Regent, she's here to find fault again

Chapter 31: Entering Liangzhou, the Totem of Northern Darkness
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He Chang, the general of Zhenguo, used to be an iron-blooded figure guarding one side. After he passed away, Emperor Qing took pity on him, and specially bestowed Liangzhou City, which is a land of fish and rice, which is quite affluent.

It has been two or three years now.

He Chang was highly regarded by the people in Liangzhou, and after he was disarmed and returned to the fields, he only brought his own personal guards. Naturally, Emperor Qing didn't have to worry that he would support himself with troops.

On the afternoon of the second day, Lu Jingye went to pay a visit to General Zhen Guo's residence.

After all, people who have fought in the battlefield are more able to chat. When Lu Jingye came to visit, He Chang not only ordered him to take care of him, but even arranged him in a summer pavilion and entertained him personally.

"My lord is now my God of War in Daqing. I think back when the old lord was still there... don't mention it."

I don't know if it's an illusion, Luo Ming looks at He Chang from the sidelines now, and always feels that there is an indelible shadow in the eyes of He Chang who said this now.

He Chang and Lu Jingye's father had also discussed as equals, and Lu Jingye grew up under his nose, and his father even received He Chang's favor back then.

If not, Lu Jingye would not have taken over the matter of finding the princess of the Beiming royal family.

The two had a few rounds of tea, but Lu Jingye still hadn't forgotten the business of coming here.

He put down the teacup, skimmed the cup with his fingertips intentionally or unintentionally, and looked at He Chang from the end of his eyes, "I heard that the general has been hunting down a prisoner in the city recently, but what's the problem?"

He Chang has known his destiny in his early years, and he has lived half his life, so he can't fail to hear that there is something in Lu Jingye's words.

He bent his lips, raised a hearty smile, and the beard around his mouth moved along with him, "My lord, if you have something to say, you may as well speak directly, there is no need to be so polite between you and me."

It's hard to turn down a prosperous age, and it's hard to refuse a feast.

He Chang is also a person who is used to being a general. He usually speaks boldly and boldly, and rarely speaks in such a polite way.

"Since that's the case, I really want to ask a question." Lu Jingye didn't have to hide from him any more, and went straight to the point, "General, is there any news about Beiming Xuanye?"

He Chang's face was as usual, and he was not too surprised after hearing it, but just smiled, "It seems that nothing can be hidden from King Muye's eyes."

"true."

He said frankly, but his face was covered with a layer of sadness, "It is related to Beiming, but it is not Beiming Xuanye."

Lu Jingye's eyes turned cold, and he motioned for him to continue talking, but He Chang's expression became more and more distressed, "Speaking of which, it was also my mistake."

"I underestimated the members of the Beiming Imperial Family when I broke through the Beiming Imperial City. How could I be indifferent to the destruction of the country and family?"

"A few days ago in Liangzhou, I accidentally saw something belonging to the Beiming imperial family, so I specially sent someone back and forth to the Beiming imperial tomb...the funeral objects are all there, no one has touched them, but the coffin is empty."

The Beiming emperor and empress all died for their country under the noses of tens of thousands of troops, and there was no possibility of surviving. After breaking the city, he even carefully checked the members of the royal family and corresponded one by one.

The princes and princesses of Beiming all died for their country in full view, so there is only one possibility—fake death to escape, and golden cicada to escape from its shell.

"The corpse has been decomposed in three years. If you want to talk about who is Beiming, you can't make a judgment."

In other words, Beiming Xuanye was not the only one who escaped from Beiming three years ago.

He Chang sighed heavily, "If I hadn't seen those things in Liangzhou this time, I wouldn't have known that such a disaster had been planted for Daqing."

"After all, it's dereliction of duty, so I haven't reported it to the court. I can only send people to search and visit unannounced, but they made so much noise that it first reached the prince's ears."

He Chang was full of heart for the country, so Lu Jingye naturally had nothing to say, but even if He Chang could hide it for a while, the matter would eventually reach the emperor's ears.

Now, it is inconvenient for him to make further conclusions.

Now that Daqing's country is solid, even if Beiming regroups and makes a comeback, I'm afraid it will be powerless.

"This time, there is actually another matter."

Lu Jingye raised his eyes, Luo Ming understood, took out the scroll that he had been carrying in his arms, poured it out from top to bottom, and what he saw was a portrait.

"The general and Beiming Xuanye have been fighting for a long time, so you should know about him. This portrait is based on the description of the witnesses, and the artist drew it."

"Whether it looks like Beiming Xuanye or not, I still need you, the general, to make up your mind."

Lu Jingye glanced at the painting unconsciously.

However, seeing He Chang, he almost had the same expression as Lu Jingye at the beginning. He was so amazed when he first saw him, he looked at it carefully for a long time, "This painter is not bad at all."

"It's this person who is as beautiful as he is beautiful, but he still needs some fire."

After another glance, He Chang already withdrew his gaze, "To be honest, three years have passed, and it's time for a girl to change her appearance at this age. It's no exaggeration to change her appearance every day."

"And Beiming Xuanye was still young at that time, and the only thing that impressed me deeply about her was her eyes."

He Chang took a sip of his tea, his eyes gradually drifted, as if caught in some kind of memory.

The tens of thousands of troops in Daqing suffered a great loss from that kind of arrogance that looked down on the world and their unwavering determination to fight for the top.

"Those eyes are the eyes of a real superior."

So far, nothing has been seen.

Lu Jingye is also one of them.

This is equivalent to not saying anything, Lu Jingye looked at the woman in the portrait smiling and looking forward, but he would always unconsciously substitute another person.

"My lord, don't worry about it too much. If you really want to find Beiming Xuanye and verify your identity, there is really a way."

"The general may wish to speak frankly."

After all, He Chang has dealt with the Beiming Army for too long, and he will indeed know better than Lu Jingye.

"Northern people like totems, even ordinary people will have some totem tattoos on their bodies."

"To them, the totem symbolizes the gods of the grassland, and on the grassland, it is a symbol of power and status."

"The Beiming royal family is more concerned about this. Their totems are tattooed with special medicines, which do not dissolve in water and are difficult to clean."

"People in Beiming believe in eagles, and most of the totems of the royal family are transformed from birds. The more complex the totem, the higher the status."

He Chang added, "And some totems are relatively hidden, and can only be revealed by washing them with clean water."

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Su Changjin and his party finally arrived in Liangzhou after traveling for several days.

As the weather got hotter, Su Changjin's face was cool and he was quite unhappy, so that Su Ran and the others didn't speak much along the way.

It is true that Su Changjin had secretly planned in his heart that no matter what means he used when he returned to Beijing, he would have to let Lu Jingye pay for the purple-gold chariot.

The street market in Liangzhou was inexplicably lively.

"Why is it so lively?"

Su You poked his head out and asked Su Xian who had just returned from inquiring about the news.

"It seems that the General Zhen Guo's mansion was attacked by an assassin and was taken alive."

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　Liangzhou~
　　good night!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)