Chapter 53: Return to Mobei

"As soon as there is something in Beijing, the Mobei army will rush to it," the emperor said solemnly

Wu Xiao took a map and pointed to one of them: "The ministers will garrison a cavalry here for a long time, as long as Your Majesty sends a letter, this cavalry will arrive in Chang'an within a day, and the follow-up soldiers and horses of Mobei will follow, Your Majesty can rest assured"

The emperor and the soldiers looked at the map and breathed a sigh of relief, Wu Xiao was referring to the Rainbow Canyon, which was only five hundred miles away from Chang'an City.

But Li Mao quietly pulled Wu Xiao's clothes, and Wu Xiao only pretended not to know.

After the discussion, Li Mao sighed: "If you say this, you are not afraid that the emperor will be suspicious."

"Sooner or later, the emperor will find out about this matter, and instead of hiding it, it is better to put it on the surface," Wu Xiao said

"Well, for things like this, the lord should be more cautious in the future," Li Mao admonished

"Mr. Xie teaches obscurity," Wu Xiao also calmed him.

In a blink of an eye, when it was the day of departure, Hongyu went up and down in Shoushan Hall, although he was reluctant, but fortunately, Lao Xie took Xiao Wu Xiaoqi and was willing to follow her to Mobei to operate again, and the old man was still there, which may be a trace of comfort in a thousand reluctances.

A few days before leaving, the emperor summoned Hongyu, Wu Xiao sent her into the palace, Mrs. Anguo was also there, Hongyu checked the pulse for the emperor, and inspected it, and prescribed a prescription, telling that it should be taken for a long time to be effective.

In addition, he told the eunuchs around the emperor that the emperor's diet should eat more carrots and black fungus, and it is best to eat every meal.

The emperor was very strange and asked why he wanted to eat more of these two things, but Hongyu only smiled and said that it was a medicine introduction, and did not say much, and the emperor was also relieved.

And on the spot to give the red fish Zitang county title, after the marriage of the second order, the royal gift of the phoenix crown Xia Pei, Mrs. Anguo also has another gift, holding the hand of the red fish reluctant to let her go, the red fish and Wu Xiao after a long time before thanking the palace out.

This time back to Mobei is different from the past, by the emperor gave the festival to make the guard of honor on both sides of the road, along the way the post station buildings are arranged according to the highest specifications, all the way to the road does not feel hard.

It's just that around Wu Xiao are still the two hundred guards brought by Mobei, these people are silent and murderous, and under the eyes of the eyes, ordinary sergeants dare not approach.

When you go to Yanmen Pass, you can see a group of people waiting under the pass from a distance, turn off the lanterns, the gongs and drums are ringing, and the red silk is dragging a long tail in the wind, fluttering with the wind, a festive meaning.

Wu Xiao's procession marched to the pass, the honor guard separated to both sides, Wu Xiao jumped off the carriage, and helped the red fish out of the car, the red fish was dressed in a big red skin, and the soft fur collar was around her white neck.

Wu Xiao pulled her and walked in front of the generals, which group of military men from Mobei stretched their necks to watch, very curious, what kind of handsome woman she was.

When Wu Xiao and Hongyu approached, this group of people lowered their heads again, it is not difficult to see more, such a beautiful character, in the hearts of this group of military men, is like a fairy, comparing all the women in Mobei.

Under the leadership of Zhaohu and several other senior generals, everyone knelt down together at the Yanmen Pass, shouting in unison: "Welcome the marshal and the master mother to return to Mobei"

At this time, the north wind is getting stronger, the red fish is dancing in the wind, the wind slightly blows a trace of hair and floats back, she quietly stands in the wind and nods to this group of soldiers, this only bright color, deeply imprinted in the hearts of these people.

Wu Xiao pulled the red fish with his left hand, and signaled the generals to get up with his right hand, surrounded by the generals of Mobei, Wu Xiao and his party passed through Yanmen Pass, marched all the way, and came to the city of Changzhou before dark.

At this time, Changzhou has already been repaired, the damaged place on the city wall has been repaired, and has been heightened and reinforced, the south gate of a big red silk hanging high on the huge city gate hole, the huge red flower is particularly eye-catching.

The procession slowly entered the city, and wherever it went, the streets were splashed with clean water, colorful flags were lined up, and the people were on both sides of the road, scrambling to look at the creator of their new life, the future Mobei leader and the bride of the chief.

