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The two cities of Fuzhong and Kailian were recaptured one after another, and the news of the prince Xiao Yi's defeat of the Nanmans spread all over the southern border like wings. The drama of the grandfather's war against the southern barbarians.

As Nanman was completely driven out of the southern border, the war finally came to an end, and King Zhennan also returned from Fengjiang City to the Zhennan Palace in Luoyue City, making the lifeless palace lively again.

The servants who stayed behind in the palace have heard a lot of news recently. One moment, the prince beat the Nanman, and the other moment, the princess went to the Mingqing Temple to pray... This one is more bizarre than the other, and the servants have long been itchy.

As soon as the prince came back, a woman who was guarding the corner gate immediately grabbed a third-class maid who went to Fengjiang City with King Zhennan, and dragged him all the way to the corner where there was no one, and then she asked in a hurry: "Water Grass , I heard that the princess went to the Mingqing Temple to pray for blessings? Not only did the prince lead the troops to completely defeat Nanman, but he also captured several of Nanman's princes and their cronies, plus hundreds of Nanman generals, but is it true?" Speaking of which, she has grown up watching Grandpa Shizi since she was a child. Grandpa Shizi likes to play and play tricks since he was a child. Doesn't he seem to have this kind of ability?

"Princess Princess really went to the Mingqing Temple to pray for blessings, but it's the matter of the eldest son," the maid named Shuicao pursed her lips hesitantly, "It's a bit exaggerated..."

Before she could finish her words, the old woman immediately showed her expression as expected, "I'll just say, I don't know what kind of skills the Shizi has?"

Her blatant words made her head sweat profusely. I had heard that Mrs. Cheng liked to brag before, as if she was serving the prince, but in fact, she was just a woman who guarded the corner gate, more than the third-class maids like them. Not as good.

Shui Cao hurriedly said: "Master Shizi did repell Nanman, but he didn't capture a few Nanman princes alive, but only the eldest prince of Nanman!"

Madam Cheng was a little dumbfounded, she blinked stiffly, and subconsciously glanced at the sun in the east, the sun didn't come out from the west!

At this moment, a black and thin servant hurriedly ran towards the direction of the outer study, panting, as if there was something important.

Mrs. Cheng hurriedly stepped forward to stop the other party: "Li Dayu, running in such a hurry, but what's the emergency?"

Li Dayu took a breath and said, "A lot of people came outside, saying that they heard that the prince is back, so they want to kowtow to the prince!"

Madam Cheng's eyes lit up and she asked anxiously, "Is the Shizi back?"

Li Dayu shook his head, "I guess the news of the prince's return has spread, and they mistakenly thought that the prince and the prince came back together. ... I won't tell you, I'll hurry up and report to the prince." Li Dayu shook his head. The big fish said and ran away in a hurry.

Mrs. Cheng and Shui Cao looked at each other and saw the same meaning in each other's eyes: go! Go watch the fun!

The two couldn't wait to arrive at the gate of the palace. Sure enough, outside the gate, there were already dozens of people in ragged clothes, old and young, men and women, and their actions not only attracted the servants of the palace, but also attracted a lot of passers-by. Passers-by and good people who heard the news flocked to the gate of the palace to watch the excitement.

The gatekeeper had a great headache. What does it look like with so many people around the gate of this dignified palace? It's not a shop, but these people are not here to make trouble. If he insisted on driving them away reluctantly, it would seem a little impersonal.

He thought about it for a while, and patiently said to those kneeling people again: "Let's go, I didn't lie to you, the prince is really not in the palace now."

Those people looked at each other in dismay, and the last old man raised his head and said, "Although Shizi is not here, we have all received the grace of Shizi, please allow us to kowtow to Shizi!" After speaking, he was the first to be cold. The hard slate ground kowtowed, and the dozens of men, women and children beside him also kowtowed.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

It was sturdy and solid, and it made people's hearts tremble.

The people watching on the side were also moved when they saw this. A young man asked curiously, "What kind of grace did they receive from the Lord of the World?"

A middle-aged woman immediately replied: "You don't even know this! These people were all ruined by Nanmanzi, and they fled to our Luoyue City! Come to the palace to thank you."

