Chapter 202: Going out of the grassland in the north

The front hall of the Yan Prince's Mansion was noisy. When the generals of Peking saw that Xiao Fan had fallen down without warning, they pretended to be dizzy and refused to get up. The generals were stunned for a moment, and then they exploded.

"Too much! What does this mean?"

"Shameless! I'll say it clearly if I'm afraid of death, why are you pretending to be dizzy! I'm inferior!"

"Prince, I'm willing to stab him. If he doesn't wake up, I'll accept him!"

"Pooh!"

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“…………”

Xiao Fan endured humiliation and still remained motionless with his eyes closed, but the cold sweat on his forehead became more and more...

Zhu Di looked at the sweat beads on Xiao Fan's forehead and couldn't help but sneer. When the generals were almost making a fuss, he said lightly: "Since the imperial envoy is sick, I don't have to force it..."

"Come on! Carry the imperial envoy back to the headquarters..."

Xiao Fan felt as if he heard the sound of nature, and he felt that there was another village of light and flowers. He pretended to be dizzy with a small move and rescued himself from the desperate situation. He felt more and more that he was just a genius who had only produced one in five hundred years...

Just as Xiao Fan was full of joy and planned to keep pretending to return to the headquarters, then packed his luggage and returned to the capital, Zhu Di said leisurely again: "...If the imperial envoy still cannot wake up tomorrow, I will ask someone to carry the imperial envoy to the battlefield. The fainting imperial envoy can still boost morale to the soldiers!"

Xiao Fanjun's face immediately turned green, and his teeth were chewing.

Should I wake up now and point at Zhu Di's nose and scold him, or should I wake up after returning to the headquarters?

Xiao Fan was confused.

He didn't expect that Zhu Di was so relentless and didn't know what listening to the string songs at all and knew the meaning of elegance. He made up his mind to kill himself.

Xiao Fan found that he was so dizzy that he was a little difficult to get rid of.

Just as Xiao Fan pretended to be dizzy, Zhu Di was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore. He looked around the generals and shouted coldly: "The generals have been awarded arrows, let's do their own things!"

The generals glared at Xiao Fan on the ground with contempt, and then they all held their fists and saluted.

The only ones left in the spacious front hall of the royal palace were Zhu Di, Daoyan and Xiao Fan.

Daoyan looked around and then walked to Xiao Fan and squatted down. Regardless of whether Xiao Fan was really fainting, he leaned in his ear and said softly: "Mr. Xiao, all the generals are gone, you should wake up, right?"

Xiao Fan: “…………”

"If you really let the personal army of the royal palace sway over the city and carry you back to the headquarters, your face will be greatly lost... I have tasted this feeling in the capital, and it is really uncomfortable..." Dao Yan was a little sad in his leisurely manner.

Xiao Fan's face twitched violently: "…………”

Daoyan is right. Just pretend to be dizzy and stop at the right time. If he was really carried back to the headquarters by the royal family, he would be like carrying a fat pig to be slaughtered, and he would be attracted by the attention of the officials and the people of Peking all the way, and his imperial envoy would be really disappointed.

Xiao Fan is a person who knows the current affairs. It doesn’t matter if he loses face a little, he can’t stand it even if he loses face too much.

Besides, pretending to be dizzy cannot change the facts. Zhu Di was determined to ask him to go to the battlefield. He said so little room just now, as if as an imperial envoy to the north, if he didn't go to the battlefield, he would be sorry for the emperor's trust, the high expectations of the court, and the millions of soldiers and civilians in Peking.

So, under Zhu Di and Daoyan's smiling eyes, Xiao Fan's eyelids trembled a few times and finally woke up "weirdly".

"Ah... me, where am I? What happened just now?" Xiao Fan asked weakly and confusedly.

Zhu Di kept sneering, but Daoyan smiled as if nothing had happened: "It's good if the imperial envoy wakes up. Just now, the imperial envoy may be eager to kill the enemy and serve the country. With his blood boiling, he couldn't help but faint..."

