The Mystery of Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 10
Yun'an County Lord's Mansion.

Liu Daoen, the head of the Armed Forces Academy, just returned to his residence.

Because the Beidi part of the Yunyan Grassland suffered a heavy snowstorm this year, countless cattle and sheep froze to death. The starving Beidi raised [-] cavalry and aggressively invaded Yunzhou, the state of Xia.

The Yunzhou Governor's Mansion, the frontier garrison regiments in the north, and the Military Equipment Academy in Kyoto were all busy, dispatching troops, raising money and food, and transferring supplies. Liu Daoen spent the whole night commanding in the center of the Military Equipment Academy, and he was busy until early in the morning.

As soon as he entered the mansion, some relatives reported to him about Liu Quan's conflict with others last night.

Of course Liu Daoen is very clear about his son's virtues, but the matter involved Yuan Pavilion and King Rong, which made Liu Daoen's wrinkles a little deeper.

Liu Daoen had a typical military temperament, he waved his fist and said, "Let the second son come to see me in the study."

Liu Quan woke up early, or basically didn't fall asleep at night, because he hadn't brought the words that Ning Zhangyuan, the son of King Rong, asked him to bring to his father.

Liu Quan trotted all the way to the study room, knocked on the door, and heard the sound of "come in" inside, hurriedly opened the door and went in.

Liu Daoen looked at his useless son, and reprimanded him: "Why did you have a conflict with someone last night?"

Liu Quan glanced at Liu Daoen cautiously, and said in a low voice: "Father, have you not returned all night? Thanks for your hard work, I'll pour you tea." After speaking, he picked up the teapot on the table and poured tea for Liu Daoen.

Liu Daoen looked at his most beloved and useless son dumbfoundedly, and swallowed all the reproaches. After all, he was still young, and he was busy with official duties and neglected to discipline him.

Liu Quan put down the teapot, looked around, and said to Liu Daoen: "Last night, His Royal Highness Prince Rong asked me to send a message to my father."

Liu Daun picked up the teacup and asked, "What message?"

Liu Quan said in a nonchalant voice: "The tiger fell into the desert!"

"Crack" Liu Daoen crushed the teacup in his hand.

In the meeting hall of Yuan Pavilion, Mu Qing looked at Chang Yun with a painful face, and sighed: "I have ordered the head of Yuan Pavilion Gancheng to send more people to find your father's whereabouts, but,"

Chang Yun couldn't listen anymore, the news of Chang Guangsheng's attack had completely broken him down.

Although the body was not found, he was very clear about the habits of Ule wolf soldiers.

They like to cut off the heads of their opponents after victory and eat them.Because Ule people believe that human vitality, wisdom and inheritance are stored in the human head, as long as they eat the head, they will become stronger.Once, a battalion of troops from the Xiji State Frontier Army was ambushed by wolf soldiers. When the reinforcements arrived, they saw only a thousand headless corpses.

Father is dead!

He was still teaching his father to be attacked by Ule wolf soldiers yesterday!
It turned out that his father had already expected it, so he let Mu Qing take him back to the capital. Thinking of this, Chang Yun burst into tears.

Mu Qing patted Chang Yun's shoulder lightly, and said slowly: "I will go to the palace to meet the Holy Majesty now, and Xiu Ze will send you back to my residence. We will discuss long-term plans when I come back."

Chang Yun didn't move, just stared blankly ahead.

Mu Qing sighed and said, "Don't jump to conclusions now, Chang Du is a veteran, it's not that easy..." Mu Qing couldn't continue.Chang Yun still didn't speak. Mu Qing knew that the young man couldn't accept the news for a while, so he could only let him calm down.After explaining a few words to Xiu Ze, the white-clothed swordsman, he boarded the carriage and headed for the palace under the escort of Xiaoqi.

Xiu Ze looked at Chang Yun in the room, his face was like an ancient well, and he stood holding his sword.

Great Xia Imperial City Taiji Gate.

Mu Qing stepped out of the carriage, straightened his clothes and walked towards the Tai Chi Gate. A person behind him happened to enter the door together with him. Mu Qing looked back and saw that the person who came was Liu Daoen, the head of the Armed Forces Institute.

Liu Daoen saw Mu Qing from a long distance away. As a representative of the military, Liu Daoen has always maintained a certain distance respect for this Yuan Pavilion master, because most of Yuan Pavilion's work has brought countless benefits to the military. Obtaining sufficient information before the battle is also one of the secrets of the Daxia army's invincibility.

Liu Daoen arched his hands and said, "Is Pavilion Master Mu also going to court today?"

