Marry the Regent [Time Travel]

After a lot of weighing, Xue Yunzhou finally agreed to stay, but he was still very worried, and repeatedly told He Yuan to bring more troops. After thinking about it, he said: "Why don't you let Yan Guanyu lead the army all the way there? I want to go to the capital to understand the situation, and ask him to take a hundred and eighty thousand to protect you on the way, otherwise I don't feel at ease."

There is no war, it is a bit exaggerated to bring such an army all the way for no reason, and it will be troublesome to explain at that time, but the relationship between them and the emperor is indeed tense now, and He Yuan doesn't like to joke about his own life, let alone make Xue Yunzhou worry, so he nodded and agreed :"Listen to you."

Xue Yunzhou is still worried: "But so many people can't enter the palace with you! You can choose more covert protection with good skills, and I will ask Yan Guanyu later to see how much of the poison Yun Qing prepared. I want it all for you."

He Yuan looked at his frowning brows with a soft expression: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Xue Yunzhou scratched his head and turned around on the spot: "It's better to be safe. We have been away from the capital for so long, and the palace has been cleaned countless times. Now it is the emperor's territory, so we must be careful."

He Yuan took his hand to prevent him from dazzling: "It's okay, don't worry, there are still internal agents in the palace, and I can protect myself. Besides, it is difficult to hide our whereabouts with so many troops, the emperor will know , even if he has any intentions, he will be scruples about the current situation of the overwhelming army, and he will not dare to act recklessly. Besides, he doesn't necessarily want to harm me, maybe he is just trying to divert the tiger away from the mountain, so as to give Mr. Gong a chance to show his fist?"

Xue Yunzhou frowned, and cursed bitterly: "Master Gong was sent here first, and then you were forced to go to Beijing. Do you think that all the officials in Qingzhou are dead? This move is too shameful!"

Although Xue Yunzhou was worried, he remained calm until He Yuan left. He always had an intuition that He Yuan would return safely.

Qingzhou is far away from the capital city, and it will take a lot of time to go there, so He Yuan didn't delay too much. After arranging the affairs, he led the army to set off. Xue Yunzhou took his two children to see him off, and finally stood on the tower Shangyao watched the army going further and further away until they gradually disappeared into the sky.

The two children had never left He Yuan. Knowing that they would be separated for several months this time, they felt very sad and cried so hard that their faces were covered with tears. Xue Yunzhou also felt uncomfortable. It was really not easy for him and He Yuan to get together. , The sweet little days have not passed for a few years, and they are about to be separated again. He can't wait to cry with the two little guys, but he really can't afford to lose that person, so he has no choice but to rub his chest that has become empty. Letting out a long sigh of depression, he hugged the two little crying bags from left to right: "Stop crying, let's go home."

After He Yuan left, Xue Yunzhou was no longer as lazy as before, and became the real leader of Qingzhou. No one under him dared to underestimate him. Firstly, they all knew the importance he held in He Yuan's heart, and secondly, they all knew He also knows the credit for Qingzhou, and he also knows that he usually only looks at the loose style of acting, but in fact he has a clear grasp of everything that should be understood.

On the contrary, Mr. Gong, since he came to Qingzhou, has been unwilling to be lonely and wanted to make a difference, and he has not stopped, but Qingzhou is so high that the emperor is far away, and no one will buy his account. Although he is unwilling, he can't. What's the matter?

Xue Yunzhou was not afraid of his existence, so he did not completely deprive him of his power, and some matters that did not involve confidentiality would be handed over to him. After careful monitoring, he gradually found that this person was quite capable. After more than a month, I have to admit: the little emperor in the capital is not blind.

However, he was about to get married, and it was inappropriate to call him a little emperor in private. Although he, a modern person, did not really respect imperial power, he decided to change his words and remove the word "little".

