In the Fourth Prince's Mansion, in the Green Luo Garden, the little princess Qiluo, who was taking a nap, suddenly woke up from her dream, sweating profusely, and her little face with a pink forehead suddenly turned pale.
The child Wuyazi, who was ordered to guard her, ran over in a few steps and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"Little brother, something happened to my mother, something happened to her..." Qiluo said, without even having time to put on her shoes, she opened the quilt, jumped out of the bed desperately, and ran out of the room barefoot.
"Wait a minute..." Wu Yazi quickly bent down to pick up her embroidered shoes and followed her.
"We can't wait any longer. My mother can't wait any longer." Qiluo said without looking back.
Wu Yazi had no choice but to pick up Qiluo from behind, who was running very fast, hold her down, and help her put on her shoes.
"Something happened to my mother. I have to go find her right away. I don't want to leave her alone. She will be scared. Little brother, please tell my father that I'm leaving."
Qiluo said, turned around and continued running outside the palace.
Wu Yazi was stunned for a moment, and then followed her, walking beside her and saying -
"Your mother and the prince have entered the palace, nothing will happen to them."
"No, something happened to her, something must have happened to her." Qiluo said, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably, "Mother, mother..." Qiluo ran out of the palace gate crying all the way.
*
In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Zhuyue sat behind the desk. His majestic eyes glanced at Zhu Minglie who stood in front of him with his nodded head, and asked——
"How long has it been since you led troops?"
"It's been two years since I returned to my father."
"I never really handed over the military power to you. I always let you sit as a prince in name only. Have you ever resented my unfair treatment of you?"
"My father is wise, but he knows that his sons and ministers are not talented and have no ability to take on important responsibilities." Zhu Minglie said calmly.
"In terms of wisdom, you are slightly inferior to the prince; in terms of using troops, you are slightly inferior to Thirteen."
"What the father said is absolutely true. The fourth child is no match for the prince and the thirteenth brother." Zhu Minglie said, but the unrecognized sense of loss in his heart was infinite, and the fists in his sleeves were slowly clenched.
"The Khitan ambition is not dead. This time, the Khitan king and princess came to worship on the surface, but in fact they came to explore the situation of the court. I exchanged letters with the prince on the southern tour, and also discussed with the ministers in the court, and decided that his wolfish ambition must be completely defeated.
.Some people advocate that the Khitan king and princess be imprisoned in Yaojing, and then send troops to catch them all. But our Yao Dynasty is not such a rat. Therefore, it is decided to send troops to Khitan in ten days. This time, the thirteenth general of the army will be appointed.
You assist him and serve as deputy marshal. I have already discussed this matter with Shisan, and he thinks you are more qualified than him to serve as grand marshal. What do you think? I want to hear your opinion."
Zhu Ming Lie understood, and Zhu Yue Huang Ming asked him for his opinion, but in fact he was telling him that he could only serve as deputy commander, and that he had to obey Zhu Yetong's orders.
"Father, I think that the position of deputy commander is more suitable for me. The thirteenth brother is a famous general king and has experience in sending troops to the Khitan. He is the most suitable to serve as the generalissimo of the army."
"Well, in that case. Then I will issue an imperial edict tomorrow, and you will set off in ten days! To annihilate the Khitan Kingdom in one fell swoop."
"My son, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
"Go down." Moon Chaser Emperor said.
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Zhu Minglie bowed and retreated, leaving the imperial study.
"Wait..." Suddenly, Zhuyue Emperor called Zhu Minglie again.
Zhu Minglie turned around - "Father, please give me your instructions."
Emperor Zhuyue paused and said——
"Be careful and protect yourself. I don't want anything to happen to any of my sons."
Zhu Minglie was stunned for a moment, and then said, "...Yes, father, I will protect myself and my thirteenth brother."
With that said, Zhu Minglie left the imperial study room.
*
As soon as he stepped out of the imperial study room, Luo Nian, who was waiting behind him, hurried over and ran over, with big beads of sweat on his forehead——
"What's going on? You're in a panic!"
"Fourth Master, the little princess is gone." Luo Nian knew very well that the Fourth Master valued the princess and did not dare to neglect her for a moment.
"What?!" When Zhu Minglie heard this, his heart suddenly tightened, "Speak clearly!!"
"The little princess said she had a nightmare. She dreamed that something happened to the mistress, and then she desperately looked for her. Yazi and the maids and guards were following her."
"Something happened?" Zhu Minglie suddenly had an ominous premonition in his mind.
He hurried to Zhuyunni's palace, but Zhuyunni said that he had never seen Liusu.
A thought flashed through his mind and he asked, "How long have the Khitan King and Princess been gone?"
"The fourth master left when he entered the palace. He has probably left Yaojing now."
*
The sand in the desert is like snow, and the moon in Yanshan Mountain is like a hook. This scenery is the style of the desert under the moonlight at night.
Nowadays, the sun is shining brightly, but the breeze is blowing, and the waves of sand are moving slowly, which has a unique flavor.
On the long yellow sand, a group of people walked in the distance, walking quietly in this vast world, looking like a small earthworm from a distance.
Here are the Khitan troops returning to Youzhou from Yaojing.
Khitan Princess Yelu Yinlu rides on a tall horse like a man, with a domineering and arrogant look on her face. Khitan women can ride horses and lead troops to fight just like men.
Suddenly, I saw a salon rolling in from afar. In the wild sand, there were looming horses; under the gentle breeze, there was the arrogant crowd.
"Princess, it's the Fourth Prince Zhu Minglie!" Yelu Yinlu's bodyguard stepped forward and said.
"This princess is waiting for you." Yelu Yinlu said proudly.
In just a moment, the pair of men and horses had already approached.
The leader, Zhu Minglie, squinted at Yelu Yinlu and said nothing, but the gloomy look on his face showed that he was not someone to be trifled with at the moment.
"Yinlu and her father Khan returned to Youzhou, but they bothered the fourth prince to see him off in person. Yinlu was flattered."