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Although the establishment of the crown prince has been suppressed for the time being, the situation in the dark is more turbulent than ever. The emperor made a promise that the crown prince will be named after the war, so that all the courtiers have hope in their hearts, and all the officials in charge of the war are also ordered not to neglect , but let the generals fighting in the frontier avoid worrying about reserves such as food and grass, and fight the enemy with peace of mind.

The war lasted for several years, the soldiers in the frontier were busy training troops, and the officials in the temple were busy serving the master, and time slipped away unconsciously.

At the end of the spring of 34 Yuan, an urgent report of [-] miles was submitted to the court. It turned out that the frontier war was victorious. The emperor was very happy and decreed: All generals will stay in the border town until the spring of next year. Beijing was rewarded.When the news spread, the whole country rejoiced. For Beichen Donghuang, the greatest blessing was to defend the wilderness battle and keep the people safe.

The border guards were overjoyed when they got the news, and vowed to stay in the border town for the last year, and then go home to reunite and live a life of wives and children for a few days.

The soldiers are happy, and the generals are naturally happy too, but they naturally need to be more rational. The purpose of defending the city for a year is to prevent the barbarian from making a comeback. They can't smash their own signs at this last moment, so everyone is very cautious. .

In Tong Zhan's camp, all the generals gathered in the tent, and on the big table were several dishes of meat that were rarely eaten on weekdays, as well as several appetizers.

Tong Zhan held up the bowl in his hand, and respected everyone: "Although the news has been spread in the capital, it will be a matter of next year to go back. All the soldiers will have to suffer for another year. We still can't drink this wine. When we arrive in the capital, this general will definitely Please drink it to your heart's content, and you won't return if you don't get drunk!" Then he drank the fruit brew in the bowl boldly.

The soldiers under the seat also followed the general to drink the fruit wine in the bowl. Tong Zhan is a good general on weekdays. Everyone loves him and likes to be close to him. In this way, everyone let go of their temper and chatted casually.

"The general has agreed! This fruit wine is for women to drink. When we return to Kyoto, we will have a good Nurhong!" A soldier said carelessly, disgusted with fruit wine.

Many soldiers around also agree, this fruit brew is homemade in a village under Haochang City, it has a sweet and delicate fragrance, but it is not suitable for them to drink.

Tong Zhan listened with a smile on his face, and was about to speak, but was robbed by another general, "Come on, if it weren't for the two brothers of the Su family, you still wouldn't be able to drink this fruit wine, don't be disgusted, go back to the capital and you Even if you want to drink, you can't drink it!"

These words immediately turned everyone's eyes to the two young handsome talents sitting together in the tent, one of them was drinking wine and kept silent, but the aura honed on the battlefield made people dare not underestimate it. One is fearful, but the other is gentle and refined. He looks like a military adviser. His behavior is different from those who go to the battlefield. He is calm and calm, which is admirable.

I saw the more refined person raised his bowl to signal to everyone, saying: "You are making fun of me again, I like the taste of this fruit stuffing, but I let you all drink together."

"Hey," Tong Zhan waved his hand and retorted: "Where did Su Yun say that! Speaking of which, Suhang actually found this cup for you. Your brothers have a deep brotherhood, which is enviable. Right now, it’s too cheap for us, and we can’t drink alcohol, so it’s good to satisfy our cravings with this fruit brew.”

"Yes!" The group of people below echoed, admiring their brotherly love, thanking them for their fruit, and teasing the two of them.

However, Su Yun, that is, He Xiangchen just laughed secretly. In fact, this fruit wine came from the village where Yeluqi was arrested. He went back again and sent some fruit wine to the two of them. Luo Jinglei didn't think there was anything wrong with it. However, He Xiangchen liked the taste very much, so he asked Luo Jinglei to write to Yeluqi, asking him to get more. Luo Jinglei naturally agreed to this kind of innocuous thing, and it also made everyone misunderstand that Luo Jinglei specially found it for him. .

Luo Jinglei and He Xiangchen calmly drank the fruit wine respected by everyone, but it was not intoxicating anyway, so everyone drank happily.

"Suhang, you have made great achievements in this battle. I will definitely explain it to the emperor, and the emperor will reward you at that time. Have you thought about what you want?" Tong Zhan asked casually while everyone was happy.

Luo Jinglei's eyes dimmed, and then he returned to normal, "Thank you, General, if the emperor bestows a reward, we will naturally accept what is rewarded, how can we do what he thinks."

"That's the case, but if you want something, I'll tell you in front of the emperor, maybe I will reward you." As soon as Tong Zhan's voice fell, some generals around said jokingly: "Yes, yes. , if you want a charming and beautiful wife, the emperor will definitely reward you!" The people below burst into laughter, Tong Zhan reprimanded a few words, but he also laughed.

Luo Jinglei sneered secretly, delicate and beautiful wife?Heh~ He doesn't want a charming and beautiful wife, but he does want someone, but he doesn't need to be rewarded by the emperor, he will use the country to hire him himself.

