The engagement ceremony was presided over by Tu Mingda, an Anlong company in Beijing. He is another brother of His Majesty the Emperor. Although he is not young, he is elegant and in charge of the Tianhua Palace in the court, that is, the compilation of royal books and archives. He has never participated in the government affairs, but he is highly respected by the ministers.

As soon as the engagement ceremony ended, Ji Jun, the deputy minister of the imperial administration who was acting in Beijing, announced the second imperial edict from His Majesty the Emperor, ordering Li Wufeng to return to the northwest as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in the northwest and repel the Kamans' invasion of Taixuan Prefecture and Jiayuguan. The seventeenth princess Situ Yutang inspected the military and political situation in the northwest and northern Luzon on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. Wufeng and Situ Yutang, an unmarried couple, knelt down to thank him for the order.

Lie comfortably on the easy chair in the study, letting the fragrance of coffee linger in the mouth, Wufeng gently squinted his eyes and tidied up his thoughts.

Finally, I was able to return to the northwest, but I seemed not very happy. What was the reason? Is it absent from the luxurious and slutty life of the imperial capital? No. Is that worried about the situation in the northwest? Not entirely, even if Xiao Tang and his friends did not report to themselves in advance, they knew that no one could replace the loyalty and obedience of Gaoyue people to themselves. As for the crisis of Taixuan Mansion, the Kaman people really made up their minds and used such a large army. They must have had a conspiracy. Even if they rushed back now, it would be difficult to turn the situation around. They just tried to avoid greater losses, but they created a good excuse for themselves to return to the northwest.

So what are you worried about? Wufeng sorted out the ideas in his mind one by one and analyzed the crux of the current situation that is unfavorable to him. The power of the Taiping Cult in the two northern counties has been deeply rooted, and the two counties in the western part of Kansai and Heshuo are also developing rapidly, especially in Kansai County. In the current western part, the imperial garrison is extremely weak. Once the riots begin, it may spread into an uncontrollable fire.

So is this beneficial or disadvantage to his own development? Wufeng finally found the reason that affected his mood. Since Gu Dengyun led people to Kansai in February, the intelligence system in the Kansai area was quickly established with the efforts of several people. Gu Dengyun's ability has been fully reflected. Although the intelligence organization is not completely sound, it has begun to play an important role in many aspects, especially the Taiping Cultivation.

The Taiping Cult, with Hanzhong Prefecture as the development center, has significantly strengthened its military preparations. The prices of military materials in the entire Kansai County continued to rise, especially in iron (weapons), leather (armor), horses (war horses), grain (military ration reserves), etc., which has also caused the price of these materials in several nearby counties to rise. This shows how strong their combat readiness is, but these information has not attracted the attention of local governments.

According to the intelligence of Longdong and Hanzhong prefectures, the Taiping Cult in these two places has trained a considerable number of horse and infantry troops, and in Xikang, the number of infantry in Jincheng and Bashan prefectures is also increasing rapidly. According to accurate information, there are professional military instructors among them for training, which especially worries Wufeng. However, the development in Lujiang was not smooth. The local government adopted a strict Baojia joint position system and took strict measures to deal with civil society that had not been reported to the local government, which greatly inhibited the development of all civil society. In addition, the government consciously adopted various measures against the Taiping Cult, which had a greater impact on the Taiping Cult. Therefore, the development of the Taiping Cult in Lujiang Prefecture was not smooth, but it also achieved certain results.

In just a few months, Wufeng was quite pleased that such achievements have been achieved in the Kansai region, but the information reflected has made Wufeng happy and worried. The growth of Taiping Cult's power in the Kansai region is very likely to trigger a major rebellion in the near future. The northern Beiyuan, Yanyun counties and adjacent Heshuo County will inevitably be involved. The advantage is that it provides Wufeng with an excellent excuse to enter the east, but the crisis hidden behind is even greater.

First of all, the Taiping Cult is far from comparable to the scattered peasant uprising troops he dealt with in the past few years. It is an extremely rigorous and prudent and huge organization. Once it is launched, the potential power is difficult to estimate; secondly, the military power of the Taiping Cult is now expanding rapidly, and there must be help from foreign forces. The purpose of these foreign forces is not just to aid the Taiping Cult. They must get rewards. Then once the rebellion breaks out, these forces will surely surface and join directly in the operation against the empire. What Wufeng can be sure is that the Kamans must have intervened here. As for which countries there are, Wufeng dares not assert.

What made Wufeng the most headache was that the empire's army in the western military region was now quite weak. Once the rebellion broke out, whether it could cope with this severe test was very suspicious. The situation deteriorated again. I am afraid that the evil neighbors around the empire might pounce on it fiercely. It is indeed difficult to say whether the empire can survive this disaster.

