Donggong Zhangjiao

No matter what everyone was thinking secretly, on the surface, the case of Concubine Wan's victim ended with the death of the Daqiu family in the cold palace.

In order to compensate Concubine Wan, Pei Yao gave many rewards, large and small, and went to accompany her to meals a few times. She also told the public that even though Concubine Wan was infertile, she still had merit in raising the Sixth Princess. Who knows? Anyone who dares to gossip will be severely punished according to palace regulations.

Part of the reason why Concubine Wan was given face like this was because of the war in the north.

Days passed by and now, after all the hard work, it was already the end of May. The army of Shangyang Kingdom was supported by Jin Wuke alone. Before Lin Chen went on the expedition, Jin Wuke was still able to command the entire army. Even though Even though he was seriously injured, he was still able to mobilize troops and strategize, relying on the natural geographical advantages of Tiemenguan to resist Da Qi's army from continuing northward.

But when Lin Chen came, he was arrogant and self-willed, and there were people around him who were arranged by Prince Ping to slander him. He originally saw the situation on the front line, and his attitude toward Jin Wuke improved somewhat, but then he was unable to lead the expedition in person. After achieving good results, he was defeated everywhere, and he became angry.

He felt that Jin Wuke was too timid to move forward and could not show his momentum. This made the morale of the Shangyang army low and everyone was lazy.

Therefore, he ignored Jin Wuke's dissuasion, decided on a military strategy, and personally led the main force of the Yang Kingdom to meet the enemy. Needless to say, he naturally returned in defeat. Not only was he defeated, he was also shot in the heart by an arrow from Huo Mingxuan.

If it weren't for the fact that in addition to the armor, he was also wearing soft gold armor underneath, he would have been killed on the spot.

In this battle, most of Shangyang Kingdom's main force was lost, and the remaining ones who escaped were all seriously injured.

Lin Chen was in a hurry, a mouthful of old blood spurted out, and his body collapsed.

He immediately ordered someone to escort him back to Beijing, and asked Jin Wuke to continue guarding Iron Gate.

But the elite troops of Shangyang Kingdom have been tortured to a great extent by him. Jin Wuke was seriously injured to begin with, and he was also hurt by anger during this period. Even if the divine soldiers descended from the sky, they could not withstand the sound of killing. Daqi army.

On the thirteenth day after Lin Chen escaped from Tiemenguan, Huo Mingxuan broke through Tiemenguan, and a generation of famous Jin family generals died under random arrows.

In fact, Huo Mingxuan admired the veteran Jin Wuke from the bottom of his heart, because he and the generals of Daqi speculated that Jin Wuke could last up to three days after taking over this mess. Unexpectedly, he lasted for a full thirteen days and fought for Lin Chen. It took so much time to escape.

However, Lin Chen couldn't escape no matter how hard he ran.

In the capital of Shangyang Kingdom, Prince Ping spread the news to the outside world when the Qi army broke through Tiemen Pass, saying that Lin Chen was a villain and a virtuous minister. He was always self-willed and killed tens of thousands of Shangyang Kingdom's elites, but he escaped on his own, leaving General Jin Wuke and the remaining soldiers to fend off the enemy with his life.

Originally, the people of Shangyang Kingdom were angry because of the successive defeats in the war, but after hearing this news, they were naturally even more excited.

In ordinary people's homes, many strong men were captured to join the army. They are all their blood relatives.

For a while, Lin Chen was like a rat crossing the street, and everyone was shouting to beat him up.

At this time, seeing that the situation was almost over, Prince Ping revealed that the first war with Daqi that year was precisely because Lin Chen, who was still the prince, did not hesitate to kill Concubine Yin in order to successfully inherit the throne. The sixth prince had collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and it was Lin Chen and the Queen Mother and their son who were responsible for the coup in the palace that year, not Concubine Yin.

As soon as the news came out, Prince Ping's followers naturally began to shout for Prince Ping to depose Lin Chen and establish himself as king.

