In the eighth year of the Great Zhou Tianwu, the Great Zhou defeated Dongyi and the Dog Rong at a very small cost, and the Great Zhou once again showed its powerful heritage to the world.

Even the menacing Western Qin also died down, shrinking his forces and returning to Loulan Pass, without continuing to provoke.

And when Nanqiang was at war with Dongyi in the Great Zhou, it was also unexpected to surprise the world to suddenly increase troops on the border of Dongyi, and Zhao Zili understood that it must be the red blood that moved the king of Nanqiang.

Although Dongyi suffered heavy losses, its strength and strength were still above Nanqiang, but with the end of the war, Nanqiang also withdrew its troops.

In order to avoid fighting on two fronts, Dongyi did not care too much.

At this moment, Luoyang is still full of laughter, the streets are full of lights, everyone is full of happy smiles, and everyone is proud to be a Dazhou person.

On the Jinluan Palace, Emperor Wu was full of spring, and the ministers were also smiling.

Emperor Wu opened his mouth and said: "This great victory on the border, the two generals have made great contributions, Lu Heng and Xie An have also made great contributions, and the two generals would not have been able to do so fully without them delaying time." ”

"Cao Zhengchun, pass on the decree."

Cao Zhengchun took out the holy decree and said loudly: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said, General Sun Feng has meritorious service in resisting Dongyi, and Feng Yipin Zhendong General Yumen Guan Yiying has its dispatch. General Fang Jinlong, who has made meritorious contributions to the fight against Dog Rong, is the general of Yipin Zhenbei, and the military affairs of the first battalion of Broken Tianguan have their dispatch. The remaining soldiers will be rewarded and drawn up by two generals, and they can be reported to the ministry. ”

All the courtiers were surprised, this is really a step to the sky, mastering all the military affairs of the border is tantamount to separating one side, if they have two hearts, it will be an incalculable danger.

Emperor Wu looked at the courtiers and knew what they were worried about, so he said, "I understand your surprise, but I have always used people without suspicion, and I don't need to use suspicious people. The two generals rose to prominence, and I believe that the two of them will do their best for the Great Zhou. ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers will never be able to wait."

"Your Majesty, the minister has a book." Xie An stepped forward and held up a package.

"Xie Qingjia, I'll talk about it later, I haven't rewarded you yet." Emperor Wu smiled, this Xie An is still so old-fashioned.

"Your Majesty, forgive the offense, this matter must be said now, it is about how the minister escaped from Dongyi, and the last wishes of the twenty-nine righteous men who died for me." Xie An knelt down with a thud, only the package was held high above his head.

Emperor Wu looked at Xie An and said, "In that case, Xie Qing's family, if you continue to say, I will definitely not blame you." ”

Xie An opened the package and spread out a shabby white cloth with thirty names twisted and pinched on it.

Facing the white cloth, Xie An kowtowed three times, this action made everyone look confused, including Emperor Wu.

"Your Majesty, when the minister was chased and killed by Dongyi, all the forbidden troops who protected the minister were killed, at the most critical moment, these thirty people were divided into ten groups, pretending to be Weichen, and disturbed Dongyi's sight with their lives, and finally except for the youngest boy, the remaining twenty-nine people were all killed."

Every time he thought about it, Xie An still burst into tears, and then said: "The border road of a hundred miles is that they paved the way for their ministers with flesh and blood. These people were originally from the Great Zhou, who had committed crimes and were reduced to slaves, and their only wish before death was to restore their status as normal people, to restore the identity of their people, and ask Your Majesty to grant their request. ”

After listening to Xie An's words, everyone was silent, and Emperor Wu's eyes were red.

"Spread my will, pardon all the crimes of these twenty-nine people and their people, and compensate them according to the fallen soldiers, and tell Dongyi to let them send the forbidden army and the bodies of these twenty-nine people back to the Great Zhou, if there is one less, the iron cavalry of the Great Zhou will appear in the capital of Dongyi."

"Treat these people and thank Your Majesty for your grace."

"Master Xie, I don't know who arranged these righteous people." Zhao Zilin asked, such an organized and planned plan is definitely not a temporary idea.

Zhao Zilin's question also aroused Emperor Wu's curiosity, staring at Xie An and waiting for him to answer.

"Back to His Royal Highness, it was a friend of Wechen, and when I learned that Wechen was afraid that I would be in danger when I went to Dongyi, I arranged for someone to rescue him."

Turning his head to look at Emperor Wu, he continued: "Your Majesty also knows this person. ”

Emperor Wu looked at Xie An's eyes, and instantly understood that it was him.

"It turned out to be him, then I understood, sure enough, there are many righteous people among the people." Emperor Wu didn't break it, and Zhao Zilin didn't want to ask again.

"However, Xie Qing's family is not less rewarded, I am going to set up a cabinet to help me deal with some military affairs and give advice to me, Xie An, you will be the first cabinet chief assistant, the official residence is a product, and the remaining cabinet candidates are recommended by you."

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, these old fritters instantly understood the importance of the cabinet, and also realized that Emperor Wu wanted to concentrate power more, and the emperor's order could not be violated, and all that could be done now was to join the cabinet as soon as possible in order to take the initiative.

"Wechen obeys."

"The first thing the cabinet should do is to hold Dongyi accountable for their crimes in provoking the war, and how to deal with Dongyi's prisoners."

