The troops on the parade ground quickly assembled. The tall men were all wearing armor and holding spears. These 50,000 troops were the most elite troops that Emperor Yongkang gave to his son. The deputy general who led the way made a gesture of invitation and led the King of Wings, who was named the General of Zhenbei, to the platform.
"Meet the General!" The soldiers half-knelt down and stood in line.
The King of Wings, who had walked out of the bloody rain, changed into a general's uniform. The black armor on his body made him look unstoppable, like a sword that was unsheathed, hidden but not leaking, hidden but not firing. Once the sword was unsheathed, it would be able to split all the enemies in front of it.
"Do you know why you are standing here today?" Feng Lingxiao asked as his narrow eyes swept over.
"Drive out the Znu, and protect our Great Phoenix!"
"Drive out the Znu, and protect our Great Phoenix!"
"Drive out the Znu, and protect our Great Phoenix!"
The soldiers shouted while holding their spears. They were going to use the spears in their hands to drive out the Znu who had invaded their Great Phoenix. They would also kill all the enemies who had killed their people!
"Good!" A "good" voice overwhelmed all the other voices. Feng Lingxiao looked at the soldiers standing upright below with satisfaction. He drew the long sword on his waist and pointed to the sky, saying, "Those who kill my people of Dafeng will be punished; those who invade my land will be expelled!"
"Drive away the Zinus, protect my Dafeng!"
In the past, it would take at least seven days for the soldiers to prepare for the expedition. This time, the King of Wings would lead the troops to the expedition today, leaving Fengdu and heading northwest. The emperor's holy order has been issued, and anyone who disobeys it will be disobeying the order.
After the soldiers were selected, the assembled soldiers were waiting to set off.
Taking advantage of the fact that they had not set off yet, Feng Lingxiao rode his horse back to the King of Wings' mansion.
He didn't know when he would be able to come back after such a trip, and everything in the mansion had not been arranged yet. Feng Lingxiao was worried about the children in the mansion. On this trip, the people in the mansion must not go with him. Now Feng Lingxiao also knew that it was not safe to leave the children in Fengdu City, but there was no better way, so he could only make arrangements later.
After the assassination incident, the guards were still searching for other gangs, and the people did not dare to go out on the streets. The whole street was empty, and the people on horseback quickly returned to the gate of Prince Yi's Mansion.
"馭——" Pulling the horse, Feng Lingxiao rolled off the horse's back and walked into the palace. The guards who stopped behind their master also dismounted, and the two followed them in, and the other two stayed outside to watch the horses.
The housekeeper hurried out from inside, and the palace had also received the news that their prince was going to the northwest today. The time was so urgent that the things in the palace were still being packed and prepared, and they were not ready yet.
"No need to prepare anything in the palace." Hearing the housekeeper's words, Feng Lingxiao raised his hand and said.
"This..." The housekeeper paused and said hurriedly, "Okay, I know."
Hearing that his princess was looking for him, even if his princess didn't look for him, Feng Lingxiao came back to visit his princess. "I have seen the prince." Liang Xijun was already waiting at the door when she heard that the prince had returned. Seeing the prince coming towards him, he bowed.
"Well, get up." Feng Lingxiao went into the house, but did not see the cute little guy.
The two of them went into the house one after the other. Liang Xijun saw that her husband came back to look for the child. Although she felt a little jealous, she laughed at herself in her heart when she thought that it was her and her husband's child. She said, "The prince is looking for Tian'er, who just ate and fell asleep."
Feng Lingxiao sat down and nodded, and Liang Baojun sat down next to him.
"Please have some tea, prince." The waiter brought hot tea and left.
Liang Xijun waved his hand and asked everyone in the room to leave. Everyone in the room left, leaving only the two of them.
"My father issued an order this morning to let me lead troops to the northwest. I believe the palace knows about this." Since the two got married, Feng Lingxiao actually didn't know what kind of person his legitimate husband was. In
the past, Feng Lingxiao just thought that if he had to marry a boy to be the legitimate husband of his Yiwang Mansion, it didn't matter who the boy was, not to mention that this was a marriage arranged by his father. If he disobeyed the order, he would be disobeying the imperial order. Therefore, he obeyed the imperial order and married the boy of Liang Xiang's family. Liang Xijun was talented, beautiful, and had everything, so she was worthy of being the princess of his Yiwang Mansion.
Other than that, Feng Lingxiao didn't have much feelings for his legitimate husband.
"Well, I just received the news, and I'm asking the mansion to pack some food, clothes, and daily necessities for the prince..." Liang Xijun didn't say that he had known the news for a long time, and waited for the housekeeper in the mansion to come and talk about the things in the palace before he ordered the housekeeper to arrange for someone to pack the prince's luggage.
"There's no need to pack anything. Everything is kept simple in the army, and this prince is no exception." Feng Lingxiao rejected his princess's kindness. "
How can this be possible? Marching and fighting are so hard, prince, why don't you bring more food and daily necessities with you, just in case..." "How can
marching and fighting not be hard? Princess, do you think I'm going on a parade? I appreciate your kindness." The two people's eyes met, Liang Xijun quickly looked away, and Feng Lingxiao didn't care.
He came back to tell his princess, and time was urgent. Feng Lingxiao did not beat around the bush, but asked directly, "Lord Xi, I believe you also know that I don't know when I will be back. My father wants me to lead the troops to Zhenmen Pass to guard the border after driving away the Zinu. I cannot be summoned or come back. I believe you also know this. I came back to ask your opinion. Do you want to follow me or stay in Fengdu City with the child?"
