The battle report from the northern Xinjiang was sent back to the capital, three days later than the third prince's return to the capital. In the past three days, there have been many rumors in the capital, some rumored that the northern border was defeated, some said that the prince was incompetent, and even more directly said that the prince had died in the northern border...
All kinds of rumors, all kinds of rumours, in the end, they all aimed at the prince, but no one mentioned the third prince who had been thinking about it.
Lu Qipei was still on marriage leave, and stayed in the house with Qi Yang for the past two days. Three days after the wedding, they originally wanted to move into the princess' mansion, but the incident happened in the northern Xinjiang. In addition, the Lu family had some connection with Rongguo anyway, and maybe they could find some clues, so the two simply postponed the time of moving.
In the warm room, the two sat around the fireplace while Lu Qipei cooked tea.
Qi Yang sat next to her and looked at her with one hand on his cheek, but his eyes were a little slack, as if he was lost.
It wasn't until a cup of hot tea was placed in front of her, and the dense white mist rose with the fragrance of the tea, Qi Yang blinked his eyes back to his senses, and smiled at Lu Qipei again.
Lu Qipei was helpless, and tapped his finger on the corner of her lips that she used to raise: "Such a perfunctory smile, let's say goodbye."
Qi Yang was not reluctant in front of her, and he really put away his smile. He didn't want to speak for a while, so he picked up the tea cup in front of him and took a sip. Tea is a good tea, the soup is clear, the taste is sweet, and the faint tea fragrance seems to be able to calm down all the worries and anxieties in people's hearts.
Lu Qipei also took a sip of the tea cup, and looked at Qi Yang's brows soothed beside him, and then asked, "Are you still worried about the prince?"
Qi Yang looked at her sideways, and then lowered his eyes: "With the imperial brother here, you and I can be safe in the future."
Lu Qipei understood what she meant, he lowered his eyes and thought for a while after hearing the words, and said, "I think this time the prince is probably okay." After speaking, he explained without waiting for Qi Yang to ask: "How respectable is the status of the prince, if he really is there When something happened on the battlefield, the coach would never dare to hide it even if he was frightened. Especially now that the third prince is going back to Beijing first, it is impossible to hide the news.”
Qi Yang sat upright slightly, looking solemn: "You mean..."
Seeing her appearance, Lu Qipei knew that she had guessed it, so he nodded and said, "From what I see, this news should be suppressed by the prince himself, and now only he can suppress the news." After a pause, He added: "The prince knew that the third prince had returned to Beijing, but he suppressed the news from the northern border. Perhaps he had other plans."
There is no need for Lu Qipei to say anything about the confrontation between the two brothers, just look at the rumors going around in Beijing now.
However, since the prince is still distracted by the situation in Beijing, presumably his situation in Northern Xinjiang will not be too bad.
Qi Yang is not stupid, and Lenovo feels the situation is rather strange now. After listening to Lu Qipei's explanation, she relaxed a lot, her brows and eyes widened: "Then tell me, when will the news from Northern Xinjiang come?"
Lu Qipei thought for a while and replied, "If the prince is fine, it will be soon, just two days."
She was right. The next day, the two of them received the latest battle report from Beijiang—Huai and Ping were attacked and destroyed, and the prince led the army to counterattack, regaining lost territory within three days, and Beijiang was victorious!
In this battle in Northern Xinjiang, the Prince's counterattack was extremely fast. Unprepared to lose two important places in Huaicheng and Pingcheng, the prince was wounded and fled to Jingcheng. He gathered the remnants along the way. After arriving at Jingcheng, he immediately sent troops to capture Pingcheng.
He poured his troops into attacking the city without any regard for his own safety. He caught the Rongjun in Pingcheng, who had not yet established a firm foothold, by surprise. Even the occupied grain and forage had not been moved or destroyed. Afterwards, the army in front also got the news and began to return to help. Together with Liang Jun, who recaptured Pingcheng, they attacked the Rongjun who captured Huaicheng. Finally, together with the villains, they were all wiped out.
The two cities that were almost lost in one day were recovered in a day or two. But the crown prince's revenge didn't stop there. He also led people to find strong men in the army, put on the clothes and armor of the Invalids, and "escaped" on their horses...
In a fierce battle, the balance of victory can be imagined.
Qi Yang raised his eyebrows after reading the battle report, and couldn't help but sigh: "It feels quite stupid."
This is of course the Invalids. After reading the battle report, many people feel that this battle is like a child's play, and it is too easy for the prince to turn around. Those Rong Jun who detoured and attacked didn't know what to think, they looked like they were here to give the prince a chance.
Hearing this, Lu Qipei also nodded: "It's quite stupid, and quite greedy." After seeing Qi Yang looking over, he casually mentioned: "Pingcheng stores food and grass, Huaicheng used to trade with Rongguo, and both places are rich."
Qi Yang didn't need her to go on, he already understood: "The Rongjun sneaked into the rear, even at the risk of exposing the fine works hidden in the city. The attack on Huaicheng was for the emperor's brother, and the attack on Pingcheng was for food. Their purpose was not to bring back people or food. , but destroyed it on the spot. Only the emperor was lucky and escaped, but the food and forage in Pingcheng fascinated the eyes of those veterans, so they were not willing to destroy it for a while."
