Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 524 What are the benefits

After Zhao Guangyuan finished speaking, Lin Zhaoxia stood there in a daze.

She and Changzhi accompanied him back, but she didn't want to reveal Changzhi's identity. Although Hangu Pass is now under his control, the hundreds of thousands of troops are not united. Is this really okay?
Seeing her looking at him with a worried look on her face, Zhao Guangyuan's impulsive annoyance suddenly disappeared.

The days after he met her were like a gift from heaven. No matter what the future held, he would gladly accept it.

He didn't want to hide it any more. This was his wife and his son. They shared his joys and sorrows, life and death. There was nothing he couldn't show to others.

He smiled and nodded at Lin Zhaoxia, and only then did he look away when he saw Lin Zhaoxia turn around and leave the tent.

Everyone followed his gaze, looking at the Princess of Yue, and then at the usually calm, serious, taciturn King of Yue, who was smiling so tenderly at the Princess. They couldn't help but be stunned.

Changzhi glanced at the generals in the tent, pursed his lips, and had an excited look on his face. Seeing someone staring at him, he looked over and met Wei Zuo's direct and fiery gaze. He was stunned for a moment, then nodded at him with a smile.

Wei Zuo was so excited that he could hardly contain himself.

This is not the princess' nephew, but the biological son of the King of Yue! The King of Yue has an heir!
The King of Yue has an heir!

God knows how much regret those who followed the King of Yue felt that the King of Yue had no son.

Thinking about the hard work of planning, all of this will be handed over to others in the future. These people are only blooming for a moment, and it is still unknown what their fate will be when the master changes.

But now the prince says that this is his son!

"Your subordinate greets the prince!" The voice trembled with excitement.

Everyone reacted and stood up, "Your humble servant/subordinate greets the prince."

Changzhi was a little nervous, as it was his first time experiencing such a scene, and he looked at his father beside him. Seeing his father's encouraging look, he gained some courage and stood up straighter.

He walked down the steps of the commander's case and bowed to everyone, "I, Lin Changyu, greet all the generals and gentlemen. I am not very knowledgeable, so I hope the elders can give me some advice."

Lin Changyu? Not the prince's biological son? Was he adopted by the prince?

Zhao Guangyuan glanced at everyone's expressions and didn't explain. "Let's discuss the matter."

Everyone sat down, looked at the faces of the King of Yue and the Crown Prince, put away their emotions, and began to discuss matters...

As soon as Lin Zhaoxia walked out of the general's tent, Lin Jingning had already received the news and rushed over.

Seeing her standing in front of him safely, he was excited, opened his mouth, and changed his tone, "Hello, Princess. I'm so glad that you're okay!"

Lin Zhaoxia glanced at the two guards following behind her, smiled and nodded at Lin Jingning, "I'm fine, sorry to have worried you all. Are you okay? I heard you were injured a few times?"

"I am fine, just a minor injury. I heard that the princess disappeared in the palace, and I... our prince was so anxious that he wanted to go back to the city to look for you."

"I'm fine, everything is fine." The brother and sister looked at each other, and all the words were expressed in their worried eyes.

"Captain Lin and I will go for a walk. You guys just stay here."

The two bodyguards responded and moved away.

Lin Zhaoxia was led by Lin Jingning to walk around the camp, and the two siblings talked about their respective experiences since they separated...

"Before, the prince was anxious and angry, and I advised him that you might have gone back there. But the prince didn't get any definite news, and he couldn't get over it. He was so anxious that he couldn't eat or sleep well." Lin Jingning breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what she said.

"I wanted to come and look for him before, but I couldn't get through."

Lin Jingning couldn't help but feel that it was too risky for them to do this, what if they never saw each other again one day. But he couldn't ask his fourth sister to stay. His wife said that it was like heaven over there, and that was the life that immortals lived.

How could he ask his fourth sister to stay here and live a life of fear?

A whole morning passed before Zhao Guangyuan and the generals had a good discussion. He and Changzhi went out to look for her. Seeing her standing on the city wall in a cloak, looking at the vast white wilderness, he walked towards her without thinking about anything.

Chang Zhize walked to the side and greeted Lin Jingning. Before he could say anything, Lin Jingning stopped him and said, "I greet the young master."

Good boy, he has grown up a lot and is well taken care of. He is like a responsible little adult.

Changzhi opened his mouth, but sensibly stopped calling him uncle. He looked around and saw that there was a guard post every ten steps on the city wall, and there were guards everywhere, so he just greeted him quietly.

Seeing that his nephew was curious, Lin Jingning took him around the city wall and introduced various things to him.

Zhao Guangyuan approached Lin Zhaoxia, took her cool hands in his palms and rubbed them carefully for her. "You've been standing for a long time, your hands are so cold."

"I've never seen such heavy snow in Hai City. I've never seen such a snow scene in the capital of Daqi either."

“Isn’t it spectacular?”

Lin Zhaoxia nodded. "It's very spectacular. And also very desolate. Is the battlefield ahead?"

"Yes." Under the white snow, there was the blood of the soldiers, including those of the Great Qi and the Western Rong.

