Luoyang
Just when Gao Yue's troops, who had captured Kaifeng Prefecture, were planning to march into Luoyang, Jia Heng had already led the last batch of Beijing cavalry and quietly entered Luoyang City in the early morning of the third day.
Unlike Cai Quan and Shan Ming, who almost spared no effort in rushing to the aid of Luoyang Mansion, the cavalry led by Jia Heng were relatively slower. This was exactly what Jia Heng did intentionally. No matter how anxious Luoyang was, Shan Ming and Qu Guang would With the 20,000 cavalry led by Cai Quan, plus the soldiers and horses of the Henan Guard, Luoyang Guard, and Ruzhou Guard, it was enough to defend Luoyang, and he could be a little more relaxed.
Jia Heng reined up his horse and stopped, stretching out his hand. The dusty Beijing cavalry behind him suddenly paused. In the vast field, there were only the sound of the Da Lei flag and the sound of horse hooves hitting the official road. From time to time, there were war horses beating. Noise.
Jia Heng looked at the majestic Luoyang City in the distance. At this moment, there were Han soldiers guarding the crenellations and turrets of the city wall. They had already received advance notice from Jia Heng's scouts and sentries, and several of them went along the horse road in the city to vote in the city.
"Sir, Luoyang City is still there. At this moment, a cold voice came from the maroon horse with red tassels and bells beside Jia Heng.
Princess Xianning picked up the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead, temples and cheeks. Her bright eyes under her thin eyebrows looked at the Han flag on the city gate tower.
It's almost the beginning of March, and although the spring sunshine is warm and bright, it can't bear to run all the way. Princess Xianning's smooth and jade-like forehead is already covered with fine beads of sweat, and her skin is as smooth as an iceberg. Snow Lotus's face was flushed with red like clouds at some point, and she gasped slightly.
Behind her, Xia Houying was not red-faced or breathless, looking at Luoyang City in front of her, the cold look on her dusty face slightly dissipated.
Jia Heng said: "Don't be careless. Liu Jixian sent someone to inform Luoyang and told Cai Quan that the army from the capital camp was coming. Let Cai Quan lead his people to greet them."
On the black horse half a step behind on the left, Liu Jixian clasped his fists in agreement and ordered his guards in brocade to enter Luoyang City first.
Not long after the guards in golden clothes entered the city, they saw a group of cavalry with red flags coming from the direction of Luoyang City, where the city gates were closed. The leader was Guo Yongying, who had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a beard. Shan Ming was the general, and Cai Quan, the guerrilla general of the Guoyong camp, was on the side. However, Qu Guang, the other Guoyong camp general, was not seen.
The two generals were not far away, and they saw a young man wearing a python suit with an emperor's sword hanging on his waist. He reined in his horse and said, "Xilulu..." He rolled his saddle and dismounted. He cupped his fists and said in salute: "The last general Shan Ming ( Cai Quan) met Jieshuai."
Then nearly thirty riders behind him also dismounted and greeted Jia Heng with fists in his hands. Jia Heng breathed a sigh of relief, and his indifferent eyes towards the two generals became a little gentler. He held the reins with one hand and held them up with the other, saying: "Two generals, get up quickly and enter the city.
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief." The two generals stood up, climbed onto their horses, and looked excitedly at Jia Heng and the endless cavalrymen behind them.
It is said that if there are more than 10,000 soldiers, there will be no borders.
Jia Heng turned to look at Pang Shili and said in a deep voice: "General Pang, in addition to the five hundred escorts accompanying him, the remaining troops and horses are stationed outside Luoyang City, setting up camp, burying pots to make rice, and there will be military supplies from Luoyang later. .”
Luoyang, a large city with a population of nearly one million, although there are many planned military training grounds, can not accommodate so many cavalry at once, and it is not necessary for the time being.
Pang Shili responded with clasped fists, and then ordered the army to camp nearby.
Then, Jia Heng, surrounded by Jinyi Mansion guards and five hundred guardsmen, formed a neat queue and slowly advanced towards Luoyang City.
"General Shan, how is the situation in the city?" Jia Heng held the reins and controlled the speed of the horse, asking Shan Ming beside him.