By the time Pei Yao received the news from Daqi Kyoto, things had already developed to this point.

Prince Ping of Shangyang State proclaimed himself king, and had imprisoned the faint king Lin Chen. Prince Ping also wrote a letter of credence and sued for peace with Da Qi, promising that as long as Da Qi's army was willing to retreat beyond Tiemen Pass, Shangyang State would follow the rules. The compensation for the previous battle, plus 30%, will be paid to Da Qi.

This also means that Daqi has occupied all the cities south of Tiemenguan in Shangyang State this time, and will receive more compensation than last time.

Of course, this is a huge fortune, but Pei Yao wants much more than that.

As the saying goes, do it again and again. He has already waged war with Shangyang Kingdom twice, but he has no intention of letting him live again.

The last time I agreed to sue for peace was because I had just conquered Dabao and the treasury was not rich. But now Daqi has strong soldiers and horses, sufficient military pay, and the war has already entered summer. Even if we fight for a few more months, the autumn harvest will be harvested, and once the food comes, it will be directly Fill.

Moreover, after marching so far and capturing so many cities in the Lower Shangyang Kingdom, which one of them didn't have a few wealthy and powerful families? Just the money confiscated from their homes was enough to be used as military pay.

But it's one thing not to agree, it's another thing to try to reduce losses.

Therefore, Pei Yao still responded to Prince Ping's letter of credence, saying that the amount of compensation was not enough and that he wanted to continue talking, but it was definitely unrealistic for the two to meet, so Huo Mingxuan would negotiate on his behalf.

Prince Ping naturally agreed.

In his opinion, as long as he secures the throne and wants no wealth, even if he is given more compensation now, it will not affect him.

However, Huo Mingxuan received another secret letter from Pei Yao.

The peace talks were of course a sham, but they were just a matter of letting the army eat and drink well for a few days and then take it down in one fell swoop.

The war was over, and Pei Yao was naturally in a good mood.

The only thing that worries him now is the fifth prince's matter.

It started half a year ago, and the clues were wiped clean, so it was really difficult to investigate.

The fifth prince's physical condition is a foregone conclusion. Although Pei Yao has not given up completely and is still looking for famous doctors, he actually does not have high expectations in his heart.

Seeing this often makes me sad, so Pei Yao thought about it and came to Yuzhang Palace.

Fang Yun's belly was already swollen, which was even more obvious due to the hot weather and the thin clothes he wore.

After hearing Yuanhe's report that the emperor was here, Fang Yun slowly stood up holding Yan Wei's hand.

As soon as I walked to the door, I met Pei Yao.

"emperor."

Fang Yun curled his lips and smiled.

Pei Yao looked at the woman in front of him, his expression softened, and he led her into the house.

"It's hot and you're heavy. What's wrong with you? I heard from Hong Zheng that you like to eat hot and sour food now, so I'm worried that you might get angry."

"Perhaps it's because of the naughty little one in my belly, but my concubine's appetite is a bit more cunning than when she was pregnant with Ji'er. She always felt that there was a light taste in her mouth, so she wanted to eat something heavier, but she always asked Dr. Zeng. Yes, it’s okay to say yes.” Fang Yun said with a smile.

He raised his hand to touch his belly, and his face softened.

When she was pregnant with the fourth prince, someone plotted against her, and she was uncomfortable throughout the pregnancy. With this baby being peaceful, Fang Yun was naturally in a good mood.

Emotions are contagious.

At this time, the corners of Pei Yao's lips also curled up, and he joked, "Folks say that sour girls are spicy, but you, who loves sour and spicy food, don't even know if it's a boy or a girl."

"These are just unfounded words. Your Majesty even teased me about this. If I like sweets and salty things, what should I say?" Fang Yun also followed the joke, and finally said, "Listen It is said that the emperor went to see the fifth prince yesterday. It is not easy for me to ask these days. How is the fifth prince's recovery now? When Ji'er went to school this morning, he told me that if the fifth prince did not go to school, their brothers Four are incomplete.”