When Luo Junyao set foot on land again, more than ten days had passed since she set sail from Qingzhou.
They did not disembark from Dongzhou and rush back to Shangyong as planned. Instead, they chose to land at the junction of Qingzhou and Xinzhou, and then rode to Qingzhou.
Cao Mian did not joke or threaten Luo Junyao. Even though Cao Mian failed to lead his troops back to Qingzhou as planned, Qingzhou still raised troops.
Not only that, but the Gaoyu people from the north also raised troops at the same time as Qingzhou.
Although Gaoyu and Dasheng seemed to be allies before, it is clear that this alliance is not that strong.
The only news that I don't know whether it is good or bad is that there is no news from the far south of Xinjiang.
Luo Junyao felt that he should still trust his eldest brother and Lingchuan Hou.
They were about to dock in Dongzhou when they received the news. The news in the letter was that the funeral ceremony of the Empress Dowager was postponed, General Luo and Mrs. Su were responsible for supervising the country, and the Regent personally led troops to Qingzhou to quell the rebellion.
Xie Yan's argument was that he wanted to sacrifice the heads of the rebels to the Empress Dowager so that the Empress Dowager could be buried safely.
So Luo Junyao didn't even go to the shore, but turned the ship northward.
"I've met the princess!" Duoyingxiying, who came specially to greet Luo Junyao, was also very happy to see the princess and hurriedly greeted her respectfully.
Luo Jun waved his hand and asked, "Why are you two here? Where is Ayan?"
The overlapping shadow said: "Your Majesty went to see General Qingzhou. Knowing that the Princess would be arriving today, he asked us to greet the Princess."
"General Qingzhou?" Luo Junyao thought for a moment and said, "He also rebelled?"
General Qingzhou is the supreme commander of the military in Qingzhou except for the Governor of Qingzhou. Because the Governor of Qingzhou is essentially a local civil servant, the real power is in the hands of General Qingzhou most of the time.
General Qingzhou rebelled, which is equivalent to the entire Qingzhou army rebelling.
Dieying smiled helplessly and said, "General Qingzhou's sister is the sister-in-law of Marquis Wen Ding."
Luo Junyao nodded and said: "I see, let's go back first."
Duiying glanced at Cao Mian, who was forced to follow Luo Junyao, and his heart skipped a beat: "This is..."
"Marquis Wen Ding." Luo Junyao said.
"..." They left Shangyong early. They had just received the news two days ago that the princess was coming to Qingzhou and had captured Cao Mian.
Although I already knew it, I still couldn't help being surprised when I saw Cao Mian.
The princess only took a few people to Yingzhou. Even if the people from Dongzhou Navy and Mizi Camp were later included, there were only about 2,000 people.
To be able to capture Cao Mian from the Fang family in Yingzhou, which had tens of thousands of elite soldiers, is really amazing.
"Is there any news about Gu Jue?" Luo Junyao asked as he walked forward.
Diying hurriedly said: "General Gu sent someone to send a message back, and Yingzhou is almost stable. At present, Yingzhou's affairs are jointly managed by the Yingzhou County Magistrate and the new head of the Fang family, Fang Yan. General Gu asked the prince for instructions, Yingzhou
How to deal with the following matters, and please ask the imperial court to send someone to take over the local affairs of Yingzhou as soon as possible."
"Then it's no problem." Luo Jun said.
Duoying shook his head and said: "The prince said that the matter in Yingzhou was handled by the princess, and the princess went to Yingzhou in person. How to deal with it later depends on the princess's opinion."
Luo Junyao really hasn't thought about this problem. Although she is considered a technician, she is also considered a front-line combatant. She has never dealt with the aftermath.
After thinking for a while, Luo Junyao said: "Let me discuss it with Ayan."
The imperial army is currently stationed in Yancheng, a small county town in the southwest of Qingzhou, and the army is stationed outside the city.
This place is still more than two hundred miles away from Qingzhou City, and what stands between them and Qingzhou City is Fengling Mountain. This is the place where the army must pass on the way to Qingzhou City, and it is also a must-win place.
Although it can be bypassed from other places, the road is far away and the consequences are endless.
To sum up, Xie Yan's march speed can be described as wind and rain. It has been less than five days since the army officially entered Qingzhou's territory, and the Zhenguo Army has already captured one-third of Qingzhou's land.
Luo Junyao was sitting in the tent, carefully studying the map of Qingzhou hanging on the tent.
When he saw Xiying coming in, he asked, "How did Cao Mian deal with it?"
Xiying said respectfully: "Princess, please rest assured, heavy troops have been sent to guard him and he will not be allowed to escape."
"It's better to be careful, maybe someone will come to rob someone." Luo Junyao said, "I'm a little surprised that no one came to rob Cao Mian all the way back. Who is in charge of the Qingzhou rebels now?"
