Outside Quan City, Mu Sheng summoned knight guards to return to the parade. At this time, two guards helped the grinning Hong Ze onto another guard's horse.
Hong Ze had two panda eyes, the left side of his face was swollen, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth. He was obviously caught and beaten badly by Zhang Lin.
Even so, Hong Ze still cursed and muttered in a low voice: "What a dominatrix. She is so ruthless to the fellow disciples with the same name. She clearly promised not to do anything..."
Zhang Lin seemed to be aware of it and said sharply: "Hong Ze, what did you just say?"
Hong Ze was aroused by Zhang Lin's roar. He was afraid that this tigress couldn't help but attack him again, so he quickly said with a smile: "Senior sister, I just now realize that senior sister is the most beautiful woman in the world, our Yuzhen Sect The number one beauty..."
Zhang Lin snorted coldly and said: "You are a wise boy."
Mu Sheng couldn't stand it any longer, so he persuaded Zhang Lin: "Junior sister, Hong Ze is still young and has a childish attitude, so you don't have to be so harsh."
When Zhang Lin heard this, she instantly became a little girl. She looked a little aggrieved. She took Mu Sheng's arm and said softly: "Brother, I didn't do anything to him. The monk's body is very hard. This It's just a superficial wound. It'll be fine in a few days. In fact, we usually have a good relationship. He is my junior brother. Even if he called me a tigress or a hag, I couldn't bear to do anything harsh. Just now I was really I can’t bear it anymore, senior brother~~~”
When Hong Ze saw the dominatrix acting coquettishly, he felt goosebumps all over his body for some reason. He felt an inexplicable chill and cried in his heart that he couldn't see.
Mu Sheng's heart softened when he saw Zhang Lin's pitiful appearance, especially when he heard the last squeaky voice of Senior Brother, which instantly made his blood pressure soar...
Mu Sheng comforted her nicely: "I understand, Hong Ze is a bit unscrupulous with her words. As her senior sister, you should give her a lesson, but don't be so harsh next time. After all, Hong Ze's grandfather is Elder Hong. , now I am going down the mountain for training. My senior brother, Elder Li, has repeatedly told me to take good care of my junior brother Hong Ze. If junior brother is beaten like this by you every time, it will be hard to explain when I go back."
Seeing that Mu Sheng was not blaming her, Zhang Lin was secretly happy. He hummed obediently and said, "Brother, I will pay attention next time."
Mu Sheng got on his horse and stretched out his hand to her, saying, "Come, junior sister, you and I will ride on the same horse."
Zhang Lin's face turned red, and after a moment's hesitation, he immediately handed over his jade hand to the senior brother he was thinking of.
With a little effort, Mu Sheng pulled the beauty onto the horse and hugged her into his arms. Zhang Lin leaned her back on her senior brother's arms. Her whole body felt limp and unable to lift up any strength. At this moment, she just wanted to stay in the arms of her sweetheart for the rest of her life.
As the war horses neighed, the two of them galloped into the distance...
Three days later, Mu Sheng and dozens of guardsmen finally arrived at the camp of the patrol team, where they had been stationed for more than ten days.
When the sergeants, soldiers, and civil and military officials in the camp saw the emperor arriving, they all bowed down and saluted, shouting "Long live the mountains." Hong Ze and Zhang Lin had never seen such a scene before, and they were shocked for a moment.
Mu Sheng turned over and dismounted, clapped his hands, and helped Zhang Lin, who was in a sluggish state, off the horse.
At this time, Acting Left Prime Minister Gao Zhong came to report: "Your Majesty, 30,000 elite troops of the Northern Army have arrived at the base camp to escort them. Your Majesty, please inspect the officers and soldiers of the Northern Army."
Mu Sheng nodded and said, "Okay, I'm going to meet the soldiers of the Northern Army."
At this time, Zhou Jian, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army and the guard school captain, was waiting for the emperor at the gate of the camp with a group of generals. Zhou Jian was granted the title of 800 households in the city and the title of Marquis of Boyang, even though it was only a township. Marquis, which is equivalent to the treatment of a viscount, but he is also very satisfied. The imperial court's evaluation standards for feudal princes are very high. Without great military achievements, it is difficult to become a marquis. Although he is only a rural prince, the emperor is satisfied with him. The capital fully recognized that no big trouble had occurred.
