Yun Deqing's team to report back to Beijing was very beautiful, and the emperor specially sent the ceremonial officials of the Ministry of Rites out of the city gate to greet him, and the people also spontaneously stood on both sides of the road and cheered enthusiastically: "Long live the Great Zhou!" Long live the Emperor! The Northwest Army is mighty! The Great General is mighty! ”

Since ancient times, what the common people are most looking forward to is to live and work in peace and contentment, and what they are most afraid of is the war that will bring displacement and misery to the people, so they are very grateful to those soldiers who are guarding the border and protecting their peaceful life.

Today, the emperor loves the people, exempts or exempts exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and introduces many measures to develop the economy, and the lives of the common people are getting better and better. And the army led by several generalissimos and generals guarding the border passes in the Great Zhou Dynasty were brave and mighty, so that they did not have to be afraid.

Last year, the Thonburi Dynasty had just come to pay homage to negotiate peace, and this year, the Turks, who had always been fierce and ferocious, also surrendered. For the people of Da Zhou, it is naturally very exciting and proud. The army of the Great Zhou was strong, and only then could they, the people, enjoy peace and stability.

Yun Deqing was riding on a tall horse, and suddenly his nose felt a little sour.

Two years ago, he also made great contributions, and followed General Fan back to Beijing to report on his work, to be honest, there was not much excitement and pride in his heart at that time, and he was full of apprehension. In those years, all I thought about was to fight bravely to kill the enemy and make many meritorious contributions, in order to strive for the opportunity to "rely on merit for favor" and wash away the grievances of my father. But when the opportunity really came, although he was still resolute, the odds of victory in his heart were no more than 20%.

The facts have indeed proved that although the emperor is sage, although General Fan and his colleagues in the army have taken the risk to vouch for him, so that his father's case can be retried. However, if it weren't for Jin Xida and Shujie staring, he would have died unjustly in prison. It's not easy to walk on the road of exchanging merit for favor. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so many years and only he was gone.

It's been two and a half years. He returned again as a generalissimo of the first rank and with outstanding feats. How can you not be full of emotion? I sincerely thank my sister Yunhuan and my brother-in-law for leaving them three smart and affectionate nieces and nephews, so that he and the Yun family can have today.

Yun Deqing and his generals (along with several young generals who returned to Beijing to receive awards), and the personal guards were the two Turkic princes and their retinues, and what was quite exciting was the 1,000 heroic and fine breed war horses behind the team.

The Turkic surrender agreement clearly stipulated that 2,000 war horses would be paid every year, and the emperor asked Yun Deqing to keep 1,000 horses in the Northwest Army.

Along the way, I saw the cheers of the people along the way, and even many people spontaneously brought food and tea from their homes to comfort their Great Zhou soldiers, and the Turkic princes and their retinues sighed. Da Zhou is united, the army and the people are united, can they not win? Then I think of the Turks because of their long years of warfare, the people are constantly moving, and they are unable to live a stable life. Moreover, the Great Zhou Dynasty moved the people on the border inward to a safe area, and the Turkic people could not exchange grain, cotton cloth, and other daily necessities from the people of the Great Zhou as before, and the people were constantly resentful, how could they not be defeated?

These two princes have always been representatives of the Turkic lords and factions, and now seeing this situation, they have strengthened their beliefs even more in comparison.

The four princes represent the emperor. Personally led a group of civil and military ministers to greet him at the palace gate, Yun Deqing bathed in the emperor's grace and was flattered. He hurriedly stepped forward and gave a grand salute to the monarch and the courtiers, and introduced the two Turkic princes.

The four princes are obviously very respectful and polite to Yun Deqing, he will marry Yun Ting into the Four Princes' Mansion at the end of next month, although Yun Ting is only a side concubine, but the four princes still treat Yun Deqing with the etiquette of a quasi-father-in-law.

The host and guest met, and the four princes looked at Yun Deqing and Shujie, and conveyed the emperor's empathetic will: "Father and Emperor should first meet the guests who came from afar, and let your uncle and nephew go back to the Zhongyi General's Mansion for a reunion first, and then come over to attend the welcome banquet in the evening." The soldiers' resting place has already been arranged by the military headquarters, and someone will lead them there. ”

Yun Deqing and Shujie hurriedly thanked and retired. The uncle and nephew rode to the General's Mansion together, and exchanged joys all the way, so they were not affectionate. Poor Jin Xida watched her second uncle and righteous son leave with envy, and she went to accompany the emperor to meet the guests, secretly wondering where she had offended the emperor's old friend recently? Shouldn't you let yourself go back to the reunion and let Shujie stay?

Daqiang's parents are in the Zhongyi General's Mansion, so he naturally went with Yun Deqing.

