The King of Liang, the feudal lords outside the town, and the generals inside

In the Chongming Palace in the afternoon, the emperor picked up an envelope from a pile of memorials beside him, and said to Yan Xun, "His letter, do you want to read it?"

Yan Xundao: "This is a letter to the emperor, I will not read it."

The emperor kneaded the thin letter paper, looked at Yan Xun's expression, and joked, "You never received it, did you?"

Yan Xun: "..."

"Young man, it's easy to say goodbye. Once you go, the audio book will be cut off." The emperor couldn't help feeling a little bit angry, "That's for you, not for me."

Yan Xun: "..."

"I have more than a dozen letters here. Li Guang's handwriting is getting better and better, and there is a faint character of Shen Xiang. Back then, Shen Xiang's calligraphy was all the rage. I don't know if Li Guang will also attract Luoyang Zhigui in the future." The emperor said swaying All the envelopes in his hand, "But right now, with me, it's already worth a fortune."

Yan Xun: "..."

After appreciating his rare embarrassment, the emperor said solemnly: "Li Guang also sent back some special medicines for internal and external use from various countries, saying that I can use them if I feel uncomfortable. I know that this is actually for you. He said with a smile and said in a low voice, "You hypocritical little thing."

Yan Xun was also hypocritical, "That's His Royal Highness King Liang's wish for the emperor, how dare I overstep it, wouldn't that be a waste of money?"

"Okay, I'm still excited." The emperor glared at him, "It's been so long since we've been separated, everything should be over. Turn around and wait for Liguang to come back. You two should make up quickly so that I won't be upset."

Yan Xun sighed silently, and answered "Yes" dully.

Chunyu Jing returned to Beijing this winter, and it was time for him to change defenses every four years.After coming back to the palace and seeing the emperor to report his duties, naturally he immediately went to see Yan Xun.

The general's mansion is very lively now.Princess Chunyi went to Chuanshu to stay with Yan Jun, and threw all six children to Yan Xun.The five little ones quarrel with Yan Xun all day long, Yan Yue is fine, but he likes to tease those little ones endlessly.

... more annoying.

Yan Xun has always been someone who says what he says, and others immediately execute it, which makes him very impatient, and he is not a person who is good at coaxing children. After a few warnings are ineffective, the fire can no longer be controlled, and Yan Yue will be beaten up every now and then.

The more Yan was afraid of him, he would be more obedient at the beginning after being brutalized, but gradually the doorway let him touch it.

When Chunyujing came in, she saw Yan Xun just yelled, and Yan Yue plopped down on the ground, crying at the top of her lungs, crying, "Daddy is a bully! I want Daddy! Daddy hug me! Woo Woooo...I miss Daddy..."

Yan Xun: "..."

Chunyujing felt that he was a little helpless.

"General." Chunyu Jing walked over.

Yan Yue suddenly saw a stranger who had never seen him before, he didn't look friendly, so he stopped crying and looked at him warily.

"Oh, these tears stop whenever you cry." Chun Yujing thought she smiled at Yan Yue warmly like a spring breeze.

Yan Yue got up and ran away.

"..." Chun Yujing asked curiously, "General, are these children really born of King Liang?"

Yan Xun glanced at him and nodded.

Chunyujing accepted it calmly, and said, "Oh, that's not surprising."

Yan Xun: "?"

"The appearance of that ghost seems to have followed Liang Wang, but he looks like a general." Chun Yujing saw that almost everyone else commented on a couple's child in this way, so she said a few words in a similar manner, and then turned And said, "General, before the last general transferred Yuchi Yuanhe to the army, he witnessed Liang Wang visit him twice, and their behavior was very close. The assistant did not lie."

Yan Xun said lightly, "Tell me what to do."

He didn't get angry like last time, which made Chun Yujing feel relieved.He said: "The last general wants the general to let go as soon as possible, so as not to delay the rest of his life. It's not worth it."

Yan Xun didn't speak.

Chun Yujing said again: "Last time, the king of Liang took the risk of retreating from the enemy alone. Of course, the general is very grateful to him, and knows that he is not completely ruthless to the general, but the general hopes that the general can seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. King Liang... He's too young and restless, and he can't be blamed for that. It's just that he still has a lot of time to squander, but it's time for the general to settle down."

Yan Xun smiled, patted his arm, turned and went back to the room.

He understood Chunyu Jing's meaning.In the beginning of the two people, who was not in love with each other and vowed forever.But passion is like a tide, and it is easy to rise and fall. When the plainness arrives as expected, when both of them no longer blush because of looking at each other, it is only responsibility and loyalty that can maintain the relationship for a long time until it turns white.And Chunyujing just thought that this was something Bai Yu didn't have, because he was still young.

Yan Xun had to admit that what Chun Yujing said was not completely unreasonable.The younger you are, the less temptation and novelty you have experienced, and it is human instinct to chase these.Responsibility and loyalty are the most noble things in human nature, but unfortunately not everyone has them.

But he knew that Baiyu was different.

Chunyujing didn't give up, and asked: "Does the general believe that King Liang and Yuchi Yuanhe have something to do?"

Yan Xun didn't answer him.

Probably because of a gang of bastards headed by Yan Yue, or because Yan Xun's temper has improved a lot as he got older, and gradually developed a deeper maturity and boldness.

