nashuaworldcup Chapter 628: Helping Ling Return to Beijing
Chapter 628: Helping Ling Return to Beijing
Since the fall of Xirong Khan Ashina begged to lead an army of 400,000 to the south, Xirong, Dongyi, and Nanchu have dispatched a million troops to besiege Li Guo.
At that time, Li Guo only had 500,000 regular troops. With a shortage of major generals, it was beyond everyone's expectations to be able to defeat the enemy and secure the territory.
Li Guo not only won, but also forced the other two countries to pay indemnities and sue for peace. The news reached Shangjing, and the newly crowned Emperor Showa Lu Yuanqing issued a decree for universal celebration and amnesty.
"The Regent is truly my Great War God!"
Lu Yuanqing sighed.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty requested a grand celebration ceremony for the regent. The Ministry of Rites even set up a high-standard ceremony for the civil and military officials to welcome the regent back to Beijing.
Lu Yuanqing led all the officials out of the city early in the morning. After standing shivering in the cold wind for half an hour, he heard the uniform footsteps of the army.
"Where's A Yu? The regent returned to Beijing, but why did he, the regent's husband, disappear?"
Lu Yuanqing sent eunuch supervisors to search everywhere, but Zichen, the emperor's confidant, sent a letter.
In the letter, Lu Yu said that after leaving the country, everything was in ruins, and he wanted to inspect various places to restore production and economy. He asked Emperor Showa to take care of the court affairs in the capital.
"Isn't this too hasty? Why should we wait until the regent returns to Beijing to meet before leaving!"
Lu Yuanqing felt that Lu Yu was trying to return power to him, so he left in a hurry.
"Actually, it's not necessary. When I saw those memorials, I got a headache. Doctor Wang said that my body needs rest. Compared to dealing with government affairs, I would rather hide in the harem and write a notebook."
Yes, Lu Yuanqing has a new hobby recently, which is writing storybooks.
The rebirth of his ancestors opened up a new world for him. He felt that he wouldn't live long anyway. It would actually be pretty good if he could be reborn with a new identity like his ancestors after death.
He often fantasizes about who he will become in his next life.
After thinking about it, I felt that it was not enough, so I simply put all these fantasies into words and wrote them into a storybook.
During the time when he returned to Beijing, almost all government affairs were left to Lu Yu.
Anyway, the throne will be given to A Yu in the future, so it’s not too much to let him suffer a little more, right?
"This kid didn't run away just to avoid laziness, right?"
Lu Yuanqing finally realized the core of the problem.
"Fortunately, the regent is back. I can entrust all government affairs to the regent.
I conceived a new rebirth story last night and am still waiting to write it! "
With this in mind, Lu Yuanqing stretched his neck, eagerly waiting for Chu Tianjiao's honor guard to appear.
The army appeared in everyone's sight. Lu Yuanqing's heart skipped a beat when he saw the former soldiers wearing white robes and holding white flags.
Marquis Liyang was even more nervous and confessed to Lu Yuanqing: "Your Majesty, I will go and see what's going on!"
"Master Hou, go and ask for details!" Lu Yuanqing waved his hand in a panic.
The only one who can make the army return to the capital in mourning is the commander-in-chief, and everyone's hearts are hanging.
Marquis Liyang rushed to a coffin in the military column on horseback. When he saw the downhill tiger flag covering the coffin, his eyes widened and he asked sternly: "Who? Who is lying in this coffin?"
A tall young man dressed as a dutiful son rushed out, fell at the feet of Marquis Liyang, and cried: "Master Marquis, my father has passed away!"
Marquis Liyang's big hand touched the young man's head, with tears rolling in his eyes, he sighed and asked, "When did Uncle Feng leave?"
This young man is Feng Bao, the son of veteran general Feng Hu.
When Marquis Liyang was preparing to lead his troops to the northwest, he learned that there was something unusual in Southern Chu. As a last resort, he asked veteran general Feng Hu to go to the south.
Veteran general Feng Hu was in his sixties and lost an arm. When the country was in crisis, he carried the coffin and went to war.
Unexpectedly, he actually failed to return to Shangjing safely.
