Ten days later, in the afternoon, Ji Qingchen, Wei Zhongxian, Liu Wen and his party arrived outside King's Landing, but the only people who greeted him in the ten-mile long pavilion were Zhang Rang and Guo Quan. In fact, with Ji Qingchen's current brilliant military exploits and the power of the Northern Liao King and the Northern Liao Metropolitan Governor, there will naturally be many people who want to convince him, but they don't know the specific itinerary of the Northern Liao King of the Northern Liao this time, so they didn't appear here.

When Zhang Rang and Guo Quan, saw Ji Qingchen's horse team, they immediately stepped forward to salute.

Seeing the demeanor and expressions of the two, Ji Qingchen seemed to have something urgent to tell him, but now that there were Wei Zhongxian and Liu Wen around him, it was inconvenient to talk, so he could only say to Zhang Rang and Guo Quan, "After entering the city, you will go back to the house with Mr. Berkey, and this king will enter the palace to meet his father, and we will talk after my father returns to the palace." ”

Because Liu Wen did not live in King's Landing, and he did not have a tael of silver on him, the kind-hearted king of Northern Liao could only decide to arrange him in his mansion without authorization.

At the beginning of the period, Ji Qingchen felt that he would definitely be rejected by Liu Wen for such an arrangement, because he was a celebrity, he had to be a little tempered, right?

But when he was disgraced, Liu Wen not only did not object, but gladly accepted his arrangement.

This made Ji Qingchen a little happy and depressed at the same time.

Glad that he could have more time to discuss with Liu Wen.

The depressed thing is that Liu Wen is reluctant to join the company to help him, but he likes to stay by his side, which makes Ji Qingchen feel that grapes are sour when he can't eat them.

Because there are now many large camps outside King's Landing, the 300,000 soldiers newly recruited by Dayan are training outside the city, and there are many cavalry who enter the city at the beginning of the day, but not too many people have noticed Ji Qingchen and them along the way.

But as soon as you enter King's Landing, it's different, in the past, Ji Qingchen always led the cavalry battalion to gallop on Suzaku Avenue, and the people in King's Landing City have long been accustomed to their attire. Now Ji Qingchen was not the former king of Northern Liao before, but defeated the Beirong barbarians who claimed to have 200,000 elite horsemen, and drove the Beirong barbarians out of Yunzhou, and he has become a hero in the hearts of Dayan's children. So as soon as they entered the city, they were recognized by the people of King's Landing.

"Look, isn't this a cavalry camp?"

"That's right, the Xiao Cavalry Battalion appeared in King's Landing City, could it be that His Royal Highness the King of Northern Liao also returned to the city?"

"It's really His Royal Highness, it's really His Royal Highness the King of Northern Liao, you can see that it's his mount."

After a short period of turmoil, the people in the city who recognized that it was the King of Northern Liao who had returned to Beijing stabilized their excitement, and on the one hand, they spread the good news to every corner of King's Landing, and on the other hand, they spontaneously gathered on both sides of the street, and welcomed His Royal Highness the King of Northern Liao, the great hero in their hearts.

Because the people's minds are very simple, the king of Beiliao defeated the Beirong barbarians and lifted the crisis of the Beirong barbarians' siege of King's Landing, and they regarded Ji Qingchen as a great hero to save the crisis, which made the welcoming atmosphere so warm.

Not long after, when Ji Qingchen led the cavalry battalion to set foot on Vermilion Bird Street and walked less than half the way, the news that the King of Northern Liao had returned to King's Landing City had spread all over the streets and alleys of King's Landing, alarming the people of King's Landing City.

Suddenly, such a scene appeared, which moved Wei Zhongxian, who had always been relatively stable.

He didn't expect that the young highness in front of him would reach such a height in King's Landing just because of the battle in Caozhou.

If this defeats Beijung.

Shouldn't this prestige go straight to His Majesty the Emperor?

That's not a good sign!

Wei Zhongxian thought like this in his heart, so he moved his gaze to Ji Qingchen, who had already gotten off the car and changed to riding a horse, and he saw that this young highness had a kind smile on his face, and he was greeting the people along the way. Kind like a family.

This made him feel confused again.

Because others may not know Ji Qingchen's personality, but he Wei Zhongxian knows what kind of person the young Northern Liao King is in front of him, just based on the several battles experienced by Caozhou City, it is enough to see that the young Northern Liao King is decisive and ruthless, and he is definitely not a good stubble.

