On the day when the class returned to the dynasty, the army gathered in front of the royal court, but the main person who appeared in everyone's eyes would be Baixiangcheng, not Ji Qingchen, the king of Northern Liao, as everyone thinks.

However, the generals only muttered in their hearts, and they didn't dare to ask Bai Xiangcheng on the general's platform, saying where the king of Northern Liao went.

Because everyone vaguely knows what Lu Dao writes.

In the past few days, they found that Cao Yukun's 30,000 bandit troops had quietly left the royal court, and Zuo Zongquan's dead soldier battalion and Li Changzheng's cavalry battalion had disappeared with a trace.

In the past, there was a saying in the Northern Liao Metropolitan Governor's Mansion that where there was Ji Qingchen, there was a cavalry camp. Now that the Xiaocai battalion is gone, this means that Ji Qingchen is no longer in the army. However, Ji Qingchen is the king of Northern Liao, and everyone has no right to interfere with what he wants to do, so everyone knows that Ji Qingchen has left the army and does not know where to go, and they dare not speak out or have any opinions.

At this time, Ji Qingchen, who was puzzled by the generals, had already left Yanmen Pass and set foot on the land of Ningzhou.

The reason why he appeared in Ningzhou was very simple, that is, to leave the country, to leave to marry Shu'er.

In addition to Li Changzheng's 500 cavalry battalion, there are also 3,000 dead soldiers battalion led by Zuo Zongquan, this dead soldier battalion is his big arm to leave the country, because let Zuo Zongquan set up a dead soldier battalion, this is his special preparation for his trip to leave the country, because he knows too well that the Empress Dowager Xiao hates himself, and he knows that he will be more auspicious and less auspicious when he goes to leave the country this time, so he will bring so many people and horses, to put it bluntly, he is going to rob the marriage, this time no matter whether the Empress Dowager Xiao will agree to his request, he will bring Shu'er back to Dayan and Liaozhou.

Of course, he is not a reckless person, so he has a back hand in addition to this.

Because of the incident of Huang Taiji running thousands of miles to behead Wang Wenhe, Emperor Yan was furious, and specially ordered the Ningzhou Governor's Mansion to let Ningzhou Governor Ning Wang Ji Hongchang impose martial law on the entire territory of Ningzhou, so when Ji Qingchen's army just entered the boundary of Ningzhou, their whereabouts were detected by the scouts of the Governor's Mansion and immediately reported to Ning Wang Ji Hongchang and Liu Donglou. And Ji Qingchen, who was on the march, had long known that the scouts of the Ningzhou Governor's Mansion were investigating his own situation, but he did not stop the investigation of the Ningzhou Governor's Mansion, which made the information reported by the scouts of the Ningzhou Governor's Mansion to Ji Hongchang and Liu Donglou very complete, saying that it was His Royal Highness the King of Northern Liao who led the army to Ningzhou, and in addition to the five hundred cavalry battalions, there were also three thousand Beirong elite cavalry.

Ji Hongchang and Liu Donglou, who got the news, couldn't figure out Ji Qingchen's move, but they still didn't dare to slack off, and immediately sent 10,000 elite horsemen to meet Ji Qingchen.

And when Ji Qingchen's army marched to three hundred miles outside Ningzhou City, it met the Ningzhou army. In addition to Ning Wang Ji Hongchang, the chief general of Ningzhou's 10,000 elite cavalry, there is also Liu Donglou, the deputy governor.

And Ji Qingchen met Ji Hongchang this time, because the two have not seen each other for almost a year, although there is a conflict of interest between the two in King's Landing, there has been no head-to-head confrontation, and the relationship is quite harmonious.

But it was a little embarrassing to meet Liu Donglou again.

Because the last time Ji Qingchen and Liu Donglou met was when he returned to Dayan, there was a little friction between the two sides at that time, which made Liu Donglou and Ji Qingchen unhappy.

But now that the two meet again, it has long been a matter of fact.

Because Liu Donglou is no longer a general of Ningzhou, he is still pressed by Ji Hongchang, and most of his military power has been divided by Ji Qingchen, he can only be regarded as a general under Ji Hongchang now, and he is no longer the emperor of Ningzhou. And Ji Qingchen is no longer a prince who is eager to return to China, he is now the governor of Northern Liao, and there are thousands of elite cavalry as guards around him.

The two of them looked at each other on horseback, and Liu Donglou just quietly stared at Ji Qingchen and the dead cavalry camp behind him, his expression was very stiff.

