Lingnan.
Ouyang Qi, who originally decided to send troops into the mountains, suddenly changed his mind the day before sending troops.
I only heard that a mysterious man in black came to the army, wearing a thick cloak in the hot weather, and never came out after entering the big tent.
It wasn't until dark that the soldiers went in to deliver food to Ouyang Qi, only to find that the man in black had disappeared long ago.
Only Ouyang Qi stood behind the desk with his hands behind his back, walking back and forth a few steps from time to time, thoughtfully, "Pass my military order, the dispatch of troops tomorrow will be cancelled, and the entire army will be dormant for the time being."
The lieutenant generals and soldiers were waiting for the next day, and suddenly they heard the military order to cancel the dispatch of troops, and they all talked a lot.
Based on everyone's understanding of Ouyang Qi, he is a general who acts resolutely and directs his actions, and rarely changes temporarily after making a decision.
Obviously because of the man in black.
Gu Shubai's army did not join Ouyang Qi's army, but guarded the north to prevent Dongling's army from raiding and causing trouble for Ouyang Qi.
Originally thought that Ouyang Qi would decide to attack soon, or send someone to ask for help, but the news he didn't want to receive was that he stood still.
"Reporting to General Gu, General Ouyang has a secret letter and ordered his subordinates to deliver it to you face to face."
A military newspaper is a military newspaper, and a secret letter is a secret letter.
Gu Shubai opened the letter and found out that Yin Shuo was seriously ill due to the nightmare, and the morale of the rebel army was unstable. Ouyang Qi decided to wait and use a more peaceful method to solve the rebel army.
It is just around the corner to have Yin Shuo's rebellious confidants as internal support.
It was good news, but Kun Yuyang was very worried when he heard about it, "Yin Shuo is full of tricks, I'm afraid he is up to some tricks. I don't worry, General, let me lead the army to support General Ouyang! "
According to Ouyang Qi's vision, now he is waiting for Yin Shuo to become terminally ill, and his subordinates will take the opportunity to lead the army to surrender, and there is no need to spend a single soldier.
Naturally, no reinforcements are needed.
Gu Huaijiang was grateful for Ning Xuan's kindness in helping each other back then, and in addition to spending time with Kun Yuyang in the past, he knew that she was not frivolous and reckless, so he agreed to her, "After I go, everything will be under the command of General Ouyang. The military order is as big as a mountain. You Know what the price of acting privately is."
Kun Yuyang agreed, and rushed to Ouyang Qi's residence with a team of 5,000 people. He didn't expect that Yin Shuo hadn't fallen ill yet, and when he heard that a team of 5,000 people rushed over overnight, he set up an ambush on the road .
The morale of the rebel army was not stable, and just needed a victory to boost morale, Yin Shuo planned to use the blood of Kun Yuyang and her 5,000 generals to boost the morale of the army.
The soldiers caught in an ambush fought with the rebel army in the dark, and Kun Yuyang took the lead, killing them red-eyed.
The silver armor was particularly eye-catching in the night. Seeing that she was the only woman in the army, the rebel army knew that she was the female general headed by this team, and attacked her one after another.
Just at the critical moment, Lin Xuan, who was mixed in the team, suddenly broke out from the slanted stab, and stood in front of Kun Yuyang, blocking countless sword blades for her.
It wasn't until dawn that Ouyang Qi's army heard the news and sent troops to rescue them, and they were rescued.
The two sides in the fight suffered damage to each other, which was roughly the same, but the equal damage was a defeat for the Beili army. After all, the rebel army's strength was declining, which was equivalent to taking flesh and blood to their knife edge.
In every battle in the past, the rebel army suffered the most damage, even more than ten times more than Beili's army.
Kun Yuyang blamed herself very much for this, and Lin Xuan, who saved her life, accompanied her all day long to enlighten her, and she gradually recovered.
"Before sending troops to Lingnan, you once said that I had selfish intentions, but now I have proved to you that I do have selfish intentions. In order to avenge my deceased husband, I insisted on leading the army to help, but in the end, I carelessly underestimated the enemy and fell into Yin Shuo's ambush, so I let my brother They were badly injured."
