On the fifth day after Gu Miao's funeral, there was a decree from heaven, ordering Wei Lingyun, the general of the Rongyan Army stationed in the northwest frontier, to be the general to continue to fight against the Xirong people and guard the people of the mountains and rivers. He ordered Gu Heyan, the son of Gu Miao, the commander of the Rongyan Army, to be the captain of Yulin, leading 30,000 troops to the northwest frontier for support.
The next day, when Fu Ji'an slept until midnight, everyone was stupid when he woke up.
Because Mu Zhiming didn't come, he screamed for him to get up.
He got up and asked the palace servants who were serving him, and the palace servants smiled and replied, "Yesterday, the youngest son of the Duke of Yan asked the concubine An Guifei to say that he would not be in the palace due to a leave of absence today. The concubine also agreed."
Fu Ji'an scratched his head and muttered: "What's the matter with Brother Mu? Ah, wait, today is the day my master goes on the expedition! I have to send him off, ah!"
The seventh prince howled, and was about to get up in a hurry, but was held down by the palace servants: "Your Highness, don't work blindly. At this hour, they have already left the city with their entire army."
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On the outskirts of the city, drums and horns sounded, banners and flags were hunted, and 30,000 soldiers were ready to go to the frontier.
Gu Heyan was dressed in military uniform and rode on a horse. Beside him, his close friend Pei Hantang also rode a horse. Looking at the mighty army, he said with emotion, "When my father sent me to General Gu's house to study martial arts, you and I I'm only six years old, and now, in a flash, things are different."
"You don't need to send it far, just go back." Gu Heyan said calmly.
"Okay." Pei Hantang nodded helplessly and said with a smile, "If you don't like to listen to those giggling farewell speeches, I won't say them anymore. In short, come back early and invite you to drink with the lake view and the moon."
"Okay." Gu Heyan nodded firmly.
Pei Hantang clasped his fists and said goodbye. When he rode his horse back to the city, he passed a carriage.
Gu Heyan tightened the reins and was about to ride his horse to the front of the team when suddenly a carriage stopped beside the ancient road. After colliding in the air, he hurried towards Gu Heyan.
Wen Heyin bent down and opened the curtain. She wanted to get off the carriage and follow behind Mu Zhiming, but when she looked up, she saw that Gu Heyan was not far ahead, so she returned to the carriage.
Gu Heyan turned over and dismounted neatly, and when it was, Mu Zhiming stood in front of him.
The two looked at each other for a moment, before Gu Heyan looked away and asked softly, "Why are you here?"
Mu Zhiming replied without hesitation: "I want to send you, so I'm here."
Gu Heyan suddenly raised his eyes in surprise and confusion, but for a moment, he immediately regained his expression and lowered his gaze: "En."
Mu Zhiming asked, "What's the matter? Can't I come and see you off?"
Gu Heyan: "...Yes."
Mu Zhiming rolled his eyes and smiled. He thought for a moment and asked, "Brother Gu, do you want to listen to the fourth wife and sixth wife who wished you a good future when you said goodbye, or do you want to hear what I want to say to you?"
Gu Heyan: "What you want to say."
"Then..." Duke Yan's youngest son was actually a little embarrassed and hesitantly said, "The frontier environment is difficult, you have to be kind to yourself."
Gu Heyan nodded: "Yes."
"I'll take good care of Aunt Liang's family for you." Mu Zhiming assured him.
Gu Heyan was slightly startled, but he didn't ask why the servants of the Gu residence needed Mu Zhiming's care, but just said, "Thank you."
"Also..." Mu Zhiming, who is usually eloquent and eloquent, continued to hesitate, "eat well, rest well, and don't work too hard."
Gu Heyan continued to nod: "Yes."
"And then... and... uh... and..." Mu Zhiming thought for a while, and said, "Don't get hurt."
Gu Heyan closed his eyes and remained silent.
Seeing that he was silent, Mu Zhiming asked in a panic, "Why didn't you answer? Did I say something wrong?"
Gu Heyan said softly, "It's impossible not to get hurt, I can't agree."
Mu Zhiming was stunned for a while, his heart throbbed inexplicably, and then he let out a long sigh.
Suddenly, a soldier came on horseback and urged, "Young Commander, it's getting late, it's time to set off."
Gu Heyan nodded towards the soldiers: "Okay." Then he turned to look at Mu Zhiming: "I should go." After a few seconds of pause, he added, "Thank you for coming to see me."
"It should be." Mu Zhiming clasped his fists and saluted, "After all, Brother Gu is my savior."
