A few days later, an urgent memorial from eight hundred miles from southern Xinjiang was placed on Emperor Chongjin's desk. Although he had anticipated Wuman Kingdom's war against Dayuan, he never expected that this day would come so early and so suddenly.
"Tell me, what are you going to do?" Emperor Chongjin sat on the dragon chair, looking very majestic.
A minister came out and said: "The third prince of their Wuman Kingdom is now in Dayuan, if he is used as a threat, Wuman Kingdom will not withdraw its troops."
Another minister said: "I don't agree with Mr. Zhao's method, not to say that this move is a little too petty, but to say that since Wuman Kingdom knows that the third prince is still in Dayuan, they dare to start a war at this moment. What does this mean? It shows that they don't take their third prince seriously at all, they probably wish the third prince died."
"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Shen Chenbi came out with a wat board in hand.
"Shen Aiqing, please tell me." Since Shen Chenbi became Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, his punishment was fair and his actions were decisive, which was quite in line with Emperor Chongjin's appetite.
Shen Chenbi said: "The ruler of Wu Man Kingdom is dead, and the third prince should be the successor, but now it is King Nan. The name of King Nan is not right, and now he suddenly launched a war against me, Da Yuan. Presumably, the people of Wuman Kingdom also complained about him, but they dared not speak out due to his lust. The war between Dayuan and Wuman Kingdom is inevitable, and we have to fight from left to right, so why don't we unite with the third prince? beat."
"What does Shen Aiqing mean?" Emperor Chong Jin thought thoughtfully after hearing this.
"I mean, it's much better for the third prince to be the ruler of the Wuman Kingdom than the King of Nan." Shen Chenbi continued, "We might as well sell his favor and ask him to promise to give us the money after he becomes the ruler of the country." Great Yuan has various benefits."
After Shen Chenbi finished speaking, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty started talking about it. In the past, when the Southern King was in charge of the government of the Wuman Kingdom, he would occasionally riot on the border of the Great Abyss. Now, as soon as he took the throne, he couldn't wait to start this all-out war. Even if Dayuan wins this battle, as long as there is King Nan, Wuman Kingdom will still be a hidden danger.
The third prince is now in distress, if Emperor Chongjin uses the banner of helping him to win back the position of the lord of the country for him, he can take the opportunity to raise conditions with him, and Da Yuan will still make a profit no matter what.
Emperor Chongjin thought for a while and said: "Shen Aiqing's words are justified."
"If His Majesty agrees, I still have one more thing to say." Shen Chenbi continued, this is the speech he and Yan Shi had agreed on a long time ago, success or failure depends on it.
"Shen Aiqing, please tell me." Emperor Chongjin said.
Shen Chenbi went on to say: "The third prince has a noble status. In order to show our determination to form an alliance with him, His Majesty should go on a personal expedition. However, His Majesty is busy with state affairs, so he can't afford it. Why don't you send a prince to accompany the third prince to the expedition?" , I wonder what your Majesty wants?"
After Shen Chenbi finished speaking, someone immediately seconded her.
Emperor Chongjin also thought it made sense when he heard the words, but who should he send
There were only three of the four grown-up princes in the past, and King Zhao's confinement was not yet full, so he had to choose from Yan Shi and King Mu.
Thinking of Yan Shi, Emperor Chongjin frowned imperceptibly. Marshal Wei is in southern Xinjiang, if Yan Shi goes, will he collude with him
In the court hall, the ministers debated whether to go Yan Shi or King Mu.
Finally, with the words of Mr. Zhang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the matter was settled. Mr. Zhang said: "I heard that a few days ago, King Mu actually robbed Mr. Jiang Zhicheng's orphaned son in the street, trying to force him to do something shameless. All colleagues must be very clear about how Mr. Jiang Zhicheng is an official. Although he has been dead for many years , but there are many people in the imperial city who are thinking of him. Although King Mu has been punished by His Majesty, but after this incident happened for a few days, people in the imperial city will naturally discuss a few words after dinner. The prince's expedition this time represents His Majesty , represents the tens of thousands of people in my Dayuan. If His Majesty allows him to go out to fight in this turmoil, I am afraid that the people will not be convinced. The third prince must have known about this matter. If King Mu goes with him, Would he think that there is no one in Dayuan Dynasty, so he sent such a prince?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is an old man, so he naturally knows what Emperor Chongjin likes to hear.
Don't like to hear anything. Emperor Chongjin didn't like others talking about Yan Shi's eldest son's status, so he didn't say anything. Emperor Chongjin had the best face, so he will start with face.
Sure enough, after careful consideration, Emperor Chongjin finally allowed Yan Shi to go to southern Xinjiang and set off on the same day. However, Emperor Chongjin still had other preparations. He planned to select someone from the Ministry of War to be the supervisor of the army and set off with Yan Shi, and Emperor Chongjin naturally knew that the Ministry of War was from King Mu.
Unexpectedly, the person selected by Emperor Chongjin was none other than Gao Changgeng. During the imperial examination, he said that he was a little dabbled in the formation of troops, so Emperor Chongjin let him go to the Ministry of War.
