After falsely claiming to be pregnant, the whole court came to claim it

Liu Linxi quickly glanced at the military newspaper and asked in surprise, "The Northwest Army wants the court to increase its troops?"

"Yes." Li Yan said: "Da Zhou's offensive is very fierce this time."

Liu Linxi continued to read the military newspaper, and the more she read it, the more frightened she became. She didn't expect that things would turn out like this in the end.

Da Zhou had been stalemate with Da Yan for so many years before, and he was actually exhausted from fighting.But last year, the faction that advocated a truce suddenly fell apart, and the faction at the main station gained the upper hand, so they chose this time to make a comeback.

Because of these years of consumption, Da Zhou's financial resources and manpower are already very tight. This battle can't be dragged on for too long, it can only be resolved quickly, otherwise Da Zhou himself will drag himself down.In order to achieve this goal, they actually lobbied another small country called Qingyi on the border to join them.

This is also the reason why the Northwest Army will be quite struggling after the war starts again.

Qingyi Kingdom is located on the east side of Dazhou, and it is a small country with a very narrow and long territory. Liu Linxi glanced at the map and found that Qingyi Kingdom is close to Dazhou in the west, and extends to the coastline in the east.

"Why did Qingyi Kingdom unite with Dazhou?" Liu Linxi asked.

"It must be that Da Zhou promised benefits to them." Li Yan said: "Because the terrain of Qingyi Kingdom is not flat, there is no place in the country that can produce grain, so every year we have to buy a lot of grain from Dayan."

However, Qingyi country produces the most fish, and there is no market in the banquet.

Because half of the territory of the banquet is near the sea, there is no shortage of fish.

As a result, Qingyi Kingdom will always be under greater pressure in the process of dealing with Dayan.But Da Zhou has no shortage of food. If Da Zhou promises to supply Qingyi country with food, it will not be surprising that the Qingyi Congress will unite with them.

"We are at a loss because we have fought against Da Zhou for too long, and they have already figured out our habits." Liu Linxi said: "The way they fight now is to quickly crush the Northwest Army and wait for the Northwest Army When the momentum collapses, they can attack with one sentence, and we have no power to fight back."

Li Yan said: "The Northwest Army is not a vegetarian. It is not easy for them to overwhelm the Northwest Army. Lu Zhibang asked the court to increase the number of troops, it should be to prevent problems before they happen."

"This military report was written by Lu Shuai himself. It can be seen that the battle is still certain, otherwise he would not have time to write it himself." Liu Linxi said while looking at the battle report.Based on the memory of the original owner in the Northwest Army, Liu Linxi knew that most of the military reports during the war were written by clerks, and the commander seldom wrote them himself.

However, both of them knew in their hearts that it would take nearly ten days for the battle report to arrive in the capital, but for the battlefield, anything could happen within ten days.

"But Lu Shuai asked for an additional 7 troops, where will the [-] people be drawn from?" Liu Linxi asked.

Li Yan spread out the map, pointed to the east and south sides of the banquet, and said: "The soldiers in the east and south borders cannot move, and the second line of defense in the northwest should be kept as a backup, and it cannot be easily withdrawn. From the current point of view, the most suitable camps are Xuzhou Camp and Tuanhe Camp."

"The Tuanhe camp cannot be moved." Liu Linxi said: "This is the last gate guarding the capital, once it is moved, the gate of the capital will be opened."

Now it seems that only the Xuzhou camp is left.

While the two were talking, several important officials from the Sixth Department arrived at the Imperial Study Room.

When everyone heard that the war in the northwest was starting again, their faces changed drastically.

Li Yan talked to them about the current situation, and then proposed to transfer the Xuzhou battalion to reinforce the northwest.

"There shouldn't be any problem with Xuzhou battalion mobilizing 7 people." Minister of the Ministry of War said: "Firstly, although Xuzhou battalion is close to the capital, the capital is already guarded by the Tuanhe battalion, so it should be safe. Second, the whole banquet, There will be hidden dangers if it is moved to any other place, but the Xuzhou camp is the most suitable."

Li Yan said: "When the first emperor established the Xuzhou Camp, he also considered that the Xuzhou Camp was located in the center of the banquet, and it was more flexible to dispatch reinforcements during wartime."

"But there is also a problem with the adjustment of the Xuzhou camp." An older servant of the Criminal Ministry said: "Over the years, the Xuzhou camp has been under independent jurisdiction. The coach Wei Yang has been in charge of the Xuzhou camp since the first emperor. I heard that Wei Yang behaved like a man. He is quite independent. Now that reinforcements are being dispatched, he needs to obey the orders of the Northwest Army coach Lu Zhibang when he arrives in the Northwest."

