After I feel sorry for the cannon fodder prince, I wear a book

The new emperor's ascension to the throne, logically speaking, should be a major event celebrated by the whole world.But there are very few people in the court who are in the mood to flatter Yu Yi at this moment——Yu Yin's □ people who went to Ancheng have returned, and they have brought back the urgent situation in Ancheng at the moment.

Yu Yi summoned several ministers to have a secret talk in Prince Duan's Mansion. An Qingjiang wanted to ask him why he didn't go to the palace several times, but Yu Yi calmly changed the subject.

"Sudden attack?" Yu Yi frowned, "Didn't the father order to block the news of the palace going to Ancheng, where did the people from Beijiang come from...?"

"I don't know," said a man kneeling on the ground in an official robe, with several bloodstains on his face, "Maybe they waited for a long time for the Queen's reply and realized that something was wrong, so they suddenly attacked when the guards in Ancheng were lax, in an attempt to seize the opportunity. "

An Qingjiang snorted coldly, "These thieves really think they can rule the Central Plains!?"

A drop of cold sweat rolled down the man's forehead, he lowered his head and dared not answer.

To be honest, the imperial court has enjoyed prosperity for too long these years, and has not paid much attention to military border defense.As a military fortress, Ancheng was the only place for northern Xinjiang cavalry to enter the capital, but it had neither reliable city defense nor enough weapons.When Yu Shu passed by, many people went to the battlefield with sticks. Nearly half of the soldiers' swords and guns were rusted, and less than [-]% of them could be assigned to firecrackers. There was a lot of money, but when something happened, the ministers discovered that the money had never been used for military defense.

If Ancheng could not be defended, not to mention the capital with only the imperial army and the city defense army. These people have high martial arts skills and are good at catching assassins. If they really want to go into battle and kill the enemy, they may not be able to compare with the Northern Xinjiang cavalry who are used to seeing blood and blood flying everywhere. .

Yu Yi closed her eyes, pondered for a moment and said, "Liang Zerui."

"The minister is here."

"The old department who came to the capital to report to Yuxi earlier, is still locked up in Dali Temple?"

Yu Yinjiang killed Liu Yuzhi, but imprisoned Wang Heng in Dali Temple for later disposal, but before he had time to figure out how to deal with it, he left by himself.

"Exactly, Wang Heng is in Dali Temple, and his [-] soldiers...are all stationed in the outskirts of the city now. Some of his subordinates sent people to watch over them, and they are not allowed to make trouble."

"Yeah." Yu Yi nodded.

"Tell Wang Heng to give him a chance to take the blame and make meritorious service. If Yu Xun can't go to the battlefield, he will replace him."

"Huh?" Liang Zerui didn't realize it for a while, suspecting that he had heard it wrong. Wang Heng wanted to kill Yu Yi and make Yu Xun the emperor. The newly promoted emperor would also pardon him and give him a chance to lead his troops.

Yu Yi glanced at him, "Why, don't you understand?"

Liang Zerui was startled, and hurriedly said, "I understand, let someone pick him up from Dali Temple."

Yu Yi nodded slightly.Wang Heng is not a traitor, he knows this very well.This person is different from Liu. He is a typical loyal and brave general. To some extent, he is a bit like Xiao Qin in his previous life. After seeing him go into battle to kill the enemy, he was willing to be his subordinate.

Yu Yi knew very well that the king of a country had to be on guard against suspicion, but if the suspicion went too far and he refused to trust anyone, then he was only trying to exercise power, not governing the country.What's more, there should be an end to the bloody storm when Yu Yinjiang was there, and the next battle for the throne will take at least ten years to come.

The imperial court is short of generals, so he really wants to use Wang Heng.

"Yue Yang took this king's letter and hurried to Guize, and asked Guize's garrison to leave for Ancheng immediately."

"Yes, my subordinate understands."

"Also, this king is thinking—"

An Qingjiang coughed heavily.

Yu Yi sighed helplessly, and then said: "This king is thinking that the enthronement can be postponed. In the face of national crisis, the change of the throne will easily lead to instability in the army. It is better to wait for the Ancheng incident to come to an end. There is no need to tell the world about the father's death. .”

An Qingjiang was taken aback for a moment, he couldn't believe that this lord could be so righteous, he managed to fight a bloody way out of several princes to get the throne, but when the situation came to an end, he offered to suspend his enthronement.

