Mo Wentui, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, was really excited for the past two days, a while ago he was depressed and couldn't sleep because of the delay in crossing the river because of the military rations, but he couldn't sleep because of excitement in the past two days.

He suddenly understood why the emperor would attach so much importance to the Protector, he used to just think that the Protector could not be the shadow of his ancestors, but now he really understands that although the Protector is young, his wrist is really good.

A fire in the city destroyed the main force of the Eastern Qi Naval Division, and even brought back the world-famous first general of the naval army, Shen Tuluo.

Mo Wentui couldn't suppress the ecstasy in his heart, he knew that like this kind of performance, the great hero of the Protector would never go to the book in person, Han Yu was a military general, and he didn't know how to phrase it, this errand of writing and performing the gong was none other than himself, so on the day Shen Tuluo was brought back to Huize City, he immediately carefully created a performance, which made people quickly send it to the capital.

In the midst of the twists and turns, it is inevitable that the protector will sing praises to the prince, who not only strategized and carefully set up a plan, but also took the lead bravely, entered the tiger's den alone, and destroyed the main force of the Eastern Qi Naval Division.

What Qi Ning did this time was incredible, and Mo Wenrui inevitably decorated it in the folds, and this twists and turns were suddenly read, just like a mythical story.

In Mo Wentui's view, in just a few days, Qi Ning not only opened up the grain route, destroyed the main force of the naval army, and even let Shentu Luo return to Dachu, which is almost no different from a myth.

The grain stored in the city was quickly transported to the Huaishui side, and the boats and boats that crossed the river had actually been prepared for a long time, and the grain team was like ants, transporting them to the front day and night, and also sent soldiers and horses to the other side of the Huaishui River in advance, and even sent people to report to Dingtao Pegasus.

The Qinhuai army was naturally overjoyed when they learned that the grain had been transported through Huaishui, and Yue Huanshan immediately sent soldiers and horses to meet them.

Mo Wentui, as the head of the granary in Huize City, has naturally worked very hard these days, and Han Yu is responsible for escorting the grain team, and he is also responsible for it.

In addition to the thousands of soldiers and horses defending the city to participate in the transportation of grain, Mo Wentui also requisitioned a large number of people, the distance from Huize City to Huaishui is not too far, it took three days, but half of the grain and grass in the city have been transported to the Huaishui side, and half of them have crossed the river.

Although Qi Ning did not personally participate in the transportation of grain, but when Han Yue left the city, he took on the responsibility of maintaining order in the city.

As far as Qi Ning was concerned, he was just waiting for Xuanyuan Po to bring back Duan Shao smoothly.

Shen Tuluo abandoned the ship and landed on the shore and was willing to come to Huize City, in the final analysis, because of Duan Shao.

Qi Ning never felt that there was an absolutely perfect plan in this world.

Although the deployment was thorough, whether Xuanyuan Po could be foolproof and bring Duan Shao back safely, Qi Ning himself did not dare to have any guarantees, and because of this, even Han Yu and Mo Wenrui did not know where Xuanyuan Po had gone.

The fact that Shentura was able to follow him to Aizawa Castle was even smoother than planned, but it was also a gamble for Shentuluo.

He didn't completely determine that Duan Shao would definitely fall into the Chu people, but he still followed, he didn't care about his own net worth and life, and resolutely came to the city to save Duan Shao's life.

After arriving at Huize City, Shen Tuluo stayed at home in the house that had been arranged for him, and he did not take the initiative to see Qi Ning, nor did Qi Ning take the initiative to see him again.

Both are smart people and know each other's intentions.

One is to save Duan Shao's life, and the other is to use Shen Tu Luo to solve Puyang's soldiers and horses, before Duan Shao arrives, Shen Tu Luo will naturally not have any more transactions with Qi Ning, and Qi Ning knows this, so naturally he has no interest in going to talk to Shen Tu Luo again.

At dusk, Mo Wentui hurriedly came to see Qi Ning, and when he saw Qi Ning, he was immediately happy, and said with a smile: "Guogong, there is a good thing!" ”

"Oh?"

"I just figured out that another fleet of the Eastern Qi Navy Division is upstream of Huangyandu, which is half a day's journey away from Huangyandu, and there is no movement when it is moored there." Mo Wentui said softly: "They must have been staring at the situation on Huangyandu's side, just waiting for Huangyandu's fake grain and grass to cross the river before launching an offensive." ”

Qi Ning smiled: "It seems that they are very patient, Huangyandu has been moving so far, and it has been almost four days, and they are still waiting." ”

"Half of the grain and grass here have been transported, and in three or four days, the grain will be able to be transported." Mo Wentui said: "General Yue has already sent people to meet .....!" He couldn't help but smile and said: "Even if the Eastern Qi Sailor finds out that Huangyandu is fraudulent and wants to rush over here, it will take two days, and by the time they arrive, the general trend has already gone, not to mention that with the current situation, when we transport all the grain across the river, they may not be able to find out." ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, Mo Wenchui let out a long breath, and said: "The prince of the country has made an immortal contribution this time, and the emperor will definitely be happy, but I am afraid that it will not take a few days for the emperor's reward to come." ”

"Reward?" Qi Ning said: "I am already a duke now, how can I be rewarded?" ”

Mo Wenchui was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that above the duke is the prince, for the courtiers with different surnames, the duke is already a very human minister, and since the establishment of the country, there has never been a king with a different surname.

It is not easy for Da Chu to establish a country, and the requirements for rewards are actually very high, and it is difficult to be knighted unless he has made great contributions.

The four hereditary candidates of the empire, all of them are the founding heroes, and there are countless meritorious deeds, even so, but they are all only marquises, with different surnames, and they only started from Ma Lan, the Zhenguo Company.