But now when he looks at Ji Qingchen, he feels that the performance of Ji Qingchen in front of him is similar to that of Ji Qingchen on the battlefield or in Caozhou.

Such a performance, such a city......

I'm afraid that the second prince Ji Ping, who has always been good at disguising himself and appearing in front of the world with a kind face, is nothing more than that!

Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian sighed deeply.

He didn't know whether Ji Qingchen like Lu Dao was good or bad, and he didn't know if it was his happiness or misfortune for Lu Dao to associate with such Ji Qingchen. He withdrew his gaze and fell into his own thoughts.

Suddenly, at this moment, someone in the crowd shouted, "Your Highness, when will you be able to drive Beirong out of Liaozhou and regain Yanmen Pass?" ”

The man's voice was not loud, but the issues he spoke about were of greatest concern to the people of King's Landing. So as soon as this person's words came out, everyone stopped shouting and looked at Ji Qingchen quietly, wanting to know the answer urgently.

Because the Beirong cavalry dominates the world, as long as the Beirong cavalry is still in Liaozhou and Yanmen Pass is still in the hands of the Beirong people, the people of Dayan will not be at ease in their hearts, and they will not sleep peacefully.

Although the current Ning Wuguan also fell into the hands of the country.

But now the unsteadfastness in the hearts of the people is very different from Ning Wuguan's departure from the country.

Because although it is said that Liguo is a powerful dynasty established by the nomads, but after more than 300 years of Guozhen continuation, the current Liguo has completely departed from the barbarism and brutality and killing of the nomads.

The Beijung people are different.

This is a beast to be domesticated, and the purpose of conquering cities and territories in the land of Dayan is only to burn and loot, and at the same time, to vent their desires and do all kinds of evil.

Therefore, when Ningwu Pass, the gateway to the northwest of Dayan, fell into the hands of Liguo, except for the Dayan court, which was more worried, the people did not have much fear.

But the Yanmen Pass fell into the hands of the Beirong people, who could lead the cavalry south at any time, and the troops would approach King's Landing.

That's a big problem.

So as soon as this person asked such a critical question, the scene suddenly became calm, and the needle drop was audible.

However, the person who asked this question was not well-intentioned, because when everyone warmly welcomed Ji Qingchen, he asked this question, and if he answered it carelessly, it would disappoint the people of King's Landing, and it would reduce the prestige that Ji Qingchen had accumulated in the hearts of the people of King's Landing just now by half.

Hearing someone ask himself this, Ji Qingchen, who didn't want to have anything to do with the people, suddenly restrained the war horse. He glanced at the people around him and said loudly, "In this battle of Caozhou, we lost 100,000 people, and nearly 70,000 soldiers fell in Yunzhou forever, and they can't go home again." I would like to ask all of you, what did you think when you heard the news? ”

Quiet!

The people were shocked all of a sudden, they didn't expect that the king of Northern Liao would ask them such a question, how did they know the way! They didn't know that so many people had died in the first battle of Caozhou, how could they think of this problem?

"yes, you can't answer, do you? Just like what someone mentioned to this king just now, asking this king when he will be able to recover the lost Liaozhou and Yanmen Pass, you don't know how hard we fought in the first battle of Caozhou this time, and how many of our soldiers died in the battle. Ji Qingchen shouted.

And they all bowed their heads.

Ji Qingchen, who was riding on a horse, continued to roar loudly, "Do you know the way? As long as there is a war, there will be deaths, and there will be sacrifices. But do you really want to see your father, brother, husband, and son die on the battlefield? ”

The people were silent! Because they really don't want to see their father, brother, husband, and son die on the battlefield, no matter how desperately they want to drive Beirong out of the customs in reality, but at the cost of their own father's and brother's lives, they still don't want to.

"No, you don't want to see it, do you? In the same way, this king does not want you to lose your father, your husband, or your son. I don't know who raised this question that makes this king embarrassed just now, but this king wants to tell you that this king really doesn't dare to return to this question, and he doesn't dare to tell you when he will be able to recover Liaozhou and when he will be able to recover Yanmen Pass. Because this king doesn't want anyone to die in battle, and if anyone falls in Liaozhou, they will fall forever. Ji Qingchen shouted, "But - the Beirong barbarians are brutal, they burn and loot in the land of Dayan, bully us, and regard us as the object and tool of their killing and fun, which is intolerable to my Ji Qingchen as a boy of Dayan, so this king has the responsibility to rescue the people of Liaozhou who live under the Beirong Iron Horse." Therefore, this king does not dare to tell you when he will be able to recover Liaozhou and when he will be able to recover Yanmen Pass. But this king wants to tell you, whoever has a strong enemy against my Dayan, although it is far more than punishing him. Sooner or later, this king will lead a large army to break through the Yanmen Pass, kill out of the pass, attack the Beirong royal court, behead the Beirong Great Khan King, and avenge the death of his brothers. ”

