"Beihu took over the government office in Jincheng, and those who were willing to submit to the people still lived on their land as usual." Huerhe said lightly.

"What if they don't want to be submitted?" Xia Muyao asked again.

"Let no one who does not return remain." Huerhe's tone was resolute and cold.

Xia Muyao didn't ask any more, because she knew that he was not wrong from Huerhe's position, he was the commander-in-chief, he was in charge, and every decision he made was for the overall situation, and the kindness of a woman was fatal to Huerhe.

Seeing that Xia Muyao was no longer speechless, Huerhe said: "Don't think too much about the war, the two armies are facing each other, there will inevitably be casualties, as for the people, the obedient ones can naturally stay, but the opponents are the enemy, and they must not be killed." ”

"I know all of that." Xia Muyao replied softly.

When Huerhe heard this, he was relieved, touched Xia Muyao's long hair, and said softly: "Good, sleep." ”

Xia Muyao responded, and then found a comfortable position in Huerhe's arms and fell asleep.

This war, Zhao Yuanting was eleven days after the receipt of the 800 miles of urgent war report, Huerhe only took one day to break through Jincheng, which Zhao Yuanting expected, Jincheng was captured by Huerhe, and later the two states negotiated peace, Beihu returned Jincheng to Dakang.

Huerhe is very familiar with Jincheng, and Jincheng is also like a bird with a frightened bow, once it is broken, it is very easy to do it for the second time.

From the day he received the report of the 800-mile expedited battle, Zhao Yuanting decided to take the expedition in person.

But what made Zhao Yuanting embarrassed was Gu Er, he definitely didn't worry about leaving Gu Er in the palace, but Gu Er was too young, how could he take him to the expedition?

At night, Zhao Yuanting went to Siyao Palace, Gu Er was very happy to wrap around him, Zhao Yuanting took Gu Er's hand, asked him about some daily life, asked him how he studied today, and asked him if his martial arts had improved?

Saying that, Zhao Yuanting put on a posture to confront Gu Er, and Gu Er also put on a posture and made a move against Zhao Yuanting.

After a few moves, Zhao Yuanting pretended to be attacked and fell to the ground, and when Gu Er saw it, he laughed and threw himself on Zhao Yuanting's body, laughing with Zhao Yuanting.

"Stepson, my father is about to go on a personal expedition, can you stay in the palace alone?" After laughing for a while, Zhao Yuanting whispered to Gu Er.

Seeing that Zhao Yuanting suddenly became serious, Gu Er also stopped laughing and looked at Zhao Yuanting ignorantly.

"Beihu invaded my Dakang, Huerhe is a fierce enemy, and his father must personally go out to fight to have the possibility of victory, stepson, how about you stay in the palace yourself?" Zhao Yuanting reached out and touched Gu Er's little face.

"Huerhe......" Zhao Yuanting said such a long sentence, but Gu Er only remembered the three words Huerhe.

When Zhao Yuanting heard this, his heart tightened, he looked at Gu Er in a daze, and then picked him up, "Good boy, my father will take you to the expedition together, you are a man, you should be tempered when you are young." ”

Gu Er's small hand wrapped around Zhao Yuanting's neck, and he didn't understand what Zhao Yuanting said about going out and honing, but he could see the seriousness of Zhao Yuanting's expression, so he opened his eyes and waited for Zhao Yuanting to continue to say something.

But Zhao Yuanting didn't say anything, he hugged Gu Er, smiled at him, and kissed him, "Good boy, go find the nurse, my father has something to do." ”

Gu Er understood this, got off Zhao Yuanting, went to find the nurse, and prepared to sleep.

Zhao Yuanting went to Fengyi Palace, Zhang Yaxian had already fallen asleep, and when she heard the palace people coming to report, she was surprised and delighted, and got up busily, looked at her appearance in front of the bronze mirror, and then straightened her clothes and went to the door to greet her.

"The concubines don't know that the emperor came here late at night, and they hope that the emperor will forgive their sins." Zhang Yaxian bent over and said softly to Zhao Yuanting.

Zhao Yuanting snorted, "Get up, I can't sleep late at night, come and take a look." ”

When Zhang Yaxian heard this, she felt more and more flattered, and hurriedly bent over and replied: "It is the honor of the concubine that the emperor wants to come, does the emperor want to have a cup of tea?" ”

"No need, I won't be able to sleep when I drink tea at this time, I'm just here to sit and sit, sit and go." Zhao Yuanting said, and sat down in the chair tiredly.

Hearing Zhao Yuanting say that he would leave in a while, Zhang Yaxian couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in her heart, but her face was still soft, and she said to Zhao Yuanting: "It's all this hour, since the emperor is here, why don't you rest in the palace of the concubines?" ”

“…… It's good. Zhao Yuanting pondered for a while and nodded.

Hearing that Zhao Yuanting agreed to stay, Zhang Yaxian's heart couldn't help but bloom, and she hurriedly got up to change Zhao Yuanting's clothes, and instructed the palace maid to fetch warm water to clean Zhao Yuanting's face.

After everything was cleaned up, Zhang Yaxian served Zhao Yuanting to bed, Zhao Yuanting closed his eyes, thinking about telling Zhang Yaxian about his decision to drive the royal conquest, but Zhang Yaxian's heart was thinking of another kind of charm, she had not slept with Zhao Yuanting for a long time, and she must seize this opportunity tonight to get pregnant again.

"I'm ready to go on a personal expedition." Just when Zhang Yaxian was about to launch the technique of softness, Zhao Yuanting suddenly said to her.

