Hsu Fengnian was silent for a moment and then smiled. "It's good to take a look now. At this time, the Beimang barbarians still haven't caught their breath and the border is still peaceful. In the future, we might not be able to comfortably watch the desert wind."
Yu Groom got straight to the point. "No matter. If there really is a war, as long as Beiliang needs me, I can join the army."
Hsu Fengnian asked curiously, "You don't want to avenge your master? Are you not afraid that your apprentice brothers and sisters will hold a grudge? "
Yu Groom said calmly, "They are two different things. Besides, we are not that narrow-minded. Speaking of which, when did my master, Wang Xianzhi, fall to the point where he needs his disappointing apprentices to avenge him? "
Hsu Fengnian smiled. "That's true, that battle …"
Yu Groom's face was bitter as he hurriedly waved his hand. "What happened in that battle is between you and my master. Winning or losing, life or death is also between the two of you … but if you say anything more, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist. Even if I know I will lose, I will still fight you. At that time, I will be embarrassed. I don't have the face to go to Beiliang, but if I don't go to Beiliang, this girl will make things difficult for me."
Hsu Fengnian nodded.
Zhao Yutai looked gratifyingly at Hsu Fengnian.
To be able to make a proud martial artist like Yu Groom "yield", it was not just because of the title of King of Beiliang, or even because of the three hundred thousand cavalry.
When they went up the slope, there were three, and when they went down the slope, there were five.
Hsu Fengnian suddenly asked Yu Groom, "I heard that you are more focused on practicing the sword than Lou Huang?"
Yu Groom nodded.
Xu Fengnian hesitated for a moment before asking, "Then have you ever thought of a question? Back then, when you were competing with others, your Sword Qi was unstoppable, and your spirit was boundless, and then the spectators clapped and cheered, 'Good sword, good sword'. Don't you feel awkward? It's a bit of a killjoy? "
Yu Groom was confused. "What's awkward about it? If you feel bored, you can just ignore it. Moreover, if I were to spar with someone, it would most likely be a life and death battle. Naturally, I wouldn't care about what others think. "
Hsu Fengnian curled his lips and muttered, "What kind of young swordsman is he if he becomes stupid from practicing the sword?"
Groom Yu smiled and asked, "What do you mean?"
Hsu Fengnian smiled and was about to speak when Chen Yu interrupted, "Mr. Yu, I advise you not to listen to his explanation."
As expected, Bridegroom Yu turned his head and put on an aloof posture as if he wanted to hang the topic up high and leave it hanging.
Hsu Fengnian could only settle for the next best thing. He turned his head to face his mother's sword attendant. Unexpectedly, this aunt also smiled and shook her head. "I don't want to hear it either."
The young vassal king who ran into a wall everywhere felt a little depressed.
Hsu Fengnian, who was bored to death, hummed a little song. It was a song that he had learned from a certain someone in the streets.
"Don't say that I'm so poor that my sleeves carry the wind. Let's not talk about the fact that I have no place to sleep when I am tired. The world is my bed. Let's not talk about the fact that I have no good wine when I am thirsty. The great river is the wine pot … … there is no one as lucky as me in the world, no one as lucky as me … … "
The green-robed child listened to the song and felt it was very funny.
But when she looked around, why was no one laughing?
— —
In the winter of the second year of Xiangfu, after the vassal king who had caused a ruckus in Jing had left the capital and reached Beiliang's territory, it was said that the Princess Sui Zhu Zhao Fengya had died of an illness.
This grievous news that was neither too big nor too small was quickly forgotten by everyone in the great news that was sent back to Great Peace City.
Under the personal leadership of Gu Jiantang, the King of Jiaodong Zhao Sui, the Crown Prince Zhao Yi, and the King of Liao Zhao Xiong, the three royal relatives, worked together to assist Gu Jiantang. With the Duoyan Elite Cavalry and the Black Water Cavalry as the main force, a total of 160,000 cavalry, they went north to conquer the desert. This became the first great victory after Yong Hui's numerous failed expeditions in the beginning of Li Yang. They beheaded 80,000 Beimang barbarians. General Wang Sui, who had previously stayed in Beimang's western capital, quickly rushed to the front lines. Only then did they stop the collapse of the eastern front. He gave power to the two young generals, Qiu and Dong, and once again pushed the border forward to the old border between the two dynasties. The Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Xu Gong, who was originally only patrolling the border on behalf of the heavens, led 10,000 light cavalry and advanced a thousand li. Ji Zhou General Yuan Tingshan, Deputy General Han Fang, and Yang Huchen sent out all of their elite troops to work with Gu Jiantang, who was responsible for restraining the main force of Beimang. They fought fiercely against the two flanks of Beimang, Shiwei, and Wang Jingchong for half a day. If not for Liao King Zhao Xiong's greed for merit and the defeat of Zhong Tan, who had been demoted to the Eastern Front as Generals, the two Liao Cavalry troops from Liyang would have been able to enter the hinterland of Beimang.
