After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

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Lu Lingxiao saw from afar Meng Qianqian sitting around the campfire with a group of brave soldiers. He didn't know what Zhang Feihu said to her, but her dazed look made all the soldiers laugh.

Lu Lingxiao only felt that Meng Qianqian was so strange, as if he had never really understood her.

How did she grow up in the Meng family? Where did she learn her martial arts? Why did she hide it from me?

"General Lu." A young soldier passed by with two jars of wine and bowed to him. "Would you like to come over and drink with us?"

Lu Lingxiao looked at Meng Qianqian: "I..."

The soldier looked at the gauze wrapped around his head and said hurriedly, "Oh, you are injured. Forget it. Go back to the tent and take care of your wounds!"

Lu Lingxiao's breath was stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down.

On the other side, Meng Qianqian held the jar of wine handed to her by Zhang Feihu with both hands, tilted her head back and took a big gulp.

Then, she frowned and asked seriously, "Why is it rice wine?"

Zhang Feihu: "Why, you still want to drink strong liquor? You are too young, do you want to learn to drink like adults? Wait a few years!"

Meng Qianqian turned her face away with resentment.

Suddenly, she moved closer to Qingshuang, who was sitting between her and Han Ci, and winked and said, "Qingshuang, give me a sip of your drink."

Qingshuang gulped down a few mouthfuls and said, "It's gone."

Meng Qianqian: “…”

Zhang Feihu gave a thumbs up: "Ah! Lord Qingshuang, you have a good alcohol tolerance!"

The two began to drink.

A group of soldiers had a drinking contest with Qingshuang.

Qingshuang is alone in seeking defeat.

Lu Yuan and Meng Qianqian got up and returned to their respective tents.

As Lu Yuan's bodyguard, her and Qingshuang's tents were next to Lu Yuan's, so they were traveling the same way.

Lu Yuan said nonchalantly: "There will be no war to fight next, so I'll give you a few days off and you can return to Beijing in three days."

Meng Qianqian thought about it seriously: "If something happens to you, will you deduct the interest from me?"

Lu Yuan's mouth twitched: "Can you hope for the best for me?"

Beijing.

Civil and military officials began another morning court session.

The young emperor sat upright in the Golden Palace, listening quietly to the memorials from his ministers.

It has been two months since Lu Yuan left the court. Apart from a few letters sent back from the border at the beginning saying that the court cavalry had arrived at the border, there was no news for more than a month.

If it weren't for Lu Yuan leading the troops, everyone would probably have suspected that the border had already fallen.

But from Lu Yuan's words, he was ignoring the emperor and was unwilling to report the battle situation to him.

There were countless memorials impeaching Lu Yuan in the court every day. Nine out of ten people requested to remove Lu Yuan from office.

After the young emperor listened to an old minister scolding Lu Yuan with spit flying, he lowered his eyes and said nothing.

"Your Majesty! Give the order!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Lu Yuan has no respect for the monarch, is stubborn and self-righteous, and now he is concealing military intelligence, delaying the court's rescue opportunity. If the Beiliang people attack the capital one day, we will not even be prepared!"

"From what I have seen, Lu Yuan has most likely suffered a defeat and concealed the truth, which eventually led to a disaster!"

A general came forward holding a tablet and said, "Your Majesty! I would like to request your order to rush to the border to provide assistance!"

There was a response from the court.

Lu Xingzhou listened silently, and he also felt that Lu Yuan was most likely defeated. Since his son had the rescue order from the Black Armor Guard, he should be able to turn the tide.

My son should be able to accomplish a lot of great things this time.

The young emperor hesitated for a long time in the face of the overwhelming condemnation of Lu Yuan in the court, and said with great embarrassment: "My dear ministers, do you really want me to punish my father?"

"Your Majesty! The country is the most important thing! We cannot let treacherous officials bring disaster upon us!"

"His Majesty!"

"If your majesty does not dismiss Lu Yuan today, I...I will die in this palace!"

