Agula returns to the grasslands
Under Nangong Jingnu's gaze, Qi Yan closed her eyes.
However, Qi Yan thought about a lot in a moment, such as: the top priority is not to let the number of occupied cities continue to increase, how to convince Bayin, what excuses to think of to give the court a proper step down, not to let the north and the south fight again .
Dozens of possibilities flashed through Qi Yan's mind, and every choice seemed to be full of unknowns, as if thousands of threads were present in front of her eyes. Qi Yan tried to pull every thread, trying her best to calculate what might happen. What happened, but... A stinging pain suddenly interrupted all of Qi Yan's thoughts. When she recovered from the pain, all the "silk threads" in her heart disappeared, leaving only a pair of temples throbbing, Qi Yan was in a trance for a while. , I don't feel like I'm in the world, but the pain in my head pulled her back.
Is this the first time? If the previous few times were just overwork or coincidence, what about this time
Nangong Jingnu saw that Qi Yan's face was not good, and there was even a layer of sweat on her forehead, and she sat next to Qi Yan and stroked her back: "What's wrong?"
Qi Yan shook her head: "Nothing... Please give me a little more time, Your Majesty."
It was already an urgent matter, but Nangong Jingnu replied softly, "Okay, think about it slowly, I'm here to accompany you."
Qi Yan tried her best to organize her thoughts according to the thoughts just now. The most urgent task is to stop Luobei from attacking Luonan, to compress the war within a range acceptable to the court and the common people, and then to find a way to make Luobei retreat and maintain the status quo. …
At least in his lifetime, there must be no more wars between the north and the south.
Qi Yan: "What is the top priority of the court now?"
Nangong Jingnu thought for a while and replied, "The court has not fought for many years. Some of the famous generals in those days have either grown old or moved away from the court. The urgent need now is that no one is available. Although Gongyanghuai is a talented person, After all, he is still young and from a civilian background, and he has no experience in actual combat, otherwise he would not have lost the first battle with a heavy army."
Qi Yan: "I see that the damage in the battle report is not serious. Although it has a blow to the morale of the army, the court has not lost its strength in the first battle. As long as it can send a general who can hold it, it is enough to rectify the military affairs."
Nangong Jingnu sighed: "Yes, but the court has no one to use now. Many generals in the world are from the former Taiwei Lu Quan. The court knows very little about them, and now Lu Quan is old... If it really doesn't work, only I can ask Youzhou for help."
Qi Yan flexed her finger and knocked on the table twice: "No, your Majesty cannot easily mobilize the Youzhou army unless it is absolutely necessary."
Nangong Jingnu: "Why?"
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty, think about it carefully, this war... Once won, it will be a great achievement for the leaders of the army, but the general king is already the first king of the opposite sex in this dynasty. He has a heavy army, and has a fief... It is already impossible to add, and there is no seal. It is good to invite Youzhou troops to come out of the mountain, but since His Highness Qionghua passed away, the relationship between the court and Youzhou is delicate, and the court is in love with the court. You can't give the sergeant of Youzhou the illusion that 'the world can't be done by them'. I'm afraid it will be more difficult to manage then... If Youzhou gets out of control, it will definitely become a country within a country, and I'm afraid it will be more difficult than Luobei at that time."
Nangong Jingnu was silent, while Qi Yan continued to think.
Back then, in order for Qi Yan to successfully enter the court, the former princess once gave Qi Yan a roster, which recorded the personalities, family affairs, factions, and preferences of most courtiers...
Qi Yan was overjoyed, opened the roster in her heart, and searched one by one.
Qi Yan: "Han Dang, Han Zimeng, how about the old general?"
This general was once a wise and brave general under Lu Quan, and was ostracized because of his feud with Lu Quan's brother-in-law, Ding Yi.
Nangong Jingnu was stunned for a while, and finally remembered this number. Her expression was a little weird. After looking at Qi Yan for a while, she said, "The one you are talking about is surnamed Han, given name, and Zimeng?"
Qi Yan: "That's right."
Nangong Jingnu: "... General Han has passed away, it's been almost a year."
When the words fell, the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, and a trace of embarrassment flashed on Qi Yan's face. It had been more than ten years since the masked man showed her the roster... A lot of the information above has lost its timeliness.
Qi Yan was stunned again, and a feeling of being separated from the world was born in her heart. It turned out: everything has changed before you know it, can you really be able to assist the person in front of you now
Nangong Jingnv saw Qi Yan's discomfort, and she only felt pity in her heart. Although she didn't know how Qi Yan knew about the old general, she could roughly guess Qi Yan's mood.
Nangong Jingnv really couldn't see Qi Yan's dejected appearance, she raised her hand to cover the back of Qi Yan's hand, and said softly, "Would you like me to show you the personnel list? ?"
Qi Yan let out a sigh and murmured, "I'm sorry."
Nangong Jingnv: "Don't be like this, okay? You haven't been in the court for a long time, and it's reasonable to not know this. Even so, you are much stronger than those in the court. I just asked them to recommend a few people, but none of them were. say."
Nangong Jingnv saw that Qi Yan was silent, so she wanted to hug her in her arms and coax her, but the current situation was really inappropriate, so she could only hold Qi Yan's hand and hold it to her heart: "Yuanjun... even if you are Prairie people, but after I saw the report, the first person that came to my mind was. I've only been on the throne for three years, so many things... I may not be able to do well, but when I think that there is still someone behind me , I feel very at ease. I know what you think, but I still have to ask you to promise me not to belittle yourself, okay?"
When Qi Yan heard what Nangong Jingnu said, she felt a little better. She cheered up and said another name: "Your Majesty, Han Yun, is General Han Mowen still alive?"
Nangong Jingnu smiled: "I haven't heard any news about General Han's departure from the court or other news, it should be there."
