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Chapter 197 urgent letter
Before Li Xunchuan was awake, the concierge was knocked loudly.

Zhuo Ran snorted softly, Li Yuchuan pressed Zhuo Ran's hair, opened his eyes reluctantly, touched Zhuo Ran's shoulder lightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Go to sleep, I'll open the door."

"Hmm..." Zhuo Ran let go of the arms holding Li Yuchuan's waist, turned around and continued to sleep.Li Xunchuan sighed, stretched out his arms to put on his clothes, and walked to the door, hearing the voice was Xiyu.

Li Xunchuan frowned slightly, and the moment he opened the door, Xiyu yelled at the top of his voice: "Master, something is wrong!"

"Hush!" Before Li Yanchuan stepped out of the room, he glanced at Zhuo Ran who was on the couch, and found that Zhuo Ran had already sat up wrapped in a quilt. Li Yanchuan said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"

Only then did Xiyu come to his senses. He lowered his voice and said, "Master, news came from the border that Agamula led an attack. inside!"

"What?" Li Yanchuan woke up immediately, "Didn't you say that Agamula was in Beili? Why did he suddenly go to the border?"

Xiyu shook his head: "General Zhonglang will send a letter, asking the master to bring someone to help. It has been a few days since this letter was sent to Yuzhou. I am afraid that the border situation is now very urgent!"

Zhuo Ran wrapped himself in a big cloak and stayed on the bed. Seeing this, Li Xunchuan could only say: "Tell everyone to go to the main hall to discuss matters, and I will be there later."

Xi Yu nodded: "Yes."

"Chi Yue." Zhuo Ran held Li Yanchuan's hand, Li Yanchuan closed the door, and led him to sit down at the table. Seeing Li Yanchuan frowning, Zhuo Ran poked him and said softly, "Don't worry, listen to me later." Xi Yu explained carefully."

"Aghmula..." Li Yanchuan said in a deep voice, "What exactly does he want to do? Why did he suddenly turn to the border when he clearly placed the battle card in Beili? Is Bayer at the border or Beili?"

Zhuo Ran put on her clothes, handed the outer shirt to Li Yanchuan, and said, "Aghmula and Baier are not easy to deal with. They must do this to disturb the morale of the army. A little further from the border, it is Yongxin Tusan There is still Yuzhou in Yuzhou, so there must be no problems at the border."

"I know." Li Yanchuan said in a deep voice.

"Let's go," Zhuo Ran took Li Yanchuan's hand, "discuss with them what to do next, and don't worry about the rest."

"Yeah." Li Yuchuan nodded.

In fact, it was not yet dawn, and Xiyu went to knock on the door one by one. When everyone gathered in the main hall, they still looked awake, but when they heard the urgent warning from the border, they all cheered up.The border and these places are closely related. If the border is captured by Agmura, these hidden lines of defense will be destroyed.

Now it is Beili who makes Li Yanchuan temporarily relieved.No matter what Agamula wants to do, it is actually a good decision for him to come to the border, at least Li Yanchuan can not leave any regrets here.But now there are still matters in Xinzhou that have not been resolved. If Li Yuchuan leaves, Zhuo Ran can only go alone.

Zhuo Ran raised her eyes and smiled lightly: "Actually, I'm fine. General Ye Ji is not a vicious person, he's not that scary."

Li Xunchuan shook his head: "I'm not afraid of her embarrassing you, I'm afraid of Ye Wei..."

Zhou Yu said: "Master Hou, don't worry about going to the border, I can help Ran'er here."

Zhuo Ran said: "Uncle Zhou doesn't have to worry about me, I can go by myself. It's just that Uncle Zhou may need to stay in Yongzhou to help me keep an eye on Nie Hanshan's movements."

"I'll accompany Junior Sister." Chang Yinyu said, "Anyway, it was General Ye Ji who asked me to send a letter, so I will accompany Junior Sister."

"I can do it too." Mu Heng looked at Zhuo Ran, "I can help you with anything along the way."

Zhuo Ran couldn't help smiling, she turned her eyes to look at Zhou Yu's expression when she looked at Li Yanchuan's worried gaze, and said softly: "They are all by my side, Lord Hou, don't worry about me, it's you now... Taking the imperial army to the border, it’s been cold these few days, and I’m afraid you will delay the process with too many things, Lord Hou needs to discuss it carefully with Xiyu.”

