After that, the Dayu court, which had not been quiet for a long time, started to stir again!
Civil and military officials were all worried about the Southern Border Army's sneak attack on Xiye, and they argued endlessly in the early court for several days, and the emperor never made a decision.
In the early morning of this day, Duke Gong Han Lingfu resolutely stood up and made two impassioned proposals to the emperor:
First, Dayu once again issued a peace agreement to Xiye;
Second, in order to show Dayu's sincerity in negotiating peace, the emperor is requested to order the seizure of the domain, take back the military power of the Zhennan Palace, and send troops to southern Xinjiang!
After Han Lingfu finished speaking, there was silence all over the court, and the officials lined up in two rows on the Jinluan Hall either looked at Han Lingfu or the emperor, waiting for the emperor's decision.
Han Lingfu bowed his hands and stood proudly, his eyes gleaming. He was very sure of his proposal.
In the past few years of wars in southern Xinjiang, the treasury has long been empty, and the soldiers are depleted. However, the king of Zhennan and his son are militaristic and short-sighted.
The southern border army has traveled thousands of miles, and the soldiers are exhausted. How can they fight against Xiye's tiger and wolf division? !
Thinking about it, a mocking and disdainful smile appeared on the corner of Han Lingfu's mouth.
In addition, deducting the 10,000 reinforcements sent by the Southern Border Army to the Western Border, it is conceivable that there must be a small number of defenders remaining in Southern Border. As long as the father agrees to send him an army of tens of thousands to go south, he will be able to take the southern border smoothly.
King Zhennan is Dayu's only vassal king, and his father has long wanted to withdraw from the vassal. As long as he can successfully get rid of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion this time, he will have military merits, not just big brother, second brother and five From now on, the emperor's younger brother will never stand up again, and he will be able to frighten the whole court. Only after he ascends the throne in the future can he secure the position of supremacy and secure the great prosperity of the world!
Han Lingfu was full of vigor, and the scene when he replaced his father on the throne of the Golden Luan Hall appeared in his mind, his blood was boiling, and he could barely suppress the excitement in his heart.
However, the emperor on the throne was hesitant. Now that Feixia Mountain area was occupied by Xiye's 100,000 army, no one knew when Xiye's army would continue to march eastward.
Of course he has the intention to negotiate peace with Xiye, but he is also worried that once Dayu sends out part of his troops to march south, Xiye will suddenly repent and refuse to negotiate peace, and take advantage of the emptiness in Dayu's rear and immediately send his troops straight into the Central Plains. The southern border is thousands of miles away from the western border, and the distance cannot quench the near thirst. Where can he send troops to stop Xiye and protect the king's capital? !
The emperor was full of scruples in his heart, and he didn't make a sound for a long time, which also made the atmosphere in the Golden Temple more dignified.
The sun was rising higher and higher outside, and the weather in the first month was still severe and cold. After the early morning, a guest in a hurry was welcomed in the palace of King Jingjun.
"See you, my lord." Nangong Xin entered Han Lingfan's outer study under the guidance of the servant, and saluted respectfully.
Han Lingfan motioned for Nangong Xin to sit down, and then said with a complicated expression: "Ah Xin, this morning, Father has made a decision."
In the study room, the air was cold.
"" Nangong Xin also knew what Han Lingfan was going to say, the hand that was holding the teacup subconsciously exerted a little force, and then put the teacup back.
"Father decided to seize the position of vassal king of Zhennan Palace to show favor to Xiye. Ah Xin, I can't do anything now." After speaking, Han Lingfan's voice became more and more difficult. disappointed or ashamed
"You should send someone to report to Nanjiang as soon as possible, so that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion can be prepared." Han Lingfan clenched his fists, and his deep gaze passed Nangong Xin to the dead wood in the courtyard outside the window, as dark as ink.
Nangong Xin's complexion became more complicated. She bowed her head and stared at the tea leaves in the teacup sinking and floating in the tea water. After a while, she raised her eyes again and looked at Han Lingfan again.
