The big dragon flag, the handsome flag with the word cloud, the flag of the battalion commander, and the flag of the Anxi Protectorate gradually became clear under the gaze of more than 200,000 soldiers of the Sixth Guards of the New Army.
In the telescope tube raised by Cheng Kai and others, Nangong Ye, Zhang Mo and a group of familiar old friends appeared in their eyes.
The six Cheng Kai who put down their telescope looked at each other and sighed helplessly.
Although they had long known from the scouts that a team of 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers were chasing them, the speed of arrival still exceeded their expectations.
Under the gaze of more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, the cavalry of 60,000 to 70,000 horses stopped in batches on the field about two miles east of the Sixth Guards of the New Army, looking at the Sixth Guards of the New Army who were just arrayed outside the city. Wei suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Compared with the 200,000 soldiers of the Six Guards of the New Army, who are fully equipped and with high morale, the 60,000 to 70,000 brothers under Nangong Ye and Zhang Mo are lightly armed, carrying only dry food, water bags and combat weapons. None of them.
The 70,000 cavalrymen looked very tired, and at a glance it was clear that they must be rushing towards Yingzhou day and night.
Cheng Kai glanced at the five Zhou Baoyu and others around him with a complicated expression: "Although we have been ahead for many days, the combat equipment affects our speed, otherwise they would not have just arrived with the front foot, and they would have followed closely with the rear foot.
Fortunately, the prince sent us a letter in advance, otherwise we really don’t know how to deal with such an embarrassing situation. "
"Brother Cheng, what should we do now?"
"If they don't move, we won't move either. We will act according to the prince's instructions."
"Brother Cheng, I have to be honest with you. Are you willing to have the wealth and splendor gained through more than ten years of military service be wiped out like this?"
To be honest, I can't figure out what the prince is thinking. "
"Who knows, but we should have faith in the prince's character. We have served with him for so many years. Has he ever treated us badly?
No matter what, the prince must have his reasons for doing this.
Just follow orders. "
While several people were talking, Nangong Ye and Zhang Mo galloped towards the camp of the Sixth Guards of the New Army without even bringing any personal soldiers with them.
"Hush!"
The two men reined in their horses and stopped. They looked at Cheng Kai, the six of them led by Liu Chengzhi, and the thirty battalion generals behind them with complicated eyes. They didn't know what to say.
Liu Chengzhi hesitated for a moment and nodded to the two of them: "Uncle, cousin!"
Nangong Ye and Zhang Mo were stunned, and looked at Liu Chengzhi with more complicated eyes.
Nangong Ye was silent for a long time, then got off his horse and walked towards Liu Chengzhi.
"Child, Cheng Qian, if you believe me as a human being, how about taking a step back?"
Liu Chengzhi and Liu Chengqian looked at each other, turned around and glanced at Cheng Kai, who nodded and lowered his eyebrows. They nodded silently, got off their horses and followed Nangong Ye towards the distance.
The three of them stopped slowly, and Nangong Ye looked at the two brothers with tangled eyes.
"Chengzhi, Chengqian, my uncle received a letter from the commander on the way about your father's affairs, and he also knows all the details.
I am deeply saddened by what happened to him, and I also know that I need to give you an explanation for this matter.
My uncle promises that he will give you a reasonable explanation no matter what.
Uncle, I beg you with a shameless face, please don’t do stupid things until the truth comes to light, okay?
This world belongs not only to the imperial court, but also to the prosperous country that your father worked so hard to assist two generations of late emperors and worked hard to build for more than ten years.
Once you do something stupid, the world will be in chaos, and your father's lifelong hard work will be over.
If your father is alive in heaven, he will not rest in peace seeing his life's hard work ruined by your foolish behavior.
For the sake of the lives of millions of people in the world, stop fighting.
Uncle, I beg you.
Cheng Qian, your mother-in-law is the third princess of the current dynasty and the niece of your uncle. You also have the blood of the Li family’s royal family. Your mother-in-law certainly doesn’t want to see the Li family collapse under the actions of you two brothers. down.
Give the court a chance, give your cousin a chance.
Investigate the truth and give your father justice.
The prosperous age of heaven and earth, which took the hard work of three generations, cannot be messed up. "
The two brothers looked at Nangong Ye with pleading eyes, looked at each other and fell silent, not knowing how to respond.
As of now, the two brothers have no idea what is going on. They are all following their father's instructions in letters and following the wishes of their six uncles.
Under such circumstances, how could the two brothers dare to make the decision without authorization and agree to Nangong Ye's request.
After being silent for a long time, Liu Chengzhi bit his lip: "Uncle, let me think about it. Now I don't know how to give you an answer."
