That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 836

For many old people who have experienced ten years of competition, there is no doubt that the world today will be in chaos, and the wars are mainly concentrated in three places, the northwest, the front line of the north, and the south of the Yangtze River.

Among them, in the Jiangnan battlefield, Yu Kuang's Jiangnan rear army stuck to Dongting for [-] miles, and Xiao Jin and Wei's army had not attacked for a long time. The two fell into a stalemate. Under Shanhai City, but he did not attack the city for a long time. Zao Wou-ki, who was firmly guarding Shanhai City, had no intention of attacking at all, and the two were at a stalemate.

Han Xuan and the others who were trapped in the imperial capital knew that Xiao Zhinan and the others who were rushing to the imperial capital also knew that Xiao Jin and Mutang were waiting until the change of the imperial capital had a definite result. Fewer troops took the front lines of Jiangnan and Beidi, even without bloodshed.

Only the northwest battlefield is completely different from these two places.

There are two reasons. First, no matter what, the Northeast and the Kingdom of Wei belong to the Central Plains, and although the grassland was briefly conquered by Emperor Xiao Yu, the great ancestor of the Qi Dynasty, they are still not my race.The second reason is even more important. Today's grassland is suffering from white disasters, which is a matter of life and death for the whole family, so this battle is a battle of life and death, so the battlefield in the northwest is extremely tragic, with every inch of mountains and rivers being bloody.

After Zhang Wubing came to the battlefield in person, he finally managed to stabilize the situation and guard Lin Mian. However, the grassland army was not injured, and they still stared at Lin Mian.

Generally speaking, the war is still under the control of the imperial court, but the current imperial court is no longer under the control. At this time, there is a news from the imperial court that His Majesty Xiao Bai has died in Huang Huangtian because of his disrespect to God, which caused the wrath of the heavens. Under the punishment, the governor Wei Jin died of illness, and the chief assistant Han Xuan was sent to prison for misconduct.After a collegial meeting of the ministers, Yan Wang Xiaoli served as the regent, and the prime minister had military and political power to train the government.Fu Zhongtian served as the chief assistant of the cabinet and the prime minister for government affairs, and Wei Wuji served as the governor and prime minister for military affairs.

The world was shaken.

After this incident, the long-standing stalemate between Huzhou and Beidi reignited the front line of war. The mighty Wei State navy went upstream along the river and began to launch a second attack on the Jiangnan navy stationed in Dongting, [-] miles away.

At the same time, after Zhao Wuji insisted on refusing to obey the emperor's imperial court's order to withdraw troops, the northeastern army on the front line of the northern land also began to aggressively attack the city.

The general trend of the world, which seemed to be calming down at first, became fierce in an instant, like hot water about to boil.

At this time, the team of Xiao Zhinan and others arrived at Bohai Mansion, Zhili Prefecture.

After the incident was reported back to the imperial capital, the regent Xiao Li summoned Fu Zhongtian and Wei Wuji, who had already become the heads of civil and military officials, to discuss how to welcome Emperor Taizong Wen's coffin.

Rather than talking about it, it was actually based on Fu Zhongtian's intentions.Xiao Li came from Xiao Shen's lineage, now that Xiao Shen is not seriously injured, Xiao Shen lacks confidence, so naturally he dare not have too many objections, and Wei Wuji's situation is even more special, he can be regarded as a "subdued general and subdued minister", let alone someone who disobeys Fu Zhongtian mean.

Today's Fu Zhongtian can be said to live up to his name, he is at the height of his power, the imperial court seems to be respected by King Yan Xiaoli, the regent, but in fact Fu Zhongtian controls the government, just like Xiao Lie, the great prime minister in the last years of the Zheng Dynasty, named Ge Kui, but in fact he is the regent.

Because of the catastrophe, the Ganquan Palace was seriously damaged, and the Feishuang Palace was temporarily opened as a meeting place. At this time, in the Feishuang Palace, Xiao Li sat on the throne, and Fu Zhongtian and Wei Wuji lived separately.

Xiao Li looked worried, "Xiao Zhinan is coming back. Although she is a woman, she is the real royal family according to reason, and the royal seal of the imperial court is still in her hands. When she returns to the imperial capital, those civil and military officials who have just been suppressed by Fu Ge are afraid that there will be another change, I don't know what Fu Ge and Wei Shuai mean?"

