In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

It only took Lu Yan two months to appear in the capital again.

So when Lu Yan appeared, the Empress Dowager, the Imperial Concubine, the Crown Prince, the Emperor, and the Second Prince were all shocked.

"Lu Yan, why are you back so soon?"

"Yes."

"But... Queen Mother, have you met all those conditions? How could you possibly do that with over a hundred thousand Nanxiang cavalrymen... You're probably kidding me!"

"Your Majesty, please understand. I brought Lu Yan with me today."

As he spoke, Lu Yan walked forward and presented what he had in his hand.

"This is the letter of surrender written by the Nanxiang people themselves. I hope Your Majesty will understand it."

When this thing was presented, all the civil and military officials in the court remained silent, and even dared not breathe.

This is the most ferocious Nan Xiang among all the border threats. The people there live by following the water and grass. They are tall and strong. One man on horseback can kill five people from the Central Plains!

But Lu Yan, he could actually bring more than 40,000 little beggars raised by his own family to the border and make them surrender so easily?

"Is this true? I will reward you, I will reward you handsomely! I will confer upon you the title of Prince Jing right now!"

The emperor slammed the table repeatedly. He really had not expected such a good thing.

Now he had even forgotten why Lu Yan was sent to the North, and only thought that he was making contributions in the North.

Although the Queen Mother disliked Lu Yan very much, she also said that if she couldn't do it, she would lose face.

Although the emperor was usually extremely licentious, it was a great thing that he was able to receive such honor because of Lu Yan during his tenure, which would go down in history.

It's also his fault.

Seeing the Queen Mother's attitude, the entire court was silent. When the Emperor took such an attitude, they hurriedly said:

"Congratulations to the Third Prince, congratulations to Prince Jing."

In fact, Lu Yan had already passed the age to be conferred the title of prince, but because the Empress Dowager controlled the government in the palace, Lu Yan had been put aside.

At this time, the crown prince and the second prince had already been conferred the title of prince.

Lu Yan had no expression on his face, he just knelt down:

"Your Majesty, your son respectfully thanks you."

The emperor looked at Lu Yan with great satisfaction, he had never been so happy before.

He lived a life of revelry every night, but he achieved a great achievement that had not been achieved in several generations - he solved the problem of Nan Xiang, who had been a big worry to him.

"Three days later, celebrate the success of our Prince Jing!"

During this court session, Lu Yan became the focus of the entire palace.

After all, in such a short time, he managed to complete the impossible task given by the Queen Mother.

On this day, no one knew how much time had passed before Lu Yan finally came down from the banquet and saw his mother.

"Your son pays his respects to mother."

When Lu Yan knelt on the ground, the dignified and elegant Queen also covered her face and cried bitterly.

"My son, you're finally back... I thought you'd never come back... When you were sent to the North, I was already heartbroken. When you were urgently summoned back to the capital, I was truly terrified of forcing you into despair again!"

"Don't worry, mother. Isn't your son back safely?"

Lu Yan smiled at the Queen, his face full of gentleness.

"Son, I really didn't expect you to come back alive. It's really a blessing from God..."

Lu Yan's eyes also turned red:

"It's all my fault. I didn't live up to my expectations, and that's why my mother, as the Queen, is always being outshined."

What Lu Yan said was true. Everyone in the palace knew that the Empress' words were not as effective as those of the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine didn't even have to pay her respects to the Empress.

"Yan'er, you don't have to think like that. I'm so lucky to have a good son like you. Why would I think so much?"

As she spoke, she quickly pulled Lu Yan to her side and talked to him, chatting about the bitter cold at the border and Nan Xiang.

Speaking of this, Lu Yan suddenly thought of Chu Qingyin and hurriedly asked his mother:

"Mother, do you know the legend of the witch?"

The Queen was puzzled:

"Why are you suddenly talking about this? I remember you weren't interested in this before."

Lu Yan hurriedly said:

"I'm not uninterested, I just didn't believe it before. But after spending so much time in the North, I really believe the witch's story."

"how do I say this?"

"I was in the north, and at the time, I was short of soldiers and food. I don't know if you will believe me when I tell you this, but I was truly at the end of my rope."

Hearing this, the queen was frightened:

"So what happened next? How did you get here safely and defeat them?"

"All of this is thanks to the help of the witch."

When the Queen heard this, she was very shocked, because in her heart this thing was just a legend. Although she burned incense many times on weekdays, she did not believe that it would really come out to protect him at the critical moment.

"Is this really possible? Although we burn incense and pray for him every day, we have never heard of a god descending to earth."

"I never believed it, but that day when the Zhenbei Army was truly at its end, a large amount of food fell from the sky. From then on, she has always been with me."

This story was very novel, especially coming from someone who didn't believe in ghosts and gods. The Queen was so shocked that she couldn't recover for a long time. After a long while, she asked:

"Is what you said true? Your Xu Mumu is the Imperial Master. She may know many things better than us. If I have time today, I will go ask her."

Hearing this, Lu Yan also said:

"That's what I should have thought of earlier."

"What kind of specific situation are you talking about?"

"In fact, during this period, no matter who was here, we thought it was impossible to win the battle. However, during that time, our food, armor, and even the things we used for commercial medicine fell from the sky."

After saying so much, Lu Yan suddenly thought of the opportunity that triggered all of this, so he quickly asked:

"Mother, what is the origin of the bracelet you gave me?"

The Queen Mother thought of this and said:

"That thing doesn't have much of a history, but it's made of very rare materials. I'll ask Xu Mumu to bless it for you, hoping it will bless you to be safe and sound in the North."

Lu Yan hurriedly asked:

"So this thing also passed through her hands?"

"Of course. I heard that your Xu Mumu is the state teacher who is connected with the witch. Let's go ask him today."

Master Xu has a very good relationship with Lu Yan and the Queen, so the Queen summoned him over now.

At this time, the mother and son were chatting about family matters, and soon they talked about the time when they would choose a concubine with Lu Yan.

"Mother, this..."

"Don't refuse. You're old enough now. If it's not suitable, you can refuse it yourself, but we still have to see it."

"Very well then, thank you, Mother. However, I have one more favor to ask of you."

"what?"

"I want to build a ancestral temple for the witch."