Thousands of Miles of the Same Wind + Fanwai

It was the first time that the court officials saw the queen on such an occasion, and they couldn't help but froze for a moment.But looking at the emperor's still calm expression, he was relieved a lot, and began to make suggestions one after another.

Since the beginning of autumn, Lanzhou's border defense has been rectified for two months, but it is not vulnerable. The urgent report is that the barbarian army is marching southward, not a small group of riots. The border garrison in Lanzhou alone cannot withstand it. of.

The march should be fast rather than late, Zhong Liran adopted the suggestion of his ministers, appointed Zhong Lihui as the commander-in-chief, and dispatched the army to go north immediately.There was no extra ceremony, after the decree was issued, Zhong Liran personally sent Zhong Li back to the gate of the city, and watched the golden robed guards send Zhong Li back to the camp in the western suburbs.

Gu Siyuan was with her from the beginning to the end, and after all this was finally done, Zhong Liran returned to the palace and sat in the study with a sigh of relief.Gu Siyuan stretched out his hand, rubbed her cheek, and comforted her, "Your Majesty has long been prepared, and the war on the Lanzhou border will definitely be victorious. Don't be afraid, Your Majesty."

Gu Siyuan's palm was very warm, which brought Zhong Liran back to his senses.Zhong Liran reached out to wrap her arms around her waist, buried her face in her arms, and said softly, "Aunt Huang has made great achievements in the war. In the early autumn, our country of Chu has also made sufficient preparations. I am not worried about the war. It's just that Gu Siyuan fought this battle. I'm afraid that the days ahead will not be easy."

This war was a waste of money and people, and after the war, I don't know how much surplus the treasury will have.Thinking of this, Zhong Liran's worried brows were twisted into a knot.

Chapter 30 VI.3

Just as Zhong Liran expected, Zhong Lihui led the army to the north and sent back several success reports in a row.In just one month, a large number of barbarians were expelled from the border.

Although Chu State won a complete victory on the battlefield, the next matters made the court very busy.Zhong Lihui led the army to take down the five northern cities, which can be said to be the biggest achievement in her military career.Just when the whole army was in high spirits and ready to move forward, the barbarian King's Court of the Golden Tent handed over a letter of peace, and the two armies ceased fighting.

The State of Chu sent Jian Tiansi's deputy commander, Siming, and Jiuyan Temple Minister to the border for peace talks, adhering to the emperor's will to take advantage of it, and the final call was made by Zhong Lihui, and the two countries negotiated peace.

The barbarian lord promised not to violate the border of Chu State in his lifetime, and offered a sincere apology, but asked Chu State to hand over the five cities they had captured.

This did not break the morale of the lieutenant general, and bluntly said that they would never return the city they had worked so hard to build.The ambassador of the barbarian tribe was afraid that Chu State would take this opportunity to come to war again, so he thought that it would be fine not to return the land, or send a princess to marry him.

Now Zhong Lihui, who is in charge of peace, can be amused, since Chu State entered the Central Plains China, he has never been married.Even when the barbarians captured dozens of cities in Lanzhou and almost invaded Wanzhou, losing half of the country, the emperor of Chu State never thought of bowing his head and marrying.So at the peace talks meeting, he bluntly said that there is no princess in Chu State, and if you barbarians want to get married, you can send a princess here yourself.

The barbarians now have only one princess, and that is the eldest daughter of the current Maharaja, Gerqin Danayan.Gerqin Danayan is quite prestigious among the barbarian youths, and she is also the leader of the army today. This time the barbarians went south is probably because of her.The barbarian ambassador was also angry when he heard it. The two sides couldn't talk properly, so they broke up and fought again.

Zhong Liran, who was far away in Yuanzhou, was very worried when he heard the news of the war again. Eating bran and swallowed vegetables every day could not relieve his irritability.After all, she was still not calm enough, she was worried about the military pay, and at the same time worried about the damage in the army, and she was afraid that Zhong Lihui, who led the army to the battle, would have some accidents.

She has been on the throne for almost seven years, although Zhong Lihui is indeed powerful and deeply loved by everyone.But whether as a courtier or an aunt, she is very important to Zhong Liran.When he was a teenager, Zhong Lihui took Zhong Liran by his side and taught her to correct the memorials hand in hand.And as Zhong Liran grows up day by day, after gaining power, he is also very knowledgeable and retreats bravely. As the king of a country, Zhong Liran is really grateful to her.

Therefore, after hearing that Lanzhou was at war again, Zhong Liran secretly drew up a decree to include Zhong Lihui's unmarried child in the family book, and also drew up the decree in advance for the canonization of the son.

When the end of the year was approaching, the emperor also transferred a lot of good things from the private treasury, and sent a large number of treasures to the palace in Yunzhong, causing people in the palace to panic.Not only that, Zhong Liran also borrowed Gu Siyuan's name to give a lot of property to the family members of the war ministers' families, so that Gu Siyuan, who was always idle at the end of the year, had to accept many invitations.

