Shortly after Chu Tiankuo returned to the Dongyi Palace, he entrusted all the power of state affairs to the prince Chu Yuheng. The first thing Chu Yuheng did after taking charge of the country was to represent Dongyi and the representative of Nan'an Kingdom - the Prime Minister of Nan'an. Yi Yangming negotiated for peace. The result of the peace talks was that Nan'an State agreed to stop attacking other cities in Dongyi, but Dongyi State had to cede the five cities that Nan'an State had captured.
Chu Yuheng was very angry about this. At the beginning, under the hint of Nan'an Emperor Hu, he used the power he and his father had deployed in various cities in Dongyi to cooperate with Nan'an. It was originally just to contain Chu Yujin's direct troops. ——Gao Yuming's border army never thought that Nan'an would capture five cities in one fell swoop under his banner.
Now Yi Yangming was unwilling to stop, so he had no choice but to come forward for peace talks, but he didn't want Yi Yangming to open his mouth and ask him to cede five cities at once! He repeatedly asked to meet Emperor Junhu of Nan'an, but Yi Yangming kept delaying and Junhu even avoided seeing him.
His foundation is now unstable, the domestic situation is in depression, and Chu Yujin's remnants are launching sneak attacks from time to time. How dare he turn against Nan'an State at this time? Therefore, he can only be a mute eating Coptis chinensis, unable to tell the story of his sufferings!
Fortunately, his father is now unconscious, and the Dongyi King currently sitting in the palace is actually just his substitute. Otherwise, with his father's personality of fighting for every inch of land, he would never agree to cede five cities at once. If given to Nan'an Kingdom, he might even be deposed as the prince's superintendent!
Now that there is this puppet father suppressing him, no matter how dissatisfied the other kings are, with Chu Yujin's example in front of them, they naturally do not dare to act rashly. But being suddenly divided into five cities by Nan'an Kingdom, he was really hurting. He was so heartbroken that he couldn't sleep every night. He didn't dare to talk about it to others. He was really angry that this mute suffered a loss!
Thinking of how he had just led his army back to the royal city and found his father unconscious in the Changsheng Temple, he made a prompt decision and found a reliable secret guard to have Yue Ruyi disguise himself as King Dongyi and send him back to Dongyi Palace to take charge. Everything went according to his plan, but he didn't expect that Chu Yujin would commit suicide in the end.
He was originally planning to treat the other person in his own way and let Chu Yujin experience the feeling of being driven crazy. But his long-standing rival suddenly died like this. Not only was he not happy at all, but on the contrary, he felt so empty that he almost forgot that he was also his biological brother!
Not to mention that there is no family affection between royal families, it is just an ordinary prince's family. When family affection faces the supreme power, who would choose family affection and give up their rights
Then he thought of Yue Ruyi again, and his headache arose even more when he thought of this woman. Now she actually had Chu Yujin's evil seed, and she must keep this evil seed. Not only did this woman help him a lot this time, but she also It would be a pity to kill her at this time without Qi Neng! But if he didn't kill her, it would be too dangerous to keep her by his side. This was really embarrassing for him!
Now in Dongyi Kingdom, not only the prince Chu Yuheng has trouble sleeping every night, but also the imperial doctor Zhong Ming has not been able to eat well and sleep in the past month. His only grandson Zhong Lang has not had any health problems since he was captured by the men in black a month ago. According to the news, he had clearly followed the request of the man in black and secretly placed the poison in his nails. Then when giving Chu Yujin the acupuncture, he immersed the poison bit by bit into Chu Yujin's internal organs through the needle. He was sure Chu Yujin has been poisoned.
However, not long after that, Chu Yujin's palace was surrounded by the Forbidden Army, and then he actually committed suicide in front of the palace. In fact, even if he did not commit suicide and died, he would definitely die from the poison.
But now the man in black is afraid that he has not poisoned him, so he still refuses to let his grandson go. His grandson is only eight years old this year! He wants to cry but has no tears, but there is no way to ask for help!
