Deep ice

He Yan just walked not far away, touched the bronze medal on his waist, but found that the waist medal for going out of the city had fallen somewhere.

Maybe it fell while arguing with the little eunuch.

Without a waist card at night, even people like He Yan couldn't go out of the palace, so they had no choice but to go back and look for it.

The rain fell, and the water on the ground rippled little by little. After a while, it returned to calm.

He Yan put away his umbrella, and watched the lights lit up at the door of the imperial study room, and there were many figures.

Tian Chongguang was bowing his waist and bowing his head, following Xilian into the hall.

The first person dressed in bright yellow was Yuan Jing.

Yuan Jing was bewildered, turned his head inadvertently, and saw the person standing in the shadow.

On the blue-gray slate, the man in the quiet night of ink and water, raised his lips and smiled slightly, with a handsome figure.

Seeing that the emperor did not enter the palace for a long time, Xi Lian raised his eyes secretly, only then did he realize that He Yan had returned.

I haven't seen him for a few months. Although this person is a lot darker, he is getting stronger and stronger.

Seeing He Yan rushing forward, Yuan Jing tilted his head slightly,

"Let's all go in first."

Tian Chongguang, like a mirror in his heart, responded in a low voice, and hurriedly made room for the two of them.

Xi Lian hesitated for a while, waved to the guards at the back, and was about to enter the palace, but was stopped by Yuan Jing, "You stay."

Xi Lian stopped walking, and retreated far away to wait.

Only then did Yuan Jing look up at He Yan, "Didn't you just leave?"

He Yan suppressed the smile on his lips, "I forgot my waist card, come back and look for it."

Yuan Jing tilted his head, "Xilian, bring him one."

Xi Lian responded respectfully, turned around and went to look for the waist badge.

Seeing his indifference, He Yan said in a bad mood, "You haven't seen me for so long, why don't you smile?"

Yuan Jing frowned slightly, "There is no one in the palace just now, so I can't laugh."

He Yan said: "Who?"

Yuan Jing slightly opened his lips and teeth, "Concubine Ning."

He Yan snorted coldly, "You are so sad when she dies? Maybe you won't be so sad if I die?"

Yuan Jing listened to the sharpness of He Yan's words, and didn't bother to argue with him, so he just said softly, "It's not sad, but self-ashamed."

After a pause, he said again: "Thinking about me these years, I have been sorry for too many people and killed too many people. I don't know if there will be retribution."

He Yan's heart softened, and his face softened, "It's okay, I'm here, I'll protect you."

Yuan Jing raised his eyelashes and fixed his eyes on He Yan, "You? Protect me?"

He Yan stared at him a little guilty, pondered for a moment,

"I mean later."

Yuan Jing's black eyes were dim, but he didn't say anything.

Xi Lian happened to come out with his waist card, and offered it with both hands, "Your Majesty, I've found you."

Yuan Jing looked at He Yan, "Take it yourself."

He Yan put away his badge, "I just stopped by to see you, and I'm leaving now."

Yuan Jing said: "Let's go."

He Yan remained silent for a long while, although he was reluctant to give up, he didn't know what to say, so he turned around quietly.

Yuan Jing watched the man leave slowly, and was thinking about going back to the palace, but saw He Yan turned around abruptly, and before he had time to react, he fixed himself in place with a pair of strong arms.

"you…"

"I forgot something..."

While speaking, He Yan held Yuan Jing's face in both hands, lightly pecked the light-colored lips twice, and then kissed deeply.

Tongue to tongue, sucking and licking, lips together, but still can't hide the rough air and unintentional humming.

The man's pupils and kisses swept like beasts.

It looks crazy, but the person who is really crazy is not on the face.

Yuan Jing closed his eyes and relaxed, not daring to think about anything.

Docilely embraced He Yan in his arms, and let him attack the city and conquer the territory, nibble away and devour him.

The silver moon flows, and the clouds and rain are removed.

Xi Lian stood quietly in one place, staring at the shadow entangled in one place on the ground, really unable to see through.

I don't know if it's hate, or love, or if it's the tip of a needle, or it's like glue.

He Yan let go of Yuan Jing, took a long breath,

"Let's find a place..."

Yuan Jingfeng's eyes were lost, "He Yan, am I that heartless?"

He Yan was taken aback for a moment, "Alright, what do you mean by sending those people away? Besides, didn't you have a good time just now?"

Yuan Jing opened his mouth but answered irrelevant questions,

"How far do you want me to go? I can forget one by one, but you should give me some time."

He Yan said angrily, "What's the meaning of this?"

Yuan Jing waved his hand, "You go."

He Yan said: "Then... what should I do..."

Yuan Jing didn't turn his head back, "Xi Lian—a hollow jade, Master Fei."

He Yan's face darkened, "No need."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.

Green Lima, parting night, the lights of the imperial city gradually fade away.

He Yan rode his horse to the north, but his heart palpitations were severe.

Inexplicably, thinking of Yuan Jing, I always feel that I should take him away.

-

At the end of July, the southeast is unbearably hot, but the northern Xinjiang has a bit of autumn coolness.

