Li Congxin was getting up and preparing to leave to find the officials of the Ministry of Rites, when he suddenly heard Gu Jiayi say sincerely: "I remember the great kindness of the prince to the Gu family, and I can't repay it!" ”

He turned around and smiled and said, "There are some sayings about the kindness between the few of us, so you should listen to the joy and tell you first." ”

Gu Huanyi excitedly told his brother about the relationship outside Changzhou.

Gu Jiayi was very surprised, he remembered that the young man he saved at that time had excellent kung fu, if it weren't for the fact that there were too many chasing soldiers and two young men who didn't know martial arts at all, he would definitely not be in trouble.

But he remembered that the young man's kung fu was the number of rivers and lakes, so he didn't expect it to be Li Congxin at all.

After resting in Gesang Ridge for two days, Cheng Zhi arrived with the vanguard of the border army.

Because the Beiyi are nomadic people, the border is not fortified, and only troops are stationed in important cities. Cheng stopped coming all the way, like entering a no-man's land.

He was relieved to see that Li Congxin and Gu Huanyi were safe and sound, and when he saw his apprentice Gu Jiayi come back from the dead, even if it was a Zheng Zheng man, his eyes were red with excitement.

He patted Gu Jiayi on the shoulder and said, "Good, good, it's good to be alive!" The general has knowledge under the spring, and he can also smile at Jiuquan! ”

Gu Jiayi was ashamed, he thought about it when he was looking for death, what face did he have to face his father?

"Master! It's because I'm useless, I can't save everyone, and I've been trapped in the enemy camp for several years and can't get out. ”

Cheng Zhi shook his hand and said: "Don't talk about the past, that kind of thing can't be undone by one person." As long as you are alive, there is hope for everything! ”

After joining the army that was being brought in, the people did not stop, and immediately drove back to the court.

In the Jiulong Mountain Palace, Emperor Xuan teased his young son who was only a few months old in Concubine Zhen's house.

The little prince's eyes were black, his limbs were strong, and he stared at the colorful ball in the emperor's hand fluttering vigorously.

Emperor Xuan smiled with satisfaction when he saw that his son was healthy and lively.

On the autumn day of September, the afternoon sun was warm, and Concubine Zhen saw that the child yawned, so she asked the nurse to take the child down for a nap, and said to Emperor Xuan: "Your Majesty, you are sleepy in autumn, why don't you take a lunch break here with the concubine." ”

Emperor Xuan had just laid down, but he heard a report from the palace that the Golden Pavilion had an urgent matter to see.

During the summer vacation of Emperor Xuan, the old prime minister of the Golden Pavilion could organize the cabinet to directly adjudicate on general matters, and it was rare to send people to the palace to discuss matters with Emperor Yong, so it can be seen that something big happened.

Emperor Xuan thought of Li Congxin, who was on his way to Beiyi, and suddenly became worried, turned over from the bed, and went to the front hall.

The elder of the Golden Pavilion stood solemnly in the front hall and waited for Emperor Xuan to come, and Emperor Xuan stepped into the main hall and asked, "But something happened to Beiyi?" ”

The old Jin Pavilion arched his hand and said: "The emperor is wise, there are two urgent reports from Beiyi, please take a look at the emperor." ”

Emperor Xuan personally took over the two urgent reports and took the lead in opening the military newspaper printed with three fire paint gold seals.

The three fire-lacquered gold seals are the most urgent and secret in the military newspaper.

This urgent report was submitted by Cheng Zhi, and the letter said that Sanyangguan had received a distress signal from the mission, and he had led an army of 30,000 out of the pass to rescue him.

Emperor Xuan was so angry that the general threw the report on the table and shouted: "Beiyi is declaring war!" ”

The elder of the Golden Pavilion said: "Please read the secret letter sent by the prince of Ming first!" ”

Emperor Xuan opened the second secret letter.

The secret letter was stamped with a red lion fire lacquer seal, which was a symbol of the clan's status.