After listening to his subordinates' report on Lord Gong's words and deeds, Xue Yunzhou put down the pen that was spinning, thought for a while, and said: "We in Qingzhou have few talents, and it takes time and effort to cultivate a qualified talent. This Lord Gong can win the favor of the emperor. See It is true that he has real talent and learning. I think he is more worried about his official career than whether he can make a job with the emperor. He must have limited loyalty to the court. Such a person, if you can win him over, let's do it. Once a good man, use Lord Gong's name to take over his family, and when their family is reunited in Qingzhou, he can serve our Yan Palace with all his heart."

The implication was that if he wanted to do anything that would be detrimental to the Yan Palace, he would have to be cautious and consider the safety of his family more.Doing this is a bit threatening, and it is not a good choice to win over talents, but Lord Gong can be entrusted with important tasks by the emperor, at least it shows that the emperor thinks he is loyal enough, but his own performance is obviously only loyal to his official career, such a person If he is not loyal to the court now, he may not be loyal to the Yan Palace in the future, so Xue Yunzhou treats him as an ordinary employee of a company. He does not seek loyalty, but seeks ability. If he can use it, he will use it.

Having lived in ancient times for several years and always held a high position, Xue Yunzhou is no longer the old bastard who doesn't care about everything. Although he is still as straightforward and frank in front of He Yuan as he is in modern times, when facing serious matters, he His thoughts and habits had already been influenced by He Yuan, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was decisive in killing, leaving aside that layer of loose appearance.

After discussing Lord Gong's matter, Xue Yunzhou put his energy on He Yuan again: "What's the news from the prince? Did you send a telegram today?"

"I haven't received it yet."

Xue Yunzhou looked normal, but his eyes could not hide his worry.

Laying the telegraph is their big project. In ancient times, the productivity was low and the secrecy had to be kept. In the past few years, they have only completed a few main lines in a hurry, and the line leading to the capital has only been laid until In the middle of the two places, He Yuan has been away for so long, and now it is beyond the scope of the telegraph network. In the past, more than a dozen telegrams a day were effortless. Recently, the news transmission has gradually become rare. It often takes a whole day and night to wait for a news of safety. Although This efficiency shocked the jaws of many ancient people, but it is still too low for modern people.

At this moment, Xue Yunzhou misses the development of communication in modern society. He couldn't help but look at the hourglass next to him, suppressed the anxiety in his heart, and frowned: "I received the news before noon yesterday, and it's already past the application time today..."

The people below couldn't understand his anxiety at all, and even looked at him inexplicably: Isn't it normal to be two hours late?Back then, when there was no telegram, it would take at least seven or eight days to send an urgent battle report.

"My lord, my lord has gone far away. Naturally, it will take some time for the news to be sent to the telegraph point. You don't have to worry too much, my lord."

Xue Yunzhou rubbed his nose and coughed a few times: "Yes, I know."

At this moment, a subordinate rushed in, put his knees on the ground, handed over a thin piece of paper with both hands, and said eagerly: "Report to the princess, there is a battle report ahead, and the northern Tuli will send 60 troops to the south!"

When the words fell, the room was in an uproar, and everyone stood up in shock.

Tuli has never stopped in these years, small-scale harassment has continued, and there have been many large-scale attacks, but none of them have been as ferocious as this time. The northern nomads are sparsely populated, and they can gather 60 troops, which is almost the entire population. The police were dispatched, it was a desperate stance, and it happened to be at a time when He Yuan was not around, I don't know if it was a coincidence or not.

Xue Yunzhou didn't care about other things, and immediately rushed to the military camp to call the generals of Qingzhou to discuss the strategy against the enemy. He has never intervened in the military, and it is impossible to give random pointers at this time. Most of the time, he still listens to the decisions of the two generals, Li and Zhao. Others see him Knowing the severity, it doesn't mean to belittle, but more to be satisfied.

The loyalty of the two generals, Li and Zhao, has been inspected by He Yuan, and other generals are also capable of leading the army. Since He Yuan carried out military reforms, the combat capability of the entire army has been greatly improved. With Yuan as the backbone, the entire Qingzhou army was cohesive and fighting spirited, and they were soon ready to meet the enemy.