Your sister is so excited! I can't help but faint...

Xiao Fan held back the swear words he blurted out and smiled in a weak tone: "It turns out that I... I am so eager to kill the enemy and serve the country..."

Daoyan looked admiring and said, "Mr. Xiao is worthy of being the emperor's most trusted and closest minister. He can govern the country through literature and maintain stability in the country through martial arts. He is indeed a minister who is the pillar of the Ming Dynasty. I admire him very much!"

Xiao Fan smiled dryly, his smile was very bitter: "…………”

The two endured the disgust and praised each other for a while. After all, Zhu Di was not that thick-skinned, and he interrupted them with a toothache expression on his cheeks.

"Mr. Xiao, are you really awake? You are sure you won't faint again?" Zhu Di stared at Xiao Fan with a burning gaze, but his face was filled with an unpredictable smile.

Xiao Fan cursed a few words inwardly and said dryly: "It shouldn't be possible. Just now, the officials heard that they wanted to kill the enemy for the country. They were too excited, so they fainted and were rude..."

Zhu Di also smiled slightly and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say."

With a solemn expression, Zhu Di said coldly: "Mr. Xiao, my king's troops are insufficient. If the Tartars do not attack Shanhaiguan and transfer to Yanqing, there are only General Zhu Neng's 30,000 elite troops there, and I am afraid that they will not be able to withstand the 50,000 elite troops of the Tartars. If the Tartars attack Yanqing, they will let them drive straight into the pass. The consequences will be unimaginable. I would like to ask you to work hard, lead the troops to the Yanqing Pass, go north out of the Great Wall, and find the main force of the Tartars. After finding them, attract them to the north of Shanhaiguan, lure the enemy deeper, and make them give up Yanqing and attack Shanhaiguan."

Xiao Fan was secretly angry when he heard this. The lonely army seduced the enemy. The fool knew that it was the most dangerous job. Zhu Di was really embarrassed to speak out. Isn’t this clearly going to make him die without a burial place?

Xiao Fan held back his anger and said in a deep voice: "I wonder how many soldiers the prince has allocated to the subordinates?"

Zhu Di said coldly: "Mr. Xiao didn't hear me clearly just now? I said that my troops were insufficient, and no soldiers were sent to you."

"Does the prince want me to throw stones at the Tartars alone and lead them to Shanhaiguan?" Xiao Fan sneered.

Daoyan continued, "Mr. Xiao, you came to Peking with the order this time. Aren't you carrying three thousand ceremonial guards? I heard that they are the imperial guards of the imperial palace in the capital and the carefully selected personal army of the Jinyiwei, a real elite army..."

Xiao Fan said angrily: "No matter how elite he is, there are only three thousand people. How can he withstand the 50,000 cavalry of the Tartars?"

Daoyan smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Xiao, what the prince means is, please take your personal troops to attract the attention of the enemy, lead them to Shanhaiguan, and force them to fight our main army to a decisive battle. He did not say that you would fight the Tartars head-on."

"All the Mongols are fools? If I lead them over, they will come over?"

Zhu Di said coldly: "I have fought with Gui Lichi for many years. I know that this person is a reckless and unscheming person. When fighting, I only know how to rush forward. The Mongols are unable to fight. When a cavalry often has two or three fast horses in battle, and constantly change horses when marching or charging to maintain the durability of the war horses. The army launches, hundreds of miles a day, and is also known for its fast and bravery when fighting. Once a charge is launched, it will be like a wind blowing away the clouds, and the place where it passes will be destroyed, and its destructive power is very amazing. But if you talk about battlefield strategies, there are not as many Han people as me. If you lead your army to slightly provoke the main force of the Tartars, I can guarantee that Gui Lichi will chase you to Shanhaiguan when he is furious."

Xiao Fan's eyes were straight, and he was silent for a long time, murmured: "So they are really fools..."

Zhu Di and Daoyan laughed together and said, "Yes, just think they are fools!"

