"Old Cheng, what's going on with this Luo Ghost Kingdom envoy?"
After settling the matter of the Xixia envoy, Zhao Kuo remembered that there were Elder Shi from the south and Xiao Simo who was playing in the side hall.
"Well... I can't say what this elder Shi means. King Yongnan is already five years old and is old enough to go to school. He wants to send him to Lin'an."
"Whether it's studying literature or martial arts, it's more convenient than in Luo's Ghost Country. I just brought King Yongnan here without saying hello in advance."
The affairs of Xixia and Luo's Ghost Kingdom seem to have something to do with Guo Mo. The former Zhao Kuo can make the decision for Guo Mo. After all, marriage in this era is about "the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker."
Especially when it comes to the marriage between the two countries, the ministers can only obey orders.
However, the fact that King Yongnan came to Lin'an to study was a big or small matter.
If this child is really an ordinary prince of a small country, it would be enough if he was given the surname "Zhao" because of his good relationship with the Song Dynasty. The key is that he is Guo Mo's biological son.
This is a bit troublesome.
"Let's do this. The child will be raised with me for now. I will send someone to write a letter to Xiao Qi and ask him what he means. As for the Xixia marriage, just follow the procedures of the Ministry of Etiquette."
Is this handled with a clear distinction between public and private matters?
Cheng Jue's head was a bit big, but he didn't dare to tell Guo Mo in advance. He was the Sima of Prince Yan's Palace and also the Minister of Rites.
According to his understanding of our Prince Yan, these two matters are probably equally difficult.
All the ministers retreated, and Lao Zhao Kuo looked at Xiao Simo beside him, thoughtfully.
"Old man, go and call Elder Shi, and we will take the children to Peach Blossom Island together."
.....
Xixia, Yinzhou City.
Guo Mo has been staying here for more than a month. Lu Guanying's injury has fully recovered and he has been able to start practicing martial arts normally in the past few days.
Guo Mo didn't have any of his disciples with him, but there were quite a few people he had to mentor every day.
Lu Guanying, Feng Ge, plus Li Zhichang and Cui Zhifang of the Quanzhen Sect.
After "Taikoozi" Hao Datong broke through to the first-class level in Zhongxing Mansion, he volunteered to join the "Tingfeng" team.
In this way, Xixia's "Tingfeng" organization has three first-class masters in charge.
Lu Chengfeng stayed in Yinzhou, Hao Datong went to the "Longmen Inn", and "Bronze Corpse" Chen Xuanfeng didn't like to stay in one place.
He simply traveled throughout the eastern and northern parts of Xixia, maintaining constant contact, and could also play a certain protective role in the "Tingfeng" strongholds in various places.
In more than a month, Lu Chengfeng re-established six strongholds in Xixia, mainly distributed in the east and north, always paying attention to the movements of Wanyankang and the Mongols.
Although Wokuotai was defeated in Hebei, Temuge, who was in Xixia, drove straight in, avoiding Wanyankang entrenched in the southeast corner of Xixia, and directly expanded westward from the north of Xixia.
In half a year, they reached the junction of Xixia and Xiliao, forcing the Xixia army to shrink further south.
Temuge did not have many soldiers. Inspired by Tuo Lei's incident in Goryeo, he also moved the two tribes under his jurisdiction in Mongolia, nearly 50,000 people, directly into Xixia after the spring of this year.
Although teenagers, strong women, or gray-haired old men cannot go into battle to kill enemies or attack cities and forts, they can still manage to defend a given city with swords and guns.
Therefore, Brother Tiemu basically had no worries, and adopted the method of supporting war with war. He did not need to consider the issue of food and grass, but instead accelerated the speed of the attack.
In mid-August, the climate in Xixia was still very dry and hot. Brother Tiemu returned to the east and directly captured Shazhou, the most important town in the west of Xixia, and also stared at Guazhou not far away.
At this time, the Supreme Emperor Li Zunxu, who was in Zhongxing Mansion, was already ready and got on the carriage heading east.
