The most beloved princess in the prosperous world

Chapter 236 Yan Jing's Meaning
When Yu Wujue and Ruan Fu arrived, they only saw Wu Shi's body. Wu Shi killed himself. When Wanli Pass was announced to be broken, Cang Hong was sitting by the side and watched calmly. The corpse of an old friend.

With the breach of Wanli pass, the soldiers in the pass were either killed or captured, and the only ones left here are the two old generals Wu Shi and Cang Hong and their own soldiers who have no resistance.

In fact, if the two of them broke through the siege under the leadership of the soldiers, they might not be able to save their lives, but now they are both still in Wanli Pass, so it can be seen that they don't want to escape.

Yu Wujue and Ruan Fu waved back the people who followed, and the husband and wife entered the small building where Cang Hong and Wu Shi were staying alone.

Cang Hong was sitting on the chair next to him, and on the other side of the chair was Wu Shi who had committed suicide. Now that the sun had already slanted westward, the small building was a little dark. Looking at this scene suddenly, one could not help but feel Some eerie feeling.

When Yu Wujue came in, Canghong raised his head calmly, looked at the person, and said, "Prince Yu."

Yu Wujue looked calm, and after glancing at Wu Shi, he nodded lightly, "General Cang."

Only then did Cang Hong look at Ruan Fu, with a wry smile on his lips, "The Crown Princess really complied with what she said that day, and today the old man is really defeated by the two of you."

Ruan Fu said, "General Cang once said that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs."

Cang Hong was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed loudly, Yu Wujue and Ruan Fu looked at it, and didn't seem to feel anything unusual, and when the laughter stopped, Cang Hong continued to speak slowly, "Yes , Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, but if this failure will lead to a reversal of the future battle situation, it will be exhausting. This common military affairs is placed on the old man. The old man is Beiyan's criminal minister. Before coming to Wanliguan The old man once made a military order with the monarch, as long as the old man is there, the Wanli Pass will not be breached, if the pass is closed, the pass will be destroyed!"

Yu Wujue and Ruan Fu didn't express any opinions on these words, Yu Wujue only glanced at Wu Shi, and said, "I will take care of people, and I will bury General Wu Shi generously."

Canghong froze for a moment, then looked at Yu Wujue's calm eyes, and laughed again, "Okay, it's not in vain for me to lose to such an opponent!"

Yu Wujue glanced at Canghong indifferently, and didn't say anything else, her eyes didn't fluctuate, and she led Ruan Fu out of this place.

Only after Cang Hong laughed out loud, seeing the backs of Yu Wujue and Ruan Fu leaving together, he still sat quietly in the same place until he was the only one left in the whole small building, then he closed his eyes and murmured He muttered, "My lord, the old minister is incompetent, I can't keep Beiyan..."

In the evening, the people below sent a message to Yu Wujue and Ruan Fu, saying that Cang Hong also committed suicide, Ruan Fu just waved his hand and ordered the two of them to be buried.

Wanli Pass was breached, and the army of Kingdom Chen entered the pass. It can almost be said that they knocked on most of Beiyan's gates.

The first person to hear the news was not Yan Jing who was in the capital of Beiyan, but Zhao Jin who was not far from Beiyan on the central front.

At that time, on the central front, Nanhua was also fighting with the soldiers of Chen Kingdom. In the big tent, Zhao Jin kept silent for a long time, holding on to the news that Wanli Pass had been breached.

Seeing this, the general at the side raised his eyebrows and said, "Wanliguan was captured by Chen Kingdom, it is not a good thing for us. The war has just begun, and Chen Kingdom is so powerful."

Zhao Jin lowered her eyebrows and continued to glance at the message in her hand, her voice was low, "Wanliguan reinforcements have not yet arrived, Sun Xing is too dependent on the strength of Wanliguan, and Yu Wujue personally commanded in front of Wanliguan and captured Wanliguan. It was an accident...just..."

Zhao Jin seemed to laugh, and his voice was much lower, "It's just that I didn't expect that Yu Wujue won Wanliguan in just one month..."

Several generals nearby were a little anxious when they heard the sound, "Now that the two countries are allied forces, if Beiyan loses like this, it will be of no use to fight with us in the future."

Originally, Beiyan and Nanhua were coalition forces, and when necessary, they had to fight with each other. If there was a big gap in the progress of the two sides, it would indeed not be a good thing for future battles.

However, there are also people who hold different opinions, "Beiyan's defeat may not be all a bad thing. The Crown Prince of Chen Kingdom and King Yi are both on the battlefield of Beiyan. If we take this opportunity, we will attack the hinterland of Chen Kingdom. It’s also a great opportunity.”

