On this day, the emperor's eyelids jumped, and he always felt that something big was about to happen.

I don't know what the battle situation is in the southwest battlefield, will it be a great victory for the Chu army? Or will Xiao Wu, the young generalissimo of the Shang army, once again create a miracle? Is his crown prince still safe? Since the army set out on the expedition, the emperor has not been able to eat and sleep well.

On this day, the emperor was in the imperial study to review the chapters, and suddenly a little eunuch reported, "The big offering has a letter sent." ”

The emperor hurriedly presented it, opened it and looked at it, but he was amazed in his heart, "This Xiao family is really not to be underestimated!"

There was very little handwriting in the letter, only "Xiao Wu made a plan, raided the Chu army, and won a complete victory." Xiao Wu has not returned. ”

The emperor's face changed several times, and finally folded the letter, put it back in the envelope, and said to the little eunuch, "Send it to the cabinet to be seen by Scholar Xiao." ”

"Yes. The little eunuch ran out in small steps.

And Xiao Zicheng also saw this extremely short military report that morning, although there were few words, but it made his heart tighten. He held the letter transferred from the worship hall in his hand, and naturally knew that this should be a military report sent by the Song army with the army to worship Ming Chun and use the monk's method, and he also had the messenger left by Xiao Wu at the beginning.

But Xiao Zicheng's heart was extremely unsettled, his son won a great victory under the disparity in force, he felt that this son was worthy of being the descendant of the Xiao family, enough to comfort the ancestors and ancestors.

At the same time, Xiao Zicheng felt very uneasy in his heart, his son was a monk, and the raid was successful, why didn't he return? But Xiao Zicheng couldn't come in a hurry, so he could only wait. Because according to the monk's methods, when this messenger is issued, it should be not long before the victory of the raid.

Xiao Zicheng took up the pen and wrote down a line of words, "The enshrinement hall sent a message, Wu'er made a plan, raided the Chu army, and won a complete victory." ”

Writing this, Xiao Zicheng paused slightly, and finally sighed, "That's it, there are some things that don't have to be borne by her." Then he called Xiao Fang and asked him to send the letter to his wife. Xiao Zicheng has to wait, waiting for new news.

The speed of the Great Song Dynasty military report is extremely fast, fast horses, and expedited transmission, which is the legendary 800 li expedited. The so-called 800 miles expedited means that it is necessary to order the sergeant to travel 800 miles a day, even so, from the front line of the Zuling Military City to the closure of the Song Capital, it still took a day and a half. Even if the monk's methods are faster than those of this mortal, these eight hundred miles of urgency can explain things clearly, and there is a detailed military report.

When the herald entered the capital and sent out the military report he was carrying, he was already foaming at the mouth. The military department took out the military report and reported it to Xiao Zicheng. Xiao Zicheng is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and he should get this military report firsthand.

To Xiao Zicheng's surprise, there were three copies of this military newspaper, or one of the military newspapers, one was the prince's family letter and the other was Zheng Wan's family letter.

The military newspaper was naturally written by Yuan Zongling, with a total of nearly 3,000 words, detailing the situation of the Chu State's troops, Xiao Wu's decision-making and planning, and the Song army's surprise counterattack.

Although the specific details of the Great Song Monk's action were hidden, Xiao Zicheng still felt that his hairs stood on end when he read it, "Wu'er is extraordinary!

Picking up the prince's letter again, Xiao Zicheng hesitated for a while, and finally put the prince's letter together with the military newspaper and arranged for officials to report it to the emperor.

Xiao Zicheng knew that if he wanted to know more, the only thing he could do was Zheng Wan's letter.

"The Chu army attacked the city, and my brother looked at the formation in the city tower, and found that there were five monks hidden in the array, including a foundation building monk,......" Zheng Wan's letter had no scruples, and directly wrote about the situation at the time and the helplessness of making the final decision.