The Supreme Emperor of Xixia wanted to go to Lin'an in the Song Dynasty to take care of his old age. For the Xixia Kingdom, it was not a glorious thing after all, and the people who knew about it were limited to a very small circle.
Li Zunxu and his party did not put on much ostentation. They were accompanied by Murong Qiudi and four palace maids as maids. In addition, behind the carriage were three brothers and sisters of "Vulture" Yuchixuan.
A group of nine people, two cars, and three horses left Zhongxing Mansion quietly.
"Your Majesty, you just watched the Supreme Emperor go to the Song Dynasty?"
On the tower of Zhongxing Mansion, the current leader of Xixia, Li Dewang, was standing there in casual clothes, followed closely by a person who turned out to be a first-rate player.
Murong Qiudi left, taking with him the only three first-class masters in "Yipin Tang". Li Dewang finally took over "Yipin Tang".
The man next to him was named Tuoba Hong, who was also a member of the Party. It was said that his ancestors were from the royal family.
It was the Tuoba clan that competed with the Murong clan hundreds of years ago. However, they had long been lost to the rest of the people in the long river of history, and were not as resolute and durable as the Murong clan.
Tuoba Hong has always been Li Dewang's bodyguard commander, and now he has become the head of "Yipin Tang". Unfortunately, although his name is still there, his strength is gone.
"Maybe the Emperor's choice was right. He still has Lin'an where he can go to take care of himself, but he doesn't know where I will go in the future?"
In Li Dewang's sleeve, he clutched tightly a military newspaper that had just been delivered overnight.
Shazhou, an important town in the west, was lost and captured overnight by the Mongolian Temmuge.
In this way, Li Dewang's previous deployment in the east, whether it was to indulge Wan Yankang, treat Guo Mo courteously, or even sell Yinzhou, seems to have no practical significance.
Brother Tiemu took a detour to the west, and the distance from Shazhou to Zhongxing Mansion was only a few hundred miles, with only three larger cities in between.
Can Zhongxing Mansion, or Xixia, still be defended?
"Tuoba Hong, I will write a handwritten message. You must send a capable person to Kangcheng and hand it over to Wanyan Kang personally."
"In addition, let's withdraw all the officials and soldiers from Yinzhou and send them directly to Guazhou to garrison. It is always good to concentrate more strength."
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Guo Mo originally planned to go back after August, but was held back by the rapidly changing situation in Xixia.
First, Tiemuge from the north drove straight in, and saw that he had already occupied one-half of the Xixia territory.
Wanyan Kang, who had been keeping his troops stationary, suddenly sent out his capable general, the "loyalty and filial piety army" commanded by Monk Wanyan Chen.
From south to north, we successively captured the two cities that Temu Ge had previously occupied.
At this time, Wan Yankang directly displayed the banner of King Zhao, but in the area he commanded, there was no sign of Dai Jin.
You must know that Brother Tiemu has less than 30,000 cavalry in Xixia, while Wanyankang has developed over the past few years and already has 60,000 cavalry.
If it hadn't been for the attrition on the battlefield in Hebei before moving to Pu'a, Wanyankang's strength would have been even stronger.
Perhaps because he saw that Xixia was profitable in Wokuotai in the desert, he ignored the impact of the recent defeat in Hebei and directly sent Borshu with 20,000 Mongolian cavalry to help Tiemu Ge.
But judging from what Borshu did after arriving in Xixia, it seemed that he was not here to help Temmu, but to pick peaches.
Xixia's army also lost more than 30,000 troops in this round of crazy attacks by Tiemu Ge.
Now, what Li Dewang can really control, including the upcoming evacuation from Yinzhou, is less than 80,000 people.
The Mongolian army is 50,000, Wanyankang is 60,000, and the Xixia army is 80,000. This is the current situation of the three pillars in Xixia.
"Little Junior Sister, is Your Highness here?"
