Hey!How dare you take me as a substitute

The envoy Khan failed to negotiate, and found that this group of yuan troops were really repulsed, so they had to go back first and return their orders.

A few days later, Heng Mingshi received a letter from Yuan Country.

In fact, it was a letter forwarded by the Eagle Guards, because the messengers who rushed over from the Yuanhuang City had not been able to cross the wasteland at all, but were bumped into by the Eagle Guards traveling to and from the wasteland.

In this era, it is not uncommon for a fast horse to send a secret report in a hurry, and it is not uncommon for a few horses to run to death, let alone how many people are exhausted?In addition, the wasteland is full of dangers. Maybe a person who is alive and kicking one second, will be stung or bitten by a poisonous insect or wild beast in the next second, and it will be gone on the spot. After a few days of exposure to the sun, it will be dry.

When Eagle Guard met those messengers on the road, they were being attacked by a pack of Steppenwolves, not the pack of Steppenwolves with their wolf cubs, but another pack of wolves. The messengers walked into their territory and were naturally regarded by them. for prey.

Yingwei saw that they were wearing Yuanjun's clothes and rescued them.

Otherwise, the letter might be buried in the dust of the wilderness, and I don't know how long it will take to be discovered.

The few messengers who survived by luck were brought to Heng Mingshi by Yingwei.

Not surprisingly, they saw an emperor who was completely different from their inherent impressions - an emperor who had nothing to do with the word "stupid" at all!

At this moment, they realized it!Also frightened!

They expressed tremblingly that what they sent was not a letter, but the Queen Mother's decree. As for the content, they had not opened it and read it, so they did not know.

Heng Mingshi sat in front of the table, propped his chin with one hand, and tapped his fingertips gently on the table. Obviously he didn't care about the content of the queen mother's edict, but asked Yingwei to open the edict and read it to him.

Since Empress Dowager An has been regent for a long time, she is truly above ten thousand people and has great power, so the "Empress Dowager's Edict" has already become a real "imperial decree". Except for the person who read the decree, everyone must perform the ceremony of prostration.

But now, when Yingwei was reading Yizhi, Heng Mingshi, the emperor, was still crooked, with his chin resting on one hand, it was fine if he didn't have a good sitting position, and even sitting next to Heng Mingshi, he was pinching a walnut seal for Heng Mingshi. Qi Qi was also indifferent, and had no intention of bowing in the direction of the Yuanhuang Palace where Empress Dowager An was.

Not only that, but even the guards standing beside them stood still, as if they hadn't heard the words "Empress Dowager Yizhi".

Seeing this situation, the messengers who sent this decree did not dare to comment at all, they could only shrink their heads cowardly, trying to reduce their sense of existence.

As a result, the entire Chinese military tent gradually became so quiet that only Ying Wei's voice of recitation and Feng Qi's "crack" of walnuts could be heard.

At the beginning, Heng Mingshi's expression was quite calm, until he heard Yingwei read a sentence: "... I should agree to the peace, come back quickly, don't want to fight!"

Heng Mingshi:? ? ?

Heng Mingshi: "Agreed to sue for peace? The King Khan also wrote a peace petition and sent it to the queen mother, and then the queen mother agreed to their peace petition? He also ordered us to withdraw our troops immediately? Are you sure it is written like this? "

Yingwei: "Return to the emperor, it is true."

Heng Mingshi took the Yizhi from Yingwei's hand, scanned it ten lines at a glance, and then... tore it into pieces.

The messengers who came all the way here just to deliver this decree: "..."

Heng Mingshi: "Let's not say that I'm here. Whether the army will attack or retreat is up to me to decide. Even if I'm not here, the result is still the same."

Heng Mingshi sneered: "Immediately withdraw the army? I'm afraid that when I lead the army back to the territory of the Yuan Kingdom, what awaits me is the sharp point of the knife."

Heng Mingshi looked at the messengers who were kneeling on the ground: "You go back and report to your orders, just say that you will be outside, and the king's orders will not be accepted."

Where did the messenger dare to disobey, he could only nod wildly like a chicken pecking at rice.

After the messenger left, Heng Mingshi pondered carefully, but gradually felt something was wrong.

According to his understanding of Empress Dowager An, no matter what he thought, he felt that Empress Dowager An would not write such a decree.

According to Empress Dowager An's greed for power and obsession with hegemony, it would be good if she didn't take the initiative to send troops to expand abroad.Empress Dowager An should be very happy if she heard that the army of Youyuan State had conquered the Khanate and achieved such a record.

She should be wishing that their army would directly attack King Khan City and expand the territory of the Yuan Kingdom to the Khanate. In this way, she would be able to enjoy more crowds and pilgrimages, just thinking about entering the Imperial City every festival The number of worshipers increased again, bringing gold, silver and jewels from the imperial city, as well as more delicacies and wines, she was afraid that she would wake up laughing from a dream.

Let their army take down Khan City one by one, preferably Khan King City, and then Queen Mother An will send troops to reap the benefits of the fisherman. This is what Queen Mother An will do best.

Agree to sue for peace?

Obviously not the Queen Mother An's painting style!

