Chapter 132 Go on an expedition! Go on an expedition!
After so many years of war, the Darong Empire actually only grasped a large area of territory in the Central Plains. It was controlled by the Oirat Khanate and the various tribes of the Marine Empire to the north of the Great Wall, and was all the confidant enemies of the Darong Empire.
In addition, there are also the Qi Wei Hui Qiang Guards who nominally endowed the Darong Empire in the northwest, and the Tubo chieftain tribes who bowed to the Darong Empire in the southwest. These two major regions are not very stable, and there are always forces within that intend to resist Darong's rule.
As for other regions, they did not belong to China until later generations, such as North Korea in the northeast, Fusang, Siam, Annan, Myanmar, Luzon in the south, etc.
To reach the prosperous territory of Fu Xuechen during the Qing Dynasty in his previous life, the Darong Empire had to stabilize the northwest and southwest, destroy the Oirat and the Mohe, and then make all the surrounding small countries surrender.
Furong didn't know where the urgent reports from the 800-mile border today came from. Fu Xuechen could only guess whether the Ola Khanate invaded the border? Those nomadic peoples have always liked to launch south in autumn, looting many materials and populations from the Central Plains to help them survive the cold winter.
However, after years of wars before the founding of the country, the Central Plains and the Oirat were severely damaged. In comparison, the Oirat suffered even more damage, but the Oirat recovered so quickly and became enemies with the Central Plains again?
In the afternoon, Fu Xuechen became a little uneasy. Fortunately, she only had one class in the afternoon, so she simply reported to Zhu Jiuniang and walked out of Jinghua Garden in advance.
Furong ran to the stable to find her coachman. Fu Xuechen was wandering and waiting downstairs. Suddenly, she heard the sound of hooves. When she looked up, she saw Yoongzuo leading eunuch Li Zhen and several Qingwei riding horses.
From a distance, I saw Fu Xuechen downstairs. Yoongzuo's originally solemn expression instantly eased. He stopped the horse and threw all his followers outside the gate. He got off the horse and walked over to Fu Xuechen who was waiting for the carriage downstairs.
"Your Highness!" Fu Xuechen was also slightly happy when he saw him. He just knew what happened, and asked the other party.
As a female school official, Yoonzuo occasionally comes to Jinghuayuan. Basically, every time he comes, he will ask Li Zhen to call Fu Xuechen to the exclusive office of the priest wine, and hand over the news that the girl school can reprint in the recent newspaper, and exchange questions with Fu Xuechen about the production and sales of various industrial products.
Fu Xuechen has long been accustomed to seeing Yoongzuo as his closest partner in business. He has also received a lot of dividends from him in the past two years. He was not surprised to see the other party coming to him, but it was the first time the two met by chance outside.
Yoonzuo didn't have time to go to Jinghua Garden to meet and chat with Fu Xuechen as before, so he could only take her along the inner wall path of Jinghua Garden.
"The Qi Guards of Qiang Hui in the Northwest have rebelled!" After taking a few steps, Yoongzuo said the answer in front of Fu Xuechen's questioning expression: "Just three days ago, Babaili urgently sent a message to the imperial prefect who had just arrived this morning."
"Returning to Qiang in the northwest? Fortunately, it's okay!" Fu Xuechen breathed a little relieved when he heard that it was not the Ola Khanate in the north.
Yoongzuo nodded, shook his head and said, "Father was furious, and immediately called Zhenxi Hou as the vanguard. He sent troops within three days. My second brother was in charge, Duke Li and Duke Yi as the auxiliary. Ten days later, the army went on a war. The order for Guan Jingbei Hou to be on the vanguard."
Fu Xuechen opened her eyes wide, and she knew that it was already peaceful, but when there was a war, the entire Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Army had to start moving, and most of the Wuxun, who still maintained combat power in the court, could not escape. As expected, her father was ordered! However, Yoongzuo's next words surprised her even more.
"I will go there this battle too. My father asked me to follow my second brother into the army to hone my skills, so..." Yoongzuo said apologetically: "...Your brother will go there too."
Fu Xuechen blinked, so cruel? My father is going to the battlefield, and my son is going to go to the side?
Yoonzuo paused and said, "If you don't want your brother to go too, I can make the decision to let him stay in the capital and lead the Qingwei Camp to stay at Jinghua Garden to continue patrolling Jinghua Garden."
Fu Xuechen shook his head: "Your Highness, you don't have to worry about my thoughts. My brother is happy to go, so let him go!"
Yoongzuo didn't say anything anymore, of course Fu Yuchen was willing to go there. As the commander of Qingwei Camp and the general, he accepted so many days of fighting for two years and had the opportunity to make achievements on the battlefield, how could he miss it?
