Looking at the back of the green branches retreating, Yu Lan felt like dark clouds in her heart, extremely depressed. She had thought that Yu Xin's life would be uncomfortable, but she didn't expect that she would have such a difficult life. She had never consummated her marriage with the prince, and the prince

The relationship with her was also very cold.

It stands to reason that as the Crown Princess, that is, the master of Yuqing Palace, she should be in charge of the palace affairs of Yuqing Palace. But the Crown Prince refused to support her, and the servants below him were very shady. These days.

, she took over the power of Yuqing Palace with stumbling blocks. In addition to the special status of Yuqing Palace, many of the servants were personally rewarded to the prince by the emperor. Yuxin, the princess, was even less confident in front of them. For these

In the past ten days, she had suffered so much internal and external troubles and grievances.

Yu Lan sighed secretly in her heart. She felt that Yu Xin was not suitable to be the Crown Princess from the beginning. Now the Crown Prince does not have any concubines or concubines around her. The servants alone make her miserable. In the future, palace and house fights will start all over. Yu Lan

How can Xin Ke live!

Come see her again in a few days and try to persuade her and give her some advice!

Yulan gathered her mood and came to the gate of Jingyang Palace. The maid standing in front of the door came in to announce, and soon, Ye Minzhao personally greeted her. Yulan met Empress Hui in the main hall. Empress Hui looked as warm as ever.

Yulan was so gentle and gentle that she felt like a spring breeze. He only talked to her about daily routines. However, Yulan was not as relaxed and comfortable in front of Concubine Hui as he was with the young prince. He stayed with Xingxin and chatted with her for a while, then drank a bowl of Biluochun.

So she stood up and said goodbye. Ye Minzhao personally escorted her out of the palace gate, and the rain turned back to Yang Mansion.

Ye Minzhao was thinking about it, but in the end he and Yulan didn't even have a few words to say. He had to sigh and return to the palace in frustration. Under this situation, he no longer wanted to leave the palace incognito.

At this time, the Xie family was in chaos. In the main hall, Xie Zhiyuan, dressed in military uniform, knelt at the feet of Mr. Geng, his heroic face full of heroic spirit. Mr. Geng's face was full of anger, and his hands were trembling: "You are such a traitor.

, who told you to make your own decisions? There is a war in Datong, why are you just unwilling to listen to mother? How can you tell mother to feel at ease?" Tears flowed down as he spoke.

Originally, according to Geng's thinking, the Xie family should have settled their marriage with the Yang family by this time. In a few months, Xie Zhiyuan could marry Yulan, and then take part in this year's Wu Jinshi examination. With luck, he would have a family and a career.

A big thing can be done this year.

Unexpectedly, after the death of the Queen Mother, the marriage could not be completed, and the Spring Festival was cancelled. A few days ago, due to the urgent war in the northwest, a big war was about to happen. The Ministry of War issued a recruitment order, and the twelve regiments and battalions in the capital were expanding their troops. Honorable Sir

The disciples whose families had served in the military were all frightened, fearing that they would be transferred to the battlefield, but Xie Zhiyuan's mind became active. In the past few years, he has practiced martial arts diligently, studied military tactics, and devoted himself to being like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

of heroic figures.

Now that the war is in the ascendant, it is time for him to serve the country. Xie Zhiyuan is enthusiastic. He is also an activist. Without saying anything, he immediately goes to his father and asks his father to help him get a military position, even a corps commander.

You can also send him to the northwest, where he will defeat the barbarians and make great achievements.

The Xie family has a strict family tradition. If in normal times, Mr. Xie would have kicked Xie Zhiyuan out of the study if he had made such a request. However, things are different now. Although Mr. Xie is worried about his son, he still appreciates his ambition.

Come to see a real famous general, Mr. Xie was heart-broken, and remembered that he had a distant nephew who was in the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, who could just do this.

