Emperor's Trophy

Yun Zhen opened his eyes in a daze, his whole body was very hot, as if he was still in the red lotus karma that burned everything.He stretched out his hand to try to uncover the quilt, but someone held him down and said, "Brother still has a fever, let them go back."

Someone is reporting: "Lao Lan is very stubborn, saying that the princess has taken care of them for half of his life, and before he leaves, he must kowtow to his brother. The little one thought, when the princess and Lord Hou were alive, he would give them a lot of money." Face-saving, now that we are leaving, we can't just give up this bit of face, lest they go out and gossip, and it will not be good for our Hou Mansion's reputation."

The woman's voice was a little impatient and said: "Okay, let them kowtow outside the yard to finish the ceremony, hurry up and send them away, they chew a lot every day, how much they have rewarded, and they are still not satisfied."

After a while, there were footsteps in the yard, and Yun Zhen felt a little sober, and heard a strong voice outside saying loudly: "Brother! We are going back to our hometown today! Kowtow to my brother, I wish you From now on, the gods will bless you, and you will be safe for the rest of your life, free from all diseases!"

The voice of the woman beside him said: "Okay, I've kowtowed my head too, go back, I'll startle my brother carefully."

Yun Zhen suddenly regained consciousness and sat up abruptly: "Lao Lantou!"

The woman beside him pressed him quickly and said: "It's okay, auspicious son, you rest well, I will send them away immediately.

Yun Zhen's head was covered with sweat, and he turned to look at her, but was a little dazed for a moment: "Aunt Qing? I want to see Lao Lantou!" He struggled to get out of bed, and rushed out the door. Shouting: "Oh little ancestor, you still have a fever, why did you get out of bed?"

But Yun Zhen shouted: "Old Lantou!"

The voice outside was overjoyed: "Brother Zhen!"

Seeing that she couldn't stop her brother, Qinggu could only say: "Forget it, my brother is kind-hearted, quickly take your umbrella and put on that big hairy cloak and come here, let me say goodbye."

Wrapped in a big fur cloak, Yun Zhen stepped out of the threshold, saw a group of men knelt down in the yard, and his eyes were red when he came out: "Brother! It's snowing now! The wind blowing disease will worsen again! Let's go! The old men are all returning to their hometowns today, so I will take good care of myself in the future."

Yun Zhen's legs were a little weak, but he rushed forward to pull Lao Lan's head: "Don't go! I don't want you to go! Don't you all go! A Niang said that this princess mansion will always be your home!"

His eyes were dark with tears, and the sharp hairs on the snow-white sable fur surrounded his small pale face, and his cheeks were flushed. Lao Lan's heart ached, and he hurried forward to help his young master: " Oh, my brother, you are going to break the old slave, the princess is kind, she has raised us for many years, now the princess is gone, our old bones can't help my brother, why bother? It’s time to waste rice, grain, and medicine here, and besides, we’re homesick when we’re old, and fallen leaves return to their roots, so we should go back to our hometown to see it, and the family has given us a lot of travel expenses, brother, don’t worry about us.”

Yunzhen held Lao Lantou's hand tightly: "Auntie said, you are loyal to the country, your legs and feet are not convenient, you can't farm by yourself when you go back, and there are no relatives at home to support you. As long as you are alive for a day, the princess mansion will support you One day, don't leave, I still want to learn archery with you!"

Speaking of the princess, Lao Lan burst into tears: "My brother, you are really like the princess, with such a soft heart, you will be bullied in the future...Princess, why do you have the heart to leave?" It's so early, how can I do it without your protection?"

A few words made a group of veterans shed tears, and all of them wiped away their tears.

Qingcha, who was holding an umbrella at the side, couldn't bear it anymore, coughed lightly and said: "Look at Lao Lantou, you are so confused, no matter how bad the young master is, the emperor will take care of you! When the princess returns, the emperor will personally Yes, no one can bully our young master! What you said, do you mean that the emperor can't protect our young master? Or do you think I can't take care of him well? It's up to you to go back to your hometown The petition is correct, right? I also rewarded travel expenses and pension money as usual, and our Marquis Mansion has not treated you badly, has it?"

Lao Lan's lips trembled, he let go of Yun Zhen's hand, stepped back and knelt down and kowtowed deeply: "Don't dare, Miss Qing is serious, we don't want to drag the young master down, so please go back to your hometown, The Marquis Mansion treats us with kindness and righteousness... We will live up to the love of the Princess and the Marquis for us..."

Only then did Qingcha get some color on her face, and she supported Yunzhen and said, "Auspicious son, people will miss their homes when they get old. What we are talking about in Dayong is a fox who dies on the first mound, and the fallen leaves return to their roots. Now they have been rewarded generously." , returning to the homeland in full glory, is also full of the kindness of your father and mother..."

