The next day, they cleaned the battlefield, but there was still a strong pungent smell of blood in the air, and the heavy rain of last night had not washed away the blood inside and outside the city.

Maybe that heavy rain is unbearable in the sky, it is some kind of warning, when he was going to come to the north three years ago, Rukawa Kaede remembered that the teacher warned him that senseless killing is against the principles of heaven and hurts the peace of heaven, he can kill less people, war, not a killing competition, the highest state is "a soldier who surrenders without a fight".

However, many times, he had to cool down and do something inhumane, such as yesterday, he wanted to burn the more than 10,000 enemy soldiers alive!

Last night's battle report was also written, and he instructed Gan Lin to write a letter to report to the imperial court.

Knowing that the companion who had worked together for three years turned out to be a spy in the Northern Regions, Han Duan Yan and the others had thousands of words for a while, but they couldn't say anything.

In the end, Han Duan said that if he met the other party in the future, he would definitely be killed with a shot! Don't be upset.

Yan Ku said that he should ask the other party well, why? Is it really disillusioned with the Empire?

The centurion who made a great contribution last night pretended to defect to Hu Lai in advance - Lai Fu, uh, today he has replaced Hu Lai as a thousand-leggon, he is Hu Lai's old subordinate, and he is also a loyal follower of Rukawa Kaede.

He said: "Hu Duwei is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, he was originally the son of the famous general Hu Zhao, and later General Hu's family was brought down by a powerful man in the empire, and ended up ruined and discredited by the three clans!" At that time, he and I happened to be on an envoy in the Northern Regions, and we narrowly escaped, perhaps at that time, he had already developed a rebellion, but he had been struggling, and it was only recently that he really made a decision. ”

"I see, I can't imagine that he is silent on weekdays, without mentioning his family background and past, there is such a tragic life experience, but no matter how wartime rebellion is an unforgivable sin, if you meet it on the battlefield next time, it will be a life and death rival, don't think about the old love!"

Gan Lin said, although she is a kind person in nature, but in the past three years, she has followed Liuchuan Feng to guard the northern border, and she is used to killing, betrayal is a frequent occurrence, and even once she saw close friends who were laughing and bragging one second, and stabbing each other the next second, just for a steamed bun! Someone sold his wife to an unscrupulous trader for a few catties of white rice! There are also many people who take advantage of the night to escape over the wall and escape from this cruel imperial homeland......

She is only 18 years old, and now her heart is harder than iron, of course, she still maintains a kindness in her bones, which is also an important reason why she can become Rukawa Kaede's confidant and gain his extreme trust.

Rukawa Kaede didn't say anything about this, he was also injured, and he wrote to his teacher alone in his barracks to ask for the direction of his next life, and he realized that war alone could not effectively solve the problems of the current empire, and when he thought of this, he had a headache.

Last night, Hu Lai raised his arms and shouted, and in a few simple words, he said that the more than 5,000 soldiers had switched to the enemy camp, and he knew that this was not only because they were cowardly and afraid of death, but also because of their disappointment and even hatred for the empire! Most of them are poor, robbers, bandits, they have no home, no relatives, so they have no hesitation to defect, they have lived miserably enough, this choice, not only can they live, maybe they can also bring a different future to themselves?

In the face of these soldiers, he sometimes had to use iron-blooded means to deter them, and often used words such as a bright future to stimulate and tempt them, but unfortunately these were always too slim, and in the end, in the face of reality, they still did not hesitate to choose to go against their own empire!

Two days later, a carrier pigeon arrived, and he knew it was a letter from the teacher.

"Hello, my dear student, the brilliant general of the Empire:

The letter has been received, this is an internal matter, and war alone cannot solve it, and to be able to recognize this shows that you have made great progress in the past three years, and I am very pleased with the division.

You've been guarding the border all these years, and you may not know much about the details of the situation in the empire, but the situation is far more serious than you think! There are traitors and filthy parties inside, and vassal kings and rebels on the mercenary side outside...... The court is dark, the people are struggling, and the country is in danger!

If you want to solve these problems, it is not possible to complete it overnight, you should go back to Beijing, in the political center of Kyoto, in order to slowly solve these problems, I estimate, the imperial court will call you back to Beijing in the near future, and then you will propose to stay in the capital, share the worries of Your Majesty, and find an official position.

Remember, at that time, come to Chang'an Wuhou Ju and invite me to drink.

- Master.

On the fifth day of the fourth month, the time of the child. ”

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In the 14th year of the Apocalypse (631 AD), the sixth day of the fourth month, it was sunny.

The morning sun in late spring illuminates the east, and Chang'an, the capital of the empire, also begins to wake up, gradually becoming lively and noisy, and the palace located in the imperial city is resplendent and majestic, and it is particularly dazzling under the light of the rising sun.

"Great victory in the North!"

"Great victory in the North!"

