Lord of Rebirth

Half a month after sending Lu Jufeng and Xiao Feng'er to the Western Regions, the escorting officers and soldiers returned.I have been to Loulan once, and I have a good feeling there. It has exotic customs, but it is not so tough. There are people from Shun Kingdom living there, and it seems to be quite harmonious on weekdays.

The only thing is that the environment is too bad. They experienced three sandstorms during this trip, blowing their mouths full of sand.

However, the style of the Western Regions still attracts many people. Sun Moyao also said that after Jufeng stabilizes in the Western Regions, we will go to the Western Regions to see them next year.

Shen Xi also thought it was good. Although the Western Region was far away, it was still close at hand.

Not long after, Lu Jufeng, who had already taken office, wrote to them. In the letter, he wrote about his taking office, and said that he had opened a small medical clinic for Xiao Fenger, but the medicine garden behind the house was several times larger than the room where she rested. , and said that if possible, they hoped that they would allow the caravans to bring more herbs to Loulan and provide them to Xiao Feng'er for use.

Moreover, the letter also said that even people in the Western Regions had heard of the name of Medicine King Valley, and they trusted Xiao Feng'er very much, so they reassured the prince and Shen Xi.

Shen Xi thought to himself that Lu Jufeng really cared about Xiao Feng'er, and other people would definitely hope that the two of them could get together, but it didn't work out, that's all.

Anyway, they will go to Loulan next year. I don't know if they can see a step forward by then.

For a long period of time afterwards, I could receive letters from Lu Jufeng or Xiao Feng'er from time to time. Shen Xi lamented how he could worry about them like an old mother, and at the same time cleaned up for Sun Moyao and hid them together. in a wooden box.

It's just that Sun Moyao didn't seem to care too much, and always told Shen Xi that as long as his sister lived comfortably in Loulan, then he would be at ease.

After a period of calm, Liangzhou gradually entered winter.There is no need to worry about Fenglu Villa, and there is no need to worry about whether Aofeng is living well in the valley.News from the Western Regions often came through Lu Jufeng's letters, and news from the capital also occasionally came in. Shen Xi suddenly felt that this so-called peace in the world was exactly what it was.

Putting down the tedious work, no need to worry about the people around him, no more pressure, Shen Xi even somewhat understood why Zhang Xi liked to sleep so much, especially in winter, the cold weather made him not want to leave the house and the stove at all.

Thinking about it this way, Shen Xi suddenly felt that he was born to work hard?Did he have to do something to make him feel at ease?

The more lazy Shen Xi made Sun Moyao feel a little strange, sometimes he wanted to ask Shen Xi to go out and listen to a little song, but he was the same as Zhang Xi, he couldn't say it, he wanted to sleep, how could it be possible? !

"That won't work, since that's the case, let's go to Loulan in the Western Region, find Jufeng, and my sister to play?" Sun Moyao hugged Shen Xi and picked him up from the bed.

Shen Xi squinted at him, "Where do you go to Loulan in winter?"

"I heard that there are no sandstorms in Loulan in winter." Sun Moyao said with a smile, "If you go in spring, your face will be covered with sand."

"Is there such a saying?" Shen Xi himself was in a daze, and didn't figure out whether it was the case for a while.

Sun Moyao nodded seriously, "That's right, I miss my sister too, you can go with me!"

Shen Xi tightened his clothes, and said, "Okay, then you can go if you want. Anyway, there is nothing to do recently. I heard that the customs there are completely different from Shun Kingdom."

Seeing that Shen Xi seemed to be interested, Sun Moyao also nodded vigorously, "Okay, that's it, I'll arrange someone to tidy up things, Shen Xi, you also prepare, we will set off on another day."

"it is good."

After answering, Shen Xi finally realized what they were going to do. He was a little dumbfounded, but since he agreed, there was nothing wrong with it.

While tidying up things, the news that the prince was taking the princess to the Western Regions also leaked out. Many people knew that the prince was leaving Liangzhou to go to the Western Regions recently, and some people asked him what he was going to do?

Now the gossip spread.One said that Shi Lu Jufeng, the head of the Western Regions, had been with the prince for a long time, and the other said that Princess Shen Xi had a close relationship with Lu Changshi. It seemed that it was not a particularly strange thing for the two of them to go to the Western Regions.

This was naturally spread to the Western Regions, and Lu Jufeng even sent someone to deliver a letter saying that if they entered the Western Regions, they must first send someone to notify them, and they would send people out of the city to meet them, so as to avoid any accidents.

Everything was ready, and when the carriage arrived the next day, they could go to the Western Regions in the carriage, but that night, Wu Kang in military uniform and Wei Zhenyun in casual clothes rushed into the palace, saying they wanted to see the prince.

At this time, the prince and Shen Xi had already gone to bed early, and it had been a long time by the time Manager Xia entered the house to find someone.

I don't know what happened, but the manager said that the two commanders looked nervous, Shen Xi quickly got up to help the prince get dressed, and asked him to go and see what happened.

When Shen Xi changed into his robe and came out, he saw Sun Moyao sitting in front with a serious expression, and a map was placed on the square table in front of him.

