Ever since she played two games of chess with Xu Huan, Yan Ling ran to the main courtyard every day as if she was looking for a chess partner.
Xu Huan was still recovering from his illness, so he was very welcome to go. The old man and the young man chatted happily every day.
As a result, Young Master Yan completely forgot about going to Yongcheng, as if he just went out for fun and enjoyed being a guest.
After getting up early and practicing sword practice, Yan Ling went back to the house sweating profusely.
"The weather here in Nanyuan is too hot and muggy. I've only been practicing for a while and I'm all sweaty." He muttered and complained while wiping his sweat.
"Master, go and wash up. The water is ready." Yan Ji came out of the room.
Yan Ling agreed and took off her clothes all the way. Soon her young and fit body was completely naked. She straddled her long legs and entered the bathtub.
Yan Ji followed him to pick up clothes, sighing as he picked them up.
"What are you sighing for? Come here and help me wash my hair!"
Yanji asked strangely: "Didn't you wash it yesterday? Why do you have to wash it today?"
Yan Ling said confidently: "It is said that the weather in Nanyuan is hot, and your body is covered with sweat. How can your head be clean? If you don't wash it, it will smell like sweat. How can you see people?"
Yan Ji understood: "You don't want to leave a bad impression on Mr. Xu, right?"
If you want to marry Miss Xu San, you have to please her father. This idea is correct!
Yan Ji understood this and was very supportive. As long as he didn't have to go to Yongcheng to die, what was the point of asking him to wash his hair?
So he washed and rubbed very hard...
Yan Ling, who was pulled, shouted: "Be gentle!"
Yanji felt aggrieved: "Wouldn't it be better to wash it off a little?"
Yan Ling said: "You call that washing? You even scratched your scalp!"
The master and servant were noisy, but finally they were clean and refreshed, and went to play chess with Xu Huan.
But this time they were stopped.
Wei Jun looked polite and said, "My lord, I have something to do today, so I won't entertain Young Master Yan."
Yan Ling watched the officials coming in and out, feeling that it was a bit unusual, but if he asked directly, Wei Jun would definitely not say anything, so he said: "Then I will wait here, Mr. Xu will always finish his work, right?
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Then go to Baoxia on your own.
"Hey!" Wei Jun stopped him again, "My lord is really not free today. Second Young Master Yan, please come back another day!"
How could Yan Ling listen to him? If he left obediently, wouldn't he not be able to get any information? He immediately walked around him quickly and said to himself: "How do you know if you don't wait? Maybe the adults will finish the matter in a while.
?You don't have to worry about me, just give me a pot of tea."
Yan Ji immediately answered the question smartly: "Sir, I'm going to make tea." Then he went quickly.
Yan Ling had already sat down and looked up at him with a sincere expression: "Since there are many things to do, you don't have to worry about me and just go about your business!"
How could he stop him when he was like this? Wei Jun sighed silently and went out to whisper to the guard: "Keep an eye on him, don't let Mr. Yan wander around."
Although Yan Ling didn't hear what he said, she could see the gesture.
Yan Ji came back with tea and asked in a low voice: "Master, what are they doing? Is something big happening?"
Yan Ling drank tea, stared outside, and responded in a low voice: "There must be something big. The man just now was clearly the messenger, and he was summoned in person."
"Hey, Miss Xu San is here!" Yan Ji pointed excitedly at Xu Yin, who had just come in.
Yan Ling scolded: "Don't make any noise."
He stared at Xu Yin. She looked as normal and her steps were not panicky. The situation should not be that bad? But he couldn't say for sure. He had never seen Miss Xu San panicked for so long. In the middle of the night that night, he took people to arrest the robbers.
They all looked calm.
Xu Yin didn't notice anyone here, so he quickly entered the house and saw his father surrounded by Ji Jing and others.
"Father."
Xu Huan saw her and waved: "Ayin, come here."
Xu Yin walked over, and a seat had been prepared for her, slightly behind her father, where she could listen.
Ji Jing and others saw her coming, their expressions were as usual.
"What happened?" she asked.
Xu Huan glanced at it, and Ji Jing replied: "Back to Third Miss, Wu Zijing suddenly sent troops to capture Yongcheng."
Xu Yin looked surprised: "So soon?" It would have taken several months in the previous life!
Everyone's expressions were equally heavy. Jin Lu said: "It is indeed surprisingly fast. We all thought that he would not send troops until the end of the year at the earliest."
Daliang was originally a Tibetan land, and Emperor Gaozu borrowed troops from them when he was conquering the world. Later, when the Great Zhou Dynasty was established, Emperor Gaozu reciprocated the favor and named the leader of his tribe the King of Liang.
Wu Zijing was born in the Central Plains and had been in the army for generations. He was originally a good general. But later he was framed and fled to Great Liang.
The world has been in chaos for a long time. No one has cared about whether the generals are fleeing or not. The emperor is weak and the Great Liang has not obeyed the emperor's orders for a long time. So Wu Zijing became the marshal of the Great Liang.
But Wu Zijing was not a grateful person. Seeing the fierce power struggle within Da Liang, he actually took the opportunity to seize the throne of Da Liang.
He was not originally from Daliang, and he had won the throne through a rebellion. Those Tibetan people were very fierce, how could they obey him? Therefore, everyone thought that it would take him some time to suppress the internal rebellion before he could annex other places.
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Unexpectedly, he would send troops in such a short period of time.
If Yongcheng is captured, then Nanyuan will be in danger. No wonder her father suddenly summoned her. This is a matter of life and death.
Xu Yin thought about it for a while, then he understood and said: "It's not surprising. There is internal chaos in Da Liang, so he rushed to send troops. Fighting with a large army and grabbing profits everywhere can suppress the internal conflicts."
Xu Huan nodded happily: "That's the truth. But if you do this, as soon as you encounter setbacks, the whole thing will collapse."
Xu Yin asked: "Father, what should we do? With Nanyuan's troops and horses, is it difficult to defend it?"
"Yes." Xu Huan did not hide it from her, "My father originally considered sending an envoy to Dongjiang or Guanzhong to see if he could ask King Dongjiang and Duke Zhao to help, but I didn't expect Wu Zijing to act so quickly."
Xu Yin quickly weighed in his mind. If Wu Zijing hadn't fought yet, he could negotiate terms. Now that the fight was about to start, Nan Yuan had no qualifications to raise terms, and the initiative was completely in the hands of others.
This is indeed a difficult problem.
"Of course, our Nanyuan is not Yongcheng, and he may not be able to take it if he wants to." Xu Huan said confidently, "My father estimates that it won't be a problem to hold on for three to five months."
Even so, we still need to find reinforcements.
Just as Xu Ying had his mind set on Yan Ling, another messenger arrived from outside.
"Sir! There is a letter from Yongcheng! It was sent by Wu Zijing himself!"
Huh? Is it a declaration of war?
Xu Huan took it and took a look, his expression became strange.
"Father? What's wrong?"
Xu Huan handed the letter to her with a strange expression: "Wu Zijing did not declare war, but sent an invitation to his father to attend the meeting in Yongcheng."
Xu Yin read it over and over again, and found that it was indeed an invitation letter. Wu Zijing was quite polite in what he said, and it was not his family that was invited, but several nearby state capitals.