Who is Huang Qiong's emperor? Back then, I was able to take back my power bit by bit without leaving any trace, right under the noses of powerful ministers. After the current situation changed, he stabilized the throne in the shortest time and stayed firmly on the throne for more than ten years. It was not just Huang Qiong's mother who relied on him. If I were not a very scheming and skillful person, how could I have been acting arbitrarily for so many years?
In the initial shock caused by this news, the emperor who woke up immediately tasted a slightly different taste. He stood up and walked back and forth in Wende Hall for a whole stick of incense. Then he called Gao Wuyong, who was waiting outside the palace, in: "Go and ask Imperial Physician Guo to go to the King of Shu's Courtyard and see how the King of Shu died."
"Tell Imperial Physician Guo to go to the palace and tell me as soon as you get the results. Today's morning court has stopped. I'm not going to do anything now. I'm just waiting here for news about him. As for Prince Jing's family, you can also tell them to go down there." He will be placed in the British Prince's Palace first. As for how to place him in the future, we will wait until the matter is clarified."
At this point, the emperor pondered for a moment and then said: "After you have given Imperial Physician Guo my oral instructions, you don't have to come back in a hurry. I'll go to the British Palace in person and tell him the news of King Shu's death. Also tell him." , I will take good care of Prince Jing’s family during this period. If anything goes wrong with Prince Jing’s family in his mansion, let him take care of his skin.”
After listening to the emperor's instructions, Gao Wuyong still dared to delay. Send someone to inform the ministers who are waiting for the court today that the court will be cancelled. He hurried out of the palace again and rushed to Doctor Guo's residence. After delivering the emperor's oral instructions, he took the guards personally selected by the emperor and sent the family members of Prince Jing who had just been temporarily settled directly to the Prince of England's Mansion.
And when Gao Wuyong took Prince Jing's family to the Prince of England's palace. Huang Qiong was taking a bath under the service of the two girls Tingting, preparing to wash away his fatigue and seize the time to rest for a while. Along the way, he was worried that the King of Shu would give him a last ditch effort. Along the way, Huang Qiong didn't even take a breath except for a brief rest for his horse.
Fortunately, when the emperor transferred the main force of the Xiaoqi Battalion, the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion who were left behind as his personal troops were all cavalry. In this era, even if you work hard, you can only travel more than a hundred miles in a day. This is only possible if the horse you are riding is a good one and there are replacement horses along the way. If the horses are not good enough, even if they are exhausted for two days, they will not be able to cover more than 200 miles.
In order to ensure that there will be no problems due to horsepower when returning. For the sake of confidentiality, it was impossible to rest at the inns along the way, and there were not so many horses at the inns along the way for replacement. Before Huang Qiong left, he confiscated all the horses suitable for cavalry in Zhengzhou City.
Fortunately, when the main force of the rebels was dismissed outside Hulao Pass, all the horses among them were brought back to Zhengzhou. As for his second brother, although the number of horses in the mansion is not that many, there are still more than 300, and they are all high-quality party horses. There are even more than twenty Qinghai Cong and the best of the Khitan horses, which were only used by the royal family in the Northern Liao Dynasty.
Huang Qiong spent a lot of effort and finally ensured that two-thirds of the people around him had two horses and could be replaced along the way. In order to maintain horsepower and not be exhausted by traveling all the way. Moreover, the Da Qi army, especially the elite Xiaoqi battalion, cannot guarantee one man and three horses like the Northern Liao cavalry. But the horses used are basically first-class party horses.
As long as one person and two horses are ensured, it is enough to maintain a traveling speed of more than one hundred miles per day. In order to ensure that they can keep up with the traveling speed, the several accompanying carriages in the team are also equipped with three horses per carriage. Moreover, the horses used for driving are not ordinary horses used for driving. Each vehicle also carries three spare horses so that they can be replaced if necessary.
It was precisely because of the relatively sufficient preparations that Huang Qiong was able to wait before the King of Shu settled in Zhengzhou and before the informants along the way could react. Within two days, he rushed back to the capital at night and under the stars. Not to mention that the King of Shu had given up on the old man's persuasion. Even if he had not given up, with Huang Qiong's speed, it was unlikely that the killer he had arranged would have time to react.
Before he knew it, the King of Shu, who was already preparing to flee the Western Regions, had already given up the final blow. In order to bring a group of old, weak, women and children back to the capital safely, Huang Qiong took great pains. You must know that around him, there are not only women like He Yaoji who can ride horses, but also women who have strong bodies due to long-term martial arts practice.
There are also Lin Hanyan and Huahua who can neither ride a horse nor practice martial arts, as well as King Jing's concubines and children. These are a group of weak people who can only ride in a carriage. After General Liu Hu and the last few guards around him for this unified army expedition were left in Zhengzhou to protect Su Jin and Jian Yong, Huang Qiong felt the lack of manpower around him.
Although Duan Jin and He Yao's martial arts skills were not low, they had no experience as guards and their manpower was limited. Although there are many pro-army troops around, they may not be able to guard against those pervasive killers. At this time, the number of old and weak people that I have to carry with me is far more than that of the time I went to Mizhou. Therefore, Huang Qiong has done a lot of work on how to bring people back safely.
