Chapter 218

After leaving the Fu government, Zhuge Yan looked up at the rising sun in the eastern sky and sighed. He could not help but feel some ups and downs. After a moment of silence, he walked towards the imperial city.

The street where the Fuguo government is located is the place where the great Qianxun and the noble are gathered. Now the nine great powers' governments are all on this street, and most of the 36 civil and military Marquis's residences are also on this street. This street is just below Lingqiu and outside the imperial city. Therefore, Emperor Taizong named this street near me to show his reliance on these noble people who have made great contributions to the emperor. Because it was very close to the Imperial Palace, Zhuge Yan did not take the carriage in the palace, so he walked on foot, like the outer Pavilion in Zhaowu Hall of the imperial palace.

This is what he did during this period, because it allows her to pass through Tianjie every day. Looking at the busy vendors who get up early every day will make him have a deeper sense of responsibility for his current responsibilities, and he will be more careful when doing things, because what he is doing now is not only about his own gains and losses, but also about the whole qiantianxia and the billion people.

As he walked, Zhuge Yan turned over the conversation he had just had with his grandfather Zhuge Xingzhi. He naturally understood what his grandfather was worried about. Although Daqian established his country with military force, his people are now living and working in peace and contentment, and it can be said that the military power has not declined in the past two hundred years. On the contrary, because of the expansion of the territory, Daqian's military power has gradually expanded, from the nine legions in the founding period to the eleventh Legion in the reign of Emperor Wu, and now with the Tianhuo army, which has been established for less than 30 years, There are already twelve legions.

Because of this, more than two hundred years after Daqian's founding, the internal and external pavilions in charge of military and political affairs were still able to compete with each other, rather than, as in previous dynasties, with the country's peaceful succession and the decline of military power, which made the country's major political affairs controlled by the civil ministers, the generals could hardly come out, and finally the country could not resist the enemy's generals and dare to fight.

Moreover, Zhuge Yan could see that in Daqian, waige actually slightly outnumbered the cabinet, just like Bai Li Chengping in the reign of Emperor Wu. More than 20 years ago, Lu Chun had made great contributions to the country, and his fame and achievements were all in one, so he reached the peak of his official career. Let's look at the current military commanders. Wei Jiu, the commander of the badminton army, Ning Darong, the commander of the Shanyin army, and zhugeju, his father, all came out of the Tianhuo army.

When the war of annihilating the country in southern Xinjiang ended and Tianxing and Nanli were successfully returned to the territory of Daqian, Lu que, who was in charge of the imperial capital, Gu Jieyun, Su Leyi, Wei Jiu, Shen Zhang and others of the older generation, or Ye Zhiqiu, Meng Cang, Li Chang and others of the new generation, all added their prestige to the history books and enjoyed the temple. However, with the new emperor's accession to the throne, the older generation will retire sooner or later. They will either stay in the Academy like Lei xuanjian, or hang a position in the outer pavilion to live leisurely.

Under the general situation of the rise of a new generation and the abdication of the old generation, and the rise of the humble family in the court, it is unknown whether ye Zhiqiu, as the leader of the humble family in the future, can be like the three heroes of the humble family in those years. The intention of your majesty and the eldest princess is to let the poor students rise in the court, so that the new emperor can not be constrained by the noble family, so as to form a new balance of power. However, they do not want the poor family to be the only one.

The bottom line that xungui and his family can accept is to put the students of xungui, his family and his poor family in a fair competition environment, and win or lose based on their talent and quality. Once Lu que leaves in the future, and the poor family headed by Ye Zhiqiu wants more rights, then the balance between the court and the church, which was originally within the rules, may be broken in an instant, and the newly poor family officials will not be able to win, It's definitely not the opponent of xungui and his family officials who have a deep foundation. When xungui and his family join hands, the court will be in chaos, and even the whole world will be in turmoil. My grandfather has seen this situation, so he will be so worried.

"Well, it's an eventful time." Zhuge Yan sighed and murmured.

On the battlefield of Guangji river at this time, Yu Tianxiang's fleet was only three miles away from the riverbank water village. Standing on the boat, she could clearly see the star soldiers standing on the wooden wall of the river and the star warships forming a defensive formation in front of the wooden wall.

