Would You Like to Have a Drink

Before going to find Yu Beizhou for the last time, he needed to find Pei Qianxue to ask clearly what he didn’t finish last time.

Intuition tells him that it was time now.

The carriage wheels rolled over the bluestone road, and the coachman deliberately drove slowly. After a few incense sticks, it slowly stopped.

For his visit, the servants of Pei’s Mansion were obviously surprised.

After they went in to report, the person who came out was Pei Qianxue who personally came out to greet him.

“Jin Yu, your illness is not fully recovered, why did you suddenly come over?”

Pei Qianxue frowned, looking at Zong Luo who was wearing a robe and getting off the carriage, and frowned disapprovingly. “If there is something, send someone to report it, and I will go to the palace to see you. Why bother?”

He was still in his leisure time, and he had nothing to do on weekdays. There was no need for Zong Luo to personally come to his door.

“I came to find Ah Xue, naturally because there is something.”

Zong Luo just got out of the carriage and forced a smile. “No harm, my cold is almost better.”

Although this time he caught a cold, and because he hadn’t caught a cold for many years, it came with great momentum. But the disease came quickly, his physique and physical fitness were still there, and he could walk fast as well. After drinking medicine and sleeping for two days, he was almost better, not like ordinary people who were sick in bed for more than ten days and still not getting better.

Seeing the unnatural expression on his face, Pei Qianxue understood, did not linger too much at the door, but directly took the person into the inner room and ordered the servants to serve tea.

After a moment of silence, Zong Luo took the initiative to speak. “Ah Xue, I came here this time for the matter before the New Year.”

He only started, and Pei Qianxue knew what it was.

Before the New Year, he had a brief chat with Zong Luo.

“Now I have figured it out, Father Emperor, perhaps he is not as I have always thought.”

Zong Luo said in a low voice. “I have figured it out, Ah Xue. The words you didn’t finish last time, I ask you to tell me today.”

Just as the servants brought up the tea.

Pei Qianxue signaled the servants to close the doors and windows tightly, personally poured a cup for the prince in white across from him, and then sighed, “Okay.”

“That was a year ago. Before that, I, like Jin Yu, thought that His Majesty was biased in the treatment of each prince.”

Especially the Third Prince.

Many times, no one could guess what Emperor Yuan was thinking.

Granted military power, gave a prince’s mansion, but was so indifferent.

Although Pei Qianxue was the confidant of Emperor Yuan, he also admired his close friend and leaned towards the Third Prince.

Even he thought so, let alone others.

However, all of this was broken in the battle of Hangu Pass a year ago.

The entire Great Wilderness was full of talents, and it was by no means dominated by the Great Yuan alone. Since it showed the ambition of conquering the Central Plains, it was easy to be targeted by groups.

Many countries have been planning secretly for many years, among which had been resolved countless times by the Great Yuan. Finally, last year, the Hawk Factions of various countries joined forces. Although each country had its own ghosts, they successfully assembled hundreds of thousands of troops and marched under Hangu Pass.

(TL: Hawk Factions-used to describe people, groups or forces that advocate strong diplomatic means or active military expansion.)

At that time, it happened that the Great Yuan sent troops, and only the Imperial City garrisons were left behind in Hangu Pass.

When the military report was sent, the troops outside could not be recalled in time, and the garrison troops were deployed with only 150,000 troops. Against the pressure of 500,000 troops, it could be said that there was no chance of winning.

Just at this critical moment, the Third Prince, who heard the urgent report from the Imperial City, rushed for several days with his cavalry and barely arrived in time.

In the early years, only the Hu people who were good at horse riding and shooting had this type of troops, which was not a regular army. It was truly introduced to the Great Wilderness decades ago. It was difficult to train and breed good horses, and most of them were mixed.

But because of its high mobility and flexibility, cavalry was still the most powerful type of troops in the Great Wilderness.

It really shone in the hands of the Third Prince of the Great Yuan.

The name of Xuan Cavalry was renowned throughout the world, and its success was difficult to replicate, which was the reason.

However, even if it was so powerful, 3,000 against 500,000, there was only one outcome.

That was a dead end.

After hearing the military report that the Third Prince had only brought three thousand Xuan Cavalry to support, Pei Qianxue was anxious and rushed into the palace in a hurry.

The entire Imperial City was desolate, and the remaining troops were all prepared for the worst. As soon as the army bringing up the rear outside moved, 150,000 troops would desperately protect the city gate, first protecting the emperor and the officials and people to evacuate the Imperial City. If you keep the green hills, you won’t worry about firewood. (TL: It is a metaphor that as long as there is life, there will be a future and hope)

On Pei Qianxue’s way into the palace, every household was packing up their luggage, and the wind was howling.

When he entered the main hall, he was almost stunned by the scene before him.

Emperor Yuan took off his usual black gold dragon robe, changed into an armor that he hadn’t worn for many years, held the Zhanlu treasure sword in his hand, disregarded the obstruction of Imperial Censor Xue and several confidant ministers, and insisted on going to the front to inspect the soldiers.

His eyes were red, and he was so angry that the eyes seemed about to pop out. “Get lost! Zhen has also led soldiers, Zhen is also a general, once washed the imperial city with blood, let the countries hear the name and be scared into peeing!”

“That is the only heir to Zhen’s great country, the prince Zhen values and dotes on the most!”

How can it be so cruel to let him sit in the Imperial City at ease, watching his most beloved prince die in battle outside the pass.

“If it weren’t for our obstruction, I’m afraid that day, His Majesty would rush out of the Imperial City with the garrison alone.”

Pei Qianxue stared at the teacup in his hand, his voice low. “When the news of the death at Hangu Pass came, His Majesty even went to the battlefield in disguise, personally looking at each corpse, for three days and three nights without sleep.”

“Jin Yu, I didn’t lie to you. His Majesty really loves you, loves you very much.”

This secret had been hidden in Pei Qianxue’s heart for too long, so that when he said it, his tone was choked, as if he had witnessed the scene of Emperor Yuan’s loss of control and almost rage.

“But before being a father, His Majesty was the emperor of the Great Yuan. Therefore he can’t just rush out with Zhanlu regardless, and fight side by side with you.”

“Even if His Majesty wants to do that more than anyone else, it is precisely because of this that he is sadder than anyone else and more painful than anyone else because of your death.”