The wind is blowing in Jinling, and the black clouds are covering Kyushu!

In public, Chen Sheng did not say a harsh word.

But every day, massive amounts of combat materials are continuously transported from Xuyang to Sizhou and Jizhou.

But every day, tens of thousands of troops were mobilized to assemble in various states and counties in the Han Dynasty, change defenses, and build defenses.

The number of officials sent by Jinling to take up posts in various prefectures, counties and local government offices, and the officials Jinling recalled from various prefectures, counties and local government offices to the capital to report on their duties, are unprecedentedly dense, both in terms of frequency and number of officials... Even the officials at the county level were all suppressed this time.

Most of the tone has been eliminated!

The number of troops deployed on the front line exceeded 700,000 after the Second Army of the Red Army marched to Sizhou territory!

All the 300,000 soldiers and horses of the Red Army were thrown into Sizhou, and the troops were divided into two groups.

All the way was still led by Meng Tian, ​​who went north to block all the traffic arteries from Bingzhou and Han Xin to the south and the Central Plains.

Ji Bu took over first and led his army westward, passing through the Heluo Basin and heading straight for Hangu Pass.

The First Army of the Huben Corps stationed in Julu, after two months of rest and making up for the shortfall, has returned to its full strength of 150,000 troops. After the fierce battle in Julu, its combat effectiveness has made a qualitative leap!

On the day the Second Army of the Red Army arrived in Sizhou, the transfer order from Jinling was passed into the hands of Li Xin. On the next day, Li Xin sent his troops northward and stationed in the northwest of Jizhou, which is located at the junction of Jizhou, Hebei, and Youzhou.

Hengshan County (sjz Zhao Zilong's Changshan County).

Counting the more than 240,000 soldiers of the Han Pingxi Army stationed in Shangdang...a real number of 700,000 soldiers!

Instead of Boss Cao's so-called 800,000-strong army, the real strength of Cao Wei's navy is very likely to be less than half!

What is even more frightening is that in the hinterland of the Han Dynasty, there are no less than 300,000 soldiers, including the elite Second Army of the Huben Army and the Qingzhou Zhendong Army, who are seizing the time to train and equip themselves. They can go to the front line at any time to support the three armies.

In the past, people often mentioned that the Han Dynasty had millions of armored men in the Nine Provinces. This time, the Han Dynasty really sent an army of millions to the Northern Expedition...

Not to mention that Ying Zheng, Xiang Yu, Han Xin and their subordinates are in panic all day long.

Even the civil servants and generals of the Han Dynasty were all on tenterhooks and trepidation. They all kept a low profile. They tried their best not to hang around in front of Chen Sheng without meeting him. Even when they started to perform official duties at the court meeting, they turned into a bunch of jingles.

The sound was so soft that it was as if all the civil and military officials in the court had been stabbed in the crotch...

Obviously Chen Sheng never said a harsh word, but the whole world seemed to be trembling under his anger!

…

Chen Sheng was in the center of the storm, but his mood became more and more calm.

Every day, he lives a simple and simple life, going to the front court, living in the harem, eating two dishes, one soup, rice and three bowls. For more than half a month, he has not even stepped outside the palace gate of Changning Palace, and his aura is so easy-going that even the harem

The little maids dared to peek at him openly!

Also, if you don't recognize him, who can connect such an elegant young nanny who still smells like a milk baby with Chen Sheng, the immortal killer of Han Dynasty who controls an army of millions to attack cities and territories?

The lanterns are on.

Chen Sheng, who had finished his official duties for the day, was sitting in Zhao Qing's bedroom, taking over from Zhao Qing, who was not yet out of confinement, to take care of the two brothers, so that she could have a good meal in peace.

I don’t know whether these two brothers drank fake Meng Po soup or something. Although they are not yet full term, they recognize each other very well. Except for Chen Sheng and Zhao Qing, no matter who hugs them, they cry and howl.

A Yu and Chen Yue, who accompany Zhao Qing here every day, are no exception.

Moreover, these two brothers are also very "brothers of one mind". Whenever one of the two brothers makes a cry, the other will immediately howl out "ouch" even if he is sleeping with snot in his nose, and the sound of each brother is better than that of the other.

The sound is loud and clear, one after another, like a demonic sound filling the brain!

Maybe the bloodline between father and son is really magical.

In his previous life, Chen Sheng was most afraid of hearing children cry. Every time he heard a child's heart-wrenching, careless cry, he would get prickly heat. Any scene where he could leave immediately, he would run away immediately, even if

I had to run only half way through the car ride.

In his previous life, he would choose to be alone. A very important reason is that he has never liked children very much.

In this life, he chose not to take concubines, which also has a very important relationship with his lack of open ideas...

But since he had two brothers, Daniel and Erma, he gradually found that he was not as afraid of children as before.