By the way, that guy has gradually grown up in the past two years and his body has quickly increased. Thanks to his daily training with the Qingwei Camp, he has quickly lost his gracefulness from two years ago during the training of hard work. From his skin to his figure, he is becoming less and less like twins from Fu Xuechen.
Fu Xuechen also gradually grew up in the past two years, gradually showing the outline of a girl. His childishness gradually faded away, and his eyebrows became more pure and charming. He changed from a little girl to a young girl, half-opening, tall and graceful.
He is almost fifteen years old! Yoonzuo secretly regretted that he wanted to wait until the end of the year when the other party turned fifteen years old, so he went to reveal his intention to marry the other party to his mother. Unexpectedly, the war in the northwest suddenly came, and this matter was delayed again.
Fortunately, the strength of Hui Qiang in the Northwest is not strong, not as difficult as the Ola Khanate. It is very hoped that it will be solved within two years. It may not be too late to go back to the court when the troops return to the court.
Looking at Fu Xuechen reluctantly, Yoongzuo said again: "The battle is imminent. Maybe I have no time to come again after today. This time I came here just to tell you that after I leave, Li Zhen will stay here. He will also watch the factories built before. If you have any problems, you can ask him to solve them."
Fu Xuechen was shocked when he heard this: "Are you... here to say goodbye to me?"
Yoongzuo nodded, turned around and was about to get on the horse and leave. Fu Xuechen quickly called out: "Wait!"
"?" Yoongzuo turned around.
Fu Xuechen took out a newly made peace knot from his sleeve. The whole body was made of orange and yellow silk ribbons. There was also a small purse of the same color above the knot, which contained the peace talisman. This was made for her, and the peace talisman was given by her mother Xie. There must be five or six such peace talismans.
"Send it to you! There is a talisman inside." Fu Xuechen handed Ping Anjie to Yoongzuo, but unfortunately the other party left a little anxiously. The only small gift she could take out now was this. The color was not the golden color commonly used by the royal family. If it weren't for the next few days, she wouldn't have sent her blessings to the other party in such a way.
"Thank you!" Yoongzuo felt the surprise, and quickly took the peaceful knot and squeezed it into his hand. In a trance, he seemed to be able to feel a trace of body temperature brought by the peaceful knot.
Fu Xuechen gave him a serious instruction: "Remember to take care of yourself!"
"I can do it!" Yoongzuo nodded, turned his head over, stared at Fu Xuechen for a few more times, and then rode his horse away.
Furong looked for it, accompanied Fu Xuechen onto her own carriage and drove back to Fu's mansion.
Fu Xuechen was a little silent, and Furong couldn't help but ask softly: "Miss, Your Highness the Sixth Prince is here to look for you again?"
"Yeah!" Fu Xuechen nodded: "I know what the 800-mile emergency report you just said is. The Qiwei of Qiang rebelled in the northwest. The court has decided to send troops to conquer. Your Highness is here to say goodbye to me, and he will also go to the battlefield."
"What?!" Furong was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "Your Highness the Sixth Prince is going to go to war too?"
Fu Xuechen smiled bitterly: "This time the matter is a bit big. My father was ordered by the emperor, and my brother has to go too!"
"!!" Furong's chin was almost falling off.
Fu Xuechen sighed softly. She was not worried about Yoongzuo and Fu Yuchen, the prince, nor were they commanders, but just those who went to learn and exercise. There must be no danger among the troops. Fu Yuchen was also safe with him.
What is worth worrying about is that his father Fu Chuanyi was actually sent into the Pioneer Army, which must be on the front line. Although he is a general of the army, he always has personal soldiers to protect him, but as long as he goes to the battlefield, he will inevitably be in danger. Maybe he will fly away from him and be injured if he can't dodge.
When she returned home, even Xie received the news that the Fu family was busy under her command, which was even more excessive than Fu Yuchen's departure ten days later. Fu Chuanyi had to go out within three days.
The close-fitting weapons he placed in the mansion need to be taken out to maintain, and the armor must be carefully inspected. Apply oil when it should be applied, and polish when it should be polished. In addition, several sets of clothes, boots, various medicines must be prepared, and all kinds of medicines must be wrapped.
The dozen or so guards in the mansion were also divided into two groups this time, one to follow and protect Fu Chuanyi, and the other to follow and protect Fu Yuchen. Their weapons, armor and other luggage will naturally be provided by the Fu Mansion.
Before the army could set off, the atmosphere of war preparations in the generals' homes was already spreading, but this was the general's family and the Wuxun Mansion.
Fu Xuechen followed Xie closely, silently learning about Xie's various orderly and busy arrangements. If she also marry into the Wuxun family in the future, how to prepare her husband who went to war is what she should learn, unless the next hundred years are peaceful, or if she marry into a literary family.
