When this reply letter was finished, the newly married couple changed out of their wedding clothes, put on sportswear, mounted their horses, and followed Cui Yuanyong's personal soldiers to Puyang.
After all, Puyang is King Cui's front line. Although the previous battle was over, Huangfu Shaozong's capital army returned, and the troops from other counties have also returned, the remaining troops are not small. The main force of the Cui family is still there, and even the Blood God Sect is there. Now they can be directly pulled out to fight.
However, since they also need to allocate troops to guard the south to prevent the Yang family from causing trouble, there are not many troops that can be mobilized. Cui Yuanyong will lead 10,000 elite soldiers, and the rest of the main force will probably fall on the Blood God Cult. This force is far from enough compared to the Wang family, but there is still the Southern Cao Gang poking at the Wang family, so overall it is still on par.
In terms of the military strength of the strong, although the pillar of the Heavenly Ranking had died in the Wang family, Cui Wenjing also needed to stay in charge to deal with the Yang family or changes coming from the west; on this side, there was Zhao Changhe who was comparable to the Heavenly Ranking, but on the other side, there was also Huang Hong who had retreated in defeat.
It was still a war that seemed evenly matched, far from the situation that Zhao Changhe described as being easily endurable.
But the Cui family had no objection. After all, there were still troops in the capital, and the strong men from the Four Symbols Sect and the Demon Suppression Division were still there. Although everyone didn't know how to dispatch them, they would definitely not leave them alone. There was no need to ask about the military secrets, just follow King Zhao.
Cui Yuanyong felt very sympathetic towards his sister and brother-in-law. He also lamented that going to the battlefield so early in the morning after their wedding was not what a newlywed couple should do, but he felt that he was the bigger victim.
I had just finished a battle and was busy cleaning up the battlefield and rewarding merits and punishing people. I hadn't even sat down at home yet, but the Cui family said that they were "conquered" by their brother-in-law. Cui Yuanyong said that two years ago, this kid was still a rookie, and I played with him with a humble attitude. Now you tell me that he pacified Qinghe single-handedly
What have you pacified? Have you ever asked about the sword in my hand
Before he could even say this to his father, he was rushed to the capital to deliver the surrender. Sending his son to do something like this was like being a hostage to be dealt with by the king. His sincerity was sincere, but Cui Yuanyong said, "MMP, I haven't even started the fight yet, why did my whole family surrender and they sent me to deliver food?"
After all, it was a big event, so Cui Yuanyong did not dare to delay. He rode at full speed in the wind and snow to the capital to meet the new emperor, hand over the memorial and deliver Zhao Changhe's private letter.
The new emperor was also a person that made Cui Yuanyong feel very suffocated. As for the Holy Maiden of the Demon Cult, she had also caused some troubles in the martial arts world that Zhao Changhe had not seen in the past two years. Cui Yuanyong, as a representative of upright young heroes, had fought with this demon woman, okay...
When the "enemies" met, he naturally knelt there for a long time. The new emperor didn't even let him get up. Don't even mention how aggrieved he felt.
Fortunately, he didn't kneel for too long, which was just the time Xia Chichi needed to write a reply. After he finished writing, he sent him back directly, and also emphasized that he must hurry and not miss the important matter.
Cui Yuanyong said that there was no such pitiful envoy of the surrender in the world, who was sent back without even being able to sit down or drink a sip of tea. The so-called "don't miss the important thing", he rushed back in the snow, and found out that your so-called important thing was getting married
When ordinary people get married, as the elder brother-in-law, I can extort a lot of gifts from my brother-in-law... You got married without telling me, isn't that bullying
Then again, the new emperor was quite foresighted. He actually knew that the two would get married on the spot. He really didn't miss it. Should we say that we can raise our expectations for the new dynasty? Cui Yuanyong didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
After finally getting some rest and having a good night's sleep, I was dragged to go to war at dawn.
Cui Yuanyong wanted to say, you guys are so awesome that you can go to the meeting alone to conquer Qinghe, why don’t you ask the Wang family to go alone too? Can you let me get some sleep…
“Brother Cui…” Zhao Changhe came closer and tried to get closer.
Cui Yuanyong said with a sour face: "I don't dare to be called brother by the King of Zhao."
Zhao Changhe had no idea of Cui Yuanyong's miserable two days. He scratched his head in confusion: "How did I offend Brother Cui..."