The people, who were silent just now, heard Ji Qingchen's impassioned words, and suddenly burst out with a momentum of revenge, shouting, "Revenge-"

He shouted again, "King of Northern Liao—"

And the brother who asked Ji Qingchen a question just now saw this scene and realized what a stupid thing he had done today, and he had already sneaked away.

But will he really be able to slip away?

The answer is obvious!

Because there are two spy leaders by Ji Qingchen's side, Zhang Rang and Guo Quan.

These two people have already paid attention to this person, and this person's fate is already sealed.

Seeing that his answer made the people of King's Landing very satisfied, Ji Qingchen, who was riding high on the horse, secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Wei Zhongxian, who was also in the carriage, also breathed a sigh of relief for Ji Qingchen.

Liu Wen in the other car nodded with satisfaction, with a happy smile in his eyes.

At this time, Ji Qingchen continued to ride forward, and no one dared to ask him such a thing when he walked on Suzaku Street.

In a few moments, he rode to the Suzaku Gate.

After dismounting, he asked Zhang Rang and Guo Quanquan to take Liu Wen back to the house first, and he followed Wei Zhongxian into the palace and went straight to Emperor Yan's imperial study in Ganlu Palace.

Emperor Yan had already known that Ji Qingchen had returned to King's Landing, so he waited for Ji Qingchen in the imperial study.

So when Ji Qingchen walked into the imperial study, Emperor Yan was the only one in the imperial study who was standing with his back to him, quietly staring at a sheepskin map on the wall.

"Erchen has seen his father!" Ji Qingchen saluted Emperor Yan.

"Your Majesty, the old slave is back!" Wei Zhongxian said.

Emperor Yan turned around suddenly, he first nodded slightly to Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian got up to leave. Only then did he say to Ji Qingchen, "You did a good job this time, which makes me very happy, you really didn't live up to my expectations of you." ”

"Being able to share the worries and solve problems for the emperor is what a son should do." Ji Qingchen replied decently.

"Get up! Sit and talk. Emperor Yan said. The chamberlain on the side immediately handed over a chair.

"Thank you, Father!" Ji Qingchen said, and then sat down in the chair.

At this time, Ji Qingchen looked at Emperor Yan carefully, and found that he had only been seen for two months, because of the pressure of the Beirong army, the wrinkles on his father's face had increased a lot, and the white hair on his temples had increased a lot, and he looked a lot older. Probably because of the victory, his complexion is still good.

"Do you feel a little aggrieved because I didn't reward you?" Emperor Yan saw that Ji Qingchen was looking at him, so he asked with a smile.

"Nope." Ji Qingchen replied sincerely, with his current status and power, as well as the identity of the prince, he is indeed not uncommon to receive rewards and rewards, of course, the position of the crown prince is an exception, isn't it just for the position of the prince that he works so hard. However, after answering, he hesitated again and continued, "It's just that the soldiers can't figure it out. ”

"yes!" Emperor Yan said generously, "You have made such a great contribution this time, but I don't want to reward you, even if I don't mention it in the holy decree, it will make them wonder if I am suspicious of you." And among these people, even if you went with you to Baixiang City and Wang Yin and Xiaoqi Camp in Caozhou, they must be dissatisfied with my refusal to give you a reward, and even complain about my summoning you back to King's Landing! ”

"Father, they are only out of loyalty to Dayan-" Seeing that Emperor Yan mentioned Bai Xiangcheng and Wang Yin at once, Rao is Ji Qingchen tried his best to show his calm side, but he was still a little moved, and immediately got up Emperor Yan to excuse and justify Bai Xiangcheng and Wang Yin and others. He didn't want to make Emperor Yan think that Bai Xiangcheng, Wang Yin and the others had ill intentions and cut off their future because of such a simple conversation.

"Haha Will you worry about a few of their juniors? Emperor Yan laughed wildly.