Li Yan said: "Are you worried that Wei Yang won't cooperate with Lu Zhibang's dispatch?"

"I'm just a little worried. It would be best if there is no such thing, otherwise..." The man didn't say what he said later, but it's not hard to imagine.

Based on the memory of the original owner, Liu Linxi probably knew the style of people in the army.I have to admit that the question raised by this person is very worthy of consideration. Otherwise, if the Xuzhou battalion does not obey Lu Zhibang's dispatch when it arrives in the northwest, then the transfer of troops is just a show.

Since ancient times, the two armies have cooperated in combat, and the most important thing is trust and tacit understanding.

The tragedies caused by mutual distrust are too numerous to enumerate.

If the Xuzhou battalion went to the northwest and really refused to listen to the dispatch, it would not only be detrimental to the war, but it might even make things worse.

"Why don't you send someone to the Xuzhou camp and explain it to Wei Yang," said the Minister of War.

"I am willing to go in person." The Secretary of the Household Department said: "This matter is related to the national fortune of the banquet. I am willing to go to Xuzhou camp. If Wei Yang is unwilling to cooperate, I will accompany Xuzhou camp to the northwest for supervision."

The Hubu Shangshu's status in the court is very important, and he can be regarded as giving Xuzhou enough face by going there in person.

Liu Linxi took a deep breath and said, "This way, I'm afraid it will make Wei Yang even more disgusted."

People in the army, eat soft but not hard, who cares whether you are the Minister of the Ministry of War or not.

In the northwest, even if people don't know the intention of disobeying you, if you want to release water to avoid war when you send troops, there are many ways and excuses.This is also the reason why Li Yan insisted on replacing the Tuanhe camp coach before.Only one's cronies are the most confident and trustworthy.

"Otherwise, let me go." Liu Linxi said.

"Nonsense." Li Yan said: "You are not familiar with Wei Yang, will he sell your face?"

Liu Linxi raised his eyebrows and said, "Give me a Shangfang sword, and I can suppress him. If Wei Yang refuses to obey, I will take his soldier talisman and force him to fight." Everyone gasped when they heard the words With a breath of cold air, I said to myself that your method is worse than the method of the Ministry of War Minister.

When everyone was at their wits end, a voice suddenly came from outside the imperial study room: "I wish to go."

Afterwards, the owner of that voice entered the door, but it was Taifu Cheng.

Cheng Taifu bowed to Li Yan and said, "Wei Yang was a student of the old minister. The old minister is willing to go to Xuzhou camp and explain himself to Wei Yang. If he doesn't sell the old minister's face, the old minister will accompany him to the northwest. "

Because of the poisoning of Liu Linxi, who was murdered by the old prince, Cheng Taifu was quite taboo by Li Yan, and was put under house arrest for a period of time.After that, Li Yan imprisoned the old prince and prevented him from meddling in the affairs of the court. Although he did not impose any punishment on Cheng Taifu, there was discord between the monarch and his ministers, and the trust was gone.

"Sir..." Li Yan said.

"Your Majesty asked Quan Zi to ask if he could go to the northwest with General Yu, and the veteran has already agreed." Cheng Taifu said, "Since Quan Zi is already in the northwest, what worries does Your Majesty have about the veteran?"

Liu Linxi was startled when he heard the words, did not expect Cheng Yuan to go to the northwest?

Cheng Yuan is the youngest son of the Taifu, and he is considered the most promising of the younger generation of the Cheng family. The Taifu actually allows him to go to the Northwest?

Li Yan said, "Sir, it's not that I'm worried, it's just that you're old and the road to Xuzhou camp is bumpy..."

"The big banquet is now very tense, and the old minister's bones, even if he died in Xuzhou, he would be considered a worthy death." The Taifu said loudly.

Liu Linxi looked at Taifu Cheng, and saw that his hair was already gray and he looked much older.He didn't know much about Cheng Taifu, but he knew that he was always outspoken. Although Li Yan didn't like him, his loyalty to the emperor and the country was unquestionable.Otherwise, the first emperor would not have let him be Li Yan's husband.

"Please Your Majesty." Seeing that Li Yan was silent, Cheng Taifu lifted up his robe and knelt down.

Li Yan stepped forward to help him, but Cheng Taifu looked at him rather resolutely and said: "I would like to go to Xuzhou Camp, and ask Your Majesty to make it happen."

