Misty rain and heavy flowers accompany the king's return

"Yunmo, your trip to the northwest, although it was a bit more dangerous, but you still found something. This is very valuable, and it is a good thing for the suppression of bandits in the northwest." Emperor Qianyuan received him in Wutong Hall Yun family father and son.

"Thank you, long live." Yun Mo returned, fearing that he would cause Emperor Qianyuan's dissatisfaction if he insisted on coming back.

"You take a rest first, and you've lost a lot of weight. Your father is not young anymore. I can deeply feel the difficulty of being a father. As for the errands, it's not too late to discuss them in a few days."

Yun Changkong respectfully returned the gift: "Thank you, long live."

The next day, in Wutong Hall, a group of cabinet members discussed the northern affairs together.

"Let Prince Qi go on patrol. In this way, there will be high-ranking ministers in the northwest, southwest, and north." Emperor Qianyuan guided: "Even after the third brother passed away, someone still needs to be arrested for the reform of the salt tax. Tell me, who is the right one?"

Old Tongge said: "Otherwise, come here, old minister!"

Guowei smiled: "You have said that you are an old minister. It is not appropriate to do this. You want young people to stand out. Shen Luo became the grand tutor, and Baili Song took control of the imperial capital. Didn't you all do a good job?"

Old Tong Ge nodded: "That's true, it's even impressive!"

When others said that her son was good, Bailiyu smiled very smugly, but in Yun Changkong's eyes, she felt a little unhappy.

"Since you are talking about young people, I think Jian Cong, the deputy of the imperial capital, is a talent. Mr. Shen has also mentioned his ability many times, why don't you come here!" Tong Ge thought for a while and said.

"It's too heavy for him to serve as one of the three divisions without even getting the honor. The prince himself was in charge of the salt tax division before." Guowei said disapprovingly.

Yun Changkong thought about it for a while: "Your Majesty, you don't avoid relatives when you are a virtuous person. I want to ask for this official position for my son."

He said it so humbly that everyone was taken aback.

Bailiyu also nodded: "This Yunmo is the number one scholar, so it is suitable."

Listening to the first half of his sentence, Yun Changkong was afraid that he might say something unfavorable in the second half, so he felt a beep in his heart.

Sure enough, Bailiyu had something to say, and said leisurely: "He just doesn't have enough opportunities, I think he can give it a try, after all, he pities us old fathers and hopes that his son will become a dragon!"

Yun Changkong looked at him gratefully.

Emperor Qianyuan was most afraid of what people would say about the deep love between father and son, so he said: "Go and ask him, don't represent the opinions of young people in everything, if he dares to do it, I will agree."

Yun Changkong replied respectfully: "I must go back and ask, let him do what he can."

Emperor Qianyuan nodded: "Okay, let's talk about this matter tomorrow morning after waiting for your reply."

"What do you think, my lord?" Elder Tong Ge asked.

Guowei nodded: "Okay, after all, he is the champion!"

This matter was firmly settled, and the next morning, Yun Changkong brought Yun Mo to take the position.

This made Yun Mo stand out. Among the three divisions, the biggest is the Salt Tax Division. The salt merchants all over the world are staring at him, and he is probably the leader of the Shen Luo faction.

After all, the relationship between Shen Luo and Ouyang's family is unusual. Ouyang's family is the world's number one salt merchant with a solid foundation. If someone supports them, they will not be able to bear it.

Yunmo's ascension to the top position has become a matter of great satisfaction to all.

Even King De, who was far in the southwest, sent a congratulatory letter.

But at this time, the entire Dafeng was waiting with bated breath, waiting for the arrival of a big battle.

"How are you going to fight this battle? Let me give you an explanation. The Tuna people have already pressed to the opposite side." Jing Gong Yun Leuye went to the commander's mansion to meet with Shen Luo and King Luo, and of course Xiao Shitou was also sitting there.

"Are the cavalry from Tuna transferred from the capital?" Shen Luo asked.

"It should be. There is also the fortress. Even if there is no road to connect with Tuna, but the people of Tuna will raise communication birds, and they are all relatively ferocious birds. I guess they will know the news." Jing Gong Yun looked at Shen Luo: "Don't we want to guard against the back?"

"Then I'll let Cathay Pacific garrison there, just in case." Shen Luo replied.

Jing Gongyun rubbed his hands: "In this way, Qian Yueran and I will be the main attackers? But this kid seems a little cautious, I don't like it."