As a battlefield general, he is very clear about the combat effectiveness of the two cavalry behind Ji Qingchen, the horse lance, the standard wolf blade that belongs to Ji Qingchen's personal guard, the use of a hard bow for horse shooting and a short-range design of the crossbow, this is the equipment of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, and Liu Donglou is very clear that the equipment of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion in front of him is second to none in Dayan. Looking at the dead soldier camp again, except for the fact that all the knights on the horse were Beirong people, all the standard Beirong scimitars, and the knights exuded a terrifying murderous aura, and he knew that these 3,000 people were dead soldiers.

Although the number of such an army is only 3,500 people, even in Dayan, it is an existence that makes the imperial court tremble.

In just such a short contact, Liu Donglou immediately recognized Ji Qingchen's true strength now, and immediately made a trade-off and bowed to Ji Qingchen. And Ji Qingchen didn't have any big grudges with Liu Donglou, seeing that Liu Donglou deliberately showed favor to himself, he smiled generously and gave Liu Donglou a return gift.

The armies of the two sides came together and returned to Ningzhou City.

On the way back to the city, through the conversation with Ji Qingchen, Ji Hongchang, the king of Ning, knew that the purpose of Ji Qingchen's visit to Ningzhou this time was to leave the country, as for what he was going to do to leave the country, and whether there was Emperor Yan's will, this point was that Ji Hongchang was stupid, and after looking at the guards around Ji Qingchen, he was clear and did not ask Ji Qingchen again.

In the evening, after Ji Hongchang and Liu Donglou set up a banquet for Ji Qingchen, Ji Qingchen, as the elder brother, summoned Ji Qingchen to his study.

When he arrived at Ji Hongchang's study, Ji Qingchen found that there were only him and Ji Hongchang in the study. But as soon as he walked into the study, Ji Hongchang just said sit, and then there was no follow-up. And Ji Qingchen didn't speak again, both of them were silent. Suddenly the study fell silent.

After a long time, King Ning Ji Hongchang spoke, "Ninth brother, do you know that the mission sent by Emperor Lu Dao's father to leave the country has been wiped out?" And among the people who died this time was Wang Wenhe, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, who was a son of the King's Landing Wang family, but he was also beheaded. ”

"Yes! Know a little! Ji Qingchen nodded and said, but he didn't know what Ji Hongchang wanted to do when he told him, so he didn't speak, but waited for Ji Hongchang's next words.

"This is the Beijung cavalry who did it." Ji Hongchang continued, "It's just that we didn't catch the murderer, and only annihilated more than a hundred of their cavalry, it's a bit of a pity——"

It seems to mean something else!

"Third brother, what do you want to tell me about this?" Ji Qingchen asked bluntly, he knew that Ji Hongchang was a straightforward person, and now he was beating around the bush with him, he must have something to say, and he said it so long-winded.

"The Great Yan Mission has just been killed, you are going to leave the country, and you are leaving the country without the will of your father, Ninth Brother, aren't you afraid that they will put the charge of the destruction of the mission on you?" Ji Hongchang said, "Besides, you are the only Beirong people who can command now!" ”

"So, third brother, do you also believe that I did it?" Ji Qingchen asked with a smile. But I was shocked by Ji Hongchang's honesty, he didn't have anything to do with Ji Hongchang, how could the other party say this to himself?

"Faith." Ji Hongchang replied very simply, his expression was serious, not like he was joking. This answer surprised Ji Qingchen, he really didn't expect Ji Hongchang to believe that the destruction of the mission was done by someone he sent, "Third brother, do you have any evidence?" You can't just wronged me! ”

"What more evidence do you need for this? Besides, what evidence can there be! Ji Hongchang said disdainfully, couldn't help but smile, and continued, "I'm afraid that the entire Dayan knows that you sent someone to do this, but everyone has no evidence to prove that you did it, and my father doesn't seem to want to pursue this matter, so what does it matter if you have evidence or not?" ”

"But now you're leaving the country, it's different. Because you went to leave the country this time for Princess Anle, and the mission went to leave the country this time for Princess Anle, so as long as you go to the country and leave the country and the news reaches King's Landing, it is equivalent to confirming that you did it this time to exterminate the mission, and at this time, my father does not want to pursue this matter, I'm afraid they won't agree! Ji Hongchang sighed and said, "So I hope that the ninth brother can think twice!" ”

Seeing that Ji Hongchang said very sincerely, not like a lie, not like he was acting with himself, Ji Qingchen's heart moved, and suddenly asked, "Is there any change in King's Landing?" Did the third brother get any news? ”

"There is indeed some news, but it is from the palace, saying that the crown princess is very active during this time, because Ji Zhao has made great contributions in Shangzhou, and the Shangzhou Wei family wants to get a position for Ji Zhao." Ji Hongchang said in a low voice, "Also, the second brother won a battle in Xizhou, in fact, it can't be said that he won the battle, it can only be said that he picked up a bargain, because Beirong was defeated, and he left the country and lingered in Ningwu Pass, and the Lingnan Yi clan had the intention of retreating to Yizhou, which made Xishu have to tie up with the Xizhou Governor's Mansion, so that he would sell a favor to the second child, so that he could earn some military merits." ”

"That's all?" Ji Qingchen asked.