Cui Yuanyong glanced at him, somewhat surprised: "Hey, didn't you claim to come here to conquer, surrender or exterminate the clan? You can just give me orders so arrogantly, why are you calling me brother?"
"That's the situation. If I don't do that, I won't be able to create momentum. Besides, I really don't like the Cui family, but this has nothing to do with you."
Cui Yuanyong said: "It has nothing to do with me. I am no different from them. If my father had not surrendered, what I want is for the Cui family to last for thousands of years. Everyone is like this. You can't stand it because you don't have a family yet. If your huge harem has descendants in the future, your considerations will naturally be different." "It is a law that the dragon slayer will become the evil dragon?"
"At least I don't think I can escape it."
Zhao Changhe nodded: "Brother Cui, just watch over it."
Cui Yuanyong looked at him for a moment, and then said, "But then again, you forged Qinghe, which immediately dispelled all doubts. Everyone was worried that going against gods and demons would result in heavy casualties or even the extermination of the whole family, but you proved that you can do it. Tsk... Compared to future generations and power, life is the most important thing now. To say that you conquered Qinghe alone is really an all-round conquest. I have to say I am impressed. How did you train to become so strong?"
Zhao Changhe sighed: "Genius is destined to make people despair, there is nothing we can do about it."
"Get lost!" Cui Yuanyong said unhappily, "To put it bluntly, you are just a pawn of some god or devil. No matter which side you choose, you will have to face the wrath of the other god or devil. Now that they are leaning towards you, you'd better make sure you get stronger and stronger. Once you get into trouble, the Cui family will be finished!"
Zhao Changhe asked: "Why don't you think the Cui family can produce gods and demons themselves?"
"Dad might have had hope, but after recovering from his serious injury, his health has deteriorated a lot. I'm afraid it will be difficult." Cui Yuanyong glanced at his sister who had been listening silently behind him, and sighed: "If it depends on my little sister... I believe she has a chance, but it may take a long time."
"Did you not see your father this morning?"
"Of course not. I was told to go to war immediately while I was still in bed."
"If you saw it, you would probably see that his hair had turned black again, and some of the hidden injuries and aging in his body had recovered."
Cui Yuanyong reined in his horse in astonishment: "What did you say?"
“I don’t want to tell the story with gods and demons, but maybe the Cui family will think so… In my eyes, that’s just what I should do to my father-in-law.” Zhao Changhe waved his whip and pointed to the distant sky: “Brother Cui… now that you don’t have to worry about the future, why don’t you let go of the shackles and find the unwillingness to follow Yue Hongling for a thousand miles just for a ranking, and strive for a new ranking of heaven, earth and people in this changing situation with the gods and demons coming to the world!”
These words made Cui Yuanyong feel a long-lost sense of excitement in his heart, and he whispered: "Do you regard the current chaos as just a fight in the martial arts world?"
"Is there any difference? It's just that the power has increased, and the narrative has become more mysterious... In essence, the pursuit is always to defeat the strong in front of you, smash all the injustices you see, and step over the mountains. Maybe when there is no higher thing in front of you, your goal in this world will be accomplished."
Cui Yuanyong looked at him strangely for a long while, then suddenly laughed: "No wonder your majesty and Lord Tang let you come out alone... You are a born gangster. Lord Tang tried to teach you how to govern a country, and he must be very disappointed."
Zhao Changhe laughed loudly and rode away on his horse: "This world is never the same as the one I dreamed of. I can only use my knife to chop it into the shape I want... Documentary work is not suitable for me!"
"Brother Zhao, wait for me!" Cui Yuanyang hurriedly urged Black Peony to chase after her husband.
Cui Yuanyong watched the young couple galloping on horseback, and the long-lost heroic spirit of the martial arts world surged in his heart. He whipped his horse and looked back: "Brothers, speed up and reach Puyang before sunset!"
I turned around to look at the backs of the young couple, but they were running so fast that they had disappeared.
Cui Yuanyong suddenly felt a little bit of admiration for Zhao Changhe… He didn’t admire this fellow’s outrageous cultivation speed, and in his heart he attributed it to the fact that he had a divine book; but this fellow clearly had great power over the capital and Hebei now, and might even have power over the whole world, but he really didn’t see any signs of corruption due to power, and his heart was still as innocent as it was back then.
(End of this chapter)