Another young daughter-in-law in her early twenties nodded again and again: "Thanks to the valiant and bravery of the eldest son, he avenged the bloody revenge for them. It is time to kowtow to the eldest son!"

"Speaking of which, if Shizi hadn't repelled Nanman, otherwise our Luoyue City would not be safe." Another middle-aged businessman, thinking that Nanman had conquered several cities in a row a few months ago, was still a little terrified. After a while, if the battle situation gets worse, he is already thinking about whether to quickly close the shop and go north with his family...

Fortunately, he waited for another day, and then came the news that Shizi had captured Fuxing City from Nanmanzi. For this reason, he waited and watched for a while longer, only to hear the good news that came within a few days. It's coming... The prince has kept Fengjiang City, the prince has captured the Lingchuan Canyon, the prince has recaptured the two cities of Fuzhong and Kailian, and the prince has driven Nanmanzi out!

"That's right." An old man approached excitedly and said, "Our southern border is really good! There used to be an old prince, and now there is a prince. I think that prince must be the reincarnation of the prince!"

"Uncle, what nonsense are you talking about." The middle-aged woman just shook her head with a laugh, "When the prince was born, the old prince was still alive! ... I heard that the prince was taught by the prince himself."

"I've heard of it too." I don't know who is also echoing, "That's why Shizi has the style of his ancestors!"

Outside the palace, the onlookers became more and more excited as they talked...

At the same time, King Zhennan of the outer study also learned that there were people outside the house who came to kowtow to Xiao Yi, but his face turned dark.

He originally felt that his position in the southern border was at stake because of Xiao Yi's rising popularity, and today's news was like another stabbed in his heart.

The king of Zhennan ordered coldly: "This is the palace of Zhennan, but it's not a tea house or theater. Don't hurry up and drive those people away for this king!"

Li Dayu, who came to report the news, broke into a cold sweat and responded quickly, "Yes, lord!"

He stepped back in a hurry, but almost ran into Yao Yan and Song Xiaojie outside the study, "General Yao forgive me!" Li Dayu apologized in a panic.

Yao Yan and Song Xiaojie frowned slightly, but they didn't care about him. They walked into the outer study with their robes up and clasped their fists together to salute the King of Zhennan: "I have seen the prince!"

After the King of Zhennan signaled the two of them to abstain from the ceremony and take their seats, Yao Yan reported, "My lord, there is a letter from Shizi, tomorrow morning, the army will arrive at Luoyue City."

Xiao Yi stayed in Kailian City for 20 days to rectify people's livelihood and military affairs, and make the final finishing touches for the war.

After everything was ready, he led the army to return to Luoyue City. Before he set off, he had already ordered someone to report to King Zhennan, but as far as Yao Yan knew, the king had always been cold and indifferent, and he didn't ask any more questions. Now that the army is about to come back, Yao Yan felt that the prince should be a little bit more expressive.

Unexpectedly, when King Zhennan heard the name "Xiao Yi", he frowned and said coldly, "So what? Wouldn't it be possible for this king to greet him in person?"

Yao Yan and Song Xiaojie looked at each other, and finally Song Xiaojie said cautiously: "My lord, at the end of the day, you should go out of the city to welcome Liuli, and bring those soldiers who sacrificed for Dayu and the southern border back to Luoyue City." Song Xiaojie Deliberately not mentioning Xiao Yi, emphasizing that King Zhennan wants to welcome those soldiers who died in battle.

But in the heart of King Zhennan, if he went out of the city to meet him, he would be Xiao Yi's rebel son, wouldn't that make the rebel son's arrogance even more arrogant? crazy! He glared at Song Xiaojie and Yao Yan fiercely, thinking that they were crazy for actually making his father, the king, bow his head to that disobedient son! There has never been such a thing!

Yao Yan naturally felt the anger of King Zhennan, and Huo Di knelt down on one knee and marched in a salute: "My lord, the former emperor Taizu once went out to greet the general Li Fei when he returned to the dynasty, and it was rumored to be a good talk for a while. Why doesn't your lord follow suit?" Yao Yan felt a little heavy, this proposal was made after careful consideration by him and Song Xiaojie.

In this battle with Nanman, King Zhennan's reputation has been completely suppressed by his son Xiao Yi, and now he can only find another shortcut to remedy it.

