Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

Xue Shu was the one who secretly went to Wala to spy on the truth.

He knew Wuzhu well, and in his previous life he had led troops to march north, so he knew the situation in Mobei very well.Except for him, no one can make Yin Chengyu feel so at ease.

After much deliberation, Yin Chengyu finally decided that Xue Shu would secretly go to Wala to negotiate.

On the eve of departure, Xue Shu stayed overnight in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

After taking a bath, Yin Chengyu changed into loose pajamas and came out. He took out the imperial decree and the tiger amulet that he had prepared from the hidden compartment behind the desk and handed them to him. 11. If the situation changes, you can use the tiger talisman to transfer troops from Xuanfu."

This is the worst case scenario envisioned.

But if Xue Shu confirms that the cooperation proposed by Wala is feasible, then Yin Chengyu will recruit food and grass soldiers as soon as possible, and lead the troops to conquer.

Xue Shu agreed, put away the imperial decree and the tiger talisman, and looked up at him: "This trip to Oala, if everything goes well, it will take at least half a year before I can return to Beijing."

Faced with a sudden long-term separation, Xue Shu couldn't help but miss him before he set off.He leaned over with some nostalgia, resting his chin on Yin Chengyu's neck, silently touching each other, feeling the blending body temperature.

The day after tomorrow would be his birthday, and he had been secretly looking forward to it for a long time, guessing what kind of birthday gift Yin Chengyu would prepare for him this year.It's just that he didn't expect that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and he was going to go to Wala before his birthday.

Although Xue Shu didn't open his mouth, Yin Chengyu felt his careful thoughts clearly now.He curled his lips into a chuckle, closed the loose skirt of his clothes, pushed the person away, got up and took the long wooden box on the table.

"The day after tomorrow is your birthday, but you have to leave early tomorrow morning, so I can only give it to you in advance."

The long wooden box was sent to Xue Shu.

The depression just now was swept away, Xue Shu took the wooden box and opened it, and saw a pair of scrolls inside, tied with a red ribbon in the middle.

Xue Shu tore off the tie and slowly unfolded the scroll, only to see that it was a portrait.

In the painting, the man is dressed in a python robe, wearing black boots, standing in the snow with his sleeves rolled up, bowing his head and sniffing a branch of plum blossom.The profile of the exposed half face is stern, especially the narrow and long eyes, through the drawing paper, one can feel the vagaries of the person in the painting.

——This is clearly Xue Shu who was called [-] years old in his previous life.

On last year's birthday, Xue Shu hadn't recalled the past, and Yin Chengyu's birthday gift to him was also a portrait painted by himself.

The painting depicts a young man in fresh clothes and a silver knife, with clean and fearless eyes.

When Xue Shu saw it later, it was inevitable that he felt a little panic, always afraid that Yin Chengyu loved him so much that he was not yet full of blood and tricks.

Later, he kept the painting well, but never dared to look at it again.

However, looking at the picture scroll in his hand right now, the secret anxiety and uneasiness in his heart melted and settled little by little, and turned into a heavier and richer love at the bottom of his heart.

Fingers caressed the painting, the past and the past whizzed by, Xue Shu's gaze deepened, his fingertips slid along the lines of the portrait, and finally settled on the date signed at the bottom——

It is now the 19th of July, [-] in Longfeng.

But the inscription office did not fill in the truth, but wrote "the 23rd year of Emperor Longfeng".

Many things have happened this year, but there is only one thing he will never forget.

——This year he met Yin Chengyu in the imperial tomb and made a deal.

From then on, all kinds of things unfolded from this, entangled without solution.

But now it's over again, the past only exists in his and Yin Chengyu's memory.The current Yin Chengyu ascended the throne ahead of schedule, and Longfeng was changed to Yuan Yongguang 19 years later.

The Longfeng calendar only ended in 19 years, and there will only be Yongguang calendar in the future.

Only the two of them know what the non-existent year of "Longfeng 23 years" represents.

It's like a secret show of love, and it's like compensation.

Xue Shu raised his eyes to look at Yin Chengyu, still a little dazed.

Yin Chengyu looked at him with his lips curled up, his long eyebrows raised slightly, as if he was very satisfied with his expression: "Since the 23rd year of Longfeng, I will make up for the birthday gift owed to you every year." After finishing speaking, he raised his hand to cover his face With the back of his hand, he led his hand to his waist: "Now, it's time for you to remove this year's birthday present."

Xue Shu turned his pupils lightly, closed his fingers, and held the snow-white tie.

With a light tug, the snow-white pajamas that were tightly packed fell apart——

In the vast expanse of snow, red plum trees are in full bloom.Yin Chengyu actually painted that portrait completely on his body, but the person who sniffed the plum blossom lightly turned into a fierce beast of unknown species.

His skin was as fine as porcelain, and red plums were scattered all over his body, which made the beast even more ferocious.

The delicate and fragile beauty blends with the ferocious beast, and the huge contrast firmly catches Xue Shu's attention.He carefully traced the shape of the ferocious beast with his fingers.

It has two horns on its head, and its body is like a jackal. The thick and long tail naturally hangs down to the ground, winding down along the abdominal muscles.

"What is this?" Xue Shu's Adam's apple kept slipping, and when he spoke again, his voice was hoarse and out of tune.

"The fierce beast is jealous." Yin Chengyu tapped the beast painted on his body, and when his fingertips passed over, he inadvertently touched the red plum on the side, and his fingertips were stained red.This red color is not cinnabar for painting, but the high-quality rouge he asked Zheng Duobao to go out of the palace to buy on purpose. The color is thick, oily and delicate, and it also has a light fragrance.

