Chapter 133: 133 pretty good
Chapter 133 133 is pretty good
The blade of the knife was aimed hard at Qin Xuan's neck, and he swung it down hard...
Qin Xuan stared at the butcher knife raised high, his eyes glaring to the extreme. It was only at this moment that he was really convinced that he was going to die.
In this short moment, his eyes flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern, and he muttered like a man possessed: "It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this..."
Since childhood, his father and mother have been very kind to him.
His father always shook his head when he mentioned his eldest brother, often saying that he was more like him than his eldest brother. His father also had high hopes for him. He not only personally taught him martial arts, but also invited famous teachers to teach him.
In order not to disappoint his father, he worked so hard that he usually had to rest in the middle of the night until the rooster crowed. Over the years, he had tried his best to become the second son of Nanyang Prince who was known to everyone as being both civil and military.
He wanted to make his father proud, and he wanted his father to see that he was far better than his eldest brother.
He thought he had a chance to replace his eldest brother and become the heir apparent. Until the end of last year, he heard his father mentioned his eldest brother and said that he would be given a discount to let him return to Nanyang.
At that moment, he felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on his head, and his whole body felt chilly.
He suddenly understood that his father had never considered passing the throne to him.
The eldest brother is the eldest son and is destined to be nobler than him. No matter how good he is or how hard he works, it will be useless. The throne of King Nanyang will not belong to him!
It turned out that in the eyes of his father, Qin Yao was always the only son.
He is not willing to give in, not willing to give in!
Even so, he had no intention of attacking his father.
However, his father discovered his collusion with Lin Guo.
His father beat him severely and removed him from his military post so that he would never have to go to the military camp again.
He knelt down and confessed his mistake to his father. He cried bitterly, but his father was indifferent.
Father said: "I am so disappointed in you!"
These words stabbed him in the heart like a knife.
He knows that no matter how much he fights or grabs from now on, it will be useless.
He will never have the chance to make any achievements. Let alone the throne, he will never make any achievements in his official career.
He can only kill his father!
And now, he has also ushered in his death!
For a moment, Qin Xuan seemed to see his father staring at him quietly in the distance, his eyes like a dark vortex, as if he was going to be sucked in...
The sword rises and falls, and the soul is cut off with one strike.
Qin Xuan didn't even have time to scream, and his head fell off like a ball.
Red blood spurted out from the break in his neck, staining the executioner's knife and face red.
The surroundings were even quieter, as silent as death.
All the soldiers looked at this scene with different expressions, without squinting.
Some people frowned, some felt sad, some couldn't bear to look at him, and more people felt that he deserved it.
In any case, Qin Xuan's death also means that this matter has been settled.
Mu Lin, General Cheng and others were all relieved. Qin Xuan was dead, and his collusion with Lin Guo was over.
After a while, the square gradually became noisy again.
Qin Yao gave an order, and all the soldiers dispersed in twos and threes. A young general walked back to the central tent and reported to Gu Jue: "Your Majesty, the second young master of Qin has been executed."
Gu Jue did not go to watch the execution. To him, Qin Xuan was insignificant.
This is Qin Yao's business!
Gu Jue waved his hand casually, and the young general withdrew respectfully.
Seeing that it was almost time, Gu Jue took out a small blue and white porcelain bottle from his sleeve pocket and took a pill with warm tea.
Gu Jue played with the crescent-shaped sachet carelessly. The bright green lotus color material made his fingers as white as jade.
This sachet was given to him by Chu Qianchen along with the pills before leaving. He said that wearing it every day would calm his mind and help him sleep.
Gu Jue lowered his eyes and looked at the orchid embroidered on the sachet. A familiar fragrance floated into his nose, like the fragrance of snow-fallen orchids.
A bright face couldn't help but appear in his mind.
He has a palm-sized oval face and bright phoenix eyes with raised corners. When he looks at himself, his eyebrows are always curved, and his dark pupils are as bright as the most dazzling gems.
Cool as the moon, elegant and cunning.
I don’t know what she is doing now...
Gu Jue smiled slightly, and his handsome features had a softer color, which was warm and genial.
Time gradually passed in silence, and the sounds outside the tent seemed to be coming from near yet far away, as if they came from another world.
About an hour later, the curtain of the tent was lifted again.
This time, the person who came in was Qin Yao.
The waiter pushed Qin Yao's wheelchair in. Qin Yao's usually cynical face looked slightly solemn at this moment.
