Han Qing's advantage only appears when the world is in chaos, which is what he has always done. He led the Xianbei people into the Central Plains, assassinated Qu Yunmie with a poisonous scheme, and wrote nursery rhymes to make the people panic. Xiao Rong knew this. What Xiao Rong didn't know was that he contacted Yang Zangyi, assassinated Sun Renluan, contacted selfish families, and secretly bought and sold Jinling's grain and grass, leaving Jinling's defenses empty.
Even if Xiao Rong didn't know what happened next, he could still see that Han Qing wanted to fish in troubled waters, eliminate the top people, and become the top person himself.
In other words, as long as the world is peaceful and the Zhenbei Army is the only one that stands out, Han Qing will not be able to cause any trouble and will not have any chance to stand out.
Revenge is always secondary. The most important thing is to maintain Qu Yunmie's current status and ensure that the throne falls into his hands.
Thinking of this, Xiao Rong rubbed his cheeks vigorously.
There is really no time to rest... Fighting this and that, dealing with this and then dealing with that, conquering the world is already so difficult, I wonder what it feels like to govern the world. ... I am tired and want to give up. *
On the second day, several military orders were issued from the palace.
After recuperating for many days, Wang Xinyong went from being unwilling to enter the palace at the beginning to being unwilling to leave it now. He went to find Xiao Rong with a worried look on his face and stayed in Xiao Rong's room for nearly half an hour. When he went out again, his face was not so ugly anymore. If you look closely, you can feel that he is in high spirits.
How could he not be full of enthusiasm? He was going to return home in glory as a life-saving straw. …
The second military order was sent to Xihai County. Qu Yunmie summoned Jian Qiao back to the capital and sent the governor of Zhangye County to take over Xihai.
Zhangye and Jiuquan are both cities close to Xihai County, but the governor of Zhangye is from the Central Plains and is very strong-willed. If Xihai County is handed over to this person, at least there is no need to worry that he will suddenly establish himself as king with his people. …
The third military order was sent to Shengle. With the recommendation of Xiao Rong, Qu Yunmie promoted the prefect of Shangdang to be the governor of Bingzhou. Shengle was also included as a part of Bingzhou. The first task of the new governor was to quickly go to Shengle to replace Yu Shaoxie. Everyone would be busy from then on. Xiao Rong did not want to take advantage of Song Shuo, so he found Qu Yunmie and asked him to call back the other sheep.
The messengers rode the fastest horses and delivered the military orders to the right places. After receiving the orders, Jian Qiao and Yu Shaoxie naturally organized their troops and set off immediately.
At this time, there was not only Yu Shaoxie in Shengle City, but also Yu Shaocheng who came with a large number of prisoners of war to join his brother.
Seeing that his brother had already gone to pack up, Yu Shaocheng turned around and asked the messenger: "Is there a letter for me?"
The messenger blinked and shook his head, saying, "The king did not mention General Yu."
Yu Shaocheng stared at him without giving up: "Not even a message?"
Messenger: “…”
He shook his head again.
Yu Shaocheng fell silent.
He comforted himself in his heart, well, Shengle is so cold, it’s better for my brother to go back, the winter in Chenliu is always warmer than Shengle.
Besides, my brother has been talking about the people in Chenliu all the time. He should be very happy when he returns. He will greet Gao Xunzhi, care about Xiao Rong, and give advice to Song Shuo...
He will still take care of these people, just like he took care of himself in the past. By the way, the Chinese New Year is just over a month away. Brother loves the Chinese New Year the most. It will be lively this year. He might even drink and give Xiao Rong a red envelope. In the past, he was the only one who could receive red envelopes from brother, but he knows that he is no longer the only brother in brother's heart.
It’s great that my brother has someone else to care about. Compared to before, he is much happier and calmer. …It’s great. It’s really, really, great.
The messenger watched Yu Shaocheng's expression change from lost to ferocious. He looked at Yu Shaocheng in horror. The next second, Yu Shaoxie came out from behind and called out, "Cheng'er."
Yu Shaocheng turned his head instantly, with a bright smile on his face again: "Brother."
Yu Shaoxie put the bag on the table and comforted him: "The king asked me to go back, but he didn't let you leave with me. He must be worried about the prisoners of war in the city. The new governor is about to take office. Without your help, he will find it difficult to manage these locals. Now you are the highest commander in Shengle City. The king also intends to train you, not to ignore you. After I leave, don't get angry. From what I have seen from the king's actions these days, something may have happened in Nanyong. He called Jian Qiao back. When things are stable here, he will probably call you back as well."
Yu Shaocheng lowered his head silently, looking a little aggrieved, but he didn't say anything, "Brother, I spent the New Year alone last year."
Yu Shaoxie looked distressed, but there was nothing he could do since Qu Yunmie didn't say anything.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Shaoxie raised his hand and stroked Yu Shaocheng's hair. He promised, "Perform well, and I will try to get the king to call you back before the end of the year."
Yu Shaocheng was taller than Yu Shaoxie. In order to prevent Yu Shaoxie from getting tired, he bent over. Before Yu Shaoxie took his hand away, Yu Shaocheng rubbed his palm, then raised his head with a sunny face: "Well, I'll listen to you, brother."
Seeing this, Yu Shaoxie felt relieved. He smiled at Yu Shaocheng and went out to arrange other things.
The messenger at the side also fell into deep thought.
It was clearly a scene of brotherly love and respect, so why did he feel a pain in his eyes like needles? …………
That afternoon, Yu Shaoxie left Shengle. It had snowed in Shengle a long time ago, but the snow this year was not as heavy as in previous years. This year's heavy snow was concentrated in the Qinling Mountains and Bushan Mountain area, and the grassland was not greatly affected.
The snowy road was difficult to walk on, and in order to take care of Mr. Yu, the others slowed down. Therefore, although Shengle was closer to Chenliu, Yu Shaoxie and Jian Qiao entered the territory of Chenliu almost at the same time. The two teams met on the way, so they naturally merged together and set out on the journey home together.
Someone was waiting for them at the city gate.
They found a teahouse and Xiao Rong and the others sat inside, drinking tea slowly. They waited until Zhang Biezhi came to report the news and then they hurried out.
Zhang was wearing winter clothes and a thick cloak. The moment she saw her husband, her eyes turned red. Jian Qiao was walking slowly at first, but when he saw Zhang Biezhi, he just raised his hand and waved. After seeing the graceful figure, he seemed uncertain. He stretched his neck forward with force to confirm that it was really his wife, and then he sped up instantly.
After running all the way to the city gate, Jian Qiao dismounted, half-knelt on the ground, clasped his fists and shouted to Qu Yunmie who was accompanying him, "I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission and to be able to see the king!"
Qu Yunmie opened his mouth and was about to ask him to get up, but before he could make a sound, Jian Qiao saw his movements and answered: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Then, he got up, ran to Zhang, and looked at her excitedly: "Sanniang!"
Qu Yunmie: “…………”
He had never come out to greet Jian Qiao before, so he had no idea that Jian Qiao would behave like this. Feeling very unhappy, he turned his head and stared at Jian Qiao's side sinisterly, but Jian Qiao no longer noticed him, as he only had eyes for his wife.
He was exhausted from the journey, and his body was dirty and cold. He didn't even dare to touch his wife.
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