The king of Northern Xinjiang is the noble man of Qingcheng, and it can be said that without the king of Northern Xinjiang, there would be no Duan Qingcheng in the future. Even after many years, when things are wrong, Qingcheng has always believed that this is the case, and has never wavered. Even, if it weren't for Emperor Hui's difficulties in the future, if it weren't for the fact that the lord of Great Qi was not the king of Northern Xinjiang, Qingcheng would think that he would definitely do his best to repay the king of Northern Xinjiang and be loyal to his duties until a hundred years.

And if it is not for the opposite of his wishes, Emperor Hui has always been unwilling to believe in the people of the Duan family, and has always been unwilling to admit his mistakes, the king of Northern Xinjiang and Qingcheng will be able to achieve each other and become a good story for a while, and a model for future generations to learn from the generals.

The king of Northern Xinjiang is straightforward, he doesn't like to beat around the bush, and he won't use his power to calculate anyone, so he didn't hide anything about his intentions, but he didn't shy away from "digging up the wall".

After listening to what he said, Qingcheng was a little surprised, but after a while, he figured it out. The other party is the king of Northern Xinjiang, if it is really just to see the son of the old man, why should he come all the way to the country in such a hurry, so there must be something important to discuss.

Of course, at first, Qingcheng had a hint of fantasy that the king of Northern Xinjiang came to the Duan family to be wronged, but later through conversation, he found out that although the king of Northern Xinjiang also believed that Duan Feiyan was a loyal minister, he did not mean to rehabilitate the Duan family. Maybe the time hasn't come, or maybe the evidence isn't enough. Hey, there is no evidence in the first place, everything is a trumped-up charge, how can it be proved?

However, if the king of Northern Xinjiang is willing to support Qingcheng, is willing to help him make meritorious contributions, and plan for the Duan family, Qingcheng is also grateful. After all, he is not a three-year-old child, and he knows very well that a great grievance like the Duan family can never be redressed by evidence or justice. The reason why Qingcheng wants to establish a career in the army and take Xintinghou as the goal is precisely because the first premise of rehabilitation is that Qingcheng has enough status to be valued by the imperial court.

Throughout the ages, there have been countless loyal ministers who have died unjustly, and every case is heart-wrenching, but not all of them are mediocre emperors, incompetent courts, and in many cases, the other party's status is humble, and he is not even able to sue the emperor to let the world know his grievances. Therefore, Qingcheng's idea is actually not wrong, if Emperor Hui wants to rehabilitate the Duan family, or Emperor Hui is willing to retry the unjust case for the Duan family, then he must have enough status and power, so that the whole process can go smoothly and ensure that no one will interfere with it.

And if you want to be rehabilitated, the second premise is self-proof. What is self-certification? Since someone wronged you as a traitor, then you should be a great loyal minister to the people of the world; Since someone wronged you for attempting to rebel, then you have made immortal contributions to Daqi to protect your family, defend the country and defend the land. In this way, you can prove your innocence and convince others that you are a loyal minister, and you are wronged.

So to sum up, coupled with Qingcheng's understanding of himself, he wants to use his ability to redress the grievances of the Duan family, so that the truth of this grievance will be revealed to the world, and it is his best choice to join the army and establish a career. What's more, the Duan family has been a general for three generations, and it has been loyal and good for generations, and Duan Feiyan has been demoted because of things in the army, so Qingcheng thinks that it will be the best choice to re-establish his prestige in the army.

However, as a criminal citizen, he has no support in the army, and it is really difficult for him to ascend to heaven if he wants to make meritorious contributions. Having the ability does not mean that there will be opportunities, and having opportunities does not mean that they will definitely belong to you, and even if you have the ability and seize the opportunity, the credit may not belong to you. This truth has been true since ancient times.

Therefore, if Qingcheng wants to succeed, it must have the full support of a big man, coupled with his ability, and then seize those hard-won opportunities, so that it is possible. Therefore, Qingcheng chose King Guhong at the beginning, instead of going to a garrison army casually, it is precisely because King Guhong is a person with this ability, and Qingcheng originally thought that he had a good relationship with Duan Feiyan and should help each other, so he joined the Wanli army.

However, after contacting Qingcheng, he realized that King Guhong and Duan Feiyan were not all the way at all, the former was ambitious, the city government was extremely deep, and he was not sincere to others, where would he be a wise lord. However, since he had joined the army, there was no better place to go now, so he had to stay here and find another way. However, today, the opportunity came.

The King of Northern Xinjiang and the King of Guhong can be said to have no significance of comparison at all. Let's talk about the power position first, King Guhong is just the head of the king with a foreign surname, and he is always an outsider to Emperor Hui, not to mention that the status of the king with a different surname is lower than that of the royal family, not to mention the king of Northern Xinjiang, the head of the king.

That's right, the king of Northern Xinjiang is indeed the head of the princes of Great Qi, and in the real sense, one person is above ten thousand people, so when King Guhong sees the king of Northern Xinjiang, he can only call himself a "little king". So in this regard, the two are not comparable at all. Therefore, the support that King Guhong can give, the King of Northern Xinjiang will only give more.

Speaking of character, the two are even more incompatible. The king of Northern Xinjiang is a bright and upright person, and loves the people like a son, which is well known in the army or the court, so if there is an opportunity to entrust him, the latter will do his best. On the other hand, King Guhong does not treat anyone sincerely, treats all soldiers as pawns, and does not care about the lives of others, and even cares about people's lives.

