Zhenguo Mansion

Zhenguogong, who returned from the palace, hurriedly entered the mansion.

After entering the mansion, the first thing he did was to call someone to arrest Shangguan Qiuyu, who was rolling the sheets.

Of course, the true character of the man, in the end, it was he, the grandfather, who personally invited him, to invite the sons of Shangguan out.

Looking at his grandson who was standing below as if he had eaten stool, Shangguan Xiong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Originally, when he returned to the house, he wanted to call his grandson to discuss, or to advise.

After all, his expedition is already a sure thing.

Originally, he wanted to bring his grandson with him, so that if something happened to Yucheng, he would have nothing to worry about.

However, the emperor didn't seem to believe him, and insisted on leaving Shangguan Qiuyu behind.

Even in order to keep Shangguan Qiuyu in Yucheng, he directly appointed him to take charge of the Northern Legion.

Originally, the military power of the Northern Army had always been held by successive Zhenguo dukes, even if the Shangguan family moved to southern Xinjiang.

The Northern Army is still in charge of Shangguan Xiong, the Duke of Zhenguo, and it can be said that the entire Northern Army is in addition to the private soldiers of the Shangguan family.

The Shangguan family's descendants in the military, and every general of the Northern Army was almost entirely promoted by Shangguan Xiong, the Duke of Zhenguo.

Among them, five of the top ten generals were born into the family of the official family, that is, the family established by the previous family of the Shangguan family.

As for the remaining five, three of them are nominal disciples of Zhenguo Gong Shangguanxiong, that is, apprentices, and there is a master-apprentice relationship between the two.

The other two are called family generals, but they are actually born in the family, and like many iron guards, they have been orphans since they were children and were raised by the Shangguan family.

In addition to the top ten generals, many of the remaining generals in the Northern Army are from the Iron Guard.

The entire Northern Army can almost be regarded as the private soldiers of the Shangguan family, which is no different from private soldiers.

The only difference was that the private troops of the Shangguan family could not be mobilized by the imperial court, while the northern army had to obey the orders of the imperial court.

After all, all the military equipment of the Northern Army was provided by the imperial court, and the military salary was also paid by the imperial court.

Because almost all the generals at all levels of the Northern Army are from the Shangguan family.

Therefore, Emperor Xuanyuan Sheng had no resistance at all to appoint and dismiss Shangguan Qiuyu, a young man who was less than ten years old, to let him take charge of the Northern Legion.

completely ignored the disobedience of the officers and men of the Northern Legion, and even wished that the officers and men of the Northern Legion would not be convinced by Shangguan Qiuyu, the major general.

In this way, the northern legion, which was originally unable to splash water and could not burn, pried a hole in it.

Therefore, under the insistence of the emperor's soldiers and such a big concession, where did Shangguan Xiong dare to say anything.

I had to sweat a lot and take over the appointment for my grandson, without considering Shangguan Qiuyu's own wishes.

It's just that after he came back in a hurry, he sent someone to call Shangguan Qiuyu.

But Shangguan Qiuyu was doing indescribable things with Nangong Shiluo in bed, and where did he have time to pay attention to who was calling him.

Three and four, please don't invite Shangguan Qiuyu, the uncle, this Shangguan Xiongxiong was so angry that he was immediately angry.

Subsequently, he had to come to Shangguan Qiuyu's courtyard in person to invite him, but when he came to the courtyard, his face turned green in an instant.

also blamed Shangguan Xiong's momentum, the moment Shangguan Xiong came, Shangguan Qiuyu felt it.

Depressed, Shangguan Qiuyu couldn't help but feel in his heart, and couldn't stop complaining about his cheap grandfather disturbing his good deeds.

However, for the sake of the other party's face, Shangguan Qiuyu had no choice but to crawl out of the quilt with his pants.

After coming to the study, seeing his cheap grandfather staring at him without saying a word, Shangguan Qiuyu couldn't help muttering in his heart.

He has nothing to be afraid of, as is the common feeling of men and women, he is not afraid of his cheap grandfather talking about this.

The only thing that made him uncomfortable was that the little brother in his lower body couldn't get up and down, which made him uncomfortable and very unhappy.

Half a day

Shangguan Xiong retracted his gaze, and then said with a straight face:

"Your Majesty has an order, and half a month later, the whole army of the Southeast Army will march west to Xichuan. ”

As soon as he heard the Western Expedition, Shangguan Qiuyu instantly came to his senses, his eyes lit up, and his face couldn't help but show joy:

"Western Expedition? Could it be that Xichuan Hou has rebelled?"

Shangguan Xiong didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

Seeing his cheap grandfather nodding, Shangguan Qiuyu was even more pleased, originally he was still thinking about how to let his family leave Yucheng safely.

After all, he really didn't dare to guarantee what kind of situation Yucheng would face after the Extraterritorial Heavenly Gate was opened.

Therefore, the thirty-six plans are the best plan, and they gradually take root in his heart.

After all, there is hope in the end when people live, if they or the people around them accidentally have an accident, they will regret their death when the time comes.

Even he had already thought about the plan to send Nangong Shiluo back to Southern Xinjiang, so as not to have any accidents with her.

Now I heard my cheap grandfather say that the imperial court was preparing to send troops to the west, which made Shangguan Qiuyu dislike it.

Obviously, his own cheap grandfather called himself in such a hurry, and the post of commander of the Western Expedition must have fallen on his own cheap grandfather.

In this way, his family will be able to leave Yucheng openly.

Just when Shangguan Qiuyu was relieved that he was finally able to leave Yucheng with his cheap grandfather and Nangong Shiluo and others.

At this time, Shangguan Xiong's words instantly made Shangguan Qiuyu stunned on the spot.

"Jingguan was occupied, the road into Sichuan was blocked, and Xichuan was not far away from standing on its own.

In this Western Expedition, His Majesty has appointed his grandfather as the Marshal of the Western Expedition.

At the same time, I explicitly ordered Yu'er to stay in Yucheng and take charge of the military affairs of the Northern Army..."

Speaking of this, Shangguan Xiong's face couldn't help but sink, and he looked a little passive.

Apparently. Leaving Shangguan Qiuyu in Yucheng was not the result he Shangguan Xiong wanted.

He didn't blame Emperor Xuanyuan Sheng for not trusting him, originally their grandfather and grandson had their own plans.

Moreover, the emperor did not imprison Shangguan Qiuyu, but made an exception to let him take charge of the military affairs of the Northern Army.

Although there is a certain amount of uneasiness and kindness in this, if his grandson can make good use of this army, there should be no problem in self-protection at that time.

He could not and could not object to this.

After all, every leader of the army goes out to recruit a general, and in order to prevent the generals who are leading the troops outside from supporting the army, the usual practice is to leave their families in Yucheng as hostages.

Although the imperial court has never had such a requirement for the Shangguan family, after all, the Shangguan family has always been in the same lineage.

Basically, father and son are in the same army, teaching by word and deed.

Therefore, successive emperors have always given the highest trust to the ancestors of the Shangguan family who led the troops outside, and have never left their sons in Beijing.

However, this does not mean that the emperor really can't keep people in Beijing, thinking that he is a proton.

Now, the situation is uncertain, and Emperor Xuanyuan Sheng is also afraid that the Shangguan family will have other thoughts that should not be there.

Therefore, Shangguan Qiuyu was deliberately contained in Yucheng, so that Shangguan Xiong, the prince of Zhenguo who was marching westward, had some concerns.

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