Chapter 118

Daqian palace, Ziji palace.

Qian Emperor Yu Yuanxu paced back and forth beside the king's supreme chair. Wang Zan, the leader of the internal servant, stood on one side respectfully, not daring to show his atmosphere. The next leader, Princess Yu Chuqing, Zhongyang King Yu Yuanpu, Duke Lu Chun of Wei and Duke Gu Huairen of Ding, sat on both sides. The whole Ziji hall was silent and the atmosphere was extremely depressed. The only sound was the big white bird that occasionally flapped its wings beside Ding Guogong. This bird was the white jackdaw Dongya that Lu que gave to Gu Qingcheng.

What Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng don't know is that they seem to have only spent half a day in the pure land of Lianhua, but three days have passed outside. The battle between Nanguan army of Daqian town and xiaoqingshan of Tianxing crazy lion army has been finished. After paying tens of thousands of people's losses, Daqian has defeated more than 200000 soldiers of crazy lion army, At the end of the campaign, Qiu Ao, who was sent to yanlingyuan by Lu que, suddenly entered the battlefield with 10000 cavalry and rescued Qiu lie, the commander of the lion wars.

Except for Qiu lie, Qiu AO and his sons and the soldiers who died in the war, 90% of the remaining 100% of the lion army became the prisoners of Da Qian.

The great victory in southern Xinjiang can be said to be the biggest victory of Hongxi Dynasty in addition to the northern Xinjiang campaign and the northern expedition to destroy Qingyang. When white feather jackdaw returned to the imperial capital this morning with Wei Jiu and Shen Zhang's southern Xinjiang military newspaper, the whole waige became a sensation. However, when he saw the war report, Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng, the key figures in the southern Xinjiang war, disappeared, which made Yu Yuanpu and Gu Huairen, two of the three military figures, lose their smile.

Let's not say that the southern Xinjiang campaign, from strategic layout to planning and implementation, all came from the hands of Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng. Let's say that these two people are the nephew of Yu Yuanpu, the king of Zhongyang, and the eldest daughter of Gu Huairen, the Duke of Dingguo. The disappearance of these two people means that Wei government lost its only successor, And Dingguo government also lost his favorite daughter.

Just when the two military ministers wanted to order the southern armies to find the whereabouts of Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng, another battle report was sent back to the capital by Xinying. The letter said that after inquiring about the high-ranking generals of the crazy lion captives, Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng were forced into xiyuanze by the crazy lion battle commander. Seeing this military report, Yu Yuanpu and Gu Huairen had a glimmer of despair in their eyes, He rushed into the palace to report the news to Yu Yuanxu, the emperor of Qian Dynasty. At the same time, Lu Chun and Yu Chuqing were deducing the war situation in southern Xinjiang to Yu Yuanxu, the emperor of Qian Dynasty, on the sand table of Ziji hall.

No matter Yu Yuanxu, the emperor of Qian Dynasty, or Yu Chuqing and Lu Chun, they were all shocked to learn the news. Even the news of the great victory in southern Xinjiang and the annihilation of the lion army could not make a few people smile.

"Cough." Seeing that the atmosphere in Ziji hall was too oppressive, Wang Yuyuan of Zhongyang coughed twice and said, "brother Huang, elder sister Chang, brother-in-law, brother Gu, although xiyuanze is a Jedi, but the lack of son and Qingcheng girl are not short-lived and premature deaths. I think lucky people have their own celestial phenomena. Maybe, well, maybe there will be a turn for the better."

"What Badi said is, your majesty, with the great victory in the south, we can push the southern defense line to the North Bank of Huangyanjiang River and confront Tianxing across the river. I think it's better to hand over the large areas from the south of zhennanguan to the north of Huangyanjiang River to Benlei legion, and the Yulin Legion will return to zhennanguan and transfer Huxiao Legion to take over the original defense area of benlei army." Although Yu Chuqing's tone is insipid, her clenched hands hidden in her sleeves reveal her mood at this time.

Lu que is her only son. The success of this battle in southern Xinjiang is almost attributed to Lu que. The battle of Danshui and the battle of Hexing fortress, two classic ambush attacks, can almost be included in the model of cavalry attack. Just when she was very happy, the news came that her son was forced into xiyuanze. At this time, she only had endless regret in her heart. If she had known the result, she would have called her son back in advance, but now it was too late to say anything.