When Guo Mo was watching Lu Guanying and Feng Ge sparring, Lu Chengfeng's voice came from outside.
"Fourth Senior Brother, what happened?"
Seeing Lu Chengfeng's hurried look with a piece of information in his hand, Guo Mo knew something was going on.
"Your Highness, the Xixia military and political affairs were all withdrawn from Yinzhou in the past two days. We have been speculating on what happened. Now the person who decrypted the code should be here. Invite people in -"
Lu Chengfeng shouted toward the door. As soon as he finished speaking, someone walked in from the door.
The person who came in was a Xixia warrior. Guo Mo seemed to have seen him somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it for the moment.
"I have met His Highness King Yan of the Great Song Dynasty. I am sent by the Emperor of Great Xia. This is an autographed letter from my lord. From now on, the entire Yinzhou belongs to your Highness—"
"What?"
After hearing that the person introduced himself, Guo Mo finally remembered that he had met this person when he met Li Dewang at the Hao Palace in Zhongxing Prefecture more than a month ago.
The letter that Guo Mo received from the passerby was not long. The general idea was that the officials of the Song Dynasty had agreed to the marriage between the two countries. Guo Mo would marry the "Princess Yincheng" of Xixia, and the entire Yinzhou would be delivered as a dowry to the "Princess Yincheng".
To Guo Mo.
After Guo Mo read the letter, he didn't say anything and handed it to Huang Rong who was standing aside.
Huang Rong was a little surprised. She usually tried her best to avoid getting involved in military affairs or political affairs.
The principle that "the harem cannot interfere with politics" is still very popular in this era, although Guo Mo is only a King of Yan now.
However, since Guo Mo handed the letter to her, it means that the content of the letter may be related to him.
With puzzled thoughts, Huang Rong unfolded the letter and read it together with Li Mochou next to her.
"Ah, how could this happen? Sister..."
Before Huang Rong could say anything, Li Mochou shouted first.
Guo Mo also said nothing, staring at Huang Rong intently, as if thinking about how to talk to Huang Rong.
"Gee, this King of Xixia is so courageous. He uses the land of a state as a dowry. Is it possible that our 'Princess of Yincheng' won't be able to get married?"
Huang Rong was not waiting for the storm, but she was still in the mood to tease Guo Mo.
"Little junior sister, what's a 'land of one state'? What's a 'princess of Yincheng'?"
Lu Chengfeng on the side was confused when he heard this. Feng Ge and Lu Guanying, who were fighting in the field, also stopped and gathered around together with Li Zhichang and Cui Zhifang.
"Fourth Senior Brother, it will be much more convenient for you to do things in Xixia from now on. The Lord of Xixia has betrothed the 'Princess Yincheng' to our Highness the King of Yan to be the concubine of the King of Yan. This Yinzhou is the dowry."
Huang Rong threw the letter in her hand to Lu Chengfeng, glared at Guo Mo, and turned back to the inner house.
"What? Is this true?"
"It's incredible. There is such a good thing?"
After hearing this, several people in the courtyard gathered around and talked among themselves.
Li Mochou stood there in a daze, with tears in her eyes.
After all, Lu Chengfeng was the calm one. He took the letter that Huang Rong threw in his hand and read it at a glance.
"Your Highness, what are you going to do?"
"Fourth Senior Brother already thinks this is true?"
Guo Mo was a little surprised by Lu Chengfeng's reaction. It seemed that he had known something for a long time.
"Haha, I have just received information that officials from the Ministry of Etiquette are coming to Xixia. They just arrived in Taiyuan two days ago, but the specific content is unknown."
"I also have a letter here that just came from Lin'an. It was written by an official, and the paint is still there."
As Lu Chengfeng spoke, he carefully took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Guo Mo.
Guo Mo smiled bitterly, this father can really find trouble for himself, how could he agree to such a marriage?
Guo Mo thought that in the letter, the officials were explaining to him the marriage to Xixia. After opening it and reading it, he was even more at a loss.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, are you okay?"