Qi Yan also breathed a sigh of relief: "In this way, Your Majesty can ask this general to try it out. As far as I know, this general has always been neutral, so he has not been used much. The general's evaluation is very good, and he must have real skills."
Nangong Jingnu: "Okay!"
Qi Yan: "We must keep the war within a certain range. The imperial court has just resumed taxation, and now it's the end of the year. It's really not easy to go to war. If we can negotiate peacefully..."
Nangong Jingnu stared at Qi Yan's amber eyes: "So, are you going to see Bayin again?"
Qi Yan: "Besides, does Your Majesty have any other way? Bayin must think that I am dead before sending troops, or he will never rashly start a war regardless of my life and death. Your Majesty... mourning soldier Victory, I think you should understand this principle. Although this world is not the world of ministers, is this world more important, or ministers? It's hard to make up, Your Majesty... the bigger picture is the most important thing."
Nangong Jingnu's eyes blushed instantly, and her heart was sore, she looked at Qi Yan and asked in a low voice, "How can you ask me what is more important to you and the world? How do you want me to answer? Follow your heart is a wicked and abusive lord. Or will I sacrifice you?"
Qi Yan looked back at Nangong Jingnu, her heart filled with sadness for a moment, but she still said hard-heartedly: "I ask myself that I have no virtue and incompetence, and I dare not compare myself with the world. Isn't Your Majesty inspired to be a generation of wise men? Besides... Although I am here In the inner court, the soul belongs to the grassland. I am the king of Khan who supported the plow department in Beijing Kingdom, and the daughter of the tiger Sukhbaru. Your Majesty... I dare to say that this world is not only yours, but also mine. We all have responsibilities... we can't let it go."
Nangong Jingnu turned her head away at once, and just before the tears spilled out of her eyes, she hated her incompetence, and she was obviously someone who desperately wanted to protect her. In the end, she still had to send her to the most dangerous place.
She resented Qiyan, resented that Qiyan couldn't be a little selfish, and the world was fought by her own empress, so she could stay under her own protection at ease, wouldn't it
Even if the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, it is only me who is placed on the pillar of shame...
Nangong Jingnu's lips moved, she wanted to ask Qi Yan: If something happened to her, what would she do, but... In the end, she just murmured one word: "Okay."
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty just chooses the head coach. I would like to disguise myself as an accompanying advisor, master bookkeeper, clerk... Anything can be done. As long as I see Bayin, I will be sure to resolve this fight."
Nangong Jingnu: "Is this Han Yun feasible?"
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty can call General Han into the palace, ask some questions, and then make a decision."
Nangong Jingnv: "Okay, I'll go right now, you... pack your bags, the army may be leaving soon, and I'll find a way to put you in the army."
Qi Yan: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Nangong Jingnv: "Let Miss Ruolan go with you. I can feel more at ease with her taking care of you."
Qi Yan: "Ruolan... I'm afraid it's a lot of inconvenience. This army is all men, and the journey is long, so it will be very hard. It's better to let her go back to the people."
Nangong Jingnu, who had been working hard to restrain herself, finally became angry: "When can you think about yourself? Are you not a woman? There are men in the army, who will take care of your food and daily life? Is Ruolan your righteousness? Sister, I can feel more at ease by taking care of you by your side..."
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty... I, just take her with me."
…
Nangong Jingnu left, and found the Han Yun, the general Han Mowen, who Qi Yan had mentioned on the official roster. At this time, the general had already relinquished his military power and became a competent but not authorized officer in the patrol battalion in the capital. It is said that this decision was made by Lu Zhongxing when he was the captain. Nangong Jing female ordered Han Yunxuan to enter. Gong, he was tested in court on his views on the war, and asked him to shoot from the left and right, and the six ministers were listening.
Although Han Yun was confused for a while, but after thinking for a while, he answered fluently, and his point of view was recognized by everyone present.
Han Yun also knows how to seize the moment. He said in court that if His Majesty named him handsome, he would issue a military order...
So Han Yun was in danger and was ordered to be promoted by Nangong Jingnv to six levels in a row, and led the army to the Luochuan River to quell the chaos.
Of course, Nangong Jingnu still saved enough face for Gongyanghuai, and did not remove the command of Gongyanghuai's three armies, but made Han Yun the deputy general of Gongyanghuai, and said to Han Yun: "Although Gongyangtai Captain I suffered a defeat, but the loss was not big, and the enemy launched a sneak attack in the dark, so defeat is justifiable. Besides, victory or defeat is a common thing in military affairs, this time you go... I will give you the sword of Shangfang, and you can be arbitrary at critical moments. Sovereign power, but if it is not necessary, you still have to discuss everything with Gongyanghuai. The way of marching and forming an army also takes this opportunity to teach you more about the captain. As long as this battle is won, I will remember you as a great deed no matter what. When we return to Beijing, we will have our own arrangements."
A word of grace and power, and it can be considered that the task is clearly explained.
Han Dang did not expect the Empress to have such a mind, but the short contact has already been deeply loyal.
Three days after mobilization and one day when troops were ordered, the 100,000-strong army set off amid the sound of New Year's firecrackers...
Before leaving, Nangong Jingnu solemnly handed Qi Yan over to General Han Yun. Although Han Yun did not know Qi Yan, Qi Yan was a prominent figure in Beijing after all, so he learned from the previous princess and put on a mask. .
Qi Yan's identity is a military supervisor, but in fact he is also a military advisor.
There was a lot of goose feather snow in the sky, and it was said that it was not easy to march in winter, but the war was about to break out, and who could care about this...
The empress brought hundreds of officials and went out of the city fifteen miles to see each other, sacrificed three animals, drank the flag wine, and the army set off.