Dandere General and his Lord

Concubine Xu lowered her head slightly, bowed her body and saluted, "What your husband said is very true, and the concubine will listen to you."

Her skin is firm, her face is beautiful, her demeanor is gentle, and she speaks softly. She is a woman who is truly gentle as water.

Getting along with her made Cheng Qianye feel very relaxed.

When the capital was moved from Jiangcheng to Bianjing, Cheng Qianye wrote to her mother, Mrs. Yang Tai, to dismiss the concubines from the harem, and only bring in the mother and son of Concubine Xu.

With Yao Tianxiang and Concubine Xu beside Jinyuehou, it's barely enough to say. She didn't want to delay the lives of those young women too much.

...

Mo Qiaosheng won a great victory on the front line and got new land.

Zhou Zixi maximized the results of the war, and signed a series of commercial and trade treaties with the wealthy Song state that were beneficial to the Jin state.

Cui Youyu opened the canal and built a new city wall. Bianjing looks more prosperous every day.

this day,

The sun is soft and bright,

In Chaowu Hall, Cheng Qianye was listening to Cui Youyu's report on the plan for the next canal excavation while holding the blueprint on the table.

"Look, my lord, there is an old river channel with a gap. Although it has been blocked, as long as it is dredged and rectified and rebuilt, the Bian River can flow from Bianjing to the southeast, pass through Chencheng, and be injected into Yingshui, and Yingshui can flow to the southeast. The water connects the Huai River. In this way, we communicate with the two major water systems, the Huáng River and the Huai River." Cui Youyu said excitedly, gesturing everything depicted on the drawing.

"At the same time, there is another Danshui that can become a branch of the chasm, flowing from our Bianjing into Pengcheng, the capital of the Song Dynasty, and then into Sishui. There is also a branch of the Danshui from the south of the chasm to the southeast tributary, passing through Qixian and pouring into Huaishui." He looked up at his lord excitedly, hoping that he could understand the meaning of this incident as well as himself.

Cheng Qianye was happy: "In this way, the Huáng River, Ji, Ru, Huai, and Si major water systems will all be connected near our Bianjing."

She couldn't help but construct a beautiful picture in her mind.

In the future, the docks of Bianjing will be berthed with large cargo ships from all over the country, and merchants from all over the world will gather here to conduct trade.

As a hub connecting the north and the south, Bianjing has become a bustling metropolis with a commercial and trade center.

At this moment, Yu Dunsu and Mo Qiaosheng both entered.

Kneeling down and salute in front of Cheng Qianye.

Cheng Qianye looked up at them with a smile, but there was a thump in his heart.

What happened?

Why are Xiaomo and General Yu so full of grief and anger.

There was a strong bad premonition in Cheng Qianye's heart.

Chapter 92

"Master," Mo Qiaosheng's eyes turned red and his voice was astringent, "General Helan, he..."

He gritted his teeth and turned his head away, unable to speak.

Yu Dunsu glanced at him, clasped his fists with both hands, and took the words in a deep voice: "General Helan was attacked by the enemy, unfortunately... he was killed in battle."

Cheng Qianye was holding a pen full of ink in his hand, and with these words, it rolled onto the drawing on the desktop with a clatter.

She blinked, her eyes fell on the pen, and she stared blankly at the barrel of the pen rolling on the paper, dyeing the picture of the prosperous world depicted by her heart in a black.

"You, what did you say?" Cheng Qianye seemed a little unable to react.

Yu Dunsu lowered his head, his vocal cords choked: "I just received an urgent report from Zhengzhou, when General Helan was out to patrol the city, he was accidentally ambushed by the Quanrong army. Although the general fought back with all his strength, he was outnumbered, and finally... Died."

He was almost at a loss for words. He had worked with He Lanzhen for a long time, and he was almost the most affectionate comrade in the army.

However, he had to say,

"The entire army led by the general was wiped out, and only a few people tried their best to retrieve the general's body. Now Zhengzhou is besieged by the Quan Rong army, and there is no commander in the city. Please make an early decision and rescue in time."

Cheng Qianye stood up,

It was bright and bright, but she felt darkness in front of her eyes and a buzzing sound in her ears.

He Lanzhen,

He Lanzhen.

She didn't dare to think about how the person who smiled and drank together not long ago suddenly disappeared.

General Helan was born from a noble family, and his young face always had a bit of arrogance unique to the children of aristocratic families, but he was actually a straightforward and simple person.

