star sea is you

It was a quiet night, and the evening breeze was cool. He sat in the yard for a while and went back to the house.

In the camp, Ning Zhiyuan was studying the military defense map of the tower.While constantly using pen and ink to circle the weaker positions.

"Young master, carrier pigeon." Lin Xi walked in carrying a gray pigeon.

Ning Zhiyuan pulled out the rolled letter from the pigeon's leg, unfolded it, and stuffed it back into the bamboo tube. "It's nothing important, it's a letter to report safety." Before that, in order to stabilize Shangguan Chen, the news that Shangguan Jingyu was still alive had already been spread by him.The letter adds to the truth of the matter.Those killers flooded into the city again, but they couldn't find anyone, and they are still wandering around the city now.

Since the last time the two secret guards who followed Shangguan Jingyu disappeared for no reason, Ning Zhiyuan sent two more secret guards to lie secretly in his courtyard.And this pigeon was handed over to Lin Xi after the dark guard intercepted it.

"No problem, let's let it fly." Ning Zhiyuan handed the pigeon back to Lin Xi. After Lin Xi went out, he let the pigeon fly. At the same time, he rang a bamboo tube, which left a red light in the sky and then disappeared.This is their signal.

Lin Xi walked into the tent and stopped in front of the table.

"Young master, Ancheng has been breached. Qi soldiers are heading south."

Ning Zhiyuan looked away from the deployment map, and looked at Lin Xi with a shocked expression.Although it was expected, but when I actually heard it, I was still shocked.

"So fast? No news came out before."

"Surrender without a fight."

"This matter is enough to attract the attention of the ministers of the court." The breach of Ancheng means that a gap has been opened for Wei Guo. "What is the reaction of the court?"

"No, the memorial requesting an increase in troops was intercepted. Lord Huang and Lord Li met with the Holy Majesty and reported the matter, but they were called alarmist and intended to disturb the court. The two adults were forced to resign and return to their hometowns. ..."

Ning Zhiyuan's face became more and more ugly, and he followed what Lin Xi wanted to say, "And the emperor still sings every night, ignoring the affairs of the government." He couldn't help cursing, "Foolish King!"

"If Mingzhou is breached, Lincheng will become an isolated city," Lin Xi said.

On the opposite side of Ancheng is Lincheng, and after Ancheng goes south, it is Mingzhou.After Mingzhou is breached, Lincheng will face a situation of isolation and helplessness, and the front and back are all the land of Qi State.

The situation is critical.Ning Zhiyuan fell into deep thought, and Lin Xi was waiting for his orders.

He suddenly got up and walked out, Lin Xi followed behind and walked out of the tent.

"I'll go back to the mansion tonight. You will continue to keep in touch with the capital, and you will send someone to notify the generals that they will be invited to discuss matters in Yihe Hall tomorrow morning. There is no need for my father to notify you." Ning Zhiyuan got on his horse , quickly disappeared into the night.

In less than a stick of incense, Ning Zhiyuan returned to the mansion. In order not to disturb others, he entered the mansion through the back door and tied the horse to the manger.

At this moment, the mansion is quiet, and everyone has fallen asleep.The moonlight was clear and bright enough for him to see the path under his feet.Ning Zhiyuan didn't take the lantern handed over by the guard, and walked back to the courtyard by the moonlight, thinking about something.A crisp cry startled him.

"Master!" A servant girl bowed respectfully to Ning Zhiyuan.

Ning Zhiyuan saw a woman standing in front of him.The face is familiar, she is the maid in charge of cleaning in the courtyard, but she can't get her name.He responded lightly, walked around her and walked forward.He stopped suddenly and asked back.

"What are you holding in your hand?"

"Noodles." The servant girl replied at a loss.

Ning Zhiyuan was silent for a while.

"Give this to me, and you can cook another bowl."

"Do you want to notify Mrs. Madam?"

"No, by the way, tell the kitchen that breakfast is ready tomorrow. Thank you for your hard work."

Ning Zhiyuan returned to the yard with the food plate.

There was a glimmer of light from the door and window of the master bedroom, showing that he was still asleep.

Ning Zhiyuan didn't knock on the door and went in.