Thanks to the telegram, as soon as there was an attack on Tuli's side, the spies sent the news back. This time, they didn't wait until someone hit the door like in the past. The army of Qingzhou went out to meet the enemy early, so the people in the city Although a little nervous, life is still in order for the time being.

Xue Yunzhou sat in the rear and kept an eye on the battle situation. It wasn't until two days later that he suddenly realized that he hadn't received a telegram from He Yuan, so he couldn't sit still.

"Yu Qing! Hurry up and go back to the palace! See if you forgot to pass the news over there!"

Yu Qing took the order, turned around and ran out in a hurry, bumped head-on at the door with a subordinate who came in with the curtain lifted, and fell to the ground with an "ouch".

The subordinate pulled him up without any hassle, and strode up to Xue Yunzhou, who was the one who usually sent news to the palace.

Xue Yunzhou looked at the note in his hand, and his heart went up in his throat instantly, and he asked tightly, "Any news?"

The subordinate hurriedly presented the note and said anxiously: "Report to the princess, the prince has been assassinated!"

The color of Xue Yunzhou's face faded in an instant, and he stared blankly at the note, as if he was facing a scourge. It took him a long while to gather all the strength in his body, and raised his hand tremblingly to take it, only to hear the subordinate continue: "My lord was slightly injured. The assassin has been caught. It's Tuli's secret agent lurking in the army."

Xue Yunzhou froze for a moment, then looked down at the message on the note. The content of the telegram was instructed by He Yuan himself, saying that the shoulder was injured a little bit and it was fine. There is a certain possibility that it is Tuli's secret work, and there is a secret code agreed by the two of them at the end. This code contains random factors such as date and English, and it is different every time. No one else can imitate it.

After confirming the authenticity of the contents of the telegram, Xue Yunzhou finally breathed a sigh of relief. He sat down on the chair with some exhaustion, and blamed him: "I'm scared to death, can you stop panting so much when you speak next time?"

The subordinate scratched his head, folded his fists and knelt down to plead guilty: "This subordinate was impatient for a while, and made the princess worry."

Xue Yunzhou waved his hand: "Okay, okay, keep an eye on it, the prince didn't mention Tuli, so he must have not received any news at that time, since he didn't have any serious problems, there should be another telegram soon .”

"Yes, my subordinates retire."

As soon as the person left, Xue Yunzhou immediately propped up his forehead. Although he was calm, he knew that He Yuan was injured, even if it was just scratched, he would be worried. After all, this is the ancient times without antibiotics, and He Yuan is marching again. On the way, the hygienic conditions are definitely not as good as those in the palace. What if the wound becomes inflamed or has a tetanus?

At this time, the battle was at a stalemate, Xue Yunzhou was worried about leaving the barracks, so he had to write a letter, which was converted into a telegram and sent back to the palace to be sent to He Yuan.

That night, He Yuan's second telegram came, saying that he planned to send a letter to the capital immediately to ask the emperor to move his troops and return to Qingzhou as soon as possible. He just took this opportunity to avoid whatever he was called to Beijing for. No matter how personal the emperor had a grudge with him, he would not care about the seriousness at such a critical moment when the enemy was at the head of the enemy, and there was no reason to blame him for returning halfway.

Xue Yunzhou breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news. He Yuan was able to come back, so it can be seen that he was not seriously injured. Judging from the recent battle situation in Qingzhou, the chances of winning are not impossible. I am afraid that years of hard work will be ruined.

He released the news that He Yuan was about to return, and the morale of the army was boosted for a while. The Qingzhou army, which had been fighting with the enemy for many days and gradually showing signs of fatigue, was reinvigorated, and Tuli obviously did not expect that the Qingzhou army who had undergone a series of reforms Even better at fighting than in the past, facing all kinds of weird tactics of the Qingzhou Army, he is completely at a loss, and gradually there are signs of victory or defeat on the battlefield.

Xue Yunzhou was a little worried about the strength of the Tuli army, and hoped to make a quick battle before they adapted to the new combat method of the Qingzhou army, so he looked forward to the direction of the capital every day.

