Heaven

The purpose of Wei Jun's troops was not to attack Chu.

Since Chu State established a new province on the original Wuman territory, the Wuman leaders who retreated east did not dare to plunder the Chu State in the west, but turned around and often harassed the Wei State in the east.

Emperor Wei was overwhelmed by the disturbance and lost his temper.

Wei Wuji, the crown prince of Wei State, stepped forward to offer advice.Since the state of Chu can use the land in the north, the state of Wei can also follow suit.What's more, Wuman is now at the end of his strength, and he is completely vulnerable.He volunteered to lead 20 troops to completely wipe out the barbarians in the north and expand the country by the way.

In recent years, Wei Emperor Wei Houcong has seldom intervened in government affairs, and spent all day studying the method of seeking immortality with the national teacher.He was overjoyed when he heard about his son's plan, and readily agreed.

It was Wei Wuji's first time leading an army.

Since the Wei State was defeated by Jing Yu more than ten years ago, there have been few large-scale wars.

Emperor Wei had hoped to open a breakthrough to the south a few years ago, but even though the country is small, it is united as one. The soldiers and civilians are willing to fight with their lives, just to die with the invading enemy. The price to be paid is too high. .

Emperor Wei was unable to attack repeatedly, and was very depressed.Later, he thought to himself that even Jing Hao, the "Heavenly General" who killed the Quartet, would only be powerless to march after taking a corner of the Yue Kingdom, so his mood gradually calmed down.In addition, he was obsessed with alchemy later, and he only wanted to be the emperor of all ages, so he couldn't separate his mind to open up borders.

After Wei Wuji arrived in the north, relying on his large number of people, he really easily swept the barbarians out of the country.The people at the border gates of the State of Wei burst into tears of gratitude, and volunteered to serve in the army one after another, praising the benevolence and righteousness of the prince.

After that, Wei Wuji divided his troops into four groups and marched northward to further occupy Wuman's land.

The matter was broken in the hands of the commander-in-chief of the westernmost road under him.

The commander-in-chief of that route army was the prince's brother-in-law, and this time he came purely to accumulate meritorious service.He marched all the way but did not encounter any resistance, and the road was full of mountains, forests and wild lands, which were not worth occupying.He couldn't help being a little anxious, fearing that his military achievements would not be as good as the other three groups, he kept urging the march, hoping to meet a barbarian leader, or a large tribe that robbed the barbarians, and make great contributions.

As a result, the formation of his troops along the way was loose. The 4-strong team was tens of miles long, and the guides who could tell the direction did not keep up, so that their marching route was seriously deviated to the west.

On this day, the spies came to report that there was a prosperous barbarian tribe ahead.The prince's brother-in-law was suddenly very excited, and with a big wave of his hand, he decided to loot these barbarians.

In fact, this place is already in the territory of the new province of Chu State, and this Wuman tribe is a tribe that has officially surrendered to Chu State.The Chu army's strength in the new province was insufficient, but the line of defense was very long, so it was penetrated by this team of Wei army.

After attacking the barbarian tribe, the prince's brother-in-law led troops to capture many nearby villages.At this time, he also found that something was wrong. The distance between the villages was very close, but the villagers were almost all from the south?After thinking about it, he must have reached the territory of Chu State, right?I only heard that there are villages and towns in the new province of Chu State where barbarians and southerners live together.

It just so happened that the Chu army patrolling the border spotted this group of foreign troops burning, killing and looting, and hurried forward to expel them.

The prince's brother-in-law was sweating profusely. He had heard that Chu's army was not easy to provoke, so what should he do?The counselors under his command suggested that this team of Chu army was only a few hundred people, and their vanguard was no less than 3000 people. It is better to solve it on the spot, and then quickly evacuate from Chu territory, and give him a death sentence!

It is also his destiny.Most of the Wei army's soldiers and horses were recruits who had never been to the battlefield, but this patrolling Chu army was Qingqi who had been personally instructed by Jing Mingrui.As soon as they saw that the opponent was forming a formation to double-check him, the generals of the Chu army knew that today's affairs might not be good, so they immediately gathered their formation and rushed directly to the position of the opponent's coach.

