"Worship heaven and earth!"

Just after the New Year, Beidu ushered in a great event.

Yeluqi's wedding has already been held in a lively manner, and Xiao Leshan assigned Yeluqi the daughter of Prime Minister Asana.

She is three years younger than Yeluqi, but she is already Tingting Lili.

She was also as beautiful as a flower and attracted the applause of many princes and ministers.

When the prime minister's daughter marries Yeluqi, there is naturally no enviable love involved, only a marriage of politics and interests.

Anyone who is not an idiot can understand the meaning behind such a marriage.

Yeluqi was originally the crown prince in everyone's mind, and now that he is getting married, Xiao Leshan is also trying to attract political capital to pave the way for his future accession to the throne.

After all, the current emperor is too old, so old that he has no fangs or sharp claws. He only knows how to drink wine and mince meat every day, which is not of much use.

Even Yeluqi's wedding did not come to attend, but Yeluqi's biological mother came in person. As for his father's position, he was replaced by Xiao Leshan.

"Two thanks to Gaotang!"

Dressed in a red robe, Yeluqi looked majestic and heroic, attracting applause from the whole room.

"Oh, in the blink of an eye, the fourth prince has grown so big!"

Some veterans looked at the groom, who was covered in red robes, and couldn't help but sigh: "When the fourth prince was born, the veterans were watching. In a flash, more than 20 years have passed. Time is not forgiving. If the veterans

If you can stay a few years younger, you will definitely have to fight for the fourth prince for a few more years!"

"Hmph, the defeat at Langshan was all due to Xiao Chi's lack of strategy and stupidity. If it were me, I would have taken Wu Jie's head as a wedding gift for the fourth prince!"

When everyone talked about the great defeat at Langshan, their faces all became ugly.

In their opinion, the defeat at Langshan was entirely due to Xiao Chi's ignorance. He knew that Wu Jie was leading an attack on Liangzhai and did not lead anyone to outflank and support him. Instead, the whole army directly attacked the Tiangan camp and lost everything.

Even if you suspect fraud and don't go to support, the worst possible outcome is to retreat. It's almost winter anyway, so retreating is reasonable.

Now Xiao Chi was defeated, with countless casualties and the Northern Barbarians' vitality severely damaged. This was all thanks to Xiao Chi.

Xiao Chi's wife, son and daughter have been expelled from the Xiao family, deprived of their Xiao surname, and became untouchables.

This result seemed to everyone to be well deserved.

Facing the complaints from several ministers, several Han ministers on the small table beside them shook their heads silently.

In fact, everyone knows that these old guys are just an afterthought. If they were allowed to command the army, Wu Jie would probably be happy to set off firecrackers at home to celebrate.

Xiao Chi's strategy cannot actually be said to be wrong; it can even be said to be an extremely correct and fatal blow.

Concentrating all the troops and directly killing the Tianqian camp, although it seems to have no skills, is the way to win.

The reason for the defeat can only be said to be the fault of Xiao Chi. It is said that Wanyan Hushui, who was responsible for the lead charge, led his troops to retreat several times. After fighting for a long time, he failed to open the Tiangan camp.

It's like asking a chef to cut off a cow. No matter how good his skills are, if you give him a dull knife, he won't be able to do anything about it.

Afterwards, these civil servants who had declared the country conducted deductions. If Xiao Chi had personally gone to the front line to supervise the army, the results might have been completely different.

But this kind of thing, no matter how you say it, is just an afterthought. Who would cry out for a dead man? Everyone wants to step on it more, so as to avoid the fourth prince's reputation being damaged.

"Don't talk about these disappointing things. I just lost the battle. Are you still afraid that God will do it? At worst, we can launch a big edict, and all the men in the country can gather another 100,000 troops at any time!"

"Yes, yes, the fourth prince is getting married. Let's not say such disappointing things."

Seeing that these veterans were talking more and more wrong, someone quickly changed the topic. A veteran who was trying to smooth things over stared at Yeluqi and whispered, "Look, the fourth prince's demeanor is becoming more and more like the king of the South Campus." Already."

Everyone looked at it, don't tell me, it's true.

As the old saying goes, a nephew is like an uncle, and the fourth prince's demeanor and posture are indeed somewhat similar to Xiao Leshan.

"Tea!"

At this time, the two newlyweds picked up tea cups and walked up to Queen Xiao and Xiao Leshan.

"Uncle, please have tea."

Taking the tea cup from the bride's hand, Xiao Leshan nodded with a smile, took out a jade bracelet and gave it to the bride.

Not far away, Di Chou and several other people from the world looked at each other from afar.

That jade bracelet is not jade, it is light pink with a ray of silver in it. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that it is a rare treasure in the world, pink jade.

It is said that wearing this kind of jade on the body can make a woman stay youthful and immortal.

You see, Queen Xiao is still as beautiful as a flower now, because she has a jade pendant made of pink jade, and such a big jade bracelet is even more extraordinary.

"Uncle, drink tea!"

Yeluqi brought the tea to Xiao Leshan. Xiao Leshan took it and took a sip. He looked at Yeluqi with joy and said, "When you start a family and start a business, my uncle has nothing to give you, so I will give you a name."

After Xiao Leshan finished speaking, he looked outside the door.

At this time, the eunuch outside the door hurriedly walked in, knelt on his knees, and raised the imperial edict in his hand above his head.