He is no longer like a sharp knife that has just been unsheathed, as he was in his early twenties, and everyone retreats from the sharp edge, but instead he is calm and calm from the inside out.He began to deliberately give the younger generation of generals more opportunities to practice, and he would not go to the battle himself unless it was a difficult battle.Despite this, his position is even more majestic, the leader of generals who cannot be shaken by anyone.After 20 years of fighting in the north and south, he was used to hard work, and his life suddenly calmed down, so he adapted quickly.

Time passed day by day, and soon it was the seventh year of Tianshou.

In the spring of this year, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Rites to start holding general examinations, and a group of candidates had been selected in last year's rural examinations.This is the second imperial examination held after the emperor officially ascended the throne.

On the second day after the imperial decree was issued, the emperor received a letter from Baiyu.

Shen Qing passed away.

After reading the letter, the emperor hid his face for a long time.

Bai Yu escorted Shen Qing's coffin back to his hometown for burial.Originally, the emperor planned to hold a grand and grand funeral for Shen Qing, mourning with the ceremonies of princes, and ordered the whole country to wear mourning.But Bai Yu knew Shen Qing's wish, he had no intention of mourning after death, but also hoped that the fallen leaves would return to their roots.

After all, he had been away from home for too long.

"Li Guang said that Prime Minister Shen passed away peacefully and did not suffer from any illness." The emperor's eyes were slightly red, and he looked at the sky and let out a long sigh, "Zhen..." He choked up.

Yan Xun also changed into plain clothes, just like the emperor.The emperor could not mourn for his subjects, but he still tried his best to express his heart.

"Although Prime Minister Shen is not in the court, as long as I know that he is alive, my heart seems to be at ease. But now that he is gone, I... suddenly feel a little scared." The emperor closed his eyes and said softly, "He is three What the late emperor left to me, they left to me with Shen Xiang and Jiangshan."

Yan Xun said: "Your Majesty, there are still ministers here."

The emperor nodded, fell silent for a moment, and said in a muffled voice, "I want to leave."

Yan Xun's heart trembled, "Then... let him come back earlier."

Bai Yu's reply said that he also missed the emperor's brother, but he didn't know where he had gone.The emperor had nothing to do with him.

The general examination will end soon, and the successful tributes will soon prepare to accept the palace examination conducted by the emperor himself.At this time, news of Princess Zhaoning came from Ye Luo.

There was a huge turmoil in Yeluo. The king of Yeluo, the husband of Princess Zhaoning, was assassinated and killed while he was out hunting.It is a trivial matter that she became a widow. The most important thing is that the situation in Ye Luo is so bad that one can imagine that the prince she gave birth to has just ascended the throne, but the child is only three years old. How can the civil strife in Ye Luo be quelled.Princess Zhaoning was raised in a deep boudoir since she was a child. She only knows the virtues of women, and she doesn't have the thunder and iron fist like the Queen Mother. She wants to cry but has no tears when facing this mess.

Therefore, she asked her natal family to send troops to help.

Regarding this matter, the emperor's attitude was very ambiguous, and he said that he would do his best, but in fact he didn't want to fight at all.

"It's not because I'm afraid that we won't be able to beat them, but what happens after the fight? If Ye Luo is handed over to them, then we're going to be busy with this whole thing, sending troops and efforts, what are we trying to do? If we simply take Ye Luo for ourselves... Taking advantage of others' danger is always unpleasant." In the court hall, Mu Fengyi stood up and said.

The emperor nodded, "I think so too. Da Zhou's soldiers, horses, money and food were not brought by the strong wind. What's more, I didn't care about what Yeluo and Zhaoning did before, and now I want to ask for help."

"But Princess Zhaoning... is the princess of Da Zhou after all. She asked her natal family for help when she was in a crisis, but Da Zhou just ignored her. This will be ridiculed by the world." Grand Master Yin said, "It means that the two choices are both different. It doesn't sound good, but in comparison, if you can really get Ye Luo in your pocket, it's better than getting nothing at all."

Qin Ran is from Yeluo, so it is inconvenient for him to speak.Yan Xundao: "In my opinion, Grand Master Yin and General Mu are both right. The civil strife in Yeluo is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I would like to lead an elite army to pacify Yeluo. Then, let's make a compromise, Yeluo Luo is still Yeluo, and the prince born to the eldest princess of Zhaoning is still the new king, but... since the eldest princess asked Da Zhou for help, then we can only help people to the end. Yeluo's military power and government affairs, how can a three-year-old child Can handle it."

The corner of the emperor's mouth raised slightly, and he said, "General Yan is right! I would like to add something more. Princess Zhaoning must have missed her homeland after so many years of marriage. Besides, I also want to see this little nephew, too. Invite him to come to Dazhou as a guest."

The monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled.

Yan Xun soon led the army to set off, and the emperor was also ready to preside over the palace examination three months later.

I hosted it once before, but this time it's the first time and the second time.He squinted his eyes slightly and watched the tribute soldiers lined up and bowed their heads across the twelve crowns.

They are all the best in the Great Zhou Dynasty. They have been screened layer by layer through the provincial examinations.It's just that there is a big gap in age, some are already graying at the temples, and some are still the rising sun.

According to the rules, one by one should bow three times and nine times to the emperor, and the eunuchs would roll their names one by one.

The voice was high-pitched and elongated, with a long echo in the empty hall, "Seven years of Tianshou, No. 1 tribute, Huiyuan Baiyu, to meet the emperor—!"

The emperor's whole body was shocked, his eyes widened suddenly, and he stared at the people who came out to worship through the twelve-pronged crown, and his breathing stopped for a moment.