After Guangling Road's West Chu achieved a short-lived victory, the weakness of their scattered forces started to show. On the Eastern Front, Kou Jianghuai could not hold the fort alone. Although he had defeated Song Li and Vassal King Zhao Yi's counterattack several times, the Western Front, under the reckless attacks of Wu Zhongxuan's hundred thousand Nanjiang troops and numerous Central Plains troops, the defensive line was in danger. As the commander of the Southern Expedition, Lu Shengxiang, who was supposed to be in the middle of the command, also left his post and advanced prematurely. However, compared to Liao King Zhao Yi, he was much luckier. He was able to successfully rush to the back of the Eastern Front and settle the battle there. At the same time, Shu King Chen Zhibao's ten thousand Shu soldiers mysteriously appeared in the north of the Eastern Front. They appeared near a portion of West Chu's reinforcements to the Western Front and finally defeated the young West Chu soldier Saint Xie. West Chu had no choice but to retreat on all fronts. Apart from Cao Changqing's navy that temporarily held the advantage, all of West Chu's previous achievements were returned to Liyang.
During this time, there were rumors that the King of Beiliang, Hsu Fengnian, was about to marry a woman from the Lu family as Beiliang's official consort.
Li Yang was mostly speculating about which generals and officials would appear in the Northern Liang Prince's manor during the festivities on Mount Qing Liang this time. The Li Yang court naturally hoped to know clearly which people were the true trusted aides of the new Prince Liang.
What was even more important was that of the new generation of Beiliang nobles who had the qualifications to enter Qingliang Mountain, were there more who were hostile towards the Liyang Zhao family, or were there more who maintained a neutral stance?
As for when the young King passed through Jizhou and entered Hezhou, Deputy General Han Fang and Yang Huchen led their troops to demonstrate. This became a story that the people of Jingdou loved to talk about. In comparison, King of Han Zhao Xiong, Administrator Han Lin, and Jiedushi Cai Nan were silent. It was inevitable that people would criticize them.
After the Great General passed away, the Qing Liang Mountain prince's mansion, which didn't even have red couplets, finally had a celebratory atmosphere that hadn't been seen in a long time. Although they didn't hang up large red lanterns with great fanfare, the servants and maids in the mansion all smiled when they saw people.
The head of the Lu family, Lu Dongjiang, who had become more and more distant from Qingliang Mountain, also took the initiative to visit the palace. He drank a lot with Song Dongming and Bai Yu.
The group of Lu family members who had been sick in Liangzhou finally had their tails up again. When they met people, each of them held their heads high and their chests puffed out.
And Wang Linquan, who had transformed from the richest man in Qingzhou to the god of wealth of Beiliang, who had been personally managing the increasingly busy business in Liuzhou, suddenly began to live in seclusion.
Lu Chengyan was not dragged down by the Lu Family and her relatives. In the end, she became the official consort of Beiliang, and not Wang Chudong, whose family had made great contributions to Beiliang. This was indeed something that surprised the entire Beiliang society.
In the night, at the peak of Qingliang Mountain, below the White Crane Tower.
Hsu Fengnian, Lu Chengyan, and Wang Chudong sat on a stone bench. Hsu Fengnian was using a leaf to play the "Ballad of the Spring Goddess." Wang Chudong had placed a book on the stone table and was resting his head on it. Lu Chengyan sat beside him and her.
Behind the three of them, Jia Jiajia and Xu Ying were flying up and down the White Crane Tower.
Halfway up the mountain, by the Tide-listening Lake, Zhao Yutai and Xu Weixiong were holding hands and talking about intimate things between women.
On the platform of the Tide-listening Pavilion, Xu Beizhi and Chen Xiliang stood side by side. The two young strategists who were beginning to become famous all over the world didn't speak.
— —
As the night deepened, the crowd dispersed.
Hsu Fengnian came alone to a simple, uninhabited hut.
There seemed to be a delicate and weak girl standing there. She said to him fiercely, "I want to learn the sword from Li Chungang and stab you to death!"
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