Gui Yuan

Chapter 36

When Wei Yao arrived, there was only Emperor Xiangfeng in the Anqing Palace, and when he saw him, his face was serious, but he was not in a hurry to get to the point after he excused himself.

"Mr. An, how are the days of foot confinement going?"

"Thanks to His Majesty's care, everything is fine."

"Have you ever blamed me?"

Wei Yao lowered his eyes and said: "Your Majesty should punish your Highness if you did not fulfill your duties and made His Highness suffer."

Emperor Xiangfeng sneered in a low voice, at the beginning he was the one who grounded Wei Yao, and he refused to let anyone intercede in order to get that little noodle, but in the end he was the one who asked for help and invited him out himself, which is really ironic.

But now, Emperor Xiangfeng was thinking about Wei, and he had already put his face aside.

"Wei Yao, you must know what the situation ahead is now. You should understand that you are the general of Zhenbei first, and then the Duke of Anguo. It is your duty to protect your family and the country. I now order you to go to the southern border and defend Jiajia. State, withdraw the southern barbarians to the border, and promote the national style of the great Wei."

Wei Yao knelt down to salute, and said: "I take orders."

"Okay." Emperor Xiangfeng nodded gratifiedly, "The number of soldiers, the weight of gold and other details of the expedition, I ordered several ministers to enter the palace to discuss together."

...

When Wei Yao returned to the Duke's mansion at night, Xiao Yuan and others had already heard the news and gathered in the hall to wait for him.

Seeing him coming in, Ning Qing asked, "How is it?"

"First bring [-] elite soldiers, and then borrow [-] soldiers and horses from Northern Xinjiang. The two depart at the same time and meet up in Jiazhou." Wei Yao said, "Zhao Min, you go to the school grounds to order troops first, I will change my clothes and go later. "

"Yes." Zhao Min didn't dare to delay, and left immediately to do it.

Xiao Yuan still didn't feel the truth yet, he looked at Wei Yao with some helplessness, and asked: "They said, Cao Xu..."

"The Nanman raided Xuanyu Pass last night, and Cao Xu led his troops to fend off the enemy... From then on, he slept forever in Jiazhou."

Xiao Yuan vaguely recalled the days before, at that time he thought that the farewell to Xuanyuguan was just one of many farewells, and who would have guessed that there would be such an accident.

Wei Yao looked at him, raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and said in relief: "Tomorrow you will go back to prepare for the expedition."

Xiao Yuan stood silently for a while, and then said: "Alright then, I'll go back first."

Wei Yao turned around to see Ning Qing, and pursed his lips, as if he was thinking about something.

"I can't take you this time. You and Fei Tian will stay in the imperial capital. I will come back when the Nanban is settled."

Ning Qing nodded and said, "I understand."

Wei Yao didn't care about eating even after changing his clothes, so he went straight to the school grounds, only later did someone come to pick up the clothes he changed during the march.That night, Ning Qing looked at the empty soft couch, opened his eyes in the middle of the night accompanied by the flickering candlelight, and fell asleep at some point.

When he woke up, he remembered, got up quickly, and asked Lin Rong while changing his clothes: "What time is it?"

"It's almost Mao time, why is it so early today, Young Master?"

"Mao time? Then we won't be able to catch up."

Ning Qing put on his clothes and rushed out, Lin Rong chased after him for a few steps before he remembered.

So it turns out that the father-in-law is going to fight this morning.

The ministers gathered in the school grounds, even His Majesty was there, Ning Qing didn't go to join in the excitement among the monarch and ministers, but climbed up the city wall of Yanzhou early in the morning and waited.

He came late, and after a while, the sound of horseshoes gradually became clearer.Wei Yao appeared in his field of vision riding a majestic Taxue. This was the first time he saw Wei Yao wearing black armor.

Suddenly, Wei Yao pulled the rein, and Taxue stopped obediently. He turned his head and glanced at the city gate. Ning Qing was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and waved to him.The corners of Wei Yao's lips curled slightly, he nodded, and moved forward again.

