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north.

The soul-destroying formation successfully sealed the evil vein.

The defensive barrier that Master Deng and the leader of the Wushen Cult relied on the evil vein was also destroyed.

Wen Zhi and Shao Yujing's eyes gradually became excited.

"I'll blame your ancestors!"

Wen Zhi roared and picked up the two swords and slashed wildly.

Shao Yujing's Tongtian sword technique was also unleashed, and in an instant sword lights flashed all over the sky.

"court death!"

The blood sacrifice formation failed.

This is bad news for Master Deng and others, but it is also a way to survive, meaning that they can leave this place and escape.

The vajra on the chest of the Wushen Cult leader exudes evil spirit.

Master Deng's flying sword split into two, until it turned into eight flying swords floating in front of him.

until……

Two big old hands.

Each pressed on their shoulders.

Immortal Master Deng and the leader of the Wushen Sect were suddenly turned into immobile living targets, and turned into corpses under the double knives and swords.

The remaining few Wushen followers and monks all suffered the same fate.

"My son!"

Wen Zhi dropped his weapon and fell to the ground, crying, "Dad has avenged you!"

"..."

Shao Yujing put away his sword, closed his eyes and calmed his mind.

High in the sky.

Emperor Longqing controlled the soul-destroying formation, completely destroying the evil veins and a monstrous evil energy gushed out from it.

A look of surprise appeared on his calm face. He kept forming seals and casting spells to wrap it up, while sealing his own acupoints. Even so, a few wisps of evil spirits still invaded his body.

"Sun Xiangzong, why didn't you tell me that sealing the evil vein would backfire on me?"

As he spoke, he cast a spell and sent the bead back to the old man's hand.

"Your Majesty is in a hurry, and I, the old minister, have no chance to speak."

Sun Xiangzong took the bead and completed the unfinished seal. Strands of evil spirit penetrated into his meridians through the bead. Faced with the backlash, his eyes twitched slightly, and then he took it all on himself.

His already weak aura became even more corrupt, but unexpectedly, the fluctuations of true energy emanating from his body seemed to be strengthened, rising continuously, and black light surged in his pupils, making him look like an ancient demon monk.

He said slowly, "The evil veins are different from the spirit veins. To seal the evil veins, not only do you need the Soul-Exterminating Array, you also need to bear it with your own body. That's why I have practiced some magic skills in advance. But I still want to thank Your Majesty for helping me share some of the burden. Otherwise, with my remaining body, I would not be able to withstand the backlash of the evil spirit after activating the Soul-Exterminating Array."

"Haha~"

Emperor Longqing looked at the increased true power in his body, his eyelids twitched twice imperceptibly, and then he said lightly: "It doesn't matter, I am also here to protect the millions of people in Liangzhou. Now that the matter here is settled, I will not stay any longer."

Finished speaking.

He flew into the air and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Sun Xiangzong also left this place quickly.

It was not until he returned to the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion that he suddenly vomited blood and fell to the ground.

……

Youzhou.

After reinforcements from various places arrived one after another.

The war ended in the shortest possible time.

What follows is some finishing work.

In the eyes of most people, a great disaster began inexplicably and ended inexplicably.

And many generals were waiting.

Waiting for news from the north.

Blood Sacrifice Array...

The interruption was too strange.

According to the theory.

be able to do this.

Unless someone destroyed the main formation on Langjuxu Mountain thousands of miles away.

And this person can only be Chen Sanshi.

The mysterious image is complete, with a battalion of soldiers and horses.

Facing an army of hundreds of thousands of barbarians, plus countless Martial Saint generals and masters of the Witch God Cult, it seems absolutely impossible no matter how you look at it.

Just like what some people say.

They would rather believe that there is a problem within the demon itself.

This war.

Although there are many people participating in the war.

But the scope of impact is actually not very wide.

Take Youzhou for example. It only affected two or three prefectures, and the impact did not last very long.

Liangzhou was in great chaos.

But in fact, the people just fled out of the city collectively, and there was no real fighting. After just a few days, everything returned to normal, as if what they had seen and heard a few days ago was just a nightmare.

Lu Ji and others were recuperating from their injuries in Licheng Prefecture in Youzhou.

Meng Guangxin, Rong Yanqiu and others also stayed behind to deal with the military. As the days passed, they became more and more anxious.

"We've sent out one Haidongqing after another, but why is there still no news from Junior Brother and the others?"