But now he may have enough power to protect himself, but it is obviously insufficient to deal with the attacks of several forces. But once these jackal-like enemies attack the empire, he is not sure whether he can survive the claws of wolves. The geographical situation chart of the north of the empire flashed in his mind. What role will the Kamans, Sisros, and Pooles play in the future changes?

The biggest variable among them is how powerful the Taiping Cult has, and can it defeat the power of the empire in the north and west in one fell swoop? Can they stand up in the face of the double attacks of the northern wolf-like Kamans and the empire? This is not only very important to the empire, but also has a significant impact on Wufeng's future actions.

Wufeng was dizzy in thinking about this series of problems, and in the end Wufeng had to give up thinking helplessly. After all, many things have not happened now. He calculated the steps he would have done so early, and it was really too embarrassing for him. The car had his own way to the mountain, and the boat would naturally go straight to the bridge. In the end, Wufeng could only use these two old sayings to comfort himself.

Just when Wufeng couldn't fall asleep for future development, the other protagonist at the engagement ceremony today was also surging through several blocks. He tossed and turned, the old figure of his father, his sad eyes, ambiguous words, and the serious and cautious and expectant attitude of the Minister of Military Affairs all made her feel stressed that she looked a little younger.

She did not regret that she agreed to her father's proposal to marry Li Wufeng. After all, Li Wufeng has become a legendary figure in the empire. Whether he is an ambitious man with ulterior motives or a national hero who defends the honor of the empire, at least he is not a simple and mediocre person. He would rather be a heroic concubine than an ordinary woman. This is the conclusion made by Situ Yutang to his own view of marriage.

What's more, she was engaged to Li Wufeng as a eldest wife. No matter how many women Li Wufeng will have in the future, at least her identity will not change. In addition, the father's instructions and the expectations of the important ministers fell on her. Behind her pride, she also felt the complexity of her being in this special identity and position.

There were some joys and some sorrows, and the dark sky was like her mood. Although it was midsummer, Situ Yuzhen could still feel the coldness emitted from the depths of her heart. At this moment, she felt that he had never hated someone so much, hated the sister who was only one month older than her with her father. Her hope was shattered again because of her, and she lost another opportunity to change her destiny.

When the news that the father might give a marriage was rumored in the capital, she was already preparing secretly. The Thirteenth Sister was independent of marriage and had clearly stated that she felt extremely disgusted with Li Wufeng and would never marry him. However, the Seventeenth Sister was the object of the third prince of the Duoduan Kingdom for a long time. The ministers in the court even even the father were inclined to this marriage. Seeing that the thread could only be tied to her, how could she not let her, who had been trying her best to find opportunities be surprised?

No one can understand the feeling of a girl like herself who is nominally noble but privately looked down upon by those nobles and even the subordinates. She hates this family that has made her live in humiliation for a long time, and even the so-called mother who gave birth to herself but made her mark from her birth status. For more than ten years, the indifference of her father, the cold eyes of her brothers and sisters, the contempt of her nobles, and the respectfulness of her servants on the outside and slander on the inside. All of this made her increasingly sensible cry in secret and swear that one day, she would let these people who had hurt her crawl at her feet, shake their tails and beg for mercy, beg for her forgiveness, and for this goal, she was willing to give her everything, even her life.

Li Wufeng's appearance made her feel the arrival of a good opportunity. She could see that this was an extraordinary guy. Under her handsome appearance, there was an endless ambition hidden. As the Thirteenth Sister said, no one could suppress this guy's ambition, and she did not want to suppress it, but wanted to promote the realization of his ambition. Only by relying firmly on him can one realize his wish. In this society where men are superior to women, if they want to realize their wishes, they can only do whatever they want.

However, seeing that the opportunity belonging to me passed by, all this was because of her. Situ Yuzhen's inner anger reached the extreme. Is she really much worse than her? Or is it just because she has a good mother?!

He lifted up the silk quilt that was plastered on his body, and his white skin emitted a faint blush under the bright candlelight. Situ Yuzhen was immersed in loss, unbuttoned her small belt, revealing her light pink bellyband. Her black and shiny hair on her back gently fluttered, and her slender fingers were slightly untied. The silk bellyband quietly slid down, and a small jade navel on her smooth and tender belly appeared on her pair of straight and strong jade feng, spinning her body with self-pity, but Situ Yuzhen was burning with unyielding flames.

They are just engaged. Even if they get married, I still have a chance. I will not admit defeat and show my beautiful and proud body. Situ Yuzhen looked at the vast night sky and squeezed out a few words from her teeth. I will not give up, never!

No one fell asleep tonight, and the hero will have no regrets tonight.
Chapter completed!