Gu Jue raised his eyebrows, held the crescent sachet with his right hand, and put it into the sleeve pocket of his sleeve, and asked, "What happened?"
Qin Yao said in a deep voice: "Brother Ninth, we just received the military report that five thousand people from the Lin Kingdom attacked the territory."
After a pause, Qin Yao explained the ins and outs in an orderly manner.
They had just found some letters from Qin Xuan's study in which he collaborated with Lin State. In the letter, Qin Xuan promised to cede Xiji County to Lin State.
Originally, Qin Xuan's plan was to take advantage of the fact that King Nanyang had just died and the army's morale was still uncertain. When Lin Guo's army attacked, he deliberately retreated, allowing Lin Guo to naturally take over Xizhi County.
As he said that, Qin Yao's eyes became dark, "Right now, Lin Guo probably doesn't know that Qin Xuan is dead..." So, they committed the crime as planned.
"According to the news, there are still 5,000 Linguo troops in the rear rushing to the border. Brother Ninth, their ambitions are not small this time."
The people of Lin State have always been ambitious and coveted Da Qi. Obviously, with the number of troops they sent, their ambitions must not stop at Xiji County.
The boy spread a sheepskin map on the general's case.
Lin State is also on this map. It is located in the northwest of Daqi. It was only founded more than fifty years ago, and its territory is only the size of the two states of Daqi.
Gu Jue's slender fingers slowly pointed at several places on the map, "The Lin people want to advance eastward from Xiji County, and plan to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Huajing County and Chenxi County in one fell swoop."
Qin Yao nodded, he thought the same thing, and said: "Lin State's 5,000-strong army has arrived at Shaji Mountain. The army marches three hundred miles a day and will arrive at Xiji County in another day."
The people of Lin State were cunning and greedy. From the very beginning, they were not just looking for the mere West Pheasant County. Qin Xuan was seeking the skin of a tiger!
The two exchanged meaningful glances with each other.
The people of Lin State still don't know that Qin Xuan is dead. For Da Qi, this is an advantage.
They could just go with the flow and take down the Lin people.
Gu Jue made a decisive decision immediately: "I will lead the troops to Xiji County immediately. You stay here and guard the rear."
Qin Yao touched his chin. On the one hand, he sympathized with the Lin people for meeting Gu Jue. On the other hand, he felt a little regretful and said, "Brother Ninth, how about I go with you?"
It would be too boring to let him wait for news in Nanyang.
Gu Jue didn't speak, just smiled slightly.
Mo Chen gave him a cold roll of his eyes and almost said, with your broken leg now, do you still want to fly? !
Qin Yao raised his hand and touched his nose, feeling that Mo Chen was too disrespectful to him.
He actually knew that Gu Jue's arrangement was the most appropriate.
During these days, the Nanyang army had been leaderless. His father's body was still cold, and Qin Xuan had just been executed, so the morale of the army was unstable. And he has been away from Nanyang for many years. To be honest, how many people in the Nanyang army sincerely do not care about him?
However, the people of Lin State were coming with such ferocity that they did not leave him any time to stabilize his military morale.
But Gu Jue is different!
"Brother Ninth, when do you plan to set off?" Qin Yao asked, implying that he agreed to Gu Jue's proposal.
Gu Jue said: "An hour later."
So, an hour later, three thousand Nanyang Army soldiers in armor and the elite Northland Army brought by Gu Jue on this trip were waiting in the square, and it was completely dark.
Each of these soldiers was tall and straight, with swords and spears lined up in them. Their bright eyes were looking at the high platform in front of them, looking at Gu Jue and Qin Yao on the high platform.
Qin Xuan's body had been cleaned up long ago, but there still seemed to be a faint smell of blood lingering in the air, reminding everyone of what had happened here before.
"See you, Your Majesty!" All the soldiers knelt down on one knee at the same time, clasped their fists and saluted Qin Yao, and shouted in unison.
Thousands of people were all dwarfed, and the shouts were so uniform that they seemed to come from the same person, roaring like thunder.
Most of the people were immersed in the aftermath of the second son's murder of his father, and their hearts were still a little agitated.
In less than half a day, earth-shaking changes have taken place in the camp. It seems short, but also seems very long. Too many things have happened...
Finally, with some luck, the prince was finally avenged!
Qin Yao, who was sitting in a wheelchair, looked around at the soldiers below, raised his hands with a smile, and said loudly: "Everyone, get up!"
