In the autumn of the twenty-sixth year of Daning Tiancheng, the battle of Daning's Northern Expedition ended with a great victory.

The Ministry of War has deduced countless times that it takes three years to defeat the great battle of the Black Force, if it is really fought, it only took less than half a year, Emperor Li Chengtang of Ning led the army to defend the ancient city with a decisive attitude, and faced the army of the Black Martial Arts nearly ten times his own, creating the myth of the ancient city, this history will always be cast in the hearts of every Ning person, from generation to generation.

And His Majesty's thunderous victory over the fertile fields of northern Xinjiang for thousands of miles also made some people in Chang'an City feel uneasy, and the so-called plan that was originally to be implemented had to be stopped.

At the beginning of October in the twenty-sixth year of Tiancheng, the messengers in Chang'an City who delivered good news rushed into Chang'an at the speed of three batches a day, and the shouts of the great victory in northern Xinjiang shook the entire Chang'an, and soon after, it will also shake the entire Daning.

There is no need for His Majesty to stay in the northern Xinjiang to stare at the negotiation with the Liao Killing Wolf, with Tang Cheng and Tang Chong, plus Wang Gendong and others is enough, about 300,000 troops of the Northern Expedition will not be withdrawn so quickly, but stationed on the front line of other ancient cities, and the Heiwu National Master Xin Fengyue has also returned to the Black Martial Capital Star City, and the Northern Xinjiang has returned to calm.

Because a group of messengers who sent good news continued to return to Chang'an, the rumors in Chang'an City that His Majesty had been killed by the black warriors were self-defeating, and the people took to the streets to celebrate, and the entire Chang'an City became a sea of celebration.

The news came back to Chang'an, and His Majesty would be able to come back before the year, and this news made some people who had been preparing for a three-year period feel cold and cold.

After the war, both sides need time to recover, it is an indisputable fact that the black warriors are no longer able to fight back, as long as the land won is firmly defended, Daning's victory can come to an end.

On the big boat, the emperor glanced at Shen Leng: "Your sailor has gone to six or seven, after you go back, you will arrange for someone to do it first, you will rest in Chang'an City for a while, let the soldiers of the sailor go ashore and fight with the black warriors with real swords and guns, but you will win every battle, you are very well trained." ”

Shen Leng hung his head.

He has always treated his soldiers with the most rigorous training methods, just to let the brothers have fewer casualties during the war, the enemy will not pity you because you are weak, only because you are strong and afraid, the soldiers of the sailor division can fight ashore, and do not lose to anyone, this is Shen Leng's most basic requirement for soldiers, if he is not so ruthless in training, maybe this time in the ancient city, his people will not only lose these.

"Let Xin Jigong go."

Shen Leng thought about it, there was no one else available, and the capable people around him left one by one, and they had to re-cultivate people.

Dewey Ming stayed in Rilang, Wang Gendong and Wang Kuohai stayed in Northern Xinjiang, Yang Qibao followed Meng Changan to the Eastern Xinjiang Sword Soldiers, only Chen Ran and the newcomer Xin Jigong were left by his side, and Chen Ran said that he would not leave him.

"After I go back, I will first open a big competition among the armies, and you can choose people at will."

The emperor said: "It is helpless to let the sailors go ashore to fight, there is no waterway in the decisive battle, but the sailors can't always fight on land, give you two or three years to prepare for the war, the Eastern Xinjiang sailors will recover, and I am still waiting for you to defeat the Sang Kingdom." ”

"Obey."

The emperor looked at Shen Leng in front of him, his eyes full of joy.

"I will rest after I go back, and the matter of the army competition will be handed over to Shi Yuanxiong, you just have to pick someone."

The Emperor's gaze returned to the distance: "The purpose of my original intention to build a water master was not just to clear it

The flood is so simple, why do some trivial water bandits build such a large team of sailors, I have always had a wish...... Sail overseas, only the more places you see, the more you will understand this world, so as not to be surpassed, the black warriors were stronger than Daning before, and now they are not as good as Daning, because they are self-proclaimed that the world is invincible, I build a sailor, destroy the country, and open up the passage with another land, so I know that there are people in the world and people who are resting, but there are not only people in this world, but there are more powerful countries in this world. ”

The emperor let out a breath: "Let Daning understand the world, let the world understand Daning, this is the meaning of the existence of the water master." ”

Shen Leng snorted, thinking that Daning's sailors would travel far away in the future, he couldn't help but feel excited, this world is really not only Daning and Heiwu, Ning people all think that there will be no one living in Sang Country further east, but Shen Leng doesn't believe it, there must still be people in Sang Country further east, and there will definitely be Heiwu further north.

Your Majesty is right, let Daning understand the world, let the world understand Daning, this is the purpose of the existence of the water master.

"Counting the days, you can enter Chang'an before the year."

The emperor's mood became more and more relaxed: "After returning to Chang'an, I have to take a good look at the children, I haven't seen them for more than a year, and they should have grown a lot taller." ”

His hand rested on the side of the boat, his fingers tapping rhythmically and gently.