Relying on the super-era telegraph system, news from all over the world came to his desk like snowflakes: the emperor was shocked when he heard the news of Tuli's attack, and immediately ordered reinforcements; Together to the frontier.

Xue Yunzhou is quite satisfied with the emperor's decision, but he is a little surprised by the cooperative attitude of the vassal princes from all over the country. After all, the little emperor has a solid foundation and does not have that much power. , some are selfish, and all of them have extremely shallow relationship with He Yuan, or with the original regent, and even a few of them have turned against each other, so we should be thankful for not taking advantage of others.

Could it be that these vassal kings have all woken up and become selfless and concerned about the country and the people?Or has He Yuan's deeds in the past few years changed the outlook of everyone in the world?

Xue Yunzhou looked at the news that followed up day after day, and felt more and more unbelievable, but at this moment, the news from the capital to Qingzhou was suddenly interrupted.

After that, there was no news for several days.

Xue Yunzhou told himself to be calm over and over again, but he still couldn't control the cold sweat. He sat stiffly in the camp until midnight, and finally couldn't help but put on his clothes and hurried back to the palace, entered the gate and went straight to the telegraph sending and receiving point. past.

There are people on duty day and night, and if there is any news, they will report it immediately. It will not help if Xue Yunzhou goes there, but he still asks without giving up: "Is there any news?"

The confidant soldier in charge of communication clasped his fists and replied, "Not yet."

Xue Yunzhou has been too busy to take a break recently, and he has been worried about He Yuan for the past two days. He looks obviously haggard at this time. He took a deep breath, raised his hands and rubbed his face, walked over and began to check the telegraph: "Is there no electricity? Is it? Or something is broken? The line is broken?"

The others didn't understand these things, so naturally they couldn't answer him, and he didn't expect anyone to answer him. He mumbled a few words to himself, and then began to check, eliminating possible problems one by one, and finally found that there was nothing wrong with the telegraph. I sent test messages to other lines and found that there is no problem with the lines.

It seems that the problem is indeed He Yuan's end.

Xue Yunzhou pursed his lips tightly, and a thin layer of sweat gradually oozed out from the corner of his forehead. He held his heart and shook his hands, and quickly sent a message in the direction of the capital, and at the same time calmly ordered: "Call Ding Yong!"

Ding Yong rushed over quickly.

Xue Yunzhou said: "You take a team out to meet the lord, and at the same time arrange for people to check the telegram points along the way, and report any situation immediately, and don't leak the news."

Ding Yong once performed outstandingly in the supervision of the refugees building roads, and was later in charge of the laying of telegraph lines. He was the backbone of his confidantes.

After Ding Yong left, there was no response to the telegram sent. The message of just a few words sank deep into the ocean. Xue Yunzhou stood there like a stone statue. As time passed, his heart gradually sank.

Even in modern times, there would be occasional loss of contact, not to mention in ancient times, no news is good news, maybe He Yuan changed the route midway and was delayed for a few days.

Xue Yunzhou comforted himself over and over again. When it was dawn, he decided to go back to the barracks because he was worried about the battle situation ahead. However, he hadn't seen the two children for several days. Before going back, he planned to visit the brothers and sisters.

"Go fetch a basin of water and wash my face."

At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside, so the place was a highly confidential place, and the footsteps stopped at the door, and soon a guard came in to report: "Princess, Qi Yuan is here to see you."

Qi Yuan and Yan Guanyu joined Yanwang Mansion at the beginning, and then resumed their old business and continued to raise carrier pigeons. Although telegraphs are extremely efficient, they have not yet been popularized. Today, carrier pigeons still occupy an important position in the communication system of Yanwang Mansion. Naturally, the status of an expert in this area is not low, and it is impossible for him to do everything by himself. It must be extremely important news for him to make a trip in person.

Xue Yunzhou regained his energy and hurriedly said, "Let him in quickly."

Qi Yuan strode in, but his expression was not good-looking, he looked at Xue Yunzhou, and put the bamboo tube up with both hands.