Li Yan knew his teacher's temper, the matter had come to an end, if he didn't agree, this Cheng Taifu would probably be killed on the spot.Li Yan had no choice but to nod his head and said: "Mr. Zhen agrees."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for completeness." Cheng Taifu got up with Li Yan's support.

"It's getting late today, tomorrow I will send a team of imperial guards to escort Mr. to Xuzhou." Li Yan said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust. The old minister will not disgrace his life." Taifu Cheng bowed to Li Yan tremblingly.

Once this matter is finalized, the Xuzhou battalion's reinforcements to the Northwest will be considered half completed.

After the ministers left, Li Yan had mixed feelings in his heart.

Seeing that he was worried, Liu Linxi reached out and shook his hand lightly.

"I didn't like him since I was a child." Li Yan said: "He behaved in a dignified way all day long. He was dissatisfied with what I did, and he often gave small reports to the emperor. After I ascended the throne, his behavior Pai hasn't changed, he still treats me like a three-year-old child, often embarrassing me in court, always refuting me, never considering my face as the emperor."

At first Li Yan respected him quite a bit, thinking of the friendship between master and apprentice, and rarely contradicted him.

After a long time, Li Yan became impatient and seldom gave him face.

Over time, the master and apprentice became more and more distant.

Especially after Liu Linxi was poisoned, the two of them were almost strangers.

Liu Linxi laughed and said, "I can't see that His Majesty holds grudges so much?"

"Just now he knelt in front of me, and I realized that he is really old." Li Yan said, "It seems that his hair suddenly turned gray, and he couldn't even straighten his waist, so I felt a little sad."

When Li Yan was young, Cheng Taifu was still in his prime.

Since the late emperor left, it seems that these old officials have also aged a lot together.

"It is said that one day you will be a teacher and you will be a father forever. In Taifu's heart, why doesn't he treat His Majesty as his own child?" Liu Linxi said: "In my opinion, Taifu is much more polite to His Majesty, at least compared to himself. The son of the family must be tolerant."

Liu Linxi still remembered that Cheng Yuan and Cheng Taifu were incompatible, otherwise Cheng Yuan would not have joined the army.

Now Cheng Yuan followed Yu Xingzhi to the northwest, and he didn't know what Cheng Taifu was feeling.

Speaking of father and son, a thought suddenly flashed in Liu Linxi's mind.

He stayed with Li Yan in the imperial study for a while, then left for Chengyue Palace.

Shifang was practicing calligraphy, when he saw Liu Linxi, he put down his brush and ran over to meet him.

"Daddy, did something happen today? I think Eunuch Su and the others are very nervous, as if they are frowning." Shi Fang asked.

"Well, something very bad happened." Liu Linxi said: "There is a country called Da Zhou who fought with us in the northwest."

In Liu Linxi's eyes, although Shi Fang was young, he had a high level of understanding, so he never used the trick of coaxing children with Shi Fang.

There are many truths, and he will not shy away from telling the truth to Shifang.

Shi Fang frowned and said, "Will anyone get hurt in a fight?"

"When two countries fight, not only people will be injured, but also many people will die." Liu Linxi said: "I have fought in the northwest for many years. I have seen many people die and killed many enemies."

Shi Fang frowned, feeling a little hard to imagine war for a moment.

Liu Linxi unbuttoned her clothes and took off her top, revealing scars all over her body.Shi Fang was a little surprised when he saw it, stretched out his hand to touch it carefully, and asked, "These wounds will be the same as mine, are they painful?"

"It hurt more when I was first injured, but now it doesn't hurt anymore," Liu Linxi said.

"Then will you still go to war?" Shi Fang asked.

Liu Linxi shook his head and said, "If the fighting in the northwest continues, I will go."

Shifang pursed his lips, stepped forward and hugged Liu Linxi and said, "I don't want you to go."

Liu Linxi said: "I don't want to go either, no one wants to fight, but if we don't fight, Da Zhou will invade our banquet, and the people of Da Yan will become slaves of Da Zhou, and there will be more people to die."

"Then what should we do?" Shi Fang asked with a worried face.

Liu Linxi said: "So, I want to stop all this, are you willing to help me?"

Shifang nodded heavily.

Liu Linxi hugged him and kissed him on the forehead.

When it was getting dark, Liu Linxi went to the imperial study and asked Li Yan for an imperial decree.

"Are you sure it will work?" Li Yan asked.

"You have to try." Liu Linxi said.

