Dai Yuxin says

Li Yuanba used the excuse that he had important information and needed to report to the chief. In order not to make the chief suspicious, he only took dozens of people to the chief's residence in the north.

When everyone was sitting together to discuss matters, Li Yuanba took advantage of his unpreparedness, drew his sword, jumped up, and killed the chief in one fell swoop.

Then, he raised his arms and shouted: "Whoever wants to live, don't move, just sit where you are."

Seeing that the chief was dead and the dragons had no leader, everyone froze on the spot for a moment.

Dozens of people brought by Li Yuanba pulled out their swords one after another, stood beside the second leader, and stared angrily at the big and small leaders present.

Li Yuanba said loudly: "Everyone knows: we have no food and grass, and no reinforcements. If we follow the big leader, we will only die. Now, I kill the big leader, lead everyone to surrender, and return to the court. There is another way." The way to survive. Those who are willing to surrender to the court with me, come to my side, and those who are unwilling to surrender with me, I will not force it."

At this moment, the big and small leaders who are sitting here see that the big boss is dead, plus the usual big boss treats others indifferently, and now the second boss is holding a sharp knife and watching, and feels that there is no need for him to follow the big boss to die.

At that time, six out of ten small chiefs expressed their willingness to surrender to the imperial court with the second leader, and two out of ten were hesitant.

Only a very small number of people worry that the court will not forgive them, thinking that after surrendering, they will be treated as swordsmen and me as fish and meat.

They think it's better to fight to the end, maybe they will find a way out.

Li Yuanba saw that these very few people wanted to be stubborn to the end, so he waved his hand decisively, the people he brought flashed by, raised their swords and fell, killing six or seven people.

Li Yuanba asked again if he was willing to surrender with him, and when he returned to the court, no one said no. He had completely conquered the little chieftains under the great chieftain.

Therefore, Li Yuanba escorted the big and small leaders under the big leader to the mouth of the valley, and asked the soldiers guarding the mountain pass to get out of the way.

In this way, Li Yuanba's troops were quick and quick, and they took over the chieftain's territory smoothly with almost no effort.

After Li Yuanba cleaned up all the confidantes of the great leader overnight, he quickly sent envoys to report to Shui Rong, hoping that Shui Rong would fulfill his promise and let them live.

After listening to the rebel envoy's report, Shui Rong was overjoyed and said, "Go back immediately and tell your second head, Li Yuanba, that the Grand Marshal is the emperor's son, and that he is the assistant prince of the current dynasty. He will definitely keep his word. You, Li Yuanba, brought the head of the rebel chief to meet me at Fengmingpo, thirty miles away."

In the early morning of the next day, Shui Rong asked Shui Che to sit in the marshal's tent, and told him that if the situation changed, upon receiving his signal, he would immediately command the soldiers of the three armies to kill him.

In case something happens to him, please Shui Che must take care of his brother Lin Daiyu and treat his beloved Lin Daiyu kindly, and not let his Yu'er suffer any grievances.Otherwise, his soul will be disturbed, and he will not forgive him even if he turns into a ghost.

Shui Che was terrified when he heard this, and hurriedly said in fright: "Brother Huang, you are guarding in the big tent, and I will go to Fengming Slope."

Shui Rong looked at Shui Che fiercely, and reprimanded him severely: "You're talking nonsense! You are the prince, the future emperor, how can you take risks at will?"

After finishing speaking, Shui Rong strode out of the marshal's big tent, came to Daiyu's tent, looked at the dark tent, and prayed silently in his heart: "Yu'er, for the sake of the country, the country, and the people of Li, I have to take this risk." Please forgive me! Yu'er, please rest assured, if I am in danger, for you, I will come back alive."

In fact, this is just the worst accident prevention that Shui Rong has done.

When Shui Rong turned around and left, the door of Daiyu's tent opened quietly, and I saw Xueyan holding a lamp, and Zijuan helping Daiyu who was dressed neatly, looking at him with a smile.

The water-soluble eyes are flushed, and the heat wave is rolling in my heart.

Daiyu stepped forward quickly, raised the jade cup in her hand, and said with a smile: "Brother Rong, please drink this glass of wine, I wish you success soon!"

