Things in the world were unpredictable, but when Li Guang, Wei Qing, and Yuan Zhao were about to face the most critical juncture in their battle against the Huns, something unexpected was happening in Chang'an City.

The news that the Han-Hungarian War had finally broken out in full force outside Yanmen Pass, together with several previous battle reports, in less than two days, was transmitted to Chang'an one after another by the 800-mile flying stagecoach who was as anxious as a spark, and the atmosphere inside and outside the court suddenly became tense.

If the recent mobilization of troops and horses had already made the people of the Han Dynasty feel that war was coming, then now that it is time for a real large-scale occurrence, all kinds of nervousness and panic cannot be avoided.

The brutality of the Hun cavalry is deeply remembered by the people of Chang'an and the north. Thousands of miles of soldiers, iron hooves ravage mountains and rivers, and the soldiers are at their peak until the suburbs of Chang'an! Such a tragic lesson has happened more than once in the nearly 80 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty.

The Hun cavalry was terrible, very difficult to defeat, and even more so unguardable. Such a perception exists in the memory of at least three generations of the Han Dynasty. The defensive posture adopted by several emperors of the previous dynasties deepened the fear of the Huns inside and outside the court. Their biggest expectation is that the soldiers of the Han Dynasty only need to keep the Hun cavalry out of the Great Wall, as for to take the initiative to attack, and even want to defeat the Xiongnu Empire, such a thing, not to mention that the subjects dare not think about it, I am afraid that even the emperor himself does not have this confidence.

However, the news that came to Chang'an in the past few days has broken this perception that has always been there. Faced with the situation of 100,000 iron cavalry, outside the Great Wall, the Han army won even the battle with the Huns, and had already spread out a posture to fight a big battle with the Hun cavalry!

When such a series of news began to spread inside and outside Chang'an City under the personal instruction of His Majesty the Emperor, it began to boil everywhere. No matter when, the war is always the most exciting, especially when the Han Dynasty has developed to this day, the prosperity of the world has begun to appear, as the Han people want to live and work in peace and contentment, in such an atmosphere, it is really necessary to win a victory over the old enemy in the north, to calm the hearts of the people, promote the unity of the subjects, so that the good situation can be better developed.

Whether it is a street or a teahouse or a restaurant, or no matter what kind of person they are, what they gathered to discuss in the past two days, without exception, is the war between Northern Xinjiang and the Xiongnu. In addition, just yesterday, the army of the Han Dynasty conquering Liaodong returned triumphantly, entered from the victory gate of Chang'an, escorted all kinds of captures this time, crossed half of Chang'an City, and finally surrendered prisoners in front of Weiyang Palace. Hearing the news, the people of Chang'an who came out to watch were empty, and it was very lively.

When His Majesty the Emperor personally walked out of Weiyang Palace and greeted this team in front of the Hehe Palace, everyone knew that in this Eastern Crusade, Liu Ju, the prince of the Han Dynasty, was actually walking in the army, and he was not afraid of hardships and dangers, and fought with the army across the sea until the final victory.

Such a thing, whether people know in their hearts that this is a special arrangement of the emperor, or whether it has won great fame and honor for the crown prince. After all, coming to the bitterly cold front line in Liaodong is already a great test for the prince who grew up in the deep palace since he was a child. And such a major victory, the crown prince's contribution in it cannot be erased.

Once the poor Zhenfan Wang Wei Youqu became a prisoner, he didn't even have a close minister to follow, which can be regarded as a betrayal of his relatives. A minister read out the emperor's decree in public, which also decided the fate of this former king. In this decree drafted by Shang Shutai, the ambition of the wolf son of Wei Youqu colluded with the Huns, invaded the Han territory for no reason, slaughtered the army and civilians and committed other crimes, and committed the heinous crimes.

"Those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away!"

This sentence appeared for the first time in the Huanghuang Holy Decree, and since then as an inspiring slogan, it has become a nightmare for everyone who belongs to the people of the Great Han Dynasty, and at the same time, it has also become a nightmare for the rebellious and unsubsalvatory people of foreign vassal states!

Talkers in Chang'an Street can be seen gathering everywhere. In this short period of five or six years, from the pacification of Southeast Vietnam and Southwest Yi to the recovery of the 3,000 miles of overseas land, the Han Dynasty's foreign victories can be described as one after another.

Today's Mingyue Tower seems to be particularly lively. It turns out that today is the ninetieth birthday of Ji Xin, the old man of the Ji family. Ji's twin males, Ji Bu Ji Xin, Ji Bu died early, but Ji Xin lived longer. On such a grand day, it is naturally full of greeting guests, bustling and endless.

Ji Ying, the head of Mingyue Tower, was full of red light, greeting every guest who came. The Ji family has a deep heritage, and there are a lot of exchanges between black and white, and there are not only heroes in the rivers and lakes, but also high-ranking officials and nobles, princes and princes, so they must not be neglected.

Every year on the birthday of Mr. Ji Xin, many people come to congratulate him, and this year is no exception. On the entire street outside Mingyue Tower, the carriages were full. The three floors upstairs are full, which shows the wide connections of the Ji family.