"System, is the content on this edict really written by Empress Dowager An?" Heng Mingshi said in his heart.

System: "It involves a key plot and needs to be exchanged for points. Do you want to deduct [-] points to get the answer?"

Heng Mingshi: "...what a trap!"

System: "Clearly mark the price."

The subtext of the clearly marked price—the wisher takes the bait.

Heng Mingshi gritted his teeth: "Shut it!"

System: "Please wait a moment."

System: "The key plot was successfully exchanged. It was not written by Queen Mother An, but someone imitated Queen Mother An's handwriting. You should be able to guess who that person is."

Heng Mingshi: "An Huaiyan?"

System: "Yes."

Heng Mingshi frowned: "Why did An Huaiyan change the Queen Mother An's edict? And it is such an important matter? Moreover, why did he agree to the Khanate's peace request? The military horses of the army ran wild on his own territory. He didn't want to drive people out, and he agreed to the enemy's peace. What kind of brain circuit is this? Don't tell me he still has a white lotus hidden Heart of Mary?"

Heng Mingshi couldn't figure it out for a while, so he looked at Feng Qi, and said what he suspected that An Huaiyan had changed Yizhi, "...What do you think An Huaiyan is thinking?"

Feng Qi: "Didn't the emperor just say that if I wait to withdraw my troops back to the country, it is likely that I will face the sword of the Imperial City Army? Perhaps, agreeing to the Khan Army's peace is just to let these troops withdraw and return to the country. For a brave and skilled army, those in power will usually give them two paths, one is to submit to him and become the blade for him to seek power and position, and the other is to obliterate him."

After all, keeping a group of troops that cannot be fully controlled is no different from having a thorn in your heart.

It is better to kill the grass and roots when it is weak than to cause future troubles.

Heng Mingshi's mind was instantly opened: "General Feng is really brave and resourceful, both civil and military!"

Feng Qi broke open the cracked walnut shell, took out the whole walnut kernel inside, and put it on Heng Mingshi's consciously spread palm.

Heng Mingshi lightly broke the walnuts into two halves, and stuffed half into Feng Qi's mouth casually.

Heng Mingshi: "This is crisp."

Feng Qi: "Well, it's still a little sweet."

The Eagle Guards watched them eat walnuts for half an hour in this way: "..."

Heng Mingshi: "An Huaiyan has obviously begun to lose patience, what does the general think?"

Feng Qi: "The final general is dull, everything is up to the emperor's decision."

Heng Mingshi: "The withdrawal of troops should indeed be put on the agenda. No matter from which point of view, continuing to fight will not be beneficial to us."

Feng Qi: "When does the emperor plan to withdraw his troops?"

This question is on point!

They rejected the Khanate's peace petition. It is obvious that they want to use force to force the Khan to order Uguru to withdraw his troops from the Yuan Kingdom quickly. With Uguru withdrawing, the Yuan Kingdom will be temporarily stable.

Right now is the time for everyone to face off against each other. If they suddenly withdraw their troops contrary to their previous tough attitude, what will King Khan think?

They would definitely feel that something happened to the Yuan army, or something happened to the Yuan country.

An Huaiyan has long had the intention of treason, but he has been trying to cover it up.

It was also expected by Heng Mingshi that he chose to make trouble at this time.

In other words, he was very patient when he was able to endure until now before starting to make trouble.

But no matter how you say it, these are all internal affairs of the Yuan Dynasty court, and must not be discovered by the Khanate, lest the Khanate take the opportunity to cause chaos.

Therefore, even if you want to withdraw your troops and return to the country as soon as possible, you can't go blatantly.

It is even more impossible to leave at this time.

In fact, Heng Mingshi wanted to let An Huaiyan operate in the imperial court first, and then compete with Queen Mother An. It would be best if both sides would suffer, and then he would take advantage of the situation and lead the army back to the country.

At that time, he will be able to completely bring down An Huaiyan in the name of "peace and stability".

"I want to divide the troops into two groups." Heng Mingshi finally expressed his decision after a long time of thinking: "You continue to garrison here, and let the troops appear at the nearest few Khan cities from time to time, so that they can't figure out where we are going. Where exactly do you want to attack in one step...and I will bring a team back to the Yuan Kingdom, join up with the generals stationed in the border city, and then head to the Yuanhuang City."

Feng Qi obviously didn't agree with Heng Mingshi's decision, "How can the emperor put himself in danger! Leaving aside other things, just crossing the vast wasteland is already very dangerous, and even if he returns safely to the border town of the Yuan Kingdom, How can the emperor guarantee that there is no queen mother or An Huaiyan's army waiting there?"

Heng Mingshi raised his eyebrows, and said in a playful tone, "General Feng, are you worried about me?"

Feng Qi nodded without hesitation: "The final general will never let the emperor go into danger alone!"

Heng Mingshi: "However, the general just said that everything is up to me to decide."

Feng Qi: "..."

Heng Mingshi raised his hand and patted Feng Qi's sturdy shoulder, and said with a smile: "If General Feng disagrees, do you have other options? You can't let the Khan army know that we have retreated, and you want to set off back to the imperial city? "