Jiedu officer Fan Wenshao held a military affairs booklet reporting meritorious service in his hand. He looked helplessly at Li Qing, who was standing in front of the desk, and smiled bitterly at Xiao Cong behind him.
"General Xiao, what do you think of General Li's request?"
Xiao Cong's brows furrowed. He didn't understand why Li Qing made such a request. However, looking at the booklet in Fan Wenshao's hand, Xiao Cong knew that he had to give in this time.
"General Su Lu is both civil and military. Not only is his poetry unparalleled, he is also invincible in attacking cities and plundering formations. It is possible to be proud of one's merits."
"General Li is also recommended by General Su Lu, and he has an irreversible relationship. Since she said so, then this matter must have happened. There is no need to wait for General Lin Tong's subsequent writing, Lord Fan can just make the decision directly.
"
Fan Wenshao gave a wry smile, took out the Jiedu Seal, sealed it with a seal, handed it to the waiting officer, and gave the order:
"The great victory of Yumen, eight hundred miles has been expedited, and it will be sent to the three provinces to report to His Majesty."
The manager took the booklet, turned around and walked out, handed it over and sent it off.
Li Qing saw the manager leaving the door, turned around and walked out.
Fan Wenshao shouted from behind: "General, if the three provinces give you a receipt, should the reward be sent back together with the documents, or should the documents be sent separately?"
"You just have to figure it out."
Li Qing walked out of the festival hall without looking back.
She really wanted Su Lu to stay in Beiyang, but she didn't want to see Su Lu suffer because of hatred. At the same time, she was secretly annoyed that she had been a child in the past and had been in the capital for sixteen years, but she didn't leave any influence, not even a little bit.
His father built a princess palace for himself and granted him the title of General Huaihua.
Tears flowed down unsatisfactorily, and Li Qing pulled down his cloak to cover his face.
He Wu came over and said: "Sir, I went to see it with the officer just now. The documents reporting the victory and the reward have been sent out, and the eight hundred miles are expedited."
Li Qing nodded and quickly walked out of Jiedu Mansion. When he saw the white horse he usually rode, he became irritated for no reason and ordered:
"Go and prepare a car for me."
He Wu, who was following behind, was confused. He didn't understand what was wrong with the princess. She usually hated riding in a car, so why was she thinking about riding in a car today?
Soon, several guards brought a carriage, Li Qing got on it and closed the door.
He Wu crossed his legs, sat on the carriage shaft, and ordered the driver: "Let's go back to Beiyang."
Being a little anxious by the princess's careless change of car, He Wu couldn't help but ask: "Sir, Lao Chang came back and was seriously injured. It was Dong Cheng who protected him and managed to escape with his life.
"
There was a squeak in the car, and then the car door was opened, revealing Li Qingli's beautiful face with an anxious look on her face: "Is it serious? Internal or external injury?"
But when he realized the tears on his face, Li Qing retracted again, closed the car door with a snap, and gave instructions.
"Let's go back to Beiyang and drive all night. We must rush back tomorrow."
He Wu had a bitter look on his face when he heard this. If you arrive tomorrow, you can't take the car. Hurry up and hurry up. Only then can you hope to get back overnight. If you arrive by car, it will take at least three days and three nights.
But why is the princess crying?
In the festival hall, there are the promotion official Fan Wenshao, the champion general Xiao Cong, and several others. No one can make the princess cry. If they want to hurt the princess, these people are not strong enough. Who could it be?
…
Six days later, the capital, the imperial palace.
In the Qinzheng Hall, the emperor held a military affairs booklet in his hand and looked very unhappy.
"Li Huaiyuan, this is how you became an official. Chen sent heavy troops to the Western Qin Dynasty, established eighteen military strongholds, and set up the Xiting Jiedu Mansion to take charge of military and political affairs in Xiting and resist the Western Qin Dynasty."
Among the officials, Li Huaiyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and bowed slightly.