"Elder sister, after this war, Tianxing is already scared. No matter whether we are stationed by the Huangyan river or not, they dare not cross the north of the river again in a short time. The most urgent thing now is what to do with the girl who is short of children and Qingcheng. It's a pity to be there." Yu Yuanxu, the emperor of Qian Dynasty, was more anxious than Yu Chuqing.

Lu que is the most promising person in the new generation. After the battle in southern Xinjiang, he has proved his ability. This is the Minister of Liang Zhu that he will leave to his son Yu Minghao. He also wants to be promoted to the official position of Lu que through this great victory, so that when he graduates from the Academy, he can lead the army alone without being constrained by others, just like the late emperor who trained Lu Chun.

"Your Majesty, the situation in the south is a matter of state. Everything should be done before private affairs." Lu Chun, the Duke of Wei, stood up and came to the sand table. Looking at the terrain north of Huangyan River, the sand table said, "as a general, you can shed your blood on the battlefield and wrap your body. It's lucky for you. Besides, now they are just entering xiyuanze, and there is no sure news to prove that something has happened to them."

"All right." Seeing what Lu Chun said, Yu Yuanxu nodded and sighed. Then he looked at Yu Yuanpu and Gu Huairen and said, "for the military deployment in southern Xinjiang, your outer court should come up with a constitution as soon as possible. At the same time, he ordered the four armies in southern Xinjiang to send elite Scouts to guard outside xiyuanze. If anything happens, report it to the capital immediately."

"Your Majesty, I want to ask you to come to the south." Ding Guogong suddenly got up and saluted.

Lu Chun and Yu Chuqing are worried, but they can keep at least calm, because they know that Lu que is different from other people of the same age. Lu que grew up in the no return mountain, the leader of the mainland's Jedi. He can even solve the no return mountain battle. They believe that as long as Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng are away, xiyuanze will come out sooner or later, They believe that Lu has this ability.

But Gu Huairen, the Duke of Ding, is different. Gu Qingcheng is his favorite daughter. He even dotes on Gu Qingcheng more than his son Gu Qianxue. Where is xiyuanze? It's a place where there's no way out. What's more, there's always news that xiyuanze is unstable. It's likely that there will be an animal tide in the near future. How can he calm down.

"Huairen, as the military prime minister, you still need to be in the capital at this time. As for the missing children and Qingcheng, I believe they will come back safely." Without waiting for the emperor to speak, Lu Chun went to Gu Huairen and patted him on the shoulder. The relationship between Lu Chun and Gu Huairen is no different from that between Lu Que and Zhuge Yan. They were brothers when they were in the Academy. At this time, when they saw their best friend's gaffe for many years, they rushed forward to comfort them.

"Brother Lu, don't you worry about xiaoque? That's your only son." Gu Huairen frowns and looks at Lu Chun in surprise. Wei's government is different from Ding's government. Even if Gu Qingcheng encounters an accident, Ding's government still has Gu Qianxue, but Wei's government has only Lu Kui's son. Once Lu Kui's accident happens, the grand Wei's government will break its inheritance.

"I'm worried, of course. But I believe more in the lack of children. From this battle in southern Xinjiang, we can see that the children have grown up. The lack of children and Qing Cheng are not worse than you and me in those years, or even worse. I believe that with their ability, we will be able to solve our seemingly impossible problems. Even if we cherish the fate of the Jedi, we can't stop them. "

"Alas ~" Gu Huairen sighed and sat back to his seat with some frustration. He knew very well that even if he went to Nanjing, he could do nothing, but he just wanted to go and have a look, even if he was closer to his daughter.

"Your Majesty, we don't want to make public the story of the missing son and the collapse of the city for the time being. This battle is the biggest victory since the fall of the Qingyang empire. We can just use this victory to boost the morale of the people, so as to eliminate the haze of the chaos of the eighteen Marquis's residence before." Long Princess Yu Chuqing lowered her head and said while playing with the teacup in her hand. Her eyes were fixed on the pattern on the porcelain cup, because she didn't want others to see the water in her eyes.

