Wu Qi rode on the horse presented by Zhao Hongming and led the remaining imperial troops back to the Wei Palace along the way they came.
In fact, there are several roads from Daliang City to Zhengyi Palace.
The path they chose was not the shortest one, but rather a detour.
The reason why Wu Qi still chose this path was because there were still some injured guards there.
He was not sure whether he had received treatment and planned to go back and have a look.
If you haven't returned to the palace yet, take it with you.
Since there was no mission on the way back, Wu Qi and everyone went into battle in light vehicles.
Everyone is a practicing martial artist and has plenty of physical strength.
It only took less than half the original time to get back to where we were.
"Boss, you are back!"
When Wu Qi and others returned to the place where the previous battle took place, the remaining guards emerged one by one.
Wu Qi drove his horse over and frowned: "Why are you still here? I should have sent Dafu back before, and I should have responded to you long ago. This place is not far from Daliang."
The guard who was squatting there said with a sad face: "I don't know what happened. Eunuch Feng came here before. He took one look at our brothers and then left without leaving any words."
After hearing this, Wu Qi was really confused.
He pondered for a while and then ordered: "In this case, it's still early, let's bury our dead brothers first, and then you can go back with me."
"Everything is subject to the boss's arrangements."
The land is moist after heavy rains and is easy to dig.
Under his coordination, Wu Qi led the rest of the Imperial Guards to dig a deep pit in the mountain and buried all the dead Wei Imperial Guards.
As for the hundreds of Chu soldiers, Wu Qi did not let them be exposed in the wilderness.
Summer is coming soon, and this place is close to East Lake. If so many corpses are thrown into the wilderness, it may cause plague in the mountains and pollute the mountains and rivers.
And the Art of War also mentions: if you kill a lot of people, you should mourn them; if you win, you should treat them with funeral ceremonies.
If you want to win often, you must have compassion for enemy soldiers. After victory, you must clean the battlefield and bury them properly. You must not have the mentality of an arrogant and tyrannical conqueror.
Wu Qi then dug another huge pit and buried many Chu army corpses in it.
After spending an hour or two, Wu Qi and many imperial troops finally managed to clear up the situation easily.
Seeing that the time has reached noon.
Wu Qi didn't waste any more time and got on his horse.
At this moment, a fast horse approached them quickly not far away.
Wu Qi narrowed his eyes and saw that the person on the horse was none other than the guard He Dafu he had photographed before.
"Hush!"
He Dafu pulled the reins fiercely, and the fast horse neighed, leaned forward and backward, and stopped in front of Wu Qi and others.
"Captain, we don't have to go back."
He Dafu fell off his horse and said breathlessly.
"Why don't we go back?"
"We have been expelled from the Forbidden Army, and we will be under the command of His Highness the Fifth Prince from now on."
Upon hearing this, Wu Qi was slightly startled.
Emperor Jian'an actually allowed the fifth prince who had not yet established a palace to have a private army? !
His mind was racing, and after thinking about it, he made some guesses.
As a member of the royal bloodline, the fifth prince was able to cultivate all the way to the innate level.
This seems extremely unusual.
There may be deep implications behind it.
Emperor Jian'an would probably not be at ease with those who knew about it.
If he had been in the position of Emperor Jian'an, he would have wanted to kill someone and silence him.
Now putting them under the fifth prince's command is the best way out for them.
He Dafu took out a transfer order from his arms and handed it to Wu Qi: "This is the transfer order document and the emperor's imperial edict. Please read it, Chief."
Wu Qi received the order and spread it out. It was stamped with the emperor's jade seal, which couldn't be faked.
"What should we do next?" Deputy Yu Shun asked, "Where will we live in the future?"
Wu Qi said calmly: "Your Majesty has designated a separate camp for us. From now on, we will form a separate team."
"this……"
"Don't worry, the salary will remain unchanged."
At this time, many guards let go of their grudges.
For them, it doesn't matter how the troop numbers are adjusted, but they must be given more.
Wu Qi closed the imperial edict and said sternly: "Now we are under the command of His Highness the Fifth Highness. Everything about Your Highness today is rotten in my stomach. If anyone leaks the slightest information, I will definitely punish him severely."
"yes!"
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After Zhao Hongming moved into the Zhengyi Palace, he had just settled Chen Xuerong in, and before his buttocks were warm, the fourth prince Zhao Hongli came looking for her.
The fourth prince said politely: "Fifth brother, you are a bit slow. It took you so long to arrive."
"Fourth brother should have walked a little closer than me. I happened to encounter something on the way and was delayed for a while. Naturally, I fell behind you guys." Zhao Hongming explained casually.
"Speaking of which, it seems that the prince hasn't arrived yet. Now I wonder if he has arrived at Zhengyi Palace like us."
Prince?
The prince was afraid that the body would be cold.
But they were in the Zhengyi Palace and had no outside intelligence.
The news that the prince has passed away may not reach here for a while.
Zhao Hongming casually said: "That's not clear. Maybe the prince is different from us and is somewhere else."
The fourth prince did not continue to discuss this matter. He spoke about another matter: "Fifth brother, do you remember Princess Wuyin?"
After hearing Princess Wuyin, Zhao Hongming lowered his head and thought about it, and he did have some impressions.
Not long ago, she seemed to have been given a marriage to the son of an elder from the Zhengyi Palace.
It sounds like they have been married for some time.
Zhao Hongming said truthfully: "I remember Princess Wuyin. She used to study with us in the study room. Why does fourth brother mention her?"
"Princess Wuyin heard that we have all arrived at the Zhengyi Palace, and she has set up a special banquet tomorrow to welcome us." Zhao Hongli said enthusiastically: "She has already informed us, but you didn't come at that time, so I came here especially to inform my fifth brother."
It can be seen that the fourth prince still has a good way of doing things. He is very considerate and unwilling to give up any favors.
Princess Wuyin informed everyone, but he only missed it because he came a little late.
However, he had met Princess Wuyin several times before, and she was not a mean person. After knowing that she had arrived at Zhengyi Palace, he would definitely send invitations again.
There was a time lag in the middle, and the fourth prince Zhao Hongli seized the opportunity very keenly.
Even if Princess Wuyin sends a greeting card later, Zhao Hongming will be more grateful to him because of the preconception.
If you are not familiar with worldly affairs, you might think that it was him who pushed Princess Wuyin to send invitations later, and you might even resent Princess Wuyin.
Zhao Hongming did not expose the fourth prince's cautious tactics.
This was a banquet between brothers and sisters. He couldn't refuse just for the sake of refusing. This would make others resentful. It was really unnecessary.
So he directly agreed: "Thank you, fourth brother, for informing me. I will definitely go there together and attend the banquet on time."
The fourth prince was very satisfied with Zhao Hongming's response and reminded him in particular: "Fifth brother can prepare well. I heard that Princess Wuyin has also invited many young talents from the Zhengyi Palace. Fifth brother can also make good use of it when the time comes. Opportunity. I won’t disturb fifth brother’s rest, so I’ll take my leave.”
"Fourth brother, please."
After watching the fourth prince leave, Zhao Hongming put the matter behind him and went into the house to practice seriously.
He has little interest in young talents.
