"You won." Seeing that Fu Jin had already reached the finish line one step ahead, Yan Yan simply surrendered.

"Acceptance." Fu Jin rarely laughed.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Yan Yan threw down the whip, stood by the lake and stretched greatly.The afterglow of the setting sun shone through his body, leaving an elegant silhouette on the ground.

Fu Jin was dazed for a moment, he shook his head and said, "No need."

"Really don't need it?" Yan Yan blinked and approached him and said, "I can't think of keeping it for the time being, anyway, I won't renege on my debt." The premise is that he is still in this world.

Due to the exercise just now, Fu Jin's cheeks became rosy, and his forehead was slightly stained with sweat. Because of his approach, his dark eyes were like lake water, with layers of ripples.

Unconsciously, Yan Yan stared blankly and stopped moving.

The other party's pure masculine breath came towards his face with a slight smell of sweat, and those two-way casual eyes just looked at him steadfastly.Fu Jin panicked for no reason, and turned his head to avoid the other party's gaze.

The evening wind mixed with moisture, blowing slowly from the surface of Baizi Lake, the afterglow of the sun gradually dissipated, completely sinking under the West Mountain.it's dark.

"Go back?" After a long silence, Yan Yan suddenly said.Fu Jin naturally had no objection, so the two rode on their horses and walked into the city.

When approaching the city gate, there was a rush of horseshoes coming from behind. A soldier with a dusty face held up a token in one hand and shouted: "Open the gate quickly, the border gate is urgent!"

War broke out.

When King Ning and King Lian stepped into the Hou Mansion, Zhi Lan was arranging for his servants to pack their luggage.He grabbed the busy Zhilan and asked, "Where's your general?"

"In the study!" Zhi Lan raised her head from her busy schedule, glanced at him, and said while directing a servant to put the coat into the box.

In the bright study room, a huge map of Dayong's territory hangs on the wall, on which the mountains, rivers and rivers in the border area are outlined with a very fine pen. The place is specially circled.

Yan Yan sat in front of the desk, holding a letter in his hand, and was studying it carefully.When he saw the two people coming in, he didn't get up, and nodded casually to them: "King Ning, King Lian."

The two saw that his expression was calm, without the sense of urgency of the enemy's oppression, so they were infected by him, and the tension before entering the door eased a little.

"The border is urgent, the Mongols are coming!" King Ning said straight to the point, "Does General He have any countermeasures to retreat from the enemy?"

Yan Yan stretched out his finger and shook King Ning: "Be safe and don't be impatient." While speaking, he read the last part of the letter, and then handed it to the person standing in front of the map with his back to the three of them: " What do you think?"

Hearing Yan Yan's question, the man turned around, with dark eyes and clear brows, it was Fu Jin.

"Luring them for profit, befriending them far away and attacking them shortly, taking the bottom out of the pot, and defeating them one by one." Fu Jin spit out a few words unhurriedly.

Yan Yan's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and said, "It's exactly what I want!"

The two kings, Ninglian and Lianli, looked at each other, confused and asked: "What do you mean?"

Fu Jin took a step to the left, revealing the map on the wall.Yan Yan stood up, pointed to the place circled by Fu Jin on the map with his index finger, and said, "Look here."

The second king Ning Lian rushed forward and took a look.

"This is the largest grassland on the border of Dayong - Mengkeer Grassland, which is the base camp of the Mongols. Most of the soil here is suitable for pasture growth, and the terrain is open, which is conducive to the training of agile cavalry. Therefore, the Mongols The cavalry is very powerful. But Dayong does not have such an innate advantage, and because he does not pay enough attention to it, he is far inferior to the Mongols in cavalry." Yan Yan pointed to the large blanks in the circle and said, "And here "He turned his fingertips and pointed to another red circle not far from here: "It is the edge of the desert and the grassland, where a group of Tatars live. Due to the harsh living environment, almost all the Tatars are martial and cruel by nature. And aggressive."

"Look here again," he traced a narrow strip on the map with his fingertips, "This is the Dawa River, up along the Dawa River is the land of the Mongols, and below it is the land of the Tatars. Along the Dawa River, the water and soil are fertile, which is very suitable for grazing. In order to compete for territory, the two ethnic groups often conflict."

"General He means to form an alliance with the Tatars and deal with the Mongols together?" King Lian thought for a while, "But what if the Mongols are driven away by 'driving the wolves before the tigers' and the Tatars don't go away?" ?”

Yan Yan affirmed: "After the Mongolian army retreats, the Tatars will definitely retreat."

