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Chapter 261

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Zhuang pondered for a while, although she was worried, but as long as she thought that Zidu was not really seriously ill and died, her mood was still slightly better. It's just that Zidu doesn't care about his body too much, and the residual poison on his body is not clear, so he can't stay in Kyoto to recuperate, so he went to such a far place to suffer that sin.

"You too, and you don't persuade him, let him mess around. Empress Dowager Zhuang said, "When he comes back, see if the imperial grandmother doesn't teach him well." Who else knows about this?"

Lin Wan said: "Thinking about it this time, the master of the horse also knows. โ€

Seeing that the matter had come to this, even if Empress Dowager Zhuang was worried about anything, it would be useless, so she could only sigh deeply.

"In this case, the mourner will accompany you and perform this play well. I only hope that the precious grandson and grandson-in-law of the mourning family can return safely, and the tens of thousands of soldiers of Dayan can be well. In the end, Empress Dowager Zhuang's voice became lower and lower, and she slowly stretched out her hand and gently held Lin Wan's hand, "It's hard for you child, you little couple, you little husband and wife, you have not lived much peace of mind." โ€

"The imperial grandmother is distressed, and the granddaughter-in-law is very satisfied. Lin Wan does feel wronged, but he is not a person who does not know proportion, if the country is undecided, the family will be uneasy, so although he complains about her husband in her heart, she also hopes that he can be like her husband next to him, guarding him every day, but after all, he knows that he is different from others.

Dayan can't do without King Jin, this is the case in the previous life, and it is the same in this life......

Nowadays, foreign enemies are rampant, and fathers, sons, and brothers can work together to unite with the outside world. When the Central Plains is truly unified, I don't know what the situation will be. Presumably, there will be an even more difficult war waiting for us, and that war will be bloodier and more brutal than any previous war.

After all, flesh and blood are thicker than water, and who can really do it.

In the late spring of the third year of Yuansheng, the Pingxi army went all the way to the west to meet the king of Western Xinjiang. At the same time, news came out of Kyoto that King Jin was sick and bedridden and died. In the autumn of the same year, the Pingxi army and the king of Xijiang fought in Pingguan Valley, the two armies faced each other, three days and three nights, the left forward General Qilu was defeated, and the whereabouts of 8,000 troops were unknown.

In November of the same year, the Pingxi army was defeated in Yujia Village, and Pingxi Marshal Xue Ping was seriously wounded. At one time, the Pingxi army was unstable, and hundreds of battles, large and small, were defeated again and again, retreated step by step, and finally retreated to Qingfeng Ridge, which is known as "one husband is the key to ten thousand people".

The king of Xijiang had already killed the red eyes, and he wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue and capture Marshal Pingxi of Dayan, but he turned a deaf ear to the words of the ministers.

At the end of the summer of the fourth year of the marshal, the king of Western Xinjiang personally led an army of 80,000 to besiege Qingfengling.

The arrogance of the Western Xinjiang State was strong, and the strength of the Pingxi army was sharply reduced, and when the power of the two armies was very different, news suddenly came out that the two princes of the King of Xijiang and the King of Southern Xinjiang were captured by the Pingxi army. Xue Ping, the marshal of Pingxi, also recovered from his injuries in an instant, and only tied the two princes to the city tower, successfully reversing the situation between the two armies.

When the enemy's army was in turmoil, countless โ–กโ–ก soldiers were killed from all directions, and only 80,000 large army corps of Western Xinjiang and Southern Xinjiang were surrounded. And the general of the Central Plains who led the troops to kill was the King of Jin who was already seriously ill as early as a year ago, and His Royal Highness the King of Jin personally led the troops to fight, which was even more encouraging to the army and caught the enemy off guard.

In the end, the king of Xijiang and the king of Nanjiang did not want their clansmen to be wiped out, and knelt down to beg His Royal Highness the King of Jin and Marshal Pingxi for forgiveness.

In the autumn of the fourth year of Yuansheng, the good news came to Kyoto, and the Pingxi army won and captured two foreign princes.

At the same time, the news of the appearance of the King of Jin on the border of Western Xinjiang also spread to Kyoto. When the people of Shangjing heard that this battle was because of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, they rejoiced and celebrated with the subjects of the whole country, which was much more lively than during the New Year.

After the news reached Zhengyang Palace, Empress Cao was shocked when she heard this, and immediately ordered someone to call the crown prince Zhao Ting.

The crown prince Zhao Ting was about to finish talking about the matter with a group of ministers in the East Palace, and he was summoned by the queen, and the news that the King of Jin suddenly appeared in the West Mirror was really a fatal blow to the prince. Even a few hours have passed since he learned the news, and he still thinks it's really incredible, why did King Jin pretend to be sick?

Zhao Ting was not stupid, he speculated a few times, and guessed that this was a tactic.

Until this moment, although Zhao Ting had a lot of worries in his heart, he was really relieved. The two foreign kings captured the Pingxi army alive and entered Beijing, thinking that they could deter the barbarians from all over the world, and they were afraid that if someone wanted to raise troops in the Central Plains in the future, they would not dare to attack easily. So far, their father, son and brother have sat down steadily.

Zhao Ting changed his clothes and went to Zhengyang Palace, Queen Cao saw that the prince still didn't change his face at this moment and didn't know how to worry, so she couldn't help but say: "Ting'er, when is this, you are good, you don't know how to be in a hurry." Do you know that the last time the King of Jin defeated the three kings for meritorious service, His Majesty has no seal on him, and now he has helped the Pingxi army to capture two foreign princes alive and enter Beijing to apologize, do you know that the King of Jin is in the court at the moment!"