"Just do as the elder sister said." Yu Yuanxu nodded and looked at Yu Yuanpu again. "Yuanpu, the army of Da Qian always rewards him for his military achievements. Lu que, who was reported by Wei Jiu before, was the former general of the garrison of the southern border, and Gu Qingcheng was the military commander. I've been approved. What positions should they arrange for the battle of he Xingyuan and the victory of Xiao Qingshan?"

"This ~" Yu Yuanpu suddenly looks up at Yu Yuanxu. He doesn't understand his brother's meaning. The biggest credit for the great victory in southern Xinjiang is Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng. However, one of them is less than 16 years old, and the other is only 18 years old. He is already in the military position of the fourth grade. At most, he just removes the front inspector and formally appoints them.

But looking at the emperor's tone, he even wanted to improve their military positions. At their age, even Yu Chuqing, the eldest sister of Fengxiang's military commander after graduating from the Academy, did not have such a military position at such an age. There was no such precedent in the whole Da Qian Dynasty.

Besides, both of them are forced into xiyuanze, and their lives are uncertain. Even if they are granted military posts, they can't perform their duties. Does the emperor want to pursue them now?

"It's all up to your brother." Yu Yuanpu thought for a long time, but he didn't understand what the emperor wanted to do. He could only make a perfunctory remark.

"Before, Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng were already the fourth grade. This time, they were promoted to the first grade. Lu que was granted the title of deputy commander of the Imperial Guard of Ziji hall, and Gu Qingcheng was the general of the left army of Fengxiang army, who was in charge of the Third Battalion of the left army. Most of the lands recovered this time were the hometown of Yanling County in the period of Da Xuan. They were granted to Princess Yanling of Gu Qingcheng, who married Lu que, the son of Duke Wei."

As soon as the emperor's words came to an end, all the people in the hall looked at each other. The two military positions in front of them were nothing. Even if Lu Que and Gu Qingcheng could return safely, Lu que would go back to the academy to continue his study. It was just right for a deputy commander who was not in charge of the affairs, and the courtiers would not say anything.

Gu Qingcheng is about to graduate from the Academy, so it's nothing to give her a higher military position. After all, we all know that because of the rise of a new generation, the eldest princess has intended to hand over the Fengxiang army to the eldest princess Yu Tianxiang. At that time, both the current Deputy commander Gu Jieyun and the military adviser Su Leyi will retire. It's reasonable for Gu Qingcheng to take over Gu Jieyun's vacancy by virtue of this battle merit.

Moreover, Wei and Ding had intended to marry each other, but now Lu que is still young and has not been put on the agenda. Now the emperor's marriage is just ahead of the time. But the title of Yanling princess in Qingcheng was a little too much. Only the children of the royal family of Yu could get the title of princess, just like Yu Qinglin, the daughter of Zhongyang king.

Before Gu Qingcheng was granted the title of county head, the court had many objections. However, there was a precedent in the Taizu Dynasty, and finally the ministers agreed. However, the title of princess has never been granted to outsiders, even if Gu Qingcheng married Lu que, who has half the royal blood.

"Your Majesty, Lord Gu, is the apple of Ding Guogong's eye." Wang Zan, who had been standing on one side without making a sound, leaned over Emperor Yu Yuanxu and whispered.

"Your Majesty, the respect of the princess is not for my Gu family. I'm afraid. Please take it back." Gu Huairen quickly stood up and bowed.

"Duke Ding, although Qingcheng has been granted the title of princess, the princess is not a hereditary title, so you don't have to refuse." But Yu Chuqing was very satisfied with the emperor's arrangement. Gu Qingcheng married Lu Fu as a princess, which was much better than a wife of Pinwei.

"This ~" Gu Huairen was stunned, and then shook his head. "Your Majesty, Princess Chang, I have my own law. Taizu has his own words. It's not the Yu family, but the king. The princess is the same as the princess. For the sake of the country and the future generations, we should not make such a mistake because of the little girl. Otherwise, the king of later generations will be in disorder if they learn from her. "

As soon as Gu Huairen's voice fell, Yu Yuanpu and Lu Chun nodded, obviously agreeing with Gu Huairen's statement. Yu Yuanxu and Yu Chuqing looked at each other, and elder sister Chang nodded, thought about it, and said, "let's be marquis. When Taizu was founded, there were women who were Marquis. It's not against the law. Let's make Gu Qingcheng Marquis of Yanling."

