In the year 369 of the Great Zhou calendar, February 18, the Governor's Mansion of Yuanzhou......

Jiang Xun held the edict of Li Suwen to become a concubine, and couldn't calm down for a long time......

This Li Suwen is Jiang Xun and Jiang Yan's first choice for their beloved granddaughter Jiang Ruoyan, but they don't want to be intervened by the royal family and give Wei Zhen's beloved daughter Princess Yuxiang to Li Suwen in advance.

Those little ambiguities between Jiang Ruoyan and Li Suwen, how could Jiang Xun not know? Although his beloved daughter swore on the Heyang Tower in the past that as long as he could expel Hu Nu as a slave and a maid, he would not hesitate to do so, but in fact, everyone knew that this slave and maid could not happen, otherwise where would the Jiang family's reputation and face go? Besides, being able to marry his own daughter is a blessing that has been cultivated in the other few generations, and he can also catch up with the Jiang family, who dares to treat Jiang Ruoyan as a person, not to mention being a slave and a concubine!

Therefore, Jiang Xun has already eliminated Li Suwen in his heart to choose a son-in-law, but in addition, there seems to be no second talent better than Li Suwen among the remaining candidates, which makes him very annoyed.

What's more, this marriage, the royal family is clearly suppressing the Jiang family to further grow bigger, which makes Jiang Xun extremely embarrassed, and his daughter will be eighteen in a few months, and she will also reach the age of talking about marriage. If you can't find a husband who can compare to Li Suwen, what do other scholars think? It is a small matter that will damage the face of the Jiang family, and I am afraid that when the time comes, the younger generation will have a calculating mind and collude with their hostile warriors to make a stumbling block, so that they will be tired of coping.

Okay, take 10,000 steps back and say, you can't find a suitable marriage match for the time being, so let's look for a potential head office for the time being, right? However, Song Jinghao is currently the only one with potential, but what Song Jinghao is studying is the way to defend the city, so that he can lead the army to face the Hulan people in a field battle? The picture was so beautiful that I really didn't dare to look at it. Of course, it may be impossible to say that he will have the opportunity to change his personality in the future, but Jiang Xun estimates that it will take more than ten years at the earliest to change Song Jinghao's combat style, which will not help the current situation at all, so what should I do......

"Daughter, you have a big problem for your father and me, there are so many literati, why do you want to make that broken oath!" Jiang Xun had a splitting headache, so he simply put these aside for the time being.

He casually flipped through the table and opened the order of the imperial court, only to see that the text on it was written that the Jingwei battalion was transferred to the territory of Yuanzhou, and after reading it several times, he didn't find anything special, but said that he was not subject to any military control except himself. Jiang Xun directly threw the order document on the table and rubbed his temples with his fingers.

"Jingwei Battalion? Liu Ce? Shu clan? An army of officers armed with thousands? What's the mess? The problem is that Liu Ce is still so young, not to mention the Hulan cavalry, even if the bandits in Yuanzhou can take care of them all. Does the royal family want to restrain me when it sends such a third-rate army? I think the person who made this suggestion must have been kicked in the head by a donkey, hehe. Jiang Xun snorted coldly, his face full of disdain.

This can't be blamed on Jiang Xun, since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the preferential treatment of the scholars has been for hundreds of years, and he has developed the arrogant and cold temperament of the scholars and the door lords, and he looks down on everything in the Shu clan, as disdain as a dog.

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In the Heyang Building, nearly 100 young girls from the local aristocratic family are gathering in the hall on the second floor at this moment.

"It's a pity, a gentleman like Li Gongzi, who is both civil and military, and is also a dignified gentleman, was given marriage by the emperor like this, my heart is about to break......"

"Alas~ A man like Li Gongzi is only afraid that he can't find a second one in this world, get off the horse and be able to write, and immediately crisscross the four fields, how can you say there is such an excellent man?"

"Don't say it, what's the use of talking about it now? I've been in tears all day long, and I've been sad to death......"

The women are holding silk fans, wearing brocade and satin, setting off their own sections to the fullest......

On the top floor of Heyang Tower, Jiang Ruoyan was sitting at the window quietly watching the scenery outside at this time, letting the cold wind blow on his face outside the window, bringing up three thousand green silk without knowing it, and a touch of pale appeared on his peerless face.

Wan'er quietly draped a mink trench coat over her slender shoulders to prevent her from being attacked by the cold wind, and brought a bowl of lotus seed white fungus soup from the round table behind her.

"Miss, you've been here for an hour, how can you do without eating? Let's eat something. Wan'er said distressed to Jiang Ruoyan.

However, Jiang Ruoyan still stared out the window blankly, deaf to Wan'er's words.

