King Chu chose to let Chu Ruoyu follow him back to the decisive battle. He could not lock his daughter in the palace just because he was afraid of being hurt. After all, his son and daughter were still in the decisive battle with Yin Yue Er. A hundred thousand troops were in confrontation.
It’s just that Chu Ruoyu hasn’t returned from Tianshui Imperial City yet, so Chu Feng and others still don’t know.
Before waiting for the second princess, Li Xiuyuan first waited for Elder Huangfu and a group of academy students. Sitting in the living room of the city lord's mansion, he couldn't help but be surprised.
The scorching sun in the sky seemed to be tireless, shining hard on the decisive stage.
Even Li Xiuyuan, who was sitting quietly in the living room, had a thin layer of sweat on his face, let alone Huangfu Xuanming and others who came from afar.
Looking at the group of people who suddenly walked in, Li Xiuyuan and the elder bowed their hands in greeting and pointed to a pot of herbal tea brewed by himself on the table.
He said speechlessly: "It's so hot, why don't you go to the academy to escape the heat?"
After a long time, Huangfu Xuanming sat down and said: "Next year the Shura battlefield will begin. I can't send these children who grew up in the greenhouse to be used as cannon fodder."
Li Xiuyuan looked at the seven or eight male and female students from Da Chu sitting in the living room and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He looked back at Elder Huangfu and asked, "May I ask the elder, can these students go to the battlefield? This is not about killing monsters, it is about killing people!"
It was scorching hot, and there wasn't even a cicada around, only the breathing of several people in the living room.
Li Xiuyuan looked at the sweat on Elder Huangfu's head and said with a smile: "Come on, let's have a cup of herbal tea to cool off the heat. I shouldn't be able to fight in the past few days."
Huangfu Xuanming looked at him and said with a wry smile: "These few words of yours have scared these children so much that they dare not speak."
After speaking, he looked at one of the women and said with a smile: "Chu Yanran, come and pour herbal tea for everyone. We will arrange a place for everyone to stay when the princess comes back."
Chu Yanran, a young girl dressed in light yellow Luo Chu, walked forward and bowed her hands to Li Xiuyuan.
He said softly: "Chu Yanran from the academy has met the Grand Marshal. This is Chu Xiaolong, Chu Xiaoxue, Chu Feng, Lin Chu and Chu Yu... They are all Da Chu's disciples in the academy and will also set foot on the Shura battlefield next year. !”
After a moment of silence, Li Xiuyuan and a group of academy disciples said, "Don't be too polite. I was just a handyman in the academy back then, and I'm not as mysterious as you think."
Upon hearing this, Chu Yanran lowered her head and remained silent, silently pouring tea for a group of junior and senior students.
Li Xiuyuan didn't know the reason why the King of Chu sent these disciples here. With Huangfu Xuanming there, it was not his turn to worry about this matter.
What worries him is that he doesn't know what Qingyue is thinking these days. If the Silver Moon Cavalry fights to the death, although he is confident of winning this big battle, he will have to pay a lot of price, which he does not want to pay.
He doesn't believe in the principle that one general can accomplish everything.
He wanted the soldiers on both sides to be alive.
So, he was suffering inside the city, and the Silver Moon army was suffering outside the city.
Everyone is testing each other's patience to see who can't stand it first.
At this moment, Chu Feiyan brought Chu Wudi and Chu Feng back to the city lord's mansion from the river embankment.
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"Old uncle, why are you here? And don't you need to practice in the academy? Why are you all coming to the battlefield?" Chu Feng looked at the group of people sitting in the living room and sighed softly.
The weather was extremely hot, and they were anxious. The three of them had not slept well for several days, and they were anxious to get angry. They drank a lot of herbal tea, but it had no effect.
Not only the general, but also the two siblings Chu Feiyan and Chu Feng were shocked when they saw that a group of students from the academy had traveled all the way to the decisive stage regardless of the heat.
"Can't we come to the battlefield?" Huangfu Xuanming asked with a smile as he looked at the three of them.
"Chu Yanran has met the eldest princess, met the great general..." Chu Yanran and a group of disciples from Chu Yanran came to see her and pay tribute.
They were still a little nervous talking to the Grand Marshal Li Xiuyuan just now, but when they saw Chu Feiyan coming, everyone started chirping like little birds.
