The army triumphed, the prince of Guhong led the generals of all levels of the Wanli army out of the city to greet him, the deputy marshal Xu Lin stood on the lookout, when he saw Qingcheng disembark and land, and the army of bandits followed back to the city, he ordered the team to light artillery to greet him, and shouted loudly: "The army is triumphant, and everyone welcomes each other; The coach is strategic, and he raises the prestige of our country; The three armies fought hard, and they were united in one heart; Expel the bandits and benefit our people! ”

Xu Lin's shouting was loud and loud, and the people and soldiers who greeted the army also began to cheer as his words fell. Linhai City waited for this victory for four months, and finally looked forward to it.

A few days ago, the Marquis of Zhenhai led the troops to the expedition, and when he returned, King Guhong led the crowd to greet him, and the scene was as good as it is now, but the results of the two battles were the same. Thinking of this, Zhenhaihou felt a sigh and couldn't help but secretly lower his head.

Zhenhai Hou has been in charge of Linhai City for many years, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the wind and rain in the city are smooth. However, Zhenhaihou is not a person who values fame and fortune, so he doesn't care about this matter, I'm afraid he thinks otherwise.

However, Qingcheng didn't think so much, he saw that Zhenhaihou looked lost, and he only said that he was lamenting the previous war. After hesitating for a moment, Qingcheng gradually slowed down, and when Zhenhai Hou walked to his side, he whispered comfortingly: "Today's victory in this battle is all thanks to the timely support of the Second Route Army led by Hou Ye, I believe that Mu Wang Ye should understand." Of course, Qingcheng will also truthfully report the battle situation. ”

Zhenhaihou can naturally hear Qingcheng's voice, although he feels a little helpless, but he is still grateful to Qingcheng from the bottom of his heart. Although he has always been the object of Qingcheng's suspicion, in terms of right and wrong, Qingcheng has always adhered to his own principles, even if he believes that Zhenhaihou is an internal ghost, even if he will order him to be detained after returning to the city, but what should be done, Qingcheng will not be left behind.

"Qingcheng, you really deserve to be Duan Shuai's son, like him, you have a clear distinction between right and wrong, and you are keen to help others. However, Ben Hou has a word to remind you, after returning to the city, there is another battlefield, you must know that there is no shortage of generals in my Daqi who survived on the battlefield but were planted in the hands of their own people. After returning to the city, take care of yourself in advance and leave nothing else. Don't forget the weight and responsibility on your shoulders. ”

Qingcheng thought that the Marquis of Zhenhai was reminding him not to forget the injustice of the Duan family, so he shook his head and said: "If you only remember your own affairs and ignore justice, then even if Qingcheng gets what he wants, he will not be at ease, and he is even more sorry for the teachings of his father and ancestors......

"If you really only have the matter of avenging Zhaoxue for the Duan family in your heart, and ignore everything else, then you are not worthy of being Duan Shuai's son."

Zhenhaihou interrupted Qingcheng's words, and said in a slightly reprimanding tone, Qingcheng raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't understand what Zhenhaihou meant.

"The heavy responsibility that Ben Hou said is a topic left to you by Duan Shuai, you need to understand it yourself, and Ben Hou can't mention it too much. Hey, that's it, I'm going back to the city, let's not talk about that. But Qingcheng, Ben Hou is still the same sentence, if it really comes to that time, you just need to be Ben Hou is your stepping stone, Ben Hou has no complaints, don't scruple too much. If Ben Hou's life is cheaper than others, it will really be a blind death. ”

There was a message between the words of Zhenhai Hou, Qingcheng couldn't help but be shocked when he heard it, could it be that he couldn't keep Zhenhai Hou even if he won the battle?

"God-given deputy general, the king's luck, hehe. Qingcheng, come on, this king has been waiting for you for a long time. ”

The two were talking, and suddenly heard someone in front of them calling Qingcheng, who was waiting outside the city.

This time, the Haichuan bandits invaded Linhai City for four months, and the Marquis of Zhenhai failed to suppress the bandits several times, and also lost troops and generals, which hurt the prestige of the Heavenly Empire, and there were early remarks in the court, saying that the rule of King Guhong was not strict, resulting in unrest in the east.

However, since the Guhong King came to Linhai City, Qingcheng took command, and in less than a month, he eliminated the bandits, and annihilated 30,000 enemy troops, and led the division to counterattack Haichuan, severely damaging his naval base, such a great feat, enough to win back face for the Guhong King.

Because there are not many people who know about Qingcheng, or everyone knows it, as long as King Guhong doesn't mention it, then he will only record this battle exploit on his head. Of course, even if King Guhong reports the truth, Qingcheng is also a recruit of the Wanli Army, and the credit is still that of King Guhong.

It is precisely because of this that King Guhong is in a good mood today and feels that he has picked up a treasure. In fact, if Xu Lin is in charge of this battle, he may be able to win, after all, Haichuan's strength is still much worse than that of Daqi. If King Guhong pours out all his troops, he will be able to win after all.

However, Qingcheng was in command, and it took less than 50,000 people to return triumphantly, and even more, with 10,000 pairs of Shangquan Xinxuan and 30,000 people, all the elites of Haichuan were annihilated, so that King Guhong would not send out his own soldiers, and the casualties of the Qi army were reduced to the greatest extent, which was a great victory, which was naturally what King Guhong liked.

In fact, when he learned all of Qingcheng's plans, Xu Lin also secretly sighed that if he was replaced, he might fight to the death with Haichuan, but he might not have thought of such an ambush. Although Xu Lin didn't think that he would lose to Shangquan Shinxuan, as the coach, how to ensure that the casualties of his soldiers were minimized, it was even more clever.