……

The morning dynasty was open, and the sound of good news from outside came into the Guangming Palace, which was the center of the Great Lie Palace, and it was also the central hall for discussing state affairs such as government affairs and military affairs.

"General Rukawa Feng defeated the 100,000 allied forces of the sixteen states in the Northern Regions with 30,000 soldiers!"

"What?!"

From top to bottom, the court was shocked and stunned, and then there was joy, which was one of the few good news they had in more than a year.

"Go on."

Emperor Liuchuan Xinghe commanded loudly to the guard who passed the word, and he could see how strong the joy in his heart was, although he didn't react much on the surface, but the tone of his voice and expression betrayed him cleanly.

He recounted the entire battle in detail, of course not saying anything about the corruption of the imperial court, and then he focused on the casualties of the battle.

"More than 21,800 enemy casualties! The wounded are even more innumerable, and even their main general, Murong Feng, was seriously injured! And our army, 11,998 dead! More than 2,000 people were seriously injured and disabled! And 5,000 men and a lieutenant who switched to the enemy side! ”

As soon as these bloody figures came out, the imperial court, which was still in joy just now, was quiet again, and they knew how difficult and hard-won this victory was!

After being silent for a long time, Liuchuan Xinghe said lightly: "Go down." ”

Taibao Hu Yanzhuo took a step forward, clenched his fists and bent over: "Hmph, there are still people who dare to rebel, it's really boring, what relatives and friends does this bullshit captain have in the empire?" ”

Soon, there was a white-faced bearded man dressed in a crimson official robe and engraved with a brocade rooster pattern, Li Dongsheng, the secretary of the ministry, came out and said: "No, he was originally the eldest son of General Hu, who went to the northern region four years ago, and happened to escape a catastrophe, and then he came back and went directly to the north to sign up for Congrong. That's the end of it. ”

"Okay, don't mention General Hu's affairs again," Liuchuan Xinghe waved his hand tiredly, motioning for them to return to their positions, and then he asked, "What do you think about General Liuchuan Feng's reward?" ”

Liu Jingdao, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "His Royal Highness the Prince has made outstanding achievements, and this time he has won a big victory, and it is recommended to canonize General Zhenbei!" Give the title of champion and a thousand gold! ”

He Fang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said: "In the 14 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, I don't know how many people have made outstanding achievements in war, and I have never had such a heavy reward!" Although His Royal Highness the Prince has made some achievements, he is still young, and he has not even reached the crown! How can I do it? This is one of them; Second, when the country is suffering from natural disasters, famines, and empty treasury, where is there so much gold and silver to reward? ”

After being silent for a while, Liuchuan Xinghe thought for a moment and asked, "What should you do in your opinion?" ”

"The minister suggested that General Feng Feng be the general of Zhenbei, give him the title of baron, and reward the three armies with a thousand taels of silver."

"Well, what Aiqing said is reasonable, anyway, he is still young, and there is an opportunity to make meritorious contributions, if this is not bad, you will reward it according to this."

"Your Majesty, Weichen suggested, summon His Royal Highness the Prince back to Beijing, now that there is no danger in the north for the time being, it would be good to send someone over, His Royal Highness the Prince has been training for three years now, and his own affairs should be handled well."

Taishi Jiang Tang came out and put forward his opinion, he was a friend of the master, and he also grew up watching Liuchuan Feng, of course he knew that he was going to be recalled to the capital at this time, not only for himself but also for the empire.

"Well, yes, Ah Feng should also come back, he hasn't married a wife and had children, and he should have married a wife a long time ago at this age, for this matter, the Ocean King also told me a few times, but he has been delayed by miscellaneous matters." Liuchuan Xinghe smiled, and then ordered left and right, "Spread my will and summon Liuchuan Feng, the general of Zhenbei, to return to Beijing." ”

"Wow."

"The most important thing at the moment is to deal with the internal government affairs of our empire, and the twists and turns of this day are all bad news, I have a headache!"

For a moment, the ministers were silent, silence was the theme of this time, and it was a rapid cry that broke the silence.

"Report, Hua Guifei hung white silk in the room and hanged herself!"

"What? What's going on again! Alas, scattered and scattered. ”

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor hurriedly left the court, and walked out of the hall with a flick of his wide sleeves, all the ministers had different expressions, most of them didn't care, and left with a smile and acquaintances.

Only a few ministers were full of sorrow and sighed, they felt deeply powerless in the face of a mediocre emperor, but fortunately with the Taishi and the master, they were not completely disappointed, and they were still rescuing this devastated empire.

And thousands of miles away in the north, Liuchuan Feng also received a will from Chang'an, dealt with the subsidies and future living problems of the disabled soldiers, and after handing over all the chores, he led four henchmen and eight hundred guards to set off south and return to Beijing.

He knew that facing him would be a more dangerous struggle, a war that could not see the smoke of gunpowder, a war that killed people without blood, a war full of dangers, and a war from which one wrong step would never recover! But he has an unshirkable responsibility, who calls him surnamed Liuchuan?