A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 347: The West Moon Army Lost Its First Battle

Ten miles of red wedding dresses, loud drums and music, the groom in a brocade red robe rode a tall horse at the front of the wedding procession, his figure was thin and handsome, but his face could not be seen clearly. The horse went around half of the city before stopping in front of the mansion hung with festive red silk. Fireworks sounded, the groom lifted the curtain of the flower sedan, led out the bride in a wedding dress as bright as fire and a red veil, and walked into the mansion amid the cheers of the onlookers.

In the blink of an eye, the night fell, the lights in the mansion were turned on, and it was still lively and noisy, with melodious piano music. Everyone gathered around the groom, toasting and clasping chopsticks at the banquet, laughing and blessing. Under the dim moonlight, compared to the noise in the front yard, the wedding room in the backyard was as quiet as the night, the swaying wedding candles set off the warmth of the red gauze curtains, and the bride with a red veil sat quietly by the bed waiting until she heard the noise outside the door. She froze all over, and the two slender jade hands on her knees began to pull together nervously.

With a creak, the door was pushed open, and the tipsy groom strode in. He couldn't wait to come to the bride and bow, smiling gently, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

The bride sat there quietly without saying a word. He picked up the jade ruyi beside him, sat next to the bride, and slowly lifted the red veil on her head with the jade ruyi.

At this moment, the picture suddenly became blurred, but it was vague. When Yan Zong saw Si Yao's cold eyes slightly raised, he was suddenly awakened from his sleep.

"Your Highness, someone is coming from the palace. The Emperor wants Your Highness to come into the palace immediately." Before Yan Zong could react, there was a knock on the door and Yu Cheng's voice came from outside.

"understood."

The bright moon outside the window was setting in the west. The palace must have summoned him in the middle of the night, which meant something big had happened. Yan Zong responded coldly and closed his eyes again. He quickly suppressed the confused thoughts in his mind and then hurriedly got up.

"How long has it been since Xiaolu wrote to you?" When Yan Zongcai, who had been silent all the time, walked out of the room and headed out of the mansion after getting dressed, suddenly asked Yu Cheng, who was following him with a candle.

"It's only been ten days, what's wrong, Your Highness?" Seeing that His Highness did not ask about the affairs of the palace, but instead suddenly became concerned about Xiaolu, Yu Cheng asked casually in surprise.

"Let Xiaobai and Xinnu go to Jingsong Kingdom again later." Yan Zong did not respond to Yu Cheng, but continued to give orders with a frown.

Yan Zong felt really uneasy that he had such a dream out of the blue. Although it was a dream, when he saw Si Yao's wedding dress and her red veil lifted by another man, he was furious and wanted to pick up a knife to chop the ignorant guy in half. Unfortunately, he could not see the man's face clearly in the dream.

"It turns out that Your Highness dreamed of Miss Si Yao." Yu Cheng couldn't help but smile knowingly, thinking that Your Highness was thinking about Miss Si Yao again.

"You talk too much." But Yan Zong was in a very annoyed mood at the moment. Yu Cheng's teasing made him annoyed, so he turned back and glared at him.

"Your Highness, please calm down." Yu Cheng was shocked to see that Prince Zong was actually angry, and he quickly lowered his head in fear.

Yan Zong pursed his lips tightly, his face under the moonlight was gloomy and terrifying, but he was also aware that something big had happened in the court, and he couldn't be distracted by an inexplicable nightmare.

When Yan Zong arrived at the palace, the imperial study was already brightly lit with candles. Eunuch Qin, who was anxiously waiting outside the door, hurried forward as soon as he saw Yan Zong: "Prince Zong, you are finally here!"

"What happened?" Seeing Eunuch Qin's worried look, Yan Zong asked hurriedly.

"Alas, we lost the first battle on the front line. Prince Han originally wanted to attack Liunan Kingdom from the side while Liunan's army was exhausted from fighting in Wucang Kingdom. However, Liunan Kingdom actually had a backup plan and lured us into a trap, causing heavy losses to our army. Even Prince Han was seriously injured due to carelessness. The urgent report only arrived half an hour ago, and His Majesty was so angry that he coughed for a long time when he heard it." Eunuch Qin sighed and replied to the prince in front of him.

Yan Zong became worried after hearing this. The defeat in the first battle would directly affect the morale of the army. Moreover, it had been more than 50 years since the Xiyue Army fought against the Liunan Army again, but they did not expect to be defeated.

"Big brother."

Yan Zong said nothing more. He nodded to Eunuch Qin and walked into the hall. He saw his elder brother Yan Qiao standing in front of the map wall with a serious face. He walked forward slowly, without performing the etiquette of monarch and subject, but addressed him as brother as before.

"Are you aware of the war in the south?" Yan Qiao did not turn around, still staring at the map in front of him, and then he sighed and asked.

"Well, how is my second brother's injury?" Yan Zong nodded and asked with concern.

"There is no worry about his life, but I have ordered someone to send him back to the capital to recuperate." Yan Qiao then turned around and looked at his third brother and continued, "I am worried about his injuries for one thing, but the most important thing is that my second brother must be resentful of the humiliation he suffered at the hands of Liu Nanguo. In order to prevent him from taking crazy revenge and slaughtering innocent people in the future, I hope you can lead the army south to replace him."

"Yes." Although Yan Zong had expected this, he still hesitated for a moment before raising his hand to salute and responded.

Given the second brother's personality, being replaced at the last minute after a defeat would be like rubbing salt into his wounds. However, he is injured now and should understand the eldest brother's decision.

"I never thought that this small country of Liunan could inflict heavy damage on my Xiyue Army. It really makes me look at it in a new light." Yan Qiao then turned around and looked at Liunan Country on the map and sneered.

"But I heard that the general leading the troops of Liunan Kingdom is still Zheng Yu. I got to know him when I was in the southern border. He is not very skilled in military affairs. It is really incredible that he defeated our Xiyue Army in one fell swoop this time." Yan Zong also stepped forward and analyzed seriously.

"Could it be that there is a master behind him giving him advice?" Yan Qiao clenched his hands into fists behind his back, his eyes narrowed slightly, flashing a dangerous light.

"I don't know." Yan Zong didn't know how to answer for a moment, and just shook his head thoughtfully.

"But Yingmen didn't find any military experts in Liunan Kingdom. Could it be that other countries are helping us in secret?" Yan Qiao still had the majesty of an emperor and talked to himself.

"Except for the neighboring Jingsong Kingdom and Southern Xinjiang, the others are far away. I'm afraid we have the will but not the strength." Yan Zong couldn't help but frowned and said in a deep voice.

Yan Qiao said nothing more, but his cold eyes were fixed on the Jingsong Kingdom on the map again. On the surface, they were cowardly and did not dare to send troops, but they were secretly doing tricks. This seemed like something the Jingsong Kingdom would do.

"Don't worry, big brother. No matter how powerful Liunan Kingdom is now, it is just a spent force. There is no need to be afraid of it." Seeing that his big brother didn't say a word, Yan Zong thought that he was worried about the war, so he spoke again to comfort him.

"With my third brother in charge, I can rest assured. You are the best archer in my Xiyue country." Yan Qiao came back to his senses, patted Yan Zong's shoulder and smiled with satisfaction.