Your Majesty, he is as beautiful as a flower

Shouts came from the barracks, as if they were celebrating something, Cheng Wanqiao continued to approach under the cover of bushes, he and Lang's lightness skills were excellent, and the soldiers patrolling around did not notice.

When he got close to the barracks, Cheng Wanqiao had a clear view of the military training ground. Hundreds of prisoners of war were kneeling on the wide training ground. On the ground, it is used to sacrifice flags.

Cheng Wanqiao looked at this scene, his face turned pale, the prisoner was wearing the military uniform of Da Qi's soldiers, and it was Da Qi's soldiers who they beheaded!

He clenched his fists under his sleeves, how powerful Da Qi was ten years ago, why did his soldiers fall to such a state now?

The blood in his whole body was boiling and rolling.

"There are assassins!" The surrounding patrols found their tracks, and soon, several sharp arrows shot towards them.

Cheng Wanqiao and Lang dodged nimbly, leaning lightly on the tree trunk, and quickly threw off the Jing Jun who was chasing them.

After throwing away Jing Jun, Cheng Wanqiao said to Lang, "I have something to do, you go back first."

Lang said: "Hongyan asked me to follow and protect you."

"No, after you go back, if the Lord asks about me, you just say that I have something important to do, and when I'm done, go back."

Lang hesitated, Hongyan asked him to follow him to protect, but Cheng Wanqiao told him to go back, he didn't know who to listen to.

Cheng Wanqiao said: "Don't dawdle, remember, you must not let those people find your tracks."

Lang thought about it and nodded.

After parting from Lang, Cheng Wanqiao headed towards Chizhou City. He walked for two hours relying on his feet. Banner, that is to say, Chizhou has been completely occupied by the Jing army.

Da Qi, is he alright?

Knowing all this, Cheng Wanqiao couldn't be calm for a long time. He lived a peaceful and quiet life in Yulingxi, but he didn't know that the sky outside had already changed. If it wasn't for the fire, he would not have discovered all this.

The Jing Army has now occupied Chizhou, and Yu Lingxi is in the territory of the Jing Dynasty, but how can he, as the prince of Daqi, live in peace on the territory of another country?

He immediately decided to go north. The most urgent task is to find Qi Jun first and find out the current situation.

Although ten years have passed, he still remembers the place where Qi Jun camped, and he rushed to Qi Jun's camp overnight.

When he arrived near Qi Jun's barracks, he was walking on the wide road. The patrolmen around him quickly found him. They rushed out from the woods on both sides and surrounded him. They held bows and arrows in their hands, and the sharp arrows pointed at him. , "Who is coming?"

Cheng Wanqiao was not in a hurry, he deliberately took the road to let the patrols find out, if you want to enter the barracks secretly, you have to go in openly, he declared his identity, "I am Cheng Wanqiao, the fifth prince of Daqi!"

Several patrolmen looked at each other in blank dismay. They were all new recruits. They had heard about the legendary fifth prince who was brave and good at fighting, but they had never seen him. Look at this one in front of him, dressed in white, gentle and elegant, not even the slightest mighty as a general. Q: "Is there a token?"

Cheng Wanqiao's token was put away by him long ago, and it was probably still under a certain box in Yu Lingxi's room at this time, he said: "I don't have the token, may I ask which general you are in command of?"

"It's General Jiang!"

"But Jiang Hanxing?"

"Yes."

Jiang Hanxing has been with him for many years and was his most capable lieutenant general, and now he has become the commander, as expected, he said: "Please go and invite your General Jiang, if he comes, he will recognize me naturally. "

Several patrolmen exchanged glances. If the other party was really the fifth prince, they naturally couldn't afford to offend them, so they had to send one of them back to the barracks to deliver the message.

Cheng Wanqiao remained calm, waiting for their message.

In less than a quarter of an hour, there was the sound of horseshoes coming from far to near. Cheng Wanqiao looked forward and saw five or six people riding towards this side, led by his deputy general Jiang Hanxing.

The horseshoe galloped up a dust storm, Jiang Hanxing pulled the rein from a distance, got off the horse, and ran towards this side, he shouted at the patrolman: "Put away the bows and arrows for me!"

The patrolmen hurriedly put away their bows and arrows, for fear that they would accidentally shoot the arrows and make a big mistake.

"Your Highness!" Jiang Hanxing came to Cheng Wanqiao, knelt down on one knee, and said excitedly, "Your Highness, you are back!"