There was another thing that also shocked him. The tonic that King Dongyi had been taking at Changsheng Temple was actually the Five Stone Powder prepared by him himself. At first, he took it once every few days, then once a day, and finally took it once a day. More and more often, once the drug is stopped, Dongyi Wang will suffer as much as if he were bitten by ten thousand snakes and pierced by ten thousand ants.
This Five Stone Powder is very heart-wrenching. It is already a miracle that King Dongyi can survive for two years after his death. But now the Dongyi King in the palace is actually in good health. From his appearance, he diagnosed that this person should not have taken Five Stone Powder at all. , he also found an excuse to take a closer look at this person. He was obviously King Dongyi, but why was there no sign of taking Five Stone Powder on him? And no addiction? But he didn't dare to mention this question to anyone.
In the spring of the thirty-second year of Tianyuan, Chu Tiankuo, the king of Dongyi, died suddenly. According to the imperial edict, he was succeeded by the crown prince Chu Yuheng. Chu Yuheng became the third generation king of Dongyi!
The emperor of Nan'an immediately issued an edict to congratulate the new King Dongyi on his succession, and presented him with thousands of taels of gold, a thousand beauties, and hundreds of Nan'an-specific sweat-blooded horses. He also stated that from now on, Nan'an and Dongyi would be brothers. Congress has always supported the regime of the new King Dongyi.
This flattered Chu Yuheng, who had an unstable foundation and constant internal problems at this time. He immediately responded with his credentials, and the relationship between the two countries was unprecedentedly good!
On the other hand, King Beilin had no intention of caring about the political affairs of other countries because his only son, Crown Prince Li Yu, suddenly fell seriously ill, and did not show any indication of the succession of the new King of Dongyi, which made Chu Yuheng very dissatisfied.
Shortly thereafter, because several Dongyi people mistakenly entered Beilin territory, the Beilin border guard general Mo Han interrogated them and thought that these people were working for Dongyi, so they were all executed.
The families of these common people complained to the border government. Tuoba Di, the border guard general of Dongyi, was dissatisfied and had a dispute with Mo Han, which led to a small-scale war between Dongyi and Beilin.
This time the Dongyi army suffered more casualties. Tuoba'an, the general of the Dongyi border, reported the matter to the Dongyi court. The king of Dongyi, Chu Yujin, asked Nan'an for assistance because of his own strength. He originally just wanted to teach a lesson. Beilin used this to show its national prestige, but Emperor Nan'an was furious because of this incident and actually sent Border General Yu Zhen with 200,000 Nan'an cavalry to assist Dongyi Kingdom in attacking Beilin Kingdom.
Aftershock and Tuoba An, who was the border general of the Dongyi Kingdom at the time, gathered 300,000 troops at the Yongzhou border gate in the north. The newly appointed general Qi Kuo of the Yongzhou border gate only had 200,000 troops guarding the pass, and he was really no match for the menacing Nan'an Dong. The Yi coalition forces were defeated, so he had no choice but to stay in seclusion for the time being, and sent several memorials in succession to request support from the northern court.
In the autumn of the 21st year of Tiangang, Shen Changge, the Marquis of Zhenbei, was once again ordered by General Zhenbei to lead 200,000 troops to the border to meet the enemy.
Perhaps it was God's will. It had been two years and nine months since Shen He passed away. In three months, Shen Changge's filial piety period would expire. According to what King Beilin had said before, he and Qingcheng would be granted a marriage.
Qingcheng waited for many years, thinking that she could finally marry Shen Changge, but she didn't expect that the border war would break out again, and Shen Changge would lead his troops on an expedition again. She felt aggrieved and reluctant to give up. What was worse was that she was evil again. I dream again and again, always feeling that this parting will be an eternal farewell.
