Xiliang, Pingjing.
Tuoba Xuanyuan had been in Pingjing for almost a month as an envoy seeking peace. Not only was he unable to persuade Ye Yiqing to retreat, but even Jin Lou avoided him and refused to talk to him about retreating. Sometimes, even if he managed to wait for someone, Jin Lou would find an excuse to push him away. All in all, in this month in Pingjing, Tuoba Xuanyuan was frustrated and frustrated. He had no sense of accomplishment at all.
He knew what the Jin Kingdom was thinking. Before he left for Pingjing, the King had already warned him that he could only compromise and let the Jin Kingdom and Xiliang form an alliance again. As for whether the two cities of Donglai and Pingjing would be returned to Xiliang, that was no longer important. He was unwilling to let Xiliang lose two cities, so he wanted to ask Ye Yiqing to retreat and leave Xiliang. It seemed like he was being delusional.
Before Tuoba Xuanyuan could persuade Ye Yiqing and the others, the news that Wan Ziliang had taken over five cities in Western Liang with an army of two hundred thousand came from Western Liang. This time, Tuoba Xuanyuan could no longer sit still. He hurriedly bid farewell to Ye Yiqing and returned to the imperial capital.
"They're finally gone." Jin Lou smiled and walked behind Ye Yiqing. He watched as the envoy from the capital walked further and further away on the official road.
Ye Yiqing nodded with a faint smile. "It's time for me to leave Xiliang."
Jin Lou looked at Ye Yiqing. "Lord Ye, what did you say?"
"I came here for my daughter. Now that my daughter is by your Emperor's side, I can leave successfully," Ye Yiqing said lightly.
"Lord Ye, we were able to take over Donglai and Pingjing so quickly because of your strategy. However, there are some things that I cannot decide. The soldiers at Donglai and Pingjing … I need the Emperor's decree to return," Jin Lou said in a low voice.
It was not up to him to decide whether Donglai and Pingjing belonged to the Jin Kingdom or Dongqing. The Emperor probably wanted to use this to negotiate some conditions with Dongqing. No matter what, he would not give in easily.
"I understand," Ye Yiqing said with a smile. "Some things need to be discussed slowly."
"It's great that Lord Ye can understand." Jin Lou said with a sigh of relief. In the beginning, he thought that Ye Yiqing had agreed to lend them the road to Qingzhou because he wanted to take the opportunity to enter the palace. But recently, he had changed his mind. Ye Yiqing's help was not for any benefit, but for the Empress.
Ye Yi said lightly, "This official will personally go to the Jin Nation in the future."
Perhaps by the time he went to the Jin Nation, he would already be a grandfather.
Thinking of this, Ye Yiqing's mood finally improved a lot. When he heard that Yao Yao was taken away by Qi Ruoshui, he once again remembered the grief of losing his daughter a few years ago. Last time, he failed to save Ye Zhen. This time, he had a chance, so he would do anything.
Fortunately, Yaoyao was already fine.
When he received a letter from Mo Rongzhan and learned that Yao Yao had been taken to Xia Province by him, he was relieved. He believed that Mo Rongzhan would protect her. If he couldn't protect Ye Zhen, Ye Yiqing would decide to protect his daughter himself.
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Wasteland, barracks.
The commander of the Wasteland was Ye Chunnan, but in addition to him, Tang Zhen, Sima Jian, and others were here. Wan Ziliang had already withdrawn his troops. Cheng Zimao, who had come to meet before, had returned to the border of the Western Frontier. The others were still waiting for Mo Rongzhan's orders.
Ye Chunnan sent away Dongqing's General Cui Yang, who came to help, and then returned to the tent to discuss with the others what to do next.
"General Ye, this is a secret letter that has just been sent. It contains the emperor's handwritten order." Tang Zhen handed a letter to Ye Chunnan.
"The emperor's secret letter?" Ye Chunnan raised his eyebrows slightly and opened the letter in front of everyone. It was indeed a handwritten order that Ye Chunnan had to give orders on his behalf.
Sima Jian, who was originally guarding the border city, stayed in the Wasteland. Today's Wasteland was not the same as before. They occupied the half that originally belonged to Xiliang. In order to prevent future invasions, they had to re-establish checkpoints and city walls. The original garrison in the Wasteland City had been bribed, so Mo Rongzhan had to leave the trustworthy Sima Jian to guard first. Only when the construction of the city wall was completed would another garrison be sent over.
As for Tang Zhen, he and General Meng first led troops back to the capital to assist the young prince in supervising the country. Now that the war had gradually subsided, the stability of the capital was more important. Mo Rongzhan believed that Tang Zhen could watch the peace of the capital for him.
"General Ye, what about you?" Tang Zhen asked.
Ye Chunnan continued to read, "Ye Chunnan will take 5,000 Light Cavalry troops to Xia Province in the next day …"
"Why did the emperor still send General Ye to Xia Province? Did that old guy Hai Gang come back with troops again? Shouldn't the emperor return to the capital after finding the Empress? "Cheng Zimao asked doubtfully.
Tang Zhen said, "The Northern Underworld is in chaos. Hai Gang won't return to Anhe City so soon. Not long ago, the news that Wang Qu's troops failed to break the city came back. It is estimated that the emperor did not return to the capital, but went to Xia Province."
"Now that you mention it, I remember," Sima Jian said. "The general guarding the city of Anhe City is Chen Jun, right? Can he defend Anhe City?"
Ye Chunnan said, "Chen Jun was trained by Hai Gang. He can lead troops to fight, but on the battlefield, he is no match at all."
"So …" Sima Jian turned to look at Tang Zhen.
Tang Zhen said in a deep voice, "The general of Anhe City is another expert, so the emperor will go to Xia Province and let General Ye lead the troops there."
"Wan Ziliang robbed five cities of Xiliang. We have to rob Anhe City." Ye Chunnan said with a smile.
"Then let's set off on our own today." Tang Zhen laughed. Although he was a little disappointed that he couldn't see the Empress, he wanted to see if she was safe and sound. However, this was also good. If he didn't see her, he would have less to think about.
Sima Jian patted Tang Zhen on the shoulder, "I don't know when we will see each other again. Tonight, we should drink a few more cups."
"Let's not go home until we are drunk!" General Meng laughed.
Ye Chunnan said, "Today is worth drinking a cup."
"I'm afraid the opportunity to see each other again won't be long. Do you think the emperor will watch Wan Ziliang rob the territory of Xiliang?" Sima Jian said in a low voice, "Don't forget, the emperor has long regarded Xiliang as a piece of meat in the mouth of our Jin Country. Wan Ziliang just took a big bite. Don't we take it back?"
Ye Chunnan raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Take it! Don't even think about snatching our things away! "
Tang Zhen nodded. With the emperor's far-sighted vision, maybe he would really take back the territory that Wan Ziliang had taken away.
"Let's drink a few cups! I don't know when we can drink to our heart's content next time. "
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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