"Thank you, Sir!"
The voices of all the soldiers sounded in unison again, and they stood up.
Qin Yao looked around at the generals below and raised his voice: "Comrades, my Qin family has been accompanying soldiers and horses since our ancestors. We followed Emperor Taizu on the battlefield, and that is why we have the Nanyang Palace and the current Nanyang Army!"
"The people of Lin State have always been ambitious towards Da Qi, and now five thousand Lin State cavalry are raiding our northwest border with great force. To protect the safety of the people in the northwest, we, the Nanyang Army, have the unshirkable responsibility!"
"Anyone who violates our northwest border will be punished!"
The young man in purple robe bathed in the sun was high-spirited. Although he was sitting in a wheelchair, he had no trace of frailty. Instead, he was so flamboyant, so arrogant, and so confident.
Following Qin Yao's words, the soldiers below were affected, their hearts agitated, and their faces all looked filled with indignation.
"The people of the Lin Kingdom have entered our northwest territory. The situation is critical and there is no need to delay. All officers and soldiers, please listen to the orders of my crown prince!" Qin Yao continued, holding up his crown prince's token in his hand.
The golden token representing Prince Nanyang sparkled in the sun.
"Here!" All the soldiers responded in unison.
This shout was overwhelming and loud, and the whole camp was filled with vigor and murderous intent.
Mu Lin and other veterans looked at this scene with emotion: they had heard some rumors about the prince when he was in the capital, and they only thought that the prince was a playboy. Only now did they realize that they had underestimated the prince. The eldest son, Qin Yao, clearly has the demeanor of the ancestors of the Qin family.
Several veterans let out a long breath, their hearts filled with joy, and looked at Qin Yao with burning eyes. Although Nanyang has experienced great changes this time, as long as the Crown Prince is still there and as long as the Crown Prince can support Nanyang, the Nanyang Palace will be able to rise from the ashes.
Although these five thousand Linguo troops are coming with force, as long as the Nanyang army responds in time, they can not only drive the enemy troops out of the country, but also take advantage of this to frighten other small countries in the northwest, lest they think that King Nanyang is dead and they will have no one in the northwest!
All the Nanyang Army officers and soldiers present, whether they were veteran generals such as Mu Lin and General Cheng, or the thousands of soldiers below, believed that the prince’s leg injury had not healed yet and he would have to sit in the rear. This time, he would probably let Mu Lin and other veteran generals take the lead. , go into battle.
He didn't want to, but he heard Qin Yao announce next: "The army will set off immediately today, and His Highness King Chen will personally lead the Nanyang Army to the expedition!"
His Royal Highness King Chen personally led the Nanyang army to the expedition? !
These words made the surrounding air seem to vibrate slightly.
It was not until this moment that the ordinary soldiers standing below knew that the strange young man standing beside Qin Yao in front of him, seemingly shoulder to shoulder, was actually the famous Chen Wang Gu Jue.
General Cheng and other senior generals couldn't believe their ears. The prince actually wanted to hand over part of the Nanyang Army's military power to King Chen. The prince was really too ambitious!
The veterans had different expressions. Some felt that the Crown Prince was too rash and inappropriate; some felt that King Chen was indeed a more suitable candidate than Mu Lin; some were still speculating on the relationship between the Crown Prince and King Chen...
In this weird atmosphere, a thunderous sound of footsteps came from behind. The soldiers of the Northern Army in black armor came towards this side in neat steps, and soon stood still next to the Nanyang Army.
The thunder stopped.
The square was silent again.
Looking down from the high platform, half of the soldiers below were wearing red armor, and the other half were wearing black armor. They were clearly differentiated.
Looking at this well-trained Northern Army, the veteran generals couldn't help but think of a sentence in the military manual: as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as aggressive as fire, as motionless as a mountain, as unpredictable as darkness, and as moving as thunder.
This is an army with strict military discipline and strict orders, and it is also an elite force that has braved the thorns and thorns from the sea of blood and corpses!
And they have already experienced the power of this elite Northern Army. While Mu Lin and others were in awe, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: They are indeed the world-famous Northern Army.
There is no doubt that if the Beidi Army and Nanyang Army send troops together, they will achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Under the intimidation of the Beidi Army, all the officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Army were speechless.
The atmosphere was solemn and seemed to solidify.
Qin Yao and Gu Jue on the high platform above seemed completely unaware.
Under the sun, both of them were laughing.
