Jing Yi left Beijing in the first month and led his army back to the capital. It was late July.

In this battle, Jing Yi attacked Dali and shocked the power of the country. Emperor Yanqing was very happy and ordered Jing Yi and other soldiers to rest in the suburbs of Beijing for one day. Tomorrow morning, he personally led the civil and military ministers out of the city to greet him. This was a great honor. Jing Yi thanked the emperor for his kindness and took the imperial eunuch away. Then she walked into the tent without expression and whispered to Xiao Ting, who was wearing men's clothes: "I'll go to my grandfather's side to see you, don't walk around."

Xiao Ting rode a horse all the way, his thighs were sore. He wanted to lie on the bed all the time as soon as he got off the horse. He asked lazily, "What are you going to do?"

Jing Yi said simply: "I want to ask my grandfather about the Ministry of War."

Xiao Ting was not interested in those things, so he just told her to come back early.

Jing Yi nodded and walked out of the handsome tent. The camp next to the east was Xu Guang's.

Xu Guang seemed to know the purpose of his grandson-in-law coming, and smiled and said, "Let's go outside for a walk?" The camp was not suitable for talking.

Jing Yi obeyed his orders.

A quarter of an hour later, the two of them came to an empty high ground. The autumn wind in July was neither cold nor hot, and it was very comfortable to blow towards them. Xu Guang stood under a locust tree with his hands behind his back, looking down at the camp. Slowly, he raised his eyes and looked at the capital city from afar, "Tingsheng, what did you hear from the people on the way back to the city?"

Jing Yi pondered slightly and tried to answer: "There should be no war in southern Xinjiang within twenty years, and the people are very happy, praying for good weather and peace in the country."

My grandfather wanted to see the most in his life that the people lived and worked in peace.

Xu Guang touched his beard and smiled, "About you."

Jing Yi was slightly stunned and then fell silent. Along the way, almost all the people praised her military achievements and praised her for her true teachings. She would definitely be the second Duke of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future. Xiao Ting loved to listen to it and liked to take her to the city for private visits. However, Jing Yi was not good at talking about those false names in front of her grandfather.

"The people praise you, what do those soldiers say?" Xu Guang asked again without her answer.

Jing Yi continued to remain silent, and the soldiers were convinced by her, but what did this have to do with the fact that the foreign prince took the initiative to imply that she killed the prisoners of war?

As if she knew her doubts, Xu Guang said quietly to the direction of the capital: "I asked you to kill prisoners of war, with three intentions. First, most of the soldiers in the southern border died, and I hate Dali the most. If you kill prisoners of war, you can gain the morale of the army in the southern border. Second, Dali dared to invade our country's borders in a small area. If you kill prisoners of war, you can shock Dali and let them know that there is a prince-consort in the Great Zhou Dynasty that they cannot afford to offend."

Jing Yi nodded subconsciously, and she had guessed these two points.

"As for the third..." Xu Guang paused slightly, then looked straight into the eyes of his grandson-in-law and said: "The Great Zhou has been weak for a long time. The people hope not only to a wise king who can make them rich, but also to a heroic emperor who can shock neighbors and kill decisively, to implement benevolent governments internally and to promote their power externally, so that they can win the hearts of the people."

The people's hearts are what the emperor should consider most in power.

After understanding the profound meaning of my grandfather, Jing Yi was shocked. Did her want her to...

Seeing that she understood, Xu Guang patted his grandson-in-law's shoulder heavily, and his eyes turned cold little by little: "He caused me to lose a son and a daughter, to damage a beloved disciple, to lose my son and no success. If I hadn't wanted the Xu family's reputation for loyalty for hundreds of years to be destroyed by my hands, I would have already ended his life with my own hands!"

When talking about her mother and uncle, Jing Yi lowered her eyes, and her heart felt like a big rock was pressing down on her, heavy but she didn't know how to resolve it. She understood her grandfather's expectations for her, but even if she didn't consider her wishes, she, a son-in-law, could only rebel. But she is now the third son of the Xiao family, and her grandfather does not want to bear the reputation of rebellion. The Xiao family has been loyal and kind for generations, and she must not be willing.

What's more, once the failure fails, the entire Xiao family will be implicated, including the mother and daughter of Concubine Rong in the palace.

"Grandpa, this matter is very important, I'm sorry..."