Looking at the vast wilderness around him, Lin Zhaoxia seemed to see soldiers from both sides fighting fiercely...

In the age of cold ice weapons, when the icy sharp blade pierced into the body, blood gushed out with every stab, but the person did not die on the spot, but died after experiencing the most painful torment and the most painful despair.

Thinking of the tens of thousands of people dying in despair in the wilderness in front of her, Lin Zhaoxia couldn't help but shudder.

She turned around and threw herself into Zhao Guangyuan's arms, closing her eyes tightly.

Zhao Guangyuan hugged her tightly and patted her. He felt a little distressed. She should have stayed there, in that prosperous and peaceful era. "It's all over. Xirong asked for peace with our army."

There will be no more war.

"Have you withdrawn?"

"They have retreated a hundred miles. They will not return until they sign a peace agreement."

"Then it's going to be after the New Year, right?"

“It will be signed in the next few days.”

Lin Zhaoxia looked up at him, "Have you really decided to leave the capital behind? Will Xirong agree?"

"They will agree. If they don't agree, we will fight them until they agree." Sun Yu is still in the hinterland of the two countries with more than 100,000 elite troops.

In the afternoon, Lin Zhaoxia followed Zhao Guangyuan and others back to Hangu City.

The war has ended, and the two sides are now negotiating peace. Except for the soldiers on guard, the rest have retreated to Hangu City. In Hangu City are the headquarters and residences of Fang Sheng and others, as well as some of their families.

Zhao Guangyuan did not have a mansion in Hangu City, but there was a mansion of the Lu family in Hangu City.

Although several guards had been replaced over the years, the Lu family's ancestral home had always been used to store grain and no one lived in it. When Zhao Guangyuan arrived at Hangu Pass, he ordered people to clean it up, and now it is just right for living.

Several generations of the Lu family have guarded Hangu Pass for nearly a hundred years. Their mansion was built to be extremely large. Although it was not as decorated with carved beams and painted rafters as the houses in the capital, it had a rugged grandeur unique to the Northwest.

Zhao Guangyuan took his wife and children for a walk around the house and returned to the main courtyard.

Somewhat emotionally, "When I was young, I heard about this place from several uncles, and I always wanted to come here to take a look one day. I never thought that one day I would actually live here."

But things have changed and I can no longer find any trace of the old people here.

"How come the commander of Hangu Pass doesn't live in such a big house, but builds another mansion?" Seeing that he was sad, Lin Zhaoxia changed the subject. "I'm afraid it's unlucky."

Lin Zhaoxia was stunned. That was right. The entire Lu family had been executed. Anyone who wanted to pursue a career in government would not dare to live here. He could not help but sigh.

He did not talk about the old things anymore, but only asked Changzhi about his feelings after listening in the general's tent for the whole morning.

When he saw that his mother had finally asked him a question, he couldn't hold back the words he had been holding back for the whole morning and excitedly blurted them out. Although he only understood half of what she said, it was so interesting! He liked listening to his father talk about these things!

"Mom, I will follow Dad from now on, right?"

Lin Zhaoxia couldn't help laughing, "This is really a father-son battle. As long as your father agrees."

Zhao Guangyuan looked at his son with great pride. His son had grown up in a way that impressed him. This child was like him, fearless, smart, and quick to understand. Since he had brought him here, he certainly wanted to train him well.

"Just don't complain."

"Thank you, Dad! I won't complain!"

He ran over and hugged his father's arm, then ran out again, "Son, go find General Lu and ask him to teach me horse riding!"

He ran away in a flash.

Wei Zuo only had time to greet him, and when he turned around he no longer saw the young master. He watched his back as he ran away with a smile, until he could no longer see him, then he walked into the flower hall with a smile on his face.

"I have met the prince and the princess."

"No need to be polite. Are you all settled?"

"Yes, everything has been settled. Our people have moved in. The guards and gatekeepers have also been arranged. There are still not enough maids and servants. I have asked someone to find a broker."

Speaking of the broker, Lin Zhaoxia thought of Jinxiu, who was left in the palace by her, "I wonder if the palace will make things difficult for her."

"It's definitely difficult. But Jiang Wentao has taken her back home. I have sent a secret letter to Jiang Wentao to arrange some people to come here."

"I'm afraid it's not easy to leave the city. The palace is probably keeping a close eye on the palace." Wei Zuo was a little worried.

"No problem, Wentao will arrange it."

"Your Highness, although we have someone watching Yu Xin and the others, we cannot guarantee that they have a secret channel to send a message to the capital. Moreover, there are many people in Hangu Pass, and I am afraid that the news cannot be kept secret."

"I have no intention of hiding it. The Western Rong have asked for peace, and the envoys have been sent to the capital. The decree for the 200,000 troops in the Jingxiao camp to return to the capital is probably on the way. As long as they don't go back, the capital will take action."

"That……"

"I have ordered people to find out the whereabouts of the envoys from the capital along the way. We will trap them on the road first and release them after we have settled things here. The same goes for Yu Xin and others."

