After the rebirth, the queen took the Meiqiang tragedy script

Chapter 215 Civil strife

"Lu Yanchen? I remember that he has just been promoted to the rank of general, but he only leads the Fei Lei Army of 3,000 people. The entire western defense line is suddenly handed over to him, and he is also asked to be the commander of 20,000 people. He Qing attaches great importance to it. him?"

Ye Qinghuai's tone revealed surprise and resistance.

She never expected that He Qingchang would recommend Lu Yanchen. Logically speaking, even if the candidate he recommended was not from Gu Shihai in the capital, he should be from Yunzhou Xu Ye, and it would not be Lu Yanchen's turn.

And her subconscious resistance came from the fear hidden in her heart.

"Your Majesty, although Lu Yanchen has not been in the army for a short time, he has outstanding martial arts skills, especially the art of arching and horsemanship. Moreover, this person is familiar with the art of war, strategy, and the way to lead troops. I think he has the talent of a general and can be reused."

It was rare for He Qingchang to praise someone so unsparingly, which showed that he really admired Lu Yanchen. However, his praise not only failed to dispel the emperor's doubts, but instead made Ye Qinghuai's brows frown even tighter.

She never thought about training Lu Yanchen into a world-famous general who would conquer the world for her.

It wasn't because she questioned Lu Yanchen's military capabilities. On the contrary, she knew better than anyone how good Lu Yanchen was at leading troops in battle.

That is the man who can lead two hundred thousand rebels to attack the imperial city.

Ye Qinghuai hesitated for a while and asked, "Besides Lu Yanchen, are there any suitable candidates?"

He Qingchang pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the Hanhai area is mostly grassland, and Xirong is good at herding horses and has high mobility. If our army wants to quickly quell the war in a short time, it must send a strong cavalry." Lu Yanchen is not only the best in the army in archery and horse riding, but he is also from Yunzhou and is familiar with the local environment and language. I think there is no one more suitable than him. "

Ye Qinghuai let out a long sigh, crossed her arms, lowered her head, and looked very solemn.

"He Qing, is Beidi's military advisor still Tuge?"

He Qingchang was stunned for a moment, wondering why Ye Qinghuai suddenly asked this, but he quickly answered: "Yes."

"What's his status in the Beidi Army now?" Ye Qinghuai asked again.

"He has a high prestige in the army. The second prince of Beidi, Luo Di, trusts him very much. It can be said that he is the de facto commander-in-chief of the entire Beidi army."

According to Ye Qinghuai's request, Eagle Guard has been secretly investigating Tuge's past and movements. What He Qingchang said is almost the same as what Eagle Guard reported. Tuge is now a very important figure in Beidi.

"Do you think Lu Yanchen and Tuge have met before?"

This inexplicable question made He Qingchang, who was always calm, have surprise and confusion written directly on his face.

He thought for a while and said: "I think there should be no such thing. It is said that Tuge has always been stationed in the main tent of the Chinese army and never appeared on the front line. Except for a few spies, no one in our army should have seen him."

Ye Qinghuai nodded, and He Qingchang felt that the emperor seemed relieved.

Sure enough, Ye Qinghuai quickly came to a conclusion: "He Qing, I believe in your judgment. Since you said that the Western Army must have Lu Yanchen, then Lu Yanchen will be the one. However, he has never commanded an army, even a deputy general. He has never done it before, and he is from Taiqing Pavilion. It is difficult to convince the crowd by giving him so many people. So, let him go to deal with Xirong. Doesn't Xirong only have a few thousand cavalry? Then give him so many people. If he is really worthy of reuse, give him more people."

He Qingchang hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say much. He just said: "Wei Chen accepts the order."

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the cabinet will prepare the budget for the coming year. There are many things going on in Beijing during this period, so don't go out any more. With Xu Ye on the front line, nothing will happen for a while." He Qingchang received the order.
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When Shen Guiyi saw Ye Qinghuai, the moon was already in the sky.

Ye Qinghuai leaned against the desk, with her back to the palace door, looking thoughtfully at the map on the wall.

Li Baoquan entered the room to replace the stove with new charcoal. Seeing Ye Qinghuai still staring at the map, he walked to Ye Qinghuai, handed her a hand stove, and reminded her softly: "Your Majesty, Miss Shen is here. ”

Ye Qinghuai took the hand stove, nodded to him, and said, "You should rest first, and let Aunt Fanghua come later."

Li Baoquan responded and exited the room.

After closing the door, Ye Qinghuai smiled at Shen Guixi and said, "Have you been waiting for a long time? Are you coming back from outside the palace?"

The emperor's voice sounded a little tired, but Shen Guixi did not say any pleasantries. She had important things to do and did not dare to delay. So she just nodded, stepped forward, took out a bamboo tube from her arms, and handed it to Ye Qinghuai.

Ye Qinghuai took out the blank paper from the bamboo tube and passed it through the developing water. The water on the paper dried in the blink of an eye, revealing densely packed characters.

It's Tao Yuan's secret report.

He reported three things.

First, no trace of the missing palace maid Ling Xue was found outside the palace.

Secondly, Gu Shihai has a secret guard under his command, and these people have been in and out of Gu's house frequently recently.

Third, civil strife broke out in the Beidi royal court. The second prince Lodi launched a coup. The old king died and the eldest prince fled.

Ye Qinghuai scanned the first two items in a hurry, but when she saw the third one, her expression changed.

There was a coup in Beidi? Is this the real reason for their withdrawal?

Ye Qinghuai looked at it carefully.

The news came from several Eagle Guard spies placed in the Beidi Army and in the city.

According to the request of the old king, the Beidi army was stationed at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, fifty miles away from the royal court. The old king heard that the second prince Luo Di had seized more than two million in silver during this battle, and asked Luo Di to bring the money and belongings to the palace. See you. Lodi refused and led troops to raid the royal court that night and launched a coup. The thousands of troops stationed in the royal court were far from being a match for Lodi's army, and the city was quickly defeated. Although Lodi has not yet come to court as a king, he already has the right to speak in the royal court.

This is what happens on the surface. Tao Yuan summarized the secret reports of several spies, reported the casualties of some important figures in the Beidi Kingdom in the coup and the current situation in the Beidi Kingdom, and explained that the incident happened five days ago, and the matter should be spread soon. open.

Tao Yuan also added some unconfirmed news.

Beidi has had frequent wars with Xirong and Yuezhi in recent years, resulting in their treasury not being full. After the news that Beidi had seized two million taels of silver from the Jing Dynasty army reached the royal court, the old king and the peace ministers in the country were all overjoyed. They agreed that since the war had benefited, they could stop and continue. There is no point in spending a lot of manpower and financial resources to fight against the great scenery. However, Lodi refused to withdraw his troops. Finally, the king issued an ultimatum. If Lodi did not retreat north to the court, he would be deprived of his status as a prince. Only then did Lodi return to the royal court.

But perhaps it was precisely because of this ultimatum that made Lodi determined to stage a coup.