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Northern Xinjiang.

"Military Master, if we win this battle, we can go back to Beijing!" King Yu patted Mo Chenglu's shoulder heavily to express his joy.Counting it, he guarded northern Xinjiang and hadn't returned to Beijing for seven or eight years. He almost forgot what the night view of the capital looks like.

Mo Chenglu has not returned to Beijing for more than five years. He has become a military advisor that everyone trusts after he came to the northern camp for half a year. Just like when he first came, King Yu was about to slap him to the ground.

"My subordinates would like to congratulate the general in advance. After this battle, there will be no more wars in northern Xinjiang for at least two years. The general can stay longer when he returns to Beijing." Mo Chenglu said.

King Yu was overjoyed. Mo Chenglu said so, which means that the possibility of a great victory in this battle is very high.When Mo Chenglu first came to the barracks, he couldn't even keep up with the most basic training for recruits, and because he had gone through the back door, he was often excluded.However, in just half a year, Mo Chenglu advised Yu Wang several times as a military adviser. He was born with extraordinary sensitivity to military affairs, which proved himself.

"After returning to Beijing, this general will definitely report your achievements to the emperor and ask for a reward for you." King Yu said again.

"You don't need to be like this, the general. Your subordinates are the military advisers under the general's command. It is your duty to advise the soldiers." Mo Chenglu refused, "The achievements in the army in the past few years have been achieved by all the brothers with blood and sweat. Those who stay can still receive meritorious service and rewards, but those who have left now have only a handful of loess left, if the general really wants to ask for merit for his subordinates, the subordinates are really ashamed to receive it!"

"..." King Yu was silent for a moment, before he said, "There is some truth in what you said. For so many years, the soldiers have followed me through life and death, guarding the border, and now they can go back to Beijing with me to receive rewards. But not many people left."

This is Mo Chenglu knelt on the ground and said: "General, since the general intends to ask for credit for his subordinates, this subordinate is willing to ask the general to distribute these credits to those brothers who died in the battle, so that they will never go back even if they never return." , but the extra pension money given by the imperial court can also make their families and relatives live better."

"I really didn't expect you to have such thoughts. Don't worry, after returning to Beijing, I will report the situation in northern Xinjiang to the emperor one by one, and I won't treat those brothers whose bones are buried in other places."

"That subordinate thanked the general on behalf of those brothers." Mo Chenglu cupped his hands.It's not that he doesn't want the merits and rewards. May I ask which man who went to the battlefield didn't come with the mentality of making contributions?It's just that in the past few years, he has often received letters from the princess. Her highness regards him as a confidant. Now her highness's intentions are obvious, but before the overall situation is clear, he still needs to restrain himself.

"Okay, you go down first, the battle will probably last for two or three days, sleep well tonight, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep well in the next few days." King Yu smiled and waved him away.

"Subordinates retire!"

After leaving King Yu's camp, the sky had gradually turned dark, and in the north of Northern Xinjiang, the last afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the ground, almost painting the ground blood red.On that piece of land, there are countless corpses of soldiers buried.

Mo Chenglu would see this kind of scene almost every day, but never once did he feel as deeply as today.If the future without war envisioned by Her Royal Highness is realized, then there will only be beauty left in such a scene, and there will be no desolation.

.......

Beijing.

Chu Hui thought of a way to send the evidence of Chu Sixian and Ruan Peihan's betrayal of officials to Chu Siyuan. Chu Siyuan really lived up to expectations, quickly collected all the evidence of the whole incident, and presented it to the emperor.

After the emperor saw the evidence, he was silent for a long time. When Eunuch Chen thought he would not speak again, he still opened his mouth: "Chen Fu, do you think I have treated Xian'er badly for so many years?"

"The emperor is a loving father, and he always treats the princes equally." Eunuch Chen dared not say anything else. No matter what the eldest prince did wrong, he is also the son of the emperor.

"A loving father? I thought I was a loving father, but I didn't expect my son to be short of silver. For a mere few thousand taels of silver, I gave the position of prefect of a county to an illiterate man." The emperor laughed at himself. He smiled, "Does he know how much land taxes and taxes the prefect of this county handles in a year? How much will a person who doesn't know what people's livelihood is be the prefect of this county collect from the people?"

"Your Majesty, His Highness the First Prince is still young, so he may not know the way here."

"Young?" The emperor threw the memorial in his hand in front of Eunuch Chen, "Do you know who sent these evidences to me? These are all collected by Yuan'er and sent over by Yuan'er. Xian'er is two years younger, right? Even Yuan'er knows the truth, wouldn't Xian'er know?"