Lin Xuan was not an eloquent person, so he said after a long while: "No one wants to let the brothers die in vain. Yin Shuo is not an idler. He was the former Prime Minister of Dongling. Even the Guhou family almost broke his In his hands, you are not ashamed to fall into his ambush."
At any rate, Lin Xuan would still comfort her. How could a bunch of rough men in the army understand how much she blamed herself for this matter, and the relationship between the two of them became much closer.
…
"So that's the case. Speaking of which, the two of you are indeed destined."
Kun Yuyang told Yufu what happened in Lingnan. Hearing about the relationship between her and Lin Xuan, Yufu couldn't help feeling emotional.
Kun Yuyang was stunned, looked at the pair of twins on the bed uncomfortably, patted their arms to lull them to sleep, "Maybe, when I heard his name back then, I felt like my husband sent him here Saved me. To tell you the truth, I didn’t spare my life at all when I was on the battlefield, and I even really wanted to just die like this. I can rest assured that the child has you as a foster mother. As for me, what else do I need if he is dead? survive?"
"In fact, going to the battlefield has always been my wish. When I was in Xikun, I thought, since I am not a princess who can be valued by others, I might as well go to the battlefield to be a female general. At least I can earn money through my own efforts." For your military achievements and future, you don’t have to watch those intrigues and fights in the harem.”
She paused and smiled bitterly.
She didn't expect to go to the battlefield she once yearned for the most, thinking that she could forget that person by shedding blood and sweat, but found that she couldn't do it at all.
There were many times when she thought that it would be good if she died, but she couldn't die.
Yu Fu couldn't untie her brows, nor could she untie Kun Yuyang's knot in her heart. She was silent for a moment, but she didn't say anything more after all.
Before coming here, Gu Shubai told her about Lin Xuan, hoping that as a good friend of Kun Yuyang, she could persuade her not to suffer for Ning Xuan's death anymore, and come out as soon as possible.
He could see that Kun Yuyang was interested in Lin Xuan, and Lin Xuan loved Kun Yuyang even more. This kind of love came from the heart, not because of her identity.
Yufu was very happy when she heard these words, she thought that she would see a revived Kun Yuyang when she came to the East Palace, but after talking face to face, she realized that Kun Yuyang's obsession with Ning Xuan was more than she thought Heavy.
It is too cruel for her to accept Lin Xuan at this time.
Seeing that Yu Fu didn't speak, Kun Yuyang smiled and said, "What's the matter with you? Don't let me disturb your happy reunion with the General after a long absence. Don't sympathize with me either. Some feelings once held are the beauty of a lifetime. , Compared with those who have never had it in their life, I am very content."
She smiled contentedly, although Ning Xuan was dead, it seemed that she had always lived in her heart and eyes.
Yu Fu nodded, "There is one more thing to tell you, I know you hate Yin Shuo to the bone, he has done many wrong things to the Gu family, and I don't want to let him go lightly. But Princess Danyang once helped me Well, I plan to send Yin Shuo's body to be buried with Princess Danyang, I hope you don't mind."
Kun Yuyang laughed, "Why would I mind? Princess Danyang didn't treat me with kindness before, but as long as I think about how she treats Yin Shuo wholeheartedly, this kind of affection makes me admire. A woman who has been infatuated all her life has not been rewarded in her life. Letting her be buried with her loved one is the best comfort for her."
…
Two days later, Kunwu was injured and entered Beijing.
The convoy entered Beijing from the south gate, and Yan Zheng sent many people to guard it closely, so there was naturally an element of surveillance.
When he entered the city, he saw a group of people from Beijing carrying out a coffin. Kun Wushang was opening the car curtain to see the majesty and magnificence of the capital. He was startled when he first saw the coffin.
Ever since he left Xixian City, his eyelids twitched more and more as he got closer to the capital. The moment he saw this coffin, he seemed to finally understand why his eyelids twitched.
Something bad is going to happen.
"It's unlucky, hurry up and move away!"
