Jiangbei Dingjiangbian

Although the bloody atmosphere of the Great War a month ago has basically dissipated, with the river breeze blowing, you can still smell a little bloody corpse rot, and I am afraid that the souls of the injustices floating on the Dingjiang River will not be able to rest in peace. Tuoba Hong stood by the river with a knife, and the lights of the Liang Water Village more than ten miles away could be seen, and no one knew what Tuoba Hong was thinking at the moment.

"....... took Jin Xiang as a greeting envoy, and from now on, he stepped down as the commander of the Futu Iron Cavalry, led a thousand Futu Iron Cavalry, and was received by the Liang State Water Division, and went to the capital of Liang to build the capital to welcome the eldest princess of Liang Yonghui......"

During the day today, he and Dugu Wenqin, Duke of Xinguo, both received the holy decree issued by His Majesty, and Wei and Liang Guohe discussed peace, he looked at the water of the rolling Dingjiang River and sighed: "Wu Guogong, you are a hero, if this is the ending, will you be disappointed?" ”

He himself answered this question again: "You probably not, after all, the people are finally stable, and there is no need to fight anymore, and I don't want to fight." ”

Tuoba Hong's Futu Iron Cavalry will be temporarily commanded by Dugu Ruomi, and he doesn't need to lead the troops, after going to the Southern Dynasty to pick up the princess, he can go back to Beijing with him, and return to the capital where he has been away for ten years, and he can finally see the mother who has not seen him for ten years, is his mother still okay in Jingshui Nunnery?

He was only twelve years old when he left Beijing, and now he is twenty-two years old, and I am afraid that no one in the court still remembers him as a prince.

Behind Tuoba Hong, Li Cunxiao and Luo Kedi slowly walked over, and Tuoba Hong smiled at them

"Why are you here, shouldn't you set off with Dugu Ruomi and return to the rear to rest?"

Li Cunxiao stepped forward and said, "We won't leave, we will stay and follow His Highness!" ”

Luo Kedi also said: "We have only one commander, and that is Your Highness!" ”

Tuoba Hong persuaded: "A few of you have followed this king for eight years, Futu Iron Cavalry has your hard work, this time this king went to the Southern Dynasty to welcome his relatives, I am afraid that it will be difficult to return to the army in the future, I am going to return to the dynasty, in the future, it may be an idle prince of a domain, you have wasted it with me?" ”

Li Cunxiao and Luo Kedi glanced at each other, then knelt down, pulled out the knife in his hand and cut the palm, imprinted the bloody palm mark on his chest, and the two said in unison: "The ministers are willing to follow His Highness to the death, and they will live up to this oath in this life." ”

Li Cunxiao: "Your Highness, the minister is a Shatuo person, and the Shatuo people will not betray their master." ”

Luo Kedi: "Your Highness, the minister is a Huns, and the Huns will not leave the wolves and will not betray the wolf king." ”

Tuoba Hong hurriedly helped the two of them up, and said movingly: "How can I Tuoba Hong be able to do so, with you in the liver and guts, never give up, from today on, you and I Tuoba Hong are not monarchs and ministers, we are brothers, today we will be brothers with different surnames, in the wind and rain in the future, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, we will break together!" ”

The two of them were very excited in their hearts: "Your Highness! ”

Tuoba Hong smiled and asked, "You don't want to?" ”

The two said happily: "Your Highness, I am willing!" ”

Tuoba Hong laughed, the three of them knelt down, Tuoba Hong opened his arm, and carved a mysterious symbol with a dagger, Li Cunxiao and Luo Kedi also carved this mysterious symbol, and the three of them made a blood oath

"Huang Tian is above, Dingjiang is the proof, today I Tuoba Hong (Li Cunxiao) (Luo Kedi) married brothers with different surnames, and made a blood oath, in this life, know each other, share glory, rely on blessings and woes, and never betray it, and violate this oath, the soul will forever fall into hell, and must not be detached!"

The three of them got up and talked about the tooth order, Li Cunxiao was twenty-four years old, Luo Kedi was twenty-three, Tuoba Hong was twenty-two, and Tuoba Hong was the youngest, but Li Cunxiao and Luo Kedi both said that Tuoba Hong had a special identity, and they did not dare to call him a younger brother, and they were willing to recognize Tuoba Hong as a brother, and Tuoba Hong did not object, so Tuoba Hongda, Li Cunxiao was the second brother, and Luo Kedi was the third brother.