Gu Huairen was stunned and thought about it. With the credit of his daughter Gu Qingcheng, it's nothing to be a marquis. Besides, it's not the thirty-six civil and military marquis. Moreover, his daughter is now in the situation of cherishing fate, and he doesn't know if she can come out. In case something happens, it's also a title, "I'll take my place, thank you for your kindness."

Several people came out of Ziji hall. Yuyuanpu, the king of Zhongyang, returned to waige first. The first World War in southern Xinjiang opened up a county and a half to the north of Huangyanjiang River, and these lands were all adjacent to xiyuanze. How to deploy the defense, how to dispatch the army, and how to supplement the personnel after the war, and how to pay for the dead soldiers and soldiers, were all decided by waige.

"Princess Chang, brother Lu, please wait a moment." Gu Huairen is in a trance about his daughter. He takes two steps with Yu Yuanpu, and then he reacts. Lu Chun and Yu Chuqing just heard that Lu que had entered xiyuanze. They are so calm that they quickly turn over and catch up.

"Huairen, anything else?" Looking at Gu Huairen's expression, Lu Chun is funny. He hasn't seen such an expression on Gu Huairen's face since he graduated from the University.

"Brother Lu, do you know something, otherwise your husband and wife are not worried at all. If you know anything, please tell me. I've been at sixes and sevens since I got the news. I don't know how to explain to my family. " Gu Huairen looks at Lu Chun and Yu Chuqing expectantly.

"Huairen, your sister will tell you more or less about our being trapped in the mountain for 12 years. The danger of a mainland Jedi like this mainly comes from four aspects: the first is the big array that blocks heaven and earth, the second is the fierce beasts in the Jedi, the third is miasma, and the fourth is the deep secret in the Jedi. "

Lu Chun patted Gu Huairen on the shoulder and said, "Que'er was different from ordinary people when he was young. He was very friendly to strange animals and spirit animals, and even fierce animals would not attack him. This has been proved countless times in the 12 years of bugui mountain. Moreover, the talent of Que'er in array is far above me, and he has been handed down by a hundred Li younger brother. He has personally deduced and solved the great array of not returning to the mountain. I believe that as long as you give him time, you can't stop him. "

"But there are many crises in the mainland, and xiyuanze is a vast swamp. What if something goes wrong?" Gu Huairen smell speech slightly relaxed tone, but still some don't trust of ask a way.

"Duke Ding, no, it's time to call him the father-in-law. I know my son, and I've seen him several times. He's smart and careful. They can solve common problems. For the three of us, we all have our way in but not our way out

Then Yu Chuqing took out a green leaf. "It's the leaf of a green tree, which can resist the miasma of the world. It was given to our husband and wife by queer when he didn't go back to the mountain. They should still have this kind of thing. Besides, they are also accompanied by the white wolf king, a mysterious spirit beast. It's safe to avoid the taboo place in xiyuanze."

When Yu Chuqing comforts Gu Huairen, she is also strengthening her confidence. In addition, she and Lu Chun have another dependence in mind, that is, Xiaobai and Zhuozhuo, the God beasts who have signed a contract with their son in the mountain of no return. Although they do not follow, they will not watch their son Lu que die. If Lu que is in any danger, they will not let him die, They will never come back to the mountains and go to xiyuanze.

Their husband and wife are deeply aware of the power of the spirit beast. More than ten years ago, the young spirit beast was able to take back all their rafts crossing the lake. Now, after so many years, the spirit beast will only be more powerful than before. What's more, the spirit beasts are friendly with those beasts in the eight peaks and ten valleys. Once their son is in danger, there may be some unimaginable beasts who never come back to the mountain and rush to xiyuanze.

"Well, I hope so." Gu Huairen was relieved to hear what Lu Chun and Yu Chuqing said. At least this is the only good news he can get now.

"Huairen, don't worry about it. The missing son and Qingcheng are not people who died early. They will be safe. Maybe they will have some adventures." Lu Chun looks to the south. Now they really can't do anything. All they have to do is rely on Lu Qingcheng.