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On the evening of the next day, on his way back to the military camp, Su Qinchao met Princess Yucheng, who was obviously waiting for him.

Princess Yucheng was still dressed the same as yesterday, leading a white horse, standing on the roadside with a smile on her face.

"Come down and talk." The two walked dozens of steps into the nearby woods before they stopped and looked around. Princess Yucheng then spoke.

"I'm here to investigate a case. I can't tell you what the details are. Just pretend you don't know me." She was waiting here just to give him a reminder.

"I understand!"

"I will ask you for help when the time comes. If you have made a contribution, I will help you get a title."

It was not until he returned to the military camp that Su Qinchao understood what Princess Yucheng meant.

Because the military camp was full of joy, I randomly asked a soldier and found out that Princess Yucheng came to the military camp yesterday to reward them on behalf of the emperor.

Almost every soldier received nearly two taels of silver, and Princess Yucheng would hold a martial arts competition to find a husband for her in three days.

Anyone between the ages of 25 and 40, regardless of official position, can participate. The bravest warrior who wins first place will be promoted to a royal consort!

What on earth are you here to investigate that has caused such a big fuss and even a martial arts competition to win a bride?

Su Qinchao was completely confused. He thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Anyway, Princess Yucheng would come to him if she had any problems, so he decided not to think about it anymore.

three days later

The Marshal personally arranged for people to mark out a large area, which was decorated in red and green and turned into a martial arts arena. Princess Yucheng sat in the main seat, with the Marshal and several high-ranking generals sitting on her left and right, all staring at the arena intently.

It was almost noon and the competition was in full swing. Soldiers gathered below to watch the fun and formed circles around the competition.

Now on the field is a tall centurion holding two hammers. He has defeated more than a dozen soldiers who came up to challenge him and is waiting for the next one to come on stage.

After a while, no one came up to the stage. A handsome young general walked through the crowd and walked onto the stage. It turned out to be Li Gong, the captain of Renyong, a relatively low-ranking officer, the ninth rank, and he wielded a long whip.

To climb to the position of officer, one must have certain abilities, although the centurion wields double hammers with great force and is extremely brave.

But it was obvious that Li Gong was better. He was so agile that the centurion couldn't touch him at all.

After more than thirty moves, he used his long whip to wrap up the opponent's double hammers and threw them to the audience, and the audience immediately cheered.

Princess Yucheng, who was sitting in the main seat, was watching with great interest, and seemed particularly interested in the handsome appearance of the young general.

However, Li Gong dominated the stage for more than ten times before he was defeated by another captain Xuanjie. Unfortunately, this captain looked too fierce, and Princess Yucheng shook her head when she saw him.

Su Qinchao did not join in the fun. He was busy on inspection. Although the Liao people did not come here very often in summer, they could not be underestimated. They still had to do what they should do.

The competition has been going on for two days without any result. Su Qinchao has not felt any movement during these two days. Could it be that the princess is using the competition as a cover-up?

It was not until breakfast on the fourth day that Su Qinchao found a note in his steamed bun. When he opened it, he saw that Princess Yucheng had ordered him to secretly gather his personal soldiers at night, tie red ribbons on his arms, and be ready.

It was midnight when Su Qinchao hid his personal soldiers in his tent and waited patiently. After just an hour, he heard a cat's meow not far away and hurriedly led his men to surround it.

Two groups of people were fighting in the dark. One of the groups had red ribbons tied on their sleeves, just like himself, and were obviously the princess's men. He quickly joined in and suppressed the other group.

The group of people were highly skilled in martial arts, especially the leader, who used a nine-section whip. It took Su Qin half an hour to subdue them one by one.

When the people were brought into the military tent and the lights were turned on, they discovered that the leader was General Li Sheng from Huaihua. Su Qinchao had been in the military camp for more than half a year, but he had only seen him once in the marshal's tent.

"Li Sheng, do you admit your guilt?" Princess Yucheng, dressed in black men's clothing, sat at the main table and threw a stack of letters at Li Sheng's feet, her face filled with anger.

"It's ridiculous that I fell into the hands of a woman like you!" Li Sheng's eyes were bloodshot and he suddenly jumped up, almost breaking free from his restraints.

"It's really ridiculous. You are the General Huaihua, a member of the royal family, who was personally awarded the third rank by His Majesty. You colluded with the Liao people and massacred the people. I wonder if you can live up to the ancestors of the Li family."

Princess Yucheng immediately came down from the main seat, grabbed Li Sheng by the collar and shouted at him.

"Li family ancestor? Is there still a Li family in the world now?" Li Sheng sneered and then shouted:

"You are nothing but the descendants of Wu Zetian! You even changed the name of your country, and you still have the nerve to mention the ancestors of the Li family."

"How dare you! Isn't the current emperor's last name Li?"

"It's ridiculous. Where are all of us, the royal descendants passed down by Emperor Taizong, now?"

Under Wu Zetian's rule, only one in ten of them survived, and now even fewer descendants are left. Only Princess Taiping's branch remains.

Later, even the country's name was changed. How could the remaining members of the Li family be willing to accept this?

"This is not a reason for you to betray your country!"

"What does this country have to do with me? Its name is Wu!"

"I won't say any more to you! I will escort you to the capital tomorrow, and you go to the Taiji Hall to argue! Let's see what the Li clan members think of you!" Princess Yucheng never expected that the person who was found out was Li Sheng.

No wonder the Liao people were always aware of the military's movements and were able to escape by luck every time.

If the spies in the army had not been suspicious and reported the matter to the capital in time, the outcome would still be unknown.

"Captain Su." Princess Yucheng wiped her hands, glanced at Su Qinchao who was serving as a background, turned around, picked up an envelope from the table and handed it over:

"You did a good job tonight. I will give you another task. Find the people mentioned in the letter in secret and kill them without mercy!"

"Yes!"

Half a month later, it took Su Qinchao half a month to finish what Princess Yucheng had asked him to do.

There were also a few patches of new mud in the wilderness outside the pass, and when the weeds grew back, it was as if nothing had ever happened.

...

More than 600 kilometers away, Chang'an had undergone earth-shaking changes at this time, and everyone seemed to be silent.

However, Su Qinchao didn't know about this. He was still on duty and taking rest as usual.

It was not until three months later that a transfer order was sent from Chang'an, promoting Su Qinchao to the sixth rank of Zhaowu Colonel and rewarding him with 200 taels of silver. The rest of his personal soldiers were also rewarded.

At this point, everyone in the military camp knew that Su Qinchao was Princess Yucheng's man.

However, Su Qinchao didn't care about these things. Anyway, he was promoted and got real benefits. What others think was not important.