Shen Luo smiled slightly: "You have to look at the problem from the perspective of others. His father is the commander of the Imperial Forest Army. The entire Imperial Forest Army system has a deep connection with their family. It is normal for him to have special emotions for all the Imperial Forest Army troops. , It’s also a very reasonable thing. As a general, of course, it’s wrong to think too much about casualties before going to war, but it’s impossible not to think about these things.”

Jing Gongyun nodded: "What do you think? My hundred thousand gold and iron horses are already ready."

"Although the Blue Ling cavalry is powerful, one hundred thousand against two hundred thousand is the threat of one sword against two sabers. So I prepared a strategy of 'defense on foot and attack on cavalry' to fight Tuna decisively."

"Foot defense and cavalry attack, how do you say it?" Jing Gongyun frowned. Isn't this asking their cavalry to attack?

"It's Qian Yueran's 2 infantry fighting on the front line. I will ask Cathay Pacific to give him another [-] infantry, including [-] infantry. Your cavalry will attack at the decisive moment." Shen Luo thought of Shen Bai's usual method.

"In this way, wouldn't it be more difficult for them." Jing Gongyun didn't expect such a result: "How about I go into battle with him, and my cavalry guards the left and right flanks."

"This is a good way. The infantry corps will go forward to contain them, and the cavalry will attack again. In this way, the Tuna cavalry will be threatened by your cavalry and will not dare to attack all of them. This will create conditions for the infantry corps to kill them." Shen Luo smiled. explain.

Jing Gongyun scratched his head: "Lord Shen, where did you get the confidence that the Imperial Forest Army infantry can fight against the Tuna cavalry?"

Luo Wang said aloud: "This is the truth, Xiaoyun, don't believe it, we tried it in the imperial capital."

"Infantry formation?" Jing Gongyun thought for a while.

"In terms of unified scheduling, do you want to make an arrangement?" Luo Wang asked.

Shen Luo thought for a while: "I'll go in person, but I'll give you the command right during the war."

Brother Lan thought for a while: "Okay, I'll go with you once."

"Are you going to the battlefield?" Brother Tie's eyes widened, watching Shen Luo and Fu Lang say it together while they were having dinner.

"No!" Little Shitou pouted, "I want to go too."

Shen Luo smiled: "Yes."

Brother Tie let out a long breath: "Then I will go too!"

Long Qingchen thought for a while: "Why don't I go too, and I can take care of Abai and Shitou."

Shen Luo shook his head: "Warning is not about going shopping. Brother Lan has something to do when he goes, so just stay at home obediently, and stay in the wind!"

"Me?" Nie Xingfeng's eyes widened: "Why am I staying here? Didn't I do any meritorious service? I killed Aru Mountain."

"There must always be some protection at home, right?" Shen Luo said worriedly.

"It's more effective for you to leave fifty Umbrella Guard Priests behind." Nie Xingfeng protested.

"Okay, let me discuss it."

Shen Luo was just about to set off here, and Mr. Tong Ge came.

"Why did you come to the northwest?" Shen Luo received the news and went to meet him outside the city.

Tong Ge always smiled: "Prince Qi was in charge of the construction of the straight road from the imperial capital to the northwest before, but now I am in charge of it personally, so I will come to you to report first, and then you will assist in the northwest territory? "

"But I'm going out tomorrow." Shen Luo said.

"Let's go to war?" Old Tong Ge was taken aback: "You?"

"That's right, 20 cavalrymen from Tuna have arrived in the Luotong Plain, and I have gathered 30 troops to prepare for a decisive battle with them." Shen Luo explained.

"Tsk tsk, what should I say about you? In such a big battle, you are like a person who is fine. You are big-hearted, or you are really not afraid." Old Tong Ge said: "Before I came, the emperor told me about your situation." Strategies, I am also sighing. What kind of monster are you, you can come up with a plan to split Tuna."

"Half of your coming is for this, right?" The two got out of the car together, and Shen Luo invited him to live in the commander's mansion, so that it would be convenient to discuss things.

"I just want to remind Prince Qi that you made a mistake and said that you want to start the incident in the north of Tuna. Prince Qi doesn't know how to start there!" Tong Ge said.

He took Tong Ge Lao to the study and sat down, and asked someone to serve tea, and Xiao Shitou and Nie Xingfeng came upon hearing the news.

"Hello, Mr. Ge!" Xiao Shitou greeted, and sat down naturally. He is now used to taking Shen Luo to listen when discussing things.

"The situation in the north is really more suitable for riots." Old Tong Ge said after receiving the tea from his servants.

"Oh, how do you say this?" Shen Luo asked.

Tong Ge looked at him and smiled: "Are you really ignorant?"

