On the official road north of Fengyundu in Xinzhou, two horses were walking side by side.
Song Qing untied his tobacco pouch from Young Master Liu's waist with his backhand, and threw his wine bag to Young Master Liu who looked a little sad.
"Looking at you, it seems that the concubine is a bit difficult to deal with, right?"
Liu Mingzhi took the wine bag thrown by Song Qing, raised his head and took a sip with a strange expression, smacked the corner of his mouth with a sigh, secretly rubbed his waist and smiled bitterly.
"Yes...it's quite difficult to deal with. I almost can't withstand it."
Song Qing extinguished the fire and put it into his robe, and slowly blew out a puff of smoke.
“You can tell by the haggard look on your mind, but this is also reasonable.
Although Wu Zong died young, he still held the throne for two years. The concubine and the empress dowager often fought openly and secretly for the position of the empress dowager, the head of the palace.
Although in terms of force, the two of them are just weak women with no strength and are not our opponents.
But mentally and in other aspects, it is indeed not that easy to reconcile.
King Zhao was her only son, and he would do anything to save her son's life.
Regarding the handling of King Zhao Li Tao, you didn't let Concubine He go, right? "
"It's quite tight...ah...it's not loose, of course it's not loose!"
"It's okay if you don't send it. The current situation is still turbulent. If the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of the Sixth Guards of Northern Xinjiang don't surrender, your position will not be truly stable.
When the emperor succeeds, King Zhao Li Tao is the best candidate to support orthodoxy. If you don't let go, Marshal Yun and the others will not be able to find someone to support orthodoxy, so that the initiative can be in your hands.
I know that Concubine He cannot force you by force, but I have always been worried that you will be persuaded by her.
Now I can finally rest assured. "
With a strange expression, Liu Mingzhi stuffed the wine bag and threw it to Song Qing.
"You are wrong, this woman is not bad at martial arts, she is capable of killing people.
drive! "
Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu's figure riding away, scratching his chin in confusion.
"Good martial arts? Impossible. During the time I was on duty in the palace, I didn't see that Concubine He had any foundation in practicing kung fu!
Could it be that I'm blind and don't know how to recognize experts? "
Song Qing, who didn't understand why, wrapped his tobacco bag around his waist and rode after him.
On June 25, the first year of Dalong Taiping, the sun rose in the east.
Liu Mingzhi, who was traveling all the way to the north, came to Yingzhou in person, and the Six Guards Cavalry arrived at Yingzhou City unimpeded.
"See Your Majesty!"
"See Your Majesty!"
"See Your Majesty!"
"All officers and soldiers are exempt from the gift!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
On the boundless wilderness at the south gate of Yingzhou City, Liu Mingzhi looked at the 200,000 soldiers and horses arrayed in salute, and then galloped away.
"Command the soldiers to set up camp!"
"Your Majesty has ordered us to set up camp!"
"Your Majesty has ordered us to set up camp!"
The officers and soldiers of the three armies gathered with flags and headed towards the rear army's position, and began to set up camp outside Yingzhou City.
Song Qing stopped his horse beside Liu Mingzhi.
"Your Majesty, why are there only about 200,000 troops and horses, and where are the other two groups?"
Liu Mingzhi turned over and jumped off the horse, smiling slightly meaningfully.
Bending down, he picked up a handful of loess and brought it to the tip of his nose, taking a deep sniff. Liu Mingzhi showed an expression of enjoyment.
Such a familiar smell!
"Going to where they should be!"
Song Qing frowned, nodded silently, and did not continue to ask.
"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
"Baoyu, Chu Jing, Buer, Ning Chao!"
"I'm here!"
"Urge the three armies to set up camp without delay!"
"We have the order!"
Song Qing held up his telescope and looked at the city wall: "Your Majesty, look, Marshal Yun is standing on the city tower watching our actions."
Upon hearing this, Liu Mingzhi loosened the loess in his hands and let it scatter on the ground. He patted his palms and took the telescope handed over by Song Qing, put it in front of his eyes and looked towards the city wall.
Liu Mingzhi didn't know if Yunyang had seen where he was, but he could see every move of Yunyang and a group of generals.
After taking a look at Yingzhou, where the city gate was closed, Liu Mingzhi put down the telescope and handed it back to Song Qing with an elusive expression.
"Shu'er, Sister Ya, have you prepared all the things your husband asked you to prepare?"
Two soldiers dressed as personal soldiers immediately stopped beside Liu Mingzhi.
"Husband...Your Majesty, everything is ready!"
The two raised their heads, and the true faces of Wenren Yunshu and Qi Ya were revealed.
Liu Mingzhi turned around and looked around, looking at the Qi Ya sisters with a faint smile.
"The soldiers are all busy, just call me husband!"
"Husband!"
"Husband!"
Song Qing was not surprised that the two sisters Qi Ya appeared in the army. He silently took the telescope that Liu Mingzhi returned and sighed faintly: "Third brother, what should we do next?
Really... Do we really want to fight with swords? "
Liu Mingzhi pursed his lips and was silent for a while, then looked at Song Qing helplessly.
"Brother, whether it's war or peace, am I the only one who can control it?
You and Cheng Kai and the others urge the brothers to set up camp first. Sister Ya and Shu'er, I, and I will go to the city wall to meet with Mr. Yun to see what he means. "
Song Qing's face changed sharply, and he hurriedly stepped in front of Liu Mingzhi and shook his head solemnly.
"No, you are today, and you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies. How can you be in danger alone? If you have any orders to me from this humble position to discuss it, you must not act like this.
Now and then, you are not only the commander-in-chief of the three armies, but also the emperor of the dynasty.
I can't bear the slightest mistake. "
"Brother, do you believe me?"
"I believe it, but the current situation..."
"Just believe it and obey your orders!"
"Your Majesty, think twice before you act!"
"Brother, do I seem like someone who died in vain?"
"this........."
Song Qing hesitated for a long time, then took out a bamboo tube from his arms and stuffed it into Liu Mingzhi's hand.
"If anything goes wrong, sound the arrow immediately!"
Liu Mingzhi took the bamboo tube from Song Qing and put it into his sleeve with warmth in his heart.
"Okay, I understand!"
"Be careful, I'm going to assist the soldiers and horses first!"
"Um!"
"Sister Ya, Shu'er, let's go!"
The two women nodded silently and strode behind their husband towards the gate of Yingzhou City.
As soon as Liu Mingzhi and the others approached the city gate, the archers on the city wall leaned out and aimed their coldly shining phoenix feather arrows at Liu Dashao and the others.
Looking at the two women who were about to touch the weapons subconsciously, Liu Mingzhi raised his hand slightly to signal the sisters to calm down, and took the lead to rush towards the city gate without changing his expression.
"Old man, let's not say that your hospitality is not authentic.
Furthermore, the old man is overestimating the guest. This is Yingzhou, not Yunzhou. I am the master here.
You order the soldiers and horses who are controlled by me when I am still the king to point their weapons at me. It is unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally! "
Liu Mingzhi slowly stopped, raised his head and looked at Yunyang silently, who had already stepped down from the tower and leaned out.
Yunyang's old and sharp eyes looked at Liu Mingzhi silently.
"You came!"
"Old man, it's too tiring to talk with your head raised like this. How about you let me go up to the city to have a cup of tea and talk slowly?"
"Aren't you afraid that I will order the soldiers to attack you with swords?"
"If I were afraid, I wouldn't bring just my wife here!"
Yunyang stared at Liu Mingzhi in front of the city gate and was silent for a while, then silently waved to the soldiers beside him.
"Put the hanging basket down!"
