The Rise of the Marquis

Chapter 44 Price
"That's good, such a great victory always needs a little celebration."

Facing his malicious eyes and vague words, Dongfang Jin was very nervous and could only try his best to see the scene on the battlefield. Fortunately, at this moment, the sound of horseshoes sounded from behind. He opened the mouth and said, "Congratulations to the Marquis, this great victory will be recorded in the annals of history."

This sentence relieved her, and Wang Jianting immediately went to talk to the princess.

Seeing his respectful and cautious appearance in front of the princess, and remembering how he was domineering and bullying him just now, Dongfang Jin felt an inexplicable anger in his heart.

"How many enemies were killed in this battle?" Liu Yu asked, she was riding a sorrel horse, and the tall war horse made her look a little petite.

She has tried her best to pretend to be calm, acting as if she is used to such scenes, accustomed to such fruitful victories, so that she can still appear high above and maintain her dignity as the princess of the great country of the Celestial Dynasty, otherwise she would have been a little unaware At a loss, I don't know how to face the man in front of me.

More than 100 days ago, she only had Du Yanghou in her eyes, and she didn't have his son who was said to be a waste at all. However, Du Yanghou's condition was to give his son power and life protection. Originally, what he wanted was that if If you marry yourself into the Wang family, then not only Heyang, but also Boulevard Castle will surrender in the future and open the east gate for the Han army. Duyanghou also promised to lead his elite troops to fight for her, and even promised not to shrink back to the death. stop.

At the beginning, Du Yang's candidate for marriage was his eldest son, Wang Kun, and Liu Yu was still hesitating. After all, although Wang Lie held important lands and was brave and good at fighting, he was just a prince of Zhao.

Although seeing Du Yanghou's eager and sincere look, Liu Yu was also a little moved. She thought of her dead father.

Grandpa once told her quietly that after the prince's treason case, her mother knew that if she lived, she would end in misery and hanged herself to death. Only his father, the former prince of the Han Empire, kept gritted his teeth and endured all kinds of torture just to protect her.

At that time, Tian Nianqiu, the prime minister, held the jade ax bestowed by the emperor, scolded and beat her father in front of the officials of Yushitai, and forced him to confess his guilt.
Thinking of those sad and painful events, she couldn't help but feel some pity for Du Yanghou, who was desperate for her son in front of her.

Then two things happened that strengthened her confidence even more.

One is that when the emperor discussed the war on the Eastern Front with his most trusted general and hussar general, he proposed that if he wanted to enter the east, he would divide his army into two groups.

All the way from the south along the big river to Tongguan to the east, where the roads are wide and the waterways are convenient for the army to march.

However, Tongguan is dangerous, and it may not be able to take it for a while, and it is impossible to press all the troops to the south, so there is still a route to send troops from the north, crossing Langshui to take the Boulevard, crossing Heyang Town, taking the north road of Hongshan and marching eastward. , Take Wu'an directly, and capture Handan, the capital of Zhao State.Then the army headed east from the many mountain roads between Taishan Mountains, and they could bypass Tongguan by taking Fengshui.

This news was told by Dongfang Jin. Liu Yu knew that it must have come from his father Shaofu Shangshuling Dongfang Dian. Only he could accompany the emperor to discuss major events in the world at any time, until these confidential matters.

Regardless of Dongfangdian's purpose in telling her this news, the importance of Boulevard Castle and Heyang in the eyes of His Majesty is self-evident, and the importance to the Han Empire is also self-evident.As long as the Boulevard Castle is taken, the army in the north will be unimpeded, and the difficulties and obstacles in the south can be bypassed. I don't know how many lives of soldiers and people's blood can be saved.

So since then, she has gradually become determined in her heart, no matter what, she must obtain Boulevard Castle, no matter the cost.

The second is that Duyanghou's eldest son was killed when he was out on a patrol when things first started.

At that time, he took a personal soldier to patrol the outskirts of Boulevard Castle in place of his father.

Passing by a village entrance, he saw hungry people begging on the side of the road. The kind-hearted eldest son of Duyanghou got off his horse and went to give alms without thinking much, leaving his soldiers behind.As a result, the assassin hiding behind the tree stump sealed his throat with a short sword. Afterwards, they caught the assassin and forced him to find out the behind-the-scenes instigation. He was actually related to the Beidi County Sheriff of the Han Empire. It was the Beidi County Sheriff who found him. He was offered a high price for his assassination.

Both Liu Yu and Dongfang Jin immediately thought that the governor of Beidi County was the son-in-law of Tian Nianqiu, the prime minister of the Han Empire.

Many past events came to my mind, and I immediately thought that Prime Minister Tian Nianqiu was one of the main people who brought down the prince, and my heart became more determined. They sent assassins to assassinate the eldest son of Duyanghou, which showed that they were afraid, and the more they were afraid The more I have to do this! ——
Although she was determined to marry Duyanghou in exchange for Dongdaemun, Liu Yu still hesitated when she saw her second son.

She remembered the first time she saw that guy. He was riding a tall horse but asked two men to help him pull the reins. He was tall but had to get off the horse to move wooden steps for him at any time.

On weekdays, he often takes people to the market outside the Boulevard Castle to ask for things from the people, as long as he likes it, he will suffer.

He is usually invisible on the school grounds, but he was forced to go by Du Yanghou a few times, fainted by the sun once, and his father almost died of anger when he couldn't draw the military longbow at all.

At that time, although she had tried her best to convince herself to consider this matter by prioritizing the national interests, she flinched when she saw the guy in front of her, no matter how ruthless she was. .
But as more than 100 days have passed.

"At least 200." The tall young man in front of him said confidently: "The results of the battle will only be greater, and some will not be confirmed until dawn. The most important thing is that there is a large amount of food and supplies left by Ma Ling, which is enough to support our army. Continue to march and feed prisoners of war."

"More than 3000" Liu Yu looked at the large number of captives who were driven by Heyang soldiers in the distance, the armor and weapons piled up in the distance, and many seriously injured Ma Ling soldiers were being beheaded one by one by Heyang soldiers. The corpses on the road were being dragged away and piled up one after another. Every soldier passing by them stopped and saluted solemnly, shouting "Marquis" and "Master" and the like.

Everything is like a dream, so that until now she is doubting whether the fierce battle of this day, the golden iron horse, and the blood flowing into the river are real. The back of the young man riding the tall horse in front of her seems real. Is it the person she saw at the beginning?
She really wanted to sum it all up with the phrase "a tiger father has no dogs" like others, but she always felt that that was too sloppy and dreamy.

But she clearly understood her heart, behind the huge shock and surprise was surprise!With such an ally, such an assistant, many of the things she thinks about may really be realized one by one!

As for the price, she blushed a little when she thought of it, and asked in a serious manner, "What are you going to do next?"

(End of this chapter)