When everyone in the General's Mansion got the news, they had already greeted them at the gate, and even Old General Yun and Old Lady Yun came out. Yun Deqing saw it from afar, jumped off the horse directly, rushed all the way over, knelt in front of his parents, and choked up: "My son is not filial, how dare I let my father and mother wait here?" Since joining the Northwest Army, he has not been filial to his parents for a few days. My parents couldn't escort them back to Beijing in person, and it took almost three years before they met for the first time.

Not to mention that Mrs. Yun burst into tears and kept saying "my son", General Yun also helped her son up with tears. It was this son who fought for his life that allowed him to be rehabilitated and return to Beijing. When they were ordered to enter Beijing, their son was busy with the war, so he could only hurriedly confess a few words and entrust them to Xu Dakui, and the father and son had a lot to say.

Now that the second son is also considered to be a big man, the Turks, the biggest trouble in the northwest, should be safe for at least a few years, and the remaining small tribes are not enough to worry about, as long as they keep an eye on it. After Yunting and Yunli's family affairs are done, they are ready to let their second daughter-in-law go to the Generalissimo's Mansion in the Northwest to take care of their second son, and the couple can finally get together, and they can add two grandchildren to them. As for their old couple, don't they still have their eldest son and daughter-in-law by their side?

When Yun Deqing saw Shu Yao standing behind Mrs. Yun, he wanted to make a big salute according to the rules, but Shu Yao hurriedly avoided it: "Big brother, hurry up and hold the second uncle, in his own house, only the uncle and niece say." ”

Shujie almost helped Yun Deqing while Shu Yao avoided it: "Second uncle, this is in the mansion, and there are no outsiders, Yao'er should salute you." ”

That being said, when Shu Yao gave Yun Deqing a junior salute, he still avoided it sideways. Military generals, especially generals like him who have outstanding military achievements and have heavy troops, must abide by the royal rules more and more. Shu Yao's current status and grade, especially the aura of "Great Zhou Fuxing", except for a person like Mrs. Luo, who else would wait for her to salute? Do you want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the royal family?

Yun Deqing has a special affection for this niece who saved his life at a young age, even better than his own daughter, and said with a smile: "Yao'er." The wedding date is scheduled for this time next year, right? "Generalissimo is hard to do. The marriage of his niece and two daughters. He couldn't even see it for himself.

Shu Yao nodded shyly and replied, "Well, it's November." ”

Shujie also smiled: "Ning Shizi can worship the second uncle, and he still wants to talk to you, but unfortunately he was sent by the emperor to Minzhou as a messenger." "The emperor is determined to solve a series of problems in Minzhou this time, where there are many hard bones that have been deposited for many years, and the water bandits are also domineering.

Yun Deqing nodded with a smile, he was also very satisfied with the prospective nephew and son-in-law, "Ning Shizi himself is good." The fact that he took out the den of the Japanese bandits was very happy. ”

Da Qiang immediately echoed excitedly: "Isn't it? Our generalissimo also specially copied a few copies of that passage in the newspaper of the imperial palace for the officers and men in the army to study, reminding everyone that it is impossible to prevent meticulous work, so we must not slack off at any time. Anyone, even the elderly, weak, women and children, as long as their appearance is suspicious, or something is abnormal, must be as vigilant as Ning Shizi, and must not be self-righteous and take it lightly. ”

After Da Qiang first gave Shu Yao a big gift, and then gave a gift to General Yun, Mrs. Yun, and his parents, his eyes began to look for him secretly. The pretty girl in a fruit green skirt standing next to the three sisters of the Yun family. Isn't it the "little apple" Xiu Tao that has grown taller? Xiu Tao happened to look at it, and her eyes were opposite. Qiao smiled and smiled, "Brother Daqiang, you are taller and more majestic." "It's generous, it's not twisted at all, and it is worthy of growing up with the lord of Fuxing.

Da Qiang, who was "caught", immediately felt that his face was burning, fortunately his skin was dark, except for Shu Yao, no one noticed that he was already red-faced, no way, who made her eyesight too good, and her heart was fine.

Shu Yao Dark Music, this time the second uncle brought Daqiang back, and part of the reason was to settle the relationship between Daqiang and Xiu Tao, right?

She really guessed correctly, Yun Deqing inquired about Hongmei's intentions in the letter. Hongmei didn't mind that her son-in-law was a military general, but the last time Daqiang entered Beijing, she didn't see it, and she felt more relieved to see it.

Because Xiu Tao is only thirteen years old, she is not in a hurry to settle her family, Yun Deqing just probed first, and also let Hongmei have a bottom in her heart, and she is ready to find an opportunity to let Daqiang return to Beijing for a second time. I didn't expect both of them to come back so soon. Moreover, according to Yun Deqing's estimates, with Daqiang's military merits, there is no problem in being promoted to a fifth-rank lieutenant this time.

