The ministers looked at each other, wondering if a new force was about to rise
"Who does the emperor intend to let do this?"
As expected of the Emperor's brother-in-law! He asked so directly, and he wasn't afraid of the Emperor getting angry.
The emperor frowned and said, "There is no one to choose from, so I want to call you over to ask."
It’s a big deal to guard a frontier fortress, especially a newly built one.
For a moment, the whole room fell into silence, and no one knew who to choose.
"How about letting Prince Anping go over there?"
Prince Anping is Nan Nan, and Nan Nan is still in Kyoto at the moment.
Since I came back to participate in the Cuju competition and won the first National Cuju Championship, I have not left.
Even the Lord of Xianyou Township stayed with them.
The emperor stroked his fingers and began to think, if he handed it over to Nan Nan, it would naturally not work.
"He is still young, and it is impossible for the King to stay there."
"I guess I won't be here for long and will leave. But Nan Nan will definitely go there."
After all, I haven’t seen my parents for such a long time, and Beibei must be there too.
The emperor was a little envious of the prairie. He also wanted to go play there and couldn't help but look at the prince.
Can I retire now and become the emperor
The prince felt that his father was looking at him in a strange way and could not help but frowning.
"Father, do you have anything to say to me?"
Looking at his still young son and the huge pressure on him, he should just be a decent human being!
At least he should wait until his son gets married before abdicating.
Shaking his head, he said, "It's nothing. I was just wondering, if I asked you to recommend someone, who would you recommend?"
The prince frowned, obviously thinking: "Let's find a veteran."
"It would be safest to have an old general guard the frontier, or we can ask everyone to recommend someone."
"Then the emperor will select one person from among these candidates."
These are just a few people in the court who usually speak in front of the emperor.
There are so many people in the entire court, and they are full of talented people. How is it possible that we can't find even a few people
"Okay, then let's do as the prince says. Let's talk about this matter during the morning court tomorrow."
At the morning court the next day, the emperor still dealt with what had happened first.
Without Gu Xiangning by his side, the emperor felt like he was being exhausted. Why did so many things happen every day
Everything was dealt with, and just when everyone thought they could leave the court, the emperor suddenly spoke.
"I plan to build a border fortress in a place that is bitter and cold."
"There are other people living not far from the border of the Great Zhou."
After hearing this, a minister asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, why do you want to build a border fortress?"
"Wouldn't it be better to just capture those people and make them our territory?"
The emperor stared at the person who spoke. This person is quite thoughtful, but the problem is that it is unrealistic.
The grassland is so big that even if all the people from the Great Zhou were to go there, they wouldn’t be able to fill it up.
The land is vast and rich in resources, but the living environment is also difficult.
The emperor sighed and said, "It's not that I don't want to, but it's not easy to achieve. The grassland is very large."
"It's so vast that it's endless. And although there's grass there, not all of it is suitable for farming."
"The wind is strong, and there are many disasters. If Da Zhou takes it down, the loss will outweigh the gain."
So that's how it is. No one said anything more if the living conditions are so bad.
It is understandable that they would covet the Great Zhou, and we should be on guard against it.
So everyone looked back and forth among the soldiers, trying to see who was suitable.
Not to mention, because of this candidate, the factions in the court instantly became lively.
Want to hold this position firmly on his own faction's side!
It’s a pity that not everyone can be a senior official who can guard a region.
The matter remained at a stalemate, and the emperor was no longer worried.
Because the number of candidates increased suddenly, they finally set their sights on a marquis named Du.
The ancestors of this Lord Du had military merits, and he himself had fought in battles with Mu Yexiao.
He is smart and skilled. The main reason for choosing him is very simple, mainly because he followed Mu Yexiao to fight.
When Lord Du heard that this task fell on him, he was still somewhat excited.
He gave Lord Du 50,000 veterans, and then on the way out, he recruited soldiers from all over the place to gather 200,000 to garrison.
Of course, these 200,000 troops are not just for garrisoning. After arriving, the first thing they did was to build the city wall of Huangshan Pass.
Yes, the new name of that frontier fortress is Huangshan Pass.
Half a month had passed since the Emperor selected personnel and mobilized troops.
Waiting for Lord Du, no, now is the time when General Du brought his troops to Huangshan Pass, it is already deep winter.
The heavy snow covered almost the entire place, turning it into a vast expanse of white.
General Du looked at the situation and felt it was a bit difficult to deal with. No wonder the emperor said before he came that life here might be hard.
Now it seems that it is more than just bitter.
Fortunately, they brought a lot of things with them, so they didn't have to worry about keeping warm. General Du led his men and tried their best to hurry on.
