Qingchuan History

Chapter 737
The first batch of Wei cavalry returned from the south, and the two sides thoroughly confirmed that the peace talks were on track.

When I came here, I traveled day and night, and it was a long way back. People who trekked for a long distance lost their strength and walked and rested. They only passed through two counties in a whole day.

They have all gone through wars, but fortunately there were few casualties, only the streets were damaged, so they should have been cleaned up, so as not to be in a mess.

Gu Xinglang intends to go through the cities and counties along the way to check the people's situation, and he also has many matters to explain to the military and political chiefs of the various places. It is a pity that Ruan Xueyin travels back and forth with a big belly, and orders not to travel at night, and stays in posthouses.

The evening of this day finally arrived at Meizhou.

That inn was where Chunfeng and Ji Qi stayed when they came back from Qibei in the past.The secret guards reported such things, Gu Xinglang knew the door, got out of the carriage and went in, because of Chunfeng, he thought of his serious illness, and he didn't know what was wrong with his injury.All the way to collect the northern military report, Jidu, and the southern report, there is no way to divide and think, and there is no time to ask, it is difficult to arrange another informative report.

But no news is always the best news.

He and Ruan Xueyin stayed in the big room in the middle of the fourth floor of the inn. They both felt tired, so they barely ate and drank, and each leaned a corner to rest.

Since they left the northern border, the two haven't said anything about the current situation. One is because Gu Xinglang has been meeting his ministers to deal with government affairs along the way, and the other is because after Jing Tingge left, Ruan Xueyin turned from depression to boredom, and secretly swore that the child would be born before the birth. No longer pay attention to those far and near secrets and mysteries.

At night, Chai Yinuo came to knock on the door.Gu Xinglang seemed to be waiting, so he responded, "I still have something to do, you go to bed early, and tomorrow I need a car."

Ruan Xueyin nodded, and seeing that he had taken a cloak to put on, she stood up to help.

She became more and more proficient in doing these things, and her knots were also beautifully tied. Because of the proximity, her breath sprayed between Gu Xinglang's neck and jaw.

He raised his hand to caress her cheek, and then to her lips, rubbing lightly, "I drink too little water, my skin is a little peeling."

Although Ruan Xueyin is not someone who devotes herself to supporting her own beauty, she doesn't like to be ugly in front of him, so she stepped back half an inch away from his fingertips, "Winter is dry, drinking too much water and traveling is inconvenient, just go back."

"There are still a few days to go back. Fortunately, if you come here without a break day and night, take your time to rest. You should bring Yunxi."

In fact, he had ordered to find a capable maidservant to serve him, but Ruan Xueyin pressed her down—the emperor can't be careless, it doesn't matter if she is troublesome, and he has been self-reliant for more than ten years living in the mountains, and his safety must always be put in the first place .

"I am the same." After tidying up, Ruan Xueyin took a half step back and looked from head to toe to confirm that it was all right, "Go."

"What should you do if you take a shower later? Or wait for me to come back?"

Ruan Xueyin smiled, "I can do it myself."

Gu Xinglang looked at her for a moment, "You are really the most effortless mother-in-law I have ever seen."

"Trouble is only for the first three months. I'm in my early twenties, and I'm in good health. It's only when I've been in trouble that I have problems."

Gu Xinglang strode out the door, opened the door but stopped.

The room is big, and there are foreign ministers at the door, since Ruan Xueyin moved to go behind the screen, he only heard the sound of footsteps, I don't know what happened.

The door was closed, she just came out, and saw him and Chai Yinuo still outside the door by the lights inside and outside the house.

Because Tian's family stayed here, the inn was cleared and martial law was imposed.She knew that he was going to summon Chief Mei Zhou, or also to meet the Tan family - after the Tianchang Festival, the Cui family of the Marquis of Yong'an who originally lived in this city had moved away, and it was the Tan family who moved here. 【1】

After the Mingluan Palace exploded, he was eager to go to the northern border for peace talks, and he only issued an order to imprison Xinwang's Mansion, but had no intention of Wujinghou's Mansion.

But of course Wu Jinghou Tanyou would come to fight for his daughter and grandson's life.There are not many things in the world that you know you can't do, but the life of your loved ones is one of them.

It's time to set up a special hall for summoning ministers and workers.Standing still outside the door at this moment can only be because——

She moved to the south window and pushed the seams to look out.

Wu Yangyang's group of people stood in the courtyard downstairs, and according to the sacred rules, none of them wore armor, but they should have both literature and martial arts.

A city official is counted as a general in the army, how can there be so many?

"Ask you to discuss politics, what are you doing?" Gu Xinglang took two steps forward, spread his arms to support the railing, and looked down, "Another remonstrance? A military remonstrance?"

The matter of losing his head was described by him like a drama, and all the officials in the courtyard were so frightened that they knelt down immediately: "I dare not!"