Zhou Yu didn't notice anything, but thought that Li Yanchuan was so worried about Zhuo Ran purely because of the deal between them, but he had to face it.Zhou Yu looked at Li Yuchuan: "Master Hou must take good care of himself when he goes this time. Swords have no eyes on the battlefield. No matter what happens, Lord Hou must be careful."

Li Xunchuan nodded emphatically: "Yes."

***
Wan Ze sent the newly made cloak to Ye Ji's room, and found that Ye Ji was caressing the note in her hand. She called Ye Ji before she came back to her senses.

"General, this cloak..."

"Give it to her." Ye Ji didn't look up, she rubbed the note into her palm, she looked at Wan Ze, "There is still no movement?"

Wan Ze paused, realized that she was talking about Nanqing, and then replied: "Perhaps there is something wrong with Nanqing. If there is news, the subordinates will report it to the general in time."

"Yes." Ye Ji replied, "Give her the cloak, I don't need it now either."

"Yes." Wan Ze nodded, looked at Ye Ji's palm, and said softly, "Your Lord's letter has been read for a long time, don't you plan to return it?"

"What's the matter?" Ye Ji said, "There is a reason why I didn't call him back. This kid has been hiding it from me for a long time. He himself said that he has no sweetheart, but now that he has come out like this, I just want to see how he is. How anxious will it be? Nan Qing... I am really looking forward to her arrival. "

Wan Ze fell silent, Ye Ji put the cloak on her hands and said, "It's too cold, you should take a good rest, I'll go and see her."

At that time, Yan Qingyao stood on the city wall and looked into the distance. The scenery under the heavy snow was even more imaginative, even now it is very beautiful.In the imperial palace before, such a snow scene was not uncommon. The palace wall was covered with three inches of snow, and the red plums set against the brown branches, which brought the bleak snow scene to life.

A long time ago, she blocked Ye Lanyi in that plum garden.They weren't as close as they are now.Ye Lanyi took Xia Qiong to pick plum blossoms that day, and she talked a lot with her, but Ye Lanyi was very cold, and didn't even say anything, it was enough to make her feel the chill projected by this person, it was nothing Vicious meaning, but with some sympathy and pity.

Yan Qingyao envied Ye Lanyi, but at the same time felt that Ye Lanyi was very pitiful.They felt sympathy for each other tacitly, and also sympathized with Emperor Chongwen, who looked aloof to outsiders. It has not changed for a long time.So after Yun was born, she saw some things clearly, and also realized that such cynicism was meaningless, but this kind of communication made her and everyone's hearts calm down.

It's not clear whether Yan Qingyao and Ye Lanyi are rivals in love or what, she only knows that Ye Lanyi is like a winter plum, although cold but gentle, she likes this feeling better than those people.But Ye Lanyi now... She really loves Emperor Wen, Yan Qingyao doesn't know whether her love compared to Ye Lanyi has ever been on the stage.The relationship between Yan Qingyao and Chu Shiyu was neither deep nor shallow. A promise made by Emperor Chongwen at that time made her firmly believe in this person, even though she knew that the promise of the emperor, especially about love, was not worth trusting at all. But she still believed it.Later, when she met Ye Lanyi, she suddenly understood that such feelings were really not worth mentioning.Because it is very complex, very large, very deep.

The cold wind blows, the snow foam flies, brushes against Yan Qingyao's hair, and merges with each other in the picturesque scenery.Ye Ji stepped onto the tower and was stunned for a moment when she saw the scene before she shook off the snow from her cloak and put it on Yan Qingyao's shoulders.

"Huh?" Yan Qingyao came back to her senses, and when she saw Ye Ji, she bowed slightly and saluted, "General."

"Why did you come out?" Ye Ji said, "It's windy here, you're weak, don't blow the wind anymore, go back."

"No." Yan Qingyao said softly, "The scenery here is beautiful. If the general is fine, please come and talk with me here first."

Ye Ji gave a soft "hmm", followed Yan Qingyao's gaze and said, "That's the direction of Gaodu..."

"Yes." Yan Qingyao smiled, "I just saw the Great Wall of Beacon Fire in Xiqi, it is very majestic, but it is covered by white snow, and it feels a little bit overwhelmed."