"Amitabha, good, good! Junior brother probably risked his life to destroy the center of the formation and sacrificed himself in the northern border!"

"Bald donkey, keep talking nonsense or I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Rong Yanqiu scolded and was about to take action: "Junior sister is still waiting at home!"

"No need to rush."

Ye Fengxiu held the sword and said, "This place is ten thousand miles away from most of the barbarians. Even if it is a Saker Falcon, it will take a long time to fly back and forth. Let's wait a little longer."

On the couch.

After Lu Ji took the pill and adjusted his breathing, he changed into casual clothes and waited for news with his fellow junior brothers and sisters.

His expression was somewhat complicated. It was obvious that he was worried, but it was difficult to tell what exactly he was worried about.

This wait.

That's a full ten days.

Until ten days later.

Finally, several Saker Falcons arrived in Dasheng, carrying the same copied information.

Liangzhou.

Inside the palace.

"General Chen, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back."

Zhao Wuji shook his head and sighed.

"Yes."

Several veterans echoed, "Even if General Chen really used some ingenious strategy to destroy the main formation on Langjuxu Mountain, I'm afraid there will be no chance for us to leave."

"God is jealous of talents!"

"Fortunately, the blood sacrifice formation failed, and the barbarians were severely injured. They will not be able to recover in ten to twenty years."

"Yes, if this matter is really not caused by the Barbarians, but by General Chen, then he is truly the rock that God has given me to stabilize the prosperity of the country!

“Once the news is verified, I will petition my father to confer the title of marquis on General Chen and bestow a posthumous title on him, so that his descendants may benefit from it.

"And my twelfth brother..."

The Sixth Prince Cao Huan sat on the Grand Master's chair, feeling somewhat sad: "I have lived in Xihua Palace for nearly twenty years, and no one came to visit. Only he would climb over the wall and sneak in from time to time, play chess with me, bring me some food, and talk about what was happening outside.

“During this Northern Expedition, I wanted to give him some good military experience.

"I never thought it would turn out like this."

"Squeak-"

Suddenly.

A wheelchair was pushed to the door, and Fang Qingyun's clear voice rang out: "Your Highness, and all the generals, aren't you making your conclusions too early?"

He held up a piece of letter paper in his hand.

"General Chen is not dead, and the Hongze Camp is not completely wiped out. This is the news they just sent back. As for the content, I think it is better for Your Highness and the others to take a look for themselves."

"General Chen is not dead?"

"Hongze Camp is still there?"

"So, it was General Chen who really destroyed the center of the formation?"

"impossible!"

"How did you do it?!"

"Quick, Your Highness, take a look!"

Almost everyone stood up at the same time, eager to see the contents of the intelligence.

See this.

Cao Huan simply waved his hand and asked a young eunuch to recite.

"Battle report from Hongze Camp.

"Forty days ago, the Hongze Camp went north from Tiger Hill, and then at the Agate River..."

The war is over.

Naturally, the entire battle had to be reported in detail from beginning to end, finding out all the casualties and losses, and recording in detail the merits of every general and every soldier.

Before the Agate River.

Everyone knows it.

But suddenly the scene changed.

We have arrived at the barbarian capital!
At the foot of Langjuxu Mountain, 13,000 soldiers of Hongze Camp lined up and charged towards the 100,000-strong barbarian army.

Chen Sanshi, the commander of the Hongze Camp, led the way for the army.

One man killed over ten thousand enemies.

Beheaded five barbarian martial saints.

Then he killed the high priest of the Wushen Cult with one shot and destroyed the core of the main formation.

Yuwen, Tuoba, Murong, and Duan.

The four barbarian tribes.

Surrender.

He gave his horses water from the icy river, sealed the Wolf's Lair, and abdicated in the barbarian capital.

after that.

All the surviving barbarian troops voluntarily retreated to the north of Yinshan Mountain.

From now on, there is no royal court in the south of the desert!
When the incidents were read out one by one in a halting manner in the trembling voice of the little eunuch.

The entire palace.

Fallen into dead silence.

Hear the thunder in the silence!

……

Youzhou.

At almost the same time, everyone who stayed in Youzhou also received information from Mobei.

When they heard the content.

All of them fell into a long silence.

"Junior brother has become a martial saint?!"

"No, no, even if you are a Martial Saint, it is impossible for you to kill five Martial Saints!"