Mu Qing smiled: "I don't have a place to stand in the hall. I'll wait for His Majesty to go to court before going to see him. How's the war in the north?"

Liu Daoen also said with a smile on his face: "We got information about Yuan Pavilion during the heavy snow disaster in Beidi this year, so we made preparations early. The suddenly hot cavalry couldn't get any bargain, and it is estimated that they will retreat in the middle of the month."

Suddenly Chi is the leader of the various tribes in Beidi. He has dominated the grassland for more than [-] years.

Mu Qing nodded, and said to Liu Daoen: "Dean Liu has worked hard."

Liu Daun hurriedly returned the gift.

The two were walking towards the imperial city, Mu Qing seemed to have thought of something, and asked Liu Daoen: "Is there any war on other borders?"

Liu Daoen: "Who is Pavilion Master Mu referring to?"

Mu Qing smiled: "Just ask."

The two old foxes had no more words, and parted ways in front of the Kaiyuan Hall, Liu Daoen was going to court, and Mu Qing walked to the imperial study on the side.

When Liu Daoen arrived at the Kaiyuan Hall, most of the ministers who went to court had already arrived. Civil officials were on the left, generals were on the right, and several princes were leading the way. My heart tightened, and when I looked again, King Rong had already withdrawn his gaze.

The high-pitched voice of the servant came: "The emperor is here." The officials in the hall bowed their luggage and shouted long live. When offering sacrifices to the ancestors, all officials do not need to bow down. What the emperor wants are officials, not slaves.

Emperor Xia walked slowly towards the throne in the hall. During the 18 years since he took the throne, his footsteps have always been steady, his expression has always been majestic, and his killing has always been decisive.In the 18 years since he took the throne, countless opponents fell in front of him, and countless foreigners fell in front of his army. Ever since he forced his elder brother to abdicate and his father to abdicate, he has never slacked off for a day, and the territory of Great Xia has more than doubled.

The emperor walked to the throne, sat down with a golden sword on his horse, and stared majestically at his highness and officials. The early court was just a formality. The emperor has been diligent in business since he ascended the throne. From time to time, I will go to various ministries and courts to inspect, so the early court time is very short, just to unify the understanding of the ministers.

The emperor first named Liu Daoen, obviously the nearest center was the battle in Yunzhou.

Liu Daun hurriedly stood up.

The emperor's voice was not loud, but it was extremely penetrating: "How is the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Yunzhou going?"

Liu Daoen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the two frontier garrison regiments in Yunzhou have deployed defenses on the border of Yunyan Grassland, and an armed army regiment in Qingzhou has set out yesterday to support Yunzhou. The local military equipment, money and food in Yunzhou can support the war for more than two months. Qingzhou, etc. The local people’s chariots and horses have been collected, and they can support Qingzhou at any time.” The army is the largest unit of the Daxia military, and each army has 3 to 5 people. The border states are mainly equipped with border guards, and the inland states are mainly equipped with armed forces. .

The Great Xia implemented an active defense strategy for the ethnic minorities on the border. As long as someone dared to violate the border, they would attack them head-on immediately, and even hunted down and plundered the other side's territory after the defense.However, if each state capital maintains a heavy army for a long time, the local taxation pressure will be extremely high, so each border state has an inland state as strategic support.Yunzhou's strategic support state is Qingzhou, so with the war in Yunzhou, Qingzhou is also busy.

The emperor nodded slightly: "Principal Liu has worked hard." Then he asked: "Where is the Ministry of Rites?"

The Minister of Rites came out and handed over the ceremony.

The emperor said: "The Ministry of Rites will come up with a charter as soon as possible. Once the war is over, immediately send a mission to Beidi and ask these barbarians what kind of guts they have eaten to dare to invade the border of Daxia."

The corner of the Shangshu's eyes twitched, saying yes again and again.

The emperor inspected the Kaiyuan Hall, and said loudly: "Recently, all ministries and institutes need to fully support the war in Yunzhou, and we must not slack off."

With the highest instruction, the officials knew that everything would be fine this morning. Unexpectedly, the emperor changed the subject: "Xiji, Lingnan and other states must also strengthen their guard, and don't let Ule, Tianxiong, and Nanshi drill Confucius, Liuyuan, etc. long,"

Liu Daoen had no choice but to walk out from the group of officials again.

The emperor looked brightly, and asked: "Yesterday, a group of Ule bandits crossed the border and entered the territory of Gancheng, did you know?"

Liu Daoen's mind buzzed, did the emperor get the news so soon?
(End of this chapter)