"The Prince of Hunan, Meng Jingyeran, and the people of the country, Lu Lixun, work tirelessly without any resentment, but they have no position and respect the public. Especially since they know that since the examination, the water in the bowl has been leveled. It is not without fault, but it is the rest."

The model of the country, the model of the eyes, will be the style of the rest of the country; it is more respected by the people of the country. Now he has moved to the king of Wu, and has given gifts to thousands of families, led the cabinet, and moved the envoys of Ning to live in his country."

"Princess Lu Wanyu of Changsha is a clan member of the Daxuan clan. She is the only daughter of the deceased King of Xiang. She has always been employed in the military. She never quits her work without repaying it. She has always been for the benefit of the country and prayed for the people. Daxuan has no restrictions on female officials, but she is a member of the clan.

A person who does not ask for an official position, but who cares about the clan, his descendants, and relatives, prays for blessings for the people; who works hard and complains without seeking to be heard or seen, is the teacher of the Son of Man

Biao, Li Chenghou Su Qingjian, Haitang, the cabinet examination, thought that Wanyu could be appointed, so the Jin Dynasty granted Lu Wan the title of Princess of Nanyang, and granted an additional five thousand households and five thousand gifts. She was a stingy husband, and Shi Ce was appointed far away, so he was not reinstated to Wu Xiaqing.

, Wanyu was appointed as the official of the Lu Department; the eldest son Yu established the position of the Crown Prince of Chu in recognition of Wanyu's achievements, and the second son Huo Chong was promoted to the Marquis of Wuyang County."

Meng Jingye and Lu Wanyu stood side by side in front of the newly replaced door to build Prince Wu's Mansion. The brother and sister could not hide their excitement, but there was a trace of sadness in their eyes.

"Brother, His Majesty is still very kind to our family!" Lu Wanyu sighed.

"Yes! Your Majesty never neglected us brothers and sisters because of the dispute between our father and him. King Wu is second only to King Yong, King Qin and King Shu, and is still above Uncle Su Wang. It's too thick!" Meng Jing

Ye felt quite uneasy.

"So! Brother, you must be cautious when serving as my Daxuan envoy in Jinling. What you say and do represents the face of our Daxuan!"

Meng Jingye nodded solemnly and said: "I understand! This envoy is not easy to do. Your Majesty summoned me to the palace yesterday and appointed three hundred Baize guards to accompany me. This is a supreme honor, but there is a saying

It’s so good, ‘If you want to wear its crown, you must bear its weight.’!”

"It's not the case here, sister. In fact, I prefer to work under Chenghou, as there is no such heavy responsibility." Lu Wanyu said with a bitter smile.

Meng Jingye shook his head and said: "You are highly valued by His Majesty and the Queen. You must not have such thoughts. Your Majesty often said that from the prince down, almost all the children of the royal family were brought up by you. King Yong has a good temper.

You are so arrogant. When you see me, you only address me as "Brother Wang", but when I face you, I always smile and call you "Sister Huang", let alone others."

Speaking of this, Meng Jingye actually felt a little jealous. The royal family members of the Daxuan Dynasty, including the prince, respected this sister far more than others. The prince and others publicly called her "Emperor Sister". Lu Wanyu was on the occasion

Even the prince had to wait for her to sit down before he sat down. Qingcheng, a doted princess, respected her sister almost as much as the queen. People often say that the King of Shu is afraid of Princess Changsha, but people don’t know that the King of Shu respects and awes Lu Wanyu.

.

As for the younger generation, it goes without saying that Huo Yu and Huo Chong, Zhou Ce, and Zhou Nan have been raised by Lu Wanyu since the murder of Princess Baoqing. Now it is even more incredible that the only son of the prince and the princess, Meng Weiyang, is three years old.

Later, she was placed in Lu Wanyu's care, and Lu Wanyu's reputation became extremely bad.

After an imperial edict was issued, Lu Wanyu was directly promoted to Princess Nanyang. The titles of princesses in the Daxuan Dynasty were all named after cities with the word "Yang". For example, Princess Baoqing was posthumously named Princess Shaoyang, and Princess Qingcheng was actually named Princess of Shaoyang.

She is Princess Hengyang, and Princess Nanyang is the title second only to Princess Jinyang. There is no Princess Jinyang in Daxuan, so Princess Nanyang is now the eldest princess of Daxuan.

"Brother! You said it yourself, do you know how difficult it is for me now? I can't carry this hat!" Lu Wanyu felt that the burden on her shoulders was getting heavier.

"By the way, is Qingqing still living in your house?" Meng Jingye suddenly asked about Changsun Qingqing.

Lu Wanyu was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Meng Jingye in confusion, but she still answered: "Qingqiang opened a mansion after she was first named the Princess of Yingchuan, but if Marquis Long doesn't come back, she will still live in my mansion.

superior."

"Please advise her that it is not appropriate to live in your house all the time. She is already married to Long Tingfei. Although His Majesty agrees that she will not join the army, she cannot be allowed to continue acting like this. Marquis Long is older than her.

Dote on her, you can't do it anymore!" Meng Jingye warned Lu Wanyu.

