Rebirth of Tao Yao

In fact, from the time the Prince initiated the mutiny and succeeded, everyone understood that the direction of the court had changed.This not only refers to the successive loss of power and life of King Chu and King Yan, but also means that the situation of the old emperor has also taken a turn for the worse.

On the way back from the capital, Yan Qing took the time to analyze the situation in central Beijing with Yan Li. At that time, although he didn't make a conclusion that the old emperor's life was not long, his words had clearly indicated that the change of the throne was not far away.It's just that General Yan always thought that it would be "the old emperor who was seriously ill and became the prince", instead of the prince who died directly and the prince came to the throne-at least the fig leaf prince is still needed.

However, more than two months later, things did not develop as Yan Qing expected.

Yan Li felt a little uneasy for no reason, but it was Wen Ziran who felt this uneasiness more clearly than her.She clutched Yan Li's sleeve and followed her to the main courtyard without saying a word, but she couldn't help recalling her past life in her mind.

The old emperor in the previous life did not die at this time, but because the princes had already grown up and accumulated their own strength and became ambitious, turmoil inevitably appeared in the court after the new emperor ascended the throne.Although these turbulences did not affect the border towns far away from the border, but because of the change of the emperor's throne and the instability of the court, it still attracted the hungry wolves of the grassland.

It was at that time that the border city was broken, General Yan died in battle, and the General's Mansion fell. Her mother died in front of her in order to protect her... It can be said that in her past and present lives, her obsession lies in Yan Li, and everything The starting point is in this redemption.

After being reborn, Wen Ziran really didn't want to go through it again. She tugged on Yan Li's sleeve and even felt a little panicked.

Yan Li always treated Wen Ziran with extra care, so she noticed that she was not in the right state within a few steps.So she stopped and held Wen Ziran's hand, she asked softly, "Ziran, what's the matter?"

Wen Ziran pursed her lips, the question in her ear and the warmth of her palm slowly dispelled the panic in her heart.She hesitated for a moment, but still said: "A Li, His Majesty has passed away. Although the crown prince succeeded in ascending the throne, his previous methods... the court may be dissatisfied. If the court is in turmoil because of this, and there was a snowstorm just last year, the grassland It's probably not easy over there... Is there going to be a war again?"

Now there are only father and daughter in the Yan family, especially after Yan Li chose Wen Ziran, the Yan family's incense inheritance was cut off.Because of this, General Yan became more open-minded, and he never shy away from Wen Ziran when discussing the situation between the DPRK and China with Yan Li on weekdays.However, Wen Ziran had never expressed a single opinion when the father and daughter were talking, now that she suddenly heard her words, Yan Li was startled.

Fortunately, beauty is in the eyes of beauties, and daughter-in-law is the smartest in the eyes of the young general.She didn't think much about it, she just sighed in her heart, and then led Wen Ziran to the main courtyard: "You are right, Dad was worried that the snowstorm and grassland livestock would freeze to death too much, forcing the barbarians to take risks after the beginning of spring .Now that we have added such a stubble, I am afraid that this battle is inevitable."

When it comes to war, Yan Li thinks he has more experience than Wen Ziran—every war is not just a simple word, but a sea of ​​bloody corpses.She still remembers the cruelty of seeing the battlefield for the first time when she was a child. It was a scene that made her, who was raised by wild wolves so fierce and unruly, couldn't help being afraid. Can understand the cruelty after the war.

To be honest, Yan Li doesn't like fighting at all, and thinking of the upcoming war can't help but make his heart sink.

As a result, the atmosphere between the two became heavy. Fortunately, they came to the main courtyard not long after.Perhaps it was because the bride returned home today, although it had nothing to do with Yan Qing, General Yan did not go for a walk in the barracks, but stayed in the General's Mansion.

It's just that General Yan's complexion is not very good at the moment, there is still a white obituary notice in his hand, he just raised his eyes slightly when the young couple entered the door, and said: "Come here?"

Yan Li glanced at the obituary, and then asked: "Father, when did His Majesty die?"

Naturally, there was more than one obituary. In fact, after the court envoys entered the border town, they had already sent people out to post them everywhere.Not to mention the fact that the new emperor enthroned and amnesty the world, the death of the first emperor is a national filial piety, and the posting of the obituary means that all entertainment activities will be banned among the people, and the marriage will naturally be postponed——Yan Li is a little grateful for the news Be slow, otherwise her marriage will not be possible.

Hearing this, Yan Qing handed over the obituary casually, and Yan Li raised his eyebrows after taking a look at it: "Father, the late emperor passed away ten days ago, if the news is sent urgently from Babaili, it shouldn't be needed Ten days?"

At this moment, Yan Li even thought narcissistically, could it be that the new king knew her wedding date and wanted to continue to be kind to the Yan family, so he specially asked people to delay the news?Otherwise, if you really send the news urgently within [-] miles, maybe it will happen that she is getting married, so should she do it or not?Moreover, getting married and bumping into Guoxiao, this matter is really terrible no matter how you think about it!

General Yan saw through her thoughts at a glance, and couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "What are you thinking? Since His Majesty ascended the throne, according to the rules of our Yan family, he must be loyal to him from now on. What else do you have that is worth thinking about? "After beating Yan Li, he said again: "But the news did arrive a bit late, and His Majesty probably knows very well that the border gates this spring are not peaceful, and he wants to delay for some time to stabilize the situation in the court."

