I'm the substitute and I'm with the real master

Hearing Cui Lingjing's words, Xueya was taken aback for a moment, and then felt uneasy.

What can he do?

Probably because Xue Ya's uneasy expression was too obvious, Cui Lingjing added, "If you can make meritorious service successfully, I will grant you a wish."

When Xueya heard Cui Lingjing's words, she couldn't help being moved, "Is it possible to wish for anything?"

When Cui Lingjing heard this sentence, he hesitated for a while before nodding his head lightly.He thought that if he could really succeed in praying for rain, it wouldn't matter if Xueya got lucky.Xueya was lucky by him, so naturally she can no longer stay in Ningfu Palace in the future.He will vacate a palace next to Fengrui Palace and let Xueya live alone, but this matter cannot be passed on to the previous dynasty.

Cui Lingjing was taken aback by Xue Ya's next sentence, he didn't expect Xue Ya to make such a wish.

"Then can your majesty help the slave and the slave's mother change from a lowly status to a good one?"

Xue Ya thought that she might wash away her and A Niang's low status, her expression gradually became excited, and she didn't even ask Cui Lingjing what she wanted him to do.His eyes were shining, and he looked at Cui Lingjing with full expectation.

It hasn't rained for several months, and if Xueya goes up as a tribute, will it really rain?If it didn't rain, the boy in front of him who was half a year younger than him could only die.

Cui Lingjing couldn't help thinking of the way the other party waited by her side, although it was a bit stupid, but sometimes it was quite cute.

Seeing that Cui Lingjing didn't speak, Xue Ya became anxious again with anticipation, "Is this not okay?"

Cui Lingjing turned her face away, "I thought about it carefully, it's too difficult for you to make meritorious service."

Probably because of the little reluctance and compassion in his heart, Cui Lingjing didn't tell Xueya to ask him to pray for rain, turned around and left.Seeing Cui Lingjing leave, Xueya was shocked, and when He Xulan came to his room, he was still feeling lost.

"Why are you like this? What did Your Majesty tell you?" He Xulan sat down by the bed, looked at Xue Ya who was laying sleepy on the bed, and asked softly.

Xue Ya was in a low mood, "Your Majesty just said that you want me to make meritorious service, and that as long as I make meritorious service, you can grant me any wish. But I said that you want your majesty to help me and my mother get rid of the low status, but your majesty refused. Go straight away." He turned his head to look at He Xulan, there seemed to be a pair of invisible rabbit ears drooping on his head, "Is this wish too much?"

In Xueya's view, Cui Lingjing is the emperor, as long as he says a word, someone below will naturally handle the matter properly.If Cui Lingjing couldn't help him and his mother get rid of their cheap status, then who else could he count on?

Xue Ya suddenly met He Xulan's eyes, and sat up straight.

He forgot, isn't the one in front of him the next emperor?

"Brother." Xue Ya immediately stuck to He Xulan's body, he still remembered the injury on He Xulan's left chest, so he only hugged He Xulan's right hand.

He Xulan understood what Xue Ya wanted to do, but he couldn't satisfy Xue Ya's wish right now, "Can I do it in the future?"

"Yes! Yes!" Xue Ya pressed her face against He Xulan's arm, rolled her cheeks on it, and her mood immediately improved.He Xulan comforted Xueya, and turned her mind to what Cui Lingjing called "making meritorious service".

At this juncture, it seems that Xue Ya's merits can only be related to praying for rain.

If it really had something to do with praying for rain, why did Qin Tianjian ask Xueya to pray for rain?And why didn't Cui Lingjing let Xueya go?

But soon, another big event happened.

General Lei Qiurong turned against him.

Lei Qiurong had a lieutenant general who was loyal to Lei Qiurong. This time they rebelled and split into two groups.One of the roads led by Lei Qiurong took a city in less than three days.

Therefore, when the urgent letter from eight hundred miles was delivered to the court, Cui Lingjing had already lost one city, and the second city was also in jeopardy.

Cui Lingjing guessed that Lei Qiurong would turn against him, but he didn't expect that the opponent would split into two groups.