Seeing that the bamboo tube was painted black, Xue Yunzhou's legs suddenly felt weak.

The black bamboo tube represents extremely important bad news, and only He Yuan or Xue Yunzhou can open it personally. This is the first time in history that such a bamboo tube has been used, and it is no coincidence that at this time...

He didn't dare to think about it anymore, everything was too sudden, and it was obviously developing in a good direction, so what kind of bad news could there be?He didn't want to pick it up, but still couldn't help taking it with trembling hands, hesitated again and again, and finally opened the seal and took out the note inside.

The small note was filled with dense words: the army of the imperial court and the armies of various vassal princes besieged the prince at the same time, claiming that the prince opened the gold mine privately, which was tantamount to conspiracy.The prince led the army to break through the siege, fought more with less, but was finally unable to defeat the enemy, fell off the cliff and died.

Falling off a cliff and dying, falling off a cliff and dying, falling off a cliff and dying...

These four words fell straight down like a heavy hammer, and Xue Yunzhou felt dizzy in an instant, as if the whole world was dark, and his mind was empty and he completely lost the ability to think.

Yu Qing who was standing by the side was startled when he saw his pale face, as if he had been taken out of his soul, and hurried forward to support him.

But Xue Yunzhou straightened his back, broke free from his support, and walked towards the door step by step, tearing up the note in his hand while walking, and murmured in a low voice: "Impossible... This is impossible..."

Qi Yuan didn't know the contents of the note, but he realized the seriousness of the matter from his distraught appearance, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Do you want to reply?"

"If you don't reply, this news must be false." Xue Yunzhou threw the shredded paper on the ground, his tone a little hasty.

At this time, the sound of "da da da" footsteps came from outside, and the brothers and sisters He Lu and He Jin ran over along the corridor, followed by the panting nanny who was chasing after them. The two little guys had disheveled hair, disheveled clothes, and bare feet. Apparently after waking up and hearing that he was coming back, they rushed over in a hurry. The brother and sister jumped on him together across the threshold, raised their heads and looked at him longingly, and shouted in unison: "Daddy!"

Xue Yunzhou came back to his senses, looked down at them, raised his hand to touch the heads of the two little guys, then looked at the shoes in the hands of the nanny, quickly reached out to take them, carried them to the low couch next to them and put them on, As always, he smiled and said, "Why did you wake up so early? It's not yet dawn."

He Jin blinked: "My brother and I miss Daddy and Daddy very much."

Xue Yunzhou paused with his hands, his eyes suddenly turned red, he quickly turned his head to avoid the eyes of the siblings full of attachment and expectation, Qi Yuan ordered: "Just pretend that you haven't received any news, and go down first."

Qi Yuan didn't ask too much, firstly because he had already guessed eighty-nine points about the matter, and secondly, it is now a critical period, no matter whether Xue Yunzhou is evading on purpose or what, it is not suitable to make any bad news public at this time.

After Qi Yuan left, Xue Yunzhou had already controlled his emotions. He turned his head and looked at the siblings: "Go, go back and wash your hair. Dad will have breakfast with you."

He Jinlai refused to move in his arms, raised his head and asked, "When will Daddy come back?"

The brothers and sisters only called He Yuan "Father" on formal occasions, and usually called He Yuan very casually, and occasionally even called "Second Brother" after Xue Yunzhou. The people around were already familiar with the title "Daddy". But because of this warm word, he almost couldn't control his emotions again, so he quickly took a deep breath, rubbed the corners of his eyes, pretended to yawn sleepily, and forced a smile: "Your dad is coming back soon, after calculation, I guess there is still time left." Ten or 20 days."

He Jin just wanted to cheer after hearing the first half of the sentence, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he became listless again, pouted and said, "How long will it take?"

Xue Yunzhou poked her pink face: "This is already considered fast. If there is a car, train, or plane, I can come back today."

He Jin's curiosity was immediately aroused: "What are cars, trains, and airplanes?"

He Lu didn't seem to be fooled so easily, he was always observing Xue Yunzhou's expression, and now he stopped his sister's words and asked, "Daddy, what's wrong with you?"

