Noble First Daughter-in-law

One day later, the emperor of the Dasheng Dynasty came to Tongguan in person.

Whether he was fighting on the battlefield in his youth, following Chu Yangdong to Luoyang, or entering the Pass and taking Chang'an City, this was Yu Wenyuan's countless times passing through Tongguan, but this time the pass no longer existed in his eyes. It was narrow and long, and the mountains were no longer dangerous and towering. Even when he arrived at Tongguan City, he saw that the place was decorated with lights and colorful flags, making it very lively.

It was the general who arranged the arrangements after receiving the decree to welcome the Holy Emperor.

It's just that such excitement appears to be inexplicably funny in such mountains and mountains.

In the past, Yu Wenyuan would have only asked Chu Zhengfei to do less useless work, but this time, he was really happy in his heart. He just said to him lightly, "It's too wasteful" and gave up. However, the Tongguan Guardsman was on the same day. All were rewarded.

The imperial driver rested in Tongguan for one night, and then left Tongguan the next day and arrived at Longmen Ferry.

However, because it was close to the Yellow River and the tidal flats were dangerous, the emperor's chariot finally stayed on a flat grassland with mountains behind and water at some distance from the ferry. After setting up camp, Yu Wenyuan sat in the royal tent, with a wide table A piece of soft satin was spread out on the table, which was the map attached to the secret report he had received at the Mid-Autumn Night Banquet.

Half a map.

On it, every mountain road, every river, every checkpoint outside Luoyang City is clearly outlined, and even several heavily guarded locations are marked.

Yu Wenyuan looked at the checkpoints one after another and the paths one after another, as if his army had followed his gaze through these difficult roads and approached Luoyang step by step. He knew very well that Taiyuan was already the land of Longxing in his hands, and the two states of Song and Xu had fallen into the hands of Shen Tutai, and Liang Shide's backup, Xiao Yuansui's Wanggang Village, had long been frightened by his second son Yu Wenye single-handedly. It was torn apart.

In other words, if the complete map is obtained, Dasheng's soldiers can smoothly march eastward, and if the army joins forces to capture the Eastern Capital, he will completely capture the entire north!

"well!"

Yu Wenyuan stroked his beard and laughed.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and the guard hurriedly asked. Yu Wenyuan subconsciously picked up a document at hand and tried to block it on the map. Suddenly he heard the gentle and low voice of the prince, and he immediately said: "Are you guilty? Come in."

Upon hearing this, the guards outside hurriedly reached out to lift the curtain, and Prince Yu Wenzuo walked in from the outside.

He was wearing a night-purple robe, a jade crown tied up his hair, and a jade-colored belt around his waist. Although he was not very strong and strong, he was still graceful and elegant. The wind, as clear as clouds, is not only much more heroic, but also much more reliable.

He leaned down and kowtowed: "Greetings to my father."

Seeing him, the smile in Yu Wenyuan's eyes deepened. He put down the document that was originally intended to block the map on the table and said with a smile: "Why are you here? What's the matter?"

Yu Wenzhen hesitated for a while and said, "My son, I'm just worried about my father."

"Oh?"

Yu Wenyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, but he was not too surprised. He only looked up at his eldest son, who is now the crown prince who is the foundation of the entire Dasheng Dynasty, and smiled lightly as if he understood everything: "What are you worried about? "

Yuwen said with suspicion: "My father is driving out of Tongguan, but there are no more than ten thousand soldiers accompanying him. This is not in line with etiquette. What's more, I saw someone preparing a boat at the ferry. Could it be that my father is preparing to board the boat to cross the river?"

Yu Wenyuan said calmly: "If necessary, I will."

Yuwen's expression changed: "Father!"

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Wenyuan had already waved his hand with a smile and said: "It seems that you have been worried about this all the way, right?"

Yu Wenzhen said: "My father's safety is always on my mind."

Hearing this, Yu Wenyuan's usually fierce and majestic face showed a gentle smile, but he seemed not used to showing this attitude too obviously, so he just sighed and smiled: "You, It’s just that you are too preoccupied and worry too much about doing things. This is your advantage and your disadvantage.”

"..."

"But I don't blame you for worrying about what happened this time."

"..."

"I guess that not only you, but also your subordinates and the ministers in the court are very surprised. For a little Fan Chengen, I personally went to the Yellow River ferry to greet him. It is too grand, isn't it?"

"so,"

Yu Wenzhen raised his head and looked at him, his eyes flickering slightly: "Besides Fan Chengen, does my father have other reasons?"

"of course."

"That is--"

“Because besides this ‘grace’, there is another ‘grace’.”

Having said this, Yu Wenyuan smiled, took away the paperwork that was half covered on the map, and waved to Yu Wenzhen with a smile: "Come and see."

Yuwen Sui hurriedly stepped forward, looked down, and his expression suddenly changed: "This is -"

Although this was the first time he saw this half of the map, after all, he had traveled to the Central Plains before, and happened to be traveling near Luoyang and Yanyue City. He was familiar with the topography there, so he immediately recognized it. Topographic map near Luoyang.