"I killed tens of thousands of people without being exhausted. Is my junior brother the reincarnation of a monster?!"

"Amitabha, I must have committed too many sins of killing and fell into a nightmare. Amitabha, Amitabha!"

"..."

But soon.

Their emotions changed from shock to surprise.

"Great! It turns out that it was our Junior Brother who saved us!"

"This time, I have really made a great contribution!"

"No, I have to ask Junior Brother how he did it later."

"It's always a good thing!"

"..."

"Well……"

In the corner, Lu Ji, who was sitting on a stool listening to the news, felt his chest getting hot, blood rushing up, and his throat was immediately filled with a bloody taste.

"Big Brother!"

Third Senior Brother Nie Yuan was also injured, but mostly externally. He was wrapped in bandages, but it did not affect his freedom of movement. After noticing the movement here, he immediately came up to help: "Are you okay?"

"No problem..."

Lu Ji raised his hand, signaling him not to worry, but before he could say anything, he coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood: "Help me go back to my room to rest first."

en route.

Nie Yuan's face was uncertain, and he finally said with a wry smile: "After this battle, I'm afraid that Junior Brother will become the most prestigious person in the entire Beiliang Army, second only to the master who built the Eight Great Battalions."

"Hmm, cough, cough, cough..."

Lu Ji put his fist in front of his mouth and tried to control his breathing. "Brother, why do you think so? I fought to my death, but failed in the end, but he was able to move forward and become famous all over the world?"

"Big Brother, don't think about these things for now."

Nie Yuan comforted him, "You should take a rest first and heal your wounds first. No matter what you say, you have followed the imperial edict and led us all the way to Youzhou. In the end, you successfully opened the door to life. Even if you didn't succeed in the end, you have done a great job."

……

The Governor's Mansion.

"I knew it was Sanshi, but they didn't believe it!"

Sun Buqi looked at the news sent from the palace and was very excited: "Yunxi girl, you are right!"

"Second mother, don't be sad, Master will be fine."

Chen Yunxi held the other person's hand.

"Well, I'm not sad."

……

Beijing.

Wangfu.

The King of Qin and the King of Qi toasted each other.

"The blood sacrifice formation is complete!"

"Father and Sixth Brother, both left us!"

"Not long ago, the old ministers in the court had already started discussing the issue of the crown prince. After all, the country cannot be without a king for a day!"

"Fourth brother, congratulations in advance."

"..."

"Your Highnesses, I..."

"Get out! Can't you see that I'm having a good time drinking?"

"Your Highness, no, it was His Majesty who ordered a court meeting. It's almost dawn, and Your Highnesses should get ready."

"What? Father is back?!"

The blood sacrifice lasted for nearly two months.

The matter has long been a hot topic and is known to the world.

The capital city was once plunged into chaos.

After all, the emperor, the two princes, and the old commander-in-chief are all in Liangzhou. If something really happens, I'm afraid it will take more than two years to quell the chaos.

But on this day, they suddenly received the news.

The danger in Liangzhou was resolved.

Not only that, His Majesty the Emperor also returned early and announced that the court meeting would continue as usual.

Inside the Qinghe Hall.

All civil and military officials gathered together.

Emperor Longqing sat on the dragon throne, handling all the government affairs accumulated during this period, which lasted from the morning till the afternoon. Then he gave instructions on many matters concerning the subsequent handling of state affairs.

It gives people the feeling that they want to handle all government affairs at once and then just leave it alone.

After delivering the last piece of news.

Emperor Longqing then spoke quietly: "How is the war in the north going?"

The newly appointed Minister of War Ming Qingfeng replied: "Liangzhou and Youzhou are both stable. All the chaos will be quelled within two months. Your Majesty, please rest assured."

"I."

Emperor Longqing paused and said, "I am asking about the movements of your Barbarian headquarters."

Barbarian headquarters!

Yes, until today, the capital has not reached a conclusion on how to resolve the crisis in Liangzhou.

They only knew that Youzhou had won.

But if we exclude Youzhou, the scattered forces of the barbarians still have nearly 200,000 troops lying dormant.

According to common sense.

Such a great defeat was suffered at the front.

The barbarian headquarters should take some action.

But until now.

The desert was dead silent, with no movement detected.

just like……

It seemed as if all the barbarians in the desert disappeared overnight.

Not just barbarians.

