Concubine Liu looked around and asked curiously when there was no one around.
"My beloved concubine, Qinghuai found an expert in Jinchuan and created a large formation to restrain the cavalry."
Chen Ji happily shook his sleeves and said, "With this formation, we don't have to worry anymore!"
"I congratulate Your Majesty!"
Concubine Liu quickly knelt down on the ground to congratulate her.
"Hahaha, my beloved concubine, you are really a lucky star when good news comes to you as soon as you come here."
Chen Ji happily pinched Concubine Liu's chin: "Take care of your Deyi Palace. I'll go there tonight."
"yes!"
Concubine Liu kowtowed excitedly and obeyed the order.
Chen Ji rarely leaves his palace these years. If he needs a concubine to stay with him, he usually calls the concubine to his palace.
This time she decided to spend the night at Deyi Palace, which was a great honor for Concubine Liu.
"I have met Your Majesty in this humble position. Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"
In the Hongde Hall, several Red Ling envoys knelt on the ground and shouted long live.
"I ask you, did you see it with your own eyes when the Tielin Army and the Party Cavalry fought?"
Chen Ji also knew that false reporting of military merits had become a tradition of the Ministry of War, so even after reading the military reports, he still felt a little uneasy.
"Back to Your Majesty, my humble position is the flag bearer of the Tielin Army. During the battle, I was next to General Jin responsible for delivering orders and witnessed the entire battle."
General Fan guessed that Chen Ji would ask about the battle process, so he specially sent the flag bearer of the Tielin Army back.
"Then tell me what happened. If you dare to lie, I will kill all nine of your clans!"
Chen Ji asked.
"In a humble position, I dare not deceive the emperor. I guarantee that every sentence is true."
The flag bearer immediately began to tell the story of the battle that day.
At the same time, news of the great victory in Qingshui Valley also began to spread in the capital.
All the dignitaries who got the news couldn't sit still.
Zhou Guan, Minister of the Ministry of War, rushed to the Youxiang Mansion as soon as possible.
Zhongshu ordered Gao You to leave the carriage and ride into the Taiwei Mansion.
The inner city of Bianjing is full of joy on the surface, but there are undercurrents under the water.
In the Qingguo Duke's Mansion, the second son Qingfan hurried into the yard of his eldest brother Qing Zheng: "Brother, it's not good."
"Second brother, how many times have I told you to keep your composure? If you are so irritable, your father will scold you again if he sees it."
The eldest son Qingzheng held the bird cage and scolded: "Why are you so anxious?"
He had been paying attention to Tielinjun. He heard a few days ago that Qinghuai was seriously injured and fell into a coma. He happily drank in Chunfeng Tower for three days.
"Brother, there is an urgent report from the Zhenxi Army. The Tielin Army defeated the party's cavalry in Qingshui Valley, killing thousands of enemies and capturing thousands more!"
Qing Laoer replied breathlessly.
Snap!
The bird cage in Qing Zheng's hand fell to the ground.
The canary in the cage was bought from another dandy for five hundred taels of silver. It was usually very rare, and if a servant touched it, his hands would be chopped off.
But now the canary was so frightened that it fluttered in the cage. Qing Zheng acted as if he hadn't seen it. He grabbed Qing Lao Er's collar and asked with his eyes wide open:
"How is that possible? Where did you hear the news? Is it fake?"
"Brother, how can the military report sent by the Red Ling Envoy of the Zhenxi Army be false?"
The red plume messenger represents an emergency. All the government offices and inns along the way must cooperate fully. Even the bandits who cut the path and rob the road will take the initiative to let them go.
The dandy generals falsely claimed their military merits and never dared to use the red feather emergency envoys. They would only use them when they asked for help.
"But if Qinghuai wasn't seriously injured and unconscious, how could the Tielin Army still win the battle?"
Qingzheng still couldn't believe it.
"I don't know either." Qing Lao Er said: "But I heard that one of the Red Ling envoys who came back is from the Tielin Army. He will definitely come to the house to report the military situation to his father later. Let's wait at the door.
Maybe we can wait for him in a while."
"Walk."
Qing Zheng kicked open the bird cage, dragged Qing Lao'er and ran towards the door.