Zhang Yaxian was stunned for a moment, and then replied softly: "What happened ahead?" ”

"Jincheng is lost, the Beihu army is gradually pressing, if I don't go out in person, I'm afraid that Dakang will be eaten by the Beihu army little by little." Zhao Yuanting replied in a deep voice.

"The general at the front, Xiao Yi, is the pillar of talent personally selected by the emperor, could it be that he can't defeat the Beihu army?" Zhang Yaxian couldn't help asking.

"The commander sent by Beihu this time is Huerhe, Huerhe's way of using troops is very treacherous, Xiao Yi is not his opponent, Beihu has been dormant for two years, this time he is prepared, I can't take it lightly." Zhao Yuanting's tone was still faint.

"Huerkh?" Zhang Yaxian couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, isn't Huerhe Xia Muyao's husband?

"Huerhe is the royal family of Beihu, and was named the vassal king by the king of Beihu because of his outstanding military exploits, and sat on the southern border for the king of Beihu." Zhao Yuanting talked about Huerhe's past, and he had both pity for him and hostility towards him as a rival in love.

"Isn't this battle going to be difficult?" Zhang Yaxian couldn't help but be a little worried, since Zhao Yuanting ascended the throne, there have really been too many wars, which is not a good thing for the newly built court.

Zhao Yuanting fell silent, this battle is very difficult to fight, how can he not know it, but it must be fought if it is difficult.

"Your Majesty, if you drive the expedition in person, then your stepchild will be placed in the palace of the concubine, the concubine has always looked at the child and liked it very much, but the emperor, you have always been precious to him, and the concubine can't intervene if she wants to do anything for you." Now that she learned the news that Zhao Yuanting was preparing to take over the royal conquest, Zhang Yaxian naturally wanted to take the opportunity to take custody of Gu'er.

"No need, I'm going to take my step-son with me." Zhao Yuanting replied quietly.

Zhang Yaxian was taken aback, couldn't help but sit up from the bed, looked at Zhao Yuanting and said: "My stepchild is only three years old, how can I go out with you, not to mention the bumps in the road, it is the poor conditions in the barracks, how can my stepchild be raised with little brocade clothes and food, how can I bear this pain." ”

"My step-son is a boy, I used to spoil him too much, and now that he is older, it is time for him to go through some experience." Zhao Yuanting was unmoved by Zhang Yaxian's words.

"However, the emperor ......" Zhang Yaxian still wants to fight again, this is a rare opportunity for her to cultivate a relationship with her stepson, as long as her stepson can like her during Zhao Yuanting's expedition, then she will be much better in the future.

"There's no need to talk about it, I've already made up my mind." Zhao Yuanting said beyond doubt.

Zhang Yaxian could only say nothing more, and she knew in her heart that the reason why Zhao Yuanting wanted to take Gu Er away was because he didn't trust him, and his degree of treasure to Gu Er made him not trust anyone except him.

Zhang Yaxian lay down next to Zhao Yuanting again, since she couldn't get Gu'er's custody, she retreated to the second, and begged for joy tonight, in case she was pregnant, it would be good to give birth to a prince.

But as soon as Zhang Yaxian's hand touched Zhao Yuanting's chest, Zhao Yuanting grabbed Zhang Yaxian's hand, "I'm tired, sleep." ”

Zhang Yaxian's eyes darkened, but she could only respond softly, even if she was uneasy in her heart, she could only give up.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go with your concubines on the expedition?" After thinking about it, Zhang Yaxian was unwilling to be separated from Zhao Yuanting like this, so she said.

"No, I am the royal driver, the harem of the palace cannot be without you to be in charge, these days when I am not there, you have to take care of the harem, so that I have no worries is your greatest credit." Zhao Yuanting said to Zhang Yaxian.

Zhang Yaxian sighed secretly in her heart, Zhao Yuanting has always been like this, he has never agreed to all her requests and proposals.

***

Jincheng. County Cheng Mansion.

When the Beihu army invaded Jincheng, he sent Beihu's officials to take over Jincheng, and knew all the uneasy factors in the city, so Huerhe was relieved to connect Xia Muyao to Jincheng and stay in the county Chengfu Ya.

In the barracks, Xia Muyao hadn't cleaned up for many days, and the first thing she did when she entered the mansion was to take a bath, and then walked slowly around the mansion with Yan Ling.

"I heard that Beihu has not yet invaded the city, and this county has abandoned the city and fled, and it is also unfortunate that Dakang has such a magistrate." Xia Muyao looked at the mansion after the building was empty and sighed.

Yan Ling listened, but she didn't know the deep meaning of Xia Muyao's words, so she responded: "What an official who is afraid of death." ”

Xia Muyao sighed in her heart, thinking about the difficulty of being a king, no matter how virtuous the king is, but there are also places that he can't touch, the court has good strategies for benefiting the people, but the magistrates who are executed below often become unrecognizable.

This is the sorrow of kings.

In the evening, Huerhe returned to the government, these days, Huerhe has been dealing with the follow-up affairs of Jincheng, Jincheng's new personnel arrangement, not much easier than fighting, but because of the many aspects involved, more cumbersome.

Xia Muyao didn't ask about Huerhe's government affairs, she just waited for Huerhe to come back every day, quietly accompanied him to talk, helped him bathe, and occasionally helped him pinch his shoulders, although her strength was pitiful and didn't work for Huerhe at all, but Huerhe still felt very enjoyable.