"Also, Li Muzhi returned to the eighth child, it seems that there was some agreement between the eighth child and him, and this is why Wang You's father and son proposed to ask the eighth child to leave the country to marry Princess Anle, and the father ordered it." Ji Hongchang said, "Because of Li Muzhi's support for the eighth child, the strength of the eighth child has risen greatly, and my father has no choice but to do it." ”

"After all, Yizhou in the south still has to rely on Li Muzhi and Lao Ba to retreat from the enemy." Ji Hongchang added.

"Third brother, what do you want to tell me after you say so much?" Ji Qingchen asked with a serious expression, because what Ji Hongchang said was beyond his expectations, which caught him a little off guard.

"I don't mean anything, I just want to warn you, now that the strength of the second and eighth children has risen sharply, the crown princess and Ji Zhao and the Shangzhou Wei family are ready to move again, and the court situation is very chaotic at this time, I hope you can act cautiously." Ji Hongchang said, "As for the purpose, I just want to sell you a good one!" Because you are now the governor of Northern Liao, not to mention Liaozhou and Yingzhou pastures in the future, you have the final say, even the war horses of Beirong are also up to you, at this time, I can sell you a good one, and the third brother will buy war horses next time. ”

Hearing Ji Hongchang say this, Ji Qingchen, who thought about it carefully, also felt that what he said was right.

Because he went to the Liguo Xiao Cavalry Camp and the Dead Soldier Camp this time, it was a configuration of one person and two horses, and now the governor of Northern Liao lacked nothing, and the most abundant thing was the war horse. Because not only the grasslands of Liaozhou and Yingzhou were recovered, but also the war horses captured on the battlefield and the war horses on the Beirong grassland were enough to be a huge number.

Therefore, Ji Hongchang put his mind on his war horse, which really makes sense.

"Thank you for the kindness of the third brother, but I have made up my mind about this matter, and the third brother doesn't need to persuade me anymore." Ji Qingchen said in a resolute tone, and said irrefutably, "However, the third brother wants war horses, I can give you a few, I don't know how much the Ningzhou army is missing?" ”

Because the Ningzhou army is facing the iron cavalry of the country, and only when the Ningzhou army is strong, can it make the country jealous, and Ji Qingchen is going to leave the country this time, so he will agree to send Ji Hongchang a war horse, he is also suspected of selling a good man, that is, when he left Ningwu Pass, he hoped that Ji Hongchang could help him.

"What the ninth brother said is true?" Ji Hongchang was excited, seeing Ji Qingchen nodding slightly, he thought for a while and said, "I want to form a personal guard of 20,000 people, and I am also preparing to expand the Ningzhou cavalry to 140,000, so there are still 40,000 war horses." ”

"Forty thousand?" After thinking about it for a while, Ji Qingchen determined that he was going to send 40,000 war horses to Ji Hongchang, which would not be a loss to the Northern Liao Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, so he readily agreed, "Okay, then I will send 40,000 war horses to the third brother." ”

"Then thank you Ninth Brother!" Ji Hongchang didn't expect Ji Qingchen to be so generous, as soon as he made a move, it was 40,000 war horses, and said happily, "Ninth brother, you gave such a big gift to your brother, and you don't have anything good to give you now, but you have to insist on leaving the country, so when you return to China, you will go to Ningwu Pass to send a letter to your brother, if the people who leave the country dare to block you in Ningwu Pass and not let you return to Yan, the third brother will definitely lead the army to capture Ningwu Pass, and will not let the ninth brother you be trapped outside the pass." ”

"Then thank you Third Brother!" Ji Qingchen's goal was achieved, and he was quite happy in his heart, and Ji Hongchang's goal was also achieved, so he was naturally happy.

After the evening, the two chatted happily.

Similarly, what the two didn't know was that their conversation that night had unwittingly started the cooperation between Ningzhou and Liaozhou.

It has laid a solid foundation for Ji Qingchen's succession in the future!