"Where did he get so many soldiers?" Cui Lingjing's face was extremely ugly in the morning.

The ministers looked at each other in private, and one of the generals came out, "Before Lei Da...Lei Qiurong went to Dongdan Mansion with Prime Minister Yin to do business. It is said that the prefect of Dongdan Mansion raised many private soldiers, amounting to tens of thousands. Above. If Lei Qiurong brings tens of thousands of private soldiers under his command, the soldiers can be divided into two groups."

As soon as these words came out, Cui Lingjing immediately looked at Yin Qingxuan, who was standing at the top of the civil service team.

Yin Qingxuan looked as usual, and walked out of the team, "At the beginning, I and Lei Qiurong disbanded the private soldiers on the spot in Dongdan Mansion, and ordered them to disarm and return to the field. The list is all in the book. The book is here with Weichen, Lei Qiurong did not Backup."

"If there is no backup, where does he get soldiers?" Cui Lingjing asked.

Yin Qingxuan paused before answering: "I don't know, please give me a few days to investigate this matter."

Cui Lingjing frowned impatiently. He originally planned to let Yi Yefeng and Ning Can lead the troops together, with Yi Yefeng as the main general and Ning Can as the deputy.Now, he has to separate these two people. As for the other generals in the court, he can't trust any of them now.

Yi Yefeng and Ning Can led their troops to fight against Lei Qiurong's army.Cui Lingjing knew that Ning Can was young and vigorous, and not as experienced as Yi Yefeng, so he sent two more experienced lieutenants to follow him, and at the same time let Ning Can face Lei Qiurong's lieutenant.

But before the marching soldiers set off, Cui Lingjing received an urgent letter late at night that Ning Can died in battle.

The letter was written by Ning Can's military adviser, saying that they were planning to drag the city until the time they arrived, as His Majesty ordered. When Can was struggling with his mother, Ning Can couldn't help but challenge Lei Qiurong's lieutenant outside the city.

Everyone wanted to stop Ning Can, but Ning Can had made up his mind and rushed out of the city gate single-handedly. Lei's army was very insidious and vicious. He agreed on the surface, but set up an ambush in private, and Ning Can was killed on the spot.

The main general was ambushed to death, the army was leaderless, the two lieutenants expressed their opinions, and finally the city broke down and surrendered.

When Cui Lingjing was so angry that he almost vomited blood, another urgent letter arrived.When he saw the seal of Yi Family's fire paint on the letter, he took a few deep breaths before opening the letter.

Seeing the contents of the letter, Cui Lingjing finally smiled for the first time in days.

"Well done, Yi Yefeng is indeed worthy of his nickname of Hades, and actually took back a city from Lei Qiurong!"

The eunuch next to him quickly smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty."

These two congratulations made Cui Lingjing's expression darken immediately.

Yi Yefeng wanted to take back a city, but Ning Can died, so it meant that the other road was not stationed, and Lei Qiurong's army could still fight all the way to Shangjing.

In the early morning, the officials were arguing endlessly over who could replace Ning Can to lead the army. Cui Lingjing looked at the chaotic market-like hall and was exhausted at the moment.

After all, he was only 19 years old, a young emperor, and when he was newly enthroned, he encountered a rebellion led by veterans in the court, plus snowstorms and droughts. This series of things weighed heavily on his shoulders.

Cui Lingjing wanted to find a safe place to hide temporarily, so he went to Ningfu Palace.

Contrary to the image of the young emperor who was full of anger earlier, Cui Lingjing took off his shell in front of He Xulan, revealing his fragile side, "Yafu, I am so tired, I am even thinking that this emperor is not good enough, let him Let Lei Qiurong do it."

Facing Cui Lingjing's child's words, He Xulan remained calm, "Then what is His Majesty going to do? With Lei Qiurong's temperament, I am afraid that His Majesty will not be allowed to be a nominal king."

Overthrowing the previous dynasties, many new emperors would not kill the previous emperors in order to show their benevolence. Instead, they would be locked up in a palace, given random titles, and become nominal kings without real power.