The former smiled with high spirits, while the latter smiled calmly.
The former has a beautiful appearance and a flamboyant temperament, like the scorching sun; the latter has a noble and graceful manner and outstanding demeanor, like the white moon and the clear wind.
The two people have very different temperaments, but they have an inexplicable sense of harmony.
"See His Highness King Chen, you are a thousand years old!"
A veteran was the first to kneel down on one knee. Immediately afterwards, other Nanyang Army officers knelt down on one knee again and shouted in unison.
Thousands of shouts overlapped and soared into the sky. Afterwards, accompanied by the sound of whimpering horns, the army set out from the camp and mounted their horses one after another.
In the wind that carried the yellow sand, two flags were fluttering. After the thousands of cavalry left the camp with great momentum, they swept all the way to the west, covering the sky and the ground. The mist-like dust flew all over the sky wherever the army passed. .
Qin Yao stood on the high platform for a long time, and the servant did not dare to rush him. He knew that his eldest son wanted to go to the battlefield in person.
The boy was wondering whether he should comfort his master, when he saw Qin Yao suddenly smiled, his smile was as bright as a peach blossom, he touched his chin and said: "Yuanbao, what treasures do you think we are going to dig out from Lin State?"
"If they dare to pluck the hair from the tiger's mouth, they have to bleed, right?"
"I heard that although Lin State is located in a place where birds don't shit, the royal family has some private mines and is very rich. It should be able to afford a lot of ransom, right?"
"..." Yuan Bao was silent, feeling that his son's greed for money was too blatant.
He looked around subconsciously and thought to himself: Fortunately, there is no one else here.
Qin Yao said it was the wind or the rain, and sent Yuan Bao back to Nanyang Palace to find all the books about Lin State.
Yuan Bao took the order and took a few soldiers to the Nanyang Palace. When he came back, it was already dusk.
He didn't come back alone, he also brought another acquaintance from the capital.
The person who came was a handsome man in his early twenties, wearing a dark blue robe. He looked dusty, and it was obvious that he had come here at a high speed and slept in the open air.
"Tang Yuchu, why are you here?!" Qin Yao opened his eyes slightly, but he didn't expect Tang Yuchu to come from the capital.
Could it be that something happened in the capital? !
This was Qin Yao's first instinct.
Before he and Gu Jue left the capital, Gu Jue had told him that if anything happened to the palace, he could come to the northwest to find them.
"Where is the prince?" When Tang Yuchu saw that Gu Jue was not in the tent, he casually found a chair to sit on and poured himself some water. He collapsed there, unable to sit down.
He was almost exhausted and thirsty all the way.
Seeing Tang Yuchu's casual look, Qin Yao breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that it was not a big deal, so he said: "Brother Ninth led troops to the border..."
He roughly explained the cause and effect.
Tang Yuchu: "..."
At this time, Tang Yuchu had already drank his second cup of tea and almost choked on the tea.
He wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, feeling a little confused, and asked in a rather subtle tone: "Have you just left for the border, Your Majesty?"
Fortunately, he had exhausted at least three thousand-mile BMWs along the way, so he missed the prince by such a coincidence?
Qin Yao nodded and said, "It's been almost three hours since we set off."
Qin Yao gestured to Yuan Bao, telling Yuan Bao to get him some food, and watch the child lose weight along the way.
In Qin Yao's loving eyes, Tang Yuchu had goosebumps all over his body.
Tang Yuchu hesitated between pursuing or not pursuing, then gave up.
The prince has already set out for three hours, and even if he chases him now, he won't be able to catch up in that time and a half.
Tang Yuchu silently got himself another cup of tea. At this time, Yuan Bao first served him two plates of steaming steamed buns, and then said: "Captain Tang, wait a moment, we are serving you in the kitchen."
Tang Yuchu grabbed a meat bun and took a bite. The fragrant and soft texture made him almost cry.
Qin Yao asked: "Old Tang, did something happen to the palace?"
Tang Yuchu's eyes twitched, feeling that he was being called ten years older. Thinking about where his behavior came from, his face couldn't help but look a little complicated, "It's something."
Qin Yao became even more curious and asked again: "Old Tang, you said, don't make people's appetites exciting!"
Tang Yuchu didn't bother to argue with the unreliable Prince Nanyang. He bit into the bun and said vaguely: "The emperor just gave the prince a marriage and said that he wanted to celebrate the prince's happiness. Cheng Linhua asked me to report a letter to the prince. Let's see. What to do.”
