NFBE Chapter 144 Red Sign
Chapter 144 Red Sign
Emperor Qi paused for a moment. He looked at Qi Zhan, with thousands of words in his throat, but in the end he couldn't say anything.
The hand that was holding Qi Zhan's arm suddenly tightened and then loosened.
In the end, I kept repeating to myself, "Just come back."
Then, Emperor Qi cast his eyes on Xiao Chong, Wei Chu and others behind him. He said, "The trouble in Liangcheng is the trouble of our Great Qi. Fortunately, you are here."
"This is our duty, Your Majesty, your words are too kind."
Emperor Qi walked in front, followed by Qi Zhan and Xiao Chong, the military generals who had made great contributions this time. Then, the rest of the civil and military officials also stood up and followed him into the hall.
In the palace, Qi Zhan, Xiao Chong and others recounted in detail what happened in Liangcheng and Dacheng. It was heard that Qi Zhan led his troops straight into the Tuosha territory where the Beisha royal family was located, and captured the second prince of Beisha alive.
The news that the Second Prince of Beisha had been captured was delivered to the capital at an express speed of eight hundred miles some time ago.
It can be said that this news made the whole government and the people happy. In the past few years, Beisha has been restless and has harassed the people in the border town many times.
Especially the siege of Liangcheng and occupation of Dacheng before the New Year, any discerning person can see that Beisha’s ambition can no longer be hidden.
The Second Prince of Beisha is in the hands of Daqi, so it is time to negotiate the terms with these people.
It will soon be time for the five-nation talks that are held every three years.
By then, all countries will send envoys to Kyoto for talks, and the officials in the Ministry of Rites who are responsible for receiving foreign guests have been gearing up and waiting for that day to come.
If they don't bite off a big piece of Beisha by then, they will be sorry to the soldiers and civilians guarding the border.
Yesterday, the palace knew that Qi Zhan and others would come to Kyoto today. They did not even attend the morning court as they were all waiting for them to come back.
At this moment, everyone was present, and the civil and military officials in the court were discussing the Liangcheng and Dacheng issues. In addition, there were various trivial matters.
After the court meeting was over, Emperor Qi, sympathizing with Qi Zhan and his party for their bumpy journey, asked them all to go back and rest, and also decided to hold a celebration banquet in the palace three days later.
Wei Chu went with Prince Rong. Prince Rong looked at him and said, "You did a good job this time. You have the style of this prince in his past."
"You're back. Where's that kid Wei Zhao? And Wei Wen, Wei Wu and the others? Your mother and your elder sister miss them all day long..."
Wei Chu said: "They are back too. They should be in the academy now, or they may have returned to the mansion."
Upon hearing Wei Chu's words, Prince Rong quickened his pace. He said, "Let's go back to the mansion first. If they haven't returned yet, send a carriage to the academy to pick them up."
Similar conversations have been heard many times on the palace road, but the relationship between the two parties is not like the father-son relationship between Prince Rong and Wei Chu.
Instead, it was the elders of the students in the academy who were asking about the returning military commanders.
When they learned that their children had also come to Beijing with them, they all quickened their pace. They were still worried about their children who had been away from home for such a long time.
When Wei Chu and Prince Rong returned to Prince Rong's Mansion, Wei Wen, Wei Wu and Wei Zhao had already returned, and Chen Fengnian and Chen Zhaoxi were also there.
Wei Chu looked and saw, as expected, Wei Mingjiao was there too. She and Princess Rong were happily listening to the people who were studying abroad telling about their experiences on the road.
At the beginning, it was Wei Wen who was talking, telling about his previous experience with Jiang Yuandao and Master Jiang.
Wei Wu coughed, then took out the simple homemade flashlight from his bag, as well as the solar-powered retro-looking flashlight that Qin Chaoyan gave him later.
At this moment, Wei Wen, Princess Rong, Wei Mingjiao and Chen Zhaoxi's eyes were all attracted. Chen Zhaoxi screamed and almost cried.
He turned his head to look at his brother Chen Fengnian and his good friend Wei Zhao, and said aggrievedly: "Brother, Zhao, wuwu, why didn't you tell me whether the teacher taught me new knowledge?"
Chen Zhaoxi stopped looking at them. He tilted his head back so that his tears would not fall.
"Wow, why didn't I draw a red lottery ticket in the first place!"
Wei Wulue felt a little guilty, and when he met Wei Wen's curious and burning gaze, he silently stuffed the flashlight back into his bag.
Chen Fengnian coughed twice, and Wei Zhao held Chen Zhaoxi's hand and said, "Zhaoxi, Zhaoxi, I'm sorry, we didn't mean to hide it from you, it's just that we live a fulfilling life every day outside."
Chen Zhaoxi looked at Wei Zhao and listened to his explanation.
"We have experienced so much on the road, learned so much knowledge every day, and also the new assembly materials given by the teacher, but we have forgotten them all~"
Wei Zhao asked sincerely: "Zhao Xi, can you forgive us?"
Chen Fengnian coughed and said, "Zhao Xi, Ah Zhao is right. Can you forgive us?"
"And me." Wei Wu added silently.
Chen Zhaoxi looked at them, thought for a while, and then generously expressed his forgiveness.
Princess Rong and Wei Mingjiao gathered together to chat. "Mother, Ah Zhao must have forgotten. As for those two, what do you think?"
"Those two, in my opinion, were hidden on purpose."
"I feel it too."
At this time, Prince Rong, who had been listening at the door for a while, spoke up. "What are you talking about?" He said, and walked in. Wei Chu followed him. "I heard your laughter from a long distance away."
"My Lord, you and Ah Chu are back!" The children that she had been talking about in the past were back. Princess Rong's eyebrows were full of smiles, and she said, "Jiaojiao and I are listening to the children talking about their experiences of studying abroad."
"Father!" Wei Mingjiao, Wei Wen and Wei Wudao.
"Grandfather." Wei Zhao said.
"Grandfather." Chen Fengnian and Chen Zhaoxi said.
"Okay, okay, I want to hear about your experiences outside," Prince Rong said, "Did you suffer outside?"
Wei Wen and the others shook their heads, "No hardship!"
Prince Rong looked at his second son and said, "Awen, you performed well in Liangcheng this time and didn't embarrass me!"
He glanced at Wei Wu and the others one by one, "You are all great. We have all heard about Liangcheng's affairs in the court. With young men like you, Daqi will prosper."
"When we see injustice or something that needs help, we should stand up and help. This is what we should do," said Wei Wen.
Wei Wu said: "We, the young men of Daqi, should help the people of Daqi when we see them in distress. Your Majesty, you are too kind."
"When encountering difficulties on the road, we should rely on our own abilities to take action. Otherwise, we will be worried every night in the future." Chen Fengnian said.
Wei Zhao said: "Just do whatever you want to do. As long as you are happy and joyful when doing it, it will be fine."
"Ah Zhao, Ah Xiong, and the uncles are right!"