Zheng County, in the back hall
Jia Heng handed the two letters to the Jinyi bodyguard, and then he rode off to Shenjing. Then he accompanied Princess Xianning to the small hall in the back hall and had a meal together.
Next to the small table, there are various dishes, all delicious and delicious.
Princess Xianning wears a wide-sleeved blue dress with moiré patterns, and her originally beautiful green silk hair is pulled into a fairy bun. After bathing, her beautiful face and pear cheeks are rosy, bright and charming.
"Sir, when are we going to Kaifeng?" Princess Xianning held the chopsticks in her hand, picked up the scrambled eggs with leek, and put them in a small bowl.
Jia Heng said: "We will set off as soon as we use the phone. There is still no news from Runing Mansion. It has been several days. I don't know where Xie and Xiao are."
Compared with his slow pace on the front line in Kaifeng, Luoyang, the 10,000 cavalry led by Xie Zaiyi were much faster and faster. They could rush all night to Runing Fucheng and break through the enemy's bandit nest with brave soldiers.
So far, he has been doing boring marching and resting, and has not really fought with the enemy yet. In fact, this was the normal state of war in ancient times. A lot of time was spent on the march. Unless there was an attack on a city, the war generally did not last for a long time. Otherwise, even the supply of military supplies and baggage would not support a protracted war.
Princess Xianning glanced at the boy eating rice and said in a clear voice: "Sir, I have been very busy these days. Eat more fish."
As he said that, he picked up a chopstick and put the fish meat into Jia Heng's bowl. A blush quietly appeared on his face as beautiful as snow, and his eyes were lowered.
These days, the two of us dine at the same table. Jia Heng nodded and said warmly: "Thank you, Your Highness."
He picked up the fish and ate a piece lightly. He also picked up a piece of fish from the plate and put it into Princess Xianning's bowl. He said softly: "This fish is delicious. Your Highness will also try it, but pay attention to the spines."
"Well, thank you, sir." Princess Xianning lowered her head a little shyly and ate the food. The girl behaved quietly and ate in small bites without making any sound.
After a while, Jia Heng took the porridge bowl on the side, picked up a large spoon, scooped out a bowl, handed it to Princess Xianning and said, "Your Highness, have some porridge."
"Thank you, sir, I can just do it myself." Princess Xianning quickly reached out to take it, her eyes met, her cheeks were sweet.
A word suddenly came to mind, and I raised my eyebrows.
Jia Heng asked: "Your Highness, how do you feel about being with the army these days?"
Princess Xianning stirred the porridge bowl with a spoon and said softly: "Fortunately, it's just that I'm a little tired from rushing all the way, and I haven't seen any enemy invaders."
"When marching and fighting, marching in front and fighting behind. This may be completely different from the strategy in the Three Kingdoms script." Jia Heng smiled and explained.
Although he promised Princess Xianning to accompany the army, he was actually a little worried. Are there female generals? There definitely are.
From Wu Ding's wife Fu Hao in the Shang Dynasty, to Xun Guan in the Jin Dynasty, Xiying in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, to Princess Pingyang in the Tang Dynasty, Qin Liangyu in the Ming Dynasty...
Although Princess Xianning does not have the arrogance of a royal noblewoman, she is not suitable for this hardship. Of course, it would be good to learn about military affairs with him.
Princess Xianning thought for a while, with a serious look on her face, and said: "There are some differences." As she said this, she seemed to have some realization: "Sir, you are trying to persuade me."
Jia Heng shook his head and said: "Actually, the imperial concubine told me that day that it would be too risky for Her Majesty to lead the troops in the war. Not to mention that the imperial concubine is worried, I also..."
The more you care, the less worried you are.
Princess Xianning's beautiful eyes sparkled, her heart skipped a beat, and she looked blankly at the young man opposite. What? He's not worried either, is he?
Jia Heng said: "It's right for Your Highness to know some military affairs. You don't necessarily have to go into battle in person, but you need to have a general idea of what's going on. From now on, Your Highness will just follow me."
Princess Xianning: "???"
Follow him from now on?
After a second thought, he understood that he didn't mean that, and said softly: "Military and national affairs are not trivial matters. I originally wanted to follow you, sir, not to lead the army alone."
Jia Heng nodded, and finally said with relief: "If there is a chance, Your Highness will lead the ceremony alone again."
It is never too late to fight. "
He had never thought about making Princess Xianning a famous general. It was enough to be familiar with military affairs and help her maintain a good relationship with the emperor so that she would not be jealous of the emperor because of her military power.
Princess Xianning said softly: "Through this journey, I have also discovered that leading troops to fight is not as described in poems and storybooks. However, I saw your husband dispatching troops, dispatching generals, and arranging troops. He looked so easy. It is worthy of being said. A disciple of the general."
