Han Bingluo's bright eyes glanced at Chu Feifan's back, then turned around and disappeared under the city wall. Wu Zui was running wildly on the official road with the lightning-shaking wind. Chu Feifan always felt that someone was watching him, so he turned around and looked under the city wall.
He went there, only to find that there was no one else except the soldiers guarding the city.
"I'm afraid she has already set off to return to the second-grade empire. Why am I still here thinking about it?"
Chu Feifan and Han Bingluo have actually been in love with each other for a long time, but they just didn't tell each other.
.........
Thousands of miles of sand are blowing, and strong winds are howling.
Under the night, the roar of tigers and the sound of horse hooves could be heard outside the city. The generals guarding the city had received news from the scouts early and knew that Chu Feifan was returning to the imperial city tonight.
Looking at Chu Feifan riding in the lead under the moonlight, followed by the generals and the iron eagle warriors wearing iron armor, Yan Yun's eighteen riders, the strong and powerful voices of the generals guarding the city rang out.
"Open the city gate and welcome the emperor back to the imperial capital!"
"Da da da...."
"Da da da......"
The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, resounding in the dark night sky. Chu Feifan led the generals in and ordered them to return to the military camp. However, he only took Zhao Yun and Diao Chan back to the palace. Chu Yanlong was taken to the palace by Luo Shixin.
The miracle doctor Hua Tuo went there.
On the way back to the imperial capital, Chu Feifan was sure that he had feelings for Han Bingluo. Her image was in his mind all the way back, and her light voice came from time to time. He regretted letting Han Bingluo leave, but
It's too late to regret it now.
Chu Feifan had just returned to Yangxin Hall, and the news had spread throughout the palace. In Ningxiang Palace, Wang Zhaojun and Lin Yun put down their guqin and pipa, and walked lightly to the side of Nangong Xiqian's shadow.
"Sister Nangong, the emperor has returned to the palace. Do you want to send someone to invite the emperor to come over?"
"There's no rush, I'll send someone later."
"Your Majesty has just come back and now he probably has a lot of government affairs to deal with. If my guess is correct, the left and right servants and the two military advisors have already arrived outside the Yangxin Hall."
"The two sisters should send someone to prepare dinner first. After the sister's work is completed, the three of us will go to the Yangxin Palace together later."
"Your Majesty, Lord Foreign Affairs Bureau, Lord Wen and the others want to see you!"
Hearing Xiao Guizi's voice, Chu Feifan raised his head, gently pinched his temples, and waved his hand for him to invite the four adults into the hall.
moment.
Fang Xuanling, Wen Boya, Zhang Liang, Guo Jia, Bao Zheng, and Di Renjie entered the palace. Chu Feifan looked solemn and confused, wondering in his heart what big thing happened, that the six of them entered the palace together.
After the ministers saluted, Chu Feifan motioned for them to take their seats, with a puzzled voice: "My ministers, the report sent to Nanling City said that there is something important. What is it that makes the ministers so nervous?"
The eyes of the five people all focused on Di Renjie, and they saw his figure rising up, cupping his fists and saluting: "Your Majesty, the Four Kingdoms are moving. They are recruiting troops secretly, looking at the forged weapons and siege equipment. The spies hidden in the countries have sent back the news that the Four Kingdoms have already
Jointly prepare to send troops to Chu."
"The four kingdoms are in turmoil. Are you going to send troops to Chu?"
"Di Qing, tell me, what are the four countries that dared to take advantage of the Chu State because of their ambition?"
Chu Feifan's figure suddenly rose up and slapped the wooden table in front of him with his palm. The tea cup shook and made a crashing sound. Tea splashed on the wooden table and angry voices echoed in the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.
"Your Majesty, the four kingdoms are: Nanhan Kingdom, Daqian Kingdom, Dayue Kingdom, and Xuanchi Kingdom."
