While the Prince's Mansion was in turmoil, the battle in the court was also going on like a violent storm.
Since the murderer of the fifth prince's death has not been traced for a long time, and the emperor has repeatedly neglected the prince in recent days, the princelings are ready to take action. Feeling vaguely uneasy, they privately began to instigate the neutral party to fight with them on the grounds of the stability of the country and the country.
Together they wrote a letter asking the emperor to move the third prince out of the capital.
Not willing to be suppressed, the Third Prince's Party naturally launched a fierce counterattack, targeting folk rumors. The rumor was naturally not that "the Crown Princess was a monster", but that the Crown Prince brutally murdered the Fifth Prince. They believed
The Prince of Ninety-five is kind-hearted, but the Crown Prince is cruel and domineering. He should be removed from the title and choose someone else. And besides the only third prince who is still alive, who else can be the "other person"?
For a time, the fight for the crown prince intensified, but the emperor seemed to have no intention of stopping it. He just sat quietly in the high hall and watched their "fight between dragons and tigers" with great interest.
However, a piece of news brought the quarrel to an abrupt end - on that day, an urgent message from Southern Xinjiang suddenly came from eight hundred miles away. Suddenly, Southern Xinjiang waved a big flag and launched a massive attack on China. The war started with lightning speed.
They launched with great force and defeated the Chinese garrison, which was far weaker in terms of numbers and preparations. In just three days, they occupied Yuncheng on the border between the two countries, and they were unstoppable along the way.
, with the momentum of conquering the Great China in one fell swoop.
What surprised the ministers even more was that the reason why the southern Xinjiang general Xian Yurong started the war was to seize the princess. This undoubtedly pushed Baili Yeheng to the forefront of the storm. Regarding the princess who created the legend, it was clear that she had just
The woman who just became the support of everyone suddenly became the summoner of disaster.
Above the court hall, the emperor sat high on the dragon chair, with a bit of anxiety on his face. He frowned, looking coldly at Baili Yeheng kneeling in the center of the hall, and said with a bit of surprise in his voice: "
Ye Heng, what did you say?"
Baili Yeheng looked serious and said in a solemn tone: "Since this war started because of a lowly wife, I naturally want to calm down the war and protect my family and country! I hereby implore my father to allow me to lead the expedition and personally crusade against the arrogant people."
The arrogant Southern Xinjiang returns peace to China, and at the same time warns the four parties to see who dares to overestimate their own capabilities and challenge the national prestige of China!"
The atmosphere in the court instantly became subtle.
Emperor Baili Zhancheng looked down at Baili Yeheng, who had a solemn expression at this time. His eyes were shining with a faint light, as cold and sharp as a falcon. However, this coldness and sharpness were incompatible with Baili Yeheng who was kneeling there at this time.
The murderous aura exuding was nothing like the same.
For the first time, he discovered that he had been deceived by this son all along. In his eyes, no, it could be said that in the eyes of everyone except the princelings, Baili Yeheng had made no mistakes for so many years. However, in addition to possessing such a
Apart from his mother's astonishing appearance, other aspects are mediocre. Whether it's riding and shooting, governing the country, or courage, compared to the third prince, they are all too ordinary, so ordinary that they are a bit disdainful.
In other words, if he had not been the eldest prince, he would never have become the prince, and for so many years, Baili Zhancheng had been trying to find something to do with him. However, just like he carefully collected his own talents, he had never made a mistake in everything.
They all did a pretty good job.
Thinking of this, Baili Zhancheng became a little sullen, feeling like he was being played around like a monkey by Baili Yeheng. He turned his gaze to the silent Baili Yexuan and said in a calm tone: "What do you think of Xuan'er?
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Baili Yexuan clasped his fists and knelt down on one knee and said: "Returning to my father, I also think that we should attack Southern Xinjiang, but this matter is important. My brother is the first heir to our dynasty. What should I do if something happens? Sui Erchen
If you ask me to take command of the imperial brother and go on an expedition, I will definitely defeat the madmen in southern Xinjiang, so that my father can feel at ease, my brother can feel at ease, and the people of my country, the Great China, can feel at ease."
What he said was beautiful. The first sentence showed that he had no intention of competing with Baili Yeheng for the throne, and that the quarrel in the court had nothing to do with him. Furthermore, as a "good brother", he
He has cultivated his fearless spirit and went to war on behalf of his brother. How loud will this reputation spread? Moreover, if he can pacify southern Xinjiang, he will naturally have made a great contribution, and his status in the hearts of the people will naturally be higher than that of Baili, who has a "mediocre record"
Ye Heng.
Baili Zhancheng nodded with satisfaction and said: "Okay! Xuan'er, you are courageous and have always been more responsible than your brother. What's even more rare is that you can consider your brother and use this method to calm down the disputes in the court.
, The truth of his heart can be learned from heaven and earth. Good, very good."
"Report to the Emperor." At this time, a majestic voice came into everyone's ears.
Baili Zhan frowned, obviously a little displeased, but he still maintained the magnanimity that a king should have. Looking at Ye Hexiong who was standing in line with his fists clasped, he said lightly: "What does General Ye He have to say?"
Ye Hexiong was obviously very angry after being defeated by Baili Zhan, but his face remained calm and calm as he said: "Old ministers believe that those who are in high positions must be able to sit in the court and handle political affairs internally, and externally they must be able to wipe out thousands of armies and quell chaos.
Otherwise, how can he take on the important task of governing the country and bringing peace to the world? Now all the ministers question the prince's ability, so why not give him a chance to prove himself."
