Dafeng Night Watchman

Chapter 469: Chapter 469: Leader



After the court meeting, the contents of the 800-mile urgent report spread quickly.

Every official in the capital was spreading it, and no one spoke in a low voice, behind closed doors. It spread in a swift and suppressed manner.

Before that, the imperial palace with layers of red walls, Jingxiu Palace where Concubine Chen

was.

Lin'an, with a bright and brilliant appearance and charming and affectionate eyes, had just paid respects to his mother and stayed in Jingxiu Palace to talk to her.

Concubine Chen drank health tea, looked at her bright and charming daughter, and sighed:

"Wei Yuan's army will lead the army to fight, which will be another rich military achievement that makes people jealous. This Wei Yuan, is the biggest threat to your brother, the crown prince, the position of the East Palace, but also the most stable foundation for the crown prince."

Lin'an took a sip of tea, dyeing her lips delicate and moist, and did not respond.

As a princess, she was obviously unqualified, but she had a certain level of ability after being influenced by her surroundings. It was not difficult to understand what her mother meant by this sentence.

Wei Yuan supported the fourth prince, there was no doubt about that, because Wei Yuan was a eunuch from Fengqi Palace..

But Wei Yuan was also the most stable "foundation" for the prince. His father was suspicious, and Wei Yuan's achievements were so great that he could not let the fourth prince become the prince.

Concubine Chen sighed: "It would be great if Wei Yuan could die on the battlefield."

Hearing this, Lin An frowned. It was not that she was dissatisfied with her mother's curse on Wei Yuan, and she and Wei Yuan had no friendship.

She just felt that the tone and expression of her mother when she said this were full of hope and certainty. Yes, it was certainty.

It seemed that she knew something, but before the final conclusion, she was a little uneasy and did not dare to be completely sure.

The second princess, who had the innocence of a young girl, certainly did not have a deep level of observation, but the woman in front of her was her biological mother, one of the people she was most familiar with.

As they were chatting, the light outside the door was blocked for a moment, and the prince stepped over the threshold, hurried in, and shouted: "Mother, mother..."

Lin'an turned his head and saw his brother entering the room. His expression was very complicated, with excitement mixed with regret, and joy and grief.

Concubine Chen smiled and said: "Prince, please sit down."

Invited the maid to make tea for the prince.

The prince waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need it, and sent the maid away. He sat down beside the soft couch covered with bright yellow silk. After a long pause, he slowly said:

"Mother, Wei Yuan... died in the northeast."

The expressions of the mother and daughter froze at the same time, and a few seconds later, they showed two completely different faces.

Lin'an's face turned pale, and he was shocked with confusion and worry.

Concubine Chen was ecstatic. This joy was so great that her body trembled slightly, and her voice trembled: "Really?!"

The prince nodded and gave a positive answer: "The 800-mile express document arrived last night. This morning, my father convened a court meeting to discuss this matter. The news of Wei Yuan's death will soon spread throughout the capital. Only more than 16,000 people were withdrawn from the 100,000-man army. In this battle, my Dafeng suffered heavy losses."

Concubine Chen's face was flushed with excitement, and she looked full of spring. Even though her son and daughter had already grown up, she was still unique and charming, and she didn't look old at all.

"As long as I can ascend to the throne, what does the necessary sacrifice count for?" Concubine Chen said in a resounding voice.

It seemed like she was educating the prince, and it seemed like she was comforting herself.

The prince nodded and sighed: "It's a pity that Wei Yuan died. He had a strong sense of the overall situation. I had hoped that after he ascended the throne in the future, he would accept reality and work for me."

There were only three people who were related by blood, and the prince spoke without reservation.

"Prince, your biggest problem is that you like to fantasize and expect impossible things." Concubine Chen scolded, and smiled on her charming face, saying: "Leave lunch in Jingxiu Palace and drink a few cups with mother. After Wei Yuan died, mother's heart disease was finally removed, and the whole body was relaxed."

The prince also laughed: "Okay, today I will drink with mother."

Lin'an looked at them silently, looking at the two people who were connected by blood, she suddenly felt a strong sadness.

This sadness came from loneliness, what they said, what they did, what they were happy about, what they were angry about...... She could no longer identify and empathize with them

as before.

I don't know when I have drifted away from them.

Not long after the morning court session ended, a note was passed through secret channels and finally fell into the hands of the chief guard of Dexinyuan.

He unfolded it and took a look, then his face changed drastically, and he rushed to Huaiqing's bedroom.

At this time, Huaiqing had already gotten up and was sitting in the outer room enjoying breakfast. She looked at the chief guard who hurried over and stopped outside the door, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

The chief guard didn't say anything, stepped over the threshold, and handed over the note tremblingly.

Huaiqing frowned, took the note and read it with some doubts.

I saw that her beautiful face was pale little by little, and even her lips lost their blood color.

She did this for a long time, and she suddenly woke up, as if she remembered something, and said in a lost voice: "Mother!!"

Huaiqing quickly got up, ran out of the bedroom, came to the study, and took out a letter from a history book.

She put the letter in her sleeves, lifted the hem of her skirt, and ran out of the study again.