As the vassal king of the southern border, King Zhennan, if he is willing to go out of the city to welcome the triumphant returning army, can win over the army and make those soldiers feel that the sacrifices of themselves and their colleagues are worthwhile, and secondly, it can make the town The name of the Southern King's virtuous corporal, generosity, benevolence, and filial piety to fathers and sons spread all over the southern border.

This is definitely an idea that kills three birds with one stone!

"My lord..."

Yao Yan was about to analyze the stakes, but King Zhennan raised his hand to stop him, his eyes flashed, and said, "Okay, let's go!" After calming down, King Zhennan also knew that Yao Yan and Song Xiaojie's proposal was absolutely beneficial to him. Harmful.

Yao Yan and Song Xiaojie exchanged glances. Fortunately, King Zhennan finally figured it out. Next, I just hope that everything will go smoothly tomorrow.

In the early morning of the next day, before the fish belly was exposed, countless people spontaneously gathered on both sides of the official road to welcome the return of the prince Xiao Yi and his army.

Although it is the end of winter now, the weather is still very cold, but it cannot cool the hot hearts of the people at all.

When they saw that King Zhennan led a cadre of soldiers out of the city to meet them in person, their eyes and faces were full of excitement, and they discussed it one after the other.

Soon, the first light of the morning star illuminated the eastern sky, and a sharp voice from the crowd shouted: "Come! The army is back!"

A piece of black armor soon appeared on the horizon, accompanied by the neat footsteps of "tatatata"... But the monotonous sound seemed to sound the snare drum in the hearts of the people, instantly making their blood boil, cheering , singing, dancing, shouting joyously one after another:

"Master Shizi has returned to the city!"

"Children, a thousand years old, a thousand thousand years old!"

"..."

The shouts on both sides became louder and louder. These simple people could only use their own voices to express their gratitude, thank Xiao Yi for protecting their homeland, and thank him for driving away the Nanban thieves.

In the distance, I saw a handsome young man wearing silver armor, riding his horse with a "da-da" in front of the crowd of black horses. He looks like the legendary god of war, riding majestic on a dark cloud and stepping on the snow, while walking, looking around at both sides, and nodding slightly to the people who are crossing the road, which also makes their emotions even more excited. It almost boiled.

King Zhennan on the side almost vomited blood when he saw such a scene. He has inherited his father's throne for many years, and he has never received such treatment! Obviously, the king of Zhennan has been completely robbed of his glory by the prince!

In the complex and depressed sight of King Zhennan, Xiao Yi finally led thousands of soldiers to him. He immediately clasped his fists at King Zhennan and said, "I have seen the father!" But he didn't even dismount, just faintly Looking at King Zhennan in front of him.

King Zhennan was displeased, but he could no longer be angry with Xiao Yi at this time, he could only show the majesty of his father, and said to Xiao Yi in a high-sounding manner: "Ai, although you won this time, the old saying goes, the king A soldier who wins without arrogance, loses without resentment. You must always keep it in your heart.”

As a matter of common sense, the father has taught me earnestly, and the son only needs to say "Thank you father for the teaching", which can be regarded as a complete scene.

However, Xiao Yi did not play cards according to common sense, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "My son still remembers that when my grandfather was alive, he often said that when the army is marching and fighting, the food and grass go first, and if the army is to be destroyed, the food must be cut off; also, the army needs to be consistent from top to bottom. Your own people can't hold back your own people... Father, don't you think so?"

This renegade son clearly means that there is something in his words, and his meaning has something to say! King Zhennan was so angry that he choked in his throat and his eyes bulged slightly. Could it be that this renegade son still dares to hate his own father?

Xiao Yi's remarks were not only heard by King Zhennan, but also by the people in the nearby streets. There was a commotion in the crowd. They all speculated on the meaning of the prince's words just now——

Could it be said that the son-in-law led his troops to fight outside, but he was unable to keep food and forage?

Could it be that someone in the southern border is holding back Shi Ziye?

However, in the southern border, Shizi is under one person and above ten thousand people. Who else can give Shizi the first place to eat?

Could it be that……

The people whispered and whispered, and their suspicious eyes turned to King Zhennan. Many people already thought of asking their relatives and friends in the army to find out what was going on.

