Cheng Yu is King Cheng after all, and it is too dangerous to stay in the capital of the original country as he is now. After reaching an agreement with Du Yan, the next day, Cheng Yu left the country of origin and returned to the country to prepare for follow-up matters.
In February, Jiang Cheng Er, who had been coveting for a long time, declared war on the original country.
In March, the frontier war came to a stalemate.
Cheng Yu's plan went well, but Du Yan encountered a lot of trouble. An extremely important part of the plan, his grandfather, the general, refused to cooperate.
The queen handed the secret letter in her hand to Du Yan, which was handwritten by the general who came from the frontier, and stated that Du Yan would personally open it.
Du Yan did not shy away from the queen, and read it directly. The meaning of the book did not exceed his plan. Most of what is said in the letter is a matter of loyalty and patriotism.
The general Yanming said that Yuan Jue is now being imprisoned, and the other princes are still young, and no one can compete with him for the throne.
After reading it, Du Yan folded the letter and placed it on the oil lamp to light: "Mother don't have to worry, I have long expected that my grandfather would not be so easy to compromise. I heard that my grandfather also sent a letter to my uncle, what did the letter say? "
The queen sighed softly: "The letter from my father to my brother is much more stern than the letter you have in hand. In the letter, he scolded my brother bloody."
Du Yan smiled: "My grandfather is still so upright, it's okay, let me persuade my grandfather."
Hearing the words, the queen sighed, "You are the only one who can convince your father right now. You are the only one who can make him back down a little since he was a child."
General Wu Qi's hot personality is well known. He is upright and stubborn, but he only treats Du Yan differently.
The queen was about to get a pen and paper, but was stopped by Du Yan: "Mom, this matter is very important, I plan to see my grandfather."
The general once stood side by side with the previous king to conquer the hegemony of the original country. He had a deep friendship with the previous king and was loyal to the previous king.
It's just that after the original king ascended the throne, there were many suspicions about the general, and he has been slowly dispersing the military power in the hands of the Wu family.
Although the general has a straight temper, he is not an idiot. For the heart of King Anyuan and to show his loyalty, he married his daughter to King Yuan and left his son in the capital to be responsible for the city defense.
On the surface, one son and one daughter look infinitely beautiful, but in fact they are all to appease the hostages of the original king who stayed in the capital.
Even so, the narrow-minded former king still regarded the Wu family as a thorn in the flesh, and the Du Yan brothers and sisters were actually not the first child conceived by the queen.
When the queen was pregnant with her first child, a medical official said that nine out of ten babies in the womb was a prince. Soon after, the queen gave birth for some reason, although the wife who did it after that was demoted to a commoner by the original king.
Then the queen investigated the truth later, that lady was just a knife in the hands of the original king, and the original king was actually the one behind the scenes. Only after this was the birth of a dragon and a phoenix, the queen pretended to be a woman to raise Du Yan.
This matter cast a shadow on the loyal and loyal heart of the general. Even though he still guarded the frontier for the original country, it was inevitable that some resentment would arise in his heart. Although the secret letter he sent back was stern, in fact, it was better to use these words to warn himself instead of reprimanding Lieutenant Wu.
What Du Yan has to do now is to be the last blow to defeat the general's defense.
When the queen heard that Du Yan was going to the frontier in person, she was a little worried: "This is a long way to go. What name are you going to leave the palace in so that the king will not be suspicious?"
Now that the frontier war is urgent, the general has a heavy army, and the former king's fear of the Wu family has naturally reached its peak. The queen or Lieutenant Wu, who stayed in the capital as a pledge, would cause him to be vigilant if there was any change.
"Now that the war is stalemate, it's a good time to go to the yin and yang family Qi Zi to worship the sky and pray for blessings." Du Yan said, "Your Majesty will definitely not allow my mother to leave, and I am naturally the person who will do my part."
"According to what you said, I will repair a book and give it to Qi Zi."
A few days later, the eldest princess was worried about the frontier war, and went to Qi Zi, a master of Yin and Yang, to meditate and pray for the country.
Licheng was the southernmost county town of the original country, and it was Jiang Kingdom's territory when it crossed the mountain range.
Today, the army of the former country is stationed 30 miles away from Yecheng, facing off against the allied forces of Jiangcheng and the two countries across the mountain.
The war was at a stalemate for a period of time, and the granary of Yecheng had bottomed out, and it would not be able to supply the needs of the army. Just at this time, the grain supply from the capital arrived at the border.
The governor of Yecheng County was overjoyed, saying that he would like to welcome the escort officer who brought life-saving food and grass. However, the escort officer said that the envoy from the capital went to the army camp to give orders, and all matters need to be discussed after the envoy returns.
At the same time, the original king's messenger, who was wearing a cloak, took the king's order and entered the army camp and entered the handsome tent in the center.
The general was standing in front of the map, studying the situation of the battle, and when he heard that there was an envoy coming from the capital, he put down his affairs and greeted him. The one who didn't want to come in was the one who was wearing a cloak and seemed to hide his head and show his tail.