Emperor Chongjin believed that Gao Changgeng was quite talented and his family background was clean. Although he has arrived at the Ministry of War in the hands of King Mu, he has not been there for long, so he will not become King Mu's man so soon. Then, Gao Changgeng will be completely loyal to him.
Yan Shi heaved a sigh of relief after learning that Gao Changgeng went with him, Gao Changgeng was his man.
The discussion on this matter has been decided, and Emperor Chongjin ordered someone to invite the third prince to tell the matter. The third prince showed a look of sadness, anger, and regret. He immediately stated that if Da Yuan could help him regain the throne, he would bow his head and proclaim himself a minister, and make peace with Da Yuan.
After the matter finally settled down, Yan Shi rubbed his belly, both happy and sad.
After returning to the palace, he told the little princess about it. Hua Ling is naturally very happy. Now Yan Shi is more than five months pregnant. The imperial city is far away from the southern border, and it will take more than two months. up.
After arriving there, they had already made a plan. Yan Shi would not go to the military camp, but find a place closest to the military camp to live in. After the child was born, he would go to the military camp to take charge of the overall situation.
But there were still a few months before he gave birth, and he couldn't keep his face hidden. After all, there were so many people in the army, it would be bad if any news spread to the imperial city. Yan Shi planned to only show up in the barracks when he was in southern Xinjiang, and then excused himself from acclimatization and getting sick.
When he had to show up as a last resort, he just added a cape over his clothes. No matter how you say it, it is much safer there than Huangcheng Zizai. After all, it is on his grandfather's territory. For the sake of Marshal Wei, those people will not make things difficult for him.
Yan Shi and Hua Ling carried each other into the room, and Yan Shi rested his head on Hua Ling's shoulder. Ever since she became pregnant, Yan Shi gradually showed her fragility to Hua Ling, and gradually tried to rely on him.
"Mingting, I'm going to southern Xinjiang tomorrow." Yan Shi said softly. This time Hua Ling could no longer follow him out of the imperial city like last time, after all, Emperor Chongjin had scruples about Yan Shi going to southern Xinjiang, let alone let Hua Ling follow him.
"Well, I know, I will stay in the mansion well and not let my brother worry." Hua Ling gently kissed the top of Yan Shi's head, and he missed him very much before he left, "Brother along the way Take good care of your body and don't overwork yourself when you get there. You can miss me, but not too much."
"Why?"
"Because my brother has enough things to do every day, and he has to separate his thoughts to think about me, which is too exhausting. When he has time to think about me, he closes his eyes and sleeps for a while to calm his mind. I know that my brother has me in his heart, So I can do whatever I want."
"Ming Ting, you really..."
Hua Ling hugged Yan Shi in his arms, and gently touched his belly with both hands: "It's just a pity that we couldn't see our baby born right away."
Yan Shi also felt a little regretful, he also wanted Hua Ling to accompany him when he was giving birth, but he couldn't force everything, he smiled pretendingly happy: "That's fine, it will be very painful when the stomach grows bigger in the future." Ugly, Ming Ting doesn't need to see me so ugly."
"Brother is talking nonsense." Hua Ling bent down slightly and kissed Yan Shi's stomach, "In my eyes, brother is always the most beautiful. From now on, we two will hold hands and grow old together, wait for us They've all become little old men, so don't dislike anyone."
Yan Shi deliberately teased him: "I'm three years older than you, and I'll get old first."
"What's the matter of being three years older? My brother is good-looking and young. Besides, I really like it." Hua Ling's hand pinched somewhere on his chest.
After a while, "Brother is not allowed to say these words in the future, I don't like to hear them."
Yan Shi smiled and agreed, and suddenly he felt a commotion in his stomach, his eyes immediately became bright, and he hurriedly took Hua Ling's hand to touch his stomach: "Ming Ting, touch it quickly, the baby is moving again!" After the first fetal movement, although Yan Shi's stomach would move a few times from time to time, he didn't know if the baby was too naughty or not moving in front of Hua Ling. Therefore, Hua Ling never touched it once.
Hua Ling hurriedly put his hand on Yan Shi's stomach, and this time he just touched it. He couldn't tell what kind of feeling it was, but Hua Ling only felt that his eyes were moist and wanted to cry.
"Brother, I got it! I got it!" The baby moved a few more times as if responding to Hua Ling. Hua Ling sniffled, holding back the tears that were about to burst into her eyes.
After a long time, Hua Ling reluctantly took his hand off Yan Shi's stomach and let him rest on his chest again.
Yan Shi was also satisfied, thinking that Hua Ling would never touch it again, and thought that there was another regret left, but he did not expect to touch it on the eve of leaving.
Yan Shi gently instructed Hua Ling: "Be careful in everything in the imperial city, and discuss with Qingyue more often. I have already asked Mr. Shen to take care of you for me. If something happens, you can send Someone went to find him. If you and Qingyue are leaving the mansion, you must take Sang Yu with you."