"Why?" King Ning interrupted.

"Because it will be March and April, and it is the most suitable time for grazing on the grassland. The current Khan of the Tatars is more than successful, not aggressive, and short-sighted, mercenary. For their own benefit, the Tatars will never use Datar Wa Jiang handed over to the Mongols." Fu Jin said slowly.

"That's right." Yan Yan nodded, pointed to the letter on the table, and continued: "The reason why the Mongols chose to attack Dayong near the end of the year was not only to obtain supplies and food for the winter. The most important reason Yes, the old Khan is dead."

There was an unknown smile on the corner of his mouth: "But before he died, he didn't leave any suicide note to determine the next heir, which caused the three princes of Mongolia to fight continuously for the position of Khan. Until three days ago, from the temporary An agreement has been reached, and an oath is made in front of everyone in the royal family, whoever invades Dayong first will be the next heir."

"Then what's the explanation for drawing salary from the bottom of the pot?" King Lian asked.

A gleam of light flashed in Yan Yan's eyes: "Apart from the three adult princes, there is also a little prince in Mongolia. It is said that he was born to a concubine whom the old Khan loved very much. This concubine passed away after giving birth to a son. Because of love and hatred, the old Khan ignored the little prince who killed his mother. But King Zuo Xian, who holds one-third of the military power in Mongolia, seems to like this little prince very much."

"You mean, the snipe and the clam fight for the fisherman's profit?"

"That's right," Yan Yan said, "that Zuo Xianwang had someone send a letter to Huang Huaishi, expressing euphemistically that if Dayong could help the little prince win the Khan throne, he would be willing to replace the new Khan and accept Dayong's favor." canon."

Go west along the street, cross two streets, and then two alleys, and you will arrive at Dingyuan Mountain in the southwest corner of the capital.The Yuan'an Palace, which was used to confine the sinners of the clan, is located on Dingyuan Mountain.

At this time, the frontier was in a hurry, and the people in the capital suddenly became panic-stricken all day long. The joy of the New Year was diluted by the war, and every household closed their doors tightly and stayed at home.

Therefore, along the way, Yan Yan hardly saw a single person.

Dingyuan Mountain, which is sparsely populated, looks very deserted in this deep winter.At a glance, the black rocks are beyond the surface, the trees on the mountain are sparse, the grass is yellow, and even the mountain trails are blurred due to the lack of people.

Yan Yan walked slowly along the mountain road alone.

The so-called soldiers and horses go first without moving the food and grass, and Fu Jin escorted the food and grass to the border three days ago.

In fact, as Fu Jin, even if the situation is urgent, there is really no need for him to go himself.What's more, he is a civil servant, and the journey from the capital to the border is long, and the journey is exhausting. Even ordinary generals are tired enough, let alone a scholar?But he has made up his mind, no matter how others persuade him, he will not waver.

Yan Yan remembered what Fu Jin said to him after discussing the countermeasure that day: "I wanted to fight side by side with you for a long time, and this time I can get my wish fulfilled."

Therefore, Yan Yan couldn't say anything to persuade her.This is a promise that He Zhijing owed to Fu Jin, even if he is not the real He Zhijing, there is no room for him not to repay.

In the early morning three days ago, he stood on the city tower, watching Fu Jin's figure drift away, and suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of trance in his heart.

When she turned around, she happened to see Butler Liu's expression of wanting to cry but not daring to cry. Yan Yan laughed and patted Butler Liu on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Uncle Liu, even if I die, I will let him come back alive."

Steward Liu wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said, "General He has always kept his promises, so don't break your promises this time! You must protect my young master."

No one expected that Yan Yan would break his promise after all.

"The place where the clan is important, and idlers are not allowed to enter." As soon as he saw the shadow of Yuan'an Palace, Yan Yan was stopped by patrolling soldiers.

He took the token out of his arms, and the soldiers who stopped him immediately fell to their knees: "General He, forgive me!"

As soon as the voice fell, hundreds of people followed and knelt down.

It seems that King Lian has transferred half of the imperial guards to guard Yuan'an Palace, Yan Yan looked at the heads in front of him and said in his heart.

"I'm going to see the emperor."

"General, please!"

After the palace change, Zhu Mingwen was imprisoned on the charge of killing his mother and brother, and was imprisoned in Yuan'an Palace in Yuanding Mountain.As the emperor's younger brother, Lian Wang is regent with the emperor's uncle Ning Wang.

