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At night, Qi Yunruo was woken up, Li Chen patted him on the back soothingly, his expression was indifferent, Qi Yunruo heard the sound of a large number of soldiers walking and shouting outside, a lot of torches were lit outside the tent, Li Chen's men quickly assembled and stood in line in the tent around.

Qi Yunruo stood up and put on his clothes, and said anxiously, "What happened?"

Li Chen said: "Don't worry." He put on the general's armor, took his own weapon, protected Qi Yunruo behind him, and walked out.

Fang Ge who was outside said: "My lord, Berg was suddenly surrounded by hundreds of Qiang people."

Berg also rushed over with a face full of panic at this time, and said to Li Chen: "My lord, Xiao Wang doesn't know what's going on now, Xiao Wang is full of sincerity in cooperating with you... If I guessed correctly, It was Botuk who sent someone, and he has always been dissatisfied with the peace talks between Xiao Wang and you."

Li Chen nodded, seeing Li Yao in full attire, followed by Wang Er, walking out gracefully, Berg called a princess and sighed again.

Li Yao looked at Li Chen, and against the backdrop of the fire, Li Yao's face remained calm, and the shouts of the Qiang people outside became louder, and she calmly said: "Botuk is already jumping over the wall, even Aguermu He’s so stupid.” He’s so stupid. Indeed, there are only 500 people around Li Chen, and there are not too many warriors in Berg, but Li Chen’s [-] troops are still in the Qiang territory. If he makes any mistakes, You can kill them directly without waiting for an order from the court.

Berg gritted his teeth and said, "I'll send someone out to negotiate."

When Berg took people out, Li Chen frowned slightly, and suddenly thought: "I wonder if there is someone else behind Botuk this time."

It is not an exaggeration to say that Botuk jumps over the wall in a hurry. He sees that Berg and King Chun will soon establish terms. After that, the Han people will definitely support Berg. I want to take revenge on myself... But if I can capture King Chun now, force the army outside to retreat, and then lead people all the way out and kill back to Yushuguan, then I still have the greatest credit!The father will still rely on himself the most!

Botuk didn't have many people in his hand now, but he insisted on gritting his teeth and gathered all the people together, shouting in front of Berg's big tent. Naturally, he didn't tell Aguermu, but as long as he succeeded Well, my father would definitely not blame myself—if Master Cheng hadn't reminded himself, I'm afraid I would have missed this unique opportunity.

Berg gritted his teeth and went out. Sure enough, he saw Botuk. He scolded, "Are you crazy? Who sent you here!"

Botuk sneered and said, "Who asked me to come? Berg! You useless thing, how much land, how many slaves, cattle and sheep are you going to pay Dakang?"

"How much is none of your business! Father Wang has now forbidden you to get involved in the peace talks."

Botuk held his head high on the horse and said: "You will only pay for it. When I catch King Chun, force his men to retreat! We are still victors, and we can ask Dakang for land and money!"

"Idiot!" Berg was furious, "You did this! There is no possibility for our Qiang people to make friends with Dakang in the future!" If Botuk really did this and succeeded, he would not let himself go, Berg knew that.

There was deep contempt in Botuk's eyes, "Who cares about making friends with Dakang? Among all the Qiang people, you are the only one! Berg, our Qiang warriors have always been invincible, and we have never surrendered to others!"

Berg was about to laugh angrily. He looked at Botuk with a strange expression, "Did you forget that you led an army of tens of thousands of Qiang people back in defeat, which led to Dakang's attack?"

Botuk became furious and shouted, "Shut up!"

Li Yao said: "Botuk looks down on Berg, even if Berg goes out in person, he may not be able to persuade him to go back."

Li Chen took a half-turned glance behind him, and at a glance, the soldiers of the Great Kang around him drew their swords and raised their guns. Li Chen said indifferently: "If we wait for us to fight out, those who come back will be Not so five hundred people.” At that time, the territory of the Qiang people really became the frontier of Dakang.

Li Yao didn't speak anymore, but Li Chen held her hand and said, "Elder Sister, I'll send someone to send you out of here right now, swords and guns have no eyes, don't worry me."

Li Yao smiled and did not refuse, "Now you can stand in front of my sister."

Li Chen went to see Qi Yunruo, but Qi Yunruo shook his head firmly, "My lord, I won't go, I want to stay by your side."

Li Chen stared into Qi Yunruo's eyes, and Qi Yunruo continued: "My lord, I found you with great difficulty, and I won't leave. You want to protect me, and I want to protect you too."

Li Chen reached out and rubbed Qi Yunruo's head, nodded slowly, Qi Yunruo smiled, his eyes were bright, and his brows were bright, Li Chen looked at him with a smile, looked around, looked at Fang Ge and said: "You personally bring a team to send Princess go out and find a safe place."