Mingyue Lou has become more and more prosperous in recent years, and all counties and counties in the world have already had its figure, forming a chain operation. However, in just a few years, the Ji family's assets have exceeded the dozens of times accumulated over the years. Ji Ying, as the head of the Ji family, can really be said to be rich and wealthy.

Ji Ying deeply knows that the reason why the Ji family has today's situation is just because they are fortunate to meet someone. Whenever he thought of this, he was extremely glad for his wise choice at the beginning, and he was even more grateful to Old Man Ji Xin for his timely reminder. The rise and fall of the family's glory and disgrace is really just a thought.

Old Man Ji Xin's ninetieth birthday, that person couldn't come to participate, which made the Ji family feel a little regretful. But this is also a matter of no choice, in the face of national affairs, even if private matters are important, the comparison between the two is nothing.

Ji Ying could see that the old man was still a little disappointed about this. However, when he told Ji Xin the news from the latest battle report, this national general who had served as the Taishou of Hedong and personally resisted the Hun cavalry, his cloudy eyes revealed a bright light.

How many sons and daughters of the Han family have been bloody in northern Xinjiang, and among those soldiers who died on the battlefield, there are children of their Ji family. The veteran is already in his last years, and whenever he recalls those tragic battles, the hatred for the Huns echoes in his dreams all the time. I thought that I would end up with regrets, and I would never see the day when the Han warriors would start a war against the Huns. But I never thought that at this moment, hearing such exciting news, although the veteran is old and snowy, he can also stand up for it, and shout happily!

"Yuan Zhao this son, as soon as I saw him that day, I knew that he must be the pillar of the country, and this is indeed the case! Hahaha! It seems that although he is old, his vision is immortal! ”

When Ji Xin said this, he was wearing a hundred flowers and Shu brocade robe, and after toasting a glass of water and wine, he sat back on the birthday banquet, and when he heard someone talking about the war in Northern Xinjiang, he couldn't help it, regardless of his identity, and praised loudly.

At this time, at noon, the wine has passed three rounds, the dishes have passed five flavors, and there are more than 100 tables of guests in the upper and lower restaurants, which is very lively. For the convenience of these people with different identities, Ji Ying instructed his subordinates to arrange them on different floors very carefully. This is not that the Ji family treats visitors into three, six, nine and so on, but purely for everyone's convenience.

It stands to reason that with Ji Xin's identity and advanced age, he didn't have to accompany him here all the time, he just needed to show up, accept everyone's congratulations, and go to Qing to recuperate, just let Ji Ying be here, and naturally no one will be surprised. But there are some exceptions today, Old Man Ji Xin is happy in his heart, he wants to listen to the news that everyone is talking about, so he stays here with great interest.

There are a total of nine seats on the second floor of the restaurant, and those who are qualified to sit here are naturally very important, and they are all characters with great backgrounds. Needless to say, there are many officials in the court, and even the princes are quite a few present.

This kind of celebration is a good opportunity to exchange ideas and talk about each other. What's more, several major events that have caused a sensation in Chang'an are worth talking about. After listening to the old man Ji Xin's emotion, the people who heard it nearby nodded their heads and agreed, and a few people who had always admired Yuan Zhao began to impassionedly tell the details of the battles that he had calmed down after leaving Chang'an and waved the grassland, and I don't know where they heard it, anyway, they said that they had noses and eyes, and some of the people who heard it for the first time were dumbfounded, some were relished, and some looked excited as if they were there, and even Ji Xin was dancing with his eyebrows, applauding again and again!

And in this house, a gentle lady who was smiling and listening not far from Ji Xin's throne listened to these exploits made by the young man, and her face was full of doting smiles. She looked back at her daughter who was standing behind her, and her heart was full of relief.

The slim girl has become more and more beautiful in recent years. In Chang'an City, the beauty of the eldest lady of the Su family in Fanxue Lou will never be forgotten by anyone who has seen it. The beauty of Su Lingzhi lies in its purity and flawlessness, just like a piece of gentle and beautiful jade, which makes people feel pity and cannot bear to offend.

Su Hongyun brought her daughter to congratulate her today, originally wanting to send a congratulatory gift and bless Old Man Ji Xin after a few words. But I didn't expect Ji Xin to be more and more affectionate as he got older, and he couldn't help but sigh when he talked about the fact that his brother Ji Bu inherited the life-saving grace of the hero Zhu family and never repaid him.

As a descendant of the Zhu family, although Su Hongyun has severed relations with the Liuyun Gang in the past for many years, he also has a lot of emotion when he thinks back on the old things at this time. I heard Old Man Ji talk about Yuan Zhao's kid who was not there, and the banquet was inevitably boring, she was also a sassy character, so she agreed to stay, and it was not too late to go back after the banquet.

In the past few years, because of the relationship between Fan Xue Lou and Mingyue Lou, they have increased a lot of cooperation between each other in business, even if it is not for the old relationship, this relationship is also very important. Therefore, both Ji Ying and the Ji family have great respect for Su Hongyun's mother and daughter.

In such an atmosphere, Su Hongyun gestured slightly to Lingzhi, and then said to Ji Xin with a smile: "It's rare that the old man is so happy, the little girl Lingzhi is willing to play a flute to celebrate today's birthday on behalf of Fan Xuelou."

Su Hongyun had good intentions, but he didn't expect it, and he would cause another big trouble......