After reciting the holy decree, Chu Jing didn't care about any false courtesy, and handed the scroll in his hand directly to Su Qi, without saying a word of nonsense: "Lord Shizi...... No, General Su, the situation is urgent, and there is no room for too many pleasantries, if you are ready, we will leave immediately. ”

Su Qi's expression was grim, and after receiving the holy decree to confirm that it was correct, the sleepiness on his face was suddenly swept away, and he immediately changed to a serious expression, and immediately said, "Okay, let's go now." ”

"Wait!" Gu Yunji's mind hadn't even reacted, and he grabbed Su Qi, who was about to go out, "What are you going?" Where to? What the hell is going on? ”

Su Qi stuffed the holy decree into his arms, and explained it clearly in a few words: "The situation in Datong Town is critical, Your Majesty has ordered Lord Chu to be the chief soldier, and I am the deputy general, let us immediately return to Beijing to lead the troops to support, I will leave immediately." ”

After reading the holy decree from beginning to end, Gu Yunji was still a little incredulous: "Now? It's still dark outside, and I can't hurry, so can't I go tomorrow morning? ”

"Nope." Su Qi's tone was gloomy, and his eyes were full of worry, "Datong Town is besieged by 150,000 Tatar cavalry, food and grass are cut off, and there is a risk that the city will be broken at any time. ”

Maybe as a child of the Su family, I always knew that there would be such a day; Or maybe it was because after Dingguo Gong was seriously injured, he had a premonition about this, in short, Su Qi looked as if he had been prepared, and accepted this fact without too much surprise, much calmer than Chu Jing imagined.

Sure enough, it is a tiger father without a dog, and he is worthy of being the descendant of the Su family.

Seeing that Su Qi was so calm and calm, taking into account the overall situation, Chu Jing was very appreciative in his heart, and he also had more confidence in the next two of them to support Datong Town and resist the Tatar cavalry.

Gu Yunji knew that the matter was critical, but he still couldn't react to Su Qi's decision to return to Beijing overnight, and he was in a hurry for a while: "That, that...... I'll help you pack your bags, what do you want to bring? Although it is already April, it should still be a little cold when you want to come to northern Xinjiang, so you should prepare more thick clothes. There is also a big coat, which can block the wind, do you want to bring it too? ”

"Gu Gongzi doesn't have to clean up." Chu Jing stopped him from packing his luggage, "These things are all prepared in the morning, even if there is any missing, they can be added at any time on the way, as long as General Su and his people follow me back to Beijing." ”

If you want to help but can't help, Cheng Yan on the side can only be anxious in his heart, and looks at Su Qi with a worried face: "Then be careful on the road, and when you get to the northern Xinjiang, you will write to us as soon as possible." ”

"Okay, I'll write to you as soon as I arrive." Su Qi smiled slightly, his eyes were exceptionally bright in the dark, and he turned around and looked at Gu Yunji and the others with a heavy look, "That's ...... Yun Ji, Cheng Yan, and Xu Shanchang, I'll leave now. ”

Xu Chengyu bowed his head and looked at him deeply: "Well, take good care of yourself." ”

Looking at the back of Su Qi turning to leave, Gu Yunji's heart suddenly rose with a thick reluctance, which made his chest sore and swollen, and suddenly shouted: "Su Qi! ”

Su Qi paused, turned sideways and looked at him quietly.

"Come back early." Gu Yunji's throat rolled, and his voice sounded a little dry, "You said, you have to watch me and Cheng Yan take the Jinshi examination with your own eyes, and parade the streets across horses in the capital, this is our agreement, you have to remember." ”

"Okay, I'll keep my promise."

Su Qi stood at the door, the cold moonlight outside sprinkled down, enveloping his back like a green pine, compared with the strong Chu Jing on the side, the young man's figure was still a little thin, but what was about to be added to this immature shoulder was a heavy burden like ten thousand jun.

He heard Su Qi's very soft voice: "Yunji, Cheng Yan, take care." ”

“…… Take care. Gu Yunji was a little distracted, and muttered back after a while. When he raised his head again, Su Qi's figure was no longer in the room, leaving only the moonlight on the ground.

Looking at Gu Yunji, who was only wearing a single coat, Xu Chengyu sighed silently, picked up the coat on the side and draped it on him: "It's heavy at night, be careful not to freeze yourself, go back and rest early." ”

Gu Yunji didn't move, only asked in a daze, "Teacher, when will Su Qi and the others come back?" ”

"I don't know." Xu Chengyu looked up in the direction of Su Qi's departure, and his tone was a little stunned, "It depends on when the Tatars retreat." How fast it can be a few months, a few years or even longer, no one can say. ”

Cheng Yan pursed his lips tightly, his knuckles turned white, his eyes turned red when he heard the words, and he complained: "Why him? Why Su Qi! In the huge imperial court, can't even find a general who commands the army? I had to send him a seventeen-year-old boy! ”

As he spoke, Cheng Yan's voice lowered, and he was already crying when he spoke: "The battlefield sword has no eyes, and the Tatars are fierce and abnormal, what if something happens...... Dingguo Gong has been seriously injured and unconscious, and he has not woken up yet, he is the last hope of the Su family, can't he be safe......"

Xu Chengyu's tone was heavy: "It is precisely because he is the last hope of the Su family that he has to be." The Tatar soldiers were in the city, and the Duke of Dingguo was still in a coma, unable to preside over the overall situation. The Su family is full of loyalty, and their children have been in the army for generations, and now in addition to Dingguo Gong, only his only son, Su Qi, can rely on the prestige accumulated by the ancestors of the Su family in the army to quickly stabilize the situation and stabilize people's hearts. ”

"As Su Qi, as long as he stops there, even if he doesn't do anything, it is enough to convince people." Xu Chengyu slowly exhaled a breath, and his voice softened, "In the past, he was able to get away with Dingguo Gong's support, but now that Dingguo Gong has fallen, it will naturally be his turn to bear the burden." ”

Gu Yunji, who had been silent, suddenly raised his head, looked at Xu Chengyu with a look of hope, and said: "In this way, Su Qi actually only needs to stay in Datong Town, and he doesn't necessarily have to go into battle to kill the enemy, right?" ”

Although this is the case, even if Chu Jing thought that Su Qi was young and did not let him do risky things, as the son of Dingguo Gong, Su Qi also inherited the iron bones of the ancestors of the past dynasties, and I am afraid that he will not be willing to shrink back and enjoy stability.

Looking at Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan's somewhat fragile mental state, Xu Chengyu was worried that telling the truth would stimulate them, so he simply followed the words and comforted: "Well, so to speak. After all, Su Qi is the only seedling of the Su family, if he is really injured, Lord Chu will not be able to communicate with Dingguo, and he will not send him to fight against the Tatars in front of the battle. ”

Hearing this, Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan finally settled down a little in their hearts, and their tense nerves relaxed slightly.

It's just that they are worried about Su Qi's safety, and it is difficult for the two of them to really rest assured, their thoughts are chaotic and abnormal, and they have no sleep all night.

In the next two days, I will change the book cover and tell you.

(End of chapter)