After Jiao Didi escaped from the outer room, the prince went crazy

in the palace.

His Majesty took the elixir for several days and felt that his body felt much more comfortable and he felt more and more light as when he was young.

Concubine Yang's bed also returned to its former glory.

The ministers couldn't help but think about the Taoist priest's elixir.

They have been following His Majesty for many years. Naturally, they are not young anymore. If they have a long life or return to the top, if there is such an opportunity, no one will not be tempted.

Emperors are all unconventional, let alone them. They have worked hard for decades to get to this position. It would be great if it could stay like this.

Privately, they all tried their best to get close to the Taoist priest.

But His Majesty protected him so well that they couldn't even see the Taoist priest's back.

Although Jiang Yunsong felt that this matter was a bit strange, there was absolutely no way such a magical elixir could exist in this world.

Take a closer look. Although His Majesty is now very lively, he has lost a lot of weight. His Majesty is very satisfied with this. He has gradually gained weight as he got older. Even if he deliberately controls his diet, it is not as good as when he was young. He is so casual now. It was his intention, so he didn't care.

But this time Jiang Yunsong didn't dare to talk anymore. He saw the tragedy ten years ago, and he was the one who experienced it and the one who persuaded it, but this time he didn't want to make the same mistake again.

Or maybe he saw clearly that His Majesty was no longer the same Majesty as before, and his unnecessary sacrifice was of no use at all. It was more redundant and annoying.

Late at night, a man dressed in black and wearing a cloak was riding a horse galloping fast on the mountain.

After a while, we arrived at a ruined temple. If we looked carefully, who could the man be if he wasn't Song Yanxing? Standing in front of him was Abbot Tianfa.

Abbot Tianfa looked serious and asked, "How is your Majesty?"

Song Yanxing nodded, "Your Majesty is now obsessed with Concubine Yang's body and sleeps in Concubine Yang's bedroom every day."

Hearing this, Abbot Tianfa breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Your Highness will be bedridden in a month at most. Please be prepared."

"Don't worry, Haogu is ready."

Before leaving, Abbot Tianfa handed Song Yanxing a letter and warned, "Your Highness, please go back to the palace and read it again. Your Highness has always wanted to know why this poor monk keeps helping His Highness."

……

The soldier who delivered the message rode five horses to death. It took him five days, sleepless and day and night, and finally arrived at Shangjing City. Because he had General Xie's token in his hand, he entered the palace directly without anyone to stop him and delivered the message. Passed on to His Majesty.

After the news came, everyone in the court had different expressions, and they were all worried.

The Nanman people are savage and extremely cruel. If they break Liangcheng Pass, the consequences will be disastrous.

Soon a minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please send troops to support General Xie!"

At this time, another minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you must not do it. General Xie's prestige in the army is already high. If a large number of reinforcements are sent at this time, after this battle is over, those veterans will probably become the Xie family army." a member of.”

His Majesty's expression was complicated. He felt that what the minister said was reasonable. This was also a problem that he had been worried about. Today, Xie's army already accounts for one-third of the total strength of Dongling. If it increases again.

One day General Xie will lead his troops to attack Shangjing City, and the dragon chair under his body will no longer be safe. "This matter will be discussed later. Let me consider it for a few more days."

His Majesty had already spoken, so naturally everyone could not say anything more, so they all knelt down and left.

After everyone left, His Majesty's expression was different from the leisurely and contented look just now. Instead, he looked deeply worried.

This southern barbarian is very ambitious and has been dormant for so many years. It must be fully confident in this massive attack.

He couldn't help but think about it in his mind. In fact, as His Majesty, he admired General Xie's talents and his talent in fighting. However, he absolutely could not let others threaten his throne, no one!

In the end he decided to wait a few days.

……

Liangchengguan.

The soldiers guarding the border had suffered numerous casualties in the past few days, but no one showed any timidity.

They are Tanglin's first line of defense, their families, and a human wall in front of the people.

They knew in their hearts that if they fell, Dongling would be in danger.

It's not that they are boasting, but they really feel that except for their General Xie, there is no one in the court who can lead troops to fight, and no one except their Xie Jiajun can be invincible.

General Xie's eldest son was also a good general, but he died a few years ago. Other than that, no one else can resist this barbarian.

Everyone in the court has lived such a comfortable life these years that they have forgotten the anxiety caused by the war in the early years. The long peaceful days have long made them forget who is keeping this world? This barbarian is Who ran away.

Several days had passed, and General Xie had not received news of reinforcements being sent to the capital. He felt bad.

He knew that His Majesty had been guarding against him, but he had been thinking about Your Majesty in his heart. In order to reassure His Majesty, he invited himself to guard the border. However, he did not expect that at this time of life and death, he would actually disregard the safety of the soldiers for the sake of the dragon chair. , regardless of the safety of the people in Liangchengguan!

General Xie felt extremely chilled, but he must not let the soldiers know about this. The most taboo thing in the battle between the two armies was losing military morale. If the military morale was unstable, it would be defeated without a fight.

How heartbroken they would be if they knew that His Majesty, whom they fought desperately to protect at the front, had abandoned them and ignored them!

"The reinforcements sent by His Majesty will arrive soon. Everyone must guard Liangcheng Pass and wait for the arrival of reinforcements!"

As soon as these words came out, it turned out to be useful. The soldiers rushed to the front one by one as if they had been given blood. The city tower itself was already in danger, but because of these few words, Liangcheng Pass was defended!

Once again they held on!

General Xie couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. The Southern Barbarians were also seriously injured this time. They would definitely rest for a few days before attacking the city. Taking advantage of this breathing gap, he still needed to give His Majesty a few more words of comfort.

It didn't matter what he did to the Xie family, but he couldn't just watch the soldiers following him, and the people in Dongling behind him being bullied by this barbarian!

General Li pushed General Xie into the commander's camp in his wheelchair, and he began to write a memorial to His Majesty, requesting troops for support.

General Li didn't say a word from beginning to end. He had been with General Xie for many years. He knew how much His Majesty was afraid of General Xie, so he knew from the beginning that the reinforcements this time would not be like this. Reinforcements came easily.

He couldn't bear to look away and no longer read the contents of the memorial.

Your Majesty is confused!