Zhou Jian, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, stepped forward and said with a military salute: "My lord, the Colonel of the Guards Corps, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor."
The six generals around Zhou Jian stepped forward to pay tribute.
"My lord, Liao Zhong, the commander of the Tunqi Command, is here to see your majesty..."
"Your Majesty, Huang Fan, the lion-riding captain, is here to see your majesty..."
"Your Majesty, Captain Su Bing of the Tiger Cavalry is here to see your Majesty..."
"..."
Mu Sheng glanced at the generals, nodded and said: "Generals, please excuse me."
At this time, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, Colonel Zhou Jian, came forward to report: "Your Majesty, I have organized a review ceremony at the camp camp. Your Majesty, please move over to watch the ceremony."
In the Northern Army camp, Mu Sheng boarded a simple wooden platform surrounded by ministers.
The commander-in-chief Zhou Jian waved his hand, and drums and trumpets sounded loudly in the camp. Group after group of neatly dressed soldiers were practicing sparring with swords and shields. Under the command of the generals, the sergeants roared chants and fought with swords and shields in a menacing manner. Mu Sheng Seeing this, he nodded secretly. He was worthy of being an elite member of the empire.
After the soldiers left the field, they saw hundreds of armored heavy cavalry, both men and horses wearing armor, wearing long spears, and carrying swords around their waists. They held their long spears and charged towards the grass targets in the school field. The school ground was too small, and there were only a few Hundreds of cavalry are trained, but the power of their charge into battle is quite spectacular.
After a small-scale drill, Mu Sheng nodded slightly and said to Zhou Jian, the captain of the guard army, "Well, not bad, very good. I am very pleased that the soldiers of the Northern Army have performed like this. Our soldiers of the Northern Army are important weapons of the country." , the late emperor indeed had good intentions when he handed over the command to General Zhou."
After being affirmed by the leader, Zhou Jian smiled brightly and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. This is a matter within the scope of a minor official. From now on, I will be my Dajin, and I will perform my duties loyally to His Majesty the Emperor."
Mu Sheng said: "I am calling you here this time just to follow the wishes of the soldiers of the Northern Army who want to follow me to patrol the world."
Hearing this, Zhou Jian sighed and said, "It is such a big event to follow His Majesty to inspect the world. If Master Huo hadn't interfered with it in the first place, how could we, the soldiers of the Northern Army, have been excluded so easily? Thanks to His Majesty's wisdom and prowess in cutting off traitors and clearing up the world, we were able to be called upon." When we came here, all the officers and soldiers of the Northern Army were overjoyed when they heard the summons, and they traveled day and night to catch up with Your Majesty's Holy Chariot."
Prime Minister Huo, who used to be able to control the sky with one hand, has long since stepped aside, and now the emperor is really the emperor.
Mu Sheng knew that Zhou Jian was taking a stand and said: "The soldiers have worked hard. Let the soldiers of the Northern Army rest for a few days. We will officially set off for Xiangcheng the day after tomorrow."
Zhou Jiandao: "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your sympathy for the soldiers of the Northern Army."
All the soldiers behind Zhou Jian also came forward to say thanks: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for caring about us."
After Mu Sheng visited the soldiers of the Northern Army, he drove back to his chariot because there was a little beauty waiting for him there.
After Mu Sheng got on the chariot, he saw that Zhang Lin was still distracted. He stepped forward and said with a smile: "Junior sister, I'm here. What's wrong with you? You look worried."
Zhang Lin was obviously at a loss when she saw Mu Sheng entering the car. Ever since she saw the power of her senior brother Mu Sheng as the emperor, she did not dare to make mistakes easily. This is the other side of her senior brother. , he is no longer the direct disciple that Zhang Lin remembered many years ago when he came to Yuzhen Sect to pay homage to the sect.
Zhang Lin hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down, and whispered softly: "The daughter of the people pays homage to Your Majesty."
Mu Sheng reluctantly stepped forward to help her up, and said seriously: "Junior sister, raise your head and look at me."
Hearing this, Zhang Lin carefully raised her head and looked at the heroic man in front of her. She saw that his eyes were still so gentle when he looked at her, and the uneasiness in her heart calmed down a little.
