For many years, Lin Ya had not been able to sleep well.
At the earliest, he would have nightmares, mostly about a large army surrounding his house and then killing him.
Later, he would dream about many strange things, such as his two sons who wanted to kill him, his illegitimate son Lin Jun who wanted to kill him, and his subordinates who wanted to kill him.
——Lin Ya was walking in the palace, looking at Zixiong. Suddenly, a group of soldiers emerged from both sides, led by Xu Fu. Xu Fu pointed at him and shouted: "Kill the rebels!"
Lin Ya turned around, "Where are my guards?"
But there was nothing behind me.
Then one of his subordinates appeared, waving their swords and guns at him!
ah!
Lin Ya couldn't help but scream in agony.
He opened his eyes, the tragedy of the dream still lingering in his mind.
Someone is whispering outside.
"It's an urgent military situation."
"My husband slept late last night"
Lin Ya coughed dryly, "What's the matter?"
He sat up. There was a teapot next to the bed. He poured himself a glass of water.
Amidst the sound of gurgling water, someone outside made a report.
"Ms. sir, a battle report has been sent from the south. Xiao has entered the palace."
"Then something big must have happened, go find out!"
"yes!"
Lin Ya took the water glass and took a sip of the still warm water.
The sound of rapid footsteps came.
"Ms. sir!"
"Say!" Lin Ya's mood gradually calmed down.
"Yanzhou was defeated!"
Lin Ya sighed, "Tell me more details."
"Helian Governor set a trap and failed to raid Yang Xuan's grain road. Yang Xuan planned to withdraw his troops and lured Yanzhou Governor Shang Guoneng out of the city to pursue him. He then defeated Shang Guoneng and lowered his troops to Xiangpu Township. Helian Governor sadly retreated with his troops
To Cangzhou."
Lin Ya closed her eyes, "Director Helian can only preserve his strength at this moment, so Yanzhou cannot be saved. After Yanzhou, Yang Xuan will definitely attack Cangzhou. Cangzhou. The defeated Governor Helian may stop Yang Xuan
?”
He took a deep breath and said, "Change!"
"Princess!"
Changling has been sleeping well recently, but he is very troubled by getting up at night.
"What's the matter?"
Changling opened his eyes.
Zhan Juan whispered outside: "Mr. Wang and the others are here."
Changling opened his eyes, put his hand gently on his bulging pregnant belly, felt the baby, and said, "Change!"
After a while, Changling went to the front.
Wang Ju and Shen Tong were here, looking at each other with serious expressions.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, the two of them turned around, saw it was Changling, and quickly saluted.
"I should not have disturbed the eldest princess so late at night!"
"Let's talk!" Changling sat down, stretched out his hand and gently pressed his abdomen, slowly extending the rhythm of his breathing to calm down his mood.
Wang Ju and Shen Tong looked at each other, and finally Wang Ju spoke.
"Governor Helian set a trap against Yang Xuan, but it failed. Shang Guoneng, the governor of Yanzhou, led his troops to attack, but was defeated by Yang Xuan, and then destroyed Puxiang City. Governor Helian led his troops back to Cangzhou. It is estimated that Yanzhou cannot be saved.
Already."
Shen Tong looked at Changling worriedly, "There is no need to worry, Princess Chang. Cangzhou is still in hand. Governor Helian is stable. It is not a problem to defend with all our strength."
"Yes!" Wang Ju said: "With Cangzhou here, Yang Xuan cannot move forward unscrupulously, otherwise Governor Helian will threaten his food route or surprise him from behind."
"Yanzhou is gone."
Changling took a deep breath and tried to tell himself not to worry.
Wang Ju and Wang Ju asked for a meeting in the middle of the night. It was obvious that the situation was urgent, but they said it was not serious.
