The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Laba Festival.The custom of Dagan is to drink Laba porridge on this day.Early in the morning, not long after the smoke rose from every household, the aroma of Laba porridge began to waft, and the taste of the New Year seemed to be brewing at this moment.

It snowed a lot yesterday, but today is a sunny day.Yong'an Street in Shangjing was decorated with lights and festoons today, and there were crowds of people standing on both sides of the street, each with beaming faces.

Today, the soldiers who returned to the Rouli Kingdom returned triumphantly, and everyone wanted to see them.Especially Xiao Huai, Marquis of Yongning who came back from the dead.

Today, the emperor, with his courtiers and officials, waited early in front of the gate of Shangjing to welcome the triumphant hero.

Tang Shuyi reserved a seat at a tea house on Yong'an Street yesterday, so that Xiao Yuzhu could see her father immediately.

At every moment, the emperor standing at the gate of the city saw a flag flying from afar, with the big character Xiao printed on it.Then came the sound of neat horseshoes, from far to near.The emperor's heart was a little excited, but also a little nervous.

Income into Rouli Kingdom was his greatest achievement during his reign. Now that the soldiers who have made such great achievements for him are coming back, his heart is surging.At the same time, he didn't know whether Xiao Huai would be the same or stronger after four years, which made him a little nervous.

The figures of soldiers in armor and riding tall horses were getting closer and closer. The emperor squinted his eyes and saw the man in the middle of the front at a glance. He was dressed in silver armor, holding the rein in one hand and the long moon knife in the other. The stature is tall and straight, looking forward, majestic like a heavenly soldier.

Even though the two were tens of meters apart, the emperor seemed to have sensed the aggressive momentum and sharp gaze of the other party.Who is this person if not Xiao Huai?

The emperor clenched his fists slightly, adjusted his expression, and let himself smile.At this time, Xiao Huai led his troops to the front, and saw him holding the hand of Yanyue's long knife, raising it high, and the soldiers behind him stopped advancing.

He dismounted sideways, handed the long knife in his hand to the soldiers beside him, and walked towards the emperor step by step along the red carpet.

He was tall and straight, and his steps were steady, pa, pa, pa, the sound of his footsteps seemed to hit the emperor's heart. As Xiao Huai got closer, his heartbeat became faster and faster.

Xiao Huai stopped, then raised his hand, pointed to the front and shouted, "Take it!"

His yell was like thunder from the sky, making the emperor, courtiers, and imperial army not know how to react for a while, but at this moment, the two generals behind Xiao Huai rushed forward to the emperor and courtiers.

The speed of the two was too fast, and the fast imperial forest army did not react. When the fast two rushed to the emperor, he fell to the ground in fright.

But the two soldiers jumped over the emperor and rushed straight to the Tai Tuo who was standing behind the emperor. They restrained the Tai Tuo from left to right, and then pressed hard, and the Tai Tuo knelt down on the ground.

At this time, everyone reacted.Jiao Kangsheng quickly helped the emperor up, and the emperor didn't care about anything else, he pointed at Xiao Huai and said, "Big..."

"My minister Xiao Huai led the soldiers who attacked the Rouli Kingdom to return to the court. Long live my emperor." Xiao Huai knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Long live."

The emperor couldn't get up and down all at once, and wanted to vent his anger but didn't know how to vent it.At this time, Xiao Huai straightened up and said: "I see that the traitor collaborating with the enemy and treason is right behind your majesty, worrying about your safety, and disturbing the holy car in a moment of impatience, I hope the majesty will forgive me."

"You...you said..."

The emperor turned his head to look at the Taifu who was kneeling on the ground with an expression of disbelief, then turned back to look at Xiao Huai and said, "Xiao Aiqing, do you say that the Taifu colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country?"

"Yes." Xiao Huai took out a stack of letters from his arms and presented them with both hands.

Jiao Kangsheng hurried over to take the letter and handed it to the emperor.The emperor held the letters in his hand and counted about a dozen of them.

He took out one at random, took out the letter from inside, opened it, read it at a glance, then turned his head angrily, looked at the Taifu who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "I treat you well, and the Jiang family well, you Is this how you repay me?"

"I am wronged, I am wronged!" The weather was more than ten degrees below zero, but the Taifu was covered in cold sweat, he struggled to cry out.

The emperor squinted at the Tai Tuo, he naturally did not believe the Tai Tuo's words.The handwriting of this letter is obviously Taifu's.

"Your majesty, let's go back to the palace first." Jiao Kangsheng whispered to the emperor.

The emperor took another deep look at the Tai Tuo, then turned to look at Xiao Huai and said, "Xiao Huai, Marquis of Yongning, led his army to conquer the Rouli Kingdom, and his meritorious service will last forever. You are all good sons of mine. Rewards for meritorious deeds."

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Xiao Huai kowtowed again.

The soldiers behind him also shouted together: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Xiao Aiqing, follow me into the palace." The emperor said to Xiao Huai.

"Yes."

Xiao Huai got up, and the soldiers behind him also got up, and then entered the city with the emperor and courtiers.However, in the ranks of soldiers, a prison car was very conspicuous.

It is normal for soldiers to return triumphantly and take the captured enemy countrymen with them.The reason why this prison van stands out is that the prisoner inside is a woman in red, and although this woman is in a mess, judging from her facial features, she should be a beauty.

All of a sudden, the people around watching the excitement started talking about it.

In front, Xiao Huai was riding a horse beside the emperor's sedan chair, and behind him was Xiao Yuming who was also riding a horse.The emperor glanced at him, smiled and said to Xiao Huai: "This child Yu Ming is like you, he is brave and resourceful."

"I was not as stubborn as him when I was young." Xiao Huai said.

The emperor waved his hand, "Young people are like this. Last time, he and Jing Ming had some misunderstandings and moved hands, alas..."

The emperor sighed heavily, "Jingming was shot and killed. I was so distressed at that time, and I even reprimanded the child a few words."

"He talked about this with my minister," Xiao Huai said, "After hearing this, I also reprimanded him. As a minister, he shouldn't fight the second prince."

The emperor waved his hand, "Young man, it's understandable to be more aggressive."

"I will definitely discipline him in the future." Xiao Huai said again.

The emperor didn't speak any more, he leaned on the back of his chair and looked at the dark crowds on both sides of the street, they all came to welcome Xiao Huai.

"Daddy!"

A crisp voice suddenly came from above, Xiao Huai looked along the voice, and saw a little girl in red lying on the window sill on the second floor, smiling and waving at him.That smile was as bright as the scorching sun, dazzled his eyes.

Xiao Huai just felt his heart soften into water, and he waved his hand at her involuntarily.The girl was even happier when she saw his waving, and turned to talk to him.The moment she turned sideways, he saw a woman as beautiful as a rich flower.

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