Still no movement!
The Jin people had lived in Yingzhou City for five or six days. Except for the smoke rising from their cooking stoves, there were very few people around.
The opponent I had been looking forward to for so long is finally here... indeed he is here, and there are many people here.
But it doesn’t seem to be coming.
Yingzhou City seemed to be surrounded, but it also seemed... just surrounded.
Everyone was extremely alert and on guard every day. All the spies and scouts were sent out. They only said that nothing was done on the other side. Apart from eating and sleeping every day, they were gambling and practicing, fighting against the Song army in the city. exactly the same.
It can even be said that it is more relaxed.
Because the Song army was still preparing fortifications, but no one saw that the Jin people were building siege equipment.
"What are they here for?"
The city is besieged but not attacked yet. What's the point?
"Are you afraid that you want to wait for us to run out of food?"
What Zhang Taiwei said is not impossible, but if the Jin people had this plan...
The food and grass in the city have been prepared until June, and now it is the end of the year. Every household has prepared all the food before the autumn harvest. If we want to wait for such a long time, so many Jin people must not eat up all the Wanyan Wushu?
Han Chang thought for a while: "Are there reinforcements? Are they waiting for reinforcements to arrive?"
This is also possible. Based on his understanding of Wanyan Wushu, it is absolutely impossible for the fourth prince not to be moved when he knows that the emperor is here.
The last time they kidnapped the emperor of the Zhao family, the Song Dynasty lost half of its country.
If it can still succeed this time, it will bring more than just huge benefits.
Liu Qi said: "If we don't rob the camp to defend the city, we will defend it to the death... We might as well take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack so that the other side can suffer a little."
However, as soon as these words came out, they were immediately rejected by the emperor.
"We still don't know the real and false Jin people here. They sent so many people here, so it's not impossible for us to eat them all."
"But as Han Chang said, no one knows whether they will have reinforcements coming. Since everyone has made this bait with me, it is cost-effective to catch more fish. If we go out now, The other side was scared away, so many fortifications built in Yingzhou were wasted."
"Furthermore, relying on this city, we naturally have the upper hand. Instead of taking advantage of this advantage, we go out to fight with them. It would be a pity to lose such a good advantage."
The emperor is right. If we open the door and fight now, we may be successful tactically, but strategically we will not be able to achieve what everyone wants.
Only if the generals from other groups make more achievements can everyone's wishes be fulfilled.
"No matter! We have food, drink, and a heater in here. If the dog is freezing outside and he wants to use it up, then just let him use it up!"
That's what he said, but according to Liu Bang's temperament, it was absolutely impossible to just let it go.
He asked Han Chang to write a letter of persuasion to surrender and sent someone to deliver it to the other side.
It was said to be a letter of persuasion to surrender, but it was extremely insulting and humiliated the general of the He Shilie family.
After Heshi Liezhining received this thing, he was not as violent as Liu Bang imagined.
He understood very well that the more Song people wanted to anger him, the more they would prove that what the fourth prince said was true.
On the opposite side, this is where we are waiting for Dajin to attack.
In this way, he became more peaceful... At least he already knew what they wanted to do, but they didn't know what they wanted to do. Although they didn't fight, they already had the upper hand.
The two parties were fighting like this, but they managed to create a rare peace.
…
Song Dynasty, Lin'an City.
Ever since the good news from the front came one after another, the people in the south were extremely happy.
Even many traders who were delayed in going north to do business because of the war between the two countries have changed from dissatisfaction at the beginning to now. They just hope that the war will be fought faster and the other side will be subdued. It's the same thing going up the north side.
Not to mention those people who came from the north to the south. Those who are living a better life also want to go back to pay respects to their ancestors and sweep their tombs; those who are not living a good life even want to go back. After all, their houses and land are all On the north side.
All in all, when the students of the Imperial College now discuss state affairs, they all say that the Song Dynasty has already begun to rejuvenate, and that Zhao Guan's family is the best king of resurgence.
Lin'an has also seen snow, and this year it is much colder than before.
There were still a lot of vendors along the street, but it was no longer possible to tell whether the white air all over the street was the hot air from the pot or the air exhaled from people's mouths.
Lu You wore a large cowhide cloak... This thing was passed down from his grandfather to his father, and his father left it to him. It was enough to keep him warm.
He and Tang Wan just walked aimlessly. They didn't even know where they were going, they just walked. Occasionally, their eyes accidentally met, and they both started laughing again.
Lu You felt that it was time for him to get married... probably when the Northern Expedition officially ended and his father came back.
But according to his idea, he prefers it to be the first day after the New Year, because by that time, Tang Wan will already have haircut and is old enough to get married.
Seeing that her shoes were already wet from the snow, Lu You was too embarrassed to walk any further, so he found a shop nearby and took her to sit down.
"Two fried cypress, two bowls of soy milk!"
He didn't have much money left and this was the best thing he could afford at the moment.
Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, Taixue has already closed its doors, so he has to take care of his own food and accommodation.
The reason why I haven't returned to Shanyin yet is because I want to see her a few more times.
"Why don't you stay in Lin'an first? Uncle Lu has followed His Majesty to the north anyway, and Taixue starts early, so why do you have to travel all this distance?"
After taking a mouthful of hot soy milk, both of them felt a little warmer.
It’s okay not to go back, just find an excuse.
But...the biggest trouble in the world is, after all, lack of money.
"It's better to go back. Many relatives in Shanyin are waiting for me. I've been out for half a year and I haven't even given them any news..."
The two became silent again.
The older Tang Wan got, the more he realized some things, and the distance between him and Lu You was no longer as unknown as before.
"Lu You, you...my father went to the Imperial Academy last time and saw you. He said, he said..."
