Yanzhou, Great Wilderness, Border.

Yanzhou is located in the western part of Kyushu, and beyond the border, there are endless 100,000 mountains.

The climate on the border is very strange and changeable, during the day, the weather is extremely hot, but at night, it seems to change from the height of summer to the bitter winter, and the temperature plummets, and the bitter cold is extremely cold.

Therefore, the people who live here basically have some cultivation in their bodies, otherwise, they will not be able to resist the changeable climate here.

It is said that across the border, among the 100,000 mountains, the environment and climate are several times worse than here, and there are countless poisonous insects and beasts living in the 100,000 mountains, which are not suitable for human habitation at all.

There, it belongs to the barbarians, and the reason why Daxia is stationed on the border, and there is such a commander as Pingxi Hou who leads the army to fight, is to deter the barbarians.

Because of the changeable climate and harsh environment of the 100,000 Great Mountains, it is extremely difficult to survive in them, so the barbarians will send people to harass the borders of Great Xia from time to time and rob some grain.

And the lifelong goal of the barbarians is to break out of the 100,000 mountains and occupy Kyushu.

In the eyes of the barbarians, even the harsh climate of the border is thousands of times better than the environment of the 100,000 mountains, and the most important thing is that the 100,000 mountains cannot be cultivated, and they can only survive by hunting poisonous insects and beasts.

It can be said that the quality of life of the barbarians is far inferior to that of the human race, and they live a primitive life that can be called Ru Mao drinking blood, and it is no wonder that they yearn for Kyushu so much.

Before the death of the old emperor, the barbarians did attack Great Xia, and even almost occupied Yanzhou, but fortunately, today's people have the crown of Kyushu, and after ascending the throne, they swept the eight wildernesses, swept Liuhe, and with their superb cultivation, cooperated with Jingtiansi, and drove the barbarians back to the depths of the 100,000 mountains again.

If it weren't for the 100,000 mountains being too dangerous, maybe Emperor Xia would have led his army deep into it and directly wiped out the barbarians.

But because of this, the barbarians have been honest for nearly twenty years, and it was only recently that Emperor Xia had been in retreat, and no news came, that they dared to stretch out their hands beyond the 100,000 mountains again and harass the border.

At this moment, in a military tent on the border, a man in armor, with a heroic appearance and angular facial features is sitting here.

He was calm and calm, without any qi leakage, just sitting there, giving people the feeling of being a big mountain town here, which made people feel extremely reassured.

This person is the Pingxi Marquis and Cao Shuang, who are responsible for guarding the border and deterring foreign barbarians, on the orders of the current emperor.

At this moment, this Pingxi Marquis was browsing through the file, which recorded the movements of the barbarians in the recent period.

Suddenly, the tent was lifted, and a burly man in heavy armor walked in.

"Master Hou!"

The man approached, knelt on one knee, and saluted Pingxi Hou, who was sitting on the top, which could be seen that he had great respect for Cao Shuang.

"What?" Pingxihou's face is stiff and his skin is bronzed, and it can be seen from his eyes that this is a person with an extremely tough personality, and there are few things in the world that can shake his mind.

The man in heavy armor hesitated a little, and didn't speak for a long time, it was the first time he was like this, and he didn't know how to talk to Pingxihou.

"Mother-in-law and mother are not your style, Xu Wei, tell me what happened." Pingxi Hou Cao Shuang said lightly.

Xu Wei, who was wearing heavy armor, took a deep breath, his face was rough, and he said in an urn voice: "Master Hou, there is news from the sky, little Lord Hou is ...... Something went wrong. ”

Hearing this, Pingxihou still didn't change his face, and said without raising his head: "What happened to Zhen'er?" Did you provoke someone in the sky, or did you offend anyone? ”

"Little Marquis, he...... sacrificed. Xu Wei pondered for a moment before he said.

Let such a rough man report this kind of thing, Xu Wei can be said to have racked his brains, and it is difficult for him to die.