"It is said in ancient times that Yazi is the second son of a dragon. He is fierce, brave and good at fighting, bloodthirsty and bloodthirsty." Yin Chengyu twirled his fingertips, and the blush faded away. He curled his lips and wiped the end of Xue Shu's eyes: "I feel the same You look alike."

Xue Shu's chest rose and fell, he held his wrist abruptly, fixedly stared at the residual red on his fingertips for a moment, then lowered his head to suck it in and lick it.

Yin Chengyu felt the turbulent tide under his restraint, squinted and leaned over to nibble his earlobe: "It seems that you like this gift very much."

Xue Shu didn't make a sound, but answered him with fierce movements.

……

When the sky outside was slightly bright, the clouds and rain had just rested in the dormitory.

"It's almost dawn, you should go." Yin Chengyu was so exhausted that he casually picked up the crumpled pajamas and put them on.The snow-white pajamas were smeared with a large amount of red rouge, and the belt was broken, so it could only be tied up with difficulty, and the smudged color could be faintly seen on the loose collar.

Xue Shu pushed him back, because the hostility in the eyebrows and eyes dissipated a little: "I will change my clothes and leave. Your Majesty doesn't need to send them away."

Yin Chengyu was indeed exhausted, so he didn't persist.He just touched his side face and said, "Wait for me in Mobei."

"En." Xue Shu replied in a deep voice, and heavily applied the melted rouge on those plump lips with his fingers.The rouge-stained lips became more and more rosy, he bowed his head and bit down heavily, and ate up the freshly-stained rouge, then got up and said: "I am waiting for your Majesty in Mobei."

In the early morning of July [-]th, before dawn, Xue Shu led a hundred Tiqi to Xuanfu.Afterwards, the Xuan Mansion left the customs, and secretly rushed to Wala to negotiate.

On July 26, the Dongchang fanzi sent back a secret letter, saying that it had been found out that the Tatars had the intention of attacking Oala.Mu Duo had just inherited the throne and had not subdued the tribes of Wala, and the people in Wala were not in harmony, so Mu Duo could only ask Dayan for help.But at the end of the letter, Xue Shu also said that after several negotiations with Wu Zhu and Mu Duo, he found that Wala's surrender was not true, and Mu Duo had already known Wu Zhu's true identity.The strategy of cooperating to attack Tatar is feasible, but beware of Wala taking advantage of it.

After Yin Chengyu read the secret letter, he first summoned the cabinet scholars into the palace to discuss, and then held several court meetings to discuss the Northern Expedition.

Regardless of the cabinet scholars or the Korean and Chinese military, they are not in favor of the Northern Expedition.

The courtiers were right to have concerns, but they only saw them in front of them.Tatar has been recharging its energy for a long time, if Dayan ignores it, when Tatar swallows Oirat, its strength will grow further, and it will soon go south to disturb Yan,

Although the Northern Expedition is risky at this time, once it succeeds, the evil neighbors in the north will be one of them, and the border of Dayan will be stable for at least five years.

Moreover, it was already the end of summer, and it was early winter when the troops were dispatched to raise food and salaries, and the real war started.There are few wars in winter, and it is possible to catch the Tatars by surprise.Even if it fails later, the city walls are poured with ice water after winter and are easy to defend but difficult to attack.It is also possible to withdraw troops back to the gate guard city in time, to recuperate and prepare for battle, and wait for the next spring to fight again.

No matter how you look at it, the benefits of the Northern Expedition at this time outweigh the disadvantages.

On the matter of the Northern Expedition, Yin Chengyu showed an unprecedented tough attitude.

He resisted all opinions and issued an imperial edict to start dispatching troops to prepare food.

Some soldiers were selected from the military guards in Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan and other places to fill the Northern Expeditionary Army and be responsible for transporting food with the army.Another 1 people were recruited from Shandong, Shanxi, Nanzhili and other places to deliver supplies to Xuanfu. [[-]]

He also summoned He Shan and Ying Hongxue to enter the palace, named He Shan the general who broke the captives, and Ying Hongxue was the military division accompanying the army, leading the battalion.Another four governors were selected as assistants.There are five armies under the battalion, the left governor of the rear army, Yu Jing, leads the central army, and the remaining left and right governors lead the left and right sentries, left and right tucks, and forwards.

The sergeants and food supplies dispatched from various places gathered in Datong and Xuanfu.

A month and a half had passed by the time everything was ready.

On September [-]th, Yin Chengyu delegated power to the cabinet and ordered Li Jian to hold the seal of Zheng Duobao to act on his behalf.The inspector of ceremonies and the cabinet constrain each other to manage the affairs of the court together.

After taking an oath at Deshengmen, he led the army to conquer Tatar.

The army of the Northern Expedition took Juyongguan, Huailai, and Xuanfu to meet up, and then continued to march northward.

All the way to the north, Yin Chengyu kept in touch with Xue Shu by spying, and discussed the strategy of encircling him.

The Northern Expeditionary Army was in the south, and Wala was in the northwest of Tatar.If the south and the north form an encirclement trend, the Tatars will have nowhere to escape.

After ordering people to send out the last letter, the Northern Expedition Army finally arrived at Luqu River.

It was already mid-October at this time, not long after the beginning of winter.The Mobei Grassland was freezing cold, and the soldiers had already put on thick cotton coats under their armor along the way.The Tatars did not expect that Dayan would send troops to fight at this time. When the Tatar Khan received the news, Yin Chengyu had led an army approaching, and there was only a Luqu River between the two armies.

In desperation, the Tatar Khan ordered his grand master Aharu, his eldest son, and his second son to lead their troops to flee in different directions, intending to divide their troops to avoid the battle.

Yin Chengyu ordered the soldiers to build a city at the ferry, and ordered He Shan, Yu Jing and others to lead the rest of the troops across the river in pursuit, driving the Tatar troops all the way to the north.