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Cui Jing's accident means that Xuance's army has no master. At this critical juncture, it is really very important.

Even though Qin Duhu was filled with grief and anger, he did not dare to hesitate at all. While sending people to check the place where Cui Jing's accident occurred, he wrote an urgent letter, divided into two letters, one was sent back to the capital, and the other was delivered to Luoyang.

When this urgent secret letter reached Luoyang, it was the second day after Xuance's army from the capital arrived in Luoyang.

This letter was sent to Li Xian, who temporarily commanded the Xuance Army.

Xuance's army was encamped outside Luoyang City. Li Xian was welcomed by the Luoyang governor and discussed with Luoyang officials in the city about defending the city.

After leaving the governor's office, Li Xian mounted his horse and, accompanied by an official, led a group of personal guards to inspect the defense of Luoyang Palace.

This was also the explanation given by the Holy Emperor before he left the capital.

He dismounted outside the inner palace gate and was greeted by palace envoys. After inspecting various places, he entered the Ziwei Palace, climbed up to a high pavilion and overlooked the entire Luoyang city.

"It is indeed Luoyang, the capital of the Central Plains, as written in the book..." A young woman wearing a lake blue cloak, whose attire and accent did not resemble the Han Chinese from the Central Plains, who was following Li Xian, exclaimed at this moment.

Li Xian stood with his hands behind his back and looked into the distance: "When the peonies bloom in the city next month, it will be the Luoyang I remember when I was young."

There was reminiscence in his tone, and the young woman couldn't help but look at him.

The man has a good appearance. Although he is in his thirties, he looks less than thirty. He has never grown a beard, has a fair face, and has a pair of very beautiful eyes. The slightly upward arc at the end of the eyes is elegant and elegant, as if Always smiling, looking gentle and affectionate.

The woman's eyes were like water, and she said softly: "The general has been homesick for a long time, and now he is finally back."

"Yes, I'm finally back after four years." Li Xian said with a hint of sigh in his tone and a slight smile in his eyes.

At this time, a guard with a sword came quickly and saluted: "General, there is a secret message from the north!"

When Li Xian took the letter, the woman bowed her head and took a few steps away.

Li Xian opened the letter and read it, his eyes were slightly shocked when he saw the content.

Cui Jing... Something happened in the middle of the journey? !

He quickly covered up the flash of shock in his eyes, but his heart could not calm down for a long time.

Something happened to Cui Jing at this time, and Xuance's army...

The sky was gloomy, and the spring breeze was still slightly chilly. Li Xian calmed down, collected his face, put away the letter, and turned to look in the direction of the army camp outside the city.

…

At noon, Li Xian led people out of the city and returned to the military camp.

Several deputy generals from Xuance's army came to see him soon and asked Li Xian about the next arrangements.

Li Xian sat cross-legged behind the sand table and said calmly: "Don't worry, the Xu family's rebel army has been blocked by heavy rain for more than seven or eight days. The army has stagnated and has not yet been able to approach Bianzhou."

There was a lot of rain on their way to Luoyang, but it rained more in the south and the roads were muddy, making it impossible for the carriages and horses to move forward. When there were violent storms, the rivers swelled rapidly and the waterways could not move rashly, so Xu Zhengye The army has been forced to stand still for nearly ten days.

In Li Xian's opinion, if it hadn't been for this heavy rain, Bianzhou would have changed at this moment.

At this time, Bianzhou is still intact, so...

He continued: "We were ordered to come here to protect Luoyang. As the situation of the war is unknown, we should wait and see first, and it is not appropriate to leave hastily, lest Luoyang be in danger of being lost."

Then he looked at the generals and said, "Besides, Governor Cui has not arrived yet. In this battle, we must obey the command of Governor Cui to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

His tone was humble and he treated Cui Jing with great respect. When the generals heard the words, they agreed and said kindly: "If General Li has instructions, please feel free to send him."

Li Xian nodded.

After several people discussed the movements of Xu's army, the generals left Li Xian's camp.

"...When will the Grand Governor arrive?"

"If you do the math, it should be two or three days at the latest."

"Then we will wait for the Governor to arrive and then discuss countermeasures. Before that, we must pay close attention to the situation in Bianzhou."

“…”

Several generals chatted in low voices for a few words, then separated and went about their business.

In Li Xian's tent, a gray-haired military advisor's eyes shook, and his voice could not be lowered: "General, are you saying... Governor Cui died on the way?!"

Li Xian nodded: "It's a letter from the Anbei Protectorate. I don't think it's wrong."

"Do you know who did this?"

"The letter states that the identities of the assassins have not yet been identified." Li Xian's eyes narrowed slightly: "But I think someone must have leaked the news that Governor Cui rushed to Luoyang."