The general, who had been in the army all his life, immediately realized that something was wrong, he pressed the dagger on his waist with his right hand, and shouted, "Who are you, why do you need to hide your head and show your tail when you come from the capital?"
The visitor did not panic, but slowly opened his cloak, revealing a handsome face: "Grandfather."
The general was stunned for a moment, and after looking at it carefully for a while, he reluctantly called out, "Yan'er?"
No wonder the general failed to recognize his grandson for a while. He had been stationed in the frontier for a long time, and the last time he met Du Yan was when he was ten years old.
That is Du Yan, who is still dressed as a girl, and standing in the same place with Yuanning is completely a pair of twin sisters.
The young man in front of him now is dressed in a black brocade robe with mysterious patterns on a black background. His face is camouflaged, his complexion is slightly black, his eyebrows fly into his temples, and his posture is as tall and straight as a pine tree. No one standing here can see that this elegant gentleman is the domineering eldest princess in the capital.
The general withdrew the hand on his waist, and wanted to go outside the tent to see if it was convenient to speak at this time.
Du Yan saw his intention and said, "My grandfather can rest assured. Those who are guarding outside the tent are all my confidants, so you can speak with confidence."
The general then asked: "The frontier matter is at the time of war, what are you doing here?"
"Grandfather, Yan is no longer a child now, and he knows the seriousness of the matter." Du Yan said, "I came here to be a lobbyist."
The general was impatient and raised his eyebrows: "You want to be like your uncle, bringing up those absurd things, and let me go out now. I won't personally kick you out later."
Du Yan was not annoyed, the old god walked to the side and sat down on the ground: "Grandfather, please take a seat. I brought a good wine from the capital."
The general frowned slightly and sat down with a bit of anger.
Du Yan gave a light high-five, and someone brought in a few jars of wine.
After the visitor retreated, Du Yan said again: "In the military camp, it is not appropriate to drink recklessly. You and my grandson and grandson have a drink?"
The general nodded and took out two bronze lords from under the several cases. After the two drank a cup of each other, this began to cut to the point.
The general said: "Your uncle is too reckless, and if you don't force the palace, it will be a matter of confiscating the family and destroying the family. Don't listen to his nonsense."
Du Yan said: "Grandfather, these are all my plans, and my uncle is just acting according to my plan."
As soon as the general heard this, his thick brows furrowed tightly, wanting to slap the table and curse. It's just that he thought about his grandson, who was forced to pretend to be a woman to raise him since he was a child, and he always felt a little pity in his heart.
Du Yan saw that the general was reluctantly suppressing his anger, and he knew that today's event had come to an end.
"Do you know that what you are planning is a matter of murdering the king and killing the father."
"Yan knows." Du Yan responded calmly, then raised his hand to pour the wine, "My grandfather thought, where did the Wu family go?"
"Your Majesty is only in the age of no doubts. I'm sixteen. Even though I pretended to be a woman, I could still survive to this day. When my body and voice changed drastically, I could no longer hide my identity."
The general said: "Chengguo tore up the covenant and instead formed an alliance with Jiangguo, the king dare not touch my Wu family easily."
"If this battle is won, our country's hegemony status has been determined, and all the birds are hiding. If we lose, we will cede the land and seek peace, and the general will be the sinner of the country. There is not much time left for the Wu family."
Du Yan picked up the bronze jue and drank it: "Grandfather, let me ask you one more question, what exactly is your allegiance?"
The general did not answer directly, but said: "I just don't want to be infamy on the back of history books."
Du Yan smiled: "If the Wu family falls, you will bear the infamy of all ages. History books will always be written by the victors."
The general fell silent and drank three cups in a row. Du Yan knew that the most critical time had come.
He gave a light high-five again, and someone came in.
A man who was tightly bound and fell into a coma was thrown to the ground in a panic.
"Grandfather, look, does this person know?"
When the general heard the words, he was shocked again: "This is the secret emissary the king usually uses to convey the king's order."
"I took his identity this time and came here in the middle of the escort team." Du Yan took out a secret letter from the front of his clothes, "This letter is the secret order of the king, but the person receiving the letter is not an outsider. Zu, you are a lieutenant in the army."
The general knew for a long time that the lieutenant belonged to the former king, just for the sake of the king's heart.
The general took the secret letter and unfolded it. The handwriting on the paper was very familiar to him, and the private seal at the end was the jade finger that the king put on his thumb, and he never left.
The content of the secret letter was very simple. The lieutenant forged evidence that the general had smuggled with the enemy country, and blamed the current deadlock on the general.
Du Yan looked at the general's fingers trembling slightly, showing a bit of exhaustion on his face. He didn't make a sound, just lowered his eyes and looked at the bronze prince in his hand.
After a long time, the general said: "According to your plan, how to deal with this emissary."
Du Yan smiled. He knew the pun of the general, and the purpose of the trip had already been achieved: "Isn't it normal that the general was defeated and the emissary was killed in the chaos?"