There was a big hand suddenly in front of him, and Jing Yi stopped in time and looked at the elder in a complicated manner.

Xu Guang patted her shoulder again and said calmly: "Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. Tingsheng is relieved. Grandpa will never ignore the Xiao family. When the time is ripe in the future, Grandpa will definitely help you make a natural progress... Today I just want to remind you first, relax your vision and keep your eyes open for a long time, so as not to have the opportunity in your hands in the future, but you are unprepared and stagnant."

If you want to sit on the dragon throne, you must first have the heart to compete for the throne. What Xu Guang does now is to plant a seed in his grandson-son-in-law's heart. He will slowly explore it, and the seeds in his grandson-in-law's heart will slowly sprout until they grow into towering trees.

There are two princes in the capital, and all the emperors and grandsons have. Besides treason, Jing Yi can't think of any other way. She never thought of seizing the throne. She didn't have such a big ambition. She didn't want the Xiao family to be implicated, and she didn't want her grandfather to choose the wrong way and end up ruining. Since ancient times, few people who plot against rebels have ended up having a good end.

"Grandpa." Jing Yi knelt on both knees and sincerely advised: "I have no ambitions. In this life, I only wish to live with the princess until I grow old and be filial to you and grandma. Please let go of your obsession for your grandma's sake!"

How could a child who has been deeply favored by the emperor since childhood easily agree to rebellion?

Xu Guang was not angry, smiled and helped his grandson-in-law up and sighed, "Forget it, I won't force you, but if you regret it one day, even if you come to find my grandfather, you will be greeted at any time."

Obviously, I still didn't give up!

Jing Yi had a headache, but when she looked at her grandfather who was still upright with her back walking towards the barracks, she couldn't think of any way. She persuaded herself and couldn't even say anything to others. Her grandmother was old and could not stand the scare, Xiao Ting...

Jing Yi couldn't say that he was afraid that Xiao Ting would hate his grandfather because of this. After all, his grandfather's plan would involve the Xiao family.

~

"What have you said? I've been there for so long?" Hearing the footsteps of Jing Yi coming back, Xiao Ting crawled out of the quilt, staring at Jing Yi while yawning.

"It's okay." Jing Yi hid the big thing in his heart, his face was calm and gentle, and told Xiao Ting: "Grandpa will go to the city alone tomorrow morning, so you can go with your grandpa." Except for grandpa and senior brother Hu Wu, no one in the army knew Xiao Ting's true identity, but he would meet the saint tomorrow morning. Xiao Ting's appearance would probably not escape the eyes of Emperor Yanqing.

Xiao Ting nodded.

The next day, Jing Yi was greeted by the emperor in a magnificent manner. Xiao Ting followed Xu Guang to the city from the north gate and went to visit his grandmother first.

When Gao saw his granddaughter, he first glanced at his stomach. He hoped that his granddaughter would go with the army and take the opportunity to get pregnant. He was worried that the road would be bumpy and he would have a fetal aura. Unexpectedly, his granddaughter's belly was flat and he was not pregnant at all. Gao was a little worried. The two children had been married for more than a year, and his granddaughter had not yet moved. Will the Xiao family be in a hurry? But this year, the grandson-in-law first went to the mountains to practice martial arts for half a year, and then led his troops to fight for half a year. How could he have time to have a child?

But she still had to remind her stupid granddaughter.

Leaving the old man for now, Gao pulled his granddaughter to the inner room and whispered.

Xiao Ting went in and out of the right ear. He was not in a hurry to get pregnant. He was really pregnant. He was not comfortable doing anything with a big belly. Moreover, his eldest brother and second brother did not marry a wife, so he was worried about being the third brother. He didn't care much about this before, but now when Gao reminded him, Xiao Ting finally took good care of him and said goodbye to Gao. He secretly went to the most famous clinic in the capital alone because of his manly dress.

"Where is the young master uncomfortable?" the doctor asked with a smile.

Xiao Ting knew his current voice and couldn't pretend to be a big man, so he tried to pinch his throat and listened to the teenager, saying, "My prince... my master sent me to you to ask, what prescription can be avoided? It doesn't matter if you are expensive, but you must not harm your body."

He changed his words after he deliberately said "the prince". The doctor turned his head quickly and believed it. He immediately respected his attitude and pondered for a while: "It's three parts poisonous. Taking it for a long time will cause some damage to the body, but it doesn't matter if it is used for a while. I have a prescription of elixir here, which can be used for contraception after taking it later, but you must remember it. It must be at least five days apart between the two doses."