Shan Ming said in a deep voice: "Jie Commander, we arrived in Luoyang yesterday evening and entered the city in the dark. After a day's rest, General Qu has led four thousand fine cavalry to the Sishui Pass in Xingyang to garrison. I think we should be able to arrive tonight, and the remaining The soldiers and horses are all stationed in Luoyang City in accordance with the wishes of the Commander-in-Chief, and after rest, they are waiting for the Commander-in-Chief."
Jia Heng pondered and said: "Sishui Pass has been in disrepair for a long time. It is only guarded by thousands of households in Xingyang, so it is easy for the enemy to defeat it. Now that the entire city is occupied, it is easier to defend the eastern barrier of Luoyang.
The Han Dynasty's trouble lies in Jiubian. It has been a long time since there has been a large-scale internal rebellion such as the capture of a provincial government. Therefore, the importance of the early pass towns has been reduced and gradually depreciated in the local areas. In history, Sishui, known as Hulao Pass
The pass is only guarded by one thousand households, which serves as a tax card. Of course, the Henan Guard can provide support at any time during wartime.
Jia Heng said, then asked: "Why don't you see Henan Prefecture Yin Meng Jinwen?
Luoyang is a big city, and it is the governor of Henan Prefecture, and Luoyang Prefecture Yin is of the third rank.
"Mengfu Yin is raising food and wages for the army, and went to Wei Fan and Zheng Fan to negotiate with the two vassals about the payment of grain taxes." Shan Mingweng said in a loud voice, and lowered his voice and said: "Jie Commander, Henan Mansion The treasury has not been well-off in recent years, and taxes have not been collected every year. According to Mengfu Yin, the two vassals have occupied land and delayed the payment of grain taxes, which has accumulated over the years. It has exceeded millions of dan.
The so-called Wei and Zheng dynasties refer to Prince Wei Kang and Prince Zheng Cheng. These two vassals were not brothers of Emperor Chongping, but brothers of Emperor Longzhi.
For example, after Emperor Chongping succeeded to the throne, it was customary for a brother to be given the title of Prince Yi Zhong, Zhong Shun and Xin Ping.
The same was true after Emperor Longzhi succeeded to the throne. The Supreme Emperor was also generous and benevolent. He only added one word after Wei and Zheng instead of changing the titles to other miscellaneous titles. They were called Prince Wei Kang and Prince Zheng Cheng. The titles of the Spring and Autumn Kingdoms are undoubtedly noble.
Of course, this kind of two-character posthumous titles such as "Xiande Fei" and "Duanrong" are added to the princes of the distant line, which is a major feature of the etiquette of the Chen and Han Dynasties. If the posthumous title is given after the death, additional words will be added. , at least you have to make up ten characters before you give up, and even worse, you have to make up more than twenty characters to make fancy bragging.
Jia Heng frowned, his face looked a little more solemn, and he said: "Let's go to the city first.
According to the Jinyi Mansion files that monitor the Wei and Zheng dynasties, the first princes of the Wei and Zheng dynasties have passed away, and now two uncles and brothers of Emperor Chongping are attacking the king.
The heirs of these two vassal kings are not economical. Their children and several county princes forcibly bought fertile land in Luoyang and bullied men and women. In the fish and meat village, it was just that the imperial court was forced by the Supreme Emperor to maintain the loyalty, filial piety and friendship of the Tian family. Turn a blind eye to illegal matters and close one eye.
"If I take Henan as the foundation and respond to Shenjing, both vassals will be cleaned up." Jia Heng led the guard and drove the horse into Luoyang City, which was built with azure bricks. Under the setting sun, the shadow of the city gate, Hiding the flash of stern look in his eyes.
The horses with shiny manes behind them, carrying the soldiers in red uniforms from the Han Dynasty Camp, were like a ball of red flames pouring into Luoyang City, heading towards the Henan Prefecture Yamen along Xuanwu Street.
In the rows of houses in Luoyang, above the green tiles on both sides, and on the wooden windows pushed outward, diners watched curiously as another group of knights poured into Luoyang City.
"This is the second group. It seems like something big happened over there in Kaifeng Mansion. A middle-aged scholar wearing a blue and white scholar's robe and a square scarf asked the old man opposite.
The old man said: "This time the imperial court sent a lot of people. I heard that the bandits in Kaifeng Mansion are powerful and have gathered more than 100,000 people."
In this way, amid the discussions among the people of Luoyang, Jia Heng and Princess Xianning led them into this big city.
