Beyond Gold and Jade [Rebirth]

On the day of the Northern Expedition, it was a sunny day, and the people who saw them off lined up all the way to the city gate, and the victims outside the city were also waiting eagerly, watching the army leave.

Gu Chen straddled the horse, his expression was indifferent, and no emotion could be seen.

Old General Meng glanced back at him, slowed down and walked side by side with him, and said in a low voice: "If His Royal Highness regrets, there is still a way to go back. After crossing the city gate, it will really be too late."

Gu Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why did General Meng say that?"

"In my opinion, Your Highness's trip is useless. Zhu Wei has been abolished, and the eldest prince has lost the most powerful support. His Highness stays in Beijing at this time, which can play a role of check and balance. If you go to Saibei, the two armies are at war. Any accident may happen, and at that time, His Highness will lose his life, so there is nothing to fight for."

Gu Chen only smiled lightly and did not answer.

Surprise flashed across Meng Tingwei's shrewd eyes, and he said, "Why is Your Highness laughing, but what did I say wrong?"

Gu Chen said: "If others say this, I don't think it's funny. It's just that General Meng said it. It's interesting. If you have to ask about the stakes first, then dare to ask the general. What's the benefit of leading an army of [-] in the Northern Expedition?"

Meng Tingwei's eyes were bright, looking at the vast sky, he raised his hand to cover a glare of the light, and said: "I spent half my life on the battlefield, sacrificing my life for the country, wrapping my body in horse leather, is my life's ambition."

Gu Chen said with a smile: "The general's righteousness is far less than that of the lonely, but I privately think that the country of the Gu family should be guarded by the surname Gu."

Meng Tingwei's hands holding the reins trembled. He looked back, the boy's face was still childish, but his black eyes were deep and sharp, making it hard to see through.

Through this face, he seems to have seen the appearance of Emperor Taizong when he was young. It is also unfathomable, with a restrained edge, but it implies the power of swallowing the sky.That emperor once stood on the top of the clouds in the Tianshan Mountains, pointed to the great rivers and mountains, and said to him: "Fansheng, have you seen that from now on, the surname of these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers is Gu!"

Meng Tingwei withdrew his gaze, a smile leaked from the corner of his mouth stained with years of weather, and said, "It's my ignorance."

——Your Majesty, you can see that the grandson you personally selected is worthy of great responsibility.

In the crowd of people seeing off, there was a white-faced scholar with a child in brocade clothes, who squeezed around in the crowd, describing them as embarrassed. They were Liu Jinyun and Lu Ziyan.

Lu Ziyan rode on Liu Jinyun's neck and urged, "Mr. Liu, no matter how tall you are, I still can't see it."

Liu Jinyun kept complaining. He must have been stupid at the beginning to agree to Master Lu to be his nephew's husband. Even if he stayed in Jinguang Temple and was ridiculed by the little novice, it was better than fighting wits with this master every day.

He stood on tiptoe with difficulty, and persuaded: "Brother Yan, if you've seen enough excitement, go back to your house to study. If Master Hou finds out, both of us will suffer."

Lu Ziyan said: "Wait a minute, I haven't seen Ah Jin yet."

"Ah Jin? You mean that Young Master Jin from the Ye family? That master is rich, so how could he come to join in the fun." There is another sentence that I kept in my heart.

Lu Ziyan shook his head, still searching around, and muttered: "His Royal Highness is going to fight, Ajin and him have always been close, there is no reason not to come..."

Liu Jinyun was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly followed the army to chase forward, desperately looking into the North Expedition team, "You just said the prince, the prince went out with the army? Where is it? Where is it?"

Lu Ziyan pointed to the front and whispered, "Here, the young general in silver armor next to the marshal is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. My uncle said that he insisted on going to Saibei himself. The emperor agreed to it in order to boost the morale of the front line."

Liu Jinyun looked from a distance, beside Meng Tingwei, a young man was riding on a red and black horse. , beside him, he also lost a bit of awe-inspiring power.

He felt vaguely familiar, but it was more of an indescribable excitement. He did everything possible to obtain fame in order to be able to assist the Ming Jun one day and become a generation of famous ministers.Emperor Qingzong was not a wise emperor, he had already realized this clearly, so he set his sights on the princes early on.

