After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

The Nine Northwest Towns are the nine important military towns of the Daqian Dynasty. They stretch for thousands of miles and are mainly used to resist the invasion and attack of various nomadic peoples. However, for Daqian at present, Rongdi is the strongest, so they are also the focus of defense.

The maternal family of Prince Fu was named Zheng, and they stationed their troops in Liaodong Town. Their opponents included not only nomadic tribes but also Japanese pirates on the sea, so they had the largest number of troops. The Ming family army was in Gansu Town, and Lu Qingshan was in Yansui Town. They jointly resisted the Rongdi, Rouran, Oirat and other ethnic groups. Although they had few troops, they were very strong, and the three families were in a tripartite situation.

In terms of military supplies, the Zheng family naturally supplied the most, followed by the Lu family army which had defeated the Rongdi once before. The Ming family army which had been stationed in the northwest for many years was the least valued.

Ming Zhan sat in the big tent with a frown on his face, listening to his subordinate Qin Gang's report on the secret dealings between the second prince of Rongdi and Rouran recently.

In recent years, General Ming has grown old, and Ming Zhan has taken charge of most of the military affairs of the Ming family army. Five years ago, he had a conversation with Cheng Songan in the suburbs of Beijing, and used several counter-espionage tactics against Rongdi, causing constant internal disputes among Rongdi. Otherwise, how could Lu Qingshan have won that victory so easily?

Now the second prince is the most ambitious. He also realizes that if Rongdi does not unite, they will sooner or later be annexed by Daqian. So he begins to form alliances and make friends with the Rouran and Oirat tribes.

"If the Rouran and Rongdi join forces this time, we will have a tough battle. Soldiers are not afraid, but," Qin Gang said halfway, frowning, "relying on the little food and grass that we got from General Lu's fingers, I'm afraid..."

Ming Zhan remained silent. Lu Qingshan and he were opponents both in public and in private. They had fought openly and secretly many times over the years. Ming Zhan mostly did not argue with him for the sake of the Duan family. However, this year the three princes in the capital had become more and more undisguised in their feud. Lu Qingshan's attitude was unclear, so he had to fight for King Xiang and at least ensure that he was neutral.

I still have to endure it again.

Qin Gang was about to say more, but was interrupted by a commotion outside the tent: "General, the vanguard just reported that two fierce horses came from the east and entered the camp, and they are still coming aggressively."

Ming Zhan didn't take it seriously: "Two horses are not worth making a fuss about. Just give them a warning. If you can't stop them, just shoot them."

The soldier who came to report was a little ashamed: "These two were very reckless. I shot an arrow once, but they caught it and threw it back, but no one was hurt. It seems that they are heading straight for the main camp."

Ming Zhan still didn't take it seriously, frowned and said: "Then just shoot him with arrows."

The soldier hesitated for a moment, then presented a small token: "This is on the arrow."

Ming Zhan's eyes suddenly lit up, and his outstretched hand trembled uncontrollably. He restrained himself and said, "I'll go out and take a look."

When he walked out of the tent, he saw in the distance a cloud of dust rising. Two horses were carrying two people on their backs, galloping towards him at an incredible speed. One of them was wearing a fiery red dress with a fluttering hairband, and she looked vaguely a woman.

Ming Zhan's breathing paused for a moment. He stared at the red dress that was getting closer and closer. With one hand, he silently pulled out the red rope hanging around his neck and gently stroked the pearl that carried his body temperature.

Sure enough it was her.

Qin Gang was a straightforward person. Seeing that the person was rude, he immediately snatched the bow and arrow from the guard beside him and shot at the people in red.

Unexpectedly, the woman on the horse slightly turned sideways and stretched out her left hand. As her subordinates had said, she was able to catch the feather arrow in her hand.

Qin Gang was furious and shot three arrows in a row. The opponent lowered his head to avoid one arrow, and had already bitten the previous arrow in his mouth. He freed his hands and received two more arrows.

Ming Zhan smiled, and he felt lighter. He stopped Qin Gang, who was still unwilling to give up, and said softly, "You can't stop her."

As soon as he finished speaking, two people rode to the outside of the tent. One of them was wearing a black robe and a mask, and the other one, who was wearing red, was actually an extremely beautiful woman. She threw the three arrows in her hand back to Qin Gang, but her eyes turned to Ming Zhan:

"General Ming, how are you?"

Qin Gang was stunned for a moment. He had been in the north for many years. Although he seldom saw ladies from noble families, he was not without experience. However, he had never heard of any lady being so dashing.

Ming Zhan's eyes were warm. She came to the appointment, wearing the red dress she wore when she played Cuju.