"Yes, the minister will do it immediately." Xie An will not spare Dongyi, so many people must have been stripped of Dongyi's skin

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Wu and the ministers began to discuss how to celebrate, after all, it was a rare victory, and it was impossible not to celebrate.

Just when the war ended and the people celebrated happily, Zhao Zili, who had been unconscious, finally woke up.

Ah Ruo, who had been guarding by the bedside, was pleasantly surprised and shouted happily: "The prince is awake, the prince is awake." ”

Gao Xiang and Qi Ya heard Ah Ruo's shout and rushed into the bedroom in an instant.

Zhao Ziyu and Zhao Zifeng were not in the palace for the time being because they wanted to attend the celebration.

"Lord Wang, is there anything else uncomfortable?" Gao Xiang asked nervously.

"How long have I been unconscious." Zhao Zili is still in a daze in his mind now, and the energy is still scurrying in his body, but it is calming down.

"Back to the prince, it's been three days." Gao Xiang saw that Zhao Zili spoke clearly, and he also relieved his heart.

Then he told Zhao Zili about the border battle.

"I can't imagine that the war is over, but fortunately Da Zhou won, hey, I just hope that there will be no more wars in the world, and the man will no longer have to mourn."

Qiya used internal force to check Zhao Zili's situation again, and this time there were no more accidents.

"Lord Wang, the violent power in your body is stabilizing, and the eight veins of the Qi Jing have also been restored, but they are still very fragile."

Suddenly, Zhao Zili noticed that the bodhicitta next to the pillow had turned into powder.

"Chia, do you know what's going on?" Pointing to the bodhicitta that had turned into powder, Zhao Zili asked.

Qi Ya was also stunned and said, "Normally, this situation is like running out of energy, but the prince has not refined. ”

"Forget it, maybe it's some other accident." Zhao Zili didn't dig deeper, and now he is still very weak.

Suddenly, he felt a burst of heat coming from the pillow under his head, which made him very comfortable.

Zhao Zili suddenly remembered that when he rummaged through the relics left by his mother Concubine Ning in the former palace, Gao Xiang said that this pillow was too.

Could it be that there is something magical about this pillow, Zhao Zili did not make a noise, and he did not dare to guarantee that there was no problem with anyone.

At this time, the next person came to report: "Lord Wang, Imperial Doctor Li and Lord Xie An are visiting." ”

"Oh, please let them in, Ah Ruo help me change my clothes."

"Lord Wang, you better rest more." Ah Ruo was very distressed.

"It's okay, it's very uncomfortable to lie down for so long, and it's okay to be active for an afternoon."

Soon, Zhao Zili was served by Ah Ruo, got dressed, washed his face, and slowly walked to the front hall.

"See the prince." The two saw Zhao Zili and hurriedly got up.

"It's okay to sit down." Zhao Zili's face was still a little pale, and he was weak to speak.

"Lord Wang, Rong Weichen take a look at your body." Li Shizhen stepped forward and wanted to take Zhao Zili's pulse.

"Okay, let's take a look."

Saying that, he stretched out his hand, Li Shizhen carefully felt the pulse of Zhao Zili, and sighed slightly in his heart.

"Lord Wang, your pulse is already good, but you still have to cultivate and can't work hard, Weichen prescribes some prescriptions, I hope it can help."

Xie An's body trembled when he heard this, and he had reached this point without King Song's body first.

"Okay, there's Imperial Doctor Lao Li."

"The prince is polite, Weichen has to go back to the palace to resume his life, so there won't be much delay." Li Shizhen didn't stay too long, and Emperor Wu was still waiting for his results.

Zhao Zili nodded, and Li Shizhen left the palace.

Turning his head, Zhao Zili looked at Xie An and said, "Lord Xie is really blessed with great fortune and can retreat in Dongyi." ”

"If it weren't for the arrangement of the prince in Dongyi, Xie would have been buried in a foreign country a long time ago." Xie An said.

Immediately afterwards, he told him what happened to him in Dongyi.

Zhao Zili looked up to the sky and sighed: "Every time I slaughter dogs, the ancients don't deceive me." ”

He didn't expect that he just asked Xibao to arrange some people to pick up Xie An, but he didn't expect these people to be so loyal, which made Zhao Zili sigh to himself.

"Your Majesty has decreed that they should be treated as fallen soldiers."

Zhao Zili nodded: "The father is really wise, so he is right to make their sacrifice." ”

At this time, the little dog stepped forward and asked, "Are you asking my father to protect Uncle Xie?" ”

"Dog, don't be rude." Xie An reminded loudly.

Zhao Zili waved his hand and said, "It's okay." ”

Then he looked at the dog and said, "You are right, I gave the order, do you hate me?" ”

"I don't hate." The dog shook his head and said.

"Why, I made you lose your father."

"Dad told me, don't hate you, my father said that you gave him a chance to be a man again, he said that he is no longer a slave, he is an upright Da Zhou."

Zhao Zili was stunned, he couldn't imagine that people who were far away in a foreign country and lived a life that was inferior to pigs and dogs still had such a strong sense of patriotism

I can't help but think of the countless martyrs of Huaguo in the previous life, who also worked hard for the faith in their hearts.

"Father wants you to give me a new name so that I can be a new person." The dog said.

"Okay." Zhao Zili thought about it carefully.

"Let's call Zhou Zhong, take the country as the surname, the loyalty as the name, I hope you will remain loyal like your father."

Zhou Zhong knelt down: "Thank you for the name, I will definitely take my father as an example in the future to live up to the name of loyalty." ”