The servants guarding the door heard it and were overjoyed. At the same time, some people from Xincheng who were passing by Jiang Mansion also heard it. In an instant, the news spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and Xincheng was in an uproar.
Jiang Xiuyuan took the pigeon letter from the messenger soldier of the Xincheng Barracks. He opened it and nodded repeatedly. His son was quite efficient and had returned early.
As he watched, Jiang Xiuyuan's smiling face became a little distorted, and he put his hand on his forehead and said,
"Uncle Hao is back too. Oh my gosh."
Seeing him like this, Siqin covered her mouth and laughed. She knew that Hao Bo was a master at finishing off others, and Jiang Xiuyuan had been finished off by Hao Bo many times in his early years.
Hao Bo is good in every way and does things impeccably, but he always gives his master a good finishing blow at the critical moment.
When the people in the Jiang Mansion heard that the young master was on his way back from picking up his bride, they were all very happy.
It wasn't just the Jiang family that was happy. The people in Xincheng also cheered when they heard that the young master was coming back to hold a wedding banquet.
When the news reached Huang Haitang's printing factory, the old man calmed down and quickly ordered his men to
"Hurry up, hurry up, arrange for the printing of the Young Master and Young Madam's wedding posters first, and put the others off for now. Get 100,000 copies out first."
Huang Haitang couldn't stop smiling. He made a fortune again this time. The young master's marriage was a bigger event than the New Year or other festivals. He would definitely sell a lot of posters.
The news reached the Wuling Bicycle Shop, and the owner, Liu Hongguang, was also happy.
"Hurry up, hurry up, take advantage of this opportunity to launch the Young Master's Wedding Special Edition. Pre-orders will start today. The first batch will be delivered in half a month, so we should be able to catch up in time."
The beautiful saleswoman in the store nodded repeatedly and went to the backyard to push out the special edition that had been prepared earlier.
The specialty restaurant's sign was changed to a big red one, with a heart knot hanging below it. New promotions were posted at the restaurant's entrance.
"From now on, for at least ten days after my wedding, all dishes in this restaurant will be 50% off."
Yanchunlou also started to organize activities.
"Buy two hours, get one free."
The new city has gone crazy, and the bustle is far greater than during the New Year.
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In contrast to the bustling new city, there was a gloomy atmosphere in the court of Darong at this time.
The civil and military officials looked at each other in bewilderment. The old emperor's face was as black as charcoal after washing. After discussing for a long time, there was still no result.
At this time, Shangshu Ling Lu Youwei came out to speak.
"Your Majesty, I believe we should not retreat and seek peace at this time. The foreign tribes have been eyeing us covetously and will not give up until we are defeated."
It was rare for a civil official to come out to advocate for war. All the military generals were very surprised. They didn't expect that the Shangshu Ling, who usually didn't speak much, would be so tough today.
When the Minister of the Chancellery spoke, the old emperor was a little surprised, because usually this old guy didn't like to express his opinions.
At this time, many civil and military officials came out to support the proposal.
Yang Hongye had already communicated with these officials. Even Yang Hongye was surprised; he hadn't expected Lu Youwei to advocate for war. He wondered if this was God's will.
Seeing that the majority of officials were in favor of war, and the old emperor himself was already in favor of war, he decided on the strategy of advocating war.
The next step is to choose who will fight, and at this time there are many different opinions.
The Sixth Prince Yang Hongjin stood up.
"Your son is willing to lead the troops to Donggu Pass."
No one expected that the Sixth Prince would ask to go to the front line.
The old emperor was slightly relieved. He had seen Yang Hongjin's growth over the past few years, and every aspect of his progress was to his liking. It would be a good idea to let him go out and gain some experience. He nodded and agreed.
Later, more officials came forward to recommend military generals to go to the border with Yang Hongjin. Yuchi Zhong, the left guard of the capital, was the most recommended.
Yuchi Zhong was also puzzled as to why so many people were praising him today. He more or less suspected that there was an ulterior motive. He did not ask for permission himself.
Yang Hongye pretended to recommend General Guo Hao of the Right Guard, just because he didn't want the old emperor to notice that he wanted to get rid of Yuchi Zhong.
For him, it doesn't matter if either of them leaves, but it would be best if Yuchi Zhong could leave.
Finally, the emperor also asked about Yuchi Zhong’s wishes. This is ridiculous. If the emperor asks you if you are willing to go, can you say no?
Yuchi Zhong was thus carried up and given an army of 60,000 men, and sent to Donggu Pass on the northeastern border to join the garrison and meet the enemy.
After the strategy was decided, the next step was to prepare for the expedition. At that time, war was not a journey that could be carried out at any time. There were many things to prepare, such as food, fodder, and armaments.
Therefore, the expedition will take at least ten days.
After the court session, Yuchi Zhong returned to the General's Mansion, feeling very depressed. It wasn't that he didn't want to fight the foreigners, but he felt that this matter was full of strangeness. He couldn't explain why, and it was absolutely impossible for him to be involved in such a thing.
Su Hui heard that Yuchi Zhong would soon have to go to the border to fight, and she couldn't help but worry.
"Master, why is it our city guards' turn to fight this border battle?"
"Well, who knows? The Emperor has already made the decision, and there's nothing we can do about it. But I just don't feel like something's right about this."
Su Hui's eyes were red. In this battle, swords and guns are merciless, so she couldn't help but worry about Yuchi Zhong's safety. After a short silence, Su Hui said,
"Tomorrow I will go to Taixuan Temple to ask for a peace amulet for the master, so that he can return safely."
"Well, thank you, Madam."
Yuchi Zhong nodded. Although he spent most of his time in the barracks, he could still go home from time to time. He didn't know how long this expedition would last, and seeing his wife like this, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.
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Two days later, Qin Bai and his group, who had rushed back from south of Taibao County, arrived in the capital.
Because they rode at full speed and there was no carriage to slow them down, the time they took to return was shorter than when they left.
After entering the capital, Qin Bai led his men straight to Jiang's house.
Although the capital's property had been handed over to the Third Prince, the Jiang residence was still retained, with some servants left to clean it regularly.
After entering Jiang's house, Qin Bai sent someone to the Prince Xuan's Mansion to invite Yang Zhe to meet him at the restaurant in the name of Jiang Hai.
He had already thought of a plan along the way. Going directly to Prince Xuan's mansion to beat him up wasn't practical, so it would be easier to trick him out.
And with Yang Zhe's personality, he would definitely not accept Jiang Hai's invitation and would definitely come.
The time was set for noon of the next day. Qin Bai also had people keep an eye on the outside of Prince Xuan's mansion so that they would know immediately if Yang Zhe came out.
The next day.
Qin Bai asked everyone accompanying him to change into casual clothes, and went to the agreed restaurant and entered the private room on the second floor.
Around noon.
The stalker came over and said that Yang Zhe had already left. Qin Bai then asked his men to find a table outside to sit down.
At this time, the restaurant had been booked by them, and they were just waiting for Yang Zhe to fall into the trap.
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