At this moment, the courtyard on the left side of the Henan government office has been temporarily transformed into the headquarters of the Beijing camp. The generals were anxiously waiting when they heard that Jia Heng was coming.
"Jie Shuai is here."
At this moment, a Qianhu official wearing a sixth-grade military attaché robe entered the government hall and spoke to several guerrilla generals.
During this trip, in addition to Cai Quan, the guerrilla general, there were four other guerrilla generals, and the rest were Qianhu officials and civil servants. These were not randomly selected by Jia Heng, but were recruited from other battalions during the preparations not long ago. Carefully selected generals.
The originally noisy generals suddenly fell silent and looked towards the courtyard.
In an instant, Jia Heng, led by Shan Ming and Cai Quan, entered the official hall surrounded by royal guards and soldiers.
"The last general has seen the Commander-in-Chief." The generals who went on the expedition this time all clasped their fists in salute towards the young man in the python suit.
Jia Heng entered the yamen hall, turned around and took a seat, looked at the generals, saw some familiar faces, nodded and said: "Everyone, please sit down.
"Thank you handsome.
The outside of the official hall is the sexton's room, and most of the busy clerks craned their necks to look at everything happening in the main hall of the official office.
Xie Xingke, the Prime Minister of Henan Prefecture, looked at the overly young-looking young man in surprise, looked at Wu Zongyi, the general magistrate of Henan Prefecture, and whispered: "This is the one who wrote the "Citation List". He has a long history of literature. The famous Jia Ziyu? He looks really young. Today
He rushed six hundred miles in the morning and said that he had received the imperial edict and was given the power to act cheaply. In the local area, he could kill local officials first and then report them. "
The Fu Yin is a high-ranking official. He does not have Tongzhi under his command, but the Fu Cheng is his second assistant. There are also subordinate officials such as Zhizhong, Tongpan, Tuiguan, Zhaomo, and Prisoner.
Wu Zongyi frowned and said: "This man has a literary name for a long time, but after all, he was born in Wu Xun, and now he leads so many troops, I'm afraid he is not easy to get along with.
Xie Xingke said worriedly: "Now that so many soldiers and horses have come to Luoyang, the grain and fodder in the treasury and Taicang may not be enough. Didn't Lord Fu Yin just go to Zheng Fan's house to demand the payment of the arrears of grain taxes over the years? I don't know who he is. What to say.
Although Chen Han followed the feudal vassal system of the former Ming Dynasty, he also learned from the previous Ming Dynasty's fiscal affairs to a certain extent the lessons of the vassal's children. According to the distance of the branch, the salary of the vassal king was greatly reduced.
For example, the annual salary of a prince with one word is 5,000 shi, a prince with two words is 2,000 shi, a prince of a county has a salary of 1,000 shi, a general of the state has an annual salary of 800 dan, a general of the auxiliary state has a salary of 600 dan, a general of the state has a salary of 400 dan, and a lieutenant of the state has a salary of 300 dan. The lieutenant of Fuguo has two hundred stones, and the lieutenant of Fengguo has one hundred stones. When it is passed down to the lieutenant of Fengguo, he will no longer inherit it, and he will be demoted to a commoner. The embarrassing situation of supporting tens of millions of lumis.
At the same time, it was also stipulated that in addition to the local vassal treasury support and salary, the vassal princes should not pay any less tax on the land they purchased except for the land designated as a royal treasury. However, after saying this, few local officials dared to ask for it. Taxes were collected on the fields purchased by Wei and Zheng dynasties.
Therefore, a large number of poor people donated their land to the feudal king to avoid taxes.
Jia Heng looked around at the generals and asked: "Generals, you have been running all night to help Kaifeng. Thank you for your hard work."
The generals below did not dare to speak.
Just a quick chat.
"Let's start the discussion." Jia Heng said in a deep voice and winked at Liu Jixian. The guards of the Jinyi Mansion stood guard on the eaves of the corridor and dispersed the idle people to prevent anyone from eavesdropping on the military situation.
"General Shan, please briefly introduce the situation." General Jia Heng sat down with a solemn expression. Shan Ming responded with his hands raised, with a solemn look on his face, and said: "Commander Jie, according to reports received from the direction of Kaifeng Prefecture yesterday, Kaifeng Prefecture has been destroyed. In addition, Xiangfu, Chenliu, Qixian, and Zhongmou have fallen one after another, and bandits have gathered up to Wuliu. Thousands of people, and the rebels are still gathering in Kaifeng Mansion. I heard that bandits from Shandong and other places are also responding. Since the Commander-in-Chief has led his troops here, will he send troops?
