Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

This year's winter came very early, but it was only October, and the northern border began to snow.Looking from the top of the city tower, you can see that Cangshan Mountain is covered with snow, and everything is wrapped in silver, which looks a little cute in the cold.

At this time, there was a fierce sound of horseshoes in the white snow in the distance, and within a moment, a team of more than a hundred people came on horseback.

The soldiers guarding the city gate saw it and quickly moved the switch.

King Jing'an stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the young man in charge, he was quite relieved: "I didn't expect Yan Zhi to come back so soon, it seems that the group of horse thieves is not enough for him to squeeze his teeth."

The lieutenant beside him smiled and said, "The major general is young and promising. When you were away, he was the one who led the brothers to train."

"Yanzhi has a stable temper. Among the three children in my family, he is the oldest!"

This side said, the team had already entered the city, the young man named Yan Zhi got off his horse, shook off the wind and snow on his shoulders, and strode up the tower.Walking in front of Pei Jun, he cupped his fists and said, "Father, the boy has fulfilled his mission and killed all the horse thieves who attacked Xining."

Pei Jun suppressed his smile, gave him a little help, and said, "Well, I received a report this morning that there were also horse thieves in the northern part of Tongzhou. It is said that several villages have been ransacked by horse thieves and many people died. Seeing the heavy snow It's approaching, but the food has not been delivered yet, I'm worried that those horse thieves are eyeing that batch of food and grass. How about this, you order [-] soldiers, and set off for Tongzhou to meet them soon, so as not to cause any trouble."

Pei Yan cupped his hands: "Yes, father!" After finishing speaking, he turned and went down the tower.

The sky started to snow again.

Pei Jun looked up, and saw the gray sky towering high above his head, the bleak thin clouds flowing with the wind, and the fine snowflakes swirling down, which quickly blurred people's vision.

Such a gloomy gray inexplicably makes people feel flustered. Are they worried that there will be a blizzard in the future, or are they afraid that this blizzard will crush people to death?
He couldn't tell.

Seeing him in a daze, the deputy general couldn't help asking: "General, what's wrong with you?"

Pei Jun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he muttered to himself, "Isn't it too little for him to bring 500 people to Tongzhou?"

The lieutenant general listened, and smiled indifferently: "You, I just worry too much! The major general grew up in the barracks, and when he was 14 years old, he went into battle with you to kill the enemy. What can a few horse thieves do to him? General, you don't need more Think about it, if you are really worried, send 200 more people!"

"Forget it," Pei Jun waved his hand, "Although Yanzhi is my son, but there is no father and son in the army, I can't make an exception for him, let him go."

Too many things have happened in Tongzhou recently, but the batch of grain and grass got stuck there again, so people had to be sent to help.

There are frequent changes at the border, and the prairie tribe is making a lot of trouble in Gong City. If there is heavy snow again, the situation will only become more critical.Now I just hope that everything will be fine and we can get through this winter smoothly.
At night, the wind and snow in the northern region became more and more violent, and the banner with the word "Yan" fluttered in the cold wind. This was the team escorting food and grass.

The soldiers set up tents, lit a fire, and gathered together to keep warm, talking about things like "it's too cold today" or "when will we get to Liangzhou".

In a place that no one knows, a black shadow is quietly approaching.

The people who were talking and laughing didn't notice the abnormality outside at all, they raised their wine glasses and laughed wantonly, but at this moment, a sharp arrow pierced through the wind and snow, and shot straight into the forehead of the senior official with a fierce killing intent. Suddenly I lost my breath.

"There are assassins!" There was a shout from the crowd.

In an instant, the light of the knife rushed in with the wind and snow, blinking in the eyes of the people for a moment, the knife fell in the hand, the blood stained the white snow red, and the fight finally kicked off in the howling snowy night.
At dawn, this magnificent city was still immersed in silence, and the officials who walked to court against the cold wind shrank their necks and moved forward slowly and with difficulty.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of horses trampling on the other side of the long street, and everyone stopped to watch.

The man held the military newspaper in his hand and shouted loudly: "Hurry up at eight hundred miles! Get out of the way, get out of the way—"

The expressions of the officials all changed, and they hurried to the palace at a faster pace.

It wasn't until morning that everyone realized that the day was about to change.
The grain and grass sent to Liangzhou were robbed in Tongzhou, and all the officials in charge of escorting died tragically.In addition, the northern part of Tongzhou was attacked by horse thieves, and other prairie tribes took the opportunity to riot, burning, killing, and looting. In just one day, five villages had been slaughtered.

After hearing this, Fu Xiuyun was furious, a fishy sweetness welled up in his throat, and his body was a little unsteady.

Manager Li supported him, as if he was about to cry: "Your Majesty calm down, you have to take care of the dragon body!"

Fu Xiuyun brushed his hand away, glanced coldly at the officials below, and forced himself to give an order, ordering Ji Youhuai to take people to Tongzhou for support immediately.

After only making this decree, he couldn't bear it any longer, spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, and almost fell down the steps.Everyone was startled, and hurriedly carried him into the side hall, and hurriedly invited the imperial physician, the entire Fengtian Hall was in a mess in an instant.

Fu Xiuyun's fall made the already serious situation even more tense.

When Cai Yuan walked out of the palace, the sky had completely darkened.

Just as he was about to get into the carriage, he suddenly turned his head and glanced at the palace shrouded in clouds, and an unknown light flashed in his eyes.

"Father, what are you looking at?" Cai Qi followed his gaze and found nothing special.

"It's nothing, I just remembered the scene when I first stepped into this imperial city." He seemed to be caught in some kind of memory, his eyes became confused, "The golden glazed tiles are shining in the sun, and the majestic The palace wall blocked the grassland in the north. At that time, I was thinking that for the next many years, I would probably struggle alone in this mud. Fortunately, all this is not endless, and now I finally see At the end, the vast grassland seems to be more lush."

Cai Qi looked at him inexplicably, secretly guessing the deep meaning of these words.

At the end, Cai Yuan let out a long sigh: "Let's do it as soon as possible, I don't want to wait any longer."

Cai Qi understood: "Yes, father."

Not long after, the northern border was hit by a blizzard, and the mountains were blocked by heavy snow. Before Ji Youhuai arrived with his people, the news of the mutiny in the same state came first.

Guo Xiao, the captain of the same state, colluded with foreign thieves, killed Zhang Yuanliang, the prefect, and hung his head on the tower for three days. In addition, Pei Yanzhi, the eldest son of King Jing'an, and his subordinates were all killed in the war.

As soon as this news came out, the government and the public were shocked. No one thought that a small captain would dare to launch a mutiny!

The ministers went to the palace overnight to face the saints, and stayed in the Yizheng Hall for a whole night, and only left the palace one after another until it was dawn.