Shangguan Jingyu turned his back to the door, half-removed his clothes, and applied medicine to the wound.Hearing the sound of the door opening, he turned around and met Ning Zhiyuan's gaze.

"You're back."

Ning Zhiyuan coughed a few times, "Put on your clothes first."

Shangguan Jingyu glanced at the half-medicated wound and put on his clothes.

"Lin Xi said that you haven't eaten all day, so I cooked some noodles for you to eat." Ning Zhiyuan pushed the food plate in front of him.To put it bluntly, he didn't know at all, and Lin Xi wouldn't just take care of this matter.For a moment, he didn't know how to say that he was the one who put him in a dangerous situation. This was a trap he had set up to aggravate their conflict.But when he saw Shangguan Jingyu dying on the wasteland, he felt a trace of guilt.And Shangguan Jingyu was indeed thinking about his own affairs, knowing that he was in a difficult situation, and he was too uncomfortable to eat. Today, Xiaosi brought all the meals back intact.This is a beautiful misunderstanding.Unexpectedly, now that Ning Zhiyuan misses himself, this makes him feel a little bit of joy in his heart.

"Thank you!" Although he had no appetite, he still moved a few chopsticks.

"Your wound...does it still hurt?"

"Small injury, it's okay."

Silence, neither of them said anything.

Ning Zhiyuan knocked on the table, as if he was thinking about something.

"I have something to ask you. What happened that day? Why did you fall in the suburbs?"

"I don't want to say it now."

"Well, wait until the day you want to talk."

Shangguan Jingyu looked up at Ning Zhiyuan several times.

"What do you want to say?"

"You saved my life, I can do anything if you need it. But..."

"Waiting for a useful day."

"...But, Ning Zhiyuan, I think that although the words don't sound very pleasant, accepting the recruitment is the only way out for you. The fourth prince said that as long as you accept the recruitment, he can guarantee that everything here will not change in the slightest."

Ning Zhiyuan grinned, as if he heard some funny joke.

"Is this what you sent someone to tell my father last time?"

"Yes."

"The city gate is opened, and you lead your troops into the city, won't we become your possessions?" Seemingly mocking, Shangguan Jingyu knew it was a temptation.He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say, indeed, he couldn't give this answer.

"What if I don't surrender?" Ning Zhiyuan stared straight at Shangguan Jingyu.

"The flames of war are spreading, corpses are everywhere, and people are displaced."

Ning Zhiyuan's eyes flashed with anger, "What a big tone."

"Lincheng is just a small city, with [-] soldiers and [-] people, what are you going to use to stop it? I hope you can see the situation in front of you clearly.

"It's a pity that you found the wrong person, I can't make the decision."

Ning Zhiyuan controls most of the troops in Lincheng, and he is actually the owner of the city, and he has investigated clearly before coming.

"Your father has fought for Wei State for more than 20 years. Everyone in the world knows his loyalty to Wei State. But he is foolishly loyal. He abandons the people of Liming and supports the faint king. Even if it is not for us, Wei State will only have one day to destroy the country."

"I underestimated you."

"If you are in danger, you have to guard against it."

"Tonight, you sleep on the bed. I'll sleep on the ground." Before going to bed, Shangguan Jingyu suggested.

Ning Zhiyuan hesitated for a while, but did not refuse, saving his mouth.

Shangguan Jingyu helped him change a new bed.

The candles were blown out, and the room was darkened.Neither of them was asleep.

Ning Zhiyuan always felt that there was an invisible net covering him.Shangguan Jingyu felt that his heart had cooled down, and his desire for family affection had completely dissipated.

When Ning Zhiyuan walked out of the mansion, there were still stars hanging in the sky.

Yihetang, a place for discussion, is built with tents and has the size of two rooms.

Ning An sat in the first place, and there were people lined up on both sides. Ning Zhiyuan sat in the first place, and Lin Xi sat in Ning Zhiyuan's lower seat.

Ning Zhiyuan briefly analyzed the current situation, Ancheng was destroyed, the enemy army was 20, and Lincheng was in an awkward position.Then he told the number of soldiers, guards, food, horses, weapons, etc. in the city. After the speech, he sat back in his seat and waited for everyone to express their opinions.The room was quiet and they all knew what that meant.He looked at the generals who wanted to surrender.Not many, three or four.His eyes swept over their faces one by one, and saw them giving each other a look.

