After the engineering examination was over, Lu Qi went to the palace to pay homage to the emperor and asked the emperor to preside over the palace examination. The emperor was in a very good mood, but Lu Qi knew why the emperor was in a good mood from Wang Ji'en's mouth. It was Xiaoyan's marriage with King Ji, which made the emperor and most of the emperor's relatives very satisfied.

Xiaoyan entered the palace to pay homage to her family. Her beauty, tenderness and politeness made King Ji's maternal elders very happy. Xiaoyan's importance to Lu Tianfeng and the marriage formed by loving King Ji made most of the haze that enveloped the emperor's family's heart dissipated, and Xiaoyan clearly had the great significance of protecting the clan.

Although the emperor was weak, after Lu Qi's repeated requests, he agreed to preside over the palace examination and decided to leave the palace examination. After King Ji got married to Xiaoyan. When Lu Qi came to Kaifeng Mansion, he talked to his younger sister at Prince Yu's Mansion. He knew that his younger sister liked King Ji, so Lu Qi was willing to marry her.

After sending her marriage to her younger sister in Kaifeng Prefecture, Lu Qi returned to Chang'an City. After only ten days in Chang'an City, he led another 300,000 troops north. This trip to the north was to marry Zhe Xiangyue, and to inspect the military strength and people's livelihood in the north. The second reason was that Lu Qi could not delay.

Before leaving Chang'an City, Lu Qi wrote a guilty apology letter to his mother and his lover in Jiangnan, saying that he had to go north to strengthen his rule. The victory of Dingguo Duke Yang Ye and the Zhe clan of Fuzhou eliminated the external troubles of the Liao army, but it also had the possibility of independent establishment of a country. Therefore, Lu Qi wanted to go to the grassland in person to shock the instability factors in the north.

The 300,000 Baling troops marched northward and left Chang'an City. Lu Qi sent people to Xia State and threatened Xia State to submit to the Dayu Empire. If they submit to the Dayu Empire, they could establish the Pingxia Protectorate Autonomous Government. King Xia was demoted to the Prince of Pingxia County. Lu Qi was inclined to be kind to the Pingxia Dangxiang people. He did not need to seize the Pingxia grassland by force. As long as he submitted to the Dayu Empire, he would naturally integrate into the Dayu Empire step by step in the future.

When the army arrived in Shizhou, the envoys from Xia State and the envoys from Xia State came to see him. Xia State accepted Lu Qi's conditions for surrender and presented the surrender letter and seal in exchange for the official seal of Pingxia County Prince Hepingxia County Prince. Later, Lu Qi ordered Pingxia County Prince to send 80,000 troops to go north to protect him. After the envoys of the "Xia State" returned, the prince of Pingxia County went out to join Lu Qi's army to go north.

Five days after Lu Qi's army stopped in Shizhou, Xiaodie and Xiaoqing suddenly arrived in Shizhou. Lu Qi was naturally happy. Xiaodie said that she had promised Zhexiangyue to wish her marriage, so she rushed from Shida County and told Lu Qi's relatives in Shida County that they were all well.

Nearly 400,000 troops arrived in Linzhou. The governor of Linzhou was the head of the Yang family. He led the crowd to greet Lu Qi and said that Linzhou would be willing to be appointed as an official in the future. Lu Qi accepted the ownership and appointed Yang family as Duke of Linguo, and still served as the governor of Linzhou. However, the 30,000 military forces of the Yang family in Linzhou were all under Yang Ye's command, and it was already considered to be considered to belong to the court.

Lu Qi stationed in Linzhou for a night and continued north the next day. When he arrived in Baozhou, Zhe Yuxun, the head of the Zhe family in Baozhou, was appointed as the governor of Baozhou and the governor of Yong'an Army. He led his troops out to meet Lu Qi for twenty miles, and Zhe Xiangyue also accompanied him.

Lu Qi met the Zhe family in the army. He saw that Zhe Yuxun was about fifties, with a burly face, and a rosy face, but he was a brave man who was still strong.

After accepting the Zhe family's visit, Lu Qi dismounted to help Zhe Yuxun up, and then replied, "Tianfeng pays homage to uncle."

Zhe Yuxun was stunned and hurriedly said, "I don't dare to take it."

Lu Qi smiled and said, "Uncle doesn't have to be separated. Xiangyue and I are unmarried couples, and Zhe Wei Zhong and brothers are just like brothers. It is my duty to respect your uncle."

Zhe Yuxun raised his ritual and said, "It is my honor to be the minister."

Lu Qipinghe said: "Uncle, I once told Xiangyue that the Zhe family of the Prefectures will be established in the future. In the future, the Hequ Protectorate will be established in the Prefectures and Shengzhou. The military and political affairs can be autonomous by the Zhe family. However, the court will serve as the censor and the transshipment envoy of the Protectorate, appropriately balance the financial resources and military power of the Protectorate. If the Protectorate has a large amount of investment, it will pay taxes to the court. When encountering natural disasters or military disasters and insufficient investments, the court will provide support. Can uncle accept it?"