He carefully observed Yu Yi's expression, trying to judge whether he was sincere or just pretending.

"Why, An Ge always thinks something is wrong?" Yu Yi looked at him.

"I think..." An Qingjiang said after consideration, "It's really rare for His Royal Highness to have such a heart."

Yu Yi smiled and continued to discuss Ancheng with everyone.

"Liang Zerui, rectify the Ancheng garrison that Fang Zhe brought back earlier, and set off early tomorrow morning."

"Yes."

"In addition to Wang Heng, do you have—"

"I can go." Xiao Qin listened for a long time, and finally found a chance to speak out.

The house fell silent.

Yu Yi pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.

Most people in the room didn't know Xiao Qin's origin, they only knew that he was Yu Yi's "male wife" when he was the prince, and now they suddenly heard that he was willing to take the initiative to go to Ancheng to lead the troops, and all kinds of speculations suddenly started.

Perhaps it is because he knows that it is difficult for him to gain a foothold in the harem, and he wants to take this opportunity to make meritorious service, so as to enter the court.

Besides, seeing that the Second Highness didn't dislike the princess very much, and allowed him to come in and listen to such important confidential matters, maybe he would really promote him in the future.

Everyone looked at Yu Yi, waiting for his answer.

"No, your injury has not healed." After a while, Yu Yi said slowly.

An Qingjiang rolled his eyes, did this mean rejection?It seems that it is similar to the rumors, His Highness does not particularly like this princess.

"It's all right." Xiao Qin looked at him seriously, knowing that he would understand what he meant.

What should he do to stand beside Yu Yi in an upright manner, instead of waiting for him to ascend the throne in the future, he can only rely on his former "Princess" status to gain a foothold in the court.

The two looked at each other for a long while, and even Anqingjiang felt that something was wrong.

After a while, Yu Yi sighed first: "Forget it, then it's up to you."

******

The next morning.

The team heading to Ancheng lined up neatly on the outskirts of the city. Wang Heng held his knife at the head of the team and paced back and forth. When he saw Yu Yi salute awkwardly, he was embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Yu Yi nodded at him, and got on the horse - the battle situation waits for no one, even if others don't mind, it is impossible for him to take the carriage at this time.

"Your Highness." Xiao Qin, dressed in military uniform, led the horse and walked up to him, looking at him worriedly.

Yu Yi turned her head, not wanting to talk to him, she waited for a long while without hearing anything, and just about to look back, she felt a person turn up from behind, wrapping her long arms around him, and grabbed the reins.

"Go down." Yu Yi reprimanded half-truthfully.

Last night he was angry and slept in separate room with Xiao Tan, only to find out this morning that this idiot had been guarding the door of his room all night, and now he regretted it.

Why is he angry with Xiao Qin?This person walked through the gate of hell and was finally rescued, but he still got angry with him.

"Let's ride a horse," Xiao Qin said softly, resting his chin on his shoulder, "I'm worried about His Highness's health."

The corner of Yu Yi's mouth twitched, and he said after a while, "You are worried about me, so why don't I worry about you?"

"I just suffered such a serious injury, and now it doesn't stop. If something really happens, what are you going to do!?"

"Go back to the Meishan faction and ask my wife for another medicine? Or make another wish before dying!"

Yu Yi knew that the words were serious, so she shut her mouth, stared straight ahead and did not speak.

Xiao Qin was silent for a while, then said, "I..."

He didn't know what to say.

It was not easy for the two of them to get to this point, and it took two lifetimes to do it, so His Highness really shouldn't be worried about him.

But...but he really wants to have a better future with Yu Yi. If he just hides behind Yu Yi and watches him solve everything, he just stays in the mansion or the palace, and waits for His Highness to come back to have a meal with him— ——Xiao Qin didn't want to do that.

"sorry."

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Qin could only say.

It's because he is too selfish, and he is not enough to have any intentions, and he wants more in vain.

"No," Yu Yi sighed and shook her head, "I am sorry for you."

Detaining you in the mansion, and later in the palace, will make you have to encounter danger several times.

"Nothing will happen, I promise." Xiao Qin said in a deep voice, trying to coax him.

Yu Yi turned her head slightly and glanced at him.

"It's better to be fine, otherwise An Qingjiang will have to find someone to be the emperor again!"