Shui Rong took the jade cup with a smile, raised his head and drank it down, and said with a big laugh, "Yu'er is the one who knows me."

He stretched out his hands, squeezed Daiyu's soft little hand vigorously, and laughed loudly: "Yu'er! Wait for my good news!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around quickly, laughed and left.

Ah Shan's tent was pitch-black, and he crouched in the shadows. Witnessing this moving scene, his heart felt sore and painful, and in this sore pain, there was also a hint of sweetness.

He looked at Shui Rong's back, and sneered in his heart: Hmph!I, Ah Shan, love girls no less than you!

On Fengming Slope, the lights are brightly lit.

The auxiliary prince of the court, Shui Rong, met Li Yuanba, the second leader of the rebel army.

When Li Yuanba saw Shui Rong, his legs went limp, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "The criminal Li Yuanba kowtowed to the Generalissimo, thank you for not killing him!"

Shui Rong took a step forward, stretched out his hand to help Li Yuanba up himself, and said with a smile: "If you get lost, you can still be saved."

Shui Rong and Li Yuanba, the leader of the defeated army, shook hands at Fengmingpo to make peace, and agreed on specific issues after the surrender ceremony.

The bold Shui Rong not only promised all the rebels and their families to return to their respective homes, but also allowed them to keep their own place and be good citizens of the court.He also offered to give them winter and spring rations to help them survive this winter and next spring.

Li Yuanba was also unequivocal, and offered to take the chiefs of the tribe and Shui Rong to Beijing to meet the emperor and plead guilty to the emperor.

Shui Rong smiled heartily: "It's an honor for you to be defeated, because you are also a hero who ended this war. You can go to Beijing with me, but you are going as a hero, and you are also my distinguished guest."

Li Yuanba was moved to the ground, and said with tears in his eyes: "Marshal, you are really our great savior! I, Li Yuanba and my children and grandchildren, will always be filial and loyal to the imperial court, and will always be a good citizen of the imperial court."

The border frictions and wars that lasted for nearly a hundred years ended in this way.

Because the prince Shui Che is proficient in government affairs, everything at the border was quickly settled in mid-October. Shui Rong and Shui Che discussed to leave two-thirds of the army under the command of the deputy marshal.

Once the Shui Rong Shui Che brothers return to the capital and report everything to the emperor, they will unite with the warriors of the Xiang tribe to attack King Geerqin, trying to catch him by surprise and wipe them all out.

This is also a lesson for other tribes, whoever betrays the imperial court will end badly.

Shui Che was afraid that revealing the news that he was still alive would cause King Geerqin to make secret preparations. He asked to continue to hide his identity, and returned to Beijing with Shui Rong, Li Yuanba and the leaders of the tribe.

When they were about to enter Beijing, Li Yuanba's two sons heard from nowhere that there was a school called Guozijian in the capital. (ie Daiyu) expected good people.

Li Yuanba heard this, and asked Shui Rong if there was a Guozijian school in the capital, and if his two sons could go in and study.

It wasn't long before Shui Rong returned to the capital from the deep mountains and old forests, and he really didn't know anything about the Guozijian.

When he was about to say that he didn't know, Shui Che was overjoyed and said with a cheerful smile: "This is a good thing! The Imperial Academy in the capital is the highest institution set up by the imperial court, and those who can study there are the children of the most noble families in the capital." , the masters there are all the most famous and good masters in the country, and many foreign children are attracted to study there. Of course our own children can go in. I have acquaintances who work in the Imperial College. I will go back and tell you. The two brothers can go in and study."

After hearing this, Li Yuanba happily agreed to take his two sons to study in the Imperial College in the capital. The other big and small leaders of the tribe knew about it and wanted to take their children to study in the Imperial College in the capital, so they begged Li Yuanba to help Xiang Shui Che Please help.

Of course Shui Che was willing, and he wholeheartedly agreed to their request.

Having the children of these tribal leaders study in the Guozijian in the capital can brainwash them and teach them to be loyal to the court, and they can also be used as hostages, making the security of the Northwest more secure.Why not do it?In late October, Daiyu's four masters and servants, along with one-third of Shui Rongshuiche's army and Li Yuanba's group, returned to the court triumphantly.