When He Yan arrived at the border town, he was greeted directly into the military government palace without a break.

Lin Chang and many other lieutenants were planning against the sand table, their eyebrows furrowed and their eyes downcast. When they heard the movement behind them, they turned their heads and were taken aback for a moment.

Then he threw the branch in his hand into the sand table, and hurried forward, with tears in his eyes, "I lost two cities, why did you come here..."

He Yan, who was busy in the world, squinted at him, "Nothing."

Lin Chang punched He Yan on the left shoulder, "It was in vain for me to travel thousands of miles south to force the palace to save you, but you came here to make sarcastic remarks."

He Yan was about to fight back, but he saw that Lin Chang's shoulders were wrapped with a thick layer of cloth, bloodstained, and the color was already dim.

But he still went up and poked it, "Did you die?"

Lin Chang bared his teeth, "The Helian family is very fierce. When I captured the city a few days ago, I was surrounded by more than 100 people and hacked. I was only shot by an arrow when I was able to escape. This is thanks to the heavens who have mercy on me."

The lieutenants next to him clasped their fists and saluted. He Yan nodded slightly and frowned, "The Helian family has risen and fallen three times, and now it has become a phenomenon."

Lin Changdao: "Isn't it? I think it was just a small barbarian tribe back then. They were killed by Xia Nian in vain, and even the imperial seal was seized. Who knew that after experiencing the two emperors of Shengzhen and Taichu, they would grow to this point."

He Yan said: "How is the situation now?"

Lin Chang sighed, and lowered his eyes to look at the sand table, "At this point in the battle, there are no plots and tricks, only head-to-head confrontation. To put it bluntly, the fall of the northern frontier city is only a matter of time."

He Yan was not annoyed when he heard this.

After all, based on my own understanding of Lin Chang, although he looks lazy, he is extremely tenacious inside. He uses troops cunningly, takes devious ways, but his methods are still fierce. Every time he emerges from desperate situations, he has never said a word of frustration. , this time, I'm afraid it really won't work.

Lin Chang waved back the generals in the mansion, and sat down with a gloomy expression on his face.

"Six years ago, you and I defeated the enemy and thieves. In the next few years, Beiyi was silent. But now, I understand that the Helian clan has not been sluggish these years, but has been watching from afar. So they secretly gathered their strength and attacked the city at the right time. This time, there are hundreds of thousands of Helian cavalry in each of the eight cities, and there is no other way but to fight head-on."

Then he said: "I made a rough calculation, the enemy's strength is more than twice that of our army, and they are brave and good at fighting..."

He Yan said: "Enough."

Lin Chang continued: "I heard that the Huai River is flooding and the plague is rampant? In this way, whether the military salary can be paid for the past year is still a problem. By then, the enemy has not captured the city, and his soldiers have mutinied instead."

He Yan glared, "That's it."

Seeing that He Yan was really angry, Lin Chang changed the subject and said, "How is Southeast?"

"The situation is not good."

"Then why do you dare to come here?"

"If I don't come, don't you want to scold your mother?"

Lin Chang had a slight smile on his face, "I'm already scolding my mother."

He Yan turned around, "Then I'm leaving,"

Lin Chang stretched out his hand to grab He Yan, "Hey, hey, wait, I didn't scold you."

He Yan glanced at Lin Chang, "Then who are you scolding?"

Lin Chang made a nonsense, "Your Majesty."

He Yan said: "This is more or less the same."

Then came: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters, you can't blame him."

Lin Chang said sternly: "Emperor Yuan Jing is not bad. The late emperor left him such a mess, and you have plagued him for five years. He can still survive until now, which is considered a bit capable. Besides, although there were years of wars in Yuan Jing, but There are not as many hungry people as there were during the Shengzhen period, I heard from my father that during the Shengzhen period, the city was full of starvation and people were displaced, but it is far from being comparable now."

He Yan said: "It's a pity that Yuanjing's luck is too bad, two disasters a year, it's really terrible."

Lin Changdao: "When I went to the capital earlier, I heard a lot of colleagues mention this person, and it was mixed with praise and reputation. Although this person is tyrannical and capricious, he is diligent and hardworking. It is very fortunate."

He Yan didn't want to say any more, just stared at the sand table and said,

"How is the battle going?"

Lin Chang got up and walked to He Yan's side, "Currently, [-] cavalry from the northern barbarians have surrounded the city, and there are only [-] people in the city. Although they won't be able to reach this side for the time being, after all, the battle line of the city is to the south, and the barbarians will use their troops to advance step by step. , I don’t want to take the risk of a hard attack.”

He Yan said: "Advance quickly? It is clear that you know that your troops are not strong enough to dispatch troops. You only divide and encircle your troops, and then defeat them one by one. The reason is to sit and wait for death, that's all."

Lin Changdao: "Helian Chong is so vicious, I really can't do anything about it."

He Yan's heart sank, "The imperial court doesn't know if reinforcements will come."

Lin Chang nodded, "That's right. It's been a month since I handed over my paperwork, and there's been no movement. I don't think so."