Seeing Guo Mo standing there motionless, Lu Chengfeng asked cautiously.
"Hey, today is really a 'good day'. Fourth senior brother, you should also take a look."
Guo Mo had nothing to hide from Lu Chengfeng, both publicly and privately.
What gives Guo Mo a headache is that he doesn't know how to explain the marriage to Xixia to Huang Rong, and now it happens again?
"Ah, King Yongnan of Luo's Ghost Kingdom has arrived in Lin'an and wants to study there? The officials actually took him to Peach Blossom Island?"
Not many people know the life experience of King Yongnan, but there are also quite a few, and Lu Chengfeng happens to be one of them.
"Brother, I won't write a reply. Please go back and tell the leader of your family that I, Guo Mo, will be guarding this land in Yinzhou. If there is any trouble, he can come to Yinzhou.
"
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After receiving Guo Mo's reply, the visitor from Xixia didn't stop and turned around to leave.
"Fourth Senior Brother, since this is the situation now, you should immediately send someone to Taiyuan and ask Meng Gong to personally lead the 30,000 "Dunwu Army" to garrison here."
"Fourth brother, you go out now. Guanying and you guys will also help us, call back all the horse thieves who were lurking before, and officially take over Yinzhou City."
"In addition, Fourth Senior Brother, please think about another announcement to calm the people. Without mentioning the marriage, just show that I, the Yan Palace of the Great Song Dynasty, have taken over Yinzhou from the King of Great Xia."
"The policies implemented before will remain unchanged for the time being. Then hurry up to Luoyang and ask Zhao Changshi to send some officials over."
Li Dewang, the king of Xixia, played a trick at the end. He first notified his people to evacuate completely, and then sent a letter to Guo Mo two days later?
It seems that the other party also knows his whereabouts in Xixia very well.
Everyone stopped practicing martial arts. With such a big change happening suddenly, everyone had to get busy first.
Fortunately, the horse thief army, plus the "Ting Feng" people, plus the Yan King's escort army, there are only a thousand people at their disposal. Without the invasion of foreign enemies, there is no problem in maintaining law and order in the city.
As for the places under Yinzhou, we can only wait for Meng Gong's "Dunwu Army" and Zhao Rushu from Luoyang to send people before making plans.
In the busy courtyard, only Guo Mo and Li Mochou were left.
"Brother Mo, you'd better go to the backyard to comfort my eldest sister..."
For the first time in several months, Li Mochou called Guo Mo "Brother Mo". Ever since Huang Rong chased him to the battlefield in Hebei, the two of them seemed to have been estranged from each other until a year ago.
"Okay, what you should face will eventually have to be faced. Mo Chou, you should also come with us."
Guo Mo has been struggling, not only with the matter itself, but more importantly with his own inability to convince himself.
"I...is it appropriate for me to go?"
Li Mochou didn't wait for the answer. Guo Mo had already turned around and walked towards the back house, and Li Mochou had no choice but to follow.
The only characteristic of the house Guo Mo bought in Yinzhou City is that it is "big", which is also in line with the characteristics of the northwest. The land is vast and sparsely populated, so there is no shortage of land.
Even the courtyard of the back house is five feet square, which is more than enough even for practicing martial arts here.
Huang Rong did not return to the house, and the weather was still hot. Guo Mo had a small pavilion built on the west side of the back yard.
It is a good choice for three or five people to sit around and drink tea in summer.
Huang Rong was sitting there at this time, holding a teapot and pouring water into the teacup. The water overflowed and she didn't even notice.
"Rong'er, let me do it -"
Guo Mo walked closer, reached out and took the teapot, picked up another teacup, poured a cup into it, and handed it to Huang Rong.
Huang Rong took it and drank it in one gulp.
"Brother Mo, how long have we known each other?"
After drinking a book of tea, Huang Rong asked calmly.
Guo Mo didn't understand what he meant, but he answered honestly.
