Heaven does not fulfill people's wishes.
The return of the ten scouts completely shattered Young Master Liu's dream.
The people from the Western Regions left all the way without any intention of coming back.
Mr. Liu smashed the tea cup in his hand with force and slapped it hard on the table.
The people from the Western Regions actually absconded with their money. Although the family could not share much of the two million taels of gold, silver and jewelry, it was real money from Dalong's treasury. How could Young Master Liu be willing to do so?
Dongfang Ming and others looked at each other in confusion. Although they understood the weakness of Young Master Liu, they could not do much to help him.
"General Liu, now we can only wait and see what happens to Lu Chengjie in Suzhou. As long as the enemy forces in the Western Regions outside Suzhou City do not retreat, we will immediately send troops to support Suzhou and encircle and kill the enemy forces in Suzhou. We can at least recover some losses!
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Song Qing nodded slightly at the side: "Yes, Commander-in-Chief, General Dongfang is right, it is better than losing everything!"
Ke Yan was hesitant to speak and looked at Young Master Liu, but finally chose to speak: "Master Hou, I'm not going to talk too much. It's better to prepare for the worst and look at the situation in Suzhou!"
Major Liu Da patted the porcelain fragments in his hand cleanly. Several cuts had been made in his palm, but Liu Mingzhi didn't even care at all.
"If the enemy troops outside Suzhou City also retreat, I will have to get these three million taels of silver back even if I send troops to the Western Regions. I can't let this young master use his family property to plug the holes in the national treasury!"
What else did Dongfang Ming and the others want to say? Young Master Liu sighed and apologized to everyone: "Everyone, I am upset and will go back to rest first. When the letter from Suzhou City arrives, I will be notified immediately!"
Everyone also knew that Young Master Liu was in a bad mood and did not blame Young Master Liu for resigning first because of these things. They all nodded and indicated that Young Master Liu could go back and rest first.
After Young Master Liu left, Dongfang Ming took out the map and placed it on the table: "Comrades, the shortcomings of our cavalry were once again exposed in this battle. Compared to...
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Liu Mingzhi walked to the room that Dongfang Ming arranged for him in the east wing of the courtyard, took a deep breath to suppress his psychological anger, and gently opened the door.
The room was brightly lit, with candlelight flickering and making shadows.
Murong Shan's delicate body trembled when she heard the sound of the door. She sat on the chair and lowered her head involuntarily, not daring to go to Mr. Liu who walked in the door.
Liu Mingzhi gently closed the door and walked towards the table step by step. Looking at Murong Shan who was still sitting on the chair wearing a suit of armor, he gently sat down and poured a cup of tea to himself and took a few sips.
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"Tell me, what's going on?"
Murong Shan raised her head and glanced at Liu Mingzhi's fingers clasping the lines on the armor without saying a word.
"talk!"
Young Master Liu's voice suddenly raised, which startled Murong Shan, and her head became even lower.
"A girl ran into a military camp instead of staying at home. Do you still want to go to heaven?"
Murong Shan entangled her two fingers together and mustered up the courage to look up at Liu Dashao and said angrily: "Why are you so fierce? What do I want to do have anything to do with you!"
Young Master Liu stood up with a groan, grabbed Murong Shan's wrist and took off the wrist guard of Murong Shan's right hand. A jasper bracelet was obediently placed on Murong Shan's wrist, exuding light under the reflection of the candlelight.
The faint light shows that it is a first-class jadeite bracelet.
"You brought something belonging to my Liu family and you dare to say it has nothing to do with me!"
"This is what my mother... Mrs. Liu gave me as a gift. What does it have to do with you already starting your own business?"
"Hey..." Young Master Liu slowly approached Murong Shan: "I haven't seen your little mouth become sweeter for so long. I don't know if it has become sweeter or not. Your speech is actually a lot smarter. I am.
No matter how independent the young master is, Mrs. Liu is also my young master’s mother. My mother’s jade bracelet is only given to my daughter-in-law. If she accepts my young master’s mother’s jade bracelet, she is my young master’s mother-in-law. It’s up to you whether you want to approve it or not!”
"Don't come over here, Liu Mingzhi, I tell you that I am your aunt!"
"My young master, the one you are looking for is Yang Guo. You are the only one who is alone and you are alone!"
"Let go..."
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Two days later, Young Master Liu, who was standing in the room looking at the map, was awakened by Song Qing's shout.
Song Qing glanced at Murong Shan who was washing clothes in the courtyard and raised her eyebrows: "Third brother, you are such a lucky brother that I admire you so much. You can find girls of your choice willing to serve you wherever you go!"
