Overwhelming mountains and rivers

On the eighth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Tianyou, Chu Xuanzhao received a letter from Shen Qingjun, Tuojia's 30 troops moved from Tuojia King City to the border between the two countries, Tuojia King Mogu went out with the army, and the eldest prince Gergis "dissuaded" Invalid, and was asked by King Tuojia to stay in the king's city.

Adding the previous 20, minus the [-] to [-] lost in the three small battles during this period, there will be a total of more than [-] troops on the border.

Shen Qingjun got the accurate news, and hurriedly gathered in the three prefectures of Xibeiguan, Mang, and Longzhou, and a total of 45 troops from the four routes went to Hanling Pass.

At this point, the battle between Da Yuan and Tuo Jia officially started.

As for the country of Gele, it seems that this year is different from the past, and the country is closed, and its attitude is unclear.

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"Tuojia bullied troops outside the pass, and the pass river is restless. As the emperor, I should plead for the country, and the emperor will personally conquer."

As soon as Chu Xuanzhao received the news, he arranged government affairs overnight, and handed over important matters to Chu Xuanxin, Li Shangnuo, Lu Wenkai and other trusted officials, and hurriedly summoned more than [-] soldiers and horses, as well as Xiao Ying. The flying cavalry army headed.

Now the two armies at the frontier border are equal in strength, and with Shen Qingjun here, he is not worried, but he still needs to increase troops, because, Ge Le.

Although Ge Le's attitude is not clear now, but according to its past temperament, it might come out to make trouble at any time.

When the time comes, Da Yuan will have to use the power of one country to fight against the joint efforts of the two countries.

Therefore, Chu Xuanzhao had to be prepared.

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Upon hearing this, several veteran officials in the court immediately knelt down in panic.

"I've thought twice about it."

"Your Majesty, the country must not be without a master. Your Majesty has only been on the throne for more than a month, and the situation in the court will be stable. If your majesty goes out rashly, this..., forgive me, the court may be uneasy!"

Chu Xuanzhao's face darkened, "Hmph, the court is uneasy? What are you doing for food?! With Dayuan's salary, the corpse is a vegetarian meal? Could it be that if I go out to fight, there will be people in the court to rebel? Could it be that if I go out to fight, the court will be paralyzed?" , when I go out to fight, you will turn a blind eye?!"

Chu Xuanzhao stabilized, and said with a sneer, "Don't forget, the Nine Kills Order, Article [-], the corpse is a vegetarian, kill, nothing, pardon!"

The veteran trembled uncontrollably, and lowered his head on the cold bluestone slab, "Yes, yes, I dare not. But, Your Majesty, even if we stick to our duties, there must be no one in the court without a decision-maker." people!"

Chu Xuanzhao's expression eased slightly, "You don't need to worry about that."

He glanced at Deng Chen, Deng Chen understood, slowly unfolded a yellow scroll, and said in a loud voice, "Tuojia violated the border, I will not tolerate indulgence, and the emperor will personally march today. During my expedition, Ren Chengwang Chu Xuanxin assisted the government and supervised the country. In response to matters, he has the right to do things cheaply, just like my own. Promoted, Li Shangnuo, the third-rank minister of Honghe Temple, is the first-rank Luantai order and concurrently the right minister; the third-rank minister Lu Wenkai is the second-rank minister; General Xiao Ying, an official of the fourth rank, accompanied me to march to the northwest. This is my honor."

Chu Xuanzhao continued, "For affairs in the court, you can discuss with the prime minister and others. If the verdict fails, report back to the king. The order of the king is my order. Anyone who disobeys is guilty of deceiving the king."

All the ministers were shocked, not just because of the seriousness of the crime, but because, Your Majesty, did you trust King Cheng too much?

Although two people and one mother came out together, as the saying goes, the Tian family is ruthless, so where are there any brothers who are dear?

If His Majesty goes to the northwest and King Cheng takes the opportunity to seize power, wouldn't that mean there will be endless troubles?