"Yanzhou is lost. In front of Yang Xuan is Jiangzhou, and just past Jiangzhou is Ningxing." Changling knew that the impact of this battle was significant, "Cangzhou can threaten the grain road, but the defenders of Longhuazhou are not
He is not a vegetarian. Governor Helian is in a dilemma and is in trouble."
Why!
Wang Ju sighed, "If Governor Helian doesn't attack, Yang Xuan can attack Jiangzhou. If Jiangzhou encounters an enemy, the dignitaries in Ningxing City will go crazy. But if Governor Helian attacks, what will happen in the field?"
Changling took a deep breath
He said, suppressing the depression in his heart, "I'm afraid the palace is uneasy at the moment."
Changling suddenly held his stomach and groaned softly.
"The eldest princess!"
Wang Ju stood up suddenly and said, "Quick, call the doctor."
"Wait a minute!"
Changling raised his hand, with a pale face, "I'm afraid the baby is about to be born. This baby will come at the right time. If it's later and the situation changes suddenly, I won't be able to come forward."
Wang Ju glanced at Shen Tong and said, "Old Shen, keep an eye outside. Also, try to find a way to send the message outside the city so they can prepare."
"Are you worried about Lin Ya?" Shen Tong asked.
Wang Ju nodded, "Once the news of Yanzhou's defeat spreads, the world will be in an uproar and Ningxing will be shocked. If Lin Ya takes advantage of the situation, internal and external troubles will inevitably lead to changes."
He almost said that Lin Ya might rebel.
But he glanced at Changling and concealed his worries.
Changling stood up slowly, "Daliao is like a pot. Unless the pot is about to burst, Lin Ya will not take action. Don't worry!"
Zhan Juan came over and helped the two of them walk out slowly to the door. Changling looked up at the night and smiled bitterly: "Are you coming to Ningxing to see this child?"
Immediately, the Grand Princess Mansion was under martial law.
The midwife is in place and the doctor is on standby.
Shen Tong looked at the long streets on both sides of the house outside the house, and heard the sound of horse hooves in his ears.
"Who?"
the guard shouted.
The torch flashed, and more than a hundred people rode over. They glanced at them, and the leading general said: "The palace has ordered us to patrol the city."
Shen Tong nodded, "It's hot, I'll come out and take a look."
Many rules are only for ordinary people, as for noble people. Have you ever seen the people who made the rules follow the rules seriously?
have!
But rare!
Not many people are willing to tie their own hands.
The side door was ajar. The general glanced inside and seemed to see many guards. He nodded and said, "Shout if you need anything!"
"Easy to say!"
Shen Tong said with a smile.
There is a look of worry in his eyes that cannot be gone away.
The war situation has changed, the eldest princess has given birth, I wonder what happens to Lin Ya
In the delivery room that had been prepared long ago, two midwives who had been found long ago came in. Even though they had checked several times, they were still very curious.
"It also has to be fumigated with vinegar, exposed to the sun on bedding, and boiled. I have been delivering babies for half my life, but I have never seen it done like this."
"Yes! I don't know why."
Changling is moving.
Last time she wrote a letter to Yang Xuan, asking him about the situation of his two sons, and by the way, she praised his children for being born safely.
In this era, the child mortality rate is unusually high.
Yang Xuan wrote back and mentioned some techniques.
The delivery room must be ventilated, boiled with vinegar and fumigated, and the bedding must be boiled and exposed to the sun.
Everything is for what, not to be infected.
All right!
Changling did as he was told.
At this moment, she felt uneasy, and for some reason, she missed that person extraordinarily.
I don't know how long it took, but she felt the pain was unbearable.
"Princess, you can lie down."
Changling slowly lay down.
"Breathe deeply"
The midwife's voice was very loud, even if she suppressed it, her voice was still loud.
"Breathe in."
Lin Ya stood in the courtyard, and more than ten military officers and officials gathered together to look at him.
Wait for his decision.
The counselor was beside him talking about the situation outside.