Mu Sheng stepped forward and took Zhang Lin's jade hand, stared into her eyes, and said, "Junior sister, privately I am still your senior brother, and you are still my little junior sister, how about that?"
Zhang Lin was stunned for a long time, then whispered: "Brother~"
Hearing this, Mu Sheng smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to scratch her nose, and said with a smile: "Well, that's right, this is my little junior sister."
After saying that, he pulled the shy little junior sister into his arms...
A few days later, the emperor's eastern patrol team set off again. Mu Sheng opened the curtain and looked out of the car. This time, the elite of the Northern Army joined, especially the three battalions of heavy cavalry: Lion Cavalry, Tiger Cavalry, and Leopard Cavalry. , the eastern patrol team finally looked like this, and its majesty was not weaker than the grand occasion when the late emperor toured the world.
At the end of November, the cold wind started to pick up, and it was already winter. At this time, the east patrol team arrived at Xiangcheng, Guangyang County. This place used to be the capital of the Zheng Kingdom during the Warring States Period. Although the Zheng Kingdom has long since disappeared, Xiangcheng is a famous city in the north. Located on a major transportation thoroughfare, it is still as prosperous as ever, with business travelers and merchants coming and going.
The emperor's guard of honor arrived at Xiangcheng, and dozens of local officials from top to bottom, including the Xiangcheng magistrate, the county guard, and top-down officials accompanied the emperor and the civil and military officials on a tour of Kunshan near Xiangcheng.
Everyone went to a stone pavilion on the hillside of Kunshan. In the center of the stone pavilion stood a stone tablet. They followed the emperor step by step and explained: "Your Majesty, it is said that in ancient times, this Kunshan was once the immortal kingdom of Kunwu. This is the place where you lived in seclusion. The late emperor came here specifically to seek for immortality during his sixth eastward tour, and climbed a mountain to carve a monument as a commemoration."
Mu Sheng nodded and said: "I see..."
Thousands of people followed the emperor all the way up the mountain to where the monument was carved. Mu Sheng turned around and looked at the fat body of Wei Tong, the governor of Guangyang County. He was tired and out of breath after climbing the mountain. He had to be supported by his entourage along the way. Then he reluctantly moved his round body.
Mu Sheng joked: "Wei Qing's family, as a county guard, you must exercise hard in the future. The imperial court has given you such an important position in a county, but you are so weak. I am really worried." Ah!"
When Wei Tong heard this, he sweated anxiously, thinking that the emperor thought he was not suitable to be a county guard, which meant that he might need to be replaced.
Wei Tong breathed heavily and complained repeatedly: "Qizou... Your Majesty, I... usually have no other hobbies. I am not good at beauty, and I am not good at money. I have no choice but to eat this food. I have a big appetite since I was a child. I eat more than the average person and always feel hungry. That’s why I am so fat now, which is an eyesore. Your Majesty...I am guilty..."
In line with Wei Tong's chubby figure, his official robe was stretched out. He was breathing heavily while speaking, and his expression was so naive that it immediately caused all the civil and military officials present to snicker.
Mu Sheng suppressed his laughter and said: "Wei Qing is not guilty. There is no such thing as being fat in the imperial decree. I am just worried about your health. The country has entrusted you with important tasks. Wei Qing must take good care of your health in order to serve the court." Better effectiveness.”
Hearing that the emperor mentioned the sin of being fat, the ministers couldn't help it any longer and started laughing.
Wei Tong ignored the ridicule of the ministers, and then realized that the leader was caring about his health. Wei Tong thanked him repeatedly and said: "Thank you for your concern, your majesty. From now on, I will eat less and exercise more, and I will live up to your majesty." of great trust.”
Seeing this, Mu Sheng exhorted him without saying anything else. According to his understanding, this Wei Tong was a local official with good political performance among the many feudal officials in the empire. Mu Sheng only reminded him to pay attention to his health, nothing else. Meaning.
At the place where the late emperor left his monument on the mountain, Mu Sheng, as the new king, naturally followed the example of the late emperor and went on stage to offer sacrifices. He engraved his name on the stone monument erected by the late emperor and visited here on a certain day of a certain year and month...
To re-take the path that the late emperor once walked is to show the world that he is the orthodox successor of the late emperor.