"Your Majesty has clearly learned that this dynasty is too gentle with Western Qin. The benefits of border trade with it are not great, but it provokes a lot of quarrels and does more harm than good. It is better to stop border trade and make good friends with Datang and Eastern Qi."
"Snapped"
The military affairs booklet was thrown out and almost hit Li Huaiyuan in the face.
"Go back and think carefully about our attitude toward Tang, Qin, and Qi. What strategy should we adopt to best protect our country of Han?"
After the emperor finished reprimanding him, he felt upset and ordered the eunuch next to him to withdraw from the court.
A guard on duty strode into the Qinzheng Hall, bent down and clasped his fists in salute:
"Report, Your Majesty, Xuanfu Jiedufu has urgent documents for eight hundred miles. Su Lu led the troops to break through Lintao and Yumen Pass, blocking Thule's route back to the grassland. A great victory."
The emperor's face lit up with joy, and he stood up with a roar, beaming with joy: "Young man Su Lu has unparalleled wit and can write poems well, so this battle will be fought even more beautifully."
After receiving the document handed over by the eunuch, the emperor read it carefully, and the joy on his face became more and more intense. However, when he saw the back, the emperor's expression suddenly changed.
"Snapped"
The emperor threw the victory document on the imperial desk and roared:
"Shao Ye harmed the country. What does Xiao Cong do for a living? I promised him to be the general manager of the Beiyang camp. He will give people and food when he wants. This is how he works for me."
"Shao Ye missed the opportunity to fight. I don't think Xiao Cong would have thought that Su Lu could capture Yumen Pass and hold it."
"Dong Cheng's bravery is commendable. Although he was attacked from two sides, he still persisted for three days."
"Hmph, Su Lu is so arrogant because of his service, it's ridiculous!"
"I really don't know who Su Lu is. If he says he doesn't want to go into battle, I believe him. It's impossible to be arrogant while serving his merits."
After the emperor said a few words in an unfair tone, he threw down the victory document and asked officials from the three provinces and six ministries to take a closer look.
"It is my decree that Su Lu is commendable for his loyalty and bravery. Since he does not want to stay in Beiyang camp, I allow him to station the imperial army in the west city as the commander-in-chief of the Xiang army and the fifth-ranked cavalry general of the Jin Dynasty."
"Shao Ye harmed the country and was executed."
"The rest of the people will be discussed leniently by the Ministry of War, and rewards will be rewarded. It will be leniently discussed."
"Retreat from the court."
The emperor walked away.
Li Huaiyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, picked up his memorial, stuffed it into his sleeves, turned around and snatched the victory document from the Minister of Rites, and walked out of the Qinzheng Hall while the ministers were stunned. This was a great disaster for the Ministry of War.
Beiyang, Su Mansion.
Su Lu sat cross-legged on the bed, letting Su Yun put his hand on his chest, frowning and said: "When a son is older, he avoids his mother, when a daughter is older, she avoids her father. Brother and sister Kuang, you are already so old, you can't look at me anymore."
She looks like she’s not wearing any clothes.”
Su Yun's face turned red with embarrassment, he spat, stood up and jumped off the bed: "Why are you so busy?"
At the door, Li Qing stopped as he was about to enter the room, and said in an annoyed voice:
"Cultivation of inner breath, Su Yun, it's wrong for you to do this."
Xiao Niba entered the room with a basin of hot water and poured it into the bucket next to the bed, reminding Su Lu:
"Sir, it's time for you to get into the bucket."
Su Lu jumped directly into the bucket, then let out a scream, holding on to the edge of the bucket and about to jump out, but was slapped in by Su Yun.
"This is made from precious medicinal materials. This bucket is just one month's salary for you. If you jump out, it will be wasted. You have to think about it yourself."
Su Lu gritted his teeth and stood in the bucket, shivering: "This is winter, you can't make me come down so cold."
