After being able to communicate smoothly with the west, preparations became much easier for the Great Zhou.
Troops of soldiers and provisions were sent westward. Apart from the youngest of the seven sons, the eight sons, all six of Peng's grandsons were sent here.
The three brothers, General Peng Da, General Peng San, and General Peng Si, were stationed in Kuncheng.
The emperor also learned of the news in time through the urgent courier service. After the capital was at peace, the emperor became ambitious. He was determined to open up the road to the west, and he also wanted his Great Zhou's land west of the desert.
Therefore, the emperor gave his full support, allowing the young generals of the Peng family to give full play to their abilities and go all out to defeat the enemy first. He would then arrange for eloquent officials to assist with the land negotiations.
Who is a skilled negotiator?
The emperor would certainly not forget Gu Shouxin.
In early December, Gu Shouxin received an imperial edict instructing him to prepare after the first month of the lunar calendar, and then set off westward to bring back his beloved daughter and, incidentally, to discuss some territorial matters.
As for the position of Prefect of Kunzhou, let Qianliangduo take charge of the overall situation for now.
Gu Shouxin took the imperial edict to Cai Xiaolian.
“Go ahead. Although Niannian said our Xinxin has good luck, I still can’t rest easy until I see her. That child has been in the west for over a year. I wonder how much taller she’s grown, and if she’s lost weight. Sigh!” Cai Xiaolian didn’t stop her at all.
"Madam, you didn't try to stop me at all? In your heart, your daughter is indeed more important than your husband!" Gu Shouxin said with a wronged expression.
"You know all this and you still say it, hurting yourself?" Cai Xiaolian rolled her eyes at him. "Gu Shouxin, don't make me argue with you! Who was it that said they would protect Xinxin? When you learned that she might have been kidnapped by Langge Kingdom, you should have gone to rescue her. Did you go?"
"That's what Lu Zheng said too." Gu Shouxin ran out of words and brought up Lu Zheng.
"Yes, Lu Zheng said so. He went too! He crossed the snow-capped mountains, infiltrated the enemy country alone, and traversed deserts he had never set foot in before, facing all sorts of unknown dangers, until he found the person he was meant to protect," Cai Xiaolian said with disdain.
"I'm not talking to you anymore! You're just like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, the more she looks at him, the more pleasing he becomes!" Gu Shouxin said angrily.
"Haha, that's right. Mothers-in-law naturally find their sons-in-law more and more pleasing to the eye, but I've heard that fathers-in-law find their sons-in-law extremely displeasing!" Cai Xiaolian laughed.
"Dad, Mom, which son-in-law are you talking about? Is it my second sister's husband or my third sister's husband?" Suddenly, a little one popped his head out from outside the door and asked with his big eyes blinking.
This is Gu Xiaoba, who is over two years old. He speaks clearly and spends all his time playing with Gu Ren.
"Who taught you to eavesdrop outside the door?" Gu Shouxin's face darkened as he looked at his son.
Gu Xiaoba held onto the threshold, carefully trying to step over, but her legs were too short, and she fell down.
He speaks clearly now, but his arms and legs are still quite normal.
In the dead of winter, and dressed in many layers, it took the child a lot of effort to get up. Then, he ran to Gu Shouxin with his short legs, hugged his leg, and looked up at him: "Fifth Sister and Sixth Brother said that Third Sister loved to do this when she was little. I am Third Sister's own brother, so I have to eavesdrop too!"
Gu Shouxin: "..."
Cai Xiaolian couldn't help but laugh, and picked up her son: "Don't listen to your fifth sister and sixth brother's nonsense. Your third sister was just young and short, so people couldn't see her when she stood there, and they thought she was eavesdropping!"
Gu Xiaoba tilted his head: "Mother, it's because I'm young and short."
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