"Report——"

A guard hurried to the Golden Palace.

The young emperor stood up and asked excitedly, "But is there any news from the border? How is the war going?"

The Imperial Guards bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the case of the envoy has been solved, and Beiliang has withdrawn its troops!"

"Are you going to withdraw your troops now?"

The person who spoke was the general who had just requested the order to march north, his surname was Yao.

The Imperial Guards nodded: "Not only did they withdraw their troops, the Grand Commander also added an additional compensation of 100,000 taels of gold, and allowed the Seventh Prince of Beiliang to come to the capital as a hostage!"

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the court were dumbfounded, and the officials who had been shouting for dismissal suddenly became speechless.

General Yao asked hurriedly, "How many casualties have we suffered? How many soldiers are left out of the 100,000-man army?"

The guard said, "One hundred and twenty thousand."

General Yao's body trembled!

The more other people fight, the less they have, but with Lu Yuan, the more they have?

General Yao didn't believe it: "Did you hear it wrong?"

The guards presented the military report with both hands: "Here is the information, please review it, Your Majesty."

The eunuch took the general report to the young emperor.

The military newspaper did state the number of troops, which was over 120,000, including over 20,000 new recruits. This meant that in this battle, not only were casualties reduced to a minimum, but a lot of fresh blood was also absorbed in a timely manner.

Since the death of General Chu, there has never been such a grand occasion at the border.

However, the military report only briefly reported the victory situation, without elaborating on the specific military achievements. The details would be announced in public after the commander-in-chief returned to the court.

General Yao cleared his throat and said, "General Song was once a subordinate of the King of Chu. Later, he followed the Great Marshal of Chu in his expeditions and made many outstanding achievements. This time, as the general, he will be in charge of the battle and make plans!"

Everyone nodded.

That’s right, it must be General Song who is a great military genius, and Lu Yuan is just following behind and getting military merit for free!

The young emperor asked again: "Where is Yinhu?"

The Imperial Guard said, "Yinhu was rescued by General Lu and brought back to the military camp, but unfortunately, his injuries were too severe and he passed away. However, I heard that he passed the Yinhu Order to another person before he died."

General Yao blurted out: "Who is it?"

The guard shook his head: "That's not clear."

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites said, "Do I need to ask? Of course it's General Lu! General Lu has a relationship with the Shenhou Guard and is also Yinhu's savior. Is it reasonable for Yinhu not to pass on his legacy to him?"

Everyone nodded, it makes sense!

Lu Lingxiao is young and promising, and has a close relationship with the Twelve Guards. Apart from him, who else is qualified to be the second generation Tiger?

The young emperor also showed joy on his face, and looked at Lu Xingzhou and said, "My dear Lu, when General Lu returns to the court, I will personally welcome him."

Lu Xingzhou lifted up the hem of her skirt, held up the tablet and said, "Long live His Majesty!"

After leaving the Golden Palace, Lu Xingzhou was quickly surrounded by officials.

A young official said, "Sir Lu, congratulations! Your son has made great contributions and now has become the new Tiger Guard. He is so young and promising, and he is worthy of being a role model for us!"

"When Shen Hou's daughter gives birth to a son someday, he will surely inherit Shen Hou's legacy, and the Lu family will then have two great Black Armor Guard leaders!"

"Congratulations, Master Lu!"

"No, no, no. We'll know everything after my son comes back."

Lu Xingzhou bowed repeatedly and was very modest in his words, but he was very sure in his heart that this Yinhu Guard must be his son.

Although he failed to kill Lu Yuan, if he could become a Tiger Guard, his contribution would be great!

The news spread quickly, and by the time Lu Xingzhou returned to the Lu family, the old lady had already heard about it from other people.

The old lady couldn't wait to call Lu Xingzhou to her courtyard and asked, "Did Xiao really become a Tiger Guard?"

The presence of a new Yinhu Guard means the death of the previous Yinhu, but the old lady doesn’t care who died, she only cares about her grandson’s future.