They also had an army from Dasheng that went north and disappeared, and there has been no news of it since.

Hongze Camp, Chen Sanshi!
Therefore, they still haven't figured out the whole story.

"His Majesty."

Ming Qingfeng said: "I will pay close attention to the subsequent movements of the barbarians and report any situation to Your Majesty immediately."

"That's all."

Emperor Longqing waved his sleeves and said, "Dismiss the court."

"retreat……"

The eunuch next to him had already raised his voice when he was halfway through shouting.

Outside the palace.

Suddenly, a louder voice interrupted him.

"Eight thousand miles of urgent news from the divine eagle!"

"Eight thousand miles of urgent news from the divine eagle!"

"Good news——"

"Great news—"

"..."

Pass through layers.

Finally, it made its way from outside the palace to Qinghe Hall, and was handed over to Huang Hong, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department.

The so-called good news.

It wasn't just one letter, but several letters stacked in a box.

The first few letters.

actually……

It is a letter of surrender from the four barbarian tribes including Murong, Duan and others!
Moreover, they were all written by the Khans themselves, with seals attached, and the words were earnest and full of sincerity.

"It must be that your Majesty personally led the army this time and frightened the barbarians!"

"After the four tribes surrender, there will definitely be no more wars in the North in the short term!"

"This is your majesty's majesty intimidating the barbarians!"

Yan Maoxing took the lead and shouted, "Your Majesty has practiced Taoism for forty years. This time he personally led the expedition to the northern border. His first move shocked the world. How could the barbarians not bow down and submit to the emperor after seeing the power of the emperor?!"

This is true.

His Majesty the Emperor has been practicing Taoism for many years.

In the past, civil and military officials only knew how to waste countless amounts of money. Even those who were most loyal to Da Sheng would grumble in their hearts that this was a waste of the national treasury and national strength.

But in Liangzhou...

His Majesty the Emperor, dressed in a Taoist robe, slew the demon with one sword, and this was witnessed by the people of the world.

This is the end.

All the civil and military officials suddenly realized what was going on.

Your Majesty's cultivation of immortality has really succeeded!

Their Majesty is truly an immortal!
"Your Majesty has the body of a true dragon. He disregarded his own safety and killed the demon!"

"It's normal for barbarians to be horrified."

"Yes, yes, Lord Li is right."

"..."

The praises from civil and military officials were as endless as the torrent of a river.

"okay."

Until Emperor Longqing interrupted with an expressionless face.

He felt no emotion in his heart, but instead thought these surrender letters were very strange. He said in a deep voice: "Huang Hong, keep reading!"

really.

The further I read these letters, the more something seems wrong.

At first, only General Chen was mentioned.

But later on.

General Chen's words became more and more frequent.

Words such as "invincible", "the best in the world", "the saint of martial arts" and so on appear one after another.

Later on, General Chen's appearance frequency even exceeded that of His Majesty the Emperor of Dasheng...

The letter of surrender is not a battle report and basically will not mention the current battle.

But you can also hear the fixity in it.

"This, this, this..."

"Could it be that……"

Yan Maoxing analyzed: "Did General Chen really kill his way to Wolf Mountain and destroy the key point of the Liangzhou crisis this time?"

"how is this possible?"

"..."

Civil and military officials were talking a lot.

Chen Sanshi was only General Xuanxiang, and the Hongze Camp had only more than 10,000 men.

The barbarians in the desert have a total of more than 200,000 troops scattered around.

Even those who were able to be deployed to Langjuxu Mountain in time, there were more than 100,000 of them, not to mention the number of Martial Saints.

On paper, even if we can reach Langjuxu Mountain, it would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.

"read."

Emperor Longqing emphasized his tone.

Huang Hong then took out the last letter in the box.

That is……

Battle report from the Hongze Camp of the Northern Liang Army!

"The 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, the seventy-fourth year of the Longqing reign."

"Chen Sanshi led all the soldiers of Hongze Camp to the Barbarian Capital."

"After the 13,000 soldiers of the Hongze Camp formed a battle array, they engaged the 112,000 barbarian troops from the four tribes at the foot of the mountain."

"In front of the two armies, Chen Sanshi killed the Martial Saint Murong Huatuo first."

"Later, he was surrounded by four other Martial Saints and killed Martial Saint Yuwen Ruluo."

