It was the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of the Xuanli calendar.
The eastern coalition forces of the Yu Dynasty occupied the city of Huolan on the border of the Yi State.
On October 15th, the eldest prince Yu Wentian and Yu Chunqiu led an allied force of 300,000 soldiers eastward and approached Daqiu, an important town in the eastern part of the Yi State.
Amid the roar of one hundred red cannons, Daqiu City was captured in just one day on November 16.
The 300,000-strong army of the Yu Dynasty and the 500,000-strong army of the Yi State fought a decisive battle in Daqiu.
On the 25th day of the 10th month of the Xuan calendar, ten days later, the flag of the commander of the eastern border army was planted on the top of Daqiu City, and the 500,000-strong army of the Yi Kingdom was defeated!
The Yi state was in shock, with widespread grief.
In the Battle of Daqiu, the Yi people suffered over 220,000 deaths and over 100,000 wounded, while the Yu Dynasty suffered 100,000 deaths and 60,000 wounded.
The army of the Yu Kingdom entered Daqiu. The Huang Kingdom originally thought that the eastern coalition forces of the Yu Dynasty would stop in Daqiu, but they never expected that Yu Wentian would only rest in Daqiu for five days.
On the first day of November, the Eastern Allied Forces’ army of more than 100,000 troops continued to advance eastward!
Under pressure from all the civil and military officials in the court, the king of Yi State finally submitted a letter of peace to Emperor Xuan of Yu Dynasty. The eastern coalition forces retreated to Daqiu and would decide whether to stay or go after the peace talks were concluded.
Also during this period, the king of Huang Kingdom, Tuoba Feng, centralized power in his hands, integrated the eight banners of Huang Kingdom's soldiers, reorganized them into 400,000 elite soldiers, and named them - Tiandao!
He did not let Tian Dao go south, but appointed his trusted general Tuoba Batian to train the 400,000 soldiers in the snow and ice. He also recruited the famous blacksmiths of the Wilderness Country to Shangdu, set up a firearms bureau, and developed the flintlock rifle.
Also during this period, Tang Qianjun from Wu Dynasty led 10,000 Blood-Clothed Guards to the border of the Wilderness Country, but received news that the Divine Sword troops had returned to Yu Dynasty.
Tang Qianjun led his troops to Yanshan Pass, submitted the documents from Her Majesty the Queen, left the army in Xinzhou, and rode fast to Jinling of the Yu Dynasty with two deputy generals and Wen Ruoxi.
Fu Xiaoguan had just returned to the western mountains of Linjiang when he received shocking news—Yu Wenyun was pregnant with his child!
Counting the time, it has been three months!
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The Yu Dynasty went to Shangjing, Dieyi Palace.
There were four charcoal fires burning in the palace, making it as warm as spring.
Emperor Xuan and Empress Shang were sitting opposite Yu Wenyun, and an imperial physician was standing nervously on the side.
Queen Shang was in disbelief. She looked at the old doctor and asked, "Is that correct?"
The old doctor hurriedly bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, I have diagnosed you six times and I cannot be wrong."
"Oh...you go now. Remember, if even a single word leaks out, I will kill your entire family!"
"I dare not!"
The old doctor retreated, and Empress Shang smiled. "Mr. Fu, where are you now?"
Yu Wenyun raised his head shyly and whispered, "I'm afraid, I'm afraid he's still in Yongning Prefecture, Pingling, and Quyi... Or maybe he's returned to the Western Mountains."
Emperor Xuan was overjoyed, "He's alive?"
"Hmm..." Yu Wenyun's voice was as soft as a mosquito's. "He, he returned to Xishan on August 15th."
"So the raid on Palace Master, the return of the Third Princess, and the construction in Pingling and Quyi were all personally carried out by him?"
"Yeah." Yu Wenjun nodded.
Emperor Xuan stood up and paced back and forth in the room. "This brat, he's my subject, my son-in-law, and he's silent when he comes back! I've been worrying about him for so long in vain... Now I have to find him quickly!"
Yu Wenjun raised his head and said, "Father, he, he probably doesn't want to be exposed to the world."
"Isn't it all for Wu Zhao to secure his throne? I don't care about his mess. The problem now is that you are pregnant now. It is obvious that it can't be concealed. If he is responsible, he must marry you legitimately!"
Yu Wenjun lowered his head again, feeling very conflicted.
She was very happy that she was pregnant with his child, but he had said that he could not show up in public for the time being - so if she let him marry her in a high-profile manner now, he would naturally be exposed to the world.
But if we don’t get married yet… my belly will really get bigger day by day.
Empress Shang grabbed Yu Wenyun's hand and said with a smile, "What you need to do now is to rest and take care of your pregnancy. Your Majesty and mother will handle the rest. He is originally a prince of the Wu Dynasty. He can escape for a while, but he can't escape forever. As for how the Wu Dynasty will react if news of him gets out, it all depends on his own choice at that time."
"Right now, the most important thing is your marriage. The most urgent thing is to find Fu Xiaoguan. He also needs to come to Jinling."
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Xishan Villa.
Dong Shulan pouted and felt quite uneasy.
Yu Wenjun is actually pregnant!
But there was no movement in my stomach!
Fu Xiaoguan held Dong Shulan's hand, put it to his mouth and blew two puffs of hot air, then said with a smile: "It's something that will happen sooner or later, so why bother taking it to heart?"
"What are your plans now?"
"Getting married is the most important thing in life, so I will naturally marry you in a grand ceremony."
"But if this happens, Wu Chao will know that you are still alive."
"It doesn't matter. Compared to marrying you, this is just a trivial matter."
"If the Wu Dynasty wants you to return and become emperor..."
Fu Xiaoguan was silent for two breaths. "If that's the case, then let's just hold off. The pilot program in Yu Dynasty has just begun, and it will be rolled out nationwide next year. This is a critical juncture, and success or failure will depend on next year."
"The Yu Dynasty is my homeland. How can I just walk away like that? There's no need to worry about these things now. Let's get the marriage done first. That's our top priority!"
Dong Shulan covered her mouth and smiled, "When will you return to Beijing?"
"You pack up, I'll write a few plans and then we'll go."
"good."
Dong Shulan happily went upstairs. Fu Xiaoguan called Chunxiu over and startled her: "Young Master?"
"Um."
"You're still alive?"
"...Of course the young master is alive!"
"Uh" Chunxiu was extremely excited. As long as the young master was not dead, the Fu Mansion would naturally not collapse!
No, it doesn’t matter if the Fu Mansion collapses, as long as the young master is not dead!
"Xiu'er."
"ah."
"Do you miss the young master?"
"Of course I did."
Fu Xiaoguan picked up his pen and wrote a few letters.
"The young master is getting married."
"...This servant congratulates the young master."
"Then the young master will give Xiu'er a big red envelope!"
"...This servant, thank you very much, Master."
"What are you thanking me for..." Fu Xiaoguan finished writing a few letters.
"Send this letter to Feng Laosi at Fenglin Mountain."
"This one is for Tang Lin from the brick and tile shop."
"This is for Wang Er... and this is for Qin Chengye... Also, go and invite Mr. Qin. No, Mr. Qin, I'll go by myself. You go first."
Chunxiu took the letters but did not leave. She asked in a low voice, "Young Master is getting married... The Master hasn't come back yet. Should I also go to Jinling with the Young Master?"
"Xiu'er, you are the young master's close friend. Now that the young mistress and I are gone, there will be no one to look after us in Xishan."
"Oh...I understand."
Chunxiu walked out, feeling a little sad, thinking that this was clearly a good thing for the young master, what was wrong with me?
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