Chu Wudi looked at Huangfu Xuanming and sighed, and said, "It's so hot today that we don't want to move. I didn't expect that my uncle would come all the way here to watch the battle."
"Do you think I am willing to come all the way from the academy? These children have never experienced life and death. The Shura battlefield will open next year. How will you let them face those unknown dangers?"
Huangfu Xuanming looked at Chu Wudi and said helplessly.
Li Xiuyuan looked at the group of people who were sweating outside, frowned and said: "Nowadays, the army is fighting, and there is no challenge between soldiers and generals. Is it possible to organize them into a team?"
Chu Wuyan looked at a group of chattering students. These were all disciples of Da Chu. No one could miss them, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
He lowered his head and thought for a while, then replied quietly: "Right now, our opponents haven't launched an attack yet, so Chu Feng will form a small team with you, and add some more soldiers to join in, and train with the army."
Li Xiuyuan pointed at the City Lord's Mansion under the scorching sun and said, "Don't be afraid of hardship. Suffer more during training, and you will shed less blood once you go to war with the opponent."
Chu Feng followed Li Xiuyuan's gaze and asked thoughtfully: "I wonder when Princess Qingyue will launch an attack. It has been five or six days since the last time, right?"
Li Xiuyuan was startled after hearing this, and blurted out: "How about you challenge them in front of their formation and ask them to send people to fight you alone? By the way, train these students?"
Huangfu Xuanji shook his head in opposition, looked at everyone and said in a solemn voice: "The challenge is meaningless. Even if you win, it will not change the entire battle situation. It is time-consuming, laborious and dangerous, and is not advisable."
Chu Feiyan lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "You can train with the army in the city. Overcome any difficulties. After winning a war, we can discuss the Shura battlefield when we go back."
After hearing what the eldest sister said, Chu Feng couldn't help but slap the table and applauded: "Let's do it like this. Now, would you please, General, arrange a place for them to live? I'll treat you all to drinks later in the evening."
"That's it. If you want to participate in the battle, you must first participate in training!" Li Xiuyuan also expressed support.
Huangfu Xuanming waved his hand and asked Chu Yanran to lead a group of students to follow Chu Wudi to find a place to live.
Li Xiuyuan looked at the hot sky outside the hall and said quietly: "Let's just play with them slowly and see who survives who in the end?" After saying that, he looked back at Chu Feiyan and laughed.
The sunshine above the City Lord's Mansion continued the scorching heat of the past.
The cicadas on the branches in the garden screamed desperately in the heat, as if to say: "I know, I know, I know your secret!"
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Decisive victory outside the pass.
Qingyue and Qin Miaoyu were sitting under the newly built bamboo shed, making herbal tea to relieve the heat.
This was already the sixth day after Li Xiuyuan set off a big fire. Qin Miaoyu didn't know what kind of big game Princess Qingyue was playing in her heart.
These days she has been in this oppressive, hot and annoying atmosphere. Qin Miaoyu knew that she was worried and didn't dare to talk to her anymore.
"The outpost brought news that there is no movement in the decisive battle city. It seems that they are trying to be patient with us and want to wear us to death and break our confidence."
Princess Qingyue shook the fan in her hand and took a sip of herbal tea.
Qin Miaoyu looked at the Shengshengguan Tower not far away and said softly: "They should be waiting for us to attack, right?"
Qingyue smiled lightly and said, "Of course I won't do what they want."
Qingyue withdrew her gaze, looked at the puzzled Qin Miaoyu in front of her, frowned slightly and said, "Tomorrow they will know that their calculations were wrong, and the things I arranged have finally made progress."
Qin Miaoyu was stunned, looked at her and smiled: "No more fighting? End the war? Are you willing?"
Qingyue did not answer her question, but continued to look in the direction of the decisive victory gate building, and said quietly: "Because they didn't expect it, we gave them a big surprise. It won't be long before we can capture this city." Xiongguan."
"We have the upper hand now, what are we afraid of?" Qin Miaoyu was a little confused.
"I changed my mind and stopped charging in desperately. Will we die? How many deaths will we need to win this war? I want them to surrender obediently and be afraid when they see us!"
Qingyue stared at the thin cloud in the sky, wondering when the weather would give her a heavy rain.