Xiao Zicheng's face was gloomy, and he could imagine Xiao Wu's difficulty. Worrying at the end, Zheng Wan wrote, "My brother fought fiercely with the monks of Chu State in order to rescue his daughter. In the end, he escaped, but pursued it for the monks who built the foundation of the Chu State. The daughter is dead, and she can't repay her brother's kindness. The daughter has begun to search for her brother, but there is news that she will definitely return. ”

"Hiss!" Xiao Zicheng took a deep breath of cold air. He thought about the letter in his hand for a long time, but finally sighed and asked Xiao Fang to prepare a car and rush home.

When Zhang Lanying saw Xiao Zicheng, she already understood a little in her heart, "Is there news of Wu'er?"

Xiao Zicheng nodded, and took out the letter from his arms, but did not hand it to her, "This is a letter written by Zheng Wan, I don't want to hide the details from you." But madam, you must also know that this matter is not over yet, and you should not speculate. ”

Zhang Lanying's face was already a little worried, and when she heard Xiao Zicheng's words, she was even more anxious, but she nodded at Xiao Zicheng, "I understand, yesterday's news must not be complete." ”

Saying that, Zhang Lanying sighed faintly, "If it is really a big victory, according to Wu'er's temperament, I will definitely write to inform me in person." ”

Xiao Zicheng nodded and handed Zheng Wan's letter to her. Zhang Lanying took the letter, her hand was very steady, and her expression was not abnormal. When I read the letter, my face was cloudy and sunny several times, and after reading it, I folded the letter and put it in my arms.

"My son will return safely. ”

Not long after, I heard Xiao Fang outside the door whisper, "Master, the palace has issued a decree, the southwest is victorious, and the master is going to the palace to discuss military merits." ”

Xiao Zicheng's face was gloomy, Zhang Lanying grabbed him, shook his head, and patted Xiao Zicheng's hand again.

Xiao Zicheng's anger turned to worry, and he replied to the door, "You go back, I'll go right away." ”

Zhang Lanying pulled Xiao Zicheng and said slowly, "My son's life and death are uncertain, and the credit is still inconclusive." ”

Xiao Zicheng grabbed Zhang Lanying with his backhand and said softly, "Madame, don't worry, my son has not returned, and no one wants to give him a dead name." Emperor, no. With that, Xiao Zicheng's complexion returned to normal, pushed the door and left.

In the middle of the palace, the imperial study. The emperor sat on the dragon chair and was overjoyed, "Ladies and gentlemen, you have received a front-line military report, and our army has won a great victory. With very low casualties, he repelled the Chu army and won a lot. The purpose of summoning you here today is to agree on military merits, and we must not chill the front-line soldiers. ”

After the emperor finished speaking, several people in the hall did not answer.

At this time, there were four cabinet ministers in the palace, including the left and right attendants of the military department and Xiao Zicheng. The emperor looked at no one to pick up the stubble, and said to himself, "The front-line soldiers fought bloodily, and let Er and others agree on military merits, why are they still so prevaricating?"

Several people in the hall still did not speak.

The emperor smiled coldly, looked at the scene in the imperial study, and then looked at Xiao Zicheng. Anger flashed in his eyes, is this the Xiao family? I just want to agree on military merits, I want to give your son supreme glory, I want to see if your Xiao family wants it or not!

The emperor walked up to several people and looked at them one by one.

Dongfang Yan, the head of the cabinet, this old minister who has always had a strong personality, closed his eyes slightly, as if he was unaware.

looked at the second assistant Yang Qinghe again, Yang Qinghe smiled and looked back, looking like he was in charge of His Majesty.

Sanfu Xiao Zicheng couldn't see his joy and anger at this time.

The fourth cabinet minister,Cabinet for three years, the rest of the household book.,At this time, I look like I'm a newcomer.,I look at a few seniors.。。

The two soldiers were purely used to make up the numbers, and the emperor didn't expect anything.

The emperor took a deep breath, returned to the dragon chair and sat down, and said slowly, "I want to agree on a reward, let's talk about it." Dongfang Shoufu!" Seeing that the ministers were speechless, the emperor asked directly by name.