It was already dusk, and the sunset was shining softly on Zhangye City, giving this newly prosperous city a layer of magnificent color. In the Yang Mansion, Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei were about to receive a guest.
Although Xiao Ying's team set off a few days later, compared with Yang Ji, who was constantly fighting and stopping, she had a smooth journey, so she arrived in Zhangye earlier than Yang Ji and the others.
On the first day she arrived in Zhangye, she gave ten guan of wedding money to the servants of the palace in accordance with the standards of the royal palace in the capital. Those with families also gave some oil, salt, rice and noodles, and asked the servants of the Yang Palace in Zhangye to join them. Share the joy of her wedding to Yang Ji.
On the next day, Xiao Ying met with many family members of officials who came to give gifts and congratulations, and then hosted a banquet for them in the name of Princess Wei. But when Xiao Ying met the ladies in Zhangye for the first time as a princess, some people had other thoughts.
At this moment, Xiao Ying was receiving the first guest who came to visit alone, Zhang Suoshi, the wife of Zhang Dinghuang, the governor of Guangdong.
Since the Han Dynasty, Guazhou has formed surnames represented by the Zhang family, the Suo family, the Song family, the Linghu family, the Bin family, and the Yin family. Many of their descendants are high-ranking officials in Qianliang and Xiliang with outstanding achievements. military and political officials, but due to differences in formation process, family background, family strength and other factors, the focus of each surname also has different characteristics; as traditional surnames, Zhang and Suo mostly passed down poems and books; while other emerging surnames The four surnames are military families. For example, Yin Shou, Yin Shishi and his son belong to the branch of the Guazhou Yin family.
As for Zhang Suo and her husband Zhang Dinghuang, they are descendants of the two surnames Suo and Zhang that have been passed down for a long time.
Zhang Suoshi is beautiful and tall. Although she is in her thirties, her face is smooth and fair without makeup, and her facial features are elegant and graceful. She looks like a beauty in her twenties.
It is strange to say that almost all women from the Central Plains like to wear light Hu clothes, but women with the six surnames in Guazhou like to wear Han clothes. This Zhang Suoshi was wearing a floral narrow-sleeved short jacket, a lotus leaf skirt tied around the waist, and a plain jacket outside. His shiny black hair was tied up in a peony bun. Apart from the bun, There is a jasper hairpin on top, and there are no other pearls and jade flowers, making it look elegant and pure.
Her dress was neither luxurious nor elegant, which was in line with her noble status. She saluted and said, "I take the liberty of disturbing the princess today, but I would like to thank Haihan."
"Mrs. Zhang is so polite! Please take a seat." Xiao Ying is not only Princess Wei, but also the daughter-in-law of the head of Liangzhou's military and political affairs. In order to facilitate the performance of her duties as "Mrs. General Manager", she has some knowledge of the situation under her husband's rule. As soon as Mrs. Zhang finished her courtesy, she returned the courtesy with a smile and invited the guests to take a seat.
"Thank you, Princess!" After Mrs. Zhang took her seat, she smiled and said, "Actually, there's nothing wrong. It's just that we settled down in Zhangye not long ago, and since we have no friends here, we wanted to come over and chat with the Princess about our daily life."
Mrs. Zhang also brought her daughter over. This girl is only ten years old. Unlike her mother, she wears a Hu suit with a lapel and a waist. Her black hair is braided into countless braids. She sits quietly next to her mother. , well-behaved and cute. Xiao Ying glanced at her and then said to Mrs. Zhang: "Mrs. Zhang is out of touch when she says these things. Besides, I have only been in Zhangye for a short time and I don't know much about Liangzhou. I still need your guidance on many things."
Speaking of which, she asked the little girl again: "What's your name? How old are you?"
The little girl answered obediently: "Princess, my name is Zhang Jin and I am ten years old this year."
Mrs. Zhang said from the side: "To be precise, Jin'er is already eleven years old. She usually likes to play the guqin, but it's a pity that there are no famous teachers in Liangzhou."