"what did he say?"
The little girl blushed: "He said that the Lu family's Saburo is good, and what should be decided should be settled."
After saying that, he raised the bowl and hid his whole face in the bowl.
Lu You became excited to receive such praise from his future father-in-law.
He seemed to have remembered something and said:
"Wait for me here, I have something to give you."
With that said, without waiting for Tang Wan to ask questions, he stood up and ran out.
"When a woman is promised to marry, her hairpin is the courtesy name." Hairpin is a courtesy for a woman, just like a man's hairpin.
'hairpin' is a hairpin. After the Chinese New Year, Tang Wan tied her hair into a bun and fixed it with a hairpin.
Then she can get married.
By chance, Lu You had a hairpin.
Ma Jin from the Tang Dynasty said in "Notes on Ancient and Modern China": "The hairpin is a remnant of ancient hairpins. In the Qin Dynasty, Duke Mu used ivory to make it, and the emperor used tortoise shell to make it. The first emperor also used gold and silver to make the phoenix head, and used tortoise shell for it. For the feet, the name is Feng Chai. '
The hairpin he had was inherited from his ancestors and was extremely exquisite. He secretly brought it from home when he came out of Shanyin.
If Tang Wan had used the hairpin he gave as a gift...
Lu Wu Guan is so beautiful just thinking about it.
Fortunately, the stall was not far from the inn where he was staying. It was just snowing and the road was very slippery, which delayed him a lot of time.
However, when he took the hairpin and returned to the store, he saw many people standing around Tang Wan.
The only thing in his mind was that he was afraid that he had met a gangster, and Lu You couldn't control that much. He ran forward and blocked the leader from the man who was trying to talk to Tang Wan.
"Which family's scoundrel dares to act so recklessly in Lin'an City!"
Tang Wan gently grabbed his sleeve: "This man is really rude. He insists on asking me my name. I don't want to tell him, so he won't leave. He also said some incomprehensible words... He is so uneducated."
After hearing what his beloved said, even though there were many people on the opposite side, Lu You was not afraid, but became even more angry.
"Looking at how good-looking you are, but you always do dirty things, aren't you afraid that I will take you to the Lin'an government office to see an official!"
"Leave quickly and don't block our way... You must know that we are not easy to offend!"
The man blocked by Lu You looked to be in his thirties, older than Tang Wan.
That's it, I'm embarrassed to ask for my name.
What a shameless guy!
However, after being threatened by Lu You, the man actually laughed:
"Oh? What is the rank of the official of Lin'an government office... and how many people can he control?"
"You have such a strong tone! Even Xin Fuyin doesn't take it seriously!"
Who in Lin'an Mansion doesn't know the relationship between Xin Ciying and the emperor? This person is either pretending to be a nobleman, or he doesn't know anything.
No matter which one it was, Lu You had some concerns in his heart.
"You are not even afraid of Xinfu Yin. Then do you dare to offend this girl, the daughter of Tang Shaoqing's family in Honglu Temple?"
The minister of the temple is not more powerful than the governor of Lin'an, but he is more noble and noble. Not only was this man not frightened, he smiled even more happily:
"This little lady has been reluctant to say it, but she didn't want you to say it for her. After all, I should thank you... Honglu Temple, Tang Shaoqing, I understand!"
As he said this, he ignored the cold winter season and slowly closed the folding fan in his hand. He ignored Lu You and looked at Tang Wan and said:
"Originally I just wanted to take you as my side wife... It just so happens that my wife passed away several years ago. If your life experience is true, it is not impossible for you to be the main wife."
This man had only seen Tang Wan for a stick of incense, and now he said such words here.
After all, she had a very strict upbringing, and she didn't know what to say now. After thinking about it over and over, she actually held back tears.
The people who came with this man kept making noises, saying that the huge wealth had found her, and that she was so lucky that she was appreciated by a noble person... It was extremely embarrassing.
Lu You is not a fool. There are many people in front of him, so if he takes action, he will surely suffer a loss. He has always refused to reveal his identity, so as not to cause his classmates to have ideas.
But today...
He stared at this man: "Your Excellency is not afraid of this or that. I wonder if you are afraid of Your Majesty today?"
He finally stopped laughing: "Why, are you still acquainted with the emperor?"
"My father, Mr. Lu, lives with others."
This is the position beside Emperor Changban, and anyone who understands should know the weight of it.
But Lu You didn't see a surprised expression on his face, not even surprise.
He also looked at Lu You: "You are Lu Zai's son, so you are from Shanyin."
"Exactly!"
"Since you are from Shanyin, why don't you recognize me?"
This king?
Lu You lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head.
There is only one king in Shanyin, and that is the king of Yongjia County... Zhao Shicheng.
Before he could think more, this person spoke again:
"Don't tell me that your father is here. Even if the emperor comes in person, he will still call me uncle."
"Besides..." Zhao Shicheng started to laugh again, "They can't come back."
These words were undoubtedly treasonous. Lu You pointed at him: "You...you..."
I asked 'you' several times but couldn't speak.
At this time, he suddenly discovered that the street, which was originally full of people, had become empty at some point.
It shouldn't be said that it was empty, there were still people.
Many, many people, to be more precise, many, many soldiers of the Song Dynasty.
A short man came out from behind Prince Yongjia and whispered:
"Business matters, please don't waste your time elsewhere."
"Besides, we already know the news about this girl... We have plenty of time to find her."
Zhao Shicheng shook off the fan again, patted his chest gently and said:
"Of course!"
Then he glanced at Tang Wan several times, then laughed and left.
Looking at their backs, Lu You suddenly felt a huge sense of crisis, not knowing what was going on, and it spread to his heart.
(End of chapter)
