Liu Mingzhi's tiger body trembled, and the hands he held up seemed to be weak and gradually fell down.
Looking at the clearly visible expectation in Xue Ning'er's pretty eyes with complicated eyes, Liu Mingzhi stepped back with heavy steps.
Young Master Liu slowly stopped in front of the stone bench behind him, holding the Wanli Jiangshan engraved jade fan in one hand and supporting the stone table with the other, and silently sat down on the stone bench.
'My husband, she started her Western Expedition on March 28, the third year of Taiping. It has been more than three years since then.
Concubine... I just want to know about my husband and the soldiers who marched to the west.
When can I return to my hometown?
My concubine misses him, and my parents at home miss him.
Children, I miss him too!
I just want to ask about our Western Expedition soldiers of the Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty.
When can you come back?’
One sentence after another kept echoing in my mind.
Liu Mingzhi wanted to control himself not to think about it, but he couldn't control his thoughts no matter what.
Xue Ning'er's questioning tone was soft and whispering from beginning to end.
Hearing it gives people a feeling of spring breeze.
However, to ordinary people, this is a soft whisper, as gentle as a spring breeze.
In Young Master Liu's ears, it was like thunder, as loud as a bronze bell.
When Ren Qingrui saw Young Master Liu sitting down again, he seemed to be a little distracted, and there was a hint of worry in his bright eyes.
"Da...Da Guoguo, nothing happened to you, right?"
Liu Mingzhi came back to his senses, looked sideways at Ren Qingrui and waved his hand with a faint smile.
"Ah? Ah! It's okay. It's okay for my brother."
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, leaned over the stone bench and knocked out the ashes from the tobacco pot, opened the tobacco bag and filled the pot of tobacco again.
"Miss Xue, please get up and sit down first."
"I thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Mingzhi took out the fire stick, lit the tobacco and took a strong puff. He looked through the lingering smoke in front of him and looked directly at Xue Ning'er, who had already sat down.
"Miss Xue, since the two armies of the imperial court marched to the west, every three months or so, the generalissimo of the two armies will send the family letters of the two armies of the two armies back to the capital on golden eagles.
When the family letters of the soldiers arrived in the capital, they were sorted out by the Imperial Military Department, and then dispatched to the various state government offices.
Finally, after approval by the various state government offices, couriers were dispatched as quickly as possible to the family members of each of the Western Expedition soldiers.
In addition, every six months or so, the soldiers of the Western Expedition who transported some important baggage from the land of Xiyi back to the capital would also bring back several large boxes and several large boxes of letters from home.
In addition to family letters, there are also various specialties from the Western Yi lands that the soldiers of the Western Expedition brought back to their families.
The imperial court dispatched messengers to deliver all the specialties and other specialties brought back by the soldiers to the families of the soldiers one by one.
The reason why I told Miss Xue this is because I wanted to ask Miss Xue.
Could it be that in the past three years or so, Miss Xue, have you not received a letter from Deng Zhiyun?"
"Reply to Your Majesty, I have received it, I have received it.
As your Majesty just said, every three months or so, I will receive a letter from my husband from thousands of miles away.
Every six months or so, I will receive family letters and various Western specialties brought back by my husband.
But...but..."
Xue Ning'er stammered for a long time without saying the next words, as if there was something unspeakable.
Liu Mingzhi silently blew out the smoke in his mouth and sighed with a sad expression.
From the hesitant look in Xue Ning'er's eyes, Liu Mingzhi already understood what she wanted to say.
"Miss Xue, you don't have to worry that your words will make me unhappy.
No matter what you say, I will forgive you.
You want to say something, but it doesn’t matter.”
Ren Qingrui seemed to have figured out something, nodded in agreement, stood up, walked over to Xue Ning'er and sat down next to her.
Reaching out and grabbing Xue Ning'er's white and tender palm, she put it in her palm and patted it. Ren Qingrui said softly with her mouth slightly open: "Sister Ning'er, sister, I know what Da Guoguo is like.
He has always been the kind of person who tells the truth, so if you want to say something, just say it."
Xue Ning'er nodded slightly and raised her eyes to look at Mr. Liu who was puffing away at the tobacco bag.
"Your Majesty, I hope your Majesty will not take offense if my concubine says anything unpleasant."
"Of course not, Miss Xue said it doesn't matter."
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, a letter from home is worth ten thousand dollars.
But no matter how precious family letters are, they are not human beings after all!