"It has been seven and a half years since I first met you at Changqing Tower in Zhangjiakou. You were not yet sixteen years old at that time..."
Time flies so fast. As Huang Rong asks, everything that happened in the past few years seems to have happened yesterday.
"Yes, it has been more than seven years. I was not yet sixteen at that time. Now I am the mother of three children. Yi'er and Xiang'er are both over four years old."
"Brother Mo, you have always taken good care of me for more than seven years, whether it was the young boy who just came back from the desert or the current King Yan of the Song Dynasty."
"But, I know that you don't belong to me alone. Sooner or later, you will have another woman. I am afraid every time I think of this..."
"Rong'er, please stop talking. I will not agree to this political marriage. Don't worry, I..."
Seeing Huang Rong talking so calmly, as if she was telling someone else's story, it was so calm that Guo Mo felt heartbroken.
"Brother Mo, I know you are good to me. No matter how many women you have, I believe you will never forget me. I'm just not used to sharing you with strange women."
When she said this, Huang Rong couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears.
Li Mochou stood aside silently, tears streaming down her face. She didn't know if she was shedding tears with Huang Rong, or if she was feeling sad in her heart.
"You are His Royal Highness King Yan of the Song Dynasty, and in the future you will be an official of the Song Dynasty. You will also want to be an emperor who unifies the world and reorganizes China. How can you become the laughing stock of the world because of my existence?"
"In the Great Song Dynasty, there are officials and important ministers present. After several years of hard work, there is basically no resistance."
"Hedong, Guanzhong, and Hebei are also in our hands. The Kingdom of Jin is no longer a concern. Now the Xixia battlefield will be the place where several forces will finally compete. How can you not take this Yinzhou?"
"If you can capture Yinzhou without spending a single soldier, you will have the title of Prince Consort of Xixia. In the future, if you want to expel all forces in Xixia, you will be able to change your name more legitimately."
"Rong'er, please stop talking. The more you say this, the more I feel sorry for you..."
How could Guo Mo not think of what Huang Rong said?
However, in his original plan, he just wanted to become a proud couple with Huang Rong, and have three or five children to look after him.
When the children grow up, I will travel around the world with Huang Rong.
How did it become like this?
"Brother Mo, this Xixia's 'Princess of Yincheng', since the ruler and officials of the other party have approved it, and they have handed over Yinzhou to you first, you must marry her!"
"However, before you marry this 'Princess of Silver City' whom you have never met, you must promise me something! It seems that we have known each other for more than seven years, and apart from saving my mother, I haven't asked you for anything, right?"
Huang Rong suddenly said solemnly. Such a tone made both Guo Mo and Li Mochou feel unfamiliar.
"Rong'er, do you still need to use the word 'begging' between you and me? As long as I can do it, you can just say it -"
Huang Rong already understands justice to this extent, how can Guo Mo let her down again?
"Gee, my request is very simple. Before you marry the 'Princess Yincheng' of Xixia, your second sister, Mochou Mingyuan, must be allowed to marry—"
"What?--"
"Sister?——"
Huang Rong's words shocked the other two people in the yard.
"Why, brother Mo, don't you agree?"
"I......"
Guo Mo is also a flesh-and-blood person, and Li Mochou is an outstanding woman in every aspect, and the two have been alone together for more than half a year.
Especially last year, when she was trapped in a secret cave in Zhongnan Mountain, Li Mochou was even more worried. She completely lost her appearance.
However, it seems that if he really wants to marry her, that is not the case.
"If you don't refuse, I'll take it as your promise. Second sister, aren't you willing to marry Brother Mo?"
"I......"
Where is the poison in the palm of the Five Poison Gods? The ice in the palm is melting!
Isn't she willing?
After learning that Guo Mo had a married wife, she decided to tie her hair and put on a Taoist robe;
When she was forced to marry by her adoptive father, she broke up angrily and wandered in front of Prince Yan's palace;
When Huang Rong "forced" her to take care of Guo Mo on her behalf, she wore women's clothes again.