To be precise, it's not that I'm not afraid anymore.

Instead, he subconsciously ignored those things that he was once afraid of and annoyed.

For example, children cry and howl regardless of occasion or time, or things like poop and diapers...

Zhao Qing was holding a bowl of big mouthfuls of grilled rice, his eyes kept wandering between Chen Sheng and the cow and horse brothers. The eyes of a first-time mother were a little more passionate and tenacious than the gentle and watery eyes in the past... It touched Chen Sheng's heart.

It was a little itchy, but he was considerate of her body.

He has already arranged the affairs of the DPRK and central government, and will leave for Jizhou tomorrow. After this battle, I am afraid it will be over by the end of the year.

Zhao Qing also knew that he would go out to fight again tomorrow, and he was so filled with love and reluctance that he couldn't express it...

Just when Chen Sheng wanted to say something to divert the heated atmosphere, a report from a palace official suddenly came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Chen Feng is requesting an audience with your Majesty in the previous court regarding the special war situation."

Normally, when it is dark, the courtiers, let alone coming to the harem to attract people, cannot even enter the palace gate unless they have urgent matters. This is true for high-ranking and powerful people such as Li Si and Fan Zeng.

Chen Feng was an exception, not only because of his official position, but also because of his status.

Chen Sheng pondered for a moment, then sighed softly and replied: "Take me to the study and wait, I will be there later!"

"only!"

The palace attendants were ordered to retreat.

Chen Sheng stood up, picked up a white handkerchief and handed it to Zhao Qing to wipe his mouth, complaining unhappily: "This guy is getting more and more lackluster. He knows that I will leave Beijing tomorrow, but he didn't even spend the last night."

Let me live in peace."

He was scolding, but in his mind was the same as Ming Jing'er. Chen Feng knew that he would leave Beijing early tomorrow morning and still came to see him all night long. There must be something urgent that couldn't be postponed, and he had to report it to him before he left Beijing.

Zhao Qing smiled softly, raised his right hand, stood up, smoothed the wrinkles between his eyebrows, and gently persuaded him with a gentle tone like coaxing a child: "It's already this time, and the second brother has come to the palace to ask for an audience.

, there must be some serious emergency, don’t blame him, go ahead, the official affairs of the court are more important!"

After all, she has grown a lot, and is no longer the Zhao Qing who only cared about her and Chen Sheng's family.

However, not all growth is something to be happy about.

Chen Sheng stroked her cheek with some distress. He wanted to say something but felt pretentious, so he could only say: "Then I'll go and come back quickly!"

"Go, take the big cow and the little horse over and let their second uncle take a good look at them!"

Zhao Qing pursed his lips at the sleeping brothers in the cradle, and his big eyes turned into moons, looking very proud... I, Zhao Qing, am the great hero of the Chen family!

Chen Sheng looked at her in shock and exclaimed: "My eldest sister has become smarter!"

How could he not know that Zhao Qing was asking him to bring the two brothers there to ease the relationship between him and Chen Feng?

Naturally, there was no need to ease the relationship between the king of Han and the director of the Special War Bureau.

What needs to be eased is the brotherhood between Chen Dalang and Chen Erlang...

Zhao Qing crossed his legs, Yang Nu crossed his arms and said, "You mean, I was stupid before?"

Chen Sheng picked up the quilt and covered the two brothers in the cradle, then lifted the cradle completely: "That's not true, it's just that he's not too smart."

Zhao Qing smiled with satisfaction and said: "That's pretty much it!"

The corners of Chen Sheng's mouth twitched and he tried to hold back his laughter: "Then I'll go to the front court first and I'll be back soon."

Zhao Qing: "Don't worry, the big cow and the little horse have just eaten for a while, so you can talk to the second child."

Chen Sheng responded, holding the cradle firmly and quickly walking out of the hall.

…

"General Chen Feng, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live our Emperor."

Chen Feng, who was standing in the center of the study room with a mysterious figure, heard a series of dense footsteps outside the study room. He didn't even see Chen Sheng's face, so he hurriedly knelt down and bowed.

Chen Sheng walked into the study room carrying the cradle, walked straight to the bookcase and put it down gently: "Get up!"

Chen Feng stood up, still lowering his head: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chen Sheng glanced at him: "Come and see your two nephews. When your sister-in-law learned that I was coming to see you, she specifically asked me to invite them out to meet you, my second uncle!"

"ah?"

Chen Feng raised his eyelids in astonishment and saw the cradle next to the bookcase. His small eyes suddenly widened like bells, and his mouth trembled, not knowing what to say.

Only when you know the inside story can you tell the difference.

For example, babies who are not yet full-term should not see outsiders.

For example, my sister-in-law is now a queen, but she still cares about his eldest brother as before.

