No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 474 Reunion!

When Luo Junyao set foot on land again, it had been more than ten days since she went to sea from Qingzhou.

They did not go ashore from Dongzhou and hurried back to Shangyong as planned, but chose to land at the junction of Qingzhou and Xinzhou, and then rode their horses to Qingzhou.

Cao Mian did not make a joke or threaten Luo Junyao. Even though Cao Mian failed to lead his troops back to Qingzhou as planned, Qingzhou still raised troops.

Not only that, but also the Gaoyu people in the north who raised troops at the same time as Qingzhou.

Although Gao Yuren and Dasheng seemed to be allies before, it is clear that this alliance is not so strong.

The only news that I don't know whether it is good or bad is that there is no news from Nanjiang Luyuan.

Luo Junyao felt that he should still trust his eldest brother and Marquis Lingchuan.

When they received the news, they were about to dock in Dongzhou. The news in the letter was that the empress dowager's funeral was suspended, General Luo and Mrs. Su were in charge of supervising the country, and the regent personally led troops to Qingzhou to suppress the rebellion.

Xie Yan's rhetoric was that he wanted to take the heads of the rebels as a memorial to the Empress Dowager, so that the Empress Dowager could be buried safely.

So Luo Junyao didn't even go to the shore, and directly turned the direction of the boat to go north.

"I've seen the princess!" Folding Shadow Xiying, who came to welcome Luo Junyao, was also very happy to see the princess, and quickly saluted respectfully.

Luo Jun waved his hands and asked, "Why are you two here? Where is Ayan?"

Die Ying said: "My lord went to look for General Qingzhou, knowing that the princess will be here today, so let us come to welcome her."

"General Qingzhou?" Luo Junyao thought for a while and said, "He also turned against him?"

General Qingzhou is the supreme commander of the army in Qingzhou except the Governor of Qingzhou. Because the Governor of Qingzhou is essentially a local civil servant, the real power is in the hands of General Qingzhou most of the time.

General Qingzhou rebelled, which means that the entire Qingzhou army has rebelled.

Die Ying smiled helplessly and said, "General Qingzhou's sister is Wen Dinghou's sister-in-law."

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "I see, let's go back first."

Folding Shadow glanced at Cao Mian who was forced to follow behind Luo Junyao, and said with a jump in his heart: "This is..."

"Marquis Wen Ding." Luo Jun shook his head.

"..." They left Shangyong early, and just received the news that the princess was coming to Qingzhou and captured Cao Mian two days ago.

Although I knew it a long time ago, I still couldn't help being surprised when I saw Cao Mian.

The concubine only brought a few people to Yingzhou, and even including the people from Dongzhou Navy and Miziying later, there were only about two thousand people.

To be able to capture Cao Mian from the Fang family in Yingzhou, which has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, is really amazing.

"Any news about Gu Jue?" Luo Junyao asked as he walked forward.

Folding Ying hurriedly said: "General Gu sent someone to send a letter back, and Yingzhou is almost stable. At present, the affairs of Yingzhou County are jointly managed by the county magistrate of Yingzhou and Fang Yan, the new head of the Fang family. General Gu asked the prince for instructions, Yingzhou How to deal with the following matters, and please send someone to take over the local affairs of Yingzhou as soon as possible."

"Then there's no problem." Luo Jun shook his head.

Die Ying shook his head and said: "The prince said that the matter in Yingzhou is handled by the princess, and the princess has been to Yingzhou in person. How to deal with it later depends on what the princess has to say."

Luo Junyao really hadn't thought about this problem. Although she was considered a technician, she was also counted among the frontline fighters, and she really didn't deal with the aftermath.

After thinking for a while, Luo Junyao finally said, "Let's talk about it after I discuss it with A Yan."

The imperial army is now stationed in Yancheng in the southwest of Qingzhou. It is a small county town, and the army is stationed outside the city.

It is more than 200 miles away from Qingzhou Fucheng, and between them and Qingzhou Fucheng is Fengling Mountain.

Although it is also possible to bypass it from other places, Lu Yuan does not say that there will be endless troubles.

Calculated, Xie Yan's marching speed can be described as rapid wind and rain. It has not been five days since the army formally entered the Qingzhou border, and the Zhen Guojun has already won one-third of Qingzhou's land.

Luo Junyao sat in the big tent, carefully studying the map of Qingzhou hanging on the big tent.

Seeing Xiying come in, he asked, "How did Cao Mian deal with it?"

Xi Ying said respectfully: "Princess, please rest assured, heavy troops have been sent to guard him, and he will not be allowed to escape."

"Be careful, maybe someone will come to rob people." Luo Jun said, "I'm a little surprised that no one came to rob Cao Mian this way. Now who is the master of the Qingzhou rebels?"

