Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Chapter 288

Agula returns to the grassland

Under Nangong Jingnv's gaze, Qi Yan closed her eyes.

But for a moment, Qi Yan thought a lot, such as: the top priority is not to allow the number of cities to fall, how to persuade Bayin, what excuses to think of to give the court a legitimate step down, and not to let the north and the south start fighting again .

Dozens of possibilities flashed through Qi Yan's mind, each choice seemed to be full of unknowns, like innumerable threads in front of him, Qi Yan tried to pull every thread, tried his best to figure out what might happen What happened, but... A sudden stabbing pain interrupted all Qi Yan's thoughts, and when she regained consciousness from the pain, all the "threads" in her heart disappeared, leaving only a pair of temples throbbing, Qi Yan was in a trance For a while, she felt that she was not in the world, but the pain in her head pulled her back.

How many times is this?If the previous few times were just overwork or coincidence, what about this time?

Nangong Jingnv saw that Qi Yan's complexion was not good, and a layer of sweat oozed from her forehead, she sat beside Qi Yan and stroked her back: "What's wrong?"

Qi Yan shook her head: "It's nothing... please give me a little more time, Your Majesty."

It was clearly a matter of great urgency and urgency, but Nangong Jingnv replied softly: "Okay, think about it slowly, I will stay here with you."

Qi Yan tried his best to sort out his thoughts according to the thoughts just now. The most urgent task is to contain Luobei from attacking Luonan, compress the war within a range acceptable to the court and the people, and then find a way to let Luobei retreat and maintain the status quo ...

At least in my own lifetime, there must be no more wars between the North and the South.

Qi Yan: "What is the court's top priority now?"

Nangong Jingnv thought for a while and replied: "The imperial court has not fought wars for many years. Some famous generals in those days were old or far away from the imperial court. There is no one available for the immediate urgent need. Although Gong Yanghuai is a talent, but After all, he is still young and has no actual combat experience as a civil servant, otherwise he would not have lost the first battle with a heavy army."

Qi Yan: "I see that the damage reported in the battle report is not serious. Although the morale of the army has been hit, the imperial court has not lost its strength in the first battle. As long as it can send a calm general to rectify military affairs."

Nangong Jingnu sighed: "Yes, but there is no one available in the imperial court now. Many generals in the world come from the sect of the former Taiwei Lu Quan. The imperial court knows little about them, and now Lu Quan is old... If it is really not possible, We can only ask Youzhou for help."

Qi Yan bent her fingers and tapped on the table twice: "No, His Majesty cannot easily mobilize the Youzhou army unless it is absolutely necessary."

Nangong Jingnu: "Why?"

Qi Yan: "Think about it carefully, Your Majesty, this war... Once it is won, it will be an incomparable feat for the leader of the army, but the Great General is already the first heterosexual vassal king in this dynasty. With heavy troops in hand, and a fief... There is nothing to add, no seal to seal. It is good to invite the Youzhou army to come out of the mountain, but since His Highness Qionghua passed away, the relationship between the imperial court and Youzhou is delicate. The imperial court cannot give Youzhou sergeants the illusion that 'this world must be done by them'. I am afraid that it will be more difficult to manage... If Youzhou loses control, it will become a country within a country, and I am afraid that it will be more difficult than Luobei. tricky."

Nangong Jingnv fell silent, while Qi Yan continued to think.

Back then, the princess of the former dynasty gave Qi Yan a roster in order to successfully enter the court, which recorded most of the courtiers' personalities, family affairs, factions, preferences...

Qi Yan was overjoyed, and unfolded the roster in her heart, searching one by one.

Qi Yan: "Han Dang, Han Zimeng, how is the old general?"

This general was once a wise and brave general under Lu Quan's command, but he was excluded because of his discord with Lu Quan's brother-in-law, Ding Yi.

Nangong Jingnv was stunned for a while, and finally remembered this person, she had a weird expression, looked at Qi Yan for a while, and then said: "The person you are talking about is named Han, whose name is Dang, and whose name is Zimeng?"