Although military generals are promoted by virtue of military merits, and their grades are promoted faster than civilian officials, there are really not many five-rank lieutenants who are only nineteen years old.

Hongmei stood with Mo Niang and Nangong Miao, taking care of the two pregnant women with one mind, and it was only at Mo Niang's prompt that she discovered the interaction between Daqiang and Xiu Tao. Looking at the tall and mighty, but also honest Daqiang and the petite and delicate Xiu Tao, the more Hongmei looks, the more I feel appropriate.

Daqiang's parents are loyal and honest people, and the family is simple. Da Qiang has had ambition since he was a child (Hongmei heard Shu Yao say Da Qiang's sentence "Don't bully the poor boy"), and now he is Yun Deqing's highly praised and praised subordinate general, where is Hongmei still dissatisfied.

If she marries into those complicated big families, she looks rich and beautiful, but she is really worried that Xiutao will not be able to cope with it. Xiu Tao is also a very well protected in the Lianghou Mansion, and the Lianghou Mansion is simple, so Xiu Tao is really a girl with a very simple personality, how to know how to deal with the complicated twists and turns of the back house of a large family.

Hongmei and Mo Niang looked at each other and smiled, this family affair can basically be decided.

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After a lively reunion of the Zhongyi General's Mansion with tears and laughter, Yun Deqing and Daqiang went to wash up, and changed into brocade robes (it is not suitable to wear a military uniform to attend a banquet in the palace), and entered the palace with Shujie.

In the palace, in Luoyanju, Concubine Yan was complaining about her mother, Mrs. Ding: "A good family of relatives who can be used, how much help did it help me, but you were tricked like this by you on the street?" It's no wonder that your father, eldest brother, and second brother want to blame you.

The harem and the court are closely related, the Ding family has made no achievements over the years, and some time ago they were almost implicated in the rebellion case of the second prince. In addition to the emperor's loving appearance and charming body, Concubine Yan has no help, and she is not even pregnant with a child, how can she not be in a hurry? Now there is finally a general who is said to be highly valued by the emperor and has repeatedly performed miraculous feats is her aunt and cousin, and has a close relationship with the Zhongyi General's Mansion and the Lianghou Mansion, but because of her mother's humiliation on the street, she claimed that she had nothing to do with their family, and she didn't give any face at all, leaving no room for anything, which made this originally promising help come to naught.

The people around her have inquired, and that Liu Haoqiang is likely to be promoted to three levels in a row this time and become a five-rank captain. The nineteen-year-old Wupin Lieutenant and the young general have a bright future, but they can't be used by her, how can she be willing?

Mrs. Ding knew that she was wrong, and muttered: "How could I have thought that slut had such a creation and could give birth to such a promising son?" You didn't see their poor and sour looks, I thought they heard that you were favored and came to beg for a bargain. ”

"Favored? Begging? I wish they had come and bargained. Concubine Yan smiled bitterly, the emperor may still be nostalgic for her body, but "pet" really doesn't know where to start. She can only mix good food and clothing, and have a little face in front of the palace people. She didn't even dare to mention other more requests, for fear that the emperor would be unhappy and not come to Luoyanju for two or three months. The palace people are all watching the dishes, stepping on the low and holding the high, the emperor's face changed, and she couldn't even keep her face with good food, good clothes, and good face.

Mrs. Ding didn't dare to speak, and their Ding family secretly found a lot of tonic medicine outside, but Concubine Yan's stomach just didn't move. How can a concubine who has no heirs talk about being "favored", and how many years can she be spoiled? In the end, it depends on his son, and no matter how poor the emperor's son is, he can be an idle prince.

"Forget it, mother, you go out of the palace, I'm also going to prepare to go to the welcome banquet, see if I can find a chance to say a few words to that cousin." Concubine Yan waved her hand impatiently, and just as she wanted to get up, she suddenly remembered something, and stopped Mrs. Ding, who was about to go out, "Mother, Qin'er's family affairs haven't been decided yet, right?" ”

Mrs. Ding was stunned: "It's being discussed, to the second son of Lord Qin's family in the matter, didn't I tell you last time?" You think their house is still a little useful. ”

Yan Concubine pouted: "Let's put it first, don't be in a hurry to settle down, I think Qin'er and that Liu Haoqiang are better, see if you can ask the emperor to give you a marriage or something." "The emperor is now valuing Liu Haoqiang, if she can find a suitable time to encourage and suggest it today, maybe the emperor will be happy, and it is not impossible to give marriage, it is originally cousins and sisters, kiss and kiss. (To be continued......)