It was not until the evening that Fu Chuanyi and Fu Yuchen and his son returned to the mansion, had a meal with their family, and they also contained concerns, worries, wishes for peace, and hope for victory and triumphant success. Later, Fu Rushuang's in-laws were also sent a bunch of good medicines and antidotes to show their feelings.
After dinner, Fu Xuechen took the initiative to go to Fu Yuchen's yard for the first time.
"Ping An Knot?" Fu Yuchen took a dark purple Peace An Knot from his sister, a little surprised.
Fu Xuechen nodded: "There is the peace talisman that my mother asked for, but this peace knot was made by me with my own hands."
"Thank you!" Fu Yuchen smiled so hard that his eyebrows and eyes bent: "It's still the color I like, I'm so dedicated!"
There was not much time for two siblings to chat, and soon Fu An came to pass the message, saying that the master was waiting for the master in the study. Fu Yuchen did not dare to delay and left. Fu Xuechen sighed inwardly and returned to his yard.
For several nights, Fu Chuanyi also caught Fu Yuchen and went to the study to discuss it enthusiastically. As a father, he wanted to teach his son all the knowledge he passed down from his ancestors. However, Fu Yuchen occasionally had his own opinions and was unwilling to accept them all. So whenever his family approached the study, they could always hear their disputes and quarrels.
Unfortunately, Fu Chuanyi still had to take a step first, and many things were too late to compete with his son to achieve a result. Before the weather was bright on the third morning, he led his guard out, completed the last procedures before going to the expedition, and left the city gate. Because it was the vanguard army, the soldiers were more important than speed. He left quietly and no one in the city saw him off.
But it would be different when the army officially set off ten days later. The two princes leading the army, the commander and the commander of the two Dukes, and their generals, received the imperial edict in front of the imperial court and held a grand oath ceremony, would lead their respective personal guards through the long street and head towards the west gate.
The army had already been rectified and was waiting in the suburbs. As soon as these leading adults arrived, they could set off their camps.
People who received the news in advance all sent a look. Under the leadership of Xie, sisters Fu Xuechen and Fu Rushuang were booked at the restaurant next to the window in the roadside, and looked out from the window on the second floor.
It was a war, not a triumphant, so there was no cheers or noise. Wherever the flag passed, the people on the road just kept silent and silently staring at the generals who were dressed in neat clothes and rode by horses.
The soldiers were clearly armored and swords and guns, and they lined up through the streets in relatively neat steps. They were powerful and murderous intent. They saw everyone who came to see him off and breathed in and out.
It has been almost three years since time traveling, and this is the first time Fu Xuechen has seen such a scene. Compared with the military parade in his previous life, the solemn aura is even more obvious against the cold light of cold weapons. It is worthy of being the grandeur of the country by force. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the appearance of the army was far better than that of the prosperous times that had been passed down for a long time.
The team quickly passed halfway. While several people saw the second prince riding a tall horse among the central army guards, they also saw the sixth prince not far behind his horse. Behind the sixth prince, they followed Zhang Chuyang and Fu Yuchen, the commanders of the Qingwei Camp, in parallel.
The second prince is 21 years old, and he will be twenty-two in a few months. He has grown up and is particularly tall and burly. He usually wears robe but doesn't show off. At this moment, he is covered in a wardrobe and a long spear in his hand, and is immediately full of domineering momentum.
In comparison, the Sixth Prince holding the Yanyue Sword is relatively slender, but also full of agility. Zhang Chuyang, who holds the long halberd, has a much stronger figure, while Fu Yuchen seems to be different from the Sixth Prince, and he is holding a spear.
Fu Xuechen blinked in surprise. It was the first time she knew that these people were good at these long weapons. It felt that Fu Yuchen was indeed weak! Perhaps compared to power, he was better at moves.
It seemed as if there was telepathy. When Fu Xuechen saw the Sixth Prince and Fu Yuchen, the two of them looked up at the restaurant one after another, and met their sight from afar, pouring out some surprise and reluctance.
Unfortunately, in a hurry, as the team moved forward, the three of them looked at each other, leaving only Fu Xuechen, looking at the two people's backs with regret.
"If the second prince wins triumphantly this time, I'm afraid the emperor will not be able to delay any further and become the crown prince." Xie couldn't help but mutter softly.
Fu Xuechen knew why his mother said that. Emperor An of Yuan had been delaying for a year and a half to become a crown prince. Unfortunately, man's plan was not as good as God's plan. Since the frontier, the second prince who had been in the army for a long time had the opportunity to lead the army again. If he was defeated, Emperor An of Yuan An could not hold on and had to make the second prince the crown prince.
It's a pity that the fourth prince! Fu Xuechen all sympathized with the current queen. He suffered a loss because the power in the army was weaker than the second prince, and he also suffered a loss because the fourth prince came to adulthood later. After so long the fight was finally lost to Tianshi.
Chapter completed!