One of the middle-aged generals said: "I don't know whether the Qi soldiers will continue to go south, or..."

"The information received yesterday is that Qi Bing is now recuperating in Ancheng." Ning Zhiyuan paused, "What I'm afraid of now is that Qi Bing will turn his guns and come towards us."

"Come on, come on, didn't you get repelled before?" Ning An slapped the table.

"General, this is different." In this situation, Ning Zhiyuan called Ning An a general.

"What's the difference?" Ning An glanced at his son in dissatisfaction, and looked at everyone, "Don't worry, everyone. I have asked General Lin to detour back to the capital, personally report the situation to the emperor, and send [-] troops to support. Today , Let everyone come, just to see what you think."

"Father, you may not be able to count on the Kyoto side. The troops you applied for before are all..."

The middle-aged general just now took a look at Ning Zhiyuan, "Yes, General, Your Majesty now..." He had a perplexed look on his face, obviously they all knew what happened next.

"Don't talk about the emperor, you are just afraid..."

"General Qi, you can't say that."

Behind them, people on both sides started arguing and quarrelling with each other.

A few wanted a peace, while most favored a fight.Noisy, pointing at each other's noses and saying bad things.

Ning Zhiyuan sat without moving, he turned the cup in his hand, watching what they were thinking.

"Okay, stop talking." Ning An slapped his hands on the table and got up, "I understand what you mean, and I, Ning An, will leave the words here. I am a subject of the Wei State, and I will be until the day I die. If you If anyone among them is afraid and can surrender, I won't blame you. Ning An glanced at the crowd, and they bowed their heads unconsciously due to Ning An's majesty. "Even if I'm alone, I will definitely open the door to meet the enemy. "

And so it was decided.The gates of the city need to be guarded more, recruit troops from the state of Wei, and apply to the emperor to support Mingzhou with troops, food, grass and weapons, and Lincheng will reinforce them.

This meeting let Ning Zhiyuan know which people with real power followed his father.

"Yuan'er, find a way to store up more food and grass." Ning Zhiyuan walked back to the table.

"I'll find a way."

Ning An put his head down on the table and wrote the memorial.

"Father, I think what General Lin said is right. Qi is in full swing. After the previous battle, Lincheng will be overwhelmed..."

"Yuaner, we have discussed this topic. I will write a memorial now, asking the emperor to send troops to support Mingzhou. How many soldiers can we mobilize?"

"No, we have few major generals, and we are prone to ambushes on the way. If the enemy invades, the soldiers will not be able to return in time. For them, this is a drop in the bucket." Ning Zhiyuan refused with a strong attitude, "Father, it's useless, the frontline The memorials were all intercepted."

"Hmph, let me see who dares to stop me from Ning An's memorial."

"Father, you have to think about the people, those innocent soldiers..."

"People? They are the people of Wei State. They live on the land of Wei State and eat the food of Wei State. They have to devote themselves to the country and die."

"That's your idea, they..."

"It's against you." Ning An pointed at Ning Zhiyuan's nose, "This is what my father taught you? Man, do you understand what responsibility is? As a subject of the Wei State, you wholeheartedly want to take refuge in the enemy, you shameless Disciple, white-eyed wolf..."

Ning Zhiyuan stood silently, his face pale.

Ning An was getting angry. On the one hand, he was really worried about this war. He hated Wei Guo, but he hated those who defected to the enemy even more.If all the soldiers were like him, how could Wei Guo be easily attacked by two cities.When he talked about shameless people, he regretted it and couldn't continue talking.Looking at Ning Zhiyuan's pale face, he didn't know what to say.

responsibility?Ning Zhiyuan was born in Lincheng and grew up in Lincheng, Lincheng is everything to him.In the days of Taiping, I also traveled to the north and south, and saw many suffering people.His responsibility The people here are responsible, this is his responsibility as the young master of Lincheng.As for the responsibilities of Wei Guo's officials, they have long been chilled by the emperor's actions.

Ning Zhiyuan disappeared for a day, no one knew where he went.