Hairpin Phoenix

   Chapter 688 Expedition

   The next day, the army set off.

  Emperor Yongjia has not been buried yet, and the city is full of veil. The soldiers on the expedition tied a white cloth to their left arm. When riding the horse forward, the white cloth fluttered in the wind, showing a strange tragic and solemnity.

  Li Jing was guarding the spirit in the palace and was unable to see off the army in person.

   King Xingyang took the lead. The fourth prince had not recovered from his injuries and was sitting in the carriage. The horse pulling the cart galloped with four hooves, and the speed was not slow at all. The carriage was bumpy back and forth, and the fourth prince was dazed and unwilling to endure it.

   An army of 50,000 left the capital and hurried all the way. In one day, I ran more than 100 miles and nearly 200 miles. When it was dark, the soldiers had to dismount and set up camp.

   There is no hot food to eat, two dry biscuits per person, and cold water.

  The fourth prince had never suffered such hardships in his life. He ate a dry pancake and drank a half-pot of cold water, and he could not eat any more. Stuffed the remaining dry biscuits to the personal soldiers beside him.

   "Fourth Highness," a tall shadow appeared in front of him: "It's hard to travel, can your Highness hold up?"

   is Lu Lin, the king of Xingyang.

  The fourth prince hurriedly stood up to greet him: "I can hold on, I have General Lao Lu to remember."

  Lu Lin's gaze swept across the haggard face and red eyes of the fourth prince, and gave a heartfelt praise.

   Several princes, dead dead dead dead, and one Li Hao who was locked in the military camp, will not end well sooner or later. On the other hand, this fourth prince has a clear head and makes the most correct choice at the critical moment.

  Lu Linwen said: "If Your Highness can't hold it up, tomorrow His Highness's carriage will be a little slower. I will lead the troops to go first, and it will be fine for His Highness to catch up a few days later."

Of course, the fourth prince refused, and immediately said: "Don't take care of me like this, I can keep up."

   The fourth prince has his own dignity and decency to take care of, so Lu Lin will not say more.

   After Lu Lin left, the fourth prince lay down in the simple military tent. Through the gap in the roof, you can see the stars in the sky, and a half-bend moon.

  The fourth prince watched silently for a while, then quickly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

On this side, Zheng Zhongyan slept in his father-in-law's tent, and asked in a low voice, "Father-in-law, this Fourth Prince looks at Baijing and delicate, but he has a lot of backbone. The bumps along the way, his face is bloodless, and he has not called out. bitter."

   Lu Lin hummed.

   solemnly muttered again: "With the Fourth Highness here, the people of the Zhao family should be honest and calm."

   The fourth prince's biological mother, Concubine Qin, was raised in the Zhao family, and the fourth prince married the daughter of the Marquis of Puyang. It can be said that the relationship between the fourth prince and the Zhao family is very close. With the presence of the fourth prince, the Zhao family's army can be shaken.

   Lu Lin hummed again.

  Seriously waiting to speak again, he listened to his father-in-law: "I have to get up at the fifth watch tomorrow and go to bed earlier."

   replied solemnly, closed his eyes, and snored before a moment.

  Lu Lin: "..."

  Lu Lin was angry and funny. This eldest son-in-law was solemn, and he was very brave when he charged forward in battle. In private, he is lively, his mouth is very sloppy, and he does not have much scheming.

  Seriously fell asleep, but Lu Lin was full of thoughts and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

   He was full of thoughts about his daughter Lu Mingyu, who was recovering from the wound in the East Palace.

   Li Jing's affection for Lu Mingyu was not faked. But once you sit on that dragon chair, no one can say what will happen in the future.

  Emperor Yongjia is a lesson from the past.

   Sit on the dragon chair, hold the imperial power in hand, and decide life with one word. With such power in hand, how easy is it to maintain the original intention?

  He led troops to the land of Yanchu, and it was as short as half a year. If the war was not smooth, it was not unusual for it to take a year or two. He is not in the capital, so Xiaoyu should not suffer any grievances.

  Lu Lin couldn't help but sighed and turned over.

  I slept for about three hours, and before dawn, the military whistle sounded from the tent.

  The soldiers of the Xingyang Army were well-trained, but after just a few incense sticks, they each got up and packed their tents. Zhao Jiajun's movements were much slower.

  Zheng Chong had to whisper a few complaints: "The Marquis of Puyang stayed in the barracks all day, and didn't practice well. Look at the people of the Zhao family, who are in the barracks of our Xingyang army, and they have long been on the sticks."

   Lu Lin glanced solemnly: "Say a few words, don't pass it into the ears of General Zhao Can, and cause the two armies to be at odds."

   He proposed to borrow troops from the Zhao family army, one is to strengthen his own momentum, and the other is to weaken the strength of the Zhao family army. Now that Zhao Jiajun's movements are a little slower, he can only bear it for a while, so as to avoid conflicts from the beginning.

  Seriously shut up immediately.

The fourth prince was not so polite, and called General Zhao Can over with a sullen face: "Yanchu rebellion, we are going to pacify the rebellion, and we must hurry as quickly as possible. Zhao's army will only drag the Xingyang army behind. hind legs."

   "You are not ashamed, I will blush for you."

   "Since the action is too slow to catch up, tomorrow will be an hour earlier than the Xingyang Army. Whoever dares to delay, I can't forgive him!"

   Zhao Can will be scolded with shame and bow his head again and again to admit his mistake.

   Zhao Can will be the uncle of the fourth prince concubine Zhao Yu, and he is the elder of the fourth prince in terms of kinship. However, at this time, the fourth prince was showing the majesty of a military governor, and General Zhao Shen didn't even dare to let go of a fart.

  The fourth prince had a handsome face, without the slightest smile: "If there is another time, I will only ask you first!"

   Zhao Cang replied shyly: "The last commander will send the order, and let them get up early tomorrow."

   The next day, Zhao Jiajun was much faster. He got up a stick of incense earlier than the Xingyang Army, and moved quickly to pack up the tent and salute. and Xingyang Army set off almost at the same time.

  Lu Lin couldn't help but nodded secretly when he saw it. His affection for the Fourth Prince was a little more.

  …

The    army set off on the road, no need to go into details.

In the    palace, the funeral of Emperor Yongjia is almost over.

   Finally survived forty-nine days of resting. Next, the coffin of Emperor Yongjia was sent to the imperial mausoleum for burial. Li Jing, the crown prince, will personally help the coffin to go to the imperial mausoleum. Again and again, another four or five days.

  The sixth prince was still a child who crawled everywhere, and he carried him back to the mourning hall every day to show his face. There is no need for him to join in the fun for such things as funerals.

  The fourth prince went on an expedition with the army, and only the third prince Li Hao was qualified to carry the coffin with the prince for the funeral.

   However, Prince Li Jing never mentioned Li Hao.

  The ministers were also very sensible, and they all kept silent.

  The Marquis of Puyang couldn't help but mention: "Is it too deserted to send the emperor to the imperial mausoleum, and only His Royal Highness is alone? Why don't the third highness also help the coffin together!"

  Li Jing glanced at Marquis Puyang, and said lightly, "No, it's enough for me to support the coffin alone."

  Li Hao has been locked in the military camp, and even Emperor Yongjia did not let Li Hao enter the palace. At this time, how could Li Jing allow Li Hao to show up?

  The Marquis of Puyang hit a hard nail and immediately shut his mouth, giving himself a slap in his heart.

   tell you to talk too much!

   Tomorrow is the new year, and the text will end on the first day of the new year. Thank you book friends for accompanying Xiaoqing through the long years of coding~(*^__^*)

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