"Princess highness, the dust is flying three miles behind the wooden wall. It must be said that the central army of Chai Yuan Jian has already moved. How can Xie Zhiqiu not start?" Lin Mingxuan, who has been standing behind Yu Tianxiang and observing the opposite situation, said.

"Maybe he wants to wait for Chai Yuanjian to support the troops on the river bank to be further away from the Chinese Army stronghold. After all, he has only 5500 troops in his hands. Although they are all elite soldiers, they are Lu Kui's own soldiers after all. If the damage is too much, ye Zhiqiu will also explain to Lu que. After all, the two battalions took part in Danshui night attack, hexingyuan raid and xiaoqingshan's defeat of the crazy lion army less than a year ago, but they did not damage many people. If ye Zhiqiu loses too much in his hands, doesn't it seem that he is too incompetent? You know, in the Chongyang exam two years ago, ye Zhiqiu was the leader of Jin Qiukui, and Lu Kui was only the third Yu Tianxiang glanced at the mound not far behind the riverbank water village, which was faintly visible in the fog, and said faintly.

"I've long heard that the situation of the great Qian Dynasty has been very complicated these years. I didn't expect that these young people have so many thoughts at a young age. It's really the turn of the world Xiao Juntian said sarcastically. Their Xiao family was destroyed by Emperor Xuan, and the root cause of this was also the fighting in the imperial court. It is impossible to say that there is no resentment in his heart. And this time he went south to help. Although Qian Emperor Yu Yuanxu promised to restore the title of Xiao family, it was more because Lu Chun sent a letter to invite him. In his mind, his descendants might become ministers of Da Qian, but he was not a minister of Yu family.

However, Yu Tianxiang said with a smile, "Marquis Xiao went to the imperial master and also to Zaifu. In the early days of the former Emperor, the imperial court relied on the efforts of Zhengshi Gong. Marquis Xiao should be very clear about these things. In addition, there are 80 Daqian officials assassinated by Xiao Hou over the years. Although they all know that they will die, if Xiao Hou doesn't care about the situation of Daqian, why don't he allow those dirty people to stay in the world? If Marquis Xiao resented Da Qian for what happened in those years, wouldn't it be better to watch those corrupt officials harm Da Qian? "

After hearing this, Xiao Juntian snorted and said, "I just can't see those officials who rely on their power to harm the people. The people are weak, and the Fengping departments in many counties are in vain. As a result, the people have no way to appeal to the court. Since the Yu family, who is a royal family, can't give it to them, why can't I give it to Xiao Juntian?"

"Brother Xiao, Gao Yi." Lin Mingxuan also said that although he had regained his position as the Duke of the Lin family, after all, he had lived in the river and Lake since childhood and had seen too many unfair things. Although Xiao Juntian's actions were not tolerated by the law of Da Qian, they really made him admire him.

Yu Tianxiang shook his head and stopped talking. However, at this time, he thought of a sentence that Emperor Wen added to the Royal ancestral precepts: "those who violate the law by writing will be punished, and those who violate the ban by using force will be punished." Although Xiao Juntian's assassinations killed a lot of big Qian officials, those people were either self-sufficient or corrupt. They deserved to die. Although the existence of CIDU does not conform to the law of Dakan, it is beneficial to Dakan. Sometimes things are so impermanent.

Although Xiao Juntian's satire and Lin Mingxuan's agreement sounded harsh to her Royal Princess, she didn't care too much, because their starting point was not for themselves, nor for their own interests, but for the common people. If she didn't have such tolerance, she would not be qualified to assist the imperial court in the future.

"Princess highness, the fleet is only four hundred feet up and down from the walled wooden walls, and asks the princess to order." This is a big man in general's armor coming over to the other end of the ship's side, arched his hand and said.

"Don't wait for ye Zhiqiu. Order the bow and crossbow to string and the fleet to speed up. Our victory belongs to us. We will take it by ourselves." At this point, Yu Tianxiang took a look at general Dahan and said, "general Nie, Tianxiang is young and shallow, and he has just entered the battlefield. Now I give the command to the general. Please don't let me down."