Gu Heyan nodded and said indifferently, "So it is."
Mu Zhiming didn't understand what Gu Heyan meant by "So it is", Gu Heyan said again, "Go back to the carriage."
Mu Zhiming was happy, and smiled, "Brother Gu, I sent you off, how can I go back to the carriage first? Of course, I have to watch you leave."
Gu Heyan frowned and said coldly, "Go back."
Mu Zhiming never expected that Gu Heyan would insist on this matter. Seeing that he was already displeased, he had to follow his wishes, bowed his head and said goodbye to him again, turned and walked towards the carriage.
Gu Heyan watched Mu Zhiming get into the carriage for a moment, then turned over and jumped onto the horse's back, galloping towards the front of the army with his red horse.
Mu Zhiming lifted the curtain and entered the carriage, Wen Heyin stretched out his hand to help him, and said, "Master, I was worried that you would stand by the ancient road and watch people leave and then return to the carriage, fortunately not, otherwise wait for the team. As soon as you move, the dust rises, your lungs are not good, and if the old disease recurs after inhaling the dust, you must cough for three days and three nights to recover."
"How can I be so sick!" Mu Zhiming was depressed, "It's just some dust, just fan it."
"Who was eight years old when he had lung disease and coughed up blood, and it took three years to raise him." Wen Heyin relentlessly exposed the shortcoming.
"You also know that you are eight years old!" Mu Zhiming sighed, "It's been so many years ago, and it's already better!"
Wen Heyin pouted, noncommittal.
Mu Zhiming lifted the curtain of the carriage, and saw the marching flags facing the dazzling golden wheel, the soldiers could not see the end, and there was no Gu Heyan in front or behind.
"Master, aren't you going back to the manor?" Wen Heyin asked him.
"Go back." Mu Zhiming lowered his eyes.
The carriage drove slowly into the city, passing by the wrong side of the marching team.
At the beginning of the spring of the following year, the war in the northwest was quelled, and the Xirong clan went from slaughtering the city to being beaten and fled in a hurry. It was only three months.
The battle report was sent back to the capital, and everyone was wondering, what happened in the frontier
Another battle report solved this question.
Gu Heyan fought seven battles, won seven battles, killed more with less, and finally led the elite cavalry of Rongyan directly, went deep into the hinterland alone, attacked the enemy camp, and captured the leader of the Xirong clan.
Since then, Gu Heyan's reputation and reputation have remained unchanged for a while.
He was stationed in the northwest frontier, and spent more than half a year fighting against the lingering forces of the Xirong people, building defense lines, training troops to defend it, and protecting the stability of the people.
This year, when Gu Heyan was eighteen years old, he was named General Yulin and replaced Gu Miao as the commander of the Rongyan Army.
Another half a year later, the country of Gouji in the northeast of Baishan suddenly attacked with troops. The two countries were friendly and had trade exchanges. No one expected that the Guoji would suddenly stab the knife. The Gouji Kingdom occupied three cities in a row, and the war was about to spread to the Central Plains.
Gu Heyan was ordered to lead the Rongyan Army to support the northeastern frontier.
The young man lived up to expectations, repulsed the Gou Ji Kingdom, and recaptured the three cities majestically.
In that year, the story of a young and talented general circulated in the community.
In the same year, the Emperor Xuande Hall discussed the government and discussed with his ministers why the Gouji Kingdom launched an attack.
All the ministers heatedly debated: "The small barbarian country must be greedy because of its lack of greed. It must use force to deter it from spying on the land, grain, sheep and cloth of our court."
During the discussion, Duke Yan bluntly gave advice: "When the late emperor was in power when he was young, he took the initiative to send his envoys to the country of Gouji to exchange poems, poems, articles and songs. Since then, the two countries have been friendly and passed down through the ages, and now the emperor has succeeded to the throne for twenty years. Yu Zai, looking around, there is one person who can speak auspiciously in the civil and military affairs of the dynasty? Is there one person who can shoulder the heavy responsibility of an envoy?"
Hearing this, the emperor only felt enlightened and deafened, and immediately decided to select a person from the Ministry of Rites to go to the northeast of Baishan to learn the Gouji language, so as to prepare for the mission to foreign countries when the frontier is stable in the future.
But this is a chore, not to mention the difficult frontier environment, in the future, it is possible to be imprisoned or even killed if it is sent to other countries.
Just when the emperor was in an uncertain time for the election of people, one person wrote a letter and took the initiative to ask Ying.
This person is a person that no one has thought of and will not think about.
The son of Duke Yan, Mu Zhiming.