Before Su Rong's flying eagle message reached the capital of Daliang, Prince Yan Huisheng of the East Palace had already received the news that Wei had launched troops against Daliang.
Yan Hui responded in surprise, "Did the Wei Dynasty launch an army?"
"Yes, the Wei Dynasty had a team of soldiers and horses that attacked the border city three days ago. Fortunately, the border city guard Zheng Yun was alert and had been on guard against the Wei Dynasty, so he did not succeed."
"How many casualties were caused?"
"Thousands of soldiers and horses were damaged."
"Just a sneak attack?" Yan Hui frowned.
"The consequences this time were very serious. If Zheng Yun hadn't reacted quickly and sent people to Jibei City to inform Mr. Su Xingze, Mr. Su immediately sent reinforcements. The border city would have been lost by now."
Yan Hui nodded, considered for a moment, and said, "Prepare the car."
"Your Highness, do you want to enter the palace?"
"No, go to the Protector's Mansion."
"yes."
The servants of the East Palace moved very quickly, and soon the chariot was ready. Yan Huisheng put on his cloak, left the East Palace, got on the carriage, and drove to the Duke Protector's Mansion.
At night in the Protector's Mansion, the old Protector was listening to the eldest princess Sheng'an sighing, one after another, making the old Protector irritable, "Oh, Madam, why do you always sigh? I sigh so much that I lose my appetite for tea. ."
Princess Sheng'an glared at him, "Are you still in the mood to drink tea? How long has it been since you heard from Brother Gu? And Su Rong, she has no news either. What is the situation in Nanchu, and are they two good? , we don’t know whether it goes well or not.”
"If there is no news, it is good news. It proves that they are fine." Lao Huguo said impartially.
"Fart." The eldest princess Sheng'an did not accept this trick, "There is no news, how can it be good news? I am afraid that I am too busy to send even a message, or that the matter is too difficult to spare to send it. "
The old protector choked up and said, "Sven, you are the eldest princess."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an was not angry and had a bad face, "Who told you that princesses can't curse others? Why haven't you heard me scold you less for so many years?"
The old Protector held his forehead and said, "I can't beat you."
"I'm just worried about them. I always feel uneasy in my heart." Princess Sheng'an was worried. "I took a nap at noon today and dreamed that Brother Gu was being chased. It was all blood and dead people. My heart... "
"Dreams and reality have always been opposite. Don't scare yourself." The old protector didn't believe this. "You are too worried at this age. You only dream when you think."
Princess Sheng'an covered her heart and said, "No, we can't wait any longer. Send me people to Nanchu now. I want to know their news."
"A group has been sent out." The old protector of the country said, "They left yesterday."
"You old thing, it turns out you are worried too." The eldest princess Sheng'an left yesterday, thinking about when the news would be sent back. She was a little anxious, "Why don't you go to the Xie Mansion and ask the eldest lady of the Su family? Ask her Has she received any news from Su Rong?"
"No, I sent someone to ask before yesterday, and Mrs. Su family has no news about them." The old protector said: "Mrs. Su family sent me a message, saying that Nanchu is thousands of miles away and the road is too long. Now, it’s winter again, it’s snowing heavily, it’s normal for the letter to be delayed on the road, please don’t worry.”
"Hey, can you not be in a hurry? How long has this been? The Chinese New Year is in a few days, and it has been two months since Su Rong left." Princess Sheng'an was discouraged, "But what Mrs. Su said is reasonable. This heavy snowfall Damn it, Nanchu is so far away, so it’s normal for Xin to be delayed on the way."
While the two were talking, someone outside the door reported that the Crown Prince was here. The two were startled and quickly stood up to greet him.
The old Lord Protector walked to the door and saw snow falling in the sky. He raised his hand to stop Princess Sheng'an and said, "You stay here while I go to greet His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Why are you lingering? Maybe there is some news from Nanchu? I'll go with you." Princess Sheng'an shook her head.
"Then you should wear more clothes so as not to catch the wind and cold." The old protector of the country said impartially.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an thought about it. She still had to take good care of her old bones and wait for one day to go to Nanchu to see her grandson, so she quickly ordered someone to bring her a cloak.
After the eldest princess Sheng'an put on thick clothes, the two of them came to the front yard. The housekeeper said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had been invited to the study, so the two of them went to the study immediately.
As soon as Yan Huisheng entered the study and sat down, the eldest princess Sheng'an and the old protector came together. After the ceremony, the three of them sat down.
Princess Sheng'an asked urgently: "Your Highness, what news has come from Nanchu? Is it about Brother Zheng?"
Yan Hui shook his head, "Back to my aunt, it's not news from Nanchu."
Princess Sheng'an was immediately disappointed, "Then why are you coming so late..."
Yan echoed: "The Wei Dynasty mobilized troops on the border and attacked the border town. Fortunately, the defenders were always on guard, responded quickly, and mobilized troops to support, so the border town was not lost."
"What?" The old protector stood up and said, "How dare Wei."
Princess Sheng'an's face also changed, "Why did the Great Wei suddenly raise troops? Didn't they withdraw their troops earlier?"
Yan Hui said: "So, I am also puzzled by the Wei Dynasty's move to raise troops. I am not sure whether the Wei Dynasty's motive is to really move the country, or to take advantage of the unstable foundation of Nanchu to seize Nanchu. ."
"What do you say?" The old Protector sat up straight.
"Now that Nanchu is in turmoil, Su Rong asked me to mobilize 200,000 troops to prepare for war at the border between Daliang and Nanchu. If Nanchu's troops are not enough, we will send troops to reinforce." Yan echoed: "The Nangong family of Nanchu is powerful, and is more powerful than the Nanchu family. Zhang Ping has a deep foundation. The prince Yuan Zhao of the Wei Dynasty used Zhang Ping and failed to profit from Daliang. Regarding the current Nanchu, he will not let go of the Nangong family and use the Nangong family to capture Nanchu. Therefore, I feel that the Wei Dynasty It is possible that they are attacking in the east and in the west, disrupting Daliang and making Daliang think that the Wei Dynasty is really going to use troops against Daliang. In fact, the place where the Wei Dynasty really wants to use troops against it is Southern Chu."
The old protector pondered.
"But I can't be very sure. Maybe Wei Zhen took advantage of the chaos in Southern Chu and Su Rong couldn't stand firm and could not help Daliang. He took away 300,000 troops from Daliang and took the opportunity to attack Daliang. Uncertain." Yan Huisheng looked at the old Duke Protector, "So, Gu Lai seeks an agreement with the old Duke to avoid any misjudgment."
The old Protector frowned and pondered for a while, then said: "Your Highness, how many soldiers and horses does the Wei have? Do you know exactly how many troops there are in the Wei Dynasty? What is the situation in Nanchu now? Do you know?"
"As far as I know, the Wei Dynasty has millions of soldiers and horses." Yan echoed: "Gu's secret guard sent back the news that the situation in Nanchu was very bad. Even Gu did not expect that the Nangong family was so powerful. , all the hidden stakes in Nanchu were destroyed. But fortunately, Mr. Xie took advantage of the fact that when the Nangong family in the capital of Nanchu went out to hunt down the king of Nanchu, he killed the head of the family, Nangong Yin, but as a result, there was a conflict with the Nangong family. This hatred is irreconcilable and cannot be subdued anymore. Su Rong and Zhou Gu are in Nanchu, but no news has been sent back. This is also because of their lack of skills."
(End of chapter)
