Duanmu Xuan and Dongfang Shuo asked for an order to return to Beijing, thousands of miles back and forth, and Emperor Wu was seriously ill and could not give an order for a while, but the military machine could not be mistaken, and the Chinese military officials of the dynasty all supported the Seventh Prince to temporarily issue an order on behalf of the imperial power, and by the time the will was transmitted to the border city, the Liao River had already been frozen. More than 200,000 troops killed all the way across the Liao River and went straight to Liaodong County.

"Third brother, after crossing the Liao River, it is not far from Xinchang County, and I don't know what has become of Lijia Village now?" Since entering Youzhou all the way, although Li Sanlang has not shown any signs on his face, Situ Yan can still feel the anxiety in his heart.

"Xiao Wu, the Turks are so ferocious, I'm afraid that there will be no survivors in Lijia Village?" Li Sanlang thought that he was hiding it well, but he didn't want to be seen through by his little sister.

"Third brother, a place with relatives is home, we are only for the burial of our father-in-law and mother-in-law, even if the Turks are fierce, they will not do such a lack of virtue as digging people's ancestral graves!"

"This is the same, when the entire Youzhou is recovered, I will give my father and mother a burial!" Li Saburo knows that things are prioritized, and now is not the time to do these private things.

"Although it will take some more time, when Brother Xuan drives the Turks out of Xinchang County, I will accompany the third brother to sweep the grave of my father-in-law and mother-in-law and offer incense! Now that the third brother has joined the army and has made many military exploits, I would be very pleased to know about my father-in-law and mother-in-law! ”

"Okay, let's go home together!" Li Sanlang looked at his little sister with tears in his eyes, he thought in his heart that he knew everything about his little sister, but it was a pity that they had no chance after all, and they could only be relatives for a lifetime.

Duanmu Xuanqin led the army to recover Liaodong and the two counties of Dussi in half a month, and the Turks retreated after defeat, seeing that the general trend had gone. Only then did I think of peace talks, and I wanted to keep Lelang and Obifang Erjun.

It's just that Wu Huang was too sick and died before he could survive this winter. Although the Seven Princes were not named the crown princes, the crown prince was circled, and the Seven Princes naturally ascended the throne and became emperors. And the first holy decree of the new emperor on the throne was to demote the imprisoned prince to the king of Su and move out of the prince's palace to be confined in the palace. The era name was changed to the first year of Taiping. The princess who was arranged by the queen at his side was sent to the cold palace and ordered to marry the daughter of the Taibao as the queen. The Taishi's Mansion was raided, and the male of the crown, Ding Qiuhou, was beheaded, and the rest were exiled to the border city to be enslaved by the armored people. For a while, people in the capital were panicked.

And the Turkic peace talks naturally ended without a hitch. As soon as he came out of the first month, Duanmu Xuan led a large army to drive the Turks out of Youzhou and recover the entire Youzhou. It's just that the whole territory of Youzhou is a scorched earth, barren everywhere, people are sparse, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be revived.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he regained the lost territory. It is also to marry the queen of the middle palace, which is a celebration of the whole country. After Duanmu Xuan received the order to settle the defenders of the border city, he returned to Beijing in early March to listen to the reward and receive the reward.

"Yan'er, this battle has been a year, and now I can finally go back to Beijing!" Duanmu Xuan lightly held Situ Yan's emaciated jade hand. His Yan'er followed him and helped him so hard this way. But he had never heard a single complaint or reproach. He Duanmu Xuan is so fortunate to be accompanied by this beautiful woman for a lifetime.

"It's just that now there are no more people in the capital. The brother who cherishes the sun has now become a monarch! "Emperor Wu didn't worry so much about Situ Yan, but as soon as Emperor Wu died, she was ordered to protect the prince's life, but she was afraid that when she returned to Beijing, she would have to face the new emperor.

"Yan'er has something on her mind?" Duanmu Xuan didn't think much about the seventh prince Mu Yi's accession to the throne, after all, they were brothers who grew up together, even if they are now the emperor, he still has a family affection in his heart.

"Brother Xuan, you leave Beijing first. So there are some things I didn't have time to talk to you about, I thought it was too early. But I didn't want the emperor to drive west so early, but now it's too late to think about it! ”

"What's the matter? It made Yan'er so hesitant! Duanmu Xuan faintly felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart, I am afraid that this matter will not be a trivial matter.

Situ Yan took a deep breath, and then told Duanmu Xuan that the emperor had rewarded her with a gold medal for avoiding death, and asked her to protect the prince's life.

"Yan'er, how could the emperor entrust you with such a big deal, what happened when the emperor invited you into the inner hall that day?" In Duanmu Xuan's opinion, this matter is not difficult to do, he just wants to know such a big matter, why did the emperor not hand it over to Taibao, Taishi and others, why would it be handed over to such a female person as Situ Yan.

"The time has not yet come, I can't say yet!" This matter is related to the ring in her hand, and that is when Situ Yan's biggest secret is not yet said.

"Yan'er doesn't want to say, I won't ask more, leave this matter to me, and I will intercede with the emperor!"