Feeling the strange eyes around him like needles, King Zhennan almost blurted out to scold him, but Yao Yan saw that King Zhennan's expression was wrong, so he hurriedly stopped him: "My lord, it's hard work for Shizi to go on this expedition. Why don't you hurry back to the palace." If this really made King Zhennan screw up the scene, then Yao Yan and Song Xiaojie's proposal this time would really become a joke.

King Zhennan didn't look good, but he finally returned to the cage rationally, and said with a dark face: "Go back to the city!"

Next, headed by the father and son of King Zhennan, the triumphant return of the Southern Border Army returned to Luoyue City in a mighty manner.

This time Xiao Yi only brought back thousands of Xuanjia Army, and the rest of the soldiers have been ordered to return to the camp or the guardhouse.

These Xuanjia troops returned to the Luoyue City camp to rest for a while, while those generals went to Zhennan Wangfu with King Zhennan and his son, also to describe the military situation to King Zhennan, the highest commander of the Southern Army.

When dozens of generals sat down one by one in the main hall of the palace, the originally empty main hall suddenly seemed a little crowded.

Logically, it should have been the prince Xiao Yi who personally reported the military situation to the King of Zhennan, but the father and son didn't deal with each other. Therefore, Tian He will simply give a brief overview of the process of how to capture Fuzhong and Kailian this time, how to capture the eldest prince of Nanman, and how to order people to chase the scattered Nanban army and expel all Nanmanzi from the country, etc. once again.

In the end, King Zhennan only said indifferently, "This king knows", and even a word of commendation was useless, which made the hearts of all the soldiers in this hall sank, and some were uncomfortable.

As the saying goes, "Scholars die for those who are confidants". These victories were not easy to come by, and it was hard to drive Nanman out of Dayu territory. I didn't expect King Zhennan to have such a contemptuous attitude towards these soldiers who had returned from bloodbath. , I think again that King Zhennan was reluctant to support them in attacking Fuzhong City, and later even wanted the second young master Xiao Luan to come to grab the military exploits of the prince... It's really chilling to do these things!

King Zhennan didn't notice the subtle changes in these soldiers. What he was thinking about was a more important matter.

"Xiao Yi," Zhennan Wang's eyes fell on Xiao Yi, who was sitting on the lower right side of him, "Now that the war is over, where are the military talismans?"

This sentence was only a few words, but the expressions of the soldiers present changed slightly.

Is the prince urging the prince to return the military talisman quickly?

Thinking of this, the generals and soldiers became more and more uncomfortable. Although the generals should return the military talismans immediately after the war, but the prince has just returned to the palace, and his ass has not even been hot, and the prince has not praised or rewarded, but he can't wait to think Wouldn't it be too urgent to take back the soldier talisman?

All the birds are hiding!

Those four words reappeared in the minds of the generals, with extremely complicated expressions.

Xiao Yi's expression was as usual, and he looked at King Zhennan without panic or irritability, and said confidently: "Father, according to the rules set by grandfather, the prince can take command of the army as an adult, and the son is now married. After getting married and starting a career', it's time to learn to manage military affairs."

"Nonsense!" King Zhennan slapped his palm on the armrest, his face turned blue, and said angrily, "Your grandfather's rule is that only the prince and the crown can be in charge of the army. You are only seventeen now, and you are still early!"

The soldiers below all looked at each other in dismay. Most of the generals had heard of the rules set by the South King of the Old Town, but it was just a verbal sentence, and there was no explicit regulation.

What the prince said is not unreasonable.

Besides, the prince's defeat of the Nanmans this time has already shown to the Southern Border and the Southern Border Army his ability to fight as a prince.

It's just that the prince is so displeased with the prince, I'm afraid... the generals all looked at each other, looking back and forth between the father and son, with different thoughts.

Xiao Yi ignored King Zhennan's anger, stood up, and said lazily, "Father, my son has been exhausted after marching for several days. Please forgive my son for being rude and retire first."

This villain actually ignores himself directly, and wants to make a military talisman just like this! King Zhennan stood up suddenly, pointed at Xiao Yi's back, and said, "Nizi, stop for me!" He stared at Xiao Yi with monstrous anger mixed in his eyes, roaring like an angry lion.

