After the rebirth, the empress took the tragic script of Meiqiang

The two battle reports sent to the palace by the Ministry of War were both about Yunzhou, and neither of them was good news.

One report said that another plague had appeared in Yunzhou's army, and thousands of people had been found to be infected.

The other report stated that Xirong troops were discovered outside Shibao City in the western border of Yunzhou. About 3,000 troops were stationed ten miles outside the city, and there were no other actions for the time being.

The Xirong were a nomadic tribe. Although they would cause chaos on the border from time to time, they did not have large-scale wars in history, so the Dajing court never took them seriously.

But the situation today is different.

Da Jing had just suffered a defeat at Beidi, and Xirong sent troops to the border. It is hard to believe that their move had nothing to do with Beidi.

Yunzhou must allocate another part of its already stretched troops to deal with Xirong.

But that's not what worries Ye Qinghuai the most. What worries her the most is the battle report about the plague.

It had been three or four months since Gu Haiwang went on the expedition. During these three or four months, there had been no news about the plague, so everyone thought that the plague had passed.

After the great defeat, the plague appeared, and Da Jing's defense line was already on the verge of collapse.

"Sir, take this and report to He Qingchang tomorrow." Ye Qinghuai's voice was a little tired.

"The position of Grand Bachelor of Taiqing Pavilion does not conflict with the rank in the military. You don't have to resign, you can just hold it concurrently." Ye Qinghuai added.

Two things that no one can do except him.

Ye Qinghuai continued: "I met He Qingchang alone before the court early. He said that this battle will be a hard battle, and it is likely to severely damage the vitality of our army in Dajing, and it will not be able to recover in the next few years."

Lu Yanchen raised his head and looked at Ye Qinghuai.

She looked at Lu Yanchen and suddenly realized that he always seemed to look like this in front of her, as humble as dust. Even in his previous life, when he led the rebels to the palace to force her to abdicate, he could still assume such a humble posture.

Ye Qinghuai could not hide her self-blame in her words.

Therefore, when he went to the imperial mausoleum to meet the Holy Spirit and asked to join the army this time, he was already prepared to ask for more invitations.

Lu Yanchen, the great scholar of Taiqing Pavilion, is a man of great bravery and good strategy. He is ranked among the bravest men and has commanded the Northern Expedition.

"With Zhao Yinshi and Tao Yuan in the capital, it's not a big problem." She thought for a moment and then said, "I promise, sir, that I will never leave the palace alone in the future."

Li Baoquan responded, stuffed the letter into his sleeve, turned around and walked out the door without saying much.

Lu Yanchen paused briefly and replied decisively: "Yes. If the person sitting on the throne is not Your Majesty, I will not become an official in the court."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanchen folded the imperial edict in his hand and raised it above his head, lowered his head and said, "I will do my best to protect Yunzhou."

At the end of the morning session, Ye Qinghuai hurriedly drank a bowl of medicinal soup and without even taking a bite of rice, she went to Taiqing Pavilion to deal with various personnel and food matters.

As a result, there will be 30,000 reinforcements sent out this time.

Ye Qinghuai had already expected his answer, but hearing it from his own mouth still put her at ease.

Ye Qinghuai's eyes accidentally touched the black jade belt around his waist.

Ye Qinghuai was looking at him with a complicated expression.

He spoke forcefully and resoundingly, like an oath.

"After you finish, you go to Chongyi Square again. There is a Luzhai next to Qinglong Temple." Ye Qinghuai's voice paused, and Li Baoquan looked back at her, only to see the emperor's expression hidden in the shadow of his forehead.

In the dark and unclear.

He repeated it again.

She stayed busy until dark before returning to Jingshou Palace.

She took two steps with her hands behind her hands and said: "I will carefully decide on the candidate to lead the Gyeonggi Guard. Right now Yunzhou is the key."

After a while, Ye Qinghuai continued: "Go and inform Lu Yanchen and ask him to enter the palace immediately."

Ye Qinghuai suppressed the matter and said he would not make a conclusion.

I wonder if there is a secret pocket sewn on the inside of this jade belt? And is there a note with her own handwriting hidden in that secret pocket?

Ye Qinghuai even felt that giving He Qingchang only 10,000 troops to support Yunzhou was a drop in the bucket.

Lu Yanchen unfolded the imperial edict and saw a line of handwriting written by Ye Qinghuai himself, stamped with a dark red seal at the end——

Lu Yanchen, who was standing in front of the case with his head down, suddenly raised his head and looked at Ye Qinghuai in surprise.