"Never!" Situ Yan hurriedly interrupted, "You have just made a war merit, if you play at this time, it will only make the emperor misunderstand that you are suspected of inviting merit." Now the armies of the northwest and northeast are looking forward to you, and the military power has won the emperor in Beijing, the first emperor was afraid of the national government, but I am afraid that the current emperor is afraid of you, the general! ”

"The emperor and I grew up together since childhood, even if we ascend the throne and become the emperor, this family relationship is not something that can be broken!"

"Brother Xuan, you are first a monarch and a minister, and then a brother, I am afraid that this brotherhood is ranked after the monarch and the minister, and it is not even as thin as paper!" Situ Yan's words were fulfilled when they returned to Beijing.

Duanmu Xuan returned to Beijing to listen to the reward, Liang Rengong has been ranked as the third division of the Taifu, and enjoys a first-class title, and now his son has made contributions to the border city, it is already unsealable, and the reward is unrewarded, the more this is the emperor's heart.

And the Guogong Mansion is the mother family of the Empress Dowager Duanmu, so this reward must be given anyway, otherwise it will chill the heart of the hero. Mu Yi entered the Yong'an Palace where the queen lived with a sad face.

"The concubine greets the emperor!"

"Excuse me!"

"The concubine saw that the emperor was frowning recently, and boiled some lotus seed soup with clear fire, please taste it!"

"Let it go! I'm not in the mood! "Wu Huang Mu Yi's heart is inconvenient to talk to the queen, but the queen was born in the Taibao Mansion and has her own eyeliner, so she naturally knows why the emperor is worried.

"The Guogong Mansion has long been in a high position, and now the prince has built a border city, since the Lord Liangren has no seal, why don't you reward his son?"

"There is an uncle in the capital, and there is a son in the army, but I am afraid that after a long time, I will know that it will be difficult for me to protect even the emperor's prestige in front of my uncle!" Mu Yi didn't want to talk about these things with the queen, but he didn't want the queen to guess what he was thinking, so he confided in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the prince is a minister first and then a relative. No matter how strong it is, it can't be stronger than the royal majesty! "At the beginning, Taibao and Taifu assisted the Seven Princes together, and they stood on the same line, but now the Seven Princes have ascended the throne. Although the front of the two has not collapsed, they each have their own key guards, and their positions are very different from before.

The queen naturally does not want the Gonggong Mansion to be crowned with high merit, "The Turks have just withdrawn from the army, and the border city of Youzhou is still unstable. And ordered his son to guard the border city of Youzhou! "Clear-eyed people know at a glance that this is the rise and fall of the dark, who doesn't know that Youzhou is now barren.

"This~?" Mu Yi was a little hesitant, he was afraid that the Queen Mother would not be able to explain it. "Will anyone say that I suppress heroes and treat virtuous people harshly?"

When the queen saw that the emperor did not immediately object. I know that this sentence is in the emperor's heart, "Since ancient times, the monarch wanted his ministers to die, and the ministers had to die, not to mention the reward." What an honor a prince with a different surname is. Even if some people will talk a lot behind their backs, as long as Lord Liangren willingly receives the decree and thanksgiving, even the queen mother will not be embarrassed by the emperor! ”

What the queen thought was right, this was in line with Emperor Wu's thoughts, but Emperor Wu had just ascended the throne and had to rely on the old ministers, so he didn't follow what the queen said for a while, but first invited Liangren Gong into the palace. Make your intentions clear.

"Uncle, I have just ascended the throne. Although Youzhou has been recovered, it has long been barren and in ruins, and I really feel uneasy! The eldest uncle is the former elder of the Three Dynasties, please give me an idea, how to resettle the victims of the disaster in Youzhou? How to build the city of Youzhou? ”

Duanmu Li lowered his head and didn't reply immediately, the emperor's question echoed in his ears, but he was thinking about the secret conversation with Situ Yan last night, "Father, you asked Brother Xuan to summon me into the mansion, but there is something important to discuss?" ”

"Girl, Xuan'er originally returned to Beijing to receive the reward, but the emperor has not summoned him to the palace for a long time, but I am afraid that as you expected, the Guogong Mansion will still be burdened by the words 'meritorious master'!"

"My father is ranked as the third duke, enjoys a first-class title, and then the reward is the prince's throne, but I am afraid that this is what the emperor does not want to see. And Brother Xuan first made contributions in the northwest, and now he has led the northeast army to recover the lost territory, and half of the country's troops are in the hands of Brother Xuan, if I were the emperor, I would be afraid of it! Situ Yan can see it, but Duanmu Xuan is inevitably sad in his heart, and his cousin has no trust now.

"Brother Xuan, you should have thought that there would be such a day when you helped the Seventh Prince ascend the throne, so why should you be sad now!" Situ Yan gave Duanmu Xuan a comforting look, she was telling Duanmu Xuan that everything was with her, and as long as he didn't leave her, he wouldn't give up.

Duanmu Xuan replied with a reassuring smile, he was sad, but now that he has a beloved, this sadness comes and goes quickly.

"Father, you have to ask for this prince's reward if you don't want it, the most important thing at the moment is how to make the emperor feel at ease!"