Zhe Yuxun hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Highness is grateful for your trustworthy gift, but Zhe has always been in charge of the prefectures, Daizhou and Shengzhou."

Lu Qidao: "The position of Daizhou is not suitable for belonging to the Protectorate, but this time it can defeat the Liao army and advance all of Yunzhou and Shengzhou. The Zhe family made contributions. Shuozhou is outside Yanmen Pass and is originally a place of Yan State and is adjacent to the Prefecture. Can I transfer Shuozhou to the Hequ Protectorate?"

"I thank Your Highness for your tolerance." Zhe Yuxun accepted it tactfully.

Lu Qi smiled and nodded, saying, "There is another thing. I have already appointed Brother Zhe Weizhong as the Prince of Zhelan. It would be great to come back to guard Shengzhou in the future."

"Of course, Wei Zhong will be the next head of the Zhe family in the future, which was discussed by the clan." Zhe Yuxun replied immediately.

Lu Qi was stunned, then smiled, turned his head to look at Zhexiangyue, and said, "Uncle, I promised Xiangyue that I will marry in the grassland in the future. Yunzhou is adjacent to Shengzhou and Shuozhou. It is my designated place for the royal palace. My uncle should know about the land of the royal palace. Please ask my uncle to send someone to marry Xiangyue to Yunzhou and get married to me."

"I obey the order." Zhe Yuxun responded respectfully, and Zhe Xiangyue looked at Lu Qi with a shy and soft look, standing tall with a drooping eyes.

He arrived outside the city of Fuzhou with the Zhe family. Lu Qi stayed outside the city overnight, but Xiaodie and Xiaoqing went into the city, accompanied Zhe Xiangyue, and visited the matriarchal elders of the Zhe family.

The next day after Xiaodie and Xiaoqing returned, Lu Qi army led the camp to the northeast, crossed Shuozhou to Yunzhou, entered Yunzhou four days later, and arrived in Yunzhou in the afternoon. In the afternoon, it was Yunzhong Prefecture directly under the jurisdiction of the inner court of Chang'an City.

Yunzhou is very famous in history. It is a place where the Central Plains dynasty and the northern nomadic peoples were warned. Emperor Yang of Sui and Li Yuan of the Sui and Tang Dynasties had both visited Yunzhou and were almost captured by the Turks. Now it is the main battlefield where wars with the Liao Kingdom continue.

Although Yunzhou was designated as the place of the royal palace by Lu Qi, it did not affect the defense operations of the northern military. The military base of Dingguo Duke Yang Ye’s military power was in Yunzhong City, so Lu Qi’s army arrived outside Yunzhong City, and Yang Ye was already waiting with other officials. Lu Qi met with Yang Ye and other officials in the army.

Lu Qi met Yang Ye for the first time. He saw that Yang Ye was nearly fifty years old, with half-white hair and a distinctly sturdy appearance, and was a quarter of Yang Yanzhao. Yang Ye respected him, and the leader from the Zhe clan in the prefecture also respected him. Then he went to Yunzhongcheng to get close to the wine.

After the banquet, Lu Qi and Yang Ye explained in detail about the battle with the Liao army. After the successive defeats of the Liao army, there was an internal conflict between the commander. A prince-consor of the Liao army had a dispute with King Yelu Zige of Hell. The prince-consor of the Liao army was furious and led the remaining 80,000 troops from the headquarters away. The Liao army had to give up on continuing the war. Yang Ye and the Zhe clan took advantage of the victory to occupy the Fengzhou grassland north of Shengzhou, which was the territory of the surrendered city during the Tang Dynasty. Lu Qi had already received a victory, so he added Yang Ye as the official position of Fengzhou Defensive Envoy.

Three days later, Lu Qi went out of Yunzhongcheng to welcome the bride of Zhexiangyue. He was greeted by the bride-sending team ten miles away. Lu Qi was naturally wearing a bright yellow brocade robe and a pearl crown on his head. Zhexiangyue was also riding a horse. She was dressed in a party neckline, tied up her hair, wore a flower hat, and had five long strings of pearls hanging on her neck. When she met Lu Qi, she was ashamed and moved to Yunzhongcheng. Lu Qi drove over and reached out to support Zhexiangyue and hugged Zhexiangyue, let Zhexiangyue sit in front of her, and then turned around to Yunzhongcheng.

In Yunzhongcheng, Lu Qi and Zhexiangyue married with Han rituals, and then drank with the congratulatory officials and generals. In Yunzhongcheng, there were many generals surrendered in Yan land, and were warmed by the generous and equal treatment of King Yu. The soldiers in the north clearly had a distinct love and hatred. If you are a friend, you are a great person worthy of your heart.
Chapter completed!