Xiao Hei took his sister and the old shopkeeper's driver and ran again, getting further and further away from Dingzhou City.
The two sides fighting outside the city of Dingzhou had stopped. The heavy rain continued in the sky, and the torrential flood roared, swallowing up the horses and soldiers in front of them.
Not only that, but all the siege chariots on the wasteland were also swallowed up.
There was a sound of "Crack! Click!", but the moment the tall chariot was swallowed up by the flood, it made the sound of being broken into pieces.
The Northern Qi general was speechless looking at everything in front of him. The vanguard general Huangfu Wuque who rushed in front blew the horn to retreat.
In this battle, Beiqi fell in front of God.
Although the lives of the Northern Qi soldiers were not immediately killed by the rolling torrent, they were immediately engulfed in the torrent.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the area outside the North Gate of Dingzhou has become a vast expanse of water.
Standing on the tower, General Yu Wenxian, who was covered in blood, looked at the scene in front of him and was so frightened that he could not speak for a long time.
The iron arrow on the arm of the city lord Chen Wendao had been removed by the guards, and the wound was wrapped up.
Looking at the panicked general, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Since Qing Yu is not here and Xiao Hei has left, it is naturally Xiao Hei's idea to take for Qing Yu in today's battle.
After a tragic battle, the offensive of the Northern Qi army was broken, and I am afraid that they will not be able to launch another offensive within the next ten days and a half.
Only then did Chen Wendao understand why Xiao Hei left with peace of mind, leaving only Qingyu here.
In his opinion, after the current battle, Qingyu will leave Dingzhou and return to the imperial city soon.
He thought the same as Xiao Hei. The thousands of acres of fertile land outside the city that were flooded were originally owned by Dingzhou City and could not be taxed. They were just temple property of Hongfu Temple.
Now that the country is in trouble, it is not a problem for one temple to lose the harvest of thousands of fertile fields.
If you miss this season, you can replant summer grain again.
Looking at the heavy rain in the sky, Chen Wendao said to Yu Wenxian: "The general can order the army to withdraw its troops. After the weather clears, we can send craftsmen to repair the damaged city wall."
Yu Wenxian came back to his senses, looked at him and asked, "Where did this torrential flood come from?"
"Not far behind Dingzhou City is the river embankment. We will have to have the breach blocked soon."
Chen Wendao thought that the manpower of the Jade Belt must not be enough, so he had to say with a grimace: "The general gave the order to send some soldiers to block the breach."
The Northern Qi army has already been flooded. If the breach is allowed to continue to expand, Dingzhou City may eventually be flooded.
When Yu Wenxian heard this, he immediately sent an order: "For the army that has not participated in the battle on the day of the order, send 2,000 men to the river embankment..."
Chen Wendao ignored the wound on his arm and replied quietly: "I'm going to take a look. The general is here to bring the injured soldiers back to the city for treatment as soon as possible."
After saying that, he handed over and left.
When he led two thousand troops to the river embankment, the heavy rain in the sky gradually stopped, and Qingyu was preparing to lead the soldiers to block the breach.
Looking at the belated arrival of the city lord, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "I'm sorry, I've flooded your thousand acres of farmland."
Chen Wendao smiled bitterly upon hearing this and said, "It's not like you don't know that these thousand acres of fertile land are not under my control."
Qingyu smiled lightly and said, "I'm afraid that the Hongfu monk is not done with you and wants you to compensate them for their spring plowing losses."
Chen Wendao shook his head and said, "Just in time, I can submit a letter to the emperor and collect the temple property of Hongfu Temple and disband all the monk soldiers."
Qingyu was angry when he heard this. He looked at the magnificent golden dome and said, "There have been countless battles outside Dingzhou City. They have neither money nor effort. It's okay not to have a temple like this."
Chen Wendao didn't want to discuss these issues at this time, but looked at Qingyu and asked, "Have you prepared the materials for this river embankment?"
Qingyu nodded: "I have prepared some Qingshi sandbags, but there are not enough to carry them from the city."
While Chen Wendao asked the deputy general who led the team to take the soldiers to help, he looked at Qingyu and asked, "Xiao Hei and the four of them won't leave Dingzhou City today, will they?"
Qingyu waved her hand: "He is probably fifty miles away now."
The old shopkeeper sighed and said leisurely: "That's good. When he returns to the Imperial City, when the Queen sees him, she will understand your hard work today."
Hearing this, Qingyu couldn't help laughing and said, "I told him that if the empress curses someone, let him take the blame alone."
…
Qingyu led the soldiers of Dingzhou City to block the breach on the river embankment.
Xiao Hei took his two younger sisters and the old shopkeeper on their way back to the imperial city.
The Queen and His Majesty the Emperor, who are far away in the Imperial City, have not yet received the latest battle report from Dingzhou City, but they have received good news from the desert.
After eight years of begging and eight years of waiting, Dazhou finally received a marriage team from the desert Turks.
For Emperor Wu and the Empress, this was a more joyful event than a victory in the battle ahead.
Yang Jian, the minister in charge of the marriage, settled Ashina and the distinguished guests from the desert in the guest house in the imperial city, and then hurried into the palace.
In Weiyang Palace again, Yang Jian saw Emperor Wu who was drinking tea with Li.
When Emperor Wu learned that the marriage team from the desert and the Turkic princess had arrived in the imperial city and settled in the guest house, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Emperor Wu sighed when he saw Li on the side, and said leisurely: "It took eight years for the Great Zhou Dynasty to finally wait for the Turkic princess from the depths of the desert..."
Li comforted her softly: "Your Majesty, take care. Since the wedding team has arrived at the imperial city, we will summon the Turkic ministers tomorrow to set an auspicious day."
