Situ Huanshuang's miserable tone and the sadness on his face made Duan Jin and others stunned. Duan Jin, who was the first to react immediately, hurriedly hugged Situ Huanshuang into his arms and said, "You, don't keep thinking here. Several of us know your life experience, and the queen also knows it. What's wrong with you?" Worried? As for what the outside world will say, what are you worried about?"
"What's more, our man is very scheming. When have you ever seen him act recklessly? If he dares to appoint you as queen at this time, he is confident. Don't think wildly, and believe that he treats you. His feelings for you, but also his abilities. It’s not like you don’t know his feelings for you. If you are really good for him, then stay by his side."
"Back then, wasn't my empress under much greater pressure than you? She was the biological daughter of the Prince of Huaiyang back then, so didn't she persevere in the same way? With your empress in front of you, you are just assuming a false name, so why should you belittle yourself? ? Don’t worry, queen, besides him, there are a few of us who will always be by your side. Even if something happens, we will all shoulder the responsibility."
Seeing Duan Jin patting his chest so boldly, He Yao and Lin Hanyan couldn't help but smile. Walking up to Situ Huanshuang, they grabbed her hands together, touched her black hair and said softly: "Duan Jin is right, you have to believe in his feelings for you, and you also have to believe in his character. . If you just leave like this, you will really hurt him. You know how much he loves you."
Although Situ Huanshuang is the main palace, in the eyes of several girls who have never thought about the position of the main palace, they all regard her as a little sister. In the past few years, several women have worked closely together to keep Huang Qiong's somewhat chaotic harem in order, and Huang Qiong has never been troubled by the unrest at home. Seeing Situ Huanshuang so sad, several people felt very sad and hurriedly came to comfort him.
Among the girls, Duan Jin has been surrounded by intrigues in the harem since childhood. To put it bluntly, Duan Jin, who has grown up, doesn't even want to be a concubine, let alone a queen in the palace. If it weren't for Huang Qiong, who was naturally at ease, she wouldn't even want to stay in the palace. As for He Yao Bu Zheng, in addition to being kind and uncontested, he also has a clear understanding of his origins and abilities.
Lin Hanyan, on the other hand, has no such ambition. Cai's relationship with Situ Huanshuang was like that, so naturally she wanted to look towards her niece in her heart. None of them have any jealousy, and these women in the palace, let alone joining forces, or singled out one of them, except Cai, are all the masters who can suppress the trouble. Especially Duan Jin, who doesn't care about anything except his son.
But at critical moments, it is often the final word. He Yao and her four disciples were Huang Qiong's earliest masters. They also gave birth to Huang Qiong's eldest son and daughter, and their prestige in the palace was not high. Although Situ Huanshuang didn't care about anything on weekdays, his nominal background was there. And He Yao and Duan Jin teamed up to help her, and other women in the harem would take the initiative to provoke her.
The three of them joined forces, and with Lin Hanyan who came up with some good ideas from time to time, there was now another Cai family. Although there are more and more women in the harem nowadays, few dare to get pricked. This is also the key to why Huang Qiong's relationship, and the somewhat complicated harem, has always remained calm. After repeated reassurances from several people, Situ Huanshuang's mood finally stabilized.
In the following days, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were all busy with Huang Qiong's ascension to the throne. The imperial robes for offering sacrifices to heaven, the crown robes for enthronement, the twelve robes, the dragon robes for great ceremonies and regular dynasties, the spread-footed futou, and the winged crown were all prepared by the old man as early as when he handed over the seal book. . In terms of clothing, all you need to do is prepare the queen's clothes for Situ Huanshuang.
Huang Qiong could only smile bitterly at the fact that the old man had made preparations in advance. But that's good, it saves me trouble. I am too busy reviewing papers every day, so how can I have the time to try on those complicated clothes and various crowns? Isn’t the old man going to be the hands-off shopkeeper now? Do you want to pass the position in advance? Huang Qiong simply left everything to him.