The mighty expedition team stretches on and on, and people who don't know why gather on both sides and whisper to each other.Ning Qing looked at the team that was gradually going away, and said slowly: "Have a good trip."

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Beidi Palace.

Tao Ji went to Baode Hall to pay his respects to Bu Na, and when he saw him sitting there playing with something in his hands, he didn't pay much attention and bowed first.

Bu Na smiled and waved to him: "I found an interesting object alone, come take a look."

Tao Ji stepped forward, his face froze for a moment with a smile on his face, and then he asked blankly, "This is?"

Bu Na played around and said, "It's a wooden pigeon. The Nanman king gave it to Gu. I heard that there are only a hundred pairs. It's a rare thing. It's interesting for Gu to look at."

Tao Ji naturally saw that it was Mu Yuan, but he didn't know if Buna had noticed something by doing so.It is really that his father's thoughts are too deep and unfathomable, and his words and deeds seem to have other mysteries, which makes people have to guard against.

Tao Ji thought for a while and said: "I know this, and I won't hide it from my father. I also got a pair from someone else before. This is nothing else. It is very convenient to send messages, but it is very useful."

"Oh?" Buna asked in surprise. "You have it too? Who do you need to send letters to?"

"Even the confidantes of the sons and ministers outside, the father also knows."

"Yes, you said it." Buna thought for a while, "It's from your adoptive father's house."

"Exactly, he and his son have lived in Ning Mansion since they were young, and they trust each other, so the son keeps in touch with him, which may be useful in the future." Tao Ji was kind and unruffled.Originally, there were so many pairs of eyes that could see the wooden kite in the palace, and sooner or later it would reach Buna's ears, so he never thought of hiding it, and he couldn't hide it. Buna's suspicion.

"You are very cautious, not bad." It seemed that Bu Na got the answer he wanted, and put down the wooden kite in his hand with a smile.

Tao Ji said cautiously: "Father said it was a gift from the Nanman King?"

"The new king of Nanman is very flattering to Gu, so he specially sent this here. Gu looked very happy, and remembered his friendship with the old Nanman king, so he sold his favor to him." Bu Na saw him puzzled. He smiled and said, "It's the thing you saw a few days ago, and he sold two cars alone."

Tao Ji obviously couldn't believe it. This artillery was developed by Buna, and it was too late to hide it. How could he sell such an important thing because of Lao Shizi's friendship?

Buna was drinking tea, it was really interesting to see the changes in his expression, and after appreciating it, he said, "Didn't you tell Gu that this thing has just been made and needs to be adjusted, so how can you let go of the opportunity to come?"

Now Tao Ji understood that Buna wanted to use Nanman's hand to test the power of the artillery. If it worked, there would be no need to waste such a long time. How much gold and silver did he sell two carts for?

Kill two birds with one stone, a business that makes money without losing money.

However, what is Nanman planning to use this thing for, so he can't let it sit and watch, right?

When Tao Ji thought of an idea, he also found it ridiculous, but when he thought of what the Nanman king had done, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it.

"The Nanban want artillery, so they want to do it? But how can they resist Wei's soldiers and horses?"

Bu Na didn't tell him directly, but said something inscrutable: "Greed is a sharp weapon to hurt people. Everyone should know how much ability they have. If someone is really beyond his control, why bother to persuade him."

These words acquiesced to Tao Ji's thoughts, and he only realized when he returned to the palace. If Buna could tell him this, Nanbanna must have already taken action, and there should be news tomorrow.But at the same time, he was also imprisoned invisibly. Bu Na just told him that if a wooden kite flew out of the palace as soon as he returned to the bedroom, even if he couldn't see the content of the letter, the meaning would be obvious, and he would be seated. Suspected, he can only send Mu Yuan to Yanzhou in a few days.

However, Tao Ji became more and more skeptical, whether it was Buna who was suspicious by nature and couldn't rest assured about his son, or he was the only one who doubted himself.He lay down on the couch, feeling more and more tired.In the past ten years in Beidi, he used to guard against the eldest son, but now he is the second prince, and there is still the father who can't see through.It's like walking on thin ice, every step is difficult and dangerous, and I don't know when such days will end.