Emperor Xuan watched as the anger descended, revealing a look of surprise.

He read it again, watched it again, and finally asked Jin Ge Lao: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

Li Congxin wrote in the letter that after arriving at Beiyi Wangcheng, he got in touch with his uncle Fengxi Zhenren. Fengxi Zhenren told him that the young marshal of the Gu family army was still alive and was in the hands of the Beiyi people, and the two decided to join forces to rescue him.

Li Congxin emphasized that rescuing Gu Jiayi is only the first step, the second step is to use Beiyi's imprisonment of Gu Jiayi to raise troops against Beiyi, and the third step is to help the Rouran people restore the country and hold the Beiyi people hostage for a long time.

Jin Ge Lao said: "Young Marshal Gu is my court guard, and he was fortunate to escape from the catastrophe, but he was imprisoned for no reason. When the prince found out about this, he rescued himself, which the minister thought the prince had done right. But how Gu Shaoshuai escaped, how he was captured, and what he has experienced in the past two years must be investigated one by one. But if it is strictly investigated, it will take some effort, so that the best opportunity to send troops to Beiyi will be missed, and secondly, the Rouran allies who participated in the rescue will also face the danger of being cleared by the Beiyi people. Therefore, according to the minister's opinion, we should take the opportunity of Major General Gu's imprisonment to inspire the border soldiers to avenge the tragedy of two years ago, and at the same time help the Rouran people to return to the country and completely solve the worries of the war in the north. ”

Emperor Xuan thought for a while and said, "You and the strategy of the prince of the Ming Dynasty can indeed solve the threat of Beiyi in one fell swoop, but there is also the selfishness of the prince in this, and the elder of the Golden Pavilion will not fail to see it, right?" ”

Jin Ge Lao smiled and said, "The prince of the Ming Dynasty and Miss Gu have already made a marriage, rescued Gu Shaoshuai, and wanted to ensure that he returned to the country safely, naturally it is selfish, but this is not contrary to national affairs. If Gu Shaoshuai is really condemned as a major crime of defeat, it will hurt morale and the dignity of the imperial court, and it will not be in line with the current situation. And he is the only son of the Marquis of Yiyong, the emperor is still open to the Lin family, and he should be merciful to the Gu family. ”

Emperor Xuan remembered his feelings when he lost the crown prince and was overjoyed to have another young son, nodded and said: "The imperial court can't be ashamed of the Gu family, this bit of bloodline naturally has to be taken care of." When he returns, it is not very decent for the military department to investigate, so let King Jing secretly investigate, as long as he does not collaborate with the enemy, is not suspected of rebellion, and is not involved in the murder of the former prince, then it will be fine, but if he is involved in one of these three crimes, it will be another matter. ”

The old man of the Golden Pavilion said: "Yes, the old minister obeys the order." ”

Emperor Xuan said again: "Congxin, this child is too bold, people are still in the territory of Beiyi, so he forcibly saves people, what if he hurts himself?" Quickly sent someone to ask, did Cheng Zhi rescue the person? ”

On the northern border, Li Congxin led everyone back to Liangzhou without danger.

Back in Liangzhou, the General's Mansion was no longer the Gu family's official residence, and when passing by the gate, Gu Jiayi only felt a pain in his heart.

He proposed to go to the Yiyong Temple to worship his father and comrades, Gu Huanyi was afraid that he would be stimulated and originally disagreed, but Gu Jiayi insisted on going, and he couldn't stop him.

Although time has passed, when Gu Jiayi knelt in front of the spiritual seat, it was like falling into hell again, the scene of the disaster flew in front of his eyes, and all kinds of complicated emotions came to his heart, coupled with the sudden cold ice scattering torture, constantly destroying his will.

Cheng Zhi and Zheng Qing hurriedly carried Gu Jiayi back to the small courtyard of their home and tied him to the bed.

Gu Huanyi was driven out of the house by everyone crying, and she didn't want her to see Gu Jiayi's illness.