Cheng Wanqiao helped him up, "Get up quickly."

11 years have passed, Jiang Hanxing has grown a beard, and now he looks a bit old-fashioned.These years, he has been inquiring about Cheng Wanqiao's news. Seeing him now, he felt indescribable, "Your Highness, where have you been all these years?"

Cheng Wanqiao said: "It's a long story, let's not talk about it for now, tell me about the current situation first."

Jiang Hanxing looked around, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's go back to the barracks first."

"it is good."

Jiang Hanxing led Cheng Wanqiao into the barracks. There were many new faces in the barracks, but there were also a few familiar faces. Several of his cronies now held important positions in the army, and some of them had already died in battle.

After a brief chat with a few old acquaintances, Jiang Hanxing led him to the main tent and talked to him about the current situation.

11 years ago, the Qi Dynasty and the Jing Dynasty ceased war, and the two countries were at peace for nine years.

Two years ago, the Jing army suddenly invaded, and the Qi army had no choice but to send troops to fight. Originally, the Qi army was full of confidence in the battle with the Jing army, but after repeated battles, the Qi army was repeatedly defeated.

A year later, the Jing army took the two cities of Chizhou and Luzhou back, and now they have occupied the two cities of Daqi, and there is still a tendency to continue going north.

After Cheng Wanqiao heard it, he felt a bit chilled, and he asked: "You just said that our army has been defeated repeatedly, do you know the reason?"

Jiang Hanxing sighed, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, to tell you the truth, I suspect that there are ghosts in our army."

Cheng Wanqiao was not surprised at all. He knew the people he brought out. Under the situation of being evenly matched, it is absolutely impossible to keep fighting and losing repeatedly. If there is an inner ghost, it will make sense.

Jiang Hanxing recalled when he first fought against the Jing army two years ago, "Two years ago, the Jing Dynasty took the initiative to provoke a war. The enemy had 20 troops, and our army had [-] soldiers. Naturally, we were not afraid, but somehow the enemy The army has repeatedly seen through our army's marching strategy, poked at our army's weakness, and hit the vital point directly. In the first three battles alone, our army lost half of its soldiers, and the battle was tragic. If someone had not leaked our army's tactics, There's no way the enemy can see through it time and time again."

Cheng Wanqiao clenched his fists and asked him again, "Is there anyone who doubts?"

Jiang Hanxing shook his head, "I have observed and tried secretly, and I can't see anything suspicious at all."

The marching map is a secret, and only a few main generals in the army know about it. If an outsider sneaks in and steals the map, they must have discovered it long ago, unless the person who leaked the secret is a general in the army, and his status is not low .

Thinking of something, Cheng Wanqiao asked again: "What is the current situation in the court?"

"In these years, the third prince and the crown prince have been fighting openly and secretly, forming cliques in the court, and the court is in a mess."

Cheng Wanqiao also expected that the battle for the throne has always been bloody and bloody. Eleven years ago, the crown prince and the third prince were already at odds with each other. The tit-for-tat confrontation in the past eleven years will definitely cause chaos in the court.

The Great Qi Dynasty is now described as internal and external troubles, which is more appropriate.

Cheng Wanqiao sighed, 11 years is neither short nor long, he has only been away for 11 years, after he came out, the world of Daqi is about to change.

Jiang Hanxing knelt down, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness! Without Daqi, you will be without a pillar. Please return to the barracks, Your Highness, to revive our military prestige!"

Cheng Wanqiao looked at Jiang Hanxing who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were a bit dazed, 11 years ago, from the moment he decided to leave with Yuchen, he decided not to meddle in state affairs, and to be with him in Yulingxi with peace of mind. Living life, but now seeing Da Qi being trampled under by Jing Guo, he is extremely distressed and wants to feel proud.

Now that Chizhou has become the territory of Jing State, he can no longer live in Yulingxi with peace of mind.

The cause of the big fire a few days ago has become clear, it was the work of the Jing army. In order to capture the Yu clan, they mobilized five thousand soldiers to besiege Yulingxi, and it was he who arrived in time to retreat the Jing army.

Now, who can drive away the Jing army for them?

Daqi's country is in jeopardy, and Yu Lingxi is also being watched, how can he ignore it and ignore it?

Cheng Wanqiao's gaze became firm, and he asked, "During the 11 years I was absent, did my father dismiss me from the military?"

Jiang Hanxing said: "Your Highness, don't worry! Your Majesty has never issued an order, and you are still my Daqi's general of the country!"