"Luoyang topographic map?"

"good,"

Seeing that he could be identified at a glance, Yu Wenyuan nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Moreover, it is not an ordinary terrain map, it is the current layout map of Liang Shide's troops stationed near Luoyang."

"What!?"

"It's a pity, there's only half of it."

"..."   Yu Wenzhen's face showed a look of disbelief. After thinking about it again, his brows gradually furrowed and he said: "What my father just said, the other 'en' refers to -"

"Jiang Chong'en. Empress Dowager Jiang - her cousin, who was also the one who stayed in Dongdu when Chu Yang went south to Jiangdu Palace."

"he?"

Yu Wenzhen understood immediately: "Did he send the secret report from Tongguan before? Did he dedicate this half of the Luoyang garrison map to my father? Is he going to take refuge with my father and me, Dasheng?"

"good,"

Yu Wenyuan said: "However, this person is as timid as a mouse. After knowing that I took the job and replaced him, he was also worried that I would be disadvantageous to him, so he only offered half of the map to find out my attitude."

"..."

"Since this is the case, then I will show my own attitude."

Yuwen Sui thought for a while and said: "Then, after the Zhongqiu Night Banquet, my father never brought this matter to the table because -"

Yu Wenyuan said: "He wants to test me, but I may not completely believe him."

"..."

"After all, half a map can't represent everything. So these days, I have been sending spies to the Central Plains just to find out the news around Luoyang. Although stealing from the master cannot be done regularly, if he has not taken any action, I will also Doubt his intentions.”

"..."

"But this time, I didn't believe him until he led his troops here."

Having said this, Yu Wenyuan smiled and said: "Now do you think it is worth it for my chariot to come to Longmen Ferry in person?"

"..."

"If I can get the other half of the map in Jiang Chongen's hand, then I can fully grasp Liang Shide's deployment of troops around Luoyang. We must know that on the battlefield, if we know ourselves and the enemy, we will be able to fight without danger. At that time, if we send troops eastward to Luoyang, not only will we be able to The chance of victory is much greater, and more importantly, our soldiers can be preserved.”

At this point, he sighed softly: "We were born in troubled times. Soldiers fought for years to conquer the country for me, but their lives are not like ants."

"..."

"In this land, every person is worth ten thousand gold."

"..."

"I want to save my life for them!"

Hearing these words, Yu Wenxian, who had been frowning and deep in thought, was slightly shocked. When he looked up at Yu Wenyuan again, a look of surprise appeared on his face. Yu Wenyuan smiled and said: "Why, do you think that your father is a foolish king who only knows how to fight and kill, and regards human life as nothing?"

Yu Wenzhen hurriedly knelt down and said, "I don't dare!"

Yu Wenyuan smiled and said: "Get up, I'm just joking with you."

As he said that, he lowered his head and looked at the map on the desk. Starting from Longmen Crossing in the east, all the way to Hulao Pass, the troops were divided into formations. Although it was not detailed, it was important for the people leading the army, especially him. For the second son who is good at fighting, this half map is already enough help!

but--

While he was meditating, he slowly stood up, and Yuwen Sui, who was staring at the half of the map, also fell into deep thought.

He thought of Yu Mingyue's strange silence these days, including when facing Yu Wenyuan's seemingly "absurd" behavior this time. No matter how he questioned her, she didn't say a word and only made people around her panic. Yu Wen couldn't bear it. He couldn't help but murmured: "Then why did she..."

Yu Wenyuan said: "What are you talking about?"

"No, it's nothing."

Yu Wen shook his head to cover up his confusion, then raised his head and said, "I don't know when my father plans to leave for the ferry."

Yu Wenyuan thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait a little longer. It won't be too late to set off after the two 'en' men and horses have reached the other side and seen their flags."

Yu Wenzhen said: "Yes. Then I will leave first."

After saying that, he was about to leave, but as soon as he turned around, he heard Yu Wenyuan ask: "By the way, has King Qin arrived?"

At the mention of Yu Wenye, Yu Wenzhen's steps suddenly stopped, and when he turned around, there was a solemn and complicated look on his face. He shook his head gently: "I haven't received any news from my second brother until now."

"not yet?"

Yu Wenyuan frowned slightly, stood up, walked to the door and opened the tent. Immediately, a vaporous wind rushed towards him, and suddenly filled the entire king's tent. He and Yu Wenyuan's clothes were flying. .

Yu Wenyuan narrowed his eyes and looked at the soldiers and attendants who were still rushing around to set up camp. Although they were busy, they were also orderly. Outside the big tent, they were facing the long road that led to the distance when they came. , at this moment, the road is empty, only the dazzling tree shadows swept by the wind.

Yu Wenyuan couldn't help but sigh deeply: "It's been three days, why hasn't he caught up yet?"

"..."

"Did something happen to Chang'an?"