"It's just that if this is the case, isn't it a breach of contract? We clearly agreed with Beiyan to fight in an alliance..."

Another general objected, thinking that since it was the coalition forces of the two countries, they should not have betrayed Beiyan so clearly at this time. Beiyan is indeed fighting together, but Wanliguan was besieged by Chen Kingdom a few days ago, Beiyan doesn't need our support and must wait for Beiyan's own reinforcements to arrive, it can be seen that Beiyan doesn't trust us from the bottom of her heart, since everyone I know what to do, isn't it a clear thing? Besides, even if we want to help Beiyan, I'm afraid Beiyan might not dare to let us enter you." After he finished speaking, he said to Zhao Jin , "General Zhao, the last general believes that at this time, when the main force of Chen Kingdom is attacking Beiyan, it is time for us to go deep into Nanhua!"

Hearing that, the general who hadn't finished speaking pursed his lips, "This..." Then, he looked at Zhao Jin, and the rest of the people also looked at Zhao Jin. Zhao Jin pinched the message in his hand, "According to the original The plan is to stay at the border between North Yan and South China, and the soldiers will not move, we will speed up the battle, and we must cross Rongzhou before Yu Wujue reacts!"

All the generals were solemn when they heard the words, "Yes!"

Zhao Jin pursed her lips, and after dismissing the generals, she immediately drafted a book and returned to the court. There were only the attendants at the side, and she hurriedly said, "The general has other plans?"

Zhao Jin said while writing the scriptures, "Chen Kingdom captured Wanli Pass, which is a good time to invade Beiyan, but this time is also a good time for Nanhua to invade Chen Kingdom. Chen Kingdom will not give up this opportunity easily. In order to prevent the state of Chen from going too well in the subsequent battles and transfer from Beiyan to Nanhua, the border areas need to increase soldiers and horses to prevent it."

After talking for a while, Zhao Jin had already written a note, "Send it back to the capital immediately!"

The attendant took it with a solemn expression, "Yes!"

Although the news lagged behind, the matter of winning Wanli Pass was finally spread back to Beiyan's capital.

Even though it was almost ten days later, after breaking Wanli Pass, the army of Chen Kingdom continued westward, and before Beiyan's soldiers and horses came to support Wanwanli Pass, they smashed it halfway. And taking advantage of the morale raised by this victory, the soldiers also marched westward, and within ten days, they captured two cities in a row, and were stalemate in a city in the south of Beiyan.And at this time, the news of the fall of Wanliguan had just reached Yan Jing's table in the capital of Northern Yan.

When Yan Jing received the news, she directly smashed the teacup in the imperial study, her gloomy face made the eunuchs and maids who were guarding the side turn pale with fright.

"Come here, let Prime Minister Meng enter the palace to see me immediately!" Yan Jing said in a calm voice.

Meng Qian quickly entered the palace to meet Yan Jing, Yan Jing was also unambiguous, and directly handed over the battle report to Meng Qian. Meng Qian looked at the news in the battle report that Wanli Pass had been captured by Kingdom Chen, his eyes darkened. He sighed, and sighed, "The soldiers and horses of Chen Kingdom really are the fastest."

Yan Jing's voice was low, and she reminded, "President Meng!"

Meng Qian smiled lightly, "Wanli Pass has been breached, what decision does His Majesty make?"

Yan Jing narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "If I want to continue to increase my troops, I must stop those of Kingdom Chen. In addition, I will allocate troops on the western front to stop King Yi's troops, and the other part will come back to support Yu Wujue. How does Prime Minister Meng feel about the situation where the soldiers and horses of the two sides are attacking?"

Meng Qian shook his head slightly, and said with a light smile, "When it comes to the method of marching and deploying formations, I am not good at it, but judging from the current situation of both sides, I feel that it is indeed to increase the number of troops and at the same time block Chen Guo's soldiers." The footsteps of the horse, but, if we increase the number of soldiers and horses now, and don’t keep the follow-up troops, isn’t it a bit inappropriate?”

Yan Jing pondered for a moment, "Right now, how many soldiers and horses are there in the country that can be recruited immediately?"

Meng Qian thought for a moment, "According to the statistics of the Ministry of Household Affairs a few days ago, there are about 70 soldiers and horses that can be requisitioned in the country. This data has not been verified by many parties."

His eyes pondered for a moment, and he said, "Beiyan has been recharging his energy for many years, and I believe that there are still 70 troops. Immediately draw up a conscription order. After the recruits are recruited, they will immediately go to the front to support." Yan Jing Turning his head, he went to the guard behind him to give instructions, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "Meng Xiang thinks, what do you think about my imperial conquest?"

