Volume 1 Chapter 125 Return to the Capital

Three thousand taels of silver is not a lot, but it is available every year, enough to ensure that Linghu Feng's family has enough food and clothing in the capital and does not have to sleep on the streets.

Xiang Yun added: "Take down General Fengchen's head and bury it with his body. Also, mold Dongfang Taishan's body into a clay figurine for me and let it kneel before General Fengchen's grave and repent forever!"

Xiang Yun only stayed in Xiyuan City for one day before continuing his journey towards the capital with his army.

The news that King Taishan was destroyed and the Emperor of the Great Sun Dynasty conquered the capital of the Mahayana Kingdom and returned triumphantly spread throughout the world overnight.

All the rebel kings were terrified when they heard this. The eighteen rebel kings rose up in rebellion, which shocked the world and caused great panic in the dynasty.

However, the thunder was much ado about nothing. Before the eighteen of them could make any mark in the Great Sun Dynasty, one of them was wiped out by the returning Emperor without wasting a single soldier.

This was a huge joke. The remaining 17 rebel kings were ashamed and cursed Dongfang Taishan as a waste. They began to re-examine the emperor, stopped expanding their troops, and waited and saw what would happen.

Continue to attack the city? Don't be ridiculous. Anyone who dares to move at this time will definitely become the emperor's primary target, and he will die miserably.

And if they do not move, and stay in their respective territories with their own troops, perhaps the emperor will be afraid of their strength and allow them to rule on their own and acquiesce in their title of king!

But they were all wrong. Xiang Yun was a man who would not tolerate any sand in his eyes. How could he just leave them alone?

After returning to the territory of the Great Sun Dynasty, the command rate of the Anbu was greatly improved. In just ten days, Xiang Yun received three pieces of intelligence from the Anbu!

The first one was to let Xiang Yun know the military strength, territory, identity, name and title of the remaining 17 rebel kings!

After hearing this, Xiang Yun laughed three times in a row. What a bunch of nobodies, just a bunch of self-praising people.

If he can't even think of building high walls, storing up grain, and delaying the declaration of kingship, what future can he have?

None of them have much ability, but they have made a name for themselves. Their reputation sounds scary, but in fact, they have no ability at all and are just mediocre.

He doesn't even take the huge Mahayana country seriously, so how could he be afraid of these rebel kings who only own two or three provinces?

Stop kidding!

These people are not even worthy of his attention, and they are not even qualified to be his opponents!

However, it is time to deal with the noble families and wealthy businessmen behind these rebel kings. They control so many resources of the Great Sun Dynasty, which is such a waste!

But everything will be discussed after he returns to the capital. He will let everyone in the world know what it means when the emperor gets angry, millions of people will die!

The second piece of news was the military report, which said that General Jiang Fei had returned to the capital. He not only beheaded Ya Yuan, the chief of the Shaman tribe, but also brought the little princess of the Shaman tribe back to the capital, who was now received into the palace by the queen.

This surprised Xiang Yun quite a bit; this news was like a bombshell.

He is about to gain another beauty!

No, that’s not the point. He couldn’t wait to see what Jiang Fei, the God of War that everyone was talking about, looked like!

Xiang Yun is extremely fond of such a brave general!

However, Jiang Yue still failed to complete the orders he issued. On the day he returned to Beijing, less than half of the bandit problems in various parts of the Great Sun Dynasty had been resolved. There was still a big gap from his requirement of a world without bandits.

However, this did not affect Xiang Yun's love for Jiang Yue. He did not know why, but he liked Jiang Yue very much. Even though the other party's tasks had not been done perfectly, it did not seem to be a big deal to him.

Maybe this is what is called affinity.

As for the third piece of news, it was an emergency report from southern Xinjiang that the Black Witch Kingdom had launched a large-scale military campaign against the Great Sun Dynasty. Now, it had already captured three cities in a row and was still continuously launching attacks on cities across the dynasty.

The number of soldiers killed in the dynasty by the Black Witch Kingdom has reached 700,000, and the number of civilian deaths is impossible to count.

After hearing the news, Xiang Yun could no longer be happy and his mood was extremely bad.

These people are simply going too far!

The three parties, the Sand Barbarians, the Mahayana Treasure Kingdom and the Black Witch Kingdom, are really going too far. They bully him like this. Do they really think they have no temper?

After returning to Beijing, I will make them pay a heavy price!

On the tenth day, Tang Shui came personally. In the carriage, Tang Shui knelt on one knee and apologized: "Your Majesty, there are a total of six traitors in the Anbu. They have now been cleared out. Please punish me for my dereliction of duty!"

Xiang Yun was so angry when he saw him that he couldn't help but scold him angrily: "You are such a good-for-nothing. How do you choose people? If you make such a mistake again, you don't have to come to see me again!"

Tang Shui was scolded by Xiang Yun so much that he was speechless and could only lower his head even lower.

But Xiang Yun scolded Tang Shui but did not punish him. He changed the subject and ordered, "Immediately send someone to find out the details of the various families that support the 18 rebel kings. I want to know who the mastermind is!"

"Yes!" Tang Shui nodded and then disappeared in the carriage.