"I'm very tired." Gu Xinglang held on to the railing, probably too lazy to move, "If there's something to do, there's nothing to do, just listen to the meaning and do it. Is there anything to do?"

"Return to the emperor, the minister has played!" It was Li Shanshen, the chief of Meizhou, who was kneeling at the head.

Gu Xinglang said no, wait for him to speak.

"Wei country is unrighteous. Taking advantage of the turmoil in our great Qi, we raised troops to attack. Although the peace talks were not lost in the end, the cities and counties in the north of Qi were attacked after all. The face of Yu's family and country was severely damaged, and it would not be good for the future diplomatic relations. I think it is not appropriate to reconcile on this basis. !"

It is very clear that the people kneeling in the court are the military and political officials of the cities and counties in Qibei.Along the way, no one dared to speak out, because Mei Zhou was the largest city in the region, and if he wanted to speak up to the Holy One, he had to borrow the courage of the most open-minded officer.

"Your servant, please fight!" I heard the voice of Guo Yi, the governor of Mei Zhou.

"I invite you to fight!" I heard the civil and military voices in the court again.

Ruan Xueyin turned her eyes to look at Gu Xinglang's back.

After a long silence, he set off.

Go downstairs.

"I'm tired of living in peace."

It took a long time to hear him speak, and it was still true across four floors.

"My lord—"

"This time, will the people be harmed?"

"Barely."

"How many casualties are there?"

He has asked all the way south, and he has counted all of them, and now he is asking Mei Zhoucheng.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Wei Qi has not entered Meizhou City, so naturally—"

"What about the cities and counties in the north?"

"As far as I know—"

"Don't worry, aren't all the people in charge here?" Some of them have even met in Nikkei. "You guys, tell me again, how many losses and casualties, how much hatred and resentment, for this, the family and the country face."

The winter branches swayed in the gusts of north wind, rustling, and the closed doors and windows on the entire four floors were like ears, waiting for an answer, and people panicked.

"There is an order from the emperor. If Wei Qi commits a crime, first protect the people and do not have to fight hard. If the city and county lose it, it will be lost, and let them occupy it. Therefore, except for the three northernmost counties that were attacked at the earliest time and did not get the military order in time, the rest of the cities and counties will lose. Both are small."

"Now do you understand why?"

Ruan Xueyin couldn't see Gu Xinglang but could see dozens of ministers and foremen.

There were people looking at each other in the dark night, and then Li Shanshen replied: "Because the king has a plan in his chest, he is sure that he will not lose a city or a county in the end, so this strategy of near-surrender has minimized the casualties."

There was a sigh in the north wind, it was Gu Xinglang, deep and far away, the sigh made all the officials tremble. "It's so clear, turn a blind eye, Mrs. Pei is pregnant with Liujia and has traveled thousands of miles with me to stop the war and rest peacefully. In your eyes, it's just a loss of family and country face."

"Your Majesty and his wife are devoting themselves to their family and country, I can't wait!"

Ruan Xueyin thought he was going to lose his temper.

Even Chai Yinuo was ready to be wrathed by the thunder.

but not.This battle was too long and complicated, Gu Xinglang lost both strength and interest, and said for a while, "You are taking your salary and wanting to dream about your family and country, these things should be done by you. Your methods are not good enough, I will help you think about it , and even help you guys, but at the end of the day, I have to sleep here and listen to the aftermath, and listen to your complaints that my method is not good enough."

"I don't dare! It's just that my position as the overlord of Daqi is about to be shaken by the southward movement of the Wei Kingdom, and now the opponent is provoking it in the open, pressing tens of thousands of troops to invade the south—"

"Wei Jun personally apologized and issued a letter of credence, saying there was a misunderstanding."

"Your Majesty!"

"One more battle to relieve hatred and save face, who will fight?"

Ruan Xueyin clearly sensed the movement of his voice, she must have leaned over.

After a while, he saw him walking into the crowd of officials with his hands behind his back, stopped casually, and squatted down, "Is it your brother?" He got up and squatted down again, "Or your son?" He stood up and suddenly raised his voice:

"One person, one country wants to show strength and gain face, but it turns out to rely on violence. Your sage books and history books are all in vain!"

"Your Majesty calm down!"

"I won't hesitate when it's time to fight! But it's not the time when it's absolutely necessary, and it's not the time when I, General Da Qi, have to shed their blood and make thousands of people lose their loved ones!"

"The minister waits to be convicted!"

"The so-called misunderstanding, whether it is a misunderstanding or not, Mr. Wei knows in his heart that the whole continent will have a look and see. All kinds of current situations can be used in the future." Gu Xinglang stood alone in the courtyard, like a solitary boat sailing, looking at the night sky in the distance, with light clouds covering the moon ,
"The people are waiting for the New Year. Children, they like to watch the New Year." He turned and looked up the fourth floor.
"I also want to prepare to be a father."

[1] 651 king's admonishment; 657 lobbying
　There should be another chapter tonight, here comes the kids

　　
　
(End of this chapter)