Iron Dynasty

The drizzle was still falling.

At this time, Qingzhou City is like a silent movie scene, giving people a feeling of suffocation.

This is a backlog of anger.

From the eyes of the common people, Xiao Ming saw this kind of anger. Before, they could only suppress the anger in their hearts.

Three years ago, they suffered from the invasion of barbarians, and they were brutally exploited by the wealthy who colluded with foreign enemies. These people have been suffering silently. Now this anger has finally erupted, turning into hatred for the barbarians and hatred for the wealthy.

It is precisely because of this that the people who have got rid of the shackles will firmly support him to fight against the nobles and the barbarians.

And at the same time, he also understood that if he wanted to survive safely in this world, he could only rely on the people on the fief.

For him, only the kingship based on the approval of the common people is the most stable kingship, otherwise he will only be played with applause by these wealthy families.

After all, the noble family of the Great Yu Kingdom has a long heritage. Compared to him, these people are all good at playing power, and he lacks such incidents, so he has no advantage at all.

However, Xiao Ming is not a stupid person. Comparing his own shortcomings with others' strengths is a fool's act. His advantage is only in leading the technological knowledge of this era.

This is also the advantage that he is ready to actively expand in the future.

In the face of absolute power, all conspiracies are paper tigers.

The barrel of the gun will tell his enemies that the bullet is much harder than the tongue.

Of course, Xiao Ming proposed the funeral of the fallen soldiers, and he also proposed the matter of raising officials with Niu Ben.

For him, the funeral of a soldier is a respect for the fallen soldiers, and it is also necessary to shape the soul of the army.

The shroud in horse leather was tragic and solemn, but it was too desolate, and only this could comfort them in their hearts.

In one morning, the remains of thousands of soldiers were buried in the ground, and the Qingzhou Army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Cangzhou.

If the barbarians did not choose to retreat at that time, he could not be sure whether the city of Cangzhou could be defended.

This battle of defending the city was a gamble for him, and it was also a gamble for the people on the fief.

But luckily, they won in the end.

This battle gave them time to breathe, and the enemy will pay a heavier price for attacking Cangzhou in the future.

Back to camp!

When the funeral was over, Niu Ben shouted, and the Qingzhou Army turned around neatly and slowly left the cemetery.

Lu Fei's eyes were slightly red. He didn't cry at the head of Cangzhou City. He didn't cry when he returned to Qingzhou, but he cried at today's funeral.

He looked at Xiao Ming and said, Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness. The brothers on Huangquan Road have received this honor and can walk safely.

This is the treatment they deserve, and the soldiers who died for the country in the future should be remembered. Xiao Ming said.

This funeral was not only beyond Pang Yukun's expectations, but also surprised Niu Ben and others.

Because there has been no funeral for ordinary soldiers since ancient times, and Xiao Ming, the king of Qi, also carried the coffin himself, if this spread out, it would definitely cause countless criticisms.

But for the common people and the soldiers, their hearts were warmed, and this was enough for Xiao Ming.

Luo Xin's eyes were deep, Xiao Ming had given him too many surprises in the past few months.

But this time, it was an accident within an accident. He had to admit that in the eyes of the nobles, the common people were nothing but cheap lives, and the same was true for the lives of soldiers.

In a war, the generals are always vying to receive credit, and the life and death of the soldiers are related to several people. On the battlefield outside the Great Wall, there are still many bones of unknown soldiers.

And Xiao Ming not only brought back the bodies of all the fallen soldiers, but also carried out a collective burial, which is an honor for all the soldiers.

Looking back at the monument standing in the middle of the mausoleum, the four walked out of the mausoleum.

Niu Ben said at this time: His Royal Highness, the matter of this great victory in Cangzhou should be widely reported in Chang'an now. Next, His Majesty will definitely pass that His Highness will go to Chang'an to receive the reward.

I think it's better not to go, Your Highness. This time, His Highness has made outstanding achievements, and other princes must be jealous. If it's not good for His Highness at this time, we will be too far behind. Lu Fei shook his head.

Luo Xin said: It's just that if the imperial decree arrives, you can't help but not go, otherwise the emperor will be angry, and other princes and ministers have more reasons to attack your highness, and even say that your highness has a bad heart.

Niu Ben nodded, Luo Xin knew better than Lu Fei about this officialdom after all, he said: Luo Xin's words are good, His Highness has to go at this time, I am staying here in Qingzhou, you two and His Highness will go to Beijing to receive the reward. It is.

Why are the two of us, the old general is the first credit this time. Lu Fei said.

Niu Ben showed a wry smile, which was caught in Xiao Ming's eyes, and he said, Old General, I can't let go of this trip to Chang'an, and the mother's concubine's letter also asked me to go back, this time, I will definitely Intercede for the old general to the father and get rid of the crime of the old general.

No need. Niu Ben said: This looks really good, and it's easy and comfortable in Qingzhou. If there is no such charge, those ministers urge the emperor to let me return to the Imperial Army, then it will be difficult to do.

Xiao Ming thought about it, and it seemed that this was the same reason. No matter how Niu Ben knew more about the officialdom of the Great Yu Kingdom than himself, he couldn't help but nodded.

Niu Ben continued: His Royal Highness, this time to Chang'an, for the sake of safety, the 1000 cavalry of the Qingzhou Army also asked His Royal Highness to take all of them with him. I am not afraid of what happens, but I am afraid of 10,000.

In fact, Xiao Ming didn't want to go back to Chang'an either. For him, it was a place of smog, and the interweaving of power was too complicated.

And it doesn't seem like he has many people worth nostalgic.

However, Concubine Zhen told him in the letter that before the Battle of Cangzhou, Xiao Wenxuan had promised that if he defended the city of Cangzhou, he would propose a marriage to the Fei family and betrothed the youngest daughter of Fiji, Fei Yueer to him.

In his previous life, Xiao Ming had been single, and no one had ever offered him a marriage.

Now Concubine Zhen found him a daughter-in-law, which made him feel uneasy, after all, he had never seen this Fei Yue'er.

Generally speaking, the marriage in the Great Yu Kingdom will not meet before entering the bridal chamber.

If he came back with a dominatrix, he would be miserable for the rest of his life.

As for Fei Yue'er's family, Shi Fei's family, he didn't have any special ideas, but he also knew that this was Concubine Zhen's idea of ​​arranging Fei family daughters for him.

It's just that Xiao Ming's idea is to work hard, be self-reliant, and rely on others will eventually fall.

Therefore, he does not care about the family background of this Fei family.

With a sigh, Xiao Ming was a little helpless. After all, he lives in this era, and some things can be changed, but some things have to be done as the locals do.

It is difficult to change this major marriage event, the life of the parents, and the words of the matchmaker. Even in contemporary times, many people are forced by their parents to have a blind date.