Yesterday, King Lian sent someone to tell Yan Yan that Zhu Mingwen wanted to see him.Yan Yan didn't know what kind of wishful thinking King Lian had planned, but he was going to fight soon.He probably won't come back from this trip, he was thinking of something, and it would be better to give it to Zhu Mingwen face to face.

On the dilapidated palace walls, the scarlet paint was chipped off in sevens and eights.Pushing open the door, a musty smell came along with the creaking sound of the shaft.

"I said this is the last bit of money! You treat the Holy Majesty so harshly, are you afraid that King Lian will blame you?" Eunuch Wei's voice came from inside the door, and seeing the person coming, he opened his mouth wide in surprise, and then said angrily: "What are you doing here? What's the matter? Do you still want the lives of my master and servant?"

However, after not seeing him for a short time, Eunuch Wei has aged a lot, and his round face has been cut down quickly.

Hearing his question, Yan Yan snorted coldly, and asked back: "Do you think I'm not qualified? Could it be that the fate of your master and servant is fate, and He Zhijing's fate is not fate? When He Zhijing was dispatched to the frontier, did you not see You are so angry." "You!" Eunuch Wei's face flushed red, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence, "You are a minister, and your majesty is the king. If the king wants the minister to die, the minister must die!"

"Heh!" Yan Yan sneered, "Don't forget, your majesty will not be a 'jun' soon. Then, the new emperor will issue an order, should Zhu Mingwen die happily?"

"Old Wei, go out and see if the stove is here." Another voice from inside the door interrupted their conversation.

"Yes!" Eunuch Wei gave Yan Yan a hard look, and took the order to go down.

In the dark room, Zhu Mingwen stood by the window.Mottled and chaotic tree shadows came in from the open window and fell on his face, making it impossible to see the expression on his face for a while.

He seemed to be holding something in his hand, but when Yan Yan approached, he realized that it was a withered branch.

Zhu Mingwen looked at the dead branch in his hand tenderly, and after a long time, he raised his head and asked Yan Yan: "The Mongols are calling?"

Yan Yan nodded.

"You are going to fight again." Zhu Mingwen sighed, "It's a pity that I can't go to the tower to see you off this time."

"No need." He is not the real He Zhijing, so there is no need for Zhu Mingmin to send him off.

Hearing this, Zhu Mingwen's expression turned cold, as if she wanted to lose her temper, but she held back immediately: "Okay. But I will wait for you to come back."

It's a pity that you will never wait for He Zhijing to come back.Yan Yan added in her heart.With the light coming in from the window, he noticed that Zhu Mingwen's hands were a little red and the joints became swollen, so he said, "Your hands are frostbitten?"

Zhu Mingwen nodded: "There is no heater here."

Yan Yan snorted, and then answered casually: "Bianjiang washes with cold water all year round. It's not uncommon for hands and feet to be cold when they're cold. It's a common occurrence."

Zhu Mingwen's lips were tightly pursed: "My life in Zhaoming Palace back then was not much better than today." Zhaoming Palace is the palace where Zhu Mingwen's mother and concubine lived. Yan Yan nodded: "I know Your Majesty is a person who can endure hardship." He He straightened his face, and said slowly: "But as a qualified emperor, it is far from enough to be able to endure hardship."

Zhu Mingwen took a deep breath, looked at him and said, "I know! A qualified emperor must understand the true meaning of poverty in order to govern the world well. In addition, he should implement benevolent government, light corvee, and not be aggressive. "

Yan Yan said: "I know it won't work, you have to do it."

"Because I didn't do it, so you want to abolish me?" Zhu Mingwen said with a puzzled look.

Hearing what he said, Yan Yan looked at him with a very strange look, until the other party couldn't bear his scrutiny and turned his gaze away, he nodded and said: "Yes, and no."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Mingwen frowned and asked.

Yan Yan didn't answer him, he took out a small jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Zhu Mingwen.

Zhu Mingwen stared at this rough jade pendant, and was stunned for a while before saying, "You still have it."

Yan Yan said: "He Zhijing is reluctant." Even when he hated Zhu Mingmin the most, He Zhijing never thought of throwing it away.

Zhu Mingmin suddenly didn't know what to say, so he could only look at Yan Yan in a daze.

Yan Yan explained the last thing clearly: "Half a month later, take this jade pendant and go to No. 76 Erli Lane to find a man named He Liu. The secret code is 'you come on stage and I will take a curtain call. .'Remember, it will be half a month later, Chenshi, one more hour will not work."

"What you want with all your heart is inside." He finally said.

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