Shen Luo shook his head: "When I was dealing with floods in Tongcheng County, I generally knew that the northern part of Tuna is full of ethnic minorities, and the weather is very cold, with heavy snow falling for eight months a year."

"Well, there are only two seasons in a year, one is summer and the other is winter." Mr. Tong Ge added.

"It's really a place of bitter cold." Shen Luo said: "Is there any important direct connection between this and the uprising? It's not just because it's a place where ethnic minorities live together?"

Tong Ge smiled and said, "Sure enough, you're the one who's dead. The north of Tuna is a big city called Jiulu City."

"Nine Deer City, what a nice name!" Xiao Shitou said with emotion.

"Sorry to hear that." Elder Tong Ge looked at him and said with a smile, "Nine Deer City means that when it snows, people in this place have to flee to the nearest city to kill Nine Deer."

"Deer, why is it a deer?" Little Stone was puzzled.

"It's not easy for mules and horses to survive in the north, especially in winter. They use tall elk as horses, pulling sleds to run." Nie Xingfeng explained.

"Yes, think about it, how far, how hard, and how remote it is to run to the death of the nine deer. The winter in this place is an isolated world." Old Tong Ge said.

"Isolated world, who said that?" Shen Luo was curious.

"Well, this word is your subordinate, Jian Cong said it." Elder Tong Ge explained: "By the way, he is your successor now, and he will assist the emperor in handling court affairs as the imperial companion."

"That's good, he is talented." Shen Luo nodded, because gold always shines, it seems that Emperor Qianyuan finally saw the advantages of simplicity.

"It's not such a simple matter. It's because we don't know the specific things when dealing with some things. Anyway, I know from your husband Guowei. He said some things and made some suggestions in front of the emperor. It is said that you taught me to be greedy for meritorious deeds. In fact, everyone can see that this is what he thought up. The people around you are all good at drawing inferences from one example, which is well received. He has become a sweet potato, and that old Bailiyu is so smug now, it's funny to see us." Tong Ge said with a smile.

Shen Luo smiled, but his mind was still focused on the situation in the north: "Isolated place, is it a place of exile?"

Tongge took a sip of tea: "You boy, you are a ghost. Let me tell you something, you really thought of the latter."

"As expected." Shen Luo said.

"Sir, sir?" Little Shitou didn't understand, he blinked and looked at Shen Luo.

"Nine Deer City is the place where Tuna exiled criminals, most of them were criminals and their families." Shen Luo said.

"So there are mostly people who have enmity with the royal family of Tuna." Tong Ge added.

"Oh!" Little Stone nodded.

"Those who can be exiled are really not idle people. If they are used properly, they are no worse than ordinary people." Shen Luo thought for a while and said.

"By the way, Prince Qi, although he is good at forbearance, he is really a master of communication, and he is very measured in doing things. He went to the north. To be honest, everyone is very relieved." Tong Ge said .

"Not to mention your kind reminder." Shen Luo looked at him and smiled.

Old Tongge blushed a little: "This is really absurd."

"You have a good rest in the commander's mansion for a few days, and I will cooperate with you in repairing the road after I return from the front line." Shen Luo said.

"That can't be done!" Elder Tongge refused, "I have to go to the battlefield too."

"You are so old, let alone you are here to build roads?" Shen Luo persuaded.

The old man Tongge shook like a rattle: "What's the matter with being old? I have spent most of my life fighting on the battlefield. Back then, I led 5 brothers to guard Dasan Pass alone. I was stunned to let the [-] people in Tuna die. The method, nicknamed Tong Tieban. If I go to the battlefield, will I still lose face or what?"

"I went, there is no one guarding Tianfang City in the northwest, you are the best, I hope you guard Tianfang City!" Shen Luo said.

"This?" Old Tong Ge was taken aback.

"Speaking of which, was Tianfang City built with a strategic location back then?" Shen Luo asked.

"Yes, this Tianfang City was built by Emperor Tianfeng. From that mountain pass to here, it is like a big opening that is constantly being torn. This is the end of the opening, so Tianfang City is tall and occupies a very large area. The purpose is to Block the entire opening." Old Tong Ge explained clearly.

Shen Luo nodded.

"Master Ge, why didn't you occupy that exit back then?" Xiao Shitou asked unwillingly.

"Because at that time, it was the territory of Yinyue Kingdom, and everyone had a good relationship. It was the mountain pass, and on the valleys on both sides, there used to be outposts, but they were not for defending each other, but for protecting merchants." Old Tongge explained.

"This is the border we hope to pursue." Shen Luo said decisively.