"I know. I have told her many times. I have something to tell you about her today. I have already agreed. Brother, you will take her with you when you go on a mission this time and send someone to take her to Songjiang. Your Majesty and

Of course, I will tell you about the empress."

Two new years have passed in the blink of an eye, and it is the third year since the peace agreement was signed. Everyone seems to have forgotten that the Central Plains is a state where two countries coexist.

King Wu of Daning wanted to become his disciple many times in Hanyang, and was even willing to give up his status as Prince of Daning. This was done by Xiao Yu at the beginning of his second year as an envoy and he was transferred back to Jinling under the pretext of Xiao Mu. According to rumors, Xiao Mu returned to Jinling

Later, he was almost beaten to death by Xiao Yu in Chongde Hall.

After Xiao Mu left, Daning sent Xiao Han as the envoy. Since Xiao Han became the envoy, the relationship between the two parties has actually become rigid.

Xiao Han traveled around Hanyang City to make friends with Daxuan courtiers, and at the same time used inducements and other conditions to seduce some young scholars in Daxuan. Daxuan Haitang Garden invited Xiao Han to talk to him many times, but Xiao Han still went his own way.

As a reciprocal response, Meng Jingye also recruited poor children who yearned for Daxuan in Daning, and went all out to make friends with courtiers. Good people in Daning assassinated Meng Jingye many times, but the people around Meng Jingye

Shirasawa Neiwei all resolved them one by one.

In the end, the two sides sent military attaches to each other to garrison the embassy when they couldn't. Daxuan specially sent die-hard Tao Fei as the military attache, while Daning did not show weakness and directly asked Yan Que to serve as the military attache.

As a result, although the people at the lower level did not feel it, the contradiction between the upper echelons of the two sides was getting bigger and bigger, and it was already very rigid. Emperor Xuan Meng Yan and Emperor Ning Xiao Yu did not stop it. Faced with Daning's provocation, Meng Yan, who had always been peace-loving,

Yandu responded resolutely, and by the third year of peace, official trade between the two sides was almost completely interrupted.

"Your Majesty, the Ning army has made some changes. Gan Ming forcibly entered the Western Region without our consent and formed an alliance with Baiyan and other small countries in the Western Region. He completely ignored our government's control over the Western Region!" Shen Yu, who returned from patrolling the northwest, said angrily.

Shen Yu gradually came into Meng Yan's sight after the "April 1st Agreement". Meng Yan specially summoned him to the Privy Council and personally assigned him to serve in the cabinet. As if he had become Meng Yan's personal follower, King Meng Huan of Qin wrote to him.

After the unrest in the Western Region, Meng Yan asked Shen Jue to go and check the situation.

"Huh! He can't hold it in anymore! After three years of peace and stability, his strength has almost recovered, and his restless heart has begun to restless again." Meng Yan said coldly.

"Your Majesty, the King of Qin has asked us how we should respond." Shen Yu cupped his hands and said.

The corners of Meng Yan's mouth raised slightly, but his eyes were very sharp, and he said: "According to the decree, the King of Qin does not need to care about the agreement, and the enemy troops will be dealt with according to our dynasty's strategy!"

Shen Yu shuddered. He originally thought that His Majesty would give a strong response at most to make Ning's army retreat in the face of difficulties. He never thought that His Majesty would directly conclude that the enemy's invasion of the country would lead to bloodshed and even a war.

King Qin's temperament and temperament made Shen Jue know that once the army was launched, it would be thousands of troops, and Gan Ming was a highly prestigious military leader in Daning. It was not an exaggeration to say that if the two of them started fighting, the world would be shattered.

When Shen Jue recalled the past three years of serving His Majesty, he felt that His Majesty's anger was getting worse and worse. Especially after the Queen suffered a serious illness in the second year after the "April 1st Agreement", His Majesty's anger became worse. .

After Shen Jue received the order and left, he saw someone carrying a soft sedan not far away. Needless to say, the only person who could receive such treatment in the palace was Chen Zhiqing.

"I will pay my respects to Duke Yan." Shen Jue bowed respectfully.

"Ahem, cough, cough, is your majesty in the bookstore or the main hall?" Chen Zhiqing said almost in a high voice. It was two years ago that he was so breathless. Now Chen Zhiqing is as skinny as wood, and his eyes are full of bloodshot eyes, as if he coughs again. Just two calls would kill him.

After the Queen fell ill, His Majesty sometimes couldn't even listen to the words of the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Chu. Only Chen Zhiqing and Princess Nanyang could speak a few words, and even the prince was reprimanded many times.

"Back to the Duke of Yan, Your Majesty was still in the bookstore just now, so I don't know now." Shen Jue answered cautiously.

Chen Zhiqing nodded and said, "But there is a decree to convey to His Highness the King of Qin?"

"Uh, this..." Shen Jue was a little embarrassed.

Chen Zhiqing waved his hands with difficulty and said: "In the past two years, the edicts have been issued more and more frequently. In this case, you have to go back and polish the words. Wait until I leave the palace before it is too late. I will bear all the blame for Your Majesty's blame."