In the final analysis, it is still a newly established country, and the thoughts of those tribal warriors have not yet had time to change. They are accustomed to looting in Liang Kingdom, and they just want to move the good things back to their own tribe. How can they be willing to destroy the mountains of grain and grass? When you see the gold and silver in the city, why can't you resist grabbing it
So they went back and forth, but the people who should be killed were not killed, and the food and grass that should be destroyed were not destroyed. Even the people who should have left in the first battle were dragged down by these food, grass and money. In the end, Liang Jun, who quickly counterattacked, was left forever, and he also sent a batch of equipment by the way.
Lu Qipei finally summed up quietly: "This time he was too anxious."
With the return of the Northern Xinjiang battle report, a turmoil disappeared.
The winter solstice is coming soon, and there will be military affairs this year. The emperor brought the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and several princes to Yuanqiu to worship the sky. Even Lu Qipei and Qi Yang were brought together, leaving the third prince who had been thinking about it in closed residence alone, as if he had been completely forgotten.
In fact, with the return of the battle report from the northern Xinjiang, the specific news of the two battles in Huaicheng and Pingcheng was also passed back, and everyone soon discovered the tricky part - the two cities were captured on the same day, but the third prince returned, but He told the emperor that it was because the prince was defeated and disappeared, which affected the morale of the army and caused him to lose Pingcheng. What does this mean? Avoid being framed? Come to think of it, it doesn't stop there!
In the carriage heading to Yuanqiu, Qi Yang leaned his head on Lu Qipei's shoulder, and his tone was a little gloating: "Brother Three Emperors has lifted a stone and smashed his foot this time, and the emperor has already hated him."
Lu Qipei's slender fingers hooked a strand of Qi Yang's hair around his fingertips, and when he heard the words, he said, "The third prince is really not very smart."
Of course, Qi Yang and the third prince had a grudge. In the previous life, Qi Yang ended up dying, and most of them were written by the third prince. It's just that everything in this life is in a hurry, and Qi Yang has not had time to set up a bureau to take revenge on him, and he has plunged himself into a doomed situation.
Pingcheng and Huaicheng were broken on the same day, and the third prince fled back to Beijing. How did he know that Prince Chengpo was missing? There is also the case of breaking the city. It is true that rebels appeared in Huaicheng, and the city gate was opened to let the Rongjun enter the city. But the investigation on Pingcheng's side was very strange. After investigation, it was not possible to find out who the meticulous work that opened the city gate was. The last vague clue pointed to the third prince.
The matter has not been verified, of course, the prince will not write it in the battle report, but he will write all the clues and evidence in the secret report. How the emperor decides, whether he believes it or not, he doesn't care.
Of course, judging from the current situation, the emperor believed it, or at least was suspicious.
And these Lu Qipei and Qi Yang did not know, only Qi Yang's understanding of the emperor, vaguely guessed some. The young couple chatted without a word, and the topic quickly moved away from the third prince.
Lu Qipei turned to look at the person leaning on her shoulder, and asked, "A Ning, when will we move to the Princess Mansion?"
Speaking of which, the two of them chose the site together, changed the plan together, and supervised the construction of the Princess Mansion this time. It's just that it was delayed due to the disappearance of the prince, and the move has not been put on the agenda so far.
Qi Yang leaned on her shoulder and didn't move. After thinking about it, he said, "Let's live for a full month, and then move in in a month."
Lu Qipei was puzzled: "Didn't you say that you would live in the Lu Mansion for three days after getting married, and move to the Princess Mansion three days later?"
Hearing this, Qi Yang finally sat up straight, and it was funny to see Lu Qipei's vaguely dissatisfied appearance: "I was not thinking well before. You and I just got married, so you can move to the Princess Mansion with me, moving too fast for your reputation. I'm afraid it's not very good."
In fact, it is not uncommon for the concubine to stay with the princess in the princess' mansion. On the contrary, it is a proof of the love of the husband and wife. But Lu Qipei is a little different from others. Her background is not high, and the longer Qi Yang lives with her in the Lu family, the more he can prove that he values her. On the contrary, if the princess only lived in the "husband's house" for three days and then moved back to the princess' mansion in a hurry, some people would suspect that the princess was not happy with the "husband's house".
It's a very biased and ridiculous speculation, but there are people who really think that way, and there are still many people.
The young couple may not care about this, but the unprovoked trouble can be saved - at least in Qi Yang's heart, she doesn't want Lu Qipei to be despised, and it's okay to stay in the Lu family for a few more days.
Qi Yang also joked: "A Pei is so anxious to move back to the princess' mansion with me, and he is not afraid of being told that you are in a family and eat soft rice."
Lu Qipei blinked and looked innocent: "My salary is definitely not comparable to the princess, isn't it just to eat soft rice?" She said, leaning slightly, leaning on Qi Yang, and her voice softened: "Then will your Highness let me eat?"
Such actions, such words, and invisible ambiguity seem to breed in this small carriage.
When the two were newly married, Qi Yang was almost swayed by her specious remarks. She lowered her eyes slightly to meet Lu Qipei's eyes. Those dark eyes seemed to be as clear as before, and there seemed to be something more...
Qi Yang opened his mouth, trying to tell her to restrain herself on the road, but before she could say anything, she was blocked by a pair of lips.
After a while, a voice sounded: "I'll move when I go back, okay?"
"it is good."