"After crushing the enemy's morale, Chen Sanshi led the Hongze Camp soldiers to charge all the way to the top of Langjuxu Mountain. During the process, Chen Sanshi killed more than 10,000 enemy soldiers alone.

"After that, he successively killed Tuoba Junfeng, Guwen Bileg, Duan Kui, three martial saints, and the chief priest of the Wushen Cult, and successfully destroyed the main formation of the blood sacrifice formation."

"..." "..."

"In this battle, more than 80,000 barbarian coalition soldiers were killed, and a total of 7,361 soldiers from the Hongze Camp were killed and 2,219 were injured..."

"..."

"The twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month."

"Chen Sanshi led all the soldiers of Hongze Camp to offer sacrifices to the heavens on Mount Langjuxu, and then held a Zen ceremony in the Barbarian Capital. The Khans of the four Barbarian tribes announced their allegiance to Dasheng."

The battle report is very detailed.

But heard to the end.

Civil and military officials only extracted three words from it.

Drinking horses from the glacier!

Seal the wolf house!

Zen in the barbarian capital!

These three words will become idioms in the future!

Any one of these three idioms, taken alone, is a great achievement.

But they...

Blended together!

As a result, the Qinghe Palace fell into deathly silence.

If the results of the battle report are true, what does it mean? !

mean.

Relying only on one battalion of soldiers, Chen Sanshi almost solved the problem of barbarians that had plagued the four countries in the Central Plains for hundreds of years!
The cumulative loss is nearly ten Martial Saints!

Even if there are any barbarians alive now, there are probably only one or two left.

There are also 200,000 soldiers and horses lost!

Do the math.

It would be impossible to recover without fifty years!
There will be no more war in the North within fifty years!
Such merit...

Even the twelve generals who were personally appointed by Emperor Taizu Cao Xie after he founded the country did not have such great achievements.

In other words.

Chen Sanshi, who is only 21 years old, has made greater achievements than anyone since the founding of the Great Sheng Dynasty!
Worthy of being worshipped in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!

Good enough to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!

Among the Ten Sages of the Temple of Martial Arts, he deserves a place!
Alive...

The Ten Sages of the Temple of Martial Arts, the Saints of Military Strategy!
After a long silence lasting for a while, some people gradually came to their senses, still gasping for air and immersed in shock.

till the end.

There wasn't much noise.

There were more whispers.

"This General Chen is only twenty-one years old, right?"

“At the age of 21, I have achieved such success.”

"He is truly a role model for our generation of military commanders!"

"With such great contributions, he will definitely be awarded a title of nobility."

"Based on merit alone, the Duke has no problem..."

“But that’s the problem.”

"If he is really granted the title of Duke, he is only 21 years old. He will have plenty of opportunities to make meritorious contributions and receive awards, and then move up..."

"Doesn't that mean he will become a king of a different surname?"

"Since the founding of our Great Sheng Dynasty, there has never been a king with a different surname, right?"

“That’s for later.”

"..."

On the dragon chair.

There was no expression on Emperor Longqing's face, and his pupils became increasingly darker.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

The ministers spoke at this time.

"The Barbarians' greatest threat has been eliminated!"

"There will be no more war in the North from now on!"

"The people of the Northern Territory are extremely fortunate, and our Great Sheng Dynasty is extremely fortunate!"

"The Great Prosperity Dynasty will last for thousands of years!"

"..."

"Yan Liang."

Emperor Longqing's dragon voice sounded, terminating the ministers' words: "In the next few days, you should discuss with the cabinet how to reward Chen Sanshi, and then submit it to the Wanshou Palace."

"I obey your command, old minister!"

Yan Liang bowed and accepted the order.

Emperor Longqing stood up and left.

He came behind the screen and immediately stuffed a few pills into his mouth.

Evil spirit enters the body!

Fortunately, there are not many.

But I'm afraid it will take some time to recuperate.

"His Majesty?"

Huang Hong hurried forward but was signaled to stop.

"Decades."

Emperor Longqing sat on the cushion and took a deep breath: "My old brother Sun Xiangzong will soon pass away. A hundred years of life can be considered a happy funeral. I have done him justice."

"It's natural."

Huang Hong echoed, "General Sun has made contributions to the country and the Great Sheng, but at the same time, he has been disrespectful to Your Majesty several times. Remember in the fifty-seventh year of Longqing, he stabbed the then Minister of War to death outside the palace.

“He has committed many crimes like this.

