Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall, study room in the side hall
It was already evening, and the sun was setting in the west. The golden-red rays of light illuminated the entire space in the palace, reflecting the thin figure of the middle-aged emperor on the bookshelf.
Emperor Chongping closed the memorial in his hand, looked at Dai Quan, and asked, "Where is Uncle Yongning?"
Dai Quan said: "Back to Your Majesty, the Tangqi sent by Uncle Yongning the day before yesterday said that the vanguard of the army has arrived in Weinan. They rested in Weinan for a long time. The Tangqi behind them came one after another. Wherever they are now, I will let you go. Go to the Ministry of War and ask."
"No need to ask, it's probably almost here." Emperor Chongping said with a look of joy on his solemn face, "Show me in Kunning Palace."
Dai Quan responded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Kunning Palace, the palace is spacious and elegant, and the fragrance of flowers can be heard from time to time. Beside the yellow curtains hanging from the red beams, teams of beautiful female officials with exquisite patterns and designs are standing with their hands down.
The two sisters, Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong, sat side by side on the Xiangba bed, holding hands and talking.
The Song sisters were dressed in a vermilion Luanfeng palace dress and an aqua-green long skirt with blue sleeves. They had their hair pulled up high, with moth buns like clouds, and golden hairpins swaying in their hair. Their makeup was graceful and elegant, but Queen Song's complexion was white. Her body is plump and plump, which makes her look more gorgeous and gorgeous. The noble concubine has a beautiful face with colorful temples and a quiet orchid temperament.
Surrounded by a group of nuns and palace maids with clouds and emerald hair and jewels, not far away sat the Eighth Prince Chen Ze and Liang Wang Chen Wei.
On the embroidered pier at the bottom, a girl in a green skirt and a red skirt is also sitting arm in arm. They are the cousins of Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe Li Chanyue.
Queen Song looked at Princess Xianning, chuckled and said, "Xianning, what did you sisters do in Luoyang and Kaifeng those days?"
Princess Xianning said in a clear voice: "Reporting to my mother, because my husband rushed to repair the river embankment, and it has been raining heavily in Henan, I was very busy, and I didn't go anywhere to play."
Mainly just hanging out with my husband and not going anywhere else much.
Concubine Duanrong glanced at her slim and beautiful daughter, and caught a glimpse of Princess Xianning's increasingly mature charm between her brows and eyes. Concubine Rong's thin eyebrows furrowed, and doubts arose in her heart.
After Princess Xianning returned to Beijing, Concubine Duanrong immediately found a few nuns to observe Princess Xianning's movements and behavior. She was relieved when she saw that she was still a virgin.
However, as the past few days passed, I found that when my daughter spoke from time to time, the look on her eyebrows and eyes showed a charm, which was a bit more gorgeous and charming like a newly married woman.
Concubine Duanrong was puzzled, so secretly observing the changes in her daughter's speech and behavior had become a subconscious habit of this beauty under suspicion.
"Is it just because Zhi'er has grown up that...?." Concubine Duanrong's hibiscus jade face, as clear as snow, showed a hint of absence, as she thought in her heart.
It is not impossible. It is also reasonable for women to change their lives and become more feminine.
Li Chanyue's eyes were filled with mist and mist, and she said softly: "Auntie, it's been raining over there in Henan. When it finally stopped, it rained heavily again in Jianghuai, so Mr. Jia led people to Huai'an. Over there, my cousin and I went to the Korean lady's house as guests, and we never went anywhere else."
Empress Song nodded, smiled and said, "Chanyue, the court has been troubled these past few months, but this time things are finally going smoothly. Your sisters are back in Shenjing, and my aunt is relieved."
Liang Wang Chen Wei looked at Li Chanyue with a smile and said, "Sister Chanyue, wait a few days and I will take you hunting."
Li Chanyue pursed her pink lips and said softly, "Thank you, Brother Liang Wang. I just came back and want to rest for a few more days."
Princess Xianning glanced at Liang Wang Chen Wei and said, "Sixth brother, Chanyue has been feeling unwell for the past two days. My aunt has invited an imperial doctor to take good care of her."
When Queen Song heard this, her eyes were as soft as water. She looked at Li Chanyue with concern and asked, "Oh, why is Chanyue sick?"
"Auntie, it's actually nothing serious. Maybe I just came back and was tired from traveling, so I'm a little uneasy." Li Chanyue's bright eyes flickered.
Next, Rourou said.
In fact, these days, I don’t know why, I always have some messy dreams at night. I dream of Mr. Jia and his mother having sex on the bed, and the person who is having sex under Mr. Jia, somehow, Suddenly she became her, and Mr. Jia's eloquent tongue...
Um? How could you be thinking about this at this time?
