The prince is five and a half years old, and he is reclaiming land and becoming a group favorite.

Chapter 403 Duke Qi returns

After hearing His Highness's instructions, Xie Changshi naturally agreed. At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thinking that no matter who did it, it would be a good thing if His Highness's beast army could not be discovered.

In order to prevent His Highness from wanting to lead the beast army to show off his power, Xie Changshi turned around and left, his usually calm pace much faster than before.

A few days later, Qi Guogong led the Lingnan Navy to escort the remaining Jiangnan Navy and private soldiers back to Jiangzhou.

When he saw Gu Yuzhi, the Duke of Qi laughed loudly, knelt down and saluted with fists clasped in his hands: "Your Highness, Qi Heng, see you, Your Highness is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

Before Gu Yuzhi could speak, the Duke of Qi said: "My lord, I heard that your highness has come to the south of the Yangtze River to take charge, so that I can fight without any worries. I am very happy in my heart..."

Gu Yuzhi had never been in contact with Qi Guogong, but he also knew that people like Qi Guogong who had been in the army all year round had a loud voice, so instead of showing any disgust, he felt somewhat friendly.

Especially the appearance of Qi Guogong, and the Qi guards look like father and son.

He smiled and was about to jump off the chair and help Duke Qi up. Suddenly his eyes widened and he saw Duke Qi pulling his sleeves and crying.

"Qi Guogong?"

Gu Yuzhi blinked, quickly jumped off the chair, took two steps forward and then stopped, turning to look at Xie Changshi helplessly.

Whether it was Xie Changshi or Mr. Huo, they all tried their best to tell him that a man should bleed but not shed tears.

This was the first time he saw a grown man cry, and he was a general!
Just when Gu Yuzhi was at a loss and didn't know what to do, Prince Qi finally arrived.

As soon as he entered the door, before he had a chance to take a good look at his father, he saw a scene and was stunned.

After reacting for a moment, Prince Qi hurriedly stepped forward and forcibly helped him up. He said helplessly, "Father, please don't act in front of His Highness. You will scare His Highness."

Qi Guogong secretly glanced at Gu Yuzhi through his fingers. Sure enough, he saw the panic on His Highness's face, so he moved his hand away and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I am really happy that you came to Jiangnan."

He sighed as he spoke: "After I led the Lingnan soldiers and met Gu Yufan, I understood that Huizhou must have fallen."

But at that time, Duke Qi did not dare to show any dissatisfaction, because he was the commander-in-chief and his emotions affected all the soldiers.

If the military morale was shaken because of his personal affairs at that time, then he would be a sinner for the ages!

Fortunately, he soon learned that Prince Wen had arrived in Jiangnan and successfully instigated the prefects of Yunzhou and Ningzhou to rebel...

Although Qi Guogong thought that considering His Highness's age, it was incredible that he could do this, but when he thought of what King Wen did after he went to Mobei, he felt that everything became reasonable.

It was also from that time that Qi Guogong completely let go of his hands and feet.

When Gu Yuzhi saw that Qi Guogong had returned to normal, he scratched his head and smiled: "Actually, I didn't put in much effort. The main thing is that Prince Qi himself is so good."

If Prince Qi had not won the respect of the people of Huizhou and made them willing to stay in the city, another unpopular prefect would have been broken out of the Yamen by the people and tied up and sent to the hands of the enemy.

After he finished speaking, he pointed at Xie Changshi and the others and said, "There are also Xie Changshi, Zhang Shiwei, Mr. Huo..."

As soon as Mr. Huo said these three words, Qi Guogong turned his head sharply.

Although the two veterans have never appeared on the same battlefield, the other's name is like thunder to his ears. When the Huo family was convicted, Qi Guogong also wrote a letter, asking the late emperor to investigate thoroughly. Even if he didn't investigate thoroughly, he would use his military achievements as an excuse, thinking that no matter whether it was exile or something else, he could at least save the other party's life.

As long as life is there, everything is easy to say.

Who knew the emperor ordered so quickly.

On the day when Huo Qiyuan was sentenced to be beheaded, the Duke of Qi rarely suffered from insomnia, and he didn't know how he felt. He once told the Prince of Qi that if he hadn't been wise and handed over military power early, he would have ended up like this.

But at this moment, the man who should have been beheaded, but somehow survived, and who should be in exile, suddenly appeared in front of him.

Duke Qi couldn't hide his excitement. He took two steps forward. His eyes were slightly red and his throat was a little tight. After a while, he finally said: "You, you are..."

Mr. Huo naturally knew that Duke Qi had made a lot of efforts to prevent himself from being sentenced to be beheaded, and he felt a little emotional for a while.

But no matter what, this is not the time to point out your identity.

He bent down and saluted Duke Qi, clasping his fists, and thanked him for his righteous speech: "Master, I have long admired your name. The younger one's surname is Huo, and he is a martial arts teacher in Prince Wen's palace."

The Duke of Qi nodded repeatedly, said several good words, turned to look at Gu Yuzhi, and saluted him suddenly: "Your Highness is righteous!"

Gu Yuzhi quickly stepped forward to help him up, pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Duke Qi, please sit down and talk."

You must be tired after a long journey.

After everyone sat down, he quickly said: "A few days ago, I received a wooden box here, which contained Gu Yufan's head."

When talking about the heads, Gu Yuzhi still felt a little uncomfortable, and whispered: "Do you know what is going on?"

Regarding the matter of Gu Yufan's head being delivered, Gu Yuzhi asked Jia to send the news to the capital overnight, hoping to prevent the army from making this trip in vain.

The other thing is to ask the emperor to send another team of elite soldiers to escort these gold and silver treasures back to Beijing.

Otherwise, he would feel a little scared if he was asked to escort.

The emperor's brother hasn't heard back yet. Xie Changshi and Qi Shizi are checking the files of the Jiangzhou magistrate these days, trying to clear out all the big bad guys in Jiangzhou before leaving.

He looked at Duke Qi eagerly, and saw Duke Qi nodded slightly and said, "I know a little about this."

Duke Qi sighed and said: "Ling Changshi's sister is one of Gu Yufan's concubines. She must have known the real cause of her brother's death, so she tried her best to follow him to the battlefield."

After knowing this, he probably guessed that the failure of the secret guards sent to kill him was due to Concubine Ling.

For such a brave and resourceful woman, if she were not the sister of Gu Yufan's Chang Shi, if he lived in Beijing, he would definitely lick his face and come to ask for marriage for his youngest son.

"After Gu Yufan's defeat, he took his staff and Concubine Ling to Lingnan. He was killed by Concubine Ling before they had gone far, and then Concubine Ling committed suicide."

Duke Qi didn't know what happened, because when he found the bodies of Gu Yufan and others, Concubine Ling's body was also lying next to her with a faint smile on her face.

I don’t know whether it’s because of revenge or for other reasons. In short, the smile on her face is peaceful and satisfied...