Lu Minglan did not dare to keep Lu Zhishan longer. He had a valuable status and could not make any mistakes. Lu Zhishan also knew the importance and kept all the twenty taels of gold and two clove sachets he carried with him before leaving. Gave it to Lu Minglan. When he walked to the door, Lu Zhishan paused, then took off the concentric knot from his waist and put it in Lu Minglan's hand: "This concentric knot was left to me by my mother-in-law. , I always carry it close to me. It is said that the mutton-fat jade on it was consecrated by a master. If the princess likes it, I will leave it to her as a peace charm. "
Lu Minglan did not refuse and thanked Lu Zhishan on behalf of the little princess. Lu Zhishan returned to the post house under the stars and the moon. The post house in Beidi cannot be compared with Dali, but it can be regarded as having bright and clean windows. Lu Zhishan Looking at the white porcelain tea set on the table and several plates of exquisite snacks, his eyes were deep. He wanted to smash the white porcelain tea set to pieces, and wanted to smear the starter, pastries and cheese on the faces of the flattering servants.
However, he did nothing. He lay quietly on the spacious bed, covered with thick and soft mattresses, smelling the faint smell of cashmere carpet. Lu Zhishan didn't close his eyes all night, and at dawn the next day I followed Dali's gift-giving team back to Kyaktu.
"Princess Heshuo is also very lucky. There are dozens of concubines in the Great Khan's tent, but she is the only one who has the ability to give birth to a pair of children. I heard that the Great Khan intends to promote her as his right wife. It can be seen that the princess usually has a lot of wind in her pillow. Hehe, even Mrs. Zuo still refuses to nod," someone in the team said.
"Then the old man from Beidi, who has been facing the tough and strong Beidi women all day long, how can he stand the delicate Han women? And I also heard that Princess Heshuo's mother was also a coquettish woman. Otherwise, how could she be so charming to the late Emperor Linxing? A humble maid, and then you promoted her to a noble concubine despite the Queen Mother’s dissuasion? Tsk, Tsk, Princess Heshuo, this is something she inherited from her family,” another man sneered.
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That day, Lu Zhishan killed someone for the first time. He was so ruthless that all the soldiers who were accustomed to seeing the iron blood on the battlefield were horrified. He kept whipping the two gift-givers until they were beaten to pieces. Flying horizontally, the bones were visible. If General Longhu hadn't arrived in time, he would have whipped the two people into two puddles of mud.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!" Zhao Jingting's dark face turned pale with fright. He couldn't take his riding crop away, but he was also whipped to the back of his hand. Immediately, his skin was torn open and blood gushed out. The angry young man was more ferocious than a tiger and leopard. Zhao Jingting gasped. Air-conditioning, he knelt down and said, "Your Highness, calm down! Your Highness, calm down!"
Only then did all the soldiers realize that the young man who had been with them day and night for half a year was actually the eldest prince who had the most holy heart. All the soldiers panicked and knelt down before Lu Zhishan, who was stained with dazzling blood.
"We are all just men on the battlefield in Dali. Our only goal is to expel the Tartars and stabilize the country. If we can't even protect our wives, children, and children, we might as well die!" Lu Zhishan shouted at the soldiers who were kneeling in front of him, and his voice became hoarse. , "Don't forget it! You all rely on women to live a stable life. It's okay to be shameless. You actually eat soft food while slandering people behind their backs and slandering their integrity. You deserve this end!"
After becoming hysterical, Lu Zhishan came to Zhao Jingting's tent.
"General Zhao, I want to go with you to the southwest border next spring." Lu Zhishan said every word calmly and unquestionably.
Zhao Jingting looked at the young prince who was only fourteen years old. He recalled the long-awaited instructions before leaving, and hesitantly said: "The eldest prince is rich in gold and precious body. How can the emperor be willing to let the eldest prince go to the southwest battlefield?"
"I have my own way to ask for your father's approval," Lu Zhishan said calmly, "But General Zhao, you need to promise me first that from now on, you will treat me and your soldiers equally."
Zhao Jingting's eyes wandered over the young man, and he nodded slowly for a long time: "Okay, I promise you, Lu Yongzhan."
Yongzhan is the character of Lu Zhishan.
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The next year, Lu Zhishan followed Zhao Jingting to the southwest. Long live the Lord praised him for protecting the country and serving as a soldier. He made an exception and consecrated a minor prince like him as Prince Ning. Everyone asked Prince Ning to go to the border. , it will definitely be the crown prince who comes back.
Before leaving, Lu Zhishan went to Shoukang Palace to say goodbye to Queen Mother Xu Shumin. After leaving Shoukang Palace, he did not rush back, but went to Gyeongbokgung Palace. There were not many concubines left by the late emperor, only four. Now They all lived there. Lu Zhishan didn't go in. He just stood at the door for a while, looking at the old woman with her eyes closed and meditating under the flower stand in the courtyard. Although she was old, her appearance was still there. Just one look at it and you could tell that this old woman must have been there when she was young. It's an alluring look.
Lu Zhishan watched for a while, then summoned the chief eunuch of Gyeongbokgung Palace and asked him to serve the four concubines well. He also rewarded the chief eunuch with a handful of golden melon seeds. He was so surprised that the chief eunuch kowtowed on the stone floor. more than.
Later, Lu Zhishan had been paying close attention to the movements of the Beidi royal family. He knew that in the fourth year, in order to show Beidi's sincerity to Dali, the five-year-old princess Mu Nanzhi, born by Lu Minglan, was sent to the Dali Palace to be raised in the palace. The Empress Dowager, with the grace of Long Live Lord, granted her the title of Lord of the Country. In the sixth year, Lu Minglan was promoted to the Right Lady of the Great Account.
At that time, Lu Zhishan had been stationed in the southwest for seven years. Tubo and Siam jointly declared war on Dali. For a time, the southwest became a hell on earth. Lu Zhishan ignored the imperial edict and repeatedly urged him to return to Beijing. He, Prince Ning, always led the troops to rush to the capital. On the first line, Lu Zhishan did not think about it at the time. He stayed in the southwest for twelve years and only returned to the capital once during this period. He also did not think about the war that lasted for more than ten years and ended in a disastrous defeat in Dali.
Lu Zhishan remembered clearly that the last battle was in Hue. He led his troops in a bloody battle for three days and three nights. The soldiers around him fell one by one. He watched the blood form a river, and his eyes were red from the killing. Later , Lu Zhishan couldn't even tell the difference between the living and the dead. That time, they never waited for reinforcements. In the end, he also fell. An arrow penetrated deeply into his knee. He fell off his horse, and then he was dead. Perception fell into darkness.
When he woke up again, Lu Zhishan was already in Yunnan. He had been in a coma for four days and four nights. The soldiers dug him out of the dead body and escorted him desperately to Kunming City. The arrow penetrated him deeply. Coupled with the hot and humid weather in the southwest, the entire knee was extremely red and swollen, and the wound was leaking foul-smelling pus. Lu Zhishan looked at his knee that had swollen to twice its size and could not notice any pain at all.
Hue was defeated, and the southwestern army under Lu Chi Son suffered a loss of 40,000 people. It was impossible to regain combat effectiveness in a short time. Moreover, the voices of discussion about war and peace between the DPRK and China were getting louder every year. This war lasted for ten years. , it is impossible to drag it on forever, the people are full of complaints, the court officials are dissatisfied, and they are all complaining that they have not been able to win for a long time. What's more, it is still in this situation. Peace talks are just around the corner, gold, silver and jewelry are not to mention, and marriage is also a concern. It's inevitable.