The prince's brother-in-law, Baima Minggui, looked like a leader at first glance, and the Chu army wanted to capture him as a prisoner.Unexpectedly, the army was defeated like a mountain. As soon as he saw that the people in front would be defeated in one blow, they couldn't stop them at all. The soldiers around him had already turned around and fled.It's a pity that he made a mistake in his busy schedule, and accidentally fell off his horse, and was trampled to death by a rare group of cavalrymen in the Wei army who were also fleeing for their lives!

The Chu army defeated the opponent but did not pursue it. While patrolling the loss in place, they flew back to report the letter.

The fleeing Wei army ran for hundreds of miles before gathering in formation, carrying the rescued body of the coach, and went to find Prince Wei Wuji to report his funeral.

The soldiers who reported the letter did not dare to say that they entered the Chu territory to burn, kill and loot, but only said that they met the Chu army in the unowned forest.Wei Wuji was furious, he doted on this side concubine so much that he couldn't resist her plea and brought his brother-in-law to the battlefield, now that he died for no reason, where should he put his face?

Seeing that the rest of the three route armies had almost occupied the land, Wei Wuji ordered to concentrate their forces and march westward with a murderous aura.He was also dazzled by the consecutive victories, thinking that the new province of Chu State was also a landless land more than half a year ago. If the other party killed his general, he would ask the other party to cede the land and pay compensation!

The 20 Wei army suddenly attacked Chu. Although most of them were recruits, there were also [-] personal guards of the Wei Emperor, which was not easy to mess with.Li Di, who was in charge of the new province, immediately ordered to shrink the line of defense, transfer the people, temporarily give up part of the land, and shrink all the troops to a place where it is dangerous to defend.And six hundred miles to rush the news back to Danyang.

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"You said the body is missing?" Jing Mingrui was busy preparing for the conquest, when he received the news that Ji Zixuan's body had been stolen early in the morning, he felt a headache.Who would steal the old woman's body?

"Yes, the mausoleum of the first emperor has been built, and we are preparing to move the coffin of the imperial concubine to the accompanying mausoleum. Unexpectedly, the weight is wrong. I boldly opened it and found that the body has disappeared." The official who reported the letter said with a pale face. .In fact, his first reaction at the time was that it must be a fraudulent corpse, right?Fortunately, a sharp-eyed person discovered that there was a note left in the coffin.

"This was found in the coffin?" Jing Mingrui pointed to the note in his hand.There were four large characters written on the note - "Persons and goods pay for both", signed with an extremely ugly grimace.

"Yes." The official nodded.

"Can you deduce when it was stolen?" Jing Mingrui asked.

"It should have been stolen shortly after encoffining. Although a lot of antiseptic spices were put in, there should be some corpse smell left in the coffin after so long, but now it is completely gone. It should be that the corpse is gone before it rots." Officials analyzed.

"The old man's coffin..." Jing Mingrui felt that this matter was a bit strange.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the late emperor's coffin was closed by His Majesty himself, and it cannot be reopened without violence. I checked the late emperor's coffin immediately after the incident, and there was no trace of damage on it, and it has never been opened." The official swore, sweating.It would be dereliction of duty to let the body of a noble concubine disappear. If the body of the emperor is also destroyed, then his family will really not want to live.

Jing Mingrui didn't say anything more, and waved him to go down.He couldn't figure it out, what exactly does "people pay for goods" refer to?It's fine for the other party to steal the body, but he boldly and arrogantly wants to leave clues, what is the reason for this?

When Jing Mingrui lowered his head in thought, the guards came to report that the Second Prince Jing Mingya had been invited.

Jing Mingrui asked Jing Mingya to sit opposite him.

Jing Mingya dipped half of her buttocks on the chair tremblingly.

"Second brother." Jing Mingrui said.

"!"

Jing Mingya was surprised, the younger brother of the emperor called the first emperor "Old Man", and only called Pai Pai to his brothers, but sometimes he would call the sixth brother "Aquan" affectionately, but he never called anyone a brother. What's wrong?

Seeing the other party wriggling uncomfortably in the seat, Jing Mingrui continued: "Actually, I admire you, second brother. You have worked so hard to protect yourself wisely for so many years."

Jingming Yanuo Nuo said: "Your Majesty...Your Majesty, what are you talking about, I...I..."

Jing Mingrui tilted his legs up and poured a cup of tea and drank slowly: "I know Concubine Xuan has troubled you a lot before, but afterward, I guess she felt that you were not a threat, so she gradually didn't take you seriously. .”

