"This is not something you and I can decide. We just need to act according to the imperial edict." Zheng Xin said calmly. After he finished speaking, he pulled the imperial edict over. And stuffed it into his arms again.
Hua Changjue looked at his empty hands with an unpleasant expression, but he could do nothing about it.
"By the way, if you have time, Duke Anguo can go to the secret cell in the General's Mansion. There might be a surprise there."
Hua Changjue was stunned for a moment, then frowned and nodded.
"Thanks for the reminder."
"Then I'll leave first!"
Zheng Xin saw that there was nothing left for him to do. Turn around and leave.
Hua Changjue also brought his men to the general's mansion where Zhang Meng used to live.
On the other side, the King of the South brought 20,000 people. Running all day. They waited until the sun set and the stars in the sky shone brightly before setting up camp in a dense forest by the sea.
The people below went to collect firewood and catch fish.
South sat on the beach. Looking at the vast ocean, I fell into deep thought. Shen Jie stayed beside him dutifully.
After a while, Pang Long came over with two fish.
"Your Majesty, please have some fish."
Shen Jie took them all directly. Put one of them to your mouth and take a bite. He was testing poison.
As long as he is with King Nan, he is the one who tests the poison.
He ate some of the fish, waited for a while, and after finding that there was nothing wrong, he handed the fish to King Nan.
King Nan took it expressionlessly and took a bite. His eyes changed.
…
A few days later, in the court of Bianjing City, the old emperor saw the urgent news of victory from Baili.
Knowing that Hua Changjue and his men had won a great victory. The King of the South died, and all his subordinates surrendered.
Hua Changjue and his men also took over four cities of the Southern King south of Linjiang, namely Sinan City, Xunzhou City, etc.
The old emperor was very happy.
An order was issued directly in court to confer the title of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, a third-rank official.
In the past, Hua Changjue only had a title but no real power. The old emperor assigned him tasks randomly. Now, he has become a third-rank official with real power.
In addition, he was rewarded with 100 taels of gold and 10,000 taels of silver. Hua Lingxuan was canonized as the Heir of the Duke of Anguo.
General Hou Zhenhong was granted the title of General Zhennan, a third-rank official, and was directly stationed in the place where the King of the South used to be.
His daughter Hou Yingying was canonized as the Emperor's Eldest Grandson Consort.
This was something that no one had expected, not even the emperor's eldest grandson Zhao Zecheng.
This is not the most surprising thing.
The most shocking thing was King Nan’s former subordinate, Pang Long. He was unexpectedly granted the title of General Pingyuan, a fourth-rank official, and was arranged to assist Hou Zhenhong in guarding the south.
His eldest son, Pang Chunsheng, was granted the title of Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Works, a fifth-rank official. The old emperor also married him a princess who was a relative of the royal family.
Qian Zuoyou, who had made many contributions at the age of thirty, was only appointed a fourth-rank lieutenant general, responsible for guarding Linjiang City.
The decree came down quickly, and people were surprised but did not dare to raise any objections.
Because the old emperor is getting old, he is increasingly unable to tolerate any dissenting opinions.
A while ago, on the Double Ninth Festival, the emperor's eldest grandson's uncle, Zhang Weiwu, was killed for inexplicable reasons.
Everyone was in a panic. Dare not make any mistakes.
In the Anguo Mansion, Hua Qingqing still lived her life peacefully.
Every day he either fights with Liangliang for food or plays with Chen Jing.
By the way, she now has one more thing to do, which is to learn martial arts from Qiu Mobai.
Half a month ago, Qiu Mobai and Jiang and his family had a frank talk.
Qiu Mobai finally returned the two maps to Liu. The two parties agreed that if necessary, Hua Lingjian would bring the map and act with Qiu Mobai.
Afterwards, he helped Jiang and others to fight back against Zhang Weiwu.
Let the old emperor kill him personally.
It can be considered as a major worry except for the Duke Anguo's Mansion.
Gradually, the Jiang family and others no longer rejected and were wary of Qiu Mobai.
Because Jiang had several children, as a mother, she gradually realized that under Qiu Mobai's gentle appearance, he was actually an extremely lonely and cold person.
This only shows that Qiu Mobai did not have a good childhood. Combined with the rumors, he was picked up and raised by Eunuch Qiu Shanxi. No parents, no brothers or sisters.
Although Qiu Mobai has outstanding abilities, he has never enjoyed the warmth given by his family. Therefore, we only calculate gains and losses based on the pros and cons.
She could see that Qiu Mobai had a kind heart and he had secretly helped their family through difficult times many times. Never mentioned it.
If it weren't for Qingqing's voice, they wouldn't know that Qiu Mobai had done so much for them.
Jiang couldn't help but feel sorry for this fourteen-year-old boy. He is actually only half a year older than Hua Lingjian.
She saw that he was kind to everyone, keeping his heart to himself and not revealing anything. But his true nature only showed when he was with Qingqing, sometimes laughing heartily, and sometimes frowning in anger.
Qingqing also likes this older brother very much. So, she agreed to let Qingqing learn martial arts from Qiu Mobai.
Once, Jiang made new clothes for all the children in the family, and also made some for Qiu Mobai.
Qiu Mobai saw the purple brocade robe sent by Jiang. He felt Jiang's care and concern for him and kept this concern in his heart.
But he doesn't like purple. His usual clothes are very plain. Mainly because she doesn't want to be too conspicuous.
The little boy's eyes lit up when he saw the purple brocade robe, and he encouraged Qiu Mobai to try it on.
"After all, it was sent by the wife of Duke Anguo. Master, at least give it a try. Don't let the lady down."
Qiu Mobai had no choice but to try it on.
"Wow, master, this color suits you so well!" The little boy's eyes were full of stars.
Qiu Mobai originally had fair skin and picturesque features, and wearing this purple brocade robe, his appearance became even more stunning.
The little kids couldn't help drooling.
"He is so handsome that he can make fishes sink to the bottom of their chests and geese fall to the ground. He is so handsome that he can shame the moon and the flowers. The most handsome man in Bianjing City must be my master! That so-called eldest grandson of the emperor, just stand aside!"
Changying, who was standing next to him, also stared with his eyes wide open. After stuttering for a long time, he finally spoke.
"Master, you'd better not wear it! You look too much like the young master of Qingzhu Pavilion, across from Wanhua Tower!"
I thought, it’s better looking than the top card!
"This is too attractive." After saying this, he couldn't help but glance at the little boy.
I thought to myself, what a crazy boy this little boy is now, his soul is almost being seduced away by his master.
When Qiu Mobai heard Changying say this, his face instantly darkened. Take off your clothes quickly.
The little boy was so sorry, "Hey, Master, don't drag it! It's so beautiful!"
"This is a gift from the Duchess. Why don't you wear it and let her take a look?"
"Let Miss Qingqing take a look too."
Qiu Mobai glared at her fiercely. Said coldly.
"Put your clothes away."
The little boy quickly fell silent, still feeling very sorry.
She murmured, "How beautiful it is... Miss Qingqing will definitely like it!"
Qiu Mobai was speechless. But Hua Qingqing's little face and her disappointed eyes immediately appeared in my mind.
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