My concubine's husband has been on an expedition for more than three years, and I don't know how many more years it will take before he can win a victory.
Three years? Five years? Ten years?
I have been waiting for him for more than three years, and I am not afraid of waiting for him for another three years.
Not to mention three years, five years, ten years, or even longer, I can wait.
Until the army of the Western Expedition is victorious and returns triumphantly, until the husband returns to his hometown in splendor and glory.
As long as I can wait, no matter how long I wait, I am not afraid.
Concubine... I am afraid... I am afraid that I will never be able to wait for my husband to come back.
Your Majesty! When I say this, my concubine definitely has no dissatisfaction with Your Majesty or the imperial court.
My concubine is extremely lucky today to be able to see His Majesty’s beauty.
Therefore, I felt a little excited for a moment, so I boldly wanted to ask your Majesty.
Ask about your man’s return date.
My concubine's common sense is far inferior to Your Majesty's foresight.
I also hope that your Majesty will not take the absurd words of a female prostitute into your heart.
I'm a concubine... I'm a concubine, please forgive me.
Long live my emperor, long live the emperor."
When Liu Mingzhi saw Xue Ning'er getting up to salute him again, he immediately stood up and stopped him.
"Girl Ren."
With just a name, Ren Qingrui understood what Young Master Liu meant. She immediately stood up and sat Xue Ning'er down on the stone bench again.
"Sister Ning'er, Daguoguo came to Shu incognito, so you don't need so many gifts."
When Xue Ning'er was about to say something, Liu Mingzhi spoke first.
"Miss Xue."
"My concubine is here."
"Girl Ren and I came to your house to drink tea. I'm really not used to you always getting up and saluting.
You don't need to be so polite, you don't need to be so reserved, and you don't need to be so polite.
Otherwise, I will feel uncomfortable."
"Yes, I obey your orders."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the dry smoke that had turned to ashes in his hand, knocked out the ashes, and then placed the dry smoke on the stone table.
"Miss Xue."
"His Majesty?"
"Miss Xue, today, August 18th, the Imperial Court's Second Route Western Expedition Army has embarked on a journey of thousands of miles.
In addition to the auxiliary troops, the soldiers of the Second Route Army's Western Expedition this time included a hundred thousand cavalry.
Judging by the time, one hundred thousand soldiers of the Western Expedition should have left Yumen Pass by now.
When the Second Route Western Expedition armies arrive at Dashi and Tianzhu and are stationed in the two countries, a hundred thousand elite soldiers who are older, weak in energy, lack of physical strength, etc. will be evacuated from the territory of the two countries.
These 100,000 are the elite veterans of the country's thousands-mile expedition, the great dragon's army of heavenly soldiers.
Under the proper arrangements of the Western Expedition Army, the left and right marshals, the cooperation of the kings of the Western Regions, and the handling of the imperial court, the troops will return to our homeland of Dalong one after another.
In the end, one hundred thousand elite veterans will return to their hometowns one after another to live and work in peace and contentment under the proper arrangements of the Imperial Military Department.
Of course, the situation I mentioned is just one of them.
I, the imperial court, and the Ministry of War will accept the ideas of the 100,000 elite veterans to the greatest extent possible.
Will they choose to return to their hometown to live and work in peace and contentment and take care of themselves, or will they choose to garrison the borders of our Dalong Kingdom?
Regarding this, I completely respect their own ideas.
As for the imperial court and the Ministry of War, I will handle it properly.
In a word, no matter what choice they made in the end.
The court and I will handle the follow-up matters properly.
I, Liu Mingzhi, the king of Dalong's country, am today the emperor.
I will never let down any of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives and blood for me and the imperial court."
Ren Qingrui looked at Young Master Liu with a solemn expression, unabashed admiration flashing in his bright eyes.
"Big fruit fruit."
"Miss Xue."
"Ah? Ah! My concubine is here."
"There are some things that I want to tell you clearly."
"His Majesty?"
"I cannot guarantee you whether your husband Deng Zhiyun will be among the 100,000 elite soldiers who have been withdrawn from the territories of Dashi and Tianzhu.
There is no way to guarantee it for you.
Maybe there will be, maybe there won't be.
Everything can only depend on God's will.
However, I hope you don’t have too high hopes.”
"I understand."
"Deng Zhiyun, this guy, is the second batch of recruits from the Sixth Guards of the New Army to be added to the Polu Army and the Tiger Roar Camp.