"The Beacon Fire Great Wall..." Ye Ji murmured, "Yes, the scenery in spring is even more beautiful. You can wait until spring, and you can see it directly in Xiqi."

Yan Qingyao said: "This time, I would like to thank the general for taking me out, but if the prince knows these things, he will punish the general."

"He can't handle the affairs of the Sangong and the Sixth Courtyard well. I'm afraid I won't be able to manage it now." Ye Ji said with a blank face, "If you stay in the palace, besides Aunt Lu, there will be Aunt Sun." If you’re looking for trouble, I might as well bring you with me.”

Yan Qingyao looked at Ye Ji: "My lord wants Xiqi to be good, because he definitely doesn't want the chaos of war to affect Xiqi, so what is the general's next plan?"

Ye Ji said: "I didn't think about it, let's take a step and see. But that Nanqing has not appeared yet, could it be that she has no plan to win Xinzhou at all?"

"No." Yan Qingyao said: "Nanqing must be the first person who wants to solve this matter, the general just needs to wait patiently. However, there has been no letter from the border for so long, is the general really so relieved? "

"I'll let Jun An do whatever he wants," Ye Ji said, "I'm not my father, so I have to control him everywhere. I believe that Nanqing must also talk to Jun An about this matter." Son, that brat Li Yanchuan will inevitably get involved too."

Yan Qingyao smiled: "Champion Marquis is calm and steady, so he naturally has a good way, so the general doesn't have to worry too much."

Ye Ji took a few steps to the side, Yan Qingyao followed her, and they went down the tower.From the time Ye Ji talked to her, Yan Qingyao never mentioned Ye Lanyi, and Ye Ji did the same. It seemed that the name Ye Lanyi had disappeared from the world of the two of them.But they all knew that if it was mentioned, it would only be the two of them who would be sad, and the unstable relationship that was temporarily established would collapse because of this name.

This is what Yan Qingyao had a premonition about.

Just as Ye Ji wanted to say something, Wan Ze hurried over and said that Nan Qing had arrived.

Yan Qingyao smiled: "General, what did I say?"

Ye Ji nodded: "You and I go to see her together."

"it is good."

Zhuo Ran came with Chang Yinyu and Mu Heng. Zhuo Ran took off his cloak when he entered the door, and his hands and feet were warmed up after sitting in the main hall for a long time, Yan Qingyao and Ye Ji came slowly.

Ye Ji's footsteps paused, although it was not obvious, but Zhuo Ran noticed it.Although it was not the first time seeing him, Ye Ji still felt that this person became more and more refined.When I saw her before, she was still a little master who followed Liu Yulin, and she looked like a little girl, but now it has only been more than half a year, Zhuo Ran has grown a lot taller, and Ye Ji narrowed her eyes slightly when she stood up and saluted her.

"General, Yan..." Zhuo Ran paused after speaking.

Yan Qingyao smiled: "Xiaqiu, long time no see."

Ye Ji also nodded and signaled, "Nan Qing, you don't have to be polite, just sit down and talk."

Yan Qingyao sat beside Ye Ji, and Zhuo Ran knew that her guess was correct.Yan Qingyao should be able to protect herself wherever she goes, but she never expected that Yan Qingyao and Ye Ji would have such a good relationship. It is impossible for ordinary people to sit beside Ye Ji.

Ye Ji said, "I thought Nan Qing didn't plan to come."

"No." Zhuo Ran said softly, "It's just that something happened on the border. Zhonglang will send a message for help, and Champion Hou has already brought people to help. We have been delayed for a few days on this matter, and please ask General Ye Forgive me."

Ye Ji frowned: "What did you say? What happened to the border?"

Zhuo Ran said: "Aghmula led people to attack the border and pushed back the border defense line for hundreds of miles. If we don't get help, I'm afraid the border will be completely taken by Aghmula."

"Didn't Jun'an mention it to me?"

Zhuo Ran shook her head: "The battle is urgent. Now that Lord Hou is in Yongzhou, it won't take too long to get to the border. We set off together, so Lord Hou must have arrived at the border by now."

"With Ah Yang here, there is really no need to worry too much about this matter." Ye Ji was originally worried that there would be some problems at the border with only Ye Baiqi and Peng Ge, but now that she heard that Li Yanchuan had also gone, she was temporarily relieved .