As a result, before the matter was settled, Mrs. Geng learned the news. Mrs. Geng had always been virtuous, respectful and obedient to her husband, and took good care of her son. She never cared about outside affairs, but this time she heard that the master was sending her son away behind her back.

Fighting on the front line was immediately like a powder keg being lit. Geng's attitude was extremely tough. The Xie family was already short of heirs. He gave birth to three sons, but this one was the only one who survived. How could he be willing to let him go to the front line to fight now?

kill?

She has a loving mother's heart, but Xie Zhiyuan has made up his mind. Mr. Xie is also a principled and bottom-line person. On the one hand, he comforts his wife, but on the other hand, he does not give up going to the Ministry of War. At this time, the Ministry of War is worried about whether

People are available, and Xie Zhiyuan is a solid military officer. The order came soon. Xie Zhiyuan was appointed as the Deputy Qianhu of the Left Guard of Datong, and he will go to Shanxi to take up his post soon. Now the battle clouds are thick on the Datong front in Xuanfu, and the sudden Khan Zuoyan

There are tens of thousands of soldiers here, and war may break out at any time.

Xie Zhiyuan was very happy to receive the letter of appointment from the imperial court and was about to leave. At this time, he could no longer hide it from his mother, so he had to go to the inner courtyard to bid farewell to his mother.

Sure enough, Mrs. Geng immediately shed tears when she heard this. Xie Zhiyuan's father was also sitting at the table. Seeing his wife like this, he also started to persuade her: "Since the child has such an ambition, why don't we parents help him realize it!"

What's more, Yuan'er is seventeen years old this year and is an adult. It's the right time to make contributions. Since he has chosen the path of military attache, fighting on the battlefield is inevitable..."

Geng cried: "Master, I only have such a son. I have kept my son by my side for so many years and has never left me. You sent him to the battlefield at such a young age. How do you call me a mother-in-law?"

Can you bear it? Just take the road of being a military attache. In the future, your son will be admitted as a civil servant, and he will be at least a third- and fourth-grade general. At that time, there would be a large army to protect you. Even if you go to the battlefield, you will be much safer. But now...

"At this time, she even hated her husband.

Mr. Xie's face became a little ugly after hearing this; "According to what you said, everyone must be completely safe before they dare to go to the battlefield. Then wouldn't our great Chu have no generals to use?" Mr. Geng has always been reasonable, but involved.

When it came to my son, I was a little confused.

Xie Zhiyuan quickly interrupted: "Mother, it's my son's fault that he kept it from you! But now that the matter has come to an end, the letter of appointment and transfer order from the Ministry of War have been issued, and my son will have to go if he doesn't want to go. You can help your son! My son will follow you.

I promise that I will take good care of myself. Wouldn't it be nice to wait for my son to make meritorious deeds outside and marry a girl from the Yang family when he comes back?" Xie Zhiyuan has met Yulan, who comes from such a high family and has a distinguished family background.

, with a stunning appearance and an elegant temperament. Although Xie Zhiyuan did not say it, he always felt that he was not worthy of her. This time he was preparing to fight for fame on the battlefield, and this was also a factor in his preparation.

Mrs. Geng also knew that the matter had come to this, and it was useless no matter how much she cried. After giving some careful instructions, she earnestly helped Xie Zhiyuan prepare for the ceremony. Xie Zhiyuan only brought two servants with him the next day.

He followed the grain transport team of the Ministry of War to Datong to take up his post.

Mr. Geng burned three sticks of incense a day and only asked for the blessing of the Bodhisattva. If the sudden Khan retreated without a fight, it would be best if the battle could not be fought. A few days later, Mr. Geng came to see the eldest wife with gifts of medicinal materials.

The eldest wife was still ill. When Yu Lan returned to the Yang Mansion to report to the eldest wife, she reported good news instead of bad news. The eldest wife felt relieved after hearing the news about Yu Xin, and her condition was eighty-nine percent better. Mr. Geng did not dare to hide it, so he told the eldest wife about her son's condition.