She was enduring the decisive victory against Da Chu's army, and she was also enduring herself. Both sides were competing for patience and courage.
But what he didn't know was that Li Xiuyuan, who was winning the decisive battle, treated her like an eagle!
Two wars, who is the final winner?
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In Thousand Buddhas Temple, Yuanzhen Buddha Hall.
Today Emperor Yinyue quietly came to Qianfo Temple to meet his and his sister's master, Monk Yuanzhen.
There was a pot of herbal tea and several plates of snacks placed in front of Yuan Zhen. There were only the emperor Ye Mingyu and monk Yuan Zhen in the Buddhist hall.
"Master, the war ahead is not going well. Do you want to end this war and recall the eldest princess?"
After resuming his practice, Ye Mingyu's face gradually became rosy, no longer as pale as when he just met Xiao Long'er.
Yuan Zhen looked up at the Bodhisattva on the Buddhist altar and sighed softly.
Looking at him, he replied: "As a monk, I naturally hope that everyone will retreat. This will be a good thing for the Silver Moon Kingdom and the people of the Dachu Kingdom."
Ye Mingyu looked at him quietly without saying a word. He just picked up the herbal tea from Mianchan and took a sip gently.
Yuan Zhen continued: "However, as the king of a country, if you recall the eldest princess at this time, I am afraid it will have an impact on the morale of the Silver Moon Army, and this impact will last for decades to come."
As the emperor, Ye Mingyu looked at Yuan Zhen and sighed, and said quietly: "I have also discussed this matter with the Imperial Master, and I have come to the same conclusion as the Master. This is really a dilemma decision."
Yuan Zhen looked at him and smiled and replied: "Even ordinary people will encounter dilemmas, let alone you as the king of a country? If you have compassion, you should not have raised your sword and gun in the first place."
"I just fired my bow without turning back. Now the army is trapped in the battlefield of Dachu. Lao Na is just an outsider, but he does not have the wisdom of the kings in the world. This decision is really difficult to make."
At this time, Yuan Zhen remembered what Li Xiu Yuan had said: Buddha is also a demon.
For monks, there are still temptations from Buddhas and demons, not to mention beings who are struggling in the world?
"Buddha has no hatred, but demons have hatred. ... On that day, the Buddha was about to attain enlightenment under the bodhi tree. Demons came to seduce him with hatred... The Buddha was unmoved and could overcome the magic power. , achieved Buddhahood. It can be seen that Buddha does not hate demons."
"However, demons are competitive and eager to win. The so-called quarrel is the desire to win and lose. If it is contrary to the Tao, it will give rise to the four-phase mind. How can we get samadhi? If the demon cannot compete for the first place, he will have hatred, jealousy and obstacles. .....It means becoming a Buddha with one thought and becoming a demon with one thought."
Yuan Zhen told the King of Silver Moon her feelings, hoping that he would make his own decision instead of having to come up with ideas for him.
After all, I am only the king's master in cultivation, not the minister who supports the king.
Ye Mingyu, who was sitting quietly in front of the Buddha, frowned, looked at Yuan Zhen and replied: "The principles taught by the master are so profound, just like Li Xiuyuan back then, the disciples don't even understand..."
Yuan Zhen was startled, then smiled and said: "Master, I will give you a convenient explanation. Everyone knows that when a thought arises, thousands of rivers and mountains rise. When a thought is extinguished, the world changes... Whenever a thought arises, it will fall into another realm, so every time it arises, Just one thought, and there will be some cause and effect that will follow you throughout your life.”
Ye Mingyu was startled and murmured: "Does it mean that as a king, you also have to be Wu Nian?"
Yuan Zhen was also stunned, and said in a daze: "You should just keep a normal mind and stop thinking about left and right."
Ye Mingyu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Master, being a king is so difficult and painful!"
Yuan Zhen looked at him and smiled and said: "Everyone in the world suffers, all living beings suffer, and the Buddha also suffers! Without suffering, you cannot become a Buddha!"
At the end of the sentence, Yuan Zhen pointed at the Bodhisattva on the Buddhist altar, holding flowers and smiling.
He said: "May the Buddha and the Sangha live in the world for a long time and always be in harmony, like water and milk... As long as you follow your own wishes and put the people first in everything, you will one day be a good king."
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