Xue Yunzhou was stunned, looked at him and smiled, "It's nothing, I haven't slept all night, I'm tired." He patted his head, "Are you hungry? Daddy will take you to have breakfast."

He Lu raised his hand to touch the corner of his eyes: "Does Daddy want to cry?"

Xue Yunzhou sneered as usual, and picked up the two little guys from left to right: "No one dares to bully daddy, is daddy crying? So much nonsense, walk around, daddy is starving to death!"

The two little guys woke up early, were tricked into eating something, and fell asleep soon after. Xue Yunzhou didn't dare to stay longer, covered them with a quilt, and hurriedly left the palace and returned to the barracks again.

Recently, because I heard that He Yuan is coming back, the morale of the army has greatly increased, and Tuli has been retreating steadily. Seeing that the generals are all radiant, Xue Yunzhou had no choice but to brace himself to participate in the discussion of their next plan to retreat the enemy, and wait until everyone leaves. Only then did he sit down on the chair.

There was silence in the camp, and he lowered his eyes to look at the small box on the desk, which contained all the telegrams sent by He Yuan during the past few days, almost all of which were family letters reporting safety, so they were not burned, and they were all stored. He put his hands on the On the box, fingertips touched the copper lock back and forth, and doubts gradually emerged in my heart, so I couldn't help cheering up and sat up straight.

Telegrams are faster than flying pigeons. Why don't telegrams be sent in emergencies?If the telegraph point is exposed, the other party will also need to spend time understanding the function of this point. It will take a certain amount of time from discovery to destruction, enough for the communications soldiers to send a telegram back, and these communications soldiers have undergone strict training. Sufficient crisis awareness should at least send a distress signal before being controlled by the enemy. If the telegraph point is not exposed, then it should respond to the signal he sent, but the fact is that there is no sound there.

In addition, if the tens of thousands of horses brought by He Yuan and Yan Guanyu were really besieged, why didn't they receive any request for reinforcements?Was it the homing pigeon that was shot?If the carrier pigeon can be shot, how did the letter in the black paint tube break through?

The army sent by the imperial court and the feudal lords from all over the country were obviously here to support the front line, so why did it suddenly become a siege of He Yuan?No matter how unreliable the little emperor is, he shouldn't make fun of his own country, right?Even if it is conspiratorially guessed, this Tuli attack was like the last time collusion between inside and outside. Isn't the little emperor afraid that it will end badly if he lures wolves into the house?What's more, this time Tuli mobilized the power of the whole family, obviously trying his best to seize the Central Plains, and he didn't seem to be acting at all.

The more Xue Yunzhou thought about it, the more he felt strange. Although he hadn't figured it out yet, he had already decided that there was something wrong with the news. He believed that nothing would happen to He Yuan, definitely not!

With this understanding, Xue Yunzhou seemed to have experienced a narrow escape, and soon regained his spirits. Thinking that Ding Yong's men and horses would be more obvious, he sent another two groups of scouts to the capital to investigate from the dark information.

While he was waiting anxiously, news of He Yuan's death spread quietly among the army.

"What?" Xue Yunzhou stood up, startled and angry, "Where did the news come from?"

Several generals were sweating from anxiety, obviously they just found out about it, and they already believed it seven or eight points, but seeing Xue Yunzhou's reaction at this time was not particularly sad, and they couldn't help but began to doubt the authenticity of the news, General Zhao anxiously asked Said: "Is this news true?"

"Nonsense! This is someone who wants to disturb the morale of the army! If it's true, can I still sit here?" Xue Yunzhou's face was angry, but his heart trembled violently. It seemed to be the leak of angry news, and it seemed to be fear and escape. He was a little confused about his state of mind at the moment. If there were no large army, he might have rushed out of Qingzhou to look for He Yuan immediately. At this moment, he was caught in a dilemma, so he had to tell himself over and over that nothing happened to He Yuan.