Li Yan drew up the imperial decree, stamped the jade seal, handed the imperial decree to him and said, "I will accompany you."

"No, it would be easier for me to go by myself, and he won't be so guarded against me." Liu Linxi said.

Li Yan thought about it, and had no choice but to agree, but still arranged for a hidden guard to follow Liu Linxi.

Liu Linxi took Shifang to the prison.

"Shifang, you and Eunuch Su are waiting for me here, and you can go in later." Liu Linxi said.

Shi Fang nodded, looking at the dark sky prison, a little scared.

Liu Linxi said: "Don't worry, someone will protect you, no one here can hurt you."

"Well, Shi Fang is not afraid." Shi Fang said.

Liu Linxi squatted down, touched Shifang's head, and said, "Go in and meet that person in a while, don't be afraid of him, otherwise he may be very sad."

"Who is he?" Shifang asked.

"He is a person who has done something wrong." Liu Linxi said: "But he is also a person who is very important to you, so you want to make him sad, okay?"

"Well, I remember." Shi Fang nodded solemnly.

Liu Linxi sighed and stepped into the dungeon.

The dungeon was damp and cold, and filled with an unpleasant smell.

Liu Linxi didn't care about these things, he felt conflicted and painful at the moment.

He once thought that he would never let Shifang come to see Dong Gui in his life, but today that thought flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but want to give it a try.Although he strongly disapproved of what he did, Shifang was still so young, he shouldn't have to go through this.But if he can win a little more chance of winning for the big banquet, he doesn't mind being a "evil" person for a while.

Dong Gui was chained and locked in a separate cell.

There was only one small window in the cell, which provided little sunlight on weekdays.

In just a few days, Dong Gui's face was haggard, and there was no trace of life in his eyes, like a person who had no desires or desires but was just waiting for death to come.

"What are you doing here?" Dong Gui asked hoarsely after seeing Liu Linxi.

"Come and see you." Li Yan said.

Dong Gui smiled wryly, and said, "Aren't you afraid that after I die, I will be an evil ghost following you?"

"I have killed more people than you have ever seen in my life, and the evil spirits following me are no less than you," Liu Linxi said.

Dong Gui didn't even have the strength to curse, so he just looked away and didn't look at him anymore.

Liu Linxi took out the imperial decree and said, "I have something I want to show you, I think you might be interested."

After Liu Linxi finished speaking, she signaled the jailer to bring the imperial decree to Dong Gui. Dong Gui glanced perfunctorily, and then his expression changed.

Dong Gui glanced quickly over the imperial decree, his complexion became more and more complicated,

"What do you mean?" Dong Gui asked after looking at Liu Linxi viciously after reading it.

"Your Majesty has accepted Shifang as a righteous son, and bestowed the title of King Heqing, and also gave him the surname of his country, named Zhou." Liu Linxi said: "King Heqing, I mean Haiyan Heqing, and I hope he can lead the grand banquet. Good luck. Zhou took the meaning of crossing people, and you sent him to Qingyin Temple back then, so you can count him as having a predestined relationship with Buddhism."

Dong Gui said, "What do you want to do to Mo'er?"

"From now on, I will treat Li Zhou as my own." Liu Linxi said.

Li Zhou, this is Shifang's new name.

Liu Linxi's meaning was obvious. Although Dong Gui and Zhou Hui had committed an unforgivable crime, Shifang was now Li Yan's adopted son and the king of Heqing at the feast, and had nothing to do with Dong Gui.

Dong Gui said with a wary face: "I don't understand, what do you mean?"

He originally thought that Shifang, as his and Zhou Hui's child, would have no chance of surviving, but he didn't expect that Li Yan would adopt him as a foster son, and even bestow him with a name and surname as a king.

"I'm going to be a father too, so I think, even if you have no nostalgia and scruples about the banquet, no sympathy and pity for your compatriots, and no reverence for your king, but I think...you are right Your child still feels guilty, right?" Liu Linxi said.

Dong Gui's eyes turned red when he heard the words, and he began to sob.

Liu Linxi opened the mouth and said: "The Great Zhou has already started the war, and the war in the northwest is tense. I came to you today, and I only have one question to ask you. Zhou Hui once revealed to you any... information that you think you can tell me?"

"Let me see him." Dong Gui said in a hoarse voice, "King He Qing... Li Zhou... let me see him, even if it's secretly, from a distance, please."

Liu Linxi glanced at the jailer.

After a while, Su Heng led Shi Fang in.