Emperor's Trophy

On the second day, Yun Zhen still went to the South Study to rack his brains to perfect his theory.

After Ji Bingyuan took care of the government affairs, he took Yunzhen in the south study in the afternoon, and used the geographical map of mountains and rivers as a chessboard to imitate several battles that pacified Beiyuan in the past. One of them was Princess Dingxiang who won a big victory The battle of Liucheng was a battle of victory, which was a siege battle worthy of a special book. It was said that it was a glorious battle between Princess Dingxiang and the then prince Ji Bingyuan.

Ji Bingyuan asked Yunzhen to attack the city on behalf of Princess Dingxiang. He defended the city on behalf of the puppet dynasty and asked Yunzhen to attack.

Yun Zhen tried to attack several times, but Ji Bingyuan unexpectedly held the city firmly.

This made Yun Zhen very competitive, racking his brains and using all kinds of treasures to attack, but unexpectedly, Ji Bingyuan sent a team from the riverside to outflank his team and completely wiped out his team.

He yelled: "How can this still be the case?!"

Ji Bingyuan said: "That's the fact. After the battle of Liucheng, we captured the rescue team from Lining City at Heguan on the second day. They brought a lot of saltpeter rockets. It was winter. Your mother The team I led was stationed in the valley, fire attack is indeed the strategy with the greatest attack power, it is only one day away, and your mother will definitely lose."

"Afterwards, we all said that it was God's blessing."

"But no one knows how much we paid for the quick attack. All of us were killed in the battle of the vanguard battalion, and only half of the camp was left in the middle battalion. I was shot in the leg in that battle. Your mother also died after that battle." root of the disease."

Yun Zhen was stunned, looking at the silent mountains and rivers, Ji Bingyuan said indifferently: "At that time, I thought that when I can live a peaceful life in the future, I hope that I will never fight again in my life."

"I've really had enough."

Outside, Ding Dai came over and whispered that a cabinet minister asked to see him, Ji Bingyuan turned his head and said: "Go to Wenxin Palace, I will go there right away."

He pressed Yun Zhen's shoulder: "You play by yourself, I will go over to discuss matters."

Yun Zhen hurriedly bowed to send him a salute, and Ji Bingyuan walked out.

Holding a chess piece symbolizing a soldier in his hand, Yunzhen looked towards the valley, so if his mother had an accident in the valley that time, would he not be who he is today?

My mother was in poor health and passed away a long time ago. Presumably, she suffered too much pain during the war.

War not only means glory and merit, but also countless sacrifices and pain behind it.

While he was in a daze, Zhang Yan walked in, saw him smiling and said, "It has been said that the emperor is in the South Study Room, but no one has called, so I guess it's Lord Hou." I can see it: "Is it a deduction with the emperor? The battle of Liucheng?"

Yun Zhen said: "That's right, I attacked the emperor's defense, he stole a team from the riverside and came to attack me with fire and wiped out the whole army."

Zhang Yan smiled: "The emperor is too bullying."

Yun Zhen said: "The emperor said that it was indeed only one day before the enemy's reinforcements arrived."

Zhang Yan said: "That's right, but we also have defenses. We may not be able to wipe us out with a single fire. It's because you underestimate the enemy."

Yun Zhen said: "It's still very dangerous."

Zhang Yan said: "Which one is not dangerous? Every battle is very dangerous. Because of the excitement of walking on the blade, the victory after victory is extraordinarily sweet."

Yun Zhen glanced at him, Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Master Hou is not used to it?"

Yun Zhen said: "You are different from the emperor, you long for victory, while he longs for peace."

Zhang Yan nodded and said quietly: "The emperor used to lead the army as a young man. When he was the prince, he learned benevolence. He was very soft-hearted. He would cry quietly after the battle. It was your mother who comforted him. After fighting a few times, Only then did I start to be strong and cruel, after all, if I am not cruel, I will be the one who dies."

Yun Zhen opened his mouth wide: "No way!" It's too unimaginable!Now that Ji Bingyuan is so tough and powerful, the ministers are very afraid of him. Did he cry when he killed the enemy before?