Fang Ge clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"

After Fang Ge sent Li Yao and his maid Wang'er away, Berg ran back anxiously and said with shame: "Xiao Wang is incompetent and can't stop Botuk, but Xiao Wang has already sent someone to send a letter to ask Father Wang to stop him personally." he."

Li Chen looked coldly, and said, "What if Aguermu Shanyu thinks that Bo Tuke has a good idea?"

Berg was taken aback.

Li Chen clenched the knife tightly, and said calmly: "Today, I'm afraid I'm going to help the eldest prince clean up the house."

Li Chen didn't want to go to dangerous places again and again. When he came to the capital of the Qiang tribe, he had made sufficient preparations—scattered the army in all directions, and there were hundreds of messenger soldiers constantly delivering news. Li Chen's side If something goes wrong, the army will crush it.

Berg's men stood outside for half an hour. Botuk rushed over with a big knife. Li Chen smiled contemptuously and raised his sword to meet him. Botuk's force was not even comparable to that of Nubiha. Li Chen cut him off the horse. At that time, Li Chen's army had already surrounded the Qiang capital.

Berg sighed in pain, all plans were destroyed by Botuck.

At this time, it was already winter at the border, and the night was even colder. When the Qiang people woke up from their dreams the next day, they were already Dakang people.

After officials from the capital took over, Li Chen and Qi Yunruo finally embarked on the road back to Beijing.

It was so cold in the northwest, Qi Yunruo felt like he was going to be frozen when he was riding on the horse. The northwest was skinny, and they rushed to make a few coats in Yushu Pass, and the soldiers also put on cotton coats.Qi Yunruo met Qu Qing and Qi Yunying in the pass.

The two of them held Li Chen down at that time, and then they were fined by Li Chen for confiscating their meritorious service and demoted to ordinary soldiers. If Qi Yun saw them again, both of them would have their own feelings in their hearts.

Qi Yunruo was still a little ashamed of Qu Qing in his heart, and Qu Qing just sighed: "It's good that the young master comes back safe and sound, otherwise the subordinate will feel guilty for the rest of his life. The subordinate is only the head of the guard of Prince Chun's mansion, so it's okay to ask for those military achievements." useless."

Qi Yunying said lightly: "I don't care about those, as long as you are fine."

Qi Yunruo said seriously: "I want to thank you all. If it wasn't for you that day, the prince might have been in danger. I can't do much, and I don't regret what I did."

The moment he pressed the prince, Qu Qing knew what he was facing, but after all, he couldn't just watch the prince take risks. He took protecting the prince as his own responsibility, and protecting the prince was more important than winning military merits and killing the Qiang people.Knowing that Qu Qing's official position in Prince Chun's Mansion would not be affected, Qi Yunruo felt relieved.

Qi Yunruo always didn't know what to say to Qi Yunying, Qi Yunying was a silent person, the two of them were walking together, Qi Yunruo asked: "What are your plans after you return to Beijing?"

Qi Yunying said: "Anyway, I won't take part in the scientific examination again, maybe I will be a guard in Prince Chun's Mansion."

Qi Yunruo smiled, and when he remembered Qi Yunying's expression, he couldn't help saying: "You prefer to stay in the frontier, don't you?"

Qi Yunying looked a little helpless, "Father will not agree, this time I just sneaked out."

Mentioning Uncle Ziyang, Qi Yunruo's face darkened a little, Qi Yunying also noticed it, and his expression became stiff.

After a while, Qi Yunruo said, "Do you know why?"

Qi Yunying shook her head, "Father never said such things, he only said that our Qi family should never have anything to do with military power."

Qi Yunruo had some doubts in his heart, and when he returned to the prince, he couldn't help but want to intercede with Qu Qing and Qi Yunying.

"No." Li Chen turned a page of the book.

Qi Yunruo became a little unhappy, and he said: "Do you really think that it is right for Chief Bodyguard Qu to let you be exposed? He is your bodyguard, and his first duty is to protect your safety. So is Qi Yunying. They clearly know about you. I will punish them, but I still did it, which shows my loyalty to you."

Li Chen said indifferently: "They also understood at the time that if you were caught, the greatest possibility would be death."

"I'm dead, it's better than you being in danger..."

Li Chen turned cold and interrupted him: "You are not allowed to say such things!"

Qi Yunruo was startled, lowered his head, and stopped talking.

Li Chen sighed softly, took him into his arms, and hugged him tightly, "Xiao Qi, don't make me feel uncomfortable by saying these words, you don't know how worried I was when you disappeared."

Qi Yunruo's heart softened, "I'm sorry, my lord, I shouldn't have said these things."

Li Chen said: "When I return to the capital, I will write all the merits of Qu Qing and Qi Yunying into the notebook. Now, it's just a little punishment."

