She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

A new prince has been appointed in the capital.

As the imperial edict was announced to the world, people throughout Da Chong began to discuss the matter.

Youbei stationed troops in the northern border, and the peace talks lasted for a full half month.

Prince Hugui sat by the river with a worried look on his face, throwing stones into the river.

When Rui Luo came to the tent to deliver food and saw that Hu Gui was not there, he guessed that he was still angry about what happened in Bai Tianwang's tent.

"Prince, why are you sitting here alone?" Rui Luo pretended to be relaxed and sat down next to Hu Gui. "Are you missing our Princess Luoya?"

In just two years, since Hu Gui started to participate in government affairs, he has almost instantly shed his immaturity. Two months of military life has made him more stable.

For two months, they have been stationed on the border of Da Chong. Except for looking for opportunities to attack when the time, place and people are favorable, they are not allowed to send troops at other times.

Not to mention that peace talks have been going on for the past half month.

Hu Gui originally disagreed with the idea of ​​peace talks, but King Youbei insisted on his own way, thinking that if he made a deal with Jin Feng, when the time was right, he would be able to annex not only Yuanzhou and Kezhou, but also half of the territory of Da Chong.

King Youbei's real idea was to drive the Han people south of Pingjiang and then start a war after they entered the pass.

But Hu Gui felt that things were far from that simple.

In the summer when the grass and water are lush, there is still plenty of food and grass. Taking advantage of the princess' escape from marriage as an excuse, they can immediately send troops to fight a quick battle and win a quick victory, which is more than enough to capture Yuanzhou.

But now that we have been delayed for so long, and the rainy season is about to end, the biggest problem is how to continue to provide food and fodder for the war horses. If the weather turns cold and an epidemic breaks out, then even the last bit of surplus will be gone.

Negotiation is really the worst option.

But his father is old, too old to recognize the current situation and to tell who is a man and who is a ghost. His arrogance and willfulness, coupled with the blind flattery of several tribal leaders, have brought Youbei to the current dilemma.

They still have the strength to fight one battle, and they can gather Yuanzhou and Kezhou to negotiate peace. Now Li Chongxuan and Zhaohou Hengzhi have set up a temporary camp a hundred feet away, and have brought dozens of eloquent civil officials to argue every day. When will this end?

Hu Gui didn't want to show it, so he said something casually, "The weather has been too hot recently, and I'm restless and have no appetite. By the way, speaking of Luo Ya, why haven't I seen her send any letters recently?"

Rui Luo thought for a while and replied, "You are right. The princess last wrote to me fifteen days ago, and there has been no letter recently. However, the princess is lively and playful, and she asked Ge Yun to accompany her, so maybe she can't take care of the prince." There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, which was meant to comfort Hu Gui.

But Hu Gui's heart couldn't be at ease.

"Since the last time I went back to the grassland, I told this girl not to have too much contact with Ge Yun." He frowned, his light-colored eyes filled with worry. "No matter what Wang Zhang said, he is still the enemy of their Louqi clan. Even though Ge Yun is now powerless and mute, I am still worried about him getting too close to Luo Ya."

I was worried that his approach might be due to some ulterior motive.

"Rui Luo, you should immediately send someone back to the king's tent to secretly keep an eye on her. If anything happens, report it immediately. If nothing happens... think of a way to transfer Ge Yun away." He felt that it was not enough, so he added, "It is really inappropriate for an unmarried little girl to stay with a man all day."

Rui Luo was a few years older than him after all, and he had already gotten married last year. Hearing what Hu Gui said, he couldn't help but laugh, "The prince is also a young boy who hasn't married a princess yet, but he acts like a brother."

"Oh, right." Hu Gui almost forgot what he was doing after being interrupted. "Have the spies you sent to Da Chong returned? Did they bring any news?"

Rui Luo heard the voice and took out a parchment scroll from his bosom and handed it to Hu Gui. "I was just about to tell the prince about this. This is the news sent back by the spies, specially written in Chinese."

The handwriting was very sloppy and the wording was very concise. There were only two things in the whole article - Emperor Da Chong named his half-brother the King of Yi, and Jin Feng failed to supervise the fairy temple properly, causing it to collapse, and the fairy master around the emperor believed that this was a clash of good luck.

Hu Gui tightly grasped the scroll, his chest rising and falling, "Where did this brother come from? Didn't they say that Emperor Chongwu'an had only two sons?"

"The information we received from the beginning, which was decades ago, has always been wrong." Rui Luo was also upset. "The mother of Prince Yi was a slave in the Da Chong Palace. Wu An looked down on him and did not recognize him. I don't know how he suddenly gained the emperor's favor a while ago. He was made a prince this time because the immortal master said he had a good fate and could help the emperor break the evil."

This is tricky.

If it was just a stupid emperor and a prime minister who was obsessed with money, then even if it was a gamble, there would be a chance of winning. But now there is a prince who came to power out of nowhere, and such a person is definitely not innocent.

"I'm going to see my father now!"

We can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, we will probably suffer a great loss.

At the same time, in the camp at the border of Yuanzhou and Kezhou, Hengzhi and Li Chongxuan also received the same news.