Hearing this, Meng Qian seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, think twice!"

Yan Jing said, "It's not that I haven't been on the battlefield. I met Yu Wujue on the battlefield in the early years. Now the time ahead is when morale is needed. If I go to the imperial court personally, it will definitely increase my morale by three points. Will Beiyan still be afraid of the soldiers of Chen Kingdom?"

Meng Qian said, "My lord, the country cannot be without a king for a day. What's more, the war has just begun, and the king is thinking about the matter of the imperial conquest. At this time, although the war has been lost, it has not yet come to the king. When improving morale, if this is the case, what should be done when the war continues in the future and it is even more necessary to increase morale? Besides, the morale of soldiers should not be improved by the king, but by the victory of the war. Please also ask the king Think twice!"

Meng Qian spoke sincerely, Yan Jing listened, stared at Meng Qian for a long time, and then laughed loudly, "Meng Xiang is right, but I didn't think carefully enough."

Meng Qian hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

Yan Jing smiled slightly, and then said, "It's really a pity that I can't go to the army personally, but I can't go to the army, I need to find someone who can replace me to go to the army and encourage the soldiers. Suitable?"

Meng Qian's lowered eyes flickered slightly, "If His Majesty sends someone to the army to encourage the soldiers, this person must be someone close to His Majesty, and he must be someone who is respected by civil and military soldiers in the court. I think..."

Before Meng Qian finished speaking, Yan Jing laughed loudly, "You don't need to worry too much, Prime Minister Meng. I have already made up my mind. Right now, the one who is most qualified to go to the army is Prime Minister Meng himself."

Meng Qian seemed a little overwhelmed, "My lord!"

Yan Jing smiled and said, "President Meng doesn't need to be modest, I trust you, and everyone in the civil and military courts knows it. I have decided that this time you will go to the army to encourage soldiers on my behalf."

After all, Yan Jing leaned over slightly to help Meng Qian, Meng Qian hurriedly said, "Your Majesty accepts the order, thank you for your trust."

Yan Jing smiled, "After the recruitment of recruits, Prime Minister Meng will go to the battlefield with the recruits."

"Yes."

When Meng Qian returned to the mansion, it was already dusk and the sun was setting. After Yan Jing decided to let him travel with the army, he called some ministers in the court to discuss countermeasures. By the time he came back, it was already too late.

After entering the gate of the mansion, the servant behind Meng Qian frowned and said softly, "My lord, there may be other deep meanings in asking you to go to the army."

A disdainful smile crossed the corner of Meng Qian's lips, "There is a deep meaning."

He suddenly appeared in Beiyan, even if he could be found out, and took the position of Beiyan's left minister in the shortest time, but for this sudden appearance, with Yan Jing's suspicious character, it was impossible He will really fully believe that even if what he has done in the past few years is indeed in line with Yan Jing's wishes, but Meng Qian knows in his heart that Yan Jing will not really trust anyone, otherwise there will be no relationship with Yan Jing in the past few years. The uninterrupted fighting between Linglong is like, when he was discussing the war just now, he never participated in it, but this time when Wanli Pass was lost, Yan Jing immediately summoned him to the palace and asked him about a civil servant marching to fight The matter was just a trial, if he talked about how to march and fight, or agreed to Yan Jing's personal conquest, I am afraid that he would not leave the palace so safely now.

But... so what?

Going to the army is also what he needs, and the capital of Beiyan Kingdom is left to these two brothers and sisters.

Seeing that Meng Qian just said such a sentence, the servant behind him didn't explain much, so he didn't ask any more questions, and followed Meng Qian respectfully into the mansion.

As soon as he entered the mansion, a servant hurriedly reported, "President Meng, the princess in charge is already waiting in the mansion."

Hearing this, Meng Qian narrowed his eyebrows slightly, and walked directly towards the flower hall.

Yan Linglong is now 25 years old, and has been obsessed with political affairs for these years. Therefore, even at this age, she is still unmarried. In the Northern Yan Dynasty, Yan Linglong held on tightly to power, while Yan Jing She wanted to take back the power from Yan Linglong, but Yan Linglong held two-thirds of the military power in the capital of Northern Yan, Yan Jing did not dare to act rashly, and has been fighting with Yan Linglong all these years.

Even after two decades, Yan Linglong's body is still bright and beautiful, even more stable and generous than many years ago.

Although Meng Qian is Yan Jing's confidant, Yan Linglong treats him very politely and never has the thought or action to deal with Meng Qian.

