After seeing off the Queen Mother and others, Huayan was really tired, so she lay back on the bed and fell asleep.
Sleeping until evening, Huayan heard a familiar sound of hurried footsteps entering the Phoenix East Garden. She woke up with a start, sat up, and opened the curtain.
The footsteps came to the door and stopped suddenly.
At this time, the room was already dark, and Huayan could only see a vague figure through the half-closed door, she called softly, "Yunchi"
Yun Chi brushed the coolness on the brocade robe, pushed open the door, walked into the room, and said "Mmm", "It's me."
"What happened?" Hua Yan looked at him, although the room was dark, but he could see the hidden emotion on his face.
Yun Chi took a deep breath, "I'm going to leave Beijing right away. Just now, the Ministry of War hastened to 800 li, and the King of Lingnan sent troops to attack Shanling Pass."
Hua Yan was surprised, "The King of Lingnan dispatched troops so quickly."
"Yeah." Yun Chi nodded, "Maybe I got some news, so I can take the initiative before I go to Lingnan."
Hua Yan sat up straight, "How many soldiers does he have?"
"Six hundred thousand." Yun Chi said.
Huayan's heart shivered, and her face turned aside, "Why did he raise so many soldiers and horses? If it is said that Su Zizhang raised those soldiers and horses in the wilderness mountain in the north, it's nothing more than the court didn't get the slightest word. After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, but The King of Lingnan shouldn’t have so many soldiers and horses! Over the years, the court didn’t care about Lingnan.
Yun Chi said in a deep voice, "Do you still remember the soldiers and horses of the three mansions of Prince Anyang's Mansion, Marquis of Wuwei's Mansion, and Duke Jing's Mansion?"
"Of course I remember." Hua Yan nodded, feeling a bad premonition suddenly, and looked at Yun Chi, "You mean, the King of Lingnan captured the soldiers and horses of the three prefectures?"
"Yes, except for the soldiers and horses in the north, which were cut and subdued by you and Su Zi, the rest of the soldiers and horses were secretly taken away by the King of Lingnan." Yun Chi turned around, turned on the lamp, and the room suddenly brightened up, he said coldly He said, "The Tiger Talismans of the Three Houses, when you were in the Northland, you gave them all to me, but because I haven't had time to send someone to take care of them in the past few months, and I don't have the skills to do so, after all, the King of Lingnan took advantage of the loopholes, Or maybe it has already been secretly subdued by him, just waiting for today."
"Since the founding of the Taizu Dynasty, the military system has been divided into four parts. The emperor is in charge of 500,000, and Wuwei Hou, Jing Guogong, and Anyang King are in charge of 200,000. The 50,000 troops in the land, Zi Zhan and I recovered the 150,000 troops when we were in the north, and the remaining 450,000 soldiers and horses were taken by the King of Lingnan."
"Yes, all 450,000 soldiers and horses were taken away by him. Maybe, now I understand that Su Zizhe robbed you in order to help the King of Lingnan secretly, so as to divert my attention and have no time to take care of Lingnan. He has plenty of time to attack those 450,000 troops," Yun Chi said.
Huayan felt chills in her heart, "That is to say, apart from his own few soldiers and horses, the remaining 400,000 soldiers and horses all come from the imperial court."
"Yeah." Yun Chi nodded, "If I hadn't met Ye Lanying on the way to save you, and sent her back to Lingnan to kill her plot, then once she returned to Lingnan with a privately made weapon , and now the imperial court is even more passive."
Huayan remembered that Ye Lanying was still locked in the East Palace Prison, her pupils shrank, and she said, "The Marquis of Wuwei has inherited the lineage of Liang Mu, and has been planning for four hundred years. The country paved the way for Su Zizhan, but Su Zizhan was born without memory. He tried countless methods, even taking the life of Mrs. Wuwei Hou, but he didn't force him to wake up his memory. Therefore, it was originally to pave the way for Su Zizhan. Su Zizhe, who was a stepping stone, was more in line with the Marquis of Wuwei's desire to restore the country, so he gave up Su Zizhe and chose Su Zizhe instead. However, half of the loyal ministers passed down from Liang around four hundred years ago are still waiting for Su Zizhe to regain his memory. Supporting him, this also led to Su Zizhan and Su Zi breaking up the power inherited from the Marquis of Wuwei, one half."
"Yeah." Yun Chi didn't know the details very well, now that Hua Yan was talking about it in detail, he thought that this was the case, and Su Zizhan must have said it to her.
"I think that last year, when Marquis Wuwei knew that you had chosen Su Zizhan to go to the Northland, he resolutely gave up his military power in the Northland and thus confuse us by handing over the military talisman. After all, he hadn't been exposed at that time. They secretly colluded with Su Zizhe and the King of Lingnan at that time, if my prediction is correct, it must have been at that time that the King of Lingnan and Su Zizhe started to attack the military power of the three regions." Huayan speculated, "In this way, the time It has been more than half a year, and it is not surprising that I can succeed."