Xiao Ying suddenly became vigilant. She even suspected that Mrs. Zhang came here just for this matter. As the daughter of an official of the General Manager's Palace, she naturally didn't say anything. But this is the daughter of the governor of Guazhou. If she agrees rashly, she and Zhang Jin will not be able to rely on their reputation as master and disciple. It would be fine if Zhang Dinghuang was a confidant of her husband, but if not, wouldn't it cause trouble to her husband?
As soon as she thought of this, Xiao Ying followed Mrs. Zhang's words and said: "Since ancient times, good teachers have been hard to find. Masters and apprentices pay attention to the word 'fate'. However, Zhangye is becoming more and more prosperous, and sooner or later it will develop into an important city no less than Taiyuan. From time to time, famous teachers came from Guanzhong to seek opportunities. Now that your wife is still young, Mrs. Zhang might as well let her learn basic knowledge first to lay a solid foundation for learning exquisite skills in the future."
Listening to Xiao Ying's high-sounding words, Liu Rumei next to her was secretly amused: This Mrs. Zhang was being arrogant without first asking about Xiao Ying's background. She was obviously looking for the wrong person; Xiao Ying was young, but she had a lot of arrogance. If She is a stupid "bad guy", how could Dugu Min ask her to be his daughter-in-law?
"I hope so." Mrs. Zhang was disappointed, but her expression did not change at all, and she did not give up. She pondered for a long time and said to Xiao Ying: "The princess is a member of the royal family, and the news is better than ours. Can you please read it to me? Dear daughter, please help me pay attention to something?"
"If I know that a famous teacher is coming, I will recommend it to Mrs. Zhang." Xiao Ying smiled and nodded. The topic turned to the child. It would be unkind for her to refuse again.
"Thank you, Princess! Thank you very much, Princess!" Mrs. Zhang thanked her repeatedly. She took out a pair of jade unicorns and placed them on the table. She said very tactfully: "Of course the princess doesn't like these small objects, but this is a little bit of my thoughts. I hope Don’t dislike it, Princess.”
"Since I promised Mrs. Zhang, I will pay close attention to it. I also hope that Mrs. Zhang will take back the pair of unicorns." Although Xiao Ying accepted the congratulatory gifts from various ladies a few days ago, those congratulatory gifts will have to be returned in the future. Their nature is completely different from the pair of jade unicorns in front of her. How could she accept these priceless and unclear "small objects"?
Mrs. Zhang smiled and said: "This is not a valuable thing. Besides, it is my first time to visit, so there is no reason to come empty-handed. Princess, you should accept it!"
Xiao Ying said lightly: "The royal family has royal family rules, and the royal palace has family rules. You can't let me become a shame to the royal family, right?"
Seeing that Xiao Ying's tone had changed, Mrs. Zhang had no choice but to take it back. After chatting for a few more words, she stood up and left.
After their mother and daughter left, Xiao Yingcai shook her head gently and said to Liu Rumei: "Mrs. Zhang must be here for something, and it's not about her daughter."
After hearing this, Liu Rumei immediately said: "This kind of thing usually happens to men, but her husband can't come forward, so it's up to her."
"Yeah!" Xiao Ying also thought so. She was silent for a long time and said: "Since Lang Jun took office, he has carried out a drastic cleansing of Liangzhou's officialdom. In addition, he has also done many things that benefit the country and the people. Although the work is beneficial to the country and the people, it is also regarded as a thorn in the flesh by many people. On the surface, these people did not attack Lang Jun, but there must be a lot of tricks in private. I can't help Lang Jun, the only thing I can do The most important thing is to be a good person and manage the people in the house well, so as not to give others excuses and grounds to criticize the husband."
Liu Rumei also agreed with Xiao Ying's idea. Their men were considering the interests of the Sui Dynasty, but they were considering the palace as a small family. For the sake of the reputation and safety of the palace, she did not want anyone to do illegal things under the banner of the palace. .
"Princess, Madam Liu, the young master has returned home." At this time, Qiu Yue's surprised shout came.
"Let's go, let's go to meet Lang Jun together." Xiao Ying stood up in surprise, wishing she could fly to Lang Jun in one step. However, before they could leave, Yang Ji appeared in front of them: "No need!"