Seeing Meng Qian coming in, a smile appeared on her lips, and she put down the teacup in her hand, "Mr. Meng."

Meng Qian stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "I have seen the princess."

The smile on Yan Linglong's lips didn't fade, she pointed to the chair next to her and said, "I am here in disguise, Prime Minister Meng doesn't need to be polite."

In the Northern Yan Dynasty, Meng Qian was always regarded as a bit noble, so when he saw this, he just nodded slightly and sat down on the lower chair, "I don't know why the princess came here?"

Yan Linglong said, "I heard that today the monarch has issued a decree to give Meng Xiang the status of supervising the army, and lead Meng Xiang to the battlefield to encourage the soldiers."

Meng Qian had no intention of hiding anything, and nodded slightly, "The emperor's decree has been issued, and the princess is indeed well informed."

Yan Linglong said, "If the battle ahead is defeated, the Emperor must think of a solution. Prime Minister Meng has won the trust of the Imperial Brother. If he ordered Meng Xiang to go out, I would not be surprised."

Meng Qian nodded slightly.

Yan Linglong looked at him for a long time, and suddenly said, "It's just that, after all, Prime Minister Meng is the prime minister of the imperial court. This time, he was ordered to go to the battlefield, but I feel that the battlefield is not where Meng Ying should go. Brother Huang really has some thoughts." It's not a week."

Meng Qian said, "The monarch trusts, and the minister dare not disappoint."

Yan Linglong laughed silently, "Meng Xiang is a smart person, and knows what I'm talking about. Even I think this decision of the emperor's brother is inappropriate, or does Meng Xiang also have his own purpose?"

Meng Qian always looked calm, "I dare not talk about the monarch indiscriminately."

Yan Linglong really laughed out loud this time, her voice was crisp and sweet, she knew that Meng Qian was a smart person, so even if Meng Qian said so, she didn't break it, she lowered her head slightly, and said in a much softer voice, "Meng Qian Xiangben is a noble man, now that he has entered the court, what exactly does he want?"

Meng Qian's eyes flickered slightly, but he laughed it off, "Princess, all scholars in the world have the ideal of governing the country and the world. Meng Qian is a scholar, so he can't avoid it."

"Since Meng Xiang has such an ideal, why did he choose Beiyan? The situation in the Central Plains has just been shaken up, and Meng Xiang appeared in Beiyan. It really makes me a little puzzled."

Meng Qian raised his lips into a smile, and there was a bit of confidence in Yan Linglong's smile that Yan Linglong seldom saw, which made her heart tremble strangely.

I only heard Meng Qian say, "Because Meng Qian is conceited and talented. Compared with the fact that there are many scholars in Nanhua, and there are such existences as Meng Changqing and King Jin in Chen State, Meng Qian is more willing to believe that with Meng Qian's ability, in Beiyan, even more It can realize its own value." When he said this, he raised his head slightly, and that touch of tranquility became brighter and brighter, "If Meng Qian's ability is used, Beiyan can be placed above Chen Kingdom, or he can help out. I thought that being able to be an army in this world and being the lord of the world would make me more satisfied than what Meng Qian obtained in Chen Kingdom or Nanhua."

Yan Linglong fixed her eyes on Meng Qian, and said, "Now that Wanli Pass has been broken, Prime Minister Meng still thinks so?"

Meng Qian nodded slightly, "The princess is the princess in charge of Beiyan. I think that the princess should have more confidence in Beiyan."

Yan Linglong was taken aback.

Meng Qian stopped talking, stood up directly, nodded slightly to Yan Linglong, and said, "If Meng Qian has this in mind, I believe the princess will understand."

After finishing speaking, he nodded and said goodbye, "I still have something to do, princess, please feel free."

It's not the first time Yan Linglong has come to his house, and she has expressed her appreciation for his talent more than once, wanting to draw her into her camp. As for the possible other reasons, the corner of Meng Qian's lips flicked across A mocking smile has already retreated.

Yan Linglong wasn't annoyed by Meng Qian's rudeness, but a smile rose on the corner of her lips when she saw the back of Meng Qian leaving.

On the other side, in the palace, a black-clothed figure silently landed beside Yan Jing. Yan Jing looked up at the memorial, but the black-clothed man stepped forward and whispered in Yan Jing's ear. Yan Jing said a few words, after Yan Jing listened, a smile crossed her lips, "The Qi family governs the country and the world? Heh! But, my imperial sister, it's interesting..."

Then he waved his hand and didn't say anything, the man in black also retreated after hearing that.

(End of this chapter)