Emperor Wu nodded, looked at Yang Jian and waved his hand and said: "Then let's set it at 10:00 tomorrow. Invite guests from the desert to the palace, and let's discuss the next ceremony together..."
Li hesitated for a moment and then said: "It's better not to let Princess Xuan enter the palace until the Emperor seals the queen."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jian quickly replied: "Since the princess has arrived in the imperial city, it would be best if the emperor is not in a hurry."
Emperor Wu glanced at Yang Jian and said in a deep voice, "Yang Aiqing has worked hard on this trip. I will discuss your merits and reward him in the future."
Mrs. Li waved her hand and said, "You should go home and take a look first. You have been away for too long and your family members are worried about you."
Yang Jian said goodbye and left.
The Empress sighed and said quietly: "I wonder if General Yuwen can bring us some good news when he goes to Dingzhou City."
Emperor Wu rubbed his good hands and quietly calmed down the excitement in his heart.
He looked at her and smiled and said, "Now that we have successfully made peace with the Turks, the war in Dingzhou is not the most important thing."
"As long as the general holds back the Northern Qi army in front of Dingzhou City, we can talk to the Turkic Khan about the next thing and conquer Northern Qi. This is our wish."
Seeing Emperor Wu's disapproving look, Mrs. Li couldn't help but look solemn.
He mentioned another thing at the beginning and said softly: "When His Majesty canonizes the queen, it will be time for us to solve another problem."
Listening to this, Emperor Wu frowned tightly.
After a long silence, he said quietly: "Brother Huang asked me to endure it. I have endured it for many years. It's time to pull out this thorn in my heart."
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A ray of sunset shone quietly in front of the door of No. 47 Wine Shop.
A carriage came quietly and stopped in front of the door of No. 47.
Seeing the woman coming out of the carriage, Shuzi, who was sitting in the shop, was very surprised. She couldn't help covering her lips with her hands and asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Arriving at the Imperial City of Great Zhou, Asuna slept for a long time to recuperate her energy, and was still a little tired at this time.
Looking at Shuzi coming towards her, Yingying smiled and said, "Sister is here, so of course I want to come and take a look."
After that, he said to the driver behind him, "You can pick him up later."
Me, I want to have a drink with my sister.
After speaking, he took the two maids and followed Shuzi towards the backyard.
"Xiaohu, come here and close the store."
Shuzi quickly regained her composure and said with a smile, "When I heard the sound of the carriage, I thought it was my brother who was back, but I didn't expect it was you."
The little tiger who ran out after hearing the sound saw Ashina walking in. He couldn't help being startled, and immediately shouted: "Sir, we have a guest."
Asuna sighed and said with a smile, "I'm not a guest. My sister will teach me more in the future."
Shuzi's eyes looked at Asuna, which was a little different from what she had seen in the desert. It was no longer pure love, but more sincere appreciation.
After all, it won't be long before the queen of Zhou is in front of her.
Walking out of the living room, Li Xiuyuan looked at Asuna and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that your trip would be so fast. The emperor of Northern Qi is the one who is happy."
"I was wondering along the way whether the emperor of Zhou Dynasty would be an old man..."
Ashina looked at Shuzi and said quietly: "If it were my sister, I wouldn't want to marry an old man, right?"
"You are thinking too much."
Shuzi pulled her into the living room and sat down, and said with a half-smile, "It is said that the emperor of Zhou Dynasty was a handsome man. With his sister, they were a match made in heaven."
Li Xiuyuan stretched out his hand to light a fire and boil some water. Thinking of practicing in the dark far away in the desert, he couldn't help but laugh lightly.
He said: "I have some fate with the late Emperor of Zhou Dynasty. The current Emperor Wu is his fourth brother, so naturally he won't be much different."
[In view of the general environment,
When Ashina heard this, she couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect that my husband actually knew the late emperor of Zhou Dynasty. It seems that I will invite my husband and sister to live in the palace for some time some other time."
Upon hearing this, Shuzi shook her head, looked at her and warned, "My brother just wants you to feel relieved. Once you enter the palace, don't tell anyone else."
"Can't you do it too, Your Majesty?"
Ashina was a little surprised, but she suddenly thought of the identities of Li Xiuyuan, Shuzi, Xiaohu and others, and instantly understood that her husband probably did not want to make friends with the powerful people in the palace.
While he was talking, Gao Yue'er came over from forty-six years old.
Looking at Ashina in exotic clothes, she couldn't help but ask: "Where does this sister come from?"
Shuzi glanced at her and introduced, "This is a friend I met in the desert. Soon she will be the Queen of Dazhou."
This time it was Gao Yue'er's turn to be surprised. She didn't expect Shuzi to know Princess Desert.
You know, that was the person that his imperial brother longed for and wanted to marry, but he didn't expect that in the end he fell in love with her.
Thinking of this, Gao Yue'er couldn't help but sigh quietly and said: "From now on, the Imperial City will be lively."
Shuzi pulled her to sit next to her and patted Gao Yuer'er's hand.
Introduced to Asuna: "This is my brother Xiao Hei's friend. You have to wait until Xiao Hei comes back to tell her story."
Gao Yue'er cheered again: "I didn't expect that little black brother is coming back from Beiqi?"
Ashina became more and more confused the more she heard this. She had no choice but to look at Shuzi and ask, "So little black brother went to Beiqi?"
Li Xiuyuan, who was sitting aside boiling water, thought for a moment, looked at the two girls and said, "Xiaohu calls Xiaohei brother, so you should also call him brother."
After closing the door of the shop, Xiaohu entered the living room, looked at Asuna and said with a smile: "Although you will be the queen in a while, you should still call me brother."
When Shuzi heard this, she could only look at Asuna and Gao Yuer and said seriously: "My brother just looks younger, but he is older than you two."
Asuna sighed: "Sister, will you and your husband attend my wedding?"