Jia Heng nodded and said: "We must send out troops. Tomorrow we will march to Sishui Pass and advance towards Zheng County."
As he said that, he looked at Princess Xianning aside and said, "Your Highness, write a military report and report to the court that Luoyang is safe, and say that our troops have arrived in Luoyang City, so your Majesty, don't worry.
Princess Xianning said: "Sir, wait a moment.
As he said that, he sat behind the desk beside him, took the military newspaper paper that Xia Houying took out from his leather bag, and began to "brush" and write, then seal and sign.
Jia Heng turned to look at the map hanging on the screen, his eyes lingering on Kaifeng. Now that Luoyang is safe, the next step is to catch all the thieves.
Cai Quan's face was calm, and he cupped his hands and said: "Commander Jie, the soldiers have just arrived in Luoyang these days, and the supply of military supplies is insufficient. If our army wants to send troops, we must at least prepare a certain amount of dry food, and mobilize civilians to escort the baggage."
Jia Heng asked: "What does the governor of Henan say about this matter?"
"The treasury is empty. Meng Fuyin said that a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice." Cai Quan said in a low voice. Jia Heng frowned and said: "There are still 40,000 infantry soldiers in the Beijing camp, and we will leave for Henan in just a few days. We need to prepare food and fodder in advance.
Shan Ming thought for a while and then said: "Commander Jie, now that the bandits are becoming more powerful day by day, will Commander Jie reorganize the cavalry first and attack Kaifeng Mansion?"
Upon hearing this, Cai Quan agreed: "Commander Jie, we happen to be short of food and fodder. We can gather tens of thousands of cavalry and defeat the bandits in Kaifeng Prefecture in one fell swoop, and we can also send infantry to Henan."
Several other generals also whispered.
"Everyone, please be patient." Jia Heng looked at the generals and explained: "Although Sun Tzu said that victory is more important than victory, but long-term is not expensive. However, in Henan, if you want to achieve full success, you must not rush forward rashly. We will defeat the bandits." In fact, it is easy, but it is extremely difficult to get them together in one place. As for the supply of food and fodder, even after the bandits are eliminated and the people are appeased, they are still indispensable. These are top priorities.
Saying,
Turning to look at the map, he said: "Now, our army will advance to Zheng County, divide its troops to the north and encircle it on the Yanjin line. Then we will wait for Runing's army to report. After Runing's announcement, we will defeat the bandits and pursue Gao Yue's troops. Once you're running around, there are roughly two ways to go."
At this moment, Luoyang and Sishui Pass gathered more than 30,000 cavalry from the Beijing camp, and they could actually launch a tentative attack on Kaifeng Mansion.
It is not difficult to defeat Gao Yue's troops and annihilate their main force. To prevent the bandits from escaping to other provinces, they need to be carefully arranged, especially to prevent them from returning to Runing Mansion and disrupting the south.
Otherwise, if the gourd is pressed down and the gourd is raised again, the prefectures and counties in other provinces will be defeated, and the report will be sent to the capital. What impression will it give to Emperor Chongping?
If thieves are everywhere and wars are on the ground, one will doubt his ability.
Therefore, we need to wait for the military situation in Runing Mansion. Before the encirclement of the Gaoyue Tribe is completed, it is not possible to directly attack Kaifeng for the time being.
Shan Ming frowned and asked hesitantly: "Two ways?"
Jia Heng pointed to the map and said in a deep voice: "If Runing Mansion is destroyed, Gao Yue will definitely get a warning from his men. Based on my guess, he will not abandon the city and leave, but will fight with our army. Once he is defeated by our army, They are bound to be broken into pieces, and either cross the Yellow River to go north, or attack Shangqiu and transfer to Jianghuai. When our army advances to Zheng County, we will send one group from Yanjin to monitor Gao Yue's headquarters, and the other group will detour to Shangqiu. At the same time, Xiao and Xie's two troops will also send one to reinforce Shangqiu. As for the remnants of the bandits who escaped into Shandong, Shandong Admiral Lu Qike will lead his troops to block them.