All the reports from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were directly approved by him and sent to the old man. At first, the old man who was busy moving didn't want to pay attention to it at all. What the old man means is that your own enthronement ceremony is your own business. Just like when you get married, just go through the motions as me and that's it. Other than the things that cannot be changed, it is still up to your preference. After all, it is your business.
Huang Qiong, who was really impatient at being bullied by the old man, for a while, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue came to the palace to ask for instructions and sent him directly to Ting Xuexuan. Finally, seeing that Huang Qiong really had no time to pay attention to this matter, the old man finally took over the matter. This battle between the two men made my mother shake her head and say nothing. She has always been confused. Is this her son's anger, or is he really busy?
In fact, Huang Qiong is really busy. After Yu Mingyuan arrived at Yanshan Mansion with reinforcements. Shunzhou, already north of Yanshan Prefecture, fought three battles with the Liao army. In this battle, Yu Mingyuan personally supervised the division, used defensive counterattack tactics, and adopted tactics combining cannons with crossbows and bows and arrows to defeat the three thousand Jurchens who were the vanguard of Bei Liao. More than 2,000 of them were killed and another 1,000 Jurchens were captured.
And in the subsequent Battle of Miyun, taking advantage of the mountainous terrain, the Northern Liao cavalry could only attack along the Luanshui River Valley. Concentrate the infantry to carry light iron-bodied copper core cannons, strengthen a large number of archers in the center, and the cavalry cooperates with the assault on both wings. After two battles, they defeated the Northern Liao cavalry and more than 50,000 infantry troops composed of Bohai and Han people, and captured a large number of baggage, cattle and horses.
General Xiao Talan of the Liao Army was also shot and killed outside Miyun City, and took advantage of the situation to recapture Juyong Pass. However, in order to create a fighter opportunity for Zhou Zhiyuan, who made a roundabout attack on Beijing, he sent all his troops south to Bei Liao to attract the cavalry to the front line of Yanshan Prefecture. Yu Mingyuan led the Chinese army and personally sat in Shunzhou City. The cavalry was mobilized to suddenly attack from Gubeikou, breaking through the Bei'an Prefecture of the Northern Liao Dynasty and sweeping across the territory of Bei'an Prefecture.
Bei'an Prefecture is located in the Dading Prefecture of Zhongjing in the Northern Liao Dynasty. It is the throat of Yanshan Prefecture in the south of the Northern Liao Dynasty. Further north is the location of Zhongjing in the Northern Liao Dynasty. This time, the overwhelming troops from the Northern Liao Dynasty moved southward in large numbers, and Bei'an Prefecture was the main place where supplies were stored. Moreover, Bei'an Prefecture and Dading Prefecture were the largest Han settlement areas in the Northern Liao Dynasty. A large number of Han people who had raided southward in the Northern Liao Dynasty worked here, and they were the main grain producing areas of the Northern Liao Dynasty.
This important choke point was breached, which made the regent Empress Dowager Xiao of Northern Liao furious. The death of her beloved general made the Empress Dowager of Northern Liao even more distressed. Immediately, he mobilized heavy troops, and with his lover Han Zhirao, the Duke of Chu in Northern Liao and Privy Envoy of Nanyuan, as the commander-in-chief, launched a full-line fierce attack on Juyongguan and Gubeikou. He and the Northern Liao Emperor personally stationed themselves in Ruzhou City outside Juyongguan from Zhongjing to supervise the war.
Because in the Battle of Shunzhou, the Jurchen soldiers who were originally the vanguard were beaten to ashes by Yu Mingyuan. Han Zhirao, who took over the command, used the Han army and the Bohai navy, and led the Pishi army as the vanguard to storm Juyongguan. And sent some troops to attack Jizhou. Facing the massive offensive launched by Beiliao, Yu Mingyuan seemed very calm. While defending, troops were constantly mobilized to attack from along the Great Wall.