When the three of them got married, it happened that Dugu Wenqin and Dugu Ruomi passed not far away, and the two witnessed the whole process.

Dugu Ruomi looked at it and said with a smile: "Father, it seems that Li Cunxiao and Luo Kedi will not follow their son, His Royal Highness the King of Jin is not bad at enveloping people, I don't believe that he will honestly return to the dynasty to be an idle prince." ”

Dugu Wenqin: "Mi'er, these two people lived and died together with the King of Jin, it's not that you can accept their hearts casually, and you are also temporarily in charge of the Futu Iron Cavalry, and it is estimated that your father's military power will be handed back soon." ”

Dugu Ruomi asked puzzledly: "Father, Your Majesty's meaning is already very clear, that is, to let King Qi be the crown prince, Your Majesty is just waiting for his father to take a position, King Qi is the son of his aunt, is your own nephew, his succession to the throne is the most beneficial to our Dugu family, why did my father give up military power?" ”

Dugu Wenqin said with a smile: "Then he has to sit firmly in this position, now he says that there is a way out, among His Majesty's princes, King Zhou is the most restless, I am afraid that it will inevitably compete with King Qi in the future; King Yan is the most scheming, currently guarding Yanzhou, and marrying the lord of Mobei County, he is not an ordinary Khitan bloodline, he is a member of the wolf god family, and he may not be honest in the future; On the contrary, this King of Jin, his mother is Murong Yan, the princess of Qianyan, this identity is destined to be unnoticed, because everyone thinks that His Majesty will never let a person of Qianyan blood become a prince, and now His Majesty has asked him to resign from his military post and transfer him back to Beijing, I am afraid that there will be no other arrangement, and the experience of being a father is that when the victory or defeat is obvious at the last moment, do not bet, and when the situation is obvious, you might as well press it. ”

Dugu Ruomi nodded: "My son knows what to do." ”

Dugu Wenqin also said: "Today, in addition to the clear will, let me sort out the military affairs and set off to return to the court, Your Majesty also gave a secret decree to my father, saying that after bringing the princess of Wei to the country, I will make the king of Qi the crown prince, and take the princess of Wei as the crown princess. ”

Dugu Ruomi exclaimed: "Your Majesty's body? ”

Dugu Wen said: "It should be less than two years, so Your Majesty is eager to negotiate peace with the Southern Dynasty and ask to marry the princess of the Southern Dynasty to become the crown prince of Anqi; King Qi is kind by nature and affectionate, and His Majesty will be relieved. ”

Dugu Wenqin asked again: "Do you know why His Majesty asked you to be the commander of this Futu Iron Cavalry?" ”

Dugu Ruomi was puzzled: "My son doesn't know. ”

Dugu Wenqin said: "My prince of Great Wei has a tradition of leading troops, and the founding of the country is to protect the community, but there are soldiers who naturally have thoughts that should not be thought about, so Your Majesty needs my knife to deter the princes who lead their own troops, and balance each other, after the death of the prince, Your Majesty still has two sons-in-law, the ambition of the King of Zhou is difficult to suppress, Your Majesty has reprimanded many times, and it is still difficult to dispel his delusions. Therefore, it is most appropriate for you to lead the troops. ”

Dugu Ruomi nodded and said, "Father, son understands." ”

Dugu Wenqin waved his hand: "You go, tomorrow you will tidy up the Futu Iron Cavalry, stabilize the morale of the army, and don't forget what your father said today." ”

Dugu Wenqin knew that Tuoba Hong was going to leave for Liang tomorrow, but before parting, he still had a few words to say to Tuoba Hong.

Dugu Wenqin stepped forward and shouted, "His Royal Highness the King of Jin." ”

Tuoba Hong, Li Cunxiao, and Luo Kedi hurriedly ran forward to salute

"Uncle!"

"Dashuai!"

Dugu Wenqin waved his hand and said with a smile: "It seems that General Li and General Luo are still willing to follow King Jin, so it is inconvenient for Ben Shuai to stay." ”

The two of them knelt down on their knees and said loudly: "Dashuai Ende, the last general will never forget, but the king of Jin has the grace of knowing us, living and dying together, and we dare not go away from the Lord." ”

"Good, good"

Dugu Wenqin praised it and said: "It is the character of my boy from the North, he is heroic and dry, His Royal Highness has your help, and his future is limitless." ”

"Get up." Dugu Wenqin asked the two of them to get up and talk

Tuoba Hong stepped forward and said with a smile: "Uncle, from now on, the two of them are no longer nephew's courtiers, but nephew's brothers, sharing blessings and misfortunes, life and death depend on each other. ”

"That's very good."