Nangong Xin's eyes flickered, but she asked: "My lord, do you really think that Dayu can do anything to win Nanjiang?"
The implication of Ah Xin's words was that Han Lingfan's eyes widened slightly, and he pursed his lips in silence.
There was a moment of silence in the room, a gust of cold wind blew through the window, and the rustling sound of swaying branches and leaves made the atmosphere in the study feel a little gloomy.
"My lord, based on what I know about my sister-in-law A Yi, he is not a person who can't control himself," Nangong Xin speculated and analyzed little by little, "Since the Southern Border Army was able to put down the chaos in Baiyue and Nanliang If there is enough energy to send troops to attack Xiye, then no matter how Xiye's envoys brag about Xiye in front of the emperor, just because the king of Xiye sent envoys from thousands of miles to complain to the king, we can know that now on the battlefield of Xiye , I am afraid that the Southern Border Army has gained the upper hand!" Nangong Xin analyzed with reason, and his soft side face showed a bit of determination and vigor at this time.
Hearing this, Han Lingfan was inevitably surprised, but he couldn't be as optimistic about the situation in southern Xinjiang as Nangong Xin was, so he hurriedly reminded: "Ah Xin, but the Southern Border Army only has 200,000 troops. After the Battle of Nanliang, I am afraid that the number of troops has been greatly reduced. Now, in addition to Xiye, Nanjiang has also sent 10,000 elite soldiers to Xijiang."
As Han Lingfan was talking, he suddenly thought of something and fell silent again.
He thought of the battle situation in Western Xinjiang, and thought that over the years, Southern Xinjiang had defeated Baiyue and Nanliang successively. Although the strength of the troops must have been compromised, it also turned the Southern Border Army into a well-tempered division of hundreds of battles. An invincible elite division!
Xiao Yi, as the eldest son and coach, has experienced many battles. If he is completely unsure, how could Xiao Yi personally lead troops to crusade against Xiye rashly? !
Han Lingfan's mood was spinning, and gradually, his expression became complicated and tangled.
After a while, Han Lingfan let out a deep sigh, his eyes became darker, and he said thoughtfully: "The Zhennan Palace has been loyal to Dayu since the old prince passed away. Since the Southern Border Army They were able to divide their troops to conquer Xiye, but they never showed any intention of going north, they have been living in a corner for many years, obviously, the Zhennan Palace has no intention of turning back!"
Han Ling Fanyue's voice became more obscure and his brows were deeply furrowed. What he was worried about now was that once his father cut down the feudal clan and marched south, how would the Zhennan Prince's Mansion react
Since Nanjiang has the strength, if Dayu wants to cut down the vassal, the Zhennan Palace will definitely not be captured without a fight.
Dayu is afraid that there will be a civil war that can shake Dayu's country
Once the war starts, it will only be those Liming people who will suffer!
Thinking about it, Han Lingfan's eyes were full of sadness, almost overflowing.
After a while, Han Lingfan took a deep breath, and persuaded seriously: "Ah Xin, I think you'd better leave the capital as soon as possible!" The position is advising Nangong Xin.
Hearing this, Nangong Xin was surprised, and a warm current surged in her heart. For Nangong Xin, Han Lingfan is not only the Fifth Prince or King Jingjun, but also one of his best friends!
Although Han Lingfan didn't say a few words just now, judging from the change in his expression, Nangong Xin could also see that Han Lingfan already knew that Dayu would officially start a war with Nanjiang in the future!
But even so, Han Lingfan's first reaction was to let himself leave the capital to avoid disaster.
Nangong Xin looked at the elegant and sincere young man in front of him without blinking, and all kinds of emotions were entangled in his heart. He admired Han Lingfan's character, but also felt unwilling and righteous indignation for him.
Among the grown-up princes, Han Lingfan is kind-hearted, open-minded, diligent and studious, yet he is not recognized by the emperor!