Young Master Liu looked at Murong Shan, who was sitting by the wellhead washing clothes, with soft eyes: "No matter how powerful the girl is, I can only handle things that I can do with a few lashes. Besides, Shan'er already has this young master in her heart!"
"how do you know?"
"She wears a bracelet on her wrist that my mother gave to her daughter-in-law. How could I be reluctant to take it off if I didn't have it in my heart!"
"Okay, you must be awesome. The message from Suzhou has arrived, and the enemy troops in the Western Regions there have also retreated. According to the scout's reconnaissance report, they also chose to withdraw their troops and return to the Western Regions."
Although he was prepared for the worst, Liu Mingzhi still hammered the map on the wall with a heavy expression.
"Send troops to the Western Regions!"
Song Qing's face changed and he looked at Young Master Liu in surprise: "Are you seriously joking? This is no small matter!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the sky and said, "See you in General Dongfang Ming's study in three days!"
Song Qing frowned and nodded: "Okay, but as a brother, I still hope you can think twice before acting impulsively!"
"This is not impulsive. Let's talk about it in three days. You can go back first. I still have to help Shan'er wash clothes!"
Song Qing nodded with a strange expression on his face: "Take it easy, you are still young and have many more days to live! As a person who has been through this, I tell you, be careful now so that you will not be unable to do what you want when you are thirty years old!"
"Get out!"
Song Qing shrugged and walked out of the courtyard, leaving the space for Liu Dashao and Murong Shan.
Young Master Liu walked to Murong Shan's side, pulled a small stool and sat down with his hands behind his back.
"Shan'er is so virtuous. The soap bubbles used to wash clothes are prettier than others."
Murong Shan turned red and rolled her eyes at Young Master Liu: "Fancy words, how many girls have you said this to?"
"I just told you that you really don't want to return to the capital with your husband?"
"Bah, whose husband are you? This girl has not promised you. Stop being so sentimental!"
"Really don't agree?"
"No!"
"Okay, it seems that I haven't been whipped enough. Sooner or later, you will surrender. Just wait and see!"
Time passed by like a blink of an eye. Three days later, Song Qing walked towards Young Master Liu across the courtyard with a stern face and complete armor, and walked straight towards Young Master Liu's room.
"Third brother, are you serious?"
Liu Mingzhi, who was using a brush to circle dots on the map, looked at Song Qing who walked in with a happy expression: "Are you all here?"
Song Qing suddenly slapped the horizontal knife on the table next to Young Master Liu. Murong Shan, who was making the bed, glanced at the two of them worriedly and continued to make the quilt!
"Third brother, why didn't you tell me about summoning the Six Guards Generals? This is not a child's play? It's not as simple as just saying it to send troops to the Western Regions!"
Liu Mingzhi rolled up the map full of traces in his hand: "The Silk Road should be reopened. Although I don't want to start a war, this natural horse farm in the Western Regions must be returned to the hands of Dalong, not to mention this
It would be extremely humiliating to start a war without declaring it for the first time. Let’s go see General Liu Wei first!”
Song Qing sighed, grabbed the horizontal knife and followed Liu Mingzhi towards the front hall.
"Generals, this junior is polite!"
"You guys really dare to use the Golden Dragon Emperor's Order to summon the Six Guards Generals to gather in Ganzhou!"
"That's right, your kid is better than His Highness. If you tell us to tell you, tell us!"
"Zhi'er, why did you call us here?"
"Zhi'er, I haven't seen you for a long time. Your aunt wrote a letter asking you to take care of your health!"
Liu Mingzhi watched the Six Guards Generals apologize one by one and then placed the map on the table: "Seniors, please take a look!"
General Yunchong of the Tiger Guard, General Zhang Kuang of the Longwu Guard, General Wan Mingliang of the Tiger and Leopard Guard, General Lu Chengjie of the Tiger Guard, General Dongfang Ming of the Xiaoguo Guard, and General Nangong Ye of the Flying Eagle Guard looked at each other without knowing why.
Xiang Liu Mingzhi placed the map on the table.
"This is a map of Ganzhou, Suzhou and the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. The markings on it are the battle plan compiled by this junior without closing his eyes for three days and three nights..."
"That's why, only by re-opening the Silk Road in the Western Regions can we get a steady supply of war horses. The juniors who fought outside Ganzhou City a few days ago still have fresh memories! Our cavalry can't even compare with the six-level cavalry of the Western Regions.
, Firstly, the horses are not good, and secondly, the soldiers cannot train. If we do not rely on the strength of the armor, we will suffer even more heavy losses!"
Zhang Kuang looked at Young Master Liu with sudden realization: "You plan to send troops to the Western Regions?"
To be continued...