Xiao Ying looked at her husband stupidly, but didn't move.
Yang Ji smiled and opened his arms to her. Xiao Ying could no longer restrain her excitement. She ran down the steps with her long skirt and threw herself into her husband's arms. She was so excited that tears flowed out. What she had learned was that she was happy and angry. She also completely forgot about the palace rituals, which were based on sex.
Yang Ji hugged her soft and charming body and smelled the faint fragrance on her body. He couldn't help himself because he was so happy that a little farewell was better than a wedding.
Liu Rumei saw that they were "meeting again after a long separation", so she wisely turned around and left to prepare dinner.
Seeing that her style remained the same, Yang Ji felt calmer in his heart, so he helped his beloved wife up and said, "I'll change my clothes first, and we'll talk later."
A happy smile spread across Xiao Ying's pretty face. She wiped away the tears on her face, held Lang Jun's palm with her backhand, and urged: "Lang Jun, go to the main house to wash the dust."
"Okay!" Yang Ji was greatly relieved. He took his wife and concubine's beautiful hands and walked towards the back house.
Arriving at the door of the main house, Liu Rumei broke free from Yang Ji's hand and said with a smile, "Aren't you hungry too? I'll go to the kitchen to arrange dinner, and let the lady take care of my husband's bath."
Xiao Ying was taken aback: "Let Qiu Shui Qiuyue do it."
"We're already an old married couple, what's there to be ashamed of?" Yang Ji laughed, carried her away and left.
Liu Rumei watched Yang Ji carry Xiao Ying in like a mountain king snatching away his wife, and couldn't help laughing, and ran to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Yang Ji and Xiao Ying entered the huge hot spring bathroom in the main house. Xiao Ying blushed and undressed her husband, and said softly and shyly: "I am waiting for you to take a bath."
Yang Ji stretched out his arms and waited carelessly for his beloved wife to serve him.
When her clothes were gone, Xiao Ying was about to turn around to get a kudzu towel to rub her husband's back. Suddenly, her waist tightened, her feet lightly, and she was picked up by Yang Ji. The couple jumped into the bathtub with a "pop", and Xiao Ying's clothes were instantly wet.
"Oh!" She only had time to exclaim, but her husband blocked her mouth.
"Hey..."
Suddenly the water surged and the pond was filled with spring scenery.
*****
The hot spring water here washes away the fat, which is the beginning of the new blessing. Tuyuhun, south of the Qilian Mountains, had already been shocked by the news that the Sui troops had left Yangguan. When the soldiers and civilians inside and outside Fuqi City heard the news, they were all shocked and panicked all day long.
In the palace, Murong Fuyun's face was as gloomy as if water was dripping from his eyes. He had not had a peaceful night's sleep since the border of Chen Bing in the Sui Dynasty. When Murong Zhao sent the information that the Sui Dynasty was behind the Shanshan Army, he was even more anxious. But now that there has been no fight, and the door to peace talks has been closed, what can he do if he is anxious?
In fact, Murong Fuyun never had any intention of becoming an enemy of the Sui Dynasty, and he knew that the prosperous Sui Dynasty was definitely no match for Tuyuhun, but he still took the path of becoming an enemy of the Sui Dynasty. Why?
The reason is political needs!
The reason why he killed his brother Murong Shifu and successfully ascended to the position of Great Khan was that the major tribes in Tyuhun had been dissatisfied with the pro-Sui Murong Shifu for a long time, and Murong Fuyun's original promise to the major powerful tribes Yes: If he successfully ascends to the throne of Khan, he will abandon Murong Shifu's pro-Sui policy, march into the Hexi Corridor by force, and lead Tuyuhun soldiers to plunder the wealth of the Sui Dynasty.
When he ascended the throne as he wished, and saw that the center of gravity of the Sui Dynasty was in the north, he took a chance and carried out war blackmail against the Sui Dynasty. This not only satisfied the desires of the major tribes, but also strengthened his personal prestige. , and made countless profits at the same time; however, Murong Fuyun's opportunity was exhausted, but he did not expect that the powerful Turkic Khanate would finish his words, but he did not expect the Sui Dynasty's revenge to come so quickly.
