Horse on the World

Chapter 264 True temperament
After inspecting Jingling Camp, Li Qing immediately went to Shanglinli again. Lu Dalin had already started to switch from defense to offense, and there were small-scale battles with Hu He from time to time. If Hu Hyuk had the intention of attacking, he would retreat, Hu Hyuk turned around and retreated, and he followed without delay.Anyway, everyone is cavalry, which is convenient!

Compared with Lu Dalin's pursuit of Qingqi, Hu He is much more sad. Now he has to find ways to transport back the luggage in the camp before. The experienced Hu He knows that the next time will last for many years. Host and guest Changing situation means that the grassland will be at a disadvantage, and the supplies, craftsmen, and ordnance in your camp will be extremely valuable property. If you can bring them all back, it will add some success to the next battle. Calculate.But in this way, the speed of the march can be imagined, and Lu Dalin followed closely like a maggot attached to the bone. As long as there was a slight loophole, he would immediately pounce on it like a beast smelling blood, ruthlessly Bite yourself hard.

Hu Hyuk could only walk step by step, backing away slowly, seeing the increasingly cold weather, Hu Hyuk's mood became heavier day by day.

After inspecting the two places, Li Qing returned to Dingzhou in a happy mood. The two armies were in good spirits, and the barbarians on the grassland were already in decline. Now he only needs to be in the middle to dispatch, and the chances of charging will be less and less. Maybe, when the attackers When he arrives at the royal court of the Bai people, he will personally direct the battle.

Compared with the strong atmosphere of war in Shanglinli and Jingling, the city of Dingzhou seemed so calm. After all, it was hundreds of miles away from the battlefield?Moreover, in the hearts of Dingzhou people, the barbarians are already grasshoppers after autumn, and they will not be able to reach for a few days. With the big umbrella of Marshal Li and his army, Dingzhou people can already live and work in peace.

"Hello, Commander!"

"Good luck, handsome!"

"The commander-in-chief has a long life!"

From entering the city gate, along the way, there were always many people saluting Li Qing on both sides of the road, and Li Qing also smiled and waved to everyone.

"The handsome is mighty!"

"The master is victorious in every battle!"

Two particularly loud voices sounded from the side of the street. Li Qing followed the sound and saw two disabled people in coarse linen clothes standing on the side of the street. One had a broken arm, and the other was on crutches.From that look, he knew that he was a retired soldier.

Li Qing got off his horse and strode towards the two of them. Seeing Li Qing walking towards him, the faces of the two disabled soldiers lit up, and they saluted Li Qing in unison.

"Did you get injured there?" Li Qing asked.

"Return to Commander, we were injured during the Battle of Fuyuan." The man without an arm said loudly.

"Marshal, we are soldiers of Changsheng Battalion!" the retired soldier leaning on crutches said proudly.

"So it's an old brother!" Li Qing smiled and thumped the chests of the two of them, "Is life okay?"

"Don't worry, Commander. We were injured and retired, and the county has been settled very well. Now we are all married, have children, and plant more than ten acres of land. Our lives are very good! But we can't fight with the Commander. Very uncomfortable."

"That's good!" Li Qing said with a smile, "Although you can't fight wars, but you have planted good land and harvested more food, you are also contributing to Dingzhou, Tang Hu!"

Tang Hu walked over in response, "Master!"

"Bring two knives over here!" Li Qing said.

After receiving the two steel knives from Tang Hu, Li Qing handed them to the two soldiers, saying sadly: "There are not many old brothers left in our Changsheng camp back then, and these two knives are given to you. Guys, it's much better than before, if we used these sharp guys back then, maybe you wouldn't get hurt!"

The two soldiers took the knife, gasping for breath with excitement.

Li Qing turned on his horse with a smile, "Take the saber, although you are injured, don't forget that you were soldiers, and I will pass these two sabers on to your sons in the future."

Meeting two veterans of the Changsheng Battalion back then aroused Li Qing's nostalgia, and said to Tang Hu: "Huzi, do you still remember the desolation when we first established the camp with only more than 300 people?"

"Commander, of course I remember. At that time, I lost an eye, and my intestines flowed out after a knife. We all thought that we would not survive. Fortunately, we met the commander. Not only did we save our lives, but we also had Wealth today."

Li Qing recalled the scene at that time, and said with a smile: "At that time, it was you who stabbed me, hugged my thigh, and howled loudly?"

Tang Hu's face turned red all of a sudden, he glanced around secretly with his single eye, and said in a low voice: "Marshal, be a little bit more respectable, Hu Zi is now a general at any rate, the embarrassing things that happened back then can't let these little guys heard it."

Li Qing laughed loudly, leaned slightly, and said, "Huzi, go back and find out how many of the more than 300 people were still alive at that time, no matter what they are doing now, if they are alive, please come to the Marshal's Mansion sometime. I will hold a banquet for everyone to get together, and if there are still family members who are gone, please give each family a little silver in my name as a token of love!"

"I see, Commander!" Tang Hu said, "I'm afraid there are not many left!"

Li Qing was speechless. This group of more than 300 people was the backbone of the Changsheng Battalion. They were at the forefront of the charge and battle. Although they were all veterans, under the circumstances at that time, the casualties were extremely high.Maybe not one out of ten.

