The Marquis Is Innocent

Qiao Ping acted on the same day.

He started by discussing with his staff, who met privately with some of the Qiao family generals. The Yanzhou soldiers and horses were at Qiao Ping’s disposal, and they all agreed.

Qiao Ping then met Qiao Yue alone and suggested they must strengthen Yanzhou’s army before it was too late.

Qiao Yue was not interested in this at first. Qiao Ping talked to him for a long time and analyzed the current situation.

Qiao Yue came from a family of warlords and had led troops in battles when he was young. He was not completely confused and unaware of the world, but he was a coward and had a weak character. As Qiao Ping persuaded him, a dozen generals and officials came in from outside the hall, kneeling with tears in their voices, advising with one voice. Under the circumstances, Qiao Yue had no choice but to nod and entrust the matter to Qiao Ping. Qiao Ping summoned the generals and officials of the Qiao family to the meeting. The candle flame in the hall was bright and remained at night.

Qiao Ci also attends the meeting. At this moment, he had not yet returned to rest.

Xiao Qiao was lying on the bed, her heart was rising and falling, and she could not calm down for a long time.

She thought about all the things she remembered from her previous life, about Bi Zhi and Da Qiao in this life, and about how her father had started to take action.

Mrs. Xu’s fate had changed, then the Qiao family only needed to act. At least, the result would not be like sitting around waiting for death.

She felt more convinced she needed to come back this time.

Her father approved of her persuasion and set out to act.

Xiao Qiao’s mind was excited, thinking about this and that. She thought about a lot of things. Until late at night, she felt tired. Before she drifted to sleep, a man’s face suddenly popped into her mind.

It seems to be the face of Wei Shao. He should be back soon…

Xiao Qiao remembered she promised Mrs. Xu she would send and welcome him back in the future.

However, she is now in Yanzhou and can’t get back.

She broke her promise so soon ……

Xiao Qiao felt ashamed. To Mrs. Xu.

Next time, from next time, she will do it. For Mrs. Xu ……

She felt very sleepy. Xiao Qiao’s eyes closed, and asleep.

……

In his last letter to Mrs. Xu, Wei Shao said he would return to Yuyang at the end of this month.

He arrived ten days early.

The triumphant army was still behind him, embarking on the return journey at 100 miles per day. It divides into two groups.

One group went to Jingyang. Wei Shao himself join the army in Jingyang next spring.

And the other back with him to Youzhou.

When the army reached Gao Yang, Wei Shao left the marching routine to the General and separated himself from the group, taking a small group and returning to Yuyang first.

He arrived early.

It had just snowed in the morning, and it was already midnight when he arrived in Yuyang. The snow piled on the ground, covering the horses’ hooves.

The guards at the south city gate heard the sound of striking the gate, and someone under the gate shouted. ” Marquis is back.”

The guards thought they had misheard.

During the day, the gate captain said the triumphant army would arrive by the end of the month. He told them to stay alert and not to make any mistakes in the city’s defense until the ruler returned.

Right now, in the middle of the night on this snowy day, someone outside the city gate called the Marquis’ had returned.

The guards rushed to the top of the city to look down. Through the light of the roaring torches, they saw a dozen war horses parked on the snow outside the city gates. These are all Dawan high-headed war horses that could travel hundreds of miles per day. But at this moment, these war horses seem to have run out of exhaustion, constantly wagging their tails. The sound of coarse nostrils rises and falls.

The guards looked at the man sitting on the foremost horse in the heavy snow.

He wore battle armor with a thin layer of snow piled on his head and shoulders.

He slightly raised his head, and the guards saw a layer of frost fall from his eyebrows. Underneath the eyebrows was a handsome and young face.

“Marquis is back!”

The guards called out loudly in surprise and rushed down to the city.

A moment later, the two gates opened slowly to the left and right with a heavy creaking sound.

Wei Shao, covered in snow, sped through the gates and headed for the Wei residence in the city’s north.

The gatekeeper was awakened from sleep by the tapping sound on the door and opened it. He was surprised, saluted, and watched dumbfoundedly at the Marquis, who was on an expedition for several months, stride in and covered in snow. He disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Wei Shao returned home and did not alarm the servants. He did not want to wake up his grandmother or mother at this hour.