Back when I led my troops on the Northern Expedition, this boy rose from a young recruit to the position of General Zhonglang in the vanguard of the Tiger Roar Camp.
During the Northern Expedition of millions of troops, this boy fought bravely and made meritorious deeds every time he went into battle.
Among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Six Guards of the New Army, this guy is also the most well-known figure.
It was precisely because of his outstanding military exploits that he became one of the generals in the Western Expedition.
During the army's Western Expedition, Deng Zhiyun, as always, had outstanding military exploits, and he could be said to have repeatedly performed extraordinary feats on the battlefield.
I roughly remember that he seems to have been promoted from a forward general in the sixth rank to a general Xuanwei in the fourth rank.
After the troops of the Western Expedition returned to the court, his name seemed to be among the list of generals who could be promoted to rank.
It's probably like this, I can't remember the specific situation clearly."
"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case.
In my husband’s last letter from home, I told you that he has been promoted to General Xuanwei from the fourth rank.”
Liu Mingzhi nodded with a clear expression, picked up the tea and rinsed his mouth, looking at Xue Ning'er with slightly narrowed eyes.
"Miss Xue, Deng Zhiyun is in his twenties today? Is he twenty-seven or twenty-eight?"
"Your Majesty, my concubine's husband is already twenty-eight years old this year."
"It's so fast. When he first entered the Tiger Roar Camp of the Polu Army, he was just a young man in his prime.
In the blink of an eye, he was already twenty-eight."
"Your Majesty, it is precisely because of this that I have the courage to ask you, when will the soldiers of the Western Expedition... when..."
"Miss Xue."
"His Majesty."
"As I said before, I cannot guarantee you whether your husband Deng Zhiyun will be among the 100,000 elite soldiers who will return to the court in the future.
Deng Zhiyun is only twenty-eight years old now, which can be said to be in his prime among the military.
Considering his qualifications and age, his prospects in the military are still very long!
Therefore, the chances of him being able to return to the imperial court are very slim.
It can even be said to be negligible, or even very slim.”
Xue Ning'er's pretty face was stunned, and she remained silent for a long time with a complicated expression, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Your Majesty, I... I understand."
Liu Mingzhi put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up and walked to the edge of the pavilion. He shook the jade fan in his hand and looked at the arrow target in front of him.
After staring intently at the target filled with arrows in silence for a long time, Liu Dashao looked sideways at Xue Ning'er.
"Miss Xue."
"My concubine is here."
"If you really want Deng Zhiyun to return to his hometown, I will do it after I return to Beijing.
In the golden eagle's letter sent to the Western Expeditionary Army, a special letter can be sent to the Marshal of the Army on the left, ordering this boy Deng Zhiyun to return to my homeland of Dalong.
I will always try my best to fulfill the wishes of every soldier who has contributed to the imperial court and their families.
However, this is not a trivial matter, and I still hope you can consider it carefully.
After all, your thoughts cannot represent the thoughts of that boy Deng Zhiyun.
I may fulfill your dream of reuniting your husband and wife, or I may do bad things with good intentions."
Xue Ning'er's delicate body trembled, and her expression became hesitant.
She is not a fool, so she naturally understands that Liu Mingzhi's words are for her own benefit.
A good man has ambitions everywhere.
What you think may not necessarily be what your husband thinks.
She never doubts her husband's love for her.
However, she is also very aware of her husband's ambition to achieve success.
If your Majesty writes a special edict due to your own request, which delays...
Xue Ning'er thought about it for a while and made up her mind.
"His Majesty."
"Miss Xue, please tell me."
"I, my concubine, I choose to let nature take its course."
Liu Mingzhi gently closed the folding fan in his hand and looked at Xue Ning'er with complex eyes.
"Oh, are you going to stop thinking about it?"
"Your Majesty, I have never had any intention of letting my husband come back to reunite with me right away.
My original purpose was to ask Your Majesty when my husband and the soldiers from the Western Expedition will come back."
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently and breathed a sigh of relief.
"so?"
"No matter when my husband comes back, I will always wait for you.
Until the day when my husband returns to his hometown in triumph and triumphs.
The concubine is not very obedient, even if she waits until her husband returns to his hometown.
I will also keep waiting."
Liu Mingzhi's right hand holding the folding fan suddenly tightened, and he raised his head and looked towards the cloudless nostrils of the sky.
After a long time, Young Master Liu withdrew his gaze and nodded heavily.
"Miss Xue."
"I am here."
"Thank you for your hospitality today. Girl Ren and I will take our leave first."