For a while, there was a sea of people, it was very lively, the red fish lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked out from time to time, and waved to the crowd, very excited, Wu Xiao looked at her, and a burst of joy in her heart surged up.

He was going to give her the best, the most sincere, the grandest, and today it can finally be achieved.

Under the leadership of the general, the team marched all the way to the huge tower at the south gate of Changzhou City, and the red fish slowly climbed the steps, and when the red fish led Wu Xiao and finally stood on the high wall and looked down, the red fish was completely stunned.

On the vast plain outside the south gate of Changzhou, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were gathered, and each spear was tied with a long red belt, fluttering in the north wind.

After a slow and rapid drum beat, the soldiers and horses on the plain shouted in unison: "Congratulations to the marshal on his new marriage", while waving spears, forming a sea of red ribbons.

The sound wave after wave after wave, at the same time, from the inside out, one by one torches were lit, after the last ray of light receded, the entire Changzhou Chengnan Plain, formed a sea of stars, incomparably brilliant, incomparably brilliant.

Hongyu has long been in tears, and she can't stop it, and women in the whole world probably don't have such a wedding, which is something she would not have thought of when she picked up a little boy in a small port in the south of the Yangtze River.

At this time, she was happy, relieved, sad, excited, proud, and more satisfied, she threw herself into Wu Xiao's arms, tears wet the clothes on Wu Xiao's chest, and Wu Xiao hugged her tightly without saying a word, just like many days between them.

And what many people don't notice is that Yan Nu, who has been standing in the dark, also seems to be a little demented at this moment, she walked forward blankly, walked behind Wu Xiao, stretched out her right hand in a daze, and wanted to touch Wu Xiao, but halfway through her hand, she suddenly woke up, stabilized her mood, retracted her arm, and slowly retreated into the darkness.

In this fateful night, Wu Xiao and Hongyu got married, the government ordered Daqing for three days, and the entire Mobei knew about it, and the streets and alleys were talking about how the handsome bride was beautiful and dignified, how handsome and heroic, and how the scene at the south gate of Changzhou was beautiful.

This is the common day of celebration for all the people after the Mobei War, and the people who have migrated thousands of miles to Mobei are as happy and happy as the New Year, and they are extremely excited about the expectation of a new life.

The new Marshal's Mansion has been repaired in the north of Changzhou, Changzhou is located in the center of Mobei, the geographical location and strategic point, Mobei has been deserted for hundreds of years, and there is no economic city at all, everything has to start from scratch.

The Shuai Mansion is not luxurious, it is mainly built for practical and sturdy purposes, it is a four-entry courtyard, Wu Xiao arranged the red fish in a cool and quiet small courtyard, and Zhaohu and Yan Nu each found a room.

With the help of Li Mao and other civil officials, Wu Xiao has established an effective government operation mechanism, and the officials of each state and county have also made an adjustment, and clearly divided each battalion and fort into the jurisdiction of the state and county, and the battalion commander and the fort commander are elected by the residents and reported to the state government for the record.

There was a shortage of water in Mobei, and Wu Xiao, at the suggestion of officials, vigorously built water conservancy to facilitate the resumption of production by the people, and at the same time stepped up the mining of several mines discovered to supplement the state government's finances.

He completely opened up the trade control of Mobei, merchants inside and outside the region could trade freely, only a small amount of taxes were charged, and the people could operate freely, and strictly ordered all military and government personnel not to participate in the business projects of merchants and non-state governments.

Of course, some projects related to security and the fate of Mobei can only be monopolized by the state government, such as salt industry, mining, water conservancy, roads, grain reserves, weapons manufacturing, land transfer, etc

All of a sudden, the economy and trade of Mobei are unprecedentedly prosperous, the trade and freight inside and outside the customs are constantly being carried out day and night, the streets and alleys of the state capitals, newly opened shops have sprung up, and the newly built buildings have also risen one by one, and the land of Mobei is changing day by day.

The people of Mobei also survived the initial food crisis and ushered in the first bumper harvest of new grain, and the government also kept the agreement and did not collect a grain of grain and pay taxes.

This greatly calmed the hearts of all the people, on the day of the new grain festival, the people of Mobei spontaneously organized the elderly, not far from dozens of miles, came to Changzhou City, sent a thank you card to the Marshal's Mansion, and for a while, the Marshal's Mansion was lined up in front of a row of hundreds of various wooden articles.

Wu Xiao ordered people to provide food for these old people, and ate with them, accepted everyone's congratulations, and drank a few bowls very bitterly.