Xiao Ting's serious head was little.

It was determined that he was sent by a prince, and the doctor also thoughtfully wrote a prescription, which mentioned several ways to avoid taking medicine, which was better than taking medicine every month.

Xiao Ting felt as if he had found a treasure, hid two things, and returned to the general's mansion with joy, and took a comfortable and hot bath.

A banquet was held in the palace, and Jing Yi was about to return. Xiao Ting diligently served the "Son-in-law" to take a bath. The couple stayed in the bath room for half an hour before coming out. The masters left, and Ashun went in to clean up the battlefield. He saw that the ground was filled with water, and even the four screens beside the bathtub were splashed with water. I don’t know how the princess and the son-in-law were tortured.

~

Shortly after the war in southern Xinjiang subsided, in early August, the Xiongnu Jili Shanyu suddenly sent envoys to visit Emperor Yanqing, saying that his son died of illness. The Xiongnu wanted to marry a princess of the Great Zhou, and invited Emperor Yanqing and all the princesses to go to the grassland to attend a banquet, and the Xiongnu would be entertained with them.

As an imperial guard, Jing Yi stood on the throne with a knife. After listening to what the Hun envoy said, she rarely showed her emotions and looked very ugly. The Jili Chanyu was over fifty years old, how old was he older than Emperor Yanqing. At this age, he actually wanted to marry a princess? The second princess was the oldest and only eighteen years old. Although Jing Yi did not have a deep relationship with the three sisters, as a former princess, she still felt cold all over when she heard the word "marriage".

"What do you think of me?" I ordered someone to take the Xiongnu envoys to rest. Emperor Yanqing glanced at the ministers and asked casually.

Xiao Yu was the first to leave the list and said in a deep voice: "Emperor, according to my father's previous report, the Hun tribes have been constantly in civil wars in the past six months. The Wusun tribe led by Wuqu is becoming increasingly powerful, and it is very likely to become the next overlord of the Huns. Geely has always coveted our Great Zhou, and this time he took the initiative to propose marriage, and clearly wanted to use the power of the Great Zhou to shock Wuqu. According to my opinion, the emperor does not have to pay attention to Geely and let them fight against the clams. Great Zhou just needs to wait for the opportunity to reap the benefits of the fisherman."

Emperor Yanqing touched his beard without saying a word.

As soon as Xiao Yu's voice fell, the Minister of Revenue came out and said loudly: "Emperor, Geely holds a large army of 300,000 Huns in his hand, with strong troops and strong horses. What Wuqu is only gathering is shrimp soldiers and crab generals. In terms of strength, I am far from enough to compete with Geely. I think Geely sees my Great Zhou attacking Dali and dare not underestimate the court anymore, so my sincere friendship is good, so my marriage plan is feasible. However, Geely is too arrogant. He invited the emperor to go to the banquet with all the princesses, and clearly wanted to choose among the princesses. How could I allow him to look down on me? I think that according to the order of elders and young people, I will send the second princess to marry him."

The third princess is his granddaughter, and he is reluctant to let go. The fourth princess is married, and the fifth princess is unable to move with the support of the Xiao family. The second princess has no support from the mother clan and is a good candidate for marriage.

Most of the ministers of the court rulers and factions were found. As soon as the Minister of Revenue finished speaking, he immediately received support.

Xiao Zhan did not have the good temper of Xiao Yu and suddenly shouted, "The second princess is only eighteen. Do you actually want her to marry an old Hun?"

Xiao Yu glared at him secretly, Emperor Yanqing was about the same age as Geely, and Emperor Yanqing probably didn't like to listen to his second brother's words.

On the imperial throne, Emperor Yanqing's expression turned cold and said lightly: "The Empress Dowager is the most favored by the princesses. I must discuss this with the Empress Dowager. I will retire from the court today and discuss it tomorrow."

After saying that, he left by himself.

On the way back to Qianyuan Palace, Emperor Yanqing suddenly thought of something and turned around and asked his only son-in-law at present: "What do you think of Tingsheng?"

Jing Yi knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said bluntly: "I am favored by the emperor and the empress dowager. I have known several princesses since I was a child. I would rather lead troops to fight against the Huns than any princesses to fall into the hands of the Huns barbarians."