For example, the most important thing for the big man right now is not Chen Sheng's safety, but the safety of these two brothers, because Chen Sheng is very strong, but these two brothers are literally weak...

He pursed his lips hard and stepped forward, stood on tiptoes from a distance, and stared at the two brothers who were still sleeping in the cradle for a long time, as if he wanted to remember their appearance in his heart.

After a while, he smiled sincerely and said: "My features are like those of my elder brother, and my face is like that of my sister-in-law..."

"Yeah?"

Chen Sheng turned to look at the two brothers and said suspiciously: "Why can't I see it?"

Chen Feng: "My family members will definitely not be able to tell things like facial appearance. They have to be seen by others."

Chen Sheng nodded and said: "That's right... well, you uncle and nephew will have plenty of time to get along with each other in the future, let's talk about business first!"

Chen Feng suppressed his smile, clasped his hands seriously and said: "Your Majesty, our special war bureau has recently verified two pieces of information. The general had a premonition that both pieces of information would be implicated in my great cause of the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition, so he went to the palace late at night to ask for an audience!

"

Chen Sheng lowered his head and tucked the quilt for the little bastard who couldn't tell whether it was Chen Daniu or Chen Xiaoma: "Say!"

"One: Half a month ago, an envoy from Baiyue secretly visited Liu Bang in Yizhou and presented Liu Bang with a large amount of goods. It is not yet clear what they discussed specifically. It is only known that Liu Bang and the envoy from Baiyue broke up on bad terms.

...However, Liu Bang neither drove the Baiyue envoys away from Yizhou nor returned the goods presented by the Baiyue envoys!"

Chen Sheng frowned and said in a deep voice: "Has Zhou Bo returned to Yizhou?"

Chen Feng understood and replied: "Three days ago, Zhou Bo and others arrived in Chengdu successfully. Liu Bang reprimanded Zhou Bo in public for his misconduct in front of the palace and for contradicting His Majesty. He was whipped dozens of times and driven away from another court!"

Chen Sheng sat behind a bookcase, banged the bookcase and pondered for a moment. He still couldn't determine whether Liu Bang whipped Zhou Bo because he was determined to join the Han Dynasty, or whether he did it specially to show him.

It is said that since Liu Bang has surrendered to the Han Dynasty, he and Zhou Bo are both Han ministers. Liu Bang should not whip the generals who he personally punished for this reason. It is suspected of overstepping!

But if Liu Bang is indeed determined to surrender to the big man, then his move is indeed in line with his current situation...

This guy's political intelligence is really not low. It's really not easy to judge his true thoughts from these details!

Chen Sheng pondered for a moment, and instead of making a decision in a hurry, he asked instead: "What about the second thing?"

Chen Feng: "Back to Your Majesty, it was also half a month ago that General Manager Jing Ke reported that the local monster tribes from various places were showing signs of large-scale migration towards Bingzhou. A large number of capable spies from around Bingzhou were dispatched to Taiyuan for investigation, but they accidentally discovered that they were in Taiyuan."

There are traces of many Taoists...not those Taoists who preach the truth, but those Taoists who draw talismans and form formations."

Chen Sheng caught the key word from his report: "It was also half a month ago?"

Chen Feng replied: "Yes, in addition, the Special War Bureau also has a piece of information that has yet to be verified, but its authenticity is difficult to determine. It may be used as a reference: 'Half a month ago, Monk Hu secretly asked to see Ying Zheng in Xianyang.'"

Chen Sheng's eyes widened, and there was a hint of coldness and violence between his brows: "Did Ying Zheng see those things, Monk Hu?"

Chen Feng quickly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, this information is still in the process of verification. We don't know if there are really Hu monks entering Xianyang, and we don't know if Ying Zheng has met those Hu monks!"

"Half a month ago..."

Chen Sheng thought about this time, and the major event closest to this time, which was the Battle of Northern Xinjiang, the death of Sun Tzu, the general of the Youzhou Army, and the fact that Gui Guzi took over the Youzhou Army on his behalf!

But this incident seems not enough to trigger so many changes...

wrong!

The most recent major event at this time should be the Han Dynasty launching the prelude to the war to unify Kyushu!

Yes!

Except for Xiang Yu, a veteran of the Youzhou Army who fought bloody battles with the Quanrong and demon tribes outside the territory for several years in the northern Xinjiang, and no external forces were trying to win over him, the other heroes who could be wined over all had external forces trying to win over him!

"Immediately activate your elite special agents in Yizhou to kill the Baiyue envoys!"

Chen Sheng quickly sorted out the clues and came up with a way to deal with it: "After everything is done, present the head to Liu Bang in public, saying that it is a gift from me to him as a congratulatory gift for his appointment as General Zhenbei... If you don't have enough manpower, you can directly come from
Chapter completed!