That day, two masters ran away, it is impossible for the Cao family not to know that Cao Mian fell into her hands.But not only did they encounter nothing at sea, even after they landed, no one came to block the road and rob people.

Xi Ying said: "It's the eldest son of the Cao family, Cao Jie."

Luo Junyao was a little surprised, "He ran back to Qingzhou?"

"The prince put it back." Xiying said.

Seeing Luo Jun raised his eyebrows in confusion, Xi Ying said: "My lord said, since the Cao family is going to rebel, let them do it thoroughly, so as not to cause future troubles."

"Cao Jie is not very good, is it?" Luo Jun frowned and said, it's not like she hasn't dealt with Cao Jie before.

Cao Jie is not considered an incompetent dude, but it is not an easy task to support such a large stall.

Xiying nodded and said, "Indeed, I heard that the Cao family has a very powerful staff member."

"..." Could it be that there is a boss behind the scenes?

"What about your identity?" Luo Junyao asked.

Xiying shook his head, "Still investigating."

"What are you looking for? Ask Cao Mian." Luo Jun shook his head.

Xiying asked curiously, "Has the princess asked any news from Cao Mian?"

Luo Junyao froze instantly. Although she felt that Cao Mian had something wrong with him, his bones were tougher than she thought.

She didn't bring Qin Yaoer with her, and she was afraid that if she died at sea, she would not be able to save him, so she had to give up first.

At this time, in Fengling Mountain camp not far from Yancheng, a burly general in his early forties was staring vigilantly at the person sitting opposite him.

The other party was just holding a cup of tea and drinking it slowly. The middle-aged general held the sword hilt at his waist with one hand, but beads of sweat were already dripping on his forehead.

He finally seemed to be unable to bear the oppressive atmosphere, swallowed his saliva and said in a deep voice: "If the prince wants to kill me, just do it, why bother to make a fuss!"

Xie Yan raised his head, put the teacup back on the table, looked at the general in front of him calmly and said, "Feng Wei, I remember going to the battlefield with you when I first went to the border."

The general named Feng Wei's expression changed slightly, but soon returned to his original state, and said in a deep voice, "So what?"

"So, this king didn't kill you as soon as we met." Xie Yan said: "You also fought against the Qi people and fought for the country. Now you are like this...what are you trying to do?"

Feng Wei sneered and said: "So the prince is here to persuade you to surrender? There is no need. I know that I am not the opponent of the prince. If I fall into your hands, I will accept my fate, and the prince will do it."

Xie Yan stood up, and the room that seemed too depressing seemed to become more crowded in an instant.

"Are you so loyal to Cao Mian?" Xie Yan frowned, as if he couldn't understand his attitude, "For Cao Mian, is it worth it to sacrifice your own wealth and life?"

Feng Wei was silent for a moment, before he raised his head and said, "Since it's done, there's no point in whether it's worth it or not. Could it be that if I say it's not worth it, it can be treated as if nothing happened?"

"This king needs to know why." Xie Yan said.

Feng Weidao: "So what if we know?"

"Cao Mian has been planning these for nearly ten years. At that time, you hadn't even served in Qingzhou. I believe that you must have taken refuge in Cao Mian after you arrived in Qingzhou. I want to know how Cao Mian controlled Qingzhou officials. .Is it true that everyone is loyal to Cao Mian wholeheartedly, or can he really not leak the slightest bit of information, or are all the officials and generals in Qingzhou blind?"

Feng Wei lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Xie Yan looked at him, "If you want to resist, you should kill yourself when you see this king."

Feng Wei's expression changed slightly, he drew out his sword and wanted to wipe it on his neck.

Xie Yan slapped the air lightly, and the sword in Feng Wei's hand flew out instantly and nailed to the wall not far behind him.

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Feng Wei took two steps back, gritted his teeth, and said: "I know that the prince's methods are powerful, and I also know that I can't stand the prince's methods. But there are some things... I am not afraid to tell the prince, if you kill me, Fenglingshan you will also kill me." make life difficult for."

Xie Yan was not surprised, and said calmly: "I see, you are just a puppet, so this king gave you a chance to speak."

"In that case..." Feng Wei tentatively said.

Xie Yan glanced at him sideways, and said, "The real Chinese army camp is in the northwest corner, right? There are many masters, and it seems that he is indeed a remarkable person."

"..." Feng Wei didn't speak, but the sweat flowed even more joyfully.

Seeing him like this, Xie Yan no longer forced him, turned around and walked outside.

Instead, Feng Wei, who had been tense all the time, was stunned.

Seeing Xie Yan appear suddenly, he was already ready to die.But Xie Yan... obviously didn't intend to kill himself, so what exactly is he here for?

But Xie Yan didn't give him a chance to ask, and quickly disappeared outside the door.

When Xie Yan returned to the army, it was already nightfall, and when he opened the curtain of the big tent, he saw Luo Junyao lying on the table and falling asleep under the lamp.