Lu Xingzhou couldn't hide his smile: "It should be almost right."

The old lady clasped her hands together and said, "Oh, may the Buddha bless you!"

Nanny Wu smiled and said, "Before we went to the battle, Miss Lin said that the young master would definitely return safely and make great contributions!"

The old lady nodded, "That's right. This time, thanks to Wan'er, she gave Xiao'er the life-saving gift her father left her, and helped Xiao'er. She is much better than that unlucky Meng. That girl will only bring shame to Xiao'er, unlike Wan'er, who can help Xiao'er achieve great success! When Xiao'er comes back, I will arrange their marriage in a grand manner!"

That unlucky girl dared to divorce her husband in public. Let's see how the Lu family will smack her in the face this time!

Wanhua Tower.

Madam Yan sat in the lobby covered with three layers of dust, looking as pale as death.

"Owner."

The maid came over hurriedly.

Madam Yan held her chin with one hand and asked soullessly, "Where did you go to today? The courtesan's house?"

"The Oiran's was demolished three days ago."

"Firefly?"

“It was torn down ten days ago, repaired just five days ago, and then torn down again yesterday.”

"Fengxian's?"

The maid remained silent and looked at Madam Yan weakly.

Madam Yan was about to cry. All the girls were the ones she had pampered, but that little evildoer had destroyed their homes to the point where they were almost forced to live in a pigsty!

The maid smiled awkwardly: "Master, in fact, she didn't demolish the house today."

Just as he finished speaking, a vase fell from the upper floor and hit the sign of Wanhua Tower. After being hit seventeen or eighteen times, the sign finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell down with a bang.

Madam Yan covered her eyes with trembling hands and said through gritted teeth: "Lu, Yuan! If you don't come back...I will...demand your governor's mansion!"

The maid wanted to speak but stopped.

Lady Yan was so angry that she said, "Speak!"

The maid shuddered, thinking, the host is so crazy!

Madam Yan: Taking care of a baby is crazy!

The maid said, "The Grand Commander has returned to the court."

The light in Lady Yan's eyes reunited: "You're back? Where have you been?"

The maid said, "It seems that we are almost in the capital. I just ran into Manager Cen and heard what he said."

Madam Yan cried with excitement. Without saying a word, she rushed over and pushed open the door: "Little bastard! Your father is back!"

Baoshu, who was demolishing the house, shook her head!

It seems to be saying, humph, I don’t care!

She grabbed a box of rouge worth platinum and scooped it out in clumps.

The maid thought of something and said, "Oh, by the way, I heard from Manager Cen that the Miss Meng who was saved by the host has also gone to the border and will come back with the Grand Commander."

Baoshu threw away the rouge in her hand, and used her hands and feet to crawl out quickly!

Just when he was halfway up, he was pulled up by Lady Yan.

"Girls! Go out to the city to welcome the guests!"

It was still chilly in spring, and new buds sprouted from the grass on the roadside where the snow had melted.

Meng Qianqian changed back into women's clothes and sat quietly in the carriage.

Many officials and civilians had already gathered at the city gate. They all came to welcome Lu Yuan and the soldiers.

The people at Haitangyuan didn't know she was back, so they probably didn't come to pick her up.

She touched the Yinhu Order in her hand, as quiet as a breeze.

Suddenly, a little baby sound of "wa wa wa wa" was heard in a hurry.

She hastily drew aside the curtain.

Baoshu crawled over using her hands and feet, searching one carriage after another.

"Whoa?"

The little guy couldn't find it and was so anxious that he was about to cry.

Meng Qianqian felt a pang in her heart and leapt in front of Baoshu.

Baoshu raised her little head, sat on the ground, and looked at Meng Qianqian eagerly.

Then, she could no longer suppress her little grievance and burst into tears!

Meng Qianqian took the crying Baoshu into her arms and petted her little head: "I'm sorry, I'm back late."