Three days later, fifty miles outside the capital, Qin Su led a large army to welcome Xiang Yun's return. Following behind him were all the civil and military officials in the court, even the three prime ministers.

As soon as it was past noon, everyone saw Wu Guotao, leading a densely packed army, slowly approaching the corner of the road in the distance. Behind the front army was Xiang Yun's carriage!

As if he had received the message, Xiang Yun immediately leaned out of the carriage, looked into the distance, and his eyes met Qin Su's in the distance.

Qin Su, who was riding on the warhorse, suddenly felt a palpitation in her heart. She couldn't help but kick the horse's belly and ran towards Xiang Yun at a high speed.

Xiang Yun also missed Qin Su very much. Seeing her running towards him, he looked around anxiously, then snatched Xuanyuan Dabing's horse and ran towards Qin Su as well.

The two were getting closer and closer as they hurried, and finally the two horses came together and circled each other. Qin Su and Xiang Yun kept looking at each other, never separating!

Xiang Yun then dismounted first, and Qin Su also dismounted immediately. Without saying a word, the two hugged each other deeply.

Then Xiang Yun held Qin Su's cheeks, looked at her seriously for fifteen seconds, and then kissed her passionately.

This kiss lasts forever, and the pain of missing each other after not seeing each other for more than half a year is all released in this kiss.

The two were so passionate that they wished they could stick together forever. Seeing this scene from a distance, Liu Yiyi also wanted to run over and kiss Xiang Yun, but she held back.

Qin Su's identity was a concubine, and although he was the prime minister, he had no name or status in the relationship between men and women. It would never be possible for him to be intimate with Xiang Yun in public.

In the carriage at the back, Lingzhi poked her head out and looked at the two people hugging and kissing each other. She couldn't help but pout, and it was obvious that she was very unhappy.

Ten minutes passed before the two slowly separated. Xiang Yun gently touched Qin Su's cheek and said distressedly, "It's bitterly cold in the northern border, and you've lost weight. It's all my fault!"

Qin Su quickly shook her head and said, "I am not miserable, I just miss your majesty day and night. After learning that your majesty is going to the war in person, I am worried all the time. I pray for your blessing three times a day. Fortunately, your majesty is fine. Seeing your majesty today, I am relieved."

Xiang Yun hugged Qin Su deeply again, and then, in full view of everyone, he took Qin Su's hand and strode towards the carriage behind him, saying sincerely: "Come, go back to the palace with me!"

Qin Su felt sweet in her heart. After experiencing a war, Qin Su no longer wanted to be a commander on the battlefield. She now just wanted to stay by Xiang Yun's side and be a good woman quietly, a woman who only belonged to Xiang Yun.

But the moment she was pulled into the carriage by Xiang Yun, the sweet smile on her face froze instantly.

She saw that there was actually another person in the carriage, a girl with a better figure than her, tenderer and fairer skin than hers, and especially, her face and features were more delicate than hers!

At this moment, the girl was looking at her with resentful eyes, and was examining her from head to toe.

Xiang Yun noticed that Qin Su behind him had stopped moving, so he asked in confusion: "What's wrong, come up."

Qin Su subconsciously covered the scar on her face with her hands, lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, I prefer riding a horse to a carriage, so... I will not ride with Your Majesty."

After Qin Su finished speaking, she turned around, covered her face with her hands, and prepared to leave. Her heart was aching as if it was being stabbed by a knife.

But Xiang Yun never let go of her hand from beginning to end. When he saw her about to leave, he quickly held her back and said seriously, "In that case, I will ride with you!"

Having said that, Xiang Yun prepared to get up and get off the carriage.

This place is fifty miles away from the capital. It's fine for her to ride a horse, but if she lets Xiang Yun ride with her, she feels sorry for him and doesn't want him to suffer this. So she made up her mind, turned around and got on the carriage, and said calmly: "I'd better ride in the carriage with Your Majesty."

After entering the carriage and sitting down, Lingzhi didn't say anything, but just kept observing Qin Su with her big eyes. If it were Qin Su before the scar on her face, she would have looked directly at her and retorted!

But now, Qin Su, who had lost confidence, just lowered his head silently, not daring to look up at Lingzhi. It was obvious that he felt very inferior in his heart, thinking that he was extremely ugly and was not worthy of competing with this little girl.

The only reason why Qin Su still stayed here was that Xiang Yun kept holding her hands tightly, and even after sitting down, he showed no intention of letting go.

Xiang Yun naturally noticed her like this, and couldn't help but cough twice, and said to Lingzhi: "This is Concubine Qin. When you enter the palace in the future, you can call her sister. Do you understand?"

Lingzhi felt a little upset, but she nodded and replied: "Hello, Sister Qin, my name is Lingzhi, and I will serve His Majesty with you from now on!"

Qin Su blushed, and although she didn't want to answer, she still said, "You're welcome, Sister Lingzhi."

For a moment, the atmosphere in the carriage became extremely subtle and awkward. Except for Xiang Yun, who didn't feel it, the other two felt that they didn't want to stay in this carriage for even a second.

The next moment, Xiang Yun actually gently pinched Qin Su's chin, lifted her head up, and then kissed the scar on her face.

Qin Su's body trembled, and she tried to hide backwards, but was stopped by Xiang Yun, who kissed the scar steadily.