Lun Yue stood outside Kun Wu's wounded carriage with a sword in his hand, "This is His Majesty Xi Kun's convoy, the coffin bearers in front quickly back away!"
We all know that Xikun has surrendered to Beili, and even handed over the imperial seal and soldier talisman, who will respect this majesty who exists in name only
Those who carried the coffin out of the city were not to be outdone, "We are soldiers under the command of General Gu, and we send this coffin to Dongling by order of His Majesty!"
The implication is that they were sent out of the city by holy orders, not ordinary soldiers who could be bullied at will.
Lun Yue was about to speak, but Kun Wu waved his hand to stop him, and got out of the carriage by himself.
He doesn't have the pride of being His Majesty, and he knows better than others how much restraint this status deserves.
He walked up to the soldier escorting the coffin, and asked nicely, "Brother, who is in the coffin?"
The soldier looked at the comrades around him, it wasn't a secret anyway, not to mention that Kunwu was embarrassed to dismiss his face when he asked each other with hurtful words.
He said: "It is Yin Shuo, the leader of the rebel army, and His Majesty has granted him to be buried in his native land."
It turned out to be Yin Shuo.
Thinking of how he and Yin Shuo had been involved in the past, Kun Wu couldn't help feeling cold, and smiled helplessly.
On the contrary, the soldier kindly reminded, "Go into the city quickly, this coffin is indeed unlucky, don't bump into you."
As he spoke, he waved his hands behind him, and the team escorting the coffin moved out of the way. Kun Wu was injured and returned to the carriage, which headed towards Beili Palace City.
The road was bustling and bustling, people dressed in beautiful clothes were coming and going on the street, there was a lot of hawking, and the smell of some kind of dim sum wafted into the carriage.
I have heard for a long time that the Beijing city of Beili is prosperous like a brocade, but now it is well-known when I see it.
When approaching Miyagi, Kun Wushang saw a very tall and majestic restaurant, very close to Miyagi, it must be the love of the dignitaries in Beijing.
The words "Yushanlou" in the letter are somewhat familiar, resembling Yufu's handwriting.
It's just that compared to her handwriting, it is more flying and free, with a little more arrogance of pointing out the country, and less of the procrastination and burden of a boudoir daughter.
Whether it was Yu Fu's handwriting or not, he couldn't tell for a while.
When the car arrived at the gate of the palace, Lun Yue stepped forward and said, "Please inform me that His Majesty Xikun is here."
Gu Shubai asked Yan Zheng to send someone to send Kun Wushang and his party to come. He naturally knew when he would arrive, but he didn't send officials from the court to greet him. Lun Yue felt slighted.
In his heart, he was not angry about Kunwu's injury, but also knew that Jianguo had no dignity, so he could only endure it.
The soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army guarding outside the palace gate nodded, turned around and went in to report, but not to report to Yuqian, but to report to Gu Hanmo.
"Commander, Emperor Kun and his party are here, and they are asking to see His Majesty outside the palace gate."
"knew."
Gu Hanmo was already prepared, and said to Liming, "You make all these lists, and I'll come as soon as I go."
Li Ming watched him striding out of the palace, narrowing his eyes slightly, "Could it be that you want to give His Majesty Xikun a blow? Can he be assigned this kind of work now?"
At dawn, he was worried that his brother-in-law-to-be would be taken badly. In the past, he thought that Gu Hanmo was as honest as him, but now he felt that he was becoming more and more dishonest.
It seems... It became like this after being with Li Tu.
He shook his head hurriedly, handed over the roster in his hand to the soldiers nearby, and secretly followed Gu Hanmo to see how he dealt with Kunwu's injury.
Kun Wushang and his entourage were waiting outside the palace gate, only to see Gu Hanmo coming in uniform, and seeing the respectful attitude of the soldiers towards him, he thought he was now holding an important position in Beili.
Kun Wushang bowed his hands to him, "Third Young Master, I haven't seen you for many years, how is everything?"
They are old acquaintances, and Gu Hanmo also cupped his hands, "Thanks to Emperor Kun. Emperor Kun has worked hard all the way, and His Majesty specially told Emperor Kun not to rush to see him when he comes to Beijing, but to go to the post to rest and wash himself off." Let's talk about Fengchen."