"No Nie Pingjing heard a glimmer of light in his eyes and said, "at the end of the day, I will definitely present the Shuizhai and Chai Yuanjian to your highness."

Yu Tianxiang looks at Xiao Pingjing's back and shows a smile of expectation. Nie Pingjing, 25 years old, was born in a poor family. He was the chief of Yanyang Academy at that time. After leaving the Academy, he joined Bai Yi's Longxiang army. At the age of 23, he became a general in charge of thousands of people. He was also the son-in-law of Luo Enron, the first Duke of an in Fengming Academy. When Wu'an Hou led the Longxiang army northward, he was transferred to Fengxiang army. Although he is not well-known in the army, the so-called warfighter has no outstanding achievements. He can be appreciated by the Duke of an and Marquis Wu'an, which shows his talent. This is also why Gu Qingcheng left Nie Pingjing to assist her when she led her troops.

The reason why Yu Tianxiang has given him the command right now is to see Nie Pingjing's ability to deal with emergencies and fight for the battle. Since Lu que is paving the way for ye Zhiqiu, she must have chosen him as one of the future leaders of the poor family. But there can not be only one leader. Even in those years, Wei Guogong, Ji Zhiheng and Bai Lijia were also called the three heroes. She also wanted to see if Nie Pingjing, who is not obvious and leaky, could be another leader of the poor family.

At this time, Chai Yuanjian, who led the army from the Chinese army camp to support the river bank, constantly urged the speed of the March. Yu Tianxiang, who led the whole army on the south bank, also had to rely on the wooden wall to defend the whole army. Only in this way could he defeat the enemy's offensive and let Da Qian's plan to cross the river come to an end.

"What sound?" Chai Yuanjian suddenly heard a kind of voice that didn't belong to the queue in the messy marching footsteps.

"It's like it's behind us." Pan Juchuan, half a horse behind Chai Yuanjian, looks behind him. At this moment, a familiar and strange bugle sounds. Suddenly, a galloping cavalry appears on the mound a few miles behind the Chinese army. In front of the cavalry line is a red flag waving in the wind.

"It's Daqian cavalry, Fenghuang Qingmu flag, it's Changqing Legion. How can Changqing Legion suddenly appear here?" When pan Juchuan tried his best to see the pattern on the flag, his whole body trembled and cried.

Pan Juchuan's shouts shocked Chai Yuanjian's whole body. He pulled his horses to a halt and looked behind him with an incredible face. The soldiers who were marching towards the river bank also stopped one after another and looked at the mound behind him with an astonished face.

The Changqing army is known as the first army of Daqian. After Bai Yi's Longxiang army went north, it took over the defense of Longxiang army and stayed in zhennanguan for one year. It was not until the Yulin army went south that the Changqing army was transferred back to China. Whether they are veterans of the royal capital corps or new soldiers who have just joined the army, how can they not have heard of the name of the evergreen corps? And the evergreen corps, as one of the attackers, often represents another thing, that is, the Qianhuang's personal expedition.

In Guangji River, the Fengxiang army is crossing the river to the north, and the evergreen army suddenly appears behind them. Only the two armies controlled by Daqian royal family appear on the battlefield at the same time. Chai Yuanjian, the most important general, and ordinary soldiers are in a great confusion.

"It's impossible. How can the evergreen army appear here? There is Qiu Shuai blocking the sea border in the East and wuchenggong guarding Huangyanjiang River in the north. Where did they come from, Juchuan? What news has been missing these days? Has Qiu Shuai been captured at the mouth of the river?" Although Chai Yuanjian made some mistakes, he still kept a trace of reason, because he knew that the Changqing army suddenly appeared here, and it could only come from the East Sea Road, because if it came from the Huangyan River in the north, then all the kings should have been captured at this time, that is to say, tomorrow's star has perished.

"Brother in law, there was Qiu Shuai's writing coming yesterday, and the grain and grass delivered by Wang Du also arrived yesterday." Pan Juchuan was no longer called a general at this time. He took Chai Yuanjian's reins and said anxiously, "brother-in-law, the front is Fengxiang army, and the back is Changqing army. What should we do?"