Shen Xi recognized this map at a glance, it was their map of Liangzhou.

The terrain of Liangzhou is long and narrow, stretching from northwest to southeast.The northwest is adjacent to the Western Regions, the north is adjacent to the Beili Kingdom, and the west is the Xishu Kingdom. Only the south and a small part of the southeast are their territory of the Nanshun Kingdom.The region here is complicated. Even if he is granted the title of prince, the fief must be in the south of Liangzhou, close to the capital.The further north you go, the more desolate you are, and the less people will go there.

But originally Liangzhou was a rich land.It was only nearly a hundred years ago. At that time, the Beili Kingdom was just a small barbarian country in the north. Later, it grew stronger by plundering and invading, and gradually invaded the south and seized a large area of ​​land that originally belonged to the Nanshun Kingdom.

At that time, Emperor Nanshun also wanted to lead troops to drive away the foreign invaders, but the imperial court was full of courtiers, and the general was desperately trying to protect his family and country, but he was framed by the courtiers and died in battle.

Not to mention the loss of a large area of ​​land in the north, the homes of the people in the north were lost, and they had to flee to the south with their families.Before that, some courtiers and officials fled from Nandu, which caused turmoil in the country.In the end, it resulted in the situation where Beili and Nanshun restrain each other and stalemate today.

Shen Xi stood beside Sun Moyao, looking at his map strangely, "What's going on?"

Wei Zhenyun cupped his hands and said, "The news from the evening said that the army of the Xishu Kingdom broke into the border and had a dispute with the Liangzhou border sentry. Now the casualties are unknown, and I don't know why."

Is it Xishu Kingdom? ! !

Sun Moyao's face was dark. Although Fengxiang Mansion was a little far away from Xishu Kingdom in the south, if King Liang was still in Fengxiang Mansion, Xishu Kingdom would dare to come and make trouble, and they simply didn't take him seriously.

"How is it now?" Sun Moyao asked.

"There is no news yet." Wei Zhenyun shook his head, "I don't know what orders the lord has?"

Sun Moyao said, "Expel the army and capture their leader alive as much as possible."

Wu Kang interjected, "Can you send troops?"

Sun Moyao clicked on the map and asked, "How many troops are here?"

"Less than five thousand."

"How many enemies are there?"

"About two thousand."

Sun Moyao sighed, "Send two thousand more troops to capture their leader alive as much as possible, and we must find out why."

"Yes!"

After saying that, Wei Zhenyun and Wu Kang saluted, turned and left the palace, and hurriedly passed the word to the border post.

Shen Xi supported Sun Moyao's shoulders, vaguely feeling that he was a little angry, so he sat beside him, and said softly, "Don't worry, Commander Wei and the others have their own sense of proportion, they all know what to do next, you just let it go." Don't worry."

"That's right, I'm not worried about them." Sun Moyao turned and took Shen Xi's hand, "I'm angry because I can't go to Loulan with you now, this matter has to be put on hold for a while."

"What's the matter, whether to go to Loulan or not is just a trivial matter, and it will be fine in the future when you have time." Shen Xi disagreed, "How could the Xishu Kingdom invade? This matter needs to be investigated carefully. .”

Sun Moyao shook his head, "I don't think it's an invasion, it's just a simple nuisance."

"So?" Shen Xi wondered, "But Xishu Kingdom has always lived in peace with us, why did it suddenly..."

Sun Moyao reached out and hugged Shen Xi tightly, "Do you still remember why the emperor took back the military charms of the princes?"

Shen Xi was taken aback for a moment, and he immediately recalled, yes, the emperor wanted military talismans, he naturally wanted to garrison troops, and garrison troops were not only for protecting the family but also defending the country.Today, the two major enemies of the Nanshun Kingdom are naturally the Beili Kingdom in the north and the Xishu Kingdom in the southwest.Moreover, these two countries all relied on fighting to occupy the territory of Nanshun Kingdom in order to stand on their own.

The emperor wanted to hold the military power in his hands and send troops to take back the territory that originally belonged to the Nanshun Kingdom. Although this matter was only mentioned in front of them, the emperor's actions against the princes before were so big that it was inevitable that it would not be passed on. In the ears of the monarchs of these two countries, it will naturally make the situation between the two countries tense.

However, the Eldest Princess had just married the King of Beili not long ago, and I heard that the Eldest Princess has become a queen and has a deep love for the King of Beili. Now the relationship between Nanshun and Beili should be peaceful and peaceful, and there will be no tension .

Shen Xi thought for a while, and then said: "Maybe it is because of this that the king of Xishu Kingdom is also afraid that we, Nanshun and Beili, will have a good relationship, and the two countries will cooperate to make them enemies."

"Even so, the daily nuisance is not painful to the entire Nanshun Kingdom, but it only hurts the local people." Sun Moyao sighed, "It's better to report this matter to the emperor."

Shen Xi nodded, "Then I'll write the memorial."

But Sun Moyao refused to let go, "What's the rush, I'll write tomorrow and go to bed tonight!"

(——There are a lot of things at the end of the year. From next week, there will be a temporary double update. I will try my best to save the manuscript and resume the third update during the New Year’s Day holiday. Everyone——)