They were worried that after they arrived, Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu would have already left.
Nan Nan and Fang Xiaoxi came together to guard Huangshan Pass this time.
They came here just to see Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu. Not long after they came out, Nan Nan and Fang Xiaoxi wanted to sneak away.
But he still held back and followed the army.
Fortunately, after arriving, Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao were still here, staying in a small town on the border, waiting.
And Lin Sheng also returned to Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao.
The main reason was that I waited in that place for a long time, but Chu Wuxi didn’t come back.
Either he didn't go back, or he took another route and didn't wait for him to go find Qian Jiujiu and others.
The three of them rented a house in a border town and lived there temporarily, going out to look for a place to stay during the day.
See where it is convenient to build city walls so that we can defend ourselves and avoid being attacked.
After half a month, I actually found a place that was very suitable.
After finally waiting for General Du to arrive with his 50,000 troops, the people in the border town began to panic.
"The army is coming, run away."
Qian Jiujiu, Mu Yexiao and the other two were also alarmed. They walked out and looked at the anxious people, somewhat puzzled.
He stopped a person and asked, "What are you doing? Where are you going?"
The person who was stopped was very anxious: "Let me go quickly, the army is coming."
"If we don't run now, it will be too late. There are so many troops coming this time."
Qian Jiujiu still asked in confusion: "Why are you running away when the army is coming?"
Looking at the two outsiders, he was helpless: "You are here to have fun, so you don't know."
"The troops came here to steal things, and then ran away."
"It's happened so many times that we can only run after him and run into the barren mountains on the opposite side."
"Those soldiers won't chase."
Lin Sheng has already gone to check it out: "Master, the people who came are General Du's men."
Qian Jiujiu listened to the people's words and was a little curious: "Do the troops often come here to rob you?"
"Why is there an army stationed nearby?"
No troops stationed there? The man was also stunned: "Impossible, every time they come, it is the imperial army!"
"I'm wearing the imperial armor! Let me go, or I won't be able to run away."
Qian Jiujiu didn't let go: "This time the troops are regular soldiers, don't worry about them stealing your things."
The villager stared at the man in front of him with wide eyes: "Are you in the same group with those people?"
Qian Jiujiu rolled his eyes and said, "How can the people in the court be described as a group?"
"Your words make me feel very strange. I will ask you later."
Looking at the people running quickly into the mountains, Qian Jiujiu shook his head with amusement.
"Do you believe that all these people came here for nothing?"
The villager was still a little puzzled: "Why?"
Qian Jiujiu laughed and said, "Because these people are here to be stationed."
“I won’t leave anymore, so unless those people go into the deserted mountains, they will definitely come back.”
He ran there in a panic, without even taking food with him. How long could he survive in that deserted mountain
The villager was stunned. What? They were stationed here
Why did they come to stay in such a shabby place? Was it because the imperial court had too much money
Even places like this are not spared.
Qian Jiujiu naturally did not answer the villager's question, but just waited here and watched General Du bring his men over.
Lin Sheng was standing at the entrance of the village to greet them. When he saw General Du, he directly used the token in his hand.
"I am Lin Sheng, the guard beside King Bingjian. Nice to meet you, General Du. My master is waiting in the village."
General Du quickly got off his horse and asked his deputy general to look after the army.
He took Nan Nan and Fang Xiaoxi into the village.
When they saw Qian Jiujiu, Fang Xiaoxi and Nan Nan rushed forward and stopped in front of Qian Jiujiu.
"Mom, I miss you so much."
"Master, I miss you too."
Fang Xiaoxi even reached out and threw herself into Qian Jiujiu's arms. Qian Jiujiu was also happy to see his son and apprentice.
Reach out to hug this, touch that, and be extremely happy.
"It's great. I haven't seen you for almost a year. My son has grown taller, and Xiaoxi has grown taller too."
"Let's go, I'll take you to the grassland for some fun this time."
Fang Xiaoxi was still interested in going to the grassland, so she nodded.
Nan Nan asked curiously: "Where is Bei Bei? Where is Bei Bei now?"
Didn’t my parents go to rescue Beibei
Qian Jiujiu said with a smile: "Beibei is on the grassland, having a great time!"
While they were reminiscing about the past, General Du had already walked up to Mu Yexiao and said, "This humble general greets His Majesty."
Mu Yexiao looked at the soldiers he had brought with him. He was relieved that they were all marquises now and could guard a fortress.
"Haha, well done. I didn't expect you to come. Everything here has to start from scratch."
"Thank you for your hard work in the next period of time."