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Chapter 701 - 700: Farewell!_1
Chapter 701: Chapter 700: Farewell!_1
The enemy army, having lost its advantageous position, was hurling curses, in response to which Old Cheng on the castle tower burst into laughter!
"Thinking of our Great General single-handedly taking you on as if playing cat and mouse, and yet you still have the audacity to make noise here. I don’t know what state your faces need to be in to remain still while Mount Tai is on the verge of collapse. I don’t know about the others, but I, Old Cheng, certainly admire it!"
The enemy generals were left speechless by his words.
Jun Ruochen ordered his troops to withdraw, his gaze on the castle complex.
Soon thereafter, he sent a letter to Shengjing in the middle of the night to report about the assassination of Great General Cao.
Before long, news arrived from Shengjing.
An Imperial Decree was issued, ordering Jun Ruochen to return to the capital immediately, and the Imperial Court reassigned a trusted General Zhou Zhenchao to replace him.
This news quickly reached Qin Yi, who breathed a sigh of relief!
"This works out well!"
At least they won’t have to put each other in a tough position anymore!
Mo Xianfeng curiously asked, "This General Zhou Zhenchao, why have I never heard of him before?"
Although the Mo Family was not among the eight great families of officials in the Capital City, they had been stationed at the front for many years, so they naturally knew all the leading generals in the court. But this Zhou Zhenchao... He really had no recollection of him.
"I know him."
The Deputy General Yun at the side knew him: "Zhou Zhenchao is the second son of the Imperial Inspector Zhou, he always accompanied his father in his younger years, safeguarding the fiefdom of Qin Zitong, rarely leaving it. When Qin Zitong ascended to his position, he was summoned to the river with a single decree. The reason I know this man is because the late emperor once rewarded Qin Zitong, and I accompanied him, serving as the Imperial Envoy. This man loves glory and is brave but reckless. His actions are unpredictable."
Listening quietly, Qin Yi then instructed the deputy general, "You might as well tell everything about your encounter with him, and all that you have observed."
Deputy General Yun naturally obeyed, and explained a handful of notable events.
Old Cheng also struggled: "I can’t figure out Qin Zitong’s intentions. Justifying Jun Ruochen’s recall back to the capital is one thing - was his replacement with Zhou Zhenchao intended to put pressure on the eight great families of officials, signaling his intent to meddle with the support for his own party?"
"Most likely."
After considering, Qin Yi quietly gave orders: "Prepare now, I will bid Big Brother Jun farewell later."
"This must not be done!"
Old Cheng felt that his hair was turning even grayer!
He had no choice but to patiently persuade him: "Your lordship, while the Emperor just issued a Reward Decree a few days ago, do you not remember the words of the Prince Regent? Not only that, given that Jun Ruochen made the move to cut off all relations with you, why do you insist on approaching him again?"
After General Cao was decapitated, Qin Yi also sent a report of victory to the court!
With the Imperial Decree issued, everyone naturally received praise and reward. However, the letter from Ye Han was a string of pearls, quietly expressing that the situation in Jingzhao Prefecture was not promising!
"You don’t understand!"
Qin Yi shook his head.
Originally, he wanted to draw Jun Ruochen to his side, so he plotted to kill General Cao, putting Jun Ruochen in a difficult situation!
He had thought about Jun Ruochen’s many reactions, but he never anticipated his actual move.
This thought has been in his heart for some time. Now that Jun Ruochen is returning to the capital, if he doesn’t clear this up, he doesn’t know when he will get another chance! So, going to bid him farewell is a logical and necessary move!
Jun Ruochen left with a sense of loneliness!
He left the camp alone, supported by his own page boy, not a single person came to send him off. It’s easier to add flowers to a brocade than to send charcoal in snow.
It wasn’t until he sat down in a broken carriage pulled by an old horse that he was finally able to collect his thoughts.
It must be said that from the moment he arrived at the river, he never gave Qin Yi a second thought.
The first time he met Qin Yi, the latter was a weak and sickly scholar. He could already tell that Qin Yi was talented. Even though he himself was in trouble at the time, he still made great efforts to protect Qin Yi. During this war between the two armies, he had thought from the beginning that he should spare Qin Yi. This was his purpose when he first arrived at the river and invited Qin Yi to talk at night.
But now, it turned out to be Qin Yi who spared his life and let him return to the capital to report.
There could not be anything more ironic than this!
Your memory of a certain person still lingers in the same place, but that person has already far outpaced you in an unnoticed moment, leaving you with only the chance to admire from a distance, without even the opportunity to approach.
He stood in opposition to Qin Yi, and perhaps, from the very beginning, he had taken things too lightly!
He lost, and he admitted defeat.
But what happens after he returns to Shengjing, what happens to the Jun Family in the future, is no longer something he can control right now!
The coachman of the stumbling carriage suddenly let out a high "huh", causing the carriage to jolt, waking Jun Ruochen inside the carriage from his reverie.
He forced his eyes open, only to hear the coachman outside report: "Master, it’s Qin... Young Master Qin is on the other side!"
Before the coachman could finish his hesitant words, Jun Ruochen violently lifted the carriage curtain.
It was indeed Qin Yi!
He was standing in the pavilion opposite with a smile on his face, accompanied by an old servant. Jun Ruochen naturally recognized him, who else could he be if not Tiler Cheng from Shuanghekou?
Qin Yi was standing on the stone steps outside the pavilion, aglow with vitality, tall and handsome, smiling at Jun Ruochen with his fists on his chest.
"Big Brother Jun, I heard you’re returning to the capital, so I decided to wait here to see you off!"
His laughter was as delightful as pearls falling on a plate.
This sort of charming and charismatic demeanor, where was the slightest trace of the weak and sickly scholar from his memory?
Jun Ruochen couldn’t help but squint, he descended from the carriage with the help of the page boy, and shaking his sleeves, stood at the foot of the steps, looking at him.
"Your heart is appreciated, Qin!"
"Mr. Qin" was a term of humility Qin Yi used when Jun Ruochen guided him into the government office for his appointment years ago.
After several years, hearing these words again, Jun Ruochen could almost not recognize him.
Feeling a pang of regret, Jun Ruochen politely declined: "It’s midsummer now, and this is the perfect time to travel. If we delay further and have to travel under the intense sun, it will make people dizzy and the horses tired. I thank you here, as for the wine! I’d better not drink it."
"Where’s that coming from, Big Brother Jun! It’s always nice to have a full belly before a journey, isn’t it?"
Qin Yi laughed heartily and gestured in invitation. "Big Brother Jun, wine and water are already prepared inside, please come in and enjoy a hearty drink to honor our friendship!"
Given his insistent offer, if Jun Ruochen were to decline further, he would appear overly pretentious!
"In that case, I’d like to thank you first, Mr. Qin."
After saying this, he stepped up onto the stone steps.
When he finally reached the top step, Jun Ruochen unintentionally looked up, only to discover abruptly that Qin Yi was radiating an extraordinary aura, his wise eyes sharp like a sword, incredibly sharp, as if a rainbow in momentum!
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