"When will you come back?"
"I don't know yet!"
Ning Fan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Now, the world is about to be turbulent. My father is determined to retire. I have the livelihood of thousands of people in Dayu on my shoulders. I am afraid it will be difficult to leave the court in a short time."
"However, I will definitely come after the matters between the DPRK and China are settled."
"Qingcheng, don't overwork your body. Remember to rest well."
"All matters in the court will be resolved by the courtiers."
Mu Qingcheng nodded slightly, but there was a hint of helplessness on his face: "You bad scoundrel, now that you have brought trouble to me, you just want to pat your butt and leave?"
"well!"
"How wonderful would it be if you and I were not born into an emperor's family?"
Seeing Mu Qingcheng's sentimental look, Ning Fan chuckled and said, "Miss Mu, if you hadn't been born into an imperial family, I'm afraid you wouldn't have been able to join the Ning family!"
"cut!"
"Even if this girl is not from a royal family, she is bound to come from a famous family, a scholarly family!"
"How are you so sure?"
"Because...I was born extraordinary!"
"Okay, don't be fooled. The majestic empress, acting like a little girl, if foreign ministers see her, I don't know how to laugh at her."
"Let's go and take you to meet the virtuous ministers and generals carefully selected by this king for you."
"good!"
The two of them walked out of the bedroom together. Mu Qingcheng changed into regular clothes and sneaked out of the palace.
"stop!"
"Um?"
The two of them stamped their feet together and saw Ning Yan standing in front of them with a serious look on her face: "Master has an order, Her Majesty the Empress is not allowed to leave the palace!"
"Forehead!"
Mu Qingcheng glanced at Ning Fan subconsciously, and her expression became very strange.
Ning Fan also looked at Ning Yan with black lines on his head: "Didn't you see that your master is right in front of you?"
"Master, this is an order you personally gave. Ning Yan is executing the order according to the procedures!"
"All right!"
"From now on, Mu Qingcheng's order not to leave the palace is temporarily cancelled!"
"Master, please set a temporary time."
"Twelve o'clock!"
"Setup successful!"
Ning Yan made a way out of the way, followed Mu Qingcheng silently, and continued to carry out the 'never leave even an inch'.
"Let's go straight out of the city!"
…
Outside Xueyue City.
As the war ended, the people who had fled here also headed north to return to their hometowns.
The people on the ancient road carried bags on their backs and were not fully clothed. Many of them were even barefoot, with sallow complexions and thin bodies.
"I am so ashamed of my people!"
"The way of the world is like this, the way of heaven is reincarnated. No matter what dynasty or era, before every prosperous age, there will be wars and disasters. Natural and man-made disasters will not stop for many years. Then, through unification, a prosperous age will come!"
"This is the law of heaven!"
Ning Fan looks at the rise and fall of dynasties from the perspective of later generations. Even as a time traveler, he still has helplessness under this mighty trend, which cannot be changed by human power!
"drive!"
The two rode together from the ancient road against the flow of people. One of them was tall and the other was skinny. Although their clothes were simple, their temperament was extremely extraordinary, which attracted the attention of the people along the way.
Ning Fan looked over and nodded slightly.
"It's them?"
"good!"
Ning Fan raised his feet to greet him. The two of them also saw the figure of their lord. They held the reins and turned over to dismount.
"Tang He, meet the lord!"
"Liu Ji, meet my lord!"
"No gift!"
Ning Fan made a gesture with his hand, and a gentle smile appeared on his face: "Thank you for your hard work, you two came all the way."
"This is Her Majesty Empress Da Li!"
"Caomin Tanghe, Liu Ji, see your majesty!"
"Flat body!"
Mu Qingcheng looked at the two people in front of him, showing a bit of affinity, and said calmly: "King Pingshi strongly recommended you two to me, saying that you have the talent to stabilize the country."
"Can I trust you?"
"Your Majesty, this is a time when heroes are emerging in large numbers. The rivers and lakes are rough and the common people and bandits are all heroes."
"I'll wait and see whether it's a dragon or a bear, Your Majesty."
There was a glint in Tang He's eyes, but his tone was carefree, as if he was joking.
"good!"
"Tang He, from now on, you will command the troops and horses of the capital!"
"Liu Ji, let's start with the Minister of Dali Temple!"
"Caomin, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Ning Fan looked at the two of them with a smile and said softly: "Bo Wen, Ding Chen, with your current reputation, it may not be that easy to gain a firm foothold in the court."
"I will return to Yu tomorrow."
"Dali, I'm relying on you."
"Don't dare!"
Liu Ji saluted in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, looked towards Xue Yue City in front of him, and said softly: "I have heard that Prime Minister Dali Cheng has long been famous for being virtuous and knowledgeable, and he has supported half of the court by himself. , I would like to pay a visit first!"
"You can do it!"
Ning Fan nodded with a smile. With Liu Ji's intelligence, it was not difficult to deal with the courtiers.
Moreover, with Du Ruhui secretly covering him, he was quite relieved.
"Dingchen, come with me and His Majesty to the military camp!"
"promise!"
Liu Ji entered the city, while Ning Fan and his party arrived at the camp outside the city.
Da Li's garrison in Beijing was not large, only tens of thousands. When Da Yan went south, most of the garrison in the capital was transferred to the north. Now this camp is like an empty camp.
"What are you doing here at the military camp?"
"We have guests!"
"Um?"
Under Mu Qingcheng's shocked eyes, he saw a neat group of soldiers walking on the ancient road not far away. The soldiers in the first few rows were holding powerful crossbows and swords hanging from their waists. The soldiers behind them were holding swords, spears, swords and halberds. Uniform.
The eight hundred crossbow guards arrayed at the front were extremely dazzling.
"This is?"
Tang He looked at the military formation in front of him with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Ning Fan looked at the Xianden camp in the distance with a smile, and said calmly: "Dingchen, did you ever know about the Battle of Jieqiao at the end of the Han Dynasty?"
"The Battle of the Boundary Bridge?"
"Could it be that... Yuan Benchu's subordinate, Ju Yi, arrived at the camp first?"
"Exactly!"
"But, aren't there only 800 people who can enter the camp first?"
"I will use 800 people to ascend first and form a battalion of 10,000 dead soldiers, named First Soldiers!"
"hiss!"
Although Tang He came from a rough background, after taking over the army, he was also familiar with military books, so he naturally knew about the Battle of Jieqiao between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao!
As one of the few elites under Yuan Shao's command at that time, he had heard about it for a long time, but he didn't expect to see it with his own eyes today.
"Master Ding, from today on, this group of soldiers who will die first will be handed over to you."
"Don't be negative!"
"Don't worry, my lord, the last general will definitely not disgrace the reputation of the sages!"
"Very good!"
Ning Fan looked at Mu Qingcheng who was standing aside. The latter nodded slightly, stepped forward slowly, took out a talisman from his sleeve and handed it to Tang He who was standing aside!
"First come to the camp with ten thousand soldiers to pay homage to the general!"
"No gift!"
Tang He suppressed his excitement and said loudly: "General Tang He, from now on, will lead the troops to the Dead Soldiers Camp!"
"Wan Sheng!"
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