The country is not as pretty as the beauty

With a mouthful of rice in his mouth, Tian Wuhen swallowed it hastily and summoned Lai Junchen, purposely staying away from the place where he had just eaten, in the outer hall.

"How are things?"

Lai Junchen saluted respectfully, stepped forward and said softly: "As the Lord expected, Nan Wan is not really dead!"

Tian Wuhen pondered for a moment: "Speak carefully!"

"Only, the death of Queen Nan's Queen was faked to show to the people of the Southern Kingdom, and the crown prince is not the son of Nanwan, but the son of Kunli and a princess, and Nanwan has already left Nanzhao and came to the Northern Kingdom!"

Tian Wuhen was full of doubts: "What am I doing here!"

"My lord, Kunli said... Nanwan likes the lord, not Kunli, so if she hasn't been moved by Kunli for three years, she may come to the North Kingdom to find the lord."

Tian Wuhen hesitated for a moment, his intelligence lies in politics, but he is very indifferent to such things as emotion.

Because he doesn't want to have too many fetters, one person in a lifetime is enough, he is grateful to Nan Wan for her help again and again, and Nan Zhao's subordinates are mostly Nan Wan's meaning, and he understands all of these.

After more than ten years of experience, he is a monarch, so why not take advantage of Nanwan's affection, rather than being grateful for himself, it is better to use it.

"Nanzhao is in the southernmost place, how far is it to the Central Plains, how could they allow a woman to come alone!"

"Anyone would be unwilling to leave their loved ones, and it's a different story if they force them to die!" Lai Junchen explained.

Tian Wuhen frowned, he didn't expect Nan Wan's affection to be so deep: "Are you forcing me to die!"

"My lord, now that Nanwan is "dead", will Kunli still be obedient? With his intelligence..."

Tian Wuhen shook his head: "Even if there is no Nanwan, Kunli will still be obedient. Nanwan is too far away from Tubo, if he does not attach himself to the north, how can he gain a foothold!"

"My lord is wise!"

Tian Wuhen made a gesture to ask Lai Junchen to step back, and Tian Wuhen continued to go back to eat, but he was a little absent-minded.

The date of the expedition is tomorrow, and other preparations have already been made. The Ministry of Household Rites and the northern provinces have also rushed to deliver orders and are ready.

Late at night before the departure, Tian Wuhen invited Li Jing to talk and explain things.

"His Majesty!"

Tian Wuhen helped the veteran up very kindly: "Turks have always been a heart problem for me. The old general is resourceful and will surely heal this heart disease for me!"

"Your Majesty and the late emperor have given you the grace of not killing me, and I have entrusted you with a heavy responsibility. I will definitely bow to the essence!"

"When the old general arrives in Mobei, I can understand that the general will not accept the order of the king, but I have to be flexible. The general understands!" Li Jing doesn't talk about his own people, but he is loyal to the king, which is heavenly. Wuhen trusted him.

"The old minister understands!"

"I ordered Li Xun, the governor of Pingzhou, Chai Shao, the governor of Huazhou, Xue Wanche, the governor of Lingzhou, and others to take care of the old general in the north!"

"Thank you, Lord!"

Tian Wuhen believes that Li Jing is a man of both civil and military skills, good at using soldiers, good at strategy, and knows how to advance and retreat. He is an old minister of the former Liang Dynasty. When the founding of the country, Tai Zu originally wanted to behead him, but Li Jing was not ambitious. Qian said: "You raised up the rebels for the sake of the world. To get rid of the riots, why don't you want to accomplish great things and kill the strong men with personal grievances?" Tai Zu appreciated him, released him and entrusted him with important tasks. He made great contributions to the founding of the country.

This long chat with Tian Wuhen was not intended to warn him, but to let him use his troops according to his own ideas, regardless of the criticism from the court.

