Yingguo

In the middle of the night, the moon hangs high in the sky, dotted with stars, and reflects each other.

This city is accompanied by a large wasteland and a small border country with mountains, and one of the cities that is a little closer to Dazheng falls gently under the night with a drawbridge, and a dozen horsemen almost quietly enter the city.

Since it was only a small group of cavalry, still wrapped in cotton, the sound of horses' hooves did not even alarm the residents near the city gates.

After walking on a street for less than half a pillar of incense, these people entered a high-gate compound, and after entering, they all turned over and dismounted.

Cao Yiyan was thinking back to what he had seen and heard along the way, when he saw an elderly man walking quickly, with a short figure, black and red face, and a third-grade military attache wearing Great Wei, although he was over the age of six, he was in good spirits, and the next moment he looked at Cao Yiyan, he knelt directly on the ground, and said: "Minister Cao Pingfang, meet His Royal Highness the Prince-we have been waiting for many years, and you are finally here!"

Ying Guo, the former Great Wei, was not noticed by Dazheng in the past 30 years because he did not act in the name of Great Wei.

But this force has never forgotten the Great Wei, and every year it will send people to search for the descendants of the royal family in the current Dazheng, but the people they find are not suitable, and it is only recently that they have connected with Cao Yiyan.

"General Cao, please get up. ”

Knowing that the military general who is now entrenched in this small country is actually Cao Pingfang, who was promoted by the forbidden army back then, Cao Yiyan also has a lot of expectations for coming over this time.

This General Cao, who was once a low-level officer, was exceptionally promoted by the late Emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty at that time because of his loyalty and bravery, gave him a surname, and became a general.

To be fair, the late Emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty is not mediocre, but the building has collapsed and he is powerless to return to the sky, but he has also made a lot of efforts.

Cao Pingfang, who was from a humble background, was given the surname Cao, and even the name was taken by the last emperor, although he did not accept a righteous son, but it was also a great grace, so the Great Wei fell, Cao Pingfang would rather die than surrender, even if he was protecting a little prince at the time, the little prince also died on the road, and the people he brought were repeatedly chased and killed, and did not surrender to Da Zheng, and finally lay dormant.

Now this General Cao Pingfang, who is over seventy years old, has gray hair, although he looks quite tough, but the appearance of kneeling in front of him and bowing to tears also makes Cao Yiyan's heart sour.

"This is already one of the only remaining remnants of the Great Wei Dynasty, and there are even fewer who are as loyal as Cao Pingfang and want to restore the country for the Great Wei. ”

"Heaven bless, I am endless. ”

Cao Yiyan was secretly glad that he had observed for a long time before he dared to return to Yingguo, and the time was as long as thirty years, and there was no deployment and secret hand that could be relied on.

Now there are still people who are loyal to Da Zheng, which can only be said to be the will of heaven.

"It's just that now the border is a small country, said to be a country, in fact, it is some county seats, there are many wastelands, tribes and villages are sparsely sparse, in addition to the mountains, the wasteland has been reclaimed in the past 30 years, and a lot of fields have been reclaimed, and some food has been planted. ”

"With an area of ten counties and a population of three counties, it's not small. ”

Cao Yiyan's heart was moved, these thoughts quickly flashed in his mind, his body leaned forward, stretched out his hand, and helped the old general in front of him.

"General Cao, you advocated avoiding fertile land and coming to the wilderness, so you retained your foundation, which is really a blessing for my Great Wei. ”

"The people you are bringing with you now are all elite soldiers and strong generals at first glance, and they are all the elites of my Great Wei!"

"Thank you for all these years. ”

Cao Yiyan's words made the old general's tears almost flow again, and he hurriedly wiped his tears and choked: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, what did you say, it was a dereliction of duty for the minister to fail to protect the Great Wei back then, and now he has only been on the side for thirty years, where can it be called hard?"