Seeing that she was blaming herself, Lu Yanchen said: "It was my failure to inform Your Majesty about Chu Boliang before, which led to a big mistake."

After the handwriting on the letter paper was hidden by the potion, Ye Qinghuai rolled the letter and sealed it with wax, then called Li Baoquan in.

She stopped and said: "Beidi and Chu Boliang came to Shengjing this time. I was negligent before. I really wanted to eradicate the Gu family's influence in the capital. I shouldn't have sent Gu Haiwang to lead this battle."

Soldiers go to war."

Lu Yanchen's expression darkened.

At this point, the two of them were silent.

Lu Yanchen thought for a while and asked, "If I leave the capital, will your Majesty's safety in the capital be arranged?"

Ye Qinghuai shook his head: "Sir, I just knew that he had joined the army in Beidi. Who would have thought that he would have such a great influence on the war. Alas, in the final analysis, my army in Dajing is too weak."

In the morning of the next day, Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai unanimously proposed to send additional reinforcements to the Yunzhou front line.

An inexplicable question suddenly popped into her mind.

She paused and then said: "But this is a battle that must be fought, and it is a battle that can only be won but not lost. Sir, I ask you to defend Yunzhou, are you sure?"

"Li Baoquan, please leave the palace now and send this to Tao Yuan." She handed the sealed letter to Li Baoquan.

The capital marched out the next day, followed by the Yingzhou Army and the Zhongzhou Army.

Ye Qinghuai also looked at him, with no smile in his eyes, but very firm.

The note that says "There are trees in the mountains, but the trees have branches, and my heart is happy for you, but you don't know it."

She picked up a prepared imperial edict from the desk, stood up, walked to Lu Yanchen, and presented the imperial edict to him.

"Sir once told me that you are here to assist Mingjun. If the person sitting on this throne is not me but someone else, I will not enter the Wenxuan Palace." After a long time, Ye Qinghuai asked, "Sir, you are still like this.

Do you want to?"

Chen Yuansi proposed to transfer 10,000 people from the Yingzhou Army, and Gu Shihai proposed to transfer an additional 10,000 people from the Zhongzhou Army.

Ever since his cousin Ding You returned home, he discovered that Ye Qinghuai was very reluctant to let him return to Yunzhou.

In the brightly lit main hall of Jingshou Palace, Ye Qinghuai sat alone at his desk, slowly clenched his empty fists, and made a difficult decision.

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"I'm sure what you said before, sir."

In addition, Ye Qinghuai also took the initiative to propose to the emperor that thirty imperial doctors from the Taiyuan Hospital and doctors from Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital be recruited into the army and go to the front line with the army to prevent the plague.

Unexpectedly, the emperor agreed to him so quickly.

Ye Qinghuai looked at his kneeling figure and did not let him straighten immediately.

She had two things she needed him to do.

The stone in Hubu stirred up a thousand waves. Immediately, some officials cited scriptures and said that Gu Haiwang was guilty of harming the country. No dynasty in history could escape death, so no one or money should be wasted on rescuing him as a prisoner.

Ye Qinghuai is obviously not the only one who has such thoughts.

After a while, Ye Qinghuai said: "Sir, today the court said that imperial doctors were sent to the army to prevent the plague. In fact, this is not the case. The plague has already broken out in the army, and thousands of people have been infected."

Li Baoquan was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions. He responded and left the palace gate.

In addition, the Ministry of Revenue also pointed out that Gu Hai's food and salary expenditures during the Northern Expedition far exceeded expectations. He spent so much money and still lost the battle, which showed that his capabilities were weak.

After returning to the palace, Ye Qinghuai immediately wrote a letter to Tao Yuan.

Lu Yanchen read it twice and was still a little stunned.

As he walked to the door, Ye Qinghuai suddenly called him again.

Ye Qinghuai lifted up the hem of her clothes and knelt down opposite Lu Yanchen. She held his shoulders with both hands and asked him to raise his head to look at her.

There was only an arm's length between the two.

"Sir, that was what the Emperor of Dajing made of you. As Ye Qinghuai, I only have two requests for you."

"No matter what happens, promise me," the emperor's eyes flashed with full expectation, but Lu Yanchen saw deep worry and fear in that expectation.

Then, he heard Ye Qinghuai slowly spit out four words: "Live and come back."