I am cannon fodder, but I can hug thighs

Ping Wu tied the man up and dragged him to the tent of Ge Shuying and his caravan, asking them to give him an explanation.

"Why did your caravan break into my tent in the middle of the night?" Ping Wu sneered and kicked the Turkic man, watching him stagger and fall to his knees on the ground. "Not to mention that it is our women's tent, you actually brought weapons with you."

"If you can't give a reason, don't blame us for being rude." Ping Wu blew a whistle after he finished speaking. The palace soldiers lit torches and formed a circle to surround Ge Shuying and his group. "You can only apologize by dying."

A drop of cold sweat rolled down Geshu Ying's forehead. He stared at the Turkic soldier with a look that seemed to say that he was more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. Not only did he fail in the assassination, but he also lost.

"Speak!" Ping Wu did not give him a chance to think, and directly drew out his long sword and pointed it at Ge Shuying's face, "What on earth are you doing in the Turkic land! Why did you attack my tent at night! Who are you!"

Ge Shuying was shocked and did not dare to underestimate Ping Wu: "Miss, you misunderstood. I didn't know they would do such a thing. This is all a misunderstanding. It was my failure to discipline them that caused this misunderstanding."

"You want to erase a misunderstanding and a lack of discipline? If I hadn't slept soundly tonight, I would have died without knowing why." Ping Wu approached Ge Shuying step by step, "Who are you? Why do you carry poison? Are you really a caravan here to barter?"

"Who are you? What did you want to do last night? If you don't tell the truth, this matter will not be easily resolved!" Ping Wu had an angry look on his face. Whether it was a man sneaking into a woman's tent in the middle of the night or carrying a weapon with poison on it, it was unforgivable.

The Turkic people disguised as traveling merchants behind Geshu Ying secretly exchanged glances with each other, thinking in their hearts that they might as well kill these people. After all, they outnumbered these people by many times, so there was no need to suffer such humiliation.

Ge Shuying didn't think so. Their troops were not nearby, and the people here had surrounded them. Even if other people came to support them, the woman in front of them could capture them before the reinforcements arrived. There was no doubt about that.

He looked at Ping Wu, and Ping Wu was also looking at him. The atmosphere between the two sides was invisibly filled with the smell of gunpowder.

The whereabouts of Geshu Ying had been urgently sent to the capital over a distance of 800 miles. Everyone remembered the evil deeds of this Turkic high priest when they heard his name.

"What on earth are they doing? They actually let Geshu Ying escape to the Turkic land!"

"Are Su Cheng'an's 100,000 soldiers all blind? How could they let Ge Shuying escape right under their noses?"

Xia Zhengan sat on the dragon throne, his left hand unconsciously tapping the armrest of the throne. Ge Shuying's strength should not be underestimated. Even if he has only 10,000 soldiers and horses, he can exert the strength of 50,000 soldiers and horses. Now, all the generals of Daxia who are good at fighting are in the Western Regions.

He looked at Song Shiqiu, who was standing in the first position to his lower right. Because the enemy general leading the troops in the northern border was Ge Shuying, everyone's eyes were suddenly focused on Song Shiqiu, who had fought with Ge Shuying.

Song Shiqiu looked up at him, then lowered his eyes and turned to look at the officials as if casually.

Xia Zhengan clenched his fists and understood what he meant: "I will lead the army in person!"

"what?"

"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

It's true that Xia Zheng'an was also a wise monarch who was good at accepting advice and making good use of people, but their Majesty was completely different from the late emperor. The late emperor was trained in the military camp, conquered one city after another, and expanded the territory of Daxia, but their Majesty had never been to the battlefield since childhood, and for many years he was not proficient in martial arts due to physical reasons. Don't joke about him leading the army in person.

"I have made up my mind. My dear ministers, there is no need to persuade me any further." Xia Zhengan stood up from the dragon chair, "I will personally lead the troops to capture Ge Shuying!"

The civil and military officials looked at Song Shiqiu, hoping that he could dissuade them, but they only saw him nod in appreciation: "Your Majesty has the bravery of the previous emperor, which is a blessing for Daxia."

"Song Shiqiu, you!" An old minister who was over fifty years old was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "Traitor!"

Song Shiqiu looked at him with a half-smile: "Master Jiang, please be careful with your words."

After the court session, Song Shiqiu went to the imperial study and discussed the matters of the emperor's personal expedition with Xia Zhengan and others before leaving the palace. As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he saw a carriage passing by. He pulled the reins and frowned at the carriage.

"Whose carriage is this?" There are only a few people who can ride in a carriage in the palace. Who would enter the palace at this time?

"Your Excellency, that is Princess Jing'an's carriage." The guard in charge of guarding the palace gate hurriedly answered him when he heard his words. Princess Jing'an had been studying abroad for several years, and this was her first time back.

Song Shiqiu was a little surprised, but still nodded: "So that's it."

"I heard that Princess Jing'an encountered bandits on her way back, and then she took the officers and soldiers to capture all the bandits. I don't know whether it is true or not..." The guard was talking incessantly, and when he came to his senses, he found that Song Shiqiu had already ridden away on his horse.

When Song Shiqiu knew it was Jing'an, he did not stay any longer. As for the bandits, there was no need to care about them. After all, Jing'an would not take the risk personally. It was just a matter of order. Since the person came back, it proved that he was safe and sound. It didn't matter what happened.

When he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was informed by the doorman that a guest had arrived. He changed out of his official uniform before going to the reception room.

"My Lord Prime Minister, how are you? You are still as elegant as ever, and more stable now." The man in the living room stood up and bowed as soon as he saw Song Shiqiu, his voice full of familiarity, "As soon as I saw the Lord Prime Minister, I knew that you must have a smooth career and a successful career in recent years."

Song Shiqiu saw the other person's appearance clearly and smiled helplessly: "You tease me as soon as you come back. You haven't changed at all after so many years."

Gu Zhou laughed twice without meaning to. "I haven't seen you for ten years. I can't even tease you anymore. But I didn't expect that you're already married."

There was doubt and disbelief in his eyes that a man like Song Shiqiu could actually have a girl he liked.

Song Shiqiu sat in the main seat, picked up the teacup and scraped the tea foam: "It's nothing like what Master Gu did back then. He left home for ten years for a prostitute and never wrote a letter in ten years. He was really free and unrestrained."

Gu Zhou was also very popular in the capital at that time, but no one expected that he would be so devoted to a brothel girl that he even eloped with her despite his family's objections and never returned for ten years.

"You're back now, do you regret it?" Song Shiqiu took a sip of tea and looked up at him with a smile, "Someone said back then that he would never regret it in his life."

Gu Zhou smiled, with helplessness and sadness in his smile: "I have never regretted it. I came back this time because Man Niang has passed away."

The teacup hit the saucer, making a crisp sound. The two looked at each other, but there was no smile in Song Shiqiu's eyes. "If that woman hadn't died, you would have really never come back. There are three kinds of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants. As long as your parents are alive, you should not travel far away. Master Gu is really affectionate. That brothel girl can be said to have no regrets in her life."

"Song Lang, you also know that Man Niang only has me in this world. I am not in the capital, but my parents still have my other brothers and sisters." Gu Zhou never thought that there was anything wrong with what he did. Man Niang was alone and helpless in this world. If he failed her, if he failed her...

"With her personality, she will definitely jump into the lake and end her life." Gu Zhou took a sip of tea to dilute the bitterness in his mouth. "Do I have to watch Man Niang die?"