"Then Chanyue will have a good rest. I know you like to read and sleep a little later. It's better not to go to bed too late at night." Empress Song showed maternal concern on her beautiful face and smiled and said: "You girls Home, you still need to pay more attention to your health."
While several people were discussing, the eunuch's soft yet sharp voice came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty has arrived."
The people who were talking in the hall stopped talking and laughing, stood up one after another, and saluted the middle-aged emperor who walked in.
Emperor Chongping walked into the palace, looked at everyone in the palace, smiled and said: "Zitong, Concubine Rong, Xianning, Chanyue...all are exempted from the ceremony."
"Isn't Your Majesty in the Hanyuan Hall reviewing memorials? Why do you have time to come to my concubine?" Under the beautiful eyebrows of the Song Dynasty, the beautiful eyes are shining, the snow beauty with ice skin and jade skin, the smile is as charming as peach blossoms , stepped forward and took Emperor Chongping's arm, and asked.
"I thought Ziyu would be arriving soon, so I couldn't make up my mind for a while." Emperor Chongping said as he sat down.
Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue looked at each other, their clear eyes condensed, and they looked at Emperor Chongping quietly. "Your Majesty, where is Ziyu?" Empress Song smiled and said softly. Emperor Chongping said in a brisk tone: "We were in Weinan the day before yesterday, and now we should..."
While he was talking, an eunuch entered the palace, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Uncle Yongning sent a scouting horse to say that the victorious army is already thirty miles outside the city."
As soon as these words came out, it was as if a spring breeze with the fragrance of flowers blew through the entire Kunning Palace, ruffling a pool of spring water, and the willows in Zhangtai followed the wind, feeling drunk.
Li Chanyue, with her eyebrows and starry eyes, had an imperceptible surprise flashing across her pretty face. Mr. Jia is back?
Emperor Chongping smiled and quickly looked at Dai Quan and said: "Dai Quan, go and pass the order and let Yongning Bo set up camp. I will greet him at Zhangcheng Gate of Shenjing City early tomorrow morning."
"My servant obeys the order." Dai Quan responded with a smile, bowed respectfully, and left Kunning Palace to convey the order. At this moment, thirty miles away in the northeast of Shenjing City——
It's almost midsummer, and the heat is soaring. The sagebrush along the official road is deep and green. After the abundant rains in Guanzhong in June, the grass is luxuriant and the green grass stretches to the sky.
Jia Heng sat on a maroon horse, set up a pergola, and looked at the faint outline of Chang'an City under the afterglow of the setting sun in the west. He turned to Xie Zaiyi, who was temporarily serving as the guard general, and said: "Let the army set up camp and start again tomorrow. Set off."
In fact, at this moment the cavalry can return to the regimental camp outside Shenjing City first, but at this time the army is approaching Shenjing City, and every step needs to report progress to the court.
Xie Zaiyi responded with clasped fists and turned his horse to deliver the order.
At this moment, a bodyguard in golden robes from a distance came quickly, whipping his horse and whipping his horse. He stepped closer and reined in his horse, cupping his fists and saying, "Captain, the angel from the capital is here."
When Jia Heng heard this, his expression was stunned. He raised his eyes and saw Dai Quan, surrounded by dozens of internal guards, coming closer. He reined in the reins and said, "Uncle Yongning has spoken."
When Jia Heng heard this, he quickly got off his horse, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Jia Heng accepts the order."
"The Holy Lord has spoken, and Yong Ningbo will lead the troops in the capital to camp where they are. They will go to Shenjing tomorrow. The Holy Lord will come out of the city gate to greet them." Dai Quan said with a smile.
When Jia Heng heard this, his heart was shaken. When he raised his head, panic appeared on his face at the right moment, and he asked, "Eunuch Dai, how can this be done?"
The emperor went out to welcome him in person. The only disadvantage was that he would set up a trap for himself, especially if he raised the taboo of saying that sacred orders are not as effective as military orders.
Well, you can summon the generals in advance now to avoid them, especially pay special attention to etiquette tomorrow.
"Uncle Yong Ning, this is His Majesty's wish, and our family can only abide by it."
Dai Quan said with a smile, looking at the young man opposite him with his slender eyes, thinking, at the beginning, the young man in front of him was just a member of Ning Guo Mansion.
Now, as time has passed, he has become a powerful man in the world, Yongning Bo, who is relied upon by the emperor as a minister.
And he could be said to have completely witnessed how the young man in front of him dressed in white and became a minister.
When Jia Heng heard this, his face became solemn, he saluted in the direction of the Daming Palace and said, "The emperor's kindness is so great that the humble ministers are terrified."
"Uncle Yong Ning, we don't need to do any more delay. We have to rush back to respond to His Majesty." Dai Quan smiled, turned the horse's head and said.
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "Eunuch Dai, walk slowly."
After watching Dai Quan and a large number of internal guards go back, he looked distant and sighed softly in his heart.