"Your Majesty, is this..., is it? His Royal Highness Cheng Wang has only been in contact with government affairs for a short time. I am afraid that he is unable to preside over the government?"

Naturally, the old minister did not dare to express his concerns, so he had to say this tactfully.

As soon as Chu Xuanzhao heard it, he knew the meaning hidden in his words, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, Chu Xuanxin?If he was willing to seize power, he would not have been so worried.

Chu Xuanzhao sighed, ignored the veteran, turned to look at Chu Xuanxin, "Prince Cheng."

Chu Xuanxin stepped out of the class, cupped his hands, "...Brother Huang."

Chu Xuanzhao's eyebrows twitched, your mother really didn't want to, you still said something sensational before that you were the top.

Alas, I am also confused, his mother, isn't she my own mother.

Chu Xuanzhao made a solemn face, "King Cheng, lead the order with the officials."

"…Yes."

Hearing the sound, Li Shangnuo and Lu Wenkai hurried out of the shift, stood behind Chu Xuanxin on the left and right, and knelt down together.

As for Xiao Ying, hehe, what kind of master really is, there are what kind of subordinates. When he heard that he was granted the imperial seal, his expression was so drawn that he didn't even give the emperor face.

not coming.

If it wasn't for Shen Qingjun's face, Chu Xuanzhao might have been fooled by the fire dragon formula long ago.

"Your Majesty, minister, Shangqing Huayan, please order to go out with Your Majesty." As soon as the courtier received the order, a person stood up again.

Chu Xuanzhao was taken aback, as if he didn't expect him to stand up.

Huayan is Zong Chihua, but Zong Chihua's reputation in Jianghu is too loud, Chu Xuanzhao can't directly let him show his name in court, so he changed his name to Huayan, and made him a fourth-rank Shangqing.

Originally, it was just for the convenience of sending news for him to enter the palace, so as to avoid his early court.Unexpectedly, today he actually went to court.

Chu Xuanzhao thought that it was probably because he knew about Tuojia's transfer of troops.

Chu Xuanzhao thought for a while, "Retire from the imperial court. Prince Cheng and Shangqing followed me to the Imperial Study."

"Retreat—"

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"Sect Master, you can't go to the northwest."

As soon as he entered the imperial study, Chu Xuanzhao just sat down and said straight to the point.

"Why?" Zong Chihua was surprised, "Didn't Your Majesty say before that you should wait for me to ask for orders from the Northwest?"

"I need you to do other important things, and this matter must be done by you."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Chu Xuanzhao sighed, "It is a major event related to the rise and fall of our Dayuan Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

Chu Xuanxin also stared at Chu Xuanzhao after hearing the sound, waiting for him to elaborate.

Chu Xuanzhao took out a piece of paper and handed it to Zong Chihua, "Master Zong, you should remember these, right?"

Zong Chihua lowered his head and looked, "Yes, this is the Dayuan official who was entrusted to me to keep an eye on when His Majesty was still King Xin. But haven't they already been arrested?"

"The Sect Master doesn't know that this list is only half. Now that the situation is critical, we have no way to try to find the rest of the list. We can only use the most stupid method, to go in both light and dark, and check it ourselves."

Chu Xuanzhao took a sip of tea, moistened his mouth, and continued, "Some time ago, I personally audited the officials of the three provinces and six ministries, and found two, but there must still be people with low official ranks. Lord Sect Master, if you take the people from Anbu to disperse, no matter what method you use, you must dig out these people. Also, I will entrust those two people to you, as long as you have a breath, you can ask them."

"Yes, I understand."

Chu Xuanzhao nodded, then turned his head to look at Chu Xuanxin, "Xuanxin, I will leave the capital early tomorrow morning, and I will leave the affairs of the capital to you. You and the lord of the sect are in charge of light and darkness, so you must guard it carefully." This is the capital."

Chu Xuanxin nodded, "Yes."