But judging from the current reaction of Sui Dynasty, it is too late to say anything now. The only solution for now is to fight to the end.
The mood of many ministers was the same as that of Murong Fuyun. They all knew that the Great Sui Dynasty's Hundred-War Army was powerful, but they did not expect it to be so powerful. With only tens of thousands of people, they defeated Bujia Khan's 30-year-old army. With an army of tens of thousands, even Bujia Khan, the powerful Khan, was killed in the battle. The Sui army was really unstoppable.
Even the Turkic Khanate couldn't resist the Sui army, so what did they do in Tuyuhun? Now, 50,000 troops were dispatched in the Yangguan direction at one go, and there were nearly 100,000 troops in other places. How could they fight?
The brightly lit main hall of the palace was full of people. Murong Fuyun, who was sitting high at the head, took everyone's expressions into his eyes and asked calmly: "How is the situation in Shanshan?"
Dabao King Niluozhou stood up and replied respectfully: "Tens of thousands of elite soldiers have arrived outside the north valley of Dangjin Mountain Pass and are temporarily resting in three camps. There is no movement."
Tianzhu King Murong Yong said "Hey" and cursed angrily: "This guy Murong Zhao is simply a waste. He has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, but he can't even defeat the Shanshan bandit army, and he lost thirty or forty thousand in vain. People really deserve to be killed!”
For the 50,000 Sui troops at Yangguan, it was extremely difficult to supply food and fodder. As long as Murong Zhao could hold on, the army there would be reduced due to lack of food and grass. In this way, tens of thousands of troops from Shanshan could be deployed elsewhere. As a result, Murong Shijie first killed more than 25,000 troops, and then Murong Dagan killed another 10,000 people. To this day, both Shanshan and Qiemo have fallen into the hands of the "thief army".
Murong Fuyun remained silent.
Although he was unhappy, he also knew that this was not Murong Zhao's responsibility, because everyone had been panicked by the Sui Dynasty's reaction before, and no one expected that the Sui Dynasty would support the "thief army".
Now that the opportunity has been lost, Murong Zhao and Murong Tien are restrained by the Sui army and the "thief army". If the Sui army is well organized, it will definitely launch a counterattack. If the Sui army is good at fighting and well-equipped, then How could Tuyuhun resist when they launched attacks everywhere?
Faced with this unfavorable situation, Murong Fuyun had a headache. He felt more and more that Tuyuhun only cared about grabbing profits, but neglected to cultivate talents. Otherwise, why would there be so many people who could win battles and make suggestions at such a critical moment? Can't even find any of his children?
Regardless of whether it is a country or a tribe, in the final analysis, it must rely on talents to forge ahead, otherwise even if it dominates the world, it will not escape the fate of prosperity and decline.
Rubbing his forehead, Murong Fuyun took a deep breath and said: "For the current plan, we can only continue to strengthen the strength of our army, otherwise the Sui army under Yang Ji will be difficult to resist. Later, please send people to various places in the world. , calling on all tribes to contribute their best and work together to win this battlefield!"
At this point, he said in an increasingly serious tone: "The Sui Dynasty has been planning to destroy me, Tuyuhun, for a long time. If it loses in the future, the Turkic Khanate will end with us!"
This time it was Nile Zhou and Murong Yong's turn to remain silent.
When you first plundered the Hexi Corridor, you, Murong Fuyun, didn't listen to anyone. You planned everything in private, and then coerced all the ministries into going into battle. Everyone knew that you wanted to gain benefits and build up your reputation for yourself.
Now that the war is not going well, and you are seeing your success in defeat, you are using Tuyuhun's general trend to coerce all the ministries and plug loopholes for your selfish interests. However, no matter how dissatisfied the two were, they had to admit that Murong Fuyun's words were also true: if the Sui army could not be kept outside the country, the Sui army's cavalry would definitely attack on the plateau.
And with the cruelty of Yang Ji, the general manager of Liangzhou, he will definitely wash out Tuyuhun with blood in retaliation for the stabbing in the back. If it really gets to that point, no one will survive.
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