Xiao Yu had made a point, but Jing Yi wanted to move him with affection, hoping that Emperor Yanqing would pity his daughters and refuse to marry him.

But Jing Yi still didn't know enough about Emperor Yanqing.

Looking at the son-in-law kneeling in front of him, a sneer appeared on the corner of Emperor Yanqing's mouth. Could it be that his son-in-law's meaning was that he agreed to marry, and he became cruel and ruthless, ignoring the princesses' end?

"Tingsheng is still young, and the military and national affairs are not as simple as you think." Emperor Yanqing turned around the dragon-patterned ring on his thumb, meaningful, and finally looked at his son-in-law and went back to Qianyuan Palace directly.

Jing Yi looked up and looked at the back of the father. He guessed that her persuasion was useless. She browsed deeply and her eyes gradually turned to Ci'an Palace. Now, only the Queen Mother can persuade the emperor.

~

Emperor Yanqing did go to Ci'an Palace.

"You really want to send a princess to marry?" The empress dowager had been reciting Buddha for a day. When she saw her son, she sat cross-legged on the couch, with Buddhist beads still turning in her hands. Her old face was a little whiter than usual.

Emperor Yanqing made a statement: "This battle in southern Xinjiang almost exhausted the national treasury, and the court could not afford other wars within five years. Bo Yan praised Wuqu, but I felt that Wuqu was full of mobs, and auspiciousness was the threat of the Great Zhou. It would be better to just listen to him and arrange a princess to marry him to fight for the Great Zhou for more than ten years and rest."

The queen mother sneered, closed her eyes and said, "Since the emperor has decided, what are you doing to me?"

This son, when he was young, listened to her words. After ascending the throne, he became more and more stubborn. The more she advised him, the more she wanted to do the opposite. The empress dowager had already given up.

Emperor Yanqing coughed and looked at the ground and said, "My mother, I want to send Chang Ning to marry him. Do you think it's okay?"

Chang Ning is the name of the second princess.

The empress dowager smiled bitterly and was silent for a long time before she opened her eyes and looked at Emperor Yanqing without any emotion: "Which princess you send to marry is tantamount to cutting flesh in my heart. I don't care who you send to you, I just care about one thing. When you go to the grassland, you bring all the three of them with you. Unless it is time to tell them, I will not allow you to spread the news in advance."

When we go together, the granddaughters can leave a few more days of hope in their hearts, which is better than being taken by their father to the grassland alone by themselves and handed her to the hands of the Huns. After they all went, the sisters could practice it and go and give it away, otherwise they would not have a chance to see each other again in their life.

Thinking of the situation, the Queen Mother was sad and couldn't help but shed tears.

Emperor Yanqing said a few words of comfort and left in shame.

Not long after, the palace's order came down. On the first day of September, Emperor Yanqing would go to the grassland with three princesses. The order did not mention marriage, but all the ministers knew what was going on.

Jing Yi didn't want to look at Emperor Yanqing again. When she returned to Taoranju, she was also in a panic, as if she was buried in a sand layer. She had to spend all her energy every time she breathed. She was heartbroken, and even more heartbroken by the second princess who was almost determined. If it weren't for the coincidence with Xiao Ting, the candidate for marriage this time would definitely be her most unpopular fourth princess.

"Is it uncomfortable?"

The person next to the pillow was breathing heavier than usual. Xiao Ting sat up slowly and gently rubbed Jing Yi's chest.

Jing Yi looked at him and didn't know what to say.

Xiao Ting was also quite angry: "If I had a daughter, any old man would touch her in the future, I would not care whether he was the emperor or the Shanyu, and I would cut him with one knife first!" There was another sentence to scold Emperor Yanqing, which Xiao Ting couldn't say, not because he was afraid that Jing Yi would be angry and scold her father, but because he didn't want to make things difficult for Jing Yi.

Jing Yi faced the top of the bed, and remembered his grandfather's words by a stranger.

If, if she were sitting in that position, she would never agree to marry her.

"By the way, I told the Queen Mother today that Yuechu will go to the grassland with you."

Just as he was in a daze, he suddenly heard Xiao Ting say in a casual tone that he was going to shop tomorrow.

Jing Yi looked over immediately.

Xiao Ting leaned over before she spoke, stroked her eyebrows one after another, looked into her eyes and said, "Okay, where are you going, where are I going." hf();
Chapter completed!