Dugu Wenqin smiled and said to Li Luo and the others: "Ben Shuai and King Jin have a few words, the two generals should return to the camp early, order troops and horses tomorrow, accompany King Jin to envoy to the Southern Dynasty, and do not fall into the military prestige of our Northern Dynasty." ”

The two said in unison: "No, the last general will retire." ”

The two turned and headed for the camp.

Dugu Wenqin turned to Tuoba Hong and said, "Your Highness, follow your uncle to walk by the Dingjiang River." ”

Tuoba Hong nodded and said, "Okay, what does my uncle want to explain to me?" The nephew listened attentively. ”

Dugu Wenqin walked to the river and sat down on the stone, and also motioned for Tuoba Hong to sit down, and Tuoba Hong went over to sit cross-legged. Dugu Wenqin asked: "The crown prince has been dead for two years, and His Royal Highness thinks who among the princes should be the prince?" Let's be honest. ”

Tuoba Hong replied, "Be my second brother, King Qi." ”

Dugu Wenqin asked again: "Why?" ”

Tuoba Hong replied: "Among the princes, the second brother is the eldest, and he has a pure temperament, profound knowledge, and has a heart for all the people, and has assisted his father and emperor in governing for two years, and has made great achievements, and the government and the opposition are all admired, I believe that my father will also take the second brother as the best candidate for the prince." ”

Dugu Wenqin asked again: "If you return to the court, how should you deal with yourself?" ”

Tuoba Hong thought about it and said: "I don't like my father, I just want to accompany my mother and concubine this time, my father naturally has arrangements for me, I am good friends with my second brother, and in the future, my second brother will succeed to the throne and reward me with an idle prince, I will have enough wishes." ”

Dugu Wenqin asked again: "If the princes fight each other in the future, what should you do?" ”

Tuoba Hong replied with a firm expression: "For the crown prince, the person who is recognized by my father is the person who I follow. ”

Dugu Wenqin patted him on the shoulder: "Child, I really hope you remember what you said today!" ”

Tuoba Hong nodded and replied, "Uncle, I will not forget today's words. ”

Dugu Wenqin said to Tuoba Hong: "Your Royal Highness is going to the Southern Dynasty, I have a few things to explain, I have 30 years to seek Jiangbei, although I won, but in fact I still lost, this battle lost a lot of troops, the Southern Dynasty is stronger than my dynasty, the Southern Dynasty will recover in less than ten years, this time you go to the purpose is to deter the Southern Dynasty, so that it does not dare to look north, the future and other accumulation of strength, may not be the day of going south, remember that my Dugu family is Your Majesty's eagle dog, not your Tuoba Hong's enemy, we can not withstand civil strife. Therefore, I will transfer a thousand of the most elite knights from the Futu Iron Cavalry and let you take them to the Southern Dynasty to welcome your relatives. ”

Dugu Wenqin continued: "The princess and prince of the Southern Dynasty must be safe, and there must be no accidents along the way, otherwise the situation between the two countries will definitely change. ”

Dugu Wenqin finally said: "This time, you can't wear armor, you should greet your relatives in regular clothes, Chen Ziang and He Yuanlang are all disciples of Qian Wei, martial arts are not weaker than you, I don't want you to have an accident, and Wu Guogong is a hero in the world, I am ashamed to calculate against him with a conspiracy, this time you go south, send back Wu Guogong's armor and sword, and hand it over to Chen Ziang, he will be grateful for your kindness and will not embarrass you." ”

Tuoba Hong worships Dugu Wenqin: "Uncle Xie is planning for me." ”

Dugu Wenqin helped Tuoba Hong up: "No matter what happens in the future?" Always remember that the Dugu clan is not your enemy. ”

Tuoba Hong was a little confused in his heart, but he still agreed: "My nephew will not dare to forget." ”

Dugu Wenqin patted Tuoba Hong's shoulder, turned away, Tuoba Hong looked at the old man, and suddenly felt in his heart that this old man seemed to be his uncle.