"Yu Xin and the others refused to surrender. Should we put them..."

"No need. I don't want to be accused of killing innocent people."

"Yes. I am narrow-minded."

After settling down, Zhao Guangyuan first summoned a group of confidants to discuss matters, and then summoned generals such as Fang Sheng and Zhan Qian.

Zhan Qian and other military officers who came from the capital saw that the King of Yue had brought his wife and children to his side and no longer concealed his identity as the Crown Prince. They also saw that the army from the capital had not returned yet, so they knew that the King of Yue was likely to make a big move.

Thinking about the oath of allegiance he had made before and seeing the King of Yue being poisoned, he began to feel regretful. But now seeing the prince who was confident of his plans and the prince who was smart and clever, he couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope again.

Fang Sheng had been very conflicted before, but the prince took his family away, eliminating his worries. He was also worried that the King of Yue would not have an heir and that his succession would only be short-lived, but the prince announced that the boy named Lin was the crown prince, and Fang Sheng no longer had any worries.

After the death of the previous crown prince, the one in front of him is the pure royal bloodline.

He also cooperated wholeheartedly with the King of Yue's actions.

Two days later, the envoys from the Western Rong and Fanjue countries and the marshals of the two armies, who had received Zhao Guangyuan's letter, gathered at the Western Expedition Marshal's Headquarters to discuss how to stop the war.

In the meeting hall of the Generalissimo's Mansion, the enemy and our side sat on opposite sides, and the atmosphere was serious.

"Are you not waiting for your country's envoy?"

"We are all envoys from the Great Qi." Wei Zuo spoke for the King of Yue.

After the other party finished translating, Luo Yasang, the commander-in-chief of the Western Rong, looked at the King of Yue. He knew that this was the son of the King of Qi, and a legitimate son, with a noble status. He didn't know why he didn't stay in the capital to enjoy his life, but ran to the front battlefield to suffer.

He even personally led his troops into battle. He fought against him several times but was defeated. He then ordered his men to return home to get poison and shoot him. He thought he was doomed, but he was still alive.

"I didn't think you were still alive."

Didn't they say that there was no antidote and that he would be killed in one blow? Luo Yasang was a little annoyed, otherwise, once he died, the group would be leaderless and they could directly break through the gate of Hangu Pass.

Time and life.

"Thanks to you."

The two of them exchanged a few "greetings" before getting down to business.

"I am Luo Yasang, the eldest prince of Xirong. I will take over the throne next year. What I say is more useful than the envoys sent to your capital of Daqi. I just don't know if your words, King Yue, will work. The emperor is still in your capital of Daqi, and there is also a crown prince."

Zhao Guangyuan smiled, "The emperor is still in power, and there is a crown prince in the country. But I can decide your life or death."

This sentence made the other person stunned. He just stood there in a daze.

Luo Yasang was so angry that his teeth itched. He gathered 300,000 troops with full confidence and persuaded Fan Jue to send 100,000 troops. The 400,000-strong coalition army thought they had a sure victory, but in the end, the coalition army had lost more than 100,000 people!
I don't know where the King of Yue got all these methods and weapons.

Moreover, the heartland of the two countries is now surrounded by the Qi army.

If they did not negotiate peace, the capitals of both countries would be in danger. The troops in both capitals were not only seriously insufficient, but also short of food.

Terrible food shortage!
If they hadn't been short of food, they wouldn't have come to attack the mighty Hangu Pass in the autumn. Who on earth said that Hangu Pass was in disarray without Duke Lu? After returning home, he would capture the person who said that and chop him up!

Now the King of Yue meant that if he did not agree to negotiate peace, the Qi army would continue to fight with their 250,000 troops! And the Qi army surrounding the capital would also take action!

Although the Qi army also lost a lot of people this time, they have a steady stream of reinforcements behind them!
Luo Yasang was angry and resentful, and had no choice but to accept the peace talks, but he was unwilling to do so.

Thinking about what the military advisor said, the King of Yue had rebellious intentions, so he should delay it and wait for civil strife in Qi.

Then he said, "What if the king disagrees?"

Zhao Guangyuan didn't say anything, just smiled. Meng Yan shouted angrily: "If you don't agree, then fight! What's the point of negotiating peace!" When we reach their capital, are you still afraid that they won't surrender?

The generals and envoys of the Western Rong and Fan Jue countries were angry and annoyed, but they didn't know what to do.

Fanjue's Marshal Namucuo was worried that Luo Yasang would go back on his word, so he gave him a look.

They didn't care whether the Western Rong wanted to negotiate peace or not, but they wanted to negotiate peace. There was no food in the country and no silver in the treasury. If they continued to fight, they might be destroyed. They were much smaller than the Western Rong and could not withstand the revenge of the Great Qi.

Seeing the other party's angry and helpless look, Zhao Guangyuan didn't want to delay time, and suddenly said: "Negotiate peace with me, I can give you benefits that the king of Daqi can't give you."

"What are the benefits?" The envoys and generals of the two countries leaned forward with great interest after hearing this.