Of course, this is also due to the difference in the hearts of the two. The reason why Qingcheng has this trick is more because he can't bear to sacrifice his soldiers in vain, so he will estimate the casualties before making a decision, and then plan. From this, it is not difficult to see Qingcheng's benevolence and righteousness, which is exactly in response to Shangquan Xinxuan's sentence, Qingcheng is invincible for benevolence.

Seeing that King Guhong had greeted Qingcheng, Zhenhaihou hurriedly shut his mouth and asked Qingcheng to run forward quickly. Qingcheng ran to King Guhong, knelt down on one knee with his hands in fists, and said, "I've seen the prince." Thanks to the blessing of the prince, and the prestige of the Wanli army to deter the enemy, and thanks to the prince's trust in the last general, the last general was fortunate not to be dishonored and succeeded in suppressing the bandits. I hereby present a detailed battle report, please read it. ”

As he spoke, Qingcheng presented the battle report he had written on the way back with both hands, very respectfully. King Guhong took the battle report, opened it and took a cursory look, then handed it to Xu Lin on the side, and said with a chuckle: "Xu Lin, look at it, Qingcheng is really more and more able to speak, obviously he is strategizing, but he insists that it is thanks to the blessing of this king, which makes this king feel ashamed, hehe." ”

King Guhong was satisfied with Qingcheng's respectful attitude towards him and the appearance of understanding the rules, Qingcheng naturally understood. Therefore, when he heard King Guhong's quip, he hurriedly said: "Why should the prince be too modest, if there is no King Guhong, how can the thieves be frightened, and how can the army of bandits be so smooth to wipe out the enemy." The last general only borrowed the prestige of the prince to succeed in victory. However, the last general was ashamed, and he became murderous for a while, failed to capture the thief leader alive, and died in the battle in vain. ”

Hearing Qingcheng say this, King Guhong was stunned first, then showed a smile full of meaning, and said, "You mean that Shangquan Xinyi, right?" ”

At first glance, when he heard that King Guhong actually mentioned Shangquan Xinyi, instead of Shangquan Xinxuan, Qingcheng was shocked, this was obviously that King Guhong already knew everything, and according to Qingcheng's words, it was regarded as publicly confirming that Shangquan Xinyi was the head of the thief.

"King Gu Hong did this, firstly, to follow my words to confirm the matter of the thief's ambush, but since he already knows the truth, then he should have sent me a favor; On the other hand, he should have warned me that although he would give me face, he knew everything, and he was also reminding me not to play tricks with him. Hey, no wonder he just glanced at the battle report, it seems that someone has already reported the battle situation in detail. ”

Thinking like this in his heart, Qingcheng stabilized his mind, and then said, "The prince is wise. ”

The phrase "the prince is wise" said to the heart of King Guhong, he smiled and stretched out his hands to support Qingcheng's arms, and then helped him up, sighed lightly, and said: "It's really a blessing from God, the luck of this king, hehe." Come, follow this king into the city, so that the people and soldiers can see your demeanor in Qingcheng. ”

"The prince has praised it, please first."

King Guhong pulled Qingcheng slowly into Linhai City, and the people who greeted each other couldn't help but cheer to celebrate the triumph of the army.

Qingcheng has attracted much attention, and King Guhong personally accompanies him, and Zhenhaihou, who is the deputy marshal, although he has made a lot of contributions, is obviously snubbed by King Guhong. He knew that King Guhong did it on purpose, otherwise, with this Lord Mu's city, even if it was pretended, it would not be obvious to people.

"Hmph, it seems that I am not bad. I hope that Qingcheng can understand my hard work, and I can be regarded as repaying Duan Shuai for his reconstruction. ”

King Gu Hong took Qingcheng back to Linhai City, and informed that a feast would be held in the evening to entertain all the soldiers of the bandit army, and then let Qingcheng go back to his residence for a while. However, Qingcheng did not return to the barracks, but went to Wang's sister-in-law's house.

He sat in the room, looking at the familiar furnishings, and the new clothes that his sister-in-law had left for his son, thinking about the kindness of his sister-in-law, and couldn't help but fall into a burst of memories.

Sister-in-law Wang is diligent and thrifty, saving everywhere, and she is not willing to add some clothes to herself when she has money, but she buys new clothes for her son. In her heart, her son has always been the most important and her greatest spiritual support.

In fact, Qingcheng doesn't know that people are going to die, one foot of yin and one foot of yang, everything is known, so she actually remembered everything in the end, and once again learned of her son's death, she was willing to die, on the one hand, she didn't want Qingcheng to have anything to do, because half of her sustenance was on Qingcheng's "son", and on the other hand, it was what Qingcheng had been worried about before, after the sister-in-law Wang faced her son's death again, she had lost the courage and support to live.

But Qingcheng didn't have a chance to know all this. Therefore, he was full of apologies for his sister-in-law, but he did not know what he could do to compensate for this loving mother. can only keep her in mind forever and not be forgotten by everyone.

"Mother, no matter where my son goes in the future, I will want to come back to see you, and I will never forget your kindness with that brother I have never met. And I promise you, I will prove his innocence for Da Niu and not let him be used for nothing. I am convinced that your son will never be a traitor. ”

Qingcheng has always suspected that Wang Daniu will only collaborate with the enemy when he is used, rather than subjective will, because he believes that the children taught by Wang's sister-in-law will never distinguish between right and wrong.

Qingcheng was still immersed in the grief of losing his mother-in-law, but one of them quietly came to the door of Wang's sister-in-law's house, looking at the sad Qingcheng, and his frowning brows could not be soothed for a long time. Who could be here at this time? Could it be the inner ghost?