After the general Wu Guohussar made a plan to take Luoyang City, he waved his army all the way north and rushed to Jizhou Mansion in early June. Because of the brutality of the Turkic soldiers, it helped the Wu army to seize Jizhou, and the people trapped in the villages of Jizhou counties spontaneously organized themselves to help the Wu army kill Hulu.

The troops of the raid were insufficient, invincible, and lacked food and grass, so they had to retreat in a continuous battle, but they also destroyed the entire Jizhou beyond recognition, and the city where they retreated was not fully defended, the houses were not neatly tiled, and even the strong men who were captured were almost killed. In the villages they passed, there were no chickens and dolphins, no rice and grain, and even women and young children were captured by them to be slaves or rationed soldiers. The entire Jizhou is not to say that the lives are ruined, and the floating corpses are thousands of miles, but it is not much worse.

Duanmu Xuan went out with his father this time, followed the Qianfeng camp all the way, fought and walked, and saw all the life and death, but this purgatory map in the world still made him churn in the heart, and he almost wanted to vomit.

As early as five days after entering Jizhou, the seventh prince was already frightened by this tragic image, and directly returned to Shousizhou with his attendants, unwilling to enter Jizhou again.

From the end of May to the beginning of leap June, after more than a month of hard fighting, the Wu army finally drove the Turkic soldiers out of Jizhou. Emperor Wu kept his word, remembering that when he attacked Wei, he had an alliance with the Turkic Khan, so he did not continue to take Youzhou to the north, but left the entire Youzhou to the Turks.

When the news of the 800-mile rush arrived in the capital, the government and the opposition were jubilant. Emperor Wu was even more pleased, and ordered that in addition to leaving troops to guard the border city, he ordered the hussar general Pingnan Hou Duanmu Li to return to the capital Luoyang on the 15th of the leap month, and set up a banquet on the 16th to reward the meritorious service.

On the way back to Beijing, Duanmu Xuan didn't say a word, and the seventh prince Mu Yi knew that he was uncomfortable, so he tried to find a way to explain, "Ziheng, this time to destroy Wei and seize Ji, the eldest uncle can be said to have contributed a lot, not to mention being promoted to three levels in a row, but this reward must be indispensable." ”

"Commendation, but this is made with the flesh and blood of tens of thousands of people, what is the joy?"

"Attacking cities and seizing land, casualties are inevitable."

"Zichu, you have also been in Ji, and you have seen with your own eyes that those Hu Lu have no mercy at all, and they refuse to let go even of the women and children who are powerless. If it weren't for the emperor's decree, I would have exterminated these people and let them taste the pain of being bullied and abused. ”

"Ziheng, endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky, my father's intention is also a series of wars, I want to recuperate, and then drive this group of people who are not even as good as livestock out of Youzhou, and I will not let them go free."

"Okay, no matter how unwilling I am, I don't dare to disobey the order, so let's hurry first! If you don't hurry up, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to Luoyang on the fifteenth. The two of them stopped talking, kicked their horses' bellies, and hurried on their way.

And Wu Guo, a loyal servant who rushed to the county seat of Henan, was standing in front of the largest inn in the city wiping his tears. He only entered the county town of Henan after the end of the morning today, and he never expected to really see the mark engraved by the eldest lady on the cornerstone of this inn. It wasn't until this moment that he dared to believe that the eldest lady was really alive, and that the person had arrived safely in Henan County, but although it was a big market day today, it was past the appointed hour, so he had to find a small inn to live in first.

I won't be able to see the eldest lady until the next big set, that is, the fifteenth day of the sixth month of the leap month. Wu Guo stayed for ten days, although he lived in Henan County, but every day except for noon, he would wait in front of the mark, and the rest of the hours were all over the city to inquire with people, but there was no news of Situ Yan.

In fact, these days, Situ Yan will also go to the city when she has time, but she is running around the yamen with Li Dalang, checking the store, or telling Ding Man a few people about something, I didn't think about going to see if there was anyone waiting there at the mark, in fact, she was too careless, I didn't expect Wu Jin to really have an accident.

Moreover, the seeds of Fuxiang Village have been planted in the ground, and because they have been soaked before going to the ground, they have already sprouted and grown seedlings at this time. And the house has also been built, and the main house of Situ Yan's house is the same as when she was in Lijia Village, one hall house, one east and west. Situ Yan also built four rooms in the east and west wings. Even the inverted houses on both sides of the courtyard gate are no longer made of wood and grass, but are all built into mud houses. The house is made of straw mats, the front yard is paved with slate, and the whole house covers an area of nearly one and a half acres, which is much more atmospheric and perfect than that time in Lijia Village.

Li Dalang didn't agree to build the house so well, but Situ Yan persuaded him, "Now that the eldest brother is in the middle of a village, his house can't be too shabby, otherwise it will make people in other villages laugh." After hearing this, Li Dalang agreed. And the villagers all rushed to the village to help, although Situ Yan's house was built more, but it was built faster than Li Aniu, and it didn't take half a month for the entire house to be built.

Of course, in the past half a month, Situ Yan, the cook and the chef, has also done a good job of rewarding the villagers with good food and drink, which has won Li Dalang a lot of fame.

Situ Yan started the east and west wings this time, mainly because she thought that Li Dalang was over 17 years old, Erlang had already become a ding, and marrying relatives was afraid that it would be a matter of the past two years, and the four brothers of the Li family would never split up, this house would have to be built again sooner or later, it was better to build it now, the four brothers were old, and they always had to keep some**. In fact, Situ Yan still looks at these ancients from the perspective of modern people, so he is in a hurry to get up the east and west wings.