Cao Yiyan naturally couldn't admit this: "The old general is too modest, if it weren't for your move, how could we meet again today? ”

Hearing this, Cao Pingfang thought of one thing, his face sank, and he whispered: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, now someone is going to destroy the foundation of Great Wei. ”

"The Li family, who was entrusted with political affairs by the grace of His Majesty back then, already had a heart of disobedience, not only that, but also the Chi family and the Kang family were ready to move, they were really chaotic ministers and thieves. ”

"It's just that we, the old ministers, still have a handful of old bones, so we can barely suppress them and have to guard against them. ”

The Li family, the Chi family, the Kang family?

If you wait to talk about it, Cao Yiyan still can't believe it, but after more than half a year of investigation, the situation of the corresponding country is generally understood, and when he listened, a coldness flashed in his eyes, and he said: "I already know about this matter, the general doesn't have to worry, even if the Li family wants to replace him, it also depends on whether they have the ability." ”

"Let me meet the old minister first, the first emperor also left a holy decree. ”

This will was obtained in the secret vault of Great Wei, but it was the holy decree of canonizing the crown prince, but the name was left blank.

Now I naturally fill in my own name.

This is naturally a waste of paper for those who don't recognize, and there is some righteousness for those who do.

Cao Yiyan said, and took out a rolled purple silk holy decree from the bag he was carrying.

"Your Excellency, I respectfully greet St. Ann. ”

There are three old men with the same gray hair in the courtyard between the talks, all wearing the official robes of the Great Wei, but they are civil officials, or because the civil servants have to know martial arts in order to live in the troubled times, although they wear civilian official robes, but the three of them have a lot of murderous atmosphere, the three of them have not come over before, or observe, or leave space for Cao Pingfang and Cao Yiyan to talk alone, and as soon as they come out at this moment, they also bow to the prince.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said!"

This is the edict of the canonization of the crown prince, and the highest "edict" is used, not the edict, the system, the edict, and the edict, only listening to Cao Yiyan's voice.

"The weight of the second prince, the style of the solid Zong, one has the Yuan Liang, to Zhen Wanguo, the heir Cao Yiyan is far away, the talent is pure and beautiful, it is advisable to take the Ding industry, allow the guard, and become the crown prince, the East Palace, with the unity of 10,000 years, and the heart of the four seas, Qin this!"

After thirty years, the four old men couldn't help choking up when they heard the holy decree of Da Wei: "Ministers and other people's orders, long live, long live, long live." ”

Cao Yiyan was still about to be appeased, so he saw Cao Pingfang get up, and an old man had already come over with a half-foot-thick stack of scrolls, and said: "Prince, this is the situation of the ten counties of Yingguo and the royal court. ”

"There is also the situation of the Li family, the Chi family, and the Kang family, I have already edited and transcribed it, please ask the prince to take a look. ”

Cao Yiyan looked carefully and saw that there were 197,000 households, with 980,000 people and 30,000 soldiers, of which 8,000 were controlled by Cao Pingfang.

The rest were scattered in various counties, and the Li family was originally a civil official, but in the past 30 years, there have been 5,000 people who have controlled the infiltration.

As for the civil servants, they are mostly under their control, almost two-thirds.

"If I come a few years later, I'm afraid the situation will be out of control. Cao Yiyan secretly thought, although this country is small, it has millions of soldiers and civilians, which is a royal business.

After getting this country, the mission added to the body can be completed, excited, excited, joyful, and with a trace of melancholy in his heart, he listened to Cao Pingfang and asked: "I don't know how the prince wants to set things right?"

"Without further ado, the late ones are in chaos, General Cao and your people must have been stared to death, I have six hundred soldiers, and I will arrive as a caravan, but I am afraid that I will find out in a few days, therefore, it is better to strike with a thunderbolt, and it will be tomorrow morning, what do you think?"

The prince made such a decision, and the four ministers were surprised and delighted, and bowed: "The ministers should obey the order." ”