Jing Mingya: "..."

Jing Mingrui continued: "Your mother's rank is lower than that of Concubine Xuan, and the power of her mother's family is not as powerful as Concubine Xuan, but her own ranking is ahead of the third and fourth children. It's okay if the old man takes a fancy to you, but it's a pity that the old man doesn't like you." I didn't put too much thought on you. In this way, any talent in you will become a way to bring disaster! You must know that the prime minister can be replaced, but the allies are not broken at will. I have always admired this fact." Concubine Lian wanted to compete with Concubine Xuan all her life, but it was a pity that she felt that her son was really helpless, and she was so miserable. After more than ten years of hard cultivation but no results, I had to give up.

"..." There was a moment of silence.

Jing Mingya also turned over a teacup, poured it full, and said with a smile: "Hehe, Your Majesty won't expose me sooner or later, so tell me now, you don't need my help, right?"

Jing Mingrui's eyes lit up, and he also said with a smile: "You said that it's not good for you to pretend to be anything. It's okay to be timid and cowardly, but you still pretend to stutter. Talking to you before is really exhausting me."

Jing Mingya spread his hands together: "Actually, I'm also very distressed, I'm afraid I'll stutter if I pretend to be. To tell you the truth, I have to recite tongue twisters every night to exercise my tongue!"

Jing Mingrui was speechless, isn't this asking for trouble?He looked into the eyes of the other party and said solemnly: "I want to conscript myself, please help me manage the government."

Jing Mingya raised her eyebrows: "Are you not afraid that I will take over your throne?"

Jing Mingrui said with a smile: "I like working with smart people the most." Jing Mingya has neither military power nor status, so it's not easy to usurp the throne?

Jing Mingya sighed: "You better give me a title, so as not to mess with my brain." Princes with official titles, such as Zhennan Wang Jing Mingyu, generally do not have the right to inherit.Jing Mingya felt that there was no chance anyway, so it was better to do it more thoroughly, and show a little sincerity in cooperation.

Jing Mingrui nodded: "Then you agreed?"

Jing Mingya made a grimace: "Your Majesty, don't you think it's interesting to surprise people suddenly?"

Jing Mingrui: "..."

"Your Majesty!" Lu Zihuai hurried into the hall, "There are some urgent business needs to be dealt with here, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for entering without warning!"

Looking at this person who protects Jing Mingya like an old hen as soon as he enters the door, Jing Mingrui strokes his forehead. Leaving aside whether he is a man-eating eagle, is the one you protect really a little chicken?

Jing Mingya happily grabbed Lu Zihuai's sleeve: "Brother Zihuai, you...why are you here? I...I'm discussing poetry... poetry with Your Majesty!"

Lu Zihuai breathed a sigh of relief seeing that the emperor didn't seem to take the opportunity to attack Jing Mingya.He has been worried every day for the past few days, for fear that the innocent Jing Mingya will accidentally fall into the emperor's way, and be dealt with after being charged with random crimes.

Lu Zihuai turned to Jing Mingrui: "There are some problems with the supply route of the army that I personally conscripted, please make a decision early. How about discussing poetry with the Second Prince sometime later?"

Jing Mingrui nodded and pointed to Jing Mingya: "Put down the official document first, I will deal with it as soon as possible. Help me send him back first!"

Jing Mingrui looked at Jing Mingya, who was stammering and explaining something to Lu Zihuai, and couldn't help feeling amused. This brother of his should be the one among the brothers who had truly and completely inherited the old man's acting talent!

Lu Zihuai thought about the last look the emperor gave him, and felt a little uneasy. The emperor seemed to show him a sympathetic look?Did he feel that even if he tried his best, he would be like a grasshopper after autumn, jumping around for a few days?

"!" Lu Zihuai was startled.

Three days later, Jing Mingrui, who had never given a title to Jing Hao's concubine, suddenly named Concubine Lian the Empress Dowager, but did not pursue his own mother and the late Concubine Xuan.

The next day, Jing Mingrui announced that the royal conquest would be held in person.To the astonishment, the second prince Jing Mingya, who has been unknown until now, was conferred the title of King of Danyang on the same day and will temporarily take over the government during Jing Mingrui's personal conquest.