The news of Shui Rong's triumphant return to the court came back, and the capital was filled with joy,

Only Shui Jing is unaware of Shui Che's life and death, and feels very lonely in her heart.

In the eyes of others, the imperial court is in great trouble. The war that has ravaged the Northwest for nearly a century has been completely extinguished, and the country has since entered a peaceful and prosperous age.

Even though a crown prince was unintentionally killed in this war, what is it?Anyway, the emperor has many sons.

The death of the crown prince Shui Che not only did not affect people's joy of victory, but in the dark corners of the capital, there was a gust of dark wind, carrying a rumor that spread rapidly everywhere, saying that: Prince Shui Che is the third prince according to the ranking of princes. , the eldest prince who passed the empress's lineage should not have been born, so Shui Che didn't live long and died early.

From the looks of it, the eldest prince, Prince Yi, is the real destiny, the aspiration of the people, and the real Son of Heaven.

This rumor, as if it had grown wings, flew all over the sky in the capital and spread to every corner of the capital.

In the streets and alleys of the capital, from the court hall to the common people, there is a lot of discussion.

Many ministers in the court couldn't sit still, and began to walk quietly to Prince Yi's mansion, hoping to make friends with Prince Yi and win over affection.

Princess Yi's happy heart is like an open giant umbrella, no matter how much gold, silver and jewels are thrown at her, she is not afraid at all, she just asks the servants to open their pockets and accept everything as ordered.

When Concubine Yi was beaming and immersed in the longing of being a princess, the real princess was crying and mourning all day long.

In addition to sadness, the princess felt even more resentful.

She hated the emperor for being too cruel. She was the wife of the prince Shui Che Mingmei, but she was not allowed to take the children to the temple to observe the prince's filial piety, and she was not allowed to see Shui Che for the last time.

Shui Jing believes that the monastery is guarded by King Yi and his brothers, as long as she stays at home and takes good care of the children.

The capital seems to be peaceful, but in fact the political situation is like the eye of a typhoon. It is only a temporary sunny day, but a storm is about to come.

In this complex, subtle and ever-changing moment, Prince Yi appeared extremely calm.

I saw him still leading the crowd, guarding Shui Che's body in the temple with due diligence, and accompanied the monks to chant scriptures day and night.

The temple is still full of cigarettes, bells and drums, and the sound of monks chanting sutras.

Inside and outside the court, all the courtiers, big and small, were thinking about the three important things the emperor would do after the auxiliary prince returned to Beijing in victory: one was to bury the crown prince Shui Che, the other was to marry the seventh prince, and the third was to determine a new crown prince.

The third thing is the most touching thing.

At the critical time when the new and old princes were changing, Prince Yi's younger brother, King Fu, fell ill. He was very ill and was bedridden at home.

This Lord Fu is real!

You don't get sick early, you don't get sick at night, but you get sick at this juncture.

The queen's illness has not recovered either, and she is still recuperating behind closed doors in Kunning Palace without seeing anyone.

Prince Yi's secret liaison work with the ministers of the court and China all fell on the Seventh Prince.

Soon, Shui Rong had a letter back to the capital, saying that before mid-November, he would be able to return to the capital as a teacher.

I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has received the emperor's order and is preparing for two major events after Shui Rong arrives in Beijing.

When Shui Rong returned to the capital, on the surface there were two important things to do immediately: one was to arrange the funeral of Prince Shui Che, and the other was to arrange the marriage of his brother and the seventh prince.

In fact, the ministers had no intention of thinking about these two matters. The only thing they cared about was the most important matter, which was the matter involving the prince and the court ministers, and the matter of deciding the candidate for the new crown prince.

At this moment, what Prince Yi is most worried about is that Shui Jing is too eccentric, allowing Shui Rong to sit on the crown prince's throne.

This is absolutely unacceptable to Prince Yi!

Before Shui Rong came back, when Shui Rong's great achievements hadn't been truly felt, he had to let the ministers submit a paper and tell him that he was the most suitable prince to be the new prince.

The most important thing now is to do the work of the ministers to deliver the papers to the emperor as soon as possible.

