Donggong Zhangjiao

After hearing the bad news, no matter how stable Pei Yao was, he immediately felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and his whole body became stiff.

The person who sent the letter informed that the Duke of Qin led his troops to fight the enemy for five days. In the end, he was accidentally ambushed by the enemy. In order to protect his young son Huo Mingxuan, he fought desperately and broke through the encirclement. Only then did Huo Mingxuan escape, and he tried his best to fight until the last moment. , was beheaded by the enemy general.

The enemy army was so despicable that they raised the body of Lord Qin on a cross and stood it in front of the army to show off his power.

Huo Mingxu, the eldest son of the Duke of Qin, became furious when he saw his father being humiliated and led his troops out of the city to fight.

He was good at defending the city and not good at attacking, but this time he was angered and became red-eyed.

When he tried his best to carry the body of Qin Guogong back, he was hit by nine arrows, like a hedgehog.

Fortunately, he was wearing soft gold armor passed down from the ancestors of the Duke of Qin, so his vital injuries were not serious, and he barely managed to save half his life.

Now there are four fathers and sons in the Huo family of the Duke of Qin. The father was killed in battle, the eldest son was seriously injured and comatose, the second son lost an arm and was also seriously injured. He is recuperating in the capital. Only the youngest son Huo Mingxuan is still in northern Xinjiang.

The boy of seventeen or eighteen years old grew up overnight and became mature and steady in handling military and political matters.

But after all, Huo Mingxuan was young and could not become the commander immediately. Therefore, the soldiers who sent the letter rushed back and asked Pei Yao to appoint a new person in charge to take charge of the army.

Now the most senior member of the Northern Xinjiang Army is General Zhang, who was sent from Kyoto.

Naturally, he was appointed as the new coach, but because the Huo family had stayed in Northern Xinjiang for a long time and knew the situation there better, their opinions and presence could not be completely ignored, so Pei Yao also specifically stated that Huo Mingxuan was the deputy coach. Discuss military affairs together.

Before doing this, Huo Mingxuan was young and naturally couldn't convince the public.

But now that the war has been going on for so long, he has already made a name for himself in the army, established his prestige, and everyone is convinced.

Of course, there are also those who are unconvinced, such as Yang Chengyu.

So when the imperial edict from Kyoto was quickly delivered to the military camp, Yang Chengyu openly provoked Huo Mingxuan.

"After all, Young Master Huo has a good life. He stepped on the flesh and blood of his father and two brothers and became the deputy commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army at such a young age. Others really can't envy him."

"What do you mean!"

Song Shuyan couldn't control his temper and stood up immediately.

Huo Mingxuan grabbed him, pulled him to sit down, and then glanced towards the opposite side with murderous intent in his eyes.

"The upbringing of the Marquis of Nanning is to let the prince insult the martyrs and ancestors in the army."

"Heroes who die on the battlefield are naturally worthy of praise and praise, but what I laugh at is just a coward who escapes from battle and disregards his father's life or death."

Yang Chengyu curled his lips and sneered, his eyes full of contempt, and said deliberately.

"Sir Young Master Huo, I heard that your mount is a bloody horse specially chosen for you by the Duke of Qin. Sure enough, this horse lived up to expectations. When it broke out and escaped, it ran the fastest. So many soldiers were besieged, but you were the only one who escaped."

Every word of provocation made Huo Mingxuan's clenched fists turn blue and white, and his eyes were cold and deep, like a bloodthirsty lone wolf in the desert.

He was furious to the extreme.

But Yang Chengyu felt that it was not enough and continued to add another sentence.

"However, as the saying goes, if you survive a disaster, you will be blessed later. Now that the Duke of Qin has died, one of the eldest son and the second son is seriously injured and comatose, and the other is disabled. The position of the eldest son of the Duke's palace will surely fall to you, the third son. "

Before he finished speaking, a short knife suddenly flew out from Huo Mingxuan's cuff and went straight to Yang Chengyu's face.