Two masters escaped that day, so it was impossible for the Cao family not to know that Cao Mian had fallen into her hands. But not only did they encounter no trouble at sea, even after they landed ashore, no one came to block the way.
Xiying said: "This is the eldest son of the Cao family, Cao Jie."
Luo Junyao was a little surprised, "He ran back to Qingzhou?"
"The prince put it back." Xiying said.
Seeing Luo Junyao raise his eyebrows in confusion, he said: "The prince said that since the Cao family wants to rebel, let them rebel completely to avoid any trouble in the future."
"Cao Jie is not very good, is he?" Luo Junyao said with a frown. It's not like she has never dealt with Cao Jie.
Cao Jie is not an incompetent playboy, but it is not easy to run such a big stall.
Xiying nodded and said, "Indeed, I heard that the Cao family has a very powerful staff."
"..." Could it be that there is a BOSS behind the scenes?
"Where's your identity?" Luo Junyao asked.
Xiying shook his head, "Still checking."
"What to check? Ask Cao Mian." Luo Jun said.
Xiying asked curiously: "Did the princess get any news from Cao Mian?"
Luo Junyao wilted instantly. Although she felt that there was something wrong with Cao Mian, his bones were stronger than she thought.
She didn't bring Qin Yao'er with her, fearing that she would kill someone at sea and not be able to save him, so she had to give up first.
At this time, in the Fengling Mountain Camp not far from the outside of Yancheng, a burly general in his early forties was staring at the person sitting opposite him with a wary expression.
The other party was just holding a cup of tea and drinking it slowly. The middle-aged general held one hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist, but beads of sweat were already forming on his forehead.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He seemed to finally be unable to bear the oppressive atmosphere, swallowed his saliva and said in a deep voice: "If the prince wants to kill me, just do it, why bother to make a fuss!
"
Xie Yan raised his head, put the tea cup back on the table, looked at the general in front of him calmly and said: "Feng Wei, I remember that when I first went to the border, I went to the battlefield with you."
The expression of the general named Feng Wei changed slightly, but soon returned to his original state, and said in a deep voice: "So what?"
"So, I didn't kill you as soon as we met." Xie Yan said: "Back then, you also fought against the Qi people and fought for the country. Now...what are you doing?"
Feng Wei sneered and said: "So the prince is here to persuade you to surrender? No need. I know that I am no match for the prince. If I fall into your hands, I will accept my fate. The prince will take action."
Xie Yan stood up, and the room that was already too depressing seemed to become even more crowded in an instant.
"Are you so loyal to Cao Mian?" Xie Yan frowned, as if it was difficult to understand his attitude, "Is it worth sacrificing your wealth and life for Cao Mian?"
Feng Wei was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said: "Now that I have done it, it doesn't matter whether it is worth it or not. Can I just say that it is not worth it and it can be treated as if nothing happened?"
"I want to know why." Xie Yan said.
Feng Weidao: "What can we do if we know?"
"Cao Mian has been planning this for nearly ten years. At that time, you didn't even go to Qingzhou to take office. I believe that your defection to Cao Mian must have happened after arriving in Qingzhou. I want to know how Cao Mian controlled Qingzhou officials.
.Is it true that everyone is loyal to Cao Mian wholeheartedly, or is he really able to avoid leaking any information, or are all the officials and generals in Qingzhou blind?"
Feng Wei lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Xie Yan looked at him, "If you want to resist, you should kill yourself when you see this king."
Feng Wei's expression changed slightly, he pulled out his sword and wanted to wipe it on his neck.
Xie Yan shot out with a light palm, and the sword in Feng Wei's hand instantly flew out of his hand and was nailed to the wall not far behind him.
"late."
Feng Wei took two steps back and gritted his teeth and said: "I know that the prince's methods are powerful, and I also know that I can't withstand the prince's methods. But there are some things... I am not afraid to tell the prince, if you kill me, Fenglingshan you will also
make life difficult for."
Xie Yan was not surprised and said calmly: "I see that you are just a puppet, so I gave you a chance to speak."
"In that case..." Feng Wei tentatively said.
Xie Yan glanced at him sideways and said, "The real Chinese military tent is in the northwest corner, right? There are many experts. It seems that he is indeed an extraordinary person."
"..." Feng Wei said nothing, but his sweat flowed even more happily.
Seeing him like this, Xie Yan stopped forcing him and turned around and walked outside.
Feng Wei, who had been tensing his heartstrings, was stunned.
When he suddenly saw Xie Yan appear, he was already ready to die. But Xie Yan... obviously didn't intend to kill him, so what on earth was he here for?
But Xie Yan didn't give him a chance to ask, and quickly disappeared outside the door.
Night had fallen when Xie Yan returned to the army. He opened the curtain of the big tent and saw Luo Junyao sleeping on the table under the lamp.
Xie Yanfang moved lightly, walked to the table and looked down at the girl who was sleeping soundly on the table. His originally cold and solemn face gradually became gentle.