Eunuch Chen didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Third Prince would be involved in this matter, so he didn't dare to say anything. After all, everyone now knows that His Royal Highness the First Prince and His Royal Highness the Third Prince are secretly competing for the crown prince.The emperor is in his prime, and he hates this matter deeply. The two of them are the emperor's own sons. It is impossible for the emperor to kill the two of them because of a moment of anger, but others who get involved in this matter must be scapegoats.

The emperor didn't seem to want an answer from Eunuch Chen, he said to himself: "Except for Xian'er, I don't understand Yuan'er anymore. Could it be that he sends people to watch Xian'er every day, or else How did he know about such things?" The emperor didn't think that Chu Sixian would be so stupid, and he didn't know how to avoid Chu Siyuan when doing these things.If there is a pusher behind the two of them, who is this pusher and what is his purpose?

At this moment, an urgent military letter from the eight hundred miles of northern Xinjiang suddenly came from outside the imperial study.The emperor knew that the war in northern Xinjiang was tense, so he couldn't care about Chu Sixian and Chu Siyuan's affairs at this time, so he asked someone to submit a letter from the general.

Eunuch Chen has been secretly watching the emperor's expression, watching his serious expression gradually become relaxed, and finally he started to laugh out loud.

"What a king of Yu, what an army of the northern border!" The emperor praised, "The great victory in the northern border, the Xuanli clan was defeated, and the head of the Xuanli clan was killed. Personally sent the letter of surrender, and has since become a vassal state of my Dahuan."

"Congratulations to the emperor, the Xuanli clan surrendered, and the emperor got rid of a serious worry!" Eunuch Chen hurriedly sent his blessings.

The emperor sighed and said: "I can't be happy so early. After all, my heart is not limited to the northern border. The northern border is guarded by King Yu. I am very relieved, but it is different in the southern region. Until now, I have not been able to find a suitable general to attack the barbarians in the southern region."

......

The news of the great victory in the northern border quickly spread throughout the entire palace, but the problem in the northern border was resolved, and the problem in the southern region was brought to the fore again.

"Princess, since the victory in Northern Xinjiang and the surrender of the Xuanli Clan, His Royal Highness King Yu will return to Beijing. After he returns to Beijing, won't there be a general to guard the Southern Region?" Yunwan asked curiously One sentence.

Chu Hui smiled at her, and patiently explained: "This is not the same. Uncle Huang has been guarding northern Xinjiang for many years. He knows the situation in northern Xinjiang very well, so he can win many battles and beat the Xuanli people to surrender to me. However, the situation of the barbarians in the southern region is obviously different from that of the Xuanli people in the northern border. If you send the emperor rashly, not only will you not be able to win the battle, but it will give the barbarians in the southern region a chance to grow stronger, and it will become even more difficult to deal with."

It is not just talk that a general is hard to find. First of all, natural generals are rare. Even if one does appear, one must know oneself and the enemy to be victorious in all battles.

Yunwan nodded to show that she understood, and she asked again: "So that's the case, so according to the princess, how should we solve the problem in the Southern Region?"

"It's not my turn to take care of it now!" Chu Hui showed a smirk, "But if I am the father and have several sons, it would be too wasteful if I don't need to raise any of them."

There are no generals in the court, not outside the court.It's just that the courtiers in the court think how loyal they are to the emperor and the people, but in fact they value their own interests. They are unwilling to recommend talents because they are afraid that their rights will be divided.But these courtiers are more or less involved in the interests of a certain prince in the palace. If the emperor is really determined to send a prince to fight in the southern region, those courtiers are worried about the safety of their master. How can it be?

After a little thought, Yun Wan understood her intention, and smiled and said, "Princess, your idea is too cruel, but I have to say, this is the only way to force the general out."

"It's just that my father is a loving father. He can't do the thing of sending the child to the battlefield, so the problem in the southern region can't be solved now." Chu Hui said, "And this time because of the great victory in the northern border, Chu Sixian's crime of betraying officials and nobles is probably going to end, but fortunately I have planned for so long, and even spared no effort to lure Chu Siyuan into this situation."

Yunwan reassured her and said, "The matter of selling an official title is always done by the eldest prince. Even if the emperor doesn't punish him this time, there will always be a knot in his heart. The princess is not in vain."

"No, I'm more worried about Chu Siyuan now. Chu Siyuan is much smarter than Chu Sixian. This time I lured him into the game. Even if he can't guess me for a while, he will definitely go if he has this doubt in his heart." Check it out, check it back and forth, it's hard to guarantee that you won't find some clues." She seems to have more rights than the princes now, but as a daughter, she is born without the right to inherit the throne. The emperor must never know her thoughts.

"How can this be good?"

"Fortunately, the great victory in northern Xinjiang, the emperor should be returning to Beijing soon, so he can share some of my attention." Chu Hui pretended to be relaxed, "Besides, no matter how smart Chu Siyuan is, he would never have imagined that the person who would compete with him for the throne in the end would be It's me!"