A few days later, the news of Zhou Beichen's safe return quickly spread throughout the city. In order to give an explanation to the people in the border area, Zhou Beichen even ordered Zhou Zhaonuan to go in front and the iron cage of conscience to go behind, and the few of them took a glorious tour around the city near the border.
Ye Chouxiu was originally thinking with General Wu and several young generals about how to deal with Zhou Beichen's disappearance and the continuous attacks by the Yuan army.
"Old Wu, now that Bianjiang City has fallen and the Emperor's whereabouts are unknown, I've sent someone to inquire about it, and Princess Chang'an is also missing. What do you think we should do next? Should we continue to defend Shaohua or retreat?"
General Wu was in deep thought. The emperor's inexplicable disappearance had a ripple effect on the entire body. They had wanted to try their best to control the news, but strangely, the news still spread like water, from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, and from a hundred to a thousand. Could it be that there was a huge force controlling all this? Otherwise,
As General Wu was thinking, an idea suddenly came to his mind and his heart suddenly became bright. However, just as he was about to say what he had guessed, a soldier ran in quickly with an extremely surprised and happy look on his face.
"Meet General Ye, General Wu, the Emperor... The Emperor..."
The soldiers were so happy that they wanted to jump up, but General Ye kept his face down, not looking at them at all, nor paying attention to the joy in their voices.
After hesitating for a long time, he continued in grief, "Are you saying...the emperor...passed away?"
"Your Majesty, I have always thought that your disappearance was too dangerous. You really shouldn't have left with only a letter. Look, what should we do now?"
Soldier:"......"
Looking at General Ye's slightly trembling lips, he felt a dark line flash across his forehead. What does the emperor's death mean? What does this have to do with anything?
"General Ye, your guess is wrong. What I want to say is that the emperor has returned. Not only the emperor, but also Princess Chang'an has appeared in Shaohua in a grand manner. She is now parading the king of Yuan Kingdom through the streets. The people are cheering and many people in the border areas are already in tears of excitement."
"What? Is this true???"
General Ye's pupils shrank slightly. He had never thought that Zhou Beichen could be caught so easily just by disappearing. He was now a little confused about the situation.
"It's true, of course it's true. Otherwise, go out and take a look. There are gongs and drums outside now. I think the parade will be here soon."
At this moment, General Ye looked like an old father who was waiting for his child to come back. There was joy in the corners of his eyes and brows. He took small steps, stood up from the main seat, and ran outside. Because the military camp was stationed outside the city, General Ye mounted his horse and rushed into the city anxiously.
Sure enough, today's time is different from the dullness of yesterday. Before dusk, the streets are already bustling with people selling sugar figures, candied haws, and cakes. General Ye's eyes couldn't help but become moist.
The country is stable, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there is peace and prosperity. This is the normal state of his great dynasty.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Suddenly, the sound of drums interrupted General Ye's thoughts. He raised his hand and casually wiped his forehead. He looked up and saw a white horse appearing at the corner. A young girl in military uniform sat on the horse. From a distance, she looked so bright, beautiful and heroic.
Various sounds were heard in the crowd.
A girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old next to General Ye was pointing at Zhou Zhaonuan and jumping happily, while talking to someone next to her.
"Hey, Daddy, look, look, isn't that Princess Chang'an on the white horse? I've heard that Princess Chang'an started learning literature at the age of four and martial arts at the age of five. Daddy, you don't know how much I admire her. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely become a girl like her."
Hearing this, the man next to her smiled awkwardly, touched the girl's head, his face full of pity.
"I hope there is an afterlife."
"Hey, hey, hey, look, Princess Chang'an is so beautiful."
"By the way, I heard that Princess Chang'an entered the imperial court when she was only in her teens. Not only that, but it wasn't just for fun. She did a lot of good things in the imperial court."
"Also, the Tianxia Granary and Jinxiu Huafang opened by Princess Chang'an have been extremely beneficial to us ordinary people. For so many years, we have been taken care of by Tianxia Granary."
“…”
Every word of praise touched Zhou Zhaonuan's heart. Looking at the little girl walking from a distance, General Ye's brain exploded, especially when Zhou Zhaonuan rode past him on a white horse, General Ye was even more at a loss as to what to feel.
Every word Zhou Beichen had said to him in the past came to his mind, until the parade passed by, and General Ye was still standing there, motionless.
"Old Ye, what are you thinking about here?"
Suddenly, a hand was placed on his shoulder. Ye Chouxiu's natural alertness made him turn around quickly. When he was about to grab the person, he saw the familiar face. He felt inexplicably relieved and said unhappily.
"I came out to see if what he just said was true. What are you doing out here? Aren't you afraid that someone will take advantage of the opportunity to break into the barracks?"
General Wu smiled generously, patted General Ye's shoulder with emotion, and sighed deeply.
"Old Wu, we're old now, and sometimes, we're no longer able to handle many things. You have to accept your age and do what I say. Let's listen to Princess Chang'an and do what she says. This court should be infused with some young energy."
"The barracks are fine. Although we've left, the younger ones are currently there discussing matters. Oh, and you might not know this, but the Second and Third Princes somehow got the Emperor's permission and also came to the barracks. They arrived this morning."
Ye Chouxiu opened his mouth and looked at General Wu's equally old face, not knowing what to say at all.
"Old Wu, I..."
This time, General Ye did not refute Zhou Beichen's decision. The horse's hooves raised dust, and time passed in circles. Two hours later, he had already quickly run around Shaohua.
In order to respond to the cheers in the hearts of the people and to find a place for all the rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves, Zhou Zhaonuan had no choice but to follow public opinion and pulled Liangzhong around again.
Although the entire Yuan Dynasty was not taken down, the king of Yuan Dynasty was captured, and there was probably no other possibility.
The whole city cheered. When Zhou Zhaonuan once again walked in front of General Ye and General Wu, Ye Chouxiu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at General Wu seriously, "Oh, Princess Chang'an is back now, but where's the Emperor?"
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