Days and nights in the ancient tomb, eager waiting in the Enlightenment Palace, how do you ask her to say the word "unwilling"?
"Isn't that enough? 'Princess Yincheng' is a marriage gift given to you by the official family, so you have to accept it. And the second sister Mochou is the concubine chosen by me, the real Princess Yan, for you, so you have to accept it."
accept!"
Now that things have come to this, Huang Rong has become much more open-minded.
In fact, both Huang Yaoshi and Feng Heng told Huang Rong more than once in private about this matter when they were on Peach Blossom Island.
You must know that Feng Heng is not only Huang Rong's mother, but also Guo Mo's aunt, and "Dong Xi", who has a eccentric personality, is a loyal and patriotic person.
"Thank you, eldest sister, you are my biological sister——"
Li Mochou hugged Huang Rong and began to cry, as if all the years of grievance and stubbornness had turned into tears of joy at this moment.
"Well, ever since I recognized you as my sister, I knew that we would be a family."
A woman is really a strange animal. If you tell her all the things she can't figure out, she still can't figure it out.
If she thinks something is reasonable, no matter how twisted it is, she will think it is the way it should be.
"Sister, just now you returned to the back house, Brother Mo also received a letter from the official..."
Okay, you just settled your affairs here, and you turned around and sold Guo Mo?
"Hey, it's also something I don't know how to tell you."
Guo Mo knew what Li Mochou was talking about and directly gave the official letter to Huang Rong.
Back then, Huang Rong was the one who personally experienced what happened to Luo's ghost country An Ling'er.
A few years ago, she accepted Xiao Simo's existence, but when she read the contents of the letter clearly, she was still a little touched in her heart.
"I think the officials have handled it well. It is better for the children to study in the Song Dynasty than in Luo's Ghost Country. Moreover, there are already several children on Peach Blossom Island. They will have one more companion to study literature and martial arts together."
With a relaxed mind, you will have different perspectives when looking at the same problem, not to mention that it is just a five-year-old child?
...
Three days later, Meng Gong personally led three thousand fine cavalry and rushed to Yinzhou on a starry night. Guo Mo's hanging heart was finally relieved.
"Puyu, I am completely relieved that you are here. From now on, your "Dunwu Army" has only one mission. Study carefully how to defend Yinzhou, how to remove the forces of other countries in Xixia, and take over Xixia.
"
"From today onwards, I will give you a strength of 100,000 for the 'Dunwu Army'. You will ask Wang Jian to be responsible for recruiting and training troops within the Song Dynasty. Once the qualified ones are qualified, they will be sent to you."
Guo Mo was even more relieved when it came to Meng Gong, and he just made a big show of it, asking for people and giving money to others.
In the past year or two, Guo Mo deliberately let his eldest brother Guo Jing's "Jingnan Army" expand first. When the veteran "Dunwu Army" was still 50,000 strong, his eldest brother's "Jingnan Army" had already reached 100,000.
people.
After the Battle of Hebei, Guo Jing and Meng Gong were also named marquises at the same time, one as "Jingbian Marquis" and the other as "Dingbian Marquis".
Yes, Guo Mo is balancing.
At his current stage, what he was concerned with was not only his personal safety, but also the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people, and even the entire Song Dynasty.
Balance is sometimes not just a means of controlling people, but also a way of protecting them.
Regardless of whether it is Guo Jing or Meng Gong, if the two of them, no matter who commanded more than half of Guo Mo's total troops, it would not be the turn of the two chief historians of the Yan Palace to figure people out, and they themselves would not be at ease.
Bar?
Let professionals do professional things.
Guo Mo felt that he was still suitable to be a Jianghu person. In just a few days, he was already a little overwhelmed by taking care of Yinzhou's affairs. This was because Lu Chengfeng and others were helping him.