Li Qing, who was talking to Tang Hu while walking towards the Marshal's Mansion, stopped suddenly, his eyes looked not far ahead, his expression suddenly became complicated, Tang Hu followed the Marshal's gaze, but saw A black carriage was parked on the side of the street ahead, and a slender figure was getting off the carriage, but wasn't it Director Qingfeng whom I hadn't seen for a long time?
Obviously, Qingfeng also saw Li Qing who was walking towards him, and his body froze a little, but after a slight pause, he turned around and stepped into the gate, leaving only a back view for Li Qing.

"Marshal, in front is the new yamen of the Statistics and Investigation Department. They just moved here. Marshal, do you want to take a look?" Tang Hu said cautiously.

Li Qing shook his head, "No need, Qingfeng just came back from Fuzhou. He must have a lot of business to deal with, so we won't bother him. What's more, don't we have a meeting tomorrow? Qingfeng is also going to attend. I'll ask at that time Him!"

Tang Hu remained silent. Regarding the questioning of the commander and sister Qingfeng, until now, he was still in a daze. He hadn't figured out why Miss Jiyue was married into the door by the commander in a blink of an eye, and Qingfeng Instead, it was put aside!
The capital, Luoyang, the imperial city, and the Li family in Yizhou are all in a hurry. Qingcheng is about to leave Luoyang to marry Li Qing, the commander-in-chief of Dingzhou, and the princess of the royal family. The ostentation is naturally indispensable. Li Qing is not in the capital, so it should be The completed etiquette is all handled by the Li family.

Princess Qingcheng is Emperor Tianqi's most beloved younger sister. Naturally, the dowry for this marriage is also amazing. In addition to the share that the princess deserves according to the rules, the extra rewards from Emperor Tianqi have attracted the attention of the world. The 500 palace guards who were dowry were enough to shock the world. These [-] people all had families, and it would be a huge expense just to move their families to Dingzhou.

It will be some time before the princess will go out, but a large number of people have already started to leave early.

In the palace, Qingcheng finally took off his military uniform and put on red makeup. The empress specially sent an old palace official to teach by example some things that a woman who is about to marry should know. Officials from the Ministry of Rites also came to tell the princess about marriage Etiquette, in short, is a daily trouble for Qingcheng who is about to get married. These things are much more difficult than wielding knives and guns.

"Okay, okay, I understand, you all get out now!" Qingcheng, who was so annoyed, finally got mad, and drove out several old scholars specially sent by the Ministry of Rites. The chattering old man showed panic, and he stumbled out to escape, just in time to bump into Emperor Tianqi, who was going up and down. Looking at their appearance, Tianqi knew that the drama that was going to be staged almost every few days would appear again.

"Qingqing!" Walking into the door, Tianqi looked angrily at Qingcheng who was standing in the middle of the house with a knife in his hand and raised his long skirt around his waist.

"Brother Emperor, isn't it just marrying someone? There are so many troublesome and wordy etiquettes!" Qingcheng said very dissatisfied.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Tian Qi sat down angrily, "These etiquettes are related to the royal dignity, how can you be sloppy! Qingcheng, from tomorrow onwards, you must listen carefully to the detailed explanations given by these officials, and you must keep them in mind one by one. "

Seeing Tianqi was really angry, Qingcheng said softly: "Brother Emperor, you scolded me again, Qingcheng is leaving, going to Dingzhou, and I don't know when I will see you again. You can't scold me even if you want to!"

Hearing Qingcheng's words, Tianqi couldn't help but soften his heart. Royal children, brothers and sisters like himself and Qingcheng who have had a good relationship since childhood can be said to be very few. Thinking that Qingcheng is about to marry far away, I'm afraid it will be difficult to see each other in the future , I couldn't help feeling sad.

"Qingcheng, do you know? Li Qing is about to win a big victory. His three-way army has come out and surrounded Bayar!" Tianqi decided to say something happy.The barbarians who have been a disaster for Chu for hundreds of years are finally about to be terminated in their own hands.

Qingcheng smiled slyly, "Yes, the most, I heard that Li Qing was so happy that he would die, and in order to celebrate, he specially invited Mrs. Ru to enter the door!"

Tian Qi stared at Qing Cheng dumbfounded: "Qing Qing, is that what that talkative guy told you?"

Qingcheng smiled and said: "Brother Emperor, don't forget that Qingcheng is not the kind of princess who stays in the deep palace without stepping out of the door or going out of the second door! How can these things be hidden from me? Scrambling to get a concubine before marriage is now a romantic anecdote that has spread all over the world. Da Chu doesn’t know that, and everyone doesn’t know. It’s really abominable. Isn’t this intentional to embarrass me? By the way, Brother Emperor, Li Qing took the concubine Is it called Qingfeng's entry?"

Tian Qi snorted, "Don't you know everything? Why are you asking me? Hasn't this matter spread all over the world?"

"Brother Emperor, there are only rumors outside that Li Qing took a concubine, but they didn't say what the concubine's name was. By the way, it must not be Qingfeng. Otherwise, given Qingfeng's reputation, it would not be mentioned in the rumors. Hmph, It turned out there was more than one!"

Tianqi looked at Princess Qingcheng, who was standing on a stool with one foot and holding a knife in one hand, and felt sad. Qingqing had once again revealed her true nature of being in the military camp for many years. The slightly ladylike plan is a complete bust!Fortunately, Li Qing didn't have much contact with Qingcheng, otherwise, seeing Qingcheng's image would have scared him away.

(End of this chapter)