Originally, Huang Qiong wanted to take away Lin Hanyan and King Jing's children first. As for King Jing’s concubines, even if they return to the capital. Because they don’t know much, and they pose little actual threat to the King of Shu, the King of Shu may not necessarily attack them. In addition, every bone in the body is more delicate than the last, and it may not be able to withstand the endless bumps along the way, even if it is only more than 200 miles.
There is no other way to bring the children, because judging from the way the King of Shu dealt with King Duan's family, eradicating the roots is what his fifth brother has always done. In order to protect these children, going with him almost became the only choice. But these women who pose no threat, as well as other people in Prince Jing's Mansion, have other options.
So Huang Qiong was originally prepared to leave them all behind. Together with the property to be transported back to Jingzhao, the horses were not enough, and it was also used as a cover to distract the five hundred cavalry who might be sent by the King of Shu to assassinate them. According to the normal traveling speed, he slowly returned to the capital.
In this way, they don't have to affect the marching speed of the brigade, and they can be better taken care of and protected. But Huang Qiong did not expect that Lin Hanyan, the current mistress of Prince Jing's mansion, would firmly disagree. Lin Hanyan meant that we should go together and stay together. While she was still the mistress of Prince Jing's Mansion, she could never abandon anyone.
And knowing too much, Lin Hanyan, who was always the assassin sent by the King of Shu and the number one assassination target, could not stay. If Lin Hanyan stayed behind, then all Huang Qiong's arrangements would be meaningless. Faced with Lin Hanyan's stubbornness and persistence, Huang Qiong had no choice but to agree in the end.
So the team that was originally planned to have only three carriages suddenly increased to six carriages. This was because all the concubines of King Jing who had not given birth, as well as the famous and unknown women around him, were sent away. All the concubines and concubines left behind, including myself and the two daughters born to her, except for one personal maid, were all dismissed.
Otherwise, even if Lin Hanyan objected, Huang Qiong would not be able to agree to her, because it would slow down the progress too much. Make it a carriage for this era, not a sedan for future generations. Riding a carriage is much faster than riding a horse. Too many carriages can only slow down the traveling speed. Not to mention Huang Qiong's plan to get back to the capital within two to three days, it would take seven or eight days to get back.
But even if Huang Qiong finally chose to compromise, he ignored the opposition and crying of the concubines. The luggage of more than thirty carts prepared by these women in advance, plus the remaining maids, were all thrown to the follow-up personnel. Fortunately, Lin Hanyan still gave Huang Qiong support in this matter. Otherwise, Huang Qiong would go crazy.
What disappoints Huang Qiong is that when faced with the insistence of his aunt and the support he needed, the eldest son of King Jing did nothing except to let Uncle Jiu make the decision. During the entire discussion, he remained silent and did not say a word. It could even be said that he was watching indifferently.
Facing the younger siblings who were crying because they were about to be separated from their mother, there was no comfort at all. Even the biological mother cried, made trouble, and acted violently because she was worried about being left behind, but she didn't show any sign. When he was preparing to leave, he was more concerned about his luggage and the hounds he kept around him.
The performance of the eldest son of the king made Huang Qiong never let go of his frown. Will such an irresponsible person be able to shoulder the responsibilities of an eldest son in the future? Can you take on the responsibility of a family and the head of a family? But on this matter, Huang Qiong couldn't say much. Since he doesn't want to say it or do it, let him do it.
What was even more surprising to Huang Qiong was that it was not just Lin Hanyan's opposition to his separation. And Mrs. Liu, who was originally left by him to accompany Liu Hu in Zhengzhou, actually wanted to return to the capital with him, which surprised Huang Qiong. Looking at Mrs. Liu who looked a little haggard, Huang Qiong couldn't ask if it was someone else's business, so she had to leave it to her.
In order to ensure the safety of everyone, Huang Qiong gave special orders before departure not to enter any prefectures, counties or stations along the way to rest or stop. Everyone was only allowed to eat dry food prepared in advance in Zhengzhou. Even drinking water was prepared for three days before departure. Apart from eating and drinking, no stops were made along the way, and no contact with anyone was allowed.
It was also before departure that careful preparations were made. Huang Qiongcai brought back everyone who should be brought back to the capital safely in the shortest possible time. But even so, the group of people kept up the journey for two days and one night, and they were still exhausted after rushing back to the capital. Not to mention the old, weak, women and children, even the elite soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion were staggering on their horses due to sleepiness.
After the group entered the city, except for Huang Qiong and Lin Hanyan, who were summoned to the palace overnight, the rest of King Jing's family were directly taken to a separate courtyard in Fusi, Nan Town, by people sent by the emperor. After the He Yao girls followed Mrs. Liu back to Prince Ying's Mansion, they didn't even have time to pack their luggage.
After Mrs. Liu, who was also dragging her tired body, temporarily arranged a place to stay. Most of them fell asleep because they were exhausted, not even bothering to wash away the travel dust. Especially after setting off, He Yao felt a little uncomfortable. He Yao, who had almost been forced to come here, didn't even have time to take off her clothes, so she snuggled up to the bed and fell asleep.
As for Chen Zhizhou, who was arranged in a prison car and returned to Beijing with Huang Qiong. Together with Sima Hong's family, the old, weak, women and children, and the Jing Wang family's luggage that filled thirty carts, either because they really couldn't withstand the bumps, or because they really couldn't keep up with the team. Huang Qiong was left behind. Under the escort of a thousand cavalry left behind, he fell behind and walked slowly.