Wan'er cried out in a hurry and persuaded: "Miss, don't be like this, there are many good men in the world, why should you be like this, Miss, Miss!" You say something, don't scare Wan'er. ”

After a long time, Jiang Ruoyan came back to her senses and said to Wan'er: "Li Gongzi also has a hard time, how can he refuse to marry today, this is good, with the support of the royal family, the Li family will definitely regain its strength, and the time will be ...... He's going to make it happen...... My long-cherished wish...... Expulsion of Hunu ......"

Speaking of this, Jiang Ruoyan's heavenly voice couldn't help but tremble a little, and finally couldn't help it, and tears flowed down her cheeks.

Seeing Jiang Ruoyan like this, Wan'er hurriedly took out the Xiu Pa on her waist and gently wiped her face: "Miss, don't cry, it's not beautiful to cry anymore......" said and sobbed, seeing her own young lady like this, she couldn't bear it.

"Silly Wan'er...... Why are you crying...... You...... Crying ......" Jiang Ruoyan endured her grief and comforted Wan'er, but she couldn't hold back any longer, her slender jade hand covered her pretty face violently, turned around, and her body trembled, obviously restraining herself from trying not to cry.

"Miss...... Miss...... Don't be like this, you'll be suffocated, cry out, you'll feel better......" Wan'er tried to break Jiang Ruoyan's hand, and suddenly Jiang Ruoyan turned around and hugged Wan'er, buried her whole face in Wan'er's arms, and couldn't stop sobbing, Wan'er obviously felt a wet piece in her arms.

"My hard-working young lady...... Wan'er gently rubbed Jiang Ruoyan and patted her back softly, slowly comforting.

After a long time, Jiang Ruoyan raised her pretty face from Wan'er's arms, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeves and slowly lifted her jade lips: "Wan'er, I'm fine, don't worry about me anymore." ”

Then he glanced at Wan'er and smiled slightly: "Look at you, the golden beans are still hanging, go and clean them." ”

Wan'er saw that Jiang Ruoyan was back to the same as before, and she also burst into tears and laughed: "You still laugh at the slave, isn't Miss the same......"

Jiang Ruoyan hurriedly stroked her wet face, and then said, "Go and get a basin of water, freshen up, so that you won't be laughed at when you go out like this......"

Wan'er sighed and said, "Miss, you are just too tough, don't do this again next time." With that, he walked out of the room and went to fetch water.

"Alas~" Jiang Ruoyan got up and came to the table, a picture of Danqing on the table was lifelike, but in the painting was an extremely iron armor mask and a burning firebird, which was the scene in the dream he painted at night that day.

She frowned slightly, recalling the surprised look of the god operator Xuanji when he saw the scene in this painting, and then pinched his fingers and said to herself: "If the poor road calculation is not bad, the Far East will soon usher in earth-shaking changes, and the person in the painting will appear on the battlefield with full anger, as for the identity of this person, the poor road really can't be calculated, but since it appeared in your dream, Miss, it must be someone closely related to you......"

"Closely related people......" Jiang Ruoyan picked up Danqing and looked at it in a daze, "Now this person who is closely related to me will no longer appear, Xuanji Zhenren, you miscalculated this time." ”

After saying that, he just tore open the corner above the Danqing, but he forcibly stopped the action of continuing to tear, put it lightly on the table, gently smoothed the tear with silk steps, and said secretly: "Since I swear, as long as I can stop the southern invasion of Hu Lu and protect the safety of the people of my Far East, I will not hesitate to be a slave and a maid, so why should I care about the marriage between Li Gongzi and Her Royal Highness the Princess?" ”

Jiang Ruoyan looked at the iron-armored flames in the danqing, and seemed to have made up her mind for a long time, and said slowly: "As long as Li Gongzi can achieve Ruoyan's wish, I am willing to be a concubine by your side, I hope you will not dislike it." ”

Great Zhou calendar, 369 year, February 20......

Yanyun Pass is the dividing line between Sizhou and the Far East, once you step through the Yanyun and travel dozens of miles, you will arrive at one of the provinces of the Far East, Yuzhou Province. Continue to go east along the border of Yuzhou for 700 miles to reach the boundary of Dingzhou Province, and then march along the road at the junction of Dingzhou and Youzhou for 400 miles, you can reach the first destination of Jingwei Camp - Yuanzhou Province.

Outside Yanyun Pass, the soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion and more than 8,000 people hired to assist in escorting the baggage were standing neatly in front of the pass.

The defenders on the wall couldn't help but feel cold when they saw such a majestic and mighty army outside the pass, only to see countless flags fluttering in the wind behind the still army, and the dull neighing of war horses sounded inside and outside the pass all the time. Goodbye to these soldiers on horses, all wearing armor, and most of them are still wearing iron armor, and the daunting extra-long iron spear in their hands is densely packed with a whole area, as if there is no end in sight, giving people a momentum like breaking through the sea and breaking the tide......