Facing the doubts from his subordinates, he must stabilize his mind. He collected himself and said calmly: "The prince is on his way back. Nothing happened. That news was deliberately released by someone with a heart to disturb the morale of the army. You must not be fooled."

The generals didn't know how much they believed, but in this critical period, if you don't believe it, you have to believe it.

Xue Yunzhou said: "Everyone, go back and stabilize the morale of the army! Now that Tuli has shown signs of decline, it is time to drive them out with all one's strength, and there must be no trouble!"

Several generals rushed to take orders, but they far underestimated the speed of news dissemination, but in just half an hour, the barracks had exploded. Some believed, some did not believe, and some were skeptical. Slack, morale is greatly reduced, and no amount of explanation from the superior will help.

Xue Yunzhou frowned, and paced back and forth while clutching his hair: "It's impossible for the news to spread so quickly. There must be many spies lurking deep in the military camp. It seems that this incident is really a conspiracy, no... it is Yangmou."

Tell you plainly that this is a game, but you can't do anything about it.

Several generals found out a few instigators overnight, and beheaded them in public as a warning to others. This barely suppressed everyone's restlessness, but once the morale of the army was shaken, it would be difficult to restore the previous morale.

Seeing that another big battle was imminent, Xue Yunzhou had no choice but to rush to the army in front of the night to do some ideological mobilization, but no matter how impassioned he said, no matter how emotional and reasonable he was, the flames below The faces under the reflection were full of uneasiness, obviously the effect was minimal.

General Li anxiously asked: "May I show you the latest letter from my lord? As long as you convince them that this is a conspiracy, the army's morale will naturally unite again."

Xue Yunzhou shook his head: "It's useless. Many of the soldiers below have just learned to read in the past two years. Do you still expect them to be able to recognize the prince's handwriting?"

"I don't know the characters, but someone can always recognize the prince's seal."

"Seal..." Xue Yunzhou turned to look at him, "Only Feige Chuanshu and Kuaima Jibao can see the seal, but telegrams cannot see the seal."

As for the code at the end of the telegram, no one could understand it after it was published.

General Li was stunned, and finally came to his senses, stomping his feet anxiously: "Hi!"

Xue Yunzhou returned to the tent, took off his calm mask, and suddenly became distraught. General Li's words made him unable to escape from reality. There was doubt about the news from the black lacquer tube, and the wavering military spirit at this moment confirmed his guess. But it is also true that He Yuan did not send any message back. He did not believe that He Yuan was dead, but what if He Yuan was injured?Are you in trouble?He couldn't afford either.

He scratched his head in pain and walked around in the tent, finally stopped, took a deep breath and said, "I can't sit still! I'm going to find him!"

After finishing speaking, he packed up the paperwork on the table and hurried out, but before he left the barracks, he ran into General Li head-on.

General Li is rough and detailed, seeing his hurried and distracted appearance, he felt that something was wrong, hurriedly stopped him, and said solemnly: "Princess, the army is about to go out, if you leave at this time, the army's morale will be broken. You Here, the prince is here, please think twice for the princess!"

Xue Yunzhou closed his eyes helplessly, and finally gave a wry smile: "Okay, I won't leave now, I will leave after dawn."

General Li looked at his expression: "Is something really wrong with the prince?"

"I don't know..." Xue Yunzhou looked blank.

He hoped that he could fly to He Yuan's side as soon as possible, and wished he had to throw everything away, but the home on this land was built by him and He Yuan together. The simple people protected by the palace, he can't just watch the people here suffer, not to mention there are a pair of sons and daughters in the palace who are connected by blood with him and He Yuan, how can he leave them behind?

But He Yuan has no news now...

In the past, he liked to be lazy, and he always felt that his second brother would be responsible for the sky falling, but now that his second brother doesn't know where he is, it's the first time he has endured so much alone. After the initial panic and self-hypnosis, now he has to face reality , he guessed the situation of the second brother over and over again, the more he thought about it, the more his heart ached and his eyes were red.

Seeing his appearance, General Li panicked. As He Yuan's confidant general, he naturally didn't want anything to happen to He Yuan. He cared more about He Yuan's safety than the ordinary soldiers below. Can't stand him panicking.

