Chapter 986

The morning sun shines into the courtyard of the palace;

The big girl crawled out of the small tent and rubbed her eyes.

Then, while yawning, he stamped with both hands:

"Brother, I'm awake..."

Behind the big iron gate, Zheng Lin, whose skin was still bruised and bruised, opened his eyes, looked at the ground, and replied with a seal:

"Um."

At this time, the maid stepped forward and brought the toiletries.

The big girl began to wash, and the maid helped her comb her hair;

Then, the breakfast food was brought up. The breakfast food in the palace has always been adhering to the tradition of being exquisite but not extravagant. It is either a traditional morning tea type or like today, a bowl of saozi noodles.

Da Niu added a lot of hot sauce to the noodles, which she inherited from her father.

After eating a large bowl of noodles and even drinking the soup, the big girl patted her stomach lightly, sat on the ground, and pinched her hands again:

"Brother, I have eaten breakfast..."

Behind the big iron gate, Zheng Lin blinked, and looked towards the coffin subconsciously. In the end, he had no choice but to pinch his seal and respond:

"I also ate………"

time,

slowly pass;

wait until noon,

A new line appears:

"Brother, I have finished my lunch..."

Zheng Lin sighed, looked at the coffin again, but still didn't move, and responded with a pinch seal:

"Me too………"

...

"Brother, I've had dinner..."

Zheng Lin really didn't want to reply anymore. He even believed that if it wasn't for fear of expending too much energy, his silly sister would tell him in detail what she just ate, what it tasted like, and how the new chef in the palace was skilled.

However, he had to reply, because if he didn't reply, the people outside might feel that they were starving to death, and then they would definitely mobilize a large number of people to dig here.

Zheng Lin could only hold back his helplessness,

Pinyin replied:

"Me too………"

Two more hours passed,

A new line appears:

"Brother, I've finished my supper..."

Zheng Lin pinched his seal and replied: "Me too."

Then, he propped himself up and took the initiative to walk to the coffin.

A dense cloud of evil spirits,

Represents the love from grandpa,

It appeared in front of Zheng Lin.

Zheng Lin opened his mouth and swallowed the cloud of evil energy into his mouth, and then turned over in advance, with his fingers embedded in the gaps between the floor tiles, and his feet touching the ground.

The painful tearing sensation on the body followed, and the evil spirit seemed to be impacting on one's blood vessels and muscles, and even one's own nerves;

He gritted his teeth,

Even though the cold sweat continued to flow down, even though his complexion turned dark blue again, he still didn't make a sound.

The pain lasted for about half an hour;

Zheng Lin almost crawled to the big iron gate,

It was found that a new line appeared:

"Brother, don't be afraid of the dark, my sister will lie next to you, good night."

A smile appeared on the corner of Zheng Lin's mouth,

pinch seal said:

"Good night."

...

late at night;

Two hours later, a new line of characters appeared, because when writing with sword energy, the person on the other side could sense the appearance of sword energy, and it was impossible to ignore the message.

Zheng Lin looked over,

The discovery is:

"Brother, it's time for you to pee at night..."

"..." Zheng Lin.

Zheng Lin sighed,

Responded:

"good."

...

The two messengers returned to the palace.

One of the couriers was to chase after the princess, and the other courier came from the frontline commander.

The first one brought a reply from Siniang, to be precise, a "oral order".

The messenger repeated the original words solemnly:

"Oh, he deserves to starve to death, leave him alone."

No stamping, no waxing, upon hearing this, Xiong Liqing was sure that it must be the original words of her sister.

With these words, Xiong Liqing finally felt more at ease;

Although my daughter has been guarding outside the iron gate, and echoed inside every two hours according to my instructions, and the prince inside didn't cry hungry anymore, and kept saying that she had eaten.

At least it means that inside, it seems that you can't die of hunger.

Furthermore, Xiong Liqing knew that her sister didn't seem to care much about her son, but she didn't think her sister would really watch her son starve to death;

Well, even if she can let it go, the prince will not agree.