"His Royal Highness, you really have an extraordinary bearing..." Liu Jinyun sincerely sighed.

Lu Ziyan nodded, then shook his head again, it's good now, but it's a pity that he became confused after assuming the throne, favoring eunuchs, and acting rampantly, which made the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty dissatisfied and lost the hearts of the people.

On the teahouse, Ye Chonghui stood in front of the window, looked at the marching team like a long snake, and said to his back: "Since you are here, let's take a look."

The child held a cup of tea in his hand and remained silent.If he took a look outside, His Royal Highness might not be able to leave today.Gu Chen kept this matter a secret, not because he was afraid that he would find out, but because he was afraid that he would not bear it.

Ye Chonghui took the white porcelain cup in his hand, poured out the cool tea, added hot tea, and stuffed it back into the child's limp hand, and said softly: "Ah Jin, you don't have to worry too much, as long as you want to Whatever you do, just do it, you have the entire Ye family behind you, that is today..." He frowned slightly, and continued: "Even today, if you want to keep the prince, there is nothing wrong with it. "

The child Yubai's fingertips rubbed the rim of the cup, "There is one thing that Ah Jin can't understand. My brother hates the prince, so why did I tell Ah Jin about it? If my brother didn't tell me, he would have left by the time I found out. Liao Jing, isn't this more in line with brother's wishes?"

Ye Chonghui's handsome face froze slightly, and he smiled helplessly. This is exactly Gu Chen's brilliance.That day at Longzhi Mountain, he said that he would go to Saibei in the near future, and hoped that he could stay with Ah Jin well in the last few days.The earnest words almost moved him, but when he thought about it later, it was a well-drilled trap.

If he didn't say it, after Gu Chen left, Ah Jin would know that he didn't report his knowledge, and there would inevitably be a rift between the brothers, but if he said it, he would inevitably see Ah Jin worrying about him and feeling depressed.Whether you say it or not, it doesn't matter.

His Royal Highness, even if he wants to leave, he will make things difficult for him before he leaves.

He looked at the child's delicate side cheeks, frowned slightly, and said, "It's not so much hate as jealousy. Every time I stand beside the two of you, my dear brother looks like an outsider. Sometimes I even think, Ah Jin and him are more like relatives. Because I don't want Ah Jin to be snatched away, so I fight against him everywhere."

He paused, and said very seriously: "From the perspective of a courtier, in fact, I appreciate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The child's pale pink lips attached to the edge of the white porcelain cup, took a small sip, pursed his lips and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness should be the same."

Ye Chonghui walked to the window and looked at the young man in silver armor. Looking at each other from a distance, the two of them smiled tacitly at the same time.

"Ah Jin, we're getting closer, why don't you come and take a look?"

They all knew very well that once this pink and jade-carved child appeared in front of the window and called out to the prince's brother, Gu Chen would stop no matter how many ambitions ahead.

Time seemed to stop, and the noise from the crowd seemed to disappear in an instant, leaving only these three people.

I don't know how long it has passed, it seems that years have passed, but it is actually just a blink of an eye.

"Brother, please watch for me..."

Ye Chongjin asked: "What kind of armor is he wearing today, what kind of horse is he riding, what is his expression on his face, is he majestic?"

Ye Chonghui said: "He is wearing a silver heart armor, a dragon scale helmet on his head, and riding a red and black horse. He is neither happy nor angry, very majestic."

After hearing what he said, Ye Chongjin curled the corners of his lips. He could imagine how majestic that man was at this moment.

The crowd gradually subsided.Ye Chonghui walked up to him and said, "Ah Jin, go home."

"it is good."

In this world, there is a person, you clearly know his good, his bad, his strength, his weakness, when he is around you always want to hide, always looking forward to have a room to breathe, but when that person really When it's time to leave, I can't help but feel disappointed.

Perhaps, only time will give the answer.

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In the winter of the tenth year of Qingzong, Meng Tingwei was named the Grand Marshal of the World's Army and Horses, and led fifty thousand soldiers to march northward. At the same time, Zhu Wei, the criminal general, was escorted back to Beijing. The attitude became more and more indifferent, and the third prince Gu Xian took this opportunity to gradually gain a foothold in the court.

