"Master Song, everything is ready, are you ready to set off?"
Song Lanan turned around and looked at hundreds of wooden boxes with simple and unique shapes, and asked people to send them to the front of the team. He himself stood there and looked at the city gate for a long time before turning around and getting on the carriage.
Everyone was galloping all the way, but even when they arrived at Suhe River, it was already the time when spring was warm and flowers were blooming.
The battle between the two countries resulted in countless casualties, and the Su River was soaked in blood and bones, turning rusty red. Now that there is a truce, the sky is covered with black smoke from the burning, and no trace of blue can be seen.
Song Lan'an helped Shang Chong, who was seriously ill due to the long days of traveling, and his body was broken, out of the carriage.
"Can the old man still hold on?"
Shang Chong waved his hands, but he couldn't say anything.
"Two adults, please come inside."
A general wearing armor led several adults into the central military tent. Shen Qianyu saw the blood red eyes of several people and stood up with difficulty.
"Thank you for your hard work, Prince."
Song Lanan looked at Shen Qianyu, who was covered in wounds and sunken cheeks, and smiled slightly.
"The two countries are at war, and both countries are severely weakened. It's just that we have been exhausted for many years, and we can't last longer than Nanqing."
"It's not His Highness the Crown Prince's fault."
Shang Chong also nodded and spoke with difficulty: "Your Highness has done an excellent job, with the style of Emperor Taizu."
Several courtiers praised and agreed, and Shen Qianyu walked to the crowd and kowtowed to the ground. Song Lan'an stepped forward to help, but Shen Qianyu knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.
Zuo Zhengyan smiled and said: "Your Highness is indeed a man of great temperament."
Signaling Wan Xiao to help the prince up, Shang Chong said: "Since we have arrived at Suhe, let's do business today."
He is getting older, and he has spent a lot of time working hard all the way. If he wastes more time, he may be in trouble.
After handing the emperor's seal to Shen Qianyu, everyone changed into official uniforms, held letters of surrender and the imperial edict, and crossed the Suhe River to where the troops were stationed in Nanqing. Shen Qianyu stood to the east of the Su River, looking at the team of a hundred people from a river away, unable to hold back tears. Wan Xiao gritted her teeth and looked at the simple wooden boxes at the end of the team, crying in her arms.
Song Lan'an supported Shang Chong and entered King Ning's tent after various inspections.
Prince Ning stood on the high seat and saw several people getting up and walking down.
"I've met Mr. Shang."
"Master Shang has students all over the world, and the people of Nanqing have also benefited a lot. You deserve this gift."
The new king of Nanqing, the former Prince Ning, bowed to Shang Chong and saluted. Shang Chong waved his hands silently, and he casually found a place to sit down as if he had lost all strength. Song Lanan felt worried and stepped forward to inquire carefully.
Prince Ning said: "Call the military doctor."
Song Lan'an gratefully handed over his hand, and Prince Ning smiled: "I had the honor to meet Mr. Song twenty years ago. I wonder if Mr. Song still remembers it?"
"nature."
Prince Ning didn't care about his attitude. If he was defeated, he probably wouldn't have a good look on his face.
Sitting on the high seat with a smile on his face, Prince Ning's eyes were filled with the triumph of a victor.
He had never thought that the battle with Dongning would last so long. If he had known about it, he probably wouldn't have been able to conquer it himself.
But now he has won a great victory. Not only did he get eleven cities in Dongning, but he also got countless gold and silver. Thinking of this, King Ning smiled and said: "Although these gentlemen have come all the way from far away, I should be the landlord in Nanqing, but Sir Shang... How about we finish the business first and then discuss other matters?"
Song Lanan smiled lightly: "Of course."
Zuo Zhengyan placed the bright yellow brocade box in his hand in front of King Ning's writing desk. The generals around King Ning stepped forward to take it and opened it one by one.
"The items sent are consistent with the list. The general has inspected them one by one and there are no errors or omissions."
"Benevolence, justice, propriety and wisdom are the soul of Dongning. They don't bother to cheat."
Prince Ning smiled and opened the list with a gesture.
"Not only is there gold and silver on it, but there are also furs, porcelain and medicine?"
Prince Ning laughed loudly: "Even this kind of thing came together. It seems that Dongning suffered a lot in this battle."
No one in Dongning said anything, and their silence really pleased King Ning.
"This rice, flour, tung oil and other lowly things have to be delivered to Suhe River through a lot of hard work. It's really hard work for these adults."
After a cursory glance at the quantity, King Ning folded it up with satisfaction and signed a non-violation agreement with Song Lan'an for a hundred years.
When Prince Ning was about to write, the Nanqing military doctor suddenly said: "This sir..."
Everyone turned around and saw Mr. Shang Chongshang sitting there, lifeless. Song Lanan was startled, then hurriedly stepped forward and squatted in front of him, with regret in his eyes.
"Master Song."
Zuo Zhengyan stepped forward and called Song Lan'an in a low voice. Song Lan'an nodded lightly: "It's time."
Shen Qianyu was still standing in front of the Su River and looking at the Nanqing military camp. He, Wan Xiao and the generals who had supported the battle for a long time had tears on their faces. When a loud bang was heard, Shen Qianyu knelt down helplessly, kneeling in the direction of the Nanqing military camp in the distance.
That loud noise seemed to be just the beginning. Since then, explosions have been heard one after another. The surrounding ground is shaking, and the sky is filled with smoke. The black smoke seems to stretch for thousands of miles, and it can't be seen at a glance.
Shen Qianyu felt a ringing in his ears, which was so shocking that he couldn't help but vomit a mouthful of blood.
Wan Xiao's tears were mixed with blood and she lay on the ground.
He is heartbroken...
In the battle with Nanqing, Dongning lost more than just the generals and the money in the treasury?
Dongning lost the humerus and spine that had supported them for hundreds of years.
After a long time, the black smoke in the sky gradually dissipated, but ear-splitting cries filled the east of the Su River.
Shen Qianyu stood up from the ground with difficulty, raised his finger and pointed in the direction of Nanqing: "Follow me to attack Nanqing. If you encounter surrender, you will not kill, the people, women and children will not be killed..."
As soon as the words fell, the army crossed the Su River, cleared the obstacles and moved forward.
Wan Xiao led the people in the baggage camp to the deep pit, silently searching for the gold and silver that the entire country had collected.
A young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old found a palm-sized rag of gold and silver embroidered crane heads in the soil. He looked down at it for a long time, then he held it in his palm and cried silently.
Wan Xiao also sat in the deep pit, holding the half-faced Honglu Temple waist badge that had changed its shape, and was heartbroken...
