Li Kuo picked it up and looked at it, then immediately burst into laughter.

There was a sense of comfort in Li Kuo's laughter, which made the court officials below look at each other in surprise.

Everyone was guessing what the news of victory contained that could make His Majesty so happy.

Just as they were guessing, Li Kuo threw the victory report in his hand to Wang Defa, with no intention of speaking at all.

Seeing this, Li Xiuzhu's father-in-law Fu Wenhan understood.

Your Majesty is looking for a supporting actor.

"Your Majesty, there was a great victory at the border, but did General Luo Shicheng win a great victory?"

Apparently even he, the father-in-law, did not believe that Li Xiuzhu had the ability to command troops.

He admitted that Li Xiuzhu was good at civil affairs, but civil and military affairs were separate, and it was not something that ordinary people could teach to be both civil and military.

"Luo Shicheng? What Luo Shicheng? This is the battle report of my good consort."

"Defa, go show the battle report to the Prime Minister."

"I told you that my good husband has great talents and strategies, but you didn't believe me."

"Look, the prince consort took Juyongguan in just three days. Who among you has this ability?"

What? Taking Juyongguan in three days? For a moment, the whole court was terribly silent, no one believed this result.

There was silence for a moment, and the next second the court was filled with whispers and chaos.

"How is it possible? It's only been three days, how is it possible to take Juyong Pass?"

"Someone must be exaggerating."

"Lord Li, be careful with your words. If you say anything outrageous again, who would dare to lie about military intelligence?"

"Yes, yes, I am sorry."

If it had been like this in the past, Li Kuo would have been angry a long time ago, but now he was happy and didn't say anything.

Wang Defa noticed that His Majesty had a smile on his face, so of course he would not meddle in other people's affairs.

Fu Wenhan looked at the battle report in his hand with shock. Juyongguan was taken so easily, it didn't seem real no matter how he looked at it.

Like all the ministers, he initially thought it was just a small victory.

They are well aware of the nature of the generals at the border, and they will make a big fuss about winning a battle with only a few hundred people.

As the victory report spread, Li Kuo saw that everyone had calmed down, and then he continued: "General Su has dispatched 50,000 elite troops, and they will set out tomorrow."

"Once General Su's army arrives, the battle situation will be settled."

At this time, the Minister of War said, "Your Majesty, since the front line is not so tense, why not send General Su's 50,000 men to defend Tubo?"

"The Tibetans are stationed on the Shushan Road. We must be on guard."

Fu Wenhan frowned upon hearing this, and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there are priorities, and the Shushan Road has been well defended over the years. Although we have withdrawn 10,000 people now, it should not cause much impact."

"Your Majesty only needs to issue an order to recruit soldiers locally during wartime, which will be enough to make up for the shortfall of 10,000 people."

As soon as Fu Wenhan opened his mouth, people belonging to Fu Wenhan's faction immediately echoed him.

The other party couldn't find any reason, so naturally they wouldn't say anything more.

"Your Majesty, the 400-li border crossing has been delivered urgently."

Li Kuo took it, glanced at it and put it aside without saying anything.

This was an express letter sent 400 miles away when Li Xiuzhu just arrived at Yanmen Pass. It meant that he had arrived, but there was no content.

However, one is 400 li and the other is 800 li, so the news of victory from the 800 li route arrived first.

At the same time, the Fu and Su families also received letters.

Not long after the two messengers went down, the Fu Mansion and the Su Mansion also received letters, but only one was from 400 miles away.

Although Li Xiuzhu realized that he had to send letters home, there was no need to do so every time.

Moreover, the war was intense at the time, so even a victory report had to be brief, let alone a letter home.

But I became worried at the end.

Li Xiuzhu only wrote about his experiences and love words in the beginning.

Of course, there was no love talk in the letter to Fu Yunshuang. At most, it was just some advice and he expressed that he was not used to her not being around.

Given the relationship between the two, just stopping at that point would make Fu Yunshuang start to have wild thoughts.

The thought that my brother-in-law is used to me being by his side lingered in Fu Yunshuang's mind for a long time.

But in the end, both of them were worried by the words "war is about to start, and it's uncertain when the letter from home will arrive".

Compared to the mixed joys and sorrows of the two, the Su Mansion was shrouded in a dark cloud.

Su Chengcheng looked at the letter in front of her, her brows furrowed and tears began to flow.

Nong Yue was reading her letter, but before she finished reading, she heard Su Chengcheng sobbing.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Nong Yue turned around and looked, his brows immediately frowned.

"What's wrong?"

She didn't see anything about him being in trouble in the letter, but why was Cheng Cheng crying?

As soon as Nong Yue opened her mouth, Su Chengcheng threw herself into her arms, choking with sobs and trembling with sorrow, she said, "Sister Nong Yue, Brother Xiuzhu doesn't want me anymore."

Nong Yue, who was about to pat Su Chengcheng on the back, froze when he heard this.

Then he gently hugged Su Chengcheng's back.

"Would it be convenient for me to take a look?"

"Um!"

Su Chengcheng was still crying. Nong Yue held her with one hand and picked up the letter that Li Xiuzhu wrote to Su Chengcheng with the other hand.

"Cheng Cheng, when you read this letter, you may not be as happy as you think."

"For a moment I didn't know how to tell you. To be honest, it was very painful for me to write this, but some things must be faced."

"... Because of some things, I may not be able to love you anymore, I'm sorry!"

"I'm really sorry. The reason why an accident is called an accident is because there are some things you can't control."

"I hope you take good care of yourself. Although I can't love you anymore, I'm still your brother Xiuzhu."

"I will still care about you and take care of you when you need me in the future."

"If you still recognize me."

"By the way, thank you for taking care of Nong Yue for me. I will bring you a gift when I return."

"Take care, your (cross out yours) brother Li Xiuzhu (brother crossed out)"

Seeing this, Nong Yue frowned.

Then he started thinking.

Although Nong Yue was born in a brothel, she was a talented woman and very smart. Otherwise, she would not have been able to see through the guests when she met them. From the rich to the courtesans, she never let anyone take advantage of her.

So after reading the letter, she keenly perceived some information.

Something unexpected happened on the way my husband was going to Yanmen Pass, and this accident must be related to Su Chengcheng, which forced my husband to give up Su Chengcheng.

And from the words, whether it is "I'm sorry" or "I will take care of you in the future", one thing can be seen.

My husband liked Cheng Cheng before.

Thinking of this, Nong Yue looked at Su Chengcheng and asked seriously, "This letter is a bit strange. Sister Chengcheng has a few words to ask you. Can you tell me?"

Su Chengcheng was startled when she heard this and raised her misty eyes.

(End of this chapter)