“Each of them is a capital crime.

"Your Majesty has tolerated him until now, entirely because of your magnanimity and your consideration of our past friendship. Your Majesty, you must be worthy of him and every court official."

"Yes, the trouble in the North is over."

Emperor Longqing closed his eyes and said, "A new trouble has come up again. Sun Xiangzong lied to me until his death."

"Your Majesty?"

Huang Hong had a vague guess, but he didn't dare to disturb him anymore and slowly retreated.

at the same time.

The eunuch in front of the screen also shouted: "Adjourn the court——"

……

Daqing.

royal palace.

Royal study room.

"Sister?"

Gu Xinlan waited at the back door every day, and finally saw the empress in a black and gold dress returning with her sword.

She bit her lip anxiously: "What's going on? Why can't I see Shi Ge'er?"

"He is in Yinshan."

As the Empress Daqing walked, a breeze blew across her face, and the flying sword quickly shrank until it became a pocket-sized object and disappeared.

"Yinshan?"

Gu Xinlan quickly remembered this place.

As a general's wife, there was a map hanging in her home. Even if she didn't study it deliberately, she would at least take a few glances at it and naturally knew where the place was.

"ah."

Gu Xinlan said worriedly, "Isn't that the capital of the barbarians? Shi Ge'er only has more than 10,000 people this time, how did they all end up there..."

"Sister actually knows how many people he has under his command."

The Queen of Daqing praised: "It seems that Sister is becoming more and more proficient in handling government affairs."

The war in the Sheng Dynasty was so big.

Even if there is a delay.

The Qing Kingdom will also get some intelligence to a certain extent.

"Gui Di, did you help Shi Ge'er?"

Gu Xinlan asked, "He's alone, don't let anything happen to him."

"Why should I help him?"

When the empress entered the palace, she saw a baby lying on a deerskin blanket and learning to walk.

"Auntie, Auntie~"

The baby cried incoherently.

"You are just an ordinary person, you just laugh foolishly all day long."

The empress simply passed it by and walked towards the desk.

"Gui Di?!"

Gu Xinlan said angrily, "If you really can't handle the danger in Yinshan, I won't force you to take risks. After all, he is my man, not yours. But I clearly saw the red light disappear in the direction of Liangzhou, which means the danger has been resolved. If you don't help, it means you have really become an immortal who doesn't care about your relatives."

"Sister, you, you actually blame me because of him?"

The Empress's face became even colder: "Don't worry, he is not dead."

"really?"

Gu Xinlan realized that she was speaking in a hurry, and hurriedly went up to hold her sister's hand: "Gui Di, I am really worried about you. After meeting you this time, I always feel that you are weird. I am afraid that one day, you will not even recognize your sister."

"Sister, cultivators like me must seal our hearts from the mundane world, otherwise we may be possessed by demons when we break through in the future. Even if I tell you this, you still won't understand."

The empress held her sister's slender hand and said, "You don't have to worry about Chen Sanshi. He has made great contributions and will not die in the desert. Even if he dies, he will die in Beiliang."

"You have accomplished merit, but you still want to die?"

Gu Xinlan didn't quite understand: "What kind of logic is this?"

"Your achievements are so great that they shock the master."

The empress spoke slowly and calmly, "The old emperor of Sheng State is suspicious and narrow-minded by nature. He cannot tolerate a frontier official who is truly talented and capable and has the support of the people. He has finally waited for Sun Xiangzong to die, and now another disciple of Sun Xiangzong has come. How can he sleep well?"

"Is the Emperor of Sheng Kingdom really so evil-minded?"

Gu Xinlan didn't know the details: "What should we do?"

"Simple."

The empress said calmly: "Write a letter and invite him to Daqing to be my consort in Daqing. This will allow us to reunite with our family and enjoy wealth and glory. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

"I'm afraid Shi Ge'er won't agree..."

……

Desert.

Barbarian capital.

"grown ups!"

"Brothers are ready and can set off back to Liangzhou at any time."

"You guys go first."

After giving an order, Chen Sanshi turned around and looked at the two people in front of him.

The Great Khan Yuwen Jinglian, and the Ninth Prince Yuwen Xin.

After Chen Sanshi's arrangement.

Supported the Yuwen tribe and helped them occupy new territories.

Then, he forced Yuwen Khan to abdicate and made the ninth prince Yuwen Xin the Khan. He also got rid of several brothers and uncles who were dissatisfied with him.