Xie Yan relaxed his movements, walked to the table and looked down at the girl who was sleeping soundly on the table, his originally cold face gradually became gentle.

He leaned over and gently brushed her reddish cheeks, reaching out and hugging her.

Luo Junyao woke up immediately, opened his still somewhat confused eyes and saw Xie Yan's handsome face, "Are you back?"

"Yeah." Xie Yan picked her up horizontally, walked into the room, and said, "Why don't you go to sleep at the back?"

Luo Junyao let him hold her, yawned a little and said, "I was thinking about something, but I fell asleep without knowing it."

Xie Yan said: "Take a rest when you are tired, and talk about it later if you have anything to do."

Put her on and pull the thin quilt over the bed to cover her.

The bed quilts in the army are naturally not as good as Shangyong's high bed soft pillows, but Luo Junyao doesn't care.

She is really tired these days, either by boat or on horseback.

But when she saw Xie Yan sitting by the bed, she couldn't fall asleep anymore, so she simply put her arms around his waist, rested her head on his lap, and said, "You stay with me for a while, I miss you so much, I haven't seen you for so many days, ah Do you miss me?"

"Okay, I'll accompany you." Xie Yan smiled lightly, and said, "You had a great time when you left Beijing."

"I'm here for business!" Luo Junyao held his hand and turned it over and over again, and said with some distress: "I don't seem to be doing very well this time."

Xie Yan said: "You pacified Yingzhou, prevented tens of thousands of soldiers from reaching Qingzhou, and captured Cao Mian. How can you be considered unsuccessful?"

Luo Junyao sighed: "But, Qingzhou is still reversed."

Xie Yan shook his head, and said: "Since Cao Mian is determined to rebel, there is no one who can stop him."

Luo Jun said: "I thought about it for a few days but I didn't understand. Cao Mian himself was caught. What good would it do him if Qingzhou rebelled? Could it be that Qingzhou hid some peerless weapon that would guarantee his son to be emperor?" The Cao family will last forever?"

Xie Yan said: "Some things take too long and pay too much, and they will become obsessions. If Qingzhou cannot raise troops smoothly, it may be more uncomfortable than letting him die."

"I don't understand." Luo Jun shook his head, of course his own life is more important.

Xie Yan raised his hand to play with her hair and said, "Yao Yao doesn't need to understand, because you are not the same kind of person as he is."

"That's true." Luo Jun said, "Anyway, I've captured him, so you can figure it out. You weren't here when I came back. Where did you go today?"

Xie Yan slowly told her about his itinerary for today, but only halfway through, he found that Luo Junyao had fallen asleep on his lap.

Xie Yan shook his head helplessly, carefully put her back on the pillow, and pulled the corner of the quilt again.

Looking at her peaceful sleeping face, Xie Yan raised his hand and tapped her lips and said, "I haven't told you that I went to Yingzhou without authorization."

"..." Luo Junyao, who was sleeping deeply, didn't know that there were still people who wanted to settle accounts with her.

"My lord." Duoying's voice came from outside.

Xie Yan leaned over and kissed her on the lips before standing up and walking out.

Overlapping shadows outside the big tent respectfully looked at His Royal Highness the Prince Regent who came out from inside and said, "My lord, Cao Mian wants to see you."

"See me?" Xie Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "What did he want to say?"

Die Ying shook his head and said: "He refused to say, he insisted on seeing the prince first."

Xie Yan thought for a while, and said, "Is there any news about Xie Xiao in Qingzhou?"

Die Ying shook his head and said, "The son of Xie just sent the news yesterday, so it shouldn't be that fast."

"Send a letter to Xie Xiao, asking him to check Feng Wei's situation in Qingzhou, as well as his family."

Die Ying was a little surprised, "My lord suspects that Feng Wei was coerced by the Cao family?" Coercion and rebellion, the Cao family must have pinched Feng Wei's weakness?
Xie Yan said: "Not necessarily, but Feng Wei's attitude is a bit strange."

"Why didn't the lord just kill Feng Wei?" Duo Ying was a little puzzled.

Xie Yan glanced sideways at him, then walked forward.

After walking a few steps, he said slowly: "The commander-in-chief of Fengling Mountain is not Feng Wei. Killing him may not be more useful than keeping him. In addition, Feng Wei was in the northwest in order to protect the people in the city. Death does not surrender. This king wants to know why he did what he did today."

"This subordinate understands." Duoying bowed her head and said.

Xie Yan walked towards the place where Cao Mian was being held, and when he entered, Cao Mian was sitting quietly in a chair in the tent.

Qu Fang's acupuncture technique is more effective than any rope, so he has no rope or chain on his body.

Seeing Xie Yan come in, Cao Mian raised his head to look at him, and after a while he said slowly: "His Royal Highness, I haven't seen you for many years, don't come here to be safe."

(End of this chapter)