Since my sister said so firmly and no one came back, it means that the son's life should not be in danger if he is inside.

second letter,

from Shuai Zhang;

But it didn’t come from my husband. When my husband was fighting, he would find time to write letters to the women and children at home;

But this letter is from Shuai Zhang, signed by Mr. Bei.

The content of the letter is very simple, in summary:

"Ma'am, you can go home and have a look now."

Xiong Liqing took the letter and fell into deep thought;

a long time,

muttered:

"Can...go home?"

Xiong Liqing sent this letter,

Throw it into a charcoal basin and watch it burn.

...

"Drive!" "Drive!"

"Yup!!"

A group of marching knights was blocked by another group of knights.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Among those blocking the way, there was a man wearing a blue Chu-style robe with slender hair at the temples. He looked a little different in the situation where both sides were surrounded by black armor.

A masked man galloped out with a sharp voice,

road:

"We are not old friends reuniting. The only one who could stand with me back then was your father."

"In front of my father, you can only call yourself a slave."

The masked man deliberately brushed the dust off his cuffs,

road:

"It's a pity that Yan people don't have the habit of calling themselves slaves."

Tsing Yi let out a sigh and said:

"It's ridiculous that we're talking about it here now."

"yes."

"I've prepared a jug of wine and two small dishes here. I'm here to catch you. The army camp is behind. According to the military law of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, drinking alcohol is not allowed in the army unless it is licensed by the commander.

Do yourself a favor, General. "

"Okay, let's give Young Master Qu a face."

...

It is mid-winter, and the wind seems to carry a knife.

Fortunately, the sun is good today. The warm winter sun is definitely the cheapest and warmest enjoyment in the world.

Nian Yao picked up the wine glass, took a sip,

Then,

"puff!"

Sour and spicy, it chokes your mouth and nose in an instant, and you almost ascend to heaven.

"Hey, it seems that the past few years have been going well, and I can't even drink the soy juice."

Qu Peiluo picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and had a wonderful expression on his face, but soon suppressed it again.

"Didn't you say wine?" Nian Yao asked.

"I mixed wine into it."

"Ah."

"Get it from the army doctor, good spirits."

"Aren't you wasting things?"

"It doesn't count, that thing is used to treat wounds, and it's easy to die if you just drink it."

Nian Yao put down his wine glass angrily, reached out to take down the food and drink, there were really only two plates;

A plate of fried beans, a plate of dried tofu, with bean juice...

"In Beijing, I heard a poem written by the regent, which is called "cooking beans and burning Osmunda japonica". The beans are weeping in the cauldron. In the end, they grow from the same root, so there is no need to fry them."

Qu Peiluo was a little surprised, apparently he had never heard of this poem, and it was written by his prince, he said with a smile:

"Where is the prince free to go to Yanjing to write poetry?"

"The news from the imperial study room is very popular in Beijing."

"Since it is the prince's name, it is inevitable." Qu Peiluo smiled.

Both of them are not ordinary people, they have also stood at extremely high heights;

As the prince of Dayan's largest and strongest feudal town, writing such a poem is actually expressing his heart;

Regardless of whether this is what the prince really wants to express, it does not prevent the court from flaunting this poem to a very high position.

After all, it is the imperial court that is most afraid of rebellion in eastern Jin; it is also the imperial court that least expects rebellion in eastern Jin;

From the perspective of the imperial court, it is natural to hope that everyone will be brothers born under the banner of Dayan.

But from here, we can also see the change in the court's own positioning. It is no longer a purely monarch and minister. Let the orthodox court represent the orthodox court, let the emperor, who represents the emperor, bend down, no, take the initiative to come over with a small bench Sitting on an equal footing with you already explains the problem to a certain extent.

Moreover, this situation will not diminish, nor will it dissipate. With the end of the Yan-Chu National War, the Regent King, who almost single-handedly disabled Da Chu, will further increase his personal prestige.

This situation would be an almost unsolvable knot in any other dynasty.

