Liu Xia picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
"Okay, okay!"
Prince Rui, who was sitting on one side, was smiling so hard that he couldn't even close his mouth.
Duan Lingxiao, who was sitting with him, also had a smile on his face.
Today is the day to return home, and the palace of Prince Ruiqing is filled with joy.
"Your Highness, I heard that the imperial court is going to use troops against the Nangong family. Is it already decided?"
Prince Rui asked.
"It has been decided. I estimate that we may set off in the next few days."[
Liu Xia smiled.
"Then I have a request, and you must agree to it."
Prince Rui smiled awkwardly.
"Whatever you said, Lao Taishan said it himself. How could I not agree?"
Liu Xia smiled.
"Actually, it's not that difficult. Now that we are a family, Lingxiao has always been by my side, and I have never experienced a few fierce battles. This time I went south to deal with the Nangong family, which is an excellent opportunity to practice. I have already
I've said hello to the Ministry of War, and as long as you nod, I'll take Lingxiao with you when we set off, and let him go down and have a good experience."
Prince Rui smiled slightly.
Liu Xia was startled and immediately laughed and said: "Oh, we all thought of it together. I am going to tell you about this today. I am afraid that you, the old man, will be reluctant to let me go."
"Hahahaha, you are indeed my son-in-law, Lingxiao, please give me a toast."
Prince Rui smiled happily.
Duan Lingxiao has been with him for many years, and he has learned a lot from the basics of leading troops in war, enough to be able to stand alone.
However, without much practical experience, it would be very difficult to take over his position in the future.
Therefore, Prince Rui always wanted Duan Lingxiao to go out and practice.
While everyone was drinking and chatting happily, Zhang Zong hurriedly entered the room and whispered in Liu Xia's ear: "Your Highness, your Eunuch Chen has come to deliver the order. You can enter the palace after summoning you."
Liu Xia's expression changed. There were still two full days before the deadline given to him by the emperor. Why did he summon him at this time?[
"Father-in-law, I have to go to the palace immediately. I can't accompany you today."
Liu Xia stood up and said.
Prince Rui and others were stunned. Everyone knew in their hearts that the emperor summoned Liu Xia urgently, most likely because of matters in southern Xinjiang.
"Then go quickly."
Prince Rui stood up and sent Liu Xia away towards the gate.
"Then you go back first, and I will talk to my father. Then I will go back to my house."
Lingling sent Liu Xia to the door and said with a smile.
"Okay, Zhang Zong, you are responsible for escorting the princess."
After saying that, Liu Xia went straight to his palace.
At the gate of the palace, Liu Xia and Chen Mo met and got off the carriage. Liu Xia asked, "Why are you so anxious?"
"I don't know. I was still lying on the bed when His Majesty's decree arrived. I will rush to summon you."
Chen Mo explained.
The two people headed towards the Golden Palace one after the other. At the gate of the Golden Palace, Chen Mo shouted loudly: "His Royal Highness is here."
"Your Majesty has a decree, please enter the palace."
Xiao Huangmen came out immediately and said.
At this time, Liu Xia entered the main hall.
Jinshan, pour jade pillars, and salute.
He raised his head and secretly glanced at the emperor. Today's emperor had a livid face.
None of the courtiers below dared to say anything. The hall was so quiet that Liu Xia could hear his own heartbeat.
"Haoxuan, you came just in time. This is today's battle report. Take a look."
After saying that, the emperor handed the memorial on the table to the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch handed it to Liu Xia.
Liu Xia took a cursory glance and immediately frowned.
The Nangong family took advantage of the slack of the East China Sea border garrison and launched a sneak attack on the Southeast Border garrison camp in Wild Wolf Valley.
The border garrison camp suffered heavy losses. Generals such as Du Si of the southeastern border garrison rebelled and many other generals rebelled. One hundred thousand troops fled north and were driven out and killed by the Nangong family.
There were only less than 50,000 people who fled to the Huangpu family's fiefdom. It can be said that the losses were extremely heavy.
The southeastern frontier garrison is the main force in encircling and suppressing maritime bandits and stabilizing southern Xinjiang.
The main force has 250,000 troops, distributed along the southeastern and southwest coasts.
It was the main camp army that was attacked by the enemy this time. It is conceivable that the other units are probably in chaos now, and the losses are probably far more than this amount.
Liu Xia glanced at the date, it was already three days ago.
Nowadays, the situation in Southeast China may be even worse.
"Your Majesty, if you wish, I can lead the troops to fight."
Immediately, Liu Xia knelt on the ground and shouted.
"Okay! It's your words that I'm waiting for. I'm going to pass the decree and appoint the prince as the governor of the southeastern expedition and lead the southeastern suppression of bandits and quell the rebellion. It will take effect. Order the six ministries and the fifth army to coordinate with the governor's office. Tomorrow morning,
I am at Xuanwu Gate to see you off."
The emperor stood up and smiled.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Immediately, all civil and military officials in the court fell to their knees.
Liu Xia hurriedly received the order to thank him.
Subsequently, the emperor issued more than ten orders in succession, dispatching troops and generals, transporting grain, grass and baggage, and ordered a state of emergency along the Tiannu River.
Since the decisive battle in Longdu, the emperor has been planning to clean up the Nangong family every moment.
Today is the time to show off your sword.
And Liu Xia also knew in his heart that this was the best time to deal with the Nangong family.
