A surprise attack on the border resulted in the capture of the Turkic general Sakr, whose bloody head was hung on the border gate, frightening the enemy into retreating a hundred miles.
The Turkic Khan presented a letter of surrender, offering to cede a hundred li of land in exchange for good relations between the two countries.
Su Jinze paraded through the city with two human heads hanging from his spear. The heads attracted flies, and no one knew what he was laughing about.
General Yun cast a look of disdain at his own grandson and moved a little further away from him.
"What does Xijie mean now?" The old general frowned slightly and asked his eldest son, who was following behind him, in a low voice, "Xijie is seventeen this year, it's time to settle down."
Yun Jingmo fell silent, looking at the boy in front of her who was as silly as a dog, and couldn't help but sigh, "Father, Xi'er said she would rather choose Yun Yi than Jin Ze. I can't persuade her!"
General Yun glared at his eldest son, then pursed his lips and remained silent, thinking of his granddaughter and grandson's behavior. While other people's cousins were childhood sweethearts, his cousins wished they could stab each other with knives.
"She's dreaming!" General Yun exclaimed, his beard bristling and eyes wide. "Let her tell me herself, besides that brat Jinze, who else in the entire Great Zhou could withstand a beating from her!"
He didn't necessarily want a marriage between relatives, but marrying into another family would be making enemies! She'd be causing trouble for her own aunt, and her cousin could take a beating. How could this silly girl not understand such a win-win situation!
Yun Jingmo did not refute. His eldest daughter was born stronger than other girls. While others were drawing patterns and embroidering, she had already mastered wielding her two swords. She even secretly ran away to the border town and went to the battlefield.
The border region has an open and welcoming atmosphere, and the female general easily charmed her, making her forget all her worries. If it weren't for her mother's firm stance this time, forcing her to return to the capital, she might have been on her way to becoming the Protector General of the Nation.
"Should I try to persuade them again?"
"Forget it, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. I'll enjoy my own happiness. Let her be. Maybe I'll meet a blind gentleman when I go back to the capital this time."
"Father, is that blind young man tough enough to take a beating?"
"I don't know, I'll just try to find someone who can take a beating."
There aren't many people like Su Jinze who can fight and withstand a lot of damage, it's a pity that Xi Jie didn't take a liking to him.
"Father, His Majesty's summons to the capital this time is intended to allow you to retire here. Before you left, you won a great victory against the Turks, so I'm afraid your official position will be promoted again."
General Yun, however, could not laugh. The Yun family was full of military officers, and they had also formed a marriage alliance with the powerful Marquis of Wenyang. He feared that His Majesty was wary of the Yun family's high achievements overshadowing the emperor and causing trouble.
"Fate and power are fleeting. The Yun family's mission is to protect the Great Zhou. Do not be greedy for power and wealth and bring trouble upon yourselves."
Yun Jingmo lowered her head in shame: "Son knows."
Three days later, General Yun returned to the capital, traveling light with only a small troop of men, Su Jinze, and Yun Shuyue. To prevent a Turkic counterattack, the soldiers remained at the front lines.
Yun Shuyue squeezed the horse's flanks with her legs, urging the little white horse to move away from Su Jinze. "Su Jinze, what did you bring? It stinks!"
Su Jinze rode a black steed, a wild horse he had tamed himself at the border, named Zhui Feng. Zhui Feng was much larger than ordinary warhorses, making Su Jinze tower over it. A hemp rope stretched across his front, with a square box hanging on each side.
The stench was coming from the box.
Su Jinze and Yun Shuyue have been at odds since childhood, not because they're bickering lovers, but simply because they both feel the other might steal the honor of "the youngest general of the Great Zhou Dynasty." They are exceptionally persistent when it comes to things that give them the upper hand.
Yun Shuyue complained that he smelled bad, so he boasted about his achievements!
"This is no ordinary head; it's the head of a Turkic general!"
"If you have the guts, go chop some down too?"