Suddenly, Xu Wei's breathing became heavier, and he felt a heavy pressure on his shoulders, and the air seemed to freeze at this moment, Xu Wei couldn't breathe, and almost the whole person was directly pressed to the ground.

The pressure like a mountain was on Xu Wei's body, even if he had the cultivation of the Gang Qi Realm, he couldn't help but feel a flushed face, and there were bursts of overwhelmed sounds from the bones all over his body.

"Master Hou......" Xu Wei blushed, and spit out these two words from his throat with great difficulty.

Hearing this, the terrifying pressure in the tent disappeared in an instant, and the air resumed flowing again, and Xu Wei suddenly felt his shoulders loosen.

He had the feeling of returning to the world from hell, and in just a few breaths, he was already covered in cold sweat, and at this moment, he was breathing heavily.

Cao Zhen is the concubine of the Marquis of Pingxi, and the only heir, who will succeed him in the future and continue the descendants of the Cao family.

At the same time, Pingxi Hou also had high hopes for Cao Zhen, and Cao Zhen was indeed more competitive, whether it was martial arts cultivation or marching and fighting, he never disappointed him.

He already regarded Cao Zhen as his heir, and the reason why he sent Cao Zhen to Tiandu was to let Cao Zhen manage his contacts in Tiandu before taking over his title.

He didn't want his son to be like him, sitting in this bitter cold place all day long, day after day, year after year.

But now, someone told him that his high-hoped-in sister-in-law died?

Xu Wei was frightened, for so many years, he rarely saw Pingxi Hou's gaffe, although Cao Shuang did not speak at this moment, Xu Wei could feel that Cao Zhen was like an active volcano at this moment, and there was a possibility of eruption at any time.

Cao Shuang's anger is something that no one can bear, and Xu Wei is the same, just when Xu Wei was frightened, he suddenly heard Cao Shuang say: "What the hell is going on, you can tell me in detail." ”

At this moment, this Pingxihou's voice sounded the same as before, but vaguely, there was still a hint of trembling, which showed how uncalm his inner emotions were.

Subsequently, Xu Wei told Pingxihou the information he got in great detail.

At the end, he said: "Master Hou, this time it was Huang Xiu and Jing Tiansi who guarded the unfavorable, we have helped Daxia Town guard the border for so many years, not to mention the slightest reward, but the little Hou Ye went to Tiandu and died there, the court and Jing Tiansi must give us an explanation!" ”

Pingxihou didn't respond, but said, "What about Cao Ying?" ”

Cao Ying is the personal guard of the Great Perfection of the King Kong Realm next to Cao Zhen, he is an orphan adopted by Pingxi Hou, because of his good performance and outstanding ability, he was given the surname "Cao", named Cao Ying, which means that Cao Zhen is the shadow of his life.

Xu Wei knelt on one knee, lowered his head and said: "Cao Ying is still alive, at that time, his little Hou Ye gave him another task, so he couldn't wait by the little Hou Ye's side, if he was here, the little Hou Ye would definitely not die." ”

"Master Hou, Cao Ying is dead in this matter, he has already sent news, saying that it is okay for him to die, but before he dies, he will kill someone."

"Kill whom?" Pingxihou's voice could not hear any joy or anger, and it returned to normal again.

"An envoy named Gu Shen of Jingtian Sidu has some conflicts with the little marquis in the heavenly capital, and the little marquis is to deal with this person, so he let Cao Ying leave temporarily." Immediately, Xu Wei described the grievances between Gu Shen and Cao Zhen to Pingxihou in 1510.

After Xu Wei finished speaking, there was a long silence in the tent, and after a while, he only heard Pingxi Hou say quietly: "Zhen'er's death is strange, tell Cao Ying, don't need him to die, let him stay in Tiandu, and give me a 1510 investigation of the matter, and when that time comes, it will not be too late for him to apologize for his crimes." ”

He knew Cao Zhen's life-saving methods, even if there were four Vajra Realm Demon Sect martial artists besieging him, Cao Zhen would still have a chance to escape.