"This, this, look at this, all of you look at this!" Li Chongxuan put his hands on his waist in confusion, almost getting angry in the tent, "What is this all about? Conferring a prince at this time, I think he is here to cause trouble!"

Heng Zhi and Huai Chengbai, who was sitting next to him, smiled at each other. "Don't worry, General." Huai Chengbai waved his fan, "In my opinion, this is not a completely bad thing. I'm just afraid that someone is secretly helping us."

"What do you mean?" Li Chongxuan didn't understand. "We are in chaos enough here. If the capital city has one more ceremony and one more prince's salary, is there any benefit?"

"Not at all. Originally, Jin Feng was the only one holding power in the capital. Under such circumstances, no matter how we negotiate, we have to obey his orders." At this point, Huai Chengbai sneered, "But now it's different. With one more person to share power, there is one more possibility - the possibility of beating the northern barbarians back without paying a penny."

Huai Chengbai knew very well that Yan Tongjun and his apprentice could not do this, only Ah-Yi could do it. He even smiled with some pride, which was why he ignored Ah-Yi's troubles in the past, but now that Ah-Yi was about to make something happen, he came to add fuel to the fire.

The Hengzhi people stood in front of the map, staring at the entire northern border with red flags, and said lightly, "Everyone, since Jinfeng's power has been reduced, I suggest that we fight back immediately and deal with the current predicament first."

The generals and counselors all gathered around him and listened to his next plan.

"The Youbei people have come from afar and don't want to return empty-handed, but what they are most worried about is the problem of food and grass." Hengzhi stuck another small red flag on a small tent behind the Youbei Camp. "Scouts have found that this is where the Youbei army stores food and grass, but they chose to stay near a tributary on the south bank of the Duhe River, which means our army could launch a surprise attack and burn the food and grass."

It’s not scary to be on guard, what’s scary is not being on guard at all.

"Burning food and grass is an old method, but it is also the most effective method." Hengzhi crossed his arms, his eyes bright and sharp, "Once a person thinks he is fully prepared, he will fail because of this thoroughness. I will select 500 people. Tomorrow is the day for the two sides to exchange drafts. Now we can take advantage of their unpreparedness and burn the food and grass. There is no need to continue the peace talks."

In fact, five hundred people is considered a lot.

Hengzhi quickly had people secretly prepare flaming oil, and selected a hundred soldiers who were good at riding and shooting from the elite of the two armies, making thorough preparations.

They changed into casual clothes, set out from the city gate next to the camp, secretly climbed over from the western section of Lianying Mountain, and while several leaders of Youbei were negotiating in front of the battle, they sneaked to the back of Youbei's tent.

Hengzhi sent a few unfamiliar soldiers who could speak the Youbei dialect. At night, they killed a few guards who were watching the horses, changed into their clothes, and infiltrated their rear camp.

The late summer outside the Great Wall is not only hot, but also full of poisonous insects. On the second day of crouching in the grass, I finally waited for the right opportunity.

"What are you guys doing here?" This is an important grain and fodder area, guarded by three shifts. It was noon now, and after eating and drinking, these strong men were getting anxious.

"Brother, have you eaten?" A soldier who was almost as strong as this man patted the guard on the shoulder. "We are the subordinates of Chief Gus. The lunch we had was lamb leg and naan bread. Don't you remember?"

"Ah! I remember, I remember."

Gus is one of the leaders of Youbei. He has no ambition but loves his soldiers. He often pays out of his own pocket to improve their food. Many people remember his kindness.

So the guards relaxed a little, "Brothers, come here, but what do you want from the leader?"

The soldier held up the empty wooden bucket and said, "The leader said that the weather is dry and he is afraid that the sun will be too strong and the food and grass will catch fire, so he asked us to get some water to irrigate the food."

The guard took a closer look at his barrel and found it was just an ordinary wooden barrel, then asked, "Do you have the chief's documents?"

"This..." The soldier scratched his head, "Where did this document come from? All documents must pass through the king's tent and be reviewed by the king. If we report according to this process, the sun will go down."

That does make sense.

But those who are in charge of food and fodder are putting their heads on the line. Who would dare to make any mistake?
"Brother, let's do this." The soldier smiled naively. "If you are worried, just follow us to get water. If this is done well and counts as credit, then you will also get a share!"

These words really touched the guard's heart.

"Bring me a bucket!" The guard smiled knowingly and called to the people behind him, "The rest of you continue your patrol, don't be lazy!"

The soldier and his guards, a group of six, walked to the river crossing.

The water in the river was crystal clear. The soldier and the guard squatted side by side on the shore. Suddenly, he pointed into the water and said, "Brother, look, are there any fish in the river? I caught one. Let's go to the bar tonight."

The guard was about to follow his instructions and just leaned forward a few inches when a force from behind suddenly kicked him into the river.

Heng Zhi, wearing the same Youbei robe as him, with his sleeves rolled up halfway, grabbed the back of his neck and pushed him into the water. He took out a scimitar with his right hand and stabbed it into the back of the guard.

The struggle stopped after a moment, and the bright red blood quickly spread in the water, stained the surrounding river water with the smell of blood.

Hengzhi half stood in the water, threw the corpse away, and scooped up some water to wash the blood splattered on his face.

"Bring some kerosene and go cool down their food supplies."

(End of this chapter)