Tomorrow's expedition, the old general will be in command, today he will have a good rest, Tian Wuhen also went to the central palace, but he has been absent-minded since meeting Li Jing, he should be worried about the north, but his heart is always in the south.

How could Bai Muxue fail to guess what she was thinking, when the news of Queen Nanzhao's death came not long ago, he just reacted like this, lying on the bed tossing and turning.

"Your Majesty must know about her!"

After a pause, Tian Wuhen turned his head to look at her, and found that Bai Muxue was very calm, with his eyes closed.

"Ok!"

"It's him who came out in the middle of the meal today?"

Tian Wuhen took another deep look at her, and it turned out that she knew it all: "Yeah!"

"I thought it was an expedition!"

"The matter of the expedition is a foregone conclusion. With the veteran general going out, this matter is over."

"Oh? What about your southern princess?"

"She has come to the Central Plains."

This sentence made the two of them quiet. Bai Muxue didn't want to continue asking, and Tian Wuhen didn't want to continue talking. Bai Muxue figured it out. She cared and didn't allow Tian Wuhen to have other ideas. So she has to give her enough trust.

Too quiet is not good after all, I don’t want to ask, I don’t want to talk, but I still have to ask, I still have to say, some things are like a mirror, but it’s better to say: “Come to see you?”

"I have no idea!"

To prevaricate, he said very stiffly: "Do you really not know that she likes you?"

"Why don't you know, but so what, I don't like her!" Tian Wuhen said lightly.

"So you take advantage of her liking, and now you feel guilty!"

To put it bluntly, it turned out that Bai Muxue understood everything, but she just didn't want to understand it. Tian Wuhen was indeed using that love to make the North Kingdom deterrent enough in the south in exchange for the stability of the south, but because of Tian Wuhen's ambiguity , Hurt a person, he feels guilty in his heart, he is not an unreasonable person, but the emperor is ruthless.

With a long sigh, Bai Muxue approached her and buried her head in his arms.

"I can't blame you for this. Anyone would do it."

"I know, she should know, but she is willing to do so, I..."

Nan Wan knew it all along, but she was willing to be used, just for that worthless love.

"Tomorrow is an expedition. If you are like this, how can you achieve great things!"

Children's affair shouldn't belong to the emperor's family. Only by killing decisively can the position be stabilized. Long-term love can never appear. Tian Wuhen has committed a big taboo. Her love for Bai Muxue will eventually leave hidden dangers.

He is very contradictory, has always been contradictory, playing the role of a good monarch, a good husband, and his personality has changed.

The brave men set out to fight, the weather is beautiful, the weather in Dongdu is exceptionally good, morale is boosted, Tian Wuhen sees them off in person, and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty also came, just like the last personal expedition.

After leaving the Zhuque Gate, Tian Wuhen stood on the tower and watched Li Jing.

It will take several months from the eastern capital to the land of Mobei, and now it is the season of August and September, and it will take at least next year to calm down.

There are 10,000+ troops in the Northern Kingdom. The news of the expedition naturally spread to the Turks. The Central Plains had Turkic eyes and ears. Naturally, the Turks also had spies from the Northern Kingdom.

General Li Jing had already made clear the direction of his march, but he had to go to Mobei first to join Li Xun, governor of Pingzhou, Chai Shao, governor of Huazhou, and Xue Wanche, governor of Lingzhou.

Jieli Khan was drinking and having fun in the military tent. The Central Plains had already been used to attacking him several times. Moreover, this time it was not the Central Plains pouring out all the troops, so he still had nothing to worry about. Besides, the journey was far away and it would be cold winter when they arrived. Mobei The weather is bad, how can the pampered Central Plains people bear it.

"Khan, the little emperor has sent 10,000+ troops to the north!"

Jieli Khan is confused, but his subordinates are still some smart people.

"What are you afraid of? People in the Central Plains are petty. I have sent troops several times to stop them and dare not even fart!"