Guo Mo still waited for someone from Lin'an's Ministry of Rites to come, and first issued him the imperial edict of marriage. This was entirely a business matter, and Guo Mo knew that his father had his thoughts on this matter.
People from the Ministry of Rites not only came to give him the decree, but also dropped by Zhongxing Mansion to propose marriage.
Although Xixia offered her the princess on her own initiative, Yicheng had to ask the man to propose it first, so that she would look better.
As soon as the August Festival passed, Guo Mo stayed for one more month. When everything in Yinzhou was on track, he left Yinzhou.
This time, we headed south to Guanzhong and returned to Luoyang first.
In addition to Huang Rong, Li Mochou's two daughters, Feng Ge, Lu Guanying, Li Zhichang and Cui Zhifang also went together. These four people were determined to stay with Guo Mo and learn kung fu.
The whole journey was the territory of the Song Dynasty, so the few of us did not travel very fast. It was just a tour of the mountains and rivers, with stops and starts.
It's just that this land in Guanzhong, which was once a fertile land with thousands of miles of outstanding people, now seems like an over-cultivated field and is extremely barren.
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"It seems that in future foreign wars, we should instruct the generals leading the army to reduce killings as much as possible, capture more prisoners, and first repair the official roads from Guanzhong to Luoyang."
Seeing the dilapidated and disrepaired official roads, it can be seen that under the rule of the Jin Kingdom for so many years, this place has not been taken seriously.
Pass Yan'an Prefecture, go to Puzhou, and enter Henan Prefecture in the west.
After entering Henan Prefecture, the crowds became more crowded. It seemed that there were business travelers traveling between Chang'an and Luoyang, and there were also a small number of tourists.
"Du Gao has done a good job. Since Wei Liaoweng was transferred to Chang'an, I was worried that the development of Henan Prefecture would stagnate. It seems that Du Gao's talent is not inferior to that of Wei Liaoweng."
The closer we get to Luoyang, the more vibrant it becomes, with farmers returning home from their hoeing, students making friends, business travelers in a hurry...
In just over two years, Henan Prefecture is completely different from the original Henan Prefecture.
Guo Mo and the others returned to Luoyang and entered the west gate of Luoyang City directly without informing anyone in advance. When they arrived at Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhao Rushu, the left chief of Prince Yan's Mansion, received the report.
"Haha, congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations——"
Guo Mo knew what the old guy was talking about and gave him a sharp look.
How come a person who is usually so smart doesn't have any discernment today?
Didn’t you see that there are two other people following me on the left and right? Isn’t it true that I don’t want to open a pot?
Guo Mo kicked off his saddle and got off his horse. He ignored Zhao Rushu and walked directly inside.
"Hey, I made a mistake. I made a mistake. Please don't blame Princess Yan."
Zhao Rushu hurriedly saluted Huang Rong.
"There is no need for Zhao Changshi to do this. We should indeed congratulate His Highness the King of Yan for taking all the land in Yinzhou without spending a single soldier. This can be regarded as opening up a good situation in Xixia."
"Zhao Changshi is dedicated to serving the public. On behalf of His Highness King Yan, I would like to thank Changshi for his hard work over the years."
Huang Rong actually saluted Zhao Rushu.
"Can't do it, can't do it..."
Regarding Huang Rong's actions, Zhao Rushu, who had always been extremely shrewd, felt a little uncomfortable with it.
It seems that meeting Princess Yan this time is a little different from before?
Huang Rong and others did not stop at the gate. They all handed over their horses to the sergeant on duty and followed Guo Mo towards the palace of Prince Yan.
In the martial arts training ground of Prince Yan's Mansion, Xiao Longnu was practicing her swordsmanship alone, seemingly not noticing the arrival of everyone.
"Sister, this is my junior sister, her name is Xiao Longnu, we all call her 'Long'er'."
"Long'er? What a good name, such a fresh and refined woman——"
Huang Rong looked at the fairy-like little dragon girl in the field. She had never seen such a woman before. How could she have such a strange feeling?