She thought twice, and knelt down outside the Qinzheng Palace to beg Beilin King to accompany Shen Changge on the expedition as an accompanying military doctor. Beilin King did not agree at first, but Qingcheng kept crying and begging, and did not hesitate to force her to die. Finally, he relented, and considering that having a royal princess accompanying him at the border would also help boost the morale of the army, he finally agreed to Qingcheng's request!
Shen Changge and Qingcheng returned to Yongzhou again. Han Yan, Fang Da and Fang Yao, who had already received the news, greeted them at the city gate early. After two years, everyone couldn't help but be filled with emotion when they met again.
In the past two years, Fang Da and Fang Yao have been taught the Six Arts by Han Yan himself. They have improved a lot in all aspects, especially Fang Da. However, the fourteen-year-old boy is already as tall as an adult. This child is different from the original one. Ye Hu was also very good at riding and shooting, and Yang Yi personally taught him how to use swords and sticks. He was very good at it, so Shen Changge agreed to take him to the border to practice.
Not long after Shen Changge sat at the border, he had a large-scale battle with Yuzhen and Tuoba An. Tuoba An and Shen Changge were extremely jealous when they met as enemies. The two sides fought directly and secretly. Yang Yi, Qi Kuo, and Shen Shu also joined the battle, and the fight was fierce!
After three battles, the Beilin Army gradually regained some of the situation. Shen Changge and others had just breathed a sigh of relief, but they didn't expect that Nan'an Emperor Hu had secretly established a secret tunnel, secretly visited Chen Cang, and brought the Beilin Army again without the knowledge of the Beilin Army. One hundred thousand soldiers and horses marched directly to Yongzhou Pass.
The Dongyi Alliance soldiers in Nan'an were so numerous that Shen Changge had no choice but to retreat into the pass again and could not come out. Then he, Qi Kuo and Yang Yi studied tactics all night and determined the battle plan. After reports from Yang Yi's secret guards, they discovered that the Nan'an Dongyi Allied Forces were temporarily short of food due to the large increase in their numbers. Therefore, they would secretly purchase large amounts of food in nearby towns at regular intervals to supply the army.
Yang Yi thought this was an excellent opportunity, so he suggested to Shen Changge to poison the grain they usually traded in the market. However, both Shen Changge and Qi Kuo felt that this method could easily injure ordinary people and did not agree.
But Yang Yi still did it secretly. This method was very effective. The Nan'an Dongyi Allied Forces suffered numerous casualties as a result. However, many innocent people who bought food that day also died. Shen Changge and Qi Kuo were very angry because of this. Qi Kuo promptly Shen Changge suggested that Yang Yi be executed to enforce military discipline, but Shen Changge considered it again and again, but in the end, out of consideration for his old friendship and Yang Yi's talent, he just reassigned Yang Yi to fifty military sticks and the rank of third-level general.
Qi Kuo was dissatisfied with Shen Changge because of this, and Yang Yi didn't appreciate it. He even thought that Shen Changge was too benevolent as a woman to accomplish great things. He felt that he was not wrong, so he talked to Shen Changge when Shen Changge visited him. There was a fierce dispute, and many soldiers at the scene actually sided with Yang Yi. As a result, Shen Changge was under tremendous pressure.
He couldn't sleep well that night. He went out for a walk and unexpectedly arrived at Qingcheng's camp. He told Qingcheng all the worries and annoyances in his heart these days.
Qingcheng knew that Shen Changge was just venting his emotions and didn't really want to listen to her suggestions. Looking at Shen Changge's red eyes and haggard expression due to lack of rest for many days, she felt heartbroken! So she listened quietly and comforted her while gently massaging Shen Changge's temples. Her technique was skillful and unique. After a while, Shen Changge's agitated mood calmed down a lot.
Shen Changge hadn't slept well for many days. Now that she was gently liberating and massaging her, he felt dependent on her. He didn't want to leave immediately. He looked at the woman he loved so much in front of him, his heart was rippling, and he couldn't help but hold her in his arms. The massaging hand held her in his arms, and then slept on the same bed with her in the same clothes!