Tong Zhan also knew that Su Hang never liked to joke, so he asked Su Yun instead: "Su Yun, do you want anything?"

He Xiangchen was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Tong Zhan to ask him, but he quickly reacted and said with a smile: "I don't want a beautiful wife, what should I do if my sweetheart won't let me in?"

Everyone didn't expect that this young and talented military adviser would already have a sweetheart, and they all turned their attention to inquiring, and even Luo Jinglei looked at him twice, but He Xiangchen was very tactful, and after being inquired for a long time, he didn't only inquire. She is a childhood sweetheart.

After the banquet, it was already late at night, Luo Jinglei and He Xiangchen returned to their camp, not long after, a man in black entered their tent without making a sound.

"What's the matter?" Luo Jinglei asked suddenly, as if he was just talking to the air, but the momentum around him was getting stronger.

The man in black appeared and knelt in front of Luo Jinglei. He was one of the eight people who followed Luo Jinglei back then, and he was also the one who 'died' in the battle. Now he is kneeling here, codenamed Yinyi.

"Return to Master, there is news from the capital." Yin Yi took out the letter from his pocket and handed it over respectfully.

Luo Jinglei took the letter and read it before handing it to He Xiangchen. He Xiangchen silently took it and read it carefully, and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Your Highness."

Luo Jinglei also had a rare smile and said: "Well, Jingming, you go and write a letter to Fengmao, and I will write the letter to Kyoto." Only then did Jinglei let Yinyi leave.

After Yinyi left, He Xiangchen also felt a little emotional. He just said in the letter that everything is ready, just wait for them to return and welcome His Royal Highness to be king. Time has passed and their Highness will become an adult next year. Once their status is restored, all adult princes except the prince will be dismissed To be crowned king, the crown prince is yet to be decided, the princes before Luo Jinglei have already been crowned king, once crowned king, then the real 'war' will come...

"No need to think about it, just leave it to me in the future, it's already late at night, go to rest early." Luo Jinglei's indifferent words interrupted He Xiangchen's thoughts.He Xiangchen looked forward to the master he would be loyal to in the future, and suddenly felt that he was worrying unnecessarily, and their highness didn't bother him!There are His Highness, and there are them, how could it not be successful!

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In the Xia family, Xia Qiuyu, who had already received the letter, waved away Yin San, who was in charge of the letter between him and Luo Jinglei, gently opened the letter, read it carefully, and read it more than once, not letting go of any word, Only then did they put them away in the wooden box specially placed for letters, stack them neatly, and then lock the wooden box.In the past, they used pigeons to pass on letters, and often they could only pass on a few words. Since Luo Jinglei had a secret guard, they started to pass on letters, and Xia Qiuyu was often reluctant to burn them, sealing up every letter.

It's night, but Xia Qiuyu can't sleep. The past thoughts seem to settle down with time, but occasionally when he is busy, he will think of the time when they were relaxing on the mountain. I am afraid that those days will have to wait until everything settles down. Maybe he I can still ask for my resignation and leave, go back to the mountain that is neither high nor short, and occasionally go down the mountain to chat with the villagers.

Standing alone in the courtyard, Xia Qiuyu looked at the drowsy night sky and murmured, "I will be back next year... finally... I will come back..."

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Although the days of hope are anxious, the mood is always good, but no matter whether you feel fast or slow, in the spring of 35 AD, all the soldiers guarding the city came back, and they were welcomed by the cities along the way. The generals of the soldiers also arrived in Kyoto one after another. Some families were happy and some were sad, but the sorrow of losing their loved ones could not hinder the celebration of the whole people in Kyoto. Even the emperor led all the officials out of the city gate to greet them in person to show their commendation.

"See my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" All the generals bowed to the emperor under the leadership of Tong Guan, the highest-ranking hussar general, and shouted long live three times.

"Haha~ no courtesy! No courtesy from your family, all the generals have had a hard time! I have ordered people to prepare a banquet, and all the generals will come to celebrate after they go home and clean up. I will clean up the dust for you!" Luo Tianyu was very happy, As an emperor, there is nothing more joyful than winning a battle.

"Long live thank you!" After thanking the generals, they went into the city under the leadership of the emperor, those who went home went home, those who went to the post station went to the post station, and after a little tidying up, they rushed to the palace to participate in the dust-cleaning banquet.

At the banquet, singing and dancing were performed, and all civil and military officials raised their glasses to celebrate.Luo Jinglei, who followed Tong Zhan into the palace, sat in the corner and slowly drank the fine wine, but he was full of irony in his heart. This scene is so similar. 12 years ago, it was such a grand banquet. After that, he left the palace , meeting Xia Qiuyu, meeting everyone, and then desperately rushing back to this golden cage, this is like a reincarnation, whether it starts or ends, it's all here.He clenched the wine glass tightly in his hand and didn't say a word, but this strangeness was discovered by He Xiangchen beside him, but he didn't know how to persuade him, so he drank with him one by one. Thank you, they sat in the corner, but it was quiet.

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