When the generals heard the words, their eyes flickered and they were thinking.
Shan Ming's eyes flashed and he said: "Surround the area from all sides and annihilate the main force?"
"This is exactly what I meant. Otherwise, if we mobilize all our troops, we can break through Kaifeng in two or three days. However, Gao Yue led four to five thousand cavalry to retreat and fight in the north and south. Looking around the provinces, prefectures and counties, there are no soldiers and horses who can stop him. Subdue such a bandit? They are in a county today and a government tomorrow. Do we have to follow them all the time? Besides, they can eat wherever they want at any time, but we can't." Jia Heng said coldly.
A small group of mobile troops can simply break through the county town, open warehouses to release grain, kill large households, and take prisoners to fight elsewhere. However, the imperial cavalry cannot follow suit. If they chase for three to five days at most and run out of grain, then the chaos in Henan has been put down. , then three to five months later, Gao Yue resurfaced in other prefectures and counties.
Seeing that the generals had fully understood the strategic intentions, Jia Heng said: "Let's discuss it here today. The army is stationed outside and still needs supplies of military supplies. Let the officials from Henan Prefecture come over.
"Yes." All the generals accepted the order.
Jia Heng said, then looked at Liu Jixian and whispered: "Liu Qianhu, take the brocade clothes from Luoyang Qianhu Institute to the back office. I will ask questions later."
Before the fall of Runing Mansion, Shenjing had repeatedly urged Luoyang Jinyi to investigate in the past few days. Shenjing Jinyi Mansion had to send troops southward, and the thousands of households in Luoyang also needed to be strictly organized.
Liu Jixian left as ordered.
Not long after, Henan Prefecture Prime Minister Xie Xingke came with his general judge Wu Zongyi. In addition, another general judge Xu Zhongqing came and saluted one after another.
"I've met the imperial envoy." All the officials in Henan Prefecture, headed by Xie Xingke, came to greet him one after another. Jia Heng held a land book delivered by Shan Ming in his hand and said in a deep voice: "You must have received the official documents from the imperial court. Your Majesty personally ordered me to supervise the army in Henan and suppress the bandits. Because the military situation is like a fire, I led the Qingqi." However, the food and supplies for the accompanying army are not all available. The troops will be mobilized to fight the rebellion tomorrow, so the Henan Prefecture is now ordered to assist in the food and salary matters.
Xie Xingke did not dare to neglect, and quickly said: "Liao Zhizhong has led people to coordinate Taicang's grain, but the harvest has been sluggish in recent years. Taicang currently only has 450,000 shi of grain, but these grains cannot be moved. This is still the Ministry of Household Affairs This spring, 350,000 shi were allocated for transportation from Bashu. 330,000 shi will be set aside to provide relief to the people of the prefecture and county until the summer grain supply is reached. In addition, there are 120,000 shi of grain to support the officials and soldiers of Henan prefecture and county. Mi, Mengfu Yin has now gone to Wei and Zheng to collect food and wages, and I think there should be results soon.
Jia Heng's expression remained unchanged and he said in a deep voice: "Taicang is a large warehouse in Luoyang, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and provides relief to various prefectures and counties. How come there is only so much food, not even a million shi of food?"
He had actually seen some information about this matter in the information submitted by the Minister of Household Cangchang archived in Wenyuan Pavilion in Beijing. Due to successive years of poor harvests, the summer and autumn taxes in Henan are now just over one million dan, or even less than one million in extreme cases. stone, compared with the more than two million stone in the early years of Chongping, it has been reduced by half. Of course, this
There are both natural disasters and man-made disasters.
Xie Xingke made a sad face and said, "Master Jia, the weather has not been good these years. There are so many people fleeing that the government cannot take in many."
Jia Heng looked silent, pondered for a moment, and asked: "If we buy grain with gold and silver, how much grain and rice can we buy in Luoyang City?"
For the people of Henan, they not only suppressed but also suppressed them, and rice was crucial. Xie Xingke thought for a while and then said, "Sir, there are sixteen rice merchants in Luoyang. Many of them are from Bashu, Shanxi, and Jiangnan, and some are local grain merchants. If you want to buy rice, You can buy it from them, but the price of rice is not cheap these days, it has almost doubled in recent days."
Jia Heng sneered and said: "It's really hoarding goods and raising prices from the ground up."