At the beginning, under Cheng Qianye's small means, he easily won his loyalty, and since then he has been loyally standing behind Cheng Qianye.

He once led the navy, retreated to defend the country to pursue troops, and rescued Cheng Qianye who was trapped in the enemy camp. He also led 8,000 disciples alone, attacked the Quanrong camp at night, and burned the enemy's food and grass with a fire.

At the most difficult time of the court situation, he pulled the entire family behind him and became a firm supporter of Cheng Qianye's New Deal.

How could such a person disappear silently in a small battle?

"My lord, my lord."

Cheng Qianye heard someone beside her calling her.

She shook her body, propped up on the table, and stabilized herself.

Afterwards, she heard her calm voice and said word by word, "Quickly announce Zhang Fu, Zhou Zixi, and all the military officials above the public to discuss matters in Wudian."

On the Hall of Chaowu,

The warm sunshine in the autumn afternoon poured into the hall from the open door.

One after another courtiers came together in a hurry

, the empty room buzzed with low voices of discussion.

However, no matter how warm the sun is, it will not be able to change the frost that permeates the Hall of Chaowu.

The courtiers did not dare to speak aloud, and looked carefully at the face of the lord who was sitting upright.

The always kind lord sat there with a frosty face, his lips pursed tightly into a line. What was suppressed under that calm face was a gust of wind and rain.

"My lord," Zhang Fu took the lead in breaking the silence, "the most urgent task is to determine the candidates for the expedition. Now the Zhengzhou coach is dead, the enemy is besieging the city, and the situation is in critical condition. It is time to send troops urgently and go straight up the waterway to help Zhengzhou. My minister..."

Cheng Qianye interrupted him: "Zhang Fu, you stay in Bianjing."

"I personally lead the army to help Zhengzhou."

As soon as these words came out, a stone stirred up a thousand layers of làng, the generals looked at each other, and there were many discussions. Many people came out and raised their objections.

Cheng Qianye raised his hand and stopped their voices.

She looked down one by one.

"Zhou Zixi." She said, "You are willing to go out with me."

Zhou Zixi clasped his fists as a salute: "The minister should follow the lord."

"Mixiaosheng."

Mo Qiaosheng knelt down on one knee and gave a military salute.

"Yu Dunsu."

"Cheng Feng."

Cheng Qianye called the names one by one.

"The above personnel, prepare the three armies, and follow me to fight the Quanrong. Report my blood revenge in Dajin, and guard my Dajin city."

The generals clapped loudly.

There were footsteps outside the door.

Three generals in armor, with hemp ropes tied around their heads, strode into the hall.

Qi Qi knelt down in front of Cheng Qianye and asked for his order.

The first person, over fifty years old, with half a hundred hair, was He Lanzhen's uncle, the minister of Jin State, Helan Yanzhi.

Helan Yanzhi said in a trembling voice, "I ask the lord to grant permission, and let the old minister bring the children of the clan to go on an expedition. The old minister swears to sacrifice the blood of the thief to sacrifice the good man of my Helan family to the spirit of heaven."

Cheng Qianye stood up.

Her eyes were finally red.

The military situation was urgent, they had to quickly assemble a starting force and set off on the expedition as soon as possible.

Cheng Qianye stepped out of the hall door alone and stood on the corridor outside the hall.

The terrain here is very high, and you can see the green hills across the city.

"Master." Someone called her softly from behind.

Cheng Qianye turned his head to the side and saw a familiar figure.

"Qiaosheng." She lowered her eyelashes, "You are so sad, why didn't you cry?"

Cheng Qianye knew that Helanzhen was one of Mo Qiaosheng's few friends.

The azure gem looked at her silently.

That's because Lord, you've already cried. So, I can't cry anymore.

Cheng Qianye squatted down, she covered her mouth, tears dripped down her eyelashes, dripping onto the bluestone slab on the ground.

In front of the courtiers, in front of the generals of the three armies, no matter how flustered her heart was, she could not cry.

Only in front of this man can he show his vulnerability unscrupulously.

Mo Qiaosheng squatted in front of her, stretched out his hands, and gently held her shoulders.

"General Helan has the kindness of promotion, friendship and brotherhood towards me. I, Mo Qiaosheng, will not shed my tears for him, but only shed my blood for him." Mo Qiaosheng said in a low voice sounded.

He said word by word: "Let General Helan die, and let your lord cry, I need them to pay for it ten thousand times over."

Zhang Fu remembered something and turned back.