But this king usually won't last long, how can someone else snore and sleep on the side of the couch.

Cui Lingjing also knew that what he said was angry, but he really didn't know what to do now.

Ning Can was dead, and there were no useful generals in the court. The other generals were all brought out by Lei Qiurong, regardless of whether they were loyal or not, it would be very difficult for them to defeat Lei Qiurong.

"But I have nothing to do now, do I really want to send those people?" Cui Lingjing read out the names of the generals in the court one by one.

He Xulan lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment, "If His Majesty can trust you, I am willing to share His Majesty's worries."

Cui Lingjing originally wanted to ask He Xulan how to share his worries, but suddenly, he understood what the other party meant.

"Yafu, do you want...you want to lead troops?" Cui Lingjing stood up with a bang, bumping her hand against the jade table, ignoring the pain, just staring at He Xulan, "No! Absolutely not! Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, right? As simple as Yafu imagined, this is not the same as disaster relief, you will lose your head at any time."

He Xulan raised his eyes, "Your Majesty should know that I have learned some internal martial arts from the master of Qianfo Temple, and it is not difficult to protect my life. Besides, if the city cannot be kept, even if I live in Ningfu Palace, the final outcome is death. Don't forget, Your Majesty, Lei Dongmiao was killed by me, and Lei Qiurong's hatred for me is even deeper."

"No! I won't agree! Yafu, you can't go, you have never led a soldier, so what if you know a little kungfu? This is not a game of playing tricks."

Cui Lingjing still objected very much, He Xulan saw this, and said the last words with Cui Lingjing that day.

"If I lead troops, Your Majesty can send Ao Jiazhi and Guangwen to accompany me. Both of them are veterans with rich experience, but because they were disabled on the battlefield, they had to remove their armor in advance. With them If I line up troops next to me, I think the chances of winning will be higher. Do you still remember the divination given to me by the Qin Tianjian? They said that I would protect Li Chao."

I bless the Li Dynasty, so I married into the deep palace as a man and was discussed by the world.

"Master, will His Majesty agree?" Eunuch Huang asked in a low voice.

Sitting under the window, He Xulan couldn't help squinting his eyes slightly because he was facing the scorching golden sun outside, and his light brown pupils appeared somewhat transparent when the sunlight shone on them.

"He will agree, because he is afraid of death." He Xulan said softly, "He and his father are of the same kind."

When Eunuch Huang heard this, his expression couldn't help but become relaxed, "The servant is going to pack the luggage, and pack Xue Ya's first."

He Xulan hummed.

Just as He Xulan guessed, Cui Lingjing finally agreed with He Xulan to lead the troops to the expedition. This incident caused turmoil in the court. The number of ministers who opposed it was obviously more than the number of ministers who agreed. But Cui Lingjing had made up his mind, and he asked Yin Qingxuan privately.

Yin Qingxuan agreed with He Xulan to lead the troops.

Cui Lingjing was a little surprised by this, "Yin Xiang, the last time the queen mother went to rescue the disaster, you were still so opposed? Why did you agree to lead the troops this time?"

Yin Qingxuan replied: "The Empress Dowager is a person who values ​​love and righteousness. Before, she was a humble minister with a villain's heart and a gentleman's heart. However, this time the army is dispatched, and there are many dangers. There are two Lianjiazi servants by my minister's side, but the Empress Dowager Serve by your side. As for the palace people of Ningfu Palace, I think that there is no need to travel with the Queen Mother, they have lived in the deep palace for a long time, and going there may be a drag."

Cui Lingjing felt that what Yin Qingxuan said made sense, "Yes, people in the palace don't walk a few steps, even eunuchs, they are castrated, they are all weak things."

Speaking of this, Cui Lingjing thought of the weakest thing in Ningfu Palace——

Snow buds.

Xueya didn't know that her future was being discussed. After he knew that he was going to leave the palace with He Xulan, the first thing he did was to take out his small box of gold, and asked Eunuch Huang for a rope to lock the box. Wear the key and hang it around your neck.