't it all the fault of Li Yunshen for cooperating with others?

Li Yunke said again: "The city gate should be closed soon, has anyone been found?"

"I only found Ben Fusheng, and he failed to escape from the palace." Xu Yan sighed, "Ben Lang and Ben Hongsheng didn't go to the inn at all. They killed the escorting guards on the way, and they should have left the city last night."

Li Yunke's face was serious.

"My lord doesn't know?" Xu Yan shook his head, "There was also a fire in the imperial study room last night, and the main tents of the soldiers, households, and workers, and the main tents of the East and West battalions also burned. Ben Fusheng was beheaded."

Li Yunke wondered: "It's all in the city, what's the matter with the two battalions in the east and west?"

Xu Yan's face was a little embarrassed, and his face turned red before he said: "The lower official thought that Xiong Zhennan had been beaten badly enough, but I didn't expect that he could lead people out of the city to set fire to the two battalions."

This is not the first time General Xiong has played the trick of blending in with the crowd, and he is already familiar with it.If you want to blame this matter, you can't blame others. Who made Li Yunshen insist on releasing the person who shouldn't be released first?

"What did Ben Fusheng say?"

Xu Yan said: "After being arrested, Ben Fusheng learned that Ben Lang and Ben Hongsheng had gone out of the city, and he was so angry that he cursed. It sounds like he was cheated by Ben Hongsheng. They originally planned to meet and then leave together, but Ben Hongsheng abandoned him .”

It seems that this was a plan that Ben Hongsheng had made early in the morning. He used Ben Fusheng to set off these fires, and at the same time kicked people away to clear away the obstacles on his way to the throne. It was really a good plan.Poor Ben Fusheng who doesn't know whether he should be innocent or stupid can never imagine that his own brother wanted to exchange his life for that outsider Xiong Zhennan's life early in the morning. Let Qiujue make any concessions - Ben Hongsheng dared to do this, it shows that Qiujue's real power is no longer in Ben Lang's hands.

However, Li Yunke still didn't want to understand one thing, and said to himself: "Why did they set fire to so many places at the same time, and what exactly do they want to burn?"

Soon he knew the answer.

When everyone was paying attention to the two battalions of elite soldiers tracking down the whereabouts of Ben Lang and Ben Hongsheng, an urgent battle report came from the border.

The battle report was written five days ago by the general guarding the western region himself, saying that the Qiujue people raided his central army tent that night, using fire to attack and destroying the strategic topographical map.

Then Qiujue's troops pressed down on the border, and they chose small paths that they hadn't paid attention to at ordinary times. Chengning's soldiers were not familiar with the terrain and suffered a disadvantage.

Five miles ago five years ago, everyone knew what the situation would be like now, even if they didn't say anything.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Jue had already made a move, pretending to beg for peace on the one hand, but already on the other hand.

King Qiujue personally set fire to the capital city of Chengning. This was really a big deal. If Qiujue didn't intend to do something big, it would be unreasonable.

But just burning the map is just a trick, and it can't last for a long time. It seems that Qiu Jue wants to make a quick decision.

"Where's the map? Can't you get any of them out?" Li Yunshen called all the officials to the palace temporarily, his lips turned blue with anger, "Ben Lang and Ben Hong are strangers, why haven't they been caught after a day?" ?”

The civil and military officials below were all silent, and no one would provoke him.

It is not impossible to take out all the maps, but it is a pity that the ones that are taken out are no longer detailed enough to find out which path the enemy soldiers came from.

As for not being able to find Ben Lang and Ben Hongsheng, who can be blamed?

"Are you all dumb?" Li Yunshen paced back and forth anxiously on the top, "I will tell you to go to the Cangxun border to find Zhang Lixin quickly, and let him immediately lead the army to the western border and lead the army to defend against the enemy!"

After being bullied to this point, Li Yunshen finally no longer wanted to make peace with others.

Li Yunke stood up against his anger, and said, "Brother Emperor, Zhang Shuai can't let Zhang Shuai leave the southern border and go to the western border right now, otherwise Cang Xun will definitely seize this opportunity and march north."

"Whether Cang Xun will send his army to the north is not yet determined? But the Qiujue people have already attacked my capital, and you still let me delay?"

Qi Lan took a peek at Li Yunke, then bowed to Li Yunshen and said: "Your Majesty, for the present plan, it is better to propose an alliance with Cang Xun to relieve the pressure, so that we can fight Qiu Jue with all our strength."

"To propose an alliance at this time, isn't it waiting for Cang Xun Lion to open his mouth?" Li Yunshen said, "It seems that I, Cheng Ning, humbly begged them to repair it with us, don't even think about it!"