It's just that Agamula is really difficult to deal with.

Zhuo Ran said softly: "It's reasonable for General Ye not to worry about these things. Then let's talk about things in Xinzhou."

Ye Ji came back to her senses, she smiled in a low voice, and said, "I've heard about Nan Qing's deeds before, and I thought she was a cruel and perverse person, but I didn't expect to be such a weak woman."

"Hehe." Chang Yinyu covered his lips, feeling that the word "weak" used to describe Zhuo Ran was simply not suitable for Zhuo Ran's temperament. His little junior sister was just a little white rabbit on the surface and a tigress at heart. This Ye Ji was really interesting. , although it can be seen that Zhuo Ran is not as obedient as the surface.

Yan Qingyao said: "I never thought that Xiaqiu would meet us in this way."

Zhuo Ran didn't seem to want to waste her words on these things, she said: "The world is impermanent, everything will change. Xinzhou was originally managed by Nie Hanshan, but now it is taken by General Ye. I don't know what General Ye wants to do." , just to find out.”

Ye Ji smiled and said, "Xiqi's current situation is laid bare in front of Nan Qing, and you can naturally see our best solution to the problem, so now, you should know what we need most."

Zhuo Ran said: "I understand. Xiqi must be as independent as Beili, but Xiqi still can't do it now. Although the general can be alone, but under the double pressure of Gu Qiang and Gaodu, it is impossible for the general to control everything. Handle it well, so the general can only find another way, such as now, to push everything on me."

Ye Ji lowered her eyes and smiled.Zhuo Ran continued: "The matter of Xinzhou should be Xiao Fengwang's intention. The reason why General Ye did it was to reassure the prince on the one hand, and on the other hand he wanted to make a deal with me."

"Yes." Ye Ji said, "Nanqing is really smart."

"It's not difficult to guess." Zhuo Ran shook his head.

Ye Ji said: "Then let's talk about it now. Xiqi can become Nanqing's supporter just like Beili. Beili has Ah Yang, and Xiqi has me, so Nanqing really doesn't have to worry about the Wuming Mountain. Now The most important thing is that Nanqing needs to promise me two things."

Zhuo Ran raised her eyes: "General, please tell me."

"First, Xiqi doesn't have much communication with other places. I need Nanqing to open up the communication from North Licang Mountain to Xiqi Dacheng County, so that Xiqi will no longer be entrenched in remote areas. Second, once Nanqing takes the throne, Xiqi and Beiqi will Li must be governed independently, small matters can be resolved by itself, and major matters can be reported in installments."

Zhuo Ran frowned slightly, and Ye Ji raised her eyebrows: "What? It's hard to achieve?"

"No..." Zhuo Ran shook her head, she said leisurely, "I thought the general wanted a title... The general has fought hard for many years, and he didn't even have a serious title, I thought..."

"The title is not important anymore." Ye Ji whispered, "It was not important a long time ago. When I saw Jun'an being named Zhonglang General, I knew that there would be no chance of being named again in this life. Now I just want Xiqi to be good, and Xiqi cannot be destroyed by anyone."

Zhuo Ran nodded slightly: "These things are not difficult to do. It's just the general, it will take time, and the border issues need to be resolved first."

Ye Ji smiled helplessly: "Did Nan Qing think that the ancient Qiang people were just making trouble with Beili at the border? To be honest, they also have tribes in Xiqi. Over there, there are also frequent battles."

"The whole world is in chaos, not in one place." Zhuo Ran said softly, "I know that the ancient Qiang people have ambitions, so now we can only unite and drive these ancient Qiang people back to the Luxi mountain stream first."

Ye Ji said: "Nanqing... is very different from before."

"The general is the same." Zhuo Ran looked sideways at Yan Qingyao and said softly, "What should I call you now? The name of imperial concubine has passed."

Yan Qingyao shook her head: "No matter what you call now, it's the same. Yan Qingyao is no longer the Yan Qingyao of the past."

Ye Ji said softly, "Let's call her Miss."

Zhuo Ran lowered her head and smiled, she said: "In the future, I still need to communicate more with the lady and the general."

"Nanqing, take a break for now." Ye Ji paused, "I'll take you to Xinzhou later and tell you all about it."

(End of this chapter)