Qi Yan: "That's right."

Nangong Jingnu: "...Old General Han has passed away, almost a year ago."

After the words fell, the atmosphere was a bit awkward, a look of embarrassment flashed across Qi Yan's face, it has been more than ten years since the masked man showed her the roster... a lot of the information on it has lost its timeliness.

Qi Yan was stunned again, feeling as if he had passed away, it turned out: everything has changed before he knew it, does he really still have the ability to help this person in front of him now?

Nangong Jingnv saw that Qi Yan was uncomfortable, and she only felt pity in her heart. Although she didn't know how Qi Yan knew about this old general, but...she could roughly guess Qi Yan's mood.

Nangong Jingnv really couldn't see Qi Yan's dejected look, she raised her hand to cover the back of Qi Yan's hand, and said softly: "Do you want me to show you the roster of officials? ?”

Qi Yan let out a sigh and murmured: "I'm sorry."

Nangong Jingnu: "Don't be like this, okay? You haven't been in the court for a long time, so it's reasonable to not know about it. Even so, you are much better than those people in the court. I just asked them to recommend a few people, but none of them say."

Seeing that Qi Yan was silent, Nangong Jingnv wished she could hold her in her arms and coax her, but the current situation was really inappropriate, so she could only hold Qi Yan's hand in her heart: "Mr. Yuan... even if you I am a prairie person, but after I read the report, the first person I thought of was. I have only been on the throne for three years, and I may not be able to do many things well, but as long as I think of the people behind me With you alone, I feel very at ease. I know what you think, but I still want you to promise me, don't belittle yourself, okay?"

Hearing what Nangong Jingnu said, Qi Yan felt a little better, and he cheered up and said another name: "Your Majesty, Han Yun, is General Han Mowen still alive?"

Nangong Jingnu smiled: "I haven't heard any news about this General Han leaving the court or other news, he should be here."

Qi Yan also let out a long sigh of relief: "So, Your Majesty can ask this general to come out of the mountain to have a try. As far as I know, this general has always remained neutral, so he has not received much attention. The general’s evaluation is very good, and he must have real skills.”

Nangong Jingnu: "Good!"

Qi Yan: "The war must be contained within a certain range. The imperial court has just resumed taxation and it is the end of the new year. It is really not easy to go to war. If we can talk about peace..."

Nangong Jingnv stared at Qi Yan's amber eyes: "So, are you going to see Bayin again?"

Qi Yan: "Apart from this, does Your Majesty have any other options? Bayin must have thought that I was dead before sending troops, otherwise he would never go to war rashly regardless of my life or death. Your Majesty... Sorrow Soldiers must win, I think you should understand this truth. Although the world is not ruled by ministers, is the world more important or ministers more important? Once a war breaks out, tens of thousands of people will be displaced, their families will be destroyed... the death of Jingwei It's hard to make up for it, Your Majesty... the overall situation is the most important thing."

Nangong Jingnv's eyes were red instantly, her heart ached, she looked at Qi Yan and asked in a low voice: "You... how can you ask me which is more important between you and the world? How do you want me to answer? Following the heart is a rebellious and dishonest king, Or will I sacrifice you?"

Qi Yan looked back at Nangong Jingnv, sentimentality filled his heart for a moment, but he still replied with a hard heart: "I ask myself that I have no virtue and incompetence, and dare not be compared with the world. Isn't your majesty inspired to be a generation of Mingjun? Besides... Although I am In the inner court, the soul belongs to the grassland. I am the Khan King of the Plow Division of the Beijing Kingdom, the daughter of the grassland tiger Suhe Baru, and the grassland is at stake... I am clearly capable of stopping this war, and I am able to hide here Where? Your Majesty... I dare to say that this world is not only yours, but also mine. We all have responsibilities... we cannot take it off."