"The old man has heard this, but he doesn't understand very well, how to do it without causing the emperor's jealousy!"

"Youzhou!" Situ Yan only gave two words, and these two words were like an empowerment, which made Duanmu Li's eyes light up.

"It's just that this doesn't wronged Xuan'er and you!"

"Don't waste or stand, I think Brother Xuan and I have the same heart. I'd rather work a scorched earth than sing with people in Beijing! ”

"And you took the initiative to not only dispel the emperor's suspicions, but also make him feel guilty! When the time comes, I will intercede for the prince, and I may get twice the result with half the effort! "No matter what idea Situ Yan comes up with, he can count it in one fell swoop.

The words are still in my ears, last night's secret talk has been completed today, but I didn't expect Situ Yan to guess the emperor's mind without asking about political affairs.

"The Turks have just been defeated, how can they be satisfied with the status quo, the old minister thinks that it is better to send dogs to continue to garrison the border city of Youzhou!"

"That Youzhou is now a scorched earth with no grass, how can I bear to let Ziheng go to the border city to suffer!" Wuhuang Mu Yi was secretly happy in his heart, but his face was worried, as if he was really worried about Duanmu Xuan.

Although the old minister only has a son-in-law, he knows his heart very well. In his heart, he is most concerned about the righteousness and brotherhood of the monarch and the minister, and now as a courtier, he wants to share the emperor's worries! "Jiang is still old and spicy, in one sentence, he completes the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, and talks about blood and family affection.

"Ziheng is a nostalgic one!" Emperor Wu Mu Yi felt ashamed, but instead calculated his selfishness on the queen who came up with the idea. felt that it was precisely because of the harem's political provocation that their brotherly relationship was ruined.

Hearing the emperor's words, Duanmu Li felt cold for a while, he also watched the Seventh Prince grow up, but now he talked about the monarch and ministers with him, how can this feeling not be chilling.

The next morning, Liang Rengong was crowned the hereditary king of Jingbei. And the fief turned out to be in addition to the barren Liangzhou Mansion before, but also added the barren Youzhou Mansion, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were all surprised, fortunately, the King of Jingbei had already released the rumors, otherwise the protégés were afraid that they would have to kneel in front of the secretary.

The emperor rose and descended secretly, and his coolness set off the big belly tolerance of the father and son of King Jingbei, but Mu Yi also knew that this move was a bit excessive, so in addition to sealing his son Duanmu Xuan as the general to enjoy the rank of Wanshi, and adding the title of third-class earl, but there was no fief, and the first-class lord of the palace was given, but it could not be hereditary.

This move finally helped the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but because of this incident, the emperor did not even enter the middle palace for a month, and the queen's jealousy of the Jingbei palace was even more than before. But that's all for later.

"The old minister has a will, please play!" The newly crowned King of Jingbei stood up at this time.

"King Jingbei, please reply!"

"Emperor Xie!" Duanmu Li got up, and then bowed down to play, "When the emperor was in power, he issued a decree to give marriage to the dog, and the lord of Heyang County had already performed the ceremony of the dog last year, but because the dog has been guarding the border city and fighting against the Turks, this delayed the marriage date, and now the dog and the county lord of Heyang are in the same Beijing, and the old minister asks for the marriage of the dog as soon as possible!" ”

"That's exactly how it should be! I'm right! Where is the Qin Tianjian Taishi Ling? ”

"The minister is here!"

"You quickly choose the auspicious day of the zodiac and send it to the Jingwang Mansion!"

"Obey the order!" Although Tai Shiling is not a person from King Jingbei, he is a little sad to see the heroes being demoted, and he is doing his best for this little thing.

The emperor wanted to open another mansion for him, but was politely rejected by the king of Jingbei, only saying that the minister was used to living and did not want to move out.

Although Emperor Wu did not give the mansion, he still rewarded a lot of gold and silver. These Duanmu Li did not leave a penny, and gave it all to his son.

"Taishi Ling greets King Jingbei!"

"Lord Taishi Ling doesn't need to be polite, please take a seat!" In the study room in the outer courtyard of the Jingbei Palace, Taishi Ling took the auspicious day calculated by Qintian to discuss with the mansion.

"It is advisable to get married on the sixth day of the first month of April, this month is only this day, but this day is too close, I am afraid that the preparation of Jingbei Wangfu is not easy, according to the eyes of the lower officials, it is better to choose the tenth day of the first month of May, at least there is a month of preparation time!"

"Thank you Taishi Ling for your trouble, the palace has been preparing since the beginning of last year, the old man will discuss with Situ Mansion again, and please Taishi Ling to return to the emperor, thank you for the emperor's compassion!"

"Yes, the lower official will go back to the palace to face the saint!" Seeing off Tai Shi Ling, Duanmu Li called his son Duanmu Xuan.

"Xuan'er, I'm afraid that I can't do it at the beginning of May, according to the emperor's temperament, I'm afraid that I won't let you go to defend the border city of Youzhou in May. But now it's late March, and it's only a little more than ten days away from the sixth day of April. Duanmu Li has never been so sad.

"Father, Yan'er doesn't care about this, just the sixth day of the fourth month, I'll go tell her!" (To be continued.) )