As for this matter, I can't directly take part in activities.

I still have to pretend to be indifferent to fame and fortune to show the emperor, and I can't let the emperor have the slightest suspicion of me.

After thinking about it, he realized that among the many brothers, only his own brother, King Fu, was the most reliable.

However, Fu Wang fell ill sooner or later.

There is only one Seventh Prince left, and the manpower is really too small, how can they be busy?

The enthusiastic and unrestrained seventh prince wholeheartedly helps Prince Yi, and is determined to be the founding hero of Prince Yi.

The seventh prince himself also felt that there were too few people, and he was so busy all day that he couldn't handle it.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to his mind, he might as well recruit a few more capable people to do things, he has a good helper, so that everyone can enjoy the glory and wealth together in the future.

The Seventh Prince found his closest friend Wei Ruolan and told him about the matter.

This Wei Ruolan is not only keen on fame and fortune, but also has a chivalrous heart.

After hearing this, he felt that the Seventh Prince's ability to tell him all about such an important matter was a great trust in him.

The scholar died for his confidant, Wei Ruolan was very grateful, regardless of his illness, he expressed that he would resolutely obey the Seventh Prince, and he would do whatever the Seventh Prince told him to do.

Of course, Wei Ruolan also understands that benefits come with risks.

The courtiers recommended Yi Wang Ye as the crown prince, which is no less than helping Yi Wang Ye sit on the dragon chair.

In the future, if Prince Yi really ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, he will be equivalent to the founding father of the country.

At that time, could Wei Ruolan, a high-ranking official and a generous salary, still get less?

However, if Prince Yi can't succeed, he, Wei Ruolan, will be a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of the new prince from now on.

Then, as a supporter of Prince Yi, his life will not be easy, and he may even be in danger of his life.

Wei Ruolan and his wife have a very good relationship, and he appreciates the talent of his wife Shi Xiangyun very much.

Going home and discussing the success and failure of this matter with Xiangyun in detail, Xiangyun has a boyish temperament by nature, he was very excited when he heard this, and felt that this was an excellent opportunity to make his way to the top.

Encouraging Wei Ruolan, she said: "As the saying goes: 'Wealth and wealth are found in danger'. Besides, the chances of success in this matter outweigh the risks. The crown prince Shui Che is dead, and Prince Yi is the eldest prince. His character, talent and ability are all good. .In the imperial court, he has a high reputation and won the hearts of the people. For the position of prince, who would be better than him?"

Shi Xiangyun is a woman who loves her family very much. She hopes that her husband Wei Ruolan will help her natal family and let her uncle join in.

Thinking of Jia's mother's love and care for her for many years, she persuaded Wei Ruolan to give her a hand in Raja's mansion.

I hope that when the time comes, several families will enjoy the glory and wealth together.

Wei Ruolan said with some embarrassment: "Your uncle is Lord Marquis, you can join in. The official position of Jia Zheng is too low, he is only a fifth-rank official, and the concubine Jia Gui in the palace is gone. It is difficult to speak in front of Zhongzhongchen. Jia She and Jia Zhen's hereditary titles have been lowered from generation to generation, and the status is too low. It is not that I am against my wife's wishes. The titles of men in Jia's mansion are too low. Go and listen to them, if you don’t do it well, you will turn a good thing into a bad thing.”

Wei Ruolan saw that Xiangyun bowed her head and remained silent, and comforted her with a smile: "Don't worry, lady, when Lord Yi sits on the dragon seat in the future, your husband will not be as lowly as he is today. There will be opportunities in the future. At that time , I will definitely drag the Jia family, who made the Jia family a good relative of my wife?"

Xiangyun listened, smiled softly, and nestled happily in Wei Ruolan's arms.

As Shui Rong got closer and closer to Beijing's schedule, there were more and more papers recommending Yi Wang as the prince in the Shui Jinglong case.

His heart became more and more restless and irritable.

On this day, Baozhu came in mysteriously, walked up to Shui Jing, and carefully handed over a letter sealed with wax.

Shui Jing frowned, opened the envelope sullenly, and saw only one sentence on the letter: "My son is coming home soon, please don't read it."