Therefore, Gu Siyuan had no choice but to hold a banquet in Shengyuan Palace in the middle of winter, calling all the family members into the palace. On the one hand, it was to appease and stabilize people's hearts, and on the other hand, it was to raise military funds.

Although the emperor was young, he was extremely frugal and rarely held banquets in the palace. The empress followed her temperament and hardly saw anyone.Except for some necessary occasions, most of the court officials' family members would not see the queen, and even if they did, they would not be able to figure out what kind of person she was.

Now when she goes to the banquet, she can vaguely figure out what kind of character this bookish queen is.Compared with the unsmiling young emperor in the court, this older queen was too gentle.

Gu Siyuan is like a teacher, he explained the border affairs in detail, and there will be no surprises in a series of victories.He doesn't talk much, but he has a lot of tenacity, which can comfort people's hearts very well.

With the land, each family gradually calmed down the anxiety caused by the war, which also reduced the troubles in the court a lot.

Gu Siyuan's first appearance left a benevolent impression on people, and thereafter, people came to visit her from time to time.Although she doesn't like to go out, she is quite happy to receive some people occasionally and relieve their worries. In this way, she can relieve Zhong Liran of a lot of pressure.The emperor and empress each performed their duties and worked together to finally pass this difficult year.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Zhong Lihui led his army to counterattack Subei, launching the last war and ending the border chaos this time.This time, Zhong Lihui captured Gerqin Danayan, the general of the barbarian East Road, alive, in order to coerce the barbarian lord to cede the land for peace.

Through the emperor's order, Zhong Lihui vaguely understood that the treasury might not be able to hold on any longer, so she also let out a bad breath, so she happily asked for peace talks.

In this peace talks, Chu State handed over the cities it occupied later, as long as the five cities it had previously captured were merged into the territory of Lanzhou.He also demanded a large amount of supplies from the barbarian lord as an apology, and took Gerqin Danayan directly back to Yuanzhou as a hostage.

In early February, the two countries exchanged documents for peace talks at the border.So Zhongli returned triumphantly in mid-February, and led the army back to Yuanzhou City in March.

The emperor, who has always been stingy, held a banquet in Shengyuan Palace to reward the three armies.The Chu army's complete victory this time was mostly due to Zhong Lihui's contribution.Zhong Liran didn't know how to reward her, racked his brains to give her many things, and even issued an imperial edict to make Zhong Lihui's eldest son the eldest son.

She told Zhong Lihui privately that if he was not satisfied with the eldest son Chengjue, he could ask for an order to abolish him.No matter what happened to Zhong Lihui, he could know that the emperor was worried about him, and he felt very moved.So at the celebration banquet, he drank a lot of wine happily.

In the past, Zhong Lihui would not let her drink because he was afraid that the emperor was young, but now that Zhong Liran is an adult, Zhong Lihui persuaded her to have a few drinks.

The strong wine was spicy, Zhong Liran drank a few sips, his face flushed from choking.Zhong Li's sharp eyes turned back, and he turned sideways to block her, so as not to let her lose her composure in front of others.The banquet was full of hustle and bustle, Zhong Liran followed the crowd and drank a few more glasses.

Zhong Lihui gradually drank too much and became a little out of proportion, so he toasted the emperor several times.Seeing this, the servants who followed the emperor were afraid that the emperor might make a mistake, and they were running around like ants on a hot pot.I had no choice but to inform the waiter next door and ask the queen at the banquet next door for help.

Gu Siyuan was entertaining the family members of court officials at a banquet next door. Hearing that the emperor drank too much, he couldn't help feeling a little worried, so he followed the servants to the banquet.

Although most of them were military officers, the people at the banquet did not lose their composure. When they saw the Queen coming, they toasted politely.After Gu Siyuan said something, he went to look for Zhong Liran, and when he learned that King Yunzhong was taking Zhong Liran to the front corridor, he quickly led people to chase after him.

Zhong Liran had indeed drunk too much, at this time he followed Zhong Li back in a daze, and was led by her through the brightly lit corridor.The night wind blew past her cheeks, which was extremely cool but could not dissipate the heat from her whole body.Zhong Liran patted his cheek and muttered, "Aunt Huang, what are you taking me to see?"

Zhong Lihui drank a lot at the banquet, but he was still awake at the moment.She walked like a tiger, led Zhong Liran forward, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I want to take you to see a flower, which I picked specially for Your Majesty."

"What's so beautiful about flowers." Although Zhong Li responded, he followed Zhong Li back honestly.

Breathing the night breeze, the two walked through the winding corridors, and led the servants to the apse of Shengyuan Palace.Zhong Lihui led the emperor into a side hall, bypassed the saluting maids, walked straight behind the screen, pointed at the bed, and said with a broad smile, "Gerqin Da Nayan is the most beautiful flower in the Golden Tent Royal Court. Your Majesty, This is my gift to you, please accept her tonight"