Erlang is very happy, they have grown so big, and it is the first time they have their own house. Situ Yan also put tables, chairs, and kang cabinets in each room, and bought new bedding, which made the four brothers very happy for a while.

And after having the east and west wings, even Li Dalang lived in the north room of the east wing, and gave the entire main room to Situ Yan alone. For this, Situ Yan has looked for Da Lang many times, but the four brothers are very united, and they only said that there is no one in the west of the main house, so they left it to her eldest brother Wu Jin, and Situ Yan repeatedly persuaded them to no avail, so they relied on them.

Situ Yan and the four brothers of the Li family were busy turning over the soil and planting the land in the backyard, while the general of the Wu Hussars finally rushed back to the capital Luoyang before nightfall on the fifteenth.

The first palace paid the decree of thanksgiving, handed over the tiger talisman of the leader and the seal of the hussar general, and then returned to a residence temporarily assigned by the emperor to rest.

Before dawn the next day, he led a group of generals and his son Duanmu Xuan, the Marquis of Pingnan, into the palace to face the saint.

Emperor Wu looked at the generals in armor kneeling on top of the court, and his heart was very peaceful, Wu has such elite soldiers and strong generals, and the unification of the Central Plains will be just around the corner. In fact, the tragic situation in Jizhou was already known from his report when Duanmu Li won the first battle in Hebei, thinking of Jizhou, which is thousands of miles away, how could he not hate. But if the Turks had not sent troops south at that time, he would not have been able to go all the way north so smoothly. So I could only endure the anger for a while, and first cede Youzhou, but I didn't think that this Turk did not keep his word, and he actually waved his army to take Jizhou all the way.

Emperor Wu did not want to drive the Turks out of Youzhou Mansion in one breath, but since November last year, it has been more than August, after a series of wars, the soldiers are tired, the country is empty, and it is in urgent need of recuperation, so he can only retreat and return to the court after seizing Jizhou according to the covenant.

In the court, the civil and military officials looked at Emperor Wu with a smile on his face, and they all followed the compliments and congratulated, and Emperor Wu waved his hand to signal the ministers to be quiet, "This time the north marched north to destroy Wei and seize Ji, and recovered Liangzhou, and the ministers made great contributions." In particular, the Marquis of Pingnan has made great contributions, his body is respectful, and he even took the entire Luoyang City without injuring a single soldier. ”

"The emperor Longen, the ministers dare not accept it in vain, the ministers go all the way north out of the Wu State, and everywhere they pass, the people all miss the emperor Longen, so that they can seize Luoyang and force Wei to surrender." If Pingnanhou can sit in this position, he is naturally not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he will not suffer in vain if he attacks the name of the high cover master.

"The Marquis of Pingnan does not have to be too humble, pass on my will, and enter the Marquis of Pingnan, and enter the title of the hereditary replacement of the Duke of Liangren (from the Duke of Yipin) fief Liangzhou Mansion, and concurrently the prince Taibao (is a civil servant), read his merits without garrisoning the bitter cold land in the northwest, and give the Duke of the Kingdom a mansion in the capital, and stay in Beijing to report on the work to assist the prince of education." Duanmu Li knelt down to thank the saint, and naturally heard the meaning of the emperor's reward, his own sister gave birth to the seventh prince, but he became the prince's master, now he is the prince on both sides can not help, and the fief is the Liangzhou Mansion in the northwest, where the land is vast and sparsely populated, but there is some suspicion of rising and descending. And let him stay in the capital, which also means being guarded in front of the emperor.

And in order to calm his heart, he also sealed his son Duanmu Xuan as a general of Dingyuan (Zheng Wupinshang) to garrison the northwest border city of Liangzhou.

For such an arrangement, although Liang Rengong and his son were surprised, they were not surprised, since ancient times, heroes and famous generals, which are not suspicious of the emperor, and there are very few people who can retire successfully. So the two of them gladly accepted it. A few years later, Duanmu Xuan thought about the emperor who cut off his father's arm because he was suspicious of the hero and sent him to the northwest. It was precisely because of this trip that he was able to meet a beautiful woman, and he was glad that he did not pretend to be sick and did not obey the order. These are all later words, so I won't mention them for the time being.

The Liangguo Mansion is next to the Imperial City, which is the best location in the entire Dongfang District, and in addition to a few princes who opened the mansion, only the mansions of the three princes and three divisions are located here. Even a few Shangshu in the court could only live south of Luoshui.

Liang Rengong Duanmu Li returned here after receiving the banquet and thanking him, looking at the newly renovated mansion and his heart was clear, the emperor was afraid that he had thought of this place as early as when he was appointed as the commander, otherwise he would not have prepared the mansion well early, smiled bitterly, and took the staff into the study to discuss the matter.

And Duanmu Xuan did not leave the palace at this time, but went to the palace of the Seventh Prince, and the two of them each held a wine jug, and they were drinking heavily.

"Ziheng, my father is afraid that I will not have a chance this time, whether I can survive in the future or not, it all depends on you."

"In the future, in this imperial city, you have to be careful everywhere, although the emperor's move has a deep meaning, but this opportunity is not all based on will, sometimes it is the same as fighting, it requires the right time, the right place, and the people, recently the prince has made frequent moves, and the emperor also has the intention of caring for you this time, you must not be arrogant, and let others benefit."

"Maybe?" The Seventh Prince was depressed, only replied, and then bowed his head and drank. Duanmu Xuan didn't persuade him, others were about to leave, even if Mu Yi really had an accident, it would be beyond the reach of the whip. The open and secret battles in the capital became more and more fierce with the appointment of Liang Rengong as the commander. And Situ Yan in Fuxiang Village lived a very peaceful life.