Even though Qin Yao realized that he had seen a lot of things in the world, he was stunned.
He raised the corners of his lips mockingly, "The emperor's face is too big."
Did the emperor think he could give Gu Jue a random woman? !
Tang Yuchu swallowed the food in his mouth, took another bun, and continued: "The person I am conferring to marry is the second girl of the Yongding Marquis Mansion..."
The last word became vague again, and he continued to bite his buns happily, thinking: The cook in the Nanyang military kitchen is very good at cooking. The meat buns are tender, soft, and juicy.
Should we really send the cooks from the Northland military kitchen here to learn skills, or simply invite the cooks here to the Northland?
Tang Yuchu was eating buns and thinking wildly, completely unaware that Qin Yao was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.
Qin Yao put down the tea cup, his heart burning with gossip in his chest, and asked eagerly: "What's going on? Please tell me the story in detail."
Tang Yuchu only thought that Qin Yao was curious. Starting from the day when the emperor visited the Military Academy, he took people to the Prince Chen's Mansion, and then hired Taoist Master Xuanjing to tell Prince Chen's fortune, and he calculated Chu Qianchen's horoscope. Okay, you can congratulate King Chen until the emperor issues the edict of congratulations.
Qin Yao: "!!"
Qin Yao was completely speechless, and his mood was so complicated that it was difficult to describe in words: They had only been away from Beijing for a long time, so why did so many things happen?
He then asked: "How is Jingli doing now?"
Tang Yuchu ate four steamed buns in a row and felt his stomach was a little more comfortable. He drank two more sips of tea and then said: "Cheng Linhua and Su Mubai managed to postpone the wedding for a month, waiting for the prince to make a decision."
Qin Yao finally calmed down the shock in his heart at this moment, and asked curiously: "What did Miss Chu say?"
Even if others call him a playboy, Qin Yao also knows that marriage is a life-long matter for the girl's family. Such a delay in the wedding has no impact on the prince, but it is quite detrimental to the girl's family.
A bowl of fragrant mushroom and chicken shredded cold noodles finally arrived.
Tang Yuchu couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, feeling that he could do it again.
While picking up a handful of noodles and shredded chicken, he said, "This is what Miss Chu Er meant."
"She said that the prince is not in Beijing right now, so this matter cannot be leaked out, so we can put it off for now."
Tang Yuchu ate the noodles with shredded chicken without hesitation, and even asked Yuan Bao to get some vinegar for him.
Qin Yao: "!!"
Qin Yao showed a strange expression. Although he had known for a long time that this Chu Er girl was not an ordinary person and had not followed an ordinary path, he was still shocked by her unexpected style.
Tang Yuchu took the vinegar bottle that Yuan Bao brought him, then put down his chopsticks a little and asked: "Which route are they taking, Your Majesty? When I'm full, I'll go after them."
Qin Yao shook his head, "I don't know either."
What? ! Tang Yuchu almost choked on the cold noodles in his mouth. He raised his head and looked at Qin Yao with dumbfounded eyes.
Qin Yao was not joking with Tang Yuchu. He raised his finger and pointed at the map on the general's case. His fingertips stopped on a Gobi desert and said: "Brother Ninth is walking through the Helan Gobi Desert, which stretches for hundreds of miles and is a wasteland." Gobi."
"The Helan Desert is complex and its terrain is perfect for ambush and sneak attack."
According to his and Gu Jue's plan, they planned to set up an ambush in the Helan Desert and wait for an opportunity to attack the Lin people, so as to quickly fight and end the war as soon as possible.
Qin Yao touched his chin thoughtfully and raised the corners of his lips slightly.
After the initial shock, he felt that this gift marriage was actually quite interesting.
When he was in the capital, he watched this little girl having fun with Brother Jiu!
Haha, it’s really fun.
But, is the emperor out of his mind? How could he think of giving that girl Chu Qianchen to Ninth Brother?
Absolute, absolutely amazing!
Thinking about it, Qin Yao really wanted to get his wings and fly back to the capital to watch the show, and said cynically: "Oh, in my opinion, this is destiny!"
"Anyway, Ninth Brother isn't here, so let's just accept this marriage. Ninth Brother is already old, so it's good to have a Ninth Sister-in-law when we go out."
"Old Tang, do you think so?"
Qin Yao's tone was a bit joking, speaking half truthfully.
(End of chapter)