Nangong Ye nodded with struggling eyes: "Okay, as long as you don't order anything stupid, my uncle will promise you anything."
"Thank you uncle, we will go back first."
As the two brothers returned, Nangong Ye, Zhang Mo and the others nodded and signaled to the six of them, Cheng Kai, and rode towards their own soldiers and horses.
For a time, in the wilderness outside Yingzhou City, soldiers and horses from both sides each occupied a place to station themselves. The lines were clear and the water in the well did not interfere with the water in the river.
The royal palace in the city.
Song Qing inserted three sticks of incense into the incense burner and looked at the coffin in front of him with sad but doubtful eyes.
Has the third brother really passed away?
Song and Qing Dynasties had arrived in Yingzhou City more than ten days ago, but they did not immediately rush to the palace to mourn. Instead, they hibernated in an inn in the city.
He didn't quite believe that his third brother was actually assassinated and hoped to find out something.
However, Song Qing was disappointed in the end.
For more than ten days, he found no clues that could prove that his third brother was still alive.
"Brother, if my husband is alive in heaven, I will rest in peace knowing that you can come to Northern Xinjiang to see him off."
Qi Yunfang felt extremely awkward and said words that were against her will. Song Qing appeared too suddenly, and Qi Yun didn't have time to tell her husband.
I don’t know if my husband wants his eldest brother to know that he is still alive, so he can only say insincere words like he did to the officials in northern Xinjiang.
"Third brother... did he pass away peacefully?"
"By the time my little sister saw him, my husband had been gone for a few days, and he looked quite peaceful when he was buried."
"Slave, please see the princess!"
"What's the matter?"
The maid glanced at Song Qing and pulled Qi Yun towards the outside of the hall.
Song Qing didn't mind, and sighed and looked around the mourning hall.
With such an arrangement, the third brother might have really died young.
After a while, Qi Yun walked in again.
"Brother, my husband has always been good friends with you during his lifetime. You two discussed many things. He left a lot of documents in the study, and my little sister can't understand them and doesn't know how to deal with them.
The maid just reported that she did not dare to clean the study without permission.
Why don't you help my little sister take care of it and see what needs to be kept and what can be put in the coffin when the husband is buried?
The younger sister is going to arrange the food and drinks. By the way, the sisters can come out to see the elder brother’s funeral later!
The husband's belongings were left to the eldest brother for disposal. "
"Oh, my condolences.
Just leave your third brother's relics to me, and I will pick them out for you as soon as possible. "
"I'm done, brother. I'm familiar with the location of the study. My little sister is going to prepare for the banquet."
Song Qing nodded and rushed towards the study in the inner courtyard with a heavy expression.
With the current state of the palace, it would be impossible not to believe that the third brother passed away.
After living in the palace for more than half a year, Song Qing rushed out of the study with great ease.
Looking at the familiar study room, Song Qing couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Half a year ago, I was here having a lofty talk with my third brother. The scene seemed like it happened just yesterday. In the blink of an eye, everything had changed.
Pushing open the door and stepping into the study, Song Qing, who was a little sentimental, immediately saw Mr. Liu standing in front of him and staring at him. He shuddered suddenly, raised his hands in front of his chest and subconsciously took two steps back.
"Ah...ah...ah...ah...ah...ah..."
"Brother, come and stay with me. I'm so lonely alone."
Song Qing listened to Young Master Liu's cold words, swallowed his saliva, looked at the shadow on the ground and reacted immediately.
"You bastard Liu Mingzhi, I send my greetings to your ancestors, but you have made my legs weak!"
Young Master Liu saw Song Qing reacting so quickly, waved his hand and walked towards the desk without interest.
"How did you come?"
"Of course I'm here to see if you are dead or not. As expected, you are not dead. The whole world has been deceived by you."
Liu Mingzhi poured a cup of tea and handed it to Song Qing: "How is the situation in the capital?"
Song Qing took the tea, glared at Young Master Liu angrily, and sat on a chair beside him.
"People are in panic. It's okay if there is no chaos. Is it really His Majesty who took action against you?"
"Yes! It's your Majesty's handiwork!"
"I heard the noise outside the city before entering the mansion, and I guess you heard it too. Do you really want to take this step?"
Liu Mingzhi smiled bitterly and nodded: "Your Majesty was unkind to me first. Now that the soldiers and horses are back, I have no way out."
Song Qing frowned: "It is said that the vanguard troops under Marshal Yun have also returned.
If we really want to go to war, I'm afraid the odds of winning are hard to say. "
Liu Mingzhi clasped his hands and was silent for a while, then raised his eyes and looked at Song Qing calmly.
"Then let them take care of themselves!"
"What are you going to do?"
"You'll find out soon enough!"