Yun Zhen stood in a daze for a while, but suddenly walked forward and stood in front of Lao Lantou: "Lan Yongxun."

Lao Lan was startled, and responded reflexively: "Here!"

Yun Zhen said: "You have participated in eighteen large and small battles with your mother. You are a well-known archer in the army. Even if you are blind in one eye, you will never shoot on the right if you say you shoot on the left. For four years in Jingchuan, you have always The arrow pierced the neck of Hu Shou Bulu, and Dayong won more with less. You made the first contribution, but it was a pity that the award could only fall on the mother. Mother was very sorry, and rewarded you generously. You ask to get rid of the music, and to be a good body from now on."

Lao Lan's eyes filled with tears: "Yes, I will never repay the princess' kindness."

Yun Zhen didn't continue talking, but walked up to the next skinny man: "Fang Qingsuo, you were born to a Huren and a Yongnv. You fled back to Dayong because of unbearable abuse, and were taken in by your mother. You joined the army and lived with your mother for seven years." Entering and exiting Huyuan seven times, going through life and death, knowing the topography of Huyuan like the back of the palm of his hand, good at observing the sky and knowing the weather, good at knowing the road, and made countless meritorious deeds."

Fang Qingsuo bent down deeply: "Everything Qingsuo has learned, including the name, is bestowed by the princess. I wish I could exchange my lifespan for the princess."

But Yun Zhen went to the next one: "Laoping, you are so powerful that you are known as a strong man in the army. You once tore the opponent's general's legs in the battle of Gongcheng, frightened the enemy, and were invincible. Once in a battle Accidentally pierced the knee by the enemy, and can no longer stand for too long."

Lao Ping slammed his head on the snow: "Young Master! The princess spent thousands of dollars to heal my leg! Lao Ping can still walk now! Now Lao Ping is old! Eat too much! Let Lao Ping Let’s go back to your hometown, Ping! Don’t drag brother down anymore!”

Yun Zhen turned a deaf ear, and walked down one by one. He actually recognized every kneeling veteran. Every time he called out a person's name, the other person's eyes filled with tears, and he had an expression of wishing to die. He walked past every one of them. Afterwards, she turned her head and said lightly: "Mother remembers everything you have sacrificed on the battlefield. Before she died, she also told me that she must treat you well and provide for you until you grow old. If I leave, is it to make me a dishonest and unfilial person?"

Everyone in the field was tongue-tied, and Yun Zhen turned his head with tears in his eyes: "Uncles, don't you want to see Gu Jixiang'er anymore?"

All the veterans lowered their heads and cried: "We're not leaving! Young Master! We're not leaving! We're staying at the Princess Mansion!"

Qingcha's face was pale and pale, and she held an umbrella and walked forward to cover Yunzhen from the snow, and said softly: "Brother, have you burned out today? Go back to the room and rest for a while? This accountant has already spent thousands of taels of silver for them. I have ordered a car to take them off, and everyone's luggage has been loaded onto the car..."

Yun Zhen turned his head and glanced at Qingcha, and said lightly: "Aunt Qing, my father passed away, and I have become a nobleman. No matter the Princess Mansion in the east or the Marquis Zhaoxin Mansion in the west, they are all my mansions. Whoever I want to keep, Who will be left behind - I am the only master in the mansion, when will I be short of money? Can't there be room for a small Loyalty Court?"

Qingcha suffocated, looking at the face of the young master in front of him, which was condensed like frost, and his dark eyes were looking directly at her, even with a hint of evil spirit, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, without saying a word, Yun Zhen turned his head coldly Leng ordered: "Where are the waiters in the Zhongyi Courtyard? Someone came to help the uncles go back to the Zhongyi Courtyard, unloaded all the luggage and moved them back. The pension money and money given are not allowed to be taken back, and they will drink to drive the uncles away." Han, I'm not feeling well today, and when I recover tomorrow, I'll go talk to my uncles and uncles, and if there's one missing, I won't ask anyone, and I'll just charge all the servants in the Loyalty Court [-] yuan each. The army stick will speak again."

His voice still has the crisp and childishness of a young man, but when he spoke in a cold voice, he was decisive. For a moment, everyone seemed to see the princess who had given orders from the past, and everyone bowed their heads and responded in unison: "No .”

The veterans kowtowed again, sniffing their noses tremblingly and helped each other away, whispering to each other, "Just like the princess, he is a benevolent one." Wiping their red eyes, they walked away.

Yun Zhen didn't even look at the red-faced Qingcha, turned his head and went back into the room. He was really sick. After just a short while, his head became more and more dizzy, his nose could hardly breathe, and his heart beat rapidly. After a while, his eyes became black again and again, he reluctantly went back to the house a few steps and fell on the bed, and soon fell asleep again.