Yun Chi pursed his lips, "Speaking of which, I still underestimate the enemy. I didn't expect such a big, deep water, and four-hundred-year-long scheme to be involved. I thought that after you and I got married, I would start it in time. did not expect"
"I didn't expect you and I to find out that I was pregnant within a few days after our wedding, and the morning sickness was so severe that it took your mind away. Later, I was kidnapped and taken away at the palace banquet. The conspiracy was linked together. , to the point where it is now." Hua Yan stretched out her arms to hug him, "Speaking of which, it's all my fault."
"What are you talking about? Without you, the current situation in Nanchu would have been even worse." Yun Chi patted her body, "I can't imagine what it would be like for someone to rebel in the back beam, and you stand on the sidelines to see what it would be like if my country was overthrown. After all, if you don't marry me, the Hua family won't care about the overthrow of Chao Gang, the replacement of dynasties, and getting involved in the power of the world."
"That's true." Hua Yan couldn't figure it out, she sighed, "Brother should have received your letter and led the troops to set off, right? There are still half a million soldiers and horses. How many soldiers and horses do we have in our hands?"
Yunchi said, "Jinglu Brigade has 300,000 soldiers, Qingyuan City in the north has 500,000 soldiers, and Southwest has 500,000 soldiers. But the soldiers of the Jinglu Brigade cannot be transferred. We must guard the capital to prevent Su Zizhe from attacking the capital. Counting it, there are millions of soldiers at our disposal, Lu Zhiling's letter has already led the troops to set off, don't worry."
Huayan's eyes showed a look of compassion, "I'm not worried that we won't be able to defend the country, I just can't imagine that this battle will be fought with soldiers from Southern Chu killing each other.
"The knot that has been tied for four hundred years has to be untied. It is about Hou Liang and Nan Chu. Perhaps, with me, the curtain can truly end." Yun Chi said.
Huayan held his body tightly with her hands, rubbed her head in his arms, was silent for a while, and said in a low voice, "I'll pack your things for you and send you out of the city."
Yun Chi just wanted to say no, but looking at Huayan in his arms, he swallowed the words of refusal. He knew that compared to his exposed reluctance, she was also the one who was reluctant in her heart. She was strong from the bottom of her heart. Nodding, whispered, "Okay."
So, that day and night, the East Palace began to get busy, packing the luggage for His Highness the Crown Prince's departure.
Huayan followed Nanny Fang to pack her things while thinking about things. After a while, she said to Yun Chi, "Bring a hundred thousand Jinglu soldiers and horses."
Yun Chi looked at her.
Huayan's eyes were clear, "300,000 Jinglu soldiers and horses guard the capital, which is too much, 200,000 is enough, my brother went to the wilderness mountain in the north, and you went to Lingnan to deal with Lingnan King and Su Zizhe, the two of you The north and the south restrained them separately, presumably they have no time to come to the capital to make trouble, even if they send people to the capital to make trouble, with me and An Shuli here, they will definitely not let people make trouble. Therefore, there is no need to keep so many soldiers in the capital."
"Okay." Yun Chi nodded, knowing that if he didn't bring it, she would be worried.
Seeing that he agreed, Huayan took out another golden silk armor and handed it to him, "You wear this on your body, and you are not allowed to take it off at any time. I will wear it for you."
"Okay." Yun Chi nodded.
Huayan took off Yun Chi's coat by herself, put on the gold silk soft armor, took out a heart shield from her sleeve, and stuffed it in his heart, "There is also this, you should also wear it, don't rely on your own martial arts If you are tall, you don’t know how to protect yourself.”
"Okay." Yun Chi's eyes were gentle.
Hua Yan said in a warm voice, "Don't worry about me and the child, we will be fine, waiting for you to come back, and don't be impatient, don't think that I must be taken care of by you when I am old, and don't act too hastily just to rush the birth of the child , some things, don’t be in a hurry. Marching and fighting, don’t be impatient. I will tell our children that his father loves him and his mother very much. His father alone is responsible for the Southern Chu, thousands of people, He is responsible for the peace of the world, and the peace of the country and the people. He will be very well-behaved, very sensible, and will understand his father."
Listening to Huayan's chatter, Yun Chi stretched out his hand and pulled Huayan into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her hair, his voice was hoarse, "Huayan, why are you so obedient."
When other people's husbands travel far away, the wives are probably reluctant to part with them, tearfully sending them off, wishing they had to let their husbands leave.
And her wife, just because she is the princess, and because of this status, she enjoined him earnestly, in order to make him feel at ease and not worry about the future.
Huayan smiled lightly, and kissed his hair back, "Well, I'm very obedient, so you have to be obedient, listen to my words, and the child and I are waiting for you to come back from chaos."