Kun Wushang seemed to think of something, raised his eyebrows slightly, "The post house? Which post house?"
Gu Hanmo didn't change his face, "There is only one post house in the capital, doesn't Emperor Kun know?"
Kun Wu's scalp tightened, and he immediately understood why his eyelids twitched all the way—
Yufu was so cruel that he wanted to put him and Kun Junyue together!
The two of them were mortal enemies in Xikun, and now that Xikun even handed over the imperial seal, Kun Junyue would only resent him ten times and a hundred times more than before.
If he falls into Kun Junyue's hands, will it be any good
Kun Wu wiped his forehead subconsciously, "There is no need to rest. Since I am not in the capital city, I feel uneasy if I don't see His Majesty, so I would like to ask the third son to do me a favor."
Gu Hanmo glanced at him frivolously, "I think that when Emperor Kun was the seventh prince of Xikun, Dongling, who was sent as an envoy, did all kinds of evil in Lin'an. He didn't even pay attention to me in Guhou's mansion, and even beat my elder brother in the mansion. One. I still remember Kundi's youthful and frivolous appearance at that time. Why, now that he is the emperor, he has learned how to beg for help?"
"you!"
Lun Yue subconsciously protected the Lord, and Kun Wushang immediately gave him a wink, signaling him not to be ignorant.
What's the point of being humiliated by Gu Hanmo
It's better to work hard with Kun Junyue in the past.
He still made a smiling face, "The third son has always been magnanimous, why should he still remember the past hatred? Besides, you probably don't know that I saved his life when his brother Gu Shubai was exiled in Xikun. Could it be that the third son treats him like this? Is the Gu family's savior?"
Kun Wushang understands the weakness of the Gu family very well, so he will be sure of it with every poke.
Li Ming, who was eavesdropping not far behind Gu Hanmo, covered his mouth, breathed lightly, and wanted to hear how Gu Hanmo would answer.
If Gu Shubai were here, he might be able to argue eloquently. Gu Hanmo's tongue is not clever, can he argue against Kun Wu's injury
Gu Hanmo paused, then looked up after a while, with a blank expression on his face, "Is there such a thing? I haven't heard of it."
Kun Wushang: "..."
It seems that Yu Fu hated him, and that's why Gu Hanmo acted like this, refusing to let him go.
He knew that he couldn't escape this disaster, so he simply said: "Okay, there is something I want to ask the third son before going to the post house. If the third son thinks it is possible to answer, just answer it, and if you can't answer it, just let it go."
Gu Hanmo didn't say a word, it was a tacit consent for him to ask a question.
Kun Wu said sadly: "Are they both okay?"
Gu Hanmo frowned slightly, and looked at him, not knowing who the "they" he was referring to.
When I saw his eyes, there were complex emotions intertwined in them, there was helplessness and abandonment, anticipation and even joy, and it became clear immediately.
"Your Majesty and Eldest Brother are very good, they are like glue, they have been inseparable for the past few days."
If it hadn't been for him to say it himself, it would be hard to imagine that Gu Hanmo could say such affectionate words as "like glue" and "inseparable".
Kun Wu smiled sadly, "It's true. Didn't Gu Shubai get any punishment?"
Gu Hanmo paused, "No. But there is no reward either. Big brother has made great achievements and committed a great crime of resisting the decree. The merits and demerits are equal."
Anyway, no one in the court mentioned the matter of promoting him. After all, he made so many mistakes, each of which was a serious crime, which made many ministers in Beijing embarrassing him several times throughout the night.
There was no mention of punishing him.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that after his return this time, he has grown closer to Yufu and his wife. Wouldn't it be a shame to propose punishment at this time
No one dared to do this kind of thing that clearly hit the knife's edge, including Tian Yunpo.
Therefore, the matter of Gu Shubai was put on hold, and everything was really as Yufu said at the beginning——
Just act like nothing happened.
Kunwu smiled sadly, "I understand. Where is the posthouse? Let's go."
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Kun Wushang: Brother, here I come! (open arms and hug)