Yang Chengyu has practiced martial arts for many years and is naturally keen. He immediately ducked sideways, but was still scratched by the extremely fast knife, and blood quickly appeared.

And the knife rushed forward, with a clang, and was firmly nailed to the wooden frame behind Yang Chengyu.

"Huo Mingxuan, you want to kill me?!"

"If I really want to kill you, the knife will be stuck in your throat now!"

Yang Chengyu glared angrily, while Huo Mingxuan's face was as dark as iron, and the murderous intent in his eyes surged out, as if he was Shura.

General Zhang, who was sitting at the top, saw the hostility between the two young men and immediately slapped the table.

"That's enough, shut up! If you don't have time to argue, why don't you think about how to deal with tomorrow's battle situation, and get back here!" At any rate, General Zhang is older and has some prestige. Yang Chengyu doesn't dare to do it again. Huo Mingxuan He also put away his anger.

Liu Qin stood up silently, walked quietly behind Yang Chengyu in the eyes of everyone, pulled out Huo Mingxuan's knife, and wiped it clean with a handkerchief.

When turning back, he glanced condescendingly at Yang Chengyu who was sitting on the seat and whispered.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Third Young Master's sword will not be stained with the blood of innocent people."

Yang Chengyu had always hated Liu Qin, and now that he was staring at him like this, he felt even more inexplicably irritated.

With a cold snort, he stood up and left first.

Liu Qin handed the knife back to Huo Mingxuan, and then left the coach's camp with Song Shuyan and Huo Mingxuan.

"How is the general's injury?"

Huo Mingxuan came out of his eldest brother's tent and was surrounded by Liu Qin and Song Shuyan.

"Still unconscious." Huo Mingxuan lowered his eyes, worry flashed across his face, and then pinched the handle of the knife at his waist, "Go to my tent, I have something to tell you."

Liu Qin and Song Shuyan looked at each other, nodded, and followed his footsteps.

And in the capital at that time.

The Duke of Qin's mansion is full of people.

As the only son in Kyoto, Huo Mingyi, the second son of Duke Qin, took the grandchildren of the Huo family to kneel in the mourning hall for Duke Qin.

Although the golden nanmu coffin parked in the mourning hall was empty.

Fang Yun ordered someone to send his condolence gift to the Duke of Qin's mansion, and also sent a piece of fine wild ginseng to the Duke of Qin's wife.

Congratulations to Mrs. Qin Guogong and take care of yourself.

In the palace, Pei Yao's condition was not good either.

Duke Guo of Qin has been in command in Northern Xinjiang for many years. He is the backbone of the Northern Xinjiang army and the most powerful blade in Pei Yao's hand.

Now that the sharp blade has been broken, the enemy has not retreated yet, so naturally he is worried.

In such a mood, the sixth prince of Shangyang Kingdom was first escorted to Kyoto.

Pei Yao didn't want to see him, so he had him detained alone.

He was more worried about the upcoming battle.

The government was tense. Even when Fang Yun went to Jingqian Palace to deliver soup and food, he only left things behind and saw no one.

Not to mention the other concubines.

That is to say, Hong Zheng can come to take a look at the pregnant Queen and Concubine Yang instead of Pei Yao.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long.

Half a month later, in December, good news came from northern Xinjiang.

Huo Mingxuan defeated the enemy army and killed seven generals of Shangyang Kingdom in a row. The army pressed forward and entered Shangyang Kingdom forty miles away.

Among the seven generals of Shangyang Kingdom, four of them participated in the battle to encircle and suppress the Duke of Qin.

It can be regarded as revenge for his father.

In this battle, Yang Chengyu's name was not on the credit book. The only generals listed were Huo Mingxuan and Ye Yunxiao, as well as Liu Qin who provided tactics, and other outstanding soldiers.

It's not that Yang Chengyu didn't help, but Huo Mingxuan and Liu Qin managed to trap him in the military camp to await reinforcements, so he couldn't go to the battlefield at all. (End of chapter)