Therefore, no matter how it is compared, the King of Northern Xinjiang will be a better choice than the King of Guhong. However, when this opportunity fell to Qingcheng's head, he hesitated a little. First of all, as the saying goes, loyal ministers don't matter to the two masters, Qingcheng first joined the Wanli army, and then leaned on the king of northern Xinjiang, this kind of behavior is easy to be criticized, and it is not like a gentleman's behavior. What's more, if Qingcheng wants to prove his loyalty, how can he be caught by someone in this regard? After all, King Guhong has not harmed himself, but he gave Qingcheng the opportunity to take command in the first battle, so that he can make war exploits, how can he do something unrighteous at this time?

Secondly, King Guhong just recruited a son-in-law for him today, he turned around and went to the Dragoon, this kind of behavior, don't say King Guhong, even Qingcheng thinks something is wrong, it seems that he doesn't take King Guhong in his eyes, and it is more like he is in a hurry to get rid of Mu Huang. Therefore, Qingcheng was also afraid that his father and daughter would misunderstand.

Therefore, when the king of Northern Xinjiang thought that Qingcheng would gladly accept his invitation, the latter frowned and fell silent. After a while, the king of Northern Xinjiang saw Qingcheng's embarrassment, and seemed to be a little puzzled, so he couldn't help asking: "What, what this king said is abrupt?" ”

The king of Northern Xinjiang opened his mouth to ask, Qingcheng could no longer remain silent, and hurriedly clasped his fists with both hands to salute, and said, "Don't say that, the prince. Thanks to the king's weight, it is an honor to cultivate Qingcheng with heart. Qingcheng has not heard much about the heroic deeds of the prince at home, and has always admired it, if he can follow the prince to protect the family and defend the country, it is really the common wish of the generals in the world. ”

Although Qingcheng praised the king of Northern Xinjiang, he did not make it clear, and the king of Northern Xinjiang heard it in his ears and knew it in his heart, so he said solemnly: "This king doesn't like to talk around the bush, of course, this king also knows that you pay attention to etiquette, not a slap in the horse." But Qingcheng, just say it directly, there is no one else here, you only think that this king is your uncle. ”

"Thank you for your love."

Saying that, Qingcheng let out a sigh of relief and explained: "Thanks to the prince's weight, Qingcheng should be grateful." However, not long after Qingcheng first arrived in the Wanli Army, Prince Mu was also very concerned about Zaixia, not to mention that Qingcheng was in command in the first battle, it is not difficult to see that Mu Wangye's trust and cultivation in Zaixia. Of course, there may be some misunderstandings in this, but in a word, Prince Mu was kind to me first, how could Qingcheng do that unrighteous act. ”

The misunderstanding between the two mentioned by Qingcheng naturally refers to King Guhong's intention to recruit a son-in-law, but he did not elaborate, and the King of Northern Xinjiang knew that there should be some unspeakable secrets, so he did not ask. However, he appreciated Qingcheng's remarks very much, at least Qingcheng is not a person who tends to be inflammatory, and forgets his righteousness.

"Hey, I'm afraid that you are loyal, but Mu Li has no intention of doing your best. Qingcheng, this king and Mu Li are colleagues, one east and one north are both generals, everyone is loyal to the court, this king should not talk about him in vain, but about you, this king has a lot of guilt about the Duan family, so this king would rather be a villain, but also say more. Mu Li is insidious and insincere, Brother Feiyan and him have always been at odds, he will not really help you, I am afraid that your loyalty will only be used in the end. What's more, you still have the family trust on your shoulders, and the expectations of the court, you should be able to distinguish which is more important. ”

It can be seen that the king of Northern Xinjiang is also very contradictory, should he talk to Qingcheng about King Guhong so bluntly, for fear that the latter will hear it and hurt the hearts of the princes of one side. But he seems to be trying his best to win Qingcheng over, so he can't care about it anymore.

Why did the king of Northern Xinjiang have to take Qingcheng under his command? In fact, the reason is very simple, in Gong, Qingcheng is a general, and what is even more rare is that he is loyal. He does not lack ability, what he lacks is opportunity. And if he can be cultivated with his heart, he will definitely become a good general in the future, and even the successor of the Quartet. This is the top priority for Daqi. But with his understanding of King Guhong, Qingcheng really wants to be a general under him, or be buried, or be "disappeared", in short, the possibility of success is almost zero. Because King Guhong doesn't like the people of the Duan family, and he doesn't want the people of the Duan family to make a comeback, the king of Northern Xinjiang is convinced of this.

In private, the king of Northern Xinjiang does feel indebted because of the Duan family's suffering, so if he has the opportunity to help Qingcheng and help the Duan family, he will definitely spare no effort. Therefore, he insisted on winning over Qingcheng. And after listening to what he said, Qingcheng fell into silence again, because in his heart, he more or less believed in the words of the king of the northern frontier.

However, the principle is that Qingcheng is still unwilling to make such a decision at this time. The king of the northern frontier also knew that he was embarrassed, so he was unwilling to force him, sighed lightly after a while, and then drank all the wine in the cup, and said: "In this way, this king also needs to meet a friend on this trip, and he is not in a hurry to return to the north, so it can be regarded as giving you some time to consider." When the king returns, let's talk again, okay? ”

Hearing the words of the King of Northern Xinjiang, Qingcheng was very grateful, clasped his hands into fists and said: "The prince is kind and thinks about me everywhere, which really makes Qingcheng ashamed." I must think carefully about this matter and try to give the prince a satisfactory answer. ”

"That's very good. Okay, after we get down to business, let's stop talking about these troubles. Come, let's have a drink today, this king wants to cook wine with you Duan Qingcheng and talk about heroes! ”

"Good!"