Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 417: Estrangement 2

After this battle, almost all the 100,000 Xiongnu army was lost, with only less than a few thousand men and horses left.

After Li Ling ordered people to take Baha into the big tent, he ordered people to loosen his bonds. Baha knew that the situation was over, so he simply put on a fearless look and said sternly to Li Ling: "It's only because I, Baha, were careless for a moment. I fell into your trap time and time again, I have to kill or behead them all as you please."

Li Ling smiled faintly and replied: "If I wanted to kill you, I would have killed you long ago. Why wait until today?"

Li Ling had let him go twice, and Baha had always been very puzzled by Li Ling's actions. He looked at Li Ling and asked: "You are the most cunning person. Can you tell me clearly now why you are here?" Let me go again and again."

Li Ling replied: "The first time I let you go, I respected the prince as a good man and couldn't bear to kill him. The second time I let you go, it was because I couldn't bear you being harmed by villains."

After hearing this, Baha frowned into a big knot. His attack on Li Ling's granary was just a temporary impulse, but he never expected that Li Ling would be so knowledgeable about things. Baha had always been thinking about this matter. Painting Hun'er, now that he heard what Li Ling said, he asked anxiously: "But there is a traitor around me who is informing me? I still ask Li Shuai to tell me the details clearly, so that I can understand even if I die."

Li Ling smiled faintly again and replied: "The informant is naturally the one who is most looking forward to your death. Although I, Li Ling, hate such insidious people most in my life, since he helped me, I can't betray him. "

He looked at Baha and continued: "You are now defeated. In order to ease the conflict between Daqi and the Huns, I don't have to kill you, the prince, but you must promise not to offend Daqi again in the future."

Baha would naturally agree, and Li Ling ordered someone to send him out of the camp alive.

Baha left the Qi army camp this time, but he had mixed feelings in his heart. Li Ling's words had planted the seeds of hatred in his heart.

The people in the world who are most looking forward to his death are none other than the old Chanyu's Yanshi Xubu and his half-brother Xieha.

Baha returned to the main camp, organized the remaining tribes, and headed back to the Huns' camp overnight. When the remnants of the army were a hundred miles away from the imperial city, Baha's confidants in the royal city came over and told him that Old Shanyu had listened. Xu Bu's slander suspected that Baha and Daqi were colluding to seek the throne.

When Baha heard this, he was furious. He led the remaining troops to find the Yizhi tribe of his mother tribe that supported him. He led the army directly to attack the king's camp, claiming to kill Subu and Xieha.

The grassland that was originally unified by Lao Chan Yu Tong was in chaos, but now it has become a situation where you fight against each other and kill each other. Naturally, there is no time to disturb Da Qi anymore. So far, Da Qi's northern border has finally achieved peace.

Li Ling defeated the Xiongnu and returned triumphantly with his army.

Autumn is crisp and clear, and the ripe crops are golden. Outside the pavilion, a young man is leading Ma Hou on the road where the army must pass.

This person was none other than Zhou Jin, the eldest son of Zhongshun Houfu who was sent to northern Xinjiang for resisting the imperial edict.

The young man who came from a well-known family in the capital and wore bright clothes and angry horses had been blown into a vigorous young man by the cold wind and sand in northern Xinjiang. When Li Ling saw that it was Zhou Jin, he quickly turned over and dismounted. The two of them walked into the pavilion. Zhou Jin said with a smile: "The Huns come here every now and then to fight against the autumn wind. The northern Xinjiang has not been peaceful for many years. With this battle, the north is finally at peace."

Zhou Jin is a very talented and ambitious man. Although he was sent to Northern Xinjiang, he has been diligent and progressive over the years and is now a second-class guard general in Northern Xinjiang.

Li Ling looked at Zhou Jin with mixed feelings in his heart, and replied: "After several years of separation, my cousin finally did not bury himself."

Zhou Jin smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just taking things as they come."

He was silent for a while, and finally asked: "Is everything okay at home? Is everything okay at my cousin's house? Also, is my cousin okay now?" Li Ling didn't know what Zhou Jin was thinking. He replied truthfully: "Everything is fine in your house, and Jin Yan is fine too, but she is not married yet."

When Zhou Jin heard this, he had a complicated expression on his face, and murmured hesitantly: "After all, I missed her."

Li Ling reached out and patted Zhou Jin on the shoulder, and replied: "If you had married someone who was not a human being, you may not be as happy as Jin Yan now. We all believe that you will return to Beijing one day."

The autumn sun is strong, and the golden sunshine shines on Zhou Jin's resolute face. The smile on his face is brighter than the autumn sun.

Since Li Xian was convicted and imprisoned, the government has been gloomy and gloomy. When it was learned that Li Ling had returned triumphantly from fighting against the Huns, the gloom that had shrouded the government finally came to light.

 After Li Xian was convicted, Xu Wanning was naturally the most anxious. In just two or three months, she had lost a lot of weight.

 After learning about Li Ling's triumphant return, Jing Shu and Ping Yang went to Bitangju to find Xu Wanning. Li Ling was the backbone of the palace. Once he came back, Li Xian could at least have some hope.

Xu Wanning sent a few children out to play, and sighed to her two younger brothers and sisters: "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. The uncle committed the serious crime of slandering the prince. Such a punishment is considered to be light. I'm afraid even the second brother Now that I’m back, I’m afraid there will be no room for change.”

Jingshu and Pingyang naturally knew the seriousness of this matter. Pingyang sighed and said, "It's a pity that the officials involved in the incident all voted for the King of Jin, but none of them can say a fair word for my elder brother."

Jingshu said silently: "Thirty thousand innocent lives. It's a shame that these people's consciences have really been fed to dogs."

Hearing this, Xu Wanning smiled bitterly and replied: "I was fond of martial arts in my boudoir. Although the uncle is a scholar, I was attracted by his integrity at the beginning. Alas! He can be so perseverant in the face of big rights and wrongs, which is considered a great achievement. I saw him right.”

Jingshu nodded and agreed: "Of all the civil servants, only the eldest brother can be called a clean figure. I don't believe that the emperor doesn't know what he is doing."

 In summary, Emperor Ming was Pingyang’s biological uncle. Although he did not grow up in Beijing, he would stay in the palace during the tribute year, so he knew something about this emperor’s uncle.

Pingyang replied without any hesitation: "Your Majesty is not a bad person, but he is not clear about love and cares about shortcomings. Although he knows the innocence of his eldest brother in his heart, I am afraid that he is willing to be confused in order to protect King Jin."

Xu Wanning snorted coldly: "The emperor is stupid, hum! The King of Jin and the Crown Prince are not good birds. If they say disrespectful words behind closed doors, I will lose hope in the world of Da Qi."

What Xu Wanning said was the truth. After hearing this, Pingyang said to Jingshu: "What my sister-in-law said is true. People like us really need to think about the future. Fortunately, the second brother is coming back. He has the final say in everything." , after all, we can feel more at ease."

Li Xian was questioned, and it was impossible for the Zhenguo government to remain neutral between the prince and the king of Jin. It was time to make a choice.

Jingshu naturally understood what Pingyang meant, and she replied: "This matter not only depends on the husband's wishes, I'm afraid the mother's wishes are more important."

 (End of this chapter)