Sure enough, soon a sergeant with a red feather came on horseback. The Qing brothers looked at the sergeant's helmet, and sure enough, there was the word "Tielin" above the ear.
The person who came was none other than the flag bearer of the Tielin Army.
After listening to his story just now, Chen Ji Longyan was very happy and rewarded him with a full three hundred taels of silver.
With this money, he can buy a smaller house in Bianjing and bring his parents, wife and children here.
In addition to military reports, he also carried a private letter from General Fan to Duke Qing. After coming out of the palace, he immediately came to Duke Qing's mansion.
Unexpectedly, someone stopped me before I even reached the door.
"Hey, are you from the Tielin Army?"
Qing Zheng asked with squinting eyes.
"That's exactly what the villain is."
When the flag bearer saw Qing Zheng and the two men dressed gorgeously, he knew not to offend him, so he quickly dismounted his horse and saluted: "May I ask who the two gentlemen are?"
"We are Qinghuai's eldest and second brothers!"
"It turns out to be the eldest and second young master!"
The flag bearer was not Qing Huai's personal soldier, and did not know the relationship between Qing Huai and his two brothers, so he quickly bowed respectfully.
"I heard that the Tielin Army won the battle in Qingshui Valley. What happened? Tell us quickly."
"yes!"
Before returning, Jin Feng made a special request to publicize the victory of Qingshui Valley and the Tielin Army in the capital.
So the flag bearer vividly told the Qing brothers what he had said to the emperor.
"Eating melon seeds brings out a bug. Where did this damn Jin Feng come from?"
After Qingzheng heard this, he punched the tree next to him.
Just now they couldn't figure out why the Tielin Army could still win the battle even though Qinghuai was seriously injured and fell into a coma.
Now I understand, it’s all because of this damn Jin Feng.
If it weren't for him, the Tielin Army would definitely be doomed this time.
Without the Tielin Army, even if Qinghuai survived, he would have become a toothless tiger and not something to be afraid of.
"Sir, please don't insult General Jin!"
The flag bearer was already a loyal fan of Jin Feng. When he heard the two insulting Jin Feng, his face became ugly.
"Why did I just insult him?"
Qing Zheng kicked the flag bearer in the leg.
Still not relieved after the kick, he punched and kicked the flag bearer again.
The flag bearer did not dare to fight back and quickly squatted on the ground with his head in his hands.
"Asshole!"
Duke Qing was about to go out when he saw the two brothers beating the flag bearer. His face turned black with anger: "Here, bring them back to the ancestral hall. Each of them will be given thirty military sticks!"
"Father, please spare my life!"
When Qingzheng heard this, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a thud.
After thirty rounds of beatings with batons, his skin will still peel off even if he doesn't die. He won't be able to go to Chunfeng Tower again for three months.
"Red Ling is in a hurry. Anyone who stands in his way will be beheaded. How dare you beat him? Thirty military sticks from you are all light!"
Qing Guogong kicked Qing Zheng on the shoulder: "Go back and reflect on it!"
Only then did Qing Zheng and Qing Fan remember that the other party was not an ordinary Sergeant Tielin, he was also a Red Feather Emergency Envoy.
Duke Qing was right, he could beat the Red Ling envoys or kill them.
The two brothers seemed to have escaped from hell, their faces turned pale with fear.
Duke Qing looked at the two brothers with disappointment, ordered his entourage to help the flag bearer, and asked calmly: "Are you okay?"
"it's okay no problem."
The flag bearer knew very well that it was impossible for a noble prince to apologize to a soldier.
Asking if everything is okay is already a huge concern.
He quickly shook his head and said it was okay, and took out a letter from his arms:
"My lord, this is the letter General Fan asked me to bring to you."
"good."
Duke Qing Guo nodded and took the envelope: "Madam has been worried about your general and the Tielin Army. Since you have come back from Qingshui Valley, go see Madam and tell him about the situation of the third child.
Steward, go to the warehouse to get three hundred taels of silver and send it to the second lady's courtyard for reward."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Guo."
The flag-bearer almost jumped up with excitement and followed the steward into the Qingguo Duke's Mansion to meet Qinghuai's mother.