Seeing An Qing walking in, Zhu Biao quickly stepped forward and greeted with a forced smile, "Is the emperor's sister here? If the emperor's sister wants to come, just come directly. Why do you want these slaves to pass it on?"
With that said, Zhu Biao scolded Wang Yue, "Open your eyes and see clearly. From now on, the imperial sister can enter the palace anytime she wants to see me. If you let me know that you are blocking me, I will break your legs!"
"Your Majesty, I was wrong. I don't dare to do it anymore!" Wang Yue knelt on the ground and begged for mercy again and again, looking extremely repentant.
But Zhu Biao had a straight face, waved his sleeves and said, "What's the use of begging me? Have you offended me? You offended the emperor's sister, you should beg the emperor's sister to forgive me."
Wang Yue quickly turned around on his knees and bowed to Anqing, "Please, Your Highness, please spare me this time."
When An Qing saw him, he immediately saluted Zhu Biao and said, "An Qing pays homage to the emperor."
Then he said to Wang Yue, "Father, please get up quickly."
A smile suddenly appeared on Zhu Biao's face and he kicked Wang Yue, "Did you hear that? Since the imperial sister has forgiven you, then you can get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess, and thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Wang Yue bowed before slowly getting up.
"Come here, please sit down!" Zhu Biao shouted towards the door of the palace.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." An Qing returned the greeting.
Zhu Biao waved his hand and said with a smile, "Call me Emperor Brother. Isn't it true that we, brother and sister, are called Emperor? We will all be called Emperor Brother from now on."
"Yes, thank you, Brother Huang." An Qing said calmly.
After taking a sip of tea, An Qing couldn't wait to ask, "Brother, I heard that Duke Liang and Duke Ying have both returned from the grassland. Why haven't you come back yet?"
Although he had already guessed the purpose of Anqing's request, Zhu Biao was still a little embarrassed to answer when asked.
"You also know this, and you will be affected by your fate. Han Du is not with Lan Yu and Fu Youde. It is normal for them not to come back together."
"When will my husband come back?" An Qing asked worriedly.
Zhu Biao was not sure of his answer to An Qing, so he looked around and said to him, "Well, Lan Yu and Fu Youde didn't find the Tatar tribe before they returned. If Han Du couldn't find the Tatar tribe, he would also return."
At most, it’s just a matter of order, so you don’t have to worry too much.”
After hearing Zhu Biao's comfort, Anqing was not as calm as him at all, and quickly asked, "How long has it been? Does the emperor have any news about her husband?"
Zhu Biao paused for a moment, shook his head truthfully, and nodded sincerely, "It is true that I have no news about Han Du, but the emperor sister does not need to worry. The army has gone deep into the grassland, and it is reasonable that no news can be spread. Lan Yu and Fu Youde entered the grassland.
After that, no news came. We waited until they came out of the grassland before reporting the situation. Although I have no news about Han Du, you don’t have to worry too much.”
"In the vast grassland, there was no news about my husband as soon as he left. Even now, both Liang Guogong and Ying Guogong have returned, but there is still no news at all. How can I not be worried?" An Qing said, feeling aggrieved and about to cry.
When Zhu Biao saw him, he felt embarrassed and said hurriedly, "How about I immediately send an order to Lan Yu and ask him to send people deep into the grassland to search for Han Du's traces? As soon as there is news, I will inform the imperial sister immediately, okay?"
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"Brother Jinkou said, once you have any news about your husband, please tell me." An Qing received Zhu Biao's promise and immediately stopped crying.
Zhu Biao sighed helplessly and immediately said to Wang Yue, "Draw up the decree and order Lan Yu to send someone to the grassland to find out the news about Han Du. As soon as there is news, report it immediately!"
"According to the decree."
Then Zhu Biao looked back at An Qing and said seriously, "My dear sister, do you think this is okay?"
An Qing stood up quickly, bowed his head towards Zhu Biaoyifu and said, "Thank you, brother."
After finally comforting An Qing and sending him out of the palace, Zhu Biao returned to the huge map. His eyes roamed back and forth over the large blank spaces on the map, muttering to himself, "Handu, Handu, where are you?"
where?"
Now Zhu Biao can only hope that Han Du is still alive. If
If he died, how would he explain to Anqing?
More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye
On this day, Wang Yue, who had always maintained his composure, rushed directly to the emperor like a frizzy child.
"Your Majesty, I am so happy!"
Zhu Biao frowned at first, feeling a little displeased with Wang Yue's hasty behavior. After hearing his words, his brows suddenly relaxed and asked, "What makes you so happy?"
Wang Yue hurriedly presented the memorial and explained excitedly, "Dong Guo Liang replied. He not only inquired about the whereabouts of Marquis Zhenhai, but also learned that Marquis Zhenhai defeated the Tartar Grand Master Arutai on the bank of the Onan River. Arutai twenty
Wan Tieqi was beaten to ashes by Marquis Zhenhai. Your Majesty, this is a great victory!"
"What?" Zhu Biao was surprised and happy.
