At the beginning of the 23rd year of Zhengyuan, something big happened in Tiansheng. Yu Guo, who was on the northern border of Tiansheng, raised troops and invaded.
Tiansheng's territory was vast, with extremely long borders from east to west, north and south. Even if Emperor Zhengyuan was not warlike, he could not prevent wars of all sizes on the borders from continuing all year round. In fact, it was not a big deal to invade the country, but when Emperor Zhengyuan wanted to conquer the country himself, it became a big deal.
The founding emperor of the Tiansheng Dynasty was good at conquering and fighting, and conquered the world with an iron cavalry. He was known as the "Emperor on Horseback". He left behind his ancestral teachings that the descendants of the Xiao family will be good at riding and shooting. For more than 3,000 years since then, the Xiao family has followed this ancestral precept. The children of the family may not learn how to govern the country, or they may be playboys, but their riding and shooting skills must not be bad.
Although Emperor Zhengyuan didn't like martial arts, he was still very good at horseback fighting. As he grew older, Emperor Zhengyuan became increasingly incompetent. Seeing his sons becoming adults, young, energetic and ambitious... Emperor Zhengyuan became obsessed with it, always wanting to prove that his sword was still young. , is still able to fight, but he is even more taboo about anyone mentioning the word "old" in front of him.
The person who best understands Emperor Zhengyuan's thoughts is not the courtiers, the elders of the cabinet, nor Shen Yuan and Meng Qu, but his bedfellow, Queen Guo Meiyi.
Guo Meiyi saw that Xiao Cheng was getting better and better day by day, and the imperial concubine continued to be favored by her. This Guo Meiyi was very anxious and felt threatened, so she contacted Grand Master Guo Zhongming.
So, overnight, all kinds of good stories praising Emperor Zhengyuan began to circulate in Kyoto. At the end of each good talk, there was a sentence: "Emperor Zhengyuan is so majestic that if he were to conquer the country himself, he would not scare the shit out of Yu Guo." , profess your authority on the spot!" These rumors pushed Emperor Zhengyuan to the extreme and pushed him to the extreme.
Xiao Tao is twenty-three this year, Guo Meiyi doesn’t want to wait any longer, and neither does the Guo family.
Yu's country was not big, and the invasion was due to the frost in the spring. Countless cattle and sheep froze to death, and the land could not be cultivated, so they entered the Tiansheng border and seized several cities, mainly grabbing food and livestock. Since there was no powerful country on the northern border of Tiansheng, the guards had always been lax and were caught off guard.
With the military strength of Yu State, it is only enough for a sneak attack. Even if the Tiansheng court does not send troops, they will retreat quickly. They wanted to grab food to save themselves, not to become enemies with Tiansheng.
Emperor Zhengyuan naturally knew this. Therefore, it is a foregone conclusion that the emperor will personally conquer the country. But Emperor Zhengyuan could see Yu Guo clearly, but he couldn't see the person beside him.
The one who was wary of Guo Meiyi was the concubine Qin Zhangyu. She was afraid that Emperor Zhengyuan would be wrong, so she asked Xiao Yi to accompany him and asked Xiao Yi to ensure the safety of Emperor Zhengyuan.
Although Emperor Zhengyuan was good at riding and shooting, he had never truly led an army or fought in a battle. Yu Guo, who was already retreating, forced him to stop him, and a confrontation broke out between the two armies.
Emperor Zhengyuan was so happy about his success that he thought that defeating Yu Guo was just something he could easily do. However, he was encouraged by someone who wanted to do it, so he actually put on golden armor and went into battle to meet the enemy in person.
Sharp arrows made of fine iron flew towards Emperor Zhengyuan's golden armor, like a rain of arrows filling the sky. The guards around Emperor Zhengyuan were able to protect Emperor Zhengyuan, but they failed to protect his horse. Seeing that Emperor Zhengyuan was about to lose his horse and fall in front of the formation, Xiao Yi, who had been following Emperor Zhengyuan, jumped up, picked Emperor Zhengyuan up on his own horse, and then beat the horse like crazy and retreated all the way back to the camp.
When Emperor Zhengyuan returned to camp, Tiansheng's army let loose and fought. In less than half a day, Yu's army was completely defeated and abandoned the city. Tiansheng's army took advantage of the victory and pursued it, but the national army was retreating steadily. In less than half a month, Tiansheng took back all the occupied cities.
But Emperor Zhengyuan was not happy, but angry. He was hit by two arrows that day and was immediately escorted back to Kyoto under strict escort. The battle on the front line was all under the command of Xiao Yi. Victory, that is Xiao Yi's victory! It has nothing to do with him! Emperor Zhengyuan was very angry.
After Xiao Yi returned to the court, he did not receive a commendation. Instead, he received an inexplicable reprimand, saying that he was not good at protecting him.
Xiao Yi didn't care much. From childhood to adulthood, no matter how well he did, he rarely received a word of praise from Emperor Zhengyuan. As long as Tiansheng's territory is not lost, it will be fine.
Emperor Zhengyuan's personal expedition this time brought two consequences. First, although Emperor Zhengyuan's injuries were minor, his muscles and bones were damaged, and his health deteriorated from then on. This laid the foundation for the battle to seize the throne a few years later; secondly, the Spring Festival, which was supposed to be held in the 23rd year of Zhengyuan, was postponed for one year, which caused dissatisfaction among students all over the world.