"The child knows. Zhao Ting frowned, and said, "However, compared to this, the child is more confused that King Jin can inexplicably appear in the Western Frontier. Since it can be done so seamlessly, I don't think it is a matter that King Jin and his wife can cover the sky with one hand, I am afraid that my father will know about it early on. My father knew, but he didn't tell his son, for fear that it would be ......."

"Do you know that you are in a hurry?" Empress Cao sat upright, her face fierce with anger, "If this matter is really manipulated by His Majesty behind his back, why don't he tell you? You are the crown prince, the prince of Dayan, and since you are the prince, you should know all the big and small things in the country." And in this matter, Your Majesty has crossed you to only discuss with the King of Jin, thinking that now His Majesty values you more than the King of Jin. โ€

Seeing that the prince did not speak, and seeing that he hung his head slightly and his face was quite solemn, he thought, until now, he is afraid that he will gradually be able to listen to his words. But what's the use? The king of Jin is already a great achievement, and there is no way to seal it, if he is rewarded again, he can only be made the prince.

"It's getting late, I heard that the crown princess is pregnant, you should go back and accompany me more. Empress Cao sighed, "You can rest assured, as long as the queen mother is there, your position, the queen mother will never allow anyone to shake it." โ€

After arranging for the soldiers to set up tents, someone sent a letter from Kyoto, Zhao Yong saw that it was his wife's letter, and hurriedly opened it to read, and a smile gradually appeared behind him. Jiaoyang, who is already more than two years old, and Shen Xing will already call his father, and Chaoyang, who has passed the age of four years, has not only grown much taller, but now dares to ride on a horse alone.

The children are very good, and they are also very good, I hope you don't worry, I just hope that you can return as soon as possible.

After reading his wife's letter several times, Zhao Yong was willing to put it away, and Xue Ping opened the heavy curtain outside, strode in and said: "There are spies in the army, and I just want to let the two foreign kings leave, but fortunately, General Gao caught them." By the way, Zidu, the brother and sister you are looking for have been found, Lin Hui has lost his legs, Lin Yue has ruined his appearance, the two of them saw that the general trend had gone, and they wanted to bite their tongues and commit suicide, but they have been rescued, these two have done a lot of evil, how to deal with it, it's up to you. โ€

Zhao Yong raised his eyes and glanced at Xue Ping, and then thought: "Take it into Beijing and let my father dispose of it." โ€

Xue Ping nodded, and then said with a smile: "Look at your good complexion, Princess Jin has sent a letter? What did the letter say, did you mention Guiyang?"

Zhao Yong smiled and said: "Wanwan's letter to me, this is a matter between the two of us, how can Xian'er be mentioned?" looked Xue Ping up and down again, thinking, I am afraid that Xian'er is still angry with this concubine, Zhao Yong raised his hand and touched his nose, and his smile gradually deepened, "Why, it's been a year and a half, and Xian'er's girl is still angry with you?"

Xue Ping didn't hide it, but said the truth: "For more than a year, I have written countless letters to her, but she is good, she doesn't seem to care about me, and she doesn't reply to a single letter." Speaking of this, he only felt sad and uncomfortable, smiled sadly, and said, "The county lord of Chaoyang should be four years old this time, and I don't know what it has become, and I miss it." โ€

Seeing that others beat his daughter's idea, Zhao Yong was unhappy, and his face gradually turned colder.

"I like my daughter so much, I gave birth to the princess, and I will rarely see the sunrise in the future. Zhao Yong was not very happy, unconsciously raised his hand and touched his face, and asked Xue Ping again, "Now this face, can you get used to it?" I'm really afraid that when I go back this time, the three Chaoyang sisters and brothers will be frightened when they see me like this." โ€

Xue Ping glanced at Zhao Yong and said: "After a year and a half of fighting on the battlefield outside, the cold wind blows, the scorching sun is shining, who can be better? โ€

Hearing Xue Ping say this, Zhao Yong instinctively looked Xue Ping up and down, and then quietly took out a small bronze mirror tied around his waist, turned sideways and shone it in front of the light. He compared himself with Xue Ping again, thinking that what he said was indeed right.

When the Pingxi army arrived at the foot of the capital, it was already the end of the fourth year of Yuansheng, and there was already a strong New Year's flavor in the capital.

It's the Chinese New Year again, and now Lin Wan is very handy in handling these things.

Chaoyang is more than four years old, and now he can not only play with his younger siblings, but also help his mother with things. Although he is still a child, Chaoyang already knows a lot, and when he learned that his father's illness had been cured and that he would soon be able to see his father, Chaoyang was obviously happier every day.

At noon on this day, there was a lot of snow outside, and the morning sun came in with a grandmother's hand.

Jiaoyang and Shenxing were already staying by their side, and when they saw their sister coming, they both staggered to their sister.

Chaoyang took one by the hand and said to them outside, "Do you know that our father has won another battle and made great achievements." Just now I went into the palace to greet my grandmother, and I learned from my grandmother that my father was already at the gate of the city. The sun is blazing, be cautious, your father will come home in a while, you must be sensible, you must be hugged by your father, and your father will be happy. โ€

"Sister, sister, I listen to you the most, I will definitely make my father happy. Shen Xing was wrapped in a brocade robe, and his eyes were glued to his sister.

"What about you?" Chaoyang turned his head and asked his sister again.

Jiaoyang loves to eat, but she is very lazy, the whole person looks fat, and she walks swaying from side to side.

"Will my father bring me something delicious home?" she gently bit her pink lip, her short fleshy arms hugged her sister's hand tightly, and asked very seriously, "I want to eat roast mutton." 166 Reading Network