After another half month, the Third Division finally completed the trial of Nanfeng's officials, big and small.
Those who deserve to be killed will be killed, and those who deserve to be jailed will be jailed.
Ren Ning and Li Hebai received all the information and prepared to leave Xingji City and go south.
On this day, a special couple visited Ren Ning's General Xuanwu Mansion.
It is the fat Jin King Chen Xiulan and Jin Princess Fan Ning.
Although it was very rude, Ren Ning and others had heard about Princess Jin's glorious deeds and subconsciously looked at her.
Next to Chen Xiulan stood a classical beauty, neither tall nor short, with a charming smile.
If she hadn't been wearing the clothes that represented the princess, Ren Ning would have beaten several people to death and wouldn't have believed that such a woman would chase her husband down the street with a machete.
Princess Jin was naturally entertained by Yingpan, and Xiao Gang's cousin happened to be there, so the three women of similar age went to the back house together laughing and joking.
Ren Ning asked Chen Xiulan to sit down, exchanged some pleasantries, and then asked with a smile: "I wonder if His Majesty the King of Jin is here to come, why do you want to do so?"
He pointed around apologetically, "We are packing our luggage to go south. I hope Your Highness will forgive you for not taking good care of me."
Shh!
Chen Xiulan didn't mind the lack of careful care.
He raised a finger to make a ringing gesture, tilted his head and listened carefully to the movement outside the hall. He was relieved when he was sure that Princess Jin had gone far away.
"Several generals," Chen Xiulan chuckled and said, "You should have got the news. I will be going to southern Xinjiang for training in the near future, and we should see each other often in the future. So I came here in advance to say hello."
"As the saying goes, you rely on your parents at home and your friends outside."
"Welcome, welcome." Ren Ning and the others looked at each other, not surprised but not unconvinced.
I really rely on friends when I go out. It's just that both the Starfall Legion and Zhennan Pass have strict military regulations. There should be no one who would ask for trouble to provoke the dignified prince.
So Chen Xiulan doesn't need to worry at all.
The two sides chatted for a few more words, and Chen Xiuzhu suddenly looked embarrassed.
"Several generals, I heard that the girls in Guangxin County are beautiful and as passionate as the weather. I don't know if this is true?"
Ren Ning and the others were stunned, and their expressions soon became strange.
They glanced in the direction of the back house and suddenly realized why the fat prince had waited for Princess Jin to leave before talking.
only……
Is this Chen Xiulan going to practice or pick up girls?
cough!
As a native of Guangxin, Li Hebai's face turned black.
"Your Highness," he coughed and couldn't help but remind: "There are many ethnic minorities and tribes in the south, and their living habits, customs, etc. are very different from those in the Central Plains and Star City."
"The girls are not so much passionate as they are fierce and difficult to mess with. If Princess Jin finds out..."
"Oops." Chen Xiulan suddenly became sober as if a basin of ice water was poured on her head.
Snapped!
He slapped his thigh hard and cried out, "That's it."
"What's wrong?" Ren Ning and others were confused.
"The princess's maternal ancestor is from the south, but not from Guangxin County but from Xiyu County." Chen Xiulan beat her chest in annoyance: "It was a mistake. I should have investigated clearly when we got married."
Ren Ning and others coughed.
After Chen Xiulan said this, he realized it later and was shocked: "You won't spread what I just said to others, will you?"
"No. We are not talkative women." Ren Ning and the others looked at each other and shook their heads with a smile.
However, after this incident, the relationship between several people and the fat Jin King became somewhat closer.
Another day passed, it was May 25th.
Ren Ning and others said goodbye to their families and led the team to leave Beijing and return to the camp.
On the fifth day after they left, the princes and princes also set off for the frontier.
Even the eighth prince, who had been pretending to be ill, had to get up amidst Concubine Ming's cries and obediently set foot on the road to the west.
However, in the afternoon, a horseman came from the southwest and rushed into the Zhenguo Palace in a dusty manner.
Soon a shocking news spread throughout the wealthy families of Xingji City.