Xiao Qin froze for a moment, then tightened his arms suddenly.

"Your Highness, don't talk nonsense!"

"Xiao Qin, this king is serious." Xiao Qin's band was too tight, and Yu Yi struggled to turn half of her body and stared at him.

Xiao Tan opened his mouth, and hugged him helplessly for a while, "Trust me."

"Okay." Yu Yi leaned against him and closed her eyes to hide the fragility in her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, he straightened up and patted Xiao Tan's hand holding the rein.

"Set off."

"Yes!" The crowd shouted loudly.

Yu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, her morale was still high.

……

Arriving in Ancheng was the night of the second day, and the crowd traveled all the way, hardly stopping.

Xiao Qin picked up the water bottle and handed it to Yu Yi. After Yu Yi finished drinking, he took it back and raised his head to take a few big gulps.

"That's the person who came to meet us." Xiao Tan held the rein and looked at the people waiting at the gate of the city.

"Looks like he just got off the battlefield." Yu Yi squinted her eyes, her voice was exhausted, and she could barely sit up straight with Xiao Tan's strength.After driving non-stop for two days, he really felt a little uncomfortable, but with so many eyes looking at him, and Ancheng's soldiers were ahead, he must not fall down at this time.

Yu Yi took a deep breath and motioned Xiao Qin to step forward.

"But the adults from the capital?" The general standing at the gate of the city stepped forward, the young man's voice was powerful but tired.

Wang Heng glanced at Yu Yi, took a step forward and said, "This is... His Royal Highness the Second Prince, who is here to fight with you by order of the Holy One."

Li Yanting looked at the mighty army behind Yu Yi, looked at Yu Yi again, and simply lifted his clothes and knelt down, "Minister Li Yanting, see Your Highness!"

"General Li please stand up."

Xiao Qin got off the horse and reached out to catch Yu Yi who jumped off.

"Be careful," he whispered.

Yu Yi patted his hand and looked at Li Yanting.

The latter looked at Wang Heng a few times, wiped the blood off his face, and grinned, "It's not too late, Your Highness, let's go to the city right away?"

*****

Yu Yi knew that the situation in Ancheng was bad, but she didn't expect it to be this bad.

"I was General Fu's adjutant. The general died a few days ago." Thinking of the situation that day, Li Yanting gritted his teeth and tried to be calm when talking to Yu Yi.

"Beiqi once entered the city, burning, killing, looting and doing all kinds of crimes. After that day, the people in the city fled to death. In addition, most of the young and middle-aged people were forced to join the army by the third prince who came earlier. They have never practiced martial arts. Without weapons, you can’t beat others on the battlefield, and you will die within a few days.”

"Nowadays, there are basically only old and weak women and children left in the city."

Li Yanting led the crowd to the Prince's Mansion where Yu Shu lived before, introducing the situation as he walked.

"How many weapons can the soldiers have?" Yu Yi asked after thinking about it.

"Not many, but there are still a few blacksmiths in the city who can make some cold weapons, but it's just a drop in the bucket."

Yu Yi waved her hand, "It's okay, just let them do their best. The king brought the firecrackers that exist in the capital with his army, and some explosives. He brought a batch of cold weapons, which should be able to deal with the enemy in the next few days. "

"Going to take the initiative to attack tomorrow?" Li Yanting was a little surprised, the adults who came before had to "rest" for a few days.

"No," Yu Yi raised her head slightly, and she could vaguely see the city wall facing the north, "Yesterday and today, the people of Northern Xinjiang chose to attack, and judging by Master Li's expression, I am afraid that the battle situation is not in our favor. If so, they will definitely come tomorrow .”

Yu Yi turned her head to look at Li Yanting: "Let's go, I don't know how to deploy troops, so I would like to ask Lord Li for advice."

Li Yanting was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness... please."

……

late at night.

After discussing the arrangements for tomorrow, Yu Yi asked everyone to rest earlier. At this moment, only he and Xiao Qin were left in the bedroom. The latter stood in front of the bed, allowing Yu Yi to look at his injuries.

"It seems to be all right." Yu Yi stroked the mottled blood scab with her fingers.

Xiao Tan smiled, put down the hem of his clothes, went to bed and hugged him.

"Go to sleep."

"Ah."

Yu Yi closed her eyes, her mind was in a mess.