The military advisor thought carefully for a moment, and finally focused on the matter at hand: "Since Cui Jing is dead, why didn't the general tell them clearly?"

"How can I publicize such a big event without the permission of the saint?" Li Xian said: "If this causes chaos in the morale of Xuance's army, how can I afford it?"

"Then...what's the general's plan next?" the military advisor asked carefully.

When these words were asked one after another, it seemed that there was some ambiguity about "who is the military advisor?", but this was precisely because he knew Li Xian's temperament very well.

Before he figured out Li Xian's plan, although he was a military advisor, he should speak less.

"This matter will definitely reach the ears of the saint soon, and we will wait for the saint's instructions." Li Xian said: "Before that, we will just guard Luoyang City."

"Then Bianzhou..." the military advisor whispered: "The rain has stopped. It is expected that Xu's army will take action soon."

"Bianzhou..." Li Xian smiled: "I was just ordered to guard Luoyang."

He has his responsibilities, and Bianzhou also has its responsibilities. As the line of defense in front of Luoyang, Bianzhou needs to be defended according to the holy order.

Without this rain, Bianzhou would have fulfilled its responsibilities long ago.

Although he arrived with the Xuance Army, he should not prevent Bianzhou from continuing to perform this duty.

Xu's army has more than 100,000 people. Rather than leading the army to march forward and take the initiative to fight, of course, let Bianzhou do his best and tear off a piece of Xu Zhengye's flesh first. He can be more sure of victory by waiting for work in Luoyang.

"Isn't that what happened in the southern border back then?" Li Xian's tone was very calm, as if he was mentioning a very common thing: "My father and I were ordered to guard the southern border for a whole year, and it took a whole year of foreign troops. It wasn’t until my father died, and the soldiers we brought with us were killed and injured, that Governor Cui and General Chang Kuo led Xuance’s army to go to—”

But later, after the battle was won, almost no one remembered their Korean government.

Nowadays, even if you are walking on the street and casually mention the battle of the Southern Barbarians, everyone will only say that it was the credit of Xuance Army, Cui Jing and Chang Kuo.

"My father and I could do this back then, and Bianzhou can do the same." He said: "This is for the overall situation, for the safety of Luoyang, and more importantly, for the chance of defeating the Xu family's rebel army in one fell swoop."

After a moment, the military advisor said "yes". "It's just that if anything goes wrong in Bianzhou... General Chang will be blamed. After all, it was they who let Xu Zhengye go that caused Bianzhou to suffer." Li Xian raised his hand to pick up the teapot: "But it doesn't matter, I will We will defend Luoyang. As long as Luoyang city is safe, General Chang Da will not be punished with serious crimes. "

"As for the fault that caused Bianzhou..." He slowly poured tea into the tea bowl and said, "We can only intercede with the sage, General Chang, later."

The military advisor smiled knowingly: "The general is nostalgic after all."

Li Xian picked up the tea bowl and said sincerely: "General Chang is a good man."

He added: "And his luck has always been very good... In other words, he had a rough background back then. Only because he was appreciated and used by His Royal Highness, the late Crown Prince, did he become the world-famous General Chang Da."

"This time when the general returned to the capital for the first time, he took on such an important task, which shows that the saint is highly valued..." The military advisor said: "If we win this battle, the general can also make a name for himself in this battle and show off his ambitions."

Li Xian smiled: "So, my luck is finally coming."

If Cui Jing dies, then he will be the commander of this battle. When discussing merit, no one will stand in front of him and cover up his name.

The time, place, and people are all ready, and the word "luck" has finally come to him.

"People are not always lucky." He took a sip of warm tea and said slowly, "So, I cannot allow any mistakes in this battle."

Then, let’s wait for the news from Bianzhou.

…

The sky has been gloomy for many days. As dusk approaches today, a brilliant ray of light finally appears on the horizon. It pierces through the layers of dark clouds and makes the river water, which has become turbid due to continuous rain, shine brightly.

Next to a winding and remote river that was overgrown with reeds and seemed to have no trace of human habitation, a warship was moored on the edge of the river bank.

And if you look closer, you can see that there are not just one ship, but two, ten ships...

The appearance of the hulls of these warships is concealed, and the winding areas are used as natural sight blind areas. Unless they are close to this place, it will be difficult to detect their existence.

At this moment, a young girl stood at the second-floor fence of the largest building ship, holding her hands above her eyebrows, looking at the broad main river in the distance.

However, the glow was so dazzling that Chang Sui Ning gave up the visit.

At this time, a girl also wearing indigo blue robes, with black hair tied into a ponytail, walked out of the cabin, holding a cup of hot tea, and said: "Ms. Chang, there is no need to worry, anyway, the small boat sent out to investigate is not in a hurry." We’ll be back soon. We’ll be training all day again. Let’s take a break with some tea.”