Xiao Leshan stood up, took the imperial edict in his hand, and unfolded it. At that moment, everyone stood up and knelt to receive it.

"Holy edict, the fourth prince Yeluqi is loyal to the country, his filial piety is touching, and his moral conduct is a model for the world. He has reached adulthood today in his wedding. He is appointed as the crown prince of the East Palace and the crown prince of the country. He is responsible for supervising the state affairs and supervising all officials!"

As soon as the imperial edict came out, everyone was overjoyed.

This imperial edict means that from today onwards, Yeluqi will officially be the crown prince of the Northern Barbarians and supervise the affairs of the country. This is the delegation of power by the old emperor. It means that the prince Yeluqi is not a mere pretender. He will go to the court to supervise the country and handle government affairs. In addition, Xiao Leshan With his support, Yeluqi and the emperor were now just one name apart.

Xiao Leshan sent the imperial edict to Yeluqi, patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Although we are busy with government affairs, we must not neglect spiritual matters. In a few days, you can go to the Yuanqi Temple to worship the gods on behalf of heaven. "

Yeluqi's face turned red with excitement. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

He immediately accepted the order and thanked him.

Seeing that Yeluqi had accepted the order and thanked him, all the old officials hurriedly congratulated Yeluqi and changed their title to Prince.

Yeluqi was really happy now.

He quickly asked everyone to stand up and said some polite words.

Little did they know that at this moment, Eunuch Chang, who was standing aside with the wedding wine, was already happy.

Now that Yeluqi has entered the East Palace, will he have to change his identity? The most important thing is, what treasures will be hidden in the palace from now on: "Hey, this time I really made a profit."

"Huh!"

At this moment, far outside Yecheng, another place, I saw that the teams from Shenwu Camp had already formed two rows, waiting for Xu Fan's motorcade. As soon as the motorcade arrived, they would not stop and set off immediately.

Xu Tong, wearing the muddy cloak, sat with Cao Jun in the pavilion, drinking and talking as a farewell.

At this time, Xu Tong raised his eyebrows slightly and thought to himself: "This guy is really lucky."

Chang Wugu had already passed on the news of Yeluqi's wedding, and Xu Tong had to sigh that it was really enviable to have a good uncle who was awesome and cared about him.

Cao Jun on the side saw that he had a strange look on his face and asked, "Is Marquis Wu feeling unwell?"

"No, it's just that I have been taking care of you recently. I'm a little reluctant to leave today. I just want to wait for me to come back from my mission and have a drink with Brother Cao."

Xu Tong did not say these disappointing things, but thanked Cao Jun. During the past few days in Yecheng, Cao Jun treated him sincerely, which made Xu Tong feel good about him.

It's different from Xu Fan's overtly utilitarian overtures.

Cao Jun was almost as fanatical towards Xu Tong, no... I should say towards Yang Hong, like a star-chasing fan.

Therefore, Cao Jun's hospitality to Xu Tong was because he sincerely wanted to treat you well and simply hoped to live a comfortable life.

In fact, it's no wonder that Yecheng is very close to Langshan, only separated by a river. He knows the battle report situation of Langshan best.

Originally, even he was not optimistic about the Battle of Langshan, but he did not expect that he would achieve a great victory at Langshan in the end. Others did not know many of the details, but Cao Jun knew them, which is why he admired Xu Tong so much.

"Brother Yang, you're too polite. I just hate that I don't have the power to restrain a chicken. Otherwise, I would have gone with my brother to see the scenery of the northern country and kill the majesty of the northern barbarians."

Cao Jun said, raising his wine glass in honor of Xu Tong.

At this moment, a line of carriages and horses in the distance gradually appeared in the field of vision.

The envoy flag was hung in front of the motorcade, and the Xu family's carriage was sitting behind it. Naturally, it couldn't be anyone else.

Seeing that the envoy team had arrived, Xu Tong stood up and said goodbye to Cao Jun.

When he was leaving, Xu Tong had nothing to give to Cao Jun, so he left three Purple Sky Thunder Talismans as a reward.

Then Xu Tong got on his horse, waited for the convoy to pass by, held his hand towards Cao Jun, and rode off.

"Brother Yang, take care of yourself along the way!!"

Cao Jun watched the carriage and horse go further and further away. He picked up his robe with one hand and ran forward to catch up for a few steps. However, even his shoes ran away before he stopped, raised his hands high, and raised his hand to Xu Tongyi:

"Take care of yourself!!"

Cao Jun looked at the bright red cloak behind Xu Tong waving in the wind, gradually moving away, and then reluctantly turned around and left.

Life is like this. There will always be a few strangers who fall in love with each other at first sight. They meet very late, cannot say a few words, and then leave in a hurry...

The motorcade moved forward slowly, and soon passed Langshan Mountain.

The Langshan Camp had long since disappeared, leaving only some rotten wood covered with heavy snow. Looking around, the ground was covered with hoarfrost. Not far away, Xu Tong also saw the remains of the Yuanqi Chariot standing in the snow.

There were densely packed footprints of wild beasts all around. It was unknown whether the buried corpses were thrown out by wolves or bears, and only the bones were left after being chewed.

It can be seen that during this period, the wild beasts in the mountains and forests had a winter without starvation.
To be continued...