The letter was given to her by Wei Yuan before he went to war, and there was a request at that

time:

"This letter will be given to your mother when the time is right."

What is the right time? Huaiqing didn't understand at that time, but now she understands.

She ran all the way to Fengqi Palace, and the two palace maids chased her behind her, panting, holding their waists, looking pale, and looking like they were dying.

In Fengqi Palace, the queen sat in front of the table to make perfume. She was wearing a golden silk Luan costume and a small phoenix crown on her head. She was beautiful and

graceful.

This stunning beauty who lived deep in the harem seemed to be reluctant to destroy her stunning face even by time.

In the whole capital, except for the queen who was slightly inferior to me when she was young, other women were ten or a hundred times worse than me - Quotes by Mu Nanzhi

This is a very high evaluation.

Because in the eyes of the princess, there are only two kinds of women in the world, one is Mu Nanzhi, and the other is women in the world.

It is conceivable that such a narcissist can recognize her appearance.

"Why did you think of paying respects to me?"

The queen smiled when she saw her daughter coming.

Her smile was elegant, dignified and luxurious, and she did not show too much enthusiasm

for her daughter's arrival.

The queen was still the queen, as gentle and dignified as ever.

In the eyes of outsiders, the queen was approachable and gentle, and a woman who truly was

the mother of the country.

For example, Xu Qian'an, who once exaggerated that the queen was gentle and had no airs,

and many more people like him.

But in Huaiqing's view, this was the real coldness.

In Huaiqing's impression, this mother was always dignified and indifferent, gentle and

reserved, so reserved that even her daughter found it difficult to get close to her.

"Duke Wei died in the battle at the headquarters of the Wushen Cult."

Huaiqing said concisely.

Then, she saw this elegant and dignified woman who made the queen flawless, lose her

manners for the first time.

"You're lying!"

She suddenly screamed, her eyes widened, and she looked at Huaiqing not as a daughter, but

as an enemy.

Huaiqing stared at her mother, and sadness flashed in her bright eyes.

What Xu Qian'an could guess, she could also guess, and the case of Concubine Fu had already

explained a lot of things.

She put the envelope on the table and said lightly: "Before Duke Wei went to war, he asked me

to pass on the letter to you."

After that, she turned and left.

Stepping out of the door and leaving the room, she did not leave immediately, but waited in

the courtyard for a while until she heard the queen's heartbreaking cry from inside.

The sound of tears and blood was heartbreaking.

Huaiqing raised her head, and in the bleak autumn day, between the white clouds, she seemed

to see the gentle and elegant man again.

Duke Wei, what kind of story do you and her have......

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Xu Lingyin was dragged by her aunt, reluctantly climbing the mountain, frowning her two shallow eyebrows, and asked loudly: "Mom, are you going to send me here to study again?"

Aunt said unhappily: "No, I have given up on you."

Xu Lingyin jumped hard, smiling: "Mom is the best to me." How could I give birth to such a useless daughter... Aunt was almost angry with her.

Arriving at the academy, they went to the small courtyard where they lived twice before.

After arranging their families, Xu Qian'an and Li Miaozhen left the courtyard side by side, and saw the dean Zhao Shou standing not far away, looking at him seriously.

"Before Wei Yuan went to war, he asked me to keep two things and let me give them to you

when the time is right."

Zhao Shou took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Xu Qian'an, and said: "This is the

letter he left for you."

He didn't mention the other thing.

Xu Qian'an didn't ask, he took the letter, put it in his arms, and nodded gently.

The two of them flew away on their swords.

......

Xiangzhou border, Yuyang Pass. The desolate barking of the dog echoed in the sky, circling in the sky far away.

On the top of the city, the soldiers lowered their heads, and a centurion spat out a mouthful of spit, cursing: "The bastards of Yan country are showing off their power again."

The target is too high and too far, beyond the range of the bow and crossbow. The flying beast

scouts are very experienced and do not give the high-ranking warriors of Dafeng a chance. If there is something wrong, they will immediately let the dog fly away.

Even a fourth-rank master cannot catch up with this strange beast known for its speed in the

air.

The centurion turned to look at the soldiers with low morale, and cursed angrily: "Damn it, look at what you look like now, like a useless wife who was slept with a wild man,

show your strength. Duke Wei led his brothers to capture Jingshan City. Jingshan City, the headquarters of the Wushen Cult.

"Not to mention our Dafeng, even for the Great Zhou, this is the first time, and it will be

written into the history books. Do you know what this means? You vulgar things."

The centurion waved his fist excitedly: "You will be recorded in history!"

"But Duke Wei died in the battle..."

The soldier beside him whispered.

The centurion's face fell instantly, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Has the war been won?

In the eyes of the soldiers who followed the army, if they won, they would have penetrated the heartland of Yan State and captured the headquarters of Wushen Cult. Such a victory would be worthwhile even if it was 100,000 or 200,000 lives, not to mention more than

80,000 lives.

The number of people who died in Wushen Cult in this battle, including ordinary people and

soldiers, has reached one million.

A huge victory.

But Wei Yuan's death was a heavy blow to the soldiers of Dafeng.

Directly defeated the soldiers. The kind of angry.