Hearing this, Chai Yuanjian kept looking at the fleet and the cavalry in the river. He took a deep breath and said, "Juchuan, we are treated by the king and entrusted with important tasks. At this time, it's time to serve. You lead our troops to the river bank to support General Chen, and we will lead our troops back to the camp."

"No Pan Juchuan also knows that it's not the time to look forward and backward. He quickly takes orders with his fist and turns around to greet his subordinates. But before he turns around, Chai Yuanjian grabs him.

Chai Yuanjian said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "if there is still a chance to win, we must try our best to stick to it. If we can't do something, we must not fight bravely. I don't want my sister to become a widow when she is young. You said there is a reed marsh in the West."

"Brother in law?" Pan Juchuan looked at Chai Yuanjian in surprise, as if he knew him for the first time.

"Once we lose, Daqian's army will cross the river. There is no natural danger. We Tianxing are by no means Daqian's opponent. I didn't tell you one thing before that Huangyan River and Guangji River are all Tianxing's forces. Although Wangdu is constantly recruiting, there are only 5000 troops to fight. If you can't resist the river bank, you can go and wait until the situation is clear."

"What about you, brother-in-law?"

"Me?" Chai Yuanjian laughs when he hears the speech, "I'm the legitimate son of Chai family. Qiu jiazhonglie is not the only one in Tianxing. You don't have to worry. The cavalry behind us should be a part of the Changqing army temporarily transferred, not the whole army of the Changqing army. When I clean them up, I will support you. " With these words, Chai turned his horse's head and took his army back to the camp.

"Brother in law." Pan Juchuan looks at Chai Yuanjian's back. His eyes show a trace of sadness. He understands that Chai Yuanjian has made up his mind to survive with the Dazhai. It's not terrible to break the wooden wall on the river bank. But once the Dazhai of the Chinese army is broken, there will be no force to stop the Fengxiang army from going north. At this time, suddenly a breeze came, and the misty mist slapped on his face, which made him feel that the fog in the early autumn was so cold and piercing.

At this time, ye Zhiqiu was standing on the watchtower facing the south of the mound. Except for the 100 Fengqi under the tower, the rest of the people and horses were sent out by him. The reason why he stayed here was that it was the highest point of the whole battlefield and the most open field of vision. Only in this way can we better mobilize the other party's forces and reduce our own losses.

"Order the Fengqi camp to the East and the scouts camp to the west, bypass the north gate of Dazhai and enter through the East and West gates." After observing the troop movement in the stronghold, ye Zhiqiu suddenly said to the flag soldiers around him.

At this time, Meng Cang and Li Chang, who are running towards Dazhai, also see the flag on the watchtower. They look at each other, and there is a glimmer of excitement in their eyes.

"Fengqiying, come with me." Meng Cang called out, turned the direction of the beast outside the range of the Dazhai crossbow, and rushed around the Dazhai towards the east gate.

"Scouts, come with me." At the same time, Li Chang turned the horse's head and turned westward.

"General, the cavalry is divided." In Dazhai, Qiu Wenhui's deputy general said to Qiu Wenhui, who looked at the sudden appearance of Daqian cavalry not far away.

Qiu Wenhui looked at the Dagan cavalry, who were separated to the East and the west, and frowned. Based on his years of experience in the army, he could see that the two cavalry had only about 5000 people. However, he was afraid of the two cavalry. If he guessed correctly, the two cavalry battalions were the main culprits for the destruction of the mad lion army, The fighting power of these two cavalry troops is by no means equal to that of ordinary troops.

"Let's divide our forces and draw a thousand men and horses to each of the East and West gates."

"General, there are only three thousand people in the camp at this time, but there are five thousand people on the other side. Even if they are separated from the East and the west, there are two thousand five hundred people on each side." Deputy general Wen Yan reminds a way.

"They are cavalry. We have a camp to rely on. General Chai must have heard the sound of the bugle just now. He will send troops to help us. We just need to stick to a stick of incense and divide our troops."

"No

When the deputy general began to mobilize his forces to the East and West barracks, Qiu Wenhui didn't mean to go to the East and West barracks in person. Instead, he wanted to look at the watchtower on the mound a few miles away and murmured, "do you want to avoid the actual situation?"