"Xiao went outside the palace and handed in the battle report. Then someone from the palace used a hanging basket to get out of the city, and the city was under martial law." The counselor glanced at Lin Ya and saw that his face was expressionless, and continued: "The emperor's men are on guard. , there was a commotion for a while. Xiao returned to the Privy Council, and many officials from the Privy Council were summoned. Now the lights are bright inside. By the way, people from the Ministry of War have also arrived."
Xiao nodded, "Once Yanzhou is lost, Ningxing will be blocked by Jiangzhou. In the hundreds of years since the founding of the Liao Dynasty, there has never been such a crisis. The emperor must be uneasy at this moment.
"
The staff member lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Sir, at this time when people are in panic, if we take action."
The military officers and civil servants all stopped talking softly.
Lin Ya looked at the night with her hands behind her hands, "I want to overthrow the rule of the Helian family, but I don't want a dilapidated Daliao. If Yang Xuan takes action now, when Yang Xuan hears the news in Yanzhou, he will definitely go north at all costs. Helian
What will happen when the governor hears the news? Turn around and attack Ningxing, or surrender Yang Xuan?"
The backs of the staff were wet with sweat.
"Let's take a look!" Lin Ya said: "Although Yanzhou is lost, Sanzhou is still on the flanks. The traitor knows that once Yang Xuan takes Cangzhou, he will definitely send troops to Sanzhou next. In this way, he will not sit back and watch.
.The war situation is still promising."
"yes!"
The staff apologized, "I made false statements earlier."
Lin Ya asked: "Why?"
The staff member smiled bitterly, "All I can think about is treason."
Lin Ya said: "Looking at the palace, the emperor does not dare to take action at this time, but I guess he will summon me and the ministers."
Before he finished speaking, someone came from outside.
"Prime Minister Lin, your Majesty has summoned you!"
"knew."
Lin Ya asked: "Where is the eldest princess?"
The visitor said: "I don't know!"
pain!
Changling gritted his teeth and followed the midwife's instructions.
This child!
It actually came at the wrong time. It would have been better if it had come half a year earlier.
The midwife wiped the sweat from her face with a cloth and said, "The eldest princess is attentive!"
Changling's thoughts returned.
"Harder!"
Even when facing the eldest princess, the midwife still gave stern instructions.
In their eyes, there are only mothers and children at the moment. Once they think about noble people, their mentality will be chaotic.
Outside, Zhan Juan said: "The eldest princess, the palace has summoned all the ministers."
"Um!"
Even though they are in production, important news like this still has to be sent in.
Because the only person who can make the decision is the noble person on the delivery bed.
This is to discuss the war situation in the south!
Changling was thinking a little hazy.
Dozens of giant candles were lit in the main hall, which looked bright.
The emperor sat on it, his face red and his expression calm.
Xiao is introducing the situation.
"Governor Helian withdrew to Cangzhou and strengthened the city's defense. However, once Yang Xuan takes Yanzhou, he will threaten Jiangzhou."
He raised his head and looked at everyone, "I don't need to say more, you all should know what Jiangzhou represents. It is the last barrier of Ningxing. Once Jiangzhou is lost, the Northern Xinjiang Army will face Ningxing. For hundreds of years,
The capital of Daliao will face the threat of enemy forces for the first time."
The ministers were silent.
Lin Ya coughed a few times and said, "We need reinforcements."
The emperor nodded, "This is necessary. The first is Jiangzhou, followed by Cangzhou. However, what do you think of the situation in Cangzhou?"
Chen Fangli, the king of the North Academy, said: "Your Majesty, if Yanzhou is lost, Cangzhou will face two situations. One is Taizhou. Lin Jun's traitor must be stationing troops in Taizhou at this moment and is waiting for action. Will he assist Governor Helian or take advantage of the situation?
.”
Everyone looked at Lin Ya.
Your nephew, you know.
Lin Ya thought about this problem on the way here, "I'm afraid that traitor will just sit back and watch."