Xu Wei hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you need to let Cao Ying kill Gu Shen's whole family?" ”

When Pingxi Hou heard this, he was silent for a while before he said, "Don't use it for the time being, let him find out the matter for me first." ”

"Yes!"

Xu Wei clenched his fists, and then slowly retreated, and in the tent, Pingxihou was left alone again.

"My son, no matter who it is, as long as it has the slightest relationship with your death, I will not let it go, don't be in a hurry on the Huangquan Road, walk slowly, my father will send them to accompany you."

……

Tiandu, early dynasty.

In the main hall of the palace, the civil and military officials were divided into two columns, and the crown prince Ji Yuan was wearing a bright yellow rolling dragon robe, located on the Jinluan Palace, looking down on the ministers.

"This time, the people of Jingtiansi have made great contributions in the battle of Xun'an County, and everyone present is the pillars of my Great Xia, how do you think you should be rewarded for your meritorious deeds?"

A civil official stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, the resources that the imperial court gives to Jingtiansi every year are enough, and it is their duty to supervise the world. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

A group of civil officials came out one after another, expressing their approval, above the court, civil officials and military generals have never been very good at dealing with them, and now Daxia has a tendency to emphasize military force and ignore literature, so a group of civil officials do not want the prince to reward everyone in Jingtiansi.

What's more, now the whole Tiandu, and even the whole world, is spreading this matter, especially Gu Shen, the second-order envoy of Jingtiansi, who chased the soul with a sword and slashed tens of thousands of people with a sword, has become a story, and it has been told over and over again in the mouths of those storytellers in Tiandu Restaurant.

Even other state capitals have heard about it, and the rumors are extremely evil.

Such a popularity has surpassed that of these court ministers, and in their opinion, this is already the best reward.

At this time, Liang Guogong stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the minister thinks that it should be rewarded, and it should be greatly rewarded, especially Gu Shen, who has made meritorious contributions in this battle, will be rewarded if there is merit, and punished if there is a mistake, this has always been the code of conduct of Great Xia, Your Highness must not hurt the hearts of the soldiers of Jingtiansi because of this." ”

"Your Highness should know that if this person's heart is cold, it will be difficult to redeem it."

Hearing this, the crown prince Ji Yuan nodded, Liang Guogong's words were as good as he thought, besides, Gu Shen and they did save the entire Xun'an County, and it was really unreasonable to say that they were not rewarded.

Once this happens, who will be willing to work for Great Xia in the future?

At this time, a first-class minister walked out and said: "Chen Yu, although they have meritorious service this time, they have also had, Chen Yu, the people of Yanwutang, did not protect them well, and there were many casualties, even Pingxi Hou's sister-in-law died in Xun'an County, what will Pingxi Hou think if he is far away on the border?" The minister thought that he should stabilize Pingxihou's heart first. ”

When Liang Guogong heard this, he frowned slightly.

And the crown prince also felt that it was tricky, Pingxi Hou was very important to Great Xia, and he couldn't make mistakes, Pingxi Hou's sister-in-law Cao Zhen died, which was indeed a problem.

"Uncle Huang, what do you think?" In desperation, the prince had to look at King Huai.

King Huai was wearing a python robe, with a handsome face, an elegant temperament, and a warm voice, and said slowly: "Pingxi Hou's side, the ministers will deal with it, please rest assured." ”

"That's very good, then it's troublesome Uncle Huang." Hearing that King Huai handled it personally, a smile suddenly appeared on the prince's handsome face, and the pressure on his body was relaxed.

Immediately, I only heard King Huai say again: "As for Jingtiansi, the minister thinks that it is indeed worth rewarding, especially this battle has played a vital role in Gu Shen." ”

"Uncle Huang thinks how to reward him?" The prince asked humbly.

"Give him the title of viscount." King Huai said lightly.