Feng Bao said: "Master Hou, after my father arrived at the southern border, he left Fenghuang Pass and went deep into Southern Chu. He attracted the army from the right of Southern Chu and had to withdraw from Jingzhou. He only had 50,000 Chu family troops under his command, but the enemy army had 150,000. .My father had to fight with the enemy in the mountains and forests. At that time, he was hit by miasma, and his body and bones were no longer able to function..."
Speaking of this, Feng Hu choked up.
Marquis Liyang felt even more uncomfortable.
He waved and asked the young eunuch to tell Lu Yuanqing the situation and suggested that all officials come to greet the coffin of General Feng Hu.
If Old General Feng Hu hadn't contained the 150,000-strong Nanchu army, I'm afraid that the Nanchu people would have already attacked Shangjing while Chu Tianjiao was still fighting Xirong.
"After the victory at Fenghuang Pass, the regent originally suggested that my father return to Beijing immediately for rest and treatment, but my father said that before he died, he wanted to see the mountains and rivers of Dali completely recovered.
The regent had no choice but to obey him and took him with him all the time. Although my father can no longer go to the battlefield, he has been helping the regent train the new soldiers...
By the time the regent took over all of Ezhou, my father was already unconscious. But on the day when he received the surrender form from Nanchu, the regent personally took Nanchu's surrender form to my father's tent and read it to him.
My father suddenly woke up. After hearing the surrender, he laughed three times and passed away suddenly. "
At this time, Lu Yuanqing and other ministers rushed over. After hearing Feng Bao's narration, many people silently wiped their tears.
Lu Yuanqing stepped forward and bowed deeply to the coffin of the old general Feng Hu, and said sadly: "The old general has fought for the country all his life. I shall personally help the old general return to the capital!"
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty followed Lu Yuanqing and helped General Feng Hu return to the capital.
Snow-white paper money was flying in the cold wind of early spring, and the newly sprouted green on the trees on both sides of the road was stained with a layer of silver frost. The welcome ceremony to welcome the regent's triumphant return to Beijing turned into a ceremony to welcome the hero's homecoming. National mourning.
"Your Majesty, this is a letter sent to you by the Prince Regent."
Lu Yuanqing took the letter sealed with fire paint and saw it clearly written: "There is a sudden change in the northwest border. I have led the heavy armored cavalry back to the northwest secretly. Please send letters to Longcheng for important government matters."
Lu Yuanqing was shocked and quickly handed the secret letter to Marquis Li Yang who was standing aside.
Marquis Liyang said: "Your Majesty, please be patient. After we defeated Xirong, the Beihu people took the opportunity to occupy a large area of grassland in the east of Xirong, and they have the potential to rise. The regent's trip to the northwest must be to frighten Dahe's Moji wild ambition."
Lu Yuanqing sighed: "The war just ended. I thought I could live in peace for at least a few years, but I didn't expect it to be a wishful thinking."
"Your Majesty, we have just experienced the Four Kingdoms War. Although we in Dali have won, our national strength is at its weakest. This is the time when Your Majesty needs to devote all his energy and work hard to become stronger."
Lu Yuanqing felt sad. It seemed that his dream of rebirth could only be put on hold for the time being.
At this time, a heavy national funeral was also held in Xiangyang, and the host was Lu Yu.
At the beginning, he placed the remains of the soldiers who died in Xiangyang in the Wen family, the largest aristocratic family in Xiangyang, and promised to wait until the war was over before sending these soldiers back to their hometowns to rest in peace.
The first thing Lu Yu did after leaving Beijing was to rush to Xiangyang to fulfill this promise.
After the incident, Lu Yu quietly left Xiangyang City with his men.
Du Ningzhou, who had been promoted to the position of Chief Regent, asked Lu Yu: "Your Highness, shall we return to Beijing?"
Lu Yu got on his horse, pointed his whip to the northwest and said, "Go to Longcheng."
Du Ningzhou didn't understand that there were so many political affairs in the capital waiting for His Highness to return to the northwest to decide why His Highness wanted to go to the northwest. Just as he was about to continue to dissuade him, he was grabbed by the phantom, pulled aside and spat: "Newcomer, do you still have any winks? ? What kind of capital are you going back to? Your Highness is the husband of the regent, so of course it is more important to return to the northwest to fulfill your husband's duties!"