Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 240 Right-hand man
Even if she were to be Tang Wenzhu's concubine, she would be someone with ulterior motives and might make the family uneasy.

The attitude of the Duke's wife Liu and Tang Bingxuan was: Miss Zhang's fall into the water today was an accident, and their government would send an apology. As for other things, it was better not to think about it.

Miss Zhang was just a teenage girl, thoughtful but not sophisticated enough. She was no match for the Duke's wife and her daughter, so she had no choice but to be sent back to her home by the people from the Duke's mansion.

After a busy day of flower banquet, Tang Bingxuan and the Duke's wife Liu took a rest in the main courtyard.

"Mom, today's little girls are very thoughtful and bold. They play tricks on our house. Do they think we are too good-natured?"

Tang Bingxuan rubbed her forehead, her face stiffened when she smiled at the visitor today, alas.

Mr. Liu sat upright and drank tea and said with a smile: "I just think that wealth can be gained through danger, but I just look ugly."

Miss Zhang's matter was nothing more than a trivial matter, and the mother and daughter changed the subject after saying a few words of emotion.

"Mother, do you have a letter from father?"

Relatives at home are accompanying the Holy Emperor on his personal expedition. Tang Bingxuan and her mother, Mrs. Liu, worry about their family's safety every day.

Of course, every letter home from men is basically short and brief, reporting good news but not bad news. Women and children like them feel melancholy every time they write a letter and read it happily.

"A letter came in a few days ago, saying that the war is going well, the Rong Kingdom has withdrawn its troops, and the Di Kingdom will be defeated sooner or later."

The Duke's wife Liu and Rong Guogong have been married for decades and have become accustomed to the days when Duke Rong goes to war. They are not as worried as Tang Bingxuan and the young couple.

Tang Bingxuan also received a letter home from Jiang Shunian yesterday. His letter was much richer than Rong Guogong's. It talked a lot about the daily life in the army and the customs at the border.

It's just that letters from home are not as good as seeing them in person, and I don't know when my father and the others will be able to return to Beijing.

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The six people from Jiang Shunian returned safely and brought with them the young prince of Di. The emperor and the generals were discussing how to use this matter to gain benefits.

Just as the little prince of Di State said, it is impossible for the emperor of Di State to withdraw his troops because he loves his son. Not only will the little prince become a sinner of Di State, but the morale of the military and the people will also change.

A straightforward general suggested: "The most practical thing is for us to exchange their little prince for some war horses or silver coins."

Yes, this is one of the reasons why Jiang Shunian and the others brought the little prince back.

"I'll leave the discussion to Mu Xin."

Mu Xin, a well-educated and well-informed celebrity, also entered the court a few years ago. He was quite popular among the civil servants and was taken with him by the Holy Emperor when he went on expeditions.

In total, Jiang Shunian and Mu Xin could be regarded as good civil and military ministers around the Holy Sage, injecting fresh blood into the Ling Kingdom.

In the past, many people thought that Jiang Shunian came to the Holy Sage because of nepotism. Now, after successfully burning the enemy's food and grass, everyone sees a different Jiang Shunian.

Only then did he suddenly realize that this person was hiding something secretly and had been keeping a low profile.

The very few who have glimpsed some of the truth are extremely frightened when they think about it. Such people must have served the Holy Emperor when he was the prince.

Mu Xin was far away from the court, but he had always been praised as a capable and elegant scholar. In addition, he was also the son of Prince Mu's palace. His entry into the court did not cause any big splash.

In the past few years, Mu Xin's performance in the court has been good, but it has matched his own abilities. The most enviable thing is that he can accompany him every day.

Now that the Holy Emperor has given the young prince of Di State to Mu Xin as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Di State, everyone has to get to know this newly minted civil servant and celebrity again. The little prince of the Di Kingdom was not treated harshly in the Ling Kingdom military camp. He was supervised and his movements were restricted as he ate and drank well.

General Di is the little prince's biological uncle, so he is naturally very worried about his nephew's safety. Naturally, he has to wait for the other party to come to the house before he can take the initiative in discussing matters.

Therefore, Mu Xin looked very comfortable and relaxed after receiving this order, waiting for the other party to exchange chips.

Mu Xin came to Jiang Shunian's camp and sincerely thanked him, "Thank you so much for saving my life."

Ten years passed by in a hurry. Jiang Shunian once saved people and covered his face, but he could not stop a thoughtful person like Mu Xin. It was just that the two of them could not reveal their identities at that time.

A wise man speaks with ease. Jiang Shunian said calmly: "Jiang's responsibility lies there. Brother Mu doesn't need to say thank you."

The two looked at each other and talked about each other in tacit understanding.

Jiang Shunian and Mu Xin both started to be loyal to the Lord when he was still the prince. The strange thing is that the two of them did not know before that they were both secret chess in the hands of the Lord.

If Jiang Shunian hadn't been ordered to rescue Mu Xin, he wouldn't have known that a "celebrity" like Mu Xin could be a spy chief in another country.

The two of them were compared by people around them when they were young. Jiang Shunian was the shadow of Mu Xin's childhood, and now they are both the right-hand men of the Holy Sage. Naturally, comparisons are inevitable.

It's just that when they were young and ignorant, they were compared with external objects, but now they are compared with their true abilities and abilities.

In fact, the two of them had nothing to say. In order to avoid embarrassment, they could only talk about some interesting childhood stories. Soon, both of them could not stand the atmosphere and ended the communication briefly.

Within ten days, the general of Di State sent people to the border city of Ling State to discuss the intention of exchanging the little prince. Mu Xin followed up and took control of the whole process.

The accompanying Lingguo officials admired Mu Xin, a thirty-year-old minister, and listened to Mu Xin interacting with the envoys at the negotiation table, as if they were watching a feast, which was extremely comfortable.

In the end, Di State agreed to give Ling State 200 war horses free of charge in exchange for the little prince returning home safe and sound.

At this time, Mu Xin showed his excellent communication and skills to Lingguo officials, which became an outstanding achievement in his official career.

According to the current situation, there is no need for Di State to spend manpower, material resources, and financial resources to fight Ling State, but the Emperor of Di State is unwilling to fail in decades of planning.

Finally, after another major defeat of the Ling Kingdom, the Emperor of the Di Kingdom ordered his troops to withdraw.

The war between the Three Kingdoms has subsided, but follow-up matters still need to be followed. Di and Rong go to war when they say they want to go to war, and retreat when they say they want to retreat. Isn't it just to play with the Ling Kingdom?

After the two countries withdrew their troops, the three countries began to discuss the issue of compensation after the war. Neither Di nor Rong could escape.

After the war ended, the Holy One began to order people to return to the capital, while Rong Guogong and other generals stayed temporarily to make arrangements.

His Majesty was deeply worried about the fact that Duke Rong Guo was still old and was very tired from the war, so he gave special permission to return to the capital to be recuperated.

His eldest son, Tang Wensong, was young and promising, resourceful and had the style of a general. He was named a general by the emperor to guard the border.

Therefore, Tang Wensong cannot return to Beijing this time. Whether he can return to Beijing in the future depends on the call of the Holy Emperor.

Mu Xin was in the limelight when it came to the little prince of Di Kingdom, and he was also the main force in the peace talks after the war, so he worked with Rong Guogong and other generals to deal with the aftermath, while Jiang Shunian returned to the capital with the Holy Emperor as the commander of the Imperial Guards.

In fact, this war was full of fights and had only been fought for a few games. The Holy Lord had been sitting in the rear camp and did not really go out to kill the enemy.