Cheng Wanqiao said: "Okay then, you go and summon the generals above the captain, I have something to say!"

"Yes!"

-

In Lingxi Palace, the little bun in purple was sitting at the door, staring at the road going down the mountain in a daze, sitting for an hour.

Hongyan came over, bowed down in front of him, and stretched out his hand, "Young Master, go back."

Qi Yan raised his head and looked at Hongyan with a pair of round eyes, "Hongyan, why hasn't Daddy come back?"

Hongyan choked up, "Your father has something to do, so he can't come back yet."

"When will daddy come back?"

"Wait until he's done."

"How long will that take?"

Hongyan said: "It will take a long time, so don't wait, Young Master, go back."

Qi Yan's eyes overflowed with tears, he choked and said, "But me, but I miss Daddy, I miss Daddy very much."

Qi Yan hadn't cried since he came to Yulingxi, and this was the first time he cried.

Hongyan didn't know how to comfort her. The person closest to her left suddenly, and anyone would be sad.

"Yaner." A voice came from behind, it was Yuchen.

Hongyan got up and called out respectfully, "Your Majesty."

"You go down first, he will give it to me."

"Yes." Hongyan retreated, and Yuchen came over and hugged him. He never took the initiative to hug him in these years, and Cheng Wanqiao forced him to hug him the only few times.

At this moment, he didn't dislike the little bun crying, his clothes were wet with tears.

He didn't know how to coax the child, and he didn't have the patience of Cheng Wanqiao, so he let him cry. Fortunately, Qi Yan also knew that his father didn't like to make noise, so he cried very tolerantly, for fear of being rejected by his father.

He bit his lips and cried, "Father, I want to go find Daddy."

Yu Chen said: "There is no need to look for him, you will see him later."

"But I miss Daddy very much."

Yuchen raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, "Yan'er, remember, your father left for the sake of the world, you shouldn't cry."

Qi Yan doesn't understand what is the common people in the world, and he doesn't understand the troubles in this world, he only wants to see his father in his heart.

-

The fifth prince Cheng Wanqiao, who was brave and good at fighting 11 years ago, put on his battle robe again. The recruits and veterans of the Qi army were all rejoicing, and their morale increased greatly in a short time.

On the tenth day after the return of the fifth prince, the Qi army and the Jing army fought in Ji'an Valley, and the Jing army was defeated.Later, it was heard that the fifth prince deliberately leaked the marching map, which led the Jing army into a trap, and the Jing army was besieged in the valley and left to be slaughtered.

Qi Jun won a game, and the five princes took advantage of the victory to pursue and head south all the way, with overwhelming momentum.

Three months later, Qi Jun found out that the spy in the barracks was the loyal general Wu Shiyi, and Wu Shiyi's life was also found out. Qin Heshan, who was riding a great general, died in battle. Wu Shiyi avenged his father, and deliberately infiltrated into the Qi State. Later, because he stood out in the martial arts examination, he was accepted as a disciple by the prince Cheng Kunling. He saved the prince's life in another assassination, and then relied on the prince He made steady progress all the way and became a loyal general.

Two years ago, it was he who secretly colluded with Jing Jun and revealed Qi Jun's marching strategy, which led to Qi Jun's successive defeats.

When this incident was reported to the capital, Emperor Longyan was furious, and immediately issued an order to behead Wu Shiyi, imprison the prince, and thoroughly investigate the incident.

Two months later, the prince was deposed.

Originally the crown prince and the third prince had been fighting openly and secretly for the position of crown prince for many years. Now that the crown prince has been abolished, the third prince should have been established as the crown prince. However, there were voices in the court to make the fifth prince Cheng Wanqiao the crown prince.

Those who supported the fifth prince were mostly loyal people in the court, and they were all spontaneous.

-

Half a year later, the Qi army invaded Chizhou, and the army went all the way through five passes and killed six generals, and arrived at the Jing army's camp outside Yulingxi.

12 years ago, Cheng Wanqiao led the army to fight the Jing army here, and 12 years later, there was another fight in the same place.

This is the last hurdle for the Qi army to capture Chizhou. The battle lasted from noon until sunset. The river running through the grass was stained red with blood. The green grass was covered with corpses, and the smell of blood lingered in this green field. on the grass.

After the First World War, the Jing army suffered a disastrous defeat and had to flee in despair.