Xiao nodded, "After all, Governor Helian still has a large army in his hands, and this battle still depends on the follow-up. Lin Jun does not dare to act rashly unless there is a result.
"Next is Yang Xuan." Chen Fangli said: "After taking Yanzhou, we can attack Cangzhou to the right, and then form a pincer attack on Taizhou. Lin Jun will be panicked, so it is difficult for Yang Xuan to judge his movements.
If Yang Xuan moves forward to attack Jiangzhou next, he will have to fight Ningxing. Ningxing has a large army gathered, and it has the right location and people. How can Yang Xuan's army of less than 80,000 dare to fight our army here? I think
, he will hesitate.”
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly relaxed.
The emperor smiled and said: "Chen Qing is a veteran in planning for the country. He can analyze the situation well in just one word."
Yes."
He looked at the ministers and said: "I don't think it is a bad thing to lose this battle!"
The emperor's voice echoed in the late night hall.
"I admit that there are many internal conflicts in Daliao, Lin Qing."
Lin Ya cupped her hands and said, "Your Majesty!"
The emperor smiled and said: "In this critical situation, all conflicts between you and me should be suppressed!"
"Good!" Lin Ya nodded.
"At this moment, Daliao, who are in the same boat, has rekindled my ambition. My dear friends, if Yang Xuan dares to come, I will personally lead the army to go on an expedition at my doorstep. A battle will let him know that Daliao is still
That Daliao!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The ministers saluted.
Then dispersed.
The emperor sat there smiling, his cheeks looking crimson under the candlelight.
"Where is Changling?"
After the ministers left, the emperor asked Xu Fu.
"The eldest princess's residence is under martial law."
"Is that child about to be born?" The emperor smiled and said, "Go to someone and tell her what happened."
"yes!"
Eagle Guard found out about Chang Ling's pregnancy, and just calculated the time and guessed that the child was from the last time Chang Ling went to the south to meet Yang Xuan.
Changling has fallen into a semi-conscious state.
"Princess, use your strength!"
The midwife's voice floated.
"Changling!"
He Lianfeng looked at his daughter with a smile, "My dear daughter, are you okay?"
Changling stretched out his hand, but couldn't catch his father.
"Father," she said weakly, "you are going to be a grandparent."
"Da Liao is in danger!" He Lianfeng changed his face and said coldly: "You still associate with such a powerful enemy, how can you handle me?"
"Father!" Changling said softly, "I like him."
"That's a scoundrel!" Helian Feng roared.
The figure flutters.
"Father!"
Changling reached out to catch him, "You stay, stay!"
"Changling, don't let me down, Changling."
He Lianfeng's figure disappeared into the distance.
"Princess, use your strength!"
The midwife casually wiped away the sweat on Chang Ling's face, as well as the unnoticed tears.
"Changling."
Yang Xuan smiled and held Chang Ling's hand, "Would you like to follow me to Northern Xinjiang?"
Changling was silent.
"This child!" Yang Xuan looked at the infant child, "I'll take it back!"
"Princess!" the midwife said in surprise: "Hurry, the baby is out."
Changling exerted his strength, only to feel his body slipping and then falling into space.
The midwife cut the frenulum with boiled scissors and slapped it away.
"Wow!"
The child's cry woke up Changling.
She slowly opened her eyes.
Zhan Juan came in, took a look at the child, and said happily: "The eldest princess is a young man!"
"My child!"
Changling stretched out his hand, and the midwife handed the baby over. Changling gently touched his cheek.
"Princess, please give me a name!"
Zhan Juan was overjoyed. "Where's Yang?"
Changling has thought of many names in the past six months, all of which have the surname Yang.
Zhan Juan was worried about her and didn't know how to choose among the more than a hundred names.
Changling looked at the child.
"Aguang!"
"Yang Guang?" Zhan Juan thought this name was good.