Nangong Xin calmed down, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, the emperor will not let me go. Originally, the emperor kept me in the capital as a restraint." , and without fame, it is time to leave the capital and go to Jiangnan to reunite with his parents and family.
Han Lingfan was speechless, his expression became darker in his thoughts, and his heart was heavy, but Nangong Xin said meaningfully: "My lord, in fact, I think the emperor's withdrawal of the feudal domain and the Southern Expedition may be very important to you. Not a bad thing."
Meeting Han Lingfan's suspicious eyes, Nangong Xin continued unhurriedly: "My lord, have you thought about showing your favor to the Zhennan Palace? As the lord just said, send someone to inform the Zhennan Palace as soon as possible about the emperor's intentions." The matter of seizing the feudal domain"
Nangong Xin stopped clicking and looked at Han Lingfan deeply.
He still has half of the words left, he can be sure that the Zhennan Palace will not lose this battle, then, with A Yi's temper, grievances and grievances are clear, he should more or less accept Han Lingfan's love. If he can get the support of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, he believes that Han Lingfan will be able to overcome the current difficulty!
To show favor to Zhennan Prince's Mansion? ! Han Lingfan's pupils narrowed slightly, and he looked at Nangong Xin thoughtfully, unable to hide his surprise.
He's a smart guy who knows a thing or two.
The implication of Nangong Xin's words is clearly that the Southern Border Army will win this battle? ! Based on his understanding of Nangong Xin, Ah Xin is by no means a person who talks nonsense!
If the Southern Border Army really wins, will the Zhennan Palace continue to go north
Han Lingfan's lips moved, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and his mood became chaotic.
He said to himself, the situation must not be allowed to go to that point!
But in his heart, he also understands that he is too weak now, if he wants to do something, he must "fight".
Although he himself doesn't care about the position of the crown prince, after these days, he has seen clearly many things in the world that he never thought of before. The battle for the crown prince is not just about him personally. Now because of his loss of power, the life of the queen, the government of Enguo, his companions, and the princes are not easy. If he can't reverse the situation, then I'm afraid there will be more troubles in the future. bad
Thinking about it, Han Lingfan's face sank like water, and his whole body was a little stiff.
He didn't want these people around him to live like this for the rest of their lives, and even in the future, once the third brother succeeded to the throne, he might not be able to tolerate him.
This is the cruel reality!
After being suppressed by the emperor for several times, Han Lingfan began to seriously consider the matter of seizing the heir for the first time.
After a while, Han Lingfan opened his lips and said, "Ah Xin, thank you. I'll think about it again."
Han Lingfan's words made Nangong Xin heave a sigh of relief. If Han Lingfan himself had planned to give up the position of crown prince, then no matter how much others did, it would be of no avail. can.
After the two young people talked secretly in the study for nearly an hour, Nangong Xin just left.
As soon as he left, Han Lingfan got another news. Princess Yongyang rushed to the palace after court this morning. She wanted to see the emperor, but the emperor refused to leave the imperial study. Afterwards, Yongyang left the palace After returning to the Princess Mansion, he closed the mansion by himself and thanked guests behind closed doors.
Han Lingfan was locked in the study alone for a long time, and then quietly went to En Guogong's mansion, and didn't come out until the curfew time
The stars and the moon in the sky quietly look down on the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys in the world, and they disappear in the blink of an eye overnight.
In the morning court of the next day, the emperor officially issued the decree to cut down the vassal, and ordered the dispatch of hussar general Li Duzhong to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to southern Xinjiang to issue the decree. The meaning of deterrence is self-evident.
One stone caused a thousand waves. After the early dynasty, this matter quickly spread among the various palaces in the royal capital. Civil and military officials, as well as clan nobles, were all secretly talking about the emperor's cutting of the feudal clan. The proposer is even more in the limelight.
More and more courtiers began to rely on Han Lingfu. For example, Li Duzhong quietly came to Gongjun Palace after the early court.