Fu Zhongtian said calmly: "Although Xiao Zhinan is a girl, she is better than Xiao Bai in terms of strategy. Xiao Xuan said more than once when he was alive that if she was a man, he would make her the crown prince. Looking at it now , Zhang Baisui, Xie Suqing, and Xu Beiyou are all people who support her, and indeed Her Royal Highness should not be underestimated."

Xiao Li's gaze turned to Wei Wuji.

Wei Wuji echoed softly: "What Fu Ge said is true."

Xiao Li leaned back on the back of the chair and asked: "According to the opinions of the two of you, should she be allowed to enter the city?"

Wei Wuji remained silent.

Fu Zhongtian said calmly: "Your Highness, don't worry, Xiao Zhinan is a woman after all, since ancient times there is no reason for women to inherit the great line, but the current situation in the imperial capital is unclear, so according to my opinion, it is better not to let them enter the city for the time being. "

Xiao Li was silent for a moment, and asked, "Who should I let?"

Fu Zhongtian said: "The newly appointed Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Zhou Tong, will personally 'go out' to invite Her Royal Highness to rest in the Longevity Palace outside the city, and the coffin of Emperor Taizong Wen will also be temporarily parked in it. After all, there is already a large Emperor Xing, if there is another Emperor Daxing, wouldn't there be chaos?"

Xiao Li nodded after thinking for a while and said, "What Fu Ge said is true."

Then he looked at Wei Wuji and asked, "What do you think of Wei Shuai?"

Wei Wuji had no joy or sorrow on his face, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, he just said indifferently: "What Mr. Fu Ge said is the words of an old man seeking the country."

Xiao Li nodded and said: "Then everything will be done according to what Elder Fu Ge said, and the cabinet will draw up a proposal to order Princess Qiyang Xiao Zhinan to temporarily rest in the Longevity Palace, and then send it to the Supervisor of Rituals for approval, and the king will use it as a seal."

Fu Zhongtian stood up and said, "That's it."

Zhili Prefecture, Bohai Prefecture.

Xu Beiyou, who came from Yujian, caught up with Xiao Zhinan and the others. After nearly ten days of parting, the husband and wife reunited again.

Although Xiao Zhinan tried his best to cover it up, Xu Beiyou still saw many unusual meanings.

When the husband and wife were alone for a while, Xu Beiyou stretched out his hand to gently caress his wife's face, and asked softly, "Have you cried?"

Xiao Zhinan gave a low hum, lowered his eyes, and the tears in the corners of his eyes couldn't be stopped.

She just shed tears, but didn't cry out.

In front of outsiders, she was Her Royal Highness the princess who was calm in every major event, even after hearing the news of Xiao Bai's death, she just calmly said, I got it.

But for Xiao Zhinan, who has been very attached to his brother and sister since childhood, how important are these three words?
No matter how annoyed she was at Xiao Bai's insistence on going his own way, brother and sister are still brothers and sisters after all, and the relationship between brother and sister for many years cannot be faked.In particular, her father and mother passed away one after another in just half a year, and her elder brother who loved her the most since she was a child also died unexpectedly. The blow was even greater than Xu Beiyou who had no parents or brothers since he was a child.

Why doesn't she want to cry?
However, when the country's affairs were difficult, her parents and elder brothers left one after another, and she was the only one left in the Xiao family's royal family. The entrustment of her father before his death was still in my ears, and the imperial seal that symbolized the orthodoxy of the country was in her bosom, as if The burden of the whole Daqi is on her, a weak woman.

How can she be?
When she saw her husband, she finally stopped trying to hide it, and lay down in Xu Beiyou's arms with a sigh of relief.

Xu Beiyou stretched out his hand to caress her back, but said nothing.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Zhinan, with tears all over his face, fell into Xu Beiyou's arms and gradually fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Beiyou maintained a motionless posture, looked towards the direction of the imperial capital, and said softly: "Zhinan, we will take back this enmity."

"The hatred of the country, the hatred of the family, the new hatred and the old hatred, will be brought back."

His eyes were determined, "Nothing less."

(End of this chapter)