Chu Xuanzhao smiled, "I know, you are reluctant, but I have no other choice."

Chu Xuanxin smiled slightly, "Brother, don't worry."

Chu Xuanzhao patted him on the shoulder, "I will leave the pigeons of the Duke's mansion to you. If you and the master of the clan have anything to do, please send me a letter."

"Ah."

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Hanling pass.

According to Gele in the west of Hanling Pass and Tuojia in the north, it is the pass of the three states in the northwest. It is different from the previous pass of Guanzhou. It is built on the back of the mountain, and the pass is steep. It is overlooking the posture. There are still advantages in terms of terrain. .

"Military advisor, your majesty has written a letter to your imperial conquest." Cheng Zhiteng said hastily when he saw Shen Qingjun walk into the meeting hall.

He received a letter from His Majesty early in the morning, naming him the Marshal of the Northwest, deploying troops for defense, and mentioned that he would arrive in the Northwest in a few days.

In addition to Cheng Zhiteng, there are also Xue Ziming, the Zhonglang General of Longzhou, and Liu Guanglong, the Shence General of Mangzhou, in the meeting hall.

The army and horses of the three states gathered together, like Lieutenant General Zhao Liuchang, they naturally have no right to re-enter the council hall on weekdays.

but,

Shen Qingjun nodded, "I already know about this matter. I have a suggestion, and I will tell the three generals to hear it."

"Sir, please tell me."

"From ancient times to the present, there has been a saying that generals are wise but soldiers are foolish. It means that the generals will deploy soldiers, but the soldiers below will only follow orders blindly. I think this is not good for the military camp. For soldiers, It’s not necessarily that there are no good ideas, we should also brainstorm.”

Shen Qingjun glanced at their expressions, paused, and said, "Of course, I don't mean that I can't go up or down. In this way, as long as the meeting hall is not required for conspiracy or division of orders, everyone who joins the army or above is eligible." You can listen to the discussion. Below joining the army, the cao join the army to coordinate and think about each other, but you can't leapfrog. Everyone can contribute ideas, as long as they are available, we will use them."

Cheng Zhiteng nodded, "The military division is absolutely right."

Xue Ziming and Liu Guanglong had heard from Cheng Zhiteng a long time ago that Shen Qingjun was a martial artist, and they were not easy to mess with. Besides, they also felt that what he said was reasonable, so they agreed with Cheng Zhiteng, "What the military master said is true, from now on Do it like this."

Shen Qingjun nodded, "I've already said the general idea, the specific arrangements are up to the generals."

Cheng Zhiteng came down and said again, "By the way, I'm waiting for the military advisor to come over for something."

"What's the matter?"

"Well, it's like this. Your Majesty personally marched. As generals, we should go to the state city closest to Hanling Pass, which is Guanzhou, to meet Shengjia. However, the border pass must not be left without guards. We will discuss and decide, and it will be up to Xue The General and General Liu will stay here, and I will go to Guanzhou as the representative."

Shen Qingjun asked doubtfully, "Since you have already decided, why are you looking for me?"

Cheng Zhiteng smiled, "Well, will the military division go with you?"

Shen Qingjun's eyelashes trembled slightly, "No, although I am a military adviser, I don't have any official position, besides, Tuojia is still moving troops, and it is estimated that the troops will be outside the customs within ten days, I can't leave, I'd better stay Let's be in Guanzhong."

Cheng Zhiteng didn't think much, and nodded, "If that's the case, that's fine."

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Ever since Chu Xuanzhao left Beijing, the portable army hastened on the way, and he even wished to put on his wings and fly to Hanling Pass in one fell swoop.

But after all, they are traveling together with military horses, so naturally they are not as fast as Shen Qingjun was then.

After doing this for two days, Chu Xuanzhao was really impatient, so he handed over the [-] troops to their general, and he and Xiao Ying led the [-] flying cavalry troops on the road first.

What he said was that the Flying Cavalry Army was an elite division, and they were the first to respond to emergencies.