However, Xiao Yi didn't mean to stop at all, so angry that the King of Zhennan threatened indiscriminately: "Nizi, do you think I dare not abolish you?"

This sentence made even Yao Yan's heart sink, his brows frowned slightly, showing a hint of disappointment. Wang Ye acted like this based on his personal likes and dislikes. For Nanjiang, it was really a disaster rather than a blessing. If he abolished the prince, could it be possible to let the second prince be the prince?

Yao Yan thought of this, and so did the generals.

Xiao Yi finally stopped, but looked at King Zhennan with disdain, and said lightly: "I don't know what name Father King intends to write?"

Not to mention that he just won the battle, this abolished prince needs the approval of the emperor!

King Zhennan's eyes widened to the extreme for a moment. This rebel son had the emperor's support, and he no longer had his own father and king in his eyes!

hateful! really nasty...

King Zhennan only felt a burst of anger going straight to his forehead, and suddenly his eyes darkened, he fell back in a daze, only to hear a few exclamations: "Your Highness! Your Highness..."

King Zhennan suddenly fainted, and Xiao Yi was naturally unable to leave anymore. He looked at the unconscious King Zhennan with a complicated look, and ordered the servants to ask for a doctor.

The unconscious King Zhennan was quickly sent to the bedroom of the World's Security Hospital, and the entire palace was in turmoil... Xiao Fei and Xiao Luan soon heard the news, and at this time, Doctor Wu in the palace just gave Zhennan Wang checked his pulse.

Xiao Fei hurried forward and asked, "Doctor Wu, how is your father now?"

Dr. Wu shaved his beard and replied, "Miss, the lord was furious for a while, so he fainted. As long as the old man prescribes a prescription for clearing the fire and asks the lord to take a few doses, he will be fine soon."

Following the maid, I led Doctor Wu to write the recipe.

Xiao Fei glanced around in the bedroom, and asked in a bad tone, "Where's my elder brother? The father has fainted, but he's not waiting in front of the couch?"

The maid serving by the king's couch in Zhennan bowed her knees in fear and replied, "The prince has visited the prince once, and it seems that he has gone to the outer study now."

"Father has become so ill, he still has the mind to go to the study room!" Xiao Fei furrowed her eyebrows together, turned her head to Xiao Luan and said, "Second brother, let's go to big brother together... Big brother is too much. It's outrageous!"

When he heard that he was going to find Xiao Yi, Xiao Luan's body shrank reflexively, and his face paled and said, "If you want to find him, you can go by yourself, but I won't go!" He couldn't wait to run, "Since father and king It's okay, then I'll go back to study first!"

What to read? ! Or is it not just flirting with him! Xiao Fei stomped his feet, bit his lower lip and said, "If you don't go, I'll go by myself!"

With a burst of enthusiasm, Xiao Fei rushed into Xiao Yi's outer study angrily, and he was reprimanded at the beginning, saying how Xiao Yi was unfilial... In the end, he defended his blunt words: "I am a Younger sister, although he knew that the eldest brother was like a father, Confucius said: 'If a father contends with his son, he should not be rude; if a scholar contends with friends, it is not unrighteous. So a son should obey his father, and Xi should be filial? Following it is called filial piety, and it is called chastity.'" She quoted the arguments from the scriptures and talked eloquently, with an air of righteousness and awe, "As a younger sister, I can't watch my elder brother go wrong, but keep silent. ."

Xiao Yi was nonchalant from start to finish. His eldest sister likes to convince people with reason, and this kind of person is always easier to deal with than unreasonable people.

He smiled slightly and said: "Big sister is right. It's just that I have a heavy responsibility now, and I should focus on the overall situation of the southern border. There is also an old saying: 'Don't take the father's order to resign the king's father's order, and don't take the family affairs to set up the king's affairs'. , This monarch's life is higher than the father's life, and the king's affairs are more important than family affairs. Sister, you are a woman, so it is natural that you don't understand."

Xiao Fei concluded for a while, what Xiao Yi said was not bad, the emperor's fate is higher than the father's fate, and the emperor's words, the subject can win the love, and there is no need to worry. But……

Xiao Fei wanted to say something more, but Xiao Yi didn't want to listen anymore. He picked up the tea and said, "Eldest sister, I still have something to take care of. If the eldest sister has nothing to do, go with the father and the king."