"Or, if you want to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, I can give you a divorce letter and announce to the outside world that I have divorced you." There is a difference between a divorce letter and a divorce letter. If it is announced to the outside world that he has divorced his princess, it is not his princess who asked to leave, but Feng Lingxiao does not want his princess to suffer with him at this time.
If he does not obey today's matter, it would be disobeying the imperial order. Feng Lingxiao must receive the imperial edict and lead troops to the northwest to drive out the Huns and recover the lost cities. This tiger talisman in his hand is equivalent to giving him the military power. Feng Lingxiao knows that this is his father's compensation to him.
One day, he will make his father regret handing this tiger talisman to him!
The imperial edict to appoint the crown prince has been issued, and it will take several months to hold the ceremony of enthroning the crown prince. What will happen in the meantime, and who will know? Hearing that his second brother has returned from Fengdu with people, Feng Lingrui followed closely behind, and it will depend on who loses his temper first!
He has waited for so long, and he has plenty of patience to continue waiting. Who knows who will own the world until the last moment? Feng Lingxiao was not anxious about this, but it seemed that even though he was not anxious, his princess was a little anxious.
For some reason, at the moment when this question was asked, Feng Lingxiao hoped that his princess would choose the last one, so he took a divorce letter and returned to the prime minister's residence.
"But, if you choose this divorce letter, Tian'er will stay in the Yiwang Mansion. No matter whether you stay or leave, Tian'er is my legitimate son and will be the master of the Yiwang Mansion in the future." Feng Lingxiao said.
"Prince..." Liang Baojun's voice rose, and his eyes were full of fear.
Even when he knew that their prince was appointed as the general of the northwest and was going to lead troops to the northwest, he had the idea of leaving, but Liang Xijun suppressed the idea.
He couldn't. If he left Feng Lingxiao today, he, Liang Baojun, would be known as a woman who abandoned her husband and children in the future. He, Liang Baojun, would never be able to hold his head up in Fengdu City for the rest of his life, and he would never find someone better than King Yi. So even if he died in King Yi's mansion, he, Liang Xijun, could not leave here.
"Princess, I don't want to. I don't want to leave you and Tian'er, I..." Liang Xijun couldn't finish her words and couldn't hold back any longer, she covered her face and cried, "I don't want to leave you and Tian'er, you are my life, Your Majesty."
With a slight sigh in his heart, Feng Lingxiao stood up, walked over and took his husband into his arms. For a moment, he was disappointed. He hoped that his husband would choose to take a piece of paper and leave, but he didn't expect that his husband was deeply in love with him.
"Lord Xi, I don't want to delay you. I don't know when I can come back. The northwest is poor, and I don't want you and Tian'er to suffer with me. But keeping you in Fengdu City is not a long-term solution." If he follows his father's will, he will have to guard the Zhenmen Pass in the northwest for the rest of his life and will never be able to return to Fengdu City.
Feng Lingxiao was also very curious in his heart, whether his Lord was really willing to accompany him through those hard days. He thought of his Ye'er in his mind. Even without asking, he knew that his Ye'er would be willing to stay by his side no matter how hard the days were.
The army was waiting there and was about to set off. He didn't have time to go to the small courtyard over there today, so he could only send a message over and not go.
"I am not afraid, my lord. I want to stay by your side..."
Outside the courtyard, Zhen Lanjun was waiting with Xiao Zheng'er, waiting to meet their lord. Xiao Zheng'er was sensible and knew that in this mansion, they had to listen to not only their father but also the princess. After
the servants inside came out to pass on the message, Zhen Lancai took Xiao Zheng'er inside to meet their lord. Xiao Zheng'er followed his mother to salute and raised his head to look at his father. He had not seen his father for a long time.
"Zheng'er, come here, father." Seeing this child, Feng Lingxiao remembered that he had neglected this child for a long time. Before Erbao was born, he would still remember that he had such a child in his heart. Now, coupled with his busy official duties, he only came to see Erbao when he came back. He has not seen this child for a long time.
"Father." Little Zheng'er glanced at his mother and walked to his father after getting permission.
The affairs of the mansion were handed over to his princess. After instructing some things in the mansion, Feng Lingxiao also hurried away. Before leaving, he did not forget to take a look at the sleeping child. The child was sleeping soundly and did not know that his father was about to go to the battlefield.
Liang Xijun, who was standing in front of the gate of the Prince Yi's Mansion with everyone, watched her husband leave with slightly moist eyes.
The army will pass through this long street. Fang Ziye, who was standing on the upper floor waiting for the army to come, saw the man on horseback from a distance. As if they had telepathy, the man who rode there slowed down and looked up at the closed window. There was a man standing behind it.
The two people's eyes collided in mid-air.
Until the army passed by, the man was getting farther and farther away. Fang Ziye held in his hand a piece of paper that the man had someone send him. He rubbed his fingertips on it. There were only four words on it: Wait for me to come back!
Fang Zihua responded silently to the person who left: OK.
I'll wait for you to come back. I'll make all preparations here and wait for your triumphant return.
The Eighth Prince, standing on the city wall, watched the army leave. Next to him stood Qi Xiang. He waited until they were far away before he said, "Qi Xiang, let's go back too."
The two of them walked away one after the other.