I told my future in-laws about my whereabouts. The eldest wife didn't care much about the Xie family. She politely expressed her condolences and praised Xie Zhiyuan's lofty ambitions.

Geng also saw at this time that the eldest lady was not very interested in Yulan, a concubine. However, she had met Yulan several times during these days, and she was more satisfied after seeing her once. She was not interested in the eldest lady's attitude.

She really cares, as long as she is willing to marry her daughter into the Xie family.

After chatting for a few more words, Mrs. Geng got up to say goodbye, visited the old lady, and then went to the Chunxuan house of the fifth wife. The fifth wife was lying on the bed to raise her baby. A few days ago, the fifth wife went to the palace to cry, and when she came back

After that, he complained that he had a stomachache, which frightened the fifth master so much that half of his soul flew away. He immediately invited an imperial doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment. The entire Yang family felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.

Fortunately, after drinking the prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor, the pregnancy was gradually stabilized. The fifth master then put his heart into his stomach, because before she was three months old, he still raised her like a giant panda.

Although my wife was ill, she still sent people to ask questions three times a day.

When Geng saw the fifth wife, she was glowing and her face looked rounder. Geng asked the fifth wife about her situation and told her about Xie Zhiyuan. The fifth wife could not help but comfort her.

: "Aspirations don't depend on your age. My cousin has such ambitions at a young age and will definitely become a great person in the future. My aunt should be happy for him! Besides, there's no telling whether he can win or not in the previous scene!"

Her son has already left, and Mrs. Geng has now resigned herself to her fate. She just wanted to talk to someone to relieve her worries. She also knew about the relationship between the fifth wife and Yulan. Telling the fifth wife was equivalent to telling Yulan, so she came here specially.

The fifth wife said this, sat for a while and then left.

In the afternoon, Yulan came to see Mrs. Wu. Mrs. Wu told her about this and was full of praise for Xie Zhiyuan. After hearing this, Yulan also had some appreciation for Xie Zhiyuan. A motivated husband is better than a husband who lives in a hazy and muddle-headed way.

Be stronger. On the way back to Lujingzhai, the two maids became worried about their future uncle.

In the evening, Chengzong, who was studying in the Imperial College, came in to visit his sister after leaving school. He heard about Xie Zhiyuan from somewhere and told Yulan about it. He greatly praised his future brother-in-law's actions and said, "Contempt life and death.

It is the true nature of a man to have great righteousness. A man should be buried in horse leather and shrouded in blood to win his name in history! My wife has found a good family for her sister this time!" He had never commented on this marriage before, and this is the first time he has said this.

once.

Yu Lan laughed and said: "The military system of Da Chu has always been based on civilized military. In the future, if you become a high-ranking official like the Trilateral General System, you can also command thousands of troops and make great achievements!"

Chengzong said seriously: "There should be such a day!"

The funeral of the Queen Mother has come to an end, and the war in the northwest is being discussed in the streets.

It was getting late, and the lights were brightly lit in the study room of Prince Jin's Mansion. It was early spring, and the chill was severe, but all the windows in the study room were opened, and the cold air blew in, which shocked people's spirits. Ye Yichen's brocade robe and jade belt,

He stood in front of the desk with his hands behind his back, his body as tall as a pine tree, his head slightly drooped, his eyes staring at the huge map on the desk without blinking, and his handsome face looked extremely stern.

On the large rosewood desk is a map of the geographical situation of the northwest mountains and rivers that the Ministry of War just drew this year. It is extremely precious. There are only three copies in the entire Ministry of War. One is presented to the emperor, one is displayed in the meeting hall of the Ministry of War, and the last one is

Ye Yichen unceremoniously took it as his own.

Ye Yichen is now a first-class clan leader, in charge of the royal clan, and has a military department for marching, arranging troops, and fighting. But everyone knows what Ye Yichen's preferences are. With his illustrious military exploits and prestige among the government and the public,

People in the Ministry of War don't even dare to fart.