Han Lingfu exhorted Li Duzhong in high spirits, telling him to do his job well when he went to southern Xinjiang, and hinted inside and outside the words that he would definitely reuse him in the future when the other party returned triumphantly.
After Li Duzhong expressed his loyalty to Han Lingfu knowingly, he retreated tactfully.
In the study outside, only Han Lingfu was left.
Han Lingfu pursed his lips and smiled, his heart was surging, and his dark eyes shone with ambition.
Before his eyes, he seemed to have seen the scene when all the people in the Zhennan Palace were reduced to prisoners and brought to the capital to be punished for their crimes, while he was receiving his father's award in the court hall and becoming the heir apparent.
What a great start to the new year!
Han Lingfu triumphantly held up the teacup, and used the tea lid to remove the tea leaves floating on the tea soup. At this moment, Xiao Lizi hurried in, her fair and delicate face could not hide her panic and panting.
"My lord, it's not good!" Xiao Lizi reported sweating profusely after saluting, "I just got the news from the southern border that she is dead!" Xiao Lizi is Han Lingfu's confidant Naturally, he knew why Baiyi left the capital and went to southern Xinjiang in person, and he was terrified.
Hearing this, Han Lingfu turned pale with shock, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on his head, his whole body cooled down.
It has been several months since Bai Yi left the capital, and Han Lingfu became more and more worried when there was no news, so he had to send someone to the southern border to inquire about the situation, but unexpectedly such news came back.
How could Bai Yi die? !
For Han Lingfu, it doesn't matter whether Bai Yi is dead or alive. The question is, what should he do with his Wuhe ointment? !
The Wuhe ointment in his hand is running out!
Thinking of the feeling that life would be worse than death when Wuhe Gao's addiction hit, Han Lingfu's handsome face was ashen, as if mourning, and his hands even trembled slightly.
Han Lingfu took a deep breath and calmed down a lot. He asked a series of questions like a cannonball: "What's going on? How did the clothes die? Was it done by the Zhennan Palace?!" As he spoke, Han Lingfu's His eyes were cold and sharp, and they swished out like two cold arrows.
Seen by Han Lingfu, Xiao Lizi tensed up, bowed his head slightly, and replied respectfully: "My lord, the news only said that after the side concubine was killed, her body was nailed to Luoyue City with three daggers." in an alley”
Just speaking so bluntly, Xiao Lizi felt that Bai Yi's death was a bit weird and bloody.
Han Lingfu's expression turned cold, his thin lips were pursed into a straight line, and he said intuitively: "The Zhennan Palace must be the work of the Zhennan Palace!"
Zhennan Palace has always been at odds with Baiyue, Baiyue is the saint of Baiyue, Zhennan Palace has always been quick to get rid of her, must have accidentally exposed her whereabouts, so the people of Zhennan Palace secretly Killed her.
The Zhennan Prince's Mansion is really courageous! Knowing that Bai Yi is his side concubine, she dared to kill him, but she clearly didn't take him seriously as the majestic Duke Gong!
He will never let them go!
Thinking about it, a sinister light flashed in Han Lingfu's pupils, and he gritted his teeth and swore secretly.
The emperor's father has made a decree, and Li Duzhong is about to leave for southern Xinjiang. This time, the Zhennan Palace is destined to be doomed. For him, the most troublesome problem now is Wuhe Gao!
Wuhe ointment
The taste of Wuhe ointment not only intoxicated Han Lingfu, but also made him fearful.
He must get enough Wuhe ointment to be at ease!
Han Lingfan said to himself in his heart, while standing up irritably. Impatiently, he pushed Xiao Lizi away, and strode out of the outer study.
Xiao Lizi staggered a step, then hurriedly followed, looked at Han Lingfu with complicated eyes, and sighed secretly in his heart.
I don't know if it's his illusion. Since last year, the prince's temper has become more and more irritable, and he is more and more likely to lose control, just like that day in the Xinghui Academy.