Qi Ning was promoted from Jinyi Hou to the protector of the country, that is already a long grace, and now that the duke is rewarded soon, there will not be a decree that the emperor will be crowned king.

Although Qi Ning's Ding Northwest, Huai Shui, and Water Breaker are all great contributions, but several hereditary marquis in the east and west, and the exploits they made were not under Qi Ning, if Qi Ning was sealed continuously in a short period of time, it would not only be unprecedented, but more importantly, it would inevitably cause jealousy.

"The Northern Han Dynasty has not been broken, and no one knows what the outcome of this battle will be." Qi Ning said: "If the Northern Expedition can really succeed, I would like to ask the emperor for a reward of ten or eight beauties." ”

When Mo Wentui heard this, he immediately laughed, thinking that the Duke of the Protector is young, and it is normal for people to like beauties, but now that you are a prince of the country, what kind of beauty you want can't get, but there is no need to let the emperor reward you.

When Qi Ning mentioned the beauty, he just said it casually, but he suddenly thought of the family in Beijing.

Soon after the wedding, he left Beijing, and his daughter-in-law had not yet warmed enough, thinking of Ximen Zhan Ying, he naturally thought of Ximen Wuxian, and I don't know if Ximen Zhan Ying now knows that Ximen Wuxian has passed away.

Ximen Wuxi's body was brought back to the capital by Hongmen Dao, and this matter was naturally reported to the little emperor, but the news of Ximen Wuji's death was of course kept secret by the imperial court.

Now is the time of the Northern Expedition, Ximen Wuxian is to deter the existence of domestic Jianghu forces, if the various factions in the rivers and lakes know that Ximen Wuxian has passed away, although it will not rebel, but the major factions without the checks and balances of Ximen Wuxi, they will inevitably attack and kill each other to re-change the pattern of the rivers and lakes, which is naturally greatly unfavorable to the Northern Expedition of Chu.

As long as the major sects cannot be sure that Ximen has passed away without a trace, they will not dare to act rashly.

The imperial court was naturally clear about this point, and it was impossible to publicize the news of the death of the god marquis, let alone to organize the funeral of Ximen without a trace.

Qi Ning sighed in his heart, although Ximen Wuxian was famous during his lifetime, he couldn't even handle the funeral after his death.

The dragons of the Shenhou Mansion have no leader, although Ximen Wuxian did not say bluntly that Xuanyuan Po was the successor before his death, but Xuanyuan Po is already the successor recognized within the Shenhou Mansion.

If the Shenhou Mansion had already informed Ximen Zhan Ying of Ximen Wuxi's death, it would have been fine, otherwise this matter could only be explained to Ximen Zhan Ying in person in the end, thinking of Ximen Zhan Ying's grief after knowing the truth, Qi Ning's heart was also gloomy.

He knew that even if he was not in Beijing, Gu Qinghan would take good care of Ximen Zhan Ying, and Qi Ning naturally would not have any doubts about Gu Qinghan's thoughtfulness.

He and Gu Qinghan were about to leave, since the first time he saw Gu Qinghan, he had made up his mind to get together with her, but he also knew that it was not easy to really go together, except that Gu Qinghan himself had many scruples, but now there were more Ximen Zhan Ying in it, but now in the war, these children couldn't think too much about their personal affairs, so they could only wait until a while to come up with a proper way.

Seeing that the little grandfather was thoughtful, Mo Wentui didn't dare to disturb and quietly retreated.

After another two days, Xuanyuan Po, who Qi Ning was looking forward to day and night, never returned, although he knew that Xuanyuan Po was cautious and cautious, but he still had a trace of worry in his heart, after all, whether Duan Shao could be brought back smoothly was related to the great cause of the Northern Expedition, without Duan Shao, Shen Tuluo would be considered dead, and he would not have written the letter of persuasion.

Although he didn't wait for Xuanyuan to break, he ushered in another old acquaintance.

When Chi Fengdian came to Qi Ning's residence, the sun was setting, the sun had not yet set, and Chi Fengdian, who was dressed in armor, appeared in front of Qi Ning, which really surprised Qi Ning.

Chi Fengdian is the commander of the royal Yulin battalion, since the reign of the first emperor, Chi Fengdian commanded the Yulin battalion of the imperial city to guard the palace, after the little emperor ascended the throne, Chi Fengdian stood tall in the position of the Yulin battalion.

Qi Ning has dealt with Chi Fengdian many times, and knows that this person's speech and demeanor are usually a little slippery, but in several severe moments, he did not stand on the wrong team and was extremely calm.

Today, Chi Fengdian suddenly came, Qi Ning was naturally surprised, Chi Fengdian saw Qi Ning, he had already rushed forward, and said with a smile: "Humble general Chi Fengdian, meet the prince!" The gesture was about to bow down, but Qi Ning had already smiled and said: "Commander Chi doesn't have to be polite, I can't imagine that the little Huize City can usher in Commander Chi today, this is a rare thing!" ”

"Guogong made fun of it." Chi Fengdian laughed and said: "Even the Duke of the Kingdom is not in this city, and the general can see the Duke of the Kingdom here, which is really joyful." Leaned closer and said in a low voice: "Guogong disappeared in the northwest, the emperor was worried day and night, a while ago he sent the secret fold of Wei Tingshi from Xichuan, and learned that Guogong rushed to Huaishui, and the emperor was relieved." ”

Qi Ning waved to the upper left and said: "The saint favors, the emperor's grace is mighty, and it is really a great sin for the emperor to worry!" After inviting Chi Fengdian to sit down, he asked with a smile: "Commander Chi, the Imperial City in Beijing is guarded by you, how can you have time to come out this time?" ”