"Good job."

Chen Sanshi patted his shoulder and said, "I'll wait for you to come back and seek revenge on me."

"Okay, just wait!"

The ninth prince Yuwen Xin vowed: "In ten or twenty years, I will return to Beiliang to find you!"

Chen Sanshi ignored him, walked out of the capital city, mounted his white swan horse, and disappeared at the end of the southern desert after a few breaths.

"Ugh……"

Yuwen Jinglian watched the man in white walk away before he let out a sigh of relief and finally dared to sit down tremblingly.

This time.

The losses of all their tribes were too heavy.

"Father!"

The ninth prince Yuwen Xin comforted him, "You don't have to be sad. I will keep my word. Within 20 years, I will lead the warriors of the Celestial Clan to fight back to Beiliang and capture the White Robe alive!"

"No, absolutely no!"

Yuwen Jinglian was horrified when he heard this: "My son, now that my Yuwen tribe has gained a lot of benefits and you have taken the position of Khan, you just need to enjoy your life quietly and don't think about attacking Beiliang, otherwise, my Yuwen clan may not even be able to keep its current status!"

"Father, what do you mean? I admit that I am not strong enough now."

Yuwen Xin asked back: "But don't I have the possibility of accumulating strength and then bursting into greatness later in life?"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

Yuwen Jinglian blurted out.

……

After leaving the barbarian capital.

The Hongze Camp marched quickly southward, returning to Beiliang.

There are too many bodies of our comrades.

It is impossible to bring them all back.

But if they met them along the way, they would be led by General Chen himself to find a good place nearby to bury the bodies and erect a monument, and each person would have a name.

On the way back, snowflakes were falling over the desert.

But this snow is natural.

en route.

They passed by the Agate River.

"Later, we can dispatch several thousand people to garrison here."

Wang Zhi looked at the vast grassland and said, "The grass in this area is extremely fertile. Even the barbarians have a considerable number of war horses from here. We in Beiliang will not be short of horses in the future."

"Yes, it was all exchanged by the brothers."

Chen Sanshi said: "Hurry up, we won't be able to make it in time for the Chinese New Year, let's see if we can make it in time for the Lantern Festival."

……

Twenty-five days later.

The city gate of Liangzhou.

Hundreds of thousands of people welcomed them outside the city.

They have all been informed.

This time the demon from Liangzhou.

They were all driven away by that Chen Sanshi, General Chen, who led the Hongze Camp!

It was General Chen and the Hongze Camp who saved them and saved millions of people in Liangzhou!

Just like their gods!

"If I remember correctly, this General Chen is the last disciple of Commander Sun, right?"

"Yes, that's right. It was collected less than three years ago."

"Cough cough~"

An octogenarian leaned on a cane and said, "When I was young, it was General Sun who fought several big battles in the north, which brought more than 20 years of peace to Beiliang. Now, it was General Sun's disciples who saved us. It's really a lineage of inheritance!"

"I heard that Governor Sun is already old and did not join the army on this expedition. Do you think that General Chen will inherit his legacy in the future?"

"Does that need to be said?"

"Hey, but doesn't Commander Sun have a senior disciple, General Lu? Although he has not been in Beiliang for a long time, I have heard many stories about him from the storyteller."

"That's not as good as General Chen."

"Which battle General Chen fought was not earth-shattering?"

"Yeah."

"And it seems that Master Sun has no intention of passing on his teachings to his eldest disciple. Otherwise, why would he accept this last disciple?"

"That makes sense."

"Anyway, I think it's best for General Chen to stay and serve as the commander."

"Yes."

"General Chen once led the people across the river. If Liangzhou encounters disaster again in the future, he will definitely not abandon us."

"That's right, that's right!"

"..."

"I'm back, everyone, look!"

Under the spotlight.

On the wilderness road.

Raising a cloud of dust.

The ground beneath their feet began to shake.

The first thing that catches the eye is the flag of Dasheng, and then the gold-plated "Chen" general flag.

The man in white robe and white horse walked at the front of the team.

"Folks!"

"General Chen is our savior!"

“We have to thank you very much!”

"..."

Without him saying anything, the people had already prepared all kinds of things and knelt on the ground together.

"General Chen is here!"

"Please bear with me for a moment!"

"..."

not far away.