Although it has not yet reached the point of being roasted on a fire, the fact that Emperor Chongping is so special and solemn does have different signs.
Maybe this time they were not just facing him, but also the generals who were fighting abroad. After all, the capital camp had been away from the capital for too long, and he was so capable of fighting when he put down the chaos in the Central Plains. It was impossible for the emperor not to do something. Attitude to win over.
For the current plan, he could only act with extra caution. The Jade Rabbit sets in the west and the Golden Crow rises in the east.
The next day, the Jingying army led by Jia Heng, with cavalry in front and infantry behind, was like a forest of flags and flags, making a sound, and the army marched towards the sacred city of Jing in a mighty manner.
Shenjing City, Zhangcheng Gate
A yellow umbrella was covered on the city wall and was held up by the big-armed and round-waisted guards of the Jinyi Mansion. There were internal guards around them who were fanning each other. On the left and right, the Jinyi palace guards and the imperial guards in flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives were catching knives. Listed on both sides of the city wall, guarding the surrounding areas.
Today is the day when the monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty welcome the triumphant return of Jia Heng’s army in Beijing.
Emperor Chongping was dressed in imperial robes, with an upright figure. Compared with the past, this middle-aged emperor looked much more rosy, and his eyes were filled with inexplicable excitement. He stood on the city gate tower, looking at the majestic rise of the official road in the distance. On the left and right sides of the smoke and dust raised were cabinet bachelors Yang Guochang and Han Huang, as well as important officials from the Military Aircraft Department.
Cabinet ministers, governors of the five governments, ministers of the six ministries, General Secretary, Dali Temple, Metropolitan Inspectorate and other ministers, as well as Zhan Shikedao, lined up under the city wall to wait. Hundreds of civil and military officials were waiting eagerly.
"Your Majesty, here we come, here we come." At this time, the young eunuch who was standing not far away looked out. Because of his good eyesight, he saw the army at a glance and said.
Emperor Chongping also saw the winding dragon-like army of the Beijing camp. His expression was filled with astonishment. He looked around at the ministers and said, "My lords, follow me down to meet the army of the Beijing camp."
With that said, he led the civil and military officials down to the city gate tower.
Jia Heng led the cavalry from the Beijing camp and gradually approached Chang'an City. From a distance, he saw Emperor Chongping approaching, surrounded by civil and military ministers, like stars over the moon. He quickly took the reins of his horse and turned over. Malay.
"All soldiers dismount and pay homage to His Majesty."
After Jia Heng dismounted, the generals in the Beijing camp behind him, such as Pang Shili, Xiao Lin, Shao Chao and other generals, also dismounted one after another. This clean and uniform movement was quite shocking at this moment.
"Weak minister, Jia Heng has met the Holy One. Long live the Holy One. Long live the Holy One."
As Jia Heng greeted him with courtesy, all the generals and commanders behind him also bowed and saluted. Suddenly, the mountain's shouts of "Long Live the Mountain" were deafening and stirred the sky.
Then, as salutes rang out on both sides of the city wall, a warm and noisy atmosphere suddenly enveloped the entire Shenjing City.
Emperor Chongping looked at the generals and the thousands of cavalrymen dismounting from their horses and saluted, and he felt an excitement rising in his heart.
These are his soldiers from the Beijing camp, saluting him.
Not only Emperor Chongping, but also the civil servants present changed slightly when they saw the generals saluting the emperor.
Such a victorious and powerful army returned to the court, and its military exploits greatly increased.
The King of Chu, the King of Qi, and the King of Wei each led their retainers and stood in the official queue. Looking at the generals of the Beijing camp behind Jia Heng, they could see the heat in their eyes.
These are the elite generals of the Han Dynasty, who are powerful in the Central Plains. If the Beijing army that fights floods and prepares for floods has the support of such a large army, it will be easy to get the position of Ninth Five-Year Plan.
Seeing this scene, the careerists who were spying in secret felt a thick haze in their hearts.
"All the officers and men are on their feet, Uncle Yongning, come up and talk to me." Emperor Chongping said in a loud voice, sounding like a loud bell, spreading far away.
All the generals expressed their thanks one after another: "I will thank you, Your Majesty."
Jia Heng's face became solemn, he walked forward quickly, looked at Emperor Chongping in the eyes of everyone, and said: "Your Majesty, I am leading the Beijing camp to the Central Plains. Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission and brought back all the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp. "
Emperor Chongping looked at the endless Beijing army in the distance. He saw a forest of swords and spears, and a strict military appearance. He nodded and said, "This is the victorious army of my great man."
Jia Heng was speechless for a moment, quietly listening to the middle-aged emperor opposite expressing his emotions.
Emperor Chongping looked at the tall and handsome young man in python suit opposite him. His eyes were so warm that his father-in-law looked at his son-in-law and said with a smile: "Ziyu, you are a little thinner than before you left, but you are much stronger."