Xiao Fan also laughed happily.

If I believe you, I will be a fool!

"So...what if I really bring the Tartars to Shanhaiguan? What should I do?"

Zhu Di smiled very kindly and said, "At that time, Lord Xiao just took care of himself. I was already waiting outside Shanhaiguan for a long time, just waiting for the Tartars to enter the trap..."

Xiao Fan smiled and said, "Is that true?"

Zhu Di's expression became very sincere and sincere. He looked at Xiao Fan with a serious look and said deeply: "Mr. Xiao, if you want to believe me, I will definitely pick you up outside Shanhaiguan!"

Daoyan also nodded vigorously, his eyes emitting a firm light, like a pure angel who spreads love for the world, with a cute expression.

Xiao Fan seemed to be moved, and couldn't help but hold Zhu Di's hand when he heard the romance and said deeply: "Prince... are you cheating on your father?"

Zhu Di's face gradually turned green: "…………”

The same old saying, if I believe you, I will be a fool!

After leaving the Yan Prince's Mansion, soldiers wearing gray cloth clothes and bamboo armor outside the mansion rushed back and forth. Zhu Di's military order had been issued, and the soldiers had begun to make various preparations for the expedition.

Cao Yi and a group of personal troops waiting outside the mansion came forward. Cao Yi looked him up and down and said nervously: "Brother Xiao, I heard that you fainted in the palace just now? What's going on?"

Xiao Fanjun's face suddenly turned red slightly, and he laughed dryly: "It's nothing, your blood pressure is low, and you're prone to dizziness..."

"Is it really okay? You are in good health, why are you dizzy? Do you want to ask a doctor to show you..."

"No, it's really okay..."

"How could it be fine? I fainted! What a serious matter! Brother Xiao, you are trusted by the emperor and a virtuous assistant to the court. Your status is extraordinary. You can't have trouble... I'd better find a doctor to show you."

Xiao Fan was moved and said, "Brother Cao..."

"how?"

“…Can you not be so serious?”

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The imperial envoy is in the headquarters.

Cao Yi looked suddenly: "So you are pretending to be dizzy!"

Xiao Fan smiled awkwardly and said, "Actually, it's not entirely pretending, maybe he really can't help it..."

Cao Yi slapped the table hard and said angrily: "The King of Yan is too bullying! He actually used his power to force people. Isn't this intention to let us die?"

Xiao Fan sighed, "What can I do at that time? All the generals in Peking were looking at me. If I didn't agree, it would be a trivial matter for them to look down on me. I'm afraid they would look down on the capital court more and more. The imperial envoys sent out were all like this. What fear does the court still have? Now everything is not prepared enough. If they are asked to look down on the court, the days of the Yan army's rebellion may be closer. I can only bite the bullet and agree!"

Cao Yi thought about it and was speechless.

With this situation, no one has a second choice. Xiao Fan had to accept his fate by putting down the big hat of "Emperor Envoy".

When an imperial envoy is not a ritual war, he will have to pay a huge price to be proud of. This price may be life.

Xiao Fan felt a sense of grief and anger when he was forced to go to Liangshan, but this feeling could only be kept in his heart, and he could not say he could scold him, otherwise he would become a coward and a material for the generals of Peking to joke with the court.

Cao Yi was silent for a while and suddenly said, "Since you are afraid that the generals of Peking will look down on you, why do you pretend to be dizzy?"

Xiao Fan was suffocated and immediately said at a loss: "This... I have a purpose!"

Cao Yi asked relentlessly: "What's the purpose?"

Xiao Fan: “…………”

——So, serious people hate the most! You can’t say that it is a subconscious reaction, right?

After a moment of silence, Cao Yi looked shaking and said solemnly: "Is this your slow enemy plan?"

Xiao Fan was overjoyed and slapped his thigh hard: "It's rare to be a confidant in life! Brother Cao really knows my heart!"

Cao Yi looked at him with contempt and said slowly: "...you treat me as a fool, right?"
To be continued...