Golden Stage

In the 25th year of Yuantai, the Eastern Tatars invaded the frontier. The Beiyan Iron Cavalry of the northern border guards joined forces with the Tongjin and Yuzhou garrisons in Wudinghe, but the grassland cavalry was more than [-] miles away and forced them to retreat to Xiqiu Pass.

In August of the same year, the Wuzhu tribe of the Eastern Tatars begged to surrender, willing to surrender to the Great Zhou Dynasty, and proclaimed their ministers and Nasui.On August [-]th, the envoys of the two parties completed the acceptance ceremony in the camp by the Wuding River, and agreed that the Wuzhu tribe would pay tributes such as fur, medicinal materials, horses, gold and silver every year, and send Khan’s parents and children to study in the Central Plains in the Imperial College of the Imperial Academy. etiquette.

In September, the imperial court issued a decree ordering Fu Shen, Marquis of Jingning, the Marquis of Jingning, to escort the Eastern Tartar mission to Beijing for a pilgrimage.

The Wuzhu tribe retreated, and the war in the north was over. Fu Shen had no worries for the time being, so he arranged the affairs of the army and personally led a team of elite cavalry to escort the mission southward.

On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the horse team passed through Qingsha Pass, and suddenly felt the ground tremble under their feet. In an instant, rocks were scattered like rain, and the mountain road collapsed. The horses were frightened and ran wildly.

The terrain of Qingsha Pass is dangerous and narrow, but because it is located in the territory of Dazhou, even though Fu Shen wanted to be on guard, he never expected that there would be such disasters coming from landslides and landslides. The falling rocks rolled straight down, turned the horse's head immediately, and led the crowd straight to the entrance of the original road.

Smoke and dust rose everywhere, almost turning the entire valley into a sandy color.In the chaos, an exquisite arm crossbow turned its direction, and the cold and sinister arrow pointed at the man galloping on horseback.

The keen intuition honed by many years of life and death on the battlefield saved his life at this critical moment.Behind him came the spear piercing the wind. Fu Shen seemed to have eyes behind his back. He pulled the reins suddenly while leaning down low. He swept across his back quickly, and nailed into the rock with a clang, sinking half an inch.

Who is going to kill him?

This cold thought only flashed in Fu Shen's mind for a moment, and the next moment, the soldiers' exclamation brought him back to the world.

"General be careful!"

The boulders falling from above covered the sky and the sun, and completely blocked his sight of looking back.

On the ninth day of September in the 25th year of Yuantai, the Eastern Tartar mission was attacked in Qingsha Pass, Tongzhou. The little prince of the Eastern Tartar was killed on the spot, and none of the mission survived.Fu Shen, the commander of Beiyan iron cavalry escorting the mission, was hit by a boulder and seriously injured his legs. It may be difficult for him to recover in the future.

When the news spread back to the capital, everyone was shocked, and the ruling and opposition parties were in an uproar.

Emperor Yuantai was furious, and ordered the Three Jurisdictions to investigate the case strictly. He also specially ordered to caress Fu Shen, add a thousand stones to the original rank of Jingning Hou, and become a general of Fuguo, bestow a golden seal with a purple ribbon, and allow him to return to his post. Beijing rests.

The news of Fu Shen's injury was widely circulated in Beijing, and many people privately speculated in whose hands the military power of the Northern Yan Army would fall after he was injured.A special decree from the emperor temporarily silenced the public, Fu Shen is still the commander of the Northern Yan Army, he does not hold a real position, and holds military power.If General Fu is smart enough, and when he returns to Beijing, he will abdicate to the virtuous, and return the military power to the Holy Majesty, he can exchange a pair of legs for a lifetime of glory and wealth.

From this point of view, His Majesty is not only benevolent to the heroes, but can even be called quite preferential treatment.

The Marquis of Jingning, Fu Shen, and the Beiyan Army, who were at the center of the rumors, received the order, but nothing happened.It wasn't until the end of September that Fu Shen handed over a brochure, which detailed the transfer arrangements for the military affairs of the northern garrison, and asked the emperor to allow him to resign to recuperate from his illness.

Emperor Yuantai was relieved by this letter, and he refuted his resignation as usual, and allowed him to leave for Beijing from northern Xinjiang.

I don't know how many people in Beijing are counting the days with their fingers, eagerly looking forward to seeing what will happen to this famous Jingning Marquis.But at this moment, thousands of miles away, the sky was twilight, and a small carriage, surrounded by personal soldiers, left the heavily guarded Yanzhou City and sped towards the capital.

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