After withdrawing from the territory of Wushenjiao, 16,000 remnants were stationed at

Yuyang Pass, waiting for instructions from the court.

During this period, the scouts of Dafeng and Yan State had been monitoring each other, passing messages to each other, and paying close attention to each other's movements. Suddenly, the shrill screams of the dog-carrying scout broke the silence, and the scout who was showing off his power in the distance, together with his flying beast, was torn into pieces.

Blood was splattered.

The soldiers on the top of the city squinted and looked, and saw a black shadow kill the dog-

carrying scout, turn around, and fly towards the top of the city.

Then, they heard the Taoist robe woman say loudly: "I am a disciple of Tianzong, Li

Miaozhen."

The centurion slowly exhaled, as if relieved.

"It's the saint of Tianzong, it's Feiyan female hero."

"Who is Feiyan female hero?"

"You don't even know Feiyan female hero, she is the saint of Tianzong."

"Being able to fly with a sword seems very powerful..."

"More than powerful, the Flying Swallow Lady is invincible. Where she is, no one dares to do

evil."

"Is it true?"

"Everyone says so..."

The soldiers were surprised and whispered to each other. The lower class had a poor concept

of rank, or even knew nothing about it. In their eyes, a third-rank master was not as good as a

famous knight.

In the future, there will be a special term called "nationality".

If Xu Qian'an came, they would think that they were invincible. Because Xu Yinluo was so

angry for the people that he killed the Duke in the street. The court dared not say a word, and the emperor was forced to issue a self-criticism edict.

Li Miaozhen The flying sword landed and stopped steadily above the city wall, falling with Xu

Qian'an.

Is this the legendary female hero Feiyan? She is such a beautiful lady... The soldiers looked at the two young men and women with scrutiny.

Then, they all looked at the man behind the Saint of Tianzong.

His facial features were handsome and delicate, not giving people a feeling of femininity or "beauty", but a handsomeness like jade.

He looked indifferent, with an indelible sadness engraved between his eyebrows.. He looked familiar, as if I had seen him somewhere, but I couldn't remember who he was.

Until the centurion trembled, his rough face suddenly turned red, and he said tremblingly: "Xu, Xu Yinluo......"

Xu Qian'an looked at the centurion, did not answer, but nodded slightly.

In the military camp under the city, more than 10,000 soldiers suddenly heard a strong cheer

from the top of the city, noisy as boiling.

Some of them ran out of the tent, some reined in their horses, some stopped their work,

turned their heads and looked at the top of the city.

They heard countless cheers, merged into one voice:

Xu Yinluo!

For the "leaderless" Dafeng soldiers, the three words "Xu Yinluo" were a shot of heart, a

backbone, and a guiding light for them to no longer be confused.

Since ancient times, leaders have all been people with high reputations.

......

In the military tent.

"Duke Wei brought five Jinluo to the expedition, why only you came to see me, where are the

others?"

Xu Qian'an saw Zhang Kaitai, who had not been seen for many days, and asked in a calm tone. Zhang Kaitai, who had not shaved his beard for a long time, said softly: "Dead, all died in the headquarters of the Wushen Cult, some fought with wizards, and some

were affected by the devastating battle and died on the spot. Among the fourth-rank, only Chen Ying and I withdrew. "

For the first time in a long time, Xu Qian'an had the urge to smoke. He calmed down and whispered, "Where is Duke Wei?"

Zhang Kaitai looked at him. The young man had a calm expression and a stable mood. He

seemed very calm.

However, when Zhang Kaitai met those bright eyes, he subconsciously avoided them.

He looked aside and said, "We couldn't bring him back."

Xu Qian'an's body shook.

After a long silence, she slowly exhaled: "Tell me what happened, starting from your

expedition."

Zhang Kaitai nodded and said, "In fact, many things have only come to my mind now, for

example, why Duke Wei wanted to fight so urgently, because from the beginning, we would

not have food and grass."

"No food and grass?"

Xu Qian'an's pupils shrank slightly.

One hundred thousand men went out to fight, but no food or grass?

Is this a war, or sending people to die? Is Yuan Jing crazy? Are you all crazy?

Do you really want Duke Wei to die?

"After the brothers withdrew, Chen Ying led his team to kill all the officials of the Ministry of

Revenue in the three states in a rage. He killed hundreds of people. Then he returned to the capital with a hundred men and horses." Zhang Kaitai shook his head: "He wants to confront His Majesty and you all." Zhang Kaitai told the story. After the expedition, Wei Yuan secretly divided his troops. One

part went by land to attack the city and capture the stronghold, trying to capture Yan State in the shortest possible time.

But they were blocked by the walls of Yandu, which were easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Although Yandu was not captured, Duke Wei's goal had been achieved, delaying the troops of

Yan and Kang.

It was said that Wei Yuan summoned the phantom of the Confucian saint and fought

desperately with the witch god until he died in battle.

It was him, it was Joan of Arc......Xu Qian'an's face was distorted.

After listening to Zhang Kaitai's description, he was absolutely sure that the mysterious master who joined forces with the witch god to kill Wei Yuan was the late emperor Joan of Arc.