"Call ......" Liu Ce rode his horse to Yanyun Pass, waiting for the customs clearance documents to be issued by the guards in the pass, and Qin Mo and Ye Bin also slowly walked to their side.

"It's been six years, and I don't think I'll have to return to the Far East one day." Qin Mo couldn't help but sigh and said as he looked at such a majestic pass, "Six years ago, I came out lonely from Yanyun Pass, and today I stand up again from before, I am really full of emotion......"

Ye Bin also touched the scene: "Looking back, it seems like a lifetime, Ye has not returned to the Far East for a long time, I hope that this return can take root here and no longer wander ......"

Qin Mo and Ye Bin looked at each other and smiled, different from the endless desolation when they first came out of the customs, their eyes were full of anticipation and blazing.

"Jiang Xun, I'm back, do you remember what I told you? When I return to the Far East, I will definitely bring an elite army, so you can wait and see! Qin Mo's heart couldn't help trembling at this time, there was hope for the people of the Far East! The blood of the rebels will not be shed in vain.

Liu Ce looked at the towering Yanyun Pass, his expression was cold, and he secretly said in his heart: "Let my Jingwei camp be in the land of the Far East!" Let the world remember it forever! ”

"Squeak Boom ......"

The gate of Yanyun Pass slowly opened, and the defending generals, with more than a dozen soldiers, came to Liu Ce less than five steps or so, and took the lead in the guards kneeling on the ground and saluted: "The last general Yanyun Pass will be Tu Dayong, and I have seen Commander Liu, the commander of Yi!" ”

Liu Ce turned over and dismounted, and said, "General Tu doesn't need to be polite, get up." ”

Tu Dayong said loudly: "Commander Xie Liu!" After getting up, he took the documents of the Jingwei Battalion and the customs clearance document stamped with the seal from a soldier on the side, and respectfully handed them to Liu Ce.

Liu Ce took the documents and documents, handed them over to Ye Bin, and then stepped forward and said to Tu Dayong: "With General Lao Tu, our army will definitely clear the customs quickly and not cause trouble to the generals and the soldiers guarding the customs." ”

When Tu Dayong heard this, he hurriedly returned the salute and said: "This is the matter of the last general, Commander Liu must not say that." ”

Liu Ce nodded, patted him on the shoulder and arm and stopped talking, but turned over and stepped on the war horse and walked slowly towards Yanyun Pass, and thousands of Jingwei Battalion men and horses behind him also followed.

Ye Bin and Qin Mo glanced at each other, then walked up to Tu Dayong and said softly, "General Tu, take a step to speak." ”

Then, the two came to the side, Ye Bin untied a heavy cloth bag from his waist, stuffed it into Tu Dayong's hand, and whispered: "This is a little bit of my general's heart, not much, one hundred taels of silver plus ten taels of gold, please be sure to accept it and buy some wine for the brothers who are guarding the city." ”

Tu Dayong had a heavy money bag in his hand, and hurriedly said, "How can this be done? ”

Ye Bin said with a smile: "Although the general accepts it, in the future, my Jingwei battalion will need more help from General Tu, so I should make a friend." ”

After listening to this, Tu Dayong looked at the silver money in his hand again, and sighed secretly. Now the prices in the Far East are soaring, and the price of grain has tripled compared with last year, although it has fallen now, but it is still very expensive, and the soldiers under his command can only eat porridge and pickles every day. The hundred taels of silver and ten taels of gold in your hand are all converted into four hundred taels of silver, which can keep you and dozens of soldiers in your hands from starving for several months.

After a long time, Tu Dayong said: "Mr. Ye, Commander Liu's kindness will be accepted by the general, and he has no savings when he is poor, with this money, at least I and my subordinates don't have to starve anymore for the time being, this kindness will be remembered in the end, since Commander Liu treated me so favorably when we met for the first time, then the general can only repay Mr. Ye and tell him some things, and hope to convey it to Commander Liu." ”

Ye Bin said: "General Tu, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Tu Dayong said: "Please inform Commander Liu that when passing through the province of Xuzhou, Wanwang tightened his pace and slowed down, the Hulan people are about to go south to knock on the pass, although there are not many people in Hulan in the spring, only less than 10,000 horses, but just in case, please be sure to tell Captain Liu to be careful, it is best to rest and settle behind the high-walled fortress." ”

Ye Bin said: "Thank you General Tu for reminding me, I will definitely convey the words to General Liu in the next place, and I will leave!" ”

After saying goodbye to Tu Dayong, he stepped on the fast horse and rode towards the army of the Jingwei Battalion in the pass......