I'm embarrassed to say...pleasant to the eye.
Jia Heng picked up the teapot on the side, poured a cup for Princess Xianning, and said: "Your Highness, you are so complimentary. I was never exposed to these things when I was a child. I was learning while leading troops."
Princess Xianning took a sip of tea, nodded, and asked: "For a big city like Kaifeng Mansion, it would be easy to defend but difficult to attack if it fell into the hands of thieves. I wonder if you have a plan, sir?"
Jia Heng's face was straight and he said: "Kaifeng Fucheng is a big city with a population of nearly one million. Since the bandits captured Fucheng, they have burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil. Kaifeng has gradually lost the hearts of the people. Countless righteous people who love the imperial court are waiting for the imperial army to rescue the people from hanging upside down. The so-called The people's hearts are with me, and they are looking forward to the king's master. On the other hand, there are more than a dozen gangs of bandits, the people are not unified, and there are all kinds of constraints."
In the previous life, the Ming army diverted water from the Yellow River to flood the city of Kaifeng, which was occupied by the peasant army. The Han army is now in a much more optimistic situation.
Princess Xianning asked: "Sir, are you confident?"
Jia Heng said: "I have some calculations. I was just looking at the map of Kaifeng City and thinking about ways to defeat the enemy."
Although there is Qu Lang serving as an internal agent in Kaifeng City, the prerequisite for the internal agent to work is that the government and army are properly deployed. Otherwise, there are still few cases of internal agents being targeted and eliminated?
Princess Xianning nodded, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Sir, don't wait for the rest of the infantry to follow?"
Jia Heng said: "The infantry of the Beijing camp should still be on their way to Luoyang at this moment. Our army went to Zhongmu County for a short rest and then went straight to Kaifeng Mansion."
In ancient times, limited by traffic conditions, the marching speed was not fast. Infantry carrying baggage could travel fifty miles a day, while light cavalry could only travel long distances by abandoning the baggage.
Princess Xianning was silent for a moment and said, "I hope everything goes well."
After having sex with Princess Xianning, Jia Heng inspected the troops under his command, while Princess Xianning went back to the wing and put on her Feiyu uniform again. The Beijing army rested in Zheng County for half an hour before advancing towards Zhongmou County.
Cai Quan, who arrived in Zhongmu County first, had already sent out sentries to conduct reconnaissance and spying on the enemy in Kaifeng City.
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In the sacred city of Jingjing, the palace and gardens are shrouded in rich night. A bright moon as bright as silver hangs in the sky. The cold moonlight silently falls on the Danbi in front of the palace, reflecting it as brightly as water, and the light can discern people. Under the eaves of the corridor, occasionally there are lanterns like The dragon came meanderingly, it was the palace maid and the eunuch who were watching the night. In Kunning Palace, Emperor Chongping was having dinner in the company of Empress Song. The emperor was obviously in a good mood recently. He even ate two more bowls of rice. His cheeks were rosy and his aura was long. The originally sunken cheeks on both sides were vaguely plump. stand up.
After all, there has been a lot of good news from Henan in the past two days, and the originally corrupt and uncontrollable situation has gradually been brought under control.
Emperor Chongping ate the medicinal food with a spoon, looked at Empress Song beside him, and asked: "Zitong, have you delivered the things you gave to the Jia family?"
Empress Song chuckled and said, "I left this afternoon, and the moon has not passed yet." Emperor Chongping asked, "How did the moon go?"
"This is not Miss Yuanchun from the Jia family, who works as a female official with Jinyang. The two have known each other before and went to the Jia family as guests." Empress Song explained.
Mentioning the little princess, Emperor Chongping mused: "That child Chan Yue has grown so big in a flash." Handmaid Yue's father, back then... was a pity.
Empress Song chuckled and said, "Isn't that right? After the New Year, I'm already fourteen or fifteen years old."
Emperor Chongping turned around, thought for a moment, and asked, "Have you ever promised someone this big?" "It hasn't been decided yet." Empress Song looked up at her beautiful face with a smile, and glanced at the emperor's face. With a look on his face, he said softly: "Your Majesty, I think I might as well kiss you and let her and Wei'er become a couple in the future. They are childhood sweethearts."
She promised Wei'er the moon to be her concubine, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs
You can also help Ran'er over there. "Jinyang has always had her own opinion. I can't help her make this decision." Emperor Chongping put down the spoon in his hand, paused, and said in a low voice.
The exuberant smile on Queen Song's beautiful face froze for a moment, and there was a faint light floating in her beautiful eyes that looked at the flowing waves.
She has her own opinion, but it's a pity that she is too opinionated. She mixes in randomly when she shouldn't. She is already in her early thirties. She has been a widow for so many years and has not found a man to live a good life. She insists on taking care of the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Son.