Xu Yan couldn't hold back the anger in his stomach, and said loudly: "That's better than the territory falling and the people suffering!"

Li Yunshen almost choked on his words, and glared at him, but couldn't tell what he said was wrong.

It was still Prince Li Cheng who sent him up the steps, saying: "Royal Father, Master Qi may as well try this strategy of slowing down the army. At the same time, we are also ready for the battle. I am not talented, and I am willing to go to the battlefield in the west and personally stop the enemy from the east. Enter."

Li Yunshen was reluctant at first, but looking at the disappointed or dissatisfied expressions of the courtiers below, he couldn't say anything to disagree.What's more, this self-appointed heir to the throne doesn't have any meritorious service. Even if no one objects to his ascension to the throne in the future, they probably won't sincerely support him.

Emperor Rong Hong felt extremely angry at this situation, and thought that all the people below had ulterior motives, and it was really going to be reversed together.However, he had to endure it, pretending to be calm and said: "Well, you transfer people from the two battalions and leave as soon as possible. The Ministry of Rites is going to prepare for the alliance with Cang Xun, so hurry up. There is also a map, give it to me as soon as possible. Take out one that works, and next time I ask, whoever says no, drag it out and chop it up!"

After speaking, he left everyone behind and walked away.

It's easy for him to talk about it, but it's a task that can be completed in ten days and a half months if he really wants to create a map that can be used on the battlefield and even clearly marks the small roads for the enemy's surprise attack. ?To be so meticulous, it can be done in a year and a half, which is already considered remarkable.On the surface, King Qiujue just set off a few fires when he went deep into Yingzhong, but the consequences of these fires should not be underestimated.

But right now Li Yunke had to put this matter behind him temporarily, it was not too early, he had to go back to the palace to see how Nangongxuan was doing.

Nangongxuan fell asleep for more than four hours, if Xu Mingxi hadn't called him up to eat, he still had the intention of continuing to sleep.

But after sleeping for such a long time, he didn't feel the exhaustion in his body, he was still sleepy, and he didn't have much appetite.

Thinking of Li Yunke's concern for the child in his womb, he got up anyway, forcing himself to eat something.Knowing that Li Yunke hadn't come back, he was a little worried. After all, the city had been in chaos these two days, and Li Yunke was still wounded.

So Xiang Duo went out again to inquire about the news.

The grown-ups who just came out of the palace were discussing the few things Li Yunshen said, and they understood the situation without asking.Xiang Duo saw that Li Yunke also came out of the palace, chatted with several adults and then left. He followed behind for a while, and after confirming that Li Yunke was walking in the direction of the palace, he went back to the palace first. Jingyuan came to report to Nangongxuan.

After Nangongxuan heard about the map, he was silent for a moment, and an idea popped up in his heart.

"Ah Xuan, I heard from Yingying that you didn't eat much at night." Before Li Yunke came in, the voice came in first, "Is it uncomfortable?"

Nangong Xuan sat on the bed and seemed to be waiting for him. When he saw him approaching, he shook his head and said, "No, maybe it's because I'm too tired to eat."

Li Yunke sat next to him and held his hand, "It's really thanks to you this time."

Nangong Xuan smiled, his expression became serious, and he said, "I want to talk to you about something."

The number of times I saw him laughing is really not much. Although Li Yunke liked it, he always had a premonition that it was not a good thing, "But did the mother embarrass you?"

"..." Thinking of the queen mother, Nangong Xuan froze for a moment, "No."

That's it.

Li Yunke let go of his hands, and instead supported his shoulders, "No matter what the queen mother says, I will always recognize you in my life."

Nangongxuan didn't expect him to say such a sentence suddenly, and at the same time he felt a lot more at ease, but at the same time, he was a little shy, patted him and said: "Speak to the business!"

Li Yunke said aggrievedly: "I'm talking about business..."

Nangong Xuan started to stare at people.

"..." Li Yunke immediately pretended to be listening, and said sincerely, "A Xuan, tell me, I'm listening."

Nangongxuan really wanted to slap him twice, but thinking that whether the next thing he wanted to say would ultimately come true would depend on how the guy in front of him decided, so he suppressed the urge to slap someone.

Li Yunke blinked at him twice.

Nangongxuan looked at him, and for the first time, he had the hidden worry of being afraid of others losing his temper.

Seeing his hesitant to speak, Li Yunke felt itchy in his heart, stretched out his hand to pinch his nose, and said, "Is it so difficult to speak?"

Nangong Xuan pulled his hand, took a deep breath, and made up his mind: "Yun Ke, after thinking about it, I still have to go to Luoyan Gate myself."

Li Yunke: "..."