He had already brought tea to the guest, but Xiao Fei couldn't think of anything to refute for a while, so he frowned tightly.

At this time, Tian He and several other generals were begging to see Xiao Yi outside the study door. When Xiao Fei saw this, he still remembered the importance of military affairs, stomped his feet, and turned to leave.

Several people walked in and saluted Xiao Yi.

A few of them came along with Xiao Yi's crusade all the way, and witnessed him recovering lost ground one by one, and they were the most convinced of him among all the generals in the southern border.

After arriving at Luoyue City, Xiao Yi didn't deliberately order anyone to do anything. They came unanimously at this time, in fact, they had already made a decision in their hearts.

"Master Shizi!" Tian He raised his eyes to look at Xiao Yi, representing the crowd, and said decisively, "The last general is willing to follow Shiziye!"

All of them had solemn expressions, bright eyes, and looked directly at Xiao Yi without shyness.

In the confrontation between King Zhennan and the prince, they chose to stand on Xiao Yi's side, and they chose to be loyal to Xiao Yi!

They clasped their fists at the same time, knelt down on one knee, and waited with their heads bowed.

The veteran generals headed by Tian He and Feng Xin, the younger generation of generals headed by Mo Xiuyu, and everyone who has fought alongside him, a total of 11 lieutenant generals have devoted their loyalty to him. Including Yao Lianghang.

Xiao Yi's expression remained unchanged, he nodded slightly, and said, "I see. Get up."

It's already allowed them! The crowd couldn't restrain their excitement, and responded loudly, "Thank you, Lord Shizi!"

When everyone got up, Xiao Yi gave him a seat and said bluntly: "The emperor's decree should be coming soon in the past few days. If it goes well, I will return to the capital within this month. The 40,000 people I have now, during my absence, I'm just annoying General Laotian."

These 40,000 people were swallowed by Xiao Yi successively from the hands of King Zhennan. The southern border had a total of 300,000 troops, of which 200,000 were in the imperial court, and these 40,000 people were only one-eighth. But the so-called 300,000 is just a good thing to say, which also includes logistical soldiers, disabled soldiers and veterans. Furthermore, Dayu implements the system of guards. There are only 80,000 standing troops in southern Xinjiang, and the rest Then unified training, wartime recruitment, still mainly farming on weekdays.

Since Xiao Yi returned to the Southern Border, he has also deliberately selected the most elite among them.

How could he give up these 40,000 people in vain, otherwise what would be the point of his return.

Tian He got up and replied respectfully, "Yes, Lord Shizi."

There was deep reverence in the eyes of the others. They all heard Tian He say that the prince will insist on taking risks and take the initiative to go to the capital as a pledge, for the sake of the entire southern border! Zhennan Wangfu has been in charge of the southern border for a long time. If Dayu decides to take back the southern border, he will definitely get rid of the Zhennan prince. As a result, I am afraid that a war is inevitable, and then the people of the southern border will suffer. . However, the prince was confused and could not support the southern border at all, and they had to rely on the prince.

If the prince can do this for them, they will definitely protect the southern border for the prince.

"After I leave, all military affairs will be temporarily managed by General Tian." Xiao Yi said, "General Tian, ​​General Feng, my father Wang is willful in his work. After I leave, he will definitely think about taking back his military power. It's up to two generals."

After all, Tian He and Feng Xin were the people left by the old Zhennan King. They were known to be prestige in the army. With the two of them there, they were enough to contain the Zhennan King.

"Sir, please rest assured." The two clasped their fists at the same time, and Tian He said in a meaningful way, "The rules of the prince in charge of the army as an adult are under the old lord, and the lord has no right to change it." They all know that this is nothing but It's just an excuse for Xiao Yi's unwillingness to return military power, but if the excuse is used well, it's the rule!

Xiao Yi nodded slightly, and just as he was about to speak, Fu Yunhe hurried over and reported: "Big brother, Nanmanzi sent an envoy, sent a letter of peace, and wanted to make peace with me, but..." His expression was strange. , said, "The messenger also said that he is willing to give their saintess to the eldest brother, just in exchange for the eldest prince."

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!