Since the fall of Kaifeng, the Central Plains was in chaos. The young man in front of him led troops out of Beijing to quell the chaos. A few months passed in a flash. When he looked at the young man opposite, his appearance was obviously somewhat diminished, but his appearance was becoming more heroic.
Jia Heng said: "I feel that your Majesty has lost a lot of weight because of your hard work on state affairs. Your Majesty hopes to take care of your dragon body."
At this time, Yang Guochang and other civil servants all looked at the monarch and ministers who were talking with complicated expressions. Their words were so cordial and plain that it almost made people jealous.
Emperor Chongping smiled and said, "I have prepared a banquet in the palace to cleanse Ziyu and other meritorious generals. Please follow me to the city, Ziyu."
With that said, he took Jia Heng's arm.
Jia Heng's heart moved slightly, and he quickly raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I don't dare."
Emperor Chongping smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Today is a day of triumph, so there is no need to be so polite. You can enter the palace with me."
There is no need to pay attention to the usual etiquette between emperor and minister between them.
"Your Majesty, the chariot is ready." At this time, an eunuch said with a smile.
Jia Heng had been thinking about his words of rejection. At this moment, his heart moved. Before Emperor Chongping could continue to say something to "trap" him kindly, he stared at the carriage pulled by six horses and said, "Your Majesty, please get on the carriage. , I am willing to drive for Your Majesty to the palace gate."
Emperor Chongping was startled when he heard this.
The ministers who were waiting in all directions had strange expressions on their faces. They looked at the young man in the python suit, almost thinking they were flattering ministers.
Emperor Chongping's heart was shaken. He looked at the young man with complicated eyes and said, "Ziyu has just returned to Beijing with his teacher, how can he do this?"
Jia Heng said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have been inspired by your Majesty's wise eyes, so that I can use all my skills to achieve great achievements. I am willing to drive and ride horses for your Majesty, and wear strong and sharp weapons."
It can be said that after returning home in triumph and at the height of military success, he offered to drive for the emperor. No military commander's arrogant words could hold water. If he could remain so humble and cautious, he would have already booked the veteran of three dynasties, Tuo Guzhong.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongping looked at the young man again, and when he met his determined eyes, he caught a trace of "admiration" deep in the young man's eyes. He was slightly startled, and then he smiled slightly and said: "Okay, okay, it's rare for Ziyu to have such a thing." My heart.”
What does it mean to be brave and loyal and treat yourself like a king and father? That's it.
However, as the saying goes, the son-in-law is half a son. After the young man in front of him marries Xianning, he will eventually call himself father.
Since he is his own son-in-law, what happened to the boss?
Thinking of this, he didn't hesitate. He smiled and said, "Then I will take the chariot driven by Cheng Ziyu."
At this time, Emperor Chongping, with the support of Xiang Daiquan and other internal eunuchs in the Daming Palace, got into a carriage and drove along Zhuque Street towards the palace gate, accompanied by the retinue of Jinyi Mansion Guards.
The civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty who lined up to watch the ceremony looked at this scene in shock and inexplicable.
A commander who leads a victorious army drives a chariot for the emperor. He is so respectful and respectful, showing his loyalty to the sun and the moon, leaving people speechless.
Modesty and prudence, neither arrogance nor impetuosity, almost like the great sages of ancient times.
Yang Guochang looked at the young man in python suit who had already pulled up the reins and was sitting on the shaft of the carriage. Under his gray and white brows, his old eyes were somewhat gloomy.
I don’t know why, but my mind suddenly
Give birth to four words, the eldest daughter is loyal!
The kings of Qi and Chu were also stunned, feeling a little strange. This is too...
As Jia Heng drove the chariot and slowly pulled Emperor Chongping, there was actually another chariot beside him controlling the carriage, and the carriage slowly drove towards the palace garden.
"Ziyu, you've worked hard on your trip to the capital this time." Emperor Chongping looked at the boy in the python suit with gentle eyes, pulled up the car curtain with one hand, and said with a smile.
Jia Heng said: "Serving the Holy One and running for the country, I dare not say anything about the hardships."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "This time Nanhe has done a good job in fighting the flood and rectifying the river affairs. I originally wanted to have your teacher come back as soon as possible, but the mess left by Gao Bin has to be cleaned up. The civil and military officials of the whole court have to clean up the mess. But I am not as suitable as you. Fortunately, there was no big trouble in Nanhe."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said: "There are still a few places in the Jianghuai area affected by the disaster, but the losses are not big and will not affect the overall situation."
Just like that, amidst the cheers of the people on both sides of the street, Jia Heng drove his chariot to the entrance of the palace garden, accompanied by the guards of Jinyi Mansion and the inner guards.