After saying that, Chen Zhiqing ordered people to walk to the inner bookstore. Shen Jue looked at Chen Zhiqing's back and said to himself: "Maybe the decision to start the war will be today."

Seeing Chen Zhiqing being carried in, Meng Yan frowned, looking very bad, and said: "What's wrong with you, why don't you come here! If you have anything to do, just ask someone to message me! You have to come here in person!"

Chen Zhiqing smiled bitterly and replied: "Your Majesty, if I don't come here, you will issue an order to start a war! I am almost at the end of the road, and if I don't say something, it will be too late."

Meng Yan was stunned, thinking of the decree just now, and became a little dissatisfied with Shen Jue.

"Your Majesty, don't blame Shen Jue. I stopped him just now and he didn't dare to be disrespectful to me. It's all thanks to your Majesty's love for me."

Meng Yan felt relieved after hearing the explanation and said, "Are you trying to persuade me to just respond? Not to attack?"

"Your Majesty, our country and Daning will inevitably go to war, but not now. Tan Ji and Chen Bing have already formed a confrontation with Xiao Ye in Nanyang, and our country has gradually withdrawn the people on the border of Nanyang. If we take action first at this time, As far as the world is concerned, if we tear up the peace agreement first, the reputation we have managed to build will be ruined. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Meng Yan took a deep breath and said: "Brother, you are not aware of the situation in the Western Regions. We have tolerated enough. If this continues, the Western Regions will be completely handed over to Gan Ming. The Western Regions are our important trade routes and cannot be lost! "

"Your Majesty, I suggest that Qingyang Pass be sealed off to suppress bandits!"

Meng Yan looked at Chen Zhiqing and said helplessly: "It's not that I haven't thought about it, but blocking Qingyang Pass can only provide temporary relief, but it cannot solve the troubles from Gan Ming and Ming Yu. It's obvious that Ning Jun has evil intentions."

"Your Majesty, I have a plan to make Xiao Yu take the initiative to attack us!" Chen Zhiqing said with difficulty, holding up his body and cupping his hands.

"Senior brother, tell me."

"Luoxuan County! Luoxuan County is located in the area under the jurisdiction of Xiao Zhan's Luzhou Camp and is handed over to the Yuhou Department of our court. When the peace agreement was signed, Xiao Zhan's army was stationed outside Luoxuan County with the intention of attacking our army.

Later, after the agreement was signed, Yuhou’s subordinates

We are stationed in Luoxuan County, and Marquis Yu’s camp is now in Ronghua Town, which is only thirty miles away from Luoxuan County. If we take the initiative to withdraw the soldiers and horses from Luoxuan County, and then supplement it with rumors of sending troops to the north, we will

Xiao Zhan’s temperament will definitely take the initiative!”

"Senior brother, doing this is actually like taking the initiative to provoke." Meng Yan said with a smile.

"It's not a provocation, it's just an opportunity. Otherwise, when Xiao Yu is ready, he will launch a full-scale attack on us. Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative to pierce the window paper. Also, you have been pretending for two years, that's enough!

"

Meng Yan was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red, and he said sheepishly: "Uh, senior brother, I was just pretending to show it to 'Zhu Yan' and senior brother Ye."

Chen Zhiqing gasped and said: "It's almost time to close the net. 'Zhu Yan' has gone too far and has begun to penetrate to the upper levels."

Meng Yan suddenly looked gloomy and said, "Maybe he is too old and can't wait any longer."

Chen Zhiqing shook his head and said nothing, but his eyes were full of sorrow.

In April of the 12th year of Daxuan China, Gu Ning, the Marquis of the Yu Kingdom of Daxuan, adjusted his defenses. On April 14, there were rumors that Daxuan planned to gather troops and march north.

On the evening of April 17, Xiao Zhan, the king of Daning and Hebei, suddenly sent troops to occupy the temporarily empty Luoxuan County. At the same time, he sent a small force to sneak attack the camp of Ronghua Town, the Marquis of Daxuan Province. Unexpectedly, the Ronghua camp was well-defended, although it was a little caught off guard at first.

, but quickly adjusted and wiped out all three thousand Ning troops who attacked by surprise.

On April 18, Xiao Zhan, the king of Daning and Hebei, mobilized more than 30,000 troops to surround Ronghua Town on the pretext that Gu Ning had killed Ning soldiers.

Due to the call for defense changes, Gu Ning's Ronghua Camp only had less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the rest of the troops had not returned from defense changes in various places.

On April 19, His Majesty Emperor Daxuan urgently summoned Xiao Han, the envoy stationed in Daxuan, to question him. Xiao Han was speechless and could not answer for a while.

On April 20, Xiao Han and the Daning envoys secretly left the country and returned to Daning. On the same day, Daning sergeants were ordered to expel the Daxuan envoys in Jinling. The Daxuan envoys quickly left Jinling without any reaction.

In the early morning of April 21, Daning ignored the real situation and the objections of its scholars and declared war on the grounds that Xuan's army had actively killed three thousand soldiers of Ning's army. At this point, the peace agreement was torn apart.
Chapter completed!