Who says sleep is not spiritual practice?

Chapter 46 General Dong Fei's body must be brought back
Yesterday, the King of Rejecting the North had ordered that, except for the eldest son Jiang Qingshu who was far away in the capital, each of his children would lead an army to the north to participate in this year's winter hunting competition, and determine the position of the son according to their own gains .

before today.

Among the six princes and ladies in the palace, only the second son Jiang Qingjian and the third lady Jiang Qingzhu have military power of one thousand and eight hundred respectively.

Both of them have joined the army since they were young. They have fought on the battlefield for many years, killed countless enemies, and each has a military post.

Both of them have a deep understanding of formations, and have been working with their subordinates for many years. They are also the only two favorites to win the winter hunting competition this time.

But just as the Winter Hunting Competition was approaching, a first-rank innate lieutenant died in the Green Bamboo Camp of the Third Miss.

And it died at the hands of the Qiang people.

It has only been less than 30 years since the Qiang people entered the state of Chu, and the blood feud of the older generation is not so easily erased, so even though Dong Fei deserved his death, many people in the Bingzhou Military Department insisted that they met him halfway. Bandits are self-directed and performed by the Qiang people.

Several elderly veterans even put on their armor and went to the east gate, saying that they wanted to kill the Qiang people again with their knives and knelt down and begged for mercy!
And the Qiang cavalry also refused to show weakness, and vowed to seek justice for the hundreds of robes who died in battle.

King Jubei sent people to reprimand several old men in the military department, and sent additional people to protect the remaining Qiang cavalry. At the same time, he announced that he had handed over the matter to Han Chan, the commander of the dark guard, for investigation.

……

Ziyan Courtyard.

After learning the bad news, Jiang Qingyu didn't rush to the east gate immediately.

For him, it was really a headache to appease a strange and angry Qiang cavalry.

But it is not difficult to guess that this matter was mostly written by Jiang Jing, the second wife of the palace.

After all, the Qiang cavalry that should belong to him has been lost, and his fighting spirit has declined, and the third sister Jiang Qingzhu has also lost a first-rank lieutenant general. From the surface, the only strong contender for the position of the son is left. a person--

Jiang Jing's son, Jiang Qingjian.

"But how did Erniang know that my father sent me a Qiang cavalry?"

Jiang Qingyu couldn't figure it out.

Youzhou and Bingzhou also had normal troop changes in the past.

The Qiang army in Bingzhou is not limited to this one, and this group of bandits must have received accurate information in advance to attack with such precision.

"But no one eavesdropped on my father's secret conversation with me yesterday, and my father didn't have time to disclose the ownership of this Qiang cavalry. It stands to reason that the news cannot be leaked."

"unless……"

Jiang Qingyu narrowed her eyes and said to herself:
"The person who took Wang Ling to Youzhou to dispatch troops for his father, and Erniang have long been in collusion!"

The recruitment of thousands of troops, especially the elite cavalry, must have a document from the military department or reject the king's order from the king himself.

As far as he knew, the dispatch of this cavalry did not go through the military department.

In the entire palace, there were not many people who were qualified to pass orders for the Northern King, and they were all members of the dark guards. Among them, Han Chan, the leader of the dark guards, did the most work of this kind.

The peak of Haoyue Realm, the second-rank Xiantian, is faintly stronger than the other three second-rank Xiantians in the palace.

"If this person and Erniang get together secretly..."

"That's going to be tricky."

King Jubei has announced that he has handed over the attack on the Qiang cavalry to Han Chan for investigation!

If Han Chan was involved in this matter, then not only will he not find any clues in this investigation, but he will try his best to cover up the truth!
"Looks like I have to go to General Drunk to find girl Jingzhe."

Only by relying on the information channels of the underworld can he find out the truth before Han Chan destroys the evidence.

Jiang Qingyu sighed.

Han Chan is in control of all the hidden guards in the palace. If he is really on the side of his second brother Jiang Qingjian, then his chances of winning this time in Winter Hunting Competition will be greatly reduced.

As for the third sister Jiang Qingzhu...

She only has two talents under her command, and now she has lost one of them, which can be regarded as an early exit.

