As the two talked, Shangguan Yan came out of the bedroom.

Shangguan Yan frowned and her thin lips were pursed.

Xiao Heng threw away the branches in his hand, pulled Gu Jiao to stand up, and asked Shangguan Yan, "What did the monarch say?"

Shangguan Yan frowned and said, "He asked us to escape quickly."

If he hadn't said that, she would have run away with a few children.

But he really asked her to escape, but she didn't want to escape.

Sure enough, human hearts are the strangest thing in the world.

"I can't escape." Xiao Heng said.

With the ambitions of Jin and Liang countries, no one of the Dayan royal family and the descendants of Xuanyuan would escape. As long as the mountains and rivers of Dayan were broken, there would be only one ending waiting for them.

Shangguan Yan nodded: "You go back to the Duke's Mansion first, and I will summon the ministers to discuss the government affairs of the court."

The king suffered a stroke and war broke out on the border again, and it was really a disaster.

But no matter what, they have no way out.

Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng returned to Duke An in a carriage.

News from the court had already spread throughout the mansion. Manager Zheng scolded the Han family and the Nangong family, and complained about the countries with ill-hearted intentions. Of course, he did not forget to greet the monarch who made his own decisions.

A room full of people gathered in the lobby.

The old priest whispered beside the Empress Dowager Zhuang: "Why is our Majesty here to join in this fun? Isn't he a benevolent king? Based on my understanding of him, it would be good if others don't beat him. He won't take the initiative to start a war. He is not so brave."

It is not a small country like Chen State, but the Yan State with the strongest momentum among the Three Kingdoms.

Empress Dowager Zhuang snorted coldly: "It's not his idea at first sight, it must be someone who urged me."

The old priest said thoughtfully: "Who urged him?"

Empress Dowager Zhuang said indifferently: "Either Xuanping Hou or Tang Yueshan." Tang Yueshan is more likely, and this guy is warlike.

The old priest was at a loss and said, "Aheng is the eldest grandson of the Emperor of the Great Yan, and Jiaojiao is the adopted son of the Duke's Mansion. It's really embarrassing to fight..."

Empress Dowager Zhuang glared at him. Is this a question of embarrassing or not?

The old priest coughed lightly: "What, what are you planning?"

What is her plan?

If she really wanted to make plans, she wished she could bring a few children back to Zhaoguo immediately and stay away from the right and wrong of Yanguo.

But this is impossible.

From the moment a few children stepped into Yan State, they were already bound to the fate of Yan State.

She just hopes that Jiaojiao will not go to war again.

There are so many famous generals from the Dayan family, so there is no need to let a girl's family fight, right?

But when Gu Jiao entered the yard and went to find King Black Wind, Empress Dowager Zhuang understood that she was going to the battlefield again.

Queen Mother Zhuang silently returned to her house.

"Hey——————” Lao Jijiu glanced at Duke An Guo and Master Jing Er in the wheelchair opposite, and smiled embarrassedly, "I'll lose my companion."

He chased Empress Dowager Zhuang.

Empress Dowager Zhuang sat in front of the window and looked at the crabapple trees in the yard in a daze.

The old priest asked, "What are you doing? He left without saying a word."

Empress Dowager Zhuang didn't speak.

The old priest sighed, "Isn't it that way yet? Don't--"

"She's only sixteen."

Empress Dowager Zhuang spoke.

The old priest was stunned.

Empress Dowager Zhuang lowered her eyes and took out a new purse from her wide sleeve: "There are two months left to be seventeen. Last year's birthday was a war, and this year it's again."

At the age of fifteen or sixteen, she was innocence and should have been in her name and was blessed by her parents, but she had already gone to war for the second time.

Her sweetness never took a good rest for a day.

She thought she had been tired enough in her life, but when she saw Jiaojiao, she felt that she was not tired enough.

If she is more tired, can she share more burdens for Jiaojiao?

"Auntie."

Gu Jiao's voice came from the door, and she knocked on the door, "Can I come in?"

Queen Mother Zhuang packed her purse and said in a normal tone: "Come in."

Gu Jiao pushed the door and looked at the old priest: "Well, my son-in-law is here too."

The old priest looked quietly at Zhuang Jinse, who could no longer see any melancholy, and asked Gu Jiao with a smile: "Is there anything you have to do?"

Gu Jiao said, "There is nothing else, it's just... the situation in Yan State is not very good. I discussed it with Aheng and I, and would like to find someone to escort you back to Zhao State first."