He leaned over and gently brushed her reddish cheek, then reached out and hugged her.
Luo Junyao woke up immediately, opened his still confused eyes and saw Xie Yan's handsome face, "Are you back?"
"Yeah." Xie Yan picked her up and walked into the inner room, saying at the same time: "Why don't you go to sleep in the back?"
Luo Junyao let him hold her, yawned slightly and said, "I was thinking about something, who knows, I fell asleep."
Xie Yan said: "When you are tired, take a rest first. If you have anything to do, we can talk about it later."
Put her on and pull the thin quilt on the bed to cover her.
The beds and quilts in the army were naturally inferior to the soft pillows of Shang Yong's high bed, but Luo Junyao didn't care.
She was really tired these days when she was either taking a boat or riding a horse.
However, when she saw Xie Yan sitting by the bed, she couldn't sleep. She simply put her arms around his waist, rested her head on his lap, and said, "Please stay with me for a while. I miss you so much after not seeing you for so many days."
Did Yan miss me?"
"Okay, I'll accompany you." Xie Yan smiled softly and said, "You had a great time when you left Beijing."
"I'm doing it for business!" Luo Junyao held his hand and turned it over, while saying with some distress: "I don't seem to be very successful in my affairs this time."
Xie Yan said: "You pacified Yingzhou, prevented tens of thousands of troops from reaching Qingzhou, and captured Cao Mian. How can it be considered unsuccessful?"
Luo Junyao sighed: "But Qingzhou still rebelled."
Xie Yan shook his head and said: "Since Cao Mian is determined to rebel, there is nothing he can do to stop him."
Luo Junyao said: "I have been thinking about it for a few days and I still haven't figured it out. Cao Mian himself has been caught. What good will it do to him if Qingzhou rebels again? Could it be that Qingzhou has hidden some unique weapon that can send his son to become emperor?"
Will the Cao family be famous forever?"
Xie Yan said: "Some things take too long and require too much effort, and they will become obsessions. If Qingzhou cannot successfully raise troops, it may be more uncomfortable than letting him die."
"I don't understand." Luo Jun shook his head. Of course, his own life was more important.
Xie Yan raised his hand and played with her hair and said, "You don't have to understand Yaoyao, because you and he are not the same kind of people."
"That's right." Luo Junyao said: "Anyway, I have captured him, you can take care of it yourself. You were not here when I came back, where were you today?"
Xie Yan slowly told her about his today's itinerary, but only halfway through, he found that Luo Junyao had fallen asleep on his lap.
Xie Yan shook his head helplessly, carefully placed her back on the pillow, and pulled the corner of the quilt.
Looking at her peaceful sleeping face, Xie Yan raised his hand and tapped her lips and said, "I haven't told you that I went to Yingzhou without permission."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "..." Luo Junyao, who was sleeping, did not know that there was still someone who wanted to settle a score with her.
"Your Majesty." I thought of the echoing voice outside.
Xie Yan leaned over and kissed her on the lips, then stood up and walked out.
The shadow outside the tent looked respectfully at His Royal Highness the Regent who came out of the tent and said, "Your Majesty, Cao Mian wants to see you."
"Meet this king?" Xie Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "What does he want to say?"
Duiying shook his head and said, "He refused to say anything and insisted on seeing the prince first."
Xie Yan thought for a moment and said, "Is there any news about Xie Xiao in Qingzhou?"
Dieying shook his head and said: "Prince Xie just received the news yesterday, it shouldn't be that fast."
"Send a message to Xie Xiao and ask him to check on Feng Wei's situation in Qingzhou and his family."
Dui Ying was a little surprised, "Your Majesty, you suspect that Feng Wei was coerced by the Cao family?" To coerce him into rebellion, how much weakness did the Cao family have to exploit Feng Wei?
Xie Yan said: "Not necessarily, but Feng Wei's attitude is a bit strange."
"Why didn't the prince just kill Feng Wei?" Duiying was a little confused.
Xie Yan glanced at him sideways and strolled forward.
After walking a few steps, he slowly said: "The commander-in-chief of Fengling Mountain is not Feng Wei. Killing him may not be more useful than keeping him. In addition, in the northwest, Feng Wei guarded the isolated city for more than 60 days in order to protect the people in the city. He narrowly escaped death and survived.
He will not surrender until he dies. I want to know the purpose of what he did today."
"My subordinate understands." Duiying lowered his head and said.
Xie Yan walked towards the place where Cao Mian was imprisoned. When he walked in, Cao Mian was sitting quietly in a chair in the tent.
Qu Fang's acupuncture technique is more effective than any rope, so he has no ropes or chains on his body.
Seeing Xie Yan come in, Cao Mian raised his head and looked at him. After a while, he slowly said: "Your Highness, King Chu, I haven't seen you for many years. How are you doing?"