Emperor Chongping thought for a while and added: "If you have that idea, you can discuss it with her, but I see that Chanyue and Prince Liang have not heard any rumors."
Empress Song's face was filled with a smile and she said: "Then I will talk to her."
After saying that, he said softly: "Your Majesty, Ran'er and the girl from the Yan family handed over a sign in the afternoon, saying that they wanted to send greetings to Your Majesty. I followed Your Majesty's wishes and told them not to worry, and to go back first. , since the wedding ceremony that day, the young couple did not enter the palace to see His Majesty, right?"
On that day, during King Wei's concubine ceremony, Emperor Chongping heard the bad news of Henan's defeat. He vomited blood and fainted, which undoubtedly cast a heavy haze on King Wei's marriage ceremony.
However, Emperor Chongping not only summoned King Wei and Princess Wei that day, but also refused to allow the kings to enter the palace for the next few days. The king and Princess Wei Yan were quite uneasy.
Fortunately, Emperor Chongping not only did not summon the King of Wei, but also the two kings of Qi and Chu. The public opinion was that the emperor needed to rest.
In fact, Emperor Chongping was summoning a certain vassal king in his sick bed, which would arouse some unnecessary suspicions among the court officials and cause turmoil in the court situation, so he did not see him at all. Emperor Chongping muttered: "I will summon the vassal king and the clan to the palace tomorrow to receive greetings. They and their husbands should also enter the palace."
If the princes are not allowed to enter the palace to pay respects, it will not be good for outsiders. It seems that the father and son of the Tian family are suspicious. Now that he has almost recovered and summoned the vassals to the palace, there is no serious problem.
In fact, Emperor Chongping summoned his cabinet ministers and military aircraft in the morning, which conveyed a message to the ministers outside - my dragon body is fine, and all ministers and ministers can do their work with peace of mind.
Empress Song smiled and said, "I will inform Ran'er tomorrow, the female official, to say hello to Your Majesty." Emperor Chongping nodded, and then looked at Empress Song, who looked pleased.
He had vomited blood and fainted in Xihe Palace. At that time, the queen treated everyone equally and asked King Wei and several other vassal kings to kneel in the side hall. There was also the incident with Song Jing... Although the queen was the empress of the world. , but being a mother and a sister has not been easy these past few years.
"Zi Tong, Song Xuan is in Kaifeng now. If you find him, you can move to the capital and become an official." Emperor Chongping finally felt that he was indebted and said.
When Empress Song heard this, her jade face was startled for a moment, and then she felt happy. There was a bit of suppressed excitement in her melodious voice: "Then I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of my fourth brother."
After saying that, the beauty sighed quietly and said, "I don't know how my fourth brother is doing in Kaifeng Mansion now."
Emperor Chongping took the cup of fragrant tea delivered by Dai Quan and muttered: "Since Ziyu sent people from Jinyi Mansion to Henan to search for it in advance, in my opinion, there should be no serious problem."
"But so many days have passed and there is still no letter. My concubine's heart is still not settled." Empress Song said with a worried look on her face.
Emperor Chongping was hesitating whether to continue to comfort him or not.
Suddenly, a voice came from outside, saying: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty and Princess Qinghe are outside the palace asking to see you."
Emperor Chongping was startled for a moment and called out: "Xuan."
Not long after, Concubine Duanrong and Li Yiyue, surrounded by jealousy and female officials, entered the palace and bowed to the emperor and empress before leaving.
"Sister, why are you here?" Queen Song stood up and looked at her sister with a smile.
Concubine Duanrong's beautiful face showed softness and tranquility, and she said: "After dinner with Chanyue, I came over to see your majesty and sister."
Empress Song chuckled softly, turned to look at Li Yue, the princess of Qinghe County, and asked: "Chanyue, I went to Jia's house and met their sisters. What did you think? Is it lively?"
"It's quite lively." Li Jianyue chuckled and said, "I met a lot of sisters of the same age, some older than me and some younger than me. Later, two sisters-in-law, Princess Chu and Princess Beijing, also came over. "
Thinking of what she had seen and heard at Jia's house before, the little princess couldn't help but feel a little comfortable and interesting. She had walked around the garden with several girls of the same age, found kites to fly, and talked with the girls in Xue Lin. Poetry.
Queen Song's heart moved slightly, a flash of suspicion flashed in her phoenix eyes, and she said, "Princess Beijing and Princess Chu?"
Concubine Duanrong explained: "The Zhen family and the Jia family have been family friends for several generations. Princess Chu and Princess Beijing went to visit Mrs. Rongguo."
Li Chanyue nodded and said, "The two sisters-in-law came to talk to Sister-in-law Qin."
Empress Song did not ask in detail, but smiled and said: "Xianning went to Henan, and you are very lonely at home. Your sixth brother is now attending the doctor's banquet in Hongwen Hall, and he has no way to accompany you."