He smiled slightly: "Miss Cheng, the fruits here have been ripe for five times, and you are finally here."

Cheng Songan got off the horse and looked at the boy whom she thought was a child five years ago. Now his face was stained with many traces of frost and he was much more resolute than before. She wanted to cry, but she held it back and said with a smile: "Xiu Rong, am I good at kung fu now?"

Ming Zhan smiled and nodded, glancing inconspicuously at Xuanwu who was following her.

Xuanwu raised an eyebrow: "Don't pretend, she has already guessed it."

After that, the three of them smiled at each other, followed Ming Zhan into his big tent, and briefly talked about each other's lives over the past five years. Most of the talking was done by Cheng Songan, and Ming Zhan listened silently, just like he was back then, when he was always lost in thought beside her.

He knew a lot of things from Xuanwu's secret letter, but hearing her say it in person still made him feel warm and happy.

Although he was silent, Cheng Songan knew his recent troubles and smiled slyly: "Lu Qingshan has become more and more unreasonable in recent years. Don't worry, he will obediently send you food and grass."

Ming Zhan smiled and said, "Now that you are here, he will naturally give me some face."

Cheng Songan shook his head, not caring at all about what happened with Lu Qingshan back then, and said with a smile: "It wasn't me, it was your Yu'er. Before I came here, I secretly sent a message to the princess, saying that there was news about that person in the northwest."

Although Ming Zhan didn't know much about the affair between Duan Zhuyu and Situi, he had heard about it vaguely. The information he got was that the year Cheng Songan left Beijing, Situi also disappeared. Later, Cui Yuanqing and King Xiang worked together to promote the marriage between Duan Zhuyu and Lu Qingshan, which led to the two of them becoming a pair of resentful couples.

He frowned slightly: "Yu'er and General Lu, hey, she's here, I'm afraid..."

Cheng Songan smiled mysteriously: "Just sit there and wait for Lu Qingshan to call you uncle."

Ming Zhan immediately relaxed a lot. Since Cheng Songan said so, she must have her reasons. He put aside these troubles for the time being and asked someone to bring a few plates of fruits. He introduced them to Cheng Songan one by one: "This is Tianti Mountain ginseng fruit, these are Dunhuang apricots, and that is Lanzhou honey melon..."

Cheng Songan suddenly felt sad. He had never given up waiting for her to come to the northwest to eat fruits for so many years. She picked up an apricot, took a bite, and tears began to fall.

Xuanwu ate one and said lazily, "Xiu Rong, what I said is true, isn't it? This young lady is already a mother, but she is still so weird and willful. She would cry if she didn't like the fruit she ate."

Ming Zhan smiled softly: "Why don't you bring your kite to the northwest to fly it?"

Cheng Songan quickly wiped away her tears: "She will be here in a few days."

"I don't think so." Xuanwu pulled out a note from his sleeve, "Suzaku's letter arrived last night, and the little kite was intercepted by Lord Cui."

Cheng Songan had just put the honeydew melon in his mouth and almost choked. He took the note and looked at it while coughing: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Xuanwu shrugged: "What's the point of saying it earlier? We were almost here last night. Do we have to turn back to the capital?"

Ming Zhan said apologetically: "I have no regrets in my life that you can come to the appointment. It is inconvenient in the army, so you should not stay for long. You should return to Beijing as soon as possible."

Cheng Songan wrinkled her nose. Xuanwu was right. Right now, this place was more important. She waved her hand nonchalantly, "Don't bring up military regulations. There are many soldiers who have settled down here to farm and guard the border. Why should we be inconvenienced here?"

"Besides, what if Cui Yuanqing can take a child?"

Ming Zhan opened his mouth but was interrupted by Qin Gang's voice outside the tent: "General, the carriage of Wang Shaobao, who was sent by the court to supervise military affairs, is within ten miles."

Wang Shaobao?

Cheng Songan looked at Ming Zhan in confusion for a moment.

Ming Zhan explained that he submitted a memorial to the court about the second Rongdi prince's desire to make friends with the Rouran. The court then promoted the Minister of War Wang Shumian to the position of Shao Bao and sent him to govern military affairs in the northwest.

Qin Gang came in and added: "Everyone says that Shangshu Wang is a strict person, but I don't think so. He brought his family with him to the army, and he also has a little girl. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Ming Zhan was slightly surprised, but Xuanwu looked at Cheng Songan with a smile.

Cheng Songan was immediately overwhelmed and rolled his eyes at Xuanwu: "You, remember, are Xiao Fengzheng's biological father."

Xuanwu's smile gradually disappeared. He shouldn't have smiled.