"How could these four countries unite together? The four countries are scattered in four directions outside Chu. Once they unite with the four-pronged army, they will march towards the Chu State at the same time. Then the four-pronged army will be like a giant python and can eat up the Chu State in an instant. .”
"Di Qing, did the news come back saying when the four countries will prepare to attack Chu?"
"Your Majesty, I haven't found out the specific time, but they have been preparing intensively. I think that no matter when they send troops to attack Chu, we can't just sit back and wait for death. We should take the initiative to defeat them one by one. Otherwise, the armies of the four countries will be united and the Chu army will be destroyed. I’m afraid I will be defeated.”
Chu Feifan didn't expect that there would be such a difficult matter just after returning to the palace. At present, the Chu State is vigorously developing, forging weapons, building cities, and expanding its military strength. Each of these three things is a top priority, and the national treasury is consumed very much. It is definitely not the best time to use troops with the four countries now.
"Do you have any good ideas about the changes in the four kingdoms and the attempt by the Chu State to use troops?"
"Your Majesty, I have discussed the matter of the Four Kingdoms with all of you. Lord Zhang will explain it to the Emperor in detail later. Now I have another important matter to report to the Emperor!"
Fang Xuanling's rich voice sounded, and Chu Feifan was startled and asked: "Xuanling, what else is there to say? Is there anything more difficult than the affairs of the Four Kingdoms?"
"Your Majesty, envoys from the Yanlong Kingdom of the seventh-grade empire came to the imperial capital and want to invite the Chu Kingdom to participate in the selection of eighteen generals."
"The selection of eighteen war generals, what is the purpose of the Yanlong Kingdom, to spy on the actual strength of various countries?"
Chu Feifan was puzzled. The Yanlong Empire was the leading empire of the seventh-grade empire. Why would they invite Chu if they were going to hold a selection for eighteen generals? There must be some secret hidden in this.
"Your Majesty, the name of the Yanlong Kingdom is to select eighteen generals, but in reality it is regarded as the selection of the princess's consort. According to the news from the spies, the reason why the eighth-level empire was included in the selection seems to be the intention of the Yanlong Kingdom's princess."
"Choose a prince-in-law?"
"Tell Envoy Yanlong that Chu will not participate in this matter. Now that the four countries are eyeing Chu, how can I have any intention to participate in the selection of a prince-in-law?"
Chu Feifan rolled his sleeves and returned to his seat, with a firm expression and a cold voice.
"Your Majesty, you must not do it. The more the current situation is like this, the less likely you are to refuse Yanlong Kingdom. All other countries will participate, including all seventh-level empires. If the Emperor openly refuses, this will undoubtedly create a new situation for the Chu Kingdom. A powerful enemy."
"Right now, we are all stretched to fight against the four kingdoms. If the Yanlong Kingdom is dissatisfied again, the Chu Kingdom will not be able to bear the anger of the Seventh-Rank Empire. Chu Kingdom will definitely become the target of public criticism."
Fang Xuanling's analysis was very reasonable. Chu Feifan thought about the stakes and knew that he could not openly reject Yanlong Kingdom at the moment.
"Xuanling, the envoy of Yanlong Kingdom is still in the imperial capital?"
"That's right, it's in the Imperial Capital Station. Wei Chen has been sending people to take him around the city in the past few days. This envoy has a very good impression of the Chu State and speaks very highly of our emperor."
Hear the words.
Chu Feifan gave a bitter smile. He didn't expect that the Chu State would have to take into account the feelings of the seventh-grade imperial envoys at this stage. It was really sad. In his eyes, the person who could be sent to carry out such a task must not be a high-ranking person in the Yanlong Kingdom. I am afraid that I am just an ordinary minister who is seeking fame and reputation.
"Yeah?"
"I wonder who the envoy sent by the Yanlong Kingdom is, and why Xuan Ling is so fond of him?"
From Fang Xuanling's words, Chu Feifan clearly felt that he admired the envoy of Yanlong Kingdom very much.
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