Baili Zhancheng narrowed his eyes, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.
Ye Hexiong continued: "Of course, if the emperor has made a decision in his heart and thinks that the prince is not even capable of leading troops in war, the veteran has nothing to say."
There was silence in the court hall for a while. Baili Zhancheng's brows furrowed into a big "Chuan". He never expected that Ye Hexiong would "show off his power" in front of the ministers. If he didn't allow Baili to do so today,
Ye Heng led troops to fight because he wanted to replace Baili Ye Heng. In this case, what would the officials think? What would the people think? Also, would Ye Hexiong take action?
Thinking of this, Baili Zhancheng looked gloomy and was silent for a long time. He said with a smile: "The old general is joking. I am just reluctant to let Ye Heng go out to fight for fear that he will be in danger. Since the old general thinks this is to train and prove him."
It’s a good opportunity, how could I refuse it?”
A flash of joy flashed in Baili Yeheng's eyes, and the next moment after Baili finished the battle, he said loudly: "Ye Heng, from today on, my father will make you the general of the country, and promise you 200,000 elite soldiers. I will set off today.
I order you to raze southern Xinjiang to the ground within three months!"
Baili Yeheng solemnly kowtowed and said, "Yes! I will live up to my father's expectations!"
After saying that, he stood up, unable to conceal his excitement.
There was a flash of disgust in Baili Yexuan's eyes, but there was still not much expression on his face. He cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, brother. Emperor, you must have a safe journey this time. When you come back victorious, my brother will personally take care of you."
Baili Yeheng nodded slightly and said confidently: "Don't worry, you will have this opportunity!" After saying that, he turned around and looked at Ye Hexiong, who looked indifferent at this time, and was shocked.
After the morning court, Baili Yeheng and Ye Hexiong walked out of Yonghe Hall together. Ye Hexiong walked in front, and Baili Yeheng followed closely behind. He showed rare respect and restraint, as if he had done something wrong.
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After going down a step, Ye Hexiong turned around and walked around a deep path. Baili Yeheng naturally followed him and turned in. They walked like this for a while before Ye Hexiong stopped in front of a fake stone. After a long time
, he turned around, looked at Baili Ye Heng with complicated eyes, and said coldly: "Heng'er, grandpa is really disappointed with you this time."
Baili Yeheng lowered his eyes and had no intention of defending.
Ye Hexiong sighed helplessly, shook his head and said: "Well, you and your mother are exactly the same in some aspects. What is so good about the daughter of the Huai family? She has caused so many troubles for you since she married you.
That's all, now Southern Xinjiang has declared war in the name of seizing her. War is declared. Do you know that this is not the time for you to show off? If the emperor agrees to Baili Yexuan, grandpa can use his plan to eliminate your future troubles forever.
If you come out again, you will definitely make a name for yourself in the world and scare Baili Zhan into being that old treacherous man."
Baili Yeheng frowned, seeming to disagree with Ye Hexiong's words, but he did not refute. Ye Hexiong was probably the only person he respected in his life.
Seeing that he was still silent, Ye Hexiong was a little helpless, but the deal was done, and it would be superfluous for him to say anything at this time. Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said: "Forget it, it's over now, you can go back and prepare for the war.
You don’t have to worry here in the capital, neither does your mother, Baili Zhancheng and Baili Yexuan, I will pay attention to everyone."
After saying that, he took out a gold medal from his sleeve. The gold medal was diamond-shaped with a compact plum blossom engraved on it. It was hard to imagine that the mature and prudent Ye Hexiong controlled two hundred thousand elite soldiers with such a resting gold medal.
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"Grandpa will officially hand over this token to you today. Remember, you must not let others take the token away, especially the second young lady of the Huai family. You must be on guard against her before we make a decision.
." Ye Hexiong continued to speak earnestly.
Baili Yeheng solemnly took the token, clenched his fist and said: "Grandpa, don't worry, Yeheng will live up to your expectations, this country... no one can take it away from me!"
Ye Hexiong looked at the passionate Baili Yeheng, his expression softened slightly, he turned around and continued walking forward, "I'm going to see your mother, you go back to the Prince's Mansion first."
"yes."
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As soon as Baili Yeheng stepped into the gate of the Prince's Mansion, Eunuch Liu came with the imperial edict. For a moment, everyone in the Prince's Mansion cheered and cheered. Everyone thought that their dusty prince was finally ready to flourish, and
After hearing the news that Baili Yeheng was about to go on an expedition, only two people were worried, one was Xiaoxiao, and the other was naturally Huai Moran.
Although she didn't want to admit it, Huai Moran felt strongly uneasy when she thought of Baili Yeheng going to a place she couldn't see and facing the threat of death every day.
What's more, Xian Yurong's declaration of war has spread rapidly in the capital with the next dynasty. Now it is estimated that everyone in the streets knows that Huai Moran is the trigger of this war, and Baili Yeheng will not hesitate to take charge of the shawl for his beloved wife.
The news also swept the streets and alleys like crazy. How could Huai Moran not feel it?
"See you, Prince." Yingying's voice interrupted Huai Moran's thoughts in the room. She looked up and saw Baili Ye Heng, dressed in black, walking into the room.
Huai Moran said with an indifferent expression: "Why are you here?"
Baili Yeheng raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with an evil smile on his lips: "What? I can't come? Tonight is my last night before going to war. I want the Crown Princess to dine with me and serve me.
Go to bed and prepare things for me to go out. Princess, do you have any objection?"
He originally thought that Huai Moran would refuse decisively, but she didn't. She just turned over and lay down, saying lightly: "Okay."