He collected himself, and said solemnly: "Is there no news from the prince?"

Xue Yunzhou shook his head.

"Has the princess ever sent someone to look for her?"

Xue Yunzhou still didn't speak, just nodded silently.

"Since we have already sent someone to look for it, you might as well wait for the news here. If you go there rashly, it will be good if you happen to see it. If you go astray, you will be worried that the prince will not find you when he comes back. What's more, people's hearts are unstable now. When you left, didn't you just confirm everyone's guess? Also please Wang Hao put the overall situation first!"

Xue Yunzhou didn't mind his blunt words, and he was in a dilemma at the moment. After being persuaded by him, he made up his mind, cheered up and said: "General Li is right, it won't help if I go, Don't worry, I will always stay here."

In the next few days, Xue Yunzhou had an extremely difficult life. He had to worry about the war and He Yuan's safety.

Although he often does ideological mobilization for the army, he still can't resist everyone's speculation, so that his morale is slumped, and he should have taken advantage of the victory to pursue, but he began to retreat steadily.

The situation in Qingzhou is becoming more and more critical. People in Qingzhou are in panic. No matter how tough the people here are, no one wants the enemy to come to their door. What's more, there are many old and weak women and children in the city. Not only do they have to worry about their own safety, but there are people at home Those who joined the army also had to worry about the safety of their family members. All kinds of rumors were rampant for a while, and Xue Yunzhou had to arrange for someone to post a notice to appease the people.

At this time, Ding Yong sent a letter from Feige: The telegraph station in Yicheng was damaged, seven of the eight communication soldiers inside died, and the whereabouts of one is unknown. After investigation, it is speculated that the missing communication soldier is very likely It is a traitor; in addition, there was a battle in the canyon near Yicheng, and no Qingzhou soldiers were found, but many dead bodies of the imperial army were found.

Soon, the scouts sent out also sent back a letter from the pigeons: they found traces of the imperial army, and they returned to the capital after the battle in the canyon. Obviously they did not intend to come to support the front line.

After a while, the spies in the capital also sent back news, saying that the emperor was shocked and angry when he heard that the imperial army was besieging He Yuan. He also heard that the army turned around and went back after besieging He Yuan. He was so angry that he vomited blood and said This matter should be investigated strictly.

Xue Yunzhou sneered after reading it: vomiting blood?The emperor vomited blood at a young age, so weak?Acting is more or less the same.

Immediately afterwards, with the return of the imperial army, the news of He Yuan's rebellion and falling off a cliff to his death spread all the way, and soon it became known all over the world.

Xue Yunzhou's hands and feet were cold, he didn't care about being accused of rebellion, he didn't care about the opinions of the world, he only cared about He Yuan's life and death, but the news came day by day, but none of them was about He Yuan himself.

Where did He Yuan go?

Xue Yunzhou was extremely exhausted at the moment, but he still kept his spirits up. While sending people to block the news of He Yuan's rebellious death, he sent additional people to find He Yuan's whereabouts. He gritted his teeth and said, "I want to see someone!"

Without the second half of the sentence, he firmly believed that He Yuan was still alive.

At this time, a soldier begged to see him, and the man ran in panicked with blood all over his face: "Princess, it's not good! We've lost!"

Xue Yunzhou got up abruptly: "Where did the army retreat?"

The little soldier cried out, "It's three miles away! We've been beaten to the door!"

The army was defeated like a mountain, and the situation was out of control. Xue Yunzhou walked out immediately and ordered: "Get ready to defend the city! When the army enters the city, close the city gate immediately!"

Qingzhou City panicked for a moment, and soon entered a state of preparation for war. Everyone was busy in an orderly manner. Xue Yunzhou walked towards the tower, and seeing the state of the people in Qingzhou along the street, his restless heart was gradually soothed.

But when he walked towards the tower, the people in the city fell into chaos again, and everyone rushed in one direction.

Xue Yunzhou couldn't figure it out, and ordered the attendants around him to