Li Maiyue said: "Yes, Brother Three Emperors has opened a mansion now, and in a year or two, Brother Sixth Emperor will also open a mansion."
Empress Song looked at the quiet little girl opposite and thought to herself, not to mention the fact that Jinyang was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but that this girl, Mai Yue, regardless of her appearance or temperament, was suitable to be given to Wei'er. He had such a violent temper. There should be someone with him who can tolerate him.
At this moment, an eunuch stretched his neck outside the hall and looked inside. He clearly saw that everyone in the hall was talking happily and did not dare to come in.
Dai Quan, who was waiting in front of Emperor Chongping, saw him and quietly left the palace. He approached to inquire, and the eunuch whispered a few words in Dai Quan's ear.
Dai Quan's eyes lit up, he took the paper, turned around in the palace, and said: "Your Majesty." Emperor Chongping looked at Dai Quan, frowned, and was surprised.
"Your Majesty, Jia Ziyu ordered Feige from Zheng County to pass the letter to Jinyi Mansion. It was compiled by Jinyi Mansion and your Majesty is invited to read it." Dai Quan said quickly and hurriedly handed over the paper in his hand.
Emperor Chongping was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Ziyu's flying pigeon message? Didn't one just come this morning?"
Empress Song, Concubine Duanrong, and Li Yiyue all stopped talking when they heard this and looked at Dai Quan in surprise.
Yes, one just came in the morning, and here it comes again?
From morning to night, could it be that they had annihilated thousands more bandits or recaptured Kaifeng Mansion?
If it's the latter, then it's really...the soldiers are very fast.
However, Emperor Chongping did not expect Kaifeng Mansion. He quickly reached out to take the paper and read it with expectant eyes. After a while, a look of joy appeared on his face.
It's good news indeed.
In fact, Jia Heng also gave the emperor some psychological hint that "Jia Heng means happy things" by constantly reporting good news in a short period of time.
As the saying goes, good news comes one after another.
Of course, if the advance of the army is unfavorable, then wait for it to be presented together with the next good news.
Seeing the emperor's joyful brows, Queen Song's beautiful eyes flashed, curiosity arose in her heart, and she asked: "Your Majesty, this..."
Secretly, is it really Jie Yin?
"Zitong, Song Xuan has been found." Emperor Chongping turned to look at Queen Song and said softly. Queen Song: "..."
After calming down, the hibiscus jade face couldn't suppress the joy and asked: "Your Majesty, the fourth brother...has been found?"
Concubine Duanrong stared at Emperor Chongping, her heart filled with joy.
Under the beautiful eyebrows of Qinghe Princess Li Yue, those crystal eyes that hide the stars and the moon twinkled.
"Let the people from the Jinyi Mansion take over, and they have been strictly protected. Nothing will happen to the whole family. "Emperor Chongping did not sell it this time and hide it half.
If it was said that the body was found, the Song sisters would probably be beaten to death on the spot.
"Amitabha, thank God." Empress Song's fair-skinned face was filled with joy as she chanted the Buddha's name.
Concubine Duanrong did not hesitate to give in, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that her worries for so many days were completely put down.
Emperor Chongping sighed: "Xiangfu County has fallen into the hands of bandits. If the people from Jinyi Mansion hadn't arrived in time,
, and took Song Xuan's family to Tongxu County for protection, I'm afraid the consequences would be disastrous. "
The Han Dynasty learned the lessons of the Ming Dynasty from the fact that local civil servants were incompetent in military affairs and interfered in military preparations indiscriminately, which was self-defeating. They implemented a system of separation of military and government. The county was responsible for guarding the local area with the title of county captain and garrison. For example, Chang'an was garrisoned, and the government was guarded by the commander of the guards. , instead of imposing heavy responsibilities on county magistrates and magistrates to protect their territory.
Empress Song's soft and sweet voice was filled with joy, and she said, "I have been worried these past few days, but now I feel relieved, thanks to Jia Zizao."
Her fourth brother was the seed of education in the Song family. If something happened, she would not have the face to see her father who was still living in her hometown, and she would not have the face to see her deceased mother during the Qingming Festival. To put it this way, it's all thanks to him.
There was also that day when he supported His Majesty, although... well, why do you think of that day again?
It was an unintentional mistake.
Li Yue took Concubine Duanrong's bare hand and said softly: "Aunt, you should be relieved now, right? I said these days that Mr. Jia and his cousin expected to arrive at Kaifeng Mansion more than ten days ago and send I left someone to protect me, and now it’s really nothing.”
"Yes." Concubine Duanrong nodded in agreement. Under Chunshan's dark eyebrows, her narrow and clear red phoenix eyes were stunned for a moment.
That Jia Ziyu, just because of this matter, she admired him.
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