The two armies were locked in a stalemate at Juyongguan, and the fight was extremely lively. Huang Qiong was very pleased that Yu Mingyuan did not disappoint Huang Qiong. But Zhou Zhiyuan, who made a sneak attack on the capital, had no news at all. Huang Qiong also knew that Zhou Zhiyuan was traveling alone across the grassland and desert, and it was impossible to deliver news at any time. Moreover, Yang Jiyuan also told Huang Qiong that there is no news about Zhou Zhiyuan now, which is the best news.
On the northern battlefield, progress was relatively smooth. The progress of the war in Jiangnan is pretty good. Cao Rui, who received reinforcements, was also in a stalemate with the main force of the rebels in Raozhou. The rebels mobilized heavy troops on Jiangnan West Road, which put great pressure on Cao Rui. Especially the rebel artillery, which was transported by elephants, finally followed. The two armies were going back and forth on the front line in Raozhou, and the fight was very lively.
Cao Rui also concentrated his cavalry many times in an attempt to outflank the main force of the rebels. But after the rebels were defeated in Jiangning Mansion, they were not as cautious as they were. Moreover, most of the terrain on Jiangnan West Road is mountainous, which is not suitable for large groups of cavalry at all. The war horses of the two camps going south came from the north and were not suitable for the climate here, so the horses suffered heavy losses. A small group of cavalry cannot have much effect.
Moreover, it was very easy to be counterattacked by the rebels who had the upper hand, so Cao Rui always played very cautiously. On the battlefield of Huguang South Road, the rebels were finally blocked on the front line of Tongcheng. However, Jiangnan was also in a stalemate. Even if food and grass could be raised locally from Jiangnan West Road, the military pay was spent like running water. Collecting military pay every day made Huang Qiong feel more stressed.
This is also the reason why Huang Qiong even shortened his enthronement ceremony. However, in the face of huge military expenditures, the Ministry of Household Affairs, Ministry of War, and even Fu Yuanshan, who were somewhat unable to withstand it, asked Huang Qiong to urge Cao Rui to launch an attack and not to confront him there. Faced with tremendous pressure from the DPRK and China, Huang Qiong firmly supported Cao Rui. Not only did he not urge him, he also told Cao Rui not to take into account the pressure.
You decide how to fight, then fight. Huang Qiong's strong support relieved Cao Rui, who was also under great pressure. In fact, Cao Rui did not end up in such a stalemate. Instead, he sent Ouyang Shan to lead some of his troops, preparing to outflank the main rebel force in a roundabout way. When receiving Huang Qiong's order, 10,000 cavalry under the command of Ouyang Shan had already entered the two Zhejiang provinces. They are taking the road to the west of Zhejiang and rushing towards Ganzhou Prefecture with all their strength.
Cao Rui's strategy is very simple, that is, attack Huguang South Road and Jiangnan West Road with all your strength. Then the rear area will inevitably be empty. Since you can attack Jiangning Mansion, I can naturally attack Ganzhou as well. Therefore, he sent Ouyang Shan to personally lead his troops to attack Ganzhou via the Wuyi Mountains. As long as Ouyang Shan's roundabout raid was successful, he captured Ganzhou Prefecture, the base camp on Jiangnan West Road.
The main force of the rebels on the front will definitely be shaken when they learn that the base camp has been breached. That is the day when he will attack with all his strength and may even completely eliminate the rebels. After receiving the news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was about to ascend the throne, Cao Rui kept thinking about at least winning a moderate victory. To give the prince a great gift to inherit the throne, is this a good start?
As a result, Huang Qiong didn't know about it. But not long after, I received a letter from Yu Mingyuan. Yu Mingyuan, who knew Huang Qiong's temper, told Cao Rui in a letter that the prince was always pragmatic and did not value those who had false reputations. If you want to make a gift, you'd better put that idea away happily. Compared with the war outside the Great Wall, the war in Jiangnan is related to the foundation of the country, and fighting this war well is the key.
If he was defeated because he underestimated the enemy, that would be the greatest danger to the new king who would use him in an unusual way. It is better to fight his battle steadily and how he originally wanted to fight it. Don't do anything fancy, it will only arouse His Highness's disgust. Some of Wei Shang's thoughts should be put away as soon as possible. Our new king is not that kind of person at all.