The sky was getting dark, and only the afterglow of the setting sun remained on the horizon. Cheng Wanqiao took off his blood-stained armor, took out a dagger, and squatted by the river to shave. These days, he was in the military camp and had no chance to clean his chin. and the beard under the bridge of the nose.

He is as gentle and refined as he is, even with a beard, he is a bit bookish.

Jiang Hanxing rode over, got off the horse in front of him, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, the Jing army has all retreated beyond the boundaries of Chizhou!"

The Jing army retreated outside Chizhou, which meant that Chizhou returned to Daqi's territory.The fate of this land is also ill-fated, and it has changed hands several times in the past ten years.

Cheng Wanqiao floated the beard-stained dagger in the river, then stood up, and said sternly: "Send the order, immediately arrange for an investigation and inventory, resettle the wounded, our soldiers will be buried in the ground, and the enemy's corpses will be burned. Don't miss it." .”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

-

Lingxi Palace.

The night is as cool as water, the wind is blowing gently, Yulingxi is always so quiet, there is no particularly big movement, occasionally a bird or two flutters out of the forest with wings, making a rattling sound.

Yuchen was burning incense in his room. He had a habit of always burning incense before going to bed.

He pressed the incense ash without haste, and the voice of Hongyan came from outside the door, "Your Majesty."

"What's the matter?"

Hongyan said: "The Jing army has retreated."

The corners of Yuchen's lips slowly curled up, and he continued to press the incense ash, "Young Master, are you asleep?"

"Just fell asleep."

"Understood, let's go down."

"Yes."

Hongyan retreated, Yuchen took out the cloud-pattern incense seal, put it on the incense ashes, took a long spoon, scooped a spoonful of incense powder from the porcelain urn, poured it on the incense seal, then pressed it with the long spoon, and removed the incense seal , Then light the incense and cover the incense burner.

White smoke curls up from the incense burner, and the special fragrance is overflowing, refreshing.

He held a book and read it for a while, when someone knocked on the door, only once, he looked outside, and there was a shadow on the paper door.

He put down the book in his hand, got up and walked to the door, raising his hand to push the latch.

"Don't open the door," said the shadow outside the door.

Yuchen put down his hand and talked to him across the door, "So, you didn't come to see me?"

The person outside the door was silent for a moment. He came to see him. Before coming to see him, he shaved his beard and changed into clothes that didn't smell like blood. It's just that he suddenly didn't want to see him at that moment.

He was afraid, afraid that he would not want to leave after seeing her.

"A year ago, I left without saying goodbye, would you hate me?" Cheng Wanqiao asked.

The human inside said: "Hate is not hated, but lovesickly."

Hearing this, Cheng Wanqiao's heart skipped a beat. He thought that Yuchen must blame him. When he went out to Yulingxi, he intended to find out who was behind the fire. .

"These eleven years in Yulingxi have been the happiest time in my life. In this life, I have had such a carefree life. It is enough. I am very satisfied. From now on, I am afraid that I can’t stay with you anymore. Now that gunpowder is everywhere and the people are in dire straits, I can’t just ignore it, so for the rest of the day, I want to quell the war, let the people of Daqi live and work in peace, and let the Yu people no longer have to be bullied.” Cheng Wan Qiao choked up for a moment, and said with difficulty: "Maybe... maybe... After this farewell, you and I will never see each other again in this life."

"Have you decided yet?"

"Well, it's decided." Cheng Wanqiao looked at the silhouette of the black figure in the door, "I betrayed you, I'm sorry."

Yuchen: "Then you have thought about how to compensate me?"

"I..." Cheng Wanqiao hesitated to speak, he sighed softly, "I probably won't be able to make up for it in this life, you see, how about I owe you?"

The person inside the door paused for a while, "Okay, I have a good memory, and in a hundred years, I will remember what you said today."

Cheng Wanqiao's eyes turned hot, "You once said that in the next life, you will come back to find me, but it still counts?"

"Of course, what I say always counts."

When Cheng Wanqiao got his affirmation, he felt a little joy in his heart, "Then you have to remember, if you want to take me away, you must discuss it with my parents. If you take me away rashly, they will definitely be sad .”

Yu Chen said: "How about taking them to Yu Lingxi? That way you don't have to be separated."

"Well, there are beautiful mountains and clear waters here, they must like it."

After a while of silence, Cheng Wanqiao said: "I'm leaving, take care of Yan'er, and you too."

"it is good."

The person inside the door watched the shadow outside the door leave, but he never raised his hand to open the door, and he and his last face, he didn't even see his face.