Nangong Jingnv turned her head away all of a sudden, and just before the tears overflowed her eyes, she hated her own incompetence for clearly trying to protect the person with all her life, and she was going to send her to the most dangerous place after all.

She blames Qi Yan, blames Qi Yan for not being selfish, the world is up to her, the Empress, to resist, so why not just stay under her protection with peace of mind?

Even if the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, it is only me who is condemned to the pillar of shame...

Nangong Jingnu's lips moved, she wanted to ask Qi Yan: If something happened to her, what would she do, but... in the end, she just muttered a word: "Okay."

Qi Yan: "Your Majesty just chooses the commander-in-chief. I would like to disguise myself as an accompanying counselor, master secretary, clerk...anything is fine. As long as I see Bayin, I will be sure to resolve this fight."

Nangong Jingnu: "This Han Yun is feasible?"

Qi Yan: "Your Majesty can call General Han into the palace and make a decision after questioning."

Nangong Jingnu: "Okay, I'll go right away, you... pack your bags, the army may be going out soon, I will find a way to put you in the army."

Qi Yan: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Nangong Jingnu: "Let Miss Ruolan go with you, I can feel at ease with her taking care of you."

Qi Yan: "Ruolan... I'm afraid it will be very inconvenient. There are only men in this army, and the journey is long, so it will be very hard. Why don't you let her go back to the civilian population."

Nangong Jingnv, who had been working hard to restrain herself, finally became angry: "When will you think about yourself? Aren't you a woman? There are only men in the army. Who will take care of your food and daily life? Ruolan is your righteous son after all. Sister, taking care of you by your side can give me some peace of mind..."

Qi Yan: "Your Majesty... I just take her with me."

……

Nangong Jingnv left and found the Han Yun that Qi Yan mentioned in the official roster, and Han Mo asked the general.At this time, the general had already relinquished his military power, and became a senior officer in the patrol battalion in the capital. It is said that this decision was made when Lu Zhongxing was the captain. Nangong Jingnv ordered Han Yunxuan to enter In the palace, he tested his views on the war in court, and asked the left and right servants to shoot, and the six ministers to listen.

Although Han Yun was puzzled for a while, after thinking for a while, he answered fluently, and his views were also recognized by everyone present.

Han Yun also knows how to seize the opportunity, and said in court that if His Majesty nominates him as commander in chief, he is willing to issue a military order...

So Han Yun was ordered to be promoted by Nangong Jingnv to six ranks in a row, and led the army to the Luochuan River to quell the chaos.

Of course, Nangong Jingnv still saved enough face for Gongyang Huai, and did not remove Gongyang Huai from the post of commander-in-chief of the three armies. You suffered a defeat once, but the loss was not great, and the enemy launched a sneak attack at night, so the defeat is justifiable. Besides, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. You go this time... I will give you Shang Fang's sword, which can be used at critical moments. Arbitrary and exclusive power, but if it is not necessary, you should discuss everything with Gong Yanghuai more, and the way of marching and deploying is just to take this opportunity to teach the Taiwei more. As long as this battle is won, I will remember your great service no matter what , I will make my own arrangements when I return to Beijing."

With a few words of kindness and power, it can be regarded as a clear account of the task.

Han Dang didn't expect the empress to have such a heart and wrist, but the short contact has already deeply rooted her loyalty.

After three days of mobilization and one day of mobilization, one hundred thousand troops set off amidst bursts of firecrackers celebrating the New Year...

Before leaving, Nangong Jingnv solemnly handed Qi Yan over to General Han Yun. Although Han Yun didn't know Qi Yan, Qi Yan was a respectable figure in the capital after all, so he imitated the former princess and put on a mask .

Qi Yan's identity is a military supervisor, but in fact he is also a military adviser.

There is heavy snow in the sky, and everyone says that it is not easy to march in winter, but the war is about to break out, who cares about these...

The empress and all the officials personally went out of the city fifteen li to see them off, sacrificed three animals, drank the flag head wine, and the army set out on the road.