Empress Dowager Zhuang said indifferently: "If you don't say it, we plan to leave. After staying for so long, we have been tired of it."

The defection of the Han family and the Nangong family disrupted all their original plans. The top ten families and the king of Dayan are no longer enemies in front of them, but the army of the five countries is.

The old priest knew Zhuang Jinse, and she would never abandon Gu Jiao. The reason why she wanted to leave was that she had to leave.

He quickly figured out the key and said to Gu Jiao: "What your aunt means is that we should set off quickly and try our best to arrive at Chishui Pass before Zhaoguo launches an attack. Don't really make the two countries fight."

Jin and Liang can't stop them, but Zhao, Chen and Zhao can still fight for them.

No matter who the general led the troops of Zhao Kingdom was, he and Zhuang Jinse could stop it.

As for Chen State, Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng discussed it over and over again and decided that Xiao Heng would go to discuss peace with Yuan Tang.

Xiao Heng will bring Gu Jiao's handwritten letter and the golden seal of the eldest grandson of the Great Yan Emperor.

In fact, it is best to leave this matter to Gu Jiao. After all, Gu Jiao is the one who has a friendship with Yuan Tang. Yuan Tang told Gu Jiao more than once that the future prince of Chen Guo owes you a favor and will be returned to you in the future.

However, this may not necessarily lead to Yuan Tang. Secondly, Gu Jiao has more important tasks to do.

Yuantang knew Xiao Heng and was released from the capital by Xiao Heng, so Xiao Heng was also the second best candidate.

Xiao Heng's purpose was not only to prevent the war between Chen and Da Yan, but also to borrow Chen's troops to block the detour of Zhao.

This is not an easy task, but if these two countries cannot be stopped, once the eastern border of Yan is broken, the morale of the western border will plummet, and the war with Jin and Liang will be even more difficult.

After confirming the plans for both sides, Xiao Heng went to the palace and informed Shangguan Yan of the plan.

Shangguan Yan discussed fiercely with the military ministers of various aristocratic families for a night and finally finalized all the plans.

Xiao Heng went to Cangxue Pass in the northeast as the Changsun of the Great Yan Emperor to negotiate peace with the Chen army. Wang Xu led his troops to escort along the way.

Duke Anguo went to Chishui Pass in the southeast as an envoy of Dayan to negotiate peace with the Zhao army, and was escorted by Feng Wuxiu, the head of the Feng family, and the troops were escorted by Feng Wuxiu.

Why did he choose the young Feng Wuxiu? It is mainly because he has a brother named Wang Bang, Master Qingfeng.

The aunt and grandpa will be arranged in the accompanying team.

Next is the candidate for the Western Expedition.

Tianshan Pass and Yanmen Pass are both in the western border of Dayan. The Black Wind Cavalry can arrive on a 15th day of marching, and infantry and baggage will take one month.

That is, it is probably already September when they got there.

Outside the Golden Palace, Shangguan Yan stared blankly in the direction to the west: "The Tianshan Pass in September is already very cold, so let the soldiers bring their clothes to protect the cold."

Xiao Heng looked at her deeply: "What are you going to do?"

Shangguan Yan whispered: "I'll go and ask for another imperial edict."

The chance of winning this battle is too small, and the morale of the soldiers of Yan State is not high. If you want to win, you need the emperor to go to war to boost your morale.

But the king is old and has just been hit by the enemy, so it is obviously not suitable to travel far.

That day.

The king issued an imperial edict, appointing the third princess Shangguan Yan as the grand girl of Dayan, and went on the war on behalf of the emperor and took charge of the west!

Fifty thousand Black Wind Cavalry and 120,000 imperial army were accompanied by.

This is all the troops that Shengdu can currently allocate.

The rest of the troops were either taken away by the Han family and the Nangong family, or guarded on various borders and different cities, and could not be easily mobilized.

In the Duke's Mansion, Gu Jiao is trying on armor for the Black Wind King. It also has its own armor. The set of the set was in the Han family. This set was made by Duke An of the Guo.

Gu Chengfeng walked over and said with a lip voice: "We don't have half of our troops, how can we fight?"

He himself didn't realize that he used "we".

Gu Jiao sorted out the armor of the Black Wind King and said, "Fight as you should."

Gu Chengfeng was about to say something when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Gu Changqing at the door: "Brother!"
To be continued...