But what's the use of delaying it for just a few days?

Yan Li didn't understand it very well, but it was a good thing for her that the news was only delivered now.She didn't mention this anymore, but she put on a serious face and said: "Father, when do you think the barbarian will call?"

Yan Qing was not surprised by this topic at all, he just sighed, and said: "It won't be long. The King of Chu in the capital is destroyed, but how do you know that there are no nonsense people except the King of Chu? If the news spreads quickly, Now the barbarians and the royal court should know about the death of the late emperor. And even if there is no detailed action in the capital, it will not take long for the news of the border town to reach the royal court. Those people are hungry now, and I am afraid they can't wait."

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Yan Qing's words were not wrong. The heavy snow throughout the winter not only caused disasters to the people of Liang State, but also suffered heavy losses to the Hu tribe in the depths of the northern grassland.Not only did they freeze to death countless old and weak in the snow disaster, but the cattle and sheep they depended on for survival also died in sevens and eights, which made it impossible for them to continue to survive. The only way out was to go south to plunder!

This was something that everyone in the border town had expected a long time ago, and the reason why they haven't met the Hu people going south is quite funny.It's just that during the snow disaster last year, Wang Ting had a good location, and the impact of the snow disaster was much smaller than other tribes. They still had cattle and sheep to graze and survive. In addition, the fiasco of Prince Huoda lost a lot of people in summer. So I don't want to follow the troops.

No matter how weak it was, Wang Ting was also the recognized leader of the Hu tribe. If they didn't take the lead, it would be very troublesome for the rest of the tribes to unite.Every tribe wants to plunder more supplies, but every tribe doesn't want to lose the youth and strength of their own tribe, so it takes a lot of time to go back and forth.But this situation will not last long, and hunger will eventually urge them to rush to Liang Guo!

Of course, when the news of the death of Emperor Liang reached the grassland, it was another scene.At that time, I am afraid that even Wang Ting, who wants to preserve his strength, will not be able to resist sending troops south, taking advantage of the unstable situation in Liang State to bite down a piece of meat.

Yan Qing has dealt with the Hu people for decades, so he is well aware of these.It's just that unlike what the Hu people thought, the change of the emperor's position in the court did not have a big impact on him. Even before he left Beijing, the new emperor who was still the prince gave him the advantage of mobilizing troops within a certain range. The privilege of the horse - at that time, the prince supervised the country, and indeed had such power.

So as the obituary of the late emperor's death was posted all over the city, martial law was also imposed in the border town at the same time, and soldiers and horses were frequently mobilized outside the city.

The atmosphere in the newly built military camp outside the city was dignified, and even Gao Dashan, a group of fledgling young generals, became busy. Every morning, they could be seen wearing light armor and riding war horses in and out of the city gate.

Yan Li was the first general in the younger generation to earn a reward from the imperial court. Even if her father and she herself didn't want her to get involved in the war, it was unavoidable at this time.So the newly married little general had to go back and forth between the general's mansion and the barracks every day, and even had his own soldiers and horses under his command to train every day-a fifth-rank general could lead 2000 people when he went into battle.

For this, Gao Dashan and the others were envious, but only Yan Li knew how depressed she was.

Another day, the weather outside the city was calm, and the scouts sent by the army searched hundreds of miles, but there was still no trace of the barbarians.So when the evening fell, the little general who had finished training his soldiers and horses was able to drag his exhausted body back to the city.

Back in the general's mansion, Yan Li smelled the smell of sweat all over his body and went to the bathroom first.The tired body was soaked in the hot water, and the fatigue of the whole day was finally gradually relieved. Fortunately, she was full of energy. When she came back to take a bath these days, she was so tired that she wished she could lie on the tub and fall asleep.

Today was no exception, Yan Li just scrubbed casually, then folded his arms and lay on the edge of the bucket, and then rested his chin on his arms, feeling drowsy from the steam in the bathroom.It wasn't until a pair of catkins touched her shoulders that she was awakened and tensed up for a moment, then relaxed again - Wen Ziran was the only one who could make her approach unsuspectingly.

Sure enough, when Yan Li looked back, what he saw was Wen Ziran who had rolled up his sleeves and exposed half of his arms.

Yan Li's eyes couldn't help but stay on that white and jade-like arm for a moment, and then said hurriedly: "Zi Ran, you go out first, the ground here is slippery, I'll be fine soon."

While talking, Yan Li had already taken the cloth towel and was about to get up, but Wen Ziran pressed his shoulders: "Don't worry, you're exhausted these days, it's better to soak for a while to relieve fatigue."

Hearing what she said, Yan Li didn't insist on getting up.She was still lying on the edge of the bucket, with her chin resting on her arm and looked up at the person in front of her. Looking at her, she smiled lightly and said, "Zi Ran came here on purpose because she was reluctant to part with me and wanted to spend more time with me?"

Because Wen Ziran couldn't see, Yan Liguang didn't feel ashamed at all while soaking in the bathtub, on the contrary, he even deliberately teased his wife.It's a pity that the daughter-in-law was unmoved, but calmly put her hands on her shoulders and massaged her.

After a while, Yan Li heard her say: "What's the matter?"