Shui Jing stared at the note in surprise, her hands trembling slightly, the handwriting was clearly written by Shui Che.

He saw that there was no signature under the note, only five clear red finger marks.

Shui Jing is even more convinced of her judgment: Shui Che is not dead!

He couldn't help laughing, he was proud that his premonition was right, Shui Che was still alive.

Using fingers instead of signatures and seals is a little-known secret between his father and son.

Zeng remembers: That was when Shui Che was very young, and he didn't know much about words.Sometimes, the little Shui Che sticks out his little butt and learns to paint from himself. He sees that every time he finishes a painting, he likes to stamp his favorite stamp on the painting.Since he was still young and didn't have his own seal, he used five little fingers to smear ink on his scribbled drawings, and said with a smile to himself: "Father, do you think my seal is good?"

As Shui Jing recalled, Shui Che's immature childish voice seemed to ring in his ears.

As Shui Che got older, he already had his own crown prince's seal.

However, occasionally in some extremely confidential documents, he still likes to press a fingerprint lightly on the bottom.

Shui Jing let out a long sigh of relief, the happiest smile these days appeared on his face that had been gloomy for many days, and asked, "How did you get this?"

"The word back to the emperor was delivered by Miss Lin's family, Ah Shan, with a carrier pigeon." Baozhu replied in a low voice, her eyes glanced out involuntarily.

Shui Jing nodded and said nothing, he didn't think of Shui Rong Shui Che at the moment, but thought of that beautiful and refined little face that was so beautiful.

Thinking of the recent report of Yuyuan Dark Guard and Xiugu, many people want to make trouble these days, among them Princess Yi is even more rampant.

He gently rubbed his temples, and said: No matter how much a fox pretends, it will still show its tail.

The progress of Shui Rong's triumphant return was very fast, and he arrived in the suburbs fifty miles away from the capital within a few days.

Shui Rong asked the army to station first, wrote a letter and sent someone to the capital, requesting to present it to the emperor.

At the same time, I have to personally protect Daiyu and return to the capital first.

Daiyu thought for a while, then said with a smile: "The emperor will definitely send someone here soon after receiving your letter. By then, you, the generalissimo, will not be here. What should I do?"

Shui Rong embraced Daiyu with both hands, and said guiltily: "In the past few months, you have followed me to fight with the army, advised me, and helped me win an unprecedented victory. Yu'er, do you know? Every time you march, I see you sitting in the car, living a life of ups and downs, not eating well and sleeping well, seeing your face thin and tired, my heart hurts more than a knife. In this life, I really don’t know what to do. How to repay the happiness and joy you gave me."

Daiyu stretched out her slender fingers, pressed Shui Rong's mouth lightly, and said with a sly smile, "Don't say anything, think with your heart."

Shui Rong nodded and smiled obediently, his eyes filled with deep love.

Shui Rong changed into casual clothes, handed over the affairs of the army to Shui Che to control in secret, and handed over the supervision of the outside affairs to the general.

He himself dressed up as a servant of the Lin family and personally escorted Daiyu back to Yuyuan.

Near noon, the Jade Garden was decorated with lanterns and festoons, beaming with joy, and the door was opened to welcome the hostess back home.

Xiugu led all the servants of the Lin family, including Wang Momo, who tremblingly supported the girl, and was protected by her son, and came to the gate.

Daiyu's car arrived at the gate of Yuyuan, Shui Rong didn't want help from the servants, went forward to open the car door, and carried Daiyu down.

Daiyu was so ashamed that her face was flushed, she smiled and punched his broad chest with her powder fist, and reprimanded: "Put me down quickly! I'm so ashamed!"

"What's the matter? You are the concubine appointed by the emperor for me, what are you afraid of?" Shui Rong said with a smile and put her on the ground.

Aunt Xiu stared at Daiyu intently, cried and laughed heartbrokenly, and said, "Girl, you've lost a lot of weight, you've worked hard."

Nanny Wang hurried over, hugged Daiyu, weeping and laughing, and said excitedly and incoherently: "Girl, you are back, girl, you have lost weight and grown taller again."

Daiyu embraced Nanny Wang, feeling filled with emotion in her heart!