……

Different from Jiang Qingyu, Jiang Qingzhu, the third lady of the palace, rushed outside the east gate with [-] Qingqi under her command as soon as she got the news.

She went to collect Dong Fei's body.

At the foot of an unnamed hill, there were many people watching, densely packed, some people who came to join in the fun, and some military personnel who came to inquire about the news.

In the center of the official road, eight hundred green bamboo battalions lined up with light cavalry and horses.

Half of them are women, all wearing red armor and red horses, and the other half are all men wearing black armor and black horses.

At this time, a black armored cavalryman was kneeling on one knee, blushing, gritted his teeth and reported:
"Miss, that group of Qiang people refused to hand over Dong Fei's body!"

"The leading Qiang people also said that before they find out the truth, they will let Dong Fei's body be exposed to the wind, sun and rain in the wilderness!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone glared at the Qiang troops stationed on the hill.

"No reason!"

"Since the establishment of Qingzhuying, there has never been a corpse of Paoze left behind!"

"This group of Qiang people is simply defiant!"

"Miss, give your order, we can kill this group of Qiang people in one charge, and avenge General Dong Fei!"

"Yes, give the order!"

……

Today's Jiang Qingzhu is dressed in red armor, and under his crotch is a bloody horse worth thousands of gold.

She gently stroked the mane of the blood-sweaty BMW, with a deep expression on her face, without saying a word.

"Shut up!"

On the side, Meng Qian, the only surviving first-grade innate master in the Qingzhu Camp, gave everyone a cold look, stopped the restlessness of her subordinates, and scolded:
"The cavalry charged up the mountain? Are you courting death?"

"What's more, in addition to the Qiang cavalry on the mountain, there are thousands of infantry sent by the prince. Do you know the consequences of disobeying the prince?"

"Hmph, I won't stop you if you want to die, but I hope to wait for one more month to die in the Winter Hunting Competition and win the position of the eldest son for Miss!"

"What's the point of dying here one by one? Don't you think Jiang Qingjian's chances of winning are not high enough!"

As soon as this remark came out, the soldiers stopped talking immediately.

"Miss……"

After stopping her subordinates, Meng Qian looked at Jiang Qingzhu again and asked:
"What are we going to do now? Do we need to send someone to negotiate with the Qiang people?"

"still……"

"Let Dong Fei's body be stored here first?"

Jiang Qingzhu glanced at the top of the hill, without any emotion on his face.

Frankly speaking, her appearance is not outstanding, she can only be regarded as above-average, but the iron-blooded temperament honed in the army for many years has attracted many men.

Just like her biological mother, Xue Shi, the third wife of the palace.

There is a pair of armor hanging in Xue's room.

Others only regarded her as the daughter entrusted by a soldier who died in battle to the care of the King of the North.

But few people know that Xue Shi was actually a deputy general of the King of the North, and he followed him from the time when the King of the North fell into the grass as a bandit on the mountain, until he conquered Youzhou and became the three states of the North The king, Xue retired due to injury, and later got his wish and married into the palace.

What is even less known is that Xue's original martial arts practice reached the second rank of innate.

It's just that when she was in the army, she liked to wear a mask so as not to show her true appearance to others, and she didn't have much sense of existence after marrying into the palace, and she always lived in a simple way.

Jiang Qingzhu clearly remembered that when she was eight years old, her mother pointed to the armor in the room and admonished herself:
"Qingzhu, you want to help your father defend the three northern states!"

……

"General Dong Fei's body must be brought back,"

After a long silence, Jiang Qingzhu finally spoke:
"But it doesn't have to be taken from the Qiang people."

"Isn't there reliable news that this Qiang army is prepared by the father for the fourth brother to use in the winter hunting competition?"

"Let's go and talk to him."

After hearing this, Lieutenant General Meng Qian couldn't help but nodded, feeling relieved at Jiang Qingzhu's calmness.

She turned to the watching people and asked loudly:
"Does anyone know where the Fourth Young Master went? Did he sleep in Ziyan Courtyard again today?"

The crowd was talking.

Not long after, a bald middle-aged wealthy businessman raised his hand and replied:
"Well, when I walked out from the general's drunkenness a stick of incense ago, I seemed to see the Fourth Young Master leading two maidservants up to the third floor..."

(End of this chapter)