The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

The howling cold wind is swirling on the icy lake. It is said that at this time of year, the ice surface of Lake Yatha is about ten feet thick. It is not just walking on the ice, but also trying to make a hole to catch fish. Extremely difficult.

Earlier, when there was no dispute between Nuerhan and Dachu, Shou'an City was close to the county seat here, and there were many young ladies skating and playing here.

It's a pity that such a noisy and lively scene can no longer be seen at this time.

There is no bridge between the two shores of Lake Yatha. If you want to go back and forth between the two shores, you must either row across it or skate on the ice as you do now.

Speaking of which, although half of Yatha Lake belongs to Nurhan, Nurhan's garrison is not nearby. If you want to see Nurhan's patrolling officers and soldiers, you have to go through the dense forest after going ashore until you reach Yatha. The shadows of Nurhan soldiers can only be seen outside the city of Teha.

"Is Nurhan just playing an empty city trick, or does he really not care about such a large area? If he doesn't care, wouldn't it be better to give it back to Da Chu?" On the ice, Anyu opened his mouth and let out a sigh of relief. Almost instantly, the area The breath turned into a stream of tiny ice shards falling rustlingly.

Sheng Yuan stood on a special piece of wood, holding a wooden stick in both hands, and said softly while sliding forward: "It is said that the walls of Yatha City in Nuerhan are like a fortress, and it is blessed by the terrain, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Nuerhan The sentry post where Soldier Han is stationed has a very wide view, and it can also be used to cook meat over a fire. How can it be compared to this land that is either wet or cold?"

"Yateha City was originally used as a place for mutual trade, and it was not called that name before." Ever since Anyu learned about Shengyuan's arrangements, he began to read a lot of old books, "When Dayan founded the country, Lake Yatha was still the capital." It is the territory of the Central Plains, and that dense forest was planted earlier to serve as a boundary line.

Later, the Chen Dynasty was ineffective and feared that Nurhan and Ajong would join forces. In the boundary treaty signed with Nurhan, half of the ownership of Lake Yatha was given up, and even the dense forest that originally belonged to the Central Plains was also given away. Get out!

It was also at that time that the little-known little border town was registered in the history books as the city of Yateha. "

"If you say that, you are really underestimating Nurhan's cunning. There is a record in "Border Chronicles of the Chen Dynasty" that said that at the end of Yan Dynasty, the border town was renamed Yateha, and a special tribute was given to Yan for this purpose. Emperor Mo submitted his credentials. Emperor Yan Mo's courtiers even wrote articles to refute this. Later, the court at that time sent people to negotiate and disagreed with them naming the small town the lake of Dayan."

"Then did they listen?" Anyu sniffed, curious about the follow-up development.

"Historical records say, 'Although he cared about him, he eventually retreated'; however, there is a story in "Anecdotes of the Chen Dynasty" that happened when the Chen Dynasty was first established, in which the small town was mentioned as ' It's called the city of Yathha."

"Humph, it's true! He is a cunning and cunning person!" Anyu was so angry that he coughed up another piece of ice.

"Changing the name of the city first, and then fighting for the country's borders shows that he has long been ambitious." Sheng Yuan has always felt that Nurhan is not as difficult to deal with as Ajong.

"But why don't they cherish the land they worked so hard to get?"

Sheng Yuan glanced at him: "This is just the strategic depth of their expansion. Originally, if the two armies were fighting and our people went out to fight, the main battlefield between the two armies would definitely be near Yatha City. But now, If a fight breaks out, the dense forest in front can intercept it for a while. Nurhan can easily control the battlefield temporarily within the enemy's original territory, thus giving them more time to prepare for the real territory."

"..." Anyu became more and more suffocated upon hearing this.

"Isn't this meeting in Yateha City?"

The more Anyu thought about it, he didn't want Sheng Yuan to enter the city. For the sake of convenience, they didn't bring too many guards at all.

"Isn't the dense forest outside the city also the territory of Nurhan?" Sheng Yuan was not stupid, how could she do whatever Pu Nai said.

For both parties, it is safer to meet in the dense forest.

"I'm afraid that the queen is cheating!" Anyu felt that Sister Yuan was taking a lot of risks by coming here in the cold weather. What if Queen Lao Shizi was careless and set up an ambush to attack them?

"Any action must be supported by sufficient interests. I am just a governor in the border area. At best, I just give a message to both sides. I can't influence the situation at all. Even if she plots against me, what good will it do? ?”

"Old Duke Sheng used to supervise battles on the front line! You are his favorite granddaughter..."

"How come the juniors in the family put the interests of the imperial court at the same time?" Sheng Yuan laughed at An Yu's naivety before he could finish his words, "Unless that queen has no ambitions, otherwise, there is not much benefit from hurting me, but instead hurting her uncle. The Prince Regent made an assist!"

She never thought that on the battlefield where the two armies were fighting, she, as a hostage, could restrain the imperial army. At the critical moment, not to mention her uncle, even her grandfather would not compromise for her; whether it was for the imperial court or the people. , or for the sake of the Duke's government, her grandfather would only sacrifice the younger one to protect the older one. When the time comes, he may not be able to bend his bow and arrow himself and send her directly to meet his ancestors.

Thinking of this, Sheng Yuan touched her arm and curved her mouth.

However, she was not just waiting to be captured and held as a hostage.

If the queen of Nurhan is really confused, she won't mind competing with her. (End of chapter)