"Great Khan, the Central Plains was initially established before, and it was not yet stable, but now the Northern Kingdom is no longer the country it used to be after decades of cultivation, and our tribe is already in such a state, Khan!"

"presumptuous!"

During the reign of Jieli Khan, Princess Yicheng of the Liang Dynasty was the wife of Jieli Khan's father. Because of her son's lack of knowledge, Ao Sheshe did not make him a khan, but established Dubi, named Jieli Khan.

Jieli Khan respected Turkic customs and continued to marry Princess Yicheng as his wife. Because Princess Yicheng was a princess of the Liang Dynasty, and most of the old officials were there, so the old officials of the Liang Dynasty advised him that the current emperor is not a descendant of Emperor Wen of Liang, and should be the king of Liang. , Liang Zhengdao came to repay Liang's kindness for the emperor, and Jieli Khan obeyed, so he came to invade the Celestial Dynasty every year.

The words used in the letter are arrogant and insatiable. □□Because the world is initially determined, so I humbly seek perfection and give a lot.However, it cannot be satisfied.

Due to successive years of military use and severe conscripts, internal conflicts in East Turks gradually became acute.Coupled with years of famines and heavy taxation, the Xi and Qi tribes in the east were attached to the northern kingdom, and more than a dozen Tiele tribes such as Xue Yantuo and Huihe in the north of Mobei also rebelled one after another. Huihe was defeated.

This is what the subordinates said, which made Jieli Khan sober.

"The Great Khan has repeatedly broken his promise and angered the North Kingdom. If the Great Khan had been sincere, so many things would not have happened."

"How long has it been since the founding of the Northern Kingdom, and how long has it taken to conquer the world? It has taken decades to conquer the world. It has only been a few short decades since the founding of the country. After Emperor Liang, how can we compromise with them."

The subordinates shook their heads and retreated from the tent. Jieli Khan's militarism would catch fire sooner or later.

On the night of the expedition, Tian Wuhen stood on the tower and looked to the north. The stars in the sky were extraordinarily bright, and the lights in the imperial city below the tower were even brighter.

As October approached, the sky in the Eastern Capital was a bit cold. The sound of the piano came out from the mansion located in the alley of the imperial city. It was sad, desolate, and yearning, which made the listeners think and feel something.

Many women who have not come back have gone out of the mansion one after another, but this woman has been here for a year, but she has never stepped out of the mansion. Although he is in a trance all day long, he seems to be very smart, and he will be able to do it at a little bit. I don't know if he will be or what. He is very satisfied with the owner of this mansion.

The general expedition, there is no Zheng family from the family of generals, Zhengzhou is sad, the emperor's relatives are far away, and the old ministers, the Zheng family is good at fighting but it seems to be broken after arriving in Zhengzhou. There are very few brothers in Zhengzhou, many daughters, all married out, three brothers, Zhengzhou was the eldest son, his younger brother died in infancy, and the youngest brother ran away from home when he was 20 years old, leaving Zhengzhou alone.

Zhengzhou has three sons and a daughter. The daughter is married to Chu Suiliang. Three sons. Zheng Qian, like Zheng Zhou, was quite ambitious and was taught by Gou Junji.

The second son, Zheng Jian, is brave but not resourceful, strong but somewhat stupid. He is a brother of the younger son and loves his younger brother very much.

The youngest son, Zheng Jing, whose name is Guangping, is as knowledgeable as Guan Jing, who is good at literature.Jinshi in the weak crown, his character is very upright, even though he is the descendant of Zheng's family, Tian Wuhen admires Zheng Jing very much, he is not stained by mud, and he loves Zhengzhou especially for this youngest son. He chose the eldest son, but although the eldest son has the same opinion as himself, he still lacks strategy. If the younger son is himself, the Zheng family will completely collapse.

The author has something to say: the number of characters appearing now will gradually increase, paving the way for the future, and the prototype of historical characters refuses to be refined, after all, this is a novel.