He Yan thought for a long time before he spoke, "I have an idea, maybe I can take a gamble."

Lin Chang looked at He Yan, "What way?"

He Yan said unhurriedly: "Since He Lianchong cut us up and surrounded us, we can follow suit."

Lin Changdao: "How do you say that?"

He Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Rush all the troops out of the border city, bypass the enemy's back, and give him the illusion that he intends to attack."

Then he said: "As for whether there are soldiers in the city, they can't tell anyway."

Summer went to autumn, and the southeast and north continued to decline.

After the autumn harvest was collected, Yuan Jing immediately provided disaster relief.

However, there were too many deaths due to the plague, and the people's livelihood still complained, and there were occasional riots.

In late autumn in northern Xinjiang, goshawks in the north wind.

Helian Chong won another victory.

Leading 12 people to the south, plus the 8 people who had previously besieged the city, a full 20 adults besieged the border city.

breaking Dawn.

The closed city gate suddenly opened wide, and the leading generals, horses and soldiers, and banners and flags were flying, with a big word "forest".

Lin Chang, a famous general from Northern Xinjiang, played in person.

Helian rushed to the news with enthusiasm, the two had been playing games for several years, and the battle was finally over, but they were facing each other's wishes.

But fearing fraud, Helian Chong did not dare to act rashly, and only sent Kai Min, the number one general under his command, to lead [-] elite troops to fight.

The autumn wind is bleak, and the fighting at the foot of the border town is shaking the sky.

Standing on the city wall, He Yan watched Lin Chang retreating Kaimin's 3 horses with [-] force, and almost smashed the stone of the city tower.

Lin Chang's armor and helmet were soaked in blood, and he led 1000 people back to the city. When he got off his horse, he was already exhausted.

It can be seen that He Yan laughed boldly,

"Nearly died outside."

He Yan couldn't laugh, "I'll come next time."

Lin Chang withdrew his smile, "There will be no reinforcements to rescue you then."

Seeing this, He Yan's eyebrows widened a little,

"It's okay, I have my own measure."

The next day, He Yan went to battle, and the flag was still "Lin"

How Yan said, anyway, it's not his own surname, anyone's name is the same.

This time, instead, it was Lin Chang jumping anxiously on the city wall.

He Yan led away the last 3 people in the border town, but the enemy army on the opposite side was several times as many as himself.

According to He Yan's meaning, it was to break through the enemy's army and detour behind it. The Ping army won two consecutive battles. He Lianchong must have fear in his heart.

As long as you break through the enemy camp, you will be sure to win by seven points.

The setting sun is like blood.

Outside the border city, He Yan was first surrounded by [-] cavalry. He kept rushing outwards, and was forced back by the opponent's crossbowmen time and time again.

I can no longer tell which one is He Yan.

He Lianchong was already dumbfounded, he thought to send 6 people to test the depth first, but he didn't expect that these 6 people would go and never come back.

At night, the battle is still stalemate. Thirty miles outside the border city, the flames are raging into the sky, and the killing is bloody, like a phoenix dying.

Lin Chang stood in front of the city and stayed up all night.

Until the next day, the green smoke was solitary and dissipated.

The remains of horse corpses were scattered all over the place, and the flags that had been stuck into the ground were burned to the ground, leaving only the wooden poles, and it was impossible to tell which flag it was.

On the opposite side, Beiyi was still there, but He Yan was no longer there.

Everything is quiet, between life and death.

Standing on the city wall like a stone sculpture, Lin Chang watched as Helian rushed to retreat. Half a day later, army horses rushed up from all directions, galloping in an orderly manner, like black clouds pressing down on the environment.

Looking at the armored weapon again, it was obvious that it was one of his own.

Lin Chang was dumbfounded and touched his eyes, unable to believe it.

It wasn't until He Yanli shouted at the city gate that he woke up like a dream, and ran and howled down the city wall.

Beijiang finally won.

Lin Chang was like the rest of his life after the catastrophe, tears streaming down his face, "I should still look at your wronged souls."

There were two blood marks on He Yan's face, the armor on his chest and abdomen was broken, and half of his sleeves were soaked in blood. He was so embarrassed. Seeing Lin Chang's appearance, he couldn't hide the ridicule in his eyes, "I thought I couldn't get out, but it turned out It just so happened that reinforcements came, this time Helian Chong might not come again someday."

Lin Chang's eyes widened, "Reinforcements! How could there be reinforcements!"

He Yan's lieutenant general behind He Yan heard the words and stepped forward with his fists clasped, "I report to the governor, the last general Yang Li, came to help the city by imperial decree."

He Yan turned to look at Lin Chang, "Do you understand this time?"

Lin Chang heard the words, knelt facing east, kowtowed again and again,

"The emperor's grace is vast, and the general will be grateful."

He Yan snorted coldly, "Didn't you still scold your mother before?"

Lin Chang hurriedly said, "I won't scold you again in the future."

Standing up, throwing the dust off his body, he said without thinking,

"Your good wife is really good, how can you cheat so many people to make up for it?"