Because once March arrives, the monsoon will change direction, and by then, the pirates who have just subsided will arrive.
Now the southeastern border garrison is in disarray, and I'm afraid it's impossible to count on it.
If the pirates and the Nangong family counterattack together and are attacked from both sides, the situation will be dangerous.
Therefore, the Nangong family must be destroyed before the pirates from the East China Sea arrive, otherwise once they are dragged into their rhythm, the consequences will be disastrous.
Afterwards, Liu Xia came out of the palace and headed towards his palace.
After returning to the palace, it was already evening.
Liu Xia immediately ordered people to pack things in the palace and prepare for the expedition.
The entire palace suddenly became noisy.
Later, Liu Xia arrived at Caiwei's room.
Entering the gate, you see Caiwei sitting cross-legged and practicing.
Hearing Liu Xia's footsteps, he immediately opened his eyes and a smile appeared on his face.
Seeing Caiwei regaining her vitality, Liu Xia felt naturally happy.
"Girl, how do you feel?"
Liu Xia asked.
"This Demon's Heart Sutra is really overbearing. Although my previous cultivation has been destroyed, I believe that with the help of the Demon's Heart Sutra, I will definitely be better."
Caiwei smiled excitedly.
"That's good. I just received the order and will leave Longdu tomorrow. You have just recovered from your injuries. I think you should practice in the palace for a while longer."
Liu Xia smiled.
Caiwei shook her head like a rattle and said: "Master has already told me that I was going to say goodbye to you tomorrow. But you left first. Anyway, Master and I plan to leave tomorrow and head south.
While tracing the whereabouts of the demons, I will improve my cultivation."
Caiwei smiled.
"That's fine."
With that said, Liu Xia escaped from his arms with several scrolls.
"These are the Double Slash of the Clouds and Heavens, the Illusion Demon Body Technique, and the Seven Seals of Seeing the Clouds. There is also a Vajra Shield here, which is a martial arts body protection technique. These techniques are all accumulated by my senior brother. I will give them to you.
alright."
After saying that, Liu Xia handed it to Cai Wei.
Caiwei was dumbfounded.
Any one of these exercises would cost a sky-high price.
Liu Xia gave all these to her, naturally hoping that she would be safer.
However, with Ao Cangqiong protecting her, ordinary people are no match for her.
"Brother, thank you very much."
Caiwei smiled quickly.
"You're still so polite to me."
Liu Xia reached out and scratched Caiwei's nose and smiled.
"Brother, I..."
Just as Caiwei was about to say something, Dabao ran over and said, "Let's go to the meeting hall first. The imperial edict has arrived."
Liu Xia stood up hurriedly and said, "Girl, if you have any questions, let's talk about it another day."
After saying that, he went out.
Caiwei looked at Liu Xia's back and sighed in disappointment.
"What? You can't bear to part with your senior brother?"
Ao Cangqiong smiled lightly.
"There is."
Caiwei said with a guilty conscience.
"Just be tough, I know what you said that day when you pitifully held your senior brother's hand."
Ao Cangqiong laughed.
When Caiwei heard this, her face suddenly turned red.
That night, I thought I really couldn't survive it, so I told Liu Xia the secret I had hidden in my heart.
As a result, Liu Xia seemed to have no reaction these days.
On the contrary, it made her feel a little uncomfortable and felt a little disappointed.
"Girl, your senior brother has you in his heart. He understands everything in his heart. Put aside these personal relationships between children and cultivate well. That boy will be yours sooner or later."
Ao Cangqiong smiled lightly.
"Um."
Caiwei nodded, then hurriedly sat cross-legged, threw away all these distracting thoughts, and began to concentrate on practicing.
After Liu Xia received the order, he ordered everyone to hurry up and pack up, and headed towards Lingling's room.
Just newly married, I threw Lingling into this dragon city, thinking in my heart that I had to go and comfort her.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Lingling wearing the armor of a royal soldier, standing in front of the mirror, looking left and right.
This armor is obviously much bigger, no matter how you look at it, Lingling feels like a child.
"Madam, what are you doing?"
Liu Xia asked curiously.
"Of course I will follow you on the expedition."
Lingling turned back and smiled.
Although the clothes don't fit her body, the little girl looks dashing, charming and cute in her military uniform.
"Stop being ridiculous. Leading troops to fight is not like going out for fun. It's very dangerous to lead you."
Liu Xia frowned and said.
"Don't tell me these things. Since I left Jian Yunzong, I have missed a lot of things. This time, you can't leave me alone in the palace. If you dare to leave me, huh, I will give you a tripod."
Cuckold.”
Lingling said angrily with her hands on her waist.
When Liu Xia heard that this aunt was serious, she smiled awkwardly and said, "You don't need to be so serious about cuckolding, right?"
"Hmph, stop talking nonsense, it's that serious. I just want to ask you, will you take me with you?"
Lingling raised her head and asked.
"Hey, you've already threatened me, can I not take you with me? It's just that soldiers go to war without their families. What if the emperor asks?"
Liu Xia asked.
"It's easy to handle. I just thought about it. I announced to the outside world that I am going to my grandpa's place for retreat. Who dares to disturb me?"
Lingling pouted and said.
"Okay, I'll go find you a suit of armor that fits you."
After saying that, Liu Xia smiled bitterly and walked out the door.