Han Lingfu, who was walking in front, couldn't see Xiao Lizi's worried eyes, and strode towards Xinghuiyuan.
He was going to see Bai Muxiao.
On that day, he had just taken Wuhe ointment, and his whole body was in a state of floating like a fairy. When he was agitated, he lost control of his emotions and almost killed Bai Muxiao. Fortunately, he was sent by Xijiang at that time. The emergency military report interrupted him, which made him calm down all of a sudden.
Bai Muxiao can't die yet!
Although Bai Yi agreed to provide him with Wuhe ointment, but she is a foreign race, not my race, and her heart must be different. He must use that evil species to restrain Bai Yi in order to ensure their cooperation.
As long as that scoundrel still has value, he has to keep Bai Muxiao to "watch" that scoundrel for him, so that Bai Yi and Bai Muxiao can restrict each other, and he must be cautious when doing things like this.
However, Han Lingfu didn't expect that after Bai Yi left, he would never come back again!
Han Lingfu's complexion became more complicated. In his thoughts, he had already arrived at Xinghui Academy.
Han Lingfu had already ordered his confidant to guard the Xinghui Courtyard, and no one could enter except him, not even the second concubine Chen.
Han Lingfu ignored the nuns and women who saluted him, and strode into the house.
Now the only servants serving in Bai Muxiao's room are Bihen and Biluo. When the two maids saw Han Lingfu, they fell silent.
As for Bai Muxiao, she was sitting on an armchair by the window, her hair disheveled, and she was wearing a lake-colored beige. She lost a lot of weight, which made her chin pointed and her small face even more attractive.
She seemed to be immersed in the book, motionless, and naturally did not get up to salute Han Lingfu.
Han Lingfu didn't care about these etiquettes, and said straight to the point: "This king just got the news, and he died in clothes."
Bai Muxiao finally had a reaction, put down the book, looked at Han Lingfu in surprise, and then smiled mockingly and contemptuously, and said, "This is probably 'fate', my lord, please be patient."
She also knows about the matter of putting clothes on and going south, and she knows what Han Lingfu is worried about
Is this really retribution? !
Han Lingfu naturally heard Bai Muxiao's sarcasm, and hated secretly in his heart, but he didn't want to show off his tongue for a while, so he held back his anger and said, "Bai Muxiao, this king didn't come to argue with you. This king asked Where do you still have Wuhe Paste?!" Han Lingfu gritted his teeth and asked.
Bai Muxiao laughed crazily as if she had heard some joke, and even tears overflowed from the corners of her eyes.
She wiped away her tears with her fingertips, and said slowly: "My lord, please beg me! As long as I am satisfied, I will naturally give you Wuhe ointment!"
Han Lingfu's pupils shrank sharply, feeling startled and uncertain. Does Bai Muxiao really have Wuhe ointment in his hand? ! Or what message did the clothes leave for her
Thinking about it, Han Lingfu almost felt a little scared.
Fortunately, he didn't kill Bai Muxiao out of control that day, otherwise,
"Bai Muxiao, what exactly do you want?!"
Han Lingfu's voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth, and the eyes of the two met in mid-air, and sparks shot out.
The room fell silent, as if an invisible force was gaining momentum
At the same time, the emperor's decree of the Southern Expedition was also spread in the capital. Within a day, even the ordinary people had heard about it, and the discussion was in full swing.
Two days later, Li Duzhong left the royal capital with an imperial decree and led an army of 10,000, heading for southern Xinjiang.
In the afternoon of that day, Han Lingfan and Nangong Xin went to Yongyang's eldest princess mansion to ask to see Yongyang. ..
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A girl asked the emperor if he knew about Xiye being shot down by A Yi, but according to the timeline, he didn't know. With the communication conditions of ancient times, the emperor just now knew that Xiye had captured Feixia Mountain. Xiao Yi and Xiao Bai fought so fast that the emperor didn't have time to get the military report.