"I'm not in a hurry, I just can't take my time and just take a look." Chang Suining took the tea cup from her hand and said, "Xi'er, Azhi and the others are here to do these things, so you don't need to do it."

Yao Ran smiled: "It doesn't matter, I can't stay idle. I've been in the cabin for a long time, so I just want to come out for some air."

She rushed to the military camp on the day Chang Sui Ning left the Shouzhou camp. Chang Sui Ning didn't want her to come here, but she insisted on going with her, so she was taken along by Chang Sui Ning. .

She also tried to pick up weapons and practice with shepherd's purse and the others, but her foundation was too weak and her skin was too delicate. Her hands were covered in blood blisters on the first day. She hid them without letting Chang Suining see them for fear of being driven back. .

But she heard Chang Suining tell her that martial arts training was not a thing of the past, so it was better to use her own strengths and do some clerical errands.

Yao Ran learned very carefully.

She gets started very quickly, is very organized in what she does, and is active and willing to learn. In Chang Suining's opinion, it is rare to be thoughtful and diligent.

Chang Suining drank tea slowly, and Yao Ran looked at the dazzling glow with her, and couldn't help but whisper: "Ms. Chang, the sky is finally clear."

Chang Suining said "hmm" and turned to look at her. The girl was wearing a neat robe with a thin waist. The scar on her fair cheek was still eye-catching, but it was no longer covered by a veil.

When Yao Ran first arrived, her face was always covered with a veil, not because she cared about it, but because she was afraid of scaring others and attracting unnecessary attention.

It wasn't until two days later that shepherd's purse saw the scar in private, and immediately said "Hey!" - What do I think? These eight hundred poles can't be scary. Sister, take a look, which one of our army has this scar? No injuries on your face?

Yao Ran was stunned for a moment.

In the next two days, she paid careful attention to everyone she saw. She saw people with wounds on their faces, wounds on their hands, and a young soldier with half an ear missing.

So she took off her veil and never picked it up again.

"It's sunny. We're about to see a murder. Are you scared?" Chang Suining asked casually at this time.

Yao Ran looked at her and nodded gently: "A little nervous..."

"Don't be afraid, just hide behind us!" Shepherd's purse came up at this time, wiped the sweat on her face or the river water from the water battle, and said with a smile.

Yao Ran smiled: "Thank you very much, Sister Shepherd's Purse."

Shepherd's Purse smiled even more happily: "Don't tell me... the sister Yao called me is so nice!"

They only knew Yao Ran's surname but not his identity, so they got along very casually.

At this time, the small boat sent out to investigate turned back, and the two soldiers jumped on the deck of a large ship and reported the investigation situation to Xiao Min.

Chang Suining couldn't hear clearly due to the distance, but seeing Xiao Min's expression, he knew that there was no movement for the time being.

According to common sense, it is of course impossible for the Xu family's army to suddenly appear, but it is necessary to conduct three inspections a day, and never relax at any time - the word "common sense" is just common sense, not the only standard. For example, she and General Xiao had discussed the matter half a month ago. , and led the army to arrive here in advance, isn’t it very unreasonable?

As if aware of her gaze, Xiao Min turned to look at Chang Suining on the second floor of the boat and nodded slightly to her.

This means that no traces were found. Chang Suining nodded in response.

Shepherd's Purse and the others wanted to learn to read, so they asked Yao Ran to be their teacher when they had free time. At this moment, they returned to the cabin. Chang Suining was still standing where he was, looking further to the other side.

She thought for a while and asked Xi'er to find Yuan Xiang.

"Is there any news about Governor Cui in the past two days?"

Hearing Chang Sui Ning's question, Yuan Xiang was startled and then said: "There is no news about the Grand Governor recently."

As Cui Jing's most trusted confidant, he was able to keep in touch with Xuance's army everywhere. As early as the time when Xuance's army left Beijing and rushed to Luoyang, Yuanxiang knew that his chief governor would rush to Luoyang from the north. News of the rendezvous with the Xuance Army.

Naturally, Chang Sui Ning was also informed.

Chang Suining only knows this news at present, and there is no way to know the rest.

"Calculating, he should be here soon." Chang Suining estimated the route and time in his mind more than once. At this moment, he looked at the north and said thoughtfully: "I'm a little worried about him."

The girl's words were frank and pure, but Yuan Xiang was caught off guard and his eyes widened.

Mrs. Chang actually said...she was worried about the Governor? !

If the chief governor of his family listened to this, even if he encountered any danger, he would probably die without regrets... Bah, bah, bah! It’s the right thing to do to turn bad luck into good luck!

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