Yun Shuyue glared at Su Jinze, unable to refute him. The Turks were cunning; in recent years, their border raids had always involved sending their slaves in the lead while their generals cowered in the rear. Opportunities to confront them directly were few and far between, and Su Jinze, this guy who led the surprise attack, had gotten away with it!
Envious and resentful, she tightened the reins to distance herself from Su Jinze. Next time, she would cut off the enemy general's head and present it to His Majesty!
General Yun watched silently from the side, secretly praying that his little granddaughter, whom he had never met before, was brave, otherwise she would be scared to death by such a "gift"!
After a long and bumpy journey through high mountains and long roads, General Yun finally managed to bring these two ancestors back to the capital, even at great personal risk.
Emperor Jingming, accompanied by his civil and military officials, welcomed General Yun back to the capital. As soon as he looked up, he saw the majestic old war god, his face filled with a mixture of sorrow and relief, and joy. The moment he stepped through the city gate, his eyes blazed with a desire for life!
Emperor Jingming was deeply moved and felt even more indebted to the loyal ministers and generals who had protected the Great Zhou Dynasty over the years!
"Your humble servant Yun Wenke greets Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" "Minister Yun, you have worked hard!" Amidst the thunderous shouts of obeisance, Emperor Jingming personally went to greet General Yun, who was about to kneel down, and held his hand as they walked together. "Minister Yun, you have had a long and arduous journey. I have prepared a banquet in the palace to celebrate your return to the capital. Many years have passed since you left. You have made great contributions. This time, you defeated the Turks. I will reward you handsomely!"
The emperor's favor is a blessing for his subjects, but they must be sensible about it.
General Yun dared not act arrogantly and thanked Emperor Jingming.
After a long back-and-forth between the ruler and his subject, he was finally allowed to go home to wash up.
General Yun breathed a sigh of relief, finally no longer having to share a place with those two nemesis. The old man, still as sharp as ever, walked incredibly fast, not even noticing that Yun Shuyue hadn't kept up.
As Yun Shuyue watched the main group walk away, she elbowed Su Jinze in the stomach. The latter winced in pain and his face turned green. "Yun Shuyue, are you sick?!"
He was struck on the back of the head again before he could finish speaking, and this time he was truly enraged. He turned around and glared at the person who dared to act so arrogantly towards him, but his anger weakened when he met his father's gloomy face. "Father."
Su Junyao responded with a soft hum, then turned to look at Yun Shuyue with a much gentler tone: "Why didn't Xijie go back?"
Yun Shuyue obediently called him "Uncle," her eyes sparkling: "Su Jinze, aren't you going to present the gift to His Majesty?"
The two heads were so stinky that Su Jinze, after being beaten up, had them roughly preserved in the wild. The odor was gone, but their appearance was undeniably horrifying. However, they were perfect for humiliating the enemy.
His Majesty will surely like it!
Su Jinze shook his head, the two boxes on his red-tasseled spear standing out prominently. "These aren't for His Majesty, they're for my little sister, Qiuqiu."
"Yun Shuyue, you'd better not come to my house. You didn't even prepare a gift for Qiuqiu!"
Yun Shuyue was stunned. What normal person would send their younger sister, who was not even a year old, to their death?!
Su Junyao didn't know what was in the box, but upon hearing this, he finally gave this brat who had run away from home for two years without a word a pleasant look.
"At least you have a conscience and know to prepare a gift for your sister. Your mother got up early this morning to prepare it after she knew you were coming back today. Your younger brother and sister are waiting for you too. Come home with me quickly."
After finishing, she didn't forget to call Yun Shuyue: "Xi'er, come with me. When I passed by the Yun residence, I heard my sister-in-law say that she was going to bring out the Purple Gold Chaos Hammer. You should come and avoid trouble!"
Yun Shuyue was startled and followed closely behind the Su family father and son.
She wasn't afraid of her mother; she just wanted to rescue her poor little cousin!
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