Qi Yunruo smiled, and lifted himself up from his embrace, "I know that you are a person who distinguishes between public and private, my lord."

Li Chen looked at him with a smile, his eyes were full of doting.

Qi Yunruo propped his chin with his hand, recalling what Shangguan Yao said, he was curious, and asked: "My lord, have you met General Qi Ranqi?"

"I've seen it." Qi Ran died in his prime, less than fifty years old. Everyone said that General Qi Ranqi was the most decisive and resolute member of the Qi family for several generations. Speaking of which, the Qi family has always been withered, only this generation of Uncle Ziyang is not like his parents, who lived in the Northwest when he was young and gave birth to three sons.

"Shangguanyao said that I look very similar to him." Qi Yunruo also worships heroes, and even has a sense of honor. He happened to be born two years after the death of General Qi Ran, when Qi Suxiao was still there. Filial piety period.

Li Chen recalled: "Actually, I can't remember clearly, but my grandmother told me that General Qi Ran, because of his good-looking features, was afraid that he would not be able to deter the enemy. He has a fierce face and a terrifying expression. He came to the palace to participate New Year's banquet, hugged me, and scared me to tears."

Qi Yunruo couldn't help laughing, his eyebrows curved, he thought the scene where the two or three-year-old prince was scared and cried must be very interesting.

"Later, General Qi Ran died of a sudden illness. Because of the injuries he suffered in the early years and the exhaustion of years of fighting, he finally couldn't hold on and passed away..."

"So Uncle Ziyang stayed in Beijing for three years as a filial piety." Qi Yunruo said.

Li Chen patted his head, Qi Yunruo leaned on him, and said in a low voice, "My lord, I have heard that Uncle Ziyang has been criticized because of my mother's affairs, but the accusation of being filial piety is enough to make Uncle Ziyang Seize the military power passed down from generation to generation?"

Li Chen frowned, but did not answer.

Qi Yunruo slowly said: "My lord, I don't know why, I always think of these things recently... You have never seen my mother, she is so smart, she is very good at playing piano, calligraphy and painting, she taught me black and white when I was six years old. Son, now that I remember, I can still play chess with Cheng Sijie. She taught me to play the piano, and she can play the melodious sound of pearls falling on a jade plate while holding my hand. She should have understood it a long time ago, but But she is willing to spend her life in any square inch."

Qi Yunruo's gaze was mixed with anxiety and doubt, he said: "My lord, I really want to know why she died."

Si De was captured, but he never revealed who his master was. He had operated in the pass for many years and arranged a lot of property, but no matter where he was, no one could find the shadow of the person behind him, nor any letters or keepsakes. .As his subordinate, Dong Cheng was escorted back to Beijing together with his wife and children.

When Li Chen was passing through Heluo County, County Magistrate He had already been dismissed and returned to Beijing. Qi Yunruo still remembered that County Magistrate He had sued the prince with a black case and wanted to pour dirty water on him. Regarding the rumors about the prince, County Magistrate He wanted to take advantage of the prince's unfavorable situation to fish in troubled waters. Now that the prince has made such a contribution, the county magistrate was also questioned by Beijing.

County Magistrate He is already on his way back to Beijing, and the imperial court has not appointed any new officials to take up their duties. Now Heluo County is governed by the former county magistrate and county lieutenant. Qi Yunruo once again ate delicious Heluo sheep, not just Heluo Here, officials from Qingluo and Miluo sent military rations, clothes, and many special snacks one after another, and Li Chen accepted all of them.

At night, they stayed in the room they lived in before. Qi Yunruo couldn't help but chuckled when he remembered that the magistrate He sent a beautiful boy last time—he had never felt so at ease, the sky was high and the clouds were wide, and the world was peaceful. Going back to the capital, you can stop and go along the way, like this, stop at a place with delicious food, it may be spring when you return to the capital, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the grass is growing and the warblers are flying, and the wind is gentle, which makes people feel comfortable when they think of it .

——There may still be countless troubles waiting for them in the capital, such as the people behind Si De and Magistrate He, the rebellion of the previous dynasty hidden in the capital, and the emperor's always ambiguous attitude.Qi Yunruo was lying beside Li Chen. Li Chen had already drank some wine at night and was already sound asleep. Qi Yunruo found that he didn't seem to care so much about the many men and women around the prince. He has made great achievements, and there may be countless others in the future. All the people would rush over because of this or other things, but no one would know him as well as him, and no one would have another chance to advance and retreat with him on the battlefield, and win his heart amidst the sound of trumpets.

Qi Yunruo raised his hands, these hands are white and small, without much strength, but he also wants to protect the prince, use his hands to create a peaceful place for the prince - he will become stronger.

Qi Yunruo shrank into Li Chen's arms and fell asleep.

The third volume of long history holding dragon scales