Zhang Yan hehe: "Don't say it."

Yun Zhen thought of the emperor's silent and bitter words just now, so he also fell silent, and asked Zhang Yan after a while: "Mr. Zhang, can the war with Beiqi be avoided?"

Zhang Yan wondered: "Who said there is going to be a war? Beiqi is now the young master Yuanzhao who is only six years old. The Queen Mother Hu and the King Changguang are assisting the government. They have too much time to take care of themselves. How can they have time to provoke us?"

Yun Zhen was taken aback: "Didn't you say that the north was unstable?"

Zhang Yan glanced at him again: "It wasn't very stable before. The old king passed away. The Queen Mother Hu got the support of King Changguang and helped the young master succeed to the throne, but at least the last few years are not busy." He laughed: " Did you tell the emperor that the north side I said was unstable? I thought about it for a long time when I told Lord Hou."

Yun Zhen didn't expect that the emperor would ask Zhang Yan, so he quickly smiled and asked, "Then what if something happens to the young master?"

Zhang Yan said: "The authority is in the hands of the Empress Dowager Hu and King Changguang. They will naturally support the other one, and if they change the young master, the situation will become more unstable. How can they come to trouble us?"

Yun Zhen was at a loss, then why did Bei Qi invade Dayong in such a large scale?He recalled that in the second life, the chief general of Beiqi was the son of King Changguang, and he was still the little emperor, but is Queen Mother Hu still there?A woman, no one has ever heard of...

Zhang Yan saw his expression and smiled slightly: "Why do you have to think that they will come to beat us? It seems that the relationship between the two countries is not bad at present."

Yun Zhen thought for a while and said: "If the young master gradually grows up and starts to have his own ideas, or there is a conflict between Queen Mother Hu and King Changguang..."

Zhang Yan said: "Then they should resolve domestic conflicts first."

Yun Zhen suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "What if they have already solved it? Maybe King Changguang killed Queen Mother Hu and controlled the young master himself..."

Zhang Yan didn't laugh at him, and said seriously: "If this is the case, there are naturally ways to do it. One is to make a marriage, choose a daughter from the clan, and make her a princess to marry the young master; the other is to send someone in the line to find out. In the political situation, we should intervene and assassinate key people at the right time; the third is deterrence, that is, we must find ways to make the other party see that we are strong enough so that they do not dare to provoke them. The three can be carried out at the same time."

Yun Zhen gave a soft ah: "That little emperor is only six years old, and he married?"

Zhang Yan said: "In fact, last year, Empress Dowager Hu sent an envoy to propose Yuan Zhao's marriage."

He glanced at Yun Zhen with a face full of disapproval and smiled: "The emperor did not agree."

Yun Zhen was stunned, Zhang Yan patted him on the shoulder: "Think about it if you can think of it, let it go if you can't think of it, the situation in the world changes at any time, we just follow the trend. Do not worry too much."

But the Northern Wedge Clan really went to war in the end.Yun Zhen opened his mouth, but did not speak.

Before dinner, Yun Zhen asked Ji Bingyuan.

"Marriage? There is such a thing, I'm not sure." Ji Bingyuan said: "Princess Marriage, the candidate is too important, if she is not a woman of great wisdom, courage, loyalty and justice, sending her there will only be her death in vain, and she is the young master. Once the political situation in the north changes , Princess Heqin is the first sacrifice, so there is really no need to sacrifice like this."

He glanced down at him, with a smile in his eyes: "You are very attentive, but there are very few women like your mother in the world, and it is almost impossible to find them in the clan."

Yun Zhen asked: "Then what if the opponent's political situation changes."

Ji Bingyuan said exactly the same thing as Zhang Yan: "Follow the trend and do your best."

Yun Zhen's eyes widened, and Ji Bingyuan smiled: "When we fought in the past, we were precarious, and every battle was determined to die. It is right to prevent problems before they happen, but some things are not done by humans. You can do your best.”

Yun Zhen was a little disappointed: "I know."

But Ji Bingyuan said meaningfully: "However, the higher you stand, the clearer you can see."