As Emperor Qing'an said, after the war, the army had to deal with many aftermath matters, such as cleaning the battlefield, treating wounded soldiers, settling the people, recording the list of soldiers killed in battle, tallying everyone's military exploits and reporting them to the court, etc.
One after another, there are thousands of threads, trivial and busy. As a general, Yuan Qing has to take care of everything and is so busy that he can only visit the prince every three to five days.
"Your Highness, I have already submitted a memorial to apologize." Yuan Qing couldn't sleep well for several days, his eyes were bloodshot, but his voice was calm: "In a month, General Meng will lead his troops back to Beijing, and I will return with Your Highness.
Go to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit in person and apologize to the Emperor."
General He was killed in battle, the prince was seriously injured, and the frontier troops suffered heavy casualties. The commander-in-chief Yuan Qing was inseparable from these.
Although the frontier army won a great victory in the end and drove the Tatars out of the pass, the merits and demerits cannot be offset. Yuan Qingding will be severely punished.
Zhu Yun was very aware of Emperor Qing'an's temper. He sighed secretly in his heart and had to comfort Yuan Qing: "My uncle has been guarding the border for many years, and he has both merit and hard work. My father is not a mean person, and he will definitely give my uncle a chance to make meritorious service."
Yuan Qing smiled with a hint of bitterness in his smile: "I'll tell you the truth, Your Highness. When my father was at the border for decades, the Tatars were afraid of being beaten and did not dare to invade lightly. In the past ten years, things have changed.
I acted as the commander-in-chief and fought several battles, both big and small, with few victories and many defeats."
"I know my own family affairs. My temperament is too cautious and gentle. Compared with my father, I am far behind. Even the military generals in the court have many who are better than me. I should have given up the position of the military commander here long ago."
Zhu Yun also fell silent.
Over the past few months, he has gained a lot of experience. Compared with other generals in front of him, Yuan Qing was indeed a little behind. Compared with General Meng, who was brave and good at fighting, he was also slightly behind. In the Taiping years, Yuan Qing could barely
Support, like this time when all the elite Tatar troops came to the city, Yuan Qingzhan's shortcomings of not being decisive enough to look forward and backward were fully exposed.
This frontier general, Yuan Qing, has done his best.
No matter how deep the affection between uncle and nephew is, they cannot use Bian Guan Anning as a favor.
After a moment of silence, Yuan Qing cheered up and said, "General Meng and I have discussed it and we will leave together to return to the capital in a month. I'm afraid His Highness can't bear the pain of traveling."
Zhu Yun calmed down and said: "It doesn't matter, I can hold on."
After Yuan Qing left, Shen You came in.
Shen You has recovered from his injuries and has put on the silver soft armor again. He is majestic and extremely handsome.
Zhu Yun took one look and laughed: "It would be more pleasing to the eye if you were dressed like this."
Shen You was born with a cold face, not only when facing the prince, but also when facing Emperor Qing'an, he had this cold and sharp look. Zhu Yun opened his mouth to joke, but Shen You didn't laugh either, and responded seriously: "As the emperor, the last general
Personal guards should wear soft armor and carry weapons."
This Shen You is so boring that it's almost cute.
Zhu Yun was secretly amused and casually changed the subject: "I don't know if the letter has been delivered to the palace."
Shen You replied: "It should have been delivered. The reply is on the way. Your Highness will wait patiently."
Zhu Yun nodded slightly. Even such a simple movement was a bit difficult to do. Zhu Yun did not show off in front of Shen You, and laughed at himself: "A month later, the army will leave for Beijing. I have to lie down in the carriage.
I don’t know if I can survive the hard work of running around.”
Shen You was not good at flattering people, let alone comforting others. He responded briefly: "General, I believe that your highness can hold on."
Zhu Yun: "..."
Chatting with Shen You is really not an easy task!
Zhu Yun was lying on the bed all day and night. He was really bored. He glanced at Shen You and joked with a smile: "You are one year younger than me! Why are you so talkative and boring? You are facing me at home. Are your wife and children like this too?"
When he mentioned his wife and children, Shen You's eyebrows suddenly softened a lot: "The general's temper is innate, and you can't change it even if you want to."
Isn’t this much better!
Zhu Yun was secretly amused and asked casually: "Is your son almost one year old?"
Shen You hummed, "It's a pity that we can't make it in time for his first birthday party."
There was deep regret in his tone.
Zhu Yun also sighed: "I'm also thinking about Brother Dong, Sister Tang and Brother Liang."
Is there one missing? There must be another Sister Rong!
Shen You silently glanced at His Highness the Crown Prince. Zhu Yun rarely saw emotions in Shen You's eyes, and suddenly felt a touch of embarrassment. Perhaps because he had been holding it in for a long time, he actually confided in front of Shen You: "The child is innocent, Rong Sister is also my daughter, and I love her very much when I meet her. However, for the sake of peace and harmony in the East Palace, I have to do this."
In this world, there is no regret medicine. There is no perfect thing. Once you make a choice, you can only do this.
Shen You was not a talkative person. Besides, it was not his turn to comment on the family affairs in the East Palace. Therefore, he remained silent.
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After this incident, Zhu Yun became much closer to Shen You. After that, he talked about his three children in front of Shen You from time to time, and occasionally mentioned the crown prince.
The reply from Jingcheng came soon.
Zhu Yun couldn't move, so he asked Shen You to read the letter to him.
After reading Emperor Qing'an's letter, Empress Yuan's letter, and the letter from the Crown Princess, Shen You naturally couldn't touch it. He opened the letter and put it on Zhu Yun's pillow, leaving Zhu Yun to read it slowly by himself!
During the anxious waiting, time seemed to pass extremely slowly.
After Shen Jia recovered from his injuries, he finally waited for the day to return to Beijing.
General Meng led the troops in front, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lay on a solid wooden board and was carried into a specially made spacious carriage. Imperial Physician Jiang, Imperial Physician Yan also got on the carriage, and Shen You, Commander Zhu and others stayed on the ground. Stay with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
We had been traveling day and night to arrive, but the return trip was not so urgent. We marched leisurely for more than half a month before we arrived in the capital.
The army could not enter the city gate and settled in the military camp.
Yuan Qing, General Meng and other generals entered the Jinluan Palace together to meet the emperor.
His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, could not stand up and could not be carried into the Jinluan Palace. He was carried all the way into the East Palace.
Empress Yuan and Crown Princess Yuan Min, who had already received the news, led Dong Geer, Sister Tang and Liang Geer to wait at the entrance of the East Palace. Man Liangdi did not show up as usual, and Sister Rong was held by the wet nurse and stood in the corner.
Empress Yuan quickly stepped forward with excitement, held her son's hand, and burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably.
Yuan Min held back her tears and stepped forward. Her eyes glanced at Zhu Yun's pale face, and her heart felt as if she had been pricked by a needle.
Zhu Yun was lying on the carriage all the way, and the official road was relatively smooth, and he didn't suffer much. However, it was far less than lying down to recover from his injuries.
"Mother, I'm fine." Zhu Yunqiang cheered up to comfort Queen Yuan, then smiled at Yuan Min and said, "I'm back."
The tears that Yuan Min was holding back rolled down her eyes.