Hearing Emperor Yan say this, Ji Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and hurriedly replied, "No." ”

"Don't talk about them, but with your performance in King's Landing this time, I can guess what's going on in your heart. Are you thinking that you have just defeated the 200,000 elite cavalry of Beijung, and you want to summon you to King's Landing immediately, because you suspect that you want to support your own army and think that you have threatened me? Are you even thinking that because of such suspicions, I removed you from the post of the head of the Northern Liao Xing Battalion, so that you will no longer command the army in the future? ”

"Father-" Ji Qingchen wanted to argue, but he found that what his father said seemed to be all what he thought in his heart, and it seemed that his father knew him very well, so he had no courage to refute, so he could only bow his head and be silent.

"I know that you will think so, because these scholars have taught you too much about the way of kings, which makes you think so much about the king's heart and the mind of a king like a tiger. However, Chen'er, you have to know that in addition to being a monarch and a minister, you and I are still father and son. And I summoned you back to King's Landing this time just to discuss with you about your marriage to Princess Dream. After all, after this year, he will be eighteen, he is an adult, and he has been named the king of Northern Liao, so he can't keep delaying it like this. Emperor Yan said earnestly.

"Father--" Ji Qingchen said in a low voice, "The son of the minister said. ”

"Of course, there is one more thing I want to tell you, that is, I am going to restructure the Yulin Cavalry, increase their number to 60,000, defend the King's Landing City, and return the Longxiang Army to your Northern Liao Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, so that your Northern Liao Metropolitan Governor's Mansion has two cavalry teams, the Long Xiang Army and the Black Eagle Cavalry, plus the Long Xiang Army's foot soldiers, it will be much easier to face the 200,000 Beirong elite cavalry in the future." Emperor Yan said, but at this point, his words changed sharply, and he said domineeringly, "Of course, there is another sentence I want to tell you, no matter how much power you have now, no matter how many thousands of troops you have now, no matter how great your ability is now, but what you have to be clear about is that as long as I live for one day, you can't do anything you want." ”

Emperor Yan said this sentence Ji Qingchen believed, because with the prestige established by Emperor Yan Rong Ma Juan's life, it was to give him 300,000 elite horsemen and let him raise troops to the south, and it was estimated that the army would also be defeated in front of Emperor Yan. This is not a question of combat strength or military morale, but a kind of prestige and prestige.

Seeing Ji Qingchen bowing his head, he didn't dare to speak.

Emperor Yan's tone softened a lot and asked, "Let's talk about it, if you want to drive Beirong out of Yanmen Pass, how many soldiers and horses do you need?" ”

"Twenty on foot." Ji Qingchen replied. This answer was what Liu Wen told him right away, and it was also the result of his own judgment.

"So, a total of 300,000 troops are needed?" Emperor Yan frowned.

"Yes. Erchen's idea was to establish two cavalry armies, Long Xiang and Black Shadow, each with 100,000 iron cavalry, and then build an infantry on the basis of Long Xiang's infantry to defend the city, with about 100,000 people. In this way, whether Beirong is expelled from Yanmen Pass this time, or annihilated Beirong in the future, this is the most reasonable configuration. Ji Qingchen said familiarly.

This is the establishment he thought of on the basis of discussing with Liu Wen in the carriage how many complete troops were needed to defeat Beirong.

"Good! I promise you another 200,000 troops, 160,000 cavalry, and 40,000 foot soldiers, and drive Beirong out of Yanmen Pass and recover Yanmen Pass before winter next year, do you have any confidence? Emperor Yan said domineeringly.

"Please rest assured, my son-in-law will not let you down." Ji Qingchen replied.

"Yes, I believe in you." Emperor Yan said. At this time, he saw that Ji Qingchen's face showed a tired look, so he said, "You go down and rest first!" When I got married to the princess, I passed this year. I again issued an order to cancel the camp of the Northern Liao, and let the army come under the rule of the Northern Liao Metropolitan Governor's Office. Let you be a real king of Northern Liao, a real governor of the capital! ”

"Thank you, Father!" Ji Qingchen hurriedly got up and said. He knew that this was his father's reward for his battle. Because the Northern Liao Xing Camp was only a marching camp formed for wartime, the post of chief administrator was a loose official position without a grade, and he could not open his teeth to build a government. But the metropolitan governor is different, as the Northern Liao metropolitan governor's mansion sitting around, the metropolitan governor is the real power of the military general, has the power to open his teeth and build the government, can form his own team, and can have a personal guard feudal official equal to one-tenth of the army.

Of course, if he didn't have so much power, how could Emperor Yan only give this position to his son?

"Erchen has retired!" Ji Qingchen said to Emperor Yan. Seeing that Emperor Yan nodded slightly, he bowed and withdrew from the imperial study.