But it didn't take long for Emperor Xuanren to know what that bastard Wei Tingyu was going to do. He was trying to use a torture on him. Xiaocao came over from the Queen Mother's place - the Queen Mother was in poor health, and Xiaocao was worried that Emperor Xuanren would scold Wei Tingyu too badly, so she didn't stay long - and she ran into Wei Tingyu who was still kneeling.
He just turned his head to glance at Xiaocao. It was obviously very ordinary in the eyes of others, but he didn't know why Xiaocao felt distressed. Then he opened his mouth to plead with Emperor Xuanren. You know, Xiaocao basically never asked Emperor Xuanren for anything, but he used it on Wei Tingyu so easily. Although it was just a very small matter, Emperor Xuanren was still very depressed.
It turns out that this girl is always clumsy!
Emperor Xuanren had to give his daughter face, but Wei Tingyu had pissed him off this time, so he couldn't do anything to him openly. As the emperor, it was not easy for him to deal with a minister. Just a few words could make Wei Tingyu suffer, and he would not dare to say anything when he went back. - Emperor Xuanren was childish for once.
Wei Tingyu didn't react much to this. He just kept busy as it was only a few days long.
Compared to Fan Wuguo's sneaking to the Northern Frontier, Xiaocao's situation is completely different. The Wenren Family is preparing, the Princess's Mansion is preparing, the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion is preparing, and even Emperor Xuanren is ordering people to prepare. It is so high-profile that it is hard for people inside and outside the court not to know about it. Some people are ready to make a move, for example, escorting Princess Anguo or something.
Unfortunately, although the idea was good, it was rejected before the words came out of his mouth in front of Emperor Xuanren.
Emperor Xuanren never wanted his son to get involved in the affairs of the Northern Frontier. If one or two of them went there, no matter under what name, it would not be a good thing for the Northern Frontier. It was enough for the Dingbei Army to have Prince Dingbei in charge, and there was no need for another prince to cause trouble - even if Prince Duan would never do anything wrong, his mere appearance could disrupt the morale of the army.
It took five or six days to prepare for Xiaocao's trip. The number of people serving him was reduced due to Xiaocao's request, but none of the five hundred guards from the Black Armor Guards were missing. In addition, there were more than 100,000 Beijing guards accompanying him. Their role, in addition to "escorting", was naturally to reinforce the northern border.
Anyone with a discerning eye knew that they were really going to fight with Liuqi. It should be noted that in the past many years, the Beijing guards had not gone to Northern Xinjiang. The so-called "reinforcements" were justified. After all, according to the latest news, fighting had already broken out in Northern Xinjiang. Although it had not reached the point where Liuqi's entire army was on the border, it was not a heavyweight fight at all compared to the previous "small fights". The war had been going on for nearly ten days before Mu Bei managed to arrive in Northern Xinjiang.
—He received the news halfway through the journey and had to abandon the members of the "Volunteer Team", leaving most of them behind and rushing to the northern border with only a few personal guards.
In fact, just as expected, Liu Qian felt something was wrong and was not prepared to take action at this time, but he could not wait any longer. If he waited any longer, even Qi Chao would not have to take action, Liu Qian would be ruined.
Therefore, once the war started, it was extremely brutal.
Fighting in this freezing cold weather was already very hard, but the geographical conditions in the northern border of Qi Dynasty were not much better than those in Liuge. The Dingbei Army had never slacked off in guarding the northern border, and since Emperor Xuanren came to power, he had kept a close eye on the northern border, giving priority to military pay and food, and anyone who dared to lay his hands on them would be chopped off immediately.
So, even though Liuqi was crazy, the Dingbei Army also managed to withstand it. However, the damage was naturally much greater than before.
Mu Bei's return was like a stabilizing force, and the casualties were significantly reduced.
It has been more than two years since the year before last that Pingjin Hou has been the commander-in-chief in Northern Xinjiang. Although he did not encounter too many obstacles due to the assistance of people arranged by Mu Bei, everything seemed to be going smoothly. However, when compared with the atmosphere after Mu Bei arrived, Pingjin Hou truly felt what it meant to be united and what it meant to have the army's will.
Mu Bei is also not a dictatorial person. He will listen to the opinions of his subordinates. However, if the order comes from Mu Bei's mouth, it will always be executed at the first time without any questioning. Pingjin Hou can never do this.
Originally, Pingjin Hou felt a little depressed that Emperor Xuanren told him to retreat and gave a "young boy" as his deputy commander. However, when he saw the Dingbei Army led by Mu Bei, his spirits were lifted and he had to admit defeat. He put away his thoughts and concentrated on being a deputy, saying what he should say and doing what he should do. As a result, he was actually accepted by the Dingbei Army and no longer felt a little out of place.
This result made Pingjin Hou a little withdrawn again, but this was not the time to think about all those messy things. Even if they were well prepared and the Dingbei Army was brave, the situation would still be serious.
It was not only the Dingbei Army that actively fought against the enemy, but also many people in the entire northern border. They did not panic or flee, and while living their lives as usual, they did their best to help the Dingbei Army.
It is true unity between the military and the people.