Ye Fengqi stood on the other side of the book case. He did not look at the map on the case, but looked at Ye Yichen's expression. Ye Fengqi frequently traveled between the two palaces in the past few days. After so many years of operation, he invested a huge amount of money.

Money, the intelligence network in his hands has spread all over the customs. In the past few days, intelligence from outside the customs has been flying in. There are professionals who specialize in sorting out the intelligence, sorting it out and putting it together. He then brought the information to the Jin Palace and handed it over to Ye Yichen.

.It can be said that he knows the movements of the sudden Khan better than the emperor or even the Ministry of War.

Ye Fengqi said excitedly: "Jiang Yue has arrived in Shaanxi. Now the governor's camp is in Xi'an. He is fighting steadily and has won several battles." When the news came back to the capital, the whole court was naturally jubilant. Ye Fengqi was a little worried for him.

I'm afraid that what Ye Yichen said last time will really happen. "...It's just that Zuo Yan's movements are very suspicious. He is still gathering troops and has not launched an offensive against Xuanda's defense line! Such patience makes people feel more and more.

suspicious!"

Ye Yichen looked at Zuo Yan's moving arrow on the map and pondered for a long time. Ye Fengqi said with a puzzled look on his face, "Zuo Yan sent about eighty or ninety thousand soldiers and horses this time. This is almost all the forces that can be mobilized on the grassland. But

But he has been holding back for a long time! He only goes around the same line in Xuanfu, why is this?"

You must know that marching and fighting are all about one vigorous effort and then losing three. He always leads his men to run around outside the pass, as if giving Da Chu a chance to gather his troops and kill them all in one go. He doesn't know what he sells in his gourd.

What medicine did you get!

Ye Yichen frowned, and he couldn't figure it out. Zuo Yan was able to secure the position of Khan on the grassland with so many strong men. He was definitely not an easy person to deal with. He knew he had a conspiracy, but he couldn't figure it out.

What exactly is it? Ye Yichen is also a little impatient.

Ye Yichen thought for a while and asked: "How is our military deployment going?"

Ye Fengqi had an excellent memory. He stretched out his finger and pointed on the map, "Shandong mobilized the Dengzhou Guard, Aoshan Guard, Lingshan Guard, and Dasong Guard; Henan mobilized..." He said it in detail, and finally

It concluded: "Most of the troops from the Northern Guard were mobilized, and 32 of the 48 guards of the Beijing Army were also mobilized..."

Ye Yichen pondered for a moment, then turned his eyes to the northeast, and pondered for a long time: "Is there any movement among the Jurchens in the northeast?"

"No news received!" After saying that, his expression changed and he said: "Are you worried that the Jurchens will take advantage of the situation and launch troops brazenly? Now most of our troops are restrained by Zuo Yan. If the Jurchens take the opportunity to break through the Liaodong defense line,

There are only 12 guards left in the capital, isn't it very dangerous?"

Ye Yichen nodded solemnly: "That's right! If Tuwu and Jurchen really put aside their centuries-old grievances and join together, there will be civil unrest inside and powerful enemies outside, Dachu will be really in danger!"

Ye Fengqi was really frightened now, and said as if to comfort himself: "The Jurchens and Tuwu have been fighting for hundreds of years, and Zuo Yan's father died in the hands of the Jurchens. The grassland people have the most grudges, and they will never form an alliance.

of!"

"I hope so!" Ye Yichen said lightly: "There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies in the world. For eternal interests, it is not impossible for Tuwu and Jurchen to form a secret alliance. Now they are both short of food.

There is also a shortage of people, and both of these can be obtained from Dachu... Let’s adjust the focus of the intelligence from tomorrow. We must pay close attention to the movements of the Jurchens. I will submit a sign to the emperor early tomorrow morning and ask him to strengthen the defense in the northeast.
Chapter completed!