What was surprising was that on that vast grassland, Han Du actually collided with the main force of the Tatar tribe. Isn't this too much of a coincidence?
Fortunately, Han Du actually
Then he defeated the Tatars and wiped out 200,000 Tatar cavalry in one battle.
"Why didn't Lan Yu report such an important victory immediately?"
Wang Yue suddenly looked a little dodgeful, and said hesitantly, "These are the information that Liang Guogong found out. Maybe Liang Guogong was not sure, so he chose not to report it."
Zhu Biao immediately opened the memorial and glanced at it hastily. Lan Yu indeed said in the memorial that the news was passed down by word of mouth. It was not confirmed at all, so it was appropriate not to report it as a great victory.
Otherwise, if we report it as a great victory now and find out in the end that this is not the case, where will Ming's face be put? .???.
"Onan River" Zhu Biao mentioned the place where Han Du defeated the Tatars. He immediately stood up, looked at the map behind him, and asked loudly, "Where is the Onan River?"
Wang Yue quickly pointed with his whisk, "Your Majesty, this is the Onan River. But this river is so long, I don't know where the Marquis of Zhenhai is."
Zhu Biao nodded, then frowned and said, "It's so far away, how could Han Du go to the Onan River?"
I am afraid that only Han Du can answer this. Wang Yue cursed in his heart and stood aside silently.
Afterwards, Zhu Biao became happy and said with a smile, "No matter how he went, I am relieved now that I know that Han Du is fine."
He raised his hand and pointed at Wang Yue, "Also, send someone to summon Anqing immediately. I want to tell her the good news."
"According to the decree."
When Anqing heard the imperial brother summoned him, he immediately thought that Han Du had news.
He immediately followed the eunuch into the palace. The moment he saw the emperor's brother, An Qing immediately said, "Anqing pays homage to the emperor's brother. The emperor's brother summoned An Qing today. Is there any news about your husband?"
Unlike the last time when he did not dare to face Anqing, Zhu Biao was confident this time.
"Haha, that's right. Lan Yu has discovered Han Du's traces. About two months ago, Han Du defeated the Tartar Grand Master Arutai on the banks of the Onan River. Now, are you finally relieved?"
After hearing the news about Han Du, An Qing felt relieved. But she suddenly remembered something, and immediately looked up at Zhu Biao and asked, "Where is your husband now?"
"Now?" Zhu Biao pondered. "The news came two months ago. Han Du should still be on the grassland now. If he goes south, he should be at the border soon."
Afterwards, Zhu Biao laughed and said, "Don't worry, my dear sister, the Tatar tribe no longer has 200,000 cavalry, and there will no longer be an opponent on the entire grassland that can compete with Handu's army. He will be fine."
"Thank you, brother." An Qing thought the same. The Tatar tribe was defeated by her husband, and there were no more opponents on the entire grassland. There was no need to worry about her husband's safety.
Zhu Biao said, "Imperial sister, just wait with peace of mind. Maybe Han Du will be back soon."
An Qing nodded and agreed. But she didn't expect that it would take more than half a year.
Han Du didn't expect that just by walking westward, he would actually walk from the ice and snow to
The grass grows and the orioles fly.
The originally snowy scenery was gradually replaced by green. At a glance, it looked like a huge green carpet, spreading directly from the feet to the horizon.
"Where have we gone?" Han Du held a piece of grass in his mouth and looked around with a telescope. But no matter which direction he looked, there was no difference. It was like being in a sea of grass.
Same.
Azashi glanced around, then turned his head and said, "Xiaguan has never been here before. But Xiaguan knows that as long as we walk along the Tula River, we will definitely find the Oara tribe."
Han Du smiled slightly and said, "Then continue."
Han Du was not worried about food anyway. Although there was not much food left, a large number of cattle, sheep, horses and camels were seized twice in succession. The cattle, sheep, horses and camels that froze to death in battle were all made into dried meat.
These grains and dried meat are enough to feed the army for a month, not to mention that the army also carries hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses and camels.
Now that grass has grown, as long as the cows and alpacas are grazed well, there will be a steady supply of milk.
Although not many of the Ming army knew how to herd animals, the Uliang Hari were quite good at herding animals. They were naturally able to take good care of cattle, alpacas, and camels.
Since the ice and snow melted and there was no longer any interference from the blizzard, Han Du asked Azashili and Xu Chengfei to send out cavalry every day to investigate the situation ahead.
On this day, a group of Uliangha cavalry finally returned, and they brought important news to Handu.
"Master Marquis, the cavalry sent out by the superior officer found traces of a great battle." After receiving the news, Azashili immediately came to the commander's tent to find Han Du.
"Oh? Where?" Han Du stood up immediately.
The sound of the battle between the two armies was like the earth falling apart, and the place where the battle took place would naturally leave many traces. This point does not need to be carefully distinguished, it can be seen at a glance. Therefore, there is no possibility that the scouts will see it wrong.
"It's less than forty miles north of us." Azashi nodded.