This was obviously because the imperial army was coming, and these grain and rice merchants began to drive up prices. Seeing the young man's sneer, Xie Xingke felt a chill in his heart and did not dare to say anything.
Wu Zongyi, the general judge not far behind him, frowned, and his heart was filled with a layer of gloom. I heard that this Jia Ziyu came from the Ning Kingdom and came with the Holy Order. I am afraid that he will not tolerate these grain and rice merchants.
Xu Zhongqing, one of the six general judges in Henan Prefecture, had a bright face. He glanced at Xie Xingke from time to time and peeked at the boy in the python suit.
At this time, Liu Jixian from a thousand households in Jinyi came in. Jia Heng glanced at Xie Xingke and said in a deep voice: "When Mengfu Yin comes, ask him to come to the back office to see me. You first go down and buy rice, meat, fruits and vegetables from the treasury to supply the capital." Camp army.”
Xie Xingke cupped his hands and said: "Yes, sir, but the treasury can only supply the army for five days.
"I got it." Jia Heng waved his hand and motioned for a few people to get down.
Jia Heng followed Princess Xianning to the Houya, followed by Xia Houying behind her. Princess Xianning said in a clear voice: "Sir, Henan Prefecture is short of grain. Can it be transferred to Shenjing, Bashu and other places?"
I had a lot of questions just now, and now I am asking my husband.
Jia Heng frowned and said: "It's too far. It's a huge waste and a huge drain on people's energy. Luoyang was originally a big city with a population of one million. It is the north-south water transportation center. With its grain reserves, it is not difficult to supply our army's military supplies. Even if we buy grain in advance, it will not be difficult." It is much more labor-saving than losing corn far away.
Therefore, they were all supplied by the local government and vassal treasury, and the imperial court allocated silver to purchase them.
Princess Xianning said: "But why did Sir send 40,000 infantry from the Beijing camp to accompany him? According to Sir's arrangement, just the cavalry is enough to wipe out Gao Yue."
This was also what she was confused about before. From the previous point of view, 40,000 cavalry were enough to wipe out the Henan rebellion.
Jia Heng couldn't say clearly. He intended to turn Henan into the foundation of his rule. Instead, he changed his explanation and said: "In order to suppress and appease the bandits, the bandits gained momentum and the people heard about it and eagerly rebelled. It can be seen that the corruption of the officialdom in Henan has reached an extreme level." If there is no rectification, as the Minister of Military and Aircraft and as the Commander-in-Chief in Imperial Guards, even if rectification cannot be carried out immediately, I still have to deal with a group of them. Now I am stationing infantry in various places to nip the trouble in the bud, and secondly to do some practical things to restore the people's support. Thirdly, I am still a little worried about Shandong. Now that I have 80,000 troops in the lead, I have the intention of deterring Shandong Bailian. If Shandong religious bandits start an uprising, I can be prepared.
In fact, if there is a layer of soldiers and horses left in the capital camp that are not brought out, they do not belong to him. Only when they are brought out can they be controlled by him.
Princess Xianning thought for a moment and said: "Sir, there is no food in Henan now. If we need to feed the town, we will also need food.
"Your Highness is right, so the top priority is to collect money violently.
"Violent collection?" Princess Xianning thought about these words, her mind brightened, and she whispered: "Sir, do you want to collect the grain taxes owed by the Wei and Zheng dynasties?"
Jia Heng said coldly: "For so many years, the unpaid debt has been worth at least several million dan. Now that the country is in trouble, they have received the emperor's favor so much that they should take the overall situation into consideration and pay it back with interest.
Princess Xianning's expression paused and she asked tentatively: "The Queen Mother's relatives, such as the Korean dowager's family, and some distant relatives have also settled in Luoyang. Sir, please pack up and let's go visit together?"
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "After the troop mobilization is arranged, I will follow Your Highness to visit the Korean Dowager.
When Princess Xianning heard this, she couldn't help but feel happy in her heart, and whispered: "Sir, if there are people from the Queen Mother's clan who can help explain the overall situation, there will be less gossip from Chonghua Palace."
Jia Wan turned his eyes and glanced at Princess Cheng Ning, his eyes a little gentle.
salty
Princess Ning felt uncomfortable at this sight and lowered her eyes slightly, a blush already appearing on her cheeks.
She just wanted to help her husband as much as she could.