Relying on continuous victories in foreign wars, the army has accumulated personal prestige while further consolidating and developing the power of the military group, achieving a multi-level common expansion, and this expansion will inevitably squeeze the original central authority. , so as to achieve an inevitable cycle of backlash and competition for the atmosphere of the chicken cake.

The blind man once said that many times people like to attribute the so-called "killing the donkey" or "relieving relatives and enemies" to the emperor's fear of being threatened by his dragon chair;

But in fact, the emperor is only a representative, and many times he will passively become a representative, "killing the donkey", more of it is the existence of the central court, which is based on the instinct of self-protection to carry out "self-help" and "avoidance" Behavior.

The blind man also used the case of Du Juan as an example. There is a high probability that the first emperor really did not know about it back then. Moreover, with the late emperor's temper, it was impossible for him to "kill the donkey" at that time, because the last one The Great Yan pattern of the times is not about political and military balance, but the relationship between the Iron Triangle;

King Jingnan turned white all night, but in the end he didn't choose to directly raise troops to Jingnan. Obviously, he had made a cognitive decision long ago.

And Zhao Jiulang kept saying that it was for Dayan's long-term peace and stability that he pulled out the nails in advance to prepare for the future. In fact, he was right. To a certain extent, he succeeded.

But what he represents is the interests of the Great Yan court, not the will of the emperor, or even the interests of the royal family.

Everything is a double-edged sword. The threat of the feudal town to the central court is visible to the naked eye, but it cannot be ignored. How did the three emperors of the Yan Kingdom use the feudal town to whip the court in reverse?

The old emperor regained the throne with the help of the Zhenbei Houfu, the late emperor relied on the two major vassals, and Ji Chengjue led his troops into Beijing by calling "Pingxi King", and completed several rounds with the court almost brazenly. cleaning.

Without the ability to overturn the poker table, even if you are the emperor, you can't make all the chess pieces listen to you.

"It's just that this is dancing on the tip of a knife." Qu Peiluo said with emotion, "I'm so big, I didn't jump over it."

Nian Yao smiled indifferently,

road:

"No, it's a slow jump."

The two old men of Chu State, with respect to the three Douzhong brothers, feel the vicissitudes of the Great Chu;

The funny thing is, what they are doing now and what they will be doing is also "why be too anxious to get involved".

"Your Majesty will not accept the request to surrender to the Kingdom of Yan." Qu Peiluo said, "It is impossible to choose to surrender to the Kingdom of Yan in name."

Nian Yao shook his head and said, "You might think it's impossible, and even the Regent himself might think it's impossible, but I just think it's possible."

"oh?"

"His Majesty Emperor Dayan asked me to come back, nominally to recruit the former Ministry, but in fact, there is no difference between you Qu Peiluo doing this and my Nian Yao doing it.

When the Great Chu is strong, it is useless for you and me to go;

When Great Chu is in decline, either you or me can go.

Those old departments of mine were probably cleaned up after my accident that year. Besides, I have been away for so many years, so how many people are still determined?

Emperor Dayan is young and young,

But to be honest, I was terrified of him. "

Qu Peiluo teased: "Isn't it natural for father-in-law to be afraid of master?"

Nian Yao didn't get angry because of this ridicule, but said:

"The two balls below me are gone, and the balls in your heart are gone long ago. They are all eunuchs, and you still laugh at the shame of the other party's crotch. Interesting?"

Qu Peiluo smiled "hehe".

"I'm going to see the regent," Nian Yao said.

"You should be clear that I can stop you here, which means that the prince, an old man, doesn't want to see you at all."

"Military affairs."

Qu Peiluo pulled his long hair from his left temple, and said:

"I can't be happier than the prince."

Nian Yao took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

"There is a chance. I, a slave, actually know my master better than any of you. It is nothing more than lowering my national status to the outside world and calling Yan a minister. This way, the Yan people will no longer continue to treat Yingdu poor. After chasing and beating fiercely, the Yan people turned their eyes to other places;

It can also use the deterrence of the Yan people to consolidate the domestic collapse caused by the defeat of this war of witches and gods.