After seeing this, Chen Sanshi, who was riding on Qianxun, had to dismount and walk: "My fellow villagers, it is my duty. My family is also in the city. I should do my best and not let this happen."

"General, what are you talking about?"

"You have done a great deed."

"If possible, we should build a temple of merit for General Chen."

"..."

"That's unacceptable."

Chen Sanshi said quickly: "How can Chen afford it?"

"benefactor!"

"General Chen and his subordinates are our benefactors!"

"Hey, Lao Zhang, you just moved to Liangzhou. Isn't your son in Hongzeying?"

Many soldiers in Hongze Camp were transferred from the capital or other places. After settling in, their families would also move in one after another and live together in Liangzhou City.

"That's right. I was thinking at the time that I would rather stay in the capital than come to this desolate mountain. I never thought that I would make such a great contribution."

"I'm sure I'll get promoted and make a fortune this time."

"Happy together."

"Hey, Lao Zhang, your son helped me carry water before. I know him. Why don't I see him?"

"Kudeng~"

The old man's heart sank, and he completely collapsed to the ground, having already knelt down.

The atmosphere of the people.

It also gradually became solemn.

Seven thousand soldiers were killed in the battle, which means if we calculate based on a family of five, that means there are more than 30,000 family members.

The sky finally collapsed for these 30,000 people.

"Fellow villagers, please stand up."

Chen Sanshi helped people one by one for a long time before he finally got them to stand up on their own initiative.

He looked at the men, women, old and young who were staring at him with dull eyes, and finally said, "The sons and husbands in your families followed me to fight and failed to come back. It's because I, Chen Sanshi, am incompetent.

"But their death will bring decades of peace to Liangzhou and even the entire northern border!"

“I promise you that every one of their names will be reported to the court, and the court will not treat you unfairly!
"I, Chen Sanshi, will not forget you either."

After comforting the families of the fallen soldiers.

The rest of the people came up and presented gifts, including eggs, flour, vegetables, and those who were better off even had salted duck eggs and bacon.

"Sir, what should we do?"

Zhao Kang said in great distress: "According to military discipline, the commander-in-chief does not allow us to take things from the people, saying that this will easily lead to extortion, but they insist on giving, and we can't stop them."

"Wang Li."

Chen Sanshi called his subordinates and said, "Bring your men with you. When you collect something, please note its name and the value of it. Then we will exchange it for rice and flour of equal value."

"okay, I get it."

Wang Li clasped his fists and left.

The way into the city.

It took more than half an hour to finish the walk.

Since Lan Jie'er is not here, Sun Li cannot meet her either.

I came to pick him up this time.

There are only Sun Buqi and Chen Yunxi.

"Daddy."

Chen Yunxi held up a string of candied haws: "Xixi wrote for money, I bought this for you."

"Wow, you're only a few years old and you can already make money."

Chen Sanshi carried her onto the horse's back and said, "But why did you want to buy candied haws?"

"Didn't Daddy like to eat it last time?"

Chen Yunxi said seriously.

"Yes, I like it very much."

Chen Sanshi was eating a candied haws and looked at Sun Buqi beside him: "Why, do you have something to say?"

"It's my dad."

Sun Buqi said, "My father said that when you come back, you should go to the mansion to see him immediately."

Master...

Chen Sanshi nodded slightly.

It’s time to go see him first.

"okay, I get it."

Chen Sanshi responded and rode quickly to the Governor's Mansion.

In the pavilion by the lake in the back mountain, I saw Sun Xiangzong fishing.

Unexpectedly.

This time, the fish basket next to the old man was full of fish.

He was taking a big catfish off the hook and was in a good mood: "Hey, I've finally mastered my magic skills!"

"Master."

Chen Sanshi came to his side, clasped his fists and said, "Disciple is back."

"Well done. This time, even I didn't expect it."

Sun Xiangzong changed the subject: "But I asked you to come here not to praise you, but to ask you what your plans are for the future."

"Intend?"

Chen Sanshi asked: "Master, do you mean..."

"You have two paths."

Sun Xiangzong cast the rod again and said, "First, take your sister and the others away from here and find a place to live in seclusion. I have some friends outside who can help you settle down, but you are now famous, so it is hard to say how long you can hide.

"The second thing is to continue to stay in Liangzhou, lead your troops, and practice your martial arts. You will inevitably encounter more troubles in the future.

"I'll take you to meet some people.

"Which one do you choose?"

(End of this chapter)