The Northern Expedition to the Black Martial Arts is his life's wish, for this goal he worked hard for more than 20 years, now that this battle is over, the expansion of territory is not the most important thing, the most important thing is to change the pattern of the Black Martial Arts, since then, it will be difficult for the Black Warriors to recover and then compete with Daning.

For the Black Warriors, the end of the Ning Army's Northern Expedition was not the end of their disaster, but the civil war.

The civil war between Xin Fengyue and Qin Se will definitely not be just the two of them.

Qin Se won't go back to Star City, she's a smart person.

"Xin Fengyue should invite Qin Se back."

The emperor said in a flat tone: "That's because he doesn't dare to sit on that chair easily, with Qin Se as a puppet, he is actually in power, which is much better than sitting on that chair himself, but Qin Se is not stupid, she knows what kind of ending she will be after she goes back...... I heard that Xin Fengyue always has some different thoughts about Qin Se? ”

Shen Leng nodded: "Yes." ”

Shen Leng knew it when he was in Xifengkou in Northern Xinjiang, Qin Se once said that the national teacher Xin Fengyue always had a bad idea for her, and she escaped from Star City at the beginning, not only to guard against her younger brother Samburu, but also to guard against the national teacher, Shen Leng recalled the fear in Qin Se's eyes when he mentioned Xin Fengyue, and he could understand how terrible it was for a person to become a nightmare in the heart of another person, he had experienced it.

The civil war of the Black Warriors may last for a long time, which is what Daning is willing to see.

The emperor was silent for a while and then said, "If Xin Fengyue didn't dare to be the Khan Emperor himself, but forced Qin Se to give him a son......

Shen Leng shuddered involuntarily, Qin Se has Meng Changan's child, if Xin Fengyue knew, he would spare no effort to kill this child, and the child should be born soon, but I don't know if it is a boy or a girl, but whether it is a boy or a girl, he will face danger from birth, and he will bear the pain that other children will not bear.

His father won't be by his side, and his mother will fight for the family's last glory, so he will be lonely for a long time

Big.

Growing up alone is his best fate, maybe he won't grow up.

Thinking of this, Shen Leng's heart ached for a while, and he couldn't help but want to write a letter to Meng Changan, persuading Meng Changan to bring the child over, the child is in Daning, with him and Meng Changan, even if he doesn't have his mother by his side, he can grow up safely and steadily, but if he stays by Qinse's side, he will be accompanied by danger every day.

The emperor's face was very good, and Shen Leng's face was getting worse and worse.

Once the civil strife in Heiwu begins, it will not be a matter between the two people of Guoshi and Qinse, there will be many tribes that will announce their independence from Heiwu, and there will be some huge families who will take the opportunity to raise troops to get a piece of the pie, and in the next ten years, or even decades, Heiwu will be in such turmoil.

The more Shen Leng thought about it, the more scared he became.

It wasn't his child, but he was so distressed.

"You have changed many people and many things, but you cannot change people and things that are beyond your ability."

The emperor seemed to see through Shen Leng's thoughts, and after being silent for a while, he said, "You should believe in the power of a mother, Qin Se will fight for this child. ”

Shen Leng firmly believed, but it was precisely because Qin Se would fight for this child that he was worried, if Qin Se insisted on giving up, she was willing to follow Meng Changan back to Daning, His Majesty should not be too embarrassed, but she did not and would not, so the choice she made was the most cruel for that child.

Qin Se is to train her children to be the inheritors of the Black Martial Imperial Family.

Shen Leng nodded: "Actually, the child should be picked up." ”

The emperor was silent.

He knew that because Shen Leng had a different experience from ordinary people, he felt empathy for the child's suffering, and he couldn't accept it.

"I'll send someone to try."

This was the choice made by the emperor because of Shen Leng.

Shen Leng leaned over and bowed: "Minister, thank you, Your Majesty." ”

"But you know, I also have things that can't be changed, I'm not omnipotent, I can let people negotiate with Qin Se, but Qin Se will definitely not hand over the child to Daning, you should understand."

"I understand."

Of course, Shen Leng understood that Qin Se would not leave this child alone no matter what.

Think about it, if it were him, he wouldn't have made the same choice as Meng Changan, he wasn't Meng Changan, Meng Changan wasn't him.

Unconsciously, the shadow in Shen Leng's heart has been clouded, and it may not disappear easily.

He can't see his children suffering, but he can't change it.

Your Majesty is right, no matter how strong a person is, he is not omnipotent, not even His Majesty, let alone him.

"Let's go back to Chang'an."

The emperor patted Shen Leng on the shoulder, and this action was already natural.

"Don't think so much after returning to Chang'an, you have your own life, it's too hard to live for others."

Shen Leng looked at the emperor, and the emperor's side face was still tired.

"Your Majesty works harder, Your Majesty lives for the people of the world."

The emperor's expression changed, and his heart warmed a little.

"Occasionally, it feels hard."

The emperor smiled: "But I am very happy, because I am here, Daning is stronger." ”

His hand did not leave Shen Leng's shoulder, Shen Leng seemed to have adapted to such movements, an old man and a young man stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the sparkling waves on the river, neither of them spoke again, but it was good to be quiet.