The one who laughs last is the one who laughs last. "

"But do you think His Majesty will have the last chance?"

When Nian Yao heard this question, he shrugged.

road:

"At least His Majesty can smile more."

"Ha ha ha ha………"

"Hahaha…………"

The two Chu people laughed together.

"I'm going to see the prince, pass it on for me." Nian Yao said.

"I can introduce you to Mr. Bei."

"Also."

Qu Peiluo picked up the wine bowl again and took a big sip.

"How can you drink it?"

Qu Peiluo glanced at Nian Yao and said:

"After taking a big sip of this, I can figure out a little sweetness from this day."

...

"The general has worked hard all the way."

"The final general dare not."

"sit."

"Mr. Xie."

Nian Yao sat cross-legged in front of the blind man;

The blind man was pinching a red date in his hand and putting it in his mouth, while with the other hand he kept flipping through the booklet.

The battle is over, but the post-war affairs are equally cumbersome.

However, no matter how busy you are, it's still possible to take time out to meet someone, and you won't be so "ignorant";

In essence, it was because the blind man thought that Nian Yao was not worthy of his attention.

If Nian Yao had come before the war, his status would probably be much higher than it is now, and his usefulness would be much greater.

But now, in the Battle of the Witch Gods, the people of Chu were severely injured. On the western front, Chen Xianba and Tian Tian insisted on bringing a cavalry each, and gnawed on Xie Zhuyang with cuts and bruises all over his body.

Although he failed to intercept and kill Xie Zhuyang, the main force of Xie's army was basically explained.

Looking at the entire Chu Kingdom today, it is not impossible to gather troops and horses, and even to raise an army, but an army of this level is really no different from a savage servant. On the snowy field, the army of the palace, three thousand can chase Twenty thousand wild soldiers ran away.

In the short term, on the frontal battlefield, the Chu people have lost the ability to create threats.

Therefore, under the premise that the main contradiction has been resolved on the battlefield, it is natural to look down on minor details.

"The last general intends to meet His Majesty the Emperor of Chu this time, and persuade him to surrender himself."

The blind man froze for a moment, really froze for a moment;

The first reaction was that Nian Yao felt that the battle was over, and he had no chance to make meritorious service and go back to Beijing in exchange for income, so he had to take risks and want to complete the almost impossible task;

But blind people are best at seeing people. Nian Yao is not the kind of person who tends to go to extremes when encountering things. Such a person cannot sit in the position of general.

"Emperor Chu has nothing left to lose, except for the throne and this nominal country, why do you think he can choose to let go of his remaining dignity at this time?" asked the blind man.

A smile appeared on the corner of Nian Yao's mouth,

road:

"Sir, what you mean by this is that you don't have to be afraid of breaking the jar, what else do you care about, right?"

The blind man nodded and said, "Yes."

"Actually, when we set off from Yanjing, the last general never expected that the regent could win so happily, and Chu could lose so thoroughly.

But what I know is that it is not in the interests of Dayan to continue fighting with Chu State. Dayan still needs to consolidate and develop the newly occupied land and the new population, and then re-accumulate war savings instead of In the depths of Daze, weary guerrilla and exhaustion with the Chu people.

In other words, from the perspective of ultimately wanting to unify Zhu Xia, what Dayan needs now is the stability and security of Chu State, so that he can free up his hands to do other things, such as... Gan Guo.

A peace treaty is no longer enough.

It is best to come from His Majesty Chu State and the entire Chu State, who surrender and bow their heads in name.

If so,

Then, in the history books, in the sense of righteousness, the legal occupation of the entire Chu State has actually been completed. "

"Choose the key points," the blind man reminded.

"Since the jar is broken, it doesn't matter, then we can mend and repair his jar, and even pour some wine into it, so that it can make a little noise when it is shaken.

In the same way, if the conditions can be changed, I will feel that my old master may agree. "

"for example?"

"For example, let the state of Chu surrender its status to the Prince Regent's Mansion in Eastern Jin, instead of... Dayan."

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There is another chapter tonight.