At the beginning, there is smoke coming out of the ancestral grave, and the woman is busy in the imp

"You are your father and mother's only child. If I don't love you, who should I love?"

The little girl looked at him with tears in her eyes, "I don't want to go to Daliang, and I don't want to leave my father."

King Xixian's eyes were red and he touched her braided hair lovingly.

His voice was choked with sobs, and he coaxed her gently, "Silly child, Daliang is great. Haven't you always wanted to visit Daliang?"

"In Daliang, women can also take the imperial examinations and become officials."

"There are silk clothes and lots of beautiful jewelry!"

"And that chicken cart, I heard it can travel a thousand miles in one night, Su Rina, can you go and experience it for your father?"

The little girl named Su Rina shook her head vigorously. "Daliang is good, but it's even better to be with my father."

"Su Rina is a girl from the grassland and she will never leave the grassland."

"Why are you so stubborn, kid?" King Xixian hugged the little girl in his arms, and tears rolled down his face in an instant.

He and Khatun had only one child, and the child was so young. If it were not for the national situation, how could he be willing to send the child to Daliang.

When he opened his eyes again, he looked at his confidant outside the tent and gave him a look, and the confidant came in immediately.

King Xixian took advantage of the little girl's lack of reaction and stuffed her into his trusted confidant's hands. He gritted his teeth and said, "Take Su Rina away!"

"No, Father, don't--"

The little girl's eyes were filled with sorrow, and she stretched out her little hands to reach for her father.

However, it was getting farther and farther away. Tears blurred her vision and she could not see anything clearly.

Inside the tent, King Xixian closed his eyes and his tears rolled into his beard.

A few days ago, the Eastern Xiongnu, Yilie and Wusun simultaneously launched military operations against the Western Xiongnu.

The Yilie and Wusun armies were just small groups and not a cause for concern, but his good second brother's side was the real problem.

Although they were facing three parties at the same time, the men of the Western Xianbei tribe were all brave and good at fighting, and they temporarily had the upper hand.

Until two days ago, a group of soldiers encountered a dying girl at the border with Wusun.

He then learned that Wusun had colluded with the Scythians further west and were preparing to attack Daliang.

If Daliang were to perish, the Western Xianbei would inevitably be annexed.

As for surrender?

Oh, he has his good second brother here. Surrendering would only make him a piece of fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.

Fortunately, who doesn't have some internal strife in their family...

King Xixian took out a parchment map from his arms, on which was the layout of the Wusun grain and forage storage points.

Even if Wusun adjusted in time, it would still take time, right?

"I hope Daliang can treat Su Rina well..."

He wiped his face, picked up the big knife on the table, and walked out of the tent like a dragon or a tiger.

......

Two days later, Daliang went to the capital.

Xingqing Palace was used to hold banquets after the palace examination in previous years.

At this point, it wasn't a complete mess, but it was pretty close.

In Longchi Lake, koi of various colors turned over their white bellies boredly, basking in the sun.

On the pier not far away, the little prince was holding a green ball in his hand, and his little hands were shaking.

The shaking of his hands was comparable to that of the servants serving meals in the Imperial College.

The little guy looked at Xie Yuheng and blinked his big eyes, "Brother Yuheng, Zheng'er is a little scared..."

She saw Brother Yuheng put a few of these things into the water.

All I heard was a loud bang, and the ground beneath my feet shook.

Then, the fish just lay flat on the floor, and some even broke into pieces...

She had never seen anything so terrifying, oh no that's not right, lightning seemed to be able to do it.

During the Waking of Insects at the beginning of the year, she saw a flash of lightning that directly struck down a peach tree.

Could it be that Brother Yuheng is the Master of Thunder in the storybook?

Xie Yuheng reached out and pinched the little thing's face.

Then he took her little hand and sat down facing the side of the pool that was not affected by the water.

The spring breeze blows on your face, creating ripples on the surface of the pond.

The young man stared at the green pond and spoke slowly, "Your Highness, do you know why the emperors of the Chu family never live past fifty?"

The little prince nodded solemnly, "Zheng'er knows what father told me, there are bad guys!"

"So, Zheng'er really wants to go out of the palace and see the Jiangnan described in poetry and songs."

"Beyond the Great Wall, with its solitary smoke in the desert, and Youzhou, a land of ice covering thousands of miles in winter."

Xie Yuheng slightly side-glanced at a certain little thing. There was yearning on his young face, but more of it was tenacity.

The little thing continued to chatter, "But it's very troublesome to leave the palace. You need a lot of guards to accompany you."

"Besides, there will be danger. Father Emperor and Mother Empress only have one child, Zheng'er."

The little thing looked at Xie Yuheng and smiled, "I'm very happy that Zheng'er can come to the palace."

"Although I have never been to Jiangnan, Zheng'er wears silk produced in Jiangnan and drinks spring tea from Jiangnan. He also has ponies from outside the Great Wall and charcoal from Youzhou..."

"Be in your position, do your job and fulfill your responsibilities."

"Zheng'er's life is related to the stability of the lives of the people of the world. Zheng'er knows it all."

Xie Yuheng lowered his eyes and said in a very soft voice, "Little fool."

"Huh?" The little thing, who didn't hear clearly, tilted its head with a puzzled look on its face.

"Zheng'er didn't hear clearly just now, can Brother Yuheng say it again?"

Xie Yuheng smiled, his eyes turned back to the green pool, and he said with a smile:

"Your Highness, I praise you for your intelligence."

"No, no, Zheng'er is not as smart as Brother Yuheng!"

Having said that, the little thing still wiggled its little feet happily.

Xie Yuheng clenched his fist with one hand, pressed it against his lips to hold back his laughter, and waited for the smile to subside.

He spoke again: "Since Your Highness knows, there is still a force lurking, waiting for an opportunity to seize the monarch's position."

"Then your highness, do you think that since we are surrounded on three sides, will the other party also want to join in the fun?"

After hearing this, the little prince frowned, thought seriously for a moment, and nodded: "It is very likely that it will happen!"

Xie Yuheng told her about the court's recent arrangements one by one.

"Sir, you have dispatched 80,000 Yizhou garrison troops to support Liangzhou, but it is only a drop in the bucket. It can barely gather 300,000 troops."

The little prince nodded his head, "The Squid Alliance has 500,000 troops, and Liangzhou still needs 200,000!"

Xie Yuheng continued, "Earlier, you wanted to draw tens of thousands of troops from Goryeo and Bingzhou, so that we could fight Wusun."

"But two days ago, someone suddenly passed on the news that Fusang was also involved."

"If they raised their army on the same day as the Wusun coalition, I think they should have received military reports today or tomorrow."

"What will Daliang do then?"

What to do?

The young prince thought for a while, then said with some hesitation: "Can we mobilize the Jiaozhou troops?"

"Jiaozhou is close to Yangzhou, and if we take the water route, we can travel quickly."

Xie Yuheng shook his head. "Now there are the Eastern Xiongnu in the north, the Wusun coalition in the west, and Fusang on the east coast."

"If we withdraw the troops from Jiaozhou, I'm afraid Daliang will be surrounded by enemies on all sides."