After the Chinese New Year, Princess Ancheng lifted her confinement. Everyone inside and outside the mansion was preparing for the big wedding, but the bride suddenly disappeared. The Shangshu Mansion was once again reduced to a laughing stock. The transfer order was changed and he took up the post of Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

The sixth-rank official who originally planned to be released was directly promoted to the fifth-rank Beijing official. The Luo family had no complaints at all, and there was no need to marry Princess Ancheng to start. The Luo family wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate. Regretful look.

In the 11th year of Emperor Qingzong's Spring Examination, Liu Jinyun won the Huiyuan in one fell swoop. It is said that with a piece of military law and policy theory, Prince Sheng was shocked as a heavenly man.

It's also a coincidence, Prince Sheng is good at martial arts and bad at literature, everyone knows that it is not his turn to be the chief examiner, but the emperor ordered him to do it because of Princess Ancheng's escape from marriage. The purpose of the final trial was to sharpen his temper.

Before Liu Jinyun took part in the examination, Lu Houye, for the sake of his dedication to teaching his nephew, reminded him: "Don't talk nonsense."

Liu Jinyun kept it in mind, he couldn't find a piece of nonsense on a piece of paper, and every sentence hit the point. Prince Cheng was tired of reading those articles with gorgeous rhetoric, and suddenly came across a simple, clear, and non-procrastinating article. A stream of succinctness, coupled with many viewpoints that coincide with my own, is like picking up pearls in a pile of gravel, my eyes light up, I read it again patiently, and then I couldn't put it down, and I made a final decision .

Liu Jinyun's essays may not be better than those of others, but he was lucky enough to meet Prince Sheng, Bole.

As a newly promoted Huiyuan, Liu Jinyun went to Jinguang Temple alone to fulfill his vows. First, thank Lord Lu Hou for his help and kindness; second, thank Lord Sheng for his kindness; Grace.There is another point, he didn't dare to say it, he only thanked him secretly in his heart.

Fourth, he thanked Princess Ancheng for running away from marriage. If she was willing to marry obediently, it would be impossible for Prince Sheng to be the examiner.

In the dark, all karma and encounters are arranged.

When the Northern Expedition Army arrived in Saibei, Yong'an City had already been captured. Mocheng and Beiye City fell one after another. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city were massacred. The hinterland is truly exposed, and the people of Daegu will never sleep peacefully.

Northern Tartar is the collective name of the nomadic peoples in the north. The Jinyi, Wuke and Hada tribes came to invade this time. This trip is fierce, and the area north of Zhongliuhe has been regarded as their possession.

Gu Chen stood on the tower of Zhongzhou City and looked into the distance. This time, he wanted to completely drive these barbarians out of this continent.

In this life, he will make up for the past mistakes.

In the autumn of the 12th year of Emperor Qingzong's reign, good news came from Saibei. Marshal Meng Tingwei led his soldiers to recover Mocheng, Beiye City, and Beitar retreated to Yong'an City. Yong'an City was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In the winter of the 13th year of Emperor Qingzong's reign, good news came from Saibei again. The crown prince came up with an ingenious plan, and the Northern Expeditionary Army captured the impenetrable Yong'an City in one fell swoop. Year, promoted to lieutenant general.

Half a month later, Prince Sheng personally went north to reward the army, but he returned in a rage. Liu Jinyun, a member of the military department who accompanied him, begged to stay at the border to defend against the enemy.

In the spring of the 14th year of Emperor Qingzong's reign, General Meng died suddenly and died on horseback while he was patrolling the border.Meng Tingwei, whose character is Fansheng, was one of the earliest heroes who followed Emperor Taizong. He made countless military exploits in his life and never failed. When the Northern Tatar heard about it, his face changed. Wherever the Meng family army went, the enemy fled.When the news came out, the whole country mourned. Emperor Qingzong cried until he fainted when he heard the mourning report.

The Northern Tatars got the news and made a comeback.They thought that after Meng Tingwei, there would be no more handsome talents in Daegu, but they didn't know that the history of famous generals in Daegu had just begun to be written.

The death of Meng Tingwei heralds the arrival of a new era.The group of young generals who once covered up under his brilliance began to write new myths.