General Huo Zheng, the general guarding the Yancheng Fortress, unfortunately contracted the epidemic. The medicine was ineffective and he died of the disease during the Dragon Boat Festival. The body is kept in a crystal coffin and is heading east back to Star City at great speed.
In the imperial garden, Emperor Changxing was taking a leisurely walk.
Ever since the last time he asked the eighth prince to make a choice, either to go for training or be demoted to a commoner, Er Genzi has finally become a lot cleaner. Finally, there is no need to hide in Qingyun Palace during rest time.
"Your Majesty," Luo Sha, the commander of the Jinlin Guards, hurried over and whispered a few words.
"What?" Emperor Changxing felt dizzy. Fortunately, Changlu had quick eyesight and quick hands to catch him, so he didn't fall down.
He calmed down and stared at Luo Sha: "Tell me again, is the news accurate?"
"Your Majesty, the news came from the Zhenguo Mansion. Moreover, the eldest princess had earlier sent someone to cross the mountains from Yunzhong County to Dingxi County. Therefore, it should be true."
"Xuan!" Emperor Changxing hurried back to the imperial study.
Not long after, all the civil and military generals of the third rank and above in the entire imperial capital, Princess Yiguang, Prince Huo Qing of Zhenguo, and the soldiers who brought the news all entered the palace.
"Royal Aunt!" Looking at Princess Yiguang, whose hair had turned a lot whiter, Emperor Changxing didn't know what to say for a moment.
Princess Yiguang's face was calm: "Your Majesty, please don't worry, I'm fine! All things in the world are inevitably subject to birth, old age, illness and death, and I have been mentally prepared for this."
Emperor Changxing breathed a sigh of relief and comforted him for a while before his eyes fell on the soldier next to him.
"How is the situation in the west now?"
Princess Yiguang took out a thick letter and said, "The letter has been disinfected. Your Majesty can check it with confidence."
There was an imperial doctor waiting nearby, who quickly came over to do various tests before finally sending it to the Long Case.
Emperor Changxing flipped through the pages quickly, his face becoming more and more gloomy the more he looked at it.
After finally seeing it, Changlu quickly delivered the letter to the eagerly awaited ministers.
Everyone didn't care too much at this time and gathered around to read the contents of the letter.
As they watched, their expressions couldn't help but become serious.
A large-scale epidemic occurred in the fortress, which could not be controlled due to lack of medical treatment.
By the time of the Dragon Boat Festival, in addition to the general who was guarding the fortress and died of illness, there were also five elderly third-level generals who were also in critical condition. All affairs of the fortress are handed over to Huo Ling, the current Duke of the town.
In addition, scouts discovered that Xiliang's 45-strong army was heading east, less than 1,200 miles away from the border between the two countries.
Buzz~
Everyone was in an uproar when they saw this number.
Is Xiliang Royal Court crazy?
According to calculations in previous years, the population of the entire Xiliang Prairie is only over 3.5 million. Adding in the small tribes that are wandering around and whose traces are hard to find, it is estimated that the population will not exceed 3.7 million.
Excluding half of the 3.7 million people who are women, and then subtracting the young and old, the remaining population is less than one million.
This time, they actually sent 450,000 horses to the east. Is this a gamble for the entire Xiliang clan?
"What was the situation like in the fortress when you left?" Guanyi, the Minister of War, quickly asked the soldier who was guarding the Duke's mansion.
"Back to Your Majesty and your lords, when I left the fortress, the Xiliang army was still far away. The Duke of Guo planned to temporarily move all the soldiers out of the fortress, and then separate the infected and healthy soldiers. Wait until the fortress is completely disinfected before moving in. Go back. Just..."
"Just what?" Everyone stretched their necks anxiously.
The soldier's face turned gloomy.
"It's just that the quantity of doctors, medicinal materials, mugwort, sulfur, firecrackers, etc. for disinfection is seriously insufficient. Although Dingxi County has sent people to help, there is still a big gap."
"So I don't know when I can move back into the fortress."
